The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-23
NORTH CAROLTNA'S FAIR
OPENED UNDER FAVORABLE 40
SPICES At RALEfGH.
Enc at OF the Drop I'm Cotton-Much Dam
ago by the Early Frosts-Reward for
tho Arrest OF Robert Dockery.

RALEIGH. n. c., oct o. Specialize
day Is the opening day OF the fair. N
weather Is ike a dream, but the dust
something terrible. There Is a perfec
rush OF iaxirs here. and the midway WI
be aDlaze with side shows The exhibit
in the differen departments are all good
fhs cattle exhibit Is especially line. Their
IS an unusually large crowd in the cit.
The Raleigh Chamber OF Commerce hsi
In view the operation OF "A 5000 cigp
factory here Il will be owned and oper
ated by a stock company The subscrifs
ton books Will be regularly opened tn 4
few. days. Aheady $500 mas been sub
scribei.
Mr.. A. +. Lyman. one OF the moe.
prominent and influential citizens OF thin
county, had severe stroke OF paralysis
q day or so ago. and there seems to b.
but little hope OF his recovery lie wa
shaving at the time Of the attack.
the big slump IN cotton YESTERDAY
caused some losses here IN Raleigh. This
farmers who brought in cotto. quietly
drove back home with IL, refusing L
sell with the market - II now is.
Judge Gable opened Wake County Courl
yesterday. This is a regular two weeks
civil term. Two trivial cases were hcarc
yesterday.
The case of Kitchen and others agalns,
Leagar and the directors for the posses
Friday. The Hawkins will case has beer
set for November LIST.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
The Governor has appointed tse follow
ing delegates TO the Commercial Travel.
lers' Congress. which meets ia Atlanta or
November the 18th: Wilson O.. Lamb
WILLIAMSON; q. II: craAtree, G0ldsb0ro'
Higgs, Raleigh; Brown Pegram, Raleigh
n. r. Aston. Warrenton: ~cter b. Yafss
greensboro; W. b. Meares. Linwo0d, t.
+. Beard, Salisbury: VIII &. Lindsay
Salisbury l. ~ .fhoa Xlt,ot,r. ~ -
Rogers, Concord; W. W. Watt, Charlotte
Van Il. Moore, Asheyille. j. L. Prior.
Fayetteville.
The Governor made the opening address
at the Fair Grounds to-day. Tonight the
following gentlemen spoke: Colonel W. 4.
Green, F'ranklinton. THE Mission OF me
Board of Agriculture" Mr. 2 Otho WI
son; Raleigh, Irrigation and Trucking /,
.. ,. cunningham, Cunningham, .robac.
co Growing and Curing Colonel Allen
warren. Greenville, indigenous and For
eign Grapes j. Van Lindley. pamoria
Trees and Fruits"
LIEUTENANT Henderson. who has been
the United states military Instructor al
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
mere, mas been assigned duty on board
the battleship Indiana" His successor
here mas rot as yet been appointed.
yesterday the teachers train over the
southern left here with a party OF about
nity teachers and pupils for the Exposi.
uon at Atlanta. To-day about seventy.
I'VE OF the Agricultural and Mechanical
college, boys went. The football team
also went. and will play several game
The receipts for yesterday I'm this revo.
nue. district were 1850 There are thre
Offices IN the district-Reidsyille Durham
and Raleigh
STATE FsBMFEs' ALLIANCE.
The Executive Committee OF the state
Farmers Alliance has been called bv
chairman Hileman 10 meet here this
week. The location OF the general offices
ana me shoe factory will be settled
raleigh is building up very RAPIDLY
Everywhere houses are going up. Some
are on a small scale. but most Of thcm are
iarse. handsome houses, and show tho
one convict from New Hanover and
Two from Surry county came into tho
penltentlary yesterday
Ihe october bulletin OF the Agricultural
department Will soon be out. Much dam.
age by the early frost will be shown. and
an increase IN stock. cattle. and hoce
poth IN number and Improvement In
breeding, Will be shown also.
lhe Railroad Commission met vca,.r.
Jay, ana viii hear cases this waek
Governor Carr has offered 500 revart
Tor Robert Dockery. who In September
iast Killed man by the name OF R.ic.
IN Cherokee county