The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-09-04

Inc clinton Female Institute
opened Tuesday with i3 pupils. The
outlook is for the most prosperous
term for years.
| line lot owners Of the Clinton
Cemetery Company are requested by
President VIM. \. Johnston to meet
in the Courthouse this evening. 1t
II the annual meeting.
MIR. y. IL. King has presented Us
a curiosity III .hc way OF a gourd
said to be OF the Hercules Club"
variety. II is fity-fvc inches long
, very nearly IN the shape OF base
| ball bat.
The Raleigh News and Observer
| has taken issue with Us on our posi-
ton with reference to the Railroad
commission. See our reply to the
News and Observer under editors
J Chair.D
| an S'uiitS COMMISSIONERS
were III session Monday and Tues
day. The judge and poll holder. OF
the next election were appointed.
Their names will appear in the next
| issue.
MIR. NJ. Hanstein'5 store will be
closed on Monday 18th that being
new years day with the Jews, and
will also be closed on Wedne sday
24th that being yom kipper day of
atonemcnt
Farmers, don't use jute tagging
at any price. We have commuui-
cation from County Business Agent
q. a. Clute about this matter that
will appear next week. It was
! handed in too late for this issue.
Cotton isnOwonly9 1l-16. Down,
down goes the price. What pity
! that we are not able to hold it. Why
this big drop in price in the last few
! weeks" The Farmers Alliance has
a gigantic fight before it, and the
battle for Justice is only just begun.
We are requested to say there
will be basket picnic at AmmOn-
Mason Lodge Thursday before the
third Saturday III Septe nber. :,
| A. L,n 4nl
ford Orphan Asylum. The Degree
of the Eastern Star will be conferred
ON that day.
Mr.. w. X. Figford, Preside mt
Of the Sampson Agricultural Society,
requests us to say that there will be
meeting Of the FIX. Conn.,, Of tn Q
Society i'll Clinton on Friday Sept.
18th at Ii O'Clock a. III. Let every
member attend and put the ball in
motion for anO thcr big and success
t'ui fair.
Remember the Primaries Satur-
day. BE there before , O'Clock, and
not IL minute later. The man who
does not vote in the Primaries has
no voice in our government. He
may vote at the election, out he
votes for the men somebody else Sc
lectcd FOR him. Let us go, every
one.
We have a strong article from Il
[ prominent citizen OF this county
protesting against the increased tax
2 alton for public schools, proposed in
the State Democratic Platform. He
calls upon the County Convention,
that meets here on the 10th inst, to
refuse endorsement to the same. We
VIII yet give our readers the benefit
. Of this article.
{ "A few weeks since our young
morchat townsuian, Mr.. +. p. Hobbs
. lett Ostensibly on pleasure trip
- North. And more than pleasure
l. trip it has proved to be, for he sur.
% prised his friends here on last Fri.
T day by returning as happy bride
n groom. Mrs. F. z. Hobbs (nee Miss
, Alice Perry is a handsOm woman
and native Of Boston, Mass. She
O spent month or more visiting il
q our town last winter. We welcome
Mrs. Hobbs to our town and extend
, our congratulations to both bride
and bride groom.
L The GoldsbOr0 Argus says:-ThC
fine trotters of Mr.. Fred T. Atkins
: mention of which was made the
p other day in these columns, made {
- splendid record for themselves a.
y three year olds, for their first trial
' on the track. They were not long il
II working themselves down to re-
}. cord Of 2.56-2.57. They will be a
= the Fair here in October, and viii
r. doubtless show the visitors on tina
= occasion some pretty moving at hi q
- speed on our superb race course
~ One Of the trOtters belongs to Mr.
Atkins and the other to Mr.. J. B
q Mathis Of Taylors Bridge. They
>, are both fine animals and we be
~ lieve will make a good record at The
l. fair.