The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-06-09

IT them viii attend any such investiga-
.oa on q mere invitation. The taxpav
s. OF North Carolina, and especial.
:ose having loved ones confined in the
~ titution are entitled to some consit:
t,-sloi., and if they knew what l know
Is they would demand it.
"Yours truly,
81. G. HUBBARD.
''P. S.-Ask DR.. Anderson if this lei
cHr does not Indicate that the writer
suffering from paranora
-. G. H. -
Unveil Vance Statue.
The commission appointed by Cover
nor Craig to present the statue of Zebu-
!on Baird Vance to the United States on
behalf or the state of North Carolina is
sending out beautifully engraved invita-
tions with engraved programs to North
Caroinians resident and absent to at
tend the unvciling ceremonies Thursday
morning, June %, at half after 10 o.
clock III Statutory Hall, Washington.
The commission is composed of JUS
tice William Alexander Hoke, chairman
of the Supreme court; Mrs. NV. Moore.
Miss Laura Carter, Clement Manly and
John Henry Martin. The commission
today issued an invitation to the peo-
pie of North Carolina asking them to
attend the unveiling of the Vance stat
ue in accordance with 1.-the direction of
Governor Craig and the council Of state,
under Joint resolution of the legisla
ture Of North Carolina, 1907, and pursu
ant to the act Of Congress dcdicating
this hall to the purpose of thus honor
ing the memory of the good and great
men of the nation and to giving each
the right to place therein two Of her
distinguished citizens, iliustrious for
civic or military virtues.
,Instiee Hclze viii preside. Bishop
Joseph Blount Cheshire of North Caro-
lima will make the invocation. Miss
Dorothy Espey Pillow will unveil the
stat:ge; Clement G. Manly VIII present
TIE statue for the commission, Cover
nor Craig for the state and Vice presi-
dent Thomas r. Marshall will accept it
for the United States.
Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, has
put into the Vance statue what he him
sell. regards the very best of which he
is capable and North Carolinians de-
clare that it will be very pleasing to
the State.
Governor Craig has pardoned Rachel
and Emma King Of Henderson county,
women charged with keeping disorder
" house and sentenced to a year in
Jail.
They were convicted in May, 1912
and left the State, but returned, were
arrested and have been in Jail three
months. The pardon is recommended
by the board Of county commissioners
by Michael Schenck, present solicitor,
bv many citizens and by county Off
GERS. The judge who tried the case
"a dead. Governor Craig thinks that
considering their banishment and their
Imprisonment they have been punished
as much as originally contemplated by
ohe court c,u dsa e:
The portrait OF GeneraI Stephen u
! Rainseur, dashing soldier who lost his
life in the fall of 1864, was presented
to the hall Of history today, Chief Jus
tice Walter Clark making the presen
tation speech and Col. J. Bryan Grimes
the acceptance for the historical com
mission.
Miss Mary Dodson Ramseur, daugh
ter of General Ramseur, was here iron
Lincoln county to attend the ceremon
les. The Supreme Court room was fill
ed when Chief Justice Clark was pre-
sented by Col. Fred A. Olds, the direc
tor of the Hall of History and maste
of the presentation exercises. Judg
Clark's presentation was brief histor.
of the splendid soldier and gentlemal
and Colonel Grimes speech was splen
did tribute to the courage and nobilit
of the young officer.
Miss Ramseur never saw her father
He ,gas killed on the date OF the re
ccipt of the telegram announcing he
birth. Whether her birthday was tn
date of his death is not certain. Gei
eral Bryan Grimes succeeded Genera
Pamseur and it is related of the tw
that when General Ramseur asked Gel
eral Grimes to congratulate him on tn
$ brit, of fine son, General Grimes r.
I piled that the fine son was daughts
: because no sender of teleoran' ov'
$ announced the birth of a son withor
i making it unequivocal that "son
), rather than baoy>' porn.
: The picture has been swung on II
r walls of the hall Of history and han.
e high among the young soldiers wi
l. gave their lives to the Confedera
L cause.
l. Governor Craig has been invited
speak at Tammany July 4th upon t
lc occasion of one Of Tammany's pre-
e Publications.
i Governor Craig is in the eastern pa