The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-16
SMYRNA NEWS NOTES
Meeting Closes-Another Yarn-May
Have to Pay Big Price for Picking
Cotton-Lots of Canning-Other

Meeting ClOses-AnOther Yarn-May
Have to Pay Big Price for Picking
Cotton-Lots of Cam ing-Other
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Correspondence of The Robesonian,
Smyrna (Lumberton, R. A., Aug.
13-Our meeting closed last night
with three converts FOR baptism. Mr..
Hester did some very able preaching
all the week. He is the best preach
er we have had with US in a good
while. There was a big crowd pres
ent most every time. We hope to
have Mr.. Hester with US again soon.
Our pastor, Rev. J. M. Fleming,
preached Sunday morning and even
ing, preaching two fine sermons. Mr..
Fleming said Sunday night some
folks just married for money. The
man would marry the woman be-
cause she had a little money and the
woman would do the same thing.
Some of them do this thing when
there is no love about it, and most
of the time it causes trouble.
Mr.. Henry Lamb has treated him.
self to Ford.
The visitors at church Sunday are
too numerous to mention.
Mr.. D. B. Tyler of Cerro Gordo ar
rived Friday night at the home of
As tbrotherin4aw Mr.. Dan Britt,
where his wife and children have
been visiting for some time, but soon
after their arrival one of their chill
dren became sick and has been sick
ever since, and is not able to be car
ried home at this time.
Mrs. Clarence Lamb Of Lumberton
spent the latter part of last week
with home folks and attended preach
ing here.
Misses Nellie and Leone Hill of
Marietta attended church here Fri
day night and spent the night at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S.. D. Lamb,
returning home Saturday a. m.
Some of the farmers have started
another bad job-that is, pulling fod-
der. =
We heard a man say TODAY that
some time ago he had a big fire of
oak wood on the dogs and had some
small biddies in the house on &C. |
count of big snow on the ground
and one of the biddies ran under the
fire and out, not hurt. Other peo-
pie can tell things that sound Just /
as big as certain thing this writer
told some time ago that people did
not want to believe. This man that
old US was superintendent of a GER
ain Sunday school, good man, too. t
Mrs. F. T. Coke spent the latter +
part of last week with relatives in I
his communicable. D. Bullock and /
laughter, Miss Cora, of the Balti-
more section attended preaching here
saturday.-Mr. D. E. Coke has treat
I'd himself to new buggy. There
ire lots Of new buggies and cars
Fought now.-Mr. w. L. Rowan of l.
4umberton was in this section one
light last week.-Mr. Henry Lamb
pent last Friday at Marietta, max
ng the trip in his Ford.-This writ
r had the pleasure Of attending the
hildren's day at Centerville Sundavl
ma thought it was fine.-Mr. E.
lcQ; Rowan is spending the day in
.umberton.
We have been hearing that the
armers are going to have to pay ;
l per 100 to get their cotton picked. I
t this be SO the farmers need .25cf,,
otton. We think. the. price ought to
e higher than it has been on ac-
cunt OF the H. C. L., but we don't !
nlnk it ought to be this much, but ,,
ne farmers may have to pay this (
rice if they get much picked. +
AS we sit here tonight We are lust !
linking if the Germans will ever I
whipped. 1t don't look So now,