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THE ROBESONIAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. tde Copies Five Cents. i . 'f: "I 4 i : 5 -; VOL XLI NO. 32. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 19 lO RED SPRINGS REVIEWS. "MERRV" MAXTON Marriage of Mis Mary McAles ter and Mr. Shyne Social Affairs A Bell Presented to Presbyterian Church Person al. Correspondence of The Robesonian Red SDrincrs. June 11 Mr. Great Improvements B ei n g Made Some of the Buildings Under Way Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Maxton, June 11 "Merry Maxton" has a busy air about it and Mrs. Cope, of Charlotte, are now-a-days, and visitors who guests at Hotel Red Springs. come here remark the progress Mr. Ralph Parker, of High Point, of the town. The street paving, is spending some time in Red one of the greatest improvements, Springs. Miss Millian Green, is about completed. The erec of Denver, Colorado, is spending tion of the new Bank of Maxton some days here with Mr. and building is being rapidly pushed Mrs. W. F. Williams. She will and it is already evident from its leave for St. Louis, Mo., Wed- general outlines that the struct nesday. ure will be handsome and impos- Hotel Red Springs gave a ing. In fact, it will be a young beautiful and enjoyable dance sky-scaper three stories. Monday evening. This was the A new start has been made first German of the summer sea- uPn the Carolina College build son and it was quite a success, ing and with the funds in hand Mr. Harrison is a delightful host and in sight it is hoped to carry and he gave his guests a pleasant the outside work to completion, evening. The music was splen- The people of this section of the did and there were a good num- State could not make a better in ner of srracef ul dancers on the vestment than in this institution. floor, so to all present the time It should receive their hearty co- sped all too quickly, and "Home operation ana support. Sweet Home" came too soon. The really big plant of the El There will be man v more Dleas- ba Manutactunng company is ant times during the summer, for the hotel promises us at least two or three dances a month. Miss Mary McAlester, of Red Springs, and Mr. Shyne, of De ABBOTTSBURG NEWS. An old VeteranComes Near Get ting Hurt Other Items and Peisonals. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Abbottsburg, June 9 Rain is plentiful in our burg for the last week. Crops are doing very nice ly considering the cool spring. Miss Pear Gooden, of Eliza- bethtown,is visiting in the vicin ity, x Mrs. Mary Buie. of North Brown marsh, spent several days with her sister, Mrs. McEwen, last week. Mr. D. J. Gooden and Mr. J.W. Shaw, of Ehzabethtown, spent a day at Mr. R. D. McEwen s last week. Quite a crowd attended the entertainment given to the old veterans by the Daughters of the Confederacy last week at Clark tor, Mr. Wright Edwards, an old veteran, came near being serious ly hurt.WThile crossing the swamp his horse became frightened and backed off of the embankment in the water with horse, buggy and Mr. Edwards. Some passer-by was near enough to assist him, but he was right badly hurt. The many friends of Mr. James WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UN ION. Twentieth Annual Session of Fayetteville Presbytery Union Begins Tomorrow Program. mi . . ine twentieth annual session IN SOCIAL REALMS. WHOLE NO. 257 O LOCAL BRIEFS. Miss Sallie Thomnson tains the XX Club. Reported for The Robesonian. One of the most pleasant afternoons in the historv of the XX Club was spent Fri- Idaj at the home of cmer- t : 1 i . i-ucenae nas ueen issued ror the marriage of Daisy Taylor and Vv right Phillips. Mrs. J. C. Snoddy has been appointed Dostmistress at RoH X I, l I - awwva Miss sPnngs succeeding Mi aDout nnisnea ana it is some thing worth while, too. They haven't done things by halves up Kelly will be sorry to hear of his nere, duc piannea ana punt upon death, which occurred last week broad lines. The mill is quite an in Valdosta. Ga. Hp was a na- Funiac Springs, Fla., were quiet- addi ton to the town and vicinity. Uive -of Bladen but for many iy married last Wednesday alter- nans ana specincations ior otn- years had been m Georgia. We are glad to report the little infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McEwen.who has been very sick for several weeks, is slowly lm- j proving. Fruit is plentiful. The apricots on the farm of Mr. J. M. Mc Ewen are simply fine, the first the writer ever ate or saw. It's noon at the home of the bride's er business houses and residenc- mother, Mrs. Jennie McAlester. es and locations for the same The happy couple left on the five are under consideration, and in o'clock train for their home in due time a start will be made Florida. We extend hearty con- upon them. The prettv home gatulations to both. Mrs. Sloan oi Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wiggins is and Mrs. Lamb, of Garland, almost completed and is quite at Messrs Hugh and Charlie McAl- tractive in outside design and in lister. of Lumberton. attended terior arrangement. the wedding. I Folks are already beginning to worth cultivating. m miss wary McLean, oium- leave town on summer vacations. Master Maicom McLeod has berland county visited relatives Miss wattle Mcuryae iana pieces, returned home after spending iiere last wee. -Mrs. w. . Misses namex ana nazei morn- some time with his sisterf Mrs. Williams is spending some wme sun, luur. cueu ueyauuic umc with her daughter, Mrs. Louis days ago and will be away for Hall, of Wilmington. Miss most of the summer in the moun Melyille Gibson is visiting in tains; Mr. Hector McLean and Baltimore, Md. Miss Margaret Miss Bessie McLean are in ftew Williams left last week for her York State; editor W. B. Hark summer vacation. She sails from er, Mr. and Mrs J. P. Wiggins Norfolk, Va., to New York and and Mrs. S. B. McLean have from there she goes to Canada to been at Wrightsville Beach this spend the summer with Miss week. Mrs. McLean has not yet Lillian Farquhar, of Halifax. returned. Mr. J. L. Harrison is spending a Mr. Luther McKmnon, ot At- W. D. McCallum at Purvis. The comet has disappeared and we are ail still living, but must .confess it was beautiful in the east and one night its tail was long and bright, bo many r. .Inhn I ; of the Woman's Mis3ionaryUnion Sallie Thompson, six miles row,n, who had held the posi- 01 rayetteviue rresoytery will west of Lumberton. This was uu" ior inree lerms and had en convene in the Presbyterian the first mPPtino- nf tha ninK tered upon his fourth. church here tomorrow afternoon since its organization at which Messrs. C. B. Skinner Frank and the sessions will last through every member was present. ' Gough, R. R. Carlyle Lnd Poo Thursday Delegates will begin In spite of a few threatening Stephens attended the Children's to arrive this evening. A large clouds, the entire membership Day exercises of the BaptistSun- -v.v6Uvu vavw-u uu biui,k; 1UUb uui lo uie uume oi miss aay-scnool at rurvis vesterdav arrangements have been made Thompson at half-nast three nnrl and fnrn.ahoH .u for their entertainment. The were receivpd at thp following program has been ar- hostess and her mother. After . , . , ranged: a few minutes Dassed in nleasant ..m.etln0Lday3 wu be- Tuesday-3 p. m. Meeting of conversation we were Dresented ? ac -7 urn , baptist church. PYPmitivA mmrn Hw 8 m m,;u n m.,c.;ni . .u:u mree mues nortn-west oi Lum. w -ww v www w. v k I v Hi, i iii uniuii U.W11 i.r- in wiiii'n .- Devotional exercises; address of we were requested to test our rtonon th second Sunday in welcome by Rev. A. E. Baker, knowledge of music. Four cor- , uly v. AL H- Porter, who pastor of the Lumberton Presby- rect papers were handed in and llJ!?.m tolu,?bu3 countv pastor tenan church; collection. in the cut for the pize Miss Em- "i3 i-"urt". was a umoerton Wednesdav-9.30 a. m. De- ma HirfW wn thp ipWv innor visitor this morning. votional exercises; minutes of of a silver belt pin. The business men's banquet at last meeting; enrolling delegates; Delightful refreshments of ine waverly hotel Thursday eve committees; report on secretary ice-cream and cake were served nm tne program for which waa and treasurer; report of litera- in the parlor and afterwards a Published in The Robesonian last ture; report oi young people s large watermelon was cut on the Monaay, win De a great occasion. work;reDort of children's mana- norch. This to most of thp'cnipsts Every citizen of the town should ger; report of boys' manager; re- was the first watermelon of the eel a P"de in doing his part to- port irom county vice presiaents; season and was thoroughly en- Wdt u it a success. report of president. 11.30 a. m. joyed by every one. Charlie West, who lives near Address by Dr. W. J. Martin of Several pieces of rag-time" Lumberton, spent Friday night Davidson college; tne laymen's were then rendered bv our talent- in Mr. J. r. McNeill's store on work; ottering, z. p. m. Praise ed membersMissesBonnie Barker Elm street "unbeknownst" sorvice; practical work, led by and Lillian Proctor. While waiting for the rain to let Mesdames L. W. Lurtis and J. After an hour and a half of up Saturday mornine so he could M. Mclver; address Work With pleasure the approach of a storm go home he fell asleep and when V Y-v A T T1 11 YV 1 I n I . j. ... .... coys Lr. a. u. rniiiips,oiKicn- hurried us ott home and we lett he waned he tound himself lock mond, Va. ; conference (1). declaring that this was the best ed in, Mr. McNeil having been Bestmethods ot conductingsenior meeting the XX Club had unwilling to disturb Mr. West's societies; (2). How should lun- ever had. slumber when he locked ud for ior societies be managed? (3). On the way home occurred the the night Mr. West was mighty What are we going to do with last event of the afternoon but glad to get out when Mr. McNeill our boys? 8:30 p. m. Address not by any means the least in came down Saturday morning. by Kev. Homer McMillan ot At- the eyes of the returning guests. lanta. Ga. : off erinff. Just about a mile from home a CHILDREN'S DAY. Thursday 9.30 a. m. Devo- fearful wind and rain storm broke tional exercises; reports of ad- over us. So severe was the Delightful Exercises Held at the ults , young people s, ooys ana storm that wraps and umbrellas - .. . nu . v , children's home and foreign so- did not suffice to keep off the Methoaist Church Yesterday. cieties. 11:30 a. m. Address rain. However, getting so thor- At the regular hour for preach- by Miss Isabel Arnold of Nash- oughly wet was not bad enough ing service at the Methodist mi rn o r . i ii I i u : il:ij ville. Tenn. 2 p. m. Consecra tion service; reports from com- mitties; new and miscellaneous people waited to see it in the ubsinessjadjournment. :15p.m. eveninsr. which was not near so Address by Rev. b. L. Chester, nrettv. D. D., of Nashville, Tenn. Miss Kate Johnson, of Clark-1 Delegates are reqrested to take ton. aftpr snpnrlinir snmp timpJ pencils and note books to the - r " . " -I - . .IT 1 1 PL J with her brother. Mr. A- C. service weanesaayaiternoonanu few days in Charlotte and David- lanta, Ga., has returned after a j0hnson at Rowland has return- to be prepared to ask questions nun. misses rcusuut; aiiu mat ucw uajra ai, iicu uwngo, auw 10 pri homp iTTMi- -i 1 : 1. i 1 I cu iiuiuc. garet Williams, Miss Green and again enjoying his stay with rel Mr. Bartram Robeson spent a few hours Friday in Laurinburg. Miss Wyatt McKinnon spent last week at Wade. Mr. Luther McKinnon, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting his uncle, Mr Martin McKinnon. Miss Polly McRae entertained the "Priscilla Club" Tuesday af ternoon. Quite a crowd of young ladies enjoyed Miss atives and friends here Mrs. W. G. Green left Friday for a trip to Greensboro Miss Ma bel Wooten returned recently from Scotland Neck. Vishing the editor bride much happiness. ST. PAUL PACKAGE. Mrs. Caroline Bullard Answers Final Summons. Mrs. Caroline Bullard died Fri- nrio' day evening about 9 o'clock at lM Jtnt her home on Caldwell street af fe!y 3 d Bpent a D 6 ter an illness of only two days. afternoon. Misses Eunice and Sallie Pear sall spent Monday in Fayette ville. Miss Nettie Culbreth delight fully entertained quite a number of her friends Thursday evening in honor of her guests, Misses Lightning Strikes House New Bank and Church Buildings Begun Personal Correspondence of The Robesoniaa St. Paul, June 11 During the storm Sunday evening lightning struck Peter McKinnon s house, and give information. and his Mrs. Kobt. N. Page, ot Biscoe, is president of the union and will preside at the meetings, lhe public is cordially invited to at tend the meetings andsandthe ladies of all denominations are invited to attend the business sessions. to keeo us from saying that we church yesterday morning Child- we were fully repaid by the de- ren's Day exercises were held. lightiul atternoon spent at the witnin and arouna tne cnancei home of our charming hostess flowers were banked, the decora- and friend, Miss Sallie Thomp- tions being exceedingly pretty, son. and the exercises were delight ful, the children giving evidence of excellent training. The theme of the service was "The Good shepherd," and the program was grouped about four The Round Dozen Club Enter tained By Miss Whitfield. Reported for The Robesonian. I H - I Inffln I Inn nroo .f;n k iu; i?tmiu.tk sub-heads.ordisisions (1) Christ WhitfipM ThnrsHv pftprnoon the Good bhepherd; (2) His Care After all the guests had arrived nis on? w w ier oneep nrt tTf aha nHAOAnfn1 tTTl u 1 have wnicn are not ot this YVO YCIC UlMCUtCU IIIUI UCCUIW, , j ., 4 - fill 1 thread and cloth, with which we fld'u 0ne field aid Among The Sick. Robt Stone, son of Mr. Joel Stone, Sr., who lives near Mc- v V -T T u ""a u;' Donald, was brought to the about 4 miles from here on route mu;:J" ?,ul,, Pauline and Lucy Alexander.The daUghter- Mrs. E. E. Shooter- srame oi the evening was "hearts", played with dice. Hearts were in evidence both in the parlors and reception hall, and the same feature was car ried out in the decoration in the survive. Une brother, Mr. W. H. Barnes, also survives. The funeral services were con ducted from the residence yes terday afternoon at 3 o'clock by fining room. Mr. Henry Gaddy the deceased, and the remains very probable that the building May Brown, of Clarkton, who wus t hp snrppsqTnI nnp in thp j ,1 - r , :n u 1 i j t o A i ? . ... were nnterrea in tne Meaaow ame and was presented as a re- brook cemetery, North Lumber Deautnui heart snaped dox oi it. were asked to make an apron without the use of a thimble Some proved to be quite gifted m the art oi sewing, while one member was heard to sigh and say, "sewing simply doesn't run in our family." Soon the aprons were finished and Miss Claudia Davis was the successfui one in winning the pink ribbon. We were then given pencils and a slip of paper and were asked to guess the number of peas in a glass. Miss Ruth Wha- ley was the fortunate one in guessing the exact number and was presented with a dainty prize, JJelighttul retresftments were served during the afternoon. The occasion was one of pleas ure, and Miss Whitfield proved a charming hostess, The guests were Misses Ethel will be completed by September underwent a serious ooeration at I Williams, Marie Russell, Lilly 1 ttt - ii i . I . . , ... . i mi i I t i t : r u r vf j.. vve are an giau to see our the nosmtai recentiv. win return xaris.er, uiua uuugu, maiy town grow. home todav. Litt e Miss Flora JNeill and Anna Laura .burton. Allister Hardware Co..Lumber- Mrs. W. J. Prevatt. who has isu-i wngron wb.- Her health had not been good for Thompson hospital sick with ty some time, though she was able tl;" u Ti!" t UT u L" phoid fever last Tuesday. His to be up until two. days bef ore , , condition is reported better to- her death. Mrs. Bullard was 75 nlT K J J day. Little "Jackie" Leggett, vpars old anr wna mnrriprl Lf rural rnntp Nn 1 from Pair- years ago to Mr. J. T. Bullard, , Work has begun on the new mont who is sick with fever at who, with two sons Messrs. .dnK ""V "If . t l the hospital, is improving rapid William and George-and one thought that business will be be- w Mrs. C. J. Horn, of McDon gun by the bank about the first a wrm hna vprv aiok with of August. VVeare all anxious typhoid fever at the hospital, is to see me uaim compieteu, as im doing as well as could be expect win mean a great deal ior our ed Mrs. Jas. McKay, of the town- BackS wamp section, was brought Work on the St. Paul's Baptist to the hospital last week for Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of church has also begun and it is treatment for paralysis. Miss candy. Miss Culbreth is a charm- Notices of New Advertisements. ing nostess and tne evening was n,,.' o..u t vrv-Macera hppn sick with fpvpr at the hos IUU1 L11111K3 OUUUl - U1C OUULII" I " w j uuj auvw&. i n i. . .-.n , I t ti i xt "ii fir j I era rresDytenan uouege and A- o"son anu iNeui waue iiuiuvjug. nm4Z: J":J SS Zitr7USnr.r; A Good Farming Section. vear had 328 nuons from 12 States routel. was here yesterday. -Mr. T of e Robesonian: and nnp f mm Jannn H. E. McGoucran went to Favette- In visiting the tiitterent sec one of great pleasure to all pres nt. Mrs. John T. McNeill enter tained Friday evening in honor of the Misses Alexander. The quests enjoyed the evening very vention Will Meet at Wrights ville Beach July 21. The Democratic executive committee of this, the sixth, con gressional district met in Wil mington Thursday and selected rw VmnAi'a Q Tonlr.4 .k I villa WpflnPsHiiv Mr . W W tinnsnf thp onnnt.v I find that SI 5nn ent away savin? visits Lumberton regularly each Fisher, Jr., was in Fayetteville the farmers m the h u m b e r and July 2i as the time for hold- month, will be at the Waverly Thursday. Bridge section are making more ing the congressional convention. hotel on the 22d inst. Quite a number of the boys progress tnanin any otner sec- Mr. Frank Gough. of Lumberton, and girls went to Parkton Tues- ppn ot old Robeson, especially the Robeson county member of I Georgia Whitfield played for tha nnvnurnrrn rno nnnoart iw ma n. . u. vuuu. uu 10 vnw Mrs. McNeill was the best of hostesses. Miss Annie Lou McMillan is visiting friends in Maxton Mr. nnns f.has. M. Stipff, I " " I -mj 3 wv V.l KTJ vw I . - . . George Hall. Jr.. ia anpnHinor a Arivnrtpa nf r5inHir.!itpa fnr r.rrv on on-a iooa oi rrwr-f o Una: farmer ot that section. tew days at hon.e. Mr. Lacv f!nnfrrpa nrpapnt t.hpir vi'pws Urnnrl timp A. B. Harding, a student of the McLean, of Maxton Indian Normal School at Pem- iv TsiA CJ : iL! r I 7 , V.' 0 1 -li - OllrtW w . . 111 ncu ouiiiiks tnis wppk . Mrs. mat r.np orainance nroninirins-1 Tr.,4-4-;ii - i uiuac Mr. T. W. Maxwell, who lives r ' shepherd, carrying out the thought of the Psalm, "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." The children marched in from the front of the church and, grouping within the chancel,sang "The Children are Singing for Joy Today." Rev. E, M. Hoyle, the pastor, led in prayer, and the rest of the program included a chant, "The Lord is my Shep herd;" "Welcome," by Lucile Jackson; recitation D o you Think That I'm Too Little An nie Lou Truman, Lula Norment, ucv Rowland; A Shepherd s Song," Frances Croft and Lucy Smith; responsive reading; song; recitations by May Johnson Poole, Miriam Breitz, Lucy Smith, Adrian Britt, Carroll Jackson and Ethel Brown, and othar songs. The collection, taken in Method ist Sunday-schools throughout the South on this day for the special purpose of endowing a chair at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, for Sunday - school workers, - amounted to $16.76, which is almost double the amount raised last year on the same day. A recitation in which several children took part with flags and which was particularly impres sive was "A Piea for the Na tions." The music for this wa3 played by Miss JeaneIJones.Mis3 ijovm and daughter, Miss Ma- staking cows on the streets will mie, are visiting relatives in be strictly enforced. y- a I South Carolina. Some generous Derson without nn thp hell, which is a hntrp onp the knowledge of the session has weighing about 2,000 pounds, is presented the Presbyterian engraved "Red Springs Presby- nurcn wim a beautifu he . tirin Church. Mav 10. 1910". near Tolarsville, terday. was , here yes- the committee, was instructed to invite the convention to Lumber- ton and on the first ballot the vote was evenly divided be tween Lumberton and Wrights ville Beach, andChairmanGeorge H. Bellamy, of Wilmington, broke balance of the service. Supt G. M. Whitfield and hi3 faithful teachers and pupils de serve great credit for the excel lence of tne exercises. Mr. L. T. Cottingham, of Max ton, 13 a Lumberton visitor to day. Dr. W. A. McPhaul returned the tie in favor of thp lat.tpr nlacp. yesterday from St. Louis, Mo., The fizht at the convention this . . - - wnere ne attended tae meeting year will doubtless be one of the of the American Medical Asso- warmest in thp district, for manv ciation. rie wa3 away eigne days, years. Misses Elizabeth Thomas and Dora Smith and Messrs. M. L. McLean and Raymond Thomp son spent yesterday at Back Swamp, guests at the horn of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thompx
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