The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-11

MT. ELAN MATTERS.
The Road Law and Bad Roads
Mr.. Jansen Makes a Hit
Commencement a Great Sue

Commencement a Great Sue
cess.
of The Robesonian.
Miss jamie McGoogan, of |
Bloomingdale, spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting friends near
here.
Mr.. J. z. Stone. went to Board
man yesterday on business.
Wehad a hail storm Wednesday,
but it is fair and cold at present
and the farmers are in a rush.
Mr.. Chester Branch and sis
ter, Miss Lettie, visited relatives
here Saturday and Sunday.
| think it's we'll to change the
road law, for roads are bad
around this town at present. l
tried to go home with a girl
from school the other day, and
if | didn't have a time! Not
a good time, but a bad time, for
| had to lay fence rails all along
so the girl would not have to
wade. And it was a public road,
too, one travelled very much.
Now l don't mean it's good on
my account only. but for the
benefit of others also. May the
good work cause Robson to
have good roads some time
soon.
Mr.. Ben Israel, of Antioch,
visited friends here last week.
Messrs. l. V. Britt and A. l..
Lawson went to Lumberton to-
day on business. -Messrs. Thad.
Stone and Grover Britt spent
Sunday at Bellamy and report a
high old time. Simon"
visited Happy Jack" yester-
day.-Mr. Bonson Nye, of Fair
mont, visited at Mr.. l. V. Britt's
yesterday. .-Messrs. Edmu n d
Ivey, Cleveland Johnson and an
other boy whose name | don't
know attended the commence
ment here Thursday. Mr.. John
J. Britt, of Lumberton, spent
Wednesday night with Master
Grover Britt. .-Messrs. Edmund
Bizzell and Rossie Britt went to
Boardman Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Berry Ivey attended preach
ing here Sunday.
Among those who attended
the lecture by Mr.. Karl Jansen,
the great entertainer, at Orrun
Tuesday night were Happy
jack, E. B. Stone, Thad. Stone
Okey Stephens, Forest Stone
and Edmund Bizzell. Everybod.
enjoyed Mr.. Jansen's lecture.
heard several say they woul'
have given so cts. to have seel
and heard him Wednesday nigh
again. He is as good as tn
best.
l believe the greatest mistak
the Southern farmer makes
failing to drain his land. Their
are thousands Of dollars los
every year in the South by file
up bitches not being cleaned ou
Orrum is coming, for M
Lewis Lawson is building a ne
smoke house.
Mr.. Will Ward, who teacht
at Barnesville, attended the con
mencement here Thursday.
Mr.. John Britt says his roo
ter lays every day, for he ge
one more egg than he has hen
Perhaps one hen lays twic
Who can beat that?
The commencement of Il
school here was a great success
IN The house was full and NAL
turned away. Every one seel
ed to enjoy it. It ends one
. the best schools in the history
schools at Mt. Eliam. Miss Cas-
we'll is among Robeson's be
teachers. l don't believe the
V is a better teacher in Robes
| county She gives every O
satisfaction. Ijust hope we "
always have as good a teach
for Mt. Eliam. She has ma
many friends here, for all tt
meet her are her friends aft
wards, and every one hates
see her leave for her home
Parkton. The first thing on
programme was a public deba
the query being, Resolved t
Mt. Eliam should have lo
tax" Messrs. Forest 7. ST.
and F. Grover Britt spoke
the affirmative and Messrs. OF
Stephens and Thaddeus Stone
the negative. Messrs. W.
-. Malloy, June Ivey and the tea
t, er, Miss Cashwell, were
~ judges. They decided in ia
of the affirmative. Then c;
Mr.. Malloy, of Fayetteville.
. made a fine speech, as he
ways does, but seemed be
D. than usual. We hope to have
l.