The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-14
ACCIDENT TO MIS- SEABRELL.
Scared by Burglar. Burning Bush
Preacher and Wife Freed. Talk
of Printers Strike.
Especial to News and Observer


Greensboro n. c., Sept 13.-Miss
Mary Seabrell, of Covington, Va, who
is visiting the Misses Land, of this
city, came near having a fatal accl-
dent on street car last night. She
got on the car bound for the park.
expecting a party of friends to accom-
pany her AS she stepped on the car
the bell rang and the car moved off.
leaving her companions. Realizing
that she was alone, she jumped off
the now fast moving car and was
thrown violently to the pavement. She
was very greatly shocked and bruised
and was taken to the residence OF
Mr.. B. H. Merrimon where physicians
were hastily summoned. Restoratives
were applied and she later was suf-
ficiently recovered to be taken to Mr..
Lands residence, where today she is
reported to be confined to the bed.
quite sick.
Last night. about II o'clock Miss
Mary Taylor had occasion to go to the
dining room, and upon entering ran
across a. burly black negro man sit
ting down near the refrigerator just
helping himself to the eatables. She
alarmed the neighborhood, and the
burglar with her screams. The house
was soon surrounded but examina-
through q back window, which he
had evidently. priced open to get in.
Sheriff Jordan this morning let Il
Burning Bush preacher and his wife
out Of Jail, upon receiving news from
High Point that one hundred dollars.
the amount of their bond for appear
ance at court, had beens deposited
there by the Burning Bush congrega-
ton. The preacher and his wife had
been sent to Jail from High Point in
default of bond for appearance at the
next term Of court They were
charged with disorderly conduct in
making all kinds of unholy noises and
nuisances on the streets of that city.
after having been repeatedly begged
and then warned to desist.
MI. w. b. Trogden. civil engineer.
has returned from Norfolk where he
made a contract with the syndicate
who have purchased a large lot of
land near Pomona for the development
of a beautiful suburban town to
Greensboro. Mr.. Trogden will begin
at once the work of plotting and
surveying the property. Parks, streets,
re sidence lots. etc, Will be provided
for first.
The southern Railway has inaugu-
rated a new department that will no
day all train dispatchers of the South
eln Railway underwent an cxamina-
ton on rules at the hands of Train
masters Lake and Coapman and As
sstant superintendent Peyton.
Captain Hobgood contemplates TAX
ing the Gate City Guards to Raleigh
on President Roosevelts day at the
State Fair.
All Employing Printer Talks.
Asked if there was any indication
of strike in the job or newspaper
offices here by the Typographical
Union, an employer said today that
he had heard nothing of it. He said
that notice had been sent sometime
ago of d resolution that on January
1St, 1906, the demand for an eight
hour day would be enforced unless
employers agreed to it. Asked why
the strike was called now so much
in advance or about in spots, he re-
piled that it was one the smarteSt
things that had ever been done. His
explanation at least had the merit of
novelty. He said that by doing this