The Robesonian., 1910-07-21
MT. ELAN MATTERS.
Enforcing the Fishing Lava
Cabbage Curiosity-A Mari
age - Death Of Mrs. Elgate
MWhite-Lightning Kills IS
Piqs-Other Matters.

Correspondence of The Robesonan.
Mt. ELAN, July IL Fishing is
the general talk on the Mount.
There had been fifty reported be.
fore Saturday and behold, sever
al received calls Saturday. among
them Happy Jack, " a boy who
never set or took up a net or trap
in his time. 1t is getting dan
perous to handle a fishing pole, so
+ seems. | suppose every one
who reports man gets 81 and
every one that is reported reports
enough to get the old reliable
'one ninety-fve" he has to pay;
and some try to make some clear
cash. It's a mighty good thing
Gf it doesn't cause young war;,
for perhaps in a few years we
can take the pole, hook and line
and get a mess" Of fish. What's
alaw good for if not obeyed ? So
let it be.
Mr.. Willie Cox has a curiosity
in the shape of a cabbage head.
The head came first and is hard
as wood; then the leaves came on
the head. Mr.. Cox promised to
give the head to the writer, who
expects to keep it if it don't get
any softer than it is now. Mr..
Cox also has a mule that will
eat tobacco when green, just as
if it was geen corn and seems to
like it better than most any 9TH
rfood.
Miss jamie McGoogan, of Shan
non, and Mr.. S. E. Martin, a Mt.
Eliamite, where united and made
one Wednesday, July 18th, at
the home of the bride. Mr.Mar-
tin is one of Mt. Eliam's best
young men and has many friends
here whose wishes are that he
and his bride may live long and
be happy. They are living atLum-
berton at the present.
Remember the Mt. Eliam Sun
day-School Institute, which meets
here the 5th Sunday at 1870 a.
m There are six schools which
belong to the organization. Mr..
Frank Cough Uumberton's pop
ular S. S. man) has offered a
prize of fiftv song books for the
school making the best music,
and we are expecting a great
feast of great music. Come and
help us enjoy the day. There
will be several good speeches on
Sunday-school work.
Rev. Henry Barnes preached
two sermons at the Broad Ridge
school house last Sunday. The
writer was present at the after
noon service when Mr.. Barne!
preached good sermon, full O
truth.
Mr.. Leonard Britt spent Thurs
day at Fairmont on business.
Lightning struck Mr.. Bud
Rice's hogs Wednesday nigh
and killed Is, valued at SIS.
struck Mr.. H. L. Stephens mes
house also.
Mrs. Elgate M'White died on
night last week, don't know tn
cause of her death. She was
young woman and had only bee
married about one wear. Th
bereaved ones have our symp;
thy.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. V. Britt spel
thursday in Lumberton shol
ping.
There was a whiskey or 'pe
son" still captured between M
tlam and Orrum last week.
las nome made" affair al
i'ernaps had been running /,
some time. | hope the propri
:or will get the full extent of tt
!aT, for there are other ways
get bread besides running other
The mules continue to fe
good. Mr.. J. K. Britt's mt
got loose with the plow Wedne
Gay and ran about a quarter o1
lniie. 1t looked liked 1915 in
dangerous place, but as lu
would have it no damage W
done except the plow was to
up and the mule cut very slight
Mr.. Bart Britt was riding
mule along the road one mig
recently and she jumped fr
undef Bart and set him down
the road and gave him a liv
time catching her; and WI
trucking tobacco SaturC
Maud" NV fathers mule.