The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-09

Leaksville and Morehead CITY. ~ Y. 4
Miss Cailie Couch. q Durham
schoolgirl. died November Ord from
injuries received while playing q
game Of bali few days before with
q ysung man OF the same city.
Lance Barnes, a colored man living
near Tayiorsville. was struck on The
head with q hand spike by Dock Pen
nell. white, few days ago, from the
effects Of which he died November 3.
Little Edgar Apologize, the four
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Z.
Appiegate, OF Waynesville, died No
vember LIST from the effects Of burns
received In a burning building a few
days ago.
The seven-year-old son OF Mr.. r.
A. Richardson. about three miles
from New Bern, was passing by where
a man was throwing wood over the
fence a few days ago. and was struck
on the head and killed by a heavy
piece OF the wood.
The R. P. Richardson Tobacco
Company, of Reidsville, has redeemed
its bonds hitherto held by the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company and received
in return the 100000 worth OF stock
held by the company, and Is now in
every way an Independent company.
The fall term OF Federal Court for
the Cape Fear section scheduled to
begin Monday, November 6. has been
postponed until January on account
of the fact that Judge Conner will
have to attend the Unitel States Cir
cult Court of Appeals in Richmond,
Va.
The home of John e. Bradford, Of
Concord, was destroyed by fire No
vember End, and his daughter, Miss
Bette Bradford, about thirty years
of age, lost her life in the flames, be-
ing trapped by the falling roof in
trying to save some Of the household
effects.
The store of Mr.. J. T. Lyerly, to-
gether with his residence, and the
residence of Mr.. George Dry and the
Methodist Church at Concord, was
destroyed by fire on the night of No
vember 1st. The loss will reach
nearly $4,000, partially covered by
insurance.
Walter Russell, who killed June
Summers in Olin Township, near
Statesville, about three weeks ago,
has been captured. He has been
lodging the officers since the homi-
lance from where the officers went in
search of him.
Mr.. John Chrismon, a farmer liv-
ing near Brown Summit, was found
dead in his orchard November 3rd.
1t is supposed that he committed sui
eide. He was mentally unbalanced
and had just returned from sani-
tarium in Morganton where he had
been for treatment.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fortman, of Will
mington, had lively time with ne
gro who had entered her home late
and went to investigate, and on see
ing her, the negro made for the win
dow, when she grabbed him and gave
him a trouncing and threw him out
of the house.
Mr.. Gideon G. Hill, one of the
prominent citizens of Burke County
was thrown to the ground by run
away horse few days ago and kill.
ed. He was a Confederate soldier
and his reputation is famous as 8
musician, he being one of the fiddlins
"Hill brothers" so well known
throughout the State.
Mr.. A. Block, New Bern mer
chant, attempted suicide on ths
night of November 3rd, by shooting
himself with a receiver. Examina
ton of the wound showed that it wa
not dangerous and that he would re
cover. He was said to have beef
respondent over financial trouble
and had been drinking.
Abe Cook, a young white man,
painter, from Monroe, was killed il
Charlotte Thursday night. In tn
early hours of Friday morning Coo
staggered on the porch Of colore
man and fell. He had been fatal
stabbed. An investigation by tn
coroners jury failed to disclose tn
identity of Cooks assailant.
Mr. John Wilkerson, formerly G
Washington, engineer on the Norfol