The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-21
A Trip to a South Carolina
County, Where the Sojourner
Was Royalty Entertained
Kingsdale News Items.
: rrespondence of The Robesonian.


correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Rev. A. E. Paul is conducting :
a revival meeting at Smyrna !
this week, assisted by Rev. Jas. {
A. Smith, services at 1870 O. clock
a. m. and 7:30 in the evening.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. Mr.. Paul resigns his po-
sition here and will enter Wake
Forest College in the near fu-
ture.
We are glad to learn that Rev.
R. E. Sentell, of Lumberton,
has been called for our pastor
next year and | think that is a
wise selection for the church.
Miss Pearl Williams, of Ever
green, scent Monday night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Parker en- route to Raleigh,
where she goes to enter the
Baptist Female University.
Miss Berdie Moore, of Lumber
ton, is visiting her sister here,
Mrs. S. L. Parker, this week,
which adds much to the enjoy
ment of her many friends.
Now, Mr.. Editor, would like
to give a few observations about
my recent visit over in South
Carolina. A person who is liv-
ing in town or doing public work
seldom experiences pleasure
equal to this of which l shall en-
deavour to tell. The writer of
this item seldom gets the pleas
ure of visiting out in the coun-
try. One day we slipped off and
made-a trip down to Horny coun-
ty, in South Carolina, and the
recollection of this trip, on which
we attended a picnic at Poplar
M. E. church, will long linger
with US. The trip was made in
company with Mr.. Genavia Will
hanson and Miss Alorah Brown,
both of Columbus county. Miss
Brown is one Of Columbus coun-
tvs most prominent young school
teachers who also delights in a
little outing and was particular
ly glad to make this trip. The
place where this great occasion
was is on the road that leads
, from Conway to Bayboro, about
u miles from Conway; and on
, the beautiful grounds surround
ing this church was gathered 6
large crowd of people. They
a looked like they were having {
good time even when we go1
D there, and the real plasure of the
\ picnic had not yet begun; anC
= neither of US being aspirants TO.
i political honors there was moth
. ing to prevent our getting thu
> full benefit of the days pleas
O ure, and we did it. The peopl
n of that section succeeded ad
mirably in making the great oc
y casion a success and enjoyable t
+ the visitors, and everybod
II seemed to feel as if the day wa
,; his or hers. Doubtless on
u would naturally suppose that tn
~ - crowd was made up principal
IL y, of men folks, but not so; Their
" was a great number of youn
ladies, married ladies, widow
le and ladies doubtless VINO woul
L like to be married ladies. Speak
IS ing of the time that brings US
u the dinner, aside from the e1
It ceptionally good order, this We
al the GROWING event of the da!
re The old way of spreading out a
rs the good things before every
De body and everyone making a das
a. for the good stuff, was observed
"a After the crowd had been fed
nC full satisfaction we cast a S
n glance at a whole baked chicke
o. which was safely laid in an ope
&c box near by and which had n
lg been sampled for the simple re
r. son that everybody had been fl
We all they could eat. Some Peep
OF may say that Horny county is
Us very poor county and I'll ayr,
there may be sections in RobesC
- county that will make more &C
o. ton or corn to the acre than Il
people there make, but they W
have to show US and prove it, to
Mt if they can find more good ca
of ables than were brought to Il
IS picnic at Poplar church. Thu
n rolled in from every corner, al
st the best kind of stuff, too. The
he was nothing to do but to eat, f
Re. it was placed before you, hand,
en- to you, pushed at you, and ever
mt body just had to eat; and VIII,
or, you had eaten so much that Y,
Lr. began to feel ashamed of you
ne self, a good-looking girl won
mt come along and tell you that y
as hadn't eaten anything, then y
in had to begin over again.
ed Out in the yard Mr.. A. Cartrt
of was running cool drinks, plen
RS. of good lemonade, coca cola a
he other soft drinks, with wat,
he melons and candies on the siC
he so there was nothing to keep
re- person from enjoying himself ;
lite ter dinner was over.
Ter Culbreth Bell.
trd Kin gSdale. N. C.. Sent Is ION