The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-30
FAIRMONT GALA DAY.

RAISING the Occasion tor a Gre at
Day at FaIrmcnt-Races and
Ball Game In the Afternoon.
Decstrict SkrIe ExerbItIOn in
EVening-A Great Day.
If you picture to yourself the
pretty, attractive homes of hos.
pitt BILE people and prosperous
business houses in a fair town
located in a favored section of a
county than which there is none
better in the broad Com mon
wealth of North Carolina which
is a part, as everybody knows,
of the fairest and richest domain
of this earth-that is the pretty
town of Fairmont every day; and
if you picture to yourself this
same fair town given over to day
of the sort Of pleasure that leaves
70 sting, day set apart fof the
raising of the Nations flag over
a building consecrated to the
cause in which lies the
hope of the Nations future
greatuess--a day when the peo-
pie gather from miles and miles
around to enjoy a semi-urban.
semi-rural pichic-that was
Fairmont on the Friday that has
just passed.
1t was a great day for Fair
mont and for all who were for
tunate enough to be within her
gates. Having referenceto physi
calconditions, it was aperfectday,
fair and warm; and, barring the
fact that the speaker of the occa.
sion and tie band that was ex-
pected failed to appear, it was
perfect in all it's appointments.
But it did not make any great
difference: every body had a good
time and the day was a success
in every way.
Some grand high muck muck
of the Junior Order was ex-
pected to deliver the speech of
the occasion, and band from
Fayetteville was also expected,
b7St 10Th we're prevented from
coming. But none of these
things moved the people: at the
appointed hour, eleven of the
clock in the morning, the audito-
rum of the graded school was
packed with rather more than a
capacity audience. Mr.. N. K.
Cashwell, head of the Junior Or:
der of Fairmont, called the audi.
ence to order, after which Rev.
T. j. Daily, pastor of the Robe.
son circuit, ledin prayer, the audi
ence then joining the Junior Or
der in singing Nearer, My God,
to Thee. Mr.. Cashwell then pre-.
sented the Bible and flag to the
school, Rev. J. B, Jackson, pas.
tor of the Baptist church of Fair
mont, accepting the same for the
school in a few appropriate re-
marks. The audience then
joined the Juniors in singing
Hurrah For the Red, White and
Blue, after which all repaired tc
the school yard, where, with sim
pie but impressive ceremony
the Junior Order of Fairmont
iloated Old Glory to the breeze
singing, the while, My Country
'Tis of Thea.
At the conclusion of this cere-
mony a bountiful dinner wa:
spead upon tables which hat
been prepared on the schoo
grounds and everybody was in
vited to partake 1t was a boun
tiful dinner, reader, mark yot
that; and, by the same token, i
was bountiful crowd, if on,
may say so, with an exceedin;
great capacity, and the Fairmon
people, who are every incl
thoroughbreds, won't take i
smiss il one who did his full
share towards helping tina
spread to vanish tells you T.,
way of parenthesis that tina
bountiful spread vanished in
something speedier manner tina,
the morning sun kisses the dev
from the grasses and clover
There we're nothing like so man
basketsfull left over as Their
were OIL a certain occasion you "
read about when a few SINAI
leaves and fishes were made Il
feed a multitude, but everybod,
had a plenty and then the crowd
each AMI several, HE'D itself to
nearby artesian we'll and en-
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