The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-18

-GIaddening Rainbow Mr.. =,
Kirby Smith Left Prison-Oth-
er Matters.
Correspondence of The Robesonan
Mt ELAN, April Ill will try
to weave a few truths. First,
Twill say first if The Chronicle
man don't believe that pigs have
been born with tusks, if he'll
come to the best county in North
Carolina (Robeson, of course) I'll
show him where the tusks have
been, and l can show him what
Pa left of the tusks. Mr.. Jacob
Ivey knows, for he has nine pigs
and pulled eight tusks out of ev-
cry ones mouth, which made
seventy-two tusks pulled at one
time.
Mr.. Hezzie N. Ward, of Or
rum, spent Friday and Saturday |
with relatives here.
! | heard of one man land it's
true) sending two of his chill
| dren-and they were girls to
town, telling them to get him a
| half-bushel. What he wanted
was half-bushel measure, some
thing that would hold half
bushel. Well, the girls arrived
in town, went into a store, told
the salesman that pa said send
him a half-bushel. "A half
bushel of what?' asked the
clerk. eve don't know" said
the girls; he just said send him
a -bushel."
Messrs. C. F. Laws
and R. P. Stone spen
, Saturday and Sunday at Baden
,, boro and report pleasant trip.
Some of our neighbors attended
. preaching at the Broad Ridge
, school house Sunday afternoon.
Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth, of Lumber
ton, preached an excellent SER
mon.
The farmers hearts were glad
dened by the rain yesterday, as
it was impossible to get corn to
lsprout.
:. Miss Nina Thompson spent
! ! Sunday with relatives near Bla-
u denboro.
The Mt. ELAN L. S. met
l. Wednesday night. Four new
y members were added to the list.
Our next query for discussion is,
It Resolved, That steam has been
y and is now Of more benefit to the
I. world than horse power
Mr.. June Ivey's mule ran
If away Saturday and tore his bug.
i. gy up very badly.
al Mr.. Kirby Smith gave me
m Saturday a part of his wartime
J experience which was worth lis
I tening to. He said the way h
~ escaped from Elmira prison h
q got some of his friends to pu
~ the lid one coffin after he got in
y. III to it. He said about forty die,
d. every day and night so they ha
IN many dead bodies to take to tn
burying ground, and when the
ro the ''yanks "--got to the bury
le- ing ground he pushed the Ii
If, (which was not put on tight o:
and came forth. The "yanks
lr. ran $50 he says) and one hollel
tie ed out that all the Confederat
at soldiers were coming back to lif,
:. and he cit the rag" for hon
rt, and is still living. And furthe
lay he says he has enough none
In loaned out at six per cent. int
est for the interest to be five dc
lch lars a day.
y. Messrs. Thad., Forest, job
in. and Rowland Stone, Grover ar
I'M Rosie Britt, and Orion Mart
and children attended Roe, Hur
and Roe's show at BOARDING.
Saturday night, and it was go(
enough.
IN Several from here attended
ned school break at Bloomingda
otel Friday night and say they e
Or joyed it to the top.
ses- A man near here says VIII
'me ditching Friday by an c
by stump he dug out a glass jar wi
had four hundred hard dollars in
Or. 1t may not be true, or it may.
ach- The bank man has been dol
1eet good business in these parts Il
oW- week.
ern, Mr.. John Warwick will SO
Old have his house completed.
Mr.. J. z. Stone and daughtt
7hat Sarah. spent Saturday and S,
hing day near Bellamy.
Guild Mr.. Chester Branch snent g,
cltl- day with Mr.. Rosie Britt.
ship Misses Hey Britt and N