The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-11
ORRUM'S GOOD SCHOOL.

School Progressing Finely Under
Good Principal and Teach
ers-Cigarettes and Cigarette
Smokers.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
We have as fine school at
Orrum as | ever patronized. If
it was known at large what a
school we have here I have no
idea but what the teachers would
have to be increased from six to
8 or 10 in the near future. The
school is progressing finely under
the principalship of Prof. J. A.
Williams, assisted by his wife
and Misses Dora Cox, Emma
Kelly and Bonnie Howard. Rev.
J. J. Scott has charge of the
Bible class. All these teachers
are ably equipped. They are all,
or nearly all, graduates of the
leading colleges of the State.
Rev. J. ]. Scott is one among the
ablest Bible scholars IN our ban
ner old county. Brother Scott
gives three lessons a week which
we think of great Importance.
The seed he is sowing here may
grow to a bountiful harvest.
Prof. IA. Williams is graduate
Of Wake Forest College and is
one of Robeson's best teachers.
He is wide awake in the school
work and is putting forth every
effort available to build up a
strong and influential school
here. All the teachers are most
excellent. The school is doing
we'll and the attendance is good
and the work is first class in ev-
cry respect.
This is one of the cheapest
schools | know. House rent is
cheap, from four to eight dollars
per month. The rent here is
about one dollar a room per month.
Move here and it will cost you
80 cents on the one hundred dol.
lars worth of property you list.
If you list 81, 900 worth of prop
erty it will cost you $31 per
year to send all the children you
have, so you see it is cheap in
money but not in quality. Coco
health, location, good railroad
facilities, six trains per day.
Good, honest, sociable and hos
pitable people. Good church,
Sunday school, prayer meeting
every Sunday evening. A fine
farming section. Fine tobacco
section; many of the farmers
raise from 500 to 5000 per acre
on tobacco. Considerable mer-
camille business is done here.
Prices are reasonable.
We had one of the ablest ser.
mons Sunday on the training OF
children by the pastor, Rev. I.P.
Hedgpeth, I ever heard. He
brought out some of the best Bi
BILE points in regard to the train
ing of children from God l evel
listened to. do honestly wish
every community in the banner
old county could have just such 4;
sermon and would heed it. HI
compared the cigarette smoke
to green apple with a worm il
it: said the apple never matur
ed and the cigarette smoker nev
er matured.
Parents of the dear old count,
of Robson, want to admonisl
you of the evileffects Of the worth
less cigarette habit. 1t saps tn
growth of both mind and body
If leads the boys step by step tht
downward road to eternal de
struction' The day is close a
hand when the cigarette smoke
will have to take the back trac
and the lowest positions in life
Our most refined young ladies ar
, very Indifferent about the com
pany of cigarette smokers.
certain young man called on on
of our most refined young ladie
recently. She remarked to hi1
that she did not like a cigarett
smoker. He turned red in tn
face and she suspected he We
guilty of the evil habit and aske
him directly if he smoked then
After a pause he told her once
a while. She told him she di
not have any respect for a Gig;
rette smoker. His face gre
redder and his hat was SOC
found and he was making rap
strides down the road. We in
agine he said Farewell, ye-we]
bright eyes"
| want to congratulate Of
, young ladies for holding ther
j selves above young men who a
\ guilty of such habits.
\ Geo. Warrick,
Orrum, N. c., Feb. 8, 1909.
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