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1 f ,;'. "T THE ROBESONIAN Established 1870 Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents, VOL XU NO. 34. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1910 NO. 2572 . . " ... A CITIZENS' BANQUET. ; of interesting matter. He said among other things that the Linking of Bladen and Lumbei - management of the road is con sidering the advisabilitv of nut ton by New Railroad Celebrat- ting on passenger service that ed A Feast of Flow of Soul. Reason and i win enable people to come to Lumberton In the morning and spend the day. Mr. R. I. Cheatham, of Ports MISSIONARY UNION. A 4- L 1U 1 .. 1 i. 1 mi j v . Ul . Muum uuii u iiiui : i J ti 'nil ftf i nimninnr I nnninir r- One of Best Sessions Ever Held Closed Thursday Evening. The twentieth annual session of the Woman'sMissionaryUnion of Fayetteville Presbytery, held here last week in the Presbyter- 1 . 111,. IliUUtll Tcmiig a uaiiuuci vvaa iicm iiiat f-Q uf n. P u a was in the nature of a celebration Jf "A" oct: -of the linking togeir cl Bladen hnnf tha "S,iu3 a and Rnhpsnn nnnnti !,v m ie.u ab2ut the Seaboard Air Line Kailwav's interests in ana Kooeson counties by means of the Virginia & Carolina South ern Railroad, which will be com pleted to Elizabethtown in the near future. It was one of the most enjoyable events of the kind ever pulled off in Lumber- ton. Mine Host Bicherey rose to the future development of Lum berton." Mr. Cheatham played gracefully upoh Russell's asser tion that Lumberton is a mother to his road, asserting that Lum berton, not yet having by any ... i means attained her growth, is Ihl u J? Sty1?' nmg still but a girl in her teens, albe- - E2L f oty' an2 lre it sheis no longer a town, but a was a feast ot reason and a flow j u u ';a n ot soul. Covers were laid for 84 people and all would have been taken but for the fact that some Bladen county folks who were ex pected were conspicuous by their absence, much to the regret of city, and he expects, he said, to tell of the wonderful growth of the town and to visit her often er. He touched upon one of the greatest needs of most Southern towns when he said that if the town wanted immigrants of the all for some of the speakers had Li ht sort he woul be lad to loaded up on remarks which they wanted those invited from Bla den to hear; but even so, all the speeches were full of life and light and no time was wasted in vain regrets. Col. N. A. McLean was toast master and he presided with inim itable grace and ease, but be fore he took charge of the cere see to it that facts about the town were placed in the hands of people who are seeking homes, the industrial department of his road receiving thousands of in quiries for desirable places to locate. 'Lumberton, the chief town of the great county of Robeson," JAS. E. McGIRT. IRISH POTATOES. monies Mr. R. D.Caldwell, pres- P?ee. ot Mr' E.MBntt. identof the Lumberton Indus- -critt to a m growing terms trial & Commercial Club, under 9,1 tne growtn 01 me town irom the auspices of which the ban- e oia p antation wnicn was its quet was given, bade the guests start told of its merchants, its welcome in the name of the club "' 1L& ictuii i - and told of the organization and P"8?. ; ceiera, until it maae purposes of the club. The first ""eieei umi it is jjvuu wuve toast - "What Lumberton Of- ?nd move and have one s being Vara tr fVa CI f Ion c rf R1orlor in a city so blessed. -A. A O WW VlblAiVlikJ V A. AIUUVU r j County" -was responded to by KiVr,K- reV-ce.. resFona; Mr. Stephen Mclntyre, who ea loin.eV?.a?l. f reaicuonsibeu dwelt eloquently upon the moth- on possibilities. a large neia, er county of Bladen, telling 0f ailu , , .wre, w, 4."iau deeds of heroism back in the jquairo tne aemana Aiier a days of the revolutionary war- ew humorous predictions that those absent Bladen folks would uuSIH greai au ap plause, ne came aown 10 serious ternoon and closing Thursday evening, as stated by Mrs. Rob ert N. Page, of Biscoe, president of the Union, was in many re spects the best meeting ever held during the life of the Union. The meeting was well attended and in spite of the heavy rains Tues day and Wednesday all whose good fortune it was to attend seemed to enjoy the occasion to the fullest. In addition to the account of the meeting given in Thursday's issue of The Robesonian, Miss Isabel Arnold,of Nashville, Tenn., delivered an address Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock and the sessions of the union were closed Thursday evening with an ad dress on missions by Rev. S. H. Chester, of Nashville, Tenn., who is secretary of the Foreign Mis sion Board. This is the second time the Union has met in Lumberton, the first meeting being held here ago. It is to be hoped that the ladies of this organization will not be so long next time m paying their respects to Lumberton. The Union meets next year in Red Springs. MAXTON NEWS.! A Young Negro Who Has Won j Recognition For Literary Abili ty Revisits HisBirthpIace Near Lumberton. James E. McGirt, of Philadel phia, is a young negro, a native of Robeson county, who has given evidence of considerable literary ability and has won flattering recognition, came to Lumberton Saturday and will spend a few days in the county. He is not unknown to Robesonian readers, wno will recall that some time ago an exceedingly complimen tary reference in the Wilmington btar to him and his work was re produced in this paper. He was born m the Meadows", three miles east of Lumberton, where his parents lived until he was seven years of age,- moving 27 years ago to Greensboro. "For Your Sweet Sake" and other verses make ud a volumn of verse of which he is the author and in which decided talent is shown. McGirt is spending some time in the South no',studying condi tions and gathering material for a series of articles. LOCAL BRIEFS. have felt real stuck up if they hai heard llr. Mclntyre tell about what manner of people they are and told a wonder! ul story about what Lumoerton s princely merchants offer to the citizens ot. Bladen. talk and made a ringing speech I advocating moving the bodies in the old cemetery near the bea board depot and using that for I some public purpose. Col. N. A. McLean, the toast- Mr V? n f.lrJWAU waci riPYt master, wno nau an aiong, m m- called called upon and addressed producing the various toasts en- himself to What efforts snould be made to induce the citizens of Bladen county to patronize the business institutions of Lumber- ton and what advantages can be offered them." He called atten tion to the transportation facili ties soon to be offered Bladen and exDressed the hope that schedules would be arranged on the new road for conveniently berton, which otters as good ad- Cltv Jf livened the occasion with wit and humor, was down at the last with "Lady punch," as he point ed out--for the "Climax. " And he climaxed after the most ap proved style. Jesting and hum or aside after the first few re marks, he approved Mr. Law rence's suggestions about the cemetry and called attention to the further fact that Lumberton must have a public building, a vantages as any town within their reach. "Kingsdale Lumber Company and its Possibilities" Mr. W.E. Jackson, superintendent and general manager of the plant And then why, that was the climax only feeble justice has been done it here and there was nothing more.only the crowd made an attempt to sing "Auld Lang Syne," printed on the back Mr. Jackson started out by say- of the menu card, and if the truth ing that he and others who are interested in the company would must be told the way that song was murdered-- the writer help- ,Uo ai5;k, ,-Jed do it it would v have sounded imc W n.uvvv wuav 11,0 uooiui.i- , . . , -J Kl, 1 Meeting at Methodist Church Personal j Correspondence of The Robesonian Maxton, June 17 Miss Leila Barnes returned yesterday from Dunn, where she had been visit- ng for sevearal weeks Misses Sarah Shaw and Essie Bethea, of Kinston, visited MissClarkie Bel McNair last week. Mesdames J. P. Wigsins, R M. Williams and McP. McL. Al ford attended the Missionary Un ion in Lnmberton Wednesday Misses Emma Belle McKae and Mattie Williams McLean also went down on the same day and gave a musical selection during the evening services. I Mrs. S. B. McLean and child returned Wednesday from Wrightsville Beach Miss Sallie McLean, of Laurinbuig?, is visit ing relatives this week Mrs. Charles Purcell, of Raeford, is visiting Mrs. Lina McLean for a few days. There is quite an interesting meeting going on in the Method ist church this week. Rev. H. M. Eure, of Carthage, is conduct ing it, and large crowds attend each service. Mrs. W. G. Graham and chil dren have returned from Shelby, her old home, where she has been spending some time. They have moved into the Mrs. Ann C McLean cottage on east Sanders street. IN RACE TO FINISH. Mr. McKannon Denies Kenort That He Has Withdrawn From Race For Congress. Editor Robesonian: It has come to my ears that there is a report in circulation that 1 have withdrawn from the race. I desire to say that this report is absolutely without any founda tion whatever. I am in the race, 1 i i i . worKing aay ana nignt, and ex pect to continue in it until the contest is ended, and ask my friends to work harder than they have ever worked in order to off set the injustice that has been done me by Mr. McLeod. Yours very truly, A. J. McKinnon, Maxton, N. C, June 18, '10 Few Suggestions to Truckers and Home Gardeners. To the Editor of The Robesonian: Please allow me space in your valuable paper to offer a few sug gestions to truckers and home gardeners. Dig your Irish pota toes. After twenty years exper ience as a trucker I find thatlrish potatoes, if left to remain in the ground during wet seasons (such as we now have) will rot, or at east the fine flavor will be lost. his applies to matured crop?. Dig the potatoes and remove hem to some cool dark place. Do not let the sun shine on them any more than you can help, as it will cause them to green-up. If you can do no better, spread them in some out-house on the farm. Most all farmers have empty houses at this season of the year. If your potatoes are in land that has a good water shed they may not rot. but they are not so good as when taken up and stored away. The earlier varieties, such as Red Bliss, Irish Cobbler, Pride of the South, White Bliss, Early Rose, Larhest, etc., should be matured and ready to be taken up at this date. Irish potatoes have a bet ter flavor after being housed while than when taken out of the ground. Do not bulk them: be sure to spread them. Our farmers should plant more Irish potatoes than they do, they are better than sweet potatoes and are easier kept during win ter months. There is always demand for Irish potatoes during the winter and generally the price is better. A good crop ' of corn can be made at ter lnsn po tatoes; m fact, several crops fol low them with excellent results. Every farmer should have a late potato patch, enough at least to supply his table during the winter months. W. 0. W. Lumberton, N. C, June 16, '10 Considerable improvement has been made within the lait few days at the artesian well near the power house. Ruth Neill, 2-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. V. BjI lock. who has been right sick f jr several days, was some better this morning. Mr. Frank A. McLeod, who underwent an operation about ten days ago at the Memorial hospit al in Richmond, Va., came home Saturday very much improved. Mrs. W. J. Prevatt comes to he front with mighty earl v okra. She had okra, raised at her home on Fourth street, between Cheat- nut and Pine, on the 10th inst. Messrs M. G. McKenzie and C.B. Skipper attended Saturday a picnic at Oakdale church, near Marietta, and they say that the occasion was a most pleasant one. About 50 young people went hayrride" style Friday eve ning to the country home, near town, ef Miss Bonnie Barker. where they were delightfully entertained. Whiteville News Reporter. 16th: Mr. R, M. Norment, Jr., of Lumberton, was in Whiteville Wednesday in the interest of tha corporation department of the U. S. census. He made a fine impression on all he met. Rev. W. 0. Johnson, who lives near St Paul and who is a student at the Louisv ille Theo logical Seminary, will preach at Ten Mile Baptist church, in Howellsville township, next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Material is being placed on the grounds for the magnificent stone, steel and plate-glass front Messrs. White & Gough are go ing to place in their store build ing on Elm street, but the work will not begin until all the ma erial is on hand. ties are, and then, coming down .utvt, hflmdon pv . queters had had something ovuww " r" i 4.1 1 ,1.- T5.,. cellenttalk about the magnifi- "ucu- oont nlant. ftppnnrt to nnnP in "dUU L"c puutu was yci- v"" . - i p.i., i.,ji: a v;ir hnra onH ohnnt ww it Mr. Geo. G. French was called kJSAlk W llv A, UllU MWUV AAV V A V I . . a m will mean to Lumberton in the "P ro aisraiss me crowu wnicu iafrihntinn r.f nhmit mn ono a ne aiu oy inviung tnem 10 puy i r t-trr rrta inn in rvt-riQT TiroxrC lUllWtV. y Cell 111 Wih3 aiiu li viuti v j n :i l a. i -A. ttanroau men, tnree oi uiem, T . r p wprp on thp nrocram. and each on of them made a eood talk. At 2.30 o'clock tomorrow af 4,The Virginia & Carolina South- ternoon on Llm street, in the era uy. ana its .Relations io "uamcss au wwn, o iwi mn T.nmhprtnn and FJizahethtown" be made ot the power available was the subject assigned wr. i wse ut mc. Qupcuutcimcia J. P. Ruaaell. of Lumberton. McGuire, ot the water and light superintendent of the road. Mr. plant, claims that if the water i3 Russell likened the V. & C. S. to turned on at six nyqranis ai uie a daughter and said that she of- same time there is not enough fororl tn nnrl nafcpH nf T.iimhprfnn power io inrow waxer more man all that filial duty and love can 15 leet. lhe .matter win be do and give. He talked interest- tnorougniy lesiea tomorrow ai- Has Plenty of North Carolina Counties. Charlotte Chronicled mi inerei3nowa movement on foot to cut up Cumberland into two counties, but it is evident that the promoters of the move ment are going to have rough sledding. While Cumberland could easily spare enough land for a new county, there is a sen timent against a division of the family. The attempt to form a new county out of Robeson, which is the Texas of North Car olina, has been abandoned. It is well. North Carolina has pro portionately more counties than almost any other State. At any rate she has a plenty. Dr. Rankin Will Not Speak at Court House This Evening Address Postponed. Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of the State Board of Health, will not be able to speak at the court house this evening, as announced and expected. A caaed meeting of the Board of Health detains him in Raleigh and it was neces sary for him to postpone his en gagement here. Dr.Rankin wir ed Saturday to Mrs. Lizzie Proc tor, who is at the head of the Civic Association committee on public health, which committee was instrumental in getting Dr. Rankin to promise to visit Lum berton, that the duties of his of fice would prevent his coming to day, but ne will come at some future date. It is to be. regretted that Dr. Rankin has been compelled to postpone his visit to Lumberton and some time in the very near future it is hoped that he will be able to address a Lumberton audience on the all-important subject on which he knows how to preach so well. Federal Grand Jury Return Indictment Against Conspira tors in Cotton Pool. New York Dispatch, 17th. in mgly ot the excellent service, both passenger and freight, told something of the advan tages that will be offered Bladen when the road is completed to Elizabethtown. "Raleigh & Charleston Rv. and what it would like to do for Lumberton" Mr. L. A. Boyd, ot Marion, b. C, general mana ger of the road. Mr. Boyd had his remarks committed to wnt- ternoon and it Mr. McGuire s contention proves correct a seri ous situation will be disclosed. The fire whistle will sound the alarm for this demonstration. Remember the time and don't be alarmed when the whistle blows. Death of Mrs. Joseph Barnes. Mrs. Joseph .Barnes died yes terday morning at 4 o'clock at her home near Back Swamp, af ter an illness of about two weeks. She was about 25 years old and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Fvandfr Pitman. of Raflc Swamn. Will and Henry Hartis, who j she is survived by her husband hai been on trial ior a aays ior and two children. Quite a number went from here this morning to attend the Passenger Service on Laurin- burg And Southern. The Laurinburg Exchange says that the Laurinburg&South- ern has just received two new passenger cars and has begun passenger service, there will be one passenger train a day irom Laurinburg to John s Station and from Laurinburg to Wa gram, passenger service has already been installed between Wagram and Raeford. so connection can now be made at Wagram for Raeford and points on the Aber deen & Kockfish, connecting with the Seaboard at Aberdeen, and with the coast Line and Virginia & Carolina Southern at Hope Mills. The Exchange says that a little later it is hoped that a train will be operated betw een Laurinburg and Sumter, S. C. erivinsr direct connection with trains for Charleston. the killing of Robt. Simpson last November, Will Hartis being m . II "A-I A. 1 . A A,. , mvma ' . . . ing and The Kobesoman hopes cnargea wun tne siiwuhk, weic;tUnerai services, which were to publish his speech in full at 1 declared not guilty by a Mecklen- j conducted at 10 o'clock at Back an early date. It was chock full , burg county jury inursaay i sjwamp church. The government came out the open today in its. attempt to prove that manipulating the cot ton market is against the law James A. Patten, of Chicago and seven lesser figures in the speculative field have been in dieted, charged with conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman anti-trust law. Five counts are embraced in the indictment, which is in blank et form and contains 10,000 words. The first count charges that the defendants unlawfully did conspire with certain corpora tions not herein indicted to "de mand arbitrary, excessive and monopolistic prices for cotton." Describing the inside workings of the alleged conspiracy the in dictment says that the conspira tors were to become members of and engage in an unlawful com bination in the form of an agree ment under which they were severally to purchase for ship ment from the South to New York all cotton not directly ab sorbed by the demands of for eign and domestic manufacture in the ordinary course of busi ness: in otherjwords, as much as they could purchase from day to day without seriously enhancing the price, but nevertheless to such an extent that they would long before the end of the crop year, have so much cotton in their possession in the city of New York that they could "by reason of the abnormal and arti ficial conditions thus purchased in said trade and commerce, several ly demand arbitrary, excessive and monopolistic prices." Mr. and Mrs.E.L. Hollo way, who have been boarding with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Johnson, on North Elm street, will begin housekeeping Thursday in the house on the same street recent ly vacated by Dr. and Mrs. T. D. Kitchin. Theodore Roosevelt landed at New York Saturday after an absence of nearly 15 months and the welcome given him issa i to have been the greatest ovation ever given a private citizen in thia country, if not in the world. Among the firms mentioned as conspirators, though not included in the indictments, are the fol A. R. Chavis, who lives on rural route No. 6 from Lumber ton, about 3 miles from town.wa3 in town Saturday with perhaps the very largest turnip ever seen here. It was of the Flat Dutch variety, measured about 8 inches across by about 4 inches deep. and weighed 5 pounds. -Mesdames M. S. Morrison and Geo. G. French, Misses Je3 sie and Annie Neill Fuller, Josie McNeill and Messrs. Jno. Fuller and Jesse Stansel left this morn ing for Jackson Springs, where they expect to spend about two weeks. Others are expected to join the party from Red Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Birgs will finish moving tomorow into their new house on North Elm street from a house on Fifth street which they have been rent ing from Mr. J. D. McMillan. Mr. Biggs new house ha3 been completed except inside palnt;ng and is a conveniently-arranged and attractive residence. Prof. Walter F. McCaniess, principal of the Philadelphu3 high school and who is now working as financial agent of Carolina College at Maxton un der President E. McWhorter, made an interesting talk on the Laymen s Movement at the Methodist church last evening. Mr. A. W. Peace, cashier of the Bank of Lumberton, and Prof. McCanless conducted a service along the same lines at Barker'3 yesterday morning. Wadesboro special, 17th, to Charlotte Observer: Mr. W. O. Benne.t, Jr., of tVdea -,oro, ha3 -, been appointed manager of the lowing of North Carolina: Can non Mfg. Co., Concord; Hen rietta Mills, Caroleen; Mecklen burg Mfg. Co., Charlotte. 1 Maxton branch of theElbaManu- facturing Company of Charlotte. The Elba people do not belong to the trust and the mill at Maxton, which is j'ust being completed. i3 said to be the largest independent cotton oil mill in the Carolira3. The mill is cen3trcted according Washington, June 18. Two of the most important administra tion measures, namely the railroad andstaebood bills, we e acted up-; to the most approd etbn-1 and onfinally bv Congress todav and i U one of th rrt st vr K-date will become laws as soon receive ure. plant July 1. f KJJ I Wild, y ailU I I "'.1 wi V. 11 ii'T "3- : - some laws as soon as they j plants in the entire ijoutn. Mr. President Taf t's signa-1 Bennett will take charge of tha 1 V I 1A
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