The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-08
WAKE COUNTY
JAIL IS BAD D
y w. " 1890 -----.
Delegation Of Ladies Make Com.
plant Against It's Hor-
rible Condition.
a REMEDY .E:I''|II IS PROMISED e
Governor Aycock Issues Re
QUESTION for Absconding Sew
ing Machine Manager.
!, REMEDY IS PROMISED IN 81: 1:
Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch


RALEIGH. N. CT. June 7.-state
Chemist r. W. kilgore. who in charge
OF the State test farm work. says seven
ty to eighty experiments are being made
with cotton and corn on one-tenth acre
plats; forty with peanuts In Edgecombe
county alone: corresponding number
with COW peas at Red Springs and StatS
( vile.
This is the fifth years work with the
test farms In Edgecombe county and at
RED Springs. and the second year OF the
work at statesyille.
Rev Jasper g. Massee entered on the
second year OF his passionate with Taher
nacle Baptist Church, this city. Sunday,
and the church adopted resolutions In
( which 1t is declared that IN the thirty
years Of the chu-ch history. there has
been no such progress as during this
first year OF The pastorate of Rev. Mr..
/ Massee, who. they declare. is discreet and
conservative, yet progressive. More than
I 100 new members have been added during
the year and g. church debt OF more than
5000 has been liouidated and several
thousand dollars spent in church im-
proyements.
LADIES PROTEST.
A delegation OF ladies, headed by Mrs.
E. e. Foffitt, Of this city. went before
the Wake county commissioners last eve
ming and filed a vigorous complaint
against the condition OF the Wake Jail.
which, they declare, Is simply horrible.
That there is not sufficient room some
times for prisoners to lie down at the
same time. The absence OF any bathing
facilities except foot tub is declared
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take steps to remedy the evil.
For the races at the State Fair this
fall there will be $500 in prizes. and
the outlook Is for an especially long list
OF entries. The outlook for the fair IS
the brightest in years.
The Grand Chapter and Royal Arch
Masons convene In this city June 18th.
and the Grand Comnlandery, Knights
Templar on the evening OF the 18th. and
the Mystic shriners on the 18th. ABOUT
200 visitors are expected. There will be
q big barbecue Thursday afternoon.
REQuISITION PAPERS.
Governor Aycock has issued requisi-
ton on the Governor OF Illinois for A.
sulnmers, the Singer sewing machine
agent. who recently absconded from
Greensboro. It will be remembered that
Y Summers carried away with him
cashiers check for sl,s24. funds belonging
TO the SINGER NldCEIle1 ssS>OIupdHst "
whom $500 reward was offered.
A charter was issued to-day for the
Damask Manufacturing Company OF
Roaring River. Wilkes county. The COM
pany will do a general cotton manu1ac-
turing business, especially damask cloth
The capital is s125,0o and the incorpora-
tors are Ira r. Hayes. r. ". s. Pegram
and w. L. Harper.
A chapter Is issued for the Appalac h ia
Mining Manufacturing Company. me w
I company begins business with sloo.oo'
the principal office being IN Greens boro.
E. w. Lyon is the largest stockholder g, /.
Another charter was to the Leho.f
4 Wood Working Company, OF Leno,r.
$4,000 capital; the business hkng the
manufacture Of building material anu
furniture. J. NJ. Powell and J. r. Twin
are principal tncorporators !.
a eo.ofe1 ro, rsop,v Is chartered for
+ Shelby. 1t has no capital stock oeahs
1 operated on the assessment plan