The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-08-27
North State News.

Postmaster Rollins. OF h>n"Nift
saws that the mountains are flied
with people from the South. who 81"
there TO spend the hot season. Not
only Is this fact indicated NY inc
amount of mail handled. said MAI.
Rollins. but IL is confirmed by tho
agents of the Postofice Department
Free Delivery Inspector Roberts. Who
has visited not only most Of the towns
i'm the western part Of the State. but
MANY OF the rural districts as well.
saws that even the farm houses In
some localities are filled 90 the doors
with visitors. He says he saS On"
house in the Hills River section where
there were about 40 people. and III 40
not look as though the house h1i
been built 10 accommodate more than
half this number.
A postofTice inspector has been "t-
dered TO Rocky Mount TO make an OF
ficial investigation OF the employ
ment of four members OF Postmaster
Robbins family In the local once
there. While IL has been decided thst
only two members Of the Hooin2
family can continue In subordinate
positions In the ofice. no official ac.
} ton will be taken until the report GU
the inspector Is forthcoming f~rrt As
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been handling the Robbins case ori
Postmaster General Payne himself 10
interested In the family arrangements
; at that place. and no action VIII DO
taken without consultation with fif.
J Elder Monday. Thomas Persons and
two women-one known as ST Anna
and the other as Holy Angel. had the
3 snirit move them 10 trouble In South
4 ern Pines Sunday afternoon They Do
gan preaching loudly. and Marsnaii
Dillehay, with the assistance of an
Q extra policeman, Ruff Chattereld. IN
, terfered. and as a result Elder MOT
a 1ay and Holy Angel s:en- the aSh'
: I'm the lookup. They were taken before
Mayor Fergeryon next morning ana ~
r sessed with TIE costs-Sl-s5 each
= with a promise TO keep quiet from
II then on. They call themselves
. Seventh Day Adventists.
"a Wallace Davis. who admits that hs
a was once a pal Of VIII Harris. fh'
,r Mecklenburg desperate. was In tn'
a notice court I'm Charlotte Wednesoa'
N morning charged with carrying con
"a cealed weapons. When Sergeant far
a rington arrested Davis. he had the gui
=. nm his sleeve with the point OF IN
n. barrel In his hand. The oficer though
- Davis was making ready 20 hre 20 D.
~ called TO him to put down bis weapo'
a or he would club him. This brouyh
ga Davis 10 his sense and he handed owe
II. the gun to the ofhcer who escorte
the negro TO the lookup
a somewhat singular sIzUe OF 1a.s:
tas arisen at Marshall. where Juds
Jones is holding court. prisone
-, contracted a contagious disease and Q
90 a consequence the jail has been quAi
antined. II will be necessary 20 ar
/ tourn court in a day or 50. an only th
hond cases can be reached. Among 70
IL important cases that must go over n
rs. two I'm which the defendants ~
y charged with murder. for. In The IN
guage OF ocaft officer. IL is impoa
s.ble to mete out justice 10 men vn
ns arc shielded by quarantine regulation
n The fact became known In Asn'
%. Vile Tuesday that Otis n Coke
that city went 20 Knoxville .Tenf
~ Monday night To be married TO Mi
=. Gertrude Jones. a trained nurse
asheyille. Miss Jones and her notn'
en- wont 10 Knoxville ON the same trfi
g. Mr.. Coxe's marriage has caused
great deal OF comment. He In the ei
.l est son OF the late Col Frank Co1
= aUI was general years ago Si:c.>s
an. from his wife. gho was Miss MAJ
lid Connolly
,o- Charles shuford. OF CASTOR ooun,
who killed Mr. Alex. Auten. OF Nee
~ lenburg county. on the stn inst-. o
p been arrested at Jellico. Tenn. =,
.rn will be brcngh; 20 Charlotte Tor TIA
re. A new lodge 0: Odd Fellows u =
ur- nlisd fer e, Burnsviile. fancey coon'
nm she county commissioners or nec
,iu leuburg have at last settled the VeI
,vv problem Of selecting new site
bic the county home By deciding 10 p'
nd chase the McGinnis farm. comprisi
i'm 500 acres. and situated on the sal
tri- bury road. eight miles from Cn'
lotte. The price to be paid fof
any property Is $500. On the farm Is
at GOOD residence. stable. barn and or
!, is buildings. The residence VIII De
ade cupied by the superintendent OF
en- county home and two additional o1l
ted in0s will be erected for the inmates