As quick as you are born, it’s human nature to want to try new things. That’s a good thing. We soon find some things are easier done than others. Some just come natural to us while others seem to be harder for us to accomplish. The good Lord gives different talents to each of us and I assure you that each one of us is granted some type of talent. Some of...
Read MoreBubba and the Fire Ants
“Fire ant” is a common name for several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis family of ants. Solenopsis are stinging ants and most of their common names reflect this. The bodies of mature ants, like the bodies of all typical mature insects, are divided into three sections: the head, the thorax and the abdomen, with three pairs of legs and a pair of...
Read MoreRunning trotlines on the Pee Dee River
Trotlines are to fishing what tractors are to farming. Both require less time and work to accomplish your goal. Trotlines are usually made by using a heavy-duty nylon main line and shorter lighter lines tied about every two or three feet dangling from the main line. On the shorter lines, large fishing hooks are tied and baited with whatever type of bait...
Read MoreThe Lowry War Comes to an End
Our last bit of the story of the Lowry Gang begins on Feb. 16, 1872, when the gang staged a raid in Lumberton, N.C. The gang stole an iron safe from the store of some prominent merchants, Pope and McLeod, which happened to have a lot of the town’s money inside for there was no local bank in Lumberton at that time. To add insult to injury, the gang also...
Read MoreThe Lowry Gang Trials Begin
As our story begins this week, we find that several members of the Lowry gang have been captured. Henry Berry Lowry was not among them but two members, George Applewhite and Stephen Lowry, are both being tried in Whiteville for the murder of Reuben King (sheriff of Robeson Co) at that time. The trials were moved from Lumberton because of local tension. The...
Read MoreWill Lowry War Vendetta Ever End?
During the latter part of 1867, the Lowry gang staged several raids, “in retaliation” for past injustices, but there were no lives taken at least during this time. Then in 1868, North Carolina Gov. W.W. Holden, a Republican pledged to “law and order” was petitioned from the white citizens of Robeson County to restore order by peaceful means between its...
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