Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-08
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
MANY NEWS NOTES GATHERED AT
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Death of an Old Railroad Mana
you,s Lady Hangs HerseIf-A
C,oua of Observation-Disclosures
I'm the Interest of BimctaIIism.

RALEIGH, n. c.. June 7.-(special)--
Mr.. Thomas w. Bell died at his nome
here to-day OF paralysis. His age was
ss. and for over forty years he had been
an employee Of the seaboard AIRLINE
or the Richmond and DanviIle railways
Two weeks ago he was stricken by pa
ralysis.
News OF another murder comes from
Wilmington. John Dixon (coloredD walked
into store kept by Lee Jones, his
cousin. and fred both barrels OF shot
gun at him. One hundred and nifty shot
struck Jones. and he died in few min
utes. The men had qusrreled the pre-
vious day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred w. Haywood. OF
this city. leave here tomorrow for Haw
River, which is to be their home. Mrs.
Haywood Is daughter OF Ex-Governor
T. NJ. Holt. MIR. Haywood will take
charge OF much OF the ex-Governors
very large business.
THE HUCKLEBERRY CROP.
The huckleberry crop Of this State is
an important one. Heretofore the bulk
OF 1t has come from points on the VIII
mington and Weldon railway. but now
there are heavy shipments from points be-
tween Fayetteville and Wilmington, on
the Cane Fear and Yadkin Valley rail-
way. The northern demand for these
berries is great
Three colored men will be ordained by
Bishop Cheshire priests OF the Protestant
Episcopal Cnurch at Charlotte next sun
day.
Mr.. William Farthing. Of Durham, who
WAS injured in a runaway accident. and
Mr.. James Lindley. OF Chatham county
who was injured in the same way, have
both died.
Miss Lola Stewart, a school teacher In
| Iredel county, while temporarily insane
hanged herself in a publc-school house
| She was I'm bad health. and was being
| treated by a physician. Her age was
| % and she was handsome and intelligent
| She had placed her gloves and bonnets
| on a seat, and hanged herself 10 a Jois'
| by means Of a plow-line.
The fruit crop. despite all the trials OF
| this remarkable year, is large one
much above the average
| DR.. ]. ]. Mott, OF Statesville, who +
| widely known as one of the Republican
leaders in North Carolina, has just solo
| thirty-nve Jersey cows to Colonel j. ;
| r..
finest Jersey herds In the South.
THE STATE FAIR.
President Julian s. Carr. OF the Stat
Agricultural Society. announces that n
| will be here tomorrow and appoint tn
new executive committee, and will ais
announce the date OF the fair. This VII
probably be october 22d.
The Coiored State Fair will very proba
bly, begin October 18th. There are assur
| ances that Hon. Thomas Il. Reed, o
Maine, who is invited 70 deliver the ad
| dress, will be here.
The third annual commencement OF IN
State Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege here will be held next week. Presi
dent c. +. Vawter, OF the Miller Mhnua
school. delivers the annual address. Their
are twenty-five graduates, as follows
II. NJ. Ashe. j. A. B!zzell. j. |. Bloun
]. W. Brawley. w. A. Ballock, Davi
Clark, c. w. Corbett Jr., =. $. Barber
W. X. Davis, Jr.. j. G. Dey. l.. B. FL
nett. l. II. Foust, c. w Gold. W. /
Harris, c. NJ. Hughes, VI. 3. Hunter
G. McKeown, NJ. c. Patterson. \. /
Prince. V. V. Privott. Howard Wiswal
Jr.. C. G. Marlboro. The chief marshal
J. W. Brawley. with S b. Alexande
Joel Whitaker, f. O. Anderson. GrahaI
clark. James Harper. and J. A. Jones.
The commencement exercises or u
Raleigh Male Academy were held to-da.
Ex-Chief-Justice Shepherd delivering Il
address.
A CLOUD OF WITNESSES.
I United States Marshal Carroll tells n
that he has paid out for witnesses zee
az the recent notable term OF the Unite
States Circuit Court here, $j,fl. He ma
10 borrow this money. There were b
witnesses. There is yet due S2.oO1, b'
this he cannot pay until after July Is
He had $500 on hand for other eNpens'
save Witnesses fees. He says earne'
work Is being done to break up mooi
shining.
At citizens mass-meeting here Z
night In interest Of blmetalsm NJ.
Leach presided and II. w. Aver wa
secretary. Resolutions, offered by ~
ward Chambers Smith, eX-State Dem'
cratic chairman, were adopted, declarin
for free coinage OF silver at IS 10 l.
Speeches i'm support Of the resolution
were made by Smith, Octavus Coke. liza
Aver Ohio Wilson, and others.
A committee was appointed TO sele'
delegates 10 the bimetalic conference
Memphis.