The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-16
The USUAL :; ! !.
DIVIDEND.
.Mclrose Knitting Mill Shown w. to to
Be in a Most Satis{ac-
tory Condition.
CORPORATION COMMISSION II '|I'' y q I
.Issties Order to Correct Poor
Connections Between soutl,-
ert1 and Atlantic Coast Line.
fsnccia1 to Tho TImcs- DIspatch.


RALEIGH, NJ CT ,ai,. 15.-----Tl,e stock
holders Of Meirose knitting Mil Com
many. ct D. meeting lnSt night. declared
the usual dividend and reelected Van. q.
Moore president and treasurer. Reports
showed tho affairs Of the MIL IN most
satisfactory condition.
The flag at tho North Carolina Soldiers
Homo was at half mast yesterday while
tf,o funeral OF General Gordon was IN
4 r ropresg ut Atlanta. Governor Aycock
sent this n,essngc to Governor Terrell,
+ 81 Georgia, when notified OF the death OF.
General Gordon, :h"1 regret I cannot be
with YOU Thursday. Eorth Carol ina sur-
rows with you III tho death OF the pa
4 trlotic soldier and statesman, John 2.
Gordon
4 ORDERED s CHANGE.
Tho North Caroline Corporation Commits
sion to-day issued IN Of der for change
Iii tho schedules Of the Atlantic Coast
Line, by which the much complained OF
connections, or. rather lack OF con- (
ncctions between the Southern and At
lnntrc Coast Line will be set right and.
russengcrs on route West via Selma can
r,akc close connect On with the Southern
ut Selma. The ordor IL for the Atlantic
< Coast Line eithergto extend the run 81
4 The plymouth train from Rocky Mount
Ii Selma or the Spring Hope train, which
also rims TO Rocky Mount. to Selma.
/ Fit her change will enable passengers from
the cast tn visit Raleigh or other towns
fl the western part Of the State and re-
turn homo tho same Gay.
& % Len Spence conrcd, was sen fenced to-
rsy{to twenty years In the pcnitenuary
fcr breaking into tile residence OF MIR.
Leo Perry here some months 60. Spence
was one OF the nine prisoners VINO broke
put OF Jail recently.
a fury in the Superior Court was out all
flight last night unable TO agree as to
] Whether Virgil Stoae. a young white
4 mar from the country, was guilty Of car
&rvlng q concealed weapon or not. Finally,
tbs morning. mistr,al was declared. XXI
3@a, WILL CLOSE #ACADEhiY.
The directors OF tho Raleigh Auditorium
Company, who had announced that they
Academy OF Music. last night, decided
that It would be best 10 close the Acad-
that II would DO best to close
the Academy for the remainder,
CT this season, 50 that the cnlarg-
r1ent and remodeling fer opera and audi
tfrium purposes cal IL. made, c. K
Btyant, Of Charlotte was here, and was
awarded the contrast TO prepare the
plan. Kill 5,
y PROMINENT n1d5Otl Aaiu u1-udS 1!iAS wv
coming year Will be characterized by the
greatest work IN the history OF North
Carolina Masonry. that Of the erection
$6flfthe splendid $4,000 temple IN Ra-.
leigh and the establishment OF the home
fer the aged and ln:irm Masons in con-
,ect.on. tho movement for which was
Inunched during thu Grand Lodge session
Just adjourned. The same Mason said,
I'm speaking OF Grand Master LIddell,
that he not only orrss to the honorable
office Of Grand Master distinguished SER
vices and the hlghcSt Masonic accom-
I,jshments, but superior business quail
tics which wiz stand him in good stead