The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-01
No. AZ.

L. years of age. For one year
they resided ON a farm near
Citation. They moved back L.
Clinton and made il their per-
tInanent residence. Five years
after they were married Mr.. Pc
terson died. leaving Mrs. Peter
son with only about $500. Wsth
this she has bought a lot and
built a house. In September,
1888 she opened a confectionery
and grocery.
| >k'tsh II I,usinv>s
Her stand is located on the
corner of Nann Square, facing
Main Street She had only a
capital of $500 when opening.
This business sye continued for
three years. On last September
she opsne6 Racket Store in
the same stand, keeping groce-
ries no longer, bat a large line
of confections. These racket
goods cover everything from
working cotton embroidery, silk,
etc, up to shoes, umbrellas, hard
and tinware, etc. Instead OF
carrying large stock of goods
from season to season, she re-
plenishes her stock every week
with an order Of about 800
worth of Few goods. As in the
past she will continue TO tell
our readers Of these new goods
i'll each weeks issue of THE
CAUCASIAN.
MRS. DIR. A. f. MURPHY.
Biographical Sketch.)
She is a native Of this county,
Franklin township, formerly
New Hanover.) She was educa-
ted at Floral College, neal Max
ton, i'll Robson county. Atthe
age of II she was married to
DR.. G. Tate Murphy. For six
teen years they resided at Elm
Grove, i'll Taylor's Bridge town
ship. Seventeen years ago they
moved 20 Clinton, wher: the
Doctor continued the practice of
his profession The death Of
DR.. Murphy in 1882 left her a
widow. For the last five years
she has been proprietress OK Que
OF the most popular hotels in
the place. She has all only son,
Mr.. j. T. Murphy, who has a po
sition in the Third Auditors Of
fee, in Washin., ton City.
murphy House,
The hotel is situated Oh the
north corner Of Elm and Main
streets. The building is an ele
gant two-story structure of
mndarn style with large airy
and com Portable rooms. lr, ad
| dition, the fact that an easy two
horse phBton is at the depot for
every train going and comm .
ma kes It headquarters for com
mercial travellers. In a few
months a mammoth addition OF
fifteen rooms will be added t.
the present hotel. This done
and no town III the State the
same size can show a hotel with
equal room and accommoda.
tions. There are few hotelists
in the State who understand sc
we'll how TO minister to the com.
fort of the body and the desires
of the appetite as Mrs. Murphy
7. II. RTRICk & BRO.
The members of Lhis firm are
Messrs. T. III. d ID. NJ. Patrick
T. II. PATRICK.
Biographical sketch
Mr.. Patrick iS 25 years of age
born in Duplin, and raised il
. Clinton. He was educated il
Wilson and at Clinton. H.
clerked for his father till abou
, twenty two years Of age, wheI
he went to New York and clerk
, ed for Il while in thc wholesale
millinery establishment Of Steb
, bins & Withan, but longing 70
, pleasures aud advantages of hi:
| Southern home, he returned t
, Clinton and formed a copartner
ship with his brother under tn,
finn name of L. II Partr;ck 1
, Bro. In 1888 he was married Il
, Miss Mary Anna Hall, of vii
, mingto". He is one of tn
, charter members of the Samp
f son Light infantry. From
; private he las been promotes
5 up through the various position
+, to First Lieutenant. He il ais
! the efficient captain of the Clir
ton Fire department No. 2. Iii
: residence is on the corner q
: Sampson and Faison streets. Ill
. :s one OF (linton's Beard c
y City Fathers
!. DUNCAN " PATRICK.
I,io4rapliical Sketch.)
: Sir- Duncan Patrick is the il
MGR men Der of this firm. Fl
: is Il native of Clinton aud onl
q IS years of age. He was educs
= ted at the schools in this plac'
At the age of 16, i'll 1886, he Ell
Il tered into copartnership wit
). his brother and bought out tn
5 business of tLeir father, G. Pa
. trick and are still doing busine;