The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-31
State Notes.

Inc ROAD supervisors OF Tryon town
ship, according to the Saluda Resort
nave given out all sections OF public
ROADS In their control to responsible
parties. At a meeting held recently
the following order was made: THE
roads must be higher in the center
with bitches at the side; all mud holes
nlled; all water turned off the road:
foot bridges across streams wherever
needed; signboards with plain direc-
tions at all crossroads; all trees that
are likely to be blown down must be
chopped down." 1t was also ordered
that an itemized account must be kept
OF how the money and free labor are
| expended on each section.
The collection Of North Carolina bird
eggs in the State museum has been
| greatly enlarged by the addition of
| the collection of DR.. Smithwick of La
i Grange. Lenoir county. This is his
| gift. He personally collected most of
the eggs in the eastern counties. Cura-
| ter Brimley has completed the work
of mounting a very fine specimen OF a
shark. A saw fish is nearly completed.
The American Telephone company
has completed it's long-distance line to
New York and it Is now possible for
parties in Lexington to converse with
people in Atlanta, New YorK and all
the principal cities along the route.
| The southern circuit is one of the
longest in the world. The cost for a
f1ve-minutes' chat with a New Yorker
during the day is $575. At night it is
just half this amount.-Lexington Dis
patch.
Up to date 141 men have been en-
listed by Lieutenant Settle, U. S. A., at
Raleigh for the regulars and volun-
teers. OF these 67 chose the volunteers.
At present more are enlisting for the
volunteers than for the regulars,
though but little while ago the re-
verse was the case.
| We are informed that Bishop Horner
Of the Episcopal church. recognizing
the need OF new house Of worship
here, has, after consultation with his
parishoners, decided to replace the
present building with a new one
Shelby Aurora.
An electric line from Tryon to Lynn
is among the possibilities of the near
| future 1t will be almost necessity
when the Lynn hotel is completed, and
of course will he extended to COlum-
bus when the new railroad reaches the
county seat.
Seyenty-three convicts are now al
work on the roads in what is known as
the Raleigh road district. They have
so far built twenty-three miles Of ma
cadam road and eleven of graveled
The roads reach six miles from Ra.
leigh.
The Methodist Episcopal people a
Tryon are taking hold Of the church
building enterprise with vigor. The
new ediflce which is projected will be ;
great improvement to Tryon.
Mr.. Hutchison, Of BuncOmbe county
| has eStaDllSneQ a cduuluS ldCIoiy d
Asheville on what has been known a!
the Frank Bolick lot. near the depot.
Despite pursuit and search, only tw'
of the twelve Federal, State and count.
conyicts who escaped Monday hay'
been found.
Cooking and sewing have been adde'
to the course of instruction given b.
the Durham graded school.
Rev. j. N. Booth has accepted cal
TO the Greenville Baptist church. Rev
A. w. Setter goes from Greenville t.
, | More head.
J The Fayetteville Independent Ligh
Infantry has kept it's organization in
, ! tact for 106 years.
Mr.. ]. Crawford Biggs, assistant pro
|, fessor of law at the University, will g
to Durham in September and becom
= a member Of te first Boone an
!. Bryant.
e The telephone line from Fruitland
Hendersonyille is nearly completed.