The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-04
GATHERED AT GREENSBORO.
Tobacco al gyinston-The Piedmont Fruit
Crop.

GREENSBORO. N. G.. April Especial.
Twouty-cight thousand pounds Of tobacco
were stamped by manufacturers in one day
last week i'm Winston, and tine first install
meul of rails for the electric street railway
have been received.
The steepie of the NJ. T.. Church, South. at
Wilmington. has been completed, and b.
Cno hundred and ihirty-hYe feet high. The
auditorium Will Dee finished and ready for
service the first of June.
The IideWater Lumber Company have
built a uarrow-gauge railroad opposite 20
New Bcrne. from Coal springs, % few miles
uu the river. 10 is seven miles long, and
win 0e used Dos the company in connection
with their mills. for hauling lumber.
The hrsl crop of Rockingham county is
pronounced t0 be an entire failure. This
misfortune means more for the Piedmont
section than any part of the State. Unless
this loss can be supplemented by a big
blackberry crop. which is often the case,
there will be- "a heavy deficit in the incomes
of the farmer and country iAboring class.
There is said fO be tiorfnOn settlement
of considerable numbers g. ile foot of Pilot
Mountain. in Stokes county. 10 is known
that occasionally. for several years, emis-
sanes from Salt Lake City haYe been IN the
habit Of operating in that section by teach
ing their peculiar doctrines. and often take
away some as converts or recruits, Tor their
colonies in Utah.
wilmington reports in stock for the last
dav Of March lurpeutinc g.Jss barrels
rosin. lUJ $50 barrels; tar, 1880 barrels.
Already Wilmington is feeling the im-
pulse of am increase OF business through
ibe Cape Fear and Nadkin Valley road,
nom the interior, hut New York steamers
are filling der docks with freight 90 bc
raken to points ALI along up through the
state. There is no better road in the South.
ern country. and The wisdom Ol IFS cOnstrur
lion Is nov being made manifest
Manager Nolan, ~ the >oacoasl Railroad
has gone AOuh for the purchase Of addi-
ronai engine. and cars iol his road
John p. Gallant, thrifty farmer living ir
Steel Greek township, tabarus county, ol
last saturday. had every building on HE
place. except the Nell-aouse, destroyed 10y
/ fire.
ON Wednesday morning OF last week
woman Lying two miles from Mount AIRY
named Martha Eaton. stood before mlrrOl
and cat her throat with razor from eat q
ear. almost seyering herhead from the body
Wake Forest College boy, from Call
s uYnia. Oilers tO DE one oftye Co put memo
rial window in tne COLLEGE Chapel building
| for Dr. Wingale. q former liberal patron O
that institution.
Concord has a couple--a man and BIZ
wife with Original Ia;aes-Nr. Adam
/ steans and his wife Eve.
Hon. George W. -anderiin, state AUDI
tor. is 40 deiiter The annual literary addres
at Orceuyille Female College. cI the 9th o
June. Be is well known as one Of the mos
magnetic speakers I'm the state, ana Is
clergyman OF the Baptist Church.
A boy in Wilmington, by the name o
/ Willie ~hauss, has three turkeys Of his Owl
raising which together weigh ninety pounds
/ Collections Of internal revenue for IN
Fourth district ~ NaFe4 amo.ant .
7 S9j. luD.
Judge James y. Nelson died here aeou
3 O'Clock yesterday morning after llngeI
I To illness Of many weeks. He was natil
OF this county, was siXty-six years OF ago
ard had been probate judge Of Guiiior
count, twelve wears. 20 which Office he wa
elected by the Deihof1atiu patiy, rif'e ~
/ retirement from that Office he has serve
two terms as city commissioner,
Nj. John l.. Baker, Of this place, :,
some time ago receiyd patent on df0
curtain TO cover store shelves, has beel
offered >21. 1.00j by one party for the right O
rWenty-three States, and $4,000 by anoihe
for seven States.
J The town Of Sanford was visited b.