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Established 1870.
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VOL XLI NO. 31.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JUNE 6, 19 lO
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CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETS.
Regular Monthly Meeting Well
Attended and Great Progress
Shown Clean-Up Day at Cot-
ton Mills 15 th Inst. Dr. W.
S. Rankin to Lecture on Pub-
i: u-.nu -i oruu
he Health on the 20th-Re-
ports From Committees and
Work Planned-Association
Favors Compulsory Connec
tion With Sewerage Lines.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Lumberton Civic Associa
tion was held Friday evening in
the reading room of the Indus
trial & Commercial Club. The
meeting was well attende d and
it was interesting j rt to
finish. Reports fiu. v arious
corumittees showed that much
has been accomplished during the
anon ume w association nas
vkku ui8du.u, aim many iieip-
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tations.
At the request of the presi
dent, Mrs. R. D. Caldwell, Mr.
A. W. McLean presided. Mr. E.
tee on public parks, trees and
cemeteries, of which Mrs. S.Mc-
Intyre is chairman. Some clean-
ing-up work has been done at the
cemeteries on Fifth street and
near the Seaboard depot, and on
tne court nouse square, and a
ed to look after the graded school
grounds. Mr. Jno. D. McMillan
has agreed to put up wire fenc
ing around alpart of the ceme
tery on Fifth street, near his
home, and the committee will
endeavor to have a cement curb
ing placed on the side next the
street. The rubbish cleaned off
at these places has not been haul
ed away, owing to the difficulty
in getting wagons for the work,
but it thought that this week all
the rubbish that has been piled
up in different parts of the town
as a result of clean-up day and
the work of various committees
will be removed.
Mrs. Lizzie Proctor, chairman
of the committee on public health,
reported that at her request Mr.
SSSfrS nf ft;
km, secretary of the btate board
of health, on a recent visit to
Raleigh and that Dr. Rankin had
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this would be distributed. On
the evening of the 20th inst. Dr.
Rankin will be in Lumberton
and will deliver a public lecture
in the court house on laws of
health. This lecture will be free
to all and it is hoped that
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lecture is sure to be helpful
interesting.
and
For the committee on railways
and public buildings, Mrs. L. T.
Townsend, chairman, Mr, Jas.
D. Proctor reported that the
committee would ask the rail
ways to make a sunken garden
at the artesian well near the Sea
board .tracks, and to stop the
leak at a tank near the V. & C.
S. depot that keeps the ground at
that place continually muddy;
and that the town would be ask-
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eu to iase steps to improve con-
ditions at the depots at tram
time, and prevent loaiers trom
being a nusiance, as they are
now. It was suggested that this
committee also take up the mat-
ter ot paving approaches to tne
stations.
Several committees were not
ready to report but will report at
the next regular meeting. unanimously to recommend to
It was suggested that the com- the towr;authorities thatconnec
mittee on public parks, trees and tion with the sewerage lines be
cemeteries take up at once the
matter of moving the bodies in
the cemetery near the Seaboard
station t o Meadowbrook ceme-
tery. It is thought that the con-
sent of the relatives of those bur-
jed there will be obtained and
it will be possible then to use
that cemetery for a public park,
or in some other way lor the
benefit of the town.
The 15th of this month has
uw oci, osiue as ciean-up aay at
the cotton mills on the eastern
and western edges of town. The
management of the mills will be
asked to co-operate in this work,
At the request ot the commit-
BUSINESS MEN'S BANQUET.
To Promote Business Interests of
JLumberton speakers and
Their Subjects.
A hanmiPt will Vu crtvan ttt fha
Wavprl
June 16, by the merchants and
business men or Lumberton to
promote the business interests
of the town. Tickets will be
sold at $1 each and all who are
interested in promoting tne dusi
ness interests of the town should
take pride in making the banquet
a success. Col. N. A. McLean
will be toastmaster and the fol
lowing have been invited to re
spond to toasts: C. R. Capps, of
Portsmouth, Va., traffic manag
er of the Seaboard Air Line Ry.
The Seaboard Air Line
and its interest in the future de
velopment of Lumberton; F.
Sitterding, ot Kicnmond, pres
.u
The Kingsdale Lumber Co. and
t possibilities; C. H. HlCkS, of
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portsmouthf general supennten
dent of the Seaboard-subject to
be assigned later; A. W.McLean,
of Lumberton,-The Virginia &
Carolina Southern Ry. (of which
he is president) and its relation
to Lumberton and Elizabeth
town; S. Mclntvre of Lumber
ton What Lumberton offers to
D. Caldwell, of Lumberton
What efforts should be made and
what inducements should be of
fered to the citizens of Bladen
county to patronize the business
institutions of Lumberton; L. A.
Boyd, of Marion, S. C, The
which he is superintendent) and
what it would like todo for Lum
berton.
Judge C. C. Lyon, the county
officials of Bladen, E. W. Lash-
ley.cashier of the Bank of Eliza
bethtown. Stewart Starr, editor
of the Bladen County News,
Mayor H. H. Barnhili and other
prominent citizens of Elizabeth
town and Bladen county have
been invited and the banquet
will be a notable occasion. As
stated at the outset, every Lum
oertoman who is interested in
the prosperity of the town should
help to make it a success.
New Graded School Teachers:
At a meeting of the board of
Thursday afternoon Miss Mary
ivt.-h t i,:n r
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tT''t". , ouS
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Laurinburg, who resigned. Miss
Millner is a graduate of the Ox
ford Seminary and has had three
years expenence as a teache.
She and Supt. R. E. Sentelle wil
teach the 9th and 10th grades.
Miss Mary Johnson, of Thomas
ville. elected recently, as has
fit grade to succeed Mrs. R. L.
oij -nn: A Z n J
of Meredith College and has had
two years experience as a teach
er. cotn tnese young ladies
come most highly recommended
and both have accepted the posi
tions to which they have been
elected,
The question of electing new
teachers will be taken up later,
when the matter of finances has
been settled more definitely.
tee on programme and publicity,
Rev. A. E. Baker and Mr. A. E.
Tin i i i jiii .
wnite maae snort taiKS on sani-
tation. Mr. Baker made good
suggestions about how to lm
prove health conditions surround
ing and in homes, and Mr. White
warmly advocated compulsory
connection with sewerage, and
cleaning up ditches about town
At the conclusion of Mr. White's
remarks the Association voted
made compulsory and a commit
tee was appointed to cooperate
with Mayor Rowland, who is
heartily in fovor of the measure.
in bringing this about.
Mrs. R. D. Caldwell suggested
that the Association take up the
matter of a riverside drive from
the edge of town to a point above
where the Jennings Uotton Mills
will be built. A beautiful drive
way could be made and a commit-
tee will taKe tne matter up ana
see what can be done.
Work was assigned the various
committees and the Association
adjoined to meet on the first Fri
'day evening in July.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.
Handsome New Residences
Truckers Busy and Shipping to
Northern Markets A Recep
tionPersonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, June 6 Our town
seems much enlarged since the
school girls have all reached
home Misses Ethel Williamson
J A 1 "Dl iL - Oi.i.
Normal; Effie McMillan andEthel
Marsh, from Red Springs; Dare
CflRWoll MprpHith and Tnio
Marsh, from Nashville Tnn
lVTra T. 1?. Tfiift-Viaa on1 rtVt
;i j.
ren returned today from Hope
Mi a. whoro thpv visitor! Mrs
Duncan .Tnhnann
Tha Po,un n
areeentionto thp vonno- IaHips
of town in their hall on Monday
night. Delightful refreshments
were served. All present de
clared it to be a most enjoyable
occasion.The musical programme
displayed great improvement.
Among those present wersMisses
Marv. Annie. Carrie and Effie
McMillan, Dare, Ethel and Bessie
uasnwen, iviary A. Malloy, Mary
J. McNeill and Louise Garris.
HIT TT7T11 T 1 1 i I
ivir. win j onnson, conductor on
he A. C. L., is here at the home
ot his mother quite sick with ty-
pnom iever.
Mr. J. L. Wilson and family
have left our town for Tar Heel,
Mrs. Chapel is in Hope Mills at
the bedside of her daughter, Mrs
Blue, who is critically ill.
Children's Day will be observ
ed at the Presbyterian church
Sunday. A nice programme is be
ing arranged, and quite a large
crowd is expected.
Her many friends will be de
lighted to know that Miss Mamie
rarnam is steadily improving
troran attack of fever.
wurte a lot oi nanasome resi
dences are being completed,
which add much to the appear
ance of our growing little city.
Come to this part of Robeson if
nn'.U - l i ;
you wish to see people pushing,
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i ucto aic uusy Kuic;x-
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SrowV u&
Rev. J. Manning Dunaway,
pastor ox trie capusi cnurcn,
a i ww r a i t
will preacn nerenext bunday
morning ana evening, ms ser-
monS are always helpful, Showing
ueep anu careiui tnougnt. tome
neat mm, twin nay yvu.
Measles is still with us, its lat-
est victim being Mrs. Bridgers.
We hope to see her out soon.
Mr. Henry Welsh is still criti-
cally ill. His son, Rev. E. R.
Welsh, is still by his side.
Former Governor Folk, of Mis
souri, May Run for President
in 1912.
St. Louis, Mo.. Dispatch. 2nd.
Missouri Democrats of all fac
tions at a dinner tonight heard
foimer Governor Joseph W. Folk
announce the principles on which,
it is said, he will seek the Presi
dential nomination in 1912. The
dinner was in charge of men
who have been promoting the
boom of the former Governor.
The doctrine of equal rights
should be made a living, vital and
controlling force in the govern
ment," said Mr. Folk after he
had listened to Democrats from
all parts of the State tell the
guests that the former Governor
should be indorsed for the Presi
dency. "The Democratic party," con
tinued Mr. lk, "should insist
upon the stamping out of graft
and corruption from every de
partment of government; the
eradication of all special favors.
including bounties, subsides and
a tariff for any purpose other
than revenue.
A Distinction.
A note from J. C. Raybon,
Parkton, R. F. D. 1, advises
that the statement in Thursday's
Robesonian that he was tried for
stealing pigs was a mistake. He
writes that he was tried for hav
ing the pigs in his possession
when they were found with a
search warrant and that there
was no charge at all of stealing
the pigs.
MAXTON NEWS.
Location of New Bank Building
-Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Maxton. June 3 Mr. R. C.
Lawrence, of Lumberton, was in
town Wednesday evening. Miss
Katie Carter, of Dillon. S. C
came up Tuesday to visit her un
cle, Mr. J. W. Carter. Messrs.
Rowland Covington and James
Everett, of Laurinburg, were in
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n. - ttt t , , .
Capt. J. W. Davis moved his
family to Lexington last week.
mr. ana Mrs. K. C. Everett and
let Monday evening for
wi, wmrie mra. iLivcrcLt
wid spend the summer with
home - folks. Dr. H. G. Hill IS at
Davidson this week.
W.e a?e g ad to know that the
fank of Robeson will be built on
V between Patterson and
Mam streets. This is a very de
sirable location for a building of
this kind
Mr. Thomas Grantham, man
ager of White & Gough's store,
nas Deen operated on tor appen-
dicitis in the Laurinburg hospit-
n getting aiong niceiy
since tne operation
HIT T- -k mr
ivirs. uugene Morrison and
child, of Morven, are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Mc
jean. uoi. jn. a. McLean, ot
Lumberton, was in town between
trains to-night. Miss Bessie
McLean left Thursday evening
for New York, where she wil
visit her consin, Mr. Linsey Rus
sell.
No Jury Cases to be Tried at
June Term of Court Jdiors
Need Not Attend.
In compliance with a petition
signed by the members of the
bar ot the county, Judge W.' R
Allen signed an order Saturday
that no jury cases will . be tried
at the term of Robeson Superior
Court which is to convene June
20, and the clerk of the court is
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ff t d t tif u
that they need not attend this
court. The court will be opened.
h Monday, June 20,
for the purpose of hearing mo
tions and entering consent judg
The netition. which was Dre
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sented to Judge Allen at cham
bers in Fayetteville Saturday,
requested the order on the
vmnnA that th farmpra nrP nar.
ticularly busy at this season and
havinar to attend court would
work a serious inconvenience to
them.
Tar
Heel Happenings New
Store Building.
Correspondence of The Robeaotiian .
Tar Heel, June 1 Miss Ruth
McKee, of Clarkton, is spending
this week the guest of Misses
Jennie and Belle Monroe.
Mr. J. L. Wilson and family,
who recently moved here from
Parkton, are sick with measles.
Misses Leollia and Irene Ever
ette.of Abbottsburg, attended the
Union Meeting here last Satu; -day
and Sunday, also Mr. John
Ward and sister, Miss Lilly, of
Clarkton, Messrs. Walton and
Dorson Bedsole, of Elea3e, Mr.
Gary Melvin, of Hope Mills, and
lots of people from other com
munities. A real large crowd at
tended. Mrs. I. E. Brady and children
are visiting Mrs. Brady's parents
in Hope Mills this week.
Mr. J. L. Wilson is having a
store erected in our town.
Mrs. Annie Powers and sons,
Mr. George and Master Clarence,
of Ten Mile, visited her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. D. Monroe, here last
week.
Mr. T. C. Evans returned
this morning from Charlotte,
where he went Friday on ac
count of the illness of his infant
son, T. C, Jr. Mrs. Evans and
her son and sister, Mis3 Bessie
Hutchison, expected to come to
Lumberton Sunday from th' !at
ter'3 home in Charlotte, but
their coming has been postponed
indefinitely on account of the ill
ness of the baby. His condition
was considered somewhat im
proved when Mr. Evans left
Charlotte this morning.
EXTRA SESSION CALLED.
General Assembly to Convene
June 14th to Take Action in
Bond Issue Matter.
Governor Kitchin issued Fri
day a proclamation calling the
North Carolina General Assem
bly to meet in extraordinary ses
sion in Raleigh June 14 to take
ai. i.i i ii i ik in nit irmii-riiii 1 1 cl. i i
"-rj-vov
000 refunding bond issue to take
-" v-uu.jr x. niciof
spccicii sessiun is inaue necessary
by reason of the inability of the
Council of State to market the
refunding bonds at this time in
sufficient quantities under the
V.N b UUUHUUkil UUW1 lilt.
roatrHrma r,f Uo iA(;aio.A ot
authorizing them to meet the
July bond obligation.
On May 18, the first date for
the bond sale, $1,765,000 were
Did tor and all bids were reject-
ed. On May 2a the second bids
were opened and it was found
that there were only bids for
,195,000, which bids were ac-
cepted. Governor Kitchin has
fM 1 1 mi l f if i mi rnc i i ii n w v rtr rno
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cii.i. j. i . . . i
otate to nave representatives in
xvaieigu june o ior conierence as
as to tne bond situation. State
insurer o. rv. ucyou issuea
t " j 1 ' ''Tll "1C
SX? uw
.iiC uii.u.i,jr cajjciiciiccu
bv other States and pities in
floatinsr bonds, including Phila-
delDhia. $8,000,000 ?0-vear 4
per cent bonds for which it re-
ceived bids for onlv $800,000:
New York Citv and Seattle-all
recent financial historv. He savs
that in the face of existing con-
ditions "the fact that North
Carolina has received bids at and
aDOVe par tor over Sl.JAXJ.tXHJ Ot
her 4 per cent bonds oi the issue
authorized last year speaks well
xui mc ucuii ui mc owic
lhe btate lreasurer Will again
open bids for the bonds on June
iu ana it is possiDie tnat tne re-
mamaer oi tne issue may De dis
posed of on that date, in which
event the Governor will recall
his proclamation for the extra
session. It seems that the Legis
lature can do only one thing, and
that is to authorize the Treasurer
to borrow sufficient money to
meet the obligations due July 1.
A statement was issued Sat
urday by State Treasurer Lacy
showing that the actual number
of bonds of the State falling due
July 1 is $3,427,000, and that the
refunding bonds already sold re
duce the amount to be provided
for to $2,211,000, the amount
still to be sold by June 10 if the
extra sesston of the Legislature
is to be averted. Treasurer Lacy
sent to all parts of the country
Saturday call3 for a third set of
bids to be opened June 10, this
effort to float the bonds to fol
low two days after a conference
of all bankers of the State, call
ed by the Governor for June 8,
with a view to getting concert
ed action in saving the credit of
the State and the necessity of
calling together the General As
sembly1 A small blaze was started on
the roof of Dr. R. M. Norment's
residence on Sixth street from a
stove flue Friday about noon, but
it was discovered and extinguish
ed before any damage of conse
quence was done.
Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Graham
were called to Rowland Saturday
on account of the illness of Dr.
Graham's mother, Mrs. W. H.
Graham. They have not return
ed and Mrs. Graham's condition
today has not been learned.
John Allen Stackhouse, sched
uled to be electrocuted in the
State's new death chamber at
Raleigh on the 10 th inst, was
granted commutation Wednes
day by Governor Kitchin to life
imprisonment Stackhouse kill
ed his wife in Scotland county. It
was represented to the Governor
that the killing wa3 under ex
tenuating circumstances.
A Woman's Great Idea
is how to make herself attractive. But,
without health, it is hard for her to be
lovely in face, form or temper. A weak,
sickly woman will be nervous and irrit
able. Constipation and Kidney poisons
show ia pimples, blotches, skin erupt
ions and a wretched complexion. But
Electric Bitters always prove a godsend
to w men who want health, beauty and
friends. They regulate Stomach, Liver
and Kidneys, purify the blood; give
strong nerves, bright eyes, pure breath,
smooth, velvety akin,lovely complexion,
good health. Try them. 50c. at all
uruggis.s.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
V
A force of hands bejran work
this morning putting up poles
for the new telephone plant and
the work will be pushed to com
pletion as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. T. D. Kitchin and in
fant son will leave Thursday lor
Scotland Nock, where they will
visit relatives before moving to
Kaieign. ur. Kitcmn expects
to mo8ve to Raleiffh about th Jf . J
i . . -r-v t t -
the month.
Rowland Sun: The follow
ing are just a few of the new
things that rumor says Kowland
will have in another year: A
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large and up-to-date hotel build-
ing, another bank, another rail-
dU anu a "ew ueJUU
Prof. J. R.Poole. county sud-
erintendent of public instruction.
and County lreasurer M. G. Me
Kenzie will address the Local
Union at Center school house
Saturday afternoon. 11th. at 3
o'clock. Refreshments will be
served.
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' uii. uiuuitui vji an Liiciiii. tX
nt Mr anri Mra C. P r.rni-
kqm Mrw,oM k.u
er of Mrs w A McPhaul. of
Lumberton, began work Friday
at the Pope drug store, succeed
ing Mr.Reymond Reynolds, who
re3igned his position,
The Civic Association will
realize about $20, above all ex
penses, from the art exhibit con
ducted last weeK under its aus-
pices. Some pictures are yet to
be delivered by Mr. L. S. Ford,
who had charge of the exhibit
for the Greensboro Art & Manu
turing Co.
Rev. R. Walter Tnwnsend.
of Raeford. ia still ennfined tr
his home on account of injuries
receivefl in iJimnprtnn ahont. ten
dav aoro. when he was knnckeH
into a ditch by his horse, which
became frightened at an automo
bile. It is thought that he will
not be able to get out for a week
or so.
Fairmont Messenger: Look
in any direction you please in our
village and you'll see peering up,
new roofs, new additions, new
fences, all betokening general
thrift, enterprise and push. The
prospect is for more general im
provement, than has taken place
for many a year. Everybody
catch the spirit and let business
whiz.
Mr. F. P. Humphrey, who
lives cn rural route No. 2 from
Lumberton, near Saddle Tree
church, has entered the Robe
sonian's cotton contest. Mr.
Humphrey was among the visi
tors in town Friday. Mr. E. E.
Page, of Lumberton, has also en
tered the contest. His farm is
in the lower edge of the county,
White House township.
Supt. R. E. Sentelle, of the
graded school, who returned la3t
week from his farm nearWaynes
ville, where he will spend the
summer with his family, to be
present when the school board
elected the new teachers, is
spending a few days in town
completing arrangements to
build a 2-story, 6-room house on
his lot in the part of North Lum
berton known as Lindell.
A charteQ was issued Satur
day to the Robeson Loan & Real
ty Co., authorized capital $50,000,
to begin business when $2,000 ii
subscribed. R. E. Lee and E. E.
Page, of Lumberton, are among
the incorporators, and there are
many subscribers to the stock
elsewhere in thi3 county and in
Bladen. The business of the
company will te buying and sell
ing and improing real estate. A
meeting will be held this evening
at 8 o'clock in the office of R. E.
Lee to organize and elect officers.
There were no services at
any of the churches in town last
evening, a rather unusual occur
rence. Rev. C. H. Durham be
ing unwell there was no preach
ing services either 'morning or
evening at the Baptist church;
Rev. A. E. Baker filled his
regular first-Sunday appoint
ment at Baker's . chapel. 5
miles from town on the Eliza
beth road, yesterday aftemoor,
omitting the evening service
the Presbyterian church; ana
Revs. E. M. Hoyle and F. Weis3.
Dastors of the Methodist church
and the Gospel Tabernacle, re
spectively, are out of town.