The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-29
GADDYSVILLE GRIST

UADD1SVILLE GRlST
Increased Acreage to Corn-School
Closes April 6-SynOpsis of PLAY
to be Given-Universal Military
Training
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. u, Mar.
27-People are about through planting
corn. 1t seems as if there is some
what larger acreage planted this time
than there was last year and it GER
talnly should be as there is the great
est demand for it this year that ever
has been. Those that have it to sell
are getting Reconstruction prices for
it. But it's certainly scarce.
The farmer should try this year as
he never tried before to make every
INCH of the old earth yield it's best. |
! No idle acres should be allowed. Ev-
! erything should be planted in some
thing, as there is great scarcity of
farm products and all indications of
booming prices for all these products.
i Our school will end with commence
:, ment day in Lumberton. This is the
most successful school that has ever
) been taught here. The community is
more than pleased with the excellent
:, management that Robt. E. Miller
: gives.
], Tonight we have two representa-
l tives in Fairmont declaiming for
5 Gaddysville in the persons of Grady
e Shooter and Miss Bessie Gaddy. They
:. are both excellent speakers, and no
r doubt will come away with the tro-
g ply.
tt The concert will be given at Cad
1 ) IHVcuI11o cobno1 on
e April 4th.
k The most important feature is a
local talent play entitled Between
{. Two Lives. This is a strictly rural
= drama, dramatizing the farmer OF
l. "Auld Lang Syne" and the modern
= farmer also. 1t features rural-made
r. love of the tenderest and strongest
v while teaching one of the greatest
lessons on home conveniences such a!
ell telephones, water works, etc. W.
r will hand you over few details ant
ne let you taste: Henry Wilson, one O
I'll the old timers, farms in the old way
n He lets his wife kill herself carryin,
er water up a hill to do the cooking
O. washing and scrubbing. His son goe
no off to a boarding school and studie
agriculture. He comes back and trie
ly to persuade his father out of tryin
" more land, but improve what he ha
el- but to no avail. Jack, his son,
lr. deeply in love with Girtie Bower
Ike a school teacher. Girtie really love
ill Jack and she comes to the Wilso
home to see his mother, then 81
ge makes up her mind to be no farm
gh er's wife. Rastus Washington Lii
dy coin, the negro hostler for the none
under Silas Watson, and the negl
TT,.,,11 10 L,
love each other and pure negro 10y
he it is. The old man Henry at la
IN yields to Jack and seven years pa
ity by to find the farm free of debt, e
1bt cry convenience that can be call,
its for, Henry and wife joyful as bird
&C. Girtie sees all of this and makes I
ust her mind to be a farmers wife
ads Jacks wife. Abigail Jones, WI
on hates every man because she cam
marry lets, her hatred turn into To-
ind and marries Sam, the hired ma
uss Rastus and Truletta also unite in we
lock. The negro couple furnish t
ms merriment, Henry and Sarah cont
18th butte the pathos, Jack and Girtie t
practicability of life in the new wa
the Donal, Henry's youngest son, kee
all Betty from marryink city skunk a
ler- so it goes on for about hours, wi
OF Is actors and four acts.
was A few recitations will also be 81
dge en-.
was You are extended a cordial w
and come and remember the date, We
we'd. nesday night, April 4th.
1rs. Mr.. H. L. Curtis hands us lit
ard, pamphlet calling our attention to u
versal military training as propos
hill in the Chamberlain bill. 1t calls
lers six months intensive military ira
ing, either in camp or aboard sh
Nobody can be exempted that
E physically and mentally fit-rich a
poor, high and low, all must ira
Up Those that are trained will be 81
,cial ject to national defense. 1t is clai
.. ed that this training will give pc;
Ray thru preparedness and break do
lnty caste and many other good thin
tate We support anything that V
are make a United nation Of real Anne
that cans, real men.
ense President Wilson never uttered
the truer statement than when he S
Is a that "sparks are flying everywhe
lires We know not what day may br
nave FORTH
the W. V.