The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-11
CONCEALED
RUNAWAYS
Durham Boys VIII Likely Get
Sound Thrashlng.
NEW DEPOT FOR DURHAM
The People Are Anxious That One Be
Built, but Southern viii Not Act
Until Litigation Over Street
is Ended.
NEW DEPOT FOR DURHAM
fsoeci,l 10 Tho Times Dispatch !,

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch,
DURHAM, N. CT, Feb 10.-Deputy
Sheriff j. r. Harvard. who had been to
Portsmouth to bring back Sam and Vance
Massey. the boys who ran away from
their parents last week, returned empty.
handed yesterday morning over the,
Southern. and In q few minutes was on
his way back, accompanied by Mrs. r..
H. Massey, mother OF one OF the boys.
They are aged fifteen and sixteen, one
the son Of Rev.. p h II. Massey and the
) other OF John Massey. both living near
the city. Officer Harvard found they
were in Portsmouth, but protected by
friends, who concealed them, and put
the case In the hands Of the police, from
whom n telegram was received yesterday
evening that they had them In the lock.
up. Sheriff Harvard and Mrs, Massey
are expected back to-day with the boys.
for whose running away there seems to
be no excuse. but It IS intimated the viz.
tue OF hickory will BIO administer cd on
their return.
The Durham County Commissioners
having built the macadamized road TO-
/ within three miles Of the Chatham county
/ line. Williams township, OF that county,
agrees to extendiit through five miles II
Durham will complete these three miles.
Durham commissioners will accept. be-
road will bring to the city.
LONG IN LITIGATION.
People here are much interested IN the
case OF the city OF Durham against the
Southern Railway argued yesterday and
to-day before Judge Purnell OF the Fede-
raj Court. in Raleigh. The city is raore-
sented by Winston e. Fuller. Bo2ne &
tBiggs Manning G. Foushee. v. 8. Bryant.
OF Durham. and Captain w. A. Day, Of
Tt ~ 49, etA khnt Ia
to Peabody Street. which Is included In
the right OF way TO the North Carolina
Railroad, and which has been in litigation
fourteen years. Tho North Carolina road.
OF which the Southern Is the ninety-year,
lessee. had leased this street to tho city
for thirty years That lease has expired.
and the Southern wants possession. The
city objects, but holds the lease should
be continued Colonel Andrews has lot II
be known that no union depot will be
built here until the 100 feet On each side
the track Is surrendered. The depot ac-
cemmodations are shamefully inadequate,
there being no sheds for the number OF
people who travel to stand under out OF
the rain. and It Is the anxious wish of
everybody that the difficulty may be so
ldjudicated as will hasten decent depot.
LEGISLATION ON QUESTION.
The Chamber of Commerce met to-
night, discussed the depot question and
appointed committee to go before the
Legislative Committee and urge the pas
sage of the Fuller bill. which looks to
forcing the erection OF a depot here.
DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Tyree. of Raleigh,
passed through yesterday to attend the
funeral Of Miss Mary Currin, who died
at her home, Oxford. ,on Sunday. De-
ceased was daughter OF Mr. Matt Cur
RIM prominent tobacconlst, and sister
of Mrs. Tyree.
Mr.. Lacy Ogden. OF London. represent
ing the Imperial Tobacco Company, Of
England, who has been here several days,
left yesterday for Richmond
Major w. A. Guthrie and wife left yes
terday for Fayetteville. to be present lat
the crystal wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. W.
M. Morgan, formerly OF this city