The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09
State News.

Trained Nurses will hold their an
nual meeting. on June 1911 In
Charlotte.
The contract has been let for the
building of a new Jail for Durham
County to be oIcated at the County
Home. and to cost something over
$4,000.
During a storm near Spring Hope
last week, a tree was blown down on
an old house, where Mr.. Charles Min
60 and his son Carl had stopped for
shelter, killing both OF them.
Colonel Ashley Horne, OF Clayton.
was stricken with paralysis just be-
fore he reached Macon, Ga, Monday.
on his way to the Confederates Re-
union there and Is reported as being
very i'll. ....
The tobacco warehouses OF Durham
sold 100000 pounds Of leaw tobac-
co the past season, the average price
being IA 1-2 cents, and the total
amount paid the farmers for tobacco
was $949,442.34.
The Jefferson Life Insurance. Com
pany of Raleigh and the Greensboro
Life Insurance Company of Green's
boro, have agreed on a plan for a
hai hna RI
be In Greensboro.
Henry Keever, a young man OF
Hickory, was found dead by the road
side, at Brookford bridge, near Hick-
DRY, Sunday afternoon. It appears he
had been drinking and had fallen
from the vehicle and had broken his
neck.
Deputy Collectors J. S. Ashworth,
T. w. Landredth, and special en-
ploye, J. C. Pritchard, Jr., located
and destroyed large illicit distillery
on the south side of Bullhead Noun
tain, in Alleghaney County, a few
days ago.
Enraged at his wife because she
would not sign a deed to some prop
erty which he wanted to sell, Frank
Evans, a negro, of near Kinston, cut
his wifes throat a few days ago with
a pocket-knife. 1t is doubtful If she
RECEIVERS.
Mrs. John Neville, of Hamlet, ad-
ministratrix of her husbands estate,
has brought suit against the Yadkin
River Power Company, because of
the death of her husband by an cleo
trio shock received in turning off an
incandescant light.
The ten-months-old child of DIR.
and Mrs. w. w. Wilmington, of
Snow Hill, became entangled in the
strap of the perambulator in which
it was sitting, in the absence of it's
mother, and was choked to death a
few days ago.
Inc cOTu0T-SICuo VI Tie HNOI III SdI
Dina School 70 rthe Feeble-Minded
was laid Monday in Kinston. The
ceremonies were conducted by Grand
Master W.. B. Mccoy, of Wilmington,
and other officers of the Grand and
Local lodges.
John Harris, colored, awaiting trial
on the charge of murder, escaped
from Stanly County jail few days
ago. The jailor's wife went in to feed
the prisoners and Harris, being con-
= cealed undeso bunk, escaped through
the open door.
Knapp Burnett and William Mich
: OILS, charged with the killing of Hen.
~ Belcher. near Farmville, last Feb.
ruary, were tried In Greenville last
week, and a verdict OF second degree
murder was rendered. Burnett was
sentenced to five years in the peni
tertiary and Nichols for one year.
The Ninth District Medical Society
in session in Salisbury last week
elected DR.. 1. M. Taylor, of Morgan
ton, President; DR.. c. M. Poole, o
Salisbury, Vice-President; and DR.. c
B. McNairy, of Lenoir, Secretary ant
Treasurer. They did not decide OF
the place for their next meeting, blu
will decide later.
In Columbus Superior Court las
week damage suit case was hear,
of j. w. Williamson against DIR. N. A
Thompson, proprietor of a hospita
at Lumberton, for neglect in settin
the plaintiffs leg, but Judge PEBBLE
decided after all the evidence was il
that there was no evidence of neglect
and dismissed the case.
At Boonford, Mitchell County, las