The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-09-05
TURKEY.

VIII Hot puDIi,h your name uiiitSs
you desire ii.-@
TURKEY.
Mr.. James Wiley recently pur-
chased $50 acres OF land in this Sec
ton and, he and his children doing I
all the work on the farm this yoar,
will probably make one hundred |
barrels of corn and eight or ten bales |
Of cotton. His crop is nearly all on |
old land, showing that there is not |
so much in the land as in the man |
that tends il. +.
Speaking of the solid shot found
in stump in your town, l heard
Mr.. Curtis Thomson say that his
grandfather and a man named Dodd,
with other parties perhaps, had
fight near Clinton, at what is now
Mr.. Frank Pugh's place. with To-
ries. Thomson was killed, Dodd
having Il feet horse escaped. Dodd
was a great-grandiaihe of Mrs. Muir
ply Of your to,,li. Tradition also
says. that Cornwaliit, finding the
rivers flooded, after the battle of
Guilford Courthouse, retreated to
Wilmington and then took ship TO
Yorktown. | saw the old house in
Hillsboro that was said 10 have been
his headquarters. He also camped
at the old Duplin Courthouse, uear
VIM. y. Faison's. Respectfully, 4
+. l.. FAIsON.
We are glad to state that post
office has been established at Turkey.
1t was opened last Monday, with Mr..
Ed. Mann postmaster.
Misses Irene and Josie Carroll lett
last week for Union Academy, Har
rell's Store, n. G., where they will
continue their course of studies.
There are large deposits of phos-
phate rock in Turkey township.
Specimens Of the rock have been an
alyzed by DIR. Dabney and contain
sand and insoluble matter, LAC per
cent, carbonate of lime 1900, bone
phosphate 1882.
The many friends Of miss Lille
Kirby will be glad to hear that she
is improving fast, and will soon re-
turn home.
TAYLOR's BRIDGE.
Rev. d. B. Clayton will preach at
Red Hill on the End Sunday in this
month.
Mr.. J. S. Parrish, one of the oldest
citizens of this community, died on
the 2Sth ult. He was about Is years
of age,
The recent rams have been danlag-
ing to fodder.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. J M
Strickland and Miss NJ rvella Will
liams,, who have been very sick
: with fever, are improved SO much
as to be out again.
There has been an interesting
revival at McMilIan's Chapel, con
Quoted by Rev. Drs. Mack and Nc.
Bryde. Many converts were made
and the community was thoroughly
aroused to religious work
Mr.. j. A. Oates, Jr., closed his
school near here ON the 9th ult. He
, is an excellent teacher and gave
perfect satisfaction to all his patrons
(WiH.)
The people all seem very quiet, a.
the Ievivals are all over and few
chickens left. What next, the AS.
2 sOciations and S. S. Conventions.
: las there has appeared nothing il
your valuable paper from Higl
Sampson, in the last issues, though
t l would dropa word or two.
People generally are through thei
fodder and are preparing for cotton
: as it is mach better than previousl,
reported.
Rev. VIM. M. Bland preached al
excellent sermon at Spring Brancl
on the 1st inst. Mr.. Bland is al
excellent teacher and is principle O
a good school in this vicinity.
Miss Matte Woodland, a charming
young lady of Goldsboro, is visitin
= friends at Mr.. ]. L. Warrens.
Rev. "A. B. Aldermans Masoni
> funeral will be preached on the 3r
!, Sunday in September, at Dunn, b
the Rev. Mr.. Brown, of Winston.
g "AMICUS.