The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-23
SOUTHERN AND S. A. |.
The North Carolina Railway Commission
Considering Connections at Raleigh.
MOVEMENT FOR FOuR-MOHTHS-SCHO0
,Hsseems Reasonably Certain Tint the
Lca.sintnrc will Provide for Them
atthe s,on,ins Session some Popu.
lists Think Psitchnrd u Free silver
ssaan-Aoonsnyne s'ni Captured.

Raleigh, n. c., Dec. 22-(Special)-
The Railway Commission this morning
took up the matter Of the connection
here of trains on the Southern and Sea-
4 board Air. Line. The trains which are
S scheduled to leave here at $40 p. m.
{ are required to report, for the bulletin
s.Spoards. the exact time of arrival and
Z the number of passengers for exchange,
and the road whose train is on time
must hold 1t ut least ten minutes for
y rs delayed competitor, and the same
rule must apply when both trains are
DELAYED and connection can be made by
4 hHding a train reasonable time. w.
! IL Day. appeared for the Scaboard Air
Line and Division Superintendent
AOBrien for the Southern.
81 There was an error in the statement
5sof the amount of the receipts from the
tonnage tax on fertilizers during 1896.
esThe correct amount Is S4S,Tla. The Agri-
sscultural Departments museum. the
sIertAizer, control station, etc, are all
Smalntained free of any cost to the State.
.s55sg W. w. Hayward, the editor OF the
new Republican paper here, arrived to-
sdaS BE was for some years editor of 4
Y paper at Joliet. Ills, but has more lately
s been ut Hendersonville.
!. Tt the Park hotel here December eth
\ the North Carolina Veterinary Medical
Association will be organized. 1t will
4 ask the Legislature to enact laws which
will aid in preventing the spread of
contagious diseases among animals.
FOUR MONTH SCHOOLS.
The movement for four months terms
sgsof the pu'5lic schools is now so strong
i that 1t seems reasonably certain the
y Legislature will provide the money nee
\ essary to secure this result.
49, The Cumberland cotton mills ut Fay
.Setteville, which were valued at $50. coo
siand on which New Workers held a s22,-
1000 mortgage, were sold Yesterday for
n ~,
4 Taylor, OF New York. 1t is said he will
operate the mills.
ri ACTUALLY BELIEVE IT.
fSSS The declaration by Judge Ewart,
y Senator Pritchard's close friend. that
Il the latter is really for free silver, is
!. received with credulity by the Popu-
Z list leaders. Ohio Wilson was asked
S to-day what he thought of Ewarts
4 statement and replied: II think there
Y As nothing in what he says" DO YOU
believe in Senator Pritchard's profess
y slonsE' ne was asked, and replied with
\ 2 smile: II believe he will profess
+ w. IL. Doutch. of Goldsboro. was here
4 today and said regarding the Atlantic
r and North Carolina railway that II
would make a fine showing for the pres
lent administration. He has no idea tina,
& amy lease will be made. Some people
1 think that perhaps the new admins
stration may lease it,
IF Some OF the Populists will urge the
9Legislature to consider the matter of the
qualification by the State of the books
H used In it's common schools
A REVENUE RAID.
Revenue officers made a raid in Har-
nett county Sunday night and captured
p seventy-five gallon Illicit distillery
3 which, 1t seems. had been in full blast
& sundays as well as week days.
The health of the inmates of the Sol
diers' Home here during the past ak
months has been better than at any time
since 1t was established.
81 Goyernor-elect Russell is sending
large photographs of himself to the
new State officers Auditor elect Aver
j has received one of them.