The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-09-13
Chatham County News

nesss OF Prof. T.. p johnson, pYinet-
pal Of the PittsboTo Academy, Mr.
G. =. Jerome hks been secured 80
take charge IS principal for tie fall
term. He viii be assisted by Mrs.
Matte G.. Thompson.
The train on the Pittsboro Rail-
road will leave each morning at S:-5
instead Of Q O'Clock, as formerly.
We hear that there have been sev-
eral cases Of diphtheTia among chill
dren In the Pleasant Hill section,
seven or eight miles west OF here. Il
is reported that one coiored boy,
about 10 years old, died last Satur-
day on the June Aston place, Elk
miles west of here.
Mr.. w. l.. Bishop, of Apex, was
here last Thursday prospecting with
q view Of locating here. He pro
poses TO open an office for the sale Of
Singer sewing machines.
Mr.. Reeves, democratic nominee
for the State Senate, is SO much OPP
posed to the liquor business that he
had ii arranged at the last session Of
the legislature that liquor by the
"jug full" could be shipped in TO all
who wanted 1t. But tor this action
Of Mr.. Reeves Chatham would be
prohibition county strictly.
Cider and jug Of blockade brandy
made things very lively here last
Saturday night.
We hear that Maundale Academy
at Maundale has opened up with a
goodIy number of students under
the principalship of Prot. Il. B.
Lineberry, of this place.
The next session of the Sandy
Creek Baptist Association will be
held at Hickory Mt. Church EN-
bracing the first Sunday in next
month. This church is near Kim
bolton, and is in a good section Of
country.
Mr.. w. S. WilIett, candidate for
Sheriff, is q strictly sober, industri-
Gus and intelligent man and Of splen-
did business capacity, and man
who manages his own affairs sue
cessfully. AS manager of the ALI
ance store at Bear Greek he shows
his business capacity.
Mr.. William Poe and daughter,
Miss Daisy, returned TO their home
here, last Sunday, from a weeks
visit to relatives and friends near
Gulf.
Mr.. William B. Chaplin went to
Chapel Hill last Monday to resume
his studies IN the medical depart
ment at the State University.
Mrs. Robert L. Strowd aud chill
dren of Chapel Hill, are here On a
visit to relatives.
Richard Ramsay, Sr,, an old and
very worthy colored man of this
place, died at the home Of daugh-
ter in Petersburg, Va, last Monday
morning, and his remains were
brought here Monday afternoon fol
burial. He was about IA years old
and before the war was slave be-
longing to the well known Ramsay
family of this place. He lived here
but about month ago went to Pc
tersburg, Va, to visit two daughter:
who live there. "Uncle Dick" a:
he was Familiarity known, will be
very much missed in the commu-
nifty.
James R. Reeves, of this County
and r. A. T. SeaWell, of Moore
County, are the democratic nominee
4 for Senators from this district com
p: posed Of the counties Of Chatham
2 Moore, Scotland Richmond. Mr.
. Reeves is known in this county a
y "Coco Cola Reeves" on account 0
r his bill introduced by him in th
J. las legislature and passed by tina
= body preventing the sale Of Coo
Cola in his home village Of Collision
We hear of a township in thi
r County in which two out Of its tire
magistrates get drunk very fire.
quently. The said J. Prs are nc
Republicans, we are glad to say.
g The use of Coco Cola may be dele
terious and demoralizing but th
d editor of the Biblical Recorder doe
j. not think so, for short time az
v We saw page in that paper adver
re Using it. Mr.. Bailey, the editor,
,e also the President of the Anti-Saloo
e. League in this State.
~ Miss Berta Dunn, trained nurs
Of Raleigh, is here nursing a patier
- for DIR. Chaplin also Miss Mimi
u Seymour, of Raleigh, is here nurs
II ing another case for the doctor.
g. "For ways that are dark and tricl
III that are vain the Democrats are p
culiar." Several democratic aspi
~ rants for Office in the late democrat
OF primary can vouch for the truth I
'e the above. Several of them, po'
u fellows, imagined that they had
We chauca of q nomination Int cad 1