Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-25


and detailing his plan for making the
payment
A LADY SUICIDES.
A special from Roxboro says: Mrs.
George Barnett committed suicide at
her home in North Main street last
night by cutting her throat WITH n
razor. She leaves n husband and one
son. They were In the room with her
at the time she committed the act.
NO motive is assigned for the deed.
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Alexander Helper. secretary OF
the Retailers Association of Baltimore,
made an admirable address to the
business men of winston Salem last
night on the necessity for commercial
organization in promoting and ,ID-
building trade and manufacturing in
terests. MIR. Helper arrived to-day,
accompanied by his wife. He Is n ma
tive of Davie- county this State
JUNK DEALER IN TROUBLE.
letter from Henderson contains the
following: j. NJ. Bowling, a junk
dealer, was arrested Sunday, charged
with having purchased castings stolen
from the Seaboard Air Line. The case
was up before Mayor Switzerland on
Monday morning. Examination was
waived, and bond was given in the sum
Oh SUI Tor his appearance at the next
term of the Superior Court. Mr.. Bowl
Ing Is considered good citizen and a
man of character. 1t Is said that the
unfortunate position In which he has
been placed is due more to error of
Judgment than n desire to do wrong.
several engines OF the Seaboard Air
Line, while standing On the yard at
night have recently been robbed OF
brass caps and other fixtures While
O negro woman, Monday evening. was
gathering bark from n pile of lumber
lying near the coach shop she found
five brass caps. which had been stolen
from engines and secreted in the lum
Der.
THE EXPERIMENT FARM.
commissioner OF Agriculture Patter-
son ana State Chemist Gilmore left
yesterday for Edgecombe county to
select a site for the experiment farm
to be located near Tarboro. Several
sites are offered and these gentlemen
decide which one Is most suited for thn
purpose desired. About twenty acres
Will be required for the farm.
T, THE BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
The Baptists have resolved this wear
to bend every energy toward raising
$4,000 this year to pay the debt due
on the Baptist University. They will
succeed.
Our special from Scotland Neck shows
how the Baptist congrega ton in that
good town gave SLOTS on Sunday, $500
OF the amount being given by that gen
erous contributor. Mr.. Noah Biggs.
Sat-.
has raised most OF the money for the
lical Recorder tells of other contribu-
lions.
A NEW INDUSTRY.
The Australis Manufacturing Com
pany was yesterday chartered by the
Secretary Of State. The incorporators
are c. H. Tyler. w. T. Johnston, e. r.
weed, c. M. Cook, ]. D. Mcneil and
ID. 70. Wright. The business of the cor
poration Is to be the manufacture and
sale OF turpentine, rosin and tar, of
acids Of all descriptions and the pur-
chase and sale of timber The princi-
pal place Of business is to be Fayette-
vile. with the privilege OF operating
anywhere in North Carolina The
capital stock is $150,0O0, partially sub
scr1bed as follows c. H Tyler 593
shares; w. T. Johnston, 300; 70. r.
Weed, s; G. M. Cook. 500; D. E. Wright,
29s; ]. D. Mcneil. S.
All the incorporates except Mr. Nc
Nell live In Cleveland, Ohio. Writing
to Secretary Of State Thompson Mr..
Mcneil says 1t is proposed to make the
new corporation one Of the biggest con-
Germs in the State. He says that It is
the purpose of the company to dlstil
turpentine and acids from lightwood
stumps, ETC., by an electrical process
It is well known that in all the turpen-
Tine district OF the State the quantity
OF such materials Is almost unlimited
since every tree from which raw tur-
pentine has been taken is partially con-
verted into lightwood thereby.