The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-05-16
THE PEARSON MEETINGS
MEMORIAL DAYLIGHT
OVER THE EAYETTE-
VILE POSTOFFGCE.
Jefferson Davis Will Attend the
Centennial.
FAYETTEVILLE, \. e., ;
MAY 18th, 1889. !

ed ut every meeting. The mum
Der Of conversions, We learn, is
about one hundred, not inclu-
ding last evening. The evange-
( lists sermons are the most pow
crgul eve, heard here, produc-
/ ing wonderful effect on many
who have seemed to bo beyond
| the reach of the word of God.
/ His sermons are full Of the
word and such unansWerable
| logic and clinching points and
/ illustrations your correspondent
is frank to say he never heard
before. Strangers continue to
pour III.
1t is doubtful if any city in
| the State celebrated the 10th of
May on as big scale as this
city did. The exercises were
very interesting and attended
by Il crowd estimated To be at
least five thousand, Four mill
tary companies were in the line
of procession, viz; the BENEFITS
Vile, $. G. Gordon Rifle, Max
ton Guards, Lumber Bridge
Light Infantry and the Fayette-
Vile independent Liglit.ILtant-
ny, the whole being under com
mand Of Col. w. S. Cook, Of
this city. In the procession the
Confederate Veterans were con-
sp. cunus. Side by side march
ed the One-legged and one-arm-
ed poverty stricken old soldier,
brave even il lis rags and old
age, and the p.incely ne.gbor,
who has been more prosperous
than many Of his fellows. Sew
eral civic OTganlZlt OnS aud the
two Graded Schools and several
private schools, all numbering
about seven hund ed bright
boys and pretty girls, and citi-
zens in carriages made the pro
ceSSiOn an imposing one. The
city and different church bells
we tolled during the services
while in the rear OF The beauti
full cemetery a cannon doomed
| Mr.. j.. W. POu, of Smithfield
delivered ali Ornate and fine ad-
dress. He was cOmplimented
highly. Strangers f,om most
everyWl ere were here and the
celebra ton pronounced the big
gest Fayetteville has seen fol
years.
Mr.. George Rospnthal Ia hav,
ing builta handsome store house
ON Hay street. He tore the ole
one down, AMI i'll its pla;e VIII
raise an elegant iron and GLASS
|, font building
Quite a number of fine resi-
dences are in course of erection
in the city. More taste is beins
displayed here i'll building thar
ever before.
The superior Court is still il
session. Only two convicts vii
= 90 to the pen1tentiary. Many
OF them ought to be taken our
and given "thirty-nine" lashes
. instead Of being cared for b,
| the State at q great cost. tn,
+ whipping post would settle TIL,
question Of the great expense o
tie State Penitentiary-a mon
l ument of the stupidity and ex
= travagance of RepubIicanisln
that is the large aud extensiv,
buildings.
: The principal streets are no,
2 sprinkled every night with
= hose connected with the fir
: plugs. The force is obtained
S from Silsby pump at McNeill
1 mill on Green street. During
: fire this pump is pnt to VOL
/. and can supply the reservoir
S with more water thar the en-
|. CINE can use. It comes from
c Cross Creek.
g he ice factory turns out tw
e tons Of ice per day. The ho
weather calls for more than tha
l. The supply will be Increased.
f The new Postal Telegram
Company has secured al offic
in the Thornton Block on Ha
street, next to the Western Unio
office. The poles ore distribute
from hire to Raleigh and vii
/ soon be put up. This city is o
the main line. 4 cutting i
rates viii take place, as we lear
/ the new company proposes
. send message for fifteen cent
. which now costs twenty-five.
u The people Of Sampson 1ugh
to be proud Of THE CAUCAsIA,
l. We have heard q half dozen pc
sons sa7 it isan excellent pape
= This is a sure indication that
>, is doing good service for th
y county.
y The fight over the Fayett,
vile postOffice is a lively on
70 between the aspirants. Power
- Wemyss, Lutterloh, Carver an
- others, all want it. 1t pays abot
7 $1,000 per year.
= Speaking OF the old sold el
- i'll the line Of march on Mem
y 70 rial Day, we remark that if IL
= Observant people of the stat
could have seen the tagged oil
soldiers, poor, crippled an
: MANNED, all for the love of the
- country, the subscriptions to til
.. proposed Confederate HON
- would so in to the Wilmingto
~ 1fcsSerOep more RAPIDLY than the