The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-02-24

Maggie Burton, q negro woman
was arrested In Greensboro Saturda,
charged with drowning her child.
Samuel Varnadore died at hi
home near Chester. s. c.. Saturday
at the age OF 104 years.
Mr.. Richard Russell. cotton buy.
er in Charlotte. died suddenly from
an attack of apoplexy a few days ago
Mr.. H. G.. Whitaker. OF Pilot
| Mountain, aged sixty years, was re-
Gently granted license TO practice
| law.
Rich mica mines have been dis
covered in Yancey County. About
5000 worth was secured from one
mine last week
Rev. Joseph Potts. pastor of the
Friends Church at Deep River, Gull
ford County. died suddenly Friday
night, supposedly from heart trouble.
At Winston-Salem Saturday q wit
ness in the Recorders court was fined
$50 for contempt Of court for refus-
ing to tell from whom he had pur-
chased whiskey.
Senator Tillman suffered a stroke
Of paralysis in Washington Friday,
and Is In a serious condition. though
his condition has improved for the
past few days.
Two stores belonging to Mr.. I. D.
Sparrow at Deep Run were robbed
Thursday night. About $500 In
cash was stolen. The post-off1ce Is
kept In one of the stores.
Sadie Carlton, of Rocky Mount,
committed suicide Friday. She had
been charged with selling beer and
suicided when she found a warrant
had been issued against her.
In the Superior court of Buncombe
County Ben Morris. Jr. an 18-year-
old boy was found guilty of man
slaughter. Young Morris murdered
justifable.
Rome Swicegood, aged 70 years, a
we'll known farmer of Rowan County,
dropped dead on the streets in Sal
isbury Saturday. He was a Confed-
connected.
The Durham Textile Mills Com
pany Gncorporated) is the name of
a new corporation operating hosiery
mill in Hayti. suburb of Durham.
by colored people.
In the Superior court at Winston
Salem Saturday Mr.. A. G. Wall was
awarded $4,000 damages against the
Southern Railway for injuries he re-
ceived by stepping in a hole in a
freight car at Rural Hall.
Roy Sands, charged with having
robbed the postofice at Mayodan last
October. is now in Jail at Green's
boro. He was arrested in Ohio last
week and was brought to Greensboro
Saturday to await trial at the next
term of Federal conurt.
A negro named Lloyd Mitchell,
who killed another negro named
Blanks, in Columbus County, last De-
cember, was arrested in Florida a
a few days ago, and an officer from
Columbus County was sent to bring
the negro back to this State for trial.
Portions of Granville County were
visited by severe wind and rain
storm Thursday night. In it's path
| it destroyed two outhouses of Mr..
Jacob Dickerson. at Dickerson's Sta
tion, together with piece Of fine
timber belonging to one of his neigh
bors.-
| MIS-. JdmeS WlISOu OIL CQdTlOllS
was knocked down and robbed by q
negro last Saturday night. The
Woman's screams brought help and
the negro in his fright dropped the
purse and ran. A Mr.. Henderson
fired at the fleeing negro, but with.
out effect.
Many cases in the Craven Superior
court last week had to be continued
on account of the time consumed ii
trying the case of Cary Hawks VS.
the Pine Lumber Company. Mr.
Hawks was suing the company To-
!, $105,0OO for breach of contract. Tn,
jury was out for two days but finall.
returned a verdict in favor of tn
lumber company. Hawks appealed
Since the death of Mr.. e. T. Ket
ner, a successful farmer Of Forsytl
2 County. two weeks ago. members o
: the family have found $2,S00 tina
had been hidden by Mr.. Ketner be
fore his last illness. Two thousan
dollars of the amount was found /
a fruit jar, buried in the meat-houst
while more than $500 was found /
6 a box in the barn. Various othe