The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-30
WORLDS NEWS IN BRIEF.
STATE.


; township. named johnson, met with
sudden and strange death Oh lasi
: Thursday. He was a scholar attend
, ing the school at Loves Greek church
! about two miles east of siler Gitx
and on last Thursday morning h.
was found there dead, his body hang
ing on the outside of the school
house with the window sash resting
on his neck. Ii is supposed that he,
being the first to arrive there that
day and finding the door closed, at
tempted to enter by raising the win
dow, which aecidently fell on his
neck, and either broke it or choked
him to-deaih--Chatham Record.
Hotel at Mt Pisgah-
| 1t was reported yesterday that Mr..
Geo. ". Vanderbilt has purchased
Mt. Pisgah aud will build large
and elegant hotel on the top of
the mountain. This mountain is
5.737 feet above the sea level, there
fore it will be the highest elevation
upon which hotel is built this side
of the Rocky Mountains. The citi-
zens living near and owning land on
Mt. Pisgah gave us this information
yesterday, stating that they had sold
their land to Mr. Vanderbilt.-Ash-
vile Gazette.
| Diploma For Best Milestone.
Mr.. J. r. Wyatt, the milestone
maker, has received from the North
Carolina Agricultural Society a di-
ploma for the best North Carolina
mlllstones exhibited at the State Fair
last October. For years Moore coun-
ty has had the honor of furnishing
the best millstones in the State, but
must now yield the palm to Rowan.
Mr.. Wyatt is to be congratulated
upon having won such Distinction
Salisbury Hearld.
Fled With So 400.
The Governor has offered 5000 re-
ward for the arrest of J. NJ. Benson,
Treasurer of Harnett county. official
information having been received
that Benson had taken $2,4OO of the
county funds and fed. The belief
is that he has gone to Texas or Mex
leo.
The saw mill of the New Berne
Lumber company was burned on the
23rd inst.
The Mount Airy granite quarries
are filling an order from Philadel-
phia for $50, 100000 worth of stone.
Gov. Carr has offered a reward of
$500 for the arrest of James Morse
of Cleveland county charged with
the murder of VIM. Turner.
Mr.. Raney, proprietor of the Var
boro house at Raleigh, has trans
ferred his lease to Mr.. Lewis T. |
Brown, for years the chief clerk.
The citizens of Charlotte pre-
sented Mr.. Moody with $500 for his
services there. $500 of this amount
he gave to the Y. VI. C. A.
Robt- L. Jones, who last July
murdered William Smith of Lincoln |
county, and for whom 5000 reward |
was offered, has been captured in |
Texas.
Two eonvicts, Jim Patterson and
Will Jones, the former a white man |
made their escape from the stockades |
last Saturday, so says the Charlotte
Observer.
Asheyille is to have an agricul- |
turai school. The Superintendent |
is to be a graduate of the agricul- |
tural department of the Cornell Uui-
yersity farm.
Gov. Carr offers reward of $3.50 |
for the arrest of Add Sutton. of |
Sampson county, who is charged with |
the murder of John II. Robinson. of |
the same county.
The Durham Sun saws: Mr.. B. +.
Duke will commence the erection OF |
ten or twelve acres of houses at an /
early day. The lots have been staked |
off ready to begin work. |
Mr.. Schoofield the Virginia Evan
geilst. began series of meetings in
Raleigh on Sunday last. He is said |
to be fine preacher and evidently |
fully consecrated to the work.
Secretary Eugene Hassell of the
North Carolina Teachers Assembly |
has had up to date over 400 appli-
cants to go with the teachers excur-
sion to the Worlds Fair. The limit |
is 1900.
Salt water in which to keep live
salt water fish at the Worlds Fair is
to be obtained at Morebead. Five
immense iron tanks have arrived at
Morehead for first supply. The
tanks hold about $500 gallons and |
just fit car built for the purpose.
Mr.. Moodys meetings at Whining
ton closed Friday evening and he
left that night for his home in North
field, Mass Miss Tyson his assist
ant, remained in Wilmington until
Monday. The attendance generally
was larger than could get seats in
the compress and the interest nm
questioned
The Mooresville Register saws.
one OF our young townsmen rode ont
last Sunday eve to see his best girl
IN the country, and as misfortune
would have it. his horse fell and |
threw the Young lady out of the bug
by into the mud. Our young friend |
has our sympathy.
Why, brother, you sympathize for
the young man only. Don't the
young lady deserve your sympathy
also. 90 at once and apologize.-I'
ED.