The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-12-07
HAPPENINGS IN OLD NORTH CAROLINA

wilmington special TO Greensboro
Industrial News: AS a result of the
probably malicious wrecking of log
company, James Bissett, the engineer,
Is dead Death was due to escaping
steam from the overturned engine,
and occurred at Bowden, n. c., the
scene of the wreck. The body will
be sent to Crescent tomorrow.
High Point special to Charlotte
Chronicle: One of the largest chair
concerns in the United States. name,
ly, the Ford and Johnson company
of Chicago, Atlanta and other points
and capitalized at two million. five
hundred thousand dollars, has bought
"a controlling interest in the Lindsay
Chair company, Of this place, and will
enlarge the plant so as to double its
capacity. Major Martin, a prominent
manufacturer of the south and west
is at the head of the deal
Winston special to Charlotte Chron
icle: At Pine Ridge twelve miles
north of Mt. Airy, Sunday afternoon
five men and a boy whose names
were not learned were in a store kept
by a Mr.. Boyles, when one of the
men who was smoking a cigarette
not noticing an open key Of powder
was standing near. threw away his
stub 1t fell into the powder and
IAN explosion resulted which horribly
burned all the six persons present
and set fire to the store. The build
ing and the entire contents were to
tally consumed.
Winston Sentinel: BY inquiry re
garding the building of the South
bound railroad it was learned tOda!
that certain land owners in Davidson
county are delaying the progress o
the construction work 1t appears tina
certain men. either directly or indi
rectly through their attorneys, are re
fus!ng to grant rights-of way and en-
deavoring to block anv movemen
locking to condemnation proceedings
| As soon as the troubles" in David
son are removed The company stand
ready to award The contract to a on
struction company tina. will push thu
work rapidly.
Wilmington special to Rale;gf
Times: But for the sagacity OF a slnal
dog confined in its kennel on the ad
joining premises, the handsome resi-
dence of NJ. J. Corbett. on SOutl
! Fourth street, would have suffered
much damage by fire early this morn
ing, Flames had spread from bar
ri placed &eaiIgt tho rear Of tn
j house. and were making rapid head
way when the dog gave the alarm
/ Awakened by the ftonZied barking q
the animal. neighbOrs succeeded ii
subduing the flames without the all
of the fire department.
/ Wayncsvill" special to News an
| Observer: The shortest term Il
court ever held In Haywood count
was the special term called to b
held here December g. which cor
j rensd this morning at 9 o'clock b
Judge w. r. Allen to try the niue
noted case of Westfeldt vs.. Adam
over the title to a copper mine sal
to be worth a million dollars. OWN
to the fact that Judge J. e. Pritcf
ard of the United States court ha
handed down this decision on Satui
day. Judge Allen had adjourned i
which took only Is minutes.
Fayetteville Observer: Hiram Br,
ant. a venerable citizen of Beave
Dam township. is 81 years old. ha'
ing been born In 1909 He cast hi
FIRST vote for Andrew jackson. II
1889. and has been voting the straigt
democratic ballot ever since. neve
Scratching" his ticket. aud putin
In 'plumpcr" on the 9th of Vi
ycmber last. Yesterday Mr. 4. /
Hall addressed the democratic cOut
~ executive committee In tribute {
Mr.. Bryant. stating that his friend
would present to him a handsome M
hocany rocking chair for the bette
easement Of his aged form. be=id
the inele.nook In the evening Of lif
Wake Forest special 10 Chariot
Observer: A freight train from No
lima was wrecked at Wyatt. four mile
south of here. about noon today.
was coming down a steep grade ut
rapid rate when IL struck a shat
curve and twelve cars left the tract
piling into a mass II wood. iron an
coal. The tender ierkcd loose froI
the engine leaving the engine an
three cars on the track. The ier
threw the colored fireman. John Mon
gomery. from the engine. breaking HI
hip and causing other internal inj
rics No one else was hurt. seriou
II. The track was not cleared Il
late this evening. all trains going VI
Durham and Henderson.
Fayetteville Observer. Last nigi
or early this morning Deputy Unite
states Marshal CUiyin arrested Lou
II. II. Jones at Lumber Bridge. a st
ton on the railway line between N
city and Maxton. charged with Il
robbery of registered parcels an
other packages In the mails. the art
tle* taken being several gold watch,
and othar costly pieces Of tewcIr
The accused was brought 10 this eli
on the Beunettsvillc train. The r