The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-28
ANTIOCH PICNIC.

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An local Place for Picnicking- .
Some Good Speeches and an
Excellent Dinner. {
Yesterday was a great day for
about three hundred or more
people VINO assembled at Antioch
church, about seven miles from
Lumberton On the Whiteville
road, to participate in the pleas
ures OF a picnic given under the
auspices Of the Sunday school
at Antioch, the local Farmers
Union and the Woodmen of the
World. Antioch is an ideal place
for an occasion of this kind and
no one seemed to be disappointed
in the place or the joys of the
day. The church is large and
practically new and across the
road from the church, a distance
of about fifty yards, is an excel
lent school building. Many oaks
are growing en- the grounds,
making a beautiful grove, and
directly in front Of the church
on the slope of the hill is an
overhowing well-just the place
for a good time, and that is
what the day was for a good
crowd.
The exercises of the day began
in the church about II o'clock
when MIR. C.B Skipper. of Lum-
berton, after making a good
speech himself, introduced Mr..
T. L. Johnson, of Lumberton.
who had been asked to make a
speech on Sunday school work.
!. Mr.. Jon.Eson was at his best and
. made an excellent speech. bas-
, ing his remarks upon the Sunday
school as a character builder.
, There was some good music and
, then it was announced that there
would be a recess for dinner and
7 then some more speaking.
: Now that dinner-for it came
next and commanded the atten-
ton of all-was something the
! like Of which ore seldom ever
enjoys. 1t was a dinner Of many
varieties and filled a long, long
table: and after they all had fin.
/ ished many trunks-full-fol
: that is the way this dinner wa;
: brought and not in baskets s-Wers
!. gathered up Of that which wa;
S left.
n The feasting was over some
a thing after one o'clock anG
g at two o'clock some benches wer,
: placed in the grove and the crowt
was called together to hear SOM
talk on farming. Mr.. M. G.. Nc
= Kenzie. Of Lumberton, starte'
the ball to rolling with a ten
d minutes speech. He was unwe
h but made an interesting and ear
Ie nest appeal to the farmers t
o continue their efforts along a
# lines of progress. Mr.. McKenzi
" introduced W. K. Bethune, O
le Lumberton, who spoke for abou
IS half an hour, being stopped by
e shower Of rain. He addresse
TO the farmers and had much to sa
is about scratching in the dirt an
G. graphing with the grass. The "
II 10. w. was to have been repre-
re sented in a speech, but the mar
III ayers were unable to secure
IS speaker. So Mr.. Bethune's speec
~ ended the speech making f
d the day.
1e Messrs.W. S. Cobb, of Lumbe
av Bridge, president Of the count
xt Union, and W. P. Barker, {
an Lumberton, were to have mac
s speeches in the interest Of tn
q Farmers Union, but they WEI
No not present on account of tt
[s- fact that they are attending
10 State meeting of the Union ;
no Raleigh this week.
se The day was one Of all tt
ev pleasures expected, perfect ord'
n prevailed, and there was eviden'
od a-plenty Of a working, intellige
fit and progressive people.
nd Arrested for Alleged Murd
but Proves to be Wrong Ma
%e he Deputy Sheriff A. E. Spiv'
"o arrested Monday a negro WI
was thought to be wanted
Spartanburg, S. c., for killi1
" another negro last Februar
A photograph was taken a.
an, sent to the sheriff of Sparta
at burg county and yesterday wo
lis came that the negro is not t