The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-04

library her husbands priced edition OF
he Encvclopedia Britannica. twenty vol
umes. Mrs. Armistead Jones has given
twelve volumes of the Confederate HIS
tory. 4 complete file of the newspaper
published in Raleigh during the war mas
| been presented by Mrs. Robert n. Jones.
This is a splendid nucleus for a fine I'D
Tary.
The superintendent office, which IS
| The w. c. StTonach Memorial Room, was
! furnished by the johnston PettlgreW
| Chapter. United Daughters Of the Con
| federacy. Of this place, and the work VAS
| well and handsomely done.
Mr.. Stronach has received from
i Mrs. E. Burke Haywood for this room
an original drawing by Miss Sophia A..
Partridge Ghe first Secretary OF the La
dies Memorial Association of Pettigrew
Hopital. made during the war Git will be
that Pettigrew Hospital
stood where the home now isl, also pic
lures of DR.. E. Burke Haywood, who was
in charge of Pettigrew Hospital, and of
General J. Johnson Pettigrew for whom
! he Hospital was named. The pictures OF
DR.. HAYWOOD and General Pettigrew are
war pictures, that is, taken during the
war.
There are in all in the building twenty
two rooms. Taking out the superinten-
| dents office, library and lounglng room,
nineteen are left for bedrooms. These
are exceedingly coy and comfOrtable,
each one supplied With q steam radiator.
There are in each room two iron beds,
a dresser, table and two chairs. Inc
Soldiers Home Association furnished
these rooms, with the exception OF the
bed linen, etc, which was given by the
different chapters taking the rooms
1t is the purpose of the management
to put in this building those of the in
mates who are unable to do their own
work, such as drawing Of water, getting
fire wood. etc. The building is SO ar
! ranged that a man can live here the bal
ance Of his days, as Capt. Brooks said.
and never get out from under cover.
Fer there is d porch running complete
~ around the building, connecting at one
corner with the dining room porch.
The attic TO the new building can, when
necessity arises, be divided into sixteen
rooms with dormer windows, and very
comfortable indeed they would be.
A complete list Of the chapters fur
nishing rooms. with the names and
numbers of the rooms. follows:
Johnson-Pettigrew Chapter, room No.
/. ". &. Stronach memorial.
Concord Chapter, room No. l, DodsOn
Ramseur memorial.
Goldsboro Chapter, room No. >, Thos.
Ruffin, memorial.
Greensboro Chapter, room No 4, ALT
NJ. Scales memorial.
Lincoln Chapter, room No. ., soldiers
! Of Lincoln county memorial.
New Bern Chapter, room No. 8. New
! Eprn memorial
Durham Chapter, No. {, Wm. Z.
Mangum memorial.
Wilmington Chapter, room No. ), W.
II. c. Whiting memorial.
Winston chapter, room No. 8, A, b
Carroll memorial.
Pittsboro Chapter, room No. s. Win
ME Davis memorial.
Morgarton Chapter. room No. II, Sam
uel McTate memorial.
kinston Chapter, room No. l., Aft.
/, Moore Waddall memorial.
Wilson Chapter, room No. 13, John w
Ddnharn memorial.
Edcnton, Arson and LenOir Chap
tiers, room No. IA.
Red Springs Chapter, room No. Is.
kittrell Chatter, room No. 16, c. c.
! Blacknall memorial.
Warsaw hapter room No. l.. Jas.
4 kenan memorial
Statesville Chapter, room No. IS
| Statesville memorial.
Salisbury Chapter, room No. 10. i. +,
HOke memorial.
Lexington Chapter. room No. %. Z. +.
Lee memorial.
Orange County Hall Qounging room.)
J.. OBJ. Branch Camp Qibrary)
HISTORY OF THE HOME.
The late w. G. Str onach. brother OF
Mr.. a. b. Stronach. the president chair
man of the executive committee, was
the father of the Soldiers Home. 1t NaS
commenced in a little siX-room house or
tie corner of Polk ard East streets, in
1883. There We're sixteen inmates in
this house, and here they stayed about
a year and a half. Two of these original
veterans are in the Home now.
1t the enc of that first year or year
and a half, Mr.. Stronach prevailed upor
the Legislature to allow him the use
of the buildings at the present Home
Which We're put UP by the State durine
the Civil War for a hospital for the sol
diers. This was known as the Pettigreu
Hospital.
The history OF these old buildings is Z
checkered one. After the war they were
tStlLSC py lnc ouitcu states gov 6IIIllGnl
as being abandoned property and used a.
a barracks for many years. After the
State regaiued possession, the p
was used as a fair grounds for the ne.
grocs. Later Wake county used it as
convict camp. Where the new buildin!
- Now stands there was a ten-rOom build
ing, Which Mr.. Stronach had knocked
together, SO to speak, out Of some OLE
shanties.
There are now just 80 inmates, and q
to come, whose applications have beer
approved.
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