The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-16
Work to Be Begun on improvements q
the Blind Institution.
WATER POWER IN CLEVELAND COUNTY
sunday school Indicted pnmiico
aud Caricret oyster Claims Moons
Ing in tho Long Leaf Pine
Region.

Raleigh, y. c., Feb. 1J.-(Special.l--
tion for the blind met last evening and
decided 10 advertise for bids for the
construction of an auditorium to coz;
not over $4,000 and also for equip
mentS for the same to cost not over
$4,000. 1t was ordered that new pianos
be purchased.
State Labor Commissioner Hamrlcis
is having special examination made
OF the water-powers in Cleveland coun-
~. He finds that one stream affo! ds
power to operate 100000 spindies.
The State Superintendent Of Public
instruction said the other day that
the cost of holding the special school
tax election In Craven county was 5000
He was In error. He meant Carteret.
No election was held in Craven.
Four convicts from Cumberland ar
rived at the penltentiary last night.
There continues to he 4 heavy (. Hing
off in the arrival of convicts
The subpoenas which Railway Com
missioner Abbott desired put out and
which were held up really at the in
stance of Governor Russell. DR.. Abbott
Blown in the regular way. One is for
North Carolina railway.
Another great fox hunt IL in prog
ress in Cumberland county in the Man
chester section. General Gin, of Balti-
more. and party OF prominent Geor-
CLANS are participating. III the pack
are forty fine hounds.
II is learned that Congressman White
has held up the appointment Of Mrs.
Hunter as postmaster al NinstCn.
4 . 4 =
Mott. who says he sure he Will be elect
ed solicitor of thts Winston district.
Private Secretary Alexander declines
20 say whether he will be a candidate
for this place
The Swine breeders Association of
the State is called 10 mca. at Newberne
March g.
The mode! working dairy and the
dairy school In charge OF representa-
tives of the experiment station and the
Agricultural College is to be feature
of the New'berne fair, February 2S to
March s.
\ Sunday school at Greensboro is In
dicted for cutting It's Christmas tree OH
the land Of n countrymin. The cutting
Ia a msdcmennor. The man wants $40.
IT is probable that there will be pro-
ceedings to fo.ce State Auditor Aver
10 issue warrant for the amount Of
what are known "a the Pamlco and
Carteret oyster claims. aegrega ting
nearly $4,000, IT is the contention OF
the Auditor and Treasurer that these
claims arc largely fraudulent
Deputy Revenue Collector Gibson and
posse were fed upon h. half dozen
moonsh.ners in Columbus county day
or TWO ago. One wa.s slightly wounded.
Judge Pu"neil, OF the Fcdc; II Court.
d!sSolves the Injunction in the case OF
the Camp Manufacturing Company
against Parker, and dismisseS the hill.
Ihis IL case regarding the cutting of
t'hlGer on great tract IF land
The new school law makes The town
snip the school district. In Haywood
county the school commissioners !erus-
Cd to make the change bu, used the old
d's'rics. AZ result they are fined by
the judge, who directed the law en-
forced.
Great forest fires arc raging in the
lonS leuf PING region, near Southern
Fines. This city was covered with
smoke all day though the fire Is sixt,
miles distant