The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-18
MT. ELAN MATTERS.

Two Marriages-Crops Doins
Well-A Rat Tale-sad Meet.
ing of a Bicycle and a Rooster
Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mt. ELAN, Aug. 13-Somebody
said always report the best
things first and I'll do that this
week. Miss Bodie Barnes and
Mr.. Spurgeon Bailey were mar
ried Wednesday night of last
week. Mrs. Bailey is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. WillisBarnes.
who live near Mathews bluff, on
the Creek road. Mr.. Baxley s
the only son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lard Baxley, who live near the
shop" Our wishes are that
Mr.. Baxley and his charming
bride may reap the joys that
none but the married enjoy.
Miss Nellie Britt and Mr.. Jet
ter Connor were made happy on
Sunday night. May they wade
in the river of success to their
necks and never get strangled.
Think I'll have the pleasure Of
reporting three or four more
marriages soon.
Crops are doing better than at
one time was expected. Some
think they will get Il bales per
acre and everything is corned
up all right.
Mr.. Dudley Britt had a close
call Monday. He was riding a
bicycle and a rooster ran out
ahead of him. That rooster has
not crowed since and don't sup
pose he ever will again, if he
does not come back to see Dud-
ley. Mr.. Britt was thrown almost
far enough to break the isthmus
between his body and head. But
he came out victorious and was
just scared. The wheel was
"spurred" up very badly. One
rim was broken and don't know
how many more small scratches
1t received. Another one of our
sports rode a wheel to Baden
boro,a distance of eighteen miles,
and tire burst somewhere inCo-
lumbus county, and scared him
till he did not feel like walking,
for he says it made a bad noise.
But he had to come in on the
ankle passenger.
Mr.. Kelly M. Kelly has &C.
cepted a position with Mr.. J. R.
Lawson, Of Orrum.
About twenty from here went
on the Seaboard excursion tc
Wilmington Thursday of last
week. They report a pleasant
and yet tiresome trip. One girl
lost her hat between Wilmington
and Wrightsville, and Happy
Jack" came in two inches of los
ing his; and one Of our men lost
some money, but not enough to
hurt long.
Messrs. l. V. and J. E. Britt
have gone to Boardman on bust
ness today.
Several from here attended the
called meeting of the Farmers
Union at the capital Wednesday
There was ice cream supper al
Mr.. Swain Britt's Friday nigh
and one at Mr.. Isham Stones
Thursday night. Everything was
all right at both.
| knew rats" were getting
to be a common thing but they
are getting to be more than com
mon on the mount. Mr.W. |
Stone tells us that they are going
up the stalk of his corn in thu
field and eating it up. He say
there is no doubt about theirbein{
most as large as squirrels, for h
has seen them eating the corn.
Pulling fodder is the dreaded
order of the day at this time.
Mrs. Mary Anderson CONTINUES
very sick.
One of the recently-marriet
boys says he asked his father-in
law for his wife and when h
asked him he stood still 70
awhile and remarked, Il dom
know as l care"
Mr.. Luther Nye, of Nye, spen
Wednesday with Mr.. l. V. Britt
Mr.. Andrew Jones, of Fair
mont, spent Friday here buyin
tobacco for Messrs. Reeves I
Chambers.
Thieves broke into Mr.. ]. K
Britt's logging camp near LIN
berton Wednesday and left wit
about $25 worth Of rations.
Mr.. Dave Britt, of Kingsdale
was in these sticks Friday buy