The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-02-25
NEWTON GROVE.

Soue VI OuE udy SccubTS are gong 10
try truck this year, at least for a change.
One of our most successful farmers
claims tina. he can't make cotton with
out guauo. He says he will not make
any this year.
The difference in lengt' of our longest
and shortest man is three feet. They
are both about 40 years old.
Leap year parties have not opened
yet, cut We have seen some buds swell
Ling, which We think will open soou 80
weat her gets a little warmer. WE.
One of the four schools that we're in
progress in Newton Grove township, l
alude to the dancing school, conducted
under the auspices of a young female
expert has gone up. Considering the
awkardness Of her class she thought it
advisable to cease operations, rather
than be responsible for the necks and
| limbs OF her class.
There is in the township an old gentle
man who is an expsrt at smoking. 1t is
s2id that he can catch match and light
his pipe in cyclone. 4 young Peda
gogue who has located in this vicinity
called on this expert on one occasion
to form his acquaintance, and also
others of the family as we'll as seeing the
old man enjoying himself SO hugely,
concluded he would take a course of
instructions in the science. so the old
gentleman proceeded to instruct him in
the primary principals of the science.
Che young Pedagogue goes to his pace
of abode well pleased, fixes him up
long stem pipe, fires up. sakes the road
for his school room putting away, with
The CAUCASIAN IN his front scanning the
news. Being so much absorbed in his
new enterprise, he let's his paper catch
On fire and nearly burn up, before he
could evtinguish it. l would net have
you Ignorant of the fact that the old
expert has lovely daughter, and our
young student is very p1rotual in his
attendance. ONE
HONEYCUTTS.
LaGrippe and hog cholera are still
prevalent up here.
Farmers are busy with crops. Not
much cotton is going to be planted.
Married, at the residence of the brides
father, Mr.. w. W. Baggette, Miss Lula
Baggett to Mr.. Miles Jackson. Mr..
Josiah Bsggett officiating. The atten-
dants were, Mr.. Luther Baggett, Miss
Victoria rew; G. P. Jones, Miss Sarah
Warren; Julius s. Tew, Miss Cordslia
Warren; ANNA B. Jones, Miss Osella
Royal. May the happy couple live 9
long and happy life. ASuBsCRIBER.
PINEY GROVE.
We are panied to hear of the death oil
Miss Mary Britt who died the 18th with
typhoid fever, age about 16 years. She
was good girl and leaves lots of rela
tives to mourn her loss. Sac. will be
greatly missed in this vicinity.
The farmers are behind with theil
work but they are doing great dea
now. They have done lots of it for tht
past two weeks.
Mr.. Hubbard Andrews left some time
ago for Winston. Mr.. Andrews was {
very clever young man and we regret t.
, loose him.
: The Goshen Demorest club met ant
I held contest at Smiths Chapel las
Saturday night. Tie performance wrr'
: very good and a large crowd present
Miss Verginia E. Sutton, one of Goshen
most charming and blue eyed Bellies
won the M DIAL. Subject, "a contest TO
truth" The judges were, Miss OIL
Barful, Mr.. William Hood, and Mr.. j
: F. Westbrook. After all the other worl
j was done Mr.. A. Standby, who was call
: ed to deliver the medal made very shor
t and good little speech which will be lon
+. remembered. ID.