The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-10
COUNTY AFFAIRS.


day and Tuesday and Tran
Sact Much Business N ew
Township of Pembroke Great
ed-New and Old Officers
Take Oath of Office and
Have Bonds Approved-Dr.
w. A. McPhaul Succeeds
DR.. H. T. Pope as County
Physician Board Meets Mon
day to Receive New Court
House.
The county commissioners met
in regular session Monday and
Tuesday, Mondays meeting last
ing far into the night, and trans
acted a mass of business. One
of the most important pieces of
business transacted was the crea-
ton of a new township, to be
known as Pembroke township,
with the voting precinct at Penn
broke and the boundaries as fol-
lows:
Beginning at the run of Bear
swamp in Culbreath ford, about
two miles above the mouth of
said swamp, and runs as the
Culbreath road southwest about
II miles to the channel of Lum-
Der river at the Woodell bridge;
thence up the channel of the
river to the New" bridge; thence
as the public road to Bridger's,
about two miles, to the run of
Back swamp; thence up the run
of said swamp about 5 miles to
the Fayetteville road at the Wat
son place; thence as said road
northeast to and with Smiths
township line to the Prospect
road near the ford of Bear'swamp;
thence as it enthusiastically
about q miles to Moss Neck
branch; thence as it about S
miles to the run of Bear Swamp,
thence down the run of it to the
beginning, taking in parts of
Back Swamp, Burnt Swamp,
Maxton, Alfordsyille and Raft
Swamp townships.
In presenting the petition it is
set forth that the bounds take
in abandoned portions of Back
Swamp and Burnt Swamp town.
ships; that it is 10 miles from Red
Banks to Buies (the precinct), g
miles from Pembroke to Back
Swamp precinct; that extreme
length of township is about Ii
miles; that Back Swamp has u.s.
ed nearly all the funds on the
lower end of the township,
about IL miles from the
source of revenue (the railroad
and that Burnt Swamp has
used its revenue mostly round
Buie and Mt. Tabor, but die
more work around Pembroke.
This brings the number OF
townships in the county to 20
making % voting precincts.
At noon Monday the commits
sioners adjourned sine die anC
at 1915 p. m. the members oil
the new board, the same as the
old. w. Carter, A. R. Nc
Eachern, A. L. Bullock, C. A
Oliver and D. S. Alderman-eacE
renewed the oath of office be
fore W. A. Yost, deputy clerk O.
the Superior Court, duly organic
ed by re-electing J. W. Carte
chairman, and resumed business
The only new officer to be in
stalled was Register of Deeds T
N. Higley, succeeding A. Nash
appointed last summer to fill tn
unexpired term of D. w. Bul
lock. Mr.. Higley's bond in tn
sum of S., 600, with the Fidelit
& Deposit Co. of Maryland a
surety, was approved and wit
the taking of the required oat
he was duly indicted into office
The old officers were re-instal
ed as follows:
Sheriff E. C. Mcneil, bon
approved in the sum of $4,000
with A. w. Mclean, C. B. Towr
send, S. A. Edmund and A. +
White as sureties. C. A. Olive
and D. S. Alderman were az
pointed a committee to examin
the sheriff's annual report, whic
was approved. Sheriff McNeill'
monthly report was received an
filed.
Treasurer M. G.. McKenzi
was given the oath and declare
duly indicted into office afte
his bonds were approved as TO
lows: $751; as treasurer G
general county fund; $25, 900 q
treasurer of court house bon
sinking fund. $40 OOO n,bIi