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1 E ROBS IAN Y Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XUI NO. 44. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1911. WHOLE NO. 2685 r SON RECIPROCITY BILL PASSES. Trade Agreement Between United States and Canada Passed Senate Without Amendment. Washington Dispatch, 22d. The reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada, embodied in the recipro city bill that proved a storm cen ter in two sessions of Congress, passed the Senate without amendment today by a vote of 53 to 27. A majority of Republi cans voted against it. Of the 53 "votes for it 32 were Democratic and 21 Republicans; of the Zl against, 24 were Republicans and 3 Democrats. This action settled the whole Canadian reciprocity question so far as Congress is concerned, and save for executive approval and the Canadian Parliament's ratification, made the pact the law of the land. Congressional practice will de lay the affixing of the President's signature until next Wednesday, when the House is again in ses sion. The reciprocity bill, hav ing originated in the House, must be returned there for en grossment and for the signatare of Speaker Clark while the House is sitting. The Canadian Parliament has not vet acted on the agreement. With one exception the provi sions of the bill as passed by Congress will not become effec tive until the President issues a nroclamation that Canada has ratified the pact. The exception to this procedure is the paper and pulp section of the Dm, which it is announced will be come immediately effective when the President signs the law. The three Democrats who voted against the bill were Sim mons of North Carolina, Bailey of Texas, Clarke of Arkansas. Barnesville News Batch. Correspondence of The Robeaonian. Barnesville, July 18. The con dition of crops in tnis section has been improved very much lain the rains set in about three weeks ago. The farmers around here have had to dig right hard tn rnnnuer "eeneral ereen." but at present most of them have him down, ana are curing to bacco and eating watermellons. The choir of the Baptist chqrch is practicing for tne Sunday scnool quarterly, which will be held at their cnurcn Juiy .win. F.vprvhodv is cordially invited to come and bring a well-filled Mr. Joel Herring went to Fair Bluff Saturday on business. Messrs. Luther Floyd and Roger Pittman were among those who wentfrom this section to Johnson City last week. Misses Lizzie and Annie Mc Neill, from Gibson, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wade this Mr! Craton Walters attended Sunday school at Bloomingdale Sunday. Messrs. J. B. Page and R. R. Pitman visited friends at Mr. T. T Mnhlins' Sundav. There will be baptizing at the river dam at Princess Anne sun Ha v Miss Effie Johnson spent Sun day with Miss ret Herring, AKr.nr the nnlv thinor oeoDle in J. S.W V V j . - these parts can do about peaches this year is to do witnout tnem, for they are not here. Glad to note that Mrs. W. H. Mnrrav who has been for many moAira at Lumberton in the Thompson hospital, is much im proved. Notices of Ntw Advertisements. Everything a bargain Towns end Bros. The store with the blue front Excursion to Portsmouth and Norfolk. Dr. W. W. Parker, who came to Lumberton recently from Richmondr Va., and has opened an up-to-date jewelry and opti cian store on Elm stilet, return ed Friday night from Asheville, where he stood examination be fore the State board of optome try. North Carolina gives one of the most rigid examination given by any State, but Dr. Parker has been informed thai he passed successfully. ' FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. Death of Mrs. J. R. Jacobs Among the Sick A Play by Local Talent Tomorrow Night A Good Opening Tobacco Sale Personal. CanaaDOid.no of The Robeaonian. Fairmont. July 21. Mrs. A. E. Floyd and daughter, Miss Chrissie, are visiting Mrs. Floyd's brother Rev. Alex Pit man, of South Carolina. Mrs. E. B. Hayes, who has been in ill health for several months, was taken to the High- smith sanatorium, Fayetteville, on Friday for special treatment. She was accompanied by her brother H. G. Mitchell. We hope she may improve at once. Mr. and Mrs. bam Dunie have returned from several months stav at Mt. Tabor. Mr. H. B. Phillips spends the week-ends this hot weather with his family, who are summering at Wnghts- ville Beach. Mrs. J. R. Jacobs died last Tuesday after a long and pain ful illness and was buried in the Fairmont cemetery on Wednes day. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. C W.Smith. She was a good woman, greatly beloved by a large circle of friends, who grieve to give her up. We are sorry to note the illness of Mrs. F. C. Jones and hope she may soon be well. Mr. Frank Cashwell came home from Wilmington quite sick this week and has .gone to a hospital in Fayetteville. We hope he may not be ill long. The Young People's Home Mission Society expect to pre sent "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab bage Patch" at the school build ing next Tuesday night. Hope they will have a large audience. Mrs. Henry Smith of Page's Mill, S. C, visited her sister Mrs. A. S. Thompson last week. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Stack house of Rowland spent last Sun day with Mr. P. B. Thompson and family, bringing with them Miss Rosalie Barnes of Douglas, Ga.. who will remain some time among relatives. Miss Lorena Lewis had the pleasure last week of a visit from her aunt Mrs. McGeachy of Chiply, Fla , also Mrs. Milton Leach of Rowland spent a day with her. Miss Sallie Fisher of Mullins has been visiting relatives in town who are delighted to see her again. Mr. H. G. Byrd is building a new residence on Leesville avenue. The opening sale of the tobacco warehouse was held last Thurs day. It was a good sale from every point of view. Good prices and plenty of buyers make con tented sellers. Corner Stone of New Methodist Church Laid. The corner stone of the new Chestnut street Methodist church was laid yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the presence of a large crowd. There was the us ual ceremony used on such occa sions and the following articles were placed in the usual recep tacle: vBible, discipline, hymn book, a copy each of The Chris tian Advocate (Nashville), Ral eigh Christian Advocate and The Robesonian, and a document giv ing the names of the trustees of the church, the building commit tee and the pastor, after which the pastor, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, and Mr. A. E. White, chairman of the building committee, placed a brick each. In a short talk Mr. Hoyle told something of what Methodism has done in Robeson county during the past 25 years 23 years ago there was only one Methodist charge in the county, now there are 7, and during that time the member ship has about quadrupled and said that Lumberton ought to be a sort of hub for Methodism in the county, that the Methodists are trying to build a church here that will be a credit to the town and the county. He compli mented the Baptists on their fine church, completed la3t year. Many have been to The Rob esonian oflce to see the interest ing bunch of corn sent in by Mr. J. B. Humphrey of Saddle Tree. Mr. Giles Davis of Buie was look ing at it Saturday and said that the other day on his place he counted 44 ears on a similar bunch, WOODMORE ITEMS. Protracted Meeting Closes Death of Mr. W. O. Prevatt Fine Corn and Cotton. Out lMPOnd.no of The Robeaonian. St. PauL R. F. D. 1, July 21.- Miss Libbie May Baxley spent last Sunday night with Miss Katie Britt Sorry to report the death of Mr. W. 0. Prevatt, which oc curred at the Thompson hospital last Sunday night He leaves to mourn his death a wife and 6 children, 3 sisters, 2 brothers and a host of friends. The protracted meeting at Bethany Baptist church closed the 19th with 2 added to the church by baptism. The pastor was assisted by Rev. Mr. Bluings. We all enjoyed his sermons and were sorry to see him leave. Corn and cotton are looking fine around here. Sorry to report May Belle, in fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Baxley, on the sick list Several from Saddle Tree at tended preaching at Bethany Sunday. Sorry to say Mr. L. A. Baxley, who has been an invalid for the past 5 years, don't seem to im prove much. Mr. W. J. Baxley went to Lumberton Wednesday on busi ness. Silver Bell. Personal Items From Red Springs Mr. J. L. Harrison Entertains. CorrMDondence of The Robeaonian. Red Springs, July 21. Messrs. Henrv McLeed and Frank Mc Millan are spending a few days in Charlotte and will also visit Jackson Serines before return inc. Mr. Jas. Williams and familv have returned from Cul pepper, Va., where they spent a month. They are at Hotel Ked Springs while their home is being remodeled. Miss Genevieve McMillan has returned after an absence of several weeks visiting relatives in Alabama and Florida. Miss Roberta Coble of Laurinburg spent Saturday in Red Springs with her aunt Mrs. B. F. Mc Millan. Miss Jessie Singleton has returned from a pleasant trip to Saluda and Montreat Mr. Geo. H. Hall and family are spending several weeks at Myrtle Beach. S. C Messrs. Ernest Sikes, Jim Townsend and Ross Brown are spending some time at Wrichtsville Beach. Dr. Roscoe McMillan spent Thursday in Laurinburir. Mr. J. Lawrence Harrison is spending a few days in Florence, S. C, on business. Mr. B. W. Townsend and fafwtly are at Wrightsville Beach. Miss Brown of Cheraw, 3. C, spent several days of last week with Miss Mary McEachern. Mr. J. L. Harrison entertained a few of his friends Wednesday evening. The young people had a merry time playing games on the spacious varandas of the hotel. Delicious iced refresh mnts were served, which were much enjoyed. At a late hour the guests reluctantly departed, each thanking Mr. Harrison for such a pleasant evening. Mr. Hinton McCallum and family of Dothan, Ala . are visit ing relatives in . Rowland and Red Springs. -Mrs. W. H. Sikes and daughter, Miss Bessie, left this week for Montreal to spend August. Miss Altie Mar3h is in St Luke's hospital recuperating. Dr. Thomas West of Fayette ville spent several hours in Red Springs Thursday night. A 70-Gallon Whiskey Still Cap tured in Harnett. Fayetteville Special. 20th. to Charlotte Observer J. B. Holland of Dunn and D. C. Downing of Fayetteville, United States deputy collectors, and J. A. Colvin of Fayetteville and A. J. Surles of Dunn, United States field marshals, with Sher iff N. H. McGeachy and Deputy Sheriff J. M. B. Monaghan of Cumberland as possemen cap tured a 70-gal Ion whiskey still today, about five miles from Spout Springs, Harnett county. Twenty gallons of low wine, 3,000 gallons of beer, a breech loading gun, a Smith & Wesson pistol and a mule and wagon were included in the capure. Two negroes, Willis McRae and Ed Fuller, were captured. Mc Rae was badly shot up, one arm East Lumberton News Notes. Several of our people took in the excursion to Wilmington Wednesday and report a very nice trip. The pastor enjoyed a visit to his old home at Dongola, S. C, recently. It is a great privilege to go back to the place of one's childhood, where the memories of youth refresh the mind which has been burdened with duties and cares more advanced. Glad to reDort the condition of little Miss Rosa Sessoms, who has had pellagra and measels, somewhat improved. Our sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lewis and family in the death of their daughter and sister, Miss Belle, who had measels in the winter and it settled on her lungs, from which she never recovered. We have just finished a canvas of both the Lumberton and Dres den mills, of which a religious census shows the following stand ing of the people: Baptist, 223; Methodist, 44; Presbyterians, i; Catholics, 2; Episcopalians, 2: Holiness varieties, 15; Free Will Baptists, 11; Hardshell Baptists. 3; and 379 who are not members of any church. This includes all the children as well as the grown people who have never made any profession of religion at all. The revival meeting which was csnducted at the school audito rium recently by Rev. S. J. Mc Connell, assisted by Revs. E. M. Hoyle and Dock Barnes, we are told, was well attended and much good was accomplished. Mr. McConnell is a good man and our people like him fine. The pastor conducted a series of meetings with his Cedar Grove church last week, assisted by Rev. T. J. Baker of Parkton. Mr. Baker is easily one of the best preachers in the county, and our people were delighted with his splendid gospel sermons. Last Wednesday a rather sur prise marriage -was celebrated at the parsonage about three o'clock. As we glanced down the avenue a number of buggies was seen approaching the gate. What did it mean? We had dis missed our congregation at the morning service from church and knew they had not reassem bled for the purpose of making a raid on the humble pastor. We could not think it was a funeral procession because different ex pressions characterized the coun tenances. It was not the sheriff with a posse, for we could think of no law we had violated since our horse trotted across the last ditch bridge; and for that matter one of the boys could get us without having so many others along. It could not be Tamer lane nor Genghis Khan on cne of their fiery marches, for they had long since ceased to be ac tive in these circles. But the secret revealed a love-affair which was to interpret itself in marriage, the contracting parties being Mr. Stacy Martin of Nor ment and Mrs. Maggie Edwards of Bellamy. The fol'owing friends and relatives were ac companying them: Mr. B. H. Todd and Miss Lena Pittman, Mr. C. E. Phillips and Miss Katie Martin, Messrs. Bennie Walters, Orion Martin and Walter Pittman of Norment, Bellamy and the Mt. Eliam section, resepectively. The writer was altogether him self in pronouncing the ceremony which made two hearts beat as one. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have a host of friends who wish for them every blessing in life. They will make their home for the present near Norment, where Mr. Martin enjoys the distinc tion of being one of Robesons coming farmers and where he has a very fine crop even at the present. We are delighted to hear from the different sections of our good county through the many spark ling, brilliant and breezy corres pondents of The Robesonian, of whom no other paper can boast of a fine set, many 'of them be ing known personally to the writer. Glad to hear of the ex cellent crop conditions. J. M. Fleming. being completely shattered with buckshot It was evident from what Fuller told the officers that the still was running day and night and doing a big business. The still, with the low wine, beer and a quantity of mash, was destroyed. LOCAL License have been issued for the marriage of Mrs. Alice G. Campbell and A. G. Huggins. Attorney S. Mclntyre and Surveyor Ira MuUis went to the Big Swamp, on the Seaboard, this morning to do some survey ing of a right-of-way. There will be a called com munication of St. Alban's lodge Oo. 114, A. F. & A. M., tomor row evening at the usual hour. Work in second degree. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McNair of Maxton have announced the engagement of their daughter Miss Clarkie Bell to Mr. William Lacy Williams. The wedding will take place in October. Rev. J." M. Fleming, pastor of the East Lumberton Baptist church, left this morning for Adrian, S. C, where he will as sist Rev. W. J. Langston in a se ries of meetings this week. In remitting for the paper for another year Mr. J. P.Thames, who lives on rural route No. 8 from Fayetteville, eays that crops are looking hne in Lumber- land. The infant class of the Meth odist Sunday school will be given free tickets to the motion picture show tomonow evening by Manager Wishart. The local orchestra will furnish music for the occasion. Mr. W.J. Prevatt approached ten negroes this morning with an offer of $3 a day to load cross ties and out of the ten only three agreed to work. Too hot for the others, they preferred to luxuri ate in the shade. Mr. J. B. Maxwell, of Ham let, district commercial agent of the Bell Telephone Co., and Mr. J. E. Eaves of Charlotte, assist ant to Mr. M.. B. Spier, who is in charge of this district, are in town today looking after local telephone business. Tfit countv board of educa tion, composed of Messrs. Lucius McRae, chairman, L. R. Hamer and T. L Johnson, is holding a special meeting today to cnecK the financial reports of County Suprientendent J. R. Poole and County Treasurer M. r, jnciven zie At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blacker, Pine and Fourth streets, yesterday Rabbi M. B. Schockett officiated at a ceremony incident upon the attainment of a certain age by the youngest son of the house. Many friends, both Jew and Gentile, were in vited, and bountiful refresh ments were served. Messrs. W. E. Sykes, 0.R. Brown and J. H. Townsend, of Red Springs, submitted Friday in Wilmington to a charge of ex ceeding the soeed limit and were taxed with the costs, according in an item in Saturday's Star. The young men had been to Wrightsville Beach. Ihey were driving a Hudson car and said they were in a hurry ro get home. The alarm of fire was turned in Saturday morning about 11:30 o'clock from a house belonging to Mr. W. J. Prevatt, corner of Fourth and Walnut streets, oc cupied by Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Welch, but it was extinguished before the hose wagon could be rushed to the scene. It caught on top of the roof, supposedly from a spark. No damage was done. In an interesting game of ball on the local grounds Friday afternoon Lumberton defeated Dillon. S. C, by the score of 4 to 2. The Lumberton team is playing good ball, defeating all comers. They need and de serve better financial support. It would be appreciated if those who attend the games would be more liberal in their contribu tions. -Mr. J. W. Rowell of Wingite. Union county, State lecturer for the Grand Lodge of Masons, passed through Lumberton Sat urday on his way home from Boardman, where he spent last week lecturing before the Ma sonic lodge of that place. On Friday of this week Mr. Rowell will have charge of the corner stone laying of the Wingatej school. Gov. Kitchin will speak and it wLl be a great occasion. BRIEFS Mr. Albert Boylin, who came home on a vacation last week from Richmond, Va., where he has been taking a course at Mas sey's Business College, will re return Wednesday to Richmond, where he has been promised the position of stenographer to the chief clerk in the office of the auditor of the Chespeake & Onto Ry. Co. Mr. Jno. R. Morris, who formerly conducted a bakery here, leaving this place for Wil mington but who for the paat several months has been located at Marion, S. C, came to Lum berton yesterday with Mr. M- J. Atkins, who has accepted a posi tion as baker at Mr. L. B. Black burn's bakery. Mr. Morris" re turned to Marion this after noon. The annual Indian picnic at old Prospect church was held Saturday. County Treasurer M. G. McKenzie and Register of Deeds T. N. Higley were the Lumberton visitors who at tended and they say there was the most bountiful dinner and that everybody enjoyed the day. Mr. McKenzie, Dr. Lowrie and Prof. H. L. Edens, the last named principal of the Indian Normal School at Pembroke, were the speakers of the occa sion. While Mr. Joe Britt wa driving his auto along a straight road yesterday afternoon the machine shied at a bottle in the road and dashed into a telephone pole at the corner of Elm and Eleventh streets. In the car with him at the time were his wife and small son and Mrs. Wesley Britt. All escaped in jury except one of the ladies, who was thrown out and only slightly injured. The machine was damaged to the extent of about $75, the pole was bent over and one of the crossarms of the pole was broken off. Coroner G. E. Rancke held inquest yesterday over the body of Tom Meeks, colored, who was killed by a Coast Line train about one mile south of Buie. The jury, composed of W. N. Towns end, S. B. Williams, C. C. Bax ley, R. F. Ellerbe, W. McK. Glover and G. A. Ray, returned as its verdict that deceased was killed by a train." The body,' which was terribly mangled, was sent by the railroad company to the home of the deceased in Yorkville, S. C. A small amount of money, a pistol and some let ters from Yorkville were found on the body, and the negro had a suit case full of clothes. Mr. R. L. Ferguson, who spent some time here last sum mer with Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Hoyle and who was graduated at Trinity College last spring, has been appointed to the Methodist churches at Aberdeen and Bis- coe to succeed Rev. Walter Peele, who has been elected headmaster of Trinity Park High School. Mr. Ferguson will be examined for license tonight at the Meth odist parsonage here bv the fol lowing, who have been appoint ed a committee for that purpose: Revs. A. McCullen, presiding elder of the Rockingham dis trict; A. P. Tyre, Maxton; S. A. Cotton, Red Springs; E. H. Davis, Rockingham, and E. M. Hoyle, Lumberton. Meesrs. Tyre and Cotton arrived this morning. The other members of the com mittee and Mr. Ferguson are ex pected to arrive this evening. -Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr., of the law firm of McNeill & Mc Neill, and Mr. J. Dickson Mc Lean, of the firm of McLean, Varser & McLean, spent three days last week at Shannon on business connected with a survey of land involved in the suit of J. D. Gibson of Shannon vs. R. S. Dixon of Rowland About 20 acres of land is involved. The case has been on the docket since 1902 and the costs in the case have gone beyond the value of the land. The s-irvev was made by Mr. Ira Mullis of Lura berton and Mr. J.N. tveliy of Clarkton, aasisted by Messrs. J. B. McNeill of St Paul and J. E. Purcell of Red Springs. Messrs. McNeill and McLean made the acquaintance of some interesting bugs during their three days in the woods and brought back samples with them.
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