The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-08-03


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The southern's freight depot al
Rgltmorc vas burned Sunday night
LOSS about $1,000.
100000 company has been or
ganlzed at Fayetteville for the pur-
pose of building a Masonic Temple In
that city.
The Boone Demosrat reports that
frost vas seen in some sections OF
Watauga County Wednesday morning
OF last week.
4 citizen of Wilkes County states
that the blackberry crop In that coun-
IL this year was worth one hundred
thousand dollars.
The magnificent country residence
OF II. Clay Grub. in Davidson Coun-
~. was destroyed by fire Tuesday
The loss will reach about $4,000.
Various churches In Cleveland
County held special prayer services
last Sunday for rain. The drouth has
reached a critical stage in that coun-
ty.
John Donaldson, son of a. NJ. DON
aldson, general yardmaster for the
Southern Railway at Spencer, died
suddenly in Monroe Monday morn
ing.
Friends of George T. Hood, of
Goldsboro. have announced that Mr..
Hood will be a candidate for Con-
gress against "Red-Shirt" Faison next
year
l.. C. Grant and John D. Bellamy,
two attorneys of Wilmington, engag-
ed in street fight Saturday but were
parted before serious damage was
done.
Revenue officers captured a large
Illicit distillery in Alexander County
Monday. The operators heard the
officers approaching and made their
escape.
HOke Kester, Well-knOWn young
farmer residing near Spencer, Rowan
County, lost his arm a few days ago
by having it twisted in a belt of a
threShing machine.
Mr.. Eugene T. Lee, of Dunn, who
is a civil engineer in the employ Of
the Mexican Government, was acct
IDENTIFY shot a few days, though the
wound may not prove fatal.
William Jones, colored youth,
whose homes is near LAGRANGE, was
seriously and perhaps fatally injured
Monday while riding on the log train
of the Hines Lumber Company.
Pres. Taft has been invited to at
tend the Forsyth County Fair this
year, but the President told the dele
cation that he could not attend on
account of previous engagements.
Earle Tyson, the eighteen-year-ol
son of r. L. Tyson, of Carthage,
Moore County, was killed by a stroke
of lightning Tuesday afternoon while
the young man was playing baseball.
A dispatch from Rocky Mount says
that larger shipments of cantaloupes
from North and South Carolina points
are being routed through that town
to Northern markets than ever be-
fore.
Mrs. J. L. Smith,, of High Point
was killed by lightning a few days
ago. She was standing on the back
porch of her home when the bolt
struck her, knocking her through the
door.
Hermon Splieve, of Wilmington
has been arrested charged with at
tempting criminal assault on bis
housekeeper, Miss Bertha Griffin
Splieve could not give bond and wa:
placed in Jail.
disastrous fire few days ago. The
Morton Building, on Main Street
which was occupied by several bust
ness firms, was destroyed. The los.
amounted to $4,000.
Mr.. c. W. Tillett, of Charlotte
who has been spoken of as a possibl,
Democratic candidate for Governor
was in Raleigh a few days ago ant
announced to friends that he did no
expect to enter the race.
The four-year-old child of Mr.. ant
Mrs. F. B. Wright, of West Durham
died Saturday morning as result o
drinking carbolic acid. The chile
thought it was drinking Castori;