The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-08
MT. ELAN MATTERS.
Children's Day a Great Success
"A Homicide Over a Piece
of Corn Bread-No Doctor in
Twelve Years-Best Melon
Section Ever-Personal and
Other Items.

correspondence Oh 1 ne hoDeSOnlan.
The Children's Day Sunday
afternoon was a great success
in every way. Happy Jack, !"
the Mt. Eliam correspondent of
The Robesonian, and Cracker
Jack" The Mt. Eliam CORES
pondent of The Fairmont Mes
senger, were the ushers and
found seats for most of the vast
number present, but some were
turned away. Several said it
was one of the best, if not the
best, they ever attended. 1t
went like clock-work from start
to finish, without a single break
down, and the children are to be
congratulated on the way they
acted their parts; and Mr..
Phillips also, for the excellent
music which he arranged.
Mr.. Roy Parker, of Boardman,
was visiting friends here Sun
day.
Mr.. letter Branch and sister,
Beulah, visited at Mr.. |. V.
Britt's Sunday afternoon.
Orrum, Proctorville, Long
Branch, Kingsdale, Lumberton,
Boardman, Oakton, Blooming
dale and many other places were
well represented here Sunday.
Lots of people come to me and
say, have The Robesonian sent
to my address; but it's seldom
one comes and says here is a
dollar and a half, have it sent to
my address. All who want it sent,
| will be glad to send in their
names providing they send the
81. so too; bot don't care to send
the names without the money.
Rev. M. A. Stephens preached
two fine sermons Saturday and
Sunday to large audiences.
We have had plenty of rain
here and a little north of here
they have had excessive rains;
but just a little south Of here
the crops are almost ruined for
lack of rain, | hear.
Messrs. John Stone and Enoch
Britt went to Kingsdale yester-
day on business.
Mr.. ]. K. Britt and family, of
Fairmont, r. F. D. No. l, spent
Sunday here.
Mrs. Penelope Britt. of Cerro
Gordo, spent Saturday at Mr.. l.
V. Britt's.
! One day recently a negro al
Boardman shot another and kill
ed him about piece of corn
bread.
Mr.. Grover Britt has accepted
a position with The Press, Phil.
adelphia, Penn.
Curing tobacco is the order of
day and night.
Mr.. B. B. Britt, of Cerro Cor
do, is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. English Nye, of Orrum,
! spent Saturday at Mr.. l. V
| Britt's.
Mr.. Orion Martin is on the
sick list.
Letha May, daughter of Mr.
J. M. Sellers, is very sick. Mr.
, Sellers has been married 1:
years and last Sunday a docto
made the first call ever made a
his home by a doctor in tina
time.
Humping melons is a daily
business here now. This is tn
= best melon land here on tn
Mountain" in America. The.
grow wild in the road and Of
= cleared land that is not worked
r and [ have seen them in tn
: woods.
! Mr.. S. E. Martin, of CheraW
i S. c., is spending the holiday
! at his home.
81 Mr.. C. A. Britt went to Lun
y berton today.
|. Messrs. Leonard and Grove
v Britt spent Saturday and Sur
d day at Lumberton.
d Mr.. Rossie Britt went
l. Boardman Thursday on busines!
Y Mr.. Arch. Phillips, of Lun
berton, is visiting friends her
.e Happy Jack.
l. Mt. Eliam, N. c., July 3, %
Is The body of DavidC. Hutchin
e oe 48 years old, of Yadkin county, {
u u inmate of the State Hospital Fl
= : the Insane at Morganton, w;