The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
GREENSBORO.
Facts of Interest Gathered From Many
Points.

GREENSBORO, Y. G., May Q. special. T.
An Improvement company has been formed
ut Henderson. to renOyate and equip
>hocco Springs, as place Of public resort.
At one time. about the years 1875 to 1861. IT
was the fashionable and attractive resort
i'm the state, and its waters were regarded
unsurpassed
Mr.. W. II. Worth, the State business
agent Of the Farmers Alliance. is deeply in
terestcd in the probabilities Of the success
Of the machine TO manufacture cot
ton stalks into cotton bagging. He
has requested "A machine be sent
10 Asheyille, that he may make thorough
test of its capability. If it can do the work
claimed. the farmers see where they can
get the 1900, 900 yards Of cotton bagging for
the North Carolina cotton crop.
The timber cutters on the upper Cape Fear
and its tributaries are in trouble about the
scarcity Of water for getting their timber to
market. Many millions Of feet have been
cut and RATED ready 10 be drfted down. but
80 far the water has been too low to get it
out Of the swamps and small streams.
There j, said 20 bee "a very noticeable and
serious decadence in the peach orchards IN
Cumberland and adjoining counties. which
is attributed by close and intelligent OBJ
servers to the custom of stocking orchards
with grated instead Of Seeding trees.
X. l.. Bryan. Of Bladen county. has eX-
hibited specimens Of gypsum found on his
place some time ago, and a~luantity has
been analyzed by DR.. DabLey. state chem
ist. who is satisfied with results. Ii is be-
lieyed that there are large quantities in this
bed, and future developments will prove
valuable.
Three negroes have been arrested at Mon
roe for the killing Of Jane Erwin and
her child. who were found dead
near that place. The killing took place
several weeks ago.
BY every token, the University alumni
will make the coming commencement one
of the most important and impressive in the
history of the institution. They have prac-
tically formed themselves intoa committee
of the whole" on arrangements. and their
Bursar. at the institution. calls upon every
member to notify him Of possible attendance.
alumni" for the occasion includes every
trustee and former student.
DR.. Robert :. Young Of Concord, has gone
to Washington city 10 represent North Caro-
lima in the association 10 revise the Unitcd
states Dispensatory.
Al Rcidsvillc. Yesterday morning about
O'Clock, a little child Of a negro man named
Henry Martin took a drink from bottle ot
turpentine, and was strdngled 10 death IN
few moments.
Major Ilankins and an engineering corps
fthe Richmond and Danyille Railroad. is
at TIN, place, surveying the lands and site
for the Bnssemer steel Works.
Reidsyille claims to have put in circula-
tiOn from her tobacco leaf trade between
SajOO0 and $3O.O0O, in the last two days.
The Guilford Battle Ground Continentals,
Of this place. will 20 10 the Charlotte celc-
bration on the 10Th Of Slay i'm fun force.
Two youug ladies of oxford. Misses Josie
Bachelor and .. II. Whitaker are can
yassin9 the state in the interest Of The Or
phans' Friend, a paper published boy the
sylum inmates.
The ice machinery Of Messrs. Whorton.
jackson ~ co. has just arrived, and the
work of putting it up Will 20 forward at
once. There il one ice factory here now,
erected last year, and has had a fine sue