The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-20
THE HALL OF HISTORY
INTERESTING AND VALUABLE
, RELICS INSTALLED.
Report of Chairman Olds-Judge
Christians Charges 10 Be An
swered-An Appeal to Andrew
Carnegie-SaIe of Swamp Lands.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. c, November 13.

The state Association of County Su-
perintendents OF Education ended It's
convention this morning after a very
pleasant and profitable session. The
personnel Of the superintendent has
greatly improved within the past few
years. The very first time they ever
met and formed an association was at
Chapel Hi in 1881, John Duckett being
elected President.
The state Auditor says that the
amount which Confederate pensioners
are To receive in the various classes, his
year vii be as follows: First class $50,
second class $40, Ga reduction of 81
from last year, third class $50, and
fourth class, Including widows S14 ca
reduction Of 80 cents from last Year,.
The total amount will be about $202. 900,
but about $1,000 is annually returned to
the Auditor on account of the death of
pensioners TO whom warrants have been
issued.
The state Treasurer today Cashcd in
terest coupOns on North Carolina 8 per
cent. bonds. to the amount of SCI, 40,
these having been paid by the National
PARK BANK oil New 1OGk IdSl ulO1Cl
and sent here in q lump
There was a session of the State
Board Of Education this afternoon to
receive offers for the States swamp
lands IN Carteret county. there being
about 10, 900 acres. Some of the persons
who desire these lands have bought
5000 acres, want to buy 10000 acres
more and get a short option on the re-
ma!Ider-
The work on Wake county good roads
IS being pushed and now about $50 miles
are under construction. Under the new
law the roads reached in a circle 8
miles from Raleigh. while formerly the
road district was square There are
II roads -Four great highways are to
go to the county limit. north. south.
east and west.
One magistrate here gives as his rea-
son for not arresting and sending up
Migrants. that under the constitution
q man has a perfect right never to do
u bit Of work during his whole life, if
ne does not want to.
The reports which come in from the
farmers show that they are we'll Up with
their work along most lines.
Last nights session OF the State Lit
era-y and Historical Association con-
tinued mt a late hour. \ resolution
was offered by Secretary of State j..
Bryan Grimes, and was unanimously
adopted as follows: That a committee
Of seven. composed of Walter Clark.
:. A. Ashe, w. A. Montgomery. w. r.
Bond. H. \. London, a. c. Avery and
L j. Hale be appointed to take under
consideration recent allegations in re-
gard to the inaccuracy of North Carroll
mas claim of its part in the history OF
the Civil war and report to the next
meeting OF this association, or sooner
if possible
This action is taken on account of the
declarations made by Judge a. Chris
rfar. of the United Confederate Veter-
ans Of Virginia. Another resolution
adopted. offered by superintendent E.
p. Moses. of the Raleigh public schools
raises a committee. composed of c.
A!rho..so Smith. of the association, and
two other members to ascertain from
Andrew Carnegie upon what conditions.
II any. he will erect free public libra
ries at the various county seats in
North carolina. for the circulation OF
books among he citizens. Provision IS
10 b. made for the placing of a Sir a
r,r Raleigh calender in the public
schools Of the State. The new officers
OF the association are President G.. Al
phcnSO Smith. Vice Presidents Robert
W. Winston. Mrs. Ashley Horne and T..
w. BIount.
The following report on the Hall OF
History was made by f. \. ODDS. the
Chairman OF the Museum Committee of
thr association:
In compliance with the request to give
Il report OF the work done during the
year. as Chairman of the Museum
Committee l have to say that very graf
flying progress mas been made. On the
first 0+ last December the Commission
- Of Agriculture placed at my disposal
3 noble hall in the new wing of the
State Museum. the dimensions being 100
uv - feet and the ceiling Very lofty. and
handsomely finished in native pine,
polished. The work of installation Of
objects Of historical interest began that
Very day. The number already collect
ell runs into the thousands and thirty
cwo cases have been filled. The col
lection covers a very wide Il and Is
arranged a far rs possible chronology
ca..y. beginning with the Indian period.
thence passing INTO the II reriod be
-.~- the war ot the revolution. covering
.-.. wax and also hose IT 1872. with
-- British. with Mexico. the C.vI war.
.-- that with Spain. The interest felt
rv -ra public. both in attendance AT the
Hl. II History and in the gift or loan
~ ..---tS shows the awakened inter-
-, b. historical matters 80 late aS
last Var il was asserted by some per
sons -ll- d, wJIId be found impossible
20 secure ~.v-.Iueus illustrating North
Carolina history in sufficient numbers
asa v..r-ety as he Of real alu but the
.r.-. -.g- ,uu~ ttr. young rs it may be
shows the .at--u-acy OF such 4 state
u----
d.: curse the majority OF the objects