The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-04
THE NEW DIRECTORS
Voids Filled on North Caro-
lima Road Poard.
scafoIding at Students Building Falls Precipi-
tatrg Workm IN 10 GroUaG--- small Pcx
Case at Pest House.
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(Special TO News and Observer
Greensboro, n c., Dec. 3.-The board
of directors of the North Carolina Rail-
road Company met in the Benbow Hotel
here last night, and proceeded to trans
Get the semi-annual routine business,
which was of no special Importance. Va
cancies in the board were filled as fol-
lows George P. Pell, of Ashe county,
was elected to succeed Mr.. H. w. Fries,
of Salem, recently deceased; Col. W. E.
II. Holt, of Lexington, was elected in
place Of Judge A. W. Graham, resigned
The members present were Hugh c.
Chatham, Elkin, president; ID. H. Me-
Lean, Burlington, secretary and treas
urer; Gen. R. f. Hoke, DR.. V. e. Turner,
Raleigh; S. G. Penn, Reidsville; w. H.
Williams, Newton; John H. Michaux.
Goldsboro: L. Banks Holt, Graham; NJ
{. Lee, Durham.
The following members of the board of
trustees of Guilford College left this
morning to be present at the annual ses-
sion of the board at Guilford College to-
day Messrs G.. e. Cole, j. A. Hodgin,
]. s. Cox and C. P. Frazer, OF Green's
boro, and Messrs. j. Elwood Cox and DR..
J. J. Cox, of High Point.
Chief Engineer John Tull of the con-
struction force of the Durham and Char
lotte Railway who spent the night here,
visiting his sister, Mrs. G. A. Grimsley,
returned to Gulf, in Chatham county.
where the force is at work, this morn
ing He says the road is certainly COM
ing to Greensboro, and that it will be
here in less than twelve months.
The scaffolding to the new Students
building at the Normal and Industrial
College gave way Yesterday, precipitating
| several workmen to the ground, Superin-
tendent ]. NJ. Alfred had his thumb bro
ken, and several of the workmen sus-
tanned slight injuries. All physical in
| juries were promptly attended TO at the
| College Inirmary by the physician in
charge.
| The front wheel to the tower wagon of
the Greensboro Electric Company drop
ped il a hole on East Market street this
morning overturning the wagon and
slightly injqring Mr.. Jonas Savage, who
! fell a long distance from the top. Mr..
/ Charlie Hanes was less fortunate, for
he had his left leg broken. The wagon
| fell across the car track, and blocked
| the cars for a while. 1t was finally
! righted and put in condition to travel to
the wagon hospital, while Mr.. Hanes is
resting quietly at the Greensboro Hos
pital.
The police here received phone mes
sage from Redsvile this morning for
bloodhounds 10 track parties who knocked
down and robbed a citizen there last
night
A negro from Chatham, Va. went t.
Policeman Richardson this morning, say.
ing he was sick and destitute. Upon al
examination by County Physician Harri
SON. the negro was pronounced to have {
well-developed case of smallpox. He was
Immediately sent to the pest house. sit
uated some distance from tho city. and
rigid quarantine established. Everybod
in Greensboro has been vaccinated ant
there has not been a case of smallpo,
here in long time. and no fears what
ever are entertained now. while the ut
most vigilance is always kept up by bot
city and county health authorities