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r ROBESONIAN r g Established 1870. x ' Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOLXUINO.49. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST lO, 1911. WHOLE NO. 2690 TEN MILE TOPICS. Protracted Meeting Begins Death of Little Oliver Martin Farmer' Union Picnic 17th Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. F. D. 1, Aug. 8 We are having plenty of rain now, which is a great help to the Jate corn as well as cotton. Our meeting began Sunday and we are having some excellent sermons. Rev. E. L. Weston is doing the preaching. Mrs. J. H. Powers, M;3ses Cora Britt, Bertha and Katie Broad well and Mr. Edwin Broadwell .spent a few days at Wrightsville Beach last week. They seemed to have had a grand time. Messrs. Jesse Powers and Vander Riddle went to Wilming ton and to the beach last week. Mr. J. M. Butler took Miss Fannie Britt over to Lumberton in his auto yesterday. They were accomDanied back by Miss Bertha Barker of that city. Miss Barker will spend a few days visiting1 friends and relatives in this section. Miss Ferrol Peele of Fayette- ville is the truest of Mis3 Ruth Townsend this week. Our people were very much shocked Sunday p. m. when the r.e tfs flashed over the wires that Oliver Martin was dead. Little Oliver was eight years old and had been in poor health for about two or three weeks, but not serious until Saturday, when the doctor pronounced it appendicitis, He was taken to the Thompson hospital for an operation. Every thine that human skill could do was done but this bright jewel was for this earth no more but carried home to make heaven brighter with his merry laugh and songs. The home is more desolate now than at any time within the last eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have our very deepest sympathy and may they look to Him who doeth all things for the best, and be comforted Master Boyd Powers of Powersville spent last week with Master Sam Britt. Sam's always glad to have Boyd come. Miss Mollie Pate of Fayette ille is visiting her cousins Mesdames B. F. Townsend and J. N. Regan this week. The Farmers' Union of Ten Mile will have a picnic Thuisday, August 17. They have secured the service of Mr. J. Z. Green of Charlotte to speak. I don't know who the other speakers are but let everybody come, as Mr. Green can give you some thing worth your time, I am sure. Be sure to come and don't by any means forget your baskets or watermelons as we know how to rraiage both of these articles. Messrs. Charlie Powers and Monroe Andrews of Barke 's were i 1 this section Sunday. Mr. Howard Johnson of St, Pauls conducted prayer services here Sunday and Rev. S. E, Mercer did the preaching, as our Dastor could not be here. We were very glad to have Mr. Mercer preach for us, as he is one of our old Ten Mile boys. Everybody is thinking of "fod der pulling," as it is almost time; also cotton is opening here very fast, that is, the Simpkin's is opening. Misses Bertha and Katie Broad well of St. Pauls are spending some time here with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bynum of St. Pauls spent Sunday with Mrs. Bynum's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bethune. Dr. Claude Poole and Mr. Grantham of St. Pauls were here Sunday. "Dona van." Marshals For County Veterans Reunion Requested to Bring Horse and 5add!es. A list of the assistant marshals appointed by Chief Marshal Geo. H. Hall of Red Springs to serve t the county reunion of Con federate veterans which will be held in Lumberton August 24 was published in Monday's. Robesonian. Ma j. Hall asks The Robesonian to state further that these assistant marshals are re quested to bring horses, saddles, etc. This reunion will be held two weeks from today, Thurs-i day, August 24. to be a big affair. and it promises. CENTER DOTS. Protracted Meeting Closet Personal Mention. Cfltr poitd.no. of The Robeson ian. Center, Aug. 8 -Our protract ed rneeting closed Friday, the pastor, Rev. R. A. Hedgpeth, Deing assisted by Rev. B. Towns end of Siler City. There were 18 accessions to the church and the church was greatly revived. This was one of the greatest meetings ever held here. Bro. Townsend is a man of common sense, high character and strong personality and those who heard him were fortunate. Prof. C. M. Beach, principal of Dell School, at Delway, spent Saturday and Sunday here. Mr. and Mrs. Wright Prevatt of Lumberton spent Sunday here. Miss Lila Mclntyre of Latta, S. C, is visiting friends and relatives here. Miss Mamie Andrews of Pleasant Hope spent part of last week here. Miss Linnie Hulon of Hope Mills is visiting relatives here. Miss Lillie Fields of Boardman is visiting her sister Mrs. W. J. Wilkerson. Miss Alyce Floyd of Barnes ville visited her sister Mrs. Bryant Atkinson last week. Mrs. Berry Spivey of Kings tree, S. C, visited relatives here last week. Mrs. L. Lamb and son of Jacksonville, Fla., are expected to arrive this week and spend some time with the former's son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Munn. Mrs. A. R. Currie and children of Lumberton spent last week here. Mr. and Mrs. A S. Pitman of Lumberton visited relatives here the latter part of the week. Prof. R. L. Pitman has return ed home, to the delight of his friends, after spending some time at the East Carolina Teach ers Training School at Greenville. Misses Eula Pitman and Aman da Townsend of Fairmont spent Friday here. I Miss Zilla Leggett spent Satur- j day night and Sunday in the Nye section. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Prevatt spent Saturday in Lumberton. Monthly Report of County Superintendent of Health. j i ... . . . . "lo . uie county fuinmiaaiuiiera iuuii day Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county physician, reported cases of various diseases in the county during July as follows: Small pox, 20 cases; measles, 10; whooping cough, 50; diphteria, 6; typhoid fever, 30; pneumonia, 3; pellagra, 15, and 2 deaths. Malaria is reported as having prevailed in several portions of the county. County institutions were reported in good sanitary condition. There were 10 prisoners in jail, 38 in convict camp, and 13 in mates in county home. The jail, convict camp and county home were reported in good sanitary ir"nlo"!r eAcep; , : "j41'.""? : i:.: i. iL.i 1 i. i ; laumuea are neeueu ai ine jail. I oauis are reuurieu an uniuiuwu . .t -i at the jail: Lecture on Japan by a Japanese, Mr. Z. Hinohara of Japan, a graduate of Trinity College, de- ville, $1.80; J. B. Bowen, 9 days hvered a lecture on Japan at ; services as clerk to Supt. Poole, Chestnut Street Methodist churchj $13 50: Z T. McMillan, services last night. He discussed condi-las rpo-isrrar snpoial tax plpftinn tions as they are in Japan today in an interesting ana instructive way and the lecture was enjoyed by the fairly good crowd that heard him. Mr. Hinohara has spent five years in work in his native land since he was graduat ed at Trinity, under the mission board of the Southern Methodist; Cnurch, and he returned to this ountry last June to graduate work at take Dost-1 Vanderbilt; University. He is spending his time during the summer lectur ing. He is a guest while here of Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Hoyle at the Methodist parsonage. He will lecture tomorrow night in the Methodist church at St. Pauls. Mr. C. P, McAllister left Mori day to spend a few days at Jack son Springs, where he joins his mother, Mrs. J. A. McAllister, who has been at the springs for some time. They will probably return home Saturday. COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS Business Transacted at Regular Monthly Meeting of Board of Education. At the regular monthly meet ing of the county board of educa tion Monday the following busi ness was transacted: Supt. J. R. Poole and Prpf. M. Shepherd of Orrum were ap pointed a committee to investi gate the lines between Blooming dile and Barnes Ae schools and report at next meeting. Supt. Poole was also authorized to secure copy of boundaries since the change made in Barnesville school district byXhe last Legis- lature. of the appraisers the clerk of the to lay off and as one acre of land The report appointed by superior court sess value of for school site in district 2, colored, Alfordsville township, was approved and Supt. Poole was authorized to pay luU asi assessed by the appraisers to S. I W. Paul, guardian, owner of the land, for Orrum. I were appointed a committee to investigate a petition asking for a new school district to be form ed out of parts of districts o and 7, Howellsville, and make report at next meeting. The following districts were allowed the amounts stated pro vided each district provide for the same purpose an amount equal to the amount appropriated Dy me Doara: ino. a, coioreu, Alfordsville, $150 for building school house; No. 5, colored, St Pauls, $150 for building school house; Nd. 2, colored, Sterling's, I $1,50 for school house and that committee be allowed to purchase school site near Proctorville; No. ' 3, Sterling's, $167 50 for building annex to present building; No. l, Burnt . Swamp, $62.50 for desks. Supt. Poole was authorized to condemn a site for a colored school in district No. 1, Red Springs township, the board having been unable to secure a suitable site either by purchase or donation. Supt. Poole and Chairman Lu cius McRae were authorized to sell the old public school build ing site in district No. 1, Red Springs. Supt. Poole was in structed to investigate condition of school building in district.No. i o, ino;an, ana seieci new sue ii he deems it necessary. District !No. 1, Orrum, is allowed S37.50 for expenses when lunds are available. The board declined to pay a bill of $12 95 for holding an rlec- tion in Parkton district No. 1, the act authorizing the election stating that the county should ' pay the bill. I The resignation of P. A. Mc Eachern as committeeman of dis-j trict 1, Smith's, was accepted j and B. A. Wilkerson was ap-j pointed in his stead. Graham; McKinnon, Jno. A. McCormick j and Webster were appointed; committeemen in district I, col ored, Thompson. Rebates of $6 and $ 1 1.24 were allowed H. C.and Neill Alford, pp3-.;vpi Hiatriet 1 Smith'q t ; lawuni ui ciiui m noting' The following bills were or- ltf Paid: Sheriff E. C. Mc- Pra in diVrirt2 rnlnrpd. Alfnrds. $7. Jurors for September Term of Court. At the meeting of the county commissioners Alonday the fol lowing were drawn to serve as jurors lor tne one week s crimi- nal term of Robeson Siinprior ! Court which convenes Mnndav 1 Seotember 11: J. J. Kir.caid. H. M. Arnold. VV. D. Johnson, J. W. Sessoms, J. C. Snoddy, R. W. Wallace, Elmore Bullard, J. A. Jones, Jr., J. J. Shaw, A. B. Fisher. H. G. Webster, J. J. Mc Phaul. A. C. Thompson. N. A. McQueen. W. D Campboll. E. A. ! Mitchell, J. D. Johnson, English iNye, W. A. Leggett. RL. Col- lins. C C. Gibson. G D. F bvd. Wm. Jones, J. T. McMillan, Gusj Mcbean, t,. Mcy. Kqan, J . ts. Humphrey, J. E. Carlyle, B. F. Faircloth, Artemas McLean, Jr., N. B. Gibson, J.G. Rhodes, W. D. Baggett, A. O. Inman, Jno. Harris, J. C. Shaw. Gen. Gordon, Commander-ir-Chief of United Confederate Veterans, Passes. MemphU. Tenn.. I)i..trh. 9th. General. George W. Gordon, cemmander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, died at his home here at 4 o'clock this afternoon following an illness dating from his last political campaign when he was re-elected to the national Houseof Repre sentatives, the last general of the Confederacy to serve in that body. Funeral arrangements have not been announced, but the ob sequies will be, it is expected, of military character, and the body will be laid to rest in this city, probably Sunday. George Washington Gordon was born in Giles county, Tenn., October 5. 1836. In his early boyhood his parents removed to Texas and later to Mississippi, but as a youth he returned to Ten-' nessee and entered the Western Military Academy, from which he was graduated in 1859. His first activity was as a civil engi neer. At the outbreak of the Civil War Gen. Gordon enlisted as drill master of the 11th Tennes see Infantry. C. S. A., and came out of the army at the close a brigadier general. General Walker Succeeds. New Orleans Dispatch. 9th. As the next senior officer of tha late General Gordon, Lieu- of Charleston S C-( assumeg (command of the United Con j federate Veterans in orders i issued to-day through the office i of William E. Mickle, adjutant general and chief of staff. Gen i eral Walker paid a loving tribute i to the memory of General Gor ! don and his service as a Con j federate soldier. i The staff of the late commander-in-chief i3 continued as the : staff of General Walker. Special Tax Levy For Parkton Graded School District. , At a meeting of the board of trustees of the Parkton graded school district July 31, Messrs. Coilier Cobb, A. H. Perry and J. G. Hughes, members of that board, were appointed a commit tee to appear before the county commissioners Monday and re- . quest tne commissioners tq evy. the special poll and property taxes provided by an act of the last Legislature, entitled "An Act to Enlarge the Boundaries of Parkton Special Tax District." Pursuant to this request, the commissioners Mon- day ordered that there be levied a special tax of 25 cents on the $100 valuation of property in said district for 1911 and 75 cents on the poll, the proceeds to be used as provided for under the provisions of the abjve mentioned act. r ri i i t i i iviessrs. l-odd, rerry ana : Hughes were also appointed to j request the county board of education to take the necessary ,s.u .w u.oui.i uua.u "'VvMtPrr av and w Hosp th l.,,J U .-aA ft"rJ-.rriy Fr l"e.wliif a or tnat district, subject to any indebtedness that might be owed to the State, which wou.'d be as sumed bp that board, but the board of education took no action Monday. j Edens, of Fort Worth, Texas, and , .... ,: his daughter Mi33 Lettie Etfer. Wedding Arrangements Cnanged of Waco, Texas, and Prof. H. L. on Account of Sickness. Edens and his family, of Pem corresDondence of The Rotesonian. broke, spent yesterdav in town. Parkt Ano- s O-, awnnnf of the continued illness of Mrs. E Reid Montgomery the mar riage of her sister Mi3s Meeks Ausiey to Mr. R. Oswald Don- nard on Tuesday, the 15th of August, will not take place m the church, as was intended, but will be a very quiet home affair with only the family and a lew friends present. Statehood Bill Passes Senate. Wahir.ffton Dispatch. Sth. The bill granting Statehood to New Mexico and Arizona, legis- lation that has been for manv years the dream of the people of those territories, was passed by through yesterday on hs way to the Senate tonight 53 to 18, after this convention. Mr. Peace re rejection pf the Nelson amend- turned this morning. His paper ment which proposed striking was mentioned- in this morning's out of the Arizona constitution its judiciary recall provision. LOCAL License has been isued for the marriage of Nina Thompson and L. H. Britt. An ice-cream supper will be given in the new W. O. W. build ing at Proctorville on the Hth inst. Proceeds to be used for completion of W. O. W. hall. Everybody invited to attend. W. H. Stalvey was tried this morning before Acting Mayor M. W. Floyd on the charge of being drunk yesterday and was taxed $5 and costs, a total of $8 05. He failed to pay and was sent to jail. -Mr. W. P. Wade and Miss Ella Edwards were married yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in East Lumberton at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Edwards, Rev. S. J. McJonnell officiating. A protracted meeting in which there is much interest is in progress at Antioch Baptist church near Bellamy. The pastor, Rev. K. Barnes, is being assisted by Rev. Mr. Hartford, I from the western part of the State -Dr. H. T. Pope went this morning to Bladenboro, where he will hold a consultation with Dr. J. S. Norman in regard to the condition of a patient Dr. Norman has at that place. Dr. Pope expects to return this after noon. Miss Annie Burton Stain back entertained Monday eve ning at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Thoma3, on Fifth street.in honor of Miss Mamie Hammond, of Laurinburg, who is a guest of Mis3 Rosa Wishart. Mr. W. W. Carlyle is having two large windows placed in the east wall of the building on Fifth street occupied by the Freeman Printing to. This will give better- light and will enable Mr. Freeman to rearrange his shop so as to give better facilities for work. The "Now-Ares" and the "Has-Beens," local, nines, will play ball tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. This promises to be an interesting game, asa7-inning game played recently between these tfams resumed in a score of 3 to 2 in favor of the "Now Ares.". -The Postoffice Department at Washington has given the office here a new clerk and Mr. Wallace Norment, who ha3 been employed as clerk by his father, Postmaster Norment, takes the new clerkship and Mr. Clifton Blake, who lives two miles from town on the Elizabeth road, has been employed by Postmaster Norment as a sub-clerk. -Mr. T. C Evans, cashier of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, left this morning for Wriehts ville Beach to attend the Conn- in session there since evening. Mr. Evans had in- tended going down yesterday, but on account pected business get off. or some unex wa3 unable to Mr. H. M. Edens, of George town, Texas, his son Prof. H. J. !mesis sli inp. nome or air. ana Mrs. Odell Edens. Mr. H. M. Edens i3 a brother of Prof. H. L. Edens and Jie and his son and daughter are spending some time visiting relatives in this State and South Carolina. Mr. A. W. Peace, cishier n? the Bank of Lumberton, went yesterday fo Wright vUe Bach to attend the annual convention of the Country Bankers' Associ ation, before which body last night he read a paper on "Con servatism in its Rlati'-n to the Banking Business." Mr. 0. C. Spaulding, cashier of the Bank of Robeson at Maxton. passed Star as one of the principal ones; read last night. BRIEFS -Rev. A. McCullen. presiding elder of the Rockingham district, will preach at Chestnut Street Methodist church Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock and Sunday evening at 8:15 and will hold quarterly conference for this church Monday evening at 8:15. It was stated in The Robesonian Monday that Mr. McCullen would preach at this church only Sun day evening, but he has since advised the pastor, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, that he will preach botrt morning and evening. -Messrs. A. H. McLeod. W. I. Linkhaw and J. A. McDougald went Tuesday to Charlotte in Mr. McLeod's auto, Vr. Mc Dougald returning on the rail road yesterday. Mr. H. M. Mc Allister went to Charlotte by rail Tuesday night and yesterday he and Messrs. McLeod and Linkhaw left Charlotte for Kan uga Lake, near Hendersonville, in Mr. McLeod's auto. M Mc AHister's wife and baby and father, Mr. J. A. McAllister, have been at Kanuga Lake fcr some time, and Mr. McLeod's mother and brother. Mr. Alf. H. McLeod, and family, are aleo there. Quite a number from Hoke county are in town today attend ing a hearing before Clerk of Court C. B. Skipper, in the case of R. L. Mc Fadgen et al vs. Neill D. Mc Fadgen et al. It is a land suit and an effort is be ing made to prove the sanity of Neill D. McFadgen, and quite a bit of interest is being taken in the case. The, plaintiffs are represented by Mr. A. S. Hall.of Fayetteville, and Messrs. Mcln tyre. Lawrence & Proctor; and the defendants are represented by Mr. J. G. Shaw, of Fayette ville, and Messrs. McLean, Var ser & McLean. This is a Hoke county case, but it wa3 started here before Hoke was created. The hearing will probably last all day. The work of paving the side walks on Elm street above Sixth is going right ahead. A six-foot walk, instead of the 4-foot called for in the town ordinance, has been about completed on both sides to Seventh, and Mr. R. D. Caldwell will have the 6-foot walk extended in front of hi place. Some thoughtless person tore the walk on the west side of the street all to pieces Mon day night by walking on it before it was hard, disregarding the ropes that blocked it off, and if it had not been di.se Dvered by the man in charge, who rounded up his hands and worked till mid night repairing it. the loss would have been about $75. It ought not to De necessary to say that the walks are not to be used un til! they are thrown open to the public. Sanitary Ordinance Changed Fire Ordinance Adopted. A meeting of the town com missioners was held Tuesday night, Acting Mayor M. W. Floyd presiding, in the absence of Mayor White, and the ordi nance recently passed requiring sewer connections to be made within 300 feet of water lines was changed back to its original form, requiring connections with in 200 feet of water and sewer iines. This will let some people o Jt who would have been touched by the 300 leet ordinance. A fire ordinance was also adopted at this meering, framed according to the rules of the South-Eastern' Tariff Association and North Carolina fire and build ing laws. I: is now in the hands of the printers. Killed by Switch Engine at Hamlet Mr. Pink Carnpbeil received a aw6Si' yesterday ' about noon from Hamlet to the erl-ct tnat his grandson Mr. Arthur Speight, about IS years old. was dead as a result of bein run over yester day morning by a switcn engine in the roundhouse at that plce. I'ne accident happened at 3 o'clock. Mr. Speight was a son of Mr. and Mrs W. J. Sptight. of Hamlet. Mrs. Pink Campbeii and her son-in law, Mr. E!m) Bullard. left yesterday afternooi for Hamlet, where they will at- ten tn ftnera tiiy.