The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-23
Better CARE
FOR THE II INSANE Nj
Asylum Authorities Will Make.
Provision and Then Look
to the Legislature.
THE GOVERNOR GOES HUNTING
The Presbyterian Church Raises
a Large Amount in Cas1, to
Liquidatc Debt.

Especial to The -Dispatch.)
RALEIGH, N. c., Nov 22.-The dreo-
tors Of the Western Hospital for the In
sane at Morgan,on and the Central Hos
pital at Raleigh met in conference here
to-day and approved tho action OF su-
pcrlntcndent Mckee, OF Raleigh, and SUI
pcrintcndent Murphy, OF Morganton. last
spring in interchanging patients. so as
TO I'LL all the beds in the male and To-
male wards. twas also decided to make
Immediate provision for all the outside
patients without legislative authority,
ask the General Assembly to make an
appropriation that will increase the ca
pacity OF the two hospitals on the bnSls
of accommodating one patient for every
600 inhabitants Of tho State.
J. 3. Sawyer and !. 3. Davis repre-
scented tho Western Hospital, and DR..
Stanclll and DR.. Middleton tho Central
Hospital In the conference. DR. Murphy
and Or. Mckee wcro also in attendance.
Pledges and cash amounting to $1,000
were raised In the First Presbyterian
Church, this city, Sunday by the pastor,
DR. Fl. a.. Moment, for the liquidation Of
the debt that has hung over the church
for come years. This puts the corgrega-
ton out OF debt after the erection Of O
s3G, 900 house OF worship.
This morning at O:15 o clock Miss Lilly
Gray was united In marriage to Mr.. Chas.
T.. Fish, or New York, the ceremony being
in Christ Church, by the rector DR.. M. M.
Marshall. Tho maid OF honor was Miss
Caro- Gray, sister OF the bride, and the
best man, Mr.. Charles M.1 Hayes. OF New
York Tho ushers were Mr.. j. H. Mac
Rae, Of Fayetteville; Mr.. G. B. Crowell,
Mr.. w. s. Wilson and Mr.. Robert Gray,
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decorated with palms and ferns aDl
hrysanthcmums. The wedding was one
OF the most fashionable Of the season.
Miss Cray being popular In social circles
throughout the State. She Is a daughter
Of Mr.. r. =. Gray. OF this city. The
groom was for two years a, member OF
tho ia Guilty. OF Agricultural and Mechani-
car College here but has been a resident
Of New York for the past three years,
bridge architecture and contracting bcing
his speciality
81 A. M. Powell, Mayor OF Raleigh. has
lust issued the fifth annual report Of
his stewardship as mayor of Raleigh.
and III 1t declares that he will not accept
a denomination. He pronounces the dis
pensary here a decided success Says
drunkenness has been reduced forty per
cent. and that the financial returns are
SURPRISING all expecta lions; that the city
treasury will receive about three times as
much revenue as formerly from the liquor
business, despite the fact that one-half
Of the net receipts from the dispensary
must go to the county school fund.
Governor Aycock. State Auditor 3. +.
Dixon, Secretary Of State Bryan
Grimes, Commissioner OF Agriculture s,
i. Patterson and other State officials
spent tho day In the fields about five
miles from the city hunting rabbits and
birds. They bagged q great amount OF
game, and had thoroughly successful
hunt. This is their fourth annual hunt
under tho guidance Of Colonel Fred A.
Odds. III - 4,
There were three candidates for bap-
tism TO be immersed at Tabernacle Bap-
fist Church Sunday night after the SER
vices OF the evening, but after the ladies
Of the congrega ton had removed their
hats and t,S-.candidates were ready, the
pastor started down into the pool, 1t was
found that the sexton had scarelessly al
lowed all the water to leak out, and the
pool was dry This necessltated the
postponemcntso OF the ordinance.