The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-18
THE COLORED NORMAL SCHOOL
Fine Closing Exercises Interesting
Municipal Matters OF Float
ing News

Correspondence OF the Messenger.)
Fayetteville. ". C. May Is
The closing exercises Of the State
Colored Normal school. Professor l.
E. Smith. ex-minister 10 Liberia. the
able superintendent, were held in
Evans Chapel last evening. and were
replete with interest. rejecting no little
credit upon both the faculty and the
students. n addresses OF the three
graduates were tnoughtfully prepared
evincing scholarship and study. and
were gracefully delivered. while the
music on the programme was exec
lently rendered The prizes anu oip.o-
mas were presented by DR.. j. V. Ac-
Cougar and Mr. ID. f. Oates. AFTER
which come the grafton OF the occa-
sion by superintendent Thurston. OF
the Ashley Silk mill, q colored minis
ter OF the gospel from pennsylvania
He is a very strong speaker. and mas
evidently given much -
condition OF the colored race. 10 whom
he gave the wisest OF counsel and the
soundest Of advice. .
The regular meeting OF the board or
aldermen was full OF interest me
mayor presented his annual report,
which was received with commenoa-
ton and applause. Colonel Peter Mai
lett. OF New York, Major +. j. Hale
ande MIR. A. H. sslocomb appeared be-
fore the board. and. through Hon. j.
CT. Shaw, their attorney, submitted q
proposition for a sewerage franchise,
which was referred to a special conn
mittee. Two excellent resolutions were
presented by DR.. j. W. McNefll-one
fixing a punishment for drunkenness
or swearing IN the part OF any officer
of the city. and forbidding intoxi-
cants of any Il al police h~eadquar-
tiers; and the other thanking Mrs.
Cochran for her generous interest in
the welfare of this in re-
cognition OF which her recent purchase
of the Robinson house for the santa
rum annex was stricken from the list
of property for taxation
Messrs. H o. Sedberry and l. Il. Hale
were reelected treasurer n clerk
with an increase of salary. and Mr..
D. F. Oates was reelected city at
torney. Captain w H. Flowers was
reelected chief OF police. the remain
der of the force being Messrs. j. II.
Benton and j. w. Maultsby.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company has purchased an entire
block on the corner of New and Wins
low streets, for the purpose OF connect
ing the tracks of its two roads and
with the other laudable object of obvi-
ating the shifting of freight rains on
the Hay street crossings.
Mr.. f. V. Richards, an Englishman,
but now residing in Wilmington. was
married to Miss linn r Pearce. OF
Southport. on Monday last by Rev.
Isaac w. Huges, rector of st. Johns
Episcopal church.
General Carr's selection of the Fay
etteville maids of honor for the Louis
vile Confederate reunion was a very
happy one. Misses Kate B~roadfoot
and Ellen Underwood are lovely, grace
fu b%runettes, among the most charm
ing of the many beautiful women of
this city.
superintendent A. b. Hill, OF the
graded school, has gone 10 his home
at Scotland Neck to spend the sum
mer vacation-Mrs. Brandt and her
daughter, Miss Ellen. are visiting Mrs.
Freeman at Orangeburg, :. C.-Miss
Lillian l.. Cross. of Sunbury, ". c.. is
paying a visit TO her friend, Miss NJ.
Louise S~edberry-Dr. Neill McRae is
visiting friends at Tarboro-Mr
Samuel H. MacRae, referee in bank
ruptcy, went TO Chapel Hill today to
deliver a lecture before the law class
OF the university.