The News and Observer.
VOL.XLVI. NO.: 97.
LEAPS ALLNOOTH CAROLINA DAWES II NEWS AND. i IRCUIATION.
PRESIDENT OF
A, & Mr COLLEGE
Dr. Geo T. Winston Would
Make it Succeed Greatly.
THE BRAINIEST SCHOLAR
SAYS EX-SENATOR A. M. SCALES
WITH WHOM HE HAS COME
IN CONTACT.
EDUCATED IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTION
If Elected, He Would Not Let A. &M. College
Come in Competition With the Uni
versity or Demominational
Colleges.
To the Editor: The first article it
was ever uty pleasure to write for pub
lication in a newspaper, and they have
been but lew, was one advocating the
election' of Hr. Gorge T. V\ iuston, us
l’rsident of the University in 1801. and
while, of course, it had but little, if any,
effect, it made sue feel that my mite
bail been contributed to promote the in
terests of the University and the cause
of education in the State. Very little
has been sard in the public prints by
the friemis and admirers of Hr. Win
ston during tin* consideration of the
question as to who shall be elected
l’resiklent of tin* A. and M. College us,
tliey no doubt felt that this was a mat
ter to be settled by the good business
judgment of the Board of Trustees, and
ibis is probably prosier; but feeling that
North Carolina has now the opportunity
of reclaiming one of 'her most useful
and ablest sons, in fact, to my mind,
the brainiest man with whom it has been
my good fortune to come in contact, a
man of wonderful executive and con
structive power, who in a few years
laid broad and deep the foundations of
our University’s prosperity, si man who
has the faculty of stirring to the depths
the ambitions of young .men, and a man
of profound learning and keenest ole
serration: and, loving our State and
longing to see her educational growth
along aM lines outstrip even her mater
ial advancement, 1 write this article.
I)r. Wanston was elected tutor of
Latin at Ghapel Hill at the reopening in
1872, afterwards became lVofessoP of
Latin, 'and in 1891 was elected Presi
dent. In all these capacities lie show
ed the highest order of ability and a
host' of his old students all over ’the
State will bear grateful record to the
intellectual uplift and Inspiration re
ceived ifrom him. and will confess that
Tie did more than any one else to kindle
within them the tires of a healthy ambi
tion. .
.When lie accepted the Presidency of
the University of Texas at a large sal
ary the men who hail known him thus
intimate.y felt the loss to the State
.most keenly and they hall with pleas
tire and satisfaction: the probability of
his return.
•It was indeed a matter of surprise to
all to learn that he would consent to
return if elected. The University of
Texas owns millions of acres of land
and lias grand possibilities; and it was
known to his friends that Hr. Winston
hoped ami expected to make it the
greatest University on this continent.
Four years ago he and his family went
to Texa-s anil he has, I am informed,
strengthened the University in every de
partment, and is in thorough accord
with thi* trustees. It is asked “Why,
then, should he Ik* willing to return at
a much smaller salary?'’ The answer
is that, there is something dearer to the
man than wealth and position, and that
is the health and welfare of his family.
The long summers in Texas drove away
liis children, and then his wife's health
gave way and only last spring she has
reached the climax of her disease and
the physicians have said she cannot live
in Texas.
Tills man. through his friends express
es his willingness to return to bis native
State, Where his ancestors for six or sev
en generation have wrought and died,
some erf whom have served well their
State; to the 'State where the cause of
education owes him so mutch, for In* it
was who put life* and action into the idea
that ptibiic higher education is for all
tjie |mm pie, and who put the 1 Diversity
in reach of nil. even the jKMirest deserv
ing young men.
But it is said that Ur. Winston is not
an industrial man. In answer it may
be said that he* .received his education
exclusively in technical colleges. For
several years he was at the I nited
States Naval Academy, where he* stood
“No. 1.” in a class of nearly a hun
dred boys from every State in tin*
Union. This is the Government’s train
ing school, where no classics are
taught, and lien* he was made master of
the sciences and mathematics. He* was
graduates! at Cornell University, a
technical school, and here lie applied
himself to the sciences, biology, chem
istry, physics, botany, geology and kin
dred subjects, together with Latin and
mathematics. After being graduated he
was selected to a iwisition as teacher ot
Mathematics at Cornell.
He is a man of tin* most varied attain
ments. ami bis friends confidently be
lieve that, if elected, lilt* will place tile
A. and M. College 'in tin* front rank of
industrial and technical schools. A man
does not a teed to lie a farmer or a nic
ehaiific to be president of am A. and M.
college. The President is not required
to be a master of every branch taogh
He siiould he a manager of men rather
than a manager of machines or labora
tories.
The A. ami M. College under Ur. Win
ston. will not come 'into academic or
literary competition with the Vuiiversify
or with the denominational colleges, but
will be in every sense a technical and
scientific school, teaching the youth of
our State how to do something and how
to make something and how to aid in
the State's industrial and material ad
vancement.
A. M. SCALES.
FIRST TIME ON A TRAIN.
A Durham Lady's First Trip*—Personal
Mention —Junior Order A. U. M.
Durham. N. (\. July 1.-(Special.)
Tar Heel C ouncil. No. 2. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, have elect
ed the following officers for the ensu
ing term: Counselor. Ernest J. Green:
Vice Councilor. Fred S. Dixon: Re
cording Secretary. Charles E. Chris
tian; Assistant Recording Secretary,
Allen Thomas: Financial Secretary, G.
B. Whitteil: Warden, Samuel I/. Woods;
Conductor, Thomas B. Edwards; in
side Se„nfim*l. Arthur Olmstead; Out
side Sentinel. C. W. Barbee; Treasurer.
A. B. Matthews: Trustee, O. W. Ode.
This order is constantly growing and
is in an exceedingly flourishing con
dition. numbering perhaps a larger mem
bership than any other order here.
County Supervisor of Public School*
C. W. Massey says that there will !>.*
no examination this year in Durham
county for the scholarship in Ihe Pea
body Normal School at Nashville. Tenn.
Mr. James Southgate, senior member
of the J. Southgate & Son Insurance
agency, left this morning for Pine Hill.
N. Y. He will spend several weeks
recreating in the Catskill mountain-.
Miss Rose Build left over the Sea
board Air Line this morning, for Eufau
la. Ala., where she goes to teach a sum
mer term in Art. Last session she
had charge of the art department In
Rufattla College.
Miss Martha Holloway. who for
some time past has been in the milli
nery department of Sherwood Higgs
& Co., has arrived home to spend her
summer vacation. She has a large
number of friends here who are glad
to see her back.
Prof. W. 11. Pegram. professor of
chemistry, geology and astronomy in
Trinity College, returned this morning
from Chupdl Hill, where he attended
a meeting of the North Carolina sec
tion of tin* American Society of Chem-
Col. Pegram read a paper before
that 1 sidy. Palters were also read by
l)rs. Monroe., of Washington city;
Drs. Charles Biiskerville, F. P. Yen
able and Thomas Clarke:
The work of tearing trp the old
street pavement on Main street, lie
tween Corcoran street and Five Points,
preparatory to laying down a vitrified
brick pavement, began this morning.
The condition of Mr. W. C. Tyree,
who has beeen quite siek in Oxford for
several weeks, is reported to tie Im
proving. l)r. Tyree writes that her con
dition will probably admit of bis filling
his regular appointments at the First
Baptist church in this city tomorrow.
B. F, Ivronheimer & Co., of Oxford,
will occupy one of the store rooms
in the new Snmmerfield block in this
city® as soon as completed. They hope
to be aide to get in by the first oi
September.
On the excursion of the Second Bap
tist Sunday school to Raleigh Thursday
was an old lady. Mrs. Nancy Cole, over
80 years old. who had never been
on a train before in her life. On the
same train with her were children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Three services will he held tomorrow
at the Gospel Tabernacle on Morris
street at 11 a. m.. 4 and Bp. m. Rev.
S. C. Todd, of Carolina, who is
doing the preaching, is creating a very
favorable impression upon all who hear
him..
HOUSE PARTY IN FRANKLIN.
Ten Days of Pleasure by a Happy
Party at Vine Mill.
Louislmrg. X. C.. July 1. —(Special.)—
Today the members of the house party
which was given this year at Vine Hill,
tin* old Williams’ residence, eighteen
miles from here, returned with many
expressions of regret over the close of
their ten days’ delightful experience.
The party was composed of Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Hart. Mrs. C. M. Cooke.
Mrs. J. E. Malone. Misses Sunnier
Fuller. Frances L. Green. Dita Malone.
Florence Jones, of Raleigh: Mary King,
Matilda Foster. Minnie Egerton.
Messrs. Asa Parham, Fred Cooke.
Wilbur Cooke, Fuller Malone. Maurice
Clifton. Norman Jones, Will Meadows.
Ned Ford and Arthur Person, besides
several others who joined for a day or
two.
They give glowing descriptions of the
beauty of the place, the excellence of
the neighborhood and all unite in cub
ing it a time filled to the brim with
happy minutes and one long to be re
membered.
the cake walk.
Miss Angelina iin de race.
De sweat lies streamin' film her face,
Sli<f gwine ter win dat walkin' race—
She gwine tor win dat race, suh!
Her sleeves des bangin’ wi<] de lace.
En a big blue sash is ronn’ her waist:
She gwine ter win; dat walkin' race—
She gwine ter win dat race, snli.'
Miss Angelina, heah my hair. —
You ib* sweetes’ gai in all de lan'.
En heah’s a rose fitm a nice young man,
Dat time yon win de race, ma’am!
F. L. STANTON.
A man isn't necessarily in the' swim
because lie drinks like a fish.
One can acquire tin elastic *r*ad iiy
constantly wearing rubber shoes.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 2. 1899.
JS THE CRAIG LAW
l CONSTITUTIONAL?
State Has a Right to Impose
Conditions for Entrance
TO OUTSIDE CORPORATION
THE LEGISLATURE HAD NO DE
SIRE TO PUT HARDSHIPS
ON CAPITAL.
COURTS DISREGARD STATE RIGHTS
We Are Drifting Dangerously Far, Shall This
Country Try a Government Underand
by Judges and then Ask
far a King?
To the Editor: 1 see In today's isVte
of the News and Observer the question
asked. "Is the Craiig Bill Constitution
al?” and stating that ex-Governor l’at
tison. President of the Security Trust
and Life insurance Company of Phila
delphia. and Mr. Luper. ex-Coinmis
sioner of Insurance for Pennsylvania,
doubt, ir, etc. The former bases his
doubt, it would appear from the inter
view as contained in your issue, upon
the assumption that "the law was passed
for the avowed purpose of keeping out
side corporations out of the Federal
courts." A careful reading of the statute
will fail. I think, to reveal any such
purpose. The statute provides that cer
tain kinds of foreign corporations shad,
before they are permitted to do busi
ness in North Cu'rolinta. file witn tin
Secretary of State copies of their fran
chises, etc. That upon complying with
this provision it shall thereupon become
a corporation of this State, and enjoy
all the lights and privileges, -and he
subject to the same liabilities, of < flier
domestic corporations, etc. The ;!u er •
further declares that "it may sw* and
be sued in all courts of this Stare,
ami shall lie subject to the jurisdiction
of the courts of this State as fully as
if such corporation were originally
created under the laws of the State of
North Carolina.” 1 think that when
the. statute declines that such corpora
lion, by doing certain acts a Live re
ferred to, "shall thereupon immediately
become a corporation of this State, and
enjoy till the rights and privileges, ami
Im* subject, to the same liabilities, of
other corporations." it was unnecessary
to have mentioned the fact that it should
have the right to sue. la* sued. etc. Tile
rights and privileges, duties and liabili
ties. of domestic corporations arc wed
defined by tile general statutes relating
to corporations. That part of the statute
above quoted relating to the courts
is surplusage, and whin constru
ed mitts t la* construed to mean
that tlte general law with reference to
suits by and against domestic corpora
tions shall apply to "domesticated” cor
imrations. It would seem from the
reading of the statute that no one (unless
indeed he be over-suspicious, ami think
that the Legislature meant to damn ail
combinations of capital), can say tin t
it had any such purpose in view as d -
fearing the jurisdiction of the Fed*ra!
courts. In construing a statute you arc
not to go out of your way to get a
IKissible construction for it "Expressio
iiiiius est cxclusio alteriius." and “expres
suiii tacit cessare taciturn” are maxims
for the construction of statutes. T* 8.
vs. Arredondo. (5 Pet. <U. S.) UDI: Culpii*
vs. New Hampshire. 171 U. 8. ”0. What
does this statute imply on its* face, or by
fair implication?
I think if is well established by a
long line of decisions, both Star'* and
Federal, that a cori»oration is not a o'.li
sten in contemplation of sec. 2. chap. !.
Art. IV of the United States ComliUi
tion (privileges and immunities of citi
zens of the several States). X. A* W. It.
It. Co. vs. Pennsylvania. 1315 U. S. Ill:
Philadelphia Fire Asswiation vs. Now
York, 119 U. S. 110; Orient- Itisti an »•
Company vs. Daggs. Adv. S. I'. S. 291.
10 Slip. Ct. Rep.. 281; but that it B
within the meaning of section 2, aric-ie
111. United States Constitution (c-m!ro
versies lietween citizens of difT **ent
Suites). St. Louis vs. Wiggins Lorry
Company. 11 Wall. 422: Ohio R. if. Co.
vs. Wheeler. 1 Black, 2815: Marshall vs.
Baltimore ami Ohio Railroad Company.
115 How, 314.
I think that no one will deny that a
State has a right. under the United
States Constitution and the laws of C. n
gress, to impose conditions on inrp.ira
tions doing business within its to; riterv,
and may go so far as to coniine them
to certain sections, or exclmid them en
tirely. In other words, the legislature
has tin* right to grant or witlmid i:s
charter to a corporation, foreign er d •-
mestie. The granting of a ee.-p.u aie
right or privilege rests entirely q; the
discretion of the State, and when grant
ed may lie accompanied with -ot-h con
ditions as its Legislature may judge
most befitting to its interest and policy
Home Insurance Company vs. New
York. 134 U. S. 294; Horn Silver Min
ing Co. vs. New York. 134 l . 8. • •**••.
If will not tie denied thi r when a cor
poration applies for and obtains articles
of incorporation in any State of the
Union, it become* a corporation syel citi
zen (for certain purposes) of fiia* part <■-
ular State, regardless of what its status
of citizenship may lie in any oilier State.
Chicago ami N. W: It. R. *•**, \) hiit**n.
80 U. S. 270; Ohio and M. 1:. It. vs.
i.Wheeler. (50 U. S. 28(5; St. Louis and
S. F. It. R. Co. vs. James. 101, V. **'
2p(5. Therefore if a foreign corpora lion
is required by the laws of Xorfa ( aro
liiui. before doing business within hi r
Muilers. to become a domestic curpora
tfon (which sin* may require), such cm
Miration at once, upon eonqilying with
t|iat statute, becomes a citizen of North
Carolina. Then if it sue or In* sued by
as citizen of North Carolina in the courts
<«r North Carolina, if is sued as a eorpo
rittioii a citizen —of North Carolina, and
there is no diversity of citizenship,
whereby. under the rules of practice, re
moval may be had to the Federal coutrs.
if a citizen of another State were to sue
a "domesticated'’ corporation of North
Carolina, say a railroad company in the
State courts for injuries sustained in
North Carolina.* the railroad company
ifuuld. (under the practice, mind you),
remove on account of diverse citizen
ship. But I do not agree that the prac
tice as followed by the Federal courts
on account of diverse citizenship is war
rented by the Constitution, Article 111.
Section 2. That gives States and Fede
ral courts concurrent jurisdiction when
there is diverse citizenship. I go so far
as to say that, where no Federal ques
tion is involved, this rigid to resort to
the Federal courts is based on Comity,
and applies only to the higher officers
and offices, if a fair interpretation be
given it. This very broad interpretation
is no doubt due to the failure of the
Federal judge to recognize the sover
eignty of the several 'States composing
the Union. We are drifting dangerously
far. Shall this country try a govern
ment umlcr and by the judges, and then
ask for a king? Jefferson once said. “A
frequent recurrence to the fundamental
principles is absolutely necessary to
preserve the blessing of liberty.' Shall
we continue to drift, or* shall we come
back once again to the true meririan of
a fair and proper construction of the
Constitution? It is well recognized by all
the courts of last resort that where
there is concurrent jurisdiction the court
first obtaining jurisdiction retains it.
The only proper ground for such re
moval is where, on account of local feel
ing and prejudices, a fair trial could not
he had. Says Judge Cooley in his Con
stitutional Law. ."As suits may be insti
tuted in State courts in all eases in
which the jurisdiction of the Federal
courts is not made exclusive (in this
ease it i> not exclusive), the purpose had
in view in conferring the Federal power
jvould often he defeated if there were
not some provision under which a cause
brought in a State court might not la*
removed to a Federal court.* For ex
ample. if a citizen of one State should
bring suit in one of its courts against
a citizen of another State, the ease
would bo one which by the Constitution
is embraced in the grant of the Federal
power. And the reason why it was in
cluded is. that it may sometimes happen
j_riiat l«M*al feelings, sentiments, preju
dices or pre|M>ssessioiis may preclude a
fair trial in tin* State court, or at least
give rise to fears or suspicions that
such may be tin* ease. But it may !>-*
entirely pro)ter to allow the suit to be
thus brought in the first instance (in the
Stale courts), because in most eases no
such influence will be suspected or
feared, and the parries would go to trial
in the State courts without objection."
But. the question docs not arise from tin
question 1 am attempting to answer, for
here there is no diversity of citizenship.
I think i have shown by citations
supra. (1> That a State has the right
to iiiqMtse limitations on corporations
seeking to do business within its jurisdic
tion. for they are not citizens in con
templation of the United States Con
stitution guaranteeing equal privileges
and immunities to tin* citizens of the
several States*. (2) That upon becoming
domesticated they become citizens of
North Carolina in contemplation of the
U. S. Constitution so far as is necessary
to determine the jurisdiction of the
courts: )3) That nothing appearing on
the face of the statute, or by fair im
plication. that its aim and "avowed pur
pose" was to defeat the jurisdiction of
Federal, courts, it cannot be so consid
ered: and is therefore within the limits
of the Federal Constitution, and is a
valid act.
Governor Pattisou asks. “why. sup
pose every State and territory in the
United States should pass such a law?
Why then eaeli corporation would lie
come forty-four corporations, and the
States would thereby have practically
legislated the l . S. Sup tome Court out
of existence." Not at all so. There are
many Federal questions that give that
Aoni*t final jurisdiction, and have kept it
busy for many years past. Other States
have passed laws somewhat simdlar to
this. The Constitution allows what it
does not forbid either expressly or by
fair implication. I fail to see wherein
that instrument, either expressly or by
fair implication, forbids any state of
the Union to require as a condition pre
cedent that a corporation seeking to do
business within its borders, shall be
come "domesticated.” If one State can
do so, then all can, and we could indeed
conceive of one original corporatioy Im*-
coniiing forty-four corporations. 1 con
fess that I mil somewhat surprised that
the head of a great corporation, like the
Security Trust and Insurance. Company,
of Philadelphia, would be opposed to
"expansion."
Mr. Luper suggests that “if the object
aimed at was* simply to prevent insur
ance companies going into the Federal
courts, the better method would have
been to compel them to sign such an
agreement before granting them license,
as is done in Illinois." Indeed! And who
is Mr. Luper that In* shall presume to
say to the Legislature of North Carolina
what would or would not be "better.”
The reply to him is. that Just such an
act as hi* suggests was passed bye *
Wisconsin Legislature. requiring tiiat
very thing, and the U. S. Supreme court,
in the ease of Home Insurance Company
vs. Morse. 87 U. S. 442, said such an
act was “repugnant to the Constitution
of the l'nited States and the laws in
pursuance thereof. and is illegal and
void." That is why. perhaps, that North
(Continued on fourth page.)
LOVELIER THATIt
BAY OF iri.ES
The Beauty of Edenton Does
Not Lie Alone in the Bay.
AN OLD HISTORIC CENTRE
NOT A MORE BEAUTIFUL STREET
IN AMERICA THAN BROAD ST.
INSCRIPTIONS IN EPISCOPAL CEMETERY
Edenton Was in the Early History of the State
the Political and Social Capital
cf North Carolina.
Edenton, N. C. June 27. 1800.
To the Editor There is always a cer
tain charm alxmt the older cities and
towns of the State, and Edenton is more
than fortunate if the charm lies hi mat
ters of historic interest for they cluster
and cling about (her in rich profusion,
and added to these are her broad and
beautiful streets, and a bay <.! water
which has been descri.)M*d with milch
beauty and grace in the following stanza
entitled —
"EDENTON BAY:"
Landward with fringes of silvery spray
Roll tin*.sweet billows of Edenton bay.
Yonder the Roanoke rolls in from the
West.
Nearer the Chowan ungirdles her breast
Beautiful rivers that flash in the sun.
Broadening and mingling and flowing as
one;
Watching their union hut brighter than
they.
Roll tie* sweet billows of Edenton bay.
I
*Tis but the child of a broader expanse.
Left by itself in the sunshine to dance,
"i’is but an awn of a far-reaching sea.
Less in its width than a league, it may be
Yet were it larger, its M*auty and grace.
Dimmed by the distance, were harder to
t ra ee:
Just as it is I would have it for aye—
This gem of the Southland, sweet Eden
ton bay.
Sloping as if for a clasping of hand*.
Close to its margin fair Edenton stands
Verdue wreathed Edenton. fairer by
night.
And fairer by day for this beautiful
slight:
White sails are seen by it zepher-swent
tide.
Lovers at evening stroll oft by its side —
Seen in its beauty, for many a day.
The heart will remember sweet Edenton
bay.
The author. Mr. J. M. Fletcher, a
Northern man. wrote the a jam* whil •
under the inspiration of the scene in th<*
rhythm of so much beauty and gran*. A
gcntleuittin. 11110 had traveled much said,
while standing on the shores of this beau
tiful sheet of water: "Certainly nature
has fashioned no more peaeel'ul or love
lier spot U|s>n which the hjiman eye and
the human senses would wish to rest."
Bishop Lynn an used to say when he long
ed for the beauties of the hay of Naples
he felt like starting for Edenton and
resting his eyes upon these waters. The
seeues, however, are so iliffen nt, it is
said, that comparison between the two
seems inqiossil le. Let that be as it m i,",
its beauty and loveliness is none the less
a fact, and the following statement
seems warranted "To the bust Png
Americans, who have sought change
from* the busy haunts of daily toil and
every day anxiety in the somber outlines
of the Alleghanies. on the rapids of the
Nt. Lawrence, or even in the awful still
ness of the Yoseiiiiite and 'flic ■ Grand
Cannon, this scene conies like the re
freshing sleep to the fevered patient al
ter he has exhausted the soporifics of .he
Riionnaeo|H>eia. It is a relief to think
then* is one spot in our continent where
we can enjoy that quiet contentedness
which the speaking silence of beauty
alone can induce tod ye* find ourselves
not oul'.’wed or exiled from assoeial;on
with ('■■nr fe'.'ovmnn. The beamy of the
tow n does not he alum* as stated in the
beauty of >ls bay. but in its with* su* *eis
and beautiful slli i.le trees as we'!. 1 will
venture the statement that there is not a
more beautiful street in America than
Broad street with its three rows of elms
in rich foliage forming perfect arches.
There are many points of historic inter
est. among them the court house built of
brick brought from England in which
court was iheld in 1717 or 1718. and a
session of the legislature in 1720. at
which Edenton was named in honor of
Charly Eden, who had 'been chosen Gov
ernor in 1713. and who came over in
1714. Governor Eden had by ills popu
larity and grace warn the good will of the
people who, although they to w n had been
established before, named it Edenton ;o
show their appreciation of the mail
The court house is in a fine state of
preservation and. and will compart* fa
vorably with some modern buildings.
Strangers when gaziing upon it can hard
ly realize its age. The Episcopal church
was built of brick and in the linin'
solid workmanship as that used in build
ing the court house. Sum * say it was
commenced in 1708: at any rate it was
completed in 1732. It is a splendid old
building, whose foundations wen* laid
duo east and west after the Oriental
style. The records mu hack to 1701 ami
tilled with .many amusing things. The
church yard has some old tombstones of
ancient dates and rare inscvipt.'on*—
among them the following: "Ini memory
of Jeremiah Gallop, January 11. 170!*.
SECTION ONE—Pages 1 to 4.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
‘Remember me as you pass by; For as
you are so once was I: as I am now s>
you must he; I‘repart* for dtjntb and fol
low .me’,” John Davidson has also a
stone to his memory dated November 12.
1723. It is a pleasant thing to spend
several hours among these old rec»rds.
tombstones and this well-shaded grave
yard, the city of the dead —God's acre.
Among tin* earlier buildings is one erect
ed by Lad Granville for his land agent.
Francis Corbin, in 1728. w hich is in good
condition and stands the wear and tear
of time wonderfully well. The house in
which the mother of Allen G. Thurman
(the noblest Roman of them ail.) lived
still stands and is punted out to stran
gers, and those who are interested in
such things. In Masonic Lodge roam is
a curious relic —a chair with all the im
plements of masonry on it—hand-carved
and made out of mahogany. It is a very
valuable relic and its value will increase
with time. This chair was presented by
Bird Baltimore to the Alexandria Lodge
in Virginiu. and George Washington, the
father of our country, sat in it when he
was master of the lodge. The Johnston
grave yard has many noted men buried
in its precincts. Among them Senator
Wilson, of Pennsylvania, wlm died while
mi a visit to it is friend. Senator Johnson.
1 will close by reproducing the resolu
tions passed june 10, 1 1 itl. by the vestry
of St. Paul's Parish, which 1 lteTieve *<»
lie a record our 1 ample ought to be proud
of. and which will he projK*rly appreciat
ed in the years to come. The resolutions
read as follows:
"Be it remembered that the Freehold
ers of St. Paul's Parish met the sheriff,
at the court house in Edenton on Mon
day. the St a of April, then and there
pursuant to an act of Assembly d;d elect
the f<.Mowing iiersons to serve as vestry
men for nm* year (agreeable to resolve of
Provincial Congress held at Halifax the
2nd .ay of April, and justified agreeable
thereto), viz.: Thomas Bonner. Win.
Boyd, Thomas BenM*y. Jacob Hunter.
Julin Beasley. Win. Bennett, Win. Ro
berts. Richard Harkins. David ltiee.
Aaron 'Hill. Pelatiah Walton and Wail.
Hinton, we the subscribers professing
our allgiance to the King and acknowl
edging the constitutional executive of
government, do solemnly profess, testify
and declare that we do absolutely believe
that neither tin* Parliament of Great
Britain, nor any member or constitution
al l*onrd thereof, have a right to impose
tax upon these colonies, to regulate the
internal pdicy thereof, ami that all at
tempts hv fraud or force to establish and
exercise sttcii claim and power on viola
tions 01 1 ..0 force and security of the
pimple of this Province, simply and col
lectively are l ohnd by the acts and reso
luriens of the continental and provisional
congress, because as both they are freely
represented by persons chosen. Ivy them
selves and we do solemnly and sincerely
promise anil engage ami' the sanction of
wisdom, honor and the same love of liber
ty and our country to maintain and
support all and every the acts, resolu
tions cf the said continental and provi
sional congress to tire utmost of our
pnver and ability. 111 testimony ’where
of we have hereto set our hands this
10th day of June. 17745.”
Signed in their own proper hand-writ
ing: Richard Haskins. David Rice.
Aaron Hill, Polatiah Walton. Win, Hin
ton. Thomas Bonner, Win. Boyd. Thomas
Renby. Jacoib Hinton, John. Beasley,
William Bennett, William Roberts.
■A trip to see all these things will he
worth one’s w hile and will M* worth more
than the outlay in pleasure, for 1 have
not told the half <d' what the thoughtful
can realize. WM. J. LEARY, SR.
A PLEASANT SESSION.
The New hern District Conference in
Session.
Kinston. X. July I.—(Special.)
The Xew bern District Conference w iii
close an. interesting and profitable ses
sion today. The session has been held
in the hospitable and growing town of
Kinston. The reports from the pas
tors show that the church Is In a health.**
condition in the district. Tll the •nat
ter of Epworth Leagues there has been
hut little said, there lnnug only >me
active league in the district. Ther** will
probably be an advance in ties p;;i
tieular soon.
All the pastors were present except
Rev. Z. J. Holden, of Snow Hill, who
was detained at home by serious ill
ness. Prayer was made for his recov
ery. The following were elected as
delegates to the next annual eonrerenci*:
Dr. J. F. Miller, of Goldsboro; Y. T.
Ormond. Kinston; Rev. F. S. Rm
ton. Carteret county: J. W. Women.
Trenton.
Trenton was, selected as the p'ace
for the next session of tile D’slrie'
('on ferenee.
Mrs. T. R. Kendall, of Augusta. Go
wns present in tin* interest of the
Woman’s Home Mission Society.
Rev. W. S. Rowe, the Presiding Elder
of the District, is* a fine preae*n**\ a
good presiding officer and is held it
high esteem in the district.
WATER WOK K S SURVEY.
Rocky Mount to Have a New Cotton
Mill.
Rocky Mount. X. (’.. June 30.—(Spe
cial.) —Surveys for the water work*-*
plant and mains have been nearly com
pleted. An excellent water supply, one
of the finest in the State, will be had
from Stony creek, near the town.
The cemetery here, recently purchas
ed by Hte town from a private cor
poration. is being greatly Improved and
changed in appearance by work done
on it.
There is a well founded rumor tii.it
a new cotton mill will in the near tn
tuie Ik* built here on: property belonging
to the Fair Association.
John M. Sherrod and J. C. Braswell
have returned from a trip to Morehead.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Smith are a t
Virginia Reach.
Paradoxical as it may seem, well wa
ter often makes people ill.