The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-26
MT. ELAN MATTERS.
The Farmer and the Merchant
The Farmers Day Coming
Trouble With a Cow 9th
er Matters.
er Matters,

The Farmers Day Coming
Trouble With a Cow 9th
er Matters.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
The farmers are beginning to
sell some of their best tobacco
and are getting good prices for
it; and the merchant who
dreaded to see him coming
through the spring and summer
with his molasses jug is glad to
see Jimmie" coming now. for he
expects something. AS a rule the
merchants are just as polite in
the fall to the farmer as to the
not better, but richer, class; and
then in spring. when he knows
he is going to hear the command
Charge it, 'he is very sulky. |
want to see the time when the
farmer can have the money on
hand all the year to buy the
things necessary to have while
making a crop, for they have to
pay just about a third more when
they have to buy on time as when
they have the money. But after
all | believe the farmers see
more pleasure than any other
class of people living. The day
is soon coming when the farmer
will wear the high collars now
worn by the drummer-or at
least some like them-and smoke
some of them old twofers. z"
The farmers of this community
are most done tobacco and fod-
der and will take a much-needed
rest spell. Some say that the
people around Mt. Eliam are the
workingest people they ever saw.
Miss Sallie McGoogan, who had
been visiting here for some time,
returned to her home at Shannon
Tuesday.
Mr.. Frank Brewer, of Benefits
vile, S. c., has accepted a posi-
ton with Mr.. I. V. Britt.
We had the heaviest rain Mon
day that has fallen here during
the year.
Mr.. Okey Stephens went into
the swamp Saturday to hunt his
COW. He took Johnnie with him
to hunt, and before he got home
he needed Johnnie, Jimmie anC
Henry. He found the COW. But
when he had tied her and come
some distance the cow lay dowr
in the ditch to stop a while. Well
Okey and Johnnie had one OF
Uncle "Harry's" times. They
tried everything they could thinl
about, but Sal" was in the
ditch still. They tied Sal" ano
left her and went to hunt some
thing to eat;then they went back
''Sal' was there. They thel
, tied her to a buggy and tried t.
pull her with a mule, but it wa
, a slow drag. AS the sun wa
getting low they sought the he'll
of Mr.. Orion Martin, an exper
yearling driver, and he wen
I back with Okey and Johnnie
; little ways and then they a
f came running and squalling a
) ''Sal" and she came forth; an
/ that was the last of it. But Oke
i said that he would not have bee
\ hired to pull so for SIS. 90. l gues
v the boys sang the song about tn
/ preacher and bear.
: Mr.. Haynes Britt, of BoarC
! man, spent Sunday in these part:
f Friday was fast day and pray
er meeting at the church here.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ivey, {
t Proctorville, spent Sunday at MI
|. V. Britt's.
II One Sunday afternoon recen
e ly some Of our small boys wer
s into the swamp and caught a
OK and some Of the boys held hi
J. for one of the number to get c
n his back to ride. Willie" &C
d up and when he did the boy
10 turned Buck" loose and "Wi
le lie" did not have any bride an
le the OK ran about a mile throue
e the woods and Willie could n
: get off-unless he fell-or sto
| Buck but at last he fell Of
j. Don't think he'll try anoth
at soon.
r. Mr.. Roy Britt, of Cerro Cord
ir spent Saturday andSunday her
n- Mr.. |. V.Britt raises some mt
is ons. He raises the long gre
ig melon. He carried two wag
70 loads to Lumberton Friday a
IN found ready sale. He has
ut acres with the vines as thick
)f in a melon patch. But the ra
sr- of last week damaged the vim
to He is not the only one that h
We lots of melons and will have |
IDS til frost comes.
ne Mr.. John William Watts a
lin granddaughter, Ethel, of 7
mt Mile, spent Sunday here.
led Mr.. William Barnes, of E;
1ut Lumberton, spent Sunday here
yht Mr.. Rossie Britt spent Eric
we and Saturday in Lumberton.
rds Miss Hattie Barnes, cfLumE
us, ton, spent Sunday at Mr..
one Stones.
in Mr.. Geo. Warwick, of ORR
spent Sunday here.
), Rev. M. A. Stephens preac
two fine sermons Sunday to Ia
congregations.
ned Mr.. Weaver Pitman has fe
gis- Cotton is beginning to Q
use and we hope the prices will
the main good on through the