The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1889-10-12

| 1Iae Prospective state Fair Bride Re-
| taaves Some Valuable Gifts. All the
s<po-itiop Space Taken at the state
lair.
THE GLOBE BUREAU,
A RALEIGH. n. c., Oct. II.
The State Board of education held an
Important meeting yesterday afternoon,
in regard to what is known as
| THE "swAMP LANDS"
which are under the control of that
| board. These lands lie in several coun-
ties and may be roughly said to COM
prise million acres. Mr. w. p. Caho,
OF Pamlico county, proposed to the
board to act as its agent for the sale of
| these swamp lands He stated in his
| communication that if he were appointed
ne could make sales to northern syndi-
Gates. The board thought we'll of his
proposition and accepted it: Mr.. Caho
is 10 get ten percent on his sales. 1t is
understood that he has one or two sales
now on hand. These lands have never
had any fixed value, nor has their area
ever been absolutely ascertained Gen.
W. G. Lewis has for some years been
engaged in this survey. There is some
splendid timber on portions of this area.
The many railways now in course of
construction in the east will take some
OF these tracts.
THE STOLEN BABY.
1t was learned today from a private
letter that the baby which was abducted
county, had been found, but that as yet
the search for Barrier had been unavail-
ing.
THE REX HOSPITAL A MYTH.
The gentlemen who have in charge
81. Johns Hospital here are very desirous
of securing the Rex Hospital fund, or
portion of it. Mention is often made of
tic REX Hospital" but there is no such
thing. Old man Rex, long before the
war, left money for the founding of
hospital for the INDECENT poor. The fund
has been managed by trustees, under the
terms of the will. But no hospital has
G2tJ1s been established, save in the inten-
HOspItaT, a purely p~-,--4;u- 81 -inbr2s .
maintained wholly by private contribu-
tions and is not infrequently in great
straits DR.. p. b. Hines in his remarks
before the Chamber Of Commerce Tues
day evening made some remarks on this
hGe. His speech, as reported IN the
Call, was to the effect that Rex's gift
was to be used in caring for the poor ne
groes of Raleigh. 1t appears that no
particular race was mentioned in the be-
quest. The negroes already have hos
pital maintained by regular fund. 1t
is attached to the Leonard Medical
School at Shaw University. The staff of
surgeons and physicians and the students
look after it's patients.
ALL THE SPACE TAKEN.
Mr.. Patrick says all the space at the
fair ground has been taken. Some cOun-
ties will have large exhibits. Agricul-
tural products, of which the number and
variety will be the greatest on record at
a fair here, will be shown in the expo
sition building which is prepared for
their display. General exhibits will be
shown in the building commonly known
as "foral hall" the proper name OF
which is the main exhibition building.
THE BATEMAN WEDDING.
Today Mr.. J. Turner Morehead, the
president of the Leaksville cotton mills
wrote a pleasant letter to Mr.. ". II.
Worth, State business agent of the
Farmers Alliance, accompanying a gift
for Miss Florence Knowles, the young
lady who next Tuesday will publicly be-
come Mrs. w. NJ. Bateman. The gift is
scarlet blanket made of North Caro-
lima cotton and bale of table plush of
the same material. Mrs. Bateman's S we'd
ding presents are shown in the building
once occupied by the State National
Bank A great many people look at
them during the course of day, and the
gifts are constantly increasing in num-
Der. The groom's trousers of white
cotton bagging are hung in a big show
window further down town.
NOTES.
Mr.. Exum, of Durham. was among the
callers at the executive Office today.
Painters and decorators are at work on
the floats which will be in the industrial
parade next week.
Today Col Wharton J. Green spoke at
the Warren county fair to the ex-Confed-
crate veterans. Mr. Tasker Polk also
spoke.
The Farmers Alliance had a very
largely attended picnic at Rocky Mount
Yesterday Several thousand people
were present and Col. Polk made the ad-
dress.
The citv's health is remarkably good.
Though the summer was so trying, yet
the mortality rate has been very low all
the year No contagious diseases have
been reported.
The contractors who are laying the
sewer pipes said today that they were
making good progress. They are now
striking right into the heart OF the city
from four directions.
A gang of twenty-five cOnvicts has been
sent from the penitentiary to Halifax
county TO do some preliminary work on
the extensive farms recently leased there
by the board of directors.
Some cotton bales were noticed today
covered with old sheets. Anything. 10
beat the trust" Some cotton comes in
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