The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-18

IT'S VIII rNN HAHN"t f""f ''''
- 4 f.ncle Ril, whitley Of stanley
county recently died az the age of lll. lie
WAS z remarkable man iu other respects
than his great age. and his many acqusint-
ancos would lite Sd secure some hioftaphi-.
cal * tch.
4 friend Of pubi, schools ~ 'abau"-
county Offers $40 gold piece lNf the ''.t
.pellpr in fho schools ln ihe county. ih'fe
,til be "A weekly uracticc. ana IVprcseni-
atiycs from the different district. "iii meet
on the i1th OF April in contest Nhieh II Fl"
bo open to pupils Of both sexes.
Many farmers are ploulh|ng up me "heat
fields That have been killed or badly DAM
aged. and are sowing spring oats.
The pear crop in eastern Noiih 'tfoNht
Is said Ia be- a total failure.
The Roanoke Land Improvement COM
many. rocontly organic q with a capital Of
:. .Olo 600 is said to be n w nsiou enterprise.
D,namos i0r the New berne electric heht
system have arrived, ann ih' engines arc
soon to DO sO.
In tho truck NJ sections. man, cabbage
fields that W. re posed 90 have Nth h'iF-
iossly damaeed. ht,e pat on new li,. ana
come out wondcrly under a ie~ daNs ol
GENIAL sunshine and March showers.
Nr. ID. T.. Sardln. an orslow county iar-
a,or. sl,. DE was flisl q ON a farm and has
ID
hook for fOffy wears lgcd now sixty seven
never bought bushei of corn or pound Of
meat for use ON his farm. lut in'afauiy
mad some of both for sale. $50 man hnld@
hi- note: never signed "a mortgage, ana ~
out ofdebf.
The Boyer-reague sheriff contest from
FORSYTH county goes mp ior argument ana
adjudication af fhe supreme court Aprh i-i.
4 vacancy boz the United states Naval
Al IIH I IIfl
North Carolina district. ana the Dog are
called upOn fo he on the lookout.
The niied states Fish Commission tN-
pcrimcnt to stock the ladhin RIVER WITH
trout. 10 Is claimed ny observers ln that
section. will ne only partially successful on
account of the dams and distractions along
the stream.
Eh Foliz. "a quaint old character has Just
died in taharrus county. Ht tne age ol srN-
ent,-n,e wears. lie eninycd q rustic dis
llnciiOn ns wheat-cradle maker ana
many OF the country farmers can tcttiy 10
tho excellence of hi, make Olc' the noftn-
eru machine made production.
Thomas \. Edison has been to High Point,
in this county another depot oi mineral
possibilities 90 see what are ine ores "a
inis region and what can Doe dome with
hem. ihev are many. aud undouniedlN
valuable. but the mineral combinations
have so far haflDd all scientific ingenuity
n their reduction. n may lc that "lhe
Wizard WHO manipulliC1 bis pei nuid s"
successfully. Will set show hmsfii pos
sossDd of the tabled philosopher, stone that
is tO frlu.mufe all of tli- "tar hctl rcd
liri and rocks into mafnlines oi gold.
Two carloads of oNodu-tcrs from the
East passed through this place on che 18Th.
\ new lodge Oi thc KNIGHTS a. PAtnias
was organized in Charlotte on the liih.
with twenty members. Some ci tho best
men 0i Che city are in the organization. a"d
T it starts OFT we'll. g.. H.. Bryan. past clau-
cellOr. and ". NJ. Archer, commander.
The PRESS of the cotton seed OBJ cake mill,
at Charlotte caught the hand Of anderson
Bland ON llth and mashed the hp-er- tn
ipliy. IL was ncce sary to amputatc me
wounded parts and leave tho man with
only "a stumpcf q hand.
Application has been mnde inr pension
f O. be paid tO Mrs. ~fluewali Jackson fDr The
services of htr husband Dos tle Mexican
war The application has been forwarded
/ fl the nitod States Commissioner no W ash-
mel0n. by whom ihc allldaiiis viii hc made
0uf. General l0ng-ileef. Who N1, jtcA-
-ln's c0mraio in ih0 Mexican war; shed
F tears when }. signed it. 30 WIS ALSO signed
hg Dr. Joseph Graham. who was ai the
marriage.
Very pulliing complications have grown
0uf of .ho duties and cnunte-duiics of state
and Federal officer, In relation iO ihD recent
I Kirk lirick difficulty. The tsO .htriiis Ot
/ Orinacand Gu.lflrd counties, having charge
of some of ine prisoners. happened to be-
under the cross dre. sheriff iioshins. of
. GuufOd. had a hflr.ue before Judge
Robert H. Dick. of lAe Federal Court. AZ
this place Yesterday, and ue chaf4 oi
contempt were dismissed.
j. Is. jordan. wDilhn0Wn f9laeco leaf
dealer here. will build large Factor! ln tho
spring.
The regular annual meeting of iho stock
holder. OF fhe Gulillrd Battle-Ground AssO-
citation was held 40 the lodge on iho grounds
to-day. 10 prepare iOr the annual celeDrl-
fiOu was in contemplation. A report oi
their action will boz made known in few
days.
The bin f0r 70 Congressional appropriation
of S3OOlO 90 enlarge the Federal building
here has been reported iaAonuil, ana VIII
probably pass.
jackson. tried in Alamance a., ihe killing
0f HniOck. has been convicted ol mar-
slaughter and sentenced i0 i0uryeli' in The
peni,cntan.
ingham county. dropped teld while sitting
JOB 10 chair reading. H. Was in usual health,
and bad just been at work. N Nas ease
OF heart disease. DE was siNn-htc years
a ma-s-mootng of negro Republicans -
called for this county on ihe ,ih of April.
simultaneously. meetings 0I the same sort
are called in al fle other counties OF the
Fifth Congressional Ni tr.cf Iici hlfe
bad little or no recognition from tse admin
istrati0n, and are thoroughly ind snani, and
far political Kicking. are expected io shame
the animal that invented ihaf Kind Of calls
themes.
Ten thousand acres Of lald boz Columbus
- county have been sold hy inc state 10 Frost
Robinson. of Michigan, who VIII eject mills
. thereon aud slw Out iAs lumber.
A merchant of this place has farm. eight
mile. 90, 0u which was Geld oi wheat TWO
feet hi4h. 5ut was kill,d by Che late freeze.