The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-09-26
CUMBERLAND NEWS.
4 NEW FACTORY STARTED
]. S CARR APPOINTED
CHIEF MARSHAL FOR
THE CENTENNIAL.
The Canning Factory a Success
Other News.


Reg. Cor. CAUCASIAN.
FAYETTEVILLE, n. c., |
Sept. 23rd, 1889. /
The canning factory has shut
down, as the fruit season Is
over. 1t has baen demonstrated
to he practical success. To-
morrow the stockholders meet |
to hear the reports of the Off
GERS aud to organize under the |
charter just granted by the
clerk of the court. The reports |
will show a handsome profit on
the investment. This winter |
the company will enter INTO |
contracts with the farmers to
take all the tomatoes they can
produce on a given number of
acres, at d stipulated price.
There is more money in raising
tomatoes at 25 cents par hushel
than there is il raising cotton.
Col. w. S. Cook, chairman OF
the Board Of magistrates for
this county has issued a call
for a joint meeting of the JUS
tices and county commissioners
for the first Monday in October,
to take into consideration the
building of a new Courthouse.
The people are awakening on
this subject and propose to have
the records protected in
tbroughly fire proof vaults. The
burning of the Courthouse at
Carthage has given them an
idea of the great danger the
records are in a little additional
taxation may save nancy years
Of vexations litigation over land
titles.
The centennial will take place
on the Goth, 21st and 22nd off
November. 1t seems that many
people are in doubt as to its
date.
A detachment Of the Fayette
vile Independent Light Infan-
try will meet ex-President Da-
Wis in Charlotte on his way to
this city. Cannot the Sampson
Light Infantry send an escort
with them? The whole state
ought to turn out to greet this
great statesman and constitu-
tion defender.
The Clerk of the Superior
Court issued last week letters
of incorporation to the Carolina
Roller Mills and Supply Com
pany aud the Fayetteville Can
ming Company. The first named
company will operate the $780,
| 600 roller mills built here a few
} years ago by A. G. Styron & Co.
who assigned last spring. A
branch track Of the G. F. &. Y.
V. R'y will be run TO the mills
on C.oss Creek.
Mr., j. A. Moore succeeds Mr..
! D. F. Wemvss as general store
! keeper for the G. F. g.. Y. V,
. R'y. Mr.. Wemyss will take
charge of the post Office on Oc
tober 1st. He is possessed OF
: the requisite qualifications tc
e make an efficient officer, and is
I as clever as any republican te
I be found, in other words lie is
;. an accommodating and affabls
gentleman, and will, l believe
make a good officer.
The friends of Mr.. Chas. 4
: Rankin of this city, are graft
q fed at his election as orator OF
s Washington's birthday at tn
) University.
S Miss. M. E. Collier, who ha
l.. been in the Western Union Tel
) egraph Office here for thre
s years has resigned her position
II and will return to her home il
l. st Louis, mach to the regret O
II her many friends. Her success
l. or is Mr.. Southworth from Vii
u ginia, who is assisted By Nj
u Geo. Dye.
There is so much freight 0
I the Yadkin Valley road, tha
/ the through freight is divide
x in sections. The local freigI
le from here to Bennettsville us,
u ally comes with forty tofifty car
y The Graded School on Ha.
" mount is attended by over thre
hundred pupils, not quite
L large a number a; last yea
L There is a great increase OF pr
'ii vate schools however.
"a Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Thomse
OF have returned from Blown
&c Rock. They spent the summ'
OF there and are much improve
re in health.
A knitting factory is talke
n of here now. 1t is hoped tb
~ it will be started. Small indu
- tries are the thing when v
nd cannot get the big ones.
nd A missionery convention I
the ladies of Fayetteville Pre-
ire bytery was held here last We
ng nesday. The attendance WI
very good. Mrs. Mcneil,
m Red Springs was elected Pres
Y dent of the association.
The cotton market is gettir
lively, as the staple is coniil
ty- in quite freely. The price la