THE SEMI-WEEKLY ROBESONIAK LOCAL AND PERSONAL. 15 cents Cotton to day, 11. M cents Mr J. D. McAllister has an ad. Yertisement in this issue. Mrs. V. P. MoDiarmid was quite 6iok several days last week. Mr. A. B. Williams, cf Rennert, spent Friday here with friends. Rev. J. W. Cobb, of Lumber Bridge, visited relatives here last nwii - - m . TT 1 1 Mr. inos. numngiou, Damesvilie, spent, j nuay ue e uu Dr. T-A. Norment spent n day in Biaaenooro on proiessionai til . r UU"UOTD' C nev. u. xeiuu ui,u business trip 10 vv nmingion J' . Mr. John Jones, of Charleston, O. U., is spending a lew uays Ms lla uumpniey was connneu to ner Dome Dy siCKnessior a lew unva i no l w cca . Mr. H. M. Mclli8ter returned fcaturoay morning irom a ousiness trip to Charlotte. Mr. Sandy H. McLeod left last week for a trip to Raleigh, Chatel Hill and other points. Miss Annie Robeson and Mr Lex Robeson, of Tar Heel, spent Friday here shopping. Miss Chat McNeill, of St Pauls, visited at the home of Dr R. M. Norment last week. The sale of the Lumbertou Clothing and Shoe Store opened Friday morning, and will last ten days. Rev.F O S. Curtis, of Dillon, S. C, spent several days here attend ing the pastors' Conference last week. Mr. Gerald Pitman left Satur day for A. & M. College, in Ral eigh. His mother is much im proved. Misses Hazel and Mary Allen, of Raleigh, arrived last week, and are at present at the home of Mr. F. J. Thomas. Mr. J. P. McNeill is able to at tend to his work again after being confined to his home by sickness for several days. County Treasurer McLean who has been confined to his home at. Maxton for the past ten days, is much improved. Mrs. Mittie McQueen, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. O.C. Norment, returned to her home at Maxton Thurday. Mrs. Anna A. Turnley, and two children, who have been visiting Mrs. P. S Vann, expects to remain here until summer. Miss Minnie Edmund and Mrs. Alma Skipper left Friday morn ing for a visit of several days to to relatives at Marietta. Mrs. A. Nash and two children, Margaret and Abner, spent a few days last week visiting Mrs. Mary Maultsby, in Bladen county. Wanted Bright, active young man to travel as representative of The Robesonian. Apply to the Editor by letter or in person. Strong hopes are now entertained for the recovery of Mr. D. A. Pre vatt, who has been critically ill with fever for Beveral weeks past Mr. Frank Gough returned Sat urday from Tennessee, where he went soveral days previous, to purchase a carload of Tennessee mules. Mr. Archie McMillaw, of River ton, spent Friday here visiting his daughter, Miss Kate McMillan, who is a member of the faculty of Robeson Institute. Mrs. Lura Nance, who after the deRth of her husband at Board man, some months ago, has lived with her parents four miles north of here, is now making her home with her sister, Mrs. S. W. Phil lips." They have started a sewing establishment at Mrs. Phillips', home ,, Mr. R. D. Caldwell spent Fri day in Orrura on business. Mr. Nathan Britt, of Kingsdale, spent Saturday in towrjr Master John Blount MoLeod been quite sick for several days Mr. j. a. smgieton, of Red Springs, spent Saturday in town. Messrs. Mike Caldwell and Ed. Rancke spent Sunday in Wilming ton. The little son of Mr. S. T. Free man has been very sick for several n I ir. t 1 mi i f I iur. naymona mompsou spent H Sunday at his home at Back gwamp . Mr. J. B. Townsend, of Lum- - R R D q towQ gaturday. -John D. tb little son of Mr. D w Bullock has heeo quite sick for 8everal d Mrs A. W. McLean went to Maxton gaturday afternoon for a vi8it to relatives. Mr. X. W. McDiarmid spent Saturday here vi8iting his 8isteri MrfJ Q c Norment. i . . . . i criminal Uourt wni convene U Mond February the 5th, and wU1 Ugt twQ weei8i Mr. U. L. Brrtt, of th Tir. Kii-uirauor uomuanv, or lihi- ljtte, spent Saturday here. Messrs. L. C. Townsend and Dennis W. Biggs spent Sunday in Fayetteville visiting friends. Mr. J. L. Townsend, of McDon aids, spent Saturday here with his brother, Mr. C. B. Townsend. Mr. L. B. Town6end has been assisting in the office of Register MVJ.J-.:..ti, t i. - Ul L,cousuurluS luopnot vCO. ..... Mr. Geo, eakel, book-keeper f. tha OTO MJllo At T.nmU 4 i hi iviugouiiic,ojjoui uniuiuBi uoic. Rev. Mr. Weiss conducts servi- ces for the children in the Gospel Tabernacle every Saturday after noon. The Glass Blowers arrived here Saturday and are making head quarters in the store-room under the Columbia Hotel. Miss Mary Watson, of Riverton, io inenus one leu Jiouuay iur Parkton where she has charge of a school. Mr. T. A. Noroier-t.of Wilming ton, sdent several daya here th past week in the interest the C ip Fear Caudy Factory, of which h is the owner. During the illness of Mrs. H Floyd, Mr. Floyd's son, Mr. Bun yan Floyd has filled his place as rural free delivery carrier, from Lumberton postoffice. PRESIDENT MOORE TO SPEAK. Will Address Cotton Growers at Lumberton Monday. The officers of the County Cot ton Growers Association urge that there be a large attendance of cot ton planters and farmers, as well as business mn. at Lumberton next Monday to hear the address of Mr. C. C. Moore, president of the State Cotton Growers Associa tion. Immediately after the ad dress there will be a special meet ing of the County Association. Everybody is invited to be pres ent to hear the kddress and attend the meeting. Large Land Deal. A'large land deal was made in Columbus connty a few days ago in which Mr. Archie Toon, who resides six miles north west of Whiteville, sold to the Carolina Real Estate Trust Company, of Wilmington, acres of laud. Mr. Toon received something more than $12,000 for the land. Including, the property transfei red is the home place of Mr. Toon, one of the best in the county of Columbus. "What did h-savwi-en y u t .Id dim 'iu v . w or?t : iar y ou tvt r kn?- ;:. y r marked that he 'had l-Mi .'Uttered ?fore." Sr. Louis Peit-D.epateh. ANNUAL EXHIBIT ROBESON COUNTY. Reports ol Conntj Officers For Tetr Ending December 1st, 1905. ANNUAL STATEMENT. NORTH CAROLINA, Robeson Comity. Begister'g Office. I, D. W. Bullock. Clerk nf th Board of Countv Commissi nnora Robeson Gauity, hereby certify the following statement shows that the amount audited and naid. the of the parties to whom paid, and uar purpose paid, from the first -uonaay m December. 1904. to th nrst Monday jn December. Iftuo. D. W. BULLOCK Clerk of Board of Commissioners. Dec 5, 1904. Flowers Arnett, self .support $ 2.00 Martha Adeoek, self sunnort 2.00 1 "vO Eliza Bass, self support K. Baker, self siumort Eliza Bennett, self support Dock Brateher, self supnort o IU) 2.oo Aynes Blount, self support i nn rceuie rsass, sell supuort i.oo Reuben Brid-ers, self support Uussie and Walter Blount, self support. 1..30 C. Baldwin, self summit 1.50 1.50 u in. Mrpwer, x lt Mollis Bvnl, M-lf Mipport Mipporl support :.oo Izzie Baxlev. -.elf 1.50 Eliza Carter, self support 2.00 losiah Chavis, self support, 2.00 nettle ( ollms. sell, support 1.00 2.00 1.50 1.50 Sam Campbell, self support .Martha Carter, self support A a-us Chavis, self support Kate Clark, self sunnort 5.00 1.50 1.00 I'eter Drake, self support 1 rake' suort .uni x'uuiitr.. sen soodoii. 1.00 2.00 1.00 Charlotte Davis, self support -Marshall Edmund, self support ".- wi.uHw, m-u support 1.00 1.50 Hettie Goodman. plf ,. I . .. ' t i aroime iiill, self support 1.00 1.00 2.50 N'low ilill, selt support betsy Hardm, self support, j n Hunt, self support 1.50 l- IIuut self suiport 1.50 2.00 1.00 Hunt, selt support Sandy Hunt, self support John Howell, self sunnort 1.00 Alsey Harlee, self support 1.00 1.50 Eliza llahehv, self support B. Hairens. self support 1.50 Robt. H. IIerrin', self support 3.00 1 eter ilouston, self support 1.00 Elizabeth Houston, self support 1.00 I oily Ivey, self support 3.00 "'is Jvey, self support 5.00 -vnee iey, sen support 2.00 3.00 l n If Kin :iv. iPir liiinnnrt. Simon Kelly, self support 1.00 2.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 iiiomas J.owrey, selt support Joel ljovett, selt support Baldy Locklear, self support Marv Jjovett, selt support Martha Locklear, self support 1.50 1.50 1.50 Flora Locklear, self support Betsev Millisran, self support Tamar Moore, self support Lena Monroe, self support 3.00 1.00 loe Meriek, self support 1.50 2.00 S. J. Moore, self support I. E. Musslewliite, self support Louis Murphey, self support Mag Melviu, self support Henry Moore and wife, self support Louisa McLauelilin, self support Daniel Mch'ae, self support 'Mora McKinnoii, self support I)orra-i McXair, selt' support Neill McMillan, self support Ben McDonald, self support Mart in McLean, self support lo'in McLeod and wife, self 1.50 1.00 2.00 :i.oo 5.50 j 1.50 1.50 1.1)0 LOO 2.00 -1.00 Mipport I iin McLeod and wife, self sup support I'oin McRaeken, self support Mack McQueen, self support left' Norment. self support ( '. Nelson, self support Alex Oxciidinc, self support Rachel Oxciidiue. self support Sampson McXair, self support f. McLauelilin, self support 2.50 2.50 :;.oo 1.50 2.50 1.00 1.50 1.00 2.00 1.50 Douald McMillan, self support 1.00 Joanna Oxendine. self support 1.00 Julia Oxendine, self support Lloyd Phillips, self support Sam Pitman, self support Sion Pitman, self support Ned Patterson, self support Mack Mattcrson, self support Arch- Rean. self support Eliza Revils, self support Enoch Stephens, self support Win. Strickland, self support Ann Sanderson, self support W. J. Sandy, self support Mrs. W. J. Sandy, self support Richard Smith, self support. Minnie Stone, self support Sam Stackhouse, self support Phillis Thompson, self support (Vlia A. Taylor, self support Sarah. Taylor, self support ( . F. Townsend. self support Watt Thoinp-on. self support 1.00 1.00 1.50 L50 1.50 LOO 1.50 1.50, 4.00 1.00 1.50 1.50 L50 1.00 2.00 1.50 1.00 :i.)0 1.50 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 .1.50 I'orcas T!ioinp-on. selt Maria Thompson, self supiiorl support .'.lines Thompson. si-U support (allielille Willou-ii'iy. self sup- port (nroliiif Williams m-H' suppor! . Wliirnkt-r. ' -elf support C les White. .-t-If support Elio "Wilkinson, self support -l.no :;.on 1.50 4.00 l.OO (Continued in Supplement.) THE W,LL Apy Holder of its Certificates of Per Annum on Each and Every Stated H. nf To Our Friends for and Customers. i.5o We return our thaiiks for their liberal patron age during the past year ana respecttully request a continuance of the same during the New year. We have in stock at all times a well selected line of Druers. Chemicals. Toilet Articles, Etc. Pope Drug Co., JULIAN POPE, Mgr Execution Sale. By virtue of an execution issued to the undersigned Sheriff of Robeson Coun ty from the Clerk of the Superior Court of stud County, on a judgment docketed in the said Court, entitled A. I. Floyd Bgainst C. W. McArthur, I will on Mon day, the 5th day of February, 1906, at 12 o clock, M., at the Court House door id Lumberton, N. C, offer for sale at public auction to the highest binder for cash, in order to satisfy said execution, the follow ing described lands, being tfle same prop erty attached in this action, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: In Thompson's township, adjoining the lands of M. F. McArthur, S. A. Mc Arthur and others, on the South side of Holy Swamp, beginning at a stake in the road by two nickory pointers, tne 4m corner of Lot No. 2 in the division of the lands of John S. McArthur, deceased.and runs as the line of that survey reversed, South 86yi Fast 37 chains, to a stake by two pines, the corner of lot No. 2 in the line of lot No. 1 in said division, thence as the line of lot No. 1, North 12 Est 21 chains to the corner of said 10., a pine ami two red oaks, thence North 26 West 8 chains and 20 links to a stake by two pines, thence South 68 West 40 chains to the beginning, containing 80 acres, and being lot No. 3 in the division of the es- t ite of John S McArthur, deceased. GEORGE B. McLEOD, Sheriff of Robeson CouHty. Mclntyre & Lawrence, Attorneys. I-2-4tU For Sale or Rent. The undersigned offers either for im mediate sale or to rent the Peace proper ty situated near Alma, on the b. A. L. Railway. There is a good dwelling house, one tenant house and other necessary out houses 011 this property, and sixteen acres of land, eight of which are cleared. Parties desuing to rent or purchase this property should advise me at once. J. li. MCCORMICK, Jan 2 tf Lumberton, N. C. Administrator's Notice. The uuderslgned having qualified as Bdministrator upon the estate of John H. McEachern. deceased, on the 2.Sth day of December, 1905, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present fhem to the undersigned for payment and settlement on or before the 28th day of December, 1906, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recavery. ' All persons indebted to the said estate must make Immediate payment. ROBERT A. McEACH ERN, Administrator. McLean, McLean & McCormick, At- roneys. 1-2 6tu who's Your Barber? For the Best and Most Prompt Service, Most Polite Aatttntion, go to LEAK BROTHERS, Lumberton's "Expert Tonsorial Artists, The Latest and Most Approved Fixtures. Lo:ated next door above McAllister Hardware Company. Give us your patronge. A'UIJ&lJltVIll"'fJLrMIiERTON ART STTDIO, o.tl.col.afa..l.l. ()Ver Pope's, Drutr Store. LUMBERTON, N. C. FIRST NATIONAL OF LUMBERTON, N. C. 40 YEARS OLD! (I 'THE. j JJACOBr) y axe) STANDARD FOR QUALITY The Axe Of Your Childhood. Tried and Found True. ble Axe, call for 'THE JACOBI." Don't take any ''Just as good." For sale by the Leading Merchants of Robesor County. N.JACOB I HARDWARECO Wilmington, : : : : : N. C. PBODD OF Yes, we take some pride in saying that, after an existence of over eight years, WE HAVE NEVER LOST A DOLLAR of any money we have loaned, though we have loaned MIL LIONS in that period, and at the same time we have rtpver refused anycustomer, rioh or poor, who has complied b our impartial rules as to security, any accommodation wl h he has asked for. It is worth something to yon to deal nu.i Buch a .Bank ::::::::: If you are not already doing all your business with us, let us hear from you. :::::::: We pay Special Attention to the Accounts ot Farmers. j J- , j j The Bank of Lumberton, A. W. McLEAN. Pres. , D. CALDWELL, Vice-Pres. R WtoeM to Meed! Of Groceries remember we have a Large and well selected stock, and shall be pleased to serve you. j John II. Wishart, Phone No. 1 Shaw Building. Free Delivery. ExGnanoe StaDles. j -o- S I have opened up in the Ed- mund Stables, on 4th Street, and will be located perma- 0 nently . I keep on hand sev eral head of good Horses and Mules for sale or exchange. If you wish to do business that will pay you, see me first. : :::::: Gnarles Prevau. ft TMnQ Ot Beauty Is ft Joy Forever. 'Our Photoerapns are Beautiful and Life-like, finished in the most up-to-date styles. Come and see our work We make Family Groups, Views, Etc. Cuine while the weather is pleas- ant and bring the little fqks. TP, J. WATTS. JANUARY I, 1906. 3ANK Deposit A, PER CENT, DOLLAR M. McALLlSTER,tasHicit. When vou want a relia OUR RECORD! C. B. TOWNSEND, Cashier, J. P. STANSEL, Asst Cashier. r. The Reason The ArtisticStieffPiano is a favorite wherever known for its purity and individuality in tone.qual ity and unequaled durabil ity. It is the only high-grade artistic piano that can' be bought dKect from the manufacturer, thus sav ing middleman, jobbers, retail dealers, or agents' profits and commissions in the home. In purchasing the Artis tic Stieff, the buyer AB SOLUTELY runs no risk of having a cheap or sten sil piano foisted on them. Chas. M. Stieff, Manufacturer of the Piano with the Sweet Tone. Southern Wareroom I No. 5 West Trade Street Charlotte, N. C. 2 C. H. Wllmotb, Manager f Notice. My so:i, Daiiie. home Monday morning, Jacuax i$'l, btfors day. He is twelve years old, :r:? I will pay anyone n locat; or britiK hii'i home JAMES SANDERSON, R, F. D. f; LambertoE, N. C. ;-i9-tf X c