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VOL XLI NO. 41.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1910
WHOLE NO. 2579
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RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
MAXTON NEWS ITEMS.
SEVERE WIND STORM.
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER
FOR GREATER LUMBERTON. !
LOCAL BRIEFS.
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In Social Realms Movements
of the People - News of a
Week.
(JotreM'ondance of the Robesonian.
Red Springs, July 12 Misses
Margaret and Vera Blue, of Ab
erdeen, are guests of their aunt,
Mrs. Nellie Shooter. Miss Sarah
Townsend, of McDonrld, who
had been visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. McCallum for
a few days, left Saturday to vis
it relatives in Raef ord.
Mr. John McEachern.of Savan
nah, Ga., spent a few days of
this week in Red Springs. Mr.
McEachern expects to make his
home in our town after Septem
ber. We will be glad to welcome
him and his family and hope
they will be pleased with Red
Springs.
Miss Josie McNeill has return
ed to her home in Lumberton af
ter spending a week or more
with Miss Glennie Graham. Mr.
Archie McKay came home from
Chapel Hill Friday to spend his
vacation with his mother. Miss
es Ethel Johnson and Rosa Mc
Millan are spending some time
at Moore's Springs. Messrs. El
lis and Benson, of Wake Forest,
are business visitors in town this
Keek.
The boys of the younger set
gave a hay ride and moonlight
picnic Thursday evening out at
Philadelphus complimentary to
Misses Ames McLean and Ber
ta McNeill. In spite of the
threatening weather two wag
ons full of merry boys and girls
left town about eight o clock and
iudffinir from their songs and
laughter as they returned they
must have had a fine time. Mr.
and Mrs. Dickson McLean, Mrs.
McCallum and Mrs. Williams
chaperoned the jolly crowd.
Friday evening the young
people enjoyed an informal dance i
at Hotel R?d Springs. About;
twelve couples participated in
the dan z ?s ind all enjoyed the
evening very much.
Miss Lucy Williams returned
home Friday from Wilmington,
where she had been visiting for
several weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Louis Hall. Mrs.
Sue McRae and little daughter
are visitors in town this week.
Misses Clarkie Belle McNair,
Emma Belle McRae and LiUian
McNair, of Maxton, spent a few
hours in town Friday. Misses
Mary McKinnon and Maude Mc
Rae, of Maxton, spent Thursday
at hotel Red Springs. Mrs. Fer
rel and children, of Aberdeen,
are visiting at the home of Mr3.
L. M. Cook. Mrs. Cook is a sister
of Mrs. Ferrel.
Mrs. Daisy M. Snoddy took
charge of the postoffice this
week. She has able assistants
and after they catch on to the
business we know the mail will
be handled as carefully and skill
fully as it was by our former
popular postmaster, Mr. J. G.
Brown.
Miss Jessie Singleton has re-
turned irom a pleasant visit lo
relatives in Bingham.S. C Miss
Sallie Pearsall and Mr. Jim Hall
spent a day of last week in Max
ton, guests of Miss Lillian Aus
tin. -Mr. Roy McMillan, of
Spring Hill, who will teach at
Pniladelphu3 next year, was a
business visitor in Red Springs
this week. Miss Mary de Vane
is at home again after a stay of
several months in Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Ella McKinnon has
returned home from AsheviHe,
where she had been for several
;weeks. She is much improved
in health, we are glad to inform
er friends.
Miss May Carmichael. of Wil
mington, is the guest of her
consins. Misses Lucy and An
j Belle Williams Mesdames
'Grace McKinnon and Emma Mc
Rae, who were at Hotel Red
springs fcr ten days, have re
turned to their home in Maxton.
Messrs. J. A. Singleton, Oscar
Wrie and McPhail spent Sun
day in Bingham, S.C.-Miss Ber
J McNeill is visiting out in the
Philadelphus community. Miss
Agnes McLean left Monday for
her home in Lumberton after a
Pleasant visit to her aunt, Mrs.
A. T. McCallum. -Miss Vera
Blue is spending' a few days at
Wrightsville Beach.
Miss Annie Belle Williamj de-
Movements of the People.
Correspondence cf The Robejoniar.
Maxton, Julv 12 -Misses Sal
lie ard Mattie Williams McLean
went down to Lumberton today
to see their brother, Mr. A. W.
McLean, who leaves tonight for
Minnesota to undergo an opera
tion for appendicitis.
Dr. and Mrs. Gibson went to
McColl Sunday to visit relatives.
--Mrs. Eva Tyson, of Statesville,
is visiting Mrs J. B. McCallum
this week. Miss Amanda Mc-
Diarmid, of Lumberton, was the
guest of Miss Katie Lee McKin
non last week. Miss Agnes Mc
Lean, of Lumberton, is spending
a few days with Miss Elizabeth
McNair this week.
Mr. Dickson McLean, of Red
Springs, droeover in his ma
chine Friday to bring Miss de
Vane, a trained nurse, to be with
the baby of Mr. and Mrs. R.
D. Croom, who has been quite ill
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs John McLean,
of Pates, spent Sunday in town,
guests of Mrs. McLean's uncle,
Mr. A. J. McKinnon. Mr. Hec
tor McLean went down to Lum
berton Sunday. Miss Sallie Mc
Kinnon, of Atlanta, is visiting
relatives in and around Maxton.
Mr. J. S. Blake and family
drove over in their car from
Charlotte, arriving here this af
ternoon. They were two days
making the trip. Miss Virginia
Everett left Wednesday morning
for Portsmouth, va., td visit her
brother, Mr. J.E. Et erett. Miss
Margaret Barnes left last
Wednesday for Asheville, where
she will visit friends. Mr. shep
herd Russell, of Sycamore Hill,
went down to Wrights ville Sat
urday to stay until Monday.
Mrs. L. R. Kirkpatrick has re
turned from Seneca, S. C, where
! she spent some time with her
father-rin-law, Mr. L. M. Kirk-j
Patrick. Miss Sadie McKinnon
went to Red Springs Friday.
Mrs. Jene B. McNatt.with Mis3es
Maud McRae and Mary McKin
non, spent ir.ursday in Ked
Springs with Mesd tines McRae
and McKinnon, w ho w.e spending
a week over there. ..virs. U. r .
Smith, of Scotland Neck, who
had been at the home of her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Woot-
en, tor several days, returned
home Monday. Mr. W. M. Cole,
of Philadelphia, was in town
Sunday. He returned home
Monday. Miss Minnie Lou Mc
Nair, of Winston-Salem, who is
isiting her aunt, Mrs. J. T. Ea
son, in Bennettsville, spent Sun
day in town, the guest ofMissMa
bel Wooten.
Visits Shannon and Does Con
siderable Damage, One Per
son Being Killed Political
Unrest Crop Prospects.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Shannon, N. C. July 12
It has been some time since we
attempted anything for publica
tion. We have been too busy to
write, for one thing, and then,
except some personal items, we
did not have the items of inter-
A Party Off for Florida Miss
Maggie Floyd Entertains.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Fairmont, July 12 -Mr. F. G.
Carter and family, of Atlanta,
came over trom Dillon Mondav
to visit relatives for a few days.
Mrs. Barkley and children, of
Whiteville, are guests of Rev. C.
W. Smith and family.
Mrs. Claud Miller and Miss
Etta Hutchinson, of Salisbury.
est, unless we would write about and Miss Mary Robeson, of Row
the roads, the weather, or poll- land, were guests of C. T. Cash-
tics. 1 here seems to be more well and familv last week.
than the usual interest in ball
games this year.
r i i .
uur peopie are interested in
pontics and there is more unrest
and dissatisfaction than usual, or
that is the way it seem to this
scribe.
Crops are growing well now
Dut are late ana tnere is some
grass. There were some cctton
blossoms in this section before
the first of July but they were
not very common before that
time. Corn is generally looking
well and there are some very
nne neias oi mat crop in our
community.
ri i .
onannon was visited oy a cy
clone last Friday, the 8th, which
was more serious than any that
has ever visited here before. It
blew down a house on Messrs
McPhail and Currie's farm and
killed one old colored woman and
scattered the furniture: and
about three-fourths of a mile
east of here it blew down a part
ly built two-story building the
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coiorea masons were putting u-j
to be used as a lodge. There
were some other buildings
somewhat wrecked and corn
blades are split badly. Some hail
wa3 seen. It is said there were
ten persons in the tenant house
ana none or tne otners was se
riously hurt, though one old col
ored woman who was very sick
in the house, a sister of the one
that was killed, has since died.
We hope we will not have such a
visitation again.
Mr. Johnson, from Raef ord, is
threshing some grain on our R.
r . u. route tms wees and we
learn that grain is turning out
reasonably well.
People are not through putting
in peas after small gram.
OUT BARKER'S WAY.
Children's Day Exercises Pro-
A party of about ten gentle
men are leaving today tor a trio
through Florida. They are ex
pectmg a tine time.
Mr. Clayton Buie lost one of
his most valuable horses last
week from over heat.
Miss Maggie Floyd entertains
her young friends tonight at her
home on Church street and
doubtless they are having "a love
ly time".
D. W. Galloway and family are
leaving ior their usual summer
sojourn at quiet Southport by the
sea. Hope they will not remain
very long.
Your correspondent of the
Sunday "Star" was a little fresh
in claiming our friend Capt. J.S.
Ball for your town. Mr. Ball be
longs to the Fairmont market,
having been auctioneer here for
several, years, and is always re
ceived with a glad hand by every
body. He and his handsome
young wife and Mr. Jim arrived
few days since and are board-
1 . mm' t
liig ior tne present with Mrs. A.
C.Vick.We are sorry to hear that
Mrs.Ball doesn texpectto remain
through the season, but hope
she will return later.
Already we hear of some who
expect to take advantage of the
Seaboard s excursion to Johnson
City, Tenn., and view the fine
mountn scenery.
Mr. oiaude Ashley was over
from Bolton to visit home folks a
short while last week, looking
well and jolly as ever.
HOPE MILLS NEWS.
tracted Meeting Begins Fourth Springs at 11 a
c , t ' i next unaay
ijuiiuay i crswiai.
Graded School Teachers Elected
Church Services Personal.
Correspondence of The Robeson
Hope Mills, July 12 -Rev. N.
C. Duncan will preach at Red
m. and 8 p. m.
Long-Distance 'Phone Service
Tomorrow or Saturday.
The force of hands putting in
long-distance wires for the Bell
Telephone Co. has reached Lum
berton, wires are being cut in to
day, and Lumberton will have
long-distance 'phone service to
morrow or Saturday.
lightfully entertained at a porch
party Tuesday evening in honor
of her guest, Miss May Carmi
chael. Miss Williams' home was
beautifully decorated and the
porches were softly lighted by
gaily colored Japanese lanterns
The young people had a fine
time, for the hostess was ideal
in her ease and grace of man
ner. Delicious ices were served
and fruit punch was freely given
the thirsty ones. At a late hour
the goodnight5" were reluc
tantly said and each guest went
away singing the praises of the
charming hostess.
Rev. H. M. Dixon is in
Black Mountain for the month of
July. We hope his vacation will
benefit him very much Mrs.
Kate Davis is in Fayetteville.
Mrs. Cox spent a day of last
week in Bennettsville. Mrs.
Abner Nash, of Lumberton,
spent one day last week in
Red Springs with rela
tives. Messrs. James Callahan
and Luther Powell are in Jack
sonville, Fla., for several days.
Miss Maud McRae, of Maxton,
spent Sunday in Red Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Wadsworth. of
Charlotte, spent Friday night at
Hotel Red Springs. They attend
ed the dance at the hotel Friday
evening.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. F. D. 2, July 11
Rev. W. A. Jenkins filled his
regular appointment at Barker's
Sunday.
Mr. Sanford Jenkins, who is
in the map business in South
Carolina, spent some days with
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. W.A.
Jenkins, last week.
Mr. Noah Duncan, of Moss
Neck, visited near Barker's Sun
day. We presume he is hunting
"dears."
The many friends of Mr. Ed.
M' White will be glad to hear he
is somewhat improved.
Mr. A. H. Evans, one of the
honored old veterans, is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Jen
kins. If we mistake not he is
from Town Creek, in Brunswick
county, one of the county's most
honored citizens. He was in com
pany G, 51st regiment, and was
the man who was intrusted with
the commissary. He would like
to meet any of that company or
of companies D, E and F, who
will call. He would like to renew
acquaintance with them.
Mr. J. N.Regan and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Saddle Tree, visit
ed at the home of Mr. J. R. Re
gan Sunday.
Mrs. R. A. Paul visited here at
the home of her son-in-law, Mr.
E. B. Paul, Sunday.
Mr. Walter Rozier visited Mr.
Neill A. Rusa Sunday.
Several from around here at
tended Children's Day atRegan's
church Sunday evening.
Moss Neck will celebrate Chil
dren's Day next Sunday.
Rev. P. T. Britt will preach at
Sharon on next Sunday at 11 a.
m. and Hope Mills at 7:30 d. m.
Rev. J. D. Pegram will preach
on next Sunday at Hope Mills at
11 a. m., Cumberland 3:30 and
Cotton 7:30 p. m.
On Saturday evening last the
Episcopal Sunday school had
quite an enjoyable outing.
Mrs. Oren Johnson and daugh
ter, Miss Clara, of .Wilmington,
are welcome visitors here this
week.
Mr. James B. Nordan, who
has been time-keeper for the
Hope Mills Mfg. Co., has resign
ed that position to accept a posi
tion with the A. C. L. Railroad
Co. as office assistant at this
point.
Mrs. C. Carver has purchased
of Dr. J. C. Gilbert the hand
some two-story residence now
occupied by Mr. J. T. By num.
At a meeting of the trustees of
the Hope Mills graded and high
schools last Wednesday night the
following teachers were elected:
Prof. J. I). Bridges, of Ruther
ford ton, superintendent :Mi3sEm
ma Pegram, of Cary, Miss Irene
Nixon, of Topsail. Miss Gertrude
Fisher and Mrs. Emma McDon
ald, of Cotton.
Automobihsts Must Observe
Speed Limits.
The town authorities say that
some automobilists have been ex-
Industrial and Commercial Club
Takes Steps to Advertise Lum
berton, to Aid in Securing Site
for Federal Building, to Im
prove Fire Department and to
Promote Public Health -Club
Matters.
At the call of the president.
Mr. R. D. Caldwell, a meeting
of the Industrial and Com
mercial Club was held Tuesday
evening in the club reading room
to consider some matters of im
portance to the town. Advertis
ing Lumberton was the first
question considered and a com
mittee was appointed to work
out the details of a plan by
which people who live within a
radius of 25 miles of the town
will be given railroad fare boh
ways wnen tuey trade up to a
certain amount, as an induce
ment to draw trade. The commit
tee will report as early as possi
ble and the plan will be well ad
vertised in The Robesonian. A
concerted and determined effort
will be made to advertise the
town in every way and to show
the people of the surrounding ter
ritory the advantage to them , of
doing their trading in Lumber-
ton.
I he tire department was next
considered. The committee pre
viously appointed to work on
plans to improve the present
system of lighting fire reported
the results of its investigations.
As reported in The Robesonian
recently, as a result of the ap
pomtment of this committee
nre company was organized and
the present equipment has been
placed in as good condition a3
possible. The committee has had
up tne matter oi installing an
alarm system and other improve
ments Mr. J. A. Branch, local
manager of the Bell Telephone
Co., who has had some experi
ence as a member of fire com
panies in other places, was add
ed to the committee, which will
continue its investigations and
will take up with the town com
missioners the matter of improv
ing the equipment.
a federal ouiiding site was
next considered. Five thousand
dollars has been appropriated by
the government for the purchase
of a site and bids are being ad
vertised for by the Secretary of
the Treasury, bids to be opened
the 22d inst. Col. N. A. McLean
urged the importance of the mat
ter being taken up by the club
and said that while the appropri
ation was inadequate it is a be
ginning and that if the matter
is properly handled it is not too
much to hope that Lumberton
may in time get a $100,000 pub
lic building. A committee was
appointed, Col. McLean, chair
man, to look into the matter at
once and see what can be done.
Public health was briefly dis-
cussed and a committee was ap
pointed to act with the commit
tee from the Civic Association in
promoting the health of the town.
The club went on record as be
ing solidly with the Civic Associ
ation in urging the town commis
sioners to take y proper steps to
improve sanitary conditions.
Treasurer R. H. Crichton's
report showed the club to be in
good condition financially. Club
dues were revised and placed at
$1 per month for each member,
and a committee was appointed
to purchase a piano.
County AuditorA. Nash, chair
man of the county board of audit
and finance, was directed to
write all unlisted persons in the
county to list their property on
or before the 25th inst. and those
who fail to list on or before that
date will be presented to the
grand jury.
The commissioners visited and
inspected the jail and the county
home.
Mr. S. H. Hamilton, iocal
manager of the Western Unio"
after being confined at home sev
eral days on account of sickness
is again able to be at his post.
Capt and Mrs. Amos Ki-
left yesterday for Aseh ville to
gone some time. Capt. Alph Mc
Leod is on the Lumberton and
Marion run during the absen e
of Capt. King.
Jane Jenkins, colored, ws
ried before Mayor J. A. RnwhmrJ
Monday afternoon on the ch
of retailing and as she failed to
give the $100 bond required was
sent to jail to await trial in the
higher court.
Mr. Earl Carter, of Mavtnn
who left the employ of the Lum-
Derton Drug Co. some two months
ago on account ol sickness and
was confined at his home about
six weeks, began work the first
ot this week for the Poue Drue-
Co.
County Superintendent J. R
Poole is holding examinations for
white teachers today. Four
teen the majority of them wom
enare taking the county exam
ination, 3 the high school exam
ination and 1 the A. & M. examination.
-Sheriff E. C. McNeill wnt.
to Columbia, S. C, yesterday af
ter Dan Wallace, colored, who ia
wanted tor the murder of Charlie
Watson near Rowland in Decem
ber, 1907, and for whom a re
ward of $100 has been offered by
the State. Sheriff McNeill -"s ex
pected to return tomorrow with
Wallace as a prisoner.
Among those who left for
Charlotte yesterday evening to
attend the Democratic State con
vention, which meets in that city
today, were Col. N. A. McLean.
Messrs. W. S. Britt. T. L. John
son, u. f. Shaw, K. E. Lewis,
G. B. McLeod, R. C. Lawrence,
C. M. Fuller, W. J. Prevatt, T.
A. McNeil, Jrand A. E. White.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. M .Lean
and the former's brother, Mr. A.
T. McLean, ief c yesterday morn
ing for Rochester, Minnesota,
wnere Mr. A. W. McLean, who
has been in poor health for soma
time, will enter Mayo Bros.' hos
pital for treatment. Mr. A. T.
McLean will return home in a
week or ten days. Misses Sal
lie and Mattie McLean came over
fromMaxtonTuesday to see their
brothers before they lett, re
turning to Maxton Tuesday eve
ning.
National Cotton Mills Make Ex.
cellent Showing.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National Cct
ton Mills was held yesterday and
notwithstanding the general de
pression that hasexisted in the
cotton mill business for some
time the mill showed profits
considerably in excess of the 12
per cent, dividends paid during
the year and the plant and affairs
of the mill were found in a high
ly satisfactory condition. Mr.A.
H. McLeod was added to the
board of ai rectors. At a subse
quent meeting ot the directors
were re-elected,
B. McLeod, prs
McAllister, vice
P. McAilbcer,
VV. Ra
the old officers
as follows: G.
ident; H. M.
president; A.
secretary-treasurer; J.
neer, superintendent.
The towri is having a stand-
pipe put in at the intersection of
used
con
tinual use of the hydrants for
Tha rmtrnt-jrl mMHn(r will
(D. V.) begin at Barker's Tues- ing iafnps.at night and the Mate
i dav af rr tha fourth Surdav in law reomnng machines to he
July. ' '
ceeding the speed limit - 10 ! 5th nd Eto st to be
milA an hour on Kim street. 6iby the street sprinkler, the
j o j a . a i ! that DurDose causing too much
i, ..,:n k -.-! wear on the brass plugs. It is
tXZi : AIsS.th;"law Ewi tood that mthe future the
street spnnKier wiu get its Buy-
numbered.
ply of water from the standpipe
exclusively.
Bank Directors Meetings.
The semi-annual meeting of
the directors of the First Nation
al Bank was held Tuesday and
the.regular semi-annual dividend
of S per cent, was declared. An
exceedingly good showing was
made of tne business of the past
half-year and the bank waa
found in satisfactory condition.
A meeting of the directors of
the Bank of Lumberton wa-j
held this morning and a semi-an -nual
dividend of 5 per cent, was
declared. The bank was found
in flourishing condition, businesj
good.
State Convention Bulletins.
The State convention met in
Charlotte at noon today. The
Robesonian has made arrange
ments to gt news from th con
vention and b'jlU?ri3j wi.i fcw.
posted as fast as the are reoeiv-
led. . -