The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-04-02
The Balfour quarry Company. OF

Asheyillc. y. C.. have just completed a
deal whereby they merge their already
EXTENSIVE quarry business with that OF
the North Carolina Pink Granite Com
pany. of Salisbury, y. {. The acquisI-
tion Of this property by the Balfour
Quarry Company is the result OF ncgo-
tia'iOns extending over four months.
While the Identity Of the old company
is lost in the new. the management
viii rcma,h practically the same. NJ.
&. f.. Massey and Mr.. Samuel Miller
becoming active members OF the Bal
four Quarry Company, the name under
which the merged company will be
conducted.
Charters hayc been issued as fol-
lows. The Peoples Fuel and Ice
Company. Of Winston. 10 manufacture
and sell ice, capital $4,000. J. G. Kern
er and others, stockholders. The Tn
ion Supply ana Cotton Company, OF
Spray, Rockingham county. capital
$4,000. with authority to increase to
100000 stockholders. b. f. MeIanc,
w II. Walker. and ]. s. Patterson
The Yanccy Bridge Company, capital
S25 600, to build tow bridge over toe
River. in Mitchell and Yancey. An in
crease is authorized of the capital
stock Of thr e. J.. Shuford Manufacture
ing Company, which makes cotton
goods of hickory. from Sl35,00i to
S2gJ.O0O. with permission 10 issue $G7.-
500 o' preferred stock to purchase ma
chinery
Another divorce was granted in the
Durham court Thursday morning.
making three cOr the week. Another
would have been granted but there was
some error i'm the plCadings and the
case was continued. The divorce
granted was to Mrs. Ellen Pruitt from
her husband Garrett Pruitt. Cruelty
was alleged and in the pleading it was
stated tuat the husband knocked his
wife down a flight of steps while she
had in her arms a small infant and
that in the fall her shoulder was
broken. This occurred while the family
was living I'm Goldsboro and since
then the husband has deserted his
wife, being now in Chicago.
Burglars entered the house of Mr.
NJ. H. Sinmonds at 300 South Church
street in Charlotte. Wednesday night
ana stole 2 trunk containing nearly
$l00 worth of goods belonging to Mrs,
J. II. Mason. who lives with Mrs,
SimmOnds The trunk was in a room
in the rear of the house when taken.
The burglars entered the room by
breaking the lock. After the entrance
was effected they ransacked several
othCr trunks and boxes in the ROOM
scattering the contents on the floor
and finally took Mrs. Mason's trunk
away The trunk contained uncut
dress goods, lace embroidery and
other fancy needlework.
In the Superior Court in Durham
Thursday morning II. ID. Kerr was
given a verdict Of 81 900 against the
Durham Traction Company. He sued
for 81 500 alleging that he was per
manently injured last summer by a
street car running into his wagon
The vehicle was badly broken and his
horse hurt The jury was given the
case Thursday morning after a tria
that covered most of two days. In q
short while the jury returned a yer
dict giving him the amount named
The case will be appealed to the Su
preme Court.
Paul Cameron, the 12-year-old sol
of J. e. Cameron, Of Raleigh, while
riding out on the west-bound train OF
the Atlantic e. North Carolina Rail
road Thursday evening, jumped of
and was dragged under the wheel:
and his right leg terribly mangleC
just below the knee. The little fellow
deplored greatly the loss of his leg
but otherwise he showed great cour
age. Four doctors amputated AM
dressed the leg and did not conside
the injuries necessarily fatal.
Mr.. T. c. Guthrie, of Charlotte, lef
Saturday night for Washington t
represent the Charlotte Shippers
Association in the freight rate cas-
against the Southern and SeabOar
and other railways. which came up fo
argument yesterday before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
w. c. Honaker, a salesman of tn
Reynolds Tobacco Company, of Wiz
aton, was held up Thursday by tw
white men in a deep cut on the No
folk & Western Railroad, betwee
keystone and Burke, w. Va, and rol
bed of ali his money and other vall
ables. He resisted and was slashe
across the chest with knife. Hi
clothing was cut over his heart. Th
highwaymen escaped. There is n
clue.
Secretary of State Grimes received
letter from William ]. Bryan as editC
of The Commoner, asking if the Les
islature of this State had adopted
resolution favoring the election {
Senators by the people. Mr.. Bryan Wa
informed that a resolution to that e
feet had been introduced but had bee
tabled in the Senate, on motion of Sci
ator Beasley.
Will Boggan. the slayer of Mr.. job
Sullivan, was Saturday given pr
liminary trial before Esquire NJ
Gregor of Wadesboro. and was /
committed to Jail without the priv
lege of bail. Mr.. H. H. McLendon a
pealed for the defendant while Be
nett e Bennett and Lockhart G. Sc
prosecuted.
II charter is granted the Burlingtc
81 Printing and Publishing Compan
with $50, 900 capital. c. A. Anderson ar
IL others, stockholders. Another chart
TO the Victor Brick Company, of Le
lngton, capital $4,000. Victor Hu
phrey and others stockholders. A
other charter to the Catawba Coun
M News Publishing Company of Newto
=. M. McCorkle and others stockhol
IA sFs.