The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-11
No RTH CAROLINA NEWS.
NEST OF COUNTERFElTERS IN
MITCHELL COUNTY.
saw.Mills at spout springs Bnrned-
Militia Encampmen,-Memo Day
Celebrations - Gieasings From Many
Points of the state.

Militia Encampment-Mem Memorial Day
Celebrations - Gieasings From Many
Points of the state.
RALEIGH. y. G.. May 10. Special. -
News is received here to-day Of the total de-
struction by fire yesterday Of McDiarmid y
Co.'S large saw mills at spout springs on
the Cape Fear and Yadkn Valley Railroad.
Eighty thousand feet Of lumber and four
cars which stood on the track nearby were
also DESTROYED.
SCHOOL BOYS TO PLAY BALL.
oak Ridge school baseball team have
lust arranged a schedule OF match games,
and will start on an extended tour Of sev-
cral cities in which they have engagements.
They will play the Richmond and Wash
ington and also team of the University Of
Virginia.
REEL CONTEST.
II has been decided 10 hold a iremen's
reel contest on Monday evening next
which was interferred with by the rain at
the annual state tournament last August.
The companies that Will enter are Durham
Dick. Backnall Company, Raleigh Rescue
and Raleigh Capital. The prize Is fifty dol
lars.
DENTAL ASSOCIATION.
All dentists Of this city to-day organized
themselves into the Raleigh Dental Asso-
citation. Dr. j. II. Crawford was elected
president.
JUDICIARY CONVENTION.
The executive committee Of sixth judicial
district met Yesterday at GOdSbOro and de-
cided 10 hold the judicial convention Of that
district al kinston July 9TH.
HEAVY FROST.
Reports are received Of a very decided
frost Yesterday morning throughout western
North Carolina. which did considerable I'M
jury 10 vegetation.
DROPPED DEAD IN HIS SHOP.
James \. Fincnman. shoemaker at
Winston. dropped dead i'm his shop yester-
day evening at the age of lifty-hve years.
He was a One-egged Confederate veteran.
cOUNIERFEITERs INDICTED.
The grand Jury of the Federal Court. now
i'm session AT Ashcyille, have just brought a
number Of bills against parties IN Mitchell
county. charging them with cOuntcrieitlng.
There are indications of considerable nest
of these cOunterieiter, in the maintains OF
Mitchell.
WAKE COUNTY CATTLE CIT u.
The Wake County Cattle cub, which has
now been organizcd four years, and which
viii hold its fourth annu ii show here next
Thursday. has been great success and
powerful impetus tothe raising Of fine stock
i'm this section. The shows were begun with
cattle alone. but two years ago 1t was de-
cided 10 admit horses also, and blooded stock
has now become an important feature. some
OF the finest standardized trotter~ ana
roadsters in the country have been ento ed
for exhibition at the show ON THURSDAY
A,mEyILLE's PUBLIC BUILDING.
force of hands have begun work at
Asheyille preparing the ground for the cree.
ton OF the new government luilding there
which was recently pro, ided for 10y Con-
.re--ional appropriation Maspns VIII Dee
.in work on the foundation neNtwcck.
WINSTON TOBACCO.
Nlc-srs. Hams ~ Co., one of the oldest and
most extensive tobacco manufacturing
firms 40 Winston. have given out "a contract
for the erection of mammoth new factory.
in addition tO the two they already operate.
n will he the largest factory ever bWll
there. and will also Dee the largest building
of any kind in tle place. IL Is To- he SIX
stories high and 2o0 feet in length, 10y III
feet deep.
DIR ". a. HAMMOND.
DR.. William \. Hammond. the celebrated
alicni-t. has consented TO be present and
deliver an address at the convention of the
state Medical society at oxford. HIS sub
iect will Dee spinal Diseases
ATLANTIC COA~t LINE.
The entire engineer corps Of the Atlantic
Coast Line has arrived at Fayetteville, and
have heeun the survey Of the Wilson and
Fayetteville branch Of the Coast Line sNs-
tenn. The objective point will Dee Rowland.
which il forty miles from Fayetteville. As
soon as the survey L. completed the grading
and construction will begin. This VIII make
through southern connections.
\ meeting Of the board OF directors ot
the Fa,ttrfilc and Albemarle Railroad
has been c9a,l to Doe held at Fayctte' lille
Nav ~. IL is thought that decided action
will De- taken by the board to complete tine
road al once.
NEW PKE~BN TERRAIN CHURCH.
The handsome new church which has
been built hv the Presbyterian dcnomi-
nation at Ashe1ille will Dee completed TO-
davand services viii be held in ittO-mOrrOw
/ The congregation has heretofore held ITS
services IN Battery Park Hotel.
OXFORD nlPBON EMENTs.
The oxford Land improvement Company
| has lust organized at that place with a
capital stock 0t SlJ0.OOO. The company ha-
already purchased six hundred acres Of
| land IN and around oxford.