The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-12-05


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HoNEYCUTTS.
Mr.. w. w. Holland is successful
farmer on small scale. He made
800 bushels corn, fine crop of peas,
fofder and potatoes, in fact an album
dance of necessaries for home con-
and in addition as sur
plus crop 900 lbs Of lint cotton fused
no guano) and 20 barrels of turpen-
tino. He did all this and hired only
6 days work during the year. 1t is
unnecessary to say that he is out of
debt and pays as he goes, and any
other farmer who will do probably
as well " ill be independent.
PINEY GROVE.
Messrs. Geo. and Joel Britt and
J. II. Packer went opossum hunting
one night last week and caught a
fine fat full grown deer. The dogs
bayed him in pond and finally
caught and held him until the hun
tiers arrived and made sure of their
game. 1t is not often that deer
is caught in a like manner.
MINGO.
Married, at the residence of the
brides father on the 2ist ult., Mr..
w. J. Barefoot to Miss Lou Lee.
The attendants were as follows:-
G. G.. Giles with Miss Bette West,
A. B. West with Miss Kizzie Bare.
foot, Wash Hodges with Miss Mary
Jernigan, Bradley Jernigan with
Miss Martha West, J. d. West with
Miss Safronia West, J. M. Jernigan
with Miss Sara Jernigan.
Mr.. Daniel Ray is quite low a
this time. 1t is feared that he can
not recover, as he is near Is years Of
age, and very infirm.
Several of our citizens sent exhib
its to the fair.
WESTBROOKS.
The farmers of Westbrooks arr
through housing their crops.
Mr.. David Lee is erecting a hand
some dwelling.
The Sabbath School at Warrens
School House will close with a sab
bath school celebration on Saturday
Dec. 18th, 1889. The speakers in
vited for the occasion are as follows
Messrs. d. B. Nicholson, Marion
Butler, J. d. Ezzell and r. c. Ora
ven. The people of this section ART
anticipating a grand time.
Mr.. John McLamb 70 years of age
is very low with a stroke of paral
ysis.
LITTLE COHARIE.
Married, Mr. w. d. Phillips t.
Miss Hattie Seasons at the residenc
of the brides father Mr.. Uriah Ses
SONS, on Thursday the 2Sth instance
Theophilus Underwood, Esq, offici
ating.
DIR. F. j. Cooper and Mr.. w.
Hall have purchased lots on the c
F. &. Y. V. II. r. both of whor
will soon commence building an
open new business at or near Rose
borough.
Mr.. j. NJ. Seasons is having tw
store houses built at Roseborough
which he will have completed b.
the middle of January. The wor
is under the general management Q
Mr.. John Cole of Raleigh.
PLUG.
NEWTON GROVE.
Our young folks are beginning t
talk about christmas.
This week is the fair at Clinto
we hope many of our people wi
be there.
Our merchants of Newton Grow
are doing a good business.
Miss Bette West has COMMENCED
school at Newton Grove.
Misses. Motley Morgan and Lilli
Benton of Smithfeld have bee
visiting relatives and friends q
Newton Grove. GIVE"
SOUTH CLINTON.
Rev. G. S. Best will preach 6
Rowan on tn, IL of December.
A son of Mr.. King Pigford, age
about ~ years, died last Thursda
and was buried in Clinton Gene
terry on Friday.
Special Premiums.
The following special premium
have been offered since the premium
list was published.
One fine riding bride by M. T
Hobbs for the best boy hOrse-bac
rider under II years. Competin