The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-12-05

otSl1, DobE iAA ~ NiittcA w atHs
eres tly improved and new build
ings added, and now used and
converted by ". E. Bass in ho-
tel known as the Railroad
House. This street gets its
name from the Clinton and War
saw Railroad built to this point
in 1887. Next to the "Railroad
House, we find the commodi
Gus depot, aud the warehouse Of
the Carolina Veneer Works, a
new store by J. A. Ferrell, and
new residences by Messrs. Sam'l
Hobbs and Ed. Bntler.
sTETsoN STREET.
On this street (braEching off
from Railroad street are several
new houses belonging to Mr..
Bias Underwood and Mr.. B. b.
Hobbs.
COURTHOUSE SQUARE.
On the four rows of build
ings surrounding the Courthouse
are the two new stores of f. L.
Atkins and the elegant Atkins
Hall, new store, occupied by
Mrs. M. Z. Peterson & CO., store
OF T. NJ Britt, occupied Y G.
A. Clute (Alliance Headquar-
ters), D. r. Watson's new store
and the hands ONE new brick
store of J. E. Royal, occupied
by J. III. Royal, the building
improved by Royal & Merritt,
the millinery establishment of
". A. johnson, occupied by W.
S. Partrick, the Office of the
Clinton Loan Association, which
has been elegantly furnished in
native curly pine.
MAIN STREET.
For nearly a half century this
street had witnessed no change,
hut behold the change during
the last few years! The old
Masonic Lodge, bought by w.
H. Moore, much improved and
converted into a handsome resi-
dence. Note the improvements
at the DR.. Mick's old homestead,
also at the homestead of the
late Mr.. Richard Holmes, which
has been bought by Mr.. Il. J..
Lee and greatly improved. Next
the new neat cottage home of
Mr. ". G. Hubbard and the
elaborate and elegant residence
of T. L. Atkins. At the end Of
this street Is also the famous
Carolina Veneer Works, built
last spriug by the large-hearted
and public spirited proprietor,
Mr.. A. F. Johnson. A fitting
motto Tor this great Southern
enterprise would be "From
Worthlessness to Utility" or
"From Nothing to Something"
Mr.. johnson has between $780,
900 and 10000 invested in this
pioneer and important enter
prise, which is to day giving
employment to seventy five
hands of our hitherto idle
laborers and turning into
highly merchantable pro-
ducts, in the shape of butter
dishes, orange boxes, grape
baskets, ETC., our hitherto worth
less. but almost inexhaustible
supply Of woods, such as sweet
gum, black gum, poplar, holly
| etc. The products of this fac
tory are superior and selling for
a better price than any other O.
the kind on the worlds marke
20 day.
Just beyond it the CllntoI
Cemetery, which under the
management of w. A. johnson
has been reclaimed from the do
minion Of neglect and made ;
credit to our town and people
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STREET.
College, Main and this stree
are decidedly the three pretties
in town. Here we find the resi-
d-nces of Messrs. l.. &. Hubbar,
and Warren Johnson much i'm
proved, also an addition to tn
Presbyterian church building
FAYETTEVILLE STREET.
, Next let /us go cut Fayette
vile street, starting from tn
/. Courthouse Square First W
see a neat store owned by w. A
Johnson and now occupied b.
G. E. Alphin. Next the ne,
harness esta olishment, occupie
by W. 81. Stetson, two new build
: ings on the J. E. Howard lots, i
C one of which is located tn
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