Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-08
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
REPORT or FINE FRUIT CROPS


for Buraiars--Fisg Returned 1sjss D"ss
Recoverins- Escsped Laaasies. E's.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch-l
RALEIGH. n. c., August IA
meeting of the directors Of the Chcra~
and Salisbury railroad is to be held IN
Salisbury August 10th to devise means
Of securing the completion Of the road
from Wadesboro' 10 Salisbury.
The eighth annual fair Of the Poplar
Tent Agricultural and Mechanical As
ISOLATION will be held August 18th and
18th. The fair is to be held on the
grounds at Poplar Tent, eight miles
northwest Of Concord, Cabarrus county.
The trial Of colored boy, Emmei
Hicks, for burglary, began Tuesday at
Goldsboro'. 1t became evident that
the charge of burglary under the IN
dictment could not be sustained.
Hicks's counsel agreed to accept the
verdict Of guilty Of larceny. and Hicks
will be sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary-the full extent OF the
law.
Track-laying up the Nantahala river,
on the Western North Carolina rail-
road, progresses well, about seven miles
having been completed, it being within
few miles of the famous Red-Marble
Gap.
At Marshall. Madison county, man
named Hensley, who murdered one
Haney, will probably be convicted.
The evidence for the State is very
strong.
Z. X. Wilcox Post, No. l6, G. A. R.,
Of Springfield. Mass, will return the
flag Of the Goldsboro' Rifles, now Com
pany d, First regiment North Carolina
State Guard. The flag was captured in
1862 at the fall of Newborn. This
company is the one which suffered so
severely in the recent railway accident
near Asheville.
Colonel W. p. Craighill, Of the United
States engineers, has resumed the office
in charge of the Edenton-harbor im-
provement.
The late rains have very much i'm
proved both corn and cotton crops IN
the First district. It is now believed
that good crop of cotton and Of corn
will be harvested.
Three weeks ago man named Ju-
Illus Lucks, at Manly, shot and killed a
prominent young white man named
Shaw and dangerously wounded three
negroes. Yesterday one Of the negroes.
Calvin Ray, died. The other wounded
will recover.
Prompted by revenge or deyilish mo-
tives, some parties killed one of +. L.
Mccormack finest horses near We'll
don Sunday, and burnt his barn Sunday
night.
Senator Vance has been invited to
address a large reunion Of ex-Coniede'
rate soldiers in Robson county, August
18th.
Major William S. Dunn. general ST.
perintendent of the Cape Fear and Yad
kin Valley railroad, who has been crit
ically sick at his home, at Midwa.
Mills, Va. for a month, is recovering
The date Of the Weldon Fair ha
: been changed from October the 10Th t
November the 9th. 1t continues fOu
days.
At a meeting held in the COURTEOUS
at Oxford yesterday by an earnest a,
sembly Of old soldiers and citizens
: the Granville quota Of one dollar 70
, each white vote was pledged toward
t the North Carolina Soldiers Home.
DR.. A. n. Bell, editor Of the Ne'
York Sqnitdrian, is here. lie visite
the Capitol and other public buildings
{ lie is on tour Of inspection to IN
= health resorts in the State, PARTICULAR
= Southern Pines, Moore county, whic
is under the management Of the Se'
board road.
The secretary Of the State Frui
Growers Association to-day made r
l port on the fruit crop. Peaches al
abundant, though some varieties al
: decayiDg more rapidly than usua
Shipments have been large and price
are low. Peaches will be especial
J considered at the fruit fair. The crap
crop is particularly fine. and more tina
satisfactory as to quality and quantity
Prices are high. Good results are eS
pected from the grape crop. Apple
= are good in all parts of the State. Nor
! distilleries than ever before will be i
, operation in all parts Of the State.
/ Justices of the peace for Rutherford
r Ashe. and Person counties were az
2 pointed yesterday by the Governor.
This afternoon an insane man name
Donald McRae was being brought froI
Cumberland county. lie escaped fror
the guards, and, while handcufeC
, sprang from the train while in motor
; near this city, and broke both legs.
! The authorities of Goldsboro' has
! at last ordered an election to be held 0