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

Electric Lights for the Town.
Excavating Big Mound Where
Indians Were Buried Before
Advent of White Man-Manv
Interesting Relics Found-Oth-
er Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Hope Mills, May l7-Rev. j.
d. Pegram will preach at Park
ton on next Sunday at II a. m.
and 7:3O p. m.
Mrs. j. A. Brown, of Rocky
Mt, has been visiting relatives
and friends in this town and vi
cinity. Miss Emma Pegram, who
has been teaching in the Cary
high school, is visiting her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs.J. .D.Pegram.
Mr.. N. P. Nelson, who had
been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
G. A. Milliken, left Monday for
High Point on a business trip. -
Mr.. Frank Fleming, of Creed
more, has been visiting his broth
er, Mr.. L. B. Fleming, cashier of
the Bank of Hope Mills. Miss
lola Bruton. Of Fayetteville, who
had been visiting Mrs. J. G. Gill
bert, returned home last week
accompanied by Miss Lizzie
Blanche Gilbert.
Children's Day exercises will
take place in the Methodist church
on the night of the fifth Sunday
in this month. The public is
cordially invited.
On next Saturday and Sunday
Rev. P. I. Britt will preach at
Mt. Gilead, IL a. m.; Union
Springs, $3.50 p. m.; Cotton 7:3O
p. m.
Mr.. HIS. Fisher having resign
ed his position as chief marshal
for the town of Hope Mills, Mr..
J. D. Barber has been appointed
to succeed him.
Mr.. Sam Harrington, who has
been connected with theHope Mills
Mercantile Company, has sold
his interest in that business tc
Mr.. j. B. West. Mr.. Harrington
will leave at an early date fo1
Norfolk, where he will accept 8
position with bridge force ir
that city.
On Saturday last 25 members
of Juniper Camp, No. 252, W.O. w.
Cotton, left for Jonesboro, where
on Sunday morning at II O'Clock
they unveiled the monument O.
the late James H. Riddle. Mr.
D. A. McNeill. of Cotton, wa
master Of ceremonies, and durin,
the fifty-fve minutes required t
perform the ceremonies the larg
audience present was very order
ly and attentive. The Woodmel
returned to Hope Mills Sunda
afternoon and they have bee
speaking in very complimentary
terms of the hospitality they re
ceived at the hands of the San
ford and Jonesboro people.
At a recent meeting of tn
town commissioners the subjec
of electric lights for the town o
Hope Mills was discussed, and
was decided to accept the liber
al proposition of the Hope Mill
Mfg. Co. to furnish free o
charge current to be used in put
ting electric lights throughou
the town, the town to furnis
theequipment consisting of wire:
lamps, poles, etc. The necessar
equipment will be ordered {
once and the work done. Their
will probably be about fftee
100 horsepower arc lights put i
which will cost about $500. Tn
lights will be run from 4:45o' cloc
in the morning until sunrise, an
from dust in the evening until ]
o'clock o. m. When the work
done Hope Mills will be as we
lighted as any town in the Stat
The Baptist church here is
be remodeled and repainted. tf
paint, etc., having been ordere
.and the contract made. This
one of the loveliest spots inHoK
Mills, and why should it not b'
On last Thursday DR.. j. '
McNei|l and Prof. Charles Pc
body, of Harvard Universit
who are interested in archae
logical discoveries in Cumbe
land county, passed throug
Hope Mills on their way to II
Davis bridge, about six mil
from this place. to engage IN e