The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-07
MT. ELAN MATTERS.

pondent - Pigs Born With
Tusks and the Remedv-A Pea
and Bean Yarn-Special Relig-
ious Services-A Society Or
ganized.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mt. ELAN, March Bolts with
much trouble, as my wrist is
sprained, l am writing a few
words about Big Orrum" and
her big" correspondent. Well,
YES, | sorter reckon Mt. ELAN is
proud of her Happy Jack" and
| am sure that talented, praise
worthy correspondent that lives
in "B;g Drum" is carried away
with the town. Yes stree. Now.
I did not think that | insulted
Orrum by saying | hoped The Re-
cord would grow faster than the
town, nor of raising The Re-
cords wool for saying The
Robesonian was the best paper
published in Robson county flor
we all know it isl. | am about
to believe like the young man
from Big Drum" who went out
in the country (understand) and
said he had lived in town Tin
Orrum) till it seemed strange to
get out into the country and he
did not know how to act. | know
how some of the Orrum people
did act at the Mt. ELAN concert.
I'll not say how. think the
Big Drum" writer made a big
mistake when he said if they had
a few more Jacks" it would
soon be city, for it will take
more than few Jacks" or
Sans" either to make a city
out of as near nothing as big
Orrum". They have been trying
to get me to help a little by writ
ing for The Record, but | did not
want the job Il mean some of
the Orrum folks have); for my
opponents have failed to make a
town and when they fail it's a
lamming bad chance. The in
corporation of Drum is big
enough, but it's hollow-nothing
in it. That's right. But here
let me say if Robson county had
many towns with as big corpora
tons as big Drum" I'll go to
mill if she would not all be
town. But if they had three tri-
dailies second to none in America
they could not make a city out of
big Orrum"; no, not yet. For
the rains come and the sun
shines and behold, Drum is
worked in the middle. When
they get the rest of the ditch
bank dug down they'll need a
car line from the depot to the
theater.
AS to the pigs being born with
tusks, / will say that my father
has five that had tusks most an
inch in length when born and he
just took wire cutters and broke
them off. Their tongues were
cut to pieces but they are doing
fine now and are three months
old. Don't urv to pull them, just
brake them off; that's all the
remedy we need.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Britt wen
to Lumberton Tuesday on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Stone AM
Miss Mary Anderson spent Wed
nesday in Lumberton.
Forest fires are doing mucl
damage in these woods.
Mr.. John Branch says he plant
ed fourteen peas and they mad
all a large family wanted to ca
and he gave his neighbors severe
''messes" and then saved a pee
of seed-from just IA. Mrs. Pal
ker has beat that with beans
Inc government sent her MIN
beans. She planted them an
when they began to bear sk
picked bushel every two day
They are known as Kentuck
wonders. Mrs. Parker says 81
seed are all any family needs f,
home use. Can anybody be-
that with peas and beans? l dal
say no.
Fast day and prayermeetir
was held here Monday, invokir
Gods blessings on the busine
of our people this year, al
spiritual blessings as we'll. V
always have an extra thanksgi
ing in the fall from the nation
dav.
Tho hOvS of thic coyoy,onni