The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-10
Lat week Oscar J. sp, ars to * the

Last week Oscar J. Spears to * the
oath of office az Assistant United
states District Attorney.
Notice was served or the Southern
Railway, in the person OF &c Pre.I-
dent A. Il. Andrews, to show cause be.
fore Judge McIver, on March lesb,
yhya receiver for the western North
Carolina Railroad shall not be appoint
ed
The February Civil term Of Wake
superior court opened Monday morn
ing. This il the second week Of the
term but no calender was set for first
week so that Court proper did not be-
gin unit Monday. Judge Timberlake
IL presiding aud he does not allow time
20 lag.
The order designating the penitentf-
AIRY at Raleigh "a n prison for United
states prisoners says cOnvicts from
Tennessee, West Virginia, North and
south Carolina, Florida, Georgis.
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas shall
be- sent here. The government allows
the state twenty-five cents per day
for the maintenance Of each convict.
The directors Of the hospital for the
cOlOred insane held n meeting Wednes-
day. They found the institution.
which is near q oldsboro, in good condi-
ton. The average number OF patients
cared for in 1897 was i3s. OF these
about lGj were kept at work. The cost
per capita for caring for the patients
IS about ~ month.
EThe directors Of the institution for
The deaf and dumb here will meet next
Monday night. Among other things
10 come before them ~ the letting out
the contract To put seats and desks in
the new building soon to be erected
These will cost about one thousand
dollars.
The Railroad Commission meets
next Tuesday. The exceptions to the
new passenger rates are to be heard
and express rates on fish and truck
shipped from Eastern North Carolina
TO Northern markets are to be investi-
gated with view to reducing them.
Next Monday morning the Governor
will make another change in his office.
Mrs. Darby, his executive clerk, will
retire to accept a position as stenogra-
pher at the A. d M. College, and a
young man from the Eastern part Of
the State will take her place. This
change has been contemplated for
some time, but only this week was it
definitely decided upon.
The marriage of Mrs. X. f.. Holle-
man, of this city, to Hon. +. A. Wood
ard, of Wilson, was celebrated at
EientOn street Methodist church at
high noon Wednesday. The ceremony
was performed by the pastor of Eden
ton street Methodist church, Rev. w.
&. Norman, and Rev. John n. Cole, pas
tor of Trinity Methodist church, Dur
ham. The wedding was private.
Cards of admittance were presented
at the door.
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The death of Miss Frances l.. Willard
gives occasion to The Outlook to re-
print in its Magazine Number for
March personal description and
tribute to Miss willard, written for
The outlook last year by her warm
friend and associate in temperance
work, Lady Henry Somerset. full-page
portrait of Miss willard, drawn for
The outlook by Mr.. Gribayedoif, and a
picture of Miss willard in her library
accompany the article. (S3 year
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