The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-24
DILLON NEWS LETTER.

in Marion County-Dillon to
be Represented in Lumberton
at the Great Democratic Rally
on the 29th-Proposition for
New County-Other Matters.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The high school opened here
very favorably one week ago.
Prof. Nickles, who has so sue
cessfully managed this school for
a term of years, is to be in
charge for the ensuing year. The
corps of teachers remain the
same as last season, with a few
changes. Misses IsIa and Nettie
Mckenzie have been retained
since the school was first or
ganized.
The Dillon cotton maket is on
a healthy basis with numerous
buyers. Much of the feecy
staple is seen daily on our streets,
and is commanding fair price.
Marion county, while not making
a full crop, is going to do we'll
and we feel encouraged at the
prospects for a bright future.
| Our corn crop will be above an
| average.
Our city will be represented
at the campaign meeting in your
city on 29th, as we are anxious
to hear the silver-tonguedor orator,
your candidate for Governor,
the old North States standard
bearer for Democracy, speak on
that occasion. And we are glad
to note that the Hon. Locke
. Craig will be on hand also to
give US the benefit of his views
on the issues of the day.
f We have recently had an op-
portunity to visit in several
t sections of our county and we
t are glad to say it was our pleas
ure to be thrown with some OF
0 our friends who came from youl
S State and made homes down here
n in the Palmetto State. AnC
right here we will say we are
). under obligation for that class
e Of honest Scotch settlers whC
Il halls from yours, the "OId NortE
e State"
f There is a proposition on foo
): that is, we think, growing il
t popularity now, to divide Mariol
y county and form a new count
in the northern part with Dillo
s as county seat; and to this en-
e there is in progress a survey; IAN
r. from the gentleman who has tn
y matter in hand we hear that tn
/ territory is sufficient for tw
'e counties. We will have the Gov
le ernor order an election to be hel
,e at no distant day to get tn
II necessary two thirds of the voter
a in the section asking to be set O
to themselves.
W We are contributing to tn
re Bryan campaign fund by ever
y means conceivable. At ever
"a voting precinct in the State O
4 the 9Th of September there We
w placed a regular contribution DO
e. so each voter, on depositing h
w ballot, had an opportunity
m place his mite" that it migf
10 be sent to the State excecutiv
committee and thence to C. \
'u Haskell, treasurer of the Natiol
lg al Executive Committee; an
at each newspaper in the State
IN also requested to raise funds fl
this purpose. We are a stron
fy believer in individual support {
re Democracy's cause in Americ;
H. for it is thus we bring ourselve
in closer touch with each ar
every interest necessary to fin
success at the polls in Novembe
- We feel deeply interested in tt
election of your standard bearer
also, and all we hope is that tt
Republicans, under the leade
- ship of such dirty and unprinc
d. pied leaders as Marion Butle
may meet with the utter demo
rs ton they so richly merit at Il
"Vidi."
:. Dillon, S. c., Sept. 21, 1908.
IL ~ [Our correspondent is in err
ne III. about Mr.. Craig. An effort W
81 81 made to get him to attend t
ms Lie rally, but we regret to say tn
ne it will not be possible for N
III III Craig to be present. Editorl.