THE ROBESONIAN
Established 1870
VOL XU NO. SO.
Country, God and Truth.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 191 0
State Lirarv
i Cents.
WHOLE NO. 2588
INVESTIGATIONS COMPLET
ED.
Committee on Sixth District
Muddle Announces no Decis
ion Will Probably Recom
mend Another Primary or
Convention God wir Says Will
Abide Decision.
MAXTON NEWS ITEMS.
Bank of Robeson Increases Cap
ital Stock Rain and More
Rain -Meeting of "McKinnon
Clan" Personal and Other
Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian,
Maxtori, Aug. 12. Mrs. T. J.
Wooten spent Wednesday in Red
bprings. Mrs. J. T. Eason, of
was in Maxton
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.
Protracted Meeting Dr. Alex
ander to Farmers Road
Work New Store Building
and Brick .Mill Farm Work.
Correspondence of The RobesonUia.
Parkton, Aug. 12 Messrs. L.C.
and C.S.Mc Arthur and Murphy
McMillan left Monday forMoore's
Springs to spend a week or so
recuperating.
Rev. Chas. Parker gave at
the Methodist church Sunday
morning to a large congregation
a lecture which was greatly en
joyed. A collection was taken
in behalf of his work in India of
a little more than $20.
The protracted meeting is in
session this week at the Baptist
church. Rev. C. S.Cashwell doing
the preaching. Large crowds
attend the meetings.
Mr. J. T. Daniel, of Fleming
ton, Ga., spent a week with his
son Mr. E. B. Daniel, cashier of
the Parkton Bank. Mr. Daniel
returned home to Georgia this
Wilmington Star, 14th
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The committee 01 aistinguisned JDenneusviue, was in
party leaders appointed by Dem- Wednesday visiting relatives.
ocratic StateChairman A. H. El- Messrs. McKay McKinnon and
ler to consider and report upon John McKinnon went to Jackson
the unfortunate conditions in the Springs Tuesday. Miss Edna
sixth congressional district of Tver, with her friend Miss Car
North Carolina, growing out of rie Wilson, of Dunn, spent Thurs
the dual convention held at that day in Laurinburg. Mr. and
same place three weeks ago.com- Mrs. J. P. Wiggins left WTednes
pleted their investigation at day morning in their machine
Wrightsville Beach yesterday af- for Charlotte, where they expect
ternoon shortly alter 5 o'clock to spend several days. Col. and
without giving any intimation of Mrs. G. B. Sellars and daughter,
what their decision will be with Evelyn, have gone to White Sul
reference to the case. phur Springs, near Mt. Airy, to
It is gathered, however, from spend several days. Miss Whit
tle trend of the investigation field of Dunn is visiting Miss
yesterday and the hne of inquiry yiiyia Russell out at Sycamore week. Mr. J. P. McMillan, of
towards the last, that a majority Hill. -Miss Anna Clarkson yis- Lake Joe, Fla., is on a visit to
otthe committee prooaoiy ; in- u menus m nea springs last relatives here and in Cumber-
dine to the opinion tnat neitner ween.-miss r,iiza mcyueen nasnan(j C0Unty.
01 uw cuuvcHuuiio vv aa i " 101 Tr, mere were visitors irom S3V-
regular and it is believed that it weens wim irienas at wiison eral different States here to at
will be recommended to theState Ex-Judge W. H. Neal, of Laur- ten(j the piCnic. Never did Park
Committee either that the con- mum g, was in maxion vy eanes- ton witness such a large crowd
vpntion hp reconvened or that uay. mrs. a. r. lyerien vvea- vPVlpIp Kafn T fof v
a primary be called in the district nesday for Elizabeth City to visit picnic was too iarge to en joy to
to determine wno snan ue me '"a"u uauguiw. mis. ii. its fullest.
nominee of the party. As to the Cook - visited If riends in Lum- The parktQn Concert Band
wisdom 01 sucn a course among V tended a banquet at Mr. W. S.
the party leaders "r J""' Cobb's last night. Dr. H.
iromineaismci uiere was there and ad
versity 01 opinion yesteruay, n. uu mis. n. xv. jwxculcu
many declaring that such a course eon, of Bishopville, S. C., are
would serve only to intensify the visiting Mrs. McCutcheon's moth
bitter partisan feeling that has er, Mrs. M. B. McLean, near
been engendered while still others town. Mrs. McP. McL. Alford,
hold that it is the only solution of who had been on quite an ex
the knotty problem of just what tended trip up North, returned
tn An nnHpr all the circumstances. Thursday.
Nothing definite, however, will Mr. J. W. Carter has just done
dressed the farmers of this sec
tion. His speech was edifying,
giving the tarmeis some good
advice, especially as to the use
01 prepared guano, lie urged
the farmers to do their own mix
ing of their fertilizers.
Melons are being shipped yet.
The brick store of Mr. L. E.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTES.
j
Convened This Morning Ses
sions Twice Daily in Graded
School Auditorium and Allen's
Hall.
Notwithstanding the rains of
the early morning, between 30
and 40 teachers were present in
the auditorium of the graded
school building this mornino-
about 11 o'clock when the Robe
son county teachers' institute
convened. Rain delayed the open
ing and many teachers were pre
vented from arriving this morn
ing, but they are arriving on eve-
j i . -
ry train and it is expected that
by tomorrow many more will be
in attendance.
Supt. W.H.Swift, of theGreens-
boro graded school, opened the
institute ior white teachers with
a short talk and Supt. R. E." Sen-
telle, of the Lumberton erraded
school, opened the institute for
colored teachers at Allen's hall,
in North Lumberton. Tomorrow
morning Mr. R. J). Caldwell will
address the white teachers on be
half of the trustees of the grad
ed school, in the absence of the
chairman of the board. Col. N.A.
McLean, and Mr. S. Mclntyre
will made a welcoming sueech on
Dehalt ot the town. The sessions
will be from 9.15 to noon and
from 1.30 to 4.15. The public is
invited to attend. Prof. K. H.
Mclntyre, of Wake county, wil
lecture tomorrow andWednesday
on ' agricultural education. As
mentioned elsewhere, the white
teachers will be entertained at
the motion picture show tomor
row evening by Messrs. White &
Gough. The institutes will con
tinue two weeks and other enter
tainments will be provided dur
ing the stay of the teachers in
Lumberton.
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AMONG TRANSGRESSORS.
An Erring Husband Brought to
Account and Promises to be
Good Alleged Burglar Ven
tures Back to Town and
Nabbed Other Cases.
is
One D. B. Watts, whose wife
ives at the Lumberton Cotton
Mills and who has himself been
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The Seaboard Air Line Ry.
began work Thursday on a side
track to the plant of Kingsdale
Lumber Co. and it is expected
that the track will be completed
in about a week.
Mr. W. B. Hilburn, who for
several months had held the pos
ition as first trick operator at
the Seaboard station, left Thurs-
A. L.
has not
be known until the special com- some remodeling and painting on Hughes is 'idly going ' This
mittee makes up its report and his handsome residence corner wo?k wiU be pushed to comple-
tne same is suuiuiueu io uieouue i vv... .. .
onmmitfM tn he mlled together street. It is one of the most
later. beautiful homes in Maxton now
Tho imnnrtjint feature of the in fact it iooks quite palatial:
Vi oar? nor uocTorhaV WSd r.nn press- The stockholders of the Bank
tion as fast as possible. Prof.
J. H. Forbes' nice residence is
nearing completion.
The road work is moving on
nicely now. Mr. J. R. Chason
IN SOCIAL REALMS.
Mis
man Godwin's notification of the of Robeson held a meeting on hag f tfa WQrk &nd fae
committee that he would abide ?PUa is doing good work. Street work
bv any recommendation that Sn V! 5?nJJ? lrom is also going on in the town. We
development was that a majori- Q!?lra hole can't be found in town.
ty of the committee had given Mr. D. C. Culbrethis spending
expression to the statement that uTmS a few days in Cumberland coun-
Temporary Chairman Geo. H hethMcNair . She accompanied Q b i
Bellamy, of the convention, erred "r T W.H.Murphv & Sons brick mill
in his ruling as to he protest of lfyT t S0I,SoW has started up again and the first
thov J.nH MoW Mr. J. L. McRae left yesterday -i, cnnu,f nnrn0A
.u;i, n,rht for Lenoir to visit his family, I 0 -
Hanover, which action brought
onau the trouble. It was also
stated that the committee could
not give the stamp of regularity
to the manner in which Chair
man Bellamy was deposed, it
being held, so it is said, by the
committee that had Chairman
tfellamv s action warranted a
who have been there for several
weeks. Mr. J. W. Carter left
the first of the week for Ashe
ville to join Mrs. Carter and lit
tle Lena. They all will return
home in a few days.
Miss Clarkie McLean enter
tained a few of her friends at
y s action w w igmju a j evening in honor of Miss "J" r;""1""
deposition of that official, it , fa 0 fu0 our farmers.
should have been done on the . f , pr n a We are sorry
floor of the convention and not rjjjj v w
by th?f f congressional executive j h b e ini h gtead-
committee These and other horns k ag
of the dilemma were wrestled h fc
with for several long houra are- d , We should think it
usnuiy, me cuiuiui uu would prove quite disastrous to
signs of weariness about 6 0 clock h nding coun.
when the hearings were suspend- .
For some reason which we
haven't been able to learn yet.
Most of the farmers have
stopped plowing their cotton and
the majority of their cotton will
be covered with grass at picking
time. Look out for turnip plant
ing. Next week will be the
time to plant. Fodder pulling
has commenced with several of
to report Mrs.
Annie Haywood on the sick list
today. No new cases of fever to
report, we are glad to say.
Church Services.
Rev. J. D. Bundy, formerly
pastor of .the Lumberton church
and the church at Barker's,
preached the dedicatory sermon
at Barker's yesterday morning
the e-srwirsinn which was to have and preached at the Methodist
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run to Johnson City Wednesday cnurcn last evening, jarge con
eveninc was nostnoned or ahan- gregations attended both servi
doned altogether and disappoint- ces and Mr. Bundy was most
ed several hers who had intended coraiauy weicumeu oy many
going friends at both these charges.
The "McKinnon Clan" met at , Prof. C. N. Beech, principal of
ri4"rv;., XKTaAnaaAaiT m A the Bell men school. SamDSon
gressional campaign in the cl1-3" spent quite a pleasant day to- county, delivered an address at
'uw"'u w 0-Ather Severa talks were made tne uapwot tuuitu itevc-
by different members of the clan, ning in the interest of his school
A Business Change. after which an elegant dinner ana tnristian eaucauon. ine
r m r t 11 j i i i J was served in tne grove, a ii 13 "c
Mr. T. W. Bullard, local ticket uMe:noM moot;n(r was held in the ondary schools under the man-
agent for the Raleigh & Charles- lagement of the Baptist State
non, who has been elected chief uonyenxion ana rroi. ceecn is
annually heretofore, was made making a tour of the churches of
nhief for life. All had a delieht- the RobesonBaptistAssociation in
f ul time and decided to meet next
year in the grove at Mr. A. M.
McKinnon's home.
ed and members of the body
went into conference over the
situation.
Unless something unforeseen
develops, there will be no fnrth
er testimony and report will be
made directly to the State com
mittee which it is presumed
will be called together as soon as
possible in order that tne con-
Amanda McDiarmid En
tertains.
Reported for The Robesonian.
Miss Amanda McDiarmid gave
a porch party last Friday eve
ning to the XX Club for her
guests Misses Katie Lee McKin
non and Katie McQueen of Max-
ton, A unique contest was held
consisting of a series of ques
tions to be answered with a word
ending in ' X," being significant
as one of the club letters; for in
stance, 4A turning point?"should
be answered with the word
''climax," and"To mingle?"with
the word "mix." Much fun was
had in answering these. There
was no booby prize, thus
avoiding embarrassment on the
part of Mr. Albert Boylin, who
would certainly have been the
recipient, having answered the
question "to make love" with
the word "perplex," and the
question "holding hands" with
the word, "mix;" and so on
down the line. We are not cer
tain that all the answers were in
the dictionary and we are not
certain that part of them were
not correct. The prize, a volume
of "Lyrics from Cotton Land,"
was won by Miss Mildred Mcln
tyre, who very gracefully pre
sented it to one of the guests.
. Several songs were rendered
bv the "Old Maids Tea party"
and after delightful refreshments
were served a number 01 games
was engaged m until a late hour
iving for some time at Kemner. nf , J2 o
Tnin??!e snce J: where he went to assume the
j.iv-iciii uuiuiuay aiiernoon Hntioe nrrnr,t. f u o
"UiC V11. "A ueserung nis Mr. Hilburn's successor
wue ana ianing 10 support her, yet arrived.
wut tne iiictutcr was amusren. .
Watts agreeing to live with and Workmen began this after
support his wife, and he was noon erecting scaffolding pre
dismissed upon payment of costr, Paratory to tearing out the front
$1.95. His appearance before of Messrs. White & Gough's
Justice McNeill was brought store, which, as ;has been men-
about on this wise: Saturdav honed m The Robesonian, will
morning Mrs. Watts swore out a be replaced with an elegant front
warrant against her husband for of steel stone and plate glass,
leaving her and said that it was at t-o Mn;a .u
hfwa Jmati?hatnd belieJ thEt tionrf inTJu.WniS:
mJS?h!-f 1 4 V6r day. t0 came to Lumberton Thursday to
meet the wife of Tom Bryant, a n,;na u;a .-..Vi
A t o iicvnvc nu uiuicaaiuu X9 Civil
tt $?L?AAhe R & C' R engineer, has opened an office in
SLKlna,lla?dunoa.way the Lumberton Cotton Mills office
S' mffJ p 7 u building. Mr. Mullis was for-
M Snt wl ?S hnd Whe? merly with the Southern Power
JJSJS ft . rr? an.d Co- of Charlotte,
buggy and left town Deputy TT m
Spivey followed her. At old Kings- Hector and Travis Gilchrist,
dale Mrs. Bryant and her driver Lumberton, and Harrison
and Deputy Spivey arrived indue Cambpell, of Laurinburg, all
time and when the train arrived colored, were arrested at the de-
from down Kemper way Watts Pot Friday night. They came in
got off, evidently expecting to drunk on the excursion f romWii-
meet his lady love and hie away, mington and were locked up Fri-
But his plans were upset, if such daY night and tried before the
was his intention, for as soon as mayoy saiuraay morning, Deing
he got off the train, before he fined $2-50 each and cost.
had a chance to speak to the lady, RHam v. about 8 nvle east
Deputy bpivey took Watts under of Lumberton on the Seaboard
ins care anu orougntn mioLum; Air Line Ry., has been made a
uerwn, wiw ine resuu as toid flag station for west-bound pas-
mf ui auic senger train No. 45, due in Lum-
lu juuiuci luii wiiii biiesaiiie uriv-
er who went with her to Kings-
dale.
Eli Higgiris was before Justice
J. H. McNeill Saturday , on the
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phornro ot annmnnorinn' o naw n-f I . . .
t " i ana return nome tne same morn
Duggy wneeis Deiongmg to n.ras- ;ncr
. TT 1 1 j.? il
tur xiumpiirey tnu puiung mem
on his own buggy. Higgins
agreed to return the wheels and
pay the cos is $3.15 and the
case was dismissed. Both men
are colored and live down Fair
mont way. ' .
Lonnie Leach, colored, who
1 mi
was arrestea inursaay morning
by Deputy A. E. Spivey and
berton at 7.15 a. m., and east
bound passenger No. 40, which
leaves Lumberton at 9.50. This
gives the people of that section
opportunity to isit Lumberton
. Mr. R.S, Sledge, who had been
confined at his home on the
corner of Fifth and Pine streets
with chills and fever for several
days, is able this morning to be
at his post of duty in the Lumber
ton Drug Company's store. Mr.
David Fuller assisted Mr. Lacy
McKenzie in the store for two
locked up to await trial on the or three days during the illness
charge of stealing meat from his Sledge,
mother-in-law, who lives on Mr. Mr. R.E. L. Correll, who re
Lewis Hamer's place at Rayn- cently resigned his position as
ham, was tried belore Justice J. manager of theLumbertonOilMilI.
H. McNeill Jaturday. The charge has accepted a position as travel-
was changed to simple trespass ing seed agent for the Universal
and Lonnie was allowed to go Oil and Fertilizer Co. of Wil.
af terpaying the costs, a total of mington.Mr. Correll began work
$18.95. this morning. It will be a source
Geo. Bailey, colored, was be- of gratification to many friends
breMayor Rowland this morning to know that Mr. and Mrs. Correll
on a cnarge ot burglary, lie will continue to make their home
was required to give a al.uuu m Lumberton.
bond for his appearance at the
next term of court and being
unable to make bond was com
mitted to jail. Bailey is charged
with breaking into Mr. E. E.
Page's house on the night of
January 1st, this year, and was ar
rested Saturday night by Officers
Redf d McNeill. He had
been away from town since the
burglary was comm itted.
ton Rv.. has purchased the
grocery business ,of Messrs.
Regan & Regan, on Elm street,
next to the wholesale store of
Messrs. Whitfield & French,
and has placed Mr. Arch. Regan,
one of the members of . the for
mer firm, in charge f orthepresent.
Mr. Bullard resigned his position
with the R. & C. Friday, -to take
its interest. He received contri
butions here amounting to about
$100.
At the Democratic county con
vention of Beaufort held at
Smallpox Quarantine Will be
Raised Tomorrow.
The smallpox scare which
iy :w uus.v , . mi j
. - ' ;ir j. -j. i wnsninffTon inursuav resuiuuuna
EKE5nJS were nassed to the effect that was not much of a scare after
mat., wneni . 1 . , r, . i n : : .u: i.u 4-
he will take charge of the busi- the Representative ana SJZ .
ness ir
as the
wvy ana iancy groceries wui r;;s:r ITul -L nli7tr,VfJm hov i.vwrl anH
uLiiuers 1.1 win uw icc Vv , : J ' , ? . r . t ;
ary system ana tnat no omcer me quanwuue wm uruiiteu w
hold office longer than two yeai 3. morrow.
OI tne DUSl- V lA- f U ;a nlla SilcAa nnlnrpd and damrh
7 w i "111. I I rilTTl rll 1 I III L. m f 10 A. U W W I m. wf - - -w-
as the11 Tng Grocery Cc and eaTohivi a law passed changing terV ho live near the Seaboard
ha.SS vrJnIieJX!: ?,5n the remuneration of the county freight depot and who were the
be handled.-
Subscribe f or The Robesonian.
Notices of New Advertisements
Giving customers good value
or their good money McAllister
Hdw. Co.
Keep your valuables where
neither fire nor earthquake nor
burglars can harm them Firs
National Bank.
The A. K. J. W. Co has jus
sold 11,C00,000 feet of timber for
$35,000 and has other attractive
bargains.
The JBank ot Lum berton gives
as its best recommendation ex
perience, ability, and $600,000 o
assets as good as gold.
Ira Mul is. civil enenneer. hasf
opened an office in Lumberton. i Death of Infant son of
Col. hj. b , McKae announces
his candidacy for State Senate.
Lady wanted to introduce fall
line of wool suitings, etc. '
Agent wanted in Robeson and
adjacent counties.
The McAllister Hdw. Co. will
hold Majestic range demonstra
tion weeks at its stores in St
Paul and Lumberton at St. Paul
September 5 to 10. in Lumber
ton September 12 to 17.
TheL vgle Furniture & Car
pet Co. tf Lumberton, which
sells stacks of-pianos, will give a
special exhibition of pianos in
Rowland Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. Thursday
evening it will give a musical
entertainment in the auditorium
of the graded school building at
Rowland in which it will be as
sisted by thewell-knownTruman
Quartette of Lumberton.
Supt. R. E. Sentelle, of the
Lumberton graded school, and
wife and children returned Fn-
Cigar Factory for Lumberton?
Two Spaniards whose names
have not been learned arrived
here Saturday fromTampa. Fla., day night from their farm near
to look over the situation with a Wavnpvillp whprp thpv havp
view to building a cigar factory. Deen since the close of the spring
They have expressed themselves term, and are occupying their
as Demg wen pieaseo wnn ine residence near the school build
place. They were induced to ing. The fall term of the grac1
come to Lumberton through the ed school will begin next month,
efforts of Mr. Nash Powers, a prof. Sentelle will assist in hold
former Robesonian, who now ing the Robeson county teachers'
lives in Tampa. The two Span- inatifntP which hporan this morr-
iards left townSaturday afternoon -mg m the graded school building
guests at the home of Mr. J.
H. Powers, father of Mr. Nash
1 Powers.
Mrs. J. F. Head.
-During the severe electrical
storm Friday afternoon the
severest of the summer thus far
the steeple of the colored
Mr. and Presbyterian church m North
east Lumberton was struck and
badly damaged and the home of
Ed. Love, colored, in North
The infant son of Mr and Mrs.
J. F. Head died Friday at noon Lumberton, was also struck, but
and the remains were . taken on the damage there was slight.
the 10:40 train Saturday morning Loves wife was in the act of
to Wilmington, and interred in picking up an iron from the open
Oakdale cemetery.' The remains fireplace where it had ben eat-
were, accompanied by Mr. Head, ing when the flash carce dourn
Mrs. T. -V. Moore; a sister-in-law the chimney and she received a
of MrV Head and Mr 4E. B. considerable shock, from which,
Huggins. ' 1 however, she soon recovered. '
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