The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-29
NORTH C1ROLINA GOSSIP,
A Human Prodigv-A Negro in Luck
Fatal Accident.

RALEIGH, n. c., Jan. 2S.-Speclal- $500
Wake county has just lost prodigy in Il
nine-months old baby that weighed sixty
six pounds. The parents were Professor
and Mrs. Weatherly. Mrs. Weatherly is
a large and well-formed woman, but her
husband weighs only llG pounds. The
baby died from a colgestive chill.
In this weeks issue OF the Biblical Re
cOrder Will be a strong editorial attacking
the Greensboro Normal and Indus trial
School.
At the lovely little church OF the Good
Shepherd, here. Rev. Robert Strange de-
lyered last night a powerful sermon on
The Church Holy Mr.. Strange was at
one time rector OF that church. and his
subject, as well as the speaker. drew a
large crowd 10 hear him. There was
scarcely standing-rOOm except in the side
aisles Ills sermon was nearly an hour
long, but there was no sign Of Impotence
by his hearers.
The fire in the old town of Hillsboro,
Saturday evening was quite a serious one,
totally destroying three dwelling houses
There is no tire department there and
the wind was blowing a gale.
Governor Carr will hold a reception at
the elegant mansion on tomorrow night.
II is given 70 the General Assembly. es-
pecially, and also to the general public.
DR.. 5. n. White, representative from
Warren county. is critically i'll with pneu-
mouia, at his boarding house here.
President Charles Meserve Of Shaw Uni
yersity (coloredD here, mas been elected
special agent TO the National Indian
Rights Association, to succeed Rev. G.
c. Painter. The salary will be at least
$3.50, and travelling expenses. He will
have to live in Washington city most OF
the time, and IN he summer and fall
visits the Indian reservations.
PRoGREs, on the MONUMENT.
The foundation and the base for the
Confederate monument are done; the
handsome shaft will be raised this week
it is said. The monument association
will ask the Legislature to lend ii a few
thousand dollars out OF the direct tax
money in the Treasury that is still I'M
claimed. The association has worked
hard, but II will not be able to raise all
the $1,000 by the time the monument is
completed.
On January Sth there was another ire
mendous piece OF granite quarried at Mt.
Airy. II measured ZIG feet long, feet 4
inches wide.
Mrs. Lilly Devereaux Blake, the wo-
mans rights advocate Will ADDRESS The
Legislature next Friday night.
Senator Moody says he has not yet aban-
doned his idea Of putting women on the
school committee board, and will try and
have II Incorporated In the county gov
eminent bill.
There was fatal accident on the West
ern North Carolina road above Salisbury
Saturday morning. \ rock fell across
the track just before the train reached
a curve, the engine struck the rock and
was turned over. -Four freight cars
We're ruined. The engineer jumped and
saved himself but the fireman was crush
ed and instantly killed.
The University appropriation bin intro
duced in the Legislature Saturday pro-
yides that $500 OF the present approprla-
ton shall expire after next June. and
5000 more one year later. leaving $40, 900
as the annual appropriation.
At Hoffman woman was Killed yes
ter1ay by gun-shot. Her supposed
murderer is Robert George.