The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-02-15
HAPPENINGS IN OLD NORTH CAROLINA

| Sunday before last when Mr.. sam
Miller was called from his bed about
1 o'clock and shot at by some un-
known man. Mr.. Miller says he was
aroused and went to the door, The
moment he stepped out some one
fred upon him and fed. He has no
enemies that he knows anything
about and was caught mapping when
the vicious assault was committed.
The one who committed it evidently
had some spite towards him, for not
content with attempting to take his
/ life. the horses were turned loose
and driven from the stables, Every
effort to find out the assailant was
made without success.
Winston Sentinel: The Stokes
county commissioners are negotiating
for the purchase of the Moir farm on
Snow creek to be used as county
home and work plantation for the
poor. The present quarters near
Meadows are said to be inadequate.
| The land is poor and the institution
| is not se'f-supporting. The price of
the NOR farm is $i.25O. but is one
of the best plantations in Stokes
county. 1t is argued that with the
poor house on the Moir farm big
amount which is now paid out yearly
for the support e outside paupers.
could be saved. as those INDECENT
could BE- given work which is, at
present. impossible at Meadows, ow-
ing to the limited facilities for en-
ployment Of workers.
Charlotte Chronicle: The recorder
this morning ordered a warrant is
sued for a vel known physician of
this city. charging him with violating
the Watts law, by writing a prescrip-
ton for a party who was under the
influence of whiskey when he secured
the prescription and the circum
stances under which the prescription
was secured were such that the court
thought that the action Of the ply
stefan rem iered him indictable under
the provisions of the law. Howeve"
I'D to 8 o'clock this afternoon no war
rant had been issued from the office
of Desk Sergeant Duke and the re
corder had left no further instruc
tions with the city authorities. Sc
the matter rested this afternoon. The
witness in the affair in Dan BOstiek
Winston special to News and OBJ
server: James Young, young white
, man, fireman on passenger train No
81. between Roanoke and this city
fell from the cab Of his locomotive
five miles this side Of Martinsville
this afternoon, breaking his neck
When Engineer Matthews missed hi
: fireman a search was made, but n,
, trace Of the fireman was found. Car
tain Johnson, who had charge OF tn
: train. told the crew Of freight trail
2 passing at Ridgeway to keep a looi
out for the fireman on their run int
Martinsville The freight crew foun
?, the body Of the unfortunate man nea
Fontain. Va. It was discovered the
n his neck was broken. and death wa
J., instantaneous. Mr. Young. who ha
O been with the Norfolk & Wester
for two years. lived in Roanoke. H
{ is a married man and is the fatht
n Of several small children. The bod
" was carried to Roanoke on II
!, freight.
Hamlet special to News and Obse
IL yer: Yesterday morning at o'clOc
n Richard Wilsox. whose home was
Ie I.umberton. was run over by son
:, runaway cars and sustained injuri'
> from which he died u hours late
The shifting crew had just place
the coaches for train No. 40 tt
Ie shifting people was standing in fro
II Of the passenger station and wilc'
:. was standing on the front part Of d
- engine holding the release brak
Is when the passenger coaches, viii,
is had been left standing some distan
- away, began moving and bore dov
. upon the unfortunate young man I
'r fore he was aware that anything W
~ wrong. His right leg was mashed I
IN and his left one crushed almost In
pulp. He was attended by the ply
ie clans Of Hamlet. but there was not
j. ing that could be done 10 save hit
= He had only been al work eight da'
~ This is the second man from Lumbl
- ton kiil&d in the yards here this yei
Aehevil'e Citizen: Tom Fowler,
90. Southern railway brakeman, "
struck By the spout NJ water IA
", early yesterday morning. knock
~ from the train and sustained iniurl
3. from which It is fear d IL" w'll :
10 recover. Early this morning b. h
.at not vet become conscious and !
." liss. was almost dospaired n by Z
" attending physician Mr.. Fowler I
d" not spoken since the accident. VIII
% occurred near saluda mountain
Il Is supposed that he was STIR
by the spout Of water tank n,
u where he fell. which the crew II
-h9 train In front of this freight h
ne failed 10 replace safely. Mr.. Fow
was Immediately taken TO Ashley
a'e and carried to his boarding hut