The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-01
A SHERIFF INDICTED.
The Negro in Politics - Patent-ENtra
SpIndles-Coal Company.

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A bill Of Indictment has been found by
the grand jury OF Guilford county against
sheriff Hosklns, for the escape of the con-
demned negro Lie Moore. who was exc
cutod here on the 7th. The statute holds
the sheriff responsible for the safe
Keeping Of the states offenders.
Judge Armfed SO charged the
jury and their presentment was made ac-
cOrdingly. There was a good deal of public
comment and criticism az the time about
the insecure manner in which the prisoner
was kept and a number Of citizens warned
the custodians as to the possible result.
which result justified these fears. although
the prisoner was retaken within three DAYS.
4 case has been made out and dOcketed
against the sheriff, and in due time "A jury
wsll be called on 10 pass upon its merits.
The North state is "A pronounced Republi-
can organ "Of the most straitest sect" OF
Radical politics, and has lived and sattcned
on the doctrines Of reconstruction aud
kindred forms Of fanaticism for many years.
II has recently given expression % some
remarkable utierances. II says % Many
negroes now vote the Democratic ticket. and
many more should do the same thing.
Politically, the negro has as much 10 hope
for from the Democrats as from the kepuh-
% drop politics and look % industry and
business Is not this the very first case ON
record Of the Republican party, on any rep
resentatiye thereof. permissiYely allowing "A
"niggcr" 10 vote the Democratic ticket
hr. John l.. Baker, book-keeper Of the
firm Of J. ". ~cOOt AZ Co.. Of this place. has
taken out patent on a very ingenious and
useful apparatus for hosting the immense
curtains used by wholesale houses 90 cover
shelves and goods. Instead of taking mp
and putting daily by hand the device is
worked By system of rollers. cords, and
pulleys. The curtains on both sides 0f the
largest wholesale houses may bc rolled up
out Of the way at a single pull by one man.
Additional attachments may be easily
geared 90 operate two. three, or any num-
ber of stories at the same time. Dry goods
establishments especially viii doubtless De
charmed with Mr. Bakers apparatus, who
will travel 10 Introduce his invention.
Cotton factories that are now being built
and enlarged all over the state show unmis-
takably the drit Of interest in Southern in-
dustrial enterprises. At IarbOr0 a cotton
factory is % be enlarged by the addition of
5000 -pindles. The Holt Brothers lJames
H. .Jr. and Robert L.) at Burlington. have
just bought forty acres from the North Car
Oina Railroad Company. on the north side,
warns for knit goods There are 0nly three
or four mills Of this class in the south. The
Crown mills at this place, Is now receiving
it machinery. and the cooperative mill,
will be built at once. The site has been
selected and the work commenced.
Thomas Banks. who left Pasqu0tank
county and went % Montgomery county.
Ala. In 1885. died on the 9Th inst. leaving
an estate of SyUO.OOO.
The little manufacturing town Of Randlc-
mon, that has just gotten railroad cOnnec-
ton with the outside world. Is now building
twenty stores. with more to follow.
a coal company has been organized az
Leaksyille withJ Turner Moorehead. presi-
dent; G.. ". Gillespei, secretary and treas
urer. The directors are j. II. Currie, of
Greensboro: A. >. BufOrd. &. G.. Holland
and j. :. RisOn, OF Danyille; j. Wilcox
Brown. OF Baltimore. and /. L. M0Orehoad.
". l.. Perry, Ilarman Newberry. OF Leaks
vile. The coal bed contains two large de-
pOsits Of gas coal and coke. The Clnch
Valley railroad extends along the claim for
five miles. The company has a paid-up
capital Of 100000 and viii 20 10 work 40
once. Tbs same road runs by the iron
cOmpany's works, and both organizations
have ordered a thorough investigation.
j. b. Duke, commonly known as Buck.
is a North Carolina boy and is president OF
the American Tobacco Company. OF New
York. "a mammoth organization represent
ing S2j,OOO,0OO capital. From obscurity be
has in a few years, by innate pluck. gone
right 10 the heart Of the worlds financial
metropolis and made himself.master Of the
situation.
The Farmers Alliance Of Randolph cOun-
~. has bought the Old Banner Hotel pr0-
periy in AshDOrO, the county site, whereOu
10 build a ware-room and exchange store.
The Archdale Planning Mills, which were
burnt out year ago. have been rebuilt. and
are now doing active business in the manu-
fdcture Of hardwood mantels, bank cCun-
ters, &c. This plant has grown from a lit
tie shop which made shoe.pegs for the south
in the days OF 'J3 and '0i.
a Masonic Lodge has been organized al
stokesdale
Governor FOwle, on his recent trip % the
Newberne fish and oyster fair, visited a
half dozen thrifty truck farms near the
place. The governor is a farmer himself.
Bishop Duncan, Of the NJ. h. Church
South, will dedicate handsome new church
at Forest Hill, Concord, on the first sunday
in April.
The section master at Burlington, on the
North Carolina Railroad, has been much
annoyed by boys stealing The lOrpedOes
from the tracd. One boy exploded one with
an axe and had his hand and his clothes
badly cut by the flying fragments.
New, well-grOwn Irish potatoes such as
are usually termed ''yOluntcers''-hayeb been
dug up this season By gardeners in Wake
county.
The city Of Winston will build a seventy
five or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hotel in the
western part Of the town this year.
OF the four conyicts sentenced by the For
sythe Court last week one was Young
man who got two years for disturbing pub
lie worship. lie went while on bender
to country church while service was
progressing and walked up IN front
OF the preacher and offered him a
drink. The preacher, who was also a mag
istrate, had him arraigned the next day aud
imposed line Of $50. The young man ~
fused 10 pay the fine and appealed the case.
Judge Morrison sustained the action ard
imposed sentence OF two years at hard la
Dor on the county roads.
The site OF the Presbyterian Orphan Asy-
lum AT Charlotte cost S4UOO.