Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-03
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and GOSSIP
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
lions Sends Out Circular.
SEPARATE SCHOOL FUNDS
Tho Federal Government any Hwy
w,nston's new Courthouse Bui,d.
Ing Govornor. Russell Appo,n..
Magistrates 40 FIJI Vacancies
Drank Guar, OF Liquor ana pied
-Ex-csnEressman Brown Hanks
rupt.

Raleigh. n. c., Sept 2.-Prof. c.. II.
Mebane, the Superintendent of Public
instruction. yesterday Issued thu fol-
lowing circular letter to the county su.
perlntcndcnts. sherlfrs nnd county
trcasurers:
II wish to call your special ntten-
ton to sections to 10 Of the school
law. You will see these sections refer
to the school funds especially.
1T Is my earnest desire to have the
school funds separate and distinct
from the county and State funds.
II find that III some counties the
eheriffs pay off the State tax first
without regard to the law pertaining
to the school fund.
II find there was no school fund In
some counties TO apportion III July
last, because the county treasurer had
paid out the school money OH The or
der OF the county commissioners for
county purposes. They expect to pay
course, and Will do SO, no doubt; but
they have or should have to apportion
for using the school fund thus.
mo wonder the county boards of ed
ucation and the county supcrintcnd-
ents never know just how much money
they have or should have to opportion
IN any one fiscal year. We want to
stop this approXimatinE business with
our school fund. We want ou. county
board to know exactly to the very
cent how much school fund they should
have, not only to know what they
IT," -
WINSTON'S PUBLIC BUILDING.
From n letter received from Winston
1t Is learned that while in Washing
ton city Il few days ago, Captain Glenn
was told by Il prominent Government
official that if the site selected for
Winston's public building is knocked
out by the suit contesting the title, a
site not heretofore mentioned will be
chosen. A prominent citizen suggest
cd to-day that Forsyths new court
house be sold to the Government for
the public building. He has informa-
tion that the Government mighl be in
duced to pay s125,000 for IL.
MAGISTRATES APPOINTED.
The Governor has appointed tho fol-
lowing magistrates to fill vacancies:
Beaufort county. Richlnnd township
John G. Lewis.
Chatham county, Williams township
Hiram D. Mason.
Camden county, Courthouse town
ship-E. j. Sawyer.
Graham county, Cheoah township
Sidney l3. Rose; Stecoah township,
Philip S. Crisp, Jr.
Jackson county. webster township
james w. Terrell.
Orange county, H!llsboro township
Milton T. Craig.
Pnsquotanls county, Elizabeth City
township-M. Il. Culpeppcr; Salem
township, james S. Wilcox.
Pamlico county, -- township-W.
II. Sawyer
Rockingham county. Wentworth
township. ID. Williams.
Washington county, Beaver Dam
l.. Dl,f
Wilkes county, W'iikesboro town
ship-James II. Sommers.
Yadkin county. East Bend township
"a. NJ. Smitherman.
DRANK LIQUOR AND DIED.
The following comes from Winston:
News was received here to-day Of Il sad
death, which occurred u few days ago
Mt Marlcr, Yadkin county. Isaac
Royal, the father OF IL large family,
and about fifty years old drank n
quart or moro OF whiskey before break
fast and died in n short time thereafter.
~ his request, It's wife prepared some
chicken soup for him, but when the
husband went to the table he was UNI
able to eat anything. He leaned his
discovered that he was spcechless. The
two sons carried the father into an
other room and laid him on n pallet.
The family paid no further attention
until two hours later, when 1t was dis
covered that the husband ana father
was cold in death. He had been drink
ing heavily for several days, hence the
apparent carelessness OF the family.
BANKRUPTCY.
Elk Congressman John NJ. Brewer, of
Mt. Airy. filed n voluntarily petition in
bankruptcy with Mr.. Samuel l.. frog
don, clerk of the United States District
Court. His liabilities are over $4,000,
while his assets amount to $500.
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