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1 ROBESONIAN H Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single snts- VOL XU NO. 35 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 19 lO WHOLE NO. 2593 r 1 . . PRIMARY ELECTION. Candidates for County Officers and General Assembly to be Voted on September 22 County Conv ention to be Held September 24. At a meeting of the county Democratic executive committee in Lumberton yesterday Septem ber 22d was set as the date for holding the primary for nomi nation of candidates for county officers and the General Assem bly and the county convention will be held in Lumberton at 11 m. septemoer zitn. in a IN SOCIAL REALMS. a. notice published eisewnere in this paper rules and regulations for the primary are given. Provi aion was made for a second pri mary,should it be necessary, to be held October 1, and lor county convention October dd. JNo can didates shall be voted on at the convention for any office except the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the primary. All candidates for nomination are required to reg ister with the county chairman, Geo. B. McLeod, five days before the date of the primary. All candidates for justice of the peace, constable and delegates to the conuty convention shall hand in their names to the chair man of the executive committee of the precinct where they reside, in order that voters may know who the candidates are, and there shall be only one delegate and alternate to the county con vention from each precinct. A Delightful Evening at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Thompson. Mr. Raymond Thompson, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Thompson, wno live at Back Swamp, about six miles irom town, luesaay evening from 8:30 to 12 o'clock made it more than pleasant for between 40 and 50 young people from town in honor of Miss Janie Cobb, of Rowland, who is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs mi rr t lhompson. ine occasion was called a party but was entirely different from the average enter tainment of the party style. It was a time when everybody was happy, there being nothing to molest no contest to disturb the pleasures of a joyful season, and there was music a plenty. Al this took place at an ideal country home beautifully lighted with Japanese lanterns and lamps where lots of the old-fashioned country hospitality was in evi dence. The guests were met by the ho3t, and his sister, Miss Sallie Thompson, assisted in the receiv ing, while Mr. and Mrs. Thomp son were close about, giving every one a hearty handshake. FARMERS' UNION. HOPE MILLS NEWS Quarterly Meeting in September Officers of Locals and Com mittees Will Meet in Lumber ton Monday. A two-days' quarterly meeting of the Robeson county Farmers Union will be held in Lumberton Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th inst. The people in and around Lumberton will furnish free lodging for all who attend this meeting and a picnic dinner will be served on the second day, Saturday. It is expected that this will be a great occasion. An effort will be made to secure speakers from the national and State organizations. President W. S. Cobb requests the officers of each local in the county to meet in Lumberton next Monday at 11 o'clock a. m. with the executive committee to discuss matters that will come up at this meeting, in order that j i ill. i tney may oe aoie to properly in form their people. Also the com mittees appointed to appear be fore the county commissioners and the county board of education are requested to meet in Lum berton Monday. SIXTH DISTRICT PRIMARIES in the evening's many ana MT. ELI AM MATTERS. Rules and Regulations Fixed for Nominating Congressman Primaries in all Counties District on 15th. The rules and regulations for holding the voting primary for the nomination of a Democratic candidate for - Congress in the sixth district to settle the contest between- Con gressman Godwin and O. L. Clark of Bladen are just promul gated by the special State com mittee, James R. Young, chair man, and consist of seven full typewritten pages. Tbey provide for all candidates to register on or before Septem ber 1 and deposit tunas toward the expense of the primary, and pledge to abide by the result; the primaries to be held September 15 when the Democratic electors will vote at their regular pre cincts in each county. Each county Democratic executive committee shall meet at the coun ty seat at noon September 5 and appoint precinct primary boards, poll holders and registrars, can didates to recommend men for these positions. The registrars are to keep polling books of the precincts. The polls are to be opened at noon September 15 and close at 6 p. m. Machinery is in cluded for counting the ballots and making theprecint and coun ty returns so that the vote by counties will be canvassed Sep tember 17 at the county seats and certified to the special committee at Raleigh for final canvass Sep tember 20. There is also machin ery included for challenging vot ers and for a second primary in the event there should be no nomination in the first. In addition to 'the music that lasted throughout joys, there were varied forms of amusements, all of which were greatly enjoyed. About 10 o'clock the guests were invited to the dining-room not to pertake of a few refreshment, but to eat supper: and there was no excuse accepted for having been to supper. And after all this eating the host was not satis fied, so at 11 o'clock everybody was invited to the back porch, where watermelons by the dozen were offering their hearts in tes timonv of the hospitality of this home. It was a good time and all whose good fortune it was to be present were frank to acknowledge their indebtedness to Mr. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Thomas chaperoned the party from town. Miss Janie Carlyle Entertains in Honor of Miss Alice Toon, of Chadbourn. Reported for The Robesonian. Last Friday eveningMiss Janie Republicans of Sixth District Nominate Iredell Meares of Wilmington for Congress. The Republicans of the sixth congressional district held their convention in Wilmington Tues day and nominated Iredell Meares of Wilmington for jCon gress by acclamation. The con vention also adopted resolutions anc a piatrorm, enaorsea tpe Greensboro Daily News, stod went on record as favoring fhe establishment of a Republican paper in this district. An execu tive committee for the district was elected as follows: R.jS. White, of Bladen; J. Johnson, of Brunswick: S. L.' Smith, of Columbus; A. H. Slocum, Cumberland: Walter Byrd, of Harnett; Samuel King, of New Hanover; B. F. McLean, of Robe son. Mr.Irvin B, Tucker, of White ville, was elected chairman of the committee, and he is expect ed also to be a sort of campaign manager for theremdidate. Col. S. A. Edmund of Lumberton was on the committee on platform and'" resolutions and figured prominently in the convention. Carlyle delightfully entertained in honor of Miss Alice Toon, of Chadbourn. The guests were met at the door by our hostess and in troduced to Miss Toon by Miss Annie Ruth Caldwell. The hall, library and parlor carried out the. color scheme of green and yellow beautifully. In a short while small paper baskets were given us, and each was told to do dif ferent things, such as "standing in the corner etc. This was the unique way of finding our part ners for an illustrated flower con test,which wa?. tastefully arrang ed in the library. Several in- stumental selections were given by Miss Bonnie Barker, accom panied by Mr. R. R. Carlyle with violin. Our hostess distributed pea nuts, tied with green ribbon, which had numbers in them, and our partners for being served were found in this way. Going to the porch, we were seated at small .r. tables and gracefully served by little Misses Hazel and Sarah Carlyle. Each couple was Chairman Young, of the special given a small basket of green and committee, sent to candidates yeuow Monday the pledges they must sign to abide by the result ot the primary. Only Godwin and Clark are now avowed candidates. Smallpox in the Town and Coun ty. Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county superintendent of health, says there are 26 cases of smallpox in the county. There are two cases in Lumberton Mr. Chalonei in which was a saiaa course, we were ttien servea with cream and cake, after which mints were passed. The girls were invited into the parlor and the boys into the libra- TTT1 .1 ry. vynen we were tasen into the hail we met our partners and Were seated on the porch to talk for five minutes. During this time we were to take note of our partners and write down his or her description. f These were taken up and read by our hostess. It afforded great Notices of New Advertisements. Mr. Sam Dunie is closing out his stock of goods at Fairmont in order to make room for a big new stock. ; , Buster Brown makes some res olutions about clothes and refers you to Townsend Bros. See the peach of a kid with the mower and the scythe who is selling harvesting implements for the McAllister Hdw. Co. Farmers' Warehouse at Fair Bluff. Great Woodmen's excursion to Richmond over the Seaboard on the 7th. 100,000 good brick on hand and still making Acme Brick Co. Farm for sale. . . Be vaccinated. Have W. W. Carlyle to shred your corn. O. L. Clark for Congress. Highest market price for seed Lumberton Cotton Oil and Ginning Co. ; . Ready for business Ashpole Ginning Co. ' Ready to gin your cotton and furnish bagging Barnesville Ginning Co. Horse and buggy for sale. Some good propositions for im mediate sale A. K. J. W. Co. A first-ciass saw-mill outfit for sale. A good farmer wanted for 2 to 6 horse farm. A Business Change Colored Church Burned A Debate Church Services Personal, Correspondence of The Robesonian. Hope Mills, Aug. 29- There will be the regular morning and evening service at Christ church on next Sundav. On last Saturday afternoon the ladies of the Eoiscopal church gave an ice-cream supper in the grove near the church which was greatly enjoyed by the large num per present, Mr. F. L. Adams has accepted a position as manager of the In let inn, Beaufort, and will move with his family to that place ear ly this week. Miss Ila Chason, of the Oxford Orphanage, Oxford, who has been visiting relatives here for several weeks, will return to thai institution this week. Messrs. L. M. and F. A. Cul breth, of the St. Paul Furniture Co., have sold out their interest in that business to Messrs. J. G. By num and S, B. Rozier, Jr., who will continue the business under the style of the old firm. On Friday night last at about 8 o'clock the Methodist church building at Snow Hill for colored people was burned and the loss is estimated to be more than $1000. Services will be conducted in the Presbyterian church on next Sunday afternoon at 3 c'clock by the pastor, Rev. K. A. McLeod. At 12 o'clock Monday the Johnson store building is to be sold at the court house door in Fayetteville to the highest bidder. Rev; J. D. Pegram will preach at Sandy Grove at 11 o'clock and at Cumberland at 7:30 next Sun day. The boys of the Platonic Liter ary Society of this place are scheduled to go to Bladen county on September 3rd to debate the of i following query: Resolved, That natural gifts are a greater factor is producing greatness and goodness than training." The speakers are Messrs. Kenneth and Graham McDonald and Pritchard Fisher. This society has challenged the St. Paul society for a third debate, but it refused to accept it. Mr. M. W. Driver, superin tendent of the Eureka Cotton Mills, Chester, S. C, was a wel come visitor here last week. Mr. C. A. Bodenhammer, of Bailey, visited Hope Mills Sunday. Kev. r. T. Unit conducted a verv successful meeting here in the Baptist church last week, ten members being added to the church , Sunday afternoon baptism. 1 , "-'- UP ST. PAULS WAY. Protracted Meeting Besrins Farmers' Union on a Boon A Narrow Escape Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Mt Eliam, Aug. 29 The pro tracted meeting began here yes terday. The pastor will do the preaching. It was expected that Rev. R. G. Kendrick, of Greens boro, would help, but he could not help at this time. -Mrs. Jetter Branch, of Board- man, spent part of the past week with Mrs. 1. V. Britt. ine .farmers union is on a boom on the "Mount." One new member, Rev. M. A. Stephens, was put through Saturday and five applications were received to enter next meeting, ine more men we have that will push the easier it is to push things in shape to beneht the farmer. So le each local rally tor a revival ot interest. Now is the time to do things and all the outsiders will ' have to do to see the Union do its men good is to live and keep one eye open. The right thing to do is to all come together on one row and hoe it. And when the farmers do this as they should their sun will shine the brightest it has since Eve ate the apple. Mesdames Warren Davis and Olive Odum, of Raft Swamp, are visiting Mrs. Jane Britt. One of our men lost his spec tacles off his face (or eyes) re cently and didn't know it until he went to wash his face at noon. They were gold and cost $8 (all except the glass was gold and it must have been some kind of precious stuff). He found them later, after some "stout" hunting had been done, and is seeing through them again. We heard of one widower Crop Prospects Better Than Ex pectedGreater Things in Store For the Farmer. Correspondence of The Kooeaonuui. St. Pauls, R. F. D. 1. Autr. 20 Crops in this section are much better than was expected at one time, ihe hay prospect is good. The weather is not very eood for hay saving, but is fine for turnip sowing, From the way the cot ton fields look around here the sound of the darkies' melodious songs will soon be heard. Mr. A. G. Edwards, who had been at St Luke's hospital, Fay etteville, for several weeks, ia home, much improved. We wish for him a speedy recovery. Miss Margret Currie, of Max ton, who taught the public school here two or three years ago, is visiting Miss Lena Humphrey. Several of this community at tended the educational rally at I Lumberton Friday, which was greatly enjoyed by all. We be lieve there are greater things in store in the future for the farm er. Mr. James Humphrey, of Fay etteville, who has been sick with fever for 6 weeks, is able to visit his mother, Mrs. M. A. Humph rey. LOCAL BRIEFS. course he wanted and was trying for a companion) going to see his best srirl and behold, while eating dinner wTas in order he was on hand and when the plate of biscuit had been handed to -All the banks of the town will be closed Monday, the 5th, which is Labor Day. License has been issued for the marriage of Florence Mc Queen and W. W. Arrowood. Mr. W. O.Thompson is mak ing some changes in the appear ance of his house on Elm street (of by enlarging one room some two or three feet. Four new men arrived last evening to join the Southern Bell Telephone force in the installa tion of Bell phones. The new men will do interior work, such him he dropped the whole thing as arranging switch boards, etc. -Townsend Bros., who are continually making changes in order to keep pace with modern business methods and styles, are adding greatly to the appearance on the floor. .His eyes looked like the last quarter andiiis mouth Use the new moon A Floyd boy who was carrying water into the woods where the by SOMEBODY FIRED. Roberts is confined at the homt of Mrs. Rogers, corner of Chest- fun when we had to guess by the nut and Third streets, and a ne description whom it was intended gromanis conhned in a haust near the Seaboard freight depot. Dr. Jno. Knox, Jr., town super intendent of health, and Dr McPhaul consider it advisabU for every one to take the precau tion of being - vaccinated anc they give notice to that effect Uewhere in this issue. for. In this Miss Lillian Proctor was lucky in guessing 14 of the description, the largest number guessed correctly. Mr. Wood- berry Lennon with appropriate remarks presented a silver belt buckle to Miss Proctor and a hat oin to Mi33 Cora Page for win rung in the flower contest, tfoth The South Carolina Democrat ic primaries Tuesday seem to have insured that for the guber natorial nomination Coleman L ts lease, or xsewoerry, local op tionist, will make a second race at the primaries two weeks hence with Cyprian C. Featherstone, of Laurens, prohibitionist, over whom he has a slight lead. And Somebody Ran Constable Sallies Forth to Serve a War rant and What Happened. Monday evening, shortly after darkness began to settle over the land, Mr. Walter Nance, town ship constable, made his appear ance at the home of Mr- Sandy Sanderson, who lives near the county home, to arrest oneHaynes Wilcox, for whom he had a war rant. Mr. Nance was somewhere about the corner of the house when three men walked out the door. He called to them to halt pulling his pistol, and about that time so Mr, Nance says some body fired off one of the 'awful est sounding shot guns he ever heard, the whole load going be tween him and a partner he had with him. The next thing was much running, in which Air. Nance says he played no part, yet it is said by one who saw him shortly after the shooting that he had a mighty shortness ot breath. Mr. Nance was after Wilcox for jiving with Nannie Sander son, it being alleged that they were not married, but a marriage certificate, procured in South Carolina, was produced and al is oyer. young ladies gracefully presented the prizes to Miss Toon. it was now quite late, so we bade our hostess good-night, as surmg her of a most pleasan time. oggers were at work one day of things in their store by in- recently was told "to go back, that tree was coming towards him, and he just lay down behind a og and the tree tell across the oe and a limb went two teet in stalling some beautiful hat and clothing cabinets. They are placing them in today. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean, who have been at Clifton Springs, to the ground between his knees. N. Y., for some time, expect to Mr. J. K. Bntt's cow died of some unknown cause last week. She was a fine milch cow and cost about $50. Several from here attended the rallv at Lumberton Friday and report some extra speaking. There was an ice-cream supper at Mr. Jno. K. Britt's Saturday p. m. There was a good-size crowd present and they had a common-size time. We are having some fall weath er now and it feels good after so much hot weather. Mr. I. V. Britt spent Friday at Boardman on business. Mr. Oscar Britt, of Boardman, spent Sunday with his brother, Mr. I. V." Britt Mr. Alex. Britt, of Lumberton, spe:-.t Saturday and Sunday with Messrs. Dave andKellv Britt. Mr.OliverBritt, of East Lumberton, is visiting friends here this week. Mrs. Mintie Israel ond son. Ben, of Antioch, spent Saturday andSun day with relatives here. Mr. Al ford Stephens, ot Mathews, spent Sunday with Mr. F. G. Britt. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Watts, oi Ten Mile, are visiting relatives here this week. "Happy Jack. return home about 15th of this month. His many friends in Lumberton and throughout the county :wiil be glad to learn that Mr. McLean who underwent an operation tor, appendicitis some time ago. has apparently been restored to perfect health. Lizzie Lee, colored, was ar rested yesterday morning by Policeman E. S. . McNeill and given a h taring yesterday after noon be:?r2 the mayor on a charge of retailing. Several witnesses acknowledged having purchased wskey from the woman and b?mg unable to give $100 justified bond she was placed in jail to await the next term of court. Mr. Tom Pate wa3 before mayor Rowland yesterday on : charge of not giving the street crossing signal while running at: auto through' town, ne wa? fined $6. 95. lut the mavor re considered tt is morning and let him off for $1.95. Church Services. Rev. F. Weiss will preach the Gospel tabernacle Sunday on the following subjects: 11 a. m., "Christ s Unchanging Love for His People;" 8 p. m., "The Un pardonable Sin." A series of meetings will begin at the Eat Lumberton Baptist church Sunday evening. The pastor. Rev. J. Fleming, will be assisted by Rev. Geo. F. Stan ley, of Loris, S. C. Tha hours for services will be 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. ihroughout the entire week. The public is ccrdially invited. Subscribe for The Robesonian. Owing to torrential rain3 Tues day night and yesterday, Ashe- vale s street railways" were put out of commission last night and the town was left m total dark ness. The Craggy bridge over the French Broad river . was swept away, three trestles are gone between Hendersonville and Brevard, there has been a serious wreck of a freight train on the Murphy division, traffic on the Asheville and Spartan burg line and the Murphy divis ion has been tied up, and other damage ha3 been done. School Closing and Ice-Cream Supper. To the Editor of the Robesonian:. There will be a school closing and ice-cream supper on Septem ber 9th at Saddle Tree No. In- I dian race. Ihe exercises will be gin at 12 o cIock, noon. We in vite all to attend as we expect a fine time. Very able speechei . S . along tae iine ot euu.:au m wui ui delivered, and on other subjects. Tne committee on arrange ments i3 comoosed of D. L. Lri!W rie, J. N. Smith, E. M. Smith. J. C. Smith, and W. B. Bowens.
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