The Robesonian., 1918-10-07
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.

Alarm over IuluchLd- hu AS
ports From Camp Bragg-$73 for
Load of Potatoes-Personal and
Other Matters.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Oct. Rev. and Mrs. j. l..
Jenkins returned home Monday from
Scotland county where the former
conducted weeks revival meeting.
Rev. j. M. Dunniway VINO has been
enjoying his annual vacation for the
past three weeks in our town and
surrounding country, preached rlost
excellent sermon at the Baptist
church here Sunday night. He also
spoke for few minutes in behalf of
the 4th Liberty loan which was in
tensely patriotic. He is spell-binder
anywhere you place him, one of the
South's best orators. He will leave
today for home in West Virginia.
No doubt the news that Prof. J. S.
Edwards, principal Of the Parkton
graded school, has resigned will be
a great surprise to the public. Our
school seems to be unlucky this sea-
son in regard to teachers. His resig
nation has been accepted and after
this week he will take his position as
Superintendent of public education of
Alhemarle county.
Mrs. A. M. Stubbs returned home
Sunday afternoon from Virginia, ac-
companied by her son Boyd, who has
been sick with fever and who has
recovered sufficiently to come home,
but we are sorry to report his moth
er, Mrs. A. M. Stubbs, quite sick at
the present.
Our town and community is be-
coming much alarmed over the new
disease which is spreading over the
county, and we hear of some cases
near us already. 1t was reported
here today that a number of persons
have died up at Camp Bragg almost
suddenly. We know not whether the
report is true or not.
Mr.. J. G.. Wright returned home
more than week ago. He spent a
few months at the State hospital and
we are glad to say that he is entirely
restored to his usual good health.
Mr.. A. H. Perry, the king potato
man. sold two-mu]e load Of sweet
potatoes in Fayetteville Monday. the
load netting him over $73. If any
trucker can report more than this
please call out. If forty bushels of
potatoes will net the above amount,
what would one-horse load of eggs
bring at cents the egg?
Wonder what Camp Bragg will do
already paralyzed the labor question
pf ON, cootioy, b,,x, Cro11o,, c.oc
oline if you can. But Fayetteville
wanted it.
Mr.. J. B. Mccormick reports tn,
best fox chase Saturday morning Of
the season. although he had captured
several already. He came in at
o. m. Saturday with a fine one, an>
this morning is giving another ON
trouble. He says he has now tn
fastest and best pack ne ever hunted
The following from our town at
tended the fourth quarterly meetin,
at Sandy Grove Saturday: Rev. w. L
Maness, P. c.: DR.. ]. T. Gibbs o
Fayetteville. w. L. Stanton, f. v
Johnson and the writer; and after
great sermon by the presiding elder
dinner was served on the ground
and afterward the business session
Of the quarterly was held, and the re
ports were gratifying. This is th'
fourth and last year for our beloved
presiding elder and touching ant
appreciative paper was read by tn
secretary, Mr. E. V. Johnson in behal
of our retiring elder. We all hat,
to part with him.
The closing of the cotton gins fo1
this week makes times little dull
but the fleecy staple is being pickle
from the fields at rapid rate. MI
j. G. Hughes has a 15-acre field nea
by which he has invited all the schoc
to pick after school of evenings an
purchase Thrift stamps. A good idea
Find enclosed my check for 81. fo
which please renew w. R. Griffin
paper, on R. 2. He is uneasy he viii
miss single copy. Mr.. Griffin say
mis- a single copy. Mr.. Griffin say
of all the dailies and other papers, h
prizes The Robesonian more than Any
says he just can't do without it.
Cotton Crop Estimated at 1873,
mn Po1oc