The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-15

,lned gems for the Fayetteville division Of
Neil, commanding.
IN tuesday Of this week the elegant new
school building at Ronda. ON the North
"csVeIh North Carolina railroad. about az.
ire. Accidental.
a very sad accident occurred near Vanca-
yoro on Tuesday. Samuel Roach and Levi
M"yhe were out rabbit hunting aud a gun
"a tho hand OF young Wayne accidentally
discharged and the entire load, wad and
al, entered the upper part Of the thigh of
Joint. DR.. u. +. Tayloe succeeded in re-
moving the wad, dead flesh and shot, aud
II II thought the boy may recover.
A colored woman living in Charlotte went
on Thursday afternoon. leaving her eighteen
months old child tied in q chair and placed
near the fire. An old negro woman who
entered the house shortly afterwards found
the child dead oil The hearth. IL had tum-
oled INTO the fire. It's body was half con-
sumed.
Neil Johnston (colored) is a brakeman on
Captaln bowden's train, on the Carolina
Central road. lie lives at Clarkton. Inst
night Neiis wife locked up her three chill
dren in the house and went TO the depot TO
meet Nell. While she was gone the house
was burned 90 the ground and the three
children persisted in the fire.
a little boy Of Ad. Hargrave, colored. of
Davidson county. was burned to death lgs,
week under peculiar circumstances. The
child was out IN an old field popping fire.
crackers. The sedge caught fire. from which
the childs clothing caught snd ignited. He
was burned so badly that he died shortly
atterward.
An old colored man giving bis name as
Black was in Durham a few days ago with a
petition asking for money to bury n woman
who froZe TO death. The woman lived in
the house with Ibbie Walker. near Smoky
Hollow. and froze. II is claimed. for want Of
fuel and clothing to protect her against the
severity OF the weather.
Peg Williams. the celebrated gentleman
who started the much talked of exodus
among the negroes of North Carolina several
years ago, Is getting up another crowd pre-
paratory % taking them to the wild and
woolly West. where they are to realize the
golden dream OF the forty acres and a mule.
There is a man who was raised in Wilkes
county. but now lives in Alexandria, who is
ninety-f0ur years old. In all his life he has
never bought a pound of meat, a pound of
flour. or a bushel OF grain of any kind. He
has always raised his supplies at horne. and
to-day he is said to 1000 acres of land.
What a good example this is for some
Wilkes folks TO follow who depend upon
Western hogs and corn for their meat and
bread.
Miss Mamie Hoke. postmistress at Lin
c~olnton. died at her homo at that place
Thursday morning. She had been sick for
a long time and her death was not unex-
pected. Miss Hoke was appointed post
mistress under Cleveisnd's administration
eight years ago. She was one of the most
estlmable ladies of North Carolina and was
descended from an illustrious family. She
was the youngest sister of Judge Alex. Hoke
and a daughter of the late Colonel John f.
HOke.
On last Sunday. in Jobs Cabin township,
Monroe Greef. one of the crippled som of
old man Greer, who was killed by his son
Sherman. was married to Malinda Jane
Spears. the Rev. William Lee. one of the
present representatives. performing the
ceremony. the ceremony took place in the
middle IF the road while it was pouring
down rain Sunday morning. This was Mr..
Lees last official act before be started to
Raleigh TO make avs for the people.