The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Chatham County News.

Our nominee for the House, L
H. Dixou, E.q, or MI Vernon
Springs, was here on legal bushes
last Monday.
Mr.. George s. Moore has accepted
the position OF fireman on the Pitts
boro Railroad. He fills the:positior
recently held by Mr.. Edward Pearce
deceased.
Dir. Jack Lanier left last Satur.
day for South Carolina, 10 collect fol
| the ST. Louis Wrought Iron Range
Company.
Mr.. J. E. Bryan, candidate fol
Clerk Of the Superior Court, was
here Monday.
The many friends of Prof. Il. p.
Johnston, Superintendent of Public
Instruction for the County, will be
glad to learn that he has recovered
from long attack Of typhoid fever.
Mr.. T. NJ. Bland has torn down
the old Hill residence. half mile
south of here, aud Is replacing ii
with q new modern dwelling. The
old building was used by CORVALLIS
as his headquarters in his tour
through this part of the country.
Young Prince, colored, was here
last Saturday making arrangements
TO bring suit against the Pittsboro
Railroad for injuries which he claims
has disabled him In his right leg.
The sale of the Cape Fear Power
Company's property at Buckhorn
Falls, in this County, took place here
last Saturday, and brought $3.50, 900.
1t was bought by one of the credi-
tors.
The Board Of County Commits
sioners were in session here last
Monday and Tuesday. The Board
of Education also met Monday.
In order to keep Chatham County's
or1ers from being hawked about at
a discount of 10 per cent, the DENT =
cratic administration had to borrow
$4,000.
Is the public school system such
as will be to the best interest of the
children The system is run on a
political basis entirely, and we know
what happens when partisan Demo
Gratis control any system. The
schools are not what they should be.
North Carolina stands at the foot of
all the States as to ignorance. And
yet great hellabaloo is made by
the Democratic politicians about
public schools. When democrats
get control of any branch Of the
government it seems that a wither-
ing process begins at once.
Another bond issue will soon have
to be made.
The Chatham County road system
is an evidence of what the Demo
Gratis can do with several thousands
of dollars On the public roads.
Pine and cedar brush and dirt are
the materials out of which Chatham
County roads are made. How do
do you like them?
1t is openly charged by Demo-
cratic papers that at the Democratic
State Convention at Buffalo, N. Y,
last week, William r. Hearst bought
the delegates just as anyone would
buy horse or dog.
Let all Chatham voters who want
to return to the Democratic days of
Grover Cleveland and Democracy
vote for f. w. Pou for Congress in
this district. He wants to give the
people a change in the tariff laws,
which will Of course bring prices OF
everything down, including the
farmers cotton and other produce.
Our farmers wives can take q
dozen eggs and buy four pounds OF
sugar or two pounds of coffee. This
is a pretty good swap, isn't it?
The reports from all sections OF
the United States are the same, i.
that there are good times every.
where. This is in striking contrast
to the prediction of Messrs. London
and Hayes in ktheir speeches few
years ago in which they predicted
the direst calamity should the Re-
publicans get control Of the govern
ment aud give US the gold standard
They are poor prophets.
There are number of voters In
this County who do not know tina
the County finances are in such bat
shape that the County had to Dor
row $40, zoo to keep out of bank
ruptcy. Yes, sir, there are mum
Der of democrats who do not know
of this bond issue, for many o
, them do not read newspaper, ant
, many of them if they do, read onl.
Democratic papers, whose policie
are to keep the people in ignorance
IF the present rate Of extrava
; gance in the management Of Count
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