The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-06
NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH PREPARING FOR A RE-
NEWAL OF GAIETY.

4 Liberal Oner FOR state Guard Annual
Fncamnment- Cotton Factories Build
inr--As.auit on chief Of Police at
salem.
RALEIGH. y. g.. April Especial. -
This week will be a season Of unusual
hrilliaucy Boo social circles here. The Capt
COL Club will give several Germans and
balls. Oa Thursday night a german
viii Doe gwen complimentary 10 Mr..
and Mrs. William Il. Tucker. ON Friday
night, the concert Of the Kings Daughters
viii De given at Metropolitan Hail. 4
brilliant feature Of this will be an opera
party. After the concert Mr. Il. b. Ranoy.
/ of This city. viii give lunch and ball at the
/ Marlboro House, complimentary 20 Miss
~0uingatc. Of Durham. who has charge of
/ the concert. Handsome engraved invita-
lions sre out. and there will be about two
| hundred guests.
The State Medical Society, which is 10
/ hold iis annual convention 40 Oxford May
2lth 10 -ith. has n membership Of i've hum
/ dred. II is expected that three hundred OF
I This number viii attend the convention. and
/ oxford is getting ready 10 entertain them in
handsome style.
The location committed Of the Baptist Fe-
male University has beencalled % meet here
next Wednesday % determine finally npOn
ihe site for The buildings. Dr.C. T.. TAYLOR,
/ president Of Wake Forest College. is chair
man Of the committee.
Prof. &. J.. Matthew. recently Of the
/ Richmond SHORTHAND and Tvpewriting
school. has been chosen principal Of the
/ Raleigh Business College. and has arrived
/ here and taken charge Of the institution.
! The Executive Committee Of the Board OF
| Trustees of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College have been called 10 meet here
next Tuesday for the purpose of taking inn
mediate steps 90 build machine shops i'm
connection with the institution.
Rev. Dr. j. +. Crowen. president Of Trii
/ ity College. Will deliver the literary address
and preach the annual sermon at Franklin
/ Institute. May nth.
/ The FAYETTEVILLE C0tt0n-Mills have lust
enlarged lbs plant extensively and incrcas q
It- capital stock by $4,000.
The increased capt. II stock Of the RALEIGH
I Wagon factory. which is 100 per cent.
0n Tine original capital, has all been paid
/ in. and the factory is now turning out eight
wagons per day.
ID is now calculated that trains viii be
running over the Wilmington and OnslOw
]
| s0nNillc iy tine Isl of July. ifnOt before
AZ Salem yesterd iy, while Chief of Police
| Wren was alresiing "a negro named Jesse
] Rlilin. the latter drew revolver, and de-
/ libcratcly aiming al the policeman. tried 10
shoot him through The head, but the officer
was too quick for him, and throwing the
negro hand up. received the bullet
through The hand instead of the head. lie
succeeded i'm landing bis man safely in Jail.
All The rice planters along the Cape Fear
are putting in extensive crops this year.
/ Planting has been begun in earnest. and is
going actively forward. Similar reports
come from other sections, and the indica-
ti0n- are that next falls rice crop will be
one of the largest ever harvested in the
state.
The annual report Of Hon. John G..
Scalb0r0. Commissioner Of Labor Statistic,
| is in ihe hands of the printers, and will be-
published n few days.
/ Tine old acQuaintancos Of Samuel &.
/ White ihc eX-hank cashier of the late state
/ National Bank. were surprised 10 see him
/ up town last night in drug store. cOnyers-
/ in- with q crowd Of men. On inquiry. 10
was found that the w0rk-h0use authorities
/ h91 allowed him 10 come into town for a
short while. jon company with deputy. On
visit some OF Dis friends and make a few
] purchases His respite from his prison cell.
however was only temporary.