The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-20
THURSDAY, S:0OP. NJ.

THURSDAY, 8:0OP. NJ.
Gallop De Concert-Flash and
Crash.-Misses Billiard, Powell,
Frink and Humphrey.
Cantata-Court of Queen Sum
mer Gold.
American Progressive Hobby
Club.
Tableau-Better to be an Old
Mans Darling than a Young
mans Slave.
Vocal Duet-The Me1-Naids
Song. Flora Fink and Alice
Humphrey.
Instrumental Solo-Angelus
Bells-Dorcas Williams.
Drill-Flower Fantastic-Sev-
enteen girls.
Instrumental Duet-Over tie
Waves-Mrs. Cary and Quessie
Powell.
Tableau-Ist, The Drunkard's
Home. End, Signing the Pledge.
Bird, The Temperance Home,
Quartette-True Friendship
Mrs. Cary and Misses Graham,
Frink, Nye.
The Singles Family.
FRIDAY 1870 A. M.
Vocal Quartette-I Know a
Misses Frink and Hum
phrey and Messrs. Singletary
ool n cohop m
Literary Address-Dr. B. F.
Dixon.
Quartette-Ventre a terre,
(Kowalski)-Mrs Cary and
Misses Frink, Nye, and Hum.
phrey.
FRIDAY 200 P. NJ.
A Duet-Sweet Sixteen-Jes
sic Prevatt and Dorcas Williams
The Bear Story-Carl Nye.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch-Thesia Powell.
Duet-Midsummer Nights
Dream-Flora Frink and Alice
l Humphrey.
Drill-Burlesque on the Fal
/ Drill-Twelve Girls and Twelv'
= Boys.
Recitation-Tom Sawyer's FRS
Love Affair-Tommie Nye.
Military Polonaise Chopin
S Alice Humphrey.
s Presentation of Medals.
1t was the Robesonian man
misfortune to reach Orrum to
late for all the exercises. He al
rived just in time to hear d.
e Dixon's closing remarks. Blu
y he was in plenty of time to pal
= take of the hospitalities of tn
n Orrum people, which was bOur
d tiful and good. Whoever sa
L the like of baskets, trunks boxe
and everything that might col
{ tain something TO eat.
d The people in and around O
1t rum by their presence and iii
! eral patronage gave evinence {
u much pride and interest in the
g school, which means a grei
V future for Simeon Institut
County Superintendent of Publ
instruction J. r. Poole introdu
n ed the speaker of the occasio
re DR.. B. F. Dixon. and DR.. DixC
f. delivered an able and much-a'
preciated address. The exerci
es in the afternoon we're goo
&c The" Burlesque on the Fan Drill
e. was very fine.
Medals were awarded for be
record in the music departing
to Misses Tommie Nye, FIR
f. grade; Dorcas Williams, secol
Ir. grade; and Bula Prevatt, thi
grade. At the conclusion of t
exercises, Prof. M. Shephel
Id principal, in a few remarks ST
he ed that he expected to re
+ from teaching next ye
which is much regrettt
as Prof. Shepherd, with the COO
CHI ration of the people, has been
great good to his communi
1t is understood that the sen
will be continued next year, |
it is not yet known who will
the principal. Prof. Shepher
rth only reason for retiring from
ess field for a year is to obtai
much.needed rest, and in tina
ing the patrons of the school
E, their patronage he assured tn
lily that the school under some OF
'ho management next year wo
have his hearty cooperation 6
ala. support. He has built up a g
Urn school which has meant much
les that entire section of the cou
and it is to he hoped that he
81 resume teaching there or e.
M an. where in the county after
'u0 years rest.
the The official annonncem
the by the Illinois Central that
new Birmingham, Ala, d
,.+e sion would be'opened for ira
of yesterday calls attention
the completion of the last
r in the great Hartman tr;
rton continental route, for by {
Trim. trolling the UnionPa ci6c, Hi
- Central and Central of Geor
, 10y thissystem will extend from
l'' Pacific to the Atlantic. In
dition to supplyingthe last
WI" no in this chain, the opening
t te the Haleyville branch
VS. W give the Illinois Central al
let to the great coal and
,a;o. fields of Alabama with t
' roI~ immense annual tonnage.
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