The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-15
A PUBLIC HOSPITAL
Eighteen thousand Dollars
Raised in Greensboro.
The PROBE is TO Est; b'ish one Costing SOU
000---9unera of J. SerIing Jones---
Other News,
Especial to News and Observer


Greensboro, N c., Nov. 14.-Greensboro
is moving for the establishment of fifty
thousand dollar public hospital to sup
nlement the four private hospitals and
sanitariums here. At a citizens meeting
last night held in the court house, j. a.
Odell presiding, w. E. Allen, secretary,
committee of five, previously appointed,
reported subscriptions, including donation
OF site, amounting in the aggregate to
$4,000. After considerable discussion az
TO the best ways and means to attain The
OBJECT sought, canvassing( committee,
composed as follows, was appointed by
the chairman. the latter name being
added by resolution Messrs. Caesar
Cone, j. W. Scott. J. Van Lindley, w. e.
Allen, J. NJ Hendrix. C. E. Holton, Lee
H. Battle, c. A. Bray, w. H. Osborne,
{. Il. Ireland. r. R. King, E. P. Wharton,
=. Norman Willis. Jas. D. Glenn, G. C.
I Wright and j. A. Odell.
Mr.. Clement Manly and Mrs Manly,
and Mr.. H. E. Fries. of Winston Salem,
Mr.. W. w. Fuller, of New York, general
counsel of the American Tobacco Com
pany and other great corporations and
syndlcates, were passengers on the early
morning train from New York taking
breakfast at The Benbow Messrs. Manly
and Fries are returning from an extended
business trip to New York. and Mrs
Manly from Richmond and Baltimore.
Cotton mill merger business" is all one
can get out Of them. This correspondent
happens to know there is something else
brewing, that is just about as big and
much more important to these immediate
communities Of Winston Salem and
Greensboro than the cotton mill merger
activity. Of course though, these gentle
men know nothing about it until l tell
them, but / shall not do that yet My
figures would run to $4,000 900, and they
would say it is Greensboro canard. Wait
and see.
Chief of Police Scott received a request
this morning to be on the lookout for
two 16-year-old boys who ran away from
their homes in GreenWlle, S. c., yester>.
day They are white, we'll developed,
we'll dressed, one with light and one
with dark hair.
Mrs. Julia Wells, mother of Capt. A. A.
Wells, Chief Inspector of Bridges for the
Southern Railway died this morning at
ten O'Clock at the residence on Summit
avenue, after a brief illness with pneu-
monia. She was IS years of age Her
remains will taken to Richmond tonight
for burial there tomorrow
The Hucomuga Mills recently pur-
chased at receivers sale by the Cone
Brothers, will resume work November
9th. The business will be under the
management of Clarence NJ Cone, prin-
cipal owner.
The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
last night declined the proposition of the
American Cigar Company to locate a
branch factory there. providing the city
would give a $4,000 building
The condition of J. A. Edgerton. the
Raleigh news agent, who mraculousiy
escaped death in a street car accident
here yesterday, is reported much better
at II O'Clock. Hospital physicians say
he is getting on Well and think he will
be out in a few days.
Funeral services over the late ]. Ster-
ling Jones were held from his late resi-
dcnce at three o'clock this afternoon
Revs DR.. Turrentine, of West Market
Street Methodist church, and c. E. Hold
gin, of Westminster Presbyterian
church, officiating. When the funeral
cortege reached West Market Street
church it was filled to overlooking with
friends of the lamented departed, the
floral offerings and designs being pro-
fuse and beautiful After impressive ser
vices in the church. the caskcf was borne
TO Green Hill cemetery, where the in
terment was had
Among relatives from a distance pres
ent were his son. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Stew
art Jones, of Richmond; Rev DR.. r. e.
Caldwell and Mrs. Harry Sloan, of Win
ston.
The deceased was born in Columbus,
Georgia, about sixty years ago. When
barely of age he entered the service OF
the Southern Confederacy and fought
with bravery through the War Between
the States, going up to the rank of
major. He has been a most useful mem
Der of Guilford Camp, No. 1876, of United
Confederate Veterans, of which he was
adjutant at the time of his death
About fifteen years ago he came to
Greensboro and became general manager
for the Provident Savings Life Assurance
Society," of New York. He was manager
for this State and Virginia at one time,
and later manager for the two Carolinas.
A telegram received last night by Rev.
Sanders R. Guignard brought news of the
death Of his father-in-law, DIR. Caskie
Harrison. who died yesterday at his home
in BROOKLYN. Mrs Guignard, who passed
through here yesterday on her way from
South Carolina to New York, did not
reach her home until several hours after
her father had passed away.
DR.. Harrison was a Virginian, having
been born in Richmond and a member OF
the wel-known Virginia family of Har-
risOns. For a number of years ne was
Professor of Greek in the University OF
the South at Sewanee Tenn. His wife is
q sister of Mrs. D. D. DeButts, of this
city.
The interment will he made in Rich
mond tomorrow. Rev. Sanders r. Guig-
nard and Capt. d. d. DeButts left here