The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07

Durham County. was thrown from
buggy in Durham last Saturday,
dashed against a curbstone, and was
killed.
Mr.. Richard H. Morse, an aged
man of Charlotte. committed suicide
at the State Hospital In Morganton.
Sunday evening last, by hanging
himself.
The four-year-old child Of Mr.. T.
p. Loughlin, Of Wilmington, while
playing with matches few days ago.
had his clothing caught on fire and
was fatally burned.
Fred Smith. a machinist in the
Spencer shops, was seriously II not
fatally injured a few days ago, by
drip pan flying of of a lathe and
striking him in the forehead.
DR.. s. B. Kluttz, former dentist
who had been running a livery sta
BILE in Albemarle, was found dead in
bed last Saturday morning. 1t was
thought his death was due to heart
disease.
At a meeting of the directors OF
the Allegheny and Sparta Railroad at
Elkin last week, NJ. G. Chatham re-
signed as president and John A.
Mills, who was general manager, was
elected president.
A four-year-old child, in Caldwell
County, son of Mr.. Alex Tolbert,
while playing with a grindstone In
his fathers yard a few days ago,
pulled 1t over on himself, and was
so badly injured that he died in a
short while.
John Owen, a negro, was struck
by a Southern train No. II, March
4th, and instantly killed. He was
standing On the track watching a
shifting engine when he was struck
from behind.
The Robertson brothers, of Davie
County, who were arrested in Win
ston a few days ago, charged with
robbing a farmer of ninety-five dol
lars, were tried and are held in
bonds of $500 each.
A branch manufacturing and dis
tributing point of the Armour Fertil-
iZer works of Chicago will be estab- |
lished in Greensboro soon. The
price paid for the site and invest
ments was about $4,000.
A double team of mules belonging
to Hardy Cocker backed off the bridge
across Neuse River, near Seven
Springs Monday, drowning the driv-
er and mules. Young Cocker was in
the wagon, but managed to climb
out.
AS a result of a business quarrel
at Kelford, a few days ago, Joshua
Brown shot and probably fatally
wounded George D. Parker. Parker |
is thirty-three years old and has a |
wife and several small children.
Brown was arrested.
Two negro children, aged two and |
four years, were bnrned to death |
near Organ Church, Rowan County, |
Saturday last. They were children |
of Andrew Smith, and were left at |
home while the parents were away at |
work.
The February term of court for
Rockingham County, which convened |
February Goth, was adjourned on
Thursday, February goth, on account
of the illness of Judge Daniels. The !
entire civil docket has been con-
tinued until the June term of court.
Mrs. Sarah L. Thomas, one of the |
Oldest and most widely known per-
sons of Thomasville, was burned to
death Monday morning. 1t is be-
lieved that she came in too close
contact with the fire in her room and
was too feeble to extinguish the
flames.
Benson and Numa Hill, accused
of the murder Of their father in High
Point, some time ago, were acquitted
in Guilford Superior Court last
week. 1t is said that pistol in the
hands of the men was discharged
while their father was struggling
with them to prevent a difficulty.
The steam laundry at Fayetteville,
owned by C. B. and J. H. Ledbetter,
was burned Sunday, with all fixtures,
laundry, etc. The Ellis Printing
Company, in the basement of said
building, was also destroyed The
loss on laundry is estimated to be
about $4,000, with insurance of
about so per cent.