Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-24

-'""H' me, we're ont WISHING, some one
entered their home and stole a trunk
containing some cloth ug and slxty-five
dollars in cash. a clue as to the guilty
party has been discovered and it is be-
lieved lie will be captured.
MI Thomas j. Sullivan and Miss
Zella II. Zimmerman, of Pennsylvania:
Air. Eugene Z. koonce and Miss Ida
Regan, and Mr.. Early Holmes and Miss
Cora Shaaf We're united in marriage a
Lexington yesterday.
Mr.. Edward r. Leith, of Wadesboro
| dled few days ago, aged u years.
Mr. John c. Burns of Apex. is a can
didate for the position OF cotton weigh
er at Raleigh.
Mr.. A. H. Johnson. II prominent cfrf-
zen of Apex, died Saturday.
Last Friday evening the east bound
| passenger train ran into II wagon and
| three mule team belonging to Mr.
Ashley Horne. near Smitheld. 1t occur
req at the railroad crossing on Mr.
Horne's farm. Two of the mules were
| killed and the driver. II colored man
named Judge Whitley. is fatally wound
ed. one of his legs has since been am
nutated, but 1T is not thought that his
| life can be saved.
Two new tobacco warehouses are to
be erected at once in Duson.
Mr.. George W. Thompson. for many
years clerk for H. NJ. Lehman, in
Goldsboro, died last Thursday morning.
He was about 40 years of age. and was
IL man of many good qualities and es-
pecially devoted in his friendships.
| A petition with hundreds of signers
| Will go upto the Legislature for the re-
lief of ex-Treasurer o. a. Durant. of
New Hanover country, and his bonds
men in the case OF loss of certain school
money by the failure of the Bank of
New Hanover three years ago.
| There Is n strong probability that
Rev. William p. Israel, of New Hamp-
shire, will be called as the successor OF
| Rev. Joseph p. King. resigned, as pas
tor of the Second Advent Church, Will
mngton.
Dr. II. D. Jcwctt. formerly of Will
mington, now of Winston, has been APP
pointed surgeon of the Third Regiment.
North Carolina State Guard
The Fayetteville Observer says it is
| rumored on good authority that the Of
ficials of the Atlantic Coast Line will go
| to Fayetteville tomorrow to take
charge of the offices of the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley railway.
| Through the influence Of Messrs. NJ.
| f. Bowling, president. and Mr.. John G..
| Marshall, secretary of the White La
borers' Union. Wilmington. most of the
employees engaged in tearing down the
| old First National Bank building, OF
! that city, are white men.
Mr. r r. OYerhX.- of Smith N c,
says he will be 1O2 years old on his
next birthday. He is in good health and
| is quite lively, Notwithstanding his eye
sight failed him some time ago. His son
rather thinks his father is mistaken
about his age. He says he believes he
| is 100 years Old
| Mr.. Dan. Morgan, late Wilmington
manager of the Singer Sewing Machine
| Company has gone to Porto Rico to
| establish an office.
! Mr.. Joseph Starnes died Wednesday
morning ut o'clock at his home in
Seversville. Deceased was born in Oc-
tober, 1909, and was therefore 90 years
old.
The Cone Export Company, Of
Greensboro. are said to be considering
the possibility of erecting a large cot
ton mill at the shoals, on the upper
| edge of Rowan county. making use Of
the excellent water power at that
place.
On Monday night the store and
dwelling house of Mr.. Sam Morgan,
who lives near Swift's Island. Mont
! gomery county, was burned. No cause
| is known for the fire unless it was the
work of an incendiany. The whole loss
| is about $4,000, and there was no in
| surance carried.
Two thousand acres of the best tim
Der land in Montgomery county, was
sold in this city yesterday. 1t was
| brought by Britton e. Johnson the
noted lumbermen from the heirs of
| the late Angus Ray for 500, 900.
Mr.. r. e. Stevens, of Rocky Mount,
N. c.. has been made manager of the
| Wilmington office of the Singer Sewing
| Machine Company.
| A white man, named Bud Thomas,
was accidentally killed in a strange
| way in Chatham county, on last Mon.
day. He was feeding a cutting ma
chine that was run by horse power,
| when the belt was violently thrown
| off, and by some means threw q piece
Of plank against his head, killing him
| instantly.
Since the refusal OF the County Com
miesioners to grant license for the sale
OF liquor at Clinton. there Is consid-
cradle talk Of having the Legislature
| establish dispensary on the order of
| the Fayetteville dispensary.
N. l.. Barnard killed hog last week
| that was perhaps the largest ever
raised In Macon county. Before killing
| 1t weighed 1872 pounds. After killed and
] dressed 1t weighed 6I2 pounds.1 Tha