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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-02
MILLINERY % ENINGS.

Many Women HhRO19 Miss 10.
sephIne 0Feeee's and Cald.
well & CarIyIe's GaElIise1y
Stores 20 Admire and Purchase
the EeaH4iEul Hats displayed.
Beautiful creations of the mill
liners art claimed the attention
of large crowds of women who
thronged Miss Josephine
Breece's store Tuesday and
yesterday during her millinery
opening. The tasteful arrange
ment OF everything in the store
bore the up@istakable stamp
of the elegance and grace that
challenges admiration, and the
bats that had been prepared for
the occasion were strikingly
beautiful, bearing ths distinctive
mark of the individual conception
behind the consumate art and
skill with which it was fashioned.
And the large number Of hats
that was sold bore testimony to
how we'll the expert designers
under whose deft tsuch the va
Eious shapes were transformed
into visions of lovelinesp know
the wants Of their customers
Some Of the leading shapes are
! marshalled under such fetching
names as the Merry Widow
which they tall you is the hat
every body is talking about, the
hGt of dash and style, With big
brims and big crOWns-"Montt
Carlo" and French Tan;'SnonE
the leading colors are COpeRha
gen blue, Cadet blue, burnt straw
cerise; and they teu you that
some OF the most attractive bat!
are trimmed with white chiffol
poR-pons.
Mrs. o. G. 6pauldiag, Of Max
ton, and Miss gidney Goodwin
of Clayton, were here to attic n
Miss Breeee's opening.
The opening of Cald sell 4 Gar
t Iyls's millinery depArtRcRt be
gaR yesterday and lasts throue
j. to-day. Amid decorations bef
o ting the occasion the lovely ere,
), tions so dear to the feminin
n heart were displayed, and man
It women thronRed the store TO al
n mire and purchase. The expel
10 tr4mmers Messrs. Caldwell an
n Carlyle have in charge Of tn
u department of their large esta
Is lishment prepared for the occ
'. sion with taste and skill th
Ii reflected credit upon themselv'
and the arm and which left !
j, doubt in the minds of the maj
- patrons Of this firm of it's abilit
q to satisfy their cravings Ia d
J. matter Of this all.important q
iticle Of feminine apparel.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-02

The a bove Cut Represents One of the New Models.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-02
MAxION NEWS MATTERS.
Annual JHaI0r-SeRlor ReceL-
ton at Southern Presbyterian
CoIIeUe-SkaIIna Popular With
the Young PeOpIe-A New
Store

o: The Robesouisn
Mrs. MCGEE Moffett, of Char
lotte, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Henderson.
Miss Maud McRae, who is in
school at Red SprinRs,spent Sun
day and Monday at hume.
Mr. John Guest, of Mexico
City, is the guest Of his cousin,
Mr.. W. NJ. Cole. He is return
ing to his home from a trip to
New York.
Miss Beatrice Blake, of Char
lotte, will arrive in Maxton to
night to visit relatives.
The following party from Luna
berton was registered at the
Maple Shade Saturday: G Fl.
Durham, S. Mcintyre, r T, Al
len, Fl. B. Humphrey, R. F. Sen
ltelle.
Messrs, H. S Mclean and w.
E. Freeman, of Raeford, we're in
town yesterday.
DR.. B. F. Mcmillan and sor,
J. T. Bostick and f. T. Town.
send. of Red Springs. were reg
istered at the Maple Shade
today.
Mr.. Walter Townsend has
opened a grocery store next door
to the Maxton Mercantile Cor :
pany.
The skating rink is beginning
to be very popular among the
younger people.
Mrs. Mclean, Of Alaha ma, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. N
R. Gibson.
| Cards reading as follows have
been received in Maxton:
Annual Reception
! given by
Junior class
| to
! Senior class
Monday evening, April the sixth. 1908
Southern Presbyterian College
Red Springs, North Carolina.
| Maxton, N. c.. March 81, 1908
| HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain TIE
never fails to tone the stomach
purify the blood regulate the bow
LA l;uor md kidnnr. Tia crrnn4
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-02
Wake FaReaa Glee Club ana Or
chweFa an 20 the G0@d.

CAgBeTa all 90 the G0WQ.
Not once in a blue noon Ia
Lumberton people have the ot-
portunitS Of enjoying in theOp ia
House here such concert as
Was given there last evening by
the Wake ForestC, llege Gee Cub
and Orchestra. And that high
praise, for some really good con-
certs have been given a. the Ope
"a Ho0se within the last few
months. The Wake Forest Giee
Club is an unfaiIing delight from
the opening Of it's concert to its
close. Every number On the
program rendered and every en-
core deserve special mention, but
il any distinction may be made
perhaps the nun bers most thor
oughly enjoyed were the vocal
aud violia solos by Mr.. Hubert
II. Poteat, leader. Bag Pipe Ssre-
made, by che club, and the orches
ira numh rs. but when one begins
to make special mention there's
nowhereto stop except at the end
of the list.
The Wake Forest Glee Club 10
hard to haat. II is q credit to the
institution from which it scenes.
The rgeaudieuce which crested
it At the Opera House last even
ing was delighted with the con
cert it gave. Every number was
encored and when it was all over
the audience still wanted more.
The performance given by this
Glee Club is oil to the good
WOFk 90 COurs House TemPsFAF-
lily Suspended.
Brick work on the new court
house building was suspended
today ct pom pending the afriv
al of new material, IA attach
Rent having been taken bySherifi
E. G. McNeill a few days ago on
ell the property here OF the B. F
Smith Construction Co.. which
is erecting the building. Sherin
McNeill acting uadsr warrant
Of attachment from Dare county
The commissioners ofDare coun
~ have brought snit against this
| company Oh account of alleged
! failure to carry oah contract
IN building the cour
house Of that county. Thu
property attached here includsI
all the building material belong
Ing to the B. F. Smith Construc
tion Co. on hand in Lum bertol
and the money now due said CON
spany By Robssea county, on at
count of work already complete
on the Robson county couT
house. The work 10 only ten
porarily suspended and viii
be resumed perhaps tomorrow
lor Monday, when a car load {
brick is expected. Robeso
couRty is protected in the matte
land will of course sustain a
loss.
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Real Estate Transfers.

J. 6. Watson ct al to Beaufort
Co L. Co. lands in Britts and
Back Swamp,$1, POO; ". Fl Hum.
phrey to A. E. Whit, lands in
Howellsville, $1,000: A. W. Ne
Lean ct al to E. NJ. Britt, lands In
Lum berton, $265; A. e. White ct
ux to w. H. Humphrey, lands in
White House, 1920, j. X. Poole
ct TX to Charley Mosley, lands il
Lumberton. $40; Alex Mcmillan
ct TX to Mary Jane Conoly, lands
in Lum Der Bridge, $3.50; D. W
Meares to M. v. Meares, lands
il Wisharts S..
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
DEADLOCK UNBROKEN
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Bitter Three-Cornered Fight
for Governor Continues
Unabated.

CHARLOTTE. n. c.. June 26.-The
third day Of the STATE Democratic con-
vention sees no decrease Of bitterness
in the three-cornered fight for COVER
nor.
At 10 o'clock a large crowd iammed
the han. and at 1880 Chairman Par
sons had great dit Iculty in getting or
der
Supporters of Iitchin, Craig. and
Horne declare they will stay a week.
a month, or any indefinite time to Sc
cure their mans nomination
The convention at IL O'Clock proceeded
with the fifteenth ballot, amid cries Of
"Doughton" and 'Dowd." from specta-
tors. and responding cries Of Nc dark
horse" from the delegates
The convention at o'clock showed
symptoms of Il coming break on the
eighteenth ballot Northampton county
cast her solid block Of ten votes FOR
Thomas W. Mason. The Auditorium is
in a state OF pandemonium, and il as
expected that the next two or three
ballots may nominate either kitchin CT
a dark horse
Tie latest ballots were as follows:
Fifteenth ballot. Kitchin, $50; Craig,
329. Horne. l47
Sixteenth ballot: Kitchin. $50; Craig,
321. Horne. 149.
Seventeenth ballot. KitChin $50;
Cra.g, S3l; Horne 15S.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
PRODUCE PRICES

Conditions were encouraging in the
local produce market this morning. Re
Ceipts were liberal and an active de-
mand on all goods. especially fruits and
green vegetables made prices favorable.
Most summer goods arrived in better
Quantities than at any previous time
and they wer7 cheaper in consequence.
Wholesale prices are:
Eggs-Nearby, fancy. fresh. Virginia. ls1zc.
nearby. average, 15a15c; ". Va. and S W
Va, 15al6C. Tennessee. l5al6c-
Cheese-N. Y. State. factory. large old
iSizal4c; fats, 14c; small. l4aIFzc: sumner.
large, i5al6cs summer. small. IsaI5c: fair 20
goOc. lZalSc; Western factory, new choica
-z3.a123Ic. fair to good lie; Virginia. SC.
Eutter--C ea1ncry, fancy, 1il26c; Western
hrsts -5azfc. seconds, SlaZIc; process
fancy &aI2c; fair TO good. I9a2Oc; dairy
>holce, lIalSc; good, I6c; store. packed. fresh
1--we Poultry Chickens. spring large Z3a.
&c; small, -la22c. hens, small. per I5-, ISa
i4ci large, per To-. l5zc, ROSTERS. per lb.. 7c-
cucks. spring. large. per H.. I0aI.e; small
pr lo-. Sc geese per H., IaScs turkeys TOMS
l-ei hens l4c, thin. loc; keats. per 10. I0c.
-i-esssd FOultry-Iu IuTkeEs. uuirawn, hens.
per To-. l5al5c, average. undrawn. mixed. per
b. Hc; thin per 10. lUal-c. young toms, I4c.
Ole toms. l5c; chickens. spring. large, per
To-. PIE; spring, small per I5., 21a2lc. hens.
choice, per To-, IJcs ROSTERS. per ID. SC;
ducks 1Oal2c. geese. per lb-. SaIOc.
Green ErJllt-A Ap,.es-J UEe. rer Bhl.. 81. Goa
200, CAnf9rnia, naveIs per box. s3.50a4 50,
grape fruit Florida, per box. S2.35a45g.
green vegetables, made prices favorable.
-.5oa300. Georgia peaches. per crate. yl.O0a
l50. -autal0upes. per crate. Sl-25a2Z p. buckle
berries, per Qt.. 5aI1C. blaCE1erriCs. Der
OF. sailc- WatermelOus. Base.
NeEetab4cs-P Potatoes. per bI-, 7Ja9Cc. new
per DpLr sS.ooaf.oo5 cabbage. new. 50a50c.
kaie. per bbl-, 50a75c; spinach. per b5I.
50caSl-G9i lettuce. per Dbl. I5CuSl- 90. onions.
Bermuda. $l--5al6O. string beans. green. Per
basket. $lttal-5e, green peas. home grown,
per obi-- SZ-5a3-l5, tomatoes, per crate. S5CL
80, beets. per bunch. 2a3c. rhu5ar5 per
% punches Sl.0oa2.25; asparagus, per doz.,
VSSos3-CO- cucumDers. per basket, sccaSl. -;
Equ--sh, per basket. S5caSL-J. egg plant. per
crate, S'5ea2e9, corn ON cob. per crate. So
also
Dressed Aicats-Cclvees. full dressed. 9a1ic:
heads of. I0alIc. nC< dressed calves 6a7c:
hams. country. sul-r cured. I2aIsc. hogs.
small and neat per cwt. 7i2aSizc; medium.
Ease, heavy, &C.
Live Sfock-Cattle. extra, per cvt. S55Oa
6.25; bUJ -her. per cwt.. S4.5Ja5.O5. common.
per cwt-, S5.0oaAOO; hogs, pc cwt, gross.
S5.53a5.75: ordinary. per. cWt-. S5O0aJ.25; sheep.
prime, S3-ooa4-0o; lambs, spring &c;
calves. prime, per h.. IaIlzc. medium. pe-
To-. b.aalc-
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
LOCAL EXCHANGE
AOJOURNS TODAY
Washington Brokers SuS-
pend Business in Memory
of Grover Cleveland.

At the meeting Of the Washington
Stock Exchange today II was voted TO
adjourn the session in respect to the
memory Of Grover Cleveland.
Motion Il that effect was made by
Albion X. Paris, who made a brief
speech upon the esteem in which the
venerable ex-President, who recently
died IN Princeton. was held by the
American people Mr.. Paris called at
tention to the fact tnat the exchanges
of New York. Chicago, and other cities
had voted TO adjourn at 1 o'clock, and
lie thought IL meet that in Wash
ingt0n, wher- a great part Of the pub
lie life OF Mr. Cleveland had been spent.
similar aC-i0n should be taken.
Mr. Paris said there could be but one
opinion as 10 the high character of Mr..
Cleveland He had stood for what he
understood 10 be right always. Since
mis- retirement 10 Princeton he had set
for his countrymen a noble example OF
dignided and patriotic life. and Mr..
Paris thought that as business men
they should suspend business for the
day out OF respect to the memory OF
so good man, and so great a states
man.
The motion was unanimously passed
ana no business was transacted OF a
formal nature. The exchange viii meet
as usual tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
BRYAN is INDORSED
BY IOWA CONVENTION

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. June 26.-The
Democratic State convention ended at
5.45 yesterday afternoon with cheers
for William J. Bryan and the Iowa
State ticket
In the afternoon there was a fight
among four judges for the nominations
of judges Of the supreme court On n
ron call vote of counties. d. W Higbee.
OF Crestou. and Judge G.. j. House
Of MaQuOket1, were the winners.
The platform expresses qualification
over the prospect of the nomination Of
Bryan for President; demands the cleo
tion Of Senator's by popular vote: de-
nOunceS government by injunctiOn."
denoulces prevailing freigr. rates as a
Discrimination against the people. and
favors greater powers for the State
railway commission. demands enforce
ment Of Iowa statutes against trusts
and illegal combinations and faVors
the establishment Of a State insurance
commission.
The State committee elected Lincoln
Price, Of Indianola, chairman.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
MRS. TAFT GUEST
ATLUNCHEON TO-DAY
She and Son in New York 10 Meet
War Secretary
Tonight.

NEW YORK. June 2f.-Mrs. william
II. Taft. Wife OF the Presidential nom
iuee and her son, Charles arrived In
New York today from New Haven and
went TO the Hotel Belmont, where they
arc guests al luncheon Of john
Hays Hammond. who was a candidate
for nomination for Vice President at
tile Republican convention
Mrs Taft said her husband would
reach the city tonight and that they
would 60 10 the Hotel Manhattan. where
they VIII De the guest of J. Schmidlapp
a wealthy Cincinnati man. and di-
rector OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society She said her husband would
60 20 oyster Bay tomorrow for con-
ference with President Roosevelt
Il do not feel like talking politics.
she volunteered ~ the reporters. who
met her at the Grand Central station.
II feel much fauEued from the COM
meucemeut exercises at Yale and the
boat races OF Yesterday
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
Close to Death.

worked until nearly 6 O'Clock. when
Il became very dark. 50 I decided 30
pun my scanold around 90 the ladder
on the opposite side OF the chimney.
rake fast. and go home. 7 was about
20 put this plan into operation when
disaster overctook me. As 7 U0fastcn-
ed the rope which held nv stage 70 the
chimney, intending 90 pull the scaEold
round r. the ladder 1t slipped from
nv fingers and vanished into the night.
Hardly had 7 realized what had hap
peued than the high wind. catching rhe
long line Of ropes ard falls of my tac-
kle. blew the scafold, with me upon
&c. out and away from the stack 90 a
distance of twenty feet Then. the
force Of the gust suddenly abatlue 7
swung in with fearful crash against
the chimney
The shock or the collision nearly flung
me from the stage. but. although daza5.
7 Vet clurE on for dear life Another
instant and 7 was carried out again.
whirlrd around and set hurtlin@ INTO
the chimney again ny another puff Of
wind
Breathiess and terror-stricEen. 7 hung
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
SOON TO APPLY
TO FORM ASSOCIATION
COrtelyou Fayors Washington In
stitutiOns Taking Advantage Of
New Currency Law.

Formal application to Secretary Cor
telyOu for the establishment OF a ma
tional currency association under the
provisions Of the new currency law,
the association To consist Of the eleven
national banks OF Washington. VIII be
made in a few days
These banks were all represented at a
meeting held in the. offices Of the clear
ing house association yesterday. at
which final steps were taken. Secre-
tary CorteIyou has already expressed
himself favorably on the subject. and SO
no delay is expected on his part.
Officers Of the association have been
elected as follows: T. 5. Parker. presi-
dent; ". V Cox, vice president
George ". White, secretary T.. q.
Smith, treasurer
Banks represented In the association
are the Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tiOnal Bank Riggs National Bank. Ma
tiOnal metropolitan Bank. National City
Bank. Commercial National Bank. Amer
lean National Bank. Columbia National
Bank Second National Bank. National
Bank Of Washington. Lincoln National
Bank, ana the National Capital Bank
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
DELAYS DISPUTE
Negotiations With Men Over
Wages Not to Be Resumed
Until October.

Referring to the negotiations which
were, April /. 1905. suspended until June
1, 1905, regarding wages paid by South
era Railway Company and affiliated
lines, President Finley, OF the Southern
Railway Company. today said:
In view Of the demonstrated greater
efficiency of labor and its resulting ben
efts 10 the companies, and In the hope.
and with some expectation. that pres
eu- business conditions may show an
Improvement. an understanding has
been reached through Martin A. Knapp
and Charles T. Nell. the mediatOrs Uu-
der the Erdmann act. with all classes
of employees that were parties 10 the
settlement of April 1, 1875. that uegO-
tiationS temporarily suspended as OF
April ]. 1adS. shall be- further postponed
until October ]. next, at which time
such negotiations may be- resumed II
the option OF the companies through
the meiiators under the Erdmanu act
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
HIGH UP IN AIR
WINGSSTEEPLEJACK
Danger of the Man Who
Works Between Heaven
and Earth.

After very adventurous life, during
which / was soldier. sailor, marine.
and prizehghter. and Travelled to nearly
every corner Of the globe. / married and
settled down 70 the comparatively pro-
sale life of a steepIejack.
Being very athletic and OF muscular
build, 1 found ! could get plenty Of en-
ploymeut and good wages for painting
hagpOles, chimney stacks. and similar
work that required steady nerves, the
knack OF rigging and a seaman's knOwl-
edge Of knots and bitches. There was
an element Of danger and daring about
this work that suited me, and / was
often sent for by people at a distance
who had heard Of me- and could get no
one locally who knew how, or had nerve
enough 20 execute the jobs they placed
in my hands.
In the fall Of 1903 took contract TO
scrape and pant the iron chimney stack
Of the Rid6ewood pumping station,
Long Island. n Y, belonging To the
Brooklyn water commissioners. The
stack is the talIest iron chimney In the
United States. being 20 feet nigh The
diameter Of the stack is twelve feet at
the top and thirty-two feet at the
ground, and an outside iron ladder lead
vided 10 facilitate any painting or re-
pairs that may have TO be done from
time 20 time. To do the work 1 built a
light swinging ScanoId. IT'S middle IT,
ted into the stack and it was swung
from light half-inCh tackles fitted at
each end, suspended from two large
hooks fixed a. the top Of the chimney
expressly fo- the purpose.
To paint and scrape the stock all
around I found 1 should have 20 move
my scanOld three times. I raised my
staging by means entirely alone except
when 10 was necessary to haul the
scamold 70 the top of the stack. when
got one OF the employees al the pump
ing station 10 rvork the falls. while I
ran up the permanent ladder .ttacLed
10 the chimney TO make the stag nZ fast
al the top. To lower the strU,tUre 1
would take off the hitch from one end
az a time. and yhen lower both falls
together
The pumping station at Rilgewood is
situated In a very exposed position
and. as 10 was the month Of December
and very windy. TO keep from being
blown out from the chimney I had a
rope attached 20 one end OF the scaf-
fold. passed around the stack, and made
fast 10 the other end
One day I was scraping the loose
scales Of paint off the iron places and
had descended about Ealt way Gown the
chimney. I was working very hard o.
get finished. when ] was suddenly
awakened 20 the fact that it was grow
Ing darki but as I required very little
light for the Job In hand. ] continued
INV z-rautur The wind vas bowling
around tho chimney. and seemed 10 ne
ir rreasin- in volume thou-h D ] paid bu-
little attention 90 f.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
VICTORYIS CERTAIN,
SAYS LESLIE SHAW

Former Secretary Of the Treasury
Leslie N. Shaw came TO Washington to.
day on private business. but he fingered
long enough in the lobby Of the Willard
TO say that the outlook for the Repub-
Hcans i'm the coming campaign is un-
usually good
The ticket is good. the platform is
good. and victory is certain he said.
1--WE viii win and there will not be any
difficulty about IL.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
.S15O,OOO RESIDENCE
FOR DUPONT CIRCLE
Mrs. S. r. Hit Contracts With
George A. Fuller Company
for New Home.

A contract for the erection OF a1otl er
residence for Dupont circle has been
given 20 the George A. Fuller COMPANY.
and work will be begun at once. Mrs.
$. r Hit yesterday cabIed the Fuller
Company 20 commence the building.
The new house IS 10 be situated he
tween the Patterson and Letter resi-
dences. and viii cost about $4,000.
Plans fOT the house were drawn bv
John Russell Pope. OF New York. Tha
materials are TO be Indiana limestone
and brick. and an entirely new adam
Jatlon of English architecture has been
made 10 the plans
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
ACCUSED OFFICIAL
is DISCREDITED

PITTSBURG, June 26.-Investigation
today OF the story told by Frank P
McCabe superintendent Of the money
order division of the PIttsbUrg post
office. who was arrested Wednesday
for the alleged embeZzlement Of STISl
10 IS declared. has shown that no alarm
Of fire was turned in on any Sunday in
June. 1904.
NcCabe claimed that during that
month ne had gone 10 the postonice,
and while watching fire engines pass.
thieves had stolen more than $1,000 from
nj, desk.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
FILES COMPLAINTS
ABOUT GRAIN RATES

Alleging discrimination in favor OF
Chicago on grain rates from Iowa,
Minnesota, and South Dakota the
Chamber Of Commerce Of Milwaukee to-
day filed two complaints with the Inter
state Commerce Commission against
the Illinois Central. Chicago. Milwaukee
and St. Paul; Chicago and Northwest
ern. and the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific railroads.
The complaints declare that the old
through rate on grain was abolished
August 7. 1907 and the tariff "arbitrar-
ily raised by making the through rate
the sum OF the local charges through
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
FINISHING COURSE.

Maud graduated from your cooking
school last spring. didn't she2''
Yes. but she's going TO take n post
graduate course next fall
Going back to the same school
again2''
''Oh. no: she's To be married 20 a
POOR Young man.--St. Louis Republic.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
OHIOAN WINS AT TRAPS.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 26.-Fred
Harlow. of Buckeye Lake. Ohio.
member of the Newark Gun Club. won
the Grand American Handicap for trap
shooters at the Arlington grounds Of
the Columbus Gun Club today.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
CONVERSATION.

I'm at . loss what TO have my hero
say next"
Historical nosci2''
Yes
Have him say 'Gadz5oks.' FIX
change
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
OH EIEI

somebody really ought to speak 10
CholIy.-
What's wrong with ChOllyg''
SAW nlm On the street today and
De was wearing sheath trousers. ''-F-x-
change
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
THE MODERN VERSION

a Congregational woman should figure
IN the public prints only three times"
And they arcT'
when she is born. when she is mar
ried, and when she is divorced FIX
change.