The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-10-19

doing good work, but expenses are
met with difficulty. Immediate AS
sistarcc was asked for.
State News.
President Richard II. Battle. of the |
State Agricultural Society wrote Rear |
Admiral Schley a special invitation to |
attend the State Fair October 18th. a |
letter received from Schley says that
ne has already promised the people OF
Frederick to visit them that day. He
then says: "As this is to meet the
people of my home ! am sure you will
appreciate the regret | feel in having
to forego the pleasure of meeting my
North Carolina friends at this time. ]
hope however, | may have the pleasure
| Of meeting and greeting my friends in
old North Carolina in the near future"
There is a queer case OH the docket
| of the Supreme Court from the fifth
| dictrict. A negro was wanted in South
| Carolina for murder. The sheriff of
| Cumberland county. this State, was on
the lookout fer the criminal and near
Fayetteville a conductor on the train
pcinted out as the man a negro who
was arrested and jailed. But ne proT-
ed to be the wrong man and now he
sues the railroad company for $1,000
damages. 1t is certainly case in
which the liability Of railroad to
damages is strained to the utmost.
At the last session of the Legisla-
lture Prof. Holmes, at the instance OF
the Good Reads Association" secured
the enactment of road law when
applies to Al counties. The Supreme
,, | Court is now called upon to pass or
the validity of the law, there being twi
appeals for injunction cases.
, The jury in the suit of l.. J. Andrew
, cf Durham, administrator of c. NJ
Andrews VS.. State University Ra!lrOa'
Company, have agreed on their verdic
= The plaintiff was awarded 5000 dam
ages. The plaintiff sued for $4,000
damages, for the death of his sor
which it was claimed was caused b
:, injuries while on a train of the de
e tendant.
l. There have been quite a large nun
e Der of burgaries in Greensboro recen
y ly. Almost every night some one
=. house is broken open. The burglar
% seem to be of common stamp an
h usually take nothing more than FOO
ID furniture and wearing apparel.
u. The State charters the Mocksvil
=. Furniture Company, with $4,000 ca
in ital: O. L. Wilson and others stoc
o. holders.
sc The State board of pharmacy has
ct hand the examination papers OF hfte
applicants for license as pharmacist
Gotten men can not understand M
cotton can decline in the face shro
in cotton can define in price in the ia
on Of the government report, and also
MI the face of the fact that all grove
know there is short crop.
pr There were 291 deaf, dumb and bli
at children in attendance at the two
AN st,tutions in Raleigh. OF these 155 I
lrk co,ored (deaf, dumb and blind, a
1876 are white (blind only.
,ys The executive committee OF the st
nd Fair has made very complete arran
or ments to freeze out" all gambling
vices and indecent shows.
of T. Oh. Branch Camp c. ". deci
eek IN erect a monument in Raleigh. TO
to "Women of the Confederacy.
lille camp will lay the matter before
: Of state camp when the latter meets n
week in annual session.
ier. There are now so camps OF veter
n a in North Carolina. The annual
Al dress will be delivered by Julian
,lsd Carr. major general commanding
met It is decided that the Neuse Co
viii Mills at the Falls of the Neuse, W
county, will both spin and weave
Specimens of the ore from the I
Ca perville Mining Company's mines
ar- Raleigh. will be sent to Paris in N
ough Carolina's exhibit next year; whit
s all ;s probable Mr.. T. X. Bruner, SO
with in such work.
atin3 Known %
,a,er collect and arrange.
ward, Large delegations are expected
ehes, the fair next week from all the SCI
sew and colleges. The number OF stue
his from the University. Wake Fores'
lly. trinity will be especially large.
Arrangements have been mad
idpe- the unyeiling of the monunent IN
was lywooa .'s. pon. B. 3. Mur
OH ~ richmond, has been CHOSEN
'nrise for The occasion. which is nc
rsons ber Q.
wned. A dispatch from Troy. Pa. a.
caped w. Nathan Wetheres1, OF Aloa
shock recently expelled parts ~
yatcr. which she had svallowcd IN g.
mt to from while as:nk.ng ircsl sprl
.un 10 lime. dled saturday. Jns Iro!
4 ths "a cLanYed her d'sestsse ossaa:
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