The Greensboro patriot [daily edition, May 24, 1883]

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VOLUME 8. GREENSBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1883. NO. 294
tyht Jpailji patriot,
arrival MILI Departure of Trains.
<>n ami after Bandar, May BKh,
Train No.fi] will leave for Raleigh, at 10.05 a. in.
No. 50, Iron Raleieh, arrives nt 7.V*. p. m.
No. 51, fr-jiu Charlotte, arrive- at 7.4") a. in.
No. M, leave* for Kicliinoinl. at 8.06 H. m.
No. 50, arrives from Richmond, at 9,0| p. in.
No. 60, leaves t"«»r Charlotte, at M" p. in.
No. 53, arrive! from charlotte, at 8.00 p. in.
No. 53, leaves for Richmond, at 8.18 p.m.
No.52, arrives from Richmond, at 10.01 a.m.
No.52, leavei for Charlotte, at 10.11a.m.
Salem Train No. 10, leave! lor Salem, 10.21 a. in.
12, leavei for Salem. 9,26 p. m.
9, arrii OH from Salem. 7.'JU a. in.
11. arrives from Salem. 7.30 p. in.
I'nivorsity Railroad train No. 1. leaves Chapel
Hill at 11.15 a. in. i arrives at University at 12.16
p.m.; train No, '1 leave- University at 12,46 p. in. J
arrives at Cliaiiel Hill at 1.1b p. m.
Train No. :i leaves Chapel Hill nt 4.0.1 p. m.; ar-
■»"(■• at University at 5.08 p. in.; train No. 1 leaves
I Diversity at 5.25 p.m.; arrive* at Chapel llill at
■'.'St p. in. The trains on the Stale I'niversity road.
will nm lirtween Chapel llill ami I'niversity Sta-tion,
aiel not run to Raleigh as heretofore. These
train* will connect with passenger trains on the
North Carolina. Railroad.
Freight trains carrying PfCingTItn between
<»r«en»lx>n. and Goldshoro will run as follow-: Train
No. 15 leave- tireensboro ut 6JH a. m.. and arrive-
•t Raleigh at 2.46 p in. Leaves Raleigh at ",:S'
n. m.. ami arrive- at GofdsborO at 7.28 p, m. Train
No. lrt leave- Goldlboro at 5.00 a. in., and arrives at
Raleigh at 9.00 a. in.; leavei KaleiKh «t 9.45 a.m.;
and arrives at <ireenslM.ro at 6.00 p. in.
These freight trains run daily except Sunday-.
and all the passenger trains, except on the I'niver-sity
nrad run daily, and make elose connection with
trains on other roads.
GREENSBORO, N. C, MAY 21. 1883.
LOCAL NEWS.
\<\\ iT| lse«l Letters.
Mia> R<*a Andrew*, Gibson Roes, Mrs. Sarah
Hark. ml.. Henry ]'. DelVry. C. E„ William E.
field-. Mis- l.uanuey Gardner, John E. Hughes,
<-l. <i. Johnson, (2), Alfred Melinne. col., Mr-. Sarah
Hiee.
—Is "slax" slang !
—Try -Dove's True Tiirf Oil.
It is no humbug,
—People should have a care how
they use new words. They may be
concealed dynamite.
—Winston people in town to-day
report a heavy frost in Forsythe,
Sorry and Stokes. It is feared that
great damage has been done to to-liacro
plants.
—Thirty crates of cherries, twen-ty
crates eggs, live hundred chick-ens
and forty tubs of butter, were
shipped by express from this place
this morning to Richmond.
—The college girls are all stirred
up about the weather. The idea
of a fan drill with the thermometer
at 52 degrees makes them shudder,
bnt tlie fan drill is on the pro-gramme,
all the same.
—Gaither Hall, one of the pio-neers
who built up Hickory, was
in town tins morning. Not having
seen Greensboro for several years,
he was quite bewildered as he
walked up South Klin.
—Greensboro must give more
thought to the importance of main-taining
its local military organiza-tion.
Col. Cameronsays the "Grays"
is a first class company in ever res-pect
but numbers. They will be com-pelled
torecruit its ranks from the
country, or submit to elimination
from the State Guard organization.
—The disgusting spectacle will
lie presented at the mayor's court
this evening of a had lot ofstrump-eis,
who defile the town by their
presence and who successfully de-fy
all decency and law in their
nefarious practices. We reflect pnb-lic
opinion when we urge mayor
King to put t»n the clamps and
hreak up this nest of iniquity
—Some sensible people are sug-gesting
that instead of repairing
the old market shanty, the town
build a neat, commodious brick
structure, and use the upper s.tory
as a city hall. The place now used
tor that purpose is a 10x12 room,
(MKirly ventilated, badly lighted
and utterly insufficient for the ac-commodation
of spectators drawn
i hither by important State trials,
such as held the boards yesterday.
Give the t urn a new market house
and a decent rii\ hall.
PARADISE OF GRASS. — Pink '
Vanstory lias an eight acre field in !
barley and rye that tops anything :
ever seen in this country. The rye
is from five to seven feet high and
bends under the weight of fully de-veloped
grain. The barley is about
four feet high, of uniform growth
and is the finest we ever saw any-where.
Beneath the waving grain
the soil is well seeded with clover i
and orchard grass. What one year j
ago was gulleys and hills is now a
paiadise of grass. The advantage:
of grass culture is happily demon '
demonstrated by ;. comparison
with the farm on the opposite side'
of the road. It is worth the walk
to look at it.
FAST FRUIT TRAIN.—A fruit and
vegetable train passed here at noon
to-day on a trial trip. It was de-sired
to run from Charlotte to Dan-ville
in six hours and keep out of
the way of other trains. This was
done to-day and the train spent
one hour on sidings. There were
five fruit cars and a caboose attach-ed
to the engine: the cars were well
ventilated by means of wire, gauze
and were neatly painted and sten-ciled.
It is desired that a regular
fruit and vegetable, train be run
through from some point in Geor-gia
to New york in the shortest
possible time, and if the experi-ment
to-day proves a success, a
train will be run regularly and a
long felt want will be supplied.
The speed of the train is about 35
miles per hour.
MAYOR'S COURT.—Mayor King's
matinee was the event.of yesterday.
The little, dingy room that, as a
matter of municipal respect, is
called the "city hall," was densely
packed long' before the curtain
rose. Ticket scalpers demanded
exorbitant rates for "standing
room" admission. Excitement was
running high when tin? stage man-ager,
wearing a new spring beaver,
appeared and rapped order. May
or King was soon in his place, and
the first act opened with a scene
in African mythology. .love Mi-ner,
in throwing his thunderbolts
around loose, struck MinervaStarr
in the mouth and saved her the
torture of the dentist's chair, For
this kindness the herculean Jove
was lined $2 and costs.
The mayor thumbed his docket
nervously .and called the case of
the "City of Greensboro vs. James
W. Forbis, I). W. C. Benbow and
Charlie Benbow." The defendants
were charged with an affray. The
evidence was that Forbis went to
the Benbow house to demand an
explanation of some reports alleged
! to Jiave been circulated against
j him by Dr. Beubow, anent the
stock law. Forbis, not satisfied
with the explanation, charged I'.en-bow
with lying on him. Not show-ing
any iritatiou at his epithets
Forbis became exasperated ami
shook his Hal in llenbow's face.
About this time Charley I'.enbow.
a son of l>r. Benbow, came up and
remarked to Forbis that enough
had been said and that the thine
must stop right there. Seeing that
Charley's dander was up the doc-tor
told him to go back into the
house and not pay any attention
to Forbis, for he was nothing but a
"slax." Hitherto the doctor had
; literally obeyed the scriptural in-junction,
and had exhausted the
| cheek turning business, informing
! his antagonist that nothing he
j might say would induce him to
j strike him. At the word -slax."
! Forbis aimed a lleeiun blow at
Benbow, which luckily missed its
mark. Charley and Forbis then'
clinched and after dancing the j
racquet on the side-walk for a few
minutes were parted, without do-ing
each other any seriousdam-age.
From the evidence n was
clear that Dr. Benbow did not par-ticipate
in the affray at all, upset-ting
the commonly accepted opin-ion
that the stock law would make
even a Quaker tight. For applying
the expression "slax" to Mr. For-bis
he was adjudged guilty of an
affray, the word used, in the opin-ion
of the mayor, being actionable
under the statute. What "slax"
means was not explained, and as
we canuot find that the word was
ever used by any lexicographer of
our acquaintance, we are in the
dark as to its significance. The
case will doubtless be taken to the
Supreme court, when the word
will undergo a critical judicial scru-tiny,
and its meaningbe fixed by the
court. The judgment of the court
was that Forbis be fined $;>, Dr.
Benbow (for flagrant disrespect to
the standard lexicographers) $1.50
and judgment suspended against
Charley Benbow, the cost rb be
paid j>ro rota by each of the defend
ants.
Last night a man who gives his
name as White and said he was
from Richmond Va. was arrested
for forcibly entering a brothel in
McAdoo Meadow, and brought be-fore
the mayor this morning.
He was found guilty of forcible
trespass and assault aud fined $25,
00 aud costs.
Alice Ow»n and Sni;>h Keen, two
of the inmates pf the brothel after-wards
had a fight among them-selves.
They will have a hearing
at the mayor's matinee this after-noon
at 0 o'clock.
OUR WHOLESALE TRADE.
The wholesale trade of Greens-boro
has attained marvellous pro-portions,
and is constantly grow-ing
and expanding. We commence
today a series of sketches of the
leading wholesale houses, which
will doubtless contain information
that will surprise even Greensboro
people. We begin with
Odell & Co.
This firm consists of seven mem-bers
who are active, energetic and
experienced business meu. Tliey
deal largely in all kinds of dry
goods, notions, shoes, hats, grocer-ies
and hardware, and ship large
quantities of goods to all parts of
this State. They own the controll-ing
interest in two cotton mills,
one located at Cedar Falls in Ran-dolph
county, which runs (id looms,
making about .">.000 yards of stand-ard
sheetings per day, besides
large quantities of bunch yarn and
twine. The other is in Concord,
Cabarrus county, in which they run
200 looms and make about 0,000
yards of the nicest and best finish-ed
plaids made in the Southern
States. At this last mentioned
mill they have in operation 20
looms used in making seamless
bags. These looms produce from
GOO to S00 bags per day, and the |
two factories consume each day
about 10 bales of cotton. They
employ 300 hands and the pay rolls
for labor at the two mills amount |
to over $4,000 per month.
The plaids manufactured by this
company are shipped to Virginia, j
South Carolina and to all sections
oftbis St3te. Their sales of dry
goods, groceries, hardware. &C, ;
are -imply immense, as the\ not
only sell large quantities to tint
merchants in this and the adjacent
counties, but supply many stores
in remote parts of the State.
The building in which is the dry
goods department is S0x2G feet,
two stories high aud is filled from
bottom to top with first-class goods,
all arranged in systematic order.
This company has recently added
to their business a large and com-plete
stock of hardware, which em-braces
everything usually found in
a well regulated hardware store
from a 1 oz. tack to a threshing ma-chine.
In this department they
make a specialty of the "South
Bend" Chilled Plow, for which is
claimed great superiority over other
plows. This plow is pretty and
well constructed, but as we do not
handle many instruments more un-wieldly
than a lead pencil we shall
have to let the farmers decide upon
its merits from actual test or ex-perience.
The building containing
the hardware is 80x26 feet, two
stories high and on the second floor
there is a sample room in which
can be seen at a glance a sample of
nearly every article of hardware
that is offered for sale. This is a
new thing in Greensboro, and is a
great help to customers as well as
to the proprietors or their sales-men,
as it facilitates business won-derfully.
There are three nice, dry
and very capacious cellars under
the store buildings, in two of which
are stored vast quantities of hard-ware,
bar iron, nails, &c, and the
other is filled with heavy groceries.
In addition to these buildings there
are oi# the premises, a short dis-tance
from the store houses, two
warehouses, one 100x20 feet, tbc
other 40x12 feet. The larger one
is considered the best warehouse
in the town. It is well arranged
and contains two splendid presses,
which are used in packing rags,
cotton, dried fruits and many other
articles.
Every department of this vast
establishment is systematically ar-ranged
aud economically managed,
thereby manifesting good judgment
and practical business tact on the
part of the proprietors and attaches
of the stores. The amount of capi-tal
invested in merchandizing and
manufacturing is at least $250,000.
Merchants patronizing this com-pany
will find that they can do
better than by purchasing further
North.
Orange Presbytery.
[Correspondence Daily Patriot.]
COMPANY SHOPS, May 23d, 188:5.
—Presbytery met according to ad-journment,
and was called to order
by Rev. C Miller, the last modera-tor
present.
There were eight ministers and
nineteen ruling elders present. The
commissioners from Buffalo and
Bethel churches appeared in an-swer
to the citation of Presbytery.
After hearing these commissioners
in reference to placing the calls
from Hawflelds and Cross Roads
churches into the hands of Rev. J.
C. Alexander, decided to put the
calls in his hands, which were de-clined.
Calls were presented from Yan-ceyville
aud Griers' churches for
the pastoral services of Rev. J. L.
Currie, and Little River and Chapel
Hill churches were cited to appear
at the adjourned meeting of Pres-bytery,
at Mebaneville, on the 27th
of June, and show cause why the
calls should not be placed in his
hands.
Mr. .1. II. Lindsay, Rev. J. W.
Primrose ami Judge Dick were
appointed to make further investi-gation
concerning the Warrenton
church property.
The report of the committee ap-pointed
to confer with Greensboro
church, was read and referred back
to the same committee, with in-structions
to confer with Dr. .1. 11.
Smith, and report at the adjourned
meeting at Mebaneville.
T. .i. ALLISON.
The Reform Kpiscopal Church.
| Baltimore Sun 23. j
The ninth triennial session of the
General Council of the Reformed
Episcopal Church will assemble to-day
at 10 o'clock at Cummins Me
morial Church. Lafayette Square.
There will 1M- present about 120
clerical and lay delegates, a large
number of whom arrived in the
city last night from various parts
of the United States and Canada.
Bishop. Wm. K. Nicholson, of Phil-adelphia,
will preside, and Mr.
Charles D. Kellogg, of New York
city will be secretary. Sev How-ard
Smith of Newark N. .1. will
preach the opening sermon. The
council will remain in session alnnit
a week.
Mr. .1. R. IJlackwell. Pine Mall,
N. C, says : "My wile was f.-eliug
very poorly and 1, too. was in bad
health. Brown's Iron Hitters great-ly
benefited us."
tow* for Sale.
Two mod Milch Cows for Nile. Apply at the
PATRIOT OFFICE, mayii 11
Almost IIISHIM' iin.l < ilr.-il.
"Most,if the eminent doctors in the East, a- veil
a* severalol the medical faculty in N'« v,,rk City,"
writes Rev. I'. 1'. Shirley, of Chicago, "failed:..
help our daughter's epilepsy, which began to show
signs of turning into insanity. By the good provi-dence
of c.«l we tried SAMARITAN NKUVINK. and it
eared .her. " Your druggist keeps it. $1.80.
Fort it not)' Horoscope l*roKiiostlcntor».
The persona who calculate lucky moment? in
men s lives are busy prognosticating whateemUi l
phenomena at one's birth will bring out the combi-nation
that will put the fortunate man in i-.ssessi.ci
of the SlM.OOp grand prite at the next. thel.STtii
(Juno 12th, Tuesday), Grand Semi-Annual Draw-ing
ol the Louisiana State Lottery Company,' al
New Orleans. I.a. Full information can bo had on
an iinineiliiite application to M. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, l.a.
Personal.
Wc are glad to see our old friend Major Scott <n
the streets again. I lo has been suffering for a long
time with Dyspepsia anil Indigestion, but is now
entirely cared, lie was cured l.y taking the iustlv
tamou« "Seven Springs Iron and Alum Mass."
manufactured only by Lundmiu A l.it.hiicl.l. Ab-lnplon.
\ a., and for sale by all druggists at 90a itn.l
SI rter bottle. This is simply the "salts" of mineral
waters and is no humbug. Try it.
Rare « linn. .- for InvpMtmenf.
Twenty-five shares Capital Stock of tho LaFayet'r
Mills lor sale. The best opening for an invcstniei :
in the county. Rare offer. Call or address
II. L. HOLT,
.mayII Im Company Bhon". N. C.
Engine*. i:..li.-.« :....! *..•.« Muiiifrel«.
Several .'Hi II. P. Return Tubular lioilcrs. Urge
lot haw Mandrels, ono-half the usual price. Seyei..I
second-hand Engines, both vertical and horizontal,
from lo to 2> horse-power for sale at the Southern
Boss Machine Mwps. (april IT d*wtt
lU'pairiiiK Holler* ami Ku^ine*.
We have employed reliable machinists and-boilor
makers, for repairing work in the country, and
guarantee satisfaction. Apply at the Southern Bon
.Machine .-hops, Qreensboro, N". ('. [aprl7-d*wU
Mummer Drinluk
—Carbonated lemonade—iced—a most elegai I
androfresbing spring drink. Ginger Ale and I■ ••
( old Soda on draught at Glenn's drug store.
Mineral Water on Itranuht.
—Vichy and Deep Hoik ..:i draught at Glenn's
drug store. Congress Water on draught and by :l e
gallon. t-8-ti
Kire Insuraiire.
—Insure vonr property with R. G.Glenn, wi.-.
"■!'" nt" 'he besl English and A rican oun
panic-.
The Finest Cigars.
—Fourteen different brands of Cigar*, eiubraeil E
some ol the finest cigars made, has just lain receiv
...1 at Glenn's dragstore. Call ami sample one.
l*reseri|>tion».
— Have your prescription- compounded at Glenn'<.
All work in this line carefully and promptly .!■•.
at all hours day and night.
I'nre oi.t Wheat.
Try the celebrated OLD WHEAT WHIS-KEY
and Scbaefer's New York BEER, Jut Re
ceivedat M IIIOMII s.
'""J"'-'1 McAdoo House.
St. James Hotel. Kiehmoml. Va.
—Board at the St. James Hotel. Richmond. '■'..
is very reasonable. Try it. .'S-21 <Uw II
\obl,y Suits.
—Cartland is turning out some nobby suit-. Call
and get your measure taken. Best quality of goods
and latest style-- to -elect from. Satisfaction I
antecd.
Corsets.
Corsets.
Corsets.
Corsets.
5,000=
CORSETS
'■: Ml -.(-. styles and prk ■■
V. \ ML Pretzfelder's.
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