The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-30
WITH AUNT BECKY.
Home Again-An Uuinterestins
Route-Cotton Picking Time -
No Race Suicide in Robson
Other Items of Interest.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.


Correspondence of The Robesonian
After a pleasant trip of four
weeks duration, | am home again
and settled down to the daily
routine of home duties. was
idle so long that | believe | have
grown a little lazy, as a natural
consequence.
On my return trip | boarded
the train at Petersburg and trav-
eled through Eastern Carolina, a
route that is neither beautiful
nor interesting. The lands gen.
orally were less fertile than in
our section of the State, and the
patches of tobacco and peanuts,
with small fields of corn, grow
monotonous. The first field of
good cotton | saw caught my at
tention on this side of Goldsboro,
and | hailed it with some pleas
ure, because it reminded me of
home, and was a change from the
unbroken scene of 100 miles trav-
ell.
The first depot on the line af-
ter leaving Petersburg was
Ream's Station, which revived
memories of the war, for there
was considerable fighting done
about that place.
Coming up from Wilmington,
Maj. Al. McKinnon entered the
train some miles below Lumber
ton and took seat beside me.
was glad indeed to see his fine,
genial face, and to hear the news
from about home. Sandy" is
we'll posted as regards crops, the
farming interests, etc., and is in
close touch and sympathy with
the working classes. He is also
a man of solid practical sense
and sound judgment, and is in
terested in the welfare of the
people at large.
| hear of 70 news of interest
in the Fork. The farmers are
having a short respite, between
the fodder and the cotton, but
next week cotton picking will be
on hand. | heard one of our neigh.
bors say yesterday Afternoon
that the heavy rains had injured
his cotton crop, and that it was
failing very perceptibly.
The summer seems to be tax
ing its flight, and with it the
fruit and vegetables, and nov
we will soon be casting about fol
something to cook for dinner;b
the field peas are coming on, ant
the potatoes, too, and we will
still try to keep the pot boiling
! Our granddaughter, NJ ar.
Belle McLaurin, who spent SOM
time with US, returned to he
home near Latta, S. c., ,on Thurs
lay last, accompanied by my fish
ing mate, Angus Olmstead;a ian,
now have no one to go with M
to the old mill, and have not beer
fishing in a long time; but h
will soon be home, and his cous
in Robert McLaurin, our othel
grandson, is coming with him
and we will have a good oil
time.
| received a paper recent,
from DR.. Dodridge McCallum, O
Weatherby, Miss, one of you
occasional and interesting cores
pondents. The paper contained al
account of an old soldiers reun
ion, a splendid dinner. and othe
pleasures contributed by tn
Daughters Of the Confederacy
DR.. McCallum delivered on tn
occasion a speech which wa
highly eulogized. He is a man 0
splendid talent and wide re
search, and one among many O
old Robeson's sons who soon af
ter the war left his native Stat
and removed toMississippi, wher
he has been repeatedly honore'
in official life.
The Farmers Union is to hav
a grand picnic at Caledoni;
church, in Scotland county, o.
Thursday, the26th, and the'Squir
is making his plans to attend.
Rev. Messrs. McColl and Wad
kins are conducting a meeting q
Oak Grove M. E. church thi
week.
The neighbors have been com
ing in to see me since my retur
and bringing the dear little chi
dren, whom | missed while | wa
gone-and strange to say | di
not see single baby on my tri
until | reached Maxton. Childre
were scarce up in Virginia ar
families small, ranging from or
to two or three. | told them the
ought to come home with m
cross the Bull branch, and Wis
= the home Of our neighbors, M
and Mrs. RID. Hamer, and see
family of eleven as fine boys al
girls as any county afforde
ranging in age from 19 down
. the beautiful baby girl Of fo
months. These are the gran
children of Mrs. SarahBullock.
Rowland, who is the pro
grandmother of Is or 80. '
Il received a few days a
handsome cards announcing
approaching marriage of h
youngest daughter, MissKatyB
lock.
Aunt Becky
Old Fork, N.C. Aug. "a, 1909