The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-06-13

left this point last Tuesday. Tfis
amount has left on one day several
times within the past two weeks.
We are Informed that the CIin-
ton Dramatic Club will repeat SIS
merdlda" next Thursday, night, the
Goth. We think it Is a good idea.
Our agent is canyassing Dismal
township for THE CAUCASIAN this
week. Next week he will visit the
people Of Eastern Cumberland in its
interest.
"A we'll is being dug on Wall st.
just IN front Of DR.. Holidays drug
store, and will be very convenient
When finished as well unnecessary in
case Of fire.
A friend Of Mr.. W. y. johnson
writes from Huntingdon, Pa, that
during the recent flood there the
water overlooked the banks OF the
river and filed rooms in some Of the
houses to the depth Of IL feet.
the ReidsvilIc Weekly says:
1 ~ canning factory would De able TO make
money here for itself. and would utilize the
| iruit and berries, about Onc-half OF which
| have been bringing the owners no revenue"
l. a canning factory will pay at
all in Reidsvillc, one would pay
handsomely here.
The bridal party which vas ex-
! pcctcd 20 arrive here ut G:i0 Tue
day evening were delayed nearly
five hours by the train Of the \. c.
/ l.. being behind time. The party
! reached Clinton near II O'Clock Tues
day night.
a letter from Mr.. Il. F.. John
son, who is making an extended
tour through the North, states that
he is gradually improving. His
MANY friends in this section will be
glad to hear this, III d all join in the
wish that he may soon be entirely
recovered.
By way of information to our
readers who have not yet learned it,
we announce that Oh the 1st of June
the Railway authorities saw fit to
remove Mr.. III. b. Chestnut, the
popular ana efficient agent at this
place. 1t will be very difficult for
the said authorities to ill his place
with another agent equally as accep-
table to eur people.
A class Of eight children from
the Oxford Orphan Asylum under
the management Of Miss Lena Hud-
gins gave an entertainment at the
College last Monday night. Our
people, always ready and willing tc
contribute to worthy causes, favored
them with good house, and all
seemed well pleased with the rendi.
ton Of the program.
, We learn that Clifton Ward, the
? leading Republican of the county,
| has been appointed postmaster at
this place and will probably succeed
Mr.. JOhnson about the first of July
y Our people will all regret when Mr.
Johnson leaves the Office, for he is
one of the best postmasters in the
whole country. No man could pos
sibly have given more general salts.
< faction than he has given through
= ont his administration.
Mr.. G. p. Parker, of Cypress:
Creek, Bladen county, was in toWr
last weel- looking for carpenters t.
begin the work of building up Par
II ker's Station on the G. f. & Y. V
! Extension. While Clinton has quite
= a number Of good mechanics, yet al
e of them were employed, and Mr.
G Parker did not succeed in securing
their services This home demand
y, for WOrkmen shows that Clinton i
by no means retrograding, beside
:, the many other indications of its I'd
ifl vancCmCnt.
1 Truckers in this section, and il
Is the South, generally, have SUSTAINED
serious losses on account of the lat
= floods. There has been u genera
,s standstill on the Atlantic Coast Lin
II system of railroad for nearly week
- and most perishable goods shippe
n, during that time were either spOile
70 or damaged, to such an extent as t
II be worth nothing, when they reach
ed their destination. But bridge:
washOuts, etc, are now repaired
III transportation resumed, and no flu
I'll ther trouble in that line will probf
d bly, arise.
,s. The sixth annual session of til
IL North Carolina Teachers Assembl
h. will convene in the Teachers Assem-
bly, Building, at Morehead City, o
Tuesday, June 18th, and remain
y session till July 1st. In order to gt
.lo reduced rates on the railroads and {
III the Atlantic Hotel it is necessary
II have the ASS emhly certificate {$2.C
or for males and S1.00 for females
We Those who are not members Of IL
''S Assembly are required to get +
commentator from the County S
perintendent of Public instruction
-. The Mammoth Atlantic Hotel, whiC
- hos been much enlarged and impro'
ed, will be under the efficient ma