The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-26
PETITION
DISMISSED
ASKING THAT ASHBORO TELE.
PHONE COMPANY CONNECT
WITH SOUTHERN BELL
SENATOR LODGE COMING
(By w. J. Martin.)

(by w. y.
Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 25.-Judge w.
r Allen, of the supreme court, has
postponed to Wednesday of this week
the hearing of the writ of habeas COR
mos in the case of Turner Smith,
who seeks through his attorneys, Col
C. L. Harris, Chas. u. Harris and
Aycock and Winstin, relief from the
remainder of the two years sentence
imposed by Judge PEBBLES for as
sault on a young woman who was
boarding in his mothers home. He
has served thirty days of the SEN
tence and claims that this is all the
law permits instead of the two years
allowed by the special act of the
last legislature as to simple assault
on woman invoked erroniously, his
counsel claim, in this case.
The special committee of which
Wade r. Brown, is chairman, for
the ceremonies that will mark the
dedication of the great auditorium
here during state fair week, is anx-
ious to hear suggestions from the
various cities of the state as to what
noted singers of their respective
towns should be enlisted in the great
concert that is to be the feature for
Wednesday night. This is to be a
unique event in that it will present
the very best musical talent from
every section of the state.
The trials of three prisoners for
term of Wake superior court that
convened today. They are L. J. Nor
ris, for the killing of J. B. Bissett;
Wiley Austin. colored, for the mur-
der of Garfield Williams, colored at
a negro church festival; Willie Weav-
er, charged with the killing of Ed.
Pearce a white man. The docket has
125 cases scheduled for trial.
In dismissing the petition of citi-
zens of Asheboro for the Southern
Bell and the Aseboro Telephone Co.
to be required to connect the Ashe-
boro local change and the Bell long
distance lines, fight that has been
pending quite a while, the corpora
ton commission sets out that the
Bell Company has repeatedly tried
to induce the Asheboro Co., to enter
into an agreement for this connec-
ton on terms that have proven sat
isfactory elsewhere and that if the
Asheboro Company persists in refus-
ing the proposition the town can
grant the Bell Co., a franchise for
local exchange and thereby get this
local with long distance service. The
commission insists that the town
authorities have ample power to set
tie the trouble there without inter.
vention of the commission and it re-
fuses too to allow the question of the
power Of the commission to force
physical connection of lines of com
peting companies to be forced in this
case.
Edgar NJ. Hall, the new secretary
1or the Raleigh Young Mems Chris
tlon Association, that is to begin ac-
i've association work whe nthe Y.
NJ c. A, building is ready, has ar
rived and will impart new impetus
70 the work. Upwards of ninety per
cent OF the initial installments o1
pledges for the Association building
nave been paid in and another in.
stallment will be due October l.. The
pans fol the building will be defin-
Nely settled within very short time
ana the actual work OF erecting the
pulldlng gotten under way as speed
ny as possible. Mr.. Hall, the secre-
.ary' comes from Newport News and
IS an association worker of proven
Worth.
Ihe selection OF P. D. Gold, Jr:,
u this city as president Of The
american Life Convention at Pitts
Durg Saturday is a source Of MUCH
eiatlncation here. Only 35 years old.