The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-21

rant had been issued the magistrate found
J that there would De an investigation Dr. the
school board. and ordered the sheriff not fO
serve IL. In the investigation which iOi-
lowed 10 was shown that Mr. Webb. in at
tempting some mild discipline. was resisted
hy the boy. lie then gave some order or
asked some question which was disrerani-
ed. He ther put his hand under the bows
chin and tried 10 turn his head. when
scuiiie followed. I'm the melee the hOy drew
his knife ana made a fierce fight against
the teacher. 10 seems that there had been
some difficulty before. Ar. Webb was
charged with beating and stamping the
boy in the face. but was acquitted by the
board. The affair created quite a sensa-
tion.
Rev. Thomas stradley. Of the Baptist
Church, in Asheyille, Is % years old. but
vigorous and active iu church work.
The friends Of DR.. Upper of shaw Uni
versity, (colored) IN Raleigh. have made up
a $1,000 endowment fund f0r the presidon-
tial chair.
In Cherokee county ON last Tuesday.
during a violent thunder storm. lightning
struck and killed two fine milk COWS, be-
longing 10 William 1uitt.
The Bee Mountain Mining Company. Of
LenOlr county. will In few days put in
ten ton crushing MILL
job Biggs, of Rockingham county. who
travels the Campbell route, delivers the
mails at Madison. and makes his trips ON
ioot lie travels ~ miles one day. and 81
the next. Leaving ont the sundays. he
travels s,iji miles a year: on the earth's
circumference i'm three years.
The transfers that have taken place I'm
real eastate here within year. and mainly
since the boon began 20 get i'm it, work,
have amounted in the aggregate % S2eO0,-
900. There is no abatement up 90 this time.
Lands that lie two miles outside the city
corporation now bring $50 and $50 per acre
and in some instances 500 an acre.
The steel and Iron Company Will realize 2
big dividend just here. Their purchases
will average say about s3j am acrea. Their
tenure Of an the surrounding section Will
Z lable themt0 control theprices. lhei ncreas-
ed value consequent upon The Improvements
projected. may Dee safely pat down at $500
per acFe. This kind of profit on 5000
acres which they propose tO control
viii give an aggregate Of S9lOOOO. which
Will Of itself build "a steel mill. 10 is pro-
posed 90 establish two furnaces-0ne for
Bsssemer pig and the other for mill and
foundry iron. The capital stock Of the
company is Sl0OOO0O, in shares of 500 each.
II will require au outlay Oi 100000 in get
ting ready for operations. The other ,0OO,OlO
will De used MS "a working capital and in es-
tablishug such industries as the company
may determine upon. The charter of the
company was granted in February, 1857.
and amended IN March. 1850, but was not
organized till November of last year.
Twenty-Five per cent. OF the stock taken 10y
a subscriber is 90 De paid cash, and like
payable at amy ,ime thereafter go
sixty days intervals at the call Of the Board /
Of Directors.
Dr. Benb0w, large property owner here. /
was offered to-day 100000 for 5j2 feet 'front.' /
on south Elm street. including his hotel.
A party was here to-day looking for a |
suitable site for a wholesale drug store.
a gentleman was here yesterday trying /
tO buy stock iu the Greensboro National /
Bank. lie did not lul amy for sale. The /
stock is worth $50 per share.
!. B. Duke c"buckl. who has been /
elected president of the American Tobacco /
Company Of New York, gets "a salary of
ijo.0lO year. This is probably the largest /
salary ever paid % "A tobacco man.