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E ROBESONIAN r 1 Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cent Established 1870. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1911. WHOLE NO. 269S VOL XUI NO. 57. . 1 : i TOWN AFFAIRS. Town Attorney Instructed to Enforce Oiiinance Requiring Water Connection Against Those Who Have Failed to Comply -Request Refused for Suspension of Ordinance Re quiring Buildings to be Moved off of Elm Street Line-Bills Audited and Other Matters. The regular monthly meeting of the town commissioners was held Tuesday night and some business of considerable interest was transacted. The sanitary inspector reported named nooole as viiv -n . . hnvmir refused to COmDly With the sanitary ordinance requiring water connection witnm suu ieei of water and sewer lines: A. P. Caldwell. A. W. Prevatt (agent for Mrs. Pitman), S. Mclntyre, R. C Lawrence. Thos. N. Higley, nd Miaa Reile Hiclev. The town attorney was instructed to prO sioad with the enforcement of fhia ordinance.. An annlication was read from Mr W T. Linkhaw asking per minninn to erect a wooden shed hi'a lor fan'ni? Chestnut street. for the use of country people for hitching purposes. This petition was refused and it was ordered that the board adhere to the ordinance as it now stands in re- rnrH tn hnildincr within the fire limit. Col. Jas. T. Morehead of rireenahoro. with Mr. Geo. M. Whitfield. appeared before the board in the interest of Mrs. J W Hriffith of Greensboro, re questing that the board suspend, until her present leases expire, the ordinance pertaining to the removal of all property along Elm street which is now partly located upon the sidewalks of the town of Lumberton. Upon mo tion of Mr. W. J. Prevatt, seconded by Mr. H. B. Jennings, this petition was refused, and the ordinance as it now stands was sustained. The license tax for box ball was fixed at $5.00. Messrs. Geo. G. French and W. J. Prevatt were appointed a committee to secure safe to keep the books and records of the town in, as the one which it now owns is too small. It was ordered that suit able house be provided at the light and water plant for the nrotection of the feed water heater and purifier. The chieQ- of police was instructed to adver tise for sale all real estate within the corporate limits of the town of Lumberton. UDon which the taxes for the year 1910 have not been paid. The following bills were or dered paid: One half expense of putting down Dump in court house yard, $11.25; W. Lennon, work for board. $15.00: W. I. Linkhaw, wagon tongue. $2.50; L. H Caldwell. suDDlies. $214.93; Kingsdale Lumber Co., lumber , for fire house, 294.72r W. W Whaley, making plate for map of town limits, $4.00; White Oak Coal Co.. coal. $220 82: Caldwell & Carlyle, supplies, $46.15; The Observer rrintine House, books for the clerk and Treas., $54.00; J. R. Steele, setting crranite curb ino-. etc.. at court house. SR9.80: Frederick Disinfectant Co., dis infectant, $52.50; W. H. Humph rey, premium on insurance policy for power house. $26.19; Tower Binford Elec. & Mfg. Co., sup plies, $71.50; Carolina Electrical Co., supplies, $68.73; Dresden Cotton Mills, waste, $1.75; L. G. Crenshaw & Co . roal. 1647.74: VTvttoria Incandescent fjimn Co.. $35.20; General Fire Extinguish er U)., i.ob; Acme oricit lo., 1,000 brick, $7.50; Harrisonburg Foundry & Machine Co., $20.00 Total $1,281.04. 100,000 Persons Die In Floods. Hankow, China. Sept. 4 -The American mission at Wuhu has received a report that 100,000 persons have been drowned by the floods caused by the water flowing over the banks of the Yangtze river. The floods are the worst that have been experienced in many years. It is estimated that more than 95 per cent of the crops have been destroyed. "I suffered habitually from constipa tion. Doan's Reguleta relieved and -strengthened the bowels, so that they have been regular ever since." A. E, Davif, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Texas. RURAL LETTER CARRIERS. Meeting of Robeson County As sociation Held in Lumberton Subjects Discussed Best Meeting Ever Held in County Another Meeting January 1. Reported for The Robesonian. The Rural Letter Carriers As sociation of Robeson county met in Lumberton Monday. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. J. S. Humph rey. After calling the roll and reading the minutes of last meet ing the following subjects were discussed by the carriers: ' Is there any use in having a mral carriers association in Rob eson county?" C. H. Howard and C. D. Williamson handled this subject well and proved to the meeting that there was. "Is it possible for a rural carrier to do his duty and not belong to the association and get what he can from the different subjects dis cussed?" This subject was dis cussed by C. R. Hester, postmas ter at St. Paul, E. L. Odum. Pembroke, C. H. Howard and W. H. Howard, St Paul. "Have the posmasters of Robeson county been as strict on the rural car riers as they should have been? If not, why? Have the carriers familiarized themselves with the postal laws and regulations as to the laws and change in laws that are taking place each month?" C. H. Howard and J. S. Humphrey handled the first part of this subject well, and proved that they were not and that in a good many cases the nostmasters were to blame for it by not knowing their duty themselves. The last part of the subject was discussed by C. R. Hester, postmaster, bt. .Paul, and R. O. Edmund, assistant post master, Lumberton, who showed the carriers that they were not doing their duty in this respect. A vote oi sympathy was ex tended to J. S. Humphrey, president of the association, in the death of his sister Mrs. J. W. Boone; also a vote of sym pathy was extended to E. B. Hayes, secretary and treasurer of the association, on account of the serious illness of his wife, who has been in a hospital for several weeks. It was decided by the associa tion that a meeting be held January 1st, 1912, in which all the postmasters of the county 'are expected to be with us and help us to benefit the service. C. H. Howard and J. S. Humph rey were appointed a committee to see that all rural carriers were here on that date. Mr. C. R. He3ter was appointed to organize the postmasters for that meet ing. The meeting was the Dest ever held in the countv and did more good toward building up the ser vice. We wish to thank an the newspapers in the county for giving us notice through their columns of our meeting. We wish also to thank the Industrial & Commercial Club of Lumber- ton for the use of its magmhcant club room, which was so kindly tendered to us for our meeting place. Graded School Opens Next Tuesday. As has been stated in The Robesonian. the fall term of the Lumberton graded school will begin Tuesday of next week, the 12th. Supt. Sentelle has arrived and is ready for work and the teachers will becrin to come in tomorrow and all will be here by the opening day. It is important that every child enter the first day. Regular Monthly Meeting of County Road Board. At the regular monthly meet ing of the county road commis sioners Monday a number of petitions were presented for new roads but none of them were granted, and the regular routine pills were passed. Owing to the fact that the secretary of thej board has not had time to write up his minutes it is not possible to give a detailed report of the meeting. -. Not a Word of Scandal marred the call of a neighbor of Mrs. W. P. Spangh of Manvilie, Wyo., who said: "she told me Dr. King's New Life Pi Is had cured her of obsti nate kidnev trouble, and made her feel like a new woman." Ea3y, but sure . remedv for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Only 25c at all drug gist. THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS. Reward of $200 Offered for Person or Persons Who Made Murderous Assault on J. G. Tolar $400 of County Fund Appropriated to County Bridge Fund Special School Tax Elections Ordered Com missioners Meet Tomoirow to Settle With Sheriff. At the regular monthly meet ing of the county commissioners Monday the following business was transacted: The regular Dauoer list was allowed. John and Frances! Biggs, paupers, were given an increase of $1 each per month,and Irene Wilson was placed on list 1 .i a 1 T at $2 50 per month. Ajex rouncy was placed on list for $1.50 per month, and Sallie Walters was C ll'l given an increase oi i per month. The following bills were or dered paid: F. J. Mears. keep ing county home for month of Aucrust. $104; W. H. Humphrey, work and expense as county as sessor, $280.22; Auditor A. T. Parmele, salary. $216.66; Lum berton Drug Co., medicine for county, $44.55; M. L. Marley. burial of pauper, $5; Clark Bridsrers. for 3 pecks peas sown on court house square, $1.50; Dr. B. VV. Page, hookworm treat ment, $117.34; A. Nash, work on index. $50; W. P. Barker and J. F. McKay, expenses as delegates to the State Association of county commissioners at Asheville, $22 and $19.80 respectively; T. N. Hio-hlpv. work for countv. $7.40; Town ot Lumberton, lights for court house and jail for months of July and August, $42, and 11.50 for light globes used in court house; J. D. McMillan, medicine, 75 cents; Wm. Davis, work on stock-law fence, $6; Kelly Johnson, conveying prison er to jail. $3.25; C. B. Skipper, work for county, $25 0 H. Morri son, plowing court house square, $4.50; Walter Stubbs, burial of pauper, $5; K. M. Biggs, supplies, $10; Sheriff E. C. McNeill, ex pense bills, $36.60; J. H. Floyd, keeping jail for month of August, $140.70; Freeman Printing Co., printing, $12 50; M. B. Emanuel, burial of pauper. $5; H. R. West, half of bill for putting down nnmn on court hourse square. $9 the other half of same being paid by the town. It was ordered that the costs in the case of Robert McNair, amounting to $18.05, be allowed and that $9.03 of same be paid, the balance to be settled by the State. It was ordered that a reward of $200 be offered for the appre hension and evidence sufficient to convict the person or persons who made an assault on J. Gray Tolar Saturday night, September 2, this reward not to apply to the two prisoners in jail on suspicion at the time of the order. It was ordered that the board borrow $3,000 from the Bank nf Rowland and $1,000 from the First National Bank, payable Mrst national oanK, payauie December 1st. with interest at, 6 per cent after maturity. Treasurer M. G. McKenzie was1 instructed to appropriate $400 e .i l.. e i nrkA nvaAit irom me county iuuu auu Dimo tr fnnnrv hririfre tund to De ouuiv. j - --o --- naod hv the road board of com missioners as required by law. Treasurer McKenzie's monthly report was received and ordered tiled. . . . Petitions were received asking 0an;0 oMinrl my s ections for special school tax elections r j;,,r:f,fa. Mn t Thompson IOr dlStrlCtS! INO. O inOIULSUIl HTweHsv'ille townfhip The riOWell&Vllie lOWnsnip. 1UV petitions were granieu aim iuc elections ordered to he neia yuwwci o, fl. lowrey was appoint rej4- istrar and W. A. bowen and H. H. Lowreyjudges of election, and the amount to be voted on is 30 cents on prdperty and lJU mg ayeu.ai ua ..cum,,, -cents ion the poll : "nrt No.! d th new law it ia ot 7 will vote on 20 cents on pro- y t th over perty and 60 cents-on the pol .!? y . and D. r . Allen was appointed registrar and J. S. Currie and Edward Kinlaw judges The commissioners will be in session again tomorrow for the purpose of settling with the sheriff. Under the former law this settlement had to be made at the meeting on the first Mon day in September, and Sheriff McNeill has "been ready and after the commissioners for a se tlemenfr for some time, but I "t f ilTr t4"t Sl Si A A 'I'TPnfl l Some Book Depositories Recom mendedBoundaries Between, Bloorningdale and Barnesville Districts Determined Allow ances for Various Purposes and Bills Paid.. The county board of education was in regular monthly session Monday. When funds are available it was ordered that $500 be allowed district 5, White House town ship.provided the committee pur chase a site and build a school building, the cost of both not to be less than $2,500, and Supt. J. R. Poole was authorized to assist in locating site and to approve plans and contract for house. Application to State loan fund for $1,000 for this district was approved. The following districts were allowed the specified amounts, when funds are available, pro vided each district furnish an amount equal to the amount al lowed by the board: No. 2, Wish art's, $150 for building purposes; No. 1, Indian, White House, $100. provided patrons complete build ing; No. 4, Indian, Pembkre, $150 for building L to old ' building and the school committee ot this districts allowed $150 of the spec-, Deat meetings in point of attend ial tax fund to complete building; ance an(j interest ever held. A No. 2,colored,$l6 for puicha3e of j re80iution was passed to the school desks; No. 1, Raft Swamp, ( effect that no Union members $112 50, and the patrons are al-lwjn dispose of cotton seed for lowed to move away the part of j tne next 60 davs for iega than 50 the building once used as A1-, cent3 tne bushel or in exchange lance nan, proviueu uisinci i ii i ii : i i i . u. n t- contribute $112 50 and complete building: No. 6, Howellsville, $30 for purchase of school desks; No. 1. Red Springs. $73.50 for purchase of school desks Supt. Poole was instructed to i investigate purchase of school i house for district 6, colored, , Maxton township. The stores of M. L. Marley at Lumber Bridge and the Grantham Drug Co. a St. Paul were recom-, mended rn the State Snnerin- tendent as depositories for public ' srhnol books. Petitions were approved for special school tax elections from district 5. Indian, Thompson's, and district 7, How ellsville. These are mentioned in connection with the report elsewhere in this paper of the meeting of the county commis sioners on the same day, elec tions having been ordered. School committeemen were appointed as follows: Robt. French, Alex Fulmore and J. H. Kaneer, dis trict, 3, colored, Lumberton; Hugh M'White, district 3, St. Paul: Johnson and Harvey Mc Neill, district 1, colored, Thomp son's. Supt. Poole and Prof. M. Shep herd, appointed a committee to lay off boundaries between Bloorningdale and Barnesville school districts, reported the fol lowing boundaries laid off, the report being accepted: Beginning t; in the original line in swamp; D. B. Lewis' nne.tnence up Indian swamp to the land line between Owen Ward and K. une w ween ." urUmDie, tnence wun waru up - Der line to Miles Johnson's upper ine, thence with Miles Johnson's line to Havnes Johnson's upper .line, thence with riaynes u" onn'o lma oHrmr smith tn the dud- ; a - - r : 11C road leading lrum oieii o I .... r .1 j. mill to Retheada church. SO as not to transfer Wm. Walters, .Tno. Walters and E: T. Lewis to Barnesville district 5, Sterling's j township. i The f olio wine bills were or-! aereu paiu. rreeamu a ih.hms fnr knri T ' . "-i ynm-eu uiauci iui uvu.U t-K. 'minute books for board, il0.9u ; M,ria. . . f , n UAu:,,n i pr en twn fijp- tor gnner ntend- -iV. t u tw : ?-";:"7:'f wieivea iur . - - - j pee, i.o nuxus a ninw . .u.u- until the first of October, so that ! a settlement mav be made at any time during this month. It takes a day to go over all this business and a separate day has been set apart for it. Mrs. D. E. Maxwell of Jack sonville, Fla., and Miss Rosa Murchison of Chariest n, S. C, are guests at the home of Mr and Mrs. A. E. White, Chestnut and Eight streets. They arrived Tuesday night Mrs. Jas. Collins Becomes the Bride of Mr. J. D. Barfield. Reported for Th Kubonian. Mrs. Jas. Collins and Mr. J. D. Barfield were married last eve ning at 9 o'clock at the home of the bride, Seventh and Willow streets, the ceremony being per formed by Rev J. M. Fleming. Most prominent among those present were Miss May Campbell, sister of the bride. Mrs. T. W. McHargue. Mrs. J. C. McKay.Mr. Harry M'White and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Real Sanderson and Mr. Alex Sessoms. Miss Camp bell and Mrs. McHargue served as maid of honor and mistress of ceremonies, respectively, making the occasion one of delightful ness. After the ceremony most delicious cake and ice cream were served and all present had a genuine good time. Mr. and Mrs. Barfield will continue to reside in Lumberton, where Mr. Barfield is conducting a grocery business. Farmers' Union Passes Resolu tions in Regard to Disposing of Cotton and Cotton Seed. A meeting of the Robeson countv division of the Farmers' 'Union was held in Lumberton ! Mnnrlav QnH it uraa nno nf tha . . f0r mea ton for ton. Another resolution recommends selling just as little cotton as possible for the present and that cotton be kept in the seed and away from the gin as much as possible Tt Wfla derided that a htireau of information be established in Lumberton to keen farmers D03ted as to the price of cotton an(j seetj ! R-vival Meetings. A series of evangelistic meet ings will begin with the Beulah Baptist church, Wishart's town ship, next Tuesday, at 4:30 p. m., and at East Lumberton the 3rd Sunday night. Rev. Thomas J. Baker of Parkton has been engaged to do the preaching in both of these meetings and a treat is in store for all who shall be fortunate enough to hear him, as he is one of the very best preachers in the land. Every body cordially invited to attend. J. M. Fleming, Pastor. Superior Court Next Week. A one-week's criminal term of Robeson Superior Court will con vene Monday of next week. Judge H. W. Whedbee of Green ville, who made an exceedingly favorable impression on those who attended his first court here, will preside. There are about i 100 cases on the docket, one of them a capital case. The new plate-glass front of t.hp Poms drue store is almost . H ftn3 rh e new fixtures comP'et:!d ?etur?,9 ; J DJ'n JZTZrd other fix J ass showcase and other fix- glad furniture is in place and the i4,lu .r ... h4"-- . equally glad front is completed this store 13 going to be quite "citily." Mr. Rexford Stephens, who clerked for several months for County Treasurer M. G. McKen zie. began vwork Tuesday as I . .. P . I t t I ' " A . uouMvcepci iui uj. cinir Mr A) on imn. vu.. uuv..... iD,J ,V, lff tho irat r.f fho month to accept a postton in his U. Paforahiircr Va T r : P c vtt.'0;q ;a ir. tho nffi .. t-atVl,r Treasurer Mo. Kenzie. again. Prof. R. E. Sentelle and two daughters, Misses Helen and Evelyn, returned yesterday from Mr. Sentelle'e farm near Waynesville, where they spent the summer. MrS- Semelleand the other two children- will not return until the last of this month or first of next. Mr. Sentelle is making arrangements for the ooenincr of the graded school (Tuesday and he hopes to be ready for the start on that day. He and his two daughters are stopping at the Waverly hotel at present but expect to. rent or buy a home belore Mrs. Sentelle returns. Mr. Sentelle sold his home last spring to Mr. Jno. T. Biggs. LOCAL BRIEFS There will be preaching San day morning and evening at the East Lumberton Baptist church. Rev. J. M. Fleming, pastor. Some unusually fine pictures will be shown at the moving pic ture show tonight. Tomorrow night there will be music by the orchestra and Miss Lucile Jones will sing. Miss Leslie Proctor ac companying her on piano. Mr. J. G. Tolar, the victim of the murderous assault at Mc Donald last Saturday night re ported in Monday's Robesonian, is at the Thompson hospital here and is improving He is gradu ally regaining consciousness. Mr. James Galloway has ac cepted a position to assist in the cotton department of the Lum berton, Dresden and Jennings cotton mills. He will begin work on the 10th. Mr. Galloway is a son of Capt. D. W. Galloway, of Fairmont. -Mr. K. E. Sentelle, for a number of years with the Aslwt ville Citizen, who was appointed the other day private secretary of Congressman Gudger, of the tenth district, is a brother of Supt, R. E. Sentelle. of the Lum. berton graded school. An electric sign flashing upon the sidewalk at one's feet is something new for Lumberton. The one Messrs. White & Gough have been flashing in front of their store, bearing the legend "If you trade elsewhere we both lose," is attracting much atten tion. This is taken from a newt letter from St. Paul which must be held over for Monday's paper on account of the crowded condi tion of the paper today: "The St. Paul Hdw. Co. is serving hot coffee and biscuit this week and giving away a set of ware with every Majestic range sold this week." Mr. A. E. Howard, formerly of St. Paul but who has lived in Athens, Ga., for about five years, was in town yesterday. He ar rived at St. Paul Tuesday, leav ing Athens Monday. Mr. How- ! ard says that he thinks he will make St. Paul his future home. He is a son of Mr. G. M. D. Howard, of St. Paul. Mrs. Octie Durham Thomas of Durham arrived Tuesday and will keep house for her cousin Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, and care for his three little girls, whose mother died a few month ago. Mrs. Thomas is a sister of the late Rev. Dr. Columbus Durham, who preceded Rev. Livingston Johnson as corres poriding secretary of the Baptist State Mission Board. Mr. R. S. Sledge returned Monday evening from Danville, Va., where he went about three weeks ago in response to a mes sage announcing the illness of his infant daughter. Mrs. Sledge and children have been visiting at Danville for something over a month and they will not return until the condition of the baby is better. Mr. Sledge says that he thinks the condition of the child is improving, but it is very sick yet. A barbecue and basket pic nic is being held at Tar Heel to day. Mr. O. L. Clark of Clark ton and others wiil make speeches on good roads. A special train was scheduled to leave St Paul at 10:30 this morning, arrive Tar Heel at 11, leave Tar Heel at 5 this afternoon, making connec tion with passenger train to Lumberton. The editor appre ciates "Blue Eyes' " invitation, and while he cannot attend the local man is enjoying the hospi- Mr. Isaac Spivey and his son, Mr. Wingate Spivey, who live near Holmesville, S. C, were Lumberton visitors Tuesday. Mr. Spivey-senior is nearly 93 year old" and is- a most interesting character. He was born and raised within ten miles' of Lum berton and with the exception of 7 years has spent his life within ten miles of his birthplace. He gave The Robesonian an intsrest-i.no- arnunt of hia life and this j will be given Robesonian readers in Mondaj's istu-; tne pa;eria too crowded to admit of publish ing it as was intended, today. Mr. Spivey is aa uncle of Mr. A. E. Spivy of Lumberton.
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