The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-08-14
FRANKLIN
The political pot i. boiling.

FRANKLIN.
The political pot j. boiling.
The Railroad il a great convent
eiice 10 liz. At kerrs and Toina- /
hawk We find two important stations.
some dwelling hous, and stores
have also been erected.
The longest name III the township:
Annie Eliza Maria Louisa Sarah
F-ancenia Cromartie. J.
Mr.. Editor: As Franklin seems to
be somewhat neglected by your cor
respondents l will give you few
items.
Crops are the best that We have
seen them in dozen years. Our
people are in good heart and arc
reading with pleasure what has been
said on the Railroad Commission
and other matters in your excellent
paper.
ooitiC 5iChHtSS III ouI
township as there has been in all
others.
This writer has heard some excite
ing news that will be heard from
later.
Mrs. Her Bland, Mrs. Mary Orr
and her little daughter, left yester-
day for Wilmington, to spend seve
raj days with relatives and friends.
heartily congratulate THE eau
CAsIAN and its editor upon the fact
that it is the peoples paper and one
Of the best in the State.
PLoW Boy.
Mr.. A. $. Colwell, Of Wallace,
died on last Monday. He has been
helpless for ten years with severe
chronic attack of rheumatism. He
has suffered enough to kill q whole
regiment of men, but he bore up
under it bravely.
| MINGO.
Mr.. Editor: In reply to your cor
respondent Of last week the old wo-
man has again turned her cup and
says ''the gist of the whole Railroad
survey from Burgaw TO Dunn is a
farce. 1t is intended solely lowell,
everybody knows. They have COM
menced in shape to run corner-wise
across the whole county, the longest
line that could have been drawn in
order to come near the largest por-
ton OF the people. 1t has been in.
timated to a great many persons, l
understand, on the route that there
will be depotat, or near their door,
leach mans door, The love Of
money has damaged tAis country
We honor you for the noble figh
you are making on behalf Of TIM
people.
Truly, &C., MINGO
Mr.. EditOr-Our farmers are tear
ing off the fodder from the stalk.
The recent rains have damaged
cotton very badly in the light lands
causing it to drop its leaves ant
forms.
There is some typhoid fever il
this section.
II Mr.. Lee Parker, of Midway, Ala.
accompanied by his sister, Miss Mat
tie, are visiting the family Of Nh
w. A. Bell,
3 Mr.. M. D. Lee, one Of our farm
ers, told me he had a small stalk q
cotton with one hundred grown boil
Of cotton.
The schools taught by the youn
: teachers, Messrs. Bell and Barefoot
? near each other, are in fourishln
t condition. They are within fou
hundred yards of each other, an
they number thirty-three and thirty
six respectively. 1t is said compel
ton is the life of things.
The effort to hatch up a sentimer
, throw Mr.. Marion Butler overboar
p has completely failed in this sectior
= We say three cheers for the man VIII
has had the manhood to stand up an
q battle for the right. We will nom
6 nate him and vindicate his mani
n course.
DISMAL.
= Died, August the I'd, 1890, Mr.
:. Nofiette Jackson. The deceased ha
!, been a consistent member Of til
= Baptist Church from early woman
: hood, and bore her long and paint,
= illness with Christian fo-titude an
died in full faith. She left a larc
s circle of relatives and friends {
e mourn their loss.
NEWTON GROVE.
a large majority Of our people a
in favor of Railroad Commissi(
after hearing the speaking on la
Saturday.
, Miss Ida Ashford spent the pa
e week with Miss Vara Benton. Ho]
d she will pay Newton Grove anoth
l. visit soon.
g Miss BETTE WeSthrOnk returne