The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-17


rare mixtry. Yesterday Hon. John G.
Shaw took up his hat and refused to APP
pear in Judge Robinson's court because
the Judge ordered him to sit down. The
sheriff brought the special venire box in
court. Mr.. Shaw said the law required it
to be brought in by the clerk of the COM
missioners, it's custodian. The Judge
said the solicitor had waved the point
Mr.. Shaw protested that it was illegal
The Judge said his objection was techni-
cal and ordered him to sit down. He left
he court house
Hendersonville, N. c., Jan. 16-Yes-
terday afternoon as the train was near
ing the depot at Ettowah station on the
Pennsylvania railroad, two colored wo-
men by the name of Summey, mother and
daughter, attempted to cross the track
in front of the train. The daughter sue
ceeded in crossing but the old lady was
caught by the train before she could get
across and both legs cut off and the body
otherwise bruised. from the effects &:
which she died shortly afterward.
Weldon. N. c.. Jan. 16-Mr. John N
Brewer, of Wake Forest, has been elected
is fine young man and graduated at
Wake Forest last June. He is a son of
Mr.. W. C. Brewer, of Wake Forest, and
a grandson of Dr. Samuel Waite, the first
President of Wake Forest.
Fallston, N. c., Jan. 16.-George S.
Register and son have particularly fine
monazite mine on their large plantation
Two and a half miles southeast of this
place. The farm contains considerably
over two hundred acres and the mona
ute, of an unusually fine grade, abounds
On the hillsides and in the streams.
Clarkton, n. c., Jan. 16.-Mr Clifton
Cromartie killed a catamount measuring
AZ feet while out hunting squirrel. The
catamount whipped the dogs and was
about to attack Mr.. Cromartie when he
killed the varmint. It's nails were ~
inches long and teeth one inch long.
Lexington, n. c., Jan. 16.vMr. George
w. Reids store at Sapona, which was
burned Sunday night, was insured for $400
and belonged to the Haden heirs. He
had $1,000 insurance in the Piedmont Fire
Insurance Company of Charlotte and his
stock was worth 81 1000.
Brevard, n. c., Jan. 16.--John Fisher
and Ellis Galloway had q quarrel in
which Fisher, who was shot. He died. j.
ID. Galloway, who tried to prevent the
shooting, was also shot, but not fatally.
Galloway claims that the shooting was
III elf-defense.
Weldon, n. c., Jan. let is reported
tfat Senator Pritchard will recommend
Mr.. John Burton as postmaster here
The office, which is now held by negro
pays 81, 500. Mr.. Burton was gold Demo-
crat.
Roanoke Rapids, N. c., Jan. 16-News
has been received that DR.. Girken will
be re-appointed postmaster. Charges had
been preferred against him but they seem
to have been not been proved
Buie's Creek, n. c.. Jan. 16.--Mr.
James d. Barner fell dead in the road
on the way from Dunn. He had been
suffering with heart disease which was
the cause of his DEATH
Lexington, NJ c., Jan. 16.-Rev. w. H.
Rich, Baptist pastor, has resigned in or
der to go to the Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville to complete his |
theological education
Dunn, N. c., Jan. 16.-The sons of DR..
j. S. Meadows have been called to his
bedside from Louisburg and Chapel Hill
to the bedside of their father, who is
quite sick.
Thomasville, N. c., JAM lehman
rePs church. three miles from here, was
burned on Sunday. 1t caught from a de-
fective fue. The church will be rebuilt.
Salisbury, N. c.. Jan. 16--The Southern
Railway compromised with Mr.. John E,
Rufty by paying him 900. Both of his
children had been killed on the track.
Murphy, N. c., Jan. 16.--The telephone
company held meeting and decided to
extend the lines to Warne, Ducktown,
Andrews and Robbinsvlle.
Murphy, N. c., Jan. 16.-Two thousand
che hundred dollars of court house bonds
have bene paid by the county treasurer
and cancelled.
Lexington, N. c., Jan. 1.-THE post
office receipts here last year aggregate
$4,O12S5, or $612.22 more than the pre-
vious year
Shelby, n. c., Jan. 16.-The Board of
Education apportons $1.31 per capita to
the school children of Cleveland county.
Rocky Mount, n. c.. Jan. 16.-Rev R.
]. Norman and family have moved to
Mississippi.
KINsrON MOVES QUICKLY.
Effort to Stamp Out Small Pox In Its In
cipiency.
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