The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-08-31

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ras struck by the lightning
Burglars entered the store OF saET~
,er 4 White Hardware Co. Elizabeth
lily. and carried away quantity Of
,istolg and other useful things 10 De
ound In such ar establishment
The Boone correspondent Of the
hickory Democrat SAYS that ]. u.
smith, q wataugua aFmer. lost nine
sead of cattle by lightning on re-
.ent Sunday. They were valued at
1850.
]. L. Norris, charged with the kill
ing of J. b. Bissett near the city lin
It's OF Raleigh some weeks ago. was
given a preliminary hearing last
week and held for next term OF Su-
per4or Court without bail.
Three druggists of Burlington were
arrested last Thursday by Federal Of
lciais charged with having used too
much alcohol in preparing medicines.
They were required 20 pay a penalty |
and take out whiskey license.
Two trains OF six coaches each,
loaded with men of the United States
navy, passed through Statesyille early
Sunday morning They were being
from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Coast.-Statesville Landmark.
w. c. Powell, a farmer who lived
near Aurelian Springs, Halifax Coun-
ty. was found dead by the roadside a
few days ago. He was enronte TO
Littleton, and when seen last alive
was under the influence Of liquor.
E. r. Wright, young man OF gen.
teel appearance, was arrested in Will
mington Monday for DESERVING from
the United States Army. He will be
taken to Fort Caswell for trial.
Wright formerly lived near Green's
boro.
A stock company has been organ
lied at Henderson, for the purpose OF
manufacturing automobiles. Messrs.
r. J. Corbitt, Augustus Zollicoffer,
Samuel Peace and W. A. Hunt are
the incorporators. Capital stock, $685.
900.
Bob Thompson, who was shot by
a man named Joe Tate at the deep
cut on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, two miles from Murphy,
Monday afternoon, died Wednesday
as a result of his injuries. Tate
made his escape.
The September term Of Harnett
County Court will convene at Lilling-
ton next Monday. lack Marks, who
was recently brought from Milton,
Florida, on charge of murder COM
mitted in Harnett County years ago,
will be tried during the term.
Sheriff Lane, of Chatham County,
captured a still and complete outfit
on the 2Sth, near the home of Henry
Handbook, who has been wanted for
nearly cutting to death man named
Smith whom he thought reported him
some months ago for blockading.
An election was held in Durham
fho If
establishing a farm life school in that
county. The measure was defeated
by an overwhelming majority. A
movement is now on foot to establish
| a private farm life school in that
county.
H. F. Starr, of Salisbury, was
awarded $4,000 damages against the
Bell Telephone Company in Guilford
| Superior Court last week. When
Starr lived in Greensboro lightning
ran in his house over a wire, which
he claimed he had ordered removed
and he was injured.
6uIOFO Niles, OIL Cn6SI0TuolQ= 20.
Va, a young man of about thirt!
years of age, attempted suicide in the
Jail at Goldsboro a few days ago. II.
/ had eloped from Petersburg with /;
young girl nineteen years of ag,
named Bowles, whose father hat
come in search of the couple and hat
them arrested. Bowles was reported
to have a wife and three children il
Petersburg.
Quite a little excitement was ere
ated in Salisbury, at the Southern
Railway passenger station when trail
No. 43 arrived and Miss Ellen Honey
cult, who was attempting to elop
with a young man named Crawford
was taken from the train by her faith
+. er and mother. They had boarde
: the train at Spencer, but the parent
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