The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-23

III LnlS TWO acres VI
cotton. 1t is fine. His corn crop
is equally as good as his cotton
crop and it will hardly average |
less than 80 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Lewis is a practical and sue +
cessful farmer and probably
knows as much about the cult
walton of corn and cotton as any
man in the county.
ST. PAULS.
In undertaking to write some
thing of st. Pauls one hardly |
knows just how much to say for
fear the place will out-grow the
writing before it gets to the
people. The place is rapidly !
moving along Prior to 1907 prac-
ticallv all the business OF the
place was done by Messrs. l..
Shaw and A. r. McEachern, there
being only one store, a turpentlne
still and cotton gin in the vii
lige. Something over two years
ago work was begun on the Y. &
C.S. railroad, which runs within
a quarter Of mile Of what was
al that tire called St. Pauls, and
the eyes of those in and around
the village were opened to a
broader vision of the things in
store for an energetic people;and
things have happened. The great
changes made in the place have
all come to pass within the last
| two years. About the time work
was started on the railroad the
st. Pauls Cotton Mill Co, was Or
ganized with Mr.. l.. Shaw as
president, Mr.. J. M. Butler, vice
president, and Mr.. A. r. McEach-
ern, secretary and treasurer; and
the mill has been a great factor
in the development of the town.
During the time above-mention-
ed, ID new residences were built
at a cost averaging from 81 600
to 81, 500, and beside this Mr.. l..
McGougan has a house that cost
about 81, OO0;Mr. William Town
send the same; Mr.. James Nc
DiarmiC has one that cost over
81, 900 and DR.. T. l.. Northrop, who
is the only practicing physician
. in the town, one that cost over
S., O00;and this does not include
about 20 cottages at the factory,
a hotel building that cost about
50, 900 and a nice house that Mr.
J. A. Townsend is erecting neal
the depot. Two years ago. ST.
Pauls had one mercantile estab
lishmen and now it has sever, sas
! follows: The McEachefn, John
son & McGeachy CO., Mclnnis-
Lindsay Co. L. L. McGoogan, St
: Pauls CashStore, W.P. Odum, c.
! Hester, Ed. T. Taylor; and all o
i them seem to be doing a goot
: business. In addition tothe above
? mentioned stores. VIII ich hav
= been open for business. for sem
i time, Mr.. LII. Townsend is cpm
, plotting a building to be usedsfo
X a millinery store and Mr.. L
u Shaw has moved the old stor
y building, vacated last year by tn
y McEachern, j ohnson & McGeach
n Co. up near theidepot and is hav
= ing it remodled; and some on
u will probably open business in
le as soon as it is completed: Mr.
IT w. KinIaw also began work Ia.
u week on store building 20 by 3
n feet, which is being erected nea
q q the depot. w. D. Johnson& CT
n operate a big lumber mill plan
er just in the edge of the town; M
&c CT. Fisher runs a livery stab
is and has a number of good team
O1 Mr.. HughParham runs a nice ba
ne Der shop, and the town is hardl
lg shy in anything that one cou
re expect to find in town OF j
III size.
W. st. Pauls has a handsome Pre-
'e3s byterian church recently compile
lis ed at a cost of $1,000, and
a school building completed
1e year ago that would reflect cree
ny it on a town much larger thanS
ne Pauls. School will open the 81
of this month with four teaehe
ad Prof. B. H. Johnson, .prineipa
at Miss EolineShaw, music teache
all Miss Angelic Andrews, Of Ash
ay vile, intermediate department
IL Miss Richardson. of Rock Hill,
ne c., primary department. ,
&c The Marsh church, about
- half mile from st. Pauls, is Il
to nearestBaptist church and it is
~ new church just completed abo
a two years ago. The neare
mt Methodist church is at Parkto
ds which is five miles away. Re
'ut Joseph Evans, who had been Il
ny active pastor Of the st. Pau
Presbyterian church for a. snur
Der of years, recently resign.
ad as pastor on account Of i'll healt
NJ and Rev. James Wicker, of Phi
~ adelphia, Pa. has accepted a c:
ok and is expected to arrive tn
he week to begin his work.
,rn The town Of st. Pauls was j
he corporated about six months as
il with the following officers: M
on LII. McGougan, mayor; Messl
,o+ L. Shaw, L. McInnis, l.. A. M
W Geachy andW. F. Townsend, tov
nd fathers;Mr. L. H. Townsend, TOW
: . marshal.
on So read a few of the mar
To things that might be said
F. this thriving and enterprisir
Ar town that will, in all probabilit
Zee soon be claiming the title. "city
nd News Items Fro m Rex.
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