The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-01-25

The President. on January 22nd.
nominated Il. ID. Douglas TO be post
master at Greensboro and J. y. Pow
ell. postmaster at Southern Pines.
Virginia Withers. the fve-year-old
daughter OF Mr. Lloyd W!thers. OF
Charlotte, vas run over by street.
car in Charlotte Sunday and instant
~ killed.
seaboard passenger train No. 3S.
northbound, was derailed at Hender-
son a few days ago. No one was
hurt though the cars were badly
shattered.
John Aydette, a negro man. en-
pIoyed as assistant fireman on the
river steamer Howard. between New
Bern and Trenton, fell overheard and
was drowned a few days ago.
AS the result OF the employees
profit sharing plan inaugurated few
months ago by the Durham Hosiery
Mills, a total OF ;1,172. has been dis
tribted to the employees during six
months period.
A fire in Elizabeth City, January
18th, practically destroyed part OF
the Elizabeth City Electric Light and
Power Company. entailing loss OF
$4,000 and putting the city in dark
ness for several days.
Will Logan, who was charged with
the robbery and murder of Fred
Henderson, Swede, at Blewett
Falls, some time ago, was convicted
OF murder in the first degree, by the
Jury at Wadesboro a few days ago.
Ed. Hodgin, of Guilford County,
who was arrested for the murder OF
John Love, near jamestown last fall,
was released by Judge Cook On a
bond Of $1,000. The evidence is
said to be circumstantial and not
strong.
Mrs. Peter Ferrall, of Fayetteville,
was seriously, II not fatally, burned
at the home, as result of putting
kerosene oil into a stove to kindle
the fire, few days ago. The explos-
ion ensuing from the oil blew the
stove to the top OF the house.
Mrs. Jennie Naylor, an aged lady
OF Winston-Salem, was burned to
death at the home of her son a few
days ago. Her clothing caught fire
as she was reading by the fireside
and she was fatally burned before
the flames could be smothered.
Considerable excitement has been
caused in Halifax County over the
appearance OF a bear, or some other
wild animal, that has been playing
havoc with hog and chickens for
several days. 1t seems to continue
its depredations, but always evades
capture.
The jailer of New Hanover County
was attacked by the prisoners Satur-
day night last. and but for the very
prompt assistance OF a negro prison
er, would have been overpowered and
twenty-five prisoners would have es-
capped. The negro has since been Civ
en- his liberty.
A caboose and a passenger coach
broke loose from the Southern Rail-
way freight train at Belmont Satur-
day night, crashed into another train
and fatally injured L. D. Caldwell, of
Kings Mountain, a passenger on the
train, and seriously injured a flag
man, J. r. Hardin
A boy thirteen years old, the son
of Mr.. E. P. Weaver, near Rocky
Mount, fell on the ice last Saturday,
while skating with party of boys,
and his head struck the ice. He was
picked up Immediately, and regained
consciousness for few minutes, but
died In a short time.
Bruce Clodfelter, a boy twelve
years of age, of Guilford County, was
on last Saturday awarded the S25
prize by the Guilford County Agri-
cultural Association, to the boy max.
ing the greatest yield of corn from
a single acre. The boy harvested
113 bushels from his acre.
Engineers have begun work on the
proposed railroad from Durham te
Danville, a distance of about seven.
ty-six miles. The proposed road will
traverse Durham, Chatham, and Or
ange Counties. Charters to the com
pany were issued by the North Caro-
lima and Virginia Legislatures las
year.
The United States board of engi
neers has recommended that Cape