The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-25
NORTH STATE CROPS


Out by the Department.
Heavy rains continued during the
past week. generally ceasing in the
west on the 18TH and In the east On
the nth. the average precipitation.
about LOO inch for the State AZ large.
was slightly above normal The rain
fall was unfavorabie for growth. and
kept the soil so wet that work could
not be resumed until quite late In the
week. The temperature continued high
at first. but fell below the normal dur
ing the latter portion, checking growth
and positively inturing some tender
crops. especially cotton. The mean
for the week. however, averaged nearly
2 degrees above normal. On Thurs
day. under the favorable influence of
dry. clear and cool weather farmers
resumed the necessary work Of cul-
tivation with vigor: crops were very
foul in nearly all sections. but the
work OF killing grass and weeds made
good progress. though another week
OF dry weather is necessary to enable
the farmers to thoroughly clean all
crops. Growth has been rather slow
during the week. but crops continue To
look fairly well.
Planting cotton is now very nearly
completed; some repianting is neces-
sary where grass n4ade so much head
way that fields cannot be cleaned with
out injuring the cotton: these will be
plowed over and replanted; chopping
cotton is we'll advanced, but not yet
finished; good stands are generally re-
ported; the low temperatures during
the latter portion Of the week caused
some cotton to turn yellow and die.
Tnr,x ~.1o to Evic Iou,lonAo
having hardly been touched on ac-
count OF their wet condition; cultivat-
ing corn is proceeding. good stands have
been secured. but most fields are still
very foul; there are many complaints
of damage to corn by cut and bud
worms. to the extent Of even running
the stands in places. A large portion
of the tobacco crop has been trans
planted. but the work has not been
completed in the most important CEN
tral-nOrthern section OF the State,
and here. on account of inability to
transplant due to the wet unprepared
lands, many plant beds are overgrown
and nearly ruined: early set tobacco
Is being cultivated and appears to be
doing we'll Reports on the condition
of wheat. oats and rye continue to be
favorable, with comparatively little
damage by rust or Hessian fly. Clover
and meadows are fine. Peanuts are
coming up nicely. Many sweet potato
slips were transplanted during the
week: irish potatoes look healthy, but
the damage by the potato beetle seems
considerable Garden and truck crops
are in fair condition. Reports on the
condition OF fruits are rather diversi-
fed: in the west fair, even crop OF
both apples and peaches is indicated,
while in the east considerable dropping
of fruit is reported, though probably
not more than is usual at this season;
cherries are ripening and wild black
berries have set fruit nicely. The
! strawberry season is practically over
except in the west.
Rains reported: Goldsboro. l.26;
| Lumberton, 1872; Newbern, 0.30; Wei
don, LA; Wilmington, 0.40; Hatteras,
1.6O: Nashville, 0.9S; Greensboro. 200;
Raleiga. 1.24: Foster, 1.5O; Lexington,
| 1924; Wadesboro, LIS; Angler, O.S1;
| Moncure. 0.29; Ramseur, OIL; Char-
lotte, 1.5O: Asheville, lao; Marion,
1.53 and Settle, 2.40.
Clay Grubb Shot.
Salisbury, Special.-Monday morn.
| ing about $50 o'clock, Clay Grabb and
| Clarence Thompson, the star witness
| for the defense in the recent triai
| here, drove in a gallop to Salisbury,
| both wounded all over the BODY anu
| bleeding very freely.
Forty-five minutes before, both men
| were shot from ambush two miles
across the Yadkin river between MIR.
| Grubb's home and the toll bridge
The men were driving along feeling
secure from attack in open daylight.
When least expecting it, Mr.. Grubb
| felt a sharp pain about the head,
heard simultaneously shot as Of a
pistol. Both Messrs. Grubb and Thomp-
son looked back and three more shots
were fired. Mr.. Grubb thought rifle
or a pistol was used, but all the
| wounds appear to be from large No.
| shot.
| On being struck, the men whipped
up their horses and drove rapidly to
Salisbury. Their top buggy was fill
ed with shot and one Of the horses
was struck. There was a wound
through his forehead. flesh wound
only, and another shot went through
| the flesh of his chin. He was struck
| in the shoulder, in the hand, the ei-
bow and his face was bloody. Young
| Thompson was struck first in the
hands, the flesh being considerably
llacerated In his back there are seven
| gunshot wounds and he suffered CON
| siderably He was much the worse for
| the experience Mr.. Grubb has IL
wounds and Mr.. Thompson 10. Forty
| eight marks were observed in the bug
gy.
Mr.. Grubb recognized one Of his
assailants. He is a desperate negro
Nat Crump, and was bribed once be
fore to shoot Mr.. Grubb, when the
| prisoner was released Saturday, he re
marked upon returning home that he
was not uneasy about anybody's at
tacking him except this negro. CrumI
once worked for Mr.. Grubb; they fel
out and Mr.. Grubb whipped him. Since
then the negro has been on the look
out for him.
Mr.. Grubb was warned Sunday o
| possible attack. Oscar Walser, whit
first communicated ODE Davis offel
Of $50 for the staying Of Grubb. alst
pen again. Mr.. Grubb went to BET
early last night, locked everything sc
curely and slept soundly. He had nj
fear of attack in the daytime, ant
was not prepared to do battle with tn,
murderers The only weapon abou
them was a small pistol in the foo
OF the buggy.
Nv A;fched to SIeich,