Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-30
Decoration Day Address in Ra-
leigh by Hon. George C. Round.
AN ASSIGNMENT in RALEIGH.
commencement at Trinity and Zion Col
Ieges--County FUNDS Stolen Mt Marshall
ARREST for Arson in KittreIl--EcIipse
Observations at Rocky Mount.


many of the citizens will go to the
Federal Cemetery and there strew
flowers and place flags upon the graves
OF the dead soldiers. Fitting cere-
monies will be held at O'Clock in the
afternoon.
The address will be delivered by the
Hon. George c. Round OF Virginia,
who has been in Raleigh to view the
eclipse. He remained over by special
invitation of the camp here. MIR Round
was i'm the Federal army, and spent
about six weeks in Raleigh with Gen.
Scoileld
The subject of his address will be
THE Last Signal
ASSIGNMENT.
Thomas Pescud. for years proprietor
OF one of the largest and most patron
,zed grocery stores in the city, has
made an assignment. The deed was
filed Saturday night. naming as trustee
MI. II. II. L5tchford, cashier of the Citi-
zens Bank. and conveying ito him for
the benefit of creditors the stock OF
goods in the Fayetteville street store
and also all his other personal estate.
There are no real estate assets. The
estimated liabilities are $4,000 with as
Gets of over $4,000. 1t is learned from
a reliable source that the assignment
was an entirely voluntary one for the
purpose of liquidation. and that the es-
tate will be amply sufficient to cover
all Indebtedness.
Mr.. Pescud. during the fifteen ycnl-s
he has conducted his business here, has
won for himself by his strict business
Integrity and personal popularity the
confidence and good Will of Raleigh
people generally, who hope that his flu
ture business lot may still he cast
among them.
TRINITY COLLEGE COMMENCE
Commencement at Trinity College
will be June to G inclusive. The pro
grainme Is as follows:
Sunday, June ,, IL n. m.-Ba ccalaure-
ate Address, President John c. Kilgo.
Tuesday, June 3. IL n. m.-Baccalau-
reatc Sermon, DR.. Lyman Abbott, New
York city.
Tuesday. June 5. 4 p. m.-Alumni Adj
dress. DR.. w. G. Bradshaw, High Point,
N. C.
Tuesday. June S, $3.50 p. m.-Literary
Address, Hon John Temple Graves, At
lanta. Ga
Wednesday. June G, 1920 a. m.-Grad-
uating exercises.
ELON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
Closing exercises at Elon College will
be held June u, Is and IA. The pro-
gramme follows:
Tuesday, June Il. $50 p. m-Alumni
address. Prof. S. NJ Smith. Kenly, N. C.
Wednesday, June Is, IL a. m-Iiter-
airy Address, Hon. Lee S. Overman,
Salisbury. N. c.. $3.50 p. m.-Baccalau-
1ealte Sermon, Bishop Rondthaler Sa-
lem, N. c.; $50 p. m.-Society Repre-
sentatives.
slphclian-Birdle Pritchard. North
Carolina Nan Byrd Rhodes, Virginia.
Clio-G. J. Costen. North Carolina;
G. f. Whitley, Virginia.
Philolog!an-C. a. Bland, North Caro-
lima; j. II. Jones, North Carolina.
Thursday. June s. 1890 n. m.--Gradu-
ating exercises; 1880 p. mart Exhibit;
reunion of literary societies; $50 p. M.
Musical Recital.
Chief Marshals-C. IT. 1fcrnfUn and
c. +. McAulay
AMENDMENT IN HALIFAX.
A farmer from the country Saturday,
said that the Populists in his commu-
nifty have been led TO believe that to
carry the amendment will disfranchise
the ignorant white people of the State.
lie says II Will take hard work to make
them see 1t otherwise. They feel, he
says. that the negro has the advantage
over them in that the negro has job
i'll the field and often they have to go
Wlthout work They think this Is the
case,whether it is or not. said the farm
er, and they want assurances that the
white man viii be gwen the preference
over the negro. Then they will come
back 10 the Democratic party.
SAFE CRACKED AT MARSHALL.
Sunday morning shortly after O'clock
the county treasurer's safe, containing,
the county's funds, was blown omen Inv
burglars and robbed OF it's contents
They got between five and seven thous-
a,nd dollars in cold cash They entered
tho stOra that the en- 70 IN H.,
ing a window, first breaking it and
drawing the nails. got the handle of
the safe out. put powder in and blew il
o0cn. They would have ben caught. but
q train standing at the depot was blow
ing in hagman and the explosion was
thought to he q noise from the train
Bloodlhounds will be here. There is
not any clue as to who committed tho
burglary yet, but IL is believed to be
local.
ARSON IN KITTRELL.
The woman and boy accused of hav
ing burned Daniel Persons house and
his five children, in l<i;trell. have been
arrested The evidence is said to be
strong that the boy at the wonan's in
stiration. poured oil on the house and
get 1t afre. The an!mos!ty leading to
the murder began in a quarrel over a
cabbage patch.
MIR. HARRIS PARALYZED.
On Sunday. soon after his arrival
home from the postofiice, while sitting
in the porch. Mr.. George II. Harris. one
OF the oldest and highly respected Hen
derson citizens, had stroke Of paraly-
sis. He now lies in precarious con-
dtion. Telegrams have been sent to his
children apprising them OF his condi-
ton.
OBSERVATION AT ROCKY MOUNT.
Valuable observations were taken al