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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-18
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that applica-
ton will be made to the Board of Com
missioners of Robson county, at their
next regular monthly meeting, to es-
tablish a new township ir Robson
county, N. c., out of parts of White
House, BIRTHS and Back Swamp town
ships, to be known as Fairmont town.
ship, and to be included within the fol-
lowing boundaries, to-wit:
Beginning where Red Hill branch
runs into Hog Swamp, in the line of
Precinct No. 2, in White House town.
ship and Britt's township lines, and
runs north with and as Hog Swamp
about 300 yards to Atkinson's mill dam,
Center road; thence as the Center road
to Center church, including the planta-
tons of E. H. Prevatt and V. A. Bull
lock; thence as and with Back Swamp
road to Dorcas Leggett's cross roads;
thence as and with the Lumberton road
south to Pleasant Hope church; thence
as and with the line of White House
Precinct No 2, and Thompson's town.
ship to the center of Ashpole; thence
with the various courses of Ashpole
Swamp to Hog Swamp; thence as and
with the line of White House Precinct
No. 2, and Sterling's township line to
the beginning.
This March 1st, 1909.
J. P. BROWN,
A. S. THOMPSON,
V. A. BULLOCK,
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Movements of the People up
Maxton Way.
correspondence of The Robesonian.

correspondence OF The RODeSOnlan.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Hall, of
Wilmington, were in Maxton
Saturday. Mr.. M. L. Mclean,
Of Fayetteville, spent Sunday in
Maxton with his parents. Mr..
J. G. Mccormick, Of Wilmington,
was in Maxton Sunday. Mrs.
M. K. Buie, of Red Springs,
was in Maxton few hours Sun
day. Mr.. A. E. Shaw, of
Laurinburg, was in Maxton Sat-
urday. Miss Anna Mcleod, of
Lumberton, spent a few hours
in Maxton Saturday evening on
her way home from attending
the teachers meeting at Red
Springs.-Mrs. J. w. Green and
son, Master Alton, returned from
a visit to relatives in Greens
boro Tuesday evening. Mr..
Leon T. Cook spent Saturday
night with his mother--Mr.
Austin Mccormick, of Whining
ton, was in town Saturday and
Sunday.-Mr. A. J. McKinnon
and daughter, Miss Katie Lee,
and Miss jamie Carter attended
the baseball game at Southern
Pines Saturday, Mr.. ]. w.
Davis went to Hope Mills Tues
ay.-Messrs ]. w. Green ano
Austin Mccormick and DR.. D.
Z. Mclver spent Saturday ir
Southern Pines. - Miss Sallie
Mclean, of Lumberton, spent
Monday in Maxton.
Maxton, N. c., March, 16
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Sale of Real Estate.

By virtue of authority vested in me
under Judgment and decree of the Su-
perior Court of Robson county, enter
ed by, His Honor, J. c; Biggs, Judge
presiding at the December Term, 1908,
of said court in a civil action pending in
said court, wherein Kate Norment
guardian was plaintiff and J. C. Purcell
and wife were defendants, l will, on
Wednesday, the 31st day of March,
1909, at IL o'clock, noon, at the court
house door in Lumberton, N. c., offer
for sale at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described
lands, to-Wit:
First Tract: About one mile from
the town of Lumberton, on the west
side of Elizabeth road, beginning at a
stake on ditch bank, A. M. Mclean s
Northwest corner of 2 acre lot and
runs as said ditch north 40 west, 5
chains to stake in the original survey;
thence as that line and another ditch
north so east, $50 chains to stake in
said line; thence as another ditch south
a east, 5.07 chains to stake on said
ditch bank, A. M. McLean's corner of
said 2 acre tract; thence as his line
south SO west, 8 IS chains to the begin
ming, containing 2 acres, more or less,
and being the same conveyed by ]. E.
Sellers and wife to ]. C. Purcell. See
deed registered in book P, at page
953.
Second Tract: Near the Elizabeth
road and near the town of Lumberton
in that section formerly known as New
Town, being a part Of that tract of
land formerly known as the J. E. Sell
lerS land, and which is now owned NV
A. E., White and joining said tract, al
so adjoining the lands of Orren Ivey, E.
D. Mcneil, the lands belonging to Nc
Lean ard White, also the colored Gene
terry, and containing two acres, more
or less, being the same land conveyed
to J. c. Purcell by N. A. Mclean and
wife as of record will appear.
Dated this LIST day of March, 1909.
X, G. LAWRENCE,
Commissioner.
3-4-4thurs
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Drops Dead While Thrashine
Her 2O-Year Old Son.

Newport News, Va, Dispatch, 18th
While attempting to thrash
her 2O-year-old son because he
refused to go home with her,
Mrs. Agnes Franklin, widow
of a sea captain, dropped dead
in a Queen street pool room to-
night in Hampton, Va. Chauncey
Franklin, the son, had been
drinking and when his mother
appeared in the pool room and
demanded his attendance he re-
fused to obey. The widow, who
was Of large frame, and appar-
emily robust, proceeded to use
her open hands upon the youths
face and head with telling effect.
Suddenly she reeled and fell on
the floor dead. Doctors called
to attend her decided that death
had been caused by heart
failure, brought on by the vio-
lent exertion.
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A young man registered as
Piene W. Danforth attempt
ed suicide in his room at the
Klondike Hotel in Wadesboro
Monday morning by drinking
wood alcohol. Before taking the
poison he wrote letter to his
father, G. L. Danforth, Of Mid
dleberg, N. Y, and a note to the
hotel proprietor apologizing for
bringing trouble on the hotel.
A physician was summoned and
promp action saved his life. He
stated that he had trouble with
a young woman in New York
and was low spirited.
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FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER
Beaufort Lumber Co. Securing
Right of Way-A Variety of
News Matters.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Our teachers had quite an ex-
perience in trying to attend the
teachers meeting at Red
Springs last Friday, spending
most of the day at Buie. Ow-
ing to a misunderstanding as to
being met at Buie they missed
the entire session.
Mrs. Jane Thompson, of Ken
tyre, S. c., is spending some
time with relatives in town.
Mr.. Wade Ashley, of Rowland,
was here among kinfolk last
Sunday.
Mr.. Cliff. Rankin, of Fayette-
vile, is erecting a saw mill
about a mile from town and will
be among us again, to the
pleasure of his many friends.
Little Miss Matilda Drum
mond leaves this week for her
home near Richmond, Va, She
will be greatly missed by her
little friends and grandparents,
to whom she has been great
pleasure.
We are sorry to know that
Mrs. w. w. Willis has been
quite sick with grippe. We
hope she will soon be recovered.
Mr.. Bryant and his mother,
of Darlington, S. c., are guests
of Mrs. J. E. Anderson this
week.
We had the pleasure of at
tending the missionary service
at Ionia church last Sunday af-
ternoon held by Rev. w. C.
Buchanan. His address was ex-
tremely interesting and a large
crowd would have been present
but for bad weather. Quite a
number of Fairmont people at
tended the service.
Prof. Karl Jansen pleased a
large audience very much at the
school building last Friday
night. 1t was the best imper-
sonating we ever saw at this
place.
The Beaufort Lumber Co. is
having very good success in Sc
curing the right of way for it's
railway survey, which now reach
es the South Carolina line.
Misses Myrtle Robson, of
Rowland, and Mary Knight, of
Raleigh, were guests of Mrs. G..
[. Cashwell, their aunt, last
Monday. Miss Knight has been
visiting Miss Robson at Row.
land for some time.
Mr.. H. A. Townsend, of Rayn-
ham, who has been very sick
for some time, still continues i'll,
though much better than he was
two weeks since.
We are sorry to report the
baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Floyd quite sick this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Thompson
visited Lumberton last Thursday
and were accompanied home by
little Miss Julia Thompson, who
will be their guest for a short
while.
The Home Mission Society of
the Methodist church will meet
at the parsonage Thursday to
make up the spring outfit for the
little girl they dress at the
Methodist Orphanage.
Fairmont, N. c., March 16,
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Notice..

To Robson Alumni of the Uni
versity of North Cardinal:
A movement being now on
foot to establish an alumni asso-
citation of the University of N.
C. in Robson county, all former
students of the University now
residing in Robson county, eth
er of the academic department or
of the professional departments
and whether graduates or not,
are requested to send their names
at once to the undersigned.
4. w. MCLEAN,
T. A. MCNEIL, JR.,
o-18-2tj Lumberton, N. C..
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Foreclosure Notice

NORTH CAROLINA. In tbo cr;
hobeson County. or Conrt
Sallie G. Mccormick.
general guardian of
Bessie Mccormick
Geneve Mccormick,
nula Mccormick and
Willie Mccormick.
Alexander w. Harreu
and L. .. Harrell, his
wife.
10 me defendants, Alexander w Uar
rell and E. o. HarreH: "i
=. You will take notice that an ac-
eloh ehtltied as above has been com
iieiieeu IN the Superior Court of Robe
son county for the purpose of forecIos.
ing mortgage executed by said do
Iehdants to the plaintiff Oh the I0tb
uay OF May, 1907, to secure the nav
ment OF note TO the plaintiff for s5T3
u. que one year after its date. and The
SAD defendants will further take not;ca
lnat they are hereby required to he and
appear at term of the Sunerior Conr,
l nooeson county to be begun and
neId at the court house in Lumberton
N. e., on the fourth Monday aftor III,
n ll1st Monday in March, it being the
1sth day of March, 1909, and answer or
uem 1 to the complaint of the plaintiff:
ana the defendants are notified that in
case they fail to appear and answer or
a aena the plaintiff will apply to the
plant '"e 'o'i'-
Dated this LIST day of March, 1909.
w. H. HUMPHREY,
Clerk Superior Court.
torneys. 3>A-atburo
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Sale of Real Estate.

Under authority conferred upon me
by an act of the General Assembly of
North arollna, session OF 1909, entitled
An Act to the Relief of the County
Board of Education of Robeson Conn.
~, l will, on Monday, the 9Th day of
April, 1909, at II O'Clock. noon AT the
court house door in Lumberton. North
carolina, offer for sale to the highest
bidder at public auction for cash the
Toll wing described lot or parcel of land
situate and being in the county of Rob-
eson and IN Thompson township. and
bounded and described as follows:
Lying west of the canal, bounded ON
the north by the extension of Church
street in the town of Rowland, and on
the east by the Bullock lands: on the
south by the extension of the
next street south of Church street in
sad town, and parallel with it and on
the west by the Bullock lands, begin
nlng at a stake on the extension of
church street and running thence in a
westerly direction parallel with said
street Z49 feet to stake; thence in
southerly direction 300 feet to stake:
thence In an easterly direction 294 feet
parallel with the street next south of
Church street extended to a stake;
thence in northerly direction 300 feet
to the beginning, being portion of the
lands formerly owned by Duncan F.
Me- Ormick and conveyed by A. l.. &
W: +. Bullock to the County Board of
Education of Robson County by deed
dated July 18th, 1903, and registered
in the office of the Register of Deeds
of Robson county in book r r r R, at
page SO.
Time of Sale: Monday, April 5th,
1909, at IL O'Clock, noon.
Place of Sale: Court house door,
Lumberton, N. c..
Terms of Sale: Cash.
Dated this 1st day of March, 1909.
LUCIUS MACRAE,
Chairman Board of Education.
Mcintyre, Lawrence & Proctor, At
torneys. 3-4-4thurs
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At The Opera House.

The Mason-Newcomb Company
is holding the boards at the Opera
House this week. Monday eve
ming a large audience witnessed
the Ways Of the World" as in
terpreted by this company, His
Country Sweetheart was the
play Tuesday evening-said to
have been even better than
the first nights performance
and the bill last evening was
Slaves of the Orient much
shakes of a play. so those who
saw it say. Specialties are hand
ed out literally. The contortion-
list with the company is all right.
The bill for this evening will
be my Gypsy Queen" Ladies
will be admitted free upon the
unual conditions. Tomorrow
evening East Lynn twill be pre-
sented. There will be a matinee
performance Saturday afternoon
and the weeks engagement will
be wound up Saturday evening.
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License has been issued for
the marriage of Flossie Parrish
and James A. Jones, Jr.
Mr.. c. M. Fuller returned
this morning from a trip to At
lanta, where he purchased horses
and mules for his sales stables.
One Of the heaviest frosts
Of the season whitenod things
Tuesday morning. An eager and
a nipping air has greeted early
risers the last few mornings.
"A movement is on foot to
establish an alumni association
of the University Of North Car
DINA in Robson county. A no.
tice to former students is pub
lished in this issue.
The subject at the morning
service at the Gospel Tabernacle
Sunday will be The great
est thing in the universe"; at
the sevice at 1880 pm. the sub
ject will be, Gods Word shall
never fail. " There will be Sun
day school at $3.50 o'clock Sun
day morning.
Mr.. W. E. Freeman, who
succeeded Mr.. G.. L. Cox as
agent for the Virginia & Caro-
lima Southern, entering upon his
"Vx--es last Friday, has moved
D wife and child from Rae
ad, his former home, and is
occupying the house on Walnut
street recently vacated by Mr..
A. r. Phillips.
The convicts that were
brought here to do some grad
ing at this terminus of the Vir-
ginia q Carolina Southern Ry.
completed their work Tuesday
and were taken back to the
other end of the road. The road
has been completed to within
four miles of Hope Mills and the
work is being pushed as rapidly
as possible. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that trains will be run
ming to Hope Mills by the first
of June.
That unearthly fire whistle
broke loose on the stiffness about
7:45 O'Clock Tuesday evening and
no one stopped to ask if that was
the fire whistle: there was no
installing it. And of course an
immense crowd gathered in less
than no time, but there was
nothing doing-only smoke is
suing from a stove in a lodge
room over the First National
Bank, which caused some people
to jump to the hasty conclusion
that the bank was on fire.
-Messrs. w. Z. Webb, R. E.
Lee, A. P. Caldwell, T. J. Thorn
as, G. T. Cox, j. P. Townsend and
Leon T. Cook, in Mr.. Webb's
automobile, and DR.. N. A.
Thompson and Mr.. E. J. Britt,
in DR.. Thompson's automobile, hit
it out to the sticks yesterday
afternoon and tarried not-ex-
cept perhaps for necessary re-
palrs-until they came to Whit
ted's Landing, on the Cape
Fear, where they cam D.
ed and Toasted on fish. They re-
turnedto town about 1920, O. clock
last evening.
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Here Is Relief Tor Women.

If you have pains IN the back, urina-
ry, bladder or kidney trouble, and want
a certain, pleasant herb relief from
women's ills, try Mother Gray s Aus
araIIan-Leaf." 1t is a safe, reliable
regulator, and relieves all female weak
nesses, including Inflammation and ul-
cerations. Mother Gray's Austria
Han Leaf is sold by druggists or sent
by mail for so cts. Sample sent FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leroy,
New York.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. B. F. Mclean, of Maxton,
is IN town today.
Hon. G. B. Patterson, of Max
ton, IS IN town today.
Mr.. H. R. Bullock, of Lowe.
was in town Tuesday.
Ex-Judge T. A. Mcneil spent
yesterday in Wilmington.
Mr.. Stephen Wilson, of How
ellsvllle, was in town yesterday.
Mr., L. Shaw, of st. Paul's.
was in the city Tuesday on bust
ness.
Mr.. Walter Kinlaw. of Tar
Heel, was in town yesterday on
busines1
Mr.. N. T. Humphrey, who
lives near st. Paul's, was in town
Tuesday.
Messrs. A. w. Mclean and H.
b: Jennings spent Tuesday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. A. B. Spell, of Red
Springs, is in the city today on
legal business.
Mr.. B. O. Townsend, of Rayn-
ham, was among the visitors in
town Tuesday
Messrs. George McNeilll and
Angus Mckenzie, of Rowland,
are in the city today.
Mr.. H. L. Andrews, of How
ellsvllle, was among the business
visitors in town Monday.
Mr.. Make Barker, who lives
near st. Paul's, was business
V-5-tor to town yesterday.
Mr.. Jas. G. Smith, who lives
on rural route No. 5 from Lum-
berton, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. A. P. Smith, of rural route
No. 2 from Red Springs, was in
Lumberton Monday on business.
Mrs. Clyde Renfrow, of Apex,
spent last night in town a guest
at the home of Mr.. F. J. Floyd.
Messrs. w. R. DeVane and w.
L. Sanderson, of Chadbourn,
were among the visitors in town
yesterday.
Miss Sallie Mclean returned
Monday night from visit of a
few days to relatives and friends
in Laurinburg and Maxton.
Messrs. J. G. Thompson, of
Boardman, and L. Shaw, of St.
Paul's, were among the guests
at the Waverly Hotel Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Graham
Of Rowland, spent yesterday here
on a visit at the home of their
son and daughter-in-law, DR.. and
Mrs. R. F. Graham.
Mr.. W. A. Blue, of Aberdeen,
treasurer of the Virginia & Car
DINA Southern Ry. Co., spent
yesterday in town on business
connected with the road.
Mrs. G. B. Mcleod returned
last night from Charlotte, where
she spent a few days with her
daughter, Miss Irene, who is a
student at Elizabeth College.
Messrs. Chas. Rankin and ].
P. Virgins, Of Rowland, we're
among the visitors in town Tues
day, making the trip through the
country in the formers automo-
bile.
Mr.. Lester B. Townsend, who
is assisting Mr.. J. P. Stansel in
auditing the books of the Bank
Of Hamlet, spent Sunday and
Monday at home, returning to
Hamlet Tuesday morning.
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The election held in Raleigh
tuesday resulted in majority of
4o9 for a special school tax of Is
cents OH the 500 valuation of
property and SIS cents on the Doll
to make the city schools nine
months instead of six months, to
which the school term was cut bv
the loss of revenue from the dis
pensary which had to go out of
business when State prohibition
went into effect.
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a Hearing Before Referee Nash
Interesting Question Involv

An interesting hearing was
held here Tuesday and yesterday
! efore Mr.. A. Nash, referee, in
' hich the question at issue was
whether or not the interests of
rtain heirs Of VIM. Davis, de-
G. ased, formerly of St. Paul's,
should be charged with the val
NC of certain slaves alleged to
have been given them by the de-
ceased. The hearing of the evil
Gcnce was concluded yesterday
and the argument was deferred
until another day, to be agreed
on later, after which Referee
Nash will make his findings and
report to the court. Messrs. Nc
NELL & Mcneil are representing
the defendants, Mrs. Marcus
Smith and Mr.. VIM. Davis, of
st. Paul's. Messrs. Shaw & Cook
are representing all the heirs of
VIM. Davis except three. Mr..
and Mrs. H. G.. Mofiitt and Mrs.
Eliza Russell, of Ashboro, at
tended the hearing representing
the plaintiffs. Some half doz-
en- negroes, the youngest of
whom is 76 years old and who
live near st. Paul's, were here
to testify as to the questions in
volving the value of slaves.
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Henry Spivey, colored, cor Wet
ed in Bladen Superior Court Sat
urday of the murder of his faith
er-in-law. Frank Shaw.a well-to-
do colored man who lived near
Abbottsburg, last December, was
sentenced to be hanged May II,
but his attorneys have taken an
appeal to the Supreme Court,
which will result in a stay of
execution.
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State of North Carolina,
Department Of State.

CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
To all to whom these Presents may
come-GREETING:
Whereas, 1t appears to my satisfac-
ton, by duly authenticated record of
the proceedings for the voluntary dis
solution thereof, by the unanimous con-
sent of all the stockholders, deposited
in my office, that Kingsdale Turpentine
Manufacturing Company, a corporation
OF this State, whose principal Office is
situated at Street, in the
town of Kingsdale, County of Robson,
State of North Carolina Geo ID. Yeakel
being the agent therein and in charge
thereof, upon whom process may be
served), has complied with the require
ments of chapter Il, Revisal of 1905,
entitled Corporations, preliminary to
the issuing of the Certificate of Disso-
luton.
Now, Therefore, l, ]. Bryan Grimes,
Secretary of the State of North Caro-
lima, do hereby certify that the said
corporation did on the day of Februa-
nv 1909, file in my office duly execut-
ed and attested consent in writing to
the dissolution of said corporation, exc
cuted by all the stockholders thereof,
which said consent and the record of
proceedings aforesaid are now On file in
my said office, as provided by law.
In Testimony Whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed my officia
seal at Raleigh, this day of February
A. d. 1909.
]. Bryan Grimes,
Secretary of State.
GREAT SEAL OF STATE)
Filed Feb. a. 1909.
w. H. Humphrey, c. S. c.
Robson County, N. c.
NORTH CAROLINA, I
Robson County.
|, w. H. Humphrey, Clerk of the
Superior Court, do hereby certify that
the foregoing one sheet is true and
accurate copy of the certificate of Dis
solution of the Kingsdale Turpentine
Manufacturing Company, as the same
appears as taken from, and compared
with the original now on file in this Of
flee.
Witness my hand and official seal. this
the 23rd day of February 1909.
w. H. Humphrey,
Clerk Superior Court.
2-25-4thurs.
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New Audit and Finance Board
Sworn In.

The members of the new coun-
ty board of audit and finance
appointed by the recent Legisla-
ture met in the court house here
Monday and took the oath of
office before Mr.. w. H. Hum
phrey, clerk Of the Superior
Court. The board is made up
as follows: Abner Nash, of
Lumberton, chairman; J. N.
Buie, of Red Springs, secretary;
A. J. Floyd, of Fairmont. Chair
man Nash filed the required bond
in the sum of $1,000, which is
to be approved by the county
commissioners at their next reg
ular meeting.
No business was transacted by
the board, the meeting being on
ly to organize.
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Notices of New Advertisements.

J. H. Anderson tells about his
spring stock.
c. M. Fuller will receive a
large shipment Of horses and
mules on the goth.
Cabbage plants for sale.
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Notice..

E. H. Andrews this day claims and
enters 25 acres, more or less, of vacant
land in French's Creek township, Bla-
den county, N. c., lying on Lyon
swamp, adjoining the lands of j. A.
orbett, H. Lutterloh, the Hudson land
and others. If no protest is filed within
thirty days warrant of survey will be
issued.
This 18th day of March, 1909.
WIN WHITTED,
3-15-*1 Entry Taker.