The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-11-13
LOCALS:

See the Premium List Of the
next Sampson Fair In to-,.ay's paper.
The residence of Mr.. G.. p.
Johnson is being enlarged and i'm
proved.
- Ne Will AXE wood in payment
for subscriptions, If you prefer pay
ing in that way.
The Clinton Literary Cub will
meet Friday evening at the residence
of Maj. w. l.. raison.
The residence OF Mr.. Henry T..
Faison has been much improved in
appearance by II new coat Of paint
- he Fair Grounds are being i'm
proved and put in readiness for the
approaching Fair. We have had
an unusually good crop, now let US
have a good exhibit.
We publish this week the con-
Guiding chapters Of that unique sto-
ry, ''His Fleeing IDEAL" Be on
the look out for our next story. We
will soon commence the publication
Of another one, which is of great
interest.
Mr. l.. A. Bethune, who has
for some time been on THE CAUCA-
SIAN staff, has accepted a position as
book-keeper with Capt. VIM. A.
Johnson. We regret very much to
lose him, for he il most excellent
young man and knows how to run
newspaper.
We saw at the store of Capt.
VIM. A. Johnson piece of crayon
work by little Annie II. Williams,
that was excellented done for a
child of only IL years. Little Miss
Williams is studying art under
Miss Sudie Faiaon mt the Clinton
Female Institute.
On Wednesday of last week
Drs. Lee, Holmes, Stevens and Hol-
liday performed an operation on Mr..
George Bennett at Bass hotel. They
cut from his leg fatty tumOr that
weighed one and a half pounds. Mr..
Bennett says that he noticed it about
twelve years ago and that it has been
growing ever since.
The annual inspection of the
Sampson Light Infantry will take
place on next Saturday, the 18th in
slant, at clock. 1t is highly i'm
portant for every member to attend.
Col. Ca neron will be here, and if
the company does not show up to
the required standard, it will lose
the $3.50 appropl iatior. Think eff it,
boys. BE sure to come and let us
not lose it.
The DemOrest Contest Club Of
Little Coharie township gave a
pleasant and much enjoyable enter
tainment, consisting of music and
temperance recitations, in the
Methodist church in Clinton last
Friday night. The representatives
were, Misses Bette Underwood,
SophrOnina Warren, Mary Bullard,
Ellen Culbreth, Katie Williams,
Bette Fisher, Lille Cooper, Geor-
gia Cooper, Willie Culbreth and Oc-
tavia Fisher. Mr.. j. ID. o. Cul.
breth has charge of the club.
Mr.. John Underwood and Mar.
shall Billiard, who were present as.
sisted in the two pretty songs
"Waive the Banner" and "Vote as
You Pray" For some reason thu
medal WAS not awarded, but in {
former contest it was awarded w,
think to Miss Lille Cooper. After
the exercises an oyster supper wa
given for the benefit of the church
We have been aske d seyera
times since last Friday, what wa
the eau sc and meaning of the Demo
crat medal contest clubs. Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. jennings Demorest tn
editors and proprietors of Demo
rests Family magazine are strong
advocates of prohibition. The ide'
of getting the boys and girls Of th
country interested in advocating tn
cause, by contesting for medals wit
appropriate speechs, essays an,
recitations, occurred to them in 1885,
I The first contest was in New Yor
city in May of that year. Mr.. Demo
:. rest says that North Carolina is til
"banner State," more medal havin
y been awarded to the boys and Cir
> of this State than in any other stat
. of the Union. He says that he wi
Il furnish the medals and have thes
contests to continue "Until Prohi
bition prohibits to 'earth's remote
bouud." The price of this mag
- zine is $500 year. The club pri
y with THE CAUCASIAN for oneyear
: only $500.
|. Inspection of Sampson Light infantr
You are hereby commanded