North Carolina Newspapers

I 1, ONIA ESTABLISHED 1870. Country, God nnd Truth. SINGLE COPIES 6 CENTS. VOL. XXXVI, NO. 4. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. MARCH 10. 1005 WHOLE NO. 2010 ROBES N THE LUMBER BRIDGE MEWS. m ----- , . a-.,-. ; .CUBIS StlDOt. H. f. RBV. P. R. LAW. EDITOR, Parktou it dow bt enrolled among tbe towntbipt of tbe coun ty. Senator Shew got bit bill to form it through softly. It it ibt baby township io th mom of b tog the last born, tod not the smallest and io any hum the weakest. Itt booodry brgins at the Bladen hue, at tbe Gaul Berry bridge, and rant by tbeMeQaachy mill, op tbe mtnh along-tb wettern hues of Cl. Cobb, tbe Calrin Mallor. Dohbia MoNatt, John McNttt, Siucliir aud Mc. Artan placet, aod tbeoo along straight line to Big Rockfhb Creek, aud thenoe with tbe county huet of Cumberland aud Bladen to tbe beginning. It it quite a nice township. The people inside it will henceforth hare lett dittaooe to travel to a voting booth. Tbie it one of the chief advantage!. It hat a new aod growing capital, and the ooonty may well feel proud of its youugett. born aod Senator Shaw may be congratulated upon hit good work. The merchaott may do much good at thit time by effectually dittoading soms people, at leatt. from loading themselves down with debt for fertilizer!. All tortt ot silly arguments are employed by folks to satisfy themselves aud others that it is a Kd business venture to boy as much or more fertilizers this year than they bought last year. We canuot find space for these false notions. -One man said he must somehow make enough more oottou than he made lattyear to mako up forth redac tion of prioe from teu to teven oents a pound. We venture to tay that less cotton may be made, and at greater oost, by tbe planting and culture of cotton by the mdepend ent farming of negroes and some white folks who are run ty mer chants than would be mide if this olass should be engaged instead iu cotton trrowing under tbe wiser management of intelligent farm era. UuBMf BrMft Lacala. Mr. CnesTty McCaiklll. of Mai. too, was oc our streets Monday on bosiness. lie obarged opou us as a huge joke that we did not know him because we asked who that wat in a dark ttore with hit back to us. We anure him we would know, with a fair view, iu Jsruta leoo. Bat he has gfbwn in pby siqae aud good looks thMt last days. Mrs. J. A. P. Conoley is no Timing ber son, Cbarlie, in Alba- ma. she has sail notning yet about coming home. We bad occasion last Saturday to Icok at tbe cross way wbico. Robert Lancaster it building with tbe chain gang on Raft Swamp. near Shanoen. This crossing was ueeded, perhaps, worse than any other in the oountv The work is well done so far. It lacka much of being finished. It needs more sod on tbe Shannon side and more clav on the other tide. Bat this will be remedied, no doubt, at the end. Miss Lila Love, of Oomberland, is a visitor at her sister's, Mrs. L. M. Love. There it to be one road super visor to eacn township, according to the new road law for Robeson. Tbe making of the appointments to fill tbia office should be done with great care, very much turns upon these appointments. Tbe superintendent for the oouu ty may be eqaipped exceptionally lie msy kno Atbpote rUapeaJagt. The iufaut daughter oliMr. aud Mrs. W. C. Pmy died Tosedav aud wat buried bsre Sttordav. Their friends stmpatbitt deeply with tbsm iu tbeir dp afflic Mrt. J. M. lumen it very sick this wetk.bot we hope is improv ing. W. G. Brown bss accepted a poiitiou as timber boyor for a large lumber firm in Sooth Care liua. Mrt. Britt, of Wilmiogtou, spent a tbort while latt week with Conductor Henry Britt, who, ee are glad to report, it able to go to ora again. Dr. J. P. Browu went to Lam- berton Monday on busiuets with tbe county cotnmiitionert. Mrt. Ssuford aud Mrs. Handle returned from Durham last Thurs day. They were accompanied by ittle Miss Janet Smith, who will visit ber aunt, Mrs. Brown. John W. Graham Eiq., of Red Springs, was a welcome visitor in our town last week. Tae merchants are all opening j up spring gsodt in spite of Io cotton, coping eacn day tor a improvement in tbe market. We have began gardening, bu wm not report "rim ot any Cxi an Urawrra' Meeting. Tbe Cotton Growers aud lintl. ness Men' . Associate n of Robe. eon county met in this town on tbe Mb inst. While tbe atten dance wa not very large, it wm a representative body and indicated tbe fixed turpoM of tbe cotton growers to bo d tbeir cotton and reduce acreage. Eleven townships were rtpre Mnted in the meeting and steps were taken to secure organization and canvaee of tbe townships not represented. Tbe secretary made a report of partial statistios fur uiilied bim from which it apfwared that tbe reduction in acreage io nine townships is2l"2 acres over 3) per ceut.,and in fertilizer a re- Echo liens. Kev. J. W. Bradley, who bu been aray for the put month. - T - rne debate. , r rax m ber Uat Friday We I! iI.im mh Mil.. I it , . . KtaM i rr wit a ia urramuae. filled bis regular aprointment ,or w. lhtt , lh Sunday afternoon at Centenary. Taey came a-rtdiag lato town. MIm Linoie Miller spent Tuee- Wbe"eo'tJ,kl ckk lb auUlm day olght with Misses Kditb and Cheer and ma-ic were hmnMr blended. Flrrt on the Srmti?e Mr. Briti, Who always dtapiay- ranch wiadoat aad MaUl Ward Measra. K. N Hond and J. B McLkHxI passed through here Tuesday. Mr O F. Bracy sjw. t Wednes- day night in Kcbo. Mr. Neill Smith made us a pleaaant call Tbursxlsy. Mr. Will Thompson and Miss Ttt. If a certain) coaviactd at that parly tie Were not oa what a wlae ana relies. Neat cam Headreo on tbe atag. Whoe pant wore corulaly abort for kit g Ilia apoech waa long aad very tiring. A a 1 out very maoy were admiring. Then ram jolly Mr. Set bane, WhoM peh and wit pat all la tan; Emma Williams was in town shop Showed be d Warned hit epeech freea a ping Saturday. . , , . Mr and Mr. W. J. Williama thor o hia tpch. duetiou of over a tous-about gave an eutert.ino-ent that was toTST' 30 iwr cent. enjoyed by all that were present. But il !Ma't affect Rebeeow ecboot. A full report, it is confidently jr frank Williams went tolrher weTt a,nch a111 believed, would show that tbe re- Pembroke Friday on buaineas. Altbonih it proved to be a aces. duction in both acreage and ferti- Mp R. , .n vJ&&po& totto - - ----- ..- i ami Koooaoa ismiibii anoraa. . day. Bocaoae they wrote tach a auleerabla , hand. Miss Edith Ward spent Satur- It took aa a while to undewtaad. day and Sunday in Rowland. Mr. H. L. Carter was be e Fri- than Bat after trying for a aaetl. We reaJ what they dared not tall. While we gred naoa tbeir aignata e We all felt ready to aaa are: roola name are like tbeir lacea. tor naufht. laraely. unless tbe su-l . i. niiiiaM wall I one We see that the press is disposed to give Governor Glenn full credit tor the final settlement of tbe uond matter which has filled, so large a place in tbe public mind for weeks. That is right The Legislature equal ly with the Governor deserves cred it too for the spirit and manner in which the question was taken up and handled. The State, no one thought seriously, would aot dis honorably in the matter. The affair is gone into history and no discredit attaches to the State to be read by after generations. Tbe Governor, by tbe way, has baen a disappointment to all who know lit tle about him. He has shown a de cree of sound judgment and patri otism that has surprised agreeably. He, we know, has the instincts to do noble things and acts always f r tbe beet interests of the State. to make orders. He msv all about how to build roads and thing, we rear M . t give directions theretor, and yet There is no abatement of tb hi. ..n.Ati.nil nrrlsna nn .. .. u.. wHu eoidemic. bnt we have thicg to be tbankfal fcr Tha an narm tenden i is to cover in I here will be tew left to have his work the entire) bounty,' aad it next time. ia a large one. It is evident that ' Mpa ha nan ha 111 int ft.m nlaA htlfc I little. There is need, therefore, ot aon "om yani nis weea the nigheet sort of pre iciency fori acd she will keep boate on township supervisors men wno Uenter Street. We are triad to are qmckj to learn, and quick and weiCOme Mrs. McLean and hope i.llUiui.uv.uj v . she will like our town as a home Mr JJoe Bostio it suffering from a severe attack ot measles. it John D. MoLean came have as a tioos of the cniet. Let us good men at supervisors thing of necessity. Senator Sbaw reaobed home Tuesday morning on tbe local freiaht from Favetteville. The Legislature adjourned at 1 p. m Monday. He stayed to the end The Senator is glad the ordeal is la over. He filled tbe place at a Mr. and Mrs.Ed. Pool, of St Giorges, c. U., cr lved 13 town lait Monday night and are the gaits of Mr. D. W. Galloway for while. Miss iiosa Mcftaugoan was ....iA.. ) kim1l Th ha has served his people 'faithfully and here Tuesday . J.. 1 J n I... -w. . nJ,,1 ot ... Ml 1 ' . t . . muiujij uuiu.iuiiiubu lumu 1 I ioe lodge at tnis tiace. ic- deny. The good sense and practi- . WITO, mn. mmaathatM . cal business judgment he had . ' m ' .u ,k.,nni, nr. ar,,aA is invited to attend a masonic ban- IUUW U VUt J UAA ItIO WPIO f apvj I succesafally, as was manifested by quet at Boardman next Friday the votes he cast and the lunu- night The poorest speech we have seen from President Roosevelt is bis in augural address. - Neither the mat ter nor the literary form measures up to his ataudard. It must have been dashed oft before breakfast. It was neatly brief. Let him be praised for that. There was no oooasion for a long address. Every body knows what he stands for in so tar as an elaborate speech would hare enabled them ' to know it. Fair men can do themsolvea great oredit m brief . speech making Our President jmasi hare space. When he ia unlimited bu abilities shine, and ther ara not mean- by any meahs. We reserve the test Bet-off for thai last. It was pleas ring to reading it such ennobling sentimentality There it a moral ring in it that delights the ear. :- If our Legislature had done nothing else, it would still deserve to be remembered gratefully for one thing the overthrowing of the manufacture and' t raffia of wbiakey in Richmond county. Leaatwise, this is the way the good people in this part of the State, who know ao well the great, evil arrested, feel about it. We have been told that about 11,400 worth of whiskey is sold at Hoffman daily. One man told as that in (Continued on 8th page ) ence he wielded just where most useful work is always done in legis lative bodies. He voted and la bored at no timeand concerning no measure as a self-seeking; pphti cian. He acted according to his judgment as to what would be best tor tbe county and Statp, and not Cortelyou Takes Oath of Office as Postmaster-Qsaeral. ' Washington, March 7. --Geo r. Uortelyou took tne oatn aa postmaster general to-day. He at once assumed th duties ' f bis of- a v n 4t j merely - to popularize himself 'th that in a few day8; as soon as he tbe people. This is in accord can arrange some minor details, he Sci 'men "iioold "i" re!ire 5S .1"-"P . , . . 1 01 me aepuouoan nauonai com- ever choose to make our laws. He hQ gQcceeded by The legislative delegation from Vice Chairman Harry G. New, of our county did as well as ary I Indianapolis, Ind , who will be other delegation that might! come tbe acting chairman of the have bn chosen would have committee. It was announced done. We never Jtnew a del-1 that Frank H. Hitchcock, of Maa- egatior to give universal, satisfac- sachusetts, would be appointed tion. It is impossible to please nrst assistant postmaster general, everybody- Among tbe number H O. Weaver, of Ohio, was an- in high prominence, no doubt, are! pointed Mr. Cortelyou' private the members of , the delegation secretary themselves who are not entirely Th1) above comes aa a spec al to . r m awa - af .' . t 11 sawsnea. . ine cry pt ring or locai the Wilmington Messenger. Pres role, and fjccessiVe and selfish in- . . . . finance in one quarter or another ident Roosevelt retains his same is trite, and so old and so general- cabinet officers of the past admm- ly used by sore beads and office istration with tha exception of seekers that the people, in their that of Postmaster GeneraLwfao is SOberer moments, diaCOUnt it all tn Vw rnnlarwd hv Mr Pnrialmn ".u5So"tlU MO"n,, t0P-Ht B06J.T.U u th. ta, ; . 1 to enter upon an aanumstration Z Rev. Mr. Hicks, who on account -4th a OahinAt itf nfnn mnmrMra. of bad health is shut outof thereg. tfa Deptment of Commerce and nlar ministry and is selling books i . u - T , , . for a livinr. has been at work in BDOr navmg creaiea since this community.-" He preached an March 4, 1001. Mr. V. H. Met excellefQt sermon, we hear, at the calf, of California, is Secretary of Baptist churoh last Sunday night. thig denartment lizert will be much larger these figures indicate. It waa resolved that all tbe townships in Robeson be request ed to meet on Patnrdav. March 18th-tboee that have elected dty on bn,ineM chairman and secretaries to irfect "r- Urady McCormic. of Row. Often la public placet." tbeir oreanitation by electing an land, was io the city Sundny af After they left the InatituU 1 . executive committee of five, and ternocn. those that have not yet organized Messrs. E. D. Ward and C. P to do so by electing chairmen, sec-1 McOirt spent Saturday afternoon retaries and executive committees, at Gaddysville ana immediately alter the meeting Mr. a. M. Bracy spent Sunday night with the boys at the hotel. send tbe names and addresses of all the township officers to Mr. J. A. MoAllister. secretary of the county association. Mr. J. A. Brown, of Columbus, a member of the executive com They marched down atreet for a cheroot, For they felt ao grand and important. The could think of no.hing elae tods. And now, be for we tay good-bye. We'll challenge von for a reply. We hep yon'U regard thia challengt at one. And not aa jut a bit of fnn. -Contributed, Kowlend Iteat. dekerbeo from Tuesday's issue. Mr. J. E. Dick returned to Fair Bluff Friday night. Prof. Brooks, of Hamer, S. 0., : Orvta-Qiyaor Case. An Associated Press dispatch from Montreal, Canada, to the Charlotte Evening Chronicle, un- mittee of the Association of Cotton der date of the 7th, says : Growers and Business Men. wa Judge Larontaine, before present and made an admirable whotnGreene and Gay nor were waa in town Friday afternoon. address, for which the convention S'lTs Mrs. ' L' gave him a vote of thankv Detective Carpenter aa suirt-ested in few dtT' mitix ber PMnt Tbe president. ;Mr- A. J. Mo by Attorney Tashereux. Gover- Red Springs, returned home last Kionon, is an inte ilgent business nor Valle, of the jail, was in the Monday. ., , . .1 I ronrt mom and (vnnr anrl I ... ' . - man, tnorougmy in ."ympainy ""; ' rr Mr. Geo. K. McNeill aud Mr, with the movement, and makes alnj ,i t. n John McCallum came home Satar. Tbe case was remanded until March 14, to allow the prosecu tion to prepare its case. It is not unlikely that an applioition will capital presiding officer. day from Red Spriogs. Mr. J W. Ward was to Fayette? ,'. viile a few days last week. Mr. Clyde McCallum, of Flor. Paaaed lato Eteraity. Houston, Tex-, Maroh 6. J udge John H. Regan, 1 surviving mem- be made to a Superior Court judee ber of the Confederate cabinet for a ruling on Judge LaFontaine's ence, 8. C, came home last Fri died to day at Palestine, lex , of decision that he has not the power day to stay a fw days pneumonia. Judge Regan, wh0 , t , aa u.a uaan tn It will be remembered that some w aa uu jraxv viUf u ju mou iu tail ing health for a year or mo e. JnrlA Rflffan was in thia oi v 0 0 1 It l 1 .1 rrtt 1 .1. I I IIIIIIIKTHLHII in B ITIlMrtTH inursaay transacting nusinsss. tt 7 Cjttingham and McKenzie attend- ttt, , 4 -t .1 .1 I AcHinat the United Htatpa ofOMrn. u viwu.n ihuu wnen nereiurnea uome tne ramny -o- - - - - ------- --- . . teachers' meeting in Lam. ment misappropriating runas which were to go to improve tbe bertcc, Siturdf y. harbor at Savannah, Ga. Capt. Mr. Powell, ot Fair Bloff, r-: Carter was tried, convicted and tumid home Friday, night. has served bis sentence. It now M . Douglas Buie, of Red looks as though Messrs. Greene Son; spent Friday night in and Gayn.r will have to "face the town. Dr. T. Lewis, of Hamer, S. 0. , , W III w I0UIOUIVCIUU bUt fUUJS , - . m. .. r. . . . ... wis in town Friday efternom. I time ago Capt. Carter, along with -y Messrs. Greene and Gaynor, wa Misses Myrtie Muse and Sal.ie of fraud! P messrs. Arrowooa, Miss Ella Smith had not ben at home home many days frm Marietta before she had a call to teach another school at Hunters ville, in Mecklenburg county, which she accepted. She is now at work there. Good teachers are always ra dsmtud. Evaas to Succeed Baker. Washington, March 7. Rar Admiral Erans will sucoeed Rear j 1 r . 1 lr l. ,0 ; "T "V" 'J M ?T a , ndsheis doing most succes.fal command of the N6rth Atlantic 1. The school is floumhing squadron, at Pensacola. .. laa aarer before. physician was called, Judge Regan complaining of pain in the lungs. Un Saturday pneumonia set in and Judge Regan grew rapidly worse, uatnerea in tne aeatn chamber were his wife and daugh ters and W. Greenwood, his son- in-law. Hundreds of telegrams of condolence are being received rom all rarta cf the United States. he funeral will tike place at Palestine on Wednesday afternoon Judge Regan was postmaster general in the Confederate cabi net. Alter tne uivit vv ar ne was elected district judge in Texas and later to the United States Senate. After retiring from tbe Senate, Judge Regan was appointed chair- hsuan of the State railroad oommis sion, but from this he resigned a few years ago. At the time of bis death ha was engaged in writing his autobipgraphy.-Morniug Star. Aa the above waa placed in the hands of the printer-General F. A. Bond happened to be in the of fice and stated that he was on pa role in Greensboro, making bis way homeward, when Judge Regan passed through at the close of the oivil war, and sold the judge hi? horse and saddle, on which the hrime journey was made, for sixty dollars in gold. Miaa Mary McDuffie, of Raeford. has charge of tbe Shannon acbool. music Power of Prayer on a Train. r Tbe Reidsville (N. C-.) corrs pondeut of The Cdarlotte Obser ver savs tbat Rev. P. S. Elsom, Baptist revivalist, is a firm be liever iu prayer, and tho who agree with him will not be sur prised to bear of this incident: Mr. Elsom went to the ticket of fice at Danville and called for a ticket to Franklin Junction. The agent politely informed him that R-v. J. W. Bradley preached; in tu4 uiptist caurcn aaaaay - mrruK'g M. J D. Fargursoa went to Lnoti er:ou yesterday on business. Me-srt. C. D. Smith ind C.H. Lenuon went to Lumberton yes terdry. - Dr. Go. M. Patespent Friday night at EIrcd. Confederate Flags te b Returned to No til Carolina. Trenton. N. J-, March 7. In all link tha fast train had Hamrt. A and that it would be impossible 'he HDM J071? for that train to stop there. Mr. Elsom told him that be was as sisting in a revival aod bad an ap pointment for S o'clock that after noon at Franklin Jonctior. His persuasive powers were of no avail v the tick it arent. but wb-n No. 86 pulled out ot Danvill) it con tained the Rsv. Mr. Elsom as a passenger, who when the train at leaving the city, fell open hi knees and began to prav. Aa so iu as he completed his prayer he aroae aud peeped cut of 'be win dow to find tbat the traiu bad come to a atandttill just opposite the place at which he had an ap pointment. Is was learned tbat the train was stopped on account of a hot box. duced a resolution authorizing tbe Governor to return a Ccn federate flag te the Governor of North Carolina, captured by the Nintk ; New Jersey volunteers at the bal ' tie of New Bern. The flag was presented to the Eesuf tt Plow Boys by the ladies cf Beaufort, N. . C The reason for this resolution 1 is the fact that New Jersey has ap. propriated $5,000 to erect a suit' able monument at New tern in , honor of the Ninth New Jersey ' volunteers. 'Kor j a km plans to end the war withio a mouth," says a Lon don cbK Oyama may decide to shorten the time.