The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-20
.OBSERv ANCE
IN RALEIGH E. ( ! H
Ceremonies III the State Capitol
Under the Auspices Of the
Daughters Of Confcderacy'
FOR THE HE N. ? J. !. m Bill lI..l.
The Truc Refortlers Chartered
in North Farmer
Charged With Larceny.
tspecia, to The -Dlspatch,> !

Especial to The Tines-Dlspatcn,,s st
RALEIG1I, N. c., Jan. dali offices
In tho State Capitol and tho banks OF
tic city wore closed to-day on account
OF General Robert u. Lce's tlrthday,lAnd
the principal observance was tonight In
tho hall OF the House Of Representatives
whom very credltable programme was
rendered Under the auspices Of the johns
Pettigrew Chapter, Daughters Of the
Confedcrucy. An immense audience
packed the hall Captain 8. A. Ashe do
llvered the address ON the career Of Cen
eral Leo. Mrs. r.. a. Odds read an orig
inal poem on tho hero OF tho Confed-
eracy There was special music. Crosses
OF honor were presented to eleven vet
Grams.
llEMPBURN BILL.
Petitions are being circulate dhere for
signatures, asking Congress to pass tho
1Ic,npburn delivery bill, which Is intend
\ cd to prohibit the shipment Of liquor into
prohibition or dlspenHary territory under
the guise OF Interstate commerce. The Pc
stition recitcs that It's signers believe III
allowing each State to regulate Its ntfni. 8
S,,ntrammeled Worry few officials or prom
nent citizens arc signing IT,.
IS Tho Secretary OF state charters tho
Grand Lodge Of tho Independent order
ofSTrue Reformers TO be organized III
Fayetteville. 1t Is Il colored mutual pene.S
FIT organization, and proposes to or
! pnnize subordinate lodges throughout thu
State. s IA y V
4 FARMERS INSTITUTES q
Tho first Of series Of fifteen farmers
Institutes to be held between now and
February 18th opens at Warrenton to-
day The last will be at coldsboro There
will be Institutes at Jackson, NVednes-
day; Murfrecsboro, Friday, and Wlnsor
next Monday. Gainesville, January 2th;
&Currituck Courthouse, 18th; Camden, 6oth;
Elizabeth City, February 1st; HEREFORD.
od;S denton, Sd; Roper, 5th; Washington
6th; Greenville. sth; Tnrboro. 9th and loth.
The State Library has for many years
had as one of its most Interesting fea--
lures a set OF ]. j. Audubon's massive
books, illustrating with wonderful ar.
tistic. power. the bird life of the country
They aer kept under loo kand key and
are only shown to visitors In tho pres
ence of the librarian. These sets or
ather sets like the one the State owns.
have for years been quoted on the mar
ket ut s., 1000, but catalogues were received
to.aay quoting them Mt $1,000 North Car"
olina was ono Of the original subscribers
Ia this work.
FOUND A PURSE.
# An unusual case on trial here IS that
OF Sank E'aison, n we'll to do farmer,
for the larceny Of, purse containing
ST. In that he is charged with finding
the purse Of his neighbor, George ROD
eryon. and failing to deliver It to HIM,
Witnesses swore they saw Faison pick
up u purse, but no claims 1T was one
containing only fifteen cents and Key,
the property OF a negro on his place.
rho case Is hotly contested, nearly al
OF to-day being consumed In the arsu-
mens by counsel
Sales In the Raleigh dispensarJ the
past week were 1852, gain OF s'o9 over
the total for the first week inc SAFES
for last Saturday were 500: