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VOL XLIII NO. 8. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2742
WILL YOUR BABY WEAR THE CROWN NEXT
Last Lap of Great Race Excitement IntenseOnly Six
More Days to Gather Votes Lose no Time, Yon are
Going to Need Every Moment From Now Until Satur
day Night
DROP EVERYTHING ELSE IF NEED
BE TO MAKE BABY A WINNER
The contest ia to come to a
close promptly at ten o'clock
next Saturday night, and just
think how disappointed you will
be if your darling ia not voted
the most popular baby in thia
vicinity. You can encompass
this much-to-be-desired result if
you will just give your baby's
campaign the best that ia in you
these last few days.
The contestants should report
at the contest office as early as
eight o'clock Saturday night so
that you may have time to de
posit your voting certificates.
The door will be closed at ten
o'clock. If you do not cast your
-certificates before that hour you
will lose your votes. If you
have put away any specials you
had best be looking them up at
once. Make sure that they are
where you can lay your hands on
them, make doubly sure that
they are in the ballot box at the
contest department before ten
o'clock next Saturday night. Do
not misunderstand this warning,
for we do not wanj vou to lose
your votes.
The work of judging this con
teat ia going to be no small task.
It must not be delayed beyond
the hour of ten even though the
judges who will officiate will be
men who are experienced and
apt at figures. If you have any
friends who are holding back
voting certificates for your little
sweetheart, get in touch with
them at once and warn them
that the special coupons must be
in the ballot box before ten
o'clock Saturday night, March
23, 1912.
Keep up an earnest striving
for subscriptions. Do not over
look anything that may mean
votes for you. Everybody is ea
ger and anxious to win and they
realize only too well, now that the
race is so near an end, that they
must leave absolutely no stone
unturned if success is to crown
their efforts. Drop everything
else if need be to make baby a
winner
How proud you will be if your
babv can just capture that title
of "The Most Popular Baby in
Robeson and Adjoining Coun
ties." Besides that, there are
those prizes of $150, $125, $75
and $50, which are to be distrib
uted in each of the two districts,
-making four little tots who are
to profit as the result of this race.
Do not let vain regrets possess
you after the judges have an
nounced their decision because
you did not do this or that.
Your baby may now lead his
district for all you know, but if
you do not work your very best
between now and Saturday night
he may be crowded out by oth
ers and may not finish among
the winners at all On the oth
er hand you may feel that
your baby has no hope of win
ning. There is no baby even at
this late date that cannot be
brought to the very front of the
race if you will but do all you
can for him. No cause is hope
less while there is life.
Once again the contest man
ager wants to urge you to make
your report as early as possible.
Do not wait until the last day in
the afternoon, it you get any
more subscriptions you can
them in Saturday evening,
not leave it until the last
ute.
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There will be a box supper
at Rozier school house Thursday
night of thia week. Miss Dovje
Britt is teacher.
We request that all persons getting subscriptions for
The Robesonian when accepting checks from their patrons
have the checks made payable to themselves and get them
cashed before turning them in to the Contest Ofnce.
We will accept nothing but cash this week. For the bene
fit of those living out of town we will accept money
orders. This rule will be strictly adhered to. We are
making thia announcement in time so it will not inconven
ience anyone.
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LeRoyce Shepherd.
Of course we do noc re-d t in
troduce this young m- he is
very well known bv everyone,
but for fear there mieht bo some
who do not know him will
say that he is Master LRoyce
Shepherr'. little on of Mr. ard
Mrs. M. Shepherd of Orrum. He
is just one of the finest little
chaps you ever met and the cut
of his head shows thar h ia des
tined for great things in t'e fu
ture. Craven Pait
How manv or our rearer vis
it the charming itttle town of
Bladen boro? We are quite sure
that vou will recognize r his
yountr man as he i atout the
most popular liule chap in his
countv of Bladen. He U Master
Craven Pait. son of Mr and Mrs
Frank Pait of Blarienboro Do
not notice his standing now in the
contest as he intends to surprise
his friends and "omoetitors be
fore the close. Keep an eye on
Master Craven.
Evander Lee Atkinson.
This is to introduce Master
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Evander Lee Atkinson, little son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Atkinson, of
R. F. D. 3. Lumberton. If there
is a finer tittle chap in the con
test we have not met him. His
standing shows that he is right
Dopular with a large circle of
friends and if he isn't a winner
of one of the large prizes his
rivals will at least kr.ow that he
was in the race.
Geo. Carmichael McKay.
It is a pleasure to be able to
introduce this young man. He
is Master Geo. Carmichael Mc
Kay, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
McKay of Red Springs. You
can see from the pose of this
picture that he has his eye on
the first grand prize and he has
friends and admirers enough to
see that he doesn't lose when it
comes to the closing night.
FARMONT NEWS LETTER.
Large Crop of Tobacco Expect
ed and New Watehouse to be
Built -- Real Estate Deals-
Other Items.
CorresDondence of The Robesonian.
" Fairmont, March 15 Rev. Mr.
Kendrick of Greensboro is assist
ing the pastor of Ashpole church
in a protracted meeting this week
and is preaching fine sermons to
large congregations.
Messrs. E. G. Floyd and Burke
Pitman have organized a stock
company and will begin at once
the erection of another tobacco
warehouse on the corner of Cen
ter and Mulberry streets. The
company is financially able to do
good work at this and we trust
they may be successful in rent
ing it to good men. There is ex
pected to be the largest tobacco
crop ever planted in south Robe
son, so there will be plenty of
room for both houses.
His many friends will be sorry
to learn that Mr. Clem BThomp
son has been quite ill with blood
poison at his home in Philadel
phia. His father, Mr. A. S.
Thompson, went to his bedside
last Monday and we are glad to
know that the latest news of his
sickness is cheering. Mrs. J. L.
Townsend of McDonald spent
Thursday in town with her moth
er, Mrs. Rose Pitman. Friends
of Mrs. Lucy Grantham Elving-
ton, who lived here for several
years, are grieved to learn of the
death of her husband, Mr.
George Elvington of Kemper, S.
C. which sad event occurred
suddenly on last Monday night.
Mr. E. Or. Floyd has purchased
a nice residence lot on Pitman
street and we hope he will build
a handsome home and install a
housekeeper in a short while.
The corner lot on Main and Ionia
streets again changes hands,
this time purchased from Mr
E. A. Mitchell by Dr. W. F. Ste
phens. The ladies of the place are
looking forward with pleaaure to
the millinery openings. Mr.
Archie Collins of Washington,
formerly of this place, was greet
ing his many frienda here last
Thursday. He is still in the lum
ber business. Miss Brown of
Georgia, who will be the season's
trimmer for the Misses McMillan,
arrived last week. The ladies of
the missionary . society of the
Methodist charch met with Mrs.
P. B. Thompson Friday and
made the fall outfit for the girl
which they clothe at the orphan
age at Raleigh.
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AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Mr. Peter Pappac, a Young
Greek. Thrown on His Head in
a Runaway Yesterday After
noon and Rendered Uncon
scious, but not Seriously Hurt
Buggy Torn to Pieces.
Peter Pappac, a young Greek
who clerks in the Dixie cafe, had
a narrow escape from serious
injury yesterday afternoon about
3 o'clock when he was d ash
ed from a buggy to which
was hitched a runaway
horse dashed upon his head
on to the curbing of the
sidewalk on Walnut street, be
tween Fourth and Fifth, and
rendered unconscious. He was
taken to the Thompson hospital,
near by, where he regained con
sciousness in about half an hour
and where he remained until this
morning, when he was brought
down town. He was given a
good shaking up but no bones
were broken and there were no
abrasions. The horse, from Britt
& Stephens' livery, was caught
in the yard of the house occupi
ed by Mr. R. L. Welch, corner of
Fourth and Walnut, by Mr. Will
Jones.
Mr. Pappac got the horse and
buggy about ten minutes before
the runaway and was out fcr a
drive. On Fifth street, between
Pine and Cedar, he met Mr. H.
B. Jennnins' auto and the horse
proceeded to give Mr. Pappac a
wilder ride than he or any other
man in his senses would want.
The horse ran up Fifth street to
Walnut, where it made a wide
turn, swinging between a tree
and the sidewalk, a wheel of the
buggy smashing against the tree.
A few feet further on the buggy
turned over, Mr. Pappac was
thrown out, and the seat of the
buggy was torn off. Dragging
the buggy bottom up, the horse
ran to the side entrance, on Wal
nut street, of the lot where Mr
Welch lives, dashed into the
yard and around the house, with
only a naarow margin between
the house and the fence, and
came to a halt at the corner of
the fence in front of the house,
next to Walnut street. The bug
gy was a pretty complete wreck.
The horse was not hurt.
To those who saw the runaway
it looked like certain death when
Mr. Pappac was thrown out and
a large crowd gathered in a short
time. That Mr. Pappac escaped
without serious injuries was ex
treme good fortune.
Minor Court Cases After Cot
ton Mill Help.
Mr. J. H. Parker, of Colutnbui
county, was given a hearing
here Saturday afternoon before
Justices Eli Phillips and J. A.
Rowland on a charge of hiring
and inducing hands away from
the Jennings cotton mill. Cause
was found for carrying the case
to a higher court and Parker was
required to give a $50 bond for
his appearance at the next term
of court Mr. R. E. Lee ap
peared for Parker, the mill being
represented by the firm of Mc
Lean, Varser & McLean.
Tede Lyon, colored, was be
fore Mayor White this morning
on a charge of being drunk and
disorderly. He was fined $10
and taxed with the costs. Nan
and Sarah Thompson, colored,
will be before the mayor tomor
row to answer a charge of dis
orderly conduct Friday night and
Saturday morning. They live
just across the river and it is un
derstood that there was some
"scrapping" going on in those
parts.
Well-Attended and Profitable
Teachers' Meeting Saturday.
The meeting of white school
teacners ot tne county held in
the graded school auditorium here
Saturday was well attended, 90
teachers being present. This was
the last meeting for the school
year and it was one of the most
interesting and profitable that
has been held. A full and inter
esting report of this meeting has
been written for The Robsonian
by one of the teachers but it is
necessary to hold this over for
Thursday's paper.
Col. Alfred Moore Waddell Dead
Col. Alfred Moore Waddell.
one of the most distinguished
citizens of Wilmington, died at
his home in that city last night
He was 78 years old and was well
known throughout the State.
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Mr. A. W. Peace. Cashier of
the Bank of Lumberton, Ac
cepts Vice Presidency of
Fourth National Bank of
Fayetteville.
Mr. A. W. Peace, who has been
cashier of the Bank of Lumber
ton for fhe past three years, has
accepted the vice presidency , of
the Fourth National Bank of
Fayetteville, one of the strong
est banking institutions in this
section of the State. He suc
ceeds Mr. J. O. Ellington, who
has resigned to accept the presi
idency of the Union Trust Co. of
Raleigh, a new company that
will begin business in the near
future. Mr. Pea-e spent Satur
day in Fayetteville and an
nounced his decision upon his re
turn Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Peace came to
Lumberton three years ago from
Fayetteville and they have many
friends here who sincerely regret
their decision to leave. They
will be missed in the social and
business life of the town. Un
der Mr. Peace's management
the Bank of Lumberton has
grown and prospered exceeding
ly and he was the moving spirit
in organizing the Robeson Build
ing & Loan Association, which
has built many homes here dur
ing the past two years. He is an
energectic and resourceful young
business man and it is not sur
prising that he has been called
to a larger field. He will remain
with the Bank of Lumberton un
til his successor is elected and is
ready to take charge.
Enthusiastic Meeting of County
Farmers' Unbn.
Reported for The Robesonian.
The Robeson County Farmers'
Union met here Thursday. There
was a good number preaent, and
a very enthusiastic meeting was
held, much important business
being transacted. The $50 offer
ed by the county Union to the
boys' corn club was turned over
to Prof. Poole to be rightly ap
propriated. Mr. E. W. Stone,
who was elected secretary and
treasurer, failed to qualify and
Mr. Grover Britt of Mt. Eliam
was elected to fill this office for
the present year. It was one of
the most enthusiastic meetings
ever held. The next county
meeting will be held at Back
Swamp some time in June.
Union Sunday School Organized
in North Lumberton.
A union Sunday school was or
ganized yesterday afternoon at
the Jennings cotton mill, North
Lumberton, with a membership
of 55. The following were elect
ed officers; Mr. M. G. McKenzie,
superintendent; Mr. E. B. Free
man, assistant superintendent;
Miss Katie Fisher, secretary;
Miss Dora Broad well, treasurer.
Messrs. J. Q. Beckwith and E.
B. Freeman, Dr. T. A. Norment,
Mrs. W. G. Reynolds and Miss
Roxie Baxley were appointed
teachers. At present the school
is being held in a tenant house
but it is expected that a chapel
will be erected in the near future.
Public Pythian Meeting.
Hon. C. C. McLean of Greens
boro, grand chancellor of The
Knights of Pythias of North
Carolina, Grand Vice Chancellor
Walker Taylor and Deputy Grand
Chancellor Jas. D. Nutt of Wil
mington will make addresses to
the Lumberton lodges, K. of P..
at the court house tomorrow
evening, 8 o'clock. The public
is cordially invited, and a special
invitation is extended to the la
dies. Music by the Truman
quartet and. the Lumberton
orchestra.
Baby Piciures at Moving Picture
Show Fine Will be Shown
Again Tonight and Thursday
Night.
Pictures of babies in The Rob
esonian's baby contest were
shown at the Pasttime theater
Thursday night and the large
crowds that saw them were de
lighted. They were life-size an&
life-like and were really fine.
They will be shown again to
night and Thursday night
A Uzy liver leads to chronic dyspep
sia and constipation weakens the
whole system. Doan'a Regulets (25
cents per box) correct tke liver, tone
the stomach, cure constipation.
UNION MEETING,
Fifth-Sunday Union Meeting of
Robeson Association at Park
ton March 29 31..
The fifth-Sunday union meet
ing of the Robeson Baptist Asso
ciation will be held at Parkton
March 29-31. Following is the
program:
FRIDAY.
11.00 a. m. Sermon. C. G.
Wells.
2.00 p. m. Query: What is
the Kingdom of Heaven, and
what is the church's relation to
it? J. J. Scott. Otis Johnson.
2.45 p. m. Do we need to im
prove our methods of church dis
cipline? If so, how may it be
done? T. B. Justice, R. A.
Hedgpeth.
3.30 p. m. Should our church
es give more careful attention to
the formation of "fields" and the
location and building of parson
ages? A. A. McClelland, R. N.
Cashwell.
SATURDAY.
10.00 Devotional exercies.
10.30 a. m. Should our church
es foster and encourage Wom
an's Missionary societies? I. P.
Hedgpeth.
11.00 Sermon-C. H. Durham.
2.00 p. m. What, according to
Scripture, is the final destiny of
those who die without an oppor
tunity of hearing the Gospel? D.
P. Bridges, J. M. Fleming.
3.00 p. m. Is proportionate and
systematic giving clearly taught
in the Word of God? E. L. Wes
ton, R. L. Byrd.
SUXDAY.
11.00 a. ra. Sermon. J. W.
Rowell.
"The Japanese Girl" Played by
Graded School Pupils.
"The Japanese Girl," an oper
etta in two acts, given by the
graded school singing class at
the opera house Friday evening,
was witnessed by a fair-sized
audience, despite the very incle
ment weather. The play was
gotten ud by the music depart
ment of the graded school and in
it were 35 girls and 30 of them
! were dressed in Japanese cos
tumes, the other 5 being Ameri
can ladies traveling. The follow
ing were the leading characters:
O Hanu San, a Japanese girl of
position, Miss Lilian Mclntyre;
O Kitu and Kayo, cousins of O
Hanu San, Misses Lucile Jones
and Sadie Ray Pope; Chaya. her
servant, little Miss Anna Law
rence. Misses Eva Stubbs,
Georgia Whitfield, Margie Rus
sell and Annie Esther Humphrey
were the American girls and
Hilda Weinstein played the part
of their governess. The Lum
berton orchestra furnished the
music, and all was fine. The lit
tle ones did themselves proud.
Misses Mary Waddell and Ethel
Williams have charge of the
music department and of course
were the leading spirits, behind
the curtains, in this play.
The amount realized, about $40,
goes to the fund to purchase a
new piano for the school.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
'-Saint Patrick's Day yester
day. Middling cotton today, 10
cents.
Mr. P. P.Green, local tinner,
went this morning to Fairmont,
where he has a contract for roof
ing several buildings.
Bethesda school. Sterling's
township, district No. 3, will
close Friday of this week and
will give a concert at the school
house Friday night Misses
Fronie Kendall and Fonnie Britt
are the teachers.
There will be a special meet
ing of Unity Lodge No. 202, K.
of P., this evening at 7:30 o'clock
in the hall. Lumberton Cotton
Mill office building. There will
be business of special importance
and it is earnestly desired that
all members be present
Mr. Esley O. Anderson, who
was assistant cashier of the First
National Bank of Lumberton
about six years ago, going from
here to Lincolnton, where he has
since been cashier of the First
National Bank of that place, has
been elected cashier of the Inde
pendence Trust Co., a new million
dollar trust company of Charlotte,
which will begin business May 4.
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