The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-05-02

we understand that the depot has
been located two miles south of
Owenville, and has been given the
name of Roseborough.
We see piece in THE CAUCASIAN.
written by "Plug, Jr.," from this
township. Who is he? We want
to shake hishand, if he will only
continue to admonish the farmers of
the errors they are making when
they are buying guano and giving
mortgages ON their crops before they
plant them. "PIUG."
A divine in this township had a
cow afflicted with hOllowhOrn. He
decided to bore hole in the horns.
The parson had nothing smaller
with which to perform the opera
ton than six-quarter auger, so he
proceeded to use "trip Van Win
kle.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. A.
B. Barbrey is quite sick.
NEWTON GROVE.
Three weeks since Mr.. V. A. Roy
al closed q four months school at
BIRTHS Academy. We don't fiatter
Mr.. Royal when we say that this is
one of the best schools ever taught
in this section. He succeeded in
putting his pupils to thinking, with
out which any teacher is failure.
PINEY GROVE.
High water and the cold weather
is very unfavorable for crops. There
Is good deal Of truck planted in
this township. Beans and turnips
are looking very promising.
A Sunday School was organized at
the King schoolhouse two Sundays
ago by electing J. E. Boyett super
intendent and Nathan Weeks assis-
tant, HI. X. Darden secretary,
I Mrs. Ashton Clute, of Clinton, is
visiting at Mr.. w. I. Lanes this
week.
Mr.. J. III. wilkins, Of Cum berland
county, is on visit to his several
friends this week.
Two sons of Mr.. J. III. Blackman
are also on visit to their grand
fathers. They work in Col. Hollis
cotton factory at Haw River, Ala
nance county.
Mr.. j. I. Ireland started a few
days ago to Mobile, Ala, where he
expects to remain the remainder of
this year.
Mrs. A. II. King set a goose ON
eight eggs and she Matched eleven
goslins. They are not all living
now.
There was not a juror drawn from
: this township for the present term
of court. j.
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Miss Bette Herring, of Honey.
cetts, has been visi ting Mrs. Enoch
Wilson.
Cotton is coming up In this sec.
ton.
Not many huckleberries, we are
sorry to say, but an abundance OF
apples and peaches.
HoNEYCUTTs.
1 One cold morning, as a little boy
, was watching his mama slice some
cold ham for bre akfast, he asked he1
what was the matter. She told him
: that she was so cold; and he said:
: "Well, mama, what makes you suf:
fer so, and then die for other people,
like Christ died for US; but there il
10 need of your killing yourself fol-
: other people, if Jesus did suffer and
8 die for us ?" F.
: Mr.. EDITOR: 1 wish to reply tt
an item in last weeks CAUCASIAN
y concerning a very worthy member
: of the Pen Art Society. am sorry
! very sorry indeed, that there is any
e one living in such an enlightened
ag., and residing in such a progress
sive community as Honeycutts town
ship, who is SO ignorant as to sa.
9 that Mr.. J, O. Culbreth is consis
t tent member of the Anti Pen Ar
: Society. / wish to inform that per
son that Mr.. Culbreth is, and ha
been for some time, consistent
member of the Pen Art Society, ant
unless his mind undergoes grea
J. change, he will live and die strict
+ tried and true member of the abov
3 named order. But never, no, never
= will he be an Anti Pen Art.
!. STUBBY.
}, Miss Bette Beaman, of Beaman'
> x Roads, has been visiting relative
I in this vicinity.
r A hail shower last Sunday dix
= much damage to the young crops i
: this section.
III A private letter from Rev. A. E
i Crumpler, who left this state fo
e Missouri some months ago, says h
e is highly pleased with his new feel