Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-15
NORMAL SCHOOL.
REDUCED RATES OF TRAVEL IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
Preparing for a Grand Ex-Confederats Re
union-Crsvsn County pemocrats-An
Elopemont Extraordinary.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l

RALEIGH. v. c., May lathe State
Superintendent Of Public Instruction has
to-day effected arrangements for special rates
81 fare to the state normal schools. Tariff
No. has been obtained. II Is about cen.
per mile for short distances and / cent per
mile for long distances.
Governor Scales has as yet taken no action
in the matter Of appeal OF stephen Freeman
(colores), OF Wilmington, for Communication
OF dea.h-sentence.
1t has been decided to hold fair Mt
Elizabeth City In October under the auspices
Of the Albeuarle Fair Association.
Arrangements have been made for grand
reunion OF ex.Coniederates at Elizabeth City
on the 14th Of July.
Some reports Of the presence OF the chinch.
bug have been received by the Department
Of Agriculture. The damage done so far Is
not serious.
The Democrats Of Craven county held
their convention to-day and endorsed +. VI.
simmons for Congress. The convention
chesred President ClevelAnd's name and
gave him hearty endorsement simmons
will secure denomination from the Second
district, and his election IL practically GER
tain, as two Republican tickets will be In the
field.
At Newberne yesterday there was re-
marksble marriage. Henry Chadwick and
Pleasant Jones (cOlored) eloped from Jones
county and were married 40 Newberne by
Justice Brinson. The remarkable fact IS
that each IS seventy.siX years old. lt Is
tie oldest runaway couple on record IN North
Carolina.
Professor Milton Whitney, who for some
years was superintendent OF the State cX-
perimental farm here and was formerly OF
Baltimore, has been elected professor OF ag-
riculhre and vice director Of the experiment
slstoa az the University OF south Carolina
at Columbia.
All the material for the street railway at
Wilmington has arrived, ard larger force
OF laborers began work on II to-day.
Goldsboro' had memoriatday exercises
this afternoon. They were 70 have been
held last Thursday, but the storm causes
pcstpouemeut.
A cooperative caunery has been established
at Wilmington. 1t is one Of the canneries
arranged for by Dir. Patrick, the Commits
Honer Of Immigration.
The Grand Chapter Of ROYAL Arch Masons
meets at Goldsb0ro' tomorrow.
Saturday, ai Lexington, the Hunt tobacco
/ factory was burned. IL was clearly an in-
cerdiary fire, aud L. Z. Harmon, OF High
I \
inc the building. lie had recently leased IT.,
aud bad obtained $4,000 insurance on some
/ leaf tobacco stored IN It. The loss on the
building is about $1,000, with TO insurance.
Harmon was tried to-day on the charge Of
iRceudsrism.
There is quite a cool wave. and fires are
comfortable in the early mornings. The
croOs are all growing a. an Amazing rate.
The rains IN Johnston county have Deen
so heavy Is to do damage to the crops.
There were no less than $50 physicians
present at the meeting OK the State Medical
| Society at Fayetteville.
The graded schools at Wilmington close
on the 23d instant.
There will be some $50 thoroughbred eat
| tie At the show here tomorrow. There v III
| be parade OF all the stock. Many tho
roughsred horses will be on exhibition,
most OF them brood mares.