The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-06-26
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The thermometer registered to
J lol degrees on last Sunday.
-Itcv. Junius Willard, Of Colds
boro, will preach in the Baptist
/ Tonight.
Why does ok" not answer the
able article by IIaysccdcr, published
few weeks since?
Mr.. jos. +. Royal has placed
upon our table green field peas which
as yet are the first reported Of the
season.
-NrOps continue fine and very
promising. If Providence continues
to favor us, next fall will show the
finest harvest for ten years.
Each day makes it more evident
that the opposition to Judge BOykin
before the next Judicial con vcntiOn
will amount to only fizzlc.
The county Alliance will meet
on Friday Of next week. Never was
it more important for there to be a
full and enthusiastic meeting.
The first huckleberrics or the
season were shipped from here last
Saturday to Messrs. &. Thurman &
Co., by Mr.. l.. p. Barbrey.
North Carolina Building and
Loan Association has loaned 81, 300
in Clinton during this month and
others will procure loans in July.
-Rcv. Mr.. Arnold, of Winning
ton, held services in the Episcopal
church on Thursday night. His SER
non was very much enjoyed by his
congregation.
The earliest cotton blooms of the
county this season were placed upon
our table as follows: BY Mr.. j. III.
Royal on Thursday, June 10Th; by
Mr.. Johnnie Weeks, Friday, June
goth.
The primaries for the State
Judicial and Congressional cOnven-
tiOns will be held on next Saturday.
Let every good man attend and see
that good represen tative men are
sent as delegates.
MIR. Nathan II. Johnson, while
attending the Methodist Sunday
School Conference, at Trinity church,
on last Friday, dropped dead from
apOpleXy in the grove. A fuller ac-
count of his death will be found I'M
der TayIor's Bridge items.
Read the article Oil Il Grail Road
Commission and Chartered Rights y
in another column. Ex-senator Kerl
wishes to answer that or to say any
thing else to the public, our columns
are open to him as they have beer
for more than year.
AT Mrs. w. III. FOwle's, or
Thursday night very pleasant even
ing was spent by the young people
, Of the place in very social way
An ice cream supper was given by
Mrs. FOWle, the remainder of the
evening was spent in dancing ant
otherwise socially.
The little twO-year child Of Mr.
Henry Britt, which has been suffer
: ing for several days with cholera in
fantum, died on Tuesday afternoon
1t was the only child of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Britt and hence they mOr'
deeply feel their less. We eXtent
to them our sympathy.
We are informed by Capt. VIM
A. johnson that the Rifle Team o
, the Sampson Light Infantry viii
take part in the contest at Wfights
vile, Friday, July 4th. The frs
prize is 500. Second prize $50
We would be pleased to see "Ou
boys" bring home the first prize.
Read the article under "FOrun
!, Of Public Opinion" on the manne
n of holding primary meetings, by Mr.
5 Geo. r. Williams, of Newton Grove
= The plan of voting directly for TIL
y various candidates at the primaries
:. would stop trading and "log-rolling
in conventions and insure the nom
nation of the choice of the party.
We are gratified to have receiN
ed number of letters from this an
II other States congratulating us upo
u our answer in last weeks issue t
ri Senator Kerr's sO-called defense
v But we are more gratified still t
n have had our article endorsed b
= some of the oldest, best and mos
:, leyel-headed citizens of the county
-, Rev, DR.. Carmichael, of Wilmin!
" ton, who has been spending sever;
so days in town, preached in the Epi
y copal church on both Sunday NOR
ing and Sunday night. His sermon
as is always the case, were very goo'
n. The congregation on each OccasiC
: was not very large on account of Sc
vices elsewhere in town.
"A musical concert, under ii
management of Prof. G. w. Scot
so OF Suffolk, Va, will be held in I'll
- College building Friday June ut
"a ! ..,.I IA I1ci0 will