The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-09-18
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD AT THE STATE
CAPITAL.
Outlook For New Masonic Temple
Encauraging-indep Political
Movement in the Fifth District
Unseem!y Haste TO Fill Shoes of Dead
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Unseem!y Haste to Fill Shoes of Dead
Office Holders.
RALEIGH, n. c., Sept. II, 'o2.
The outlook for the new Masonic
Temple, which it has been decided to
erect in this city, is said to be ex-
ceedingly encouraging Grand Secre-
tary Drewry opened up an account
for the fund last Thursday with two
initial payments Of subscriptions to
the second mortgage bonds, which
bonds will now be issued and collec-
lions made as rapidly as possible,
i'll order that there shall be no delay
III beginning and completing the
work OF construction.
The preparationsfo for a great State
Fair next month are going ahead
with the most encouraging indica
tons Of a great success. Not only
are the present President and Secre-
tary Pogue and Treasurer benson,
but all the Executive Committee and
a number of Others are active i'll
pushing the affair Ex-Presidents
Gen. VIM. r. Cox, Battle and Gun
ingham. eN-Chief Marshal j. c. Drew
ry and Others are doing good work.
The ladies are especially asked by
the judges of the Pantry Department
to exhibit their skill as good house
keepers by making exhibits. Send
for premium-list, and whether YOU
make an exhibit OF your handiwork
or not, be sure and put in your APP
pearance Fair Week-OctOber 27-31.
Lawyer Lindsay Patterson, OF
Winston, against Lawyer W. ".
kitchin, OF RoNboro, is the size OF the
fight for Congress that is to be made
in the new Fifth District, Mr. Patter-
son having been selected by the in
dependents or Hill Democrats at
the conference held at Greensboro
last Thursday Among those pres
ent at the latter meeting were ". W.
Clarke, of New Berne, who presided;
Henry A. Page, Of Aberdeen; J. W.
Odell, J. H. Holt, f. NJ. Whitaker, Z.
j. Sinclair, Caesar Cone, w. A. Blair,
John W. Fries, Of Winston; +. l.,
Williamson, of Burlington, Lee Bat
tie and bred Peacock, of Greensboro,
and Lindsay Patterson. The gen
eral expectation is that the Repub-
leans will endorse Patterson.
The Raleigh Christian Advocate
has been enlarged to a 16-page paper.
magazine form. DR.. Ivey, its able
and devout and plucky editor, is
making the "old Raleigh one OF the
best religious papers OF the South
The Republican Convention OF the
Fourth (Raleigh) District has been
called to meet in this city Septem-
Der 10Th. What action will be taken
is not yet fOrecasted. The present
Congressman, Mr.. Pou Dem.(, is a
strong and popular man and has
made such a record during his first
term that it looks as though it
would be difficult for the opposition
to defeat him for a second term.
At the annual meeting OF the Appa-
lachian Park Association, held at
Asheville a few days ago, Mr.. r. P.
Hayes was elected to the Presidency
and DR.. Amber reelected Secretary
and Treasurer The Knoxville
Chamber of Commerce will probably
90 to Asheville in a short time to
have a meeting to boom the park
| bill. Representatives. from towns in
Tennessee, Georgia and North Caro-
lima will be invited to attend.
AS long as a single student applies
for admission into any of our educa-
tional institutions and is rejected for
lack of room, there is need of more
| buildings. Let the Legislature pro
vide all necessary buildings for pub
lie institutions, and philanthrophy
for private.-ThOs. J. Jarvis.
"Boss" Shepherd, the man who is
justly credited with having done
more at a critical period to make
Washington the beautiful and mag
nificent ''city of distances that it
now is, is dead at the age of 81. He
leaves a wife and seven children.
Trinity College, the great ''Metho-
dist University of the State. with its
12o graduate and undergraduate
courses of study, new library facili-
ties, laboratory equipment and gym
nasium, meets with a brilliant start
for thenew scholastic year. If you'v
| got a boy to educate and want &c
give him the best, you can send him
to Trinity and rest assured you have
done we'll by him. Results will prove
| it.
Col. Pearsall, private Secretary tic
Governor Aycock, has issued a state
ment to the effect that all applica-
tions for appointment as State En-
| 70 J., ntoJ
Joseph McRee, should be made tC
superintendent of Public instruction
j. Y. JOyner, who is ex OficiO Secre.
tary OF the State Board of Educa-
ton, by whom Capt. McRees sue.
cessOr will be chosen, and not to the
Governor, who has no appointivt
power in this case. He also an
before any steps would be taken
looking to the selection of a new ell.
gineer. Several members of the
Board OF EDUCATION were expressing
disgust that anumber of applications
were received by telegraph for the
place before the remains of the late
engineer We're committed to Their
final resting place. They say com
mon decency should cause an aspi
rant for an office made vacant by
death to at least wait until the dead
official is committed to the grave be
fore they begin to tumble over each
other after the job. LLEWXAM.
DEALTH is fully restored by the
u great Alternative and tonic, Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and YOU remember the