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ESONIAN Section One Pages 1 to 8 Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cent VOL XUI NO. 69. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THUKSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1911. WHOLE NO. 27 lO r ROB FARMERS MEETING. Determined Farmers Meet in Raleigh and Pass Strong Res olutions About Holding Cotton and Curtailing Next Crop. lilrich News Observer. 19th. Over two hundred determined "North Carolina farmers, repre senting practically every section -ef the State, met in the hall of the House of Representives yes terday in response to the call issued by President H. Q Alex ander, of the State Farmers Union, to discuss the present low price of cotton and to devise -means whereby the farmers of Horth Carolina might co-operate with the farmers of the cotton foelt in protecting themselves :agaJnst the present situation by holding this year's cotton crop ior better prices and curtailing the crop of next year. To this nd resolutions were adoDted, urging cencerted action, and del egates, were appointed to the Cotton Conference, to be held in New Orleans October 23d, to so licit the concerted action of all Southern States. In short North Carolina took the initiative; set a precedent which, if follow ed in practice, as well as in the- JUOabCl TT , rTri - - board at the same place" was the sentiment shown, as repre sentative farmers urged their brethren to raise their own food stuffs and be independent. Major A. J. McKinnon of Max ton presided over the meeting at the request of President Alex ander and took a prominent part. He introduced a resolution, which was adopted, providing that farmers be induced to sign a pledge to plant not over 60 per cent, of their farms in cot ton and to hold the present crop just as long as possible, a pen alty of $10 to be imposed on signers who violate the pledge. 'Committed to Jail on Chaige of Robbery. Rich Thompson, an Indian, was tried Tuesday at Maxton be fore Justice T. J. Wooten on the charge of robbing Mr. W. H. Beasley of Maxton and was bound to court in bond in the sum of $300, in default of which he was sent to jail to await trial. He was brought to jail here .yesterday by Deputy Sheriff T. C. Barnes. Thompson went to Wilmington Sundav niehr. was .arrested on the arrival of the train there, and was taken to Maxton Monday. Mr. Beasley -alleges that he was robbed near Pembroke Sunday. In the ac count of the arrest at Wilming ton The Star has the following: "Thompson did not deny his guilt, so it was said at police InaaArtviartara nnrl taWrati t'roolv of the robbery, which was part icipated in by his brother and llillan Locklin, also a Croatan. .Rich Thompson told hall officers that his brother, Millan Locklin, and himself and Mr. Beasley were together carousing around when they got $140 which be longed to the latter. He said ; that Beasley gave his brother $5 with which to get some wine and that while his brother was away to get the wine Beasley began i flashing a pistol. Not liking the looks of the weapon Rich Thorn p .son took it away from Beasley and later gave it to his brother ' to keep. Rich's brother was ar rested and it was said by the iRobeson officer who cama here yesterday that Beasley s pistol was found at the Croatan 'a .house. When searched at the hall Thompson wa3 found to have .$77.95 on his person." It is said that Thompson served a term on the chain gang of this county some time ago for a cut ting scrape -jGordojnL. Beasley, - another In dian, was tried before Justice Wooten at Maxton in connection with this robbery and was com mitted to jail in default of bond in the sum of $200. He was brought to jail this morning by Deputy Sheriff Hector Morrison fJGov. Kitchin opened th? 5lst annual State fair at Raleigh Tuesday. Gov. Harmon of Ohio, j a prominent Democratic presi dential' possibility, was a guest on the opening day and the principal speaker yesterday and was given a rousiag welcome. PROCTORVILLE POINTS. Cotton Gins Busy Suckers Short-Changed at Show-A Live Sunday SchooL Correspondence of The Robeeonian. Proctorville, Oct 14. -The two cotton gins at this place have been busy for the past few days ginning the poor old farmers' eight-cent cotton. I'll admit it's hard to take that for it but there is nothing to remedy the situa tion as the writer can see. One reason is, there is more cotton made in this section of Robeson county than ever known before, the old people tell us, and judg- jed by her at her nome on matur ing other counties the same. ; day night. Miss Delia May Mc How can cotton advance? There1 Lean had the pleasure of having is one consolation, old brother her cousin Miss Rebecca McLean farmer ou can eat your sweet ! spent last Sunday with her. potatoes and pork, notwithstand-j Mr. Artemas McLean, Sr.,and ing the low cotton market. 1 his daughter Miss Sallie McLean Neither will you ever be any the ! returned, with Mr. McLean's better until you reduce your cot- j son Mr. J. D. McLean and wife, ton acreage and make more "h g, to Fairmont, Mr. J. D. McLean and hominy." and wife having spent Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jas. 'Williams of afternoon with his father. Mr. Danville. Va.. are visiting at Maynard McLean took dinner Prof J. P. Price's this week. ; with his cousin Mr. Alexander Mr. Pope, of Lumberton. who is McLean. Mr. J. L. Las8iter, englged in ths insurance busi- formerly of this community, now ness, was in our town Friday on 'of Charlotte, is spending a few business. Mr. Hartford "Barnes, days with his brother-in-law wjfrifc has been in the service of j Mr. Artemas McLean, Jr. S. Navy for the past j In trying to solve the problem three" years, returned home rp-! why cotton i3 so low, we have cently to his mother.. s. R heard Several different reasons. Davis, and is now employed as Some say it's a big crop, some night watchman for the R. & C. say that the spinners are corn Railroad Co. at Marion, S. C ' bined, others say it's a political Mr. Hayes of Kemper, S. C. is scheme, and still others say it is up today to attend service at being kept down by a bear clique; Oakton Baptist church. Dr. , but about as good a reason as Ayers and Mr. I. P. Graham took any, or at least the most inter, st in "Graustark" at Lumberton 1 ing of any, is the one that some Friday night, they report an ex- one gave the other day. He said cellent time. Several of our peo- that the present style of wo pie took in the great "Saiigers man's dres3 was what kept prices Shows" at FairmonLWednesday, ! down. He said that it takes and some find it abad policy to '. about one-third less cloth to wait until you get into the show I make a dress now tnan before, grounds to have your money . therefore the demand for cloth changed. Otherwise the show: is not so great, causing the de was ordinarily good. "Happy ! mand for cotton to be less, and Jack" passed through town en ! thereby cheapening it. We have route to Fairmont, we suppose, ! heard lots of objections to the to see the sights. We hope he hobble skirt but this beats all. didn't get any of the short JWhfn it comes to affecting the change. j whole country by putting cotton As we stated in our corres-down it is a great objection, but pondence some time ago, we have; as we do not know positively organized and get one of the j whether it has any effect upon liveliest little Sunday schools (not very little either) you have heard about. You may just mark it, if you ask that fellow on the end of the bench a question concerning! the lesson, he will sure tell you;! same way with the fellow in the' middle or on the other end. The best lessens we ever heard arei those recited in our growing Sunday school. Then the sing- ing, Who is it don't love good! singing It you are one ot them you had better not want to hear our choir open up on one of its familiar pieces. In general the life of our Sunday school is good attendance, good lessons and above all good singing. This is what we are striving to d. Come out and see for yourself. 'Ji'.mbo." A Change in Management of the Acme Brick Co. Mr. J. B. Blackman, who has been interested in and held a position as manager of the Acme Brick Co. for about three ears. has res'irned and sold his st.'c'c to Mr. Geo. G. French, one of the oiiinal stockholders. Mr French now owns practically all the stock and says that he is going to make some improve-, meiits in the plant, which is Jo - rated on the V. &. C S. railroad about one mile north of town, evening tor Lhariotte. where jon Third street, which Mr. Free and that he expects to make 3ne.ana Mr. llliams will makeiman vacates, will be occupied by more and better brick than has ever been turned out by the company in the past. Mr. Blackman with hi family i moved to Lumberton from Fork, j S. C, at the time he accepted! the prsition above mentioned,1 uiiu lie cxijro mak tic win i;uu iiiiut; t- livein Lumberton and- will possibly fetart a brick business here of his own about the first of the year. Miss Hannah Lewis, of Bladen boro, spent a few hours in town this morning between trains to see Supt. J. R. Poole in regard to some school matters. Miss Lewis will be principal of the school at Smith's church this term, and school . will open the 30th of this month. . ' Don't think that pih can't be cured. Thousands of obstinate cases have been cirel Oy Doan's Ointment. 60 cent at a y drug U. UP MAXTON WAY. Theories as to Low Prices Cotton Personal. of Correspondence of The Robesonian. Maxton. R. F. D. 3. Oct. 17 Miss Evelyn McLean of Alma spent last Saturday and Sunday with her cousin Miss Lee Pedden, of this community. Miss Bessie McCall, who has been attending school at Laurinburg. spent last Saturday and Sunday at her home 'and little son spent Sunday at in this section. The young peo-1 Mr. John Huneycut's.-Mr. John Die were of course glad to see Herrel of Zozier is spending this her home again, and some ofjweekat the home of his son-in- them were delightfully entertain- i cotton or not we don t intend to wage a war on tne noDDie sKirt. Josh Dooley. HOPE MILLS NEWS. New Cotton Gin Convocation Postponed Stcck Law Elec tion. ipoodence of The Robesonian. Hope Mills, Oct. 16. -Rev. W. M. Fairlev. of Favetteville. preached a fine sermon in the Presbyterian church here Sunday afiernoon. He will preach here again on the third Sunday in November at 3:30 p. m. Mr. Z. B. Newton has installed a cotton gin in Hope Mills which is now giving entire satisfaction. Convocation, which was to meet at Christ church, Hope Mills, tnis week has been dos- ponta, me uaie to d announced, he has been doing business two in a subsequent issue or this j year3 or m0re, are being shipped paper, several leading ministers t0(jay. Mr. Freeman's house, wno were to ta ice part in tnecorner 0f Fourth and Walnut meeting could not be here this :8treeis, wheh he is vacating, week, hence the delay win be occupied by Mr. A. B. Mr. V. D. Phillips has been;gmait wh0 is moving in today. appointed registrar ior tne stocK u' election which is to be held ii riope AJiiis on iNovemoer 14th, a."d the booKS wl 11 be open every 'Saturday at the guard house. Mrs. Torn Williams leaves this :int".UdlI1' iur- "imams nas a; 'Potion with a hardware concern ; fin that city. Imperial Chinese Troops and Revolutionists Come to Grips. TheJmperial Chinese troops r thervouuoruits niveomeirt Grorery Company with H,..F,.yft.in. u,s u""re!Mr. W. B. Cooper of Wilmington as yet is indecisive. The govern- iand Mr w H Humphrev of ment at Peking claims a great , Lumberton a3 stockholders, men victory ana he government, of which was made in The troops hold the trenches at Han-, Robesonian at the time; but as Row as well as the station, where t the comDanv has not been reinforcements are hourly ar-li "a vr. u 1 riving. The rebels have fallen back on Wu Chang, which it is said, they have succeeded in strongly fortifying in the past few days. The casualties on both sides in the engagement are reported large, for the fighting at times mA dX the bay oaes iomt. UP ST. PAUL WAY. Mr. G. T. Humphrey Wins a Bride in Georgia Death of Little Edgar Johnson Per sonal. Corraepondenee of The Robesonian. St. Paul, R. F. D. 1. Oct. 16. -We are having some fine weather now for gathering. The farmers are making good use of the time. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Huneycut law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Johnson. Rev. E. L. Weston filled his regular appoint ment at the Great Marsh Satur day and Sunday and preached two real good sermons. Miss Dora Johnson of Lumberton was one of the number that attended church from a distance Sunday. We are all glad to see Dora come back to her old home church. Mr. James Johnson received a nice box of chessnuts Saturday from his son Mr. R. W. Johnson of AsheDoro. Mr. McDuffie, who is running a shingle mill at Gates Point on the branch road from St. Paul to Elizabethtown, passed through here Saturday on his way to his home at Raford. Mr. G. F. Humphrey left for Savannah on the 9th and was married on the 11th to Miss Nettie May and returned Thurs day with his fair bride. Hazel Eyes had the pleasure of meet ing her on Saturday. We wish for them a long and happy life. This community was made sad on the eighth when the angel of death laid his cold hand on little Edgar Johnson, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. CD. Johnson. Little Edgar was 13 months and 15 days old. He was a sweet little child and had never been sick a day until he was taken with bronco-pneumonia, which re sulted in his death. His place can never be filled here but we can all meet him in the sweet world above and the joy of think ing that they have a treasure up there should reconcile the sorrow ing parents. We extend to the bereaved ones our deepest sym pathy. He was sick only about 5 days. Mr. John Baggett spent last Thursday at Raeford visiting his sister Mrs. M. Lee. Mr. D. Brisson and family passed through here Sunday p. m. on their way to their home near the old Shaw mill They had been visaing friends in the Ten Mile section. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Baggett of Tolarsville spent Sun day at the home of their mother, Mrs. W. M. Baggett. Misses Jane and Maggie Johnson spent last Thursday p. m. at St. Paul shopping. Hazel Eyes. Some Residence and Business Changes. Mr. Steve T. Freeman is mov ing to Nichols, S. C. He left Tuesday morning and his family will go tomorrow. Some of his household goods and fixtures in a strr on Third atrppf. in whiVh m- Small s mov ntr from a cot ( ta(?e on Cedar street, where he nas been running a boarding j house, which business he will ! continue at the place where he is now moving. The store building Messrs. Andrew Hoggins and E. d Stone. They will do a grocery business and the style of the firm will be Huggins & Stone. Proposed Wholsale Grocery Company May Fall Through. Some two or three weeks ago : a charter was granted the Lum has asked The Robesonian to state that the probabilities now are that the company will not be organized. Lame back is one of the most com mon forms of muscular rheumat sm. A few applications of Chamberlain') Lini m?nt wtJ give relief, for al by ai. ViUiiiv.U aiav 4'4ir'i V J i MOVING BUILDINGS. Work of Moving Columbia Hotel Building Off Sidewalk Begun -Mayor White's Stable Build ing on Chestnut Street Must Also be Moved Hearing Be fore Mayor White This After noon in Regard to Moving wBuilding Owned by Mr. A. Weinstein. Work has been commenced on cutting -off the old Columbia hotel building, owned by Mrs. J. W. Griffith of Greensboro, to make it even with the sidewalk on Elm street, on which-it en croaches about 2h feet Mr. W. R. Pleasants of Greensboro has the contract for the work, which is being done under the imme diate direction of Mr. A. G. Alexander, also of Greensboro. The front of the building will be taken off even with the street and will be rebuilt pretty much like the present front. It will take about three weeks to com plete the work. The front of this building is occupied by the Farmers & Merchants Bank, the Dixie cafe and the Lumberton barber shop on the first floor and Dr. J. D. Regan's dental office on the second floor. While the work is going on these businesses will be put to some disadvantage The bank has a side entrance that may be conveniently used by Its customers. It would seem that the work ought to be done without blocking the sidewalk, but those in charge claim that they are complying with the State building laws. This work is being done in compliance with an ordinance recently passed by the town commissioners requiring all build ings that encroach upon side walks to be moved off. The building occupied by Boylin's jewelry store and J. H. Wish art's grocery store, owned by Mr. A. Weinstein, across Fourth from the Columbia hotel build ing, also falls under this ordi nance, it is claimed, but Mr. Weinstein has not begun the work of complying with the or dinance. This matter was set for trial before Mayor White yesterday afternoon but was con tinued until this afternoon at 3 o'clock on account of the absence of some witnesses. . It has been determined by a survey made within the past few days that the sales stables build ing corner of Chestnut and Fourth streets, owned by Mayor A. E. vVhite and occupied by W. F. French & Co , stands on the Chestnut street line about 3 inches and it will be moved back at once The contract for the work was given to Mr. W. H. Bullard Tuesday. SERVICES WELL ATTENDED Presbyterian Church Cannot Seat Crowds and Services Will be Held in Beptist Church The series of meetings being conducted at the Presbyterian church this week by Rev. Wil liam Black, of Charlotte, are being well attended and much interest is being taken in the services. The crowds have been increasing during the week and the crowd that assembled last evening was almost more than the church would hold, so it has been decided to go to the Bap tist church, which has been ten dered and where the services will be held this evening, begin ning at the usual time, 7:13. The meeting will cont'nue until Sun day and possibly longer. Robeson Baptist Association Meets at Fairmont November 1, 2 and 3. The Robeson Baptist Associa tion will meet at Fairmont the 1st, 2nd and 3d of Novemberr The Raleigh & Charleston Ry. will operate a serial trarh from Lumberton to Proctor ville. connecting with the Coast Lin there, provided not less than 25 will go. So it is desired that al who wish to go notify Dr. R T Allen, clerk of the association, to that effect n ordsr that ar rangements may be male for the train. Farmers, mechanics. railroaders, laborers rely on Dr. Thomas' Selects Oil. Takes the sting out of autsK burn r braids t on.;. Pin ca-inoc sta wner? it is ujed. 1 LOCAL BRIEFS A meeting of the county being held Farmers' Union here today. is Dr. W. L. Grantham return ed last night from Charlotte, where he went Tuesday to have a minor operation performed on his nose at the Charlotte san torium. It is late in the season for watermelons, but Mr. Spurgeon Kinlaw, of Howellsville, has a one-horse wagon load of them in town today and says that they are selling fine. Those who witnessed the performance given at the opera house last night by "Frederick the Great" say it was good. "The Girl and the Tramo" is I the attraction tonight - -Mr. W. L. Peace of Oxford has accepted a position with the Bank of Lumberton, of which his brother, Mr. A. W. Peace, is cashier. He arrived this morn ing and has begun work. His family will probably join him here in the near future. Master Ertle Carlyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Carlyle, while playing football Tuesday afternoon on the graded school grounds with a number of other small boys had the misfortune of getting his nose broken. Dr. T. C. Johnson rendered medical at tention. The old store building on Elm street U3ed for a coffin house j for a number of years by O. C. Norment & Co. and recently va cated by Mr. I. J. Moore, who ran a fruit business there for I some time, is being torn down, j First street will be extended across Elm, where the building I is being moved from. , Several people from near I Elrod are in town today to attend I a hearing before Clerk of the Court C. B. Skipper in the case j of A. E. Monroe et al vs. J. L. j Monroe et al, a land suit. Attor jney B. F. McLean of Maxton ; and Surveyor J. P. McLean of Scotland county are here in con nection with this case. i l he fhiladeiphus high school will give a Hallowe'en entertain ment at the school building on I the evening of the 27th inst.. I beginning at 8 o'clock. It will I consist of goblin parades, witcn I dances, wild and wierd scenes. et cetera in tact it is asserted that this will be the greatest entertainment ever givers at Philadelphus, which is noted for its good entertainments. Mr. Fred J. Thomas, who was sick for some time at his home on Fifth street and later was taken to the Thompson hos pital, left this morning for Liles ville, where he will spend some (time at the home of his mother . recuperating, and thence he will . i ii . i m prooaoiy go to tne mountains oi the western part of the State for a whil. He is advispd bv his physician to rest a month before returning to wjrK. Miss Mattie Willams Mc Lean, of Maxton, who has been spending some time in town vis iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A W. McLean, and Miss Eiizabeth McNai also of Max ton. wno is teaching here in the graded school, spent yester day in Maxton, where they at tended tne McNair-Williams marriage. The extracting par ties were Miss Ciarkie Belle Mc- Nair and Mr. W. Lacy Williams. Th marrtro trok place yester terday afternoon. Arrangements to be Made Mon day for FarTiers' Union Edu cational Rally. A meeting of the txecutive eomm;tree of the County Farm ers' Union, will be he-id here ilon . iay to appoint marshals and make other arrangements for he-e'.httv.icna rutty to 5e held in Lumberton Friday. November 10. mention, of whhh was made in Monday's Robesonian. Gov. Kitchin and other notable speak ers will grace this occasion and it it the purpose to make it one f the greatest days in the his ory of the county. The best planter. A piece of flannel lamfened with Chamberlain a Linixnr.t n1 bound on over the affected prt penor t j a p!aater and custa onty one is.ula aj tAuch It or Mie Oj ikltleal rs.
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