The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-11
WINSTON SALEM, N. O., Sept,
special to the News and Observer.


WINsTON-SALEM, n. g., Sept. 10.
San Francisco papers received here say
that the recent decision of the California
Supreme Court gives Mrs. VIM. F. Bur
bank, formerly of Winston, the entire
estate of her first husband, valued at
$3.50, 900 Gnstead of 5000, 900, as given
by recent press dispatch), minus the
lawyers fees, ETC., which will amount to
something like $4,000. The decision
breaks the will of Mr.. VIM. Walkerly,
Mrs. Burbank's first husband, and cuts
off fourteen of his nephews and meets,
who would have had all but $4,000 of
the $3.50, 900 estate. A section of the will
was declared by the court to be unconsti-
tutional, and on this point Mrs. Burbank
was awarded the large estate.
Capt. Robert jenkins, of Salem, who
represents the B. & o. Railroad Com
pany here, has received letter from
the president of said road in which this
official states that there is no truth what
ever in the reports published to the effect
that the B. IL O. is figuring on buying
or leasing the G. T. & Y. V. and Roa-
noke IL Southern roads.
About 9 o'clock Saturday night an un-
known negro man unceremoniously
walked into the residence of Mr.. Jno. +.
Griffith, leading citizen of West Win
ston, and talked very insultingly to Mrs.
Griffith. Mr.. Griffith had not returned
home from the store. The negro de-
clined to leave the house and
Mrs. Griffith called her Oldest son
who was upstairs. The latter, who is
seventeen years old, came down and
went at the negro III a James Corbett
style, knocking him senseless to the
floor. The young mans sister also
rushed upon the scene with loaded
pistol while the negro was lying on the
floor, but fortunately for him the shoot
ing iron was not used. Young Griffith
pulled the negro out in the yard when
some of the latter's friends came along
and carried him off.
Mr.. Edward Brewer, proprietor of the
Salem flour and grist mill, is in seri-
GUS condition. He injured himself a
few days ago by lifting a heavy sack of
grain. He is ffty-one years old, and
there is little hope of his recovery.
The construction work for the Inter
State Telephone Plant here has been
completed, and the superintendent of
that department left here yesterday with
the force of men for Goldsboro to put in
a plant there. Miss Maud Bohn, of
Frederick, Md, chief operator for the
Inter State Company, is here assisting in
getting the new central Office in good
shape. Eugene Walters, cableman for
the company, is also here putting the
finishing touches on the new exchange.
Rev. j. r. Jones, pastor of the
Friends church, near Greensboro, has re-
signed. He has two or three calls from
other States but will probably do evar-
gelistic work in North Carolina.
A shirt factory is one of the new enter
prlses to be established in Winston
Salem at an early date. Mr.. Cicero Tise
has leased his large furniture factory,
north Of Winston, to some Northern gen
tlemep, who will begin operations in
few weeks
Messrs. George E. Nissen & Go. have
purchased site in Winston for 5000,
and will erect three brick stores thereon
at once.
Winston shipped more than 100000
pounds Of manufactured tobacco last
week.