The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-03
NEARLY DROWNED IN A TOMB
Mr. Callum Steps on the Ice in the Vault and
Crashes Through
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Greensboro, N. c., Feb. IN .ws
reaches here from Winchester, Va. that
Robert G. Callum, a son Of Mr.. James
r. Callum, of this city, had a narrow
escape recently from drowning in a burial
vault. This occurred in Mt. Hebron
Cemetery at Winchester. Mr.. Callum IN
inspecting the new mortuary chapel there
descended into one of the subterrancaA
chambers Six feet of water had col
lected from recent rains and had frozen
on the surface. Mistaking the ice for a
cement floor Mr.. Calum stepped on it.
1t broke with him. He was sub
merged in the icy waters and terribly
frightened by an accident of the sort in
such an uncanny place. BY desperate
efforts he broke the ice little by little
and so climbed back to a place of safety
Mr.. Callum is manager of the Distri Il
Messenger Company of Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. j. r. Llewellyn, of Dobson, wife
of the we'll known member of the State
Board of Elections, was accompanied
home today by her husband, having prae-
tically recovered from an operation per-
formed on her at a private hospital some
weeks ago.
Col. W. S. Thomson. of this place
has become interested in the High Point
Electric Company.
Mr. W. l. Underwood, formerly of this
place. but for nearly a year of Charlotte
as editor of the Southern and Western
Textile Excelsior, has returned t.
Greensboro
Rev. s. NJ. Rankin has arrived here
l. l.,tin
as pastor of Alamance Presbyterian
church.
United States Marshal Milikan return
ed from Washington this morning. While
in the capital Marshal Millkan, in COM
pany with Senator Pritchard, visited
President Roosevelt, Pritchard urging Dc
Persons appointment as postmaster OF
Wilson to succeed Wick. Marshal Mill
kan declared that his observation was
that there had been no breach between
the President and Mr.. Pritchard .,
In the receivership case of Cobel and
Renigar heard Saturday at Winston by
Judge E. B. Jones, Carl Wheeler of
Gulford College, was appointed permanent
receiver with power to sell the stock
either at Wholesale or retail,
Spencer Blackburn is here today. He
said it was quite probable he would lo-
cate here for the practice of his profess
sion He was looking around for
suitable residence today.
Z. B. Gardner, of Kingston, N. Y,
left last night, returning home. Other
persons from the same place who have
been here to inspect the Fentress gold
mine have also left. They were all
pleased. A fine stamp mill is already
running. 1t will be increased to ten
stamps at once and in very short time
to forty stamps. Mr.. Gardner is deeply
interested in the brick industry manu-
factin this form of building material in
large quantities at Kingston. He says
there are fortunes in the red clay with
which Guilford abounds.
The First Presbyterian church receiv-
ed thirty new members yesterday as n
result of the revival services which Dr.
Smith conducted for over two weeks. Ten
or fifteen more are expected to be re-
ceived later.
Mr.. w. NJ. Barber, secretary of th2
Good Roads Club, says that sentiment in
favor of the proposed bill for Guilford
read Improvement is developing in n most
encouraging way. From every quarter
news comes that the people like the bill
and want to cast their ballots in favor
Of n bond issue.