Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-04-26
Dickson. W. Va.

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There is an old saying, III March
is like April, April will be like
March" The way the snow flew
last Sunday, the 10th, made us
think that Winter was coming back
to lay his head in the lap of Spring.
according to Shakespeare. April
has been smiling this week and try
ing to regain our confidence, but
the most wary of us are still afraid
TO plant beans. Our fruits are ser.
iously damaged by the recent frosts,
but there will be fruit in favorable
locations, may be.
John Mays, who has been sick a
long time, continues quite poorly.
Everybody in this vicinity is in
the poultry business this year.
Quite number of persons are send
ing away off for eggs of new and
fancy varieties. No two persons
seem to fancy the same variety.
This is fine thing for the breeders.
Our folks are setting great
many fruit trees this year. am
truly sorry for poor little tree
that mas been petted and pampered
on rich Mississippi bottom when
see 1t ruthlessly plowed up and
dried and brought TO w. Va. and
set on hillside that has been worn
out and washed away. Verify,
verify, 1t will take COW peas, potash, ,
phosphorus, barnyard manure, ell
bow grease and knowledge of
fruit culture possessed only by a
Stark, Greene or Fuller to make
these trees bear fruit. Most people
think all hey have to do is to look
at the fruit pictures or samples, buy
the trees, set them as aforesaid :,
then go after few years, and gather
IN their harvest of speckless fruits.
And again this is fine thing for
the tree men, one and all.
They are coming back. / mean
the birds and the people. The
birds that iDstinctively flew away
to the southland to escape the win
ter's want and cold are returning.
Wbippoorwills, Warblers, Tanagers
and Chats have returned. And the
people who consulted Reason upon
his throne and went TO the city for
the sake of health, wealth and
pleasure are returning. Walter
Adkins, Fisher E.que and Merideth
Allen have returned.
M. Garfield Lowe and Miss Ad-
die Porter were married last Mon
day evening by Rev. Geo. Richard
son. The happy couple, now made
one. have our best wishes.
1 hope that "Subscriber" and
"Snow," the Russians and the Japs.
John and Hugh, and the rest of
mankind will soon be at peace.
The school at Mays, taught bv
Lee 5. Dick ana j. Brack Porter.
closed last Friday. A great picnic
dinner was served in the church, as
the school house was entirely too
small TO accommodate the large con.
gregatlon. The parents manifested
their interest III the children ard the
school by general turnout to the
"last day" After dinner the
school was divided by captains
Mary Lee Dick and Moody Nc.
Ginnis and engaged two hours In a
holly contested spelling match
Moody's side went down, but MOODY
was the last to fall He stumbled
on the word "scissors' using z's In.
stead Of SIS. Then after a recess
Prof. Lee S. Dick gave a short talk
on Thorough Work in Education"
and read "Darius Green and His
Flying Machine" Then Prof
Porter delivered bis farewell adj.
dress and treated the school to an
abundance of candy, bade good.
bye, and the scholars, peepinp
through their tears, wendcd their
way home. More anon.
DAN PATCH.
April %. 1908