The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-11-21
FAIRMONr NEWS LETTER

lNSW ltCS2uSAASSo 1>~A III ! o~AA
mont's Growth-More Teach
ers Required.
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Fairmont, Nov. Is Rev. DR..
w. C. Moore, of Rockingham,
preached to large congregation
at the Methodist church last
Sunday night, it being his last
appointment for this circuit as
he has been presiding elder for
this district four years. DR..
Moore has many friends in this
community who enjoy his mag
nificent sermons and are very
sorry to give him up.
DR.. and Mrs. Brown, j. D.
Mclean and Mrs. C. A. Inman
enjoyed a delightful visit to
friends at Marietta last Thursday.
Mr.. Frank Davis handsome
new home on Church street is
being rapidly completed. Mr..
A. L. Mcdaniel is having lumber
hauled on his lot on the corner
of Ionia and Floyd and will build
a home for himself and family.
The Fairmont Messenger and
the merchants Of our town have
entered into a trade contest
which is interesting to many.
Votes are given with every pur-
chase and for subscribers to the
paper and the prizes are we'll
worth working for.
Master Hal Brown is receiving
the congratulations of his friends
on receiving the $50 prize from
The Morning Star. He desires
to thank all friends for their
kind help.
Miss Emma Jones, of Maxton,
is the guest Of her brother w.
A. Jones at Mrs. A, C. Vick's-
Mrs. Covington, of Rockingham,
is visiting her father Mr.. C.. T.
Cashwell for a few days. Mr.,
Horace Phillips paid a flying
visit to Wilmington last Saturday.
| Mrs. Baker and Mr.. Stanly,
both of North Fairmont, are
having nice residences built
North Fairmont has now abou'
seven hundred inhabitants. How
is that for one years growth
Watch Fairmont grow.
Another teacher being required
at the graded school, Mrs. Bob
bitt will begin teaching in anoth
er week and when the free schoo
begins there will be still another
Mr.. Winfred Whaley's Cleve
| Cartoon Work.
Wilmington Dispatch. Egg.
Our neighbor, the Lumbertol
Robesonian, in it's latest issu
presents an election cartoon tina
is rather clever, especially in it
application to peculiar conditions
It represents the triumph o
Congressman Hannibal L. God
win, the Democratic nominee
over Iredell Meares, ESQ.,, tn
Republican nominee. In tn
! foreground appears Mr.: Goodwin
smiling and apparently thorough
y happy. He is bound fc
Washington, with grip in on
: hand, bearing the news ''Off fe
Congress-" and the label ''Seed,
; while in the 9th e r hand h
clutches roll of paper marke
Promises" In. one corner {
the picture is a farmer, WI
: gives voice to this: eve farmel
sent that fellow Goodwin O
: ; again. I hope he will fulfill 9
: those PROMISES This is tt
= significant part, from the Dem
Il cratic standpoipt-and yet,
may be added, from the stan
i. !, point of any successful candidat
- because noW--a-d days SUGGEST
e candidates are most assured
expected to carry out eve
promise, or give good reas'
for not doing so.
ID Then in the background is d
T p;cted Mr.. Meares. It is not
4. bad likeness Of Mr.. Meart
q though, Of course, not by a
.. means as handsome as he
ne However. that's not the point
We all. Under one arm Mr.. Meal
& has law book, while he no
III in front of him a newspap
OF headed Defeat" and he opin
Now is my time to figure
the postofice job.'