The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-28
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
APPORTIONISG FUNDS TO PROLoNG
vTHE TERM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Commission for the Determination Of
Pests-Professors at the Agricultural
College to Fill Vacancies.

RALEIGH, n. c., August 27.-Special-
The State Board of Education. at its last
meeting, discussed the advisability OF APP
portioning some OF its accumulated
funds among the public school children
of the State. The last apportIonment
was made In 1894. and the amount was
about seven cents to each child. IL was
decided to increase that amount to nine
cents for each child between the ages
OF six and twenty-one.
To do this will take about $4,000. SUI
perntendent Mebane says this apporton-
ment will prolong the school term from
three to four weeks in the larger counties.
Mr.. Richard Merriman, OF this city, has
gone to the Klondyke gold-ields. lie
will be Joined there in short time by
MT James ID. Enniss.
Mr.. Stephen G.. Worth. who was at one
Fish Commissioner OF this state, ana
lived here in Raleigh. has been sent 10 IT.
win. Tenn. where he is to be superinten
dent for the construction OF fish station.
Mr.. Worth has for several years been
tho chief clerk Of the Fish Commission IN
Washington city.
Mr. ]. Hal Bobbtt. prominent urus
gist here. has notified friends by wire
that he was appointed secretary or the
American Pharmaceutical Association, At
its session in Minneapolis. MINI.
GEN. HOKES HOUSE ROBBED.
General r. +. HOke and family are
away for the summer. and their home
here was closed Yesterday morning the
doors and windows were found opened.
and upon investigation It was found
thieves had entered the house and gone
through everything.
of he
are coming in rapidly, and there will be
no vacant places.
At the LIQUOR Dealers Convention this
week. held at Durham. Frank O'Donnell.
OF Asheville. was elected president ana
z. w. Ostmsn, Of Wilmington, secretary
and treasurer
The Legislature created a commission
for the determination of pests There
WAS a meeting held yesterday. and Pro-
lessor Massey ~ the Agricultural ana
Mechanical College. was appointed
botanist and ent0mologist OF the board
There Is no pay attached to The WORK
A QUESTION OF INTEREST
The subject Of most interest here rlght
now is the question or the 49,"
bonds for street improvements. The cleo
80, - settle whether the bonds will be
voted will be held I'm about two weeks.
The new professors at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. to I'LL vacancies
made by designations are Professor r.
A Weihe. the chair Of physics ana elec-
trical engineering Professor Eldrldge
succeeds Professor Craighill TO the cha'
OF mechanical engineering.
Chairman J. W. Wilson and Mr.. ; ONO
Wilson. OF the Railroad Commission came
IN to-day. There will be some pretty
lively words when they appear before
Governor Russell on September lst. Many
believe Walter Clark wrote the letters
N the commissioners At any rate ne
and Butler had conference betote inc
letters appeared.
THE FIRST BALE.
Tho first new bale Of cotton came IN
yesterday. During the last year there
have been q. 400 bales Of cotton brought
here bv wagon and the year before there
were 2217i bales
II is said that Butler is aiming Tot
deal between the Populists and Repuoh-
cans. for he fears the Democratic SILVER
nlank will catch many Populists' ana mus
ruin his party 49,.
TWO convicts from Lenoir. who nave
served their time. say that two conVictS'
Hand and Shepherd, confessed 70 the
wrecklng Of the train at Bostlan brluse
some years ago. 49,.
True bills have been found against 'hen
By the court In lredelL