The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-25

MT. ELAN MATTERS.
The Best Thing a Boy Can Do
"A Sizeable Turnip-O Other
News Items and Personals.


News Items and Personals.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
l plowed one day last week
and as Inever plowed any to say
before | made some rows that
would do to call crooked. I
broke two plow points, a wing
and a clivis iron. and beat that
old slow mule more than a little.
But I believe a plow boy sees
more pleasure than any other
class of boys in America. For
he can walk along between the
handles and study about his best
Il mean how stumpy the land
is and how our forefathers toiled
splitting rails, making boards
and other things that were made
by muscle power when the trees
were cut. I was talking to an
old veteran the other day. He
said wnen he was a boy he got
what money he called his own
splitting rails and grubbing at
night. Not so today, by a Jug
full! But | expect it would be
better for the boys now, like
our fathers, to split rails at
night than to go to balls, dances,
and many other things that we
do go to.
Mr.. Berry Simmons, of Mari
eta, spent Sunday here with
Mr.. w. M. Britt.
Mr.. Bart Britt went to Lum.
berton today on business.
Miss Mary Britt, of Orrum, is
visiting friends here this week.
1t is very cold today and ]
fear the peach crop is ruined
again.
Mr.. Rossie Britt went to Lum-
berton Saturday, returning Sun
day afternoon.
l visited my grandfather al
Lumberton Saturday and Sun.
day, and while at Lumberton
took a stroll through the court
house, and had l been alone
expect l would have gotten los
in it. 1t is something for every
man in the county to be prou(
of and not only men, but womer
also.
Before I got to Lumberton
began to think different from
what l had heard said so man!
times of late, that all the worl
was done on the roads aroun(
Lumberton, for | don't believ'
there is worse road in tn
county than the one called tn
creek road, about a mile from
town.
Sunday | attended preachin.
at the East Lumberton Baptis
church and had the pleasure 0
listening to a fine sermon preach
ed by Rev. J. M. Fleming. The
have a good house, a good pas
tor. and should do a good work
which believe they are doing
Mr.. Gregory Stephens spen
Sunday at Lumberton with hi
sister, Mrs. McNeill.
Mrs. Jennie Lawson, of On
rum, visited at Mr.. l. V. Britt
Sunday.
Mr.. Broughton Nye spen
Sunday in these parts.
Sometimes I think I'll nc
correspond to the dear old Rot
esonian any longer as l hav
been corresponding for fou
years. But l have a babit of il
like my father has chewing tn
weed, and it's hard to stop. Th
dear old paper is fit for young
old, middle-aged or any one t
read, and l believe Mr.. Sharp
is giving us a better paper tina
any other editor that ever pull
lished The Robesonian.
Mr.. Leonard Britt went t
Orrum yesterday on business.
Mr.. Edgar Barnes spent SUI
day with friends near Blooming
dale.
I made a little error about tt
hogs: it was Mr.. Arthur Bullo(
who killed the ones that weighe
13 and 81, instead of J. D.
Mr.. Swanson, who is organi
ing farmers unions, made
fine lecture here Tuesday mig
and organized a local union. T
, initiated twelve members, al
= there will be Is or 80 membe
in a short time.
Mr.. E. B. Stone has the lar
- est turnip | ever saw. 1t is o
: of the "cow horn" variety; it
twenty-five inches long and
:, inches around. Mr.. Swans
says it's the largest he ever sa
Mr.. Babe Moore is going il
the mercantile business at
r. wife's place of abode on
Broad Ridge. Don't KIN
whether it will be wholesale
retail. The place will be cal
Mooreville or Collinsdale,
not sure which.
Happy Jack.
g Mt. Eliam, N. c., March
" 1909.
It's a wonder they didn't t
the tariff off the boil weevil ;
pink rats to swell the fr'
list. Baltimore Sun.