The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-18
Chatham County News.

Rev. II. l. Hobbs, Of this PLACE,
pastor OF Mt. Pisg2h church, in The
northeastern section OF this county,
! baptized four persons there last sun
day.
A little eon Of Mr.. George Jcne9,
OF HadIey township, was kicked aud
right badly hurt by g mule last
Thursday.
Myrtle, the six-year old child of
Dir. and Mrs Norman Webster, died
az their home five miles east Of here,
last Friday, Of diphtheria.
Mrs. T. B. Womsck died at Ashe-
Vile last Thursday and her remains
were brought here for burial last
Friday. She had been ill for sev-
eral year,. She was a daughter Of
the late Capt. John w Taylor.
Mrs. J. West Knight and dargh-
ter, Miss Minnie, Of ,Goldstou, were
here last Friday.
The farmers are selling their cot
ton seed and are, ii seems, holding
their cotton for higher prices, which
Ii looks like they will ge'.
More pease were raised in this
county this year than ever before.
The growth Of pease will greatly
improve the land.
A cOlored woman, a daughter Of
Hubbard Allston, died very sud-
denly Tuesday of last week at the
home Of Mr.. Joshua Johnson, in
Hadley township.
Mrs. Jane Emmerson died after
very short illness last Friday, al her
home near Sandy Branch church.
About two thousand people at
tended the Sandy Creek Baptist
Association at Hickory Mountain
eleven miles west of here,
last Sunday.
Quite large amount of cotton is
being brought to this market. The
farmers are getting ten cents per
pound for it. Every farmer who
prefers five cents for his cotton
ought to vote for the Democratic
candidates this year. The Lemo-
Gratis say that everything is too high
and that prices ought to be reduced.
Mr.. Spence Taylor is engaged in
getting the landowners between here
and Siler City to sign the right-of-
way for the proposed railroad be-
tween the two towns.
Mr.. Willis Dark, % years of age,
died last week at his fathers home
in Matthews township. He had
been almost an invalid tor years.
The editor of the Biblical Recor-
der attended the services Of the
Sandy Greek Baptist Association IL
miles west of here two weeks ago,
and it gave him great pleasure to
note the evidences Of prosperity as
showed in the people, in their dress,
horses mot sorry scrub in the LOTT,
vehicles and great quantities of good
things to eat. But this is the case
all over the nation. Good times and
prosperity are in evidence every
where. Don't vote to change this
condition. What change!
You don't hear or see many Cleve-
land badges nowadays. The men
aud boys used to wear them on the
gable ends Of their pants,
Many farmers Of this county are
attending the State Fair.
A large steam shovel is at work
at Monroe, doing the work of 400
men. Big business.
The Democratic sheriff in this
county is as silent as the grave
when the Watts or Ward laws are
mentioned in his presence. Scared
of their own laws.
A Republican Is free man. The
same cannot be said Of a Democrat.
A Republican can vote for whom he
pleases but Democrat must vote as
his boss says, or he is abused or
cuffed about. A Democrat in Hick-
Dry Mt. township told Republican
a few days ago he would like to vote
for him, in fact Is anxious to do So,
but he will not be allowed to do 80
by his boss. These were for town
ship officers.
Five cent cotton and soup are the
slogan Of democracy.
Peace. progress and prosperity
with eleven cents cotton, with all
other prices in proportion for all
farm products, ought to make many
Republican voters this fall.
| The people cannot afford to vote
squarely against their interests
simply to put few bobtailed one
horse politicians in Office in thi
county or any other county or State
The democrats are all things t,
al men. They change their opin-
ion about issues for an Office s.
quickly that if they are seated in
{ oboir thov will loavo tho cant n