The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-29
LumBlRro>, RoplsoN COUNTY. \. c.
Worth Carolina, Tennessee, and the Southland
Beautifully Portrayed by a Gallant
Ex-Confecerate Soldier

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fruit receptions at the Seaboard
Air Line banquet car during the
past three months of the Tennes-
see Centennial, Lumberton's was
not the least interesting or enjoy
able. That enterprising little
North Carolina town had been
preparing for the day, August 26,
through committee of her clti-
zens for some time previous.
They were assisted in entertain
ing the throngs of visitors to the
banquet by Mr.. James G. Cantrell
I. P. A., of the S. A. H., this
city, and Mrs. Tolberta Battle,
representative of the S. A. l.. at
the company's exhibit in the Ag-
ricultural Building, and Miss Pau
line Betty.
The Lumberton Committee,
Col. W. F. French, Chairman,
DR.. j. ID. Mcmillan, G.. G.. French.
S. A. Branch, A. G. McGeachy,
A. p. Caldwell, DR.. H. T. Pope,
DR.. w. r. Davis, Frank Cough
and W. 7. Linkhaw, had forward
ed some excellent fruit and melons
and the invited guests, and many
others who were visitors to the car,
enjoyed the banquet greatly.
| The Executive Committee of the
Centennial was represented by a
number Of gentlemen and they
with every one one at the banquet
Expressed themselves delighted
with the reception. It is safe to
say that Lumberton got an adver-
tisement on the occasion which
will greatly benefit her.
In the person of Col. French,
the committee had an able and
: most interesting and entertaining
! chairman. The Colonel had been
requested by the management to
! tell the guests at the banquet
something of North Carolina and
his town, and it was arranged fo1
. Mai. Jno. McCann to speak fol
, Tennessee, but owing to pressing
e engagements at the time, the lat
< ter was unable to be present. AL
i though hastily prepared since leav'
= ing his home and amid the cOnfrl-
: sion and hustle of sight seeing at
:. the exposition, the reader will fine
that no man is better acquainted
with history, and no one coult
, have more eloquently pictured tht
beauties of North Carolina, he
:. history and resources, and that o
Tennessee and also of the South
= ern States, nor any the less of th'
country, than Col. French. 1t i
so we'll wortr preserving that a
our earnest solicitation, the Colo
mel yielded to our entreaties t.
publish it, and here it is given IL
full. 1t is as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: Carroll
na comes to rejoice with her onl
child, her lovely daughter, Ten
nessee, at her Centennial in th
days of her glory, her honor an
her renown, and if clouds of &C
versity were hanging over her /
place of the bright rays of til
sunshine of prosperity, she woul
= come with q quicker step, were
II possible, for there is no love lik
l the mother for her child. "
come from the town of Lumbe
i ton, County of Robeson, State {
North Crrolina. LumbertOn, Il
ce, county seat, is situated on Lun
Der River, about twenty feet abo'
. high water mark, on the Mort
Carolina Central Railroad, whiC
~ is part Of the great Seaboal
F., Air Line, one of the most prospe
Gus, enterprising, and obligil
irs, roads in the country; a roa
which in my opinion, is doil
more for North Carolina than al
rts. road within our borders. Lumbt
ton is about sixty-six miles frc
Wilmington, and has a popu
ton of about fifteen hundrt
- Very few of the negroes live wit
Nd in the corporate limits. 1t |
enterprising merchants and II
chanics, and there are now bul
ing about ten brick stores, Il
some five or six others will sc
be commenced.
Men OF Tennessee it would
well for you to remember tha
is one of the best and largest ho
d, and mule markets in tho State
has turpentine distilleries,
mills, tobacco warehouse, g
90 schools and churches, a bank,
y, able weekly paper, the RoBEsoNI
hotels, and boarding houses
= nice court house, surrounded !
beautiful shaded park a very {
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