Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-07
News Notes Gathered Here and There
at Raleigh.
Special telegram to the DIspatch.l

RALEIGH, June 9, 1883.
The sixty-fourth annual session Of the Salon
Female College, one of tho best known institu-
tons in tho South, was held to-day. Yesterday
the graduating class read their essays. This
morning Rev. DIR. Edward ROndthaler, who up 10
a recent date has been principal of tue academy,
delivered the annual address. The attendance
was very large, Tire graduating class Is COM
posed Of the following: Misses hsttie Bahns0n.
Minnie p. Beard, Nellie G. Bewley, Annie W.
Boyd. Mabel A. Brown. Eliza +. Clark, Buisy n.
Clisby, N6rgae, :. David, Lula Deaderick. llah
Dunlap, Mamie }. Deyire, Nina ;. flourn0y,
Adelaide L. Fries, sadie X. Hail, Lizzie w. hicks,
Annie &. HILL Alice &. Hin, Fannie 7. Holt, Sal
lie +. Hunnicutt. Annie NJ. Laudquist Bette Me-
Laurin, Katie 4. Paddison, JoanDie Reynolds,
Fannie V. Riggs. Ida NJ. shepherd. Mary '.
Smith, Laura I. Stokes. Mary L. Thomas, Annie
r. Urquhart, and Maggie &. UrquhRrt
The art exhibit was one OF the special at;rac-
tons OF the week. 7 his evening the society OF
the alumnH held its annual meeting In the
chapel Of the famous old Morayiau church. fno
success OF the academy during toe year just
closed has beee very Inarsed There were 2W
students from all parts VI the country. Rev.
John II. Clewell f. the principal. having succeed
ed DIR. Rondthaler on May LIST las. upon the lat
ter's transfer Of the principalshie To him. Or.
h0Eithaler Is still connected with the faculty
Tho Durham 10bdco) Plant makes It's appear
auce as a daily, and Is very attractive paper.
hr. Julian 5. Carr, It's owner. will build pri-
yate line Of telegraph so a. % get the press dis
pt&utN, uuu ~ 10 lo70tbi0 tbtl nj Aho icl'io
may be taken. Durham intends 10 be prOgros-
siye In the matter OF news. rs In other respects
This evening the Caliopean society OF Oxford
Female Seminary gave It's annual concert s' the
opera-h0use In Oxford. Tho commencement
exercises will bo held o. morrow.
good deal OF inters.t is felt In the outcome
Of the local-option matter here. The ProhiOi-
iOnists say they believed tho election In 1885 wss
for two years. they say tho antl-PrOhi DitiOnists
demanded another election This year and 20: u,
thus making the contest They say further that
they believe the courts will sustain them In their
view that tho election OF 1851 was for two years,
though It was held June 81 and tho new law
making such elections biennial did not go into
effect until July ist Anyway tho courts Will he
likely 20 get hold OF the matter II Tie PfohiDi-
tionists are posted.
One Of the grandest features Of the cBmmencc-
ment was the productioa Of Handei's orstorio
"Samson,r with chorus ot one hundred voices.
The Durham aud oxford railway Il nearly
completed. The grading il practically lnished-
Twelve miles o. ir ick has been laid.
Captain Bailey T.. Williamson. Of this city, has
been elected president OF the Wake-C0unty Hor-
ticultural Associstion. which expects 10 perfect
ARRANGEMENTS for the holding u the state fruit
fair here In August
Farmers who have come here from Granville
county report that the hail-storm OF raturday
evening has done great damage. IL IL said that
IA some places hail accumulated 70 . depth OF
three feet or mores Tobacco. Ike all this othor
crops, Is badly hurt
Very active work ia the erection OF cotton-fa,-
tories continues In progress In the Fiefmont and
western sections os the state. North tal0liua 10
leading all TIE South in this matter.