The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-15
filed. Prof. J. r. Poole, coun-

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y superintendent Of pub
ic instruction, then in
-roduced Prof. Schaub, who spoke
for something over half an hour.
Prof. Poole said that he had been
asked to talk about ten minutes
on the school work of the county,
but that he thought enough had
been said on the subject for the
present and was of the opinion
that the time would be better
spent in listening toProf. Schuab.
Prof. Schaub said that he was
glad to be in Robson and be-
lieved that the county was max
ing the most forward step in ag-
ricultural education. He cited
many instances that do not go to
show the exercise of much widom
on the part Of the farmer, and
told how many and various i'm
provements might be made in
farming. He said that he knew
of one merchant in Catawba
county, who sold $4,000 worth
of Western meat in one year, to
say nothing Of the corn and many
other things of the kind that the
farmer should make. He told
how the farmer could make corn
for less than the freight onWest-
ern corn. A North Carolina farm
er can make corn at cost of rs
cents per bushel and the freight
on Western corn is % cents. He
said the average corn yield per
acre in the State is Is bushels
and the average cotton yield per
acre'is one half bale. He said
that the children Of THE county
should have advantage Of better
agricultural education, the county
should have an agricultural
school; and that he believed the
next Legislature would appropri-
ate a large sum for this purpose
to be distributed among the coun-
ties in proportion to what they
would do for themselves. Prof.
Schaub is at the head of the
Boys Corn Club of the State and
he told Of many great things that
the boys are doing. There are
1000 BOYS that belong to the
club and 81 one of these are Rob-
eson county boys, cultivating an
acre each. With Prof. Schaub's
speech the speech-making for
the day ended.
But this does not mean at all
that the doings of the day had
come to a close, for right here is
where things took on new life.
Immediately after the speaking,
about 100 yards from the church
a lively game Of baseball was
started and at the same time a
large crowd assembled in the
school building to witness some
exercises given by several young
folks from Lumberton for the
Betterment Association. Mr.. E..
j. Britt, Of Lumberton, held the
program and did the talking for
one in that position. First were
three songs rendered by Misses
Annie Ruth Caldwell, Mildred
Mcintyre, Lillian Proctor, Annie
NELL Fuller, jamie, Sarah and
Hazel Carlyle. Master Robert
Caldwell recited a piece, Hazel
Carlyle did likewise, and then
Sarah Carlyle, who is about 5 OF
6 years old, sang a cute song.
The next thing on the programme
was the "Old Maids Tea
Party" and while the young
ladies were making ready TO,
this Mr.. c. B. Skipper was
asked to entertain the audience,
which he did. The Tea Party
was fine. Those taking part
were Misses Annie Ruth Cald.
we'll, jamie Carlyle, Mildred Nc
Intyre. Annie Neill Fuller, Lii.
. Ian Proctor and Emma Higley
! the game OF ball was mos
lively and interesting one, tn,
!, battling being between St. Pau
, tand Pembroke. After a hard
, fought game Of nine innings tn,
: score stood one to nothing il
q favor Of St. Paul. Mr.. J. B
f Evans managed the St. Pau
n team and Mr.. Ed Paul the Penn
Q broke team. St. Paul battery
. M'White and Kelly; Pembrok
battery, Paul and Carlyle, D,
: Tom Norment, of Lumbertor
d umpired the game. After
q O'Clock, and it was all ended.
n Mr.. p. M. Britt, of Lumbertor
s was to have delivered an addres
# on woodcraft, but was unable
: be present.
T. One tragic death, one fatal a.
u cident and dozen minor mis-