The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-09-06
Chatham County News

Wellington, Union County, thi.
State, September Let. Mr. Clegg
was born aud reared near here, being
a son Of the late Rev. William Clegg
He was nephew Of Messrs. II. &.
and John b. Clegg, of this town
ship, a graduate of Triuity College
and teacher by profession, and wa
very popular one. He was about
81 years old aud leaves d wife aud
three email children.
The c0lored people are conducting
protracted meeting in the A. NJ. T..
Church here this week.
Mr.. Sam. Fl. Whitaker died at his
home two miles northwest Of here
last Friday night at II o'c..ock. He
had tuberculosis Of the lungs but
had been i'll for four weeks with
typhoid fever, which carried him
off. He was quiet, good citizen,
about 80 years of agP, aud leaves a
mother, wife and three children TO
mourn his departure. His remains
were buried at Rock Spring, two
miles north Of here, last Saturday.
A nine-year old daughter Of Mr..
Whitaker is just recovering from q
long attack Of fever, and Mrs.
Whitaker is down with the same
disease now.
A prominent Democrat in this
town said last week that the idea in
politics now, in this day and time,
is to see who can tell the biggest lie
and fool the most people. San hon.
est confession is good for the SOUL"
On account of the excessive amount
of rain, the crops in Chatham are
damaged considerably.
Mr.. Nommie Wilson, who sue
ceeds Mr.. w. Bland, deceased, as
County Commissioner, met with the
Board of Commissioners for the first
time last Monday. Mr.. Wilson was
appointed by the Clerk Of the Supe-
rior Court.
Capt. l.. II. Exline is grandpa
again, little girl having arrived
last Monday at his son law, Mr..
Jack IIanius' home.
Mr.. Murray GWyn and family ar
rived here Wednesday of last week
from Hamlet, on a visit to Mrs.
Gwyn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mont.
Bland. Mr.. Gwyn is just recover
ing from a five weeks attack of
typhoid fever.
1t is said that Mr.. William Jen-
nings Bryan "threw fat into the
fire" in speech In New York, last
week, in which he came out squarely
in favor of government ownership
of railroads. This would be huge
undertaking upon our government
and make, it is said, more than
100000 new Federal Office holders.
The Republican party's stand upon
this question is for governmental
control or oversight, not ownership.
Mr.. r. II. Dixon, attorney.at-law,
Ore Hill, was here last Monday on
business of legal nature. Mr..
Dixon makes it point to be here
every first Monday in each month
to look after his clients interests
here at the Court headquarters. AL
though Mr.. Dixon has had license to
Practice only a few months we are
glad to be able to say that he is
doing quite a considerable amount
of work in his profession. Mr.
Dixon is the popular nominee of his
party for the House in this County.
Miss Annie Clegg, daughter OF
County Surveyor Rufus B. Glegg,
has taken position in the store OF
Messrs. A. J. Bynum & Son.
AS a clinching argument that the
Democratic party is a party thor
oughly discredited by the people Of
this nation, we only have to cite you
to the fact, that the said party have
not had full and complete control Of
the national government but two
years in the last forty-five years
There must be something radically
wrong about the old. party. Youns
man, you cannot afford to be mem
Der Of such party. Join the part!
made up Of the people and that doe
things and the party that has tn
confidence of the people.
In 1893 the farmers of Chatham
, County selling their cotton for fiv
cents per pound, but they had har
time in finding a man who had tn
five cents and who wanted to buy
l If you want to go back to thos
r times vote for Mr.. Pou, the Demo
e cratic candidate for Congress in TIL
l District. He wants to tinker wit
the tariff, which of course woul
= scare business men and would maxi
:, capital timid. Better not vote
change the tariff laws while tn
k country is so prosperous. Don't 20
r see the point?
i The Buckhorn Falls power plal
, is to be sold here at the court hou
J. door September Goth by order of I'll