The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-04
THE PIEDMONT BUDGET.
hao Cut on the Head...Tobacco
sales ThrOttled for Want of Money.
various Newsy Notes.

sales ThrOttled for Want of Money.
Various Newsy Notes. }
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoN1cLE.)
WINSTON, N. O., Dec. "a colored
man named Joe Gregory was badly cut
on the head here Monday night by
another negro man named Peter Owens.
Gregory attempted to enter Ovens house
after the latter had threatened him, and
the fight occurred which resulted in
Gregory receiving hard blow on the
head from an axe in the hands of Owens
The axe sank to the skull and ripped
two and half inches OF his scalp out
ting main artery. He would have bled
to death had it not have been for prompt
surgical attention. At one time his
pulse stopped beating and he seemed
dead but lie was filed with stimulants
and that is thought to have saved his
life.
The Oldest man in Winston-Salem is
old uncle Billy Myers who is now in his
99th year, and still hale and hearty.
The effect of the Wall Street panic is
being felt here. Large dealers in leaf
are compelled to stop buying tobacco
until the banks can get some money
They report that this is almost impossi-
bic since the recent Wall Street failures.
~
Mayor John D. Coan, of Ridgeway,
Va, and Mr.. George o. Jones, tobacco
manufacturers of the same place, were
in the city yesterday on business con-
nected with the Roanoke & Southern
railroad. Ridgeway is growing town,
and on the above railroad. These gentle
men report that large magnetic iron ore
| discoveries have been made around the
| Chestnut Knob mountain near there;
also that silver bed has been found
about one mile on this side of the line
Mr.. H. 81. Reynolds, one of our smok-
ing tobacco manufacturers, shipped,
$500 pounds of one brand, the Red
Elephant, to-day. This is q good ship
ment considering the fact that the late
reduction of the tobacco tax has affected
trade as it has.
Mr.. A. A. Finley, of Gordon, Wilkes
county, was in the city to-day, and he
informs your correspondent that hi;
young city is getting ready for the big
land boom. He says that stock is being
taken right along in the new company
that has been formed to develop tha
country.
1t seems as if Greensboro came ul
yesterday to visit our hustling city
Your correspondent understands tina
some of her best men invested heavil,
here this morning. Greensboro AM
Winston are hand in hand climbing
up the flue'' of progress.
The returning Of Revs. W. @. Norman
and Ira Erwin to their charges in thi
city, by the Western North Carolin
Conference is source of much gratifica
tion to the two congregations that hav
become attached to them. This is MI
Norman's fourth year and Mr.. Erwin
second. They are both good men an
: : are beloved by the people of all demon
nations.
1t is a noticeable fact that there al
real estate men flocking here from cite
that have been On booms the past yea
Mr.. J. E. Catlin, of Florence, Ala, an
Mr.. J. E. Kantner, of Greensboro, cam
7 in yesterday and occupied Offices, and
! ! is said that one from Birmingham, Ala
y and another from Roanoke, Va, wi
: soon be added to the list. Verify
seems that steady growth is more a
tractive than booms.
NJ VICTOR.