The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
STATE SQUIBS.

1t remained in session from o'clock
Wednesday night until 5 O'Clock Thurs
day morning of last week. From IL
o'clock until it adjourned it discussed
the Oxford Orphan Asylum. There
were two points at issue-one whether
the gifts of Mr.. Duke, of thst great
trust, the american Tobacco Company,
to the asylum, should or should not be
accepted; the other whether the ma
iron, Massachusetts woman, should
not be replaced by a North Carolina
woman. After q spirited debate res
olution was adopted setting forth that
the acceptance of the Duke gift, which
is more than $4,000, was entirely
proper. Another resolution was adopt
ed to the effect that North Carolina
woman ought to be matron. The sal
airy of the matron is 81, 600. The grand
lodge held a short session Thursday
morning. and then adjourned until
next January, to meet here. vote OF
thanks was rendered Francis d. Win
ston for his gift of a handsome Bible
Grand Mater Richard J. Noble, +. ID.
Winston, III. /. Clark, Walter $. Lid
dell, NJ. s. Willard and Beverly s.
Royster were appointed as representa-
tives of the grand lodge at the George
w luouOI ldl Col CLAOulCo "
Fredericksburg, December 18th, 1899.
Secretary of State Thompson, before
the insurance committee of the Legls-
lature in Raleigh said there seemed
to be popular impression that he re-
| ceived great deal of money as per-
| centage upon insurance currency paid
into the treasury, but that his only fees
were SO cents for issuing licenses to
| insurance agents and 50 Tor examining
| the accounts of insurance companies
| whose solvency was in question. He
| admitted that he knew of no statute re-
pealing the provision that all money
| shall be turned into the treasury, and
said he collected those fees because his
predecessors had always done so. He
said his fees from insurance companies
amount to So, 500 annually, adding to
his salary, and he receives consider
ably more than $4,000 annually.
Action has been instituted in Wake
superior court for the removal of Mrs.
James Dodd, and also for division of
the estate. The estate is very large
| one. The suit is instituted by Mrs.
Dodd's daughter, Mrs. Cecyl R. Craig
and her husband. The complaint
charges that Mrs. Dodd is under the
influence of her brother, Mr.. r. P.
Howell, ana that $500 of personal
property and $12, 900 to $15, 900 of rents
and securities have been squandered
NEwBERN. apprehension is
expressed for the safety of the crew of
the two-masted schooner Susan E.
Porter, Captain Carron, which left
Charleston, December II, bound for
this, her home port. She is two weeks
over due and nothing has been heard
of her since she sailed from Charleston
1t is believed the crew of five men have
persisted. The missing schooner was
loaded with pEosphates. She is owned
by Lupton Bros. and valued at 50, 600
ELKIN. Tho Chatham Manufacture
ing Company will add another story to
Its large factory, thus doubling its
capacity. The increasing demand for
It's goods makes this necessary The
Bailey Manufacturing Company, which
manufactures cross arms and pins fol
telegraph poles, is establishing braches
! at Mt. Airy, Aberdeen and Taylors
Vile, in order to meet the heavy de
mands made upon it for these pro
, ducts.
Monroe led oft q few years ago anC
built the best court house then in tn,
State. She comes now with the hes
opera house in the State by odds. TIT
building is 1O0x60 feet, made of selec
brick and will cost SIS, 900 when fin
lshed. The opera house proper ha
3S7 regular opera chairs in the mail
hall and about 413 seats in the gallery
in all 800 seats. The stage is 6Ox2
and well shaped. From the floor il
the main hall to the ceiling is a dis
lance of 80 feet.
Grand Master of Masons Nobl
makes the following appointments Q
, | grand officers: Chaplain, A. NJ Sim
+ mons; lecturer, B. W. Hatcher; sen
Tor deacon, F. d. Winston; junior dea
: con, Martin S. Willard; marshal, F. NJ
Gattis; sword-bearer. T. C. Linn; per
q suivant, w. H. Marlboro; junior stew
!. ards, F. D. Jones, T. r. Farrow
a tyler. r. H. Bradley, oraaAr, Edwar'
Il The Legislature has created com
d mittee on election law. Mr.. Stubb
u is chairman. It desires to get the view
e of Democrats all over the State as t
y the best election law.
q AsHEvMLE. Roberts DOS,
y G. A. R., has memorialized the Stat
l. Legislature to make May 80 a Iega
holiday, instead of May 20. The pos
also adopted resolution commendin
's President McKinley's expressions i
ID his Atlanta speech, and declaring tina
no soldier on either side would thro,
ID any obstacle in the way of the accom-
q plishment of the plan. The resoluti o
" says those who oppose the President
&c suggestions are traitors to their coun
81 try.
N A young man named Harris was a.
to rested in Fayetteville on instruction
hi from the Chief of Police of Whining
to ton. charging him with stealing ss(
ne from his brother in Wilmington. Whe
d. arrested he had SO on his person, b,
upon being accompanied to his roo,
be at the Lafayette, he produced so1
en- making total of $500 he turned ov,
bs TO the oficer-all the money in h
OF possession.
be CONCORD. The machinery for Il
". Lippards & Shealy Cotton Mill has q
ut arrived, and has been placed in positie
ne in the mill. The machinery, viii
b. not first-handed, is i'll good runnir