The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-08-19
Local M a t ters

The Bank of Cary opened for bust
ness Monday morning, and business
for the first day was exceptionally
good.
DR.. William A. Lodge, of Raleigh,
died suddenly Saturday morning at
his home on Halifax street. DR..
Lodge was for many years druggist
in this city.
Little Mildred Hunter, the infant
laughter of Mrs. Bette Hunter. wife
Of the late Rev. A. d. Hunter, or
Cary died Saturday night after a
short illness.
Misses Elizabeth and Annie Che
shire. daughters of Bishop Cheshire,
Of Raleigh, will sail from San Fran
cisco August oath for China, to do
missionary work.
A State farmers convention will
#. held at the A. & NJ College at
81 est Raleigh, commencing Tuesday,
AUGUST gath, and continuing to Fri
day. August 9th.
The new bank at Fuquay Springs
was opened for business last Thurs
day. It is stated that over $4,000
was deposited in the bank within
few hours after it was opened.
Mrs Bette Kilgore. wife of DR..
p. w. Kilgore, the State Chemist
died Friday night at her home IN
this city. She was a daughter or
the late DR.. James Dinwiddie, who
owned Peace Institute for number
of years.
Mr.. A. L. Fletcher, city editor OF
the Raleigh Evening Times, has re-
signed to take the editorship and
management of the consolidated
Anglo-Saxon and Post, a weekly
newspaper Of Rockingham, Rich
mOnd County.
deputy sheriff Of Cleveland
County Tuesday brought to the pen
itentiary Shuford Randall, white
convicted of illegal knowledge OF MS
step-daughter, girl between twelve
and fourteen years Olu. ne was 00Ai
fenced to seven years.
A delegation from Iredell, Surry
and Yadllin Counties appeared De1ore
Governor Kitchin Tuesday to ask the
State to furnish $50 convicts to aid
in building the Statesville Air Line
railroad which will run from LIN
cOIntOn To RadfOrd, Va
Henry Atwater, a negro barber at
ADex, was given a hearing before
United States Commissioner John
Nichols, Tuesday, on the charge OF
selling whiskey. The evidence did
not substantiate the charge and the
case against the barber was dis
missed.
Governor Kitchin Friday pardon
ed Weldon Sutton, who was serving
two years in Pasquotank County for
assault with deadly weapon, the rea-
son being that there seems to nave
been proyocatiOn for the assault ana
there has already been sufficient pun
ishment.
John Kennedy, negro, who lived
on County Jailor o. l.. Parham, S
farm, fifteen miles from Raleigh,
was drowned Friday. Kennedy and
another negro, Squire Jones, were
crossing a creek when the bridge
gave way, precipitating them and
team of mules into the creek. One OF
the mules was drowned and Jones
had a close call for his life.
The following item is taken from
Sundays Greensboro Telegram:
THE officers yesterday took charge
of Clarence Kimball, a white man,
who was wandering aimlessly around
He had in his pocket some papers by
which his identity was learned, and
his sister in Salisbury was notified.
She came here and Policeman Causey
and Deputy Shaw put Kimban on
the Raleigh train and his sister car
ried him home. Kimball, whose
home is in Raleigh, came here yes
terday morning. He insisted that 1t
was Monday and that he had been
here several days. His mind Is In
an unsound condition.