The Greensboro patriot [January 16, 1901]

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THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT
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VOL. 80. GREENSBORO, N. C:, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1901. NO. 3.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
j Dr.W.J.RICHARDSON.
OFFICE: KATZ BUILDING.
RESIDENCE: 615 W. QASTON ST.
W. P. BEALL, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
OFFICE: Loan and Trust Bldg.
RESIDENCE: 404 Asheboro St.
Office Hours, 11:30 to 1; 3 to 4:30.
TELEPHONE NO. 17-
E. L. STAMEY, M. D.
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OFITOE:
AI Fordham & Srissom's Drag Store.
Dr. J. E. WYCHE.
DENTIST.
• Office in Savings Bank Building,
South Elm Btreet, Greensboro. N. C.
Dr. X F. FOX,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Guilford College, N. C.
EDWARD BAUM. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND STJRSEON.
Office: 121 S. Elm St., Greensboro, N. C.
DVBH MIB* DBlli STOKK.)
Special attention paid to the disease' of the
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT.
Consultating Hours:
fltoll A. M.: 2 to 4 an.IT to 8 P.M.
A. M. SCALES. J. I. SCALES.
Scales & Scales,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
i GREENSBORO, N. C.
Z. V. TAYLOR,
GREENSBORO, N. C
ROBERT D. DOUGLAS,
Attorney - at - Law,
SAVINGS BANK BI'ILDINQ,
GUEE1TSBOEO, IfcT. C.
J.U.BTMK, W. P. BYNUM.JR..
BYNUM & BYNUM,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
108 COURT SQUARE.
Oliver S. Newlin,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Office in Wright Building, east of Court
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Prompt attention given !•> all business en-trusted
to hnn.
CTGTWRIGHT
.■^Attorney at Law.
VVKIUHT BClLDfU.
OPPOSITE COl RT HOI'SK,
GREENSBORO, N.C.
DR. BURBANK
Ophthalmologist.
Southern
Loan ami Trust Co.
liuilding.
Booms 801-808,
Greensboro. N. C.
Prescription
Glasses Only.
NORTH CAROLINA'S WON-DERFUL
COUGH REMEDY.
Made from pure Plnp Tar from the pine
regions of North < aroliiia. It positively
cures toughs, (olds in chesi or Lungs, Bore
Throat and incipient Consumption. ::::::
IFrlce 25 Cerrts
Sold at Ward's Drug Store. Glenn's old stand
and South Side Pharmacy, opp, water tower'
HARBT POEZOLT, "
Merchant Tailor,
21"', S. Elm St., 3BEENSB0E0.
Latest Styles of Suitings and Trous-erings
to select from. Fit guaranteed.
GEO. W. PRITCHETT,
Greensboro, IV. C.
GENERAL AND Sl'Kl'IAI. AOENT FOB
EN3INES, BOILESS, ANY SIZE, WOOD AND
IEON WOEEINO MACHINEEY.
Gas an I Gasoline Engines a specialty. Esti-mates
furnished upon application. Has always
•n hand Second Hand Engines and Boilers.
write for prices.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
— Mrs. M. G. Newell has been quite
sick for a week or more.
—Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Lash left Mon-day
night on an extended visit to
Florida.
— Mr. W. G.Jennings is preparing
to engage in the manufacture of brick
in Greensboro.
—Misses Carrie Smith and Lillie
Medearis, of Summerfield, visited Mrs.
E. G. Sherrill last week.
—Messrs. James H. Pou, of Raleigh,
and B. F. Loog, of Statesville, were
here last week on legal business.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lee left last
night for New York, from which place
they will Saturday sail for Switzerland
—Rev. Mr. Brown will preach at
Frieden church Saturday and Sunday,
Jan. 19 and 20. Communion service
Sunday.
—Mrs. Lucy W. Ball, who recently
spent some time in Durham, Is visit-ing
her daughter, Mrs. E. L. Miller, in
Seneca, Kans.
—The Van DeVenter Carpet Com-pany's
factory was ehut down the lat-ter
part of last week en account of
some broken machinery.
—New machinery Is being installed
at the Greensboro roller mills. The
output will be increased to accommo-date
the growing patronage.
—Married, at Lee's Chapel, on Jan-uary
13th, by Rev. R. S. Webb, Mr.
William I). Brewer and Miss Sarah
Duncan, both of Guilford county.
— Mr. E. E. Qarllee, one of the
Flarry-Belk Brothers Company's sales-men,
went to Raleigh yesterday to
visit his mother and witness the in-auguration.
—A petition has been presented in
the legislature by Representative
Whitaker to have Mr. R. S. Williams
made a justice of the peace for Oak
Ridge township.
—His numerous friends will learn
i with sorrow of^gpe critical illness of
Mr. J. W. Soott. He is suffering from
congestion of the brain and his condi-tion
is alarming.
—The nomination of Hon. James E.
Boyd to be judge of the United States
District court for the western district
of North Carolina has bean confirmed
by the United States senate.
—In subscribing for the PATRIOT Mr.
B. G. Geriner, of Camden, Miss., writes
that he was a reader of the paper
thirty years ago. We presume that he
went from this section to Mississippi.
—Ex-Sheriff Cook and J. M. Swain
met in the street between thepostofflce
and court house yesterday and engaged
in a fistic encounter. They were sep-arated
before auy serious damage was
done.
—A thief visited the mill supply de-partment
of the Odell Hardware Com-pany
a few nights ago. Nothing was
missed but a pistol and a silver dollar,
which were stolen from a drawer in
the office.
—The revival uieeiing in the first
Presbjtuiso church is being con tinned
throughout 'his v.n.-k. Much interest
is being manifVsteri in the services and
a number of persona have made pro-fessions
of religion.
—Mr. J. S. Hunter has been ap-pointed
receiver of the Bank of Gull- j
ford to BHt'cei (1 M r. J. S. Cox, who re-signed.
1'ne ai'poin: nient was made.
last week by -fudg" SIIHW at chambers. :
Mr. Hunter q ml1 tied Saturday.
—Mr. C. A. Tickle, of McLeansville. I
is one of theusKislaiileogrossingclerks
of the legislature, a position he held
with credit two years ago. He is
familiar with the duties of the position
and makes a most competent official.
—John C. Monnett, from the south-ern
part of the county, who recently i
became violently insane, was last week
placed in jail until arrangements can
be made to have him admitted into the j
Morganton asylum. His case is a very j
serious one.
—The stockholders of the Greensboro
National Bank held their anuual meet- '
ing last week, when the directors and
officers were re-elected for the ensuing ,
year. During the past year the bank
paid the sum of $8,000 in dividends to
its stockholders.
—Dr. C. W. Banner, formerly of Mt.'
Airy, but who has resided in Charlotte
for the past year or two, has looated in
Greensboro for the practice of his pro-fession.
He is an eye specialist and
stands high in his profession and
among the physicians.
—In the senate Monday Senator
Glenn presented a petition from the
Friends of Deep River for a state re-formatory;
also a petition for the ap-pointment
of Messrs. J. F. R. Clapp
and W. H. Bennett as justices of the
peace in Greene township.
—The superintendents of the various
white Sunday schools in Greensboro
are arranging to take a census of the
city to ascertain the number of non-attendants
and in the hope of increas-ing
the membership of the schools.
-Rev. Dr. W. C. Tyree, of Durham,
preached in West Washington Street
Baptist church Sunday. Within a few
days he Is expected to inform the con-gregation
whether or pn' v-n will ac-cept
the call to the pastorale of this
church, recently tendered him.
—Several acres of land lying just
north of the city, along the extension
of North Elm street, have been ten-dered
the city for a public park. The
street committee is investigating the
proposition and will report at the next
meeting of the board of aldermen.
—Don't forget that we carry the
choicest line of molasses in the city.
Good Cuba, 30 cents a gallon; good
Porto Rico, 40 cents; nice syrup, 40
cents; best Barbadoes, 50 cents; beet
Porto Rico, 60 cents.
HIATT & LAMB.
—A Reidsvilie correspondent of the
Raleigh News and Observer says that
Franklin Tlddy. one of Rockiogham
county's most prosperous and promi-nent
farmers, died last Friday night of
confluent smallpox. He is said to
have had the disease in its worst form.
— Matthew Howard, the negro who
is in jail on a charge of assaulting
Eliza McDonald, a young colored girl,
as reported in the last issue of the
i PATRIOT, has been bound over to tho
; Superior court. At the preliminary
'hearing the state's evidence did not
appear very strong.
—Last Wednesday Mr. Walter Hiatt
I was happily married to Miss Nannie
Barker, the ceremony being performed
' at the home of the bride's parents In
: tbe western part of the county. Rev.
i A. G. Kirkman was the officiating
minister. After the wedding a sump-tuous
dinner was served.
—The machinery for Johnson A
Watson's shoe factory has arrived and
is being placed in position in the
Fields' building, on Fayettevillesereet.
A practical man from Middleboro,
Mass.. has been employed as superin-tendent
of the factory, which will be
In operation in two or three weeks.
—It is reported that a man by the
name of Henderson was killed at
Coble's saw mill, near Julian, last
Saturday morning. While unloading
a car of lumber a heavy piece of tim-ber
fell on Mr. Henderson, injuring
him so severely that he died after a
few hours of tbe most intense suffer-ing.
—A large number of the cotton mill I
men of North Carolina are in Greens-boro
today to attend a meeting to con-sider
the labor problem, which is just
now attracting much attention. The:
proposed legislation bearing on this
subject will be considered and some
recommendations probably made to tbe
legislature.
—Dr. J. P. Turner, of this city, and
Miss Eva Liodley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Van Liudley, of Pomona,
will be 'married at the home of the
bride's parents this evening. After the
ceremony, which will be performed by
Rev. T. A. Smoot, of Fayetteville, the
bride and groom will leave on an ex-tended
southern tour.
•
—The opera house in the new city
hall has been leased to Mr. S. A. Schloss,
of Wilmington, for a term of two years
from the first of next June. The an-nual
rental is $750 and tbe city reserves
the right to use the opera house for .
public meetings and gatherings of all '
kinds. When completed it will be one
of the best auditoriums in the state.
—The three weeks special term of
Superior court convened Monday
morning, with Judge Timberlakeon
tbe bench. Tbe docket was at once
taken up, but slow progress has been
made so far. Civil cases only will be
tried during the term. There are over
300 cases on the docket. The need of
better court facilities In this county is
badly felt.
—Capt. C.JW. Lee, wbo has been con-oeeted
with the Southern Railway at
this place for a number of years in the
capacity of chief of engineers for this
division, has resigned to accept the'
position of master mechanic in the
Seaboard Air Lineshopsat Fernandino
Fla., leaving yesterday for the latter '
place. His successor with the Southern !
has not yet been named.
—A public auction of the horses, ve- '
hides, etc., owned by Wheeler Broth-ers,
liverymen, was held a! their sta-bles
on East Sycamore street yester-day.
Fair prices were obtained for j
most of tbe stock and equipment. Tbe \
sale was held in order to wind up the!
affairs of the copartnership. Mr.
Will Benbow, of Oak Ridge, was the
auctioneer.
—Mr. H. V. Oobb, or McLeansville,
has accepted tbe principalsbip of tbe
Donnell school, near that place, to
succeed Miss Birdie Patterson, she
having resigned on account of the
death of her mother and the illness of
her 'sister. Mr. Cobb is just out of
school at Jefferson Academy and is a
promising young man. His friends
wish him success in his new undertak-ing.
—The directors of the North Caro-lina,
Railroad Company held a meeting
iu this city last Thursday and declared
a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent,
on the stock of the company, payable
on and after February 10th. The ag-gregate
amount of the dividend is
$140,000. There was a full meeting of
| tbe board, and beyond declaring the
dividend, no business of interest was
transacted.
—A bill will shortly be introduced
in the legislature to provide for a
graded school at Guilford College.
We are Informed that the people of the
community, as a rule, are heartily in
favor of the movement. If the law is
enacted Guilford county will have
three systems of graded schools, more
than any other county in the state.
It is now the only county having as
many as two.
—The business of the Carolina Shoe
Company was yesterday sold to a firm
composed of Mr. R. A. Ward and Mrs.
Mittie Ward, of this city, and Mr. J. J.
Upchurcb, of Moniac, Ga. The busi-ness
will be conduoted at the same
stand under the firm name of the Ward
Shoe Company. Mr. R. A. Ward will
I manage tbe business. Mr. S. B. Nor-
1 ris, the manager of the Carolina Shoe
I Company, will probably go on theruad.
—Mr. S. L. Trogdon, the capable and
1 popular clerk of the Federal court at
| this place, has one of tbe best equip-
'• ped offices to be found anywhere. The
latest improvement he has added to
, facilitate business is a typewriter to
, be used in making court records. The
machine writes on any sized book or
page and makes a beautiful record. It
is a great saving In time and labor and
adds much to tbe appearance of the
record books.
—Tir. PATRIOT is in receipt of a
very nice report of a Christmas tree at
Burnett's Chapel on December 26th'
but as it comes too late to be consider-ed
as news in any well regulated news-paper
office, we cannot find room for
it. While the PATRIOT is always glad
to receive such matter for publication,
and is thankful to friends for their
kind thougbtfulness in sending in
nfiws, we want it while it is news and
before It becomes stale.
TOBACCO NOTES.
Items of Interest to the Orower, the
Dealer, and the Manufacturer.
MARKET REPORT.
Receipts on the market the past week
have been sufficient to keep the dealers
and manufacturers reasonably busy.
The quality of the offerings has not
materially changed, a good proportion
being common goods. Some very de-sirable
tobacco, however, is coming In.
The prices on all grades remain stiff,
with an active market.
—Near Whitsett last Thursday af-ternoon
Mrs. Kate Albright was crimi-nally
assaulted by Will Gibson, a
negro who has the reputation of being
a desperate character. The crime was
committed in the absence of Mrs.
Albright's husband and while the vic-tim
was alone at her home. After com-mitting
the crime the negro Kfi and
all attempts to apprehend him have so
far failed, though diligent search has
been made by officers and c.tizens.
—Mrs. II. F. Starr died quite sudden-ly
at her home in this city Friday
night. She bad been in feeble health
for some time, but it was not thought
that the end was so near. Her hus-band
was away from home at the
time. Mrs. Starr was a consecrated
Christian and a member of the Metho-dist
church at Holt's Chapel. The
funeral took place at Alamance church
Sunday afternoon, the service being
conducted by Rev. R. S. Webb, the pas-tor
of the deceased.
—THE PATRIOT is informed that
efforts are being made to have about
2,000 acres of bottom land on Deep
river reclaimed and made fit for culti-vation.
In order to do this it will be
necessary to ditch the bottoms, and
this will entail considerable expense.
However, it is believed that it would
The Continental Tobacco Company
has advanced prices on nearly all of
its brands.
Our merchants are enjoying some of
the fruits of increased sales on the to-bacco
market.
Mr. W. D. Palmer, a good farmer
from Randolph county, was here with
tobacco a few days ago.
Yesterday's breaks were larger than
usual and prices were the best in ten
years. There is a big lot of leaf in
sight today.
North Dakota is experimenting In the
cultivatation of tobaoco. The James
river section of the state is said to be
particularly adapted In both climate
and soil for tobacco cultivation.
W. J. Blackburn and Casey & Wright,
tbe latter firm being from Winston,
have located on tbe Greensboro mar-ket
sinoe the last issue of the PATRIOT.
Like our other buyers, they want all
the tobacco they can get and are will-ing
to pay for it.
Japan is beginning to take some of
our leaf tobacco again. In November!
a little over a million and a quarter |
pounds were shipped to that country.
Lately the presence of several Japan-ese
buyers has been reported on our
Southern markets.
We noticed the following farmers
from Rockiogham county on the mar-ket
within the past week: C. P. Rob-erson,
P. D. Simpson,Turner & South-ard,
W. W. Dallas, Dawson & Rober-son,
S. II. Lemons, Smith & Sharp,
Scott & Price, A. M Gentry and John
W. Milloway.
The tendency of tbe market appears
to be upward, with an active demand
for all grades. The warehousemen
and buyers all say that prices have
been higher for the past few days. All
the farmers •» ho have been here with
tobacco this week have, so far as we
know, gone home satisfied.
Mr. W. M. Miles,of Hillsdale.had the
misfortune last week to lose a packing
house and a quantity of leaf tobacco
by lire. The tire occurred early in the
morning, after Mr. Miles had started
to Greensboro, and was discovered by
a passing neighbor,
tially covered by Insurance.
Some of the Alamance patrons of
tbe market during the past few days
were: J. O. Huffman, Baynes & Gil-liam,
S. E. Jeffreys, Z. V. Foster, J. C.
Whiteseil, J. W. Loy, G. L. King, C.
W. Hurdle, J. M. Sutton, Joe Rumley,
Graham & Sou, T. J. Gwynn, E. P.
Huffines, A. S. Dickey, J. N. Low, W.
J. Diamond, J. B. Cantrell, R. O. Holi-day,
E. P. Perry, G. T. Lineuerry and
S. A. Lineberry.
This week's issue of the Southern
Tobacco Journal has the
reference to a
With Our Advertisers.
The Pomona nurseries have a new
ad. this week calling your attention to
their immense stock of fruit and shade
trees, shrubbery, etc. The reputation
of these nurseries is a guarantee that
everything is just as represented.
The Banner warehouse greets its
many friends and customers among
the tobacco growers with a new ad.
calling attention to the many points of
superiority of Greensboro as a market
for the sale of the leaf. The Banner
was never in better condition to care
for the farmers and its patrons are
universally pleased.
R. G. Fortune & Co., proprietors of
tbe Bee Hive, who always have some-thing
of interest in their advertise-ments,
greet the PATRIOT'S readers
this week with a half-page announce-ment
in whioh a vast array of start-ling
bargains in dress goods, millinery,
notions, shoes, etc., are enumerated.
They quote prices to show just what
they are offering tbe trading public.
The Oliver chilled plow, the old re-liable,
known for years and used to
advantage by thousands, is advertised
by the Wakefleld Hardware Company.
Tbe merits of this famous plow are
known wherever prosperous farmers
reside. It has stood the test of time
and is to-day more popular than ever,
as tbe Increased sales each year readi-ly
demonstrate.
To put a hustle In trade, say Mer-ritt,
Brower A Co., tbay have selected
a number of suits to close out at a re-duction
that can but make them go.
You know what is meant when this
firm advertises a reduction in any
line.
Artists' materials are advertised by
the Odell Hardware Company. A full
and select line is kept in stock and
sold at tbe best prices.
The Vanstory Clothing Company
has marked tbe price down on all
overcoats in stock, and the reduction
is such that will interest prospective
purchasers of this useful and comfor-table
garment.
Some of the greatest bargains ever
offered in Greensboro have been
placed on sale by the Harry-Belk
Brothers Company. See their new ad.
for particulars. This firm has built up
a large business and their trade is
constantly increasing. They have
won the confidence of the public by
promising only what they can do and
doing everything they promise.
Venable Bros, want an agent at Oak
Ridge to represent their dye house and
tailoring business. See ad.
A Deep Mystery.
It is a mystery why women endure
Backache, . Headache, Nervousness
Sleeplessness, Melancholy. Fainting
Th« loss was nsr I and V'™? Spells when thousands have
._.„„ P | proved that Electric Bitters willquiok-ly
cure such troubles. "I suffered for
years with kidney trouble, writes Mrs.
Phebe Cherley, of Peterson, la., "and a
lame back pained me so I could not
dress myself, but Electric Bitters whol-ly
cured me, aud, although 73 years old.
I now am able todoall my housework."
It overcomes Constipation, improves
Appetite, gives perfect health. Only
60c at Hoi ton's drug store.
A Great Reduction.
Owing to some changes to be made
in our business we will sell all stock
on hand, consisting of pianos, organs
following I and sewing machines, at a reduction of
well known citizen of ' 20 per cent. A. D. JONES & Co.,
High Point: "Capt. W. H. Snow, the
writer of an excellent book on tobacco |
culture and the inventor of the Mod-j . * ' *'
ern Tobacco Barn, called to see us' —Miss Myrtle Cook
Wednesday afternoon. We were pleased Reidsville.
to see him looking well and bearing i ^""*^^^^^^
his years bravely. Capt. Snow has
rendered the tobacco growers of the
South a great service in teaching them
to save several leaves on each plant
that were previously lost.
A large number of the good far-mers
of Guilford have sold tobacco
here during the past week. Among
123 South Elm Street,
Opp. Hotel Guilford.
is visiting in
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
City National Bank
the number were tbe following : Tony
be a wise expenditure of money, since aQd Legtef F(Ulcett) g M Roachi G. D.
it would restore some very rich land to GreeQ> j A Terrv E F PaBchalf j.
cultivation. The land, if properly : R Cori8morj; A. 0. Rudd, Col. D G.
drained, would be specially adapted to ; Nee„e?j R, A. Thomas, H. B. Smith,
the growing of corn. j E B|ackburDi S. D. Dick, J. S. Clapp,
OF GREENSBORO, N. C.
AT CLOSE OK BUSINESS APRIL'86, 1900.
Condensed from
Report to Comptroller o! the Currency.
RESOURCES:
—The biggest enterprise yet organ- j B. and R. R. Wyrick, P. G. Jackson, Loans and Discounts tt)lJMM
ized in Greensboro since the beginning j. A. Smith, J. H. and P. M. Fryar, D. . fiT^^rUS?^*^.:: lol'iai Si
of the new year is the Farish-Statford-. L_ Boon, A. D Gerringer, E. J. and Banking House. Finn, and Fixt 8.000 00
Campbell Company, which will engage Q. O. fleskins, Theodore Stanley, C. A.
in the wholesale commission business, | wbarton, S. W. Cobb, H. C. Rudd,
handling the products of cotton mills, j Q. C. Wheeler, D. T. Ladd, Huflioes &
The incorporators are Messrs. J. W. Coble, C. Stack, J. E. Pentecost, W. J.
Menefee, W. W. Farish. G. A. Stafford, | Atchison.Ceasar Cobb, A. C. Denny, C.
C. F. Chase, C. B. Farish, H. S. Pigott
and G. S. Campbell. With the excep-tion
of Mr. Menefee, all the incorpora-tors
formly traveled for the Cone Ex-port
and Commission Company. The
new company will be a competitor of
that concern.
—For Sale—An 8 horse power Far-quhar
engine in good condition—nearly
new. C. R. ELMORE,
2 2, Brown Summit, N. C.
R. Harris, Robert Wyrick, W. H. King,
W. H. Pitchford, C. A. Tucker, H. J.
Sutton and R. F. McNeeley.
Revenue Stamps 1"- 33
Cash on Hand and in Bauks Ti.tHO 07
Total fUU" *»
It Girdles the Olobe.
Tbe fame or Bucklio'a Arnica Salve
as tbe best in the world, extends round 1
the earth. It's tbe one perfect bealer
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock $100,000 00
Surplus and Profits, Net 14.066 81
Circulation t 50,000 00
Bills Payable 60,000 00
U. 8. Deposits 8 47,«O0 00
Other Deposits 871,560 80 810.080 81
Total 8*43,717 SO
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT:
of Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Sores, | Deposits April 86th. 1889 $815,846 08
Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Felons, Aches,: fronts
Pains and all Skin Eruptions.
infallible Pile cure,
tons drug store.
Only
25c a box at Hol- Depaalts April 86th, 1900 $819,060 00
ProflU " J 14,666 00