The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-17
.GRANDL0DGE MA1ONS
ELECT Ne N OFFICERS
Report Of Committee on Griev-
ances Gives DR.. ]. H. Mock a
Complete Vindication.
TO REDUCE TRAIN SERVICE.
rspeclal 10 The Times dispatch ]

Especial 10 The Times. Dl6patcn.I
RALEIGH, N. c.. January 16.--New
officers for tho North Carolina Grand
Lodge OF Masons were Installed to-day,
Retiring Grand Master Francis d.
Winston being the installing officer
Tho elective officers Installed follow:
Grand Master. S. NJ. Gattis. Hills.
boro. Deputy Grand Master. R. N.
Hackett, wilkesboro: Senior Grand
Warden. w. B. McKoy. Wilmington;
Junior Grand Warden. F. NJ. Winches.
ter. Charlotte: Grand Treasurer. Leo
D. Heart. Raleigh: Grand Secretary.
John G. Drewry. Raleigh.
The following subordinate officers,
appointed BY the new grand master.
| were also announced and installed:
( Senior Grand Deacon, J. T. Alder
man, Henderson,: Junior Grand Deacon.
f. p. Hobgood. Jr., Greensboro; Grand
Chaplain the Rev. F. N. Skinner. Fay.
etteville: Grand Marshal, c. L. Pridgen;
Grand Sword Bearer George S. Nor.
fleet, Winston Salem: Grand Pursui-
want. A. B. Andrews. Jr, Raleigh;
! Grand Stewards. II. A. Grad, and NJ.
F hatcher; Grand Lecturer. C.. f..
Bahnson. Pennington: Auditor. W. :.
Primrose. Raleigh. Member OF Board
OF Custodians. Leon Cash, Winston-Sa.
llenl. Grand Tiler. r. II. Bradley. TIA.
leigh.
| This session OF the Grand Lodge has
the largest attendance on record, eS-
! ceed1ng even the session three years
ago. when the inauguration OF Cover.
nor Glenn offered an additional attrac.
ton for Masons to attend. and estab-
fishing an attendance record. Grand
Tiler r. H. Bradley has attended forty.
four consecutive annual sessions. and
declares that the session just closing Is
the most representative that he has
ever seen assembled.
DR.. Mock indicated.
The Grand Lodge. before adjourning
to-day, received and adopted sc:Srt
from the committee on propositions
OF Thomasville, full and complete
vindication in the case from Thomas
Vile. wherein Winston Fulton charged
DR.. Mock with alternating the affections
OF his wife. This action ends the mat
, ter. SO far as the Grand Lodge Is con-
cerned It is of interest to note that
on January sth Mrs. Fulton started in
; the Guilford county courts action for
divorce against Fulton. and Sheriff
Il sears, OF wake county, To-Day served
on Fulton here summons requiring
his appearance at the next term OF
Guilford court as defendant. In add.
ton to Mrs. Fulton's suit for divorce
there Is in Guilford an Indictment for
SANDER against him, growing out OF
the charges he has made against Mr.
Mock and Mrs. Fulton.
Petition From the Railroads.
superintendent Of Transportation y
Borden and Passenger Agent W. j
Craig, OF the Atlantic Coast Line, ap
peared before the Corporation Commits,
p sion to-day. urging that the commits.
!. sion allow the railroad company u
take Oft number OF passenger trains
: which. it is calimed. are being operated
: at heavy loss. There are four of then
/. operating between Washington an;
j. Parmelee, Weldon and Winston, Ply
mouth and Parmelee. and Fayetteville
! and Bennettsv.lle, S. c.
President Ardell, Of the Red Springs
n Seminary and j. G. Williams. OF Fay
r etteville, appeared to oppose the dis
e continuance of the Fayetteville-Ben
: nettsville train, and 8. ]. Everett, o
Williamson, in opposition to taking
off the trains in his section. The com
mission reserved Its ruling until {
! later date.