The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-06-20

among other things that the
management of the road is con-
sidering the advisability of put
ting on passenger service that |
will enable people to come to
Lumberton in the morning and
spend the day.
Mr.. R. |. Cheatham, of Ports ]
mouth Va, assistant general !;
freight agent of the Sea- !
board, was called upon to
tell about the ''Seaboard Air
Line Railways interests in
the future development Of Lum-
berton. Mr.. Cheatham played
gracefully upoh RusselPs asser-
tlon that Lumberton is a mother
to his road, asserting that Lum-
berton, not yet having by any
means attained her growth. is
still but a girl in her teens, albe-
it she is no longer a town, but a
city, and he expects, he said, to
tell of the wonderful growth Of
the town and to visit her often
er. He touched upon one Of the
greatest needs of most Southern
towns when he said that if the
town wanted immigrants of the
right sort he would be glad to
see to it that facts about the
town were placed in the hands
of people who are seeking homes,
the industrial department of his
road receiving thousands of in
quiries for desirable places to
locate.
'Lumberton, the chief town
of the great county of Robeson," "
was the theme of Mr.. e. M. Britt.
Mr.. Britt told in glowing terms
of the growth of the town from
the old plantation which was it's
start-told Of its merchants, it's
banks, its manufacturing enter
prises, ct cetera, until it made
one feel that it is good to live
and move and have ones being
in a city so blessed.
| Mr.. R. C. Lawrence respond
ed to the toast, Predictions based
on possibilities" A large field,
and Mr.. Lawrence was more than
equal to the demand. After a
few humorous predictions that
brought great laughter and ap-
plause. he came down to serious
talk and made a ringing speech
advocating moving the bodies i'll
the old cemetery near the Sea-
board depot and using that for
some public purpose.
Col. N. A. Mclean, the toast
+ master, who had all along, in in.
PRODUCING the various toasts, en-.
! livened the occasion with wit ano
f humor, was down at the last
o with Lady punch" as he point
: ed out-for the Climax. ;" Anc
, he climaxed after the most ap
proved style. Testing aud hum
or aside after the first few re
n marks, he approved Mr.. Law
+ rence's suggestions about thu
, cemetry and called attention tt
y the further fact that Lumbertor
!. must have a public building, ;
j. city hall.
n And then-why, that was tn
climax-only feeble justice ha
v been done it here and there
: was nothing more, only the crow
4 made an attempt to sing Aul,
! Lang Syne," printed on the bacl
= of the menu card, and if the trutl
q must be told the way that son>
4 was murdered the writer help
! ed do tit would have sounde
n to one on the outside like the bar
,. queters h a d had somethin
! stronger than lady punch. BU
n they hadn't: the punch was pei
" fectly ladylike.
+ Mr.. Geo. G.. French was Gale
ya upon to dismiss the crowd, whic
a he did by inviting them to bu
8 brick.
!, Test of Water Power.
k At2.3C o'clock tomorrow a
h. ternoon on Elm street. in tt
to business part of town, a test w
|" be made of the power availab
|r in case of fire. Superintendel
n. Mcclure, Of the water and ligl
r. plant, claims that if the water
to turned on at six hydrants at Il
st. same time there is not enoue
on power to throw water more tn:
an Is feet. The matter will
ST. thoroughly tested tomorrow a
,e ternoon and if Mr.. Mcclure
# contention proves correct a Sc
IN. Gus situation will be disclosed.
on The fire whistle will sound t