Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-09-18
FROM WINSTON
A Brutal Murdsr-0ur Business Assooi.
ations and Merchants.

WINSTON, n. c., September IA, 1897
About 10 O'Clock Saturday night |
some one telephoDed to the Police |
Head Quarters from near Belos Pound |
on north Trade Street for an officer. |
Four policemen were dispatched to the |
spot at once and on arriving at the |
scene found in q two room house in
Tises Row, Laura Ellis lying on the
floor dead and bleeding at the nose,
ears and mouth. They were at once
informed that Laura had been MUIR
dered by one Bill Daye. Both were
colored.
The murderer fed but was pursued
by the officers to the corporation limit
firing several shot at him but failing to
capture him.
The county coroner was sent for at
once and arrived Sunday morning, en-
paHnelling q jury of six men-hve
white and one colored that one being
townsman s. 81. Hargrave, then DR..
Bynum, the county physician made the
post-morSem examination, afterwhich,
the coroner and jury repaired to the
municipal building to consider the evil
dence gathered. They decided that
Laura Ellis came tn her death at the
hands Of Bill Dayo.
Our eolored citizens are awakening
W y cCncC Vi tAAClL OOtJ eh0 COn0AtAOh-
There has recently been organized
what is known as the Winston Mer-
chandise Stock Company, with an au-
thorized capital of $1,000 and will be-
gin n general merchandise business
about October LIST, with the following
officers: @. It. Hampton. president and
manager; J f. Kimbrough, vice-presi-
dent; s. II. Hargrsve. secretary.
There has also been q company or
ganized known as the Cooperation
Company with Rev. ]. i. Martin as
president and manager. 1t If doing a
thriving Guinness on north Main Street
4ep5 has already purchased lot on
the corner of Linden and Sth Streets
and material have been placed on the
ground to build large store house.
Messrs. Bowman and Smith, our en-
terprisinR undertakers have had their
fine vehicle overhauled, new wheels
and plate glass in the sides of the
coach and it is now one OF the prettiest
in the State.
Rev. G.. w. Holland returned from
Richmond Saturday night on $3.50
train where he had been attending the
annual meeting Of the Grand Fountain
of True Reformers.
Rev, G. W. Johnson will leave the
city to-day for Boston, Mass, to attend
A committee composed OF dozeT
ladies and gentlemen of the First Bap.
fist Church gave an entertainment il
the old church building on Chestnut
Street in interest of the Building Fund
of the new church and realized SIS 70
There will be grand union enter
tainment given by one hundred ladies
of all the churches at citizens hall.
Last Sunday evening, a 40 Prof. 8
G.. Atkins, President of State Academy
lectured from the Sunday lesson at thu
Y. M. @. A., and made the talk of hi
life.
The Sunday School Of the First Bap
fist Church will hold a memorial ami
versary on Sunday, September 10th
and continue Monday and Tuesda,
nights. A grand program is being ar
ranged for the occasion. This is on
OF the most tiourishing Sunday School
in the State-nUmbering about 200
with Mr.. Henry Pendleton as Superin
tendent.
Reverends James Hargrave, W. M
Gray of Lexington and High Point art
ronning q protracted meeting on Hap
Ply Hill and having a good success.
Last Sunday was one Of the hottes
days we have felt this summer. Not
withstanding the heat Of a seemingly
tended.
st. Paul M. E. Church had a full at
tendSnce both afternoon and night
This being the last quarterly confer
ence Of this conference year, Presiding
Elder w. w. Pope preached two abb
sermons. His text in the Afternoon
was from Ezekiel 1874, Behold al
souls are mine" The Elder handled
his text well and made his hearers fee
that it was good to be there. H,
preached at night from Romans l :l6
81 am not ashamed of the Gospel
He administered the sacrement to
large number of members alter tn,
sermon.
We are sorry to note the illness o
Mr., Virgo Simmons and hope for hin
. speedy recovery.
Mr.. Charlie Scott is better after {
severe attack of the fever.
We are glad to see the daughters o
Mr., Cash and Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Mil
Ter have returned from their visit t.
Dawson County.