Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-26
Progress Of Cotton Raising and
Picking on State Farms.
WAR EHOusE
RoRRED
A saro TIL Tapped whIlo Tobacco
snlo Was In Prosress-stabies nnd
Horses characterization TO Hon
dorson Cotton Mi,i. Completed
Check Foreor Arrested ut Grocnu-
boro.
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Raleigh. N. c., Oct. 25-Mr. f. ID.
perintendent of the Central States
Prison. says that fifty bales of cotton Is
being picked daily oil the State prison
farms.
1t Is stated that the prison farms will
yield 500 more bales of cotton than was
expected. This increase in the estimate
OF the cotton crop is based OH the splen-
did season for harvesting, which was
not hoped for. The yield of cotton is
now estimated at $500 bales.
Since the first of tho month $4,000 Of
prison earnings. which have been de-
rived altogether from incidentaIs, has
been placed on deposit In the State
Treasury.
If the warm weather continues favor
able for harvesting crops any length of
time all of the original estimates of
crop yields on the prison farms will be
materially increased, SO prison officials
state.
WAREHOUSE BURGLARIZED.
The safe in the tobacco warehouse Of
Kennedy & Baker at LAGRANGE was
robbed of six hundred dollars yester-
day. The safe was unlocked, tho money
being In n drawer in the safe and
locked. The robbery took place during
the sale. y strange negro man was
seen to leave the building about the
time the robbery Is supposed to have
occurred The same negro purchased
ticket to Goldsboro, and from the de-
scription given. 1t Is thought he bought
q ticket here for Warsaw.
STABLES AND HORSES BURNED.
At about $40 this morning the stables
OF w. c. Stronach, on North East
street, were discovered on fire, and an
alarm was Mt once turned in from Box
IL on the corner of East and Polk
streets. But the discovery was made
too late. The stables and all they con-
talned were destroyed.
1t Is understood there were several
head OF horses In the stable at the time
and that they were all lost. The kick
ding of these horses 1t appears, aroused
near ncighbor. who ut once gave the
alarm.
1t was then too late, however, to save
either animals or building. The stables
burned to the ground. The firemen see
ing the uselessncss OF attempting to
save the property. made no effort to
that end. They were promptly on the
ground but as stated saw that that
labor would be useless and allowed
the fire to take its course. A small
frame dwelling next to the stable was
eIoO SOhSulIlGu.
TENDERSON's PROGRESS.
A letter fom Henderson says: The
addition 10 the Henderson Cotton
mills has been completed and the ma
chinery placed in position. Two en-
gines OF 300 horsepower propel $4,000
sDindles and ZIG looms, giving employ
mcnt to nearly 300 operatives, half Of
whom work in the day, the others at
night: About fifty cottages have been
completed by the company and all are
occupied by those employed in the mill
CHECK FoRGER ARRESTED.
Greensboro special saws: A white
man named ]. f. Cook has been ar
rested and imprisoned for forging
check on ]. Y. Yates, n local
merchant. He tried to get Shrler's
shoe store to cash the check, and finally
ohercd $3.50 IL they would give him a
cash balance. Tho manager of the
store noted that Ill dollars" had
been written out when dollars" was
printed at the end of the blank, He
became suspicious and investigated
with the result stated.
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
"A dispatch from Beaufort saws.
Hon. Arthur Sewell, of Bath. Maine
arrived last night. He came to look
after his vessel. the Carrie A. Lame
fhat was wrecked about four weeks ago
ABOUT twelve miles from here. 1t was
known by the citizens that he was com
ing and when the launch from More
head City arrived quite n delegation
OF iadles end gentlemen met him III the
wharf. There were also q number ~
people on Miss Sarah Davis front MIA IN
anxious to get a look at the man the
Democrats nominated for Nice-Presi-
dent In 1896. After supper Mr.. SeweIl
met quite number of gentlemen in
the sitting room of the Davis house.