ESTABLISHED 1870.
Country, God and Truth.
SINGLE COPIES 6 CENTS.
VOL. XXXV, NO. 01.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1004.
WHOLE NO. 1067
RED 3WN0.
Laaabt strUge Locale.
;
A3MPOLE.
Giitn.
Cotton pioklng ba been Urn
porarily stopped on account tA
Wednesday's itorm.
FayetUville Presbytery meets
Tuesday, September SO. 11 a. m. at
Dtnitlim cbarob.
MIm EloiaeMoDiarmid, of Fay
etteville, it vielting MImm. Kill
and Roeie Williams.
Wa are aorry to part with Mr.
B J. Sanderlin and family.
They bare ratarned to Bladen.
Mr Fannie Coble.
Mrs. Dr. B. F. MoMillan and
Om4 0M4f .
To the Kdrtor of Tba RoUwoUi:
Mr. Ed. Cobb, of Uerel, Mite- Trinity Perk Senool. crwpoo4c T RoWoii
iuinm. who haa been Visiting bill Tba school baa bad tb bMt Mr. f red Pitman. km of Mr. Praak
mnlHar. Urt. Nellie Oobb at Sheo I Owning 10 Itehittorv. Thar have rltaaaa formerly of tkiiraiHT whole
oou, returned to bia far southern I biao matriculated already between w dtiioa of AUtnulikm to""!
bom. 1 100 aud 170 etodeote and otbert W raiatirae ho era glad to wtiookia
K AFT SAJ"U
Mr W. C. Powell who baa Ua tf-
fwlag- If ttrtnl wee vita fartr. Uj
(promt), we ar to ao.
Eev. 7. Paria A I lad hia malar ao-
Rt u: rre15.
Ciwrawpovtco of Tha Kobe-oalea
Ta revival eondeotmd by Rt.
S. K. Maroar of Rod Springs aod
K W. Smith of Hope Mills proved
a eacoeee aud did aaoeh food. 18
Col. 8. J.Cobb lost hie balance S:"1' "? " P H-in m s.-tay aha, 0,or r.l:f,on. Tboy org...
hie wagon laat Tbnroday aud io l.b! ro0B9 ,0. lh .f omhIo"" -u pch,., .. a 1Id . Methodfat ab.rah kor.M
lliughf. foot ... caught in a .J !Luk w!S"! . ' . W K,"d "J ' IP-.' -bo ha. h... M vr 80 ... bor., and .r7"
in
falliot
wagon ebeet with tba painfni ooo
"UM Wl " u ' ;Jiho euthoritiee and are beiog oo-
DiiMa oKa It a. a. aIaaAaJ ha
. . a- I Ulf 1UI WWW W WlfU IWU UflU
mo awampt woro uroauy BWWI Prof. J. F. Bifioi, bat not yol ar
loo by tba htavr raina lait TbnnriTod bai u ox poo tod io a f
day aud croat iuconvonionoa wi dayo. Iu the meantime Prof. F.
- t lorTored bj traTeliera for aeToral b. Aldndre u aetinx a bead
w I . . ...... miL.r Th. uhAA .. n ....
a v vj v w m luaa 07V a a u n wu w a ubbi uuw b b
rattan, joaa v.u i , , . - .. . " ih UBf.,rtUB.i ,v.n
tioa uowu vo won aion an uoee,
id iu..Ba...u.1,uWlawa, fro-Urt bndal toor Ta.y niftl aoj ral .Mkt it .1 .11 Improrl. eoriptioo tO boild a cbartb 00tal
.vmw,. vf U( ooanuBf tits Hn Bi:e Mktr. I j u i n.i. i . ., I mit j
" oraama a-., a., muni a mi i . n w oiaav i am aaao aaaatai am uua ubiiui bi
Wo trt gUJ U wvlaome aaotber pmty Imm uvUar lot Ralci b bto lby will doll art.
7uo briJt la or midat. Mrt. Fr-rtaan board Ibo apootal Iraia crrm North Tba UaildlO OOBniitteeareeo
bo wa Miaa Uftet of BuarJaiaa ICaroliaaa dolatratiua la lb (xt.
Mr. J. G. WiUiarat vaa ardJcotly abot I Orowrrt' Coavaaiioa at S(. Loula
att WedimUr. 'jut f lad to know ao4 Tba atar it raaaiaa- acra tba road
tcrioaalr and hopa b wlil mo b out. Ll bob aidaa of Mc.NriU'a brid.'t mi lo-
Tbo abooUnj vaa done by Mr. Owen one con to a f a dop' taakitK it i in . bt
of hla bat fnonJa wbo mort tinwely ro- lor pxlmnaoa tad brl ridrra. Tba
w r j i tod J. A. MoNeilrtmilldame were
Mre. Looioue MoKae, arrired tbia " , . . .
oroaen aoa many oriuva uau-
pbyiical, mental aud moral. Tba Tct ilt b ao ice cream tupt-ar next
X tiff tOi!.: a I I - 1 . i t i. 1
moraine W,WMU . loaug zueu uaniiiAu amocii BC1U17 d,i. in"n 07 io wuier. ut
IHvu vwetvu w e waw a- w miiuu hij ej um w lUW III UK I w w
mnoh timber in tbe Woodl wat cp lat ereuiUK aod quite a Dumber the church furniahin faod. We hope
ton. arrifed TeaUrdar. and ia ilt- L, ,nd hroWan nffarwlulMraah of o.w etndanu uuitwj tbemeelrea it my pre. .jcc.Io ortry way.
w I W WWa jaarw- ra I ...a a . . I . ... . ... ...
IH.n.t k. Um. nf Mr J D . : a j witn IQe Ateooiation. ID AIM- Mrt. u. o. wiicn.u u enjoyiog a .an
V"6. ' DawtPOQ,,w,w w'' " 'w" '" ciatiou'doet all itt Dower to hu.ld ber old home new Barker. Churcb
Austin.
We learn that effort! are being doQ lh oottonorop cannot ,ife ftnd w iDipiM him with the J
made to remove the poat-offioe to orevoio uu ia win u uigneii iuaia. ivt won meeio Cnnrca TueaJay to cooduct tue aarncea
araat we dare HTIl all leareu wivu vuw unmnv irmuiioT 01 at tao laoerai or aira. w. u. amito or
while the ttorm wai raginir in to I the facultr. To-morrow e?enin( I Rowland, whoa death cauaed much r
lot AMWianuu win kit 1 rocap- lret among ber former inenda tn tbta
bridirr aeema in good coodittoa.
Rev.
rent to Aabury
a mora aeoure and better looation.
A report oooee from Raeford
that a negro girl killed ber broth
er. The crime waa committed
with a pittol.
We learn that Mr. J. E. Pur
cell, who waa nominated aa ooun
ty turreyor on theDeaacnratio tick
t in LumbertoB laat week baa de
clined the office, and ao written
the chairman of the county exe
cutive committee.
Meters. L. M. Cook and J. A
great fury.
Aooordinjr to the reoerda of tbe achool. Rafreihmeota will be
raiiwa arent here U70 balea of aerred and a prugram haa been
octton were aniDoed irom
poiut dnnug the year ending Sep
th it prepared
Tbe Ualnoan an4 (irady Lit
ember 1.
The railroad authorities are to
anlarira our ootton olatform we
a
laarn br addins twenty feet to
tion toioa dow ttaaeuta 01 tno community
Tlie atorm did a good deal of damage to al)T0U coarae dluuer waa oervad
crop and roaia but wc are glad to learn The parlor, belli aud diuing room
that no aerioua damage haa been done.
Th matt damaira rlon in th lnn waa
erary oocieuet ay gowen nuaer to Mr A j. FloyJ., ntw brlck
war again ana nave mutated a
number of new men. There ia
tome very promiiini material for
aooiety work among the new itu
denta aDd the year promiaee to be
auooaaafnl to the aocietiea. Tbe
poo-d of Meeiro. B. J Bottiek. b.
B. WiIIi.gbi, J. D. Jobneon, Mo
rit Pau. A. 0. McLaao. Tbe boild
lug oo mm it to boa not decided
bara to locau tbeeborch yet. Aa
wo at tbe lot te teen rod tbe baild
mg will oonmenee. We have a
vary good Sunday eebool now e? -
rr Suudav at 2 olwa- in ih.
IVaaa Party. 1 ...
. tcnooi acaaa. no bavo prayar
Mr. and Mre. Adioi Wiltou Mc meetiog erery Sunday night at 9
Latu gave a dinoor party on o'lock. couduotod by tbe young
Tburtday evaaiug ia booor of nj. Liii end all are laritod
Judga Ooorgt If. Browo, Jr. Tbe Mr. Dtaou Baztay will novo iu
invited gnetto biug tbe membert 13 bit now reeideooe near bare neat
of tbe bar and ladies. Judge and week.
Mrt Tbocnaa A McN'aill, Mri E. Mita Katie Buie baa gone to
K. Procter. Jr.. Mioa Anuie Neil I Waebiogton, D. C. to apeod a ftw
Mclau and Mr. John U. McCor- Jayt witb ber eieter and tbey will
mick aatiaUd 10 racaiTiog. At tbe o to tbe St. Looia Eipoeitioo.
pr ipr mornoot tbe guotta wore M r. Obaa. Dandaia. of tbe firm if
iQvitad to tbe dioiog room wbera Caroliua Chemical Co.. left y-M
ttrdav for a moutb'a vjut to bia
home to Peouaylyaoia.
the roof and plastering.
Rev. J. A. McKaugban went to Board-
man Won da) to unite in marriage Mr.
Freemaa who ia Superintendent of the
South Eaatero Lumber Company to Miat
Wa are glad to know that Mr.
V. K. Ellia baa returned to bia for
mar petition at the epiritine plant.
About twenty girlaoame here on
40 yesterday enroote to tbe South
ro Preabyterian College at Red
eaob end.
It ia expected by many that thie ataff of the Park School Gaitte
ii L. 1 or., .n wnrlr nn tha Draft iiina
commnnny win raaao uwarij u..; --- - - -- the newly married coup!e aU bappineaa
i-r i u. i . . .1 .jjidq now to nave it out in aiewi
liuggina are aiwuuiug iu uu- percent more oottou tu.u 11 f, . r . K.. Mita Sanndert. miUi.er for I. K. and
minarton Carniyal. They are- on haat ar. Bntwhile theae wordil Kn'aifta- frr fam Ha, hnt i. C. w. Thompaonit expected by the
.aoeaaa ... al ' l
tne icokoot xor aitraouona lor hai nanned a treat wind aud able to meet hie olaaaea a train.
were decorated with feme aod cut
flowere.
Judge Brown'a approaobiog a'e
ration to tba Supreme Court beach j
while e .tource of much eatitfec-
tion to bia frieude here, naverthe-
leea ceuaae regret bee a nee of the Springe.
fact that bit rogular Tititt here aa
Superior Court Judge have given Col. N. A. MoLiau returned laat
llaaonJo Fair week hare, and aa ..ia itorm raging and what ef
. only tbe beat and puree t are to be Mt x ml n4Te npon the crop we
ecured. they will keep a watchful htTe no m,IDI 0f telling.
ye over what they see and hear The initial atepa have been ta
before making contraota. ken looking to building a new
The Committee, Headed by Mr. eohool houae. Let tbe work go on
Huonrina. are meeting with trreat Thio meana prosreaa. We cheer
eaooeaa, and the Matonio
Sept.
Truly yourt,
Richard M. Normknt.
18, 1904.
Heater of Boardtnan. A. U. Aahley. Eaq.
1 ... ...
alio accompanied the groom. Wa wiah pieaenre to oia many warm inenda Sunday after an abaenoe of eeveral
iu a auoi w.j. N...
Mr. L. H. Aibley, of Kingtdale,
wtt regittered at the Wayerly laat
Sunday.
I twentieth of the month and they
hive an up to date atock for Fall.
ill
Itvprovlag Cottoe Seed.
Reoently mach haa been aaid
Foreign New.
Rejoicings are being
fir. Humphrey Deed.
We regret to hear of the death
held I Mr- W- r'Q-mi' Humphrey, I plan of glaolng ootton theae daya
ootton experta aa to the deterioration
of cotton teed aa the prime canoe of
deoreaeed prod notion of lint. Tbrre
ia not mnoh trntb In that otatement.
Bat It ia evident that owing to tbe
We call attention to tbe change
of ad. of tbe National Bank of
Fayetteville.
Mr. John Ward, of Rowland.
... . ... . .1 r . 1 . ,
4i.r..Kr.,tt t.i Ka k;.k wnicti occnarea. at nia noma m i Md axe nrettr thoroaihlr mixL I wio cameaj a larjre una 01 irrooer-
tba throne. The pope haa tent Saddle Tree towutnip tint morn- Bat it la not a dlfllca.lt matter to lm- oariea and dry goodt, baa a changw
eoBirratnlationa and have moat of IDH out nve o cioca:. ue naa prore When a farraer deeldee - ppennng m uu uaue.
Fairlfnlly aa a great privilege affixed the aevereigna of Europe. Con- &Mn o-cll7 unoraiong time 0n tbe variety that mita him. let hun
... . . ... a ... . - . 1 ani Pais loern eav aa aa nrtv nnaw. i a a a. i a i i
tnMmtaaa Ka lha mmt ninoah a UMa MatMaa va tha t-iaatl 1 An fftF An I maa t n I l Mf mavAalal rrwaal K a wa raiwTi uu uim uiaiu w mm uvv uuva DQI I eBrUDl HIDa Ur TWO KJ VmiUM I a. 8 - .a.: l
.0.Wh..d lathi. ..Cioaof .l,in,.,..pi..Ux .tab (ran. Ffi.t Eoo.f - -Jj J LS. i m of D,.' H. "pVCl
I Vav XVWkaUT
kaVwwaw I
the State.
not one oppoaiug vote wea oaat. It is reported that during the bia eight then by a bnllet wound. and 3oo or 400 ponndt of aeedeotton.
Mra. Mary C. Campbell died at
I iJ 4 L as IV. T
Rey. Q. T. Pace will move froa. P.KUUYL T t
her home near Antioch laat Sat- Red Springe back to Philadelphua T,n,nMa -rtrttl JT
. . l : . i 1 " . -T . . .. .e
uraay morning ana waa ounea we learn to taie np again mo upon a fort, wbiob thereupon die
Sunday at 11 a. m. The funeral achool work be carried on there ao played the Japanese oolora. The
exerciaes were conducted by Rey. auooeaafnlly two yeara and more Japanese, thinking that the place
J. A. Caligan. She ia tbe moth, ago in connection witb preaching. JJ oaptured, did not fire.
. . ma- n t r When they approached they re-
of our townsman, Mr. C. B. Camp- Many of n wonld bt gltd t0 iee g Myere fir8 that nearly an
bell, and waa a lady loved and ea- R(T D p Mc0eaohy elected to nibilated one company.
teemed to the extent -of her ac- fin the poaition of Superintendent Russian decision on contraband
quaintanoe. f Svnodical Home Missions to be baa been communicated to the
a AwU.1... th. hnanitahia 1 Anwmn Km? Da w w Oil la.nia British, German and American
tx t' m ar vr mi . , . ' Embaases. It understood that
nomew ur. v. rr. aonaui, on in noyemoer. RuMia reo0gnize9 the principles
the 8th inat, another of those Mn Gilbert Hughes is yet at and proviaions that contraband
happy annual reunions waa held. home Uter QO doobt he will re. when consigned to private parties
Many long and intimate frienda nma in . nam fl.M hra M only oontraband when tbe oar-
Z fu,nv ware nrent bv in. hn? " D9m d W ! g. re government, military or
- inianna nnainata ciDacitiee v n... n.
have ample rauge.
vitation. and the day waa
spent and much enjoyed.
well
In Memorlan.
Miss Belle Rone.
Miss May Belle Rone, eldest
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
W. S. Rone, of the North Caro
lina Conference now stationed at
Rocky Mount, died at the home
of ber cousin, Dr. Jj. u. Aldrey,
at Bandera, Tex., on the
day of September, 1004,
The London newspapers say
Few steamier dayt are seen in that Sir Thomas Lipton recently
this region than laat Wednesday invited Herbert Urossland, i
waa. iuo wiuu uww .u.iuuaiy T? 1 V.k ni.,U A:
tneraiu fell copiously nearly all 1. 1 V " ."
day. At timea tbe blaata came in
He waa well known ia thia oouoty he wUl be aore of good aeed of one Those who wish to attend the
aa a man of aterlin: integrity Uariety. He may have to waU till St. Lonis World's Fair wonld do
aod honor. Hia preaenoe will Lheglanl ng aetaooa la nearly over aad well to go on Frank Oongb'a Ex-
D greeny miaKi oy tn urge Iperhapo pay aomething extra to have I ounon on Uotober 4tb.
Dumber wtio neld tor Bin tnera miM lot ginned. Five bandred
high eeteem and si noereet regard, poond of teed ootton will give ten
Hie was a lite well aod nooiy bnahela of the eelect aeed. Letaalml
apent. A good man haa gone to gelectlon of ohoice bolla from beat
reet. The funeral will take place 8tilf be inede from that crop. He
tomorrow at Saddle Tree ohnroh wm then be able to exhibit a variety
at 10 a. m. ine funeral aervicea 0f cotton that la tbe same throughont
will be oooducted by Rey. I. P. the Held. It etanda to reaaon that
Hedgpeth. Weexteud our deepest imoroTed ootton aeed will increase the Btptiat Church Sunday even-
evmpathy to the bereaved fam-l the yield. Well aelected corn la bet- mgwhich was thoroughly enjoyed
ily. ter tbao tbe ahattered corn picked op I by tde large congregation.
io tbe bottom Of the cria There i. Miw MglMt Cox Mtarntjd to
no reaaon why lndnatriona yoong hw nom. ,t Alfordayilla, after
Mr.
free
server.
litararv man in tha Stab. TTn ia tonity for a careful young farmer to I
A eolo "Some time tbe Silver
Cord will Break" was well ren
dered by Miaa Jimmie Bndgers in
the Methodist Church Sunday
morning, and added to the enjoy?
ment of the aervice.
Mies Maggie Ward sang a solo in
Rising Light.
. John Charles McNeill, the farmers should not improve .pending a week here viaitin tbe
lance' of The Charlotte Ob- M l wlU bring ftmil of h9t brotber Mr. 0 T
r. is one of the moat brilliant H a bushel There lea floe oppor- Cox
terrific force blowing down cotton
and corn aud uprooting trees. All
of the forenoon tbe wind came
from the north East but is shifted
8th quickly at 1 P. M. and oame in
equal fury from a westerly direc
She bad lagrippe last spring (l0Q
and it developed into consump
tion, and it waa with tbe trust Wilmington Diapatoh : Since the
bravery that she, accompanied by I editors viaited Bosemount naay of
ber xatner, Daae me icvea onea them are of the mind that Mr. Pu
at home good-bye about 5 weeks ker aboald talk a little more. It has
ago, and waa willing to seek the been oar opinion that too aaaob
dry regions of Texas, that she I speech-making by . the candidate of
rjoeaiblv mitzht resrain her health. I tha Democrats wonld be harmfal.
It, too, took a brave heart after bat alnoe aoaao of the keen-eyed edi
they had been there about 10 ton of the country feel that he
daya. and when there had been j aboald make a number of epeeohes all
no visible signs of improvement, I over the country we tar go ahead
to insist on her father going land shoot it oat. Every time Jadge
back to hia work, hoping almost I Parker has opened his month be haa
asrainat hope! that she would ey-1 said something of troe worth and
er be any better. i tharo ia ao raaoon to dombt that he
Tbe disease had made snch in-1 still haa many more good thiags to
roads into her constitution, that say. If It will help the Democratic
her cousin. Dr. Ardery, who is caste any by Jadge Parker delivering
4 lung apecialist, could not ar- a limited aomber of apaeehea in dif
reat it, and thus one of the pur- feront aectioma then ha i should do ao
est, brightest and best lives I by all meana. . He haa the oars of
ever knew, went to the God who the whole -people and while they are
cave it. Charlotte Observer. I listening ia the tiame to do the work
a challenger for the America's oup.
Mr. Crosaland submitted a design,
which Sir Thomas is now consid
ering. A hundred and nine children
were bom in Rome the same day
as the heir to tbe Italian throne,
which is four times above the av
erage for daya in births. In all
$ase where parents are willing
the State will educate the male
ohildren born on that day at mili
tary colleges as officers. ,
Physicians of Prince Herbert
Bismaok at Berlin, declared that
the death agony had begun and
that the illustrious patient would
not survive until sunrise. Tbe
latest reports received are that
feeble ray of life still flickers. .
Chinamen who left Port Arthur
September 12th say tbe Japanese
are tunneling under tbe rtuaeian
forts with the intention of blow
ing them up.
not only an able writer of prose 81 bnabel for choice aeed in-
and verse now, but the character 25 nM ' tn oil miUB-
of the work he is now doing gives Thoroughbred seed of any kind will
promise of a brilliant career for lways be in demand at a fair price.
f . a aW va .
him I Jowon riant
Mr. MnNflill ia a man of rara
on AivanifiiA ifr nnrt.-a .fnll Resolutions of Reapoct
;;raduate of one of our best col- Whereas Ood in his infinite wis
eges. By inheritance, training, dom haa seen lit to remove from our
and inclination he is fitted for lit- midat oar beloved friend, Ira Lam
er ture. which be has chosen for loos Pitman, to a brighter abode in
To be laves tlgatod.
Col. Thomas R. Robertson ta in
vestigating the charges made against
North Carolina soldiers by oertaim
Reideville merchants. He does not
think that Tar Heels are gailty. I:
will be recalled that certain soldiers,
alleged to be North Caroliniara, were
accused of going in one or more t tores,
and carrying away watches, dry goods
and- liquors. Thia ia aaid to have
Vt ia I i fa tanrh T7a wrifna with i ha.v.n mnA hanu. Ha waa 1 at ml
eaual ease tbe stately article, the member of the Philomatheaian So- "Mn. .7 . mmam
fCvill.TKv TtAna lat.ar ann tha ItOfht I Mafcv ha It nunlTkil mOmlng. UOI. KOOertaOn III ttt
piece overflowing with fun,, as cir- Firat, that we. the members of the fbarge of the first aection of the train
cumstances may suggeat. His Pbilomatbesian Society, feel keenly
poetry in this respect is (ike his to -o of thia exoeUent young man.
prose. His poetry finds a ready oeoona, tnac we extend our neaxi
market at good prices in our best aympathy to hU bereaved loved
Mr. Dunie, of the firm of
Dunie Bros, who have recently
opened up in tbe mercantile bus
iness here, has moved bis fasu-
y into rooms over the Bakery.
magazinea. Warrenton Record.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Lumberton,
N. C. postoffioe, ept, 5 th, 1904
If not called for in one week
will be sent to the Dead Letter
office, Washington, D. C. Par
ties calling. will please say ad
vertised :
Miaa Varnia Byrd. J. C. Cnllins
Miss Florence Clark. Miss M. H.
Edwards, E. C. Hays, Miaa Below
MoNeal, D. W. Regan Mrs. M A.
E. Smith, GWynne. Misa M- J.
WilUams.
B. M. Norm en t.
Postmaster.
ones, and oommend them to the Ood
who will wipe away all tears.
Thirdly, thai a oopy of theae reso
lutions be spread upon oar minutes
aad that a oopy be sent to bis family,
to the Lombertoa papers aad to the
Wake Forest etadeat.
J. B. WEATHERS POON,
H. M. JOHNSON.
W. R. EDMUNDS,
Committee.
Wake Foreat, N. C.
Mr, aad Mra. A. K. White returned
yesterday from Winston where they hare
been visiting for a few davs.
Mr. Lather Bridgers west to Rowland
yesterday for a few days.
that brooght the Tar Heals. None
of hia aoldiera looted. Ia bis charge
were the Charlotte, the Winston, tbe
Shelby, tbe Conoord, the Lexington
and the Mt. Airy companies.
The second section was onder the
care of Capt. 1 F. K. Heame, of Aah
ville. He bad tbe following comptv
nles: Hickory, Salisbary. Statesville.
Asheville, aad Wayneaville. Capt.
Heame reported that tbe conduct of
hia mea was good.
Ia talking with aa Observer man.
last night. Col. Robertson said: "I
am making an investigation of the
chargee. have written and wired ta
naayor of Reideville, aad will go to
the bottom of the matter. I cannot
beliave that the alleged loot i eg wa
the work of North Carolina aoldiera. '
Got Robertaoa is determined to as
certain the troth at any cos. Char
lotte Observer.
,