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HP-TPR 0BE80NIAN A R - m Established 1870, Countryt God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cent VOL XLU NO. 67. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1911. WHOLE NO. 2708 , ' , I " I ' i ALF0RDSV1LLE BUDGET. Preparation for New Church at Mt Moriah School Begins October. 30 Remarks About Selling Cotton at Present Prices. CorrMpondence of The Robesonian. Maxton, R. F. D. 3, Oct. 11. JMr. Murphy Griffin and his friend Mr. Andrews, both from near Fairmont, spent last Sunday afternoon with Mr. Arfemas Mc Lean, Sr., and family, who are relatives of Mr. Griffin. Communion services were held at Midway on last Sunday morn ing at eleven o'clock. The' regular services will be held at Mt. Moriah on next Satur day afternoon at four o'clock and next Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. The members of that church have begun preparations for a new church, which will of course take the place of the old one. While low prices cf cotton will no doubt hinder thevwork to some extent, it seems that they ..are not going to let it keep them irom having a new church. School will begin at Mt. Moriah m m .1 r-v-v . I 1 on Monday, tne win 01 tms T , . 1 Jl I - 1? - . - -1 the teachers of last year back with us for another term. They are Miss Iris Cashwell and Miss Flora K. McNeil. We hope for them, and for the community, another successful term. Miss Irenj Sinclair spent last Sunday with Miss Lee Redden, both of this community. The Branchville Local Farm ers' Union meeting will be held in the school house next Satur day night. Meetings Saturday night before first and third Sun days of every month. Every non-union farmer who is in reach is invited to send in his applica tion. The local has a right good enrollment, ladies as well as gentlemen, but What is it that the ladies can't help? They are successful in everything that they undertake, so let's have them in the Union. There are lots of common say ings these days such as, "Aint cotton cheap? Seed is too low to sell. Somebody's going to be in the hole. Everything has been high. I tell you the coun try is going to be hurt," and so on. Then when one farmer sees another hauling cotton to mark et, the common question is, "You are carrying it up to give it .away are you?" I heard a farm er say the other day that the Lord gave us a good crop but the devils were going to get it He meant the speculators. Such is the talk in ou community, and it all about right, too. We Jtnow of no other class of people who would sell their products as does the farmer. The farmer makes his cotton and then takes M to market and sells it regard less of profit. There is no class of people that can thrive making : a product and selling it without a profit. They are almost cer tainly doing this when .they sell their cotton at the present prices. "There certainly ought to be some thing done to insure the farmers .a profit on their cotton. It's up ito the people to solve the prob lem. Josh Dooly. .Meeting of Eastern Carolina Dental Society. The Eastern Carolina , Dental Society met in Maxton, in the Maxton Club, room, Tuesday, the .morning session beginning at 11 o'clock. The president, Dr. R. L. Spencer of Bennettsville. S. CTTreaa an excellenlpaper on 'F.Wtintr thP Pnhh in Thincra! Dental," Which brought abOUt j Crre.londenoe of The Robesonian. much discussion and the appoint-' Tar Heel, Oct. 9 Mr. and Mrs. men t of several committees. Af- I.E. Brady and family visited ter this the society adjourned for at Hope Mills recently, 'dinner and reassembled at 2:30,' Mr. Charlie Burney and Miss o'clock. The afternoon session Jones were married last Wednes- was taken up by an excellent day night. paper by Dr. J. L. McLaunn of i - We are glad to report Mr.- G Clio, F. C, on "Oral Prophylax- D. Callihan, who has been very is." Next was a clinic by Dr. sick, is improving slowly. D. C. Mclver of Maxton, me-i Several from here attended chanical abrasion of the anterior teeth by the early extraction of the lower first molars. After transacting the regular home last Saturday from Lum I business the society adjourned to berton, where they were visiting 'meet at Bennettsville, S. C, ' relatives Miss Sudie Johnson, April 9 next The Lumberton of Fayetteville, R, F. D. 8, was dentists who attended were Dr the guest of Miss Myra Burney R. F. Graham, secretary of the last Sunday. society, and Dr. J, D. Regan. Subscribe for The Robesonian. GADDYSVILLE GRITS. Very Good Hay Crop School Opening Delayed Personal and Other Items. QoRMDOndenc of The KobMonian. Gaddysville. R. F. D. 1, Oct. 9 Hay-making was the order of the day last week, while the sun shone hot Hay was good as could be expected, owing to the last drought, which cut it off considerably. The farmers continue to sell their cotton. Seems like they can't wait for the price to go up. These cold mornings make us feel like old Jack Frost is very near. "Mr. J. W. Gaddy and daugh ters, Misses Neva and Bessie, spent Sunday with relatives at Purvis. Mr. J. W. Burns went to Dillon Saturday p. m. on busi ness. Miss Lizzie Gaddy was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Burns Sunday. There is a, good deal of diph theria among the Indians of this section. Glad to report that Master William Burns Page, who has had diphtheria, is much bet ter. School seems very slow com- vrk.v iM Vs . l WttJlrt - 1 f" W t X vember, but the exact date has not been set nor has the teacher been decided upon. School has begun at Centenary, and all the other schools of this section. Prof. Bobinette is the principal of the Centenary school. Mr. Noah Stubbs passed through here Monday on busi ness. Mrs. Katie Williams, who is very near 85 years old, fell down Saturday morning while picking peas for dinner and sprained her foot badly. ' Hope for her a speedy recovery. Little Will. Notes From Along Route From Lumberton. 0 vmpondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. F. D. 5, Oct. 9 -On account of the pastor's absence Sunday, Rev. K. E. Sentelle preached at East Lum-i berton. He preached an excel lent sermon and his many friends hope to welcome him with us again. Rev. K Barnes filled his regular appointment at Antioch Sunday. Sorry to report Mr. Oscar Britt on the sick list. It is reported that some one broke into Mr. B. Stansel's store Saturday night but there wasn't anything much missed. Mr. and Mrs. A. Phillips, of the East Lumberton section, spent the afternoon Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Baxley spent Sunday visiting at the home of Mr. Luther Baxley of Allentoh. Master Henry Phillips was the guest of Mr. Harvey Taylor Sa.urdiy right Sunday while Mr. J. P. Phillips was away from home some five or six men made their wav into his house and while inside the house they were seen cooking and eating. They seemed to have been unner the inflience of intoxicatimr drink, which seems ' to be plentiful in this community. We ougnt to have the Sabbaih kept different from the way it is being kept by a large number of our young people since wine and cider time has come We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Adams of rural route 5 f urn Lunberton upon the arrival of a st! anger, whose name to us is unknown. It's a big girl. Early Bird. iai "eei happenings. T" U.l TT preaching at Zion tabernacle last Sunday. Mr. Clarence Burney and sister, Miss Myra, returned The Union meeting meets with the Baptist church here the 5th iunday in Octber. HOPE MILLS NEWS. Convocation of V Umington Meets at Hope Mills Other Church Notes. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Hope Mills. Oct 9. -At the Presbytery held at Parkton1 re cently it was decided to group the Presbyterian church at Hope Mills with the church at Fayette ville. Rev. L. Smth will begin his services as pastor here in December. Mr. Smith comes to us highly recommended as an earnest worker and able minister. Convocation of Wilmington meets in Christ church, Hope Mills, October 1520. The pro gram is as follows: Wednesday, 8 p. m. Evening prayer and sermon, preacher, Rev. Joseph E. Williams, Clinton; Thursday, 11 a. m. Holy communion and sermon, preacher, Rev. Joseph E. Williams, Clinton; Thursday, 4 p. m. Woman's parochial and missionary society, Mrs. N. N. Davis, Wilmington, presiding; Thursday 8 p. m. Discussion of Sunday school; (1) Importance of Sunday schoolto the chur h Rev. Wm. E. Cox, Wilmington; (2) Value of infant and adult classes;-" Ma j or-Br R; - Eusker Fayette vttteT ' iS) xnc-iccir aim means of spiritualizing the Sun day school -Rev. Wm. H. Milton, D. D . Wilmington; (4) What shall we teach in the Sunday school Rev. Thomas P. Noe, Wilmington; Friday, 9:30 a: m. Closing service and sermon, preacher Rev. Chas. N. Tyn dell, Fayetteville. The public is cordially invited to attend all these services The choir of the Baptist church here went to Cedar Creek Sun day, where they took part in a song service held by the choir of that church. Those who attended from this place report a fine time and the church was filled to overflowing. Some very fine singing was done by both choirs. It is hoped the choir at Cedar Creek will visit Hope Mills in the not distant future. PAGE'S MILL NOTES. An Unlucky Night - Graded School Opens New Buildings A Marriage and Other Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Page's Mill, S. C, Oct. 9- Picking cotton and gathering corn seems to be the order of the day around Page's Mill. The farmer don't feel so good about selling 9 cent cotton after buy ing so much costly fertilizer. Messrs. W. B. Ford, D. K. Ford and Allen Barfield left here this morning for Dillon, where they will attend court this week as, jurymen. Mr. E. D. Lupo of this section has a situation at Barnes ville with Mr.R.R. Barnes. Friday night was a very un lucky night for some of the peo ple around Page's Mill. Mr. Jem Huggins was shot by his son-in-Uw, Mr. Hays. A general fam ily fight occured about one mile from town. Details will be given later. The protracted meeting closed at the Methodist church Sunday night. The nesting will long be remembered. Sorry to report that Mr. W. L Ford is on the sick list. Dr. W. M Earlie of Marietta was in these parts Friday. The Page's Mill graded school opened this morning Rev. James F. Watson is the principal. Mr. E. D. Hill has built more to his store. The brick building that is bing erected by Messrs. Miller and Grantham will be ready for service soon. - The- McMillan Hdw. Co. is laying the foundation of a brick bui'ding. Everybody is too busy in these pirts picking cotton to get mar ried but Mr. John Ivey and Mrs. Silas Huggins. Hickory. At the Opera House "'Grau stark" Tomorrow Night. "Graustark" will be the at tractiori at the opera house to morrow night. It will no doubt be greeted by a full house. Seats went on sale yesterday and already a large number has been sold The pajrt of Countess Ysabl in thisflrama is taken by Miss Louise Huff, a Columbus, Ga, girl. Subscribe to The Robesoniar. NEGRO RAPIST LYNCHED. Prominent Men Run Down Criminal Who Assualts White GirL ' Greenville. S. C Dispatch. 10th. j A long distance telephone mes ; sage from Honea Path, 25 miles 'south of Greenville, says that at 11:25 o'clock tonight Willis Jack I son, a 17-year-old negro who as saulted an 11-year-old white girl there this morniner. was strunor to a telephone pole by one foot and his body shot to pieces by a mob. Following one of the most sen sational man-chases in the his tory of this section, extending over one hundred miles, a mobj overpowered the sheriff and his deputies 6 miles north of Green ville late this afternoon and secured possession of the negro. After the commission of the crime the negro was taken into custody by officers and spirited to Anderson by automobile. A mob followed closely, but on ar riving at Anderson found that the negro Greenville. had been taken to; Then followed, a race cross country between der- uties in charge of the negro and a score of machines-filled by- the -. - - Fearful lest the jail here would not withstand attack from a mob, the prisoner was hurried toward Spartanburg, where there is a more modern prison. The ma- chine bearing the negro and the deputies broke down after leav ing this city and the party con cealed themselves in the woods. On returning to the city, thej chauffeur who drove the party. Ig Courl was seized by members of the. . , , , mob and forced to show them : A civil term of Robeson super back to thP nnor where the neorn' ior court, Judge H. W. Whedbee was concealed. Anderson Special, 10th. to Charlotte Observer. Intense excitement has pre vailed in Anderson county today following a successful criminal assault upon the 11-year-old , daughter of a prominent citizen of Honea Path by a negro, Wi lis Jackson, aged 17 years, this morningat 7:30 o'clock. Accord ing to the little girl she was at tacked by the negro while she was going to a pasture with her cow. The attack was made within three hundred yards of the incorporated limits of Honea Path and after dragging his little victim about seventy-five yards- Ax to a patch of woods he accom plished his dastardly purpose behind a dead log. Fifteen-Year Old Boy Charged With Murder of Young Sister. Asheville Dispatch. 10th. Charged with the murder of his 13-year-old sister, Mary, Ernest Webb, 15, was tonight locked in the county jail a full week after the alleged commis sion of the crime at his parents' home at Newfound, 12 miles, from this city. Mr. and Mrs. George Webb, the parents, are now in the custody of a deputy .sheriff at Newfound, charge! with being accessories before and after the fact. The killing of the young cirl occurred last Tuesday afternoon and the report given out by the parents was to the effect that the boy had accidentally killed his sister while playing with a shotgun. J It is stated that on the day: previous to, the killing young Webb was seen beating his sister I in the woods adjacent to his ' home, and that he informed a : passerby that he was beating thej girl because she would not obev him: On Tuesday fotlowiagrir is alleged that the lad deliberate ly killed his sister with bis father's shotgun.- The prisoner will be given a preliminary hear ing tomorrow afternoon. " Rev. Wm. Black Will Conduct Scries of Meetings at Presby terian Church. " Rev. William Black, Prrsby- terian evangelist, will begin Sun day morning a series of meetings 1 in the Presbyterian church; and he wfll have with him his singer. Mr. Burr. Rev. R. E. Steele, pastor of the Presbyterian church, received a letter from Mr. Black yesterday to the effect that he would arrive Saturday evening from Charlotte, and that Mr. Burr would arrive Saturday evening, coming in fr)tn Hope MH!s. i- PRICE OF COTTON. A Conference as to Best Method of Selling Present Crop. Every person in Robeson coun ty is interested, or should be, and interested deeply, in the price of cotton. The prices that have been ruling lately are below the cost of production, for this crop was raised at greater ex pense than any other cotton crop ever raised. If the crop in Robeson should be sold at the present prices it would mean a loss to the county of something like $2,000,000 and would be a serious blow to every industry, so the following call for a meet ing to consider the best mode of selling the present crop will be of interest to every reader of The Robesonian: To persons interested in the sale of cotton: At the request of Dr. H. Q Alexander, president of the North Carolina Farmers' Union. I. unite with him in a call for a conference as to the best mode of selling the present crop so as to procure and maintain a price that will be remunerative to the .producer. i All -persons interfiled in the r.ZUX&tSttteVi Raleigh on Wednesday, the 18th fast, the time and placeof meet- , ing to be published in the city papers on the day of the assembly and the evening before. W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture. H. Q. Alexander, President N. C. Farmers' Union. of Greenville presidingvhas been grinding out cases since Monday. The trial of McD. Walters vs. Everitt Bass, a land suit, has occupied the attention of the court since yesterday morning and will probably last through today. Besides those mentioned in Monday's Robesonian the fol lowing cases have been disposed of: Jno. G. Watson.vs. Anna Guion Stith. Plaintiff was tenant of defendant and accused her of breaking contract. Jury an swered that defendant did not break contract btjt that plaintiff did, and $75 damages were awarded defendant Non-suit has been entered in the case of Anderson Locklear v. J. H. Powers (protest.) Judgments, final or otherwise, have been signed in the follow ing cases: JepthaD. Gibson vs. R. S. Dixon et ux; A A. Pedneau vs. A. C. L. Ry. Co.; Lillian Mc Lesn et al vs. Alma Lumber Co.; C. T. Pate, Admr. of Eli Chavis, vs. A. C. L. Ry. Co. ; Rhoda Branch, - widow of Johnson Branch, vs. Hynes Branch & C. T. Pate, Adm s. of Johnson Branch; J. b Kurfees Paint Co. vs. Peoples Hdw. & Furniture Co. Hon. John G. Shaw of Fayette ville Announces Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor. fayetteville owr,. ioth, Hon. John G. Shaw is a candi date for the Democratic nomina tion for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. This announce ment was made by Mr. Shaw to an Observer representative shortly alter noon today. j Hon. John G. Shaw is one of i the ablest members of the bar of this section of the State, and has strong friends not only in eastern Carul'na, but all over the State, CoupieroThese qualifications the fact that this section of the State has been for years ignored, when it came to naming nominees for State offices by Democratic con ventions, Mr. Shaw's candidacy will undoubtedly receive serious consideration by the entire Democracy of the State; and with fine prosptcis of its favorable termination. His friends in aatern Carolina will rally to hissupport and make a mighty effort to land this place for tnis mucn patronage-neglect- ed section. Mr. Shaw was a member of the Legislature in 1886, presi dental elector in 1892, and a member of the 54th Congress of the United states, serving in 1896 97 He is an able speaker, physically strong and in the best of health, and if nominated will prove a power on the stump. LOCAL BRIEFS " License has been issued fcr the marriage of Sophia Brown and Martin McCall. -Mrs. Tom Brown of Halls boro, Columbus county, under went a serious operation at the Thompson hospita) this morning and is getting along nicely. She was brought to the hospital Tuesday. Miss Ida McKenzie and Miss Elizabeth McNair, the later a ffraded school teacher, returned ast evening from Maxton, where they attended, yesterday after noon, the marriage of Miss Mabel Wcoten and Mr. D. O. Houser. Seventeen ladies and three men are standing the examina tion for public school teachers under Supt. Poole at the court bouse today. Examinations will be held for colored teachers to morrow and for Indian teachers Saturday. - The local marketing of cotton for the last two or three davs has been unusally heavy, jnd some of the buyers contend that just about twice as much cotton is being lo aswrvjhe-same : is 9 cents. Mrs. Sue A. McLeod sold this week to Mr. John Singletary a 93 acre tract of land near Back Swamp for $5,000 and she pur chased the Joe Britt place, about seven miles from town on the Creek road, for which she paid $7,000. The deal was made through Mr. Q. M. Barker. Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, was given a liberal pounding by mem bers of his congregation Tuesday I night. Quite a crowd of people, all laden with good things, gathered at the preacher's home on Fifth street and left a bounti ful supply of things to cheer the inner man. Misses Leslie Proctor, Ruth Whaley, Mary Weddell, Mamie Avent, Ida Anderson; Messrs. Woodie Lennon, R. R. Carlyle, H. H. Anderson; Dr. Jno Knox and Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Johnson were among those who went yesterday to Red Springs to hear Creatore's band. They are all loud in their praise of Creatore's music. Miss Sallie McLean of Max ton underwent an operation yes terday at Clifton Springs, N. Y., for appendicitis and is getting along nicely. Miss McLean has been at Clifton Springs for some time with her mother, Mrs. Lina McLean. Me, A. W. McLean joined nis motner and sister a week ago when it was learned that Miss McLean would proba bly have to undergo an operation. At the meeting of the county Farmers' Union held here Mon day there was much discussion of the cotton and cotton seed prices and a committee was ap pointed to see the different banks of the county and determine' what arrangements can be made for holding cotton. This com mittee is composed of the execu tive committee of the Union and E. W. Stone, VV. P. Barker and W. K. Culbreth Thpy are ex pf cted to report at once. -The trip of Deputy Sheriff T. C. Barnes and Chief of Police H. H. Red fern to Nichols. S. C, mention of which was made in Monday's Robesonian, in search of John Wesel one of the ne groes supposed to be implicated in fhp miirf!r nf Mr Hratr Tolar, wns fruitless. No arrest was made but the rffieers av tney are ot the opinion tnat Ves3ell or some otner negro guilty of crime is hanging out in that section. The suspicious character that aroused the at tention of those that notified the officers had vanished from that neck of the woqs when the of fleers appeared. Wilmington Woman and Lurr ber Bridge Man Married Here. Mrs. Elizabeth McLean, of Wilmington, and Mr. T. H. Dunn, of Lumber Bridge, were married here last night Justice A. E. White performed the ceremony about 10:30 o'clock at his resi dence. The couple spent the night at the Lumberton hotel aiad left on this morning's train for Wilmington.
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