The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-14
SaYenB-Ssven Lodges and 1915 Members
In The Grand Jurisdiction.
RUAOREO RAILROAD DEAL DENIED
Hnrsha,t Carroll VIII Res,gn-rradc
in Apples -Moonshincrs Tough
Lct-Appcal from Freight Rites
on cotton Wheat Sowing ana
Cotton r:anting.

Raleigh, n. C., Dec 1S,-tSpecial)-
I The Grand Lodge of Colored Masons
meets at Wilson tomorrow. There are
n lodges with 1,6l5 members, and abo,p;
200 will attend the Grand Lodge. Jas.
II. Young, OF Raleigh. is grand master,
and D. S. Stephens grand secretary.
To-day the State Museum received
from the State geologist, So boxes of
specimens. These are sent from Chapel
< Hill and will be placed in the new
cases.
The State grants charter to the ST.
Helena Gold Mining company, of Ran
doiph county, for sixty years; capital
$4,000 NJ. o. Beatty and Others corpor-
atorS.
The six day term Of the Federal Court
here ended this afternoon, and Judge
Purneli left for Charlotte to hold a
special term.
United States Marshal Carroll will,
on Wednesday, tender his resignation,
to take effect December 31st The ap-
poirtment bf II. c. Dockery as his sue
cessor will be made so as to be effective
January lst
AT no. term of the Federal Court has
the crowd of moonshiners In attendance
been SO tough. This is n subject Of gene
raj comment. Inquiries made SHOW a
+ decided increase iii moonshining. The
high tax Is the great inducement to
: these people to violate the law. Most
of them naturally think they are good
men and that illici: distilling ought
not to be unlawful.
The under officials of the Cape Fear
and Yadk!n Valley railway are declaring
that the Seaboard Air Line has not
acquired that road. A gentleman in n
position to know says that the Sea-
Il 0fSrS iYI t,,a H. To-. a.
this road. and that General Gill, the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley receiver,
has been DESTROYS that the Senboard Air
Line Should get 1t.
John D. Shaw, OF counsel for the
Seaboard Air Line, gives notice to the
Railway Commission that The will, this
week, take an appeal to the Supreme
Court from its order reducing the
freight rate on cotton.
Reference was lately mas1e to the size
of the trade In apples In Western North
Carolina From Asheville alone so far
this season, $4,000 bushels have been
5the holiday trade Is great.
3E 1t Is learned that the action Of the
Baptist State Convention in deciding to
take no stand In the controversy with
DIR. Whitsett was mainly due to the
efforts of the Rev. DR.. ]. w. Carter, of
Raleigh.
The official report of the newspapers
IN this State will show that there are
2S9
A hynnotist is appearing here this
week and In n store window one Of
his subjects" is to be put to sleep on
cot for q space of IS hours.
The State will soon have in service
another tthe Fifth Division of Naval
Reserves at Southport. bringing the
force up to something like $50 officers
and men.
1t Is a late season here and roses are
yet in bloom. Yesterday was quite
Spring like. In this section January and
February and half of March have be.
come the winter season.
While in some sections in this mart
: OF the State there Is far more planting
OF wheat than in n long while, yet IN
"A others none at all is planted. Some OF
the farmers seem dazed by the low
y prices of cotton, and others say they
s don't care what they do; that they ex.
pect, however, 10 plant cotton just as
they have always done. Quite lot OF
. cotton Is yet unpicked. There will bt
4 picking In January. Persons who have
]. meyer before bought cotton are now buy
4 ing and storing It, They have the BELIZE