The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-16
LUN1BERT0N, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY JULY is 1917
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS

PARKTON PARAGRAPHS Il
Protracted Meetings-Mr. w. IT,
Fisher in Extremis- Crops DAM
aged by Rain-Fine Corn-PersOn-H
al and Other Items
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Parkton, July 16-Mrs. Lilly Nc
Kinnon and daughter, Miss Maud, OF
Charlotte, arrived Saturday morning.
and are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Cobb. This is their first
visit to our town and kindred in two:
years.-Mr. Pemberton Mccormick of
Co. L, End regiment, N. G., Colds
boro, is enjoying five days vaca-
ton with home folks and friends.
We are always glad of his visits. His.
brother Jno. D. went down to VIII
mington Saturday night to take his
position with the coast artillery, but
as he was not needed until the 25thi
he returned home Sunday evening.
! Saturday night to visit his brotheri
evening. Reports a fine trip and
finds his brother in fine shape
Mrs. C. D. Williamson and small
j boys, Masters Donovan and Wilbur,
left Tuesday for couple of weeks
: visiting home folks in lower Cum
berland county.-Mr. Castor Stanley
:. of Maryland is on visit to home
t folks for few days.
: This scribe would briefly mention
! his trip to Lumberton Saturday af-
r ternoon, visiting near relatives,
Il spending the night and Sunday un-
til p. NJ, when he was due to leave
: that town for St. Pauls to enjoy the
d big singing which was to take place
: at p. M, but the car that was to
: have taken him refused to be put
n in action and nothing its master
would do to electrify the splendid
t machine was of any avail, SO we were
! forced to submit to it's stubborn will,
l. thus taxing the patience Of it's would
o be occupants to the limit. However,
a good Samaritan in the person of
our good friend Mr.. Geo. Thompson
! chanced along with his faithful j. H
7 F. ard permitted us to land in St
Pauls as the large congregation was
l. concluding, but we were advised that
Is the Bladen- Union choir was there by
G large majority and did fine sing.
ing, while the locals only regretted
h they were; unable to face the music
HI only for few quartetts. The occas
erI ion was highly enjoyable with much
N comment for the visitors. Why no
IS, other Sunday school classes organ
ae ize and get together?
!. The pfotfacted meetings wiffsooi
ut begin. At Lumber Bridge next weel
Isl presume and at the M. E. chuFcl
st, of our town the first Sunday in Au
lg gust. Rev. B. C. Craven will assis
III Rev. H. B. Porter. Rev. J. L. Jen
ne kins will conduct revival meetin.
rs at Green Springs Baptist church be
le ginning the fifth Sunday.
on The many. friends of Mr.. w. I
n Fisher regret to learn that he is nov
b. lingering between life and death.
adl Crops in our immediate neighbo1
i n-f hood are poor, owing to the excessiv
is rains and not hardly half cotto
to crop possible. ..,---
IS Williamson for cane,
u Mccormick for corn,
n Faircloth for cuckleburs
n AS sure as you are born.
st We can report some fine fields G
on corn in and near our town. Mr.. F
les K. Campbell and Mr.. J. B. McCormic
have fields in close range of eac
cu- that seems to be close rivals. Th
'or latter claims lightning bugs can b
an seen at IL m. At any rate it is tn
re- tallest, thickest, and the color nav
lot blue.
rs. We place the following on the ho1
is or roll: Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bedding
en-, hammer, Thursday fine boy; tn
The same day to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry An
las mons, a fine girl.
ed Mrs. G. L. Parker of Fayettevil
&C. is on a visit to her son Mr.. P. ]
Parker.-Mr. D. C. Johnson of Cli1
ton visited his brother Mr.. O. |
on Johnson Friday, who is quite sick.
:. We have reached the place whel
At we can enjoy green peas and butte
tes beans and numerous other vegetable
an and melons are coming in. We a.
ON indebted to some good friends wi
ac- came by on yesterday evening in the
by fine car for the finest Thos. Watst
it's of the season. My! my! how deli
ard ious, fine red meat, and that
un- enough for the rest. So we live no
as six days per week.
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