Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-19
State Medical Convention To
Meet At Tarboro.
TEN MILE AUTOMOBILE LINE.
United States Observers ut Pinohurst to
Wow tho Eclipse-Forsyth Leads in Or
ganization OF Democratic Clubs-Thir-
teen Now Postmasters-S ummerfleld's
New Gun C1ub-Factory to Make We
neera-New horticultural Industry.
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Raleigh, N. c., May 1S.-Mr. a. B.
Hill, superintendent of the Fayetteville
graded schools, is in Raleigh for the
purpose of examining into the graded
schools Of this city and the methods
pursued. He is much pleased with
what he has seen and speaks of the re-
suit of his Investigation as follows:
II have spent two days visiting your
public schools" said Mr.. Hill last night,
land I am greatly pleased with them
was especially struck with the system
and the case with which the schools
seem to be governed. The work of the
teachers impressed me most favorably.
Raleigh is to be congratulated upon it's
excellent schools. like the idea of the
suburban schools, carrying the public
schools near to the homes of the people.
1t reaches children who would not
otherwise feel the stimulus of the public
schools of the city,
TO VIEW THE ECLIPSE.
Pretty little Pinehurst, in the pine
woods of Moore county, has been select
ed by the United States Naval Observa-
tory as one of it's principal stations for
viewing the coming solar eclipse of May
2Sth.
The location was selected by Profess
Under his able direction the erection of
the necessary buildings has already
proceeded rapidly. and nearly all the
purely astronomical instruments are i'll
place and are being adjusted.
This is but one of three stations for
the observation of the eclipse which
have been arranged for by Professor
Brown. astronomical director of the
Naval Observatory. The other two are
at BarncSvillc and Griffin, Ga. At each
of these places there is corps of
astronomers from Washington, together
with many other scientists skilled in
what is called asstro- hyslcal work. 1t
Is these last who are now engaged an
mounting gratinSS and spectroscopes
for the purpose of observing, on the
day OF the eclipse, the spectrum of the
light which will como to the earth past
the disk of the moon from the atmos-
Dherc of glowing vapors surrounding
the sun itself.
4 number of the observers have ar
rived. They are: Prof. Joseph S. Amcs,
DR.. N. Il. Dorsey, Mr. l.. Il. Jewell, DR..
l. S. Mitchell. Mr.. NJ. n. Parsons and
Mr.. N. r. Gilbert.
AN AUTOMOBILE LINE.
1t is fact not generally known. but 1T
Is none the less true, that North Caro-
llnahas an automobile line. 1t is an eX-
tension of the Pennsylvania railroad
and runs from Brevard to Sapphre-a
distance of about ten miles. The road
Is now being graded and macadamiZed
and soon the machines will be put on.
The first announcement to the world of
the establishment of such Il line was
last week on the publication of Mr.. II.
G. Browns new rallroaod map of North
Carolina.
HUSTLERS IN FORSYTHE.
The first county in the State to or
"a ir ffit ie. \,
Under the energetic lead of Andrew
poyncr, Esq, county chairman. assisted
by the local speakers of Winston and
other parts of the county. a White
Supremacy Club has been organized in
every township in that courty.-AAffr.
Joyner sought the services of several
gentlemen in Winston as speakers and
sent them to each township on a day
named. when the clubs were formed
Al not single meeting We're the people
disappointed In having n speaker.
AS an instance of the splendid work
done in that direction. although the
meetings were held on Saturday. by
Monday at IL O'clock Chairman Joyner
had In his Office In Winston n full re-
port OF every meeting with the names
by the clubs.
THiKTEEN NEW POsTMAsTERs.
Thirteen postmasters were appointed
Tor North Carolina Thursday as fol-
lows: M. NJ Watson. Boardway. Moore
county; S. c. Miller, Dowd Stonjv
county; r. j. Baker. Falson. Cumber.
land county: j. l.. Gill. Falls. Wake
county; j. II. Russell Glenbrook, Mont
gomery county; Elizabeth Weddjn
Greystone, Vance county; w ID Really
townsville, Lincoln county: G.. G
Tharpe. Nett. Iredell county: r w
Shields. Sr.. Ollie, Moore county: NJ. g
Penny, Six Forks. Wake county: Iobn
Elliott: Sprauls. Montgomery county;
d. G. Holt. Soapstone Mountain. Ran.
dolph county; Nettie Patterson. Stew
nrt Richmond county; James r. Mich
OILS has been appointed postmaster NJ
Dayton, and David II. Buffalo at
Rand's Mill.
Former Representative Lockhart. of
Wadesboro. Is here on visit.
Mrs. j. II. Small and children arrived
here yesterday from Washington. N
c. They will be here for several weeks
NEW GUN CLUB.
The Summarized Gun Club has been
chartered at the Office OF the Score
tary of State. The incorporators are 7
T. Davies. l.. Van Ingram and ]. San
ford Barnes, all of New York The OH
ject of the company is to establish a
hunting preserve. The place of bust
ital stock is $500.
TO MANUFACTURE VENEERS.
The Clement Ross Manufacturing
Company was also incorporated yester-
day with the following incorporators:
H. +. Clement ThomasVille; Joseph
Ross Philadelphia, and y. p. McPher-
son, of Sanford. The company will
manufacture veneer woods. and has
capital stock of $4,000. 1t is incorpor-
ated for thirty years.
POLITICAL. MOVEMENTS.
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