The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-12-23
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Yesterday "wednesday was the
shortest day in the year.
Mr.. J. B. Holland. a prominent
merchant OF New 3e:a, Led Satu--
day.
The woman's dormitory Of Bennett
College for colored, at Greensboro
was burned Friday morning.
The estate Of Leopold, the late
King of Belgium, is estimated at
100000.
The Atlantic Coast Line will ex-
tend their tracks to Charlotte. A
force of surveyors are now at work
on the line.
A well developed case Of smallpox
was discovered in Greensboro Mon
day. A. B. White, the unfortunate
man, has been Quarantined.
The Board of Aldermen Of Green's
boro have passed an ordinance re-
quiring that all citizens of that town
keep their dogs tied or muzzled.
President Taft has granted a par
don to John Leonard who was serv-
ing sentence in Atlanta prison for
robbing the post-office at Dunn, N. G.
Mr.. w. P. Ragan at High Point
and Mr.. Heenan Hughes at Graham
have been nominated by President
Taft to be postmastefs in their re-
spective towns.
Mr.. Edward P. Davis, a prominent
farmer and school teacher of Gran
vile County, happened to the mis-
fortune to have his hand cut Off in a
shredder some days ago.
Judge Cook, of Superior Court
Bench, charged the jury at Wilson
Monday that those responsible for
deaths in games of football should
be indicted for manslf lighter.
Suit has been Instituted against the
Durham Traction Company for $685.
900 for the death of Fuller Houston
a year ago. The defendants claimed
that Houtson died Of heart-failure.
Mr.. r. P. Foster, superintendent
of Division of Norfolk and Southern
Railway south Of Albemarle Sound
has resigned and will return to Ashe-
vile to engage in the manufacturing e
business.
A batch of eight students were
expelled from Trinity College Mon
day for "hazing" new students. The
college was also closed for fear OF
mumps becoming epidemic In the
school.
David Denant, a desperate negro
was arrested at Moncure Saturday
and carried to Pittsboro and placed
in Jail. Denant attempted to kill
Deputy Sheriff Taylor, who knocked
him unconscious and arrested him.
Mr.. J. H. Pipkins, a prominent
citizen of Pamlico County, was found
dead in field near his home Satur.
day morning. 1t is thought he died
from heart-failure. He leaves a wife
and seven children. He left an estate
valued from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. VIM. Sutton, of Huckleberry
Lenior County, committed suicide
Friday by shooting a pistol bullet in
to his brain. Mr.. Sutton had beer
worrying over a case he had institut
ed in court against negro, and it Il
thought worry over the case un
balanced his mind.
Hiram Elliott, who was on tria
in Greensboro the past week, charged
with the murder of Simpson Coble
was found guilty and sentenced t,
five years in the penitentiary. Ellio
admitted the crime, but plead self
defense. The victim was his brother
in-law. Daniel Coble, father of tn
deceased, was also arrested for tn
crime, but was released after the ad
mission of Coble.
The last spike has been driven II
the Norfolk & Southern trestle acros
Pamlico Sound. The bridge acros
the sound is five and three-quarte
miles long, and is the longest rail
road bridge in the State and one o
the longest in the United States
Traffic across this bridge will begil
sometime between January 1st an
18th. Heretofore the trains hav
been carried across the sound on a.
| immense barge.
Gov. Kitchin has repreived Baxte
Shemwell until April 1st next yeal
! Shemwell is under a sentence of fiv
months in Jail for threatening
shoot a conductor on the Southern
near Lexington, some months agt
The reprieve was granted on accouI
of defendants rheumatism. How
ever, he will probably have to begi
his sentence in April, as the Governc
refused to change the sentence to
fine.