The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-05-19

The closing exeEcssts of Bush Hill
Academy, Mr.. John slccumb, Principal,
viii take place Friday Nay 9th. The
put lie is invited.
The closing exercises of B.lIevoir
High School will enbrace only Friday
and Friday night Of May eth. There
will be no exercises on Thursday night.
Mr.. g. Il. Johnson is a delegate
from Lisbon township to the State Con
yen.ion. His name was inadvertently
omitted last week Mr.. S. T. johnson
is alternate.
Our streets will soon be beauty.
ThankF, gentlemen. The ordinance else
where published refers to private resi-
denees as we'll as stores, oficss, &c. Be
careful where you sxeep your trash.
Remember the entertainment Fri
day evening for the Military Company.
The festival will be opened at p. m. IN
the vacant store between DR.. Holidays
drug store and store OF Mr.. T. NJ. Fer.
rell
We are very sorry that we have
missed the Dixon sermon for the past
two weeks. Ia a fire in Philadelphia
| the company furnishing these sermons
were burned out and has not been able
to furnish them.
The Wilmington Messenger says /:
Capt. g. Patrick, one of Clinton's sube
stantial citizens, is having a cottag-
built at Carolina Beach. He came down
last week on his way to the beach to
look after the work.
We are very glad to state Mr.. John
R. Wedding, one of the "faithfuls' of
this office, who has been quite sick with
la grippe and pneumonia, for past several
weeks, is able to be out again, and is
now at his pest, though quite weak.
The Executive Committee of the
Library Association are earn astly re
qlested to meet at the Office OF Mr.. T.
NJ. Lees next Friday evening a, S
O'Clock. 1. is especially requested that
those who have books will return them
Immediately.
Misses Annie Aorrisey and Mamie
Barbrey have opened an establishment
over Mr.. W. A Johnson's storl for
dress making, where the public can
receive special and prompt attention
We wish them the success which we
know their work will merit.
The Fay ettevil!e Observer says !:
Cumberland Superior Court convened
here Monday, Judge E. T. Boykin. of
Sampson, presiding. The forenoon of
Monday was largely taken up by the
Judges charge to the jury, which was
clear and comprehensive and which has
been conplimented on all sides.
Mr.. Rufe Bass, of Warsaw, was
here Tuesday. Mr.. Bass has just re-
turned from Greensboro, where he was
receiving the Kelley cure for drunken
ness, and he says he believes he is entire.
ly cured. He is looking very we'll, and
is very bright and seems hopeful for his
future. His friends here were glad to
see him.
The efficiency and promptness of
our telegraphic communication can not
be too highly spoken of. A gentleman
tells US that he sent telegram from
here to Wilmington at o'clock Monday
evening aud it reached there at 9 the
next morning, nearly as long as it would
have taken man to drive through the
country. This has been our experience
on several occasions. We had an i'm
portant telegram for the paper that hat
reached Warsaw, but could not set il
here 1t really had to be brought OF
the train. We will not pretend to sa!
, whose fault this is, out we think some
body is responsible.
We are in receipt of very neat ant
handsome invitation to the Seventeenth
Anniversary of the Phi Literary Societ.
at the closing of Salem High Schoo
We return thanks for the same. Tn
following will be the very interesting
programme: Exercises begin at IL o'clool
A. NJ. Annual Address l 80 Z. N. AID
dress before the Society by F. R Coop
er, Esq, of Clinton. Debate-Query
Should the Federal Government Pension
:, Union Soldiers? Affirmative ]. D. Lar
kins, of Point Caswell; M. W. Royal
Huntley, N. @. Negative @. E. ShipI
Clinton; H. NJ Register, Clinton, n. c
Declarations j. A. burlington, Ora
R. F. Highsmitl. Harreli's Store, N. G.
j. l.. Vollers, Pt. Caswell, n. @. Award
y ing of Medals-Marshals, L. Royal, A
IS F. Cooper, L. c. Cooper. 8 o'clock F
NJ, exercises by the Young Ladies' Lii
. erary Club and by the School.