The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-04-24
MOUNT OLIVE DEPARTMENT.



The fruit Is nearly all killed in this !
section.
How do you like the new TELE-
GRAM:
Wake up. take up, stake up.
and let III do something.
When you find dead business mon
you will iud dead town.
Mrs. J. r. Harrcll returned home,
10 kinSto n, last Saturday, accompan-
led by her sister Miss Irene Kelly.
Mrs. Gemima Pearsall after spend
ing several weeks here with her
daughter, Mrs. Robt. Williams, re-
turned 10 her home ut Dunn last
Monday.
The farmers are at work, and if
seasons are favorable, grand ha.-
vest awaits the diligent. The ex-
pense Of making this crop will lie
less than any made for years.
Notice the Improvement of THE
TELEGRAM this week An all-home
print, eight column paper, brim. full
Of the latest news, discussions of the
leading topics and good reading
matter.
Rev. w. f. Croker, Of Wake
Forest, will preach in the Baptist
church next Sunday at IL A. NJ,
and p. NJ, and not the Rev. c. j.
Nelson, As was stated in THE TELE-
GRAM last week.
The live towns of the South are
those that contain manufactures.
The more they contain the greater
the life and prosperity. If our peo-
pie will turn some of their capital
loose and build some small enter
prises our town will also prosper.
The entertainment last Friday
night was we'll patronized. The play
was given 90. X" in every particu-
lar and highly enjoyed, although it
had only been about month since
the same piece, "a among the Break
ers," was rendered. About $4,000
was realized.
Mr.. Solomon Rouse, who lived two
miles from town, was burned to
death last Saturday night, together
with his house and its entire contents.
While some persons were up at about
one O'Clock A. NJ. in town they saw
the light but nobody knew his house
was burnt until next morning when
some of the near neighborS discover
ed it, and on going to the place they
found few smoking embers, and a
small heap Of bones, all thai was left
of what was once a llan--not enough
left of his mortal remains to fill a
two quart measure. The coroner,
DR.. Tom. Hill, was telegraphed to
and came down Sunday afternoon
but was totally unable to judge from
the remains whether murder had
been committed, and as there was
no apparent cause for suspicion he
did not summon jury. Just how
} Mr.. Rouse met his death no Ort
knows and probably never will bu
as he sometimes drank to excess an(
was known to have had some spirit.
on hand Saturday afternoon it is tn,
general suppositiOn that he may have
gotten under the influence of it ant
gotten into the fire or that the hous,
caught in some way which resulted
in the total destruction and sad ca
lamity. He was 10 years old ant
lived all alone having lost mis- wifi
five years ago. He would not Civ,
/ up the old home for home with hi
sOn-in-law, Mr.. w. ID. Price, VIII
r with his wife Mr.. Rouse's only liv
ing child had often tried to Undue
[ him to i've with them. He ate a
their home, a half mile from hi
= house but always slept at the oil
) home. Mr.. Rouse was man true t
2 his word every time. He Away
: spoke of himself as "the old man.
!, He had lived in this neighborhoo
all his long life and was highly RI
spected by every one who knew hin
: He was truly an honest man, 9th
: nOblest work of God"