Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-22
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Raleigh. N. c., Mar. 21-A special
from Elm City to the Wilson News
gives the following account of n
terrible tragedy near the former place:
Mr.. Lee Greenwood had been taking
pills containing arsenic. and by some
unhappy mischance his little girl, aged
about two years got hold of the box
Saturday night. In Il little while she
became very sick and it was discover
ed that she had swallowed some of
the pills.
Immediately her father put her in
buggy and ran the horse to Elm
City taking the child to DR.. Chears.
1t was too late however, and In three
minutes after reaching the physician
the child was dead.
Mr. Greenwood It's a brother of Mrs.
w. o. Farmer. of Wilson, who is with
the bereaved family. The funeral Of
the little girl took place this after
noon.
Yesterday Mr., f. NJ. Winstead, the
photographer Of Wilson was called to
Elm City and made a picture of the
little one. He says that there was no
evidence of pain on her face, but that
she lay as if she had fallen into Il
pleasant sleep.
IiYNiENEAL.
Cards are out announcing The APP
preaching wedding of Clyde K. IIoey,
and Miss Bessie Gardner, of Shelby.
editor of the Cleveland Star, and is
Clcveland's Representative I'm the
House.
ELKS INVADE DURHAM
An organization of Benevolent ana
Protective Order of 1Ilks was effected
at Durham Il few nights since with
thirty-two members. The following
a. no ~ al To, In,
allied ruler; w. y. Alabry, esteemed
leading knight; T.. G. Hackney, cs-
teemed loyal knight; j. Crawford
Riggs esteemed loyal lecturer: G. II.
Norton treasurer; w. Il. Guthrie.
secretary; Sam w. Burch, tyler; S. NJ.
Samuel May, instructor in modern
trustees. a representative will be here
at an early date to formally install
the new officers.
DEATH or PROF. MAY
Tuesday night at o'clock Prof.
Samuel May. instructor in modern
languages and a member Of the Uni
Vcrsity faculty ut Chapel Hill for the
past five years. died Of pneumonia after
an illness of one week. He was, pro-
crossing favorahly until Monday night.
when he was taken dangerously i'll and
never rallied.
MIR. May was twcnty-ninc years OF
age and was II graduate of Harvard
University. lie had proven himself
an unusually able ana conscientious
teacher and was popular with all who
knew him. He was Il member of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and
order of Glmghouls.
The remains were taken to Boston,
the home of his parents, today An
escort accompanied them to Washing
ton. AS II token of respect, there were
no college exercises to-day.
AN IIPORTAN SUIT.
News has reached here that at Edge
field s. c., last Wednesday there was
filed in the clerks Office at that place
very important case against the
Southern Railway Company The
plaintiffs are Messrs. Bell and Dacis,
merchants The case is brought under
an act OF the general assembly of South
Carolina passed in 1897. The act re-
fcrrcd to relates to the purchase or
control of any railroad by another
when the two roads are competitors
the statute placing a penalty OF one
hundred dollars a day on the road
purchasing or by any means control
ling Il competing line for every day it
operates the road so obtained.
Some time since the Southern Rail
way secured control of and is operating
the South Carolina and Georgia. rail-
road, Il competing line. This case will
test the act mentioned and will settle
the question as to whether or not the
two roads were competing lines.
The amount involved in the case is
many thousand dollars. The outcome
OF this suit will be watched with Keen
interest in North Carolina.