VOL. XXXVII, NO. 13.
LUMBERTON. NORTH OAltoUNA TUESDAY, APRIL 17. 1006.
NUMBER CHANGES
IN THE SCHEDULE
Seaboard now has .two Trains Going
Throng to Charlotte.
IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE
Morning Train Going West Now
Passes Here at 5:47 a. m.
Evenlng Train Going East Pas
scs here at 9:30 p. m. Makes
Better Connections.
The change in th schedule of
passengers trains on the Seaboard
became effective Sunday. There
is now a double daily passenger
service between Wilmington and
Rutherfordton. This will be of
especial benefit to people living
on the Carolina Central division
The morning train now leaves
Wilmington at 4:30 a. m., passes
Lumberton at 6:57 a. m. and ar
rives in Charlotte at 11:50. At 4
p. m. it continues westward,
making connection with the new
train on the Carolina and North
. western at Lincolnton, arriving
at Rutherfordton at 8 p. m. It
will then leave Rutherfordton at
6:30 a. m. and will again make
connection with the Carolina and
Northwestern, arriving in Char
lotte at 10:05 and leaving for Wil
mington at 5 p. m. The train
makes connection at Hamlet with
the evening train from Raleigh
and other points north. Iti
passes Lumberton at 9:30 p. m.,
arriving in Wilmington at 11:59.
The morning train going east
and the evening train westbound
will arrive at the same hours as
before.
It is also announced that on
June 1st, the Seaboard will run
parlor cars on trains 89 and 40
between Charlotte and Wilming
ton, in accordance with the regu
lar summer custom.
FREEMAN PKINTING COMPANY.
Nam of Lnmberton's New Job
Bnsiness and .Publishing
Honse.
The Freeman Printing Compa
ny is the name of a new corpora
tion xor Liumberton. The new
company has absorbed the job
business heretofore conducted
by Mr. Ed B. Freeman and The
Robesonian Publishing Compa
ny. Mr. E. B. Freeman is Pres
ident; Mr. E. J. Britt. Vice-Pres
ident, and Mr. J. P. Stansel, Sec
retary and Treasurer of the com
pany, A general, job- business
will be done by the concern. The
Robesonian goes out of the job
business. Mr. Freeman, in ad
dition to being president, is also
general manager of the company.
The company will be prepared
at all times to do work in the
atesfc and most approved style;
will do job work, pamphlet and
book work, or anything usually
done in a first-class printing es
tablishment.
NUMBER OF TRANSFERS OF
ROBESON COUNTY REALTY
ASHPOLE NEWSLETTER.
A HOME WEDDING.
There wasabeautiful home wed
diner celebrated at the home of
Mrs. Elizabeth McNair on the
fourth of April 1906, when her
lovely daughter, Miss Mary C
became the bride of Mr. John G
little.
The front parlor was elegantly
decorated with roses, ferns and
evergreens; with a large bell in
the center of the room, under
which the happy couple stood to
take the vows which made them
"one." Theceremony was per
formed in a very impressive man
ner by Rev. A. E. C. Pittman, as
sisted by Rev. O. P. Meeka.
The scene was a lovely one,
Promptly at o:au o'clock, as
Miss Mary Southerland McNair
charmingly rendered Mendels
ohn's wedding march, the at
tendants entered in the following
order: Miss Katie Buie and Mr
Girden R. Thagard; Miss Fodie
Auslev and Mr. R. Duncan Gra
ham; Miss Mary McGougan and
Mr. Rowland McN. Lancaster;
Miss Mary M. Shaw and Mr. R,
Lacy McNair. Then, as the cur
tains at the middle door were
drawn aside by Misses Clyde
McNair and Lorena Lancaster,
Miss Delia McNair, maid of honor,
entered, carrying a boquet of
pink carnations, while following
was the groom with his best man,
Mr. McLean ' McGeachy. Next
came the bride, handsomely
dressed in white silk, carrying
bride's roses and real orange
blossoms, leaning on the arm of
her brother, Mr. M. E. McNair.
After the wedding a most de
lightful reception was enjoyed by
a host of friends. The dining
room was decorated in red and
greenT The centro table was
beautiful with sWhite carnations
and ferns. Delicious refresh
ments were bountifully served.
The presents were numerous and
valuable. P.
Inauguration ot Pres. Mollltt.
The editor of The Robesonian
is in receipt of the following invi
tation: "The trustees and faculty
of Elon College request tue honor him
Barker's High School.
The commencement exercises
at Barker's High School will be
held on Thursday and Friday,
April 19th and 20th. Following
is the schedule of exercises.
Thursday 19th, 8 p. in., Piano
and Elocution Recital,
Friday 20th, 11 a. m., Contest
for Elocution Medal. '
2:30 p. m.. Address by Rev. A
Baker, of Lumberton. Subject,
The Life That Counts. "
4 p. m. Art Reception.
8 p. m. Final Concert and De
livery of Medals and Distinctions
There will be no charge for ad
mission except to the Final Con
cert, Friday night, when a uni
form charge of 15 cents will be
made.
Revival at Methodist Church
A revival is in progress at the
Methodist Church this week.
The series of services began
Sunday morning with a strong
sermon by Pastor Paris, who al
so preached at the Sunday even
ine service. The Rev. E Mc
Whorter was expected Monday
morning and will preach this
(Monday) evening. There will be
services every day this week,
both morning and evening. ' The
evening services will begin
promptly at 8 o'clock. The pas
tor requests us to say that the
public is most cordially invited.
a special welcome win oe ex
tended members of the choirs and
congregations of the other city
churches.
Mrs. Mary C. West Dead.
Mrs. Mary C. West, wife of Mr
A. A. West, after a brief illness
died Sunday April the 8, 1906.
She was about 43 years old. She
was a Miss Flowers. She leaves
three children, husband and one
brother to mourn theirloss. She
was a consistent member of Anti-
och Baptist church with which
she united when she was quite
young. She was a devoted wife,
an attectionate mother, ana a
christian, in whom all who knew
her had the utmost confidence,
After the funeral service the
body was laid to rest in the fami
ly burying, ground to await the
resurrection of the just.
East Carolina Land and Im
provement Company to J. F. Ray
three-fourths interest in four
lots in Rowland, consideration
$202.50.
R. S. Bond and wife to J. F.
Ray one fourth interest in four
lots in Rowland, consideration
$50.
Stephen Mclntyre and R. D.
Caldwell, executors E. K. Proc
tor, Jr., to W. R. Surles, one lot
in ProctorviHe, consideration $75.
J. D. Price and wife to W. R.
Surles, one lot of 7 acres in Proc
torviHe, consideration $6.
Francis Stephens to Joel Britt,
100 acres in Sand Island track,
consideration $50.
J. L. Townsend and wife to C.
J. Ham, one lot in McDonalds,
consideration $50.
D. C. Kinlaw and wife to Neill
A. Kinlaw and wife, one tract in
Howellsville township, consider
ation $350.
Henry L. Chavis and wife to
James F. Steadman, one acre in
Burnt Swamp township, consid
eration $150.
Breece & McCorinick to James
F. Steadman, one lot in Pem
broke, consideration $160. j
S. R. Townsend and wife to C.
F. DeYane,one lot in Red Springs,
consideration $10.
Maxt n Building and Loan As
sociation to Mary S. Cottingham,
one lot in Maxtori, consideration
$600.
R. M. Oliver and wife to Lillie
Oliver, one lot in Red Springs,
consideration $475.
F. J. Barnes to J. A. Branch,
one lot in Lumberton, $14.43.
A. A. Ivey and wife to J. A.
Branch, 3 acres in Lumberton
township, consideration $25.
H. S. Floyd and wife to Mary
E. Bullock, one lot in Ashpole,
consideration $60.
Walter S. McNair and wife to
R. C. Love, one lot in Maxton,
consideration $2L)5.
Hall and Pearsall.incorporatod,
to the Bank of Maxton, lot in
Maxton, consideration $1,250.
Sarah E. Aydlott to Martraret
McQueen, one lot in Maxton,
$1,200.
T. B. Pace and wife to M. L.
McEachern, ono lot in Maxton,
consideration $100.
T. B. Pace and wife to Ed-
mond McKay, one lot in Maxton,
consideration $65.
The Worth Company to J. N.
Cole one lot in Red Springs, con
sideration $2,500.
J. W. Hays and wife to A. Y.
Hays, 50 acres in Britts town
ship, consideration $100.
John W Hays and wife to J. W.
Hays, Jr., 50 acres in Britts
Township, consideration $100.
Ashpole, ' April 16. A party
consisting of Dr. J. P. Brown
and C. B. Thompson, of this
place, and Miss Sarah Gaddy
and Mr. Worth Burns, of K. F,
u. No. l, left Tuesday morning
for Baltimore. The doctor takes
all three for treatment and we
sincerely hope that they may all
return entirely recovered.
We are glad to know that
Messrs. Floyd and Thompson,
with the assistance of their popu
lar milliner, Miss Cash, are hav
ing an unusual run of Spring
trade.
Mr. Causey, of Liberty, N. C,
a very special friend of Mr. A. L.
Jones, visited him last week and
they took a trip up to Buies, to
view Mr. Jones' beautiful plan
tatlon in that neighborhood.
Cotton is coming in freely this
week, some seventy-five bales
being bought by E. V. McDaniel,
who is buying for the mills. It
is not nearly all sold however,
Mr. and Mrs. David McLean
and children, of Alma, are wel
come visitors in town, guests of
Mrs. McLean's father, J. H.
Floyd.
Mr. Alan Bullock has begun
his residence on the lot recently
bought in the western part of
town.
Mr. A. O. In man has sold his
farm to the S. E. Lumber Co,
We hope he will not leave the
community.
Mr B. L. Page's office seems
one of our most popular places.
He has a fine reputation as Jus
tice of the Peaco.
The farmers are trying hard
to make up lost time while this
weather lasts.
Miss Hannah Lennon, of Co
lumbus county, visited Mrs. Pit
man and others last week.
Y. E. Smith, a prominent cot
ton mill . man of Durham, spent
Monday night in town". -
We are glad to report the sick
ones in town all improving.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Cotton to-day,
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UNIVERSITY CATALOGUE,
Attendance of 680 Students,Sum
mer Law School Opens Jane
13th.
EASTER SUNDAY.
President Moore to Speak.
President Chas. C. Moore, of
the State Cotton Growers' Asso
ciation, will make speeches in the
interest of the association at the
following times and places:
itaeiord, April lVtn, z p. m.:
Maxton, April 17th, 8 p. m
Lumber Bridge, April 18th, 11
m.; St. Pauls, April 18th, 2 p,
m.; Rowland, April lbth, p. m.;
Ashpole, April 19th, 11 a. m.;
Red Springs, 19th, 8 p. m.
of your presence at the inaugura
tion of Emmett Leonidas Moffitt
as president of the college, Wed-
A 1 '
nesday morning, ine second or
May at, nineteen hundred and
six, at half after eleven o'clock. "
"j Bankrupt Sale.
Mr. W. O. Thompson has pur.
chased a large bankrupt stock of
goods, which he will place on
sale Saturday in the Columbia
Hotel store. Mr. Thompson prom"
Ises unusually fine bargains. He
has a large ad in the supplement,
which explains mora fully.
Letter to Jno. Blackwood
Lumberton, N C
Dear Sir: Here's a story with
a point to it.
Devoe lead-and-zmc is a cheap
er paint than lead-and-oil; costs
less goes further, wears twice
as long. But this last don't be
long to the story we re
tell this time.
One of the best painters m
Uniontown, Pa, is L O Rutter;
does all the best work. We told
Devoe goes - further than
Ideal Day Delightful Church
Services Indescribable Hats.
Sunday was an ideal Easter
The rain of Saturday night and
clouds on Sunday morning made
more beautiful and fresh the flow
ers, and made balmy the air of
the holy day. By ten o'clock the
clouds had "rolled in splendor"
from the sky and the sun shone
beautifully and bright.
The services at the city church
es were ol unusual interest and
the Easter music was well ren
dered and inspiring. There was
about the services those qualities
that we term fitness and ap
propriateness.
Spring, which has been trying
to break through the winds and
breezes of March and April, is
here in all its beauty it came
for Easter. The trees were put
ting on their spring dress, all
nature was taking on new life,
all of which went to remind dne
of our nearness to Him who rose
on that Easter morn almost nine
teen hundred years ago.
We were about to forget to
mention Easter hats. There were
lots of them, (1 of every variety,
indescribable things of ribbons,
I' .A. J - i. 1 1 ' 1 ll. I
going to psuaw miu owier arucies umt n
in me maueup oi women s neaa-
gear. And then there were new
clothes but no description by
an ordinary layman could uo
them justice.
The catalogue of the Univer
sity of North Carolina for the
session 1905-06, has just been
issued. It shows an attendance
of 680 students. The faculty
numbers 71. The University now
comprises the following depart
ments: Collegiate, Graduate, Ap
plied Sciences, including Engi
neering, Law.Medicine and Phar
macy. The additions to its equip
ment in the past five years
amount to $300,000.
The University has grown
steadily in strength and influencs
and stands today for all that ie
best and highest in education
and training for useful manhood.
The summer School for Law
opens June 13th. The next ses
sion opens September 10th, 1906.
EVANS-TYSON.
Pretty Home Wedding Solemn,
lzed at St. Pauls.
One of the prettiest home wed
dings that has been solemnized
in Eastern Carolina this season
occurred at St. Pauls, Robeson
county, Wednesday evening, Mch.
28, at four o'clock. The contract
ing parties were Mr. Angus
James Evans, of Dublin, N. C
and Miss Delia Elmira Tyson of
St. Pauls. The ceremony was
impressively performed by Rev.
Joseph Evans, of the Presby
terian church, ine bride was
becomingly attired in gray and
carried white carnations. The
ceremony was witnessed by a
number of relatives and friends
of the bride and groom. The
numerous and costly presents
received, attest the high esteem
in which the popular couple are
held. The bride is a daughter
of Mr. Archibald Tyson, of St.
Pauls, and is a most amiable and
charming young lady and is held
in the highest esteem by a large
circle of friends and acquain
tances. The groom is a promi
nent citizen of Bladen county and
has many friends. The happy
couple left on Thursday for their
home at Dublin, N. C.
lead-and-oil or mixed paint.
He said. "I've known it for
two years, and have increased my
business by it. J. take a job lor,
less money than anybody else
and cet my pick of the work.
Don't give it away; for nobody
know how I do it. "
The name to go by is Devoe.
Yours truly
F W Devoe & Co.
McAllister Hwd. uo., sell our
paint. ' 'JO
" Everything comes quickly to
thos who refuse to wait. -
Miss Gertrude Oliver, of Mar
ietta, is spending a few days in
the city, i he guest of her cousin,
Mrs. Fred Brown.
Charlotte Observer, 15th: Mrs,
R. C. Lawrence, of Lumberton,
is a visitor in tno city. fcno is a
guest at the Hotel Buford.
Charlotte Observer, 16th; Mr
J. Gilchrist McCormick, a prom
inent young lawyer of Lumber
ton, spent yesterday in the city
Mora men are willinur to lend
an ,aar than a hand.
FayettevIUe June First.
President and General Mana
ger J. A. Mills of the Raleigh and
Southport Railroad, said today
that they will not be able to get
trains into Fayetteville by May 1
as they had expected, but they
expect certain to be there with
in the first few days of June. The
grading and placing of track are
being pushed with all possible
speed. Raleigh Times.
Mr. E. "D. McLum, of Red
Springs, spent Monday in town.
Mr. D. C. Buie was in town
Friday.
Mr. C. H. Mann, of Rowland.
was here Friday.
Mr. J. G. McCormick was in
Charlotte yesterday
Mr. H. L, Edens, of Marietta.
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. C. M. Hunsucker is visit
ing relatives at Gibson.
Col. and Mrs. N. A. McLean
spent Friday in Charlotte.
Mr, R, G, Inman, of Marietta.
was in Lumberton Friday.
Misg Annie Neill McLean went
to Maxton Sunday afternoon.
Mr. G. Al. Whitfield went to
Laurinburg Friday afternoon
Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Char
lotte.spent Friday in Lumberton
Mr. A. T, McLean spent Sun
day night with relatives in Max
ton.
Mr. D. W. McNaughton. of
Board in an, was here Wednes
day.
Mr. B. F. McLean, of Maxton,
was here Wednesday on busi
ness.
Mr. W. D. Bizzell, of Elizabeth-
town, was here on business
Tuesday.
Mr, Thos. F. Moore, of Fay
etteville, was here this week on
business,
Mrs. W. A. Ring and children, of
High Point, are visiting the fam
ily of Mr. C. M. Fuller.
County Treasurer McKen;;e
was confined to his home by sick
ness on Friday and Saturday.
Messrs. Stephen Mclntyre and
A. W. McLean spent"""'1 "in
Raleigh on profession
Mr. R. M. Normeu
is in school at Trinft
Durham, is spending Easter with
home folks.
Mr. R. L. Bennett, of Odum 4
Bennett lumber manufacturers,
of Richardson, was a Lumberton
visitor last week.
Mrs. D. F. Fort, of Wake
Forest, who has been visiting her
son, Mr. R. C. Lawrence, return
ed home Sunday evening.
Judge Norwood, of Waynes-
ville, who has been visiting his
daughter. Mrs. R. C. Lawrence,
left Friday morning for home.
Mr. E. L. Akus, president of
the Akus Lumber Company, of
Lynchburg, Va,, spent several
days of last week in Lumberton.
Judge W. L Norwood, who
has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. R. C. Lawrence, has re
turned to his home in Waynes
ville. Mr. S. B. Alley, of Petersburg,
Va., arrived in the city Thursday
evening and spent a few days
here visiting his daughter, Mrs.
P. S. Vann.
Regular communication of St.
Albans Lodge, No. 114, A. F. and
A. M. Tuesday night. Work in
third degree. All members urged
to be present.
Mr. S. W. Odum, who is en
gaged in the lumber business at
Richardson, has moved his fam-
ils here. He is living in the resi
dence formerly occupied by Mr.
J. A. Raine.
Mr. James Bullard, who sus
tained quite a severe losa in the
fire on Sheriff , McLeod's farm
last Wednesday, wishes to thank
the- people of the town for the
kind assistance rendered him.
Carry ydur umbrella with you
everywhere you go now. This
is April you know. It is also
the last month you have in
which to pay your poll tax if you
expect td vote in the election next
fall.
President C. C. Moore of the!
North Carolina division ol the
Southern Cotton Growers Asso
ciation will deliver an address at
the Rowland High School build
ing Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
Everybody is invited, especially
the ladies.
WHOLE NO. 2130
MANY JAMESTOWNS.
Special Invitation Est
Their Citizens to he Present on
amcsiowa Day.
Norfolk, Va.. April 16. On the
lutft day of May. 1907. on the
waters of Hampton Roads and on
its shores in Norfolk countv. the
three hundredth anniversary of
the first permanent settlement
of Lnghsh-speakintr people in
America will be memorialized by
me jamestown reposition.
This date will I be Jamestown
Day. There were S Danish set-
tiers in America before James
town, and the French had estab-
lshed some villages alontr the
Canadian coast, but the palisades
on Powhatan's River which were
named after the reiaminsr mon
arch of England formed the first
village was spoken.
i ne descendants ol the origi
nal settlers are scattered through
out tne united states
Recently when the Daughters
oi tne American Revolution visi
.... JEWS HOTES FROil
RED SPRINGS
Entertainer to loueir In ii.iifnHm
r witvtlHl
Tuesday Efenlng.
McNAIR -LITTLK WEDDING.
Mr. Hod a In
- - - " atvr
Bnlldlng-Mr.LovIn Now Occu
pying New Store -Oil Mill
Shuts Down Other Interest
ing News Items.
Red Sprinirs. Anril lfi Rninti
Bingham, though no artist, wii!
appear m the auditorin
to-night. He is a clever sort of
a performer, provokes laughter
ted Jamestown Island, it was and entertains, althontrh ho fail a
found that not less than fifteen short ef a hiirh
viBiuiiK uiBuiuers oi ine society "we, ana notinrreouentltrorftto
4 .1 .L-! if " IH . "
wnwsu meir ancestry airecuy to " ear and otrends all around
some in namtant or Jamestown. me nicest culture. He has fW
The Exposition management natural irifts and nose in th
have discovered many James-
towners and have invited them
to.participate in the celebration
on the 13th day of May.
uccently it has been sutrirested
that inhabitants of other James-
towns and decendants of past in
habitants should be included in
the general invitation, and, rami
fying this thought, take in the
people of all the cities named af
ter James the First.
The Postal Guide of the United couple were present.
states gives James towns m tl.:
following States:
Alabama, Arkansas. California.
Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa. Kansas. Kentucky.
a-'"awJdichigan, Missouri,
esiaeirTt.
Olll,
ment.
Three of these Jamestowns are
county seats; one the capital of
Russell county, Kentucky; an
other of Stutsman county, North
Dakota; and the third of Fentress
county, Tennessee.
Jamestown, New York, is the
largest of the coterie with a pop
ulation of about 23,000; Virginia
is the smallest, having only in
habitants.
These are seven postoffices cal
led James, three Jamesburgs,
one James City.one James Creek,
one James Island, two James-
ports, one James River, one
James' Store, five James villes
iwtn oi the James ports are
fairly sizeable places and three
of the Jamesvilles have money
order stations and are places of
considerable consequence.
Twenty-five States have with
in their borders one or more
towns named after James the
First, who, if he could return to
earth, would probabably perpe
trate some wonderful epigram on
the subject, since while living he
was known as "the wisest fool in
Christendom."
neid as an amateur rather than
a trained musician or elocution
ist. We presume he will h fal
wjr a buou auaience. few eve
regret going to hear him.
and you will sleep better.
iniary mcxxair was mat
nedto Mr. J. G. Little at the
McNair homestead last Wednos.
day evening by Rev. A. E. C. Pitt
man. There was a weddincr sun-
per and several friends of the
We recrret.
we have none of the details of
the wedding. Our best wishes
to the wedding pair.
Mrs. Clifton Blue, of Aberdeen,
has been visiting a week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Biires.
3, of Dunn. '
U.ii Kobe-
New Superintendent Arrives.
Mr. J. A. Thompson, the new
superintendent of the Lumber
ton Cotton Mills, arrived Sunday
from Columbus, Ga. Mr. Thomp
son takes the position formerly
held by Mr. J. W. Kaneer, who
is to be superintandent of the
t . 1 1t mi
new .National im. wr. inomp
son ranks among the best cotton
mill men of the South and the
Lumberton Cotton Mills is to be
congratulated on securing his
services.
Mr. K. Steele Monroe and Miss
McGirt. of Rowland, were Lum
berton visitors Monday.
Union Station lor Lumberton.
.Lumberton is to have a new
passenger station. It will be a
union station and will be used by
the Seaboard and the Lumberton
& Marion Railway. The road will
be built by the Seaboard and the
joint use was arranged for by the
corporation commission. Char
lotte Observer.
New Side Track.
The Seaboard Air Line Rail
way has completed a new side
track in Lumberton, which will
greatly facilitate the handling of
freight at this point. The Sea
board has a number of improve
ments in the service planned for
Lumberton, including a new pas
senger depot.
UST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Lumberton,
N O., poetoffioe.Apr. 16, 1906. If
not called for in one week will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office,
Washington, D. 0. Parties call
ing will please say advertised.
D. S. Bethea, Claud Bullock,
Miss Luvena Burnes, Bun Cha
vis, Elva Cade, Chas. P. Howard,
Emer Jones, S. W. Johnson, R.
Huston, Eli Smith, Alex. McMil
lan, Dalli Kelly.Fanie Lewis, Miss
Lare-boli, Joseph Cole, S. d.
Nixon, Charlie Malloy, Laura
May Phillips, Lydie Prevatt E.
M. Prevatt, W. E. Speck, R. M.
Smith, Miss Cora Worley.
R M. Norment
P. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown
spent Saturday and Sundy with
relatives at Barnesville.
alter l km- pn
ida and Alal
delightful trfewmrf "ndTess" sa j v
fled with dear old North Carolina.
.Mr. Wni. Moire, of Dillon, S.
C the president of the Ked
Springs Hardware Company, was
in town on business last week.
One of the popular citizens of
Lu:nberton expects a transplant
ing of citizenship ere the month
is gone, to Red Sf
Mrs. Doueald 1
Mills, ran over la-
see her mother.
Mr. 1C. B. Lovm is tne.".
build and occupy a new st6rew. fc
room after the fire. Its rear end
is in front of or north of the ' V
freight depot.
1 he oil mill has shut down. It
has closed a year of successful
work we are told.
Mr. J. W. Hodgin will erect at
the earliest day practicable a two
story dwelling on his lot near the
Academy property.
Messrs. J. A. and J. M. Mc-
Phaul are building a residence
on their lot adjacent to the one
occupied by Mrs. Roderick.
Miss Isabelle Robeson, one of
the teachers in the Rocky Mount
Graded School came home on a
visit last Friday morning.
Miss Pauline Stamps, of Lum
ber Bridge has been one of the
welcome visitors in town this
week. She was the guest of Miss
Maimi McNeill.
CoL A. T. McCallum went to
Raleigh on business the past
week.
Mr. E. C. Cope has repainted
the wall of his store building that
was damaged by the late fire.
Mr. D. G.Robeson has return
ed from a business trip to
Bladen.
Rev. Peter McQueen appears
next Tuesday night. Do not fail
to go and see and hear him. It is
lamented that the meeting of
of Fayetteville Presbytery at
Laurel Hill at 11 a. m. that day
deprives some of the pleasure
that will fall to others.
Easter ceremonies and fooleris,
as is always to be expected in
a Godly and intelligent commun
ity were not very conspicious
here. ' The farther off we get from
the superstitious rites and heart
less forms of the Romish church
and the more we learn to be
guided in our devotives and-in all
of our lives by the naked word
of God the more such things come
to be merely jejune incidents of
history that is by no means savory.
Mr. W. B. Loving, principal of
Barkers' High School,left Satur
day afternoon for Virginia.where -he
goes , to investigate an offer
made 'him to become president .
of a college in the old Dominion.