The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-11-07

railroad track. Each square Is
three hundred feet and is sub
divided into six equal lots.
These squares are separated by
twelve streets, which intersect
each other alright angles. Com
mencing on the Fayetteville side
the streets running north and
south across the track are first,
second and third, Strange, and
fifth streets; commencing on
north side, The streets running
east and west parallel to track
are franklin, Charles, East
Main, West Main. William, Gray
and Murchison streets. The
depot is located between second
and third streets, facing East
Main street. Just opposite fac
ing West Main street is the new
store Of Col. Parker & Sons. We
have never seen better material
in any house than that of which
this store is built. Mr.. Charlie
Parker is erecting a residence
on the corner of Strange and
William streets. On the corner
OF third and William street, Mr..
H. Honeycutt is preparing to
build a residence. On the corn
er of third ard Charles street
Mr.. Everett Turner will erect
blacksmith shops. Mr.. J. H.
Royal has bargained for a lot on
the corner of East Main and
Seconds streets. On the corner
of Strange and William streets
Col. Parker & Sons will place q
turpentine distillery. A hotel
will be erected on the corner of
third and West Main streets, and
large livery stables will be plac-
ed on the corner Of William and
third streets, where horses and
vehicles will ne kept for convey
ing passengers between Parkers-
burg and Clinton. We under
stand that contracts will soon
be closed for some of the other
lots of the remainder of the one
hundred and twenty in the town.
About three hundred yards
west of the depot is a beautiful
ridge running parallel to the
track, which will probably be
the future Hayinount of Park
ersburg. Right through the
middle of this ridge runs the
historic "Negro Head Road"
cut by Lord CORVALLIS, from
WILMINGTON to Ellington dur
ing the Revolutionary war.
Around the base of this ridge
are seven cool springs, which
mean good water to the future
residents of the place This
! town will be accessible from
Bladen by Green's and Melvin's
bridges. The crossway at the
former has been raised above
/ high water, while @ wide double
track avenue has been cut out
from it to the town. This place
will also be easily reached from
the section beyond the Coharies
by Mcdaniel S, ,Johnsons, Smiths,
Eddy and the two Highsm1tb
bridges. Just to the east is the
fine Ebenezer section, living be-
tween the two Coharies.
The magical leap Of the value
lof real estate around a place
; with bright prospects like this
one Is rather dazzling to the Or
dinary citizen. A few months
since a man named Peterson
who owned one hundred acres
Of land, sold ninety-six acres at
what he considered a big price
reserving four acres around his
, house. To-day he is offered
more for the remaining four
acres than he could have gotten
, a year ago for the whole tract
A man named FURNACE bought
an acre a few weeks since beyond
| the limits of the town, for $40
= A few days afterwards he wa:
offered $40 for the acre and Il
now refusing $75.
We hope to see such develop.
9 ment comHenced and carried
] out around the other stations o
q Autryville, Owenville, Garland
|, Tommahawk and Karrs in thi:
county. There are three othe
: stations on the road, viz: Block
b ers, Lewis and Cprrie.
81 At Parkersburg we saw Mr.
b Robt. Strange, 1st assistant ell
: gineer, and D. M. OHanlon, tn
resident engineer. They tol,
u US that they had one hundre,
q convicts at work in this count
+ alone and were laying one mil
J. Of track per day. By the 15tl
O of January they expect the car
: tn run oyer the entire lln'
u This done, the e. F. & Y. '
i Company will have three hun
IS dred and fortY-one miles of th
# best road in the State. Th;
4 opens up direct connection wit
the great west. How much thi
. means for the industrial deveI
{, opment and progress of that SET
FL ton of Sampson we can hard
n realize at present. We hope a
. another time to visit other sta
fiono a 1nnn tho Hsad in thi