The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-06-13
CUMBERLAND NEWS.
y CANNING FACTORY Or
GANIZED-WORK ON C.. f.
IL Y. V. BRIDGE PRO
CROSSING.
Another lncendiary Fire--A Camp
for the Veterans.
Reg. Cor. CAUCASIAN


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The Fayetteville canning fac
tory was organized last week
with DR.. Fl. w. Lilly as Presi-
dent, and an excellent Board of
Directors. The capital stock is
$4,000, with the privilege of in
creasing to $4,000. The shares
were put at S25.O0 each, thus en-
abling men Of small means to
take stock.
Capt. j. L. Autry, of Shepard,
was in the city last Friday. The
Captain is much esteemed here,
where he has many friends.
At the meeting Of the Board
Of Magistrates last week Major
A. \. McKethan resigned as a
county commissioner, and Mr..
Neill r. Blue was elected to fill
the vacancy. Pressing business
duties compelled Major McKe-
than to resign. He was one of
the best commissioners the
county ever had.
The tax levy was fixed at 81
for State and cour ty purposes,
the poll tax at $3.50. Capt. s.
G. Rankin, Coils. VIM. Alderman
and Duncan Shaw were re elect
ed as the Board of Education,
and Col. W. S. Cook was re-elect-
ed as chairman Of the Board of
Magistrates.
Mr.. James D. McNei1l has sold
his saw-miIl in this city to a
Northern syndicate, who will
greatly enlarge the operations.
The price paid was $500. The
mill is located on the bank of
the river, and most of the tim
ber is foated down from the up
per Cape Fear, much of it conf
lug from Harnett county.
The work on the piers for the
railroad bridge ACROSS the river
is progressing rapidly. The
workof excavation for the pier
i'll the middle of the river has
commenced. This is the most
troublesome Of the five.
Maj. B. c.. Gorham, OF this
city and Miss Lizzie Rishton
were married at New Berne last
Thursday and arrived here that
night. The bride has been a
teacher in the Graded School
here for several years. .
A delightful picnic was had
at Carver's Falls, several miles
North of this city, Thursday
evening. About fourteen cou-
pies participated, going out late
in the afternoon and returning
by moonlight, They were chap
eroned by Capt. and Mrs. Chas.
Humphrey and Mrs. E. L. Penn
berton. Sr.
DR.. and Mrs. t. D. Ha1gh have
returned from st. Louis, where
they have been visiting their
son.
The farmers continue to bring
reports IF fine crops. The pros
pect is good, and we rejoice
with the farmers and hope with
them that the harvest will be
abundant.
The hotel men say that trav-
Ell is very light now in this sec
tion.
A Military School and d Fe-
male College are two things
desired and needed in this city.
Our citizens are ready to coop
crate with the right men. Fay
etteville is the place where the
Odd Fellows ought to establish
their orphan asylum. The arse
nal grounds would be d beauti-
full location. It overlooks the
city and the owners will proba-
bly, give the site.
The carpenter shops Of tie
Express Steamboat Company
were destroyed by fire on Mon
day night. 1t was an incendia-
~ fire, and it is thought that
the same scoundrel who burned
the warehouse of another com
pany week or two ago set fire
to the shops. It is to be hoped
that he Will be caught. Detec-
tives are after him.
The editor of the Observer,
with his indomitable pluck and
vim, proposes to raise the sum
of $1,000 to establish a Confed-
crate Veterans Camp during
the Centennial in November
and asks for subscriptions OF
one dollar or more. He starts
the bail with a subscription
Now, since it is certain thai
Hoe Jefferson Davis will be
here, hundreds of ex-Confeder
ates will desire to meet him and
accommodations will be slight
this camp will be necessity.
Rooms are already being enga-
ged at the hotels. We hope the
press of the State will give this
worthy effort publicity and fa
vorab1e comment. All sub
scriptions should be forwarded
to z. w. Whitehead, this city
Sheriff Fisher carried Miss
Jane johnson to the Western
Insane Asylum, at Morganton