The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-21
WORLDS FAIR EXHIBIT.
NORTH CAROLIyA TO BE CREDITABLT
REPRESENTED.

Tho Railroad OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VI
Raleigh. Electric Hallway to he Resumed
Mortality OF the City-Death OF Mr.. JAMES
tarrIer-North state Matters.
R,LrrGH. n. c.. Mar. 2O.-[Special. Gov
ernor Fowle to-day received the resignation
Of Major James W. Wilson as director Of the
Western North Carolina Insane Asylum at
Morrnnton. and appointed Major George w.
F. Harper, Of Caldwell, to succeed him.
Major Wilson resigns TO become railroad
commissioner.
The stockholders and bondholders Of the
Raleigh street railway held conference here
to-day. the outcome OF which. II 10 learned,
was the determination to renew the contract
with the Edison Electric Company for the
construction Of the system work. which was
suspended some time since and the wires
taken down in consequence Of 4 hitch be-
tween the contractors and the company.
The first official document addressed to the
North Carolina Railroad Commission was re-
ccived here to-day. II was copy Of the last
annual report OF the Railroad Commission OF
the State Of New Hampshire
Work was begun to-day Of painting and
! carpeting the offices IN the Agricultural build
| ing preparatory to occupancy by the Coinihis-
| sion April first. .,, - ,
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| the Greensboro Steel and Iron Company. have
lust returned from a tour Of all the iron towns
! Of the South. where they have been inspect
ing the furnaces and iron and steel plants
with view 10 letting the contract for the FUR
mace at Greensboro. -,
II is announced that the contract VIII AZ
once be let. and that work on the furnace
which has So long been contemplated VIII be-
Gin before the end OF the spring.
The Norgauton Presbyterian church. one
Of the Oldest in Western North Carolina. has
been incorporated by an act of the General
Assembly
4 receiver has been appointed for the Al
lance store in Gafney city, S. G. In December
II was reported that the store was falling be-
hind in the payment Of maturing bills. III
forts were made 10 adjust matters by buying
Of the claims hut the Stockholders could not
agree 50 rs n final resort receiver was asked
for and appointed
Abel Pitts. Of Glen Alpine station, on the
Western North Carolina railroad, was serious
" and probably fatally cut several days since
by Dick Talent The latter aud his son and
Abel Pitts and his son engaged III q tree hand
fight at the di-tillery If Abel Pitts over the
division of some hogs which they had raised
together. Dick Talent became angry and at
tempted TO cut Abel Pitts with his knife. when
Henry Pitts ntcrfercd and knocked Dick Tai
lent down Joe Talent then took hand and
struck Henry Pitts on the head with a rock.
rendering him insensibe. Abel Pitts, who
had plead for peace. thinking his son had
been killed, attacked Joe Talent, and was IN
turn attacked by Dick Talent with a knife
and fearfully cut on the head and the back.
His skull was fractured, and his wounds are
likely to prove fatal.
THE WORLDS FAIR EXHIBIT.
The director-general of the Chicago Worlds
Fair to-day notified CommisSioner-Of-A gricul-
ture John Robinson 10 make all possible
efforts to secure the industrial exhibits from
this State, in addition TO the official State ex-
hibit provided for by the legislative appro-
pTation.
A meeting Of the North Carolina Worlds
Fair Commission will be called 10 be held
here within the next two weeks TO formulate
plans for the exhibits at the great exposition.
MORTALITY or TIE CITY.
The report Of the vital statistics for the
city of Raleigh for tho year ending February
2sth. which was completed to-day, showed
that there were 25G deaths in the city during
the year of which number l0l We're white and
l5j cOored.
There were 300 births. Of which number li6
were white and li4 cOlored.