The Robesonian., 1918-01-31

NEWS NOTES FROM REaANs
Roads Almost Impassable-Plant
Foodstuffs-School Improve
ments-Mercer Family Reunion
Planning to Give a Play
Personal.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Regans, Lumberton, R. y Jan. 2S.
Owing to bad weather and much
hauling, the roads through our sec
ton are getting almost impossible.
Quite a number of our farmers are
! planning a tobacco crop. We think
! it advisable to plant foodstuffs.
TIE school work at Regan is more
pleasant to both teacher and pupil
since our maps, beaver blackbOards
and erasers have arrived. We are
glad to report that we now have
"dustless' floors since they have been
oiled. "Old Glory" still waves over
our school building-children say they
study more.
We note a disease in our school
which we hardly know what to name.
Some call it German measles"
: Mr.. Anderson Kinlaw and infant
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Viii.
kins are reported on the sick list.
i. Glad to have Misses Charity Graham
and Elizabeth Barker and Mr.. Charlie
3 Kinlaw back in school after being
; confined to their beds for some time
Master j. Frank Mercer. who has beer
}, Rev. Mr.. Parker filled his appoint
6 by his bride.
D. Messrs. N. A. Mercer and John Her
;, ring spent the weekend with MI
Chalmers Young at Camp Jackson.
Messrs Jim Mcmillan and Floy
! Lancaster, Of Parkton, were in thi
III community Sunday afternoon.
Miss Matte McWhite spent fe'
+, days with Miss Bessie Taylor las
=, week.
ID One of tie most interesting event
that has taken place in our commun
ty in long time occurred on Jal
On uary Is at the home of Mr.. Mile
ot Mercer, when he and Mrs. Merc'
celebrated their 57th wedding ann
pc versary. Mr.. Mercer is 81 years
:, , age and Mrs. Mercer 80. They ha'
'io seven children, % grandchildren al
two great grandchildren, and ha
never had a death in their home. 4
the children were gathered, togeth
at the old homestead once more, t
first time all had been together
one time in nearly thirty years.
ac- Two Of the sons, Messfs. Lonnie a
" Sandy, are in the mercantile busint
ng in Alma, Ca; another son, Rev. S.
Mercer, formerly president of Ca
ar. lima college, Maxton, is now pastor
the Methodist church Of Burlingt
-. Mr. N. A. Mercer is prosper'
Herring, Miss iSlsn+i2sss Ellen nefssbla =. ! ),
iio' H. L. Andrews make up the sew
~ After we had had bountiful din
- =. and gathered by the fireside in
~, spacious sitting room,, not la
80" enough to seat all grand children,
~, enjoyed jokes and experiences OF
gone days, related by the "boys.
most interesting was. the story
,n,a BY Rev. S. p. Mercer about the
,ars ,n ligious dog they owned when he
the a boy. This dog was faitl
LILO ehurch-goer. After the boys dres
in their Sunday clothes they VIC
chain the dog. Finally he lear
M I'M; ing he would walk on toward
s!ie sa church. One morning the boys de
= y ed the dog had gone to preacf
" enough and that it was now time
him to get his reward. Theref
,o1,t. DHf. be it known that this is the first
o'Ao that we know Of preacher ha,
a handshake in causing dog to
anu martyr to a religious cause.
YAK We understand that the stud
here are planning to give play
king sLa,,t ~ ro;ddIo ~ Fahrnarv W
neis l:3l for the date later and be on hand.
ilhe a play worth while and we are
-: you will enjoy it from start to I'll
'hlns Mr.. William Johnson, a blind
cav clan Of Raleigh, will furnish n
suA between acts