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m NT-'- f j Wt 31 ,7 Br J aW KSSM "JflT8 Eta, X VOL 26 NO. 15. LRU RIN BURG, N. C, 1908. ONE DOLLAR PERYESR FIRE IN NEW TOWN. Three Houses Burned Early Saturday pull together to remedy our de fects, and then when the next fire comes, be better prepared than ever to "beard, it in its den." ,1 i ; uruay moniin:: loik .mine of the eit town were awakened peaceful slumber by nal iu that part of negroes On about 1 o'( izens or our from the ii the fire fill town occupied by the and called "New Town." During the peridd of "rood times we have been having for the past few years the inabitants of this sec tion have made a great many worthy improvements, and now there are some really creditable buildings in New Town. Among them are churches, school house." and dwellings. The fire Saturday morning was first discovered" in a two story building belonging to W. P. Evans, and was only a small blaze in the roof. The fire signal was giveu, but owing to the time of night and the distance from the boys, but few of them heard it until the fire had gotten under headway. As soon as a member learned of the fire he at once re sponded to the call, but every thing seemed to militate against the fire fighters. In some way the hydrant wrench had been moved from its accustomed place ; then there was no light in the hosecompany's house, which made it very dor.;, and when they did get in shape to Sght. the hydrant was found to be an unusually great distance from the tire, necessitating an extra amount of hose. Thus, btfore Governing Board of Argyle Club Meets. On Friday afternoon there was a meeting of the governing board of the Argyle Club in Dr. C. W. Regan's office. This meet ing was called for the purpose of electing a member in place of Mr. F. L. Bundy, resigned, and for te further purpose of elect ing . je additional four members provided for in the charter. Messrs. A. L. James, E. H. Gib son. John F. McNair and Chas M. Fetter were elected. So the governing board new consists of the above named four gentlemen and Messrs. A. F. Blue, D. K. McRae, C. W. Regan, W. II. Weatberspoon, with Messrs. J. P. McRan, W. D. McLaurin and G. F. Avinger, ex-ofPcio mem bers, making a total of eleven men on this board. Steps are being taken to fit and furnish the hall as soon as it is ready, and if Mr. Tucker continues the work of erecting the building: with the same dispatch he is now employing, this won't be long. DATES FOR PROHIBITION SPEAKING. the work of nrouerlv olvimr the water could be really begun, the ' take and say that its office, file had a fine lead, and before it was linaliy arrested it had de stroyed two dwellings and a school house, The school house was the public school house, and worth some $200, with no insu rance, while the dwellings be lo.iged to W. 1. Evans and were worth some $1,500, with about $ 900 insurance. lieroie y.ork on the part of the boys sated the Baptist church, the main building of the colored Jgf st i t n fc a nd ol. 'n.er ad j eei 1 1 A Correction. Following information given us but not by its representative, we stated in a local last week that the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was going to move its office away from Laurinburg. We are glad to correct the mis- un- der the control of Mr. J. M. Moore, is still here continuing the excellent, business which it has been doing among our peo ple, and has had no intention of leaving us. However, the office has been moved from the Fields building into the new buildimr v hie a Dr. Everington lias just completed. We offer this as a correction and an apology toitP splendid representatives. The central committee for Pro hibition met i'.'iday afternoou in tie court house. The cam paign a:id situation in general were? dheussrHi, showing that the prospects wwe encouraging ana afforded thy opportunity for ef fective work. The com raittee pro poses before the campaign is over and as early asposible, to reach every nook and corner in the county with a plea for prohibi tion. If anv community iu the county wishes to hear. prohibi tion discussed at any particular tiie, by any particular man, let your wishes be known to Chair man Hector McLean and hvwill send you the speaker. 4hO, At this meeting a part of xfTTsi month's campaign was planned as follows : Tomorrow night, April 10th, at tltc court house in Laurin burg, State Organizer R. L Da vis will speak. Don't fail to hear him he is a live wire iu the cam paign. Saturday, A pril 11, at 2 o'clock, Mr. Davi will speak at Gibson. Sunday, April 12, at 3:30 o'clock, Mr. LochMcKinnon and Rev. N. II. D. Wilson, at Hasty. Mesirs. Hector McLean and W. H. Weatherspoon, at Caledonia. Dr. Nash at Old Hundred, and Mr. L. M. Blue at Mason's Cross. Friday night, April 17th, at 8 o'clock, Rev. J. H. Dickson at Dickson Cotton" Mills, and Jona than Peele and J. McN. Patter son at McMillan's Mill. Sunday, April 19th, at 3:30 o'clock, Mr. E. H. Gibson and Prof. A. A. McMillan, at Milton's Chapel; Mr. L. M. Blue. at Tabernacle church; Messr, flpptor McLean and W. Weathersnoou at Sorinfffie Htft er clack. Mad Mr. M. L. Johl nt 1,1 1 P,,frfril Mill at 3 HASTY ITEMS. Mrs. E. R. McCormac has re turned home after several days pleasant visit with relatives and fnenls'at Red Springs, N. C. Miks Annie Sampson's school close! last Friday. The address was liade by Mr. S. C. Cameron. Tfce-landy-pulling was some thing grand, ami the tackey party that night at the home of Mr. Will Joneawas up to "now." Mr. Ed. McCormac, of Laurin" burg, was in town a while Sun day S.C. p. m., en route to McColl, Miss Mary V. Thompson, of McColl, S. C, visited friends in ou ritv f raturd ay until Monday rsafinever Beard of a girl's, going off and losing her hat before. "I think your head was in a whirl." Mrs. Lucy Hasty returned to her home Saturday eight, ac companied by her daughter, Mrs. Charlie Walters, from Antioch. Miss Nannie Hasty is visiting her cousin, Miss Florence Jones, at Red Spring!, N. U. Jrvhn Station is on a "boom" now. They have a skating rink. Don't forget to lay up your pipes next time iyou start skat ingor don't "fuss" because you have to pick up the pieces. Mrs. John Henderson, of Row land, spent several days with her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Over street. Her health is much im proved, and she is low visiting her daughter. Mrs. Syd McLau rin, at McColl, S. C. - Mr and Mrs. J. W. Jones and little son, Walter, ipent Friday with Mrs. J. Medliu. .at o 'Roust-about" club Wood men of the World and Odd Fel- i Friday nijrht nt b dr lows hose that are turned April 24th, Rev. ly the others are Odd ere, if they cn buiidinir. This fire plainly demonstrated the mceWiry of two things : Au other hydrant in New Town and the ngi "no;-: Slaving a reel of their own which is to be kept in New Town. In saying this.'wedo not want T.'i be understood as criti cizing lh- ;Ciry Fathers, for we are not : we know they are doing as well ai ut the! we do to add iMdlV the fund.-! it ii i.i r uispnsai will auow ; oui i lioi-e Ui"y wilt kiod be ablej UiOM' n - -d.id protections to the property m town. Another thiag t!iat ought to be looked, inti at once is the matter of lights at the kose house. This would not cost, much, and it'rhould by attended to at once. A small incandes cent in the house would do lots of good on a dark night, and it ihould go there at once. Then the wrench should always be in Its place, When the boys grab tbtir reel and start, they should do so knowing that everything is in working ordr, and that without looking to see; they should be kept in working order, and it should be a crime for any one to interfere with this order. If any other person or depart ment wants and needs a wrench, let it get it, but by all meaus leave the fire-fighting outfit in tact. It also appears to U3 that at least half the members of nch team should have a key to the reel house, aud thus be enabled to go right in when he arrived in iesDonse to the alarm, and net have to wait t o get a key before doing so, as is now the case. Dispatch i a neewssary tmnlifirntion in fiiititinsr tire Lastly, the boys are justly complaminir at not having any where tc dry their hose after using them. At an expense oi from $3 to s?5 the town could trect a frame woik. slightly lantinsr, that would r-asily cause the water to drain from the hose and thus piotect them from rot, and nt the c-anie time enable the boys who are so unselfishly laboring to protect the property of the people in town, to dry their hose without having to climb over the sky scrapers in order to get the proper eleva. tion. These are little, almost trifling things, but they count anu count for much, too 1 Eek 8 The Wake Forest GletrvCIub and Orchestra filled its tngage ment here Thursday night, giv ing their performance to a large house The audience was de lighted from the start. Every piece was encored, and that with a genuine enthusiasm. Thewoik of each member wa well done, buc that of Mr. If. M. Pofeat do erves especial mention. lie is a genuine artist. The show was highly complimented, and oui people will gladly welcome its re appearance. The Wako Forest Boys are a jolly, good stt of young gentle men and a deserved credit to their noble Alma Mater. Aiciean.' at . t pathy with the cause or not, if it has the po.ver behind it he must open up his pocketbook and tell them to take and they take, hot being a candidate now or with the remotest pros pect of being one, we can the more fitly lift up our voice in be half of this oppressed class of our people. Brethern, if your church needs a new coat of paint or your Sunday school some new song books, or your school house some new desks, do not make the poor patriots pay for them because you know he must have your votes. Put yourself in his place. How would you like to De placed under a threat oi defeat? We hope the time will come when some man will rise with courage enough to say to those who demand his estate j as the price of his service to the county: "No, sir. Not. a red cent. If you want my service. here it is, but you shall not have my service and my money too." A manlike that would be a treas sure in the public service and he would make it possible and agreeable for a poor man to as pire to office. As it is now, the man with the limited resources is sadly handicapped in the race becausa he cannot answer the clamorous demands of his fellow citizens with churches to build and schools to establish and other wjrthy objects to foster and advance. Pity the poor candidate, brethern, for his troubles have no end. avid Mi. ilector Smyrna Lauren. -We will inform the put lie each xt cU through the local columns as to appointments before the succeeding isme. A Gossi Example. Messr. Epstein & Bergman are still showing that cnterpris. ing spirit that has bean chaiac- teristic of their business since t hey came into our town. They have not only fitted up the pret tiest Ptqre fronts ui the county, but they have now put in a local street sprinkler and fire daily springing the streets in front of their store, - thus protecting their handsome line of goods from the effects of dusty strtets. Don't you think it would pay mercchnnts to make use of a similar device? Death of Mrs. W. J. McDoagald. On Sunday morning, at 12:15 o'clock, Mrs. McDougald, 37 years of age, wife of Mr. Will J. McDougald, breathed her last. About six weeks ago she suffered a . severe attack of la grippe, from which some organic heart trouble developed." This was the immediate cause of her death. She was a truly devoted wife and mother; and the fact that three small children are left to survive her, makes the sadness all Rev. Gharles Fetter Goes to Wadesboro. The following item is copied from the last issue of the Messen ger and Intelligercer, and will be read with regrets by our people. During his stay with us Mr. Fet ter has greaMy endeare 1 himself to our people, and as Wades boro. regardless of denomina tional lines, in del'ahtvd to have him, even so do we regret to give him up. 'All of u adesbc ro. regardless of denominational lines, will be delighted to learn that Rev. Charles Fetter is to return here, he having accepted a call to the rectorship of Calvary Episcopal church for two Sundays iu each month. Mr. Fetter was rector of this church several years ago, and he is greatly beloved by the entire community. He will alo snrve churches at Rockiugh.ini, Hamlet and Laurinburg, but will reside in Wadesboio." , DEATH TO THE RAViSHER. There is nothing which arouses the eleuieuta! passions of the Southern whits man like that which touches the virtue and chastity of our women. There can be no more eacred cause. Even i the woman is herself to blame, our juries absolutely re fuse to convict the mall who slays the seducer of his wife, sis ter, or daughter. And where it is the foul hand of a brute which is laid iu force upon an unwilling victim, the pent of reason; relig ion nor law can withstand it. Lynching is wrong because it fails to secure the end it aims at. The orderly execution of the iaw will do far more to check the dread evil. But death, the most terrible death that impassioned vengeance can conceive, is non too bad for the destroyer of vir tue. It is our verdict. .So say we all. I charge that the saloon robs more Tom n of their viitue than all other causes combined. The black fiend whose works makes our hearts stand still only io lap again with the terrible err of "Kill, kill,'' are without excep tion the product of the saloon, and in almost every case are fired to the heliish deed, by wis key. And sadder far, those wtiose shame is infinite deeper, whose loss for rime and eternity, "our worse than dead," can j trace their downfall in almost every case to that which makes men beasts and women wreak. What say you, men aud breth ern. shall the destrorer of our women, the ravisher of virtue, live and ply its hellish trade by your cjnuivance? Will you for the paltry bribery it offers sup port it? Or will you, because it is inconvenient to leave farm or factorv or store fail to strike it a blow on May 26th? Iu tin name of God and of virtuous womanhood, I charge you to drive out the saloons. N. H. D. W. a. (a&Caxmich VJ Johns ! Jwasm town twew uours Teere was asm ring at the Hasty Union church, Sunday night, and it was greatly enjoyed by all present. Next Saturday and Sunday will be sacrament ot Smyrna ser vices, beginning on Saturday at 11 a. m. Mr. Willie Thompson, of Mc Coll, S. C, spent Sunday at Hasty with friends. Will Overstreet is all smiles these days. "Us". and "Me." mors sc. Orphans' Cescert Ttsr. We have been informed that the Oxford Orphan Asylum Sing ing Class of 1908 will begin its tour of the Eastern section on April 14. This first, tour will close about June 2. Near the last of July the Western tour of the State vill begin. The noble institution repre sented by this Class is rightly held in high esteem by the people of North Carolina. It is now caring for 315 of the homeless orphan children , of the State. These children are being trained for useful lives. Since its establishment in 1872 about 2,450 giils and boys have received ts benefits. The concerts are -n themselves attractive indeed. The program this year will certainly be one o! the best ever rendered. We bespeak for this most worthy enterprise the even in creased support oi All oi our people. Bleeding tie Castigates. Charity and Children. The poor candidate desirous of i serving the dear people has a hard road to travel. W i read the other day that each of the ten congressmen has been held up for a hundred dollars to help the cause of prohibition. We do not know that this is true but we would aot be surprised if it is Everybody with an axe to grind carries it to the candidate's mindstnnp. Th hohtp t,h nl. ary the stronger the pull. It makes not the slightest difference whether the candidate is in iym- THE EXCHANGE L- "rougald lias lived in r' practically all her ter of Mr. andfsT II. Teden. Besides herhusband "and chil dren she is survived by a father. mother, and several brothers and sisters. The funeral was conducted from the home Monday after noon at 4 o'clock, by Rev. Dr. Rose, pastor of the Presbyterian church, of which she was a loyal and consistent member. Her re mains were laid to rest in the Laurinburg cemetery. The pali -bearers were as fol lows : W. D. McLaurin, M. L. John, John E. Phillips, T. W. Parker, Dr. C. W. Regan and A. A. Leitch. ALnetiaestMazten. Charlotte New . Maxton, N. C, April 4. There was something doing in Maxton Thursday, laying of the corner stone of the Carolina Methodist College by the Grand Lodge of Masons of Worth Carolina, an address by Gen. Julian S. Carr, Durham, a public dinner in the flowtring park, an auction sale of about 60 town lots adjoining the college grounds, a baseball game between Red Springs and the home team, resulting in a victory of ten to five for the lat ter, music by the band at appro priate intervals, and withal a jol ly good time for home folks and visitors. The crowd was large ana rep resentative, the Masonic cere monies interesting and impres sive, tha addresses worthy of the orators, the dinner toothsome and abundant, the -real estate sale handsomely remunerative to the seller, Mr. W. S. McNair, and gratifying to the town peo ple, the ball-Dlavinsr clever and snappy, its special - features be ine the Ditchinsr of Carter and the catching of Nunn-for the local team, the music musical, and the welcome wide. LOCAL PARAGRAP Those Who Come and Go. Mr. Marvin Beverly spent Sun day in Wadesboro. Mr. H. E. Mudd, of Gibson, spent Saturday in town. Mr. T. M. McLauchlin, of Gib son, was in town Saturday oa business. Messrs. W. F. Gibson and S. B. Baxley, of Gibson, spent Monday n Maxton. Attorney W. S. Thomas, of Rockingham, spent Monday la tawn on legal business. Rev. Chas. Fetter returned Monday morning from Wadea- .boro, where he preached Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Tedder are spending a few dajs ID iown, vis iting Mr. andMrs. J. T. Fleid3T Hr. JdlinForbes, of Robeson county, formerly a citizen of this county, was a visitor in town Saturday. Fire m Raefcrd. Raeford, April 4. Today at 1 o'clock the residence of Mr. Jas. A. Blue, a prominent citizen of this town, was burned. The fire is supposed, to have been started by a spark from the stove flue igniting the roof. Most oftht furnishings were saved, but prac tically no clothing. The home was one of the most desirable ia town and scores of friends regret the loss. The entire loss will be about $4,000. The insurance ia $2,500. Notice to Registers. The Registration books for the prohibition election open at 9-o'clock a. m., April 24, and close at sunset on Saturday the 16th of day of May. The regis trars wiil "attend" their voting places with registration books from 9 a. m. till sunset on each o'o'clo-Wonav "isto"""- ow and iWj challanges. WW MBSON, Chairman. 1 : J ... f q i i U .1 n - i 'i i ii f X Si s Quite a large number of our people went to Laurel Hill church Sunday afternoon to hear Dr, Nash preach on prohibition. Dr Nash is an able preacher and we all love to hear him. Mr. J. M. Moore spent the firs of the week in Lumberton. THE SALOON MUST GO ! BY REV. G. W. BELK. I. Rise, ye men of North Carolina, Hear ye not the muffled roar Of the battle-drum resounding From the mountain to the shore ? Glenn and Pritchard stand to gether I See the banner floating high. Baaring the prophetic symbol : "iNorth Carolina Will Go Dry !" n. From the piny peaks of Taney, To the sandy snores I Dare, Keep the banner proudly waving, Press the battle avery where: Strike for home and wife and children ; Let this be your battle cry- As the coufliet warms and thick- 6DS "North Carolina Shall Go Dryl" in. Long have we endured this evil; Seen its fruits and felt its curse ; Tried to check and regulate it. But it; went from bad to worse I Shall we tolerate it longer ? Let it still our lawe defy ? Help us, God of home and moth er "North Carolina Shall Go Dry 1" IV. It has left wives worse than widows, Children more than orphans made ; Blight and ruin, grief and sorrow Are its common stock in trade ; Let it, since it showed no pity, Now in vain for pity cry ; Let your ballot be your answer : "North Carolina Shall Go Dry 1" v. Ho ! Ye sons f Carolina 1 Lp, and arm you for the fray 1 For the fight is to the flnisk. On the 26th of May ! Just a long, strong pull together, As we see the day draw nigh ; And you'll hear these words at suns at : "North Carolina Has Gone Dryl" , Albemarle, N.tJ. J3Z 1
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