The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-24
North State Notes.


In the Charlotte police court few
mornings ago, John Smith, colored,
alias Pug Bailey, was charged with a
deadly assault On Will Frazier and
with robbing Frazier Of jug of Whls-
key. Frazier is from Rock Hill, and
his visit to Charlotte was for the ex-
press purpose of getting that gallon OF
whiskey He bought it at an uptown
saloon and was in route to the South
ern depot when Bailey seized the jug
and gruffly told him to let go. The
South Carolina negro had no lnten-
ton Of going home empty-handed ana
| he resisted until Bailey stabbed him on
the shoulder with knife. Bailey then
secured the liquor and departed in
haste, but was later arrested by the
police. The recorder thought the Of
fence grievous one and bound the oe-
| PENDANT over to the superior court,
sending him to Jail in default Of a
! bond of 5000.
While opening a small box Saturday
| r. u. Garrett, prominent capitalist
| Of Ashevil!n, struck his hand against a
nail. inflicting a very slight wound.
! Little attention was paid to the scratch
and Mr.. Garrett retired Saturday night
in apparently good health. About mid
night he awoke suffering great pain.
A physician was called, who, upon
Investigation, said that Mr.. Garrett
was suffering from blood-poison
caused by the nail-scratch. He was re-
moved to the Clarence Baker Hospital
at BiltmOre.
The oldest pensioner in Mecklen-
burg county of the Confederate vet
Grams fund, and perhaps in the State
is Henry Permenter, Of Charlotte. Mr.
Perminter Is So years OF age and Is
hale and hearty. His wife, who Is still
living, is now over 100 years old and is
likewise enjoying good health. Mr.
Permenter after receiving his check
for s45 Wednesday gave Clerk Russell
pressing invitation to come out anc
nav him an extended visit.
Judge Jones in Asheville decides
that DR.. Jay must not be sent to the
penitentiary to serve the thirty years
sentence until the two other other
charges of murder are tried or he sub
mits in court. He was tried only FOL
killing the oldest of the three child
rem.
Adjutant General Register is prepar
ing his annual report on the Nationa
Guard of this State The report of tn
commandments Of the various organiza
lions show that the Dick law has hat
a very fine effect upon the force. 1t i
expected that much more will be dom
for the National Guard next year. Tn
officers desire to participate in move
ments by large bodies Of troops, that Il
in groups of States, and perhaps Their
may be something of that kind mex
summer in this section Of the coun
try.
A negro named Julius Houston, O
Asheville, while washing the plate
glass windows of an Office building OF
Church street in that city, slipped OF
the table on which he was standing
and fell through the glass, severin'
an artery in the thigh. Medical All
was quickly called and the man.
wounds attended to. He was take1
to the Mission Hospital in yer,
weak condition. 1t is not believes
that the wound will prove fatal
There was habeas corpus case il
Raleigh Monday evening before ST.
preme Court Justice Walker, involvin
the power of the aldermen of Wiz
ston to levy $4,000 tax on the T.ad
ing Stamp Company. Judge Wake
dismissed the application, holding tn
tax unconstitutional
The State Labor Commissioner
compiling the figures regarding fas
tories and factory labor in North Care
lima 1t will show considerable il
crease in the number OF all factories
particularly cotton mills and furnitur
and other Woodworking plants. 1t
probable that it will show an increas
in wages. It will be interesting I
know how great has been the reductio
in the number of children employed
the mills. The law regulating child Il
Dor becomes effective January list.
Late Saturday night revenue on
GERS captured large illit distiier
in Orange county, some fifteen mile
from Durham. The still was of Il
gallons capacity and about $500 ga
Ions of beer was poured out. Tw
worms, cap and other property wa
destroyed. The still was in operate
at he time Of the raid and the thre
negroes in charge made their escal
by diving into the darkness and takin
leg bail.
fhe issue Of Krag magazine rife
to the National Guard OF North Car
lima at Raleigh was begun Tuesda
The old rifles will be returned thel
and then sent to the War Department