The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20
PROSPERITY OF
THE NORTH STATE
Secretary Of Agriculture Publishes
Some Interesting Statistics.
A PRISONERS DARING ESCAPE.
Jumps from Railroad Train RIM
ming Twenty Miles Per Hour-Sec-
rotary of State Thompson Makes
a Lucky Find.

RALEIGH y. c., August l9-speciai -
| Dir. l.. h Bruner yesterday mace some
| interesting statements as 10 the pros.
| perity OF the State.
| lie says excellent business conditions
| prevail in the State fair prices being
| paid for labor md products. The pros
| perity Of the State Is shown bv the i'm.
mense amount q building going ON. the
| increase Of cotton. tobacco and furniture
| manufacturing.
Cotton leads with 2o5 mills In operation
and some 10 or j. more being built. The
wages paid are very good Tor an classes
OF labor
The Roman Catholic Orphanage being
erected out near the city is progressing
very well. Three Sisters Of Charity are
, here 20 look after the. ARRANGEMENT Of
things Later these viii so away and
others will come who will take charge Of
affairs at the Orphanage
THE NEW BONDS
II will be remembered that the $40 600
penitentiary indebtcdness bonds when
sold were not ready to De delivered on
account OF some flaw in the engraving
so the Wich1vias Company took some {
per cent North Carolina bonds. 10 be
replaced later by the penitcntiary bonds
II IS now learned thai. these bonds have
now come. and Treasurer Worth IS n0ti-
fed that the proofs VIII be sent to-day.
Proofs also OF the new bonds sold Wed
ncsdav win come to-day The American
Bank Note Company IS the firm that
makes an North Carolina bonds
Professor Massey of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. has on EXHIBIT
ton IN one Of the stores here q pineapple
upon which is a growing fruit The plant
was raised from the bud Of a pineapple
sold here.
There Will be some improvements and
changes made I'm the courthouse. Mex.
week the steel bridge 10 connect the jail
with the courthouse viii be put up.
NEW PROFESSORS.
The Board OF Trustees OF the Uni
versitv az the meeting to-day recon-
mcnded that two fun law professors be
elected FOR the University Law School.
Heretofore there has been a dean and an
assistant Judges Avery and McRae.
both ex-Supreme Court Judges are IN the
lead FOR the positions The law class.
with the exception OF Senator Butler and
Mr. Lovd doth Of whom are trustees)
signify their wish for Judge Avery
Judge MacRae has. but for this, the best
showing for election.
I'm bringing six prisoners 20 the peni-
Tertiary Sheriff Bufo- ~ Columbus
county. had one 10 get his hand-o"
I'm some way and jump from the car ms
81 was going az the rate Of twenty-five
miles an hour One Of The deputies were
left 10 get him. but so far he has not
succeeded.
a LUCKY FIND.
secretarv-of-state Thompson yesterday
IN looking FOR some place 20 store away
some Old documents found. IN an Oh.
dust.covorcd chest on ne third moor ot
the Canitoi 500 volumes 81 the second
volume ~ the Code. - was thought that
there were no more Of these hoofs s'
the find was a fortunate one. as quite
number NJ people needed them. The lot
are worth about $500. as they sell for
g. 80 per volume
The Board NJ Trustees Of the University
TODAY elected Judge James q. Macfa''
NJ Raleigh dean ~ the law school Inc
Executive Committee were given au-
tl,oritv 10 elect the other law professor.
Tudge NacRae accepts.