The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-10-26


ston-Salem state that there vas 3
slight frost noticeable on the morn
ing Of October 18th.
Mr.. c. b. Ruffin. a well-known citi-
zen of Wilson. died at his home on
Park Avenue. October goth. after a
long illness OF pneumonia
Alfred Tennyson Dickens. son OF
Charles Dickens. made an address at
the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege OF Greensboro one night last
week.
Postal Savings Banks are TO be es-
tablished at Forest City and Louis
burg. November goth. according TO
an announcement made in Washing
ton, October 23rd.
Mr.. c. VI. Hatchett, OF Ruffin, a
young man Of about twenty-five years
of age, was killed by falling from a
street car while in motion. in Dan
vile, Va, last week.
Gordon Powell of Rich Square, a
young man seventeen years OF age.
was killed by a northbound Coast
Line freight train October goth, his
body being terribly mangled.
John Bradley, a negro working
ryff o.
near Wilmington, October 10th, was
caught under a heavy piece Of fall
ing timber and instantly killed.
J. A. Kinley, of Milboro, a village
four miles east of Randleman, was
very seriously cut October goth as a
result of a quarrel with his neigh
Dor, Brougthon York. Both men were
intoxicated.
Mr.. B. F. Carpenter, of Stanly
County, was stricken with paralysis
while in his store one day last week
and died few hours later. He was
81 years of age, and leaves a wife
and children.
George Bolick, who lives in East
Hickory, and had his arm caught in
the machinery of cotton gin at that
place October goth, and so badly mu-
tilated that it had to be amputated
near the shoulder.
The German-American Cotton Man
featuring Company Of Draper, is to
be sold at an early date. The liza
bilities of the company were more
than a million dollars, while the as
sets are less than half this amount.
Conductor Hubert A. Fore, of
Spencer, and Joe Hawkins, a fireman,
were severely injured and number
of cars badly smashed in a wreck
at Rudd, near Reidsville, Rocking
ham County, last Sunday morning.
The Cherokee Inn at Asheville has
been sold under deed of trust and
was purchased by Mr.. R. P. Robinson
at a sum of about 1000. This is
a valuable hostelry, and has been for
some time run by D. w. Meishen-
heimer.
The case against Oscar F. Wilker-
son, manager of the Arcade Theatre
in Durham, in which he was charged
with showing obscene pictures, has
been continued and will be heard on
October 31st.
Hon. John G. Shaw, Of Fayette-
vile, formerly Representative in Con-
gress from the Sixth District, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the Office Of
Lieutenant-Governor of North Caro-
lima.
Harry Basinger was lodged in jail
at Salisbury, October 22nd, on the
charge Of operating a blockade dis
tillery which was captured in Provi-
dence Township, Rowan County, by
Sheriff J. H. Mckenzie and his depu-
ties few days ago.
In Orange County Superior Court
last week, Ernest Ray, of Orange
was acquitted of the murder of Hen
ry Jones. The verdict was received
with applause in the court, which
the Judge quickly rebuked. Jones
was beating Ray, when the latter
killed him.
Charles Sentell, resident of New
Hill, Wake County, committed sui.
eide at Merry Oaks, Chatham Coun.
ty, last week, by shooting himself
He was about twenty-one years old
and was to have been married soo1
to young lady of New Hill.
Fred Davis, Jr., the twelve-year
old son of Rev. Fred Davis, pastor
Of the colored Wilson Baptist Church
accidentally shot six-year-old col