North Carolina Newspapers

7- i ..,1 , E ROBE Larfaat Circulation la Rob- wa Caanty. Haaarara than l5,ooo Readers. Uaaurpaas- X ad a aAaertilng Medium. ESTABLISHED 1870. Country, God and Truth. vol. xxxvn NO. 17. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY, 1. 1006. SO MASS MEETING TO BE HELD FRIDAY To Nominate Candidate lor Towa Of ficers Next Year LITTLE 'INTEREST MANIFEST ROBESON COUNTY WEDDINGS. List of Marriage Licenses Issued Within Twd Months. Among the marriage licenses issued in Robeson county during March and April were the fol lowing: White! W. B. Stubbs and Cattie Holcorab, O. C. Spaulding and Claudia Townsend, Jesse W. Brown. Jr. and Sallie M. Smith, Lillie Williamson and H. P. Wil kins, R. G.McCormack and Jakie LOCAL AND PERSONAL. figgs Cotton to-day, l2i cents 11 cents Mr. S. A. Edmund spent Mon day at Kingsdale Mr. D. H. Brown, of Cromartie, was in town Friday. Mrs. A.-Nash visited relatives in Hamlet last week. Mr. J. McR.Bracy.of Rowland, was in the city Sunday. Mr. Stephen Mclntyre spent Few, ii any Avowed raftjdidatea A. Williams, J.U.Uay and Jennie Saturday in Laurmburg. Not Near so Much Interest In Thagard, Charles Kinlaw and Mr. W. A. Smith, of Cromar- Last Year Some ol Minnie Smith, J. R. Nance and . wm .in town feature ay ir. xv. 1 . uauicy, or viiorus- Eleclton ns Rosa Pitman, T. Pitman and rreseni umcers iviay oe ian- ,r. . Minnie Cox, Manly McLean and diaatesiorKe-eiecnon. Ida M McRae, M. B. MeRae Elsewhere in this issue of The and Lanie McLean, J. S. Branch Robesoniun appears a card, and Nona Smith, Angus Evans signed by the mayor and town and Adelia E. Tyson, John G clerk, calling a meeting of the Little and Mary C. McNair, Ben. citizens of Lumberton to be held Freeman and Mary Pitman, J. B. in the court house Friday after- Clark and Elizabeth A. Holder, noon at 55 o'clock. The purpose . I. C. Parham and Eliza Henley, ville, "was in town Saturday. Mrs Condery Arnett, of the Kingsdale community died last Friday. Mr. J. G. McCormick spent Sunday with relatives and friends in Maxton. Mr. K. A. Womack.of Winston Salem, was here last week on f business trip. NEWSPAPER OUTFIT FOR SALE Having purchased the entire plant of the Argus Publishing Com pany, we have for sale a first-class newspaper outfit, in good condi tion, including the following: ONE CHICAGO TAYLOR 7-OOLUMN FOLIO PRESS, ONE ECLIPSE FOLDER, ONE PEERLESS GEM CUTTER, ONE GASOLINE ENGINE, TWO-HORSE POWER, ONE CHICAGO TYPEWRITER. Tn addition to this, wo offer a fino linn o( advertising t pc, lends rules, galleys, imposing stones and other printing office material. Call on or address l r T1 C Zi.Y. r T 1 1 nftlii .nru.tm..- is: tn n.iminnto Tinvi1 H Punca oml TTt-o A.l,ln "m. v. i. ounui, ui ik,o nillU, . . 1111.. iu ... ... ii".i.ji.i.. ..ii 1 in v.. ibvu.it UIW iiOII IV v , . , . , , mi, T 1 1 1 . ctnium.iLi-n xi'i Lin- wuitca ui n. j . uuutM woou khu ijeorgiai call Friday mayor and town commissioners. May Cobb, J. G. Ivey and Sallie Mr Geo H Howell nf Wil '1 he election will be held Monday, fctone, Luther Williams and mington, spent Friday night in the 7th. Golda Shooter. Shelton West and Lumberton. There is little interest mani- Delia Willoughby, Frarfk Pitman Mr. S. B. McLean, of Maxton, fested in the approaching con- and Ophelia Willoughly, H. B. spent Saturday in Lumberton on vention and election. Compared Gibson and Ila May Humphrey. l"fessional business. with the excitement immediately Negroes. Wm. T. McNeill and M'ss Annie Neill McLean re- preceding the election a year ago, Adeline Clark, Ed Nicholson and l.nea ununy . morning irom a the interest this year is small. Daisy Mains, Owen Howell and vis.t t Richmond and Italtimore. There are few candidates, or, at Dollie Rosier, Doyle Cameron vf..n" , i . .vi , , least, few who admit they are in and Berta McMillan, D. W. Ray ()f Raynham, were in Lumberton the race. and Sarah McKinnon. N. E. Mer- Saturday. Men who were said to be can- rick and Lula Leach, Jerry Camp- There will be a regular 00m- didates when seen by the writer bell and Susan Caiman, Duncan munication of St. Alban's Lodge, refused to state that they were McPhatter and Julia Ann McCall, No- J!4i A-F' and A. M., Tues- .m-lMnf f.wJVLwv T I L 1 i.lirrlf I T f 11 W t 11 ,1 O 1 1 1 AT "'WM- kfXl fciv dtWliUUIlClJ L(iuuiuaii;.i nn wnu i;. iim unwutiit uj. lVJUJJllaH allU O all 1 13 i'l. I .1 Ii i m uracil, " " "l "' '"""v I m, wai iJiw. uou vj Thomas h BrWrl.t, will ,v-k. l ,in,i;j..( fn r : : cm. i -r i r I. "it-ia win wt: utnumaics ivn uixtav OieuiieilS, 1UCKSV Uinnon onvo hi n four hvc f-- t..m re-election, everyone seems to and kstella llis, Gus Clark and through Randolph and Davidson be waiting for the mass meeting Leslie Brown, M. H, Blunt and counties. He will goto Tennessee Friday afternoon, when the cam- Camie Johnson. Richard Rozier Petore returning. naiirn. to bo onlv two d:ivs lone, and Ellon Hnvia Thnmoa r.lim Every Pythian is urged to be " ' ' " " . . .i .i ,,i r.. v nr;,,- Mt-neuu cit tuu ujyeuug unsv ion- .uuvluu,n1nn, m.o dav) niirht. An intPrestin.r nrn. Nair and Lizzie McKee. G. E. gram has been prepared. There Leach and Sarah "cNair, Arthur will bo degree work. Sinclair and Mary Humphrey, Messrs. A. VV. McLean and H. June Baker and PlummerTavlor.B. Jenuings returned Sunday Arthur MeArthur and Laura morn om.a TtJ.u?lin,e!'s.t.nP i it . D . T , , T, several uays 10 I'liuaaeipnia ana Uw...,,t uv other Northern cities. cis Harrington. Henry Bullock .i r t THE i;OP,ES()MANT, Lumberton, N. ( '. PRESIDENT MOORE WRITES THE COTTON GROWERS will commence. CHARLOTTE CELEBRATION Big Preparations Being Made lor 20th May Event. Charlotte, April liO.. Contract was let today for the erection of a huire trrund stand that will Hyf 1 "f T T . fii 1 be , " ' ' ivir. anu irs. u. l: onaw nave and MaorErie Tooner. VaI Piatt. 1. i Jl I 1. I " " I HIV " vi ill UHU 1 CDlUCllbCi VAi UCl ocatcd on the t ramer lot on Tj, nyrf. r. .iL t?:..i,i. w. o, South 1 ryon street. Tn front of - Edmonds. Morris McMillan recently occupied by Rev. A. E. this grand stand during the four , p ireter Baker. Mr. Shaw has bought days of the celebration some of the best features of the big meet will take place. A firemen's tournament which will consist of reel races and steamer contests wfill be pulled otT directly in front of this large structure. Hon. Champ Clark,of Missouri, who will be the chief orator of the occasion has written that he and his wife will arrive in Char lotte on morning of the 23rd. His oration will be delivered in roatans. James Oxendine jjT 0nn and Mary Graham, J. B. Rozier .Rev A E Baker an( family and Fame Hagins, Daniel Dees have moved into the handsome and Lillie Jane Oxendine. WHO KNv S THEM?" Young Matrons Test Their Know ledge ol North Carolina Coun ties. new manse just completed by the Presbyterian church,of which Mr. Baker is pastor. The manse is quite an addition to the pretty residences of the town. The Robesonian is requested to state that there will be a meet- Mrs. R. E. L. Correll was the ot the Kobeson Chapter of v . . .r tuu uoutuwis in lire VA'iiiuucr charming hostess of the oubr Bt tn hnma ,lf Mra T xuatrons'Uub at the last meet McAllister Tuesday afternoon at Charlotte's pretty play house.the inK. on liiursday afternHin. The 3:30 o'clock. A large attendance .Academy of Music feature of the afternoon was a uesired, as at this meeting " I I ...III 1. Al a... i 1 ntf. "Wh, Wr.r.A.-o Tilom win oi! utKeii w) luruier ' . ' .. ' assist the local Cam n of Con fed to L'hariotte liave been very con- ie wiuuuus in rtiirin Larmiau. orate Veterans in the nrrnnw siderate in the matter of reduced Mrs. F. J. Thomas won the prize hient for memorial day exercises. from Washington and he states for the largest number of correct ,. ZT" " , , . . Trinity College Catalogue. tmf itii ) Kmit ioi-n niiri t.ho answers. Spnhon,-,! invn ,r.w.,i on t.hiJ Portv-two sentences, suctrest- The Annual Catalog of Trinity inrt.iia.t,.mMAio. ran,r College ror me year iviuo-iyuo nB of tlu, mot nttvn.ef.vo w ties, were neatly typewritten in nas Just C()tne rrom tlic Press I... - . . I Tf maL'aa n vulumn F 1 (0 to rroo tures of th'o coming celebration a booklet and one given to each " """"- - will be the gorgeous floral parade guest. In addition to serving!" 'K- I... ... . f ' I'll n tiTTrwran dnnnidmonfo r i"i tt,ot ,.-;ii fni.-n iao tir. miri their nur nose in the contest.thev x m. ... , , r. ,o.i o,.;..c .f .i, College proper now offer 11 j full ji iiiu ti ; yj i (iiivii. u i i timntoH thnt nt ian at. noo if f'hnr- casion. year courses vakiauuv- .avv " - , - I I mi f 1 1 , , . x.- . . . .-n u I in jnf i,.nKnnn i lie proiessors, instructors loiite s preiucso vcincies win ue nu uouu iuuuiwu ncva .-c4 . . . inline. ed by Mrs. . Correll and other and a(lininistl'ative oftlcennm . .. -.-i.i- .... -i. i ft,...a p,.tn;,r,f m,i tuJiy ouege are xniny-inree in ivn auuuionai leaiure wm uu a i w " umuiucinj mauc ."" , . , . r. , w, ,... K meetinsr hv far the most interest- numner, una uie i riniiy i-ara IMiaUC J L. Ullo I UU.iiJ !LV(l4r - I n i nn wftor.. hn,'. inn held in a lontr while. ThePcn,xu v nuwsi-H ..i., .u u ' r,Jcinh will navtmPPt. with Mr J making a total of forty. They UUU3CB 'k JllJ 'njr I . - norihpi-n "firms hn.vn ns ked to be R- Poole. included in the line-up and posi tions have been granted them. Orphan Children's Concert. Death ol a Child. Earle Malloy, the six-months- are enrolled in Trinity College students and in the Trinity Park School liX; makingthe total number of students on the Trini- old child or Mr. and Mrs. Carson ty campus 477. The Oxford Orphan Asylum Lumberton Thursday morning Singing Class will begin a con- at 5 o'clock. The funeral was The County Cotton Cotton urowers Meeting. Growers cert tour of North Carolina Mon- held from the residence Friday Association will meet at Red day.'May 7th, and, until near the- afternoon, the Rev C. H. Dur- Springs on the lirst Wednesday first of July, will travel mostly in j Pasr ?f iJ4 ?apist in May. This meeting is to be a the eastern section o our Jstate Th e i nt er ment was in.. the eme- very iuip!itant one.unilit. is .sin: Tile Second, or western, tour wi l tery east of tho city. cerely hoped that there will bo a begin about the last of July and large representation present tnill nnnflniiA unf it flira r-y I 1 1 rf Mrs. M. G. McKenzie. of Max- from each township m the conn V 111 I'lll Mil (.ii ,ltJ HI 1UUIC V I . , I , mi A A. ci.-i nn.. m... . I ton. is spendine a lew days .in ty- ine worn ui wiu absuciuuo.i Depieuioei. me v,uuw is " tUltewitt, Whn.h.n4 fV,t. mniit he carried forward with posed of ten girls, four boys, the .Treasurer M. G. McKenzie. They unabated al if the purpose ot teactier anci a gentleman in are stavintr at Mrs. M. G. Red- tne Association w to oe accom- charge. ' Imond's. r plished Editor Robesonian: A few weeks .ago I traveled many miles in your county and drove by you and I thought of you you are on my mind, 1 can not stop thinking of you and I feel that I must write a letter to you and I do hope my letter will make you and your children think. Madam, you live in a big county, the largest in the State but I notice that land is scarce, so scarce that your loving hus band cannot give you a green lawn around your home, can't let you have land tor flowers, your kitche'n garden is not large enoughto furnish your table witn vegetables, you have no fowls because the good man you cook for, wash for, mend clothes for, the man you love, is so scarce of land he can not give you an acre and fence it for your poultry yard, you are not weded to a "hay seed," I am sure you are not be cause I watched closely to see if there was hay on the farms I passed, I did not see the hay. What sort of a man do you love any way. A no corn man? 1 saw corn in but two cribs. A no hog man? I did not see twenty- five hogs in the three days drive. A no cow man? Madam you need cream and milk every day, you want it to drink and for the coffee, for cakes, custards and other good things you can cook for your loving devoted husband. There are very few covf s in Robe son county. Miss Farmer you should de mand your rights, yes 'Women rights." You should tell your good man that he cannot plant cotton right up to your door, tell him in the first place he should plant less cotton and more good crops and that the five acres around the house must be used for the green lawn, flower garden, kitchen garden, poultry yard, plots to make cow feed and for two or more good cows. My dear madam you are not enjoying your life, you are a slave to cotton, can you not real ize this? When the good man comes in to dinner I wish you to talk to him, show him the error of his way, ask him to repent, turn from the evil ways of the past forty years and be a better husband. That cotton planted on the five acres neai the house must be ploughed up today, order out tlis teams after dinner and you boss the job, Have this five acres put in good shape for your own use and so long as you live do not permit cotton to be planted on- the five acres again. Madam, there is a man who wauts to buy your husband's 1906 crop of cotton, that man is your enemy; he will rob you of comforts you might nave. If your husband sells his cotton for future delivery he is helping to make cotton sell next fall for 7 or 8 cent9 per pound. Ask your husband to stop and think. Tell him he cannot make cotton to sell for less than 12 to I." cents and give you any comfort. Once we get tho women to see that we are slaves to the English spinner we will be safe. Robeson county is so scare of land there is no room for barns, there is no land to grow corn on or to sow peas on anu me roans are so narrow it is impossible for two vehicles to pass. Mr. Farmer you ar.: living in cramped quarters and all for the benefit of the man who charges you from $1.."0 to s24ner i pounds of cotton goods you buy. I am not in the habit of asking another man's wife to write to me, but if you will send me your name I will try to furnish you literature that will tell you some thing about the Southern Cotton Association and what this Asso ciation is trying to do for you and your children. With great respect. C. C. Mookk, Pres. N. C. Div. S. C. A. cede. ' seems center, the dull plans for n. ones for theii result a cotton an assured fin While tin' doctor scriptioh.s, the sight to me was m whe STINCEON INSTITUTE. Fourth Annual Commencement Exercises, May 4-5. The Robesonian is indebted to Prof. M. SheiKird, princpal of Stinceon Institute, for the fol lowing invitation: 'rpi, ..., U.. 1 .. i .. .1 ........ r jlou iiu;uit,y iiim MUluemsoi Stinceon Institute, Orrum, N. C, request the pleasure of your presence at their Fourth Commencement Exercises, May Third and Fourth, nineteen hun dred and six." The program follows: Thursday, May ;Jrd,7:!'l) o'clock, p. in. Annual Concert. Friday, May 4th, 10::;o o'clock, a. m. Literary Address, by Ed itor John A. Oates, of Fayette ville. Friday, May 4th, 2:00 o'clock p. m. medal contest and award ing of medals. Marshals Ruf us Proctor, .lor danville, S. C; B. G. Walters, Orrum, N. C; J. A.Nye, Orrum, N. C; Guttino Bostick, Brittons Neck, S. C. ELROD NEWS ITEMS. Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Bridgets moved toChadbourn last week. They expect to make that their home for a few months, at least. We are sorry to lose them. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Steed and son, of Pates, sent Sunday with Mr. and MrsJohn McRae. Mr. W. F. Bullock and chil dren, of Alfordsville, were here Tuesday. Mr. Chas. Stubbs, of l'oit Myers, Fla., is visiting hisjiar ents near here. Mr. D. D. McCall, of Raleigh, spnt part of this, week withies mother. Mrs. R. H. Poole is visiting relatives at Maxton this week. Mrs. G. L. Norment, of Colum bus county, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Bridgers. Messrs. Ernest and Carl Mc Lean, of AsbfMJle, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. R. W. Bui lard. Misses Susie Ilolcomb and Ju liet Bullard went to Raynham one day last week. . Mr. Chas. Paul, of Florence, S. C, spent part of this week with relatives near here. looking young farmer ward and subscribed hundred dollars for stoc. . the farmers make the cotton manufacture it, they will then too busy looking after profits l know or cure much about Wall street. u every larmer near Ashpole with a few hundred dol lars surplus to invest, knew how easy it. ih for a well managed factory to make money they would not. hesitnte to invest in it. The farmer who owns factory stock- receives a lnoht from his raw cotton ateleven cents, and in addition a larger profit from the manufactured cotton, or if the raw cotton drops below ten cents, his factory stock gathers up the loss and returns it as a dividend. Besides, the factory buys the farmer's wood, vegeta bles, poultry A:c. No class of men have so many ways of being benefited by a factory as haw ui; farmers. Sheriff Pitman called my at tention to the great quantity of baled hay being sold from Ash pole this year, to the cotton sec tions. Marietta's record in this line is also broken. Mr. D. II. Nance has an oat patch of a few acres, that illustrates the easy and simple solution of th; gaain and forage supply for stoc!;. I recently dined with a gentle man oi wealth and intelligence whose little daughter or twelve summers presided at the table the mother being absent. Her grace and can; in tfie presence of a stranger showed that she had been carefully trained in do mestic affairs. This elicited com ment to which tho father replied insubstanc,thiit they as parents believe that domestic training is not less important than that of the schools. Such homes wil send out women and not butter flies. H. L. E. .id - .. A p.-. :;. The invitations were latelrA young people 'of by tlx ceived Maxton and vicinity, Friday evening at, tli eight, The latch .string out of our front gate, the guests of honor v, cousins.young Mr.and viz: "On e hour of will hang f course ill be our -Mrs.McC. Mis ( l.ukie Mr- NOTES FROM BARKERS. Harkors, April .'10.--Quiet reigns at Harkors Ingh School Teachers and pupils have, scat tered and gone to their respect ive homes, carrying with them delightful recollections of their busy and happy life in the dor mitory for eight months. Miss Sadie E. Lambert will spend the summer at her home in Virginia. She is considering several propositions for work next session in her chosen line music and elocution. Miss Minnie Daniel will have charge of the School, of . Art at Southside Female Institute at Chase 'ity, Va., the school that Prof. lving will conduct next session. She will spend the sum mer at her home in Davidwrn county, N. C. Miss Mary V. Whitley is visit ing friends in Robeson county for a few days before returning to her home near Charlotte, N. C. She ha.-, not decided as to a. posi tion' for next session. The servi ces of one so competent, refined mid popular will be in demand. Mr. A. ). Osborne and family, who have constituted a charming addition to tne dormitory circle, will take up their residence in Lumberton in a short time. Prof. Iviving and family will go to th ir new home at Chase City. Va . about the 2")th of May, where he w ill begin at once his work as principal of Southside Female Institute. Commencement at A. & M. The Robesonian acknowledges, receipt "'f the following invita tion: "The Graduating Class of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts requests the honour of your pres ence at their Fourteenth Annual Commencement, May 27th to 10th, nineteen hundred an six, Raleigh, North Carolina." I 1 1 o'clock. Lean." The; entertainment, as indica ted in the cards, was given in honor of Mr. .I,, Chesiev Mc- Oaskill .Jr. and bride, nee Miss Virginia McCidl.of Bennettsville, S. (.'., who have just returned from tlieir wedding" tour. The other young ladies and gentle men present were Miss Bessie McNair with Dr. J. l? ('room, Jr., Miss fieila Barnes with Mr. J. Dickson McLean, Miss JJee Woathorly and Mr. fon Cook, Miss Florence Wooton and Mr.S. D. Mcfican.Miss Lucy Cobb with Mr. A. M. McNair, Miss Mabel Wooten with Mr. M. P. McLean, Mrs. R. D. Croom, Mr. R. D. Croom, Miss MayneCurrie with M r.L. U. McKinnon, Miss Camrnie McCislnil with Dr. 1,. R. Kirk pat rick, Miss Sadie McKinnon with Dr. D. ('. Mdver, Miss Olivia Russell with Mr.Arvin Mr- Eachiu. Stags: Roseoe McMil lan, M. L. McLean, F. L. Black, NVii Alford, George M.-Iviy, Smith Puicell. Ainongthose who assisted in receiving were Misses Allie and Edna Purcoll. Miss Lucy Cobb, Miss Blanche Foro and Miss Mabel Wooten. "The Big I'ou- Orchestra" from Maxton was present and at various times during the evening rendered a number of beautiful selections. They never played bettor and the whole company was delighted .with the the musi cal treat, afforded. About 10 o'clock an elegant repast was served in the artistically dcewa ted dining room. The occasion was one of the most, enjoyable ever. ' Mrs. A. It. Crooni returned home Wednesday nisht from Rockingnam where she attended the marriage of Miss Lucy Cole to Rev. Plato Durham. At a meet big of the Graded Sch ol Board held a few nights ago the old corps of teachers were re-elected as follows: A. S. Webb Principal, Misses Maggie Patter son, Lucy Cobb and Katie Thomp son, Assistants, and Miss Bee Weatherly Music Teacher. Miss Sallie McLean was added to the force on account of the increased, patronage, which, this year is al most 23 per cent, larger than last and already the prospects seem brighter still for the next year. Mr. R. W. Livermore, 2 Red Springs, was in town Thursday night. Mr. J. P. Wiggins left Friday morning lor Wilmington on business. Death of Miss Anderson. Major Anderson received a message Friday informing him of the death of his sister, Miss Francis" "J'.- Anderson," rrrfvipvim- Ktrt, Indiana, after oner ill ness. The Major and his sister were the only living members of the family. Major Anderson was bora in Indiana, but iir his ser vice as printer he has travelled far and. wide. He is ''now iu ill- health. ... .;;...-