The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-22

NJ r ". Jordan has secured from
-. ..orncy-General an opinion 10
49, fleet that he has the right TO re-
tain his position as city physician and
he office of physician at the States
prison.
Governor Kitchin has appointed
carey J. Hunter and JOS. G. Brown
.dds,Ional delegates to the American
prison Association, which meets in
Washington, d. c., September 29-
october 2.
william Henry Taylor, colored
driver for the Southern Express
Company, was arrested for driving
into and wrecking the wagon OF Ben
Smith Taylor says it was unavoid-
able. but Smith says otherwise
Mr. S. L. Rotter, Treasurer of the
state Fair Association, who has been
1T with typhoid fever for some time,
has recovered and took up his work
for the State Fair. His friends are
glad 10 see him out after his illness
Miss Nola Creel, daughter of Mr.
G. A. Creel, of No. IL Franklin
Street, died at Rex Hospital Sunday
morning, aged nearly IL years The
funeral was conducted Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and interment was
at the city cemetery.
The store of Mr. L. NJ. Oden, In
the northern edge of the city, was
broken into Wednesday night, the
thieves stealing wagon-load of gro
ceries. The thieves entered the store
by using blacksmith tools, which
they stole from a nearby shop.
4. 4. Jernigan, white, of Knight
dale, was before United States Com
missioner Nichols Friday charged
with running a blind tiger. AS the
evidence seemed sufficient to hold
him, he was bound over to Federal
Court under bond in the sum of two
hundred dollars.
Charged with having sold liquor
TO Henry Lindsey, colered, Robert
Morgan, colored, was tried in the
city police court. Upon being ad-
Judged guilty, he was sentenced to
serve six months on the roads, but
he appealed through his attorneys
Col. J. G. L. Harris and Mr.. ]. n
Holding.
A terrible attack of angina pectoris
seized upon Major B. F. Dixon, State
Auditor, about 1870 Monday morn
ing and one while his life was almost
despared of. He is still a very i'll
man, having been carried in an am
bulance from the State House to Rex
Hospital. The attack came in his
private office.
Two negroes for the State Prison
were brought here a few days age
from Fender County by Deputy Sher-
if J. E. RiVenbark. One is Charles
Goodman, in for five years for man
slaughter; the other, Sylvester Par
ham, whose sentence is thirty years
for murder in the second degree
Each of these killed a negro.
Rev ]. M. billiard, of this county
weather prophet" of proven au-
thority, says no one need expect any
serious frost before the full moon in
October, and that it is a proven fact
that it never frosts until the cuckle
burs are full grown. This, he insists
Is as we'll established as that foliage
OF the trees is invariably full grown
by May LIST.
District Attorney Seawell has beer
in the city making preparations fol
the opening Of Federal Court a
points in this district. The first tern
will open at Elizabeth City October
18th and the others as follows
Washington, October IT; New Bern
October "a; Wilmington, Novembe1
Z; and Raleigh, November "a. A
the New Bern court are scheduled tn,
cases Of G. L. Stevens and J. F. Tay
lor, charged with aiding and abettin,
Cashier Carraway, who is now serv
ing a term in the Atlanta Peniten
tiary.