The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-17

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MINGO.
There will bc public debate held
at Wentworth Academy, Johnston
county, July 10Th, beginning at 10
O'Clock y. VI. Query:
Resolved, That the Present Public
School System Should be Abolished.
Speakers-P. Z. Johnson, Jos. w.
Wood, NJ. Bell, affirmative; J. T.
Lassiter, j. S. Lowhorn, Johnnie
Johnson, negative.
Professor Craven will deliver an
address. The public invited.
LITTLE COHARIE.
| think your correspondent from
HOneycutts, in last weeks issue, ex-
aggerated greatly when he said that
he could safely say that he could walk
from Whites Bridge On timber to
the head Of Little COharie. If he
can do that he takes longer steps
than | have ever seen any o2c take.
Rev. Oven Spell was agreeably
surprised on last Thursday by re-
union of his family. About eight
O'Clock all of the children except two,
and several of his neighbors met at
his house, bringing with them bas-
kets of PROVISION and gave him and
wife fine dinner. They all came
and he was not expecting them.
There were seven children and about
eighteen grand children. 1t was q
day long to be remembered by them
all.
1t was our good fortune as we'll as
our pleasure to be present at a picnic
last Saturday evening at Rev. J. E.
Bristowe's, given by the young men
of this neighborhoOd, in honor of
Miss Mary Parker, of Enfield, N. c.,
who is visiting at Mr.. BristOwe's.
At three O'Clock the young people
and several of the old ones assem-
bled and engaged in various games
supper was announced and we were
invited up to table we'll filled with
good eatables, prepared by the young
ladies of the neighb 'lh0od. After
supper all were invi I'd down to Mr..
j. E. Towards tC sing, where we
spent an hour VI easantly by
hearing some goo nl's C, both vocal
and instrumental We hope we may
have the pleasure of being present
at many more such picnics.
Miss Alice Maxwell, Of Cumber-
land county, who has been visiting
Miss Mary Billiard, of Hayne, n. G.,
returned home last Sunday.
SEA-WEED.
SOUTH CLINTON.
The Rev. J. w. Turner holds Di-
vine Service at Chestnut School
House on Sunday next at IL a. M.
WEsTBROOKS.
There is a great many cases OF fever
in this section. The families of Mr..
Allen Daughtry, Mr.. Langdon Biz
zell, Mrs. Nettie Lee and others are
sick. The whole family Of Mr..
Daughtry has been Frustrated with
| fever.
Crops are looking better than they
have for ten yeas.
PINEY GROVE.
! There is negro in this township
| so years old who has beer married
times, has 10 children by those
marriages and is said to have SO
children ia all.
| Rev. G. ?. Jerome has been TAX
ing the census of this township. We
guess that the population is not far
from $500.
Mr.. Edgar Royal OF Wolf City,
Texas, is visiting friends and rela-
tives in this section.
MCDANIELs.
! Miss Mittie Highsmith, who has
been spending few days in and
around Clinton returned home few
days since.
! Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Lewis return
ed home few days since from a
visit to friends and relatives near
Mount Olive.
FRANKLIN.
Misses Matte and Della High
smith returned home a few days
since from a visit to friends and
relatives in and near Clinton.
HoNEYCUTTs.
Mrs. r. F. Butler and Miss Mittie
returned Tuesday from a visit to
friends and relatives in Cumberland
county.
TURKEY.
NJ. w. ii. Carroll, a prominent
young attorney of Burlington, n. c.,
has been spending a few days with
his brother, Mr.. G. F. Carroll.