Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-09
SHE F0RGAVE HIM,
AND so THEY WE'RE MARRIED WITH
OUT FURTHER DELAY.
Horrible Death In a Cotton-Mili-kflied
on "A Trestle-Business FaiIure-Two
sad Accldents--Mecklen-
burg's Taxes.
rspe,.,oI ,.,.gr,rn 20 the pI.patcn.

CHAEIorTy, n. c., January s.-News was
received here to-day Of The horrible death
Of Jerry Fulton, in Alamance county. He
was foreman in q cotton-mlll. and day be-
fore yesterday he climbed ladder to put
belt on a large pully. When he had
climbed to the shaft and was ready, to put
the belt on the fast-running wheel the belt
caught on the shaft and was quickly wound
up. Mr. Fulton grabbed hold of the belt
thinking he could stop il, and was thrown
violently against the coiling He fell TO
the floor terribly bruised and his skull
crushed. He died IN less than one hour
Mr.. Fulton was forty-one years old and
leaves family.
The weather continues most remarkably
warm. Yesterday and to-day the mercury
has played between 66 and Y degrees.
she HELD Up sPLEND1DLY.
Somewhat Of q sensation was caused in
Robson county Monday evening. Albert
Stevenson was TO marry Miss Mamie Nc
Donald. All the preparations were made.
The bride was attired, the guests and the
preacher who was TO perform the ceremony
had arrived, and everything was ready.
Every moment the bridegroom was eX-
pected TO come. After waiting his arrival
thirty minutes past tho hour for the mar
rage the bride began TO grow nervous.
Two friends went 70 see what delayed the
grOOm's coming. They went to ms home,
but he could not be found there. He had
left home in his buggy. but no trace of him
could be had Tho disappointed bride
held up under the circumstances splendid
ly and did not faint. Yesterday morning
Stevenson rode uD - the home Of his
fal,cee and begged forgiveness. saving he
had started the evening before. but that
his courage failed him and he drove to
neighbours and stayed all night there. His
apologies were accepted and the preacher
sent for, who married them without further
delay.
OVERLOOK BY THE ENGINE.
John Schoolfield (colored) was killed by
n tram on the Western North Carolina rail
road night before last. He was crossing
tho trestlo when the train came thunder
ing along at full speed. He was not seen
in time 20 stop the train and was Knocked
of and killed. Scheduled tried to run to
the end Of the trestle but she engine over
took him.
L. p. Kelly & Brother, general merchants
of Stokes county, navo failed. Liabilities,
: 5000; assets. not known.
United States Marshal ID. G. Stebbins
left Greensboro this morning with lot
OF United States prisoners Tor the Column
bus (O.) penitentiary. Among the lot was
Henderson and Brown. tho two Charlotte
post-office thieves, recently convicted IN
the Federal Court here aud sentenced To
three years each.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Mrs. Mary Morrow. an aged lady Of this
city. met with rather q serious accident to-
day. She was walking across a room at
her home when sire vas seized with an a.
tack Of vertigo. She .ried TO grasp = chair
10 support herself but missed u and fell
heavily 10 the floor. One OF her legs was
broken and her body was terribly wrenched
by the fall.
Boyco Kelly. one Of the guards employed
at the county stockaie, bad a narrow es-
cape from instant death late this afternoon.
Hc was standing with the muzzle of his
gun resting on his foot. when ~ some mys-
ferrous way it was discharged. blowing his
foot entirely Of. Only o couple of seconds
before no had the muzzle Of the gun point
ed towards his head.
Captain Il. A. Torrance. tax-collector for
this lMeckleuberg) county, will leave for
Raleigh Tomorrow morning for the pur
pose Of paying the county taxes for last
year over to the State Auditor. lie will
pay something over $4,000.