The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-09
GREENSBORO.
The Experiment station-An Old Mans
Tramp.

GREENsBOsO, y. c., July Especial
Gerald McCarthy. OF the North Carolina
Experiment Station, has been collect
ing statistics and estimates there
from that G0,O00,OO0 pounds OF cot
ton and tobacco are annually destroy
ed by yermin, and gives remedy. IL Is 70
place what he calls a lantern Trap III every
three or four acres Of cotton or tObacc0-a
kerosene torch that will burn for three or
four hours at time and "A solution OF mo-
lasses. vinegar and small quantity OF
whisky. and the mixture 10 contain Paris
Green or arsenic The moths are attracted
by the light aud Will suck the solution.
The season TO bait is in July and August
The Caldwell county alliance had the
Sub-Treasury bill under consideration at
their meeting on the 4th. and decided against
il by "A vote of y to %.
Letters Of incorporation have been taken
out by the shelby Land and Improvement
Company, and some Of the leading cltllens
are lis officers. w. u. Love, is president; D.
j. Webb, yice-president; ;. j. Ereeh' treas
urer: and {. Il. Frick, secretary.
THE friends of Hon. w. \. HOke pre-
santed his name at the convention Of the
Eleventh Judicial District for the ofice OF
Judge.
The eastern towns ale alive with the spirit
of prosperitv. almost as much so as their
more western neighbors. Elizabeth Clty,
one of the easiest-gOing in the state, Is RAP
idly advancing in the value of real estate.
The Winston Chamber Of Commerce, 1t is
announced, will invite the next Press AssO-
citation QS9D to convene at that place.
Two well known truckers near Whining
ton have made $4,000 jointly within the last
year on strawberries alone.
the first brick of the new bank ana hotel
building that is being erected at Leaksylliei
! Rockingham county, was LAID last week Dy
/ Mrs. Anne c. Leak, who is the oldess "origl'
nal inhabitant," and she used a silver
/ trOwel.
The summer law school at the university
has Opened with sixteen students.
An old man came into town to-day VINO
was rather nervous from a paralytlc stroke.
but said he had walked all the way fr0m
/ Portland, Maine, and was going 10 lahpa'
| Florida. This is the seventeen day ne has
been ON the road since leaving Portland
He did not ask for anything except some
papers to read by the way when ne shoNio
get tired. y ~ s,or,o,
which took place at High Point yesterday
was said 10 have been attended by twelve
thousand people. He leaves wile aho
seven children.
FIGHT ministers acted as his pall-bearers
He was forty-one years old, a great revival
/ ist and is estimated 10 have been instru
mental in the conversion OF over 1000 souls
lie has ALWAYS been on circuit and statioi
work. and was appointed to his present
charge. presiding elder Of Trinity college
district, the first OF the kind. one and nal
years ago. n,,..ra5
sunday night two young men, oliVer iuu
! ings and Robert Stock, who 1--we TWO miles
ont of town, at Pomona llill nurseries
came in 20 visit some young ladies IN souti
| Greensboro. Ii is supposed that they nat
previously he'd some difficulty with another
party. When they separated on their return
Ia 90 TO their respective homes.s soon after
Iddings passed two men sitting by the ROAD
who ordered him 10 stop, and when ne di'
so they then came up and knocked hiii
down and beat him TO insensibility. III
recovered In an hour and half suillcientl,
10 walk home. DR.. Tate was sent for, an.
found the Young man III dangerous condl
ton by a wounded head and broken arm
The board Of Directors OF the Greehspor
Female College at a called meeting ia'
night elected Rev. u. +. Dixon TO succee
The late DIR. L. NJ. Jones as president Oh u
college. DIR. Dixon has been In charge {
| the oxford orphan Asylum for the past 81