The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-02-19
HAPPENINGS in OLD NORTH CAROLINA

er. a farmer near st. Pauls, this
county, committed suicide yesterday
by hanging himself to a tree. The
act resulted from grief over the loss
of an eye which he sustained some
time ago while cutting wood. He is
survived by a family.
Charlotte News: Several North
Carolina boys were included in the
S5 Annapolis cadets who failed to
pass the last examinations. These
are Charles c. Julian, of Thomasville;
u, L. Karley, of West Durham, and
Heron Sloan, of Davidson. Spanish
was the stumbling block of the lat
ter. His forte is mechanics and
electricity and he will come here to
go into that kind of work whenever
he finds the most desirable opening.
Winston Sentinel: The grand jury
today returned true bill against
John Gordon for murder-killing Guilt
Brandham in North Winston on the
night of Christmas Eve last. Gordon
has been in Jail since the crime was
committed. The coroner's certificate,
issued Just after the death of Brand
ham. which occurred at the hospital
day or two after the shooting, states
that pneumonia was the direct cause
of the mans death. though the ply
sicians stated that the wound pro-
duced the pneumonia. The date for
the trial has not been fixed yet Judge
I Ferguson will likely order a specia
venire from which to select a jury in
this case
! Wilmington Messenger: A young
negro man. employed to work in the
lumber pens of the Hilton Lumber
company, met his death early yes
terday afternoon by drowning, the ac-
cident having occurred at the plant
of the lumber company. The man
was Nelson Rheam, who came to
Wilmington from Grifton. He was
in the lumber pen pushing | gs to
the mil to be sawed, The log on
which he was stan t'ng turned sud.
denly and threw him into &C wafer.
For several minutes hemade des-
perate effort to gain hold 81 ne
could rescue himself. but Ills efforts
were in vain and he finally went
down. Those who had seen his strug-
giles made efforts to reach the man
but thy could not succeed. His
body was recovered within a few
minutes after he had gone down.
Snow Hill Standard Laconic: A
most distressing and fatal accident
occurred asst Thursday in the Brown
town section Of this county. by which
Albert Dixon, about % years old. and
son of a respectable colored man
Ephriam Dixon. lost his life. Early
in the day he left home for the pur
pose Of cutting wood. telling his wife
just where he intended to cut thu
wood. Late in the afternoon as he
had not returned she went to looh
for him and found him lying fat OF
his face, hands outstretched. a tres
across his back. dead. Life had beer
extinc: for several hours as he wai
cold and stiff. It appeared that b.
had cut a tree which lodged agains
= another and in trying to dislodge IL
. it fell Unexpectedly catching hin
across the back.
Aaheville Citizen: Judge Cool
again yesterday morning showed him
1 SET to be Halter of cigarettes an,
D intoxicating liquors. In addition h
showed that when the occasion pre-
scented itself he could be a cure a
we'll. Early Hilderman. r. b. Deave
: and another young white boy. VIII
= had been convicted Of larceny an
! trespass and given road sentences
:, from thirty days TO four month,
were again brought before him. Fl
/ told them he would give them thai
: choice Of serving the sentences gir
On Or taking oaths MT 10 smok,
cigarettes or drink liquor until the
: became OF age. The boys took tn
Y latter and perhaps the harder ate
1@tIve and upon taking the cath
and paying the costs wsre released
> Judge Cook. however impressed ~
= ou thom that If they failed 10 kee
n their naths aud were found drin1
= trg m using cigarettes they wouI
u he indicted for purjury.
l. High Point special to News an
It Observer: Patomalne poisoning
= the cause IF sad afIllctIon haagln
Dall.Hke over the household of Wa
B., ner Jackson. Of this city. Thrt
U have already died from the malad
IL which at first was thought tn
- something else. and ttta remainln
four members Of the family are mo-
= likely 10 die. Nr Jackson moved I
II High Point with his family only
e few weeks ago and they brought viii
- them a quantity nj pork ii their ~
raising and curing which had bee
q packed down In their ReidsvItie HON
d All three deaths have nov bes
=, traceable directly to poisoning Al II
' result o. eating tho death-mark,
: meat Only last Sunday child de
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