Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-28
OUR RALEIGH
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Annual Meeting North Carolina As
ISOLATION of Academies.
RALEIGH
sir. Beddinsnrid Step. Down aud
Out ms Corporation commissioners
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Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 27.-The annual
meeting of the North Carolina Assocla-
ton of Academies will be held in the
Senate Chamber OF the capitol on
Thursday and Friday, December 2S-
29th
Reduced rates Will be secured on rail-
roads and ut leading hotels.
The Association now numbers over
one hundred members and represents
about fifty of the lending schools of the
State. The approaching meeting prom
ises to be very fine one; and q very
attractive programme Is now being
rapidly completed Among the topics
to be discussed are: THE Academy
in North Carolina" "Onr Educational
Future" Proper Courses of Study"
college Prepnratlons,' Northern and
Southern preparatory Schools "Athlet-
les. More Secondary Schools needed
Educational Ideals."l Literature in
Lower Grades" Public School Teach-
erS, and Private Schools &C., &c.
Many OF the States leading educators
will be present to discuss these and
other toDics.
The full programme will soon be pub
lfshcd; and copies may be had from the
secretary at any time. All principals
and teachers in the high schools and
academies may become members by APP
plication now, OF at the meeting. The
organization Is gaining strength rapidly
anu has done much during the past
few years to help the cause of educa-
ton.
The officers are: President, j. c. Hor-
~ nj II.Np, ,..1
dent, II. l.. Madison Cullowbee High
School, Painter; Secretary and Treas
urei w. u. Whltsett, Whitsett Insti-
tute, Whitsett. N. C.
A SALARY CHANGES HANDS.
Mr.. e. G. Beddingfield yesterday
wound up his connection with the
North Carolina Corporation Commits
sion. DR.. d. III. Abbott, the Supreme
court aDpointee, called on Treasurer
Worth and presented his claim for
pack salary. Treasurer Worth con-
suited Governor Russell. who advised
him not to pay the claim. He refused
accordingly. Dr. Abbott lhereupon
made demand upon Mr. Bedlngneld
for the salary the latter had drawn for
his services as commissioner. Mr..
Reddingield paid over the money and
took the following receipt from DR..
Abbott:
Received of Hon. Eugene G. BEDDING
field, eleven hundred and forty-four and
43-100 dollars, payment in full, and in
full discharge of all liability of himself
and his securities upon his bond filed in
the case of Abbott VS.. Bcddingfleld, and
OF salary and all demands and claims
on account of the controversy in regard
to the office OF Corporation Commits
sioner, excepting the costs, which are
TO be paid by the said Beddingield into
the Office OF the Clerk of the Supreme
and superior courts wherein the action
was tried.
D. II. ABBOTT.
WitnessjT. NJ. ARGO.
WILMINGToNS NEW MILL
The new Delgado mill at Wilmington,
which is quarter ee million dollar
affair, and owned chiefly by one Of the
noted Holt brothers of Alamance. tho
largest cotton manufacturers in the
South, has received all its machinery,
which Is being installed as fast as pos
sible,. and it Is announced that the plant
VIII begin regular operations immcdi-
ately after the Christmas holidays.
This is one of the best mills in the
South. and starts TN with m initial
equipment Of 10000 spintlles. More will
be added later.
THE CORPORATION COMMISSION.
The next session of the Corporation
Commission will be held on December
9th. There Is nothing of special i'm
Dortance to come before them unless
they shall take ND the matter of rail
road taxation which Auditor Aver says
is badly mixed up as a result Of the
Simonton decision. The attorneys for
the State held n consultation on the
case yesterday. 1t Is expected to come
before the Circuit Court of An2eals
now in session at Richmond.
OLDEST NEGRO CHURCH
Greensboro special says. The A.
M. 70. Zion Conference is still in session
at this place This conference has
within It's bounds the oldest negro
church in the world-the one founded
at Fayetteville in 1880, by Joseph Evans
Yesterday the principal address was
delivered by Bishop Hood, Of Fayette-
VILE. He is a we'll educated clergyman
and he speaks thoughtfully and force
fully. His address In the main was
advice to his race, in which he followed
conventional lines entirely. He re-
ferrei to the Constitutional Amendment
which he thinks Ubiquitous. of course
But in the main ne advised shat his
people entertain no idears of social
equality III inter course with the wites
and that they improve themselves ed
ucatiomaily and industrially and not
NEEDLE in politics.