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Robeson Connty Day in Lumhertoii -Creat Fourth of July Celebration Pont FaJ to Come 1 E EOBESOMA N Established 187Q. - Country, God and Truth, Single Copies Five CenU VOL XLIV NO. 31 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1913. WHOLE NO 2868 CLAN MACQUEEN ASSOCIATION UacQueens Gather in Force at Max ' ton .for Organization Meeting Permanent Organization Formed Morning and Afternoon Sessions Held Yesterday A Bountiful Picnic Dinner Visit to Old Queensdale and Stewartsville Many Visiting Members of Clan Entertained by Local Members A Most Successful and Delightful Gathering. Special to The Robesonian. . Maxton, June 5 Following a pre liminary gathering here yesterday, an automobile ride to places of historic interest to members of the clan, a re ception to visiting clansmen last night, the carrying out of an inter eating program this morning and a picnic dinner the like of which for excellence and bountifulness is rare ly seen, the Clan MacQueen Associa tion was organized this afternoon permanently and meetings will be held annually hereafter. This organization meeting has been a most delightful one for both, Clan members and visitors, and those who conceived the idea of holding such a meeting at a preliminary meeting held here last December have every season to feel gratified at the success ful manner in which their idea has been carried out; for it has been a most successful gathering in every way, the enthusiasm and interest manifested leaving nothing to be de sired by the most clannish of clans men. There were a hundred or more visitors here yesterday and that num ber was swelled today by two hun dred or more. Which does not include the many clansmen and clanswomen who have their local habitations here and hereabouts. More than 300 clans men, clanswomen and visitors were registered. And all have been most royally entertained, visiting clans men and clanswomen being entertain ed in the homes of local members of the clan. Many of the clansmen were deco rated with the clan tartan,a plaid in rich brown and deep red with or ange checks. Some of the visiting clansmen were accompanied by their wives. At the meeting this afternoon per manent organization was affected and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Chief Jas. W. MacQueen of Birm ingham; chieftains Ed MacQueen, Sr., of Dunbar, S. C; Jno. MacQueen of Timmonsville, S. C; J. S. Mac Rae, of Maxton; Patrick McEachern of Birmingham; H C. MacQueen of Wilmington; Martin McKinnon of Red Springs; Rev. A. R. MacQueen of Dunn; chaplain, Rev. Stewart Mac Queen of Montgomery; treasurer, Roy Martin of Maxton; recording sec retary, J. P. Wiggins of Maxton (Mr. Wiggins was secretaryof the tempo rary organization and spent much time and effort in working up inter est in this meeting:); enrolling sec retaries, Misses Katie McLean of Laurinburg and Sallie Lou McKin non of Maxton historian, Mrs. R. T. non of Maxton; historian,' Mrs. R. ,T. Chattie Beall of Washington, D. C.; executive council, J. W. MacQueen and J. P. Wiggins, members ex-officio; Rev. W. Black, A. J, McKinnon, A. W. McLean. Resolutions of thanks were tender ed Mayor McKay McKinnon, citizens of Maxton and home clansmen for their cordial welcome and warm hos pitality; to the temporary officers for the manner in which preparations had been made for this meeting; to Mrs. Chattie Beall of Washington for her clan poem; to the newspapers that published notices of the meeting; to .Carolina College officials for the use of their building, and tendered sym pathy to those who were prevented by sickness from being present. Mrs. R. T. McElyea of Max ton affectionately known to Rob esonian readers and to everybody else as "Aunt Becky," was the most hon ored .clanswoman present. In recog-t nition of her work as historian of the clan the following resolution was adopted: "Resolved that the thanks of the Association be extended to our most, beloved and talented kinswoman, Mrs. Bella McElyea, for her painstaking, accurate and reliable history of the descendants of Col. James MacQueen of Queensdale and that she be re quested to rewrite and incorporate in her splendid history additional facts discovered since its publication; and thatr Messrs-.- H. C, J. W., A. R. and Donald MacQueen, A. W. McLean and J. P. Wiggins, and Miss Sallie E. MacQueen" be appointed a committee to co-operate with her and have the history published as soon as possible. "The Scotch and the Bible," by ReV. A. R. MacQueen of Dunn, was the only speech of the afternoon session. A solo by Mr. C. B. Skipper of Lum berton "My Ain Countrie" the sing ing by the audience of "Blest Be the Tie That Binds," and prayer and benediction by Rev. Wm. Black brought the afternoon session to a close. After this a picture of the clan was taken in front of the col lege building and the first meeting of the Association was over. Mr. Henry C. MacQueen, president of the Commercial National Bank of Wilmington, chief of the temporary organizations presided at the meet ings today. The morning sessions be gan at 10 o'clock, the opening prayer being by Rev. A. R. MacQueen, chap lain. Mayor McKay McKinnon wel comed the Association in an entirely happy speech, concluding by present ing to Chief H. C. MacQueen a huge key to the town. He took occasion to pay a beautiful tribute to "Aunt Becky." The response by Mr. Jno. MacQueen, prosecuting attorney for the Birmingham district, was no less happy. "Col. James MacQueen" and De scendants," a paper by Mrs. Bella MacElyea, was read by Miss Mary Belle McLaurin of Latta, S. C, a granddaughter of "Aunt Becky." At the conclusion of the reading a rising vote of thanks was proposed to "Aunt Becky," and visitors all joined in that vote, Hon. G. B. Patterson having asked special permission for those not members of the clan to have the priv ilege of doing her that honor. "Scotch Clans," an address by Mr A. W. McLean of Lumberton was the feature of the morning session. It was a splendid address and at its con clusion the audience showed its ap preciation by rising en masse and applauding heartily. The musical numbers were delight ful "My Laddie," solo by Miss Pat- tie James of Laurinburg; "Annie Laurie,'" solo by Miss Louise Mac Queen of Dunbar, S. C; piano solo by Miss Katie McLean of Laurin burg; "Bonnie Sweet Bessie," solo by Miss Minnie Lou McRae of Max ton. A poem by Mrs. Chattie MacEachin Beall of Washington, D. C, was read by Miss Sallie Lou McKinnon of Max ton. Rev. S. E. Mercer, president of Carolina College, responded to a vote of thanks for the use of the college building and grounds. It is but simple truth to say that the dinner served on the college cam pus by clanswomen of Maxton and vicinity was never surpassed on any similar occasion. It was most ex cellent and so bountiful that after 300 or 400 people had literally eaten all they could there was apparently no diminution of the supply, which seemed as inexhaustible as when the frttiack" upon the long table be gan. Among the visiting clansmen were: Mr. J. William MacQueen, vice-president and general manager of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. of Birmingham, and family; Rev. Stew art MacQueen of Montgomery; Rev, William Black and wife and Mr. Ar thur Butt of Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. Preston Ledbetter of Rockingham; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Black and Miss Maggie Black of Shelby; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean, Mr. A. T. McLean, Mrs Sue A. McLeod and Mr. C. B. Skipper of Lumberton; Mr. Hector McLean and daughter, Miss Sallie Mc Lean of Laurinburg; Rev. A. R. Mc Queen of Dunn. Dunbar, Florence, Dillon and Timmonsville, S. C, were represented by 30 or more visitors and there was quite a . sprinkling from Raeford and Laurinburg besides those mentioned. Yesterday was featured by a visit to Queensdale, the old home of Col. James MacQueen, who was one of the framers of the Mecklenburg De claration of Independence and kins men of whom were originators of the idea of having this meeting; a vis it to Stewart8ville,' where many of the MacQueens are buried; and a re ception last night in the splendid au ditorium of Carolina College, which was filled with a brilliant gathering of men and women. The clansmen, wearingplaid sashes, filed iir and marched to the rostrum headed by Mr. Kenneth McLean, a native Of Scotland, who has been living at Buie, this county, for a year or more, play ing an air on the bagpipe. Dr. H. G. Hill delivered the opening prayer and an eloquent address of welcome (Continued on page four)ur-TO. , THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS. Tax Levy Reduced New Township Created Contract Awarded for New Jail Cells Additional Road Trustees Appointed H. McD. Mor rison Re-elected Keeper of Chain Gang Bank of Lumberton and Bank of Red Springs County De positaries Pensions for Veterans and Their Widows Bills Audited and Paid. The county commissioners were in regular session Monday and dispos ed of much business. They will be in session again Monday of next week The tax levy for the year was de termined as follows: Tax Levy. For State purposes 23 2-3 cts. For pensions 4 " For public schools 20 " For county purposes .... 18 " For court house bonds .... 2 " For funding bonds 1 " For roads 21 " For county pensions ' 2 . " Total jproperty tax 91 2-3 cts Poll Tax. For State $1.43 For county .54 Total poll tax 1.97 The total poll tax last year was $1.98, so that has been reduced 1 cent. The total property tax last year was 93 cents. The county tax for roads has been reduced from 25 cents to 21 cents, butthe tax for State purposes has been increased from 21 cents to 23 2-3 cents, so that the total reduc tion in property tax is only 1 1-3 cents instead of 4 cents, as it would be but for the increase of 2 2-3 cents in the tax for State purposes. The new township of Gaddy's was created from portions of White House and Rowland, making the total num ber of townships now 24. The voting precinct is to be at Curtis' store. J O. McArhtur was appointed list taker for this township. The boundaries of the township are as follows: Be ginning at the South Carolina line near Mrs. Rhet Home's and following public road leading by Oakdale to St. Paul's church, (oclored); thence with road leading by Levy Gaddy's, Jim Arnett's and Vinck Gaddy's and cross ing public road near Dick Brewer's place, to the run of Ashpole swamp thence with the run of Ashpole swamp to-McLeod's mill; thence with the run of Cowford swamp to public road leading from Dillon to Fairmont; thence down said road to State line; thence with State line to the begin ning. Contract for the construction of two new jail cells was awarded to B. T. Barnum Iron Works, to be completed according to specifications to be ac cepted, for the sum of $2,050. The resignation of Dr. J. P. Brown as a member of the board of supervis ors of Fairmont township was accept ed and J. D. McLean was named to fill vacancy. Other road trustees were appointed as follows: Robt. Monroe, Lumber Bridge, in place of H. M. John, resigned; John A. McRae, Row land; J. B. McCallum, Maxton, in place of R. L. McLeod, resigned; Mrs. Thos. Kinlaw, Howellsville, in place of N. A. Kinlaw, resigned; B. W. Townsend, J. M. Brown, J. L. McMil lan, Red Springs; Burnt Swamp, Jno. L. McNeill; Lumberton, Dr. H. T. Pope; Gaddy's, J. W. Burnes, C. W. McArthur, Docky Page. Mr. H. Mc D. Morrison, whose record as keeper of the chain gang bought a vote of thanks from the re tiring board, was re-elected to this position by the county commission ers at the same salary, 60 per month. He will be required to give bond in the sum of $500, which has not been required heretofore. Commissioners Rory McNair and J. F. McKay are to have supervision of the chain gang and direct where it shall work. The Bank of Lumberton and the Bank of Red Springs were both desig nated as depositaries for the public funds of the county, one half of the public moneys to be deposited in each. These were the only banks that submitted bids for the public funds, their bids being the same to lend the county not exceeding $20,000 dur ing the year at, the discount. rate of, 6 per cent and to pay upon average daily balances for funds on deposit at the rate of 2 1-2 per cent.- per an num. Both banks are required to file bonds in the sum of $25,000. While the bank bids were being con sidered Mr. C. B. Townsend, who is vice president-of-the-Bank - of-Lum-bertonwas not present, having ask ed to be excused. ROBESON COUNTY DAY. Aeroplane Will Be One of the At tractions in Lumberton July Fourth Committees at Work. At a meeting yesterday afternoon of all committees appointed to pre pare for the great Robeson Coun ty Day celebration in Lumberton, July Fourth the program commit tee was instructed to submit today a program and estimate of expenses so that the finance committee may be gin to raise money at once with defi nite knowledge of how much will be necessary. It has been definitely de cided that an aeroplane will be one of the attractions. There will also be a parade of citizens from all parts of the county and all towns in the coun ty will be asked to compete for s prize which will be offered for the best float. There will be an excel lent brass band of ten pieces, picked from two good bands of Rocking ham. Watch The Robesonian for infor mation from time to time about this great celebration. House Struck by Lightning and Oc cupants Stunned A Fierce Storm During the terrific thunder storm during early hours last night light ning struck the house occupied by Mr, A. R. Currie and family. East Second street, and completely stunned for a few minutes Mr. and Mrs. Currie and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Julia Bullard. The house was struck be side the chimney, weatherboarding was knocked off, plastering knocked down, and a clock was knocked from the mantle to the middle of the room and put out of business. About 3 1-2 miles from Lumberton lightning broke the Insulator on tow er 435 of Yadkin River Power Co. and put the station on the edge of town out of commission from 8:30 last night until 9 o'clock this morn ing, during which time the Lumber- ton and Dresden Cotton Mills, which are operated by power furnished by this company, were compelled to shut down. The local electric light plant was out of commission for a few minutes during the storm. The storm seems to have been pretty general. The. light plant at Maxton was out of commission for more than half an hour. A scope of country about a mile wide between Marietta and Barnes ville was visited Monday afternoon by a hail storm which is said to have torn up considerable tobacco and cot ton. Lumberton Man Gets Clerkship of a House of Congress Committee. Congressman H. L. Godwin has ap pointed Mr. W. K. Bethune of Lum berton clerk to the committee on re form in the Civil Service, of which committee Mr. Godwin is chairman, to succeed Mr. L. B. Hale, who re signed recently to accept office of postmaster at Fayetteville. Mr. Be thune left last night for Washington to be initiated into his new duties, but it is expected that he will return to Lumberton Sunday. This being a special session of Congress and the House doing little more now than marking time , it is hardly prob able that Mr. Bethune will have to spend any time in Washington until the regular session of Congress be gins next December, so for the pres ent he will retain his position as business manager of The Robeson ian, and this appointment will not change in the least for the present his plans along other lines. Robeson County Medical Society Met At Fairmont Yesterday. Reported for The Robesonian. The Robeson County Medical So ciety met in regular session at Fair mont yesterday with 26 physicians present. Many interesting cases were re ported and discussed. An interesting paper on "Obstetrics," read by Dr. R. D. McMillan of Red Springs! A scien tific address on "Dysentery" was de livered by Dr. C. W. Stiles of Wash ington, D. C. The Society was royally entertain ed by physicians of Fairmont. Dr. T. & Kingsbury of Wilmington Passes. Dr. T. B. Kingsburyy-iha-mosi-difc tinguished man of letters of his gen eration in North Carolina, at differ ent times during his career editor of the Wilmington Star and the Wilm ington Messenger died at his home in Wilmington yesterday afternoon. The remains will be interred at Ox ford tomorrow. TOWN AFFAIRS. Tax Levy of $1.33 on Property and $3.99 on Poll New Sanitary Ordi nance will Abolish Some Dan gerous Nuisances Improve- ments Ordefed at Seaboard Sta tion To Comply With Require ments for Free Mail Deliveiy Other Items of Interest. The regular monthly meeting of the mayor and town commissioners was held Tuesday evening and much business was transacted. Mr. Ira B. Mullis met with the board in connection with beautifying tne plot of ground lying between the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and the Southern Express Co.'s office. He produced blueprints showing the pro posed improvements, also chart show ing cost of same. He recommended that an artesian well be sunk some where about the center of this square and that a sanitary drinking foun tain be put in. He stated further that the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. had agreed to bear one-half of the cost of this work, provided the town would have it done. It was or aerea mat tnis worn be done in ac cordance with the recommendations of Mr. Mullis under the supervision of the street committee and Mr. Mullis. An electric lamp was ordered placed in East Lumberton at the in tersection of Second and Seneca streets; also that sidewalks be built in this section of the town. It was ordered that the matter of placing lamp and building sidewalks near the residence of Mr. Wm. Daugherty be given immediate attention by the pro per committees. Mr. R. O. Edmund, assistant post master came before the board and read the following letter from the Postoflke Department: "Washington Division, "Durham, N. C, May 29th, 1913. "Postmaster, "Lumberton, N. C. "Madam: I am holding a case with reference to the extension of city delivery service from your office, awaiting information as to whether the street signs have been put up, and all houses in the delivery district numbered. Also with reference to permission from the city to use the electric light poles on which to place letter boxes if found advisable. "Will you kindly take up, and ad vise me at your early convenience as to the action if any taken. "Respectfully, "W. F. CHESTER, Inspector." It was ordered that street signs and numbers be put up immediately, that the Postoffice Department be au thorized to use the electric light poles where conveniently located, and that the street committee be authorized to buy and have placed extra posts, where necessary, for the placing of letter boxes. Mr. Saloom Saleeby came before the board and made request for per mission to connect water drain from building being erected by him on Elm street with the city sewer line. This request was not granted, the board upholding Supt. W. G. Pitman in his decision relative to this mat ter. A request of Mr. A. Butler rela tive to sidewalk improvements was referred to the street committee with power to act. The claim of Messrs. Lucas and Smith for damages received by rea son of having beef condemned by the meat and milk inspector was con tinued. The town attorney was in structed to make a thorough inves tigation of this matter and report to the board at some future meeting. It was ordered that all electric light, telephone and telegraph poles within the corporate limits of the town east of the old stage road be painted. Dr. W. O. Edmund was unanimous ly re-elected meat and milk inspector. He was instructed to see that the milk ordinance relative to the sale of milk within the corporate limits of the town be enforced. Tax levy for the ensuing year was made as follows: For general fund purposes, 58c on the $100 and $1.74 on each poll; for .sinking fund and bond interest, 45c on the $100 and $1.35 on poll; for graded school, 30c QllJhelOOjand 90c on poll making a' total rate of $1.33 on the $100 worth of property and $3.99 on each poll. A bill of W. Lennon for $25 was ordered paid. The mayor and. town clerks and treasurer, were authorized to borrow a sum not to exceed $3,500, execut ( Continued on page four.) BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Middling cotton today, 11 cents. A new loose-leaf mortgage deed record book has just been installed in the office of the register of deeds. It is a decided improvement over the old. The First National Bank of Lum berton has been designated as a United States depository for govern ment funds. The bank received no tice to this effect yesterday. At the Pastime theatre this eve ning will be shown mighty good pic tures. If you want a real good hear ty laugh see "Beauty Parlor of Stone Gulch," by Kalem. Edison will pre sent "The Necklace of Crushed Rose Leaves," which is an intensely inter esting picture. Mr. J. J. Cherry of Raleigh be gan work yesterday as clerk at the Lumberton drug store. He had just resigned a similar position at the Pop drug store and returned to his home in Raleigh Monday night. but came back to Lumberton yester day morning in response to a wire from Manager McDonald, who recent ly took charge of the Lumberton drug store. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Pate and" daughter, little Miss Thelma, went yesterday to Wilmington, where they will spend some time visiting rela tives. Mr. Pate has just resigned a position as track foreman for the Virginia & Carolina Southern Rail road. They have broken up house keeping at the corner of Pine and Third and Mr. Pate has not yet de cided what he will do. Mr. B. W. Lovett of Boardman, who is making Lumberton headquar ters this week while looking after some work for the Butters Lumber Co. in Raft Swamp township, says that speaking of sharks, which have become quite common in waters here about of late that last Saturday, in Stephen's canal, near Boardman, he shot at a shark which was some 7 or 8 feet long, but that his shark ship got away. Gen. F. A. Bond, of Hunter's Lodge was in town yesterday. He and Mrs. Bond left Hunter's Lodge yesterday afternoon for Washington, D. C, where Gen. Bond expects to spend a few days in a hospital under going treatment for a wound receiv ed during the Civil War, which has been troubling him recently. From Washington they expect to go to Jessup, Md., where they will probably spend several months. Geh. Bond says they will hardly return before October. Mr. W. J. Beattie, Jr., of Fay etteville, who is president of the La- Fayette Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, formerly ' of Fayetteville but now of Lumberton, spent a short while in Lumberton Tuesday after noon on business for the company. From now on Mr. Beattie expects to spend Monday and Tuesday of each week in Lumberton in the interest of this company's business. It is hoped that Mr. Beattie will decide to move his family to Lumberton and make it home instead of Fayetteville. Master Stephen Mclntyre Hurt in a Runaway Buggy Torn Up. Master Stephen Mclntyre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mclntyre, was thrown violently on his head at the corner of Walnut and Fifth streets yesterday afternoon when Mr. Mc Intyre's horse, running away, dashed the buggy to which it was hitched against a tree, and was very sick last night, but it is not thought that he was seriously injured. Master Robt. Allen, son of Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Al len, was in the buggy with Stephen and was also thrown out, but escaped without injury. The buggy was torn to pieces, practically. The horse tore loose from the buggy when it struck the tree and ran down Fifth to the Pope drug store, where it was caught. It was not badly hurt. The horse is gentle and this is its first taste of running away. At the gate at Mr. Mclntyre's, Walnut and Sixth, Master Robert Mclntyre was making some changes about the bit. Masters Robt Allen -and Stephen Mc lntyre sitting in the buggy the while and nobody holding the lines, when the horse suddenly became frighte n- ed and ran. Misses Blanche Burke and Bessie Lee Nicholson, who had been spend ing several days in town guests of Misses Sadie Rae and Margaret Pope,' returned Monday to their home at Maxton.
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