The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-11
WAKE COUNTY LOCALS.

...crpts Of cotton in Raleigh
... present season up to date
....u - GOO bales against "a 900
.u.iu the same time last year.
Vance memorial fund now
,. to- 1865. Mr.. JOS. g
of Raleigh, il treasurer, and
..,.vc and acknowledge all
..t,Jua.
...... 4 and VI college the Der
...uiral society has been or
. e.. Il. Williams is president;
l.vbprue, vice-presideDt; A.
.crrctary; $. f.. Asbury,
.... 40.
r '.ur 4. benson, son Of Capt.
benson, of Raleigh, has taken
. ,..ug stand among the officers
... Weather bureau service over
..uiry. Mr.. benson heads the
.. ,rucral efficiency.
Ga. -,uthport Leader, seeing the
.. .lt Ralcigh is moving in the
....I of providing n suitable
.... ..f to the United States cruiser
3, .Y. has undertaken to raise u
.....r fund To raise the necessary
...'
- has begun on an extension
. ..u.I2O feet, three stories high, of
b.. ..rIgh hosiery yarn mills. 1t
.. pc completed, and machinery
...rny Nv August LIST. The ma
....... including 1000 additional
u.. .., has been purchased.
T. bronze statue of n Confederate
.Murywau has been put in place
.. tuu top of the monument here.
r.,..tur is nine feet ten inches high
nu Weighs 100 pounds The pose
w.uruIarly fine and the appear
.n.. ur the statue is striking. The
U.I ur the monument is now COW
... w.Ih two hundred yards of
..... II is to be unveiled on May
Mr. u. -. Stanford, who was elect
.d 'u me Office Of State librarian by
.u. legislature, and whose election is
.am.d hy the State Democrac ic ad-
to be VOID on account OF
% charge of mo quorum voting, has
began suit for the Office against the
present incumbent. The case will
,mu up at the April term of the
Wake county super ior court.
T.o creeks in this vicinity are
swollen higher than they have been
On Years. The bridge over Crabtree
near Norrlsvlllo, has been washed
aval Sheriff Page says Crabtree Is
higher than he ever saw it. His
country home is about l2J yards dis
uur from the banks and he report:
that the water is nearly mp to his
house. II is probable that Other
bridges will go when Neuse river
begins 90 rise.
Nrssrs Jones and Foster, extern
slvc hop growers, of New York, ar,
here making investigation in REGARD
'o commencing the cultivation o
hops in this State. They propose tt
maho experiments in Eastern. Pied
mont and Western North Carolin;
and to then commence the hop in
du-'ry ON large scale in the section
wubro their experiments have givel
lAo best results.
Though the Ralei sh postoffice i
HlrJ as n Second-class Office, /
stand, ahead of n number of first
class offices in certain matter, AM
Nut- at the top with those of tn,
second class. The fiscal wear ende,
Apr. LIST aud it revealed n create
increase than usual IN amount of re
rrIp',. The receipts of this Office 70
the d-rol year ending April LIST, 1894
We're 80 6lO.4l; the receipts for tn
b~"M YEAR ending April LIST. 1897
t-N,2.n,1t, au increase of 81 go II
THE wrIl-known firm of Alfre,
Williams a Co. book sellers, ha
voluntarily placed its affairs in tn
hands ct two commissioners for tn
sole purpose of settling up the par,
uor~up and estate matters in cOnse
ylruro of the recent death of Ma
Ne1'hpry, u member of the firm. TIL
business is continued by Mr.. Harrel
III" arriving partner and associate:
Undrr the corporate firm name c
The North Carolina Book Con
p0uy."