The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-24
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INVESTIGATING THE SAN JOSE SCALE
"A Accommodations is hooking Iutn the
#$S Reported Ravngcs OF the pest Near
Southern Pines Horrible Death OF
S Mr.. pcudcr.The Trucking Indus
fry is CROWN. The whole State.

Raleigh, n. G., April 90. -(Special)-
n t!ary 10. day went TO the psn!tenttary
Il fam at Castle Haync, 10 orange for
sending more convicts there.
There is 4 queer state OF affairs IN
) regard to the bookkeeper at the peniten
5Stia.y Frank Wimbsh. Of Oxford. was
8 elected The board frs: gave in!s.ruc-
;Sstions that he should be put in the Of
$ fee and learn the duties. But yester-
sSday the superintendent was notified to
s%let matters stand un,il the July meet
y ing Of the board It is nov asserted
x that the odds are against W!mbish's
YSsettlng the place at all The affair has
s. aroused q good deal OF feeling.
TO INSPECT ORCHARDS.
as To-day Agricultural Commissions.
Patterson, Secretary Bruner. Stale
d Chemist Battle, Safe Entomologst
cleft here to inspect the orchards at
Southern Pines, to see what is The extent
stoI the San Jose fruit scale The quea-
$ition TO be considered is how far the
commission can so in destroying infect
ed trees. The new act gives consdeya-
B Die power to the board. Some orchards
were found by Mccarthy to be infected.
&s.as The sOxfo:d people now are interested
Y IN. bu:iding q railway 10 Dickinson four
y and half miles 10 connect with the
Durham and Northern railway The
q line Is already graded,
@8: Fifty sets Of the colonial records were
distributed by the State Library Board.
There Is a great demand for them
During the summer an annex will be
l:bulit TO the colored institution for the
deaf mutes and blind.
a HORRIBLE DEATH.
The Killing OF Mr.. S. n. Fender, gen
q eral passenger agent OF the Carolina
y and Northwestern railway (until recent
lEly the Crester and LenoiO Is one Of the
most horrible occurrences OF the month.
35nie fell between the cars While trying
10 pOard moving train, and was drag
4 ged 100 yards before he was run OVER.
One SIDE Of his head was Gu; on and his
sabIalns fell out. His abdomen and
thighs were crushed, and one arm was
5lhroken and one foot nearly cut off. He
hGeneWas A. years old and was a son OF
he M neral Fender His home WAS a. Lee
NOR
3EEE There are complaints Of the presence
i or Eros.n In a good deal OF the tobacco
marketed in the eastern part OF the
STATE this being due TO the use Of pine
& sticks In curing.
S455s IN View Of the fact that the LEGISLATURE
enacted a Strong law forbidding me sale
of the Cape Rear and Yadkin Yaley rail- 'le
l way, save as an entirety, 1t is d!tIicult
30 see how any court can reopen the
matter. The law was drawn for tina,
express purpose
38zsss Tobacco receipts are now falling off
very greatly. It IS quite clear That CON
i sides aoly over half the 1886 crop Is mar
keted.
-, :. year ago Castor county led the
\ State In the number OF its registered
iWh!skey disi!ller!as. forty being In opa
work.
Il. The section hands at the Southern
4 u u.y nave st!ll further reduced In
numbers this week.
rs. a GROWING INDUSTRY.
B. Reports show marked activity in milk
B raising In this State. mitchell county
as the centre Of this Industry. A faw
! gu ya ago 8 mine Eel! In and vu!aed 81, 0oo
worth Of ma chlnery.
me al eniho cotton mills In Iredell
county county, after eigh; months Suspension
saoISiepairs and additions, have resumed
,gWaEk. The eordage factory near Sails
4 fe ss, NJ ? also begun work It was re-
mere lat asking funds for the Friends or.
Spn lEs mage al High Point.
d II o. i'g a aispEp!can primaries held here
80 Is 7. ntg NJ elected delegates 10 The cav
aSs1,h,ssi httttoh which meets tonight. and
], s1nl endorsed Frank stronach FIR
aia p =: ne ,heing The independent can
fSG tll1 tel is asserted that the odds ; -
s5sa.at isi;lla NJ. Russ the Democra Tie
sg .sa.s l1f I, VIII DO elected by e hand
q some ma ority.
u DNC1Bss BONNIE"
aIh e., q folk amateurs will present
4 April ~. Princess Bonnie a.
essAcad deny OF Music. ''ns
s' VS. her observer here says that
GO and he expects ia
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