The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-13
CURRENT LOCAL NEWS.

The store of BJylan, Pearce & Co q,
on Fayetteville street, was robbed
sunday Of 90 % Tn. re is no clue to
the thieves.
Bids are being asked for the con-
struction OF the new textile build
ing for the A. d M. College. This
building Is to DO 75xl30 feet-cot-
ton mill style.
II is said by farmers that labor
ls 80 scarce and high. that 10 the
floating labor which they 80 greatly
demand at certain seasons, that .
curtsilment OF acreage seems nee
lssary.
The Supreme Court, last week,
resffirmed the verdict given by
Wake county jury to apt. y. 4.
Uoley for $l2, 800 against the South.
ern Railway. Capt. Coley sustain.
ed the loss Of an arm In q smash
up at Goldsboro some time ago.
Auditor Dixon, who has charge
VI pension matters, says the lists OF
applicants are already coming In
andthat there 'be no falling OF.
on the contraryT Increase. He
added that the AVERAGE North Car.
Gilman knows the value Of dollar
too we'll to deprive himself OF 1t
when he Is entitled to 1t.
The y Supreme Court judges have
gone home. Chief Justice Furches
left for his home at Statesville.
Justice Douglas went to his home
at Greensboro. Justice Cook has
gone to his home at Warrenton
They will probably not return to
the city before the latter part of
August.
Attorney General Gilmer has CIV
on an opinion as to the matter of
taxation OF salaries OF judges aud
State officers. He holds with At
torney General Bachelor, in the
la ter g opinion Ia 1856, that such
salaries are not taxable, and says q
number Of Supreme Courts have
affirmed that opinion, and it seems
to be acqu esced in by the public as
q sound exposition OF law.
The pay Il the law gers goes merrily
on, and nothing much Ia said about
1t these days. 1t has been reported
that the attorneys who appeared
for the state Ia the tax assessme Mt
cases presented bills for So 900 each
In addition to the $1,000 paid them.
The Auditor gave them warrants
for only $500 each. Lawyers who
were paid $500 are J G l.. Harris,
John W. Hinsdale and Charles A.
Cook Simmons, Pou & Ward were
allowed 1000, as two mem bers of
that firm appeared.
The executive committee of the
trustees of Wake Forest College met
last week and elected G. G. Critten
den, professor Of pedagogy, an In
structor In the gymnasium, and
made his salary 1000. A commit
tee WAS appointed to make recon
mendations concerning q medical
department., which is to be estab-
lished this year. 81. O. Dockery,
George W, Norwood and j. @. Cad
dell were appointed committee to
arrange for the complete electric
lighting Of the buildings and the
grounds.
The State Board of Agriculture
has set apart about 81, 900 as start
Ing fund for Agricultural scholar
ships at the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. The college
will supplement- this sum by about
$4,000 at once. 1t appears that
some interest Is being attempted
at last in the matter of developing
the Agricultural feature. The
scholarships are worth about $50
each now and will be restricted to
agricultural students. The board
gives $1,000 to be expended for work
upon the college farm done by such
students. 1t was dec ared by the
deposed professor Of agriculture, In
his remarks TO the board Of agricul-
ture, that little or no attention had
been paid TO agriculture by the col
lege authorities. There is hardly
any doubt that while the board Il
trying to be liberal It Is going be
yond Its means. But increase II
public approp, iatlons and wild ex
penditures are the order Of the day
in North Carolina.