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4f .- Watch UM UM W my Surtast CiradaUM to Rata v. MCMltr, HMSMM ttw f r SatocrtpUaa EifMi. PWaM Rimw at mm, A vrttrtl Mdla ESTABLISHED 1870. Country, God and Truth. SINGLE COPIES 6 CENT8 WHOLE NO. 2165 VOL. XXXVU. NO. 38. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 12. 1006. CONVENTION AT FAYETTE VI IXE Sixth Congressional Convention to Meet Tberc Two Weeks Front Today How the Committee Voted. The executive committee of the sixth congressional district met Tuesday in Wilmington and de cided on holding the congress ional convention at Payetteville two weeks from today Thurs dav 26th. The vote was four to three in favor of Fayetteville as against Wilmington and Wrights villa The Wilmington Messenger's account of the convention is in Dart as follows: "The people of Wilmington thou eh t that the convention should be held here but it was lost by a vote of four to three The convention will be one of great interest as there are a num ber of candidates and the delega tion will be so divided as to add interest to the contest and some are predicting that none of those now in the field will be nomina ted. All members of the committee were present but E. P. McCul loch, of Bladen, whose proxy had been sent to Colonel Mortou, the chairman of the committee. The members of the committee are Colonel George L. Morton, of New Hanover county, chairman Colonel E. F. MacRae, of Robe son, secretary; H. C. Moffitt, of Columbus: R. G. Taylor, or Har nett; Q. K. Nimmock, of Cum berland, George H. Bellamy, of Brunswick, and E. F. McCulloch, of Bladen. The committee met in the of f ice of Col. Morton and was4 call ed to order by Chairman Morton Thee at once proceeded to busi ness and upon motion of R. G Taylor, of Harnett, it was decid ed to hold the convention on the 26th of Ju'y. Then came up the question of where the convention should be held. A telegram was read from Mayor T. J. Powers, of Fayette ville, extending an invitation for the conventien to meet in Fay etteville. Mr. Nimocks briefly addressed the committee and . urged that convention meet in Fayetteville. He also argued that Payetteville possessed cer tain advantages that the other places sutrerested did not. Messrs. J., B- Underwood and C. J. Coop er, both of Fayetteville spoke in favor of Fayetteville, their prin cipal argument being the central location of that place and also mentioned the fact that the dele gates could get very cheap hotel rates in Fayetteville. A committee, composed of MessrslMarsden Bellamy, George R. French, Sam Bear, A. B Skelding. G- Helbert Smith and J. H. Hinton extended an invita tion for the convention to meet on Wrightsville Beach, the prin cipal speaker bingMr- Bellamy, Mr Skelding and Mr. Smith. Mr iimton onerea ine use oi me auditorium at the Seashore hotel but said it would be more con venient if the convention could meet in August. Mr. Skelding on behalf of the Consolidated company offered the use of the large new pavilion- It was argued by those urging Fayetteville's claims that dele gates could not find accommoda tion on the beach and again the delegates could not afford to pay the rates of resort hotels. A short talk was made by Colonel Morton in favor of Wilmington. The vote resulted as follows: For Fayetteville, E, F. MacRae, of Robeson; George H. Bellamy, of Brunswick; R. G. Taylor, of Harnett, and Q- K. Nimocks, of Cumberland, Wrightsville Beach, H. C Moffitt, of Columbus, and George L. Morton, of New Hano, ver, aiftl he also cast the proxy of E. P. McCulloch, of Bladen, in favor of the beach. The action of Mr- George H Bellamy, of Brunswick, who is in this senatorial district, in vot ing in favor of Fayetteville in pre ference to Wrightsville beach came somewhit as a surprise. The four candidates who have been in the field from the very first are still hard at work and what the result of the convention will be no man can do more than guess and it would be very vague guessing at that. It is generally conceded that Brown will get most of the New Hanover delega tion and this will help him con siderably. The Godwin men are not as hopeful now of getting a good percentage of the delegates from New Hanover as they were a few weeks ago. Patterson's supporters are very hopeful. The Cook men uie not "Saying much but are quietly at work." Subscribe for The Robesonian. Bond Claims Paid. The board of county commis sioners, in adjourned session Monday, transacted the following business: Mrs. B. V. Trawick was or dered transferred from the Coun ty Home to the Ladies' Home in Raleigh and that she be allowed $6.50 per month for her main ten ance there. The following claims were al lowed tax-listers for their ser vices in the different townships: J. M. McNair, Blue Springs townshi, $36.28; A. E. Israel, Wishart, $2013; J. L. Shaw.Lum- ber Bridge, $34-75; J. 1. Pate, Burnt Swamp, $25.78; N. A Mclntyre, Saddle Tree, $14 93; L. M. Cook, Red Springs, $35.fO; Wm. Davis, St. Pauls, $24.2; S L. Adams. Thompson, $53.50; K A. Hedgpeth, Sterling, $31.42; C. B. Cox, Alfordsville, $34.19; J. E. Carlyle, Raft Swamp, $10.- 54: L. B. Townsend.Back Swamp, $26.37; A. M. L. Morrison, Max ton. $46-58; F. S. Floyd, White House, $45 93. Buie Jackson, $75 for ditching road, to be paid equally by Smith and Burnt Swamp road fund. W. J. Prevatt $10.16 for feed for chain gang mules. Ordered that J. J. Shaw be paid $5 by Lumber Bridge road fund for damage toland. Ordered that D. C. S- Shaw be paid $4 by Lumber Bridge road fund for damage to land. Ordered that Miss Jennette Dallis be paid $5 by Lumber Bridge road fund for damage to land. Ordered that Lumberton town ship road fund pay to general county fund $20 for the use of two mulesjor two months up to July. ' Ordered that report of W. u Allen, superintendent of roads, be accepted and filed Ordered that bill of W. G- Al- en, superintendent or roads, $141.67, salary for June be paid. Ordered that board borrow $300 from Bank of Ashpole for White House road fund to be due Dec 1st, 1906. Ordered that board borrow from First National Bank $250 for Raft Swamp road fund to be due Dec 1st, 1906-- Ordered that the board borrow $500 from Bank of Rowland for Thompson road fund to be due Dec. 1st, 1906. Ordered that the reports of the several road supervisors be accepted, approved and recorded Ordered thatT. L Smith be allowed $24.05 for conveying Miss Stunton to Raleigh. Tiniest Engine In World. T. H. Robbins, in Technical World. "Tiny Tim," as I have named this smallest of all engines, is made of gold and steel, and is so small that a common house fly seems large in comparison t fits easily into the smallest 22 shot cartridge, balance wheel and all. It weighs just four grains complete, that is about the weight of a common match takes 120 such engines to weigh one ounce and 1,920 to weigh one pound 3,840,000 en gines equal one ton. The engine bed and stand are of gold. The shaft runs in hard ened and ground steel bearings inserted in the gold bed. These bearings are couuterbored from the inside to form a selffoiling bearings. The fly wheel has a steel center and arms, with a gold rim; and this part (the com plete wheel) weighs one grain. The cylinder- is of steel- with octagonal base, highly polished. he stroke is 1-32 of an inch; bore, 3-100 of an inch; seventeen pieces are used in the construc tion of this engine. The feed is through the gold base, which is hollow. The speed of this engine is 6,000 revolutions per minute. When running 100 per second no motion is visible to the eye, but it makes a note ike the noise of a mosquito caused by the vibrating piston rod. The 'horse power is 1-498,000 of one H. P. Compressed air is used to run these engines and it may be of interest to note that the amount required to make the large engine hum can easily be borne on the eyeball without winking. Judge Adams Chairman. The Republican State Con vention at Greensboro Tuesday named Judge Spencer B. Adams, of Greensboro, for State Chair man on the first ballot. He re ceived 476 votes; Blackburn, 297 and Harris 84 Judge R. M. Douglas was nominated for Cor poration Commissioner. ; The convention was full of in terest and excitement . and at times stormy- ' Percentage ol Deal and Blind. Wuhlufton Dlipttch, 8th. About one person m every 1,200 was blind and one4n every 850 persons was deaf in the Uni ted States in 1900, according to a special census report on the blind and deal m the united states in that year, just issued by the Census Office. The inquiry was conducted under the direction of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. The total number or blind in the United States in 1900 was 64,763 of whom 85,645 were to tally blind and 28, 11 8 partially blind. Of the total blind, 37,054 were male and Z7,7U9 females. Almost 65 per cent, of the blind became blind after 20 years of age. About one-tentn or. tne to tal number of blind were born so. The number or bund per 1,000 of population was greater among the negroes than among the whites, and greater among the foreignborn whites than among the native whites. In about 5 per cent, of the cases of blindness reported, the parents of the blind were cousins. Of the blind whose parents were so related, 25 per cent, were con genitally blind, while among the blind whose parents were not cousins, the proportion congeni tally blind was only 6-8 per cent Of the blind at least ten years of age, 20 per cent, were engaged in some gainful occupation. The percentage of persons engaged in professional pursuits, traue and transportation and in manu facturing and mechanical indus tries is larger among the totally blind than among the general population Deafness, on the whole, the re port says, is more common in the Northern part of the United States than in the Southern and there are more deaf males than females. The total number of deaf in the United States isgiven as 89,287, of whom 37,426 were totally deaf and 51,861 partially deaf. From the latter class, how ever, are eliminated those mere ly hard of hearing. " The census report of 1890 gave the number of persons deaf as 121,178, and the opinion is ex pressed that the returns for 1890 are undoubtedly excessive, while those for 1900 are deficient Of the totally deaf, 52.5 per cent, were males negroes constitute 11.6 per cent- of the general pop ulation and only 5.2 per cent, of the deaf. That the negroes seem less susceptible to deafness than the whites, the report says, is probably due in part to less com plete returns for the negro deaf. Of the totally deaf, 91 per cent. were so from childhood (under 20 years of age) and 36 per cent from birth. Uf the y,zv per sons returned as dear, a4,wi were able to speak well, 6,41 r mi perfectly, and the remainder not at aU. Heredity has played a part in producing congenital deafness, and the deafness occurring in adult life; whereas, deafness oc curring in early childhood, after birth and under the age of nve,is probably to a large extent adven titious. Of those at least .ten years of age among the deal, oo.a per cent, were gainfully employed.as compared with 50.2 per cent among the general population. The New Cbadbonrn Road. Cludbourn Special to Wll . Star. At the meeting of those inter ested in the building of the link of railroad from this town to some point on the Seaboard Air Line, held here Saturday, there was a large attendance and it was decided to at once begin the pre liminary survey. As soon as this is done and the point at which the proposed road, will tap the Seaboard Air Line is definitely ascertained, steps will be taken to raise the necessary capital and secure a charter for the company. The meeting here Saturday was attended not only by the poople of Chadbourn, but also from along the proposed route and from the Seaboard Air Line ter ritory, -y The preliminary survey will bo made this week and report will be made to another meeting to be held at Chadbourn the coming Saturday. Baseball Tomorrow. The Lumberton Athletes base ball team will go to Maxtpn. to morrow! -to play the Maxton team. ' ' The Lumberton team is com posed of Wallace Nor men t, mana ger;' David Fuller, captain; Ralza Kihlaw, Pur man Williams, Douglas McLean.Lee Stone, Sam Bridgers, Albert Boylin, Nor wood Nunn. Norment, pitcher, and Nunn, catcher,' compose the batteries. NEXT MEETING AT LUMBERTON. Robeson Connty Medical Asso ciation Met at Red Springs Yesterday. The Robeson County Medical Association met yesterday with the Red Springs members at Ho tel Townsend- There were fif teen members present and a very enjoyable and enthusiastic meet ing held. Two new members joined at this meeting. They were Drs. John Knox, of Lum berton, and W- L Grantham, of McDonalds. Papers were read by D.r. R. G- Rozier, of Lumberton, and Dr Prince, of I .urinburg. Hie next meeting of the association will be in Lumberton Wednesday, Sep tember 5th. Those who went from here to the meeting at Red Springs yes terday were Drs. N. ,A. Thomp son, It. u. liozier ond John Knox. Mr. Berry Sutton Dead. Gorrpxpondence of The Bobeionlan. Mr. Berry Sutton, of Board- man, alter a lingering mness oi two months, died at his home Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Besides a host of friends and relatives, he leaves a, wife and six small children, the eldest but eleven years of age, to mourn their loss.' The funeral ceremony was conducted at the home of the deceased by Rev. Warren Barnes, of Pair Bluff, after which the remains were taken to Pincy Forest cemetery. The service was closed at -the grave with a most touching prayer by a small boy of 12, which l inched the hearts of the tnnnv irn'nds present. Hut the most i .comforting thought is that Mr. Sutton was a iiifinhcr of the Baptist eh urcl hep! iind one who lived Ins pro fession. W lit n l .o was crossing the- dark river oi death ne caned ma loveu ones rind friends to his side and told them Of his elder brother, Jesus Christ," whom he should soon meet and said, It is well with iny soul." Board man, N. C-r July 10th. Lumber Bridge Locals. Corn Bpondcnce of the RulKf)nln - Mr. J. L- Shaw returned from t,h heac.h Mondav. where he spent a few days. Mr. J. W. HaU returned from Georgia and Florida today. Mr. J. E. Clifton spent Satur day in Favetteville on business. Mr. D. K. John, of John Sta tion, came over Friday night and attended the Antioch picnic Sat urday. Messrs. G. R. Thagard, 'lorn and Leslie Shaw and Rowland Lancaster went to Ashville Mon dav on a pleasure trip. Mrs. N. Shaw and daughter and Miss Mittie Cobb went to Jackson Springs Tuesday, where thev expect to spend some time. Mr.-W. E. Smith was ca"ed home from Florida Monday on account of the illness of his little son, Leslie. Mrs. Witherspoon and two lit tie grand-children, of Lancaster, S. C. are visiting Mrs. Thomas Stamps. Rev. Evander McJNair, of Missouri, who is on a visit to his old home, preached for Rev. J. A. Caligan Sunday. His old friends gladly welcomed him home, as it has been thirty eight years since he left Lumber Bridge, jn. J-,July uth. Drunkenness Defined. Charlotte Observer. . Whoever has attended courts where the trial of drunks" are freauent will remember that al most every witness has a differ ent notion of what a drunk man is- If he staggers some call him drunk; others think he must be i a: .1 .it. 4 , : 1 , ramounciious, ami uicia wmm he must be in the ditch. Ex- Judge W. S. O'B- Robinson has either; discovered or invented a rhymed definition, which the re porter takes the liberty of offer ing to the profession: "He is not drunk, who, from the floor, Can rise again and drink once more; Hut only he who prostrate lies, And cannot either drink or rise." First National Declares Dividend At a meeting of the directors of the First National Bank Tues dav, a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent was declared and about 7 per cent passed to the surplus fund. By reference to this institu tion's advertisement elsewhere in the paper it will be seen that its growth has been remarkable. The assets amount to $237,300 and the bank is only 21 months old- Read our Business Builders- KILLED BY BOILER EXPLOSION. Mr. J. S. Stone Meets Horrible Death at His Sawmill Near Town. Mr. Joe. S. Stone was killed by the explosion of trie boiler at his sawmi'l near Long B ranee, about six miles from town, early yes terday morning. The one who regular attended the boiler was absent at the time. Mr. Stone walked by and noticed that the water was out of the boiler and turned some in. It exploded and tore things up general. in Mr. Stone was hurled against some lumber several yards away. His body was not mangled much. Deceased was a well-to-do citizen of the county and highly respec ted and was 50 years old. We is survived by a wife and five chil dren. Funeral services will be held this afternoon. Another party standing near by was slightly scalded. Lumber Bridge Socially. Fayetteville Observe". Among the social features of tne weeK at Liumoer linage was a delightful porch party, given by Miss Pearle Cobb at her home, in honor of Miss Essie Shaw and her charming guests, Misses AI ma Love, of Wilmington, and Susie Hubbard, of Payetteville The porch was beautifully decor ated with Japanese lanterns. ferns ond potted flowers, which made it an ideal place. Among the amusements of the evening were several guessing games. Misses Hubbard and Cobb charmingly rendered several pia no solos later on in the evening, which were greatly enjoyed. Among those who were present were Misses Alma Love, Wilm ington; Susie Hubbard, Fayette ville; Myra Burns and Myrtle Cook, Red Springs; Essie Shttw, Pearle Cobb, Pauline Stamps, Emma Currie, Mittie Cobb, Berta Cade, Kitty John, Lettice Lan caster and Edna Smith; Messrs, Lyd Whitted, Fayetteville; Henry Jones, Lumberton; William Jones, St. Pauls; Curry Pool, McKethan Peele Britt, Raeford; Girden Thagart, Less Shaw, Dan Marley, Bee Johnson, Evander Conoley Roland Lancaster, Lacy John, Albert Sikes. Acted In Sell-Delense. Clinton S;clal tHh.Cha;. Otwerre-. In a trial today before three justices J. T. Bedsole was ad judged as acting in self-defense in the ki"ing of Dan A'exson, on the excursion train nearAutry vi'le, Sampson county, on Sun day morning, and released from custody. It appeared on trial thatAlexson was heavily armed and had been threatening Bed sole all day and the two men had to be kept separate, and when the fatal shcis were fired Bedsole was in a coach with or'y one or two persons trying to avoid bm, and his antagonist rushed at him with pistol in hand, when he was shot and instantly killed- About ten witnesses were examined. STATE NEWS. Some unknown party blew up the town ha'l of Kernersville a few nights ago with a stick of dynamite- Robert D. Douglas, editor of The Industrial Ncvs, has been appointed postmaster at Greens boro. At the same time L N. Grant was appointed postmaster at Goldsboro. These appoint ments represents a pretty slick move on the part of the Presi dent. He patted two parties on the back at the same time. Doug las is an "organization" Republi can, while urant is one of the outs." Mr. R. N. Hackett, Democratic congressional nominee in the eighth district, challenged Mr. Spencer Blackburn, Republican nominee, to a jo.nt canvass of the district. Mr. Blackburn left it to the chairman of his committee, or in other words, he will not ac cept. Mr. Blackburn is spoken of up in his neighborhood, as the "Drummer Boy who never beats a retreat. " We guess this is an exception to his rule- - I ne crop report of the Agricul tural Department shows the acre age" to be about 05,535,000, an increase of one and six-tenths. rPI-A o irri o rc stnnst if irtn rf K compared with the ten -year av erage of $86.4. The average con dition of winter wheat is 85.6, the ten-year average 79.4. Spring wheat 91.4, the ten-year average 88.2. The acreage of tobacco is less than last year by 40,000 acres or live and two-tenths per cent. The average condition is 86.7, against 87.4 a year ago. LOCAL BRIEFS. Mr. Gerald Pittman was taken to Wilmington this morning to hospital for an operation for ap pendicitis. TheCpie Odom Co. has been chartered to do a general lumber business at St. Pauls with $600 capital stock. Brittle Bankton Page, the 20- months-old son of Mr. E R Page. died Monday and the remains were interred Tuesday. At a meeting of the atockhold ers of the Lumberton Cotton Mills yesterday a dividend of 7 per cent was declared for the quarter just ended. There will be a basket-picnic at tho old desert mill." near Rennert, Saturday, July 21st. Everybody is invited to go and carry a well-nlled basket and enjoy the day. Mr. W. J. Prevatt and son. Master Robert Prevatt, left Mon day afternoon for Asheville. Mr. 'revatt is chief of the Lumber- ton tire department and goes to Asheviue to attend the Fireman's Association. Mrs. Rense Britt died Tues day night at her home near Bel lamy, Wishart township, of ty phoid fever, aged about 80 years. Her husband and three children survive- They are all sick with typhoid fever. The Lumberton Lodge No- 245, Independent Order Odd Fellows, has issued invitations to the installation of new officers in the lodge room this ovening at 8:30 o'clock. There will be an address. recitations, music and refresh ments. Rev. Evander McNair, of Mis souri, is visiting relatives in Robeson county. Mr. McNair was pastor of the Presbyterian church of Lumberton thirty years ago- lie went to Missouri then and had not been back since un til the present visit. Mr. D. P. McBryde, of Char lotte, field representative of the Textile Excelsior, the best trade journal of its kind in the South, spent Monday afternoon and! night in Lumberton. Mr. Mc Bryde spent Sunday at the sea shore hotel at Wrightsville Beach and had the misfortune to lose his grip there- It was left in the lobby and was either carried off through mistake or otherwise. Lumberton Negro Turns While. A special dispatch from Bos ton, Mass., to the Charlotte Ob server says: Anueer case coming to light here is that of a negro, Leslie Green, of Lumberton, N. C, who has been working in North Adams, lie has turned white, a sort of pinkish white, all over his body with the exception of his forehead, which is black. His case has attracted the attention of physicians and skin specialists and they learned that, at his birth, he had a light spot on his side which enlarged steadily un til it now covers practically his whole body. He has never been sick or experienced any discom fort and all his four children are black. The medical experts are unable to explain the case. I Less Green was born in Lum berton but has been away from here about ten years. He is very well remembered here. One of his colored acquaintances saw him some years ago in Norfolk and his hands had turned white since he had moved from Lum berton The Robesonian. . Shannon News Notes. Correspondence of Tie Kobeaonlan. Misses Annie and Mittie Mc Millan, of Ashpole, are visiting Misses Ella and Belle Smith, of Shannon. Miss Em ma Taylor, of Virginia, is visiting Mr. J. E. Singleton at Shannon. Miss Lula Humphrey, who has been visiting in the Shannon vi cinity, has gone to Philadelphus to visit relatives. Miss Nellie Humphrey, accom panied her cousin, Miss Lula Humphrey, to Philadelphus. Crops in the Shannon section are looking fairly well, but cotton has" had too much rain and in some places has suffered for prop er cultivation. Shannon July 11th. The Wadesboro lyncher's case will be tried in Monroe next week and the outcome will be of decid ed interest to the State at large. There will doubtless he a big array of counsel for the defen dants. Subscribe for The Robesonian. BETTER RAILROAD FACILITIES. Rowland Is Alter tbe A. C. L. for Improved Service -Mr. Ed Me Klnnoa Host at a Pleasant "At Country Home." Correspondence of The Robrannlin. Mr. II. B. Ward and If. B. Ward, Jr., visited relatives at Dillon one day last week. Mr. Clyde McCallum visited Darlington the early part of last week. Mr. J. T. Williams visited Fav etteville last week. Mr. Ed McKinnon played host to a jolly party of young people at his country home last Friday evening- Ed is a royal enter tainer and the occasion was voted one of the most pleasant events of the season. Messrs. A. L Is ul lock, E. M. Hines and W. F, Bristow, a com mittee representing the citizens of Rowland, .had a conference with the Atlantic. Coast Line of ficials in Wilmington last week, praying better passenger service for our town. The committee upon its return reported that they had met with some encour agement, but what the outcome will be no one can tell at this time. Rowland is sorely in need of better train service and it is hoped the company can see its way clear to grant our request. Mr. C- P. Grantham, of Iona, was in town some days ago. Mr. V. G. Pleasants is spend ing a few days with his family at Jackson Springs. Mr. R. S- Bond has returned from Jackson Springs- Mr- W.' C. Jackson, an old Robeson county boy, but now ving in Florida, is visiting rela tives near here. Dame Fortune ia smiled upon him since he went to the far South and his many friends are proud of his splendid success-Mrs- R. S. Dickson has re turned from Georgia, where she was called to be with her brother who was seriously hurt in a saw mPl accident. We are glad to know that she left him much im proved and on the road to recov ery. Miss Estelle Pitman attended the Grantham-McPhaul wedding at Iona last Wednesday. Dr. W. E. Evans is off on a six weeks' vacation and will spend most of the time among the scenes of his early childhood in far away Canada We trust he will have a most pleasant time and return to his work much refreshed. Mr. A. L. Bullock was in Lum berton Wednesday. Rowland, N. C July 11th. Parkton Personals. Coirefpondence of The HobegonUn. Miss Rebecca Ward, of Lum berton, is visiting relatives here. Capt. J- D. Cobb, of Dunn, has accepted a position as clerk with Parkton Mercantile Company. He moved his family and we gladly welcome them to town Mr. Gilbert Wright, who has been in Wilmington for some time, is home for several days- Mr. Cary Lancaster, after spending a year and a half in Alabama, is home recuperating. Mr. M. F. Underwood spent last week in Greensboro. Misses Mary Alice Malloy, Mary Janet McNeill, Messrs. Shaw McArthur and Phillip Han cock attended services at St. Pauls last Sabbath. Protracted meeting at Baptist church begins Sunday and will continue through the week. The S as tor wi'l be assisted, by Rev. It. Kendricks from Mt Olive. Mrs. Chas. Terry, of McColl's, S. C, is visiting her parents, Mr., and Mrs- Henry Welch. Mr. S. F. Underwood, of the firm of McBryde & Underwood, Linden", sient Saturday and Sun day at home. "Sim" has' many friends here who are always glad to see him. Mrs. Archibald Johnson and Children, cf Thomasville, are vis iting her brother, Mr- Neill Mc Neill.' Parkton, N. C , July 12th. The first bale of the new crop of cotton was shipped from Texas to New York and sold there at auction Monday for 24 cents ier pound. For twenty years Thomas God sey was the premier gambler in Indiana, during which time he accumulated a fortune of $500,- lOOO. Then, some few years ago, he reformed, ' got religion" and gave away aooui uau ui tainted money, without having any of it refused. But he re served enough to end his days a rich man. He died a few . days ago. Subscribe for The Robesonian. ft