The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-03
\. c. LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
Programme for Second Annual
Meeting to be Held in Raleigh
Addresses by Prominent Men ana
Women. OF This and Other States.
Death OF Douglas OldS-Charters by
the State.
Messenger Bureau.

HdlelRn, N. ~, MdiCn 20.
Cases from the Ninth district will
be called in the supreme court next
Tuesday, April 8. as follows: State
VS.. Wilkerson. Freeman VS.. Freeman,
Harrington VS.. Tobacco Company,
Cook VS.. Vickers. Alexander VS.. Tele-
graph Company. Kernodle VS.. Teie-
graph Company, Davis VS.. Traction
Company, Brown VS.. Durham, Moore
VS.. Railroad, Blackwell VS.. Mutual Re-
serve Life Association, City Of durham
VS.. Emo Cotton Mills, Boggs VS.. Pick
EFT, City of Durham VS.. Riggsbee. Mill
eken VS.. Denny, Hayes VS.. Railway,
Young VS.. Railway, Fitzgerald VS..
Railway. Wright VS.. Railway, Palmer
VS.. Yates, Isley VS.: Iron Company,
Jones VS.. Ragsdale, Hubbard VS.. Rail-
way, Settle VS.. Settle.
The complete programme for the
second annual meeting of the North
Carolina Literary Association is an
%nounced, as it will be observed in Ra-
leigh, at the olivia Raney Literary
Hall, in Raleigh, April 27, and rs. The
first session will be held at 3 o'clock
the afternoon of the 81. The pro-
m in detail follows:
Address of welcome by Richard II.
Battle, president of the Raney library;
reports by secretary n treasurer,
with minutes of first unual meeting;
report of the president. MRS. Annie
Smith Ross, of Charlotte. Why We
Need a Public Library, DR.. Edward
Minis, Trinity college; discussion by
L. p. Wharton. Greensboro; Mrs. Sol
Well, GoldsbOro: Justice Walter Clark,
Raleigh. Organization of a New Lii
brary," Miss Anne Wallace, Of the Al
lanta, Ga, Carnegie Library; discus
sion, Miss Annie Petty, Greensboro;
Micc NJ T. Gibson Wilmington In
formal discussion of library topics.
nouncemen of committees. Night
session 8 o'clock: Welcome on behalf
of the city, Mayor James L.
Raleigh; welcome on behalf of the
state, by Governor r.. B.. Glenn. 1.-The
Library and the Literary Clubs" Mrs.
Lindsay Patterson, Winston-Salem.
THE Public Library as. an Integral
Part of our Public and Free Educa-
ton DR.. Henry Louis Smith, David
son College. Morning session, %. l.
brary and School," Professor E. P
Moses, Raleigh; discussion by J. D
Rast, Monroe; DR.. G.. T. Winston, OF
1ege: H. P. Harding, Charlotte. "Rura
Libraries" Hon: j. Y. Joyner, state
superintendent of public instruction
college Libraries" Miss Ida Dacus
Winthrop College, Rock Hill, 5. G.
discussion J. P. Breedlove, Trinit!
college,. MISS julia "A. HIlt, NulIloit
College. "A State Literary Commits
sion" DR.. Thomas M. Owen, Mont
gOmery, Ala: discussion by Hon. Mile
O. Sheriff.. of the state library, an(
J. P. Kennedy, Virginia state librarian
Informal discussion of library topics
Fourth session Saturday afternoon
New and miscellaneous business, com
mittee reports; election of officers an'
adjournment.
ugla Olds. the second son o
Colonel Fred A. Olds. of this city die
early this morning at southern Pines
where the young sufferer was take1
Sunday afternoon. Death was scarceI
unexpected, as tuberculosis with 1t
clutches had been sapping the vital
of so fine a young fellow who Dor
promise of so much and was so UNI
yerSally beloved. Mr.. Odds was l
years old this month. He had for abou
two years been a resident of Wac
Texas, where his home was with a
older brother Fred Olds. Jr. Colon
Odds had spent several weeks with III
son. having taken him to the -extrem
western part of that state hoping fo
benefit and recuperatiOn. The drea
illness was only of short Duration. IN
remains were brought to Raleigh tn.
morning. and the interment Will tax
place here.
The state chartered the Sylvia Lun
Der Company, at Sylvia, in JacksO
county. I~ncorporators are E. l.. NJ
Kee. sylvia. c. j. and D. r. Harri
DillsbOrO. The authorized capt.;
stock is $4,000. The Carolina Mann
featuring Company, Charlotte, amend
its charter by increasing the capt.
stock to $4,000. ]. H. Wellington
president and DR.. G.. W. Graham
secretary. The Guilford Plaster Con
pany. Greensboro, also amends i
charter and changes the name to Gui
ford Plaster and Cement Company. al
is authorized an increase of capt.
stock from $4,000 to 5000