davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28

Royal Arcanum Officers.
At the meeting of the Grand
Council of the Royal Arcanum in
Wilmington last week officers fol-
the ensuing year were chosen as
follows:
Grand Past Regent-H. C. Dock.
cry, Rockingham.
Grand Regent-E. L. Harris
Raleigh.
Grand Vice Regent-A. M. Scales
Greensboro.
Grand Orator.. L. Greenwald
Wilmington.
Grand Secretary-Dr. J. Howell
Way, Waynesville.
Grand Treasurer-A. M. Powell
Raleigh.
Grand Chapaain-W. F. Roun
tree, Newbern.
Grand Guide-W. P. Wooten
| Wilson.
| Grand Warden-Wm. M. Jones
Ashevil1e.
Grand Sentry. A. Brady
Statewide.
Grand Trustees-T. w. Branch
Asheville; P. C Carlton, States
vile; N. jacob, Wilmington.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28
Fayetteville Presbytery.

This body met in semi-annual
session at Red Springs last Tues
day and met daily throughout the
week. The RoBEsoNIAN hoped to
give full report of the meeting
but was disappointed. Through
the kindness of Rev. D. w. Fox
we give what follows. ...,..
The first meeting of Presbytery
was held Tuesday night, the intro
ductory sermon, one of great force
and power, being preached by the
retiring Moderator, Rev. K. A.
Mcleod.
Officers elected were Rev. w.
r. Coppedge; of Rockingham,
Moderator. Revs. W.:B. Arrow
wood, Of Laurinburg, and Hugh
Craig, of Ashpole, Clerks.
Rev. S. M. Rankin, of Red
Springs, was dismissed from Fay
etteville Presbytery to unite with
the Presbytery of Lexington, KY.
Rev. T. H. Law, D. d., of Spar
tanburg, S. c., general agent OF
the American Bible Society, de-
livered an address of much inter.
est on the work of the Society.
Rev. Mr.. Ray, Of Fayetteville
a returned missionary from Japan
made very interesting address OF
foreign missions.
Rev. w. B. Arrowood, of Lau.
rinburg, and DR.. Patterson, o
Mangum, were elected commits
sioners to the General Assembly
with Rev. M. D. Mcneil, of San
ford, and Mr.. J. M. McIver, o
Gulf, alternates.
4 Rev. D. w. Fox was retained a
pastor in charge of the church a
Lumberton.
The reports on the state of re
ligion from the Presbytery as
whole were very encouraging.
The attendance was larger thai
usual and after o most pleasan
and interesting meeting, in whic
business of much importance wa
transacted. Presbytery ad journe
to meet with the church at Jack
son Springs in October.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28
Large Shipment of Strawberries.

The strawberry season is now
at it's best and raisers of the fruit
are making daily shipments to the
northern markets. The Whining
ton Star of Saturday contains the
following about Fridays ship
ments:
The shipping of Strawberries as
sumed large proportions again yes
teaday-
The Southern Express Company
sent out the first solid express
train that has ever left the city.
1t was composed of six cars carry
ing 1000 crates or 81, 900 quarts
of strawberries. The train was
run exclusively for the conyen-
fence of berry growers. Unless
reached New York at 4.3O this
morning, having left Wilmington
at $50 yesterday morning.
The C. F. T. Company carried
out yesterday three cars of berries
signed to Boston commission
merchants. 1t expects to handle
some three or four thousand crates
today.
The recent cold snap has served
to efectually call off the straw
berry picker's strike, by killing
the huckleberrles. Pickers wer'
depending on these to make up 70
what they lost by refusing t.
gather strawberries at one cen
per quart. Now the strawberrie
are the only chance.
| Shipments at Mount Olive AM
Rocky Point were PARTICULAR
heavy yesterday. Mount Div
truckers loaded one of the min
cars shipped yesterday.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28

In publishing the list of addi-
tional contributions to the fund
for the famine sufferers of India
last week a mistake occurred by
which the amount sent from
Pleasant Grove Baptist church
was put at $500 when it should
have been $500. An additional
contribution has been sent us
from Raft Swamp church, making
the total amount received to date
$149 SIS.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28
OBITUARY..

Died, assGr Aslrpele, Robson county,
on April 22nd, 1897, Mrs. Sarah Jane
Floyd, after an illness of one week with
pneumonia. Mrs. Floyd was in her six
ty-ffth year and was CONSTANT member
of Ashpole Baptist church.
Her husband, Charles ]. Floyd, was a
member of Company E. SYST Regiment
North Carolina Troops, and was killed
May 18th, 1864, before Petersburg, Va
And thus was left widow with six little
children, all of whom she reared in such
a manner as to become useful member.
of the church and of society.
D. D. MCMILLAN.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28
The Court Ends.


The May term of Robson Grim
mai Court adjourned last Friday
afternoon, all the cases on the
docket ready for trial having been
disposed of.
Judge Thos. H. Sutton, who
held the court, made most favor
able impression upon ali who had
business before him and is most
highly commended. His rulings
were fair and impartial and in all
cases where it was possible len
fence was shown offenders. It is
generally conceded that the opin
ion of Judge Sutton copied last
week from the Charlotte Obser-
yer, Is a just tribute to him.
The cases disposed of at the
term and not given in our last is
sue appear below:
Jim McPhaul, assault, guilty !;
Judgment suspended on payment
of costs. A submission was also
entered for carrying concealed
weapon, In which the same iudg-
ment was recorded.
Frank Faison, a. and b., guilty
Judgment suspended on payment
of costs.
| l.. A. Lawson and Sarah War.
wick t. and a., guilty; judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
g G.fW. Locklear and Patrick
Locklear, house burning, nolo con
tendefe; Judgment suspended OF
payment of costs
! Orrin Fillmore, c. c. W., no
guilty.
/ Jno. H. Moody, retailing, no
guilty.
i Alex. Mclean, A. D. Mclean
and Hector Mclean, "a fray, guilty
Judgment suspended on paymen
of costs.
i Charles Anderson and Johnso,
: King affray, mol pros with leave
Il r. T. Cummings, a. and b., SUI
, mission; sentenced to SIX month
F.. on county roads.
t ALT Preyatt, a. and b., guilty
fined $50 and costs.
Andrew McKinnon, c. c. W
submission; six months on count
' roads.
silas Patterson, larceny, guilty
twelve months on county roads.
: James Robinson, c. c. W., n,
t pros.
> James Robinson and Matte Ny
f. and a., mol pros.
Val Gale, retailing, guilty; S:
months on county roads.
Andrew Bass, a. and b., submit
} sion; six months on county road
- Isham Wright, assault, n
= pros.
: Angus McGoogam, c. c. W., SUI
% mission; Judgment suspended
10 payment of costs. "A submissi,
was also entered by the same par
% in SIX cases for retailing. A se
tenor Of six months on the ooun
" roads was imposed in one case a.
- in the others judgment was 81
pended On payment Of costs.
~ Ed Harlee, false pretense, su
~ mission; twelve months on coun
;" roads.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28

The story of the pursuit, cap
ture, and death of J Wilkes Booth,
the assassin of Lincoln, has been
told a number of times and in
several ways; but McClure's Mag
azine for May will gives version
of it which promises to be the first
really full and accurate one. It is
written by a relative of Col. Baker
and Lieut.. Baker, the detectives
who organized and led the pursuit,
effected the capture, and disposed
of Booths body after his death ;
and it embodies their account,
never before published, of all these
transactions. The article will be
fully illustrated
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28
CUT PRICES!

For want Of room stock is not so large as
usual, but every article offer is a bargain and
We invite all to call and see U.S.
Yard wide Percales, best goods usually sold at
10 to12Kc, our cut price SIC, Bingham SC. Best
Calcoes SC: Elegant line White Goods, Victoria
Lawns. India Linons, }eck: Lawns, Etc, sc. up
Marseilles worth 18c. for 1Oc. Swiss Organizes
1916, cut price &c. Plain and Dotted Swiss
Mulls, beautiful line of Laces and Embroideries---
every pattern new. Plain and Novelty Dress Goods
at cut prices ia Light and Medium Shades.
1875 Suits Men and Boys Clothing No room
to carry them. We must sell them. Prices never
50 low Every piece New and First-class. See them.
Hats in the Late Nobby Shapes and Colors.
Full assortment Of Groceries at Bottom Prices.
Don't fail to visit our Millinery Department
over DR.. McMillan.s Drug Store
Thankful for past fayors
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28

The Norfolk Landmark states
that some Belgian capitalists are
prospecting in that city with a
view to. erecting a. plant for the
manufacture and refining Of beet
sugar. !. as-.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28

A movement is in progress to
revoke that part of the civil ser
vice rules which applies, to the
clerical force of pension agencies.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28
Programme for Robson Union.

u .Rhe following is the programme
for the Union Meeting to be held
at Rennert church May $3.50,
1891. The programme is the
same as that arranged for the Jan
uary meeting, which was not held
because of rain.
FRIDAY.
II a. m. Sermon-Rey.. J.. w.
Cobb.
1890 p. m. Discussion of the
"Father Son and Holy Ghest" .
Led by Rev. j. n. Booth.
100 p. m. What does it mean
to be born again?-John 8: 1-13
Led by Rev. A. R. Pitnan.
2.3O p. m. What does Math ew
1918 mean?-Opened by Rev. ]
D. Moore.
SATURDAY.
II q. M. Sermon-Rev. w
M. Jones.
1890 p. M. Report on Minis
terial Education-Rev. I. P
Hedgpeth.
| 1 p. m. Report on General Ed
ucation-W. r. Surles.
| 2p.. m. Verbal reports from
AssociatiOnal Missionaries.
Il SUNDAY.
| $50 Sunday-school exercises
| II a. m. Sermon-Rev. NJ. A
stephens.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28

Mrs. Benton McMillin, Louis
lana lady, is the daughter of Jas.
M. Foster of Louisiana, the largest
cotton planter in the world. I'm
der a single fence he has more
than II 900 acres of rich alluvial
land and his annual output ex-
ceeds 1000 bales
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28
Town Meeting,

Town Meeting,
The voters of the town are re-
quested to assemble at the Court
House at 5 O'Clock Friday, April
80, to. select a Mayor and four
Commissioners to be voted for at
the town election May Bird, 1897.
e. K. PRoCToR Jr.
Mayor.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28

At meeting in Richmond gold
Democrats determined to oppose
the Democratic ticket if the Chi
cage platform is affirmed.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28

The Senate has agreed to vote
on the arbitration treaty on May
9Th.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28
FRANK COUGH.
~~@- TEMPORARILY LOCATED IN THE SHAW BUILDING
RISING FROM THE ASHES!

I temporarily located in the wood
store below n. f. Jones Hotel, where will be
glad to all my customers and friends.
will be in position in VERY FEW DAYS
to furnish my trade with General Line Of Mer-
chandise, Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hardware,
Groceries, Etc.
While the assortment will not be as large
carried before the fire. still you will find my stock
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
In every particular.
My line now will be NEW and FRESH Of
course, bought cheap as First-Class Goods
|be bought and will be sold low down for CASH
am still in the market as buyer Of Cotton and
All Kinds Of Country Produce, Hams, Eggs Hides
ETC.
I Will be under obligations to any whose
counts are NOW DUE to call and settle. AS a
matter Of course now need the money.
. Thanking all my friends for past favors, and
ESPECIALLY all those who have aided me by their
kind assistance, sympathies and encouragement,
am, Yours truly,
" CALDWELL
p s-Goods are NOW COMING IN EVERY
DAY. Call and see them.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-28


fort to throw certain ones off the
track. Be this as it may our
young friend did not seem dis
heartened, when he returned home
and his pleasant face had a more
happy smile than usual. Here's
good luck to you, Hugh.
All arrangements have been
made by the Baptists of Lumberton
for an excursion to Wilmington
during the session of the Southern
Baptist Convention. A train has
been chartered and the day Sc
lected is Friday, May It'll. The
train will start from Lumberton
at z O'Clock, n m, and returning
| villa leave Wilmington at 5 o'clock,
| p m. reaching Lumberton about
sunset. The fare for the round
| trip has been fixed at $1.OO fol-
adults and SO cents for children
under ten years of age. The
Southern Baptist Convention is
one of the strongest and most In.
fluential religious bodies in tho
United States and its sessions ore
always interesting. Every either
of Lumberton and vicinity who
can possibly spare the time should
take advantage of the low rate of
fered to go to Wilmington ant
attend the convention for one day
Baptists especially should make i
q point to go.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-04-09
Daniel Webster.

Daniel Webster very sovenly fellow during
his school days at Exeter, N. H. The Arena gives an
account of an incident there:
Webster's uncleanliness had often been criticised
by his teacher, and he had been warned to wash him
self before coming to school, but took no heed One
morning he usual unwashed, and the teacher
called him to his desk After looking at of his
hands, the teacher told him that if he would show
him another in that dirty he would not pun
ish him. Daniel at once raised the other hand, and
went to his seat without punishment.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-04-09
THE JEWS IN CRETE.

Advces from Canea confirm the intelligence that
the Jews, numbering several hundreds, had either
left that place had taken refuge on board the for
egn warships, contingent finding protection the
British man-of-war Barfeur. The correspondent
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-04-09
CIRCUIT PREACHING.


makes strong plea in this months Hebrew Col
lege Journal for circuit preaching. He says that
he to begin his career over again he would
give it entirely to this kind of work and he urges
upon the present students of the college the neces
sty of bringing the sacrifice and devoting at least
the first ten years of their professional life to cir
cult work While admire Rabbi Calisch's
earnest efforts in trying to bring about this desidera
tum, yet feel confident that this question will
sooner or later solve ITSELF Whether the college
students want to no. they will have to give them
selves to this kind of work Necessity will compel
them to do it. At the rate that the Hebrew Union
College is graduating rabbits we may soon expect to
have rabbits than there pulpits to fill. and
the solution Of the oversupply will be what Rabbi
Calisch calls g the crying need of the day in our
faith, viz circuit preaching Nor is this very far
off Five ten years hence and the pious wish of
Rabbi Casch will be realized. All the larger pull
pits Of this country are already occupied. There
are at present between sixty and seventy students
at the college. If but onehalf of these finish the
and graduated within the next eight or
nine years, where pulpits be found for all of
them? Naturally in the smaller cities And when
the smaller cities are supplied, where then? Here
lies the solution to the oversupply of rabbits and
the time, to circuit preaching Two or three
towns in close proximity to another can join
their forces and engage the services of rabbi We
understand that of the students of the college,
Rabbi Gradt, is at present mnstering to two such
congregations in the State Of New York-Kingston
and Roundout And others will follow In the
meantime those of us who live in the proximity of
smaller towns containing sufficient number of
Jewish families ought to be willing to make the
sacrifice and go to them to instruct them in the
tenets OF our faith. 1t is good work, and Rabbi
Calsch deserves naught but praise for the sef-sac
rifcing spirit which he has shown in devoting so
much of his time and thought and energy to it
Jewish Comment
THE IEWS IN cRFTF
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-04-09
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

forwarding these particulars, naturalized British
subject speaks in terms of praise of the kind treat
ment he and other refugees had received from the
officers in command.
A considerable share of the trade of the town Of
Canea and other towns in the neighboring islands
W as in the hands of the Jews, most of whom will,
it is expected, return the Cretan question
is solved.
1t is matter for remark that theCretan Jews are
not among those who are clamoring for new form
of government. Should new regime, however, be
introduced, whether monarchical or autonomous,
they will be content to enjoy the same privileges
and immunity from attack as they experienced I'M
der their Mahomedan rulers
The reports from the different parts of Greece
testify that the Jews have shown the eager
to join the ranks other subjects Of King
George, and several have manifested their patriot
ism by coming from foreign parts at their countrys
call.-London Jewish Chronicle.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-04-09

NoTE-The Hebrew day begins with the sunset of the
preceding the corresponding common date
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-09-02
THE BIG STRIKE.
Federal Coal Go. Power House
 Destroyed by Fire.
WORK OF INCENDIARIES.
Strikers Charged With Poisoning Mules at Sterling Mine
 Number Eight.

PITTsBURG, Aug 25-Ths power house of the Federal Goal Company operated by D w Powers at Federal, Pa. on she PIstsburg, Ohartier and Youghiozheny railroad was burned shortly after miRhtnight. The flames spread rapidly and great difficulty vas experienced in saving the tippIe. There seems to be no doub bt but that the fire was the work of incepdiaFies ss three men were seen running down she railroad few minutes before the flames were discovered. The loss will reach S50, ,0O0. Since the strike started Powers has made himself unpopular by threatening to import colored men and start: the mine. The Federal mines were operated by Macky. Striking miners are accused of poisoning mules in the Sterling minesNo. 8 at Hastings, Pennsylvania. One mule died and enother is missing and four more are extremely sick.
 PTTrsBURG, Aug. 25.-Rspresentstives of all the coal operators met at the MonsDe eehela house thIs morning be- hind closed doors to devise ways ard means for reopenipg the mines immedi- ately ct all hazards. If the strikers do not respond to the notices to bs posted st all the mines offering them work others will be employed from distant nlacas
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-09-02
ALASKA NEWS.
A Disguised Gold Seeker Re-
 turns to Seattle.
WILL WAIT TILL SPRING.
The Skaguay Trail Impossible. Dyea Rapidly Becoming
 City.

SEATTLE, Aug. 25.-The steamship Wtliiameth arrived from Alaska thie
 morning with 8 number ot passengers
 from Skaguey, Juneau and Sitks. She
 brought no gold, as hsP only offer was
 $20 900 made by a party of four men
 who wRnsed to winter in Juneau. As
 is was uncertain that the steamer would
 stop there, the puFssF refused to take
 them. Oae of the party said that a
 friend who had buckets full of gold was compelled to live on beans and small
 piece Of bacon not ss large as his hand per day. Among the returning pas ssngere was Thomas Stan ton, of Seat tie, who missed connection and decided to wait until spring. He said it was shameful the way in which the Ska zuay trail was advertised, ss is was be- coming more impFaosiosble every day. He went ovsr to the PoEcu pioe rivsr and gave is up ia disgust. He says that there is no trouble at Dyes. The town ia booming aud huts are being replaced by rrams buildings. A saw mill will be
 n operation next week and men are making good wages getting out lumber for it. Six ssorss have started and are doing well.
 PoRr TOWNSEND, A1g. 26.-The schooner Fred E. Sanders arrived early this moroing, thirty days from St. Nit ohells. Alaska, with six passengers from the Klondyke country. J. $. Dins- moFe,s veil known merchant of Eureka, California, Chas. Vest, of Portland, Oce- son, Jas. McNannie, Juneau, J. Lowe, a we'll known miner of Puget Sourd, and Harry Ash and wife of Dawson City. Only three had been engaQed in mining but all were much pleased with .hs prospecs sud intend to return in she spring.
 The total amount in nuggets brought by the Sanders is about S50,O00. James dcNannia of Juneau, on his way to Bartlett Springs, California, had prob lbly made the luckiess strike among .hem. He took from his fourteen | claims Sl3O, 900, but reinvested most of 1
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-09-02
Labor Day Proclamation.

Territory of AriEons. Executive Department:
 The laws of the United states designate the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday. to be known es LsooT lay.
 When we reflect that lator Is the fcund ation and creator of all wealth; thet upon fl depends all happiness and all excelIer ce; that it is laber builds up great states and carries the com merce of tie world, the wisdom of this enact ment is apparent, and especially IS it so when applied to the people of our territory who are lsboring to develop it's various resources and establish for themselves happy homes. Our busy and industrious communi:ies contain but few drones hence nearly sjI can be rightfuIiy elassed ss labeIers-tbe mechss ic, ske mer- chant the miner. the lewJer, ;he farmer, tho divine, the barker. the physician, ths teacher and the clerk, as well fe who performs tbe more severe tosk of eaily nsruel labcr, are la borers in the best sense of the word, for while many earn their daily bread by the sweat of of their face and others by the work Of their brain they are all toilers.
 A general observance of the dag wisely set apart by Congrees will tend to promote higher appreciation of the digrity of labor and the great rart it Is taking ihe buiIding up of our Territory. and the great BeIi bile ef which we hope soon to become Stnte. To briDg labor Of all kinds into closeF relations with itssf and with other interests, to incuIcate friendly feeling ar hearty cooperation between lAbcI and capital, thus eucours eing good will be- tween all classes of the community with view to pleasant and reciprocal relations is the ] great object of this observsDoe of sbor Day Nov, therefore, I, Myfon E. McCord. Cover For of Arizona, do proclaim snG declare Mon 1 day, the sixth day Of Sep eIo Der, one thousand | eight hundred and ninety seven legal holiday, and do most earnestly Teccmnend hst all busi- ness of whatever nItu-e except such ns the ne oessities of the community require to be csr- rfed on, be suspended thst dsy, that ali who desire may have opportunity to observe the day in 8 manner befitting the importanoe of the occasion.
 Let us not forget thct La bor Day is as i'm portant and to future generations will become ss suggestive and Inspiring the eIgious and patriotic holidays that our people royalty and religiousIy observe
 Done at Phoenix, the capital, this 18th day of August, A. D., 1897.
 BYRON H. MccoRD,
 Governor of Arizona. CHARLES H. AYERS,
 Secretary Of ArizUaa.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-09-02
A NEW RAILROAD COMPANY.
Will Connect the Cities of Graham Giia, Pinal, Pima and Co.,
 ChiSe Counties

An imporbsnt document was filed in she ffics of the Territorial Secretary this afternoon, being the articles of in- corporation of 8 new railroad company with capitsl stock of $10 100000 fully subscribed by residents of this Terri tory and who will osrry on the projsct of building line of railroad from Gra- ham county through to Phoenix, with a number of brapoh.
 According to the document on file with the Territorial Secretary the com- psny will build line of railroad from the eastern boundary of Graham coun- sy to Phoenix with branches to Clifton, Morenci, Globe and Bsnsou,;u ;u all about four hundred miles, ,snd passing through the counties of Grshsm, Gils, Pinsl, Pima and Oochise.
 The iucorporstors are Edward J. Beard, Issdors E. Solomon, Frank Dy- eart, John Blake and J. w. Porter of Graham county and Wm. B. Wood of Denver.