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'• .JJWWVWWKHPHPW THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT VOL. 80. GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1901. NO. 8. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dr. W. J. RICHARDSON. OFFICE: KA.TZ BUILDING. RESIDENCE: 615 W. GASTON 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. BB8IDKNCH : S30 Solatia. Elna. St. OFFICE : i. i Fordham k Qrlssom'i Drug Store. Dr. J. E. wYCHE, DENTIST. • Office in Savings Bank Building, South Elm street. Greensboro, N. C. Dr. M. F. FOX, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Guilford College, N. C. EDWARD BAUM, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEON. Cffico: 121 S. Elm St., Greensboro, N. C. OVER KAKI-8' DR1"0 STORK.) ,1 attention paid to the diseases of the EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT. CuuMilmung Hoars: ' in 11 A. H.; 2 to 4 and ' to 8 P.M. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. A. M. SCALES. J. I. SCALES. Scales & Scales, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, GREENSBORO, N. C. Z. V. TAYLOR, ^.ttoxn-e^r GREENSBORO, N. C ROBERT D. DOUGLAS, Attorney - at - Law, SWINGS BANK Bl'ILDINO, 3-HSEUSBOHO, IT. O. —Today is the beginning of the Len-ten season. —Mr. M. G. Newell and two sons are visiting relatives in Florida. —Mr. W. J. Ridge was called to Asheboro Saturday on business. —Dr. and Mrs. J. T. J. Battle have returned from an extended visit to Florida, —New crop New Orleans molasses, a real fine artiole, at 50 cents a gallon at Scott & Co.'a. —A new barber shop is beingopenrd in the Mendenhall building, just north of the court bouse. —Dr. J. P. Turner has returned from a visit to Statesville, where a brother is quite ill with pneumonia. —Mr. A. B. Klmball has returned from a business trip to the western part of the state and Tennessee. —Pumps for sale and old ones re-paired in first class manner by E. L. Hunt, at 33a South Elm street. 7-4t —Mr. S. R. Richards, of Pinner's Point, succeeds Mr. C. W. Lee as chief engineer ef the Southern Railway at this place. —Rev. W. T. Jordan, who spent some time here with bis brother, Sheriff J. F. Jordan, returned to his home in Denver, Col., last week. —Mrs. C. E. Shober is soon to return from Charlotte, where she has lived for a couple of years. Her health has □ot been good in the Queen city. —Rev. John C. Kilgo, D. D., presi-dent of Trinity College, Durham, will preach in West Market Street Metho-dist church next Sunday morning. —High Point probably has more manufacturing enterprises, in propor-tion to population, than any other town in the South. There is said to be one factory for every 145 of the town's 4,500 Inhabitants. That is a most cred-itable showing,for which every citizen of Guilford county should feel proud. —Mr. W. Q Jennings has purchased a portion of the Benbow dairy farm, a short distance east of the city, along the North Carolina railroad, upon which he will establish a brick yard. He will make a specialty of pressed brick, for the manufacture of which —Mr. T. E. Whitaker, one of Guil-ford'a representatives in the legisla-ture, has taken a very decided stand against the proposed impeachment of Chief Justice Furches and Assooiate Justice Douglas, of the Supreme court. One of the best speeches made during the debate on the impeachment reso-lutions was delivered by Mr. Whita-ker Saturday. He argued that the offence with which the judges are oharged did not warrant so serious a course as impeachment aud plead for justice tempered with mercy. We un-derstand that Senator Glenn and Rep-the clay is said to be specially adapted, j re8e,ltative Roberson are also opposed to impeachment. They represent the —People who have occasion to drive vehicles in Greensboro will be glad to learn that the old street car track on South Elm street, which has been an eyesore to all and an impediment to travel for years, is being removed. The work or taking it up was begun yesterday morning under the direction of the street committee. —A special from West Point, N. T, says Cadet C. O. Sberrill, formerly of Greensboro, and one of the seventy-five graduates of the Academy in the class of 1901. has been assigned to the engineers' branch of the army, an honor conferred on only ten graduates. Another North Carolinian, Cadet Lee, is assigned to the same branch. —The stock of groceries of W. L. Wharton & Co., which was recently assigned to the Southern Loan and Trust Compauy, has been purchased by the Rankin Brothers'Grocery Com-pany, the firm being composed ef Messrs. G. A. Rankin, John H. Ran-kiD, Jr., and James M. Rankin. The business will be continued at the same sentiment of a great many Democrats in Guilford county. —Mr. J. W. Scott continues to im- stand, in the Houston building. prove steadily. He Is able to sit up a little while every day and partakes of sufficient nourishment to restore his strength in due time. —Mr. Howell C. Fry, of this city made the highest average of a class of five in the examination held here Sat-urday' tor a cadetship in the naval —Greensboro justly erijoys a wide' reputation for the diversity and Im-portance of her manufacturing enter-prises and other business interests, but In no line is her leadership more pro-nounced than in the insurance field. Within the past few years three Are insurance companies have been organ-ized and put into successful operation here, adding immensely to the volume of the city's business. In conversation with the PATRIOT a few days days ago an officer of oae of the home oompanies stated that during the present year nearly f 100,000 will be brought into Greensboro from premium receipts alone. In addition to this, the com-panies have large turns of money loaned, the interest on which amounts to thousands of dollars annually. The recent organization of a life company will add to the importance of Greens-boro as an insurance center. —Mr. C. M. Vanstory has moved his ' academy at Annapolis and will receive family into bis elegant new residence | the appointment, subject to the en- S.O.BTSI M, W.P. BYSt'M.JK., BYNUM & BYNUM, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. lOG COUET SQUAHE. Oliver S. Newlin, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, GREENSBORO, N. C. in Wright Building, east of Court t attention givcu to all business cn- Mllll. G.WRIGHT ^fc^Attorney at Law. WRIGHT urii.niM;. IPPOSITK COl.'KT HUl'SE, GREENSBORO, N. C. DR. BURBANK Ophthalmologist. Southern Loan and Trust Co. Building. Rooms 301-803, Greensboro. S. C. Prescription Glasses Only. on the corner of North Elm street ar d Summit avenue. It Is one of the hand-somest homes in Greensboro. —Mr. James R. McClamroch, a well known young business man of this city, will be married to Miss Gr ce Trueman West, of Newport News, ' on Wednesday, February 27th. —Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Rankin went to Monroeton yesterday for a short visit with the former's father, Mr. W. W. Rankin, who will celebrate his eighty-second birthday tomorrow. —Powdered borax. That's what you want to sprinkle oh your hams to keep the bugs and skippers out. Five cases just in; }.1 pound, 10 cents; 1 pound, 20 cents. J. W. HCOTT & Co. —Dr. J. W. Petty, veterinarian, who has resided in Winston for the past few years, has returned to Greensboro, to practice bis professon. He is conduct-ing a veterinary hospital at the fair grounds. —The Odell Hardware Company has let the contract for a three-story addi-tion to the store building- The new building will he erected on the north side of the store trance examination, whioh he will no doubt readily pass. The second high-est average was made by Mr. J. Matt Lindsay, of Madison, who will be en-rolled as an alternate. —One of the most unique and en-joyable events in the social life of Greensboro was an old-time dance given at the MoAdoo House Friday , night. Many of the participants were te*D°OD '* l*V***r ™t delivered un- —The efficiency of the free delivery department of the Greensboro post-offioe is retarded by the lack of a suf-flcent force of oarriers. The carriers employed are faithful and diligent, but are unable to do the work required of them, which has grown rapidly within the past few years and which is con-stantly increasing. Under a ruling of the postoffloe department, they are not allowed to work over 43 hours a week. In ordet to handle the mail, they ofteo work more than eight hours a day until Saturday, when they knock off enough to make up for the over-time. Thus itis that mail which should reach its destination on Saturday af- TOBA00O NOTES. Items of Interest to the Grower, the Dealer, and the Manufacturer. MARKET REPORT. Our sales for the past week have been very good, and have kept our buyers busy about all the while handling their purchases. The weather has moderated some and our sales were very good yesterday and today. " The quality of the offerings has been very much improved and show the largest proportion of good to floe wrappers of any preceding week of this season, which hav9 sold at very satisfactory prices, lots of them selling from $30 to $47 per hundred; not a few piles brought $45. We have also had a good proportion of good to fine tillers, and prices on all grades have kept fully up to the highest of the season, with a very active market on all grades. Farmers have been highly pleased with their prices and did not hesitate to so express themselves. We guaran-tee satisfaction. Come to this market with a load of tobacco. Mr. C. A. Bray was at Danville yes-terday afternoon. \fr. J. W. Ellis, one of Greensboro's good friends in Randolph, was here with tobacco a few days ago. Mr. E. G. Moseley, of the firm of E. G. Mosely & Co., leaf tobacco dealers, Danville, Va., spent last Thursday on our sales. Virginia representatives in congress are making an effort to have the tax on manufactured tobacco reduced to six oents a pound. Legialatiye Committee Here. The committee from the legislature to inspect the State Normal and In-dustrial College and the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the colored race arrived in Greensboro Monday evening. Yesterday was spent in vis-iting and Inspecting the two institu-tions. The member? of the committee were most tavorably impressed with what they saw. Monday night a publio entertain-ment was given at the Normal compli-mentary to the visitors. It consisted of a play entitled ''Past and Future," being a history and prophecy of educa-tion in North Carolina. The various educational Institutions of the state were represented by a tableaux. The entertainment was one ef the most unique and pleasant ever given at the institution. At the conclusion of the entertain-ment speeches were made by Senators Aycock, Wood, Webb, Representative Whitaker, of this county, and others. All the speeches were of a high order and breated a spirit of deep devotion to education. The speakers expressed themselves unequivocally as favoring more taxes for the schools, saying this was the only way North Carolina's public sohool system could ever be made what it should be. Court Notes. The regular two weeks term of Guil-ford Superior court convened Monday morning at 10 o'clock, with Judge W. B. Council, of Boone, Watauga county, presiding. His charge to the grand jury was very clear and compreben- Mr. W. D. Whitesell, of Alaraance 8ive' and ha8 been fa™rably mention-again with tobacco ed by the memt>ers °f the bar and sold others who heard it. The criminal a good lot at those who composed the young: set in Greensboro society 20 and 25 years ago. The dance was opened with a grand march and closed with the old Virginia reel, being interspersed with quadrilles, waltzes, lancers, two-steps, polkas, etc. —As a result of the settlement of the'litigation between the railroads of the state and the corporation commis-sion, the tax assessment on railroad property in Greensboro for the years of 1899 and 1900 will be increased $61,- 184 69. The additional taxes that will be received from the increased assess-ment will amount to a snug sum. The county will also he considerable bene-fited by the new assessment; the exact and will be used as I *™<™>* '« not yet known. til Monday. The department should authorize the appointmout of "more carriers for the Greensboro postofflce. The rapid growth of population and business demand it. ,. I HARRY POEZOLT. Merchant Tailor, , S. Elm St., QEEENSBOBO. Latest Styles of Suitings and Trous-nngs to select from. Fit guaranteed. GEO. W. PKITCHETT, <»reeiiHl>oro, >j. <^B KAL AND SPECIAL AI1EST FOR &3INES, BOILEBS, ANY SIZE, WOOD AND IBON WOBKINS MACHINES*. Gasoline Engines a specialty. Bsti-uinished uiwn application, tin's always Hid second Hand Engiues and Boilers. ' i "i prices. offices for the company. —Work on the new city hall and market house has been progressing rapidly of late ami a month or two more of good weal her will see the structure completed. The building will be a real ornament to the city. —Mr. J R Silver, who has been con-ducting a confectionery'store here for some time, was married in this city last Wednesday night to Miss Mollie Nolan, of Haywood county. The ceremony was performed by J. M. Wolfe, E*q. —Judge Boyd has been designated to sit pn the bench of the Circuit Court of Appeals, at Richmond, during the coming May term, but as the date con-1 duced an aa,endmeot to an appropria-tion bill approprialing $75,000 for the purpose. If the contemplated im- —A bold and almost successful at-tempt at highway robbery was made in Greensboro Monday night. As Mr. Meyer Sternberger, of the Revolution cotton mills, wms coming along Summit avenue be was assaulted and knocked down by two negroes, who dragged him out into a clump of bushes and were proceeding to go through his pockets, when they were frightened away by some men who chanced to be passing. The identity of the highway-men is unknown. —The matter of enlarging and im-proving the government building in this city has again come up in con-gress. Senator Pritchard has Intro-flicts with his regular term of court at Aeheville, he will probably be unable to attend. —Rev. S. R. Guignard, of Union, S-C, has accepted a call to the rectorship of St. Andrew's Episcopal church. He will enter upon bis duties early in March. Rev. Horace Weeks Jones, the rector of St. Barnabas church, has re-ceived a call to New Decatur, Ala., and will probably accept. —Mr. William Tallman, who has been conducting a bottling establish-ment in Greensboro for several years, is preparing to baudle the product of 'he Schlittz Brewing Company, of Milwaukee. He is having a cold stor-age plant placed in bis establishment uP-to-Date Jewelry of Every °" Ka,ettev!lle 8treet- — In the advertisement of the L. Richardson Drug Company last week the price of Vick's Laxative Quinine Tablets was 40 cents, when it should have been only 10 oents. While the manufacturers and those who have used the remedy say It Is worth the former figure, it is sold for a dime. —Alec. Jarrell, a white man of this city who has been in trouble number-less times, was placed in jail a few days ago on the strength of a warrai t sworn out by bis wife charging him with non-support Alec, is a good provements, which are badly needed, I carpenter and a peaceablecitizen when are made, the size of the building will ! sober, which is not the case when he be about doubled. A wing will be j can manage to be drunk. Some time built on the vacant lot between the ago he was sentenced to the roads, but postofflce and the Southern Loan and ! mtnaged to escape soon after reach- Death of a Good Citizen. Mr. G. W. Alley, Sr., w%ose critical illness was noted in last week's PA-TRIOT, died at his home in this city last Friday morning. He had been sick for several weeks and the end was not unexpected. The fuoeral was held from West Market Street Methodist church Saturday morning at 10.30 o'clock, the service being conducted by Rev. Dr. L. W. Crawford and Rev. Dr. rt. 1$ Torrentine. Mr. Alley was67 years old and was regarded as one of the best men in Greensboro. He was a consistent Christian and for many years had been an ollidal member of West Market Street Methodist church. Mr. Alley was a native of Virginia, but bad re-sided in Greensboro for a number of years. Until some years ago be was connected with the Western . Union Telegraph Company. Two sons— Messrs G. W. and R R. Alley, «.f ibis city, and a number of relatives in Vir-ginia are left to mourn his departure. His wife died five or six years ago. county, was here the other dav. He from $6 to $47. Mr. S. C. Peon, of the F. R. Penn Tobacco Company, of Reidsville, was on our sales last .Friday. We were glad to have him. Robertson & Dawson, of Rooklng-bam county, sold 1,123 pounds of to-bacco in Greensboro a few days ago at an average price of nearly $15.' During the week we noticed P. D. Waynick, J. W. Roberts, D. L. Pritch-ett and Isaac Pritchett among the Rockingham contingent on the ware-house floors in Greensboro. Mr. D. E. Graham has sold the To-bacco Journal to Messrs. E. J. New-comb and J. J. Darlington, who have changed the name of the publication to the Danville Tobacco Journal. A gentleman who had offered to take $10 a round for his tobacco brought It to Greensboro and received an average of nearly $20 It is needless to say ihat he went home more than pleased. He had been selling on another mar-ket, which was the cause of bis placing so low a price on bis tobacco. The following are some of the farm-ers from Alamauce county who have sold tobacco here during the week : R. S. Miner, Cooper & Cabel, R. T. Kernodle. J. H Walker, Simpson & docket was taken up at once, several oases beiug disposed of during the first day. There are considerably more than a hundred cases on the criminal dooket, and a number of other. will be added before the grand jury is dis-charged. Mr. Ed. B. Wheeler la foreman of the grand jury. • * • Judge Tlmberlake dosed the five weeks special term of court last Fri-day. Civil causes only were heard about 75 cases being disposed of dur-ing the term. The special term cost the county about $3,000. • • • It is understood that the legislature will give Guilford six additional weeks of court a year, making a total of four-teen weeks. If this is done, about six weeks a year will be set apart for the trial of criminal cases. Dr. R. F. Robettson's Death. Dr. Robert Frankliu Robertson, a well-known citizen of this city, died at his home on Church street Monday evening of pneumonia, after an ill-ness of a few days. Dr. Robertson practiced dentistry In Greensboro for many years, but in recent years his health has not permitted him to follow his profession. With- his brother, the Coff.y, Ellis Faucett, R. O. Holliday, late ?'" ° A> R"bert'«»>. ■» <>°ce en- Clint Williamson, J. M. Kernodle, Joyed a very lucrative practice. He George Hurbln, C. W. Hurdle, John WH8 an upr'Knt chri8,ia" gentleman, Furguson, Vincent & Coleman. J. W. and e"J°*ed the conHJenee and esteem King. A. L. Baldwin, J. M. aud H. R. °f a Ur«e C,rcle of friend8- A* 8n "»'- j{at|er jclal memberof the Presbyterian church i for two or three decadesheexemplifled the teachings of his Master in hisdaily South Elm St., Greensboro. Description. i-- BU Assortment of Qoods Adapted ling and Birthday Presents. examine our goods. It's a '" "how them. Trust Company building. —The new census shows that during the last decade two townships in Guil-ford county lost in population, Greene losing 29 and Jefferson 22. Sumner barely held her own with a gain of one. The other townships show sub-stantial gains. This information was obtained from an advance bulletin issued by the Census department. The PATRIOT printed the population of the county by towuships a few weeks ago, ing the convict camp. He was in hid-ing from that time until a week or so ago, when he returned tobisold haunts and resumed bis former practice of drinking mean whiskey and mistreat-ing his family. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Has the world-wide fame for marvel-lous cur.-.-. It surpasses any otbersalve lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bolls, Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Tet- Amoog the Guilford people who sold tobacco on the Greensboro market during the week we uoted J. H. Bar-ker, C. B. Hodgin, W. T. Cummings, •L R. Moore, Albert Wagoner, Misses Jennie and Ida Sockwell, D. C. Stew-art, I. R. Cobb, H. E Kirkman, H. W. Lambeth, W. P. Baldwin, A. R. Thom-os, W. T. Scoggins, P. M. Fryar, Brown & Sockwell, J. L. Cobb, R. R. Wyrick, and Cobb & Chilcutt. One of the PATRIOT'S good friends in eastern Guilford, who stopped market-ing his crop of tobacco last year on ac-coiut of the low prices, told us tbe other day, just after having made a good sale of a portion of the same crop on the Greensboro market, that the same grades brought him more than twice as much as a year ago. Other growers who have sold a part of their '99 crop in Greensboro bave had the same exerience. life. Funeral services were held from the First Presbyterian church yester-day afternoon at lour o'clock, conduct-ed by bis pastor, Rev. E. W. Smith, D. D. The elders of tbe church served as pallbearers. Dr. Robertson is survived by a wife only. L'jmeasured sympa-thy la felt for her in her bereavement. CITY NATIONAL BANK GREENSBORO, N. C. Capital, Surplus, the figures being as near correct as it ter' 8tl'*he°'"' Fever Sore9' Ch"PPed hands, Skin Eruptions; Infallible for was possible to get them at that lime. Piles- Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at —Clover and grass seed have begun to "move" since the mild weather set in. Better get supplies while we are selling at old prices. J. W. SCOTT & Co. C. E. Holton's. Just Received. High-grade acid phosphate for com-posting. Low prices. 8-2t S. S MITCHELL. Bad to Conquer or Die. "I was just about gone," writes Mrs. AJ581S, OVof Rosa Richardson, of Laurel Springs, N. <... 'I bad Consumption so bad that tbe best doctors said I could not live more than a month, but 1 begin to use Dr. King's New Discovery and was wholly cured by seven bottles andam now stout and well." It's an unrivalled life-saver in Consumption,Pneumonia, !.a Grippe and Bronchitis; infallible for Coughs,! Colds, Asthma, Hay Fever, Croop or | Whooping Cough. Guaranteed bottles 50c and $100. Trial bottles free at Bolton's drug store. $100,000.00 15,000.00 500,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF THE United States, State of North Carolina, City of Greensboro, County of Guilford. —Malcolm Love pianos and Farrand A Votey organs. W. H. ELLER, tf Southern Loan & Trust Bldg. We have every facility for the prompt and Intelligent conduct of all business entrusted to us. Your Account Solicited. J. K. WALZEB, President. LEE H. BATTLE, Cashier.
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Title | The Greensboro patriot [February 20, 1901] |
Date | 1901-02-20 |
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Description | The February 20, 1901, issue of The Greensboro Patriot, a newspaper published in Greensboro, N.C. by W.M. Barber & Co.. |
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Full text | '• .JJWWVWWKHPHPW THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT VOL. 80. GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1901. NO. 8. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dr. W. J. RICHARDSON. OFFICE: KA.TZ BUILDING. RESIDENCE: 615 W. GASTON 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. BB8IDKNCH : S30 Solatia. Elna. St. OFFICE : i. i Fordham k Qrlssom'i Drug Store. Dr. J. E. wYCHE, DENTIST. • Office in Savings Bank Building, South Elm street. Greensboro, N. C. Dr. M. F. FOX, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Guilford College, N. C. EDWARD BAUM, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEON. Cffico: 121 S. Elm St., Greensboro, N. C. OVER KAKI-8' DR1"0 STORK.) ,1 attention paid to the diseases of the EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT. CuuMilmung Hoars: ' in 11 A. H.; 2 to 4 and ' to 8 P.M. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. A. M. SCALES. J. I. SCALES. Scales & Scales, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, GREENSBORO, N. C. Z. V. TAYLOR, ^.ttoxn-e^r GREENSBORO, N. C ROBERT D. DOUGLAS, Attorney - at - Law, SWINGS BANK Bl'ILDINO, 3-HSEUSBOHO, IT. O. —Today is the beginning of the Len-ten season. —Mr. M. G. Newell and two sons are visiting relatives in Florida. —Mr. W. J. Ridge was called to Asheboro Saturday on business. —Dr. and Mrs. J. T. J. Battle have returned from an extended visit to Florida, —New crop New Orleans molasses, a real fine artiole, at 50 cents a gallon at Scott & Co.'a. —A new barber shop is beingopenrd in the Mendenhall building, just north of the court bouse. —Dr. J. P. Turner has returned from a visit to Statesville, where a brother is quite ill with pneumonia. —Mr. A. B. Klmball has returned from a business trip to the western part of the state and Tennessee. —Pumps for sale and old ones re-paired in first class manner by E. L. Hunt, at 33a South Elm street. 7-4t —Mr. S. R. Richards, of Pinner's Point, succeeds Mr. C. W. Lee as chief engineer ef the Southern Railway at this place. —Rev. W. T. Jordan, who spent some time here with bis brother, Sheriff J. F. Jordan, returned to his home in Denver, Col., last week. —Mrs. C. E. Shober is soon to return from Charlotte, where she has lived for a couple of years. Her health has □ot been good in the Queen city. —Rev. John C. Kilgo, D. D., presi-dent of Trinity College, Durham, will preach in West Market Street Metho-dist church next Sunday morning. —High Point probably has more manufacturing enterprises, in propor-tion to population, than any other town in the South. There is said to be one factory for every 145 of the town's 4,500 Inhabitants. That is a most cred-itable showing,for which every citizen of Guilford county should feel proud. —Mr. W. Q Jennings has purchased a portion of the Benbow dairy farm, a short distance east of the city, along the North Carolina railroad, upon which he will establish a brick yard. He will make a specialty of pressed brick, for the manufacture of which —Mr. T. E. Whitaker, one of Guil-ford'a representatives in the legisla-ture, has taken a very decided stand against the proposed impeachment of Chief Justice Furches and Assooiate Justice Douglas, of the Supreme court. One of the best speeches made during the debate on the impeachment reso-lutions was delivered by Mr. Whita-ker Saturday. He argued that the offence with which the judges are oharged did not warrant so serious a course as impeachment aud plead for justice tempered with mercy. We un-derstand that Senator Glenn and Rep-the clay is said to be specially adapted, j re8e,ltative Roberson are also opposed to impeachment. They represent the —People who have occasion to drive vehicles in Greensboro will be glad to learn that the old street car track on South Elm street, which has been an eyesore to all and an impediment to travel for years, is being removed. The work or taking it up was begun yesterday morning under the direction of the street committee. —A special from West Point, N. T, says Cadet C. O. Sberrill, formerly of Greensboro, and one of the seventy-five graduates of the Academy in the class of 1901. has been assigned to the engineers' branch of the army, an honor conferred on only ten graduates. Another North Carolinian, Cadet Lee, is assigned to the same branch. —The stock of groceries of W. L. Wharton & Co., which was recently assigned to the Southern Loan and Trust Compauy, has been purchased by the Rankin Brothers'Grocery Com-pany, the firm being composed ef Messrs. G. A. Rankin, John H. Ran-kiD, Jr., and James M. Rankin. The business will be continued at the same sentiment of a great many Democrats in Guilford county. —Mr. J. W. Scott continues to im- stand, in the Houston building. prove steadily. He Is able to sit up a little while every day and partakes of sufficient nourishment to restore his strength in due time. —Mr. Howell C. Fry, of this city made the highest average of a class of five in the examination held here Sat-urday' tor a cadetship in the naval —Greensboro justly erijoys a wide' reputation for the diversity and Im-portance of her manufacturing enter-prises and other business interests, but In no line is her leadership more pro-nounced than in the insurance field. Within the past few years three Are insurance companies have been organ-ized and put into successful operation here, adding immensely to the volume of the city's business. In conversation with the PATRIOT a few days days ago an officer of oae of the home oompanies stated that during the present year nearly f 100,000 will be brought into Greensboro from premium receipts alone. In addition to this, the com-panies have large turns of money loaned, the interest on which amounts to thousands of dollars annually. The recent organization of a life company will add to the importance of Greens-boro as an insurance center. —Mr. C. M. Vanstory has moved his ' academy at Annapolis and will receive family into bis elegant new residence | the appointment, subject to the en- S.O.BTSI M, W.P. BYSt'M.JK., BYNUM & BYNUM, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. lOG COUET SQUAHE. Oliver S. Newlin, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, GREENSBORO, N. C. in Wright Building, east of Court t attention givcu to all business cn- Mllll. G.WRIGHT ^fc^Attorney at Law. WRIGHT urii.niM;. IPPOSITK COl.'KT HUl'SE, GREENSBORO, N. C. DR. BURBANK Ophthalmologist. Southern Loan and Trust Co. Building. Rooms 301-803, Greensboro. S. C. Prescription Glasses Only. on the corner of North Elm street ar d Summit avenue. It Is one of the hand-somest homes in Greensboro. —Mr. James R. McClamroch, a well known young business man of this city, will be married to Miss Gr ce Trueman West, of Newport News, ' on Wednesday, February 27th. —Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Rankin went to Monroeton yesterday for a short visit with the former's father, Mr. W. W. Rankin, who will celebrate his eighty-second birthday tomorrow. —Powdered borax. That's what you want to sprinkle oh your hams to keep the bugs and skippers out. Five cases just in; }.1 pound, 10 cents; 1 pound, 20 cents. J. W. HCOTT & Co. —Dr. J. W. Petty, veterinarian, who has resided in Winston for the past few years, has returned to Greensboro, to practice bis professon. He is conduct-ing a veterinary hospital at the fair grounds. —The Odell Hardware Company has let the contract for a three-story addi-tion to the store building- The new building will he erected on the north side of the store trance examination, whioh he will no doubt readily pass. The second high-est average was made by Mr. J. Matt Lindsay, of Madison, who will be en-rolled as an alternate. —One of the most unique and en-joyable events in the social life of Greensboro was an old-time dance given at the MoAdoo House Friday , night. Many of the participants were te*D°OD '* l*V***r ™t delivered un- —The efficiency of the free delivery department of the Greensboro post-offioe is retarded by the lack of a suf-flcent force of oarriers. The carriers employed are faithful and diligent, but are unable to do the work required of them, which has grown rapidly within the past few years and which is con-stantly increasing. Under a ruling of the postoffloe department, they are not allowed to work over 43 hours a week. In ordet to handle the mail, they ofteo work more than eight hours a day until Saturday, when they knock off enough to make up for the over-time. Thus itis that mail which should reach its destination on Saturday af- TOBA00O NOTES. Items of Interest to the Grower, the Dealer, and the Manufacturer. MARKET REPORT. Our sales for the past week have been very good, and have kept our buyers busy about all the while handling their purchases. The weather has moderated some and our sales were very good yesterday and today. " The quality of the offerings has been very much improved and show the largest proportion of good to floe wrappers of any preceding week of this season, which hav9 sold at very satisfactory prices, lots of them selling from $30 to $47 per hundred; not a few piles brought $45. We have also had a good proportion of good to fine tillers, and prices on all grades have kept fully up to the highest of the season, with a very active market on all grades. Farmers have been highly pleased with their prices and did not hesitate to so express themselves. We guaran-tee satisfaction. Come to this market with a load of tobacco. Mr. C. A. Bray was at Danville yes-terday afternoon. \fr. J. W. Ellis, one of Greensboro's good friends in Randolph, was here with tobacco a few days ago. Mr. E. G. Moseley, of the firm of E. G. Mosely & Co., leaf tobacco dealers, Danville, Va., spent last Thursday on our sales. Virginia representatives in congress are making an effort to have the tax on manufactured tobacco reduced to six oents a pound. Legialatiye Committee Here. The committee from the legislature to inspect the State Normal and In-dustrial College and the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the colored race arrived in Greensboro Monday evening. Yesterday was spent in vis-iting and Inspecting the two institu-tions. The member? of the committee were most tavorably impressed with what they saw. Monday night a publio entertain-ment was given at the Normal compli-mentary to the visitors. It consisted of a play entitled ''Past and Future," being a history and prophecy of educa-tion in North Carolina. The various educational Institutions of the state were represented by a tableaux. The entertainment was one ef the most unique and pleasant ever given at the institution. At the conclusion of the entertain-ment speeches were made by Senators Aycock, Wood, Webb, Representative Whitaker, of this county, and others. All the speeches were of a high order and breated a spirit of deep devotion to education. The speakers expressed themselves unequivocally as favoring more taxes for the schools, saying this was the only way North Carolina's public sohool system could ever be made what it should be. Court Notes. The regular two weeks term of Guil-ford Superior court convened Monday morning at 10 o'clock, with Judge W. B. Council, of Boone, Watauga county, presiding. His charge to the grand jury was very clear and compreben- Mr. W. D. Whitesell, of Alaraance 8ive' and ha8 been fa™rably mention-again with tobacco ed by the memt>ers °f the bar and sold others who heard it. The criminal a good lot at those who composed the young: set in Greensboro society 20 and 25 years ago. The dance was opened with a grand march and closed with the old Virginia reel, being interspersed with quadrilles, waltzes, lancers, two-steps, polkas, etc. —As a result of the settlement of the'litigation between the railroads of the state and the corporation commis-sion, the tax assessment on railroad property in Greensboro for the years of 1899 and 1900 will be increased $61,- 184 69. The additional taxes that will be received from the increased assess-ment will amount to a snug sum. The county will also he considerable bene-fited by the new assessment; the exact and will be used as I *™<™>* '« not yet known. til Monday. The department should authorize the appointmout of "more carriers for the Greensboro postofflce. The rapid growth of population and business demand it. ,. I HARRY POEZOLT. Merchant Tailor, , S. Elm St., QEEENSBOBO. Latest Styles of Suitings and Trous-nngs to select from. Fit guaranteed. GEO. W. PKITCHETT, <»reeiiHl>oro, >j. <^B KAL AND SPECIAL AI1EST FOR &3INES, BOILEBS, ANY SIZE, WOOD AND IBON WOBKINS MACHINES*. Gasoline Engines a specialty. Bsti-uinished uiwn application, tin's always Hid second Hand Engiues and Boilers. ' i "i prices. offices for the company. —Work on the new city hall and market house has been progressing rapidly of late ami a month or two more of good weal her will see the structure completed. The building will be a real ornament to the city. —Mr. J R Silver, who has been con-ducting a confectionery'store here for some time, was married in this city last Wednesday night to Miss Mollie Nolan, of Haywood county. The ceremony was performed by J. M. Wolfe, E*q. —Judge Boyd has been designated to sit pn the bench of the Circuit Court of Appeals, at Richmond, during the coming May term, but as the date con-1 duced an aa,endmeot to an appropria-tion bill approprialing $75,000 for the purpose. If the contemplated im- —A bold and almost successful at-tempt at highway robbery was made in Greensboro Monday night. As Mr. Meyer Sternberger, of the Revolution cotton mills, wms coming along Summit avenue be was assaulted and knocked down by two negroes, who dragged him out into a clump of bushes and were proceeding to go through his pockets, when they were frightened away by some men who chanced to be passing. The identity of the highway-men is unknown. —The matter of enlarging and im-proving the government building in this city has again come up in con-gress. Senator Pritchard has Intro-flicts with his regular term of court at Aeheville, he will probably be unable to attend. —Rev. S. R. Guignard, of Union, S-C, has accepted a call to the rectorship of St. Andrew's Episcopal church. He will enter upon bis duties early in March. Rev. Horace Weeks Jones, the rector of St. Barnabas church, has re-ceived a call to New Decatur, Ala., and will probably accept. —Mr. William Tallman, who has been conducting a bottling establish-ment in Greensboro for several years, is preparing to baudle the product of 'he Schlittz Brewing Company, of Milwaukee. He is having a cold stor-age plant placed in bis establishment uP-to-Date Jewelry of Every °" Ka,ettev!lle 8treet- — In the advertisement of the L. Richardson Drug Company last week the price of Vick's Laxative Quinine Tablets was 40 cents, when it should have been only 10 oents. While the manufacturers and those who have used the remedy say It Is worth the former figure, it is sold for a dime. —Alec. Jarrell, a white man of this city who has been in trouble number-less times, was placed in jail a few days ago on the strength of a warrai t sworn out by bis wife charging him with non-support Alec, is a good provements, which are badly needed, I carpenter and a peaceablecitizen when are made, the size of the building will ! sober, which is not the case when he be about doubled. A wing will be j can manage to be drunk. Some time built on the vacant lot between the ago he was sentenced to the roads, but postofflce and the Southern Loan and ! mtnaged to escape soon after reach- Death of a Good Citizen. Mr. G. W. Alley, Sr., w%ose critical illness was noted in last week's PA-TRIOT, died at his home in this city last Friday morning. He had been sick for several weeks and the end was not unexpected. The fuoeral was held from West Market Street Methodist church Saturday morning at 10.30 o'clock, the service being conducted by Rev. Dr. L. W. Crawford and Rev. Dr. rt. 1$ Torrentine. Mr. Alley was67 years old and was regarded as one of the best men in Greensboro. He was a consistent Christian and for many years had been an ollidal member of West Market Street Methodist church. Mr. Alley was a native of Virginia, but bad re-sided in Greensboro for a number of years. Until some years ago be was connected with the Western . Union Telegraph Company. Two sons— Messrs G. W. and R R. Alley, «.f ibis city, and a number of relatives in Vir-ginia are left to mourn his departure. His wife died five or six years ago. county, was here the other dav. He from $6 to $47. Mr. S. C. Peon, of the F. R. Penn Tobacco Company, of Reidsville, was on our sales last .Friday. We were glad to have him. Robertson & Dawson, of Rooklng-bam county, sold 1,123 pounds of to-bacco in Greensboro a few days ago at an average price of nearly $15.' During the week we noticed P. D. Waynick, J. W. Roberts, D. L. Pritch-ett and Isaac Pritchett among the Rockingham contingent on the ware-house floors in Greensboro. Mr. D. E. Graham has sold the To-bacco Journal to Messrs. E. J. New-comb and J. J. Darlington, who have changed the name of the publication to the Danville Tobacco Journal. A gentleman who had offered to take $10 a round for his tobacco brought It to Greensboro and received an average of nearly $20 It is needless to say ihat he went home more than pleased. He had been selling on another mar-ket, which was the cause of bis placing so low a price on bis tobacco. The following are some of the farm-ers from Alamauce county who have sold tobacco here during the week : R. S. Miner, Cooper & Cabel, R. T. Kernodle. J. H Walker, Simpson & docket was taken up at once, several oases beiug disposed of during the first day. There are considerably more than a hundred cases on the criminal dooket, and a number of other. will be added before the grand jury is dis-charged. Mr. Ed. B. Wheeler la foreman of the grand jury. • * • Judge Tlmberlake dosed the five weeks special term of court last Fri-day. Civil causes only were heard about 75 cases being disposed of dur-ing the term. The special term cost the county about $3,000. • • • It is understood that the legislature will give Guilford six additional weeks of court a year, making a total of four-teen weeks. If this is done, about six weeks a year will be set apart for the trial of criminal cases. Dr. R. F. Robettson's Death. Dr. Robert Frankliu Robertson, a well-known citizen of this city, died at his home on Church street Monday evening of pneumonia, after an ill-ness of a few days. Dr. Robertson practiced dentistry In Greensboro for many years, but in recent years his health has not permitted him to follow his profession. With- his brother, the Coff.y, Ellis Faucett, R. O. Holliday, late ?'" ° A> R"bert'«»>. ■» <>°ce en- Clint Williamson, J. M. Kernodle, Joyed a very lucrative practice. He George Hurbln, C. W. Hurdle, John WH8 an upr'Knt chri8,ia" gentleman, Furguson, Vincent & Coleman. J. W. and e"J°*ed the conHJenee and esteem King. A. L. Baldwin, J. M. aud H. R. °f a Ur«e C,rcle of friend8- A* 8n "»'- j{at|er jclal memberof the Presbyterian church i for two or three decadesheexemplifled the teachings of his Master in hisdaily South Elm St., Greensboro. Description. i-- BU Assortment of Qoods Adapted ling and Birthday Presents. examine our goods. It's a '" "how them. Trust Company building. —The new census shows that during the last decade two townships in Guil-ford county lost in population, Greene losing 29 and Jefferson 22. Sumner barely held her own with a gain of one. The other townships show sub-stantial gains. This information was obtained from an advance bulletin issued by the Census department. The PATRIOT printed the population of the county by towuships a few weeks ago, ing the convict camp. He was in hid-ing from that time until a week or so ago, when he returned tobisold haunts and resumed bis former practice of drinking mean whiskey and mistreat-ing his family. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Has the world-wide fame for marvel-lous cur.-.-. It surpasses any otbersalve lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bolls, Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Tet- Amoog the Guilford people who sold tobacco on the Greensboro market during the week we uoted J. H. Bar-ker, C. B. Hodgin, W. T. Cummings, •L R. Moore, Albert Wagoner, Misses Jennie and Ida Sockwell, D. C. Stew-art, I. R. Cobb, H. E Kirkman, H. W. Lambeth, W. P. Baldwin, A. R. Thom-os, W. T. Scoggins, P. M. Fryar, Brown & Sockwell, J. L. Cobb, R. R. Wyrick, and Cobb & Chilcutt. One of the PATRIOT'S good friends in eastern Guilford, who stopped market-ing his crop of tobacco last year on ac-coiut of the low prices, told us tbe other day, just after having made a good sale of a portion of the same crop on the Greensboro market, that the same grades brought him more than twice as much as a year ago. Other growers who have sold a part of their '99 crop in Greensboro bave had the same exerience. life. Funeral services were held from the First Presbyterian church yester-day afternoon at lour o'clock, conduct-ed by bis pastor, Rev. E. W. Smith, D. D. The elders of tbe church served as pallbearers. Dr. Robertson is survived by a wife only. L'jmeasured sympa-thy la felt for her in her bereavement. CITY NATIONAL BANK GREENSBORO, N. C. Capital, Surplus, the figures being as near correct as it ter' 8tl'*he°'"' Fever Sore9' Ch"PPed hands, Skin Eruptions; Infallible for was possible to get them at that lime. Piles- Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at —Clover and grass seed have begun to "move" since the mild weather set in. Better get supplies while we are selling at old prices. J. W. SCOTT & Co. C. E. Holton's. Just Received. High-grade acid phosphate for com-posting. Low prices. 8-2t S. S MITCHELL. Bad to Conquer or Die. "I was just about gone," writes Mrs. AJ581S, OVof Rosa Richardson, of Laurel Springs, N. <... 'I bad Consumption so bad that tbe best doctors said I could not live more than a month, but 1 begin to use Dr. King's New Discovery and was wholly cured by seven bottles andam now stout and well." It's an unrivalled life-saver in Consumption,Pneumonia, !.a Grippe and Bronchitis; infallible for Coughs,! Colds, Asthma, Hay Fever, Croop or | Whooping Cough. Guaranteed bottles 50c and $100. Trial bottles free at Bolton's drug store. $100,000.00 15,000.00 500,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF THE United States, State of North Carolina, City of Greensboro, County of Guilford. —Malcolm Love pianos and Farrand A Votey organs. W. H. ELLER, tf Southern Loan & Trust Bldg. We have every facility for the prompt and Intelligent conduct of all business entrusted to us. Your Account Solicited. J. K. WALZEB, President. LEE H. BATTLE, Cashier. |