The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-03
Charlotte Cotton Market.
Tar Heel Topics.


Cleveland Star: The colored peo-
pie had a Sunday school picnic at
Washington church, near Waco, Satur-
day, in which much interest was taken
and much good accomplished, but the
quietude and pleasure of the occasion
was married considerably by a fight
engaged in by Gus Roberts and an
other negro by the name OF Nance. 1t
came very near being serious, Rob-
erts being badly cut by Nance on the
arm and suffering such injuries as TO
make it necessary to have his wounds
dressed by doctor.
By vote of to the board of al
dermen OF Greensboro adopted Alder
man Thompson's amendment to the
ordinace requiring telephone wires to
be put underground in the business
section so as to include telegraph
wires also The Western Union and
Postal Companies were represented at
the meeting and strongly objected to
the measure. claiming that it would
entail a heavy expense and work
great hardship on them.
Since January 1st there have been
erected in WinstOn-Galem, and are
now in construction, residences alone
representing an expenditure Of $780,
600 This will unquestionably be
record breaking year in the building
line. The total output for building,
including residences and business
property will not fall far short of the
half-milliOn mark.
Saturday afternoon when westbound
freight No. rs. was between Cleveland
and Statesville, E. McLain, colored,
shot John Woodruff, also colored, the
ball entering his left forearm near the
elbow Both were brakemGn on the
train After he was shot Woodruff
jumped from the train and struck on
his head, receiving severe injuries. d.
Dr.. Lewis NJ. Gaines has been elect
ed professor of anatomy and physiol-
ogy in the medical department Of
Wake Forest College, Wake Forest.
DIR. Gaines is the son OF Rev. F. H.
Gaines, president of Agnes Scott In
stitute. at Decatur, Ga, and is grad
uate OF Johns Hopkins University.
Gr5ensSara Record: 1t is announced
that the directors OF the Tar Heel
Publishing Company will have meet
ing here in few days to discuss the
question of publishing The Tar Heel.
1t is also rumcred that the paper will
be issued weekly instead Of daily, as
was originally intended.
Mr.. Chas. A. Bird, of Marion, a
brother OF Attorney J. l.. c. Bid, was
instantly killed by an excursion train
Saturday near Ebernan. Mr.. Bird has
recently become deaf and did not hear
the approaching train, which struck
him, cutting his legs off. He is of
prominent family of his county.
At Lexington Wednesday Mr.. w. R.
Wicker and family, were all taken
suddenly and violently i'll after eating
heartily from bowl of fine vegetable
soup. An examination Of the con-
tents showed that one of the ingred-
tents, supposed to be onions, consist
ed Of a lot Of bulbs of the narcissus.
broke camp at Wrightsville Wednes-
day morning and the soldiers LETT for
their respective homes. The Cover
nor was in attendance and was &C
corded a royal welcome.
Governor Glenn is preparing a CIR.
cular letter to all the judges of the
Superior Court, requesting them to see,
through the county commissioners and
grand juries, that all the jails are made
safe, 50 that prisoners can be kept in
their respective counties when under
conviction Of capital offences and not
have to be taken to other jails for
safe-keeping, so as to avoid in the flu
ture a repetition of such spectacle as
was presented in the case OF Dan
Teachey, who, on account of the abso-
lutely unsafe condition of the jail at
Kenansville, had to be kept at Colds
boro, from which place he was taken
to the place CT execution day before
the time. spectacle for gaping crowds
on the streets and trains.
W. NJ. Aldridge attempted suicide at
the Henry House at Statesville last
night by taking an overdose of NOR
phine. Physicians Immediately sum-
moned saved his life.
The corporation commission has
overruled the exception of the Sea-
board Air Line to the order requiring
that road to put in a siding for the
Round Pine Lumber Company, near
Merry Oaks. The road will now have
to put in the siding Or appeal the case
to the Supreme Court