The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-05
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
IRON FURNACE TO Be STARTED
AT GREENSBORO.
Large Lime Deposits-Death o. Lnm Fry
Prom wounds Inflicted. IL IL said, by
his Rrother-in-Law-Cig works Pnr-
chased-cieanings.

Prom wounds Inflicted. ~ IL said, by
His Brother-in-Law-Cigar works Por-
chased-cieanings.
RALEGH. \. c., January A.. Special =
Extensive arrangements are being made for
the early beginning Of the Bessemer Iron
Furnace enterprise. which Is to he started at
Greensboro by large syndicate with cap
ital Of 100000 Valuable lime deposits
have just been discovered in that county,
and the owners have sold the privilege Of
working the lime rock on their property to
the company. The deposit begins on the
east Of Red Bank creek. in Forsythe county,
and runs two miles northwest and dips into
Town Fork creek. IN stokes county. The
whole OF the water shed in the fork Of tho
Red Bank and Town Fork creeks is a solid
mass Of blue limestone. and in many places
acres of this blue limestone are exposed at
The surface.
The dummy line Of street railway sys-
,em al Concord has just been completed,
aud new ears have arrived and are running
regularly.
I'm anrly which occurred at Dabney's
during the Christmas holidays has just ter
minated fatally To one OF the party engaged
in il. Lum Fry died at his home, near Dab
ney's. from wounds received at the hands OF
l. lruthor-.n-law. Pleasant Lawson. The
trouble resulted froni an unpleasantness be-
tween the children of the two. Lawson IL
still at large.
The well-knOwn cigar-works of. Leopold,
the famous cigar manufacturer Of Winston,
y. c.. who recently died, have been pur
chased by local syndicate, and will be ope-
rated On an extensive scale.
Major T.. G.. lIarroll, ofihis city, has made
mp party of Gny from this State 10 attend
the Mardi-Grass az New Orleans. The party
win go together. and will Get a great reduc-
ton OF rates. The entire trip viii cost each
one oul, $50. This will include sleeping car
and hotel charges. They VIII be gone ten
lays.
A colored workman named John DunstoR,
was caught hy falling timber In the ma
chine shops of Allen a Cram, here this
evening. and had both his legs broken.
Numbers Of colored people are coming
into tine city daily ip wagons 10 Join the
exodus movement. Hundreds are nOW leay-
Ink here on every train, and the movement
begins 20 look like regular stampede.
The moose il ready for hanging Of j. &.
Parrish on next Friday. The same moose
which was used in hanging Henry Jones,
the murderer OF sheriff Blake, will be used
tO swing Parrish. IL Is "a regular patent
hangmans moose. and was ordered from
Chicago when Jones was hung. The moose
is now at the sheriirs office. The banging
will probably take place about Z O'Clock
A. NJ, and will be- witnessed by only thirty
six persons.
The Raleigh Business College will be- for
mally opened here Monday morning with
mll corps 0i instructors In bo0kke' ping,
toography. and short hand.
a company has been organized at Oxford
90 build "a large new brick tobacco ware
house.
4 terrific boiler explosion occurred at
samuel Vuinea.ys mills. Bells Ferry, yes
lerday evening. killing "A man named Rich
ard Butts. aud wounding four others. Tho
report sounded like "a tremendous gun. md
was distinctly heard for moro that eight
miles.