The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-10
Local Ma t ters.
Mt. s. Ludlow Rirdsong, OF Ra-

Mr.. s. Ludlow Birdsong, Of Ra-
leigh, died Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Moses A. Bledsoe died Mon
day morning at her home In this
city.
Col. A. II. Arlington has been ap-
pointed institution clerk in the State
Treasurer's Office.
Mr.. Cad Bunaloe died Saturday
afternoon at his home in st. Mat
thews township, a few miles east OF
Raleigh.
Brantley Lanier, a 10-year-old boy
from Duplin County. is here to take
the Pasteur treatment He was bit
ten by a dog several weeks ago.
The Citizens National Bank Of
Raleigh, has purchased the Raleigh
Savings Bank. The two institutions
will continue business at same places
as before.
In the case of John w. Ellington
against the Cary Lumber Company
for $4,000 for personal injury, the
Jury returned a verdict against Mr..
Ellington.
Mr.. w. w. Cooper. OF Raleigh,
died Monday afternoon at his home
on Halifax Street, death being due
to heart disease. Mr.. Cooper was
veteran of the Civil War.
Through his attorneys, Armistead
Jones & Son, Mr.. George Harden In
stituted suit against the Southern
Railway Monday for alleged damage
to a carload Of horses.
Mr.. John. a native of Wake Coun-
ty, is the oldest man at the Soldiers
Home here. He has just celebrated
his 98th birthday. Mr.. Pool Is very
active for person Of his age.
The residence of Mr.. H. e. Litch-
ford, on Blount street, caught fire
Saturday afternoon. and it was only
by the quick work of the fire depart
ment that his handsome residence
was saved.
The Marlborough Hotel will be
closed April 1st for general remod
cling and repairs. The proprietor
will open the Park Hotel to care fol
his guests until the Marlborough Il
re-opened.
Charged with incest, Joe Aston
colored, was arrested yesterday AM
placed in Jail to await trial. Accord
ing to his own confession, made t.
Chief of Police Stell, he buried tn
child Of his daughter, Glendora Al
ston, which was born February goth
Chanie Aston, a colored woman
died in Raleigh Friday morning. Sh
was one hundred years old, haVln
been born in 1910, in Scotland Neci
She was the mother of twelve Chi
dren. She had resided in Raleigh fo
the past thirty years. living with ne
son, Alfred Christmas.
The Wake County Board of Educ:
ton held it's regular monthly NEE
ing Monday. There was a propos
ton to consolidate school districts
Swift Creek Township. but as thel
was much opposition to the measul
from patrons of the school, the ma
ter was allowed TO go over.
Bertha Brown, Mary Askew ar
Cledie Lester, all white, and neg
woman named Mag Clark, were
rested in the eastern portion OF Il
city Monday afternoon on the chars
of keeping disorderly places. II
white women were released und
$3.50 bonds each and the colored W
man was placed under $50 bond.
Ennis Ingraham, who was sent
the States Penitentiary from Cul
berland County on May 20, 1908,
serve four years for the crime
bigamy, made his escape Saturd
night. He managed to unlock /
door, after which he went down t
fire escape to the ground. He tn
secured a ladder. placed 1t AGAR
the wall and climbed over. Ing
ham is a white man about thirty-fo
years old. He was kept in the d.
gerous insane department.
Having been tried on two chars
and placed in the guard-house
cause he could not give the reQuil
bond when he had appealed the
cision of the Police Justice Mono
morning, Peter Nipper, an old Off
der, drew a revolver on Policen
Barker and would have killed b
had not the latter seen the movem
in time to grab his arm. Nip
was later examined by DR.. McGea'
and declared to be insane. He ,
taken to the Asylum Tuesday.
Death of Miss Bryan.
Miss Alice BRYAN. daughter of