The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-03-22
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Items Of Interest For Tar Heel Read

ne las Ildu LHe ola map corrected,
county by county. One not informed
as to map making has no idea of the
difhculty of preparing a map. AS to
Transylyania county the report is made
that work is in progress ON the rail-
read southwestward from Brevard and
that it has reached Estatoe nine and
half miles distant From that point to
the lovely Sapphire country the Toxa-
way company will build a turnpike,
or rather is building it, and ON this
when macadamized automobiles will,
be operated. 1t will thus be a novelty
in North Carolina. But 1t is not ex-
pected that the automobiles will be put
in use this year. A queer ting Will bs
noticed TN tie last map issued-tat of
1897. There are two Virgintas, both OIL
the Atlantic and Danvllle railroad.
Now there can't be two, and which is
the light one? Fom the latter a rail
road has been built to the rdh copper
ore beds Person county.
Just before Christmas Eugene Penny
young farmer of Wake county, left
his wife and four children and went
away with Miss Chamblee, young
lady school teacher of the neighbor-
a part of his land and took the money.
Last week the couple returned and
each went to their home-Penny to his
wife and children, and Miss Chamblee
to her parents. The young woman says
that she and Penny took "A "trip through
Mexico and California, and she was
very much distressed to learn that the
gossops had talked about her going
MI r,s~ =
Mr.. Penny treated her like lady: that
she wanted to see the world and he
showed it to her. Penny has given out
no statement.
A. j. Hamilton, of Delhi, Delaware
county, N. Y, has sold the Dudley
Shoals property, which is situated near
Perie, in Caldwell county. about ten
miles from Hickory, to the Dudley
Lumber Company, of Granite Falls,
Mr.. Hamilton has owned this property
for number of years. The tract con-
tains 425 acres of heavy timbered land
besides the water power. The lumber
company will develop the property and
erect a saw mill and a roller -four mill
at once.
The Junior Order of United Ameri-
1,LU
Carolina during the past twelve
months.
The Hendersonville Lumber compa-
ny shipped a car load of lumber to Bal
four the past week where Captain
Troy is building several cottages for
the employees of the Balfour Quarry
company.
Joseph Beck, of High Point, has OBJ
tanned a verdict for $4,000 damages in
his suit against john G.. Kraft, of Bal
timore, for alleged breach of contract
for the purchase of two-thirds inter
est in the Aldred gold mine in this
State.
In response to numerous inquiries
coming to his office State superIntend-
ent of public instruction Mebane is
sending out to all county superintend-
eItS announcements to the effect that
| the next annual examination for life
certificates will be held at each court
| house on the second Thursday in july.
Mr., A. Savery, of this city has lust
sold ito H. Abrams, of Knoxville.
| Tenn, for $50, an old flint and steel
double barrel gun, which was made
many years ago for General Wade
Hampton. The gun lis of very fine
workmanship and weighs only about
six pounds. After it came into his DOS.
session, MI. Savery offered General
Hampton the opportunity to secure it
! but the general said he did not need it
as he was out of the shooting business,
winston Republican
| There will be a mass meeting of the
tobacco growers of Forsyth county al
the court house in Winston on Satur.
I, day, March "a, at IL O'Clock m. The
object of the meeting is to discuss the
plans set forth at the State tobacco
growers association, held in RALEIGH
on January II. Also to perfect an or.
ganlzation in this county. If deemed
proper to do so. J. F. Jordan, o
Greensboro, will be present to explain
and outline the plans of the organiza.
ton.
The Secretary of State has char
tered the following new corporations
"Vivian Cotton Mills" of Cherry
Vile, Gaston county, capital stock $40.
600, with privilege of increasing to 50.
OOO,O00. The incorporators are: S. s
Maamey, D. w. Aderholdt and M. E
Rdiuisill. The business proposed ii
the manufacture and sale of cottol
goods. Annual meetings of the com
pany shall be held at CheaTyviMe o1
the first Tuesday in May of each year
The Southern Machinery Com
pany," Of Charlotte. It's capital stool
is $4,000, e2nd the incorporiator5 a
Frank H. Reid, B. D. Springs and S. S
McNin'ch. The business proposed Il
that of manufacturing, buying and sell
ing adj kinds of machinery.
The 'fReid Brick Company" of Char
|, fotte. The incorporators ara the sam
as in Southern Machinery Company;
and the capital stock in this case like
wise is $25, 900. The business propose,
is a general manufacturing business
particularly the manufacture and sal
: OF all kinds of brick, tile and tine like
and to do the business of conlmacto
and dealer in builders supplies.
! The judicial convention to nominat
judge ITO succeed Judge Bowman vii
be held at Hickory next Thursday.
Goldsboro is still pressing forwar
in the industrial world. In asdditio
to the large cotton mill now in opera
ton they will have in the NEAR futur
two more large cotton manufacturin
plants. One will be known as the Bon
den Manufacturing Company, with I
K. Borden as president and E. B. Boz
den, Jr., secretary and treasurer Nj
w. K. Parker, am experienced cotto
mill man, is at the head of the othe
mill, making active preparations for
speedy completion OF the arrangement
tor the factory.
j. Van Lindley, perhaps the best al
thority in the State ON such thing
4 says THAT UP to the present time til
q prospects for an abundant fruit Gro
: this year are better than for man
I years past Ordinarily peach, pear an
! plum trees are in fuM hioom by tf
middle of this month. Now there
I barely a sign of swelling bud an,