KOBE S ON I A. N
Established 1870.
Country, God and Truth.
?pies Five Cents.
VOL XL NO. 95.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, ldxO
WHOLE NO. Li5bO
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RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
HOPE MILLS NEWS.
A Banquet Given by the Univei
' sity Club Some of the Speak-
- ers An Instructive Lecture
' Personals.
: ' Correspondence of The Robesonian.
, ' Red Springs. Jan. 17 Rev.
George A. Sparrow, of Lowell, is
visiting In Red Springs this week.
Mr. John Brown, Mrs. Flora
Cunningham and Miss Maggie
Brown spent Thursday night of
last week in Laurinburg as the
quests of Mis3 Blue. Judge W.
H. Neal, of Laurinburg, was in
' town a day this week on profes
sional business. Mr. Lock Shaw,
" of St. Pauls, was a guest at Hotel
Red Springs Thursday. Mr. A.
L. Builock, ot Kowland, was in
town Thursday. Mr. S. H. Mc
' Kinnon, of Maxton, was a visitor
' here Thursday.
' Col. N. A. McLean and Mr.
' Tom McNeill, of Lumberton,
f,' were in town Friday to attend
U "the banquet given by the "Uni
versity Club." Capt. W. H. Mc
, Laurin, of Laurinburg, was in
town for same the occasion. Other
out-of-town guests were Mr. and
, Mrs. N. A. Sinclair, of Fayette
ville.
' Dr. Vardell has been away on
business for the past week.
Misses Bessie and Clarkie Belle
McNair, Emma Belle McRae and
Leila Barnes, of Maxton, were in
Red Springs a few hours Tuesday
The Final Summons-Mr. James
Mason Mrs. Jannett McLeod
Stock Law Loses Appoint"
ments.
GRAND FARMERS' UNION
EDUCATIONAL RALLY.
'afternoon. Mr. Jim Williams
, spent Thursday in Fayetteville.
' Messrs. Dougald and Sam Buie.
of Jonesboro, Fla., spent se eral
days of last week here with rel
atives. Mr. Jim Edens, who
holds a responsible position with
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway
at Selma, is at home for a few
days.
fMiss Frances deVane delight
, fully entertained the "Just-for-
Fun" Club Thursday evening.
Hiss deVane is a charming host-
ess and she gave her friends a
very pleasant evening.
iThe University Club gave an
; elegant six-course banquet to
1 their lady friends rnday evening
at Hotel Red Springs. Mr. R.
W. Livermore was the gracious
' and witty toastmaster. Hon. D.
. P McEachern, in the absence of
r- llaj. W. A. Graham, of Raleigh,
' responded to the toast, "The
University Before the War." Mr.
As P. Spell, as Hon. G. B. Pat-
tcrson of Maxton was not pres
ent, responded to the toast, 'The
V University in National Politics."
- Hon. N. A. Sinclair, of Fayette-
. ville, gave a delightful toast on
, The Influence of the University
Lithe State." Col. N. A. Mc-
; Lean gave a pleasing response to
ti:2 toast The Alumni ot Robe
rt County." Mr. Tom McNeill,
, ' cf Lumberton, made a fitting cli
dix to the program in his "Uni-
vcrsity Reminiscences. "Altogeth
r er it was a most pleasant eve
ring, and all so fortunate as to
; , cttend were well pleased and
1 vcted the "University Club" the
"ry best of a host. The excel
vt banquet was served by Mr.
pry W. Price, who cannot be
Veiled in this art.
ssrs. James Dudley and Sam
4 ; IlcLaurin, of Bennettsville, S.
-C.i were in town Sunday. Mrs.
' 7; H. McKinnon and daughter,
I ' , I"i8s Wyatt, spent several hours
p tart Saturday in Lumberton.
Rev. Mr. Steele gave an enter
inment and instructive lecture
t the "Viking Land" in the
liege auditorium Monday eve-
ig. Mr. Stelle is a good lect- j
fer and he gave his audience
ch information on the coun
ts Norway, Sweden and Den
irk. He showed many beauti-
stereopticon views taken in
yse countries. His lecture was
)ch enjoyed and all who were
sent went away with a more
lnite knowledge of the "Land
the Midnight Sun."
ir. Gregory Frazier, f Greens
ro. is in town for a few days.
I
rRev. S. J. McConnell was
jaeniy called yesterday to
ikey, S. C., to see his aged
Correspondence of The Rolesonian.
Hope Mills, Jan. 18 Mr. Gus
Phillips has returned to Hope
Mills with his family. We are
glad to welcome this excellent
family to our town. ,
The stock law election held in
the Guard house in this place
last Saturday passed off very
quietly. The result of the elec
tion was eighty-seven votes in fa
vor of the stock law and oie hun
dred and thirty-two against.
Mrs. Jannett McLeod, wife of
M L. McLeod, daughter of the
late S. L. Thagard, died here
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock
in her forty-second year. The
funeral services were conducted
by Rev. P. T, Britt from the
residence and interment was
made in the Rockfish ceme
tery Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock: Mrs. McLeod was for long
a faithful member of the Baptist
church, and is survived by her
husband and six children.
Mr. James O. Mason, aged 49
years, died in nis nome nere Sat
urday afternoon on Jan 15th, at
3:30 o'clock. The funeral ser
vices were conducted from the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock by Rev. J. N. Gibbs,
and interment was made in the
Adeex cemetery. The deceased
was a member of the Jr. Order of
United American Mechanics, also
of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. The two orders united
in one body to bestow their last
tribute of respect on their
deceased brother, and the
ceremonies from the residence
to the grave were beautiful. Rev.
Mr. Gibbo is also a member of
both orders, and his sermon was
very appropriate and well ren
dered. The church was filled
and the congregation was atten
tive. The deceased was well
known in this town and commui
ty as a good citizen and a Chris
uan gentleman. Mr. Mason is
survived by eight children, as
follows: Mrs. B. F. Hair, of
Greensboro : Addie, Andrew, Rach
el, Gertrude, Cannie, Lillie, and
Mrs. A. R. Mercer, all of this
place.
Rev. P. T. Britt conducts ser
vices in his various churchs as
follows: First Sunday Hope
Mills No. I, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p
m.; second Sunday Hope Mills
No. 2, 11 a. m. and Saturday nigh
before at 7:30, Mt.Gilead3.30
and Union Springs 7:30 p. m.
third Sunday Sharon, 11 a. m,
and Hope Mills No. 1, 7:30 p.m.;
fourth Sunday Mt. Gilead, 11 a.
m., Union Springs, 3:30 p. m.,
and Hope Mills No. 2, 7:30 p. m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY . 26TH.
Farmers' Educational and Co-ODerative Union to Hold
Great Educational Rally in Lumberton Distinguished
Speakers for the Occasion Great Parade of School
Children Prizes Offered Special Railroad Rates.
ST. PAUL NEWS.
A Bank Needed and Expected
Cotton Mill Prospects Good
Business Changes Personal.
Correspondent e of The Robesonian.
St. Paul, Jan. 18 -Messrs. W.
D. Johnson & Co. have just in
stalled a large boiler at their well
equipped lumber plant and are
now in good shape for business.
The people who are building are
glad that the mill is once more in
operation, as they can get lum
ber now as they need it.
Mr. B. Townsend. of Broad-
LOCAL BRIEFS.
way, is erecting a house on Blue
street which will be for rent.
The McAllister Hdw. Co. is
m .
piacing lumner on the ground
for the erection of a lime house
January 26 bids fair to be one of the erreatest davs in thp histm-v way, spent Sunday with his par
of Lumberton. The Robeson County Farmers' Educational and ents' Mr- and Mrs. William Town-Co-operative
Union will hold a big rally here on that day send-
and Lumberton is co-operating with the Union to make Mr. H. E. McGoogan, who has
the day one long to be remembered County Superinten- been with the St. Paul Cotton
dent of Public Instruction Poole is trying to have every Mill Co., has accepted a position
public school in the county represented on that day and many with Messrs. McEachern, Johnson
have already notified him that they will be present, it will be a & McGeachy Co. as bookkeeper,
notable occasion and no citizen of Robeson can afford to be absent, and Mr. Shaw McEachern is now
The committee appointed by the Lumberton Industrial & Com- with the Cotton Mill Co.
mercial Club to co-operate with the Farmers' Union for this great Mr. Dudley Odum, who has
rally day met Monday afternoon with the executive committee of been very sick with pneumonia
the Farmers' Union at the court house. It was stated that arrange- is now improving, we are glad to
ments had been perfected to secure the attendance on that day of report.
Governor W W KiMiin MrS- William Townsd, who
?a3'J?: t ,r t has been ill for several days, is
pcuuwuucuiun uunc lubuucuuii j. i. uoyner. now much impr0Ved.
J. P. Camnhell." nf thp Farmpr' r.n.nnorat; n Kev- B- Townsend, of Broad-
- . v-.a.w aaawa. via uLi v j t : 1 1 an in ir r i m it i
Work, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
President Alexander, ot the North Carolina Farmers' Union.
Major A. J. McKinnon, president of the North Carolina Di vision
of the Cotton Growers' Association.
Clarence H. Poe. editor of thp Prno-rpssivp Farmer Palo-Vi
Dr. D. H. Hill, president of the Agricultural and Mechanical and handle lime and cement.
College, Raleigh. The directors of the St. Paul
M. G. McKenzie, chairman of the committee on transnortation. Cotton Mill Co. had a meeting
reported that the V. & C. S. Ry. had agreed to operate a special I last week and are pleased with
ram trom Wagram via Kaetord and Hope Mills to Lumberton. said the prospects. Th3 stockholders
train to leave Wagram at 7 a. m. and to arrive at Lumberton at 10 mav out f or a dividend soon ,
m. .bare tor round trip $1.25 from Wagram. with nronortionatp we think.
rates from intermediate points; children half fare. This train re- We are all looking forward to
turning will leave at 5 p. m. - the time when we shall have a
He further stated that the R. & C. had agreed to ODerate a sn-- bank, and we think thp timp is
cial train from Marietta, leaving Marietta at 9 a. m., arriving at not far distant. St. Paul needs a
Lumberton at 10 a. m., tare for round trip from Marietta 80 cents, bank and the good citizens here
children half fare. This train will return at six p. m. are not the kind to kick such an
rle also stated that the beaboarcl had agreed to nut three addi- institution.
tional coaches on the regular morning tr?i? arriving here at 10:40 A D u r ciT "
on the 26th and to give special rates from all points between Laur- A Kather Bum how.
inburg and Clai kton. Ihese rates will be announced m a dav or It cives no nlpasmp to sav so.
two. The Seaboard has also agreed to operate the regular train but the bald fact is that the per
without regard to the connections at Hamlet. This will insure the formance given at the Lumberton
arrival ot the train on schedule time on that morning. opera house last evening by Bar-
Arrangements are now being made whereby it is hoped to have low & Wilson's Minstrels was
the A. C. L. attach passenger coaches to its f rieght train from rather on the bum. The curtain
Parkton to Maxton on the morning of that day and to run the train did not rise on a very attractive
on such a schedule as to insure connection with the Seaboard pas- looking bunch and the first part
senger train at Maxton. Passengers coming that way can return was tame as tame. In the second
on the regular A. C. L passenger train from Maxton at night. part a man who looked entirely
It is also hoped to have the A. C. L. attach coaches to its freight out of his element during the
train from Elrod to Proctorville to make connection with the special olio did a good Indian dance,
on the R. & C. at that point. Returning, these passengers can some good stunts with Indian
make connection with the regular A. C. L. passenger train at clubs and a gun, and another
Proctorville, which it is hoped will be held for that purpose. ! man who also seemed out out of
License 1 as been issued for
the marriage of Julia Lawson
and Hezzie Phillips.
The condition of the little son
of Mr. and Mis. A. T. Parmele.
A. T. Jr., who has been quitj
sick for several days, is some
what improved.
Mamie Lovett was tried be
fore Justice A. E. White Monday
on the charge of assault on Nep
sy West. Both are of the cotton
mill section. Judgment was sus
pended upon payment of costs.
The Messrs. Townsend Bros.,
who recently purchased the
clothing and gents' furnishing
stock of the firm of Jenrette
Singletary Co., are contemplat
ing converting that store into a
shoe store as soon as the stock is
reduced.
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1L 1 1 ma - m-
vuier, wno is very n . Mr. Mc
hnell was expected to conduct
i prayer services at the Metho-
Jt church last eveniner. the
jstor, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, having
ft bunday night for Aurora.
i i i . a
sauiort county, to asssist in a
Jeeting, but on account of his
idden summons to South Caro
ha no service was held.
News Notes and Personals from
Maxton.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Maxton, Jan. 18 Miss Cornie
Fairly,, of Monroe, is visiting Miss
Mattie Williams McLean. Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Eason, of Ben
nettsville, S. C, spent Sunday
with relatives in town.--Mr. J.
G. McCormick, of Wilmington,
was in Maxton today.
Mr. D. N. Townsend and fam
ily have moved to Fayetteville
and have sold their residence
here to Mr. S. B. McLean and
Mr. J. P. Wiggins.
Mr. Fore, of Rowland, has ac
cepted a position with the Bank
of Robeson.
Messrs. Angus Shaw and Jamie
Shaw went to Lumberton today
Mr. D. ti. bhaw, of Spring:
mil, was in town to-day. Mrs.
Pennington, ot Tarboro, is visit
ing at the home of Mr. W. S.Mc
JNair. Maj. 1. J. Wooten went
to Raeford Tuesday morning.
lmss oauie ivicjuean, wno is
teaching in the Lumberton graded
school, spent Saturday and Sun
day at home. Misses Alice and
Bessie Covington, of Laurinburg,
visitea at tne nome ot Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Everett this week.
Miss Be3sie McNair and Miss
Leha Barnes drove over to Red
Springs Monday afternoonin their
automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mc
Lean will entertain the directors
of the Bank of Lumberton and
the Lumberton and Dresden Cot
ton Mills this evening at their
home on Chestnut street.
Special posters will be issued in a day or two givins: full railroad
schedules and also the special rates applicable from the different
stations.
It was decided to offer the following prizes, the same, unless oth
erwise stated, to be given by the Industrial & Commercial Club of
umberton and the Farmers Union jointly, to-wit:
Best float $15.
Second best flloat $10.
Third best $5.
School with best attendance as per enrollment. $15.00 (Offered
by White and Gough).
School with second best attendance as per enrollment $10.00.
School with third best attendance as per enrollment $5.
School with best delegation attending from the farthest distance
from Lumberton $5.
Bast pair mules $10.
second best pair mules $5.
Best pair horses $10.
Second best pair horses $5.
Best saddle horse $5.
Best saddle mule $5.
Local Farmers Union with best attendance as ner enrollment
$10.
Local Union with second best attendance as per enrollment $5.
It is distinctly understood that no organization from Lumberton.
including the schools at this point, shall com pete for any prize.
Misses Fennie Kowland, Leila May Gill and Mamie Avent,of Lum
berton, were appointed a committee of judges as to floats.
bupt. J. K. Poole will decide prizes for schools for best attend
ance as per enrollment.
Geo. B. McLeod, Gen. F. A. Bond and C. M. Fuller were an
pointed a committee to award the live stock prizes.
President W. b. Cobb, of the r armers Union, K. D. Caldwell.
president of the Commercial Club, and Chief Marshall H. G. Stubbs
were appointed a committee on programme and arrangements.
E. J. Britt was appointed as assistant chief marshal and the
chief marshal was instructed to appoint three other assitant chief
marshals.
M. G. McKenzie, R. C. Lawrence and Frank Gough were appoint
ed a committee on transportation and were instructed to have post
ers printed and circulated all over the county giving the railroad i
schedules and rates, as soon as same could De ascertained.
It was ordered that the committee on arrangements be instructed
to make arragements for the reservation of rooms at the Waverly
hotel for the visiting speakers, said speakers to be provided with
entertainment by the Industrial and Commercial Club of Lumber-
ton during their stay here.
It was ordered that the committee from the Commercial Club
proceed to have a speakers' stand erected in the court house square
and also to provide an abundance of seats for the crowd expected.
If the weather is inclement the speaking will be held in the court
room.
The parade will begin in the morning at 10:30 o'clock and will be
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place at first did some stunts on
a suspended wire. Barlow 'him
self was all to the good was the
whole show.in fact- and another
man was a past master at the
art of yodeling. For the rest,
they were there and did, it is
presumed, what was on the cards
for them to do. The opera house
was full of people who went out
to have a good time and they did,
in spite of the fact that the ma
jority of the performers did not
contribute much to their enjoy
ment.
Stockholders and Directors
Meetings.
The quarterly meeting of the
directors of the Lumberton Cot
ton Mills was held Tuesday. The
mill was found to be in excellent
condition and a quarterly divi
dend of 5 per cent, was declar
ed.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Dresden Cat-
ton Mills was held yesterday and
the stockholders were very much
pleased with the showing made.
The old board of directors was
re-elected and at a subsequent
meeting of the directors the
same officers were re-elected and
a quarterly dividend of 2 per cent,
was declared.
McLean-Sledge Co. Changes
Name.
At a special meeting of the
directors of the McLean-Sledge
Drug Co. last evening it was re
commended that the name of the
company be changed to the Lum
berton Drug Co. No change
has been made in the officers of
the company. Drs. T. D. Kitch
in and John Knox, Jr.. who
bouerht stock in this company
some time ago, have been added
to the board of directors.
Mr. E. E. Page is spending today in
Fayetteville on business.
A mule hitched to a wagon
in which was a small Croatan
boy made a bluff at running away
this morning about 10 o'clock,
but no harm was done. It start
ed to run from the lot in rear of
Whit? & Cough's store and was
stopped in front of the court
house.
Mr. D. T. Rozier va3 iniur-
ed at his saw mill near lar Heel,
in Bladen county, Monday by a
slab which caught in the saw and
struck him in the breast. Dr. T.
L. Northrop, of St. Paul, was
summoned and dressed tne
wounds, which are not thought
to be serious.
The contract has been let
for leaded art glass windows for
the new first .Baptist church tj
the Jacobi Art Glass Co. of St
Louis,Mo. As mentioned i:i Mon
day's Robesonian, the ontract
was awarded last week for the
pews, pulpit furniture and com
munion service for this church.
A three-year-old son of Mrs.
Maggie Mears, who lives 9 miles
from town on the Big swamp,
was kicked in the head by a mule
last Saturday and it was at first
thought that the injury was fatal.
the skull being fractured, but he
is getting along nicely and it is
now thought that he will recover.
-Mrs.MollieR.Norment enter
tained a few friends at her
home on Elm street at a6o'c"o;:k
dinner Tuesday evening. The in
vited guests were ex-Jidge aid
Mrs.T. A. McNeill, Col. a- Mrs.
N. A. McLean, Mr. ard Mrs. O.
C. Norment, Rev. and Mrs.A.E-
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mc
Lean, Miss Sallie McLean, and
Miss Mittie Harriss, of Wil
mington, who is a guest at the
home of Mr. and. Mrs. A. T. Par
mele, on Elm street.
A minstrel composed of 1 cal
talent entirely is being organized
for an entertainment at the opera
house some time during the month
of February. Thare will "be a
full orchestra, six black comedi
ans, and specialties a-plenty. A
great many of the parts have al
ready been assigned and there
will probably be a full rehearsal
some time next week. Many
who have had some experience
in things cf this kind are taking
part and there is hardly any ques
tion but that it will be a great
success.
Mr. H. S. Leard, division
passenger agent of the Seaboard
Air Line Ry., was among the
visitors in town yesterday. Mr.
Leard, it will be recalled, wa?
recently transferred from Rich
mond, where he was district
passenger agent, to Raleigh and
was promoted to division passen
ger agent, and he says that he
feels like he has come back home.
This is his first visit to Lumber-
ton in several years and he was
agreeably surpnsed at the evi
dences of growth and prosperity
he saw on every hand here.
Mr. E. W. Lasley, cashier of
the Bank of Elizabethtown, was
among the visitors in town yes
terday. Mr. Lasley says that the
account in the Fayetteville Ob
server, copied in The Robesonian.
of the "hot time" at Tar Heel
just before the bond election was
very much exaggerated. In that
account it was stated that Maj,
Terry Lyon knocked Mr. Lasley
down, whereas Mr. Lasley says
that the blow Maj. Lyon gave
him was not a very severe one.
he was not knocked dowr, and
the difficulty was quickly set
tled, leaving no hard feelings.
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