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r 3 ROBESON IAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five CenU VOL XLII NO. 90. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. 1912. - i i i ' - TOWN AFFAIRS. light for East and North Lum ber ton Rubber Coats and Hats for Firemen Jig's Up With Delinquent Taxpayers ra the 15th Inst Cemetery Commission Appointed Plans Under Way for Paving Elm Street-Water and Light De partment Shows a Great Sav ing in Fuel Expense, Also Profit For December Other Matters. The regular monthly meeting f the mayor and town commis sioners W88 held Tuesday night. Two petitions were presented to the board by citizens and pro perty owners of East and North Lumber ton for electric lights for the better protection of property and for greater safety in night travel. The board ordered that 2 arc lights be placed along Chip pewa street in East Lumberton and that 2 arc lights be placed m North Lumberton, one at the corner near the residence of Mr. . S. McKenzie and one at the corner near the residence of Mr. Jas. Kerr. These are to be placed as soon as possible. A petition of Mr. C. P. Steph ens for permission to build an extra bathroom, also to replace porch floor to his house on Fourth street, between Elm and Water, within the fire limits, was granted. It was ordered that the town purchase 6 rubber coats and 6 hats for use of hremen in light ing fire. H. H. Red fern, tax collector, was authorized to levy on the , property of all persons who have sot paid their town taxes on or before the 15th day of this month. The poll tax charged against Dr. C. A. Eaton was ordered remitted on account of services rendered. Messrs. A. W. McLean, R. D, Caldwell, R. C. Lawrence, Frank Gough and A. W. Peace were appointed a cemetery commis sion to have charge of the old cemetery near the Seaboard pas senger station and Meadow Brook cemetery. Mayor White and Supt Pit man, of the water and light de partment, were authorized to provide a suitable building over the new pump recently installed at the power house. The salary of G. T. Page, town clerk and treasurer, was ordered increased from $62.50 to $75 per month, beginning with the first f this month. It was ordered that an up-to-date punch-clock be secured for the use of the night policeman. F. J. Meares was allowed a re hate of $24.38, error in listing, If same is found correct by the town attorney and clerk and treasurer. The following bills were order ed paid: A. E. Graves, rebate poll tax, $4 36; J. B. Smith, on sanitary tax, $2; Jake Rogers, for services rendered, $5; A. T. Parmele, auditor, moving pump, $7; Standard Oil Co., supplies, $52.33; White Oak Coal Co., coal, $101.45; Kingsdale Lumber Co., lumber, $4.94; fuel, $28; Crane Co., pipe for fire pump, $554 94; E. G. Jones Iron Works, meter boxes, $240; Neptune Meter Co., meter, $8 60; Pittsburgh Meter Co. , meters, $1270 24, to be paid $86 per month; Kentucky Elec trical Co., lamps, $45.25; Adams Bagnall Electric Co., supplies, $3 50; Carolina Electrical Co., supplies, $10.50; W. J. Britt, feeding mules, t 50; V. & C. S. Ry. Co., coal, 190 58; Standard Supply Co., supplies, $3.80; Free man Printing Co., printing, $29 75; C. M. Fuller & Son, wag on for L. & W. Dept , $60; L. E. Whaley, lumber, $29 60. Total, $2,654 14. Mayer White's report showed that since his last report, No vember 1, he has tried 32 cases, imposed fines amounting to $10 and penalties amounting to $77. 40; the paving on Chestnut street has been completed to Eighth. He has not abandoned the pur pose to pave Elm street from the Seaboard right of way to Sixth but is now formulating plans for this work to proceed and within a few days he -hopes to have these plans ready for submission. The street committee has been doing some much needed-work. Law and order prevails, largely due, said the mayor, to efficient police work. The electric light and water plant is being handled COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS Business Transacted at Meeting of County School Board Special Hearing January 18 to Decide Petition for Change in Boundaries of Certain Dis tricts. At the regular monthly meet ing of the county board of edu cation Monday the following business was transacted: District No. 3, white, Lum berton township, was allowed $425 for building school house, this amount to include former order of $300. The contract with C. W. Oxendine for building school house for $600 in district No. 4, Indian, Pembroke town ship, was approved. The com mittee of district 3, Smith's township, was allowed to pay $300 out of special tax funds for building purposes. Forty cents was ordered transferred from district 6, Thompson's, on ac count of error in listing special taxes of J. E. Price. M. W. Hedgpeth was appointed com mitteeman in place of W. H. Powell, deceased, in Orrum township. J. L. Smith was or dered transferred from district 7, Howellsville, to district 6, same township, and A. D. Sweet was ordered transferred from district 4, Wishart's, to district 7, Howellsville, both on account of distance. It was ordered that $16 70 be transferred from No. 2, Orrum, to No. 3, Sterling's, on account of error in listing, and that 76 cts. be transferred from district 4, Howellsville, to district 4, Saddle Tree, on ac count of error in listing taxes of J. W. Barker. A petition was presented ask ing that a change be made in the boundaries between districts 1 and 2, Orrum township, and be tween district 2, Orrum, and dis trict 4, Sterling's, and the same was ordered continued for a special hearing on Thursday, January 18. Supt. Poole was Instructed to notify the commit tee of each district A number of rebates was al lowed. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans Dead. Washington Dispatch. 3d. Rear Admiral Robley D Evans, ''Fighting Bob" to an admiring nation, died suddenly late today at his home in this citv. Acute indigestion ended the career of one of the most popular officers in the navy. He was ill less than two hours. Admiral Evans, born 65 years ago in Floyd county, Virginia, arose today apparently in better health and spirits than he had enjoyed in some time. For years a sufferer from old wounds sustained in the civil war and from recurrent attacks of rheu matic gout, the aged fighter seemed to have shaken off the bnrden of his advancing days. He displayed high spirits at breakfast and ate a hearty lunch at noon. in a business-like manner and shows a profit for the past month. The mayor recommends that a public toilet be built at some suitable place without de lay. He reports sanitary condi tions as being greatly improved and suggests that the commis sioners call on the town superin tendent of health for a report showing the work that has been done and the condition of the pub lic health. Supt. Pitman, of the light and water department, did not make a report in detail but stated that the plant would show a profit for the month of December. Supt. Pitman has just made a compari son of the amount of coal, or its equivalent, used at the power plant during the 8 months end ing January 1911 and 1912, and finds that from May 11, 1911, to January 1, 1912, 5 carloads less coal was used than was used from May 1. 1910. to January 1, 1911 A carload of coal costs about $175, so this makes a saving o about $875 in the fuel cost for 8 months ending the first of thie month. Mr. Pitman thinks this saving is due largely to the feed water heater which was installed last August, and in part to mon economical burning, also to th substitution of slabs obtained from the Kingsdale Lumber Co. for coal. TREED! Froir. Th RURAL MAIL CARRIERS MEET. Profitable Meeting Held in Lum berton Monday Important Meeting to be Held May 30. The meeting of the Robeson Rural Letter Carriers' Associa tion held in Lumberton Monday was fairly well attended, 15 or 20 carriers being present The questions in the programme pub lished in The Robeeonian of the 28th ult were discussed and the meeting was helpful to all who attended. President J S. Hum phrey of Shannon presided. Sec retary E. B. Hayes has been re quested to furnish The Robeson ian a full account of the meeting and this will be published as soon as it is received. The annual meeting, at which officers will be elected, will be held May 30. It is hoped that every carrier and postmaster in the county will attend this meet ing. It was agreed that all car riers shall see who can be best posted on the postal laws and regulations at the May meeting. These meetings are productive of much good and the faithful carriers, who brace all sorts of weather and travel bad roads oft en in order that the people in the rural districts may get their dai ly mails, are always welcome in Lumberton. Jurors For Febuary Court At the meeting of the county commissioners Monday the fol lowing were drawn to serve as jurors at the two-weeks' term of Kobeson superior court which will convene Monday, Febuary 5: First week -J. C. Morgan, G. F. Fisher, Wm. Tiddy, Mc Kay McKinnon, E. M. Harring ton, R. R. Carlyle, L. J. Prevatt, J. E. Nye, Lee Bass. Spurgeon Jones, O F. Bracy, R. L Leg- get, E. W. Prevatt, Joe Pittman, R. A. Melvin, J. A Branch, J no. 0. Fuller, D. J. Oliver, J. R. Arnett, J. W. Burns, C. P. Pow ell. W. P. Oliver, J. B. Black burn, Jas. H. McQueen, G. W Britt. E. B. Paul, Stinceon Ivey, J. H. Smith, Joe Blacker, W T. Stones, A. D. Barnes, Jud Hunt, E P. Townsend. Henry T. Sand erson, R. A. Gaddy, Hugh Mon roe. Second week C. J. Horn, W. C. Bracy, W. E- Jackson, Pat trick Locklear, W. C. Prevatt, F. A. Bond, M. J. Barker, C. K. Morgan, Alfred Turner, G. P. Higley, J. D. Hedgpeth. Jas. S McQueen, J. H. Redmond, A. vlcM. Blount A. S. Thompson, J no. T. Page, Jno. I. Carter. T. vV. Thompson. Subscribe lor The Robesonian. v w. n pYjar assure III! Charlotte N. C) Evening ClinnWli A Salvation Army Band in Lum berton. It was stated in Monday's Robesonian that a band of Salva tion Army people had come to Lumberton to work for a few days. This band is composed of Adjutant J. W. Owens, division officer in charge of North and South Carolina, with headquar ters at Charleston; his wife, who also has the rank of adjutant; and their five children, besides a baby girl 13 months old which they rescued from a house of ill fame in Charleston. The oldest daughter, Miss A. L. Owens, is a captain, and the oldest son, Mr. Jas. H , is a lieutenant Adju tant Owens left Charleston some time ago fur his health and is traveling about over his territory with his band holding services in all the towns at which they stop They came to Lumberton from Marion. S. C, and will remain here as long as they make ex penses. They held services at the Gospel Tabernacle Sunday and Monday nights and have been holding services on the streets every day, attracting large crowds by their music and speaking. The baby they res cued has thriven wonderfully un der their care and excites much interest These people belong to the American Salvation Army, which has headquarters in Phil adelphia and is doing a great work. Spring Term of Graded School Begins Monday. The spring term of the graded school will begin Monday, Janu ary 8. School closed for the holidays two weeks ago yester day, making the holidays half a week longer than usual. All the out of town teachers are expect ed to be in town by Sunday eve ning. This will throw com merfcement day on Tuesday, May 7, instead of Friday, as heretofore, and commencement will begin with a sermon on Sun day, May 5. Directors' Meetings. At a meeting of the directors of the National Cotton Mills this morning the regular 2 per cent quarterly dividend was declared. At a meeting Tuesday of the directors of the Bank of St Pauls a dividend of 4 per cent was de clared, to be paid by the 15th, and $800 was passed to the sur plus. This bank is only about two years old. It has a paid-in capital of $10,000. Can't look well, eat well or feel well with impure blood feeding your body. K-ep the b ood pure with Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat simply, take exer cise, keep clean and you will have long hie. COUNTY ROAD WORK. Business Transacted at Regular Monthly Meeting of County Road Board. The county road commission ers were in regular session Mon day and the following business was transacted: A. L. Stone was appointed to investigate claim for damages to land of B. L. Sutton in Britt's township and report at next meeting. It was ordered that $710 05 be charged to district 6 for use of chain gang for Decern ber and the same amount be credited to chain gang account Mr. H. C. McNair was request ed to confer with Mr. Jno. Par ish of Maxton with a view to se curing his services as road super intendent at a salary of $150 per month. A voucher for $404 was order ed issued in favor of Good Roads Machinery Co. and that note for $1,000 be issued in favor of the same company in payment of bill for steel cages, note payable 12 months from date and bearing 6 per cent interest, these amounts to be paid out of general f UDd The following bills were order ed paid: District No. 1- N. A. Kinlaw $29.12, Henry Fowler $21.50, Warren Moore & Co. 120 61, J. M. Stone $3, Geo. Edwards $271. 34. J. G Prevatt $54 63, A. L. Stone $40.25. L. H. Caldwell $2 -04, Robt Harden $2 50, E. McQ. Roan $9, F. F. Townsend $9 50, E H. Prevatt 17.20, D A. Jones $317 25, Giles Rozier $15.65, M. G. Prevatt $10.25, W. H. Bullard $74.50, W. H. Stone $16 50, Syd nor Pump Co. $66, Good Roads Machinery Co. $1 44, Lacy Mc Nair $8, L. E. Tyner& Son $6 -50, Lumberton Cotton Mills $13 -12, L. Y. Tyner & Son $76 69, W L Powell $6, N. C. Hughes $30 65. D. A. Jones $86 25. Spur geon Jones $8. Total, $1,320 49 District No. 2 -Fred Lawson $41.50, G. E Morgan $41.25, D. A. Jones $86 25. A. W. Harring ton $11, E. H. Prevatt $17.20. Total, 197 20. District No. 3-sI. B. McLeod $293 97. District No. 4 W. A. Savage $42 20, A. L. Gumbuy$255,McP. Alford $9, E. F.McRae $4, W. Tiddy $389. 94, Currie Patterson Co. $50.14. Total, $750.28. District No. 5-L. H. Caldwell $2 05, R. L. McQueen $17. Total, $19 05. District No. 6 Warren Moore & Co. $117.65, McEachern John son Co. $142 32, W. H. Bullard $185, N. C. Hughes $2.15, Kings dale Lumber Co. $60. Total. $507 12. General fund A. T. Parmele $4 60, Champion Supply Co. $117. 74, N. C. Hughes $74 12, C. J. Burnett $6.80, Good Roads Mach. Co. $404, Advance Pub. Co. $66 60, Freeman Printing Co $H.25. Total, $68511. Bridge fund -L. E Whaley $98 56. R. Mercer $15 03, Evan der Arnett $72.14, N. C. Hughes $8 54, J. I. Newberry $108 34, G. E. Morgan $49 48. G. W. and A. S. noya izi.'U, Aima LiumDer Co. $15 18. Total. $375 01. -ii r t r rmo lnain gang napp oros. $suo. 50, W. N. Smith $5, O. H Pre vatt $196 95. White & Gough $242 18. J. B. Belch $25). K. M. Biggs $4, Pope Drug Co. $2 75, Champion Supply Co. $5, S. A. L. Ry. Co. $2 27. Total, $669 15 It was ordered that $500 be transferred to the general fund and prorated as formerly. New Year Services at the First Baptist Church Sunday. Interesting New Year services are being prepared for at the First Baptist church Sunday. In the eleven o'clock service the pas tor, Rev. C. H. Durham, will dis cuss "What I Want to See in my Sunday School." The subject at the evening hour of worship will be "The Untrodden Way." All the members of the church and Sunday school are earnestly requested to be present. Visitors and strangers will be given a cordial welcome. Mr. C. H. Hix, president of the Raleigh &Charleston Ry. Co. and the Marion & Southern Ry. Co., with headquarters at Ports mouth, Va., announces that, ef fective January 1, Mr. C. Lane was appointed superintendent with headquarters at Marion, S. r LOCAL BRIEFS Little Bruce M'White has been very sick for a few rfv ot the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. M'White. on Pis street - License has been issued fsr the marriage of Mattie Pitmw and Joe Phillips; Susan Rogers and J. A. Britt; Mary Ann Mo gan and D. E. Evans. -Mr. Jno. T. Singletary, wke recently resigned his position as book-keeper in th eoffice of She iff E. C. McNeill, moved with his familv Tuesday to his faras at Back Swamp. The number of domestic money orders orders payable is the United States issued at the local office during the year 19H was 9 060, an increase of 444 over 1910 during which year th number issued was 8,616. The work of remodeling the building, corner Elm and Four streets, belonging to Mr. A. Weinstein was begun Tuesday. The work is being pushed rapid ly and it is expected that in s very short time things on this corner will be taking on a new appearance. Annie Laura, 3-year-ol4 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. CL Barnes, who live in the eastera part of town, died Tuesday af ternoon about 6 o'clock after am illness of only a few days. She had diphtheria. Interment was made yesterday afternoon in th family burying-grounds near Barnesville. Every one just naturally Iovps a pretty calendar, it seems; In Monday's paper the calendars received by The Robesonian from local firms wp re mentioned, and yesterday McMillan's drag store remembered this office with s gem of a big one showing a beas tiful picture entitled "A Fox Hunt in Old Virginia." Mr. Dennis W. Biggs has accepted a position with his father-in-law, Sheriff E. C. Mc Neill, as deputy sheriff. He be gan work yesterday. Mr. Biggs has sold his interest in the Jna. T. Biggs Co. to his brother lit Jno. T. Biggs. The Jno. X Biggs Co. business will continue as heretofore, under the sant management Charlotte Observer. 3d: Is honor of Mrs T. Clan Evans sf Lumberton, Mrs. Edward W. Phifer entertained a number sf friends last evening at her home on North Graham street, lira. Evans is spending some time is Charlotte as the guest of her sisters, Misses Charlee and Bes sie Hutchison, at their home Tenth avenue. Dr. R. F. Graham and family, whose intended move to Row land was mentioned in Monday's Robesonian, are moving today. Dr. R. T. Allen, who has occupied dental offices over McMillan's drug store for several years, has formed a partnership with Dr. D. D. King, who has been at Red Springs for the past two years, and they are moving today into the offices on the second floor af the Bank of Lumberton building vacated by Dr. Graham. Ths firm name is Allen & King. Dr. King came to Lumberton Mos day. Manager W. S. Wishart ei tertained a large crowd of Sua-day-school scholars at the Pasi time theater Monday afternooa, giving free admission to all members of the various schools in town who took advantage of his liberal offer. Tuesday eve ning little Miss Lucile Jones, whs has a wonderfully sweet voice, sang, and her singing a'one was more than worth the price of ad mission. Visitors to Lumbertoa brag on the moving picture show here and well they may, for it is better than one usually sees is towns much larger than Lumber ton. The pictures shown are the best that can be obtained. Notices of New Advertisements. Removal notice of J. W. Mur chison & Co. of Wilmington. "Along the Kennebec" at ths opera house January 9. A scarf pin has been lost Announcement by Dr. Tebeam. Brick for prompt shipment Tar Heel Brick Co , Fayettevills. A 6-room house for rent. Cabbage plants and gardes seed Crump ana Floyd.
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