The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-21
Township Progress.
Ssuth Gilman

~hA. LuttuEs HAVE D<FH y. inhl8f
Of writing a piece for your town.
ship column for some time, but have
neglected doing so. I know we
haven't any Twists. ssSnape,' -
plugs" and Brown Jugs" but am
glad to see We have a "weod Haul
err" who compares favorahly with
your other correspondents.
/ will now try to describe our
township. It contains nine fancy
dry goods stores, two very fine aud
fashionable millinery departments,
two clothing stores, three grocery
and confectionery stores, two drug
stores. and dentists offices, one ho-
tel and postoffice, and the printing
office of THE CAUCASIAN, and also
one of the most beautiful aud taste
fully arranged Opera Houses found
In any of the larger cities of the
State. South Clinton also contains
the Clinton Loan Association, one
Masonic Lodge, one Lodge of the
Knights of Honor, four churches,
three Farmers Alliances, three pub
lie school houses, one depot, ware
house and telegraph Office, one very
large Crate and Basket factory which
gives employment to a number of
hands, two buggy factories, two live.
ry and sale stables, one accommoda.
ton stable, four saw-mills, four grist
mills, four cotton gins, and one very
large aud convenient county farm,
where the unfortunate of our county
are well provided for and Is Is with
the greatest pride and deepest graft
tude to our Heavenly Father that
car boast to you that we haven't 4
single bar-room or liquor saloon in
our township. There are los farnli
in the township. The farmers in
this section are very busy preparing
their farms for planting. We draw
this statement from the cOnstan,
raising of new fences, the large num-
Der of new bitches which are being
cut, the curling smoke which we
see daily rising up from the fiel,ls,
and also the number of plows which
are daily turning over the soil ]
notice too that the farmers are be.
ginning to diversity their crops, in
stead Of planting so much cotton,
and giving large mortgages for fer
tilizers, they are going more into
the trucking business, and also plant
ing more wheat, rice, etc. All this
goes to show that "there il life in the
old land yet," and the people are
still "booming," and that the farm
ers especially are going to do theil
part toward Warding eff the so-callet
hard times. PEDRO.
McDaniels.
j. J. Owen, new dwelling; Davit
McLemore, new d dwelling; Jane
Mcdaniel has enlarged his dwelling
Vim. Green has added to his dwell
ing; George Highsmith has added
to his dwelling; Stephen Carroll, :
new dwelling; d. H. Melvin, new
dwelling; ]. w. Simmons, q new
dwelling /; M. J. Mcdaniel, a new
dwelling; VIM. Lockamy, new ric'
mill and improved rice cleaner; Col
Ored Methodists, new church; Color
ed Baptists, new church; E. A
Crumpler, new store; new publ
read from concord church to Hey
er's bridge ON South River. Genera
Improvements in McDaniel's hav,
not been very great in the past, bu
we are looking for boom in tn
near future. The grading of the
F. and Y. V. r. r. will soon be com
pleted through the township, an,
the train will be runnir G through i
less than year, and then we look 70
the boom which will surely csme
The Trunk Line from Wilmingto,
to Cincinnati will pass through thi
township.
January 17th, 1889. -.
Piney Grove.
Mr.. G. w. Sutton has built ne,
gin run by steam.
Mr.. S. r. Daughety and D. T. Sui
ton have greatly improved thei
dwellings in size and appearance.
Goshen Academy large two ste
ry building, has been built. i
flourishing school, with A. M. Bal
brey as principal.
Mr.. Blackman Hair has bOugh
a piece of land and will build mic
dwellings and out houses.
Mr.. John Westbrook has built
neat dwelling near Popular Grow
Church.
Mr.. j. r. McPhail has enlarge
his store to nearly double its forme
size-business enl arged.
A new academy built at Popla
Grove, with J. O. Alderman primo
pal.
New Baptist Church at Popls
Grove.
Piney Grove Church has been i'm
proved within.
Thers are now seven places {
business where there were only thre
last year.
Mrs. Browns dwelling has bee
much I'M proved.
Mr.. J. S. KING has wonderful
improved the old homestead OF
NJ. Wilson, at which place he no
lives. The dwelling will be con
Portable and attractive house of
rooms. All the out houses and til
farm have been much improved.
Lisbon.
A few years ago there was OF
store at Ingold. now there are 70,
stores here doing business. There
a good trade at this place. =.
Messrs. Herring & Peterson al
building their new store in the plat
where the other was burned. The
expect soou to have it finished.
There are in addition to the TO,
storehouses, two good warehouse
two blacksmith and woodshops, or
steam saw and grist mill and cote
gin, and turpentine distillery, owl
ed by A. n. johnson & Son, ami OF
near there owned by Herring & p
terson. Both of these firms ha,
their spiri. barrels made at the
shops.
Messers. J. w. and J. A. McKi
zie have bought land and built res
y