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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBUARY 17, 19 lO
WHOLE NO. 2538
ROBESO
Sr. PAUL NEWS.
Director and Officers of New
Bank To Erect Large Office
Building '-New Railroad Work
Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
St. Paul, Feb. 15-The stock
for the St Paul Bank has been
subscribed and at a meeting held
here today the organization was
completed, with capital stock
$10,000. The directors are as
follows; L. Shaw, Dr. T. L.
Northrop, E. N. Davis, L. Mcln
nis, A. K. McEachern, A. B. Mc
Millan, Bun Tolar, A. D. Evans,
K. G. Rozier, L. L. McGoo
g?J. Joseph Allen. At the
meeting of the directors the fol
low! ng officers were elected: Dr.
T. L. Northrop, president; Mr.
A. R. McEachern, vice president;
Mr. L. iviclnnis, cashier. The
bank will build a nice large brick
building and arrange for the St.
Paul Cotton Mill office and a drug
store,also build a hall for the dif
ferent orders, namely, Masons, K.
of P, and Woodmen. Work on
the building will begin immedi
ately. The contractors have begun
wok on the new railroad which
is to run from nere to Elizabeth
town. Mrs. Dudley Odum spent a
few days with her husband, who
is in Fayetteville at one of the
hospitals. Mr. Odum's condition
has not improved much.
Mr. R. C. Lawrence, of Lum
berton, is here today. Mr. W.
P. McAUiste-,also of Lumberton,
spent yesteruay in our town.
Mr. I . H. Townsend went to
Fayetteville today on business.
Mr. W. K. Bethune, secretary
and treasurer of the Robesonian
Pub. Co., spent part of the day
in our little eown. Come again
Mr. Bethune.
Mr. J. M. Butler, who lives
near Tolarsville. was here today.
Mr. A. W. McLean, of Lum
berton, was here last Friday.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.
A Valentine Party Personal
Mention.
Parkton, Feb. 15-Miss Essie
Lancaster delightfully entertain
ed at a Valentine party at her
homeMonday evening. The out-of-town
guests present were
Messrs. Justin McNeill and W.
N. Smith, of Lumberton, and O.
P. Breece, of Fayetteville. Miss
Lancaster proved herseit a very
charming hostess, giving her
friends a jolly good time.
Miss Uithel uasnweii, wno is
teaching at Rennert, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at home.
Mr.andMr. T.D.Gillis attended
the Gillis-Harmon wedding at
Rockfish last week.
Messrs. O. P. Breece and Mar
snail Jones, ot Hope Mills, were
in town Sunday.
To Baild Through B. & L. As
sociation Mr. Wittkowsky
Invited to Address Meeting
Next Thursday.
The first two applications for
loans were Dassed yesterday by
the Robeson Building & Loan As
sociation, th applicants being
jJtr. Dennis Biggs and Rev. E.
M. Hoyle. Mr. Biggs will build
on his lot on North Elm street,
between the residences of Mr. T.
L. Johnson and Mr J. L: Steph
ens, a 6-room cottage. The con
tract will be let in a few days
and e house will be built at
once. Mr. Hoyle wiil build a
C-room two-story house on his
lot in Lindell, North Lumber
ton. Mr. S. Wittkowsky, of Char
lotte, has been invited by the
Industrial & Commercial Club to
address the citizens of the town
on the building qnd loan on
Thursday night of next week. If
the date suits Mr. Wittkowsky
a meeting will be held that will
doubtless arouse much interest
m this new institution for Lum
berton.
A few minutes delay in treating some
ee of croup, even the length of time
at takes to go for a doctor often proves
dangerous. The safest way is to keep
Chamberlain's Coueh Remedy in the
noose, and at the first indication of
troop gjve the child a dose. Pleasant
Y tak and always cures. Sold by
J.D. McMillan & Son and The Po.e
TBg company.
PHILADELPHUS PENC1LINGS
Washington's Birthday Exercis
es A Valentine Party Per
sonals. Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, R. F. D. 2, Feb.
15 A short programme is being
prepared by our school forWash
mgton's birthday. It will be
open to any visitors who wrish to
attend.
Miss Kate McMillan, one of the
former teachers here, spent last
week visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
MacKenzie. She is now inStris,
S. C, spending a while with rel
atives there.
A very novel and entertaining
Valentine party was given at the
home of Misses Blue Belle and
Katie McCallum on the evening:
of the 14th. The Misses McCal
lum are ideal hostesses, and a fine
time is reported by the many
young folks present.
Misses Isable and Marv Mac
Kenzie spent the week-end in
Rowland, visiting at the hospita
ble home ot that genial Scotch
man, Mr. Sandy MacKenzie.
They report a most enjoyable
trip, and assure us that Rowland
is the place to go for a good time.
Misses Mack Carmichael and
Mary Weatherly, of Dillon, S.
C, have been guests at the home
ot Mr. J. b McKay for the past
week.
Mrs. D. A. Buie, who has late
ly been confined to her bed with
grippe, is convalescing.
Dr. Vardell. of the Presbyter
ian college at Red Springs,
preached at the Philadelphus
church in the absence of the pas
tor. His sermon was greatly
enjoyed by all present.
Uncle Joe."
Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr., Wins
Suit to Secure Possession of
Children.
C 1 imbla. S. C. Dispatch. 15th.
Granting the mother's plea for
the custody of her two little chil
dren, the Supreme Court ot South
Carolina this morning handed
down a decision in favor of Mrs
B. R. Tillman, Jr., who sought to
recover her two little girls,
Douschka rickens Tillman and
Sarah Stark Tillman, from the
possession of Senator and Mrs
is. K. i inman. ine decision is
based on the ground that the deed
ot tiansfer by B. R. Tillman, Jr.,
was invalid, as applied to the moth
er, the act under which it was
made being in violation c f theState
and the United States constitu
tions, in that it did not carry the
signatures of both parents, the
court, therelore, granted the ap
plication tor habeas corpus. As
soon as the decision was announc
ed attorneys for young Mrs. Till
man took steps toward securing
the children.
It is said that Mrs. Tillman
may shortly bring suit for sepa
ration and ask the court to change
the name of the children.
A New Hospital Practically
As-
sured.
That Lumberton will have in
the near future a new and up-to-
date hospital is now practically
assured. And this has been the
wjrk of only two days, for the
matter had not been mentioned
until Tuesday. On that day Dr.
that it would be a good thing for
the town to have a hospital coi -
ducted upon certain lines, anu
the way in which the suggestion
has been received by other doc
tors and by business men war
rants the assertion that the hos
pital will be built.
It is proposed to form a stock
company and to place the hospital
when ready for operation in
charge of some competent man
who shall run it on a business
basis and shall have entire con
trol, no doctor having anything
to do with the management. In
this way patients who are taken
there will be at liberty to sum
mon any doctor they may prefer
either from Lumberton or any
otht r town. It is thought that
doctors from other towns in the
county will take stock.
"1 he proposition has met with
encouragement from the start
i ni there seems no doubt that
the hospital will be built.
NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
What's Everybody's Business
A Veteran Fisherman, an Ex
Lumbertonian, Wants to
Know.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.
Being an old Robesonian I verv
naturally have still in my system
considerable interest in all that
pertains to the good of the people
ot Kooeson county, but this arti
cle will deal particularly with
that portion adjacent to Lumber
river.
Robeson is endowed with a
great many things of which she
should justly feel proud; not on
ly the things which are constant
ly being accomplished bv the
tireless efforts of the good peo
ple within her borders, but her
natural resources.
It is more particularly the lat
ter to which I wish to call atten
tion than the former, yet there
will necessarily be a blend of
the two in order to bring out the
point 1 have in mind.
Not long since I read an article
on the subject of draining Lum
ber river, and 1 am at a loss for
words adequate to express the
feeling caused by the realization
of what this would mean. A
few years ago I should have been
very much opposed to any such
project; not because I haven't
always realized the good that
this would bring to the people
owning property adjacent to this
river in the reclamation of real
estate of untold wealth, but if
this were done it would result in
the destruction of the most pala
table fish that ever swam and
of the finest fishing grounds in
the State of North Carolina. Un
der the wheels of progress con
ditions are continually changing,
and what was probably at one
time for the good of a people
may now be to their great detri
ment. The inventive mind has
not only been busy with war
ships and rapid-fire guns, but
with fishing tackle as well.
It can therefore be readily un
derstood, when, at this season of
the year, the much-prized and be
loved Red Breast can be pur
chased at the fish markets in
towns over one hundred miles
distant at considerably less mon
ey than will buy them on the
banks of the Lumbee during
fishing season, that it is well for
the people of that community to
have the dear old stream drained
to the bottom, so that the vast
acres of land adjacent thereto
may be made available for agri
cultural purposes; for, it can easi
ly be seen that the reputation of
Lumbee for Red Breast will soon
vanish, and will only be to a
few old lovers of the fishing
sport a fond recollection. A
few days ago, when walking up
the streets of the town in which
I now reside, my eyes fell upon
a oeautnui ouncn ot nsn at one
of the markets, and the recogni
tion was instant. "Where did you
get those fish?" I asked the
market man, and he replied,
"From Lumberton."
The writer of this article has
had the pleasure of holding the
large end of the rod on a good
many occasions when there was a
monster Red Breast making the
Jine sing through the water a
music that cannot be described
in words; but never in his recol
lection did he know or such a
thing occuring at this season of
the year.
Yet, as the law forbids, and as
we all know there are no traps
or nets in this beloved stream,
may I ask of you, Mr. Editor, it
the times have so changed along
the banks of the Lumbee as to
make it possible for an old veter
an to enjoy a tew days ot the old
sport were he to get his tackle in
order and drive in on the next
train?
Ex Lumbertonian
Notices of New Advertisements.
Money to . loan Mclntyre,
Lawrence & Proctor.
A horse for sale.
A great premium offer.
Town lots and houses for sale.
Beef cattle wanted
Winchester shotgun for sale.
How to blast stumps N. Ja
cobiHdw. Co.
Win the prize at the Morris
Steam Bakery.
Bargains in real estate."
A DEUGHTFUL AFTERNOON
Young Matrons' Club Entertained
by Mrs. George Godwin French.
Reported for The Robesonian.
Mrs. George Godwin French
entertained in honor of the Young
Matrons' Club Friday afternoon
from 3 to 5 o'clock. Owing to
the inclement weather, carriages
were sent for the guests by the
thoughtful hostess.
Mrs. A. W. McLean received
at the door, while Mrs. French
welcomed the guests in the hall,
inviting them into the sitting
room, where Mrs. Tom Cox re
ceived and conducted the guests
to the conservatory, to the punch
bowl, over which Miss Anna Mc
Leod presided with grace and
ease.
The halls and parlors were
beautifully decorated in festoons
of bamboo, and the curtains were
adorned with cupids, hearts and
arrows, all harmonizing in taste
ful effect under the brilliant
light of chandeliers.
Master Berry Godwin French,
with his heart upon his sleeve,
paid his respects to the ladies,
winning many hearts in return
for his gallantry.
A contest, in heart shape, en
gaged the the earnest attention
of the guests fcr some minutes.
When the allotted time had ex
pired the hostess requested all to
repair to the dinnmg-room, where
a scene ot beauty delighted the
eye. The table, with snowy linen,
ornamented with groupes of
cismson hearts encircled with
sprays of smilax and suspended
from chandelier to the corners of
the table, made a blending of ar
tistic color which was enhanced
in beauty by a background of
palms.
MissesBertaMcNeill and Maria
Nash served refreshments in
heart design, both in salad course
and cream and cake. Each guest
was presented with a heart as a
souvenir by the hostess, then
uVl returned to the parlor to learn
the result of the contest. Mrs.
A. H. McLeod and Miss Anna
McLeod cut for the prize, Miss
Anna being successful. Several
other ladies deserve "honorable
mention" for just missing the
prize, even by a half point. A
crimson satin box of sweets in
heart design with dainty blue
ribbon was presented by the
hostesp.
Guests other than club mem
bers present were Mesdames
Johnson, Parmele and Cox and
Misses Virginia Whitfield, Anna
McLeod and Katie Tate. .
With reluctance we bade our
hostess adieu, assuring her of
our appreciation for an afternoon
so full of delights.
Smallpox at Rowland Situation
Well in Hand at Red Springs.
Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county
physician, received a message
yesterday afternoon from Mayor
Bullock, of Rowland, to the effect
that there was smallpox in that
town and to come at once to in
vestigate. Dr. McPhaul started
to Rowland last night but missed
connection at Pembroke and re
turned, but has gone today in his
automobile. Last night Dr. Mc
Phaul was in conversation with
Dr. Vardell, president of the
Presbyterian College at Red
Springs, and Dr. Vardell assured
him that the danger was over
there, that everybody had been
vaccinated and the quarantine
had been raised.
Dr. McPhaul wishes to call at
tention to the fact that the law
requires cases of smallpox to be
reported to the county physician
and now that the disease is known
to be in the county he urges eve
rybody to be cautious and to re
port any cases that resemble
smallpox to him.
Negro Cuts Wife's Throat and
Shoots Mother-in-Law.
Favetteville Observer. 15th.
News reached the city today
friar, on last. Thursday night in
71st township, four or five miles
east of Raeford, Jerry Willis, a
negro, cut his wife's throat, and
as her mother, Annie Jonee,
came into the room he drew I is
pistol and shot her in the breas
from the effects of which sle
died last night. Willis escaped
and is still at large. Annie J ones
was the wife of Abram Jones, a
well known colored man in that
section.
LOCAL TALENT MINSTREL.
At the Opera House Tomorrow
Evening A Great Treat in
Store.
Reported for The Robesonian.
Local theatregoers have a rare
treat in store for them tomorrow
evening, when the local talent
minstrels hold the boards at the
opera house. For several weeks
the best musical talent of the
town has been faithfully en
gaged rehearsing the show
which will be put on tomorrow
evening, the result of which will
be an entertainment that no pro
fessional organization could feel
any hesitancy in reproducing if
they could.
Like all other
minstrels, this
two parts, the
given over en-
show will have
first part being
tirely to songs and jokes, solos,
quartettes and choruses The
second part will consist of comedy
skits, high class vaudeville and
more musical selections. A
quartette which can't be beaten
anywhere will give some of the
latest and prettiest selections.
Among the musical selections
will be the following up-to-dati
and popular songs: "bo vour
Duty, Doctor;" "Say No;" "If I
Could Gain the World by Wish
ing;" "I Wonder Who's Kissing
Her Now?" "If I Had a Thou
it" t mi
sand Laves to Lave; mere s a
Warm Spot in My Heart for Ten
nessee; borne une s Knocking
on My Family Tree;" "Come
After Breakfast;" "Come be My
Sunshine;" "Dearie;" "Trans-
mag-nif-a-can-bam-dam-uality
The manager of the local talent,
minstrel has made arrangements
whereby the production will be
completely staged and coc turned
in the very latest manner and ev
ery one desirous of putting away
all cares for a few hours should
come out and help the boys by
their presence. Tickets are now
on sale at McMillan's drug store,
the prices being, 25, 35, and 50c,
with the entire first floor reserv
ed. The proceeds of the perform
ance will be given to the local
chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
How a Buggy Came to Grief
An Automobile the Innocent
Cause.
A buggy belonging to Mr. J. A.
Barker came to grief Tuesday af
ternoon about 5 o'clock because a
boy driving a two-horse team
hitched to a wagon was interest
ed in an automobile which his
team did not give more than
passing notice. Mr. Barker's
horse was standing hitched to
the buggy at the hitching post at
the side entrance of the Bank of
Lumberton, on Fourth street.
An automobile was standing
across the street in frcnt of The
Robesonian office. Along came
Mr. Dave Jones, son of Mr.
Spurgeon Jones, who lives near
Barker's, in the wagon. Mr.
Jones was watching the automo
bile and did not notice how far
he was edging to the side of the
street away from the machine.
The buggy was standing there
not doing a thing. A hub on
one of the wagon wheels caught
the right rear wheel of the bug
gy, caught a felly between two
spokes, and tilted the buggy up
a bit, and the wagon passed on.
And then the horse hitched to
the buggy, which had been quiet
up to that time the horse, not
the buggy .suddenly took an
interest in things and did the
rest. No wonder. He wanted
to know, doubtless, huccum vio
lence was being uone tc his bug
gy; so he reared and pitched and
succeeded in turning the buggy
wrong side up, broke a shit,
and had almost gotten loose him
self when he was caugnt. Be
sides the broken shaft, the only
serious injury to the buggy wis
a hrnkpn wheel the rierht rear
( wheel, the one that was caught.
The wagon kept a-gcing.
Mr. J. R. Morris went to
Wilmington Saturday night and
returned Monday evening with
Mrs. Morris, who had been
under treatment in Wilmington
for a month and had been stay
ing at the home of her mother,
Mrs. J. T. Kerr. Her many
friends will be glad ti know
that Mrs. Morris' condition is
very much improved.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The condition f Miss Flora
Neill McMillan, who has been
very sick since Sunday, is some
what improved.
Mr. G. S.McKenziehas been
appointed corresi oiding mem
ber for Lumberton of the inter
State Y. M. C. A., the headquar
ters of which are in Charlotte.
Deputy Sheriff T. C. Barnes
left this moring fer Goldsboro to
take Betty McNair a demented
colored woman who was brought
to the jail here from Raynham a
few days ago, to the State Hor-
p.tal at that place.
The regular sei vices of the
young men's union prayermeet
ing will be held Sunday afternoon
at three o'clock in the Pvthian
hall over the postoffice. Mr. T.
L. Petty will conduct the services
and the subject will be, "What
bolomon asked and how God an
swered." Men are cordially in
vited. Mr. and Mrs, G. A. Inman
and infant daughter moved
Tuesday to Lumberton from
Pembroke and are occupying a
house belonging to Mr. G. G.
French near the V. & C. S. depot.
Mr. Inman for the past few
years has operated a saw mill for
the Pembroke Plaining Mill Co.
He will work for the Kingsdale
Lumber Co. here.
-Mr. Walter Smith,of Linden,
who had been in the Highpmith
hospital at Fayetteville for some
time, was brought to the Thomp
son hospital Tuesday.. He was
accompanied by his brother. Mr.
Lawrence Smith, of Linden, and
Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr. Mr.
Smith is a brother of Mrs. T. A.
McNeill. His condition today is
thought to be much improved.
Messrs. Frank Meares, carrier
on rural route No. 5 from Lum
berton; Hughey M' White, who
lives near Barker's; and Frank
Wishart, ot Lumberton, left
Tuesday evening for Baltimore,
where the three of them will un
dergo operations at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital. It is under
stood that none of the operations
is of a very serious nature.
Mrs. Nannie Williams, field
agent for the North Carolina
Children's Home Society of
Greensboro, which soe'ety is do
ing a great work in placing neg
lected children in good homes
throughout the State, spent
Tuesday and yesterday in Lum
berton. Lumberton people are
always generous in contributing
to this cause and several children
have been placed in good homes
here by the society.
Tom Covington, 58 years old,
a well-known and highly-esteemed
negro who had been in the
employ of Mr. L. H. Caldwell
for the past 42 years, died yester
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at his
home in "New Town",in the
north-eastern part of town. The
remains will be interred tomor
row at the old Morris cemetery
at McMillian's mill, about two
miles from town. Tom had been
sick for about 3 months. His
wife and several children sur
vive. Mr. R. L. Sledge returned
Tuesday night from Leaksville, .
Rockingham cohuty, where the
remains of his father, Mr. F. L.
Sledge, were interred M'rdiy.
Mr. Sledge was 76 yerr oh.
He died Saturday evening at 8
o'cloekat the home of his son. Mr.
F. M. Sledge, in Winston, where
he had been visiting sirce last
December. The funeral took
place from the First Baptist
church of Winston at 11 o'clock
Sunday morning and the remains
were taken to Ls akville Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Caldwell
Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Caldwell
entertained a few friends at din
ner Tuesday, evening at their
home on Elm street. Those
present were: Rev. and Mrs. C.
H. Durham, Dr. and Mrs. H. T.
Pope, Mr. and Mrs. Ira L. Pope,
Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Higley.
and Mrs. W. B. Pope, of
Franklin, Indiana, who has been
spending some time in t wn vis
iting at the homes of Dr. and
Mrs. H. T. and Mr. and Mrs.
Ira L. Pope.