The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-17
DILLON LETTER.
Meeting "Aunt Becky"-A Crys-
tai Wedding-An Old-Time
Darkey-Personal Mention.

have, through the pleasure OF a
dear friend, been allowed or af-
forded the happy privilege of
seeing Aunt Becky" while she
sojourned in these parts on her
recent trip Down South" hav-
ing been invited to spend a day
with her daughter, Mrs. McLaur-
in, On Buck Swamp; and we were
only too glad to have such kind
courtesy extended. We found
the pleasing old friend just a lit
tie indisposed, but able to talk
vigorously on all topics introduc-
ed, more especially the one relat-
ing to the Lost Cause" and
then the company of her children
and little grandchildren gave hel
no little pleasure, as we'll as the
trip down, with it's relays, which
she described so minutely in hel
last letter to your valuable paper.
We hope we will have her a guest
at our home when she repeats
these pleasant visits to her many
kindred and friends; and to be
sure we will feel grieved if she
does not stop long enogh with us
to "break bread" and rest the
while in Dillon, the county seat
of the proposed new county of
Pee Dee. She will always find
the latch string on the outside.
The following announcement is
out, and has been received at the
office of the undersigned:
1894 1909
Mr.. and Mrs. William Simeon Ivey
At Home
Monday evening May the 10th
from half after eight until eleven O. clock
Dillon, S. c.
Mary William S. 1vey.
We were little indisposed fol
the recent past, so in order tC
meet the demands incident to the
faithful performance of such
a pleasing duty we on yesterday
afternoon prescribed our owr
medicine, and think we will be
fully able to answer at roll call
These good friends and we
are glad to number them among
those that go for all this means
are natives of your "Tar Heel
State, having come and cast il
their lot with the good folk O.
Dillon during it's rapid rise t.
prominence a few years ago
They will, We have no doubt
they and their happy, bright
faced children, numbering fou
bright girls and a boy, be please
to receive the hearty congratuls
tions of their many friends O
this auspicious occasion, the ceI
ebration of the 18th anniversar
of their marriage.
We are having gracious show
ers of refreshing rain on our DIR
soil to-day, while l am pennin
these lines. So much good wi
result to vegetable life of a
kinds that we fail to estimate tn
extent, for oats and gardens an
in fact crops Of all kinds Wi
share in the benefits.
There lives not far from me a
old trusted servant of the b,
gone days, one my grandmothe
raised-was nursed, in fact, #
my dear mother. The old frient
darkey as she is, nursed me an
cooked nearly all the bread an
meat that | had in the SLAYER
days, for she spent all her tin
in the yard, and of course mac
herself generally useful. She
now nearing the bright and be
ter life beyond, being above
years old. l give her often som
little present. useful to her, sue
as tobacco, etc., to keep her
mind of the appreciation we hay
for services rendered in the Ion
ago. So the other day we selec
D ed a plug of the "Stars ar
Bars" thinking it appropriat
as it commentaries the wonde
full event in her history, to-wi
the surrender of Gen. Lee at Al
pomattox, thus rendering Il
proclamation Of Abraham Lii
coin effectual.
Miss Annie Carmichael,
company with Miss Violet D.
vail, of Mobile, Ala, a charmir
guest Of her sister, Mrs. L.
Craig, is spending a few days
McColl, visiting friends of tt
former.
DIR. and Mrs. L. R. Craig a
on a few days visit to relatives
Chester.
With a renewal of good wish
to The Robesonian and its mai
readers.
VIDI.
Dillon, S. c., May 10, 1909.