The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-30
m AND AROUND RALEIGH.

Grand Sire 4. M. BuSDoeS cOnuICIOI
is very little, if any, improved.
Ex-Mayor Alf. A. Thompson is off OF
a trip to Liverpool. We wish him bon
Uoydge.
The Trustees of the A. & M. College
| have called for bids on the erection Of
new dormitories at the College.
The work on the Marlborough House
extension, likewise that on the street
car line is being pushed forward.
The Albemarle Presbytery met in
this city last week to take steps look
ing to the reorganization of the Blount
Street church.
Mr. Peter M. Wilson has been elected
by the Board of Agriculture, Executive
| Commissioner of the Worlds Fair fol-
North Carolina.
Chief Justice Reed, of the Court OF
Private Law Claims, notifies Judge L.
G. Fuller that the court will be organ
lied July LIST at Denvon.
Mr.. William Simpson has been ap-
pointed to succeed the late Mr.. D. S.
Watt as Grand Treasurer of the State
| Grand Lodge Of Masons.
The EUeniug Visitor thinks there
ought to be a statue of Sir Walter
Raleigh placed in Nash square, and
says it's proposition meets with much
approval.
Books containing the names of the
direct tax payers IRE being sent out.
Payments will soon commence. Each
claimant must prove his identity. If
you can, you had better find your
receipt.
Died suddenly, of heart failure, on
Monday morning, 22d, at the residence
of der daughter, Mrs. J. M. Heck, Mrs.
Anna Callendine, wife of the late Mar
tin B. CalIendine, in the 10Th year of
her age.
Mrs. Bette H%uddleson, wife of MI.
Lewis Huddleson, died on the after
noon of Saturday the goth, age 80.
Her remains were taken to the old
family burying ground the next day,
for burial.
Hon. T. w. Mason, member of the
Railroad Commission, is to deliver the
Fourth of July grafton. and Capt. @.
B. Denison to read the Declaration of
independence. Grand fireworks dis
play at night.
Yes, we are going to have street cars
in Raleigh, and they will be run by
electricity. The contract was awarded
to Messrs. Hunnicutt & Hamlin for the
erection of the power house, which is
to cost $40, 900, and contain two $50
horse power engines.
Senator Williams, the champion of
low interest, while in attendance upon
the meeting of the Board of Agricul-
ture, paid this Office a pleasant visit.
He reports the outlook for cotton in
Pitt, ~unfavorable, corn is backward
but tobacco fine.
Posters have been sent everywhere
announcing as n of Raleigh's Fourth
of July attractions the great horse
show" open to the whole State. This
is intended as a trial Of speed of North
Carolina horses. Each entry pays 10
per cent. of the total amount of pre-
miums, which total is $500, and entries
must be made before 5 o'clock July Sd.
Excursion rates on all the railroads, a
large crowd and exciting races are
looked for by the managers.
The first meeting of the Trustees of
the A. & M. College for the colored peo-
pie met in this city on the 23d and
organized by electing w. H. Pace,
President, and J. S. Lane, Secretary.
Members present, J. M. Early, J. w.
A. Payne, S. Med. Tate, w. II. Pace,
Chas H. Moore, COL, and J. S. Leary,
col. They appointed an executive
committee of five-Pace, Moore, Tate,
McKoy and Leary-to receive bids and
proposals from towns for the perma-
nent location of the school. Next
meeting will be held August goth, at
which bids will be opened and consid-
cred.