Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-19
The State Election Will Come on
in Less than Two Weeks.
THE LAW OF REGISTRATION
Opening Game of tho New State League
The Rules Adopted by tho Association
Gay Season mt tho Morel,cad- Board
OF Agriculture Budgct-Big barbecue
at Littlcton, on the Fourth of July.

confronts the people of North Carolina
Is the State election that will come off
in less than two weeks.
State Chairman Simmons has sent TO
the various county chairmen u letter
embodying his construction of the law
relative to registration.
Mr.. Simmons says:
The books open for registration on
Thursday, June 18th, 1900, ut 0 O'Clock
a. m, and close at sunset Saturday.
July 2lst. 1900. See section 10.
The books are to be kept open each
day-except Sunday, between the hours
OF o'clock a. IN. and sunset. See sec
ton 10.
on Saturday, June 90 Saturday.
July z. Saturday. July II. and Satur-
day. July y, the registrar IS required
to attend ut the polling place i'll his
precinct, with his books for the regis
tration of voters. See section 10.
The registrar is required TO attend 1T
the polling place in his precinct on
Saturday, July rs, 1900, for the purpose
OF allowing an inspection Of mis- books
and entering any challenges that may
be made. See section IL.
But challenges may be made on the
day of election. See section u.
No registration can he allowed after
July 81, 1900. unless the person offer
ing to register has become qualified
since that date, and in that event he
may register on election day. See sec
ton %.
Sections IL, 1G. 90 and q are the same
In the law as amended. as they were
In the election law heretofore printed
and sent out.
THE OATH.
Every person qualified ae an clector
shall take the following 9th:
Il do solenuly swear Cor affirm that
l Will support the constitution of tile
United states and the constitution of
the State of North Carolina not in
consistent Herewith: that | have been
a resident of the STATE of North Caro-
lima for twelve months and OF the
county of .-- for ninety days;
that | am II years of age; that I have
not registered for this election In any
other ward, precinct or township: that
! am the identical person | represent
myself to be and that l am u bona
iidc resident of ---- precinct. SO
help me God" And thereupon. If
qualified. shall he entitled to register.
ANOTHER LACE, WAREHOUSE.
The North Carolina Cotton Seed Oil
Mills have given out the contract for
brick warehouse $50 by 60 feet, to
cost about $500 The warehouse les TO
be located opposite their present enor-
nous plant on the corner of Harring-
ton and DaVie streets. The enterprises
of Raleigh are enjoying prosperity and
are consequently charging their
plants.
THE FOURTH AT LITTLETON.
There will be Il grand Democratic rail-
Is. barbecue and brunswick stew at
Little ton on the Fourth of July.
Everybody viii be invited and speak
ers of prominence will entertain the
crowd.
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
The Senat orial Convention Of the
First District WAS called To order in
the courthouse ut Hartford Thursday,
June nth.
c. s. vann, of Edcnton. Chowan
county; w. II. Bray of Currituck
county, were nominated for senator's
The convention Endorsed the COURSE
OF the present Senators, Hon. e. c.
Skinner and George Cooper, and de-
clared unswerving allegiance to the
state platform adopted at the last
Safe convention at Raleigh.
At n meeting OF the Senatorial Ex-
ccutive Committee j. y. Pruden, ESQ.,
OF Edenton, was made chairman OF
the committee composed of L. L.
Johnston, Currituck county; j. T.
Rountree, Gates county; S. y. Morgan.
Pasquotan< county; G. w. Morgan,
perquimans county; w. l.. Taylor,
Herlford county; NJ. p. Hughes. Cam
den county.
FIRST GAME AT RALEIGH.
raleigh won the game Saturday
from Durham, although it was IL du-
bious case up to the eighth inning
Durham had mainland the lead from
the beginning, and the Raleigh nine
had rolled up only six runs when the
lucky eighth inning began. Then if
was that the home team donned their
batting toys. They hammered out sim
giles and doubles. and, with the contri
button OF n few errors and wild throws
managed 10 pile up eight runs against
Durham.
The features OF the game were Man
gums fielding. LcGrande's great catch
of Whitaker's hot drive and Raleigh's
good work at the bat.
The score by innings:
Durham ....3 O12O1O-9 i6 II
Raleigh 80 , o . o 2 . oil 10
Bases on DalisLBy Pearson, ]. Stolen
bases-Raleigh, 10; Durham, = Two
base hits Harris, Register Manners.
Wilkins, Graves, Carr CND Three
base hits-LeGrande, Mcleod. STRUCK
out-by Person. 2; by Mangum, .; BY
Mcleod ..
Batteries Raleigh-Person and Man
ners. Durham-Mangum, Mcleod and
umpire-Sherwood Upchurch.
THE NEW BUDGET.
The Board OF Agriculture met Fri
day and appropriated S1.500 to pay
premiums at the State fair, to be held
at Raleigh In October.
The finance committee to whom the
budget for the next six months had
been referred, for the purpose of hav-
ing IL scaled, brought in their report
The budget, as presented to the board,
carries a total appropriation of S26 CAB
The available assets amount to S26, 500
OF this amount $4,000 is OF the uneX-
pended appropriation from the March