The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-18
A VERY BOLD ROBBERY
Mr.. FLOYD HELD UP AND REL SVED
OF $t0.75.
Slperiur Court Convenes--Judge RObioson'S
Charge to the Grand Jury Good -Dr,kjgoS
Eloquent Sermon Personals.


the bench and Solicitor Bynum is at his
post. The grand jury is a fairly good
one with Mr.. Broddie l.. Duke as fore
man. There are two colored men in the
body. One of them is poll+holder, a
man of character and for honesty and in
tcgrity no man in the county, white or
| black, stands higher. Jim Holloway,
the name doubtless has some thing to do
with 1t. There are many HollOWays in
this county, and they are all good men
| and true. Not black sheep in the flock.
l was not permitted to hear all of the
| judges charge, but what | did hear was
| good. Upon the crime of rape, selection and
| libel he was specially severe. His eulogy
upon woman was very fine. On libel he
was far reaching and if the grand jury
carry out his instruction There will be
a hot time in this old town for the next
week or ten days. Judge Robinson is
bright and doesn't think it beneath the
dignity of the bench to indulge in an
occasionally sally of wit.
The docket is a large one, and two
weeks of hard work is ahead of the
court. The jail is full of prisoners, but
the cases are all of minor Importance.
Larceny, / believe is the greatest Of
Tense.
Mr.. A. J. Lloyd, who is here on the
jury, tells of another hold robbery Sat
i urday night last He was coming from
Chapel Hill after dark and Just after
crossing Gloss creek at the foot of the
long hill this side of the village he was
set upon by two men, ONE white and the
other colored, and his pockets rifel. He
lost fine new pocket book, a Christ
mas present, which confined $10.75. 1t
was very dark and the scoundrels were
upon him before he knew it and being I'M
armed resistance was futile. From
tracks and other evidence discovered
since he feels sure the men left Chapel
Hill after he did, having watched his
leaving, cut through a near way and
thus headed him off This is the second
time in the past few weeks people have
been robbed on the road between here
and Chapel Hill. Persons. who are nee
essitated to travel that road after dark
in the future had better go armed and
thus fortified can give the scoundrels a
warm reception. Mr.. Lloyd is one Of
Durham county's best citizens and is not
at all pleased with being thus feeced of
his hard earned cash.
Airs G.. 3. Green has gone to Frank
linton to witness the marriage of her
niece, Miss Mary Morris, which inter-
esting event takes place Wednesday
evening next in the First Baptist church.
Mr.. Frank L. Fuller was in Green's
boro last Saturday on business.
Prof. Carmichael, of the graded
school faculty, spent Sunday in Green's
boro.
Yesterday was a glad day with Main
= =, 4 o1o II.
vice, Rev. Jno. G. Kilgo preached and
it was sermon long to be remembered.
The day was a bright one, just cool
enough TO make one feel comfortable. In
the congregation were many people who
worship at other churches and of other
denominations drawn thither by the an
nouncement that DIR. Kilgo was to
preach. DIR. Cunninggim. though inn
proving, is still unable to attend to his
duties as presiding elder and DR. Kilgo
is in charge The church was well fill
ed. The eloquent Doctor took for his
text: 81 have fought good fight, | have
finished my course, / have kept the
faith: 'sHence forth there is laid up for
me a crown of righteous, which the
Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me
at that day: and not to me only, but
unto them also that love His appear
ing"
A powerful text was in the hands of
a master and for an hour he edited,
instructed and lifted up the souls of men
and women As Paul stood upon the
battlements of the New Jerusalem and
looked down upon that scene il must
have filled his heart with gladness as he
listened to the words of burning elo-
quence that fell from the lips of the
: Il Il s,1s1xas
trayal of Paul's character and the true
significance of the words of the text We're
soul-inspiring and must have filled ev-
cry one present with a determination to
"love his appearing more in the future.
Main street is the foster child of the
Dukes and they are proud of their work.
While not wholly, the church member
shin is largely made up of their employees
and is essentially a church and congre-
CATION of working people. In these days
when the cry is coming up from every
CITY and town and hamlet of the oppres-
sion of the poor by capitalists, and when
know that the wealth of too many
men is being rapidly increased by with
holding from the poor working man the
lust reward of honest toll it was re-
freshing to look at that congregation.
They wore happy, smiling faces, We're
well and in many instances elegantly at
tired. and / saw there before me peo-
pie who make their living by manual Ia
Dor and who are well paid, well fed, well
clothed and happy and contented. This
is "a monument to the liberalfty of The
Dukes of which they no doubt are justly
proud.
Invitations have been received to The
marriage of Miss Maud Patterson Hor-
ton of Durham, to Mr.. Simon Warren
Sanders, of Wilmington, n. G. at 10
o'clock on the morning of the Goth of
January, in the First Baptist church
of this city, the marriage rites will be
soIemnized. Miss Maud is one OF Dur
hams loveliest young women. Lovely
in person and lovely in character. She
will carry to her Wilmington home the
love. esteem and best wishes Of this en-
tire community. Mr.. Sanders is a pros
porous. and successful merchant Of VIII
mington and is the subject Of many
warm congratulations in winning the
heart and hand of so popular young
woman.