The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-20
DURHAM BANKER
SUCCEEDS BATTLE
Chosen as Treasurer and Bursar
of University of North
Carolina.
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Raleigh. n. c., July 19.-The trustees
of the University of North Carolina
have formally confirmed tho action Of
the special committee that selected
julius A Warren. young banker OF
Durham. as treasurer to succeed tho
lamented Richard II. Battle. lie TO
also take up tho duties of bursar, re-
signed some time ago By Mr. Wolff.
MIR. Warren Will take up his residence
at the university. Jno. w. Smith. A.
N. has been chosen by the trustees an
assistant in geology. ~. NJ. Atkinson
Instructor In drawing, and WILDER H.
Royster assistant in Latin. The truss
tees met last afternoon in the execu-
tive office OF Governor Kitchn.
Seaboard Engineer w. L. Pate IS re-
covering at Rex Hospital here from
the injuries he sustained at the Grey
stone siding, when he fell from a.
box car of MS freight train under tho
wheels of passenger train No. 80. he
having run his train on the siding for
this train TO pass when the accident
occurred.
II is announced that the management
Of Bloomsbury Park and the commit
tee from the Raleigh Ministerial AS
ISOLATION have reached an agreement
whereby the park management will
close down the roller coaster and
merry -go-round features on Sundays
The Ministerial Association named q
committee yesterday 10 take the mat
ter up with the park people. Tho
park has been wide open for several
sunday afternoons and evenings.
The Woollcott Dry Goods Co. of this
city. filed proceedings in bankruptcy
nd rf.ffr
being stated. Walter Woollcott is
principal owner OF the business. The
Woolicotts have been In business in
Raleigh for many years
Sam Watson, who has served ten
years Of a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sentence
fer second degree murder, has received
Communication from Governor Kitchin.
SO that his service of sentence termi-
rates at once. He was sent up from
Chatham county. Most Of the jurors.
the county officers and many citizens
ask for the Communication. which is
conditioned on good behavior.
The announcement is made at the
state Department of Education that
tho members OF the State Board OF EN-
aminers will meet August for the
pGrpose of announcing the names OF
the teachers who were successful in
the recent examinations for certin-
cntes as high school teachers and for
five-year certificates as public school
teachers. There will be no informa-
ton available as to results OF the ex-
animation untn August T. There
We're about $50 teachers who tried the
examinations
The Farmers Union hnklng Com
Dany OF Walnut Cove was chartered
to-day with $4,000 capital subscribed
by ]. Spot Taylor, Canbury; John 7.
Joyce. Sandy Eidge and fortv-threa
others, Of Walnut Cove. Sandy Ridge
ana numbers of other places in that
section.
Adjutant- General r. I. Lcinster has
gone to Moorchead for the encampment
at Camp Glenn in progress there this
week.
Numbers OF farmers in this section
have discovered cotton blight de-
velopine In their fields that causes
leaves TO fall off at tho joints and the
plant finally TO die out. II has not
reached serious proportions as yet. and
the state Department OF Agriculture
IL looking into the trouble.