The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-09-12

september 18th.
r,. knights OF Honor meet Fri
by night at O'Clock. Let every
member attend. |
Iryou let the "Fcathcr RenOva-
..,lay, your beds, we advise you !
,...5oh each bed before and after.
AFR, Clifton Ward has received |
a., commission as Postmaster at this
,.l,r,. and will take charge next Mon
day.
MFR, f.. NJ. Hobbs has accepted |
,,,.jtiou ~ salesman with Messrs.
stewart 4 Hines, and Mr.. James X.
Uori-y, with Mr. w. \. Johnson.
District Deputy Grand Master
Wade, of Dunn, will organize a lodge
orrhc /. q. .. f., in Clinton on next
Nonday, the 18th inst, with q
members.
Dr. i. L. Cooper having resign
81 ~ Coroner Of the county, the
commissioners, ut their last meet
mo. elected Dr. Il. II. Holiday to
i'll the vacancy.
Mr.. ". \. Moore, Of Magnolia,
has placed upon our table one of the
dur-t pears Wc have ever seen. 1t
i, of In" Ia Conte variety and weighs
over 4 pound.
Representative w. T.. Stevens
sold bale Of cotton on this market
last week. This was the second bale
sold here this season, Mr.. II. +. Her
ring having sold the first.
Clinton Female Institute last
Monday morning numbered 40 pu
pills, Rev. j. w. Turner's school SO,
and Miss Mary Lou Browns 16.
Good openings for our schools.
Two bales of cotton sold here SO
far. Clinton will have two or three
buyers this fall, representing both
Wilmington and Norfolk, and will
pay price ut least equal to any
ncighbOring market.
The Samps vi county fair for
1850 is It certainty. 1t will be held
on the /, ) and 9th of December
next. Now let us all pull together
and make it a big success. See
details in another column.
We are indebted to Mr.. X. ]
Powers, President of South Wash.
ington Farmers Alliance, for an in.
vtatl0n to attend basket picnic Of
that Alliance. at Willard, on Wed
ncsday, the 25th inst.
The type read last week that
the competitive examination o
applicants for free scholarship at the
Agricultural College would take
place on the Doth inst. 1t should
have read on the Goth.
We are indebted to Mr.. 4. NJ
Hobbs for cluster of Il half 4 dOzeI
delicious pears of the Sickle variety
also to Mr.. Jas. Ship for mic
bunch of LeConte pears, left in on
Office some days ago while we Wer
out.
The revival at the Baptis
Church, under the management 0
Rev. 0. p. Meeks, the pastor, con
tinues this week. SO far there ha
been fifteen or sixteen confessions
and seven additions to the church
Baptising will take place next Sun
day.
The sermon of DR.. Marable, on tn
life and characte" of Saul, last Sunda
was among the best we ever heart
Saul was held up as a striking eN
ample Of the young man Of th
world, who begins life with the fai
est of prospects, but, not having til
spirit of God on his side, ultimatel
comes to a miserable end.
MIR. w. S. Holmes, who is spenC
ing a few days in town, tells us tn;
he saw Mr.. \. F. Johnson in Ne
York few days since. He say IS M
johnson is looking as we'll as
ever saw him and weighs one hun
dred and fOrty-five pounds, thong
is very anxious to get back to Gil
ton. He will return at the first a
pcarance of frost.
Capt. X. j. Brady, Of Blade
has shown us a six dollar bill of CT
lOnial currency. 1t is a small bi
p by 81 inches. 1t was issued
the Continental Congress in sessi,
at Halifax in April 1776. Ii is sig
cd by j. Bradford, B. McCulloC
Willis Aston and w. Hill, the fl
mer three from Halifax county a
the later from Martin County.
is apparently endorsed number
times on .he back (Which is blan
lust as we endorse checks now. W
endorsement necessary to make IL
Colonial currency negotiable?
Clinton is Il live town with Ii
people i'll it. On every side is to
seen new evidences of thrift al
progress. Our merchants were new
happier than at present over thu
large and successful business. '
believe that there are more GOO
sold here. with as little or less p