The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-13


North Carolina has twenty mine cigar fac
tories which used 2.a2e. 262 pounds on looa ~,
co. made 1920 925 cigars, and l6Sol,ooo
cigarettes Two hundred aud thirty-iour 10
bacco factories used N.3Il.,1o pou nis os 20
mounds Of stems. l .35o.139 pounds Oh otner
materials; manufactured 1888 500 Poutll:
OF plug tobacco, 1882 pounds OF nne- eoe
chewing. 3, 19s, $50 pounds OF smoking oz.sl I,
pounds of snuff, etc, etc. stamps yalueo NJ
81 .62l ,4S4, 10.
Tbere in lust now a great number OF IN
ouirers regarding North Carolina by persons
who state they Intend TO become settIers;;
These inquiries are made ABOUT al pai's ~, VI
the Statc-from the coast counties 10 ulc
most extreme western ones. great deaI VI
Inflammation OF the most practical kind con-
corning North Carolina is being sent out;
The Piedmont Lumber, Ranch ana MINING
Company of MOrgantOn. severul years sso
Imported lot of English pheasants when
they turned out In their mountain lsnus
above Piedmont springs in burke COUNT
The birds have never been molested anu
have Increased very rapidly In spite OF the
catamOunts and foxes that have preyed on
the young birds.
A few days ago Thomas X. Sammons shot
and killed iii Gilmore (coiored) near mar
lotte IL appears that Gilmore was tutting
down Some trees, having been forbidden 10
do so nv Summons, when the latter came
upon the scene and shot him. sammons
tried TO escape but was captured and Is IN
jall. Tue negroes are very mucn excite1
oxer the affair. Sammons IS sixty years ola
and has family.
A sad Pccident happened about six miles
from Forest CITY, recently. Mr.. Rufus j
Collins fourteen-year- old son, while SCOTCH
ing the large wheel Of and old fashioned Get
ton press, the rope broke. causing a lever u
strike him on the neck, breaking II, causing
instant death.
There are now eight veterans being taken
care of I'm the Raleigh Soldiers Home, anu
number ofapplicantiOnsa are on file for others
The executive committee nnds II necessary
| TO seek more commodious accommodations
and will shortly remove the Home 10 y
larger building as soon as a suitable place
can be procured.
The libel suit OF Hon. J. NJ. Brewer aEainsi
Gillian 4 Oliver, OF the keidsville Review
and Joe Brad6eld. came up wednesday De
| fore justice Of the peace at MI. Airy. Inc
defendants waived an examination, and al
three gave bond in the sum OF $1,000 eact
| for their appearance at April term OF surry
Superior Court.
The fishermen are having luck at More
head. Last Saturday they caught about 20,
600 trout with hook and line. averaging
sbout 700 20 each boat with three or four mer
| In eacn. One boat at the cape with i've mel
caught 1,S00 trout.
| rumored that the Atlantic Coast Lint
| contemplate building magnificent hote
| and eating house in Wilson as soon as th'
|
| TO Florence.
| An extensive canning plant has just beer
| started at Beaufort by "A number OF Raleigh
gentlemen, which viii prove an importan
move In the development OF the great oyste
| beds OF that section.
Work upon the Gap Creek gold mine,
| WillesDoro, is being vidEously pushed. Cap
tain Ames is now working three sets o
hands, and runs day and night.
The official returns give Edward w. Pou
Jr solicitor for the Smithheld district, ma
ljor.ty Of ISL. Ofthis amount Johnson CAV
2,265; Wayne, 1,i5O; Wake, 9Sl; Harnet'
| 1S5.
beth City and the native population In tn
| vicinity Of the oyster rocks do not supply IN
demand for labor.
Its rumOred that the Murphy Land Com
pany, Of Murphy, y. C.. Will soon erect
$50, 900 hotel.
The Notla Consolidated Iron. Marble an
Talc Company, OF KiDsey and Culbersor
| Cherokee county, VIII soon be quarryln
marble extensively.
Rev. j. d. Hufham. pastor Of the Baptis
church at scotland Neck, has received
| unanimous call TO the church Al TarDora. an
It is probable that he may accept
Machinery has been purchased for the ne'
knitting mill 10 DO built at Charlotte b
| Robert NJ. Oates.
Bill Fife, the drummer evangelist, will be
gin n series Of meetings al statesvllle abou
January 9th.
The Modern Tobacco Barn Company {
oxford was incorporated last week with
capital OF s25O.OOO.
Major W. A. Hearne, a seli-known new,
paper man. will commence the publication Z
the Pilot. twelve page weekly. at winston
Major j. j. Yates has returned TO the praC
tice OF law In MurfreesbOrO. Since the eI
I plratiOn OF his Congressional term he ha
been living In Washington city.
oxford il To have a telephone exchange.
Reidsylne is to have a big fertilizer manu-
featuring company.