The news & observer., 1905-12-02
RIGHT OF WAY WAR
Southern Secures Injunc-
tion Against High Point.
Claims That the City is Infringing on
its Rights in Grading Streets
too Near its Main
Line.
Especial to News and observer)

(Snccial to News and Observer
Greensboro. n. c.. Dec. There is
every prospect now of railroad war
at High Point on the lines of the
long fight over Peachtree street in
Durham
Judge Boyd yesterday on applica.
ton Of the Southern Railway on the
North Carolina Railway through its
attorneys, King & Kimball, of this
city, issued writ against the City of
High Point enjoining from further
proceedings in the work of grading
and opening up a street parallel with
and near the main line track of the
railroad to the western limits of the
city. A deputy marshil arrived with
this injunction in High Point last
night to serve it upon the city author
tiles. The railroad CLAIMS its one hum
dred feet right of way and that this
right has not been surrendered or in,
f1inged unon in High Point before. 1t
alleges that not only has the city be-
oun grading streets right along its
track, but has gone so far as to
cover up a side track with earth from
its excavations. There are several side
and SPUR tracks running out from its
main line TO factories in that part OF
the city. and beside being trespassers.
means of reaching factories built for
the very purpose of having ineXpens-
i've and short side tracks to their doors.
Unless the city serves ten days no.
tice motion to dissolve the injunction
it will remain permanent.
Snit Against tie Southern.
The law firm of Brooks & Thompson
today instituted suit in the Superior
~ D.
900 against the Southern Railway for
damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by plaintiff. While acting as
brakeman he was bumped between
cars on the DaVie street yards here
last summer and his body SO badly
crushed his life was dispaired of for
many weeks. He IS said to have sus>
tanned permanent injury to his blad~
der and other organs
United States Marshal Millikan to-
day appointed Robert G.. Bledsoe, of
Allegheny county, as a deputy marshal
in that county to succeed l.. j. Jones,
resigned. The appointee being of the
Blackburn wing of the elgnth
district Republicans. it looks like the
factional row among the leaders has
not been compromised as had been re-
Gently reported.
WrecIxer to the Pen. Jacks Busy
Chief of Police Neeley and Speclai
Railroad Agent w A. White re-
turned from attending court at Hous-
ton in Halifax county Va. as VIII
nesses in a case against a negro named
Joe Fourouerean indicted for wreck
ing Southern Railway train heal
South Boston last summer. lie Wa9
convicted and sentenced to ten years III
the penitentiary. -.
Game Warden Weatherly ana ms
dog, Jack, are kept busy these nIsnta
ootohinG contraband partr1dges peins
shipped out of the State SIX doaeh
were. captured at the express olllCe
here Wednesday night. fifty part
ridges and ten pheasants last hlsIll.
Yesterday notice was recelVeu 'iiae "a
Wednesday five hundred birds were
seized by game warden at NJ ALI
before thev began their journey TO
Washington City. ,
The work of improving ana emo
ing the Greensboro Electrlc ip0'iiS
plant is nearly completed.
Two Fire Scares.
1t doesn't take much Of a hotel ire
alarm here to bring out a CROWD. SINCE
the big fire six years ago Wneh the
Benbow (now the Guilford) Hotter
building was burned. This morning
inst heforo twelve the fire alarm SAID
the McAdoo Hotel was afire. Thous-
ands v;ad with the fire engines III
reachino tba noint first. There was no
fire. Smoke. coming IN VoIunes Ironl =,