The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-10
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Visited by fl Terrible Tornado North Caro-
lima. Legislature Adjourn, sine Die.
Cn,r1orrr. y. G.. Mar lSpcciall-The
town of williamson. s. c.. has been wrought
md over an occurrence which happened there
Saturday night. NJ Duckworth. % daughter
Of wcI-known farmer Of this place after
roinc 10 her room 20 retire discovered a
negro man under her bed. Her screams
alarmed her father. who ran 90 his daughters
room. thinking the house was on fire. As be
reached the second story he met negro man
named Wilborn coming down the steps lie
supposed that the negro whom he and ms
family knew well. had also heard his
daughters screams and bad gone 10 SOC what
was the matter. and did not learn the real
trouble until his daughter told him Of her
discovery.
Wnborn was in the employ Of Mr.. Duck
worth and ne was soon captured Tie made
a confession Of having stolen into the house
unob-eryed. and had intended 20 commit an
outrage. lie bad even gone so Ear AS 10 tear
pieces If blanket 20 Gag the young lady. Ills
plan was 10 wait until everybody IN the house
had fallen asleep. and then accomplish his
AIM Habit prompted Miss Duckworil, Ike
an other women. o. look under her bed and
tally concealed bv % blanket.
Tie negro was given five hundred lashes
with whips and placed in Ilil at Anderson.
Had tine negro NOT been taken to jail before
his crime became generally known he would
have been lyuched.
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
Columbia $. c., was visited 10y a fearful
tornado Sunday. which destroyed cousiderl-
bic property and came near costing imam his
Cd I'D
about O'Clock au ink black cloud gathered.
and iu -h0r, time the tornado swept over
the city. W. j. CIpp. of Allen. Ga. who
was iu the city for the day. was making
WAY To- his hotel wncn the mll-hoaris
in front of fhe Greenfield building fell
crushing him 90 the earth and huUing him
beneath them. Two colorcd women were
also caught under them. hut Mr.. CrVp's body
held the boards oh of them and they were
able to oytrcatc Themselves They We're cut
and bleeding Mr.. Cupp. upon being taken
ont from under the weight was found to have
"a broken collar bone and was injured on the
head and shoulders
Az ACID COUPLE.
Asho county. Of this State. contains proba-
hlv the oldest surviving couple IN the state.
Uncle Stephen Osborne and wife. Tho bus
band was bonn do Cav-on county, February
a. l79l and his wife in the same county ln
1900 They We're married ln 1919 Are the
parents OI iN'iN' 'IlIitil. .Nif -iiiii' -i'H'.
children. more than two hundred grcai-gr1nd
children .and several great-great-erandchll-
drcn.
NORTH CAEOLINA COTTON CROP.
An item of interest concerning North Caro-
lima and it- last cotton crop is this. The total
cotton crop i'm $500 was l06 per cent. rs COM
p.r,d with that i'm ls9g. The quality is not so
good. hut the quantity greater North Caro-
Ina averaged in this increase l4s. which Is far
beyond that oi any oiheI Niale save LOUISIANA
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nan ~ VIZ ~. III. of Governor JARVIS.
A7Hh'iLLL lFil''' h''i'Ni''
Ashcville. y. c., i- making Arrangements to
spend s6i. 900 on her streets and Wall pay only
ouc-thlrd OF the cost lnahiu- % total cNpenil-
turo for that place oi -lH-oO0l for streci1im.
proyemcnts. Most ~ tins VIII oe expended
In paving. but large portion Viii be used in
| "a sewerage system.
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MORO rrrAcHF BILLED.
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