The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-18
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
GOVERNOR CfRR OFFERS A RE-
WfRD FOR escaped PRISONERS.
4 Lady statIstician ON Her Rounds-Rt-
duced Rates TO the silver Conycn-
tlon-The soldiers Home.

RALEIGH, y. c., Sept. H.-Spectal-
Mr. Ed. Chamber Smith has received a
letter from Mir Emerson, OF the Atlantic
Cast Line, i'm which lie states that IL
has peen agreed by all the railroads In
North Carolina to sell round-trip tickets
10 Raleigh to the silver convention, which
meets here on the 18th. The rates are
about two cents a nile each way. and
will be on sale September 2jd, 2ith, and
25th. limited to 18th large number OF
delegates are expected from all over the
State.
An old veteran. Mr. y. j. Jones. of Hal
flax county. an inmate OF the Soldiers
Home here. passed away on the 18th
and his body was buried among the hun
dreds OF Confederate soldiers who sleep
,heir last sleep IN our beautiful Conied-
crate Cemetery In the home here there
are III veterans. Twenty counties are
not represented.
The applicants for license TO practice
law will appear before the supreme court
on the Both. and stand an examination
DR. Duffy will shortly make his annual
inspection Of the State Hospital ana Dear
and Dumb ASYLUM at Morganton. Dr.
DUFFY is chairman Of the Board Of Public
Charities. He will be assisted In the in
spection by Mr. ). II. Reid Of Meckieh-
burg.
80. 5i6 ~ RALrIGr.
There came in on last Saturday the
beautiful engine. known as no. 90. III IS
to be one OF the attractions a. Atlanta
IL was QUILT at the shops OF the klch-
mond Locomotive Works for the Scaoo2rd
Air Line
The stockholders OF the North Carolina
,.allroad meet In Greensboro to-day to
confirm the recent action OF the trustees
regarding the ninety-uine-ycar lease 10
the southern railway. The meeting VIII
probably be well attended. Treasurer
Worth viii be there as will also Colonel
4. Il. Andrews, who is n private stock
Holder.
Senator Marion Butler who IS spending
Sentembcr down on the beach at ocean
View. below Wilmington, yesterday took
a trip down the Cape Fear in one o. the
tugs Believing TO the Towing Company OF
Southport This trip will give nm an
idea Of the needs Of that part OF the
State.
Mrs. Harriet DAWSON. stat.stician for
United states Commissioner OF Labor
carroll d. Wright. is out collecting sta
t,stics for the National Bureau Of Labor.
She called yesterday at the con'iilS-
s.oner's here.
Governor Carr has offered rewards fer
the five murderers who escaped from
Nladison-county JAN last week. one
hundred dollars each has been offered
for George Hershey. Rod Shelton. ana
Jim shelton. and fifty dollars each fof
Minerva Gosnell and Newsom Mace.
-Four convicts were this morning
brought to the ponltomtary-two from
Wilkes and two from Vance.
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North Carolina has as delegates AT the
meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
l. .. .. f.. which began at Atianuc
City to-day. W y. Caster, ". G. Doug
lass. and Z. H. Reynolds.
Governor Carr Will probably remain
another week IN the mountains. lis
family VIII not return before october
LIST.
Cool weather has at last set In. ana
IL win help the cotton crop. while the
intense heat was damaging. by causing
shedding. IN some sections. there was
much rust Rain is needed in many
parts OF the State.
Tho grape crop is marketed. Prices
were lower than they were last year.
The season was then three weeks late.
The crop did not pay nearly so well as
ina 1894. n was a much heavier crop.
North Carolina peaches, particularly the
new variety. the "Elbert." pad well. and
were always in demand. There VIII be
"A large increase in thu acreage I'm peach
as I'm the Southern Pines section, near
the centre Of the small-fruit and grape
industry OF this state.
II can be quite positively stated now
that the silver party" will De started
I'm North Carolina. II viii be the ina
mediate outcome of the non-part-san sill
yer convention which VIII be held here on
the 5th.
The real promoter o. that convention
is ex-Chairman Spler Whitaker, of the
Democratic state Committee. He says
as much He Is sure there will be
great attendance, that all the parties will
be on an equal footing. and that there
will be harmony of the most absolute
kind