The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-11
GREENSBORO.
Farmers Institute to be Held-Negro
Orphan Asylum.

GREENSBORO, n. c., July l0.-lSpecial.l
A Farmers Institute is to be held in
Lenoir Caldwell county, the Sth and 9th Of
August. under the auspices Of the state
Commissioner Of Agriculture, John Robin
son. President J. q. Holiday and Prof.
Massey, Ofthe Agricultural and Mechanical
College, will be present and give
the benefits of their respective de-
partment., The State is rapidly TAX
Ing stand on scientific farming.
The reyiyalist, Rev. II. G.. Pearson, will
begin meeting at Hickory on the first sun
day in September and continue two weeks.
Evangelist Fife and wife will 20 to Sara
toga aud Canada tor the summer. 1t IS his
intention 10 attend institutes for the study
of the Bible at both the above places, where
he will have the benefit of the ablest lectur-
ers.
\ negro orphan asylum has been estab-
lished at oxford by that race. for the care
OF their destitute children. Rev. a. shep,
herd is president of the organization, and
is sending out circulars for help, which Is
said to be worthy institution.
Unusually large numbers Of black ilsh
are being caught at the different sporting
grounds about Wilmington, and the fish are
very fine. .
4 few days ago, near Miller Il Nesbitts
saloon. in CabarTus county, two young men,
Will Saunders and viii Howard, were
about starting in wagon to Concord.
saunders had already mounted the wagon.
and said 10 Howard: Fetch my pistol;
want to get cartridges for it, They were
the last words he ever spoke. howard
came out with the pistol, which he pointed
at saunders "ust for fun" and pulled the
trio0er. The pistol had in it Il cartridge,
which exploded. and Saunders fell dead.
Duncan Mclean, young white man
about twenty-three years Of age, was Killed
by lightning near Ellington, CaDarrus
county, last Wednesday.
The executive committee Gf the Lumber
River Industrial and Live stock Ass0cia-
ton met at Red Springs, R0besOn county, +,
last week. They bought twenty-One acres
for fair ground, the fair is TO be held Au-
gust the l4th, 18th and 18th. Colonel l.. r..
McRae is To be chief marshal on the Occa-
sion.
Mrs. Nancy Gragg died at her home in
Catlettsvile. Caldwell county, last week
at the age Of eighty-three. She was the Wi
dow of a Revolutionary pensioner. and
sister Of the famous bear hunter, En0ch COT
fee. Of John river
Mr.. ID. Clifford Bronson, OF this place, and
graduate of lriaity College in the class ol
80. has been awarded the prize offered by
the American Institute Of Ciyics, New
! York. on the merit ci graduating thesis
entitled, 'shauld the Electoral College
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| An Alliance grand rally will be held at
( this place July I'D and 2lth. Colonel P0lk,
president of the National Alliance, and
other distinguished speakers Of national
reputation from this and other states will
be present. Music and feasting will be the
order in part. Everybody invited. IL il
estimated that 10000 Alliance men VIII be
IN attendance.
Mr. ;. w. Alfred, of this county, eXhlD-
tied small loOking-glass here today when
was a curiosity In its way. IL is said Il
have been taken from the wreck OF "A vessel
in the Rappahannock river, near Fred
ericksburg, two hundred and thirty years
ago. Mr. Allred,s grandmother, who lived
! 20 he ole hundred years old, gave II to hel
sun, Mr.. Allred's fdther,