The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-12-12
All Through the County.


butte items of news in shes" or her
neighborh0od for this column. We
viii not publish your name unless
you desire it.-Ua
LISBON.
Mr.. VIM. Warren, living near
Clear Run, killed large wild cat
last Monday morning. The cat had
destroyed several lambs for Mr..
Warren and his neighbors.
FRANKLIN.
Married, In this township on the
4th inst, at IL O'Clock a. IN. Mt the
residence of the brides father d.. e..
S. Kerr, Mr.. John w. Henry Of
Bladen Co., to Miss Fanny V. Kerr,
Rev. X. Mcdonald officiating. May
much success and happiness attend
this promising couple through life.
The convicts have been moved
from Kerr's Station farther up the
c. F. &. Y. V. X. r.
One store has been opened at
Kerr's Station.
Married, on the Sth of Dec. 1899.
AT the residence of the brides father
Mr.. ID. NJ. Skies, Mr.. G. w. Regis
ter of Bladen to Miss Matte Skies,
j. O. Herring officiating. The at
tendants were as follows
G. III. b. Skies with Miss Ivey
Herring, Willie Herring with Miss
Anna Herring, w. B. Herring with
Miss Lou Herring, n. r. Johnson
with Miss Dora Billiard.
HALLS.
Married, at the residence of the
brides mother in this township on
the 3rd inst, Mr.. Leslie Best of
Warsaw to Miss Bette Darden.
The attendants were as follows
MIR. L. Best with Miss Annie King,
Henry Stevens with Miss Sudie
Darden, Samuel Hobbs with Miss
Mary Bowden, D. a. King with
Miss Ella Brown.
Rev. Mr.. Best officiating. We
wish them a long and happy life.
X.
PINEY GROVE.
There was public debate at GOSH
en- Academy Friday night 9th inst.
The query for discussion was, Ere
solved that ignorance is the chief
source of crime.n
The young men OF the Davis Lit
erary Society acquitted themselves
well. They had large audience tc
hear them in their discussion. AT
ter lively discussion Of about 9
hours the committee retired and
brought in the decision, in favor
of the negative.
A good many Of our citizens at.
tended the fair last week and heard
Cows. Lee and Fowle. They were
well pleased and think the Sampson
fair grand success.
There will be an entertainment al
Goshen High School on Friday
night Dec. Goth. X.
DISMAL.
The farmers of this section have
already begun making preparations
for another year, hauling in surf.
fixing up fences and ditching.
Died, Mr.. e. F. Jackson, ON the
18th, ult., of consumption. after &
long and painful illness, He wa;
So years old.
Died Mr.. John Culbreth, of pneu.
monia on the 23rd ult. He leaves
wife and several small children
to mourn his loss. lie was a con.
sistent member of the Baptist church
and had been mason for % years.
He was loved by all who knew him
Clement Literary Society and
School are in thriving condition.
Miss Mandy Parker is teaching a
public school at Miry Branch.
DIR. T. C. Bullock commenced
work on his building this week.
Also the principal of Clement Mo-
del School commenced work on his
residence this week.
The closing exercises of Clement
School will take place ON Dec. the
Goth, 1889. Rev. Mr.. Oliver O,
Fayetteville delivers the address.
BACHELOR.
WESTBROOKS.
Mr.. Marion Butler, editor of THE
CAUCASIAN, has been invited, and
has accepted an invitation to speak
at the Sunday School celebration at
Warren's School House on next
Saturday.
SOUTH CLINTON.
Rev. J. w. Trrner will hold Ser.
vices at Cnesnutt's School House in
South Clinton township next Sun.
day at II o'clock a. M.
Died, on the 3rd inst. William
Jesse Newton son of w. NJ. and S.
M. Newton, aged IA months.
Personals.
Mrs. Frank BOykin is visiting her