The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-05-04


Red Springs.
Craven County has voted for the
establishment of Farm Life School
In that county.
Mr. G. II. Wellington. OF China
Grove, committed suicide a few days
ago. III health vas given as the
cause OF his rash act.
Mr. John ". Crowell. a prominent
furniture dealer, died suddenly Tues
day night in the hotel at Lexington,
y. c.
Rev. 4. c. Dixon, pastor OF Moody
Church, Chicago. formerly from this
State, has accepted a call 10 the Met
ropolitan Tabernacle in London. Eng
land.
The Whiteyille High School closes
next Friday, when the teachers will
return to their homes. It is thought
that the school will run the full term
next year.
l.. G. Irwin. a brakeman on the
road from Winston to Mount Airy,
was fatally hurt while coupling cars
at Rural Hall one day last week, and
dying a few hours later.
The Democratic ring in Elizabeth
City has received a hard jolt. The
citizens ticket won in that city Tues
day by a large majority.
The North Carolina Bankers Asso-
citation and the North Carolina Mer-
chants Association will both hold
their annual session z, henderson
Vile the third week III June.
In the city election at Henderson
Vile, n. c., Tuesday, the Republi-
cans reelected their mayor and also
elected two of the three councilmen.
Capt. James A. Cheek, Of Hills
boro, died Tuesday in Greensboro at
the home of his son, Mr.. Clyde
Cheek. Mr.. Cheek was on a visit to
his son at the time of his death.
Robert Smith, a young man from
New Bern, was Jailed in Wilmington
last Saturday for forging checks on
the National Biscuit Company and
the Coco-Cola Bottling Company.
A boy baby, about six weeks old,
dressed in silk and supplied. with
clothes, ETC., was left on the porch of
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
Jellard, in Asheville, one night last
week.
The American Cotton Association
will hold their annual meeting this
year in Richmond, Va, May 18th
and 18th. Mr.. D. Y. Cooper, of
Henderson, N. c., is President of the |
Association and will call the meeting
to order.
There was no term of Court in |
Sampson County this week owing |
to the sickness of Judge Peebes. The
term will begin next Monday if |
Judge PEBBLES is we'll enough to at
tend; and if not, probably some 9TH
er Judge will be supplied.
The House Of the Colorado Legis-
lature has passed an anti-cigarette
bill, making it a misdemeanor to buy,
sell, give way, or have in ones pos
session cigarettes or cigarette papers.
The measure will have to pass the
Senate before becoming a law.
John Anderson, one of the ginger
cake variety, disappeared last Friday
night and Mr.. w. j. Fife, of Char
lotte, a well-known merchant, is short
a 500. The negro had been sent to
collect bill. He was given a hun
dred dollars in payment of the bill
and he skipped.
On Friday morning a barn of Mr..
G. r. Montgomery, five miles from
Concord, was destroyed by fire. There
were five mules burned to death,
worth in the aggregate of about ST.
600. A lot of corn, fertilizer and
other property was also consumed
There is no clue as to the origin of
the fire.
In the Federal Court at New Bern
last week B. F. Sanders was SEN
fenced to the Federal prison at Allan
ia, Ca, to serve one year and one day
for violation of the internal revenue
laws. Sanders openly def1ed the of
ficers for year or more before he
was arrested. Four other prisoners
will be sent to Atlanta along with
Sanders.
A young white boy by name of
Robert Smith, son of a New Bern gro
Ger, was arrested in Wilmington Sat-
nd 10 " of n