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. i i' t i: 1 FIVE DOLLARS A YEAfc CHARLOTTE, N. 0. THURSDAY EVENING 29-1909. i,.:: - FJYE CENTS A COPY. 100,000 E 'A PPTT' ' ' ' - WILL HERBmm - i : ' Much Interest in Washmg ton in the Big Celebra tion in Charlotte. ' ; SAXES AND STATES OF ' ' OFFICERS TO BE HERE SECURED BY RED BUCK president Taft Has Been Studying TTp on the Event, and Has Had Ample Matter on the Subject Congress men Webb and Morehead Are' Com ing Senator Overman . Doing Much to Help Local Committee List of Officers of the Battalion of Infantrj and Troop of Cavalry." WASHINGTON, April 29.- Great preparation is being maCe here for the MeoKlenburg Twentieth : of May pbrat:on. . President and Mrs. -t Taft are busy getting ready their best libs and tuckers for the occasion. '! Early in the 'month the President expressed a desire to have more in formation about the famous . North Carolina historical day, and before the sun went down the proof of the Char lotte event was on his private desk, where he could read at his leisure.1 A few days later more matter arriv ed. Senator Overman made Mr. Taft a present of a book written on the Mecklenburg Declaration by Dr. Geo. TV. Graham, of Charlotte. I caused to be delivered to the chief of .the" White House a copy of a paper by Solicitor Heriot Clarkson, ' of the 'Mecklenburg district. It might be of interest to Colonel Hemphill, and his friend, Sallie, of Charleston," to know that Mr. Clarkson is a descend ant of the Marions of South Carolina, and that he is 'a great believer in the Twentieth of May event. .. . ? ,- On leaving here, the 19th, the Tafts will go to Petersburg, Va., where the President will take part in -the un veiling of a monument, and from there to Charlotte. ' ' ' ' Representative Webb will be among those v.-ho go to the State for the oc casion, and Representative John M. Jlorehead may be there. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, who is of the blood of the Flennikens, of Mecklenbrug, has expressed a desire to go. Many oth ers may go if their services are not demanded here. Recently I asked .Senator Overman to secure for The Chronicle a list of the officers that have charge of the troops which will be in Charlotte .and in reply to a letter to the War Depart ment he received the following: "In reply to your letter to the Chief of Staff of the 23d instant, requesting the names and addresses, and States' from which appointed, of all commis sioned officers of the army who will participate in the celebration at Char lotte, X. r.. on the 2 0th of Mav. I have the honor to state that the list of officers desired furnished ov teleerraph i "is aate from headquarters, Depart ment of the Gulf, showing their, ad dresses, and the States rrom which appointed, is as follows: Officers of Battalion, Seventeenth Infantry: Address of all, Fort MoPhersoh, Ga. ' Major Frank B. McCoy, appointed from Georgia. Captain Lucius L. Durfee; appointed fro Ohio. ; V ; Captin Adoplhe H. Hiiguet, ap pointed from isouislana. Captain Charles L. McKain, - ap pointed from the army, born in Penn sylvania. First Lieutenant Henry M.. Bank Head, appointed from Alabama. First Lieutenant Charles H. Dan lorth, appointed from Maryland. First Lieutenant Roy W. Ashbrook, appointed from the army, born in Ohio. First Lieutenant Louis Soleliac, ap pointed from New York. First Lieutenant William E Hplli QaPPointed from the army, born in Second Lieutenant Frederick J. Os wmann, appointed from the army, io" m Ohio. - : . Second. Lieutenant Jolfn H. Hester, appointed from Georgia. - , , - - Zl na lieutenant Edmund R. An ulTS. flnnninAj f a, i . ' 1 r num ixie array, uuru n California. Second Lieutenant Allen M. Rur iett .appointed from Georgia, y valryers f TrooP E Eleventh Ca- pfrdJeTst ?ort Oglethorpe. Ga. kin. Lleutenant Edmond A. Tomp- i ' aPPointed from South Carolina, ris a Lieuteant Emmet R. Har Virg!namied from the army,, born in tefn pieutenant Louis Soleliac has Seventi" eled transferred from the yenteenth to the Twelfth Infantry. Very respectfully, -. (Signed) F. C. AINSWORTH. : Spr,at Adjutant General, thin Overman is doing every- cal Z Wlthin his power to help the lo committee in carrying out its elab end 6 prosramme- His efforts at this f the line have borne fruit. representative Page, who returned that m the State last week, said talki eVerybdy in his strict 'was thp k S about soing to -Charlotte for ent expects to be pres- "tsiders.anSWer the, roll call of .If the reports that come this way relied upon close to 100.000 Visitors flock to the Queen 7 City to he .'ear anH . : . the , ce -iaft and help native celebrate. There is . .a - w eiiect that even the bril- "ant editn or of The News arid Courier, wm at . the uncork BIG GRANITE CONCERN "X " r' . - . . r ; . ,r Salisbury Companies Merg ed Into $1,250,000 Con- ; - - cern. - 2,000 MEN WILL BE : , ' EMPLOYED IN QUARRIES The W. A. Esson Company an Amal gamation of the Balfour Pink Granite Company, Rowan Granite Company and American Stone CompanyWill Have Many Branch - 'Offices and Compete for' Foreign Trade -Lutheran Synod Meets at Faith Other . Salisbury Notes. Special to The Chronicle. SALISBURY, April 29. An amal gamation of the Balfour'plnk Granite Company, the Rowan Granite -Company and the American Stone Com pany, three of the biggest granite companies in the Soiith, was effected this week when A." H. Price Esq., m attorney of this city, applied to the State of. North Carolina for a charter for a new - concern to be known as the W. A. Esson Granite Company. The paid-in capital of the new . com pany is $1,250,000 and more than 2, 000 workmen will be employed" in de veloping the. quarries three miles south of Salisbury, The mainoffi3es will be in this city, while branch of fices will be established in New York, Philadelphia, -Toronto and many oth er Important cities. iMore than 500 men are now In the employ of the three companies which have operated under under separats Charters ancL which' have been do ing a, mammoth husiness in the gran ite line. It is stated that the concern will compete for foreign trade. A. Esson, as, native of Scotland, who ha9 been in this city for the past two years, is the prime mover in the or ganization of the big granite concern. He is an expert in his line. With more than 60 ministers and lay delegates in attendance the 106th "annual session of the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church convened yesterday at Faith, Rowan county. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. V. Y. Boozer, of Cabarrus county, who is president of the Synod. The Synod will remain m session two days. r ' Elaborate preparations have been been made for the unveiling on May 10 of a handsome monument in honor of Rowan's Confederate soldiers in this city. Among, the distinguished visitors will be Mrs. Stonewall Jack- EO? of Charlotte, and Gen. Robert F, Hoke of Raleigh. The principal speaker of the occasion ' will be Gen. Bennett H. Young, of Louisville, Ky. Jos. A. Linn, for 10 ryeara foreman of the freight repairs deparlment of the Southern Railway shops at Spen cer, has. resigned to accept a similar position with the El Paso & South Western . Railway, at Douglass, Ariz. He will.leave for that place In a fw days. " He was, with the exception of W. H. Burton,' foreman of the paint department,- the oldest member . of .the "cabinet" at Spencer. His successor J has not yet been named by the South em officials. : ' MR: TAFT TO WITNESS- THE YACHT RACES. Eastern Yacht Club Makes Announce x mentr of International Races li? Sep tember. BOSTON,' April 29. The Eastern Yacht Club announced to-day the as surance that President Taft would wit ness from the deck of the .Mayflower the international ;Sonder class yacht races off Marblehead the first week in September, and that he consented that the grand prize be" known as the President Taft cup. ' , - The President's presence may cause the German Crown Prince to become an entrant. . A $29y000-DEAIi. Retail Store Occupied by C.H. Rob inson & Co. Purchased by Mr. C. W. Tlllctt.;' ' . : : "'.:;.-' Mr. C. Wi Tillett purchased yester day from Mr. E. B. Gresham the re tail store, at No. 12 North Tryon street occupied by C. H. Robinson & Co., for $29,000. The property fronts 24 feet on Tryon street and has an ex tension of 140 feet. It will be re called ' that Mr. Gresham purchased property only - a short time ..ago for $25,000. The deal was made through Mr. A. G. Craig for the Charlotte Trust and Realty Company. -:V- -V Bank statement Called For. . WASHINGTON, ;' April 29. The Comptroller of the Currey to-day call ed for a statement of the national banks at the close of business, April 90 ,' '.' . :. .V . .' " "' - ' ' ,: . . ' V:"- - V : inj of the pent-up patriotisms the descefldahtg of the signers. .v.-. - " H. S. C BRYANT, . BILLINGS DOWN Supreme Court Decision in LiberSuit Favors The Observer. SUIT OF PREACHER MAY , BE TRIED AGAIN Status bf Case of Rev. C. N. Billings Versus The Observer Company Wash4bgton Whltaker,' Alleged As- sailant- of -Mrs. XV ' R," CoJUm Proves an Alibi The Raleigh Re publican Waxeth Hotter and Hot terJumps All Over' Prohibition ists A Battlefield Poem f CHRONICLE BUREAU. RALEIGH. April 29. . In a- list of ten appeals' dispose J of with opinions and otherwise by the Supreme Court' is ruling vs. Charlotte Observer Publishing ; Company, from Rockingham, in which the appeal by the plaintiff is dismissed. This is the case in which Rev. C. N. Billings sued for damages because of a nefs article printed in The Observer involving charges against the character o kill ings through compro'mlsing - relations he- was alleged to have had with a negxa, servant, conduct, at Blackville, S. C, andj Waynesville, being specified. At the trial last June the jury fo and that the charges as to - Blacksville were true as published, but that the Waynesville charges were not true, the jury fixing a damage. verdict of $5, 000 against The Observer. Judge Ward ruled that the damages allowed were excessive and ordered a new trial on that score. ; At the same time coun sel for the plaintiff moved to set aside the. finding against the plaintiff as to the Blackville charges being true. This was overruled and the ' plaintiff ap pealed. It was thl9 appeal that; 1s now dismissed, Justice Hoke writing the "opinion, the ground" for - dismissal being that the appeal was premature. Under this ruling The-Observer Com pany will come- in for the iew . trial on the question of damages as to the pu.o licatlon of the Waynesvilfet feature" of the charges, against Billings. . The preliminary hearing of Wash ington" Whitaker, the negro " 1 charged with entering the home of W. R. Col lips ' in West Raleigh and J shooting Mra Collins as she ran from him with her little bby in her ai-ms, is in pro gress before Justice Upchurch. Mrs. Collins testified that the prisonerjvas the negro." she having seen him dis tinctly. On the other hand, thure were . witnesses, who testified that Whltaker was with the Marr Carnival, being: a musician in the band, until 8 o'clock on the might in question and came down town with " a party until past .9 o'clock while the West Raleigh burglary was between 8 , and 9 o'clock. Indications are that the' negro will be released,, the alibi being ' regarded ; as "more '- conclusive than the identifi.ia lion by Mrs. Collins: The Carnival Company now at Tarbdro,5 is standing by the negro who is to rejoin-the com pany in the-event he is released. . The Raleigh RepublleanV the, after noon campaign paper being gotten out under the. auspices ,. of., the Raleigh Young Men's; Republican Club is wax ing hotter and hotter from day. to -Jay. Besides jumping on the Democratic administration and reform candidates now standing "for election it is taking a, whack" now and again, at prohibition in Raleigh . For instance it asks; "Does prohibition prohibit in Raleigh? No, it is a delusion land a snare; a fake and a farce.1 " The .rich men and politicians order, whiskey :by ; the bar rel while the poor have to patronize blind , tigers.? c Anotberparagraph iie :lar8 "that Ubere ar -.plifii. of , bllad FALLS CHICAGO HAS $1,000,000 FIRE One Man Killed and Many Injured in Blaze Which Destroyed Grain Ele vator of Illinois Central Railway Three Missing Firemen Believed to be Dead. CHICAGO, April 29, One man was killed, three are missing and a score were injured, and property ; worth $1,000,000 was destroyed by fire ear ly to-day in a grain elevator of the Illinois Central Railroad. - . The dead man is a fireman, who was -killed by falling walls. ' ? It is thought that three missing fire-' men were -burp&4 irr.the r uln 'The building was filled with wheat, corn and rye. " '- The fire was caused by a stroke of lightning. ' . TROOPS TQ GO; BY AUTOMOBILE : . : ' 1 An Interesting Experiment to be Tried in New York. . NEW YORK, April 29. The quick transportation of troops by automo biles will be one of the novel features of the second annual automobile car nival beginning to-day. It will be the first' time - that anything of the kind has been attempted in this coun try, although several interesting forc ed marches have been made abroad. The Ninth Regiment has accepted the invitation of the carnival commit tee to go -to fMamaroneck and back to day. TJie committee has supplied all the automobile snecessary to trans port the regiment, which started from its armory at 2 p. m.. On arriving the troops will line-up as fast as pos sible, ' presen tarms, and . break ranks for luncheon. In Its return to New York the regiment will be reyiewed in Washington. Square. ;This trip, it Is considered, will have a .'practical value in demonstrating the difficulties and advantages of mov ing troops in this manner, and, be sides 'jglvln the men a" good drill, should' indicate the length of time which would -be required, to mobilize a given number of men and take them to a certain place, in case of a strike or other emergency. . $40,000 SUBSCRIBED FOR JEFFRIES-JOHNSON BATTLE. G OLDFlEifP, NEVADA, April 2 9. A committee ot business men' last night. cauea ior suuscriptions 10 a, ,pKorse; i.or the" Jeffries-Johnson battle-ifedur ing" the mining congress next Septem ber and announced to-day . that $40, 000 was subscribed 12 ;hpvrs. The town expects Xo .ffer a purse'-of, $50,- ooo. " ' '- -. s, tigers in Raleigh while thf city ind county schools are being ( robbed of taxes and the "children compelled to suffer in ignorance'' and idleness, be cause the property owners are being taxed to death. ' . V There was received to-day in the offi.ee of the Adjutant General, of the North Carolina National Guard an or iginal manuscript poem tiiat was pick ed ; up On the "battlefield of Gravelly Run, on the Boydton - Plank Road, Virginia, in March; 1865, by George W. Lenoir, Company. K 118 Pennsylvania Infantry and hag been kept by him all these years. He writes he Adjutant General . that . he has just' found 'it among some old papers and it occurs! to" him. that the author or some of his people-might be glaid' to get posses sion of it. " The poemthas eight stah zas, is to" "My 'Loving Brother,"; arii written by William Teague of the Forty-ninth North Carolina ' Infantry. " f A. note., on the margin of the manuscript sets out that the - lines - Were written shortly after the death of. the authorS brother. Wit Isaac Teague, in; the Confederate hospital ' at- Petersburg, in IS 6 2. Adjutant General Armfie"ld4i8te! Is Mrs. .Goode Cheatham, will undertake to locate the author; or, if he is dad, his- people, and de liver the manuscript: .n accordance with ' h wishes, oithe ; Penne ylvaaia yeteran.V.: ; , . ;..j.;-r,-.....; V LUTHERANS IN SESSION 106th Annual Meeting of North Carolina feynod On at iaith. - . " OLD OFFICERS ARE ; ' ALL RE-ELECTED . : .. . tIiaree AttIMla,,ce at tne 0neniu Meeting Rev. A. A. McCullough Conducts Opening Devotional-Ex-ei'c-iscs Reports of ' Officers Re ce?veI3ie:v7Dr.- ItTC. Holland Conducts- Installation Services. Special to' The Chronicle. : - SALISBURY, April ; 29. The an nual meeting of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod,, which . ponvened this morning in . hte . Lutheran . church at Faith, five miles from here, ia largely attended both, by' ministers and lay men. This is the 106th .annual meet ing of the body and it Is said by those familiar with the records of past meetings that the attendance to-day is one of the . largest . for- the first day in the history of the Synod. " ; Rev. H. A. -McCullough, of Albe marle, secretary of Synod,' conducted the opening devotional sjervice, . af ter which Rev. V. Y. Boozer, presi dent of Synod, preached. ' ' Recess was taken at 12:30 and the ladies of the chur.ch. served .an excel lent dinner on the grounds of the church. - , The first business of the afternoon was the formal . convening of Synod, after which the president read his an nual report. ; This was followed by the reports of the" executive .commit tee, the treasurer and the secretary. The officers of -last year were re elected t for anothervyear,- and were1 duly installed, Rev. r.- R. C. Hol land, of Charlottej conducting, the In stallation service. The officers are the following named: - President, Rev. V. Y. Boozer, of Concord;. -vice pres ident, Rev. Uj E. Shenk-of-Ooncord; secretary. Rev. H." A. McCullough, of Albemarle ; treasurer, Mr.'J.'D. Heilig, of Albemarle. '. One-of the- most important acts of Synod to-day' was . the -adoption- of -a motion-; by which the presentation of -th'e credentials . of . the .' lay delegates at. the? session -of Synod will entitle them to. the 'privilege of enrollment, even ' if they, are .not present. . :' "The 'Lutheran. church .is growing in NorthCarolina, and church buildings are" soon to be erected at Mooresvllle, Greensboro and Kannapolis." Daily business sessions of Synod will be held until Saturday, with preach ing services every night. he ser mon of- to-night will be preached by j Rev. R. L. Patterson, pastor of St.' Marks Lutheran church, . Charlotte. The community at. Faith is extend; Ing cordial hospitality to the visiting ministers and laymen. - . '' " y- MRS. J. LEE SLOAN DEAD. Prominent Lady of Davidson Passes Away at Presbyterian Hospital. ' ' Mrs. J. Lee Sloan, who was critical ly ill at Presbyterian. Hospital for one week,diedi .this.mornlng at 3 o'clock. Mrs.-" Sloan -underwent an operation last Wednesday. She-was very weak at jthe time and never rallied: ' She had "been in iir health for some time and came to the hospital three weeks ago 'for -treatment. r ' Mrs. Sloan is survived by her hus band, two daughters, three brothers, and one' ' sister. , Her -f husband and daughters were with her at her death Mrs. Sloan's mother is Mrs. Banks Withers, "of Davidson. , Her daughters are Miss Louise Sloan; a student .at 'Peace Institute,. Raleigh, and Mrs. G. H. Curfie,. of Clarkton. Her , brothers are Messers. Rutledge Witiiers, of Da vidsonTprof. Alphonso Withers, of the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh, and - Dr. Banks cvlthers, f Enochsville, Rowan. county. Her of ja.enaierHon. Mrs. -Sloan was Miss Ida "Withers and,was married to Mr. Sloan" hi 1886. lyt he remains were carried to David son on th , early traia. th:sxhoralng The fune services wllJ be-Keld there torfnorwMvsenotw-' - - V '- ' . unamMed . ' - ' - " - ' :. - ' . - y '--,: Fire and Sword Sweep Over Asia Mi nor r Village of Bakjk is Completely Destroyed Murders in Adaria Dis- trict Alone Reach 35,000 Starva Hon and Sickness Set in. - - . MERSINA, . April 29.r The Christian village of Bakjek has been com pletely destroyed by Mohammedan mobs . The inhabitants were nearly -all Armenians. ' It is believed, that only those, who fled -early in. the fight es caped. '".' .." '''.'.. ,"; ' ; "7" The torch was applied to the town and scarcely a house remains. Reports from Hadgin say the situation is desperate and no relief is in sight. . : iMurders throughout the Adana province alone are estimated at 35,000. Local troops sympathize with the Moslems and' the slaughter may, con tinue until the invading army comes from European Turkey. ' ' "ANTIOCH, April 29 Massacres are still sweeping north and east. The authorities are charged with assisting the Mohammedans. Multitudes of widows and orphans are swarming into the christian missions at Aleppo for shelter,-many horribly wounded and mistreated. Starvation and sickness have set in and conditions are most pitiabje. Hardly a Christian . family bers. escaped NEW SULTAN FIRES -rlmJlfe- THOUSAND Will Reorganize Turkish Court After European Model Institutes Government Economies May Court ' Martial Ab dul Hamid. : CQNSTANTINOPLE, April 29. The first real evidence of reform in Tur key came; to-day with the Announce ment that the -new Sultan intends' to reorganize the Turkish court. .'-.- it will be remodeled on-the western Euro pean style, to be economical and with out the extravagant luxury which has heretofore marked the Oriental gov ernment. Several thousand persons from Jthe court and various departments . were summarily dismissed to-daV. The sav MISS W ATKINS CHAPERONE. An Interesting" Trip Abroad is Being Planned for This Summer. An interesting trip abroad is being planned in which several Charlotte people arte contemplating joining. This t6ur Is conducted by the Eager Tours, of Baltimore. The trip wiir.be chap eroned by Miss Mildred Watklns, of the faculty of th Presbyterian Col lefe. The itinerary includes visits to Gibraltar, Naples, Pompei, -Sorrento, Capri, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Iiake,'Maggire, Stresa, Martigny, Tete Noire Pass, , Chamntx, Geneva, Mon trex, . Chillon, Interlaken, Murren, Lake Brienz, Brunig Pass, Lucrene, Heidelberg, Bingen, The ' Rhitie, Co logne, Paris, Versailles, Brussels, Am sterdam Marken, The Hague, Scheven ingen, - London, i, Windsor, Oxford, Stratford , and Dover. . " ' The party will sail, from New York on June 5,'via the North German Lloyd steamer, Prinzess Irene, landing in 'Gibraltar on June 14, returning leave Dover on the Red ,Star Line steamer, Vaderland, August i, arnv- ing In New York August 16. v , The trio is arranged to suit those wishing to, go abroad during the sum mer vacation. ' '. : ' - Davie and Yadkin Farmers Come . .' May 15. - The Lexintrton - Dispatch of this week announces ' that the .special ; train of Davie and Yadkin county farmers will not come to , Charlotte before May 15. As on a previous oc casion Editor Varner is conducting a contest by which he will bring to Mecklenburg many of the leading farmers of these two counties. The object ofjthe? trip-is to study good roads " and improved farming meth ods in . which "this county excels. , Speakers at" Founders' Day Celebra tion ot pittsburg Institute. PITTSBURG, 5.pril 29. At -the FoundersiDay celebration of the Car negie Institute, to be held here to night, Alfred East, president of the Royal Society of British: Artists, in London,' will be the principal speaker, Mr. East is a landscape painter and a member of the Royal Academy and was elected by the English artists to represent them on. the Jury at the In ternational exhibition of fine arts that is being held here." " Storm Scared Him to Death, DOUGLAS, KAN-, April 29. A tor nado swept Butler county to-day, de imolising many farmhouses. Ten res idences in the southwestern part of Douglas . were blown down and five persons are reported seriously injured. Louis Ayers, aged 70, died of heart failure . from alarm. . ' . ' : Balloon Trip ' a Success. v NORTH ADAMS, MASS., April 29. The moonlight balloon trip of A. Hol land Forbes and Clifford Harmon was a success. .' They started- at 2125 r-this morning' and landed at' Waterbury, Conn and during .the flight attain vl an attitude 0.4,000 fee;. without the loss" of one of more mem ing to the government by this action will reach millions of dollars a year. When the news was" made public it V was universally approved. . t : It Is reported to-day that the young Turks intend to eventually court mar tial Abdul Hamid.. It is believed, ; however, that the threat is for ' the purpose of-making him disgorge a few millions of his private fortune which is secreted here and Tn European coun tries. It is believed If he! surrend ers the larger portion his safety will , be assured. ANNUAL MEETING BOARD MANAGERS Thompson Orphanage Held Here . Yesterday Reports Show , . That the Institution is in Excellent -Condition Ladles Offer to Aid in Erecting New Buildings. The annual meeting of the Thomp son Orphanage board of managers was held in the cjty yesterday, there being present the Rt. Revws Joseph Blount Cheshire, who , is president of the board, Rev. A. DeR Meares, of Baltimore, Rev. E. A. Osborne, this city, Maj. A. J. Smithy of Ansonville . and Mr. J. G. Shannonhouse, tho treasurer of the board. . yflPhe report of. the superintendent. Rev. W. J. Smith, showed at the present 'time the orphanage Is caring for 60 children, and there'; is a bal ance of over $1,336 on hand In'the treasury. The :trusteee of the en dowment fund, Mr. J. G. Shannon house alsj) 'presented a report In which .was shown that the endow ment now amounts to over $11,318. At the close of the business session" services were held at which eleven of the children were confirmed, . There-wasa well-timed address on the meaning; of confirmation in the church delivered by Rev. Mr. Meares. i The election of the" officers resulted -in the re-election of Rev. W. J. Smith as superintendent, Mr. J. G. Shannon house as secretary of the board and treasurer of the -endowment fund and after a vote of thanks to Dr. Myers Hunter, he' was re-elected physician to tble institution. . An interesting feature of this meet ing was-the appearance of a commit tee of ladles representing the Fede ration of Guilds, calling, upon the meeting to grant them permission to proceed with the work of collecting funds to be used for the erection of new buildings. This committee was composed of Mrs., Vinton - Liddell, Miss Emma Hall and Mrs R. E. Lit tle. A committee from the ; board consisting Of; Rev. Mr. Osborne, Mr. Shannonhouse arfd Mr. Smith, were appointed to co-operate with the la dles; in their good work, and thanks . were likewise extended , to the ladies for ; the interest, they are displaying in the important work of securing new buildings.'; - . MUST BUILD FREIGHT i)EPOT AT MORG.4xTON. Corporation Commission Issues Order to Southern Railway. CHRONICLE " BUREAU, ' RALEIGH, April 29. ' The Corporation Commission orders the Southern Railway to erect a more adequate freight depot at Morgantoii with a location more accessible. It must be on the north side of the tracks so that drays will not have to cross the, freight yards In . driving to , and from town. ': The order is In compli- ance with the demands of the Morgan ton - Merchants' Association." The Southern resisted on the grounds that business conditions are such just how as to preclude-' the vposlbility. of ex pending "revenues on such improve- v
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