The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-10-17
CUMBERLAND NEWS.
ANOTHER FIRE -BONDSMEN
OF SHERIFF. MCQUEEN
SUEE-SPECIALT TERM
OF COURT.
Student Death Of Capt. Danger
field.
Reg. Cor. CAUCASIAN.
FAYETTEVILLE, n. c.,

| Lt ~ II VI tit UOtiSc III MIS-.
III. c. Dodd caught fire Wednes-
day morning. Tho alarm WAS
promptly responded to and in
ten minutes the fire was out.
While the house was on the q y
rack at Eccles Bridge on We'd.
nesdaV some scoundrel c4l
abont six hundred feet. Chez
of Fire Department j. d. Ne
Neill has offered reward vi
$50 for information as 10 the
perpetra tor, bua the rascal has
not been found out.
Capt. J. E. p. Daingerfeld
died Thursday afternoon while
hunting in company with Mr..
John G. Haigh, he was huntin G
quail on the farm of Hon, Geo
NJ. Rosr, three miles south OF
the city. They became separ-
ated and Mr.. Haigh looking for
him to return home, found him
dead with his gun c.oss his
breast. He died Of heart dis
ease, and was in his 73rd year of
age. The funeral services were
held from st Johns church
Saturday morning.
One huhdred and twenty CON
victa passed through here
Thursday on their way to work
sfS% t ,I,s he Z. F. &. Y. V. Ry. They
are LAYING tTacK~- fifnripaadifil paadifilsszeel D
county.
The middle pier for the rail
road bridge across the Cape
Fear is well under way. In OF e
week about forty feet Of it has
been laid. 1t will be eighty
icet hi yh. The first span of the
long bridge is completed. The
work is so far advanced that
tie water will not delay it
President Gray says the roa6
will be completed from here tc
Wilmington by January 1st.
The Fayetteville Semi-W eek
ly Observer appeared last week
1t is full Of news and advertise
ments. Editors Whitehead &
Myrover know how to edit q
paper and this city is proud OF
the Observer.
Capt. J. B. Smith has been ap
pointed chief marshal Of the
Cum berland County Fain, which
comes off during centennia
week, November Goth, 21st ani
| 22nd.
Nearly every company Of the
State Guard has accepted invi-
tations to come to the centennial
The Bennettsville Is. c. Rifles
have also accepted. The cen
tennial committees offer th'
following military and bant
prizes: 1st military pcize 5000,
90; End, $4,000; 3rd, $4,000. Is
band prize, $500; End, $4,000
3rd, S25,O0. ] hope the Samp
J son Light Infantry will put OF
their "war paint" and come pre-
pared to carry off some Of th
. honOrs.
= Arrangements are being mad
for a 100000 purse for racins
at the Fair. The citizens viii
contribute $4,000 and the agri
cultural association $4,000
Several noted racers from Ken
t lucky are to be here, wit
Z thoroughbreds. 1t would b
: gratifying to see some of ou
North Carolina stock win th
z pr.ZeS.
5 Evangelist Fife spent a fe,
= days at home here last week
{ His hard work has reduced hi
avojrdupois, but he is we'll an
: happy in the great work he
7 doing. He has engagements a
New Beln, Raleigh, Reidsvill
: and other Moth Carolina cities
: and Hot Springs, Ark.
!, Mr.. W. d. Caster, q, hig
$ ranking Odd Fellow Of thi
} city, organized a new Lodge a
Jonesboro on the Sth inst. O
2 the 23rd inst Lodges are to b
J, organ. zed al Lumber Bridge an
n Red Springs, and instituted b
Cross Creek Lodge No. 4, of thi
, city. Mr.. W. d. Caster is on
s of the mo; t jealous Odd Eel
i nws in America.
A meeting Of the stockholdel
r and Directors of the Fayett,
:, Vile and Albermarle Railroa
is called to meet here mex
}, Saturday.
It The Yadkin Valley railroa
= has purchased the old CaI
,, Fear Bank lot on Gillespi
d street and will erect q mammot
e storage and transfer warehouE
thereon. The immense busines
J. at this point necessitates i
{. building.
n The magistrates met la
week, but deferred action c
l. the Courthouse question unit
3, the first Monday in November
II The County Commissioner
+ last week, granted a petition
t recommend the holding of
special term Of the Superb,
n Court. The term will cor
r mense the the first or secon
week in December. AS tt