The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-31
RAILROAD
MORTGAGE,
New Life Bonded tosNew York.
Trust Company for Over
a Million
SUNDAY DEED is VALID D
a Joint Committee Investigate
the Nceds@of. the Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
Especial to iThc Tlmos-Dlspatch.)

Especial tOAThc Timcs-DispntCh.)
RALEIGH, N. CT March 3o.-A mort
gngo by the Rnlelgh and Pnmlico Sound
Railroad Company to the Knckerbocker
Trust pnnysoft New York, for s1,320,-
900. was recorded In the office Of Wake
ccunty registorof deeds to-day; $4,000 is
I to be advanced to the railroad company
when five miles. OF road Is completed,
and ironed and $4,000 for each additional
five miles until fifty miles is completed,
then $4,000 every five miles for the re-i
malndcr. OF the distance to Washington.
n. C. AZ
a large. force totE convcts arc working
on the first five miles OF the road from
Raleigh to the Mouse River.
COLLEGE NEEDS.
a Joint committee from the State Board
Of Agriculture and the Board ofAV isitorss
or the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lego. Is here making q thorough binsnac-.
ton Of the general condition, the cuuip-
sment and management of the college.
They began the work last afternoon and
will continue through to-day and to-mor-
row. a numberlof the professors are be-
Ing examined inF connection with the In
vestigation.; which Is with q view to max
Ing detailed report with recommcnda-.
. tlcns to- the joint full meeting OF thu two
boards, to be held during commencement
week In May Tho chairman Of tho
committee says the greatest need th,ey
find for the college is for additional boil
er service, to provide lights and heat and
motive power for the tex tile building.
Or. j. "A llsont Hodges, Of the Univer-
sty College Of ledicine Richmond, Va.
has accepted tho invitation Of the medi-
cal department Of Wake Forest College
to deliver the address before the medi-
cal department On Monday night Of COM
mencement week
The State superintendent Of public In
structIon is taking steps 10 urge upon tho
county superintendents Of public schools
the Importance 4of giving close attention
to having all magistrates pay into the
school funds all fines IN their courts as
provided by law @ 55 ~
He says the schools are Icing deprived
( OF much money?SOn account Of failure TO
comply with tho law in this respect.
SUNDAY WILLIS VALID.
The Supreme Court has handed down
decision in which the validity Of con-
tracts made on Sunday in this State Is
,1assed ponsand4sustained. j It's in Rod
man vs.. Robinson, from Fender county.
The court holds that the North Carolina
statute prohibits any work or business
ii, one s ordinary calling. Hence II a deed
or other contract made on Sunday is not
in pursuance Of one's ordinary calling,
then such contract Is valid. "a
George A1QtJe!ili colorcd,, was arraigned
In the Mako Superior Court last after.
noon to be tried for his life, on the
charge OF criminal assault on Emma
Taylor, respected negro woman, Tho
trial IS set for Friday. The court ap-
pointed counsel to defend him.
HABEAS CORPUS.
The Supreme Court this morning an
lnounced that a hearing will be given Tom
Wakefield, habeas corpus appeal, April
10th, instead OF awaiting is regular
course, in which event 1T would come up
May nth. Wakefield is under arrest In
Haywood county, this State, for the MUIR
der Of Joseph Hicks, in Spartanburg
county, S. c., and is resisting through
habcas corpus proceedings delivery to
the South Carolina authorities.
Assistant Attorney General ". H.
Townsend was before the court urging
Immediate hearing of the appeal.
The Automatic Paperhanging Machine
Company, of Durham, was chartered to-
day with 100000 capital authorized and
$4,000 subscribed, by .. M McCanless.
Aslsavlle; Thomas +. Simmons. VIII
mington; L. A.. Carr and j. S. Carr, Dur
ham. Tho company will manufacture tho
McCanless patent paperhanging machine.
The Pennsylvania Development Com
parly, of Carthage, Moore county, was all-
thorizcd by the Secretary Of state to-
day to increase its capital to 100000. G.
Nj. Clarke is president Of the company.