The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-05
Local. Matters.

clerk at q salary OF $500 a year.
Nj David Oscar Honeycutt, a well
known carpenter and contractor In
Raleigh, died Sunday night of acute
Indigestion.
The Colored Emancipation Associ-
alton will hold a celebration in the
Raleigh Auditorium on the evening
OF January l.
Governor w. w. Kitchin went to
Richmond, Va, Monday night to at
tend the sessions Of the conference
OF Governors from all the States.
The State Board of Agriculture
met yesterday At noon for their an
nual session. They will be In session
until Friday evening or Saturday.
The city engineer states there are
In Raleigh about one hundred and
twenty-five miles OF sidewalks, and
about two miles has been laid with
granolithic.
The State Board of Pharmacy met
In Raleigh Tuesday to examine appli-
cants for licenses to practice phar-
macy in this State, there being sixty
candidates present
Two OF the large new engines Of
the Seaboard which arrived here
about week ago, ran together in the
yards Friday and were damaged to
the extent Of about $4,000.
At the meeting OF the State Liter
airy and Historical Society in Raleigh
Tuesday night, Mr.. Clarence Poe was
awarded the silver loving cup for
writing the best book of the past
year.
Clyde Sanderford, the Raleigh boy,
charged with robbing J. M. Baker of
$500 at Durham last week, was tried
before the Superior Court at Durham
Tuesday and was given six months on
the roads.
The Raleigh police Faided two ne
gro gambling joints Sunday night,
and landed twelve colored men be-
hind the bars. In a raid On a Co
caine joint Friday night the police
arrested five negro men and one wo-
man.
In Federal Court in Raleigh Satur
day, J. II. Kline, of Chatham County,
was sentenced to the Atlanta peniten-
tiary for a term of eighteen months
for bloCkading. Kline pleaded guilty
in one count and was convicted in an
other.
All the county officers were sworn
in Monday. There was only one
change in the offices in Wake, Mr.. E.
c. Beddingfield succeeding Mr.. W. C.
Brewer on the Board of County Com
missioners. Monday was the begin
ming OF the new fiscal year.
Capt. E. T. Ricke, for many years
superintendent of the Raleigh and
Southport Railroad, has resigned He
entered the railway service as a flag
man many years ago and rose to the
position of superintendent. His res
ignatiOn will take effect as soon as he
can be relieved
The Wake County Register of
Deeds states that more marriage Ii
censes were issued in Wake during
the past fiscal year, which ended Sat
urday night, than in any previous
year in the history of the county
The total number of license issued
the past year were 836.
F. R. Lentz was arrested in Angus
ia, Ga, few days ago for the theft
of some diamonds. Authorities here
believe he is the same man who stole
a $500 diamond from H. Mailer Sons
few weeks ago, and he will be
brought to Raleigh for trial when the
Georgia authorities have finished
with him.
The State Literary and Historical
Association held their annual meet
ing in Raleigh this week, Hon. Wal
ter H. Page, editor of Worlds Work,
native of Wake County, addressed
the Society on Tuesday night and Ed
ward Markham, the noted poet, de-
livered an address in the auditorium
last night.
Mr.. Geo. D. Snuggs, of Salisbury,
sixty-seven years old, suffering from
heart disease, dropped dead Wednes-
day while walking up the steps to a
Doctors office to consult the doctor
about his condition. He was father
of Mr.. c. P. Snuggs Superintendent
Of the Baker-Thompson Lumber Com
pany Of this city.
An attempt is being made to have
Governor Kitchin grant a pardon to
James E. Wilcox, alleged murderer of
Nellie Cropsey, who is serving thir-
ty-year sentence in the penitentiary
LOT the crime. The prisoners father,
together with his attorney, were in
Raleigh few days ago and presented
petition to Governor Kitchin.
Governor Kitchtn Saturday COM