The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-17
MT. ELAN MATTERS.
Children's Day - Mr.. Foster
Bullard An Accompli s h d
Mule Some Kinds of Farm
ing Sunday School Organiz-
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of The Robesonian
Mr.. and Mrs. l. V. Britt went
10 Orrum yesterday.
Mr.. E. B. Stone went to Lum-
Derton Sunday.
Children's Day will be OBJ
served here the 4th Sunday in
June in the evening. The pub
lie is most cordially invited. We |
will extend a special invitation
to the editor Of the beloved
Robesonian.
Mr.. John Britt visited his moth
er, Mrs. Jacob Britt, at Kings
dale Saturday. Mrs. Britt is
very i'll.
Happy Jack" attended an
ice cream supper at the hospi-
table home of Mr.. English Nye,
near ProctorVille, Saturday eve
ming. 1t was an enjoyable oc-
casiOn.
Mr.. Homer Stephens has ac-
cepted a position with the Ever
green Lumber Co. at Dillon.
There is the greatest number
of acres of tobacco planted in
Robson that ever has been in
the history of the county's to-
bacco industry, but the farmers
are crying that only a half a
crop will be made; which is the
best of all, for better prices.
Mr.. Foster Billiard died Fri
day night, June 4th. He had
fever. Mr.. Bullard was a member
of the Big Branch Baptist church,
was we'll educated, and was just
in the prime of life. knew
him as a friend and school mate,
and | never saw a man who
came as near living an ideal
Christian life. Foster was a
model boy in every way. He
leaves to mourn his death Il
father and two brothers. One
brother, Mr.. Frank Billiard, of
Paris, Tenn, arrived just before
he died. His body was laid to
rest in the Britt cemetery, near
Orrum, Saturday afternoon. Rev.
|. P. Hedgpeth, of Lumbeiton,
conducted the services.
The mule "Maud', owned by
Mr.. June Ivey, is a peculiar
mule. 1t was reported last week
that she would do some tricks
not common for mules, and I'll
tell what | saw her do myself.
| saw her hitched to a buggy
like she should have been and
she turned around between the
shafts and remained hitched to
the buggy, and never broke any,
thing, and pulled backwards.
She is a large mule, too. | can.
not tell how she did it, though
I saw her turn around and pull.
Maud is a rounder."
Mr.. Archie Britt continues un.
improved.
There is some kind of a mode
farm here, or near here. Viii
tell the amount of fertilizers useC
and what the harvest was or
one acre (of course some did
some better): 800 pounds 8-2-z
cost $40; product, 25 pounds cot
ton, $2.50 This is a great mis-
take made by many farmers
using so much 8-2-2 "humbug.'
It they were hauling surf while
they We're hauling the ''humbug'
it would do much and lasting
good, but the "humbug" doe:
only a little good for one year
It's the only way the poor lant
of our county will ever be work
ed to any benefit.
The people who live on the
Broad Ridge organized a Sunda,
school last Sunday at the Broat
Ridge school house. Mr.. w. H
Bullard is superintendent. The
house would not hold the numbe
present Sunday afternoon. Gu
, wishes are that the Sunday
school may grow and do good.
Mr.. Leonard Britt went tt
Orrum Thursday on business.
The worms are chewing tn
tobaccobeforeit is manufactured
Most every man has a stemmer
of his own, but it doesn't worl
to his advantage.
Glad to report Mrs. Holme
Britt improving.
We heard of one "dude
from the city who met more tina
he could handle we'll. He pas:
ed a little boy hoeing corn an
said, Your corn looks yellow
don't it buddie?" why ce
tainly," the little boy said, it
the kind we planted. " The
said the dude, "You won't g
more than a half crop, wi
you?" Nope" replied the bo
'the landlord will get the 9TH
half" " The dude was vexed k
that time and said, "You a
not far from a fool, are you?" al
the boy said, Nope, not mo
than ten steps,
Cutting oats is the order
the day here.
1t seems as if the fishers a
living high. l heard of one ha
ing so many he could feed