The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-02
ANTIOCH NEWS LETTER

Crops Up to the Average-Champion
Wheat Growers-A Marriage.
Antioch Food Conservation Club Or
ganized- Boquets for "Aunt Becky
and "Snyder'-Personai
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Antioch (Red Springs, R. F. D.,
June 3O-Some time has elapsed
since our last letter to The Robe
sonian due to at least two reasons;
first, the war news has overshadow-
ed any local news We might have,
and again having obeyed the call to
| leave town and come back to the
farm and do our "bit". We haven't
| had time to even take a survey OF
the local situation.
Crops in our section we presume
are up to the average, a few weeks
behind last year. Every available
acre is being utilized in some kind
Of foodstuff.
Messrs. D. T. Skipper and J. c.
Thrower are our champion wheat
growers. Their wheat was excellent.
Mr.. Skipper made more than thirty
bushels per acre. Mr.. Thomas hasn't
threshed his yet.
Messrs. Thos. Leggett and John
Brown report cotton blossoms found
Sunday, June "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. McPhaul have
recently moved into their handsome
new bungalow, which is modern in
every respect, and adds one more
beautiful home to Glendale farms.
Miss Lillian McPhaul, who recently
underwent an operation for append
citis at the Highsmith hospital, Fay
etteville, has returned home and is
recovering as rapidly as she can.
| Mr.. and Mrs. K. NJ. Barnes and
Mr.. Ed Rancke of Lumberton spent
| short while in ''the city" Wednes-
day afternoon.
Messrs. David Hodgin and Johr
Brown attended the Macarthur utaf1
, marriage in Fayetteville Wednesday
affair. Mr.. Macarthur tMa6k) is
one of Robeson's most prominent anc
promising young men, a son Of the
noted Philadelphus section, while the
bride is young lady Of rare &C
complishments held in the highest
esteem by all who know her. To the
happy young couple we extend ou1
{ congratulations.
=, Politics are beginning to simmer il
Hoke. We hear the name of Sheriff
Edgar Hall being prominently men
= toned as Hoke's next Senator (if HI
2 doesn't care to succeed himself a:
sheriff.. Ed Hall is a most compe
tent man anywhere you place him ant
e can get any office Hoke has to of
e fer. For the lower house we've heart
o the name of John A. McPhaul, ex
= chairman of Hoke's board of count.
commissioners, and one Of the mos
successful farmers and business men
e not only in Hoke but in North Caro-
81 lima. John McPhaul is a Scotchmal
o whose only bond is his word: Be
ginning life as an ordinary farme
today he is a man of large affair
held in the highest esteem by all hi
fellows. He and Ed Hall would max
= Hoke working team in the mex
General Assembly, of whom the coun
ty would be proud.
a On Tuesday of last week Antioc
I'll organized what is known as 9TH
II Antioch Food Conservation Club
:, The name explains its object. Rev
n ]. w. Goodman was elected presiden
d Mrs. J. A. Hodgin, vice presiden
h and Miss Jessie McPhaul, secretar
) and treasurer. A more efficier
bunch of officers could not be foune
% They are all anxious not only to d
s their "bit', but also to help the
q neighbor do his. They are GOO
N leaders and the club will surely reac
= it's goal, which is success. Two neig]
y borhood canning outfits have bee
ordered and are expected in few day
Prof. and Mrs. j. A. McGoogan al
f. Mr.. R. N. Looper, Hoke's farm der
- onstrator, were present and gave
w the club some helpful suggestion
ut They were all elected honorary mer
bers. The next meeting will be he
on the school campus on Tuesday ev
ve ming, July Bird, at which time al
n place the ladies will serve cream al
cake, the proceeds to be used for pa
ing for canning outfits. The publ
or is cordially invited. At the san
es time and place the ladies will pc
ed feet an auxiliary branch Of the R
It's Cross, the same being an auxiliary
he Raeford. Thus Hoke county has
M Red Cross society of her own, w
,e- will do their part for the boys
ar the trenches.
ed Mrs. Virginia Conoly and daug
H. ter, Miss Mary, of Red Springs a
spending some time with Miss jar
he Conoly.
in Miss Elizabeth McPhaul of Gle
in dale is visiting her cousins, lit
me Misses Sarah and Harriet Hodgil
,as Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Buie of R
wv Springs and Mrs. Buie's sister, M
az. Harriet Brown of Barlow, Fla, we
ave recent visitors here, the guests of r
re- atives.
ade MRS. N: "A. watson, has return
s. from visit to her daughter, M
" Thomas Smith of Atkinson.
nee MISS Jessie McPhaul spent Wedn
the =, her many trends are glad to LEI
ave tnaC Aunt becky IS again hers