The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28
STATE NEWS.
An Odd Fellows Lodge will he

STATE NEWS.
An Odd Fellows Lodge will be or
gained at Elkin shortly.
Concord is to have a long distance
telephone connection with Albemarle.
An effort is being made to erect
new church at Concord by the Presby-
terians.
A mOonshIne distiIlery was broken
up about seven miles from Raleigh
last week.
Frank Averitt, machinlst from
Nashville Tenn, was shot and Instant
ly killed at Salisbury, in pool-room
quarrel, supposedly by Gilmore Ham
mOnd, resident.
w. o. Roberts, of Asheville, has been
made superintendent of the Farmers
Alliance shoe factory at HillsborO.
They expect to begin operations No
vember 10, with fifteen hands.
Mr.. Jacob A. Kluttz, sixty years old
living within few miles of Salisbury,
was found dead in his home at O'Clock
lying upon his face with his head in
The fireplace.
Watauga Democrat: Just over the
Ride on Johns river there is active
work in the gold mines and some ex-
Cellent finds are reported. A stamp
over there on the river is reducing
quartz from the surface and making
big money out of them.
The Neuse river is lower than ever
was known before. The old COnfed-
crate gunbOat that was sunk before
the and was half a mile from Kin
stOn can be seen on the bottom of the
sand, and how it was burnt. 1t was a
very heavy and large boat.
Greensboro Record: Is may be
stated in few words that q hundred
thousand dollars shoe manufacturing
plant is coming to Greensboro. All
the details are not yet perfected, tut
there is hardly any doubt about it.
The concern has been doing business
in New England for many years.
The largest sale of tobacco ever made
this season at KinstOn was Saturday.
There were $4,000 to 10000 pounds
on both warehouse floors The farm
ers were well pleased with the prices,
and say KinstOn is one of the finest
tobacco markets there is anywhere.
There ought to be some tobacco fac
tories there.
Mr.. d. J.. Rsley, the colony founder
of Philadelphia, who now has colony
at Meherrin, Va, and at Reigate, Va.
is now arranging to locate a colony In
Rowan county. He has already opened
an office in Salisbury with Mr.. J. j,
NeWmOn. nj. f., IN charge.
Joseph Graham, the 1O-year-old son
of Major w. A. Graham, of Machpelah,
says the Lincoln Journal, was attacked
Sunday by two dogs belonging to a
colored tenent on his fathers planta-
tion and badly bitten. The teeth OF
the dogs inflicted painful wounds on
the child's abdomen, body and legs.
The Winston Tobacco Fair Associa-
ton has forwarded an invitation tC
Miss CisnerOs, the young Cuban girl
who was recently rescued from prison
by a representative of the New YORK
journal, to attend the big tOboccO fair
there on November 3, 4, and 5, and be
the guest of the Association while ir
the city.
Alleghaney county was the scene Of
another murder on the 2Otb. A mar
by the name of johnson shot and killed
a man named Murphy and danger
ously wounded Murphy's brother
They fell out over the division of some
rent corn. The above affair happened
at EdmOnds pOstOffice. This make
three murder cases to be tried at tn
next court, which does NOS cOnVen
until March, 1898.
A homicide occurred at Waxhav
one day last week. William Crow, con
stable for Jackson township, went tt
arrest Andy Meeks, a negro, on som
slight charge, when, it is alleged, tn
negro drew his pistol to resist, where
upon Crow drew his pistol and fire
two shots, striking the negro in tn
bowels. The man died Saturday al
ternOOn. The constable, it is said wi
give himself up.
=, Bro. Il. B. Parker, S. B. A, move
! up to Headquarters to-day, OctObe
26, and will succeed Bro. Ivey on Nc
yember 1st. After the election of Br,
Parker to this important position
which he did not seek, it was agree
, by the Executive Committee that b
might have until November LIST to al
: range MS private UuSlHcsS duO q
:. ready to give his entire tlme TO the b II
mess of the Order. Bro. Parker bring
business, capacity and experienc
! with him into the work. He is man
Y sound Judgment, and if we mistal
!. not, with Parker at the head of tt
r Agency system and Roberts suppl.
8 ing the shoes, the Alliance will tai
on new life and we shall now begin
8 make permanent growth.-Progressi'
Farmer.
v The Fayetteville Observer says Del
q uty Sheriff Kinlaw arrived from Du
;. ham Saturday with Mrs. Nora Wiiso
- the woman with two husbands, in b
g custody. The last husband, Mr.. G.
u Tyson, accompanied her. Mr.. Tyso
the prosecutor, was present at the ia
D. when the woman was committed
N Squire overly and he and his son b,
y ouite:a scene. The latter called Il
old man a brute and many other thin
but he remained Obdurate and t
woman was placed behind the bal