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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
BROUGHT FURNITURE HOME.

Quite surprise was sprung upon the
friends of Miss Nettie Long and Mr..
David ID. DUNCAN, popular bachelor
of many summers, both of Cowart.
Northumberland county, last week.
when the couple arrived on the steamer
at Cowart from Baltimore with their
household furniture and announced that
they were married. The ceremony had
taken place at Melrose Methodist
church, in the neighborhoOd of the
groom's home, Rev. C. ii. Williams
officiating. The knot was tied without
the knowledge of the couples most in
innate friends. That afternoon Mr..
and Mrs. DUNCAN were taken In a gas
oline boat across the river to Porto
Bello, Md, where they took the steam
er for Baltimore few hours later, re-
turning they let the secret of their
marriage out.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
Election.

+. ii. Miersch has left for Memphis
Tenn, where he has a position on tn,
government fleet.
Master Edwin Miersch has returned
to his home in Camden, N. j., after
spending the summer with his uncle
J. ii. Miersch.
Miss Myrtle Ketcham and Mrs. A.
Smith, of Washington, paid a flying
visit to the formers mother, Mrs. Geo
Ketcham.
Mrs. j. Franzen and children. OF
Philadelphia. spent the month of Au.
gust at the home of her sister, Mrs.
j. II. Miersch.
Fishing steamer X. b. Douglass left
Sunday night for Norfolk for repairs
on her boiler.
Mrs. Ellie Hastings, of Baltimore,
is spending some time with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Will Haynie, and sisters. Mrs.
Geo. Haynie and Mrs. Chas. Hilson. al
Reedville.
Mrs. Ella Respass and Mrs. Nora
Foster, of Gwynn's Island, Mathews
county, are visiting at the homes of Mrs.
Mollie Kelley and Mrs. Chas. Haynie.
Mrs. K. o. Corsa left Wednesday for
Baltimore to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Lola E. Coles.
Mrs. John Taliaferro, Miss Ella and
Master Henry Taliaferro attended the
obsequies of their cousin, Mrs. Luther
Harding.
On last Sunday at the home of Capt.
Bob Edwards there was a reunion of
his wife's family. 1t being the first
time in their lives the whole family o.
seven sisters and one brother were
present at one time and it was by
chance they all met here at the same
time as they live at different places.
Mrs. Josiah Avery and Mrs. Ella Cox.
OF Somerset county, Md, Mrs. Geo.
Wise. of Baltimore, Mrs. Harriet Hud-
gins, of Gwynn's Island, Mrs. Tom
Haynie, Mrs. Willie Robinson, Mrs.
Bob Edwards and Geo. Shipley and
their families were present.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
RELIGIOUS.

Rev. DR.. S. J. Porter, field secretar,
of the Foreign Mission Board of tn,
Southern Baptist Convention, has re
signed that office and accepted call t.
the First Baptist Church, San Antonio
Texas. He will leave Richmond about
September 18th,
The Venerable T. ]. Madden, arch.
deacon of Liverpool. and the Rev. Geo.
II. Hanson, of Belfast, ireland. ar
rived in Quebec last week from Enc
land. They come as representatives
of the Evangelical Alliance of London
and their mission is to promote the move
ment looking to closer co-operation
between the evangelical churches of
Canada and those of England and other
countries.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
EDUCATING A LIAR.

fparents want their children TO grow
phonest and truthful, they must set for
them the example in their dealings with
them. With the very best of intentions
parents sometimes practice deception
and tell falsehoods when tactfui truth
fitness would gain the desired end very
much better and without any compro-
mise with conscience, or by fernicious
example. AS matter of fact children
soon learn whether or not they are being
dealt with honestly by their parents,
and when they find they are not being
delt with honestly by their parents,
they lose their respect. for and conf
dence in them Exchange.
Amanwas once sitting in the re-
ceptiOn room of dental office.
A lady, accompanied by a boy
came in. She left the boy in the
room and asked the dentist to
let her speak to him. CDR, she
said, "Johnny's got a bad tooth
he must have out, but if YOU let
him know you are going To pull
1T he will not let you. Just tell
him that you are going to look
at it, and slip the Instrument III
and have it over before he knows
what you mean to do"
Then she called the boy. say.
ing, E'Come here, Johnny, let the
doctor look at your tooth. nc
isn't going to pull it, but Just
look at it,"
The dentist was q good man
honest and truthful. "Madam"
he said, "what is it you ask IN,
to do, tell your child a lie?
cannot doit, and youshould not.
Later he remarked to the mal
in waiting, ''what can that wo
man expect of herchild. when Sh,
deliberately lies to it, Soon. II ht
has not already learned it. n,
will lie to her" Depend ON il
they find out the deceiving parent
and when that discovery comes
farewell to trust or truth. Ii i,
an awful thing to think that q
parent would or could deceive d
child-ally child. but most of al
her own.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
CORN PROFITS $4,000, 900 A DAY.

Conditions so favorable as to stand
absolutely alone in the worlds history
of agriculture are pictured in the report
of Secretary James S. Wilson to the
President covering the work of the De-
partment of Agriculture for the fiscal
year of 1909, ended July, 1910, made
public recently.
"The value of the farm products is so
incomprehensively large that it has
become merely row of figures. For
this year it is So, 100, 900, 900; the gain
this year over the preceding one is
1869, 0oe, 900.
The most striking fact in the world
agriculture is the value Of the corn crop
of 1909 in this country. 1t is about
81, 100, 900, 600. This corn came I'D from
the soil and out of the air in 100 days
$l4. 100000 day from one crop, nearly
enough for two dreadnoughts daily for
peace or war"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
OYSTER PACKERS AND GROWERS
MEET.

At the suggestion of some of the
oyster packers on the Rappahannock
Is or 20 of the said packers met
at Irvington, Va. on Friday evening,
August Pc. 1910. for the purpose of dis
cussing the oyster shocking business
for the coming season, nature of pack
ages most practicable to use. etc, and to
see if some cooperative methods could
not be reached whereby the Improbable
condition of things pertaining to the
oyster-shucking business of the past
two years could not be a bettered-
Mr.. w. A. Cameron was elected chair
man and G.. W. Everett secretary, after
which the chairman stated in brief the
object of the meeting and announced
that the meeting was opened for bust
ness and called for an expression from
the different ones present. The ques-
ton as to the most economical and
sanitary shipping package was discussed
quite fully by Messrs. Cameron, Long,
Glenn and others. Nothing def
nately, however. was decided on in
reference to the most desirable package.
The question of maintaining a uni
form price by all shuckers along the
river was discussed also. At this point
. motion was made and carried to or
ganize the meeting into what shall be
known as The Rappahannock Oyster
Growers and Packers Association and
w. a. Cameron was elected president,
ii. G. Glenn and j. b. Smith, vice.
presidents. Irving Messick, secretary,
and S. Perry Simmons, jr., treasurer
Sixteen individuals and firms became
members of the Association, and two
or three were made honorary members,
among them Rev. II. l.. Walton, of
Sharps, who assisted in getting the grow
ers and packers together. A committee
of six Messrs. f. B. Blackman, W. A..
Cameron, +. w. Long, J. w. Hurley,
]. b. Smith and Oakley-was appointed
to recommend course of procedure
for the betterment of the oyster condi-
tiUns. A committee on bylaws was
also appointed.
The Association will meet again Sat
urday, September 10th. IL a. M, at
Irvington, at which time the tOngers
are also invited tc meet with them.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
NORTHUMBERLAND co,
wIOOMI0O CEURCH
Too late for last issue

Too late for last issue.l
The canning factories in this section
have all started up operations.
Harry Tignor and family visited rela.
tves here not long since.
Miss Gillspie is visiting friends in
this locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Rowe and Mrs.
ben cameron are visiting relatives on
Kent Island, Md.
A party of young people from this
place took trip to Tangier and Girls.
field last Saturday.
A number of our people attended
Kirkland Grove Camp while in session.
w. A. Rowe & Co. have received
orders for oysters as far north as Cleve-
land, Ohio, for the coming season.
The roads in this section are being
worked and by winter it is hoped 10
have them in good order. RIrRK
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

ISLANDER is IL vile fazaretto., a
verltable sirocco. basty in its
flight, accumulating filth, putres-
cence and defamation initscourse:
quick to he given credence. hard
to he refuted: it is the slammer
Kin OF u disordered brain. the
utterances OF II LAX incoherent"
tongue; 1t has no regard forpurity
or character: il is the arch ennis
sary OF Lucifer: it is an agitated
volcano emitting its deadly
poisons, and many are they who
get besmiched 10y its unclean
emissions.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
CRISP NEWS.

j. A. Patten, the wheat king, pre-
diets a worlds shortage of wheat.
A snowstorm ragged in the Panhandle
region in Texas Thursday of last week.
The drop in temperature was 40 degrees
in less than three hours.
Spreading in three directions, driving
families out of their home a fire which
broke out Thursday night in the lumber
yard at Central and Canton avenues,
Baltimore. caused damage estimated
at $3.50
With cheers for her departed heroes
and more cheers for the living states
men who are shaping her destiny today,
Mexico entered Thursday upon month
long celebration of the centennial of her
independence from Spain.
j. f. Watson, of Newport News, was
picked up in the bay by passing
steamer Tuesday morning, after being
overheard about nine hours. schooner
Williams. on which he was, having sunk
off New Point the night before and
remainder of crew of five drowned.
Everything is fine in the Panama
Canal Zone and the great waterway
will be finished in 1885," was the word
brought by Col. Thomas M Cooke. col
leetor of the internal revenue and post
master general of the canal zone. Col.
Cooke is on visit TO his home in New
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

Ii THE government report OF
enormous crops is correct. why
do prices keep up? Evidently the
SPECTATORS do not believe that
the cropreports are reliable. The
truth probably is that the crops
already gathered are reasonably
good; the prospect for a large
crop OF corn depends on frost
Keeping OF III September in the
northern portion of the corn belt.
and the cotton crop will be a
little below the average.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
CLOSING OF CAMP.

The meeting at Kirkland Grove Bap,
list Camp closed Sunday after 10 days
session. DR.. j. r. Straton, of Balti-
more. and DR.. George w. Mcdaniel, of
Richmond, did most of the preaching
and made fine impression on the thou
sands of persons who were in attend.
ance during the week, DR.. Mcdaniel
left the grounds on Thursday for HE
home, and the meeting was in charge
OF DR.. Siraton during the remainder of
the week.
DIR. Straton delivered a lecture in
Heathsville Monday night for the bene.
MT of Coan Baptist Church, and took
the steamer at Coan Tuesday at noon
for Baltimore.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
DROWNED AT COLONIAL BEACH.

In the Potomac river at Colonial
Beach, Wednesday of last week. Court
ney b. Taggart, a young man of Wash
ington, gave his life that two of his girl
friends might live. He won the fight.
but in the moment of triumph he van
ished in the water. The young women he
saved are Misses Lena and Cora Thomas,
sisters of his tiance, Miss Edna Thomas,
of Washington. They were all members
OF camping party. Taggart was %
years old.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

a GIRL saved "a man who tried
to drown himself in Long Island
Sound, and she is regarded as n
heroine. Why so? Many a girl
Is saving men who are drowning.
themselves in whiskey-and their
burden is not light or their woke
easy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

SENATOR CUMMINs declares
1.-THE Republican party was not
born TO make men rich. hut to
make them free" Pardon our
ignorance, but we were under the
impression that parties are not
born, but made.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

The shrewd politicians should
nave known that when an ire
sistlble force of progressiveness
comes in contact with an immov-
able body of standpatism an
explosion is the result.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

HAS it occurred to the small
boy during his vacation iollifica-
tions that school days are near
at hand?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

HorE still looms up for the
White race. A New York police.
man named Ornstein recently ate
oI roasting ears at a meal. It's
up 10 you now, Mr.. Johnson.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

Col. Mann. State Senators Halsey and
King, the Virginia delegation which
went to France to attend the dedication
of the bronze copy of the Houdon statue
OF Washington. presented by the State
of Virginia to the French republic, were
guests of President Fallieresat luncheon
at Rambouillet Thursday of last week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

A GOOD many standpat con-
gressmen are dropping out of the
night for a denomination. which
shows that the trend is STRONGLY
towards Democracy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
SHOPPING FOR LADIES.
August %, 1910.

Save travelling expenses and have our
shopring done by Mrs. j. T.. Meanley.
22O4 Oak ST.. Baltimore. She is in
close touch with the heat stores and can
save our ladies' money on their purchases
In all lines. IL costs them noihing extra
samples sent upon request
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

The present lull in the talk
about the high cost of living is
ommous. 1t may forecast IA ter
rife storm early in November
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

AN EXCHANGE nonchalantlv
asks: is poverty u CROSSE
Judging from its effects we should
say it il.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

Mr.. Bryan definitely declared at Kali
amazoo on Friday last that he would not
be candidate for the presidency in 1912 .
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05
Sale of Land by Commissioner.

BY virtue of authority vested in nae
unoer judgment and decree of the
superior court of Robson County, en-
tered at September Term, 1910 OF said
court in civil action therein pending
wherein c. F. Ashley was plaintiff and
{. K. Ashley was defendant, | will, on
Monday the End day of January, 1911
at IL O'Clock noon at the court house
door at Lumberton, N. c., offer for
sale at public auction to the highest,
bidder for cash the following described
lands:
In Britt's township. beginning at a
stake by three small short leaf pines,
about 80 yards below the stage road
and runs thence South 3S West 35. 50
chains to large short leaf pine in the
edge of the right prong, thence az
Ashley's line South 55 East Il chains
to stake in Ashley's line; thence as
his line North 80 East 13 chains SO
links to stake and white oak; thence
as Lewis Jenkin's line North 81 West
"a chains so links to stake by stump;
thence as Jenkins other line North 38 /
East 23.A chains to a stake and two
pines; thence North 81 I West chains
and Is links to the beginning, contain
ing sixty three and acres, more or
less.
Dated this December LIST, 1910
James D. Proctor
Commissioned.
Mcintyre, Lawrence and Proctor,
attorneys for plaintiff,
I2-5-4Mon.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05
Fourty-Four Granville Bows
Make an Average of 81 Bush
els of Corn to the Acre.

Oxford Special. nov. g7, TO Charlotte Observer.
Granville county scored again
today agricultul ally when at the
winding-up Of the boys corn
club it was found that a boys
made an average of 81 bushels
of corn to the acre. The high
est yield was LOG bushels made
by Stanley Currin of Walnut
Grove township. Four others
made over So and 6 above 70. A
number of valuable prizes were
given, among them being a bug
gy; set of harness; suit of clothes,
and about $500 in cash. In addi-
Glam to the "A boys who reported
there were a number who made
very creditable yields but after
finding that, they were behind
did not send in report. 1t is
Impossible to estimate the value
of the stimulus the corn confess
has given to contrasting in the
county. There is no doubt tina
1t has already added thousand:
0f barrels to the corn crop in ad
ditiou to the amount raised b.
the contesting boys.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05
Sale Of Land by Commissioner

BY virtue of authority vested in me
under judgment and decree of the
superior court of Robson County
entered at September Term 1910 Of
said court in a civil action therein
pending wherein H. D. Rowland is
plaintiff and Bertha Rowland and others
are defendants, l will on Monday the
IND day OF January, 1911, at II O. clock
noon at the court house door at Lumber
ton N. c. offer for sale to the highest
bidder at public auction for cash the
following described land:
In Raft Swamp township, beginning
at stake by black gum and two pines
IN Ben McNeill' $ line and runs S 81 e
Al chains to stake by small pine and
oak, thence North 81 East II. 36:chains
to stake, thence North % East |. SO
chains to . stake, thence North "a East
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05

church Sunday.
Miss Mary Stuart spent
Thanksgiving at Laulinburg with
home folks. Misses Ethel Will
hanson and Katie Oliver, both
teachers of East Lumberton,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
town visiting Miss Williamson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. D.
Williamson.
The Parkton band gave a most
enjoyable musical entertainment
Saturday night at the town hall
in honor Of Misses Williamson
anu Oliver. Refreshments were
served. The town was we'll rep
resented and all enjoyed the oc-
casion hugely. The band will
play for the large sale at Mr.. M.
F. Underwood on Thursday.
Mr.. Parker, town marshal,
made his first arrest Saturday
when a darkey walked out the
company's store with a pair of
socks. 1t was a dear pair of
socks for the darkey. But this
was not the only arrest for Satur-
day. Wehear there was a white
man that spent Saturday night
in the lookup.
Rev. J. B. Cochran filled the
pulpit at the M. E. church Sun
day night.
/ Miss Eethel Cashwell, who is
te a hing at Roek6sh, spen,
! Thanksgiving at home.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05

A total of II, AS, 900 bales is
the final estimate of The Times
Democrat, New Orleans, for the
cotton crop of 1910, as based on
reports from correspondents
throughout the cotton belt. This
forecast relates to actual growth
of the year and is exclusive Of
linters, repacks, etc. North
Cardinals crop is estimated at
ZOO, 600.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05
SIGN-BOARDS AND MILE.
POSTS.
There is Already Legislation Re-
quiripg Them. But 1t Receives
Little Attention.


Southern Good Roads.
One phase of good road work
that has not yet received the at
tention that it should is the
placing of mile-posts along our
public highways and of sign
boards at the functions Of these
highways. The daily papers
are commenting somewhat on
this subject, and The Charlotte
Observer of Sunday, October 80,
had this to say on the subject:
They are talking Of erecting
concrete sign-boards on all the
roads in South Carolina. The
scheme looks good and ought to
be filed away for reference by
the North Carolina Highway
Builders" We wish to call the
attention of not only The Char
lotte Observer but of all the pa
pers of North Carolina to the
fact that we have upon the stat
ute books laws regulating the
erection of sign-posts and mile
posts, and we would call particu-
larly the attention of the over
seers to these laws. These laws
as given in the Revisal Of 1905
are as follows:
2722. Sign-posts put up. Over
seers shall cause to be set up at
the forks of their respective
roads, a post or posts, with arms
pointing the way of each road,
with plain and durable directions
to the most public places to
which they lead. and with the
number Of miles from that place
as near as can be computed; and
every overseer who shall, for
ten days after notice Of his ap-
pointment, neglect to do so and
to keep the same in repair, shall
forfeit and pay for every such
neglect ten dollars.
Code, S. 2030; R. C. c,101; 812,
c.846.
2723. Mile-posts put up cor
rectly. Every overseer of a
road shall cause the same to be
exactly measured, where it has
not already been done, and at
the end of each mile. shall mark
in a plain, legible and durable
manner, the number Of the miles,
beginning, continuing and mark.
ing the numbers in such manner
and form as the board Of super.
visors shall direct; and every
overseer shall keep up and re.
pair such marks and numbers OF
this road. If an oyerseer shall
neglect any of the duties pre-
scribed in this section, for the
space Of thirty days after his ap
pointment to Office, he shall for.
felt and pay four dollars, anc
the like sum for every thirty
days thereafter the said marking
may be neglected.
Code, s.2032; R. c., c.1O1
$50; 1884, c.227, sill.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05
partition PARAGRAPHS.
The B a nd Entertains-Town
Marshal Makes First Arrest
Other Items,
Jurisprudence of The koDesonian.

Correspondence of The koDesonian.
Parkton. Nov. 29.-Thanks-
giving passed off very quitely
and pleasantly. No accidents
occurred in our town or neighbor-
hood. Rev. Mr.. Duna way
preached a most elegant sermon
at the Baptist church on Thurs
day night and a liberal collection
for the orphans was taken. Rev.
J. D. Pegram preached on ma
ticnal thanksgiving at the NJ. E.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05

N.55 chains to stake by a hickory
and oak near J. H. Tyson's house and
thence West II. Is chains to q stake by
pine at the ditch, thence North 78
west 3O.l4 chains to the beginning,
containing one hundred acres, more or
less and being the same land conveyed
by L. E. Tyner and wife to w. R.
Rowland,
Dated this November Both, 1910.
James D. Proctor
Commissioner.
Mcintyre, Lawrence and Proctor
I2-5-4-Mon
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-05

Call the Eagle furniture The Robe
will give this contest and ring at
the Lumberton drug store that will give away.