Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-12
BAPTIST STATE / ! /
CONVENTION
Raleigh Selected as the Meeting
Place for Next Year.
TREAsURER's REPoR'
Tho Long lost Journals or tho LeEis>
1nturo Found Mt La-,-Martin
County's Large Peanut Crop-one
Man Dying and Two injured in nm
AGrny Near hickory.

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Raleigh. N. c., November 11th.-Fol-
lowing are items OF interest from the
proceedings of the Baptist Association
in session at Asheyille:
The Baptist State Convention chose
Raleigh as the place of the next con-
Vention on motion of DR.. Jones. Bur-
lington and Raleigh were both named
by the committee, and the choice was
left to the delegates. Rev. w. NJ.
Vines, of AshevIlle, was selected as the
preacher. and w. C. Tyree, of Durham,
as alternate.
The new Board Of Education Is COM
posed of G. IL. Taylor, J. w. Lynch,
w. L. Poteat, ]. +. Lehman. w. b.
Royal. John Mitchell, DIV. Allen,
w. r. Cullom, C. L.. Brewer j. c.
Caddell. ]. M. Brewer. L. E. Holding.
J. d. Carlyle. j. H. Gorrell, w. u.
Dunn, b. Il. Sledd. j. L. Lake. w. B.
Daniel, j. 3. Fowler, d. w. Johnson,
w. G. Parker. L. r. Mills, j. B. Brewer,
j. b. Powers, r. e. Royal, Il. NJ.
Purefoy, N. Y. Gulley and E. w.
Silkes.
j. E. Ray, Rev. C. w. Blanchard and
N. d. Broughton urged extension OF col
portage work.
REPORTS.
Professor IIobgood OF Oxford Semi
nary, reported n steady growth OF 20
per cent annually. Professor Scarbo-
rough, OF Chowan Institute, reported
growth.
list claim by the will OF TOMS Car
render was compromised for $1,000
cash.
Resolutions against the seating of
Roberts were adopted.
The Board of Home Missions will
meet in Raleigh, December 81.
Rev. c. E. Taylor reported n falling
off in the number OF ministerial stu
dents at Wdkc Forest.
TREAsURER's SHOWING.
The report of ]. D. Boushall, of Raj
efgh. treasurer, for the year ending
December 1, 1899, was distributed In
printed form. and adopted. The re-
ceipts for State missions were $780,
074.03; for foreign missions, S9,20142;
for home missions, S5,60S.72; for edu-
cation, s3,271.TG; for Sunday school
and colportage, s372.65; for ministerial
relief, S2.30616; student aid fund (I.ouis-
yillc), $500; for Baptist Book Store, $780,
26o.3S; balance book store account,
S617.32. Total cash distributions, $751;
000.23.
For a long time the journals OF the
Legislature for 1892 1883 and 1884 have
been missing. They were diligently
searched for among the archives of
State and then advertisements for them
were placed in various newspapers
with the hope that they might be
found.
And yesterday they were found, but
1t was not through the advertisement.
They We're discovered in the Secretary
OF States office, labelled 1872 1873 and
1874.
THE PEANUT CROP.
The crop Of peanuts now on the mar
ket is by far the largest Martin county
has ever produced. The acreage was
somewhat larger than usual and the
yield is exceptionally good Our tobac-
co crop was good and with cotton at
cents on the local market and the I'M
precedented yield OF peanuts at fair
prices our farmers are in better con-
dition than for several years past. The
volume Of business is large and ac-
tive.
A DESPERATE AFFRAY.
A desperate ARRAY occurred at Car
penter's school house. about three
miles from Hickory. this week. AS a
result one man Is now dying and two
others are seriously injured.
1t appears that Robert Benfeld Elias
Beard. Ellis Cline and a young man
named Hunt were returning from dis
tillery. where some difficulty between
Beard and Cline occurred. All hands
took sides and free fight ensued.
Knives. sticks. rocks and other wea-
pons figured extensively.
Mr.. w. L. Sheriff., near whose house
the fight occurred. went to the scene OF
the difficulty to command the peace
Immediately afterward he returned
home without any unnecessary delay,
persuaded thereto by volley OF stones
and also by one OF the combatants. who
was in hot pursuit, slnshing at the
peace officer with knife. Meanwhile
Hunt had received q blow on the fore
head from brass knuckle in the hands
of Cline. Hc in return struck Cline on
the head with brick, instantly fell
ing him to the earth. Benfield re-
ceived serious cut during the progress
of the difficulty
Cline was carried to his fathers
house unconscious. and is said to be
dying. Hunt has fled the country.
EDENT0N.