Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-07
OLD MEMS EXCURSION
A HOPEFUL vrkw or TIE CROPS IN
NoRfH CAROLINA.
rse PeopIe Earnest and Excited In the
Camp.ign-Farmsr' Fighting the Bag
eiuz Trust-A Woman TO Hang.
,sn0cinl ,olerram to the pisp,.en.l

EIGHTH district the IepuOllCuu Chhuihhto
for Congress is Captain j.. W. Ward.
limited States army, retired. OF course
he does not stand ghost OF chance as
AGAINST Colonel W. n. II. Cowles, the
Democrat who has for years so ably rep
presented that district.
There is to he an excursion in comph-
ment TO the old men along the line OF
the Cape Fear and YadkinN Valley rail-
vay. given by that road. More than
twenty over seventy years OF age Will 80
from Surry county alone.
Though the crops arc poor and the
outlook not OF the brightest, the Com
missioner Of Agriculture is hopeful. lie
Save a large crop of winter oats and
wheat is being seeded. More sorghum
will be grown next season. There IS
moro attention TO the food crops. he
made a remark which Is striking, and
that was an expression of hrs belief that
there are fewer persons in North Caro-
lima IN need OF food than any STINT
lar area in the world, or IN any State
or country.
Next Tuesday NIr. Lipscomb, OF this
citv, will take Mr. James Boylan's fine
pack oil fox-hounds to Richmond. 1t IS
known as the toylan pack and Is n large
one. Here and ut Morehead City 1t mas
caught many fox. ,,
4 contract for convicts on the North
Carolina Midland railroad Is ready to he
Stoned next week. Much of the road IS
graded and the company Is free from
debt. : gang of 10 cOnvlcts Is to he
taken To Winston from WayncsyllIe. 1t
il assorted chat there Will b. no further
DELAY in the completion OF this road
Colonel /. 81. NaddelL Democratic
candidate for clcctor at large, says, AMI
says truly, that though there have been
campaigns more exciting than the pres
emf one in North Carolina. yet never has
there been one where the people were
more ~ earnest
The farmers fight against tho bagGing
trust continues, with their zeal undated.
Hardly one bale in one hundred brought
TO market is covered with tue odious
trust bagging
The grape crop this year was large
one. The late native grapes-tho Soup
pernong and James are particularly
abundant. \ good many Scuppernongs
have been successfully shipped North
New looms Gre being purchased blythe
Acme Manufacturing Company oi Cron-
IL for the manufacture Of cotton bag
eine from pine-straw in order to meet
the heavy demand for this new article OF
commerce. This bagging Il fein8 rapid
" put upon the market
Vigorous work on the Roanoke and
Southern railroad Is in progress. large
additions having been made TO the force.
The open season for birds begins ON
the 18th instant. Thank, TO the general
obedicnce-tot the general Observance-Ot
the law there ism great increase m game.
Partridges are certainly very abundant.
The machinery for Faycttesyihes new
cotton.mils viii arrive IN p few days.
The mills will be IN operation by Dc
cembtr lst.
Rev. T.. +. Tatum, Of Dayie county,
will leave for China this month to take up
missionary work.
The Richmond and Danyille railroad
AGREES 90 forfeit siu,O)O to the people
of Wilkes county if il does not complete
the railway from Winston 10 Wilkes
roro' by Seutembor ii. 1890. On the
/ 9Th OF ncxth month the people OF that
county viii vote on that extension OF
time. 4 subscription to the road WAS
voted some time ago.
The buldug for the Kings Mountain
cotton-hctory, a very large one, Is almost
finished
Wcra on the $4,000 co,ton-compress
at Charlotte goes on day ami night. 1t
REPLACES the burned compress.
Rust has considerably damaged the
cotton in tnion county. ,
Ihc triangular fight between the VIII
mncun and Weldon .or Atlauur-Coast
Limo. the Richmond and banyiilc, and
the SmboorG lines continues with una
bated zeal. The latter company Will cX-
tend its line southwark 10 charleston
r,o Sumter and the Eutawyillo rail
road, it is said.
Senator Vance will make some speeches
during tie campiicu. it IS a real plea
rue 10 know. tie is, and always wll
/ bee, real power IN North Carolina, and
/ thepeop.c love 10 hear hlm.
Samuel Reid, JOHN Wellington, and
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murdered fo.icemAn 'ohh - IeIcC 80 ''l.'-
+ tally 40 Monroe some inOn'pS "so' nv
bad Ihcir cases tili.7'eI'er . 5 u,"I'
county To- ,ie'"'en""I. on 'uo + ,I'.''',
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found true DlIl Tor MURDER against '''
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meeting ana Ias-ed fes"'u,lonS Co .I,
. dcana'ory OF the haPemS tri''' IL VIII
use no trust baEtIn{ tAis 1etson'
Tire chairman OF the hePn"hcah EN'
ecutive Committee OF Durham county
+ 10 W. o.. feaf on " negro ,,,,4
4 fire at Washington hleht pelore Ia ',
did 5l,%O worth Oh 'ain lSe 20 'ue s'oT 81
Of general mer,AaldiSe Delons'uS 10 d.
W. Ayers
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have loat every nos ."'y V"I1o'
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has j 70 "a lINe anu flllAfGl lltIfNh.