The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-10-04

around noticed the other decorating
her head against the sharp end of a
fence rail. The trouble was in the
right side of each and looked SO bad
that Mr.. Nye turned them out with
out milking and he has not seen them
since, but neighbor found the car
cass ofone Of them, and he has no
doubt but that both are dead. He
also had several hogs to die from
cholera. -. On Saturday evening last
David Butler was snot and instantly
killed by Henry Horne, at Frank
Edwards store in White House town
ship.
Clayton Bad: On Friday last, in
Wilder'a township, at R. D.. Christ
mans mills. E. B. Christman, son of
the former, was leaning on the circu'
lar saw while it was standing still,
scraping the teeth with his knife,
when the engine was started with full
power. The saw caught good hold
of his pants and started in quick
way to take his life, but with a pies,
ence of mind, he tore himself loose,
ard escaped without the scratch of
tooth. notwithstanding it tore his
pants from the knee to hip. Persons
cannot be too careful when working
around saw mills, when steam is on,
and all assistants about running ma
chinery should know the positions of
each of their fellowmen, in order to
prevent any injury. It was quite a
narrow escape. rs
Will Star: Capt. R. p. Paddison,
tile contractor, informs us that the
telegraph wires between Clinton and
Warsaw were completed yesterday,
and that the line is now in working
order and ready for business. It is
a first-class line III every respect. 1t
will. doubtless, prove great conve-
nience to the business public. ....A
colored man employed in the yard Of
the w. & ". and W., C. & A. Rail
roads, by the name OF Carolina Nc
Knight, got his right arm accidental
ly crushed Friday night. 1t seems
that he was off duty and had been
drinking, and that some time during
the evening he laid himself down and
went to sleep near track, where.
shortly afterwards, passing engine
ran over his arm, which had been
thrown across the track, and crushed
it. He was conveyed to the City Hos
pital. where the arm Of the sufferer
was subsequently amputated.
Charlotte Journal &. Observer :
News reached the city yesterday Of a
very destructive fire that occurred at
8 o'clock that morning on the planta.
ton Of Mr.. Il. NJ. Carr. who lives on
the Beauties Ford road, three miles
from the city. Mr.. Carr lost his gin
house and barn, together with three
bales of cotton, large quantity OF
hav, fodder and corn, and all his
farming implements. None of bis
live stock were lost. How the fire
Originated is not known. When dis
covered at 8 o'clock, both buildings
we're in a blaze and the fire vas under
good Roadway. The SUPP esition is
that 1t originated in the gin house
Mr.. Cars loss will be between
800 and S2,O00.....M Mrs. Genera
StonewaA Jnckson, with her daughter
Miss Julia, arrived In tue city night
before last from the White Sulphur
Springs. They leave tomorrow. FOL
the home of DR.. Morrison, in Lincoln
county.
i Clinton Caucasian Maj. Young
has drawn a map of the sugar area o.
! North Carolina. He has ascertaineo
! that the climate in this section is like
that of Louisiana in summer. and that
of Italy in winter. Mr.. VIM. Rrice
of Rockfish township. Duplin county
has been making for several years
from 1000 to 1900 gallons of syrup
per acre from ribbon cane. and last
year Mr.. R. NJ. Middleton, of War
saw township, Duplin county, made
at the rate of 2,250 pounds Of sugar
and 12O gallons of syrup per acre
......Col. w. K. Pigford, the worthy
President of the Sampson County
Agricultural Society, is taking vigor
Gus steps to make the next Fair a
grand success. Many new and in
teresting features, to interest and
amusc, will be added to the program
me. Let every one who has the in>
terest of his county and the advance.
ment of Agriculture at heart render
oil tho old he. CON IN fhn Holouo1 Trbn
ladies especially are requested to con.
tribute of their handy work, etc.,.
Our farmers are in distress. The
drought of July and August has been
, followed by a long continued wet
spell. The cotton in many places is
actually sprputing in the bolls. 4