The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-06-16
North Carolina News.

The State Wednesday granted char
teFs to three corporations. one The
Damask Manufacturing Company. of
Roaring River. Wilkes county. capltai
stock sl25. 900. Ira II. Hayes OF Ccium-
bia. s. C.. and W. l.. Harper. Of Win
sion Salem. being the chief stockhol-
ders. the company tn manufacture tex
tile fabrics: second. the Appalachian
Mining and development Company. Of
Greensboro. with q branch at Pitts
burg. Pa, capital stock 100000. O. i.
NcCutchen. PIttsJurg and s. q. Fry.
Greensboro, principal stockholders. To
mine minerals. o.es. fossils. oils. work
mine minerals, ores. fossils. oils. work
Wood dworking Company. og Ienoir.
capital stock $50. 900, J. VI. Powell and
others, stockholders. to manufacture
building materials furniture. novelties.
etc.
A sad accident occurred Monday
e.ening near the Louia Mills I'D
Kings Mountain. Mrs. Ainter Alien.
the wife OF Dixon Alien. was Instantly
killed by a passing freight train. The
family was moving from the Iouia
MIL to the upper end of town ana ME-
Allen was walking along the track car
ry.ng a guinea fowl and three cbiesens'
which were also killed. She was cross
| ing the railroad near the mail crane NJ
| the L.,,ia Mills, where the path lay
along the track - or 20 feet and then
| crosses To the opposite side OF the
| track. The engineer fMr. LgcasD saw
| fer and blew the whistle and she stop
aed an instant while attempting to
| cross and was struck by the pilot and
knocked Sc yards. The body Was fear
| folly mangled.
| About two weeks ago a negro Inah
named Henry NeiIi went To the home
| o. a highly respected white man IN ire
| d.u county during his absence ana
| r1ade improper proposals 10 ms ~its;
| The next night ten middle agea. eooi
| headed determined men took the negro
and gave him such whipping as only
men ~ this kind conid adminisier TO 3
nsaro, Tor an Insult 10 a white woman
Afr they had piled the whip until ths
.,,tI,y wretch was a quiyering pundie
of mains they told him TO get He got.
Iohn Mitchell, eoiored. an emplose
a. the Queen City Brick Company III
| Charlotte. was shot and instantly
killed Tuesday morning by Jim steer.
another employe The shooting tooK
r,aee at the plant OF the brick eompA-
" about four miles south of that city
.aer the shot was fred and steel re-
s,tzed that the wound was mortal nc
ran and escaped from his fellow WORK
men Who pursued him. The men nsa
heen at outs for several days Shortly
.s,.r O'Clock Tuesday morning. Snas
the men were at work. the qnaIrei "si
. rsneyed After much corsing az
a,.nse ON eacn side. Steel drew his 80
r yoIyer and ared at Aitene.is BE-.
q one ehot was enough. Tor u pie'e'
! | sfitchells heart
The authorities al Roxboso have esei
advised that the governor viii not IN
terfere with the sentence OF Adap
[ Tiunt. who is TO be hanged al ina
e place June 18th. for the murder o. hes
wood wilkins. Petitions have recent
been circulated and presented 10 U
governor. one asking that the sentene
& To eommuted to life imprisonment. IN
o | other that the sentence be not inter
: | fered with. There is quite strong sen
y timent among numbers OF the best ei'
= izens. especially the lawyers. that
vas a very close case and that the ev
dence did not warrant serdief IN u
irst degree.