The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28


Hardy Brandon, q negro, was shot
and killed by another negro named
John Burris, Monday night In Win
ston-Salem.
Mr.. r. o. Pike. of Lockhart, 8. C.,
fell from q freight train In Asheville
a few days ago and died from the eff
feet OF his injuries.
The Southern Railway Company
In soon to build q new passenger sta
ton at Hickory. II Is to be entirely
modern In every way 1t Is said.
A glove factory Is to be opened in
Hendersonville soon, conducted by
Mr.. r. p. Prieze, secretary and treas
urer of the Fidelity Hosiery MIL at
Newton.
The surviving members of Com
pany /, Forty-ninth North Carolina
Regiment, Confederate Veterans, will
ba, March 30th.
Mrs. Lizzie Shaft, committed to Jail
in Hendersonvflle last week, charged
with being connected with the death
of Myrtle Hawkins, has been released
on a bond of $1,000.
The post-office and express Office
at Kingsboro was robbed one night
last week. Ten or twelve gallons
of whiskey, money, postage stamps
and other express were taken.
Mr.. Huffman, carpenter, fell |
from a scaffold in Greensboro a few |
days ago an dreceived such injuries |
from which he died shortly. He |
came to Greensboro from Norfolk.
A contract has been awarded to |
Mr.. r. G.. Campbell, of Lenoir, for
the building of ney courthouse for
the new county of Avery. The con-
tract was for an $4,000 building
Mr. r.. w. Vincent, who has been
managing editor of the Charlotte OBJ
server for years, has accepted a po-
sition on the staff of the Atlanta
Georgian and will take up his new
work soon.
The jewelry store of J. r. Brown
at China Grove, was broken into and
robbed last Thursday night. Only
few articles were taken as the rob-
berries were not successful in break
in ginto the safe.
Mr.. Paul F. Burton, an excellent
young man and electrician of War
renton, came in contact with live
wire Tuesday last and was instantly
thrown to the ground and killed. He
was twenty-seven years old.
c. c. Southern, young man of
was arrested Tuesday
charged with entering the home of
Mr.. D. l.. Cauble while the family
were away, an dtaking several arti-
cles, anon Chime a pistol.
The home of Mr.. JEFF D. White
sides, near Yorkville, in the vicinity ,
Of Hickory Grove, was destroyed by
fire few days ago. The loss was
estimated at from $500 to $4,000.
The cause of the fire was not known. {
Thirty-nine bridges in Guilford t
County were totally or partially {
wrecked by the recent floods. Most
of them were wooden, and the COM
missioners Of that county have de-
cided to replace the larger wooden {
bridges with steel ones. 9
Mr.. L. H. Phillips, at one time
clerk of the Superior Court of Ca IL
tawba County, and at present cashier
o fthe Merchants and Farmers Bank I
of Newton, is to become secretary
and treasurer of the Fidelity Hosiery
Mills, succeeding Mr.. r. P Frieze.
Capt. Ed. Holden, a Southern Rail- {
way conducted, was shot and serious
ly wounded by a colored man last
Friday night just as his train was :
leaving the station at Kernersvile. lc
The trouble arose over collecting the L
fare. The negro was arrested and is t
in jail. l
Burglars attempted to enter the :
home of Mr.. Jesse Lassiter about 4
O'Clock last Sunday morning, when
he, hearing the noises shot and some l
of the shots struck one of the intrud-
ers, but his confederates managed to q
get him away before they could be
captured.
w. c. Selby, an FISHERMAN of Pam !