The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-21

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Exercise by the Children at Pleas
ant Grove June 24-TobaccO. Crop
Promisfng-Slacke and
other Items
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, r. y, June
19-Heavy rains fell over this entire
end fthe county last Thursday af-
ternoon and night. A large amount
of recently-cut wheat and oats got
wet, but the farmers think that it's
not badly damaged. The blowing is
just commencing again today, tho
it's very wet in lowlands.
Folks are getting every inch of
the stubble land in a corn or potato
crop and We feel sure there will be
no place left as large as handker-
chief for weeds to grow on.
In the death of Mrs. w. R. Miller,
recently mentioned in The Robson
iano this community loses a valued
and noble woman. AS a neighbor
there was none better. Belonging to
the Baptist church ever since early
girlhood and remaining one of it's
most consistent members, loved by
all who knew her-these testify her
lIlIiQCIISCs 1h0 1luSUdIlu C1llu live
children, brothers and s5steds, are
left behind to mourn their loss. But
there's nothing as grand TO console
the wounded and torn heart as Gods
promises in His word, and to that
We commend them to find comfort.
There will be short exercise by
the children at Pleasant Grove Sun
day at II a. m. June "a, Immediately
following the regular Sunday school
exercise. The children are being
trained by the Misses Miller of Row.
land and this assures the fact that
it will be rare treat. Brief pro-
gram.
The many friends of Mr.. D. R. Nc
Intyre of Dillon are glad to learn
that he is again one Of Gaddysville's
citizens. He is clerking and keeping
books for theH.L.Curtis store. Mr.Arn-
cite resigned sometime ago. MI. McIn
tyre formerly taught school here an6
is welcomed in our midst.
/ The tobacco crop looks very prom.
); Using and the folks are hoping for {
big price. The increased activity Of
the Fairmont tobacco warehouseme1
i is very interesting to folks, especi
I. ally the weed growers, now it can b.
J; safely said there is no place prepar
) ed as we'll as Fairmont market. Large
: buildings, well lighted, and backe,
5 by group of men who know what i
4 takes to please everybody; and the
the surrounding country folk are to
r bacco growers of lifetime lexperi
S ence. It will be recalled by the oil
s growers when they had to haul tn
d weed crop thru the country to Mu]
: Inns, then the largest tobacco marke
S in the new belt. Now Robson count
e has as good markets at Fairmon
f and Lumberton's day is not distan
DR.. Brown showed your correspond
t. ent over the new drug store while
/ town the other day. 1t will be recall
n ed by this papers many readers tn;
: this, the Pittman drug store, VIZ
e burned out last winter. However, II
$ proprietors kept business going
D, temporary quarters till they cou
I'd get in the new building that the
'e now occupy. It's one of the mo
IS up-to-date, convenient mad spacio1
5y city~like building that is not excell'
~ in Robson county, and almost equa
We any Wilmington store. The old furr
lr ture will be sold ard the most up-t
date fixtures arranged soon.
T. Well, folks are talking about t
TO strenuous times now. We do not Ii
1d to discourage folks, but these tim
ly. are lust sweet to what it's going
OF be if you. don't prepare for it.
" think everybody in the country is
a work earnestly The thing now
ey to get the town fellows at it; tho
TX that have nothing to do but
me around the drug stores and theatl
eed' smoking cigarettes. Those that +:
Ia able to work and do not do it expe
a'd ing to be fed just the same, it wo
to not differ if they did come nigh st
'ss. .ving:' More: he is nothing else bu
OF traitor and if he refuses to work
are should be. dealt with. Now it dc
'ay make any difference if he's rich
US. has pretty white hands-there is
e ece job for him somewhere.
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