The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-25
HAPPENINGS IN OLD NORTH CAROLINA

k,ns Railway company all over the
system today received back pay from
#September of last year at the rate
q pf 90 cents per day on account OF an
increase of wages given the machin.
lists effective four months ago. the
BUM paid aggregates many thousands
NJ dollars. The machinists will here
after receive $500 per day, accord
ing to an agreement reached by an
arbitration board appointed following
the strike of last October. It Is stat
ed that but few machinists received
checks for less than 800 for Deem
Der labor.
Kinston special TO Charlotte OBJ
server: Fire in the Pridgen building
this afternoon did about $4,000 dam
nee to the building asd the stock
BIZ goods in IL. The fire was discover
ed on the second story in a room
aised for storage. 1t probably caught
from burning SCOT from another chin
hey dropping down the fue. The
contents of the storage room were
entirey burned and considerable dam
age was done to the building and
the telephose exchange In the next
suite of rooms. The stock of Den
mark, the jeweler, was largely dam
aged by removal and water. All loss
Is fully covered by insurance.
High Point special to Greensboro In
{ dnstrial News: William NJ. Crane, of
New York city. who operates some OF
the largest gas plants in a numbe
nf northern cities, will erect large
prant here at an early date He has
been here this week in consultation
With some OF the most prominent
business men. including the mayor,
wifh this In view The board OF al.
dermen, ]. Elwood Cor, whose inilu-
enee got Mr.. Crane here, and others
Encouraged Mr. Crane in his under
taking. and all but guaranteed fran.
chise. Mr.. Crane will stop here In
APRIL, on his way home from Mexi.
co and will close thedeal then.
Salisbury Post: Mr.. NJ. L. Miller
found yesterday in HendersOn's wood
clarence Neighbour. who said he had
Been lying in the woods since Wed.
nasday night when he was beaten.
robbed and left for dead He was
discovered in a tangled mass Of BAN.
boo briars and his head and face
Nwere literally pummeled into a pulp.
Neighbour had been on a spree that
night and he says he had In his
pockets $500 Of a S. 81 and a silver
dollar with the change He declares
that this was taken from him. Who
his assailants were does not appear
and they have fed Neighbours story
was discredited partly by the officers.
Mrs. Cowan, they say. declares he
has told her a different one and II Is
believed that he was In a brawl and
beaten or that he fell from a freight
car.
High Point special to Charlotte
Chronicle: Mr.. Stafford. Of Kerners
sille, captured Walter Hudspeth. muir
deEer Of James Church. In that place
this morning and wired for the officers
D. come after him and Chief OF Po-
ice Gray left at once to bring him
back. Hudspeth acknowledged the
Deed. WIN Hudspeth brother. was
arregted last night in Greensboro as
M accessory 10 the crime. having
lift here on No "a last night pre-.
*nmably to join his brother In Yad,
Mn county and make him aware OF
Die death Ci Church. He Is In the.
City jail. II will be remembered that
Walter Hudspeth stabbed James
Church here Saturday afternoon In
the yards Of the Tomdnson Chair
Manufacturing company because
Church had a quarrel with Hubs
peth's brother WIN a few minutes
hsfore Church's brother will arrive
here today 10 accompany the remains
Of his brother back 10 New York.
Asheyille Gazette. News. Char es
Nonk and John Burns are In Bun.
cnFnbc county jail charged with bur.
gary. Both men are white and are
xupp0sed to be- hoboes. They are
rhafged with burglarlzing the Aloxan.
der botpl early Saturday morning. and
the evidence against them IN strong.
II Seems that the two men entered
the little village 0f Alexander early
Sasarrtlay morning a.d eifoCting an On.
ffance to the Alexander hotel robbed
IL 81 a number Of articles and took
thelr departure The burglary was
discovered some time later and the
uf1scers nj once went 10 work on the
CO. They soon struck the trail Of
TIC burglars and overlook them on the
railrOad two miles from Alexander,
10y were taken back TO the village
nnh given preliminary hearing
When arrested tho men had the goods
IN their possession. They were held
Without bond TO await the action Of
NE grand jury at the February term
~ superior court aud brought 10 Ashe
vile Saturday afternoon and placed
n jail. The men will be held here
rntil court concnes when they will
Probably be- tried for their lives.