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RGB ESONIAJ Established 1870. Country God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cent! VOL XLI NO. 89. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1911. WHOLE NO. 2627 ' '' I I I I I . . I I .11 I I ! I., ,,. ..... imll t FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. -A Quiet Christmas Woman'i Betterment Association Organ izedA Delightful Entertain- . ment Wooden Wedding Cele bratedPersonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont Dec. 30 The holi 'day season of joy anrf cheer just passed was the most quiet arid Orderly ever seen in our town. "The young people have had a lot of fun but all of it harmless. No fireworks were allowed in the place, which was a great re lief. All of our young people who were away at school re turned for the holidays and were received with delight by relatives and friends. They will all re turn to their respective schools next week and others will also o. A Woman's Betterment Aeso ciation was organized just before the holidays with Mrs. Bobbitt as iP resident and Mrs. Hayes as secretary and treasurer. We -hope it may prove a great help to the school. The youn ladies of the Young - Peoples' Home Mission Society save a delightful little entertain .ment in the school auditorium .last Friday night, "The Japa nese Wedding." It was so well fliked that by request they repeat it again tonight. This is an ideal little play for young people as it is easily gotten up- and makes a pretty show. Miss Maggje Brown of Phila delphus is a welcome visitor in town, the guest of Mrs. Fannie Urown. She has many friends iiere who are always glad to see lier. Miss Amanda Townsend leaves .at once for several weeks' visit to relatives and friends at differ ent t ints. We wish her a pleas .ant visit. F. C. Jones spent Chjr-tmas with his parents at Mt ive, ; returning last JMonday. -The. Messrs. .Carter of Max ton "were over last Monday fora few hours with relatives. Miss Jessie Floyd of Dunn came home from Louisburg Col lege with Misses Maggie and May Floyd and has added to the gaiety of the young people. Mrs. Peter Belanger, formerly .Miss Pattie Ashley, came from .her far-away Michigan home to spend Ghristmas with her family .and as all the rest of Mrs. Net tie Ashley's children came home also they held a family reun ion for Christmas and it was a most delightful holiday to Mrs. Ashley. Mr. John Morrison of Bingham, S. C, spent a few days here last week and took his wife and chil dren home from their old home. We were sorry to see them go. Mr. Latta Floyd of R. F. D. 1 is having lumber hauled on his . lot, recently purchased from Dr. Brown, and will move his family here. They will be gladly wel comed.. Mrs. N. A. Carter and little JMiss Frances are being gladly .greeted by all. They will return to Laurinburg in a few days. Mrs. Stephen Brown, who is most pleasantly remembered .here as Miss Willie Weatherly, ame up from Wilmington last "Tuesday to be with her sister JMra. McNaull for a few days. Mr. W. R. McKellar and his mother are gone, Mr. McKellar to take charge as manager of the Butters Lumber Go's mercan tile department. We are sorry to lose these good people from our midst but congratulate Board man. Dr. Brown held very success ful land sales at Proctorville and Eoardman this week. We are sorry to know that Mrs. C. F. Elwanger is in "Very poor health and hope she may soon improve. Her sons all spent Christmas with her. . Miss Sallie Smith goes to Dur ham next week to enter - Trinity ,Park school and Miss Helen Smith will go to Louisburg col lege at the same time. Miss Eva Thompson leaves next week also to enter Oxford young ladies seminary, " Mr. Frank Davis and family have moved into their new home in West Fairmont and are glad ly welcomed by many friends. . Tha Baptist Sunday-school en joyed a beautifur-Chf istmas tree last Sunday morning. All the i L WE SELL IT FOR LESSVJ - me INSURANCE - 6 nniMfi tmi: untinivq ifa'TWF AJH."WISHART PHONE W, XMA6 FRUITS CANDHS FAT OYSTEJt CRANBERRIES NUTS CELERYAelcf Ci B. REDMOND PHOKrE tMli Wr HSTAIR8 0VCR ... members of the school were re membered. Mr. and Mrs. 0. I, Floyd cele brated their wooden wedding last Tuesday night with a delightful reception to their friends. Quite a large crowd railed to congrat ulate them and the evening passed away in pleasures of all kinds. ,;i The Beaufort Lumber Co. shut down for ten days and most of the employees left to spend the holidays with friends elsewhere. One.of their most popular young men, Mr. Charlie Baker, will bring his bride back with him, having been married in Wash ington, N. C, on Tuesday. Both the mill and the school will go to work again Monday and all will soon be as. before the holidays. FARMERS' UNION MEETS. County Meeting Held Friday Important Legislation Rec ommended. A called meeting of the Farm ers union oi tne county was held here in the court house Fri day for the purpose of recom mending to the Legislature the enactment of some new laws and changes in some of the old ones. On account of the bad weather all the locals were not represent ed, though the meeting was well attended and an interesting one in many respects. Shortly after the meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. J. E. Carlyle, a committee consisting of six influential mem bers of the union was appointed t) draft recommendations for tie consideration of the Legis-; l..u e. After about: an hour s deliberation the committee msde the following report: 1 That the county be given an ex ra superintendent of pub lic instruction to be known as "agricultareal commissioner." 2 That the county be made a drainage district. 3 That the present crop 1 e i law be repealed. 4 That improvements be made in the present road law. 5 That there be a recorder's court established for the countyi Q "That our Representatives do all in their power to abolish the shipping of liquor into the coun ty . ..... . 7 That the bird law be changed to allow hunting only during the months of January and February. 8 That all dogs be taxed. The next meeting of the coun ty Union will be held in Lumber ton on the 19th inst. and a full attendance is desired at that meeting. The graded school starts up for the spring term tomorrow at 8:45 o'clock a, m. Misses Sybil Hyatt of Kinston and Isabelle Wicker of Southern Pines, who, as has been mentioned in The Robeson ian, were elected during the hol idays to succeed Misses Leila May Gill of Laurinburg and Sal lie McLean of Maxton, who .re signed, will be on hand to take charge of the 10th -and 4tn grades, respectively. IWplACE & w m r i. wf i m ay in! a FARMERS' INSTITUTES. WU1 be Held at Parkton, Row land and Pembroke Next Week and in Lumberton on the 17th Int Woman's In stitutesPremiums. The following letter, which has been handed to The Robesonian for publication, explains itself: "Mr. J. A. McAllister, Lumberton, N. C. "We hold an institute at Park ten, Wednesday, January 11th; Rowland, Thursday, January 12th; Pembroke, Friday, January 13th; Lumberton, Tuesday, Jan- uary 17 th. 6fn S? ESS?S8hIiWWtei.at.the institute in Lum- ;;?;r' . trKTVki: n -rtTo-r? fUm tn vnn in a for days. In the meantime you will . please advertise it in every way j that you possibly can, through; your home papers, by asking a, Fairmont Couple Surprise your school teachers to announce uv f,:i. k t...,:: it, getting your ministers to talk ! Jheir. F"endcs Manymg m about it to their people, and the j Lumberton Saturday. merchants and all Other people Special to The Robesonian. who are interested in tetter Fairmont, Dec. 31 methods of farming. There will Mr. H. H. Pittman, of the be a woman's institute held at , Pittman Drug Co., and Miss the same time and I hope that Mamye Kyle, both of Fairmont, you will secure a hall for that ' surprised all their friendsT)y also, as it will be in a separate ! motoring this afternoon over to rcom from that held for the Lumberton, where they were unit men. Also please see that the'ed in marriage. They were" hall3 for both the men and wo-1 accompanied by Mr. and Mrp. men are warmed by the time the institute snouJd open, we re gard the woman's institute movement as one of great impor tanceand hope that you will get as many of the women of the county to attend as you possibly can. "Knowing that you will do what you can for the institute and thanking you in advance for your kindness in this respect, I am, V Yours very truly, T. B. Parker, Director." Saturday The Robesonian re ceived posters in regard to these institutes. The institutes for women will be held by Mrs. F. L. Stephens. "The objects of these institutes," as set forth in the posters, "are to bring togeth er the women from the farm homes, that they may become better acquainted and talk over among themselves subjects tend ing to the betterment of condi tions in rural homes, such as bet ter and more economical foods and better methods of preparing them, home sanitation, home fruit and vegetable gardening, farm dairying, poultry raising, the beautifying of the home and home surroundings, etc. Let the -wives and daughters come out to these meetings in .large numbers." Interesting program.have been prepared for these meetings. A premium of SI will be given for the best loaf of bread baked and exhibited by a girl or woman living on the farm. A premium of II will be given for the best five ears of pure-bred corn. The institute lecturers will be Franklin Sherman, of the State Department of Agriculture; T. J. W. Broom, demonstrator; E. L.' Worthen,! soil investigator, AH farmers and their wives, sons s fy LOOKS FAVORABLE and daughters, and all others in terested in farming and the bet terment of the farm homes are 1 urged to attend the3e meetings i and join the discussions. Morn ing sessions will open at 10:30 o'clock and afternoon sessions at 1:30. All are asked to bring book and pencil to take notes. The boys are especially invited to come and lean about the boys' corn clubs. " The posters are signed by W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture, and T. B. Parker, director of farmers' institutes. In addition to the premiums mentioned above, The Robesonian will gives year s subscription for the second best loaf of bread ex berton and a year's subscription IOr lne SeCOHQ best five ears of P1TTM A N-KYLE. Carl McLean and Mr. F. C. Jones kindly acted as chauffeur. Though a surprise, it was not an unexpected surprise to their hosts of friends, who wish them joy. The ceremony was at the home of the performed officiating Durham. minister, Rev. C. H, pastor of the First Baptist street, about 4 church, on Fifth o'clock Saturday afternoon, after which it is understood that the party returned to Fairmont. Minor Court Cases. Robt. Pate was tried this morn ing before Mayor J. A. Rowland on the charge of cruelty to ani mals, Messrs. Mclntyre, Law rence & Proctor and T. L. John son representing the State and Mr. E. J. Britt appearing for the defendant, The charge was brought by Mr. E, D. McNeill, from whose stable the horse was hired on the night of the 21st ult. It was in evidence that the defendant and two companions, named Edwards and Tyner, drove to Barker's school house on the night mentioned and that when they returned the horse had a pistol shot wound in his hip. The defendant admitted that he and his companions had had a drink but said they had no pistol and claimed to know noth ing of how the horse was wound ed. Pate was bound to court ip a $50 bond, which he gave. ' Deputy Sheriff Hugh McNeill brought to jail here from Max ton Saturday night Callie Cov ington, John Barton, Jesse Rele vant and Flute Sellars, all col ored, committed to jail in default of bond on the charge of larceny by Justices McRae and Wooten of Maxton. ' COMPLETE LINE OF XMAS CAPDS,ALSO PERFUMERIES AND STATIONERY FOR THE "3-HOLIDAYS O THE POPE DRUG CO., HOUSE OP QUAUTY t'illlSLfi CARVING SETS CUTIERY tt L. H. CALDWELL REDUCED PRICES ON ALL GOOOS, CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, FURNITURE, etc., FROM NOW UNTILL THE END Or THE YEAR W. U. PREVATT rrftEjKlNGJGROCERr CO. FOR HEAVY ft FANCY CBOORIF COUNTRY .PRODUCE tre'sh fi sh. O ysters ere . T U k-i k . . PHONE N0.13Z WOMAN DROPS DEAD. Colored Woman Succombs to Heart Failure After Difficulty With Unruly Son, Who Stabs His Brother. Flora Singletary, colored, about 65 years old, dropped dead near her home in the eastern part of town Friday afternoon about 2 o'clock. It was at first reported that she had been struck over the head by her son Herbert with a board and killed, but the investigation of the corner's jury revealed nothing to sustain this belief and the jury reported that her death was the result of heart failure caused by excitement. The deceased wa"the wife of Henry Singletary, driver for Dr. H. T. Pope. Hayes Singletary, son of the dead woman, was stabbed by Herbert in the fight that excited his mother and Her bert was caught and brought to the sheriff's office by Charlie Dil lard and Jim King, both colored. Coroner G. E. Rancke impanel ed a jury and investigated Friday afternoon but it was hard to get anything coherent out of the wit nesses. From the halting testi mony the circumstances seem to have been about as follows: Her bert, who is ab:ut 23 years old and has been considered a harm less sort of half-witted fellow, was corrected by his mother for breaking up her stove. This made Herbert mad and he pro ceeded to break up all the lamps in the room, shoved his mother aside, and left the house. His mother followed him from the house, saying that she was going to beat him, and at the same time called another son, Hayes, who came at once from his house next door. Hayes says that he tried all he could to keep Herbert from striking his mother and did not know that Herbert had a knife until after it was all over and he found that he had been stabbed. Hayes was stabbed in the left shoulder and Feverely, though not dangerously, wound ed. Dr. T. C. Johnson was sum moned immediately and dressed Hayes' wound. County physi cian H. T. Pope arrived on the scene soon after Dr. Johnson, and tt the inquest Dr. Pope's partner. Dr. W. A. McPhaul, was present Thorough exami nation failed to reveal any sign of a blow on the body of the dead woman, and none of the wit nesses could say that Herbert struck his mother, while the testimony of one girl that the de ceased leaned against the fence after Herbert was some distance away, going towards town, and was panting and called for water, bore out the theory that her death was due to heart failure caused by excitement Dr. Mc Phaul gave that as his belief, Dr. Johnson concurring with him, and the jury so found. Herbert was tried this morn ing and was bound to court in the sum of $100 for stabbing his brother, in default of which he was remanded to jail. The banks of the town are observing today as a holiday. P-tWF W 'If BulKlvtCHJ MISS JOSEPHINE BREECE A LOCAL BRIEFS. Some excellent work is being done by the town in fixing up street crossings with gravel so that they will be in passable con dition in wet weather. Mr. Floyd McMillan; son of Mr. and Mrs. H. McE. McMil lan, left yesterdayfor AjtjantaL Ga., where he will take a course in the Southern Shorthand & Business College. Licenses have been issued for the marriage of Maggie Hodges and A. W. Powell; Delia Riddle and W. A. Jackson; Ida Phillips and J. A. Rozier; Etta Johnson and Thurman Rice. The court house bell and the Presbyterian church bell were rung for a short while at mid night Saturday night, and that is about all that happened in Lum berton to usher in the new year. -Mr. N. A. Biggs of Char lotte, representing N. Wilson Wallace, State agent for the hupmobile, closed a contract Saturday with the Lumberton Auto & Machine Co. for 6 hup mobiles. The regular monthly meet ing of the Civic Association will be held Friday evening in the reading room of the Commercial and Industrial Club. Important business is to be transacted and all are invited to attend. Mr. C. M. Fuller, who sells horses and mules galore, left Friday for St Louis, Mo., where he will purchase 3 car-loads of mules, which he will receive at his sales stables here a week from today, on the 9th. Mr. Fuller will return Saturday of this week. Rev. and Mrs. S. J. McCon nell and their five children will move Thursday from Orrum to Lumberton and will occupy a house on Second street belonging to Mr. W. W. Carlyle. Mr. Mc Connell has charge of Method ist mission work here and at St Paul and he moves to this place in order to be more conveniently located for his work. The county board of audit and finance, composed of A. Nash of Lumberton, chairman; Mr. J. L. McLean of Maxton, secretary; and Mr. M. Shepherd of Orrum, met in Lumberton Saturday and made out its year ly .report of receipts and dis bursements of the county for the year ending November 30 last The report will be published in The Robesonian., Mr. W. H. Stalvey, proprie tor of the barber shop in rear of the Lumberton drug store, pur chased Saturday the barber busi ness of John Leak, colored, and took charge of the shop this morning. Mr. Elijah Rogers, a brother-in-law and Mr. Stalvey, and Mr. B. F. King of Wilming ton, are in charge of two chairs in the shop today and another chair will be installed this week. Mr. Stalvey, than whom there is no better barber anywhere, will put in sanitary fixtuies and put this shop in first-class condition. He will also continue his shop in rear of the Lumberton drug store. Interesting Gossip About the North Carolina Senatorshjp. Raleich Cor.. Dec. 31. Charlotte Observer. Special dispatches from Wash ington to the effect that ex-Governor Aycock and Governor Kitchin are both active candi dates for the United States Sen ate to succeed Senator Simmons two years hence has createdfeon siderable comment hfre. Asked about the matter ex-Governor Aycock said today that he is not and will not be a candidate. On the other hand Governor Kitchin made this response to the inquiry: "The Washington story is in teresting but I have no state ment to make about its subject matter at this time." The situation seems to narrow down to the conclusion that the senatorial contest will be be tween Senator Simmons and Gov ernor Kitchin, the fight to be be tween them exclusively in the event there is primary expres sion on the spnatorship. Then if the question goes into the Leg islature without primary expres sion ex-Governor Aycock might be drawn in for the election through a deadlock between Simmons and Kitchin. '' .if ,JL.H -,'.- fr-- "'
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