The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-03
SOUTHERN RArrlsrs.

Rev. L. Durham. secretary of the state
Board Of Baptist Missions. reports ye-ter-
day. the end Of the fiscal year. that the
southern Baptist Convention contributions
for the southern Home and ioreignmls,ions
are larger than ever before. Last year this
state gave $1,000 TO the Home and 5000 to
Foreign missions, which amount was large
increase over the previous year. and the in-
crease was largely in the western counties
of the state.
Il u reported that the government dredg-
ng force at work I'm Roanoke river have
killed great maay fish by blasting with
dynamite.
sheriff r. II. Foy. OF Jones county. bad his
barn burned last Wednesday hy children
who had been PLAYING in it with matchc-.
The contents all went with IT, and the
dwelling near hy WAS saved with diiiicuiiy
NEW BERNE LUMBER TRADE.
The lumber husine,, of New Bene is said
tO be more prosperous now than any other
industry at that place. The mills are douh-
ing their capacity. The oyster packing
season is about over, and other enterprises
and products come in TO fill lis place. The
garden and truck farm supplies the peas
md strawberries-hayei Just come M time To
keep up the How Of cash.
The railroad. which il 10 rum from Chad
bourn. will connect with the Red springs
road. soon 10 Doe built and extended 10 Ahcr-
deem thence 30 Salisbury 10y a continuous
line for two hundred miles through the best
pine umbered section in the stale.
The Richmond and DanNille and the Cape
Fear and ladkin Valley Railroads both
took stock i'm the Bes.emor steel Company
here 90 the amount Of S2J,Ooo each. iho-c
tnd "a few other, Of like amount have in-
sured the success Of ihe enterprise.
4 g b. .aNI .fI|.. ...IHI
ton Committee has received % letter from
Mr.. Cleveland, declining the invitation 10.
be- present. ON account OF pressing business
engagements.
4 business committee at Gastonia has Ste
cured the Use of a biz tent for the Fite meet
ng that is to begin there ON the ith ol MAY.
u viii seat 1000 people. and IN Pheasant
weather ii can be So arranged a. to seat
3,O0o.
Mir. Z. II. Pcllcner. of New Berue. ha- rc-
rciycd letters from "a Philadelphia firm
lebiug il inducements can he offered, aud ol
what sort. for the said firm to put zap "a knit
ting mill ar that place. lnasmuch "a, New
Bernc has liberal outstanding oarr-, for ali
such. 1t is most likely that such an iodusir,
will De planted there.
MANANCE COUNTY.
An enthusiastic railroad meeting has lust
been held al niOn Ridge. In the upper end
0f Alamauce county. in tEc interest of ihc
Greensboro and Norfolk Railroad. The ad-
yantages have been ably discussed 10y the
promoters of The move; aud "a committee oi
nine influential men were appointed to
cau,a. in the county for subscriptions.
The tender Of 5000 stock share manu-
featuring plant has been made to this place
fan additional SlO.OOO by parties In Greens
b0r0 will be- offered. one of our leading
merchants. Mr.. =. :. Brown. has the matter
in hand. and it is probable that ihe comOi-
nation will Dee effected.
High Point has begun the erection Of %
arec tWO-st0ry brick building which D., g.
bo occupied - "a chair factory. The ~roD
Pmy spoke and handle factory. which wa-
DESTROYED by fire sometime ago, j, also peine
rebuilt.
The contract fr the building Of the Cor
pOrati0n cotton Factory here. has just been
let TO Watson * Cecil, OF Lexington, bf the
buildng committee. The size i5 t0 Doe
7sxl0O feet and twO stories with engine
house. lappor room and cotton storage eX-
ira.
\ report ,lmes from Halifax county to
the effect that the emigration moN oNemehi'
which had somewhat suspended. has
opened mp again, and labonofs who had
contracted for year and bad planted part
Of ther crops. are leaving some sections pi
squads in iities. Some have LETT this week.
y. :. Y. AND =. y.
II is now deemed highly probable that Toe
/ Yadkin Silver alley aud Pee Dee Rail
road will be- built from Ihomasyilie 90 the
/ Yadknriyer. thence the river t0 the Nai-
rows. and then Co Wadcsboro. II has been
but few weeks since this enterprise wa,
/ put IN definite shape and the promoters be-
gan 10 ask their friends ~ take stock.
| The County Commissioners Of Chatham
county have established public terry over
/ the cape Fear river at the old Atents Terry
place. 4 private ferry was established
| there more than one hundred years ago.