The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-16

the fruit crop in North Carolina this
year will be a record-breaker.
A negro man at Burgaw on last
Moaday shot and killed his wife. His
name is unknown to date, but he
was captured after attemuting 10
shoot an officer and Is in jail.
The Methodist Church of Hender-
sonville, y. c., has been profered
$1,000 for a pipe organ by Andrew
Carnegie. on the condition that the
church raise a similar amount.
The A VI. <. Zion General Confer
ence which met In Charlotte a few
days ago, voted down the resolution
to remove the ban from card-playing
and dancing among church members.
Burke, Catawba, and Caldwell
Counties have each appropriated
$3.50 for hookworm campaign in
their respective counties. These cam
paigns are to last six weeks in each
county.
Mrs. Elizabeth Caps, an aged lady
of Vance County, committed suicide
one day last week by jumping in a
well. She was seventy-three years
of age and was almost helpless.
negro boy in the vicinity of
Washington, in playing with a gun
one day last week, shot and killed
his little sister, aged six years. The
children were at play and found the
gun hidden.
In Greenville Tuesday morning two
Workmen were caught under some
falling timbers at the plant of the
Cooperage and Lumber COMPANY and
one OF them, William Farebee, color
ed, was killed.
Young Jones, young man, driver
Tor the Wilson Lumber Companv
GreenVille, was thrown from a beav-
ny loaded wagon of lumber a few
days ago and injured so that he died
III d SHOFL while.
A terrific electrical storm nassed
over a section of Surry County last
saturday evening, killing two men.
Messrs Avery Cockeram and Wade
whitaker and doing a great deal of
damage to property.
Mr.. Joshua Brown, of Kelford |
charged with the murder of Mr. Van
Parker, some time ago, was tried in
peltie court last week and acquitted
Dy the unanimous vote of the Jury as
acting in self-defense.
"A severe cyclone passed over a nor
tlon OF Randolph County a few DAYS
ago doing considerable DAMAGE ~
property. Trees were blown I'm and
houses were unroofed and ou+-bor.oa
were demolished, but no damage was
done to life.
Inc Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
company awarded the contract for
the building of a seven-storv of6ca
anu passenger station at Whining
ton' 10 cost approximately $500. 600
Inc building to be completed in q bont
twelve months.
In storm which passed over tho
Morganton section last Saturday the
palatial home of Can't. G. G Ron,ott
retlred army officer, was struck bv
,igntning and totally DESTROYED. The
loss viii exceed $4,000. None of
the FAMILY were injured.
Two negroes, John Jones and Mack
sanders entered the Southern Rail
way once at Princeton one day las,
week and carried away a ITnited
states mail pouch, but were canturod
the next day by Special Agent A n
ROSS and committed to Jail
congressman Webb has introduced
Dill authorizing the Government RI
expend $4,000 in the construction
OF railroad from a point MOO
nihss Mountain and Grover to the
monument, erected by the Govern
ment on the Kings Mountain battle
ground.
The Spence Hotel at Favettev;,,a
o .i,1 oi the oldest buildings in Fayette-
sllie, was burned early Friday morn
ing last. The loss was estimated At /
aoout $4,000, with insurance of
ABOUT $4,000. There were abont
twenty persons in the building and
several had narrow escapes. Soma
jumping from the second story.
school Girl Put on Bridal Drass -
Cemetery, Then Eloped.
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