The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-28
MEMORIAL AT -ApPoMArrox
Date OF Celebration Changed 90 ADri.
f0th-Programme OF Exercises
Governor Declines TO Grant a Per-
don.
Especial to The Messenger.D


Raleigh. n. G., March 2s.-The com.
mittse in charge of the Memorial &c
North Carolina troops at Appomattox
met here today and arranged a pro-
gramme, which may yet be changed
somewhat The date of the celebra-
ton has been changed from the 9Th If
April, which falls on a Sunday (the day
on which the surrender was made) II
the 10th. The programme is:-Opea-
ing with memorial prayer, by Rev.
james A Weston, who was Major OF
the 33rd North Carolina Regiment AID
who was In command of it when it
parolled at Appomattox. Remarks 10y
Henry A London, chairman Of the me-
mortal committee. Address by Cover
nor Montague OF Virginia. Address by
Governor Glenn, this being the pripci-
pal one OF the day. Ode Last at APP
pomattox,' by Professor Henry jerome
Stockard, of Raleigh. Short addresses
by Brigadier Generals William r. Cox
and William P. Roberts who command
ed brigades at Appomattox. Thomas
S. Garrett, Major General Command
Ing TIC 4itCu SOu1Sucfd lc NcIcf Gil ;
OF Virginia will be present in command
OF that body ami will take an active
part in h exercises. Music will &C
furnished by the band of the rhird
Regiment North Carolina Guard.
Twelve or fifteen companies If TIE
National Guard are expected to be
present. Special trains will be run
from Raleigh, Durham and Greensboro.
The governor declines TO gran a
pardon TO John Stevenson who was
convicted OF retailing whiskey without
license in Guilford county, in Other
words operating a blind tiger. The
governor a a very great dislike for
his particular crime and thinks 1t a
very low sort of business. He made
the comment that he believed more
convictions Of crime resulted from
blind tigers than any other cause IN i
that a man convicted of operating such
a place would have to bring ver.j
strong petitions in order to secure Il
pardon from him. His view that the
illicit sale of whiskey is the ground
work of most of the crime in the state
is neld by not a few observant PEG
pie. Great efforts were made to get
Stevenson pardoned. His wife came
here and made a pitiful plea to the
governor. The latter says he does not
want to be hard hearted but that his
belief is too many pardons are granted.
Of cours there are some very merl-
torious cases and he acted on one OF
these a few days 60, in which there
really should not nave been a convic-
ton, the prisoner having been in the
penitentiary IA years.
The state agricultural department
owns a great number of extremely fine
pictures in the way of very large pho
tOgraphs of North Carolina scenery,
and these will be distributed in the
various halls in the state museum.
They are characteristic of North Car
olina scenery and also illustrate the
economic progress all over the state
and hence are OF particular value.
The city health officer says the city
farm pays we'll; that it is ample as a
place for distribution of garbage Tor
many years to come. A very large
quantity of feed stuffs for horses used
by the city is raised there, in fact
enough to supply all the animals
throughout the yea