The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-01-04
Local. Matters.

Headquarters IOfmsIIg at DuTuaiIAs IL
70 move to Raleigh and take Offices
in the Elks' Building within the next
few days.
The body OF a colored infant vas
found in a ditch on East Hargeti
street near the old fair ground few
days ago. II was thought 20 have
been there several days.
Governor KitchIn has increased the
reward offered last October for VIII
Mcintyre. a white man wanted in
Rutherfordton for a series Of murders
Al a blockade distillery in the noun
tains.
Mr.. Thos. p. Jerman, one OF the
most highly esteemed business men
of Raleigh, died at his home on East
Lane Street Friday morning after an
Illness of six months. He was in his
forty-third year.
The theory Is now abroad that Jas.
Lloyd, the white man who was re-
ported to have been found dead at
the home of Mr Tally Damphler. on
West Hargett Street. Tuesday night.
was robbed and murdered.
The EIkin and Allegheny Railway
is getting ready for service on part
OF it's line Mr.. John A. Mills, OF
Raleigh, is the General Manager, and
hopes that the road will be completed
by the first Of February.
The Governor last Thursday gave
a pardon to Frank Bergman, boy
of seventeen, Of Lee County, who was
convicted at the November term OF
court for the crime of retailing and
sentenced to two years.
The funeral of Comrade John E.
Ouinton, who died at the Soldiers
Home Sunday night, was held Tues
dav. conducted by Rev. G. E. Maddry,
pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle. The
burial was in the Confederate Gene
terry.
MIR John r. Watkins, assistant
manager of the local Postal Tele- /
graph office in. this city, died at his
home on Cabarrus Street last Thurs /
day night, after an illness of about
two weeks. He was sixty-four years
of age.
Mr. F. A. Hilton, of Ohio City, /
who is in the employ of the North .
State Electric Company, was hit by
stray bullet near the Fair Grounds
Thursday just as he was boarding a
car and received a very painful
wound.
Mr. Joseph L. Seawell, who has
been connected with the office of
Clerk of the Supreme Court for years
was sworn in as Clerk of the Court
a few days ago, filling the vacancy
caused by the death of Colonel Thos. !
Kenan.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan will .
make an address in the Auditorium /
in Raleigh next Saturday night. He .
is on his way from a trip to the West |
Indies. His subject has not yet been .
announced, but large audience is
expected.
Collections of revenue in the .
Fourth Collectors District, general
ly known as the Eastern District, |
amounted to $255,756.12 during the .
month of December. For the calen-
dar year ending December 31st, the .
collections amounted to S4,223,712- !
SO.
The oil mill at Zebulon was parti-
ally destroyed by fire Thursday |
morning last. Beside the seed-house /
and machinery, there was between |
300 and 400 tons of cotton seed and |
one box-car were destroyed. The loss
will amount to several thousand dol
lars, partially covered by insurance.
Mr.. Walter Woolcott, chief of the
Raleigh Fire Department, suffered .
painful injuries Saturday night, be-
ing thrown from his buggy when re-
spending to a fire alarm. Hubert |
Fowler, night driver of the chiefs
buggy, had a narrow escape from
death, being thrown under the wheels
and run over.
Governor Kitchin on last Saturday
pardoned Richard Neville, of Ala
nance County, who was convicted at
the March term, 1910, for larcency
and sentenced to five years in the
States Prison. The judge who pre-
sided at the young mans trial had
grave doubts of the young mans guilt
and urged pardon.
Work has been commenced on the
foundation for the bronze statue of
the late DR.. Chas d. McIver, which
is to be placed On the southeast side
OF Capitol Square. There is to be a
facsimile of the one in Raleigh
placed at the State Normal in
GreenShorO The nnuoilino is To ha