The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12
: PARKTON PARAGRAPHS

Raiser-Bird Took REFUGE in a Res
Idence-Farmers Are Using Every
Good Day-Wil Stop Flowing Into /
Roads, Says Rural Policeman
Personal and Other Items
Correspondence Of The Robesonian. /
Parkton, February 8-Rev. ]. L. /
Jenkins, pastor of the Baptist church,
filled his pulpit at the Baptist church
Sunday morning and at night preach
ed for Rev. H. B. Porter at the NJ.
E. church, Mr.. Porter being unwell |
and the weather too rough for Mr.
jenkins to go to Hope Mills to his
regular appointment. His sermon
was enjoyed by a fairsizo congre-
cation. His sermon was of a high
order and long will be remembered.
The singing by the congregation and
choir was inspiring. Rev. Mr.. Por-
ter spoke in favor of occasional ex-
change of pulpits and said he was
ready any time to return tine favor
Messrs. John Macarthur and A. B.
johnson of St. Paul were callers Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. Walter Parham of Hopewell,
Va, came down Monday to visit
homefolks and enjoy ten-days' leave
Of absence. Mr. Parham is chief of
police, which position he has held
fol several years, and he is well
qualified in every respect. His
weight is $50 pounds. He tells US
that he reads The Robesonian regu-
larly and always enjoys it; says it is
| like getting a letter from home. AZ
SO says there have been several large
SHOWS up there, some six inches deep.
Mr.. Malcolm Mcmillan, R. 2, was
in town this evening, bringing 80
flbs. of sausage ard pudding to mar
ket. 1t was placed on market at
Cobb & Johnson's store at o'clock
and was all gone before supper time.
Mr.. Mcmillan has killed this season
$50 lbs. of pork, the heaviest weigh
1 ing $50 lbs. This is what we call
living and boarding at the same
place.
f Mr. F. N. Fisher and Chief C. T.
Reard were Lumberton visitors TO-
day.
Postmaster C. Cobb and Farmer |
; 7. Lancaster report successful quai
hunt yesterday afternoon, bagging Is
and really killed 20. They relat!
some very interesting events in thu
, hunt. One bird actually rose ant
landed in a neighbor's hosue, enter
ing the front porch, and as the frort
door was open ran in and lodged be
r hind trunk. The lady Of the hous
was an eye witness. She ran tn
bird out and it walked back on un
! ssofcl and stepped up on piece o
4 wood and finally rose some distanc
, and was brought down by Mr.. Lar;
"a "
r krown of the birds refuge only TO
$ the house keeper. When the boys re
D ported this story we first though
it only Joke, but we were persuad
, dto believe it as fact. Mr.. Ian
D caster has bagged 80 quail SO ia
: this season and no telling how man
e more yet.
Our attention was called at tn
New Baptist church today to ca
n load of fancy lumber ano we inquire
n where it was manufactured and "
) were advised that it was from j. /
+; Bethune & Co.'s mill, only a fe7
h miles from town.
: Mr.. W. F. Blount Of Favettevill
was a caller in our town today. MI
4 Blount sold a piano to the PresbJ
Il terian Sunday school or church.
l. Mr.. A. F. Hughes, bookkeeper
Il the Parkton Mercantile Co. store, ha
e been confined for several days wit
r measles. Master Ertle Willlamso
e has been confined for the past tW
days with measles.
l. Our town seems very quiet at pre-
. ent. but occasionally a little misu,
: derstanding causes rag-chewing.
d Mr.. J. B. Mccormick lost fir
N dog Sunday morning by throue
+ train. 1t is said that the dog W.
: excited by other dogs and ran urd'
IS the train and was cut in two. Tn
II makes 6 thoroughbred hounds MI
4 Mccormick has lost this season.
ii Farmers are using every good ds
al that comes and when the wealth
to clears away something will be d
Il ing.
a. are on a visit to relatives in La
rinburg for more than week, VI
-, Mrs. McCormick's mother, MI
Blue. who is sick.
A.. yance Paul and Miss De
i went up to Fayetteville today al
or were married. Mr.. Paul farms
Mr.. D. w. Marshal's place. His Wi
is from South Carolina.
ct Our rural policeman for the
'ir Pauls-Lumber Bridge and Parkt
nd district, Mr.. C. L. Beard, says
er proposes to see that the roads W
ey not be plowed in his district this ye4;
al Let's see, now, if he means it. '
it. believe he means every word he sa!
ANY man that deliberately plows q
ry er the limit of the roads should
ch n,1nished
he What shall we do? All our ca
ed bage plants are killed and we he
that most all plants in the South
o. killed
nd,
lth Fairmont Man Injured in Wreck
ma Monroe
&c A dicnatch Of the 9th from Mt