The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-06-22
WORLDS NEWS In BRIEF.
4 Zig Industry.

and Fertilizer works shipped 50O
barrels of cotton seed oil, 400 bales
Of cotton linters and 800 tons OF cot
ton seed meal. amounting IN all Ia
~ carloads. The next day 800 bar
reis of oil were shipped, and they
are still shipping.
No state Fair IA North Carolina.
RALEIGH, June l1.-It il possible
that there will ne no state fair held
at Raleigh this year Secretary
Aver says that the delay OF the rail
road authorities in answering ques-
tons concerning rates for trans, sor-
tation has caused him 10 post
pone publication of the premium
lists and has frustrated his plans for
making improvements at the grounds.
Where Farming Pays.
RALEIGH, June 17.-While F. n.
Hinson of Clear Greek township.
Mecklenburg county, was blowing
in his cotton field he found lump
of gold weighing - pennyweight.
After selling it for SD he returned
to the field to pillow some more.
aenuBur Indian Relics.
CHARLOTTE, n. c.. June IA
farmer named Mack Hail. while
blowing in CASTOR county, pluwed
up dead Indian. The bones and
trinkets were brought t" Charlotte
and sold as relics.
Wadesboro Messenger-I ntelligen-
Ger: Last Sunday morning the hor-
rible news was brought to this place
that Mr. Richard Crowder, of Whites
Store township had been found dead
in his pasture, and that his body
had been partially devoured by hogs.
He was in town only a few days be-
fore the terrible cata strophe, appar-
emily in his usual health, and it was
hard TO realize that such a fate had
overtaken him. The dead mans
brothers, ex-Sheriff j. y. Crowder
and Mr.. Joe Crowder, both of this
place, accompanied by Coroner E.
F. Fenton, left for the home of the
deceased as soon as possible after
receiving the news of his death. An
inquest was held over the remains
and it was shown beyond all doubt
tina. death was the result Of natural
causes There was no evidence
whatever of foul play.-All sorts
of crops are usually promising in
this section for this time of the year.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C Burglars
entered the beer bottling establish
ment of d. r. Huggin Wednesday
night of last week and cracked his
safe. getting $1.730. They also en-
tered the mills of J. d. McNeill,
cracked the safe and got 5000 and
some valuable papers. No trace of
the burglars has been discovered. A
telegram says that the work was ev-
identity done by professional safe
crackers. Later The robbers, two
strangers have been caught and
lodged in jail.
Wilkeshoro Chronicle: On the
night Of May 3Oth a fine new buggy
and harness belonging to Major Par
due, of New Castle township. was
taken from his yard and literally de-
stroyed, afterwards thrown into the
creek. 1t is suspicioned that the per-
petrators of this outrage are the
men whose blockade distilleries in
that vicinity have recently been cut
up by revene officers, and who charge
Pardue with reporting them.
Newt Robinson was cut almost to
death by his son Melvin, in Catawba
county, few days ago. Both men
were drinking, and it is not
known just how the row came about.
The old man was badly carved up
and is yet in a precarious condition.
1t is the third time his son has come
very near killing his father, and he
Is now in Jail under a 81 900 bond.
The Raleigh correspondent to the
Wilmington Star says: 1.-The move
ment for monument over the re-
mains of Col L. l.. Polk has been
revived, and some liberal contribu-
tons have been promised. He had
many warm frieds here,~ outside of
political considerations.
A brick warehouse in Wilmington.
owned by VIM. Calder, and in which
some three or four hundred bales of
cotton was stored. was burned early
last Saturday morning. Jos. B.
Willard, a member Of the fire de-
partment, was crushed by the fall of
the building.
Washington Gazette: In two gen
eratlons only two young people have
died on Ocracoke. This is marvel
Gus but true.-In two days last
week one boat caught $500 pounds
of trout at Ocracoke with hook and
line.
Concord Standard: The fish are
dying in the pond at the Cannon
factory. The water is so hot that
cooked fish are seen floating on the
waters surface. This is due to waste
steam being run in to the pond.
There is a good deal of old corn.
wheat, cotton, and tobacco for sale
IN the old North State. The reason
Is. merchants buy of the foreign
markets. Yet they cry patrenize
home industries.-Hickory Mercury.
A very destructive hail storm
passed over Taylorsville, Alligahanv
county, the first of last week, totally
destroying crops in many instances.
The fruit crops are also badly dam
aged.
NATION AL,