Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-13
HAPPENINGS IN The
OLD NORTH STATE.
General Cox Accepts Presidency
of State Agricultural Society.
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAM.
Progress of the Movement to Establish a
State Reformatory- Goo. w. Norwood.
ofwako County. Appointed Chief Clerk
to Secretary of State Bryan How tho
Republican Managemcnt VIII Profit by
Judge b"xton's Death a Noted Divine
Coming The Ncnith of Raleigh.

Haleigh, N. c., Nov. 12-General Will
nam K. Cox. of Edgecombe county. has
accepted the presidency OF the North
carolina state Agricultural Society un-
DER whose auspices the annual State
fairs have been held for the pass forty
years. The letter OF accordance was re-
ceived yesterday.
The presidency was rendered him by
the society at the annual meeting held
on Friday. November 4th of fair week
ana Messrs. Il. Cameron and John
Nichols were appointed n committee
10 notify him of his election and urge
MS acceptance.
STATE REFORMATORY.
strenuous efforts are being made by
inc state Reformatory Association in
their work of arousng public interest in
.ne movement looking to the establish
ment OF n reformatory for young crimi-
mus IN North Carolina. At q meeting
u u sne executive committee held last
rrluay night. 1T was decided TO have
printed about 10000 copies of a pam
phiet setting forth the object of the as
soclation and the urgent need of tho
REIMBURSEMENT at the earliest possible
.Iiie OF u relormatory by the LeEisla-
lure OF North Carolina 1t will be re-
membered that Captain c. B. benson
ana Hon. John Nichols have been dele
gated by the association as a commit
introduced
the Legislature at its next session pro-
Niding for an appropriation for the es-
adjustment of such reformatory. And
the end which the association hopes to
attain In their present efforts is the
AWAKENING of n public sentiment
which VIII impel the passage of the bill
by the Legislature.
a GRACEFUL ACT.
Mr.. George w. Norwood of Neuse
township, Wake county, has been ten
dered the position of chief clerk i'm the
Office of Secretary of State by MIR. J.
Bryan Grimes, the newly-elccted Sec
rotary OF State. Mr.. Norwood is one of
the most successful farmers in Wake
county, Is one of the most useful and
influential of Democratic leaders, and
one OF the truest and best men in the
state. The appointment is very grace
ful act on the part of Mr.. Grimes. All
the delegates 10 the State convention
remember how much Mr.. Norwood
helped Mr.. Grimes in his contest for the
nomination in the Democratic State
convention.
REPUBLICAN PROGRAM.
The Supreme Court is to elect Attor-
ncy General Zeb Vance Walser as it's
reporter. to succeed the late Judge Bux-
ton.
Mr. Walscr Is to accept the position
of reporter and resign Attorney Cen
eral.
The Governor is to appoint j. C. Lo-
gan Harris to fill out Mr.. Walser's I'M
expired term as Attorney General
This is the official program and will
be carried out. it. is said if Il cog
doesn't slip.
~ NOTED DIVINE COMING.
Rt. Rev. S. G. Partridge, bishop of
Kyota, Japan. is expected in Raleigh
this week and on Friday night will
preach ut the Church of the Good
Shepherd. All Christians Interested in
the work of missions in China and ia
pan Will be edited by listening to the
message this gifted prelate will bring.
He is Il youn man, but recently con-
secrated to his high Office and full of
enthusiasm for the missionary work in
foreign fields, and an Intelligent OBJ
server of the problems that have to be
faced and the obstacles TO be overcome
in carrying the gospel to those lands.
HEALTH OF RALEIGH.
The report of Health officer Sale for
the past month is as follows:-
Deaths, white is; negro 16: total, 81
Proportion OF deaths to population
white, l in GIL; negro, 1 in 562 for all
colors, in 5SS.
Births. white, IL; negro, s; total, 49,
negro. III; all colors. 10.
The registered causes OF death was
paralysis, 2; acitis, 1; pregnancy, /;
pyemia. Ii pneumonia, r. jaundicc, !;
diarrhoea, l; typhoid fever. 9; acute
whooping cough i; cancer,2 peritoni-
tbs. 1 commissions. 2; carcinoma of
liver, II marasmus, 2; phthisis pulmo-
nails, J.; thrash, l; Bright's disease, l;
unknown, o.
OF the total number OF deaths, five
were under one year of age, twelve
were under five years of age, seven
were over seventy. the oldest being
Charlie Mitchell, a negro man ninety
five years old. Six deaths resulted
from, contagious diseases.