The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-23
GONE INTO CAMP.
Main Street Extension-A Record
Breaking Snake Hunt.

Breaking Snake Hunt
Durham, ~ c.. July 22.-(Specal.l-
Company -. Third regiment. the Dur
ham Light Infantry, left this morning
for Morehead City, where they go into
camp with other companies Of the regi-
ment for n week. Company Il, Of Ok
ford, came over this morning and went
down with the Durham company on II
special train. Company -. was in com
mand Of Capt. J. A. Woodall. and Com
pany T. in command Of Capt w. Lands.
each with forty men.
Mrs. T.. Il. Kendall, of Georgia. one
of the lAld workers of the Woman's
Home Mission Society of the Southern
Methodist church. will address the con
gregations of Trinity church at II a. M
and Main Street church At : y. M, ON
tomorrow.
The remains of Robah Bumpass, aged
about % years. were brought from Will
mngton TO Durham yesterday afternoon
and inferred in our city cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted by DR..
Il. \. Yates, assisted by Kevs. j. y.
Cole and G. A. Oglesby.
The excitement occasioned by the
false rumor that got ailoat here to the
effect that Il dead negro had been found
in the reservoir. has about subsidized.
There was not the least foundation for
the rumor. The reservoir was searched
closely all over. but nothing was found.
The board of aldermen, at their last
,;..b, -. hn
tition signed by 3:,S persons: I'VE. the
undersigned citizens of Durham, \. C.,
desiring to promote the best interests of
all classes of our people. do hereby pc
tition your honorable board to take the
necessary steps to extend Main street
| from billiard street eastward in Il
| straight line to the eastern corporate
| limits. If the right Of way cannot be
| purchased at a reasonable price to be
| determined by your board. we ask that
| your board order the condemnation OF
| the land. as is provided by law The
| board decided to adopt Il resolution,
looking TO the opening of the street
George Ellis. Of the Flat River neigh.
horhood. was here yesterday and tod
of a big snake killing that took place
Thursday on his plantation. known as
the Goss place. Mr.. Ellis. in company
with Royal Teasley. Jim Ellis ant
Kinney Jacobs. were cutting board tim
her. when they found garter snake
about four feet long. They proceeded
to kill this snake. when there came from
her body Il perfect swarm OF mute
snakes. Forty-two were killed, some
got away and some were cut in two anc
| not counted Mr. Ellis, III speaking 81
it. said that Il never saw so many
! snakes ut one time, in one place, since
] was born"
Annie, the 6-year-old daughter of L
NJ. Beves. Of this city. died at the resi-
tlence of Mrs J. X. Wilder. in Oxford
on Thursday. after an illness of sevcra
| weeks. She suffered with a complication
of diseases which bat1ed the skill o.
physicians and the tender and loving at
tention of the dear relatives that watch
ed by her bedside. Little Annie ha:
gone to live with mother in that swee
home beyond the skies. and while fathe
and other loved ones miss their darlin:
! yet it is well with the child. The re
I mains were inferred in the family bury
ing ground near Franklinton. Mr.
Beves has been quite sick since the dealt
of his child.
Miss Lucy Cole is recovering from he
severe spell of typhoid fever. She CA
sit up some now by being propped wit
pillows.