The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-07
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called on him for his fare he
got frightened and jumped
from the train while running at |
forty miles an hour. He fell on
his head and wonderful to say
was killed instantly.-Plant.
Mr.. Wright Moore, OF Craven
county, was down to to the fair
last week with a full suit OF
homespun clothes including
ovsrcoat. The sdit was carded
and spun by his wife in six
days, and cut and made by her
IN four days. Is there another
such a woman I'm Eastern Caro-
linae Lets offer a big premium
for the finest home made suit
exhibited at our next Fair.
Berne Journal. i
G. w. Jones, of Catawba
county, sued the town of States
vile for injuries sustained in
falling, while walking the
streets, into an excavation which
had been made for a cellar.
The accident occurred in Nov.
1884 on occasion OF the jollifica-
tion over Cleveland's election.
Damages were claimed to the
amount of $1,000. The jury
awarded 81 800. The town ap-
peals.-Wil. Presbyterian.
Nash county is preparing to
plant at least one third more
tobacco than 1t planted, last
year. AS we planted twenty
times as much last year as We
did in 1884 and will increase
our last years planting to the
amount Of 33 per cent, it will be
seen that the industry is rapid
ly extending, and Nash county
will soon become one of the
largest tobacco growing centres
in tue world. Nashville Arxo-
naut.
The story going the rounds
of the press that the Methods t
Episcopal Church, South, at
Clyde was built entirely Of the
lumber made from one large
tree. and that enough was left
10 build o fence around the
same is incorrect. though the
facts are remarkable. The bull
ding is As feet long, 25 feet
wide and Is feet high, and the
weatherboarding, seats and cell
ing were taken from one large
poplar, while three cuts Of the
tree were left. unused.-Ashe
Vile Citizen.
"Montezuma" specials, being
vestibule trains provided with
all the luxuries of modern rail
way travel, are now to leave
Washington City on Tuesdays
and arrive in the city of Mexico
on the Saturday following al
noon. The journey Of nearly
5000 miles is thus made in 6
little more than 100 hours and
in the greatest possible comfort
The trains are to pass through
North Carolina over the Pied
mont Air Line. The worlf
moves, and especially this par
Of it.-News & Observer.
Onslow county comes to th'
front with an. odd law suit. A
man has been Indicted for kiss
ing another mans wife. TIL,
snit is bro, ght by the woman
husband.-Last week at Sails
bury two little girls were play
ing "doctor" and gave eachothe
pills, each containing 1-20 Of {
grain of strychnine. Both chill
dren died from the effects.-F
Nj. Hines, colored, Register O.
Deeds of Edgecombe county, j
dead. He was filing his secon
term. The vacancy will be dlle,
by Mr.. J. j. Pittman, who wa
the democratic nominee TIL,
republican Sheriff could not Civ
bond, and so Edgecombe nov
has three democratic offce-hol
rs,-Two hundred negroe
left Raleigh Wednesday fo
Kansas. They were promise
$3.50 a month and board, an
the money was advanced tn heI
to pay their passage.-Stat
Chronicle. s
Col. Jno. A. Pemberton, I'm
!. ted States Deputy Marshal @
this place, arrested one Die
HarrelL, a sfblockader" of viii,
, key near Lumberton last wee
/; in the vicinity Of the celebrate
} Henry Berry Lowry trampin
: ground. Harrell was taken
Lumberton and gave bond fl
his appearance at court.-Dr.
w. McNeill received q lett,
D Tuesday from Rev. Mr. Pearso
: say ing that on account of ci
cumstances over which he ha
. No control, 1t would be imposs
BILE for him to get to Fayett
; vile before the 4th Sunday
oil April, instead Of the 1st Sunda
as he at first contemplate
The work Of arranging the CO
ton platform for the meetin,
Q PROGRESSES nicely, and will
e completed in ample tfme.-Li,
: Moore, coIored, charged vii