The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
YOUNG LADY TAKES
POISON. BY MISTAKE
She Thought Wood Alcohol Was
q Mineral Water.
GREENSBORO WAS STARTLED
GREENSBORO WAS STARTLED
Fortunately Physician Was Pas sing
the House at The lime and Fa.ai
Results Were Averted-A Rail-
road FRANCHISE Granted.
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(SpeC1al DlSpdlCn TO 1e ltltSJ
GREENSBORO, N. c., November r
AT 2 coick TINS afternoon thu. city was
startled by Intelligence mat MSS AlaroJ-&
lie Lyon. the beautiful anu popular
young daughter OF AIR and Airs. +. w.
lyon. was dead from the effects OF
poison. Investigation proved that whlle
Mss Lyon hau swallowed poison, and
vas thought to be dying. The early ar
rival OF pnysiclans ana the prompt use
IF antidotes hau resuscltated her. At
O'Clock she Is reported out of danger,
out as being restless and IN great pam.
Mss Lyon had been taking
mineral water for indigestion one OF
the empty bottles had been converted
INTO receptacle for wood a!cohol USED
for chaiing dish. Without noticing s'he
poured outa;l g.ass of TINS and drank II
Or. Michaux fortunately was passing
the residence when the dreadful mis-
axe was discovered. and by prompt at
tention, assisted by DR.. Battle, who was
ha:.t,ly summoned, fatal results were
averted.
FRANCHISE GRANTED
The Board Of Aldermen at a special ses-
sion last night granted a franchise LOT
sixty years to the High Point Electric
are Green Cohen, F. w. Darlington, -.
A Waters and E. ID. Steele. With the
exception of the latter, who is local
capitalist. these gentlemen represent an
immense Philadelphia syndicate.
Ex-a1ayor z. v. Taylor, as general
manager and attorney for the Green's
horo Electric Company, appeared before
the Council and made an argument
against granting the proposed franchise
for term of sixty years. When only
twenty years We're given the company
which had just put in splendid street
car and electric service for the city This
protest was unavailing. His next OBJ
lection to allowing this company the
right to do local passenger business
was also overruled. He was more sue
cessful on his fight on blanket fran.
chise,} securing an amendment WhefepS
the paraleing the home track was pro-
hblted. and restricting the new line to
certain route. The vote in favor of fran
chise was to l.
A franchise for this road has already
been obtained at High Point, and the
purpose of the company now Is to secure
one at Winston Salem, thus connecting
these three important manufacturing
centers. giving freight competition with
the Southern and the Norfolk and West
! erns Railroads at Winr+on Salem. and al
| Greensboro with the southern and sea-
board Air Line. soon to have connection
here through the coming Durham and
Charlotte Road from Pittsboro.
A NEW RAILROAD
Superintendent E. D. Jones, of the pro-
posed Durham and Charlotte Railway
| is in the city and says that next month
MS force will begin laying rails at Pitts
bpro an S. A. l.. point, for the Pits
bcro-G Greensboro extension OF fifty miles.
He saws the line will strike 1aw River.
going to Graham, Burlington. thence.
north. leaving the Southern at this point.
to Ossipee Mills. in Alamance. thence to
the new Cone White Oak Mills, near
Greensboro
When this charter was granted. a
clause was specially inserted prohibiting
ii from crossing. transferring. assigning
Or selling to the Richmond and Danville
Railroad its assigns, lessees or sue.
cessors This. it would seem. will pre-
vent the Southern Railway from buy
ing up this splendid competing proper
ty.
This line will traverse the very heart
Of the cotton mill Industry of the State.
and In connection with the proposed
electric line to High Point and Winston
Salem. will have a feeder in competition
with the Norfolk and Western and the
Southern for the immense furniture man
,facturing output Of High Point and
winston. as we'll as the tremendous cot
ton MILL flour mill knitting mill. mer-
ca-tila arl tobacco manufacturing In
dustries of Winston Salem.
Mr.. Jones declares that this Pittsboro-
Greensboro extension Will be the finest
pronerty in the South for Its mileage.
Hon A. NJ. Scales. chairman Of the
Board Of Directors of the Colorad State
Agricultural and Mechanical College, To-
Gated here. Is busy to-day preparing a
statement of the management and the
results of the operations of that insti-
tuition In behalf Of the industrial train
ing of the colo-ed young men Of the
state This statement will completely
riddle. it is claimed. the criticism which
the public Institutions board made In
It's report to the Governor this week