The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-03
MT. ELAN MATTERS.
To Pasture Creek Swamp-Fast-
Day and Prayer-Meeting-
Much Wine and Cider Sold
Personal Items.

Much Wine and Cider Sold
Personal Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mr.. Edmund lvey and a Mr.
Stubs, of Baltimore, spent Sun
day here. \
| Mr.. A. L. Lawson, Of Orru,n,
spent Monday in this section.
| Mr.. ]. M. Sellers has just re-
turned from the river with a
nice lot of fish.
| The Sunday school at this
place is growing at present, but
lstlll there are many who will
walk over their crops or lie
around home or go visiting, or
lido other uncalled for things,
who live in a mile of the church,
when they should be Sunday
school workers and they are
church members, generally.
| The citizens who live in Globe
sWamp and around Mt. ELAN
have met today to try to pasture
the creek swamp from the
Ivey's Bluff road to Abbies
Landing, or somewhere near
that place. 1t will aid the
farmers of this section to have
their smoke-houses at home, and
not in Chicago and St. Louis.
The farmers here always have
made it a point to raise their
own corn and meat, which is
much better than depending on
the West. But unless they sue
coed in making a pasture they
cannot raise hogs. 1t will be
understood that all the creek
swamp from Fair Bluff to Bella
my and on farther than that was
fenced until two years ago, when
the pasture law of Robson was
repealed.
| The farmers are most over
planting corn and cotton, but
hear they are having lots of re-
planting to do.
Messrs. E. B. Stone, Okey
stephens, Thad. Stone, Forest
Stone and Rowland Stone at.
tended preaching at Long Branch
Sunday, and Messrs. Joe and E.
B. Stone attended services al
Orrum.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Britt wen
to Kingsdale yesterday.
Mr.. Atlas Britt went to Kings
dale Saturday on business.
There is lots of sickness here
at present.
The farmers and other bust
ness men of this section held ;
fast-day and prayer-meeting a
. Mt. ELAN Friday for the pur
pose Of thanking God for the
past blessings and invoking {;
continuance Of His blessings
both spiritual and temporal.
believe the fast-days and prayer
meetings have about gone out O
use at most places, but tn
church at Mt. ELAN has a da.
set apart for that every spring
Mrs. Mary Branch, who live
D at Back Swamp, spent Sunda
here with her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Francis Stephens.
Messrs. Row. Rosie. Grove
= and William Britt went to On
rum Saturday on business.
Rev. M. A. Stephens filled hi
regular appointment Saturda
and Sunday and preached tw
good sermons, as usual, to larg
crowds.
Mr.. Harlee Cork is visitin
friends here this week.
Mr.. I. V. Britt went to Boarc
man Saturday.
Mr.. E. B. Stone and little sor
John, went to Lumberton Satul
day.
ST Mr.. Montgomery Britt went
Kingsdale Saturday on business
More wine and cider wei
sold in this community last yea
than had been in two or thre
years before. It looks like
could be stopped, especially {
close to a church.
Mr.. S. E. Martin, who lives 4:
Cheraw, S. c., is visiting her
q to the delight of many friend
Another wedding is just ahea
The singing school is progress
ing nicely.
Miss Mary Britt, of Orrur
spent Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. J. z. Stones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Waite
spent Sunday here.
Messrs. June, Berry, Bert al
Richard Ivey spent Sunday hel
Mr.. Haynes Britt, of Ivey
Bluff, attended preaching he
Sunday.
H. J.
Mt. ELAN, N. c., Apr.
1909.
~. Great Historic Events.