The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
Lusk MAJ Be Judge II He Wants the
Office.
THE POSTOFfICE PROMISED TO TWO MEN
BIne Ridge Hank Begins business
seabonrd VIII Got tho Cnpo Fenr
and YrdRin valIey-CoitOn Mills
increasing Capncity-Sevcrc Wind
Storm Mt Winston.

Raleigh, n. c., Jan. 31.-CSpeciaO-
The first snow storm Of the season be-
san yesterday at noon and continued
several hours. but not over half an
inch remained. So dry and warm was
the earth that 1t was not covered.
During the night most of the snow
disappeared, but at $3.50 this morning
another fall began. The earth was so
moist that the snow failed to stick.
Carl Duncan brings the news that
II V. s.. Lusk wants to be Judge to
succeed Dwarf, Governor Russell will
give him the place; If not then E. D.
Garter. of Asheville, will certainly get
1t.
All the Republicans laugh at the idea
OF Butler preventing Ewart's conflrma-
tion.
1t Is nice question who will be
postmaster here. 1t Is said Joshua B
alll says openly that Senator Pritch-
ard has promised him the place and
that c. T. Bailey makes the same as
sertIon.
The Blue Ridge National Bank at
Ashevllle began business ,-ddy.
State Bank Examiner J. r. Joyce IS
MADE stamp agent Of this revenue dis.
trict at Reidsville.
AS was predicted two weeks ago
Revenue Collector e. c. Duncan make;
Henry c. Thompson, az Grange county,
chief clerk. to succeed T. Il. womack,
who retlres with Collsctar Simmons
1t Is the positive belief here that the
Seaboard Air Line will get the Cane
rear and Yadkln Valley railroad,
though there may be several bidders.
Inc! order OF court Us to the sale Is
expected tomorrow.
News as to new cotton mills and In
crease In the capacity or old ones
comes In daily. The capacity Of the
Anchor mill at Huntersville Is to be
doubled i ss.sEat#.,t A! ~ ~ = -
Penitentiary Superintendent New
bourne says .thats165 cor!victs are grad
ing The: railway from Ashepole to Elrod
and that eleven miles are graded
chairman Caldwell, of the Railway
commission, makes the statement that
Vice President Andrews, of the South
ern railway. expressed surprise to him
at the Willingness of President Elliott,
OF the Atlantic Coast Line, and Vice
president st. John. of the Seahoard
Air Line, to give the Commission O list
OF passes: What Andrews was sur
prised al was the roughncss, not to
say rudencss, towards him and the
politeness toward other railway OH,
Gals
Though yesterday was Sunday there
was no let up in the work of trans
ferring the revenue office here from
simmons to Duncan. Special Agent
Lay says he expects to have II done
py tomorrow morning at o'clock
The State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction Is notified that the people
OF Surry county have subscribed sGb3
to the public schools and those of
Cleveland s26S. Under the act of 1897
the State must match" this sum out
of the general fund.
me Sunday school Of the Rapust
tabernacle here elects y. b, Brough-
ton delegate to the International sun
day School Convention at London in
June. and will pay all his expenses.
Saturdays wind storm was quite Sc
we're west Of here, and wrecked one
fourth of the partially completed works
OF the Southern Chemical company at
Winston. This Is the company of
which ex-state Chemist H. B. Battle
ls president
1t is stated that 1t is the purpose OF
fhe railway commission al its next
meeting to reduce first class passenger
fares to 2A cents and second class to
~ cents per mile.