The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-28

Hillsboro last week caused loss OF
$4,000, which was covered by insur-
ance.
The Annual Conference OF the NJ.
E. Church, South. for Eastern North
Carolina Is In session in Fayetteville
this week
Mr.. John McDuffie, OF Fayetteville.
died early Thursday morning Of dia-
betes. He had been engaged in the
insurance business for a number OF
years.
The W. T. Mccoy Furniture Com
pany, OF Charlotte, suffered a heavy
loss by fire Tuesday. The damage to
stock and building Is estimated at
$4,000.
The colored Baptist church of East
Spencer was burned few days ago
and there is suspicion that the fire
was the result of a row in the congre-
cation.
Samuel Pierce, employed by the
Southern Chair Company OF High
Point, was caught under a falling
elevator in the company's factory a
few days ago and crushed to death.
Sam Morgan, of Concord, was shot
and probably fatally wounded Satur-
day morning by Manly Morris while
the latter was firing at Bob Arm
strong. Morris made his escape.
George Pollock, superintendent of
Farm Valley plantation at Falling
Creek, Lenoir County, was horribly
burned by fire which destroyed the
big ginneries on the place Friday.
The roller mills at Collision, Chat
ham County, owned by the Collision
Milling Company, was burned a few
days ago. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 or more, with only $500
Insurance.
A pay train on the Atlantic Coast
Line ran into the end of a freight
| III Del TIC SOuAIy "CuACouoy AiShI
killing the porter and fireman on the
extra and injuring Engineer Wealth
ers of the same train.
, Peter Jones, an old colored man,
was killed in Hamlet and two negroes
are in Jail to answer a charge of muir
der. The old man sold bale Of cot
nd d
cradle money. 1t is believed he was
murdered and robbed.
A convention in the interest of the
fish industry of Eastern Carolina will
be held at Washington, this State,
December 4th, and recommendations
will be made to the Legislature in re-
; gard to fish legislation.
A large barn and stables belonging
to Judge A. W. Graham, of Oxford,
were burned early Saturday morning.
Two mules, a horse and valuable
COWS persisted in the flames. The
fire is thought to be of incindary
origin.
The Union Republican says it is
reliably informed that one of the
manufacturing plants of Winston
Salem has a weekly payroll of s34,-
900. This does not include Office
force, heads of departments, travel
: ing men, etc.
E. M. Howell was struck by a
freight train at Rocky Mount Thurs
3 day night receiving injuries that
caused his death Friday night. His
: remains were taken to his home at
t Margarettsville, Northampton Coun-
+ ty, for burial.
d Chief of Police Kennedy, of Ashe-
y boro, Saturday arrested John Tanner
= and Myrtle Tanner on a charge of
: forgery and check flashing. They
n were bound over to Superior Court.
: They claim to hail from Greensboro.
Before the grand jury adjourn
II ed for the November term of Rowan
l. County Superior Court, sixteen true
1t bills had been returned against the
l. larger clubs of the county. These
r cases will come up at the February
e term of Rowan Superior Court before
5, Judge Whedbee.
l. Mrs. A. B. Cox, of Sanford, Lee
Il County, was seriously and probably
b fatally burned Monday morning
l. When her screams had summoned as
n sistance, she was enveloped in flames
and her hair was burned off and arms
and body badly burned before the
TT flames were extinguished
1t The Union Republican says at FL
T. kin the past week, Mrs. Isom Burch-
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