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THB--BQBESONIAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies F' Cents. VOL XLI NO. 4. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 19 10 WF NO. 542 ' " " ' i ' v .v ' HOPE MILLS NEWS. Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Cul breth andMissFlorenceWheel ci Full Time Resumed at the Mills -A Public Debate, A Marriage and Other Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian . Hope Mills, Feb. 28 -Mr. G. W. Staneill has a position with the A. C. L. Railroad Co. as telegraph operator at this point. Rev. P. T. Britt will preach in the Baptist church here next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p m. Rev. N. C. Duncan will preach in the Hope Mills Episcopal church next bunday at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Rev. J. D. Pegram will preach on next Sunday at Sandy Grove at 11 a. m. and at Cumberland at 7.30 p. m Dr. Julius Shaffer was in town last week. He will make calls at Elease, White Oak, Tar Heel and Elizabethtown this week. We are glad to report that Messrs. John G. Ray and W . J. Tyson, both of whom had the ac cident of getting their arms broken recently, are improving. Misses S. and 0. Byrne, who for some time have been conduct ing a millinery business upstairs in the store of the Hope ' Mills Mfg. Co., have moved their store to the bank building. Mr. Jesse Marr and Miss Roella Rollins, both of this place, were very happily united in the holy bonds of matrimony last Saturday afternoon, Hon. W. C. Parks officiating. That this young couple may have a long and use ful life of happiness and prosper ity is the wish of every one. The Hope Mills Mfg. Co., which operates four large mills and which, owing to the dullness of the dry goods market, found it necessary the first of the year to go on four days . a week, this morning resumed operation on full time. It is believed that from now on business in sufficient volumn will be received to avoid the necessity of further curtail ment. A joint public debate conduct ed at the graded school building Friday night was a great success. Notwithstanding the weather was disagreeable, a good number was present The subject dis- FAYETTEVlLLE NOTES Death of Mr. J. C. Gcn-ham Street Railway to be Sold New BaptistChurch Completed 'The Land of Tomorrow." Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fayetteville, March 2 A tele gram trom Lake Charles, La., Monday morning announced the sudden death of Mr. J. C. Gor- ham, of this city. Mr. Gorham was one of the most successful business men of Fayetteville. He was connected with some of the most important enterprises in this city, and was also inter ested in the turpentine business in Florida and Louisiana. The news oi his death was a great shock to this community. The street railway svstem of Fayetteville is to be sold on March 30th by order of the superior court. It is understood that the indebtedness of the company amounts to about $75, 000. This is valuable property and no doubt the purchaser will extend the car lines and other wise improve the system. Miss Mary Pescud, a mission ary to Brazil, gave an interesting talk on that country at the Meth odist church Sunday morning. She spoke of South America as "the neglected continent, and of Brazil as the land of to morrow." With its fertile soil and its immense undeveloped resources Brazil offers splendid opportunities to young people who are seeking either wealth or usefulness. The new Baptist church here is now completed, except the seating of the main auditorium. The building "committee adopt ed a unique plan to raise m oney to pay for the pews, asking mem bers and friends of the church to contribute each enough to pay for one sitting. Over five - hun dred sittings have been taken. hus providing ample funds to pay for the pews, which will be put in about the first of May. CENTER DOTS; -School Closes cussed was: "Resolved, That .worth Carolina should have a compulsory system of education" Messrs. D. M. Johnson, J. M. He3ter and Ervin Howard, of St. Pauls high school, represented the affirmative; and Messrs. Frit chard Fisher. Kenneth and Gra ham McDonald represented the negative. Messrs. W. Johnson, of St. Pauls, and D. McL. Holt and Rev. J. M. Gibbs, of Hope Mills, were the judges. The de cision was rendered in favor of the negative. Mrs. Elizabeth Culbreth, wife of John C. Culbreth. died in her home about two miles from Hope Mills Sunday morning at 1 o'clock at the age of about fifty years The funeral services will be con ducted from Big Rockfish Pres byterian church Monday after noon at 3 o'clock bv Rev. Wat son Fairly, of Fayetteville. The deceased had been a faithfu member of the Presbyterian church since early childhoood, and she lived an exemplary Christian life. She is survived by her husband, one son Archie Culbreth and one daughter Betsie Culbreth. - Miss Florence Wheeler died in her home in Hope Mill Wednes day, the 23rd inst, at the age of twenty-six years, and interment was made in Hope Mills cemetery on Thursday, Rev.P.T. Britt con ducting the services. Miss Wheel er had been a member of the Baptist church for several years and bore her afflictions with Christian fortitude. Her life was an exemplary one, full of noble deeds, and though she had been m defining health for aboutlthree years, she waited patiently for J er Master's summons to enter lhat haven of eternal rest. A he deceased is survived by her l ather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wheeler, one brother J. i. Whpeleraid three sisters- 'rs. James Smith. Rosa and Cjorga Wheeler.allof this place. Farmers Busy Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonim Center, March I The farmers in this section are busy prepar ing for another crop. The school here taught by Prof . A. D. Ennett, of Beaufort, closed Friday. Mr. Rowland McKellar. of Fairmont, visited his sister, Mrs. O. T. Atkinson, Sunday. Mr. W: T. Jenrette and Misses Pattie and Cattie Bullock, of Baltimore, spent Sunday here. Mr. H. H. Pitman, of Fair mont, spent Sunday here. Rev. E. A. Paul, of The Theo logical Seminary in Louisville, preached here . Sunday. His many friends were delighted to have him with them after being away so long. Mr, Luther Floyd and sister Miss Alyce, of Barnesville, visit ed their sister, Mrs. Brant Atkin son, Saturday night and Sunday. Messrs. Wright IPrevatt and Eugene Nye, o f Lumberton, spent Sunday in this vicinity. Messrs. Claude Bullock and Benton Stubbs attended an oys ter supper at Back Swamp Sat urday night and report an enjoy able time. Mr. W. C. Munn is visiting relatives in Latta, S. C. The writer was delighted with Aunt Becky's poem last week. Her writings are always spicy. MAXTON NEWS. New Buildings to be Erected Soon Automobile Party Gets Stuck Personal Mention. Correspondenceof The Robesonian. Maxton, March 2 Messrs. June McKay, Jobie Weatherly and Ernest Williams spent Sun day in Bennettsville. Mr. J. C. McCaskill, Jr., re turned Monday evening from Richmond, where he had been with his wife in Dr. Irvin's hos pital. We are glad to know that Mrs McCaskill is getting on nicely since the operation. Mr. Leach Patterson, of Cali fornia, was in Maxton several days last week visiting rela tives. Messrs. G. B. Patterson, B. F. McLean and S. B. McLean leave tonight for Wilmington. Miss Sallie Lou McKinnon re turned Saturday froni Richmond, Va., where she spent several weeks with friends. On Monday, last day of the bird season, a party of hunts men took an automobile trip to Raeford for anjall-day outing. jjesyue me iact mat rain was coming down in torrents, thev sped along very smoothlv and with few mishaps, until reaching their destination. Between show ers, several quail were brought down, and about dark they start ed homeward. They had cover ed only a short distance when they found they were "stuck." After making; manv efforts at starting the machine once more, but all to no avail, thev had to give it up and look for some oth er means of conveyance. They finally succeeded in hiring a I 11 l muie ana Duggy irom a negro and at 2.30 o'clock next morning arrived safely at home. The machine had not arrived at last report. Several new building's will soon 1 i - H . . De in erection in lviaxton so re port says. Work has already be gun on the residence of Mr. J. P. Wiggins, on North Patterson street, also on Mr. Luther Mc- Cormick's, on Church street. It is rumored that Mr. J. W. Carter will build a store very soon. and the Bank of Maxton will erect a very handsome building on the corner of Main and Rail road streets. DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD. Conditions Almost Unprecedent ed Mountain Towns Swept Away Death Caused by Avalanches. Ogden, Uutah, Dispatch, 1st. Flood conditions almost unDre- cedented have cut off the entire Northwest and tied up traffic on hali a dozen trans-continental railroads. Thaws in the moun tains have caused avalanches that have swept away mountain towns and sections of railroad tracks in various places from Nevada to British Columbia. The exact number of deaths caused by avalanches in the Rockies in Idaho and in western Montana probably will not be known until the summer sun melts the great masses of snow and ice on the canons into which several mining towns were swept. In the Cascade mountains in Washington a Great Northern tram witn ju to ou passengers is reported buried under a snow slide. Four trans - continental lines into Washington andOregon are blockaded. Only one rail road is operating into Salt Lake City. Several hundred west bound passengers are held in Ogden. Through traffic on the Oregon Short line was suspended today but will probably be resumed to morrow. The Denver and Rio Grande is the only road entering Ogden that roports through trains in operation. Keports irom the hooded re gions in Nevada are that water is higher than for 40 years. Mr. W. B. Snow Severs Connec tion With Firm of McLear, McLean & Snow Will Re sume Practice of Law in Ral eigh. Mr. W. B. Snow has decided to sever his connection with the law firm of McLean, McLean & Snow, of which he has been a member for the past year, and will return in a week or ten days to Raleigh, his former home, where he will resume the prac tice of law. Mr. Snow was formerly city attorney of Raleigh and is weil known there and elsewhere throughout the State as a young lawyer of ability. He became connected with the above-named firm just one year ago todav. Lumberton will receive the an nouncement of his intention to leave with a distinct feeling of loss. He and Mrs. Snow have many warm friends in Lumber ton who will regret exceedingly their determination to return to Raleigh. The name of the firm will be, as formerly, McLean & McLean, its members being Col. N. A. McLean and Mr. A. W. McLean. in Heavy Rains Cause Damage Georgia. son. Ga.. Dispatch, 1st. - v u .i! ' i ; - 21s a result oi tne neavy rain oi the past few days $100,000 dam age was done to the dam of the Central of Georgia Power Com- ranv on the Ocmulgee river. eight miles below Jackson. Yes terday the rainfall totalled 4.25 inches. The stage of the Ocmul gee is higher than for a num ber of years. SHANNON SHORTS. Marriage of Miss Sallie Mc Gougan and Dr. W. O. How ard A Funny Thought Per sonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian Shannon, Feb. 28 -Mr. J. A. W TM 1 T 1 Mcrnaui spent last xuesday in Lumberton. Misses Ann Brown and Lou Smith, of the Antioch section, were in our town last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cor- bett, of Ivanhoe, who had been visiting Mrs. Corbert s sister, Mrs. D. O. Currie, returned home Wednesday. Cards have been received an nouncing the marriage of Miss Sallie McGougan to Dr. W. O. Seattle. Wash., Dispatch, 2d. Mountain floods are sweeping every river vauey in tne JNortn west tonight and railroads are helpless to move traffic. Bridges 1 1 V L. are gone, tracKage is wasnea out and defiles are filled with aval anches. Many river towns are inundated and a large number of people in various places are temporarily homeless. ST. PAUL PACKAGE. at LOCAL BRIEFS. rirst Quarterly Meeting Methodist Church. The first quarterly meeting for the year was held at the Method ist church Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Dr. W. H. Moore, presiding elder of the Rockingham district, presiding. Reports showed that more than $1,600 have been raised for all purposes so far this year, which is the best showing ever made at a first quarterly meeting and is equal to what the church did dur ing the entire year five years ago, before it was made a sta tion. The pastor. Rev. E. M. Hoyle, reported that he and Rev. S. J. McConnell, who has charge of Lumberton missions, had organ ized a church at the National Cotton Mills, and a building com mittee was appointed with in structions to begin building at once. . Lumber Bridge Locals. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumber Bridge, March : 2 Mr. Dixon filled his regular appoint ment at the Presbyterian church Sunday. Mrs. D. B. Lancaster, of St. Paul, spent Sunday with her sis ter. Mrs. Thaggard. Lillian Hall, little daughter of Mr. J. W. Hall, has been suffer ing with tonsilitis for several days. Dr. J. B. Surles spent Monday ii Fayetteville. We are glad to report that Miss Lucy Sikes, who has been suffer ing with pneumonia, is very mucn lmDroved. Miss Mittie Cobb is visiting relatives in Aberdeen Miss Roberta Williford,1 of Antioch. SDent last week with her brother, Hr. .WUlifoid Debate Between St Paul and Hope Mills Methodist church Proposed. Correspondence of The Robesonian. St. Paul, March 2-The boys of the St. Paul Literary Society had a debate at Hope Mills last Friday night. "Resolved, That Mnrth rnmlina should have a Howard, which took place at the compulsory system of education" bride's home last Wednesday. ,VQS riimaRpri. with the St. Paul Rev. W. T. Walker performed boys on the affirmative and Hope the ceremony. The bride i3 a Milj boya on the negative. The popular young lady and the er,eakers from here were Messrs. groom a rising young physician Tjm Hester. Mack Johnson and of Elmodel, Georgia. We wish for them a long and happy life Mrs. J. C. McPhail and Mrs. Flora Cunningham, of Red Springs, spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. D. O. Currie. We are glad to report Miss Jane Conoly, who has been very sick with grippe, better, and we wish for her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Currie and little daughter, Irene, who had been spending some time in thi3 community, left Monday for their home in Red Springs. That is a funny thought that if the patrons of rural routes have to buy stamps they will do less mailing-. It makes one think of the fellow who when offered E. A. Howard. Alter a warm discussion the judges decided in favor of Hope Mills (negative), but stated that the St. Paul boys were the best orators. Among thosf who attended the debate fmm hpre were Messrs. W. D. .Inhnson. Waverlv Broadweu ana Prof. B. H. Johnson; Misses. and Stewart, Annie Wifhprs. Ethel Hierley. Rev. E. M. Hoyle, ot iumDer- rn wna hfr vesteraav m tne intprMt. nf a Methodist cnurcn. We hope the Methodists will build a church here. We welcome all good people to our town. Monthly Meeting of Town . Com' missioners. The regular monthly meeting of the town commissioners was held last evening, only routine business being transacted. Bills were ordered paid as follows: Meadow-Richardson Co. , carbons. $17.06; L. G. Crenshaw & Co , coal,$106.72; Carolina Electric Co., globes $5.50; Caldwell&Car lyle, supplies, $1.25: Sanitas Co., disinfectants, $30. 36; Freeman Printing Co., pnnting, $4.50; W. W. Whaley, map of water shed, $10; W. Lnnon, recording map, $30; Duncan Electric Co., meters, $174. 42 (less 2 per cent.). .Total $379.84. Rebates were al lowed as follows: G. G. French, sanitary tax, S2.50; Dr. R. M. Norment, sanitary, $2.50; prop erty tax, $1.71; A. T. Bass, poll, $5.13. A Freight Brakeman Severely Injured. Win. Bennett, colored,of Ham let, brakeman on Seaboard local freight No. 15, was caught be tween the warehouse platform and a car at the station yesterday afternoon while coupling cars and was severely, though it is thought not fatally, injured. He was caught about the hips and rolled around a few times before the car was stopped, and while no bones were broken he received severe bruises and internal strains. He is under treatment at the Thompson hospital. bushel of corn wished to know if it was shelled. The United States furnishes a man to bring the mail to your door and he must lick the stamps and stick them on. Miss Leila May Gill, ninth and tenth errade teacher at the grad- a ed school, returned this morning f rom Laurinburg, where sne at tended the funeral of her cousin, Mr. Waler H. Neal. who was ac cidentally shot and killed Mon day evening while returning from a hunt with two companions. Mr. R. F. Gregory, of Raft Swamp, was among the visitors in town yesterday. . Mr. Evander Pitman, of Back Swamp, is among the visitors in town today. , ' Notices of New Advertisements. Messrs White & Gough tell of a bargain cyclone that has struck the town of Lumberton. Jno. T. Biggs Co. wants held peas and corn. Best seed Irish pototoes for sale Jno. T. Biggs Co. Facts about Ford cars Jasper T. Gibson., Half -acre lot in Lumberton for sale A. K. J. W. Co. Mucu-Tone, recommended and guaranteed by J. D. McMillan & Son. Grand auction sale of lots at Whiteville March 8th. Mr. E. W. Lasley, cashier of the Bank of Elizabethtown, was a Lumberton visitor yesterday. License has been issued f )- the marriage of Alice Humphrey and W. A. Graham. Messrs. A. W. McLean and R. C. Lawrence left last evenine for Wilmington, where thev will attend a hearing of th Floyd Bros, & Mitchel bankruptcy case todav. In response to a telegram announcing the illness of his fa- her, Mr. James Kerr, pharma cist for the Pope Drug Co., left yesterday morning for his home at Kerr, Sampson county. The school at Long Branch. Mr. Geo. Warwick and Miss Ber tha Barker, teachers, will close tomorrow evening with exercises consisting of dialogues, recita tions, drills, etc., beginning at 7:30 o'clock. "The office of John The Bap tist" will be the subject at the young men's union prayermeet ing in the Pythian hall, over the postoffice, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The service will Ve conducted by Mr. J. B. Bowen. The primary pupils of Miss Marion Moring, music teacher at the graded school, will give a recital tomorrow evpnmg, be ginning at 8.30 o'clock, in tha auditorium at the graded school building. The public is cordially invited. The Lumber minstrel troupe has called off its engagement at Rowland for this evening and I will give its show in that town on Wednesday evening of next week. The change of date was deemed advisable on account of the condition of the roads. A meeting will be held this evening in the commissioners' room at the court house for the purpose of organizing a base ball team. Lovers of the sport ' are determined that Lumberton 3hall have a team this year and all who are interested are urged to attend this meeting. The school at Bsthesda, near Barnesville, closes today with a picnic and a concert this evening. There will be several speakers present, among them County Supt. J. R. Poole and Mr. T. L, Johnson, of the firm of &Johnson, of Lumberton. will be a ball game this noon. Mr. Fred J. Thomas, agent for the Southern Express Co.. who keeps an eye open for the interest of his business, has suc ceeded in getting the company to give him a delivery wagon. The wagon is a nice one, costing about $200. It has been shipped and is expected to arrive one day this week. Mrs. Geo. M. Floyd, who re cently underwent an operation at the Thompson hospital, has re- , covered to such an extent that' she was able to leave the hospi tal a few days ago and she left yesterday morning for Toma hawk, where she will spend some time at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Herring. She was accompanied by Miss Josie Barksdale, a nurse at the Thomp son hospital. - Luke, Leslie, Amos and Jack son Jones and Wilson Brooks, all Croatans, of Raft Swamp town ship, were summoned yesterday by Deputy T. C. Barnes to ap pear this morning as witnesses in a trial before Justice J. A. Row land against Levy and Neill Thomas and Chas Locklear, also Croatans, who are charged with being engaged in a cutting and shooting scrape in Raft Swamp on Sunday, the 20th ult. The three defendants have not yet been caught and-the trial has been postponed until Saturday of next week. No one was seriously injured in tne row. It is said thatLevyThomas shot himself in the armv in trying to shoot Luke Jones. One of the witnesses here this mcrning has a long gash, received in that mix-up, in the back of his coat. Shaw There after- Aii Awful Eruption of a volcano excites brief interest, an 1 your interest in skinruptions wi!l be as short, if you use tu:klen's rn-.-a Salve, their quickest iure. Even the worst boils, ulcers, or fiver sores are soon healed by it. Best for Burns. Cuts, Bruises. Sore Lips, Chapped Hands, Chilblains and Piles. It irivei inatanc relief. 25c at all druggists. , A:: X i 1
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