The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-11
Messenger Bureau.

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Raleigh, n. C., April 8.
State Auditor Dixon today received
a letter from Governor Montague or
Virginia, regarding the exercises az
| Apponattox at the unwilling Of the
memorial to North Carolina troops and
its formal dedication In the letter.
Governor Montague said: Will y'd,
| kindly advise ME as to the programme
| of exercises TO be held at Appomattox.
on The 10th instant. presume . am
| expected to make a short address OF
welcome. AT wnat hour will the ex-I
~ercises take placer" In reply DR.. DIX
on stated that the governor would ar
! rive at the scene at $50 a. m, anil
that the exercises will begin at II. The
complete programme was sent by DIR
Dixon TO Governor Montague, ami is
as follows: Prayer by Chaplain
James A. Weston; Introductory re-
marks by Chairman Henry A. London.
OF the memorial committee. Address
of welcome by Governor Montague.
Address by Governor Glenn, subject.
THE Old North state Memorial ole
by Henry Jerome Stockard, of ka-
leigh. Address by General William p.
Roberts. The unwilling of the memo
rial. dwelling of the cavalry memo
rial by Captain Z. ]. Holt. Unwilling
Of me Jenkins memorial by Captain
W p Jenkins.
y great many questions are asked
about the flags which have been re-
turned by the United States War De-
tartment to North Carolina, thirty
two n number. and which have been
placed in Hall of History. The most
important question asked is as to
where the flags which bear no certif-
icate of capture came from; whether
they were surrendered by General Lee
at Appomattox or by General Johnston
near Durham, or came from the state
capitol here. It is said that at the
close of the war there were a number
of Confederate flags in the capitol, dis
played from the galleries Of the Senate
chamber. 1t is true that most of the
flags were captured, as is plainly
shown, but some were not. The sec
rotary of war has been asked abou.
this matter.
State Superintendent Joyner left last
night for Concord, where he made an
educational address tonight.
The penitentiary authorities will
take up again the matter Of lighting
the public buildings with electricity.
The annual cost of such lighting IS
about $4,000. 1t is said that it would
cost about $11 900 to put in the proper
plant at the p~enitentiary.
Most of the public schools in the
state nave closed, not to re-open until
! autumn, this remark applying to the
rural schools only. There are 5,o43
white rural schools, and 1883 colored,
also Fl for the Croatan Indians. The
state does not educate the Cherokee
Indians, their schools being supported
entirely by the United States. ASor.
Is graded schools in cities and towns
have so far reported to the state super
intendent, while some have not done.
They are now required to make re-
ports.
Charters are granted to the Green's
boro Wood Fiber Plaster Company,
capital stock $12, 900, and to the Inter-
state Realty Company Of Mooresyille,
Iredell county, capital stock 500, Quo.
H. F. Seawall the special master in
the case of the Carolina and Northern
Railway is here, having completed a
hearing at Marion, S. c., this being
part Of the action to foreclOse the
mortgage. The road is forty miles in
length and he says it is valuable, as
the traffic is very heavy. The final
hearing is to be at Raleigh. The re-
ceivers of this road are w. ]. Edwards
and V. C. McBee
The Southern Cotton Association
will this year have it's own statistics,
and these are now being collected to
show the amount of reduction in acre
age. Usually the state agricultural
department has published each month
a crop statement; the first n showing
the acreage, but last year no reports
were published and as yet it is not
settled whether any will be this sea-
SOL
The funeral services of Rev. DR.. T.
E. Skinner were held from the First
Baptist church this morning and We're
conducted by Rev. w. G.. Tyree, the
pastor, assisted by Rev. DIR. r. T. Vann.
The congregation was a great one.
Tributes in the way of flowers being
from all parts of the state.
The penitentiary officials were seen
today and asked about the number of
convicts. They say it is steadily
d~windling and the talk about making
the ~penitentiary a hospital will amount
to something of q reality before long,
if the counties keep up the pres ent
practise of sending to it the lame. the
halt and b blind. There are a great
many applications for convicts, some
Of which have been on file for a long
time; in fact three times as many con-
victs are asked for as are available. 10
does not appear that any a be fur
nished railways just now, as all are
hired out under old contracts. Fifty
] are at work on the Wilksboro and JEFF
ferson turnpike. Director Hackett
avs he thinks they ought to complete
this road in a year. The state has ex-
pended $27 900 on the road already
putting in as its part the labor of the