The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-13
GATHERED AT GREENSBORO.
Twin cities in the state-A Romantic
Marriage,

CRrEN.BORO. y. G.. Mar. l2.-' special
There are several twin cities in the state.
some of the old towns, whose origin dates
back tO revolutionary times. have gone
along Iu the even tenor of their way. salts
led with tine condition of things that pre-
vailed "a hundred years ago. But with the
advent of "a new generation. under new
conditions of social and political life. diff
lereni ANA "a progressive spirit has been en-
rendered. They soon became twins in
size. for tine old is slow % take
0n flo new form of life. There is mo- more
striking illustration of this fact than the re-
cent experience 0fthe twin city si Winston
Salem. The old N0faYiau town of salem is
much as DO Was when tle great grand-m0th-
ars of the YOUNG ladies now in college there
went t0 school at the same place. 10 has
always been the quiet little hamlet that re-
tanned tle somewhat rustic simplicity that
was a characteristic four generations ago.
Z Indeed the very room m an antique little
Old hotel s still shown as tine one in which
George Washington once lodged. But the
quiet Dutch ioiA have always persistontly
resisted au enlargement NJ their borders
and ans Innovations upon their time honor
ed customs alike. THE muscular and pro-
1r.sslFe town OF Winston las been
bonn and reared along side OF her
Nothing but ID street divides them. The
visitor in passing along. goes from ONE
eitf i0 another at step. They have here
niore maintained their separate and inde-
pendent elrHlitIes; Dut it seems that
a change has come over the spirit Oi the
-llemlIl- dreams and the leaien OF c0nsOli-
dati0n is af work. Winston has the rail-
road depot. flc courthouse and tue graded
school. and the electric light. street-car an d
Nater-UOrh4 plants. She has also tobacco
factories galore ltle capiiail, the vim, and
rle commercial Importance. and DO Row
comes t0 pass fhat fhe lattorday >alemite
has caught Oboe significance of lne age, and
an oi0ff l- being made on both sides of the
line t0 bring ihe two into union. When the
marriage takes place Winston viii bring
her wealth and salem her Nsthetica 90 the
nupu1I altar.
Clinton. samson county, reports roman
Ge marriage ID. A. BlzIell was untsd 90
Miss Belle Mathis, after a ten years 5epa-
ration. They lived near each other, and
learned t0 love when little children. I'm ma
urer years. their dream of a happy union
was dapei.ed by The n0n-appelrance 0i an
important letter from one tOthe other, which,
as has since been surmised, wa. lost when
the u0-tOlIco at Clinton wa5 burned. Each
surprising the other untrue, their separation
continued and after % time billel married
another I'm process Of time death released
him from this tie and after various Ficissi-
tuae- met with his first love. when mutual
explanations followed, and the breach Of
len Years was healed Oy their marriage last
sunday.
The Western Insane Asylum, at Morgan
i0u. has l,i patients. The appropriation
lOr the support of the institution amounts
t0 $3.50 per capita. The maintenance Of
the inmates, aud the necessary repairs, do
not exhaust the appropriation. There Is a
small surplus.
Hon. +. NJ. simmons, or New Bernc, i
being doomed for Congress for the second
district.
Dr. McCanless, OF Danbmy, a prominent
and influential member OF his profession in
stokes county has been stricken with par
alysis.
The Walnut Cove Lumber Company is
turning out large quantities Of tobacco
boxes.
A Mr.. Lineberger, Of Cabarus county. is
here to-day. and SAYS that the gold mine
0wncrs OF that county have am arrangement
with the dlggers and other laDOrers 20 give.
I'M lieu Of any 0therpay. One-half Of the
gold they may lind. A few days ago, an
old negro found nugget. which was worm
$500, and got his proportion-a good day :
work.
Iutic II no mort ntilhlu- lArt az ihc'hN
10 the various great industries that are
scattered broadcast over the state. than
that permanence and prosperity are the out
come of small beginnings. 10 is only in the
last.few years that enterprises begin opera
tiOns with large capital.
Last Tuesday there was mass-meesing
In the town Of Winston in the interest OF
Trinity College. President Crowell was
present Stokes Hall was crowded, and a
large per cent. were ladies. A few OF the
most prominent layTnen Of the Methodist
denomination live there. and among them
are the men who have been the most liberal
OF their means for the support Of the college.
Colonel j. W. Alspaugh and Mr.. James A.
Gray are two OF the trio who literally kep'
the Institution alive for number Of years
IL is now understood that a large number
of the members OF the board OF trustees O
| tha Ranfisf Female University that Il Il