The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-12-14

while at wcrk Tuesday. fell into
moving saw and was killed before
the saw could be stopped.
Mr.. John Ferguson. an old man OF
Waxhaw. was killed By train feS
days ago at Catawba Junction He
was deaf and did not hear the whis-
tie OF the passenger train.
L. II. Outlaw, one Of Craven Coun-
tvs leading citizens. passed away at
his home in Dover last Saturday
night after long illness Of liberated
throat. He was ffty-three years old
Mrs. Abner Aydlett. an aged lady
of Elizabeth City, was found dead In
bed at the home Of her son a few
days ago. She was the mother OF
Hon z. F. Aydlett and DR.. II. T.
Aydlett OF that city.
David Newkirk, a negro forty years
old, was struck by a street-car in
Wilmington last week In an attempt
to cross the street before the car,
and received such injuries that he
died in short while.
The Mont Amoena Seminary build
ing at Mt. Pleasant, destroyed by fire
a short time ago, is soon to be re-
placed by a large brick building,
modern in every respect, and TO cost
several thousand dollars.
Revenue officers located and de-
stroyed a large 75-gallon distillery at
Latham's Cross Roads, near Whining
ton, last week. No arrests were
made, as no one was found in the
vicinity of the distillery.
Richard Moore, of Wilson County,
started out to shoot an owl few
days ago, when his foot struck the
hammer of the gun, causing it to
discharge The load entered under
his chin and he died in few hours.
Deputy Collector J. E. Cameron
and Deputy Marshall Lilly captured
and destroyed an Illicit distillery near
Jacksonville, Onslow County, last
week The still had a capacity of
more than one thousand gallons and
was in full operation.
Mr.. Edward Taylor, a man about
thirty-two years Of age, of Dunn, was
found dead few days ago about 800
yards from his home with the entire
top of his skull shot off, The coro-
ner's verdict was that he came to his
death by his own hand.
Dock Bass and Emmett King, two
white boys of Burlington, were con-
victed in Burlington last week of
stealing a mail bag in their home
town in September, and sentenced to
terms of fifteen and twelve months,
respectively, in the Federal Prison.
A one-year-old child of Mr.. G. R.
Davis, of Salisbury, was playing on
the hearth in their home, when it's
mother left the room for few mo-
ments. when it's clothing became ig-
nited from piece of paper thrown
into the fire and the child burned to
death.
Mr.. Will Little, of Ansonville, a
very highly esteemed young man of
an excellent family, borrowed a
friends pistol and walked into the
Office of Dunlap & Shallum, attor-
neys, and shot himself one day last
week. No cause has beep assigned
for the rash act.
One man was killed and two others
seriously, if not fatally, hurt by ar
accidental discharge of super-heatet
hydrogen in the producer gas plan
of the Charlotte Power Company las
Friday. Considerable damage wa
also done to the wires Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Gregory John, who claims to b.
king of all the Gypsies, and who fig
ured prominently in the squabbl
among the bands of Gypsies nea
Wadesboro some months ago, ha
been indicted and tried with tw
other Gypsies for stealing stow
joints from local tin shop in Wi
mington.
Deputy Collector A. S. Bowers an
Special Employe J. L. Sans, of Ashs
Vile, located and destroyed a bloch
ade distillery in Henderson Count
last week The plant was moder
steam one, with capacity for dist
ling about twenty-five gallons {
whiskey a day, and was located seve
and one-half miles from Tuxedo.
Rennrts from Halifax County So