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-t- ,.:.l-C;r-,.4 .9 I Established 137Q. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five C, VOL XLI NO. 39. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 791Q Wh6lE2S77 FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. A QuietFourth Enlarging Grad ed School Building New Res idencesOther Items of Inter est. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, July 5 Indepen dence Day was celebrated in our town by nearly everybody leav ing for other places, which made it nice and quiet for us old folks who remained at home. The young people of the town and community enjoyed a de lightful picnic at our favorite summer resort, Princess last Monday. Quite a number of Fairmont men are going on the A. C. L. excursion to Tampa, Fla., next week and are expecting a fine trip. Mr. Frank Carter and family are expected from the West this week to visit relatives. Mr. Car ter was here a day last week but his wife was in Dillion,S.C.,then visiting the family of W. J. Car ter. J. D. McLean, Dr. Brown and others went to Marion, S. C.last Monday to attend a racing meet of the Marion Driving Associa tion. Messrs. A. S. Thompsan and A. J. Floyd were called to Lum- HOPE MILLS NEWS. Greatest Fourth in History of Parkton Races, Ball Game and Concert Prize Winners A Tremendous Crowd. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, July 5 The Fourth has come and gone, and truly it was a red-letter day for Parkton, Never was there such a large crowd of people in our little town before estimated at near two thousand and a more orderly crowd never assembled any where. Mayer J. D. Gillis had Ann, no trouble in obtaining the best of order ana there was not the least sign of intoxicants during the day. The program was a little late in starting, but by 10.30 a. m. Chief Marshal Murphey McMil lan was lined up with a large procession of assistant marshals, all mounted on the finest and most stylish horses. The Parkton Concert Band was stationed in a nicely decorated wagon and fur nished music at interval while parading the streets, and at 11 o'clock paused in front of the depot and was playing as the Bennettsville train came up. The program was not fully carried out, as the entrees would not jus tify. The first race was the one-mile bicvele race. Only 6 FARMERS' UNION RALLY. 1 - . . , I J- ...- oerton last Monday by a meeting pntprpH this rare and Georee of the county educational board. Edwards won the first prize of The building of our srraded $2.00. The second prize was won - - w our school is being enlarged and the auditorium improved to be in readiness for the fall term of school. The coming of the fam ilies of the Beaufort Lumber Co. will mean rnanv more children for our school and we are trying to be ready for them. Our farmers are curing tobac co and Mr. E. J, Chambers is on the spot ready to buy. and is get ting everything in shape for the warehouse. Umatilla, Florida, has proven too far away for Mr. Wade C. Ashley, who returned several days ago and will remain at home for the present. We un derstand that he will again be in charge of the Fairmont Messen ger. Mr. John Williams' nice dwel ling in WestFairmont is complet ed and is for rent for the pres ent, though we suppose Mr. Wil liams expects soon to occupy it himself. Mr. Frank Davis, of the Ionia section, expects to build at once on the land belonging to his wife in West Fairmont. Rev. J. M. McLean was unable to fill his appointment at the by John Gowin. Next was the one-mile foot race. Only 6 enter ed and only 2 were able to run to the finish. The first prize was won by James McMillan $2 and the second by Jasper Hall Si. Greasv pole climbing. Lee, Sandv and J. P. Watts were the onlv contestants and neither of them fullv succeeded, but each should be entitled to a valuable prize. Next wras the egg and scoon race. The first prize was won byMargaretMcMiVan 75cts and 2nd bv Annie Williamson, 50cts. The wheelbarrow race was entered by iour active young men, all blindfolded George Edwards, Lock Edwards, J, P Watts, Joe Shoemaker. George Edwards won the prize of $1.25 The sack race was next. This race was entered by 4 young men and this was the most amusing ot all. Murran Bullard won first prize, $1.00; second, 50 cents, by Wm. Conady. Three legged race first prize was won by Pemberton McCormick and Carl Johnson, $1.00; second by Herbert Edwards and Preston Edwards, 50c. Catching the greasy pig nothing: doing. One hundred yards sprint race was entered by Revival Meetings. Annual Barbecue of Jr. Order A Marriage. Mr. J. F. Musselwhite visited Rockingham Sunday. Mr. and! Mrs. John Mcllwaine, of Bocoi Grand, Fla., visited the family of Mr. H. M. Pate this week. Mr. Bureon Driver and his two sisters, Misses Nellie and Katie, are visiting the family of Mr. J. S. Cole, of Wake Forest, this week. Rev. N. C. Duncan will preach in Christ church on next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. J. D. Pegram will preach at Marvin, 11 a. m.; Cottcn, 3:30 p. m.; Hope Mills. 7:30 p. m.. next Sunday. Preaching service will be con ducted in the Presbyterian church on next Sunday at 7:30 p. m. by the pastor, Rev. K. A. McLeod. Rev. P. T. Britt conducted a very successful revival meeting at Union bpnngs last week. Mr. Britt will conduct revival meet ings beginning at Zion's taber nacie on tne second Sunday in July, at Mt. Gilead on the fourth Sunday, at Singletary's Cross Roads on the fifth Sunday, at Cotton on the first Sunday in August and at Sharon on the second Sunday in September. On last Friday in the beauti ful grove near Mr. Ed. Wish- art's residence the Jr. O. U. A. M. had their annnal barbecue and picnic. The day was ideal for such an occasion. A lars- table was erected in the gro v e and was bountifully covered with appetizing viands, which after a few appropriate remarks by Rev. P. T. Britt, the crowd thorough ly enjoyed. After dinner had been served Rev. J. D. Pegram made a short but interesting speech. The ladies rendered ex cellent service and did much to make the occasion a success. The Jr. Order here has a large and enthusiastic membership and is doing a great work. Mr. Alex. Bullard, of the Holt Morgan village, and Miss Edna Kinlaw, of this place, were mar ried Wednesday at the Methodist parsonage, Rev. J. D. Pegram of ficiating. The bride is a very beautiful and attractive young lady, while the groom is an ex cellent gentleman. Mr. and Mrs. Bullard have a host of friends who wish for them a long and happy life of usefulness and prosperity. SUPERIOR COURT. I Presbyterian church last Sunday 10 quick steppers. This race was -II Cl.-UUUL Ul 111I1S Ol I11S son, who has fever. Rev. W. W. Willis kindly filled the pulpit for Mr. McLean, who, we trust, will soon see his son improving. Mrs. Elliott and little sonJack, of Newark, Del., are pleasant visitors in town, guests of Mrs. Elliott's sister, Mrs. VI. F. Steph ens. Rev. E. M. Hoyle, of Lumber ton, spent Sunday night andMon day in town and presented to our people a phase of home mission work which interested them very much. Little Misses Margaret Thomp son, Mary Stubbs and Katherine Galloway have been right sick with measles, but are about re covered, ,td. their great pleasure. Miss Maggie Floyd returned last week from a most delightful trip to AsheviMe, where she at tended a meeting of the Young Woman's Christian -Association. A yong people's home mission society was organized among the yoang ladies and girls of the Methodist church last week by Mrs. Brown, who is district sec retary of Rockingham district ior this work. Y. E. Smith and family left for Durham last week after a visit to thetamily of Dr. Brown.Thev were accompanied by Master Hal Brown, who will remain with tnem until the last of this week. -7-Misses Annie Bullock and Bet tie Lou Floyd are visiting rela Xives at Bolton. Mr. and Mra F. L. Blue and F. L. Jr. lef tSunl day for Charlotte. From there xvirs. tflue and son went to Spar "WJS'J?- y-"t0 visit relatives ana Mr. Blue returned of Laurin ouTg tor a short visit to friends attractive. Jnrst prize was won by the same lucky George Ed wards, $3; second by Leroy Fair cloth. $2. Horse races were next. One-mile heat, 1st prize won by "Minnie," owned and run by D. E.McNair, $5; second nrize,$2.50. was won by the celehrated' Dex ter," owned by M. A. McLean and run by J. R. Williamson. At 2 o' clock a speech wad call ed for, but notwithstanding there were many speakers and candi dates in town,amongthemMessrs. Skipper and Barnes and Bullock, and many others, none was pres ent at the time called for, so the speaking, or, I might say public speaking. wa3 passed by and all was through by about 4 o clock. The bandwagon was driven to the ball ground to witness the game between Buck Horn and Lumber Bridge. This was wit nessed by several hundred peo ple. The game was not an error less one by any means. BuckHorn made several costly errors in the first few innings, but played bet ter ball after the 4th inning; but was defeated by Lumber Bridge, score 11 to 7. Space will not permit of the full details of the concert at the academy at night by the band, but it was largely attended and the music was fine and greatly enjoy ed by all. Prof.D.Worburton de serves much praise for the great est and most enjoyable Fourth ever passed in Parkton. Pension Board Meets. The county pension board met in the office of Clerk of theCourt Humphrey Tuesday to consider applications. Messrs. J.S.Thomp son and W. H. Graham were the only members present and in the absence of Chairman Thos. Mc Bryde, Mr. Thomspon presided I en applications tor pensions were approved, six veterans and four widows eight of the fourth class, who receive $26 the year, and 2 of the second class, who receive $60. The board also ap proved 5 applications for $20 each for burial expen?es, the same being referred to the board of county commissioners. The board will meet again on the first Monday in August to consider further applications. Picnic at Princess Ann. and relatives of that place. Mr. McKellar and wife, of Boldman, spent Sunday last in town with their mother and brother, W. R. McKellar, who returned toBoard man with them to spend the holiday. Princess Ann, on the banks of the Lumber river in Ster ling's township, is, as everybody knows, a great place for pic-nickers--high hills, high land, a beautiful place, so they say. From Fairmont. Orrum, Bloom- ingdale and, maybe, other places folks 1,000 or more, they say gathered there Mon day, the Fourth, for an all-day rr. t i i picnic, iney had dinner ana supper there fish frys boating oh, it was a great time. Mr. W.L. La wson, owner of the place, was among the visitors in town yesterday. He says folks come there from All Over. August 26 Selected as Date i Governor Kitchin and Other County Executive Com mittee Wants Teachers Se lected With Care May Re commend Assistant to County Superintendent Editors of Farmers' Department in Rob esonian Union Growing. At a meeting Tuesday of the executive committee of the Rob eson county division of the Far mers Union it was decided to have another big rally in Lumberton on the 26th of August, the clos ing day ot the county teachers institute, which will be held from the 15th to the 26th of Au gust. Mr. Jno. E. Carlyle, of Raft Swamp, has been appointed chiet marshal, and Mr.W. K.Cul breth. also of Raft Swamp, will be assistant marshal. Governor W. W. Kitchin will be invited as one of the speakers, and as he has promised President W. S. Cobb that he will speak in Robe son some time during the summer it is confidently expected that he will be t iesent. Some official of the State or National Union will also be invited to speak. The Farmers' Union rally held in Lumberton last January was one of the greatest occasions of the kind ever held in Robeson, ana tne rally in August will no doubt also be an occasion long to b? remembered. i The following have been ap iii. ... pointed delegates to the conven tion of the State Farmers' Union which will be held at the A. and M. College in Raleigh July 26 and 27, President Alexander's official call for which was published in Monday's, Robesonian: W. P. Barker, J. E. Carlyle, J. L. Pre vatt, Edgar Bass, G. L. Rober- son, E. W. Stone. Under the leadership of Presi dent W. S. Cobb, who is largely responsible for the appointment of the State educational commit tee that has done so much to ward awakening interest in ag ricultural education, the Robeson County Union is laying great stress upon the educational feature of the Union and it is the earnest wish of the executive committee that the school committeemen throughout the county select their teachers ior tne coming school year with particular care. The Union wants agriculture and domestic science taught in the schools and desires that teachers be selected with reference to their qualifications to teach these subjects. Pres. Cobb has the names of several teachers who took a special course in these subjects at the May school at the A. and M. College and he will be glad to furnish these names to any inquiring school committee men. The executive committee is considering also the advisabili ty of recommending the employ ment by the county of an assis tant to Cour-ty superintendent Poole to take charge ot the ag ricultural branch in the schools, The County Union is not now and has never been in politics but it is interested in securing needed legislation and the exec utive committee has been dis cussing legislation that is needed along the line of good roads and education and will perhaps make some recommendations later. Im nortant matters also came up for discussion relative to the sale of cotton seed, tobacco, etc., and demonstration work among the farmers. The Union expects to have a man from theAgricultural Department doing demonstration work in the county by the first of September. Dates have been arranged for several Union picnics to be held LOCAL BRIEFS. The North Carolina Rural Let ter Carriers' Association adjourn ed Tuesday afternoon after a two-days' session in Raleigh and will meet net year in Winston Salem. C. H. Howell, of Lum ber Bridge, was elected presi- ' dent for the ensuing year. Disposition Made of ManyCases -Court Will Probably Ad- lourn Tomorrow No Cases of Special Importance Judge Allen's Charge. A criminal term of Robeson Superior Court convened Tues day morning.Judge Oliver H.Al len, of Kinston, presiding and So licitorN. A. Sinclair being present to represent the State. The grand jury was duly chosen and impaneled with Mr. Jno. A. Mc Phaul as foreman. Mr.A.S. Wish art was sworn as officer. None of the capital cases and no oth ers of special importance will be tried and court will probably adjourn for the term tomorrow afternoon. Judge Allen began his charge to the grand jury by saying that he is inclined to believe that courts should not be held during July, and possibly August, as it is a particularly busy time with farmers, and lawyers and judges are tired out and not at their best, and that he would endeavor to be brief; but his charge was an exceptionally able one, some what out of the beaten path, and gave all who heard it something to think about. ne saia tnat he tears we are not paying as much attention to the government as we should. When he was a bov it was the custom for people to meet upon the fourth of July and read the Declaration of Independence and the Mecklenburg Declaration, and have patriotic speeches 1 ! 1 1-1 . - wnne on tne fourth just passed interest througnout the coun try centered upon a prize figh Detween a wnite man and a ne gro. The people as a whole were interested in that more than in anything else, and it raises the question whether we are not de generating, that seeming to fur nish striking proof. Judge Allen emphasized espec ially the importance of jury duty and the importance oi the selec- lon of names to go into the jury i i j box. ihe judicial department ot he government is distinctly the department of the people, because is the only department in which the people directly partici pate in the affairs of the law. Juries are drawn from the body of the people and this is the se verest test of their capacity to participate in the affairs of the government. If the jury system is a failure popular government is a failure, but if juries demon strate that they are capable of performing their duties it dem onstrates that the people are ca pable of self go ernment. It has been his observation that the people have stood this test well, and he has no patience with un just criticism so often heard of the system, yet the people them selves often hear with approval suggestions that this power ought to be taken from them and that judges ought to decide all mat ters. This, he declared, would be equal to a surrender of their lib erties and rights. , Of course juries often fall short of the proper standard, but that is no reflection ;the same may be said of all classes and systems. In considering what grand juries can do to improve the system, he called attention to the fact that the law excludes from jury service men who are not considered ' of sufficient in telligence and not of good moral character, ihe selection of men for jury service is done too care lessly; two hours is spent in the work when it ought to take two weeks. The most careful exam ination ought to be made and the name of no man should be placed in the box unless his fitness is known. It is the duty of the grand jury to carefully inquire into the selection of jurymen and License has b-en issued for the marriage of Lillie Atkinson and Wright Leggett. -Dr. R. T. Allen will enter tain this evening at his home in honor of his Sunday school class. Misses Sadie Ray and Mvrtle Pope entertained Tuesday eve- ring at a tacky party at the home of their parents, Dr. and Mrs.H. T. Pope, on Third street. Miss Ethel Higley will en tertain this evening in ho- of her guests, Misses Ada and Neill Barnes, of Brunswick, Ga., from m:30 to 11:30 o'clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Higley. Cotton blossoms are becom ing an old story. Mr. D. K. Bass, of rural route No. 1 from Marrietta, sends a blossom pull ed from his fields Monday and writes that Mr. H. M. Hill, also of that section, has had blossoms or several days. Some locals, personals, cor respondence and other items that were crowded out of Mon day's issue will be found on the second page of this issue. It will be noticed that the Derson- als were written as of the date of Monday's paper. Blacker Bros., who do a bier dry-goods and furniture business on Elm street, will open a branch store about the 18th at Fair Bluff. They expect to open with a full stock of goods and there U hardly any question but that they will take care of their portion of the business to be done in Fair Bluff. Prof. G. G. Page.who is con ducting a business school in the McNeill building on Elm street, has suspended the day sessions for about two weeks, but there will be night sessions. Prof. Pae begun teaching at night Monday evening and expects to keep it up for some time fcr the con venience of seme of his j.-upila wno nave to won: day. -Mr. W. M. Worley, who been manager of the tobacco warehouse here for a number ot" years, and his sen, Mr. Mark Worley, arrived last week from Asheville, where they have been engaged in the tobacco bu5i::es3 since leaving here last season. Mr. Worley is busy trying to get things ready to open up for busi ness on or about the 19th. He says that he thinks the local crop of tobacco for this year will be short, but expects the price to be good. Messrs. L.B. Pitman. of Lum berton, E. B. Hayes and W. B. Ratley, of Fairmont,' and C. H. Howard, of St. Paul, were dele gates from Robeson to the Rural Letter Carriers' State Associa tion, which met in Kaleigh Mon day and Tuesday. They all at tended, and Mr. Howard was elected president of the State Association. Messrs. Pitman, Hayes and Ratlev returned Tues day evening. Mr. Howard, on account of his new duties. wa3 unable to return until yesterday. Mis3 Leslie Proctor delight fully entertained the Round Doz en Club with a few other invit ed guests Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of her mother, Mrs. Lizzie G Proctor, corner of Sixth and Elm streets. Two contests red, white and blue national contest and pro gressive nations were among the amusements, Miss Anna Mc Leod winning the prize in both games. Fire-cracker flag-fans were the souvenirs. Refresh ments were served and a pleas ant afternoon was spent. -A spooning porch-party was given by Miss Maggie Pitman Tuesday evening in honor of l . il has summer and these will be an- fhrnno-hnnt tho nminvdiirin-the! Ro that. thev are nronerlv I MlSS UertTUde Morrison, Ot - v - I w . w T H r ."1 11 1 Z 7 VI f d I I selected. nounced from time to time inThe ; have no Robesonian. An important pic nic will be held at Alfordsville tomorrow, as has been announc ed. Messrs. M. G. McKenzie and W . P. Barker have been selected by the executive committee to edit aFarmers'Union department in The Robesonian. These gen tlemen are well known through- j out the county and their selec tion make3 it certain that the (Jounty commissioners right to reject names once drawn because they are not from the right section of the county. (Continued on page eight;) Union department will be well conducted and will contain mat ter of interest and value to all farmers. The Robeson County Union is wide away and is gaining in strength every day. S. C In spite of the rain, almost the entire number invited was present A prize, a large gilt wooden spoon, a rack for . party records, was given to the one writing the best "spooning" incident and was de livered to Mis3 Lillian Proctor byMr.LeeCaldwell with a speech hoping that she would keep up the good record. Many ether interesting and enjoyables games were engaged in until past the txelve o'clock mark.
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