The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-08
Money Made In Eastern North Carolina
Sounds and Rivers,
TWO HUNDRED MINERS At CUMhOCK
Well known Citizen DeRd-snrGe
Company IncorpOraicd-Co cola sunp
Hurt Truck crops had Man Jnil-
cd la Ynnccy-FOurtecp Inches of
Snow NJ blowing Rock.

Raleigh. n. c., Feb 7.-(SpcciaD-
MIR. William II. Willard. wcll-known in
this State as banker and cotton mill
and tobacco factory owner, died at
Rex Hospital here yesterday. He was
about 10 years of age and was an UNI
firing worker He leaves 4 handsome
property. He lived at the home of his
son-in-law, Capt. Samuel a. Ashe.
The annual report OF the State Labor
Commissioner will for the first time
give statistics as to the fishing in
dustry of North Carolina 1t will say:
There were caught III the eastern
waters during 1897. 1890 900 fish,
valued at sl,5S3,Go0; $4,000 bushels
clans, worth S32, 900; $4,000 terrapins
and turtles, valued at $4,000; shrimp
and crabs, $4,000; oysters, $l6O.O00
caviare, $4,000" There were employed
1900 persons and $500 vessels and
boats. OF gill nets $4,000 were used.
The earthquake Saturday afternoon
was felt at number of places in the
northwestern part of this State. The
shock was at one or two places quite
strong.
There is to be another hearing in the
matter of the lease OF the North Caro-
lima railway to the Southern next Fri
DAY at Salisbury, before Special Mas
ter Kerr Craige. 1t is at Governor
1tusselrs request and he wants TO have
president Spencer and other officials
OF the Southern to present their books
ana papers. The special master has
summoned them
There are now 200 miners at work in
the coal mines at Cumnock-a larger
numher than ever before. 1t Is cX-
pected the Scaboard Air Line will
take much of the product
The State Superintendent of Public
Instruction says he intends to force
Of W..
lures of school funds, just as il is
made of other funds: that IL is the
peoples money. and they have right
TO know for what it Is expended lie
says that upon publication it will
be seen that Halifax county has OK
pended $1,000 for almost worthless
school charts"
The Department of Superintend-
ence' of the National Educational AS
ISOLATION. which meets at Chattanooga
Inns year, Will be specially invited and
urged to meet ut Ashevile next year
me Bell Telephone company to-day
Iled $1,000 bond with the Railway
commission to protect telephone users
III case the lower rate ordered by the
commission is adopted-that is, decid-
eu by the courts TO be legal
The Supreme Court devoted to-day
10 the examination OF applicants for
incense as attorneys. OF these there
were nfty-nine, next to the largest
class on record. Six OF the applicants
were colored, the greatest number in
any class, all of whom studied at
Shaw University here. Twenty-four
were from the University law class.
eleven from that of Wake Forest Col
lege. Tomorrow the court will call
the docket of appeals from the First
District.
The State to-day chartered the Worth
company, Of Wilmington; capital paid
In 100000; capital stock permitted $500,
OoO:' stockholders all members of the
family of the late Il. G. Worth 1t will
90 general merchandise business and
buy and sell lands and property of
all kinds.
United States District Attorney Az
COCK Is here and says he expects
Claude Bernard 10 be sworn in about
the end of this week. His commission
mas not yet been received
1t is said that the recent cold snap
has hurt truck CROPS greatly.
Judge Purnell last Friday sent his
opinion in the matter of the sale of the
cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railway
10 the United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals. 1t orders a dual sale of the
road. 1t is not reversal Of the opin-