Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-16
State Chemist Kilgore in Search
of Suitable Land.
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
Additional Operations OF Stick
Yonns snn Como TO I.isht-Two
Ioonshinc stills Captured Brok-
ers Close THOR Doors Greensboro
10 Have n New city Hnil-A convic-
tod snioonkccpcr's Card.

Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 15.--Prof. b. w.
Kilgore, State Chemist, left yesterday
for the Eastern part of the State to
select a location foran experiment farm
to be conducted under the supervision
of the State Board OF Agriculture.
The towns of Goldsboro, Kinston,
New Bern, Tarboro. Greenville, Rocky
Mount and Wilson will be visited 1t
is the idea OF Prof. 1lilgore and the
board to establish this farm for expert
mental field work, and it's location will
be governed entirely by the character
of tho soil.
TWO MooNsHINE STILLS CAP
TURED
The revenue officers captured two
more rnoonshinc distilleries in Johnston
county "Wednesday night--one near
Harris Store and the other near
Archer Lodge. Their capacity was 60
and 20 gallons. They had been in
operation for sometime. About 700 gall
Ions of beer was destroyed at one and
some $50 gallons at the other 1t is
said that one OF the stills Is the
property of q man named Frank
go,Neal.
ROYcRoTr's DURHAM RECORD.
a special from Durham says: The
swindlng operations of ED. Roycroft
mentioned In this mornings News
and Observer We're not confined to
Raleigh alone. IT TRANSFERRED that he
worked Il game similar to that in this
vicinity. He had IA subscription ask
ing aid,and several gentlemen gave him
money. In addition to this. he beat a
man out of his board bill in West
Durham He represented that he was
IN the employ of a. Max. of this city,
which was proven to be false.
MIR. NEWCOMERS CARD.
Mr.. T.. G.. Newccmb, of Greensboro,
sends the following to papers in which
news OF his conviction was publishcd:
TO the Editor: Please permit me to
state for publication, in reply to your
Greensboro correspondents letter OF
to-day, who informed your readers
that | had been fined SiOO and SEN
fenced to six months in jail for viola
ton of the Dspensary Law. by Judge
Brown, that an appeal to the Supreme
Court was instantly taken by my
counsel; my bond fixed at $1,000. and
Immediately rendered. approved and
filed. L have not been in custody one
minute since these proceedings have
been instituted against me, nor have
j been ordered In custody by an officer
OF the law. ] have had the temcrlty
to assert my opinions and rights
against the constitutionality OF n very
oppressive law forced upon our citi-
zcns by the last Legislature.
TROUBLE THREATENED.
A letter from Lumberton contains
the following: Tho Governor has re-
spited Reuben Ross, who was to have
been hanged on December 9TH. for
rape, to January 5th, 1900. Threats Of
lynchng were made soon after the
crime was committed and ut the trial
in October the feeling OF many was in
tense. and now the Indignation is
great, both in Robeson and Harnett.
from which county Mrs. Ingram, up
on whom he committed the act. had
come. 1t is generally talked that if
Ross is not hanged ut the appointed
time, he will be lynched.
BROKERS' CLOSE DOORS.
The office of Murphy e Co., stock
and bond brokers, which has been CON
Quoted i'll Durham. has closed It's doors.
c. M. Alexander has been manager of
the Office. a. Summerfcld has COM
menced an action in Squire u. C.
Gunter's court against Alexander to
recover the sum of S65. money adj
vanced by him to Alexander. Other
parties claim that he also owes them
money.
NEW CITY HALL.
A special from Greensboro says:
The plan for the new city hall, TO be
built here next year, was selected last
night by the board of aldermen. The
plan of Nlessrs Hayden. Wheeler and
Schwend, architects, of Charlotte, was
accepted The building will be the
handscnmest and roomiest city hall in
the State. The second floor will be
used by the city and VIII have Offices on
1t. The lower floor will be used as a
market house, and will have the Offices
of the mayor chief of police and three
cells for law breakers.