The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-15
NORTH CAROLINA.
REV. DR.. j. T. BAGWELL'S WORK
IN THE COUNTRY.

Planning viii at Ashboro-Grand Sire I'm
derwood's visit to Raleigh Fatal Acct
dent to an Aged Farncr-Many Minor
Notes.
RALEIGH, n. c., Mar. ll.-lSpecial. r.
Grand Sire John G. Underwood, Of the order
Of Udd-Fellows, arrived here this afternoon
and was met by a committee Of the lodge
Of this city and escorted TO the Narhoro.
where a dinner was given him. Tonight he
delivered an address TO "A crowded house at
the Metropolitan Hall, and was aftcrward
rendered a reception and banquet at the
Narb0ro House. lie was introduced to-
night by Governor Fowle and received an
enthusiastic welcome.
An aged farmer named Isaac Rogers,
about seventy-eight years old. who lived
four miles north of this city. was driving a
blind horse toward home this afternoon. II
is supposed that be went to sleep and the
horse strayed from the road 10 the Raleigh
and Custom Railroad track, which was near.
and walked over the embankment Of deep
cut. dragging the buggy and man after him.
The old gentleman seems to have been
killed instantly. He was found with the
buggy on top-of him, and his head was fear
fully mashed.
There is considerable interest among Ra-
leigh capitalists about the boom at Green's
b0rO. and considerable investment is being
made there. There was organized at Greens
bOr0 this week the Piedmont Land and I'M
prOyement Company. for which a charter
has been obtained from the clerk Of the >u
periOr Court, BY Messrs. r. +. Gray, +. g..
Worth. and +. L. Wharton, and their assO-
ciates. The capital stock was fixed
at $4,000, and the lands purchased
consisted Of "A number Of valuable
city lots and lg2 acres northwest
Of Greensboro, ON the Cape Fear and lad-
kin Valley Railway, not far from the town.
The railroad track is 90 be built from the
Bcssemer steel and iron furnace 10 the Cape
Fear and adkin Valley Railroad, and the
junction will be about where those lands
lie The amount of investment in the inn
proyement company by Raleigh capitalists
is $4,000.
IL is learned here to-day that a few days
ago one William Lindsey, Of GastOnia. y.
c., went down into South Carolina, got
drunk, insulted two ladies. and was shot 10
death by George ". Collier, husband of one
Of the insulted ladies'.
The Wiley-Pruett steam flour and grist
mills at Shelby, owned by Joseph 4. Bostic,
Of Asheyille. were destroyed By fire Tues
day night The mills and one hurdred bush
els Of wIeat were consumed. They We're
i'm successful operation, and had good Gus
tom. The property was worth about -, 800;
insurance. $1,000.
Wiley Brown (colored), who was called 20
his door and shot one night about a month
ago, at ,taiesylle, suspects John Caldwell
(col0rod) OF having shot him, and swore out
a warrant for his arrest. Caldwell was
tried before A. ". Jameson. Esq. and was
bound over TO court in bond of $50. Wiley
is a kind of corjurOr, and Caldwell had said
in substance as deposed by Spencer Hays
(c0lorcd). that Brown had tricked him, and
that if he could draw blood from him, bee
could put the "craft back on him, and il
he had some brave fellow 90 go with him,
he would 20 to Wiley's house and shoot
him. Wiley states this as the reason for
suspecting Caldwell Of attempting 10 as
sassinate HIM.