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1 E ROBESONIAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XLII NO. 15. LUMBERTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1S11. WHOLE NO. 2656 i i i i 1 HOPE MILLS NEWS. Graded and High School Commencement-An Unusual Band Lumber for New Railway Station A Business Change Infant Burned to Death. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Hope Mills, April 11. - The Hope Mills graded and high school last Friday closed its most successful year's work. The closing exercises were held on Friday night and were of an un usually high order, reflecting great credit upon pupils and faculty. The audience was large and expressed pleasure at the way the pupils acquitted them selves. One feature that deserves special mention was the music rendered by the juvenile band composed of Mr. John Beaman West an-1 his four children ranging in age from seven to thirteen years. We "dare say that no town in the State enjoys the unique distinction of having such a splendid band, making fine music on wind instruments from a cornet to a bass, whose members are so young. The program was wellrendt. from start to finish. The pan tomimes and drills were very beautiful. The songs and solos showed evidence of excellent work done in the music depart ment. The recitations were fine, one of which capped the clirnax when at the close of the exer cises Miss Flora Kate Johnson recited in such an acceptable manner "High Culture and Dixie." Three prizes were awarded, two for good attend ance and one for the greatest improvement in penmanship. Miss Elizabeth McDonald having attended school for three years without missing a dav, received the first prize; Miss Alice West, not having missed a day in two years, received the second prize. Miss Ollie Myrtle Jbhnson re ceived the prize for the greatest improvement in penmanship. Notwithstanding the fact that the house was filled to overflow ing, the best of order was main tained. Mr. James H. Johnson .was chairman of the order com mittee, and he certainly filled this position well. On Sunday morning the annual sermon was delivered by Rt. Rev. Robert Strange. For eloquence and scholarship Bishop Strange ranks among the foremost in the South. His theme was educa tion, and in beauty and expres sion it was faultlesjs; in thought it was helpful and inspiring. Education, he said, helps us to appreciate the good, the vrue and the beautiful; it gives us the capacity to enjoy and to know the truth. On -Monday night Dr. Henry Lewis Smith, presi dent of Davidson College, de livered the literary address. Dr. Smith was introduced by Mr. Jno. A. Oates of Fayetteville. Dr. Smith is a ripe scholar and a gifted speaker. His subject was education, and he handled it in such a manner that the smallest school-boy and girl could not fail J to grasp his meaning, as he drove , home with apt illustration and j piercing logic the great fact that this is the age of mind; that: whereas in past ages of the world's history muscle ruled, now the intellect is king. Misses Mary McLauchlin of Wagram and Lettie Cable of Parkton, who were former teach ers in the school here, attended the closing exercises of the Hope Mills graded school. Miss Davie Britt of Lumberton attended the Hope Mills graded school com mencement. Mr. Sam Jones has SDld out his cafe business to Mr. W. H. Gur ley, who will continue the busi ness. The first carload of lumber for the new waiting rooms at the A. C. L. Ry. station was received today. This means that Hope Mills will have better accommo dations in the wav of a passen ger station in the near future. - This afternoon Mr. W. Wr Wallace received a telephone message from hi 3 brother Mr. C. M. Wallace of Greensboro, saying that his little one-year-old daughter was instantly burned to death at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and that the remains will be brought to Hope Mills tomorrow afternoon, where the child will be buried at the ceme tery at Big Rockfish Presbyter ian church. WHO KNEW THESE MEN? Chance for "Oldest Inhabitant" The authorities of Davidson College are preparing a General Catalogue, to be issued soon, which is to contain a sketch of every man who has ever studied at that college. Below are given the names of some who, as stu dents, were from Robeson coun ty. No doubt relatives or other persons who knew these men are still living. Any person who knows any facts about any one of these men is requested to write all he knows at once to the undersigned or to Prof. Thos. W. Lingle, Davidson. N. C. Other wise all records of these men, except the scanty facts given herewith, are lost forever, as the next General Catalogue after this one will not be issued until a quarter of a century later and then it will be too late to learn anything about any of these men. Who'can give information about any of the following? William McLeod, entered with the class of 1841. Was from Robeson Co. Farmer. Died be fore 1888 in Arkansas. Hector R. McLean, entered with the class of 1842. Was from Robeson Co. Physician, Robeson Co. Died before 1888. Joseph B. McCallum, entered with the class of 1845. Was from Robeson Co. Took his A. M. degree at Davidson in 1848. Teacher, farmer. Maxton, N. C. Died before 1888. Hector McNeill, entered with the class of 1845. Was from Robeson Co. M. D. Physician, Robeson Co. Died before 1888. John W. McRae, entered with the class of 1846. Was from Robeson Co. Lawyer, Robeson Co. Died before 1888. Gilbert Murphy McNeill, en tered with the class of 1856. Was from Robeson Co. Died be fore 1888 in Marion Co., S. C. Give date and place of death, and any other facts about them, whether alive or dead. J. A. McAllister, Lumberton, N. C. Flour Mill Matter Still Pending Movement Depends on Stock Subscriptions. The directors of the Robeson Milling Co. -W. K. Culbreth, J. L. Prevatt, Walter Bridges, Jas. McLaughlin, Henry Lowry, Arch. Odum, J. W. Lowe, F. Odum met here yesterday in the office of R.-E. Lee, attorney for the company, to further con sider the matter of moving the company's flour mill from Pem broke to Lumberton or elsewhere. The committees oppointed a week ago to find out what Red Springs and Lumberton would offer in the way of taking stock reported that more time was wanted and the matter is left open for a few days. Lumberton has offered a site between Tenth and Eleventh streets, close to the V. & C. S. Ry., that is acceptable to the directors, and if enough interest is taken in the matter of taking stock the mill will come to Lum berton; otherwise it may remain in Pembroke or go to Red Springs, which is making a bid. Pres. Culbreth will call a meeting within a few days to take final action. New Hotel Badly Needed. Capt. A. Bickery. who for the past three and a half years has conducted the Waverly hotel as well as anybody could with the poor equipment at command, has about decided to give it up as a bad job and go somewhere where he can get a better run for his money. He has given notice to the owners that he wants to vacate some time in June and he has several other hotel proposi tions that he is considering. Capt. and Mr. Bickery have labored under difficulties here the Waverly falls ridiculously short of meeting the town's needs and it is to be hoped that their decision to leave may bring . the movement for a new hotel to a head. Beyond all question a hPttPr WpI i T.nmhprton's greatest need just now. Col. E. F. McRae's many friends throughout the county will be glad to know that he is able to be out again. He was a Lumberton visitor yesterday, the first time he has been out in sev- eral weeks, coming down from Maxton, where he was taken four weeks ago from his country ame, "Raemont," near Mix:on. PARKTON PARAGRAPHS. Death of Margaret Tolar Easter Services Personal. Carrespondenca of Th. RobesonUn, Parkton, April 9. Rev. J. M. Dunaway filled his regular ap pointment at the Baptist church Saturday p. m. and Sundav. preaching with his usual ability. His theme was to the fathers in the morning and to the mothers at night These special sermons are calculated to influence any home, pure or impure. Magaret Janette, the loving and tender sweet 5-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Tolar, died Saturday night at twelve o'clock, after four days illness. The funeral was held Sunday p. m. at four o'clock at the Presbyterian church, con ducted by the pastor, Rev. J. B. Cochrin, in a very impressive manner, assisted by Rev. J. M. Dunaway, and the interment was at the Parkton cemetery. Those who attended from a dis tance were: Mr. Neill A. Brown and wife and daughter Mae, Mr. L. M. Cook, Rev. G. T. Pace and wife of Red Springs, and Miss Emma Higley of Lumberton. The little grave was covered with beautiful flowers. We all extend our deepest sympathy to the stricken parents in this hour of sorrow. Misses Ethel Marsh and Sadie Johnson of the Southern Presby terian College, with their friends Misses Ruth Todd and Burnice Smith, spent Sunday and Monday with home folks. Miss Ethel Williamson, who has been teach ing at Smyrna, came home Friday night Miss Lela Cobb spent Sunday at Hope Mills. We are sorry to report Mr. A, G. Culbreth very sick. We are glad to report Mrs. A. C. Mc Cormick, who has been very sick, is improving. The M. E. Sunday school has prepared a nice Easter program to be observed on next Sunday p. m. at 4 o'clock. The songs are very beautiful, and the, recitations attractive. The best singers of the town will partici pate and a beautiful anthem "Tell it with a Joyful Voice," a quartette, will be enjoyed. The public is most cordially invited to attend. The collection will go to the famine sufferers of China. Heavy Wind People and Storm Kills 13 Destroys Much Property. Washington Dispatch, 12th. A heavy wind storm attaining the velocity of a tornado in some sections, and accompanied by rain, hail and lightning, swept over western Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma today, killing thirteen persons, practically de stroying two towns, injuring al most a hundred persons, wreck ing scores of buildings and put ting almost every telephone and telegragh wire in the territory out of commission. Notices of New Advertisements The Lumberton Drug Co. will give a $400 piano to some one of its customers. The bank for savings Bank of Lumberton. Mrs. Flora Norment has qualified as administratrix of estate of T. N. McDiarmid. A. Weinstein's Easter opening is a success. A page ad. tells of special offerings. House and half-acre lot for sale Geo. M. Whitfield. Velvet bow for hat and artifi cial violets lost. Woods-rider and bookkeeper wanted. John R. Smith's Baffalo Ranch Wild West Shows in Lumberton next week. Protracted Meeting Closes. The protracted meeting which had been in progress at the if . .1 i a -1 o i "V1 , n.i 8 ,5 oun(?ay' ,e 3d mst. closed last evening. mere were aDoui 10 proiessions of faith and 10 applications for. i church membership. Rev; J. M. Rowland of Richmond, Va , who assisted the pastor. Rev. E. M. Hoyle, in conducting the meeting, was very much liked -here and -his preachings was of the sort that does much good. He left this morning to visit rel atives near Rowland and Dillon, S. C. before returning to his aome in Richmond. DEATH OF S. S. PHILLIPS. Aged and Highly-Esteemed Con federate Veteran Passes in East Lumberton Funeral Yes terday Largely Attended. Mr. Samuel S. Phillips died suddenly Tuesday morning be tween 9 and 10 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Taylor, in East Lumberton. He was sitting in a chair reading and fell over dead immediately after remarking to his daughter that he had earache that was going down into his shoulders. He was 79 years and 11 months old on the date of his death and was born and spent his entire life within three ' miles of Lum berton. He was a Confederate veteran a member of the Baptist church, and was highly esteemed. The interment took place yes terday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the cemetery at the old home, known as the Jesse Phillips place, about 2 miles from town, below East Lumberton, services being conducted at the cemetery by Revs. A. H. Porter of White ville and I. P. Hedgpeth of Lum berton. Messrs. J. A. McAllis ter. M. G. McKenzie, Irvin Jen kins, A. B. Small, Thos. Prevatt and Dr. J. C. McKenzie, consti tuting a committee from Camp Willis H. Pope, of which de ceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body, in uniform, and a wreath was sent by the Daughteis of the Confederacy. The funeral was attended by an unusually large crowd, the pro cession being fully half a mile long. His wife and two daugh ters, Mesdames W. H. McDonald and J. D. Taylor, two brothers and four sisters, all of whom live near Lumberton, survive. Slogans For Lumberton Still They Come. Still suggestions for a slogan for Lumberton come. "You can judge for yourself whether any body has hit the nail on the head. If you can make a better suggestion than has been made, fire away, for the offer of $5 is still open. These have been re ceived since Monday: Lumberton, the home for hap piness, prosperity and the honor of God. Lumberton, the home of be nevolence, prosperity and progress. Lumberton, ever achieving, still pursuing. Progressive, prosperous Lum berton. See Lumberton and stop. Up and ready, first and fore most, always ready. Live to love lively Lumberton. New Lumberton, the dividend town. New Lumberton, the town that does things. Lumberton don't dread no noise. This last suggestion comes from a near-by town and the author adds: "Shake 'em up, Mr. Editor, for a change of pace will help. If success cannot be secured on one tack a change of action will bring the glad tid ings. Have 'em add a 'little pep a trifle more activity and just a little better exhibition of spryness in the line-up. That wouldn t hurt Lumberton any. In the slogan 'Lumberton don't dread no noise' grammar hai been ignored. Two negatives are equivalent to an affirmative. I! believe, however, the idea is expressed." Supreme Court's Decision Saves State Schools Oyer $400,000. Raleigh Special. 12th. to Wilmington Star. In a unnaimous opinion the Su preme Court reverses the lower court and the Supreme Court precedent in Russell vs. Ayers, 1897, and directs that State Auditor Wood shall advance the State poll tax from $1.29 to $1.35 to a parity between property and poll tax as required by the con stitution instead of setting aside the tax levies of the 1911 revenue act and levying the old 1909 prop erty and poll tax, thereby tut ting the public schools out of some $450,000 for the "next two vears, the ruling just made sav- ing to the schools fully this amount- "" Good results always follow the. use of Foley Kidney Pills. 1 hev fcive prompt relief in all cases of kidney and bladder disorders. Try them. J. D. il.Millan & Son. East Lumberton Briefs -A Re vival Meeting Begins May 8. The Psalmist gave out a beauti ful expression in saying, "I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth:" and bv the constant attendance of so many good peo ple upon the church services we are encouraged to think they agree with the sweet sintrer of Israel. Mr. Watts had the same spirit, as the following lines in dicate: "Lord, how delightful it is to see. A whole assemblv worohin Th At once they sing, at once they pray, iney near 01 neaven, tney learn the way. I have been there and still will go; 'Tis like a little heaven below." We are pleased to announce that Rev. F. T. Wooten of Chad bourn will assist the pastor in a revival meeting, beginning Mon day night. May 8th, and we hope many earnest prayers may be offered for the success of the gospel. It is with sincere regret that we report the condition of Mr. W. L. Phillips unimproved; but the kindness of many friends and relative who unite in extend ing a helping hand is gratefully appreciated. May the blessings of heaven rest upon them all. Mr. J. L. McPhail, who has been very sick with pneumonia, is rapidly recovering and we hope he willsoon be out again. A good man, he. J. M. Fleming. Blewett Falls Power Plant Trans ferred to New Concern Big Developments Planned. Raleigh Special. 10th, to Charlotte Observer. Deeds and mortgages involv ing the transfer of the Rocking ham Power Company (Blewett Falls plant) to the Yadkin River Power Company of Raleigh, chartered recently with $4,000, 000 capital, were filed today, the deed being given by E. C. Potter and wife of Newton, Mass. There is also a mortgage deed by the Yadkin Power Company to the Colonial Trust Company to secure $15,000,000 bonds. President Charles E. Johnson of the Carolina Power & Light Co. and Yadkin River Power Company says big developments by these allied interests are un der way. They have purchased eleven and a half acres of land west of the State Fair grounds for a big electric station. Trans forming lines are being surveyed from Blewett Falls to Raleigh, thence to Durham, Henderson, Goldsboro, Fayetteville and oth er nearby towns. Taken in connection with the great developments of the south ern Power Company heading this way from Charlotte via Greens boro and Durham in interurban lines, the Yadkin River Power Company movement here is most significant, Superior Court. The case of the Methodist Pro testant Church vs the Methodist Episcopal Church, a contention as to which Indian congregation should be entitled to the use of a church in Smith's township, which has been on the docket many years, was compromised this morning. The M. E. church i3 to pay the M. P. church $400 and retain the property, each side to pay its own costs. In the case of Red Springs Trading Co. vs. Albert McNeill et al. judg ment has been rendered against Defendants Albert McNeill and D. F. Messiner in sums of $260 and $194.54, respectively. Thirty five final judgments have been signed. Court will probably last the balance of this week. Judge C. M. Cook of Louisburg is presiding. Robeson and Hoke Arbitrators. State Senator J. W. McLaugh lin and Mr. J. H. ' Smith, arbi trators appointed by the com missioners of Hoke county to act with Messrs. A. T. Parmele and M. L. Marley, Robeson's ar bitrators, in determining the amount of Robeson's indebted ness to be paid by Hoke, etc, were in town. Tuesday to hold a rmetirtg. but Monday was the appointed time, Mr. Marley was not here, and nothing was done. The law provides that the arbi trators shall meet from time to time until their work is done and another meeting will be held here -n the 25th ir.st LOCAL BRIEFS The three banks of Lumber ton will be closed Monday on ac count of Easter. The Robesonian is indebted to Mr. Bunyan Y. Tyner for a neatly-engraved invitation to the commencement exercises of the Wingate school April 21 to 24. Fayetteville Observer. 12th: Mr. J. R. Boyd, manager for the telephone company, says that soon a cable system will be in stalled at Red Springs and Max tox. -Miss Myrtle Prry and Mr. J. B. Ashley, both of Fairmont, were married Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Perry. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor of the Methodist church of Fairmont. Messrs. Frank Gough and John French left Tuesday after noon for Winston-Salem, where V they will run a sale for a few days on a stock of goods the firm of White & Gough bought last week. The goods not sold dur- ? ing the sale will be packed up and shipped here. A small boy came into The . Robesonian office Tuesday and "asked to know" if "that man" told the reporter to put it in the paper that 13-year-old Lacv Ox endine, a student at the Indian Normal at Pembroke, was in Lumberton Tuesday. No, "that man" did not. "Put it in," said Lacy. And there it is. Mrs, R. Humphrey, of Saddle Tree, who has been sick for some time, was taken Monday night to Charlotte, to the Charlotte sana torium, where she will undergo an operation as soon as her phy sicians consider it advisable. Her son Dr. David Humphrey accompanied her and is still with her. Her husband spent yes terday in Charlotte, returning last night. Cafds have been received here this morning reading as follows: Eugene Gri9som Davis, Amanda Druc-illa Kindley, Married, Wednesday, April the twelfth, nineteen hundred and eleven, Fayetteville, North Carolina. The bride has many friends in Lumberton, having been head nurse at the Thompson hospital here two or three years ago. Dr. C. T. Stronsider, one of the assistants in the department of the State Health Board that has in charge the eradication of the hook-worm, will visit with Supt. J. R. Poole next week the schools at St. Paul, Parkton, Lumber Bridge and Philadelphus to make investigations as to prev alence of hook-worm. Five counties have already been can vassed. A campaign will be waged against his hook-worm-ship next fall if he is found to be prevalent among the school children. The order for a nw firp pump will probably be placed this afternoon, when the com mittee that has the matter in 0 charge will meet to consider a proposition from a representa tive ot a pump manufacturer. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, the town commis sioners last week passed an order for the purchase of the pump, the board of audit and finance has since approved, so all things are now ready for placing the order, which will perhaps have been placed by the time this gets in print. -Charlotte Observer, 12th: Mr. and Mrs. Mogan B. Spier and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mc Donald left vesterday afternoon for Rock Hill, S. C, to attend the double wedding of Miss Edith Stewart a"d Mr. T. E. Cummings and Miss Katherine Stewart and Mr. Ben jamine C. Barnes which took place last evening at 7 o'clock. The ceremony was fol lowed by an elabo'-ate reception which was attended by several hundred guests. The affair was one of the most not'? ' rthy in the annals of Rbck U'.-'. society as the two , brides are among the most cultured and popular young' women of the State. The brides are double first cousins of M-s. E?sip McLean of Lumber ton. i . l -'I 4 f. 1 if' I 4 - .' 4
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