The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-12
JOIN THE MAJORITY
Primitive Baptist Churches Going over to
the. Missionary Communion.
COTTON CROP up TO THE AVERAGE
Confession OF Murdcr-Scventy-Fi
Fair Mnrsl,aIs wnI<e Forests
pnny Cancels En;sugcmenta-NIiin
Cots Three Years I'm Perlitcntinry.

Raleigh, N. c., September 11.-tspecial)
The Primitive Baptists term them
selves the regulars" and are rs gem
eral thing known us the ''hardshels,"
and arc quite strong in this State. 1t Is
learned to-day that tweirty churches
of this denomination in thc Wilkes and
Surry section will at once become Mis-
sionary Baptists.' Rev. John i. White
will go there In few days to receive
them. Four years ago ithe late Rev. DR..
Columbus Durham received an entire as
ISOLATION ofthem, twenty-five churches,
US Missionary Bnplists. From time
tmmemorial they diave been antl-ms
sionary.
Persons who came in from the south
ern part of this county say that IL man
md his son have confessed no the MUIR
der of q woman for which ut the last
term Of court here Berry Cook was sent
no the penitcntiary for twenty years.
Otho Wilson reports that on his farm
near here the oats have been thrcshed
and 'thatsthe Yield was 80 pounds to The
bushel.
The crop of peas is so far almost a
failure. 1t Is n very important crop in
this State.
United States Marshal A. J. Carroll
RETURNED to-day from Chase City, Va.
He lis somewhat improved, but is yet
very feeble.
Chief Marshal T. II. Lybrook of the
State fair, Will have 4 large staff and
fis headquarters Will be ut the Park
Hotel. He expects scventy-ilve assist
amt marshals, besides those from ltn-
leigh. 1Mirty-four have already accept
ed.
The Commissioner Of Agriculture says
he Is getting letters daily regarding the
crops. One to-day from MXton says the
cotton crop is so greatly DANA gcd by the
drought THAT if 1t continues n few days
longer there will only be two-thirds Of
O crop. The commissioner then said:
You can say for me, a farmer OF thirty
years experience, that If tho seasons are
right In June, July and August, In spite
of drought and everything else, the crop
of cotton will be an average one. don't
care what happens. or course when
people pitched their hopes so high, and
cotton was SO magnificent as 1t was on
AUGUST !, 1t appears to them now as IL
the: crop Is pretty nearly destroyed. The
august report gave thc' condition rs
102A. That was so from the 1st to the
10th OF the month The North Carolina
: average Is. say, half q bale to the acre
That, In fact Is n good yield in this
Stnte. Ut Is said that IL bolls to n stalk
will produce hale to the acre. I want
you to note the fact that cotton this year
is heavily frutted.' BY this the commits
sloner means to say that he considers
the crop UP to the average. There was.
OF course, an Increase in the acreage OF
cotton; n big increase. Then, too 400, 600
tons OF commercial fertilizers were sold
in this State last spring.
Wake Forest College has begun Its SEES
sion pretty well, but leading Bnptlsts
say not as we'll as would have been the
case had the faculty gone into the field
. and canvassed the State, as for in
stance. the Agricultural and Mechanical
College did. 1T requires work to secure
students. The University seems to be
sure of having n great attendance this
term.
The Republicans are speaking OF es-
tablishing new paper at Greensboro.
Money Is raised to lay the track OF the
: Charleston and Northwestern railway
4 formerly the Chester and Lenor) from
Hickory to Newton.
The widow Goldsteln" company,
which appeared here last night. has can
celled all It's engagements and left for
= New York to-day. Poor business Is the
cause
Dick Morse who has been for years n
street preacher at Charlotte, and who
was arrested at Greensboro, arrived here
to-day and put in the entire day making
4 music, having 4 queer organ strapped
on ITO his wagon. He was In his shirt
:. sleeves.
Rev. r. B. Owens is made examining
chaplain OF this Episcopal diocese.
J. NJ. Milan, the Seabonrd Air Lines
assistant ticket agent ut Charlotte, gets
three years In the pentent.ary for steal
Ing 81 200 of the companys funds.
:. The temperature was % here yesterday
: and to-day.
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