The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-07
LUMBERTON.
The Year Just Closed One of
Wonderful Material Prosper
ity Some of the Things Ac-
complished During the Year.

Qy COnc OF the 1 uHlSS NJ
complished During the Year.
In it's issue of the 4th, The Raj
sigh News and Observer gives
the story of the progress made in
North Carolina during the year
1908 as told by the mayors of the
different cities and towns. A cut
is published Of Mayor John A.
Rowland, of Lumberton; and
Mayor Rowland tells the follow
ing story of the progress made
in Lumberton during the year
just closed:
"The year now drawing to a
close has been one of wonderful
prosperity to the people
of the town of Lumberton and
the surrounding territory. Des-
pite the panic and the cry of
hard times" our people have
pushed forward with renewed
energy and renewed hope, and
the result is that a stride for
ward has been taken with many
new enterprises. The chief
achievement Of the year, per-
haps, is the completion of the
handsome and commodious grad
ed school building owned by the
town itself. This building was
erected at a cost of approximate
ly $50, 900 and is now in use. The
school is under very capable man
agement, Prof. R. E. Sentelle be-
ing principal and Mr.. Stephen
Mcintyre chairman of the board
of trustees. About 400 pupils
have been enrolled and these are
cared for by eight competent
teachers. This school fills a long
felt want and the result is that
many new citizens have been at
tracted here by the school facili-
ties now afforded by the town to
her citizens. The town Of Lum-
berton has also spent over 500, :
900 in extending and improving
it's system of waterWorks and
sewerage, and this system is now
within easy reach of nearly all
our citizens. The town has also
sunk several artesian wells and
the town is now supplied with
this water for drinking purposes,
instead of water from the Lum-
Der river, as heretofore. The
county of Robson, during the
past year, has erected an elegant
court house building, which has
now been completed and turned
over to the county. This build
ing cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000 and is a credit to the
town and county, and will COM
pare favorably with any court
house building in the State. There
has also been erected in our town
many new private residences, no.
table among these being the
handsome residence of Mr.. A. w.
Mclean. Mr.. McLean's residence
is one of the handsomest in the
entire State, occupying nearly an
entire block and being erected at
a cost of around $4,000. The
grounds surrounding the house
have been greatly improved un.
der the direction of a skilled land.
scape gardener. Mr.. RID. Cald.
well has also greatly improved
his property fronting upon Main
street, and has turned what was
before deep gulley and an eye
sore into a beautiful piece OF
parking. Mr.. Caldwell deserves
the thanks of our citizens fol
this service and his example is tt
be commended to others. Messrs
W.O. Thompson, James Stephens
Mike Caldwell, VIII. Humphrey
Owen c. Dees, DR.. Warren Viii
Hams, Julian Pope and George C
French, have also erected resi-
dences during the past year ant
the Holiness church is now erect
ing a parsonage. Messrs. A. w
Mclean and A. E. White have
disposed of large part of thei
property holdings in the town, il
the shape of vacant lots lying up
on the outskirts of the town, an,
at the auction sale of lots held b
them more than $50, 900 worth O
lots were sold. This property
now being built up and is a valu
able addition to the town.
In business circles, the Lum
berton Cotton Mills and Dresde
Cotton Mills are erecting a larg
2 brick Office building on Mai
{ street and Mr.. ]. P. McNeill
Q also erecting a large brick store
3 which he will use for mercantil
= purposes when completed
6 Messrs. White and Cough hay
made extensive improvements
0 their establishment on Ell
3 street, have turned their thre
3 stroes into one, with the resu
9 that their establishment is one
70 the largest in the State und,
single roof and ownership. The
carry an immense stock of goo,
which will inventory not far fro
800, 900.
In railroad circles the Virgil
: la and Carolina Southern is beir
pushed to completion, which w
connect our town with the CITY