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1 A ESTABLISHED, 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYANCB VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1915. NUMBER 41 r ROBESONIAN HOBESON VETERANS REUNION Old Soldiers Reunion ' at Rowland Tuesday Attended by Large Crowd Rowland Entertained Handsome ly Addre8s by J. W. Little of Wilmington Great Feast Spread for Thousands Athletic Contests Perhaps never has a reunion or. " the Robeson county veterans been a grander success in every way than --v the one held at Rowland Tuesday. A crowd estimated at from 4,000 to 5,000 people gathered to pay tribute to "The Boys" of the Sixties. The "people of Rowland opened their doors and hearts ta all the largs crowd, and most especially to, 'the braves who wore the grey. 1 A Great; Parade "; . One of the most -striking things on the program was the parade at 11 - a. m., in which 46 of the remaining Jfew soldiers of the South marched.The ' v parade was a most spectacular scene, , ' The Rowland band headed the pa-j rade,-filling the breeze with patiotiCj music that made one's mind ami back to the days of yore. Next came a large number of mounted marshals on "firey" steeds, which were bedeck- i d w5tn the re white an Dlue Next in the parade was X a beau tiful float, on which were seated a number of Rowland's fair daughters ' as fair as could be found in the "" S . "orldjrifiinting, war songs and songs "cr ' of triWe 'to the Blue and the Grey. The soldiers were allowed to march on the side walks, which made the marching much easier for them. The ' parade formed at the east end of Main street and proceeded down Main to the west enJ, thence a cross '" street to the graded school building. Address of Welcome by H, E, Stacy All that could do so gathered in the auditorium of the.'school building to listen to the address vof the oc casion by Mr. Joseph W.' Little of Wilmington. The auditorium was beautifully decorated for the occas ion. .The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. R. Ar Hedgpeth of Barnesvillc. The address of wel come was delivered by Mr. II. E. Stacy, formerly of Rowlandfhut now cf the Lumberton bar. Mr. Stacy : declared that it was a happy day for the people of Rowland, that they were greatly pleased with the fact that they could have the honor of entertaining the men who fought in the great battles of the Civil War. He said he fatted calf had been kill ed in order that they might make merry., Mr. Stacy declared that the military genius of the great leaders Lee and Jackson was studied and practiced as, far as possible by all nations when engaged in war. He .declared that the German generals who are making the. greatest (ad vancement in the present European conflict .are following as closely as possible the ways of these great Southern generals. "So long as there is war," the speaker declared, "nations and men -will look to the battles fought by sons of the South for "example." Mr. Stacy closed hi3 remarks by showing that the South bad been too slow to give the Wom en of the Confederacy the honor due them for the great and important part they played in .the War Between tho States. He said, however, that be was pleased with the fact that at last tha people were waking vp to this !r.;t and Tvsre"Et this late hour giving them due consideration. . Response by Rev. M. M. Mclver si The response to the address of welcome was made by Rev. M. M. Mclver of Maxton, one who wore the grey. His response was most beau tiful and touching. He reviewed ome of the pathetic occurrences of those "dark days, and with tears m ing eyes he told of the great taskffable excitement on Elm street yestr- rV the mothers of those days. He too, was of the opinion that they had not been given due credit for their part played so faithfully and brave ly in the conflict for the rights of the South. Ho assured the good; people of Rowland that their kind hospitality and entertainment was appreciated to the highest. In clos ing his remarks he appealed to his comrades to attend all the reunions possible while in this world,; and to mal:e ready for the last and greatest reunion in Heaven. Mr. Stacy was called upon to in troduce the speaker of the occasion which he did in a most pleasing man ner. He referred to Mr. Little, not as a soldier of the Civil War, but as a soldier of the New South, one who was taking; a great part in the battle for advancement along all lines. , Mr. Little's Address Mr. Little is ronost eloquent speak er and his address was very appro priate to the occasion.7 He started by saying that he was pleased to be in " the State of Robeson" and look into the faces of those in whose honor the day was being celebrated He took occasion to pay high tribute td the veterans, and declared that "the effort made, by -the Southern soldiers was the greatest and- most glorious in the history of . (Continued on page 4) the j TO INVESTIGATE PELLAGRA IT. S. Department Asked to Investi gate Pellagra Situation in County -Sanitary Sewerage Outfits of Cement Products Co. Recommend ed for Country Homes and Schools Board of Health Meets. The Robeson County Board of Health, -composed of A. J. Floyd, A E. White, J. R. Poole, T. L. North rop and H.: H. Hodgin, met in the court house Monday afternoon. The board instructed Dr. B. W. Page, county health officer, to "com municate with, the U. S. Department of Health and ask that it send rep resentative here to investigate with Dr. Page the pellagra situation in the county. up. Page was also in structed to have an article on the prevention and cure of the disease written by a Government specialist published in The Robesonian for three, months. The board also indorsed the use of sanitary closets, and recommended one made by the Cement Products Company of Wilmington, which has been passed upon by the U. S. Gov eminent and pronounced 90 per cent sanitary. Dr. Page was instructed to ask the Board of Education to in stall these closets at all the public school buildings in the county. The boarj will hold another meet ing the -first Monday t4a-September, SEEIN' THINGS AT NIGHT Seaboard Engineer Saw Man Shot Beside Road But Officers Could Find No Sign of Tragedy. When east-bound Seaboard pas ser.ger train arrived at Lumberton at 10:15 Monday night the engineer reported to the station agent that he saw a man killed near Moss Neck, He-said he -saw a man shoot; anoth er, nd as the wounded man was fall ing the gunman caught him and tried to throw him on the track, but that the engine was too close and " the body fell beside the track. The man ;h ! hot was in his shirtsleeves, he said, and his : victim had on a coat. This was reported at once to Sher iffs Lewis,-who lost no- time - in ; go- in g to the scene of the reported tragedy, Deputy Sheriff A. H, Pre vatt and Rural Policeman Eli ' Phil lips going with him. The officers searched diligently for some time all Blonr the track where " the shooting was said to have occurred, but ni trace of a tragedy was discovered, and as nothing more has been heard the officers think the engineer must have been the victim of an optical illusion. ' - -' v. v. . ' Auto Truck Backs Down River Em bankment Saved by Tree. What came near being a serious accident occurred on Water street at the new bridge at the foot of Fifth street Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when a Hupmobile tfc-uck driven by Mr. P. G. Hill, an employe of the Lumberton Motor Car Co., ran off the steep embankment. Mr. Hill tried to turn in the road and had re versed the gear and was backing the truck. He tried to reverse the gear again bet failed to do so. He at once saw what was going to happen and jumped from the truck ?.r.i was waiting to see it be com pletely demolished. The truck ran on down the embankment, a distance of several feet, and hit a tree, which was all that saved it from getting in to the river. The car was pulled out and was none the worse for the 'all. ' Mr. Hill was not hurt. ; Runaway Causes Excitement. ; - - A runaway caused consider diy morning about 10 o'clock when a horse hitched to a buggy belong ing to the Kingsdale Lumber Cor poration ran from the court house square-down - Elnfi to Second street ran -into the cemetery at tho corner of Second, running the bugg "Spins'; a large tree and breaking loose' from the buggy. Master Car lyle B.ehea, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bethea, was in the buggy, but didn't-have hold of the lines when the horse started. Though he was unable to get hold of the lines, Car lyle remained in the buggy and Held his nerve well; The buggy and har ness were somewhat torn vp, but the horse was not injured. The horse seems to be the only one that knows what frightened him. 14 Peaches on One Small Branch. . Rev. W." R. Davis brought to The Robesonian office Tuesday from Mr. Colin Prevatt's place at Raft Swamp a small branch of a peach tree on which branch there. were12 beauti ful peaches,as thick as thick could be;, and .Mr Prevatt, :who was in town yesterday, says his son told him I after Mr. Davis left with the branch that he had pulled two peaches off that same branch, so there were 14 in all. That small branch with its 'thick cluster of peaches would make a beautuul picture. - SUPT. POOLE RE-ELECTED J. R, Poole' Re-elected County Sup erintendent of Public Instruction for 7th Term Mr. Lucius McRae Re-elected Chairman Board of Ed ucation Other School Matters. The county Board of Education neW its regular monthly session Monoay in tne onice or fcupt. J. JK. Poole- Messrs. Lucius McRae and J. B. Bowen, heretofore appointed to audit treasurer's books and vouchers, re ported that they had completed their work up to June 1st and found same in good condition. The county treasurer's annual fin ancial report and the county super intendent's annual statistical and financial reports were presented, or dered approved and spread on the minutes. Messrs. Lucius McRae arid C. T. Pate, members of, the board, having duly qualified as Isuch presented themselves and assumed the duties of their office. Mr. Lucius McRae was re-elected chairman. " -Prof. Poole was re-elected county superintendent for a term J of two years, The salary is $i,suu, nxea by the last Legislature. Mr. J. B. Bowen was re-elected clerk at salary of $900, also fixed by the Legisla ture. " itotftcf Wi; tolorld White Hoaise, was ordered allowed the sum of $100 for building purposes, provided the district contribute $200 and complete the building. Supt. Poole was appointed to mves- gate the condition of the building in district No. 3, colored, White House, an j report his findings the next meeting of the board. Ordered that the lines between dis tricts No. 7 and No. 5, Howellsville, be changed so far as to transfer the property of Mr. C. E. Ivey from dis trict No. 7 to district No. 5. Ordered that district No. 4, colored, Lumber Bridge (Shannon), be allow ed the sum of $250 for building pur poses, provided district contribute an equal amount. r Mr J. E. Carlyle presented his resignation as committeeman fop-dis- trict No. 1, Raft Swamp, and same was ordered accepted. Mr. J. A. Carlyle was appointed to fill out tha unexpired term , thereby created. Messrs. J. WI. Cobb and J. W. Hall were appointed trustees for the Lumber Bridge 'graded school for a term Of four years. Two small , rebates were ordered allowed. The committee Prof. J. R. Poole and Mr. T. L. Johnson heretofore nppointed to locate the school site in district No. 2, Britt's, reported that they have had the same surveyed and that the surveyor's report wa3 filed. Same was ordered . accepted. PENSION BOARD MEETS Ten A pplicatvons Passed On by Coun ty Pension Board Meets Again First Monday in August. f ,The pension board of Robeson county, which is composed of Mr. W. H. Graham of Rowland, ' chairman, Messrs. Neill McNeill of Parkton and T. A. McAllister of Lumberton, and Clerk of .the Court C. B. Skipper, who is a member of the board ex-of-ficio, met in the court house Mon day. Ten applications, five veterans and five widows, were "passed upon and approved. There were several other applications, but they were de fered till the first Monday in August", when the board will meet again. The ni-mber of pensioners in the county now is about 240; about half of these being widows. A Farmer Who Lives at Home. Mr. Eli Ratley, who lives about one mile from St. Pauls, on route 2 from that place, was among the visitors in town Monday. Mr. Ratley says he has all the cotton he raised last year, also all his tenants raised, and proposes to hold it for 10 cents. He further says he is going to hold, it necessary, for that price all the cot ton raised on his land this year and next, that he can do it because he owes no man anything and raises all his supplies. He says he has sold ove- $100 worth of meat this year. 450 Bushels of Wheat From 16 Acres. Mr." J. W. Johnson of Red Springs, one of the most prosperous farmers of the county, raised this year on his farm near Red. Springs- 450 bushels of wheat on 16 acres, an average of a little more than 28 bushels to" the acre. That is considered an excel lent yield ana" shows what can be done with wheat in Robeson. Flour Mill Running Near Raemont. The Robesonian has been inf orm- cd that a floyr mill ia being pe4the county rated at the old McRae mill at Rae mont, near Maxton. The mill is kept Very busy and more . than 3,000 bushels of wheat are already stored at the mill waiting to be ground' inlo flour. TEN MILE TOPICS Picnic Time Is Nigh Corn Club Boy Pleased W ith Prospects Baraca Philathea Picnic at Barker's July 16 Monument Unveiling Sunday Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Ten Mile (Lumberton. R. 11. Julv ! 5 The farmers in this section will jEoon be through "laying by" and be ready to go around to picnics and en- joy their vacation days. The Corn Club boys are in good heart this year; they think now they have bet ter pospecta of making more corn than ever before. J " Rev. J. Abner Snow filled his reg ular appointment here Saturday and Sunday,. He preached a good ser mcn each day, as he always does. There was, a large crowd attended services. Among the visitors who attended preaching were Messrs. K. Bramble and J. N. Jones of Cumberland. A good many of the W. O. W. have' gone to town today to enjoy the W. O. Wi picnie. We are quite sur"e they will have a nice time as Lu mberton folks are noted for their splendid entertaining. The Baraea-Philathea picnic which is held annually between Barker's and Ten Mile Baraca and Philathea classes will be held at Barker's church July 1$, and everybody is in- -"Zi bring': baskets -fWlf of .something good to eat. It was first decided that the picnic would be the 7th, but on account of the picnic at Philadelphus the 17th, they decid ed to have it on the above date. It hasn't yet been decided who the speak ers will be for the day. Mrs. Margaret Starting is very sick. We hope she will soon be able to be out again. Miss Margaret Britt, who went about a month ago a- nrjt ; - a- i . io yr iimingiun 10 nave n tiperaiion performed on her head, has returned home. Several of the boys from this com munity are members of the Lumber Bridge Military Co., and they will leave - for Morehead City tomorrow, and will return home about the 15th or tnis montn. . The Woodmen will unveil Mr. EH M'White monument Sunday at o'clock. Everybody i3 invited come. 3 to Sunday School Picnic at Raynham July 17. There will be a Sunday school pic nic at Raynham Baptist church Sat urday, July 17. Mr. E. J. Britt of Lumberton will delive, an address at 11 a. m., after which there will be a picnic dinner, and it is expect ed that there also will be a speaker for , the afternoon. There will be cold drink" stands on the grounds for the benefit of the school. Holt Identified as Erich Huenter Glen Cove, N. Y., Dispatch,' 7th. Frank Holt, who attempted, to take the ' life of J. P. Morgan and who committed suicide last night in the Mineola jail, today was identi fied at Erich Huenter, the Harvard instructor who disappeared after be ing indicted as the murderer of his wife, . Leona, in 'Cambridge, Mass., in 1906. Examniations for Public School Teachers, " Fifty-four whito teachers are standing examinations here today under Prof. J. R. Poole, county .sup erintendent of public instruction. One is taking the high school and one the five-year examination. -j Evamination will be held for color ed teachers tomorrow and for In dians Saturday. Children's Day Exercises at Antioch July 11. ' The children's day exercises which were to have been held at Antioch, near ' Allenton, last Sunday were postponed on account of rain and will be held next Sunday beginning at 10 o'clock a; m. The public is invited. Road Trustees of Howellsville Town ship Will Meet Saturday. The road trustees of Howellsville township will meet Saturday morn ing at 8 o'clock at the company mill for the purpose of letting contract for bridge that is to be rebuilt. Woodmen Will Unveil Monument Sunday. Lumbertcn Camp, W. O. W. will unveil Sunday afternoon, July 11, at 3 o clock, near I en Mue church, a monument erected at the- grave1 of the late E. W. M'White. Messrs. S. McLean and C. T. Davis f McDonalds are among the visitors in town today. They report crops doing well in their. section of A large number from Lumberton attended the Confederate Veteran's reunion, an account of which is pub lished elsewhere in today's paper, at Rowland Tuesday and report, a most enjoyable day. . GADDYSVILLE GRITS Quiet Fourth Good Wheat Crop Made Flour Mill NeededRail road Work Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. . Gaddysville (Fairmont,. R. 1), Ju ly 6 The Fourth passed off" very quietly, nothing at" atl"stirring but baseball by some of the boys; but all are off today for Rowland to the Old Soldiers Reunion. Sunday marked only 139 years since the little body of men met in the State house in Philadelphia and with bared heads signed the most memorable document that's ever been known. - There in the cradle of lib erty, as it's called, young America was born. It id startling to note the progress made. There has been many a storm, but all will be well, as it has always been. Everything, be it good or bad, is for the best,-is a wise old saying; and we never saw a truer instance than since ' last fall. Everything looked blue, but brighter days dawn ed when the farmers began to di vrsify their farming, and today they admit it was a blessing. We, our selves, once heard a man say that everything was a blessing in dis guise, and we will always believe it. There wa3 such an excellent wheat crop made and prospects bright for moM to be planted. Tnere is dire nwd of iMttTWuvimWi have-everything that a - rural com munity can need but a railroad n(l flour mul. If some of our prom inent farmers would put up a mill or all co-operate and build one ly shares, it would "be great. The chances are good, as ' there's not a flour mill in 20 miles of here. We not only hear the railroad talk now, but work, as the Boardman Company is busy here; maybe we will get accustomed to the whistle et our doors. Mr. Don Bullock has left ior Bol ton, where he has accepted a posi tion in a saw mill. We hate to see the boys leave and it really looks like we are going to be left by "our lonesome", as this makes the fourth boy that has left since April, Mr- R.-M-Shooter of Conwayr S C, was here Saturday reviewing old friends. The recent rains are calling crops to their colors, tobacco- especially. - . .m;,'v. 'b, Superior Court Next Week. A week's term of Robeson Super ior Court for the trial of criminal cases will convene Monday of next week. Judge H. W. Whedbee of Greenville will : preside. There are how 80" cases on the docket, 51 new and 29 old. There are two . capital cases. Jno. W. McCallum, colored, is to be tried On the charge of mur dering his wife, Moriah, at Rowland last February; and Effie Duett, col ored, Js to be tried on the charge of infantcide at Fairmont. Among the cases of interest is one in which Fur-r ney Williams of Cerro Gordo is charged with entering the homeof Mr. Eli Phillips in Lumberton some time ago and robbing Mr. Phillips' sons of money, an account of which was published in The Robesonian at the time. Mr. L. C. Parker, general freight and passenger agent of the Virginia & Carolina Southern Rail road, was one of the 40 or 50 repre sentatives of short-line railroads in North Carolina who conferred in Raleigh Tuesday with the Corpora tion Commission relative to the standardization of rates for these roads now contemplated by the com mission. Mr. A. J. Steed of the Maxton, Alma & Southbound also attended the conference. Supt. R. E. Sentelle, of the Lumberton graded . school, in a let ter to the editor from Murfreesboro dated July 4, writes: "I hope the bond issue will get through. I am anious. for an opportuntiy to show Our people just what we can do when we get enlarged school facilities." Mr. Sentelle,as has been stated in The Robesonian, went to Murfrees boro to conduct a teachers' institute. ,"I came here Friday nighV1 he writes. "We are planning for a fine institute. The sessions will . be held in Chowan Female Colleger We op en the institute tomorrow." Holt Commits Suicide in Jail. GlenovJJuJQispatchth "TraTdTTlolt, the Cornell University professor who shot J. P. Morgan in his home near Glen Cove last Sat urday, committed suicide in the jail at Mineola tonight.- . . When Hot Weather Oppresses. When you feel oppressed, dull and stupid, are inertajJajjujdrdOujiot blame" it all onthVlveather. Heat will not affect you so much if the bowels- are regular. FoleyCathar tic Tablets are ideal for indigestion anj constipation. They relieve stout persons of that bloated, heavy "feel ing. " Sold Everywhere. REGISTER NOW Now s the time to register for th school bond election which will ' be held July 28. Mr. J. B. Bowen is registrar. He may be found in th offJeeo.thecounty superintendent of public instruction at the court house. New registration is requir red and one cannot vote for or against . this proposed bond iasue without registering. Only 16 people had reg istered UP to noon today. Now is the time to register, before you forget it . WEEKLY WEATHER FORECASTS Issued by the U S. Weather Bureau. Whington, n. C, for the - Week Beginning Widnesday, July 7, 1915 For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Fair weather with normal temperature will prevail durinr the . ' next four days except that showers are probable on the south Atlantic coat. The weather will becoma settled, with possibly showers after the tenjh and continue until the dost of the week. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Mr. T. W. Britt of Raynham. who was in town Monday,- says cotton crops out Purvig way are pretty sorry but that .corn is as good he ever saw. i ' . Mr. C. W. Sessoms and son. Master Carl, of the Smith's' section, were among the visitors in town yesterday. Mr. Sessoms says they have ben having good Tmm out his ray, but not any too much. Mr. W. II. Parnell of Wisharts township was among the visitors fn town yesterday. Mr, Parnell says fully two-thirds of the acreage out his way i planted in corn and nrospeet3 - :cr a bumper crop are bright. Mr. and M'8' L T. Townsend returned Sunday night from Balti more, Md., where they spent some time. Mr. Townsend underwent an operation in a hospital there and his many friends ..will . be .1 pleased to learn that bis condition is greatly Im proved. . Mr. A. R, Bullock and two, children, Miss Blanche and Master Carson, of route 1 from Fairmont are among the shoppers in town to day. Mr. Bullock reports Very good crops down his way, and says th farmers are beginning to cure tha "weed." - . Owing to the uncomfortable weather of July and August the us ual Sunday evening services of the Epworth League, Chestnut Street Methodist church, will be discontinu ed during these two months. Ser vices will be resumed the first Sun day in September. An Odd Fellows degree team from Fayetteville is expected to vis it the local lodge tomorrow evening for the purpose of conferring uport a number of members the second and third degrees. After the bus iness meeting a banquet will be giv en at the Thompson hotel. Fayetteville Observer, 3d: Mr. R. S. Bond, a prominent business man of Rowland, N. C, was in the city- today- with-Mrs.- Bond, whom -he leaves for a few days at Highsmith HospitaL for treatment. being in ill health. Mr. Bond is a ' nephew of the late Israel Bond. " New steps have been built at the foot of Sixth street, leading to the overflow well in the Townsend park beside : the river.- These-steps have a broad landing" half way down and are by far the best and most sub stantial steps tht have ever been plced at this Jong drp from the street. ,; .- ;. -Mr. Giles Robertson ef Rowland one or Kobeson s iarmers who be lieves in raising everything needed on the farm at home, says he has been enjoying home-raised biscuit since June 25. He had a few bushels of his wheat ground at the McNeill mill, Fayetteville, but is anxious for the Pembroke mill to begin opera tion. Rev. C. W." Smith, pastor of the Perquimans circuit, Elizabeth City . district, spent Tuesday In Lumberton. at the home of Rev. W. B. North pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church. Mr. Smith's health has fail ejand he"was On his way to the western part of the State for a rest, leaving here yesterday morning for Rutherfordton. . "A most wonderful trip; beyond my expectations", is the laconic jnes- sasre to the editor from. Mrs. L. G. Proctor, on a postcard mailed July at Salt LakejCLtyr Utah-On the-Pre-Tdeof the card is shown v the great Mormon temple. Mrs. froctor anj daughter, Miss Lillian. and son, Mr. Knox, left Lumberton two weeks ago and joinexiOlamlet Gatti3 party on an extensive tour U the rxposition, with, stops ar mar.y' points of interest '
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