The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-20


Mr. W. S. Utley, of Raleigh. died |
Tuesday at his home on Johnson
Street, this city.
Mr.. c. H. Hix. General Manager of
the Seaboard Railway, says that s12.-
500 will be spent on improvements
in the Union Depot at Raleigh.
The condition of Mr.. Graham Hay
wood. who has been COINED to his
room by illness for several days, is |
improving.
Governor Kitchen left for Wash
ington last Monday to attend the
Conference of Governors with Presi-
dent Taft
Mr.. Herbert E. Norris of Raleigh
has made formal announcement OF
his candidacy to succeed Solicitor
Jones in this Judicial District.
Mr.. Moses y. Amis, who has been
away from the city for several years.
has returned to Raleigh and will re-
sumo the practice of law here.
The third session of the North
Carolina Optical Association was
held in Raleigh Tuesday. Mr.. Frank
Jolly, of Raleigh, was elected as the
new President of Association.
Mary Mclean, colOred, charged
with killing negro man near John
fol
in Wake Superior Court Tuesday and
the Jury returned verdict of guilty
of manslaughter.
The men involved in Six Forks dis
tilling case from Barton's Creek were
let off yesterday, except Nipper, who
was fined 500 and cost and c.. L..
Penny 5000 and cost. Judgment was
suspended in cases against other de-
PENDANTS.
Mrs. Francis Kemp Strother died
Christmas day at the home of her
daughter in Abilene, Kansas. Mrs.
Strother was a native of Wake Coun-
ty and was the daughter of Mr.. Ben
jamin House, who lived only a few
miles from Raleigh.
Two members of the Salvation
Army Camp of Charlotte arrived In
Raleigh Saturday and applied for per,
mission to solicit funds from Raleigh
citizens. Mayor Wynne refused theil
request and they departed for othel
fields.
January oath will be Seed Corr
Day" at Cary. The meeting will b.
held under the direction of the Far
mers' Cooperative Demonstration
Work. and judges and corn grower
will be present to help select see
corn and make talks on corn grow
ing.
The young son of Mr.. z. D. Bar
tholomew, who lives five miles cas-
of Raleigh, drank some strong blue
stone water Sunday afternoon an
was unconscious until Monday after
noon He was thought to be dyin
several times, but the hard work c
two doctors saved him.
A small house on West Street Wa
almost destroyed by fire yesterda
morning. A woman was sweepin
the floor when she overturned til
oil can To get the oil up she al
piled a match to it, with the resu
that her home was almost destroye
before the fire department could r
spond.
The Evangel Baptist Church hay
lo+ n
vie Street and will erect a churc
This church sprang off from the Fa
etteville Street Baptist Church son
months ago, when the pastor, Rev.
G.. Elsom, was not allowed to prea'
as he saw fit. He will be pastor
the new church.
Silas Edwards, of Raleigh, W
tried in police court Tuesday for
larceny of electricity and was fin
one dollar. 1t seems that Edward
who rents stall on East Mart
Street, had tapped on to a wire a
was using an electric light for viii
he was not paying. This is the fl
case of the kind to ever come up
the Raleigh court
Mr.. Geo. W. Wynne died suddel
in the depot at LAGRANGE Tuesd
night. Mr.. Wynne, who lived
Greensboro, had been to LaGrar
with the body of his wife, who v
buried there Monday afternoon, a
was at the station waiting for
train to return to Greensboro WI
he died. Mr.. Wynne was form
resident Of Raleigh.
A thief broke into the meat st
of Britton Pearce, on Whining
Street, Saturday night and had h.
ed himself to all he could carry W
discovered by a policeman. The
f1cer gave lively chase and fired
the thief five times without effect,
cept that the negro dropped the b
fish and oysters along the street
he sped on to freedom.
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