The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-15
MT. ELAN MATTERS.

Corn Especially Good Gu
riosity in Corn Other Mat
ters.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mr.. John J. Britt, of Lumber
ton, spent part of last week with |
Happy Jack" Mr.. Britt will |
go Friday to Timmonsville, SC,
where he will visit his parents
and friends for a month, then he
is expecting to return to Lum-
berton.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. V. Britt spent
Sunday at Orrum.
Mr.. S. E. Martin has gone to
Lumber Bridge to assist Mr..
Cobb in the trucking business
for a while.
Mr.. H. N. Ward, of Brooklyn,
is visiting at Mr.. l. V. Britt's.
Mr.. U. M. Edwards of Lum-
berton, was in town Monday.
Happy Jack" spent part of
last week visiting at Lumberton
and Kingsdale.
Mr.. R. P. Stone spent Sunday
ut Back Swamp.
know one man who recently
made a mistake in 'brining"
his pump. He poured about a half
gallon of kerosene oil in the
pump.
Mr.. Swain Britt is tickled. It's
girl.
Mr.. ]. z. Stone went to Lum-
berton Wednesday on business.
I had the pleasure of attend
ing preaching at Broad Ridge
school house Sunday afternoon.
Rev. |. P. Hedgepeth preached a
good sermon, as usual. | hope
he will be able to preach for the
people of that section again, and
also hope l may have the pleas
ure of attending each service.
Sorry to hear of the death of
Swannie, the child of Mr.. Oliver
Britt. who lives at the Lumber
ton Cotton Mills. Mr.. Britt lived
here until some months ago,
when he moved to the cotton
mill. All his family are sick
with fever.
Mr.. John Britt went to Board
man yesterday on business.
Some time recently mother
and her little boy were gong
along the road and saw some ap-
Piles and picked up some; and the
little boy wanted to climb the
tree and the mother said no, that
would be breaking the Sabbath
as it was Sunday the lit
, , tie boy said, 1--WE are just crack
ing the Sabbath now, are we,
mammal" And there is lots of
;. cracking the Sabbath done at the
!. present time. Lots of folks
, know will push the OK into the
> > ditch on Saturday just to pull
! ! him out on Sunday-such as set.
1. ting fish-traps and going after
2 the fish on Sunday, when they
! should be in Sunday school; ant
| know some who will plow, hoe
! or do anything on the Sabbath
- = they would on Monday, but they
are growing out of that to some
= extent. | noticed Sunday while
~ in Lumberton the negroes were
: selling papers, blacking shoes
q cutting hair, pressing clothes
! and doing many other thing
~ that crack" the Sabbath, as tn
i little boy said.
= We had nice rain Tuesday
J. which was much needed.
a Crops are fine where l hav
X been. The old men of the com
munity say they never have see
better corn crops since their hal
was black. It's corn we need
not cotton.
k Miss Katie Martin spent Sur
is day afternoon with Miss Dola
3 Stephens.
+ Miss Hey Britt, of Britt S, sper
n Saturday night with Miss Emm
Britt.
% Miss Lucindy Lawson has
E hog that will place the troug
le in it's right position when 81
" sees one coming with the sic
bucket.
y Mrs. Jane Britt has a curiosit
10 in the shape of coin. She gait
d cred one shuck with eleven col
", in it and most all the cobs hs
some corn on them.
OF Mr.. Grover Britt went to o
y. rum today on business.
" We would be glad to see sever
old veterans write out a histo
o. of their war life and have it pu
IN lished in the dear old Robesonia
ly if we don't get the history
IT. book form.
" The singing school has clos
until the people get through CT
20 ing tobacco. Happy Jack,
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