The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-08

Cotton worth IL cents.

The Avery Butler trial has cost
the county about $3.50. II would not
take many such offences to bankrupt
our treasury.
The Wilson Mirror SAYS: Nash
court this week. The able and up
right aud most excellent Judge Boy
kin is presiding.
"A corn tassel from Mrs. Nor
isey'3 garden was placed upon our
table yesterday. She has one Of the
best gardens we have seen.
deputy Sheriff Lewis left Mon
day with three cOnvicts, sentenced
last week t,y Judge Graves, to the
penitentiary for one year each.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows for North Carolina
will convene in Wilmington next
Tuesday. Clinton lodge will be rep
resented.
Clinton is certainly a growing
town. The attention of every yisi-
tor is attracted by the improvements
and developments that are to be seen
on every hand.
An Irish pOtatoe, as large as a
goose egg, that was grown in the
garden of Mrs. Morisey this year,
was placed upon our table last week
Mr.. r.. J. Williams showed us one
also equally as large.
The Non-F Friction Rein Ring is
every day growing more popular
Nj. J. c. Hobbs has put the pillow
boy under obligations to him by the
invention. See the new testimonial
in advertisement.
More than twenty persons came
to our office last week andsubscribed
to THE CAUCASIAN without being
solicited to do so. In no way pos,
sible could they have cOmplimented
us more, for actions speak louder
than words.
The brainy and talented G. b
Aycock won many friends while in
town last week on professional bust
ness. His speech in the Hudson
Jordan fraud suit was especially fine
and able, and was highly compli
mented on ali sides.
We have received Il very pleas
ant letter from Mr.. Holland, the for
mer railroad agent at this place. He
is now agent at Waynesville, Ga
He says that he enjoys and appreci
ates highly THE CAUCASIAN ant
hopes that we will not let him n is
single copy of it.
The Wilmington Messenger, IL
referring to the appropriations mad
by Congress, at the request of Maj
McClammy, for n. E. River, Neus
River and Upper Cape Fear River
says that he is also trying to secur
an appropriation Tor Black River an
will probably succeed.
When the combination whist
Of the Lumber factory and the him
whistle of the Carolina Venee
Works, and the several other sin
gle whistles of the town all screar
out at once, one would almost thin
that he was in the centre Of q bi
manufacturing town, and that j
what Clinton ought to; must and vii
be.
The Rev. G.. l.. Arnold, the Re-
tor of st. Paul'S church, Whining
ton, held his first service on MOnda
last, at p. NJ. He will cOntinu
his services throughout the wee
twice a day, beginning i'll the morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, and i'll the everin
at O'Clock. His sermons are carr
est and instructive and it is hope
that these services will be we'll after
ded by our people.
DR.. r. II. Holiday, the Corone
was called to Mingo township ON laS
Sunday to hold an inquest over tn
remains of Mr.. j. NJ. WillifOrd,
man well-knoWn in this county. II
was bachelor and quite old and Ii
ed alone. He was found dead undo
his cooper shop at about 1 O'Clock o
Saturday. The Coroner, reports
us that he was satisfied withC ut Cal
ing jury that the deceased came
his death from natural causes.
The election for town office
last Monday resulted as follow.
For Mayor, r. II. Hubbard, WI
for number of years Except Il
LAST has held the position and w;
an efficient officer. For Commission
ers, w. r. King, J. E. Royal, w. !
n StetsOn and Henry Hines. 1t is
! good Board and we hope to see ii
4 town us clean and in as good cond
ton or better wear hence as
present. The outgoing Board is
( be complimented in this respect.
The Commissioners were in sc
sion Monday. The hearing of Il
contention over the public road, lea
ing from Weeks Gin at Keener's,
a point on the Clinton and False
road, was set for the first Monday