The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-03-19

position created at the recent session
~ tthe legislature. with 81 900 salary.
superintendent Joyner went To
greensboro two or three DAYS ago to
Pc Mr.. Brooks in regard to the lat.
tT'F taking this clcrkship. He resign.
~ tho Sup"rintcndonCy OF the Mon
-fpc graded schools 10 take the place.
1ffc VII also be the secretary Of the
executive committee Of the Southern
|fducation board during the latters
fummcr work. with which he Is so ia.
ypiliar. superintendent Joyncr says
~. Brooks duties will be to look af-
I'D the loan fund, for aiding in the
fuildiAE ~ school houses and that he
Wi investigate the condition Of af-
fhirs In tn" various counties so that
nc money may be used TO the best ad.
vantage. The Superintendent says he
a'SlreS ana VIII obtain a report at
nrst hand on the educational coudi.
Non ot oycry county and also OF the
condition Uf the school houses Mr..
Brooks viii assist superintendent
}pyner iE securing this valuable and
most necessary information.
\ Heidsville special says: The +. X.
Fenn Tobacco Company in the future
il employ girls in the smoking o.
DECO department. They are of IL.
ppinion that this class OF labor -
W0Vo more satisfactory in every pS =
Hular. The Old North State Compan !.
IDS been working girls for some time :
Wbert Harris 4; Bro. employ only
uQys, but II IS rumored that they. as
Well as the other smoking tobacco fac
tQics, are contemplating change.
kAbor Is quite scarce: negroes are leav-
me daily for West Virginia and other
oRtes, and it is only n question Of
tfpe when ak the factories will be
compelled to depend entirely on white
labOr. Manufactured tobacco is being
npped in large quantities and manu-
mturios find it impossible to keep up
WIN orders. The order men have in
W uCtiOns 20 purchase all the leaf to-
barcO pos bic. and a still further adj
xance is expected ere the week is
pessod
"a Raleigh Special says Work is in
npgroSS ON the Pullen Memorial
pul lding at the Agricultural & Nc
rhnniC College. The roof is on. and
NE now the interior work which is
pcll% done. The portico is to be very
mpnS'Dg. with large columns. In this
mildin& VIII be the dining hall. t. seat
NV STUDENTS, and the assembly room.
Nnlch VIII accommodate 500. Some
Npfk yet remains tH be done in Wa
'tuEI raL \n estimate is made that
to 'ompI'.2 amt equip these two
hn idn@s, viii cost something like
w ,o0o which the legislature has
conpelled the Agricultural Depart
ment to- ply.
ovcrnn hycock has made the fot
lpping appoir mcnts: TO be a direc.
tor &C the pcDitrntiary, John Z. Kerr
uE AShevillC. 10 he a member OF the
hWrd ot agriculture: John M. Fore.
hand. ot Chowan county: to be oyster
con'missioHer rCappointedp w. 3.
Mbb. ot MorChCad City; TO be mem.
pers cf the board of visitors of the \.
Nh. College, &. w. Gold, w. J. Peele
Mi X. /. smith, all reappointments,
PN Go"HA0 howard, TO succeed Mr..
n0NcS, VINO was recently appointed
mHn6eF ot Che board of agriculture
nsuranC" Commissioner Young was
hprinrI of an attempt last night to
uun the extensive plant of the White
FWniturc Company at Mebane. The
ucendlanr&, using a quantity OF cot
Ion waste, saturated with oil. set fire
mkcVcral places. to- the oil house
Nnlch adJoined the main building, but
ne frc was discovered in time. The
nSrrancc commissioner sent an ex-
Rrt there to investigate.
IN the Superior Court at Charlotte
ne ease OF w. $. Clanton against the
W of Charlotte for $4,000, for alleged
am6ce to Cl3ntOn's farm. west of the
uy, Hy the Scwrage from the city. was
md lITInI aud tIo MI i,,k;
2mages in the sum of SO, 900. The de-
liant will appeal.
n Is learned at the Agricultural De-
eftrnent that the sales of fertilizer
* tags aIe normal. II is expected
n1} they viii be as large as they were
ast spring.
acquisition has been made by this
tafe on the War Department for
rag' magazine rifles for all the in
MY regiments OF the North Caro-
National Guard. In all there will
Dout 1000. Cartridge belts and
ayoDet scabbards will come with the
wednesdays Charlotte Observer
W that Col. 4. l.. Abernethy. owner
the. Open View Farms lost a wallet
,ntainins $3.50 Tuesday en- route from
We Bend to Charlotte or after his
rrNal in Charlotte. Col. Abernethy
rove from his farm to Mount Holly. a
sAnce Of nve miles, Tuesday morn
8 and took the train there for Char
tie. The wallet containing the money
a. in his coat pocket. At last account
Dad not succeeded in recovering 1t.
Congressman f. Y. Webb. of the
NTH district, will deliver the literary
ress at the approaching commence
at Oak Ridge Institute. The an
sermon will be preached by Rev,
NJ. Johnson, OF Greensboro, presi-
Il OF the North Carolina Conference
the Methodist Protestant Church.
pvernor Aycock has made quite a
mber of educational appointments
peak during the next two or three
,nths. The dates up to the end OF
are as follows: Guilford College,
81 26th, Pelham, 9th; Windsor,
9TH, Burlington, 18th; Sharp In
'tue, 2sth; Bombay Institute, May
Sanford, 7th; Wintersville High
: l, 18th; Oxford, 18th; Red
!, rmgs, goth; Leesville, 22d; Yadkin
ue Normal School, 26th; Littleton