The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-12
GADDYSVILLE GRIST
School Finals-A Good Teacher-Sign
of Big Apple Complaining Things
to Eat-Big Trees-War and the
Presidents Great Address-Airships

Presidents Great Address-Airships
Reported
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. y, Apr.
9-Gaddysville gave her finals last
Wednesday night before a crowded
house. The play was splendid, but
would have been better if every &C
tor had known his part more
perfectly. V. H. Taylor, ESQ.,, Fair
mont's progressive law versifier, was
to have made the literardy address,
but On account of sickness in his fam
lily it was impossible for him to be
here.
"R. E. Miller was the best teach
er we ever saw" say the people. He
knew how and what to teach. Cad
dysville made tremendous strides in
prosperity under his administration.
He came from his native State to
spend winter in North Carolina. He
brought the best credentials with him
and established among the Tar Heels
a reputation that will never die. He
left Lumberton Friday night for his
home in league, KY, to spend a few
days, thence to Berea, Kentucky's
greatest school. Our sincerest wish
es goes with him for his greatest sue
| cess.
Apple trees are very late about
blooming this year. Folks tell US
that the late bloom is a sign of big
crop.
People are sowing cotton, some are
setting out tobacco, planting corn, soy
beans and every kind of thing to
eat. Even if Irish potatoes were sky
high, more patches were planted than
ever. Some hogs, a COW, a few chick
ems, plenty of garden sass-and you
make take it for granted that farm
ers are going to eat royalty and new
er perish if they don't get any fish.
Oliver Wendell Holmes in his Au-
tocrat tells of some great trees of
enormous size some where over Mas
sachusetts Mondocks. Well, that will
not beat Robson county. Not over a
mile from here in a dense Jungle of
a swamp known as the Big bay stands
poplar tree about % feet in circum-
ference 8 feet from the ground. The
tree is tall in proportion. Part of il
, is hollow and the 4eserters used il
for a hiding place in the Civil Wal
, days. It is said that six men coulc
easily be accommodated in the hol
low. Right near this tree was an
other not quite as large, but sole
as dollar--but it has gone off OF
the Beaufort's log cars.
Now it's war, not only abroad bu
, at home. We don't blame the Presi
dent, neither does anybody that look
r at the thing from the right angle
/ Could we ever submit to the Ger
man cruelties and surrender our CO.
given rights of the sea to them
r Have they not been pleaded with t.
j stop their autrocities? They didn'
do it, and now who blames the U.
to fight? Now, it's an hour of nee
t with our government. If conscrip
: ton law is passed to raise the al
o my, will We have any deserters i
n our land?
n The recent speech of Woodrow Wi
son will be recorded in history. OLD
er heads should read and re-read i
the young should study it as tex
of pure American rights? 1t COZ
tains some Of the most logical point
of reason and shows the constructiv
thinking power of a great man.
1t is reported that an air ship pass
ed here Saturday night about 10 O
clock. Some tell US there were tw,
but whether it's true or not we