The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-11-07
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WYNN biiC Gt'iSo VI uikiSiCS VI tho
condition Of Agriculture as we ex-
pected.
Work ON the fair grounds is pro-
crossing. The track has been put In
good condition, and the buildings
are being repaired under contract.
-Hurrah for the Sampson Fair
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee accepts the iuvi-
tation % deliver the address. Gee
telegram from Senator Kerr in an
other column.
MIR. w. T. Williamson's new
store house on Fayetteville street is
nearing completion. 1t will be used
for storing buggics, carriages, etc.,
as often as they are turned out from
his shop.
Everyone who visits Clinton is
struck with the constant and rapid
improvements going on in and
around the place. Everybody busy
and new buildings going up in ever y
direction. Moral: Live people
make live town.
Has each Alliance Lodge i'm the
county got its committee at work
to bring out II good exhibit from its
neighborhood? An official commu-
hication, urging this action, will be
sent out by the County Secretary
this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
| Methodist Church ill give
a supper at Bass Hotel, on mex
Tuesday night, the 18th. 1t is
hoped the public will literally pat
ronize this worthy object. Oysters
will be served in addition to Other
delicacies.
Mr.. Oliver Blackburn who il
representing TIE CAUCASIAN il
Duplin will be at the laying of the
Corner Stone Of the New Methods
church in Warsaw Friday and at the
Confederate Reunion in Magnolia
Saturday in the interest of the pa.
per.
"A commercial traveller, VIII,
was in Clinton few days since, and
it was a dreary rainy day too, found
our merchants so busy that he cOul,
not for some time get hearing
He was surprised and said that h,
knew no town in North Carolin0
the same size where was apparently
so much business done.
DR.. John A. Stevens makes the
following report for Sampson in tn
n. G.. Health Bulletin for October:
There has been an epidemic OF hog-choler
and several horses have died with staggers
have to report malarial and u few cases G
typhoid fever. Measles and whooping-coug
| SJllI prevalent. lie sanitary .COnulIIOn {
Jail has been improved since last report; til
inner walls have been whitewashed, til
weeds cut down and removed and the groun
covered deeply with sand.
Arrangements have been made
for the Sampson Light Infantry t.
go from Clinton to the Fayetteville
Centennial and return by rail to-
$3.50 per man. This would be fal
better than going through the coun
try on Wagons as has been proposed
Think of this boys, and decide wha
you will do at the next ineeting O
the company on Saturday the 16.h
AT the Game Supper at tn
Clinton Hotel last Friday nigh t a
elegant table of tempting Winds wa
spread and handsomely served b.
the kind ladies of Clinton an
vicinity. 1t would have been
most pleasant occasion but for wan
Of room sufficient to accommodate tn,
vast crowd present. The large din
ing hall was packed to its utmos
capacity. The ladies did all in thei
power to see that all were waite,
upon and deserve a vote of thank
from all present for their heroi
efforts.
Mrs. A. E. Murphy gave a haE
Ply reception and an elegant suppe
at the Murphy House on Tuesda
| night complimentary to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Boy6in upon their re
turn from their bridal tour through
the north. The invitations we,
out last Thursday and everyone al
ticipated an enjoyable occasion, fc
Mrs. Murphy never does anythin
by halves, but their anticipation
were more than realized. In fact
was one of the most elegant enter
tainments of the kind we have eve
} had the pleasure of attending--ave
ryone was complinenting not or
ly the supper, but also the handsom
: appearance of the new dining ROOF
? ofthe Hotel.
-Four new butter dish machine:
roller die sistem, for cutting form
for one, two, three and four poun
dishes have just been placed in tn
Carolina Veneer works. An add
tional similar machine, for hal
pound dishes, will be put in the la
ter part Of this or the firsto mex
week. This will make a capacit
of $500 per day. Another ma
chine for turning the tins for end {
dish, with four pluDgers, has bee
ordered. with q CAPACITY O. 1000