The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-31
Change in Congressional Districts.

WrNsTOS-SALEM. n c., Jan. 30.-lSpeclal.
The last Legislature made change IN sew
eral congressional districts. Forsyth county
was transferred from the Fifth to the Eighth:
The latter district is pretty evenly divided
with the Democrats and Republicans ana IN
CONSEQUENCE thereof their is considerable
speculation going on already among Democrats
relative to the most available candidate 10
place in the field Among those VINO are
prominently spoken of IN conn1ect,o1 win
The nominations are. Captain X. Is. Glenn,
J. c. Buxton, G. b. Watson and A. II. Eller;
of FORSYTH: Colonel Cowles Incumbent and
w. w. Parker. of Wilkes: X. A. Doughton,
of Alleghany Captain Todd. of Ashe; Captain
Lowell. of Watauga; w. II. Bower, OF Cald-
well; Major Graham. Of Castor.
The committee on field crop premiums an
nounced yesterday the list Of cash premiums
offered 20 the farmers Of North Carolina for
tha crops of 1892 The list is fuller IN num-
Der and more liberal in amount than usual.
The entire premium list Will be careiully
revised and issued later. These Will DO
awarded at the thirty second annual iair OF
the North Carolina Agricultural,S oclety winch
will be held at Raleigh from October 10th to
It is learned here that Greensboro is about
To lose the location of the COlOred Agrlcul-
tural and Mechanical College. 1t seems that
only about half of the amount that was guar
anteed bv the city can now be raised.
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and an ox-member of the Seventh regiment
of New York. has been elected captain OF
the Guilford Grays, a fine military company
of Greensboro.
The works Of the North Carolina Smelling
Company, at Ihomasyille, have been Pur-
chased by a wealthy syndicate from New Jer-
sey. The new company has Oeen moor
porated with a capital stock OF 81 zoo 900. .,,
The Greensboro chamber of commerce Will
hold a special meeting next Monday night to
take action against the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company for unjust discrimi-
nation of freight rates .
News reaches herr Of the sudden death Of
Mr. John Parsons, an esteemed citizen OF
Allephapy county. While carrying STICK OF
wood 10 the house he fell to the ground and
died before any member of his family reached
him. lie was about eighty years Of age.
Mr. X l.. DoughtOn. of Allegheny county,
savs that he has marketed since the begin
ming of last fall just twenty carloads of beef
cattle. These were shipped 10 North Caro-
lima and Virginia cities. Ia addition TO the
above he sold zoo which were driven to mar
ket.
against Z. 4. Moore. late president or the
bankrupt Peoples Bank az Fayetteville.
vas not tried in Cumberland court this week.
II was postponed on account OF Moores Ill
ness.
big deal was made near Salisbury this
week. The famous Dchnls Mountalu slaA4 70
property was purchased by party OF North
ern capitalists Mr.. Bryon Il. Shear, Of Wash
inoton ID. G., is president OF the company
which was organized with perpetual charter
and cash capital of 600 600.
Sheriff spell. OF Sampson county. has
settled his taxes with the State Treasurer,
s6.s7l. 90 was the amo ut paid IN.
A large number of farmers IN CumOeTland
county have decided to try their hand at truck
farming this year.
President Fries. Superintendent Maslln and
several prominent citizens returned to-day
from trip over the Roanoke and Southern
road in a special car Mr.. Maslin says that
through trains from Winston % Roanoke Will
certainly be put on one day next week.
The tobacco manufacturers OF WINSTON
Salem paid out Just f14.2l74S this week for
STAMPS. The shipments Of manufactured
stock for the same time amounted 10 23b. g3s
pounds The shipments Tor the month OF
January aggregated l,074252 pounds. The
internal revenue collections at tho winston
Office for the month was gG4.456.9l.
Twentv-six marriages were celebrated ID
| Forsyth during January.
The negro who was arrested here teV
! devs ago upon the charge Of burglary n
/ South Carolina turns out TO be the wrong
man The sheriff OF Lancaster. ). c.. az.
rived here Yesterday after the prisoner. VII I'd
he thought was James Dye. but TO his sur
prise Dye was not here Henry Napier Il
| the name of the negro who was unfortunately
/ locked no for the other fellow.