The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-06
SOME FEATHERS
LEFT ON THE BIRD
Major Guthrie Says "Secre-
tary' is Not PIucked
SIMONT0N'S RECEIVER
TAKES CHARGE OF THE BLACK
WELL TOBACCO COMPANY.
DISCHARGED HANDS THEN HlRED'EM BACK
Yankee Girl Kissed The Negro priv r. Wheeler
and Wood File Petition in Bankruptcy.
A Widow Of -Four Months Webs
Anain | inht clant
Again. Light Flanf.

Mr.. j. II. Chambley who resides several
miles from the city near Geer's MILL
and Mrs. Melissa Proctor. widow of the
late Mr.. James Proctor, We're married
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock ut the
brides home. on the Guess road, north
Of Durham. Mr. Proctor, Mrs Cham
bley's first husband. died in November, a
lille less than four months ago.
Everything has been about ready ut
the temporary electric light plant in this
city since Thursday. for the turning on
of the street lights. with the exception
of receiving Il section or piping which
was delayed. Lights will be on this
week without fail. The temporary
plant is on the spot where the one which
blew mp stood and Will be used until the
new power house is erected in Edge
mont.
Miss Elizabeth NJ Buttles. of Bati-
more. the new superintendent of nurses
at the Watts Hospital IN this city, has
arrived and taken charge. She has al
ready made Il very favorable impression
Mr.. w. w. Fuller. of New York, chief
counsel for the American Tobacco Com
pdny. spent Sunday III Durham.
Mr.. =. s. Hill. the receiver appointed
ny Judge Simonton 10 manage the affairs
of the Blackwell Durham Tobacco Com
pany has arrived and taken charge.
In regard to the charge set forth in the
bill of complaint by the American Tobac-
90 Company that Major Guthrie is
politician Of more or less prominence.
with his present affiliations, perhaps.
with that political party III present dom
inant i'll North Carolina the Major
says that he is glad that some man has
been found who is willing TO swear rs
10 what party he belongs to. as he has
heen long in doubt about the matter
himself. but he was under the impress
sion that he was Popuist. He W..
await developments as all the feathers
nave not been stamped off the ''Secrc-
tarv Bird" yet.
Mayor NJ r.. McCown went to Raj
cigh this morning on a short trip Al
derman C. G. Taylor. who acts as mayor
during Mr.. McCown's absence. presided
over the police court today. There were
several cases on the docket most of Them
being rather insignificant Ezra Trice.
cClored. was bound over to court under
bond of SO for beating his wife with
Il pole. Noble Beaman. Il white wnmau
who during years gone by figured quite
extensively in police court matters. was
sent up under a SO bond for keeping
Il house Of i'll fame
Mrs. Ella Boone Sapp having finished
her course of training at the Watts Hos,
pital. has been offered the place of hpa!
nurse and has accepted. \ better So
lection could not have been made
Mr. james J. Lumley. one or the mao
rurt iii the blowing up of the electric
light plant several weeks ago. is able
walk about. and is rocking like him.
Snlf again
There were two inteTments i'm the itv
cemetery Sunday. One was thar of
Miss Matte Hutchings, maidea lazy.
aged about 30 years, who died on Snr-
uriay morning. The other burial yns
that Of an 1S-months-oId son If ar
10, Shipp
The firm of Wheeler & Co.. ,good
workers. have filed petition in h,nk
rupcy. An inventory OF what thev
have on. hand is being taken They ave
owing debts and inability 10 ply forced
then to the walls. The assets anu LA
biItI.s have not vet been made known.
Mss tndine Barham. one If The
nurs's III training at the Watts Hospital.
has 1een suffering greatly for sevcr4i
days with a bone felon. 1t has had TO
be iafced several times.
Inc opening concert at the Southern
Conservatory of Music will be held
thursday night. 1t was to bava been
Weel or so ago. but on account of an
accident to the heating apparatus. had
to be pstponed
Mr. Q. +. Rawls has returned from
Carrsvile Va, where he qt.enfipd The
funeral of his father. Mr. Edward
Rawls.
A disgusting sight was witnessel If
the Norfolk and Western depot N this
city dew or so ago A North ,rn man
ana his daughter We're carried Ia me
depot by an old colored man. in order
Tor them 10 board the cars. In bidding
good-hye o the darkey it is sad ,hat
the girl kissed him. Those who
saw them say there is no DOUBT of ;Ite
fact.
In speaking of the appointment CT a
receiver CT the Blackwells Durham To
bacco Company. q newspaper SAYS OF the
new receive: Mr. Hill has been presi-
dent of the Blackwell Durham Tubacco
Company silce that concern was sold by
Col Julian 5. Carr to the American To
bacco Company" This was doubtless a
mistake hmiedly penned. but it is none
the cess mistake. The Blacl>wcll's
Durham TolRcco Company was moi sold
by Col. Car to the Americans Tobacco
Company That company had purcllas-
ed nearly all the great concerns eXceTt
Idggett, Myers X Co. of st. Louis, and
BlackwelFS durham of Durham, wh ch
had remained out of the trust When
the CCntinent1 Tobacco COMPANY or
ganized by mel who had Een fighting the
trust. came nto being it was widely
advertised tina il had been organized
to fight the American Tobacco Gem
pany. II was 10 this supposed rival of
the trust that Col. Carr and his assoc
ciateS sold tire Blackwell's Durham To
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