The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-03
RALEIGH TO ENTERTAIN
STATE REPUBLICANS
Convention of North Carolina Faith
full Is Called to Meet in Capital
ON August IL.
VERY LITTLE BUSINESS TO DO
Many Agricultural Gatherings Will
BE Held This Month, Including
Boys Corn Clubs ard DcmonStra-
ton Agents-Crowds Expected.
Especial to The, Times Dispatch.

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Raleigh. N. C., August 2.--The Rat
leigh Chamber Of Commerce and other
interests hero are much grntified at
landing tho State Republican Conven-
ton, which is announced for Raleigh
August II. assembling in the City Audi
forum at noon. with J. NJ. Morehcad
as chairman of the State executive
committee and Gillian Grissom as sec
rotary. Tho plans for tho convention
arc not yet made public. The last State
convention here was preceded by
big banquet rendered tho party leaders
by State Chairman Norehead. but II
is not expected that there will lie any
such preliminary this time Indeed
there is nothing much for tho State
convention to do, with 0nly one State
officer. IA corporation commissioner, to
oppose Chairman t. l. Travis, to be
nominated and tho. nominations of Su-
perior Court Judges in the judicial dis
trictS 10 be ratified.
Ii is understood that tho most that
is hoped for By the party leaders is
the adoption OF such Il State platform
and direction OF the campaign in close
communities as to win a few close
counties in the State Legislature.
Agricultural Gatherings.
t' p'iioN iIOln aug uSl TO 81 VIII
be marked by agricultural gatherings
of unusual interest In Raleigh for the
farming interests throughout the State.
First of all there Will be the special
meeting of the county agricultural
agents fro'n all the counties maintain
ing this important division of work,
together with two or moro representa-
tiTes of the Boys Corn Clubs from each
county for the special consideration of
waTs and means of furthering the de-
Nelopment of agriculture. On August
% there Will be the state Farmers
Convention ut the Agricultural and
Mechanical College for three days. con-
siderng the whole scope OF farming in
tercsts. There will be especially loT
rates for both these events. and the
county agents and corn club boys arc
expected to remain over in Raleigh for
the state convention The college dor
niitories and shc dining-room will he
brought into service for thc entertain
mcut of the tanners attending both
these organizations.
Mrs +. II. Honcycutt. Of this city. has
been notified from Manchester. Va,
that her brother, j. j. Lumlcy, was
killed there yesterday by failing from
an electric light pole on which he was
working as Il lineman. He was nifty
years old. a native OF Raleigh, his
family now living in Durham. The
remains Will be taken TO Durham for
iHtcrment.
At o'clock this afternoon there was
held from the First Presbyterian
Church the funeral of the late r. i.
Rand. who died In Richmond on Fri
day. The remains arrived here last
evening and were conveyed to the
home OF the parents of the deccdcnt.
Captain and Mrs w. II. Rand. The
pallbcars were James y. Briggs. Sr.,
j.. Il. Crow, w. T.. Dcwar, Gilbert Crab
tree. ID. i. PoindcXter and J. Il. Wray.
Many building Permits.
That construction of new buildings
by the fact that during the month OF
building inspector permits for new
$4,000 This. in addition to consider
able sums for repairing other buildings.
The Raleigh Cotton Mills. which have
just closed down for ten days COM
plimentary vacation 20 its employees.
annual dividend on it's stock. n similar
dividend having been declared last
January. The company reports busi-
ness especially prosperous. a. a
Thompson is the president OF the COM
pany and Van b. Moore is the secre-
tary.
Attorney General r. w Beckett has
been detained in LouisburS for some
time. first on account of tho serious
illness of his little son. and now by
reason of the critical Illness of w. II.
Marlborough. father of Mrs. Beckett
Mr.. Marlborough Is not expected to re-
cover owing TO his advanced age.