The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-12

method of FORWARDING a check for the
purchase of the property was to get
the matter in proper legal shape for
the transaction.
The Tileston property consists of
nearly half a block, the front covering
the entire length of the block on the
Ann street side, between Fourth and
Fifth streets. Mrs. Mary Hemenway,
a wealthy Massachusetts lady of great
b~enevolence and philanthropy, imme-
diately following the civil war, colceiv-
ed the idea of establishing a school in
Wilmington and for this purpose she
bought this property and in 1871 erect
ed on it a commodious and handsome
brick school building. She furnished
the means for conducting the scho
and Miss Amy M. Bradley, an edu~ntor
of unusual ability and a lady charac-
terized for her philanthropic deeds.
also a northern lady, came here to take
charge of the school. 1t was opened
in 1872 and was conducted with marked
success by Miss Bradley until 1891
when the school suspended, owing to
her impaired health. During that pc
riod hundreds of the children of Will
mington were educated free of charge
n hundreds more were given the OPP
p%ortunity of an education at a mini
mum cost. an opportunity which no
doubt they would never lave had I'M
der such favorable circumstances at
that time, had it not been for Mrs.
Hemenway and Miss Bradley.
After the school suspended in 1921, it
was closed till January LIST, 1896, when
tate, emulating the noble deeds of that
good woman leased the property free
of charge to the school authorities of
Wilmington, the only proviso being
that the property should be kept in
sured and in good order. Under that
| arrangement. the Tileston school was
reopened January LIST. 1896. as a public
high school under h supervision Of
Mr.. LANES F. Post. chairman of the
committee of District No. 1. and Mr..
James H. Chadbourn. chairman of che
committee of District No. 2. Professor
NJ. C. s. Noble, the superintendent OF
our schools. had immediate control Of
the high school, and inaugurated if
upon a plan which has made it a pro-
nounced success and a pride to the city
of Wilmington. For the past two Year.
! Professor John j. BLAIR, our present
! able superintendent. has had supervis-
1 ion of the school and it has gone for
ward, improving in efficiency and use
! fulness under a corps of efficient
teachers.
L recalling these facts. we do SO to
express the lasting gratitude of our
people to Mrs. Hemenway and Mrs
Bradley, and to remark that Whining
ton is indeed more than fortunate in
falling heir no the Tileston property
just after Mr.. James Walker had pre-
scented the city with the splendid Va
ker Memorial hospital. now nearing
completion.
The school committees at their meet
ing Wednesday night. not only accept
edthe gift from the trustees of Mrs
Hemenway. but they have received a
deed for it. It viii be duly filed wit,
the register of deeds. and as a matter
of general interest we publish it be-
low:
THE DEED FOR THE TILESTON
SCHOOL.
state of North Carolina.
This indenture made n executed
this 3Oth day of January in the year OF
our Lord, 1901, by and between Angus
tus Hemenway, Of Canton, in the oun
ty of Norfolk and Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts, Reginald Gray, OF New.