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ft f 1 1 A H Si A Stutc Ld'i ROBESONI M. ir i. Established 1870 Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents. mas """ ' ' VOL XU NO. 56. HEAP BIG ROAD. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1910 Charlotte-Wilmington Highway Assured An Enthusiastic Meeting Held in Laurinburg Prominent Men Behind Movement. GODWIN AND CLARK. Only Candidates Who With Conditions of Committee. Comply Special RED SPRINGS REVIEWS. An exceptionally intelligent and business-like body of men met in Laurinburg Friday and organized the Charlotte-Wilming-ton Highway Association. A crowd that comfortably filled the court room of Scotland county's splendid court house attended the convention, each of the ten counties through which the pro posed highway will pass New Hanover, Bladen, Columbus, Rob eson, Scotland. Richmond.Anson, Union, Mecklenburg and Bruns wick being represented by prominent citizens whose deter mination and enthusiasm leave no room for doubt that the pro posed highway will be built. It was a business gathering and every moment of the con vention was taken up in discuss ing practical ways and means for the construction of the highway. The convention was called to or der by Editor E.H.Gibson, of the Laurinburg Exchange, who has been an enthusiastic advocate of the road from the start and at whose suggestion the convention was held in Laurinburg, which is about half way between Char lotte and Wilmington. Col. H, C. Dockery, editor of the Rock ingham Post, the father of the movement for the highway, was elected permanent chairman by arising vote, and in assuming the chair he declared that the Charlotte - to - Wilmington high way had not only started but would be difficult to stop. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geolog ist, was called on and made i briet practical talk on the con struction of a highway such as was proposed. He said that it would be necessary to employ a conpetent road engineer at the outset and showed that any dis cussion of the route the roxd would take would be pre mature, as that would have to be determined by the engineer, At the conclusion of Dr. Pratt's remarks the roll of the ten counties was called and a representative from each made a brief talk on the condition of the highway in his county. It appeared from these talks that little remains to be done, com paratively speaking, to put the road in fair condition for travel. Representative R. N. Page, of Social Affairs Godwin Club Organized Personal Mention. As was expected, only two can didates, H. L. Godwin and 0. L. Clark, claimants of the nomina tion for Congress in the sensa tional conventions held in this district in July, have entered for the primary to be held on the 15th inst., so the contest settles down to these two. They have signed their pledges to abide by the result and paid in their money for the expense of the primary. Chairman Jas.R. Young, of the special committee from the State Demcciatic executive committee to settle the muddle in this district, announced Fri day the entrance of only the two candidates. Republicans are hoping for the worst in this district, of course, andDemocrats are anxious, equal - oi course, tor a irieuuly ana unifying campaign. News Notes and Personals From Elrod. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Elrod, Sept. 2 The picnic at Purvis yesterday was quite a suc cess. Mrs. J. H. Canghman and chil dren, oi ioiumoia. b. are vis iting relatives here. Miss Maud Steward, who had been visiting Miss Mae McCall, left yesterday for her home at John s Station. Miss Alma Floyd, of Fairmont, is visiting relatives here. Mrs. D. D. Bullard. of Nashville, Ga is visiting relat'ves here. Miss Lula McCall, of Hasty, is visiting friends and relatives here. Miss Berta Bullard entertained a tew oi ner menas last i ues-; day evening. They all seemed to enjoy it very much. Mr. James Draughon, of Sa vannah, Ga., is visiting relatives here Mr. Xenophen Barnard has accepted a position with C.T. Pate & Co. Mrs. Brogan and daughter, of Georgia, are visiting relatives here. Mr. Willie Gra ham, of Red Springs, is visiting his grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Adams. Mrs. Flora Smith and son, of Dillon, S. C, are visiting relatives near here. GOOD ROADS MEETING. ST. PAULS PACKAGE. Mecklenburg. Dr. Cha3. Bland, Jr. ; Union, B. G. Ashcraf t; An son, G. W. Huntley: Richmond, the seventh district, was called on E. A. Lackey. Hamlet; Scotland, and made a brief speech in which he pledged his support to the movement and endorsed a sug gestion made by Dr. Pratt that State convicts should be used to work roads. A committee on permanent organization, com posed of one member from each county, was appointed, and after the noon recess this committee J. F. McNair, Laurinburg; Robeson, R. D. Caldwell, Lum berton; Bladen, A. A. Clark, Rosindale; .Columbus, G. Her bert Smith, Cronly; Brunswick, R. W. Davis, Southport; New Hanover, Walker Taylor, Wil mington. Mr. R. D. Caldwell of Lumberton was elected chairman of the finance committee -at a made its report, which was adopt- meeting held immediately after ed. in substance as follows: The organization to be made perma nent under the name of the ""Charlotte - Wilmington High way Association;" the officers to be president, vice presi dent, secretary and treasurer;the association to have an executive committee consisting of one member from each county the convention adjourned. Leg islative committee: Geo. Roun tree, Wilmington: A. S. Dockery, Rockingham; A. E. White. Lum berton; C. E. Taylor, Southport; E. H. Gibson. Laurinburg; W. B.Love. Monroe. In accordance with a recom mendation made by Dr. Pratt, the convention passed resolutions through which the highway snail tavonng increased State appro pass, a finance committee con- priations for the purpose of furn sisting of one member from each ishing engineering assistance county, and a legislative commit- to counties desiring it and legis tee of six; each member of . the lation looking to the employment executive committee to form a of State convicts upon county local committee in his home cuu- roads. A motion was adopted ty to work out the local r..ute requesting the papers of Char- and report to the executive com- lotte and Wilmington to conduct mittee through their chai.tnan; a reliability race between these two cities, dates and conditions to be determined by the papers The convention was a success in every way and there is no doubt that the highway will be built. The next meeting will be held in Wilmington at the call of the final selection of the route to be left to the executive commit tee. The election of officers re sulted as follows: Col. H. C. Dockery, of Rockingham, presi dent; H. W. Malloy, of Wilming ton, vice president; John L. Ev erett, of Rockingham, secretary treasurer. Executive commit tee: Mecklenburg, C. B. Bryant, Charlotte; Union, R, F. Beasley, Monroe; Anson, T. W. Cham- bliss, Wadesboro; Richmond, W. F. McRae, Major I. Everette. Rockineham: Scot- non. Chairman J land, J. T. John, Jr., John's Station; Robeson, A. J. McKin non, Maxton; Bladen, G. H. Cur rie, Clarkton; Columbu3, K. B. Council, Wananish; Brunswick, A. M. Chinnis, Phoenix; New Hanover, A. B. Skelding, Wil mington. Finance committee: Red Springs. Sept.2 Mr. John McEachern,of Savannah, is visit ing his parents for a few days. Mr. McEachern is studying for the ministry at Columbia Univer sity, and he will be graduated from that institution next year. During the summer months he filled the pulpit of the First Pres byterian church of Columbia, S. C. Mr. Guy McLeod, of Maxton, spent Thursday night in Red bpnngs. Miss Lucy Gaylor, ot Wilmington, is visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Callahan. Miss Jessie Singleton was the charming hostess to several of her friends Thursday evening:, Many games were played wThich the oily crowd greatlv enjoyed. and in this way the time passed away all too quickly. Misses Lucy and Annie Belle deVane have returned from a visit of several weeks at Faison, Clinton, and Wrightsville Beach. On Tuesday evening Hotel Red Springs was the scene of much beauty and merriment as the young ladies of the town enter tained in honor of the college boys and especially Mr. Monroe Gaddy, our talented young friend who has won the Rhodes scholar- j ship and will sail for Oxford, England, next week. Many games and contests had been ar ranged for the evening's enter tainment and all these were much enjoyed, but the most exciting on 2 was the fortune cake. Each boy pulled a string and out came a package representing his life work; for example, one lucky fel low pulled a set of false teeth, so the conclusion was that he was to be forever a "puller of teeth." In the dining room, which was beautifully decorated and softly ugntea witn snaaea ns&ts, de licious refreshments were served, and before leaving the guests called on Mr. Gaddy for a toast. Though the demand was unex pected, Mr. Gaddy was equal to the occasion and he gave a grace ful complimentary toast to the ladies. Just before leaving the Davidson boys gave their college yells, and then the Carolina bunch gave theirs. Those going away to college are Messrs. Ernest Graham, Alex McQueen. Jim Hall, Clifton Mc Leod, Willie McKay, Davidson College; Messrs. Tom de Vane, Will Townsend, Frank and Doug las McMillan, Peter McKay, An gus Hodgin, University North Carolina; Mr. Monroe Gaddy, Oxford, England. Mr. and Mrs. George McKay entertained Thursday evening in honor of Messrs. Peter and Wil- ie McKay. The young people spent a very pleasant evening and went away thanking their kind host and hostess for their pleasure. Dr. B. F. McMillan is enioying a few days rest at Wrightsville and Virginia beaches, A Godwin club was organized here with a membership of 463. The sentiment is growing in fa vor of Godwin . every day and new members being added. Mrs. J. A. Love entertained a few friends Thursday evening in honor of her sister. Mrs. Love is a charming1 hostess, so it is needless to say that the guests had a pleasant time. Mrs. Jinnie McAlester has re turned to Red Springs after a visit to relatives in Sampson county. Miss Mary Wright, of Faison, is the guest of Miss An nie Belle de Vane. Mr. Tom de Vane left Wednesday for Chapel Hill. Messrs. Graham and Laurie McEachern, Tom Lovin and Francis Coxe and Gilbert Hodgin left Tuesday for War renton. where thev entered the high school. -Misses Glennie To Consider Route Through Robeson for Charlotte-to-Wil-mington Highway. To the Editor of The Robesonian: At the organization of the Charlotte-to-WiImington High way Association I was appointed the member from Robeson coun ty of the executive committee. One of the duties is that each member of the executive com mittee organize sub-committees in each county along the pro posed or probable route. I, therefore, ask all persons in Robeson county who are inter ested in this route to meet me at Lumberton on Friday. Septem ber 9th, for the purpose of or ganizing these sub-committees and considering the different pos sible routes through the county, and anything else that may come up concerning better roads. There is little doubt as to the temporary route of this highway from the Richmond county line to Harper's Ferry, but there may be difference of opinion from that point to Lumberton, and there may be difference of opin ion from Lumberton to the Bladen county line. So we would like for all parties to be present on this occasion and set forth the advantages and disadvantages of the different routes in order that wre may make an intelligent rec ommendation to the executive! committee, which will eventual ly decide on the permanent route School Opens A Business Change Bank BeginsBusiness Today Personal. Curreapondenoe of The Robesonian. St. Pauls. SeDt. 3-The St. WHOLE NO, 2594 LOCAL BRIEFS. Licenses have been issued for the marriage of Lizzie Britt and June Pitman; Lett:e Branch and Gordon Davis. The Citizen announces that - , tj 1UC ot. I T J o . i . tvt.. I Kea opnnirs is to have another September 5th. The nrinciDal. Pnk th cAPltal of at least $40,- We would like for all interested to be Dresent and if Dossible i Lumberton. Mr. J have their recommendations as to the different routes in writing. The advantage in having these recommendations in writing is, that they can be more fully con sidered when the State execu tive committee meets. Remember, the day and date, Friday, September 9th. A. J. McKinnon. Maxton, N. C, Sept. 3. 1910. Pror. Arrowood. arrived last Sat urday. MissJosie Evans, who had been visiting friends at Wade, return ed home Tuesday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff T. C. Barnes, of Lumberton, was in town Tues day. Mr. D.B.McCormick made a business trip to Lumberton Tuesday. Messrs. J. C. Blanch- ard, J.A.Townsend and A.R.Mc Eachern went to Lumberton Monday on business. The furniture store formerly owned by L M.Culbreth & Bros, has been purchased by Messrs. J. T. Bynum and Steven Rozier. Mr. C. R. Hester soent Wed nesday in Fayetteville. Mr. L. Culbreth has left St. Pauls and gone to Tar Heel, whence he will construct the telephone line to I Elizabethtown. Friends will be glad to learn that Miss Eoline Shaw, who is in the Highsmith hospital of Fay etteville and who was operated on for appendicitis several days ago, is doing well we regret to say, proved. Mr. J. G. Blanchard has re turned from his vacation trip. Mr. Carter spent Thursday in C. Lindsay went to Fayetteville Tuesday. Mr. L. Mclnnis went to Fayette ville Wednesday. The St. Paul bank bnilding is nearly complete. Business will open up September 5th UOU. Mr. K. C. Mu lican. of Roxobel, formerly with a Durham bank, is the promoter. Mr. A. Weinstein left yester day for the Northen markets, Baltimore, New York and other places, where he expects to spend about ten days purchasing his fall stock of goods. He says that he will contiune his dear ance sale until the fall goods arrive in order to make room for the new goods. Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Jones. Sr., who live on the corner of Third and Water streets, cele brated the fiftieth anniversary of tbeir marriage Friday afternoon from three to six o'clock. They entertained in a most hospitable manner between 50 and 60 guests. Many handsome and valuable presents were received. Miss Josephine Breece re turned yesterday from a visit of two weeks to Baltimore, Phila delphia and New York, at which Mrs. Shaw, places she studied fall styles in .... . I zn? i i i is still unim- muunery anu purcnasea gooas for her store. Miss Florence Dryden, of Pocomoke City, Md.. who had been in Baltimore for some weeks studying styles; came with Miss Breece and will be her assistant trimmer this season. Interest in the motion picture shows at the opera house contin ues unabated. One is always certain of finding a large crowd Mr. J. W. Tew went to Fay- tnere every eve,mn. . aru w" al etteville Thursday. Mr. G. F. wav.s ,see gooa pictures, une- Humphrey was in St. Paul Wed- alt tne ?ross receipts every r n- nesdayl-Mr. Howard McGoogan aav. enZ are given to tne as- went to Favetteville yesterday to sociaieu nu anu. uunag miisnii an ft.!ict m t as August, in spue of other attrac- First to Pay Taxes This Year and First for Fourteen Years. Mr. Ellis Miller, of rural route No. 1 from Fairmont, and hi son-in-law. Mr. P. H. Lewis, of rural route No. 1 from Marietta, who for the past 14 years have been the first and second men in the county, respectively, to pay their taxes, always paying on the first Saturday in September, kept up their record Dy coming to town Saturday, Mr. Miller paying his taxes first, according to custom, and Mr. Lewis second. And a3 per custom Sheriff L. U McNeill made Mr. Miller a pres ent of a good hat. Also accord ing to their usual custom, Messrs. Miller and Lewis came into The Robesonian office and paid up their subscriptions. With Mr. Lewis were his wife and two daughters, little Misses Annie Neilland Tat. Mr. Miller also paid for his son, Mr. C. E. Miller, who has just at tained his majority, and for Ber ry Hammond. He says that he does not see why everybody does not do as he does and come in and pay right at the start and be done with it. Mcuoogan is spending today in Fayetteville. Little MissTheresa Broadwell is in St. Paul visiting her little niece, Miss Rosa Lee Townsend. Mrs. Locke Mc Geachy went to Fayetteville to day. Mr. Frank Towmsend has gone to Lumberton today on business. Mr. L. H. Broadwell, of St. Paul R. F. D. 1, is in St. Pauls today. Mr. L. H. Towns end went to Fayetteville Thurs day. Rev. B. Townsend will be here tomorrow and hold services at 7:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the public sshooi building. We are looking forward to his com ing with much pleasure. Bank of St. Pauls Opens For Business. The Bank of St. Pauls, at the thriving town of St. Pauls on the Virginia & Carolina Southern railroad, .opened for business this morning. Its officers are: Dr. T. L. Northrop, president; A. R. McEachern, vice president; L. Mclnnis, cashier. These men are well known throughout the coun y and he Bank of St. Pauls will no doubt be as successful as other oanks in Robeson have been. This makes the tenth bank for Robeson. those who attended from Robe-1 Graham and Margaret and Carrie nn wfrp; Dr. T. C. Johnson and ) McNeill have returned from a Messrs. R. D. Caldwell and J. A. Sharpe, of Lumberton; Col. E. A. J. McKin W. Carter of he board oi county commission ers, ex-Congressman Or. B. Pat terson and Mr. H. C. McNair, of Vlaxton; and Mr. W. S. Cobb, ot Lumber Bridge, president of the county Farmers Union. Laurinburg gave the delegates a royal welcome. visit to the Misses Gibson, at Gibson, S. C. Mrs. Roe, who had been snendiner some time at Hotel Red Springs, left Wednes day fer her home in Bennetts ville, S. C. Mr. J. B. McAlester is in Red Serines with his many friends. Mis3 Anna de Vane has returned from Maxton. where she spent a few days. Two au tomobues from Lumberton were in town Sunday afternoon. One Unruly Convict Shot. Kobt. Koper, a young negro who is serving a term or 6 years ; on the chain gang for attempt at rape on an old colored woman, became unruly at the camp in Maxton township last Tuesday evening and was shot by Guard Prevatt. The ball struck the negro's head and glanced, only slight damage being done. The wound was dressed at the r;ax- ton hospital and the negro is at work again. Mr. Prevatt threat ened to whip some of the con victs for failing to work and RoDer swore by all the gods that he would not submit to being whipped and threatened Mr. Prevatt with a shovel. car belonging to Mr. El wood Whaley drove to Hotel Red Springs and the five gentlemen stayed over for supper. The other returned to Lumberton be fore supper. Mr. Evan3. the new teacher for Antioch hieh school, arrived Thursday morn ing. He is a graduate of David son in the class of 1910. Dates of Farmers Union Meet ings 9th and 10th. To Me nbers of Farmers' Union: Notices sent out a few days ago calling attention to county meeting to be held on 8th and 9th inst. should have read 9th and 10th. Every Union member who reads this notice is requested to tell brother members of the er ror in dates. E. W. Stone, Sec'y. Smallpox Well In Hand. . No new cases of smallpox have developed in the county since the cases reported in Thursday'sRob esonian and all the victims here tofore reported are doing well. There is thought to be no special danger of an epidemic, but of course the safest thing to do is co be vaccinated. Tomorrow evening is the rlg ular time for a meeting vf St. lbans Lodge No. 114. A. F. and A. M." There will be degree rork and a full attendance is desired. tions that reduced the ?ize of the crowds, the receipts footed up the neat sum of 27.80 for lh worthy cause. Mrr. J. R. Morris, the bakery man, i3 oni deal for bakery es tablishment in Wilmington and if he buys there he . will sell out here. He has an. offer for his place here and if he and hi3 Wilmington man can do business the trade will be made. Mr. Mor ris says that he thinks the deil will be perfected this afternoon or tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Morris have many friends in Lumberton who will regret to learn of their intention to leave. -Rev. E. M. Hoyle filled hb pulpit at the Methodist church yesterday morning and evening after a vacation of about 25 days. Last week Mr. Hoyle assisted Rev. D. B. Parker in a protract ed meeting at Dublin. The meet ings we o well-attended and there were 23 conversions and 12 additions to the church. During his vacation Mr. Hoyle preached 33 times, assiiting durirg the first two v eks in protracted meetings in Cleveland and Ruth erford counties. Last evening he preached on "Christian Education." Mayor J. A. Rowland receiv ed a telegram Saturday from the Governor of SouthCarolina to the effect that requisition papers had been granted for W. O. Watts, an escaped convict from Marion county, S. C, who was arrested here and placed in jail about two weeks ago by Chief of Police H. H. Redfern. An officer from South Carolina is expected to ar rive this afternoon for WTatts. A N!r. Martin, manager of the chain gang of Marion county, was here about a week ago for Watts, but he refused to go without requisi tion papers. CharlotteObserver, 5th: Farm ers from all sections of the Unit ed States will begin arriving to day for the great national meet ing of the Farmers' Union which will convene in this city tomor row. The first meeting will be called to order at 10:30 tomo-row morning in the Academy of Music by National President C. S Bar rett of Union City, Ga. There will be an fddr3S of we'eorr.e by Mayor T. W. Hawkm- ard one on behalf of the S'ate Fa: Bi ers' Union by Dr. J. M. Temple- J ton of Cary. A- - X K.1 I I M j 4
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