The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
"AUNT SOPHIA" WRITES
Unusual Freezes Killed Plants
Bishop Kiigo's Sermon Enjoyed
Knocks at the Filthy Weed-First

Unusual Freezes Killed Plants
Bishop Kiigo's Sermon Enjoyed
Knocks at the Filthy Weed-First
and Last Visit to Movies-Small
Boy Blinded by Air Rifle
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
LumDerton, R 6, ,March8-The winter
crop of oats is nearly all killed and
farmers are resolving a spring crop;
also turnips and winter mustard were
killed by the hard freezes, which is
u1usuall We haven't seen it all
killed so before in all of our lives.
Am sorry we can't get cabbage plants
Have written to Atlanta, Ga, but
failed to get any there. Am al
| ways anxious to have a good garden
and plenty Of milk and fruit which
| is more than half of our living and
so good for the children.
We certainly did enjoy the privil-
| ege of hearing the fine sermon
preached by Bishop Kilgo Sunday a.
m. from the text 'There came a wo
man having an alabaster box of oint-
ment of spikenard very precious: and
she broke the box and poured it on
his head. Matthew -14:3. What a
blessing it would prove after dedicat-
ing that fine church to His service
if all would trust Him to take their
appetites away for tobacco and an
noint His head with it, like Mary
did. Am so glad that We did so
% years ago and are raising large
| family without any Of the expensive
useless filthy stuff. That is what
it has done for US. Sez I to myself
Undoubtedly this sermon will have
/ enough good effect on all for US to
get away without being made right
sick at the stomach by inhaling to-
| bacco smoke, but as usual had to
hold a handkerchief over my nos
trils.
/ We spent the m. with relatives
! and were sorry indeed to find a great
nephew Of ours, Master Billy Page,
about years old, blind in his right
eye from being shot by another lit
tie boy with an air rifle while at
play. He is a fine-looking little boy
with beautiful brown eyes and it's
such a pity for one of them to be
sEot out with a dangerous toy.
Was glad to read of young men
clubbing together to quit using the
old filthy weed in Gaddysville Sec
tion some time ago, but sorry to
know they would raise it for others,
for they ought to "touch not TASTE
not, handle not"
Hope some one will reply to Char
ity & Children's and Little River
Records question, "Is the young man
safe?" No, he'll be destroyed sure
as Absalom was by cigarettes if he
keeps on smoking them. Wish it
was a violation of the law to manu-
facture, sell, smoke or : advertise
them, so We would quit seeing the
disgusting advertisements to induce
the youths of the country to smoke
the poisonous things.
We saw the free moving picture
show for farmers, which was the
first one-and last one, too. We in
hailed smoke there and commencedfeel
ing strange, which turned to real
unusual sickness-could not sit up
after coming home any till next
morning. But 1 think Bible pictures
would be beneficial if they had them
to show free to all who have leis-
ure time to spend looking at them
1t has been a year and 8 months
since Frank left US and enlisted with
the U. S. S. Arethusa, and it is
useless to say anything about being
glad Friday last when he surprised
US by arriving at home with his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. ano
Mrs: H. w. Mcintyre of Rowland
;, He left this morning to join the crew
at Charleston, S. c. We have al
ways dreaded war but it seems like
. 1t is at our door.
: Hurry. up, "Aunt Recky", will
= your sad and interesting war story
+ "AUNT SOPHIE'