The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-05
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMIT
TEE Called TO MEET THIS MONTH
A New Cotton and Wooden Mill Chartered
The Counties are Coming Up with
school Appropriations.

RALEIGH. y. c.. Feb. 4.-special.-
Chairman Marley. Of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee, has called
meeting Of the committee here Feb
ruary 22d.
The Secretary Of state has chartered
The "Wiscossstt Mills Company" OF
Stanley county with a capital stock not
less than $4,000. It is for the manu-
facture OF cotton and woollan goods.
At the Raleigh graded schools yesterday
the enrolment was 25iS During Janu-
airy. s45 new pupils were enrolled. There
are 122g white children and 1914 colored
ut these schools.
The Governors Guard" will attend
he Fish. oyster and Game Fair" to be
Neld at New Berne beginning February
18th.
Up TO noon yesterday there had been
y or worth Of fertilizer tags sold at the
Agricultural Department The sales had
been heavy for a few days.
The executive committee Of the In
sane Asylum will leave the selection OF
frat assistant physician 20 succeed The
late Dr. Thomas Watt. to the Judgment
OF ire SnIfliNltNN' IT, VI tNtibt ~
viii probably select DR.. Koonce, Of Jones
county.
w. A. Guthrie. Of Durham. the Popu-
list nominee for Governor in 1896. says
he believes that free silver will be the
supreme issue I'm the state this year.
Republicans do not agree with that idea
and Democrats says that State issues
viii be made supreme.
The subpoena on Major Wilson TO APP
pear before the new commissioners. was
not served on him this week, but ha will
be with them.
The Auditor has sent O warrant for
$500 TO the Gullford Battle Ground Asso-
citation, the appropriation made 1t By the
Legislature.
HOLDS on.
There is much comment on the fact
that Claude Bernard has not as yet sent
In his resignation as Solicitor. His APP
pointment has been confirmed for three
days now. and he still holds on to the
: Solicltorship.
One OF the victims Of the Gloversville.
y. Y. FIRE was a former Raleigh man,
B. +. Strickland
Collector Duncan tenders the position
Of deputy collector at New Berne to Mr..
J. W. Daily, Of Redsville to succeed
Mr.. W. J.. Caho.
The counties all over the State are com
ing to the flont In raising funds for pub
tic school purposes. In Green county.
kSoi50 has been raised; S2l0 in Haywood
county. and $50 In Jas kson county. Each
get like sum from the State.
A portrsit Of Judge Dlllard will lie pres
ented TO the Supreme court during this
spring session. The following Is a list Of
the portraits that are on the walls OF
the courtroom now. The life size por-
trait Of Chief Justice Ruin hangs back
OF the chair Of the chief justice and over
looks the entire court: on the walls are
portraits OF judges John Lewis Taylor,
John Hall Frederick Nash. James j.
Daniel William CASTOR. William II. Bat
til. Richmond Pearson. Matthias Manly.
Edwin G.. Rcads, William b. Rodman.
W. n. III. Smith, Thomas S. Ashe, An
gustus G.. Merriman. James ] Davis. and
William Il. Fairc.oth. Space Is left for
the one OF Judge Dllard To be hung.
THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
The eligibles on the civil service list
Of the internal revsnue department In
this district has been reduced SO low,
thai the collector had TO appoint one from
out OF this district as storekeeper and