The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-14
CROPS NEED
HOT WEATHER
Cotton Planting About Fin
ished in North Carolina.
WHEAT BELOW AVERAGE
Several Charters Granted-Opinions
Handed Down by Supreme Court.
Young Women's Christian AS
sociation Chartered.
WHEAT BELOW AVERAGE
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RALE1GH. N. c.. May 1S--rhe North
Carolina crop bulletin for this week says
there has been improvement In crop
conditions the past week, but that growth
Is slow. Warm weather Is now much
needed. Corn planting In uplands Is
nearly completed, but stands are not gen
orally good. Planting cotton is about
finished In the East and South. Tobacco
Is all set In the East. where warm rain
is badly needed. Dry weather has
checked transplanting in the north CEN
trail section. where much Land Is pre-
pared and plants are plentiful. Wheat
crop will be below tho average. Some
peanuts have been planted.
Lucannus Jackson. white man, aged
thirty-nve years. was badly crushed in
q cave-in whilc digging in pit at
NeuHe, near Raleigh, yesterday, and on
being brought to Rex Hospital here 1t
was found necessary to amputate his
right leg about the knee. His condition
IS considered critical
Within the past five days there have
died In this county six perSns whose
united ages is ATE years. or an average
OF eighty.four years. four Of whom had
passed mans allotted time OF three
score years and ten. They were. MIR.
Charles b. Root. aged eighty-fve years;
Miss Janc billiard. aged seventy-five
nine years: Mrs. Mary a. T.. Barbees
s aged eighty-seven years; Mr.. Dallas II.
Crawford. aged sixty-cight years. Rev.
3. y. Cllbreth aged sixty-eight years
y The remains OF Rev. 3. B. Culbreth
were carried from Cary to Mt. Olive to-
day for burial He was one OF the Oldest
and most beloved members OF the North
Carolina Methodist Conference. He had
been on the retired list for several years,
but was during the past year appointed
to the Brick House circuit to succeed
Rev. J. w. Wallace. deceased. He leaves
one son. Rev. Marvin Culbreth, who. az
pastor OF Epworth League Chapel, this
city has the distinction OF being the
youngest minister In the Conference.
Harry Roberts. q st1teen -ycar-old
Ing from South Carolina, was brought
here this morning and placed in jail.
charged with breaking into the house OF
Mr. Massep. near Neuse. He was found
in the house ransacking the place sun
day. and made his escape. having fired
at Massey as he ran away. Later he
was captured at Franklinton. with 4
bullet wound In his hand. This is thought
to have been the result OF careless han
ding of the pistol. as no ono shot at
him.
The state Associations OF Young wo.
mans Christian Associations of North
and South Carolina WAS granted a char
ter to-day by tho Secretary OF State. tho
principal office to be at Asheville and the
objects being to promote the spiritual.
mental. social and physical well-belng
OF young women. There is no capital
stock provided for. but the association
IS authorized to hold and utilize any
gifts, devises, ETC., that they may re-
ceive, In establishing and maintaining
young woman's Christian associations
in the two carollnas. The incorporators
are Miss Mary B. Pearson. Miss Flor
ence Stephenson. Miss Harriet B. Law
renee, Miss Louise M. Anderson. Mrs.
Lillian B. Lance. Miss Annie D. Cosler.
Miss Ellen v. Cobb. Miss Evelyn Merri-
man. Miss Mary Nichols Asheviile;
s. c.: Miss Fannie Heck. Raleigh Miss
Liilp Long, Charlotte.
The Secretary of State charters the
Gastonia Banking Co.. with $4,000 CAPT
tai. R. c. Love being principal incorpora-
The Atlantic Christian College. at VII
son. files notice OF change OF capital
stock from 5000 to $4,000, authorized,
tho minimum being $4,000
The Gather Manufacturing Co.. of
Newton, Is chartered. with 5000, to do
n general lumber business and furniture
manufacturing. The incorporates arc
]. B. Gather, George D. Mostaler and
j. A. Gather.
The Eureka Riding Gallery Co. of
Concord, is Incorporated. with $4,000 cap
Ital, to manufacture merry-go-rounds.
Charles b. Wagner Is the principal In
corporator.
The Supreme Court orders n new trial
In the case OF Hassett We. Southern Rail-
way, from Rutherfordton. 1t is suit
for the killing OF an engineer at Buffalo
dict for $4,000 against the Southern waa
given at the first trial. Defendant
claimed on appeal that the accident
being In South Carolina, suit could not
be maintained in North Carolina courts;
the Supreme Court holds that
there Is the question OF evi-
dence which presents errors so clear and
serious that new trial must be ordered.
Other opinions handed down by the Su-
preme Court this week are:
Pipes W.. Mica Co.. from Mcdowell; no
error. 49,
prford; new trial.
smith vs.. Huffman, from Burke at
Hrmed.
ford; new trial.
state VS.. Bradley. from Polk; ven're
Railroad vs. Lumber Co., from cald-
well; proceeding dismissed.
State VS.. Mehaney, from CataWpa' AZ
snlder VS., Newell. from Mecklenburg:
Virgins VS.. Fender. from Adsecomb;
affirmed.
DURHAM; affirmed.
SunOffski US. Rhett, from HendeTsoH'
per curiam; affirmed.
Barker vs. Railroad. from Henderson;
two cases; per curtain; affirmed IN each.
GOOD ROADS BONDS