The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-15
A MYSTERIOUS CLOCK.
singular Story From Yadkin County, Nor'n
CarolJna-Neigbbors Alarmed at Inv
odd Tricks of an Old Time Keeper

WINSTON, n. G., Nov H.-Speciah-
eor,e,bine not only strange, but remark
able comes TO me from Yadhin county
An old clock, owned by farmer naheo
Peter shermer. was years ago set ASIDE
as a worthless piece of property 1t mas
not been known TO run or strike unui
unite recently, when, to the very great
surprise OF the family, II struck twice
and in just two weeks from that day
member Of the family died A few
months later it struck twice again, ana
i'm Two weeks another member OF the
family died. Shortly afterwards 1t struck
twice again, and in two weeks the thlrd
member OF the family passed away.
Not only the remaining members OF the
family. but the neiShbors are alarmed
over the singular occurrence, and cannot
solve the mystery, unless it be token
of Providence. The story is told by one
Of Yadkin's best citizens, who youches
for its truthfulness.
Another interesting as we'll as remark
able case comes from Summerfield, Gull
ford county. Mrs Davis, the young VIE
of DR.. ". c. Davis, Of that place, was
very III with fever. AID continued TO grow
worse until IL seemed, as both she and
the family thought that she was near
deaths door. Her relatives and friends
were gathered around the bedside, ana
she had hidden them goodbye. Just as
they thought she was almost gone, as II
by a miracle, she arose from the bed
and walked to the fireplace, saying she
was cured-cured by faith. Since that
time she mas continued to regain strength,
and IS now almost restored 10 her usual
good health.
Congressman Bower, Of this the Eighth
district, will be united in marriage on
the 10th instant TO Miss Lena Hallock, Of
Pennsylvania The event Is to take
place at Newark. \. j.
The marriage Of Judge d. NJ. Furches,
late Republican candidate for Governor
Of North Carolina, and Miss Lula Cor
pening, will be solemnized on December
9Th at the home Of the contracting pax
ties. Statesville.
one Of the winston manufacturers,
who attended the National Tobacco Manu-
facturers' Association, in Washington. last
week. tells me that the Western manN-
facturers favored an increase Of the to-
bacco tax, and. had it not been for the
Southern manufacturers outvoting them,
a resolution would have been passed
asking Congress TO raise the tax.
SANDY pitNtuSOus NhO Ndo hi'u ~
murder and acquitted by a Stokes county
jury dhe latter being severely repri-
manded by the judge for their verdict,
came to Winston and entered the Winston
graded school. As soon as the superin-
tendent discovered who Stevenson was. he
gave him notice not to come TO school
another day
The Winston Cigarette Machine Com
pany is now at work on a number or
new machines. which will soon be ready
for use Experts who have examined
the machines express the opinion that
they will prove a worthy rival 10 the
best machines now owned and used by
the firms in the great tobacco trust. The
officers Of the new company are as fol-
lows: president. Or. w. l.. Brown; secre-
tary and treasurer, w. T. brown; gen
eral manager, w. b, Pollard.
The three-year-old son Of j. II. Mitch
ell I'm Davidson county, caught FIRE
Sunday night. while the parents were
away from home, and burned TO death.
The child was playing in the fire when
its clothes ignited His sister, confined
TO her bed with fever, arose and did
ALI she could to rescue her brother
Fletcher and Turley, who have been
running the Blue Ridge Hotel, at MI
Airy. have assigned, turning me property
over to the land company, which owned
IT,
Ex-Sheriff league. who has been sued
with his bondsmen. is behind about $lOUJ
with his collections league says inan-
cial strineency is the cause OF his not
making collections.