THE ROBESON! A N
Established 1870.
VOL XLI NO. 20.
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
Preparations For May 20th A
Lovely Home Wedding Visit
to Fayetteville and Trip
Through County Personal
Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Fairmont, April 26 Mr.Frank
Andrews, of Pennsylvania, a
professional trainer for trotting
and pacing horses, arrived last
week and with his swipes is mak
ing headquarters at the race
track. He has quite a laro-e
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stable of horses already putting
them into condition for the races,
on May 20th.
Messrs. Edgar Thompson, Tom
Baker and Alva Floyd returned
Saturday night from Dellway
school and were gladly greeted
by their many friends.
A quiat but lovely home wed
ding was celebrated at the resi
dence of C. B. Thompson Mon
day night wrhen a few friends
gathered to witness the marriage
of Miss May Thompson and Mr.
W. L. Kyle, two of Fairmont's,
most popular young people; the
cememony being performed by
Rev. D. P. Bridges.
The young bride looked unusu
ally lovely in her dainty white
silk robe and the handsome groom
made a fine appearance in his
conventional black.
The young couple were given
a delightful reception at tr e home
of the groom's father, Mr. J. D
Kyle, immediately after the cere
mony, where many of their young
friends gathered to wish them
much joy.
Mrs. Julia Thompson left Mon
day for Parkton, where she will
visit her daughter Mrs. Taylor
Fisher.
Miss Letha Jenkins, of Fair
Bluff, is the guest of Miss Mamie
Kyle.
Mrs. Ella Page, of Dillon, S.
C, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
S. Thompson, and her old friends
are delighted to see her again.
Mrs. Weatherly came over
Country, God and Truth.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1910
MAXTON NEWS.
Single Copitvve Cents.
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OUT SHANNON WAY.
Commercial Club Entertains
Other Social Events Death of
Mrs. Ann McLean Personal
Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Maxton, April 26 Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Carter went to Ashe.
ville ihursday. Mrs. Carter will
spend sometime there for her
health.
ur. r. F. McMillan, of Red
Spring, was in town Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean
and A. T. McLean and Miss Sal.
lie McLean came up in their au
tomobile Saturday from Lumber
ton and spent Sunday with home
lolks.
Miss Harriet Morrison, of the
S. P. C, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. J.D.
Austin.
Mr. John Black, of Greensboro,
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wig
gins Monday.
The Maxton Commercial Club
entertained quite a number of
invited guests in their rooms last
Friday night, A very interest
ing talk was made by Col. N. A.
McLean, of Lumberton, which
every one enjoyed. Delightful
cream and cake were served dur
ing the evening, also fruit punch.
Mr. Hubert Ramseur, of Fay
etteville, was a Maxton visitor
Friday night.
ine Misses raterson entertain
ed the Edinborough Book Club
Thursday and Miss Lillian
IN SOCIAL REALMS.
from Rennettsville last week and
will remain with her daughter, tal Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. McNaull. until the close of found in an unconcious
school.
We are e-larl to learn that Miss
Lorena Lewis, our popular milli- day at East Side cemetery.
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on
McNair was hostess of the Merry
Go Rounds Friday
Mr. James Proctor, of Lumber,
was in town Saturday on legal
business.
Mrs. A, J. McKinnon returned
from Richmond, Va., Saturday
where she spent several days
with her friend, Mrs. P. A. Fore.
Mrs. I. D. McRae and daugh
ter, Katherine, and Mr. J. S.Mc
Rae and family attended the
funeral of their cousin, Mr.
Frank McRae. which took place
at Red Bluff Sunday.
Mrs. Ann McLean, age 70
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years, died in tne Maxton nospi-
She was
condition
in her home on Friday, and never
rallied. She was burried Mon-
Replanting Cotton Early Pota
toes and Corn Man Bitten by
Dog Personal Nention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Shannon, April 26 Rev. Mr.
Gaston, of Norfolk, Va., oreach
ed at the churcli here Sunday afternoon.
Misses Nealie and Annie Hod
gin visited their uncle, Mr. N.
McL. Conoly, last week.
Rev. Mr. Dunnoway, the pas
tor of the Lumber Bridge Bap
tist church, visited friends here
last Thursday.
Miss Ethel Cobb, of S. P. C,
is spending a few days in this
community visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. t Henry McCall was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. M. A.
Currie recently.
We are glad to know that Mas
ter Douglas Currie, who has been
very sick is somewhat improved.
Mr. Carl Howard, of Lumber
Bridge, visited in this commun
ity last week.
Mr. Fred Chason, of Lumber
Bridge, was through our com
munity in his automobile last
week.
Miss Lilly Campbell and three
daughters of Mr. W. D. MeLean,
ot Floral College, visited in the
Gold Hill community from Fri
day of last week till Monday
evening.
We are sorry to learn that
Mrs. J. A. McKenzie, of Gold
Hill, is on the sick list. Hope
she will soon recover.
Some who planted cotton in
March planted over last week. It
looks now as if cotton" will come
up if the weather does not re
main too cold. Some of the early
Irish potatoes and ealy corn are
looking fine.
There was a fish fry at
Neill's mill Saturday, which
doubtless enjoyed by those
Miss Emma Higley Entertains
The XX Club.
Reported for The Robesonian.
On Friday evening from 8:30
to 11 o'clock Miss Emma Higley
entertained the XX Club and
their gentlemen friends. As the
guests arrived . ihey were con
ducted to the parlor, where, after
indulging in talk and laughter
lor a while thev vvere presented
with a contest entitled "All
About Kate." This engaged
their most concentrated atten
tion for several minutes, after
which the papers were handed in
and corrected. There were three
successful contestants for the
prize and after cutting for it
Miss Helen Stainback, being the
fortunate one, was presented
with a beautiful silver hat pin.
lhen another contest was en
gaged in entitled "Girl's Names
Contest." After a short time
spent in puzzling our brain over
this contest we were requested
to hand our papers in for correc
tion. Four of the papers were
correct and after cutting for the
prize Miss Sallie Thompson
chanced to be the lucky one.
Prot. Sentelle, who came in later
in the evening, presented the
prize, which was a silver belt
buckle, to Miss Thompson. Af
ter this, delicious refreshments
were served.
Miss Bonnie Barker added
much to the enjoyment of the
evening by playing several selec
tions on the piano.
At a late hour the guests pre
pared to leave after expressing
their indebtedness to their host
ess for the delightful evening
given them.
NEWS ITEMS FROM HOPE
MILLS
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ner. is having tne largest
of any season since she opened
here. All our merchants are
busy also. They call it the best
Spring trade ever.
Your correspondent enjoyed a
short stay in historic, but-up-to-date
Fayetteville last week as
the guest of our friends of youth,
Hon. H. L. Cook and wife. To
say it was pleasant does not ex
press it. By the way, Mr. Cook
is, so tar as we can learn, the
popular candidate for Congress
for our district and if the Demo
cratic party wants to be repre
sented in Congress by brains and
ability together with faithful
ness and loyalty, it will make no
mistake in sending to Washing
ton H. L. Cook, of Fayetteville.
We returned from Fayette
ville Sunday afternoon via St.
Paul and Lumberton in Dr.
Brown's new Ford touring car
and never enjoyed a ride more,
and incidentally broke the speed
record for Robeson, we expect,
making the forty-four mile run
in two and a half hours, actual
running time, with four in the
car. We confess chauffer, F. C.
Jones, made our hair rise a little
once in a while but nothing seri
nns hannened. This was a fine
Cold Wave Has Most Disastrous
Affect upon Crops Throughout
The South Much Snow and
Sleet in Many States,
There is hardly any question
bat that the South has suffered a
most disastrous financial set
back, because of the cold wave,
Monday and Tuesday, with snow
and sleet in many states, extend
ing throughout the South. This
cold snap with its frost, snow
and sleet, has had a damaging
effect upon the various crops,
most especially cotton, in Geor
gia, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
and many other states. Of course,
the crops in North Carolina have
been srreatlv damaged also, but
the damage does not seem to be
so great as it does in some other
states still farther South. From
reports from Wilmington, Chad
bourn and other places in this
section of the state, where much
trucking is done, the damage is
not so bad as at first thought;
though the loss will be heavy.
The damage to cotton is gener
al, and the problem with most
farmers now is seed to replant
Mc
was
who
were iortunate enough to he
there.
Some two weeks ago a picture
agent was bitten by a dog be
longing to a negro near Shannon
and he killed the dog and cut off
his head and sent it to Raleigh
to have it examined for hydro
phobia and wTe hear that he went
to the hospital for treatment
himself, and rumor says that
another dog at the same place
has since gone mad.
The weather is real cool. We
had a sharp frost this morning.
but we have not yet seen where
it hurt anything seriously.
Master William Caldwell en
tertained a host of little folks
Tuesday afternoon at a birthday
party at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Caldwell.
The crowd at this jubilee was
large and a good time was enjoy
ed. William is six years old.
Miss Helen Stainback delignt
,?ully entertained last evening at
"the home of her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J.
Thomas, on Fifth street. On ac-
count 01 lack 01 time and space a
full report of this occasion can
not be given in this issue.
Mrs. A.T. McLean will enter
tain the Young Matron's Club
tomorrow afternoon.
TOWN PRIMARY HELD.
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wav to view the state 01 KODe- , ormoctpri tn pmsh no more
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son" and it is worth the trip to geed untjl the deman(j for plant-
see the handsome nomes, mm
well cared for farms along the
way. Most of the road was al
most perfect, especially the five
mile stretch above Lumberton,
but Cumberland needs to clay a
stretch of sand to make us praise
her very much.
Miss Annie May Smith, who
returned from Whiteville sick
last week, was able to. go back to
her work Monday.
Mr. Whalev and
friends were out from Lumber
ton Sunday afternoon on a visit
to Mr. H. B. Phillips, who had
just returned from Norfolk.
Rev. C. W. Smith is attending
District Conference at Rocking
ham this week.
Mrs. James Lewis is quite sick
but we are glad to learn is improving.
ine- nnrnoses in supplied.
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The price ot cotton has aireaay
been affected, and if the damage
of this cold wave should prove to
be as bad as it now appears, it is
hard to say what the result will
be.
Quite a number of people went
yesterday from here toSt.Paul to
attonri the commencement exer-
aeveral cises of theSt.Paul school. There
several ,. ii- with
was a uig juuih- uiuni.
several good speeches and from
all accounts the day in general
was a large one for St. Paul.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liyf?
Tablets assist nature in driving all ir -
purities out ot the system, iusuiuiS
free and regular condition and restor
ing the organs of the body to health and
strength Sold by Dr J. D. McMillan
& Son and The Pope Drug Co.
Passes off Quietly Not Much
Work in Evidence Everybody
Seems to be Pleased.
The town primary, held Tues
day, passed off very quietly and
while there was some work go
ing on it was not as much in evi
dence as it usually is on such oc
casions. As a result of the primary the
following were nominated, which
of course means election: For
mayor, Mr. J. A. Rowland; com
missionersMessrs. G. G. French,
J. D. McMillan and J. L. Steph-
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ens; graded scnooi trustees 101.
N. A. McLean, Messrs. R. D.
Caldwell, Q. T. Williams and
Alf. H. McLeod; board of audit
and finance ex-Judge T. A. Mc
Neill, Messrs. Frank Gough and
A. T. Parmale.
Everybody seems to be pleased
with the results and all is well.
There was no tight made on
the part of any of the candidates
defeated.
The following announcement
is being received in town today:
Mrs. Anna P. Courtney
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announces the marriage 01 ner
daughter
Daisy
to
Mr. John Allen Sharpe
on Wednesday the twentyseventh
of April nineteen hundred
and ten
Baltimore.
Improvements to be Made at A
C. L. Depot Other Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Hope Mills, April 25-Mr.E.L.
McDonald, of Dillon, S. C, has
accepted a position with the A.
C. L. Railroad Co. as agent at
this point. Mr. McDonald will
move his family here in the near
future. We welcome Mr. Mc
Donald and his family to our
town.
Mr. W. H. Bullard is having
erected on his lot near the A. C.
L. depot a very neat and attract
ive store building, in which Mr.
J. W. Leaser will run a cafe.
On last Friday Mrs. W. L.
Thames, with her family.attend-
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eu me mnerai 01 ner Drotner-in-
law, Jesse D.Carver, of Fayette-
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vine, jx.v.u. ino. o, wno died on
Wednesday, April 20th. The fu
neral services were conducted
from Mt. Pisgah church by Rev.
P. T. Britt. Mr. Carver had
been a faithful member of the
Mt. Pirgah Baptist church for a
number of years, and his loss
will be greatly felt in that com
munity. He is survived by sev
en sons and two daughters.
Mr. W.W. West's little daugh
ter, Pauline, died Saturday morn
ing at 4 o'clock and was buried
in Hope Mills cemetery Sunday
afternoon at 3 o clock, Rev. P.T
tsmi omciating. rauiine was
two years and six months old and
is survived dy he father, mother
and little brother.
The Hope Mills Furnitue Co.
has just received their new
hearse which is very beautifu
and attractive in appearance, its
weight being 1340 pounds.
Messrs. Bynum & Hamilton
Proprietors, are now prepared to
render excellent service as un
dertakers.
Since Hope Mills became the
terminus of the Aberdeen &
Rockfish Railroad Company and
the Virginia & Carolina South
ern, there has been a big in
crease in the passenger traffic,
and the inadequate accommoda
tions have been the source of
much unfavorable comment.
The matter was brought to the
attention of the proper authori
ties a few days ago. and last j
week Mr. W. H. Howell, gener
al superintendent of the A. C.L.,
and Mr. C.L. Proctor, assistant
general manager, visited Hope
Mills to look the situation over.
They at once recognized that the
town is entitled to better accom
modations and gave assurance
that the necessary improvements
will be made without undue de
lay. It is proposed to build an
addition to the present depot,
using this for waiting rooms.
It also proposed to remodel and
repaint the old building. This
improvement will add much to
Hope Mills and the comfort of
the traveling public.
Mrs.Sealey McLean, who for
a number of years had made her
home with her son-in-law, Mr. J.
J. Russ, who lives near Barkers.
died Sunday afternoon. She had
been in bad health for some time
and her death was not unexpect
ed. Mrs. McLean was 98 years
and 14 days old, being the oldest
person in the community. The
remains were interred Monday
afternoon in the family burying
grounds, near Mr. Russ' resi
dence, the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. I. P. Hedg-
. peth.
Mr. Roosevelt's Editorials and
Lectures.
In The Outlaok of April 2 it
was announced that Mr. Koose-
velt wrould soon resume his edi
torial writing for The Outlook.
The first editorial of the new se
ries has been received. It is en
titled "The Pigskin Library." It
deals not onlv with the books
that Mr. Roosevelt took with him
on his African trip but also with
Dr. Eliot's "Five-foot Shelf." It
will appear in the April 30 issue
of The Outlook.
The Sorbonne Lecture, which
will be delivered in Paris on Aril
23. will be printed in full in The
Outlook dated April 30.
The Nobel Address, which will
be delivered at Chri3tiania on
May 5, will appear in The Out
look dated May 7, which will be
issued at noon on the day the ad
dress is delivered.
The Berlin Lecture; to be given
at the University ot Berlin on
May 12, will appear in The Out
look dated May 14 and issued at
noon on the day of delivery.
The RoManes Lecture, to be
given at Oxford University on
May 18, will appear in The Out
look dated May 21 and issued at
noon on the day of delivery.
The Outlook.
April 23. 1910.
To
Members of the
Farmers
RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
Delightful Junior-Senior Reception-'
The Old Maids' Tea
Party" -The Fifth District
Medical Society Meets Per
sonal Mention.
Correspondence of The Kooexonian.
April 27 On Monday evenincr
the Junior class of S.P.C. gave a
beautiful and delightful recep
tion to the Senior class. The
parlors were softly lighted with
shaded electric lights and Japa
nese lanterns. The reception
hall was uniquely decorated with
lots of college pennants, around
the rotunda there were about a
hundred pennants of almost eve
ry school you could imagine.
These made quite a pretty deco
ration. In the parlors the deco
rations all white, roses being the
predominating flower. Delicious
refreshments were served by
eight little girls dressed in white.
There were about sixtv eruests
present, the class of nineteen ten,
the young men from the town
and neighboring towns. The
lights winked all too soon and
the guests reluctantly bade their
hostesses good-night, each say
ing the Junior class was an ideal
hostess
Messrs. Shaw, McMillan and
Stuart, of Laurinburg, attended
the Junior-Senior reception Mon
day night.
Miss Louise Sneeds, of Lynch
burg, Va., is the guest of Mrs.
W. B. Lea.
Mr. Archie Neal McDonald, of
New York, was the guest of Mrs.
D.P. McEachern a few days last
week. He came to join his moth
er, Mrs. Jimmie McDonald, who
has been visiting here for sever
al months. They left Monday
for Tennessee.
Messrs. J. B. Weatherly, Will
Martin and Will McRay, of Max
ton, were in town Monday night
for the reception; also Dr. Ray,
of Fayetteville, and Mr. Weath
erspoon, of San ford.
Mr. Johnson, of Abberdeen,
visited his sister, Miss Nell John
son, who is a student at the col
lege, Monday and Tuesday.
Last Friday evening the
Daughters of the Confederacy
gave an interesting entertain-
! ment in these parts, first a Tom
Thumb wedding, and The Old
Maids' Tea Party. The little
groomsmen were dressed in tiny
black evening suits, and the
bridesmaids were nice tots with
long sweeping trains. The bride,
Miss Mamie Snoddy, was a little
beauty in a white lace dress and
veil, caught with orange blos
soms, while the groom, Master
Billy Williams, was the dearest
thing ever. The little folks did
their parts well and everybody
was enthusiastic in praise of
them. The Old Maids' Tea Par
ty was very humorous, six old
maids being the characters.
They sang songs with their
cracked voices and performed
the usual old maid stunts. Then
the hostess showed her family
album to her friends. The Pict
ures were dirterent persons rep-
Union.
Lumber Bridge, April 25 I 'resenting the characters spoken
wish to call your attention to the
county meeting to be held in
Lumberton on Thursday May
5th. We will have with us Con
gressman Godwin who will make
an address on Agricultural pro
duction. His address will be
public and be sure to have your
local school teachers to attend
and also your school committee
men and all friends of education.
Please see that your local send a
full deligation of deligates and
members as all will be welcomed
and no doubt benefitted by at
tending. Some important busi
ness will be attended to -and a
large attendance is desired.
Very truly.
W. S. Cobb, President.
Mr. A. W. McLean spent Tues
day in Wilmington on legal busi
ness.
The Lumberton third nine
ball-players went to Fairmont
yesterday afternoon with a de
sire to win honor. Well, it's a
shame to tell, but the boys say
i it's the truth, they were beaten
to the tune of 12 to 3.
Mr. R. McA. Nixon, assis-
1 tant cashier of the First National
Bank, returned Tuesday morn
ing from Raleigh, where he spent 1 meeting is to be Jackson Springs.
ten davs or two weeks in a hos
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ot by the old maid. lhis was
quite a pretty and novel enter
tainment, which wras much en
joyed by the large crowd that
almost filled the auditorium.
Mr. William McCallum.of Row
land, was a visitor here Satur
day. Miss Polly McRae, who had
been teaching in Orrum, has re
turned to her home here for the
summer vacation.
Miss Elma Marsh spent a few
days of last week in Maxton.
The Fifth District Medical So
ciety of North Carolina held a
meeting here last Wednesday.
The doctors had an interesting
meeting, many topics of interest
to the profession were discussed
and plans made for the improve
ment of the medical society.
There was a full meeting about,
sixteen doctors being present.
The meeting was conducted by
the retiring president Dr. W. T.
Pate, of Gibson, and the minute3
of last meeting read by secretary,
Dr. A. B. Croom, of Maxton. Dr.
B. F. McMillan, of Red Sprinss.
was elected president for the
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coming year, me next piace
of
pital under treatment. Mr. Nix
on's health is much improved.
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Mr. M. C Mclntyre, of rural
route No. 3 from Lumberton, was
among the visitors in town Tuesday.
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