The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-07-11
AHy DON'T FARM Els PLANT MORE
WHEAT
New Machinery for the Cumber-
land Mills. --Got.onades to be
Turned Out.
Reg. Cor. CAUCASIAN.
FAYETTEVILLE, y. C.,
July 9Th, 1889.

FAY LTTENILLE, y. G.,
July 9Th, 1889. J
The 4th OF July celebration
was postponed, on account OF
the rain, until to night. Judge
McRae, Col. Green, Maj. Evans,
Mr., st. Clair and your cores
pondent are all invited to speak.
The +. /. l.. |. have been try
ing to have lawn party at
Ecclcs' Park for two or three
weeks, but rain has prevented
every, time. 1T is now billed
for to night, AM the weather is
promising for pleasant even
ing.
Last Monday Ii, htning killed
il pair Of Innles belonging to
the Red Springs Lumber Com
pany. The driver was knocked
senseIess but sustained no in
jury. Red Springs is a station
on the southern extension of the
|. c. +. d Y. V. railroad.
Vie Novelty Wood Works
Comp my have enlarged their
buildings and added foundry
and machine shop. Everything
here seems to be OH the up grade
and spreading out.
Rev. II. II. Gray and family
have left for their new home in
Denver, Col. Mr.. Gray has &C
cepted a call to a church in that
city.
Mr.. Joshua S. Hall, aged %,
al one time edito- Of the Daily
News here, died at his home on
Ilaymount. Sunday of last week.
He was an active christian and
had determined to enter the
ministry.
The new officers of the Fay
ettevili Exchange are: Pres;-
dent, Il. NJ. Nimorks; Vice Pres
ident, }. w. Hollingsworth; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, VIII S.
Sheet; and A. II. Slocumb, A.
j. Cook, T. f. Moore, y. w Ray,
II. W. Lilly and s. G. Rankin as
the Board Of Directors.
Capt. s. G. Rankin has Just
returned from an extensive trip
through The Southern States in
the interest Of the Bucket Conn
pany. He placed a good many
goods in New Orleans.
The Cumberland Mills, six
miles west Of the city, have
stopped operations for sixty
days. In the meantime much
OF the present machinery will
be replaced by the latest i'm
proved machinery. The mills
will then turn out cottonades,
&c, and u9e thread made at the
mills in this city.
Rev. DR.. J. b. Mack, of Fort
Mill, s. c., las been elected
Evangelist of Fayetteville Pres
bytery. He is all able preache
and it j. a good rejection.
The military leave for the
encampment by special train
i'll the mo ming. This morning
the steamers going to Whining
ton are crowded with people
going i'll ahead OF the compa-
MES. A great many people will
he at Wrightsvllle from here
during the encampment.
The water works question
will not down, TIL people de-
mand better system of water
works and are going to have
them. Negotiations are pend
ing between the commissioners
and several Philadelphia par
ties. What it will amount to is
hard to tell. The work must
come soon though.
AZ the MaXton meeting there
were $50 professions of faith.
The central figure conducting
the meetings was Mr.. w. z.
Fife. Mr.. Fife is receiving in
vitations to go to numtA Of
towns to conduct religious meet
ings. We suppose he will join
Evangelist 'ealson in his sum
mer study.
The bonded gov srnment ware
house near Goodwin, in this coun-
ty, was broken into last Tuesday
night and several barrels of
whiskey carried off. Two white
men and a negro were arrested
and held for court. Since then
United States warrants have
been issued by the Commission
here, and the parties will pro-
badly have a hearing to-mor-
row.
The freshet i'll the Cape Fear
caused 4 good deal of loss. The
work OH the new bridge was en-
tiIely stopped and the rock,
dam, &c, submerged under 30
feet OF water. The lowland
crops Were almost ruined.
The canning factorg is ready
to commence operations. \
supply OF fruit can hardly be
obtained before next week. The
expert from Baltimore will be
here then.
Mr.. j, Starr Dye, formerly OF
this city, now of Baltimore, was
married in the LATTER city last
Wednesday to NJ IS Sallie E.
Evans. The bridal couple ar
rived here next day to spend a
few weeks with Mr.. NJ. F., Dye,
father of the groom. Our best
congratulations to our old