The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-18
MT. ELAN MATTERS.

Educational E Advantages at Or
rum-A Wonderful Hog Cal
ler-A Man Who Had Bad
Luck-Mrs. Sarah Fleet
Wants Divorce" Happy
Jack Becomes Sad.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mr.. Alfred Lawson, of Orrum,
was in this burg" today on
business.
Mr.. E. B. Stone went to Lum-
berton Thursday on business.
Mr.. J. z. Stone went to Lum-
berton yesterday on business.
People are beginning to haul
plant food" again, which is an
annual thing, of course.
In connection with what Mr..
Warwick said in regard to Or
runs educational advantages, |
would like to say this is not sur
passed by any school of it's kind
in the State. | have been to
school to several different teach
ers and Prof. Joe Williams is
the best in every way of any
teacher l ever had to obey. l
don't believe there is a better
place to secure a preparatory
education in North Carolina than
Orrum. But when we see so
many careless about educating
their children it's enough to
make us think. | know men
who have boys between the ages
of 8 and Is years who hang
around with nothing to do. Why?
Because they are ignorant. Just
think of leaving your children so
they will not be allowed to vote.
| had rather my father would
leave me with a good education
than with much property, be-
cause if you have an education
you can not be robbed of it. but
you can easily be robbed of prop
erty. A man can never give
his child a better thing than edu-
cation. | believe that before ten
years a white man uneducated
will be as the slaves were before
the war.
Mr.. John Britt has moved to
Mr.. E. H. Britt's farm near
here.
Mr.. Everette Britt, of Lum-
berton, was here this week look
ing after his farm.
| My father is a wonderful hog
caller. One man said he called
so one day that he got uneasy
afraid he would call the deac
ones out of his meat house, anc
started to lock the door and me-
two sides and one shoulder start
ed to him. Now, | didn't see
this, but he can call up opossums
He was calling some time ag'
and a 'possum came running W
to him.
i Another boy has come to thu
front and started off withou
} unhitching his mule. He got VI
in his buggy and said "Giddup'
but he had to get down befor
the mule got up" That's thu
way they are when their girl
give them such a good time sur,
enough. He must have had
! time to get his mind tangled lik
: that, or the ''old man" mus
) have gotten after him and di
not give him time to unhitch hi
mule.
Misses Bonnie Howard an
Dora Cox, who teach at Orrum
visited at Mr.. ]. 2. Stones Sat
: urday and Sunday.
+ Mr.. Cashwell, of Fairmont
attended services at church her
Sunday.
I hear of one man who ha
bad luck. He decided after tr!
ing many other things with n
success he would go into tn
poultry business. He bougl
q two large incubators and ordere
1000 chickens from a Northe1
poultry man, and behold, whe
: they came every one of thel
8 was rooster! Then he decide
u he would try selling corn cur
He went to the old soldiers hon
II and canvassed all day and new
y sold a single box. At night |
asked one old man why it w;
l. he could not sell any corn GU
It there and was told they all hs
st wooden legs.
Mr.. Willie Cox and family,
er Orrum. visited friends here Su
r. day.
lg Well, Sarah Fleet Collins h
g. left old Mr.. Moore. She sa
e. she wants to see that man Viii
i'll that said he would give her
d. divorce. Not any more Moo
ne for her as long as there is an
body but Moores. Mr.. ]. j. Al