The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-07
CHURCH ENTERPRISE
RECEIVES. A SETBACK
Advertisement Of Revival in
Ralcigh's Capitol Square
Ordered Down.
no ADVANCE AGRICULTURE R
United States Government Co.
operates With State Gov
eminent.
ADVANCE AGRICULTURE
United States Government Co

IsALEIGH, n. c., February 6.-The
streanier drnped around tile picket
fence OF the Washington statue ut the
head OF Fayetteville Street. In Capitol
square. advertising revival services at
one of the BAPTIST churches OF the
city, was ordered to be removed this
morning by the Council OF State be-
cause OF the storm Of adverse criti-
cism 1T caused. Governor Glenn, State
auditor Dixon and Treasurer Lacy
were out OF the city. but the other
members OF the Council, acting as the
Board OF Public Buildings and Grounds,
assumed the responsibility for making
the order to remove the streamer. which
commended view the length OF
Fayetteville Street. The order was in
writing, and a copy was furnished the
trastor OF Fayetteville Street Church.,
Rev. Mr.. Elsom. 1t was to the effect
that since the permission for the adj
Jvertisement of services was given with
the understanding that II there was
adverse criticism 1t should be removed.
and since there was such criticism on
tho ground that It was bad precedent.
TO set relative to advertising Of. any,
kind In the Capitol Square. 1t was
ordered removed
warrants were issued to-day on the
Stnte Treasury for the States proper
ton OF the funds for the establishment
of eighteen new rural school libraries,
four each in ILenoir and Stokes coun-
ties and one each In Union, Green.
Montgomery. Lincoln. Person and New
Hanover. There are now 1,750 Of these
Libraries In the State.
Mr.. Ashes appointment.
General qualification Is being eS-
pressed here at the appointment Of
w. w. Ashc. son of Captain S. A. Ashe,
as State forester for North Carolina.
He is State University man. and has
done exceptionally good work with
the National Forestry Bureau for sew
erai years. His first work as State
forester will be in the examination
OF the lands in Eastern Carolina. espe-
ciallr those owned by the State Board
OF Education, as to the value Of the
timber on them.
Demonstrations Farms.
Congressman John II. Small. Of the
First District, participated to-day in
La conference here between Dr. S. A.
Knapp, in charge OF the co-opcratlon
work of the United States Department
lcf Agriculture, with the State depart
ments in demonstrating improved meth
DDS of farming. and representatives of
the state Department. including Com
missioner S. l. Patterson and state
Chemist 3. w. Kilsore, for arranging
for cooperation In special work to BIO
done in this state within the next few
months. 1t is an interesting fact that
there are now in connection with this
work about 1000 farms in this State,
ION which special experimental farm
work Is being done under this CO.
operative system. with about five acres
being devoted to the work on each
farm. The best seed obtainable and
the best methods are applied to each
of these farms, and there are farmers.
termed co-operators, who are follow
ling the same methods greatly. to the
l,bctterment OF the methads in many
isparts of the state.
| Assistant Acknowledgement Hayden
Clement is out in a, card formally an
nouncing his candidacy for-tlle nomina-
ton as Acknowledgement by the next
State Democratic convention. Others
most prominent in the race for the
nomination are Representative B. B..
Winborne, of HEREFORD, and tentatively,
Speaker E. ]. Justice. of Greensboro.
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