The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-08-26

NEWS IN BRIEF.
High Point Is to have big hosier,
mill. under the name of the Piedmon
Hosiery Mills Co.
Rock Hill. s. c.. reports two more
cases of Pellagra, that have reached
a very serious stage.
Yadkin County has voted bonds Il
aid In the building OF the States
vile Air Line Railway.
Five persons were killed In auto
mobile accidents In the races at In
dianapolis, Indiana, Friday and Sat
urday.
In a fued fight between laborer.
near Ell Paso. Texas, Sunday night
six men were killed and ten seriously
injured.
The Confederate veterans of Chat.
ham County held reunion at Pitts
boro Saturday. Gov. Kitchin deliv.
cred the principal address.
Frank Allen, young negro, was
arrested in Durham Sunday, charged
with attempting to burn the livery
stables of Brewer & Rand Of tina,
city
Walter Pickard, son of Mr.. W. w
Pickard of Chapel Hill, died Satur-
day night in hospital at Richmond
He was the first chief of the fire de-
partment at Chapel Hill.
Frank @. Barstow. Multimi1lion-
aire and director of the Standard
Oil Company, died OF heart failure
in a berth in a New York Central
train near Utica, Friday.
Mr.. Grover L. Cuthrell was drown
ed Monday afternoon in Tar River
near Rocky Mount. He was engaged
in bridge construction work. Cuth-
rell's home was in Norfolk.
Monday, September 9Th, will be
celebrated as Labor Day throughout
the United States. Practically all
places where organized labor is en-
ployed will be closed on that day.
Capt. John w. Whitsett passed
away Saturday morning at his home
in Greensboro. Capt. Whitsett was
born in Alamance County, near Ora
ham, but moved to Greensboro about
twelve years ago.
A Charter was granted Tuesday to
the A. A. Shuford Milling Company,
of Hickory. The authorized capital
stock is $125,000 with $4,000 sub
scribed. The company will operate
a cotton mill.
Mr.. Zeb Arledge, a policeman, in
Hendersonville, was shot from am
bush Friday night, and Is In a
serious condition. A large reward
has been offered for the capture of
the unknown wouId-be murderer.
William Sneed, well-to-do farm
er, of CASTOR, was thrown from a
buggy Monday afternoon and re-
ceived injuries from which he died
in a few hours. The accident hap
pened a few miles from Bessemer
City.
The Postofiice Department will
soon issue a new series of stamps In
commemoration of the Hudson Full
ton celebration in New York next
month. There will be 50,000,000 of
this issue all of the denomination of
two cents.
Capt. Jno. F. Divine, Of Whining
ton, Assistant General Superinten-
dent of the Atlantic Coast Line, died
Saturday in the 80th year of his age.
Capt. Divine was born in Glasgow,
Scotland, but had resided in Will
mington over SO years.
The grand jury at Charlotte Sat
urday condemned the Mecklenburg
County Jail, and recommended that
reported that the Jail was too crowd
ed and was unsanitary. The presid-
ing judge Joined the grand jury In
their recommendations.
Walter Wellman's second attempt
to sail over the North Pole in bal
loon has resulted in failure. The
giant dirigible balloon America, in
which Mr.. Wellman and his party
started out upon thier perilous flight
Saturday, met with a mishap after
it had proceeded about 80 miles from
the starting point. Mr.. Wellman and
his party succeeded in making land
ing without injury to any member.
George P. Turner, messenger for
the Southern Express Company, run
ming between Salisbury and Ashe.
vile, was arrested at Salisbury Sun
day morning on warrant sworn out
by an official of the company, charg-
ing him with the theft of certain par
cells of money from one Of the COM
pany's cars. The company would
give out no statement, but 1t Is re-
ported that something like $4,000
had been taken.