The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-08
NORTH CaROLINA NEWS.
Wholesale Discharges ON the :. a. L-sena
tor rutter.. Sucres< ~ n Journalist.

tor rut,er.. Success ~ u Journalist.
RALEIGH. n. c., Oct. 7.-Special.--lt
is said that when Senator Butter pur-
chased the Caucasian there were only
80 subscribers on the mailing-list. and
that only one of these was paid up.
Now the malling-ist shows 20,wo circu-
lation.
Mr.. Chandler. the gentleman from Ne
braska who moved here about eighteen
,noptbs ago. and began stoCk-raising last
week received letters from parties IN his
far-away Western home. saying they
would follow him in December. and make
their home. In North Carolina.
Governor Carr has returned from his
visit 10 his farm, Brace bridge Hal"
Elgecombe county. Mr.. Samuel Tel
fair. his private secretary. has gone
10 washington. y. c.. on business.
The new schedule on the Southern goes
into effect TODAY. Passengers east
ward-bound will no longer fear lay
over Ia Goldsboro.
The North Carolina Car Company has
built. Of the four commercial pines IN
North Carolina, lovely Office for the
seaboard Air Line. to be placed in the
Atlanta Exposition Forestry Building, IN
the centre of the :. A. l.. Exhibit. III
is eighteen by fourteen feet. and is in
four compartments two large ones ana
two small ones. The wood is entirely
OF pine. finished smooth with white smell
lac. and fller The Office Is 10 oe USED
for the entertainment OF visitors. and fot
the distribution Of literature setting iorth
the advantages of North Carolina ana
the South for immigrants.
The weater-crop bulletin for the week
ending October 9th, issued by the North
Carolina State Weather Service shows a
} o.. The fUnIDtrI
ture was considerably below the normal
with frosts on three mornings, damaging
tobacco and other crops considerably
Drought continues 20 prevail, practically
no rain having fallen anywhere. Cotton
is very poor the crop is nearly all open
and will DE gathered much earlier thar
usual All late crops have been injured
by the drought. ana turnips are neari,
ruined Gathering corn is well undel
/ way. but fan blowing is AT stand
stil. This is the last bulletin TO b'
+ issued This season.
An music-loyers in Raleigh are re
! quested to meet at the Academy 70
night 10 discuss plans for securing Z
good series of artists concerts here dur
ina tho winter Raleigh is such
( music-loviug place that it ought 70 b.
no difficult thing 10 rouse enthusiasm
enough to secure this trial.
Cotton receipts on Saturday reache'
4o0 bales. and il sold for S.Si. The bank
paid out to the farmers on that day owe
| 5000 in cash.
Tho following is a list Of the speaker
who VIII make addresses during Fair
week.
colonel W. + Green. Tranklinton-
"Iission Of the Board OF Agriculture"
Colonel Allen Warren, Greenville-"ln
/ digenous and Foreign Grapes"
Dr. j. j. Mott Statesyille-"Dairy
ing,
Mr.. p. Van Lindley, Pomona-"Tree
and Fruits"
COL John :. Cunningham. Cunning
ham "Tobacco-growing and Curing"
col A. q. Holladay, Raleigh-'The I'm
portance OF an Agricultural Education L
our Boys"
Colonel W. t. Massey. Raleigh-"Iris
Potatoes as a Market Crop in Mort
Carolina
Dr. n. -. Battle. Raleigh Benefit o
Experiment stations TO our farmers"
Dr. -. W. g. Behbow, Greensboro
peas for Green Manuring'
3. Ohio wilson. Raleigh-"lrrgatlo
and Trucking"
Colonel $. l.. Patterson. Raleigh
Benefit Of tie Fertilizer Control
Farmers"
Colonel =. y. Newborne. Kinston
Whats tho matter with the farmer2'
Mr.. Henry T.. Alvori. United state
Department % Agriculture. Washington
! d. e..
on Saturday there WAS a wholesale di.
charge by Mr.. 81. John Of $. A. l.. on
ployos. among the number being Mr.. r.
lott the private secretary OF Gener.
Manager John IA. Wiudcr. aud Nh
Charles Voorhees,. well-known trave
ling agent of the road.
Tonight at 1870 rain began 10 fall, wit
/ good prospects for continuing.
a thirty-foOt well caved-in to-day II
the city and killed a well-digger.
Two hundred chiefs Of fire department
passed here last night on their way I
| convention.