The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-22

PARKTON PARAGRAPHS
Coiored Girl Dies of Burns-One Far
mer Planted Acres in Cotton Last
Week-The Chicken Law-When
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Col0red Girl Dies of Burns-One Far
mer Planted Acres in Cotton Last
Week-The Chicken Law-When
the Boys Come Home-New Baptist
Church Nearing Completion-Work-
man Falls From Building-Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, March 21-Estell Purdie,
colored girl that was seriously burn
ed Monday morning, died last night
at 10 o'clock. The girl had gone to
carry breakfast to her brother Joe !
: Purdy, about eight o'clock. AS it was
a little cold the boy had a fire in
the field, and the girl stopped to
warm and her clothing soon caught
and she becoming frightened, began
to scream. Her brother ran to herl
rescue, but before he could reach her
she began running, and the flames
/ soon Set her entire clothing on fire.
When her brother reached her he
threw her to the ground and covered
the flames with dirt, but by this time
she was badly burned. DIR. D. S..
her wounds. Polly Pundy, the moth
! Capt. ]. B. Malloy's farm near town.
! DR.. D. S. Currie, accompanied by
) Mr.. J. A. Cashwell and two of Mr..
Cashwell's daughters, Mrs.C. w. Mar
tin and Miss Ruth Cashwell, went to
t Fayetteville this morning as Mrs.
), j. A. Cashwell, who was taken to
the hospital Friday, was to be operat-
/ ed on today. The operation proved
: successful and Mrs. Cashwel rallied
this afternoon and the doctors report
:! her condition favorable, although Mr.
4 Cashwell says she is very sick.
VI Prof. Love of St. Paul was a call
er Sunday night
t, Mr.. J. D. Gillis, one of our most
: successful farmers, planted 8 acres
| to cotton last week, not SO much to
). get head of all the other farmers
t OF his section, but more as an expert
g ment. He is hopeful and thinks il
will do we'll.
hi Mr.. J. A. Mckay of Red Springs
spent Friday in town. We were more
= than glad to greet him.
Il One Of our local ministers has
d, traded his nice car, or exchanged
81 for raw-hide jitney, one of thos'
self-starters.
til Mrs. G. L. Parker and family hav,
y moved from our town and have gon,
d to Fayetteville. Mr.. Parker operat
ltt sd a blacksmith shop here for sever
! al years and will be greatly missed.
Judging from an article in last Fri
days, Fayetteville Observer, write,
by some one from our town, somebod
was very much wrought up on tn
present chicken law of our town an
criticised the town fathers for hav
Is ing passed such law, and they sa
that it is bad law and that the
t, hope it will soon be up-set-savs tn
ID poor widow woman will have to bu
~ fencing, etc. The hit dog is the on
81 to holler. The statutes of Mort
e. Carolina make it misdemeanor fo
le chickens to trespass on gardens, etc
te and while the town fathers have tn
~ fine of the intruder, yet they car
re as most all towns, is blessed wit
,d widow women, mora or less, and W
have this to say: We find them t
III be the salt of the earth and were tn
is first to enclose their chickens, an
st we have heard of no kick comm
w. from them
te We are still hopeful of. the immee
~ late return of the boys from the boz
der. Then the home coming recel
W ton and a great time will take plac
Mr.. G. D. Kmmons, one of tt
workmen on the new Baptist churcl
fell from, the building Friday and we
sy painfully, but not fatally hurt. tt
" distance he fell was about twel,
i'll feet. He is resting better, and is e.
no pected to be out in a few weeks.
to The brick work on the above-mel
wy toned building was completed Fr
ed day, except chimneys and flues. II
nd roofing work is now going on al
ur the tuiiding will be finished in e
he weeks.
sss There is to be a fiddler's conve
nd tion at Rays Grove school hou
nd Friday night, the 23rd. Mrs. w.
in McKinnon is teacher at this schot
ws A big time is expected.
De- Miss Ruth Cashwell, who has be-
Tvs teaching in Greensboro, came hor
lid Sunday evening to the delight of h
ar: many friends. Mrs. J. M. Scott
tsf Rocky Mount is visiting home fol
md here Mr.. Clarence johnson of W
the son spent Friday in town with n
we atives.- Mr.. A. S. Pope of the Par
nst, ton pharmacy and Miss Martha Nc
oys wood of Gumberry, spent Sunday
ar; Fayetteville.-Mr. Eugene Gainey a
eir Miss boswell and Miss Ellison we
18th Fayetteville visitors Sunday afte
We noon.-Mr. w. B. Edwards spent S:
the urday night and Sunday in Fayett
lies Vile The following from st. p
not were in town last night attendi
we the session of the Masons: B.
ant Johnson, L. McGeachy and J. w: "
ave hanson. The latter was to ride
verl goat.-Miss Esdale Currie, who /
been teaching at New Home, clos
vice her school Friday and is at home
ave Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Odom Of Edon
ides spent Saturday in town visiting I
Ark atives.-Mr. F. N. Mcmillan, .
tiny spent Sunday with relatives in toy
ling "A number of our people attend
on ed preaching at Big Rocgfish chu