The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-06
AN EX-GOVERNOR DYING
non ALFRED VI. SCALES, OF w. -
Meath Sentence Commuied-kailroS"
Commission In session-ihe DF5S
I'm chariotie-North state News

PnvraH Y. c.. Jan. Especial. a
sreciol .o.night from Greensboro SAYS tue
con5it.o, Of ex-G Governor a. ". Scales who has
been very i'll at his home in that city ioi
months is considered as most critical, ana hlS
death may be expected at any ho1r.
He was for a numter Of years the represent
tative of the Fifth congressional district IN
Congress. serving both before and after the
war. and was Confederate general durins tne
war in 1884 lie was elected Governor o. the
State and served four years, being succeeded
ly the late Daniel q. FoTle.
Governor Holt to-day commuted tho death
sentence Of Henrietta Nclver. a colored "o-
man convicted in Dupln county OF miami
c,Je and sentenced o. be hanged January
9th. II was proven % the Governor that 'ho
woman was crazy at the time OF her crime
and since ana her sentence was comnllod 10
seven years iu tue penitentarT.
Tho railroad commissioners rea5setlDleu tD-
dav and held a session after about two weeks
susnension for the holidays. This week tue
commission will hear complaints against Ito
senator Zebulan p. Vance, who recently re-
turned from an extended European TOUT lsl1
his home in Western North Caroliha yeSlel -
dav and arrived in Washington to-day, WheIo
lie took his seat ~ the United states Sena'0'
Pleasure cIub-Hor.y Kiiied-Faiiures.
Wvsrov-Surw. y. C.. Jan. 5.-Specinll-
Winston Salem las one O.. the finest pleasure
climbs in the South. one hundred and thirteen
rnenbers arc now enrolled aud there -
spirit of enthusiasm and pride peryacinS the
entire membership. .u;,.t,
the following of GERS were elected ioI inc ell
suinr wear. b. T. Sheppard. president re
electedJ. Clement Nan.eY and j. J.. Nro&ah;
vice r,rasiGente Charles Wood secretary ana
treasurer Professor John Blair. K. d. Lsnh,
frJ Eurene Hester George Hodgin and
Henry ShaGner. governing board.
A fDe horse belong az 10 lJr. George l.
White Of this city. was killed Wednesday
night by tie outging train from WINSTON on
tho North Carolina Midland road. Inc AMI
nal was or sing q high ireste WAeh 'uo
engine struck lin.
The Western Mon now operates a teie-
graph line between here and MartlnsYLe on
The Roanoke and Southern road. foles are
being distributed along tho remainder OF the
line between Martinsville and Roanoke.
Two failures were reported here to-day;
one was A. W. Ellis Co.. merchants az
Pennington. Ugyie county, and the other D.
4. Read another merchant of MartInsvlle,
Va Mr. Isaac Roberts was made trustee III
the first and *. A. HaymOre ip the latter.
Miss Adelaide Scriber. native oil Salem.
Or. but who has been at Boston. Mass. for
some time. arrived here last night 70 take
charge of the eiocution department in old
Salem Female College.
Superintendent Masin. If the Roanoke
and Southern road. is now In Roanoke. A..
making the necessary arrangements Tor
putting on q local train between Roanoke
and Nartinsvile about the 18th instant.
Through trains. Mr.. Martin saws viii be rum
ming between Roanoke and Winston about
February lst.
Rev W. A. Lutz the new pastor of the
Lutheran church here, viii move his family
10 Winston this wees.
Three men. named VIII Suits. 4. W. Gar
ner and j.. W. Davis. were tried here yester-
day upon the charge OF retailing spiriiuous
houors within the corporate limits OF Win
ston. All three were placed under bonds for
their appearance at the next term OF torsythe
Superior Court.