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7 n TIT Established 1S70. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five CenU. VOL XLI NO. 3S. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 4, 191 0 WHOLE NO. 2576 I AIM i COUNTY CONVENTION. , Godwin crowd saw how they had walked blindly into a pit of their rnv.4 own digging an the same crowd canvass th t cheered the Indian Locklear From Primaries and . and voted not to allow McKinnon CIVIC ASSOCIATION WORK. Democrats Robeson Returns Elect Delegates to Congress ional, Judicial and State Con ventions Over Protests of McKinnon Supporters, God winites Select all Delegates to Congressional Convention Much Hissing and Hooting and Liquor in Evidence--McLeod Re-elected Chairman. Of Robeson's 60 votes in the congressional convention, Con gresman H. L. Godwin will get 45.85. A. J. McKinnon of Robe- will get 13.70, O.L. Clark of son Bladen, will Ret .34, H. LXook of Cumberland -will get .11; N. A. Sinclair will get the entire vote of the county for solicitor; of the 20 votes in the State conven tion, W. R. Allen will get 10.77 and J. S. Manning will get 9.23 for the place on Supreme Court now held by the latter; and for Corporation Commissioners the 40 delegates who go to the State convention will vote as to them seemeth wise at the time and place. This, in brief, is the result of the county Democratic conven tion held in the court house in Lumberton Saturday. Geo. B. McLeod called the convention to order at 11.45 o'clock and the tern porary organization was made permanent. Prior to the calling together of the conven tion the county Democratic exec utive committee met and re-elect ed McLeod chairman. The elec tion of chairman has heretofore been postponed, it is understood, until after the convention The morning session lasted but little more than an hour. Af ter the roil of townships was called, J.E. Carlyie, D. W. Gailo way, R. E.Lewis, A.R:McEachern and W. E. Leggett were appoint ed committee on resolutions and the convention adjourned to re assemble at 1.30 p.m. Thus ended the first chapter The first business taken up in the afternoon was adjusting the votes to be given the newly ere ated townships Orrum and Pern broke by the townships trom which they were created. The matter was soon settled by the townships concerned, Britts and Sterlings giving 1 each toOrrum, Burnt Swamp and Back Swamp .giving 1 each to Pembroke. The roll-call of townships then began, the secretary giving as he called the various townships the votes cast in the primary for the van ous candidates. AH went smooth ly until Pembroke was reached. Here the curious return was made, "Godwin, 67, or, in other ; words, nearly unanimous vote." Same for Allen. Major Geo. Hall, of Red Springs, announced that he had an affidavit from vJ. v A. McCormick. of Pembroke, to the effect that there were ten men at the Pembroke primary who wanted to vote for McKin j non, giving the names of the f men;also that there wrere several I men there who wanted to vote for Manning. Chairman McLeod ruled that since the strength of I the candidates was not demand ed at the primary these ten votes could not be counted. And then the liveliest fight of the convention was on. Mr. W. J. ?revatt,of the Lumberton del egation, wa3 on his feet imme diately, and protested in a hot speech against unfairness; and when an effort was made to hiss him down he denounced the his- sers as cowards and called on them to get up and show their races. But nary a man got up. kx-Longressman W.B.Patterson. , of Maxton, next got the floor and J with great earnestness and force ; plead for a cool, calm, fair and dispassionate decision of this t matter. Orren Locklear submit ted remarks to the effect that the McKinnon men were so few at the Pembroke primary that they did not make themselves Known, ana ne was cheered to his votes, turned tail, backpedal ed, and voted to give McKinnon the votes claimed for him. The next fight occurred when I a motion was made for each pre- cmct to select its delegates to the congressional convention from the friends and supporters of the candidates. In vain McKinnon men contended that this was un usual and unfair, that it was im- possible to select delegates in that way as so many fractions would be involved, and that the county is the unit for selection of Delegates. Mr. b. B. McLean, ot Maxton, Mr. McKinnon's mana ger. askea the chairman tor a rulina: on the point as to whether each candidate s delegates shouia be selected from the friends of the candidate by his fnends The chair ruled that the law governing that point expressly states that the dele orates shall be selected from the friends ot the candidates. God win men were m the majority and pleadings for the friends of each candidate to select his dele gates were in vain, and Mr. McLean hied his protest against this action. This method of selecting meant obviously that all delegates,except the del egates from Maxton township. the only one in which McKinnon men were in the majority, should be selected by Godwin men, that Godwin men should decide who were the friends of their own candidate and also the friends of McKinnon. Mr.S.B. McLean fil ed another protest to the effect that McKinnon s friends were not allowed to select his dele gates and that in many instances McKinnon delegates were not se lected from McKinnon s friends. ; In the selection of delegates i froinLumberion township a fight ! came near beng precipitated,Mc- Kinnon s friends claiming that the delegates selected were not the ones his friends wanted, and a protest was filed and the mi nority appointed Frank Gough and VV.J. Prevatt as delegates to represent the minority. The committee on resolutions introduced a resolution declaring that the convention, recognizing the importance of agricultural education and schooling in do mestic science and good roads, desired to go on record as favor ing all that would promote these things. It wa3 a stormy convention and the minority received scant courtesy or consideration. most every instance when a Mc Kinnon man gained the floor to speak upon any point he was hissed at and hooted at. At one time when Mr. Patterson was urging some point Mr. J. E. Car lyie charged that 1.1 r. Patterson came there to raise a howl, and then for a full minute many God win supporters became a howl- 1 I IT1 A 1 mg, hissing moo. wnen tne howling ceased Mr. Patterson calmly remarked that if it were his purpose to raise a howl he had certainly succeeded. Regular Monthly Meeting Fi nances in Good Shape Re ports of Various Committies Show Much Good Accomplish ed Another Clean-Up Day Recommended An Instruc tive and Interesting Talk on the Mosquito and the Fly. The regular monthly meeting of the Lumberton Civic Associa tion was held Friday evening in the reading room of the Indus trial and Commercial Club, a fairly good crowd being in at tendance. In the absence of the president, Mrs. R. D. Caldwell, Mr. A. W. Peace presided. The report of the treasurer, Mrs. F. J. Thomas, showed the association .to be in good condi tion financially, all bill3 having been paid and there being suffi cient money on hand to meet ex penses. The committee on fac tory betterment, Mrs. W. J. Prevatt chairman, reported through Mr.Prevatt that a meet ing was held June 6 and that 500 circulars were distributed adver tising June 15 as clean-up day at the factories. Much good workli.- TIU 1 I J 4- ! was reported. . The people re sponded readily, the management of the mills furnished teams to haul away the trash accumlated. and conditions at the mills were very much improved. It was re commended by the committee that a porch be built at the tene ment house at the Dresden Mills, and the management of the mills has agreed to do this, which will add considerably to the comfort of the occupants of the house. The committee on public health, Mrs. E. K. Proctor chairman, re ported tnat while Dr. W. S. Ran- talk on the mosquko and the flj muaquitues uieea in smtvs, rain barrels, tin cans, partially ob structed drains, etc., and he em phasized the importance of avoid ing conditions about premises that furnish breeding places. He explained that the mosquito whose bite causes malaria has well-defined marks upon its wings J . L it aau wnen seen upon a wall or other surface it places its kind feet upon the surface and that its body is at an angle of about 45 degrees with the surface; while the other hind of mosquito the town mos quitohas no marks upon its wings and when it lights upon a surface it curls its hind legs over its back and has its body parallel with the surface. It will thus be seen that your town mosquito is rather inclined to put on airs, but both kinds are danger ous and undesirable cit izens and the best way to exterminate them is to keep all receptacles in which water accumulates free from water, and in the case of ponds it is best to cover the surface of the water with oil, which forms an effective bar to their breed ing. Also, the windows and doors of every residence should be screened, which can be cheap- done by means of mos- THEFItSAL SUMMONS. ! state 1J,5.V. ncMC Rev. Joseph Evans, of St. Paul An Honored and Useful Min ister Passes. kin, secretary of the State Board Yesterday's Wilmington Star estimites that Godwin will go in to the convention with a total of 118.65 votes, 126 being necessary to choice. The managers of both Judges Allen and Manning claim that their candidate will be nominal ed, and Judge Allen's manager still seems to have the best of the claim. Mr. Mclntyre Not Candidate for Senate. To the Editor of The Robesonian: I desire to say through your paper to the citizens of Robeson county that under no circum stances would I accept the nomi nation for the Senate from this county if it were tendered me. Respectfully, Stephen Mclntyre. m T T T- T 1 - Mr. j. u. jonnson ana son, m 1 Mastpr Maine, who live nr the echo, and when the vote was Red Springs, were in town Sat 9 M I M But. as . - I - I a . u-i-ci uy lownsnips to decide urday ana they Drought to the whether or not to let the votes be editor of The Robesonian severa counted tor McKinnon . it dozen of the most delicious vy ln the negative 76.65 oeaches it has ever been his to 68.65. lhen the Manning vote good fortune to eat. Mr Johnson was taken up and it was decided naa excellent orchard and has at once to allowManninc the vote I ruhfs evasrv month dnrincr the C'ftimPr. fM hm A - J 4-k i-U ' . w -.-. .o.-iji men me aeacKju. ot nealth, had tound it impossi ble to deliver the address on health and sanitation on the 20th ult., as expected, he had promis ed to come at some time in the near future and the date will be advertised as soon as he make a definite appointment. j Mrs. A. T. Parmele, chairman of the committee on streets,side walks, etc., was not able to be present but she had prepared a written report which was read by Mr. Peace. On May 14, clean up day, the town was given the most thorough cleaning it had ever had, but work along that line remains to be done and the committee recommended another clean-up day. At the request of In al-1 this committee the unsightly i onboard that was on the vacant lot opposite the court house had i been removed, and the pipe and ! other things that had been ac-' cumlating there is being remov ed. Mr. Peace stated that it would take some time yet to get this lot in good condition, but that efforts were being made to have it done as soon as possible. In this connection the wooden shed that the town commissioners have authorized Dr. J. D, Regan to build on this lot was taken up and on motion it was decided to petition the commissioners to rescind their order allowing this building, as it will come within the fire limits and will besides be an unsightly building and un desirable for such a prominent corner. The commissioners will be requested also to consider the matter of requiring the other wooden stands on Elm street to be moved. A petition will be signed by the ladies to this ettect and the mat er will be presented to the board at its next regular meeting to morrow evening by a committee appointed for that purpose, com posed ot Messrs. T, L. Johnson, W. J. Prevatt and J. A. Shame. Other committees reported work contemplated and under way, definite reports to be made at the next meeting. Mrs. Proc tor called attention to a ditch on Fifth street, near the residence of Mr. A. Nash. It is thought that the condition of this ditch is directly responsible for several cases of chills and fever that people in that immediate neigh borhood have suffered recentlv. and the town commissioners will be asked to take necessary steps i.-. .. , . w put ii in sanitary oonaition. At the conclusion of routine business Dr. T. C. Johnson made an interesting and instructive quito netting, if wire screens are too expensive. No less undesirable a citizen is the fly. Where filth abounds there the fly doth much more abound, and around army camps almost every epidemic of typhoid lever is caused by the fly. They breed in decaying vegetables and animal matter. Six feet has the festive fly, and at the end of each of these feet there is a brush-like appendage that catch es up filth of every description. Atter wallowing in tilth, so to speak, the fly flits merrily to your table and deposits filth upqn yoiur food, or 'it kisses the lips of the sleeping bade and deposits germs of diseases, or is kisses the lips of the maiden in the blush of health and leaves a germ that ljngs paleness and, mayhap, aeatn. ine uesi way io get ria of them is to keep houses clean, and to keep stables clean. Every time a fly lights upon a person suffering with a contagious dis ease it carries the disease to some one else. . Too much importance cannot be laid upon guarding against flies and mosquitoes, said Dr. Johnson in conclusion, in order to protect children and those who cannot protect themselves, and in illustrating the prevalence of insects that are a menace to health he quoted 'Big bugs have little bugs Upon tneir back3 to one tnem, ittle bugs have lesser bugs- And so on ad infinitum." It is to be regretted that a larg er crowd was not present to hear Dr. Johnson's talk. It was full of helpful information and no one could consider the facts he brought out without being - im- Rev. Joseph Evans died Fri day, his 75th birthday, at So'clock p. m. at nis home in St. Paul. He had been in declining health for two or three years, but was able to be up and very active, for a man of his age, the greater part of the time. The funeral took place yesterday morning at 11 o'clock in thePresby terian church at St. Paul, the services being conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. Mcl. Wicker, Dr. H. G. Hill, of Maxton, and Rev. A. W. Craw ford, of Rowland. The pallbearers were Messrs. L. Shaw, A. R.McEachern,D. A. McGougan, and W. N. McLean, ot St. Paul; J. T. Denny, of Red Springs, J. A.: McAllister, of Lumberton, and Neill McNeill, of rarkton. Ihe remains were in terred in the cemetery at the church, and the floral tributes were many and beautiful. The crowd attending the funeral was unusually large, probably the largest that ever assembled at St. Paul on any similar occasion. Quite a number attended from Lumberton and there was also number trom Fayetteville and other towns. Rev. Joseph Evans was born in Ireland July 1,1835. When he was 3 years old his parents moved to Canada, where the deceased lived until 1869, when he came to North Carolina. He was re ceived in 1870 into Fayetteville Presbytery, within the bounds of which he remained until death. Mr. lL.van'3 first church in this Presbytery was Smyrna, near John s Station, and he preached at Bennettsville, S. C, at the same time. Thence, in 1872. he went to St. Paul, where he re mained until 1884; thence to Ash pole church near Rowland, thence to Clinton, thence to Milton; and from Milton, just 20 years from Quarterly Meeting of Robeson W. O. W. Association Held at Back Swamp Friday A Delightful Picnic-Next Meet ing at Rowland. resigna- luc unit, tie uittireu ins tion at St. Paul, he returned to that place and remained there un The second quarterly! meeting of the Robeson W. Q. y. Associ ation wras held with the camp at Back swamp r nday, an all-day picnic being held which wa3 at tended by a large crowd. It was most enjoyable occasion and a royal picnic dinner was served on the grounds. In that bountiful and excellent dinner there was no suggestion of high prices of food products, for there was enough and to spare of good hings to feed the hosts of Israel. At about 11 o'clock in the morning an opportunity was given some of the candidates for county offices to spiel a few. Mr. M. G. McKenzie, candidate to succeed himself as treasurer, led the way. and Messrs. C. B. Skip per, of Lumberton, and K. M. Barnes, rival candidates for the office of clerk of the court, fol lowed. They were introduced by Mr. Jno. E. Carlyie, who was master of ceremonies, and they made good talks of about ten or fifteen minutes each, after which dinner wa served. After dinner the Woodmen held their meeting in the school house, the meeting lasting two hours or more. Council Com mander E. G. Sipher.of Lumber ton, presided, and 14 of the 21 camps in the county were represented. The as sociation is formed of council commanders and clerks of the various camps and the object of these meetings is to instruct the officers in the work of the order so rnai tney may the better in struct thehc camp3. The first of these meetings was held in Lum ton March 26 last. : The next quarterly meeting will be held during the list . aek ' in September at Rowland. w. O. W. has a membership of 600 or 700 in the county, some of til death, being active minister ! the best citizens in the county until aoout a year ago. since which time he has been pastor emeritus, Rev. J. Mcl. Wicker being the active pastor. The de ceased was married twice and is survived by his wife, two sons and four daughters Dr. W. E. Evans, of Rowland; Mrs. D. N. Oliver, of Dillon, S. C.; Mrs. S. W Hook, of Eastover. S. C. ; Mr. J. Brown Evans and MissesJose phine and Pearl Evans. Miss Nettie Beverly, of Lumber ton, and D. D. Belvin, of Dur ham, Married in Washington. Miss Nettie Beverly, daughter of Mrs. S. E. Beverly of Lumber ton, who left here about twelve months ago for Athenia. Oregon, where she had been teaching school, was married t nday at- pressed with the great importance ternoon ra Washington, D. C, to of waging tireless war upon the Mr. D. D. Belvin, of Durham being among its membership. The business meeting m the afternoon -was open only, of courseto members of the order, but the picnic was for the pub lic and while the Woodmen were in session the other picnickers spent the time in pleasant social intercourse on the grounds. Ow ing to the fact that farmers are busy just at this time the attend ance was not quite so iarge as ic would have been otherwise, but there were perhaps fully 300 people present, and, as rmarked at the outset, it wa3 a delightful day for all who attended. All parts of the county were repre sented, the attendance from Lumberton being very good. The people of the Back Swamp section are of the best and they certainly know how to take care of any occasion. mosquito and the fly. Postoffice Receipts Show Large Increase. For the quarter ending June 30,1909, the receipts at the Lum berton postoffice were $1,763.5-), while the receipts for the quar ter ending lastThursday amount ed! to $2,163.08. During June last year the receipts were $439,- 19. while for the June just end ed the receipts amounted to $794.37. A good showing that. Watch Lumberton grow. Public Examinations For Teach er. The regular examinations for teachers will be held in the office of County Superintendent J. R. Poole in Lumberton Thursday, July 14, for white teachers; Fri day, 15th, for Indian teachers; and Saturday, 16th, for colored teachers. Examinations for high- school certificates and five-year certificates will be given at the same time. Miss Beverly left Athenia last Wednesday, arriving inWashing- ton Friday, where she was met by Mr. Belvin and they were married immediately. After about ten days they expect to be at home in Durham, where Mr. Bel vin is engaged in the lumber business. They will probably visit in Lumberton before going to Durham. The bride formerly taught in the graded school here and has many mends in Lumberton. ST. PAUL PACKET. Work on Bank Building -Other Items. Pro- Court Convenes Tomorrow, Also County Commissioners Meet. As mentioned in Thursday's Robesonian, because today is the Glorious Fonrth, a legal holiday, the term of criminal court which was to convene today will not convene until tomorrow. Judge Oliver H, Allen, of Kinston, will preside. The county commis sioners have also postponed their regular monthly meeting until torftorrow. The banks are ob serving the day and Sunday hours are being observed at the postoffice; otherwise the day is much as others here. Hinton, the little son of Mr. and Mrs.Alf H. McLeod, has been very sick since yesterday morn ing and his condition is not thought to be much improved There will be a reuular meet- this morning, though it is hoped ing of St Alban's Lodge No. 114, that tne trouoie is nothing sen- a. f . & a. m., tomorrow eve- ousl 'ning at 8:30 o'clock. gressmg- CorresDonder.ee of The Robesonian. St. Paul. July 2 Mr. L. Mclr nis left yesterday for Charlotte, where he is taking treatment for indigestion. Messrs. A.R. McEachern, J. T. Webb, L. H. Townsend. G. T. Fisher and E.O. Fisher, delegates to the county convention, left for Lumberton this morning. Mr. Raymond Reynolds came here yesterday and arrested a colored boy who i3 charged with stealing a bicyle at Lumberton recently. The boy was taken to jail last night. Work on the bank building Is progressing rapidly. The walls are up'to the second story and if ! the weather is good the brick work will soon be completed. Mr. A. D. Evans, who lives near here, is a business visitor at Charlotte this week. Mr. D. B. McNeill and Mr.Russell, of Lum berton,are here today. Mr.P.D.Odora'a new residence on Broad street will soon be com pleted. Mr. C. W. Jones add -3 toys, who have been very -sick, we are ar1?d to report are improving. We hope to see them out soon.
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