The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
GREENSBORO GLEANlNGs.
winston's street Car Line-Turkeys as
Insect Destroyers.

GREENSBORO, n. c., July 5.-lspecial.l- j.
The street car line at Winston has been
finished as to its its initial section. Six cars
have arrived. The electrical apparatus
has all been perfected, and 1t was under
stood that the day would be celebrated by
trial trip.
In Justice to the Chichester Brothers
crockery dealers here, il should be known
that the business originally belonged to W.
+. Chichester, who failed one aud hall
wears ago, and part Of the stock was sold by
assignee 10 Chichester Brothers, 4. X. and O..
F., which stock was largely increased and
managed by j. NJ. Chichester, agent, for the
brothers.
Last Tuesday in Duplin county at War
saw. Mrs. Jane Stokes had her clothing IL
nited while superiniending the making OF "a
boiler of soap, and was burned 10 death be-
fore assistance could be rendered.
The Orion Knitting Mill Company OF
KinstOn has purchased three and half
acre site for the plant, and committee
has been sent by the managers to make an
inspection Of the knitting works at TarbOro,
10 eain information in guiding them in the
selection OF the best machinery. WORK
will begin on the enterprise at once.
A Young farmer of EdgecOmbe county
has added another valuable item Of intor-
nation to the process of tobacco culture.
He found out that turkeys would destroy to-
bacco worms, and drove flock through his
tobacco field every day. The turkeys soon
'.caught on" and he says that they are
now so trained that thev make tor the held
every morning as soon as they are turned
out. The dodge is so successful that an in-
spection OF the plants by human labor once
i'm two weeks is all that is necessary.
At a Wilson county primary politlcal
meeting a few days ago, "A bet was made
between two men, Bridgers aud whitley, as
to the result of the meeting. Later, dis
pute arose. and then row. Whitley
pushed Bridgers violently against cOun-
ter, when Bridgers took up weight and
struck him IA blow which fractured the
skull, and also cut him. Brldgers also got
cut i'm the side serious cash. The most OF
the crowd then went into general row
all was confusion and good many wounds.
Whitley's wounds are thought to be fatal.
lightning struck the barn of L. ;. Nande-
ford, in Davidson county, last sunday,
which was consumed, with fifteen or twenty
loads OF hay. Three children were IN the
barn at the time, but these escaped unhurt.
Two horses and wagons were also gotten
from the burning pile and saved.
A cash prize has been offered by the "a
barrus County Fair Association to any cou-
pie who will get married publicly at the
grand stand during the exhibition.
The late DR.. Jones, during his career as
an educator. had more than three thousand
Young ladies under his tuition, and out OF
the number has graduated four hundreu
and ninety-three.
on next Monday the citizens OF States
vile will have an opportunity TO say, at Inc
81, hArtz ~ MnNOI
of the town 10 contract for system Of water
works. to run for forty years, at yearly
tax of 81, 80, with the privilege OF purchas
ING system at the end Of live years. The
company of construction is TO give the town
forty-fye hydrants.
The ten-year-Old son Of widow LADY
Mrs. Weaver, Of this place. met with pc
culiar and dangerous accident here yester
day. He was exercising on horizontal
sskinning cat" as the boys say-ant
fell upon the sharp top OF broken chail
that stood near. The projecting chair-pos
first cut a long and deep cash along tht
Iower part of the abdomen, and then entered
the bowels lie got up and went upstairs
his intestines prOtruding. surgeon wa'
mickIy summoned, and got him mended a
well as possible. His condition is yerl
critical. 'rhe same boy few weeks before
in attempting 10 get over wire renee, Tel
upon il, and one of the barbs cut his uppe
| lip entirely in two. -,
The legal counsel representing the dif
ferent elements in the complicated law SUIT
pending between the Roanoke and southern
railroad, stiles x Co., contractors, ana IN
bosses and labOrers employed by stiles
Co., met at this place to-day in an endea.Syo
! 10 adjust and settle by compromise. Tn
contest involves about S30,Oo0. Their
seemed to be an earnest effort at settle
ment, and the legal gentlemen, OF WHOM
there were about five on each side, spent IN
day in taking it over. Late in the day n
possible solution by compromise was 4
sight.
News by telegraph has just came TO ham
that Rev. Z. +. W. Stamey, the presldin
elder of the Trinity College District NJ. !
Church, south. has just died OF Hpho,
i fever al his residence in High Point; II
was in the very prime OF life, and probabl
the most signally successful man in To
conference in promoting reyivals and built
ing up his church.