The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-25
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE TRANSFER or THE COLLEC-
TORS OFFICE ATRaLETGH.
Set of Badly Tangled Books and Extra
ordinary Method of ConductinG aCoun-
ty Office-Much Building.

RALEIGH, y. c.. Jan. 2i.-Special.-
Collector Simmons has been notified that
Mr.. Wolcott. Lay. a special officer from
the Treasury Department. will. on Febru-
airy LIST. make the transfer OF the Office
TO the newly appointed Collector. Mr.. Il.
c. Duncan. Mr.. Duncan's $4,000 bond has
been accepted by the Department At
Washington. There are about 1870 store
keepers and guagers in this district and
about 100 licensed distilleries.
The books OF County Treasurer knight.
OF Wake, are In a pretty bad fix, 80 pad
that they Will hardly ever be straighteu-
ed. An expert accountant has been 1t
work on them, but Is puzzled to see how
he Is TO come out. The first two years
of Treasurer knights service Mr.. Riggs
bee OF Durham, ran the office. All papers
had to pass through his hands ana be
signed per Riggsbee' until the man was
actually called per Riggsbee.' IL was
a queer kind OF an arrangement BY which
a Durham county man went on knight
bond, and put in his son who lived IN
Durham TO be boss in Wake cOuntys
treasurer's office, and run the finances.
MORMANS INCREASE
And still the increase OF Mormon elders
coming into the State goes on and no
effort Is made by the authorities In
charge Of good % government In the
State 10 drive them out. There are now
aMNAN 49, - EHNHI IEF" 80
the state. They quietly go about making
converts, among the uneducated people.
They 90 about and depend upon charity
TO feed them.
The metallic ceiling that was ordered
10 replace the old ceiling, In the Supreme
Court room. has been put in place ana Is
very handsome.
A plan is on foot to lease a piece OF
property on the street car line. and equip
a handsome athletic park and bicycle
race track. Raleigh now has no athletic
park.
10 the Supreme Court Of tho write OF pos
session issued by the court December -.
1897. directing the sheriff OF Wake to
put Messrs. Caldwell and Pearson In
possession Of the office Of the Railway
Commission. With the returned writ was
a statement 10 be filed. showing the ac-
tion taken by himself Sheriff jones' ~
the matter.
MANY BUILDINGS.
There is a great deal OF building going
on in Raleigh AT present. There are a
great many houses going up that cost
less than 500. but besides these there are
now being built hfty-four houses costing
sums anywhere from 500 up into the
thousands. There is one house here near
~ completed, costing 10000.
II was said that several officials from
other railroads besides the Southern have
been summoned 10 appear before the
Railroad Commission this week to give
evidence as TO free passes. but this IL
not correct. The Southern railroad IL
receiving all the attention Of the new
commissioners
Claud Bernard arrived here to-day and
took the oath OF office as United State
States District Attorney before Judge
Purncll.
The state Experiment Station will soon
begin analysis OF all food products. IL
first takes mp sugar. having bought some
Of all kinds on sale here. II is believed
that many articles are badly adulterated.
and so an ANALYSIS will be made.
Farmers Institutes will not be held his
year until In August.