The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-28
RESULT OF ALICE RAYS SUIT.
Awarded $500 For the Killing OF
Newman Ray.

Durham, y. c., Ian. d. SIee'al.,-
The jury in the case of Ailce Ray vs.
North Carolina Railroad Company, after
being out all night, returned tneir feruict
at an early hour this morning. 1hey
awarded the plaintiff damages III t'le
sum Of $500 against the railroad COM
many for the killing Of Newman nay,
bv n train in May, 1897. The amount
sned for was $1,000. This case came up
for trial several courts ago, but at that
time resulted in mistriai. :.
Rev. T. w. Jenkins is in the cry Ia
the interest Of the Methodist Orphanage.
He will be at Trinity church Sunda!
morning and at Main Street church at
night. Co,,o.o
DIR. W. p. Few, Of Trinity Coiiege'
addressed the Ladies Shakespeare
Cluh i'm Oxford this evening.
very enjoyable masquerade party
waa eiyen at the residence OF captain
and Mrs. !. A. White, on FRIDAY mght,
to n number of young friends In honor
Of the twelfth birthday of their son.
lanes. The following We're present:
Misses LESSEE Peay, Eleanor Green, l1ua
Wright. Erma Lyon, Nan Jordan, Etnel
Carr. Mary Duke. Reba New, Neiile
ITmstead, Drusie Ellis, Mary Sasser'
Mamie Goodson, Isabel Pinnix. Gertrude
Winston, Hortense Cowan, Madge Mef,
chon. Masters Arnold Briggs, Sneao
Sosser Willex Goodson, Will Holman
Frank Fetzer, Walter Umstead. Holman
Rawls. Louis Wall, Strother Freeman.
Angler Duke, Paul Egan, William NC
Gary. Ralph Smith, Laurin Jones, Mar
fin Turnbul, Tom Southgate, ION
Fetzer. pouoo
4 letter received by Chief OF Ponce
Woodall, from Thomasville, ga: states
That a man has been arrested III eiias
tnvu with valuables in his possession
that are thought probably to De 'he
nroperty of Gen. J. 5. Carr, OF Durhanl'
Some one may go from here to IhoHlis-
vile TO identify the stolen jewels. OF ratn-
or To see if they are the ones stolen from
General Cars residence in October.
Prof. Plato Durham, Of TRINITY Co,-
lege, Is to preach at Main Street churci
Sunday morning Rev. \. +. Tyler, Uhe
nastor of the church, has been on q
trip to Elizabeth City in the lnteres,
of the Twentieth Century Educauon:aiii
Movement. Prof. 4. II. Merritt WIZ
nreach at North Durham Mission church
Sunday night. At the South Durhah
Mission Rev. J. J. Garden begins a serles
OF meetings Sunday
TRINITY COLLEGE.
Trinity Park, Durham, \. c., Jan. ~.
-(Snecial.)-A large and handsome resi-
dence ia being built for President khgo
ot Trinity Park. The plans We're made
by Hook & Sawyer, of Charlotte. Inc
house is very conveniently arranged, the
first floor being especially well adapted
for reception. 1t is located on the wes-
tern part OF the campus and VIII adu
much to the general appearance OF the
Park.
!. Prof. Minis. of the English Depart
ment. is editing Cooper's Last of the
Afohicans'' for the new series of En-
glish classics to be published by the b.
F. Johnson Publishing Company. Prof.
W.fp. Trent is general editor of the
series. He is also contributing biogra-
phieal and critical study of Thomas Mel
son, Page. for the second volume of
Southern Writer'S" to be published as
n memorial volume for DR.. w. NJ. Bas-
keryile, who wrote the first volume.
DR.. J. S. Bassett is engaged in some
historical work for b. i. Johnson Com
!, Rev. Isaac w. Avent, of the \. c.
Conference, who died last week. left
his library consisting OF valuable coll
lection of books, to the Library of Trim
ity College. Mr.. Avent was very
warm friend to the institution and this
gift is very highly appreciated, both for
its value and for the spirit which prompt
ed, it. Mr. Avent also bequeathed 20 the
y. C.. Conference for educational and
missionary purposes, his entire estate,
subject to the life tenure of his wife.
a handsome portrait Of Angler Duke
has been placed in the Angler Gymna-
SUM. The gymnasium, which was his
gift TO the institution, was named i'll his
honor.
The Science Club has appointed COM
mittee to put portraits of DIR. John 4.
Crowell and Mr. 3. \. Duke in the ves~
tibuie of the Crowell Science Hall. This
building was erected by DR.. Crowell In
memory Of mis- wife. and it has received
its splendid equipment from Mr.. Duke.
The committee of the West Durham
Library, of which Prof Jerome Dowd is
chairman. opened the Public Library at
West Durham Wednesday evening.
There was large crowd present. Mr..
W. A. Erwin, who has taken great in
tefest in the enterprise, made an address,
and great interest was manifested.
The material for the new catalogue is
now in the hands Of the printer, and in
a short while the catalogue will be ready
for distribution.
The students are now in the midst OF
examinations. Next term will open Feb
ruary LIST.
Prof. w. III. Pegram has returned
from Harnett county, where he went TO
attend the burial of his brother-in-law,
Rev. Isaac w. Avent.
Mr.. E. V. Spencer, of the Freshman
class, was called to his home Tuesday
by a telegram announcing the serious i'll
ness of his mother.
On motion of Senator Pettigrew, the
Z. S. Senate has ordered Justice
Clark's speech before the national con-
vention of Railroad Commissioners at
Denver, Colorado, last August and also
his magazine article on the postofficc
ownership Of telegraphs and telephones