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nr Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents. VOL, XL NO. 97. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, , THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1910 WHOLE NO. Ii532 ir iPn r n i, IT Ha 4 GREATEST RALLY EVER. YESTERDAY A BIG DAY IN LUMBERTON. Thousands Attend the Farmers' Educational Rally Three Thousand School Children, 1,000 Farmers, 75 Veterans, 400 Horsemen in Parade No Serious Mishaps Perfect Weather and a Great Day in Every Respect. The Farmers' E ideational Ral ly held in Lumberton yesterday was most emphatically a success in every sense of the word. With the possible exception of the great crowd that gathered here during the constitutional amendment campaign .in 1900 to hear Aycock and Glenn, it was the largest crowd that has ever gathered in Lumberton. Esti mates vary, of course, as they al ways do in regard to great gath erings of people. Some say it was the largest crowd ever gathered in Robeson county. The 10th of May celebration in 1906, when the Confederate monument was unveiled, has been reckoned from as a record-breaking crowd, but yesterday's crowd laid that one in the shade. Men and brethren, the people were here from every nook and corner of the county. It was 'Howdy, Mr. Mac,' 'all day long, for Scotchmen were here from all over; and all that are not Macks were here, too every name that is known as belonging was heard; for they were all here and their wives and daugh tersfrom Scotland county, from Cumberland, from Bladen, from -Marion county, S. C; but the bulk of the people were from the .State of Robeson, and it never appeared more like a State than yesterday. School children were here some 2,000 to 5,000 strong, and that fact alone is equivalent to saying that it was a great day. iTes.it was a great day, a great crowd. Never fell there a more per fect day in January for a rally not too cold for parading and for listening to our-door speak ing. For weeks schools all over the county had been preparing for this great day, looking toward to it, and they contributed no little to its success. Tuesday -evening some of the school floats arrived and yesterday morning all Robeson county was up bright and early and all eyes were turn ed toward Lumberton. The parade and exercises did .not begin as early as was intend ed because some trains were late. When the Raleigh & Charleston train arrived about 11 o'clock it was loaded down with people from the section of the county through which it runs and the conductor said he left hundreds of people along the line and would have to go back for them; which he did. And the Seaboard train from Maxton, which arriv ed shortly after 11, was also load ed. On this train was the band from Rockingham, which had 11.35 and at 12:30 o'clock Mr. W. S. Cobb, of Lumber Bridge, pres ident of the County Farmers' Union, called the crowd to order and Rev. John Prevatt, of Raft Swamp, led in prayer. Followed the address of welcome, by ex Sheriff G. B. McLeod; music; response to address of welcome, by Mr. J. E. Carlyle, of Raft Swamp. Mr. Carlyle tendered thanks to the people of Lumber ton for helping to make this the greatest day in the history of the town and handed bouquets to Lumberton merchants, doc tors, lawyers, mothers, and the girls Ah, the girls! There is where Mr. Carlyle shone. Here he painted with a vivid brush, but time and space urge one to hurry on instead of yield ing to the inclination to linger and gather posies with Mr. Carlyle. School children were invited to the front, and after "Amer ica" was sung Mr. Steph en Mclntye, of Lumberton, in troduced State Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Y. Joyner. Mr. Mclntyre said that after looking at that crowd he could understand how Robeson rais ed 60,000 bales of cotton this year and how it is that Robe son stands 6th in all the world in the matter of raising cotton. And much else worthy of notice did Mr. Mclntyre say m brief space. As he sat down a man in the crowd remarked that he was a speaking white man. Even so; and there were other speaking white men: but let it be under stood that this account must perforce be hurried and much that was said that it would be a pleasure to record must be pass ed over. Prof. Joyner addressed the children as "My children", and said they were his in very truth, that he has the biggest family in all the world-700,000 children belonging to him and to the State. He was satisfied that the people were here from Dan even to Beersheba. He had heard of the State of Robeson and was now prepared to believe that it was not only a State but a world in itself, and he could now understand not only how Robeson can raise so much cot ton but how she can pick and save so much cotton; and that he was prepared to believe that Robeson is also 6th in the raising of children. He came not to speak to the children but for them. He stress ed the importance of the mind and heart of the child, which he declared to be greater than all else, and all depends upon the been engaged for the day,and as ; development of the resources that .soon as they arrived the parade began. The line formed in front of the .residence of Mr. A. W. McLean, on Chestnut street, and marched thence to Second and to Elm, on which street, in front of the Waverly hotel, thrparade began, in the following "order: Band; .speakers in carriages; executive committee of the Farmers' Union, also in carriages; mar shals on horseback; Red Men on horseback; Confederate veterans on foot; school floats and school children on loot; Farmers' Union men on foot. Mr. H. G. Stubbs was chief marshal, Mr. E. J. Britt, assistant. There were some 400 marshals, 75 veterans, between 3,000 and 5,000 school children, and at least 1,000 Far mers'. Union men in the parade and it formed a complete circle around 8 blocks. Had the , procession been strung out in lie hidden in the child. He spoke of the money value of education. The only way to make money out of matter is by mixing brains and intelligence with matter. Digging iron ore out of the mountains and selling it as pig iron at$20 the ton, we have bought it back irom New England. where it was mixed with brains and sold in the form of horse shoe iron at $80 the ton; or in the form of watch-springs at $1,000 the ton. We speak of the evils of a protective tariff, but there is no tariff like that which intelligence levies up on ignorance. Canvas and materials worth not more than $1.50, when mixed with brains, culture and genius, sell in the form of a painting for $100,000. He traced the development of education from the time when it was considered as belonging to only the favored tew to the pres a line it would .have stretched ent, when men realize that edu .for a distance of I of a mile or a 1 cation must fit men for all walks mile. The march was up Elnp 0f life, must train the industrial .street to 10th. thence to Walnut, classes, must teach men how to thence to 3rd, back to Elm and do better the things that the then to the court house, in ront' common man must do. In the of which was the speakers' stand next ten years there must be .and seats for the people. 'placed within reach of every The parade began about : farmer an agricultural school that will also teach the literary branches; all cannot send to the State schools, and at least one school for the teaching of these things must be placed in every county. Mr. Bradford Knapp, of the Farmers' Co-operative Demon stration Work of the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture, was the next speaker. He was introduced by Hon. G. B. Patter son, of Maxton. Mr. Knapp explained the co-operative de monstration work and made an excellent talk, which will be more fully noted in a subsequent issue. And for a subsequent is sue must also be held more than passing mention of the talks made by Dr. Alexander, of Meck lenburg county, president of the State Farmers'Union, who spoke on Living at Home and was in troduced by President W.S.Cobb, of the County Union; Prof. R. I. Smith, of the A. &. M. College, Raleigh, introduced by Mr.R. C. Lawrence, of Lumberton; and Maj. A. J. McKinnon, of Max ton, president of the North Caro lina Division of the Cotton Asso ciation, introduced by Mr. E. J. Britt, of Lumberton. The last speakers on the pro gramme were at a disadvantage, for the crowd had been listening to speeches since 12.30 o'clock, it was then considerably after 4 o clock, ana there had been no j intermission for dinner. Against the clamor each one felt for something to sustain the inner man, no speaker would have had much chance along toward the last, so the last speakers cut their remarks short. But each had some message, something to say, and the remarks of each will be noted in Monday's paper. At the conclusion of Pres. Alexander's address Supt. R. E. Sentelle,of theLumberton graded school, announced the award ing of prizes, as follows: PRIZES AWARDED. Float contest Judgesr Misses Pennie Rowland, Leila May Gill and Mamie Avent, of theLumber ton graded school. First prize, $15 Raft Swamp school, Misses Flora McQueen and Ella May Poole, teachers. This float was exceedingly beautiful and in most exquisite taste. It con tained a paramid of girls dressed in white, with holly in the middle and all about a combination of girls and holly in just the right proportion and arranged just right a combination built to win in any sort of a float con test. It was drawn by 4 mules, driven by Mrs. John Culbreth. Miss Addie Tyner was the queen and the maids of honor were: Misses Flora McQueen, Ella May Poole, Onie Prevatt, Lula Townsend, Myrtle Prevatt, Car rie Townsend, Hattie Townsend, Mollie and Annie Davis, Ethel Powell, Olive Bullock, Mamie Davis. The float was built by Mr. Wm. K. Culbreth and decor ated by Mesdames John Cul breth, M. C. Stubbs and Frank A. Bond. Second prize, $10 Philadelphus high school, W. T. McCaniess, principal; chariot style, covered, colors of purple and yellow, fringe of pine around top, letters P. H. S. on side made of corn cobs cut circular, drawn by two black horses; float full of girls. Third prize, $5 Ten Mile school, Miss Florence Butler, teacher; colors red, white and blue; children looking through loops on sides; drawn by two horses. Prize for best attendance as per enrollment, $15 Blooming dale high school, 71 enrollment and 71 present. Second best attendance as per enrollment, $10 Back Swamp. lhird best attendance as per enrollrnen, $10 Howellsville, district No. 7. Best attendance considering distance of school from Lumber ton, $5 Parkton graded school. Out of the enrollment of 112, 98 were present. There were some 10 or 12 scho 1 floats in all and all were exceedingly pretty, excellent taste being exhibited in each one Besides these were some com mercial floats, representing the McAllister Hdw. Co., Caldwell & Carlyle, White & Gough, and J. H. Wishart, all of which were good. The schools that did not have (Continued on page 4.) RED SPRINGS REVIEWS. -M ove- HOPE MILLS NEWS. Plays by Home Talent ments of the People. Correspondence of The Robeson ian. Red Springs, Jan. 25 Mr. and Mra? Howard, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, are guests at Hotel Red Springs for several weeks. Mrs. Howard is a friend of Miss Far quhar, the violin teacher at the conservatory, and it was on this account that they came to Red Springs. Mr. Howard says he enjoys the hunting here very much and is well pleased with the hotel and with the town. Miss Etta Williams, of Linden, is visiting Miss Berta Davis. On last evening the College Association gave a delightful lit tle play in the auditorium. The play was entitled "The Reveries of a Bachelor," and Mr. Bartram Robeson made a fine bachelor. He was soliloquizing on his past love affairs and as he mentioned the names of his fair sweethearts young ladies impersonating the characters appeared on the stage. The play was simple but it was well carried out. After the en tertainment the ladies served ice cream and cake and a fine sum about $52 was realized to go to help on Vardell Hall. Mr. Wright, ofRichmond. Va., is in town for a few days as the guest of Mrs. Flora Cunningham. There is a ten-cent show in town for a few days which is well patronized by the young people. The acting is very good and the whole show is perfectly clean. Misses Catherine Dixon. Eleanor Roddick and Genevieve McMillan spent Saturday in the Philadelphus community as the guests of Miss Emma McKay. Quite a crowd of Red Springs people attended the play given at.Shannon Friday night by Miss jbiiari de Vane's school. They report a very nleasent time. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Blue, of Aberdeen are in town for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Britton, of Florala, Ala., are guests of Mr. Britton's sister, Mrs. W. H. Sikes. Mr. Ernest Sikes is at home for a short visit. Mr. Walter McEeachern, of Savan nah, Ga., visited at the home of his uncle, Hon. D. P. McEachern, for a few days of test week, returning to his home Saturday. Mr. Gregory Frazier, of Greensboro, is in town for a few days. Mrs. D G. Robeson Is visiting her son, Dr. John Robe son, in Savannah. Ga. " Improving SidewalksHotel Changes Name and Proprie tors Toy Boiler Explodes. Correspondence of The Robeson ian. Hope Mills, Jan. 25 .Mr. G. W. Stancill is at Godwin holding a temporary position as telegraph operator. Mr. H. C. Worrels has accent ed a position with the Hope Mills Mig. Co. as superintendent of! the machine shops' lhe town commissioners hnv-P greatly improved the sidewalks ' nms' LOCAL BRIEFS. License has been issued for the marriage of Nettie Floyd and S. B.Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stephens left yesterday for Baltimore. Mrs. Stephens' health has been bad for some time and they go to consult a specialist. Rev. Mr. Adams, of White ville, who is in town in the inter est of the American Bible Socie ty, conducted prayer services at the Methodist church last eve- Young Matrons' Club Entertain ed by Mrs. A. H. McLeod. Reported for The Robesonian. Friday afternoon of last week the Young Matrons' Club met with Mrs. A. H. McLeod in a business meeting. A large ma jority of the members was in at tendance, only two being absent. Officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: Mrs. A. W. McLean, president; Mrs. H. B. Jennings, vice president; Mrs. Irvin Jenkins, treasurer; Mrs. E. K. Proctor, secretary. Other matters of business were transacted. All was pleasant and cheery in-doors, in decided contrast to the wind and cold outside. Re freshments, consisting of a salad course, cream' and cake, were served by little Mis Ruth Nor ment in a pleasing manner t the appreciative guests. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. F. J. Thomas in- Feb ruary. Elrod Echoes. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Eirod, Jan. 25. Farmers in the business part of the town. We hope this good work will be continued. Rev. J. M. Harris, of Harris burg, will preach in the Presby terian chuch next Sundav night at 7:30 o'clock. Preaching services will be con ducted in the Methodist church Sunday morning at II o'clock by the pastor, Rev. J. D. Pegram. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Black, of Gulf port, Miss., who had been visiting their son, Mr. J. D. Black, of this place, have returned to their home. The Central hotel, formerly sown as tne nope muis inn, is now under the control of Messrs. T. N. and J. M. Slack, from Seagrove,Randolph county.These young gentlemen are energetic and aggressive, and are sparing nothing to make their hotel up-to- date and first-class in every re spect. Mr. C. H. Adams, who for some time had been propritor ot the Hope Mills inn, last week retired from the hotel business and moved with his family to the Holt-Morgan village, where he and his daughter. Miss Fanr.ie, have accented positions in the mill as weavers. The people of this town and community great ly regret to lose Mr. Adams and his familv from their midst. Rev. D. W. Arnold, of Cros well, will preach at the graded school building Sundav afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Arnold is coming under the auspices of the Woodmen of World, and will deliver a sermon on Woodcraft. A treat is in store for those who hear him. Everybody is cordial ly invited. Three little boys, two sons of Mr. Enoch Deaver and a child named Johnnie Brown, Saturday, January 15th, were playing with a toy engine, to which they had attached a boiler made of a car bide can of several gallons cap acity. The boiler exploded, scalding Fred Deaver and John nie Brown. Johnnie Brown was scalded very badly.but is improv ing, we are glad to report. It is hoped that many of our people will attend the big educa tional rally at Lumberton. News Notes and Personals From St. Paul. Crreapondence of The Robesonian. St. Paul, Jan. 25 Mrs. L. Mclnnis, after spending a few day swith relatives at Rock Fish, retuned home yesterday. Miss Annie McGeachy will leave for Baltimore, Md., this morning to spend some time with her sis ter. Mr. J. F. L. Armneld, of Fayetteville, was in town yester day. Mr. R.J. Edwards, who lives on route 1, spent a few hours in town yesterday. Mr. Bob Leggett has rented the Kinlaw store and will carry c. T. Plge, Marietta; S. a general nne, we understand. Culbreth, St. Pauls. Mr. D. B. Lancaster, of Lunr i ... r-rr . ber Bridge, has purchased the o All Local armers unions- Mr.T.N.McDiarmid, who has occupied an office over the Pope drug store for some time in tht? practice of law, moved Tuesday to an office in the Shaw building, over Boylin's jewelry store. A charter has been granted the Universal Plow Co., of Red Springs, to manufacture and deal in plows; authorized capital stock, $00,000; paid in, $10,000. J. Allen Huggins, of Red Springs, and L. B. and Cora H. Johnson. both of Rome, are the incorpora tors. Subscriptions to the amount of 185,000 have been secured fo. the new cotton mill and that the mill will be buih is now a settled fact. It will be known as the Jennings Cotton Mills. The size of the mill and just what will be manufactured has not been defi nitely determined. Miss Thesia Patterson, who holds a position as stenographer in the office of Clerk of Court W. H. Humphrey, left yester day for her home near Tar Heei in response to a telegram announ ing the serious illness t.f her mother and brother. Miss Patter son's place in the office is being filled temporarily by Miss Mattie L. Pitman. Dr. Jno. Knox, Jr., received a letter yesterday from Mr. R.S. Sledge at Danville, yj,,.whe.v he and Mrs. Sledge went last Saturday in response to a mes sage announcing the serious ill ness of Mr. Sledge's father, who lives near Danville. Mr.Sledge's father's condition is some what inproved and Mr. and Mrs. Sledge are expected to return home this week. Geo. Baker, a young white man who lives across the river from town and 'against whom there are 8 or 10 charges of re tailing, was tried Monday after noon before Justice J. A. Row land and bound to court in a bond in the sum of $100, which he gave. Baker, as was stated in Monday's Robesonian, was ar rested Saturday night by Consta ble Nance on a warrant sworn out some time ago. Among those who called at The Robesonian office yesterday it was impossible to make a note of all who called, on account of the rush at times were: J. A. McPhaul, Shannon; A. H. Stone and son. Master Alonzo. Rowland; N. M. Thomp son, Purvis; T. Page, Marietta; D. F. McCormick, Rowland, R. F. D. No. 1; G. C. C. Tay lor, Rowland. R. F. D, No. 3; A. A. Mussl white. Raet'ord; D. N. Wilkinson, rural route No. 5 from M,axton; P. H. Adams, Elrod: TivySealy, Cerro borda; B. W. N. Smith saw mill and wnl install an up-to-date planing mill. Dr. T. L. Northrop has pur chased an automobile. This is the first Auto, for St. Paul. The citizens of St. Paul and surrounding country are still ex- :i i 2 - U . 4- busy preparing for another crop.! Peu rauroau iriit iwi v are Several young folks attended a party at Mr. C. Smith's Friday night. It was enjoyed by all who were present. Miss Hattie Powell, of Wil liamston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jno. Bridgers. Messrs. J. A. and Walter McRae and L. W. Bullard went to Pates Saturday on business. Mr. D. A. McCall lost a fine mule Saturday morning. A col ored man was driving it to Rayn- ham when it fell dead on the way. Messrs. J. A. McRae and R. Mr. O. T. Teachy. of Teach- eysr is in town today. Purvis Perxilings. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Purvis,. Jan.. 24 Rev. Mr. Mc Call preaced a fine sermon Sun day afternoon to a large congre gation. Miss Glennie Graham, of Red Springs, is visiting relatives near here. Everything is lively around Purvis. Mr. Pate is doing big business. We here-that Miss Mamie Wig- W. Bullard spent Monday in Fail-j gins is busy making her trous- mont. 'seau. There will be a county meeting of the Farmers' Union of Robeson County in the court house in Lumberton Monday. February 7. It is the desire of the executive committee that there be a full attendance, as matters o; im portance will come up bafoie th; Union. E. W. Store, Secretary. Capt. Edgar Hall, of Dundar rach, was a Lumberton visitor Tuesday. Mr. W. F. Adams, of ruril route No. 1 from Eirod. was i Lumberton visitor yesterday. Miss Josephine Breece return ed Tuesday from Greenwood. S. C., where she spent a week visit ing friends. Messrs. Arch. McDuffie and Arch. Parnell, of Saddle Tree, were Lumberton visitors Tuesday. 4
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