Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-04
A Telephone Company Rapidly
Spreading Out.
a FIGHT FOR A LIFE
Col. r"rr's ain TO the Durham Library
-Simo" GrngE Again on Trial For
Hiurder-Suit For AIimony = Rs-
cnpc OF Grecnvliio Murderer, Un>
der Sentence of Dca,h-roia In n
Paragraph.

Raleigh. N. c., May 3.-Thc Inter
state Telephone Company Is rapidly
spreading out .
1t has bought out the Elmira Trlc-
phone Company. which runs from here
to Goldsboro. via Selma, Smi,hfield,
Dunn, Princeton and Clayton, ana yes
terday that line was cut in on the In
tcr-Statc switchboard. Heretofore the
lire has been operated in connection
with the Bcll Company's system
In addition To this the Intcr-Sta is
building IL line from Goldsboro to Will
mington. AVID soon the people of i,a-
leigh can he hallooing to their friends
in the city by the. Cape Fear. This line
is already about half completed
TO the northwnrd improvements are
also going on. a line Is in process of
construction from here to Durham.
From Durham It will be extended to
greensboro, whore ii Will conrcct with
the Winston line. thence to Danvllie
COLONEL CAIsR'S GIFT
In The reading room Of the Public
l-'LHary or Durham is a large case or
wall "nsinet, fun Of weapons and in
s'iilnrrtS OF war OF various kinds from
reg en- countries. This very large, ex-
cecdlnsly fine and valuable collection
was .'sacod in the library by Colonel J.
>. arr. There are spears swords and
.e'her M2arons from japan, Turkey.
ih'iin ana other countries. Some of the
Instruments of warfare have not rs vet
been labeled. bat will be. 4 booklet
VIII DC printed and hung up ut this
cuDnct giving the names and histor,
OF these Interesting weapons
TRIED FOR MURDER
4 suctinl from Lenoir says: Simon
GrngG. charged with numbering Wal
ter N-oore ana Dallas Bowman ON the
night of June 4. 1896. by placing dyna-
ini'r under the corner of the cabin they
had Dullt while operating saw mill
\ on Anthonys Creek. near Grandfather
.iouhtaln. was taken from Jail here yes
d terdny Dy Sheriff Boyd ana conveyed to
bdone To be tried. as the case was
moved to WatauEa county ut the Inst
ihll term Of Caldwell Superior Court.
. was tried before His Honor. Judge
Hoke i'll this county In June. 1897, and
convicted or murder in the first degree
ana sentenced To be hanged on July 1G,
1870. An anpeai was taken to the SUI
prcme Court on the plea that the evil
uenrc was not sufficient To convict
me appeal to the Supreme Court was
hot actcu upon Tor more than Il year
ana Hrngs' was finally granted a new
tr!aI. which Is To take nlacu this week
III Natausa county.
MRS. ARLINGTON AGAIN SUES
Mrs. Pat;e y. II. Arlington. the noted
nuphnt has brought another suit in
NHNc Snreflor Court-and this time TO
recover a certain Judgment against her
"'NorSed husband, toTethcr with nc.
'rued interest alleged To be duo. MS pet
re Terms oi an order OF the C'ircuit
'-o"ft ci 3angamon county, H.. OBJ
'a.nod in The year 1850. no part of
W!.ch she claims. has ever been maid
IN Gaze was reached on the docket
Yesterday. but was continued until the
r"%f civil Term Of Wake Superior Court
10: hearing Of DEFENDANTS motion TO
remove TIC casr-tu- Nash t'0rr17ry- r-JIrt.-
ESCAPED THE GALLONS.
AionGo Brown. colorcd ESCAPED from
VIC C'reenHille jail Sunday morning.
~ ne last term of the Superior Court
I'VE was convicted of criminal assault
~" was under sentence of death. the
"H'e OF execution being June 9th. With
"'"e! prisoners, Brown had been given
the liberty of tho jail corridor on SIM
daN, ana his companions hclped him in
cu' Il mol" through the outer bricl, wall
ana escape. When the tailor went at
niSht To lock the prisoners I'm their cells
me condemned man was gone. The
u.icr prisoners all being short-teri
!" nu'le vi 'hem attempted TO escape.
TOLD IN n PARAGRAPH.
Wake county yesterday morning sci
;' us uaHcs Tor 1895 In full, paying
INTO the state Treasury $2o12G. u
Mr.. John a. Simms, chief clerk in III,
state AUDITORS office. has resigned his
rcaigna don to take effect May 18Th Mr.
j. {. Rivers, who will succeed him is
now IN the office familiarizing himself
with the duties Of the position.
The order for the silk flag to no nro-
scnted to the cruiser Raleigh nv this'
city has been given, but it will not he