The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-02-02
Tar Heel Topics.

Tho annual meeting of the trustees
Of the Slnte University vas held In
Raleigh last week la the * xecuiiYe of
tee, Governor Sicun being chairman
cx-ofiiCio. presiding. f.ssidfht Ven
able presented his annual report. show
ing unprecedented prosperity. Th"re
aIc six hundred ana sixty stnGs nis.
cne hundred ard Fixiy more than
2 year ago. lie estimated as itesSi~5'
q $50 600 appropriation 10 sustain tho
University aud 10 erect ntCosHary
buildings during the next iwo ySars,
and the Governor was asked ~ Facn-
ton this In z special message - The
Legislature. On motion of i. NJ
Means, President Nen0blc was tr-
ICsntcd To represent the trus'ras In
the present nes1s Of the UnifersIty
10 thl commit go on education. Tho
following executive committee vas ap-
pointed: 4. b. Andrews. R. j. Battle.
F. A. Busbae. j. s.. Carr. :. ". ira
lam. T. s. Kenan, and II. ii. Lewis.
The Governor was authorized 10 sp-
point committee Of visitation Charles
II. Harty. of Green Cove Springs. was
elected professor Of chemistry 10 be-
gin July :. President Fenable stated
that .he will of ,he lato Ar. w. Is.
Shepherd had givea TO the GnivefAity
81 900 10 constitute the Mildred Cam
efon Shepherd furd. the interest 10 be
CxpendSi In buying books for the de-
raTtmCnt OF chemistry. 4 resolution
was adopted appointing q committee
TO prepare memorials upon the life and
character OF Fred Phillips and Robert
81. FuruBn. EtcEbeIs Of the hoard whc
have died siacc tie last 2nnual meet
ing.
News comes from Coil.tsvil!e Mon
Cay of i serious cutting acrl pc which
occurred there iast Sunday night IL
seems that jean Bryson accused Cling
Clarke Of putting a dynamite in his
shade tree AMI blowing IL TO pieces.
cndangering the LIE of niTa and his
family. Clarke denied II. and there
Upon Bryson proceeded TO whip
CLARKE. When tney gent Together
Clarke oDenai nis knife and seriously
cut Bryson acrosg the abdor>en. The
Tornd cx.encs from the right nipple
10 tne left groin. Bryso1 IL siIn ity-
ing. ard prospect for MS recovery are
good.
william Raaegar. vho lived near
houstonville. il Eagle Mills township.
about 20 miles north OF Statessilie.
banged himself sone tire Friday af-
ternoon in nls stable. He sas be-
tv cen - and 30 years CID, and te1ves
Z wife and two cciIdrcn. So lar as
can DC ieayned the deceased vas In
fairly coed health and no definite
esuso Is assigned for the deed.
DR.. l.. ID Durham died suddenly
Tuesday night al his home on Ann
street. Aghcyi.le. OF heart failure. He
vas 70 years Of age and o1c Of the
Oldest and most highly respected cIu-
zcus Of the city He vas a dentist of
recognized ability and was sice-prek-
ideut Of the dental association OF
Asheyiile.
The committee cn agriculture re-
ported unanimously In favor OF tha
subcommittee bill, providing twt,
grades for cotton sect neal. the i-3
PEI cent. grade 10 be branded as stand
ard. anG the s Per cent grade as high
grade gccds. Also bills relieving TIA
Agricultural Department from ccntrs.
tutiag $4,000 10 Tie current expense Z
| of the Agricultural and Aechanics |
College.
Governor GleEa nas ccmmuted q :
| death sentence Of Birch Morgan. CO
victed Of murder in the frst deEres
| in Union county. 10 lie impriso1men !.
| The presiding judge ard many othet
officials urged this course.
coIored mar uof known tn an :.
body in the community was found des
| near ParEer's store. which Is on {; e
Fayetteville road about four miles fTc q
| Raleigh, early Thursday morning. TIE
negro was seen the day before by sey
eral persons who knew nothing abcIt
him or his presence In the coUinu
uity.