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VOL XUI NO. 55. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1911. WHOLE NCX 2696
OAK DALE LEAVES.
Crop Prospects The Queen of
Blackankle Preparing for
Rally Day.
Camapondence of The Robeaonian.
Marietta. Aucr. 28. -Picking
cotton will soon be the order of
I u A.. ntUU fha form or a in this
MIC Lid Jr W11M . ...
section. The cotton crop is not
so good as has been reported.
The weed is there all right but
'when you get down and look for
the bolls there are not many.
The corn crop is good in most
places. The hay crop will be
short in this section this year, it
has been too dry for the grass to
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The writer appreciated ' Happy
Blackankle Bill's" description of
Blackankle very much. As he
stated, Oak Dale is the queen of
the ankle. We are not boasting
of ourselves, but we are proud of
our school, our church, and our
people. We have one of the best
public school buildings in the
ounty and we hope soon to see
a church here that will equal our
-school building. Our Sunday
school is progressing nicely and
-we are glad to see the young
people taking an interest in the
good work. We realize that the
boys and girls of today will, be
the men and women of tomor
row. We are preparing to have a
rally day at Oak Dale the third
Saturday in September. The
writer has not learned the name
of the speakers for the day yet
but we hope to have at least two
-good speakers for the occasion.
Everybody is invited. Be sure
and come and don't forget the
date, Saturday, September 16.
The exercises will be in the after
noon and at night. The speaking
will begin about 3 in the after
noon and the concert
by the Sunday school classes
-will begin about 7:30 p. m. Every
body come and bring your friends
and let's have a good time.
Messrs. B. M. Hayes and G. E.
And Wr H. Morgan attended
the old soldiers' reunion
at Lumberton last Thursday.
Messrs. Liston Ivey and Henry
.Morgan left today for Buie's
Creek, where they will attend j
school this year. Miss Corai
Ford spent Sunday with Miss!
Lunnie Morgan. Mr. J. R Har-;
rington is visiting friends in
Moore county this week. I
"Bud."
Route No. 1 From Raeford
ueam or uiue jonn Mc
Queen, "Oorreipondenc of Th Robeaonian.
Raeford, R. F. D. 1, Aug 26
Miss Eva McKeithan of Flori
da is a guest of Miss Agnes Sin
clair this week. Mr. Oscar
Leach, a student at the Universi
ty who has bpen working in the
president's office this summer, is
at home on his vacation. Sorry
to report that J. M. MeNair is
on the sick list. Misses Mae and
Nelle Stanton of Tatum, S. C,
were guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Leach la9t week
Miss Emma Warner, who has a
position with The Progressive
Farmer, Ralaigh. is at home on
a month's vacation.
Misses Mellie and Agnes Sin
clair entertained at the home of
their aunt, Mrs. Alice McRae,
'Thursday evening in honor of
Miss McKeithan.
John McQueen, eleven-months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
McQueen, died August 16 after a
prolonged illness of several
weeks. John was a bright prom
ising little fellow, and will be
greatly missed by the loved ones.
The young parents have the
sympathy of the entire commun
ity. Concert at First Baptist Church
Tomorrow Evening.
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary
of the First Baptist church will
give a concert at the church to
morrow evening. Mr. Rowland
Brown of Red Springs, who is an
accomplished organist, will pre
. aide at the pipe organ and the or
gan music will be the principal
feature of the evening. There
will be also soloS, duets, quartets
and chorus work. The concert
will begin at 8:15 o'clock and
the puWicis invited. Mr. Brown
is a nephew of MrsU T. N. Higley.
He arrived today and is a guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Higley.
TAR HEEL HAPPENINGS. t
A Marriage A Barbecue Sep
tember 7 Personal.
Corraaoondencn of The Robeson in.
Tar Heel. Aug. 28 -Rev. John
Gibbs was in town last Saturday
afternoon on his way to his regu
lar appointment at Suggs Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hurt of
White Oak visited relatives here
last Satarday and Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Brady of Bur
wick spent Saturday and Sunday
here, guests of Mr. I. E. Brady.
Dr. Lyle of EHzabethtown was
here Saturday afternoon on busi
ness. A large crowd attended the
reunion at Lumberton last Thurs
day (including Blue Eyes) and
think all enjoyed it fine.
There was a baseball game
here Saturday afternoon. There
were several teams. White Oak
won.
Mr. C. D. Kinlaw and two
daughters, Misses Callie and
Bertie, and two little sons, of
Dublin, were visiting at Mr. W.
C, Singletary's Sunday. Sheriff
J. M. Clark of Elizabethtown
was in town Saturday on busi
ness. On Wednesday, 16th, at the
home of the bride, Miss Maggie
Robeson and Mr. John Bagley
were united in marriage in the
presence of relatives and friends.
The bride is one of our most
popular young ladies and will be
greatly missed in the community.
Rev. R. L. Byrd officiated. The
happy couple left on the 17th for
their home in Iredell county. We
wish for them a very happy life.
There is to be a barbecue here
the 7th of September. A large
crowd is expected. It promises to
be a grand affair. It is said they
will have a beef, a hog, a sheep
and a goat. "Blue Eyes."
Church Services.
First Baptist Preaching Sun
day morning and evening at 11
and 8:15 by the pastor, Rev.
C. H. Durham. Sunday school
at 9:30 a m. Prayermeeting
Wednesday ,t 8:15 p.m.
Chestnut Street Methodist
Preaching Sunday morning and
evening by the pastoi, Rev. E.
M. Hoyle, his vacation during Au
gust, when only one service was
held Sundays, being over. Sun
day school at 9:30 a. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening.
Gospel Tabernacle Preaching
Sunday morning and evening by
Rev. F. Weiss.
Notices of New Advertisements.
Dr. Francis S. Packard, who
visits Lumberton once each
month, will be at the Waverly
hotel September 12.
Two second-hand stoves for
sale.
Two tracts of good land for
sale.
Notices of dissolution of part
ner. Chief Game Warden F. A.
Bond urges deputy game wardens
to be specially diligent in en
forci the game laws.
Farming land near Wilmington
for sale.
Meeting of Robeson County
Rural Letter Carriers' Asso
ciation. Attention, Rural Carriers:
There will be a called meeting of
Robeson county R. L. C. A. in
Lumberton Mondav, September
4th, 1911, at 11 o'clock for the
transaction of business.
We wish to meet every carrier
of the county there on that oc
casion. Brethren, let's meet
and have a "hearty handshake."
J. S. Humphry, Pres.
First Bale of New Cotton for
Robeson.
I The first bale of this year's
cotten crop marketed here was
bought yesterday by Mr. L. H.
j Caldwell from Toney Faulk,
' colored, who farms on the eastern
1 edge of town. The bale weighed
560 pounds and sold for U cents
a pound.
In a Democratic primary held
in Maryland Tuesday State Sen
ator Author Pou Gorman, son of
the late United State Senator Gor
man, was nominated as the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor at
the November election.
Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity Won't cure them. Doan's
Ointmenfures itching, bleeding or pro
truding piles after years ef suifermg.
At any drug store.
ELIZABETHTOWN ECHOES.
Marriage of Miss Margaret
Robeson of Tar Heel and Mr.
Jno. Bagley of Iredell County
Fine Corn and Cotton New
Residences and Other Im
provements Personal.
Cormpondenc of The Robeaonian.
Elizabethtown, Aug. 23. -Mr.
Editor, if you'll take notes,
written literally "on the fly,"
while the writer is in the state
of expectation that only waiting
for a boat's whistle to sound can
produce, I'll try to tell you of a
few E town doings.
Permit me, however, first to
speak of a marriage of much in
terest to many Bladenites viz.,
the marriage of Miss Margaret
M. Robeson of Tar Heel, to Mr.
Jno. Bagley of Iredell county,
which took place 16 Aug. The
old ancestral home of Mr. T. P.
Robeson, surrounded by magnif
icent oaks, breathed forth wel
come as one entered its portals.
The home has always been noted
for its hospitality, and on this
occasion it seemed to radiate all
things pleasant. The bride, look
ing very handsome in her bridal
garb of white, preceded by Miss
Nome MeNair with Mr. Roger
Robeson and - little Miss Lula
Moore with Master Nash Whitted,
entered the spacious parlor,
where were assembled those who
loved and appreciated her, there
to plight her life to the man of
her choice. Rev. Mr. Bird made
them "one." Congratulations
over, the company were ushered
into the dining room, where an
old-time supper, worthy a Bladen
county spread, was served. Long
the favored lingered over the
meal. Many presents attested
loving thoughts of the one leav
ing her old home. Mr. Bagley
is a much-respected gentleman.
The following morning, gowned
in a handsome going-away suit,
the bride said farewell to friends,
who felt they could illy spare
her. With rice showering on
them the couple waved adieu.
While farewells were being said,
some of the fun-loving spirits
were holding carnival in the
baggage coach. Dainty blue and
pink ribbons decorated the
trunks. Old shoes, laced withi
pink, especially carried good
wishes. Mrs. S. P. MeNair and
Roy Robeson did their work well,
but that nothing should be lack
ing, that post-graduate expert
in such affairs, Mr. 0. C. Ben
bow, with many flourishes of
the chalk, added the touches that
made every, beholder of the bag
gage aware that it was the pro
perty of the newly-wedded. Any
one wanting extra devices for
such occasions are advised to i
hunt Mr. Benbow up. The best!
wishes of a community follow j
the pair. The bride belongs to j
two of Bladen's most prominent;
families, the Robesons andi
Gillespies, people known way
back during the Revolution. I
While speaking of Tar Heel'
affairs, one must allude to the i
beautiful corn and cotton crops'
of Mr. S. P. MeNair. The cotton j
especially was a wonderful sight. J
The writer saw only two or three j
of the farms in that section but
understands the crops are extra j
fine.
Now to E town. You'll think j
we are getting gay, withthe
era of lighted streets upon us, of j
brick hotel, soon to rise before,
us, of buildings many, to be j
erected. Broad street shows!
houses up-to-date. Judge Lyon;
and Sheriff Clark are having)
curbing put around their yards,
which gives the city finish. Mr.
Wm. Whitted's handsome house'
nears completion. Mr. Dean, j
who is superintending work, is a
fine "ad" for the G;e?nsboro
contractor. Mr. Bayard Ciark;
is already in his pretty, attrac
tive home.
Mrs. Amanda Clark's new
building calls forth much ad
miration of its architectural
beautv. thereby Davincr Mr. Nash
Clark the compliment due the!
veteran in Elizabeth's develop
ment. Judge Lyon's two pretty
cottages are also work of his
hands.
Mayor Pait. after taking in
New York, Coney Island. At
lantic City and Richmond,, re
turned to his "home town" Wed
nesday. Dr. Liles' sanatorium is a suc
cess. h"aie, after her visit to many f
A SURPRISE MARRIAGE.
Miss Lucy Grantham of Lurr
berton and Mr. Geo. Ellving
ton of Nichols. S. C. Married
Yesterday at Fork, S. C.
Miss Lucy Grantham, who had
been clerking here for Mr. S.
Weinstein for several months,
and Mr. George Ellvington of
Nichols, S. C, were mar
ried yesterday afternoon at
Fork, S. C. They left here
in an automobile yesterday
afternoon about 3 o'clock and it
was thought they were going to
Dillon to be married, but The
Robesonian learned this morning
over long distance 'phone that
they were married at Fork. The
marriage comes as a surprise
to the friends of the bride here.
She formerly lived at Fairmont
and is a sister of Mr. C. P.
Grantham of Iona and an aunt
of Mrs. W. A. McPhaul and Dr.
W. L. Grantham of Lumberton.
She boarded while here with Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Reynolds, Walnut
and Fourth streets, and Mrs.
Reynolds was perhaps the only
one here who knew that the
marriage was to take place.
News Notes and Personals From
Marietta. v
Correspondence of The Robenonian.
Marietta, Aug. 28 Selling to
bacco is order of the the day down
Blackankle way. Mr. H. M. Ivey
is the proudest man you most
ever saw, he says he sold 4 acres
of tobacco for $709 and will
plant more next year. Mr. T. B.
Ivey sold out his crop of tobacco
for 14c net and spits through his
fingers like he is plum satisfied.
Mr. T. B. Ivey, while pulling
fodder the other day, was seri
ously wounded by an ear of corn
punching him in the side. He
says he has some ears 46 inches
long.
Mr. H. M. Ba33 was a Fairmont
visitor today. Messrs. Simp
son and Liston Ivey were in
Fairmont on business Friday.
Miss Edna Ivey visited her uncle,
Mr. H. M. I very, today. It
seems that Mr. T. B. Ivery is
having bad luck this year. He
burned a "tarkle" some time
back and while he was at the
Gospel tabernacle some one stole
his tar for ribbon cane syrup.
Messrs. Henry Morgan and
Liston Ivey left this morning
for school at Buie's JCreek. Mr.
G. F. Watson went to Board
man Thursday on business. Mr.
Jetter Harden was a guest of J.
A. Bass Sunday. Miss Docie
Watson visited Miss Dame Ivey
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Berry Simmons
were in Fairmont Friday. Mr.
Henry Ivey is visiting his sister
Mrs. Eliza Davis this week.
Old Bill.
Bellamy Briefs.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bellamy, Aug. 2'J Misses
Ethel and Ruth Pitman, who
had been visiting in this section,
returned home Saturday. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Mercer are visit
ing home folks. Mr. and Mrs.
Alex. Hedgepeth of Fairmont
have moved into this vicinity.
Messrs. W. M. and Dan Pit-!
man, while returning home from!
cnurch the other night, had a
runaway. The mule broke loose
and they had to pull the bugy
home.
Mr. French Bordoux of Lemcn
Springs spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. I. J. Wilkins.
Fodder pulling seems to be a
order of the past. Peggv.
points. Miss Marie McLean
made a flying visit to Mrs. Mary
McLean last week. Mrs. Wilkin
son is in Dunn visiting her
mother Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lyon,
Mrs. D C. Sinclair and Miss
Anna Gillespie are gue3ts of Mrs.
C. C. Lyon.
Another long-felt need is
granted E town. The brick
plant goes into operation next
week.
Mrs Ben Myers and Lucy are
in Norfolk for a short time.
Mrs. Wm. Kemp and son. Mal
colm, have gone to Baltimore
The fastidious in millernery can
be satisfied on her return.
J. A. Lvon, Dr. Bain and
Percy Smith are taking in Wil
mingtonr Ray Bostick continues
his trip to his old home. The
Misses Hatch of ML Olive are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Drew
DOWN PAGL'i MILL WAY.
Crop Prospects Protracted
Meeting A Good Lesson for
a Young Vandal New School
Building.
Correspondence of The V. !or'.n.
Page's MiU, R. F. X 2. Vig.
24. The corn prospect around
Page's Mills looks bright. The
late cotton proves but very little
encouragement.
Mrs. Donnie Miller and Misses
Ida Horn and Mary Bullock left
Page's Mill Wednesday for
Myrtle Beach, where they will
spend a few days I am glad to
report that Mrs. Lupo, who re
turned recently from the Thomp
son hospital, is well. Miss
Docia Watson spent a few hours
with Mrs. Hannah Ford Friday.
Messrs. Wiley Bullock and
Evan Rogers will be ready for
ginning cotton at Page's Mill
soon.
The protracted meeting will
begin at Page's Mill Sunday
night. Everybody welcome;
come and bring your friends.
Mrs. Carry Meares, who died a
few weeks ago, leaves a host of
friends in this section to mourn
her death.
A young man went to town
with his wife the other day and
while. his wife was busy trading
he amused himself by whittling
on the beautiful walnut counter.
A clerk saw the outrageous act
and took his scissors and walked
around behind him and cut off a
piece of his Sunday coat.
Mr. Emmerson Scott o'f Marion,
S. C, spent a few days last week
with his father Mr. Andrew
Scott, a prosperous farmer of
this section.
The foundation of a $3,000
school building is being laid at
Page's Mill. H; kory. -
The Beattie iriai.
Vitnesses for the defense were
put on the stand yesterday in the
trial at Chesterfield Court House,
Va., of Henry Clay Baattie, Jr.,
on the charge murdering his wife
The defense is trying to corrob
orate the story told by Beattie,
that a bearded highwayman shot
his wife. The most important
witness for the prosecution was
Paul Beattie, cousin nt the ac
cused, who on the stand Tuesday,
swore that Beattie told him after
hi3 wife was killed that he
"wished to God he bad not done
it," but that his wife never loved
him and only married him for his
mor.ey. The State seems to have
made out a good case, i he trial
wiil likely drag its slimy length
along for some time. Beulah Bin
ford, the "woman in the case,"
will probably not be Dut on the
stand. It was announced Tues
day that young Beattie would be
put on the stand to testify in his
own behalf.
Sheriff and Mrs. E. C. Mc
Neill returned Tuesday from
Rowland, where they spent sev
eral days at the home of their
son and daughter-in-'aw. Mr. ard
Mrs. Geo. McNeil!. This was
the sheriff's first outinar after his
severe attack of typhoid fever,
and the trip seems to have agreed
with him very much. He is in
his office today for the first time
in about nine weeks.
Miss Frankie Lennon, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory
Lennon, who live near Bellamy,
underwent an operation yester
day at the Thompson hospital
for appendicitis and her condi
tion this morning is as good as
could be expected. Mrs. W. F.
Webb, of St. Paul, who had been
at the hospital for some time sick
with typhoid fever, is improving
and will be able to go home to
morrow or Saturday.
On last evening shortly after
darkness had covered the land a
hurry call was sent out over town
from Mrs. Britt's boarding house
on Second street for a policeman.
Mr. Real Sanderson, who is act
ing niht policeman, jas soon on
the scene. with "some ijJp that
he had gathered .aljjg ,the ray'
and upon inquiry h as' tmn $4
that a boarder wa.3 leaving and
wouldn't pay his bill. Mr. San
derson had no authority in the
case without papers which he
did not have, and from last ac
count of the disturhance the
boarder had not paid his bill.
An ordinary case of diarrhoea can. as
a rule be cured by a single do' or
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. This remedy has no
superior for bowel complaints. For sale
by i .k-aieri.
LOCAL BRIEFS
License has bepn issued fnr
the carriage of Orpie Bass and
Amos Green.
Mrs. W. P. Barker, who has
been very sick with fever at her
home on Elm street for several
days, is thought to be somewhat
better this morning.
There will be a basket pic
nic, barbecue and ball game at
Tar Heel Thursday of next week.
September 7, also speeches on
good roads. Everybody will bo
welcomed.
Mr. Sam D. Strain, who. as
mentioned in Monday's Robe
sonian, has accepted a position as
chief of police of the town of
Rowland, left this morning for
Rowland, where he will begin
work tomorrow.
Rev. F. Weiss, who has just
returned from a prayer confer
ence of the Christian and Mis
sionary Alliance at Toccoa Falls.
Ga., will preach morning and
evening Sunday at the Gospel
Tabernacle church.
Mr. George Warwick, who
with his family-moved last week
from Barnesville to a house on
Second street, has accepted a
position as salesman for Mr.
John P. McNeill. Mr. Warwick
began work yesterday.
The entertainment which was
ot have been given Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Daisy
Jenkins for class No. 10 of Chest
nut Street Methodist church Sun
day school was postponed on ac
count of the weather. The enter
tainment as originally planned
will be given on a date which will
be announced later.
Mr. E. B. Huggins left
yesterday afternoon for Red
Sprinfs in response to a message
annourc'ng the illness of his
wife, who has been spending
some time there on a visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and -Mrs. William Gibson. It
has nqti been learned whether or
not Mrs. Huggins condition is
serious.
The vaudeville company
which began playing a 3-nghta'
engagement here Monday night
in connection with the picture
show has decided to remain here
the entire week and by special
request will repeat Monday
night's bill tonight. An unusu
ally good war picture, which
every one should see, will be re
peated tonight.
Messrs. E. J. Britt and T. A.
McNeill, Jr., of Lumberton, and
J. P. Stanselof Wilmington, who
went North on a pleasure trip
last week, are having a great
time. Mr. Britt sent The Robe
sonian a card from New York
the first of the week and stated
that he would go from there to
Niagara Falls. They are expected
to return the last of this week.
L. B. Brewster and Oscar
Thompson, both colored, were
tried Tuesday before Mayor
White on the charge of being
drunk the day before and were
taxed $2.50 and costs each, a
total for each of $5.95. Thomp
son was also tried oi the charge
of carrying a concealed weapon
and on that charge was bound to
court in a $50 bond, which he
gave.
A case entitled the Butters
Lumber Co vs the Long Branch
Ginning Co. and Memphry Britt
was tried here Monday before
Justice J. H. McNeill. The suit
was for the possession of a large
cypress log. which Mr. Britt
had moved from the Big swamp.
The decisaion of the court was
that the log belonged to the
Butters Lumber Company. It
was one of those cases in which
the costs exceed the value of
the bone of contention.
Miss Annie Eagle and Mr
Frank Collins, wno live in'he
Dresden cotipn. mjjltvi I lage. ,yere
.jMKttJ-ieaday npni ooui
o clock at tne home oi tne
officiating magistrate, Justice A.
E. White. They were accompan
ied by Mr. J. W. Ellers, step
father of the bride. Mr. White
had just gotten ready to go to
bid when they called, but when
he learned what was up he was
real pleased he put on his bes.
Sunday clothes, stuck a nosegay
in the lapel of his coat and per
formed the ceremony after the
most impt oved ft;ie.'
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