The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
North State News.

The State auditor has completed
Tie statement showing the valuation
Of real estate in North Carolina for
1903, as it will appear in the report
for the year ending November 30th,
1904 The total number OF acres Is
z9,304Ss2, and the valuation Sl44,299,-
619 This is the valuation Of real es-
tate in the country. There are 10000
acres owned by manufacturing estab-
lishments outside of town, the value
of this being s350,000. The value OF
loineral quarry, and timber interests,
Is s1,237,361. The number Of town
lots is 108, ,9S6, the valuation of these
being $74,456,S $50. The total valuation
Of real estate in North Carolina is
1920, 3,339. The previous year it
was only Sl7S,892,819. The increase
during tho year is s32,000.000, which
is by far the greatest ever recorded in
any one year. This shows the great
prosperity of the State and the mark.
ed advance in the value Of farm lands,
1t is very practical proof Of the
prosperity of North Carolina.
Messrs John L. James and Oliver
Graham, Of Laurinburg, succeeded in
day might. Geoi ge was wanted for
the ALLEGED murder Of one Robert
| Sinclair ON the 4th of last July on q
Mr. Russell's place, just few miles
| north Of Laurinburg town. There
was a reward Of s125 up for his arrest.
the county put up s25 and the Gov
ernor S1OO just few days ago. They
! found Ray at Dillon, S. c., where he
| is said to have been working for
some time. Two trips were made be
fore he Vas found. He is said to
have well concealed his identity.
| This must be, as he was caught only
about 80 miles from the place where
he is alleged to have committed the
crime.
Mrs. Mary A. Green celebrated, ar
| the old Green homestead on the Is
land Ford road, ner SD birthday, CT
| October 30th. She has four sisters,
| who shared with her the pleasures OF
this celebrated anniversary. Miss
Elizabeth Green is 80 years of age;
fMrs Matilda Daniel, Of Henrietta, is
IS years of age. Miss Martha Green
is "A years Of age, and Miss Nancy
| Green is ~ years OF age. A large
| crowd of friends and relatives were
present, and a good talking Of oldel
times was enjoyed by all The visI
tors all took baskets filled with some
thing good to eat and a delightful
dinner was spread.
Tuesday morning Mr.. Ed. Nichol
son, who lives about two miles from
Statesville, met with very palnfu
accident at his cotton gin. In som'
Wav Mr.. Nicholson got his left arm
caught in the gin and it was badl.
lacerated from the wrist to the shoui
der, all the skin being torn Off. The
muscles and bones were ont hurt, ant
the hand was onlyq slightly hurt
Physicians dressed the wound, an
Mr.. Nicholson is getting along a
we'll as could be expected.
Mr.. r. A. Christenbury, a well-to-d
farmer of the Derita neighborhooc
Mecklenburg county. had the misfol
, tune to have his pockets picked OF
: purse containing 1865, and his goi
watch, Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Chris
tenbury took seven bales of cotto
, to Charlotte and sold them for tn
amount named. An hour later b
t boarded a car for the circus, and whe
2 he reached in his pocket he found hi
purse was missing.
At the home of Simon Battle, nea
Tarboro, Ernest Body, a colored bo.
Y was killed last Sunday under peculis
D and suspicious circumstances. /"
= companions were in the house wit
him, the report of a gun was hear
D both negroes ran out to neighbor
+ house and reported that Body ha
l. accidentally shot himself. An inve
S tigation showed that the decease
l. was shot in the back by a bTeec
loading gun.
At Concord, Wednesday. in the ca:
f Of Jas. Sapp against the Southel
Railway for injuries received fro
the road, the jury gave him verdi
: against the road fer s1,560. An
peal was taken by the road. Jud;
% Allen reduced the damages from $50
= which the jury had given, to s2s
= in the case of the negro, Jaleb Mt
n chor. who was put off a train, al
this verdict will be accepted, and
appeal taken.
J. Just as a long freight train WI
II pulling out of Winston-Sale Mond'
for Charlotte the rails spread, eau
ing the engine to leave the track
n came near turning over A wreckli
T noon and repair ed htdeg.eaam '
noon and repaired the damage.