The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-06

The total tobacco sales a. Wilson
for the season so far are reported "a
nearly six million pounds Other mar
kets also report heavy sales.
Miss Bette Cruse. Of Spencer. SIS
years OF age, who was struck on the
the head by a windlass last week.
died AZ a result Of her injury.
At Wilkesboro. in the Federal
court last week, seven men were
sentenced 10 one year terms in the
Atlanta penitentiary for blockading.
Maggie Barnes, a Wilson negress,
was sent to court charged with slash
ing and badly wounding Bud Barnes,
in a drunken row.
Henry 4. Foote, editor Of Moore
County News. OF Carthage, died at
sanItorium In Sanford, after under
going an operation for appendicitis,
on Saturday last.
James LYDIA, a Henderson County
farmer, was shot and killed by his
son In family fight last week. The
son was captured and is awaiting
trial.
Ar aeroplane manufacturing con-
Germ has been launched in Durham
and two Charlotte men have about
perfected q flying machine OF new
type.
Col d. f. Maddox, a wealthy and
prominent citizen of High Point, &C
cidentally shot and killed himself
while trying to remove cartridge
from a rusty revolver.
Henry Fairley, OF Monroe, was
shot and slightly wounded by his
roommate, S. |. Parker, who mis-
took him for a burglar. Both young
men are students at the University.
Dr. Chas. Brem, a well known ply
stefan OF Charlotte, was found dead
in his room. 1t Is supposed that he
q
coughing. He was a veteran of the
civil war.
d. r. Mayer, who had assisted in
causing the arrest of some Of the
men accused of selling liquor, has
appealed to the mayor of Whining
ton, alleging that he has been threat
ened.
Directing to the city spending any
more money for street improvement,
alleging that the city debt was al
ready too large, Alderman Hill, Of
Durham, rendered his resignation as
protest.
w. II. Hughes, a cotton mill man
of Danvilie, Va, was struck and in
stantly killed by train near Greens
boro. Eye witnesses state that the
man was apparently under the in.
fiuencs of drink.
County man who was so brutal,
beaten up last week that it wa:
thought he would die, is out of dan
ger, and his assailants have beer
admitted to bail.
The Democratic State EXecutiv,
Committee will meet to-day, Octobe
9Th, to name a candidate for Stat
Auditor to succeed the late DR.. Dix
on. The latter's son is filling the in
term appointment.
Hon. Iredell Meares, Republican
candidate for Congress in the Sixt
District, challenged Congressma
Goodwin for a joint debate, and afte
some delay, it has been accepted
Dates will be announced later.
In a wreck on the Murphy divisio
Of the Southern Railway, near Wi
mont, on Friday last, eight person
were injured but none seriously. TIL
cause of the wreck is unknown.
Mary CASTOR, a Charlotte negress
who killed her husbands paramoul
was sentenced to four years in tn
State prison. In sentencing he
Judge Long stated that he regrette
that he could not sentence the hu:
band as well.
Mary Lanier, a colored woma
of Asheville. deliberately shot at fiy
times, and hit twice, Henry Wrigh
who died in an hour. The woma
states that he promised to marry he
and failed to keep his word. Sh
was arrested and locked up.
Boy Fatally Injured.
Statesville, N. c., Oct. 4.-Henr
the eleven-year-old son of Mr.. Coz
rad Foster, of Statesville. is to-nig]