The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-20
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Question in North Carolina as
to Whether Uniforms
5t' Were Burned.
AN EDITOR ON TEMPERANCE.
w. H Peele, Of Raleigh, Attacks
the Supreme Court i'm,
N a Lecture.
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y RALEIGH, N. e.. july l0.--A cor,1rno :
tious infirmary Is to be erected at once
at wake Forest College, the money be-
Ing donated BY Rev. John Mitchell and
other liberal friends OF the institution.
Or. Mitchell, who has made large dona-
4 lions for the brownsville Orphanage and
other Baptist institutions. donates s1,1oo
towards the inflrnary. Indications are
for the largest enrolment In the history
OF the college this fall
II was published a few days ago that
requlsition had been made on Quarter
master General Macon, OF the North Car
Z ollna National Guard. for new uniforms
ana other equipment for the Durham
Military Company to take the place OF
that destroyed because OF infection by
smallpox come months ago. General
Macon Issues a. card. in which he de-
s clares that no official report has been
made OF the destruction OF the property
and an investigation will be Instituted
at once. He says 1t Is not Understood
by what authority this property was de-
stroyed without due process Of the law
and that mere statement OF the fact
{ does not relieve the State from the re-
sponsibility involved.
The remains OF Mr.. Lee Perry were
carried to Franklinton this morning for
interment. He died last afternoon after;
a lingering illness. He was for many
/ years prominent citizen Of franklin
county. Il IS
This afternoon Editor J. w. Bailey,
Of the Biblical Recorder. lectured before
the Agricultural and Mechanical Sum :.
4 mcr School. especially the civil govern
3 ment class on u Temperance legislation
He is chairman Of the. North Carolina
d Anti Saloon Lea que. @ He treatcd the
s Watts act especially and the necessity
81 upholding il, Also the teaching OF
tempera nee in the public schools.
Polk Miller. Of Richmond. delighted q
n large audience here Tonight with his
famous lecture Way Down Sou tn. III He
i appeared under the auspices Of the
Agricultural and Mechanical ~ Summer
entertainment courses. Nearly a. thou
sand people heard hin. SO
s3SssS w. J. Peele, q well known lawyer
u here. made a. vigorous attack on the
United States Supreme Court In a lecture
L last evening before the civil government
class OF the Agricultural and mechanical
Summer School. He declared that this
government has degenerAted from the
! simple democracy OF our forefathers into
II a centralized form. the rights Of the
States being steadily ercroached upon
until little Of their once 5boasted inhu-i
ence remains and that this elimination
OF State sovereignty. he declared was all
dua to the encroac hments OF the United
States Supreme Court IN deciding political
II questions that should be fleftSto the people
& OF the States. !.
Insurance adjustors who went to Robe
q son, county to adjust the losses BY the
farmers by reason OF the recent terrific
1ail-storm. declared that the damage is
y over 100000 and that the storm was the
worst In the history OF the, State. the
Il path OF the dcvastat ton stretching clean
across the State and extending into Rich
rnond county. One farmer Is mentioned
who had 4 ESQ acres In cotton growing,
standing On the whole 80, horse farm.
4 hi Al FINE RECORD.
The "A gricultural and Mechanical Sum
m er School has Just completed Its second
week, the record showing that In point
OF attendance It Is the largest ever held
IN the South. save the school at Knox
Syillo Over seven hundred teachers from
ali parts Of North Carolina are registered
The school continues to&August Sth. ~
y large number Of teachers are arriving to.
take the remaining two weeks course.
The North Carolina law requires that
every public school teacher shall attend
some summer school for at least two
weeks. H. sg3 E AZ * S58Ss
"A call has been issued for a mass meet
ing OF mnsic clans. to be held In this city
July 10Th; for the purpose OF organizing
the North Carolina Musical Association.
All persons interested in music, and +
music-lovers who desire I'd to aid In the
musical uplift OF tho State. are urged to
attend.
The Caroline Cotton Seed Company.
of SmithfIeld has been chart tered. with
$50, 900 capital, for the purpose OF Boperat-3
ing cotton oil mill and manufacturing
1T opa%o i,a
4 cipal incorporators are James II. Pou, OF
Raleigh, and WA. Sanders, Of Smith
/ field.
Commissioner Of Agriculture Patterson
asks for bids for the erection OF the agri-
cultural building for the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. the cost to be about
$50. 900, The contract will be "a warded
August Cd. 55 ss3
NATURE STUDY OFFICERS:
a Tho success OF the nature study. course
in 9the-A Agricultural and Mechanical Sum
5mer School has resulted in the organiza-
I ton Of the North Carolina Nature Study
Society for the special purpose OF stlmu-.
lating this study in tee public schools
and among cit!SSns generally, These offl-
GERS have been elected:
President Superintendent J.4Y Joyner,
Raleigh, N. G. IL. M 81
Vice. reside Colonel r. Al. olds, Ra-
leigh. N. c.; Dr.. w. e. Cocker, Chapel
Till. NJ. CT; Mrs. Hollowell, Goldsboro,
IN. c.; Mr., FIJI. Busbee, Raleigh N. q,
superintendent r. j. Tighe. AshevIlle.
N. g, II, "A ~. tls
cretary-Treasurer-Dr F q. Stew
ems, Agricultural and Mechanical College,
West Raleigh, N, {. sssS3 y. IS
Executive Committee-Professor W.: T.
1 Poteat. Wake Forest. N. c.; Miss Edith
Royster. Raleighy N. Ct; superintendent
J, y. Blair. Whining ton. n. ! c.; Professor
M. H, Holt, Oak Ridge. N. c.; Professor
r. Gilbert Pearson, g re ensboro, N, Q. as
a THE BREESE TRIAL. ~
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