Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-01
Preparing for the Coming Session
Of the State Legislature.
CROP CONDITIONS IN STATE
New Military Appointments Judge Adams
Still In tho Gubcrnatorial Race Prcsl-
dent Shearer, of Davidson College, Sue
ceoded by DIR. Henry Louis Smith =
White Supremacy Meetings In Northern
Coast Counties New Corporations.


Bulletin for the week ending Monday,
May 2S. 1900. says:
There is some complaint of damage
by neabugs and grasshoppers. Peanuts
and rice are doing well. Very many
sweet potato slips were set dur
Ing the week, and have started into Wig
orous growth. Irish potatoes are very
fine and are now in bloom; damage by
potato bugs is increasing, but can be
checked by the liberal use of paris
green; wheat and oats are ripenng and
the harvest will soon begin; the heads
or wheat are we'll filed and promise q
large yield; both winter and spring
oats are inferior. Although fruit is
Dropping considerably especially apples,
and of late peaches, this, in effect,is but
q natural method of thinning the fruit,
and, as artificial thinning does, will i'm
prove quality of the fruit remaining, of
which there lis still every prospect OF
an abundant yield
HEREFORD COUNTY CONVENTION
The Democratic Convention for Hert-
ford county will meet in the Court
house In Winston on the End Monday
In June, 1900, to nominate a candidate
Tor the Legislature. County offices. and
appoint delegates to the Congressional
convention of the district. All white men
who are in favor of White Supremacy
are invited to be present, whether de-
legates or not.
The respective Townships OF the
county will hold Township conventions
on Saturday, June 9Th 1900, to appoint
delegates to the County Convention.
CRAVEN COUNTY COURT.
The spring term OF the Superior court,
Craven county, convened in this city
yesterday. His Honor Judge Henry r.
Starbuck. of Winston. presiding.
BY order of court, there will be no
term OF court here next week. as bust
ness Will be finished by Saturday night
SESSION OF LEGISLATURE.
1t is now but n little time to the meet
Ing of the Legislature. June u Is the
date. That will be u busy week. The
work to be done is we'll mapped out.
There Will be n correction of an error
in the franchise amendment striking
out n declaration ''as to the registered
vote" so as to make ratification by n
majority of the voters. and there will
be an insertion of Il section providing
that it shall stand or fall as a whole
PRESIDENT SHEARER RESIGNS.
President ]. d. Shearer, D. D., of
Davidson College. yesterday rendered
his resignation to take effect one year
hence. DIR. Henry Louis Smith was i'm
mediately elected by the board of trus-
tees as his successor. 1t is understood
that DR.. Shearer will go to GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, where he is interested in a Pres
byterian school.
WHITE SUPREMACY MEETINGS.
Hon. r. d. Gilmer. Democratic can
didate for Attorney General, speaks at
the following times and places:
Chowan county-Ryland, June 4.
PasQuotank county-Elizabeth City,
s; Hartford, June II.
Pas quotank county-Elizabeth City,
June c.
Camden county-Shilo, June 7.
Currituck county-Currituck Court
House, June s; Canal Bridge. June ..
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments have
been announced from the Adjutant
Generals office:
Commander of Naval Brigade-W. T.
Old Of Elizabeth City, with rank of
captain. to succeed Captain George L.
Morton resigned.
Assistant Inspector OF Samn Arms
Practice. M. Saunders, of Swansboro,
with rank of major.
NEW CORPORATIONS.
The Greenville Cotton Mills have
been Incorporated at Secretary of State
Thompson's office. There are ffty-six
incorporators, the place OF business is
Greenville. N. c., and the capital stock
is s25O,000. 1t is incorporated for sixty
years.
The Durham Athletic Association was
chartered Wednesday for thirty years
The incorporators are ]. H. Southgate
w. X. Yates. N. Malston. f. G. Butler
Jones Fuller. T. E. Cheek, v. Ballard
II. It. Jordan. VIM. Yearly and P. c.
Sneed. The capital stock is $1,000.
ADAMS DENIES RUMOR.
Ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams, the Re-
publican nominee for Governor, was
asked Wednesday what truth there
was in the report that he was to with
draw from the gubernatorial race IN
declared would become the fusion nom
nee. He said:
"None. whatever" Judge Adams re-
piled.
~ am up to stay" he continued. land
will take UP my canvass Saturday
There is no truth in the report.
TEXTILE PLANT ENLARGING.
The Caraleigh Cotton Mills is enlare-
ing It's plant and increasing the num-
be of spindles and looms.
The new additions will soon be COM
pleted and the output of the mill, which
is one of the most successful in the
country, will be greatly increased.
Twenty-four new looms have already
been installed and A more are on the
way. The mill Will have 400 looms
when these are placed in harness. AL
ready 600 new spindles have been added
to the mill and 1.248 more are expected
to arrive In q few days. The Caraleigh
will then have in ooeration a total Of
10000 spindles.
The new tenement houses. each hav-
ing four comfortable and commodious
rooms, are now being erected. A ware
house of brick for stor!0g cloth Is be-
~, fIA 40 fr,