The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-25
PREACHER HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Retail Clerks Form Union---Eegro Who Killed
his Father Goes Clear.

Especial to News and Observer
Durham, N. c., Aug. 24.-Thc Durham
Chamber of Commerce is now beginning
the second year of It's existence and much
important work has been mapped out.
The most important is the work to get for
Durham more hotel facilities and 10 take
up the matter of freight determinations.
In about two weeks the first meeting of
the chamber in the new year will be
held and work on these matters viii be-
gin at once.
w. Z. Thompson, revenue officer, of
Hillsboro, had his buggy and harness
cut to pieces while he was out looking
for blockade stills late Saturday night.
He was in Lebanon township this coun-
ty, and left his buggy and harness at one
place but moved his horse to another
while he went to look for the moonsnlnc
plant. When he returned his buggy was
cut and broken to pieces, his harness cut
and the perpetrators had made good their
escape. This was not his only i'll luck but
he failed to find the still as he had an
ticipated 1t is evident that the block
aders were looking for him and had
moved their plant. His buggy was SO
badly demolished that Mr.. Thompson pur.
Rev. r. Hbberd was in a runaway
yesterday afternoon and had narrSw es-
cape with his life He had been out to
the county home to assist in services
there, and was on his way home The
horse became frightened at an automobile
and ran away. In tive buggy with r.
Eibberd was a small organ and this was
demolished.
1
that Wesley Guy, a negro who lives in
this city, but has been at work at Apex
was seriously cut in a fight either Satur-
day night or Sunday. The telegram WI ich
came to his wife said that he was in a
dangerous condition. None of the particu-
| lars are known.
At the recent term of court in Hills
Eoro a negro by the name of Bud Long
was tried for killing his father, Virgo
Long. He was acquitted by .he jury his
| Plea of self-defense having been estab-
lishedL The killing occurred between
! Chapel Hill and Pittsboro. There had
been some trouble between the father
and son when the father went 10 the
home OF his son evidently looking for
trouble. When he forced himself into
| the home the son struck him with an
axe and he died the following day Tie
boy contended that he struck to save his
own life and the jury believed his story
of the affair.
Tonight the retail clerks Of the city
met at the court house and organized
themselves into union. 1t is understood
| that one demand to be made by the clerks
will be to close the stores at 7 O'Clock
every evening during the week with the
exception of Saturday and to close at 10
O'Clock on Saturday night. This rule viii
be asked to apply to every month in the
year with the exception of December.
From what can be learned it seems that
all of the merchants with few excep-
tons are favorable 20 the organization. A
/ few oppose the union very vigorously.
John Ashley, a young white man, who
worked for the Willardville Cotton Mill
some eighteen miles from Durham, is
lying at his home in a critical condition
Saturday he was caught in a belt and
thrown around a pulley several times.
His hip was broken and he was bruised
and skinned over the body.