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VOL XLII NO. 12.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1911.
WHOLE NO. 2653
T. N. McDIARMlD PASSES.
End Came This Morning A Vic
tim of Consnmption and Death
Not Unexpected Remains
Will be Interred Here Wednes
day. Dr, R. M. Norment received a
telegram at 1:30 this afternoon
that his nephew Mr. Thomas
Norment McDiarmid died this
morning at the Wannanoa sani
toriumat Biltmore, nearJAshe
ville, where he had been under
treatment for some time for
tuberculosis. The. remains will
Je brought to Lumberton tomor
row evening and the interment
will take place Wednesday in the
old cemetery, where the remains
of his parents rest. The! hour
for the funeral has not been de
termined at the hour of going to
press.
Deceased was 34 years old last
January 7 and was the son of
Wallace W. and Virginia P. Mc
Diarmid. both deceased. His
father was for many years editor
of The Robesonian, which was
founded by his brother. His
mother died under distressing
circumstances May 9 last year,
falling from the roof of the
Charlotte sanitorium, where she
had been under treatment. Mr.
McDiarmid was admitted to the
bar about two years ago. He
was well known throughout the
crtimty and has a host of friends
who will grie Te sincerely at his
untimely death, which was not
unexpected, as it was well known
that he had fallen a victim "to
oonsumption. He was the last
member of the family.
Among the Sick.
Dr. N. A. Thompson is able to
be out again after being confined
at his hospital part of last week
with grip. He and Mrs. Thomp
son spent Friday in Wilmington,
where Dr. Thompson went to
consult an ear specialist.
Mrs. W. J. Prevatt has been
sick with fever at her home on
Fourth street but her condition
is considered improved today.
Robt. Carter, of the Long
Branch section, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis 3
weeks ago at the Thompson hos
pital, returned home Saturday.
Mr. Richard Humphrey, of
Saddle Tree, is in town today and
says that the condition of his
wife, who has been very ill for
some time, is unimproved.
Rev. S. J. McConnell, who had
been confined at his home on
Second street for three weeks
with malarial fever, the worst
attack of sickness he has suf
fered in many years, was able to
be out a while this morning,
though he ii still very weak.
Superior Court.
A two-weeks' civil term of
Robeson Superior Court began
t tis morning, Judge C. M. Cook
of Louisburg presiding. Ex-Judge
T. A. McNeill, ex-Congressman
G. B. Patterson of Maxton,
Messrs. E. J. and E. M. Britt
and R. C. Lawrence were ap
pointed this morning a commit
tee to report ThurSday afternoon
at 3 o'clock suitable resolutions
in memory of the late Col. N. A.
McLean. Besides Mr. Patter
son the following out-of-town at
torneys are attending court to
day: Messrs. B. F. and S. B.
McLean and J. P. Wiggins of
Maxton, F. M. Redd of Char
lotte, E. S. Smith of Lillington.
Jennings Mills Make Firsc Ship
ment. The first shipment of yarn
from the Jennings Cotton Mills
was made Saturday. Supt. J. D.
Bacon began putting cotton
through on the 21st ult. and now
has all the machinery running
that he has help to operate. All
the machinery will be running
as soon as sufficient help can be
obtained. This is one of the
prettiest mills, most up-to-date
in construction, to be found any
where. It has 8,000 spindles.
" It is rumored that plans are
being discussed for connecting
Raleigh, Southern Pines, Pine-hurst,-Jlockingham
and perhaps
other towns of the Pee Dee sec
tion by interurban railway lines
as the final outcome of the
Blewett Falls development.
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UP TO LUMBERTON.
Postoffice Receipts Place Town
in Free Delivery Class but
Streets Most be Paved and
Houses Numbered.
Up to tne time of going to
press exact figures are not avail
able but postoffice receipts for
the fiscal year ending March 31
at the Lumberton postoffice are
well over $10,000, the amount
required for free delivery. Be
fore this service will be given,
however, houses must be num
bered andstreets paved, and it
is up to Lumberton.
Last year the receipts went
over the $8,000 mark, placing this
office in the second class, and
the gain during the past fiscal
year has been more than $2,000.
Three clerks now are trying to
do the work of five, and applica
tion has been made for two more
clerks. Postoffice inspectors were
here Jast week rearranging rural
routes with a view to better sei
vice. A Hobo Tries to Work a Smooth
Game on Supt. Bacon But
Gets Left.
A tramp tried to work a smooth
game on Supt. J. D. Bacon, of
the Jennings Cotton Mills, one
day last week. He approached
Mr. Bacon at the mill and asked
him to step aside with him a
moment, that he had something
to show him. Mr. Bacon complied
with the request and the hobo,
who was a likely looking fellow
enough, showed him a horrible
sight to all apparances the man
had been all but disemboweled,
and he was bound about with
numerous bandages. The tramp
stated that he had gotten terribly
mangled in getting off a train at
Lowe and asked for vl 20 in
order that he might see a doctor
and have his wounds dressed.
Mr. Bacon's sympathies were at
first aroused and he started to
make closer inspection, but the
tramp backed away and evidently
did not want Mr. Bacon to come
closer. This aroused Mr. Bacon's
suspicions and looking closely he
discovered that the hobo had
stuffed with cotton and that
what looked like torn and raw and
bleeding flesh was nothing but
a "counterfeit presentment;" he
was able to see the print of the
brush with which the paint had
been applied, and so crude was
the work that a hair or two from
the brush was visible. Mr. Bacon
did not let on. "My dear sir,"
he said, taking the tramp by an
arm, "you are in a horrible fix.
Come right along to ray office
and I'll 'phone my physician to
come at once and will pay the
bill." But that was not what
the tramp wanted at all. 1 He
stammered out that he just
wanted $1.20 to see a doctor, and
he must be going, good-bye; and
before Mr. Bacon realized hardly
what was happening the tramp
was out and away; stepping
briskly as though nothing what
ever was the matter except,
indeed, & consuming desire to
get out of reach of Mr. Bacon.
A FESTIVE RURAL DELIVERY MOTORCYCLE.
EAST LUMBERTON POPULA
TION. More Than Town of Lumberton
Had Ten Yeais Ago.
East Lumberton has a popula
tion of 881. according to the 13th
census. This is more than the
population of the town of Lumber
ton ten years ago, when it was
given as 849. According to the
estimate of the last census Lum
berton now has a population of
2,330, which, together with the
population of East Lumberton,
makes a total of 3,211. Taking
in West Lumberton and North
Lumberton the population of the
town is easily 4.000.
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Church Services Protracted
Meeting This Week Week of
Prayer.
Rev. E. M. Hoyle began a pro
tracted meeting yesterday at the
Methodist church, large congre
gations attending both morning
and evening services. The meet
ing will last about ten days and
services will be held daily at 3
and 7:45 o'clock p. m. Rev. J.
M. Rowland of Richmond, Va., a
former Robesonian, will arrive
this evening to assist in the
meeting and will preach this
evening. The public is cordi
ally invited.
Rev. Wm. Black of Charlotte
preached yesterday morning to
the Presbyterian congregation at
the old Baptist church. There
was no service at the new
church and Pastor Durham and
many of his congregation went
to hear Mr. Black. Mr. Black
has been a guest while here at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. McLean, Chestnut street.
and will return to Charlotte this
evening.
Last evening Rev. Livingston
Johnson of Raleigh, correspond
ing secretary of the Baptist
.State Mission Board, preached
at the First Baptist church, Mr
Black and many who would have
gone to hear him attending
church there. Mr. Johnson
preached at Fairmont yesterday.
He was a guest last night at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. C. H.
Durham and left this morning
for Raleigh.
This is the regular week of
prayer for the Baptist Woman's
Home Mission bociety and a ser
service will be held every after
noon at 3 o clock at the First
Baptist church. On account of
the Methodist meeting there will
be no prayermeeting at Jthis
church Wednesday evening.
Bishop Robt. Strange of Wil
mington will preach at the old
Baptist church Thursday eve
ning at 7:45 o clock. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
The Sound Sleep of Good Health
Can not be over estimated and any
ailment that prevents it is a menace to
i h alth. . J . L. bout hers, tau Claire.
i Wis.; says:'- T have been -unable-to
sleep soundly nights, because of pains
across my back and soreness 01 my
I kidneys. My appetite was very poor
, ardmy general condition was much
run down. 1 have been taking roley
I Kidney Pills but a short time and now
I sleep as sound as a , rock, my general
' condition is greatly improved, and I
know that Foley's Kidney Fills have
cured me." J. l). McMillan &. Son.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Scotch Singers Good.
The Scotch Singers, the last
and perhaps the best of the ly
ceum course, delighted a fair
sized audience at the opera house
Friday evening. The bcotch
Singers are four ladies, each one
an artist. The first number, a
quartette, Annie Laurie, captured
the audience completely. It is
doubtful if many' in the audience
knew there was so much in that
sweet old song before. And
"Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes," the encore, was simply
exquisite. The quartette num
bers and the violin playing of
Miss Hannah W. Gove made the
greatest hits. Miss Gove cer
tainly knows what to do with a
violin. ' Miss Leahy has a good
soprano voice and her solos were
enjoyed. The audience came
very near missing one of the
best things given, a reading giv
en as an encore "A Ghost
Story." B-r-r-r-r! The way Miss
Hyde announced it msde one
shiver, and she certainly rang
the bell in that piece. The last
number, "Lead Kindly Light,"
by the quartette, was too grand
ly and solemnly sweet for words.
They got all the music there is
out of that stately hymn, and
that is about as high praise as
anyone could ask.
Philadelphus High School Min
strels Friday Night.
The members of the Duropian
Literary Society of the Philadel
nhns hio-h school will crive a
minstrel show at the opera house
Friday evening of this week,
beginning at 8:30 o'clock. There
are 22 in the troupe, 8 dressed
as men. 8 dressed as women, and
4 musicians 2 banjo-pickers. 2
guitar-players, and a man with
a set of bones. Three shows
have been given one at Phila
delphus, one at Lumber Bridge,
and one at the college at Red
Springs. They were greeted by
full houses each time -over 500
at Red Springs. The program
covers one hour and thirty
minutes and includes choruses,
solos, music, etc. The proceeds
go for school purposes. Admis
sion, 50, 35 and 25 cents.
A Trip to Egypt and the Holy
Land.
An entertainment entitled "A
Trip to Egypt and the Holy
Land" will be given at the opera
house Saturday evening of this
week by the "Maluf Trio." na
tives of that interesting and his
toric land. They will appear in
native costumes, will be aided
by a number of ' helpers and in
various ways will explain and il
lustrate the ways and customs of
the people of that Land of
Wonders. They will sing in their
native tongue and give 100 beau
tiful illustrated pictures of Egypt
and its pyramids. Jerusalem and
DamacuSr With-all the . surround
ing country.
This entertainment will be for
the benefit of,the new Methodist
rhnreh buildinsr fund. It will
begin at 8:30 o'clock. Reserved
seat3 will be 50 cents, general
admission 35 cents and gallery
25.
SPRING OPENING
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Much Interest in Proposed
Farm-Life School County
Commissioners Will Act To
day. As was mentioned in a recent
issue of The Robesonian, a com
mittee composed of Messrs. N.
r. Andrews, D. H. Britt. F. W.
Wajters, N. A. Townsend, Alex
Alford, J. E. Carlyle, F. A. Bond
and Senator W. S. Cobb was ap
pointed at the last quarterly
meeting of the Farmers' County
Union to meet today with the
board of education in the interest
of the farm life school for the
county. That meeting was had
this morning and the board of
education has sent to the board
of county commissioners a writ
ten request asking that as elec
tion be held for the school, which
will very probably be granted by
the commissioners. After the
meeting with the board of educa
tion the committee above men
tioned, with 75 or possibly more
citizens from various parts of the
county, met in the Pythian hall
in the McLeod building, and are
in session at the time of going
to press, for a discussion of the
farm-life school. Several from
different parts of " the county
have made talks in behalf of the
school and much interest is in
evidence. Several places are al
ready making effort to get the
school in the event the election
is called and should carry.
Minor Court Cases.
Chas. Dillard, colored, was
tried Thursday afternoon before
Mayor Rowland on the charge of
being drunk Tuesday night and
was taxed $2 5 and costs, a
total of $8.35, from which judg
ment he appealed and gave bond
in the sum of $100 for appear
ance before the higher court.
Dillard is the third who has made
before the mayor recently the
plea that he was not drunk but
"sick and medicine." Jim Broad
well submitted this morning to
the charge of being drunk yes
terday at the National Cotton
Mills and was taxed $2.50 and
costs, a total of $4.45.
Alex Hunt, Indian, of Back
Swamp township, was tried Sat
urday before Justice J A. Row
land on the charge of abandon
ment and the agreed judgment
was that he should pay his wife
$1.25 a week for 2 months and
$1 each week thereafter until
the first of next January.
Buddie Love, colored, was
taxed $5 and costs, a total of
$8.05, this morning for using
profane language on the streets
yesterday.
Mr. J. G. Brown Appointed
Postmaster at Red Springs.
FayettevHIe Observer. Int.
News comes from Rrd Springs
this afternoon that Mr. J. G.
Brown, has been appointed post
master of Red Springs, to suc
ceed Mrs. Snoddy. Prior to Mrs.
Snoddy's appointment, Mr.
Brown was postmaster of Red
Springs for 12 years. He is of
the Mnrphpad.Rutler faction of
' the Republican party.
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LOCAL BRIEFS.
There will be a regu'ar meet
ing tomorrow evening at 8
o'clo -k of St. Albans Ledge No.
114, A. F. and A. M.
At Fairmont Wednesday
during the severe wind W. B.
Brice & Son's stables and the
cotton storage warehouse were
unroofed.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Mary Mc
Arthur and Simmons Harrell;
Edna Willoughby and L. F. Bul
lock; Martha Todd and D. C.
Quick.
Mr. A. T. Parmele assumed
the duties of county auditor this
morning, taking the oath of of
fice before Clerk of the Court C.
B. Skipper and giving bond in
the sum of $5,000.
This evening at 8 o'clock in "
the Lumberton Cotton Mill office
building there will be a meeting
of Unity Lodge No. 202, K. of P.
There will be business of impor
tance and a full attendance is
desired.
The following from the
Raleigh News and Observer of
the 1st will be of interest to many
Robesonian readers. Mr. Sinclair
having lived in Lumberton for
merly and being well known here:
Mr. D. C. Sinclair, who has been
connected with the Yarborough
House as clerk, left yesterday
afternoon for Laurinburg, where
he will make the necessary ar
rangements for the opening of
the "Chetwynd." which is a new
building. Mr. Sinclair will have
personal charge of this new hotel
beginning May 1.
This is an unusually busy
first Monday superior court,
meeting of county commission
ers, new road boad, county board
of education, and many farmers
are in town in the interest of
the proposed farm-life school.
Important matters like the se
lection of a road superintendent
by the road board and the ap
pointment of township tax asses
sors by the commissioners and
farm-life school will come up
this afternoon. Mr. W. H
Humphrey, former clerk of the
court, has been appointed county
tax assessor under the new law
by the Corporation Commission.
-Drs. T. D. Kitchin of Scot
land Neck. D. M. Prince of Laur
inburg and Frauk McMillan of
Red Springs were in town Satur
day to give expert testimony in
regard to injuries Messrs. J. T.
Barker and Furney Davis are al
leged to have received in the
wreck of the Seaboard train at
Armour November 9, 1909
"Taft Dav" in Wilmington. The
cases of Messrs Barker and
Davis will come up for trial this
week. Dr. Kitchin has many
friends in Lumberton who
glad to see him here again. He
and Mrs. Kitchin moved a year
ago from Lumberton to Raleigh
and thence they moved some
months ago to their old home at
Scotland Neck. Dr. Kitchin will
be in town until tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Varser
and Mrs. Varser's mother, Mrs.
Sallie Snead of Fork Union, Va.,
arrived Thursday evening from
Kinston and are guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mc
Lean, on Chs:nut street. They
will move this week into the
Presbyterian manse until other
arrangements can be made. As
has been mentioned several times
in The Robesonian, Mr. Varaer
was induced to come to Lumber
tnn hv Mr. A W. McLean, with
whom and Mr. J. Dickson Mc
Lean he will be associated in the
practice of law under the firm
name of McLean, Varser & Mc
Lean. Lumberton gladly wel
comes these people, about whom
a most complimentary reference
from the Kinston Free Press was
reproduced in a recent issue of
The Robesonian.
Eiizabethtown is preparing to
have telephone communication
with the outside world. The
Bladen Telephone Co. was re
cently chartered with capital of
$10,000 and will construct an up-to-date
exchange in the town.
Service lines will be extended
over most of the county with ex
change lines m Tar EeeU White
Oak and Garland, and it is also
proposed to connect with the
new long-distance lines of the
Bell Co. from Wilmington to
Lumberton.
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