The Robesonian., 1918-08-22

PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.

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PrOtracted Meeting Closes-Death of
An Infant-Late-P -Plowed Crops !
Looking Better-Fine Corn and
Velvet Beans-Sunday School
Picnics-Personal and Other Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Aug. 20.-The protracted
meeting closed at the NJ E. church
Friday night. Only two accessions
to the M. E. church, one to the Bap-
tist church, and one to the Presbv-
terian. The preaching by Rev. j. D.
Bundy was highly appreciated fron
beginning to the close, and if the
meeting could have continued longer
we believe much more good would
have been accomplished: but the
weather was mighty hot and it was
thought best to bring the meeting to
a close
Paul Franklin, only II days old, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. P H. Fisher. died
/ Friday evening and was buried Satur |
day morning at II O'Clock. Funeral
services were conducted from the resi- i
deNce by Rev. w. L. Maness and the
intcrment was in the Parkton ceme-
terry. The little grave was barked
with beautiful flowers. The bereaved
parents have the sympathy of the en-
tire town and community in this sad
hour.
Mr.. Ralph Fisher and blind sister
| of L. -
:. . in town, and both being great musi-
clans they favored a number of the
young folks tonight at the elegart
: home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Cobb, also
> several numbers of solos by Mrs. Jas.
Blue. It was somewhat of a treat
=. to be there.
. Rev. ]. K. Hall and three sons,
BARLEY, Joseph and John F., left
, Wednesday morning for a vacatif n
e. and pleasure trip to Mr.. Halls old
> home at Belmont. They will return
> home this week.
:. Mr.. H. c. Mcmillan is installing an
: elegant light plant for his handsome
, residence.
:. Mr.. ]. G. Hughes has moved h:
! old residence back on another street
n and will have two houses, or resi-
dences out of the large one. This
shows up nicely, and gives better
view of his new residence, which lie
is now occupying.
The NJ. F. church is also being slip
ped back and will give the needed
front yard.
The much-needed rain came S1lnd :.
n night and now the crops are looking
u much refreshed, and we believe We
N will make an average crop up OIL,
y way,
/ was shown today one of the pre-
T. tiest sights / ever saw in the way o.
H. corn and velvet beans on the farm o.
4 Mr.. J. B. Mccormick, near town. I
r., is worth any farmers time to visi
s. this farm. The velvet beans are O.
~ the latest improved variety and the!
q a. mature quite early, as the vines ar.
u full of pods already. Mr.. Mccormick
IL is one of those up-to-date farmers an'
~ believes in raising something besides
. cotton.
e, We have observed a number O.
n;t farms of cotton that have not bee
Il plowed since the first of July. AS tn
u weather got very hot the farmers qul
y blowing and excused themselves. Nov
IL thew see their mistake. Cotton tina
as was plowed regular up to the 18th o
1t August is much better than where tn
d. plows ceased the first of July: Farm
ers that expect the best results mus
" plow late, hot or cool, and when pick
er'I ing time comes it is much better.
lI- u. Mr.. Collier Cobb was on the Lun
~ berton tobacco market yesterday an
'h'f today and smiles when you mentlo
=, prices.
'n' Sergt. Wilson Jones of Camp Sc
o.' vier is in town tonight. He is ENJOY
en- i,p a few days off and he is just a
~ fat and jolly as ever: He says
~, IL enioys camp life and is rarlng to
III, over. but don't know when, yet. II
ro the ordnance department.
.er Mrs. q. T. Mcmillan of R. is on
es' vsit to relatives in town.
O. Numbers of our young folks al
o. making trips up to the Falcon NEE
~ ~, ing this week. ~, ,
ILL., We are sorry to report Mr.. w.
m Davis on the sick list this week.
M Miss Pauline Skies entertained
no. number of her friends last night fro
ar to II Miss Sadie McKinzle We
en' er' at the piano. A good time was r
\. Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. M
on' Arthur, on Sunday morning, III
uel We trust we will be able in o.
n tn- next item to report the names OF OF
n school faculty.
son Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hughes, wi
rer had been on a visit for several da,
r2- l,9 to home folks in Georgia, return'
eiG' home today and report a grand tim
r. f. also say crops are fine; but the weat
W. W. er was much hot last week.
ora m Miss Eunice Jones of Rockfish
a, ','i in town tonight. -,
Jul The M. E. Sunday school will pier
at Victory lake Thursday evenln
IA leaving the church at four o'clock
as -: automobiles. Every one that can g
-, away and bring lunch is invited, a
~ - good time awaits them-batnil
w and supper at eight and homeWa
bound at nine. Chaperones, rev;
II L. Maness and Mrs. Nan Carter, M
ITO. L. Johnson.
Mrs. J. D. Gillis will take her Su