The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-29
State News.

A disastrous fire at walnut Cove
DESTROYED three buildings and entail
ed a loss of $4,000.
Tobacco is pouring into Wilson. the
sales so far this season amounting TO
nearly four million pounds
Top-heavy with a load OF shingles.
the steamer "Duplin" turned over
and sank. All OF the crew escaped.
The vessel was valued at $1,000.
4 fire at Goldsboro destroyed sew
eral stores and the Terminal Hotel
Several OF the guests sustained heavy
loss. The property damage amount
ed to over $4,000.
Iredell Republicans in county con-
vention, have endorsed the Citizens
ticket, which was put in the field re-
Gently as a rebuke to the Democratic
ring.
In a dispute regarding the division
of crops, TiIford Pennel was stabbed
and perhaps fatally wounded by Boyd
EIlsr, near Lenoir. Eller is still at
large.
Farmville last week a negro
child was struck by bolt OF light
ming and instantly killed. Two other
children were badly shocked at the
same time.
The fourth annual meeting of the
State Association of Postmasters met
in Winston-Salem last week. Inter
esting addresses were made by a
number of prominent speakers.
In a free-for-all fight near Rocky
Mount, Archie Taylor struck another
negro named Lyons with a huge
rock, fracturing his skull. Taylor is
in Jail awaiting the result Of the in
juries.
John Hobson, of Nashville, was
sentenced to two years on the roads
for brutally beating his wife. The
appearance of the woman aroused the
spectators and it was feared he would
receive violence at their hands.
J. J. Holley, formerly holiness
preacher of Wilmington, was formal
ly indicted with having poisoned Ed
ward Cromwell, and with arson, hav-
ing attempted to burn the house to
conceal the murder, so it is alleged.
After chasing a negro COW thief
for twenty-five miles, Policeman Hall
of Durham shot him in the heel. In
the scuffle which followed, the negro
grabbed the pistol and was shot in
the hip. He is not seriously wounded.
Despondent from excessive drink
ing, Theodore McGraw, a young man
of Charlotte, slashed his throat with
a pocket-knife while standing on the
public street. He was hurried to the
hospital, where it is stated that he
may recover.
In attempting to arrest negro
named Coleman, who was raising a
disturbance on an excursion at Win
ston, Special Policeman Oliver was
compelled to shoot his prisoner. The
wound, while not necessarily fatal, is
very serious.
Jasper Jones, Charles Jones, and
Grover Creech were sentenced by
Judge Cook at Nashville to two years
each in the State Prison for throwing
Frank McPhartland in a we'll. The
unfortunate man remained there six
days, nearly perishing with exposure
and hunger.
Joe Green, colored, was arrested
at Kinston by Chief-of-Police Bru-
ton for the Washington authorities
Green is wanted for the shooting of
another negro named John Blunt.
Green claims that he acted in self
defense; that Blount was advancing
on him with a knife.
Mrs. George Byerly, perhaps the
oldest person in the State, died Mon
day at her home near the YadkiH
River in Davidson County. Her age
is given at 102 years. Mrs Byerly
possessed her mental faculties until
near the end. She was remarkably
active for one of her years until her
last illness. She is survived by sew
eral children and large circle of
friends.
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