The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-30
State News.

State News. /
The stores OF Joseph Hicks and
A W. Halliday. together with the
postofiee al StaIey, a small station
near siler City. Chatham county.
were burned last Monday.
Two bears were captured near
LinvilIe Falls, last week. by Mr. 4
Mitchell Burleson and his boys who
live In that section. They were said
to be the latest seen in years
Daniel Wise. prominent farmer
OF Salem, Rowan County. waa found
dead near his home q few days ago.
supposedly Of heart disease He gas
fifty-six years old and leaves fam
lily.
As q result OF the work OF private
detectives in Goldsboro for the past
week, a Wholesale arrest was made
on blind tigers" Friday afternoon
last. About twenty-five warrants
were issued.
Rev. DR.. James Carmichael. OF
Wilmington. rector OF st. Johns Epis-
copal Church, OF that city, died No
yember 18th at his home, aged IS
years. He was well-known through
out the State.
Henry Moore, an aged c0lored
man OF Mount Airy, was robbed by
two colored boys at Winston-Salem
a few days ago. The boys asked him
for change, seized his roll OF money
consisting OF about $50 and ran.
C. A. Nichols, United States Com
missioner of Muskogee, and wealthy
property owner In Muskogee and
Asheville, dropped dead in the streets
of Muskogee, November 28th. His
death was due to heart failure.
Attorney Thomas Kellam, aged %,
who shet and killed B. c. Whita-
ker, another lawyer, at Pilot Noun
tain, October 18th, has been acquitted
in the Surry Superior Court. The
jury returned verdict of justifable
homicide.
Work has begun on the new Fed
eral building at Washington, N. c.,
Messrs. John C. Unkefer e. Co., of
Minerva, Ohio, are the contractors.
1t is expected that it will require two
years for completion, and will be one
of the most modern and handsome
buildings in the State.
Mr.. Samuel Smith, a young man of
Albemarle, an employe Of the rail-
road company, stumbled as he was
boarding a train a few days ago, in
Lexington, and his foot was caught
under the wheel and so badly crush
ed that it had to be amputated.
Caesar Cone, president of the
White Oak and Proximity cotton
mills in Greensboro, will observe his
family of his employees with a turkey
for Thanksgiving. These turkeys are
to be bought in Guilford County.
Will Hendren, of Iredell County, a
young white boy living few miles
north of Statesville, was arrested and
placed in Jail at that place Friday
last, for the alleged theft of a sack
of chickens from Mrs. P. D. Sheriff.,
a produce peddler of that vicinity.
Blind Tiger Detective Harvey c..
Byrd, of Durham, was accidentally
shot in Goldsboro Sunday. A pistol
in the pocket of Charles Presley, a
fellow-worker, was struck by the
swinging of the door and fired, sew
eral shots taking effect in Officer
Byrd.
Mr.. Thomas Little, rural carrier
and prominent citizen Of Pageland,
was assaulted by Joe knight, a Croa-
tan Indian, near that place a few
days ago. The Indian cut cash sew
eral inches long across Mr.. Titles
throat besides stabbing him in the
back.
Mr.. James D. Dorset, the Repub-
lican mayor of Spencer, and a promi.
nent business man of that town, was
married to Miss Hester G. Linney al
Taylorsville last Thursday afternoon
Miss Linney is the accomplished
daughter of the late ex-Congressmar
r. q. Linney.
Barnett P. Moore. a PROSPEROUS
farmer, of near Wentworth, Rock
ingham County, was returning from
q tobacco market few days agt
when his team ran away, throwing