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r 1 .. I . , j. v.. ::iy 2s. r ,1, cf .Fairfield, this i' t and probably" fatally ., i jro, 1'Yank Johnson, 1 - t attrmplirj to arrest at -. i the river from Colum- .:..tDn county. Before fir- 5 ::ero the sheriff was al- : auated from his struggle In which the negro made a attempt to take the officer's ! and to draw his own, weapon. j after falling . to the ground lad the desperate negro made if attempt . to 7i get his weapon as again, .snot Dy tne orncer negro-- was taken ?, to . Taylor Hospital and an operation was nei m tne nope or saving nia at it was several hours before ild 'b carried across the citv ta spltal and there was little hope recovery unaer -any circum :son was employed for the last eoks at the granite quary at in airfield county, and on last ,.ay mgnt jonnson ana; anoth zto. Jack Douglas. . had some with Mr. John Beauchamp, oreman at the quarry. Mr. hamp knocked the negro down ?,ught the trouble was over, but ,-6hnson attempted to shoot the jmRKj.: Douglas was plated un jreetS but Johnson got away and ;rant was sworn out , charging jith assault with intent to kill, ,arrant was placed In the hands riu iiooa to serve. or ! DEPUTT SENT TO RION. " n while further trouble had" been a. at the Quarry and Sheriff was requested to send a deputy rOn Monday morning his dep Jr. Will Gilbert, was sent to j.nd while there dropped his Rising from a chair and It was ged, the ball entering his right lie was brought ta turn rnliim- pltal Monday morning and la ping very well. , . negro Johnson had gone to 1th a number of other negroes weeks ago from Cayce, and Hood learned f that h jlnd him there.- He came here fnx over to Cayce this morn 'ving Wh warrant countersign 's local magistrate in Lexing tf asking the magistrate's con Jf go with him, but the con ,.vas unable to do so. The sher It the house where Johnson ivlriar and MA MmaMf i to await a favorable moment o the arrest. He soon saw the with whom Johnson wb a Mv. pe out and leave the house nnson himself aDDeare in . nutes. '' "When the netrro ntnon. n to tie his shoe th hrHT I and . told him he was under '"""'6 m vi iu uitiiie u; ,ce. ,j. ." . ,- . , Hr TO PTTT.T. tTT3 TTCf ftT. ugn 'the sheriff was standing n with drawn pistol the negro remt or putting up his hands n tried to set his riirht hand pocket The sheriff took his .irs out of his left side pocket Id the netrro to tint his ha nil one of the cuffs, but Instead Plying the negro grabbed the Pistol bv Its ions: barrel and hsued a struggle for life and ejween the white man and the Johnson Is a powerfully built id years oia, ana as muscular JX. and the whitA msn snon getting the worst of It svoed back and forth in tne r me weaDon. warnine mm tlm to desist. Sheriff Hood. mighty effort brought the pla ne negro s ooay ana tried to the black hands were clasped v hammer of the revolver.' Ft- i succeeded In srettlnr the trlir- vork and he fired Into the ne domen three times. Tho ne i and again attemntefl to cpt pistol, whereupon the officer iot .rum ana tne negro ceased gi.JL - ' food mm 'him -. what ftaalat could and summoned help, ping no eyewitnesses at all to hggle. The negro's pistol, a Wafionn $tt toll "hi a wfia h the hip pocket of his trous the negro haa on overalls that reason had difflcultv in Ma nistol. 5 Hood notified the local au- I and summoned a nhvsiclan. ve the negro such assistance I be given at that time and ..sught him to the - hospital Id .remained in Columbia, He f jiirets.the affair, but realizes shot to save his life. .MEWS FOR SOLDIER BOYS, mt General Boyd to-day an that he had perfected a plan )0th the First and the Second its to . Jamestown' for four hout cost to the men, his of- idlng the pay, subsistence tisportatibn. ' The four . days 1 6 Carolina Day, June 28, ;e Governor will also be pres Vitalls of the, new plan will unaed in a. fc.vt davrt. William Sand&rs, who was finfi' of J200 or four months ,ang for assault; and 'battery n ana aggravated nature In vThe petition did not even 'ie pardon board. bor Ansel to-day Issued .a '0 for Joseph Brown, a Ches belng held in Florida for a horse In Chester. - I'h TEST It ATE LAW. ( ot fSeaTroard Air Line Bonds) ,(e45uit at Italeigh, Slaking rtl and Corporation Conunis- X May 28. The Morton Trust of New York, trustee for t Seaboard Air Line Railway leading 16.000.000, haa InstU - cA. the United States Circuit re to test the validity of tjie Legislature reducing freight enger rates. The bill , is he Seaboard Air Line Rail v well as the North Carolina ,v 'commission, the directors .rrner having declared their I, of putting the new rate In .'o rB--tr3ining order Is asked. I -id U..Ir tiiV, ;'.a i.i t' ! t they could since they had been tmie3 the privile3'9 of any funeral decora tions in tha city or any general mu- nleioal tmrtiei nation in the ceremony It was estimated that 8,000 people pas sed through the McKinley home in the time alloted. Tha cnslrot rocl In ttih fflflltl and In the same place where the body of President McKinley was placed while In the family home. Hanging on tne walls are photographs of President McKinlev and Senator Hanna. and framed documents' received by the President during his illustrious career. The funeral services to-morrow af ternoon beeinnlwr at 2 o'clock will be simple and brief. Rev. Dr. Buxton, present pastor, will have charge, pour musical selections will be sung at the service. The same music as was used at the funeral of the late President Me.Tttnlev. "Beautiful Isle s of Some whorA "f And Kindly Llisht.", and "Nearer My God to Thee 'will be ren dered W a, ouartet consisting of Mrs Rachael Fre Green, soprano; Mrs. Aor . cinrk. contralto: Ralph Brown, tenor, and Emerson Krause, bass. Xra. Clark and Mrs. Green will arrive here at li;5 and will proceed .a WIHI - to the residence f f justice vynuaiu. tv. u ay t men iiifl v.j - the President's carriage win follow the . .M. 111 L family carriage; next in orow.wm uo city. The ritual services at the vault In Westlawn will be brief. President Roosevelt will- immediately thereafter go to- his train and leave-for Indlana- V JT I Collie ill ' ' ling w.ciiiiiK aAiu JUHLlVC UI1U MXia. . ' nn ftrrAuixt of illness, was unable to nmn unvrnor warns unu vmci State officials will come in a special train to-morrow morning. 1 -MTV JULIAN WITHDRAWS. ... ,1,. T..uit f.r IHtrt-v llnrmnnv AVia in ura iiiKJiioi w 3ir. lJarrinjwir ctenus vuctv w Chlci or I'owce MJiier-iiis erine Trickey Complimented With a DanceFuneral of Little Miss An nie Farmer. Special to The Observer. Salisbury, May 28. Deputy Sheriff and enterprising merchant D. W. Ju lian, whose entrance into the tax col leetorshlp fight of the city so much enlivened the contest, announces to day to your correspondent . that he withdraws and his name will no longer be considered for that much sought office. His retirement from the race la a Tnnp-nnntmOilS act in that it l3 done for party harmony and consid erations of friendship for the other contestants. Mr. Julian had led the fight in the recent deadlock and his conduct bears all - the seeming of grace. The aldermen will take the matter up at the next meeting, when final settlement will be given it Chief of Police J. Frank Miller this morning received a check from Mr. Osmond L. Barrlnger, of Char lotte, for damages done the circum ambient air last week when 'he ran through the city In hla automobile. Mr. Barrlnger was- not fleeing from justice; he was merely running at his tance and having a good time. As soon aa he returned from his jaunt unit riMini mar nia vmn wiim wx.ii i . he mailed the check here and the city thinks ne is tne neex ieuow auve. The efforts of the local officers to head the machines off (there were four in all) .were infinitely amusing. The young men Of the city will to-morrow evening give a dance to Miss Katherine Trickey and-. Mr. Fred McCanless, who will be mar ried next week at the bride'a home at Granite . Quarry.--Tha hours of the dance are from . nine to mid-night. The Livingstone qollege band, will f Mi cf t' e 3. , ci : t ,..t c: . :.t lurial H'H'"i"i'r. the t; the :rs. J ! whose d the suit suit will .t up b-T iin in a short an administrator shall (;. nth re- while. have been appointed. The amount asked for was $75. Forrest Carter, of this city, who some time ago went to the Mission ary Institute at Wyack, N. Y., gradu ated to-day at that institution. Mr. Carter left here in 1905 to prepare himself for work in the foreign field. He will spend a part of the summer here with his parents, and then leave for his field in China, arriving thre Jn the fall. ). j Mr. Jula Mendenhall, who lives a few miles out and who is well known by High Point people, j3 suffering with a serious attack of rheumatism. His left leg la useless and his ; con aition Is critical. V The High Point Ice and Fuel Com pany win erect a , large storeage warehouse in conjunction with their d,EVfnr GvIe?n aevered the ' ad tl?,17 bfore the student body hLT?n,KHien School. A large num lr! 0Tner,e,heara tfae Governor." r ' M Beesn, of St. Louis, this place, is here for a visit. He -is wi rcPres?ntatlve of the Christian Orphanage while in'the East meetin with substantial en couragement. , M:t2l.Woodmn are flxln for a bl wLhere June 6th- A carefully se- ected rrnsramm. i i.,,, - r-o iuuio nas uuen arrangea. having among the speakers people in VIEXX.V COTTON CONGRESS. International Convention TinBa Advantages of Jforo Direct Rela tions Between Foreign Spinners and American Growers. Vienna. Maw ?a rv.' tn....ii..i cotton congress, now in session here, uutupiea io-aay wRh a lengthy dlSCUSSiOn nf tho T airect relations between tv. nnoi growers 'In America and the actual spinners vin Europe, as distinct from market manipulators. Representa- tlves Of (nn rmwur. . ... f inat'?n of continuing the work 7t 5 tne manipulator and .V4Jns luo cost or transit by im pointed Out that, the bad condition of ""'V uaies as compared to bales ed?0I!J 0ther countries was due to the fact that thA 4mta growers .'were expected to put their AH Within A, fthnrf ,r.o. . . asKea that the rrnwi niw wont over a long period v.:.Ti u,rPean delegates, after ""'"'J' welcoming the, idea of a clos er Union With fha A miw( . ,, m.utoii growers, declared thiv id nA A. , f -Vte,r . orts 10 extend tne area wnr 01 p,antln a" Parts of me world wher rnttnn v. - . TLal? lth0h the,liniWed uugut De capaoie of growln enormouslv inpram. rr, v. " too much ri. r i:.;r"c,"was HER FOOT IN THE 3IXD. t j : ' ' i i.. i r i 1 at fc'j i,3nie ia V. J .i t .3 24th ir.itint In tha E ."'.h 'r ' 3 fci3- Its was marri.J U :.. i J 3 LVvis In 184 4, and sh and t c;.;!Iren and a large number rl" rrrinJchildren and great-Errandchll- dren live to mourn his departure. lie belonged to a remarkably long lived family, an evidence of the fact being that one of his great-grandchildren had living at one time two grandmothers, two grandfathers, three great-grandmothers and two great-grandfathers. Ir" lrlvi.n. was a Prominent and influential citizen and a consistent member of the BapUst church, and always gave .liberally of his means and influence to the church and school interests of his section. An Immense lurong of people at tested their, respect and sympathy in attending his hffrial, which took place at the family graveyard near his home where, he had lived during the 63 years of his married life. - To his Drorenv h t,iav v .i.- 01 a Ions, useful hnnwt Hi-a a blessing to his fellows. C.LLED TO HIS REWARD. Rev. Jesse W. Anderson, an Able Bap s tlst Divine, Dies at His Home in Afiheville Sunday Evening, Aged 89 Years. - , Special to The Observer. AShevillfi. ATav 9S 'R.r -rtt Anderson, of 356 North Main street. 1 -' 4 ' " t - i l Cl '1 Of tl- . ? t i I t ' o j -,tA.s ei which we 1 ii i I. ,t . .. L-ii: M,,hta j - L. - t: tci.h.r.j North Caro:..u FtuooU during the past term. Too much emphasis can not be given to this feature of our work, and as con-, ditions permit we hope to make these special teachers courses stronger and better adapted to the need3 of the State's teachers. The faculty, with the approval of the Board of Directors, has decided to offer, at the opening of the next session, a course leading to the de gree of Bachelor of Music. Under tne courses ' of instruction that ob tained before the adoption of the de gree courses iw veara am wet fcnrl a course In music which held equal ranis with the other courses of the uiuuon, m the readjustment, how ever, the way did not seem clear to crrer a music course taking rank with the other degree coursea. ifter earn est thought, however, the faculty be came eonvlnod tho o.t . w.i.. couege for young women should have rT ion course m this department, ?n.H?!ea'iently,we beeve that the S"on nw in a position to ?er youne women of North Caro- row i I- 'i II. : ' : ::. . tlr;..'n, lachacl r.auti-oy, L:, i:r-:; Mar.-.io rowers, ani Wilson. nlav. The funeral services over little Mlas Annie Farmer were held this after noon from the Luthernan church, Rev.. Dr. M ,M. Klnard offlciatlng. The child had .been a life-long unfort unate from physical deformity and the only child of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Farmer. She died yesterday afternoon. CABRERA READY TO RUN. r ia Cl.Sna. At the First Drop of a Hat Daughty Warrior Will liie II Im Awav to GermanyNo News From Guate mala Yet. fltv of Mexico. Mav 2S At th State Department to-day it was eald no news from Guatemala had been received. The Mexican government is., aa vet. unaware of the result of the revision proceedings In the court of second instance In the cases of the 19 men sentenced to aeatn ror alleged commlcltv In the recent attemDt to as sassinate the president. From unofficial sources, it has been learnda-' that the movement of dn fantrv battalions to the border State of Shlapas is steadily continuing. The Dally Record, an afternoon paper, nnhltshed here. - claims to tiavn . r. cejved Information - in a private dis patch to me eneci tnat Cabrera ' la prepared to flee to Germany. .It says: That nabrera1 Is frirhtftnd ana i preparing to quit Guatemala In case things get too hot for him in his country, Is Indicated . by a private dis natch received here that he has nnr chased what "Is known as the Ham- hurir ornorr iiotei. a maenmcent ra. ldence in Hamburg, at a cost of $2.- nnn nnn. rrne aeai is sai to hair o been made through a man named Adolf oStahl." Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Meets. Dallas, Tex.', May 28.-The Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers and the grand International auxiliary began a three-day session here to-day. with about 800 delegates In attendance IL E. rv'ills. of Winnipeg, Man., assistant grand chief, stated the object and aims of the organization, w. F. Futch. president of, the insurance depart ment of the Brotherhood gave an ac count of that dppartmnt, Ftptin thit t'r..:e it3 orr" r.lr.3 t!on In lhil it has I"!! out note than tl7,003,C,,l . - --r c'--r'-, a. C-,v- " . . Big Liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse nf w xork SWP Chan- New York. HfW c r - - - ' , iiw iMorin vrerman LilOVd stnamc iru.. -rrrit neim der Gross, inhmmj aground on the west edge of the main uv ciKHinei at ii j 15 o'clock to-night It Is believed that she can be floated tide, which will be at 9 o'clock to morrow morning. TiJi!f officials of the North German Uoyd have received no report from the vessel' scaptaln. but are prepare to send. a tug to her at daybreak It was thomrht nosaihin tha-i.A - mignt get off earlier, but she .was still -Sr S . ?mni with an ebbing tide O Clock. Th .fnrt tha- L . . delayed no signals of distress" but : . ",y ancnor lights saUsfled he officials of the line that she was in no danger and din ot wish immedi ate assistance. , It is not known Just how the big liner came to go ashore. There was a iull moon at tha tim .r ... supposed that , slight miscalculating was. maae or that the steamer was forced asnore, by sheering off tl avoid another craft. Gull- Speaker Cannon Arrive? at v ford, Greensboro, N. C, May 28.Speak er Joseph G. Cannon arrived here on an early train from Washington, He was met at the depot by reception committees from the city and from Guilford College. To-day In company with friends and relatives he visited the place of his berth, seven miles irom me city, ana also Guilford Bat tie Ground. This evening he Is a guest at the alumni banquet .at Guilford College six miles from the city. To-morrow ne wiu make the commencement 1 ad dress at the college and : to-morrow evening will .be a guest at . a dinner and reception' ln his honor ln this city. . , &!wthtZin vr , spencer bul ding: This VI I enaWe the college to acSnuT date about seventy-five additional stu- hnL8 fXt J?"''- The Princlpalraw back in ftttemptlng to enlarge the sefmns of the fnstitu tion has been the lack of sufficient f,1 1 believe ft i, the Intention of the board of direc tors to supply this deficiency as rapidly as suoceding .Legislatures nereZ n liberality. Other minor Improvements have been made Or are contemSIfed ?nUtdHm,?.f0rbld9 m mentlohem instiruction eriv tin- to music. " -"fu-w . CONTRACT AWARDED. The board of directors at their tract for the, completion of this hall vei WrT as8bling .Se Jhf S-t0 offer 0ur nds and the nubile a mnro nttti died last night after an Illness of sev- t ii Ia d?iu?n to this work the erai weeks at the advanced age of 89 a Tv: ' lo make fln addi xvir. Anaerson has been In feeble health for some time and last week he failed so rapidly that several times it was thought he could not survive the day. He lingered, however until Sun day, when death ensued. Rev. Mr. Anderson came to Ashe villa many years ago from Madison county where he had labored for years ln the Cause of Christ. He was a pow erful preacher and one of the best known and beloved Baptist ministers In that section Of the State. In the evening of his life he came to Ashe vine, where he had since lived a re tired life. Mr. Anderson was great ly admiped by those who knew him. He was a most entertaining conversa- uuuauac, a aeep thinker and a Chris tlan gentleman. Durham's Death Record. Special to Tho Observer. .M6"1. May 2S.-John Powell, white. w3? years of "e' dled at th Watts woHpltal yesterflay. Heart trouble was the cause of -ls death. He had been In declining health, for some time and was taken to the hospital for treatment His aeatn, however, came eudden, as he was no worse a few minutes before the end. ihe interment took place in Maplewood Cemetery to-day. Mrs. James Currtn, about. pO years of age, died at her home in this city yester iiy ,.Sh8 had been Buffering from a com plication of diseases for several weeks and her death was expected. This Intere ment took place to-day. The A",year-old chUd of E- c- Barlow filed this morning of pneumonia and meningetls. The child had been very ill for several days. The funeral and burial will take place to-morrow afternoon Mr. Jack Keel, of IlaUfax. , Special to The Observer. - ' - , Scotland Neck, May 28. Mr?" Jack KeeL a. nromlnpnt farmer at m home three miles from Scotland Neck Saturday and was buried at the home burying ground Sunday, afternoon, Rev. G. T. Lumnkln. tiasrtnr nf th Baptist church hete, conducting the Dunai services. Mr. Keel was about The founder tM n j.. . . Sew"' Tnththe1Wfl 7S. KeveS KS &aeahgTadt training school for teaciei. Thft yo.u may appreciate how thoroughly hlf has dominated the work It Is only necessary to call your at. tentiou to the fact that out of the 357 graduates during the past four! teen years all , but fourteen er tr?tS h awelopment of teach 1" he hoped to make this the While he haa laid down he work tfLani.e"C0.agement of our We io not h- - -- ?m?ll9ne Sft'to say that ; wi bin thfaS stoart nf V , i. i 07 lftusands in- THE LITERARY ADDRESS. The next nAairA ....... v... ..".. SUiuou oi Philadelphia Pa who made the literary address.' Dr Brumbaugh's subject was "The TeacS ... . inuuuc. U Was 0. mnat In -w VMM Ail suit, s.eei was anout . - - """"v. it was a mn u. 45 years old arfd leaves a wlf tA resting, scholarly and thoughtful several children. He was one of thelf"?8, " also abounded in witticisms few men wjio have made a success by,fa apt, '."istrations. The large crowd BMt.iiiB uiuHciy io nis iarm. uniy " vuj ih aaaress wmyaiaviYoij iew years ago ne commenced farming in a email way on very poor land, but by persistence and Industry he had accumnlatpd a. handsome estate and owned a good farm besides the one on which he lived and from which he, had made his fortune. Mr. Benjamin Allen Knox, of Rowan. Special to The Observer. ; - i Statesville. May 28. -Mr. Renlamln Allen Knox, a prominent and wealthy Will Not Change Frisco Into Mine- Ship. - Washington, May 28. The Navy Department has been obliged to aban don Jts plan to transform the cruiser San Francisco Into a. mln-ship be cause the chanirfl will lnvoiv thA at. penditure of more than $200,000 and consequently would require a con gressional appropriation. The San Francisco Is now at Norfolk, where the work was to have been under taken, The conversion of the cruiser Bal timore, ndw at New York, into a mining-ship Is also temporarily sus pended for similar reasons. Souvenir for President, - Atlanta, Ga., May 28. Aa a souvnir Of Georgia Day at the Jamestown Ex position, President Roosevelt will be resented with a hsnanmoi .... graved plate, of gold taken from a mine 20 mlls from the Georria home of the President's mother. The piato bears a reproduction of Bulloch Hall, the Bulloch coat of arm !- Georgia coat firm, vith vn 'e--rropriTf ' Jr. V n tt V r.i -, citizen of Rowan county, died earlv yesterday morning at his home at Cleveland. Mr. Knox was about 70 years old and had been- in noor health for some time, but his death was ra ther itudden and unexnActart TT fa nnr. vlved by two daughters Mrs. John Johnson, of Davie county, and Miss Katherine Knox who Is at home, and one sister Mrs. Margeret Barber, of Rowan countv. A larsr. number of father relatives live in this county. The funeral services occurred this morn- Inff and the remains were nterred at the old and historic . Third Greek church. Mrs. Elizabeth Ellor, of Iredell. Special to The Observer. Statesville. Mav 28. Mrs Elizabeth Eller.wife of Mr,. Davidson Eller, a respected farmer of Shiloh township, this rniintv. riled Riliidftv Funeral ftr v1a vrra pnndiTrtad vnafordav ft rid the remains were interred at St Mar tin's graveyard. Mrs. Eller was a na tive of Pennsylvania. She Is survived by her husband and three daughters. AN ABNORMAL COLD, WAVE. Remarkable Weather Extends Over the Entire Country East of tho . Rockies and the Weather Bureau . Discerns no Signs of Summer. Washington, May 28. Remarkab ly unseasonable weather, with a cold wave extending throughout the coun try east of the Rocky , Mountains, thermometers in some sections regis tering the lowest temperature for the season ln many years is reported by the Weather : Hurpan. Tn-nlcht tha bureau issued for the middle Atlantic States ana the Kastern lower lake re gion, western Colorado; eastern Wy oming, . Utah and northern Arizona and warnings , of freezing tempera utres for western vVvom1na." Weather Bureau official nw that there is no lmmediau rtrrtnnnot nf a - r N, summer, weamer anywnere The pres ent coia wave, mev add. nn. hsn nm ning throughout most of the present month. Heavv frosts the bureau from Michigan and other Mates or tne lake region. The cold wave Is narticuiarlv severn in th southwest and is due. accord In sr tn the weather experts, to the heavy rains In that fart of tho vonnfrv Th indication in this section of . the country are for a !;Tht fall of frogt to-night ...,,.,... , . ., . ... . N"t .c 18S2 Ins the abnormal mt. . . ..." T - sSenS Td0rth Carolina were pre sented to the numbers of the claw of 1907 by justice Conner, of the S a e Supreme Court, who read a mJst In! The Bibles were presented to the members of the graduating class by Rev. Dr. H. W. Battle, of this city? whj made a most interesting speech of 20 minutes. He w. fr,ii? iZ ...w Superintendent J i.jor. wh0 Wesented on befiaTf of the stite and the board of trustees the diplomas to the class. When Mr. Joyner had concluded the diplomas were JanSed out by the chief marshal. The 4ft fouTws:8 T Cla8S 0t afe ' t THE GRADUATES.' The followlna- ar th XNell Armfleld. Irpn- ti v. Leone Austin, iri T. . "'uo Blake, Guilfordj Knik f garet Call, Davis; Mary Galloway Car- r . J . ' ciare Case Guil- Si,dii thw B1lunt CrumP Rowm; Ethel Dalton, Forsyth; Mena Foust Davis, Rowan; Rosa Lee Dixon, Ca tawba; Eleanore Dixon Elllptt, Gull ford; Mary Elizabeth Exum, Greene; Grave Everett Gill, Scotland; Florence Gray, Guilford; Lilian Pugh Gray, Lenoir; Belle Hampton, Guilford; Winifred Harper, Greene; Lucy Haw kins, Franklin; Elizabeth Howell Buncombe; Mabel Howell, Wayne' Kate M. Huske, Forsyth J Mary Hy man, Martin; Marjorlo L. Kennedy Lenoir; Inez Koonco, Jones; Lena Leg gett.. Haifaxj .Mary Elizabeth LeGwin New Hanover; May Lovelace, Wilson! Mary Ethel Lyon, Wake; Elinor S Murr, Anson; Mary Elizabeth Reid' Mecklenbura-: ' Jani . niia tv ! ,:,'. Ffc i. AVVUJLUoUn SamDson: Marv Pnhinii . a. battle Kate Shaw. Moor wmii Spainhour, - Burke; Marv nnfw.n chuuwjck, uumora: Flora Thftmn Rowan; Mary Arrinirton Mamie A. Toler, Wayne; Lulle Wills wnnaKer, jianrax; Iola White, Ala- mcuii.p; rauie vaughn White, Ala mance; Sue- Pretlow Williams, War ren,, juaisy Wilapn, Caswell; Anna May Withers, Harnett. . ' " LIST OF GRADUATES When -,the . presentation of the diplomas had been concluded the audience arose and sang together "Carolina.", State Superintendent Joyner announced that ' 4,0OO , , had been contributed to the Mclver me morial fund and $2,000 in gilt-edged pledges have been made. He assured the alumnae and audience that the memorial would be erected at no far distant date. This announcement was received with nuch applause. The exercises of the morning 'were brousrht to a close after several n rmuncpmcnts .had been , made by th Klnirinpr of "America." To-night an- (.''h r uifttlnrr ot th'ormi' "'1 v."'l hfll, st -1 i'P, LARGE CROWD IX ATTEND AXCE The rrlncipal Frnturo Monday Night vas uie iTesence of Governor Glenn. Who Made a Short and En thusiastic Address -Tho Plans of Hook & Rotors Accepted for the New Dormitory. Special to Tha Observer. Greensboro, May 2S.t Large crowds attended Monday's commencement exercises at the State Normal and In dustrial College. The principal fea- ire was the presence to-night of Governor nienn mh .j. n v and enthusiastic address at, the close or tne reading of essays, chosen, from o wnuen by the students. To morrow Will be commandment- rl&v The address will be made by Dr. Mar- uu uv urumnaugh, of Philadelphia, after which the graduating exercises i , CONTRACT AWARDED. The board of trustees of the col lege were In session vestprdnv Th plans Of Hook & Rogers were accept- a xor me nea aormitory. Monday mornlnsrat io-is vii,. alumnae association mt in th. t building and was presidd over by Miss Ethel B. Soier. The wn a good attendance of former students It was decided to uhlte thn association with the former students' association, which V organized - this mornlng.by'the election of officers; It was decided to raise the Mclver loan and scholarship fund by the alumnae and Btudents. To this end a local n. soclation will be organized and a im secretary appointed, who will assist in raising tne rund. Another, meet ing of the association' will be held to morrow night. J . CLASS DAT EXERCISES.' In the evening thArAfllti ntthmeiv clses were held. The than filled the aiirtltnrlniTi nf tha students' building. The exercises were presided over by the class president. Miss Nell Armfleld. of Troriit fnnntt, The college orchestra furnished muslo for the event. The class historv wa read by Miss Pattie Vaughn White, of Aidiiiance county. The prophet was Miss Flora Thornton,, of Rowan coun ty. Both of these were full of inter est and greatly enjoyed. The exercises were concluded on the campus. The young women. 500-in number, march ed single-file from the building' to the class tree. The .class poet was Miss Kate-M. Huske, of Forsyth countyj ana ene reaa tne class poem bneath the tree. The records were' burned near the tree and the exercises closed with the singing of the class song. OOVERNOR GLENN SPEAKS. , This evening the reading of the six representative essays took place . In the auditorium. There. iwa-J attendance, nlany neODle of th r.ltv being present. Those who, read were Misses Eleanor Elliott, of -Guilford county; Inea Koonce, of Jones county; Flora Thornton, , of Rowan county; Pattje White, of Alamance county; Mary Robinson,, of Anson county; Katie Huske, of Forsyth county. Mu sic was furnished by the college glee club. A prize is given each year for the best essay. Each member of th class writes ope and from them the faculty selects six. Three Judges award the prize, . which Is given by Dr w. T. Whitsett. Governor Glenn spoke at the close of the reading of the essays. He .. comrlimentert th young ladles upon tbtir essays. He then paid a glowing tribute t!b the work of the late Dr. Mclver. He spoke of three things, education, Christian education and rhrtsttan fi. ucatlon tor women. The speech was cnaractensiic ana- was greatly enjoyed by the audience. t i. oners. i;: ia-? -I i . '..ce-r, : tha ec -. Intrepid c ' and his a on romance. 1780. Rhode I constitution-- cf t adding the t; the Federal e.; of only 2; 31 recommendie? s l813Attack on t the British un.'. vost. They wc: a loss of 260; 156. 1829.The Secretary Issued a notice t and marshal cf States, requiring t . In the detection gaged in the man who had passed r, in imitation of eilv 1815. -A nw conver. " Jfranee and Great i: ,t suppression of the '' ' signed at London. 1818 Wisconsin admit' " Union as the 30th i;: 1851. The Congress of X ' . adjourna. It passed a 1 Ing slavery in the . take effect January : 1862. Evacuation of C by the Confederate 1863. An immense tn:. of 600 wagons, S.C. v mules, 1.500 head 6.000 negroes, arriv Teche within .. Gen lines. 1865. President Johnsor, an amnesty with c. tlons. ' . 1868. General Grant f, cepted the nominal Chicago national co 1868 The graves of V in the cemeteries t country decorated v oby,th0 - A- K 1868. Heavy shocks of -In Sacramento and 187d President Grant I. lamation extending to land the protection o of Washington by products of her fishc : be admitted to the U free. , .. 1001. The. Massachusetts adopted staute makin demeanor for an em p. - commission on goodj pi oyer. 1005. -American yacht ' A' '. ocean-race for Kals. ieoll2Tay8-T4 hours an i iwua.-rBosa Durham surr Mayor Weaver in 1 conflict. MERCHANTS UP IX AILMS. Fiht to be Made on Freight Dla criminationv Thei Claim Jlalc Tliat Virgrlnia Businpm Men Are Favored to the Detriment of North ' Carolina's Interests. Special to The Observer. , ' , Turham, May 28,-The local merchants are. up in arms over freight discrimina tions and a special meeting of the Retail Merchants' Association wna .uli fit which this question was fought out. The merchant claim that Durham mer chants and other North Carolina business houses are being discriminated against In favor of Virginia business houses and that art result the wholesale and jotv blng interests of this State are bine slaughtered in the Interest of business houses in Virginia. This matter is fully explained from the standpoint of the merchants lnh resolu tion Introduced this evening by Major A H Lloyd, himself a merchant and an en thusiastic member of the local associa tion. These resolutions set forth the trou ble and state that the whole matter will communion and that .commission will be asked to present the matter to the Inter state commerce commission. The resolu tions are as follows: . "1. That the freight rates charged by ins rauruuu companies ior me snipmctrit nf frnlffht frrtm th Mnrlhom usai and Northwestern points, beyond the btate or North Carolina to Durham, arc excessive ana unreasonaDie. "2. That the rates for th shipments irom points oeyona wortn i;arouna rrom the North and West and to the North nd West front Durham, are very much higher than shipments of similar freight to the cities in VlrRlnla. notably: Lynch- burg, Klchmond, Roanoke, South Jioston j. Cy W.....H ' m that tKA wholesale merchants and tnanutacturers doing business In any of the m cities have the.advantnc over Nth Carolina cities tnd ara building up In1 these cities large lobbing r.d wholesale establishments to to th detriment and Injury of the cities In North Carolina. , "8. That th corporation fonimls!on of the State of North Carolina be requested to investlffate these discriminating freight ratps ani to institute such proceedings . ..I... . tafnr thA IntAr.NffltA .nmmisnlnn B mnv h tiAOfinii.irv to correct and remedy the same. . "i. That a copy of these resolutions be poratlon commission and a copy be pre- Merchants, which meeta in th-r1ty ot Vr5IimJvU Uil v eMv4 4v Lord nothsrhlld Views Situation With Alarm. Ttiflnn Mav 23. LordRothsehlhl'ii views of the prospects of the stock markets are not encourasrinsr. In an Interview this afternoon . he said ha could see no immediate prospect pr Improvement, adding: "The host that can be said I Oit the"inarkeU are no wor. tJ-C..y. Perhaps they are sllhtlv U r. V xt v.-tth Prer-ldcrt r.o.-v " f I'" rV'Vi lie 1 r CLOSING GRADED ; The Opera House Crowded . Mony waa Plcastxl rj; orces by lrof. M. C. s tho XTnIcrrtty Valedlci ' Caroline Gertrude FogU Prize Awarded Avcritt r plomas Dcllvmvrt Special to The Observer. Oastonia. May 28. La a gloridus time for the teachers of the graded so" graduating exercises at the marked the last mile po8t cf year. The opera house wr for the becasion and all greatly pleased at th- mv so prosperous a year. ,T weje opened with prayer 1 II lieddish.pastor of the 1 Church, followed by the c by the school chorus The salutatory by Mis I was rendered in an xce'.' after which the class pr Conle BabeV. lntrortr. B. Noble, of the Univer Carolina, who delivered t address. Prof. Noble's & : close comparison of the present, presenting the a;.' the, disadvantages of pn H!s closing remarks, whif ered in an animated and f ner were chiefly addres?c 1 : bers of the -class advlslnsr V ture actions and warning t dangers and hardships thf essarilyface. His address v feature of the evenings ju 1 Following the address 't: erclscs were carried out c, the programme.' Mr. Aver read the class history, I. Spencer the class statistics Whitesides the class poem, cy Uoyce tho class pfor " Scott Lindsay the class w phy oration was dolivere l Dowd Gray. The clas ex excellent and repeatedly r plause as their humoroi: were brought out. The va dress by Mlsa Caroline G ; should receive special r- alone would have given : class honor. The first 1. $5 In gold was t". to Miss Fog! ,by Prof. D. C. Prlase, was then c" A. G. Vangum to Mr. .. -This prise ia given f r on the "Civil War eni i The graduates' d!r!.- by Professor Wr ay t t members of the cla Cf i Williamson Adams, Cor James Stacy Boyce. Tl ' ton, Caroline Gertrn.l.- 1 Dowd Gray, Joseph Tur- - na Pear, Hanna, Eli.-i : Ayerltt A.L McLean, J.: rick, Eleanore Dankin. : TJay. Laura May Snen.' Whitesides. - Following the delivery mas Professor Wray m vorahle report for thf ; predicted a t much prr the year to come. TI was tung by the c'.iso & r tion by Rev. R. C. An most enjoyable and f' nlng as well as a ve: ; 3 In the history of t'..? ; All in Read I no n f ft ' ' x , , 111 . 1 Itichniond, Va., . Stephen D. Lr , minJer-ln-r!-c: fi'dero. V' " : , r't f 'r t" r"'' eorl" If! 1 t '
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