The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-11-03
STATE NEWS.
THE DOINGS OF OUR PEOPLE
BRIEFLY AND PLAIELYT TOLD.
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK Cox
DESSED.

DIR. Joshua Tayloe, has been honor
ed with the chief narshslship of tn
Rocky Mount Fair which comes oi
on the 8, 9 and 10th of next month
Washington PROGRESS.
W.R Henry, of Henderson, is Oh
of the strongest men in the State
He can hold out so pou nds on his Lit
tie finger and 80 poundsiin his hand
He is 6 feet in height and weighs owe
$50 pounds. He keeps up hi
strength BY daily exercise with daml
bells and Indian clubs and other ap
paratus.-Winston Sentinel.
A large English syndicate is figul
ing to establish S250,000 cottoi
mill in Rocky Mount. A large ci-
garette factory has been arranged
fer, while two other factories ar,
preparing to locate here. A compan,
to build . large hotel is being organ
lied and other new enterprises are be
ing arranged for.-Arysnaut.
The Orion Knitting Mills received
among others. an order several day
ago from one house in Chicago fo
3, l60 dozen hose, amounting to nearly
$4,000. The machines for making
misses hose, eight in number, have
orders now on hand that will tax theil
utmoat capacity until the middle OF
February.-Kinston Free Press.
The Enterprise says the fishing
season at Morehead now open prom
ises to get better and better A single
days shipment by rail recently was
800 boxes aud 40 barrels of fish
Joseph Fulcher a fifteen year old boy
caught $4.00 worth in a few hours
with hook and line and the Willis
crew (sons of Mr.. Josephus Willis
caught $3.50 worth Of Spanish Mack
erel in one night. Another crew
made $SS and others have been very
successful.
A. B. McLaia, well known among
the sporting gentry, had trouble with
some one Saturday afternoon and
Patrolmen Wild and Henry went to
Hampton and Featherston's bar,
where McLain was, to investigate.
McLain supposed he was to be ar
rested, and As Wild approached him
pulled his pistol and fired at Wild
twice in rapid succession. Neither
shot hit the officer, who stopped to
avoid the bullets. The shooter then
walked to the door and disappeared.
-Asheville Citizen.
The postH,istress at Kenansville.
who has held the office for several
years and gwen perfect and entire
satisfaction, a lady of high personal
character, has been removed, and in
her place appointed an ignorant,
uncouth negro man. Nor is this
all. The negro could not give the
$40 200 bond, and in order to "get
him in" the bond was reduced fol
his special convenience to $4,000.
The citizens are Justly indignant,
but petitloning against the outrage
has availed nothing as yet.-State
Chronicle.
On last Saturday morning about
o'clock the Court House in Lilling.
ton with nearly all the Clerks. Sher.
ifs and Registers records was burned
The origin of the fire is not known
1t is supposed some one smoking
mRst have thrown y cigar OH the
carpet and possibly caught from that
1t is a sad loss to Harnett county
The taxes will have to be listed again
and all the work done over, as tn,
tax books were all burned. The
loss does not onlt hnrt the county
affairs, but many individuals los
valuable papers of various kinds
Dunn Times.
Elijah Loftin. colored, who at
tended the Jail of this county for &
number of years, died after Il shor
illness last Monday. aged about 81
years. He was a good Democrat
had never voted anything but the
straight Democratic ticket. He wa
an honest and faithful negro. On,
instance will give an insight into hi
honesty and faithfulness. He help
ed Mr.. J. N. PARROT, deceased, ant
his son, Albert, when the Yankee
were in this section, to bury $4,000
and kept the secret faithfully. Al
true white men respect and homo
such faithful negro.-Kinstol
Free Press.
The Peoples party meeting hel,
in this place on Monday was !. small
gathering, but those present elaine,
to feel enthusiastic over the prespec
i'll this county, especially as they ha
secured the promise of enough Dem
ocratic vsters to elect their ticket
1.-The death of Amos Longest
(col.) which occurred last week, re
: moves a familiar figure from tn
streets of Southport. Old Amos
the woodcutter, with saw on HI
shoulder, was known to every OIL,
Amos was said to have fought in til
was on the Federal side and Wa
wounded at the battle of Bull Rnl
Southport Leader.
Mr.. d. C. Simpkins showed I
Yesterday the finest bunch of peal
we ever saw or ever expect to set
There were seventeen on one bunc
and the little twigs making out frol
within space Of Is inches. 1t Wa
almost solid block of pears. Thel
5 were at first four others OH the branc
f then We doubt not it was soil
block indeed. The weight of th
twenty-one pears was twenty-tw
> pounds. They were grswn by NJ
: Elijah Davis, of Smyrna, on seye
a wear old free p,,rch,soJ f II