The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-06-27
CUMBERLAND NEWS.
A STRIKE OF RAILROAD
EMPLOYEES-PROF. SIN
CLAIR RESIGNS.
A New Depot 10 be Built, Etc, Etc
Reg. Cor. CAUCASIAN
FAYETTEVILLE, n. c.,
June 2ith, 1889.

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The little girls of the Hay
street NJ. e. church rave plea
SAINT lawn party at the residence
OF Mr.. II. o. Sedberry, on Rus
sell. They rea lized a nice little
Sum-twenty-five dollars, we be-
lieve.
A number of people fromIthis
city are at McFayden Springs,
thirteen miles northwest from
here. There is a numbey of cot
tages there, and bath houses.
The water has valuable medi-
cal qualities, and every summer
the sick, the lame and the halt
go there.
The different committees for
the Centennial haye been an
nounced. The make up of them
is good. The T. |. L. |. have
recei ved from eX-" President JEFF
ferson Davis rep y to the reso-
lutlons recently passed in which
he reiterates his intention of be-
ing here.
Judge James c. McRae, has
accepted an invitation to deliver
I centennial address in the Tab
eTnacle OF the night OF Julv 4th.
Several other prominent speak
ers will also del We addresses.
Mr.. L. A. Barker, OF the Hotel
Lafayette, and his daughters,
Misses Belle ard Grace, have
gone to Boston. Mrs. Baker re
mains here to run the hotel,
while Mr.. Baker will manage
the famous Campbello Island
hotel, near Ben Harbor, Maine,
Tor the summer. He Will return
as soon as the season there is
over, and the improvements to
the La Fayette will probably
be completed. There are steam
heat, enclosed balconies. hot and
cold baths, passenger elevator,
DC. There will doubtless be
many Northerners here next
summer.
The Y. M. G. A. Convention
at MaXtOn was a decided success
III the number of de egates and
the work accomplished. The
convention is invited to meet
here next time.
Mr.. Charlie Rankin, of this
city, has been elected literary
editor Of the University Maga-
zine.
Mr.. John M Rose, says that
the new depot, to be built here.
by the c. F. & Y. V. Railway
Company far surpasses any
thing of the kind in the State
The negroes of this county
have organized an emigration
bureau. If about o e-half OF
them would. leave we believe
that it would be better for the
State, as intelligent farmers
from other States whom we de-
sire to locate in the State will
not come and attempt to do sci
entific farming with ignorant
and shiftless laborers, and fol
the same reason white 1ahorers
are not coming here to compete
with them. For the darkey
however we have the kindliest
feelings, asal Soutlerners have
The writer loved his old "nam
my" as she was called, ani
can have 10 hard feelings fol
her race.
Mr.. Daniel Stone, of Hope
Mills, No. l, had h'S arm lacera
ted in the machinery which ne
cessitated amputating it.
The Fayetteville Cannins
Company has elected Mr.. N. H
Smith general superintendent
The factory will be located q
Franklin street, near the ic,
fac4ory. The plant has been or
dered and an expert from Balti
more will be engage i to com
| aud learn the superintendent
the process.
The repairs on the steamer
ed. urchison." have been fin
ished and she has resumed he
regular trips Oh the river. Th
Hurt" is at her wharf here III
dergoing a thorough overhaul
ing.
| Prof. n. A. Sinclair. has re
signed as superintendent of th
| Graded Schools to conmenc
the practice Of law in this city
The Board of Trustees will 500
elect a superintendent and az
pIications are in order.
Cumberland Lodge Knight
of Pythias have generously re
SDOnded to the appeal OF tn
Johnstown sufferers.
The T. /. L. I. were to have
Lawn Party at Eccle's Park las
Friday night, but rain prevent
ed and it was adjourned to tn
arlnory. A large crowd atten(
ed aud the receipts very liberia
| The company will have an er
tertainment every Friday ever
ing for several weeks. Fayett,
vile is very proud of this q
ganization. 1t will celebrate i
centennial in 1893. An armoI
fund is being raised. An elig