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ROBESONIAN n m u 1 4 Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. pi - State- Lili :irv ve Cents. VOL XU NO. 35. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1910 WHOLE NO. 2573 RED Sr KINGS REVIEWS. HOPE MILLS NEWS. A New Physician A Business Change Movements of the People. Correspondence of The Kooesonian. Red Springs, June 21, Mr. John G. Brown ha3 returned from a business trip to Washing ton, D. C. Miss Helen Bostic has gone to Charlottesville, Va., to study art under the instruction of a talent ed artist who teaches in the sum mer school there. Miss Bostic is quite a gifted young artist and we know she will have much suc cess in her work. Mr. J. Lacy McLean, of Max ton, spent a few days of this week in Red Springs. Miss Pol ly Brown is attending a teachers' institute in Fayetteville. She will be away about a month. Mrs. W, F. Williams has return ed from a visit to relatives in Wilmington. Messrs. B. W., Jim and Will Townsend, Mrs. B. W. Townsend and daughter, Miss Hannah, went to Fayette ville Friday to the Fayetteville vs. Wilson baseball game.--Mr. George Hall, of Roseboro, was in town a few days ago. Mr J. B. JVlcAlester is visiting friends at Maxton. Rev. Mr. Jopling has returned from a few days' visit to friends in Morre and Char lotte. "" we nave a new pnysician in -our town. Dr. Shubert, formerly of Siler City. We hope Dr. Shu bert will like Red Springs and win maKe this his home perma nently. Mr. Roland Brown and sister, .Miss May Brown, are visiting in Lumberton. Miss . Annie Lou McMillan has returned from i pleasant visit to relatives in Max ton. Miss Ellen Coxe is spend ing a few days in Lumberton, the puest of Mr. and Mrs. Abner Nash. Messrs. William Jones -and Lawrence Bright attended a ball game in Fayetteville lasi week Mr. Oscar Curne spent a few hours in Lumberton Frrday. Mrs. Flora Cunningham, spent Friday in Shannon. Hon. D. P. McEachern has returned from trip to Washington, D. C. He reports a. very pleasant visit. Miss Clara de Yane, who taught in Norfolk last winter, is a home for the summer months.' Miss Mary McGougan, of Shan non, took the train here las Friday for Chapel Hill, where she expects to study in the sum mer school. Mr. Earnest Sikes spent the week-end with hisj pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H Sykes, returning to Cumberland Monday morning in his Auto. A party of young people from Laurinburg came over in Mr. Edwin Morgan's Ford touring car and took supper at Hotel Red Springs Sunday afternoon. Mr. Hiram Grantham is spending a few days with relatives in Dunn.-Sheriff E. C. McNeill was a welcome visitor in our town this week. Miss Eliza Mc- Oueen. of Maxton. visited Mi?s Polly McRae from Saturday un til Monday of this week. Rev. Mr. Duncan filled his reg ular appointment here yester day and gave his congregation two helpful and powerful ser mons. He returned to Hope Mills Monday. Misses Ethel Johnson and Mar ietta Gaddv spent Tuesday m Fayetteville. Mr. William Wetzall, the pop ular young druggist at" Town send's pharmacy, left Friday for his home in Gastonia. Mr. Wet zall has filled his position per fectly and he has many friends here who will regret to learn that he has accepted a position nearer his home town. 'Mr; Kenneth Denny was in town Sunday. Miss John, of Bennettsville, S. C, is visiting t the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Coxe. Mi3S . Edith Brown, of Elizabeth City, is the 1 guest of Miss Annie Culbreth. MissBrown formerly lived here, where her father was pastor of the Metho dist church, and she has many friends here who are glad to have her visit them. Miss Bes sie McAlester returned Saturday night from Lumberton, where she had been visiting relatives. Mrs. Kate Davis and Miss Berta Davis spent Friday in Fayette ville. , ; . , Most Disastrous Fire in Years Need of a Fire-Fighting Force Missionary Union Meeting Public Debate Other Items. MAXTON NEWS. PRECINCT MEETINGS. An Exciting Runaway Interest- Ball Games Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Hope Mills, June 20 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hamilton, of Lumber ton, were visitors here this week. Mr. Jim Lee, of Rockingham, last week moved with his family to Hope Mills to reside. Rev. J. D. Pegram will preach on next Sunday at Parkton at 11 and 7:30. Rev. N. C. Duncan will preach at Fayetteville on next Sunday at 11 and 3. Rev. T. Bntt will preach on next Sunday at Mt. Gilead 11, Union Springs 3:30, and at Cotton 7:30. The supper given by the ladies of the Baptist church Satur day evening, on the lawn of the church building, prov ed to be quite a success. The evening was ideal. The effect obtained by the use of Japanese anterns was most pleasing. The repast, consisting of supper and fruit, was enjoyed hugely by the arge crowd in attendance. The handsome sum of about $70 was realized. This will be applied to the fund for completing the church building. The public debate at the grad ed school building Friday night was interesting and each side of he querv was ably discussed.The query was: Kesolved, lhat wo man suffrage is justifiable. The affirmative side was represented by. Messrs. Oscar Johnson and Herbert Tyson of Fayetteville R. F. D.No. 8, and the negative side was represented by Messrs Pritchard Fisher and Kenneth McDonald, of Hope Mills. The decision was rendered in favor of the negative. These debates show the high class work done in the public schools, and it is believed the interest m society work is growing. The Woman s Missionary Un- ion oi f aypttevuie rresoytery held its twentieth annual session at Lumberton June 14th to 16th inclusive. Eloquent addresses were given by Dr. W, J. Martin, of Davidson College, Rev. Homer McMillan, of Atlanta, Ga., Dr. Phillips, of Richmond, and Dr. S. H. Chester, of Nashville, Tenn. A special feature of the meeting was . the address by Miss Isabel Arnold, of Nashville, Ter.n., followed by a consecra tion service in which a great number of ladies took part. Mrs. John E. Harvey attended as del egate trom nope Mills and gave mg Correspondence of The Robesonian. Maxton, June 22Mr. A. T. McLean and family, Miss Agnes McLean and Messrs. Whaiey and Dixon McLean, of Lumber- ton, came up Sunday in their 1 car and spent a few hours with home folks. There's quite an exciting se ries of ball games in progress now in Laurinburg Rockingham vs Laurinburg. Several went over from Maxton on Monday afternoon to witness one of the games. The score was 7 to 1 in favor of Rockingham. Mr. R. D. Croom went to Row land yesterday on a business trip. Mr. Dixon McLean, of Red Springs, visited relatives here yesterday. Messrs. G. B. Patterson, B.F. McLean and S. B. McLean attended court in Lum berton Monday. Miss Sallie McLean returned to her home at Laurinburg Wednesday. We are glad to learn that the little baby of Mr. A. C McKin non, who has been critically ill for several davs, is thought to be a little better today. Mrs. Sue McRae with Mrs. R. M. Williams left this morning for Jackson Springs, where they will spend some time. On Monday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wiggins, with Mr. Houser and Miss Mabel Wooten, drove over to Laurinburg in Mr. Wiggins' machine to see the ball game. There was quite an exciting runaway here on Sunday after noon. A mule hitched to a bug gy became frightened at an au tomobile, down on Main ; street, and started up Patterson avenue at break-neck speed. In front of Mrs. Lina McLean's gate he ran into Miss Margaret ; McKin non's buggy, which was full of children, throwing them out and breaking the buggy : up con- sinerabiy. the negro who was driving the mule was also thrown out. No one was seri ously hurt, but both buggies were badly damaged. In a very short time, about a hundred peo ple gathered around the injured group from all parts of town in great excitement. Rules and Regulations Under Which They Shall be Held. The Candidates. ing. Sec. 23. Each precinct shall be entitled to cast in the county convention one vote for every 25 Democratic votes, and one vote for fractions over 12 Democratic votes cast by the precinct for Governor at the last nreceedinsr Mrs. J. R. Poole will enter tain the Young Matrons' Club at her home on Elm street tomor row afternoon. Jim Whitfield, colored, about For Chief Justice of TheSupreme gubernatorial election: provided, 60 vears old. died yesterday af- that every precinct shall be en- lernoon at nis nome in JNorth titled to cast at least one vote in Lumberton after an illness of LOCAL BRIEFS. Court WALTER CLARK (has no opposition) For Associate Justice of The Su preme Court: (two to be nominated) PLATTD. WALKER of Meck lenburg (has no opposition) WILLIAM R. JAMES S. the county convention, and each precinct may appoint as many delegates to said convention as it may see fit, not exceeding three delegates and three alternates J?-l i a 1 ior eacn vote to wnicn said pre cinct may be entitled in the coun ty convention. Sec. 24. The chairman of the precinct executive committee 1 t T several weeKS. .Jim was a Daint- er by trade and was well know n. The funeral and burial will take place this afternoon. -A message was received here this morning to the effect that the Rowland Hdw. Comoanv's store at Rowland was broken in to last night and some p-ooda were stolen. The robbers made ALLEN of Wayne shall preside at all precinct meet- their escape and an effort is be- MANNING ham. of Dur- paper which was greatly appre ciated. Miss Maggie Carter, president of the Missionary So ciety of Hope Mills. Miss Eva Den by, secretary and treasurer, and Miss Lanier were present Wednesday. The report from this district was most encourag ing and has inspired new life and enthusiasm tor the coming year s work. The Presbyterian Missionary Society of Hope Mills holds its meetings the first Sun day afternoon of each month and will be glad to welcome al who can come and share in this great work. The most disastrous fire at Hope Mills in years occurred Saturday morning at 4 o'clock The residences of Mr. L. C. Mc Duffie and Rev. P. T. Britt, and the Odd Fellows hall were com pletely destroyed. The loss will probably exceed $8,000. The fire started on the first floor of Mr. McDuffie's residence while Mr. McjJume and nis iamny oc cupied rooms on the second floor. When they awoke the lower part of the house was in a mass flames, and egress by the stairway was cut off. Mr. Mc Duffie with his wife and child had just barely time enough to make their escape through a window to the roof of an adjoin ing shed, when the house col . ' ... . lapsed. They were all in their night clothes, and it was some time before the neighbors were awakened and a ladder raised, so thpv c ould descend from their nerilious location, which was al so beinsr attacked by the flames. With the exception of one hall rack. Mr. McDuffie's furniture was all completely destroyed. The furniture was insured for $500. Mr. Britt managed to all his furniture with the Judge Allen Endorsed. An enthusiastic meeting of citizens was held Tuesday morn ing in the court house for the purpose oi endorsing Judge W. R. Allen for the Supreme Court. Mr. C. B. Townsend acted as cnairman, Mr. R. C. Lawrence, secretary. Suitable resolutions were drawn, which have since been signed by many VI Alt 1 Judge Alien is very popular in this section and will doubtless receive strong support. have For Corporation Commissioner: (two to be nominated) HENRY C. BROWN of Wake (has no opposition) W. T. LEE of Haywood A. W. Graham of Orange JOHN H. PEARSON of Burke. For Solicitor Seventh District: N. A. SINCLAIR (has no opposition) For Congressman Sixth District: A. J. McKINNON of Robeson H. L. GODWIN of Harnett O. L. CLARK of Bladen H. L. COOK of Cumberland HERBERT McCLAMMY of New i Hanover. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, the county Demo- critic executive committee deter mined some time ago to nominate candidates by delegates chosen at precinct meetings and the chairman of the committee has issued his call for precinct meet ings to be held at 3 o'clock Sat urday afternoon, 25th inst., to elect delegates to the county con vention to be held in Lumberton Saturday, July 2d. The plan of organization of the Democratic party of North Carolina provides that precinct meetings shall be held under the following rules arid regulations: Sec. 21. If at the meeting of the County DemocraticExecutive Committee it shall be determined bv a majority of the full commit tee, proxies not counted, to nom inate candidates by delegates chosen at the precinct meetings, then the said precinct meetings shall be held under the following rules and regulations: Sec. 22. At the meeting held in each precinct in pursuance of said notice, delegates and alter mgs; but in the absence oi the chairman of said committee, any other member thereof may preside. Sec. 25. The county executive committee shall have power to! make any rules with regard to ing made today to catch-them. Dr.W. A: McPhaul will leave this afternoon with Mr. D. E. Nance for Johns Hookins hosDi- tal, Baltimore, Md.. where Mr. Nance will undergo an oDera- tion. The operation is not a se- holding precinct meetings which rious one and it ig expected that it may deenv proper, not mcon- Mr Nance will be ab, t t sistent with the rules prescribed in a week or so. Dr. McPhaul in ums piu it siiau ue me uutv 01 wilI return Saturday or Sunday. vuuiiuivic cv mcuaic auu rtev. o. j. ivicuonnen closed a series of meetings at the Lum berton Cotton Mills school build ing last evening. The meeting was a successful one, 10 new members being added to the church. Mr. McConnell wa3 as sisted by Revs. T. F. Biggs, of Rockingham, and E. M. Hoyie, of Lumberton. Rev. A. E. Baker, pastor of the Lumberton Presbyterian church, will leave this afternoon for Washington, D. C, where he will officiate tomorrow at the fu neral of Mrs. Gorman, widow of the late Senator A. P. Gorman. Mrs. Gorman died yesterday. Mr. Baker expects to return Monday or Tuesday of next week. Messrs. White & Gough have just bought an immense stock or said furnish all forms and blanks needed in making the returns from said precinct meetings, and any reported challenges and ap peals therefrom ;and it shall have the power to raise the funds nec essary to pay the expenses there of. One Day of Superior Court. Among the items crowded out of Monday's Robesonian was mention of superior court, which convened and adjourned that day. Judge W. R. Allen arrived from Wimington on the early morning train, convened court, signed a number of agreed judg ments, etc., and left for his home in Goldsboro that evening. As has been mentioned, Judge Al len, in compliance with a petition of the bar of the county, had signed an order to the effect that general merchandise from a firm no-iurv cases would be tried at in another part ot the btate re this term on account of the busy time with the iarmers. Mr. J. E. Kinlaw. of Howells ville township, son of ex-Treasur er Thos. Kinlaw, was admitted to the bar Monday, having re cently completed his course in law and obtained license. He has not yet decided where he will locate. tiring from business. This is new stock bought for this sea son's business. It will be ready for sale Saturday of this week and in Monday's paper Messrs. White & Gough will tell some thing of what they have to offer. Contracts Let ForNew Residence and New Store Front. Mr. A. E. White has let the contract for his new residence to Messrs. Blythe & Isenhour, ar chitects of Charlotte, and the same firm has been awarded the con tract by Messrs. White & Gough for the elegant new stone, steel The town authorities had a dozen garbage cans, capac lty 17 gallons each, placed on -w-m .1 1 Jiilm street in the business por tion of the town. Something of this kind has been needed for r v- rl i-l r 4-nrl not! "fYrv 4 rv -fViii people. nates to represent it in the coun- store on Elm street. ty convention shall be elected Mr. White's residence, which from the body of the Democratic will be erected on his triangular voters of the precinct; and said lot at the intersection of Seventh delegates or alternates, or such street and the Elizabeth road. of them as shall attend the coun ty convention, shall be enlitled to vote the f ullDemocratic strength of their precinct in the nomina tion"' ot candidates and upon all from which his old residence was moved back on Seventh street some time ago, will be Colonial style, with about 12 rooms, ex clusive of dressing and bath some thne and it is to be hoped questions which may come before rooms, and will be one said county convention. If there is a failure to hold a precinct meeting in pursuance of said notice, or it said meeting shall fail to elect delegates to represent it in said convention, the precinct executive committee that the cans will be used. exception of one room suit and some library books, the value of which is estimated to be $200. The Odd Fellows hall was also a two story building, and the paraphernalia being on the second shall appoint delegates and alter- floor no attempt was made to nates from the Democratic voters save it. The residence of Mr. E. D. Tyson, just across the street from theOddFellows build ing. had a narrow escape, but by the heroic work ot the buck of the precinct. At every precinct meetingthere shall, if requested, be a vote tak en for the different candidates for office whose names may be et brigade and the application of presented, and the delegates a stream from the hose pipe, the shall vote in the county conyen- buildmg was saved. I he Hope tion of their respective counties Mills Mfg. Co's. Mill No. 4, be- in accordance with this vote;that ing nearly half a mile from the is to say, each candidate shall fire, it required considerable time receive in the county convention to assemble and lay the pipe. that proportion of the vote to The fire danger in Hope Mills, which the precinct may be en- of which the foregoing is an in- titled which he received in the wnnld hft ?rptlv rHiKvd hrecmct meeting and the vote stance, would be ereatlv reduced I Drecinct meeting w ' i . ., ..1 . .i I fwAira or ffeA I nmlurtnn nnrrnn by the organization of a vo unta- received by any candidate in tne V,; "fi, "i rA" Jr kJL, onA w i nn meptinir shall not belmills school house July 4 under of the most elegant residences in this part of the State. Work will be gin Monday. Much of the material is already on hand for the new front for Messrs. White & Gough's store and work will be begun on this as soon as all the material is on hand. The change contemplated will make this one of the most imposing store fronts in the State. . Mr. L. Shaw, of St Paul who owns the store buildings ad joining Messrs. White & Gough, will cut off the fronts of these and put in new fronts. These buildings occupy an entire block and these purposed changes wil make the greatest improvements that have been made in the busi ness part of town in some time. A Woodmen's Picnic. A picnic will be held in the at the Lumberton ry nre brigade, and we think in a progressive town ot its size such an organization would " be of incalculable ; value, and 'the saving ot property would more than offset any expenditure in cur red. : This is a matter that should be of interest to every citizen, and it is hoped that there will be some steps taken in the not distant future to organize a fire-fighing force. thirds the management oi tne wood vote cf the delegates represent- men of the World. There will an;A rA'Aa oot,i nro. be speakers on woodcraft. Eve- cinct The chairman or presia- to come and mar officer and secretary of the precinct meeting shall certihy to the countv convention the vote received by each candidate at the precinct meeting, together with the names of delegates and alternates selected by said meet- bring a well-filled basket. Woodmen will be welcomed. Mr. J. T. Jennings, of Atla ita. Ga.. who had been spending a dtreo n town a guest ac the home ot ais broth er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Jennings, left last evening -for Wrightsville Beach. Mr. A. A. Pedneau, of Do than, Ala., lor a number of years master mechanic of the Aiiantic &: St. Andrew's Bay raitroad, was in town Tuesday with a view to securing a location for an up-to-date machine shop and garage. Mr. Pedneau says that he is weli pleased with the outlook here for a good business in his line and that he expects to return about August 10th for business. Rev.F. Wei3s, pastor of the Gospel tabernacle, will return Saturday from an extended trip North. He has been away four weeks visiting his mother in Philadelphia, and other relatives elsewhere in Pennsylvania; and he also attended the annual con vention of the Christian Alliance atNyac, N. Y., May 23 and 24. Mr. Weiss will conduct regular services at the tabernacle to morrow morning and evening. -The Lumberton Presbyterian Sunday school is picnicking at Page's Mill, S. C, today. Two extra cars were attached to the regular train leaving here at 10 o'clock this morning for Marion, S. C, and the picnickers will re turn on the same train this after noon at 6 o'clock. Quite a crowd took advantage of this opportu nity for a good time. Mr. M. G. McKenzie, superintendent of the school, is looking after the party and the occasion is sure to be a most pleasant one. Dr.and Mrs. W.L. Grantham, who had been lining for the past two or three years at Mt. Gilead, arrived Tuesday and have moved into Mr. T. N. McDiarmid's nouge ou the Cuxner ui uiaaC i and Sixth streets. As mentioned cotton f in The Robesonian ,some week ago, Dr. Grantham has decided to locate here for the practice of his profession. He has secured an office over the Bank of Lum berton, next to Dr. R. F. Gra ham's office which he will use for the present though hehi mt go. a mji;!i ro cri aj Arants. All f.2 Miss Ella Coxe, of Red Spring, a T test at the home of Mr. and Mr. A.. Nish.
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