The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-14

| Historical Society Meeting Arbor Day.
The Trinity College Historical Society
met last Saturday night with the follow.
ing program
Mr.. W. H. Boyd read paper on the
| GLASSES in Western North Carolina. =
| Ii was an accurate and thoughtful dis.
| cuSSion of social conditions among our
mountaineers. In closing Ii dealt with
1 the mission of schools founded by the
| Presbyterian church in and AROUND Ashe-
vile. and spoke of the Brcyard school
| recently established by Fitch and Sarah
Taylor.
Prof. ]. s. Bassett read a paper on
| BLOCKADE Running from the ports of the
Confederacy" He spoke of the condi-
tons of the blockade running business
the magnitude of the trade that grew up
out of it, and dealt especially with the
business of Wilmington, n. G.
Prof. Bassett also reviewed the reply
Of DIR. George w Graham to MIR. W.
w Henry In regard to the ''Mecklenburg
Declaration" He pointed out that Or.
Graham does not quote correctly the
narrative and critical history in regard
10 the "insincerity and duplicity" of the
Revolutionary leaders generally. This
work says exactly the opposite. Neither
disguise, nor duplicity, nor hypocrisy.
nor artful or cunning intrigue of any
shape or degree was availed of by the
patriots" Referring to DIR. Graham's
statement that the resolutions of May
31st did not declare for independence,
the reviewer thought this an unfortunate
admission Coming eleven days later the
resolution of May Goth" and contradict
ing them they materially weaken the
claim that the people who passed them
had short time before declared them
selves free. Prof. Bassett thought that
DIR. Graham had not shaken Mr.. Henry's
argument.
A large number of relics and curiosities
were presented to the museum Among
theme were the following:
BY Mrs. T. A. Granger, Goldsboro, n.
c., valuable collection of Confederate
money; number of military buttons;
coins-one of them a French coin Of the
reign of Louis XIV-and a piece Of
linen towel woven in the Confederacy.
By Mr.. r. A. Mayer, Charlotte, n. c.,
collection of Japanese, Chinese, Bel
gian, Spanish. and Congo Free State
coins; also a Fremont campaign medal,
1856.
BY D. W. II. Moore, North Carolina
Conference, large crayon portrait Of Rev.
III. G. Leigh; a memorial medal Of Rev.
I'll. q. Leigh, and curious specimen OF
petrified wood and bark.
BY Rev. b. c. Aldred, North Carolina
Conference, Yankee grape shot; mimic
ball, and piece of bomb shell from the
Bentonsville battlefield.
BY Mr.. Kenneth Hoyle, Jonesboro, n.
c., Indian spear and arrow-heads.
By Mr. w. Y. Clark, Durham, N. O.,
Bell and Everett campaign medal, 1860.
BY DIR. Kilgo, Framed picture Of DIR.
J.. III. Carlisle, president Of Wofford Col
lcge, and papers relating TO the history
Of Methodism.
By Rev. n. NJ. Jurney, North Carolina
Conference, Confederate bill on Bank of
Clarendon, Fayetteville, N. @.
BY DR.. j. w. Jones, Tarboro, n. O.,
Views and political cartoon of 1886.
BY Mr. S. c. Winstead, Roxboro, n.
G., free silver" cane.
BY Rev. r. IL. Pegram, Durham, N. G.,
old book and letters written during the
war.
BY Mr.. J. A. Best, Fremont, N. c., an
Indian Ratchet.
BY Mr.. w. H. Adams, Denver, N. c.,
Confederate money.
The collection of papers and relics Of
the museum are being over-hauled.
| Three large cases have just been added.
| There is now in the possession of this
society the largest collection Of man
scripts historical material in the State,
| outside of public offices. Within the
past year about 1000 letters and other
documents have been added to this collec-
| ton.
The Faculty have set apart Tuesday,
February Is. for Arbor Day. DR.. Kilgo's
| request for trees to set out has brought
very gratifying response fro the
friends of the College.
DR.. Kilgo left Wednesday for Will
| liamston, s. c., where he makes an adj
| dress before the college at that place.
| Rev. r. G. Beaman, of the North
| Carolina Conference, has been selected
| to preach the annual sermon at next
| commencement.
| Prof. NJ H. Lockwood has invented
an ingenious device for making multiple
photographs. He is able to take your
picture in several different positions in