The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-11
MT. ELAN MATTERS.
Spring Time Coming The New
Township of Orrum-Tobacco
High and Cotton Iowa
Variety of Other Matters.

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We hear the blue birds singing
The time to all so dear.
eve know that our fathers,
Who are growing grey and old,
Are glad to see it's coming
For they sure dread the cold.
"All the little children wonder
How long the time will be
Before the happy spring time
They every one shall see.
There is only one thing sad to them,
Will tell you of 1t here,
The end of school is drawing
So very very near.
81 think we should be good,
AS good as good can be,
When natures mighty wonders.
We everywhere can see."
Messrs. F. Grover Britt and
Roland P. Stone returned from
Baltimore Saturday and report a
Large old time"
We think there will be another
marriage soon, if ID" and CD"
do what they both say.
Mr.. J. z. Stone went to Orrum
Friday on business.
Mr.. Leonard Britt visited his
father at Lumberton Sunday.
His father is very i'll.
Messrs. Thad Stone, Grover
Britt, John Stone, Rossie Britt,
Roland. Stone, B. M. Lawson and
B. E. Stone attended the Union
at Fairmont last week and report
a delightful trip.
Mr.. |. V. Britt went to Orrum
yesterday on business.
Mr.. Dudley Britt went to
Barnesville yesterday.
Miss M. E. Parker spent part
of last week at Raynham visiting
relatives.
They have split Britt's town.
ship and made a new one which
bears the name of Orrum town.
ship. We don't know exactly how
the boundaries are, but we think
it will be much better for the
people of these parts"
MID. Bullock says he heads
the list with porkers. He kill
ed two thirteen months old, one
weighing 13 pounds and one %
pounds.
Messrs. John Stone and F. G..
Britt spent Sunday at Kingsdale
and had a time to be long re.
membered."
Mr.. M. G.. Britt visited his par
ents here this week.
l heard Of a poung preacher
who attends school at Orrum get
ting left, but I'll till you how il
was: He was standing on the
street talking to a girl and they
saw Prof. Williams coming. The
girl ran and the young man went
somewhere: he was so shocked
that he turned up at another
house and made his boarding
place there. Don't know where
he'll be next time we hear from
him.
Mr.. ]. z. Stone has built hin
a house that will hold dead hogs
Messrs. NJ. c.. Britt, Johr
Warwick, Rowland Stephens an(
Swain Britt are building new to
bacco barns. Pm afraid, as they
say, people will have to chev
their own weed next year, be
cause tobacco was a good pric
last year and cotton low. Ever,
farmer most that didn't have to
; bacco is planting some and other
doubling their acreage. That
the way farmers do-if they ge
a good price for one thing tn
next year they just run the pric
|. right down. They never wi
make much success till they a
, organize and then stick up t
what they say.
( Yes, we would like to hav
7 another debate, but it seems ths
: Long Branch is a bad place t
e have it. Some Of the Woodme
: say told something wrong Whe
S / said they challenged us. | sa
e they did challenge me, and
e would not consent to speak ii
some time.
S Don't cry Woodmen, don't cry,
r For if you'll only try,
o You may gain victory
Before you ever die.
n also head that one girl said
O offended her because | said tt
:. girls today we're not as good :
S our grandmothers were. | {
e say the girls today don't mai
II as good wives as our mothers di
e but if I had gotten offended at
4 thing like that | would not ha'
told it.
Gust hold your peace, my little ma
t. And work with greatest strife;
70 And perhaps some future day
- You'll make some man a wife. -
'. The debate and oyster supp
r. at Simeon Institute at Orru
ID Friday night was great succe
d in every way. The query Wa
Resolved, That North Carolil
. should have compulsory schC
law" Messrs. Cashwell Pic
no Ter, N. S. Barnes and Fl. G.Jac