Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-23
NORTH CAROLINA.
RAscALLY PROCEEDING or A DUR
HAM FACTORY-HAND.
A Romantic Marrlage-Thrown from
Mule and Kilied-Deaths-
other Notes.
renecia, telegram 70 tho DIspatch.l

RALEIGH. n. c., July 22.-About y month
ago youth named Joe Iraley In company
with Miss Bette Hall. both OF them en-
ploves in Dukes factory at Durham, drove
QUITO Orange Factory and were married. Al
least the girl thought So as the ceremony
was performed IN the ordinary way by
some one whom she took 20 be minister
1t now turns ont chat Fraley applied to the
register OF deeds for a license and he was
refused. Fralev thereupon made out n
marriage license. and armed with this
bocus paper he drove out 10 Orange
Factory with the result stated. Miss
Hall returned with him and they lived to-
eether for several weeks. she under the
impression that she was his lawful wlfe
At the factory he was questioned as 70 MS
marriage. This led 10 an examination Of
the case, and IL has come tOlight that It was
a bogus marriage and the young grl was
deceived and betrayed. fraley skipped
out. Miss Hall las instituted legal pro,
ceedings against him, and IF he can be found
hcswill be made 10 answer for his dastaIdly
deed.
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
A romantic marriage Is reported from
Cherokee couutv. A number Of young
people went out Notwithstanding. Charley
Whitsomb, young businessman. went
out with Miss Cynthia Hlghtower. ana
they secured q license before leaving town;
and securing a preacher they were married
in the middle Of the road without dis
mounting from their horses.
NEGRO EXODUS.
George W. Price. one of the movers IN
the colored-exodus scheme, says that the
emigration movement which excited so
much interest among the cOlored people
in April has not collapsed, as seemed 10 be
the case, but on the contrary has been de-
veloping strength and gathering It's forces
bv stabli- hing associations or local bureaus
throughout the State where the colOred
population is sufficient 20 justify such
ORGANIZATIONS. The local bureaus IN va
rious places have been all the while hold
ing their meetings twice week, increasing
their members. and arranging for the Jour-
ncv Of their Commission Of investigation,
which leaves for the Southwest on the 9th
of AUGUST. The understanding Is that no
general movement Will be made until the
return Of the commission. The State Bu-
reau appr0Xmatcd on the 4th day of July
an enrolled membership Of $4,000. and
all the efforts of the leaders are re-
quired 10 restrain the anxious ones from
going before the fall. Arrangements have
been completed with the railroads Tor the
transportation of the commission through
the delta section of Mississippi, through
Arkansas and Texas. and in q portion OF
Kansas. They will be met at Memphis by
the large planters, capitalists. and business
men of Mississippi. Arkansas, Kansas, and
Texas. who viii consult with them relative
TO the matter of locating their people,
giving them employment, and selling them
lands. The exodus. 1t is thought. Will
assume vast proportions about the 10Th or
10Th Of September.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
4 little son Of Nr. Alexander Deaton, Of
Montgomery county, while riding mule "A
fcw DAYS since WAS thrown and 80 Serious
" injured that he died dav of two ago.
Mr.. Bcuoni Ihorp died here tins after
noon al o'clock. He had been here as
assistant chemist in the State agricultural
experiment station for one year. he
graduated at the State University IN 1883.
lie was from Granville county, and was
twentY-One years Of age.
Mis- Addio Yates aged ty-four years,
died last evening at her home m Charlotte
Of rapid consumption. She was daughter
of the late William j. Yates, ana was WIDE
~ and pleasantly known.
THE TOWNS TALK.
The verdict of the Board of Directors Of
the Insane Asylum in the Grissom case has
been the talk of the city and State to-day.
No new officers have been elected 10 the
positions Of those who resigned. The Exc
cutiye Committee of the Board will look
after the matter on Wednesday Of this
week.