The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-09-13
HOPE MILLS NEWS.
Slight Accident on the VIC.
"A Still Captured, Sheriff
Watson's 3Oth-Odd Fellows
Anniversary and BANQUET
Correspondence of The Robeson;an

Correspondence of The Robesonian
Mrs. J.D. Pearce. ofFloralCitv.
Fla, is visiting friends here this
week.
Dr.Julius Shaffer, optician. has
gone on tWo-weeks' vacation to
Baltimore, Md.
Messrs. Hamilton Brown and
Manly Macarthur, of Rocking
ham, are visitors here this week.
Mr.. K. B. Newton. who for
some time has been sick with fe-
ver,is improving.
Mr.. L. G.. McDuffie has return
ed from White Sulphur Springs
with his health much improved.
A supper will be given at the
Masonic Hall Saturday night for
the benefit Of the Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. D. c. Rogers and family.
who had been visiting in Moore
and Lee counties, have returned,
and thev report a pleasant trip.
Rev. P. T. Brit closed Sunday
his meeting at No. 2, which was
a great success, seventeen candi-
dates having been baptized Sun
day morning.
Miss Lacy Johnson. stenogra-
pher for the Hope Mills Mfg. Co..
has returned from Edonia. where
she had been visiting MissRuthie
Tyson.
Mr.. N. L, Broughton, of Raj
eigh. district deputy of the Mod
ern Woodmen of the World, has
organized a Camp of that order
in Hope Mills. The membership
includes some of the best men of
the place.
The V. & C. Southern passen-
ger train on it's return fromLum-
berton Monday night ran into an
open switch, resulting in a slight
damage to a box car which was
standing on the side track. The
only damage to the engine was
the loss of it's COW catcher.
Sheriff N. A. Watson, Deputy
Sheriff John G. Culbreth andMr.
R. d. Jones passed throughHope
Mills late Sunday afternoon and
proceeded in a westerly direc-
ton. 1t was presumed that
they were in quest of a moonshin-
er's still - and perchance the
moonshiner himself-and the sur
mise proved to be correct, for in
a few hours they returned, bring
ing with them a fifteen-gallon
capacity copper still, which az
parently had been in operation
on Saturday. No low bush light
ming was found and the premise s
had been deserted. The still was
found in a swamp about five
miles west of Hope Mills.
This is the thirtieth still
captured by the sheriff and
his deputy, and shows that they
believe the law was made to be
enforced and they know how to
deliver the goods. They seldom
go on a lark without bringing in
the game. 1t is said that Sheriff
Watson has been after this still
for the past two years, and has
chased it from one place to an
other several times. The trophy
that they prize most highly,
however, is the little five-gallon
still captured some time ago
within a few miles of HopeMills,
which has such a unique history,
it being one that has all the ear
marks of the one destroyed-in a
way-by Robert Burns and later
brought to theUnitedStates from
Scotland. This still is now or
exhibition at the museum at Raj
eigh.
The OddFelloWs of the 7th dis.
trict Of North Carolina met in
their annual convention in Hope
Mills on Thursday, Sept. End, at
5:45p. M, in the |. O. O. F. lodge
room. The election of officers Of
the convention for the ensuing
term was first taken up. and af
ter other matters of importance
had been dispensed with, decisive
steps were taken to enlarge thu
;. scope Of the Order Throughout
this section. After the session
which had accomplished much
good, was adjourned the conven
! ton was then ushered to the Ma
> sonic Hall, where old No. 1923, as
: sisted by the good women, ha
/ spread a sumptuous feast in hon
= Or Of the visiting brethren an
:, in celebration of the tWentiet
anniversary Of HopeMills Lodge
The banquet, with Mr.. Davi
: Caster. of Fayetteville, as toas
: master, was conducted in grac'
ful manner. Just twenty yeal
!; ago Hon. JamesM. Lamb, of Fa,
! etteville, instituted LodgeNo. IL
+ and as flrSt speaker OF this occ
~ sion Mr.. Lamb was introdue ed
+ a happy little speech by Supe
. - visor C. r. Wakeland, of Fayett
vile. Mr.. Lambs address to tn
= large audience was eloquent al
- entertaining. After Mr.. Lamb
~ speech Grand Secretary B. I
E Woodeli, Of Raleigh, delivered
= fine address. Among other spea
- ers of the occasion were Messr
= J. G. Oehlr and Jonathan Ht
lidgsWorth, Of Fayetteville. T.
anniversary was a great success
the banquet was elegant, boun
full, splendidly prepared and d
lightfully served by the ladle
OF and vJac hiUhly eniOyad hV t