The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-15

I'm cIouInger, OF CASTOR County. +
-. rss convicted at the February
80 1908, Of manslaughter. and
,-r,enccd 10 two years on the roads.
- been pardoned conditionally by
Governor Kitchin.
EDITOR Clarence II. Poe. Of The
r~ggrcsslYe Farmer and Gazette, Is
,,g. In the Sandwich Islands, and
-.~..es that he is charmed with them.
This is the first point he has reached
,- his five months tour around the
world.
Ar a meeting OF the membership OF
the FIRST Baptist Church held Friday
night. the pastor, Rev. w. c. Tyree,
I'D. through the chairman of the
hoard Of deacons, Mr.. w. y. Jones,
rendered his resignation which is TO
take effect November 1st.
United States Judge Fl. G. Conner,
ir chambers here, has just issued a
Judgment against the Aberdeen and
Rockfish Railroad Company for $500
reualty for violating the Federal
safety appliance act of Congress. The
railroad company agreed to accept
the Judgment.
WOrkmen are busy in the Capitol
building the scaffold which is to be
used by the electricians in illuminat-
ing the dome of the building. Lights
will also be placed in the rotunda.
The work Of installing the lights in
the dome will be very difficult, call
ing for much skill.
Col. 8. w. Cooper, OF Fayetteville,
is commissioned paymaster-general
of the North Carolina National Guard
to succeed Colonel Hollingsworth,
fatally injured in an automobile col
lision in Richmond. Colonel Cooper
has been a member of the personal
staff of Governor Kitchin.
Mr.. Leonard NJ. Stephenson and
Miss Esteile Smith, both Of this city,
were united in marriage Thursday
night, at 8 O'Clock, at the conclu-
sion of the prayer service at the Tab
ernacle Baptist Church, the pastor,
Rev. A. J. Moncrief, officiating. Both
are well-known and have many
friends in Raleigh.
A compromise has been reached
between the State Fair and the Ring
ling Bros. Circus by which the cir
Gus will be in Raleigh on Friday OF
State Fair week instead of Thurs
day, the biggest fair day. The fair
management was seeking to have the
county and city authorities revoke
the license of the circus entirely to
come here while the Fair is in prog
reSs
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Blake were
painfully injured Sunday afternoon,
being thrown from buggy on Hills
boro street. The horse became
frightened near Hillsboro street
bridge and dashed down the street,
in the direction of the capitol. Mr..
Blake was thrown out first, followed
by Mrs. Blake, both receiving pain
ful, though not serious injuries. The
buggy was completely wrecked.
Mr.. J. H. Mitchell was painfully
injured Tuesday afternoon about 4
o'clock and Miss Isabelle Brown bare
escaped injury, when the big street
sprinkler struck the buggy in which
they were riding, almost completely
destroying it. When the collision
occurred the horse sprang forward,
freeing itself from the buggy and
dragging Mr.. Mitchell for some dis
lance. Miss Brown was not injured
in the least.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Villa Norris, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. M. T. Norris, and Mr.. Jas.
McKimmon, both being among the
most prominent of Raleigh's society
set. Another announcement of equal
interest is the engagement Of Miss
Susanna Crow, daughter of Mr.. G. G.
Crow, and Mr. Robert A. Brown, OF
the Citizens National Bank. The
Brown-Crow wedding will be Septem-
Der 18th and the McKimmon-Nor-
ris wedding November 3rd.