THE ROBESONIAN
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VOL XLUI NO. 22. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2756
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GRADED SCHOOL CLOS
Commencement Exe
evening ana iguwuww,
Graduating Exercises at
School Auditorium Tomorrow,
Literary Address by Rev. P.
T. Durham at First Baptist
Church Exercises at Opera
House This Evening and To
morrow Evening.
Graded school commencement
exercises are on today and will
last through tomorrow evening.
The first of special public inter
est begins this evening at 8
o'clock at the opera house, an
entertainment by the primary
grades, consisting of songs, reci
tations, Jrills, etc An admis
sion fee of JO and 15 cents will
be charged.
This morning the school as
sembled in the chapel at 9
o'clock and talks were made by
Rev. R, E. Steele, pastor of-the
Presbyterian church, and Supt
R. E. Sentelle, the latter com
mending teachers and pupils for
excellent work during the past
session. Then prizes for spel
ling were presented by Mr. W.
S. Britt, a member of the board
of trustees, to Margaret Durham,
Ingram Hedgpeth, Max Wein
stein and Wm. Caldwell. Fol
lowing the chaDel exercises field-
day ( exercises. cQn$i$tffc$i$,
Keioau, tennis, races, jumping
etc., were held on the campus.
A fuller account of these exer
cises will be given in Thursday's
DaDer.
Tomorrow morning, beginning
promptly at 10 o'clock, the grad
uating exercises will be held in
the school auditorium. These
will last about an hour after
which the school will march in a
bodv to the First Baptist church,
where the literary address will
be delivered by Rev. P. T. Dur
ham of Winston-Salem.
Special to Darents: It is im
Dortantthat all the children be
at the school building not later
than 11:30 tomorrow morning to
ioin in the march to the church.
The address by Mr. Durham
will be one of the most enjoyable
features of the commencement.
If any one stays away from this
under the lmDression that It is
merely a perfunctory part of the
programme, that one will regret
it, for Mr. Durham is a speaker
of rare power and charm, and
his address will be a treat.
. Tuesday evening at the opera
house beginning at 8:30, the ad
vanced pupils will give an oper
etta "Pauline, or An Eventful
Dav". which will wind up the
commencement This is said to
be unusually fine, perhaps the
best ever given by the graded
school pupils. Admission will be
IB and 25 cents.
A music recital lasting about
an hour was given Friday eye
nine at the school auditorium by
small DUDils of Miss Mary Wed-
dell. This was a delightful recit
al, unusually good, pronounced
by all the patrons of the music
deDartment the best of the kind
ever given here.
At a meeting of the schoo!
trustees Friday evening the sup
erintendent and teachers were
all re-elected and all accepted ex
cept Miss Avent. who, as has
been stated, has accepted work
elsewhere.
Annual Election of Officers of
Camp Pope May 10.
Headquarters Camp Willis H
PoDe.
Lumberton, N. C, May 4, 1912,
Comrades:
You are reminded that May
inth is the day for the annua
election of officers of the camp
Resides this there is other busi
ness to be transacted. You are
therefore notified to be on hand
promptly at 10 o'clock in order
-that the tusiness-may-be trans-
ntpd-before-the nour-ior the
lYiomnrial address, wnicn wm De
delivered at-ll-o'clock.by-Mn
W. P. Stacey of Wilmington.
The ramo is to be congratulated
upon the opportun&pof hearing
this brilliant orator and of enjoy-
inz another feast prepared Dy
hp hands of our noble women
By order of
M. G. McKenzie J. A, McAllister
t Adjutant. uommanuer.
Mrs. Elisha Lambert Hollo-
way will entertain the Young Ma
trons' Club Thursday afternoon
at her home on North Elm street
inhonofof her guest Miss Ro
berta Lord of Asheville.
rcise inu
TOWN BEAUTIFUL WORK.
Beautiful Sunken Garden to
Delight the Eye at the Sea
board Station Where Nowan
Untidy and Forsaken-Looking
Waste Shocks Railroad" and
Town to Share Expense
Landscape Gardener to be
Employed to do the Work at
Once.
A sunken garden, with the ar
tesian well that now flows in one
corner in the center; with con
crete walks to the well, a con
crete basin around it and a sum
mer pavilion over it; with the
sides of the enclosing embank
ments terraced and with hedges
to cut off unsightly views from
he station; with an iron railing
between the embankment and
he railroad, at the Seaboard
station, just to the left of Elm
street as one approaches the sta
tionsounds good, Doesn t it?
That, in brief, is what is going
to result from a conference held
at the station Friday afternoon
between some members of the
umberton Civic Association,
Mayor White and members of
the board of town commissioners,
and Mr. W. A. Gore, division
superintendent of the Seaboard,
whose headquarters are at riam-
et. Supt Gore agreed for the
ISeaboard to furnish iron pipe to
carry ou me wvemuw hiiu uie
iron railing, and the balance ot
th3 expense of beautifying this
place is to be borne equally by
he Seaboard and the town.
Mrs. R. D. Caldwell, president
of the Civic Association, appoint
ed Mayor A. E. White and
Messrs. H. B. Jennings and W.
J. Prevatt town commissioners,
o employ a landscape gardener
and have this work done at
once.
When this job is completed
his will be one of the most at
tractive places in town. Supt
Gore quite won the hearts of the
adies by his ready acquiescence
in their requests. . '
My dream is coming true,"
said Mrs. L. T. Townsend, chair
man of the railroad committee of
the Civic Association, when the
doing of this work was assured
Fndav. It has been a dream ot
Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Cald
well, president of the associa
tion, to have just such work as
this that is provided for done,
but none dared hope that it would
be done quite so soon; but when,
Friday afternoon, the two ladies
named above and Mrs. hi. K.
Proctor, also a member of the
railroad committee, surrounded
Mr. Gore at the station, Mr.
Gore gracefully surrendered and
"the dream is coming true."
Besides those mentioned, Mr.
L. T. Townsend, also a member
of the railroad committee; Mayor
White and several town commis
sioners; and Mr. Ira Mullis, who
has been very active in assisting
in helping to interest the rail
road in the work and who has
offered his services in the matter
free of charge, were present at
the conference at the station
Friday afternoon.
The artesian well that now
flows in one corner of this at-
present unlovely- place is to be
moved to about midway between
the embankment; next the rail
road and the brick store build
ings opposite the railroad, and
about 30 feet from the sidewalk
on Elm street, from which walk
concrete steps will descend to
the level of the basin and a con
crete walk to the well, around
which will be a concrete circle
and over which will be a shelter
of some kind. Then a hedge is
to cut off the unlovely view be
hind the brick stores and to
wards the river.
Mayor White and Messrs.
Jennings and Prevatt, the com
mittee appointed by Mrs. Cald
well to look after, this work.jwilli
secure tbeservices of MrT Robtr
Lamb ojpyetteville.aJahdjcape
gardefner who hasdohe agreat
deal of work here, aud this work
will be done at once.
Mr. W. J. Prevatt, general
merchant has moved his furni
ture and some other goods which
he had stored in the old cotton
warehouse near the V, & C. S.
railroad, to one of Mr. W. W,'
Uarlyle's store buildings on
Chestnut street, recently vacated
by Mr. Saloom Saleeby. This is
nearer and much more conven
ient to Mr. Prevatt's store, cor
ner of Elm and Third streets.
COUNTY PRIMARY AUGUST 10.
Date Fixed at Meeting of Coun
ty Democratic Executive Com-1
mittee Saturday Important
Meeting May 15 to Discuss
Road Law and Other Matters
of Interest Precinct Meetings
May 18-CoL E. F. McRae
Endorsed for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. August 10 was fixed as the date
for the primary for the nomina
tion of county officers at a meet
ing of the Robeson count Demo
cratic (executive committee held
here ' Saturday pursuant to a call
issued by Chairman Geo. B. Mc
Leod, who presided. If a second
primary is necessary it will be
held August 24. The rules and
regulations of two years ago
were adopted and will govern in
this primary.
May 18 precinct meetings will
be held in each township at 3 p.
m. except in Britt's, which will
hold its meeting at 10 a. m., to
elect delegates to attend a county
convention to be held in Lumber
ton on May 25, which county con
vention will elect delegates to
the State convention to be held
in Raleigh June 6, for the nomi
nation of State officers. Also on
May 18 each township will elect
a new executive committee of
five. :--..,..
The chairman was authorized
to call a meeting of the executive
committee to be held here Wed
nesday, May 15, at Ha. m., for
the purpose of selecting judges
and pollholders for the congres
sional primary to be held June
18; and the entire membership of
the township executive commit
tees, consisting of five from each
township, are requested to attend
this meeting in order to discuss
the road law and . other matters
of importance.
In response to a question from
Chairman McLeod, Col. E. F.
McRae of Maxton stated that he
had decided to be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
Lieutenant Governor and he was
unanimously endorsed by the
committee for this office and
pledged hearty support.
The meeting of the committee
was entirely harmonious. Chair
man McLeod called attention to
the fact that there is wide dissat
isfaction with the present road
law and suggested that it would
be well for the road commission
ers to attend the meeting on the
15th inst., to discuss the matter;
also that it would be well to con
sider at that meeting the offices
of county auditor and superinten
dent of health, about which there
is more or less dissatisfaction.
PRESIDENT PASSES PEMBROKE.
Talks Conversationally to a Few
of the Boys at Station At
Night and Not Expected.
Mr. Hector Brown, of Pem
broke, was in town Saturday.
He says that President Taft pass
ed through Pembroke Thursday
evening about 10 o'clock on train
No. 86 en route from Florence,
S. C, and that the President
walked out on the rear of his car
and exchanged words with a few
of the boys that were at the sta
tion. Mr. Brown says that Mr.
Taft did not make a speech, but
that he talked freely with the
boys for some time. The Presi
dent's appearance was very much
unexpected and Mr. Brown says
that if he had known that Mr.
Taft would come out of his car as
he djd he would have had a large
crowd assembled to greet him.
Among the Sick.
Mr. George Thompson, of route
4 from Lumberton, who under
went an operation for appendici
tis at Highsmith's hospital. Fay
etteville, something over a week
agois.ettingalbng. nicely and
it is expected that he will be
able to come home within a few
daysr Hisf atherr'Mrr'ISpan
Thompson of route 4 spent Sat
urday in Fayetteville with him.
Dr. R. M. Norment, who for a
year or more has been confined
at his home on Sixth street on
account of ill health, has been
very sick since Saturday night,
but his condition this morningwas
thought to be somewhat im
proved
Mrs: Belle McMillan, who
has been very sick for several
days at her home on Cedar street,
was thought to be somewhat bet
ter this-moraingr"" '
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
New Postoffice , Quarters
Among the Sick Successful
Protracted Meeting Pushing
Warehouse Measles and
Whooping Cough Among the
Children Town Primary
Social and Personal.
CortMpondane of Tha Robaaonian.
Fairmont May 3d Postmaster
Andrews is most comfortably in
stalled in the new Jones building,
which is a great improvement
over the old quarters.
Mr3. Mettle Ashley, accompa
nied bv her - daughter Mrs. P.
Belanger, went last week to the
sanatorium at Fayetteville for
treatment She has been qtiite
ill for several weeks but seemed
a little better when she left and,
we understand, is still improv
ing. Mrs. Stokes of N. f air-
mont is also at St. Luke's. Fay
etteville, and we hope will soon
be much improved.
We Darted with Miss Bessie
McLeod of Alma and Miss Mil
dred McCubbins' of Salisbury
with great regret last Tuesday
and hope they will be with us
again next fall.
Prof. G. R. Jones is taking his
vacation in pleasant work among
the berries of Chadbourn.
The Youne PeoDles Union of
the Baptist church was reorgan
ized last Monday night and we
hope may be successful.
Dr. Brown accompanied Mrs.
LilyRandle to the Highsmitb
sanatorium. Fayetteville, last
Tuesday, where she will be treat
ed a short while for severe indi
gestion.
Our commencement passed off
nleasantlv last week, large
crowds attending the exercises
each time. Misses Mary and
Bennie Baker and Messrs. Geo.
Galloway and Ben Floyd won
medals. The pupils have mostly
done unusually well this session.
The recent protracted services
at the Methodist church resulted
in 17 accessions to the church
and much good among ' the mem
bership. Rev. S. T. Moyle is
considered the finest preacher
who ever held a meeting here by
many who heard him, and he is
liked extremely by all, regardless
of denomination.
The stockholders of the new
warehouse have bought three of
the most desirable lots on Center
street and are already at work
with a large force of hands on
the building, and will undoubt
edly have it ready for the open
ing of the tobacco season. Mr.
Davis, who is the leading spirit
in the movement, is making a
fine impression on our business
men.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will give a strawberry
and ice-cream supper at the ho
tel next Friday night for the ben
efit of their church work. These
occasions are allways pleasant
and we hope this one will be as
successful as usual.
The host of friends of Mr.
Clem B. Thompson of Philadel
phia will be glad to learn that he
has so far recovered from his re
cent severe illness as to be out
again, though we are very sorry
to know is still on crutches.
At the town Drimary last week
the old board was put into nom
ination with the exception of B.
L. Page, Esq., who declined re
election, and was superseded by
Dr. W. F. Stephens.
Drs. McPhaul and ThomDSon
of Lumberton were both business
visitors in town this week.
Measles and whoomne couzh
are still playing havoc with our
children, the baby daughter,
Martha, of'Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Kyle being very ill with the
former. Most of the cases are
Droving very light, we are glad
to know.
Miss Marie Thompson of Lum
berton spent last week with her
rnnsi n Miss Vera Purvis. Mr
Eric Jones of Mooresville visited
his-Jftthteana.T:Siater-last.-week
and seemed to like our town very
much.
The ball team returned in tri
umph Wednesday night from a
three-days 'play spell against
Parktca,- where they beat two
out of , three easily. Several
friends went up to root for them.
Mr. W. F. Mitchell, who had
been very sick with pneumonia,
is out again, much to the pleas
ure of his friends. Miss Plum
mer, the popular saleslady of
Miss Lewis' millineryyisited
home folks at St Paul last week
AGREEMENT REACHED.
Seaboard and Town Reach
Agreement Whereby Sanitary
Conditions Along Former's
Right-df-Way are to be Reme
died. As the result of a warrant
Mayor White caused to be is
sued against the Seaboard Air
Line Rv. Friday for allowing
unsanitary conditions along its
right-of-way south of its freight
nnri nanKPncrpr denota. a hearinir
was held before Mayor White on
the same day and an agreement
was reached whereby the town
in tn nnen and keen in orood con
dition two ditches leading from
the nght-of-way to the river,
the railroad to bear half the
cost of this work, and the rail
road is to ditch and drain its
right-of-way so as to take off all
the water into these two ditches.
This agreement is to be in force
twoyears.
. Supt. W. A. Gore, of the Wilmington-Hamlet
division of the
Seaboard, was present at the
hearing to represent the Sea
hoard and the matter was adjust
ed satisfactorily to both parties.
There has been an unsanitary
condition along this righUf-way
for some time and in order to
reach this and other conditions
of a like nature an ordinance was
passed some time ago." The
Seaboard agrees to keep this
right-of-way f r?e from all de
cayed vegetables or other matter
that would cause unsanitary con
ditions, so the purpose for which
the warrant was issued will be
met. Owing to the fact that
Town Attorney T. A. McNeill,
Jr., was out of town Thursday a
defective warrant was made out
and served upon Agent M.Beverly
of the Seaboard and Mr. Beverly
was brought before Mayor White
Thursday afternoon, to. answer
for allowing these unsanitary
conditions, but when it was
brought to the attention of the
mayor that the warrant should
be made out against the company
and not its agent the action was
dismissed and another warrant
was issued, with the result given
above.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Preparations Being Made For
a Great Day J-nday Daugh
ters of Confederacy Will Serve
Dinner for Veterans Address
by W. P. Stacy of Wilmington.
Tt is exDected that a larcre
crowd will attend the Memorial
Day exercises to be held here
Friday, May 10. Mr. W. r.
Stacy of Wilmington will deliver
the address and there will be
special music and other features.
The local chapter of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy will
serve dinner for the veterans
and it is desired that all veterans
attend who can possibly do so.
Mrs. J. A. McAllister, presi
dent of the Robeson Chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy,
asks all veterans who want cross
es of honor to apply for them as
soon an nossible. as none will be
issued after November 1 this
year.
The town election to confirm
the nominations made in the pri
mary last Tuesday is eoinsr Quiet
ly on today, the voting being
very light
Miss Mabel Wallace, who has
held the position of head nurse
at. the Thompson hospital for
some time, left yesterday for
New York, in the Polyclinic hos
pital of which city she has ac
rented a more remunerative Dosi
tion. Miss Wallace is an excel
lent nurse and the hospital here
retrrets very much to lose her
services.
Mr,-W.-M;rf3urney;-con trac
tor, had the misfortune Thursday
afternoon.5f cuttinghs right
footwith a hatchet while at work
on Mr. J. L. Stephens' residence,
North-Lumbertonwhich.-heis
building. The hatchet slipped
out of his hand and stuck in his
foot making a. bad wound. He
is confined at his home but is
improving.
and returned much refreshed.
Mr. Brown and son Hal are at
Marietta today and, we presume,
doing justice to commencement
picnic dinner. Mrs.' Gus
sie Ashley was called to Red
Springs Thursday by the illness
of - her- little, grandson ... David
Rouse. i r .
LOCAL BRIEFS
Cotton today, middling.
10 5-8; good middling, 11:
Mr. Harvey Webster has ac
cepted a position as salesman in
Mr. W. J. Prevatt's store. He
began work a few days ago.
Mr. W. L. Parham, of Lowe.
has accepted a position as sales
man in the big department store
of R. D. Caldwell & Son. He
began work a few days ago.
Mr. E. B. Hu Brains, local
agent of the V. & C. S. railroad,
has had some changes made on
the interior of his office that have
added much to its appearance
and convenience.
The Robsonian acknowledges
with thanks an invitation to the
commencement exercises of the
graded school at Clement on the
10th inst. Miss Floy Butlef is
principal. Miss Lizzie Smith as
sistant
-Mr. F.P. Humphrey, of Sad
dle Tree township, one of the
leading candidates for office of
county commissioner, spent Fri
day in Lumberton. Mr. Humphrey
seems entirely pleased with the
outlook for his nomination at
the hands of his fellow Demo
crats. The 3-year-old daughter of ,
Mr. and Mrs C. L. Teel of East'
Lumberton died Wednesday of
cholera infantum. The remains
were interred at 2 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon in the East Lum
berton cemetery, services being
conducted by Rev. I. P. Hedg
peth. It was decided recently by
the Industrial and Commercial
Club that a smoker would be
given on the second Thursday
evening of each month for mem
bers only, but on account of the
fact that this week will be well
crowded with entertainments
the smoker due Thursday eve
ning of next week.
Mr. Albert Boylin, who was
in charge of the Southern Ex
press Co'8. omce here during me
3-months' absence of Mr. F.J.
Thomas, agent, left Saturday
evening for Kichmond, va.. in
the Southern Express omce at
which place he has the offer "of a
position. He has not fully decid
ed to accept the position yet and
if he does not he may return
home within a few days.
Mi1. E. L. Holloway pur
chased last week a lot on Chest
nut street from Messrs. Geo. B.
and Alf H. McLeod. The lot is
70 feet by 216 and is the second
lot north of the one on wnicn
Mr. J. L. Stephens is having his
new residence erected. Mr.
Hnilnwav fiAva that he expects to
begin the erection of a residence
on his lot iust as soon as he can
have plans drawn.
In the report in Thursday's
Robesonian of the delightful
stag dinner Mayor A. E. White
gave last Tuesday evening at his
home on Chestnut street to the
town fathers, names of two of
the euests were inadvertently
omitted -Mr, M. W. Floyd, bne
of the commissioners, and Mr.
P. Townsend. chief of the nre
department 2 The ommission of
these names was ot course en
tirely unintentional and is re
gretted. Mr. E. J. Chambers, a tobac
co buyer who for several years
has been at Fairmont during the
tobacco season, is in town today.
Mf. Chambers works tobacco at
Fairmont in the summer and in
Virginia during the winter.
Since leaving Fairmont last fall
he had been at Elba, Va., where
the season closed a week or so
ago. He arrived at Fairmont
last week and expects to leave
this or-nextweek-for Asheville, -where
he will spend a month or
s6 before the season opens at
Fairmohfr" --
Mr. R. E. Lee gave a smoker
rriuay evening" uie uau vx .me .
old Columbia hotel building td
tVio hnva who were active in the
election of Mr. A. P. Caldwell as
mayor. It was a pleasant time
and about 35 or 40 of the boys
participated in the jubilee. Mr.
Caldwell of course, was present
and made a speech thanking the
boys for active support in the re
cent campaign and assuring them
that he would endeavor to exe
cute the duties of the office of
mayor to the best of his ability.
Mr. H. Kinlaw andjothers
made short talks. 7 '"
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