The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26
Mt. ELAN MATTERS.
School Kesps Growing Mr..
Heman Britt's Misfortune
Dog Jack is Disadvantages
Plentiful-Other Matters.


Plentiful-Other Matters.
Correspondence Of s4,s Rstsso~isa
Mr.. Jas Nye and son, Benson,
visited Mr.. l. V. Britt Thursday
night. -Gr. J. Z. Stone went to
Orrum today on business. Mr..
D. B. Mckee, of Bellamy, passed
though here en- route to White
vile Wednesday.
Mr.. J. Z. Stone has placed a
new feed house where his
cid one fell. 1t is larger than
the old one, which came to the
ground with old age.
The school at Drum keeps
growing in number of pupils.
Phey keep coming in every day.
They have six teachers and eV-
srything is progressing nicely.
Rev. J. J. Scott is teaching Bible
study, which is very good for US
all to learn, as well as other stud
les.
Mr.. Leonard Britt went to
Boardman yesterday on bust
ness.
Corn shocking is the order Of
the day-or night, instead of
day around Mt. ELAN.
There was another runaway
here last week which was more
serious than the ones before it.
1t was Mr.. Heman BIRTHS mule.
He started to run and the bride
came off and he threw Mr.. Britt
against a tree and broke his leg
just above his ankle and knock
ed the bone through the skin.
1t is feared that amputation will
be necessary. Mr.. Britt's face
was bruised also. The mule tore
the cart into splinters. There
are more runaWayS, but not bet
ter runaWays.
Miss Dollar Stephens entered
school at Cerro GorGo.in5tead Of
Orrum, as we relulted l;.sr
week.
Mr.. J. X. Britt has moved to
Black Ankle to run lis logging
business.
The young mems prayer meet
ing, which was organized here
some months ago, is progressing
nicely.
We will report the death Of
the dog Jack, which belonged to
most everybody arund Mt. ELAN,
but Mr.. Leonard Britt's was his
headquarters. Jack always
went to Sunday school and
preaching. He died of old age.
Mr.. C. NJ. Britt has bought
the plantation which formerly
belonged to Mr.. Stephen Bass
here and expects to move to it
soon. Mr.. Bass will leave for the
upper end of the county soon.
We regret to see him leave.
We had an old-time corn shuck-
ing last night-shucked the corn,
ate supper and went home about
eleven o'clock.
Rev. A. Stephens will fill his
regular appointmentsSunday and
Saturday before the fourth Sun
day, and Rev. Willie Smith will
preach here the second Sunday
in November, at eleven o'clock
a. m. Everybody come.
If the editor would like to
hunt and will come to Mt. ELAN
he can try his gun, if he has one
he has not tried, as there are
hundreds Of cartridges around
here. Come if the law is out and
if the bird law is not out come
anyhow and we will go opossum
hunting.
The school will start here No
vember I'd. Miss Ethel Cashwell
Of Parkton, will teach. Dom
know who will teach the primary
department.
Some from here attended the
speaking at Boardman Frida!
night. They say Goodwin an(
Slocumb can use their tongues.
Mr.. D. c. Martin visited rela
tives at Norment Saturday ant
Sunday.
The farmers are most don,
harvesting. Corn crops wer
very good, but cotton just is no
but about half.
Two things we cannot do without,
Yet take and turn them all about
And one will put the other out.
We will close with best Wishe
to Taft.
The Same One.
Mt. ELAN, N. c., Oct. 10, '06