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7 t - ' TP- y NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY JULY. 7. 1903 - FIRST SECTION. 31th YEAR IIo. 23 ) BIT THE LOW EH AND EXECUTIVE , MANAGERIAL LOAKD ALE EE- , TAINED BY THE If. S. RLTEIYEItS - """'::.T te:::::;:v The CompanW EV clric'Extenslon To Virginia Beach Inspected Many j l'romtitent Capitalists Connected With The Railroad targe Timber , Holding! Of The Company. V v Norfolk, July 3. In ancillary pro-, wdliigs before United States Judge Thomas R. PurneH. In North Carolina, ye nit relay, Thomai Fitzgerald, Harry K. Woolcott and Hugh McKeric were appointed receivers for the Norfolk find Southern Railway for that Stale. Yesterday nioraing,.,when the above Tt ct Ive rs, named late Wednesdays by Judge Edmund WaddiU. ; Ji : took "charge of the affairs of the tompany, their first act was to dispense with tba service! of the president, yice pr sldenls and secretary of the . line. The r ce ive rs sek ctt d Thomas, Fltx gt raid' to act as their general manag er, he having been' formerly "general manager of the Baltimore & Ohio Rall- my; All officers whose si ryloes-were " ret dispensed with yesterday have leen 'ordered to report to Mr; Fitz gerald. 9 '4' " ' 1 Theme . who retireunder the; order dispensing with officers yesterday, fol low:'. ; " . . . Preside nf Frank 8. Gannon, of New York and Norfolk; first vice-president, M. K. Kins, of Norfolk. ."" Second vice-president George rW. Roper, of. Norfolk. ,-. " v-'" . Third vice -pre sident, Charles O. Haines, of Raleigh, N.J3. : Secretary. W. B. Gwyn, of Norfolk. Receiver Harry K- Wolcott, stated last picbt that much time was taken op yesterday by the receivers In In specting the f-Uctrio line .operated, by the Norfolk aui 'Southern,' between Norfolk," Cape Henry and Virginia . . B ach. ' ?:'.C j."? v'i,;:J '; '''"-; "This is a new proposition for us," he said, "and our first act wil be to get acquainted with the entire sys tem," ;"' -try,.-'"'""; The officers retained by the recelv ers In their present positions are aa follows: ' 11 W. Magulre, general superinten dent H. C. Hudgins, general freight and . passenger agent ' ' '-' ' 'It. E. L. Bunch, traffic manager, H. C. MacKak, comptroller, i ' Captain Manley, treasurer.' W. L. Bird, audttor. Fred L. Merrltt, lend and Industrial agf nt" New York Capitalists Hoped to Pull Company Through' , . ' New York, July 3 The.' Herald ' says: Many prominent capitalists of tho city are identified with the Nor fo!k and Southern Railway enterprlae 'which was started primarily to cXvel 00 extensive timber .lands " in the South. I 'I;. A $t000,000 nhderwrlling syndicate wns formed several years ego to fin once the ewnpany, and among the syn (Urate participants and directors of the road are Marsdt-n J. Perry, William L Dull, Georse C. Clark, Diimont Clarke, f :!k!il h Tliorrif, Frank A. Vanderllp J !;i l. V,';i!tn liin y mil Jul.ii K. Bonn '1 !.,. lUa f..ik ! !ul I'll . (i ;( I i an.l lit'iuLi lii a luiulixr euiitpu v lil. h holds 60rt,00 acres of tlmbe 1 iii'U and 200 noO " acres of tlmbe i; l. It has oiitstMii.lins $17,r,00 i ) In utm-ka and t2t,r.,2,6'0 In Ixmds !l I Mil i..', I ' ' :.(". i ry, !! .f ti. tii i c, J. 1 i , 1 ' . f f . : . f i :& t'l ii r Int. 1 i it ii..! t'l 1 ;i "i t' f I i rui ; ii.ii l,y ' ( t i i .! jt r 6 p-r ft i.t. rn;.,'?- mid f r a " 1 v . ;.,: ii w. T U.C H!'U '-I. -iv l (' t h..L cl.ul Our ; iiCE rai THE' CRUISER SOUTH CAROLINA RECEIYES GIFf FROM THE v STATE FKOM WHICH SHE TAKES HER NAME iv:t::ee!Eg iy ;:";t tfc?le '.'"P" Ceremony- Was StrHiliigJln Allju Details Lt.-(3overnor Winston's Ad- , dreg, a Masterpiece of Historic Re search apt Marsliall Receives the Gift In Fittlngr Words Ladles Pre. sent Flags One a Silk Ensign And The Oilier of Bunting For The Mast Special to Journal. " - Morehead City, Ji. C, 3uly 8. Some thing absolutely unique occurred here today ,i this being the presentation-ot splendid silver servlcei, North Caro lina's gift to her namesake cruiser. the" open - sea, Instead of In the harbor. The morning was stormy, but the weather of the afternoon,, when the ceremony occurredTwag Ideal, i-- Lt. Governor Winston, who Is really now the governor, during Gove rnor Glenn'! absence froinNorth Carolina, was a central figure. He went early to crnlstr on the cutter Apachef and was given .the props honors. The Apachev returning to Morehead City, took out the remainder of the official party, the Seminole carrying th. un official members of the - aulte. 'i The North Carolina lies a mile from' Look out Bight 7 The acene was striking. sea picture in fact, with the cres cent line of shore tipped at either horn by light house and life saving station. JJnder. the guns of the after, turret, was the silver service, wfth a back-ground of Sags and the officers declared they had never seen a ser vice equal to it Iqapproprlateness of design. " " The- presentation' occurred on rhe aftsr deck, where were gathered BOO lsltors. The 37 officers and 2G4. of th crew, Lt'tJovt Winston and Capt W. A. Marshall, standing In the hollow square thiuj formed. Representative Cbas. W. Harris, of the legislature, In- trodueed Lt Gov. Winston, who spoke aa stirringly about North Carolina's part In all the wars, as her having given John Paul Jones to the navy, and of the great work done by her four secretaries of the navy. Branch, Badger, Graham, and Dobbin, Graham having opened Japan to the world, and Dobbin having caused the first survey of the valley of he Amazon to be made. Winston alluded strikingly to Ensign Worth Bagley's death In Cuba and to the gallantry of Lt Com. Vic tor Jlue, of the North Carolina A remarkable demonstration of ap plause greeted thla allusion. Capt Marshall accepted the gift The band played North 'Carolina air, "The Old North State," the visitor! fully half ladles, sang to the accom paniment. Mrs. Van Landlgham, State Regent of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution, presented North Car olina flag, one of silk for battalion, 'be other of bunting, for the mast. Capt. Marshall accepted the flags, and said the only regret was, he had not "Ken born mideY their folds In order Jie. might make an eloquent reply, since all North Cnrolinians were elo- luent. The large flag was at once foisted to the main mast, and Capt. Marshall led In, giving three cheers for North Carolina, by the ship's com mny end then tWee were given by 1,h visitors fur the crul:'fr, the ofH- i 's and crew. RefreHhiuf nts were servfd, Includ Ing punch, from the punch bowl of the splendid scrvirn, which the ofTlcers declared Is not equalled In the whole navy. Lt.-Governor Winston was giv en a sulutp of fcvcii'T'ii font on i ll, ; the crn. r. f.mi or the or- ri n rid it f !' mi.!. "i-'-ii"H ' f i i iii i r hci i in 1 I.t in to More ! Ci'v. lif-re a Brand tai n In t!."lr hemor. led by M.M ' ' ii y.t-tUf. and V.Ir.s I'l-'--U' of .' . -.I t, N. C, (1,1:1 Iiflllg folio ' a I ' 1 1 1 . A. At t r I n.r. : put lit hi(h Cuvi rnor Wlu- ln .-I July t 1.! n I i.'l v I t wt 'Li.ti...i w! , I... ... kit I - , H. E. Boyall Has Instituted a Process For MaVIng Congealed Sweet- Deis lit' Large Quantities In a small room of the Wood build ing, near the corner of Broad and Middle street, will .be found the ice cream plant that la the proper term, of II, E. Royall. .He has'started a plan whereby he can make any quan tity of ice cream that may be desired. He has arranged a freezer so tat'Tt can be operated by a gasoline engine, and Is enabled to make 50 gallons- at a time and he expects soon to Increase the capacity. -The engine Is en Im provement' on the old method of freez ing as it freezes the tsream more even hag been found expedient not to have mads than when the freezer was turned By hand, but the results by the power method are more satis factory tfian when-., the cream -was frozen by hand. Mr. Royall is now In a position to fill all orders tor any quantity desired. - ' drover 'Cleveland's WflL ' 1, Trenton, July 4. Whenhe will of Grover Cleveland la filed It will be found, it is believed that the former president Teaves his entire estate to his widow. Under the New Jersey law ten .days must elapse between the death of a person and the admittance of a will to probate. The tenth day In this' instance will be' tomorow, but It Js not probable that . the will will be filed then, according toJBayard Stock ton, counsel" for Mrs. Cleveland, as ahe ia out ft the State. Mr. Stockton said: y ' "The public Interest which ha bsen manifested in Mr. Cleveland's will is not to be soUsfled when it is filed for probate. "The will Is drawn jn very general terms and In It no In time Hon Is given as to the value of the es tate." - ' , Merrymaking In Farls . Paris, July 3. Merrymaking Inci dent to the Independence Day obser vance began today In the American quarter and will culminate tomorrow night in a gran banquetwhich will e attended by several Americans of prominence..; American -residents will attempt to prove tomorrow the iruth of Patrick F. Murphy'a observation that, notwithstanding' the number of Frenchmen who persist' in frequent ing the city, Paris is still an American city.' J. E. Latham'! Weekly Cotton Letter Special to .Journal. ' " ' ' r Greensboro, N. C, July 4. Thg-g-rlcultural departmenr gave out . Its monthly crop account this week, show ing a condition of 81.2. This report Is so much below -the reports from othefobservers and the daily weathers maps that. lt fells to arouse bullish sentiment. The , nexfrop months have pot declined because the price Js not high, and the critical period of the cotton crop Is still ahead. Pres ent, prospects are nothing.' short, of brilliant . but the fear of something happening later on curbs bearish sen tlment Spot cotton has, suffered a serious decline In past few days and as we grow nearer to new crop lt eems that prices are likely to yield itlll further. Mills are generally cur tailing and those that are running are generally doing so at a loss, v Bass Ends its' Stormy Career St. Petersburg, July 4. The Russ, )iice the leading newspaper oT Russia suspended today publication on ac count of financial difficulties. . It was Uarted In 1904 by Alexis A. Souvorln ion of the proprietor ot the Novoe Vremya and had a stormy career. was Bupresatd 107 days in all, 154 is tucs were confiscated and three of Its principal officers were Imprisoned. T County Teachers All teachers who will attend the Craven County Summer Scheiol at V'ano boro, are reijioRted to bring with in thrlr tout books and a pair of U ours. . - ' S. M. CUiNSO.M. County 811 1 1 1 nt i'n df nt, Break In Peace !; 'wtluns Harbin. MaiM-liiiria, July 4. in w-l infiiniicl ciri-ii-s In 1 1 11 it,! u It Is In1 'livid lliiit the Jin... ;o-Jai,!nii- en i i,i' i i'. irillng M ini Inn In la we k- n.hif, mid that, event h ilii uiv In l i r lot . 1 ( V lilll '..III v ill : .i mid Ai... 1 I I. ' 1 to V I .1 V ; . I Y - i '-I ' r t i f ' V 1 I . LI. K. K... J L.lL f.l" : i:: ::::.fciK Retiring Vice-President of 5 he Norfolk And Southern Has Kind Words - 4 For Mr. Fitzgerald Norfolk, Ya., July, 4 M. K. King, who has retired aa vice-president of the Norfolk and Southern Railway, af ter twenty-seven jears of continual service- with that company, was asked today for a statement. He said: ' , t linua rn 1 1, fn out, 41tt lhn fimwlnt. ment of Mr. Fitzgerald is favorable tor ed'rallroad man, and his meth,odB are well adapted to accompllsfi the " pur- pose sought ty his seiecti for the "I shall remain in Norfolk., What ever if' success I have attained dur ing twenty-eight yeare of my .-connection with the, Norfolk and jSoUthern Railroad has been won through the es teem and confidence of the'' jpeople of Norfolk and Eastern North Carolina. . "I have many friends ampng those neople, and, very naturally, l feel that 1 t can accomplish more among them snd the conditions familiar to me than Unong straugcrs. My workihg days i :re by no means over.' Marriage Licenses For June 1 WHITE 4 ' " 6th Furney Gaskill to Hattje May Mornlne. , ' s 1 6th Richard H. Robinson' to Julia rpen. - " -- - " .-7 10th A. C. DanielB to Flossie May Sutton.. i ' ". 13th Clayton Barratt to Ada Weth eringtoh. . - 1 15th Geo. T. Duffy to Mary Wol fenden. . ,;. :'. 5th-H. W, "Lupton to B. Eliia Bas alght. If v'" , 18th Jerry Smith to Eliza Heath; 24th Alden Guthrie to Essie Cur- . , f 24th J. L. Robinson to Dallas Din- kins. . 27th J. T. Street to Joeio Rhodes. 2t9h T. W, Brogden to Maud Smith. COLORED - i s-2nd-Albert Edwards to Lulu' Pay- ton. 1 - : 1 4th Luke Elliott to Susan Whit ney. ) 6th Solomon Ham to Kpsictta Pen der.. ' 8lh E. . T. Brown . to Louisa Jay. ner. 11th Judge .Kinsey to Isabel Wat 18th Edward Brown to Harriet Cully. ' ,' , 24th James Brown to Georglana Holland. V it - 25lh Edward Fulcher to Bessie M. Newby. - . .; "'. .,-,.! ..... 25th--Freeman Boston to Lslu Cut ler. , - 25th Ieander Jones to Goldle Rob- rts. ' - '. 1 t. .:!'",. . '30th Robert Walker to Lydle- Joy ner. Zecherlal Qulnly, to Victoria 30th- Smlth. REFLECTIONS OF A BACIELOR An easy thing to understand, Is what you don't understand about women. When a hammock is jiiMt the .spot for couple it's a sign they are jingle, A proposal never seems to a girl to taste right unless therey lk moon light. ' . ; . A woman can't talk 'as mi)ch at a funeral as at a Wedding, but she en- oys herself as much. ..". k r When a woman wants an excuse to buy a new.hat she can manage to get caiiKht in the raln.witnpui an 'ireHfl. New York Press. .',-.' Klhhiip Strange and Rectors Recre ute Bishop Strange and the Kectoii! of the Ejilscopal parishes of the Diocese . 1 . At T- t of Eiuitern Carolina, are enjoying a ted daya outing at Beaufort. That Is they met at Beaufort last night and will be there until the 15th Inst. The meeting was arranged by BiHh- op Robt. Strange and there will be eighteen members from the Diocese In thftjiarty. Tbey will be quartered at St. Paul's School lonnltory, inl Hi.rn will he breaching every night. Tim paiherlnJjas for Its object a bet ter fli iiniviiitiiiieM of Uioe In the Dio- ( ., t talk over work and mi mutual mi;- ; Mtlons for benefitting the Iii w l l,i rn will be the i" of 1 ,!,y mul (. mil lneeris as tending for the In ft.blltlon to the ren- im iih m at (i !. . mures that so r m 1 H. v In ei rtalii .to enjoy. : -I ,:t. not your JlEItlL.alllllS i i a::::ual SEssioli i SEVENTH MEETING OF THE ASSO CIATION HELD IN RALEIGH PROFITABLE DIS- - . fQEATH OF C0I C.IL fiiHEIS Negro Boy Drowiieff in The Sense- HortIfllHttrlgll Hutt Call Convention ef Orchard Growers- Ashley Borne Appreciates Congratu- lutlona and Kind. Sentiment ' 3pecial Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C, July 4.-The seventh tnnual sessiou of the North Carolina Veterinary" Medical Association has !u8t c)osc(1 in th'8 city with the elec- .on oi w, u. nooeri oi tcaieign, to a third term as president i Other officers for the ensuing year are,. Dr. wait Asncrctt. Monroe, a4,ur. jr. s. arter; Greensboro, vice-presidents: I Jr. .'Adam Fisher: Charlotte', secretary ma ut. J. w. retty, uurham, treas- irer. tnursday night there was a t Kirgnuui Danquet. a numDer oi vah mble Papers were read during the 'jualnens se sslons, Including "The Hy- lene of MillC hy Prof. John Hichiels. 1. & M. Coilege;-"MunIclpal Meat In tpectlon" by Dr. J. A. Kierman, gov-i irnment expert in charge of the cattle ick eradication lri ' North Carolina; 'Our Milk Supply as Jte late d to the "ublic Health,'" by Dr. Tail Butler; 'Poisonous Plants ,Wlth Specimens,' iy Prof. F. L.f Stevens, of the A. 'I. -College.1 The attendance on the convention has been quite large and die session probably the most profit able In the history ot the association. This afternoon "at 5:30 o'clock, the unoral of Col. Ceburn L. Harris, was ndupte d from the Fir3t Presbytcriat :hurch by Dr. W. M. "White; the ne lastor assisted by 'Ric. W. C. Tyree flhe First Baptist ChurchThe de-e-sf d was one of the oldest citizens '(.'.Raleigh, betng 83 years, and had V long and use ful" career much 1u the mbllo service. . - . Lclsnd Harris, a negro boy, raiser! iy City Tax Collector John 8. Jones .vas drowned in the Neuse river near lalcigh .lasi evening. He stole out sto a leaky boat which swamped and vf rturned, he being caught under the ;iit bo that he could not help him self. V, '. " D'trlng the spring State Hortlcultur- st W. M. Hutt gave ft demonstration ! 1 some of the principal orchards of be State on th method3 of pruning ind spraying. This Fall he Is arTang- ng to call orchard owners togettier ig.tlu t.t these same orchards to dm- JDBtratc th re8ults ot the ln trcat I in nt on the fruit field and then give ibject leesons on the gathering, pack ing and marketing ot the fruit : Great interest 1s awakened In this-, work hrou.ihout the State where the dem ist rat Ion have been made. Hon. Ashley Home, one of the three candidates before the recent sehsa- lonal democratic convention at Char- otte, for the nomination for govern - r, stnt the day In Raleigh and says fe finds ' It Impossible t& answer I iromplly all the letters that ttre pour- I ag m on tfim from friends through - I 'ut.the State, congratulating him onl the splendid fight he made and In his 1 jmey retirement from the race. Col. Inrac is In the best of health, and I videtly high spirits. LOVE IN BITTER k $vUool (i!ri Sends Sweet Note I Iu Package of "Fresh " Made," Carlinle , Pa., July 8. Because A. Il loRserman buys fresh Fatter he Is on he wsy to matrimony. A Shlppens- )nrn.Normal School -girl, while visit ng,her father's home at Mount Holly SprlngR, this county, packed a tender note into a one-pound package of Mount Holly's finest creamery. It waa not an ordinary love note It admitted yearning for a mate, but laid mate must be attractive and f ChrlHtlan. He must alno be young. Bosse rm.in, who lives In fled Linn Tork county, annwrnd the note, lit hiis answered maiiv othrrs since and .hoto"t iii lis l.avo In en exrlinn;id lis rifi.His t) revi.'l the ycuni; v-o-111 nil's n. ine, hut H firtaln Hhe will i"vcr i".,' Ii"r d.'iihmia nn a teiM hi r .xi-fl't in tlu- ho:i . .1 1 I IT.it 1 I .1 I 1 "i- A GREAT KDSI AT Tflfl T'llRli RM'1 ' rr.FiraniHi1"" l-uu" " ............. , Over 1,000 Seek The Refreshing Cool ' ness of Our Sea-side Resort I '" Raleigh Sends on Excursion 1 -:;i '.. -. . el 8S0 Down :; v I , There have been but few days when the crowd at Morehead was as great as it was on Sunday, and it la very doubtful if the size -of the crowd has been surpassed. There were over 1,000 visiters and the place affordto a lively and pretty seiene... In addition to the visitors from near-by places who usually go 'down to spend Sundaj we're thqse who had gone there to see the cruiser North Carolina, toattenc the State Pharmaceutical Association, which beglnB Its sessions .this week and a, big excursion from-Raleigh. The latter was composed of 14 cars, ill crowded and an estimate on the a umber of people in that party alone Is place d at 850. ;v Manage r Morton, if "the Atlantie Hotel, served dinner to 'nearly ' 1,000 people, and the other hotels and restaurants and boarding houses were taxed to the limit to feed th. --.' hordee ? Th hotel" at the k,,. Wa8-batronlzed by between 250 ind 300 eut8t8- , xlie Burf waa thl ..im., rnn..na n...i rnn xn -a. aiC(i themselves of the privilege of v plunge lri the Driy deep. Ever) .Cnditlon was favorable to the bather. There were no accidents and this fea- tUre was greatly enjoyed Quite a large contingent - went te Point Lookout to see the cjulser a' anchor there. This boat was at an chor there from Thursday morning until Monday morning. " Although "o! the cruiser type, it will rank with any attlesbip In the navy, as a. marine ighter.v Ifwas a full armory and a iplendldly drilled crew. The people vere fortunate who took -advantage of in opportunity to make a visit to.thir Ine ncwi ncquisllioi to the navy Ii order "to1' behold ' for themselves, the completeness, and superiority . of the nation's naval department The science of the examination and the' fitting of-glasses to the eye is a profession entirely separate from med; Iclne, requires . spectal ' instrnmehts. -Sfm training.:. We have the best equip e d optica elopartnient ln the city.;, J J. Baxter, Graduate .Optician. . ", PlilTCHAKD TO. GO ON . SI'PREME BKnv. Story From Asheville is That He Will Fill One of Three Impendlng- '.". '. ; Vacancies Ashevllle, N. C, July 6. According o ihe Ashevllle Cill.ieri, It Is author-' tptiwely stated that Judge J. C Prttcb rd, of the United States Circuit Court 1 to be made a Justice cf theUnited tates Supreme -Court. this fall, when t is also said, three of the present as loclate Justices and perhaps Chief Jus- Ice Fuller will retire. , 1 Tee citizen aaas: "tresiaeni uoose- ;tt has a high regard . for . Judge ?rltchard, both personally and bb a awyer, and he feels that the South mould ; have recognition, having at iresent but one representative on the ench. Justice White of Louisiana.'' Judge Prltchard refuses to discuss he matter. -" . . ' - 1 5 Washington, D. C:,J(rly . Tne re- I rt that Circuit Judge Prltchard le I'o be promoted to the Supreme Court P ench greatly Interested the few ofli I Hals of the Department of Justice whe ere In the city today, because the I mdcrstanding among them was that J Judge Prltchard's restraining orders I M the Southern .railroad cases nai I rngercd President Roosevelt, not be 'anse the latter thought the assirmp- lun of iiirladiction unwarranted, but !mi.tv because it stirred up such r. I rreat political s row. He feared - It I ' would result in stirring tip uiineoeH- wry trouble about States' rights and n the government by injunction Is me. , While Judge Prltchard's orders did ihuse a great commotion, presumably ts satiBfaetory outcome restored ?rit( hard to the good grace a of the Pretrtdent It Is possible that Chitf Justice. Ful !ir and Associate Justices Harlan Brewer and Peckham niuy r tire at . .. ,, I n,; eny time. jiiHiices iiiiiiaii mm o Vm have talked aLont II, uifll Harlan rdlcnti'd-an Intmllon mime time CP" f relii ing to write vi-'iilni'-ci'iiee i, !'3 fiiHtice Brewe r Is duln-;. Clth f Just i;-o ? .l!i r ha i bun f !i:-.ii.lf for i''-' .i eim-nt '1 r five ye.ir'i. At vario.m t:n . '" b ' rn n porti d timl h" li 'i ii i. '1 11 : ' ; 1- bnt en the '.I'." r V'i !;( hl'S 1" V i'l V ) ''lit 1 1 ! . oii il I. 1 fi.; 1 li 1 l.i ' '1 ti,'.! I. .1 1, ... m m f-m GREAT INTEREST TAKEN .IN TZ1X' BUILBING OF AlDITOKim . AT STATE FAIR " , . , GROl'NBS RKPUininsraririr: Getting Ready For' The State Fair Repairing Buildings etc No Exhibit - In Boston Fourth of inly WeU Cb- ' . 1. .. . .- served at Beaufort Report on Cot. ton Condition. , , Special Correapondenoe. - Raleigh, N. C, . July 6. Reports rom this section and from the cotton section east of here, show that tfcert a too much rain for this orop that, the stalks are beconJag gappy. Dry weather Is now needed. Pljrw- ng has been checked.. This J fc 3rst setback cotton has had this, gear - on. Tobacco, Is all. right, good Mrwa , lomlng from this crop everywhere. Great numbers of the steel conatrug ion companies, are showing mucb in- jfrest In the building of the great gjt lltorlura at the State Fair Grouada, ind Secretary Pogug ia receiving muif 'ettcrs in regard to this , important , matter. Designs gvill be prepared n4 bids made and it Is thought that tba building can be put up in ample Mux. hat is, by October first It la to seat 0,000 persons... Out at the fair growidg work ta la flogress on 100 new stall! for horses iiii good progress Is betng made apoa he machinery shed which la 200x50 et in size. .- It is practically decided tbat th ' "h'.lek Agricultural Department will 6t make an exhibit at the Boston fair. Curator Brimley bag been there and ooked over the whole situation and 1ndsvthat there will be two fairs gi 'he some time. ' . Dr. gchmltz,' pfNhe i Ut . 8. Agricul tural Department,, Js here and . to naklng a study . of alfafa ta Nortk Carolina. He Is a noted expert a to 'his crop. - Good alfalfa can be grows in the New Bern section and U grows well as far east as Wilmington. Prof. Riddlck, . of the AgrlcuUnrat nd Mechanical College hag been at Veldon making surveys for water and ; we rage at that point , A report from the State penitentiary rro Is that the cropg there are par- 'cularly fine. ' ' , Rapid work is how going on at Camp Unn. The rifle range Is compute. he water tower Is completed and 7ork Is In progress on a large nwss hail.... j::..v - The Fourth ot July wag very well bserved at Beaufort the Cruiser vtorth Garollna and the Revenue Cat-' ers Apache and Seminole firing sa utes. The Naval Militia from Beau- tort went to the Cruiser. An oQclal 'Islt was paid by the officers of both he revenue cutters to the North Car lina. The latter vessel left those yaterg today for Norfolk, to conavlete qulpmrnt and will be at the Norf'Jt avy Yards several weeks, probatly. The lette' from Texas says the wea- her there has been very favqr&Ug 'vnd cotton ehowa a marked iraprove- inent. All flie evidence Is that there vlll be a very large crop, though U critical period Is still ahead. We have reduced prices on em C N Uns Refrigerator twe an I t' e i - arg each. J. S. Bannll.t L'..i.'..e Company. - BUITAIN'S KING RE. CUVI. 'U Presennllon Takes I'lure nt I L'oa of Luiidoii's New Ii For N in Lciidon, Eng., July 6 An ti ille e'f buildings ovt i'io. ' ', ; '"hanioa, near Charing. Cro: 1, v cued tills afternoon by t. ' a ' li-a, who wan nccoi-.; i. 1 ! T Iwrnl, as the 1 ' . ' : : Hoyal National '. Nnrsi'3. The 1 v i t w ,; i a 1 ,t; ii 1 n':, ' i 'i i i :
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