The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-13
NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY 13, 1910
HOPE MILLS NEWS.

A Young Man Meets a Horrible
Death-Death of Mrs. Lucy
Strickland--Rev. J. D.Pegram's
Appointments-Other Items.
Correspondence Of The Robesonian
Hope Mills, Jan. Misses
Bette and Katie Owens, OF Rox-
boro, are visiting Mrs. John L.
Holt.
Miss Nettie Ray, Of Rocky
Mount. who had been visiting rel
atives here, has returned home.
The Young Mems Christian
Union will meet in the Baptist
church next Sunday afternoon,
when suggestions as to how best
to improve the morals of our
town will be the subject of COM
ment.
Wr. Walter L. Biggs has open
ed in the Bodenhamer building
near the A. C. L. depot a first
class, up-to-date, heavy and
fancy grocery store on a strictly
cash basis. This is a valuable
addition to our town and Mr..
Biggs will command a good trade.
We are glad to report that Mr..
L.C. McDutfie has resumed busi-
ness at his old stand. in his mag
nificent and valuable brick build
ing. Mr.McDuffie is we'll known
in this community; everybody is
his friend. and an abundant sue
cess is predicted for him, which
he so much deserves. Mr.. Jesse
Thomas, who has been salesman
for MIR. McDuffie for more than
five years, is also back at the old
stand and he will be glad to well
come his former customers.
Rev. J. D. Pegram, the Metho-
dist pastor here, has made some
changes in his program and his
regular appointments at his va
rious churches will now be as fol
lows: First Sunday-11 a. m.,
Sandy Grove; 7.3O p. M, Cumber-
land; second Sunday-11 a. H.,
Marvin; 80 p. M, Hope Mills
: No. 2; 7.30 p. m., Hope Mills No.
| l; third Sunday-11 a. M, Hope
Mills No. /; $50 p. m, Cun2her
land; 7.30 p. m., Hope Mills No.
2; fourth Sunday-11 am. ? ark.
ton; 80 p. m., Lumber Bridge
7.3O p. m, Parkton.
: Mrs. Lucy Ann Strickland, wife
of John W. Strickland, daughter
Of the late John Alston Brewer
t. aged fifty-four years and eigh
d. days, died in her home at Dunn
I this morning at 2 o'clock. Tn,
I remains were brought here thi
: afternoon for burial in the Cum
t berland cemetery. The funera
+ services will be conducted from
the Methodist church at Cumber
2 land tomorrow morning at i
e o'clock by the pastor, Rev. j. D
t Pegram. Mrs. Strickland ha,
0 been an invalid for about eigh
: months and had been in declin
ing health for several years. Sh
was a devoted member of tn
{ Methodist church for more thai
thirty years md was alway
faithful in performing her Chris
tian duties. She is survived b,
! her husband, John W. Strickland
Of Dunn; five SONS and on
daughter, as follows: r. A., J
A., P. L., ]. P, and Ethel Strick
land, all of Dunn, and W. E
E Strickland, Of Fayetteville. Tn
deceased was we'll known in thi
+ vicinity, and the bereaved famil,
have the sympathy Of a host o
friends.
s Mr.. James Vaughan. age'
: eighteen years, who worked a
: the Keer Bleachery, at Concord
$ met most horrible death Wed
y nesday afternoon by falling il
e one OF the large St2rcn VaLS a
e the bleachers and being burnt t.
k such an extent that he died fou
hours later. SON after the Gin
e ner hour Wednesday the super
q intendent of the bleachery sen
a young Vaughan down to tn
i starch room to stir the starch il
d one of the large vats. While h
5 was working at this. one Of tn
0 olow pipes, used to convey hea
S to COG k the starch. burst. Til
discharge Of steam from the pip
o struck him fulI in the face. Fl
t staggered back few steps. fall
J. ing in the vat Of boiling starch
j. When he was rescued by some O
Il the worxmen he was burned be
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