The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-04
MRS. II. b. CHAMBERLAIN DEAD.
Cont.oct TN he Given for Erecting New
Baptist Church in OAK Grove
Township.
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Durham. N. c., Nov. 3.-Mrs. Henry
3. Chamberlain, thirty years Oh age
died suddenly at her home on Broad
way last night. she left a pane DuI
two DAYS old. Up to three O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon she was getting
along nicely and then her heart failed
and death followed last night between
nine and ten o'clock.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row morning and the interment VIII
be at MaDlewood cemetery.
The deceased was Miss Alice Up
church, of Raleigh, daughter of Alfred
Upchurch, prior to her marriage TO
Mr.. Chamberlain ten years ago.
There are five children and husband
left of the immediate family. Then
there are two sisters and three broth
erS.
Mrs. Chamberlain was a consistent
member of Trinity Methodist church
and had a large number OF frlends
among all classes of the people here
Several of the relatives reached mere
today. but others could not come to-
day and the funeral was postponed
until tomorrow.
Regarding the grading of Church
street, from Main street to the new
union depot, about which there has
been much said here, the aldermen
have recinded all orders of the past
and a civil engineer, one not in touch
with either the city or the railroads,
will be brought here and survey
made His report will be the basis
for an order from the board. The
question involved is this: From
church street to the new depot, one
block, there will be a seven per cent
grade if the requests of the railroads
are carried out This will change the
grade of the street SO materially that
the property owners are raising row
and threatening to sue the city If the
grade is lowered so much below their
buildings. An order was passed TO
grade the street and this latest move
was decided upon. The engineer will
be here IN a day or two.
Contract will soon be given for the
erection of a new Baptist church in
Oak Grove township, this county. The
new church will cost about $1,2OO
and viii take the place of one of the
Oldest churches in the county.
A. w. Tilley, who lives in the north
ern part Of the county and lost hama
a few days ago by stick of dynamite
exploding in his hand, is getting along
very nicely. 1t is learned that the
force of the explosion was so great
that his pants and shirt were ripped
burned. At the time he had a stick
in either hand but the one in his
left hand did not explode. He is still
at the home of the physician to which
place he wes taken after being nurt.
Capt j. j. Loughlin went over to
Henderson this morning and this af-
ternoon he attended the marriage of
Mr.. Wesley J. Adams and Miss Lizzie
Bryan. They We're married at five
o'clock this afternoon.
The Seaboard road is working
considerable force of hands on the
road between here and Henderson re-
placing the present rails with heavier
ones. The present rails weigh fifty
pounds and the new ones are sixty
pound rails The force began work
at Henderson and are now about five
miles out from Henderson coming
this way. After the completion of the
work OF putting in new rails the track
will be ballasted and a faster sched-
ule will be put on for the trains on
this road.
Contractor Frank Parker. of Saw
annah who is to do the cement work
around the new union depot, has
reached here and will begin his work
at once.
The recruiting station that has been
here for d week has closed and Chief
Machinist A. J. frankie, who had
charge of the station, left this morn
ing. He sent away five new recruits
for Uncle Sam. They are as follows:
NJ. L. Brewer. of Knoxville, Tennessee;
j. A. Turner. of Knoxville, Tenn; T.
j. Engram, of Rutherfordton;
Fletcher Gates and j. G. Rogers, of
this county. Four went to the navy
yards at Norfolk and one, T. j. En-
gram, went to the navy yards at
Brooklyn. They all enlisted for four
years each. Three went as landsmen,
one in the hospital service and one is
Il coal pasSer.