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- -.v Established 1S70. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents. VOL XL NO. 87. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1909 WHOLE NO. 2522 KAILROAD PROPOSITIONS. A Hot Fight in Prospect -Ex-Sheriff McLeod Proposes to Build a Road from Lumberton to Elizabethtown if the Bond Issue in Bladen is Defeated. Two railroad propositions now confront the people of Bladen county. One is to vote bonds in tne sum of $40,000 to help build a road from Elizabethtown to St. Pauls, connecting at the latter place with the Virginia & Caroli na Southern; and the other is a road which ex-Sheriff Geo. B. McLeod of Lumberton proposes to build from Elizabethtown to Lumberton in case the proposed bonds are not voted. Elizabethtown, Bethel and Hollow townships, Bladen, will vote on the bond issue on Janua ry 11 next, instead of January 12, as inadvertently stated in Thurs day's Robesonian. These town ships voted on a similar proposi tion last spring and it was defeat ed by only two or three votes. As stated, it is proposed to build a road from Elizabethtown to St. Pauls and to operate trains to Hone Mills. Mr. J F. L. Arm- field, president of the V. & C. S., ton than a road from Elizabeth- town to St. Pauls which latter proposition.it was stated, would mean loss of considerable busi ness to Lumberton. Those who favor the bond issi e to build the road to St. Pauls claim that Mr. McLeod's pro posed road will be nothing more than a tram road to get his tim ber out, and that he will not build from Elizabethtown to Lumberton. Mr. McLeod states positively that he will build, if the bond iss je 's defeated, a stan dard gage road between the two towns; that he now has a force of men at work at a cost to him of about $40 a day; that dirt will be broken this week and that he can have his road in operation in four months. The fight is on and it promises to be a hot one. It sounds mighty good to talk of a railroad direct from Lum berton to Elizabethtown, but the people will have to be shown be fore they will lend aid or comfort to any opposition to the bond is sue in Bladen which will abso lutely assure the people of that county a railroad. A bird in the hand is wTorth two in the bush. From Missouri are the people of Lumberton in this matter and they will have to be shown. The IN SOCIAL REALMS. Young Matrons' Club Entertain ed by Mrs. H. B. Jennings. Reported for The Robesonian. Mrs. H. B. Jennings was host to the Young Matrons' Club and a number of other guests Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock at her home on the corner of Wal nut and Sixth streets. Miss Ad A MUSICAL TREAT. A Delightful Recital Given by Pupils of Miss Marion Mor- mg. MOSER-JOHNSON. Miss Jessie Moser, of Hickory, and Mr. T.L. Johnson, of Lum berton, to be Married Wed nesday. Mr. Thomas L. Johnson will leave this evening for Hickory, where at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon he will be united in marriage to Miss Jessie Moser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Moser, of that place. The wed ding will take place in Holy Trinity Lutheran church and the ceremony will be performed by Rev.Dr.C.L. Miller, pastor of the bride. Miss Ruth Moser, sister of the bride, will be maid of honor. Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr., best man, and Messrs. E. J. and LOC& St-itu Library in a letter to the people of the I question naturally arises, What townships named aoove guaran- absolute guarantee will be given tees to "locate the first depot in that the road will be built? It Bladen county about half way is a cold business proposition and between the Gallberry and the the people will demand an abso Cape Fear river and not more iute guarantee. There is a dis than one and one-half miles south position to ask Mr. McLeod for of the Cumberland county line, sucn a guarantee and it is hardy beingnear Bladen-Union church; ' probably that any action will be to establish depots at Tar Heel taken by the people of Lumberton and Dublin Jindtwoothers at some unless such a guarantee is given, points between Bladen Union and Mr. McLeod's statement in re Elizabethtown; to put in spurs gard to what he proposes has and sidings wherever the busi- been given. Some are bold to ness will justify; and to begin sav that he will simply build a work, in case the bonds are vot- road from Bellamy to his timber ed.on the proposed road not later lands or Dublin and that he will than the first day of March, never build to Elizabethtown 1910. that he cannot do so; that if the In case the bonds are not vot- bond issue is defeated in the ed, ex-Sheriff McLeod proposes hope of this road being built Mr. to build a road direct f ron Lum- McLeod will make large demands berton to Elizabethtown. A onElizabethtown and Lumberton, meeting of the citizens of Lum- if he should build the road; and berton was called to be held in that even if he should built the the court house last Thursday road he could r ot onerate nas- evening,but owing to the fact senger trains between the two that it was not wrell advertised it towns. It is regarded by some as was postponed to Friday evening, simply and purely a scheme to when Mr. McLeod explained his defeat the read to St Pauls; and proposition. A surveying corps the proposition to extend the of 11 men. underMr.H.S.Thomp- Raleigh & Southport to Eliza son, a Seaboard civil engineer, bethtovvn is regarded as simply left Lumberton Friday morning another scheme for the same pur- for Dublin, where headquarters pose. have been established, and the Two railroad propositions, it work of surveying began on that was remarked at the outset, con day. It is proposed to break front the people of Bladen. Be dirt this week and to complete hold, there are even three. the road within four months. Mr. Saturday's Raleigh News and McLeod states that he has leas- Observer has a news story about ed rails from the Seaboard and the extension of the Raleigh & will build a standard gage road, Southport Ry. to Hope Mills from and that the Seaboard has not a Fayetteville. President J. A. dollar in the road. M r. Frank Mills of the Raleigh & Southport Gough interrupted Mr. McLeod in an interview with a reporter to exnlain that while the propos- of that paper states that this ex- rnnrl wnuld cive an outlet to tension is now an assured fact Mr. McLeod's timber in Bladen, and that it will be only a ques. Bethel township, the proposed tion of a short time when the ex road to St.Pauls would tnve him tension will be continued to Eliza an even hetter outlet, and Mr. bethtown, provided the present McLeod stated that he had re- plans are carried out. Survey- ceived liberal propositions in re- prs will be employed at once to gard to handling his timber over select tne route to nxaoetn town, the other road if opposition to the The survey to Hope Mills, a dis bond issue were dropped. Mr. tance of 7 miles from Fayette McLeod asked for the co-opera- ville, has already been made and tion of the business men of Lum- the line practically agreed upon Quite a crowd assembled in the graded school auditorium Thurs day evening to enjoy a recital gotten up by MissMarionMoring, music teacher at the graded die Norment met the guests at school. Miss Moring has a large the door, Misses Same McLean class, numbering between 25and and Mary McLean served deli- 30 pupils, and all of them took cious punch in the rear hall, and part in the exercises except some Mrs. Jennings gave all a glad three or four who were absent, welcome at the parlor door. Af- The exercises were opened ter all had a sandwich, Miss Ad- with a song "Wake, Wake, die Norment passed lovely little Wake" sung by 19 girls, Miss booklets, and a family-tree re- Moring at piano. Then: Piano view was engaged in. Those solo "ParadeReview" byJanie most successful in this wereMes- Carlyle; duet "Joyous Return" dames Stephen Mclntyre. A. H. Mary King and Fonnie Britt; McLeod and Willis McAllister vblin-"Robin'sLullaby" Mur- W. S. Britt. who will be ushers. and Misses Jessie Fuller and Sal- phy McLean. Miss Moring at will leave tomorrow for Hickory, lie McLean. In the cut Mrs.Mc- piano; piano "Mountain Immediately after the ceremony Leod was the fortunate winner Stream" Sallie Thompson; duet Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will leave of the blue ribbon. Mrs.Jennings "Arrival of Santa Claus" for Washington.and will also vis then hd the way to the dining Esther McNeill and Maria Nash; it Baltimore and perhaps New u:u i i.. i 4 ; a ttu n ; -r i uuui, w nicii was luveiy aim per- yiauv Taiw m n.rmi, uuu- i uik., returning uy way oi uan fect in every appointment, the nie Barker ;trio "Dress Parade ville and Richmond, Va.. to visit table being especially beautiful March" Annie Neill Fuller, relatives of Mr. Johnson. They in its decorations of streamers of Georgia Whitfield and Jean will be at home in Lumberton Christmas bells from the chan- Jones; piano "Les Sylphs" about the 7th of January at the delier to the corners of the table Annie Ruth Caldweil; piano home on North Elm street which and a miniature Christmas tree EvemngSong" MildredMc- Mr. Johnson has built against in the center, where the candles lnty re; violin bur deLac this time and which, it is expect- with their red shades threw a Basil Skipper, Miss Coring at ed, will be completed by that warm glow over all. Here a deli- piano; piano lhe b wallows ' date. cious three-course luncheon was Louise Townsend; piano Valse ,, -rKTSn,n unv served. deBallet"-Berta McNeill; song wi mi. id vyi. On our return to the parlor we "Dont"-VivianMcNeill, Carrie found that Santa Claus had ar- Mae Hedgpeth, Vashtie White, The Misses Johnson Entertain rived in our absence and had left Jeaneatte Biggs, Flora Prevatt, Personal Mention little plump stockings for all Robert Caldwell, Carlisle Be- , . h. , ., . , x i orresponaence oi ine nooesonian. nnorinor nrrmnd tl-ip trwrit p thea. IVhKS Morino- at Diano. Thpcp onnhinoH tnva nf all rlo. Thp everrises vvprp ennd and Mr. Daniel bmith was a Ked ..v vvinumv.u J " - - ' ' - O . Mr. C. H. Edmund is assist ing at the postoffiee during the holiday rush. A public entertainment will be given at Barker's school house Thursday evening, beginning at 7.30 o'clock. Mr. C. M. Fuller, who has sold mules and horses galore this year, received two more car loads of the same useful animals Sat u day. "Lady Audley's Secret". presented at the ooera house Saturday evening, was witnessed by a small house. It is said to have been a very good play. George Calhoun, who lives near St. Pauls, was locked up Saturday afternoon on the charge of being drunk but was released ater on a $20 bond for his ap pearance tomorrow before Mayor Kowland. Mr. R. M. Norment. Jr.. resigned his position as associate editor of the Daily Record. Rocky Mount, last week and re turned home Thursday night. He will remain at home for a while but expects to enter newspaper work again. Messrs. Woodberry Lennon and Rudolph Carlyle will go to Riverton, Scotland county, tomor row to assist with the music at the fair which will be given there tomorow evening to raise money for a John Charles McNeill me morial hall. scription, which occasioned much the only cause for regret was the Springs visitor Saturday after- merriment, length of the programme, which 110011 This was truly a most delight- was only about two hours long. ful meeting of the cluo and Mrs. Jennings a charming hostess. SHANNON NEWS NOTES. ST. PAULS NEWS. A Pretty Good Pig More Wheat Planting Road Work Other Items. Correspondence'of The Robesonian. Mr. John Hector Conoly, of R. F. D. No. 1, killed a hog the 14th that tipped the scales at 358 pounds. A pretty good North Robeson pig. The Shannon Gin Co. is to put Institute a saw mill at an early date. Mrs.Ja The machinery arrived this week, played in the school auditorium Mr. A. G. McNeill and sister, Miss Annie, spent Sunday in St. Pauls and report a fine time. There is to be a party at the home of Mr. Brown McNeill this evening. Misses Bessie and Vinnie John son gave a little entertainment at their home on last Saturday evening.The principal feature of iU : The Saint Pauls high school - a voung con- closed Friday afternoon for the rcoc 111 w u iU f.;'0""- Cnristmas hblidays. wu" a UU'X-U "lucuwus xur Miss Pearle Evans reached ""'c home Friday evening from Peace X H ting mc liigiicji iiuuiuci ui v uica. Messrs. Daniel Smith and Willie Students Home From School and Other Christmas Movements A Play to be Given. Correspondence of The Robesonian. in a saw mill at an earlv date. Mrs., ar ev'sWaxWnrks w hp t'001?- aiuv" V". ' I V I I VW- -V MSI V II f X-V -M I M-V I- W i : iu i l . iiuin uiucy iiuu maauez. vjuauain Johnson tied for it, but finally came out in favor of Mr. Lacy Prevatt. We will not tell the name of the boy that got the un is guaranteed ..i i- . was given him merely tor a little joke. There will be services here as More wheat has been and is on the night of the 31st. Th still being put in the ground in public is cordially invited to this vicinity than has been for come and see the old year out several years. with us, and also to be present Mr. nhnson nnd his fnrpp nf at the sh W road hands have been doing some ? veryone present. Oysters wnrlr nn h rnarlc crnunH hero Will be Sold in the lOWer hall af- f or the past few days. They have tet.ie ?how, . , moved nart of the sand out of thp ivnss ngene Andrews ieit tnis "J" "vvrv'J h wi?h fht rLTwlt week for her home in Ashevillehual Sunda' afternoon. some places, which helps for the to .s Pend kristmas. present. We cannot tell whether T Miss Bella MacGeachey, Mrs. it will be permanent or not. L. A. MacGeachey and Mrs. T. Mr. J. L. MacLaren the young fc, Z uT J" Scotchman of whom we wrote fll? they dld lately that he had bought a farm Cl'"ltmsshoi)Pln1ff- u and was building on it) left Sun- ; ,upie k " Dinner for County Home In- wt tho 4h ,w nV,-a. Preached in the Presbyterian Umncr ror county "ome Miss Daisy Lee McNeill spent Saturday night with Miss Vinnie Johnson. Old Beauty. Red Springs,N.C..R.F.D.No.4, Dec. 16, 1909. berton in his undertaking. The work of building will start tMm.,S.T Unt.,,J Mr. Nash Barker has accepted eniovable trio " a position with theMacEeachern, ik c t ii. ijonnsonana Macueacny to. as u. b. MCiAucnnn,. uaq., spent bookkeeper. mates. According to her usual custom, Miss Lizzie Caldwell will take a good dinner to the inmates of one night last week in Shannon, Thp f , attpn(1p(i thp n1n v the county home Christmas day, Rpvpral of the business men soon after the first of the year present at the meeting expressed and will be completed as rapidly themselves as heartily in favor as possible. of a road from Lumberton to A n r-i,; i Elizabethtown and a committee R . , was appointed to draw up reso- Bride, lutions to that effect and report Miss Nora Pate, daughter of to another meeting which will be Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pate, and held in the court house tomorrow Mr. J. B. Woody, of Wadley, evening at 7.30 o'clock, the com- Ga., were married Saturday af mittee being composed of the ternoon at the home of the following: E. J. Britt, Mayor J. bride's parents, the Lumberton A. Rowland, R. D. Caldwell, A. hotel, corner of Chestnut and E. White, Frank Gough and R. Third streets. The ceremony E. Lee. was performed in the presence of All who expressed themselves a few relatives and friends in at the meeting regard favorably the parlor of the hotel by Rev. the proposition to build a road direct from this place to Eliza bethtown, thinking it would mean infinitely more to Lumber- Hexa methy I ene i t r amln e . The above ia the name of a German chemical, which is one of the many valuable ingredients of Foley's Kidney Kenedy. Hexamethylenetetramine is recognized by medical text books and authorities as a uric acid wolvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney llemedy as soon as you notice any irregularities and avoid a serious malady. Sold by all druggists. F. Weiss, pastor of the Gospe tabernacle. Mr. and Mrs. Woody, whose acquaintance began last summer, when the groom spent several weeks in Lumbprton, left Saturday evening for their home in Georgia. Tvra wn't. anvthiner so annoying: or so paimul nor is there anything quite ! is of its resulting in pneumonia the guest of Mr. D. S. Klarpp, on his way to Lumberton, where 1 e was a witness in court, and on his return called a short time at the home of the R. F. D. carrier. His son A. B. McL. came after him. He was expected on the 9.30 train but came by Hope Mills and arrived on the 6 o'clock train, so had a while to enjoy with friends here. Mr. D. O. Currie was a Lum berton visitor yesterday. The signs of Christmas are to be seen around here. Mr. J. F. Singleton has sold his timber to the Shannon Gin Co. and will not put in a mill just now. Mr. D O. Currie got his thumb badly hurt in unloading the saw mill of the Shannon Gin Co. M .W.H.Lovett andMissChris- tian liodge were married Wed- nesaay. May tneir lives prove happy. Shannon, N. C, Dec. 17, 1909. Tlie greatest danger from influenza Thi Next Door" at Lumber Bridge Friday night: Messrs. Lindsay, MacEeachern and Broadwell and Miss E. Shaw. They report the play a decided success. Mr. Kesler Cobb who has been All who will contribute to this worthy cause will please send their contributions to Miss Cald well's home, corner of Water and Eighth streets, Friday, the day before Christmas. Ladies are at the Bingham school at Mebane, 2pared and gentlemen are ask- Miss Mary Stuart, who has '. been teaching here in the high The graded school closed for school, left Saturday for her the holidays Friday and the home at Laurin burg, where she spring term will begin Tuesday, will spend the holidays, Januarv 4. The out-of-town St. Pauls, N. C, Dec, 18,1909. teachers will spend the holidays nr thpir rpsnective homes. Miss A Plaining Mill for Lumberton. Lia May Gill left Friday eve- Mr. Geo. G. French has bought ning for her home mLaunnburg; machinery and completed ar- Miss Mamie Avent, who lives angements for a plaining mill near Raleigh, left Saturday; Miss for Lumberton. The exact loca- Marion Moring, of Ashboro. left tion of the mill has net vet been this morning, and Miss SalMe determined. The mill will turn McLean will go to her home in out about 20.000 feet of dressed Maxton this evening. Miss Gill timber per day and will employ ( entertained her grades, the 9th about 18 hands. It will turn out (and 10th, at the school building f "j i . :a ,.f oonilog Mnnan. 1 fan be obviated bv nsincr nhamVip- i n 4n narfl LO let i iJ vt- . . j . j- -- '-- i . . w , it iuv-..ii..(. . - - , . . -. . the ereat pile remeuy, i u5 wo. ju o .vuujr, o umj r ren 3a 1 eiurnen inursaav (ilIii n'ii j . j ... can nse, for i; directly rea.hes the seat cures influenza but counteracts any from a triD to Columbia S 'C & Co and the CrefCBnt Candy Co. of the trouble and at once re heves and tendency of the disease toward p irom M ; w p w jo , An nfficeria temporarily incharge It is auDiiea oy nieaiiaui (.una. twm uv ui j. - utLuuiiiiii ot . ,1. . , ' ' t . i-k -i ii. . ... ;ii r t tkia hncinocc c -iiin.tr, molding, fi o o r i n g , weather' oarding, etc., which it has always been necessary to purcnase elsewhere Lumberton will welcome LUIS Friday afternoon. The Temple Pharmacy of Wil mington, conducted for the past ..... - - . . T-k xr; the establishment lomontns Dy vvaiter jvings- industrv Mr bury, was ciosea rnaay unaer Invitations reading as fol- ! lows have been issued: 1RS5 1910 Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster request the pleasure of your conmptny on Saturday evening January the first at eight o'clock Lumber Bridge, N. C. Silver Wedding David Lancaster Margaret McNair There will be a box supper Friday evening next, beginning at 7.30 o'clock, at Saddle Tree school house, which is situated in the grove at Saddle Tree church, to raise funds for the benefit of the school. A great time "is expected. Nothing like the rush at the express office during the last several days has ever been seen, perhaps, and there have ben rushing times there before, at that. Much people seem to be getting ready to have their morn ing's morning during the holidays. -Mr. R. McA. Nixon, who has just recovered from a spell of ty phoid lever at the lhompson hospital, left Friday for his home at Topsail, near Wilmington. He expects to be able to resume his duties as bookkeeper at the First National Bank the first of the year. The three-months old infant of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Davis died at their home at Bellamy Friday and the remains were in terred at Antioch Baptist church Saturday afternoon The funer al services were conducted by Rev. J. M. Fleming, of East Lumberton. Licenses have been issued for the marriage of MaryS. Currie and Jno. W. McKenzie; Arra Baxley and Quin Dean; Margaret J. Mc- Bryde and J. C Campbell; Uar- kie E. Purcell and Jno. B. Sel lers; Fannie M. Flowers and Wal ter Ford; Catherine McNei 1 and D. II. McNeill ;Susie Mercer and G. W. Purnell; Bertha MayCul bert and Luther Mercer. Lumberton students at the various colleges are returning home for the holidays. Besides those mentioned in the personal column are the following: Misses Cammie McNeill and Agnes Mc Lean, Peace Institute, Raleigh, and Irene McLeod, Elizabeth College, Charlotte, returned Fri day night. Misses Ruth Whaley, Lina Gough, Maggie Pitman, Edna and Dovie Prevatt and Leslie Proctor are expected home to-night from Meredith College, Raleigh. Col. and Mrs. N. A. McLean returned this morning from a visit to relatives of Mrs. McLean in Charleston and Columbia, S. C. jrkrkthtt nam a tube with nozzle attached, "on and The PopeDrug Co. nectioi with the mill, of the business. Gen. F. A. Bond, of Hunters' Lodge, near Moss Neck, is among the visitors in town today. 1
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