Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-28
Crits and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES.)

You have often heard the express
sion, "As drunk as fish" Yesterday
afternoon [ rode behind Wilbur Lee
Speed on his motorcycle for half a
FLOCK and then asked 20 be LEI down.
And I have been drunk as fish ever
since l have been so wabbly ana top
heavy that 1 could scarcely make a
go Of IL / almost had to skip lodge
last right and had put off writing
this until this morning.
Sc i. | have misappropriai I'd TN"
m.lsp Z cement of the continuity of the
curri. - Jim of this column, you will
understand why. Last SATURDAY l was
invited by Miss Della Overton to at
tend the Home Demonstration Club
play which will be given at the Oak
Hill High, School this Friday night a.
eight o'clock. The admission will be
fifteen and twenty cents. l can hardy
believe it myself that ! have never
yet seen the Oak Hill School, but ;:
truly hope that 1 cannot say that
much longer
But it may be that 1 am drunk from
drinking too much of that nice good
fresh butter-milk that Mrs. Jones'
Cousin Lille Husketh brought or it
could have come from eating too
much of that nut-covered white-icing
cake that Mrs. John Morris brought.
So should not be too harsh on WI
bur Lee for the motor-bike ride.
Now I am going to tell you of a
great balloon tragedy that has as yet
not reached the United or Associated
Press. It's beginning was on the sec
ond of October, last, when balloon
left Clifton, N. j. No thought was
given it since until just yesterday,
when Sam Jones, the young son of
Boss JONES' a prominent farmer CH
North Granville, found it's sad re-
mains out in the thickly-wooded spot
near their home about five miles from
the Virginia line. What became of it's
inhabitants remains a mystery, as no
bleaching bones nor other clues have
been found even though a very consis-
tent search has been made The fate
of it's passengers may be as foreve,
sealed as many other dark mysteries
of the past.
Now let me explain that it was a
small toy balloon about a yard tall,
or possibly a little more The body of
the balloon was rubber and was al
most completely weather-beaten. On
it was printed, Fair Cruisers, Inc.
Oct. 2. 1887. Clifton, N j." So 1 intend
to send this notice to that city to let
someone learn how far the balloon
travelled.
After that real mean write-up about
Robert and Miss Effie Hight and all
their children having an epidemic oe
water collie from switching from
spring water to we'll water, then. Cliff
ton and Miss Mollie Sims come BY
found no one at home. So they drank
some of the water and wrote a note
and placed it under the drinking glass
at the well. They informed Robert
and wife that if the Sims get sick
it will be also from water collie, and
for Robert and wife to be sure tC
come to see themq and bring some
pretty flowers and a nice tray of ap-
petizing viands good for sick people
Miss Effie's mother, Mrs. Sims from
over in Vance, sends Old Nose word
that she is coming to spend whole
week with the Jones to cure her in
digestion.
The Odd Fellows here are now in
the midst of getting prepared for
the meeting of the State Grand Lodge
So far as l know, Brother J. E. Yer
non and Brother V. H. Robertson,
both of Henderson, are only Odd Eel
lows in Vance county. They belong to
our lodge now, since the Henderson
Lodge ceased operation several years
ago.
j. F. Lemon of Salem, N. j., is visit
ing his son, Graham, of seyond Berea.
Mr.. Lemon has several married SON.
and daughters living in N. j. and
went there to live about two years
ago. But he was old enough and sot
in his ways not to take on so quick
ly to the northern accent as lots
folks do, but talks Southern.
Ruben Greene, one of our city ma.
carriers, wishes to know whether Oh
not it keeps me busy writing, aft@'
changing from a twice-a-week to ar
every day but Sunday column. We'll
Reuben, it usually takes me a couple
of hours every night but Sunday to
trans-pcrcolate my thoughts into
| writing If such could be callea
thoughts.
just to tell his Mother that her son,
Gene Parkinson, was getting on fine
several days ago when he was in town
And also will tell Mrs. Otis Hicks
F., of Bobbitt that her daughter, Mis-
Leona, was in town last Saturday
well and happy, Glenn Montague j..
now taking these news. And as tina
old nursery rhyme said when l W..
a boy, eff he walks very far, He'll
, wear out his Shoes
A. L. Adcock runs the store a.
Grassy Creek Church, but for SOM
/ fime before that, he Travelled for
, Wholesale firm in Virginia. One o.
us customers gave him an order fo'
; n carton of a dozen tin cans of pep
per, A. I. put down 1 doz. Pepper on
his book. but when he went back to
headquarters they only had one lW
! Donnd bag of DeDper in the whole