Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-01
The Next State Fair TO be Opened
October 22d, 1900.
COMING TO RALEIGH
Sub Committee of tho National Industrial
Commission to Como Next wcck-
Navat Reserves 10 Cruise Engagement
Announced-A Pastor Called BAPTIST
Female University State Auditors Ro-
port.

ANoASi5it ~. ~, 49, NV hS-NS
State Fair will be held the week be-
ginning October %.
The secretary of the Agricultural So
cicty, Mr.. Joseph T.. Pogue, announced
the date of the fair yesterday. The
State Fair always follows the IIagers-
town, (Md.) Fair, and this year the old
custom is followed. for the reason that
1t puts Raleigh on the circuit OF fairs
that begins In the extreme North early
in the fall.
Secretary Pogue has n letter from
President McNamee informing him that
ne will be In Raleigh Thursday. The
officers OF the fair will hold n confer
cnce here, when President McNamce
Will announce the new executive COM
mittee. which, of necessity, must be.
limited to Al membership of thirty, as
provided in the new constitution and
bylaws.
COMING no RALEIGH.
senator james II. Kyle OF South
Dakota, Mcssrs. l.. a. Smith, NJ. j..
ltatchford and c. j. Harris, comprising
subcommittee OF the Industrial Com
mission. will be In Raleigh next week.
Letters have been received announc-
Ing that the COMMITTEE will visit the
city. though the exact date is not
known 1t is very likely that the com
mttee will meet in the house of Rep
resentativcs. Prominent citizens of
Raleigh and Wake county will be ex-
amined by the committee.
NAVAL RESERVES CRUISE.
The Wilmington Brigade of Naval
Reserves Will make n practice cruise
from Wilmington to Charleston next
Saturday on the Hornet" They in
tended going last Saturday hut pos
poncd the trip on account of the storm
81 ln Mt IN
Saturday and Saturday night
The cruise will occupy three or four
days. Those who go on the cruise will
pay the cost of it. This cost will be for
i1tions and coal. and will be perhaps
So or Sc apiece. The Wilmington divis-
ion. now G5 strong, the largest of all the
divisions. Will go, as will also most of
the Southport division and some from
each Of the other divisions. 1t Is an
entirely voluntary cruise. Next sum
mer there Will be two cruises. on which
IL is the plan to take. all the naval mill
tia. These cruises will extend as far
North as New York.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
The engagement OF Miss Curry Con
nally, daughter OF Mrs. Connally. of
Richmond and niece OF Mr.. and Mrs J.
i. Nj. Curry,t0 Mr.. Walter Scott An
drcws. was announced by the prnci-
pals themselves last night at the Bach
tipio tOLlllloIt " al lew IGltnuS. Inc
news spread like wild fire, and the hap
ny young couple soon received the con-
CALCULATIONS of several hundred more
of acquaintanceS The news was 10
have been more formally announced at
the end of the week, but rs n pleasing
incident of the last of the Bachelors
balls could scarcely be surpassed in in
torest. Miss Connally. who was Il de-
butante OF the early winter has been n
great belle. Her mother is now at At
lartic City. having spent most of the
winter in that city.
PASTOR CALLED
The BAPTIST Tabernacle Church will
extend call to Rev. w. i. Hubbard,
OF liufala, Ala.
The committee having the ma+tan-in.
charge has so recommended TO the
deacons. The deacons will report the
decision to the church conference to-
morrow night; and the church confer
encc will in turn refer the matter 10 the
congregation Sunday morning and
by this means a unanimous call will be
extended.
BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY.
The commencement of the Baptist
Female University here Will be held on
June 5th and 9Th.
YThe exercises will begin Tuesday
evening, June 18th, with tho annual ora
ton. The orator has not yet been Sc
lccted.
Wednesday morning the bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached by
Rev. DR.. r. c. Mcconnell of Lynch
burg. Va.
The annual concert will be given
Wednesday evening. ending the com
mencement exercises.
The first year OF the University has
been a remarkable one, both in point of
attendance and i'm the character of the
work done.
STATE AUDITORS REPORT.
State Auditor Aver has issued his re-
port. and in his letter to the Governor
gives the States resources and the pur-
poses 10 which it is applied. He re-
commends a board of equalization as a
remedy for the unequal valuation of
property in the several counties. The
aggregate value returnable for taxation
on property for 1898 was 1863. 302, 3SS.4 AZ.
The value for 1897 was $685. S67 1870.
The second $4,000 OF the street i'm
rrovement bond money Becomes avail
able for the Street Committee March
LIST, so the stone work will be resumed,
THE CONNECTS.
The number OF Federal prisoners in
the penitentiary has been reduced to
100, and as only United States prisoners
convicted in this State are now sent
there the number will grow still smaller
There are ninety convicts emf wed in
the shirt factory, and the OUTPUT is
100 dozen per day. There are now fifty-
four female convicts, all in the main
prison. thirty-eight of them working in
the shirt factory and the others in the
laundry and making clothes for the
convicts. The health of the convicts
is pretty good.