The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-22

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MCDANIELS.
A fire broke out near P.rkershure
last week and burned quite large
area Of land before it was stopped.
LITTLE CoHARIE.
The Rev. Mr.. Lcary Of Ebenezel
Academy will preach at Elizabeth
church on the fourth Sunday in May
TAYLoR's BRIDGE,
During the storm last Friday
evening tightening struck large
oak tree in 10 or II feet of Mr.. j. A
McArthur's kitchen, tearing tt G
tree almost literally to pieces. The
Kitchen caught fire, but Mr.. Nc
Arthur, being present extinguished
it before much damage was done.
Mrs. Macarthur and her little
daughter were badly stunned, one
of the sons, who had just come from
the field with his horse and pillow
and gone under a shelter was also
shocked. The horse took fright and
dashed Off with the pIow, tearing it
to pieces.
Mr.. Willie O. Macarthur, son of
our esteemed citizen V. J. Nc
Arthur, Esq, has accepted a posi-
ton in the machine shops of the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley r. r..
Co., at Fayetteville. He left Fri
day the 10th to take active charge
OF his duties in that capacity.
Our hills and valleys are carpeted
with "verdant growing crops"
A new industry has commenced
to spring up in this township, in the
mining line.
Mr.. M. S. Merritt dug live hog
from the ground near this place the
other day; a pleasing feature is that
ground hogs evidently make the
best sausage.
The rain falls Impartially upon the
Just and upon the unjust in the same
manner, the pale moon-beams that
quickens the lovers vows creeps
through the cracks in tie hen-house
and shows the "midnight naturalist
where the latest pullet is roosting."
NEWTON GROVE.
Mr.. Editor, Newton Grove town
ship is hard to beat, the people are
working with will, the prospects
are fair now for good crop, corn
looking well, good stands of cotton,
some of the farmers are chopplng
out and siding their cotton. You
may know they are working with
will, I walked up to one my neigh
bors the other day and what do you
think, 1 saw the old woman was
blowing the old man, [ was surpris-
ed knowing he had a good mare and
mule, / soon saw the cause, the
mare had fine colt and he told the
old woman it would never do for
the piow to stop so she hitched him
III; he is very tractable. works we'll.
He is noble old horse, he is six
feet and four inches, the father off
sixteen children, l think he has
concluded that he is one of the old
patriarchs and submits to most any,
thing. Says he expects to have at
least two dozen children.
YoCrpaper is growing in favor
of the people. ZEB.
PINEY GROVE.
Rev. and Mrs. d. A. Futrell of
are visiting friends and |
re latives in the Goshen section.
SOUTH CLINTON.
The ice-cream and strawberry
supper at BOykin's Chapel last Fri
day evening was quite success-an
abundance of many thing delicious.
We understand that the feast is to |
be repeated.
MINGO.
We are glad to know that Prof. |
M. Butler, the enterprising editor
of THE CAUCASIAN will deliver the |
annual address at Clement High |
School Friday May the 80.
Rev. LunCy Lee, who has been
very sick is mending slowly.
Look out far a Bill Arp of Mingo
in a few weeks.
Glad to hear Capt. J. l.. Autry is
improving. MINOR.
The body of Mrs. DIR. J.R. Mara
BILE, most estimable lady, who died
last Sunday, was inferred in the old |
family cemetery at Elliot, last Mon.
day evening. The funeral ceremo-
MES were conducted by Rev. P. NJ.
of Faison.
Miss Minnie Bumgardner off
Virginia is visiting Miss Florence
Faison at Elliot.
HONEYCUTTS. |
The closing exercises of Salem
High School takes place to-day and |
We expecta treat from |
that able and learned scholar, Prof. |
B. F. Grady, who delivers the annu-
ii address on Friday.
Personals.
Capt. VIM. A. Johnson, one off
Clinton's Invest men, left this morn
ing On an extended business trip to |
nOiOtS in oap+ra1 a,A uoc+or,, Corn. |