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VOLXUINO.6. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROUNA, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1911. WHOLE NO. 2647
ROAD COMMISSION MEETS.
First Meeting Held Friday-Mr.
A. L. Bullock Elected Chair
manState Geologist Pratt to
Recommend a Superintendent
of Roads Takes Over Road
Work.
The new road commission
Robeson county, created by
road law enacted by the
for
the
late
the
the
the
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General Assembly, met in
court house here Friday for
first time, all members of
commission being present,
rfollows: W. P. McAllister, J.
Brown, A. L Bullock, H. C.
P.
Mc-
Nair, N. B. McArthur, Jas. A.
Johnson.
Dr. J. P. Brown was requested
to act as temporary chairman
and Mr. R. C Lawrence as tem
porary secretary.
The members qualified by tak
ing the oath of office before C.
B. Skipper, clerk of the superior
court, and thereupon organ
ized by the election of Mr.
A. L. Bullock as permanent
chairman. No secretary was
elected.
Mclntyre, Lawrence and Proc
tor were elected as attorneys for
the commission.
It was ordered that the tem
porary secretary proceed to pro
cure a seal, suitable blanks, sta
tionery, etc., for the use of the
commission and that he also have
copies of the new road law print
ed for distribution throughout
the county.
It was ordered that the chair
man proceed to notify Dr. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, to
submit the names of suitable ex
perts for nomination as superin
tendent of roads. The law re
quires that the commission elect
a superintendent of roads for
the county and that such super
intendent be nominated and rec
ommended by Dr. Pratt It is
expected that the election of a
superintendent will be taken up
on thefirst Monday in April if
Dr. Pratt has his nominations
made by that time.
It was ordered that the attor
neys of the commission notify
the chairmen of the former town
ship boards of road trustees of
the several townships to prepare
and submit to the commission at
its meeting on the first Monday
in April a complete statement of
all debts contracted and due by
the township boards respectively,
giving the name of the person to
whom due, the amount and the
purpose for which contracted and
whether evidenced by note or
otherwise. This statement must
be sworn to by the members of
the several township boards of
road trustees under the old law.
The same parties were requested
to submit to the commission at
the same time an itemized
statement of any and all proper
ty in their hands or under their
I control and belonging to the
X roads of their respective town
A ships. This statement must also
"A be signed by the members of the
' township board and duly sworn
to.
It was ordered that the com
missioners from the several road
districts have power to make
such arrangements for temporary
and pressing work and repairs
within their respective districts
as may be necessary and report
their proceedings to the next
meeting.
It was ordered that the chain
gang be allotted to district No.
2 for the next thirty days and
that the work be done under the
supervision of commissioner J.
P. Brown.
Chairman J. W. Carter of the
board of commissioners was also
present to go over road matters
in general and give the new com
mission an idea as to the present
situation.
The commission adjourned to
meet the first Monday in April.
As has been stated in The
Rebesonian, the new law divides
the county into . districts, as fol
lows: No. 1, Lumberton, Britt's,
Ho wells ville, Back-Swamp, Raft
Swamp, Wishart's and Saddle
-Tfee townships.
- "No. 2, White House, Sterling's
and Orrum townships.
No. 3. Thompson's and Al
fordsville townships.
No. 4, Maxton, Smith's and
Pembroke townships.
No. 5, Red Springs, Blue
Springs and Burnt Swamp town
ships. No. 6, Parkten, Lumber Bridge
and St Paul's townships.
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COUNTY MATTERS.
Meeting of Board of Commis
sionersOfficers for Special
School Tax Elections Con
sidering Purchase of Farm for
County Home.
An adjourned meeting oFtke
county commissioners was held
Friday, Chairman J. W. Carter
and Messrs. A. R. McEachern
and W P. Barker being the only
members of the board present. .
Chairman Carter was appoint
ed a committee to confer with
the new road commissioners rel
ative to disposition of mules,
wagons, etc., belonging to the
county.
Mr. Barker was appointed a
committee to look after the coun
ty home with power to dismiss
the present keeper if he does not
carry out conditions of his con
tract.
About a year ago Mr. Mc
Eachern and. Mr. E. J. Britt, at
torney to - the board, were ap
pointed a committee to investi
gate the advisability of selling
the present county home and
purchasing a farm to be used for
county home purposes. Messrs,
McEachern and Britt visited
Friday the farm formerly used
by the Messrs. Boone as a dairy
farm, 4 miles from town on the
Harleesville road. This farm
contains 150 acres, whereas the
present home has only 37J acres
of land. This committee will
report at the next regular meet
ing of the board.
The board appointed Archie
Wright registrar and J. B. Mal
loy and Daniel Culbreth judges
of the election to be held on the
first Monday in May to vote on
enlarging the boundaries of
Parkton special school tax dis
trict, to charge its name and to
authorize the board of trustees
of said district to issue bonds for
the purchase of a site and the
erection of a school building and
to levy an additional special tax.
This election was authorized by
act passed by the last Legisla
ture.
ine toiiowing claims were
ordered paid:
Coroner G. E. Rancke, holding
inquest over Lewis Purcell, $19.-
80: six jurors in above inquest.
$2 each, $12; E. J. Britt, McLean
& McLean, Mclntyre, Lawrence
& Proctor, attorneys fees in case
of Uen Urewer against the board
of commissioners, $70.
Shooting Scrape at Fairmont
As the result of a shooting
scrape near Fairmont Saturday
night Dave Hoggard, colored,
was seriously and perhaps fatal
ly wounded. A 'phone message
was received from the office of
the Beaufort Lumber Co., for
which Hoggard worked, at 1:30
o'clock this afternoon to .the ef
fect that he was barely alive.
Richard Thompson, colored,
charged with doing the shooting,
was brought to jail here last
night.
Mrs. S. R. Spivey, who un
derwent an operation a few days
ago at the Thompson hospital, is
getting along very nicely. ,
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NEW LAW FIRM.
Mr. A. W. McLean Announces
Partners in the Practice of Law.
Mr. A. W. McLean, who was
associated in the practice of law
with the late Col. N. A. McLean,
the firm name being McLean &
McLean, announces that he has
associated with him, for the gen
eral practice of law, Mr. L. R.
Varser, formerly of Kinston, and
Mr. J. Dickson McLean, of Lum
berton. The name of the new
firm will be McLean, Varser &
McLean.
Mr. Varser has been for many
years a member of the firm of
Loftin, Varser & Dawson, of
Kinston, one of the most promi
nent law firms in the State. He
is a lawyer of long experience
and fine ability, and is admitted
to be one of the best lawyers in
eastern North Carolina. He is a
graduate, not only of the academ
ic department but also of the
law department of Wake Forest
College.
Mr. J. Dickson McLean, the
junior member of the new firm,
graduated in the law department
of the University of North Caro
lina a little more than a year ago,
and has since that time been as
sociated with the firm of McLean
& McLean here.
Mr. Varser and his wife will
move to Lumberton the latter
part of this month. Mr. Varser
has been practicing law at Kins
ton for the Past 12 years. Just
before becinning the practice of
law ne taugnt scnooi ior a ier
months at Back Swamp, this
county, and boarded at the home
of Mr. Taylor Fisher.
The firm of McLean & Mc
Lean was long known as one of
the strongest and most influen
tial law firms in the eastern part
of the State and this new firm
will be a worthy successor. Mr.
A. W. McLean is not only a law
yer of ability and wide practice
but is a practical man of affairs,
president of the oldest bank of
Robeson county the Bank of
Lumberton also president of
the Virginia & Carolina South
ern, the new railroad that has
opened up one of the finest sec
tions of the State, and is actively
connected with almost every en
terprise that looks to the upbuild
ing of this section of the State.
The Robesonian received this
morning a card from Rev. A, H.
Porter, of route 1 from White
ville, reading as follows, from
San Antonio, Texas, of date
March 10, which will be of in
terest to many of its readers:
I left Bladen boro last Monday
at 5:30 and reached here last
night at 8:30. Expect to be away
month. This is indeed a great
country.
Tomorrow at 12 o'clock m. a fire alarm will be
turned in from some box in order to test the new alarm
system. No one but the man who will turn in the
alarm knows from which box the alarm will be sent.
Consult the instructions recently printed in The
Robesonian and be able to locate the ward from the
whistle. ' ' ,
THE FINAL SUMMONS.
Mr. Daniel A. Prevatt.
Mr. D. A. Prevatt, 43 years
old, died yesterday afternoon at
5:15 o'clock at the home of his
father, Mr. Thomas Prevatt,
corner of Eighth and Pine streets.
He had been confined to his
room for about two months and
the direct cause of death was
pneumonia, though he had been
unwell for five years, having had
an attack of fever in December,
1905, that settled in his head and
affected his mind, since which
time he lived with his father.
Mr. Prevatt was a school teach
er and spent most of his life
teaching, having begun the work
when he was about 18 years old.
He is survived by one brother,
Mr. J. Emory Prevatt, and three
sisters, Mrs. R. H. Taylor of
Beaver Dam, Va., and Misses
Flora and Katie Prevatt.
The funeral will take place to
morrow morning at 11 o'clock at
Clybornville Baptist church, of
which the deceased was a mem
ber, and the services will be con
ducted by Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth.
The interment will be made at
Clybornville in the family bury
ing ground with Masonic honors,
the deceased having been a mem
ber of St. Alban s Lodge No.
114.
Mr. J. K. Singletary.
Mr. Joshua K. Singletary, 66
years old, died yesterday morn
ing at 3 o'clock at his home near
Back Swamp. He had been in
bad health for about three or four
months and his death was not
unexpected. The. funeral took
place this morning at 10 o'clock
at Back Swamp Baptist church,
oi wnicn tne deceased was a
member and deacon. The ser
vices were conducted by the pas
tor of the churcb, Rev. Mr.
Bridgers, assisted by Rev. C. II.
Durham of Lumberton, and the
interment was made in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Singletary is survived by
his wife, four sons and four
daughters Messrs. W. O., M. M.
and Claudius of Back Swamp
and John T. of Lumberton; Mrs.
Hardy Lewis, of Fairmont; Mrs.
Geo. Wishart, who lives near
Lumberton, and Misses Lula and
Dollie Singletary.
Mrs. A. S. Wishart
Mrs. A. S. Wishart, aaed
70
years, died yesterday morning at
2:30 o clock at her home about
three miles from town. She had
been an invalid for several years.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon at the home, services
being conducted by the pastor of
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the deceased, Rev. C. H. Dur
ham, and interment was made
at the home in the family bury
ing ground.
Mrs. Wishart was married
twice, her first husband being
the late Alex. Watson, of South
Carolina, and of this union were
born three sons and one daugh
ter, Messrs. O. M., E. & and
J. G. Watson and Miss Ophelia
Watson. The first named, Mr.
O. M., is dead and the other
three live near the home of Mr,
Wishart To Mr. and Mrs. Wish
art were born five sons and four
daughters B. F. (deceased) ; E.
S., of Jacksonville, Fla., F. A.,
of Wilmington; I.E., of Louis
ville, Ky.; G. B of Lumberton;
Mrs. M. A. Warwick, of Barnes
ville; Mrs. L. L. Hamilton, of
Lumberton; Miss Willie Wishart,
and an infant daughter, deceas
ed. Her husband survives.
Presbyterians Call Pastor.
Rev. G. T. Pace of Red Springs
preached to the Presbyterian
congregation at the old First
Baptist church yesterday morn
ing and evening and at Baker's
chapel in the afternoon. After
the morning service a meeting of
the congregation was held and
it was decided to call Rev. R.
Murphy Williams of Greensboro
to this church, which has been
without a pastor since the resig
nation of Rev. A. E. Baker. Ex
Judge T. A. McNeill and Messrs.
J. A. McAllister and A. W. Mc
Lean were appointed a commit
tee to notify Mr. Murphy.
Order to Abate the Unnecessary
Whistle Nuisance.
At the meeting of the town
commissioners last Wednesday
afternoon Mayor Rowland and
Town Attorney Britt were in
structed to look into the matter
of having the unnecessary blow
ing of railroad-enRine whistles
cut out Mayor Rowland wrote
at once to the proper railroad
officers and this nuisance will be
abated. Supt. Gore, of this divi
sion of the Seaboard, has already
had notices posted calling this
matter to the atttention of the
employes.
Another Young Scotchman Ar
rives.
Fayetteville Observer. 11th.
Mr. F. H. G. Balfour, a young
Scotchman, who is employed on
Capt J. D. Malloy's plantation
at Lumber Bridge, was in town
yesterday afternoon to meet his
brother, Mr. T. E. B. G. Balfour,
who arrived here on the 450A.
C. L. train, coming straight from
the old country to accept a posi
tion similar to his brother s.
These study young Scotchmen,
if they stick to it will some day
be among our most prosperous
farmers. .
A Special Medicine for Kidney
Ailments.
Many elderly people have "found in
Foley's Kidney Remedy a quick relief
and permanent benefit from kidney and
bladder ailments and from annoying
urinary irregularities due to advancing
years. Isaac N- Regan, Farmer, Mo.,
says: "Foley's Kidney Remedy effected
a complete cure in my case and I want
others to know of it. J. D. McMillan
Son. '
LOCAL BRIEFS.
- License has been issued for
the marriage of Katie Edwards
and E. B. McLean.
A recital will be given by
the students of the St. Paul high
school Friday evening of this
week, beginning at 8 o'clock.
The public is invited.
"Mr. A. Weinstein left yester
day for Baltimore and from there
he will go to New York. He
will be away about two weeks
buying goods for his large dry
goods store on Elm street.
A meeting will be held in the
Industrial and Commercial Club
rooms tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock to organize a gun club.
All who are interested are asked
to attend.
There will be special com
munication of St. Alban's Lodge
No. 114, A. F. & A. M., to
morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock
to attend the funeral of Mr. D.
A. Prevatt, which will take place
at Clyburnville church at 11
o'clock.
The Messenger: Fairmont
is on a boom. We will soon have
a fifteen thousand dollar oil milt
New houses are going up all over
town. The Baptist, are preparing
to build a twelve thousand dollar
church. Who will invest a few
thousand in a hotel?
-Scottish Chief: Messrs. J.
W. Carter and T. O. Evans have
bought the Cottingham interests
in the L. T. Cottingham Co.'a
plant and timber in South Caro
lina andyall of his real estate in
North Carolina. This is one of
the largest deals of the year.
Miss Jean Louise Pratt, of
Columbia, S. C, arrived yester
day from Baltimore, where she
had been studying spring styles
in millinery, and will be with
Miss Josephine Breece this sea
son. Miss Breece will have her
opening on the 28th and 29th
inst
In its report of acts of a
local nature passed by the recent
Legislature The Robesonian in
advertently omitted mention of
the act allowing Mr. Rowland
Dees license as a veterinary sur
geon. Mr. Dee3 received his
license from Clerk of the Court
Skipper Thursday.
The condition of Miss Lula
Norment, who has been sick
with pneumonia at the home of
her parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. A.
Norment, on Seventh street for
the past week, is considered very
much improved today and it is
thought that she will be able to
be out io a few days.
Mr. Z. V. Knott, who opened
a real estate office here in the
Lumberton Cotton Mill office
building about two weeks ago.
expects to leave this afternoon
for Crestmont, where he has ac
cepted a position as general time
keeper for the Pigeon River Lum
ber Co. Mr. Knott says that the
real estate business in Lumber
ton is all right, but he prefers
the position he has aceepted.
Miss Agnes Williams, teach
er of vocal music at the Southern
Presbyterian College and Con
servatory of Music at Red
Springs, sang at the First Baptist
church yesterday morning and
evening, to the great delight of
the congregations. She has been
a guest since Friday evening of
Miss Emma Higley. who is a
student at the college, at the
home of Mis3 Higley'p parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Higley.
Misses Williams and Higley will
return to Red Springs tomorrow.
-Mr. J. E. Carlyle, of Raft
Swamp, left this morning for
Greensboro, where he goes as a
delegate to attend a bi-annual
meeting of Head Camp W of the
Woodmen of the World. The
meeting will last through tomor
row and Wednesday. Mr. Carlyle
says that he will be back in time
to attend the meeting of tbe
Farmers' County Union to be
held here Thursday, of which he
is president Messrs. John . Gil
more, of Lumberton. and Geo.
Thompson, of Back Swamp, were
also among the W. O. W. dele
gates who left this morning for
Greensboro.
J. C. Barker, aged 42, a pros
perous tanner ot btelia, a small
village 30 miles from Newbern,
in tjarteret county, committea
suicide at Newbern Wednesday.
No causet has been assigned for
the deed.'
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