THE ROBESONIAN
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VOL XLI NO. lO.
HOPE MILLS NEWS.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1910
RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
WHOLE NO. 2548
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A Three-Year-Old Child Shot
and killed A Sign of Progress
-Adding to Railroad Facili
tiesOther Items.
Cf rren ondence of The Robesonian.
Hope Mills, March 21 Mr. H.
H. Pate visited Fayetteville Mon-
Bishop Strange will preach in
the Episcopal church here on
Tuesday night, April 5th.
Another sidewalk has been ad
ded to the business part of town.
This shows progress.
On next Sunday Rev. P. T.
Britt will preach at Mt. Gilead,
11 a. m.; Union Springs, 3:30 p.
m.:at Cotton, at 7:30 p. m.
Mr. James A. Bynum, who has
been visiting his brother. Mr. J
G. Bynum, of Newbern, has re
turned home.
The Hope Mills Mfg. Co. is
having drilled an artesian well
neariNo. mm. inis is a very
The Lavmen's
Antioch-Some of the Subjects
and Speakers A Good Con
cert. Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, March 22
The laymen's convention at
Antioch church Sunday was an
occassion of much interest. At
10 a. m. the meeting was opened
with devotional exercise conduct
ed by Rev. Dr. Vardell. The first
address by a layman was then
made by Mr. K. M. Barnes, of
Barnesville, who spoke interest
ingly on "The Bible Basis of
Missions." This was followed
by a masterly presentation of the
great subject of missions, the
aims and purposes ot the lay
men's movement, by Dr. V. J.
Martin, of Davidson College.
This was indeed a soul-stirring
address, delivered in earnestness
MAXTON NEWS
Bennettsville Defeats Maxton
Movements of the People.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
' r iUlfcS .AUiU" i Correspondence of The Kooesonian
tie vv imams Mciean came . home
OUT SADDLE TREE WAY.
All Should Help in Betterment
Work Home Mission Rally
Other Items.
to-night from Lumberton, where
she had been visiting relatives
for seveiai weeks. Messrs.
Blackweii and Wooten and Dr.
Smith, of Rowland, spent Sunday
in town. Miss Ina McNir and
Mrs. James Jones, of Laurinburg,
were in Maxton today. Misses
Mary and Mattie Watson, of Riv
erton, attended Patterson Mc
Kinnon's millinery opening to
day. Mr. J. P. Wiggins went to
Garland yesterday. Mr. E. L.
ivi coney went to Bennettsville
Monday. Messrs. Frank Tatum
AI -J. T 1 l 11 n r
ana lviuure. 01 ivicou. p.
were in town Sunday. Mr. Jack
Croslyn, of Bennettsville, was in
Maxton Sunday, the guest of his
sister, Mrs. L. R. Kirkpatrick.
Quite an Interesting game of
ROWLAND NEWS ITEMS.
Lumberton, R.F.D. 2, March 22
We hear Miss Hattie Powe.l
will entertain a few of her friends I Fayetteville. Mr. Charlie Walk
Improvements at the Graded
School Meeting of Book Club
Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rowland, March 23 Mrs. H.
xv. iucormic SDent Tuesdav in
and with force, after an humble
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valuable addition to its excellently1 ? e presence and neip ball was played here this after
plant. OI e oiy oPint to carry home noon byBennettsville andMaxton
Rev. J. D. Fee-ram nrpnph- rv " co "x reieiB LUC me score was eight to seven in
ed a very fine sermon here in the yvuAUf ouieiy n, vanoi lavor ot the visiting team.
Methodist church Sundav. He rUi? Vil w naveiisienea Mr. S. B. McLean wentto Kal
uillnreach on next Sundav at 1Jl iYAtUU". 1U11VW1 11 11 eigh Wednesday on legal busi
Parkton. 11a. m. and 1:30 n m ness. miss ammie MCUasKin
. . " " noort rniiAhnrl lint hi ntimnnthir -v
those knowing not the Gospel-
touched, too, with a feeling of
t i i i .
tne responsiDiiity resting upon
Christians to be up and doing
lest they be held accountable.
JNoon. having now arrived, a
basket dinner was served in the
and at Lumber Bridge at 3:30
m.
The Massey Hill Sunday school
choir and the Hope Mills Baptist
Sunday school choir will give a
song service here in the Baptist
church on next bunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. Everybody is
cordially invited.
ineA. u. L. itauroad uo. is
grove.
In the
afternoon, Mr. Fairly
went to Red Springs Sunday.
Deputy Shentf J. T. Singleta-
ry, oi Liumterton, was in Max
ton today collecting license tax.
Messrs. R. M. McQueen and
M. W. McLean, of Raeford, were
in town Tuesday. The Misses
McMillan, of Spring Hill, were
in town shopping today. Mr. A
H. McArn, and family, of Laur
on the evening of the 25th.
Mr. H.A. M'White has return
ed from a hosoital at Favette-
ville.
Dr.S.B. Rozier, after spending
two weeks with his son, Mr.S.B.
Kczier dr., returned to his home
in Fayetteville. -
The betterment society meets
at Saddle Tree school house at
3 p. m. Fridav before the third
Sunday in each month. We do
think everybody should take a
great interest in this organiza
tion and come out and help us
accomplish something.
borne oi the members ot Bar-
Ker s cnurch met the ldth in a
rally on home missions and with
the aid of the pastor, Rev. W . A.
Jenkins, and Mr. and Mrs. W,
H. Humphrey, Mrs. Ellen Red
man and Mrs. Daisy Jenkins of
Lumberton, got up considerable
enthusiasm and gained several
members to the societv.
W.B. Hudson is to exhibit mo
tion pictures at Saddle Tiee
school house this evening.
There will be a home mission
rally at Barker's church on the
evening of the tenth of April.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
u Litl trJ-:: r.- il Patterson spoke on the practical inhnro- came over in their auto-
oufit here at Hooe of the subject' of the means mobile on Tuesday.- Mr. Sandy
outnt nere at nope muis costing ncori u.-,, unt.,u T.anroi Hi n UrT: . . A xt..-il
" v..-.. v.., " v ivicxviiiiiuu went lu iiuii.uiri iyiuii
i had
ized themselves and were
union depot it anticipatesjhayin hZ h:
will add greatly to its railroad
facilities at this point
On last Thursday night at about
8 o clock a terrible crime was
committed at the home of Sim
McLean, an old colored man who
lives two and one-half miles from
Hope Mills, when Gaston Kirk
shot and killed his little niece,
Nancy McLean, a seven-year-old
granddaughter of Sim McLean
About two weeks prior to this
time Kirk and his wife had a
quarrel at their home in Grey's
Creek township, when the wife
took her children and went to the
home of her father. Sim McLean,
near Hope Mills. Thursday
night Kirk went to the house of
his father-in-law, and asked his
going
forward" in interest, zeal and
contributions to missions. Then
Mr. J. W. McLauchlin, of Rae
ford, spoke on the "Needs and
Claims of the Heathen, "and this
was followed by an appeal to
men to organize as workers, and
to take part in the strite tor the
evangelization of the world, by
Mr. Ii. W.Malloy, ot Wilmington
A concert that was highlv en
joyed was given in
and a party of young ladies drove
over to Rowland Tuesday in au
tomobiles.
auditorium last evening by Miss
Lillian Farquhar, violinist, and
Mr. Chas. G. Vardell, pianist.
The names of these two most
talented musicians are always
sufficient guarantee for a pleas
ant evening, a veritable treat
Senator Simmons Brings State's
Appropriation to $1,270,000,
Largest Amount it Ever Re
ceived. Washington Cor.. 22d, Charlotte Observer.
Senator Simmons covered him-
i Wp self with glory before the com-
nci -in-ia vv , tiLiu aoivcu mo i i t til
wife why she had not brought s a good audience assemuieu, a
his children back. She replied uauai, aim an wwe m&uv y
that Qho rir nnf iV-nnlr Via want. CU.
VI1VW Vfc&Vt 11V V VS VTMaw
ed them back. Picking up his
three-year-old boy, he started
for the gate. The grandmother
asked him not to take the child
off at that time of the night and
3ent her daughter, Kirk's wife,
after him. When he reached
the gata, he turned, and draw
ing a pistol, fired, with the in
tention of shooting the grand
mother. Instead, one of the
three balls fired struck the little
seven-vear-old daughter of the
late Gertrude McLean, his wife's
sister, in the center of the fore
head and went clear through the
skull, causine instant death.
Kirk, who had the little boy in
his arms when he fired, dropped
the child and ran off. We have
not, as yet, heard of his being
captured.
Dr. B. F. McMillan left Tues
day morning lor Baltimore to
visit his son, Mr. Koscoe D. Mc
Millan, and to spend a while
taking lectures, etc.
Mrs. Howard, who has spent a
good part of the wTinter in Red
Springs, left Tuesday for her
home in Canada. She is wen
pleased with our town, especial
ly its water and climate, and
announced her intention of re
turning next winter.
Lumber Bridge Locals.
Crr;sKondence of The Kobesonian
Lumber Bridge, March 23-Mr.
and Mrs. D. Z. McGougan went
to Buie's Creek last Friday to see!
their son, Mr. Ernest McGougan,
who has a severe attact of pneu
monia. Miss Fannie Avent, of Jones
boro, is visiting at Mr. W. S.
Cobb's this week.
We are glad to see Mrs. Cot
tingham, who has been on the
sick list for some time, able to
be out again.
Some of the vouncr men of
Lumber Bridge had better learn
to tie their horses or they might
get into trouble.
Mr. J. R. McGowan, of Rocky
Mount, was in town Saturday
night. Mr. D. Z. McGougan
spent Monday in Fayetteville.
Misses Clyde and Stella Chason
Ment Sunday with relatives at
St. Paul. Misses Pauline Stamps
and Grace Barber went to An
tioch Sunday. Mrs. Beverly, of
Bennettsville, is visiting Mr3.
Cottingham this week.
Death of Mr. Isham C. Pitman.
Reported for The Robesonian.
Mr, Isham C. Pitman, who
lived with his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Woodberry
Clewis, in East Lumberton, died
Sundav nisnt of pneumonia,
which seized him on Wednesday
evening before.
Mr. Hunan was a son of the
late Jordan Lee Pitman and was
26 years old; and was a member
nf A ntioo.h Bantist church. The
remains were buried Monday
merce committee today Dy ad
ding $265,000 more for North
Carolina waters to the river and
harbor bill, making the total
amount added by him $870,000.
The bill, as amended, carries
provisions for $1,270,000, the
largest amount the State ever
got.
The best thing about the situ
ation is that Mr. foimmons says
that every dollar will stick in
conference.
This bill, as it left the House,
carried $390,000. Senator Sim
mons may still add several hun
dred thousand dollars more for
the purchase of the Albemarle
and Chesapeake canal as a part
of the inland waterway, if the
survey gets in in time.
Of the sum added today, $200
000 is for the lower Cape Fear,
below Wilmington. The House
provided for $200,000, making a
total of $400, 000, half of which is
to be used to construct a modern
hvdraulic dredge for exclusive
use in that river.
4 p. m. in the family cemetery in
W isharts township in tne pres
ence of a very large crowd ot
friends and relatives, the funeral
services being conducted by Rev.
J. M. Fleming, pastor of East
Lumberton Baptist church.
Notices of New Advertisements
Newest springs fabrics W. J.
Prevatt.
Tailor from Baltimore heie to
day with Chas P. McAllister.
A reduction in watches Boy
lin's Jewelry Store.
White & Gough use a page to
at ! tell of some unheard-of bargains.
Opportunities lying all about
you see the A.' K. J. W. Co.
See J. N. Creel to have your
house moved, raised or straightened.
Young man wanted to travel
with manager.
Rev.N.R. Pitman Closes Success
ful Meeting at Fairmont
Greatly Impressed with evi
dences of Prosperity in Robe
son. Rev. N. R. Pitman, who had
been assisting the pastor, Rev.
D. P. Bridges, in a meeting at
the Baptist church at Fairmont
for two weeks, spent Monday
night in Lumberton at the home
of his nephew. Mr. M. W. Floyd,
on Tenth street, and left yester
day tor his home in Kansas City,
Mo. Tne meeting, interest in
which increased daily from the
beginning to the ciose, closed
Sunday. v
Mr. Pitman is a brother of
Mrs. A. E. Floyd, cf Fairmont,
and has many relatives in that
and other sections of the county,
also a host of friends, all of
whom were delighted to welcome
this former Robesonian. His
father was for many years pas
tor of the Baptist churches in
Lumberton and Fairmont, and he
was at one time a compositor on
The Kobesonian. tie is still in
newspaper work, being on the
editorial staff of The Word and
Way of Kansas City, and he has
an enviable reputation as a writer
and speaker. In recent years he
has visited China and Japan twice
and during his stay in this State
he delivered several interesting
lectures on mission work in those
countries. During the 18 days
prior to Monday Mr. Pitman,
though not at all well during that
time, nreached or lectured trom
one to three times every day.
Mr. Fitman was greatly lm-
Dressed with the progress made
in Robeson since he lived in the
county and thinks that the future
holds boundless possibilities for
this section. His father owned
. ,
at one time some 6VV acres oi
land in the Fairmont section
which he sold years ago for $10
an acre. Mr. Pitman thought he
would like to purchase some of
the land formerly owned by his
father, but upon inquiry he found
that $75 an acre had been refus
ed for some of it recently and
that other portions are held at
an even higher figure.
er spent a tew days with his pa
rents here last week. Mr. Will
Pleasant, of Lumberton, is spend
ing a few davs with his brother.
Mr. V. G. Pleasant. On account
of ill health Miss Lola Bell, who
has been attending Littleton Col
lege, is at home. --Mr. E. C. Mc-
Call, of Durham, spent a few days
last week with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. F. B. McCall.
On account of the illness of htr
mother, Mrs. W. W. Webster
left Friday for Waycruss, Ga.
Mrs. T. J. Williams nas been
sick several days. A traintd
nurse from Fayetteville is with
her.
Miss Hassie Smith, who had
been visiting relatives near Clio,
S. C, is at home. After spend
ing several weeks in New York,
Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Crawford
returned last Thursday, r Mr. Er
nest Barker returned Monday,
trom a short business trip to
Greensboro. Misses Mary and
Kate Southerland, Nettie Pace,
Margaret Baldwin and Jessie
Burns, of Maxton, spent Tues
day night in Rowland. Mr. J.
mck. & racy spent Monday in
Fayetteville.
Tuesday and Wednesday Mrs.
Milton Lytch and the McArn Cc.
had their millinery opening.
Rowland has a graded school
that any town of its size should
be proud to own. The building
is of brick, is well turnished,
and has a beautiful auditorium.
Recently! j some improvements
have been made on the grounds,
also the interior of the building
has been beutified by the addi
tion of pictures, potted plants,
etc. There are six teachers u
the school and two hundred and
thirteen pupils enrolled. The
school is doing a splendid work
and is making rapid progress
Thursday evening the ri. G. L.
Book Club held its regular meet
ing with Miss Mattie Draughon.
the new officers presided and al
most all the members were pres
ent. A very interesting pro
gram followed the business part
of the meeting. One feature of
the program was a literary con
test, which was thoroughly en
joyed. Delicious refreshments
were served by Misses uraugh
on and Alford. As each one de
parted, declared Miss Draughon
to be a charming hostess. The
next meeting will be with Miss
Phila Ballard. Those present
were: Mr.J. McR.Bracy and Miss
Maude McLeod: Mr. T. J. Gra
ham and Miss Phila Ballard; Mr.
Taylor Marrow and Miss Elna Al
ford: Mr. O. P. Chitty and Miss
Monday being a national hol
iday the banks of the town will
be closed.
Mr. C. M. Fuller returned
this morning from Atlanta, Ga.,
where he purchased a car load of
mules for his sales stables.
Mr. A. W. McLean, who
went to Baltimore ten days ago
for treatment, is steadily improv
ing and he and Mrs. McLean,
who went with him, are expect
ed home tomorrow.
Mr. J. N. Creel, of Dunn,
began work this morning moving
Mr. A. E. White's residence fur
ther back on his lot on Chesnut
street, where he will build a fine
12-room residence. The house
will be turned to face Seventh
street.
Wade, infant and only child
of Mr. and Mrs. Purdie L. Free
man, of East Lumberton, died
Monday night and was burried
yesterday morning in thecemete-
ry at the county home, the funeral
services Deing conducted by
Rev. J. M. Fleming.
"Things in motion sooner
catch the sight than what not
moves." And of that truth the
Lumberton Drug Co. is taking
advantage. It has rigged up a
couple of wheels in the window
of its store on Elm street, these
wheels are laden with talcum
powder, and a little motor drives
them round and round.
A revival meeting began
Monday evening at the National
Cotton Mills in which Rev. J.
M. Fleming, pastor of East
Lumberton Baptist church, is
being assisted by Rev. R. N.
Cashwell. The interest in these
meetings increases with each
service. They will continue in
definitely and the public is cordi
ally invited to attend.
It was Mr. Joe N. Regan,
of rural route No. 1 from Lum
berton, who brought the unusu
ally large blue Andalusian hen
eggs to The Robesonian office
Saturday.andnot Mr.Jno. JN. Ke
gan, as was inadvertantly stated.
Mr. Jno. N. Regan came to town
Tuesday and was beseiged with
requests from people who want
ed to buy some of these unusual
eggs.
As mentioned in Monday's
Robesonian, Mesdames R. D.
Caldwell and Jno. T. Biggs left
Monday for Oxford, where they
are attending the 20th session of
the Woman's Missionary Union
of the North Carolina Conven
tion, which convened in the Ox
ford Baptist church Tuesday eve
ningand will last through to
morrow. Mrs. Caldwell was on
the program to conduct the unit
ed devotional exercises .yester
day afternoon.
This is on the quiet and you
Bess McCormic: Mr. Eugene must not tell anybody: a bunch
Bond and Miss Nina McCall; Dr.
J. McN. Smith and Miss Sallie
Graham; Mr. James Campbell
and Miss Harriet McLeod; Mr.
Ernest Ward and Miss Lula Mc-
Coll. Stags: Messrs. Ernest
of young men hied themselves
away this morning to a small
town in South Carolina to see a
main fought, to see a match at
cockfighting. "My. lord would
ride20niiles to see a main fought ,
Watson, Edison Lytch, John Mc- said one of Thackeray's charac
Am, Jack Ward, Ernest
er, Grady McCormic.
Bark-
Meeting of Camp Pope.
To the Officers and Members of
CamD Willis H. Pope, U. C. V.
You are hereby
auested to meet
house in Lumberton Saturday,
Auril 2d. at 2.30 o'clock p.m. It is
desired that every member oi tne
camp be present, as business of
importance is to be transacted.
By order ot
G. McKenzie.Adjt.
J. A. McAllister, Commander.
Eight weeks after it had begun
its investigation for alleged vio
lations of the Sherman law, a
earnestlv re-i Federal grand jury at Chicago
in the court Monday returned indictments!
against the National racking
Company and ten subsidiary con
cerns. Immediately after the
announcement of the indictment
before Judge Kennesaw M. Lan
dis, the government filed a su t
seeking the dissolution of the Na
Death of Mrs. Vance Paul.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, March 21 This com
munity was saddened Saturday
morning by the death of Mrs.
Vance Paul, which
her home near here
1 !
O CIOCK.
Mrs. Paul was a daughter of
Samuel Cox, of Marlboro county.
South Carolina, and had only re-
Mr. Frank Gough Victim of Un
usual Accident.
Mr. Frank Gough returned
Tuesday night from Richmond,
Va., where he went for repairs
after a rather unusual accident.
Sunday afternoon, at his home
on thp corner of Chestnut and
Third streets, while unharnessing
his horse the animal threw his
head up and around unexpected
ly, landing with terrifice force on
Mr. Gough s law, knocking two!
teeth loose, knocking off two
crowns, and breaking part of a
bridge. The accident happened
ters: but that lord was not in a
class by himself: there are oth
ers. You don't have to know
just who went, or the place, do
you? Sorry. So long.
Quite a number of ladies of
the town have complained of
having flowers stolen from their
yards during the last few days.
The flowers have been going.The
attractiveness of many yards has
been greatly disturbed. It is
learned that several little boys,
who loaf about the streets when
they should be in other places.
have been paying their way into
the 9 cent show, which does busi
ness on a vacant lot next to Mr.
E. D. McNeill's residence, with
nice bunches of hyacinths. Maybe
this explains.
Mr. L. Shaw, of St. Paul
nf t-pr 5 o'clock, ahont three-ouar
occurred at ters 0f an hour before Seaboard
about eight itroin No. 39 nnssp and Mr.
Gough immediately decided to go who owns the building occupied
to Richmond and have the dam-1 by the stores of Messrs. H. C
ao-P rpmiiWl at nnpp. Hp hart noi Boylin and John WTishart, one of
the buildings which stand out up-
the sidewalk on Elm street.
on
has agreed to move his building
Mr. and Mrs. K. Lamb, of
Kingsdale, were among the visi
tors in town yesterday.
irlpa of hanging around and let-
cently moved here. She joined ; zns rrass grow under his feet!
the Baptist church early in life! white suffering from that blow.
S and had been a faithful member : His mouth Is still sore and he is and put in a steel and plate-glas3
ever since. I living on thin diet now, but he front,hke Messrs. White & Gough,
The interment took place Sun-; thinks it will be all right in a few ' who own the adjoining building.
tional Packing Company. The day morning at eleven o clocK at daySt
latter action is known as a suit in j Lumber Bridge.
en uitv. and besides those indict-! The deceased is survived byi Mr. J. N. Jocobi,
ed. sixteen firms and individuals her husband, who has the pro- to l,
are made defendants..
wno has tne pro- to i, was a
found sympathy of this section, yesterday.
iwillDUtin. This will be an lm-
! mense improvement. The thin
of Wilming-' in order now is to have the build-
Lumberton visitor ing across Fourth street from
this one moved back.