The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-08

DAYS ago and was drowned.
Billy Marshall, a colored man. OF
Wilmington. in trying 10 cross Buf-
faIo Canal. In Fender County, few
DAYS ago, fell In the canal and
drowned.
Policeman Nelms, OF Wilmington.
who killed a negro last summer while
the negro was resisting arrest. was
tried In Superior court last week and
acquitted.
Mr.. r. f. Hilliard. former editor
of the Scotland Neck Commonwealth,
died at his home at Scotland Neck,
February End, after an illness of sew
eral weeks.
A man who gave his name as Roll
Inns was arrested in Durham few
days ago charged with stealing
horse and buggy from the Franklin
hotel, in Franklinton.
The new Goldsboro hospital will be
open February %. The hospital is
thoroughly modern in every respect,
and is a charitable institution for the
needy sick OF Wayne County.
There was a substantial raise in
the price of cotton last week. On
some of the markets it reached 10
cents and at one market it is said to
have sold as high as 10.25c.
The biggest snow and blizzard Of
the season is reported in the vicinity
of Waynesville. Reports from the
rural districts indicate drifts in
some places sixteen feet deep.
Reports are that New Bern will
have the advantages of street cars
within a short time The Neuse-
Trent Traction Company state that
they will have the system ready by
May l.
A Joint meeting Of the Boards Of
Aldermen and school committeeman
in Durham Tuesday arranged for
the issuing of $4,000 in bonds for
the erection of a new school building
in Durham.
The Norfolk Southern Railroad has
changed to the name of Raleigh,
Charlotte and Southern Railroad. 1t
is preparing to build line from RAJ
leigh to Concord, and then on to
Charlotte.
A young son of Mr.. Green Sides,
of Stanly County, in chopping wood
a few days ago, was struck on the
head by a flying piece, infiicting a
wound from which he died within a
few hours.
Revenue officers located and de-
stroyed an Illicit distillery four miles
south of Murphy Tuesday. The dis
tillery was in full blast and was with
in one hundred yards Of a deputy
sheriff's residence.
George Waggoner, blockader,
who was shot in Franklin county;
Virginia, last Wednesday by revenue
officers, died in Martinsville, Va.
Friday night of his wounds. He was
from North Carolina.
Mr.. Geo. w. Watts, the founder o
the Watts Hospital in Durham, ha!
recently increased the endowment
fund of the hospital 100000 in thu
form of an apartment house in Dur
ham, the rentals of which are to b,
used for the hospital.
Mr.. Fred J. Aaron, of Mt. Olive
sued the Atlantic Coast Line rail
way for personal injuries received
in a derailment of train neal
Whiteville, in 1908, and in the tria
at Goldsboro a few days ago OBJ
tanned $4,000 damages.
R. l.. Southern, the employe o
Spach Bros, of Winston-Salem, VIII
stole several thousand dollars from
them by taking small amounts from
their safe each night, was tried Il
the Superior Court Saturday and Civ
en- two years in the penitentiary.
Revenue collections for last mont
as reported from Collector Brown
Office are as follows: Lists, $11,957
spirits, $2S6.55; cigars, $3.50; TIC
baeeo, $37S,S46.45: special tax $204
A; total, $379,479.17, an increas
of $4,000 over the preceding month
The home of Mr.. L. G. Norris, o
Rocky Mount, an old revolutionar
tavern, which was occupied in 1T
by Lord CORVALLIS while passini
through the country enroute t