The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-10
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME
THE ORDER OF EXERCISES FOR
TO-DAY.
CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE WORK DONE
Coroner's Jury Finds Cora Hicks Guilty Of
Causing the Death Of the Child Who
Recently Died from Effects
Of its Burns.

Durham, n. c., March 9.--(Special.) =
The twenty-third annual State conven-
ton of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION met at s O'clock tonight in
Trinity church in this city. A song and
praise service was conducted by Mr..
James A. Dorritee, of Charlotte. Short
addresses of welcome were delivered by
Mr.. 5. A. Stewart, president of the
Trinity College Y. M. G. A., and Mr..
James III. Southgate. Rev. Alfred T..
Graham, of Davidson College, delivered
an address from the subject, .The I'M
portance of Reaching College Men for
Jesus Christ"
The order Of exercises for
tomorrow are a Bible study from $50
to 1915 a. m.. by Rev. A. T. Jamison,
of Columbia, S. G. Organization, from
1915 to 1890 a. m. From 1890 a. M.
to 1890 p. M, questions as follows:
The Young Men of North Carolina.
First, Does the Young Mems Christian
Association Reach Them? How Can
it Reach Greater Number: What are
Some of Our Peculiar Difficulties? How
Can They BE Overcome? What Are the
Great Needs Frank Mahan, General
Secretary, Charlotte. presiding. 800 to
4.15 p. M, Bible study by Rev. a. T..
Jamison. The Last Decided Advance
Step Of the Young Mems Christian As
cociation. The Army and Navy. Camp
Fire Tales from Those Who Were
There-Howard Caldwell. General Sec
rotary, Wilmington. N. c.; A. G.. Kuebel.
Charleston, s. c.; Frank Mahan, Char
lotte: Julian Smith, Secretary Associa-
ton Tent, Second regiment North Caro-
lima volunteers.
On Friday Night at s o'clock-Praise
service. Report of chairman State COM
mittee. Address: THE College Men Of
the World United" Mr.. w. 7. Mat
thews, college secretary of the inter-
national committee. Address: AS
ISOLATION Work in the South" Fl. T..
Ravenel, Spartanburg. S. c.
Saturdays and Sundays programme
will be given later.
OTHER NOTES.
An inquest has been held over the
dead Aedycff 4AhaheI Justice. the coll
orcd child who died on Tuesday night
from burns inflicted by Cora Hicks. Il
colorcd girl. Coroner J. Frank sum
nloned jury composed of the following
gentlemen, viz. Ed L. Lea, G. w. Bar
bee, Walter Hicks, w. A. Hewitt and
l.. w. Leigh, who heard the testimony
of several witnesses and rendered the
following verdict: I'VE, the jury. find
that the deceased. Anabel Justice. came
to her death from the effects of burns
inflicted by Cora Hicks We recon-
mend that the said Cora Hicks be COM
United to Jail without bail. to. await
the action of the grand jury The
girl was committed to Jail without BAIL
Her mother, Mary Hicks, has also been
arrested and locked up in jail charged
with being an accessory to the crime
Will Jamison and George Mccoy were
before Justice of the Peace ID. G.. Gun
ter this morning on the charge Of va
grancy and were sent to the work house
for TWENTY-FIVE days. Sam Jacobs was
also sent up for failure to pay $3.50 costs
in a fighting case.
The Christian Alliance and Mission
airy Convention closed its session in this
city tonight. DIR. Wilson, of New York.
conducted the closing service.
Miss Nora Lassiter. of West Durham
had one Of her hands painfully burned
Yesterday by accidentally falling into
the fire.
TRINITY DEFEATS HORNER.
Horner's school and Trinity college
crossed bats ON the diamond ut Trinity
Park this afternoon. Score: Trinity.
10: Horner, O.
Batteries: Horner-Oltlham and Old
ham; Trinity-Person and Smith.
Features were Persons brilliant pitch
ing for Trinity: fielding of Lambert:
catching of Oldham, and fielding Of Will
Carr. for Horner.