Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25
Some Notes on RaIeigh's Big
Annual Exhibit.
REPUBLICAN, EXPECTATIONS.
They Actually Talk About Carrying tho
State I'm Novernbcr-A Convict over Sew
enty Years of Age rardoned out of the
statercnitontiary- Over $50, 900 Raised
by Rev. a. A. Prudou for St. nIary's
School Work Begun on tho Now nosl-
cryAIml.

Raleigh, N. c., Oct. Blowing to the
fact that some of the exhibits were in
complete and a number of the special
midway attractions not in position and
open to the public. the time is not ripe
for reference in detail to the many at
fractions in every part of the fair
grounds. Suffice it to say that there
were never more general evidences of
careful and successful preliminary ar
rangements., both in variety and ex-
tent of exhibits and midway attrac-
tons. The fact is, few IL any fairs in
the South have ever had so extensive
a midway as is now in position ready
for the patronage of the public at the
North Carolina State Fair. One rea-
son why this fair has so many more
and better attractions than most fairs
Is that the management has put forth
special effort in this direction, and
have, withal. had Il larger variety of
attractions, fakirs ETC., than usual
from which to make their selections
After having booked quite number of
the strongest attractions the country
over there were three fairs to close
within short time Of each other, the
midway attractions OF each importun-
ing the fair management for space in
the North Carolina State Fair mid
way. And the management, anxious
70 nave the fair as attractive and cx-
tenslve as possible, booked so many OF
these that the space originally allotted
Tor the midway Is completely OVerrun
and shows and fakirs OF oil kinds arc
assigned side spaces In every available
nook and corner The three fairs re-
ferred to as having recently closed,
concentrating their midways for the
North Carolina State Fair, arc Dan
vile. Va. Hagerstown, Md, and Bur
lington, N. c.
REPUBLICAN EXPECTATIONS
A special from Nvinston-Salem says:
IN response to Senator Pritchard's
call, about one hundred prominent Re-
pupiicans OF the State met in confer
ence at Greensboro from to IL O'Clock
to-day. District Attorney Holton, for
mer State chairman. tells me that Re
publicans only were admitted to the
conference and that nothing was done
to be given to the public. In reply TO
questions. he said his party expected
to carry North Carolina for Mckinley.
Another prominent Republican who
was In the meeting claims that not
word was said about taking down any
or the Republican candidates for Con-
gress In the State ana ENDORSING Popu-
iists. He added that the present Re-
publican nominees would remain in
the fight. and that 1t was agreed in the
To-Day tnat all OF them
could and would be elected
AN OLD CONVICT PARDONED
Carter Hanson, the oldest convict In
the penitentiary, was granted II pardon
yesterday by Governor RUSSELL
Hanson. who was sentenced from
Chatham county on the charge OF lar
ceny, was in his 10th year. He was
sentenced to Imprisonment for n term
or ten years, and had completed the
nf &c cnpta
The aged convict obtained his liberty
yesterday and he was elated over the
opportunity of being able TO take in
the fair. There are very few convicts
IN the prison so aged lis Hanson. 1t
has been the experience Of prison au-
thorities that convicts do not live to an
old age. The very old inmates of the
prison are generally those who come
there at an advanced age.
HE RAISED $4,000.
Rev. A A. Pruden, the financial
agent of st. Mary's School, has COM
pleted his canvass OF North Carolina
for funds with which to pay the In
debtedness of the institution. He has
been singularly successful in his can
vass among the people OF this State.
and, after few days rest will begin
Il tour of South Carolina, where it is
expected that sufficient sum will be
realized to complete the payment OF
the present Indebtedness.
During the eight months which Rev
Mr. Pruden has canvassed the State
he has raised $2f.2l5. There now re-
mains of the present indebtedness the
sum of Sl6,500. 1t is believed that this
sum will be secured in South Carolina.
st. Mary's is the diocesan institution
of the Episcopal Church in both North
and South Carolina. The historic and
famous school has strong friends in
this as well as in the sister State,
where 1t has IL reputation equally as
strong as in North Carolina
NEW HOSIERY MILL.
Yesterday the Raleigh Hosiery Com
pany began the work of excavating for
the foundations of their new hosiery
mill. This will be situated on the
Snow property, just north of the peni-
tertiary, and will be up to date In
every respect.
The mill proper will be three-story
brick building, 100X40 feet. with boiler
and engine room 45xS0 feet For their
water supply they will depend upon an
artesian well. a 10000 gallon tank.
with steel superstructurc, near the
building, will constitute their fire pro-
lection.
The present output of the mill is
something over 300 dozen pairs of ho-
siery per day. of which one half is
fine grade goods in blacks and tans.
After they are located in their new
quarters they will turn their attention
particularly TO making the finest grade
of hosiery, and will increase their plant
by the addition of machinery to manu-
facture children's and misses hose and
also ladies' hose of the finest gauge
and finish. To do this the managers of
the mill put in their own dye works.
and their finished product Will COM
pare most favorably with that of any
Southern mill. The number of hands
employed will be increa sed from 100
m 1n0