The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-12
CAUSE OF
EDUCATION.
North Carolina County Superin-
tendents Gather in
4 Raleigh.
AN ELABORATE WEDDING
OR. Jones Fuller Marrics Miss
Matte Elisa Pace Of
Raleigh,
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RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 1.-the State
Association OF County superintendents Of
Public Schools convened IN second an
nual session In Representatives Hall OF
the State Capitol this morning. State su-
per1ntendent J. z. Joyner presiding. Nine
" OF the ninety-seven county supertn-
tendents are present. State Superintendent
joyner delivered an able and cornprehon-
sive address. In which no congratulated
the superintendents on the progress tho
cause OF education has made during the
past year, and urged yet greater effort
especially along tho line OF consolidation
OF school districts, the voting Of local
taxes for school Improvement and the,
establishment Of rural school Libraries.
etc.
Features OF tho afternoon session were
the discussion OF how local taxation was
secured for. every district except ono
in Dare county, Superintendent D. q.
Crisp: what the County suporintendents
Can Do to Secure Consolidation and Local
Taxation" by, 5uperintendenS T. A.
Sharp. OF Guilford. and w. s. Long. OF
Alamance; "Discussion OF Teachers Insti-
tute Work." by Y. D. Moore. OF Caldwell.
and others. President Charles D. hclver.
OF the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege. spoke at length on tho Southern
Educational Board and the ;. Campaign
for Education"
Some notable features Of tho session to-
night wore Visitation OF Schools and
How to Make It Most Helpful" by ex-
State Superintendent c. H. Mebanc. of
Catawba: "a Paper On the Life and Char
acter OF Calvin. H. Wiley" by Professor
r. D. W. Connor OF Wilmington. The
days.
State Superintendent J. 7. Joyner's adj
dress was lengthy and valuable docu-
ment. showing healthy and hopeful pro-
gress IN consolidation OF districts. local
taxation, building and improving school
houses. ana in every department OF pub
JIG school work. It shows eishty.eight
sixty-flye counties-Dare first. With
eighteen, and Guiltord second. with sev-
enteen. Tho decrease In tho number OF
school districts this year has been SO,
the decrease In two years being 67. In
two years SIC new schoolhouses. for 1908.
$l.0o.so an increase Of A7s,48 for the
past year. OF the public schools loan
fund, 3es.S1 has been loaned out TO sixty
counties, for II districts. securing tl134 40
additional school property. There Is still
1l5.ess Of this fund Immediately available
and another 100 In the form OF State
bonds available In three years.
\ Tho report shows 5000 volumes In 600
rural Libraries. Salaries OF white teachers
have Increased s1.bS and negroes forty
four cents par month therpasttyear
Among features OF work to be done.
Superintendent Joyner urged further con-
solidation OF districts. building OF better
houses IA largo number OF districts stu
A. uluir hn ne do ~ n
teachers and county supervision. He con-
graduated the county superintendents, on
an increase OF 1910 in the average daily
attendance for the white public schools.
PRETTY WEDDING.
Tho First Baptist Church OF this city
was the scene At $3.50 o'clock tonight OF
one OF the most elaborate and fashionable
weddings OF the year. It was that OF
Miss Mattye Elisa Pace ana Mr. Jones
Fuller. tho latter OF Durham. Tho bridal
party Is composed OF the following:
Maid OF honor, Miss Susan MCGEE Heck.
Of Raleigh: best man. Mr.. Frank =. Full
Ter, OF Durham; bridesmaids. Misses
Jannet Fuller, OF New York: Matte Tay-
Tor. OF Atlanta; Nan Clark, Tarboro; Rosa
Ashe Battle. OF Raleigh; Theodore Mar
shall OF Raleigh: groonsmen, Thomas
Staples Fuller, OF Raleigh: w. II, Heck.
OF New York; Paul Reed, Durham; John
Lipscombe. Durham; Plato. Durham; 8.
J. Hinsdale, DR.. 2. B. Ferebee and A. w.
Graham. Jr.. OF Raleigh.
The ceremony was performed BY Dr..
Tyrec. pastor OF the First Church, and
was beautiful and unique.
Following the marriage there was
reception at the home OF the brides
grandmother. Mrs. Heck. on North Blount
Street. after which Mr.. ana Mrs. fuller
loft for a tour North. There was also q
complimentary dance In honor OF tho
bridal party on Tuesday night, led by
Mossrs. Graham Andrews and w. d.
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Skinner announce
the marriage OF their daughter, Miss Kate
to Mr.. James w. Hunter. tho latter OF
South Carolina.
CORPORATION COMMISSION.
The North Carolina Corporation Com
Greensboro tomorrow to hold an inyesti-
cation In the case OF Greensboro Ice and
Coal Company VS.. southern Railway In
which the Ice and Coal Company seeks
to compel the railroad company to place
4, cars loaded for them on their private
!, siding. instead OF on the public sldings OF
the Southern. The commission has already
ordered tho railroad to place tho cars on
the private siding. ana exceptions to this
order are to be heard Tomorrow The
refusal on the part OF the Southern II on
account OF tho failure OF tho Ice and
Coal Company to pay . considerable
arearaEes In freights,
! At the annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF the North Carolina Midland Rail-
| road at Winston Salem to-day, the report
OF tho operating department showed the
not earnings OF the road for the past year
to be $4,000. A dividend OF :M per cent.
was declared. this being the first one since
the road was built. The old tficers were
reelected.
" REMARKABLE FAMILY.