The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-27
MT. ELAN MATTERS.
A Fine Farming Country-Bad
Luck Getting Stands of Cotton
and Tobacco-A Boat Thief
Fined-A Loose Pony Causes
Excitement.

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Fined-A Loose Pony Causes
Excitement.
of The Robesonian.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. V. Britt at
tended the burial of Mrs. Britt's
brother, Mr.. w. D. Nye, at
Nyes, Tuesday. Mr.. Nye died
suddenly.
We had a heavy rain and a
great shower of hail Monday af-
ternOon.
Mr.. Ed. McQ. Surles passed
through the village Monday en-
route to Bellamy.
Messrs. Orrion Martin and w.
M. Britt spent Sunday near
Marietta.
The chicken business is on
some kind of boom here. One
man had about rs biddies and all
died but about a dozen.
Happy Jack" went to Ten
Mile Saturday afternoon. The
country between Lumberton and
Ten Mile is as fine farming coun-
try as | ever saw. To be among
the people of Ten Mile is a treat.
They are a fine people living in a
fine country.
Messrs. John Stone and Rossie
and Dudley Britt went to Kings
dale Sunday.
Master Hezzie Ward, of Or
rum, spent Monday at Mr.. l. V.
Britt's.
Chopping cotton, the King, ,
is the order of the day on
Sandy Level"
Mr.. Alex. Britt, of McDonald's,
was in this community Sunday.
Mrs. Lot Britt, of Blooming
dale, spent last week here.
Mr.. l. V. Britt went to Orrum
Friday on business.
Mr.. Tom Britt, who had been
living at Orrum, moved to his
residence on Wabash avenue
last week.
Mr.. Stephen Bass, an old vet
eran, is the proudest he has been
since the war closed: it's another
boy.
The Boys Literary Society is
on a boom.
Mr.. letter Branch and mother
Mrs. Easter Branch, passed
through town Tuesday en- route
to the hustling town of Bellamy
It seems that the farmers are
having bad luck getting a goo(
stand of cotton and tobacco
Some have seWed cotton seet
twice and now have not got an,
I stand.
/ Messrs. Jim Sellers and w
M. Britt went on a fishing tri]
} to the Big swamp last week.
The people of the communit,
cleared off the Ward cemetery a
Grumble Hill Saturday, whicl
adds greatly to it's looks. Grum
BILE Hill got it's name from a.
old woman who once lived ther
who was always grumbling wit
her husband.
A certain young man, we Wi
, call him ED the Boat Stealer'
, has taken two of other fishers
, boats. Mr.. Powell tells US tina
! when he went to arrest him h
, was saving logs and had hi
} back towards him, and he sal
; he heard Ed. say if an office
were to try to take him h
: would ''bust'' his face with a
axe. Mr.. Powell says "a
, right, here he isl, and told E(
D whathehad. Ed. toldhim toilet hil
see the paper and never though
of the axe. Mr.. Powell sal
4 Come along, Ed" and Ed wer
] along. It cost Ed. $40 for tai
f ing the boat.
A little boy here had a birt
h trap setting last winter and le
d it setting. and the other day /
n went after his trap and found
e partridge nest under his ira
That's raising them in trap
J. almost.
e [ had the pleasure of SEER
d more than hundred wild duel
|. on my fathers farm recently.
l. Messrs. John Britt and Grow
x and Thurman Tyson, of Lumbe
'c ton, visited friends here Satu
Ie y day and Sunday.
w w Mr.. B. M. Lawson, of Orrul
10 was here Sunday.
t. Misses May Tyson and l
a Phillips, of East Lumberto
,g spent Saturday and Sunday he
er Messrs. Woodberry Nye a
re June, Richard and Bert Ivey,
an Proctorville, were in these pa
er Saturday.
W, Mr.. Bun Phillips, Of E
er. Lumberton, spent Sunday he
'r, Mr.. Haynes Britt, who Ii,
m at Lumberton, spent Sumo
with Mr.. Morley Britt.
lth Misses Maggie Graham {
or, Caroline Nye, of Orrum, sp
ne Sunday here.
ad- Mr.. E. c. Bissell's pony br
Sc. the halter he was tied with
ted ---- ---
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