The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-03-05
LOCALES:

LOCALES:
is some complaint Of search
ty of labor by our.farmers i
The farmers are buying vast
quantities Of fertilizers. The sup
ply is not equal to the demand.
MIR. ]. 2i.. Britt, of New:on
Grove township, has in our Office on
exhibit eight'ears of corn that grew
from one stem.
Mr.. John ID. Kerr. of Franklin
township, has moved his Family to
his father-in-law's, Mr.. L. C. Hub
bard, of this town.
Our truck farmers are planting
largely in Irish potatoes and straw
berries. We hope their profits will
fully meet their expectations.
We learn that Miss Annie Gid
dens will open Millinery Establish
ment in town about the first Of April.
She will occupy the store now occu-
pied by Mr.. H. B. Giddens, next
door to w. A. Johnson's.
The great amount of rain we
have had for several weeks has re-.
tarded farming operations some, but
with the bright and beautiful wealth
er we now have, our industrious
farmers will soon catch up and be
on time.
During the worm weather of
the past few weeks vegetation put out
very rapidly, especially peach and
pear blooms, and we fear that we
will again be deprived of this excel
lent fruit owing to the change in the
weather.
The Public Printing question
aroused some discussion among the
people of the State. See s full state
ment of the facts on eur first page,
written by the editor of this paper,
who is in Raleigh and a member of
the Legislature, who therefore knows
the true inwardness of the whole
matter.
We sympathise with the fami-
ly of Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Butler in
the foss7Sof their little girl, who
was burned so. severely that she died
on Tuesday last and was buried on
yesterday, near Clinton. Mr.. Butler,
in trying to rescue the child, was
burned severely. His hands are
in a precarious condition.
II. II. Pritchard, d. D., of Will
mington, will deliver his celebrated
lecture on Naples Vesuvius and
Pompei, at Atkins Hall, on next
Monday night, March 9th. DIR
Pritchard is a prominent pastor ant
an eloquent speaker. He speaks from
a personal visit TO the thrilling scene
he describes. Admission to lecture
Is cents; 10 cents for children. NJ
reserved seats. Doors open at 1870
Lecture begins at s P. M.
!, The Lumberton Robesonian o
February 25th says:
Mr.. M. E. Hobbs already finds tn
: National hotel too small for. his pa
tronage, and is adding several NOR
bed rooms. We note with real plea
sure this substantial evidence Of III,
popularity of the new hotel.
Mr.. Hobbs is a native of thi
county and was at one time a resi-
dent OF this place. THE CAUCAsIA,
B.. Is glad 10 note his success as a hote
list in Lumberton.
MIR. F. T. Atkirs' Boz Lee, carr
ed off the first premium for the tastes
3-year old colt, at the New Berne Fai
last week. Cleveland, the trottinI
horse of Mr.. J. B. Mathis also wo
J. honors in ,trOtting race. Thes
horses have been entere at nun
Der of Fairs this season and eac
time have borne off honors.
F. It. Atkins horse, Bodice, sin
Abdallah Chief, dam MaggieWilke:
2 Beatty Mathis horse, Cleveland
{ sire Abdallahs Chief, dam Nelli
g f:vashington.
by some unknown cause our Il
cal for last weeks issue ON the sci
mon of Rev. Mr.. Hoffman, of Mo
canton, Who preached in st. Paul
Episcopal church on the precedir
Monday night, failed to reach OIL
n primers. Mr.. Hoffman preached
,f most excellent sermon, explainin
lucidly the object and duties of tt
Lenton season. His manner is il
pressive and earnest in the chanca
s socially, genial and attractive. II
IS first visit gave so much pleasure
"a hope to be able to extend our acquai
lance.