Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-13
our RALEIGH
NEWS BUDGET
Captain Fletcher, Of Hampton, Va,
Declines a Professorship.
THE A. & M. COLLEGE
N. II. s'"nsoi Elected Military In
structor-Tio waterloo of n CLASS
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terday The battalion was formed and
the military organization effected. The
commandant is N. r. Stansel, of Robe
son county, who graduated in 1898, and
has since been employed as instructor
in physics and electrical engineering in
the college. Mr.. Stansel was major of
the battalion during his senior year.
Captain Fletcher. retired, U. S. a..
who recently visited the college and
agreed to come, on his return home,
wrote that it would be impossible for
him to come. II seems difficult, If not
impossible, to procure an army or navy
officer for this position.
There will be four companies in the
battalion, with the following captains:
Company Al. II. Bum, Vance
county.
Company B-J. b. Hall, Halifax
county.
Company CIR. NJ. Wagstaff, Person
Company DR.. l.. Bernhard, Rowan
county.
The following officers compose the
staff:
Major-H. A. Higgins, New Hanover
county.
First Lieutenant and Adjutant-F. d.
Ross Mecklenburg county.
First Lieutenant and Quartermastcr
5. "A. Vest, Forsyth county.
Non. commissioned staff:
Sergeant Major-K. Alexander.
Color Serseant-G. II. Harrell.
Chief Trumpeter-J. p. Turner.
Color Corporals-v. Y. Moss, A.
Band
Captain and Chief Muslcian-A. t.
Smith
Principal Nruslclans-F. II. Barn
hardt, p. o. Smith.
Following is n complete list of the
other officers of the battalion:
First Lieutenants-J. w. Shore. ].
%. Porter, L. G. Berry, l.. IT. Mann.
Second Lieutenants-I. o. Schaub. NJ.
Harris. Jones. Jr.. G. II. Whiting.
First Serscants-W. Person, w. T.
Smith, II. Il. Richardson, r. nj. Nor
rison.
Second sergennts-P. Collins, w. e.
Rose, S. NJ. Hanff, L. o. Lougee.
Third Sergeants-F. w. Bonitz. B. o.
Hood, y. NJ. Bowden. c. A. Watson.
Fourth Sergeants-J. ]. Lilies, j. l..
McIkinnon, NJ. kellogg. w. +. Pate.
Fifth Sergeants-W. l.. Craven. 7. N
Sanders. w. d. Faucette, ]. e. Ram
say.
First Corporals-L l.. Allen, c. r..
nett.
Second corporals-G. NJ. Davis, r. Il.
Undertake. b. N. Sullivan, w. S. SUR
gill
Third Corporals-C. Fl. Mcqueen. w.
d.. Briggs, a. G. Hanl1ins, ]. S. Whit
ley.
Fourth Corporals-B. NJ. Graves. w.
w. Casseriey, r.. f. snowden, ]. p.
Mcneil
NEW-MAD13 PHARMACISTS.
OF the fifteen applicants for license MS
mia niSfc nnlu
animation before the State Board of
iharmacy successfully, and several of
these had only q narrow margin be-
tween them and disaster. The highest
average was So and the lowest was low
Asplenty. The Waterloo of the class was
chemistry The following are those
granted license by the board:
George Y. Watson, Southport.
William M. Tucker Reidsville.
E. w. FAIRIES, Goldsboro.
Samuel NJ. Biddle, Raleigh.
Ed. Fl. Smith, Raleigh.
Hiram Grantham, Smithneld.
John II. Harris. colored, Charlotte.
COMING TO RALEIGH.
AT the meeting Of the Presbyterian
Synod at Asheville yesterday RoIeigh
was CHOSEN as the next meeting place
Oh Inc synod. Raleigh's claims were pre-
sented by Professor Dinwiddie. and.
there being no opposition, Raleigh was
CHOSEN by reclamation.
STRUCK IT RICH.
Mr.. e. Wallace. of Wilkcshoro. saws
he has struck rich luck on his place
not two miles from town. He has fond
some handsome specimens of black
LEAD, or graphite, and he is confident of
uhearth1ng large deposits in the ncyt
few days. Mr.. Wallace is also WORKING
into a large vein of asbestos on another
property. ten miles in the country. THE
texture of the fibre is very fine. and lis
length increases with the depth or ths
excavations. One of our country friends,
when he looked at q speciment of this
curious mineral, said: why it's n
rock made out of silk threads"