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WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1906
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(Special to The Sentinel
RALEIGH. Aug. 7. The sta'e
Democratic executive committee
elected at the recent state convention
met here last night at the call of
State Chairman F. M. Simmons and
organized for the Impending cam
paign bv re-electing Hon. F. M. Sim
mons. I' lilted States senatoi. as state
Yeste'-, chairman. an,i Alex J. Field as secre
tary . ' .
t Senator Simmons, in accepting
janother term of office as chairman,
of reviewed the former campaigns that
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HE IS NOW JAIL AND EFFORTS AKE BEINfi MADE
' TO AKKEST OTHtKS.
Were Contid-
mite
It Is Said Officers Have Secured Certain Information That Is
Likely To Lead To More Arrests of Parties Alleged To
Be Connected In Some Way With the Mob That Lynched m
Among tlii' many pretty home wet
tlings that have taken place In the
past twelve months, (Here. Inn beeu
none mote dainty than that of tills
i into plug, when Miss Martlet K Dull
became the liriile of Mr. I A. Mo-
! IWell.
I'poll reaching the house the guests
were ushered in by Messrs. (J. Doll.
Hubert ami Edwaid Jenkins slid
l!a!ph Siewers.
In the hall they were received by
rs. C I.. Dull, assisted by Mr. J. W.
,.ieve lie has conducted covering a period of
!tu'o!vt' vmrs cnupnitiilut inir thnn:lrtv
siKoni in Greater !e.specialy on the fact, that the race
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Hillt.il. l'"' " .piUUiein nail w-t-ii ciiiiiuiaicu -aim inr
lilnn-i to come, laction oi me pari) nau ine real ap-
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States Having
of the Dartv had the
.,..,.,..,1 nf tlia tiOB. ruuirtlu tha minnlri I
over so that there is no probability of I
this work being' undone. He said there!
were those who had predicted thai j
with the race problem eliminated'
'there would be a division in the Detnu-
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(WO StiOIIfi V'i'r8 in nn; oinir. I
jsay. said senator Simmons, "mat
time can never come in .North Caro
lina until the men who invite while
men to leave the ' Democratic party
are themselves respectable and tit
for self respecting white men to
associate with." '
He expressed deep appreciation for
the honor conferred on him in Ihe re-
..l.nii...i ... thti nlitilvm.i n.liin ...wli
rirvuuii iu nit -iim i iiiuii.-wii p mill
pledged his most zealous efforts.
The election of the state central
committee resulted as follows: ,
First E. F. Lamb. Elizabeth City:
V. 1'. Hampton. Plymouth; R. IJ.
Winborn, Murfreesboro; H. T. Green-
Murderers ofXyerly Family In Salisbury Last Night-S"LVK;,ph'U!:
oovernor urenn Has oraereatnarioitewiuary compa
ny To Go To Salisbury To Prevent Any of Those Arrest
ed From Being Liberated Rowan County Jail a Wreck
Today Two Prisoners Escaped During Excttement
Last Night Details ol Lynching.
HElfJb FRIDAY
Frank BohannonT.Colored. To
Tie Tried Before Magis
trates Then.
to Cities
Over 30V
tat New Vuili lias the
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third. lH.li:::' acres:
fonrili. M.lL'S; D.ilulll
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v pnpiilation of
(iirti-tit exiii'tises nearly
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EH NEWS ITEMS.
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JTOX. Aiist- '- 1 He ceil-
imljiisiiKl interest
ol siaiisiirs regarding
m&M id' laiger cities
.t...r iiill, ,.i,itin:ir.
Zi pop,,!,'. ion. The 1 1""'. Elizabeth City
111 IHiM and om- .cond-T. W. Mason, Northamp
a:!:! Iiavjiig more I'"":' J- VV. Granger. Kinstou; H. A.
.11(1.1.. ir j f, IflilU.inj Turli.li,- I 1,' f!wmit Wnlililn
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O'Berry, ('oldsboro; E. M. Kootice,
.laclisonvllle; T. C. Wliltalier, Tren
ton. Fourth H. A. Loudon. I'ittsboro:
F. S. Sprnill, Loiiisbnrg; H. H. Hunii.
Nash; E. C. Ueddingflelil, Rafelgli;"
Fifth J. S. Carr. Durham; .1. N.
Wilson, (Ireensboro; R. L. Holt, liur
ilngton; C. O. McMichael, Madison.
Sixth .1. D. "Bellamy, Wilmington;
W. A. Stewart, Dunn; .1. 1). Crooin,
Maxton; E. J. Hale, Fayetteville.
Seventh S. V. Finch, Lexington;
I). E. Mclver, Sanford; W. F. (iibsoti.
(Illison Station; X. G. Williams, of
Williams.
Eighth Col. V. U. Means, Con
cord; Edmond .Jones. Lenoir; R. A.
D.mghton, Sparta; Z. V. Long, States
vllle Ninth Dr. U. .1. Brevard, .1. H.
Wf ddinglon, Mecldenlmig: Major II.
F. Schenck. Cleveland; T. I- .loiies,
Madison county.
Tenth-Locke Craig, Asheville; T.
W. Whlteiuore, Brevard; (!. L. Jones,
Franklin; S. (lallert, ltiitlierfoidton.
In making up the central commit
tee nominees from the sixth district
Major W. H. Bernard, of Wilmington,
was the only committeeman present
and he named the committee which
was adopted as given above for the
sixth district. .There was another
I proxy present committed to K. S.
Hal!, of Cumberland, as against. E. .1.
Halt;, named by Major Bernard. It
was on motion of P. M. I'earsall that
the committee nominated by Bernard
with Hale as a member was adopted.
Chuirman Simmons announced the
following advisory committee of eight
members: Lee S. Overman, C. B. Ay
cock, L. Banks Hoif, P. M. Pearsall.
W. I. Everitt. R. N. Hackett, W. X.
Webb and Plato Collins.
There were thirty-four out of forty
members of the executive, committee
represented in the meeting tonight
in person and by proxy.
first
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Aug. ". -Fur the
e rapicii is in iiirect
iniiimtaiiiiii witli the his
Faieitnili,., thanks to
e ut PresiiN iit and tieu
J. A. Mills, (if the llal
'"hl''Jt Railroad Com-
iill'ie ii;ii;y set vice was
tr!a illuming and
m Fajnteville and the
Kli cairied ti,i)i crowds.
f "I '.lie. fare for the
ainiWHl im- Sundav.
; sch-dm,. a citizen of
mie hoti,!' at 7:r,u a. in..
hi:!;, and return
'e'tnille. ai :i:4u p. in.,
Rsi'ipa at i; ::n , n,
''alel'evi:;,. cili'en o:,n
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' leave Hiili'lgh ut 4 : 1 1 r,
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. WRECK NEAR DONNAHA.
Eight Freight Car Derailed. Per
sonal Mention.
(Special to The Sentinel.)
DOXXAHA. Aug. C. A wreck, in
which tight cars were detailed, occur
led trear this place last Saturday.
The cars were soon placed on the
'lack again however, and the passen
ger train left, here only about one
Jtotir late.
Mrs. J. T. Poindexter and children,
of W'iriston-Salem, were the guests of
Mr. P. H. Poindexter for a few days
last week.
Mr. J. A. Ward, an employee of
Ode!! Hardware Co., of Greensboro,
and Mr. L. A. Ward, of the Southern
Express Co., of North Wilkesboro!
have, been visiting their father, Mr.
S. M. Ward since Satin day.
Mr. EL. Hart and family, of Xoilh
WilkeslJoro, are the guests of Mrs.
Hart's father. Mr. S. M. Ward now.
After spending a few days here Mi
Hart will go to Chatham county to
visit, his relatives.
Mrs. J. H. Wall, of .North Wilkes
boro, Is visiting relatives here now. .
Mrs. .lane Wall made a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. L. T. Long, of Winston-Salem,
last week.
Mr. .1. W. Speas atid daughter. Miss
Luella Speas have gone to Winston
Salem today.
The protracted meeting at Ml
Pleasant closed last Saturday.
Several Democrats of this place at
tended the convention at Winston
Salem last" Saturday.
We are glad to note-that Mr. .(. G
Tuttle, who has been sick for a few
days, Is convalescing.
Mrs. W. D. Huff Is critically III at
present. Her many friends hope she
will soon recover.
(Special to The Senti'iel.)
' RALEIGH. Aug. 7 I'rgent tele
'grams were seat this morning b
.Governoi Glenn to Judge B. F. Lou.,
land Sheriff Julian, ar Salisbury, in
sisting tli.it everv effort be made to
'identify and biing to justice the mem
bers of the mob which participated
Uist'night In the hnching of the 'hu e
j negroes on trial at the time tor Hie
I murder of the Lyerly family at Bai-
uer s. Jnncl ion.
The governor denies the statement
sent out fiom Salisbury that the mill
taiy company could not lire Into the
mob and prevent the lynching be
cause they had no authority from the
'governor to shoot He says that on
August 2 lie wrotsheriff Julian plac
ing the niiliianTuinpany under his
orcii'ts in the Jent of trouble and
that he has a' letter from Sheriff
Julian to the effect that theu- would
be no necessity to call out the
militia as all the people seemed anx
ious for the law to have lis course
and that to call out the milltaiy
would serve only to Incense the peo
ple -
The ut xt that the governor heard
was when called out ot lied last, niglii
by a long distance telephone message
I r oin Judge Long that great mob hail
gathered at the Jail. He ordered ihe
Greensboro and Charlotte military
companies to Salisbury, hut before
iliey could even start another messag.
i-anit saving that the negroes were
lynched.
The lynching, the governor declares
to be a great blflt on the ,Stute, and
lie calls on all good citizens to uid in
bringing to punishment the lynchers.
He has telegraphed the authorities
at Salisbury that he will come at once,
II needed, to alii iu tile prosecution of
the members of the limb.
RALEIGH. Aug. 7. At 1 o'clock
(his afternoon Governor Glenn re
ceived a telegram . from Judge B. F.
Long, at Salisbury, to the effect that
one person had been ideutilled as a
member of the mob which lynched
ihe niiirdeiers or the Lyerly family
last, night and had been placed Iu jail,
and that evidence was In hand agalnsl
others and that the investigation was
being pushed as lapldly and thorough
1) as possible.
Governor Glenn, at the reiiiest of
Sheriff Julian and Judge Long, tele
graphed an order to the mllliary
company at Chailotte to go to Sails
bury at once and guard the jail to
prevent the liberation ol any lynchers
at rested.
Sheriff Julian Wants Help.
RALEIGH. Aug. 7 A telegtam
from Sheriff Julian at Salisbury, just
received at. t p in., 'by Governor Glenn
says: "Semi one hundred men here
at once to assist me In maintaining
order."
In compliance with this appeal the
governor has sent, hurry orders to Ihe
nillitaiy companies at Charlotte and
Stalesville to go on special trains to
Salisbury.
Details of Lynching.
SALISBURY, Aug. 7. The bodies
of Nease .Crillespie,, Jack Dillingham
and John Gillespie, colored, who were
taken bv force from Rowan Jui! and
lynched One mile eas't of Salisbury at
midnight last night, were today
viewed by Coroner Dorsett and taken
down fiom the limb on which all had
been hanged by an angry mob of
about one thousand persons.
The mob had stunned the Jail at 11
o'clock and overpowered Sheriff
Julian, Jailer Krider and about fifty
officers and broke'open the cells, car
rying the prisoners with great haste
to the place of execution. On the wav
the victims are said to have been hoi
and Mrs. W. L. Hill
The hall itself was a bower of
Bieen. relieved here and there by the
glowing scarlet sage and grnver red
of the sumac.
Turning liito the parlor on the right
one could fancy one's self in a fern
dell, such a mass of the graceful
piants was leaching fiom floor to cell-
rihly tot tuied by the use of knives. Ing, forming a pretty background for
ears and lingers of each being cut off ' the marriage altar of white wreathed
Alter being strung to tlie tree the in green and trimmed with hrldi' s
bodies weie riddled with bullets by: loses. Wherever the eyei'csteil was
the infuriated crowd. Before taking the sanie effect of cool green feins
the lives of the victims the mob I and star-Ilk while flower,
allowed each one time to pray, and The soft tones of the piano under
gave a chance for a confessiou, which ; Miss Slddall s skillful Angers, were
is alleged to have been made by the signal for the entrant f the
Nease Gillespie, leader of the gang, i bride's attendants, Misses Utilise
The others protested their Innocence j l.udwlg, of Strnsbiirg. Va.; Mary
l" 'he last. ' (Lewis Harris, of Concoid; Lillian
Ihe Jail today is a wreck with (he Jenkins, and Louise Reed, of Biimlng-
exception of the walls. TIih mob
effected an entrance by chopping
down the reat door, after which the
locks to tile cells were broken
inmates shrieked for mercy.
other prisoners, Ed. Taylor, white,
and Tom Brown, colored, escaped
fiom prison timing the melee.
Engineer J. C. McLendon, ot Spell
cet. Fireman Mamiey and Brakeinau
Sells, of the Southern, who were
dangerously shot bv some, one In the
mob, are thought, to be Improved to
day'. The two Misses Lyerly, who es
caped death the night of the murder,
lale last night, visited the scene where
the bodies ol the victims were dang
ling in tlie moonshine.
Geoige Irvln. Henry Glliespln and
Delia Dillingham, against whom true
bills for murder were found .yester
day as being accessories to the kill
ing of the Lyerly family, were today
sent to Chat lotto for safe-keeping.
Another Report of Lynching.
SALISItl'RY, Aug. 7. A mob of
over two thousand determined men
enteied Rowan county jail shortly
after 11 o'clock last night, removed
theufrom Nense and John Gillespie
and Jack Dillingham, charged with
the - minder of the Lyerly family at
Bnrbei Junction, July l:!th, and march
ing 'hem to the edge of town, strung
them up to a tree, riddling the dang
ling bodies, with bullets.
George Ervln was taken from Ills
cell with his associates, hul after
closely ipieslioiiing h i in, lite leaders
of the mob returned lilni to his cell.
Before gelling In ItR work the mob
gave tlie three victims an opportunity
to confess the crime. Dillingham and
Ntase Gillespie refused either to con
fess or deny the crime. John Gil
lespie. In tears, malnialued his Inno
cence to tlie end. iiring or errorts
to get confessions from Ihe negroes
and heedless of the - pleadings of
citizens who utgeil that the victims
be spared, the ciowd hurried the vic
tims lo the baseiall field near Col.
John S Henderson's ' residence and
completed their work. At. midnight.
less than an hour from the time of
the filial attack on the Jail, the three
bodies were swinging in the moon
light from ihe limbs of a big oak.
Fin-mail McLendon. an employ of
the Southern Railway, was shot and
fatallv wounded presumably by a
Sstiav bullet from a weapon In the
hands of som' member of the mob
during the riotous scenes around the
jail, and Will Trotitman. a negro
drayman, was also se-rlously wounded
by a stray bullet. Both weie simply
lnteie.sted spectators of the proceed-J
ings.
The party that went In the Jail was
about (Vi strong. Hodge Krider, the
jailer, was the last man to give way.
He signed In vain. When silence
fell on ihe mob It was evidence that a
serious lot of men had taken control
of ihe lynchers. The mystery Is
where the leaders came from, for
none of the Salisbury officers knew
their faces. It Is believed that they
came fiom Whitney.
Henry Lee, George
Bella Dillingham were
'own on a late train.
ham, Ala. All were clad Iu filmy
white with pale green rlbtxuiH, carry
ing sprays of white roses and ferns.
Tlie j with long green and white ribbons to
Two fomi the bridal aisle.
The tones of Miss Lntlwlg's beauti
ful voice in Saubly's "Only lo Love,
caused a hush to fall upon all present,
which was intensified, If possible,
when the words of the Bridal Chorus,
from the Rose Maiden. 'TIs Thy Wed
ding Morning," fell niiu the ear, as
sung by Mesdanies Rufus Spaugh Mini
William Wright, and Misses l.udwlg.
Harilss anil Sldtlall.
Then, to the strains of the Brl.lul
Chorus from Lohengrin, the bride
gloom, accompanied by his Im st man
Mr. Waller Moore, of Granite fcills.
pioceeded up the aisle, where Ihe Rev.
C. A. Hltclilt awaited lilm. Then the
bride, clad In hand -embroidered white
silk with inset of lace, bearing an ex
ijuUlle bunch of bride's roses and
asparagus ferns, entered with tier
sister and maid of honor, Miss Lewis
Dull, who was attired In pale green
with while trimmings. The bride car
ried a large bunch of roses apd look
ed exl I finely atMuctlve as she slowly
marched up the ulsle formed by the
white and green ribbons, to the slle
ot the walling groom.
Willi Ihe Impressive rerhnony of
the Lutheran church the couple were
then nulled, while "Uive anil Roses"
Hounded In subdued tones from the
piano.
On being shown from tlie parlor to
the dining room by Mrs Charles Sliel
totl a substantial wedding breakfast
Mil two courses awaited the guests.
served by MIssch Kathiiiini) Jenkins,
May Barber, Ida Fairish ami Alice
Rose. Her were still to be found the
graceful fern ami white lioweis In
the greatest profusion. The break
fast table was especially dainty, will)
its drawn linen cover, center-piece
and doilies of delicate gieetl and
while, green and white, ribbons float
Ing down from the cluster of" -white
wedding b.'lls at the celling to end In
bunches of asparagus fern at the luble
from the centre of which rose a tall
cut glass vase filled with bride's roses.
From the dining loom Mrs. W. W.
Smoak showed the way to the punch
room across the hall, where Miss Ada
Roan presided over an attractive
punch bowl, assisted by Misses Char
lode Weill), Robina Mickle and Kath
leen Smith, Here thti tables II I led
with cut glass ami silver, logetber
with lovely china, dainty finger work
and other beautiful and Useful things
seemed to vie In their brilliancy with
the masses of golden glow and nas
turtiums which formed the decora-
tions-
teOARDS OF ELECTIONS.
State Board Meets nd Makes Appoint
ment of Officials For Fall Election.
r . i.
GLENN ANSWERS HIS CRITICS, j RURAL CARRIERS' VACATIONS.
this af'cr
i made by
r. crhici.
if See
Mr., and Mrs. J. Frank Moiris have
returned from a ten days' stay at
Morehead and other eastern points
Miss Ella GlfT'.ird. of Jacksonville,
lla., who has been the guest of Mi-s
Annie Stein for several days, left for
hei home yesterday afternoon.
Says If Officers and Men of N. C N. G.
Will Do As Much As He Mas Don
the State Will Be Proud of Her Soi
diers.;
RALEIGH. Aug.. (".-Governor Glenn
issued a statement of facts
noon iu answer to charges
the Wilmington Messenge
Ing the recent encampment -of I
ond Regiment.-. "
He explains" ' that fservn I b.n '.I
$l2.i''i'i for a rifle rang.- I?. Hie gov
eminent- funds available was uii"
peetedly short, necessitating cbiit't""
to eiiihl instead of ten days' encamp
inenl. The situation was explained o
the- officers and men and that c.u'
taken which would be mlfit sa-'i--f.if-torv
lo a majority. The ojlicer-,, -".-m
,., io n, prove- of hi-, coiii.m' lo ;.:
e calls on any citizen lo flb-Siny ' in'
plaint in riling against, any olli" '
and it shall be duly li'V stiirai.-d. lie
says he is willing lo bear his shate of
blame he Justl. incut-. Dm t. '
Will
(Special lo The Sentinel.)
RALEIGH. Aug. The ., Slate hoard
of elections- at noon today appointed
the county hoards of elections, under
whose directions lh elections will be
I held this fall. The annolntiueiits were
Ervln,- and j fiad.e...f hiough lecommendatlous fiom
taken out" of jY,,,. Democratic and Republican State
'chairmen who received recommenda-
.. . ! ' lions In turn fiom the county chaii-
j men. Members of the Stale board,
all of whom weie here at Ihe meeting.
Be Allowed 15 Days In The Year i!'r': (i '-aml'' d William
u 4u ? ii o p"it, ruin j in hi i , j . iv. i eTn"ii n. i
With Full Pay. H(jn. j (.,.iVW,,i M.uganlt.ti; A. B
Postmaster Reynolds has received I Fieeman, Heiiileisonvllle; Clarence
an order fiom the postoftlce depai t- j Call, Wilkesboio. The I wo last iiaiiit
iiicilt regulating the vacations of ru ,'irn Republicans.,
tal fieu delivery carriers. All car-1 -
iiei s will be allowed a leave of
.-ei;ce of fifteen days with full pay
her twelve months' service. The wi
Ica'lon may lie taken at any time li'ir
hug the year when the postmaster tan
! best spare them
The carriers who. go out from the
I Winston-Salem office will begin their
Vacations at once.
ab
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Death in Stokes.
' Mrs W, B. Huttle, wife of a pr"til
inenl merchant at Cuptilia, HlokeS
'county, died last night a fin a month's
I illness Deceased leases a husband
land an Infant
Will Sell Unstamped
Division Deputy J. A.
any
otlii-.ts and men w
hard a-- be has and
Guard 'the State wi
soldiers before the
mini.-iti jtlou.
ill only slrue
will build up
be proud of
ClA e of lii
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Whiskey.
Petrie was
totlav Investigating the lecent
-eiztire of Hill gallons of unstamped
whiskey In this city He w! adver-ti-e
or the claimants of (he whiskey
,iin twoholse team in custody of the
officers to come up and prove their
propei i. loiter the whiskey will be
-old to the highest bidder
Mis. Henry Roan and children went
!., Greensboro today to visit telalives
lot a few days.
-Mis, Watt Zlglar tiled last even
Ing at her home on White street at
the age of li! fears. The deceased
haves a husband and four children
The Interment was at Red Brink, near
Geruiaiiloti, this afternoon at U
o'clock
Miss Saiile Stafford, of tlie Maples,
and W.sses Annie (i.ff Wharton and
Mamie Griffith, of ' (ieinnioiis. ate
visiting Mi, ami Mrs G W 'llinsba
M. s. D K. Jack -ton vul It, Green
vllle, H C, to visit relatives. She will
alio visit Mr. Jackson s mother at
King's Mountain Ijefors returning
Two Alleged Accessories of Bohan
non Will Also B Tried at That
Time. Rumors of Lynching Plot
Cause Guilford County 'Officials to
Have Conference. It Being Decided
Thst It Is Unnecessary to Remove
prisoners to Jail In Another County.
Special to The Sentinel.
(GRKKNSBOrtO. Auk ". Cloe up
on the news of the Salisbury lynching
last night vague rumors begun float
ing here this morning that plan lo
lynch I'Wik Boh ami on It) Jul! hei
for the alleged murder of Foreman
1 teach in a n. was Lelng formed. It
had not been apprehended that 'ther
would be any trouble. It Is ui
known thHl certain railway employees
here, al High Point, and at Speneei..
have been, holding suspicious confer
ences. Bt achiiian. It is said, has a
brothet i Speiicvt and the lynchiiiH
al Salisbury Ins undoubtedly rnused
excitement in certain circles here and
at other points.
This niorulifg there was an execu
tive confeeiice btweeu the board f
county coniniUsloiiet s, county attor
ney Wilson, .Mayor Murphy, Chief of
Police Neeley, Sb.HlfT Jordan Biid
Jailer Dnsick s to the propriety of
removing Boliannon and hi two
alleged accessories In the killing of
Beaclituan to some other couuly Jul!.
It was finally decided thai It was not
necessary lo remove, the prisoner.
Governor Glenn was communicated
with n ml gave assurance to the. sheriff
that If any troifble arose he would be
authorized lo call out the militia, and
they would be instructed tu us
loaded cartridges. .
The preliminary trial of these ne
groes has been iMtx,nert until Fri
day, when al I o'clock Justices of the
Peace D. M. Collins and J. R. Wolfe
will preside in Ihe court house,
It can be safely guessed that Hie
negroes will be taken out of the Jail
for several nlghls to com and
guai tied at some place unknown to thu
general public. This was done sev
eral years ago by Sheriff Gilmer for
several nights 'In th case of a pris
oner. There appeal Ing to h no trou
ble Ihe very first iiIkM the. prisoner
was left In Jail he was taken tail and
lynched.
JURORS FOR SEPTEMBER COURT.
County Commissioners .Grant Rights
of Way for Southbound Railroad.
The county commissioners, befor
adjourning Monday afternoon, drew a
Jury fof. the September term of For
syth superloi court, which cimvetieM
on the Huh fur the trial of civil caies
only.
First Week: .las.-F, Blanley. Henry
Slaier, Ebiain L. Groves, C. II. Wll
Hard. M. H Mock. W-esley W. Liven
good, J. M. Gibbons. Giles W. Fry, T.
Gltl Mt'Gee. John VV. Heace Jos A.
Thomas. Win. A. Uiwery, Thos. R.
Kapp, David T. Him-, J. R. Walker.
Frank Sprinkle. VV. I). Currlti, II. B
Harpei, Robert Aldiidge, John W.
Smith, Walter II Hpease. William
Ketner. C. . Is. oli
Second Week: Geo. W. West, John
L. Wagoner, J A. Stlgall, Ja. II.
Sprinkle, Julius Slater, Win. II.
HuuJilns, (leu 8. y.lglur. Jus. E. I.ln
vllle, .las. II. Tuttle. Jas. II. (IriibbH,
las. K. Norfleet, Jus. M. WlUlard,
Robert II. Hank. Win. II HopMlis. W.
A. Wiklkei, X. M. Vaughn, F. A. Col
man.
Ai a recent- meeting of th board
a committee, consisting of .1. M. Green-
field, L. E, Gilffllh and T. A. Crews,
wus appointed t. assess damages to
land by change In Ihe public road
b'jitikig from Kernersvllle to Winston
Salem. The committee' report reads
as follows: j
"We Ihe undersigned committee ap
pointed by your Hoiiorablo Board lo
assess damage to I. Kertier, T. 8.
Fleshman and W. C. Lasslier by th
building of road through their lauds,
beg to unbuilt our findings as follows:
"As to W. C. Lusslter we are all
agreed that lie is damaged lo Ihe cl
ient of fifty dollars; as to I Kerner
and T. S. Fleshman It Is the opinion
of T. A. dews and J. M. Greenfield
that they ate not damaged, .. E.
Griffith Is of the opinion that In view
of ihe fact that their lands weie on
the old public road, that they are dam
aged to the extent of the real value
of the land -taken by the new road,
which In tlie case of T. S. Fleshman
Is one third acie, no per acre, and
In the case of J. Keiller Is five-eighths
acre. $:;r, hi) per acre.'
The board also pasfed the follow
ing order In legard to the South
bound Railway:
'"Ordered by the hoard that the Win
ston Salem Hoiiihboiind Railroad Com
pany be authorized anil permitted to
construct Hi. road bed across th High
Point road In Centervllle, the Wuugli
town road lending west front Wangle
town and the public road known a
I he Friendship road, as shown by th
profile this day filed with the board.
Iii complying with, the law In r.urh
easel- provided "
New Advertisements.
Russell I. Vaughn Co -The mas
s'it re sale will only las' a few days
loitgi ,
llosenliat her A) Hut. Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Sal unlay an
perl cutler fioiii HKoukh Bros, will
be ai our store You an" Invited
". L. Wilkinson t o C m w, L. J I ill's
old stand; m-w mrkala ami iie.ne)
sayer.s.
Mi, W A Bailed, of Conway, S C,
li ipeiid.t.g wvi-ral days In th city.