The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-24
PARKTQN PARAGRAPHS

Stove gFlues and Out t-Houses-Rain
Brings Best of Seasons for Crops
FuHeral of Mr.. Walter Parham
-flnais at Rays Grove School
Food Conservation Meeting-Per-
sOnal
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Parkton, May 22-The remains of
Mr. waiter Parham arrived We'd
nesday night accompanied bv Mr.. ].
u. Ilills, Drother-in-law Of deceased,
ard Mr. +. J. Miles, sergeant of the
dupont guards, and were taken to
the home OF his mother, Mrs. A. Par
ham. a special friend of deceased.
Mr. Miles, says that deceased had
! Peen serving as police for % months
: and that he had never missed single
drill, and always responded on time,
that his record was absolutely clean
and ne was held in the highest esteem
| by his many friends and comrades;
and token of the esteem was shown
/ by one of the handsomest designs,
four feet in diameter, and was pre-
sented by the Dupont guards and
cost $40, and was placed on his grave
by Sergeant Miles. The local Ma
sons also presented a handsome pill
low OF beautiful flowers, hence the
floral offerings were most beautiful.
Deceased was taken suddenly ill
with pneumonia and went to the hos
|: pltal Sunday for some medicine and
the 'doctor found him very sick and
, he entered the hospital and died Tues.
day night and was sick only three
days. The funeral has been prev1-
ously reported.
The closing exercises of RAYS
Grove school, 4 miles north of ou1
town in Cumberland county, took
t place Friday evening with appropri
ate exercises by the school. Mrs
w. H. McKinnon was teacher ant
the children recited and sang ant
t drilled in a very creditable manner
Rev. j. =. Jenkins, pastor of thu
/: Baptist church Of our town, delivered
u the address to the school, which wa:
t much enjoyed. After the speaking
: cream, cake and lemonade were serv
e ed to all present and no one slighted
t 1t was all to the good. The Parktol
n band of nine pieces furnished som'
a of their best music.
Mr.. z. V. Tolar, rural letter car
rier of Tar Heel, and Messrs. S. M
5 Mcdonald and Ward, brother-in-lav
of Mr.. Tolar, spent while in ou
o town Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Tola
4 reported his father-in-law, Mr.. Jos
Allen, quite i'll and wired his son
in Georgia the condition of their faith
= er.-Miss Ruby Council Of Flora Nc
: Donald college came home Monda
! :. quite sick. Right much sickness i
Il our town at present. Master Dono
!, van Williamson, who has been quit
sick for a week, is reported much bet
ter.-Mr. J. M. Johnson, who arriv
= ed home from Ohio a few days agt
). is suffering from rheunatism.-Ml
z 2 tubbs is reported somewha
E better-Mr. j. H. Stubbs left Sa,
+ urday for Morehead City.-Miss Ar
. ME Williamson left Monday evenin
II to attend the commencement of Flor
e Mcdonald college, Red Springs. Sex
: eral l)fl our young men attended tn
u college Monday night.
!. i Prof. H. w. Doub left Monda
le evening. He will teach at Aberdee
:; I; next fall. 1t seems that our schot
u u will have mostly a new faculty fc
81 ;. the next term.
n The speaking at the school aud
= = torium Saturday by Mr.. Sandy Nj
j. Kinnon and Mrs. F. S. Eubanks We
9 much enjoyed by number of farm
:, ers and their wives ard daughter
* The speaking was strictly along tt
T. food line. Mrs. Eubanks' talk Q
IS canning was very helpful and shoul
II be needed by every one present.
le So far as we have been able
r. ie learn, not an acre Of idle land ca
~ ~ be found in this county, and, belle,
"a US, the soil is cultivated so far. Me-
a. er in our lives did We ever see pc,
* pie work so faithful and true. M
"a 1 McKinnon says if you haven't pi
u. u better hurry and get one or two ar
: e feed well. That's right.
q. Last night just at II o'clock o,
OF town was visited by strong win
:. le. followed by fine rain, just enoue
u. for the best of seasons. The wit
ne blew down scores Of fruit trees al
ar shade trees, also all the stove flu
az of the new Baptist church, overtur
OF ed several out-houses and unroof'
some So far no serious damage is r
OF ported. Some hail, but little dar
at age. This season insures a bump
OF Irish potato crop for this section
" which there are several hundr
acres in this crop.
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