The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-11-14
CUMBERLAND NEWS.
THE CENTENNIAL BOOM
ING-SENATORS VANCE,
WADE HAMPTON AND
RANSOM TO ATTEND.
The County NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to be Repaired and Have Vaults.
Reg. Cor. CAUCAsIAN.l
FAYETTEVILLE, n. c.,

NOV. iltn, 1853.
Besides the fine racing at the
Fair next week, there will be
foot races, wheelbarrow races,
bag races, potato grabs, &c, as
We Ii as other amusements. Col.
W. }. Green will deliver the all
nual address, at IL M, On Farm
ers' Day, which is Friday.
It is now said that the Dur
ham & Lynchburg railroad will
be built to Fayetteville. This
is the road in which Mr.. Julian
S. Carr is largely interested
While attending Federal Court
in Wilmington last week we
we were Informed that the con
tracts for tie completion Of the
"Short Cut" railroad have been
made. Surveyors arrived here
last week to locate the route
out Of the city.
The people OF Sampson are to
be congratulated OH the assur-
anre Of Governor Lees being at
the Fair. The Fair ought to
and will be a great success.
Rev. w. B. Oliver is in Wins
ton assisting in d revival there.
Mr.. W. p Fife, the Drummer
Evangelist" is at home for a
rest. His last meeting was at
Washington, which was very
successful
In the Presbyterian Chur CHI,
Wednesday night, Mr.. J. l.. Ia
tenn was married to Miss Mary
Lou Small.
The County Institute, last
week, was we'll attended and
teachers were delighted with il
and benefited. Prof. Alderman
won laurel,. Friday morning
addresses were delivered in Viii
liams' Hall by Profs. Alderman
B. c. McIver and DR.. J. A.
Hodges.
Everybody is talking of the
Centennial. 1t is all the talk.
People from all parts Of the
State say that the crowds com
ing will be immense. Senator
Ransom's address will be mag
nificent and the effort of his
life. The fine $4,000 display of
fire works will be the grandest
ever seen South. This will be
on Thursday night.
The Marine Band is worth
travelling hundreds of miles t.
STE and hear. The band is to be
here on Tuesday afternoon by
the G.. f. 4 Y. V. raill DAD.
Sllutes will be fired on Wed
nesday morning at sunrise, from
four p, ints in the suburbs. Or
Thursday morning one hundred
guns will be fred at sunrise
At II IL. thirteen guns are to be
fired in honor Of the thirteer
original States. At sundowI
forty two guns are to be fred il
honor Of the present number OF
States in the Union,
Chief Marshal Carr and Col
Fred Olds, Quarter Master Gen
eral Of the State Guard, were
here last week completing theil
arrangements. The military
camp will be at the baseball
park. The tents used at Wrights
will will be used.
President Davis is sick in
bed and will not be here. 1t i.
to be regretted. His letter
written ON his sick bed, pays a
grand tribute to North Carroll
mans. 1t will be read OH Thurs
day.
The grand and reviewin.
stands are about completed. The
work Oh the six triumphal arch
rs on different streets are being
put up. A New York firm com
mences the decoration this week
The State and National flag:
will be hoisted at sunrise. while
the salute Of one hundred guns
are being fired.
The railroads give ra ties at Que
cent per mile. 1t will not COS
much to come.
The grand stand is e,ected
where the old State House stood
which was burned in 1881, ani
where the convention met which
ratified the Constitution on No
vember 2lst, 1889.
The Centennial ball is to b,
On Wednesday night. 1t will
be the most magnificent event
of the kind ever witnessed ir
J the State.
Wilmington and Raleigh arr
going to suspend business OF
the Dist instant and come, Ell
masse, to the Centennial. Sucl
patriotism is highly commenda
: BILE.
A movement is on foot to es
tatlish a silk factory in TIL
city. This is the place for it.
The survey of the Fayetteville
and Albermarle railroad ha
reached Troy in Montgomer,
county.
A settlement between tn
county and the bondsmen of tn
: late sheriff has been agreed up
I on. The amount of Cash to b
D paid by the 18th instant i
q SS,471.64. The Courthouse will
be enlarged and fire. proof vault
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