Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-03
CBARLorrEs DONATION.
They Foiied Him-very Badly Bur"
Row.
Especial telegram 70 the Disbatch.l


CHARLOTTE, y. C., March 2.-Advices from
Richmond county tonight say there y ga s.r
excitement snd indignation among the CHI
zen. in Rockingham on account OF grave
outrage committed by au old widower in
that place last Thursday. Samuel Hodge,
who lives m the eastern portion OF Tue
county, IL not less than seYenty-hTe years
old and isa widower q second time. IhuI'
dsy Hodge induced a little twelVe-yesr'ou
daughter Of James Norton. respectaoIe
farmer, 10 20 with him 20 Rocking,
ham by promising her that he would
buv Der pretty things. The mus
girl stole away from her parents ana
went with the Old man, who. when 10
town. applied 10 the Register OF Deeds ana
bv representing the girl to be eighteen years
old procured a marriage-licen-e. lie Inen
secured the services OF resident minister,
who made them msn and vile. The news
OF the marriage sOoD spread over the lown
and crowds gathered 10 soc the couple. Inc
cbildisb-like actions a the girl led msnF 70
believe hist she could not be full-gro"n
woman. 30 A crowd o. Young men foloWed
them AZ they left the town waking. anu WAS
soon discovered that the girl was not satisfied
She, crying. told the young men the whoie
story-bow she had been Iaduced 10 leave
home and how the old man had forced her
bv threats 10 marry him. She said she was
ONLY twelve yeas old. and asked to be sent
back nome. Thc young men took her III
charge and sprt her home according 10 re-
quest Hodge WIS allowed TO 90 on unino-
Tested. The girls father and relatives are
scourinc the woods for old Hodge with load
eI musket>.
Az ERROR.
An error crept into the item aboutthe new
bag.iactory AZ Concord that was ieeeraphed
TIE Dispatch last night It msde ne say II
was the "Kentucky Bag. Manufacturing
Company" IL should have been the " herr
Rae Manulacturing Company a. u IS
home enterprise, kentucky capital having
nothing % DO with f.
Doa-on williamson. a farmer living In
Caldwell county. vas lsst night dred upon
by unknown parties While walking along
The roadside aud perhaps fatally wounded
BADLY HURT.
While Austin Mill,ap. Young white man,
wa 0ui horseback riding Thursday IN Alex
anGria county bis horse became frightened
ran away. and dashed bin against Tree
several hours Afterwards. when he was
found. be- WA Wing upon the ground sense
lc.. with terrible ga.h across mis- head. lie
wss taken home no q dangerous condition.
Henry ". Gr1dv. Of Atlanta, has bern IN
yited by the literary societies oi CataTba
College 10 deliver the annual Grafton at the
commencement 10 june. lie has accepted.
ROW.
4 row occurred amoug a crowd o. negroes
in Henderson county Thursday night, IN
which. it j. said, eight were badly cut up.
Two are likely 10 Aie. women ana WhsHeY
caused The trouble.
nr. Johnston Blakeley Jones, an old and
houored physician 81 this city. died at sic
hour lat night. He had reached the ripe
old see OF seyenty.iour. ihe immediate
cause Of be death wa, ap0plexy.
A SAD DEATH.
News Is received here tonight OF SAD
death ~ Young lsdy 10 DAVE county.
Miss Mary Anderson, daughter 81 farmer
got ont ~ bed Thursday night 10 take dose
~ medicine. she being sick, and through
mistake took poison. from tue effects Of
which She died.