The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-09
eminent JUR|ST'S
DEATH ANNOUNCED
Court Pays High Tribute to
Late Chief
Justice.
DELEGATES APPOINTED
Governor Names Representatives
From North Carolina to Panama
Celebration at Florida.

especial to The Richmond yirginlan.
| RALEIGH, n. c., Feb. 9.--The Su-
preme Court began its spring term
to-day and called the cases from the
FIRST district. Directly upon the
meeting OF the court Acknowledgement
biekette announced the death of
former Chief Justice James Edward
shepherd Chief Justice Clarke spoke
In hitting terms of the eminent 1urist
ana announced that the court would
atteno MS funeral in a body.
Inc funeral was held from the
Chureh of the Good Shepherd, of
"hieh the deceased was vestrynlan,
the services being conducted by the
rector. Rev. DIR. Pittinger. assisted by
several clergymen.
Judge Charles NJ Cook was here
to-day on his way to Louisburg. where
he was called by telegram ANNOUNCE
ing the serious illness OF his son,
Or. Fred Cook. Upon arrival here he
FOUND his son. d very talented young
man, had died last night.
Pictures of Butterflies.
State Entomologist Franklin Sher-
man Is now taking photographs, with
a special camera. OF the butterflies Of
the State. to be used in a pamphlet
Tor school teachers and pupils. There
are liz known kinds of butterflies In
the State. and probab bly, fifteen not vet
found. and Mr.. Sherman has los
kinds. There are in his Office about
ie,0 ee specimens of North Carolina
insects on pins, OF course, many ara
duplicates. but there are perhaps 1000
different ones.
Speaking about the tour of the par
ties conducting farmers institutes, Mr.
Sherman said his visit to Hyde coun-
ty interested him most. That was the
only county where corn is the staple
crop and which makes business OF
shipping it, "a great deal going to Eu-
rope.
State Horticulturist HUT, speaking
about the farmers institutes, says the
series Was very good and that the
holding of institutes in the east in
the winter and In the west in the
summer Is a capital idea. The sum
mer institutes win begin about the
middle OF July and cover every coun-
ty west OF Raleigh. DIR. HUT talked
a great deal about pecan growing and
has developed great interest in 1t in
the east.
Governor Kitchin appoints ]. g. An
derson, of Snow Hill. the director of
the State Hospital at Goldsboro, to
take the place of ID. w. Edwards. re-
signed.
The Governor appoints the follow
ing delegates to attend the Panama
Canal celebration at Florida, February
l 2to to 26th: J. Il. Robinson, J. 4.
Gardner. III. L. Stevens, d. l.. Gore, A.
Z No lets
j. n. McMulien, s. w. Finch, e. l.
Gather. Charles York. N. w. White.
j. r. Smith, d. A. McGregor, H. e.
Rowe, c. II. Humber and w. ID.
Allen.
New Engineering Building.
The directors OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical College will meet
to receive designs for the
new engineering building. which IL to
stand west Of the textile building and
facing the Hillsboro road and the
street car line. IT will be between
the agricultural building and the tax
tile and will form part Of the great
OF structures. Within this
there will be drives and
walks. The cost OF the building 10 to
be $4,000. The material will be brick
and the construction semt-fireproof.
The building will DO two stories In
height. with basement. Many ar
chitects will compete. all the way
from Atlanta to Rhode Island. The
will be fitted up with class
rooms and those for machinery. ap-
paratus, etc. The college II going
ahead 80 rapidly in every way that
such q building II urgently needed.
A new design for q building for the
Citizens National Bank here has been
submitted. The nrst suggestion was
! twelve-story bank and ONCE build
ing, but the second one In for a low
but very beautiful structure, In tho
Greek style, exclusively for the bank. |
Survey for the railway between here /
and Bum. thence connecting with |
he. Coast Line at Springhope. is
nearly completed. ana It II said . |
fery good route has been found.
Shefif Sears says tobacco growing
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