The Robesonian., 1917-02-12
GADDYSVILLE GRIST
Folks Will Vote Bonds for Roads
Epidemic of Measles is Over-Pre-
pairing to Celebrate Washington 8
Birthday-Do Pray Tax the Dogs
The Boys Are Patriotic

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pairing to Celebrate Washington
Birthday-Do Pray Tax the Dogs
The Boys Are PatriOtlc-Other
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Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville, Feb. 7-The unusual
drop in temperature has cut the
health average considerably, as al
/. ost everybody has common bad
cold
We are glad to known that Mss
Lizzie Gaddy and Mr.. J. M. Shooter
are improving after recent illness.
When weather permits, the farmer
is hauling fertilizer with the expec-
tst,on Of two obstacles to coi.fco.i.
the late hauler: bad roads and car
shortage.
We don't expect to yell bad roads
much longer. When people get the
privilege OF voting on those bonds
! they are going TO pass sure as Heck.
| The majority Of our folks a-e for 1t,
while you know We have some that
will kick with both hind feet.
} Rev. Mr.. Powell moved last week
to Rowland ard will assume the pas
torate of the churches on Rowland
field. He was given a liberal pound
ing last Thursday night.
Since our last letter Mr.. C. P. Nc
: Girt, who was junior partner in che
Curtis & McGirt firm, has moved to
: Fairmont where he is conducting an
!, up-to-date supply house. Our best
wishes are with him.
Well, the meales is gone. 1t miss
ed no one, white or black, and you
can be sure measles no more in the
next half century Everybody says
= he got Just enough of it.
The school here is preparing to
celebrate your old "Uncle George
: Washington's birthday in an elabo-
: rate style. You are cordially invited
: to attend it. The time we will give
! you later.
! ! A cold snap, the coldest in many
= moon, says those who know. Oats
and wheat look as if they were kill
. ed and you may be sure the goo
. blins got the tobacco beds. Folks
y y are sowing over.
r Mr.. R. E. Miller believes in civis
= cleanliness. He is so enthusiastic
- ~ about it he teaches it in his classes
s To impress it on the minds of III:
: students he ordered each one tube
. of well-known detail cream to try
J No better habit can be induced in ou7
" estimation. Clean habits, clean face!
= make a clean life. Now that's 70.
i i you old ugly boys, nobody else.
: While the solon5 are making th'
! laws we country folks pray that the.
:. - will levy tax on the worthless ere
- ature that roams day ard night-th'
,. dog; and oh, Lawmaker, for Cod
sake double the tax on the femal
variety.
A shadow is over the land on &C
count of the German break. Prayer
: are offered the Great King who rule
n all. that He will direct our grea
y j and noble President in the crisis.
~ ~ fight we must, we are not afraid to
8 If fighting has to be done, nobod.
! blames the President for it. The boy
= y are all patriotic and with ittl
- - military training Uncle Sam won
= have a thing to do but wink and say
= "sick 'em, boys. We think that i
! Uncle Samuel wants the fightin,
= done he would do wise to get som
y Of the Black Ankle fighting blood i
= :: Germany ,and he may be darned i
:. : the Germans don't get "kilt" a run
- - ming shore.
= Next week we will undertake t
j. tell you Peabody Brooks split tn
- = knot.
VI W. V. E