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JROBESQNIAW
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ESTABLISHED 1870.
Country, God and Truth.
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VOL. XXXVI, NO. 2.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. MARCH 3. 1006.
WHOLE NO. 2014
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W LUMBER BRIDGE NEWS.
LPMIKft B1IDOK. M. C.
RBV. P. R. LAW.
Hml JNews.
Miaa Mary Kay returned houia
from Dillon, S. C , Sunday, ao
ooinpanied by her mother. Miaa
EDITOR. Kay hu been vary ill. but we art
g'ad to atate ahe ia much improved
Executite III., mother had wmn with her for
AakpoU lUpp. Cctie Iteeaa.
Tbia eommuuity wai tbocked to e are glad to aee a few pretty
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baar of the death of Mr. Pate the days. The farmers of this section
well known traveling agent of tbe are making good use of tbem. Aa
Dillon Marble work, lie wail we twiae the fielda. we ae the
mocb liked by our people and wbiatling ooona between the plow
and tbey regret bia death very bandies
mocb. We ar ff lad to e3 Mr. C P
Mm Carrie Page and MieaAdd MeGirt on the atreeta again, after
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here. icra in town the goeat of Mrt. few daye
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Mr. R. A. Melrin epent Sunday Choline Floyd who we regret to Miaa Flora McQirt ejent Wed
at Rennert. etata ia uot improviug. needay night with Mr. J W.
Miaa Laura Covington, of Mre. Cirter ia spending ao me Ward
Hockingham. ia visiting at the days at Kayuham. Mesari J. W Ward and Frank
home of Mr. Chaa. Terry. Dr. A. O. F!oyJ, of Fair Bluff Williame epent Friday down Black
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Ml TUHa Mr-Ontwin ln iwinn. I euent laat Souday here. A u kle eection on buaineaa
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NOTES OF IINTEUFST.
That meeting of the
Committee -molted waa ipeet- h ,Ml f d
- J i . tLH.ktnl . I A lam t e I J
eated outsiders. The tide in the Wesara Morria Pate and Nill
8tate is agaioat the evila of wbit- Smith, of Rowland, a pent Sunday pge.of Mtrietta .are welcome visi Using confined to hit room for
iyiale and manofactore. The leg
ialatore ia freah from the peoplv
and know it. Met of them were
cbosm on account of their pre -
noonoed viewa on the objtcl.
Much of the oppoaitiou to the
Ward law it atirred up by paid
repreaentativa of the whiskey ic
tereata. The nombsra arreted
agaiuat tbia ilaaa of legislation ia har ami wej tnown dreea maker Mr. Draugbu.ooe of of the moat We were glad to hare Miaa An-
altogether cot of proportion to
their uois. Senator Simmoue
baa done hit State great eervice
and himself great credit by bia
bold and ooorageooa atand in be
bait of the righta of the people to
protection from the vitiating oon
eoaencea of whisky. The mmei
Tkal Da Sate.
to better Ifok
Collin aat lltaJra.
out,
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a ni ua.erv carvral wbat vo
Yeitr color look lite ihty Jut
Bight,
Vary pale an.1. oh. o hiu' , '
Worn gut itmt nutate fna rhe Cr maMve
(I.
oar ahiMt.
on frvlay
of Red Seringa, Bjwnt Sunday popular drummera who viaite onr nie Donaldeon, mueio teacher at
here with home folka. town, wai here on Monday. Centenary, to apend two nigbta at
rr. n V Shrrl! nt tn fr. Kmm. k'irhv irMnt laat Lobo laat week. She returned to
Lumberton Monday on buaineaa. Sunday with homo folka at Our-per usual boirding place Friiay
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He baa discontinued his saw mill lay, S. 0. afternoon
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Soma of our townamen began The school boys at Centenary
.rH..i..r l.t MnndiT. and we have organized a baseball team
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wiah tbem much aocceaa and and expect to be in the fight
plenty of goud weatker. on.
Mi.. l.vdi P.najore loentl Misses Edith and Mabel Ward
later
whisky will bnrt the Democratic wa8 a most enjoyable eent. The "8eded r9,t ht hom
party. Ererything done ao fr , .tail w are elad to reoort Miaa Poll
ill rathnr help than hurt it. ..Mu. v -- - .
with the exception of a few, whioa UilUbleto be taken w roir
. , , it laat week for a visit to her sialc
business and as yet is undf cided
see bis noble stand in their behalf what be will do. We hope be will
and be is enibriued truly as nerer remain with us at he ia a good cit-
before in their affections. There iMQ and we feel hd would
is no need for oa to add to what e . , ,
haye taid reneatedly that no part miMed very muoh-
of the legialat'on of thia Aaaembly The conoert g ven at Philadel- Friday night here ou ber way to attended seryioes at Pleasant Grove
enacted to restrict the evils of I Dhus Wednesday nicht the 22nd. Orrum to take up br work alter undav mornini
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Mpars R F. Stewart and T. H
I 1 wm
Paryis A-vers were n own Sunday.
tor I Mfls-r Tnwnsend and Ldena.
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V.r.H arflthaimnreaaiona made aue lo lDe 81101 P6"011 ol WUJO w,w Mr. McL?au. Hea health has of Rowland -rent Sundav with
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on u i by the uewa in the morning students tiaa to learn mem nau 10 i,eeu qa,te poor all tbe winter. w. a iien Edens
th front and teleranhio naire of ""T" " . "'i .ZZ e recenny learneu some oi iu
" r wm ' i - a in i i i a-w t r ri'ornr on nnor i rAnrt a anir v n a nan v iim. bl i. i m i .
the Charlotte Ob.erver Wedne.d.y I T" . J VkV. jh . rf 'm7. V.t boJ8 are u8ein up-to-date gram
morning for inatance there cime new maron we low. music WVN xr.nh:r aat
t.hnle...nff .titement that the be foniished by a string music Mitchel last nday mgbt
Warrf r.ill aa to ba renorted fa- hanA 11or Nill Smith and Mr. Mirk Floyd and bride, of
vnr.hltr ti tho hnniA with an al. I t . 11 mr-T-- 11 1 Lnmbertcn. witb other frienda
' - jno. o. Di civ Ho, iwu wen a.uuwu -... . r .... . . .
moat unanimoaa vote and that . , , . spent Sunday with bia lather and
RuMia and Japan were negotiating nauaioians of Rowland, have prom- sd Bttended service at the Meth-
for terms of peace with probabil- id to be with us then and doubt- od,,t church at night,
ity of agreement. Next came the less it will be enjoyedby all who Neaj gmita WB, m4rried
ahocking etory of the great loss of attend. The public is cordially laat Sauday to Miss Lewis daugh-
life in the Alabama mine. Theu invited ter of Mr. Frauk Lewis, who lives
the report mat tbe railway rate ... , . on the Lumberton road .We are glad
bill win nave to go over to toe x-01D welcome Mrs. Smith and wish
next Uongreis tor lacK ot time, next ounciay ai inree p. m.
Following tbia the prospeot that
the Bwayne impeachment court
will reach a conclusion Saturday
with the probability of acquital.
Floral College Items.
Farmers are behind this year on
them good luck. They will keep
house on Cottage Street.
Another accident on the S.
account of bad weather and low Rj , disorganized things in general
mar.
Jno. Ward left Monday for
Lumberton where be will sjend
some time on business.
Rev. W. C. Wallaoq passed
through here Monday.
Mr. D. B. Avert made us a
pleasant call Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crawford
spent Sunday afternoon with their
father Mr. J. D. Crawford,
The next meeting of the Teacb
era- Aaaembly will be held at
Oreeueboro Jane 18tb
Jim Sheffield wai killei last
week near Star, Montgomery coon
ty, by acoideutal dicbarn of bia
gun.
Ex-SharifT Ramiay, of Madieon
copQiy, ba been appoialej a pay
clerk in tbe nvy, aalary $1 2)0 a
year.
Will PailJipe, who shot and
killed John Pratt, colored, lttt
Sptembr, waa trid iu Auaon
' Superior Court laat wek and acquitted.
Sam Stalling!, abou'23 yeata
old, (iremao of tbe oil mill at Wil
aoo, waa caught in tbe ahaftiug of
of tbe mill Friday aud torn to
peicfta.
Henry Wiae, a ngro about 20
yoare old waa found dead in the
hay loft of a lively atable in Wins
ton Sunday moruiog. Death sup
posed to have reaolted from expoa
ure and exoetaive use of wbiakey.
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. ' Ob February lott, 19 5. the .object of
ty, uumarried, 40 years old and Ithi ketch genUy fell Wp ia the anaa
living witb his parents, committed of "! w, T7c. 1 .J" .
' and tbe life. ' hhewaatbe daughter of
uuiue .'iuuoit y oangiLg 01m Mr. aou Mr. K. R. Prevatt, being bora
ilf. He had ben m noor hailth Member 4tn. 173.
r At tbe time of ber death he was a
and tbe deed ia suppoied to have member cf Back Swamp Baptiat Church,
have resulted from dianondencv. V0 P" ' Cbnt at a wtrj
I early ate.
The Jeffereon Record save and March 6th. 1896, ahe waa married tt
... . .. Mr. I. F. Stubba. of McCaM S. C. Hei
ASoe county acnool teacner ex-1 pcrionalitT waa charming; ber life was aaa
pelled a young woman from gentle and pure aa mat ot a bbe.
. , j - . Her engaging manners made her at.
chool on the ground of immor- tractive. ft were no clouds in her
ality. She appealed to tbe county spiritual sky, and no trembling of doubts
achool board and waa repre.onted .nd. LXZT "
by two attorneys, but tbe board It ia simply beautiful for one to ao live
Abuut thai borM Mr beibaaa did rUe.
Mr. Bntt'aapeach m itij oice.
Nourwlnl like It wa flvord wiia
aptre.
And oac agaia, F. O (., you h1 better
Uk bS.
For tbe M. L C. bors will w always
ld.
Now oc my great pcb, help I'll surely
ft.
Said F. O. I hoj: So they wrote lo
Rooaevrlt.
Well lo tbewt b tent boika aad papers
enongn
Ta furnlata all the debates with their
toff."
You won it honorably, it iatrae.
But etill the Melke boys don't feci
"bine."
Bnt liquor, you made tBeJwdfts think,
Waa what we boys always oriak.
For whltkey and w.ne wa awrer touch.
Even if we have erer so mnch.
It waa juat by cbaacn that yon won this
time,
And beard tbe bell of victory chime.
The judge all retired and decided
Tbat,tha debate waa very much divided.
But tbey kept on tbe negative aide,
For fear they would have cried.
Had the Melke boys won.
M. E. of Bobeaon Institute.
And then the introduction of a bill price cotton.
iu the legislature cf the State to (jorn growers will realize a ben
work the penitentiary couvicra ou efit froDJ panting, fertilizing and
the public roads aud eell the Stat? cultivating.
farm. It is no wonder eve ybody
wants to road every day a morning
daily.
By tbe explosion of dust in th
Virginia city mine near Birming
ham, Alabama Monday, 160 mi
ner! lost tb"ir lives and were en
tombed in its abyses. It was a
dreadful yet unavoidable catastro
phe. The speotacle was heart-ren
dering beyond description. The
echoing report from the earth bad
an appalling and frightful sonud
to the ears of the mining families
and hundreds promptly and exci
tedly rushed to tbe mouth of tbe
main slope. Tbe work of rescue
with piok and shovel in the hands
of high and low with no recogm
tion of hours night and day. Hun
dreds in excess of the 100 families
and 800 children left destitute,
surged in commingled hope, fear
and gloom. Up to Tuesday 89
bodies bad been rescued from tbe
line of the main slope. Thev were
brought to the surface blackened,
bruised. twisted and maugled bt
yond recognition and laid out in a
row oc an extemporized platform
It was a harrowing and gruesome
sight. Our day presets so mauv
pen pictures of frightful holncostf
in its purveyors of news this spec
tacle so sad and sorrowiue aiid
groat will onJy make a perceptible
ripple to p9s quickly away to bij
fcrKctt9U.
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W.'tbiu two days two men in our
State are reported to have killed
themselves. Suicidal death appears
to be on the increase. It is an
enormous wrocg. Tremeudoue
guilt is incurred by the thoughts
and doings rhicb culminate iu
BeU-alayiug. Disgust and dispair
-is grounded in unbelief the chief
and ajl embracing gin against God.
The preservation of our own, and
our neighbor's as well, involves all
the duties of temperance and hy
giene. To injure our own and our
neighbors health of bidyormind
without cause is a fin agaimtlif
Impairment of life is as truly
(Continued on 8th page )
Mr. A. D. McGirt, who has been
&n the siok list, is somewhat im
proved.
Mr. Thos. B. Russell, who has
been Bick for several weeks of ty
phoid fever, is improving.
Hauling fertilizers is all over.
The quantity is very muoh re
duced this year.
We are glad to. hear Rev. Wm
last Tuesday and caused our
morning mail to get here at
4 :80 p. m. We are glad to know
a disabled engine was all tbe trouble.
We are sony to report the ser"
ious sickn3ss of Mrs. N. Y . Ferry
wno has grippe.
Mail ageut B. Jackson's family
are all sick with measles.
Resolutions have been introT
duced that the General Assembly
conclude its work: Saturday at
noon. Home contend that they
11 all v .
TllonL- oimnHionl AVAnaoliat will Will not D6 8D16 to adjourn Deiore
conduct a series of meetings at Tuesday and others predict that
iney win ue mere 1111 iuw it-uiu.
Pay stops on Saturday.
Laurel Hill church, beginning
about the second Sunday in
March.
We are sorry to hear of the sick
ness of Mr. Wm. Bowden's son.
How about making a cheap crop
this year?
Mr. Jos E. Graham oontinuos
on the sick list
Cotton rises, but still it is down.
We hope that much less is put ip
tbe ground.
Miss Elton White, who as
called to the bed side of ber sick
brother in Newport News, Va ,
has returned home.
Mr Arnold A. McKay, f Rae
ford Institute, was home a few
days.
For Improvement of Public School
Buildings.
For The Rohesouiau.
The Association for the improve
ment of Public School Buildings
of Robeson county will meet on
the fourth of March at Lumber
ton. It is the desire of those in
charge of this important work to
make the meeting entertaining and
helpful ana it is earnestly request
ed that each member of the Asso-
ciation will attend. A cordial in
vitation is extended to the ladies
of the town to meet with us.
Tnree bales-cotton broaght ten
cnts pr pouud nn the Charlotte
maikit Wedceiday.
Judge T. A. McMeill was in
Charlotte yesterday.
Messrs Q. W. Wrenn.J Stanley
aud E. L. Crumpler, Committee,
issued a goodly number of invita
tions to friends at Pembroke and
elsewhere t attend an oyster sup
per given at the Thaggard Hotel
Thursday night, The crowd was
chaperoned by Mesdames G. W.
Wrenn and T. A. Norment.
We are in receipt of a letter
from Mr. James D. Prcctor, Man
ager of the WTake Fore9t Glee Cltb
and Orchestra, saying that he wil!
be here and show in tbe Opem
House Friday, Mirch tbe 17th.
Thia Club is well known th'ough
out the Stale, aud r nl y the m m : n
of it is sufficient to bring a lar-
cr-jwd out.
Mr. Milutyre, of Unk v. coun'. v;
is visiting ihv home uf his suu,
Mr. bf. Mclntyre.
We rpgret to learn that Mr
G. B. McL'Jod has be-)u quite sick
lor the past epk.
Messrs. S. Mcluiyra a:;d R. C.
Lawrence left yesterday afteruoi n
for Washington to attend tbe in
auguration. Mrs. Norwood, who has Leen
visiting her daught r, Mrs. R. C.
Lawrence for several wek?, left
yesterday tor Waynesville, cn ac
count of tbs i'lnesi of a relative.
Ratert,, tbe little grand sen
of Rev. J. B. Bridger, centimes
very ill.
Finding flames for Children.
A year ago this month the
North Carolina Children's Home
Society, of which Col. W. H. Os
born, of Greensboro, is president,
was introduoed to tin people of
suatained the teacher.
R. L. Jordan, or Kernertville,
was laat week bodnd to tbe Feder
Court iu tbe sum of $1,000 on tbe
charge of uaiug tbe mails for
fraudulent purpose'. Jordau aold
doga and it ia alleged that he had
that tboae around can give auch a tribuU
of love and eatecra, aa baa been paid to
ber. "At reat forever in tbe haven of ber
Lord." What can be better! The funeral ,
waa conducted by the Rev. B. A. Paul,
and ber remaina were inttrred in the fam
ily burring ground.
Sit Imih a liMrf .Smb-Mi tiiuhatit
three a'tp-children (to whom ahe had
been a mother indeed) a falberaod moth
er, tnree brother and tnree nitera, a
a printed form of pedigree which b best of relatives and frienda, to mourn
f . . , t j her departure. May onr kind Heavenly
famished with every dog Bold, F.thCTromfort her .tricken. family, and
thus giving tbem all tbe a a me through tbia aad diipenaation draw them
very cioae 10 mm.
pedigree.
Iu Wayne county the other day
a man who waa hauling logs drove
yii 1.11. 1 iL..-. as
canons, auu mir .uwcnpiiuu. tblough a stream of water when
for the support of tbe work of the
society solicit:d. Since then, the
society has been the means of res
cuing over 50 needy and neglected
children and providing for their
loving care in Christian families
Many of these ohildren are well
known to the people cf the State,
and each has an excellent home in
a good family, supplied with every
comfort, a mother's protec'ing
care and counsel, and access to
every advantage necessary to the
development of their talents
The so:iety began work in Sep
tember, 1903, received the first
child October 12th, 1903, ard has
rece ved and provided for 73 chil
dren up to date, the la -t ones be
ing those left homeless by the
burning of the Belle G.een Or
phanage, at Montreat, some time
l Mil iaa !
ago. seventy or tue children are
still wards f the society end cn
der supervision. The society re
ceives any normal white child un
der lo years of age, and provides
( f his horses lay down in the water
and was drowned. He then tried
to haul with a team of cxen and
one of these became sullen, lay
"Ob! not in cruelty, not in wrath, .
Tbe Reaper came that day.
'Twn an angel viaiied tbe green earth,
And took our loved one way."
Longfellow.
J. M. Fleming.
Lumberton, N. C, March 1st.
nr. Juniua Townsend Loses In Hot
Springs Fire.
Mr. C. D. Townsend on Wednes-
down in the water ana was drown- day received the following letter
ed. Then tbe teamaterabondoned fronj hi8 brother, Mrs. Junius
i.is hauling in dxsguet. Townsend of Hot Snrintra Ar.
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luoBjuuui memorial uymna- Kansas, wnicn was swept Dy aa
sium at the University has been immense fire Sattrday.
completed and is now in use. The ' Perhaps you bare already
gymnasium was present-d to the learned through the papers of the
University by Judge William P. disastrom fire hew Saturday
tfynum, ot Obarlotte, as a mem- morning. It started about three
orial to his son, Will. am P. Byo- o'c ock a. m and onlv checked it-
uuj, 01., a uioiu'ier 01 ice ciass 01 seit a'xuit nine o clock in six
1S93, whe died while a atudeut in hours time, fully one forth of Hot
this institute. It is proably one Sprirs was reduced to ashes.
of the handsomest and most c;m- Manv business houses hotels, rea.
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pletly equipped iu the South. idences and colleges were swept
Iu Hickory Saturday night Chas. away by the cyclone of fire. Oar
Morrison, colored cut tbe throat c urt house and jail also went.
of Lindsay Smith, a white man. and all records with it The
inflicting a darjg&Fet5cuDd and
one that woalef have proved fatal
but for timely assistance. Accvrd-
iug to t he Mercury 'u report Mor
i ri9o:i was drinking and Lis
. , , , ... ! attack on hmith wa practically
1,. xj. ucoico i..p iu uu ucKuy W1thcut
winte ennu, )ui can accept guar
provocation.
1 ivs if Smith hr rl n i
dimshipof those that are normalj wou!d bave b?fu -y
" , V.r , ' Ulru was arrested a-.d
any ch Id tht can be cared for in i
an crprnnagc.
The support of the so:iety sen
tirely the voluntary contr bu
tions of these who wish to help
save 1 eedy chi dron. A , generous
subscription was made by the cit
izens of the t'tate last year, and
the s cietj' both gratefully ac
knowledges this and solicits aeon
That paper
d Morrison
.ched. The
sent
Edward Yar, .rough, seed
c mm.tted suc:de in hii toa3?
Rileigh Tuesjij atternoou
blowing part f his h-ad c-ll with
a sk-.tiiun. II was a member of
burned district cove's 24 blocks.
Nothing remains of my house but a
few cbaried stumps of trees in the
yard, and a heap of brick and
ashes. The hotel in which the
tire originated was my property.
I have some insur.nce but .not
enough to cover my losses."
Mr. Tonsend owned cn im-
to 1 mense store Duikhng, wii;cu was
j saved. We arc L'lad to learn that
1 he and his family escaped injury
in! Mr. J.;e Bia-ker kIi'j t' r some
by ; months past i- 2s I f -m- u Laurie
tur !o -king a !.:?.- th mercantile
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ous:nes 01 .u sirs. rs. jc . ?r isroa
tinuance of support Charlotte
Obse ver.
Mr. E. S. McNeill, a former
Lumbertooian, now Jiving in Row
land, waa here yesterday.
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1 prcminent Wake county family. ,t that piac-?. spr..d Saoday
Ii t grandfatbf-r builtau downed;1 here L aving th-fu- xt wk 'or BjI
tL Yarbrouh Hon-. Arelative ot timore, whrehe i:, aiarned
hi has
-ccopied
, -h &xai name co-nmitted en cide on the M h. We b
J in Rileigb 12 years ago by takiog I rai ted rhi cPii;o now
pois:c. 1 arborocgh kept a bar
-in Raleigh a camber of years, and
baa two yonag sas in business
there.
by Mr. T.ir. Gr-yard, who expects
to mvH ta-.- first of April into his
new home, nb.ch is nearicg com
pletioa iu North Lumberton.