Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-23
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
RALEIGHS NEwsY BUDGET.
Asi'cuisnrai fairs-ceiebraied WIZ Case De-
tidec-- Educational Wsiifoad Matters.
Especial telegram 10 the Dlspatch.t

Agricultural fairs-ceirbrai.d WIZ Case De-
eides- Educational Wsiifoad Matters.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH. n. c.. October o.
Goldsboro' is not only going to have
one Of the best fairs in the State this
year, but have very successful and
highly creditable colored industrial ex-
position.
II. j. Lombard (whitel, who was one
Of the band Of outlaws at Highlands,
Macon county, captured last spring,
was convicted last week and sentenced
to seven years imprisonment in the
penitentiary. Yesterday he was brought
here by Sheriff j. II. Altman, of Macon
county.
Public lectures arc given monthly be-
fore the faculty and students at the
State University. The first Of the Sc
ries was by II. K. Shepherd, Of Charles
ton. The second Of the series will be
delivered Saturday by President Battle
on " The Differences Between the State
Constitutions Of 177G and 1876 and the
Causes Thereof" The next lecture
will be on the fourth Saturday Of No
yemter b, DR.. Hume.
The people of RoxborO', Person
county, are jubilant over the prospect
Of the railroad. Two townships have
voted to tax themselves 100000 each
to build the road from Milton to Rox-
boro'.
Rev. DR.. T. f. Skinner, president of
the Board of Trustees of Wake Forest
College. has called meeting of the
Board in ReidsvilIe during the session
of the North Carolina Baptist State
Convention.
In the locally-famous Faucctt-Moring
will case at Chatham court the jury
gave a verdict in favor of Mrs. j. NJ.
Moring and children. The amount in
volved was $4,000.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the North Carolina Methodist Confer
ence convened here this morning, and
was called to order by the president,
Mrs. n. II. d. Wilson, Of Greensboro.
The following officers were also in at
tendance: Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. F. NJ. Bumpass, Of Greensboro :;
Recording Secretary, Miss Blanche
Fentress, Of Raleigh; Treasurer, Mrs.
+. j. Parrish, of Durham. There is a
large number of lady delegates i'll at
tendance.
The experiment Of growing Malaga
grapes has succeeded here. The grape
crop Of all kinds this year is phenome-
nally large.
The Asbeville Fair is in progress.
1t is a success. The tobacco and stock
displayed are the features. To-day the
bar becue at the fairgrounds was the
most extensive ever seen in Western
Carolina.
Frost warnings were bulletined here
Yesterday. The frost came this morn
ing. 1t was light and did not parti-
Gle Of damage to the most delicate
plants.
About five sixths Of the tobacco in
this county is reported to be cut.
The State Superintendent OF Public
instruction says that the new school
law is working admirably. The new
county boards Of education are, as a
rule, composed Of good men, and the
system gives satisfaction. Most of the
counties had the good Judgment to ap-
point educated men, in full sympathy
with the public-school system, to posi-
tions on the boards. Many counties
have levied special taxes so as to keep
the schools open four months, as re-
CURED by the Constitution Of the State.
County superintendent of public in
struction are reported as actively at
work. The schools now have more i'm
mediate supervision than ever before
by both county superintendent and
county boards.