The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20

language and epithets," ynd admits
the plaintiffs to be ladies of good char
acter AMI reputation. and of the high.
est responsibility" Mrs Hunt prom.
Uses not to repeat what she had writ.
=" or +" say anything against plain
tiffs, and to waive all claims for tn,
fuuesI dnd bail proceedings. 1t is fur
! Their provided that the pleadings be
Withdrawn from court and thot plain
ttIs have possession of the letters
complained of. The costs amount to
about $500 and it is believed that de
PENDANTS paid these, and possibly
some attorneys fees to the other side
Fayetteville Observer: After many
delays and great tribulation. the cleo
trio power from the Buckhorn plant
of the Cape Fear Power company, is
soon to be sent pulsating into this
city. The date for the current TO be
turned on is March |. This assur-
ance has been given in the last few
days to the manufacturers, of this
city, who contemplate using the pow
er, by Mr., Eugene Maxwell. manager
of the Cape Fear Power company, for
the Electric Bond and Share com
pany, of New York, which corpora.
ton purchased the plant at the re
cent receivers sale at Pittsboro Mr..
Maxwell was here himself to confer
with the manufacturers. and others,
who are desirious of using the power
and gives the positive assurance as
to the power being ready by the date
above named. 1t was also learned
while Mr.. Maxwell was here. that II
| is the intention of the new owners to
enlarge the capacity of plant rs now
erected (Which is estimated at 1900
horse), by the development of other
and contiguous water powers. We
are happy to state thot Mr.. W. NJ,
Morgan. the originator of this great
scheme. is still interested in the COM
pany and will be managing director
! for this district.
Mt. Airy special to Winston Senti
mel: Miss Bethania Ashby. who was
shot and seriously wounded last Fri
day night, while out driving with Mr.
Jack Turner. is doing nicely and her
recovery is now expected. Elmer
Brim and Graham TrOtter two promi
nent Young men Of this town, who
were arrested on the charge Of being
implicated in the shooting. were Civ.
en- hearing before a magistrate
/ Wednesday and bound over to Surry
superior court. The two gave bond
and were released William Graves,
who. il is alleged. was with Brim and
Trotter, at the time Miss Ashby was
shot. is not here now. Ii Is reported
| that he has gone west Miss Ashby
! is an orphan and has held response
Bile position with the A. F. Messick
Grocery company here for sometime.
i MOrganton Herald: Mr.. J. J. Nc
/ Call. of Smoky Creek townships this
county. was blowing his two mules
on Monday when one of the mules
kicked him on the abdomen. Mr. Nc.
Call suffered some pain as a result,
but he was not considered seriously
hnrt until Wednesday morning about
I Q O'Clock. when he took suddenly and
alarmingly i'll and died about an hour
afterwards.
Asheyille special to Greensboro In
dustrial News: At two O'Clock this
morning deputy sheriff who came
in from BiltmOre said that the blood.
hounds which had been taken to the
Vanderbilt estate were on a hot scent.
which is believed to be that Of the
negro murderer Will Harris. who shot
and killed two negroes and TWO pO
licemen and wounded Police Captain
Page In this city last night. The en-
tire police force Of Asheville with a
posse Of citizens armed to the teeth
are following the dogs on horseback
Chief Of Police Bernard said To a re
porter that he firmly believed that
the murderer was in the vicinity OF
BiitmOre and would be captured be
fore daybreak Although the day has
passed without any signs Of violence
or disorder there is a widespread i'm
preston that the negro Harris viii
be lynched In short order The sa
llo0ns 0f the city by proclamation 0I
the mayor will remain closed tOmOr
row and probably TIL the end Of the
week. This one feature. Il Is said
has acted materially In keeping dOwr
a popular disturbance. The reward
Of five hundred dollars offered BY th'
mayor this morning was followed b!
proclamation Of 0utlawry by Judg'
Allen. of the superior court A reward
fund of nearly $500 already has beef
raised By the families Of the murder
ed officers
Wilmington Dispatch: II seems l.
hp no longer 4 MATTE IF conjecture
but almost one Of certainty that VII
mIngton and It's suburbs are g0ln
70 hagn more cxt"nHiv" street ca
spricp from some where. Aside frOr
the effort now being made 30 exten
street car lin" 10 Carolina place
and This effort is going to he success
=. FIJI without doubt. b"cona" sever
. thousands If dollars hav" alread
been subscribed for IN" G"nture an
" NOR" il being anticipated. it Is yer
likely that street ar line will
Is far down into the southern part Of N
= ci'r. als" an other streets in the cit
, proper a't' mnyh" towards Scott