The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-09
HE WROTE TO THE LOTTERY COMPANY.
WELDON IND VICINITY.
Rice Cuiture-Arrested for Misappropriating
nds-Monument Unwilling.

WELDON. n c.. June ESPECIAL. THE
bottom lands on Roanoke river are among the
most valuable in the State. but owing to the
inability of the owners TO dyke them they
have of late years become almost useless for
agricultural purposes on account OF the heavy
ireshets which 60 over them and destroy the
crops. The superintendent of the State farms
near here has planted small quantity
of rice for experiment. This rice
has been covered with ten feet
OF water, but has not been apparently in the
least injured By the deposit of mud lett by
the retiring freshet. IL it is demonstrated
that this crop can be successfully grown on
these bottoms without injury from high water
the value Of the lands will be enhanced from
one 70 two hundred per cent. and the owners
will be made rich. One hundred bushels of
rice can be readily produced on one acre OF
this land
The Federal Court grand jury has found q
true bill against Henry H. Davis, the .colored
assistant postmaster at Halifax for misappro-
priating Government funds. The bill against
his wife who was DOstnlstress, was ignored.
The case will be tried atthe next term When
the defalcation became known Davis disap
peared, but his wife was arrested. She being
indignant at his desertion of her while III
trouble gave the officials information by
which he was captured.
June 18th will be a gala day at Wilson. the
occasion being the unveiling of monument
to the Confederate dead. Senator Ransom
will be the orator. and there will be grand
military parade. Colonel W. G. Jones. of the
Second regiment, State Guard. and his stall
will be present with the reglmental band.
Colonel Samuel Hodges will be chief marshal.
The celebration promses 10 be grand one.
There will be grand picnic at Great Falls
on the 9Th Of July. This is the site of the
ELL .r vrrltf
ing rapidly. Everybody in the counties Of
Halifax and Northampton Is invited. Among
the managers are Z. l.. Emry r. w. Brown,
y. g. /OlicOher. b. A. Pope. r. Ransom. W.
w. Hall. NJ. j. Squire
Farmers in this county are complaining
greatly of the scarcely of labor. The exodus of
last fall took away several thousand negroes,
and others are constantly leaving for the tur-
pentine fields of Georgia and the various
trucking sections, where they command higher
wages These are chiefly the able-bodied
men. The women. children and inefficient
ore left behind 10 be taken care Of by the tax
payers 1t seems that in a very few years the
importation Of white labor will be q necessity.
Another shooting AFFAIR occurred in Pitt
county Ebout four milos from Greenyille,
Saturday night. Three white men were stand
ing in the public road talking when Richard
Williams (colOred) passed by When he had
gotten beyond the group. about twenty-five
Yards, he turned and discharged his pistol at
them, the ball going through the lapel of John
A. Briley's coat Fortunately he was not in
jured. Williams ~ in lail and will
be tried, his week together with about n
dozen Others charged with similar ofIenses.
Tip Moore. who SO seriously wounded fIatton,
will not be tried at The term of the court now
in session. but will be held to await tine result
of Hatton's wounds. which are of desperate
nature, and may vet prove fatal, the physi-
clans fear Should Hatton die Moore will be
tried for murder.
Mr. b. Il. Browning, a prominent merchant
of Littleton, was badly gored by a cow yes
terday. The animal was considered gentle.
but had been Infatuated by the treatment her
calf had received from some boys, and Mr..
Browning, who is an old man. passing by
short time after, she rushed at him, threw
him down and inflicted serious injuries upon
him. When found he was in al nSensible
condition