The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-12
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Matter to Be Discussed at Meet
ing in Winston-Salem on
August 22d.
FARMERS GATHER AT RALEIGH
Negro Who Killed Woman Eight
Years Ago Is Arrested North
Carolina News.
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RALEIGH, N. C., July 1.-THE
movement Just revived here by mem.
bcrs OF the executive committee OF the
North Carolina Farmers Protective
Association for the formation OF n
State corporation thatgwill put buyers
on the tobacco markets to see that
fair prices are maintained for the
growers, and that II necessary will
establish manufactures for chewing
and smoking tobacco and cigars, is
5eliciting considerable comment. some
maintaining that the idea adopted by
Mr. j. o. w. Graveley and his assoc
ciates on the committee for one strong
central Organization is the correct
solution of the. situation. and others
that the proper course would be to
have county corporations organized in
such way that they could readily be
brought into corporation without CIV
ing any ground for the charge that the
really amounted to a
trust.
Meeting liz Called.
1T was in 1903 that the Farmers
Protective Association. at the instance
OF Colonel j. Bryan Grimes. Secretary
of State. and others. adopted a plan
for county corporations. Tho plan was
to put organizers TO work and get the
corporations In active business in time
to aid in handling the crop for that
year. For some reason the organizers
were not put into the field by the
president. Colonel John S. Cunningham.
and Pitt county was the only one or
ganized. This company.-went actively
to buying tobacco. and has made money
steadily, besides aiding materially In
local way, of course, in the nainte-
nance OF prices. A stockhoder in this
corporation says that he has received
in dividends on 500 worth OF stock.
$50, and that the corporation Is In
such prosperous condition that he
could readily realize 5000 for his GER
tificate.
The whole matter OF plans for the
formation Of the corporation or corpo..
rations this season by the Farmers
Protective Association will be open TO
discussion and revision at the general
meeting OF tobacco growers called tor
winston Salem on August ed,
Farmers Convention.
The state Farmers Convention. or
ganized under the auspices OF the North
Carolina College OF Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts for the study Of topics
bearing on aggressive and improved
methods and mana cement. will meet In
Raleigh from August 25th to 9th. The
conventions have been held for several
years past with marked and increas-
ing degree of success. H. G. Dockery,
OF Rockingham, is president for this
year. and Dr.. TAFT Butler, director OF
farmers Institutes. is secretary The
North Carolina Dairymen's Association
will meet at the same time. An espe-
cially attractive program is being pre-
pared. and farmers from all parts OF
the State Will attend.
Negro Arrextcd.
Omcers arrived here this evening
from Norfolk with the negro, Boots"
Brown, who killed woman against
whom he had grudge eight years ago
by shooting her repeatedly with gun.
He denied that he was the man, but
he was identified in Norfolk by num-
Der of negroes who knew him we'll
here at the time the crime was COM
mitted and also by the father of the
woman. he killed. Policemen who were
-onfthe force at the time Boots" was q
thigh roller. around Raleigh before
the murder, also pronounce the prisoner
the real fugitive.
Another Postponcmcnt.
Another postponement is ordered in
the case OF Ira Oakley, charged with
burning the house, wife and child of
James Underwood. at Fuquay Springs.
This time the trial goes over to July
9th. the cause being the absence of
important witnesses for the .prosecu-
ttion.
The preliminary hearing was to be
Thursday, but the postponement was
asked by the prosecution and granted.
Tho evidence against Oakley is all
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that he
and Underwood had qunrreled, and
I"even. UP" with him.
There are lis cases on the criminal
court docket for the two weeks term
that begins here on Monday, Judge
Walter Neal presiding. There is no
capital case among them, all being for
larceny and similar petty offenses.
About the usual number of prisoners
are in the county jail awaiting the
court.
Militia Encampmcnts.
The summer encampments Of the
regiments of the North Carolina Ma
ttiona1 Guard begin on July 18th, when
the First Regiment goes into camp 1t
Camp Glenn. Morehead, for seven days,
or rather five days in camp and one
day each way en5sroute. This regi-
ment will be followed august 4th
BY the Third Regiment, to remain in
camp fonaa similar period
The Second Regiment will go ITO
5Chickanauga on July 18th for, eight
days: camp and manoeuvre practice
with the regulars The Naval Brigade
goes on July 18th to Chesapeake Bay
for nine days practice on hoard train
Ing ship, starting from Beaufort,
At the Morelead encampment target
practice will be one OF tho specialties,
and at tile close OF the encampments
there the, five best shots will be sent
to Camp Perry, Ohio, where teamsifrom
all the States, the army and the navy
will contest for the best record. From
this Camp Perry contest the ten best
shots will be sent to Baisley. England,
by the War Department to enter an In
iterna tional tch.
DEsERTERs ARREsTED.
Three White Men BEING Held in North
Carolina. Il
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