The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES.
Laying of the Corner Stone of the
Church ofthe Coos Shepherd-Urging
Compulsory Education-The Question
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c.. November ..


Raleigh, y. G. November >.
Interest here yesterday centred in
the beautiful ervices Of the laying
Of the corner stone Of the Memorial
Cathedral. being erected by the con-
gregation and friends Of the Church
OF the Good Shepherd. There was a
great audience present. Bishop
Cheshire officiated. assisted by eight
clergymen, among them being Dean
E. r. Rich. of Easton. Nd. who was
the founder Of the Church Of the Good
Shepherd. The corner stone came from
midway between Jerusalem and Beth
lahem and waS procured by Rev. DR..
Pittinger when he was abroad three
and a half years ago. Il is Of pink n
white marble and is set in h north
east corner Of the tower. On the north
fact are these words: Church of the
Good Shepherd, 1S74-1S99"-"a Precious
Corner Stone" On the east face is:
Sent from Jerusalem. at Easter Tide.
1896. By the Rector Of this Parish. as a
Memorial unto God"
The vested choir, thirty-two in num-
Der, came from the church followed by
the eight ministers in their robes and
took their places or h platform built
over the OF the cathedral
Bishop Cheshire, after the box with
the contents was placed in the recep-
tacle and the marble slab placed pom
ii. took a silver trowel and sealed with
cement, the stone that Will stan for
all time as a memorial to the late
bishop of the diocese, T. B. Lyman.
The trowe used was a silver one
used by Bishop Lyman at the laying
of the corner stone of a church in Nice
1~o1 nrR Tho rox-al used &c ho
struck the stone three times lin the
name of the Father. and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost IA made
from olive wood from near Jerusa-
lem.
Besides the choir and ministers oc-
cupying seats on the platform were the
vestry, Sunday school, board of alder
men and state and city officials.
Today was the great day Of the negro
state fair in progress here. The attend
ance was not as large as expected.
The exhibits We're creditable. John c.
Dancy, of Wilmington, delivered the
annual address.
The state superintendent of public
in Struction has prepared for the an
nual report of the labor commissioner
a letter in which he warmly advo-
Gates a compulsory education law in
North Carolina. He says the percent
age of illiteracy here is %, which is the
highest, save in New Mexico. He
shows how compulsory education,
which is enforced in thirty-One states,
has reduced the percentage of illit-
eracy
Clerk Fortune, of the United States
court, says, in regard to his signing
discharges in bankruptcy, that Judge
Purnell told him to sign them, where
the case was one of voluntary assign
ment and the referee had made his
final report; that when the supreme
court issued it's general orders re-
garding bankruptcy, form SO, now in
use, provides for signature 10 dis
charges by the clerk; that the judge
saw this form and said it seemed his
signature was not necessary and that
as he wanted to get rid of as much of
the trouble about this work as posi-
BILE the clerk could go ahead and sign.
Fol- months Clerk Fortune has been
signing the discharges. There is no
place o nlthe blank form for the judges
signature. 1t is not known whether
the judge will have to sign all the dis
charges in cases where the clerk has
signed. 1t appears that in the west
| ern district Judge Ewart signs.
This evening Mr.. n Mrs. F. H. Bus
bee and Miss Eliza Busbee gave an aJ
home in compliment to Misses Lula
Hawkins, of Ridgeway; Florence Holt,
| of B~urlington: Annie Kidder, of Will
mington, and Pruden, of Edenton.
There is pressure being brought to
bear by the water works company here
ito induce the city to extend it's con-
tract tWenty-Seven years. 1t has now
| seven years to run. The people here
! desire the city to avail itself of its OPP
ton and buy the WaterwOrkS mex
| year There will be a protest unless
this is don The works pay well.
A sensational divorce suit is in pro-
gress here. Mrs. Buffalo, daughter OF
w. ]. Hicks, superintendent Of the Ok
ford orphan asylum, sues for divorce
! from DR.. A. J. Buffalo, of Raleigh. She
| charges gross cruelty and neglect and
| says he charged her with improper re-
lations with one Of Raleigh's leading
| physicians. There is a great deal OF
! very freely expressed sympathy fol
| Mrs. Buffalo.
| The Home Protection Fire Insurance
Company, chartered by the last legis-
latture, a been organized at Char
lOtte, with John B. Kenny as presi-
dent. lit is proposed that it shall 90 a
large business with cotton mills.