The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-01

IN AND OUT OF THE STATE.
MONEY STOLEN Dunn Times


room of the County Treasurer, Mr..
Allen Byrd. He kept tue mooey IN
\ trunk and his orother and bis wife
slept in the room where the trunk
was kept. That night Mr.. Byrd was
gone to the Fayetteville Fair and
MIA brother went bunting leaving biz
father aud mother, two very OIL
neople, and Mrs. Anna Byrd al
home. After Mrs. Anna Byrd had
gone TO sleep, some one came IN th'
room making a fuss as going gu
ruIch awokr Der, and On examination
found the trunk which contained tbt
money had been taken out, broken
open and the money gone.
MARRIED HER GUARDIAN. Norfolk
Karginian:
Yesterday morning MISS Elizabeth
Whaley, of Berkeley, appeared il
the County Court and stated that
she would like to marry, and that
her parents Were both dead, and she
neing aDder 81 years of age, wanted
to have guardian appointed who
could give his consent to her mar.
rage. Mr.. John Garrett, the aft
.nced of the lady, was selected by
her and the court appointed him her
legal guardian. He then proceeded
TO the clerks Office, gave his consent
10 her marriage, license was pro
cared, a minister was sOon found
aud the happy couple we're made one.
All this consumed less than an hour.
They LEFT for Berkeley soon afterward
spend their honeymoon.
FOOT BALL
The Chapel Hill boys Of Nortt
Carolina and the A. M. 1. College
noys of Auburn, Ala, played in
Atlanta, Ga, 23rd. North Caroline
! noys were the winners.
On 24th the Trinity boys Of North
Carolina and the University boys ut
Virginia played. Wake Forest foot.
oall tesm went to Knoxville, Tenn,
4st week to play the boys of th.
University of Tennessee.
| CONGRESSMAN wILLIAMs.-O Oxford
Ledger:
Congressman A. II. A. Williams,
If tue Fifth District. be says b,
will contest Settles election To Con-
.ress. The returns from Stoke
ounty will he COP tested. They
came TO the Stale Canvassing Board
% Settles favor, bot there is also a
protest against their being received
IT Is alleged taat there was bulid"z
lug ia Stokes; that there were 15O
armed men, and tDet undue influeu-
ces we're used. Ii will all make D
very interesting case for the cau-
sasslDg board and tor Congress.
" illiams' majority, leaving ort
Stokes, is 81.
zINzENDoRF IN ASHES - Winston corres>
pondent to Dispatch. oath:
Another destructive fise visited this
city today The pride of Winston,
Tue elegant Hotel Ziozendorf, is il
ashes. The fire was accidental and
originated IN the laundry, which wa
locstad in the annex on thu ives
side, AID the flames we've quickl'
conveyed TO the main building, whef.
hey put in their WORK of destractio,
with furious rapldity.
A portion of The furniture was
saved. but as rapid handling wa
necessary much of it was damaged
The total insurance was 100000 90
the building and S15 900 on furn,
tIre, which will PROBABLY cover three
fOurths of the loss.
FOR WORLDS FAIR.-Raleigh Cor. Rich
~mond Di> patch 18th:
To-day there WAS a conference be-
tween (IOvernor Holt and the Stat,
Board of World's-Fsir Manager
nere, at which 1t was decided tina
The $25,o0O which the last Legisls
tore appropriated out OF tue direct
ak fund, bat which at one time TIL
Governor decided could not be S.
used is now found to be available.
Ibis relieves all the trouble and !
iue exhibit from this State Is assur
ed. Active work will now 60 on
orders to that effect having been gi.
en-.
ANOTHER FIRE .-Richmond Dispatch 18th
WINSTON, n. g.. November 10
There was another fire In WIn-to
At l O'clock this morning. Tue cd
Stockton dwelling WAS demolished
Che Inmates, Mr.. B. Thomas al
family, escaped from secOndstot
windows. The 6-e is supposed l.