The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-16
THE TAR HEEL CAPITAL
Confederate Veterans Urged 10 Attend
lhe Exercises al Winchester.
COLORED ExCUBsIONlsIs FROM NORFOLK
Murderer Convicted In Ynnccy-rwo
Hundred students ut Wake Forest.
Prospecting Tor snnitarIum sites.
Twenty Medicine Mixers Apply
for Aicense.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 15.-(Spccial)--
Major General w. l.. DeROSsctt. the
commander Of the North Carolina d.
vision of Confederate Veterans has Is
sued a general order, in which he speaks
OF the laying of the cornerstone of the
monument to the North Carolina sol
diels who lie In Stoncwal cemetery.
Winchester, Va, and urges as many
Confederate Veterans to be present, on
September nth, when the Rev. James
Battle Averett delivers and dedicates
the 449 head stones, as can possibly go.
AT Newberne, on October Goth, 2Tth.
2Sth and 10Th, the Oaks Driving club
races Will be held. The purses for these
races have been increased from $4,000 to
$4,000. These purses will be the largest
ever offered In North Carolina.
A big excursion reached here yestcr-
day afternoon from Norfolk. 1t was
comprised mostly of colored people
With the thermometer In the nlnetics
and no relief in sight there can be but
little pleasure for cxcurslonists.
j. l.. Milan. the railroad ticket agent
In Charlotte, who embeZzied over $1,000,
was brought here yesterday afternoon
and was put in the pcnitentiary for
two years.
1t Is now proposed, If the machinery
at the Gray Stone quarry is suitable,
for the city to puchase 1t and put 1t in
operation out at the rock quarry on the
edge OF the city, from which rock Is TO
be used for the street improvements
here. The Gray Stone quarry has not
been operated for some time.
At the YanccY County Court last
week Riley Pope was convicted of the
killing of Matt Hens.y and sentenced
10 be hanged October 18th. An appeal
was taken.
Tho attendance at Wake Forest Col
loge hTe gone over the 200 mark Ed
ucation seems to have gotten OH n big
boom from the reports of the attendance
at tho different colleges
The American Forestry association
VIII hold special autumn meeting in
Nashville on the ed, and on their way
they will view the extensive forestry
system Of Vanderbilts estate at Bit
more
DR.. G. Il. Nichols. of BOSTON, was here
yesterday. He Is acting for the ''Invo-
lid Aid Society. of Boston, of which he
Is one Of the vice-presidents The OBJ
Ject OF this society is to seek out eli
mates suitable for consumptives and es-
tablish sanitarlums there for these COZ
sumptives. DR. Nichols Is here looking
into the conditions with an idea of es-
toblishing one somewhere in this Stale.
possibly In Moore county.
Out at the penitentiary yesterday MIR.
Hood, foreman of the machine shops,
and Miss Hlghtowcr, matron Of the
laundry, were married.
There were 20 applicants before the
Board of Pharmacy yesterday for Il
cense for druggists. One OF the appli-
cants was Il young lady.
letter from Colonel A. n. Andrews
says he went through sand Storm in
Colorado. His telegraph message comes
to-day saying he Is in San Francisco.
There can be no definite knowledge
gained as to why the Penitent!ary Board
Is called to meet here next week.
wheeler Martin, director, wants to
know why 1t Is called.
Mr.. 70. Chambers Smith. who was to
take evidence in the Langdon-H enzcy
case. has heard evidence for four days.
He has adjourned the hearing until the
23d. and claims will be heard then. The
plaintiffs petition Ito summon lten.ey
as receiver has been heard