The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-08

NATIVE NORTH CAROLINIAN
DIES IN SPOKANE.
Easter PicnicS Around Raleigh
A. & n. G. Investigating Committee
to Notwithstanding the Academy
of Music.
Messenger Bureau,

fSdlSlSH, N. L. April f,lSUf-
President George T. Winston of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical
College here received a telegram last
night announcing the death Of his
brother, Patrick Henry Winston, at
Spokane, Washington, at the age of
81 years, the cause of death being
heart failure. Mr.. Winston had een
in feeble health several years. He
a a native of BERTHE county in this
state and graduated at the State Uni
versity with the highest honors. AT
the time he graduated, President An
drew johnson and Secretary of State
VIM. H. Seward were present. Mr..
Winston's father had sem him a
watch but no chain n Secretary
Steward was so much impressed with
young Winston's Grafton, he being
the valedictorian of his class, that
he took off his own watch chain, a
valuable n and presented it to him.
Mr.. Winston served a term as attor-
ney general of the state of Washing
ton, having been elected by the demo-
Gratis, but was defeated for reelection
by the republicans. At the time of
his death he was editing a paper,
Winston's Weekly at Spokane. He
leaves a wife and nine children. His
WIG d lle 3 W q ulSlllS-
uiShed gentleman of Pittsburg, Pa,
the leading member of the bar Of
that city. Mr.. Winston was a man
of great ability and was widely known
in North Carolina
The weather was very cold this
morning and there was ice, but owing
to the very steady wind which pre-
vailed last night it is not thought that
frost did any damage.
The Baptist Tabernacle here yes
terday at its Easter service raised
$4,000 necessary to ~extinguish the
debt, which had existed for many
| years.
Cold as today was, many persons
went fishing and picnicing, in all di-
rections. 1t is a custom of many
years standing here, and if snow were
falling persons would go just the
anne
President James A. Bryan of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
is here and says he will file a. COM
plete answer to the afidavits made
Saturday in the hearing of the mo-
ions in the McBee and Finch case
before Judge Brown. The state Of
ficials say the purpose Of these mo-
tons was to get the affidavits before
he public.
To-Day W. T.. Lee of Waynesville,
came here upon notice from the gov
Il W oLNCliu q liICCliIS ol-lliS SpS
cial committe to investigate the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad
the other members of this commit
tee being r. T. Gray Of Raleigh and
Henry A. Page of Aberdeen. The
committee was in session this after
noon and will begin its work in a
day or two.
Farmers here say that with one
more week of fine weather they will
be up with their work. Some land
was ploughed too wet and will have
| to be ~re-p1oughed and narrowed.
The Raleigh Savings Bank which
| has a capital stock amounting TO only
$4,000 makes a remarkable showing
in today's statement, having deposits
amounting to $599,650.
Adiutant General has received the
resignation of Captain H. A. Love OF
| Company H. First regiment, n. c.
| National Guard at Waynesville. In
future when companies OF h Ma
tional Guard are disbanded honorable
discharges will be given each enlisted
man on the roll. This is a new order
and becomes effective with the COM
pany at Hartford, the order for dis
bandment of which has been issued.
Work has begun on the Academy
Of Music. which is to be we'll re-mod-
elled. The stage will be doubled in
size and there will be dressing rooms
on a level with the stage, in addition
to the present inadequate ones be-
meath il. The theatre will be so al
tered as not to be recognizable as Il
~ppearan