ROB
ESONIAN.
Established 1870.
Country, God and Truth.
Sii. Copies Five Cents.
VOL XLI NO. 18.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1910
WHOLE NO. 255S
SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS.
in
Ways in Which Conditions
Lumberton Might be Improved-Mr.
A. W. McLean's In
teresting and Instructive Talk
at Club Reception.
In the account given in Mon
day's Robesonian of the delight
ful reception given last Thurs
day evening by the Industrial
and Commercial Club it was
necessary, on account of lack of
space, to leave out much that
was worthy of notice. Every
on enjoyed the evening im
mensely and the programme pro
vided not only entertainment but
instruction; but the fact that one
of the moh-t delightful things of
the evening was not on the pro
gramme caused it to be overlook
ed when the report of the
a big difference in Europe, in
Germany especially. where towns
elect mayors who are trained es
pecially for the wcrk and have
reputations as good town mana
gers, and employ them just as a
board of directors would employ
a man to run a manufacturing
plant. There the towns are clean,
and water and lights cost about
one-fourth what we pay,
Mr. McLean suggested that
the light plant might be sold to
some syndicate and the money so
procured might be used to im
prove the water supply, or in
some other needed improvement.
The town has outgrown the pres
ent plant. It was equipped to
carry l,o00 incandescent lames
SUNDAY'S STORM.
Further Details of the Havoc
Wrought A Baby's Wild Ride
Words That Saved a Home
Much Sympathy for the Vic
tims. There is little to add to the ac
count given in Monday's Robe
sonian of the terrific wind storm
which passed near Lumberton
Sunday afternoon, except in the
matter of details. It is hard to
get any satisfactory estimate of
the amount of damage done to
I property. Perhaps the damage
done at Mr. . William Stone's.
RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
eve
ning was written written, per
force, in exceeding great haste.
That was Mr. Woodberry Len
non's Toast to Lumberton. A
framed copy of that little gem
was brought to the club rooms
that evening by Mr. Lennon at
the special request of President
Caldwell, and at the conclusion
of the good things provided on
the programme, as a fitting pre
lude to the serving of refresh
ments, Mr. Caldwell called on
Mr. Lennon to read his toast.
This Mr. Lennon did, gracefully,
after a happy talk, and it was one
of the best things of the evening.
The fact that this toast, which is
the real goods and about the best
thing ever written about the
town, was published in The
Robesonian at the time it was
lirst written and was commented
upon at the time in terms of
highest praise ought to prevent
any one from thinking that the
omission was anything more than
an entirely unintentional over-
ht.
As mentioned in Monday's pa
per, Mr. A. W. McLean, m his
address, called attention to many
things about the town that might
be improved. The more one
thinks about his suggestion that
the name of the town shouM be
changed the more one is inclined
to agree with him. Lumberton
is too important a town to be
thought of as a lumber camp and
a more appropriate name might
easily be found. Mr. McLean
also suggested the need of a
park. Some 10 or 12 years ago
the late Mr, E. K. Proctor sug
gested the idea of a park, but
nothing has been done along that
line. And then the streets
should be improved. During his
trip to Europe last summer Mr.
McLean said he saw in one city
a tree no be iter than one of the
trees recently cut down on one
of the streets of Lumberton that
had been moved into a park at a
cost of $6,000; and in Europe the
roads are not only macadamized
but rows of trees are planted on
each side.The court house square,
the river front, conditions at the
depots, back lots Lumberton
ought to be ashamed of the lack
of attention paid to these things;
but McLean made it clear that
he was criticising the system that
obtains here, and not the town
board. If any one doubts that
improvements can be made at lit
tle cost one has only to recall
what Mr. R. D.Caldwell did with
that unsightly gully next to his
lawn on Elm street, which has
been adverted to more than once
in The Robesonian and which
Mr. McLean cited as an instance
of what might be done. The
speaker declared that we should
not wait until we become as old
as some parts of Europe before
turning attention to these things;
we should profit by what other
places have done. We are
paying, he pointed out, $200 per
horse power for lights, while the
cotton mills here refused recent
ly a proposition to purchase
power from the Southern Power
Co. at $21 rer horse power be
cause that price was considered
too high. Fire protection is in
adeciuate. and if a man's proper
ty were destroyed by fire because
the town could not furnish the
protection for which he is paying
he could recover from the town.
The trouble. Mr. McLean said,
is not so much with those con
nicted with the government of
tho town r,t in thp svstem. The
wwn is conducted in an unbusi
ness-like way, in a manner that
would not be tolerated in any
business enterprise. He noticed
carrying about 4,500 incandes
cent lamps and 33 arc lights, be
sides some small lights on the
streets. It is overloaded, caus
ing dim lights. An ordinance
should be passed requiring all
who are in reach to connect with
the sewer lines. One ought to
use one's property in such a way
as not to injure one's neighbor.
These and other improvements
could be encouraged by the In
dustrial and Commercial Club
and the Civic Association, Mr.
McLean suggested, and all
through his talk he emphasized
the idea that one should live not
merely for one's own selfish in
terests, that the man who does
nothing for the public good, no
matter what he may accomplish
otherwise, has lived in vain.
Touching upon the trip he and
Mrs. McLean made to Europe
last summer, Mr. McLean stated
that it does not cost so much to
take the trip as many suppose,
that one may make a very satis
factory visit to Europe at a cost
of $350 or even less. He found
in nngiana ana bcotiana a very j
erroneous impression prevalent
about the South, many people in
those countries thinking this a
very lawless section where a man
goes out and kills a negro every j
1 A 1 1 . V.I
morning oetore DreaKiast; out
they feel very kindly toward us
and are closer to us than any
other people. The Germans im
pressed him as being a most re
markable people, lhey are in
tensely patriotic, one sees the
nag everywhere, cities are abso
lutely clean and look like they
were swept twice a day, and the
policemen are wTell dressed.
Mr. McLean was not so favor
ably impressed with France,
though he thinks it a very re
markable country in many ways.
The people do not look after the
stranger as in other countries.
He told of several experiences,
before he got "wise", in which
he got the worst of it in receiv
ing change. He told of a waiter
in Paris beating him out of $1.25
and Capt. A. Bicherey (proprie
tor of the Waverly hotel), a na
tive of France and who served
for several years in the French
army with the rank of captain,
was heard by those near him to
remark that he was beaten out
of more than that when he first
struck New York.
Mr. McLean touched briefly on
Holland and wound up nis re
marks with the statement that
atter all he is satisfied there are
no better people to live among
than the people of Lumberton
His talk was exceedingly inter
esting and instructive and was
thoroughly enioved by all who
were privileged to hear him.
and 20 arc lights, while now it ;s 1 t,hree miles west of townr where
xne greatest navoc was wrought,
would be covered by Si, 500; and
other houses destroyed will per
haps amount to a like sum.
How much damage was done to
timber is not so easy to estimate.
Both the house occupied by Mr.
Murdock Stone and family and
the residence of Mr. Wm. Stone
belonged to the latter, who, with
his family, as has been mention
ed, was away from home when
the storm occurred. His resi
dence was not moved so far as at
first stated. It was twisted off
its foundations and moved sever
al feet, the side of one room was
blown out, and the floors were
torn up considerably when the
house settled. This house was
almost completely wrecked and
every house on the place was
damaged. The buggy house was
blown partially down and the
roof of the stock and feed barn
was blown off, some pieces of it
being found 2 miles away.
Much fodder was blown out of
this building. The house on the
same lot occupied by Mr. Mur
dock Stone and family and the
mother of the Messrs. Stone,
Mrs. Mary Stone, who was kill
ed, was struck with the greatest
force. It was completely demol-
Oscar L. ClarkOpens Campaign
in Headquarf3.
Clarkton, April 18 Headquar
ters of the Oscar L.. Clark cam
paign were opened this morning
in a front office of the K. of P.
building at Clarkton.
Mr. Clark, while making no
personal fight on any of the good
men who are in the neia ior tne
nomination, proposes to put into
his campaign the same metnods,
the same energy and judgment
and the same clean dealing tha
have made his business life i
success, and the same kindness
and congeniality that have made
him loved and respected in his
pnnntv and comunity. and should
hp ht entrusted with the affairs
of the district, he will still stand
by these principles.
If you should happen to be in
Clarkton, or in this section any
where, don't fail to drop in. We
will be glad to see you.
J. B. Clark
Manager.
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shed. Mrs. Mary btone was
buried beneath a sill and was al
most instantly killed. All the
other occupants of the house,
with the exception of the 8-
months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs.
Murdock Stone, were buried be
neath the wreckage and that
hey escaped with minor injuries
is indeed remarkable. The baby
was rolled up in bed-clothes and
a mattress and carried 50 or 75
yards, and was unhurt. Its wild
ride through the field was stop
ped by the Bed clothes catching
on a stump. .
The tenant house destroyed at
the Gregory place was occupied
by Mr. Thos. JJavis and iamiiy,
who were away from home. A
house not mentioned in the ac
count Monday was the home of
Wm. Hardin, Croatan, one mile
north of Stone's. About half of
the kitchen, which stood off from
the dwelling, was blown away.
Hardin says a word saved his
house. When the wind struck
his kitchen he exclaimed," Lord,
have mercy!" and he is sure that
because of that the wind lifted
and passed him by.
Mr. Hugh A. Musselwhite, of
Powersville, where the storm
dipped last to the ground, was
badly hurt. Two of his ribs were
broken and he was bruised badly;
and it was all the more serious
for him because of the fact that
he had but recently undergone
an operation in a hospital in Fay-
etteville. Dr. John Knox, Jr., of
Lumberton, was summoned to
dress his injuries. It is thought
that he will recover.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Stone
took place Tuesday morning and
the remains were interred in the
family burying ground at the
home where she was killed.
The deepest sympathy is felt
for the victims of the storm and
a substantial sum was collected
in Lumberton Monday for their
relief. Several people from
town visited places along the
path of the storm Monday.
About one year ago a cyclone
passed near Lumberton, but it
did very little damage, remain
ing for the most part above the
earth.
A Delightful Recital -New Pas
tor Welcomed Personal Men
tion. Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, April 19 On
Monday evening in the college
auditorium Miss Minnie Chandler
gave a delightful and interest
ing elocution recital. MissChand
ler is a gradual this year of the
school oi expression, and she ex
cels in her art. Her voice is clear
and distinct, and she possesses
rare power over her voice, chang
ing tones with great rapidity.
The numbers on the programme
were well selected, some being
humorous while others were very
pathetic. Miss Chandler was as
sisted by Miss Mary Atkinson and
Miss Emma Brown. Miss Atkin
son played two beautiful piano
solos which the audience enjoy
ed very much. Miss Brown sang
in her usual sweet manner, her
songs were well chosen for her
contralto voice and she rendered
them with much tone and feel
ing. Mrs. Chandler, of Mayes
ville, S. C, attended her daugh
ter's recital.
Mr. Dickson McLean, of Lum
berton, was in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Norment, of
Lumberton, are guests at Hotel
Red Springs. --Mrs. Carter, of
Hendersonville, spent several
days with friends in Red Springs
this week. Mrs. Maggie Oliver,
of Dillon, S.C., is spending some
time in Red Springs studying art
at the S. P. C Mr. Will Muse,
of Atlanta, Ga., spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. J.S.Jones.
Dr. and Mrs. J.L. McMiilanhave
returned from a pleasant stay of
ten days in Baltimore, Md. Mr.
and Mrs. Clifton Blue and infant
daughter Margaret, of Aberdeen,
are spendfhg some time at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Sikes, Mrs. Blue's parents. Miss
RuthMcEachern spent the week
end with relatives at St. Paul.
Rev. Mr. Duncan, the new pas
tor ' of St. Stephens Episcopal
church, preached two able and
instructive semons here Sunday.
We heartily welcome Mr. Dun
can to our town.
IN SOCIAL REALMS.
MAXTON NEWS.
Mrs. Eliza Skipper and
aughter, Miss Inez, who have
been living in a house on Pine
street, have decided to move to
Charlotte. They went yesterday
to Red Springs, where they wTill
visit two weeks at the home of a
cousin, Mr. Harris Skipper, and
thence they will go to Charlotte.
The Homicide at Alma Pewon
al Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Maxton April 20 Mrs. Sarah
Crosland, of Bennetts ville, S. C,
returnpd home Sunday night af
ter a visit of several days with
her daughter, Mrs.L. R.Kirkpat-
nck. Mrs. B. F. McLean has
returned from a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Morrison, at
Morven. Mr. and Mrs. J. Dixon
McLean, of Red Springs, were
in town Saturday.- - Mr. Aringer,
of Laurinburg, was a Maxton
visitor Friday. Messrs. B. F.
McLean, G. B. Patterson and S.
B. McLean went down to Wil
mington Sunday night. Mrs. W.
L. Green returned Saturday eve
ning from a visit to Whi takers,
where she spent several days
with relatives. Mr. M. G. Mc
Kenzie, f Lumberton, visited
friends in Maxton last week.
Miss Rebekah Russell went to
Lenox, Caswell connty, last Fri
day to visit her grandmother.
She will go from there to Flori
da, where she will spend several
weeks.
Mr. Jasper Gibson, of Laurin
burg, passed through Maxton
Tuesday oh his way to Fairmont.
He was carrying a new automo
bile to Dr. Brown, who resides
in that place.
Mrs. L. T. Cook, of Purcell,
Okla., is visiting her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Ellen E Cook.
Mrs. Jesse B. McNatt and Miss
Maude McRae are attending the
great annual musical festival
which is being held in Spartan
burg, S. c.
A negro was shot and killed
almost instantly by Mr. Thrower
at Alma last Sunday afternoon.
It is said that the negro was
drinking and Messrs. Thrower
and McPhaul attempted to arrest
him. The negro drew his pistol
on Mr. McPhaul, when Mr.
Thrower shot him. The coroner's
jury rendered a verdict of justifi
able homicide.
Mr. J. Dickerson McLean.
Miss Gill Entertains the Round
Dozer, Club.
Reported for The Robesonian.
The members of the Round
Dozen Club were somewhat puz
zled, also delighted, upon receiv
ing invitations reading as follows
from Miss Leila May Gill, who
entertained the club last Satur
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
home or Mrs. Minnie Markham,
on Seventh street:
"Please come and bring all you know
(Surely you will need it so)
Of you and your folks,
Of me and my folks,
Of then and their folks.
Perhaps you will learn something more
You didn't ever know before. " "
When the time came, and the
guests had all arrived, we were
more puzzled than ever when
the hostess presented us with a
contest. The subject was, 4 'What
relation are they to you?"
"Your father's father's daugh
ter's daughter? Your sister-in-law's
father-in-law's grandson?
The grand-daughter of the only
son of your mother's mother-in-law?"
etc. In correcting the pa
pers, it was found that Mrs. J.
b. McNeill, Misses Marion Moor
ing and ZubaMarkham were suc
cessful. In cutting, Miss Moor
ing won a bow of pink ribbon.
We were next given a little
package containing ten peas.
The conversation for five minutes
was to be without any personal
pronouns. The forfeit for using
one was a pea. When the time
had expired Miss Jessie Fuller
was presented with a pink ribbon
rose for being so guarded in
speech.
Atter this we were invited to
the dining room, which was ar
tistically decorated in ferns and
pink roses. The light from pink
candles cast a glow over the en
i mi i
tire room, ine centerpiece on
the table was a round mirror.
mi
this was surrounded with paper
sweet-peas, to which were at
tached dainty cards in a sweet
pea design. The refreshments
consisted of block-cream and
cake in pink and white. We then
drew a card and inclosed in the
center of each swee-pea was a
tiny slip of paper giving some
trait of character. This entitled
us to a suitable souvenir. For
instance: The most musical, a
banjo; the most literary, a large
pencil; the most popular, a box
of candy; the next bride, a ring;
the bravest, a mouse, and so on.
Returning to the parlor, and
after spending some time in
laughter and conversation, we
bade our hostess adieu, assuring
her of a lovely afternoon.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The young men of the Indus
trial and Commercial Club will
entertain the ladies of the Round
Dozen Club this evening in the
club rooms.
About six couples participat
ed in a dance last evening in the
Pythian hall on the third floor of
the Lumberton Cotton Mills of
fice building. Mr. and Mrs. F.
F. Thomas were the chaperones.
Mr. T. A. McNeill has pur
chased a 5-room house and a lot
containing an acre and a half, at
the end of Caldwell street, from
Messrs Will and Arch. Regan, of
Tolars ville. The deal was made
through the A. K. J. W. Co. and
was closed Monday.
Rev. E. M. Hoyle returned
yesterday from the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Hoyle, in Bladen county, where
he was summoned last week oh
account of the illness of his wife.
Mrs. Hoyle s condition has im
proved considerably.
Mr. Raymond Reynolds, who
had been a student at Center ac
ademy, near Littleton, came
home Tuesday, school having
closed on the 17th. He ha3 ac
cepted a position with the Pope
Drug Company for the summer
and began work yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Britt
moved to JLumberton Saturday
from McDonald and are occupy
ing a house belonging to Mr. W.
W. Carlyle, on i irst street. Mr.
Britt was formerly depot agent
at McDonald. He has not defi
nitely determined what he will
do.
A Social and Athletic Club
Formed.
A meeting was held in the
court house Tuesday evening for
the purpose of organizing a so
cial and athletic club. Those
present were R. E. Lee, A. T.
Parmele, R. R. Carlyle, E. M.
Britt, Dr. J. J. Crowe, A. Wein
stein, E. A. Thompson, W. W.
Whaley, L. McK. Parker, D. W.
Bullock, G. B. McLeod, J. A.
McDougald, D. P. Shaw, A. P.
Caldwell, G. S. McKenzie, C. M.
Barker. A. T. Parmele was
elected president, G. S. McKen
zie secretary, and it was voted
tbaf. the club should be named
the Athletic & Social Club, with
the following fees: resident
members--initiation, $10; yearly
dues, $6; non-resident initiation
$5, yearly dues, $3. A. P. Cald
well was elected treasurer.
The chair appointed R. E. Lee,
C. M. Barker, G. S. McKenzie,
Dr. J. J. Crowe, E. M. Britt, A.
Weinstein and R. R. Carlyle a
steering committee to act in the
interest of the club until dis
charged. The meeting adjourn
ed until tomorrow evening, when
a permament organization will
be effected.
oi
Important Meeting Tim Eve
ning. An important meeting to con
sider a matter which concerns
every citizen of the town will be
held this evening in the reading
room of the Industrial and Com
mercial Club. The meeting will
of I be held promptly at 7:45 o,clock
Lumberton, passed through Max
ton Monday morning on his way
to Red Springs. Mr. McL.John,
of Laurinburg, was a Maxton
visitor yesterday.
than
and will not las: more
minutes. All who are interest
ed in what concerns the best in
terests of the town are invited to
be present
The new prescription case
mentioned recently as having
been purchased by the Lumber
ton Drug Co. has arrived and
was installed yesterday. It is a
very handsome case with a large
mirror in the centre and extends
across the store, to the appear
ance of which it adds greatly.
Messrs. Otis M. Page and J,
Wr. LaBruce, engineers and con
tractors, who are doing business
under the firm name of Page &
LaBruce with headquarters at
Dillon, S. C, are contemplating
establishing a branch office in
Lumberton- They completed re
cently a survey of Fairmont.
Superintendent R. E.Sentelle
has made quite an improvement
in the appearance of the grounds
at the graded school building by
having the trees trimmed and
some cleaning up done. A little
brushing-up and dusting around
will make a change in the ap
pearance of things.
Mr. T. A. Norment, Jr., for
merly of Lumberton out now
Grottoes, Va., who had been
very ill at his home, as stated in
a recent issue of The Robesonian,
underwent an operation at Johns
Hopkins hospital in Baltimore
last week and is getting on nice
ly. He is expected to be able to
return home the last of thi3
week or the first of next.
The funeral services of Mrs.
Mary E. Stone, who was killed
in the cyclone Sunday afternoon
about three miles from town, as
mentioned in Monday's issue
of The Robesonian, were con
ducted Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock at the family burying
grounds, near the old home,
about three miles from town, by
Rev. J. M. Fleming. A large
crowd was present. '
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Carter
moved yesterday to St. Paul, Mr.
Carter, salesman for the McAl
lister Hdw. Co. of Lumberton
and St. Paul, having been trans
ferred to the store at that place,
where Mr. J. C. Blanchard is in
charge, r. Claud Roberts, who
had been assisting Mr. Blanch
ard for two weeks, returned to
Lumberton yesterday and has
resumed his work in the compa
ny's store here.
Mr. N. A. McLeliar, who
lives on rural route No. 1 from
Barnesville, was a Lumberton
visitor Monday and entered The
Robesonian's cotton contest. Mr.
J. H. Humphrey, ot bnanncn.
son of Mr. J. S. Humphrey, and
Mr. A. R. Mclntyre, who lives 2
miles from Red Springs, have
45 ! also entered this center r-s
ly, and yesterday Mr. r . r .
vis, who lives near Orrum,
in town and enrolled in the
! test.
cer.t-Pur-was
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