The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-12-16
Local NJ a t ters

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sentenced to 80 days on the Wake
county roads for being drunk.
Mr. lanes B. Campbell, of Raleigh
dfod Thursday night, at his home
on North Blount Street. The body
ras taken to his old home at Dur
ham for inteTment.
MISC Jane Thompson died Tuesday
morning at the st. Luke's Home in
Raleigh. She has two sisters, Misses
JvIia and Attelia Thompson, who
live at Mebane, n. c.
Mr.. John D. Worsham, who came
to the Soldiers Home In Raleigh In
1900. passed away Monday night. He
WAS from Caswell County and was a
member Of Company c. 18th Regi-
ment.
The marble bust Of Ex-Governor
VIM. A. Graham has arrived in Ra-
leigh and will be placed in one of
the inches in the rotunda Of the
CapftoI The presentation ceremon-
les Will nc Hclu SOL1C IlLIIS III al
uaTy.
J f. Smith, of Wake County, who
vas arrested and placed in Jail on
December 3rd charged with defraud-
ing Barbee & Company, has been re-
leased under $3.50 bail His wife
and father paid Barbee & Company
1854 before the bond was reduced.
Mr.. Norman Belvin, a plumber OF
this city, was severely burned Friday
while doing some work at the resi-
denCe Of Mr.. r. H. Lynn, twelve
miles north of Raleigh. He was TAX
on to Rex Hospital for treatment
Mr.. Belvin is suffering much pain
from the burn.
The Wake County Society for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis will be organized In Raleigh next
Saturday at noon. The meeting will
be held in the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms. Governor Kitchin and other
prominent speakers will be present
and address the society.
John Dorset, colored, who has
been futigive from justice fol
about year, was caught in Atlanta
Ga, by Mr.. Jake Pope a few days
ago and brought back to Raleigh
The prisoner was serving a years
sentence on the roads for beating his
wife when he made his escape
The Wake County Board of Edu
cation held a special meeting Friday
to Investigate charges made agains
Mr.. Howard A. Angel, the teacher
at Cannon Grove school, Panther
Branch Township. Mr.. Angel wa:
charged with partially, neglect o.
certain students and breaches Of de
corum. The Board returned a yer
dict Of not guilty.
The report Of leaf tobacco sales O.
the North Carolina markets for No
vember, Just issued by the state de
partment Of agriculture in compli
ance with a special act Of the legisla
ture. shows 33,900,5OS total, sales OF
43 markets reporting. Winston
Salem leads with $3.50. COZ pounds
Wilson second with 3,419,148; Kin
ston third with 2,387,372; Greenvillt
2,225,594. pounds.
The will of the late Richard Bev
erly Raney, who died on Wednesday
last, was field in the office of tn,
Clerk of the Court Tuesday. The
estate is worth in the neighborhooc
of S150,000, exclusive of the hand
some residence at the corner of Hills
boro and Salisbury Streets, and Thu
cost about $4,000. It is the esti
mate that the entire estate will b.
something above $4,000.
The legislative committee havins
in charge the examination of the
books of the State Treasurer, the
State Auditor and the Insurance
Commissioner began work Tuesday
The members of the committee who
are here, are Senator ]. D. Elliott, o.
Hickory, and o. L. Clark, of Clark
ton, Representatives R. R. Gotten, O.
Bruce; Thomas J. Murphy, of Greens
boro, and c. Ed. Taylor, Of South
port.
Mrs. A. b. Andrews Injured.
Mrs. A. B. Andrews, wife of Col
A. B. Andrews. First vice-Presiden
OF the Southern Railway, was seri
ously injured in a runaway in Ra
leigh yesterday afternoon. She anG
Mrs. John Andrews were out for {
drive on Hillsboro Street when the
horses became frightened and dashed
on, throwing the driver out of the
carriage. When the horses made 8
snort turn at the Capitol Mrs. An
drews and her daughter-in-law were
thrown out. Mrs. A. B. Andrews re
ceiVed bad bruises on her shoulde,
ana ankle, but cannot yet be learned
whether any bones were broken. Mrs
Iohn Andrews escaped unhurt. TIL,
horses and the remains of the hand
some carriage were found later nea1
the cemetery.