The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-05
4 SATISFACTORY TEST
THE LYON FACTORY IN DURHAM
TO BE SOLD.
BOY FALLS AND BREAKS HIS co LAR ZONE
Municipal Elec ion at Chapel Hi in Which
Party Lines Cut no Figure. Low Price
Of Fish Causes Cessa-
ton of SEEMING.


Durham, n c., May 4.-(Special)--
Mr.. +. NJ. Bender. the inventor of the
KirkerBender Fire Escape, has been
here several days putting in some fire
escapes at the factory of w. Duke,
Sons d Co. Having completed the
work, a test was made today about
noon. The employees were dismissed
and came down the escape on which
the test was made at the rate of one
hundred and fifty minute. 1t is a
spiral slide inclosed III a sheet steel
cylinder six feet in diameter with a
heavy angle iron ring at the bottom.
which rests on a brick foundation six
feet eight inches in diameter and two
feet deep. The spiral slide is made
of soft box-annealed steel securely
and smoothly riveted to the cylinder
and supported in the center by an iron
stand pipe three inches in diameter.
The escapes put. up at the Duke fac
tory are the first of the kind ever
erected in North Carolina. The test
today was witnessed by a. large num-
Der of our most representative citi-
zens, all of whom pronounce the es-
capes the best ever seen. Mr.. Ben
der expects to leave tomorrow for
Raleigh. where he is to put up escapes
at the insane asylum,
Hon. II. \. Foushee is to deliver the
literary address at the commencement
exercises of Bethel Hill Institute. on
Thursday. May 18th. at 1880 a. m.
The Durham District Conference is
to meet in Burlington on the last
Wednesday in June and will continue
up to and probably including the first
Sunday in July.
The Il. /. Lyon factory. material and
brands, are to be sold at public auc-
ton on the 9Th of June. The sale
will include the famous trade mark or
symbol. pride of Durham
Claude Pendergrass. son of Mr.. Ru-
fus Pendergrass, while playing squir-
rel in the top of a tree. fell and broke
his collar bone and dislocated a
shoulder yesterday afternoon. DIR. r..
p Boddie was called in and attended
him. and today he is getting along
nicely.
METHODIST CONFERENCE. ~
Nashville. Tenn. May 4.-tSpecial.l-
The Methodist Bishops have announced
ferences that Bishop Hendrix will hold
the North Carolina Conference at
Washington. December 9th. and that
Bishop Key will hold the Western North
Carolina Conference at Concord, Novem-
Der 22nd.
FISH VERY LOW.
Edenton, ~ c.. May 4.-Messrs. ]. G.
and +. Wood. seine fishermen at Drum
mond's Point and Greenfield. have ''cut
off, This is earlier than they are in the
habit of taking their nets ont. but the
low prices of fish made it Improbable
to continue longer.
ELECTION AT CHAPEL HILL.
Chapel Hill, n. c.. May ESPECIALLY
In Chapel Hill municipal election
today the following ticket was elected:
Mayor. Algernon S. Barbee; aldermen,
Pickard, A. A. Kluttz, 7. I. Lloyd,
John Ward.
The fight was made on local issues,
party lines not being drawn.
OTHER ITEMS.
The Laurnsburg Exchange says that
is an assured fact.
The issue in Marion's municipal cleo
ton was whether hogs should be per-
mite dto run ut large. The frinds of
the hog Won
The Roanoke News has entered on its
thirty third volume. 1t is one of che
best local paper in the State and its
growth is well deserved
The annual meeting OF the Thompson
Orphanage was held at Charlotte this
week. The institution was found in a
gratifying condition. Rev. w. j Smith
was reelected superintendent and treats
urer.
\ card from Isaac II. Smith. the col
ored representatives from Craven. says,
Isaac Hughes Smith. Jr.. has just made
his appearance in this world and expects
to stay awhile"
The directors on the school for the
deaf and dumb at MOrganton have
closed a trade with the Patterson es-
tate. Of Philadelphia. for the Stevely
lands. containing 100 acres, which adj
JON the school lands on the west. They
secured the lands at decided bargain.
nv i'dNHtSD DlSItdltD Is seventeen
years old. Under the management OF
Mr.. Werner it has become the leading
Democratic paper of that section of the
State. 1t is live. wideawake. and a bold
exponent of Democracy The redemp-
ton OF Davidson county was largely
due to the work of the Dispatch.
The Greensboro Record saws: "A
telegram was received to-day by DR.. J..
w. Crawford. editor of the Christian,
Advocate, from Nashville. Tenn. stating
that Bishop Key would preside at tho
next session of the Western North Caro-
lima conference and Bishop Hendrix al
that of the North Carroll a conference.
The Telegram is glad to learn of the
promotion of Lieutenant A. III. Scales
who is now on board the Alliance nj
Santiago. Lieutenant Scales is brotbe,
of Hon. \. N. Scales. of this city. Hi,
promotion corresponds i'll the navy 10 til,