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Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cento. VOL XLI NO. 79. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 19 10 WHOLE NO. 2617 3 FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. Surprise Marriage Thanks giving Services Protracted Meeting Begins Mite Box Party Personal. Correspondence of The Kooesonian. Fairmont, Nov. 22. Mr. and Mrs. Clem B. Thompson of Scar bro, W. Va., arrived last Thurs day and are with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Thompson, for a short while. We regret to know that our friend Clem has been sick, but he is much im proved and we hope will soon be well. Kev. and Mrs. D. P. Bridges are away on a visit to relatives in Cleveland and Catawba counties. They will return in a few days. Rev. Mr. Singletary filled the pulpit of the Baptist church Sun day morning and night for Mr. Bridges. The crew of the Beaufort log train took in an old-fashioned Robeson 'possum hunt Monday night. We have not learned their luck. Master Hal Brown will spend Thanksgiving with his friend John H. Cook of Fayetteville. Miss Susie McMurray expects to spend Thanksgiving with friends in Darlington, S. C, as there will be holiday Friday as well as Thursday. There will be service in both Methodist and Baptist churches Thanksgiving day and an offering for the orphanages. The Metho dist S. S. gave an offering for this good cause also last Sunday. Quite a sensation was caused in town last Saturday nightJSby a runaway marriage, the contract ing parties being Miss Bertha Harrington of Aulander and Mr. Joe Minton of Marshall, S. C. Miss Harrington came to visit her uncle Mr. Pat. Harrington and her lover arrived on the same train. The license was secured from Lumberton and friends ac companied them to the home of Rev. W. W. Willis, who soon made them one. Mr. Harring ton objected to his niece marry ing in such an off-hand way, but accepted the inevitable with com posure. Misses Lewis and Smith ex pect to spend Thanksgiving with relatives and Miss Monroe, trim mer for Miss Lewis, will visit former friends at Rowland. Rev. C. W. Smith is closing up a successful year's work on Robeson circuit and will leave for Conference at .Elizabeth City next week with a fine report. aMiss Lorena Lewis, our up-to-date milliner, has the distinction of having shipped hats to ladies in south Georgia and also New York State. These friends of hers evidently know her judg ment and taste are unexcep tional. Rev. Mr. Pruitt of Charlotte, one of the best-known Baptist preachers in the State, will assist Rev. D. P. Bridges in a protract ed meeting beginning Wednes day night. We are glad to report Mr. Fred Phillips improving fast. Mesdames Cannon and Alford of North Fairmont are both very sick. Mr. Stewart of Rockingham has been spending a few days with his grandfather,. T. Cash well. Mr. Claude Cashwell of Wilmington spent last Sunday with home folks. Mr. Wroton of Denmark. S. C. the well- known magazine club agent, was in town last Tuesday and secured a large number of renewals and new subscribers to his numerous magazines. Messrs. Thompson and Jones will attend the noted football game of the South be tween the A. and M. and Vir ginia at Norfolk Va., on Thanks giving day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKellar of Boardman spent last Sunday in town with rela tives. The Children's Brigade of the Home Mission Society will have their quarterly mite box party Thursday afternoon of this week. They always enjoy these oc casions. -Mr. W. P. McAllister had the misfortune Monday night of losing by fire a small saw-mill plant which he had been operat ing on the Creek road aboui four miles from town. The fire i3 supposed to have started from the furnace. The loss is esti mated atabout$500. - . sw H lifai Co TBI POPE DRUQ QUM-JTY CO. ouse op "Est Q.iT, WILLIAMS FIRE INSURANCE - 7 1 w Miss Josephine Breece I SELU COTTON ' VJLJ.PREVAT FOa BEST PRICES . ' . I I AND RUYRflnnrutB 8 TO GET VALUE RECEIVE Bank of Limberton I Capital 4100.000.00 1 Assets & Responsibility $ 671.0 00.00 ! h Interest Pa on savings Deposits Compounded Four Times a year- PARKTON PARAGRAPHS. New Residences and a New Store Building A Mistake' Corrected Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, Nov. 22. Please cor rect an error in your last issue: Capt. J. D. Cobb's baby's age should have read 14 months in stead of 14 years. We are glad to report all the sick much im proved. Hog killing is the order this week. Mr. J. C. Phillips seems to be in the lead, having killed 2.000 lbs. today. Justtotnink, Thanksgiving week and no tur keys on the market yet! Eggs seems to be a scarce article on our market. News reached Mr. T. W. Fisher on last Sunday that his brother Mr. W. H. Fisher was dead. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher at tended the furnal at Tolarsville on Monday. Messrs. J. B. McCormick and P. H. Fisher went to Raleigh on last Tuesday night to witness the flying and report a grand and interesting trip. Mr. L. C. Malloy spent last Sunday in Lumberton visiting his people. Mrs. D. C. Malloy of Quitman. Ga., also Mrs. G. C. Hughes and children, are spending a few days visiting relatives. Miss Mary Alice left today with Mrs. D. C. Malloy for Quitman, where she will spend a while with relatives. Mr. H. B. Underwood and family left this evening for their new home in Georgia. Mrs. A. H. Perry and son, Leon, left this afternoon for Rowland to spend a few days visiting relations and funds. Mr. C. L. Johns is rush- ing a new residence tor Mr. a. A. McDonald on McNeill street. Also Mr. VV. M. McQueen has the contract for Dr. D. S. Currie's new drug store. Material is being placed on the lot for Mrs.C. A. Hodge residence. Prof. Preston Stamps and son, Willis, were in -town today, also Mr. J. L. Shaw of Lumber Bridge. The band nTied an engagement at St. Paul Monday with Penny Bros, and in Fayetteville Tues day. The boys are all home to night very jaded, neverthless they report a fine time. Mr. G. C. Parker has been ap pointed chief marshal and he seems to be applying himself most gracefully. Sheriff McNeill spent today in town collecting taxes and he seemed to be very busy. Mr. C. S. Ale Arthur spent San- day at St. Pauls. Mrs. V. L. Alston and little daughter, Mable, are on a visit to relatives in Emporia, Va. Mr. Leo. John son is back on duty at the A. C. L. riPDot. Mr. D. (J. (Juioretn it spending a few days in Cumber land county. "Suffered day and night the torrr.ent n itrhinc Dil 8. Nothing hied me until I used Doan's Ointment It curto me Dermanently. " Hon. John R. Gar rett, Mayor, Girard, Ala. 3 .f2!r-t el) yggjr iNtT I t 1 WJ y. t.r, HBU.lAl&gf !o, 1 r 1 I A DAY tp yi--- LLUWBERTON DRUQ CO. , .17., mn woi P,"""""- I II AOiWfti' A V I E CANDY &efc fteUftKrSEN S ll 4 1 FrT J'CJm, I ,A- S &tv--r store 1 J l' l trOt LC B. REDMOND Proprietor. 1 H I III.. .,. yOiHi . r N M V . I 1 I V - I I There Are Various Ways of LONG BRANCH LOCALS. School Starts Compulsory Edu cation Law Needed W. O. W. Camp to Unveil a Monu ment. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Long Branch, Nov. 21 Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth filled his regu lar appointment here Saturday and Sunday. 'He preached two very able sermons as he always dees. School started at this place last Monday, we nave only one teacher at present, Mrs. G. E. Thompson. She says quite a number of the pupils are out yet. We have special tax, but I think we need compulsory education m addition to the tax. There was an entertainment at the home of Mrs. Cynthia Britt Saturday night which was much enjoyed by all who at tended. Miss Nora Lee Pope has re turned to school at Lumberton, after being at home a week sick with a severe cold. Lawyer E. J. Britt of Lum berton attended church here Sun day. iVirs. Cora McNeill visited her sister Mrs. John Israel Sunday. Pine camp No. 144. W. O. W., will unveil the monument of our deceased brother A. R. Stone at Long Branch church the first Sunday in December at 3 o'clock p. m. All neighboring camps are invited to come and take part with us. Miss Emma Roberts and little sister attended church here last Sunday. THE FINAL SUMMONS Mr. W. Harrison Fisher of Tolarsville, Mr. W. Harrison Fisher, 70 years old, died Sunday morning about 4 o'clock at his home at Tolarsville. The funeral services were conducted from the resi dence Monday at 12 o'clock and the interment made in the family burying grounds, near the home. Mr. Fisher had been in failing health for two or three years and had been confined to his room for nearly three months. He is sur vived by a wife, two sons Mr. John A. Fisher of iVlullins. S. C, and Mr. W. H. F'sher. Jr., of far Heel tour daughte s M rs. I T. N. Lewis of Back Swam;.1, Mrs. T. W. Maxwell and Mrs. R. L. Bvrd of Tolarsville, and Mrs. G. E. Lineberry of Ral eigh. The deceased was marri ed twice. His first wite was Miss Ruth McMillan and she died about six or seven years ago. His last wife was Miss Mary Graham of Proctorville. and they had been married three years. Mr. Fisher, for possibly 25 or 30 vears. did a large mercantile and naval-store business at Loiarsville. For the last eigh .r ten years he devoted most c is time to farming. Observing Thanksgiving. A DELIGHTFUL RECITAL. A Pleasant Evening for a Large Crowd at the St. Paul High School An Excellent School and Its Teachers. Friday evening at St. Paul from 8 o'clock to somewhere near the middle of the night was a pleasant time for a large crowd. ihe occasion was a, music recital given by the St. Paul high school and some other doings that wTere equally as entertaining. . The printed program for the recital was as follows: Down the Lane Miss Katie Groves North rop; bparrows Lnirping Misses j Smith and Johnson; song, seven little girls, nrst grade children; Secret of the Flowers Adele Johnson; Apple Blossoms Miss Frances Wicker; song, Who's Afraid Miss Mary Belle Fisher; Begin Walz Miss Clara McDon ald; Snow Bells Misses North rop and Wicker; Sleep Kentucky Babe (quartette) Messrs- C.Mc- Arthur, Hester, Howard and J. Mc Arthur; Flower Song Miss Marion Smith; Airy Footsteps Miss Grace Johnson; Reverie Miss Mary Belle Fisher; long, Starlets and Sunbeams by the B muic class; Shepherd's Eve ning Song Misses Wicker and Johnson; Humming Song Mas ter Francis Northrop;We're Tent-ingTo-night (quartette) Messrs. C McArthur Hester, Howard and J. McArthur; Restful Mom entsMiss Pearl Hester and Master Frances Northrop; Just a Bunch of Flowers Miss Addie Townsend; song, Merry Crickets Misses Fisher, Northrop, Mc Donald and Wicker; song, Clem entineby 19 girls and boys. After the program as above mentioned had been carried out Prof. C. F. Arrowood, principal of the St. Paul school, introduced Prof. R. L. McMillan, principal of the Philadelphus high school, who made things interesting for a ssnpll with snmp crnnd rpaincrc:. Mr. McMillan was at his best. The next thing for entertainment was the St. Paul quartette, com posed of Messrs. L. Mclnnis, L. A. McGeachy, L. L. McGougan ! and James A Johnson; and the quartette was all right. Some of the members of the quartette contended that they were unable to get their music "keyed" right, tut they should find consolation in tue fact that they succeeded in getting the audience 4 keyed up for much good laughing. Alter the entertainment re freshments wTere sold for the benefit of a piano fund and a good sum or money was realized. Quite a crowd from Philadel phus,Lumber Bridge and Parkton cook advantage of the occasion for a pleasant evening. St. Paul is to be congratulated )n its excellent school and teach ;rs. Mr. Arrowood is principal, liss Flora Register has charge )f most of the advanced pup 1 ird Misses Mary McGougan an c Jarah Blanch ard have charge oi Farmers & Merchants Bank Every Accomodation EXTENDED A Negro With Many Aliases Lodged in Jail on the Charge of Retailing A Heap Much Blind Tiger. A negro who seems to have more names than Carter had oats and who is said to be a blind tiger from Tigersville, was brought to jail Monday night by Town Marshal Neill Ratjey of Fairmont. A month or more ago Deputy Sheriff J. A. Kitchin of Alfordsville "township arrested this many-named negro at Mc Leod's mill, near Branchville, he was tried before Justice McP. McL. Alford on the charge of re tailing and carrying concealed weapons and was sentenced to jail in default of bonds .totalling the sum of $400. Deputy Kitch in stalled the negro in his barn that night, handcuffed to a post, and the next morning there was nothing there but the chain. Somebody gave him a file. He didn't even say good-bye. But Deputy Kitchin did not get off the job and it was at his in stance that Marshal Ratley nabbed this coon, who has called himself Jno. Thompson, Jno. W. Powell, Chas. Jones. Jno, W. Jones, Geo. Smith and goodness knows what else. It is said that he has been operating in many places, shipping liquor to a town under one of his many aliases and coming along later and deal ing it out. It is thought that he is the man who robbed the ex press office at Bingham, S. C, last spring and stole a mule at the same place. The sheriff of that county, Dillon, hs been notified and is expected to come some day soon to see if he can identify him. In the meantime, the prisoner deposes and says that only the Lord and he knows who he is and where he came from. The last rail of the Winston Salem Southbound railroad was laid Sunday evening. This is one of the best-constructed roads i m the btate, extending trom Wadesboro. to Winston-Salem, traversing Anson, Stanly, Davidson and Forsythe counties. The first passenger train over the new road will be run Friday of this week, leaving Wadesboro and stopping at all stations to Winston-Salem. Meeting of Executive Committee of Farmers' Union. The executive committee of the Robeson County Farmers' Union is called to meet at Pembroke on Saturday morning,November 26, at 11 o clock. Evry member of the committee is requested to be pres ent. J. E, Carlyle Char'm. Com. the intermediate and primary oupils. Miss Pearl Evans is music teacher and it is to her that a erreat deal of the credit for the success of this occasion is due. a early. In order to give those whose faithful service makes it possible for the paper to reach its patrons twice each week a chance to en joy Thanksgiving day, The Robe sonian goes to press late Wednes day evening instead of Thursday afternoon, the regular time-. Readers will please bear in mind that news items are written with' reference to Wednesday instead of Thursday. The Robesonian hopes that all its readers will have a day of real Thanksgiving joy and peace. Thanksgiving Day Services at the Various Churches. Thanksgiving day will be gen erally observed in Lumberton, as usual. The graded school will give two days, closing this after noon till Monday; the banks, cot ton mills and some others of the industrial plants will close for the day, Sunday hours will be observed at the postofflce and the rural mail carriers will have a day off. Thanksgiving services will be held at the churches, as follows: New First Baptist church, the first service ever held in this church, as mentioned elsewhere in this DaDer. at 11 o'clock a. m .: at the Presbyterian church at 10:30 a.m.; at the Gospel taber nacle at ii a.m. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, Rev. F. Weiss, pastor of the Gospel tabernacle, has been made superintendent of the Mis sionary Alliance work in this State and the service tomorrow is the last he will conduct before taking up his new work. Rev. Geo. Weatherbee of Kissimee, Fla., who will succeed Mr. Weiss as pastor oi tnis church, is ex pected to arrive tonight and to assist in the service tomorrow. As per the usual custom also, the citizens of the town will give the inmates of the county home a sumptuous dinner, the main work of getting together this dinner falling, also as per usual, on Treasurer M. G. McKenzie, who enjoys such work to the limit. At The Opera House A Japan ese Honeymoon Tomorrow Evening. "A Japanese Honeymoon," the attraction at the opera house to morrow evening, is said to be a tip-top play and it will doubtless ly draw a capacity house. This company will give a matinee per formance tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, presenting, "The Wish ing Cap", which is said to be ail fun, dancing and music. "Durno the Mysterious," who makes you think you see the things you don't see and don't see the things you do who, in short, is said to be a magician from taw with power to queer you all up and down will give a performance at the opera house Saturday evening of this week. This is the second attraction of the lyceum course. Durno has delignted a Lumberton audience aforetime. Fayssoux, a hypnotist who is said to be all to the good, will be at the opera house next Monday evening. It is said that he will drive around town blindfolded Monday, will hypnotize people over the 'phone, and do other stunts. The motion picture show has suspended for the winter. A. Marriage This Afternoon at Powersville. Mr. Asa Ammons of Rowland and Miss Blinnie Powers were married this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Powers, at rowersville. The ceremony was periormed by the onde's paster, Kev. W. A. Jen kins. The happy couple arrived in town about 5:30 p, m. and boarded the west-bound train. rhey expect to visit several places and return to Rowland, where they will make their home, about the first of next week. Mr. Ammons holds a position aa salesman for Mr. Jno. W. Ward at Rowland. A o
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