The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-26
INSTITUTE FIRST
. OF KIND IN SOUTH
School for Feeble Minded TO Be
Opened in North Caro-
lima in Fall.
POWER COMPANY CHARTERED
Will Take Over Ashevillc Sys-
tem-Aycock Soon to Open
Campaign.
POWER COMPANY CHARTERED
Especial to The rimes-pispatch.,


Raleigh, \. C. March 25.--Contractors
are getting plans under way for the
erection OF the main building and two
dormitorics FOR the State School FOR
the Feeble Minded at kinston. The
buildings will be ready for equipment
by October l. and the board of direc-
tors expect TO get the iuruis hin;ss in
ready foi tbs opening ri this new in
sutution by November !. The trustees
nave agreed upon DR.. Iru, Hardy as the
superintendent. DIR. Hardy was the
author of the bill in the last Legis!a-
ture that provided for the establish
ment of the institution, which VIII he
the nrst OF its Kind IN the Southern
states. There arc 500 applications on
file for admission. However tho lnsti-
thtion Will have a capacity of only 175
until there is means provided for fur
,her enlargement.
Tho Ashey!lc Power aud Light Com.
pany, capital 100000 authorized,
with II. H. Carr, II H. Dalton and +. II
briggs, OF Raleigh, was chartered to-
day, the Carolina Power and Light
Company II is understood, being be-
mind the corporation, which will take
over the Ashcville street railway sys-
lem and electric light business and
develop electric power in Western
Carolina. supplying Ash.villc and 9TH
or Western Carolina towns.
The Carolina Power and Light Com
pany is S3.o00o00 corporation and
controls the Blcwitt Falls power plant.
on the Peedee River, and the Buckhorn
Shoals plant on the Cap, Fear. the
company has It's home office in Raleigh.
with Colonel Charles L. johnson as
president. aad owns the Raleigh street
railway ana electric and gas business
here
Having return III from a months stay
III Philadelphia for treatment in
noted sanatorium there. x-Governor
Charles Il, Aycock declares that he is
in bette: physical trim than he has
been for long while and that he will
get right into the race now for the
United states Senate lie will make
his opening speech in Raictgh's big
auditorium on APRIL Il.
Governor kitchin has gous 10 Sparta.
Allegheny county. to deliver an address
In connection with i big educational
and railroad rally 10 be held there to-
morrow in connection with county
cour, week. He Will be in mis- office
again Wodn sday
On Wednesday,. Thursday and Friday
of this week the District Association
Of County Suncrintenden;s and CITY
School Superintendent for this central
district, comprising twenty counties,
viii he In session. State SuparinteudA
ent OF Public instruction ]. y. Joyner
will preside ic Is now perfec,ing the
program and is confident OF 4 success
fui meeting.
Tho announcement from thu War Ne
partment n Washington that the joint
manoeuvres OF the regulars and tho
state militia In this section OF tho
country. including the North Carolina
National Guard will be held THIS sum.
ncr a, Admission, Ala, Instead OF al
IN GhickamauEa battle-ground, in Ten
ncssce. is source u, much gra thea
ton to officers ana m-n OF the North
Carolina Guard, for the reason tina;
this will give the North Carolina troops
an opportunity for a trip through 4
new section OF the country and an en-