Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-03
A PIucky Citizen Of Winston Bal
ties With the Authorities.
WON'T BE SCRATCHED.
mr. Duko's Generous Offer In Behalf
oftho HIoshopi'. orphanose-New
Telegraph Iines-Donth Como
without W.rnins-Gresnsbo
Normal College Doing weii-shus-
tio-Block ana Bobbin Factories-
Notes.

Raleigh. N. c.. Feb. "A special
from Winston says: Mr.. A. Slavery, a
business man here, was tried the sec
ond time this afternoon before the
Mayor for refusing to comply with the
compulsory vaccination ordinance. He
was fined $50. His counsel gave notice
of appeal. but the defendant declined
to give the $500 bond and was COM
United to jail. There are several re-
ports current-one that Savery has a
certificate excusing him from vaccina-
tion, and another that he will bring suit
against the city.
MIR DUKES GENEROSITY.
Announcement is made that Mr. B.
N. Duke. Of Durham. has given $1,000
to the Methodist Orphanage.
MIR. Duke has also made condition.
nj gift of $1,000 to the Orphanage. This
gift is conditioned on the ability of the
Methodists in the State to raise $780,
600. If that sum Is secured by North
Carolina NIethodists Mr.. Duke will give
$4,000 to the institution.
Mr.. Duke is one of North Carollna's
most philanthropic citizens. lie is u
man OF large means, and with his
father, Mr., Washington Duke. has
made large gifts to both Trinity Col
lege and the Oxford Orphanage.
NEW TELEGRAPH LINES.
The Postal Telegraph Company is
making rapid strides in North Giro
lima, and ere long this progressive
company will be competitor of the
Western Union Company at every point
in the State.
For some weeks past gangs of line
men have been Mt work stringing a
network of wires from Raleigh west
ward, and by March 1 eight import
ant new offices. covering the Piedmont
section of North Carolina. will he at
work.
The new Offices that are expected to
be In operation on that date are Char
lotte. Concord. Salisbury. Winston.
Burlington, Hillsboro. and Reidsville.
DEATH GAVE NO WARMING
a special from Charlotte says: :
Burt Harris. a linotype compositor on
the Observer, fell dead tonight at z
o'clock. Heart failure is supposed to
have been the cause. He came to
Charlotte year ago and had been
working in local Offices. Harris was
we'll known in Raleigh. having work
cd here some time Mt his trade.
COLLEGE DOING WE'LL
Chairman Mchanc, of the Board of
Trustees of the State Normal and In
dustrial College at Greensboro, says the
board is greatly pleased at the large
attendance. He adds that under the
circumstances of the reopening he
would have felt the college was done
fairly we'll to have 200 pupils, but that
1t now seems sure there will be 800 by
the end of this week.
A BIG BUSINESS.
J. lSlwood Cox, OF High Point. tells
your correspondent that he now owns
and operates fourteen shuttle block and
bobbn factories in various parts of the
State. The product of these ie shipped
all over the United States and to Eng
land and the Continent Only dog
wood and persimmon aroused.
NOTES.
The Trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College here raise the age
of entrance to 16 years. 1t has been Is
i. NJ. Parker, Jr.. of Honduras, was
here to-day. He is son of Colonel
Francis NJ. Parker of Enfield
The Commissioner of Agriculture, the
State Chemist, and Professor Massey
OF the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. to-day held a farmers insti-
tuie at Lnurinburg.