The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-09
RAILROAD INSPECTION
THE .LlNE LOCATED BY
STONE MOUNTAIN COMPANY.
Two Men PAnested for Robbing Taylorville
Postoffice Deny Their.Guilt and Make
Plausible Explanations.

Winston. n. c., July S.-(Special)-
George w. Price and I'll. I. Millner, the
two white men charged with robbing the
Taylorsville postoffice on June 10Th, were
arrested at II O'Clock by Deputy Marshal
]. A. Peacock and Deputy Sheriff Kin
ney. of Davidson county, eight miles
from Salem. The men were i'll buggy
and coming toward Winston. They did
not resist arrest They tell a pretty
plausible story regarding their where
abouts on the night of the robbery, and
every day since, and claim that they can
prove they were not in Taylorsville the
hour the office was broken open.
The prisoners were carried before a
magistrate, who bound them over to trial
in one thousand dollar bonds, each, lin de-
fault of which they were sent to jail.
They will be given preliminary hear
ing tomorrow morning.
Price and Millner live near TaylOrs-
vile.
They were told before leaving home
they were suspected of being the guilty
parties, but claim to have paid no at
tention to the report, thinking it was
joke.
Saturday, President G. w. Hinshaw,
of this city, Vice-President j. b. Stage.
of Durham, Treasurer Fl. l.. Smith, of
Norfolk, Va, and Chief Engineer w.
III. Wells, of the Stone Mountain Rail-
way Company, will leave here, accom-
panied by Messrs Wiles and Wallace,
New Jersey capitalists, for Roaring
River, Wilkes county, where they will
be joined by a party or several proml-
nent gentlemen. The party will go over
the located line of the Stone Mountain
railroad to Stone Mountain and then
the proposed extension via Damascus
and Abingdon to st. Paul, Va. They
will return via Bristol and Mountain
City, Tennessee, Jefferson and North
Wilkesboro, N. c., sometime next week.
On the way the party will be with the
officers of the Virginia Western Coal and
Iron Railroad Company. The Stone
Mountain Railroad Company has closed
a traffic contract with the Southern Rail
way, and it is believed that actual work
will be commenced soon after the party
returns. Judging from the numerous in
vitations President Hinshaw has receiv-
ed to have the party stop with people
along the line, there will be a great deal
of pleasure and fun mixed with what
has been planned as a strictly business
trip.
The Finance committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association has prac-
tically decided to rent and equip the
building known as Browns Opera House
as a home for the association. If the
present plans in view are carried out,
Winston-Sale will have an auditorium
with a seating capacity of about 800.
There will be number of rooms which
may be used for Bible and educational
classes, etc. Every other department
of the work will be greatly enlarged.
Chief Engineer Wells, of the North
Carolina Midland road, has his engineer
ing corps now at work near South River,
ten miles beyond Mocksville. He tells
me that he expects to complete the sur
vey of the proposed road from Mocks-
vile to Mooresville by the Goth instant.
There appears to be no doubt now about
the road being built.
Messrs. Stewart Brothers, the former
State Printers, are finishing up their
contracts with the State. During the
past two years this firm has given en-
ployment to number of both men and
women.
District Attorney Glenn returned yes
terday from Ashevile, where he went to
attend his last term of court for "Uncie
SAM" He is getting matters in shape
preparatory to turning over to his sue.
cessor the first Of August.