The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-06-25

"hen IL was announced that a mum.
Der OF the operatives Of the Pacolet
mills. in South Carolina. had been
brought there and that they had
smallpox. A rigid and thorough ex.
animation was promptly made by the
authorities and as result AZ Of the
parties were put in the pest house
the operatives from the South Caro-.
INA cotton mills which were destroyed
by the heavy rains OF week ago
went To Reidsville Sunday. There
were about sixty-hve Of them, sent
there by Mr.. j. w. Manley, superin.
t'ndcnt OF the Edna Cotton Mills. of
Reidsvill". who was at the scene OF
inc wrecked mills. and who furnished
transportation for them. There were
hundred and twenty-five more of
thcm ready to start when the secre.
tary and treasurer OF the Edna Mills
Mr. j. B. Pipin, notified them not to
come.
The most horrible tragedy that has
ever been enacted i'm the memory of
the oldest inhabitants Of Ashe county
TOOK place Sunday. at the foot of the
NilcEhany mountain range just inside
nt That county. CriCk Davis, with an
axe, cut to pieces two men and his
own wife, Alfred Barker and son
Lew. from Virginia, had stopped over
night with Davis, who had insisted
upon their staying. and while they
were asleep Davis attacked them, cut
ting them to pieces with an axe. Mrs.
Davis attempted to- prevent the deed
and was herself struck several times
with the axe, and the attending
physician said she would die. Davis
was probably insane He is in jail
Clarence Smith, son of Capt. T. T.
Smith, Of Charlotte was held up in
that city by three footpads Tuesday
nISht and was given an exciting ex-
ptrienCe for short time. He had just
escorted young lady home and on
his return up South Tryon, at the
mouth of a dark alley. he encountered
this narrowing episode A sack was
thrown over the young mans head and
MS Captors began dragging him into
the alley His cries for help were loud
enough, despite the CLOTH to frighten
thcm off before they could steal any
thing from him. The men could not
be found by the police.
charter is granted to the Hiss
.nUtacturinB Company, with head
quarters at Charlotte. It's capital is
S1oo,O0o, authorized and Of this George
j. Hiss. John NJ. Rhodes and ID. O'DCn-
CGhUe each owns so shares There is
to be common and preferred stock, and
the preferred is to yield per cent
dlNtdon3S, anything after these are
paid going to holders OF common stock.
TT" company's privileges are extensive
to deal in and manufacture machin-
cry. to make and deal in textile mater
ials; to own and develop and operate
water powers and manufacturing
plants.
At meeting Of the board of trus-
tees OF Greensboro Female College.
held Fsiday afternoon, 1t was decided
80 close this institution. For some
time this action has been under advise.
mcnt, but not until yesterday was the
matter definitely determined upon. At
this meeting all but five shares Of the
stock were represented, the following
trustees being present: DR.. Dred Pea
cock, c. II. Ireland. ]. A. Odell. Prof.
o. W. Carr, of Greensboro; ]. M. and
w. r. Odell, of Concord, and r. T.
Gray, of Raleigh.
The Seaboard Knitting Mill, of
Henderson. will resume work in a
short time. The property has been
\ purchased by New York parties and
the plant will be enlarged and i'm
n proved and operated on a larger scale
II than before. This is the same con-
N Germ that went into the hands of re-
ceiver some time ago. 1t employed
about $50 hands before and it is said
N that when the plant is enlarged they
Will work nearly twice that number.
A charter is granted the Wampum
Cotton Mill Company, at Lincolnton,
capital Sl600O0. The mill will spin and
weave cotton goods. OF it's stock J. A.
Abernathy holds $13O,00O, r. S. Aber-
nathy $4,000, and T. F. Costner,
NJ S. 600.
The Adjutant General has been noti-
Ped that the War Department had al
lotted $23,950 to this State, available
FOR encampment expenses. Some days
hgo the Department made a similar
Me epportionment for purposes of equip
ment
The safe in the postoffice at Pin
#nacle. Stokes county. was blown open
Monday night and robbed Of from
two to three hundred dollars in cash
and stamps. The burglars made their
Il escape.
# While putting in a new boiler at the
seminary at Red Springs Tuesday, ].
nj. Hargett machinist for the D. A.
M'Tompkins Company of Charlotte, fell
from ladder and was seriously in
jured. 1t is feared he is hurt intern
ally. He was taken to Charlotte and
"a is now at his home, at the corner of
Eleventh and Caldwell streets.
% The thirty third annual convention
#pf the grand lodge, knights of Pyth-
las, of North Carolina. convened in
Nilmington Tuesday night in the
Dplendid new hall of the three Will
mington, lodges, in the Murchison
Ank building. Grand Chancellor j.
"a Scott. of Graham, presided. and all
ofher officers and about $50 repre-
otntatives were present.
Gov. Aycock delivered the address
Defore the literary societies of Van
\ dsrbilt University in the University
N chapel Tuesday night. His subject was
Education" Governor Aycock at
{ended the University commencement
M 4kercises next morning and left for
&3h attanooga in the afternoon.
The Winston Tobacco Association
et Tuesday and elected a central
/. pmmittee to act with Governor Ay-
pck in securing delegates to a State
nvention to be held in Raleigh, the
pJect of which is to arrange for a
npth -.