The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-01-14
North State Notes,

Mr. George Windle Of Hamlet, COM
mitted suicide at the home Of his faith
er-in-law, Mr.. E. A. Alley, at 1915 S.
Tryon street in Charlotte on Saturday
afternoon by shooting himself through
the temple with 3S calibre Smith &
Wesson revolver. He shot himself
about o'clock and lived for about an
hour, dying at o'clock. Mr.. Windle
went to Charlotte from Hamlet Friday
night to visit his wife and three chill
dren, who were there for the holidays.
He appeared in his usual health and
spirits, and no one dreamed that any
thing was wrong with him.
Mention has been made Of the fact
that there has been only one lynch
ing III North Carolina during this year
During the year 1901 and 1902 there
were no less than eight lynchings, of
which three were murder, three for
rape, one for assault with entent to
| rape and one for poisoning. These
| lynchings occurred in the counties of
| Martin, Northampton, Wayne, Moore,
| Arson, Buncombe and Rowan, two be-
| ing in the latter county.
The survey for the Raleigh & Pam
plico Sound Railway is progressing in
| a very satisfactory manner. The sur
veyors are now within ten miles OF
! Raleigh, going that way from Wilson,
| which is the starting point, and going
from Wilson eastward, have reached
| Greenvile 1t is said that the money
is ready for the prompt building of the
road.
A house on North Caldwell street. in
| Charlotte, occupied by Christian Cru
saders, was broken open Thursday
| night while the inmates were attend
| ing services in their hall on North Col
| lege street. The robbers effected an
| entrance by prizing open window.
| Although they broke open several
| trunks, valises, ETC., nothing was taken
out except two dollars in cash. The
police officers have discovered no clue.
News was received in Winston Fri
day of a homicide in Stokes county
| Monday afternoon. Sam Lawson was
shot twice by Leffie Sisk, from the ef-
fects of which he died Tuesday morn
ing. The shooting occurred at the
warehouse of Kelly Sisk's distillery
near Dellar postoffice. Sisk has not
| been arrested. The sheriff of Stokes
| county offers a reward Of 800 for his
| capture.
| Thursday was the last day OF the
har rooms in Raleigh, the dispensary
going in Friday The bar keepers OF
that city say in two years bar rooms
will be voted back, but the anti-saloon
people say that the dispensary Will
either be continued, or there will be
,rohibition. The law limits the profits
If the dispensary to 80 per cent. but
Manager W. P. Bachelor says the av-
arage profit will be about sc 2-3 per
cent
w. W. Alverson is still confined II
the Caswell county Jail at Yanceyville
charged with abducting pretty Annie
lYeaman, fifteen years old, from hel
home at Pelham. Many Of Alverton'
friends believe him to be innocent o.
, the charge, and If the girls story is t.
be believed he is a very persecutet
man.
! At the annual meeting in Salisbur!
E of the stewards of the Salisbury dis
trict of the North Carolina Methods
Conference Friday morning. the salar.
Of Rev. Dr. G. H. Datwiler, presiding
elder. was fixed at approximately 81,
400. an increase of $780, This repre-
!, sents II per cent. Of the aggregate sal
aries of the pastors Of the district.
? In a serious runaway accident i
r West Raleigh, Friday, Mrs. Tate Blu,
: Ter. Mrs. J. r. Jeffreys, and Miss For
,. of the Greensboro Normal and Indus
}, trial College, were thrown form tn
carriage. Mrs Jeffreys was serlousl
injured, and Miss Fort was hurt
= the face, losing several teeth.