The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-19

PARkTON PARAGRAPHS.
A Scourge of Sickness Install
ing Waterworks Personal.

A Scourge of Sickness Install
ing Waterworks Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, May 17-Our town
has been visited by scourge of
sickness the past week Meas
les and mumps are playing quite
an important part in the game.
Miss Gertie Hearts left Sunday
for a two-weeks' stay in Raleigh.
Miss Marylene Tolar, of Rem
merit, spent Saturday and Sunday
in town, a guest at the home of |
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Cashwell. =
Miss Annie M. Mcmillan, from
Glengary, is spending this week
with her sister, Mrs. c.. D. Will
hanson.
Miss Mary Stewart returned to
her home at Lauringburg last
week, after very successful
years work here as teacher in
the intermediate department.
| We are sorry to report Mr..
Henry Welsh. who has been very
sick, not very much improved.
} Rev. E. R. Welsh, from Whining
ton, Mr.. Robt. Welsh, of Enfield,
and Mrs. Martha Terry, of Nc
Coll, S. c., his children, are here
at his bedside.
Miss Ethel Cashwell, who is
teaching at Rennert, is improv-
: ing, after spending a week at
home wrestling with measles.
l Messrs. A. B. Williamson, E.
B. Daniels and Shaw Macarthur
! attended the commencement ex-
, ercises at Southern Presbyterian
: College, Red Springs. They
drove over in the formers auto
: mobile.
Miss Iris Cashwell, teacher of
, the primary department, left for
y her home in Lumberton last
week.
81 Messrs. J. G.Hugges and J. B.
1 Mccormick are having water
n works installed in their hand.
d some residences. Others should
e follow their excellent example,
r Judge w. r. Allen Endorsed fo,
= Supreme Court.
}, To the people of North Caro-
l. lima:
l. The undersigned, members Of
n the bar of Robson county, de
d sire to endorse and to invite tt
g your attention. the candidacy o1
5. Judge William R. Allen for ;
le seat upon our Supreme Bench.
r. Judge Allen is now riding th'
IS courts of this district and he has
4. recently held terms of courts O
ID civil as we'll as criminal cases il
lg our county. We have had tn
opportunity Of studying the mar
er and the lawyer at close range. Il
as the trial Of cases before him WE
Id have been impressed with hi
Y quick and accurate grasp of in
Id tricate questions, with his fair
lg ness and courtesy. He possesse
to a marked extent that invisibl
and intangible, yet highly essen
t. tial, quality known as ''judicis
he temperament. !" In knowledge O
RI law he is easily among the fore
to most. His high Christian char
m acter if known wherever he
ch known. His long experience ul
n. on the bench Of our Superlo
c.. Court has admirably fitted hir
h. for the work Of the higher tr
n. bunal. His services to the demo
c.. cracy began when he was of ag
v. and have never ceased. In Eas
c.. ern Carolina especially have tn
nv people felt the benefcent effect
G. Of his wise leadership.
If fitness for the exalted pos
H. ton to which he aspires, hig
e. moral character, courtesy of tn
or old time gentleman, service
his party-if these be the thing
llv to be considered in the selectio
s rs of your choice for the position
,re ,n then we feel Judge Allen entitle
:, :, to the benefit of your support ar
mo NC influence. In judicial nomination
-, we have always felt that mer
y y and not political consideration
sro ~ should be the guide.
Is We endorse his candidacy al
,no u commend him to the people
,ho no North Carolina. He is worthy
10 your support and we trust y,
NO may see your way clear to e
avg ava dorse him for the position
~ ~ which he aspires.
he (Signed)