Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-21
A.&M. C. GRADUATES.
GOV. CARR PRESENTS THE PRIZES
TO THE WINNING STUDENTS.
Prof. ID. II. Hill Wins the Southern Magn-
zinc Prize-Forty-six State end Twenty
Eight National Banks In N. G.

RALEIGH. N. c.. June z0.-(SpeciaL)--
The event here to-day was the commence
ment of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. The attendance was large inc
graduates were Charles u. Coriehihs'
David Cox. Jr.. II. ID. Patterson. Charies
Pearson. n. q. Rogers, J. IL. Saunders
B. F. Walton, and J. NJ. Wilson. Gov
ernor Carr and other State officials. mem
bers OF the Board OF Agriculture, ana
trustees Of the college were present
Each graduate delivered an address
Governor Carr presented the prizes 10
the winners. o. G.. Kennedy was awarded
A gold medal for excellence In agriculture;
c. f. Clark and Il. T. Buffalo FIRST ana
second prizes for the largest amount Oh
money earned by work on the college
farm; z. j. Ingram. OF the freshman Glass;
won the medal for the best essay on ag-
riculture; W. c. Jackson OF the sopho-
more class won the medal for the best
essay on horticulture; A. III. Prince. or the
Junior class. got the medal for the best
essay. the latter medal being the gift OF
the State Agricultural Society.
DISTINCTIONS.
distinctions were awarded as follows
First in mechanics. Charles Pearson; Sc
cond. H.. c. Rogers; first in agriculture,
u r Walton; second, Il. ID. Patterson.
Last night unknown parties broke INTO
the warehouse OF w. a. Alreds licensed
distnlery at Manly ana stole a quantity
Of whiskey.
The State Board Of Agriculture has at the
reouest Of the State Pharmaceutical AS
soclatlon lent the latter its extensive COL
lection OF North Carolina medicinal plants
of which there are zoo varieties TO DC
shown at the meeting Of the ASSOCIATION
at Asheville in August
Professor d. II. lill Of the AgricuituraI
and Mechanical College here (soh OF the
late General u. II. HID, has won prize
offered by the Southern Magazine. Ihere
were 800 competitor. 81.
The Goldsboro' Rifles Company D. FIRST
Regiment are in camp at Morehead CITY
for ten days
CANVASS THE STATE.
The members of the faculty OF wake
Forest College are now. under new resu-
Iation. required TO canvass the state lor
six weeks annually in the interest OF. the
college President Taylor says ne eN-
meets an increase In the number OF stu
dents next term.
The reports show that there are forty
six State banks now doing business IN
North Carolina. There are twenty-eiSht
national banks
ADVOCATES FUSION.
Letter G. Pritchard. of Madison county.
who is prominently mentioned as Re-
publlcan candidate for the United States
Senate. is out IN an open letter, IN when
no advocates fusion with the Populists.
He says the universal sentiment OF Re
publicans west Of the Blue Ridge IS that
a Joint fight Should be made In this
state with all clements opposed To the
Democratic party. and who favor the re-
peal OF the present system OF county
government. He declares this 10 DE- the
one thing important to the Republican
party here. lie wants the parties to unite
on the best men for Supreme Court Judges,
and let county questions of fusion be
settled by local Republicans. lie says he
Is a stralght-out Republican. and that his
party's greatest enemy is the Democratic
party. lie wants to do work and win
some victories, he gays.
WILL BE HANGED.
Orange Page. the negro murderer, VIII
be hanged here August 81.
Cotton blooms are now coming Ia from
several counties.
Rev. c. 4. Iron. the head Of the Wal
densian colony at Naldcse, Burke county,
writes Governor Carr. thanking him for
his kindnesscs. The colony is settled On
very poor land-oXtremely unfertile. If 1t
can get good land, Mr.. Iron says, many
more Weaknesses and Pledmontese VIII
come from Italy. Now there are ~ fsmi-
lios-3l2 souls. They need cattle and agri-
cultural implements Tais year has feen
"A hard one on them. They will soon have
knitting mill in operation.