The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-02

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is the time. DO not delay this matter
but attend to it atonce.
federal court COnvenes next Mon.
day, Judge Purnel presiding. The
docket is much larger than usual.
Mr.. To- +. Brown, formerly proprie'
tor Of the Marlboro House, Raleigh
takes charge of the hotel KennOn
@old-borO.
The statement is made that the col
IeCtor of internal revenue will be ap
pointed within thirty days, and tina
Mr.. Carl Duncan will be the man.
The business of the American Pub
fishers PrOmotiOn Audit and Invest
meut Association mot incorporated
otwhich MIR. Phillip w. Averitt, of thi
city, has been managing director
las been sold to the Audit Company
OINew \ Ork. of which August Bel
mont is president. Mr.. Averitt Wi
continue to represent the company i
The Southern States.
lany of the principals and teacher
IN The leading male academies an
high schools of the State will NEE
here December -. The sessions {
The body will be held on the afternoo
and evening of the 18th, and the mOrr
ing OF the 10Th. Among some of til
educators of state reputation who wi
De present are Profs. HOrner, the Holt
nelly, Holland, Justice and host
Others.
John y, Meeder, postmaster at I'll
ottle hamlet ofPoplar Mount. Ware
county, is in iail here for using I'll
mails IN working big swindle. I
posed As the German Supply Comp
n.y. and offered gold watch for eat
ISt OF names accompanied by 81. Mo
Er0lled in, for the "green-horns" a
oy no means extinct yet. Many re
stered letters were received by hi
ana many were orwarded to Chicas
Aeeder German, a big fellow, al
mere was a lively time getting hi
here.
William G.. Etters, who was cow
yea OF mauslaughter at the spring tel
I>9L OF Cleveland Superior Court, a
sentenced to II years in the penite
vary, was last week pardoned by Il
EOY. who gives the following reasO
lOr granting the pardon "This pard
SSOpposed by the family of DR.. DAY
uogue. who was killed by Etters. L
amily insist that the prisoner v
guilty of wilful murder. On the CT
,rFy pardon is urged by about sew
hundred citizens of Cleveland, amO
mem many of intelligence, and
PeSld'hg Judge and prosecute
%sllcltor express no objection to p
goh anu the solicitor recommends it
sne ground of the prisoners rhysi
SSonuIuon. All the jury urge the p
HHon saying that they deliberated
Wng time before they could agree o
,,terulct, having grave doubts whet
sue defendant acted in self-defeI
anu agreed on the verdict with the
oaeeIIssltandtng that they would sig
petIu0n for executive clemency.
PRISON physician certities that the p
Vuer can live only short time Ut
tle most favorable conditions and
.ur'her confinement will cause
Ipeeuy death, These reasons seer
oe sufficient, aside from other mt
tas considerations regarding prov
"ou and self-defence."
EXTREME WEAKNESS.