The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-23

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-M7s. A. +. Murphy Is building
ktchen to her already spacious hotel.
We are glad to learn that Mrs J. A.
Beaman, who has been quite sick, is i'm
rowing.
The colored Training School at
Faison, y. c., J y. Bennett Principal !,
closed tn day
Rev Mr. Wooten will preach in tn
f. ;s2opal esurch next Sunday morning
ard Sunday night.
Miss Maria Marable, who has beer
threatened with an attack of fever, is
now out of danger.
--Ir. Moore has been appointed GIRO
Ter for the county TO fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR.. Holli-
day.
The town authorities are having he
trees on the squaro white washed, which
gives things a very neat ard much inn
proved appearance.
We know the scarcity of money in
the country, and those who wish to pay
their subscription can do SO in corn and
meat at the market prices.
MIR W. G.. Hubbard has been elect
ed one Of the Town Commissioners to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton Of Mr.. j. &. Slocumb.
We acknowledge receipt of invita-
ton from Bro. Kernodle, editor of The
Alsmauce Cleaner, to attend the Sum-
naer Races at the Alamance Fair Grounds
Jnly 4th.
Tho marriage of Mr.. II W. Holli-
day aud Miss Bette Murphy is an
nounced to take place at the Pres oyte-
Ran church on Thursday evening, June
30tb, at $50.
-Q1ite a pleasant Hay Ride out to
the hospitable home of Mr.. w. E Stew
ers was given in honor of Miss Lena
Wynne last Monday night. The eve
ming passed Of very pleasantly for every
one
Every one should rememt"r the i'm
portarce and c. nvepience CT having
large, comfortable apd substantial ball
for public meetings in town, and do
their part towards building the taber-
nacle.
Since publishing cur article last
week headed Polk Monument Fund"
steps have been taken to organize an
Association to erect a monument. The
Association will be organ zed in Raleigh
clay.
The subscription to THE CAUCA-
SIAN has been reduced to 81 90. This
will be very important campaign and
every one should take an interest in it.
We shall keep up with it. Now is the
time to subscribe.
We see no special or general reason
Why the gossipper and tattler should
not be muzzled. 1t would be more
humare, more just, ard certainly of
more service to the general good of the
town than muzzling the dogs.
Mrs, Hattie Bruce, daughter of Mr..
Richard Page, of this county, died at
her home in Cumberland county Sunday
evening. Her remains were brought
down to the family buryiDg ground,
near Clinton, Monday. The funeral
tcok place Tuesday morning. Rev. j.
L. Ste art { fiji ciated.
We publish again this week extracts
from the two official addresses of Hon.
Elias Carr, while President of the N. C.
F. S. Alliance. He stood then square on
the Ocala platform, he stands there now.
1t is hopeful sign to see so many parti-
san papers squarir G their Democracy to
him. We are getting back to pure De-
mocracy.
The good conduct Of the colored
people who were in town several days
last week attended the Colored Institute
and to hear the great colored orator, Rev.
Dr.. Price, as very noticeable. Police
man Royal tells us that there was less
drinking than he has ever seen from so
large a promiscuous crowd, white or
colored. There was not single case of
disturbance. In short the police had
nothing to do but to see that there was
nothin 6 TO do.
We heard business man complain
ing recently that many people who once
did their trading in Clinton now go to
Fayetteville, Go'dshoro, Wilmington and
Dunn. He said that they ought to sup
port their home merchants. Such per
sons should set the people better ex-
ample. TIE CAUCASIAN is home paper.
and we can say with pardonaole pride
that it has done all that any paper could
to build mp Clinton as a town, and as The
county seat of the county. Our readers
will all testify to this. Yet how many
business houses houses in this place are
supporting It? Less than one fonrth Of
them. Now why is this? Is it bt cause
THE CAUCASIAN does net have enough
readers' This can't be so, forit has nov
a thousand more subscribers than it bat
q year ago, and the number is increasing
,, daily. An advertiser wants to reach ,h.
people. The only way to do that in thi.
section is through TIE CAUCASIAN. The,
why is it? We leave our readers to an
, swer. TIE CAUCASIAN does not beg ad