The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-29
LOCALS:

We rrGt to Learn that tn" CON
drlon of Mr.. }. L. COX, who is CON
f,rd III his ho'n" III Nenarsvilie,
with typhoid fever, j. very critical.
A Sampson Fair! We must have
# This fall. Next Monday decides
,Lr matter. Let every life member
,r,hc Agricultural Association AT
tend.
Ny. Clifton Ward, was appoint
rd postmaster al Clinton sometime
since. has just forw@"tled his bo.d to
the po-t0aice department. He will
probably take charge next Monday.
The Fourth Qua, trrly Conference
Of the VI. T.. church will be held
at Pugh'3 school house Oh Saturday
and Sunday the l4th and 18th Of
Sept. Rev. +. D. SwindelI, p. j.. Of
Whining ton Will preside.
We are requested, by SHperin-
tcndcnt Royal, to say that at the
meeting Of the County Board Of
Education, next Monday, School
Committeeman viii be appointed to
fill all vacancies in the various dis
trirt,.
Sampson was once famous for
its fairs. 1t has now many superior
advantages to what it had then.
Besides the citizens have also offer
cd substantial aid by subscribing
over 5000 for fair this fall. Let us
have il. 1T can be made Il big sue
cess.
-Rcv. &. +. Jerome has shown
II. an apple Of the Buckingham
variety which measures - inch es
in circumference. 1t was grown in
the orchard ut the Methodist pa soma
&c and is, we think, AS large an apple
a. we ever SAW.
Our young friend, w. ). Par
trick, formerly Of the millinery
establishment Of Moore and Par
trick, has bought the millinery
stand of Mr.. ". y. Johnson and
will hereafter conduct millinery
establishment at that place. We
wish him much success in his new
venture.
Col. Z. il. Cameron, Inspector
General of the y. G. State Guard,
gave the Sampson Light Infantry Il
call last week. The company was
paraded at : 7. NJ. and passed in
spcctiOn III the grove at the college
at 1 +. M. The boys made Il fine ap-
pearanCe in their new uniforms and :,
no doubt passed very satisfactory
inspection.
Prof. w. N. Shaw, Of KcaaUs-
vile, County superintendent of Du-
pin county, paid our sanctum a call
Tuesday. He he's just closed pros
perOuS simmer school at KenanS-
vile and gives encouraging reports
of the educational status Of the coun-
ty. lie has secured assistance and
will run his school on II large scale
the ensuing year.
We are requested to say that
the State Colored Normal School, at
Plymouth, n. C., opens the 2nd OF
September. Peter W. Moore, q
worthy colored man of this place, a
graduate of Shaw University, Raj
eigh, is LIST assistant. He is doing Il
good work for his race in North
Carolina in the way of education and
merits their undivided esteem and
support.
We were shown by DR.. ~
Ho, mes, one day this week, a one Ii
solid shot, which was found imbed-
died. in the centre Of a large STUMP
on the rear cOruey of the old McKOy
lot in front Of Capt. Pa tricks mill.
1t is probably a Revolutionary relic
and may have been shot into this
tree by boomers of Cornwall s.
army which passed near here on its
route from Wilmington toYorktoW al
in our issue Of July 18th we
stated that the comparative eX-
emnntion for the two free tuition
students from this county for the
Agricultural College woule take
place OH Aug. 2ud. This date was
changed by the executive conlmittet
to Sept. 2nd before It was ever
Of1icerally published. Therefore
those wishing to stsnd shorld repor
here at that time.
Last Thursday the Clinton ant
Warsaw train ran over track en-
tirely of steel rails for the first time
which was decided improvement
for the comfort Of the passengers
With the completion Of laying stee
rails the W. & w. Company also saw
fit to furnish this road with first an,
second-class cars, separate. This wa
q thing which has been very mucl
desired by our people, therefore W.
had cause to feel grateful to the com
pany and proud of our road. Blu
in the last few days, for some caus
unknown to us, these ears have beer
removed and the combination ca
returned, which is no hing NOR
than half of q sec0nd-class car, uSe'