Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-21
NORTH STATE FAIR.
GOV. CARR APPOINTS An ExrCus
TIVE COMMITTEE or roRrr.
The Grape Crop-Iliieit Distiilssv
seised-A mtg GoId-Mine Deal-nsia.
rona Matters-The state Teachsss'
Association.

RALEIGH. N. C.. June c.--tspeciai>-
| President Carr. OF the State Fair. has
appointed an Executive COMMITTEES o(
forty. He Is pushing the work actively.
we'll aided by Secretary John NIcholA
The premlum.list Is prepared. and In two
weeks will be issued. Many letters are
coming, proffering assistance In many
ways, and there is much interest In the
fair.
The grape-crop In this section Is remark
ably promising, The Delaware vines an
heavily fruited. This Is now the populn
grape. The shipments OF cultivated
blackberries are heavy. as are also those
OF early peaches. The apple crop was
greatly cut on by the long and cold rains.
which came just when the trees were "
bloom.
Revenue officers last night seixed'a 20
gallon Illicit distiilery. near Collision.
Chatham county. No arrest were made.
The Republicans are saying bitter things
about Senator Marion Butler. They term
him an migrate. lie. In his paper. makes
a sharp cut at Senator Pritchard.
GoLD-MINE DEAL.
A northern syndicate is about 10 make
a big deal for gold-mining properties meas
Salisbury.
II. NJ. Buffers. OF Michigan. who bought
5000 acres of swamp land In Columbus
county from the State, has left the State
and has disposed OF his property. he
was In the lumber business In Michigan.
He had dug canals. put steamboats, In
use. and built great saw-mills In Column
bus.
At Charlotte next Monday there will
he a Joint parade OF the military In that
city, for inspection. There are Infantry
| and naval reserves armed with Calling
guns.
Great interest Is felt here In the mat
ter OF the Southern railways new freight
line 70 Norfolk The question Is asked
whether the road from Ridgcway to Pc
tersburg will be built; and also whether
the Atlantic Coast Tine will build the link
between Raleigh and Spring Hope, Nash
county. distance OF only twenty-four
miles.
II Is now said that the marriage OF Mr.
A. c. Bauer and Miss Rachel Blyth, both
| Of this city. is invalid In this State. ~
| you were informed, the marriage took
| place at Washington Tuesday. II was the
view OF the parties that, though their
marriage was not lawful I'm this State.
| yet they could return here and the mar
riage would be valid, The Code says
marriages between white persons and In
dams to the third degree inclusive shall
| be void II Is very unfortunate case.
Both the persons have many warm
| friends here. and the groom has bust
ness interests in North Carolina; yet. "
| they return they are, II is claimed, habls
| TO indictment.
The gold men In this State claim that
they are gaining ground daily; that all
hsFa ff.sl ~
to their side OF the case. Feeling runs
high between the factions. unques;Ionably.
Efforts are now being made To smooth
this and allay n.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The North Carolina Teachers Assembly
| has begun a pleasant session at Moreheal
City: Walter r. Henry Esq. last eve
ming delivered the opening address. this
morning CAPTAIN Claude II. benson. OF
this city. the president delivered the an
nual address. The association embraces
teachers in the State from the primary
schools TO the university. The chief
features OF his address were as follows:
He portrayed the quaint curriculum and
customs Of higher education I'm England
| and Scotland. three centuries ago. After
dra wing the contrast between the eiu-
| cationai systems OF the past and present.
he referred TO the work Of the public
| schools and pointed out the Injury IN
| ficted by the late Legislature In this
| State in destroying all means OF supervi-
| sion and control over tho schools BY
| abo,ishing the offices OF the County Board
| of Education and the County Superinteni-
| ent Zone OF the most unfortunate acts OF
| that BODY, and called on the assembly 20
| ask for the restoration OF the former law,
He also discussed. psychoiosically. tho
| reason why the primary object In teach
| ing among modern educators r. not the
attainment Of knowledge or the enforce
ment Of discipline. but the awakening
OF genuine interest on the part Of the
child-this being that interest may lead
TO seif-development and the formation Of
| character as the ultimate end OF educa-
| ton.
Colored hremen have been put on sorhs
| engines on the Western North Carolina
railway. at smaller pay than the white
| fremen receive.
The Fusion Legislature taxed lawyers
and doctors 80 each. Very few have
| paid. They resent the imposition Of thu
| tax. Out of the many boarding houses
here only two have paid the tax Of 81
| room
An attempt was made Tuesday night 10
| burn the Union Public School al Wilnine>
| ton. but was discovered in time TO save
| the building.