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VOL XLUI NO. 16. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2750
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
Record-Breaking Tobacco Crop
Expected Revival Services
Rev. C. H. Durham to Deliver
Commencement Address Per
sonal Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Fairmont, Apr. 12-Mrs. F. S.
Floyd visited her son F. S. Jr.,
at Bolton last Wednesday. Mr.
and Mrs. D. W. Galloway spent
part of last week with Dr. W. C.
Galloway of Wilmington. -Quite
a large delegation of Ash pole
Lodge of Masons went up to Fay
etteville Wednesday of last week
to take part in the laying of the
corner stone of Fayetteville's
handsome new school building.
They had a most delightful stay
in that historic city. -Mr. E.J.
Chambers returned to his work
at Franklin, Va., last week. The
season will be over there in
about a month, when he will re
turn to prepare for the tobacco
crop here. We are expecting a
record-breaking crop. Miss
Crissie Floyd has returned from
her school work in Columbus,
much to the pleasure of her
many friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Singletary of Barnesville moved
here last week and are occupy
ing the P. B. - Thompson house
on Trinity street. -Mrs. RosePit
' man celebrated her 85th birth
day last Wednesday with the us
ual family reunion attended by a
large crowd of children, grand
children and friends, who were
delighted to see dear "Aunt
Rose" looking so well.
Rev. S. G. Moyle is conducting
a very interesting revival meet
ing in the Methodist church.
Large crowds are attending and
the interest growing each night.
Mr. Moyle is preaching splendid
spiritual sermons and we hope
much good may be done.
We are sorry to report the con
tinued ill health of Mr. A. E.
Floyd, Jr., who has been confin
ed to his home for several weeks,
and hope he may soon be recov
ered. Mr. Henry Stanley has
been very sick with pneumonia
but we are glad to hear is con
sidered somewhat better today.
Mr. James Galloway, who has
been cotton buyer the past sea
son at Nashville, returned home
last Thursday and was gladly
greeted by the young p eople.
Miss Maggie Floyd, the beloved
president of the young people's
missionary society of the Metho
dist church, has been chosen by
the society to represent it at the
annual meeting at Weldon May
14. Miss Floyd expects to go
from there to attend the com
mpneement exercises of her
oimn mater. Louisburer College
Mesdames Fisher. Floyd and
Rnhhitt. who attended the Bap
tior wnrtwn's missionary union at
Monroe, report a most delightful
occasion as well as prohtaDie ana
interesting. Mrs. Jane Thomp
son, formerly of this community,
ntwa of flaridvsville. a. U.. IS
anpnriinir some time with rela
rivps in town. Messrs. Dudley
Floyd and Frank Cashwell of
Wilmington visited home folks
last wppk.
The commencement address on
Anril 9.4 will he made bv Kev. L.
H. Durham of Lumberton, who
is well known and very popular
here.
Mr. D. G. Rouse and family
left last week to make their home
at Red Snrines. where we trust
they may be prosperous and hap-
Messrs. L. H. Townsend.Ed.
Keeman an d J. B. Plummer of
St Paul visited friends in town
Wednesday.
Mr. L. R. Varser to be Memo
rial Day Orator in Wilming
ton. Wilmington Star, 14th.
Arrangements for the celebra
tion r f Mpmorial Dav. May 10th.
ore heiner made by Cape Fear
Chapter, United Daughters of
u rvmfoHprnev. The dav is al-
VWC - ' .
ways very generally observed in
The rhanter has
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been very fortunate in securing
for the orator of the occasion, L.
R. Varser. Esq., one of the young
er and most brilliant members of
the Lumberton bar. Mr. Varser
is a most gifted speaker, and the
chapter is to be congratulated on
having him as the speaker on the
10th, which is a day of deepest
significance and importance in
the year's calendar, of memorial
work.1
CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY JUNE 18.
Executive Committee So Decides
at Meeting at Fayetteville
Rules Same as in Godwin
Clark Contest.
Fayetteville Observer. 12th.
The Democratic congressional
executive committee of the sixth
district met in this city Thursday
afternoon and night to fix the
date of holdiner the congression
al primary, and to prescribe the
rules for the government 01 tne
same. The afternoon session
met in the court house at two
o'clock, and took a recess at 4:30
until 8 p. m.
The following members of the
committee were present: Geo. H.
Bellamy, of Brunswick, chair
man: Geo. B. McLeod, ot Kobe-
son, secretary; R. G. Taylor, of
Harnett; W. E.bpnnger, otJNew
Hanover; George McNeill, of
Cumberland; J. R. Williamson,
of Columbus; E. F. McCulloch,
of Bladen (by proxy of V. C.
Bullard, Fayetteville).
At the afternoon session, alter
considerable discussion, the com
mittee held a conference on the
date of holding the primaries.
On their return to the court
mnm. Mr. Georere McNeill, of
Cumberland, made a motion that
the date for hold'ng the congres
sional primaries in the different
counties be held on Tuesday,
June 18. 1912. which was unani
mously carried. At this
ure, the committee took a
until 8 o'clock at night.
junct
recess which
At the night session,
was held in the rooms
of the
Fourth National Bank, the ques
tion of the government of the
primaries was taken up. A plan
containing thirteen sections, was
submitted and read by Mr. Mc
Neill, of Cumberland. This plan
was much the same as that pre
scribed bp the State execative
committee except that it placed
the crovemment of the primary
in the hrnds of the congressional
executive committee instead of
the county executive committees.
This plan was strongly opposed
by Mr. Springer, of New Hano
ver, and Mr. Bullard, proxy oi
Mr. McCulloch, of Bladen. Con
siderable discussion was had on
the matter, and it was finally de
cided to take up each section
and vote on it.
At about 11:30 the following
result was reached: That prac
tically the same rules are adopt
ed for the government of the
congressional primary as were
prescribed two years ago in tne
Godwin-Clark contest. Each
candidate is assessed $250, and
if there is a second primary.each
candidate will pay his pro rata
share of the additional expense
of holding the same. The name
of each candidate must be filed
by the first day of May. The
county executive committees will
meet at the court houses in the
several counties on the loth of
May, at noon, and appoint regis
ters, poll holders and a county
canvassing board. The county
canvassing board . will meet on
June 20. The returns are to be
certified to the district commit
tee, which will meet in Fayette
ville June 24.
Bellamy Not a Candidate.
Tt was stated in a Dhone mes
sage of the Hth to the Wilming
ton Star that a feature of the
meeting was the announcement
of Mr. Geo. H. Bellamy that he
had decided not to be a candidate
for the nomination at this time.
So far as any announcements
have been made this leaves the
field clear for Messrs. Sinclair
and Godwin. As has been stat
ed by The Rnbesonian, Mr. J. A.
Brown of Chadbourn has been
urged by some of his friends to
make the race, but he has not yet
announced that he will do so.
A street carnival company
blew into town this morning and
has erected tents on Elm street,
between Second and First, on the
lots where the buildings recently
destroyed by fire stood.
Dan J.Joyce, Sanville, Va., is so glad
he escaped consumption and regained
his health, that he writes about it for
the benefit of others. "I had a cough
which hung on for two years when I
began using Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. I kept on until the cough
finally 'eft me and I gained in weight
from 113 to 185 pounds. In two years
I have grown etrong and healthy, all
from the use of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound, which cured me." For sale
by all dealers. ni
ANOTHER LEVEE SMASHED.
Property Loss Heaviest
Since
Flood of 1882.
Tallulah. La.. Dispatch. 13th.
A mighty torrent of water is
tonight sweeping out over Madi
son and East Carroll parishes
from the Dogtail levee crevasse
which went out with a roar late
yesterday and suddenly turned
loose an eighteen-foot wall of
Mississippi flood waters.
It is believed no lives have been
lost but the property loss from
this crevasse will be heavier than
suffered by this section since the
destructive floods of 1882. Thou
sands of head of livestock already
have been wiped out of existence
north of Tallulah and the flood
waters are moving on to cover
yet another million acres of cattle-grazing
grounds and fertile
valleys. Thousands of persons
will be made homeless in east
Caroll, Madison, Tensas and Con
cordia parishes. It is estimated
that five-sixths of the people are
negroes who live from day to
day and the suffering among
these will be acute.
Tallulah. La.. April 13 All of
the town of Tallulah, north of
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific
Railroad, with the exception of a
few business houses, is under
water tonight. Hurried levees
have been thrown up along the
railroad tracks and every able
bodied man is lending his full
effort in the desperate fight that
is being made to save the rest of
the town from the flood waters
which are rushing through the
Dogtail crevasse in the Mississip
pi river.
Dwellings and small houses
are floating about in the flooded
area, some of which are ten feet
underwater. At 10:30 tonight
the water continued to rise at
the rate of two inches an hour at
the Vicksburg. . Shreveport &
Pacific depot.
Only a few business buildings
on the north side of the railroad
track were out of water at this
hour.
Wilson and Roosevelt Sweep
Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia. Pa.. Dispatch. Uth.
The Drimarv election in Penn
sylvania resulted in a landslide
for Colonel Roosevelt. Of the
sixtv-four delezates elected in
the thirty-two districts, fully
fifty are pledged to vote for
Roosevelt. Added to this is the
probability that the Republican
State convention which will
choose twelve delegates-at-large
to the national convention, will
be controlled by the anti-Taft
element, insuring at least sixty
two delegates for Roosevelt from
this State. The Republican or
ganization leaders are stunned
by the overwhelming defeat of
the Taft candidates and have
nothing to say regarding the re
sult. With the exception of one or
two districts in the State,
Woodrow Wilson will have a
solid delegation from Pennsyl
vania to the Democratic national
convention.
Later returns give Wilson 74
of the 76 delegates from Penn
sylvania to the national Demo
cratic convention, and Roosevelt
65 of the State's 76 delegates to
the national Republican conven
tion. Former Corporation Commis
sioner Simmons' Campaign
Manager.
Washington Dispatch. 13th.
Senator Simmons announced
today" that Hon. Samuel L. Rog
ers, of Macon county, has been
selected as his campaign man
ager and will assume active
charge of his campaign on the
first of May. In the meantime,
Mr. Watts will be in charge of
his State headquarters at Ral
eigh. Mr. Simmons has procured
State headquarters in the Metro
politan Hall building in Raleigh
that city officers are just now
vacating to occupy the new muni
cipal building. He gets the police
court room with two ante-rooms,
this being the second-story front
section of the building. Mr.
Watts is in Raleigh to open head
quarters and expects to be in
stalled in his quarters by the
middle of the week.
Mr, r-W H( BullocW of route 5
from Lumberton. was in town
Saturday.
THE FINAL SUMMONS.
Mrs. Ernest B. Ward of Row
land Died Suddenly Yesterday
Daughter of Mrs. Rebecca
Toon of Lumberton Funeral
at Rowland This Afternoon.
Mrs. Ernest B. Ward died yes
terday morning about I o'clock
at her home in Rowland. She
had been sick for only a day or
so and her death was a great
shock. She was Miss Margaret
Ward, daughter of Mrs. Rebecca
Toon of Lumberton, and her
marriage took place here in the
First Baptist church a year ago
this month. A host of friends
and relatives will regret to learn
of her untimely death. Mrs.
Toon went Saturday morning to
Rowland and was with her
daughter when the final sum
mons came: and Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Ward, brother and sister-
in-law of the deceased, left yes
terday morning about 3 o'clock
for Rowland. Miss Rebecca
Ward, twin sister of Mrs. Ward,
is teaching school at Mars Hill,
and isexDected to arrive at Row
land today about 12 o'clock. The
funeral will take place in Kow
land this afternoon at 2 o'clock
and interment will be made
in the Ward cemetery
near Kowiand. uuite a num-
her from here have gone
to Rowland to attend the funeral.
Deceased is survived by her hus
band, and infant about 10 days
old, mother, twin sister and two
brothers-Mr. A. F. Ward of
Lumberton, and Mr. Ed Ward of
Smithfield.
A Negro Prisoner Attempts Sui
cide by Poison Route-Will
Probably Recover.
A negro who gives his name as
Cheeks and who came to town
with Downie and Wheeler's circus
two weeks ago and was arrested
on the charge of being implicated
in the theft of some goods from
a freight car at the Seaboard
station, attempted to commit
suicide at the iail Saturday by
drinking a solution of bichloride
of mercury. County Physician
B. W. Page and Dr. H. T. Pope
reached the negro about 15
minutes after the poison was
taken and used stomach pump
and other necessary measures
for his relief. He is getting
along as well as could be expect
ed today and it is thought that
he will recover, though he took
about 3k grains of the poison,
enough to kill a dozen men.
Cheeks, or whatever his right
name is, was very despondent
Saturday morning, protested his
innocence of the charge for
which he is held, and said he
would rather be dead than alive.
A short while thereafter he
found a bottle containing the
bichloride solution, which was
labeled poison and against which
all prisoners had been warned,
and was drinking it when it was
knocked out of his hand by an
other prisoner.
Mr. S. A. Edmund Stricken
With Paralysis.
While seated in the Sunday
school auditorium- at the First
Baptist church yesterday morn
ing, while the closingt bunaay
school exercises were in prog-
. . t-i i re 1
ress, Mr. S. A. tamuna suuereu
a stroke of paralysis that altected
his entire right side, tie was
removed at once to the Thomp
son hospital. His condition to
day is practically unchanged.
He has been conscious since the
stroke and able to recognize
friends, but has not been able to
talk very distinctly. Mr. Ed
mund is well known through
out the county and has
many friends who will regret
exceedingly to learn of his afflic
tion and trust that he will soon
be restored to health. He is
about 62 years old.
Mr. Edmund suffered a some
what similar stroke, though per
haps milder, 5 or 6 months ago
and yvas confined to his room at
the residence of Dr. W. A. Mc
Phaul, on Fifth street, where he
boards, for about a week.
It Looks Like a Crime
to separate a boy irom a box of Buck
len's Arnica Salve. His pimples, boils,
scratches, knocks, sprains and bruises
demand it. and its quick relief for
burns, scalds, or cuts is his right.
Keep it handy for hoys, also girls.
Heals everything liealable and does it
quick. Unequaled for piles. Only 25
cents at all druggists.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Cotton today, middling, 10J
cents; good middling, 10J.
License has been issued for
the marriage of Archie McPhat
ter and Jane Nance.
The new service at the past
time theatre is excellent and large
crowds are witnessing the pic
tures shown there every eve
ning. Mr. V. D. Baker is greatly
improving the appearance of his
residence on Caldwell street by
re-covering it and making other
improvements.
Mr. Will Hendren, who lives
in East Lumberton, has opened
up a tent on Fourth street to
the rear of the old Columbia ho
tel building. He sells cold drinks,
confectioneries, etc.
Mr. A. G. Thompson, with
his family, moved Friday from
his farm at McDonald to town
and will live with his mother,
Mrs. N. J. Thompson, corner
of First and Walnut streets.
Mr. J. A. McAllister expects
to leave tomorrow for Dunn,
where he will attend a meeting
of Fayetteville Presbytery. He
goes as the delegate from the
Lumberton Presbyterian church.
A meeting of the Industrial
and Commercial Club will be
held in the club reading room
Thursday evening of this week at
8 o'clock. Officers are to be
elected and other business of
importance will be transacted. A
full attendance of members is
desired.
Mr. M. G. McKenzie has a
card in this issue advising the
Democratic voters of Robeson
county that he is willing to suc
ceed himself as county treasurer,
and Mr. J. E. Carlyle, of Raft
Swamp township, announces
himself a candidate for the office
of register of deeds.
Mr. W. B. Smith and Miss
AliVp Havnes. both of East Lum
berton, were married yesterday
morning at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H.Humphrey, on Chest
nut street, brother-in-law and
sister of the groom. The cere-
mnnv was nprformed bv Rev. J.
W Rradlev. nastor of Chestnut
Street Methodist church.
Mr. A. R. PhiliDS. who for
some time had been conducting a
little fruit and grocery business
on Fourth street, two doors be
low the Palace bakery, sold the
business Saturday to Messrs.
Evander Kinlaw and H. G.
Meares. who conduct a fruit
stand on Elm street, next to the
Waverlv hotel. Messrs. Kinlaw
and Meares will do buismess at
both places.
Fairmont Messenger. 12th
There was right much of a fight
here last Sunday when Mr. McD
Walters went to the home of Mr
John Bass and fell to. They first
commenced with knives and
knucks, We learn that Walters
called Dr. Earlv of Marietta,
who dressed his wounds, taking
sixteen stiches to the gashes on
his face. It is said that they
were drinking.
Martha Buie and Jas.Cooley,
a colored couDle. were married
thin mnrnino: about 10:15 o'clock
in the office of the reerister of
Heeds at the court house. Justice
A P. Caldwell officiating. When
the knot was tied Justice Cald
well tnlH the crroom to salute his
Hnskv hride to DUt his arms
orminH her like he ouzht to
which the same James proceeded
tn Hn pn foldintr his own in a
fnnH ' emhrace. Quite a little
bunch of folk witnessed the cer
mony.
Invitations have been re
ceived here reading as follows
Mr. Robert Neill Butler
will give in marriage his daughter
Florence Marie
to
air. juini lunei uai rci ,
on Wednesday afternoon, May the first
I I 1 I
nineteen nunureu snu icnc
at six o'clock
First Rantist Church
Salembure North Carolina
Th Vinnnur of vour Dresence is re
quested.
The bride-to-be has taught
aohnnl at Tpn Mile the cast two
UVl'vvt w m.
vears and is well-known here.
Mr Rarker is a son of Mr. and
TU-a W P Rarker of Lumber
iuioi ,i, .
ton. He is located at Roseboro,
Sampson county where he prac
tio law and deals in real es
! tate.
Mr. Wesley Britt has accept
ed a position with the Interna
tional Harvester Co., with Lum
berton as headquarters. As has
been mentioned in The Robeson
ian, Mr. Britt recently sold his
interest in the livery business
here.
William Powell, on a charge
of retailing; William Henry Page,
on a charge of stealing; and Ar
ney Jacobs, for being drunk and
disorderly, were locked up Satur
day. All three of them are col
ored and they will be given a
hearing this afternoon.
Dr. B. W. Page, county su
perintendent of health, and wife,
who had been boarding at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Caldwell, moved Friday to the
house on Fifth street, between
Walnut and Pine, recently va
cated by Mr. F. J. Thomas and
family.
Mr. J. G. Mauney, who for
about a year had been second
trick operator at the ' local Sea
board station, has been trans
ferred to Shelby, for which place
he and his family left Friday.
Mr. A. M. Diggs, third trick op
erator, has been advanced to
second trick and Mr. T. A. Gun
ter, of Blaney, has arrived and is
acting third trjek.
Things along North Elm
street are taking on a new ap
pearance for spring. Mr. Alf
H. McLeod has just finished re
painting his residence; Mrs. N.
A. McLean is having a fresh
coat of paint put on her resi
dence; and on the same street
Mrs. Mollie R. Norment expects
within the next week or so to
have her dwelling repainted.
The series of revival ser
vices which had been in progress
at the Gospel tabernacle for two
weeks closed last evening. Much
interest was manifested through
out, there were several conver
sions, and there will be several
additions to the church. Rev.A.
B. Crumpler, who assisted the
pastor, Rev. F. R. Cardwell, left
this morning for his home at
Clinton.
Mr. J. H. Clark, who, with
his family, for some time had
been making his home here with
his father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Clark, went Thurs
day to Page's Mill, S. C, where
he has opened up a livery busi
ness. Mrs. Clark went Saturday
to Clarkton, where she will
spend a few days visiting rela
tives before joining her husband
at Page's Mill.
Mr. E. M. Britt has moved
his cottage on the corner of Pine
and Eighth street to the east
side of the lot and will erect a
handsome two-story residence on
the spot where the cottage was
moved from. He is having two
new rooms added to the old house
and will have water-works in
stalled. Mr. Britt says that
work will be started on the new
residence at once.
Mayor White Being Urged to
Run Again.
Strong pressure is being
brought to bear upon
Mavnr A. E. White, who has
made an excellent record as may
or and who authorized The Robe
sonian to state some time ago
that he did not intend to be a
candidate for the office this year.
to enter the race for the orace.
It was reported on the streets
this morning that Mr. White had
reconsidered his former decision,
had yielded to the entreaties of
his friends, and would be in the
race, but Mr. White has not au
thorized any statement to that
effect as yet. If Mr. White puts
his hat in the ring it will be a
three-cornered fight, Messrs. W.
O. Thompson and A. P. Cald
well being the other candidates.
Superior Court.
The term of Robeson superior
court for the trial of civil cases
which had been in session since
the 1st inst.. Judge R. B. Pee
bles presiding, came to a close
Friday night. It was a leisurely
court, sitting only four or five
hours a day, and very few jury
cases were tried. The last jury
case, mentioned in Thursday's
Robesonian, Pink Campbell vs.
the Raleigh & Charleston Ry., a
suit for damages to land, was de
cided against the plaintiff.
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