Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04
AN ATTEMPT TO POISON
Democrats WI, ORGANIZE nnd work
for ihe Franchise Amendment
Csiored Girl Charged Win AZ
scmp,ing 10 robson IN Entire
Family News or tho Rn,iroaas-
Brief lsems Gathered Hero nna
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Raleigh, N. c.. Jan. 3.-Eugene G..
Penny. well-to-do young farmer Of
this county. has mysteriously disap-
peared. leaving wife and four child
rem. He left home two weeks ago and
came here. He said he was going to
Durham, but has not been seen there
His family is large and well-known
one. His affairs are in good shape.
and his disappearance Is In all respects
mysterious.
COMMITTED MEETING.
The meeting of the Democratic Com
mlttee Of (Wake) county yesterday
was the largest ever held every pre-
clnct delng represented. It was de-
cldcd to organize q campaign club in
each township and TO work earnestly
for the ratification OF the franchise
amendment next August. It was
ing that, while there Is some dsar-
fectlon, there is no doubt of a majority
in the county for ratification.
ATTilMPT TO POISON.
Agnes Utley, a negro girl, was yes
. 'CtNdS Soiiiiiitteu W JAN here OH Tie
Z charge OF attempting to poison the
family of Richard c. Bachelor, merch-
ant for whom she had been cooking
The poison used was a box OF ordl-
nary matches which she put into the
bottom of coffee pot before the coffee
was made. The evidence brought out
on the preliminary examination showed
elat the girl had been discharged for
refusing to properly perform some
household work This greatly enrnged
her and 1t Is supposed she put the
matches into the coffee pot as she was
about to leave the house. to get re
venge.
The presence of the matches was dis.
covered Just ms the coffee was about to
be served at supper. The girl was I'M
mediatly arrested
RAILROAD NEWS.
Tt may be several months before
work Is begun on the Raleigh and
Eastern Railway. For the preliminary
surveys $4,000 has been expended II
has been the popular wish and hope
that the promoters would push the
work through without the least delay
Raleigh needs the road It would be
+ desirable territory for the Seaboard
Air Line to reach.
The gross earnings of the railways in
this State for last year were u per
cent. OF the cost of the roads. The
bank deposits increased 81 per cent,
during the same period
BREVITIES
The heaviest snow which has fallen
In the State thus far this season is in
the section between Goldsboro and Kim
ston. and is about four Inches in depth.
Raleigh made u remarkably fine
health record during December. Only
two white persons died during the
month. This was in u white popula-
ton of 1000 Nine OF the 5000 negroes
died.
The Supreme Court library now con-
tains 1890 Volumes. a gain of 439 dur
ing 1899. j contains all the reports of
State courts of last resort save eight
volumes. and of these four Will be pur-
chased this month. The shelf-room or
the library has been increased nearly
one-t third recently.
L Senator Prltchard starts cut to stump
!; the State against the constitutional
amendment. He begins at Rocking
X ham January 10Th.
4 The adjoyned meeting of the Fed
eral Court began to-day. The trial Of
q the negro postmaster of Rocky Mount
! Is being heard.
= The Secretary Of State yesterday
Ssgranted letters of Incorporation to
The National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief
Bounty and Pension Association OF the
United States of America and North
Carolina"
L The directors Of the Industrial and
! N orfnal College are notified to meet in
Greensboro January 18th. The board
X has not as yet made Its report on the
( typhoid fever epidemic. II will soon
make its report and will decide when
to reopen the school.
The fire loss In this city last year
did not exceed $1,000. This is fine
record.
* The Olivia Raney Memorial Library
building is having the tile roof put on.
s There is not in Raleigh another build
ing with a tiled roof
An invitation has been given Rev.
II. Mcconnell, of Lynchburg. to be-
ronia pastor of the First Baptist
Church here, from which Rev. J. II.
Carter formerly OF West Virginia, re-
f tired yesterday.