The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20
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Delivery alifaxin5, Favor3o !:
ProcIaiming Co Institution.
special Dispatch to The Times.


SOUTH " A., April; 19.-What
might have been a jail delivery was
}nipped IN the bud Thursday morning by
Sheriff II. r. Jordon. who discovered two
small saws concealed in the clothing OF
Sanford zIinley, who is confined in the
county jail, awaiting trial on the charge
Of muir der. It is not known how he OBJ
to ined the saws. but 1T is expected that
were left by asvisitors on Wednesday,. IN
;e stipat;on showed that he had begun his
work on the bars Of his cell. but had nor
finished. and further search revealed g
steel wedge concealed in the blanket,
with which ne probably expected to dig
through the brick wall OF the jail after
saving out OF his CELL
Considerable interest in manifested in
The question Of proclaiming the new
constitution, and the sentiment IN HAN
fax County seems to be strongly in IA
zyor of proclamation, as the people are not
disposed to go through q political CAM
zpaign for the purpose Of deciding what
to do with the document which an able
convention has Iabored so earnestly to
prepare. The general opinion is that
they have done their duty and have pro-
duced a good constitution, which should
be put into operation without any further
trouble and delay.
A large par ty, including Mayor J.. M.
Darlington, left on Tuesday for Charles
ton, S. c., to attend the exercises OF
Virginia Day at the Exposition.
Three young couples were married. here
last. wednesday. The first one of the
day was that Of Miss Sallie t. Nichols,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. sG.i
Nichols, to Mr.. James Q: Hensley. OF Bed
ford City, Virginia No one suspected
their intentions when they left the BRIDES
home to take q morning drive, but before
their return they had obtained license
and been to the Baptist parsonage, where
thew were made man and wife by the
Rev. J. W. Wildman. After the cere.
mony they left for Bedford City, where
they will reside.
The other two marriages took place al
the Baptist parsonage at Houston
Wednesday night, when Rev. j. NJ. LUCK
united Mr. John G. Epps and Miss Nett1e
S. Shields, and Mr.. r. 7. Shields and Miss
Annie B. Terry, all Of South Boston
These two marriages had been set fo1
April S0tt, and the invitations had beer
issued, but the young couple decided ina.
they could not wait for that time ano
secretly went to Houston to be married.
The next on the calendar IS that o.
Miss Ella P. Lawson. daughter Of Mrs
Anna B. Lawson, to Mr.. James Monrot
Reams, Of Durham, N. c., on the 18TH
at the Methodist Church.
Police Officer Joseph Chandler assisted
by Mr.. Robert Fisher, earned the reward
of cred by the Governor of North Caro-
lima for the capture Of Dock Tucker, TIT
negro who is wanted in Person County
N. C., to answer the charge of ATTEMPTED
criminal assault on negro woman nance
Callie Pointer. The prisoner was taker
| to Roxboro and safely landed In Jail, anc
| Mr.. Chandler expects to receive his checf
| for two hundred dollars, the amount o
| the reward, in a few days
Captain William E. Crews, a we'll
known citizen of Catawba, died at tn
| home of his son-inIlaw, Mr.. John "
/ Hodges, at Lennig, on Wednesday, in thu
e1ghty-arst year of his age. He had beer
| in feeble l.ealtl for several months. ant
failed rapidly after the death Of hi
| daughter, Mrs. John w. Hodges, which
occurred about two months ago.
The cold weather Of the past two week
| has seriously damaged the fruit in Till
section and has materially retarded farm
| ing operations.
rho sales Of tobacco are growing
smaller and smaller, and it is though
that very little of the last years crol
is still in the hands Of the farmers.
Misses Bessie Wilkinson, of Columbus
Miss, and Gena Salzman, of Danvtlle
Va, visited friends in South Boston tl1i
week.
Mr.. James Ingram. formerly Of Soutl
Boston, but now of Danville, and recent,
nomina ted on the Democratic ticket TO
& member Of the Council of the latte
| f.ity visited his ma rents here this week