The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-20
OUT ANTIOCH WAY
Annual Picnic May be Home
Coming Day High School
Teachers Elected Personal
Mention.
Correspondence of The Rolcsopio,

Correspondence of The Robcsonian
Mr.. Jno. A. Brown returned
Friday from a most pleasant visit
of several days at Earnesville
Miss Flora McNeill. who holds
a responsible position in Raleirh
is spending several days at home
She is being gladly received bv
her many friends.
Rev. W.T.. Walker leaves Tues
day for Savannah, Ga. He poes
as. one of Presbytery's represen-
tatives to the General Assembly
which canvenes in Savannah on
Wednesday.
Mr.. White, of Raleigh, who
had been spending several days
here with his friend MIR. u. il,
McNeill, has returned to his
home.
We were glad to notice in The
Charlotte Observer of recent date
where our friend Mr.. j. A. Nc
Cougar, of Antioch, was award |
ed the prize for being the best
speaker in the recent sophomore
debate at Chapel Hill. His many
friends predict a bright future
for him.
| There is a movement on foot
to have the annual picnic here
this year a homecoming day for
the dispersed sons and daughters
of Antioch. This will be the 77th
annual picnic for Antioch. The
time has always been the first
Saturday in July. Antioch sons
and daughters are scattered
from northern Virginia to the
western frontiers of Texas, and
are engaged in various business
enterprises. We do not wish to
be premature, but we say in ad-
vance that if the arrangements
are made, we take this oppor-
tunity of serving notice on Col.
Mclean that he can make his ar
rangements to be present and
address his friends-for we are
all his friends up Antioch way.
We also feel we voice the senti-
ments of our folks when we here
= and now extend a cordial invita-
= ton to the editor of The Robe
sonian to come up and visit this
-. historic old Antioch and pniov
the day with us. We will have
the picnic, whether it has the
homecoming feature or not, and
I we give both Col. Mclean and
Editor Sharpe a cordial invita-
! ton to be present and bring their
V wives. We do not mean to slight
any of our Lumberton friends;
= we would be glad to see any OF
them, but especially want Col.
: and Mrs. Mclean and Editor
Sharpe. We hope to announce q
q full programme later.
q At a meeting of the board OF
h trustees of the Antioch High
% School, the following were elect
ed to serve as teachers for the
next term: Prof. Nixon. ol
e Mooresville, was elected as princi
l. pal: Prof. Nixon is a graduate
of Davidson and brings with hin
also a few years experiece in thu
N school room; Miss Edith Arey, 0
Elmwood, who was a very eff
\. cient teacher last year, was elect
IS ed to succeed herself, as was al
K so Miss Katie McNeill, Of Re-
y. Springs, who too gave entlr
I'd satisfaction to both patrons an,
at pupils. With this strong and et
ficient faculty and with the loca
o tax also we feel that our scnoc
" is professionally among thes
Scotch Presbyterians to grow
y We feel that the credit for ou
n having the local tax here is du
o. in a great measure to the untlrln
efforts of Miss Rebekah Russel
oi who at that time was prlnclp;
of our school here, and also
ut Col. Mclean, who came up frol
of Lumberton to the education;
ay rally at the close of Miss Russell
hit school and delivered a vel
ne strong and forcible address
O. the interest of local tax.
re Antioch, N. c., May II, 19o
n I'VE thank our Antioch CORE
pondent for his cordial invltatlt
gs, to the annual picnic and tru
he that it may be our good fortul
a to atfond -Editor