The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-16

coal at our doors the cost OF fuel
,.ould n. greatly reduced and the
exnense OF manufacturing decreas-
ed
Inst Saturday evening Deputy
Collector Brimm destroyed two ct
the largest moonshine stills ever
oner.ted In Forsythe county. lie
sound them near Oak Grove Church.
af,.eu miles north OF Winston. He
Also DESTROYED a.coo gallons of beer.
The owners Of the plant skipped
inst before the officers arrived.
While n farmers excursion was
returning from Greensboro To Nj.
Airy last week. Joe iiane- and
Lem Hemous, both from the last
place, got into a row over pint OF
liquor, when Hanes cut lemons
throat and stabbed him IN bowels
with a knife. HaneS was shot IN
the back by an unknown party.
The wounded were CO rricd 20 Wal
nu. Cove. where iheir Injuries Were
dressed 10y two physicians. Boih
| ar. in u serious condition.
4 report reached High Point
| Monday 81 two safe robberie- sun
day night Ia Randolph-one nj
| Cedar Falls ard another nj Ram
seur. The safes in the possibilities
OF both places werc blown open ani
the contents secured. The amount
OF money taken - estimated nj
500 Late this afternoon II J. r.
ported that one of the robbers had
been caught a few miles north 81
Cedar Falls. There seems - bc an
organized gang 81 robbers in this
| county, a. the safe AT Nillhoro MAS
worked ON Thursday night.
While returning from a al.
about four miles from Dobson. Mr..
| l.. J. Norman was thrown from "A
wagon and received injuries which
resulted in his death. He was
drawn by mule which became
frightened and ran away. with tie
above result. Mr.. Norman was
prominent in local Republican
politics and was for years clerk Of
the Superior Court o. Surry county.
Wilson Advance says the police
census, which has just been compile
ted shows that We haye a popula-
ton OF 5,Uii. This, OF course does
not cover the large floating popula-
ton which has no fixed place of
abode. Ii these could be gotten at
the total would doubtless reach
5000 souls. A. il l., we can now
show that the last census report
chat OF 1890 il far from correc, /;
| n. Ia.
ton Of 1900.
The following four-class post
masters were appointed for North
Carolina-Abi. Lou Underwood /:
Auburn. Samuel Watts; Douglas,
Mamie Lewis Epson, l.. VI. Green ;
Herrell, II. ii. bradshaw; Hycotcc,
III. T.. Winston Norwood, J. ID. Lee.
Ocona Lulty, III X. Glass Pollocks.
Vile, Il. =. Bender; Pratt, r. =.
Coales; Ringwood, Charley Jones ;
Sawyersvillc, J. &. Bullar Silver,
Carolina Green; Startown, NJ. 4.
Thornburg: Townsville: &. VI.
Dawes; WILLIAMSBURG, X. 4 Field,
Culbcrson, j. w. Bailey; Dobsor,
Martha Norman; Garner, Sarah
Graham TASTY, 7. l.. Henley.
Hatten Perry, colored, WAS con-
victed last Saturday at Beaufort
county Superior Court on the charge
OF criminally assaulting "A young
white girl during the summer oi
1896 near Washington. At the time
OF the outrage Perry fled, but a few
weeks subsequently was captured
and taken to Washington. Last
February he was tried for the crime
convicted and sentenced, but I'm
consequence of an appeal TO the SUI
preme Court by his counsel, lac was
granted new Trial. Judge Brown
will resentence Perry at the conclu.
sion of his court.