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VOL XLI NO. 1 2.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THRUSDAY, MARCH 31, 19 10
WHOLE NO. 2550
ROWLAND NEW ITEMS.
HOPE MILLS NEWS.
ELIZABETHTOWN ECHOES.
MAXTON NEWS.
HE FINAL SUMMONS.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
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Woodmen Unveiling An After
noon Picnic Qua rterly Con-
f erence District Conference
Delegates Personals.
Correspondence of The Kooesonian.
Rowland, March 30 Miss Janie
Cobb, who is attending Columbia
College, spent Easter at home.
Miss Sallie Johnson, of Greens
boro spent the Easter holidays
with her parents here. Mr. Will
Leach, of Wilmington, was in
town last week. Mr. H. K. Mc
Cormic spent last Sunday in Dil
lon, S. C Dr. J. McN. Smith re
turned Tuesday from a short vis
it to his home n3ar Lau .-inburg.
Miss Mattie Draughon is visit
ing friends and relatives in Max-
ton. Mr. Webb Barnes, of Max-(Conducted in the Episcopal church
Church Services Commence
ment Exercises Marriage of
Miss Lula Melvin and Mr.
Lloyd Smith Other Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Hope Mills, March 29-Rev. P.
T. Britt will preach in the Bap
tist church here next Sunday at
11a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. Rev.
J. D. Pegram will preach at San
dy Grove next Sunday at 11 a.m.
and at Cumberland at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday afternoon fire
broke out from both the A. C. L.
and V & C. S. railroads near this
place and destroyed quite a lot
of timber and fence on Dr. J. C.
Gilbert's place.
special master services wer
C
ton, spent the faster holidays
with his sister, Mrs. T. W. Stack-'
house. Miss Mary McMillan, who
had been spending some time
with her sister Mrs. Ann McArn,
returned to her home near Rae
ford Monday. Mr. Ernest Bar
ker spent Sunday at his home
near Lumberton.
Miss McDaniel, a trained nurse
who had been attending Mrs.
T. J. Williams, was called to her
home in Rocky Mount last Sun
day on account of the death of
her mother.
Popular camp, Woodmen of
the World, of Rowland, on last
Sunday afternoon unveiled a mon
ument to the late Sovereign Z.
T. Graham, at Carolina cemetery.
Quite a large number attended.
Last Tu?sday the members of
the H. G. L. Book club enjoyed
an afternoon picnic at the home
of Mr. W. H. Giaham, and every
one thoroughly enjoyed it.
Mrs. W. H. Flowers was called
to Fayetteville Sunday on account
of the death of her sister.
Rev. F. B McCall and daugh-
Nina, are spending a
witn relatives near
ter, Miss
few days
Maxton.
Misses
McEachin
McArn, McNeil and
accompanied by Mr.
Brown and Dr, Hodges, of Red
Springs, were visitors in Row
land last Sunday.
Last Saturday afternoon a
number of boys and girls enjoyed
an Easter egg hunt.
Rev. Dr. Moore, of Rocking
ham, spent last Friday night at
the Methodist parsonage in
Rowland on his way to .Purvis,
where he held the first quarterly
conference for the Rowland cir
cuit.There was a large attendance
and his sermons on Saturday and
Sunday were greatly enjoyed.
The following were elected dele
gates to the district conference
which meets in Rockingham
April 28 to 30: J. D. McArthur,
W. F. Adams, W. B. Webb, H.
K. McCormic; alternates, J. W.
Gaddy, Wm. Stubbs, J. A. Mc
Rae, T. J. Graham.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.
Sunday night. Rev. N.C.Duncan,
the pastor, will preach in this
church on next Sunday night at
7:30 o'clock.
On last Thursday eveninsr Mr.
Lloyd Smith, of Hope Mills, R.F.
D. No. 2, and Miss Lula Melvin,
of Fayetteville, R. F. D. No. 8,
were very happily married at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. E. Melvin, who live
near Cape Fear Baptist church.
This popular young couple have
the best wishes of a hoast of
friends.
The closing exercises of the
Hope Mills graded and high
school will take place on Friday
nignt, April tn. ine program
will consist f recitations, decla
mations, drills and songs. Prof.
M. C.S. Noble, professor of ped
agogy in the University of
North Carolina, will deliver the
literary address on the night of
April 6th or 7th. The exact
date is not yet determined.
Rev. Watson Fairley, of Fay
i Ml 1 1 1
etteviue, win preach tne com
mencement sermon next Sunday
atternoon at 3 o clock.
The song service held at the
Baptist church last Sunday af
ternoon was a decided success.
A beautiful selection of songs
was rendered by both the Hope
Mills and Massey Hill choirs and
there was same very fiine sing
ing done on both sides. The
church was filled to overflowing,
and the occasion was enjoyed im
mensely by every one present.
The people of Hope Mills were
very favorably impressed with
the high-classed music furnished
by the Massey Hill choir, which
is spoken of in very complimen
tary terms.
The Massey Hill rurniture
Company, L. M. Culbreth, mana
ger, is the style cf a new firm
which has been organized for the
Durnose of conduction a general
furniture business in the Holt
Morgan village. Messrs. L. M,
Culbreth and J. A. Bvnum, of
this place, are the proprietors,
and they will open up their bust
ness about the 15th or Aonl in
the building now being used for
a drug store.
Railroad Prospects Bringing
Land and Timber inDemand
Enough to Shock the Queen
Mr. O. L. Clark for Congress
Other Items.
Correspondence of The Rotesoriian.
Elizabcthtown, March 29th
Buying land and timber is the
order of the day in Bladen. Cer
tainty of good railro?d facilities
in the western portion of the
county is bringing the excellent
land in that section sharply be
fore the eyes of prospective buy
ers. Many people from other
sections think that Bladen coun
ty, lying from forty to sixty
miles from the seacoast, is a
crawT-fish hole, whereas much of
the county is rugged and hilly,
and almost all of it a fine class of
aud with good red clay subsoil.
The bank building at Eliza
Detntown made an aggressive
effort to burn on Wednesday, the
24th, but the bucket brigade
tumbled out and drownded every
thing in sight.
Some people think that the
name of this historic town should
b e changed t o "Etown."
Wouldn't that shock the queen?
lhe district meeting of the or
der of Knight's of Pythias at
Clarkton on April 7th has been
laid m the shade by the millinery
opening at the O. L. Clark Com
pany's on March 29th.
The county Democratic execu
tive committee is called to mee
in Elizabethtown on April 11th.
O. L. Clark has not yet an
nounced himself a candidate for
Congress, but it is believed that
he will do so within the next ten
1 1.1 Til 1 1
days, and tne ciaden Doys are
getting ready to rally around the
flag. Mr. Clark is an able man
and the county would be glad o
the opportunity to support him
for Congress. The last congress
man furnished by Bladen, Gen
eral Jas. I. McKay, was known
as "the watch-dog of the Treas
ury," and wias the real author of
famous tariff bill that bears the
name of another. In these par
lous times, when even the Re
publicans admit that the govern
ment is entirely too extravagant,
why not let Bladen put another
good man on the job? It is about
Bladen's time to get a pull at
congressional honors anyway,
and Oscar L. Clark is just the
kind of sober, safe, honest, en
ergetic, successful business man
that makes the very best type of
Congressman.
AnAutomobile-BuggyCollision
Miss Mattie McLean Enter
tains the Merry- Go- Roundeis
Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The RobeBonian
Maxton, March 29 -Miss Mat-
ie Wiswall, of Washington, N.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J.
McRae. Miss Minnie Lou Mc-
Rse, of the S. P.C., spent Easter months, though he had been able
at home. Misses Elizabeth Mc- to be up and look after business
Nair and Ethel Gaitlev. of Peace the greater part of the time. He
nstitute, are spending the Eas-
er holidays with home lolks.-
Mrs. Bettie Rollins, of Washing
ton, N.C, , is the guest of Mrs. T.
B. Russell this week. Mr. Hen
ry McKinnon, of Trinity College,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives and friends Miss Sal-
ie McLean, of Lumberton, visit
ed home folks Saturday and
Mr. D, W. Biggs Answers Sud
den Summons Yesterday Morn
ing Furneral This Morning.
Mr. D. W. Biggs died sudden
ly yesterday morning at 2 o'clock
at his home near the corner of
Cedar and First streets. He was
45 years old. Mr. Biggs had
been unwrell for about four or five
was down town luesday atter
noon looking after some business,
apparently in better health than
usual.
Yesterday morning about 2
o'clock Mr. Biggs raised up in
bed complaining of a pain in his
side and called to his son. Mr.
Lester, who was sleeping in the
same room, to bring him some
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wig- medicine that had been placed on
gins went to Charlotte Friday.
Mr. Wiggins returned Sunday,
eavmg Mrs. Wiggins, who will
spend several days there with
relatives.
We are glad to hear that the
a table in the room, lhe son
went for the medicine but got the
wrong kind, so Mr. Biggs got up
himself and went for the medi
cine and after taking it walked
to the fireplace and leaned up
Fnnr PiVUo -n nio o; against the mantle. Mr. Lester,
on Wednesday and Thursday noticing his father reel to one
nights. They were here during IUC' Btf 1
the Christmas holidays and every
body was delighted with them.
Messrs. A. T. McLean and El
bert Whaley, Dr. Knox and Mr.
Gregory, oi Lumberton, came up
Monday m Mr. McLean's hand
some new E.M.F. automobile. Mr.
Hector McLean went with them
to Laurinburg.
Dr. Smith, of Rowland, was in
Maxton Monday.
A collision between Mr. McP.
McL.Alford's automobile and the
horse and buggy driven by Mr. G. E. G. Sipher, Mrs. H. E
H. Cooper and Mr. D. D. McCall and Miss Bessie Biggs;
but before
he reached him Mr. Biggs fell to
the floor and died instantly.
Miss Ruby and Messrs. Earl
and Walter Biggs, of Wilming
ton, neice and nephews of the de
ceased, arrived yesterday after
noon to attend the funeral, and
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Biggs, fath
er and step-mother; Mr. G. C.
Biggs, a brother; Mrs. Gibson, a
sister, all of Antioch, arrived
yesterday.
Mr. Biggs is survived by three
daughters and four sons Mrs.
Carter
Lester,
took place Sunday night about a Badger, James and Walter Biggs
mile from town. The front of the the two latter being six and
automobile was considerably dam- four years old, respectively
Closes Per-
Series of Meetings
sonal Mention.
'.''jrresrjondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, March 29-Miss Ethel
Marsh, a student at the S. P. C,
Red Springs, and Miss Dail Cash
well, of Meredith College, Ral
eigh, spent Easter at home.
Mrs. T. W. Thompson and little
son returned home Sunday from
& visit to relatives in and near
Lumberton.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Parham,
f,f Wilmington, are visiting at
the home of-Mr. Parham's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Par
ham. Mr. D. H. McCormick, a stu
dent at Warrenton high school,
and Mr. W. H. Perry, at Buie's
Creek, arrived home last week
t spend the summer.
Mrs. Robt. Monroe and Miss
Iris Cashwell spent Saturday in
fayetteville shopping.
The series of meetings which
has been in progress at thej
Presbyterian church, conducted!
by Rev. Mr. Wicker, closed last
Mght. I
Out Sineletarv's Cross Roads
Way A Runaway.
Instead of writing a letter this
week The Robesonian's corres
pondent at Singletary's Cross
Roads droDDed in the office Mon
day afternoon and submitted
few oral observations about the
hanneninsrs in that section, in
substance as follows:
Miss Sallie West, daughter of
Mr. E. W. West, who lives near
Singletary's, and Mr. Chas Nor
ton, of Scotland county, ran
away Saturday. Miss Sallie told
her sister, Miss Attie, that she
was going to get married and
would return in a week and get
her clothes. The correspondent
knew no more about it.
Mr. C. W. Byrd's wife and
three children, who have been
very sick recently, Mrs. Byrd
with neuralgia in her head and
the three children with pneu
monia, are improving.
the
met
Mc-
DEMONSTRATION WORK.
The Marion, S.
J'iamonds and the
Cubs, oolnrpfl tpjims. crossed bats
f,y the latter's grounds Tuesday
aruj vestprrlnv nftprnoons. the
ibs winning both games. The
score Tuesday afternoon was G
tf 5, yesterday, 8 to 1.
Meeting of Democratic Executive
Committee.
Chairman G. B. McLeod is is
suing a call to the township
! chairmen for a meeting of the
C, Black i Democratic executive committee
f iimhcrtnn I tVio rmmr.v to be held in Lum-
i
' berton Wednesday ot next wee,
1 April 6th, for the purpose of de
! termining the manner of nomma
! ting candidates, whether by pre
cinct meetings, by primary elec
' tion or by county convention.
A Man to be PIa.ced ir Robeson
in September Nature of the
Work Done.
President W. S. Cobb, of the
county Farmers' Union, who,
with members of the executive
committee of the Union, went to
Washington recently to see Dr.
S. A. Knapp, who is at the head
of the Co-operative Demonstra
tion Work of the Department of
Agriculture, in regard to demon
stration work inRooeson, inten ded
to write an account of the trip
for Robesonian readers, but he
says that The Robesonian has al
ready published about all there
was to the trip from other pa
pers. Dr. Knapp was glad to
welcome the delegation and will
be glad to help in any way possi
ble. He promised to put a man
in Robeson, if possible, about the
first of September.
The men working under in
structions from Dr. Knapp's de
partment instruct farmers how
to do about every practical prob
lem on the farm, analyze the soil,
tell what fertilizer to use to make
it produce, go from house to house
and advise what to do about
chickens, hogs, and everything
else on the farm. Live, active,
energetic men are wanted in
every county to do this work un
der the guidance of the Depart
ment at Washington. Men are
wanted in Robeson for this work.
Dr. Knavm told Mr. Cobb and
his party that he considers North j
and South Carolina the best farm-
ing States in the S-Aith and he is:
hooking for great things from ;
this section.
aged and the occupants badly
jarred and frightened. Messrs.
Hooker and McCall were thrown
frOxri'the buggy, the shafts of
which were broken off, and the
horse was injured, though not
seriously.
Mr. J. A. McLean went to Mc
Call and other points in South
Carolina Monday afternoon.
On Saturday afternoon
Merry Go Round Book Club
with Miss Mattie Williams
Lean. The programme was a
most interesting one. consisting
of several selections. Miss Ed
na Tyer read a paper which was
very humorous; the subject wras
"Rockyfellow". Miss Sallie
Lou McKinnon also read a paper,
then a piano solo was played by
Miss Ela Steed. A duet, sung by
Misses McLean and McRae,ended
the programme. All were given
unique little baskets and asked
out into the yard to hunt Easter
eggs. There was lots of fun in
trying to find the largest number
of eggs. Miss Southerland was
the most fortunatecnein the hunt
and was awarded a beautiful
basket of flowers as first prize.
Miss Mattie Brown McLean
found the golden egg and won
second prize, which was a real
live rabbit. Then all were ush
ered into the back yard and then
old-time school games were play
ed, such as "prison base", "drop
the handkerchief", etc. All had
lots of fun catehimg each other
and paying the penalty. Most
delicious refreshments were serv
ed in the dining room by Misses
Sallie McLean and Margarett
The deceased was a member of
the Methodist church and the
funeral precession left town this
morning at 8:45 o'clock for Re
gan's church, about ten miles
from town, where the funeral
and "interment took place at
11 o'clock, Rev. E. M.Hoyle con-! ' r"
j.,: 4-u ! ed friends for a Aew days
UUUUIJS tllC LClCluwuiiO. PolrJ.iToll will
Messrs. M. G. McKenzie. Alf 'Caldwell will
H. McLeod, Robert E. Lee, M.
W. Floyd, Jno. D. McMillan and
W. H. Kinlaw were the pallbearers.
Mr. Joseph Pitman.
Reported for The Robesonian.
Mr. Joseph Pitman died Thurs
day morning at his home in East
Lumberton and was buried Wed
nesday at 10 a.m. at the cemete
ry near the county home. He
was 26 years of age and had been
sick of pneumoniaonly two weeks.
He leaves a wife and two chil
dren, a father and mother, tvyo
brothers and two sisters and a
host of friends and other rela
tives to mourn his departure. The
funeral services were conducted
by his pastor, Rev. M.J. Fleming.
Mrs. A. W. McLean will en
tertain the Young Matrons'Club
this afternoon.
Mr. Sandy McLeod has ex
changed his White Steamer auto
mobile for a new one of the same
make with all the modern im
provements. It's a beauty.
Mr. James D. Proctor left
Monday afternoon for Marion,
where he attendedthe marriage
yesterday of a school-mate, Mr.
J.W. Winburn.to Miss May Blan-
ton. Mr. Proctor willtreturn tomorrow.
- Mayor J. A. Rowland, who
has been confined to his room
most of the time for the last two
or three weeks on account ot
rheumatism, is down town today
and says that he is feeling con
siderably better.
Mrs. V. P. McDiarmid was
taken this morning by her son,
Mr. T. N. McDiarmid, and Dr.
T. D. Kitchin to the Charlotte
sanatorium, where she will re
main for treatment for nervous
trouble from which she has suf
fered for some time. Dr. Kitchin
and lr. McDiarmid will return '
to-night.
Mr. Badger McLeod will
conduct a moving-picture show
at the opera house this season,
beginning Monday evening at
6 o clock. He has received his
machine, expects to have every
thing in readiness, and promises
a good clean show. Prices will
be five and ten cents.
Misses Bertha Barker and
Sallie Thompson and Messrs. E.
J. Britt, Jno. McAllister, J. A.
Boone, Eugene Nye and Norment
Britt were among the Lumberton
people who attended last evening
the oyster supper and entertain
ment given by the Ten Mile
school at the home of Mrs.
Florence" Britt, about 3
from town. Many games
played and the evening was an
altogether delightful one.
I Mrs. John T. Biggs returned
' last evening from Raleigh, where
she and Mrs. R.D.Caldwell visit-
Mrs.
return tomorrow
evening. Mesdames uaidwtiiana
Biggs left together ten days ago
and attended last week in Oxford
the 20th annual session of the
oman's Missionary Union of the
North Carolina Baptist Conven
tion. They went from Oxford
to Wake Forest and thence to
Raleigh.
Mr. W. H.Stalvey is making
considerable improvement in his
barber shop in the Waverly hotel
building, repapering walls and
overhauling things generally.
Mr. David Fairfax., who has been
at the Lumberton barber shop,
will begin work with Mr.Stalvey
Monday, and another chair wiil
1 a.11 1
installed soon, making iour
chairs. Mr. Stalvey, who runs an
up-to-date shop, will install an
electric massage machine soor.
and make other improvements.
were
Mr. W C. Munn, of Tar Heel.
Mr. W. C. Munn, 83 years old,
died at his home at Tar Heel,
Bladen county.Tuesday. The re
mains wrere interred at St. Paul
yesterday afternoon. He had
been in declining health for 3
years and his death was not un
expected. His mother, Mrs. B.
F. Munn, and several brothers
and sisters survive.
Mcivmiion, A salad course was
first served and then ice cream j FARMERS' UNION MEETING
and cake. Afterwards the guests j
were invited in the parlor to
drink most delightful punch.
Every body had such a good
time and voted Miss McLean a
most charming hostess.
Bennettsville. S. C.
berton will play ball
Baseball Tomorrow Afternoon.
and Lum-tomorrow
i alternoon on the latter s aiamona
in North Lumberton. The game
i will be called at 3 o'clock. Tnis
is the first game ot the season
and much interest has
aroused. The Lumberton
have been
lately and
pected
Countv Meetinsr to be Held
Lumberton May 5th Con
gressman Godwin to
Address.
The work begun some time
ago at the department stores of
Messrs. Caldwell Cz Carlyle, on
Elm street, has been completed
almost and these are now among
the most up-to-date stores in the
State. Everything is convenient
and modern. Glass counters
have been put in down to the
first wide passage through the
stores, full-length mirrors have
been placed in the walls, the
hardware department has been
extended the full length of the
other store rooms, and other im
provements have been made.
The next county meeting of
t bp Karmprs' Union lor Kobeson
A horse hitched to a buggy.
I nil hplnn enn rr rr Mr T? T -I
Silver ! cpKvhitP rnncprl nnmo Pvr-itP"iont
on the streets lateyesterdav aiter
neon. Messrs. Mussehvhite and
Odell Edens were in the buggv
n u u ,i - uTni0Vut and drove the horse to the arte-
will be held in Lumberton on tnesioR well at the oId bridze and
nrst Tnursday m May Con-1 whi,e the horse WS drlnV
y-il "1, Tl
LUC mull liu ngin.aimiun.uuv.u- ,..t
bridle
tion on that day,
Cobb
says that ne
and Pres
wants
caught ovei
tne well.
the
The
cr niit lit
illi-lll , T 1 1
ail tile U.. ,1. lrrtL-a thn h'!r?!a ririrl rl-aoo;!
Deen ; teacners oi uit? cuunij aim " ; -n nin ATnwkvhirA ami F,-L.n;
bovs otners interested in agriculture;
Miss Mattie McLean, of Max
ton, arrived this morning for a
fewT days visit at the home of her
brother.?, Messrs. A.W. and A.T.
McLean.
practicing faithfully : to attend the meeting, it wm ;'Fourlh street to Elm and then
a good game is ex ; an mipuiuiut iuccuus u " : out of town on th? ( .a-Th2fff rosd
!for about seven miles before he
! was caught. No damage o; ar.v
occasion of great interest.
Lilesville. Anson county, was; A two
practically destroyed by fire Sat- ; Robeson Superior Court will con-
urday night, all the business vene Monday. Judge W. II. Ai
houses in the place being burned, leu, of Goldsboro, will preside.
weens civil term or ; consequence was done.
Mr,
R.McA.Nixon sp.t Mo: -
day in Raleigh.
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