The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-24
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
RALLY.

Everything in Readiness for the
Great Rally in Lumberton
Wednesday-Grand Parade of
Confederate Veterans, School
Children, Farmers Union Men
and Marshals - Programme
For the Day.
Everything indicates that We'd
nesday of this week, when the
great Farmers Union Education
al Rally will be held in Lumber
ton, will be day long to be re-
membered. Crowds of people
are expected here from all over
the county, and the parade of
Confederate veterans, school
children ands marshal will be
sight we'll worth seeing.
In Thursdays Robesonian
list of the prizes offered was
given. 1t should have been stat
ed that the prizes for school with
second best attendance as per
enrolment (S10), third best at
tendance ($5) and best attend
ance from farthest distance ($5)
are offered by Mr.. r. G. Law
renee, of Lumberton. A partial
list of the marshals has been
published and it is expected that
there will be marshals from each
of the AZ unions Of the county,
besides many others VINO have
been appointed in addition to
those elected by the various local
unions.
Fully 10, 600 people are expect.
ed in Lumberton on that day and
several thousand school children
, will take part in the parade.
Fifty schools are now preparing
their floats.
Low excursion rates have beer
secured for this occasion. Be
sides the rates heretofore giver
in The Robesoniap, rates have
been secured on the Coast Line
from Rowland. The regula
train from Elrod to Conway viii
be started from Rowland at
o'clock a. m. and will take OF
n passengers at all stations t.
Proctorville, connecting ther'
with the Raleigh & Charleston
at 1O.47. Returning, this trail
N will leave Lumberton at 5 p. m
and will reach Rowland at 7.1O
There will be no change of cars
ii as the Coast Line cars will b
run through.
n Round-trip rates of 90 cents fo
n a lults and Is cents for child'e
II have been obtained from Maxto
q and rates in proportion will b
Il given down as far as Pembroke
The order OF exercises for tn
Il day will be as follows:
d Parade will form at 10 o'cloc
at the court house, march to tn
station to meet trains and bac
past speakers stand.
- A good band will lead the ps
III rade, then will follow the speak
ers, Confederate veterans in un
# form, marshals, Farmers Uuio
men on foot, public school chi
M 'dren and school floats.
# Adress of welcome by ex-Shel
Nh iff G. B. Mcleod.
Response to address of we
M come by j. E. Carlyle.
S Governor w. w. Kitchin, ir
troduced by General. F. A. Bono
u Hon. H. l.. Goodwin, introdu.
# ed by Stephen Mcintyre.
81 j. P. Campbell, of the Fal
mers' Cooperative Demonstra
81 tion Work, introduced by A. "
II Mclean.
ri Dinner.
III Address to school children b
81 State Supt. J. Y. Joyner, intro
"a duced by Col. N. A. Mclean.
Address by Pres. Alexander
of the State Farmers Unior
introduced by Pres. W. S. Cobt
# OF the county Union. Subject
# Living at Home.
Address by DR.. f. L. Stevens
M CT the A. and M. College, Ra
S5 eigh, on work at the A. and M
S introduced bv r. c.. Lawrence
Address by Maj. A. J. McKir
non, president of the North Care
S. lima Division of the Cotton Az
sociation, introduced by E. .
Britt. Subject, Cotton.
Notices cf New Advertisement
Enormous growth of White
\Gough's mercantile bushes
see page Ad.
A tlne piano to be given ava