Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14
A Cold-BIooded Affair In Ashe County
Two now Banks to Begin Operas
tions-A Young murderer at Rar-
eigh-Death OF Presbyterian
sinister aiasonio Appointments
An Ola Murder Mystery cleared
up,

NAL and Industrial College will open
January 30th. This was the decision
reached by the board of directors here
to-day. 1t is understood that the board
is preparing n full report OF the cause
OF the typhoid fever epidemic, but as
yet no hint can be gotten as to what
the report will be.
The directors were perfectly satisfied
with the present sanitary condition OF
the college, and the vote to open jan
uary 3oth was unanimous. The work
of fumigation has been carried on in
the most scientific manner and is as
thorough as it is possible to make It.
The following constitutes the board:
President, superintendent Mebane:
Messrs. SDanhour, Gattis, Graham,
Gilmcr, Fowler and Blair.
MURDER IN ASHM
A man named Estelle Blevins, who
killed Jackson Tucker in Ashe county
on Christmas day. has been taken to
Winston to prevent lynching. and for
safe keeping. According to the report
that comes here Blevins went into
fuckers house and shot him, without
speaking more than one or two words
to him. Blevins was soon arrested and
placed In jail at Jefferson.
TWO NEW BANKS.
The Corporation Commission has Been
notified that two new banks will short
ly begin operations. One is the Kings
Mountain Banking Company of Kings
Mountain, w. a. NIauney, president; J.
s. Mauney. vice president. r. l.. Maui
ney. cashier. Capital stock. $4,000.
The other is the Piedmont Saving Bank.
of winston: Maj. T. ]. Brown, presi-
dent; 0. B. Eaton. vice president: l..
w. Pegram. cashier; capital stock,
$1,000.
"A YOUNG MURDERER.
George Lee, colored. a 15-year-old
hoy. will he tried at the March term
OF Wake Criminal Court for his life.
At noon yesterday the grand jury re-
utrned a true bill against Lee for muir
der in the first degree, and Judge Holse
ordered that he be brought into court
at 2:30 o'clock to stand trial. The
prisoner was brought in at that hour,
but on motion of his counsel Col Argo
and w. b. Snow, Esq. Judge HoIze
continued the case until the March
term of Wake Court Lee is a bright
mulatto. about ID years old, and ap-
peared little concerned at the enormity
OF the charge against him. He Is
charged with the deliberate poisoning
of Julia Hobby on or about October 1st
last.
DEATH OF A MINISTER.
A letter from Hickory says:
Rev. J. A. RAMSEY, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, died here last
night of pleuro- pneumonia lie was a
leading minister Of the State Confed-
eracy and secretary OF the Synod.
Newton, N. c., Jan. IA telephone
message from Hickory this morning
states that Rev. j. Aston Ramsey, D.
ID, pastor Of the Hickory and Newton
Presbyterian churches died at his home
In Hickory last night
Or. Ramsey was greatly beloved by
all who knew him. He was a pure
upright. noble Christian gentleman and
his chara cter WAS beyond reproach. He
has been pronounced by many as one
of the ablest ministers of the Southern
Presbyterian Church. die was treasu-
rer of Concord Presbytery, n member
ofiseveral of it's most important COM
1nittees and one of the trustees of
Davidson College.
He died about 10 o'clock last night.
HE leaves a wife and two children
and hosts OF friends to mourn his loss.
He will probably be buried in Sails
bury.
nrAsoNS APPOINTED.
The Grand Lodge OF Masons ad-
journed yesterday to meet in Raleigh
next January, the occasion OF the
centennial OF Hiram Lodge, Of this
city.
Grand Master Royster announced the
following appointments Of grand off,
GERS yesterday morning.:
Senior Grand Dcacon-S AT Hak+;s
Of Hillsboro.
Junior Grand Deacon-T. b. Reed, OF
Biltmore.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. Thomas Bell.
OF Wilson.
Grand Marshel-Thomas L. Farrar.
of Winston.
Grand Pursuivant-A. X. Smith, of
Smithfield.
Grand Stewards-Dr. r. M. winchas-
ter. of Charlotte and r. ~. Hackett.
Of Wilkes.
Grand Tiler-R. H. Bradley, Of Ra.
leigh.
Grand Lecturer-D. w. Hatcher. of
Goldsboro.
Past Grand Master Walter u, Moore
installed the newly elected officers. Tho
Jewel Of the retiring grand master was
presented by Mr.. w. B. Mckoy Of VIII
nnington. who delivered a happy and
eloquent speech.
s A committee OF .fve, with Srr. 8. NJ
Hattts as chairman, was appointed to