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10 t - THE NEWS AND OBSERVER THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1917. NORTH CAROLINA EXECUTIVE MANSIONS By MARSHALL De LANCEY HAYWOOD ' ta early colonial day there wss bo official residence provided at the pub lic expense for the use of the Gov mat af North. Carolina. Each of these dignitaries built or purchased hi owu heme. lipases Near Edrnton and at Rrana- wick. Mot many mi In from the present tews of Edeuton were Kden House, suc cessively the home of Governor Chart? Eden, nd of Governor Gabriel John ston (the IVter having married l-.den ' step-daughter), and Halgray House, the the Governor's Conaeil aad the Assem bly) held its session. At the end of the year 1770, the Tryon I 'a lace was ready for occupancy; and the public reeorda of the colony were, transferred tu it la January and February, 177L Tryon was not destined to enjoy the msgnificeae af hi palace, for, mora than a few monthr, aa he waa t ma if erred to the Governorship of New York ia the spring of the aarao vear. While he waa ia New Bern, how ever, he dispensed prinrely hospitality to many men of note, both from there until driven out in the early stages of the Revolution by Ahner Nash, meat, aad a plain two story framed building, jainted white, and an office Ki-hard Cngdell, Alexander Huston, and on the corner, were provided on lot other patriot, who seir-cd the six pieces No. 131. This first on Immaterial nun of artillery with winch the ground of.eion was subsequently the residence of ths mansion were fortified, and took possession of the premises in the name of tho people of North Carolina. .Af terwards the Palace aerved various pur poses, such aa a meeting place for the Whigs, a Masonic lodge-hall, a ball room for public entertainment (including one in honor of Gen eral Washingtoa in April, 17U1), - , . - r . - . . , vy ,;t j; . ,Je , : 7f ahiMGLsaa. Jj. Vn-f - VV 4 1- s'l" - 'I : -.' i- mfp . , ..frWaJt i. ",p . t j PRESENT GOVERNOR'S MANSION. eat of Acting Wnvernnr Thorns Pl leek, lu 17,'iM, tlovernor Arthur Dobbs, Johastons nu'-iemuir pnrlni d a hiiue at Brunswick anil rsllid it ('untie Iobls after his ancestral home in Ireland. After the death of Dulibs, his son. Major Kitward Hrire linlih- it to Oovernnr William Trvi.n in 17fi7 ami it was "aereaiter railed ( astln Tryn Try en Palace. It waa tlorernor Trvon . ho con caived and carried out the plnn to errcr at New Hern (the newly i-ad copitnl tty) a magnificent mui.eion which be America and abroad, ho visited Ms I and a general cnpitnl. Hut tho regi.1 airs of Tryrn public proim v. It il.'l int .ilnnys mct nith the approval i.f th" ili mocratic North Carnliniaus of Hint diiv. 1 ndcr the puru.lon vni of "Atticiis." Jude Maurice Moore wrote a mustir ojien letter (published in a iicnupiirx'r of t hat dav, and in it sniV to tho (iiivcrnnr: "our aolic tude , about the title of 'Her Excellency' for j Mrs. Trvon, and the arrogant reception yuu gnve to a repectalilo company nt ! :r. cntcrtn nnicnt of vour own making- I st" re house for u.. h i iilcntn i v destroyed by ijre on February 27, 1 70S, n eonaeqin ni e of nn oi l negro woman lining into tile basement to hunt for hens' eggs mul layinir down a light wood knot torch in order to gntlier the '"ggs. Our wing of tho bin, ding cs ruped tne l.rc, aim may still be seen in New Hern. At present it is a. pri ate reidf ii'-i. First . Mansion In Italelgh. The first home of the Governors of seated with yuur lady ly your aide ou ! North Curelma, after tho seut of gov sr. : .r iV'- fJr vt ' v i, sfS T ' Jt L'i.';,,;,;, .Ii-,lt.i C' Mill - f. -1 " ..Fv - iUyt it. -tQ- :; bcj a J '; : ;." h C '' '.'Jr i ''T " lH & .... 1 ... . .-.' ..' I . - .y . ' ...aeie'"aisa,-'ig-ii , .l? eWJMsyj nA-B v.- .9 OLD GOVEnNOR'S MANSION IN RALEIGH In U&e From 1816 Till 18G5. CM Known ks fh Tryori ralaeep and t rII)owhaira" ia the middle of the'-fl wfclrh'waa declared by competent au . thoritie to have no equal, in design and ifaaee,.oa oar continent or in twith Ameriea. Work on this palace for it was indeed palace waa begun on Angxurt M, 1767. It was not only a ate for the Governor, but also served 10 purposes of a State House or Cnpi Ut, being equipped with halls in which tk eoloaiaJ legislature (composed of room, bespeak a littleness of mind, which, .believe me. air, when blended with the dignity and ilhportance cf your office,, renders you truly ridicul ous." -' After Tryon, waa transferred to Now York, His 1 ircllency Josi.-ih Martin, the Inst of the Knyal Governors of ISorta I o-nment wai removed to the city of Ilalcigh, stood on a lot which is -located on the southwest corner of Faycttoville and Hargett streets. On the corner It self stood the Executive Office, and a little to the aouthward was the Gov ernor House. In his famous Tucker Hell Address, delivered at Raleich in i.hii, fcl l.overnor Swain said: "In 1802. onu Carolina, took posaeastoa or tf e an act was paased requiring the Gov ..... r hi ,n uern, ana continuea i ernor to reside nt the seat of govern- O . t7l FvrVtsr?Tr riV? ; -VJi: ri ft MMII'M m I 4.1 i - L ' sssarr 7jT eee"rf ' I . -r v. i -. v-.V- -'; .'. r TRYON PALACE AT NEW BERN. .Horn of the RoyU Governors, 1770-1775.. the late James Comnn. The First Na tional Bank of North Carolina, now oe. cupics the site from which the first i-xecntive Office and Mr. C'oman's brick store were successively removed." The nanmng bouse, just mentioned, still oc cupies the site referred to by Governor swain, though its name has since been changed to the Kaleijtfi Hanking and Trust Company. Those who were the occupants of this house were Governors James Turner, Nathaniel Alexander, P.cnjamin Williams, invid Ptone, Ben .jam in Smith, and William Hawkins. The immediate successor of Hawkins was Governor VVil.uiin Miller, who re moved to the new mansion (presently to be mentioned; in lHln. Second Mansion in Raleigh. Those who are old enough to re member the city of Raleigh of si ihird of a century ngo, will recall the an pea ranee of a large brick building, with massive whito pillars, standing across the southern end of Kayelteville sr, one -mire frrmr ho Cnpttohr --'Phir waa tho official hrfme of twenty Governors of North Carolina, lieginning with Got' ernor Wiliiam Miller, in 1816, and end Ing with Governor Zebu Ion .1. Vance in 1&65, at the end of his last war time term. It was in a state of dilapidation and disuse after the war, until 1370 when the Centennial Graded School wa opened in the building by the city of KuleigU, it being the first Graded tkaool established in North Carolina. The building, after being used as a s-hool for about ten years, was demolished, and replaced by the present Centennial Graded oehool building. In the old Governor's Mansion, just mentioned, many notable scenes trans pired. In 1825, when I Afaj ettecjune to Raleigh on his tour of America, he was a guest at the Mansion, then occupied by Oovernnr Hutchins G. liurton. For several years after 1831. in conseq teuce or tne destruction or the ( apitol, ses sions of the General Assembly were held there. In 1856, a meeting of several Southern Governors, nnd a number of political leaders in North Carolina, was held in the Mansion, nnd the psrtiei pants in the meeting were assailed in the newspapers for what was alleged to be an effort to dissolve the Union. In 18S,'i. when Bherman'a Army took possession of Raleigh, Governor Vance left the Mansion, which was thereupon seized by Sherman and used as hia headquarters. It was never again need as a Governor's Manaion. Present Mansion In Raleigh. The third and present Governor's Mansion is the one now in use. It stands on liurke Square, the site of the old Ruleigh Academy, nnd surpasses all of its predecessors in size and elegance. This mansion (which will become tho otlicinl home of Governor and Mrs. Hiekett today) chietly owes it exist ence to the wisdom, foresight, and State pride of that sagacious statesman, the late Governor Jarvis. who ,in all of his bi ennial messages, urged its erection and completion. In the course of his message to tho General Assembly of 1881, after suggesting that a commis sion be appointed to erect a Supreme Court Building, be said: "I urge that this commission be authorized to erect on said Fqunre (Burke Square) a new nnd suitable mansion for the Governor. I lo not know that I shall care to oc cupy it myself, but I think the Htate. by all means, ought to have such a building. I have a pride in seeing one erected, and am anxious to see it done during my administration and ready for my successor." He reiterated the same sentiment to the General Assem bly of 1883. aaying: "I earnestly ask that yon provide for the building and furnishing of a Governor's Mansien on the square belonging to the Htate. known as 'Htirke Hquare' or the I.ove- Joy Grove.' It does not comport with the dignity ot the Htate (or the Gov ernor to live at a hotel, where he if unable to dispense the hospitality in eumbent upon him and due to the State, to say nothing of the per so n si inconvenience to himself. I in-e.-.io4-ompUimti -but fi trust yon will provide Tor my successor, before the expiration of my term, a comfortable home, suitable to his h gh oflice nnd creditable to the State." At Inst, the General Assembly acted on khe recommendations of Governor Jarvis, and that gentleman had the satisfuctinu of reporting in his next (and last) bi ennial inesange, thst the work was well under way. It took some time to com plete the structure, however, 'and Got- ernor Aiirea At. scales, tne immediate successor of Governor Jarvis. went through his entire term before the mansion waa finished. Governor Daniel G. Fowle waa Its first occupant, coming into office after the expiration of the term of Governor Scales. Being widower at the time of hia election. Governor Fowle's daughter, Mia Helen Fowle, (now Mrs. Thomas D. Knight, of Chicago), was tho first lady to pre side over the; new Mansion. On April 8, 1891, while still an occupant of the Jyw J 4" i 1 1 1 nt i f ;v. y t 'M'M m M ;M i Wm -. - Oli) CAPITOL AT RALEIGH. Construction Begun, 1794 Destroyed by Fire, 1831. This building stood on tho sit of the present Capitol, and was the first publie building the State erected in Raleigh. Its construction waa begun in 1794, and it was finished a few years thereafter. In it the Governors of North Carolina, from the time of its completion- up to and including the inauguration of Got' ernor Montfort Stokes, took the oaths of office. On June 1, 1831. during the administration of Governor Stokes this building caught fire from a soldering- . . r. . i . . i - . poi sen on nip roor oy a unner, ana wwr completely destroyed. . With it perished Canova s statute of Washing ton a world famous work of art, but mosr of the btato archives were saved. NORTH tMOnNrCORPORATION;COIMISSION Ml HON. E. U TRAVIS HON. (GEORGE P. PELL . .sssav. ' 1 1 - V vti tsr ; t 4 y ; ' HON. W. T. LEB T. V. BICKETT la College and Afterwards, By DR. R. T. VAJi'N. By Some time bock in the eighties, while was living at Wake Forest, a young man entered college there from Monroe, lie came quietly with hundreds of other lads and moved around among hia fel lows with nothing in particular to dis tinguish him from the others. Indeed, it waa several months before I knew he was there at all, so quiet was he and so unobtrusive. He had simply come and gone to work. - After a while I began to notice the KlTlieaT6cky- T66krhgngurr""6ra boy, with a serious-looking face, going and coming between the college nnd hia boarding house at meal times, and pretty regularly in bis plnce at the chapel ser vices Sunday mornings and nights, list ening to what was said, but aaying noth ing to attract attention. By and by I heard the boys calling him Walter. That manner of hia beginning was characteristic, so far as my observation wsntk- Tru:aeut Ue first years, of ,aL.l legs life he impressed me merely as a thoughtful, substantial,, steady-going young,man and a good student; rather above the average, but not remarkable. I saw no reason to anticipate any un usual career for him, though his teach ers and fellow-students may have seen more. But in hta last college year, I think. In attending a declamation contest. among the dozen contestants ranged on 0. MAX GARDNER Aa APPRECIATION By D. H. HILL, Former. President A. A M. College. When it was announced In the paper that O. Max Gardner would be a can didate for the office of Lieutenant-Governor, not a few people who had been attracted by the ability and versatility which young Gardner had shown as President 1'ro-tem of the Legislature of 1&15 began to ask about his attain ments. Among other inquirers was an old time Democrat who waa not in: clincd to vote for any man under three score. Meeting a friend who had aerved in the Legislature with Gardner, he said : STiill m. oueUiiaa; about this- -young Gardner who want to be Lieutenant Governor. I do not remember that we ever elected so young a n an to so high a position. How about him anyhow!" "Well," answered his legislative friend. "Gardner ia strong fellow and" "Tush I Tush!" interrupted the old gentleman, "don't go into your 'strong fellows' with me. Tell me something specific. We need leaders. In this man .... .. . - -r imi remember feeling a little sorry lor Mansion, Governor Fowle died. and. !,;. r i .t.. n.. i k aineetht day. have come Governors U ho had already shown striking gifts i. !r!i r.Br V C,Gle!,n'' f orator'! " T impression was that Kftchin. snd Craig. Today the Mansion , Bi(.kett hM b,eB'pUtKnp ther. maln- ... v. uF.u. iv t0 n,,,,, ou, ha Ta dozen. But when he began to speak. I noon com menced revising my opinion. Tho boy was so composed, no deliberate, so clear in enunciation, so forcible fin delivery. and withal, evinced so much reserve force and Individuality, that I waa sur- had the unique experience of being -,.... ..vu v",,l7""7, Hid elected captain of the football the platform, I noticed Walter Biekettl .. ... .. a gentleman ia every way worthy of the exalted post to which he has been called, in the person of Governor Thomas W. Blekettwhila no one who knows the GovertroT's lady can doubt that the past traditions of her new home' will be well upheld while she pre side ever it. !nrrs wspory i SATE ABSOLUTELY V fcAtrOOTTAWl Ms. S ' - - SW soTtua Come to the point.".. "Al!.right," Uughed the leasrator. Til do my best to acquaint you with it man whom I like. Men who are leaders in college generally have those attributes that later enable them to lend men. When Gardner was a student at the Ag ricultural and Mechanical College he Are You Being Slowly Poisoned? The most eminent physicians recog nize that urie acid stored up in the system is the cause of gout and rheu matism, that this urie add poison if deposited in the joints, muscles, or nerve-sheath. By experimenting nnd analysis at the Surgical Institute in Buffalo, N. Y, Dr. Pierce discovered a combination of native remedies that he called Anuric, which drives out the urie acid from the system, and in this way the pain, swelling nnd Inflamma tion subside. If you are sufferer from rheumntism, backache, pains here or there, you can obtain Anuric (double strength) at any drug store and get re lief from the pains and ills brought about by urie arid. . . BwonefiHnda7Tt!n.TeB, feet are iSne to a dropsicnl condition, often caused by disordered kidneys. Naturally when the kidneys are deranged the blood is filled with poisonous urie acid," which settles in the tissues of the feet, ankle, wrists or back as uratie salts; or under the eyes in bag-like formations. It is just si necessary to keep the kidneys scting properly as to keep ths bowel activs to rid the body of pel-. tinutotjye;f equipped to do u. credit in public MleATt of 'nntu la to take glaae of team and four times the manager of the batebalr nine. When, he went to the University to study law, he was in his second year, chosen captain of the uni versity football team. Iz both instito tion lie w-s a keen participant in all college activities. He hsd social tact. waa natural mingler nnd set managed always to de i fair share of regular work. He showed then the same demo cratic interest in all his associate that haa marksrd hia subsequent eareer. He prised when the judges' failed to .ward i hoe,tlT ki i "ence they hire the medal. And that was the first time I ever saw anything unusual la T. W. Biekelt But after that one experience I should have been surprised if fee fend not achieved distinction.. Mr. Blckett's pu Mia eareer has show striking fulfillment of the- promise of bis boyhood. With the same noiseless purpose,. and the same stern discipline of toil, h ha multiplied those first v talents- Into five others, aad mersi. - Bo that men mark in him the sturdy common sense, balanced judgment, love Of righteousness nnd hatred of Iniquity, and nnfniling self mastery that compel respect, and ia his public speeches they note the clear and discriminating think ing, lucidity of statement, cogency of (CsmUaaetl em Page Fifteen) - trust aad h.nor him, "When railed oa by hia party to or ganise the Young Men's Clubs in 1908 hia rapid and successful organization of these r!ub .demons re ted that hia col legiate power had been naturally trans ferred' te wider spheres In the Legis lature ef 1911 and 1J he easily sat in the aests of those who were controlling legislation by thinking in terms of the State. " "Now' as to hi equipment. His train ing ia a technical college haa been, as he foresaw, an immense help te him In law aad in polities. In laboratory aad shop he learned to get at the heart of things and te lint clearly cause and effect. His fingers aad his brain were there taught to fit theory and practice hot water before meals and an Anuria tablet. In this way it Is readily die solved with the food, picked up by the blood and finally reaches the kid neys, where it has a cleaning aad toais effect. Step into the drag store and ask for a fiO-cent package of Anurie, or send Dr. Pierce 10c, for trial pekg. Anurie many times more potent then lithla, eliminates urie acid as hot water melts sugar. A short trial will convince yes. -Adv. Frank K. Thomson Architect and Engineer Masonic Temple Raleigh. North Carolina. GILBERT C WHITE Consul tins? Engineer Dsrhanv N. C, j WATERWORKS. LIGHT AMD POWER. STREETS (Ceatlaaed oa Page rifteeaj RaUwars JNO. J. WELLS Civil Engineer Nerta
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