The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-05
VERY UNLUCKY NUMBER.
A HUsBayD DESERT 10 CHILDREN
And Flopes WIN , woman-Took Rat Poi
son by Nistakc-Stm Jones In raj
cigh-North State News.

RiLEICH. y. C.. FEB. I. - lSpeclnl.l n
bigamy case in Pittsh1ro is causing q great
sensation. Or. John $. Stone deserted his
wife and thirteen children and eloped with
a woman named yallie T.. Weathers several
months since. Their residence was recently dis
covered and warrants issued for their arrest.
They succeeded in capturing the woman. but
DR.. Stone has thus far eyaded arrest. The
Weathers woman was carried to littsboro
Yesterday and caused q great sensation in
that town and a very large crowd attended
the preliminary trial, held before Justices Nc
liver and Ctiey. She was bound over 10
court and in default OF pond WAS committed
20 iei.. 4 vigorous and dilgent search Is be-
ing made 10 arrest Dr. Stone. who II reported.
to have said he would never DO captured
alive.
A distillery is in operation o short distance
from RUtlerfOTdtOn, and the fats became
such "A nuisance around the place that the
storekeeper mixed some eggs and rat poison
IN q tumbler and set 10 aside for the pests 10
partake OF. While the storekeeper was Dusy
at his work the proprietor OF the olsthteIy
entered the Office. and. thinking the Iumu.eI
contained ogenOgg. put tue glass to MS mouth
and swallowed the poison. IN p leW MINUTES
he was thrown into violent Commissions a
physician arrived. but was unable 20 90 any,
thing. and the man soon died.
sam Jones. the noted evangelist. is lectur-
ing here tO-nigh. 70 a large audience at Metro
pOlitan Hall.
There Is no truth whatever in the special
sent the Richmond Dispatch from here TO the
elect that Chlef-Justice Norman, OF tle
Supreme Court. would resign TO take tne
presidency Of the Raleigh National BANK.
The Chief Justice says himself mere Is ~
truth w.atever in IL. Probably the cores
u ndent cot him mixed with Judge James H..
Nerrlmau. of the Superior Court. who has re-
signed as telegraphed TEE TINES ye-terday.
state Treasurer Balm says many persons I'm
the North especially who hold North caro-
lima State bonds seem u be entirely ignorant
of the fact that the funding lct expires June
Both next. He has Just received from q New
Yorker rl0).l09, who Informed him he haC
iust heard OF the net, though the latter has
been in effect since 1871. The next ieglsla-
ture viii probably not extend the time Tor
funding. and holders of these bonds would 90
well 10 attend to this matter before 10 Is TOO
late to fund them.
Goldhill is working 10 get the Roanoke and
Southern railrDa d extended there. and the
prospects are . Oh. They voted a sub>crlp-
tion D. that end last December an are now
supplementing 1t with private subscriptions
foircrease the offer. i. If. Aauney received
information from the managers YESTERDAY t.
the elect thai the eX eusiOu would ae mace II
$1,000 100 WAS subscribed along tie proposed
line.
While the Richmond and Danville engine
WAS Dullipg some box cars or the cannon fac
tory Two oil lem were deraiicd, aud striking
the brick wall around the fire u use knocked
IL III and damaged the pump considerably.
Colonel Robinson and Major Nluder OF the
Raleigh and Castor railroad have returned
from Southern Pines. where they inspe. ted
the fruit industry which the company nave
started. This orchard company VIII plant
5000 more trees. mostly peach. and q lew
tn usand pear trees, as the sol OF tnat sec
fiou seems specially adapted l. these fruits.
Major Finger, State Superintendent OF PUB
lie Instruction. Is rattlng upa circu ar IN re-
Iation TO the preparation Of the school exhibit
from North Carolina. which he requests shan
DO sent t. the teachers assembly next June,
and thence to the Worlds Iair o. Chicago.
The idea Is designed 20 give the States
educational interests d complete representa-
ton.
Nir. Herman Peck, of Germany. will be or
dained next Sunday hy Bishop HOEthaler OF
The Morayian Church. and leave shortly
afte~ward Tor tn Indian Territory as mis-
sionArv To the Cherokee Indians.
The saw mil Of Peter Hutchinson. u
Stokes county was DESTROYED by fire last
night: Joss about Sl.0l0. no insurance. About
eisht months ago Dir. Hutchinson lost his
mill and had Just rebuilt It.
One Peter Cobb was trD ught TO the peni-
Tertiary to-day 80 serve a sentence or sixteen
wears. having been convicted of committing
several burglaries along the Wilmington and
Moldun railroad. In his possession was found
q lot of iewelry taken from the store #
George J.. Parker at Rocky Mount and a lot
of dry goods stolen from I'd Grady's store at
! Mount Olive.