The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-11
BURGLAR R0bS
DURHAM HOUSE
Gets Cash and a Gold
Watch

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Durham. N. c., May S.-This morn
ing. between l and 8 o'clock. there wa
a BOLD burglary in the central resi-
dence portion Of the city when the
home Of B.. F. Green. South street,
was entered and in addition to taking
sl4 in money the burglar secured q
cold watch. There were two other
watches in the room but he did not
wait to get these.
The members of the family were sit
ting up with a sick child and lay down
at / O'Clock. When they aWoke there
was a smell of something that they
thought was a drug in n room. An
investigation proved that the front
window had been broken in and a nor
ton of a shutter torn away. The
family believes that some drug was
used by the intruder. The trousers OF
Mr.. Green were taken to the porch
and there robbed. Nc arrest has been
made and there is no clue. Officers
are at work on the case.
Death of Mrs. j. A. Ferreli.
Mrs. James A. Terrell died at her
home in the eastern part Of the CITY
today noon. She was 81 years Of 6
and had been suffering from a cOmpli-
cation of trouble for several days. Her
death was expected. She left hus-
band, one Of the old residents and citi-
zens of Durham. and one daughter.
There are also two sisters and n
brother. The funeral will be conduct
ed from the home tomorrow afternoon
and the body will be taken to the
family burylng place in the country.
To Preach at Buie's Creek.
Rev. G.. T. Adams, pastor Of the
Trinity Methodist church, left this at
rho for Buie's Creek Academy and
tomorrow he will preach the annual
n n1onnprnanf Sorn1nn on the Onno-
sion of the closing Of the school, at
Buie's Creek. He expects to return
to the city Monday. During his alb
sence tomorrow services will be on
Minis at the morning hour and Rev.
Fl. NJ. North at the evening hour.
u. NJ. c. A.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O O'clOck
there Will be an address at the Y. N.
c. A. by DR.. ". I. Crawford. This serv-
ice Will be in charge of W. J. Brogden
and Prot. A. E. w. Wilson will have
charge Of the musical arrangement.
The of the ladies' commit
tee Of the y NJ. c. A. are making ar
rangements to entertain the members
and the friends of members next Fri
tainment and plenty Of good things to
eat. The ladies are making elaborate
arrangements for this event.
Big Docket for Judge Long.
court cOnVeneS here on Monday
morning with Judge Long on the
bench. There will be q large docket
to greet the judge, solicitor and Off
GERS. there being a total of 100 cases
on docket. OF this number there are
five charged with murder and one
with burglary. as follows: W. H. Tilley,
charged with killing his wife; Reuben
Rarbee. charged with killing Engineer
Holt; Wesley Bates, for killing Jack
Robertson, a night watchman: Lizzie
Mangum and Manion Ray. charged as
accessories in the murder Of Rena
Bumpass by Van Ray. Alex. Bass is
charged With b~urglarizing q home in
the northern part of the county. This
Is the largest numbe of capital crimes
on docket here in recent years and the
number Of cases would have. been
much larger but for the work Of the
recorders court. The docket now is
SO congested that q special term Of
court is to be asked for beginning
June q. Judge Biggs has consented
TO hold this court if the Governor so
directs.