The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-03
GATHERED AT GREENSBORO.
Robbed of Her Diamonds-Another Big
Cotton Factory.

Cotton Factory.
GREENsBORO. y. c., April D.. Special. f.
Miss Lily Morehead, daughter Of Hon. j.
Turner Morehead, OF Leaksylle. was robbed
of S25 and pair Of diamond earrings val
ued at 500, last Saturday afternoon, 40 the
Air Line depot In Charlotte.
Sheriff Cooper. Of Mecklenburg, is IN a
auandary over the legality OF titles 10 be-
giyen for lands levied on and sold 10y him
while in Office. The purchase money IN
some cases. the fees, Nc.. were not paid
over 10 him. but were collected by his sue
cessOr IN office. Ia his perpleXity be calls
upon the states AttOrncy-GenerM tO say
who is tO make deeds.
.. G.. Farrar. president OF the Tarbor1
Cotton Factory. who has managed the an.
fairs Of the company so efficiently, has on
hand a scheme for building another factory
% cost 100000. and proposes 20 raise the
subscription stock outside Of Iarboro.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor NJ. 4. otedman
Is booked % deliver the address of the me
mortal celebration IN Wilmington on the
10Th of MAY. Ills subject will be "General
William McRae and the Battle Of keam'
Station"
General NJ. b. Young is doing vigorous
work i'm the paving job of the Asheyillt
streets. DE has had lot OF test brich
made at Hickory. Knoxville, and Asheviile
and will use only iur h.-t.
Last week the gin, sa" and grlst mill oil
Mr.. ID. b. Lee, one Of the best farmers ol
Necklenburg county, was burned. also q
large lot Of hay and other feed that had
been stored.
William Thorne. the negro mail carrier IN
FdgecOmbe county. stole silver wdtch
from "a show case while the postmaster was
asserting the mail. lie has been taken IN
limbo.
There is said 90 DE more lumber shipped
from Red Springs. ON the Cape Fear anc
Nadkin Valley Railroad. than any inland
town i'm the state. From sixty % seventy
thousand feet are sent Oh daily. " Wa'
noticed recently that cars were billed iOl
Muskegan. Michigan.
The Big swamp Improvement 'ompan
are TO erect "A sG. GOO mill at the mouth OF the
swamp. Already they have expended Sl'o,
900 I'm drainage, and are soon 10 put III
boat t0 haul OF the lumber.
Mrs. Barney. secretary ot the Nauona
Woman's Christian Association, Is 10 lcct
ure i'm Raleigh in the interest Of the assOcia
ton on the 10th of April.
A cotton factory is to be built in Horden
between LincOlntOn and Dallas, on the mar
row gauge railroad.
Contributions are being taken in WI
mingtOd in answer 10 an appeal from fleu
ericksburg. for the erection Of headstones t'
the graves Of Confederate dead buried u
tnat city. ,-,..,.
Winston proposes to establish knitting
factory. and also "a factory for the manuiac
tory OF cigar boxes.
ifhe Norfolk and Western Railroad prom
ises 200 car loads Of freight daily as .oOi
as the connection is made with the I. r.
\. Y. beyond Mount AIRY.
Uaysyille. Clay county Is 10 have a new
paper called The Headlight.
$1,000 Publishing House il 10 be rul
in Durham i'm connection with Trinity Col
le0e Tbe trustees of that institution, n
pnrsuance of "A meeting held last week. VII
meet again this week in Durham 10 appOin
"a building committee who Will be instruct
ed 10 push the work Of building with al
possible dispatch.
Dempsey liOsklns. an old negro living il
this county. has received a letter from som
exodusting friends who recently went Z
Kansas. and send back bad reports.
They saw that the negroes are runnln
away from their employers. that the "or
nut upon them is 0yerbearing and that th
employers chain the hands al night To kee
them from running away. Dempsey say
these are facts.
\ stock company Of $4,000 capital ha
been organized al Sanford, on the Cap
Fear Yadkin Valley railroad 10 work th
browu-stOne quOrry. The company holds
lease on 3s7 acres. 10 j. said that three
fourths Of the stone taken out Is merchanta
/ BILE.
The sheriff Of Rockingham county wire
sheriff Haskins, OF this county, yesierda
10 know If he could bring ten prisoners ner
after the burning OF the Rockingham jan
The prisoners arrived here last night.
DR.. Joseph :. Doak. a native OF this place
but now medical practitioner IN Caswe
county, had "A dangerous runaway oy Nv
spirited horses attached 10 a buggy. III
accident occurred near Pumpkin Cree
bridge as he was going into DanYille. II
was thrown out and the buggy smashed
bnt otherwise there was no great danlas
done.
The City Board took steps yesterday
pave with granite blocks four additions
sections Of the principal streets.