The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
HICKORY.
To Manufacture Novelties From Native
Hard Woods az Hickory.

HICKORY, y. G., May o. Special. The
Novelty Wood Works has been established
by Me,sr-. G.. G.. Bouuiwel. j. b. Beard,
II. &. Iatta and j. \. !. utl. the business Of
the concern being the manufacture Of vari-
ous novelties from our native hard woods.
The manufacture of tobacco h0g-head ma
terigl viii also DE given attention. The
buildings 90 Dee occupied hy the company
have been completed and the greater part
oi the machinery is NOW I'm position. and in
a few DAYS the wheels will begin their busy
hum. The plant contains nothing but The
best machinery adapted to the various line,
of work required. They have "a 2i-inch
plancr -doublc-eurlacnr and joiner the
only one of the KIND i'm Western North Car
Dina. 4 giant re-saw finds place among
thr others
james +. stevens carriage and buggy
shop is now ready for work. II has just
been erected, and in "A short time Mr.
steven, viii begin to turn out new car
ria-p-.
4 good deal of surface gold has been
found recently in really large quantities ON
the land, of Gilbert ll0!lcr three or four
mile, east Of Hickory. some nugget, have
been found worth $50. or more.
The CataWba Lumber Company received
about two thousand logs at their mills ON
the CataWpa river. Most of the logs came
from up about Johns river store.
Miss Carrie Holden. Of thi, city. left last
shi for Petersburg. Va. she has accept
ed "a position aS general AGENT for Phila-
dclphia publishing hou~r, and her dutie, m
thi, capacity viii call her all over the
nitcd states.
Thomas Norman. who died in Wilkes
county recently. was fhn oldest man in that
"a tf
AueI-t, hc would h1tc been nincN-siX
years old. Mr.. Norman has been a resident
OF Wilkes county foe many years. lie lived
near the adkin line 900 -Omer- township.
The building committee having in charge
the construction of the new Episcopal
Church for Morgnutown have decided 10 con-
-truct the building entirely Of native
granite. which will De obtained from Mr.
j. H. Pcarsou'- hn- quarry. IL viii be-
erected on the site Of tdc old building and
will Doc one Of the hamd-omc-t churches in
Western North Carolina.
The Wilkesb,ro Chronicle says: The rail
road authorities are having lot Of rock got
up near Mr.. j. =. IlOlnfnok's and Air. X. j.
Bau.u.-'. tO Doe used a- coping for walls
and culycrt- down about Elkln. They have
several hands at work there. That section
has lust any quantity 0f fine granite. The
supply il incNhau-tiblc. 10 would supply
"a biz portion of the world. and 10 viii bee "a
biz thing for thi, county when IL begins TO
be- properly developed.
The railroad authorities expect 10 visit
that section from the Elkin celebration.
There j. talk that they are considering the
matter OF extending branch line up Roar
iug river, through the granite section to
stone mountain.
\ larLe number of horses have recently
died in Wilkes county from some unknown
disease. The attack il-ts only few hours,
and has 80 far been attended with fatal re-
suits.
Rev. r. l.. Patton, who has charge of "A
fOurishing school In MorgautOn. has accept
ed call 90 the piai0rats of the Baptist
Church at Morayian flll-, Wilkes county,
and il is understood ,5lt be will leave for
his new charge mt the close Of the present
term Of his school.
The annual commencement and stu
dents Reunion" Of Rutherford College are
set for June 2Oth and Dist.
The M00resborO town election on Monday
resulted ~ fJilOws: l.. &. White, mayor;
p. Il. Haynes. :. ;. Royster, I. d. scruggs.
Berry Green. l.. ID. >cruggs, commission
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