The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
State News Notes.

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The New York Financial Review
says: THE decision of the supreme
court of North Carolina to the effect
that State Treasurer Worth was right
in refusing to pay out Of the $4,000
realized by bond issue the peniten
tiary debts justifies the stand taken
by the official, which was at the time
declared by the lawyers to be based
on solid legal ground. Treasurer
Worth contended that these debts
should be paid from the annual ap-
preparation and not from the bond is
sue. This is not the only case where
his firmness has proven to be dictated
by good sense. In many of his official
acts he has evinced clear under
standing of his rights and duties, and
has been upheld by public opinion and
by the bench. He is among the most
efficient and painstaking public SER
wants Of the State, and he has during
his incumbency made a record Of
which he may properly feel proud"
The survey Of the route for the Raj
eigh and Eastern Railway is still In
progress. One route was surveyed last
week to point twenty-four miles
| from the city and the surveyors are
now on their way back over differ
ent route. Three routes in all will be
surveyed. 1t has developed in max
ing the survey that there are much
I larger quantities of timber along tht
route than were at first supposed
while the agricultural resources Ol
that section are very great. The pro.
moters of the road are much encour-
aged by the outlook for business ani
declare that the road will certainly
be built.
1t is the intention of the Dukes t.
Northern Railroad at an early date
it is said. 1t will be built on to Fay
etteville, making it about fifty mile.
long Already 81 miles Of the road il
in operation and 1t is paying hand
somely. From nine to thirteen cars o
lumber are daily delivered over it
to the Seaboard Air Line at Apex, be
sides other freight. The road ha
one engine, two passenger cars ant
some twenty cars and fats. The roa'
is in very fine condition, possibly tn
best new road i'll the State, and as
| stands represents IN outlay OF 800,
900.
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Cox
company have suspended operation
at Tomotia until they can put in
hydraulic washing plant to clean tn
iron ore.-Cherokee Scout.
Jim Fewell, colored, who is employ
ed in the beef market of S. P. Gofort
of Kings Mountain, shot and kille
Sam Moore, colored, who worked /
the livery stable Of Plonk & War
last Saturday night.
, The Secretary of State incorporate
the Elizabeth City Knitting Mill
The incorporators are D. B. Bradford
J. B. Blades, J. B. Flora, W. c. Glt
yer, Or. w. J. Lumsden, Oscar Nj
Mullen, F. NJ. Grill, R. B. Martin,
t B. Nash, w. T. Old. A. L. Pendletol
S G.. H. Robinson, J. l.. Sawyer, G. m
i Scott, W. J. Woodley, ]. H. Whit
. and P. H. Williams. The capt.;
: stock is to be not less than $4,000
and may be increased to 100000. Tt
Y incorporation has the power to spill
knit. and weave all fabrics of cotto
S or wool.
The citizens of Hookerton held
e | onnninfod a
mittee to confer with the A. & N.
railroad to. try to secure brane
road from Kinston to Snow Hill
Hookerton.
Practically all the cotton in tn
). State is now picked. There is litt
g about and only on low lands, but
;. Is damaged by rain and wind, staine
!. and bletched and counts for littl
The oldest cotton grower never sa
;, the crop gathered SO rapidly.
:. There are more than four hundrt
=, and fifty cases On the docket OF Il
United States district court at Ra
J eigh, and there remains two weel
l. more for reports from commissioner
l. The counterfsiting case against La,
yer A. J. Marshall, of Wilmingto
will ccpaa up ii witpesses are ready
Estelle Hall. the two-year-o
l. daughter of DR.. Hall, Of Prospect Hi
n is believed to be the only person
c. these parts who has six living gran
70 mothers and four living grandfathe
I. two grandmothers, two great gran
n, mothers, and two great-great gran
=: mothers, two grandfathers and t,
=. =. great grandfathers. That is som
L. thing that not many children can bos
N Of. All 81 her living ancestors are 9
joying good health, Durham c.
Raleigh Post