The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-03
NEWROADSOONTO
Be IN OPERATION
Schedule of Freight Rates for
Elkin and Allegheny Rail
road Filed.
M1vER STATUE IS PLACED
viii Be Unveiled During Spring.
New Years Dinner for
Aged Women.
M'IvER STATUE IS PLACED
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Raleigh. \. G, January In prep:
aration for beginning the operation of
the first thirteen miles OF the Ellkin
and Allegheny Railroad General Man
aEer John 4. Mills has just flied with
the Corporation Commission. q SEIZED,
ule OF freight rates that will be in
effect when the first train = IL put on
tor public service February l. The
passenger rates arc fixed by law, and
in the case OF this new road VIII be
5 cents per mile. There Will DO
mixed train service to start with.
The thirtecn-mile run will be from
E.lNin to Thurmond. The road Will be
pushed along with all possible speed
right to Sparta. the county seat of
Allegheny county. the ultimate plan
being to ultimately build beyond
Sparta across the Tennessee or Nir-
xinia line for trunk line connections.
The bronze statue of DR.. Charles
.. McINer was set UP today on the
granite ana marble pedestal at tho
right of tho Fayetteville street en-
trance to the State House. 1t is of
heroic size and will be quite an addi-
tion 10 the appearance OF the Capitol
Square. The hgur. will DO kept yelled
until some time in the spring, when
there will be The unvoilinG of both the
McIver statue here and the duplicate
of IL that Will be provided at Green's
boro. the seat of the State Normal
and Industrial College. which was the
GROWING glory OF his career as an
educator. The statues cost $1,000, and
the money was raised by the school
children OF the State and friends and
admirers of this public man.
1t viii not be great onie before
the service ;Iruals that members oil
the North Carolina National Guard
nrc to receive Tor specified terms OF
crcditablo service Will be ready for
distribution as occasion reutres Tho
advance specimens have been received
b. Attorney General Leinstcr. They
are bronze. silver and gold. according
10 the period OF service OF tho guards
man receiving them.
The old folks New Years dinner, q
Beautiful custom inuugurated years
ago by John I. Pulleu and kept UP
through the cooperation of Mr.. Pullcn
md an organization OF generous wo-
men here. was given WIS afternoon
1T o'clock in the rRyettevillo Street
Baptist Church. which is always the
scene of this annual event The wo-
men in the ST. Luke's Old Ladies' Homo
were the special guests. and large
numbers OF old people of the city es-
pecially those in poor or needy cir
cumstanccS, were gathered AT inc
bountifully laden table, there beins
moro than 100 in all.
John L. Quinton died last night at
the Soldiers Home. ngei sevcnty-two
years He wae an Englishman, member
of Company NJ, First North Carolina
Regiment, Confederate troops, and
came to the home from Chowan caun-
~ December II.
Large numbers OF prominent rail
road men throughout this section of
the country are accepting the invita-
lions to attend the Greater Raleigh
railroad celebration and citizens ban
ouet 10 be given nj the Marlborough
House on Thursday avonine, January
a. The special honor guests arc to
he r. c. Duncan, who has Just en-
yineered The II ovemcnt that assures q
Raleigh, Concord Charlotte nnd South
crn trunk line for the Norfolk and