We see that "Cross-Eyed Sam ol
Piaey Grove has inquired wbet La be
come ci "riajT ? wu. vewuutnrto
lei him know by giving a few dot from
our township. Flag" U not Ukisg but
ittle stock la politics this caarlgn.
tuererore there la not maca news to
write.
The ran fell here ea Satcrday 5'jM
was five and one-fourth inches.
Crops are very tnnch damiged by the
recent rains.
Mr. L M. White is clearing up and
building new pailicgs around the neigh
bcrheod grave-yard on his p!ace. This
we think is an honor to Mr. White, as
he is doing it at his own eipnsF, and is
something every one should attend to
more than is done.
Miss Bertha Johnson, of Fayetteville
who has been visiting Misses I la and
Laura Harris, of Oweuvillc, has return
ed home.
Miss Sue Bsaman, of Clinton, on her
ay to visit friends and relatives at Gnlf,
N. C , spent a day or two with Miss lus
and Laura Harris last week.
Miss Rosa B. Cnlbreth left Sunday to
take charge of a school near Lyds, in
Dismal township.
Dr. James O. Matthews, of Taylor's
Bridge, has been visiting friends in this
vicinity.
We beliive that every townsnip in the
county is doing all tn its power to put
down monopoly. While we btlieve this
we must acknowledge that the, "People's
Bull' of McDaniel township has made
the greatest stroke on monopoly than
any other one thing. He Mood up for
bis rights, though he met death. He
made his first stand by attacking the
freight train near Parkersburg on the 9th
instant, throwing the engine and three
or fonr cars ofi". No one was killed, but
the engineer was crippled up very badly.
Plco.
is
OUR SOLDIER BOYS.
FRANKLIN.
