The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-25
WAKE COUNTY NEWS.

Mr.. GilIie Gooch, widow Of the
late Jubal Gooch, died Friday at hel
home in st. Matthews township.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Massey,
wife Of Mr.. J. p. Massey, will be
nreached at Swift Creek Church on
next Sunday.
Mr.. T. T. Hicks, prominent at
torney Of Henderson, was In Raleigh
this ~eek. He appeared az counsel
for DR.. Rowland in his trial.
Mr.. Joe s. Correll, a well-known
citizen Of Raleigh, died at his home
On South Person street Saturday af-
ternOOn. He had been In health for
several months.
The Secretary Of State has granted
charter to the Wilkinson Lumber
Company at Cary. The Company
will do an extensive lumber and
planning business. Mr.. w. T. Will
kinson is the largest shareholder.
The Wake County Highway Com
mission has placed an order for an
outfit Of machinery for macadamiz-
ing roads. The outfit Is expected to
arrive by middle of August. It will
consist Of stone crusher and en-
CINE, traction engine, cars, steam
drill, etc.
There was 8 shooting ARRAY at
Johnson street station in Raleigh
Friday night, in which a negro
brakeman, George Lucke, was ia
tally wounded by negro named Ed
Moore. The fatal shooting was the
result of dispute over a game of
craps. Moore Immediately made his |
departure for parts unknown.
Willie Green, a negro boy, who
works at MOOre's vegetable wagon |
at city market, was tried in police |
court Saturday for assault on young
Gordon King with an Irish potato.
The Green boy was fined $40 and |
cost, which he could not pay, and |
he will probably have to work out |
the amount on the County roads.
The Pension Board of Wake
County met Monday and passed ia
vOrably on the application Of the fol.
lowing pensioners w. w. Cooper,
CASTOR II. BrOughton, M. S. Thomp-
son, Abram Hester, r. L. Thomp-
son, Leroy King, 1. g. Howard,
Henry O'Briant, G. A. Bum, J. D.
PEBBLES, Gideon Phillips, Rufus A.
SauIs, ]. M. Adams, Dudley Peed,
NJ. d. Byrum, w. A. King, A. B.
Bum, w. G. Johnson, Mrs. Emma !
HOrner.
The SANDER case of Miss Mamie
Pulley against Thomas Terry, Of
BartOn's Creek township, which was
set for trial in Raleigh Monday, did
not take place. 1t seems that Terry
did not care to face the charge and had
made his departure for a more con.
genial cline. The case Is necessarily
at Standstill until Pulley returns.
However, if he does not return In
few weeks, Mr.. o. L. Psrham, his
will have to pay two
hundred dollars.
Dispensary liquor was on trial
again in Police Justice Badgers
Court Monday morning. Jack Sell |
lars, a half-witted fellow about town,
was sentenced to thirty days on the
roads for drunkenness. Jack said
he didn't want to 60 to the roads,
as the boys picked at him, but
wanted to go to County Home. The
Judge told him he could escape the
sentence by leaving town immedi.
ately. Jack caught up his hat and
left the court room, saying he was
off for Durham. There were several
other DRINKS disposed of. B. B.
Brown, a young white man, with
a bruised countenance, was left off
on payment of cost, 1886, on charge
OF being drunk. Fred Love and L.
Z. Mullis, both white men, were
taxed with $3.50 and 1886 respect
lively, for being drunk. Abram
Leak, a negro, was fined $7.35 for
eursing on the streets.