The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-16

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lVo farm families. 42 hire their farn,s
own, win ncumbrance and k5 without in
cumDrance. On the owne1 fa rms thcr,
are az mems amounting to S5,i57.5T, which Is
dsb, t"ars Per cent, OK their value. and this
iso per cent, making the average annual
interest cnarge S01 TO each family Each
owned and incumbered farm. on the aver.
debt OF s722. W
Ihe corresponding facts homes are that
tiZ3 per cent. OF the home families hire
ana 2o.U per cent. own their homes: thai
or the HOMECOMING families, $50 per
cent own free of incumbrance, and %
per cent. with incumbrance. In 100 home
FAMILIES on the average, II hire their
homes, / owns with incumbrance. and
20 without incumbrance. The debt on
owned homes aggregates 81, ,34 $50 or 4S ls
per cent. of their value and bears interest
az az the average rate of $50 per cent, so
tnat the annual amount OF interest TO each
hoiile averages 500 An average debt of
OF Sb4 incumbers each home, which has
the average value OF Sl76.
Ihere are five cities I'm the State in the
SidSs s OF those having a population of
o'WV TO 10000. and in these cities 1910
per cent. OF the home families hire. and
So.SO per cent. own their homes. and OF the
none-owning families. $50 per cent. own
with incumbrance. and 937O per cenH
own free OF incumbrance. In 100 home
tihamiiies, on the average. are found n
lncCmtrance, aud "a that own without in
CT mDrance The Hens on the ovned
homes are 1852 per cent OF the value OF
those subject TO lien. Several averages
cent; value OF each owned and incumher-
ed home, s2,42i; lien on the same. si Is5
$50 e"S" hoiie'
heai estate purchase and improvements.
when not associated with other obiacts
caused $53.3l per cent OF the farm famI'
lies TO incur 1879 per cent of tbe farn,
debt, and 6l.lf per cent OF the home fa MI
les 10 incur 5l.iO per cent. of the home
NOTES,
Third Assistant Postmaster-Cena-oI
oralg, or North Carolina, is i'm charge of
the Post-oftice Department today,
stmaster-General Bissen will return
one day this week There is quite an gc-
Gdumulatlon Of appointments of the presi-
dentlal class at offices where The oIicIaI
terms Of the Republican incumbents bave
but II is not believed that no
VIII dispose OF them until after the No
Vember election.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-G General
maxwell Will return TODAY No nati
ton from the patrons Of the post-office an
surrender asking for change OF name
td9 YET peen received at the Department
i,s soon as pt is received. IT will be prompt
" considered by the Department
lhere were no appointments Of fourtb-
lass p0Stmasters to-day for North Caro-
INA. INA me only Virginia appointment was
rs,S' rnS oi -, I. hudson. at Whitlock. Halt |
ID - 'OH'lSon' resisn- |
Mr. Joseph IT Shepherd, the renowned |
s eIhperahce orator, has been In the clty |
lor several DAYS, in attendance upon the |
Nork or 81 Andrews Society Mr. Shep-
nero made many friends among his CO.
doorerS IN the vineyard OF the Lord. and
eIt this morning for Richmond coverad |
win badges, and with his heart filled
win zeal for the return of Smith Turner
% congress and Grover Cleveland to the
Presidency.
The i'Ot-hall team OF the University Of
,irginia passed through the city last
ight en- route for Baltimore, where they
lay to-day.
Messrs. Julian Meade. Of DanviIe and
am =. Wigg, r. Ridley. and III r.
uthrell Of Portsmouth, are at the St
ames.
Major N. J. Johnson, Of Richmond is in
ne CITY. II. L. w