The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-29

~ pupl's, II now numbers 81.
The young men met last Friday
night and Organizeda Philathechnic
Literary Society for the benefit Of
the young men IN school. The
young ladies Of the school are to
meet soon and organize reading
Circle.
Mr.. A. M. Barbrey opened school
last Monday at the Higgins school
house
We were glad to see Bro. Jerome
at his appointment at Goshen again
last Bird Sunday. He preached the
funeral of E. NJ. Wilson who died
last January.
The protracted meeting at Goshen
will begin 1st Sunday in Sept.
The Clinton Church Sunday
School Conference will convene at
Keener's Chapel Friday Sept. 9th.
Hope to see all the Sunday Schools
represented.
Miss Hettie Darden Of Cumber.
land county who has been visiting
relatives in this section has returned
home.
Mr.. w. II. Sutton has had the
site of his future residence trimmed
cut. d. Fl. X.
Da. Goodwin of Wilson has located
in this vicinsty OF Goshen for the
practice Of his profession.
Goshen church has sc members
by the ma" Of Sutton and 80 by
the name of King-116 numbers of
the two family names. We venture
the to say that no church IN the
state can beat this.
HoNEYCUTTs.
MIR. Richard burlington has some
as good cotton as there is in the town
ship. He ustd no guano.
HALLS.
Mr.. j. II. McCullen has probably
the finest corn in this section of the
county. He has also a fine cotton
crop. He used very little guano this
year and will use less next. He
says a farmer must raise stock and
make his own fertilizers ifhe expects
to succeed.
Mr.. r. w. Weeks has a new varie-
ty of cotton. The stalk, leaves and
bolls are. much larger than that usu
ally planted by our farmers. We
measured one Of the leaves which
was q inches across and the stalk
on which it grew was at least six
feet(?) in diameter.
LISBON.
John Williams, celored, killed
hern lait Monday evening that mea-
sured six feet from tip to tip. From
bill to feet he measured four feet
! four inches.
FRANKLIN.
Mrs. E. V. Page set a hen on fif-
teen eggs and in one week after she
hatched three chickens, in two weeks
she Matched twelve more. How is
this to be explained
MINGO. Il
Mr.. Jesse Farmer has cotton eight
feet high. He has the best cropshe
has had in years, and will make near
seven bales Of cotton and a hundrt l
barrels of corn. He had no help but
his little girl in making his crop.
Rev. J. o. Tew held several days
meeting at Mt. Elam Baptist church
last week. Twenty-one members
were received into the church.
NEWTON GROVE.
The old people of this section say
that they will be glad when the last
picnic is over.
Miss Katie Williams of Dismal is
visiting friends and relatives Of this
section.
Miss Stella Cooper of Kenarsville
is spending several weeks with her
brother, Geo. Cooper, Of Newton
Grove.
| A protracted meeting was held at
Canaan last week conducted by Rev
F. r. Underwood, assisted by Rev.
T. 1. Newton.
i Our neighborhood is being i'm
proved very much by new dwellings.
ISeveral will be erected this fall.
GlenwoOd School is doing well,
with sixty five pupils in attendance.
Us.
The good people of Newton Grove
have decided to establish a High
school at that place. The site select.
ed for the building is just south Of
the CoshOlie church. 4 meeting
will be held next Saturday at which
time the committees on soliciting
stock and drawing plan Of bbiidins
1 mill rancvf