Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-13
Senator PritChard Credited With
Keeping One Political Promise.
WILMINGTON PosToFFIcE
The Effort to Blnckcn thnrnctcr-Tho
ODD Fellows GrnndEncnnpmcn
Tho Grand lodge OF knights of
lIOnor-Sew Report Abnut the
Narrow Gnugo Road Prominent
Men AIl-For Tho Orphans.

Raleigh. n. c.. Aug. 1.-THE VIII
mington correspondent of the News
and Observer writes Il long letter, from
which the following is taken:
Surely but slowly the Republicans.
opposed to and mad with w. II. Chad
bourn, because he wrote letter in the
last campaign, are trying to weave a
network Of wrong around him. The first
chapter was enacted when a postofIcc
agent WAS sent here. and the public
generally believe With specific orders to
recommend Chadbourn' dismissal. No
one that knows what yard of calico
at cents IL yard would cost, believes
that w. II. Chadbourn WAS guilty of
robbinE or defraudinG the Government
out of one cent, or that he was in such
dire straits for money, the family of
ChadboUln being easily worth IL half
million. as to do any dcfrauding TO get
the small increase OF $3.50 q month adj
ded to his; salary. 1t is iruc that he was
anxious. as all the citizens of Whining
ton we're, that this should be a first
class pustoilce, as it means more and
better mail facilities. But the true rca-
son that Chadbourn resigned was that
campaign letter. n prominent Repub-
lican stated to-day. that Senator
Pr!tchard said about two weeks before
the election. that II made no differ
tilic WHICH WY tlle tItttlnN Wtnt. that
he would have Chadbourn removed
md the Republican Furthermore stated
that 1t WAS the only political promise
hc had ever known the Senator to
keen.
ODD FELLOWS ENCAMPMEN'r.
The Grand Encampmcn, which held
its annual session at Charlotte, has adj
5ournod. /, VIII hold it's next meeting
in Wilmington on the third Wednesday
in August OF next year. The officers
elected We're:
Grand Patriarch, Lewis G. Hewlett,
Of Greensboro: Grand High Priest. Geo.
Green. of New Bern: Grand Senior
Warden. w. T. I'aison. of Raleigh:
Grand Junior Warden. l.. H. Ramsay
of Charlotte; Grand Scribe. l.. j. ia
cobs. OF Wilmington: Grand Treasurer
u. w. Blake. Of Raleigh.
The Grand Patriarch made the fol-
lowing appointments:
j.. l.. Boonc. Of Wilmington. grand
marshall: 4. w. Ieannorott, of Ashevine.
grand inside sentinel; d. w. Wood
house. Of Poplar Branch. grand outside
sentinel.
TIL; KNIGHTS or HONOR.
After a pleasant session at Concord
the Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Honor adjourned Friday afternoon. Tho
officers elected Tor The next two years
We're:
Grand Dictator. ]. L. Whitaker. Jr
~. IA.
Jones. OF New Bern: Grand Assistant
Dictator y. -. Icixer. If concord.
Grand chaplain. T.. ~ Tiil,lc. of Kings
Nlountain; Grand Guide. w. j. Ncwbold
oi La Grange; Grand Reporter. u. G.
Carlton. of Statesviile: Grand Trcasu-
rcr. :. G. Schohtld of Davidson: Grand
Guardian. w. II. CarStarphcu. Of Viii
imingion; Grand Sentinel. u. Z. Boyette.
Of Greensboro; Grand Trustees. y l..
l<luii2, oc Salisbury. W. j. Rountrco
al New l.arns = ..r
vile Surrenc Representatives r.
L. Grando and T. l.. Nlutiz. Al;ernatos
\. l.. shaw ana r. c. carlton.
THE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
The report has gained credence ne n
that William y. barber. OF New York.
has taken up = majority of the bonds
Of the Carolina ana Northwestern rail-
road. a narrow gauge line extending
from l.onOir. y. c., 10 Chester. :. g.
The road will be converted into a
standard gauge and extended across
the intervening mountains 10 Bristol.
and will be operated by the Seaboard
Air Line which connects with the Car
DINA and Northwestern ut Chester
The route 10 he chosen from Lonoir
toward Bristol would be by way of
Wilson creek To LinVile river. about 1G
miles of extra heavy. and consequently
Very expensive work. costing in the
neiShborhood of 100000. At Iinvillc
river they would connect with the Lin
WIG river railway. Il narrow gauge IL
miles in length. running TO Cranberry.
\. c., ana at the latter place with tho
East Tennessee and Western North
Carolina, also narrow gauge The lat
Ter two roads could be widencd to
standard gauge ana connect at Eliza
hethton With the Virginia ana South
western and on thence to Bristol.
PROMINENT MEN Ill.
A letter from Winston says: \ letter
received to-day from his son. who has
just returned from Baltimore. reports
Rev. DR.. Greasy not nearly so well as
when he went TO tho hospital. but his
physicion stu holds out encourages
ment.
DR.. r. II. Gray. one of wins.on,s
leading physician. is ut Deer Parl,
Hotel, i'm Maryland. He has been i'm
bad health for some time, but a letter
to-day from Mrs. Gray says he is inn
proving.
FOR TIE ORPHANS.
Net receipts from Masonic picnic =
Mocksville Thursday We're about 5000.
The excursion from Winston cleared
Sllo. Tie entire amount goes TO the
Oxford OrphanaGc.