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Established 1870.
Country, God and Truth.
Single Copies Five Cents.
VOL XLI NO. 66.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, OCTOBER lO, 1910
-.OLE NO. 2604
CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS.
ST. PAUL PACKAGE.
Box Party and Voting Contest--Personal.
GREAT IS THE ROBESON
IAN CONTEST.
Standing of the Contestants will Be Pub
lished For the First Time Next Thurs-
Will Your Contestant
dayHow
Stand?
Soaring upward upon untiring
wings into the thousands, two of
the ambitious contestants have
simply gone by the ''speed limit."
Thai's right;good- natured rivalry
is the spice of a race, and it is
pleasing to note a feeling of
fellowship existing between the
contestants and their various
friends in spite of the strong
competition.
Next Thursday we will publish
the standing of the contestants
for the first time. How will
your votes count? Will your
name be at the top of the list, or
vill it be at the bottom? Now is
the time to make the best show.
If you have not turned all the
subscriptions that you have in,
be sure and and do so before the
standing is published. The box
will be closed after six o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, so don't
fail to be at the head of the list.
For the past two weeks several
of our contestants have been
putting forth their best efforts,
and when the standing is an
nounced they of course will be in
the lead, but the next several
weeks are the ones that are going
to count in the end. Those that
have siarted out with a bounce
are the ones that will count most
in the start, but the ones that
start out with the determination
to win will be the ones that will
tell in the end, and that is what
-counts most. The count that will
be made at the close of the con
test will decide who is the win-
ner, ana that is where you want
is to go at it with a "will to do
and to have." Don't hide your
self away in a corner and wait
for some one to pull you out to
give you votes.
The Value of Time.
This matter of time is curious
Time is a man-made thing.
Man has picked out an arbitrary
portion from eternity, set it aside
and said, 'This is time."
The curious thing about it is,
that for a man-made institution
it us so impartially distributed.
The rich man and the poor man
alike have an hour of sixty min-
I utes, a day of twenty-four hours,
and a week ot seven days.
No amount of wealth can
change this. There is no class
privilege.
Napoleon had only 24 hours
in eaen uay, due at the age
when most of us are simply no
vices in the game ot lite, he
was master of Europe.
Such colossal tigures of state
craft as Gladstone and Bismark
had only twenty -four houio in
each day, but eacn duecied the
business of an empire.
What business man would not
give mucnior tue aoility to do in
two days what they did in one?
This ability to use time effect
ively is so surely a characteristic
of every great man that it is
beyond question a necessity in
making any career ' a success
this knack of making every min
ute count. To get the best value
Meeting of Lum berton Civic As
ssociation Various Plans for
Improving Conditions O n
Foot Committees Meet To
morrow Evening.
A meeting of the Lumberton
Civic Association was Held in the
reading room of the Commercial
& Industrial Club Friday evening,
this being the first meeting of
the association, tor various rea
sons, since the first Friday eve
ning in July. At the request of
the president, Mrs. R. D. Cald
wen, Mr. A. w. McLean pre
sided.
A full and comprehensive re
port was made by the secretary,
Mrs. L. T. Townsend, showing
that much good work had been
accomplished up to the date of
the last meeting. The report of
the treasurer, Mrs. F. J. Thomas,
showed that something over $50
had been expended and a smal
balance in the treasury. The
corresponding secretary, Mr. J.
A. Sharpe, reported that he had
remitted $5 to the American
Civic Association for member
ship, as instructed, and turned
over to the secretary a card of
membership in the national as
sociation and to the committee
on program and publicity some
literature that had been sent by
the larger association. Mrs.
W. J. Prevatt, chairman of the
committee on factory better
ment, reported through Mr.
Prevatt that sanitary conditions
at the factories are good and
that the people want flag stations
to count the most, Isn't it. Well,'010111 ,tlme' . wok systematic
ally, ma&e a list oi your mends
and acquaintances and solicit
their suDscription. After you
have obtained each one's sub
scription for one, two, or, if pos
sible, five years, then get them to
help you get more. . Get your
friends in your town to go
with you and call on their
friends, and so on, until youjhave
thoroughly worked the entire
city and country. If you do this
perseveringly there is no way
for you not to win one of the
prizes.
the only way to be the one to
win is to work and work hard,
show your friends that you are
in earnest, show them that you
are determined to win, ask them
tojsupport you they will do it,
and will be glad to do so; but if
there is one who will play "trai
tor" do not be discouraged, for
he does not belong on your list of
friends. So just put a mark
through his name and go on to
the next fellow. Don't be a
receptive contestant the way
to win a prize worth your time
NOMINATION COUPON
The first one of these coupons sent in for each contest
ant, entitles them to 1,000 free votes. Only one of
these coupons will be allowed to each contestant. )
1 nominate Mr. Mrs. or Miss .
Of State
as a candidate in The Robesonian contest.
Nominated by
RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
A Delightful Elocution R.r;fi
Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs. Oct. 6. -Mr.
James, of Laurinburg, was a
visitor in Red Springs Friday.
nun. u. r. ivic&acnern spent a
lew days in Rowland this week
with relatives.
Misses Carrie Belle and Mar
garet McNeill are visiting rela
tives in Burgaw this week. Their
cousin Miss Cora Moore is to be
married and they are to play the
wedding march.
Mr. and Mrs. Atkins, of Rich
mond, Va., who weie guests of
Miss Fannie and Mr. and Mrs.
Jones for several weeks, have
returned to their home. Miss
McKay, of Maxton, spent Sun
day in Red Springs. Mrs. Fannie
Marsh spent Monday in Laurin
burg. Mr. Mc Arthur, of Jack
sonville, b la., is a visitor at
Hotel Red Springs. Miss Jones
spent ' Monday i n Fayetteville
with Miss Jessie Singleton, who
is in Highsmith hospital for
treatment. Little Miss Roselle
McKinnon of Wake Forest is
visiting her aunt Mrs. T. M.
Cunningham, Miss Georgia
rearsali has returned from Chi
cago and Cincinnati, where she
had been visiting for several
months. She had a lovely time
and enjoyed her stay among the
Yankees." Miss Wyatt Mc
Kinnon spent a few hours in
r'ayetteviiie Friday evening
at the factories so that they may miss Margaret Alderman is
hoard trains without havmp- to spending some time at the home
come to town. No other com
mittees were ready to report.
Tomorrow afternoon .at 4
o'clock all the committees of the
association are requested to meet
in the club reading room for the
purpose of outlining some special
work. At the suggestion ot Mr.
A. W. McLean the physicians
and dentists of the town will Le
asked to meet with these com
mittees to discuss a plan to ex
amine all the school children of
the town for defective sight,
hearing, nasal organs and teeth
It is the purpose to have this
done free of charge and to make
a report to the parents. This is
a work that will result in much
good.
Mr. McLean stated that while
he was in Raleigh Thursday he
saw Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary
of the State Board of Health, and
Dr. Rankin assured him that he
would be glad to come to bum
berton and make an address on
the subject of public health at
any time that would suit the as
sociation. Friday evening, Octo
ber 28, was decided upon, and
Mr. S. Mclntyre, of the com
mittee on public health, has writ
ten Dr. Rankin asking him to be
here on that date. Dr. Rankin
will address a meeting in the
court house which all will be
t 1 A . Ai 1 II A " 1 I
asKea to attena ana nis visit win
be of great benefit to the town.
Various matters looking t o
public improvement were dis
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
St. Paul, Oct. 8 Among those
who attended the Woman's Un
ion at
were
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Rachel Bow
yerandT. A. McNeill; Amelia
Allen and Z. V. Tolar.
Mr. C. A. Babbit, of New
Bern, is a new salesman in White
t Saddle Tree Wednesday Tc 'w.w fIesman lr vnite
Mrs. D. B. Lancaster. Mr. SGugh 3 blg department store.
and Mrs. L. H. Townsend arid "e utan wonc last week. ;
Misses Lillian Clark and Maggie Mr. James Wooten, of Clark
Plumber. They report a good ton, has accepted a position as
meeting. saleman lor Mr. Iv. M. Biggs.
Miss Mary McGoogan went to ne began work last week.
Lumberton Monday to attend
the burial of her cousin Mrs.
Martin.
Supt. J. R. Poole passed
through Saint Paul Monday visit
ing the schools of this section.
Miss Pearl Evans has gone to
Fayetteville shopping today.
Mrs. Salhe Mitchell, 'of Fair
mont, is visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Townsend
this week.
Mr. Raymond Reynolds went
this morning to Rowland, where
he has accepted a position a
salesman for the Rowland Drug
Company.
Mr. A. S. Tyner.who sold his
farm near Moss Neck last week,
will move to a farm near Lumber
City, Ga., instead of Columbus
City, as stated in Thursday's
Kobsonian.
of
. State -
While it is not absolutely necessary that a coupon be
used, it will facilitate matters to send one for each con
testant. Under no circumstances will the nominator's
name be divulged. Robesonian Contest Manager.
FREE VOTING COUPON: expires
, bat. Oct. 8.
This is a seperate vote from the nominating coupon.
As many may be sent in each week for each contestant
as can be collected.
This coupon entitles :
Of
oi Mr. J. Hi. rurnen. Messis.
JackBlythe and William Weizell,
of Gastonia, are visitors in our
town this week. Miss Clara de
Vane has returned to Norfolk,
where she will again teach piano.
Miss Elizabeth Nickles gave a
beautiful elocution recital in the
college auditorium Monday eve
ning. A large audience was as
sembled at the opening Monday
and all greatly enjoyed the eve
ning's entertainment. Miss
Nickles is a skilled elocutionist
and recited beautifully the well-
chosen numbers on the program.
One number should be mentioned
especially, "The Passing of the
White Swan." This was a pa
thetic poem and it almost moved
the audience to tears. "The Dis
cord" was very much enjoyed,
as it was humorous and light.
Miss Nickles was ably . assisted
by the college quartette, which
is composed of Misses Britt,
Brown, McDonald and Cloyd
They sang two beautitul songs
which delighted their hearers.
Miss Lillian Farquhar played
lovely sonata in her usual perfect
and charming manner. I he next
recital will be the annual teacher's
recital and will be given soon.
We always enjoy these recitals
and look iorward to this one
with great pleasure.
The ladies have had a big time
this past week selecting hats, as
the two millinery stores have had
their openings this week.
Mr. John McGooganand family. The candidates .for office be-
of Georgia, are here this week gan their campaign rounds with
visiting relatives. the sheriff to day at Kingsdale.
Miss Delia McGoogan left They will beat Orrum tomorrow,
Tuesday for New York, where Barnesville Wednesday, Roger's
she will be in school again this store Thursday.
ye' . . , . , , -Rev. A. E. Baker, pastor of
The singing school conducted the Presbyterian church, ex
by Prot. Vestal is being well at- pects to leave tomorrow for
tended by both the young and Smithfield. where he will attend
married folks of the village. The Presbytery. He will probably be
instruction is good and the inter- away for a week or more.
oat orroflt
f- ' . f , Thursday of this week, the
On account of sickness Miss 13th ig Yom Kippur. Day o f
Flora Register, assistant m St. Atonement, and will be observed
Paul high school, was unable to by the Jews. Last Tuesday,
teach Friday. We hope she will as mentioned in The Robesonian,
be able to resume her work Mon- was new year's day, Rosh Hash
uay. . anah, according to the Jewish
Miss Fannie McArthur went to calendar.
Fayetteville Tuesday shopping. M n c n!! Pvnprt t
Everybody is cordially invited nnpn rnmftrrnw a mpflt market in
to come out to the school house '
Friday evening, Oct. 14th, at 8
o'clock. There will be a box
party, voting contests, etc., the
nroceeds to go for the benefit ofi
the library.
To 25 votes in The Robesonian Popularity contest,
coupon must be in office by Saturday noon of
week.
N. C.
This
each
SCALE OF VOTES.
Fo llowirg is the scale of votes to be used in The LRobe
sonian Voting Contest.
One year's subscription
Two years'
Three"
Five
Ten
Twenty-five year
1 1
$1.50
3.00
4.50
7.50
15.00
:.J7.50
1,500 votes
3,000 "
5,000 "
8,000
17,000
30,000
cussed making some changes at Mr. Archie McEachern, ot
the old cemetery near the Sea- Savannah. Ga.. is visiting his
board depot, installing a fountain father. Mr. John McEachern.
at the graded school and doing Mrs. Jim Williams and daugh
away with the public drinking ters. Misses Annie Belle and
cup, paving Elm street, designa- Mary, spent Monday in Fayette
J. -a a.- :il .i i a x t - j ii
ting uie streets wun signs, pav- vine shopping. Mrs. itoaweu
ing side streets, compulsory con- Qf Florala. Ala., is visiting her
nectionwith sewerage. It was sister. Mrs. W. fl. Sikes
suggested that the next General Her daughter. Miss Myrtle, has
Assembly be asked for some entered the college and will be
legislation in regard to the old here this winter.
cemetery referred to, and this
and other matters will be taken
up at once.
Much good has been done by
the association so far and vig
orous efforts will be made this
fall to further improve condi
tions. While there has been
much sickness in the town re
cently, Mr. Mclntyre pointed out
that owing to weather conditions
there would have been much more
sickness, in the nature of things,
but for the work that has been
i done by the association in clean-
" ing up and insisting upon better
f sanitary conditions, and suggest
1 1 ed that there should be another
j clean-up day this fall. He also
threw cut the suggestion that
merchants should not use side
walks for displaying their goods
An Early Morning Police Call.
Night Policeman E. S. Mc
Neill received a hurry call Sat
urday morning at 3 o'clock to go
in haste to the home ot Mr. Jno.
D. McMillan, on Cedar street,
where some men were said to be
. i
acting in a manner mignty cur- j
ious. Policeman McNeill went
in a run and when he got to the
scene of the excitement he found
Mr. McMillan at his front gate
and near by Messers. McNeill
and McMillan found Mr. R. E.
Lee partially dressed and with a
lantern and Register of Deeds
T. N. Highley in his bare feet,
with nothing on save an anxious
look and his unmentionables,
stealthily crouching around with
a gun; which gun in his marshal
ardor Mr. Highley had fired once
into the air by way of notice to
any possible evil-doers that he
was on their trail and with
which he was prepared to do in
stant destruction. The innocent
cause of all the trouble was a cow
which the four men managed to
round up, and then all was well.
Betterment Association Organ
ized. Reported for The Robesonian.
The Lumber Bridge high
school Betterment . Association
was organized on September 2d:
At this meeting the following
officers were elected: President,
Miss Kate Walker; vice president,
Miss Margaret John; secretary,
Miss Pauline Stamps; treasurer,
Miss Lily Sykes.
Since its organization the as
sociation has had several meet
ings and on Friday night, Sep
temoer 23d, an ice-eream supper
ws ffivpn at which $9 65 was
Capt. W. P. Wood, of Randolph
County. Nominated for State
Auditor.
Capt. vV. P. Wood, of Ran
dolph county, was nominated
Thursday night on the 17th bal
lot by the State Democratic com
mittee for State Auditor to fill
out the unexpired term of the
late Major B. F. Dxon, the re
maininer nortion of the term in
volved being two years from
next January. There were 12
candidates placed before the
committee, the lowest ones drop
ping out gradually until at the
finish the ballot was: Wood, 28;
Major E. J. Hale, of Cumberland,
21; E. F. Lovell, of Wratauga, 5;
W. T. R. -Bell, of Rutherford, 1.
the. little new building on the
corner of Fifth and Elm streets,
in front of the court house. The
building belongs to Dr. J. D.
Regan. The carpenter expects
to finish work today.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Edwards
and infant son left yesterday for
Burlington, where Mr. Edwards
has accepted a position as printer
with The News. Mr. Edwaras
has been with the The Robeson
ian ior several years and is a
valuable man in nii line of work.
Receipts from stamp sales
and box rent at the Lumberton
postoff ice for July, August and
September last year amounted to
$1,840.96, while receipts for the
same months this year reached
the sum of $2, 599. This is the
largest 3-months business in the
history of the office.
Rowland Sun: On account of
the prevalence of diphtheria in
the community, the Rowland
school closed ior two weeks.
There have been several cases in
town and while there is not much
danger of an epidemic, the au
thorities thought it best for the
school to stop until the scare is
over. The time set for opening
it again is onday, the 17th.
Coburri s minstrels will hold
the boards at the opera house
Wednesday eening. This l s
said to be one ui the best, clean
est and most up- co-date shows on
the road and it will be witnessed
by a large crowd here. Reserved
seats went on sale at McMillan's
drug store this morning and
from present indications it will
be a case of some early to avoid
the rush.
Mr. R. Trotter, of the Rad-
cliffe Entertainment Bureau ot
Washington, D. C, is spending
a few days in Lumberton trying
to sell season tickets for a course
of six attractions during the fall
and winter. The entertainments
offered are high class and can be
secured only in this way that is.
they are booked only tor places
where the required number of
season tickets have been sold.
ft
j Ine commission form or gover- j
ment was mentioned and thos
; present were inclined to thin 1 shown such an interest in
I that that is rtally the most im work that it is assured that
portant reform the association
coulu urgt.
Four Minnesota Towns Wiped
"Off Map and Hundreds Perish
in Forest Fire.
Warroad. Minn.. Dispatch. 9th.
The towns of Beaudette, Spoon
Pr Pitt and Graceton, Minn.,
- . , ,w
realized. W ith this money the are wipea ou me may ui
association expects to ouy shades isota by the most terrible forest
t hl onh,,i .inHu ! firti ever exDerienced by Minne-
LVl UIC Sl.Li'Jt l nii.uu" u. .
Woman's sota settlers, ine oouies ui
have ; victims have been touna ana k.
tht-'.i.vthouflrht the death rate will b
tho 'upwards of 300. Wagon load;
scnool will receive many improve-,ot hodies are Demg uiou3uuulu
meats through it. Ueaudette constantly.
T.ie members of the
Betterment Association
At the meeting of the State
Democratic executive committee
in Raleigh Thursday night
to select a candidate for
State Auditor, Chairman Ei
ler stated that a date
would be announced later when
a "Young Man's Day" would be
celebrated by the party through
out the State. On this occasion
meetittflrs will be held in every
C-li
and a concerted
wi-i.be made to bring i;e
ine.i of the Stie intj uie
el the Democracy.
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