E ROBESONIAN
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VOL XLIII NO. 53.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 19 12.
WHOLE NO. 2787
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GEN. BOOTH DEAD.
Organizer and Commander-in
Chief of Salration Army Passes
Away at His Home Near Lon
don.
Lmdotw En.. Biipateh, 20th.
Rev. William Booth, general
and commander-in-chief of the
Salvation Army, passed away at
10:14 o'clock tonight. He was
born in Nottingham in 1829.
The veteran Salvation Army
leader was unconscious for 48
hours previous to his death. The
medical bulletins had not reveal
ed the seriousness of the General's-condition,
which for a
week past, it is now admitted,
was hopeless.
Twelve weeks ago General
Booth underwent an operation
for the removal of a cataract in
his left eye. For two days after
the operation indications justified
the hope of the General's re
covery. Then, however, septic
poisoning set in and from that
time, with the exception of oc
casional rallies, the patient's
health steadily declined. The
General recognized that the end
was near and often spoke of his
work as being flninhed.
Starting his career alone as a
soap-box preacher in the slums
of Nottingham, England, at the
age of 15 years, William Booth
ended it at 84 as head of an army
of millions of Salvationists scat
tered through 54 countries.
He fought many real battles in
the slums of London and often
was in peril of losing his life for
the cause, but with those who
rallied to his support he formed
the nucleus of his great move
ment, which was first given the
name of the "Christian Mission."
The present Salvation Army
was never foreseen, nor was the
name ever deliberately chosen by
any one. Mr. Booth was dictat
ing to a stenographer wpen he
used the words, "The Chris
tian Mission is a volunteer army,"
and when he looked over the
paper later he substituted "Sal
vation" for "Volunteer," as the
stronger word, and the phrase
struck fire among his mission
workers, who seized the militant
spirit from it.
So great was General Booth's
faculty of handling and inspiring
men that Marshal Wolseley once
declared that the British army
bad taken lessons in methods of
organization, distribution and
control from the Salvationists.
Survivifta General Booth are
several chven, carrying on the
work he staf d, most prominent
being Bramwell Booth, the eld
est son, who is acting as chief of
staff in London, and who is ex
pected to succeed his father as
general of the army.
Two other sons, Herbert and
Ballington Booth, are widely
known in evangelical work, the
latter having been particularly
in the public eye because of a
break with his father 16 years
ago, since when he has led an
independent organization known
as the "Volunteers of America."
Of the daughters, in addition
to Miss Evangeline, who is
commander in America, there is
Miss Lucy, who is commander of
the army in Denmark, and Miss
Mary, who worked with her
father in London.
Nearly 5,000.000 New Voters
New York Dispatch, 20th.
Nearly 5,000,000 new voters are
in antutr of Va rtnlla
hid vear. according to an estM
ate, prepared here for the Ke-
ublican national committee.
nere win uc o.uov.wv uiuie
voters enfranchised by age alone,
ind 1,350,000 women and newly
laturalized citizens.
t There will be 24,332, m) male
oters. The number of women
oters is estimated at 1,667,000,
taking a total of approximately
6,000,000 who may vote for
'resident In 1906 there were
2.617,500 eligible voters and the
umber of votes was 4,088,442.
obeson County Veterans Will
Hold Annual Reunion at Max
ton August 29.
The Confederate veterans of
obeson county will hold their
hnual reunion in Maxton on
hursday, August '&). Maxton
makinur great preparations to
ktrtain the veterans and all
Veir friends who can attend the
union and extends a cordial in
tation to all.
LUMBER BRIDGE LOCALS.
Date of Opening of School
Changed Social and Personal
OomiDoadane of Tba Robeaoniaa.
Lumber Bridge, Aug. 20. Miss
Lela Bryant, who had been visit
ing at the home of her aunt Mrs.
D. L. Sinclair, has returned to
her home at Rowland, much 'to
the regret of her many friends
here.
Miss Maud Stewart of John's
Station and Miss Annie Sutton
of Hickory are visiting Miss Es
sie Shaw.
Mrs. M. J, Smith of Maxton,
after a visit of several days at
the home of her daughter Mrs.
M. L. Marley, has returned to
her home.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Currie and
little daughter of Perry, Fla., are
visiting at the home of Mr. Cur
rie's father, Mr. Ed Currie. Mr.
Currie will return to Florida in a
few days while his wife and
daughter will spend the remain
der of tha summer here. Mr. J.
A. Currie of Orlanda, Fla., is
also visiting his father, Mr. Ed.
Currie.
Miss Mittie Coble, who had
been recuperating at Jackson
Springs and other points for'
about a month, has returned to
the Bridge.
Mr. W. Frank McNeill of Scot
land county came to Lumber
Bridge today on business.
Owing to the delay in getting
the catalogues from the printer
and for other valid reasons the
date of the opening of our school
has been changed from Monday,
September 2, to Tuesday, Sep
tember 10.
Quite a number of the younger
set boarded the south-bound mail
train yesterday and went to Red
Sgrings, where they enjoyed a
sumptuous repast of inviting
viands prepared for the occasion,
served in regular picnic style un
der an arc light near the pavil
ion. They report a grand time.
The only expression of regret
heard from any of the party was
that the train on which they de
parted arrived too early.
Jawbone.
A Baraca-Philathea Picnic at
Ten Mile Baptist Church
Saturday, August 31.
There will be a meeting of the
Robeson County Baraca-Philathea
Union at Ten Mile Baptist church
Saturday. August 31st We ex
pect a great day for Baraca-
Philathea work in this county.
The program for the day will
be published later, but in order
to give you time to prepare to be
there, we publish this notice. We
shall meet the delegates at
Powersville on the V. & C. S. R.
R. Those who expect to be met
there will please send their names
to Miss Cora Britt, Lumberton,
so we may know how to make
arrangements for taking you
over to the church from the sta
tion. We expect a large crowd that
day and want you to be one of
the number. Don't forget the
date and be sure to be there.
James M. Hester, Pres.
Robeson County Baraca-Philathea
Union.
Special Term of Robeson Supe
rior Court.
Gov Kitchin yesterday ordered
a spesial civil term of Robeson
superior court to convene Sep
tember 30 and continue two
weeks. Judge J. L. Webb will
preside. As mentioned in The
Robesonian at the time, at
the meeting of the county com
missioners on the first Monday in
this month an order was passed
to petition the Governor for a
special term of civil court, this
being made necessary on account
of the accumulation of business
by reason of the fact that the i
last Legislature gave Robeson s
fall civil term to Brunswick
county.
Leesville Leaves.
0Rapoodano of The Bobaaonten.
Fairmont, R. F. D. 2, Aug. 20
Curing tobacco is a thing of
the past in these parts. Pulling
fodder is taking the attention of
most all the farmers.
Miss Maggie Lewis spent a
few days last week with Misses
Rosa Bell and Lizzie Jenkins.
Messrs. Will and Tess Tedder
returned Saturday from Myrtle
Beach, where they spent a few
days."' : r " ' '
Wood's Violet
STATE FARMERS' CONVENTION.
Tenth Annual State Farmers'
Convention and Round-Up In
stitute. As has been mentioned in The
Robesonian, the annual State
farmers' convention will be held
at the A. and M. College in
West Raleigh Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday of next week,
the 27th, 28th and 29th inst
The' college will furnish rooms in
the dormitories free, and those
who expect to take advantage of
this should take their own towels,
sheets and pillows. Meals will
be furnished in the college mess
hall at 25 cents each. It is
thought that the best pro
gramme ever offered has been
prepared and that the conven
tion will be even more profit
able than heretofore. Mr. J. A.
Boone, who lives near Lumber
ton and is one of the most up-to-date
farmers in this section, al
ways attends these conventions
and baa always been struck with
the fact that very few Robeson
county farmers attend. Other
smaller counties are much more
largely represented. Mr. Boone
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ceedingly profitable and advises
all who can do so to attend.
Special rates are given by the
railroads. Following is the pro
gramme: PROGRAMME.
Tuesday August 27 Farm
Crops Day.
10:30 A. M. -Greetings. -Commissioner
W. A. Graham, Presi
dent D. H. Hill.
Quality as compared with
yield per acre of tobacco. E.
G. Moss, GranvilLe,county.
How I produced 235 bushels of
corn on one acre. Charlie Park
er, Jr., Hertford county.
1:45 P. M. Phospate rock as
a source of phosphoric acid. Dr.
C. G. Hopkins, Illinois Experi
ment Station.
Address. Prof. W. F. Massey,
Progressive Farmer.
Cotton Anthracnose. Dr. H.
R. Fulton, A. & M. College.
4:30 P. M. Plowing demon
stration on college farm.
7:30 P. M. Address. W. J.
Shuford, president of the con
vention.
Address. Bradford Knapp,
Special Agent in charge of
Farmers' Co-operative Demon
stration Work. United States
Department of Agriculture.
' Wednesday, August 28 Live
Stock Day.
9:00 A. M. -Parade and in
spection of college live stock.
9:30 A. M. Hog cholera and
its prevention. Dr. B. B. Flo we.
State Department of Agncul
ture.
Dairying as a business. Hel
mer Rabild, United States De
partmentof Agriculture.
The merits of the Guernsey
cow Prof. E. A. Bishop, of
American Guernsey Cattle Club.
Berkshire breeding in North
Carolina. E. B. Moore, Meck
lenburg county.
1:30 P. M. Second annual
sale of pure bred Berkshire hogs,
by the North Carolina Berkshire
Breeders Association. For sale
catalog, write R. S. Curtis, West
Raleigh, N. C.
7:30 P. M. Business session
of the convention.
Business session of the Berk
shire Association.
Business session of the State
Live Stock Association.
Thursday. August 29 -Econo
mic Day.
9:30 A. M. Cow testing .asso
ciations. Helmer Rabild, United
States Department of Agricul
ture. The problem of marketing
farm products. Dr. J. L. Coul
ter, United States Cenus Bureau.
Relation of the banking system
to the farmer Joseph G. Brown,
president of the Citizens Nation
al Bank, Raleigh, N. C.
Torrens system of registering
land titles. -J. W. Bailey, Ral
eigh, N. C.
Programme of Women's Section
1. Mrs. Mary Evans Dillard,
of Lynchburg, Va. Lessons on
the food value and the proper
cooking of meats. The reasons
for eating more varied vegetables
and the best ways of preparing
and cooking' them.
The art of bread making with
demonstration of quick rolls.
3. Demonstration of quick
biscuits Mrs. Nellie Price.
4. Making of tea, coffee and
chocolate, by Mrs. W. N. Hutt
5. Salad s demonstration
Mrs. Nellie Price.
6. Cake making demonstra
tion Miss Louise Mahler.
7. Demonstration paper bag
cooking Miss Catharine Parker,
of Simmons College.
8. Demonstration fi r e 1 e s s
cooker-Miss Jane Ward.
9. Home dress-making demon
strationcutting and fitting, by
Mrs. Charles McKimmon.
10. Care of throat and nose,
injury done children by adenoids,
by Dr. John A. Ferral.
H. Raising poultry for mar
ket best breeds how to market
eggs and chickens.
12. Beautifying the country
home grounds with native
shrubs and flowers Mr. Jacques
Busbee.
13. The girls tomato clubs
with demonstration of canning
by girls of Wake County Club.
14. A talk by Dr. Hubert
Royster.
15. Woman's work in North
Carolina-Mr. W. R. Hollowell.
Advertising the Resources of the
South in the West
The following has been sent
The Robesonian for publication',
The agricultural and immigra
tion department of the Atlantic
Coast Line is getting up an ex
hibit of farm products, vegeta
bles and fruits, and will take
this exhibit to the West the lat
ter part of this month, to be
shown at various Western State
fairs, with a view of showing
the resources of the territory
through which this line operates.
They have had one of their
new steel-framed express cars
overhauled and painted up in a
suitable manner for the purpose
of transporting the exhibit
They have also advertised in
the farm papers of the West,
and in the local points where the
exhibits will be made, and it is
expected that the exhibit will at
tract a great deal of attention,
and should be the means of
bringing a great many settlers
to the "Nation's Garden Spot"
Messrs. Wilbur McCoy, Agn
cultural and Immigration Agent,
Jacksonville, Florida, and E. N.
Clark, Agricultural and Immi
gration Agent Wilmington, N.
C, will be in charge of this ex
hibit They will distribute illus
trated literature giving informa
tion about the South, and will,
no doubt, be called upon to an
swer numerous questions.
The success of their undertak
ing will depend, to a certain ex
tent upon the co-operation they
receive from the farmers along
their line. In order to get the
best results from this pablic
spirited work of the Atlantic
Coast Line, it will be necessary
for farmers who have suitable
products for this exhibit, such
as native forage, corn, small
grains, good samples of fruits
and vegetables put up in glass,
to communicate at once with E.
N. Clark, Wilmington, N. C.
They are also very anxious to
borrow or buy a few good agrj
cultural views.
As they will leave Wilming
ton August 27th with their ex
hibit it is very important that
you communicate with them at
once if you have anything that
you think is of special interest
Appearance of Things Being
Changed at Meadow-Brook
Cemetery.
Praise be! something is being
done at last. Quite a change is
being made in the appearance of
things at Meadow-Brook ceme
tery in North Lumberton. Mr.
Joe Prevatt Sr., who is chair
man of the cemetery committee,
has been in charge of a force of
hands out there for a few days
and things in those parts have
certainly taken on a dfferent
appearance. Mr. Prevatt is re
ceiving nothing from the town
for his services, but is doing the
work for the interest he feels in
the looks of the cemetery and his
dislike of being on a committee
that will bring nothing to pass.
Of course the hands working un
der Mr. Prevatt are being paid
by the town.
Prize Winner in Bible Study
Contest
The Robesonian has been ad
vised by the Bradley-Garretson
Co. that in the recent Bible study
contest Miss Mary A. Ward of
Clarkton was one of the prize
winners, winning a copy of "The
Heart of Christianity."
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES.
Miss Lillian Proctor Entertains.
Miss Lillian Proctor delight
fully entertained Tuesday even
ing at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Lizzie G. Proctor, Fifth and
Elm streets, in honor of her
guest Miss Lorena Kernodle of
Graham.
The evening's entertainment
consisted of one round of amuse
ment after another. There was
Qo contest Among the features
were two solos by Misslva Pear
son of Dunn, who is a guest of
Miss Lina Gough. Mrs. Jas. D.
Proctor presided at the punch
bowl.
The following were among the
out-of-town guests: Miss Lois
Davidson of Greensboro, a guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
M. McAllister: Miase Tva Pear
son of Dunn and MatnriA RHe
Leonard of Wilmington, guests
of Miss Lina Gough: Misses
Eusrenia Franklin of Winston
Salem and Nettie Grace Aberna
thy of Newton, guests at the
home of Mr. CM. Fuller.
Lumberton W3I Hare a Laundry
Mr E. I. Hollingsworth, of
Asheville. arrived Mondav even.
ing and is at work making ready
10 open up a laundry in town,
some mention nf whirn wm maria
in a recent issue of The Robeso
nian. The machinery is being
fitted up in the building on Sec
ond street belonging to Dr. J. D.
Ragan and formerly used for the
same purpose. Some two or
three Lumberton men are inter
ested in the laundrv hut Mr
Hollingsworth will have charge
of the business. Mr. Hollings
worth has a wife and one daugh
ter, who will join him here prob
ably in a week or so. It is ex
pected that the laundry will be
in operation about the first or
-a a a
middle or next month.
Work Begins On Undertaking
Parlor.
Work was besrun this moraine
clearing away rubbish and lay
ing brick for the undertaking
parlor Messrs. R. D. Caldwell &
Son will build, as mentioned re
cently in The Kobesonian, on
Second street just back from
the corner of Elm and Second.
It will be 25x70 fppt and it: ia at
pected that it will be completed
in aDout 30 davs. Mr. J. L.
Stephens, who recently stood
first in a class before the State
Board of Embalmers, has charge
of Messrs. Caldwell & Son's un
dertakintr denartment which
thay conduct in connection with
their department store.
Charged With Burning His Res
idence.
Will Ward, white and about 30
years old, of Barnesville was
placed in jail here yesterday af
ternoon by Township Constable
Kelley Johnston on charge of
burning the house in which he
and his wife lived. Ward was
at home alone when the fire oc
curred and is said to have es
caped from the building after
the names were beyond control.
He is said to be a kind . of half
witted fellow and was drinking.
The evidence against Ward as to
the burning is circumstantial.
Death of Mr. B. F. Townsend of
Union, S. C.
Mr. C. B. Townsend received a
message Tuesday evening an
nouncing the death of his nephew,
Mr. B. F. Townsend of Union, S.
C. He died Tuesday evening at
7:30 o clock after a bnef illness.
Mr. Townsend was a prominent
young lawyer, a former State
Senator and a son of the late
Judge D.'A. Townsend of Union.
The funeral and interment took
place yesterday afternoon.
Notices of New Advertisements.
"A bank book adds happiness
to your wedding. ' First Na
tional Bank.
Dr. Francis S. Packard, who
visits Lumherton once a month.
will be at the Waverly hotel
August 28.
New buggies carriages, wag
ons and harness W. I. Linkhaw.
W. M. Bridgers has qualified
as administrator of the estate of
A. C. Bridgers.
Carolina College at Maxton.
Badge lost"
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BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
License has been issued for
the marriage of Nettie Roberta
and String-field Mayes.
Ex-Sheriff Geo, B. McLeod
is changing the appearance of
his home on Elm street by re
painting. Mrs. H. T. Pope and daugh
ter Miss Sadie Rav. returned
yesterday afternoon from Wil
mington, where Miss Sadie Ray
had been undergoing treatment
for a throat trouble. They went
to Wilmington Tuesday.
Mr. Jake Thompson and
family, of Back Swamp, moved
yesterday into the house on Elm
street which Mr. Thompson pur
chased from Mr. J. L. Stephen!
last spring and which was vacat
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Stephens
Monday, as mentioned in Mon
day's Robesonian.
Miss Lina Gough and her
guests Misses Maggie Belle
Leonard of Wilmington and Iva
Pearson of Dunn and Messrs.
Lawrence Parker and Lee Cald
well drove to Marietta last eve
ning in an auto and took tea at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. W. W.
Early, returning last night
The county board of educa
tion held a session here Tuesday
to audit the books and vouchers
of the county treasurer. The
only other business transacted
was the granting of a rebate of
(6.24 to Oscar Williams, of dis
trict No. 8, Thompson township,
on account of error in calcula
tion. Rev. J. W. Bardley, pastor
of Chestnut Street Methodist
church, who has been away on a
vacation since the first of this
month, writes that he and Mrs.
Bradley are enjoying their vaca
tion very much. They are now
visiting friends at Raeford.
They will return home Wednes
day of next week.
Mr. Ellis Branch, of Bellamy,
underwent an operation at the
Thompson hospital yesterday for
appendicitis and Is getting alpng
nicely. Mr. A. M. Hartly, who
has been sick with fever for
some time at the hospital, is im
proving. Miss Lancy Malone, of
Ten Mile, who for more than a
month has been at the hospital
sick with fever, is improving fast
and it is expected that she will
be able to go home next week.
Lumber Bridge Public High
School.
Prof. H. B. Jones, principal of
the Lumber Bridge high school,
asks The Robesonian to call spe
cial attention to the fact that the
Lumber Bridge high school "is
distinctly a public school," and
that "while it exists primarily
for a locality, it can accommo
date a limited number of boys
and girls from a distance."
Wind Storm Does Damage.
As a result of the wind storm
Tuesday night Henry Faulk, col
ored, who lives in East Lumber
son, lost a fine mule, another
one was scared some, a new buggy
was smashed and quite a number
of farming implements were
broken when his stables were
blown down.
Democratic Doctrine.
Charlotte Obaerrer.
In endeavoring to create preju
dice against Senator Simmons by
reason of his advocacy of gov
ernment aid in building good
roads for postal delivery service
and for the development of the
waterways, how is the editor of
The Carolina Democrat and The
Monroe Journal to get around the
fact that these principles were
written in the platform at Balti
more and are Democratic doc
trine? Governor Kitchin no
doubt stands on the Baltimore
platform. Senator Simmons not
only stands on it but works for
it No Democrat can assail Sim
mons for his work for those
measures without assailing the
Democratic platform itself. And
that is something no loyal Dem
ocratic newspaper can afford-to
do.
The last hundred-dollar sub
scription on the $20,000 fund for
erecting the Central building at
the Methodist Children's Home '
in Winston Salem has been re
ceived by Superintendent, Hayes.