The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.

Masonic Banquet Jan. 2nd-Stiu Som.
cases OF "Flu"-Airplanes Observed
Over Parkton-Personal and Other
Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Dec. 23.-Rev. J. D. Bundy.
presldlng elder of the Fayetteville dis
trlct,. will hold the first quarterly1
meeting of Parkton circuit here at the
w. =. church next Saturday %. m. at
$3.50 and Sunday morning at II O'clock
will preach. A large congregation is
-Npccted. Mr.. Bunly is a great a.,
vorite of the people of Parkton and
this the appointment to this district
meets with the hearty approval of eve
ry one, regardless of denomination.
Inc following young folks have ar
rived home for the holidays: Misses
Ruby Council, Asdale Currie and Ma
RE Mcmillan of Flora Mcdonald:
MISS Georgia Williamson, State Nor
NAL college; Miss Margaret McMil-
Ian of Peace Institute, Raleigh: Miss
Henrietta Mcmillan, Greensboro; Miss
Effie Mcmillan, Winston-Salem; Miss
Lena Ferguson, Ashboro; Messrs. AL
bert Currie and Jas. T McNatt of the
navy, from Virginia. ~
On the second of January at the
Perry building at night the Masons
promises a large banquet. Judge A,
| A. Wright and J. J. Cobb, committee.
Some spicey speaking and music, vo-
cal and instrumental. A thorough
good time is in store.
| Our town is not clear of the influ-
enza yet as there are one or two cases.
but there is Improvement and we
trust that no more new cases will oc-
cur.
DR.. D. Hughes, who has been un-
we'll for some time, was taken much
worse Saturday night, but today is
much improved, we are glad to say.
The stores Of our town are ENJOYING
the usual good Christmas trade. The
fruit on display is most magnificent.
1t really looks like our people up
here will not get to enjoy the preach
ing at the Banner warehouse as it
rains every time we get ready
| Mr.. j. B. Mccormick was up in
i Cumberland county Friday and went
turkey hunting and killed fine COB
bier; says he had a great time with
the fowls. He expects to capture
old reynard in the morning.
The recent rise in the cotton mar
ket has improved conditions wonder
, fully and several hundred bales have
: changed hands in the past few days.
, Mr.. G. d. Williamson and family
dence which he recently purchased
; from Mr.. C. H. Smith of Sanford.
| The most interesting and eventfu
5 thing that ever passed our way was
, when airplanes passed Wednesday
{ about 4:3O p. m. The first two were
! seen by about 500 men, women anc
! children. The entire population of oul
!. little town, with few exceptions, en-
joyed viewing them as they sailed
high up in the air, going Northward
and the speed was estimated ninety
two miles per hour. Several more
: have passed since at night and ONT
Thursday morning at 11:30. Some O.
the colored people in the country wer.
much frightened, thinking that the.
were Germans and were going to drol
$ bombs. One old lady was asked b.
d the writer if she saw the airship AM
l. she remarked, "No" Said she hear,
: the thing and looked round and roun'
S for it but could see nothing of it. Blu
e I said to her, "Did you look up?
"No, didn't look up" "Well," sale
r "there is where you missed it, yo
n should always look up" She agree
'e that next time she would look w
And that's where so many people er1
7, Before these lines appear in prir
l. Santa Claus will appear in man
[. places and numbers Of children wi
r. be made happy by him.
'e The older people enjoy Christina
re seasons too, and why shouldn't every
5; body have a good time? But m
s. turkey have failed to show up yet.
A happy Christmas greeting to tn
at editor and the thousand of readers {
The Robesonian.
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