Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
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ANoRTH CAROLINA JUDGE CHARGES
A GRAND JURY ON THIS LINE.
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RALEfGH, N. W, Januhry lf.-lhe 49,"
Lodge of Masons met here this evening in
its l03d annual communication.
The following are its officers: -. IL.
Smith, grand master; Hezekiah A. Gud-
den. deputy grand master; John w. Cot
ton. senior grand warden; Francis NJ.
Move. Junior grand warden; William r.
Anderson. grand treasurer; Donald ".
Balm, grand secretary; Rev. Frank l..
Reid. grand chaplain; Eugene !. Martin.
grand senior deacon; Nathaniel 3. Wilson,
grand junior deacon; Enoch r. Lamp;
sword-bearer; James X. Peacock. gr1nd
pursuivant II. NJ. Cewan and Logan NJ.
Tatten, grand stewards; Robert ii. Brad
ley, grand tiler.
THE sEcRETARY's REPORT.
Grand Secretary Balm made his annual
report. which stated that the transactions
of his Office show satisfactory result OF
the years operations of the lodges, ana
many have been more active than usual;
In i771 the movement was inaugurated
which led to the organization OF this grand
lodge. This is the anniversary OF that
initial movement. Thus far All charters
have been granted 10 lodges, Nearly zOo
of these have been surrendered. The lodge
rolls ought TO contain a membership of
1900. but not quite 5000 still remain
affiliated The causes Of this are the law
which allows lodges to exclude members
for Eon-payment of dues and the surrender
of charters, which has still left many IN
position of generalization.
The first is being remedied by the relax
ing Of the powers gwen the subordinate
lodges, and the second by the position
taken nv the Grand Master and Grand
Secretary. that it is better 10 revive an old
lodge than to establish q new one IN the
same territory where two lodges are not
needed or cannot be sustained. Thus the
membership is now gradually increasing
each year, and the old lodges are resuining
their places on the registry OF the Grand
Lodge. -,
Fourteen new lodges have been establish,
ed under the dispensation of the Grand
raster-at Liberty. Walnut Cove, Balti-
more North Bend, Boonville, Ranger Pa
tecasj. Stokesdale, Olive Branch. Sparta,
Swansboro', Gross Roads Church, and Vance
boro'. The charters of four lodges were re-
yived. These are at Gatesville, Madison,
Henderson. and Madra. Five lodges have
forfeited their charters and property and
one lodge has surrendered its charter. Inc
receipts during the year were S3.682.1o.
TIE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Dr. F. Dixon, superintendent of the
orphan asylum at Oxford. submitted ms
report. II showed that he had been IN
charge Of the asylum six years. At the
commencement of his term of service there
were 1l9 pupils; now there are 26l. Inc
receipts from all sources during the year
were S21 600 He stated that in the course
of the next twelve months cOtton-factory
and factory for the manufacture OF
| trousers would be in operation at the asy-
! lum.
GRAND MASTERS REPORT.
Grand Master Smiths address was ex-
cellent. The Grand Lodge of New York
presents this Grand Lodge with jewel IN
oommemoration Of the completion OF the
| New York Masonic Temple and the pay;
Inent of all Indebtedness tor IT.; Fewer
was also presented by the Grand Lodge OF
Illinois in honor of its semi-centcnnlal.
The attendance at the Grand Lodge IS re-
markedly large.
TEMPERATURE FALLING.
The promised cold wave materialized
! this morning and was most welcome Inc
wind is now from the northeast, and the
! temperature has fallen oil day.
The Supreme Court meets tomorrow
and will file over thirty opinions; The
| court will then meet regularly on the first
Monday in February.
| The British consul at Charleston, ,. o.,
has forwarded to the State authorities the
complaint in the Joiner case, with the re,
Quest from the British Minister for the AID
of the State authorities III investigating
| the case. The Attorney-General has the
matter in hand.
Three hundred more negroes have left
| Durham. Ii Is said that the labor agents
will now do good deal of work west OF
! here.
labor meets at TarborO on the 9th In
slant. This once powerful order is now
very weak in this State, and very little IS
| heard of it.
AFTER THE TRUSTS.
Judge Armfed in his charge to the
| grand Jury at Durham yesterday, in the
! Superior Court, dwelt upon the matter OF
/ trusts. He read the statute on that ques,,
ton, and told the jury that a report had
come to him that firm IN tins State
| Duke d sons had combined with non-
resident firms for the purpose of lowering
! the price of certain grades of tobacco by
parcelling out certain markets TO each firm.
! He instructed the grand jury to lnyesti-
| gate the matter.
The Farmers Alliance men in the cotton
growing districts will this year make all
! thor obligations, such as notes for sup
plies. guano, &c, payable December 2oth
| instead of November lst, as heretofore;
| This is a very important matter, ana VIII
relieve the farmers OF great strain.
| MIR. POWELL DEAD.
News has been received here by n promi-
nent clergyman of the death of Rev. &. l..
Powell, the missionary who recently killed
his little daughter in Algiers, North Africa.
II will be remembered that Powell was
placed in French hospital in Algiers after
he had cut his daughters throat with a
pen-knife He began to decline rapidly IN
body as well as mind.
J. p. Sawyer. of Buncombe county, was
to-day appointed director of the Western
Insane Asylum rice J. g. Harper, who died
last week.
This morning Night-Watchman Petty
fell from the door of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College and broke his arm
above the elbow.
Farmers are becoming more annoyed in
regard to the labor question as the cror
season approaches. They are urged TO EN-.
plOy no labor save upon written contracts
and then to punish severely any agent who
may endeavor to entice away such con
tract labor. Possibly there may be some
| action taken at the next session OF the LIE
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