The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-08-13
State News Notes.

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white boys, IS years of age were ar
rested in Charlotte Saturday on a
charge Of stealing $40 from the father
of Sistare, who lives nine miles from
Waxhaw and is n farmer. The money
represented years Of saving on the part
of Mr.. Sistare and his daughter. James
Sistare and Verge Snipes plotted to
take the money and go West Friday
morning they stole the $40 and went
to Waxhaw, where they purchased two
bicycles for $4725. They went to Char
lottc, and stopped at the Queen City
Hotel, refusing to register. The boys,
who spent the night in the police sta
tion, expressed no regret over their ac-
ton.
While engaged in putting a new roof
on the residence of Mrs. Mary Huntley
at WadesborO Thursday, o carpenter
dropped his hammer through the raf-
tcrs. Going down for the tool, the
workman was Mortified to find a skele-
ton lying in the attic. The skeleton
was apparently that of a white man
Dried flesh still adhered to portions of
the bones and there were signs that
rats had eaten a part of the body
Fragments OF clothing, an old hat, a
PAIR OF shoes and collar button were
also found lying around the skeleton
he hat was near the skull and the
shoes were just below the feet
The body of Mrs. Dolph Weaver was
found dead in a well at her home in
Cool Springs. near Statesville, Friday
she was bruised about the neck, indi-
eating that she had been choked to
death and then thrown into the we'll
The cOrOner's jury reported that Mrs.
Dolph Weaver, had been outraged. A
negro, WilfOrd Roseboro, is charged
with the crime. ROseEOrO has been
located in SaluGa, and the sheriff has
gene after him.
Working at her place on an operat-
ing table in the knitting mill at Wash
ington. Bessie Ipock a twelve-year-
old girl, had her dress wound around
the exposed shaft bar that was revolv-
Ing swiftly. AS soon as the slack of
the dress was wound up, the girls
body was whirled round and round
through the air and her head struck
the floor with sickening thud, killing
her instantly.
Grand Secretary Drewry, of the grand
lodge of Masons, says that Francis d.
Winston last week raised 81, ,220 for the
Masonic Temple. Of this $50 was
raised at Goldsboro. $42O at Enfield.
$3.50 at Smithfield and $4S5 at Wilson.
Windsor lodge has so far contributed
more than any lodge outside of Raj
eigh, it having taken $1,000 of stock.
A charter is granted the Greensboro
Supply Company, capital $35 600, to
manufacture and deal in engines, ma
chinery. etc; w. l.. Guthry and others
stockholders.
AS yet the railways have given no
indications as to whether they intend
to contest the assessment of their prop
erty by the corporation commission.
or course not few of the railways
are much stirred by the large increase
in appraisement.
The State charters the Springhope
Cotton Oil Company, of Nash county,
capital $4,000, b. w. Upchurch and
several score of other residents being
stockholders.
The State grants a charter to the
Pamlico & Neuse River Timber Com
pany, of Newbern, with $125,000 capi-
tai. the stockholders being d. w.
Green. d. J. Nusewander and c. H.
Mills, all of Toledo, Ohio. The COM
pany will deal in timber and timber
lands. operate saw mills and wood
working plants of any kind.
The gold receipts at the local United
States assay office in Charlotte during
the month of July were $28,946.1S. The
corresponding month of last year the
receipts were $35 5,313.57. The receipts
the past month amounted to more than
the receipts for any month this year
UP to date.
The increase in State taxes which
the increase il. railway assessment VIII
bring about Will be about $4,000.
Lucette Mcdonald, a young coloreo
woman. was run over and killed by
the shifting engine in the Southern
freight yards at Charlie tte at IL o'clock
Saturday right. The dead woman was
drunk that night AMI it is presumed
that she vas asleep on the track. She
had an unsavory reputation.
One hundred and four negroes, men
and women, all from New York anc
vicinity returned TO North Carolina on
one train Saturday, on the Seaboard
Air Liae. They we're so glad to get
back that most Of them cried for joy