The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-21
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
pRoFESsoRs F0R rRs AGRfcULTU-
RAJ AND MkCHASIcAL COLLb0E,
plead Guilty of Murder and Sentenced LOT
twenty Years--Pcabody FUNDS lot
the state Normal school.

RALEIGH. Y. c.. July 2o--Specidl.-.Ihe
Executive Committee OF the hVfut VI
Trustees OF the Agricultural ana -'sS .'...
teal College met yesterday anu 80 ~
,.,o nrofesSorS for tho College. Ir0i. 4.
a. Wcihc, OF Ithaca, y. l., "as c,oSss"
,,,ofceeor Of phySicS and electrttal en-
einccring. to succeed Prof. BARNES anu
Prof. Charles NJ Johnston pIoieSSo,, ~, ol
agriculture. 10 succeed froi. HpS' Inv
salaries arc $.200 and $vo ~
lake Tones. the negro who struck Dep
,ltv oates. some weeks ago, When ne az.
tempted to arrest Jones ana hhaiN S ioe
him IS out and yesterday three utpus =
went TO his house 10 arrest J, Vi, and
trouble was threatened. butte many 'n0
man wa lodged In jail - -,.cx
WORK OF THE GRAND jury.
Ths grard jury for this term OF cour'
has been discharged. 1hey Were 's-hi let
msntcd bv judge Robinson for ther GU,
cheney They reported the jail IN soO9
condition In all respects Ihey nlSp'v 49,
the county home, the work mousse yuan
tiers. a.. cour-
There arc fifty-nine inmates ~ the c1 ,,,,-
~ home FOR the aged and inirm, in mn ~.
ore white and twenty-cisht colotS"' $50
are eixtv prisoners In the WORK 'iOu9i
They finally most unanimously .1. n,'la
tho dirty condition of the court IvVse' TO
The Railroad Commission went "
Round Knob Yesterday whcis seS''V''
fbc committee will be held. -
m. Victor Fire Company tcolortuj ltH-
tordav received a beautiful new hoSe-"d-
gon. .r, err, ,rN,
Ferry Cook. who was being tried ior me
life to-day. pleaded guilty TO muIue55 ~
fhc second degree and was senteiiSSSu w
twenty years hard labor. ms WV" ~
Yesterday would have conNlclen ni,' 80
murder in the first degree eul ~ 5n W." i',r,
willing FOR his case 20 ge before inc jury
~ currv sends Of the PeabOdy lunu
Sa1o Cor me state Normal and indus"'"i
COLLEGE making $3.50 fOr IL ., .,.o,,,,,
Splendid rains have taileh a" ,r,'n,,c is
nero for the last twelve hours. IheI. , -
men .iY ~ bo plentv OF rain all over the
State. -. ,,l.,roor rAx
Tho Superintendent Of Public lnstlu.
ton sends the following 10 INC
efncryisors OF Public Schools. IT. eo,ool
me REORGANIZATION of the pupue svhV",
.,.stcr, If North Carolina. ACCORDING 10
Al act OF the last General Asss'n"'s' -
now complete 49,. -...o,, con-
siefs Of the state Board Of Educauon' tle
state superintendent Of Pubic iiis'' ~, "
tfon the County Boards Of Eduealon, l le
county Supervisor. the township ooili,
mittee and the teachers. we hl u,' ,,,,
togefher. We must make success OF Ou.
.sforte 10 educate the masses IN 4Noi II
g,roiina As head of the system lol Ine
state I shall expect much OF you IL, ~
fret object before us rs 10 carry tho - -
tovotion election August lOth. 10, ol
schools" We have a great oPPorS 49, ~.
here ana great responsibility; Local. ,dA S,
ation is the only hope Of building up o ul
n,iblic schools system. II Is the Only Hop'
81 Educating the poor children. ..,,s,
II we would have twenty-sN Ne tns
school FOR them instead OF twelve WeeAs,,
~ v,e would make North Carolina one VI
no most Intelligent States instead VI ~ o
~ The most illiteratc. We must sc' '''
neonle to vote for local taxation;
fTberefore. / come to you with inc r..
cuost that YOU personally do an you ca. Ssl
a. carry the coming election -
SrbooIs.f that YOU send out spcdh.S9i - =
workers and literature If possible, ' ma,
Won oficially prepare a letter lol ~,
Sebcol committee of your county urSlns
,bem 10 work for local taxation III NV, nv
resnective townships Organize inc co9 M.
80 thorouehlv. Show tho people "ilal III
IL me tax will amount 10 ana WHAT bi'"
tb,n,,s n will do for them. q "A.
go 10 the Office Of the register ol 49,
end make "A table Of one or two TOWNSHIP =.
.nd show to the public how little VIII ~, n'
,he burden each one will nave 10 p.a,
INA how great things will follow TOT t sa
eebools of the townships thal No'o i0
the local tax.