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VOL XLI NO. 6.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1910
NO. 2544
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
Rev. N. R. Pittmanto Assist in
a Protracted Meeting Mak
ing a IViap of the Town A
Week of Prayer Other Items.
Curre?oondence of The Robesor.ian.
Fairmont, March 7- "The
Danger Signal,'' played by mem
bers and friends of the Waverly
Bouk Club, was much enjoyed
by a good audience at the school
building last Friday night.
Miss Sallie Graham, of
land, spent a few days in
iast week with her friend
Row
town Miss
Susie McMurray.
Mr. David McLean has pur
chased the S. J. Smith proper
ty on Cottage street and has
moved his family into the build
ing. Mr. C. F. Ashley, of Bolton, is
in town superintending some re
pairs on his house, which is occu
pied by C. F. Elwanger.
Rev. N. R. Pitman, of Kansas
City,Mo.,is expected today to be
gin a protracted meeting at the
Baptist church. His old friends
will be delighted to greet him
again.
Mrs. Hays, who lives at Gad
dy's Mill, S. C, is in town visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Pennie Mc
Millan. Miss Lorena Lewis and Miss
Mattie Montgomery are expected
to arrive today from Baltimore,
Md.
Mr. J. E. Thompson and his
sister, Mrs. B. B. Thompson,
spent last Saturday at Barnes
ville in attendance on the quar
terly meeting for Robeson cir
cuit, which was held at McKen
dree church. Messas. C. W.
Sn.ith, A. L. Thompson and R.
0. Pitman also attended
the ;
meeting,
Mr. Ed. W. Abell and family,
of Smithfield, spent a tew days
with D. W. Galloway last week.
Mrs. E. I. Poole, of Lumber-
ton, spent last week with her,
sister, Mrs. D. W. Galloway, j
The ladies of the Methodist
church are beginning work for a
white sale in April, the exact
"JSfiI?,be decidfd late': Thl
hand-made things to wear and
nupe to maite as great a success
as they did ot a similar
two years ago.
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Mrs. J. D. McLean returned;
Saturday night from Maxton, to
remain at home this time, and
her many friends are glad to
welcome her home.
Messrs. J. D. McLean and
JKnight Cashwell went to Lum
berton last Monday on business.
Mr. Otis M. Page, a civil engi
neer of Dillon, recently of the
Florida East Coast Ry. survey,
is making an accurate map of
Fairmont and also doing some
work for private individuals.
While assisting Mr. J. R.
Jones, of the Fairmont Novelty
Works, to adjust a belt last Sat
urday, Mr. N. W. Jenkins, our
pupular town marshal, was
caught by the belt and thrown
to the floor below and received
very painful and severe injury
to his head and neck. He is still
suffering severely but we hope
will soon be out of danger.
Mrs. W. C. Brown and Mrs. E.
B. Hayes went to Latta, S. ' C,
last Sunday for a short visit to
their sister, Mrs. E. G. Stafford,
who is in very poor health.
We are glad to learn that our
townsman W. B. Grantham is
much improved from an attack
of illness which kept him away
from business all last week, and
hope he will soon be out again.
The Methodist Sunday school
expects to celebrate its twelth
anniversary on Easter Sunday
by giving an offering to the
laundry lund of the Methodist
Orphanage at Raleigh, and we
hope it will represent big hearts
full of love or this project.
The ladies of the missionary
society of the Baptist church
held a week of prayer for home
mission? last week. This band
of women has one of the best so
cieties in the association "and is
very much interested in its work.
Miss Hattie Brown, of Chad
bourn, has deen spending a few
yya with her cousin Miss Chris
tine Jones.
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RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
Change at Hotel Red Springs
The Glee Club Gives an Eve
ning of Pleasure Miss Mary
McEachern Entertains Per
sonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, March 8 Mr.
Harrison, of Charlotte, is in town
for several days. He expects to
take charge of Hotel Red Springs
after March 12, as its present
manager, Mr. Henry Price, has
resigned. We are sorry to lose
such a hne manager asJMr, Price
has proven himself to be, but wre
are glad to welcome Mr. Harrison,
who comes to us well recom
mended from the central in Char
lotte. Mr. W. S. McMillan, of Crom-
artie, was in town Saturdav
The glee club of the S. P. C.
gave
a delighttul little entertain
ment in the college auditorium
Monday evening. The whole
programme consisted of songs
and selections on the piano. The
songs were original compositions
about the smallpox scare we have
just passed through. They were
witty and well written and gave
the audience much fun. The
music was composed by Mr.
Charles Vardell and was exceed
ingly catchy. Mr. Vardell play
ed the accmpainments for the
club and an orchestra consisting
of eight girls, some playing on
horns, combs, tin pans, etc., ad
ded much to the music. The
programme was very short but
the time wras spent very pleas
antly. The quarantine of the col
lege was over on Monday and
tne &rs are once more at liberty
to came out in town.
Mr. Lucius McRae spent Mon
day in Lumberton on business.
- Quite a crowd of young people
from here attended an ice-cream
i supper at rhiladelphus rnday
evening. They report a fine time.
Miss Polly McRae has gone to
Orrum to accept a position as;
music teacher m the high "school
thprp
Miss Bessie Jones spent Mon-
Miss Elma Marsh left Monday
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ter the hospital of Dr. Stokes to
be trained as a nurse. We wish
for Miss Marsh much success in
her chosen work.
Miss Ethel Johnson spent Mon
day inFayetteville with her fath
er. We are glad to report Mr.
Johnson much improved.
Miss Mary McEachern delight
fully entertained the"Good Times
Club" at her home Thursday
evening. Miss McEachern is a
charming hostess and she gave
each guest a most pleasant eve
ning. Many games were indulg
ed in and an art contest was
much enjoyed. Delicious re
freshments were served by Miss
es Wyatt McKinnon, Jessie Sin
gleton and Genevieve McMillan.
At a late hour the guests reluct
antly departed, saying the time
had passed very rapidly.
Mrs. Nellie Shooter is in Balti
more this week buying her spring
and summer stock of goods.
Miss Katie Brown returned
this week from Baltimore, where
she went to purchase her milli
nery. She was accompanied
home by Miss Wilson, who will
assist her this season.
Notices of New Advertisements.
A farm of 46 acres for sale.
A new company, new energy,
a better assortment of drugs, new
management, new hustler Lum
berton Drug Co.
Cerealite top "dressing for in
creased yields.
Rye bread at the bakery. Give
your orders Friday for Sunday.
Good barsrains in farms for
quick sale.
Corn in the ear for sale.
Bargains in ladies' muslin un
derwearJohn T. Biggs Co.
Second-hand bags and burlap
wanted.
A guaranteed watch for $3
Boylin'sJewelry Store.
Mr. N. S. Tolar, of
Bridge, is among the
visitors in town today.
Lumber
business
Mr. M. C. Mclntyre, of
rural
route No. 3 from Lumberton,
in town today.
ST. PAUL PACKAGE.
Work on New Railroad Progress
ingRecital Tomorrow Eve
ning Business Improvements.
Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
St. Paul, March 8-Messrs. L
Shaw and A. R. McEachern spent
Monday in Lumberton. Messrs.
A. W. McLean and W.H.Kinlaw
spent Saturday in town.
The McEachern, Johnson &
McGeachy Co. is building an an
nex to its large and up-to-date
store and will carry a line of
buggies.
There is to be a recital given
by the pupils of the "B" Music
Club in the school auditorium
Friday evening, the eleventh, at
7.30 o'clock, admission, 10 and
locts. Let all come out and en
joy the evening.
Mr. L. H. Tow nsend is putting
up a shingle mill. We wish him
much success as it is quite an ob
ject to get shingles here at pres
ent. We all regret very much to
lose our most excellent railroad
agent. Mr. S. C. Cameron, and
wish him much success wherever
he may decide to locate. Mr.
Cameron made many friends
while agent here. Mr. J. P.
Eagle has accepted the agency
here now and we hope he may
please the people just as well as
did Mr. Cameron.
Mr. W. D. Johnson and Mr. J.
C. Lindsay.after spending sever
al days in Philadelphia, came
home Sunday evening. They
report a pleasant trip.
Work on the new railroad
progressing nicely. About eigh
ty convicts arrived Saturday eve-
! ning and began wrork this week.
Mrs. L. Shaw and daughter,
Miss Eoline, spent Saturday in
Fayetteviile shopping.
Rev.-R. E. Sentelle filled i-hiryi
appointment at the Great Marsh
church Sunday.
Mr. Foster Flowers wTas here
Sunday.
MAXTON NEWS.
Streets to be Paved at Once
Movements of the People.
Corespondence of The Kooesontan.
Maxton, March 8 v'iss Ida
McKinnon returned from a trip
to Baltimore recently.
Miss Cornelia, a trained nurse
from Charlotte, left for her home
Sunday morning. She had been
nursing several grippe patients
during her stay in Maxton.
Mr. W. J. Pace, whose health
was failing, has gone North for
treatment.
We understand that Miss Alice
McCallum, of Alfordsville, will
be with the firm Patterson & Mc
Kinnon this year.
Mrs. Emily Payne, of Wilming
ton, is visiting relatives and
friends in and around Maxton.
Mr. J. Dixon McLean, of Red
Springs, is in town today.
Maj. J. T. Wooten went down
to Lumberton Monday.
Mrs. Malloy, who has been at
the Maple Shade Inn for several
weeks, left Saturday for Nash
ville, Tenn., where she goes to a
hospital for treatment. We are
sorry to learn that her health
has been quite poor for some
time.
Mr. V. S. Pleasants, of Row
land, was a Maxton visitor Mon
day. We are glad to learn that Max
ton is to have paved streets right
away.
That Electric Chair at Last.
Raleigh News and Od server. 9th.
The electric chair at the State's
prison has been installed at last
and is now ready for its first vic
tim. A test was made yesterday,
which showed that the current
wTas sufficient. Over the chair
there is an electric burner,
which lights when the eurrent is
turned on.
Messrs. A. P. Caldwell & Co.,
fire insurance agents, received
yesterday an exceedingly pretty
and conveniently-arranged cabi-
I nt made ot quartered golden
oak and containing lo drawers.
It was sent to them by the Fidel-
i itv Underwriters Fire Insurance
is Co., which has paid-in capital of
$36,000,000.
ROWLAND ITEMS.
Improvements at the Hotel A '.
Pretty Wedding-Officers of!
the H. G. L. Club Personal.
Correspondenceof The Robesonian.
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j Rowland, March 8 Miss Sai
I lie Graham spent Sunday in Fair-
mont with Miss Susie McMurry. j
Miss Edna Cromartie. ot
Clarkton, spent a few days last ;
week with her sister, Mrs. C. H.
Lennon.
Messrs. Marion Bristowe and
David Easterling, of Lamar, . S.
C, sptnt Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Bristowe.
Mr. Ernest Wooten, of Max
ton, a promising young lawyer,
has made Rowland his head
quarters for the coming year.
After an extended visit to rel
atives in Georgia, Miss Lennie
Webster is at home again.
Mrs. Johnson McKenzie, who
has been visiting her mother
in
Richmond, Va., has returned.
Messrs. C. L. Hunsucker. Jes
se Gibson and W. D. Reynolds
were in the city Sunday.
Mr. Walton Bethune, of Lum
berton, was in Rowland Satur
day looking after the interests
of The Robesonian.
Miss Maude McLeod, who has
been teaching at Harper, S. C,
has returned home.
A Mr. Braswell, living near
Rowland, had his buggy badly
damaged last Saturday evening
by his horse running away.
Mrs. Milton Lytch and daugh
ter, Miss Naomi, returned Mon
day from Baltimore. Mrs.
Lytch was accompanied by her
milliner, Miss Effie Walker.
What has heretofore been
j known as the Thompson hotel is
undergoing a number of improve
ments. When all the work is
completed and the work of the
painter is finished it will present
a trreatlv imnroved aDDearanre.
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i Captain ahd Mrs. Flowers now
ha vt charge, and the name has
been changed to the Flowers ho
tel. Last Sunday evening there
wras a very pretty marriage at
the Methodist parsonage when
Rev. F. B. McCail united in mar
riage Mr. Val Faulk and Miss
Margaret Stewart in the pres
ence of a few witnesses. After
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Faulk
left for their home near McDon
ald. Their many friends extend
to them best wishes for a long
and happy life.
On account of the inclement
weather the H. G. L. Book Club
did not hold its regular meeting
last Tuesday evening. A call
meeting was held on Friday eve
ning and the following officers
were elected: President, Miss
Phila Ballard; vice president,
Mr. 0. P. Chitty; secretary, Mr.
Tom Graham; treasurer, Miss
bailie Graham. This clnb was
organized last fall and now has a
membership of twenty-six.
They have a well-selected libra
ry and their meetings during the
wTinte have been interesting and
profitable to all who have attend
ed them.
Messrs. A. L. and Dan Bullock
Have a N arrow Escape Mon
day. County Commisioner A. L.
Bullock and Mayor Dan Bullock,
of Rowland, had a narrow escape
from serious injury Monday when
leaving Rowland for Lumberton.
They had engaged a team from
one of the local livery stables
and Commissioner Bullock knew
that the team had ran away and
therefore he cautioned the driver.
Almost instantly after the driver
had assured Mr. Bullock that he
was equal to the occasion, the
horses took fright at something
in the road and made a wild dash
for the woods, overturning the
surry on top ot its occupants,
The horses freed themselves from
the vehicle and Mr. Bullock nad
not seen them again when he re -
turned after attending the . com
missioners' meeting here.
After the accident both Mr. A.
L. Bullock and Mr. Dan Bullock
returned to Rowland and secur
ed a buggy, Neither had been
hurt in the runaway, but it had
made them cautious, and fortu
nately when the doubletree drop
ped on the legs of the horses of
the second team Mr. A. L. Bul-
lock, who was driving, was on
the alert and stoDDed the horses
j before they became too
excited
for control .
MR. WALTER J. MITH.
Passed Away at Thompson lios- '.
pital Tuesday Funeral Yes-
terday Morning in Cumber-'
land County.
ir.
Walter J. Smith, of Lin-;
Cumberland countv, a bro-!
of Mrs. T. A. McNeill, of
Lambert on. died at the Thomn
sun h
s pi til. where he had been
u
aer treatment lor two weeks. at
3.30 o'clock Tuesday morning.
He was 72 years old, had been in
failing health for some time, and
the end was not unexpected. He
was at the Hignsmith hospital in
rayettevihe ior
fore coming to t'
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'lOSDital rere '
Mrs. McNeill and the only sur-
viving brother, Mr. J. L. Smith,
of Duke, were with him when
the end came. The remains were
taken Tuesday to the home of
ex-Judge and Mrs. T.A, NcNeill,
on Elm street, and wrere taken
Tuesday night to Fayetteviile.
The funeral services, conducted
by Rev. A. R. McQueen, pastor
of the deceased, and interment
took place yesterday morning at
11 o'clock at Sardis Presbyterian
church, near Linden. Confeder
ate veterans of Fayetteviile took
charge of the body when it arriv-
ied there Tuesday night. The
deceased was a bachelor, a farm
er, and was well known and
highly esteemed.
Besides ex-Judge and Mrs. T.
A. McNeill and their children,
Misses Mary and Cammie and
Mr. T. A. Jr., those who attend
ed the funeral from Lumberton
were Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McAl
lister, Messrs. J. A. McAllister,
A. W. McLean and A. H. Mc
Leod. Miss Cammie McNeill,
who is astudent at Peace Insti
tute, returned last night to Ral
eigh with Mr. A. W.McLean,who
is expected home tomorrow. Mrs.
McNeill and Miss Mary will also
return tomorrow and Mr. T. A.
McNeill, Jr., will return this eve
ning, ihe others returned last
night.
Death of Mrs. Mirgiret Hod gin.
Mrs. Margaret Hodin died at
her horrie near Red Springs Mon
day of pneumonia. She had
been sick for seven weeks and
her death was not unexpected.
The funeral took place Tuesday
at Antioch Presbyterian church,
of which the deceased had been
a devout member for many
year3. Mrs. Hod gin was 73 years
old and is survived by four chil
dren. Her husband died about
4 years ago.
A Pistol Duel Near Elrod Two
Negroes Wounded, One Seri
ously. As the result of a pistol duel
betwreen two negroes near Elrod
Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock,
Wm. McBryde lies seriously
wounded in his right side at his
home near Elrod and Edward
Campbell is lodged in jail here
with a wound in his left thigh.
Campbell was given a preliminary
hearing before Justice J. L. Mon
roe and was brought to jail yes
terday by Deputy Sheriff J. A.
Kitchin. McBryde'sWound was
too serious to have him moved.
The trouble was about a negro
woman, Ida McCormick, and both
men were prepared for trouble,
armed with pistols. They began
shooting as soon as they metSun
day afternoon and each emptied
his gun. When McBryde was
wounded he turned and ran and
it is said that Campbell, whose
hurt is only a flesh wound, put
two or three more balls in his
gun and tired at the neemg ne
gro. Col. McLean Not a Candidate.
To the Editor of The Robesionian:
I appreciate beyond measure
the very kind words of Hon. D.
i f . McH.achern in your last issue,
and wish to thank him for them
j but I am not, and do not expect
! to be, a candidate for Congress,
or tor any other office, nor is it
my desire or purpose to take an
active part in politics.
Besides, our county has a can
didate in the person of Mr. A. J.
McKinnon, of Maxton. He is a
good man, is my friend, and I
am unreservedly for him. The
rule of my life, in contests of
this kind, has been that a Robe
son county man is better than
; anybody else, though he be not
j auite so good. But Sarfdy is as
good as any ot em.
' N. A. McLean.
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS.
Meeting of Board of Education
Special School Tax Election
Districts Consolidated Sup
plementary Libraryie Bills
Paid.
The regular monthly meeting
jof the countv board of educatii
jwas held Monday, all the nit-in-;
bers of the board Messrs. Luci
i us McRae, L. R. Hamer and rJ.
, C. Nye being present.
' A petition asking that an elec-
tion be ordered for district No.
1 2, Maxton township, to vote on a
vIlt "riv u anu cenis on ine P"t
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ias approved. At the meeting
of the county commissioners held
on the same day the election was
ordered to be held on April 16 at
Alma school house.
A special appropriation was or
dered for district No. 1, Indian,
Smith's, to make a 4-months
term; also SAO each was allowed
No. 2, Indian, Back Swramp, and
No. 2, colored, Smith's. For
building purposes, No. 4, St.
Paul, was allowed $200; No. 2,
Indian, Lumberton, $25; and A.
H. Harris for No. 8, Lumber
Bridge, $55.10. Other bills were
allowed as follows: Freeman
Printing Co., stationery and
printing for the beard, $7.35; No.
5, Blue Springs, for desks, $35;
Milton Lytch, $10 for holding
special tax election, and $2 each
to two poll holders; Chas. J. Par
ker, desks for No. 3, Indian.
Burnt Swamp, $29.14; for3 book
cases, $25.50; desks for No. 4.
White House, $25.01; desks for
No. 3, St. Paul, 333.14.
A petition signed by a majori
ty of the patrons of districts 8, 1
and 2, Indian, Smith's township,
asking that these districts be
consolidated on the ground that
it would give them better school
facilities was approved. Appli
cations were approved for sup
plementary libraries for No. 4,
St. Paul, and No. 3. Alfordsville.
j Several rebates were allowed.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Two Men Seriously Injured at
the Plant of the Kinidale
Lumber Co.
The breaking of a scaffold at
the plant of the Kingsdale Lum
ber Co. Monday afternoon about
5 o'clock precipitated Emory Al
len and Hartford Ivey some 18
feet to a trestle beneath ani both
were badly injured. Drr. T. D.
Kitchin and W. A. McPhaul were
summoned immediately and Mr.
Ivev was taken by Dr. McPhaul
at once to Kingsdale, to the home
of his father, Sir. H. W. Ivey, on
a special train. He fell upon his
head, crushing his skull, and did
not regain consciousness until
midnight Monday night. It is
thought that he will recover. Al
len was brought up town and his
injuries were dressed by Drs.
Kitchin and Knox, after which
he was removed to his home,
about one mile from town across
the river. The fourth rib on his
left side was broken, also hi3
nose, his right wrist joint was
dislocated, and he received a
gash over his left eye and on his
left cheek, his face being badly
mashed and cut. His injuries,
however, are ncr serious.
The scaffold was on th side of
a building, just above the rail
road trestle, and that the men
escaped fatal injury is rather re
markable, as they fell upon the
trestle.
Jurors for April Term of Court.
At a meeting of the board of
county commissioners Monday
the following were drawn to
serve as jurors at the civil term
of Robeson Superior Court which
will convene Monday, April 4th:
First week Warren Sealy, P.
D. Odum, W. K. Brock, T. J.
Little, J. H. McKenzie, J. F
Roberts, F. F. Wetmore, J. Pope
Stephens, J. M. Butler, D. E.
McLean, Z. H. Duncan, A. J.Mc
Kinnon, E. W. Bass, W. M.
Norton, C. T. Page, John W.
Adcox, Sr., Paisly M. Sanderson,
Tom Prevatt.
Second week N. A. Sellars,
J. F. Powers, Allen Edens, A.H.
Ivey, Jr., R. D. Hamer, Vergil
Bullock, D. P. Walters. L.
Lawson, J. J. Allen. I. T.Brown,
J. S. McQueen, E. T. Boone. J.
R. Herring, A. P. Inman, .Tohn
Leach, Teeumsy Braboy, R. F.
Gregory, W. L. Meekins.
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