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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST S, 1912.
WHOLE NO. 27C2
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. RED SPRINGS BUDGET
Work Progressing on New Bap
tist Church T. L. Grantham
& Bro. Make Assignment An
Indication of Prosperity Two
Deaths-Personal and Other
Items.
din iwinmhima) of The Rob on tin.
Fairmont, Aug 2 Messrs. Ball
and Meades of the tobacco forces
have the pleasure of the pres
ence of their wives. Miss Mary
McNarnara, who had been with
her aunt Mrs George Calhoun
for two .months,, left Friday for
Saluda to spend the rest of the
summer. Mrs.- M. L. Randle,
who has been quite sick recently,
has so far recovered as to go Fri
day to Jackson Springs, where we
hope she will improve faster.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson and son
Paul visited Mr. and Mrs. N. A.
Carter of Laurinburg last week.
Mr. C. S. McKenzie and family
have moved into the house on
Main street formerly occupied by
Mrs, Fannie Brown. Mr. W. C.
Brown has gone to Fort Springs,
W. Va., and other points to visit
friends.
Quite a number of our people
spent the week-end at Wrights
ville last week and report a huge
crowd, so much that they had to
spend the nights in Wilmington.
Mr. Ernest G. Jones went to
Fayetteville Thursdsy to bring
home a handsome new Mitchell
car which his father has just
purchased.
Messrs. Henry McKinnon and
Jack Carter, Jr., and Misses
Katie Lee and Sallie Lou McKin
non of Maxton passed through
here last Monday on their way
to join a jolly house party at
Lake Waccamaw. They were
having good luck and lots oMun
thm far nn tha sit .
Mr Jim Tnwnojinri and aiafor lb Maxton.
of Red Springs were here a short , Quite a number of young peo
while last Monday, riding in one pie from here attended the i an
of the handsomest automobiles na! Plcmc at Riverton, They
we have ever seen. ' ; report a very pleasant day spent
Work is progressing rapidly among such kind, hospitable peo-
Miss Kate McLean Entertains
Personal Mention.
corrwpoodenc of The Bobeaonian.
Red Springs, Aug. 2. Miss
Annie Bell Williams, who had
been in M on treat for several
weeks, returned home Thurs
day. Mrs. Hiram Grantham is
visiting her mother in Salisbury.
Miss Kate McLean entertained
a number of her young friends
at a party in the pavilion Tues
day evening. Various games
and contests were engaged in by
the jolly crowd and the evening
was quickly spent with the fun
and merriment Delicious iced
refreshments were served.
Miss Julia Groves, who had
been the guest of Miss Eunice
Pear sail for several weeks, left
Thursday for Council, where she
will visit Miss Susie Dixon. Then
she will return to her home in
Gloucester, Va. Miss Lucy De
Vane has returned from a visit
to friends in Montreat Miss
Flora Boyce. of Raleigh, is vis
iting her aunt Mrs. D. P. Mc
Eachern. Mrs. A. B. Pearsall
and daughter, Miss Georgia,
will leave Friday for a stay of
several weeks in the mountains
of Western North Carolina.
Miss Minnie Garrett, of Rock
ingham, is visiting her uncle Mr.
W. E. Garrett Mrs. W. N.
Gibson and children are spending
this month at Mt. Vernon Springs.
Misd Eleanor Roddick spent
several days of last week visit
ing in Fayetteville. Miss Sallie
McKinnon, of Atlanta, Ga., is
the guest of her uncle Mr. Martin
McKinnon. Miss Gretchen Mc
Cullers is visiting relatives in
Thomasville. Misses Bess Jones
and Mary McEachern spent
Thursday inCheraw, S. C Miss
Polly McRae is visiting relatives
on the Baptist church and is the
greatest interest in town at
present
Messrs. Alphens Thompson
and Wesley Andrews left Thurs
day for Charlotte to attend the
cotton school. Mr. Ralph Mc
Daniel is sojourning with his
friends James and George Gal
loway at Southport for a short
vacation.
A large number from here at
tended the firemen's tourna
ment in Fayetteville last week,
but alas! your correspondent was
not among the number. "The
best laid plans of men and mice
oft gang agley."
The Robeson County tobacco
warehouse has received a hand
some coat of red paint and makes
a fine appearance.
Our farmers seem more pleased
-every day that the warehouse
managers have barred "pin
hooking," as it is called, and are
feeling that they will receive a
square deal.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs.
. L- Rouse, formerly of Fair
mont but who now live at Red
Springs, died last Thursday and
was brought here and buried in
the Baptist cemetery. The grief
stricken parents are receiving
the sympathy of many former
friends and relatives.
The children of the Sunbeam
Society of the Baptist church aie
practicing for an entertainment
in the near future. These occa
sions are always enjoyable.
The firm of T. L. Grantham
and Bro. made an assignment
last week. We are glad to hear
that they will have ample stock
to pay all debts.
Nearly $60,000 had been paid
out by our two warehouses for
tobacco up to last Wednesday.
Doesn't that look like prosper
ity7
Mr. F. L. Blue
his home near Raeford last
week by the death of his father.
who had been in delicate health
for some time but seriously sick
only a few days. He was well
known and greatly liked here.
pie.
Mrs. Barden and daughter,
Miss Sallie Coley, have returned
from a pleasant trip to Wrights
ville Beach. Misses, Ellen and
Winnie Coxe are visiting friends
near Charlotte. Mr. A T. Mc
Callum has returned from a
pleasant vacation spent at Mon
treat. -Mr. J. B. Weatherly, of
Maxton, spent Friday in Red
Springs. Mrs. J. L. McLean, of
Maxton is visiting her sister Mrs.
B. F. McMillan.-Mrs. G. L.
Lang has returned from a pleas
ant visit to her mother, Mrs.
Morris, in Baltimore, Md. Dr.
C. G. Vardell spent two days of
this week here on business of the
college, before he goes to Cape
May, where he will spend sev
eral weeks with a friend.
CIVIC DUTY.
Dt A, CKSmS BEAD.
A Delightful
Pates.
Social Affair at
Cull pondencg of The Robeaoniaa.
Pates. July 28 Miss Lizzie
Biggs entertained quite a num
ber of her friends at her home
Thursday evening from 8 till 12
in honor of Mrs. J. R. Moore
of Quitman. Ga. The guests
were received at the door by Miss
Biggs and Mrs. Moore and
shown into the handsomely de
corated parlor. Mrs. D. M. Gillis
rendered some delightful selec
tions upon the organ, accom
panied by Mr. Arch Buie with
the violin. Then the guests were
invited out under the spreading
maples to partake of iced canta
loup and watermelon. After the
guests chatted over the delicious
fruits, they were invited into the
parlor for a word contest Mrs.
J. R. Moore won first prize, a
box of chocolate, while Mr. H.
C. King of Raleigh won the boo
by prize. After the exciting
was called to conte8t was 9ver' lce cream and
case were servea.
All the guests departed at a late
hour, voting Miss Biggs a most
charming hostess.
The Sort of Men We Should
Choose for Office-Should
Choose Men With High Ideals.
To the Editor at Titt Robeaocian :
I notice in The Sanford 'Ex
press that as yet no one has an
nounced his candidacy for the
Legislature. How different are
the people of Lee and Robeson!
In Lee the office must seek the
man, while in Robeson great
multitudes are seeking office.
The reason for the difference
lies in the fact that there is no
party strife, no division. Their
aims are one, and that aim is to
make of Lee a county second to
none in the State. They have no
reactionaries; all are imbued
with a progressive spirit, and
unity of purpose. They recog
niza that a public officer is a pub
lic servant, and the people the
master, lbey expect the mas
ter to designate the servant they
wish to render any specific ser
vice. They also recognzie the
fact that a call to service carries
with it responsibilities com
mensurate with the opportunity
for service: and that fact makes
a man who has not been told
that he is smart, reticent As a
rule it is not the most capable
men who volunteer their services.
Fools rush in where wise men
dare not tread. In choosing our
legislators, we should choose men
that have no axe to grind, men
that are capable, honest and up
right We should choose men
of moral character, who are on
the right side of every moral.
social and economic question.
men who have so applied their
energies and anilities as win
make of them such characters.
such models of well-rounded
manhood that we can point them
out to our boys as being worthy
of imitation; men who will re
present their contituency as a
whole, and not some special sec
tion: the masses, and not the
classes. For the administrative
offices we should name men of
recognized ability; To success
fully handle the business of the
county reauires men of broad
gauge, sagacious and yet affable.
We have passed the experiment
al stage, and should name only
fair-minded men who have wise
ly managed their own affairs.
Such men are worthy of our con
fidence and support and will per
form the duties entrusted to them
with' satisfaction to their consti
tuents and honor to themselves,
and I trust that when the pri
mary is over we will have such
men as I have named asking for
our votes.
I want it understood that I am
not trying to dictate to the voters
of Robeson whom they ought to
choose, but I hope that the voters
may be divested of everything
that is not consistent with good
business judgment and choose
men with high ideals. We have
the soil, the manhood and the
brain; now let us be a united
people without strife or sectional
animosity.. Let each voter put
his shoulder to the wheel and
help lift our grand old county to
a higher plane.
Jawbone.
Lumber Bridge, N. C.
L.
Died Friday Night after Stroke
of Paralysis Funeral Vester
day Near Purvis.
ilr. A. C. Bridgers, about 60
years old, died Friday night at
1030 o'clock at the Thompson
hospital following a stroke of
complete paralysis which affect
ed his entire left side. Mr.
Bridgers lived on Cedar street
between Tniid and Fourth, and
he was found in an unconscious
condition at his home Thursday
afternoon by Mr. J. A Bethea,
who lives near by. How long
Mr. Bridgers had been in that
condition is not known. He was
taken to the hospital at once but
never regained consciousness.
The body was embalmed and
was taken Saturday morning to
the home or Mr. EL B Freeman,
on Water street, and about noon
Saturday -it was taken to the
old home place near Purvis,
where a brother of the deceased,
Mr. Walter Bridger's, lives. The
remains were interred in the
family graveyard, the service
being conducted . by Rev. Mr.
Lee, pastor of the Methodist
church at Purvis. A large
crowd attended the funeral
Mr. Bridger tonuerly farmed
near Elrod and was several
years ago night policeman here.
He is survived by two brothers
Messrs. John and Walter, who
live near Purvis and three sis
ters Mesdames. Allen Patrick
of Rockingham, Alex. Nance of
Bladen county, and McPherson
Patterson, who lives near Elrod.
"Blind Tigers'' Threaten to Burn
Property.
Former Congressman John
G. Shaw, recently a candi
date for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and president of the
Liw and Order League of Fay
etteville, which is at present ac
tive against violators of the pro
hibition law in Favetteville. re
ceived an anonumous letter the
other nay signed "Friends of
Liberty" threatening to burn his
cotton house and reminding him
that his tobacco barn was burned
some time ago. A postscript
adds, "You got to let beer alone
and stop impeach business " It
had been rumored that Mr. Shaw
was contemplating the impeach
ment of Mayor Jno. Underwood,
and it was to this, apparently,
that the "impeach business" re
ferred to. Mr. Shaw published
a reply in the local papers in
which'he stated that the barns
formerly burned were not to
bacco, but gram, barns, contain
ing eleven head of horses and
mules, grain and fodder and
farming utensils. He also stated
that he intended to prosecute
law violators to the extent of his
ability and that his property was
amply guarded, the guardians
having full instructions what
to do if the anarchist approaches
with his torch. " He states that
while no impeachment proceed
ings have been begun he will
not hesitate to institute such
proceedings if further disclosures
warrant such sction.
County Teachers' Institutes Bo
ffin Here Today. ' ' '.'
County teachers' institutes be
gin here today for a t wo week
session, ana many teachers are
in town. The institute for the
white teachers is being; held in
the graded school building and (s
Deing conaucteu Dy rror. w. u
Sheep of Elizabeth Cityasaisted
by Mrs. I). U. Ellis of Pit
county; and Prof. R. L.v McMu
lan, who for the last two years
has been principal of thev PhilA
delphus high school, will also as
sist in the work. The institute
for the colored teachers is being
held in the colored schookvbuildr
mg in North Lumberton and. the
work there is being conducted
under the same management:
Dr. Karl Jan son. Xweediah-
American entertainer, of Greens
boro, who attended an institute
here about two years ago, is tt
pec ted to be here Wednesday
Thursday and Friday of next
week. The work was started
this morning about 10 o'clock and
about 75 white teachers were
present and about 50 colored.
An institute for the Indian
teachers will be held at Pea
broke, beginning Monday Aug
ust!9, and it will be conducted
by Mrs. Foreman.
E. H.
R. L.
chair-
of the
D. C Bybee, teaming contractor liv
ing at 669 Keeling Court. Canton, III,
it now well rid of a severe and annoy
ing case of kidney trouble. His back
pained sod he was bothered with head
aches and dizzy spells. "I took Foley
Kidney Pills just as directed and in a
few days I felt much better. My life
and strength seemed to come back, and
IsleepwelL I am now all over my
trouble and glad to recommend Foley
Kidney Pills' Try them. . For sale by
.all dealers. n
The United States Senate Fri
day issued a warning to the na
tions of the world against en
croachment upon the Continents
of North and South America.
The United States will not see
"without grave concern," said
the Senate, any suitable naval
or military site pass into control
of a foreign corporation, when
such possession "might threaten;
the communications or the safety
of the United States."
First Meeting of The
Association.
Special to The Bobeaonian.
Elise,. August 2 Rev.
Arrowobd will preside as
man of the first meeting
E. H. L. Association to be held
August 9 at 11:30 a. m. at Elise.
A number of short snappy talks
by former and acting trustees
and by students will follow Mr.
Arrowood'8 speech. The object
of the association will then be
read and officers elected. E. H.
L. Association badges will be for
sale on the grounds. Mr. Craig
cannot attend. Everybody else
will be here.
Correction As to Mr. D. Z. Mc-
Gougan's Candidacy.
To tfa Editar of The Kobeaouian: -
In the list of Democratic can
didates sent you for publication
August 1st, Mr. D. Z. McGougan
was entered as a candidate for
county commissioner for the
four-year term. This was an
error, as Mr. McGougan is a
candidate for the two year term
as county commissioner. I will
thank you to insert- this in the
next issue of your paper for the
information of the voters.
, S. B. .McLean, Chairman.
Barnes ville News Batch.
CorresDondenea of Tb Bobeaonian.
Barne8ville. July 30. The far
mers of this section are rejoicing
over the fact that tobacco curing
will soon be a thing of the past
Mr. Luther Floyd left last Sun
day for Charlotte, where he will
take a course in grading cotton.
Watch the Barnes ville band
later you may listen.
Mr. B. G. Walters and sister,
Miss Martie, and Miss Eunice
Lewis are spending a few days
at Myrtle Beach. -
. M. Dade.
Bloomingdale Budget
oornapondeno of The Robeaoniaa.
Orrum, R. F. D. 1, July 29.
There was an ice-cream supper
at Mr. Daniel Walters' Saturday
night that was enjoyed very
much by the small number pres
ent
We are having some hot sunny
weather now that is making the
wonderful cotton plants look
green and promising to the eye
of the good farmer.
A series of meetings -will begin
at this place the fourth Saturday
in August Uncle Dock.
BiUious? Feel heavy after dinner!
Bitter taste? Complexion sallow? Liver
perhaps needs waking up. Doan's
Regoleta for billious attacks. 25c at
au stores.
Thomas L Johnson Disclaims
Responsibility for McLood
Circular. ',; j
To the Editor of The Robevmian:
1 am told bv ome or mv
friends today that I have been
rather severely criticised by .
member of the bar. and some
others, during the last day of so,
on account of a circular publish
ed by Sheriff McLeod. attacking
the bills recommended at the-ire
cent meeting of the State V. Bar
Association, on the ground ' that
I, being a lawyer myself, ought
not to criticise the action of the
Bar Association. Without ex
pressing an opinion as to the
merits or demerits of Sheriff-Mc
Leod's circular, I merely desire
to state the fact that 1 did not
draft it, and that I knew nothing
of its existence until it was print
ed and distributed to the public.
I take it the inferer.ee was drawn
from the well known fact that . I
am Mr. McLeod's attorney.
I have not carefully examined
the bills proposed by the Bar As
sociation and discussed by Sheriff
McLeod, but I know they precipi
tated a lively fight between7 the
lawyers themselves at the bar
meeting, and the lawyers
throughout the State are largely
divided as to the wisdom of the
bills as they now stand. It seems
to me, therefore, that the fight
over this matter is not one be
tween the lawyers and the lay
men.
Lumberton, Aug. 2nd, 1912.
Thomas L. Johnson.
Notices of New Advertisements.
House for rent.
"Clothes of the better kind"
R. D. Caldwell & Son.
Uncle Sam a silent partner.
First National Bank.
"Ought to paint" Devoe.
Platform of Dr. B. P. McMillan.
LOCAL BRIEFS I
; Middling cotton today 12c
-.-Tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock there will be a regular
meeting of St Alhant Tvtra Vn
114, A F. and A. M. It is de
sired that all memlvMi tut nrom-
-
'' -Mr. E. L Kelly, chief engi
neer at the Lumberton Cotton
Mills, whose left arm wns broken
by being caught in an air com
pressor a week or so ago, is get
ting along nicely.
f'T"The street committee puts
force of 10 hands to work this
rnoroing weedin? the strMtsL
This work would have been be
gun some time ago but there was
no money available for that purpose.
'-There was soma Kimn mar
keted here Saturday when Mr
BL O. Townsend. of Rivnham.
brought to town a two-horse
wagon load and sold it to If r r
H. Caldwell for somethfno t&
$300, That was some meat.
about 1,800 pounds, and it con
sisted of shoulders, middlings
ana nams.
The annual camp meeting at
Falcon will be held August 15 to
25.
Mr. Jas. L Corley of Wagram,
about 70 years old, a Confederate
veteran, died July 30.
Mrs. Daisy upie urace was
declared not guilty of trying to
murder her husband by an At
lanta, Ga.. jury Friday.
Mrs. Frank Woodall of Fay
etteville ran away with her hus
band's brother Thursday and
her husband has applied for
divorce.
Janie Hurst a white woman
75 years old, jumped into a well
in Wilmington Friday rather
than go to a hospital for treat
ment She had been very weak
mentally for some time and was
supported by charity.
The "Progressive" Party
Is the individual, man or woman, who
uses Foley Kidney Pills for backache,
rheumatism, weak back and other kid
ney and bladder irregularities. Foley
Kidney Pills are healing, strengthening,
tonic and quick to produce beneficial
results. Contain no harmful drugs.
Never sold in bulk. Put Op in' two sizes
in sealed bottles. The genuine in a yel
low package. For sale bv all dealers.
Mr. Lloyd M. Roach, offirfal
dog-killer, killed a dog on Elm
street, near Fourth. Saturday
night about 11 o'clock. This job
will be vacant after the regular
monthly meeting of the town
fathers tomorrow nicht. Be.
sides being official dog-killer Mr.
Roach has been night watchman
and has looked after some sani
tary work.
Mr. James L. Williamson re
turned last evening from Mat
thews, . near Charlotte, where
Friday he attended the funeral
of, his aunt Mrs. R. C. Morrison.
who died Thursday in a sanato
rium at Rutherfordton. lira.
Morrison was about 40 years old
and is survived by her husband.
Kev. K. u Morrison, three sons
aftfrthree daughters.
-Mrs. F. Weiss and son.
Master. Lester, left Saturday for
Durham, where thev will spend
some few days visiting relatives
and then hey ill tro to Terra
Haute, Ind.. 'vhere hy will
pnd some time on a visit t the
home of Rev. and Mrs. F. R.
Cardwell. and then thv exnect
to go to Philadelphia. Pa., where
they expect to make their future
home.
Master Hugh. 9-vear-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thompson.
who is spending some time on a
visit at the home of his trrand-
father, Mr. Gregory Lennon. at
Bellamy, shot and killed an aliga
tor Friday at the Lennon nond.
The "gator" was 4 feet long and
the little boy killed it the first
shot Hugh was walking around
he edge of the pond with a 22-
cahbre rifle looking for fish when
he ran on his gatorship."
Mr. J. T. Barker was able to
be out Saturday for the first
time since two weeks from to
morrow night when he was
taken suddenly ill at Pembroke
and had since been confined to
his home. He has fully recov
ered now, he says, and has got
back into the campaign he is a
candidate for the office of regis
ter of deeds with renewed
vigor. His sickness explains
why he has been absent from
the public speakings.
";Mr. J. Q. Beckwith and
family have moved from the
Redmond house on Elm street,
between Seventh and Eighth
streets, into the McDiarmid
House, Walnut and Sixth, recent
ly purchased and improved by
tbe:Fir8t Baptist congregation.
MrvK; M. Biggs and family oc
cupied this house while their resi
dence on Pine street was being
remodeled. They moved last
week back to their home, which
has been greatly improved and
is a very handsome residence.
Beginning with this week
three reels of pictures will
be run at the Pastime thea
tre every Thursday night One
of these reels will be a "Pathe
Weekly," which shows current
events of interest in pictures
same.; as the newspapers show
the subjects in print The
Weekly" for Thursday night
will contain two pictures, ''Cap
tured Burglar" and "Wonderful
Lantern." There will be no
change in the price of admission,
which is 5 and 10 cents.