The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-10-31
CUMBERLAND NEWS.
THE FABMERS EXCHANGE
SOLD-PRISONERS AT
TEMPT TO BREAK rg
JAIL.
Killed at SeIma--Other
News.
Reg. Cor. CAUCAsIAN.l
FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., I
Oct. 2Sth, 1889.

ue .uIuUcrlduu L air Will De
held during centennial week.
The grand stand is nearly COM
pleted. It will hold 5000 peo-
pie, instead Of 5000. The prem
ium list is out, and may be had
upon application to w. A. Til
linghast, secretary. The pen-
pie Of Sampson ought to send
some Of their fine products.
Mr.. BENZ. Hanzi, one of the
proprietors of the Novelty
Wood Works died last Friday
His remains were ia ken on
Saturday to his former home in
Askosh, Wis.
The Baptists have a good
preacher, and are endeavoring
to raise a fund to buy a parson
age for him.
Mess. r. T. Covington, Of the
Red Springs Scottish Chief and
j. T. Mckay, of this city have
bought the Farmers Exchange.
The two papers are to be consol-
idated and issued from here un-
der the name of the Farmer and
Scottish Chief. We welcome
Mr.. Covington to the city, and
wish success to the new paper.
The publication of the fire
works display on the night of
November 21st has attracted q
great deal of attention. 1t will
be MAGNIFICENT. Tar Heeldom
has never had her skies illnmi-
mated with such a display.
Chief marshal Carr has ap-
pointed sixty FIVE assistant
marshals from among the prom
inent men IN the state. Senator
Kerr is one of them.
Mr.. Carr has gotten out a
beautiful and costly card ad-
vertising the centennial. He is
d pushing man and a liberal
one.
Geo. McNeill,a colored brake
man On the Fayetteville & " IL
son Road was killed at Selma
on Thursday. He was knocked
or fell off the engine, and run
over. His mangled remains
were brought to his family in
this city.
Mr.. John s. Allen, has accept
ed a position as travelling sales
man, with the Clothing Fac
tory. The firm has six men on
the road,work eighty five bands,
want more and are doing a big
aud successful business.
The improvements at st
Johns church are marked. There
memorial windows are in the
new recess chancel. One of
them is memory of the late
Bishop Atkinson, whose grand
son is Rector OF the church.
The windows cost $4,000 a
piece.
| Capt. j. F. Divine was here
last week making arrangements
to handle the vast crowd com,
ing to the centennial over his
road. He asks permission from
the town to extend the track
down WinslOw to Mumfor6
street. Tt is to be put down
permanently, and must be taker
, up, unless the road is complet
ed to Pee Dee in a year. Upor
good authority it is said the
| November meeting Of the Di
, rectors OF the Coast Line viii
order the completion of tht
"short cut"
The new passenger depot OF
the c. F. & Y. V. R'y is certain
ly a handsome and imposing
one. 1t is finished in pressed
| rick. The second story is TO
the general Offices of the road.
, The Carolina Roller Mill
commenced operation last week
3 The miller is from the whea
growing disorict of Indiana.
Eight prisoners in a cell il
' the Jail attempted to break ou
!. last Friday. When the jailo
open the cell they rushed o.
him, knocked him down, whe
desperate encounter too.
lplace. The ja,lor used his pis
g tol and a stampede ensuet
Only one negro was shot an
3 that was a slight wound in
finger. They tried to back tn
e jailor in the cell and release tn
twenty three or more prisoner
d in the other cells. A guod des
of excitement was caused.
d Generous Wilmington sci
S4l6.OO to the centennial fun'
d contributed by her citize1
through the efforts of Col j.
t Currie.
A former Fayettevilliau ser
l. his check for 800. The g:
l. penss is heavy and this sum
gratefully received.
< Prof. Bellezza's Friday nigl
1t soirees are very popular vii
the dancers. They are largel
attended. The boys are riggiI
J. fout in new Swallow tails" 4
b. the centennial German
h. The elegant. engraved inv
tations to the centennial Ge