The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-13
NORTH CAROLINA.
BIG TOBACCO FACTORY OPENED
AT HENDERSON.

Ex-Governor Hohien's Condition Critical
Would-Be Lvnchers Frustrated-Littl.
Girls Escape-Greeusboro. Milton anc
Raleigh.
RNEiGH, n. g., Mar. H. Special r.
Latest Intelligence from Ex-Governor IIot
don tonight. is that his condition is still
T quite serious. but be is resting comfortably
under the influence OF anesthetics.
The father ofCharles f.. Cross, eX-bank
president, now in the work house. arrived
here to-day from Gates county, having been
called TO the bedside of his son who is quite
in.
Governor fowlo received q telegram from
John s. Cunningham. Esq.. sent from CJn-
ningham station i'm Person county. an
nounciBg that telegraphie communication
bad been established t0 that place which IS
ON tine line of the Atlantic and Danyille
Railroad. This was the first message ever
sent from that county.
Grand Sire John &. Underwood is expect
ed t0 arrive here tomorrow and will be- the
guest of the odd Fellows here. reception
VIII take place tomorrow night at the Met
r0p0'.ian hall and banquet at the NarbOrO
House will follow. Governor fowle will
deliver an address of welcome.
Colonel w. IT. $. Burgwyn opened hi.
mammoth plug tobacco factory to-day at
Henderson with % banquet and elaborate
exercises. Prominent men from all parts
NJ tho state were present and took part
Among those vino delivered addresses were
Robert Hayden. of the Charlotte Chronicle:
Captain 5. a. Ashe, of the Raleigh News
and Observer; State Auditor g.. ". sam
doriin. Commissioner John Robinson and
Professors Chamberlain and Massey. of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College. Hen
ders0n i- rapidly becoming one of the great
esq tobacco markets of the State.
Revenue Agent >eawell arrived here TO-
night for the purpose of making "a formal
transfer OF the Office of this district 90 T.. A.
White, his nomination having just been
confirmed by the senate.
Thomas Brothers. Iob printers. who were
burned out at'Greensb0rO sunday. had a
contract % print the prospectus OF the
Greensboro steel and Iron Company. the
type. which had been set up for the pros
pectus. were saved from the flames. and
were sent here s0 that tine prospectus will
appear without any loss of time. IL is
looked for with great interest.
RoF. Thomas Hume. professor OF English
in State niyor-ity, has accepted am invita-
IlNI To NNllhci lNt dNuNtI address before
FRANKLIN Literary Society, of Homer school.
oxford, ". G.
a special from ,pariansburg. s. c.. says:
Yesterday two hundred men On horseback.
with small cannon and other fire arms rode
into that t0wnin body io take from the jail
George ". Turner. who killed his brother
.n-laW. young Mr. Finger. two or three DAYS
ago. They We're bent ON lynching Turner.
but Mayor llenninan gathered the police
and armed force. captured and spiked can
non, and dispersed w0uld-be lynchers
News i- received here to-day that Mr.
George W. Gaskins and family. of llatteras.
arrived zoo the wharf of The Atlantic and
N0rh Carolina Railroad freight depot at
NeW Beue yesterday morning ON sch00n-
er and while Mr.. 6askins assisted his wife
and children t0 get on the wharf and was
looking after the boat. his little daughter
who had started acr0s, the wharf. stepped
0n plank and leii through. The wharf is
about fifteen feet above lhe water. and there
was "a post stcking mp just above the
water aud almost directly under the hole
through which The girl iCil but in her iall
She fortunately missed it. The father went
to his daughters assistance just in time %
save her from drowning.