nSlURDERER OF
TONIGHT OR SATURDAY
... Thomas wired The :
"2? that h. nd P,rty 0U'd
6- .... in.
W BWMbly on in-
n ' ......linn raoidly and
. .... .,.,.. thev COUld
Lid no deiy - -
late rnuy .
0 the early evemng
v" .1. . .can from
according M w" "-- -rTMma,
ChrUty, en...
inJ Warren, du --""-J"
trunk alKfletl to have contained
deld body Of warren irom ..
a l ela&M mAaa AN .
dmtfflt House, n. .
that he turned ins
., to Clifford Stoneatreet, now .
th. county Jail, at the Sixth
U home of the latter, ana.
the hack back to tne
Ipartntty, from the message re-
eil, Christy m"7
that the trunk containeo
1 ...til . ..Ak
dead body ana wi(
v claim that he waa mer-iy
lug for omor. i . -
denies all the sensational evi-v
. I t ' t
ket ' given against mm or
Leitreet, hia wife and Mrs.War.
concerning the trip to the
let . ' ",::...'
hiaf Thomas add that Chrie-
hai a young wife In Grand Sa- , ,
, it has already been learned i
The Sentinel. She was for. ,;
riy i schoolmate of Mra. Stone.
eriff. Flytit and Chief of Police i
ia arrived in Grand Saline,
et 8 o'clock Wednesday alter-1
and iust a few hours later were
leir way back to Winston-Salem j
8. P. Christy, charged with the
murder of G. J. Warren in this j
last August, In their custody. The
aer, barring accidents, should -Del
behind She conflnes of the For.
itiunty Jail before Sunday. as the
kouumed less time than wag ex-
i when the officers left. '
Returni Willingly.
lity expressed a willingness to
back to wlnstou-Saletn without
lile and it was this willingness
enabled the local officers to make
fast time. The men left Win.
Salem without waiting for the ex-
f.ion papers, which were not la-
by Got. Craig until the day at-
lie local officers were on their way
eias. The papers were forward-
luesday, however, and would have
In Grand Saline today, had the
per reEusd to come without
After learning thru press dis
pel, however, that they had been
fi and realizing that a delay of
hoars would not have been, of
Isllihtest beneftt, Christy wllltnelv
N to lean by the first train, an-
mtiy amfous to have the affair
'ko as soon as possible. .
M Christy refused to conie hnA
lout the papers, it is probable it
n nave been tomorrow at th aar.
whes the party would have set
(or home, for after receiving the
N at Grand Saline they would
usu io nave been served on. the
jeroor of Texas and thru him on
sneritf at Grand Saline. WaJvlnir
ilia right, therefore, enabled Chris
ad the officers to lose no time in
Uag back and they should be here
Aaay. in that event it Is aulte
1 the preliminary hearing will be
l Monday or Tuesday mnmln
'Parties In jail are anxious tor the
' Binary trial to be heM . mriv
possible so that h nimc.
4. - - - t,v fuvut IV LI. U
r y ne determined.
no new developments in the
ve expected lief- th. .i
i , u? iciuiaij vi
snsrill and oolice phinf. niihlii in
r tlmies to run high and many
e ong ncard on the streets
fioii that another k-
VJ?f0 case is Anally pre-
sympathy for Mr. s
y afternoon Mrs. Stonestreet
by a Sentinel reporter, but she
m to make v o-.
YiT 5? lent to the county
out: nuriafaH 4t.na,
m.ii . w Hi til, HUB coma
call what ha hA ir"
annhlng of lhe incidents
ua'ng the crlmo fn.i
' few daVH "7, " '
H 0 the ,;Jw 0' y.:w"
W th9 Ptedn""t Warding
which WM n.n 1 1 . t
k . THSr.prior t0 her arrest. It
bht iu,i , "cr "uula wiui ner
her ,n VmonUuww Aangbter
ft V """ tae MTdanipa of
I A. J!? trouble froro
nuiwmnrir 8 irom n8'
P Jail it,,i i "UUOB- y nushand
h ,f8 lh boarders will come
RsblAr-.r
L"'.' To Texa. Officii
. : .-inorlties hav nniifi 7.: r
i BI Cm.j . . s va-
valine mat they
should keep a close watch upon their
prisoner. ' In response to messAgec
sent Monday afternoon the following
message waa received from Mr. A. S.
Tunneli city marshall of Grand Saline:
"Am holding K earns here for you."
From tills telegram tt 1b indicated that
Christy re living under the assumed
name of Kearne, instead of Hearn, as
has been published. " - Vs';
The arrest of the persona connected
with the commitelon of the crime, and
those who have aided in concealing
it, is worthy of the highest commenda
tion. While Sheriff Flynt and. Chief
Thomas, heads of the departments,
have been most aotive in the rapid de.
velopment of some of tha most mate
rial facta during the past few days,
they accord much credit to the depu
ties and members of the police depart
ment who have been active in laying
the ground work, starting upon a clue
obtained immediately ', following the
finding of the body. The solving of the
mystery of eight months' standing is
a credit to the efficiency of the police
department and the sheriff and his dep
uties, i : ,
ANOTHER U S: SHIP
ORDERED INTO
PIE
COURT
. London,-April 15. The American
steamer Joseph W. Fordney and tier
cargo- have been tarown into the prize
court at rKirkweli. The admiralty
charges that the (earner attempted to
evade search while bound with a cargo
of forage from Jlalmo, Sweden. -
The Fordney sailed from New lork
March 20 for Mahno, and was taken
Into Kirkwell April 8. A British prise
crew took charge of her off the Nor
wegian, coast;' :?:' '-i',-' V-i-
Tbe Swedish steamer' Hllding, from
New York March 10 for Copennagen,
which was detained at Kirkwell March
31,; wa taken to LettJh April . The
admiralty charges that the vessel had
copper In 'her cargo which .was not on
her manifest ..'". -V'.;:-Wv vV -;
The Norwegian steamer Sorland,
which sailed from New York Maroh. 17
for Gothenburg, Sweden, and was de
tained u Kirkwell April 7,' was taxen
to Hartlepool last Sunday. The steamer
will discharge several shipments in
prize court. ,
CHRISTY'S MARRIAGE AND
RECORD IN IREDELL
To the Editor: , . , ,
In reading an article In The Senti
nel I was . reminded of some things
1 heard over in Statesville yesterday.
Every one hi talking the Muddy Creek
tragedy and the parties concerned- It
seems S. P. Christy's life has not at-
waya been bad. Up to the time that
he. came over on the Winston-Salem
division to work on a section and came
in contact with Ida Ball, he was so far
as any one knew a good husband and
father, and his record as a young man
over in Iredell county is good. . -
Christy met his wife where tney
were both working on the ; County
farm h as farm hand,' and she as
cook. ' Both wore of poor but honest
families.- She was a Miss Beaver.'
It wae her j3tep-mother who was
murdered by a negro, in Iredell codn
ty some years ago, and Whose hody
was found in the well by the, father
upon his return from town where he
had been to sell a load of produce.
The negro was convicted of the crime
and executed in Statesville, which
was, I think,' that county's last' hang
ing. . .- .::- -',"'v:, r-
After Christy eloped with Ida Ball,
Mrs. Christy did her hest to earn i a
living for her familyi1 working, I think,
for awhile in Han es' mill in this city.
She is now on .her father's farm In
Iredell county and has as an assistant
her oldest eon, a boy about 13, and it
is on these Innocent' ones the blow
will fall most heavily. , B.
EGGS FRIED BY STROKE
OF ERRATIC LIGHTNING
Winsted, Conn., April 15. In. enter
ing one of his hen houses yesterday
B. E. iMoore, at the Oaks Highland
take, says he was puzzled on finding
three fried eggs in a nest. He looked
at his white leghorns and discovered
that the. tails and wings of most of
them were singed.
' Further investigation revealed the
fact that a bolt of lightning had en
tered the house during the storm Sun
day night. There were 40 hens in the
building and none was killed.
BRITISH CASUALTIES
TO THIS TIME 139,347
' London, April 16. The total of Brit,
ish casualties in the war from the be
ginning up to April 11 is 139,347 men,
according to announcement in) ' tbe
house of commons today by Harold J
Trent; tinder secretary of war. .
SEVEN ARE INDICTED
AS ''NIGHT RIDERS"
Cape Xliradeau, Mo ; April 15.
Seven men have been indicted as
"night riders" by the federal grand
Jury.- . " - ' '
PERSONAL AND OTHER NEWS
NpTES FROM WALNUT COVE
'Walnut Cove, April lS.The musical
recital given Friday night at the high
school building by the music students,
under the direction of Miss Kate Mc
Phergon, was very much enjoyed.
Mr. W. B. Fluharty, of Greensboro,
was here Monday doing some civil en
gineering work for Mr. P. W. Davu.
Mr. Wyatt Vaughn was able to re
turn to Winston-Salem Monday.
: Mr. Sain Stewart spent Monday
night with relatives In Danbury. .
Mr. S. .W. Gentry visited WinBton
Salem Monday. . v-',;':-t
-V. Messrs. 3. Will- East and Saunders
Rleraon, Jr., and Misses Stella Kler
son. Bailie Fulton and Lillie Joyce
spent a few hours In the Twin-City
Tuesday night, making the trip in an
automobile.
The high school building was wired
last week, and is now enjoying elec
tric lights. - - ''..'
Mr. R. L. Murphy and little daugh
ter, Louise, visited Winston-Salem last
week. , ,
There will be services at ChriBt
Episcopal church Sunday morning and
at night, April, IS, conducted by the
minister, Rev. Mr,' Taylor, of Mayo
dan, '..'. .. 1 ."J- ' - k-
A good numoer of our town people
are suffering from a second attack of
grippe, owing to recent cold snap in
the weather. .. , ' ' -
Mr. Q. W. Naff, of Roanoke, was in
town Monday.
MANY PEOPLE KILLED IN ,
TROLLEY CAR COLLISION
KRONPRINZ WILHELM WAS
SAVIOR OF TWENTY CATS
Newport News, Va.. April 16. The
German sea raider Kronprins Wllhelm,
which came into port here Sunday,
has twenty cats aboard. It was a rule
of Captain Thierfelder that no living
thing should perish on any of the ships
he sent to the bottom and in every
case but one all of the seamen's peU
were saved. .'':.'.-. '-
One cat waa lost as a result of his
owner's failure to ask permission to
bring him aboard the Kronprins Wil
helm. ,- . . - v .
OPERATION UPON MRS.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
New York, April 15. Mra. Theodore
Roosevelt was operated upon today
at the Roosevelt hospital.
WILSON IS NOW A REAL
BALTIMORE "NEWSBOY"
Washington. April 15. The Presi
dent of the United States has been
made a member of tdie Ancient and
Honorable Order of Newsboya of Bal
timore if there is such an order. At
any rate, he received a badge of the
child labor bureau of the Monument
City, which will Dermlt him to sell
newspapers la the city's streets if na
sees flu ,'v -;'.".
i The presentation of the badge was
made by Samuel Fried el, 17; George
Harrison, 16; -William G. McQulnn, 15,
and Jesse Rosensteln, 14, all news
boys of Baltimore. They called on the
President to thank him for a letter
which he recently wrote to the news
boys of Baltimore, t 4 ' ' '';'
Detroit,:' Mich;.' April ' 15. Fifteen
persons were killed and about 20 in
jured late yesterday ih" a collision
between a Detroit city street car and
a string- of freight cars pushed by a
switch angina on the Detroit, Toledo
and Ironton railroad, i
Most of the dead lived in Detroit's
foreign quarter. - Four are women. v
The street car,1 crowded-with pas
sengers, stopped as it approached th
railroad, crossing and the conductor
ran ahead to see if the track -was
clear. - He signalled the motorman to
wait, but apparently the latter mis
understood his meaning. " He applied
the power and . the car ' ran rapidly
down an incline and onto the railroad
tracka. , ; .; . . t-
SOME 8PELLER8 WERE
, AT THE CHARITY FAIR
MRND MRS. G. J. WARREN
1
j V
..1
Mr. Warren was the man alleged to city. His wife is In the county jail
have been murdered last August in charged with being an accessory after
the Piedmont Boarding House in this the fact in the murder. ' -
S. P. CHRISTY MARRIED
;; MISS SHARP IN TEXAS
Man Under Arrest at Grand Saline Claims That Warren, Man Al
leged to Have Been Murdered, Eloped With Christy's Wife
; and Daughter, Together With His Life's Savings Declines to
Make Statement Until He: Is Furnished With Particulars of
Charges Made Against Him Mrs. Stonestreet Thought Christy
, Was Her Father. ' . ,
That S. P. Christy, alias Keains.who
Is being held for the Winston-Salem i
authorities .at Grand Saline, Texas, on
the charge of murdering G. i. Warren
in this city last August,' recently mar
rled a young woman in Texas and
that , Christy since takiuK, up tils last
residence la Texas bad secured a good
position and was well thought of In
the community was the startling iufor-;
mation conveyed to The Sentinel in a
special received "Tuesday taiglit from
Grand Saline, , where en investigation
of the man was made at the request
of this paper. ; According to news re
ceived here by The Senitinel, Christy,
who .was living under the name of
Kearns, has the sympathy of the peo
ple down there with him In his latest
trouble. ."
.What Will Christy Claim?
, Just what story Christy will tell
when he reburns It la. impossible to
learn as yet. That it must be either
a complete denial of the whole affair
or a: frank confession. la apparent to
those - who 1 are following the case
carefully. Whether ha will admit that
ho klfled Warren, as alleged) or wheth
er he will deny all connection with the
case temams to be seen. When Men
at his cell in the Jail at Grand Saline,
under heavy guard, Christy refused to
make a statement to The Sentinel cor
respondent until he received full par.
Uculars of the case against him. These
particulars were forwarded last night
Immediately upon receipt of advices
requesting them. ? .- "
Saye Warren Eloped With Wife.
According to the story that Christy
told in his cell at Grawl Saline, Tues-
ably be determined on the return of
the officers now en route to the TeKia
town to bring Christy back.' '
Christy has been living. In' Texas un.
dear the name of Kearns. Ha refuses
positively to make any definite -statement
concerning the murder, either
denial or confession, until he returns.
MRS; STONESTREET THOUGHT
v CHRISTY WAS HER FATHER.
When told of the message concern
ing Christy this morning Mra. Stone
street, daughter of Mrs. Warren, stat
ed to The Sentinel that until Chief
Thomas told her differently a tew days
ago she bail always thought and un
derstood that Christy was her father.
Sue -could not tell for certain, , tUo,
woollier her mother and Christy were
ever really . married, but she had al
ways supposed they were. She and
her - mother, accompanied by Warren,
the murdered man, came back to North
Carolina when Mm. Stonestreet was
eleven years old, she says. Whether
any divorce was secured or what hap
pened in the family, she says she waa
too young to recall. '
' Miss Callle Sharp, whom Christy
married not long ago in Texas, ac
cording to the news received Tues
day by The Sentinel, was a schoolmate
of Mrs. Stonestreet et Grand Saline,
she says. ' Mrs. Stonestreet says that
Christy, when vlalting here last Aug
ust, at the time of the murder, was
already married to Miss Sharp and
had told Mrs. Stonestreet of the facti
Tlifs new phase of the case is quite in
teresting und important, apparently,
tor If Christy had remarried In Texas
apd was living happily down there, as
indicated by the dispatches from there
day, he claims that O. J. Warren, the Tuesday, what motive could he have
murdered man, eloped with Christy's had to have slain Warrant It hardly
wife eiid daughter, together with his appears that love for the woman would
llfe'sfsavlngs, while , boarding with have prompted the act if he waa hap-
THREE-WEEKS-OLD CIDER
NO LONGER SOFT DRINK
Wheeling, W. Va, April 16. Cider
ceases to become a soft drink three
weeks after tt has been made, accord
ing to 1 a ruling by Prohibition Com
missioner X). F. Blue. He holds that
the sale of eider aTter that time is a
violation of the slate prohibition law.
'Gtteensboro, April 15 Providing
rich fun and spelling amid the nil
arity of the onlookers, about 60 of
Greensboro's hest disciples of Web
ster's Blue Back Tuesday night engag
ed In an old-fashioned spelling bee,
this being one of entertainment fea
tures of Elks' Charity Fair.? Prof.,
Thomas R, Foust was master and G. ,
S. Bradshaw and Leon J.. Brandt the
respective captains. The match re
sulted in a draw, Mrs. E. R. Michaux
upholding the honors . for the Brandt
team and young George Brandt, son
of the opposing captain,: maintaining
the reputation of Col. Bradshaw aa a
good general. Such redoubtable spell
era as Edgar Broadhurst, O. L. 6app,
Julian. Price, Mra. O. S. Bradshaw,
Mra. L. J. Brandt, J. M. MUlikan, Dr.
Fox, Charlie Gold and a long line of
others went down before the splitters
Which Master Foust gave ouL Cap
taina -Brandt and Bradshaw . were
quickly disposed of. . For a long time
it was nip and tuck with Mrs. Mich
aux and young Brandt. f
' Wantad In 8tateevllte. d Clarke
and Fred Adams were placed under
arrest la this city last night upon an-'
thority of the officers of Statesville.
The charge against the men there Is
gambling. They save bonds In the
sum of t-5 eaoh for their appearance
at Statesville on Saturday morning
for tirlaL ' . - -
Christy and family, tho it Is alleged
by Mrs. Warren that she and Christy
were" never married, altho they were
together In the West after Christy de
serted bis wife and family near Clew
tuons. ' Section Foreman., .
-After going to Texas last tall after
alleged murder of Warren, Christy be.
came a section foreman tor the Texas
and Faciflc Railway and bore a good
reputation . among the people with
whom he came In contact. He was ap
parently greatly surprised and over
coma at his arrest. When the officers
came for him he waa at Handler, Tex
as, a email station sear Grand saline.
From information sent Tha Sentinel
he has been, a model prisoner, offering
no trouble .and expressing a willing
ness to go back to Winston-Salem
without trouble of any kind. The sym
pathy of the people 19 with him and
while a guard is being maintained at
the request of the Forsyth officers, he
is being shown every consideration
possible under the circumstances. ;
, .. . Married Mis 8harp.
Since going back to Texas Christy
has been married to Miss Gallie Sharp,
ot Grand Saline. This fact has added
interest to the case, not only from the
local standpoint, but to Toe Texas peo
ple as welt The Sentinel wa asked
by wire whether Mrs. G. J. Warren
was Christy's divorced wife. As far
aa has been learned by tha local of
ficials, and according to stories told
by Mrs. Wanvn, she and Christy were
never married, altho they lived togeth
er for some months.- Whether, they
really were married or not will prob-
NEGRO WAS KNOCKED STEEL? BRIDGE OVER
SENSELESS WITH
A PITCHER
will Simmons, colored, hi in tha
city hospital for the colored people
in an unconscious condition, the re
sult of injuries . received about mid
night Wednesday nliht. when It. la al
leged that he attempted to burglarise
the home of W. A. Souther, No. 622
East Fourth street. .
When discovered the negro was In
tha house, and waa'' bending over tha
bed in the southeast corner of tha
house. The room waa, occupied by
Messrs. Charles Bryant and Shuford
Jarvls. It was over tha letter's bed
that he was seen as Jarvia awoka.
and upon an Inquiry as to what he
wanted the negro commanded Jarvia
to keep still, other occupants ot the
house were aroused by tha excited
conversation of the two and as they
began to gather in tha room tha negro
prepared to force his escape. De
manding that "everybody stand back1
ha made a dash for the back door,
ana as he passed out Mr. Bryant land
ed a blow on Simmons' head with a
pitcher, which contained about a gal
lon ot water. Tha negro fell down
the back steps In an unconscious
neap. :.,-, 4.. j ,.-.-;
Sergeant Thompson, at police head
quarters, waa notified of tha trouble
and he want at onca to the scene. Ha
found that the negro's skull had been
crushed In, and tho breathing heavily
seemed not to be in Immediate dan
ger of death. . About tha body of the
man were pieces of the pitcher, which
was broken by the blow, and the porch
and steps were wet with the water.
Vogler's ambulance was called and
City Physician V. M. Long summoned
to attend the negro, who was rushed
to the colored municipal hospital. Tha
negro was found to ba suffering from
concussion of the brain, and about 11
o'clock this morning ha had not yet
shown any sign of returning to con
sciousness. This afternoon Dr. Long
will operate to relieve the pressure
on the brain. .Reports from the hos
pital this afternoon stated that before
the negro went to tha operating room
ha showed some improvement In gen
eral conditions, and while tha result
cannot ba Intelligently given at this
time Simmons has a good chance for
recovery,
- He will be kept under close watch
and when sufficiently strong to attend
trial he will be given a hearing in tha
municipal court on tha charge ot burg
lary. On the person of the negro were
letters from his wife, who Uvea at
West Newton, Mass. The letters in
dicate that Simmons had gotten into
some trouble before leaving that place
and that he has only been In this
section a short while. He is unknown
here,; ;: ,-. ; -. v v ,r;:'V:l-ri. ..";.;
YADKIN BETWEEN
FORSYTH-YADKIII
FOR EAST CAROLINA
oily married to Mlas Sharp In Texas.
Regarding the section of tha state
ment of Cbriety that Warren eloped
with Mrs. Christy and daughter and
life avings, Mrs. Stoneatreet 1 of
course, was too young, she says, to re
member clearly. It, Is possible that
revenge for taking bis savings, If
such really happened, might have lad
to the terrible murder. This is the
more logical deduction from the chain
of evidence that is slowly being un
raveled. Meanwhile, there is some specula
tion as to whether Mrs. Warren, then
Ida Ball, was legally married to Chris
ty wheB they lived in. Grand Saline
years -ago. - Apparently Christy be
lieves they were, -while Mrs. Warren
has positively stated that they were
not. s V ; : '" a ' -' " :
: . Christy Had Been in Iredell Jail. .
' The Statesville Landmark says:
Christy is originally from the Trout-
man section or mis county, imh
ago he ran off with Ida Ball and in
1909 his wife swore out a warrant for
him chanting abandonment Sheriff
Deaton arrested Christy and placed
him in lall. but before a preliminary
hearing could be held Mrs. Christy
asked that the warrant be withdrawn.
She left Statesville with Chrtaty, who
had a railroad pass to a point in
Ohio. Cnrutfv again deserted her at
the Winston-Salem railway station and
she returned to Iredell. About a year
ago Mrs. Christy secured a divorce
from her husband In Iredell Super
ior court
New Bern, April 16. B. E. Rice,
land and Industrial agent of the Nor
folk Southern Railway company, is
now in tha Northwestern part ot the
united states collecting a party of
two hundred and fifty home-seeker
whom he will bring to Eastern North
Carolina at an early data. At; the
regular meeting of the chamber of
commerce held laat night, Secretary
George Oreen stated that ba waa In
receipt of a letter from Mr. Rice in
forming him of hla work in regard to
thla matter and asking that the local
organisation arrange to furnish a lo
cation for a tent when the home-
seekers reached New Bern. Mr, Rice
stated that tha party will carry along
with them a large tent and that they
will live In thla while on their tour. A
crew of cooks and attendants Is to ba
carried along and the trip will ' be
unique in every feature. The party
will stop here for three or four days,
making this their - headquarters tor
this section and paying short visits to
Morehead City. Beaufort, points - In
Pamlico county and up on the Ktnston
ami Goldsboro end of the line. The
organization discussed the matter and
Secretary Oreen waa ordered to notify
Mr, Rice that there would be adequate
accommodations prepared and that
New Bern would do its part In an
tertalntng the visitors. The exact data
on which the party will arrive haa not
been announced, -Mr. Rica stating that
he would let thla be known within
a few days.
2 WEDDINGS REPORTED:
. TO REJOIN U. S. ARMY
. King, April 16. Mr. Harden Lam
berU aged about twenty-one years, and
Miss Viola Butner, aged about eighteen
were united in the holy bonds of mat
rimony Sunday afternoon. 'Squire H
B. Holder, of Tobaccoville, officiating,
Mr. William Boylea left Tuesday for
Roanoke, Va where he will re-enllat
in the U. S. army. Ha has served one
enlistment In the army.
Mr. Fletcher Klger, aged thirtyi-four,
and Miss Martha TuUle, aged about
twenty-four; were quietly married.
Tuesday and started immediately for .
Washington, D. C Where they will
spend several days. -, - -,
Mr. C. 8. Newsum's new residence is
nearlng completion, ?
Tha present cold amp did not turt
tha fruit ' in this section -and there
promises to be an abundance of it
Attorney N. O. Petree, ot Danbury.
was here on business yesterday,
- The members of the Forjyth High
way Commission, left. Thursday af
ternoon for Conrad V Ferry, on tha
Yadkin river, at which, point tha new ,
Yadktn-Forayth at eel bridge la being
erected by the Vlncemvea Bridge Com.'
pany. The commission. IH ateo' con
fer during their visit to the river wlUi
Messrs. Conrad about the location, ot
the road leading from Pfafftown thru .
the property ot the Messrs. Conrad to
the bridge site. Tha route has been
surveyed, eliminating the heavy grades '
on ui old roaa. locating the new route
along the crest ot a hill, direct to the
bridge. It Is understood that there is .
some dissatisfaction with the new
route nd tt la for tha purposa ot
coming to some agreement with tha
person Interested that the commis
sion made the trip to the river to
day. - . '
Engineer Harmon returned to the -
city today from a trip over tha High
Point highway, having acent aeverai
days staking out the route for the link '
ot about two miles of thla road to
complete tha Improved road from this V
city to that place. . Mr. Harmon state
that ha found the property owners
along the route anxious to oo-operate
with tha commission in the completion
of tha road, He states that the grad
ing on tha un constructed link will be
very light, and It can be constructed -
quickly and at a low cost He eatl-
mated .that tha convict force, which
will be moved to thla work from South. ,
side, can probably have tha road com. '
pleted and open tor traffic within six
ty days, with favorable weather con- .
dltlona. He found that there la an :
abundant- of soil conveniently located
along the rout tor th construction .
force. : .'.;?.. i-,t .; - f;;'- -r v:
Mr, Harmon this morning exoreaaed
ihjs surprise at th amount of traino
on thla road, He declares that "auto,
mobiles kept the road hot all along tha
line, and one cannot realise the extent
of rural travel carried by this road i
unless he stations . himself at soma
point along tha road and observes for --.
tha day.", , i . , ,
VERDICT FOR CONES
' 1N A $30,00 SUIT
'Greensboro, April' 13. The Jury In
the case ot Alfred 6. Wyllle, trustee in
bankruptcy ot tha TrolMnWood Manu
facturing company,' ot Haw River, vs -'
tha Cona Export and Commission Co.' '
yesterday afternoon returned a ver- -
diet in favor of tha defendant, after
being out only a few minutes. The
plaintiff was suing for (30,000 claimed -as
a preference on account of the de , ,
livery to the defendant ot a. large
quantity ot manufactured goods Just r
prior to tb Trolllnwood company go
ing Into bankruptcy. - The dufendant'
was. the selling agont of the TroWn-
wood company, , ' -
. , Injunction Dlasolvad. , -.Judge
Lyon yesterday, afternoon
signed an order dissolving tha lnjunc
tlon in the matter or James A. Tur
ner and wife or High Point against
tha Carolina Yadkin Valley Rail
way, tha North Carolina Publlo Br
ice company and the City of High
Point. 'This aotlon was brought to
prevent tha defendant from contin
uing tha construction ' ot a Una ot
street railway in front of plaintiff'
residence, over which it 1 proposed to
ran both electric cars for passenger
and freight car carried by electric en
gines. ' While the Injunction Is dis
solved, the court did not pass upon th
question of whether or not tha plain
tiff is entitled to damage.
Southern to Take up Option.
High officials of the Southern Rail
way company are here today to fore
close the options and take over the
large block ot property between East
Washington street and the Southern
Railway company, which the company
ha decided to buy for th use of the
two new freight depots on for in
coming and ona for outgoing freight
Thla property waa needed to carry out
the company's extensive Improvement
soon to ba made, which also include
a new paasenger station and aa under
pass for Davie street, i ; t ,' -
GEN. CARR TO DELIVER
, ADDRESS AT OAK RIDGE
Oak Ridge, April 18. Gen. Julian
S. Carr will be th principal apeaker
at the commencement of Oak Ridge
Institute this year, Tuesday, ' May
ISth. Gen. Carr waa to have been the
orator ot last year commencement,
but on account of the Confederate Te
uton at Jacksonville, Fla,, mad con
flict; hla selesctloav accordingly, va
deferred till thla year. r -
Th commencement Jhl year is to
b a "House Warming," or celebra
tion of th erection ot th new hand
ing. .., .',.".-; ,; ..: ;';-,;. y, v;t;.;-'
The state will b represented ' by
the Hon. E. L. DaughtrMge, lieutenant
governor, who will deliver the diplo- -maa.
- . , ., ' r .. - .. v ;. .
. . Hon. J. Y. Joj tier haa been Invited
to attend, and the, colleges to send
representatives. "
i Mr. J. W. Hester, of Oxford, will de.
liver th alumni address which this
year will b on th Life and Work of
Prof. M. H. Holt. . s. ,: . .
Ber. A. O. Dixon, an alumnus of the
Institution, will preach the. sermon.
Public School exhibition. '
There will, be a public exhibition
at Clifton' Grove' school about tour
Attorney Thomas Kallam, of Pilot miles east Of Kernersvllle next Satur-
Mountaln. waa here looking after some ' day, April 17. Public la cordially In
legal matters Tuesday.: , ; v .. vited. v '-t U ' '. " k