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PAGE TWO REDOLENT THINGS . FROM RED SPRINGS Showing Made by Robeson Should SM County Pride Old Sellers Homestead and i Marriage 100 -Years Ago When 2 Tories Beat It Enlisting Now and in '61 By SNYDER onr.r).na nf The Robesonian. Red Springs, June 23 The show- recent issue of The Robesonian should v- - f, fn mnko atir neoole feel proud. Next to State pride should be county pride. We had very nuie State prior to 1861-5, but the way our boys fought made the other States tane notice, otiuic . . . v.,. k a littl roterie of men was woo J - from Raleigh, Greensboro and Char lotte, who tnougni wey were .. ws whole push. We bad some very fine men to represent us in those days, but they let their clique dominate the Legislature. At another time we will name some of those men. DURHAM THE RENOAVNED The old Sellers homestead, a few .miles below Maxton, is an object of interest to those of us who take , an interest in the past The house is in a good state of perservation, al though considerably over 100 years old. In it, the writer's father and mother were married 100 years ago. His grandfather, Archibald Sellers, married Mary McMillan, a daughter of Chavis-Cheina Bond, of no little fame among her numerous descend ants. Her descendants practically set tied Upper .Robeson. Of that wed ding some fragments have followed us since boyhood days. At this point of the river there used to be a bridge which was in much use at that time. There are no remains of it now. Ov r it the bride and groom, on horse back, passed to the bride's future home. It was a big wedding. The ceremony was performed by the great grandfather of Mr. Howard McNair, the Rev. Malcom McNair, pastor of Center church. The writer's gfand -uncle, David Torry, a great fiddler, was present. After supper notice was given by Mr. McNair that danc ing was permitted. Thereupon Uncle Davy began tuning up, when one of the bride's sisters, obsessed by . re ligious ferver broke the strings, de claring there should be no dahemg there. But peace being restored, the dancing proceeded. About 2 o'clock a. m. it was reported that the liquor was out so they had to send a man dewn 10 miles to Alfordsville to get some more. They took the grooms horse, a fact the. groom never for gave them even unto (his old age. During the revolutionary war Alex McPherson lived a few miles below Antidch on the Fayetteville roaa. One morning as he and David Beth une, both Tories, were sitting com fortably over a pitcher of cider, up rode a squad of Whigs. McPherson received them cordially and, taking vn the pitcher, said he would draw them some fresh cider. When Mc Pherson got to the back steps, he laid Va V.itVi0i Hnum And took to his heels. Davy told the Whigs that be'd po and helD Davy. When he MxPhorenn riinnincr he took 61 ter him, and McPherson thinking he was one of the wnigs trying w catch him, put forth his full speed, UUb ilUUllif, " " r taken, concluded he'd surrender, so turning around, he began, "I surr damn, you, Davy!' Our boys are leaving this after noon for the encampment at More head, so we are told. It creates very little excitement. It may turn, out to be a bieger thing than -they an ticipae. What a pity! One of our bovs is worth a hundred Greasers. What an excitement it was in 1861. We all wanted to go, and any young man who refused to volunteer was virtually tabooed in good society. There were some that were so hot. as Vance used to put it, that, if thrown into a branch they would siz zle. Thoe "sizzle" fellows, though, never shouldered a. musket. Some pf us were so "vigrous", as the ne groes would put it, that we didn't want guns. We wanted bouie knives, so we would simply carve thpm, but we found these knives use ful afterwards to carve our tough beef. MANY DEATHS RE PORTED FROM TYPHOID State Board of Health Advises Vacci- aticn as Preventive of Tv&hoid -State Board of Health Bulletin. On account of the very large num ber of deaths from typhoid fever that has been reported to the State Bord of Health within the last few veeks, tV Board is urging the peo ple to lose no time in taking the .irr,rp'inizinflr treatment against this disease. It says that on account of verv case being a new source of in fection and its spread and contact so insidious and unsuspecting, that no intelligent person can afford to neg lect takinsr this means of nrotecting himself. Furthermore, the Board says that June in the month when the death rate from tyohoid fever .begins to rise and that already the incom ing death certificates are showing an unusually large tnumb?r of deaths ' from this disease for this season of the year. "Vaccination as an effective means of preventing tvohoid fever," savs the board, "has been well establish ed, but the main reason whv people continue to get sick and die from typhoid is indifference and not ig norance. The indifference and neg lect that tolerate flies, filth and the spraed of typhoid from individual to individual is that same indifference that makes a person neglect vacci nation as a means of protecting him self. Indifference is now the cause of more deaths from typhoid fever fhnry irwnroncc." Interesting Account of a Week's Slay in Durham and Some of the Things That Make That City Famous Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, June 20 Perhaps the City of the Bull is rather too com monplace (for an interesting-to-all write-up, but I enjoyed so much my week there I hope mothers may be interested. The boy of my heart has been there three years now and this time is not even coming home for vacation, so as my niece and fam ily are also citizens of the city my heart-6trings are tied up tightly with the tobacco metropolis. " . The first thing to be seen on alighting from the train at night is Durham's huge slogan 01 lire, -Durham Renowned the World Around" which, unlike most brag, is undoubt edly true. On the far blung battle fields of Europe, neath the banyans of Africa, climbing the steeps of the Himilays, and even down amoni our tropical neighbors in Mexico an South America, ninety-nine one hundredths of the male persuasion wants his "bacc'y", and if they must have the ettfff I suppose they should have the best, and it is' manufactur ed in Durham. The old "Durham Bull" whistle sounds like it was "bellering" to the world "Come get some more!" And, believe me, they come. I don't know the figures, but the whole squares of the place cov ered by large brick leaf houses, dry ing plants, selling houses, manufac turing plants four stories or more high, look like they hold a world sup ply. And do you know those Dur hamites have queerly made noses? They can't vfen !smell -that stuff, and I could smell it before the train stopt. Very possibly, tho', they don't hate is quite as much as I do, so don't recognize the odor. But Durham is not all tobacco. The great gift to the city by George W. Watts of the Watts hospital is one oi tne Desx ii n. mc uc u the State. Duke Memorial, said to be the handsomest church in the State, children's play grounds under civic government, a live wire cham ber of commence, a splendid country club and golf links, splendid street car service, and, greatest of all, a ball team trying to climb to" the top of the State league, are some other interesting things of Durham. The hosiery mills owned mostly by the Carr family are the most beautifully-kept factory grounds I e'-er saw. It was hard to believe that these beautiful parks were factory grounds. , . . All the numerous factories of the place seem to have the best class of workers I have even known, and this must be because the owners so. carefully choose and protect inem. I was there on FlagDay and had the pleasure of viewing all the decora tions and the parade from a hand some Reo 6 whose chauffeur was perfection. Hundreds of flags and yards of bunting made a great patri otic knot rise in my throat. As thirty-four autos all draped in. Old ninrv'a poors came DV Iiueu wim nrettv e-irls and brave men I said, 'Oh, if our Mexican friends would inst heln us be friendly". Hal Brown holds a position with the Durham Bookand Stationery Co. by the way, one of the very nicest places in town and he said they were sold out of flags and bunting before the day was half over. V'-' ' ' . Another great pleasure was a ride with friends out over the fine roads of the county past the farm-life school. Such well kept farms and splendid crops made me wonder no longer at the richness of the milk I had been drinking from my neph ew's dairy farm. Long Meadow Dairy with its herd of thirty-six Jer seys, is only at the beginning but has a big list of customers and the milk fs especially recommended by the doctors for sick babies. I wasn't a sick baby but it "sure did", agree with me. The business men of the town are well organized and are pushing Dur ham for all they're worth: witness the banner draped on the car of the chamber of commerce: "America First, Durham Next!" Some nerve that. ... But the heart of Durham is its splendid schools, none better, in the State; and its heart of hearts is Trinity College. Like Jerusalem ot old, "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the earth", it stands a monument to faithful work. The grounds have been entirely relaid since I saw it and a handsome granite wall now encloses the whole grounds. The ath letic field has hardly an equal in the South. The buildings look as tno tW were there for centuries of training young people for citizenship, and failure will not De tneir xauii. Imnrovements are eroing on con stantly, a new gymnasium being the latest gift and expected to be; com pleted this year. Altogether, my stay in Durham was pleasant and profitable and I hope to go again soon, when I can 6ee the park, the farms, the coun try more than on this visit. 'FLORENCE BROWN. 45 H. P. ,11 5-inch Wheelbase, 5-Passenger, 32 x 4 Tires, Si 090 Detroit Quality First I Have a 3400 r. p: m.. Ready This Minute For- You This certainly is a great year for selling: ' cars. Most everybody has had success. Some more than others, as is always the case. Chalmers sales are running 900 per cent ahead of last year all over Jhe United States. Mr. Chalmers' foresight in doubly provide ing against a shortage of materials has won a great contest. It has enabled the Chalmers plant to keep on building ; cars when one or two have shut down or others have had to cut down on allotments to their dealers. Here it is June and the great Chalmers plant is running day and night, three shifts, turning out more cars than ever before. How long canhalmers keep filling the demand? ' I don't know. I know only this: the plant is turning out about 125 a day ; Chal mers dealers are selling about 425 a day. The only reason I or any other dealer can supply a car now is because during Decern ber, January and February the Chalmers plant worked day and night like Trojans and built about 125 cars a day when the dealers were selling probably only about 80. Soon .these 425-a-day sales are going to eat up the surplus made during . the Winter months. I got a letter a "few days agofrom the Chalmers plant which simply aid: -'?We have on hand orders asking for immediate shipment of cars whose value is in excess of $8,000,000.", I need not narrate the rest of the note which was so obviously subtle that I got the telegraph operators on the job right ofE - I'm making my promises on delivery from day to day. I've got cars or can get them now. This may not hold good to morrow. Next week I shall cut my promises down still more. Remember, there are only two things that J concern myself with these days. One is to get you to take one ride in a 3400 r. p. m. Chalmers if you have not done so already. That's all I want-The car speaks in a language you'll understand. The other thing is simply one of math ematics : If the Chalmers factory can turn out 125 cars a day and Chalmers dealers all over the United States are selliiicr 425 a day, how long will the supply last? Price still unchanged $1090 Detroit . A. H. McLEOD, Manager, LUMBERTON MOTOR CAR CO. LUMBERTON, N. C RAYXHAM NEWS NOTES cUt Tills otT It is worth MONEY DON'T iIIS3 THIS. Cut out this slip, inclose with 5c to Foley & Co., Chicago, Hi., writing your name and address dearly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Fo ley's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs, colds and croup; Folev Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathar tic Tablets. . Specially comforting to etout persons. Sold everywhere. Amone the Sick Protracted Meeting Begins July 23 Personal ' Correspondencinf The Robesonian. Raynham, June 21 Laying by corn and hoeing cotton seem to be the order of the day around here. We are having a lot of rain now and "general green" has got some of the farmers around here. Mr. Strong Floyd and Miss Ruth Warwick of the Nye's section were visitors at the home of Misses Bertha and Beatrice Stone last Sunday. Messrs. John and Furman Free man of Lumberton were pleasant vis itors at Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stone's last Sunday. . Misses Quessie and Gertrude Pre vatt of Back Swamp spent Tuesday afternoon with their aunt. Miss Hattie Stone, who for the past two weeks had been in a hos pital at Richmond, Virginia, return ed home last Monday night. Sorry to report Mrs. Joel Ivey on the sick list, also Mrs. Hardy Stone. Misses Alma and Dovie Ivey spent Tuesday with their brother and sis ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ivey of the Back Swamp section. Master Elbert Ivey of Back Swamp spent the week-end with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ivey. The protracted meeting begins at Back Swamp Baptist church the fourth Sunday in July. Don't forget the date. Be ready for the meet ing and come hear our fine new pas tor, Rev. J. R. Miller. Ugh! Calomel is Horrible! It Shocks Your Liver, If Bilious CALOMEL SICKENS! DONT LOSE A DAY'S WORK1 CLEAN YOUR LIVER AND BOWELS WITH "DODSON'S LIVER TONE. HOW TO FEEL GOOD TOMORROW Indigestion quickly develops sick headache, biliousness, bloating, sour stomach, gas on stomach, bad breath or some of the oth er conditions caused by clogged or irregular bowels. If you have any of these symptoms, take a Fo ley Cathartic Tablet this evening and you will feel better in the morning. Sold everywhere. Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It horrible! Take a dose of the dan gerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose a day's work. Calomel i mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes into contact with sour bile crashes into it, break, ing it up. Thi, i when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. If you are sluggish and "all knocked out", if your liver is torpid and bow els constipated or you have headache, dizziness, coated tongue, breath is bad or stomach sour, just try a epoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone tonight. - Here's my guarantee Go to any drug store and get a 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take- a spoonful and if it doesn't straighten you-right up and make you feel fine and vigorous I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying hi sale of calomel because it i. real liver medicine'; entirely vegetable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick I guarantee that one spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone wiii put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and consti pated waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miser, able. I guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your entire family feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. It is harm less; doesn't gripe and they like its pleasant taste. Fooirttlh off July The Atlantic Coast - Line announces reduced excursion fares from all stations on its lines to nearly all destinations -within a radius of approximately 350 miles from starting point. Tick ets will be sold for use on the going trip on all trains of July 2; 3 and 4, limited returning to reach original starting point by or before midnight of July 8, 1916. For fares, schedules, tickets and any desired information, call on Ticket Agents of the . ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of the South 500 Ladies Wanted To let us show them that we are prepared to give clothes pressing cleaning and repairing service, sec ond to none. CfWe sterilize your garments while pressing them and make no extra charge. NATIONAL PRESSING CLUB W. K. FAULK, Prop. PHONE 155
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