The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-09-25
4 TRIP THROUGH SOUTH
ERN SAMPSON.

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With fattering prospects Tor
4 pleasant and Profitable tip
t,i;s writer left Clinton Monday.
September 18th, 90, /" canvass
the southern part OF Sainp~on,
in the interest of tlat much ap-
preciat d and valuable paper,
The CLINTON CAUCA ion. We
!Duud the crops generally good,
md glad to see the cotton so
little damaged by rust, or at
|, ast not 80 bad as i'll other parts
of tie county.
In Taylor's Bridge section we
saw preparations being made
for the erection of new build
.ngs by Messrs. J. T. Matthews
aud +. W. Boney.
While resting at noon Ides-
day d. peculiar piece Of money
$50 called by the owner Was
handed us for our inspection. 1t
was about tie size of a. silver
dollar. On one side was written
Independence Hail." with i
picture OF the hall underneath,
and on the other side was pic
ture Of bell, with the follow
ing written around The edge
Liberty Bell" to proclaim lib.
erty throughout the land, unto
all the inhabitants thereof. 1t
was dated 1776. This SO called
money wa, found by Mr.. }. b
| Nann sometime ago i'll Taylor's
Bridge township. 1t is thought
by the owner and others to be
all old dollar, but if it were not
silver we would suppose it to be-
badge worn at some ce!e bra
ton of the declaration Of Inde
pendence, as it has small hole
through it, and very much re
sembles the badges worn at thu
centennial at Fayetteville. The
owner of this property has beer
offered two dollars in silver TO
it; but this did not interest IN
much, for | was not huntin lnu
scum dollars, but current ones
We were not Il little surprise
to learn that tie negroes nea
HarreiPs store had been no din
meetings nearly every night du
ring a whole week. and in th
language OF one of The leader:
owe is work d up to a sense q
were dooty and has raised til
price of labor, for we is de lf
Derin' class, aud is got NOR
power than we thinks far, all
we must have jestice." The
have raised the price of pickin
cotton to fifty cents per hundre
and say they wont pick for les
while some If the farmers sa,
at may rot III The patch" bt
We unGer,l and that some of til
merchant farmers We're rayin
fifty cents Now is it light f
Il few, who have the adyant4g
to pay Their cotton pickle S
goods fIOm their own store,
keep the price up while Il
other farmers have to uay casl
Certainly not We heard a me
Chant say, while speaking
him Cn this subject, that it nai
no difference what price VI;
pa d to negroes for their wor
as they spent it with them al
way, but he should rememb
I that all are not merchants.
] The Alliance is lctns W
good work in Fraaklin
ly ship. They are +iso We 10
re to a "sense of tleig D. King
-, We had the pleas Joty."
60 ing to very int IRE OF list
'e delivered by ? resting SER
III in the new Lev: W. \: Me-
= Harrellis Baptist churcl
mOrnir store, Oh Satur
- 12tb x. His text was from
{ Of ve-'se of the 18th ella
" Matthew, "Huw ,nnca i
!. Is a man better than IL Sheet
The CAJCAsIAN ap.i its 81,
,s0n. Has ln;th.! Vi arm friend; IN
Il is &C section, Up Il many weIa COM
best mentin" the speecn ti.at
y made Ia reply 10 Mr.. T.. "
conce. nrIg the Railroad {,
/. mission.
MIR. Ha w nod Peterson
Sampson and Mr.. !. II. AID
:. man, just over the line, in Z
= DER, have the hest crops we h
y, seen. They are. both large
or I.~1 g