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VOLXLIVNO. 82 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY,PECEMBER 1,1913. jjWHOLE NO.2919
METHODISTS RECORD OF
GROWTH.
During the Past Seven Years the Re
cord of the Methodist Church of
Lumberton Has Been Oneof Steady
Growth More Than $10,000 Rais
4 for All Purpose This Year
New Church Occupied this Year and
New Parsonage Probably Will Be
Built Next .Year End ef Con
ference Year.
Ten thousand dollars for all purpos
es in 1918 a s against $1,684.25 in
1S07. This is a record of which the
mejnbership of Chestnut Street Meth
odist church of Lumberton may well
be proud. The membership in 1907
was .163; the membership nownum
hers 281. The amount contributed
per member in 1913 was more than
two and a half times as great as the
amount contributed In 1907.
The first year of this church as a
station was 1907, and it is interesting
te note its growth in strength since
then as indicated by the following
significant figures: Contributions for
aH purposes in 1907, $1,684.25; in
lf08, $2,701; in 1909, $4,811; 1910, $6
49; 1911, $6,296; 1912, $8,479; 1913,
ever $10,000. Value of church and
personage property in 1907, $3,000;
value in 1913, $21,800.
An elegant new church was
occupied early in this year and a
splendid pipe organ was installed a
short while ago. Nothing has been
determined officially yet, but it is the
purpose to build a new parsonage
next year. By certificate and other
wise during the past two years 105
members have been added.
All the auxiliaraies of the church
are in better working condition than
ever before.
These increases were noted by Mr.
W. H. Humphrey, lay leader of the
church, at the Thanksgiving service
last Thursday .night as reasons why
the members of Chestnut Street
church should be thankful as a church.
It is a record of growth of which any
church membership might well be
thankful and proud.
The services yesterday were the
last for the conference year at Chest
nut Street, as the other churches in
the North Carolina Methodist Con
ference, which convenes in annual ses
sion at Oxford Wednesday of this
week. Rev. J. W. Bradley, pastor of
Chestnut Street church, will carry a
good report to Conference, as indi
cated in the figures given above, all
assessments being paid in full. Mr.
Bradley will leave for Conference to
morrow morning and Mrs. Bradley
and and their infant son will leave
at the same time for Raeford, Where
they will visit at the home of Mrs.
Bradley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Lentz. This is the end of Mr. Brad
ley's second year as pastor of this
church, and the church has rrtade
splendid progress during that time.
Whether he will return to this charge
or not is of course with the bishop and
his cabinet. Other Methodist preach
ers in Robeson and the length of time
they have served their charges are as
follows: N. L. Seahold, Lumberton
circuit 1 year; A. .1. Groves, St.
Paul's circuit, 2 years; S. T. Moyle,
Robeson circuit, 1 year; II. M. Eure,
Red Springs station, 1 year; L. A.
Lee, Rowland station, 2 years; S. E.
Mercer, Maxton station and president
ofCarolina college, W. V. McRea as-
Mr. W. II. Humphrey, who is one of
the four delegates from the Rocking
ham district, left this morning to at
tend Conference. Others probably
will attend from the church here.
New Seaboard Train New Schedule
R. & C
The new passenger train on the
Seaboard between. Wilmington and
Hamlet, the schedule of which has
been given, was put on yesterday. The
two morning trains to Wilmington are
-due at Lumberton at 7:50 and 9:48,
and the two evening trains from
Wilmington are due here at 5:52 and
-8:07. This new train will be a great
convenience to the public. Of especial
interest to the folks in the upper end
of the -ewmty is the fact that one
may leave Red Springs or Parkton,
for instance, early in the morning,
come through to Lumberton by 7:50,
leave here at 8:07 and go back home
without any long wait over at any
-point.
By a new schedule which went into
affect yesterday on the Raleigh and
Charleston, the morning train to Ma
rlon, S. G, will leave at 10:20 and the
afternoon train will arrive at 5:40.
The mixed train, daily except Sunday,
comes in at 9:45 and leaves at 1
WILL BE TRIED HERE.
Will Monroe, Alleged Negro Rapist,
Taken to Raeford and Then Taken
Back to State Prison to Await Trial
in Robeson Superior Court This
Month.
Will Monroe, the 14-year-old negro
boy who is charged with committing
criminal assault on the 5-year-old
daughter of Dr. D. S. Currie at Park
ton last Monday and was taken to Ra
leigh last Tuesday night for safe
keeping, lynching being feared, was
taken Thursday to Raeford by order
of Judge C. C. Lyon, who is holding
court there, and on the same day the
Hoke county grand jury found a true
bill-a gainst him. It -was expected that
his trial would begin in Hoke Superior
Court Friday but Judge C. C. Lyon
ordered the trial removed to Robeson
county. Judge Lyon appointed Mr.
B. F. McLean of Maxton and Mr. J. C.
Currie of Raeford to defend Monroe.
He will be tried at the January term
unless a special term is ordered, and
the county commissioners will decide
today whether to ask for a special
term.
Monroe was taken back to the State
penitentiary at Raleigh Friday for
safe keeping until time for his trial.
It was at first thought that it would
be safe to keep him at Raeford, but
slight rumors of trouble were heard
by the officers and while no special
alarm was felt the officers did not
care to take the risk, so they spirited
the negro away from jail, took him
in an auto to Aberdeen an tence to
Raleigh.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
Longest Extra Session in History of
Congress Gives Way to Regular
Session The Tariff and Currency
Have Occupied Center of Stage.
Washington Dispatch, Nov. 29.
The longest continuous extraordi
nary session in the history of Con
gress practically ended tonight and
the the regular session will begin at
noon next Monday.
Democratic leaders acting in con
cert with President Wilson, would not
permit an actual finish to be written
to the special session, although the
House adjourned finally. The Senate
will meet at 10 o'clock Monday and
adjournment will not formally come
until a few minutes before the time
for the regular session to convene.
Two great projects have held the
attention- of Congress and the country
throughout the unprecedented work
of the year. One of these tariff revis
ion, crystalized into law in September.
The other, currency reform, still is the
chief subject of legislative interest
and will remain so, until disposed of
in the regular session.
The special session opened a month
after the Democratic forces took com
plete control of the Government, be
gan with a reorganization of party
leadership m the Senate which over
threw precedent and brought the so
called proRressive forces into control.
Throughout the contest on tariff and
currency the contest has been marked
by solidification of the Democratic
ranks.
Demand of the Democratic leaders
that the currency bill be passed at
once brings the extra session to a
stirring close. Day and night ses
sions of the Democratic currency con
ference have marked the last week
and day and nigh tsessions of the Sen
ate are promised for the now session
until currency legislation is conclud
ed. Drastic Liquor Laws Demanded Oth
er Conference Notes.
Yesterday's Charlotte Observer
says
"Expressing in no uncertain terms
its opinion of the liquor traffic, the
Western North Carolina Conference
adopted resolutions yesterday after
noon favoring an amendment to the
Federal Constitution for bidding the
transportation and exportation of in
toxicating liquors as a beverage, and
also a law forbidding the use of the
mails to any publication that carries
advertisements of liquor, morphine,
cocaine or similar drugs. The confer
ence would also inhibit the use of the
mails for circularizing dry territory
and soliciting orders for liquor."
Rev. P. T. Durham, Rev. Dr. G. T.
Rowe, Rev. Dr. J. H. Weaver, Rev. Dr.
H. K. Boyer, Rev. L. T. Mann and
Rev. Dr. T. F. Marr were elected cler
ical delgates to the General Confer
ence which meets next May. This is
considered the highest honor in the
gift of the Conference.
The Conference adopted a resolu
tion favoring reading the Bible in
public schools. Conference will close
today with the reading of appointments.
REPORT OF YEAR'S PROGRESS
What Has Been Done in Robeson
County School Work During the
Past Year.
. .Prof. J. R. Poole, county superinten
dent of public instruction, made the
following report last week at the
meeting of the North Carolina Teach
ers Assembly in Raleigh of the pro
gress made in Robeson county school
work from November 1, 1912, to Octo
ber 31, 1913.
Local Taxation.
Number of districts established dur
ing the year 8. Average rate of levy,
25-75; (5) total proceeds, $550.00.
Number of local tax districts in
creasing local tax levy, 6. m
Total increase in proce4svfrtu5. in
crease in local levy, $3490.37.
Total number of local tax districts
in county, 60.
Consolidation of Districts During Pe
riod. Number of schools abandoned, 3.
Number of consolidated schools
formed in lieu of these? Answer:
Six former schools consolidated into
three at present.
Number of teachers formerly re
quired in schools abandoned, 7.
Number now required in these con
solidated schools, 7. Number of pu
pils attending school abandoned, 47.
Nun her of papiT? .'..endi.; these con
solidated schools? Ans.: These con
solidated schools not yet in session.
Number of buildings erected, 8.
Total cost of new buildings equip
ment and sites, $19,585.00.
One one-room building, five two
room buildings; one ten-room (brick)
building, one four-room building. To
tal acreage of these new sites, 10 5-8.
Professional Progress.
Increase in number of teachers with
normal training, 35.
Increase in number of teachers with
college diplomas, none.
Increase in number of schools with
two or more teachers, 4. Number of
vi rty teachers' meetings held during
the period, 3 white, 3 colored.
Social Activities.
Total funds raised for school improve
ment by betterment associations of
school improvement clubs, $3,585.30.
Total number of Boy's Corn Clubs
formed during the year and the num
ber of boy's belonging to corn clubs?
Answer: One, club, entire county,
ninety members.
Educational Meetings.
Number of educational meetings of
all sorts held in the county during
the year, 50.
Number of educational addresses,
35.
Number of public debates, 12.
Number of literary entertainments,
15.
Number of parents' meetings, 20.
Number of rural libraries establish
established during the period, 6.
Increase in the number of volumes.
602.
Number of supplemental libraries
established during the period, 6.
Four districts have voted bond is
sues aggregating $60,000 for the erec
tion of modern school buildings, one
building is now completed and con
tracts have been let for the three
othrs.
Another election carrying $25,000 in
bonds is pending.
The compulsory law is having a
salutary effect on the attendance so
far reported.
Noble President of Teachers' Assem
blyBust of Wiley .
The North Carolina Teachers' As
sembly Friday elected as offi
cers for the ensuing year Prof. M. C.
S. Noble, University of North Caro
lina, president; Miss Mary Owen
Graham, Charlotte, vice-president;
Prof. E. E. Sams, State Department
of Education, secretary; S. S. Alder
man, State Department of Education,
assistant secretary, and C. C. Wright,
Wilkes county, and E. D. 1 Pusey,
Goldsboro, members of the executive
committee to fill terms expiring.
A marble bust of Calvin H. Wiley,
founder of the publjc school system of
the State, was presented to the State
Friday night by the Assembly.
Miss Maycie Glasgow, one of the
music teachers at the graded school,
will give a recital in the school audi
torium Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Mr. Owen Davis of Raft Swamp,
who recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis in the Cumberland
General hospital, Fayetteville, was
able to return home yesterday.
Constipation Poisons Yon.
If you are constipated, your entire
system is poisoned by the waste mat
ter kept in the body serious results
cften follew. Use Dr. King's New
Life Pills and you will soon get rid
of constipation, headache and other
troubles. 25c at Druggists or by
mail. H. E. Bucklen & Co. Phils and
fit. Louis.
THANKSGIVING DAY
Generally Observed in Lumberton
and Parsed Off Quietly Services at
Churches and Collections for Or
phanages. Thanksgiving Day was generally
observed in Lumberton, practically all
places of business closing for most of
the day and services being held in the
churches. The cotton mills shut down
but the oil mill and planing mills did
not stop on account of rush of work.
Services were held at the Presbyter
ian and Baptist churches Thursday
morning and at Chestnut street Meth
odist Thursday night. At the First
Baptist interesting short talks appro
priate to the day were made by
Messrs. S. Mclntyre T. L. Johnson and
L. R. Varser, and Mr. E. J. Britt was
called on by the pastor, Rev. C. H.
Durham, to read President Wilson's
Thanksgiving proclamation. The mu
sic included a solo by Mrs. J. Q. Beck
with and a quartet by Messrs. C. B.
Skipper, R. R. Carlyle, F. Gough and
J. P. Stephens. The collection for the
Thomasville orphanage amounted to
$85. The Sunday school of this
church, in its contribution to this or
phanage, beats any Sunday school in
the world in contributing to a like
cause, its contribution averaging
about $70 a month. At the Pres
byterian church a collection amount
ing to about $100 was taken for Ba
rium Springs orphanage. The contri
butions for this cause during the year
of this church and Sunday school
amounts to about $400.
At the Methodist church Thursday
night the following responded to in
vitation made by the pastor, Rev. J.
W. Bradley, for talks on why we
should be thankful for blessings along
the lines indicated: Mayor A. E.
White, as a town; County Commis
sioner C. B . Townsend, as a State
and county; Mr. K. M. Barnes, as in
dividuals; Mr. H. E. Stacy, as a Na
tion; Mr. W. H. Humphrey, as a
church, local and general. . The collec
tion was for the Raleigh Orphanage.
The contribution of this church and
Sunday school during this year for
this orphanage amounts to $400
Rev. R. E. Sentelle, superintendent
of the. Lumberton graded school, made
a talk at a Thanksgiving service at
Ten Mile Baptist church yesterday.
A Thanksgiving service was held in
the East Lumberton Baptist church
last evening. Rev. J. F. avis of Rob
ersonville preached a Thanksgiving
sermon, and a collection was taken
for the Thomasville Baptist Orphan
age. The usual bountiful dinner, contri
buted by the good people of the town,
was carried to the inmates of the
county home, and the Epworth League
of Chestnut Street Methodist church
carried dinner to some of the wor
thy poor of the town.
It was this reporter's good for
tune to be present at an entertain
ment given by the school at East
Lumberton Saturday night. The ex
ercises consisted of speeches, dialogs.
readings, tableaux and music, all of
which was very entertaining. The
children had been well trained and
acted their parts in a way to give
credit to their teachers, Misses Steele,
Stone and Barker. After the children
had entertained the large crowd pres
ent for more than an hour the merri
ment was continued by Madame Blanc
who told the fortunes of many, mak-
ng some hearts beat with gladness,
while the things she told others made
them tremble with fear. Sandwiches
and surprise packages were sold, and
this caused much laughter as one
didn't know what he was getting till
he had it. Taking it as a whole it
was one of the most enjoyable occas
ions imaginable.,,
Advertising Pays.
"My ad certainly paid me, and that
mighty well," was the remark of a
man who recently run a small ad in
The Robesonian. He said also that
he would advertise his business if
he wasn't doing anything but running
a coffee mill. This man rightly thinks
advertising pays, especially if you ad
vertise in The Robesonian.
Stomach Troubles Disappear.
Stomach, liver and kidney troubles,
weak nerves, lame back and female
ills disappear when Electric bitters
are used. Thousands of women would
not be without a bottle in their
homes. Eliza Pool of Depew, Okla.,
writes, Electric Bitters raised me
fitiin a bed of sickness and suffering
and has done me a world of good. I
wish every suffering woman could use
this excellent remedy and find out as
I did, just how good it is. As it has
helped thousands of others it will
surely do the same lor you
Every bottle guaranteed, 50c and $1
At all Druggists. H. E. Bucklen &
Co Philadelphia or St. Louis.
LONG BRANCH LOCALS
Quiet Thanksgiving Disking- Land
For Another Crop Canvassing for
Rural 'Phone Line Preparing to
Build New Dwelling Fine Hogg
Running Out.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. F. D. 4, Nov. 29
Thanksgiving passed off quietly, very
much like Sunday. There wasn't any
shooting or drinking, as usual. There
were services at church and a nice
crowd present and a collection was
taken up for the orphans, amounting
to $15, which was right good as the
church takes a collection every first
Sunday for that cause.
The farmers are about done picking
cotton through here. Lots of them are
through already and have gone to
disking their land for another crop.
Dr. Ayers of Proctorville is can
vassing through here for a rural
phone route from there to Lumberton
and is having good success. Hope he
will soon begin to work on it.
Mr. G. K. Thompson is soon going
to move to Lumberton and we regret
for him and his wife to leave the
community. Mr. J. B. Ivey is all
smiles: It's a fine girl.
Mr. D. G. Lawson killed 3 fine hogs
yesterday. I have not heard their
weights', butthey were nice.
Mr. E. J. Britt is putting the ma
terial on the ground to erect a new
dwelling house on one of his farms
down here.
If one will travel the roads through
here he will see more fine hogs run
ning out in the fields and woods than
one would have thought were in the
county. I heard one man say he
saw 50 in going 1 1-2 miles on the
creek road.
A (two-weeks' special term of
civil court convened this morning,
Judge M. H. Justice of Rutherford-
town presiding. It will be followed
by a regular term of one week at
which Judge Lyon will preside.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos King return
ed Saturday from Asheville, where
they spent several days visiting rela
tives. While Mr. King was away his
job as 'conductor on the R. & C. was
taken care of by Mr. Alf H. Mc
Leod. The board of directors of the
Farmers and Merchant's Bank this
morning presented to Ex-Judge T. A.
McNeill, president of the bank, a
handsome ebony gold-headed cane as a
token of appreciation of his services
and courtesy shown the directors.
J. II. Carter, a boy who works at
the livery stables of II. M. Beasley
& Bro., was kicked by a mule thi
morning while reloading some mule
at the Seaboard station. Although ii
is a very severe kick it is not thought
that it is serious. He received medi
cal attention from Dr. W. A. McPhauI.
A cotton gin and contents belong
ing to Mr. J. W. Baxley of the Ten
Mile section was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night. It is thought that
the fire started from a spark from the
smokesstack. The loss is estimated at
about $500 or $000. It is understood
that there is some insurance on the
plant.
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Whaley, who
for about two weeks have been mak
ing their home in Charlotte, anrived
Thursday and are guests at the home
of Mr. Whaley's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I,. E. Whaley. They expect to re
turn to Charlotte tomorrow or next
day. Mr. Whaley has accepted a posi
tion with the Little-Long Co. He has
a job in this company's engraving de
partment. Mr. S. H. amilton, who has been
the efficient manager of the Western
Union Telegraph office here for the
past 11 years, has declined to accept
the management of both the tele
graph and telephone offices and has
resigned. Mr. Hamilton is popular
and has given good service, and his
retirement will be regretted by the
public. It is understood that Mr.
Hood, who has been local manager for
the Bell Company for some time, will
assume the management of the tele
graph office as well, thought Mr. Hood
is out of town and nothing definite
has been ascertained.
Rev. J. F. Davis of Robersonville,
is spending some time in town with
his son and daughter-in-law, Rev. and
Mrs. W. R. Davis.
Guarding Against Croup.
The best safeguard against croup
is a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound in the house. P. H. Ginn,
of Middleton, Ga., writes: "My chil
dren are very suceptible to croup,
easily catch cold. I give them Fo
ley's Honey and Tar Compound and
in every instance they get prompt
relief and are soon cured. We keep
it at home and prevent croup." For
sale by all dealers.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Middling cotton today, 12 l-8c.
Mr. J. W. Bullock has bought the
stock of goods belonging to Mr. Alex
Phillips on Fifth street and will con
duct a grocery business in the saint
building.
Mr. Geo. E . Thompson has ac
cepted a position as salesman in the
grocery department of White &
Gough's department store. He began
work this morning.
Mr. A. McM. Blount of Parkton
is in town today. He says that 7 ne
groes were pulled for gambling In
Parkton Saturday night and will be
tried before the recorder at RJ'
Springs today.
The young Lumberton man who
was booked to get married Thanksgiv
ing, for some reason unknown to this
reporter, postponed the matter till
a future date, but Is sure to bring
it to pass in the not-distant future.
'Look Not Upon the Wine," Bie
graph Comedy, "Sway of Destiny," a
meritous "drama by Essany, and "An
Equine Hero," Pathe Western, will be
three interesting pictures shown at
the Pastime theatre this evening.
The following cases have been
tried in the recorder's courst since
Wednesday: John McNair, larceny,
twelve months on roads; Howard
Mathewson, disorderly conduct $15
and cost; Alex Memory, drunkeness,
$15 and cost.
Dr. John Knox left last evening
for Baltimore on an important mis
sion, but he refused to tell The Robe
sonian what that important mission is
though he might as well have done
so, for everybody hereabout can
give a mighty good guess.
The LaFayette Mutual Life In
surance Co., which has been occupy
ing offices over the wholesale store of
Whitfield and French, moved Friday
into its elegant new offices on the
second floor of the Farmers & Mer
chants Bank building, Chestnut and
Fourth streets.
The law firm of Britt & Moss
has opened up a branch office in
Rowland. Mr. J. M. Moss, junior
member of the firm, will leave today
for Rowland and will have charge of
!h office thpr. Mr. E. J. Britt, sen
ir iiiciiiuiir, will continue his prac
tice here.
Mrs. E. L. Holloway and son Mas
fr Lambert left tins morning for
v iiiiuiigton, where this week Mrs.
ll. way w ii) attend n convocation of
: l.McnnMlians of the Cape Fear
i-lion. Air... Hol'oway goes as a
from 'ii.iity church, Lum
ti . W ) ' ; mix ''on 'ftudy
iiass.
The case of Dr.. J. I. Brown
against B. W. Green for perjury was
nol prossed. Mairmont Messenger.
Green is the man who stirred up
things in Fairmont a while ago and
nho, as mentioned in The Robesonian
at the time was arrested recently in
Cr.arlotte on a warrant sworn out by
Dr. liiown of Fairmont charging him
with perjury.
lied Springs Citizen: On Wednes
day afternoon a bale of cotton was
.-oid on the Red Springs market as a
Thanksgiving gift from the ladies of
Philtdelphus congregation to the Ba
rium Springs orphanage. It was pu;
:jr at auction and after some spirited
ridding, was knocked down to W. E.
Garrett, for $81, the weight being
.V10 pounds. The seed of this bale also
sold for $18, making the neat and
handsome gift of $100 to a most wor
thy cause.
Work was resumed at the graded
school this morning after being sus
pended since last Wednesday. Supt.
R. E. Sentelle attended the meetings
of the eTachers' Assembly and city
superintendents in Raleigh and re
turned Saturday. His father, Rev.
R. A. Sentelle, superintendent of
schools of Haywood county, who also
attended the meetings in Raleigh,
came with him and left this morning
for his home. Miss Fannie Knight,
first grade teacher, also attended the
meeting of the Teachers' Assembly,
returning last night.
A sure-enough runaway was pull
ed off this morning on Fourth street,
in front of The Robesonian office. A
colored boy was leading a mule and let
him run against another mule, which
was hitched to the laundry wagon be
longing to the Santary Steam Laun
dry, and that got the laundry mole aH
out 'o sorts, so he broke loose, ancJ
proceeded to get away from there,
running over another wagon, turning
the laundry wagon over, splintering It
up to some extent, and scattering: the
clothes which were in the wagon over
the streets, a good deal of them fall
ing into a hole of water