The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-08-25
State News.

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Three blind tigers have recently
been caught at Tarboro. the latest
capture being q barber named a
Mccoy.
4 charter has been granted by the
Secretary OF State 10 the Fidelity
Hosiery Mills. OF Newton The cap
ital is $125, 200.
The death Is announced OF Mr. L.
Vinson, mayor OF Littleton and prin-
cipal owner OF the Littleton Hosiery
Mills OF that place.
At Winston-Salem late last week
the young son of Cicero Ogburn was
run over by an automobile and Sc
riously injured.
An attempt was made last Friday
TO rob the safe in the store of E. w. +
Ayers at Washington, but was I'M
successful, the robber escaping.
At Durham On the goth instant
Mrs. T. b. Edwards died from pei
lagra, making the second death from
this disease so far reported there.
While working on the construction
OF the dam at Blewett's Falls last
Saturday, r. B. Singleton, of Wades-
moro, fell distance of fifty feet and
was killed.
Gordon Council, son of Judge w.
B. Council, of Hickory, was knocked ,
down by switching engine in that ;
place last Sunday and received Sc ,
rious bruises.
The jury in the case of Edward =
Cox, on trial in Charlotte on the
charge Of murder, has returned a =
verdict OF manslaughter with recon- :.
mendation of mercy.
The anniversary of the birth of -
virginia Dare. the first child of y
American parentage born in this y
country, was fittingly celebrated last =
Saturday at Manteo. -
AdVices received from various
parts Of the State indicate that the
crops show a considerable
uegree or Improvement and that an S
average yield may be expected. .ct
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The town Of Wilson has been sued G.
by Mrs. Frank Finck for the recoy- il
cry OF $4,000 said to have accrued Of
as the result of an accident to the
by falling into an uncovered IL
nan-hole. fl
An entrance was forced into the tr
oost-office box of Parson e Hardi- OF
ION, OF Wadesboro, on last last Sat- 81
lrday, considerable number of val pl
liable letters being stolen but after B.
ward recovered.
1t is probable that Vice-President til
sherman will make a number of O.
peeches in this State during the lat tn
er part OF October. The dates and al
places have not been determined but 70
will be announced later.
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reward of 500 has been offered
" Governor Kitchin for the arrest
nd delivery to the authorities of a
nan named Bridgers, or Pritchard, ~
wanted in Hartford County for a ne
hooting affair two years ago. te'
A cargo of seaweed has been ship
ed from Elizabeth City to the -,
'orthern markets where the selling 90
rice is said to be SIG ton. This ~,
one of the first shipments made ~
no opens new field of ENTERPRISE -.
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Inc annual reunion Of the Con- ga
ederate Veterans of Catawba Coun- tn,
was held last Saturday at New
IN. A large crowd was in attend on
nee and the veterans were cheered pa
'udly as they marched along the the
reefs. ~
On,
1t was reported last week that the Co
j. Reynolds Company, of Win Gu
had bought the entire VIII
ltput of hurley tobacco from the pla
Association, amounting to wa
Ter one hundred million pounds. but
his was later denied, the quantity wo
ling placed at one million pounds Cal
lily. rec
On
w. A. Graham, President of the MS
birth Carolina Confederate Veter-
IS, has issued call for a grand re-
lion of the old soldiers to be held 7
Raleigh during the time of the met
ate Fair. Invitations will also be Sat
tended to former residents of the the
ate who are now living in other for
,tions of the country, the purpose IJl,s
ing to hold Homecoming cele- ard
alton. M