The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
ACTIVITY in
.R|'EAl'L|..E||S'rA'|'TE|::,
In Greensboro Business is
Better Than Ever Before.
FARM LANDS IN DEMAND
Parties from Rhode Island, Connecticut
and Massachusetts, Arc inspecting
0uiIford County Property
A Parsonage Purchased.
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GREENSBORO. N. q, March 1o.-Real
estate dealers say there Is more activity
in real estate circles here now than they
have ever known. Ono dealer said there
was great dema nd for farm lands in Gull
ford and has engagements for the next
two weeks With parties from Rhode
Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts
for inspection Of this GLASS OF property.
Yesterday tho Board OF Trustees Of the
First Baptist Church purchased Of Or.
Petree his handsome residence on West
Washington Street for parsona Sc *
viii be occupied by DR.. H. N. Battle. VINO
is expected to move his family mere from
Petersburg at an carly date. Inc Doctor
himself Is expected o-morrow.
,ly 1T Ia reported that Mrs. Hatrston. OF
Danyille, has purchased the DR.. Mebane
property splendid residence on west
washington Street. for 900. and that It
will be occupied BY General J. D. Glenn
and family. Mrs. Glenn La q daughter OF
Mrs. Halrston.
& Changes on hotel circles have also been
active this week. This morning Mr..
Frank p. Morton. who had charge Of the
Guilford at the time It was burned sew
eral years ago, known then as the Ben
bow. in conjunction with Mr. Robert =.
Irwin, leased the Guilford this morning
+ OF Mr.. B.. II. Merrlman. and VIII take
charge at once. Mr.. Morton is MOTEL
man OF lifelong, successful experience
and will give the Guilford his personal
attention, while Mr.. Irwin will have the
financial management.
ANOTHER CHANGE. 7g
Mr.. E. G. Gilmer, Of Gilmer Brothers,
OF the McAdoo Hotel. has sold his inter,
est to his brother, MIR. Dixie Gilmer. ana
left with his family this morning LOT
statesyille to take charge OF the 'lredeA
Inn,'' of that place.
It Ii reported that the Southern railway
which owns me premises occupied by the
Allen House, has notified the proprietor.
M. w 81 Allen, that the building will
f,e used as offices for the company me
Increased office room needed since the re-
moyal OF the force OF Superintendent Col
Inns from Lewisburg making TINS nee
essary.
Captain c. w. candy, OF San Antonio
Texas but residing now IN Chariottes-
vile, Va, where his children are being
educated will move his family mere lo 3
permanent residence July LIST. captain
candy Yesterday purchased a large blocK
OF the stock OF the American Manufao-
turing Company, a corporation here man
ufacturing on a large scale pants. over
ais, etc He will in the next few Gays
ta1c an active part In the management OF
the business which has been very sue
cessful. Tho chief management VIII DO
retained by Mr.. Ed. Wis ana I!
CAPTAIN candy will be here most OF
the time assisting in pushing the work.
He and his family will be cordially vel
coined here. 5
THE NEW COLLEGE.
The Location Committee OF the pro-
posed Methodist College last night Sc
lected the site on the western suburbs
near the fair grounds as the most ell
gible OF those offered. It Is near the
street car line. lies on both sides Of the
Southern Railway near Van Lndey's
Nursery, and is beautiful knoll OF sixty
acres, the highest point near the city and
overlooks 1t. When built It Will give that
section OF the street car system chain
OF coleges-the Greensboro Female, the
State Normal and Industrial and the M
p, each about a mile apart.
negro woman was tried late yesterday
before magistrate here for a case OF
reckless shooting However, evidence was
that Sunday night there was a church
night watch at her mothers house. There
were two men persent with three pints
OF whiskey and a pistol apiece. There
was a fuss between her, her mother and
sister, winding UP with the other two
giving her whipping. She staid out
doors all night. Yesterday morning she
borrowed p pistol from one of the men,
wont in the room where her sister was
sleeping and shot three time at her. One
ball went through her neck, the other
two in the headboard OF the bed. The
wounded sister Is not expected to die, as
tho ball simply travelled around under
tho skin, coming out at the back of the
mack. gs5tt5