The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
Plans to Convert the Peniteniay Into
an Asylum
If the Building Can be So Used. the
Governor VIII Urgently Recommend
1T to the observation-disclosures to the
Methodist OrDhanage-Conditfonal
Pardon Granted to Thomas Allen.
Other Raleigh News Notes.
Bureau
Raleigh n. c., December q.

ftalelgu N. H., december o.
Adiutant General Robertson says
that if Inspection General Balm ac-
cepts the infantry company organized
at Lexington il will be mustered in
and assigned to the Third regimen. as
Company A.
The Methodist orphanage here mas
received s3.000,a bequest from the la:e
Mr.. Washington Duke, of Durham.I- is
said that Mr.. Duke divided among
the members Of his family all of his
great estate, sometime before his
death, but in some way overlooked
Louisburg college, which he owned,
so that this property belongs to The
estate.
Professor Stevens, of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, mas
completed a new bulletin for teachers,
being No 5 OF the series. 1t covers
nature study, and provides for four
exercises each month for each grade
In the public schools. 1t will go to
every public school teacher in the
state. Professor Stevens will prepare
a special series of articles for the
Progressive Farmer I'M such other
papers as desire it, for each week
next year.
The directors of the penitentiacy
met today. DR.. r. H. Speight, one
of these had a talk with the governor
in regard to a plan he had of using
the penitentiary buildings here as a
hospital for the insane. He says that
for $25, 900 the great building can be
prepared. There are now barely 100
cOnvicts in it, and the state has a
total of only about $50. His plan is
to- build a penitentiary on the state
farm neal Weldon, and he says this
will much better serve the purpose
than the present one here, and at the
same time the use of the latter as 4
hospital will accommodate 1000 OF
the insane. There are about 40 acres
of land. but much more can be Sc
cured.
Your correspondent had a chat with
Governor Glenn regarding using the
p~enitentiary as a hospital for the In"
sane. The governor said that as far
odCh DIS 1910, "lCu uS was Ii IuS oSh-
ate he had favored such a step, if it
was found practicable, and that The
matter was now under special consld-
Grafton by him. The only question is
whether it is feasible to thus convert
the building. In order to have definite
information he will have a very care
full examination made by a competent
architect and upon this expert state
ment will base his recommendation to
the next legislature. The governor
says the penitentiary directors felt
that by giving up these buildings, and
placing all the cOnvicts on the farm
and on railway and other construct
ton work, they will save money. In
fact the only question is whether the
building can be used for the Insane |
If it can be done, the governor viii!
earnestly recommend. it.
State Auditor Dixon has gone %
Oriental. Pamllco county, where to
morrow he will deliver an address be-
fore the Junior Order of United Amer
lean Mechanics.
The state auditor has sent out TOT
the register of deeds of each county
a blank for statement Of sherif's set
Element of state taxes for this year |
which must be made before the sec-j
ond Monday in January. If the coll
lections of taxes are not over $4,000 |
The. new law will not effect the regu-l
lar five cent commission.
Insurance Commissioner Young has
issued a second call for reports from
all assessment companies doing bust
ness in North Carolina as to the I'D
vance assessment to be made by them,
and the place and amount of deposit |
The notice includes all the fraternal
orders. and various life and fire IN
surance companies. the total number
approximating so.
Sheriff Julian, of Rowan county,
brought to the penitentiary today a
negro convict, TO serve one year for
larceny.
The governor pardons conditionally
Thomas Allen, who last March III
this county was sent to the roads for
twelve months, for adultery; the par
don being on condition that Alien
remains sober and industrious and
treats his family with kindness.
The supreme court took up today
the appeals from the 18th district ard
tomorrow will dispose of these. The
following lawyers have arrived: Frank
Carter, Thomas F. Rawlins, tate San-l
ator Webb, J.. T. Murphy and Mark
Brown from Asheville and John Nor
wood from the 10th district.
The preliminary arrangements are
in progress for rebuilding the burned
dormitory at the Catholic Orphanage |
All the walls have fallen except al
part of the west and north e.
The Second and Third regiments of
National Guard of the state have now
been equipped for field service, shell |
ter tents having been sent to all the
companies Of both regiments. l. isl
understood that the entire brigade viii,
be in camp at the permanent en-
campment grounds about two miles
this side of Morehead City, but as yeti