The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-03-10
tant factor In keeping up the
life OF Beaver Dam.

Several III our SIuUeUIs HGss
iabsented themselves to go tf
work on The farms, but we are
pleased TO state that others have
| Joined the scho Il, and We heal
of more that expect to pasroniZf
our fouIishing school soon. II
| is busy season of tie year
nevertheless We anticipate . lit
eral patronage throughout the
| se> sion.
| The farmers in orr section are
| all busy on their farms. They
are planting lar.e quantitis" Of
| Irish potatoes. and willnot plant
much cotton. They will also
plant good many beans. 50 you
zee our cotton farmers are be-
coming truck farmers, and are
Eoing to build up or break dows
on that line.
Mr.. r. W. Lindsay, one Of our
mostactive and successful farm
era, is speaking of moving To
Goldsboro. Mr.. Lindsay is a
very clever young man, and we
regret to know that he is think
ing Of leaving US.
There are several saw aud
grist-mills in our community. |
heard a man say last week that
he could bear twenty-thIee Diff
frrent engines whistle in our
place. What township can beat
this?
Sunday school will open at
Goshen church next Sunday. We
hope large crowd will be pre-
sent to begin this years work
HUxTER
Several mad dog. have been
loose mp here lately. Some have
been killed and some are still at
large. Two negro children were
bit, but no sigus OF hydrophobia
ildS i'ccu ScCu JCe.
AS the weather is SO d;ssgree-
able, and the grippe is SO bad, |
will drop you "a few lines. We
would be pleased to sell our
part Of the trouble.
The closing exercises of Mr..
Bells school took place on the
Goth Of February, with a nj Sc
little crowd and appropriate
speeches 10y the school The
general average was thirty six
for three months. After the ex.
ercises Of the school the audi
dience esjoyed the tip Of the
light fantastic till 10 o'clock
O'Clock, when the party was
moved to Nathan Barefoot, ST.,
and lasted till day-break next
morning.
The closing exercises Of Miss
NaorIis Lees, at Poplar Grove,
was on the 9th. Quite a large
and fine speaking by the school,
good music by Mes.rs. " ard
and Blackm.n, fine speeches by
Piof. j. + Spence, of Glenwood
High school, also Mr.. Bradley
Denning, of the Smithfieid Col
legiate Institute.
Mr.. Bell toOok a flying trip to
Greensboro on the 29th Of Feb
rnary. on business and will pro
badly remain several days visit
ing tho Western part Of the
State.
Some of our people want a
J Ill introduced in Congress to
give some small amount for the
killing of hawks, as they are so
destructive around here. Let us
hear from you on this SUI ject.
We have Leen Informed that a
petition has been sent out to
Mr.. Grady to that effect.
CROSS-EYED SAM.
Mr.. J. +. Jackson's school clos
ed last Thursday. Quite an in
tetestinx exercise given. A very
strong and able address was de-
live.'ed by Prof. J. D. Ezzsll on
"Tbe Effect of Cotton Raising
in the South on Education" It
" as listened to with deep inter
est. Mr.. Jackson va. a good
teacher and We all hate to lose
him.
Mr. Wn. C. jackson died last
Thursday, the 3rd Instant. Mrs.
JACKSON was about six five years
old. lie was we'll known and
liked 10y all. Fuheral services
were conducted by Rev. j. A.
Da" son, OF the Baptist church.
Miss Rosa Culbrath's school
closed last Friday week at Tew's
5chool-house. Miss Daisey
Jackson began teaching at the
same place last Monday. |
Miss Emma Ingram, of Wayne
county. has been visiting rela-
ives and friends in Mlngo and
" -stbrook's.
Mrs. Betsey Strickland, an old
tnd infirm lady, died last Sun
tay. She was visiting Ter neigh
Dor and dropped dead from her
,hair.
MOI much guano will be used
lsed this spring. Nor much cot
on planted. We will plant
more corn and raise more meat.
WEsTBRooK's.
Sir. Bradley renning, on the
inc Of Johnston aud Sampson
caves for Delaware. Ohio on