The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-04
WORLDS news In BRIEF.
A Lag-Ah Ieiing 'Sgafre.

Law-AbIdiag 'sqaire.
Il man from the country tells rs
Of a hunter and magistrate living
not far from here who took half
dozen shots at a pheasant and so dis
abled it that it could not fly. They
then chased it for miles back and
forth through the woods until final
" hid in the underbrush. After
long and fruitless search the J. Z.
exclaimed, 'let it 90, it's agin the
law to kill i'm anyhow." -Ruther-
ford Banner.
First Graduating Glass, a and VI College.
There are nineteen members of the
first graduating class at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanicle College.
Mr. X. W. Allen, of Wadesbore, is
class president; Mr.. Charles b. Hol-
liday, of Raleigh, chef marshal; Mr..
II. +. Bonitz, % Wilmington, orator;
Mr. S. f. Asburv, Of Gastonia, hIsto-
rlan.
jeff Davis Remains.
The remains of jefferson Davis will
lie in the stare at Raleigh for an
hour or two. while in route to Rich
mond Va. Gov. Carr says that it
will be on May Both.
Thu Breyard Hustler tells of
man hauling "a load of shucks with
an OK team and smoking his pipe on
top of the load. Very naturally the
shucks caught fire and the oxen lit
out for climate, scattering the load
at ever turn. Result: shucks burned
up, woods Set on fire, wagon badly
damaged, and oxen severely scorched.
The man escaped injury.
The Clyde Register says that John
Everett, of Bryson City, had the mis-
fortune to loose span of horses and
buggy worth $3.50 recently. His
horses became frightened at Il pas
sing train and ran into the river at
II place where the water was deep.
The horses were drowned and the
buggy was destroyed. Mr.. Everett
only escaped by rope thrown him
by the engineer of the train.
One class of people that is seldom
seen loafng in Charlotte, especially
ut this season, is the mechanics.
Every man of them is ut work. and
the cry is still for more. The
amount of building going on is in
excess of any previous season. Char
lotte Observer.
Gov. Carr has made following APP
continents: Mr. +. S. Spruill, of
Fra" Kiln GorNtv, % be State director
# II G North Caralina Railroad vice
". FL. Pace, of Wake, who died last
week; ". Il. Mtrrn, of Charlotte, to
be member Of the State Board of
Pharmacy for the term Of fl;e years.
How is this? The Winston Sen
tinel says that with President Cleve-
and word from Senator Ransom
is better than a certificate from Sen
at"r Vance. Of course that Radical
sheet ought to Know aswell News
The closing exercise of Yadkin
College takes place. May 18th.
A. Ii. Eller, of Winston, will deliver
the address and Rev l.. l.. Albright,
of Shelby, will preach the annual
sermon.
The Baptist Headlight is the name
of monthly paper to be issued at
Salisbury in the interest of the col
ored Baptist church. Rev. Al L.
Sumeer will be the editor, says the
Durham Sun.
The Newton Enterprise says the
ground has been bought and brick
making will begin at once upon a.
new cotton factory in that place.
The mill will have 1900 spindles.
An institution to be called the
Boys Farm School is to be establish
ed on Swaunanoa river, near AsEe-
vile, soon under the auspices of the
Presbyterian church.
The Charlotte Observer saws:
Flavius Darden. of Lenoir county,
was killed by the limb of tree
which he was telling.
Ten miles of the Durham and
Chariot rail road have been graded
and the work is being pushed rapid
ly.
Col. A. NJ. Waddell will deliver
the opening address at the Teachers
Assembly at More Head City IN June.
The Wilmington Review represents
that the caterpillars are making
much havoc in Bladep county.
The Davis Hotel, at kittrells a
popular winter resort, was destroyed
by fire, April goth.
Abbott 4 Jones, tobacco warehouse
men, of Winston, have made an
assignment.
A fire in Wilmington did damage
to the amount of $4,000 last thurs
day.
A moy ement is on foot to start a
County Fair at Whiteville, says The
Star of columbus.
William H. Pace, a prominent
lawyer of Raleigh, is dead.
Two candidates are in the field fori
Mayor of Greensboro.
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