The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-19
Local Matters.

OF course you will be at Raleigh
y, Saturday. September 2sth.
ur. Chas. T Hinnant, a clerk In
..a Raleigh post-office, died suddenly
las, Wednesday evening while under
Going an operation.
The State Department of Agricul-
4nre has decided that 1t will purchase
.uo hundred acres Of land in Gran
vile County as a test farm for bright
tobacco
VIII Temple, a negro living at
wake Forest, had his right leg cut
oF and his left leg smashed while at
tempting to catch a freight train COM
ing 10 Raleigh a few nights ago.
Remember you will want to be at
the meeting at the Auditorium on
Saturday, September 28th, to help
name a ticket to be elected in this
county, also to hear Hon Iredell
Neares, candidate for Governor.
Abner Faison, a young negro of
ZebuIon, on Tuesday, struck Edward
Horton, young white man with
cant" hooks at a saw-mill, inficting
wounds that may prove fatal. Faison
made his escape, but Is being pursued
BY citizens Of Zebulon.
The annual convention of Southern
Agricultural Workers will be in ses-
IN 10 0if
9. The association consists of three
sections-the commissioners of agri-
culture, the workers in animal hus-
bandry and workers in farm crops
and soils divisions.
Charles E. Lands, aged sixty-seven
years, died Tuesday at the Soldiers
Home. He was a member of Com
pany F, Seventeenth N. C. Regiment,
and entered the home from Granville
County, July IL, 1892, being the old
est ranking member OF the Home
The remains were taken to Oxford
for interment.
Mrs. J. P. Board, whose husband
was killed by falling. or jumping,
from tower at Wake Forest several
months ago, was given verdict for
$1,000 against the Mutual Life In
surance Company, at Alexandria, Va,
few days ago. The insurance COM
pany had refused to pay the policy on
the ground that he took his own life.
A H. Monaghan and his wife
have instituted suit against the News
and Observer on account of injuries
sustained at the News and Observers
aviation meet in Raleigh October
year ago. 1t is alleged that Mrs.
Monaghan was crippled for life in
the accident that caused the death of
another person. Twenty thousand
dollars is asked.
Deputy Sheriff A. NJ Saunders, of
Smithfield, was in the city Tuesday en-
route to Baltimore to return with
Needham Bell, a negro wanted in
Johnston County for the murder of
his wife, Della Bell. Requisition pa
pers on the Governor of Maryland |
were issued by Governor Kitchin. The |
Governor had offered a reward of |
$500 and the Baltimore officers will |
claim it. Della Bell was killed by her |
husband December 8, 1911, as she |
was fleeing into the residence of Mr..
j. W. Wellington, in Cleveland Town
ship, in Johnston County.
Edward Reinhart, pardoned from |
more than a years service on a two
year sentence from Caldwell County |
Tor iarcency by Governor Kitchin in |
1909, had his pardon revoked Tues
DAY by Governor Kitchin. 1t seems |
that after he was pardoned by Cover
nor Glenn, the pardon being condi-
toned on good behavior, Reinhart |
went to Columbus County and was |
there sent up to the penitentiary I'M
der the name Of Graham Rhodes. |
while he has been serving this Co |
lumbus County sentence, which ex- !
pres Saturday Of this week, it be-
came known to the penitentiary au-
thorlties that Rhodes is really Rein
mart. So Warden Sales made appli-
cation to Governor Kitchin for the
revocation of Governor Glenn's par
oon This has been done.