Robeson County NcArchives News.....Lumberton Celebration 1913
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July 14, 1913 - The Robesonian 1913
"(page 8) Notice of Sale:  Under and by virtue of authority given in a certain 
mortgage deed executed by F. A. Bracy and wife, Nannie Bracy to The Stone 
Company, a corporation, which is recorded in Book of Mortgage Deeds No. 26 at 
page 231, office of the Register of Deeds of Robeson county, the Undersigned 
will on Tuesday the 12th day of August, 1913 at 12 o'clock noon at the court 
house door in the town of Lumberton, offer for sale at public auction to the 
highest bidder for cash the following described lands and premises, situated in 
Alfordsville township, Robeson County, North Carolina bounded and described as 
follows to wit:  One store lot with brick store house on same, said lot 
measuring 30 by 120 feet, and is situated in the  proposed town of "Bracey", a 
station of the Maxton, Alma Railway Company's road, running from Alma, N.C. to 
Rowland N.C. being the same store and lot the said F. A. Bracey now occupies, 
and is a part of the lands said F. A. Bracy received as his share of the estate 
lands of Alex Bracy, deceased, as shown in the office of Register of Deeds, 
Lumberton, N.C. in Book 5-Z, page 220.  This the 12th day of July, 1913.  The 
Stone Company.  Johnson & Johnson, Attys for The Stone Co. [Land owned by Nancy 
Emma "Nannie" McGirt4 and her husband, Floyd A. Bracey.  She was the daughter of 
James McGirt3 and Nancy Meekins]

"(page 4) Robeson's Biggest Day - Biggest Crowd, Too---The Celebration of the 
Fourth in Lumberton as Seen By Editor A. C. Johnson.
Rowland Sun.
     The largest crowd that ever got together in Robeson county at one time was 
at Lumberton on last Friday, the 4th.  Hot as the day was there must have been 
fully 10,000 men, women and children of all kinds and conditions.
     The parade of 15 or 20 mounted horsemen, floats of business houses, 
decorated automobiles and buggies, started about 11 o'clock and went through the 
principal streets, ending at the speaker's stand, which had been built to the 
rear of the court  house.  Just before the parade there was a very small 
"suffragette" parade, with a banner going in front bearing the words "Votes for 
Women."  This was a surprise as it was not known that there were any 
suffragettes in this country, and very few knew what was happening until it was 
all over.
     Mr. R. D. Caldwell was master of ceremonies on the speaker's stand and 
called on Rev. J. F. Gorrell to open with prayer.  Mr. Caldwell then introduced 
Mayor A. E. White, who delivered the address of welcome.  Mr. W. K. Bethune was 
chief marshal.  Music for the occasion was furnished by a band from Rockingham.  
Senator Overman, who was expected to speak, failed to get here, his physician 
advising him that it would not be best for him to attempt to make a speech in 
the extreme head, so his place was on programme was filled by W. C. Hammer, of 
Asheboro, solicitor for his district and a candidate now for district attorney 
for the western district.  Mr. Hammer is one of the best speakers in the State, 
but his speech on this occasion was not up to the standard of excellence that 
they usually are.  He stated in the outset that he was unprepared, not knowing 
until the day before that he was coming.  Mr. Hammer was introduced by Mr. H. S. 
Stacy in his usual appropriate manner.
     In the afternoon there was a baseball game between Maxton and Fairmont, the 
latter winning.  The "bloomer girls" did not play, having been prohibited from 
appearing by Mayor White and the town board, and is they had not been stopped by 
these officials, the rain might have stopped then anyway.
     But the best thing for the entire day was the aeroplane.  Two entirely 
successful flights were made in a Curtis biplane by John Kaminski of Milwaukee.  
Mr. Kaminski is only 18 years of age, and is the youngest licensee aviator in 
the world.  He was in the air for 10 or 15 minutes each time, going to a height 
on 1,400 feet.  The flight could not have been more perfect.  Thousands saw an 
aeroplane on that day for the first time.
     It was an entirely successful day and those who planned it and managed it 
deserve praise for their success.  It was the biggest day and the biggest crowd 
that Robeson ever had.


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