The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-25
RENNERT NEWS ITEMS.
The Blackberries Will Soon Re-
tire the Panic Mr.. B. F. Ay-
cocks Qualifications for Cor
poration c Commissioner Other

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The favorable weather of the !
past few days has been benef- |
cial to the growing crops.
Mr.. G. w. Johnson, of the
Bladen-Union section, was in
town Monday.
The panic, which for the past
six months has enveloped our
country in gloom, will soon be a
thing Of the past, as we notice
that the huckleberries, of which
there is large crop, are begin
ing to ripen.
Your correspondent spent few
days in the Tar Heel section re-
Gently. We saw on Mr.. D. T. !
Regan's farm near Tar Heel the
finest cotton that we have seen
this year. We also learned that
Cupid, who is usually considered
an excellent marksman, has been
doing some wild shooting around
Tar Heel: we are happy to state,
however, that nobody got hurt.
The election for prohibition
will soon be here. We have al
ways been in favor of prohibition
and have never failed, when OPP
portunity offered, to down
We have learned that Hon. B.
F. Aycock, of Fremont, will be
a candidate for corporation COM
before the State De-
convention. We know
Mr.. Aycock by reputation, and
in the discharge of his duty as a
public officer he has always
evinced exceptional ability. His
long experience as a legislator
and his familiarity with the laws
of the State governing cOrpor-
ations fit him we'll for the office
of corporation commissioner. He
has served the State as Senator
from his district ten years, and
during these ten years of service
much legislation was enacted of
a highly important character to
the people of the State. Mr..
Aycock was a leader in many of
the most important measures
which have proved most benefi-
cial to the people of the State.
There is no office in the State at
this time that is Of more impor-
lance to the people of North Car.
DINA. 1t has been the policy
of the Democratic party from the
time the railroad commission
was established by a DemocatiC
Legislature to elect one member
of the commission from among
the ''tillers of the SOIL" If Sen
ator Aycock is the successor O.
Mr.. Beddingfield on the corpo
ration commission the agricultur
al interests of the State viii
have a representative on tn
commission of whom the,
may we'll be proud, the bushes
interests will have a member o.
whom they can with confdenc
reply, and the railroad interest
will have one who will see tina
no injustice is done them. MI
Aycock has always taken a
active interest in education; h
originated the the idea Of tn
loan of the swamp land fund t
school districts, which will er
able them to have nice schOC
building in every school distri(
in the State; he was also tn
author of the text book bill an
, many other important matter
along this line. He was an a
l dent advocate of the Inorganic
l school for the deaf and dumb
which stands at the head of any
it's kind in the world; he also al
y vocated the State Normal an
: Industrial College for women
I Greensboro. Mr.. Aycock is
e man of wide experience and
g successful business man and
y man of the highest character.
IS Rennert. N. c., May 30, 1870
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