The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01

the back yard of one Of the citizens
], A. Rittenhouse. prominent citi-
gen OF Weldon. committed suicide
January 29th. by shooting himself
HIS mind Is believed TO have been al
fected.
The Southern round-house In Spen-
Ger was damaged By fire Few days
ago, entailing a loss OF about $4,000.
The fire ia said to have originated
from q rats nest
bridge over Black River, near
Tvanhoe, collapsed under the weight
of a four-horse wagon. and dropped
into the river. drowning the driver
and two of the mules.
Mr.. d. d. Nash, of Concord. has
been granted a patent on combina-
ton crate and water heater he de-
vised some time ago. The invention
L. said to be both simple and practi-
cable.
Mr.. w. NJ. Boone, sheriff OF Frank
lin County, died January 29th In a
hospital In Richmond, where he had
gone for treatment. This was his
first term as sheriff OF the county. He
was forty-fve years old.
T. Manners Bros. store at Kings
Mountain, and the Office OF the Postal
Telegraph Company were destroyed
by fire one day last week, entailing a
loss of about $4,000. The origin
of the fire is not known.
Prizes have been offered to coun-
try people of Forsyth County for i'm
proving country homes, by the Win
ston-Salem Board of Trade. This Is
being done with a view to encourag-
ing the farmers of that county.
Harrison Johnson, Of Johnston
County, charged with killing ]. H.
Bowen, just before the holidays, on
the public road in that county, has
been found guilty of manslaughter
an dsentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
Waynesville suffered from a $1O,-
900 fire on Tuesday morning. The
large factory of the Wood Manu-
featuring Company, consisting OF the
planning mill, furniture factory, ETC.,
were destroyed. The plant was par
TALLY insured.
A number of Northern capitalists
have been endeavoring to secure a
location in or near New Bern for the
past few days with a view to estab-
fishing a canning factory. There are
a number of sites said to be near the
city which would be suitable.
Mr. Lee Beaver, a son of Mr.. ID
e. Beaver, of Concord, was drowned
in Black River, in Sampson County, E
few days ago. He was driving four
mule team drawing a steam roller
over the bridge when it gave way ant
he and the two mules were drowned
David Tarleton, son of Mr.. w. II
Tarleton, of Vance County, sold tw'
bales of cotton in Charlotte nearl
three months ago. and has neve
been heard from since. About tw
months after his departure hi
mother died. the strange disappear
ance Of her son being one cause q
her death.
The Deal-Palmer Lumber Con
pany, of Weldon, have secured extel
sive timber rights on the Neus
River, near Durham, and large be
factory is being erected. Hardwoo
boxes for the Standard Oil CompaT
and other consumers will be MANI
featured.
A livery stable owned by Ode
Edens sales stables, occupied by M
c. NJ. Prevatt, and a store occupit
by Mr.. C. B. Redmond, and a lot
groceries, ten horses, two mules, al
other property were destroyed by fiji
in Lumberton, January rs. The Fl
is said to have originated in the Ii
cry stables.
Two more of the Spray group
cotton mills, which were connect
with the American Warehouse Coz
pany, and the German-American Mi
have been adjudged bankrupt, a.
Messrs. J. Elwood Cox and e.
Pitcher were named as temporary
cevers, with authority to keep t
mills running.
Interest in the Myrtle Hawk
tragedy, which shocked the emit
State last September, following t
finding of her body in Lake Osceo
near Hendersonville, has been arc,