The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-04-07
LOCALS;

Steel roofing is being placed on the ,
law Office of Mr.. Lees. s
Miss Annie Loften takes charge Of
the Telegraph Office here.
The Prcsbytery of the Wilmington
District is in session at Burgaw this week.
The County Alliance meets here on
Thursday, the 18th. A full attendance
is desired.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee meets Saturday, the 10th ill.,
slant, in Clinton.
Read our campaign offsr. We give
The CAUCASIAN from now till the cleo
ton for fifty CENTS.
-Rsv Mr.. Wooten will conduct ser.
vices at the Episcopal Church Sunday
morning and at night.
"A. f. Johnson & Co, are making |
preparations for their new Spring Goods,
which will soon be ready. They ask you
to wait, and before you buy examine
their stock.
Mr.. n. Hanstein is just back from
tho Northern Markets, where he has
bought a full line of Clothing, Dry
Goods, &c. He ask you to examine the
same before buying elsewhere.
A weather signal bureau has been
established here. Mr.. w. s. Patrick
has charge of it. The signal flags can
be seen at the top of Odd-Fellows' Hall.
Gall at the store of Mr.. Patrick and ob-
| taia descriptive card.
Mr.. D. P. Cameron, assis tant post
master, tells US that during the month
: of March 3.918 pounds of mail were re-
oeived at this office and 2,7O4 pounds
sent. An average of ninety ponds per
5 day and one hundred and thirty receiv-
2 ed.
We make two special offers to sub
scribers this week. Carefully read and
consider them. This is to be one of our
l most important political campaigns and
7 we expect to keep up with i, and those
= interested in politics should take The
+ Caucasian now.
Prof. ". r. Skinner arrived here on
: Monday night, and has been busy this
week making all necessary arrangements
: in moving. He expects to open his school
in few days. Two boarding scholars
:, came with him. We hope he will build
Up a good school in Clinton. 1t is needed.
Fife meeting at Wilson was a sue
5 e7ss. There vera three hundred profess
sors. Of the two hundred cards return
ed, sixty will join the Methodist church,
fifty the Baptist, thirty the Presbyterian,
twenty the Episcopalian, ten the Disci.
J.. pies. $40 was raised for expenses and
a $500 check given to Mr.. Fife
We return our thanks to our youn g
friends, Messrs. T. T. james and W. A.
Finch, for an invitation to the third an
nual debate between the two Literary
. Societies at Trinity College, on the 22nd
Instant. The query for debate, Resolved,
- :'That the plym ent of no pensions at all
: would be better than the present system
If as administered.
Mr.. L @. Hubbard was presented
this week to very handsome and valu-
able communion and baptismal set by
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Scranton, of New
Haven, Connecticut, for the use Of the
Methodist church here. This is very
1t appropriate and serviceable present, aud
Or we feel sure is highly appreciated by the
Of members Of that church.
Mr.. William Dickson Pearsall, faith.
er of Mr.. Oscar Pearsall and Mr.. Philan
y. der Pearsal, Of this city, died yesterda.
at the residence Of Mr.. Oscar Pearsall
He was a native Of Dupiin county, one
of its most prominent citizens, and be
fore the war was the county court clerl
to there for years. His wife was Mis-
mo- Whitaker,of Wake county, whom he mar
ried in 1871. Some four years ago b.
removed to this city and has since resid
r ed her. Wilmington Star.
be Mr. Pearsall was we'll known by tn
IN older citizens of Clinton, by whom b
,ss was so highly esteemed.
be The Goldsboro delegation to tn
he launching of the Raleigh" from tn
ed Portsmouth Navy Yard have all re
Ssh turned, and yesterday Mr.. NJ. L. LIE
n was the recipient of hearty congrat-
no ulations from his many friends her
over his escape from serious iniur
!, from tho crashing in of large she
- under which he was standing at tt
time OF the launching and in whic
some serious injuries were sustained b
:" Others in tie way of broker arms an
~ fractured legs and serious bruises. M
i'' Lee received some facial bruises, whic
an while painful are not serious. It was
narrow and fortunate pe.-Gold
y. boro Argus.