The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-24
FOREIGN SP|NNERS
TO SEE Il COTTON GROW D
Special Train to Take Them OH
Tour Through North Carolina
and Other States.
ESCAPE FROM PENITENTlARY
Man, in OH Seventeen Sentence,
Gets Out-Tragedy Marks
Close Of Carnival.

RALEIGH, N. c., September 23.-The
State Agricultural Department is no.
titled that on tho fifth OF October
special train on the Southern Rail.
way will pass through Greensboro
Salisbury and Charlotte on its way
from New York South, carrying very
large party OF foreign and American
cotton spinncrs. Seven foreign coun-
tries VIII be represented by ia dele
gates. and there VIII be about forty
or fifty Americans. The train will stop
ut Charlotte. from a. M. to noon. Very
few OF the party have ever seen cotton
growing. The Agricultural Department
of this State will supply all with
literature regarding North Carolina.
The train will be in charge OF Indus
trial Agent NJ. v. Richards, of the
Southern. The mill men OF this State
will do rything possible to make
the North Carolina part of the trip
both pleasant and profitable. Most of
the visitors are Englishmen, next
coming Germans.
Escapes From Prison.
The penitentiary authorities an
nonnce the escape from the State farm.
or the Roanoke River, OF Thomas Clark,
Of seven years for attempted felonious
assault In Buncombe county
The Jones Carnival Company closed
weeks engagement here. under the
auspices OF the Raleigh Maccabees, who
made much money by the sch enc. The
close was marked by, a tragedy. a
negro woman, n cook Tor prominent
family here. was riding on the merry
go-'round. fell from her horse. one foot
caught. and she was dragged around
several times. her neck being broken.
J. was some time before she was lden-
titled.
Married the stnr.
Last week local talent presented
sSlrmberand" at the Academy OF Music
here, and the director, Mr.. Harry Foote.
was married yesterday 1T NeWbern 10
young lady who had taken the star
part at Columbia, S. c.. three years ages
bnder his management He and his
bride arrived at Raleigh to-day rhe
company may present Siumberiahd
at Durham and Henderson.
The opening of the public schools
here to-day was marked by the great
est attendance on record. There is
one new school. named In honor OF Al
fred a. Thompson. for many years
chairman of the school board and IN
January the high school. which cost
$4,000, Is to be opened.
In Remodcled Church.
Special services were held a, the
or of the remodelllng. which cost So,
300. An Offering OF sll,355 was made
20 pay the debt yet due. which aggre-
gates $4,000. There were very earn
est talks by Pastor Tyrce and Priest
dent Eann of the Baptist University
FOR. Women The church has the larg-
est auditorium in Raleigh. and is one
OF the handsomest in the State.
Rev. Or. Alfred II. Moment. pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church here
IS dangerously sick. and members OF
Ills church said to-day they feared
chances were against him. His pulpit
is temporarily occupied by Rev. I Dr.
j. w. Rosehro. of Fredericksburg, Va,
who is native Of Statesville. n. c.
Licutenant Colonel Mason. of the
Twenty Infantry left here to-
day with lis wife and three little chill
dren for the Philippines to join. his
regiment. This trip on the part of the
wife and children was not decided
upon until a day or two ago. His
wife is a daughter Of the late Or. r.
q. Haywood, of Raleigh and has n
great many relatives here anI IN all
parts of the State.