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THE ROBES ONIA Established 1S70. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents N VOL XLI NO. 2 4. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1910 WHOLE NO. 2562 A TRAGIC DEATH. Mrs. Virginia P. McDiarmid Falls 60 Feet to Cement Pave ment from Roof of Charlotte Sanatorium Sad Intelligence Casts a Gloom Over Lumbe r ton Son of Deceased Had Gone To Charlotte to Accom pany Mother Home Remains Interred Here Yesterday. People of Lumberton were in expressibly shocked Tuesday af ternoon when news reached here of the tragic death of Mrs. Vir ginia P. McDiarmid, which oc curred that afternoon at the Charlotte sanatorium in Char lotte, where she went some 6 weeks ago for treatment. A large crowd of sorrowing friends, yes terday morning met the remains, which were accompanied from Charlotte by Mr. T. N. McDiar mid,only son of the deceased,and ROWLAND NEWS ITEMS. ; Meeting of Civic League Social Happenings Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Rowland, May 11 Miss Cattie McArn, of Red Springs, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Ann McArn. Mr. Charley Wal ker, of Fayetteville, is visiting relatives in town. Mr. John Mc Kay, of Maxton, spent Sunday in Rowland. Mr. James Draugh on, of Savannah, Ga., was a visi tor here last week. Mrs. W. F. Flowers spent Tuesday in Fay etteville. We are sorry to report Mrs. J. P. Smith on the sick list. Miss Eva McKay is visiting relatives in Maxton. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith left Tuesday for Union, S. C, where they will visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. McCall, of Laurinburg, and Mr. E. C. McCall, of Durham, visited relatives in town this week. Mr. Clyde MeCallum, of Fayetteville, was a visitor here MEMORIAL DAY. RED SPRING REVIEWS. m SOCIAL REALMS. Dr. J. P. Monroe, of Charlotte, Monday. After quite an extend and they were borne to the home, corner of Walnut and Sixth streets, from which place the funeral took place yesterday af ternoon at 4 o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. A. E . Baker, pastor of the Presbyterian church, of which the deceased was a member, assited by Rev. E.M. Hoyle,pastor of the Metho dist church, and a large crowd accompanied the remains to their last resting place, the cemetery on Fifth street. The following account of Mrs. McDiarmid's death is taken from .yesterday's Charlotte Observer: "Mrs. Virginia P. McDiarmid, of Lumberton, who for the past six weeks had been undergoing treatment at the Charlotte sana torium,fell from the roof of that institution yesterday afternoon .at o:o o ciock in a, ihuiuciil ut T r...i 1 ; u ning tne second meeting neia ed visit to friends and relatives in Maxton and Bennettsville, Miss Mattie Draughon is at home again. Misses Brown and Wil son and Mr. John Brown, of Red Springs, spent Sunday with friends in Rowland. Mrs. H. K. McCormic carried her little daughter Sarah Pharr to the Highsmith hospital in Fay etteville last week to nave an operation on her throat. The operation proved a very success ful one and the little lady is get ting on nicely. Last Saturday the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades, chap eroned by the teachers of these grades, Misses Grace McCallum and Carrie Kilgore, thoroughly enjoyed an all-day picnic at Bar ker's mill. Tuesday afternoon the Civic Observed in Lumberton Withj Fitting Exercises Address cn the Life of Alfred Rowland Crosses of Honor Bestowed Dinner Served Veterans An- nualj Meetir g of Camp Pope Graves Decorated. Memorial Day was observed here Tuesday with fitting exer cises which were enjoyed by 75 or 80 veterans from all parts of the county, a bountiful dinner was served by the Daughters of the Confederacy, and the graves ot the Confederate dead were de corated. At 10 o'clock in the morning the veterans of Camp Willis H. Pope met in the court house and after attending to some routine business, at 11 o'clock they marched m a body, under Gen. F. A. Bond, of Hunters' Lodge, to the opera house, where the ex ercises were held. The stage decorations here of flags and flowers were exceedinglv pretty, reflecting great credit upon the committee, of which Mrs. A. W. McLean was chairman, which had that detail in charge. lhe exercises began with pray er by Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, after which there was music by an ele gant Regina phonograph which A Delightful Recital -"Scotch"! A Delightful Evening With the Commencement at S. P. C. Philadelphus Closing Per sonal. Correspondence of The Kobesoman. Red Springs, May 11 Miss j Margaret McNeill gave a beauti ful violin recital in the college auditoiium on Monday evening. Miss McNeill i a talented and skilled young violinist and she delighted her large and appecia tive audience with ten beautiful solos. The programme was well arranged and all of the numbers were exquisite selections from the old masters of music. Miss McNeill was assisted bv her sis ter. Miss Carrie Belle McNeill, hned up in the hall, who is an artistic performer on Miss Lillian Proctor the pipe organ. She played three numbers and the last was espe cially enjoyed by her hearers. This was the "Grand Chorus" Round Dozen Club. One of the most delightful so cial events that has happened in moons took place Saturday eve ning from 8:30 to 12 o'clock at the nome of Mrs. Lizzie G. Proc tor, corner of Sixth and Elm streets, when and where the Round Dozen Club made it pleas ant for a large crowd. The club is composed of one dozen young ladies and they invited 25 boys, with Mr.and Mrs. Fred J.Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Caldwdl as chaperones. 1 he guests were met at the door bytMrs. Proctor and receiv ed by the Round Dozen, who were and then pr?sented each gentleman with a rosebud. Shortly after the arrival of the guests they were invited to the punch bowl, where Mesdames LOCAL BRIEFS. Mrs. E. B. Muggins wont yesterday to FayeLtcville. wher she will undergo an operation St. Lu tie's hospital. Mrs. Hug gins' condition is not considered shy few and, judging from the volumnes Thomas and Caldwell presided of harmony and the swelling lhe joys and amusements of tones, every pipe in the large this altogether delightful evening Baltimore." serious and it is hoped that will be able to return in a days. Mr. W. H. Amnions, who lives on rural route No. 3 from Dillon, S. C, attended the Mem orial Day exercises in Lumberton Tuesday and met a few that he remembered as comrades of other days. He is contemplating moving to Kobeson county before another Memorial Dav rolla around. Biblical Recorder: FromLum- berton writes Rev. J. M. Flem ing concerning the excellent field of which he is Dastor: 4 'Please give Beulah. East Lum berton, Raft Swamp, and West Lumberton Mission credit for sending their pastor to the Southern Baptist Convention in organ must have been used. Miss May Atkinson played Miss Mc Neill's accompainments in sweet and soft tones. This recital was quite a treat to the music lovers were so many and varied that one hardly knows where to start or stop in an effort to mention some of the things that came to pass; but the next thing that Since mention was last made the following have joined The Robesonian's cotton contest: F. C. Smith, who lives on rural route No. 2 from Fairmont, farm in Red Springs, and all who were created no little fun was the pre- about one mile south 0f Fairmont. present were loud in their praises sentation of souvenirs. The of the musicians of the evening, souvenirs had been previously Miss Lillian Farquhar, the violin arranged forall the invited guests death instantly, falling headlong on the cement sidewalk 60 feet below. "The accident came without the slightest intimation to any one, least of all to the nurses and attendant physicians. Mrs. McDiarmid had been in the sana torium for six weeks and had never manifested any signs of aberation other than occasional slight spells of melancho ia and never did anyone imagine for a moment that she would do hurt to herself. She had planned to return to Lumberton tomorrow and her son, Mr. Thomas N. McDiarmid, had ccme up Saturday to see her safely home. Yesterday morning she complained a little of rheu matism in her shoulder and had .asked her physician to give her something for it. This he did, arranging for a second visit in the afternoon. When he return ed, he learned that she was dead. ' HT M i A "oll Vnm since the organization oi tne Leaerue. A meetine: will be held every Tuesday af ternodn until all committees are appointed and each one understands the work she has to do.Though the League is in its infancy, ail the members are full of enthusiasm and we expect to see marked-im provements in our town in the near future. All who are inter ested in this work are requested to attend these meetings. The young men of Rowland received the following invitation Monday: You are cordially in- was iurnisned ior tne occasion by Gen. andMrs. F. A. Bondand was operated by Mrs. Bond. Follow ed the address of the occasion. an excellent and thoroughly en joyed paper by Commander J. A. McAllister on the Life of Capt. ft l t -W"k "I AM. Allied Kowiand. Alter music by the phonograph, Crosses of Honor were delivered to Veterans Jasi Dent, Lewis Grimsley, An derson Kmlaw and F.A.Prevatt. (Veterans Murdock McRimmon, W. B. Burchett and Artemus McKay were to have received Crosses ,also but were not pres ent) Ex- Judge T. A. Mc Neill presented the Crosses in s brief but happy speech. Address ing his comrades who were be ing thus honored, he said that in ah ages and countries patriotism fidelity to duty and courage had commanded admiration and had been honored. He paid tribute to the beautiful devotion of the Daughters of the Confederacy, who have placed veterans upon the pension roll and have erect ed monuments in their honor. and called attention to the signif icance ot the Crosses they put those who wear them on a roll of teacher, is due much praise lor the good training of her gradu ates this year, Misses Margaret Williams and Margaret McNeill. Miss Cora Moore, of Burgaw, was in town Monday evening to attend the recital of Miss Mc Neill. Miss Vera Blue, of Aber deen, was also in for Miss McNeill's and placed in a magic box, from which they were drawn in an swer to the roll call of the guests. T 1 - Jiivery souvenir was in some way cnaracteristic oi tne person or profession of the one receiving it. i-x T i r for instance, ur. Jonn Jvnox re ceived a little skeleton: Mr. R.H, Red Springs Crichton, bookkeeper lor the recital. Miss Lumberton Cotton Mills, a small Anna McNeill, of Savannah, Ga., desk; Mr. W. K.Bethune, a talk vited to attend a Stag Reception . 1 TT-l XT a 1 H.t given dv tne r lowers noiei may QVi ot oirrhf r m ' A strincr band from Syracuse, N. Y., fur nished music for the evening. 1 hose who attended pronounced and Arabella Hierle v. Next fol it one ot the most enjoyable so- lowed a phonograph selection. honor here and their actions should always be high and noble. The Crosses were pinned on bv Misses Winnifred Rowland. Mary G. McNeill, Rebecca WTard the south side of the roof garden Meeting of Town Board Elec- on the Iod of the building. This roof garden is a walled and cir cumscribed area on the top of the institution for the benefit of convalescents. It is much fre quented and very popular on ac count of the warm sun, fresh air and cooling breezes. Yesterday afternoon there were several pa tients along with Mrs. McDiar mid on the roof garden. They were sitting about and walking as usual in the company of sev eral nurses. As nothing was feared of Mrs. McDiarmid she was allowed to move about free ly. It was at a moment when the eyes of the patients ar.d nurses were fixed in another direction that she climbed over the railing protecting the edge of the root, which is here about three ana one-half feet high, and fell to the pavement below. Death was believed to be instantaneous." Mr. T. N. McDiarmid went to Charlotte Saturday night and ex pected to accompany his mother home today. About nours ue- f ore her death he spent some time with his ni ther lhe enclosure on the roof of the sanatorium was onlv about three feet high and as Mrs. McDiarmid was un ii mall v tall for a woman it is fnnnorht that shesimDlv became overbalanced and fell Hei n'onHa here do not credit the s:atement that she threw herself from the building. Mrs. McDiarmid was the wid- o of William Wallace McDiar tion of Officers Postponed. A meeting of the board of town commissioners was held Tuesday evening for the purpose of elect- Ail 1 ing officers tor the year, out as all the members of the board were not present none was elect ed except Mr. C. B. Skipper, who was re-elected town clerk and treasurer at ths same salary as heretofore, 400 per year. A meeting will be held Tuesday evening of next week, when the other officers will be elected. Messrs. A. T. McLean, Gray and Dr. Jno. Knox Tuesday in Richmond, Va. F. P spent editor ot The Robesonian and who died February 3, 1897. Be fore marriage she was Miss Vir ginia P. Norment, daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Nor ment. She was 55 years old. She Britt, Stephens and Capps Mr. M. G. McKenzie. master of ceremonies, announced that all the veterans were cordiallv in vited to a dinner which would be served at the court house by the members of Robeson Chapter, U. D. C, ' Lead Kindly Lieht" was rendered on the phonograph, and the audience was dismissed by Rev. Wesley Thompson, chap- lain oi Lamp rope. After dinner, at 2 p. m., the veterans held a business meeting in the court room, this being the regular annual meeting of Camp Willis H. Pope. All the officers were re-elected for the ensuins: year, as follows: J. A. McAllis ter, commander; M. G. McKen zie, adjutant; J. S. Thompson, first lieutenant; ex-Judge T. A. McNeill, 2d Lieut. ; Rev. F. A. Prevatt. 3d Lieut. ; Gen. F. A. Bond, 4th Lieut.; Rev. Wesley Thompson, chaplain. Miss Pen- nie Rowland was elected sponsor. During tne year Comrades J. J. have was the guest of Hon. D. P. Mc- Eachern for several days of this week. Mrs. John McEachern, also of Savannah, was the guest of relatives here this week. Miss Genevieve Willcox.of Mari on, S. C.,' is visiting Miss Saltie Pearsall. Miss Willctx is a for mer student of S. P. C. and has many friends both in town and in the college who are glad to see her again. - . Great preparations are being made for the commencement at S. P. C, which will begin next Sunday, 15th, with the bacca laureate sermon, which will be preached by Dr. Rev. Duncan J. McMillan, of New York City. Monday evening will be "Senior Night," when the senior class will give an entertainment. Tues day afternoon will be the annual art exhibit and Tuesday evening the students of tne conservatory will give their annual concert. Wednesday the usual graduating exercises will be held, the ad dress to the senior class will be delivered by Rev. Dr.Archie Mc Arn, of Cheraw, S. C. This is to be a Scotch commencement, and so the trustees are to be dressed in Scotch plaid, the marshals to have Scotch ribbons, and the speakers are all of Scotch descent. We hope many can attend this commencement, for it promises to be especially interesting. Mr. Tom McNeill, Jr., and Mrs. Tom McNeiil and daughter, Miss Mary, spent several hours in Red Springs Monday afternoon, re turning to their home in Lumber- ton after takiner suDDer at Hotel Red Suriners. Mrs. Jennie Mc Alester and daughters. Misses Mary and Bessie, spent a day or two with relatives in Lumberton iast week. The commencement exercises of Philadelphus high school will be held tomorrow and Friday. These are always good and well well woith going to hear, and many from Red Springs will go out to hear them. ing machine; and so on it went It was interesting and showed that much time and patience had been spent in preparing the souvenirs. A contest came next, 40 questions to be answered with the names of counties of the State. Messrs. Fred J. Thomas, R. R. Carlyle, Jas. D. Proctor, C. P. McAllister acd Ed Rancke answered the same number of questions correctly and in cutting Mr. Thomas won and received a beautiful and large very large pink bow of ribbon. The prize was presented by Miss Leslie Proctor. After the contest the guests were each given a small card cut in the shape of a rose with a rose painted on one side and a number on the other, the number being for the purpose of guiding one in an effort to find a partner for a march to the dining- room, where refreshments were served. The dining-room was beautifully decorated with pink roses. They were draped ail around on the wall and in fact al- mostany way one could lookwere roses. The ice cream was pink and was pressed in the shape of a rose. Among the pleasures of this occasion was much good music rendered bv Miss Mattie vtcLean, vocal, Miss Leslie Proctor at the piano and Mr. R. R. Carlyle with his violin. From start to fini'sh the occasion was a most pleasant one. on a place of Dr. J. P. Brown, of Fairmont: J. M. Sparkman, of Marietta; Jas. E. Dial, of Lum berton. The contest is open for any who care to join. Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, and Re v.J. M.Fleming, pastor of East Lumberton Baptist church, left Tuesday for Baltimore, Md., to attend the annual Southern Bap tist Convention, which convened yesterday afternoon with about 1,200 delegates in attendance, representing 14 Southern States. Joshua Levering, of Baltimore, president of the last Convention, presided. The closing exercises of Philadelphus high school begin this evening at 8:30 o'clock with exercises by the primary depart ment. Tomorrow at 10 a. m. the closing exercises proper and presentation of diplomas will take place and at 11 o'clock the literary address will be delivered !by Supt. J. E. Avent. of the Goldsboro graded scnool. At. 1:30 p. m. Dr. D. H. Hill, presi dent of the A. and M. College at Raleigh, will deliver an agricul tural address, from 3 to 4 there will be a game of baseball, and in the evening at 8:30 a play, "The NobleOutcast,"vvill be presented. METHODIST CONFERENCE. Con- mi 1, who lor a!xut years was jretvtfnwii. is survived by one son, Mr. Thomas N. McDiarmid ;one broth er. Mr. 0. C. Norment; and one sister. Mrs. Anna Eliza rligley all of Lumberton. ror 6 or 4 years she had been in poor health and last March she was token to Charlotte for treatment by her nh vsician. Dr.T-D. Kitchen. It was thoughtthat her condition had in:- "I 1 1 J! A. A proved consineraDiy ana, as siai ed.her son had gone to Charlotte to accompany her home. Mr. McDiarmid has a host ol friends whose hearts go out to his in "sympathy in his great be- passed away and a committee was appointed to draft suitable resolutions. Various other com mittees were appointed, resolu tions of thanks to the Daughters for their excellent dinner and their other courtesies and to Gen. and Mrs. Bond for the pleasure afforded by their phonograph, were adopted, and the meeting adjourned. Just before the ckse of the ex ercises at the opera house Mr. McKenzie announced that the committee on decorating graves Mesdames R. D. Caldwell, Liz zie G. Proctor and L. T. Towrs- end requested all who would contribute flowers and convey- i . i i ances tor tnis purpose to nave them at the court house at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Start- ins- from the court house at that hour, the ladies decorated tm graves of 46 Confederate dead in the five cemeteries of tne town. Mr. McAllister's adddress on the Life of Alfred Rowland will be published in Monday's Robe Mr. J. A. Barker Not a Candi date for Sheriff's Office This Year Will be Candidate Two Years Hence. Mr. J. A. Barker, of Lumber ton, authorizes The Robesonian to announce that he will not be a candidate for tne office of sheriff of Robeson county this year but that he will be a condidate for that office two years hence. A statement to this effect f ron Mr. Barker, held over on account of the crowded condition of the pa per, will be published in Mon day's Robesonian. Col. N. A. McLean returned last night from Charlotte, where Tuesday evening he delivered l the annual address to the gradu ating class oi the Presbyterian Licenses have been issuec" for the marriage of Minnie To lar and Claud Hart; Mary A.Mc Rie and J. B. Ingram. College. The address was spoken of in most comiViimentarv terms by the Charlotte papers, a Chron icle news items referring to it as "an interesting compilation of sense, humor,sound advice, depth of thougnt and flow of elo vuence." Mr. W. H. Regan, of Howells- ville. was among the visitors in ltown Tuesday. Second Week of General ference at Asheville. The second week of the 16th qufediennial session of the Gen eral Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in ses sion in Asheville, began with the first real live issue debate of the session. This debate occurred over the report of the committee on revisals asking that the board of stewards of the local churches be elected by the members of the church instead of by the quarter ly conference, as has been the rule from the organization of the Church. The vote resulted in a victory for the conservative ele ment, the election of stewards standing as the original rule. A discussion arose Tuesday over the matter of a special as sesssment of 2h cents for each member of tne Church during the next four years to obtain funds with which to build a rep resentative church in Washing ton, D. C. It is certain that the church will be erer ed at a cost of a half a million dollar?, but he matter of assessment was eft to the board of church ex- ension. It is thought that the election of bishops and connectional offi cers will not come up untii next week. It is thought that Dr. J. C. Kilgo. president of Tiinity College, will be elected on firs: ballot. The committee of revha's vot ed, 17 to 0. aJiinst the memorial presented by the women in v hi h they asked for equal represents- tio ! -witn men. The conference voted yestor d tv against extending the thn p istors . may remain on charge. one i . ji v i