The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-31
TO EXHIBIT sN0RIH
CAROLINA APPLES
Raleigh Jail An Asylum for Threat
ened Prisoners.
THE AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN
The Government Spending Five Thou
sand Dollars in Repairing the Pub
lie Building i'm RaIeigh-Ofii-
GERS Selected Kept secret.
THE AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN

RALEIGH, y. c.. August 3o-Spocial.-
Mr. John w. Thompson. the state Emmi-
grafton Commissioner will VISIT the Pitts
burg. Pa. exposition and carry many
samples Of North Carolina products, es-
pecially Western North Carolina apples.
Ho will stop in Philadelphia at tho Inter-
national Export Exposition also.
To-day Wake Forest College opened
with a fine attendance. On Monday the
Raleigh Male Academy opens. and on the
Gth the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege. Everything seems 70 bo.brigmt for
all the schools.
Last night u white man. John J. Jeffer-
son. was put In iaH here for safe-keepin's,
having been brought here from wilson,
where the evidence against him Of Kill ng
Captain Calvin Barnes was $50 great &c
was feared Doc would never be allowed 90
await trial in court
The State Fair premium lists viii be
ready 10 leave the printers hands Hhis
week and be ready for distribution early
next week. 1tr Battle president OF the
North Carolina State Fair. has invited sec
rotary Wilson. of the Agricultural De-
partment az Washington. 90 make asad-
dress at the FAIR
THE BULLETIN.
The mailing list Of the AericururahBul-
letin IS being revised and an who wish
the bulletin are asked 20 notify the ,socre-
tary OF the department hy postal card
This is all the Bulletin VIII cost.
Before another summer the new fec
factory 10 boz erected by Forbes e CO.. OF
Richmond. VA. wiu Doe I'm operation.
The cost of icc now viii DE cut fully
half Now fee sells here ad fifty cents
per hundred pounds but even 20 get that
rate three hundred pounds have TO be
bought at one time. or tickets represent
Ing that.
The government is spending 5000 I'm re-
pairing and ren0vItug the public build
inss here. The CONTRACT calls or the com
petion of the work in siXty-fhe days.
A tramp thief was caught here last
night leaving The bah Of Colonel John W.
Hinsdale loaded with coats, hats. etc Tie
gave his name as Henry Williams, from
near Salisbury
The payment NJ fitv t7vrns began yes
terday and about $500 We're paid % The
treasurer. The books We're opened earlier
this year than usual.
TOBACCO FOR PARIS.
Mr. Buner. secretary of the Agricul-
tural Department. has been travelling
through the state selecting specimens of
tobacco FOR the Paris Exposition. Tie
says the crop is especially fine Colonel
John S. Cunn'ngham of Person county
C0ur next GOVERNOR. fas 100000 hills of
tobacco under cultivation. lie rs The
largest tobacco planter infthc world.
Governor Russell has selected his officers
90 De recommended to the Secretary OF
War Tor appointments I'm tho volunteer
regiments. but he refuses 20 give the
names until they are made public from
Washington.
a deed Of transfer was yesterday made
transferring AN the properly OF the Raj
ogh Gas Company to the STANDARD Gas
ami Electric Company
Besides the prisoner jefferson. who was
brought here last night and placed in
Jail or s1fo-kecpine for murder in wilson.
two prisoners were brought here from
Durham FOR the same purpose this morn
ing charged with assault There was a
large party who surrounded the jan IN
Durahm last night 20 lynch both of these
men. but the sheriff had gotten them out
and they were brought 20 Raleigh in "a
carriage
Grand-Socretary Drury SAYS that there
have been three new Masonic lodges char
tered this year There are 3lG lodges with
O membership Of N 90.