The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-15
Tar Heel Topics.

William A Marlborough clerk at thu
Blue Ridge Inn, Henderson, eloped Sat
urday night with Miss Susie Blowers.
Of Spartanburg, s. c. Miss Blowers has
been spending the summer there, stop
ping at DR.. Egertons. The young c0u-
pie had been engaged for four years !;
in fact, they went to school together,
and have always been sWeethearts
There was sOme opposition on the part
Of both families. but young Marlborough
was determined to wait no longer, and
through the assistance of a friend Sc
cured license about 10 o'clock Satur-
Cay night and Immediately proceeded
to the residence Of Rev. A. r. Love,
pastor Of the Baptist Church, where
they were married.
Mr.. lobe Eller, who lives about eight
miles south Of Statesville. was thrown
from his buggy Wednesday morning
and his left leg was broken above the
ankle. He was carried to the home OF
Sheriff Sumers, where DR.. A. Houch
dressed the broken limb Mr.. Eller and
his little son, probably u years old,
were driving along when the horse be-
came frightened and ran. Mr. Eller was
thrown out with the above result The
little boy was shocked, but not iniur-
ed.
In the Superior Court at Salisbury
Wednesday morning, Capt J. D. Phil
lips, who has been in Jail for several
weeks, charged with larceny, submitted
to four indictments and was sentenced
to four years in the penitentiary by
Judge Cooke. When he was first ar
rested, there were but two charges
against him, but later facts revealed
larceny On a grand scale Capt Phillips
has hitherto borne a good reputation
and his arrest was sensational.
The Unagusta Manufacturing Com
pany's factory is rapidly nearing COM
pletion. The plant is located about a
half mile south Of WaynesviIle, and is
one Of the new industries Whereabouts.
Tie officers of the company are: C. H.
Hobbs, president; E. E. Quinlan, vice
president, and J. w. Burns, secretary
and treasurer. The company will man
Cfacture glued-up dimension stock for
furniture factories.
Monday evening while Alfred Cook
who lives at Rocky Mount, was clean
ing his gun, preparatory to a hunting
expedition, he accidentally shot his
wife, the entire load entering her side
in the region of teh tenth rio. At this
writing the unfortunate woman is in a
very critical condition and very little
nope is entertained for her recovery.
MIR. Henry Warlick's 15-room house
in Nc. township, Cleveland county.
was struck by lightning during an cleo
trical storm late Sunday evening and is
almost total wreck, and. the house
mold furniture was torn to pieces. The
occupants of the house were not killed
but severely shocked. The house was
insured
Frof. ]. F. Bivins, headmaster Of
trinity Park High School at Durham.
was killed by train near Durham
Monday while returning from his we'd
ding trip.
At Asheville Tuesday afternoon Isaac
Walker, colored, shot and killed his
wife because she upbraided him about
another woman
At Asheville Tuesday night loaded
street car ran over and killed ? negro
man. who jumped while the car was
moving.
Monday night at midnight hour .lr.
L ". Griffn's barn, south OF Mcnrce,
was struck by lightning and destroyai
by fire. Four fine horses, one OF which
took first prize as the finest colt al the
Mecklenburg Fair last year, persisted in
tie flames.
Mr.. John McRae, administrator of
the late R. S. Bennett. has entered suit
against the Charlotte Electric Railway
Light and Power Co. for $4,000 dam
ages.
\. Samuel McCue, ex-Mayor~of Char
icttesviile, Va, has been arrested for
the alleged murder Of his wife.