The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-21


p. T. Way, editor Of the Henderson
Gold Leaf. last Friday night. taking
his watch, coat, and railroad mileage
receipts. etc.
The body OF w. X. Robertson. kill
ed by an elevator in Baltimore Sun
day last, was carried TO Winston-Sa-
lem Tuesday last 10 be buried in the
MoTavian graveyard.
Mr.. T. T. Lackey, a well-known
citizen OF Bladen County. was drown
ed near Currie Monday afternoon.
He was So years old and leaves a wife
and several children.
In an ARRAY near Asheboro, Sep
TENDER IS, Arthur Robbins, young
white man, was stabbed by Calvin
Davidson, also white. Robbins is
thought TO be fatally wounded.
Claude Cocker, a young white man,
shot and killed himself at the home
of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Levi Jones,
at James City, September 18th. This
was his second attempt at suicide.
Aleck Jernigan, On trial for the
murder OF Albert Todd, near Wendell,
Johnston County, some time ago, has
been found guilty OF manslaughterI
and sentenced to State prison for rs
years.
The superintendent of public in
struction and the high school princi-
pals of the western district of North
Carolina will hold a three days
meeting at Asheville beginning Sep
TENDER 9th.
The Leader Publishing Company,
OF Mount Airy, was chartered Septem-
Der 10th, with an authorized capital
stock Of $4,000; subscribed $1,000
by ]. E. Albright, P. L. Hawks and
Samuel G. Brim.
Col. Ashley Horne, of Clayton, has
donated $500 to the $4,000 needed
for the new dormitory at Greensboro
Female College. About three-fOurths
OF the necessary amount has now been
raised and paid in.
Gen. William r. Boggs, one of the
few remaining generals Of the Con-
federate Army, died at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. w. B. Taylor, in
Winston-Salem, September 18th, in
his eighty-third year.
Mart Childress, husband of the
woman who was poisoned at Smith
field about four weeks ago, has been
arrested at Americans, Ca, on a war
rant charging him with killing his
wife, and placed in Jail.
Mr.. Philip McCregor, of Wades-
boro, had the misfortune to lose a
barn by fire on the night Of Septem-
Der 14th. The fire was supposed to
be of incendiary origin. The loss is
estimated at about $500.
A negro boy twelve or fourteen
years of age was run over by Green's
boro's water wagon on the afternoon
of September 18th and was injured
so badly that he died within twenty
five minutes after the accident
Mr.. Pearson Burris, of Big Lick,
died at his home Tuesday as result
of injuries he sustained at his cotton
gin Saturday afternoon. Mr. Bur-
ris' right hand was caught in the
machinery and the entire arm torn off
from the shoulder
The crate and box manufacturing
plant of the Lingo Box Company, of
Wilmington, was burned on Septem-
Der 18th, entailing loss on the plant
itself of $4,000 and 81 1000 on ma
teria1 on the yard. There was only
DR.. Len. G. Broughton, formerly
OF this State, has established a pei
lagra hospital in connection with his
great institutional church in Atlanta
Georgia. He has issued a call fol
contributions to help him out in this
adventure for the sake of suffering
humanity.
Theodore T. Headen, or Siler City
who shot and vigorously wounded
p. Dark last week, gave himself III
to the sheriff and was given hear
ing and held in the sum of $3.50
for his appearance at the next term O.
Superior Court in Chatham, which
convenes November 18th.
Will Uranium and Bruce Swain
two young men who claim to hav.
come from Norfolk, Va, wer,
charged with burglary and placed ii
Jail at New Bern September 18th
They are about twenty-five years ole