The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
FARKTON PARAGRAPHS
Two Nsar-Serior Accidents-Suc-
ceSIul Prouacted Meeting at
New Baptist Churoh-Union
Thanksgiving Service Sunday
Night-Ivey-Lee Wedding.

Cor-sS-tc,eiencs q The Robesonian.
ParScon. Nov, So-T,lankssivinS
passed without shy casualties 50 lar
aS ws have been advised
Or Saturday evening Mr.. Marshal
iv-ey. who lives nsa- Jown or TIE farm
o. MAJ Malloy. had tce rn;Sfortu.,s
q getting his right avEI, broken when
clS team OF mules wSS fcsShEs,,eS BY
TIE humping Of freight grain ana
tie mules C.sGe : most desperate
sIlT-,. throwing NJ, lvsy OF. - the
w:.ScC - Che SrollCS. He feI, or Ms
arm. II about one ana : holf hours
Dr.. tCr-.e arrived AMI dressed an6
Set ne wound ass>. the patient IS get
lCS along 2> Wei IS could be eNVect-
ed Al the same place oD Front
>crsec. 81 near righcfall Of the same
evening. Mr.. L. I. jackson. who lives
four miles north Of town. wsS thrown
- re hand ground by frightened
team OF mules and suffered 3 bad
cut or MS head. II came near being
5 serious affair. Dr.. Currie was
present 81 the time and dressed the
wounded head and Mr.. Jackson was
enabled 10 ride home. and is getting
along very well. but had close call.
The proIracted meeting at the Rap
I,
II proved one OF the most successful
meetings ever held in our town. The
preaching by Rev. L, r. Pruitt of
Charlotte was splendid. 1t was plain
and simple. so a child could appre-
hend 1t He is q good revivslist and
Prof. Rowe of Newbern proved to be
s great choir leader. also splendid
soloist- He knows how TO sing and
he knows how 70 get the choir and
congregation TO Slng-and whistle
too: also he Is an expert in engineer
ing 3 collection. which will be long
remembered. The pastor. Rev. j. l.
jenkins, remarked that there were
, more than forty additions TO the Bap.
itSt church and probably some 10 9th.
er churches. and that the baptizins
: would be next Friday night. one weel
g. from tonight.
: Rev. H. s. Porter. pastor of the VI
= E. church. will preach al the new Zap
tiSt church Sunday night. This vii
/ serve as Z Mon Thanksgiving ser
? vice with all three Of the chuIetes
l and : collection for tie three den II
,, national orphanaEeS VIII be taken
: Special music by ! large choir ana
:. double quartet by some of the loca
: talent. an anthem. 20 that men woul,
: praise the Lord"
e A beautiful wedding was solemniz
{ ed at the home of the brides father
n Mr.. ". R. Ivey, when Miss Katie I've
: became the bride of Mr.. J. P. Lee o
$ Fayetteville. The marriage took plac
: Wednesday, Nov 2S. at p. m. Re,
q j. L. Jenkins, pastor of the bride, OF
G ficiating. The wedding was only =,
+ tended by close friends and relative:
/ Mr.. ]. G. Bullard of Fayetteville wa
best man and Miss Ola Ivey wa
e bridesmaid. Immediately after til
l., ceremony q sumptuous repast wa
d served The bride and groom left
l. an automobile for Fayetteville, thenc
on TO Washington, D. c.. on brid,
tour. and will make their home
l. Fayetteville, where the groom is Wit
the Singer Sewing Machine Co. II
extend congratulations TO the happ
couple.
Miss Mary L. Culbreth, who
4 teaching at Hamlet, came home
- spend Thanksgiving with relativ,
IS and friends.
Postmaster Collin Cobb and fan
y lily accompanied by their aun
Mrs. Rebecca Tomb, spent Thur
day with relatives at Shannon and r
9 port most sumptuous dinner.
n AS for our ownselves, we remain
g . ed at home and enjoyed our o'possu
y, and "taterS' and perSimmon beer.