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V r ROBESONIAN a Established 1870. Country. God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cent VOL XLII Nb. 99. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1B12. WHOLESTO. 2730 THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE IS No One is Disposed to Dispute This Well-Known Saying These Days Da Not Forget That You Have Just Five Days More in Which to Work for the Five Dollar Gold Pieces These Extra Prizes are for Yearly Subscriptions Three Go to Distrist No. 1, and Three to District No. 2 Now is the Time to Get Up and Hustle Be One of the Ones to Get One of These Gold Pieces Saturday Night Word received from all quar - ters indicates that Saturday will be a day of excitement among the workers in The Robesonian's great contest. Some three ba bies living in Lumberton are bound to win a five dollar gold piece each and the same number in district No. 2 will be awarded a five dollar gold piece each. The gold will be awarded to the babies who bring in the larg est number of yearly subscrip tions. This little special race for these gold piecelHias nothing to do with the large prizes, ex cept that, you get 9,000 votes with every yearly subscription that you turn in the contest office to help towards winning the large prizes. This is just a little extra spending money for the mothers of our contestants. You have five days left when you get this paper in which to work for these special prizes for your baby, and a little extra ef fort, a little close application, may turn defeat to victory. Are you going to allow someone else to seize the honor or are you go ing to see to it that your darling is the winner not only of one of the special prizes, but one of the large prizes on the last night? The habit of winning is a good one to fall into, for habits usual ly stick. Thus it is if you win one of these special prizes and others which may possibly be of fered as the contest progresses, who knows but in the end you may win the first grand prize and be the envisd of all others in this race. Be a winner at all hazards. It is worth repeating that all the world loves a winner, but is impatient with a loser and has absolutely no time for a quit ter. Wouldn't it be nice to deposit $l50.00 to the credit of your lit tle one on March 23. 1912? Why, that money placed at interest will flourish like a green bay tree And when your baby reaches manhood or womanhood there would be a nice little nest egg waiting. There is nothing that succeeds like succecs and it you are suc cessful in winning one of these special prizes it will be sure to give your friends more confidence in you and they will undoubted lv be more willing to help you if they think you have a chance to win one of the large prizes. According to the interest hown by the parents in the campaign of their babies, so will your friends show interest and give their help. If you carry on An earnest, active campaign, you will find your friends only too willing to aid in every way they can. If you only show a placid sort of interest, if you are only luke-warm in your support of your own baby, how can you ex pect your friends to be lnteregur ed? Let your friends see that you are trying and that you are go ing to win, and they will admire your pluck and help you all they can. Just think of the happiness it will be to have your little chum carry off first honors. Do not delay about having the baby's picture taken. This is a 'very important matter. Almost Lost His Life. S. A. Stid, of Mason, Mich., will never forget his terrible exposure to a merciless Btorm. "It gave me a dread ful cold," he writes, "that caused se vere pains in my chest, so it was hard for me to breathe. A neighbor gave me several doses of Dr. King's New Discovery which brough t great relief. The doctor said I was on the verge of pneumonia, but to continue with the Discovery. 1 did so and two bottles completely cured me. " Use only this quick, safe, reliable medicine for coughs, colds, or any throat or lung trouble. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle"free. Guranteed by all druggists. THE HAND THAT 1 LUMBER BRIDGE LOCALS. Roads Improving New Saw Mill Church Services Per sonal Mention. Correspondence of The Robegonian. Lumber Bridge, Feb. 2 The roads are in a much better con dition than they have been for the past few weeks. Messrs. J. A. Clifton and R. J. Graham have constructed a new saw-mill near town. Quite a number of residents of this town attended the play at the opera house in Fayetteville Monday night, and reported jolly good time. Mr. V. Y. Conley has resigned his position as depot agent and ne ana nis iamny win leave in a few days to make their future home in Georgia. Mr. Ham will arrive Saturday as his successor. Regular services will be con ducted at the First Baptist church Sunday and Sunday night by the new pastor. Mr. Hector McLean and fam ily will move to their farm in j few days near town. The faculty of the State high school here attended the teachers institute in Lumberton last Sat urday. Mrs. C. P. McGougan and little daughter, Ruby, spent Saturday in Fayetteville shop ping. Frof. Jones attended the Sunday school institute in Red Springs Thursday night. Mrs. L. S. Shaw spent Tuesday in St. Paul as the guest of her sister Mrs. James Johnson. Mrs. S. J. mi m inomasson spent Monday near Parkton visiting old friends. The regular prayermeeting services were held this week as usual.at the Presbyterian church Wednesday night and at the Baptist church Thursday night. Busy Bees. Three-Year Old Boy Drowned in a Ditch. The 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cassius Willis, of Ten Mile, was drowned in a ditch yester day afternoon about 1 o'clock. The child was out with three other small children some dis tance from the house playing and was crossing over a ditch, m which was 4 feet of water, on a plank when the little fellow fell off head foremost. The other three children ran to the house and informed the parents at once, but by the time Mr. Willis reached the place the child had floated down the ditch some 35 or 40 fett and was dead. The parents did all they could and Dr. T. L. Northrop was sent for at once, but all was in vain. The child showed no signs of life af ter being removed from the ditch. Dr. R. M. Norment's 83d Birth- day. A constant stream of cahers at the home of Dr. R. M. Norment, Sixth street, in the afternoon Thursday, his 83d birthday, gave him to understand in some meas- ure the high regard in which he is held by the people of his home town. Ladies called from 3 to 4 and gentlemen from 4 to 5. This manner of remembering the grand old gentleman, who has been confined to his home for the greater part of the past year, was planned, as mentioned in Thursday's Robesonian, as a sur prise; and it was a most pleasant surprise. Almost every caller brought a present and it looked to those who were among the last like the presents might num ber as many as the years of his life. It was a happy day for Dr. Norment, and his friends, whose name is legion, hope that he will be spared to enjoy many more such days. RULES THE WORLD FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER New Preacher Church Services Preacher's Family Pounded Telephone Service Person al. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairniont, Feb. 2 All the teachers of the graded school at tended the county teachers asso ciation last week. Miss Ruth Jones of Mooresville-arrived last week to assist her father in his school work. Rev. Mr. Lattimer of Orange burg Presbytery has accepted a circle of churches near here and in town and arrived Thursday to take charge of his work. He and his family are gladly welcomed and we hope they may be pleased with their new home. Miss Newby of Sanford visited her friend Mrs. S. T. Moyle a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Carter and little Miss Frances left for Laurinburg last Saturday, to the great regret of their many friends. Miss Mag gie Brown of Philadelphus is the welcome guest of her aunt Mrs. Fannie Brown for a few days this week. Miss Pauline Jones of South Carolina is the guest of her aunt Mrs. Kittle Mitchell. The Young People's Mission ary Society held its usual quar terly social meeting at the K. of P. hall Thursday night and had an enjoyable evening. Rev. A. McCullen of Rocking ham preached to a large congre gation at the Methodist church last Sunday morning, it being the occasion of the first quarter ly meeting for the year of Robe son circuit. This fine sermon was greatly appreciated by our people. The business meeting on Saturday was well attended and the good dinner served pic nic fashion on thee hurch'grounds was much enjoyed. The congregation and friends of Rev. S. T. Moyle and family gave them a nice pounding last week, which was much appreci ated by the faithful pastor. Friends of Mr. P. B. Thomp son and family are glad to have them back in Fairmont. We are promised much improve ment in our telephone service at once, and are trying to keep our patience. The service is already better as a result of recent com plaint and the new switch-board promised will be a great advant age. Mr. Walter Andrews, who was taken to the Highsmith sanatori um at Fayetteville last week, is improving some, but is quite sick yet. Milling and Electric Plant at St. Paul Burned Another Grist Mill Will be Started This Week. There was a bad fire at St. Paul Saturday night when Mr. Opie Odum's milling and electric plant was destroyed. The fire was discovered about 9; o'clock. It started on the sec ond noor in cotton and is sup posed to have been started by rats with matches. Mr. Odum and several others were at the mill when the fire was discover ed. The plant consisted of two grist mills, two cotton gins, an electric dynamo and quite a lot of machinery, all of which was destroyed. The total loss is esti mated at not less than $5,000, with $1,000 insurance. The ma chinery was all run by water power and the dynamo burned furnished the current for light ing the village. The plant has been in operation only about two months. The plant was owned by Messrs. Opie Odum and S. B. Rozier, Jr. It is understood that the work of rebuilding will be started at once. The grist mill had more work than it could do and in order to accommodate the arge number to people who will be inconvenien-ed by its loss the W. D. Johnson Lumber Co. will put in a grist this week. An Epidemic of Coughing Is sweeping over the town. Old and young alike are affected, and the strain is particularly bard on little children and elderly people. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is a quick, safe, reliable cure for alt coughs and colds. Contains j nu opiates. J. D. McMillan & Son. A RAILROAD FIGHT. Seaboard Gets Left in Trying to Prevent Competition at Lum berton Cotton Mills -V. & C. S. Takes up Seaboard Track and Replaces it With' Its Own and Gives Both Roads Same Rights-V. & C. S. Has Deed From Owners of Property and Seaboard Had Year's Notice, On account of the fact that the Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co. would not give the Virginia & Carolina So. Ry. Co. free access to a track to the coal shoot of the Lumberton cotton mill in East Lumberton, and acting under authority of the court and also by permission of the owner of the property, the latter road Saturday tore away about 100 feet of Seaboard tract, replaced it with its own track and connected this track with me oeaDoaro siaetracK, giving the Seaboard the same right it had before with the exception of the right to keep the V. & C. S out. Saturday night about 7:30 o'clock General Supt. J. P. Rus sell, of the V. & C. S. discovered a work crew of the Seaboard near the cotton mill, and being apprehensive that they would in terfere with the work done by the V.'& C. S., Mr. Russell and Mr. A. W. McLean, president of the road, and Mr. H. B. Jen nings, manager of the Lumber- ton Cotton Mills Co., owner of the property, forbade the Sea board to go upon the property except in the usual course of business, and Mayor Edwards of East Lumberton was asked to protect the property. Mayor Ed wards placed guards at the track to keep the Seaboard people from interfering with the work that had been done, and the track is still being guarded. Some time ago the V. & C. S. condemned a crossing over the Seaboard, bv permission of court, to go into the Lumberton cotton mill. The crossing was construct ed and a sidetrack was being built, but there was not room to build two tracks to the coal shoot between the mill boiler room and the shoot, so the V. & C. S. pro posed to the Seaboard to use its (the Seaboard s) track, giving tree access to both roads, with the understanding that the V. & C. S. should pay half the cost of construction of the track and half the cost of maintenance The Seaboard refused. The mill authorities wanted both roads to have free access to the mill so as to give free competition and pre vent delay caused by the Sea Doard in tailing to shitt cars promptly. When the Seaboard refused its proposition the V. & C. S. proposed to the cotton mill to build a track on the coal shoot and permit the Seaboard to use it. The mill accepted this propo sition with the condition that the Seaboard should have same rights to use the track as the V. & C. S. The Seaboard track was not on its right-of-way but on the land of the cotton mill company. When the V. & C. S. took up the Seaboard track and replaced it with its own It was acting under deed from the mill company, The V. & C. S. ' connected the Seaboard to this new track by proper switch at its own expense and the Seaboard now has the same right to use the track as it has had heretofore, except that it has not the right to keep the V. & C. S. out and prevent com petition. The tracks laid Saturday by the V. & C. S. were laid exactly where plans which were filed in a condemnation suit heretofore brought by the V. & C. S. indi cated they wouldjbe laid and the Seaboard has had notice ever since the suit was filed about a year ago that it was the purpose of the V. & C. S. to build a sid ing at that point It was for that purpose that the clerk of the superior court, and Judge Cook, on appeal, permitted the V. & C. S. to put in its crossing. The whole matter hinged upon the refusal of the Seaboard to allow the V. & C. S. to use its track where two tracks could not be laid in order to give free competition. The Seaboard has exactly the same access to the When her child is in danger a woman will risk her life to protect it. No great act of heroism or risk of life is necessary to protect a child irom cioup. Give Chsmberlain's Cough Remedy and all dat ger is avoided sale by all dealers. hr track as it had before, with the exception that it has not the right to keep the other road out The V. & C. S is largely financed by local capital. Its president, if a r-v r r t- . Mr. a. w. McLean, is also vice president of the Lumberton Cot ton Mills Co., and naturally the mill wants this road to have at least the same chance at busi ness that the Seaboard has. Both roads now have exactly the same right to the track that the Seaboard alone has had here-to-fore, and the Seaboard no longer has the right to prevent compe tion and cause delays by failing to shift cars promptly. BARNESVILLE BUDGET. Rains Delay Farm Work -Cotton in the Fields Bad Roads Personal and Social. Corraapondenca of Th Robeaonian. Barnesville, Jan. 31. Farmers are taking a long vacation on ac count of the weather. The land seems to stay wet and the people arcomplaining at the bad weather. We should be content with our lot and say1 nothing, but thank our Maker that it in not worse. Miss Hannah Floyd of .Barnes ville is spending this week at and around Fairmont. Messrs. D. Floyd and R. R. Barnes .vis ited in the Bloomingdale section Sunday p. m. Rev. Mr. Bridgers preached a good sermon at the Baptist church Sunday. Mr. J. B. Williams of Fair Bluff spent a while with his mother-in-law, Mrs. M. H. Floyd, Monday. Mrs. Gaston Lewis of Fairmont spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. C. G. Floyd. Mr. R. R. Barnes has a lot of cotton in the field yet. We would be glad if Mr. Barnes could get the Campbell cotton picker down here and make a demonstration for lower Robeson. Mr. J. W. Barnes also has a few bales of cotton in the field. Our public roads are almost impassable and we see nothing being done to them. We seem to be about a century behind the other sections. I think we will have to have a road-working or stay at home. Mr. Bell Robeson is somewhat under the weather. Mr. L. C. Floyd and Mr. J. L. Flowers were visitors on the island near Boardman Sunday p. m. People seem slow about hauling fertilizer this year. Mr. K. M. Barnes gave a fruit supper at his father's home, Mr. R. R. Barnes', Tuesday night which was enjoyed by all pres ent Court Convenes Tomorrow. The two-weeks' term of crimi nal court scheduled to begin this morning will not convene nntil tomorrow morning on account of the failure of Judge R. B.Peebles to arrive. " Judge Peebles has been sick for several weeks and he notified Sheriff McNeill from his home at Jackson Saturday that he would not be able to reach Lumberton until tonight -'-The local cotton market to day is ranging from 9 to 10 cents, and continues to get a little stronger almost every day. Manager Wishart expects to show some exceptionally good pictures at the Pasttime theater Wednesday and Friday nights this week. Wednesday night he will put on "From the Bottom of the Sea," in two parts two reels and Friday night "Hands Across the Sea," also in two parts. These are said to be ex ceptionally fine. Mr. F, J. Thomas and little daughters, Elizabeth Frances, left yesterday two and for will Lilesville. Mr. Thomas leave the children at Lilesville with their grandparents and will go on to Linville Falls, at which place Mrs. Thomas, with the children, expects to join him in a week or so and where they will spend some time for Mr. Thomas' health. A Warning Against Wet Feet Wet and chilled feet usually affect the mucous membrane of the nose, throat ana lungs, unu m guf (rc, vruuciuua ui pneumonia may result. Watch care fully, particularly the children, and for the racking stubborn coughs give Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It poothes the inflamed membranes, and heau the c ugh quickly. Take no sub stitute. J. U. McMilUn & Son. LOCAL BRIEFS Mr. C. M. Fuller left Friday for St. Louis to purchase mules for his sales stables. He expects to return Friday. Friday was a clear day, the ground hog saw his shadow, and so it is written that there will be forty more days of winter upon the earth. There will be a box supper at Tabernacle church, Howellsville, Friday night The proceeds .will be used for improvements in the school at this place. Everybody is cordially invited. -Mr. Preston B. Kinlaw. of Howellsville, and Miss Ila Cry sell, of Wilkes county, were mar ried on the 25 ult at the home of the bride's parents. They spent Tuesday night in town, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kinlaw, brother and sister-in-law of the groom. Mr. Owen Ward, of route 2 from Fairmont was in town Sat urday and says that he killed 10 hogs Monday that totaled 2,213 pounds of pork, and just a few weeks prior to this killing he smoke-housed 9 other pigs that made 1,096 pounds. Mr. Ward says he is a strong believer in living at home. In his letter of the 2d from Washington to the Charlotte Ob server H. E. C. Btyant gives the claims for North Carolina cover ed by the omnibus bill which the court of claims has passed upon and approved and which he says looks like will be paid, and among them is a claim of the trustees of the Presbyterian church of Lum ber Bridge for 11,800. Prof. J. McCombie Murray, who has been teaching at Max ton for some time and who has also been teaching a class of grown people here, began Friday afternoon teaching a class in elo cution and singing at the graded school after school hours. On this first day he had a class of 23. besides three private pupils. He will teach this class Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Dr. A. . Tebeau, osteopath, returned Friday night from Rocky Mount, where he had been for about three weeks. Dr. Tebeau has been located in Lum berton for some time but he is now contemplating locating in Rocky Mount, Raleigh or Char lotte. He may decide, however, to remain in Lumberton, and he has many friends here who trust that that will be his decision. Fayetteville Index: Mr. J. D. McArthur, who has been doing a merchantile business at McMil lan, on the V. & C. S. railroad, between Hope Mills and St. Paul, has failed. He operated a big farm the past year, in addition to his mercantile business. It is understood that his assets were found to be far in excess of his liabilities. The low price of cot ton and bad collections are said to have caused the failure. Mr. Jno. T. Singletary, who resigned his position with Sheriff McNeill to return to his farm on route 3 from Lumberton the first of the year, was in town Satur day. He has just gotten out af ter a case of smallpox and his family are now quarantined. Mr. Singletarv says he thought at first he had merely a billious at tack and worked right on through the recent snow before he found out what was the matter with him. It did not hurt him any worse than a bad cold, he says, which is no doubt due to the fact that he was vaccinated some time ago, though it was thought that it did not "take." Lumberton's new brass band, in which there are 20 perform ers, gave its initial performance Friday evening about 7:30 o'clock in front of the Pasttime theater. This band has just been organ ized and it parted the atmosphere on this first appearance with some of the best music any brass band with only a few weeks' practice ever made. A large crowoVgathered to hear and the mothJnpicture show was packed as soon as the band ceased to play. No more will Lumberton have to send afar after a brass fband to make music when there is a , special occasion. On the contrary, it will be able to furn ish a band that will do credit to any occasion whenever any oth er towns want brass-band music and will put up the price.
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