The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-22
COLL AR AND GU
FACTORY SCHEME
Tho Chamber Of Commerce. Of
Raleigh Behind the Enterprise.
10 EMPLOY HUNDRED WOMEN
Ali,.le Girl HAS Wonderful Escape From
Being Burucc-A German Club Or
ranized-Ncw Companies
Arc Chartered,
II. EMPLOY HUNDRED WOMEN
,ca..,a, n,snstch 10 Tic rime..)

pA1 .Eit:IJs X. C., March 2L-The Cham
he. OF Commerce endorsed a plan to-day
IN organize a $4,000 stock company tc
co, duct q collar and cuff factory. Twelve
Thousand dollars of the STOCK was suo-
st,iaed and the organization OF the. com
,;:.ny is assured. 1t will give employment
10 about one hundred women and girls.
SIR. NJ w. West is to be made president
and secretary OF the company. All the
stock Will be held by Raleigh business
Mcn.
An expert colIar-llakcr has been en-
gagged to manage the factory he VIII
Lc assisted in training the local empioyes
by his wife. They come from Troy Nc"
York.
A WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
The two-year-old daughter of cx-Alder-
man w w Parish narrowly escaped
Burning to death this morning. a gown
which She wore caught from the graft
and burned completely. Strange to say,
lier body was not burned at all. HeE
hair was right much snscd.
The first german club Raleigh has had
in a number Of years was organized last
right with Mr.. Watkins Roberts AS presi-
dent. Their first german will be given
on the evening OF March 31st-
NEW COMPANIES.
The Secretary of State charters the
Eoso-IIilliard Mercantile Company, of
yEarrenton, with $4,000 capital, and the
North Carolinian Publishing Company,
OF Elizabeth City, with $3.50 stock SUP
scribed and $4,000 authorized. The lat
ter company will publish weekly the
North Carolinian, and are authorized TO
make the paper daily at any time they
may see lit. The ipcorporators are W.
4, Phillips, Of Norfolk. and d. 0. New
berry and j.. ~. Meebins, OF Elizabeth
CITY.
az, oc
Superintendent cf Public Instruction show
that the ayerag of salaries paid to rural
public school teachers i'll North Carolina
during the past year was 1862 to white
ma les. $23.S7 TO white females, $222.9S to
ccjored males, and $2i.20 TO colored 1e-
males The highest avcrage-S4l-was PAID
in Greene county, and the lcwest-sls."e-
by Ashe county.
A FINE PIPE ORGAN.
A handsome new 5000 organ has just
been installed in the First Presbyterian
Church of this city, and it will be dcdl-
Gated on next Monday evening, and on
Tuesday evening Prof. Haslup, the dis
tinguishcd organist Of Brown-Memorial
Church, Baltimore, will give an organ re-
cital.
The college students have begun the
work Of rebuilding Watausa dormltory
al the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege here Very little of the work will
he let by contract. the idea being 10 pro-
>ide for as many students as possible
to earn extra money by means of this
work, so that they can make their way
Though school. Tho work is being done
under the supervision Of one of the me-
chanical department.
SHE'LL FISH CLAIMS.
The State Treasurer yesterday paid the
last of about 5000 III shell fish claims,
which brought about the memorable al
tempt Of the last General Assembly to
impeach Justices Furches and Douglas,
of the Supreme Court, they having issued
a mandalnus on the Auditor and Treas
urer to pay the salary OF the then Shell
Fieh Commissioner, Theophilus White.
after the adjournment Of the Legisla-
ture these claims We're examined by a
specia. legislative committee. and about
$500 out Of an aggregate of $4,000 WEI
approved. 1t is the last OF these claims
which were paid yesterday.
The present Shell Fish Commissioner.
MI. ". NJ. Webb. OF Elizabeth City, is
said to have the shell fish industry III
the most thorough control is has been for
years. Ic has ten deputy commissioners.
who assist him in keeping a close watch
over operations in the oyster beds and
inspecting shipping stations and can
pe1ies.