The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26


fGpher for the Lumberton and
Dresden Cotton Mills.
AT meeting of the direc-
tors Of the Dresden Cotton Mills
held last Wednesday quarterly
dividend Of two per cent. was
declared.
Mayor John A. Rowland,
who has been sick for several
weeks and has been at the
Thompson Hospital for the past
week, is improving.
DIR. H. 7. Pope has sufficient
~ recovered from the injuries
received recently in runaway
to be able to sit up a little each
day, but he is not yet able to be
out.
"A series of meetings will be-
gin at the Tabernacle church on
Friday, November 6. The pas
tor, Rev. F. Weiss, will be as
sisted by Rev. L. Compton, of
Asheville.
School district No. 5, Blue
Springs township, voted the
other day a special tax of 25
cents on the 500 worth of prop
eHty and rs cents on the poll.
No votes were cast against the
tax. The school is known as
Gold Hill.
Misses jamie McBryde and
Mamie Lentz, who live near
Raeford, were in town Saturday
standing examinations before
County Superintendent Poole for
school certificates. They were
unable to attend the regular ex-
aminations held recently.
Mr.. Fred J. Thomas, ex-
press agent, who was laid up at
home for ten days with a rising
on his right foot, was able to be
at his Office again Friday. Mrs.
Thomas attended to the office
work while Mr.. Thomas was
eoufned at home.
Mr.. Stephen Davis, a farmer
Of Raft Swamp township, was
among the callers at this office
Saturday. Mr. Davis has a very
good crop this year and he says he
has a stalk Of cotton 81 feet high
which is sJm1 tall, for cotton,
when you come to think about it.
"A five-days' celebration of
the centennial of Methodism in
Fayetteville began yesterday in
Hay Street church in that town
and will close Thursday evening.
Bishop A. W. Wilson, of Balti-
more, Md, preached yesterday
morning and last evening he de-
liVered an address on the Lay
mems Movement.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will give a Halloween en-
A tertainment at the dormitory on
Friday evening, which is one day
Ahead Of time, since Halloween
lis the evening Of the 31st. A spec
| ial effort will be made to make the
| b .easion a success in every way.
Ine entertainment will be free,
but refreshments of many kinds
will be on sale.
Prof. M. Shepherd, of Drum,
one of the Democratic candidates
for the House of Representatives,
and Messrs r. E. Lee and J. A.
AcDougald, Of Lumberton, help,
ed to perfect the organization OF
the Democratic club at Pembroke
Friday evening. The meeting
was we'll attended and enthusiast.
tic. Good work is being done by
the Pembroke Club.
New wires and new switch
have been installed in the oper;
house, and it is not at all likely
that the house will be thrown il
darkness again. If anything
gets the matter with one switch
the other can be thrown on i'm
mediately. More satisfactor.
arrangements have also BEEF
made for throwing lights TO
moving-picture shows.
Mr.. Henry L. Pope, son O
Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Pope, begar
work last week as pharmacist 70
the Townsend Drug Co. at Re
Springs. Mr.. Pope secured hi
license as pharmacist las
spring and worked four month
in a drug store in High Poin'
from which place he went t
Red Springs. He spent yestel
day in town with home folks.
Solicitor N. A. Sinclair, {
Fayetteville, arrived here Satu
day morning fromElizabethtowl
where he had been attendir
Bladen Superior Court, and lat
he went with Prof. M. Shephel
TO Orrum, where he addresse
the voters at noon. Mr.. Sincla
~ will speak at Pembroke at T.;
Thursday evening, at Parkton
noon Friday and at Rowland
7:30 Friday evening.
Five loaded freight cars 6
Oft the track on the Raleigh
Charleston Ry. Friday night al
the track was torn up for a d
lance of about 25 yards. 1t
supposed that the breaking of
brake truck caused the wreC
While the track was block
trains went around by the
which hits the main track {
near Lumberton Cotton Mi