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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 19 10
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ST. PAULS PACKAGE. i ROLLER FLOUR MILL i
OLD SOLDIERS' REUNION.
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Annual Vaatnering c
ate Veteran of the County
Park ton Entertains a Great
Crowd Nobly State Auditor
Dixon Orator of the Day
Other Speeches and Happen
ings of a Great Occasion.
In many respects Thursday
was a rerord-breaker for the
town of Parkton. Never before
in the history of this growing
town has such a crowd assem
bled to participate in the pleas
ures of a day. The occasion was
the annual county reunion of the
Confederate veterans, and they
were there. The old soldiers,
though many of them feeble and
tottering, numbered about 200
and they seemed to find great
pleasure in.the joys of the day.
The people af this hustling town
were wide awake tp their respon
sibilities as entertainers and so
well did they discharge their du
ties in this respect that all whose
pleasure it was to be present
were made glad. The crowd be
gan to assemble early in the
morning and every incoming
train was loaded with passengers
many of them having to ride in
the baggage cars for Parkton.
Quite a number of wagons was
sent to McMillan's station, about
three miles awray on the Virginia
& Carolina Southern, to meet
the people coming in from that
way, and from every direction
they continued to roll in until
about 12 o'clock, when the crowd
lined up at the depot for a march
to the school building, which is
some four or five blocks from the
depot. lnis procession was
headed by the Parkton band play
ing a march for the veterans,
who followed marching two and
two; then the speakers of the
day and the great crowd. Maj
Geo. H. Hall, of Red Springs,
Messrs. J. B. McCormick, John
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Maiioy ana several others were
on horseback, keeping the crowd
lined up, and the marching was
fine.
Parkton has an excellent school
building, with an auditorium
that will hold about 500 people,
but it was no show for the crowd,
which was variously estimated
at from 3,000 to 5,000. The vet
erans were first seated and then
as many others as there was
room for, and the balance had to
stay in the grove. Many from
the outside were clamoring for
the speeches to be made in the
grove, but no arrangements had
been made for this and several
did not think it wise to move
the veterans to the grove, where
many of them would have had
to stand up, so the speaking was
inside.
The house was filled, and. there
being no room for more, Col. S.
J. Cobb called for silence and
then there was music by the
band, Rev. T. J. Baker offered
prayer, then was a song- Mary
landrendered by several young
ladies and gentlemen with part
ot the band and piano harmoniz
ing. which was fine. Col. Cobb
made a short address of welcome
which was responded to by Mr.
M. G. McKenzie, of Lumberton.
Col. Cobb assured all that they
were welcome and that the
people of Parkton felt greatly
nonored by their Dresence. Mi.
McKenzie said that he knew that
he voiced the sentiment o a
the veterans and visitors whe
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ne saia mat tney were gi: a to
be there on account tf tie
hospitality of the good pe- pie of
Parkton, which was in e ideace
on every hand. Music J carer
My God to Thee-by the band,
then Maj. Geo. Hall introduced
Dr. B. F. Dixon, of Raleigh,
State Auditor, who made a pow
erful speech, and it is to be re
gretted that time and space will
not permit a full account of what
he had to say.
Dr. Dixon said that he made a
vow some time ago that he would
not speak during the month of
August, but could not resist the
temptation to speak to the veter
ans atParkton and was glad to be
there. He said that he had rather
speak to the veterans, the men
who used to wear the gray on
their backs, but now wear it on
ineir heads, than anybody else.
told many interesting and
enjoyed, especially by the veter
ans, and related a number of sad
nstances that occurred during:
he struggles of the 'sixties. Dr.
Dixon said that' he thought Gen
Robert E. Lee was one of the
greatest generals that ever lived
but that he never could have been
the general he was had it not
been for the brave men he had
at his back, and that the soldiers
never could have fought with the
bravery they did had it not been
for the queenly women at home,
who closed the piano and made
music on the spinning wheel.
After Dr. Dixon s speech there
was some more music by the
band and it was real music, the
kind that puts life in the bones
of the old soldiers it was Dixie,
and the veterans just could not
be still. They began one alter
another to yell and wave their
hats until everything was confu
sion; but just here, in the midst
of it all, it remained for Mr.
Mack Bethune, of Raeford, a
veteran, to bring things to a
standstill. He mounted the stage
and did some dancing of a style
hat one seldom sees. Col. Cobb
announced that the next thing
on the programme was dinner
and that he had been authorized
to command the veterans with all
others to make a charge on the
table. And there was sone
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cnargmg ail ngnt ana it was no
fake battle, for the table was
rilled. The table was built in a
kind of a circle and the veterans
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were piacea on the insiae in or
der that they might be well
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taken care of; and they .were
looked after, as was everybody
else. That dinner was of a kind
that makes one eat, e-e-e O well,
stop too late.
About 3 o clock in the after
noon exercises were started with
some music by the band, then
a drill Bonnie Blue Hag.
The drill was fine and gave
evidence of much practice and
time spent in getting it up. There
wrere nine young ladies in it,
dressed in white with large blue
sashes across their shoulders,
and each had a blue flag with a
single star in the center. They
were on the stage about twenty
minutes. After the drill Col. E.
F. McRae, of Maxton, introduced
Prof. J. B. Carlyle, of Wake
Forest College, who made a lively
and interesting speech. He
stood on a bench in the door of
the auditorium, where the peo
ple both inside and outside could
hear him, and he spoke in a man
ner that held the attention of all.
Prof. Carlyle is a native Robe
sonian and he never fails to speak,
when it is his opportunity, in the
highest terms ot the Old State
of Robeson," as he so much loves
to call it. He said that he was
glad of the opportunity to ad
dress the veterans of Robeson
county ana said tnat he was a
son cf a veteran who belonged to
company D, known as the" Scotch
Tigers", and was proud of it. He
congratulatsd the people of Park-
ton upon the success of the occa
sion and paid tnbute to the ladies
of the town, and to the band.
He said that the progress of the
county had been great but that
it had been nothing in the past
compared with what it would be
in the future. He said that the
county should have better roads
and that more attention should
be given to public health, that he
believed that life could be length
ened 15 or 20 years if the proper
attention was given to public
health.
Prof. Carlyle having brought
his speech to a close, there was
some more music, then the vet
erans who wished to do so were
given an opportunity to speak.
Mr. H. K. Bolton, of Cumber
land, was the only one that took
advantage of this opportunity
and for about ten minutes he
spoke after a manner that was
altogether funny. He brought
forth one laugh after another un
til he had finished. He is no
"dead soldier." 4 'Taps" were
sounded and then the benedic
tion was pronounced by Rev.
Chas. E. Parker. So ends the
doings of a glorious day.
Of the many things upon which
Parkton and its people are to be
congratulated there is hardly
anything more deserving of
praise than the Parkton band.
This band i3 composed of 20
members and every one of them
is on to the iod. it is just six
Public Debate Movements
the People.
Correspondence of The Robeson ian.
St. Pauls, Aug. 5. Mr. D.
carter, oi ciaaen, was a business
visitor to our town yesterday.
Mrs. Carter, of Maxton,
visiting her son, Mr. H.
Carter.
Mrs. Ritch, of Laurinburg, is
spending a while with her son,
Dr. T. L. Northrop.
Dr. C. T. Poole has arrived
and is making ready to begin
practising here. We are glad to
welcome Dr. Poole to our town
and wish him great success.
Mr. T. W. Maxwell, of Tolars
ville, was here yesterday.
Mr. R. D. Caldwell, of Lumber
ton, passed through here Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blanchard
left this morning for Sanf ord and
Jonesboro, where they will spend
a few days.
There will be a public debate
at St. Pauls school-house on Fri
day evening, August 12th, at8.3o
o'clock, between the Philotecnian
Literary Society of St. Pauls and
Barker's Debating Club, of Bark
er's. The subject for discussion.
Resolved: That Intoxicating
Drinks Have Done More To Ruin
the Nations Than All The Wars
Combined. The affirmative will
be represented by Messrs. James
M. Hester, D. Mack Johnson
and Ewen A. Howard, of St.
Pauls; the negative will be rep
resented by Messrs. Frank Jones,
J. N. Britt and W. C. Jenkins,
ot Barker s. I he judges as
follows: Messrs. W. B. Malloy,
of Fayette ville; W. S. Cobb, of
Lumber Bridge; and Prof. J. R.
Poole, of Lumberton. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Miss Ruth Whaley Entertains
the Round Dozen Club.
Miss Ruth Whaley delightfully
entertained the Round Dozen
Club with a few other guests
Thursday evening at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L
E. Whaley, corner of Sixth
and Elm streets.
mi
me evening was a rainy one,
out ail the mvitea guests were
present except twro, and the
pleasures of the occasion were
but little upset on account of the
gloomy weather. Shortly after
the arrival of the guests neat
little booklets and pencils for "A
Tea Party" contest were passed
around. The contest was com
posed of 24 questions to be an
swered with words ending in
"ty." Miss Leslie' Proctor won
the prize. The next special
amusement was a game of "Pro
gressive Nations and in this
Miss Proctor won again. For
the first prize she received a
beautiful bow of blue ribbon and
the second was a Japanese para
sol. Souvenirs of neat little fans
were given to all the guests.
Misses Lillian Proctor and An
nie Neill Fuller served refresh
ments. The out-of-town guests were
Miss Glennie Graham, of Red
Springs, who is visiting at the
home of Sheriff and Mrs. E. C.
McNeill, and Miss Ethel Lake,
of Florence, S. C, a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rus
sell.1
In Spite of Doubting Thomases,
Plant at Pembroke Well
Equipped and Ready for Bus
iness --No Reason Why it
Should Not be a Success.
To the Editor of The Robesonian :
A few months ago many peo
ple predicted that the farmers
would never build a flour mill at
Pembroke; they said the enter
prise would die for lack of co
operation among the farmers,
and the epitapb., "I told you so"
was ready for its tomb. A well-
equipped flour mill about ready
or business, with an experienced
miller at command, stands in the
place of the tomb, and the proph
ets of failure and the epitanh-
writers of sad countenances
should become imbued with the
spirit of agricultural progress.
get a hustle on themselves, awake
o a new life, and send their
wheat to the mill at Pembroke,
N. C.
I had the pleasure of attending
an enthusiastic meeting of stock
holders and directors of the Raft
Swamp Milling Co. the 2nd inst.
Mr. W. K. Culbreth, the presi
dent, in his report showed the
mill to be in fine shape financial
ly, although many subscribers to
stock have not yet paid up all of
their dues. Nearly all of the
stockholders will pay in full as
soon as cotton money begins to
come in and this will not only
clear off indebtedness but will
leave a nice surplus for working
capital.
It is the purpose of the direc
tors to run the mill every work
ing day in the year. This, of
course, must be done for the next
few months by purchasing wheat
for the mill. After the people
know that the enterprise is a sue
cess, then self-interest will cause,
a great many farmers of this
and joining counties to plant
wheat. Even this vear, with al
the doubt as to the mill being
built, there has been much mora
wheat raised in our vicinity than
is generally supposed, and al
ready loads of it are coming if
from various sections.
In a practical talk before th
directors meeting. Mr. C. Mid
gus, a Northern expert from
i . i i.i.
wheat section, showea that w
have many advantages over ttJ
farmers of his section in growin
wheat tor proht. even ii oui
yield per acre be no more tha
halt theirs. The lack ot compt
tition, with labor and lands cosi
ing not more than half theirs
with middlemen and long freigh!
hauls eliminated, wTith the poss
bill ties of the after pea crop,
Sixth
To Investigate Contest in
District.
Chairman A. H. Elier, of the
State f Democratic executive
committee, announced Friday
night the following: committee
to look into the contest in this,
the sixth, congressional district
between O. L. Clark and H.L.
Godwin: Ex-Governor Thos. J.
Jar vis, of Greenville; ex-Go v.
Chas. B. Aycock, of Raleigh. ; ex
Judge A. C. Avery, of Morganton ;
ex-Lieut. Gov.R, A. Dough ton,
of Allegheny; ex-Congressman
Theo. F. Kluttz, of Salisbury. Ex.
Gov, Jarvis is chairman and the
committee is called to meet at
Wrightsviile Beach Tursday night
of this week, August 11, when
the situation will be gone into
thoroughly. The committee will
investigate, First whether it has
jurisdiction in the matter; second,
whether O. L. Clark orH. L.God
win was duly and lawfully nom
inated; third, if neither is found
to be nominated, what further
action shall be taken in order to
secure the nomination of a can
didate.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Farmers' Union and Woodmen's
Picnic at Saddle Tree Thurs
day A Great Success.
The people of the Saddle Tree
section are making preparation
tor a great oocasion Thursday,
when the local Farmers' Union
and Woodmen of the World will
join hands in a picnic. Mr. Frank
Humphrey, of Saddle Tree, was
in town Saturday and says that
it will be the largest day ever.
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n.veryDoay is invitea to come
early in the morning and spend
the day. On this occasion Prof.
I.;0. Schaub, of the A. & M
ouege, jKaieign, win make an
educational address; Mr. H. Q.
i ' ' ' r n . ot.
Mr. A. G. Freeman, of Orrum,
was a Lumberton visitor Friday.
iar surpassing anytning one
would expect from a band many
times its age. Prof. D. Worbor
ton, of Rockingham, is the in
structor and Mr. Murphy Mc
Millan, of Parkton, is the man
ager.
In addition to the doings of
this day there were evidences
a-plenty in the town of something
doing. New houses and stores
are being built and Parkton is a
regular watermelon-loading sta
tion. Mr. W. S. Cobb, the great
trucker of the county, had four
or five cars of the finest kind of
melons loaded on the sidetrack
Thursday afternoon. He says
they are selling this season for
good prices and that some of his
best melons net above $200 a car.
An invitation extended through
1
demonstrated, were factors di
cidedly in our favor. Yet, r
said, we persisted in making co
ton and buying flour from then
which suited his people O. K.
While the mill is a Fanner:
Union enterprise, it would hav
been an inspiration to evei
farmer of the county, regardlet
of organization, to have hear
the short, business-like talks fro
leading farmers who are know
more for business success th;
for public speaking.
Much praise is due Mr. W. 1
Culbreth for his zeal in pushid
the mill to completion.
All subscribed stock should
paid tor as soon as possible, ai
all farmers not stockholders, wll
have acted aa douhtincrThomasei
should at once communicate wil
Mr. Culbreth and lend their ar
in making their first enterprise,
the Raft Swamp Milling Co., not
only a success but an abundant
success, and then easily follows
their fertilizer factory and kin
dred Union plants.
The development of farming
interests, like the navigation of
the air, has been slow but steady.
The old Grange taught the farm
ers that they were bearing un
necessary burdens, the Alliance
taught them how to think of and
discuss . their problems intelli
gently and the Farmers' Union
is teaching how to act in concert
for the good of all.
H. L. Edens.
Pembroke, N. C, Aug. 3,1910.
amusing jokes that were greatly 1 months old. and its music is fine,
Mr. Ashley Horn, of Clay ton, one
US l oUUUUl VHUI UU1 felliu likjK
tickets at the door and the man
agement hopes that every mem
ber of the class will be present.
The class from the Presbyterian
school has been invited Thurs
day evening. The Truman Quar
tette will sing each evening that
the children are entertained.
A number of yrung people
enjoyed an informal danceFriday
evening in the Pythian hall in
the Lumberton Cotton Mills build
ing on Elm street.
John Coley, colored, was be
fore the mayor this morning on
a charge ot being drunk on the
streets Saturday night. He was
fined $5 and cost, a total of $8.75.
Licenses have been issued for
he marriage of Mary Colder and
J. H. Hayes; Hattie Jackson and
Silas Jackson; Cattie Barefoot
and Emerson Watts; Nellie Britt
and Jetter Conner.
The Lumberton Auto Co.
has been incorporated with $3.-
500 subscribed and $25,000 au
thorized, to sell, repair aud rent
autos. Messrs. W. W. and R. R.
Carlyle and Ira Bullard are the
incorporators.
The ladies of the Methodist
church gave an ice-cream supper
Friday evening on the court house
square for the benefit of the
Methodist chapel at the National
Cotton Mills and realized dome-
thing over $12.
Mr. A. W. Peace, cashier of
the Bank of Lumberton, will
return this evening from High
Point, where he went Friday on
a short visit. Mr. M. L. McLean.
deputy clerk of the court, haa
been assisting in the bank during
Mr. Peace's absence.
The advertisement of the
Treasury Department at Wash
ington for a site for a Federal
building in Lumberton brought
only one bid. Mr. C. B. Towns
end offers his lot on Elm street,
just north of the residence of Mr.
L. E. Whaley, for $6,000.
The Ladies' Betterment As
sociation of Philadelphu3 high
ischool will give an ice-cream sup
per Wednesday evening, 10th, at
:he school house, the proceeds to
3e used for the better equipment
)f the school. An interesting
program has been arranged.
Mr.T.N.McDiarmid, who has
been living in a tent at Asheville
for some time for his health,
returned home Saturday and his
many friends are glad to have
his assurance that his health is
improving. He will leave for
Asheville again this evening.
-A play -"Valley Farm"
will be given at Raft Swamp
school house Wednesday eve
ning under the auspices of the
Women's Betterment Associa
tion. The play will begin at 8:30
o'clock and the admission will be
15 cents for adults and 10 cents
for children.
Col. N. A. McLean, who had
been confined at his home on
Elm street for a week with ma
larial fever, is able to be out
again -'ty. Mr. Sam Edwards
is also m ! to be out again after
being centred for a few days
with fever. The condition of
Mr. C. P. McAllister, who has
been sick v.- h fever for about 5
weeks, contii.ues to improve.
Mr. W. M. Wilson, formerly
of Marion, S. C, who has been
in Lumberton for about a month
or six weeks, has opened up an
office over the Pope Drug com
pany's store and will do a real
estate business. He will also
handle stocks and bonds, collect
rents, etc. Mr. Wilson has had
quite a bit of experience in the
real estate business and no doubt
will make good here.
Mr. M. G. McKenzie was ac- of the candidates for the Demo-
cepted and the annual reunion of I cratic nomination for Governor
the veterans of the county will two years ago, was nominated at
be held in Lumberton next Au- i the Johnston county convention
Mr. Andrew Bullard's barn
and stables near Kingsdale were
destroyed by fire of unknown
origin Wednesday night. Two
fine horses, said to be worth $400
two buggies, some farming tools
and a lot of corn, etc., were
burned.
A little son. 6 or 7 years old, of
Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Herrelson.
of Brunswick, shot and killed his
sister, ixsred 4 or 5. Wednesday.
He thought the gun wasunloaded. ; preach at the Meth
gust.
JulETSEOIJET'EAn
last Wednesday.
Church Services.
Rev. D. P. Bridges, of Fair
mont, preached at the First
Baptist church last evening and
Rev. Dr. W. H. Moore, presiding
elder of the Rockingham district,
preached at the Methodist church
last evening and held the third
quarterly conference for this
church this morning at 9 o'clock.
Rev. E. M. Hoyle, pastor of the
Methodist church, left this morn
ing for Shelby, where he will
spend the balance of this month
on a vacation, so that now th
pastors of the Baptist, Presbyter
ian and Methodist churches are
all out of town. Rev. J. p
Bundy, of Elizabeth City, wi I
dist churcl ,
of which he was form -riy pastor,
next Sunday evening and wn
dedicate the church at Barker's
! next Sunday morning.