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SOYS' CORN CLUB PRIZE WINNERS.
Two Boys From Robeson Among
the Winners-Wilkes the Ban
tier County Largest Yield
235.55 Bushels.
County Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction J. R. Poole re
ceived this morning from Mr. T.
B. Parker, State director of boys'
corn clubs, a report of the prize
winners for this year. The win
ners for this, the sixth, dis
trict are: First prize, James R.
Powell of Clinton. Sampson
county, 132.64 bushels; second,
J. Paul Robertson of Rowland,
this county, 1U.25; third, Har
vey Holland, of Salem burg-,
Sampson. 106; fourth, Burton
Graham of Rowland, 101 19; fifth,
Eachol Hare of Autrey vi'lSamp-
aon, 100. I
The largest it-Id was 235.55 :
bushels, harvest roeature, or a'
little more than 196 bushels crib
dry measure, this being produced j
by Uhas. barker ot Woodland,
Hertford county, and he was
among the boys who visited
Washington this week, as men
tioned elsewhere in today's pa
per. Three boys made over 150
bushels, 33 made over 100 bushels,-
and 89 made over 75 bnshels
-each per acre. Boys to the num
ber of 1,265, representing 89
counties, entered the contest,
and 264, representing 65 counties,
made final reports, giving an
average yield of 67.69 bushels
per acre. In the following the
.first figures represent number of
reports and second figures aver
age yield per acre: Wilkes, 39,
-50 61; Edgecombe, 13, 79.44;
Buncombe, 15, 88.73; Johnston,
13. 60.09; Robeson, 12, 61.72;
Pitt, 11, 72.96.
Wilkes was the banner county,
having 133 contestants and mak
ing 39 reports aggregating 1,
$76 40 ousheis.
The corn club work hereafter
will all be under Prof. I.
O. Schaub, in order to avoid con
flicts in reports. Mr. Parker
will have charge of farmers' in
stitutes, as heretofore, and he is
especially anxious for the corn
club boys to attend the institutes.
A Double Murder Near Shelby
Most Horrible Crime in Annals
of Cleveland County.
In the early hours of yesterday
morning the most horrible crime
in thj history of Cleveland
county was committed, Mr. and
Mrs. John Dixon being brutally
murdered at their new home ten
miles above Shelby. Hack Ross
and John Ross, two negro broth
ers, are held as suspects of the
crime. It is known that Hack
Ros3 made a threat that there
would be "somebody missing in
the neighborhood" if they took
his meat, and Mr. Dixon had a
mortgage on Ross' hog. When
neighbors reached the scene yes
terday morning Mr. Dixon, who
was only 30 years old, was lying
dead, face down, at the barn,
and his wife, with her twelve
months-old baby at her side, was
dead in a bloody bed in their
sleeping room. Both murders
were committed with an axe.
Lynching is feared.
Postoffice Box Rents Will In
crease. Beginning January 1 box rents
at the postoffice will be increased,
.per quarter, as follows: Small
boxes from 45 cents to 60 cents;
second size boxes from 6 ) tq 75;
drawers from 75 to $1. It may
sound like a paradoxical state
ment to say that this shows an
increase of business that is,
that the business of an office has
to increase to a certain point be
fore such increase in rents is al
lowed; but that is the way the
postoffice folks explain it. To
the average layman it would
seem that an increase in business
ought to result in a lowering of
rents, but it is the other way
about Anyway, the business of
the local office has increased
mightily, showing that Lumber-
ton is a prosperous town, and
those who want boxes must pay
a little higher tax for the quarter
beginning Jamary 1, and for the
quarters that follow.
The quicker a cold is gotten rid of
the less the dang r from pneumonia
nd other serious diseases. Mr. B. W
L. Hall, of Waverly, Va.. says: "I
firmly btlieve Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to be absolutely the best pre
paration on the market for colds. I
have recommended it to my friends and
they all agree with me "- For sale by
. all dealer. '
FIRE AT RAYNHAM.
C. T. Pate's Store, a Dwelling
and a Blacksmith Shop Burned
This Morning Thought to be
of Incendiary Origin.
Fire which was discovered be
tween 4 and 5 o'clock this morn
ing destroyed C. T. Pate's store
and entire stock of goods at
Raynham, 12 miles from Lum
berton, a near-by dwelling which
Mr. Pate bad rented to a colored
family, and a blacksmith shop.
It is thought that some person or
persons broke into the store and
then set fire to it Nothing was
sayed except a few tools from
the shop. There is no clue to
the guilty parties. Bloodhounds
were 'phoned for from Fayette
ville and about noon Deputy
Sheriff J. D. Monaghon and Mr.
Robertson passed through Lum
berton on their way to Raynham
from Fayetteville with a hound.
Mr. Pate had about $4,500 in
surance on his stock of goods.
NORMENT NEWS NOTES.
No School at Present Preach
ing Day Changed Some Cases
v of Smallpox Personal.
Correspondence of The Robeson ian.
Norment, Dec. 13 Picking
cotton, which has been the order
of the day in this section for a
long time, is about over with, to
the satisfaction of the farmers.
Messrs. Coy and Owen Brown
of Chadburn, spent Saturday
night and Sunday visiting their
aunt Mrs. Mag Phillips. Mr. C.
E. Phillips spent Sunday at Mt.
Eliam. Messrs. Haynes Branch
and Guy Phillips spent Tuesday
at Lumbertou on business.
Messrs. Kinnon Shepherd and
Hayes Hester of Boardman spent
Sunday here. Mr. Orion Martin
and sister, Miss Katie, spent a
few days last week in this sec
tion. Mr. Stacy Martin spent
Friday at Bellamy. Mr, and
Mrs. Dayton McLean and chil
dren spent Sunday night visiting
Mr. McLean's sister Mrs. R. M.
Phillips.
There ought to be a school going
on in this section now. Most ; of
the children are through picking
cotton and ouught to be going to
school. As it is, the children will
be idle till spring. We had our
school in the summer. It was so
that a good many children could
not go, and now when they
ought to be in school there is not
any.
Messrs. Marshall and Enoch
Britt were in these parts Satur
day night Mr. Homer Edmund
of Long Branch was in this sec
tion Sunday.
Rev. R. N. Cashwell filled his
appointment at Beulah the first
Sunday. There was a large
crowd out to hear him. The
third Sunday has been our regu
lar time for preaching, but it has
been changed to the first Sunday.
Let everybody remember and
come.
There are some cases of smallpox
above Beulah but don't think it
is hurting them much. It was in
this section last winter, but it
died down in the summer. Some
of the people have been vaccinat
ed, but those who haven't are
scared.
Mrs Mag Phillips and son, Lu
ther, spent Friday at Boardman.
Sorry to report Mrs. Ella
Branch on the sick list
"Brinkle"
Judge Geo. W. Ward Resigns.
Raleigh Dispatch. 13th.
Tne resignation of Hon. George
W. Ward as superior court judge
for the first judicial district,
reached Governor Kitchin this
morning, his service as judge to
terminate December 3lst. There
is no intimation as to who-will be
appointed by the Governor to
succeed him or when the appoint
ment will be made. It is possi
ble that the appointment may be
delayed until just before the
resignation takes effect. Being
especially urged for the appoint
ment are Col. W. C. Rodman and
Stephen Bragaw of Washington.
Judge Ward has been on the
bench for seven years and writes
the Governor that his resignation
is actuated more from a desire to
resume the practice of law than
on account of poor health.
Every family has need of a good, re
liable liniment. For sprains bruises,
soreness of the muscles and rh-umatic
Enins there is none better than Cham
erlain's. Sold by all dealers.
RED SPRINGS BUDGET.
A Delightful Recital -In Social
Circles Personal
Correspondence of The RobeeonJen.
Red Springs, Dec. 12-On
Monday evening the college audi
torium was crowded by an eager
audience which had gathered to
hear the first quarterly concert
of the year. This recital was
equal to those of last year and
that is saying a good deal, for
we had some exceptionally fine
ones then. The program was
opened by two songs by the col
lege chorus, consisting of 25
girls. The selection from Men
delssohn by Miss Margaret Dixon
was beautiful and well rendered.
Miss Flora Ray sang in her usual
sweet manner the solo "1 am
thine forever." This was per
haps the number most enjoyed.
Miss Patterson played beautifully
two piano solos. The song by
three girls, Misses Finley, Gordon
and Miller, should have special
mention as it was beautiful and
faultlessly rendered. It would
be impossible to mention all the
numbers seperately, but as a
whole the recital showed the tal
ent of the performers and the
good training they are receiving
from the competent conservatory
faculty.
Tuesday afternoon and even
ing the Methodist ladies gave a
' silver tea" at the home of
Mrs. A. B, Pearsall. Quite a
number of guests called and a
nice sum was realized which will
be used for benefit of the new
church.
Miss Beatrice Faiquhar of
Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the guest
of her sister Mrs. Bartram Rob
eson. Miss Farquhar will spend
the winter here. Mr. and Mrs.
George Howard of Canada, who
have spent the past two winters
here, arrived Friday evening and
are guests at Hotel Red Springs.
Mr.Howard enjoys bunting nown
here and the weather is so much
milder and more pleasant than it
is in Canada that he comes here
to spend the cold months of the
year. They have made many
friends here who are delighted
to see them again Dr. West of
Fayetteville was a business visitor
in our town Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Williams gave
a delightful six-o'clock dinner
Saturday evening in honor of
Mies Farquhar. Covers were
laid for twelve and the table was
very beautiful in the soft light
with pink carnations as a center
piece. Miss Williams is a charm
ing hostess and she made the
evening very pleasant for her
guests.
Fine Displays of Holiday Goods.
All up and down the streets in
the business portion of the town
of Lumberton things are begin
ning to take on tho appearance
of "Merry Christmas,." and in
window after window can be
seen fine displays of holiday
goods So purchasers can now
find a better and more complete
stock of goods to select from than
they will be able to find the last
two or three days before Christ
mas, and it will be well for shop
pers to bear this in mind and
come early and avoid the rush
near Christmas. .
In The Mayor's Court
Ora Holmes, Indian, was tried
before Mayor White yesterday
on the charge of using profane
language on the streets Thanks
giving Day and was taxed $5 and
costs. Mayor White also in
structed Chief of Police Redfern
to have a warrant issued for the
same woman on the charge of for
nication and adultery and to
serve same at the expiration of
five days.
Democrats Win In Arizona.
Phoenix. Ariz.. Dispatch. 13th.
Tne Democrats of Arizona will
place two members in the United
States Senate and one member in
the House of Representatives, a
Governor in the State capitol at
Phoenix, and unless present in
dications are materially changed,
will make a clean sweep of the
State ticket, as a result of the
first State election.
Pension Warrants Hare Arrived.
Clerk of the Court C. B. Skip
per asks The Robesonian to state
that pension warrants for old
sojdiers and widows have arrived
and are being distributed and
those who want their money will
please call at his effice.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS.
Baptist Pastor Tenders Resigna
tionMasons Have Moved In
to New Quarters New Police
Chief Personal and Social.
Correspondence of The Rotvroniaa.
Parkton, Dec II No preach
ing in town last night, but a very
good prayer and praise service
was held at the M. E. church.
It is with the deepest regret
that Rev. J. M. Dunaway has
tendered his resignation as pas
tor of the Baptist church here, to
take effect the first of the year.
We also regret to hear of the
serious illness of Mr. R. F. Coun
cil. Many of our townsmen at
tended court at Lumberton last
week, and also will continue for
a few days this week. .
The pastor of Parkton circuit,
Rev. E. L. Stack of Lillington,
will occupy the house occu
pied at present by Mr. Archie
Smith, belonging to Mr. J. T.
Odom. Mr. Stack will move his
family here the first of the year.
We are glad to ttate that our
physician, Dr. D. S. Currie is at
our service again, makinghis first
call last Wednesday morning. We
are glad that he is almost entirely
.we! i-S&ail -nd hefte. :taat this
trouble Will bd his last, as his
family has before this year had
several visitations not pleasant
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Missionary Society will give a
very large reception at the manse
tomorrow night
The Masons have moved into
their nice new quarters over the
new drug store of Dr. D. S.
Currie. This is a most desirable
place and nicely arranged for a
lodge hall.
Misses Mary Louise Culbreth
and Annie Williamson spent Sat
urday in Fayetteville.
There is a new chief of police
on duty now and he is ever on
his beat and up to his job. Look
out, and keep cool, sober and
speak no guile and you will go
free.
The cotton gin here is overrun
with cotton and has to run day
and night, and then can't keep
up. But the price is too low to
waste the time.
Miss Ethel Marsh spent Sunday
in Red Springs. '-Mr. J. T. Odom
attended church at Lumber
Bridge Sunday night
The Parkton band spent Wed
nesday in Lumberton and Thurs
day in Dublin, piaying for Penny
Bros.' auction sales.
Mr. Alex. McArtin arrived at
home Sunday from a visit in
Florida. Mr. J. B. McCormick
spent Sunday in Fayetteville.
The bride and groom, Mr. and
Mrs. Murphy McMillan, returned
from their bridal trip to Northern
cities Monday evening and are
now at home near Needmore,
this county.
Some More Hefty Hogs.
To the Editor of The Robeeonian:
Please print the weights of
these two hogs in your paper:
Silas, 336 pounds; Paul, 269
pounds cleaned and dressed.
Age of both, I year and 9 days.
John Bullard, Jr.
Pembroke, N.C., R.F.D. I, Dec.
II, I9II.
To the Editor of The Robeeonian :
I am pleased to advise that
since last report of hogs killed
at Alma, Mr. H.L Carter has
killed two hogs one year old
weighing 582 lbs. and Wess SeJ
lers killed two hogs 14 months
old weighing 622 lbs. Sellers'
hogs weighed five pounds more
than any others killed at Alma
to this date.
J. W, McLean.
Alma. N.C., Dec. II. I9II.
Rev. A. J. Groves, pastor of
St. Paul circuit-formerly East
Robeson circuit was among the
visitors in town this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Grcves and one
son, Master Wesley, moved last
Friday into the parsonage at
Barker's, rural route 1 from
Lumberton, from Rockingham,
where Mr Groves lived while
pastor of Richmond circuit A
dauchter. Miss Pattie, is expect
ed home next Thursday for the
Christmas holidays from Greens
boro, where she is a student at
the State Normal College. Mr.
Groves has also a son in Balti
more and one in Henderson.
A specific for pain Dr. Thomas'
Eclectic Oil. strongest, cheapest lini
ment ev-r devised. A household remedy
in Am-jrfta for 25 cars.
PENSION BILL PASSES.
Estimated That It Will Add $75.
000,000 to the Pension Roll.
Washington Dirpatch. 12th.
The Sherwood service pension
bill, which will add upwards of
$40,000,000 to the government's
annual expenditures by granting
increased pensions to civil and
Mexican war veterans on the
basis of length of service, was
passed by the House tonight, de
spite the determined opposition
of many Democratic leaders.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher
has estimated that the bill will
add $75,000,000 to the pension
roll if the 400.000 veterans eligi
ble take advantage of the in
creased wage.
Eight Republicans voted with
the 84 Democrats against the bill.
Speaker Clark voted with the
majority of his party for the bill
and Democratic Leader Under
wood and Fitzgerald of New
York, chairman of the appropria
tions committee, voted against it
The bill now goes to the Senate,
where there is a disposition to
pass some form of amended
service pension legislation. Sen
ate leaders, however, will pro
ceed slowly in the consideration
of this legislation and many House
Democrats voted for the measure
in the belief that the Senate
would not paBSV
The SherwoodBill would estab
lish the following basis of pen
sions: For service for ninety days to
six months $15 a month; from
six to nine months $20 a month;
from riinemonths to one year, $25
a month; more than one year $30
a month.
Superior Court.
The jury in the case of Jack
son Locklear vs. Simeon Bullard,
a suit involving about 10 acres
of land between Wakulla and
Pembroke, which had ei) gaged
the court since Friday of last
week, returned a verdict this
morning for the plaintiff. D. G
Bethune vs. A. C. L Ry. Co.,
suit for $1,600 damages for burn-
ing woods, is on trial now.
Mpncru Sinolftir Xr. T)vp of Fayette
ville and T. L. Johnson of Lum-
bertbn are representing the
plaintiff, Messrs. McLean, Var
ser & McLean appearing for the
defendant company.
Revisits Scenes of His Youth.
Mr. W. O Robeson, of Greens
bore, is in town today en route
tj Bladen county, his old home.
Mr. Robeson was born and rear
ed on the banks of the old Cape
Fear, in the Robeson settlement,
and says that he used, to come
to Lumberton a great deal
when a boy, in the days when
Hardy Bell sold ginger cakes on
the corner sf Fourth and Elm
streets. Mr. Robeson is now 70
odd years old and says that
there has been a great change in
the appearance of Lumberton
since he was here before.
A Model Presiding Officer.
The Twin City Daily Sentinel,
in its account of the closing ses
sions of the Baptist State Con
vention held last week in Winston-Salem,
has the following to
say of the president of the Con
vention, who is pastor of the First
Baptist church of Lumberton:
"No preacher could sit before
Rev. C. H. Durham for four
days and not be enthused in his
work. He has made a model pre
siding officer and his Godliness
has had its effect He has con
trolled the extremely large body
with perfect ease."
Recital Tonight at Graded School
Auditorium.
The music class of Miss Mary
Weddell, music teacher at the
graded school, will give a recital
tonight, beginning at 7:30, in the
auditorium at the graded school
building. After the recital a lit
tle play, "Six Cups of Chocolate,"
will be given. Those who know
about the delightful character of
recitals heretofore given by
graded children will not miss this
treat.
License has been issued for
the marriage of Mary T. Paul
and J no. M. McCall.
I'l have baen jwnmgwhatjcoative. but
Knmi(.ti irfliiii not tpin roailtta
Doan's Reeulets gave just the result
desired. They act mildly and regulate
the bowels perfectly." -(Jecre D.
Krnuae, SCS W.i;:ui Aw . A'.:., ?x
LOCAL BRIEFS
- Miss Birdie Moore ha ac
cepted a position in the office of
Mr. T. N. Higley. regiarer of
deeds.
The town anthorities now
have a force of hands, numbering
B'.me 12 or 15, at work on the
streets and some much-rfeded
improvements are being made.
There will be a box t upper
at Regan's church, HowellsviUe
township, Friday night 22od
instant. A cordial invitation is
extended to everybody to come
and bring a basket
There will be an important
congregational meeting at the
First Baptist church Sunday m
mediately after the morniig
service, and all the members are
requested to be present.
A 12-inch pipe has just been
put in at the power house fer
pumping water into the mains, so
that the water in the reservoir,
same 100,000 gallons, will be held
in reserve for emergency use.
-Rev. Father Gallagher, of
Wilmington, will fill his regular
third-Sunday appointments here
Sunday. He will cejebrate mass
at the opera house at 7:30 a. m ,
and will deliver a lecture at the
same place at 3:30 p. m.
The Indian school house of
district No. 4. Pembroke town
ship, near Pates, was burned
Sunday night. No particulars
have been learned. An addition
to the old building was being built
and the whole was worth about
$125. There was $50 insurance.
A meeting of the board of
stewards and laymen of Chest
nut Street Methodist church will
be held tomorrow night at the
residence of the chairman of the
board, Mr. A. E. White, for the
purpose of fixing the assessments
for the coming year. The meet
ing will begin at 7:15 o'clock.
C. E. McNair. colored, of
oute I from Rowland, was ia
town Tuesday and says that he
killed a 22-months-old hog last
week that weighed 288pounds.He
also states that D. C. McLean,
i colored, who lives near bv. killed
a hog 24 months old that weighed
311 pounds. This is pretty good,
but several others hav;e beaten it
Mr. J. Thomas Pre vat t and
his two daughters, Misses Flora
and Katie, who went about three
months ago, on account of their
health, to Almagorda, New Mex
ico, returned Monday evening.
They went from here to Mr. Pre
vatt's old home place at Clibourn
ville. about three miles from
town. They returned on ac
count of the serious illness of
Miss Flora, whose condition is
not thought to be much, if any,
improved.
The big sales that have bees
on in town during the last few
days seem to be great successes,
judging from the great crowds
of anxious purchases that are
thronging these stores. Messrs.
E. P. Pruiity and Littlejohn,
managers of the sales at John T.
Biggs Co.'s and Caldwell & Car
lple's, respectively, are bringing
great things to pass with their
lively and widewake advertising.
Where a business concern has
the goods there is nothing that
pays like advertising.
Invitations reading as fol
lows have been received here:
Mrs. Ann Catherine Piltmaa
requests the honor of your preseftee
at the marriage of her daughter
Maggie
to
Mr. Patrick R. Floyd
on Tuesday aftermon, the twenty-sixtfc
of December
at four o'clock
Aahpole Baptist Church
Fairmont, North Carolina
Miss Pittman and Mr. Floyd
both live at Fairmont. The
groom-to-be is a brother of Mr.
M. W. Floyd of Lumberton.
Rev. S J. McConne!l, who
buit up Lumberton mission work
during the past three years to
where a new circuit had to be
formed, left this morning with
his wife and three of their chil
dren, Misses Lizzie and Esther
and Master Leroy, for Troy,
Montgomery county, to enter
upon new work as psstor of
Montgomery circuit Two of
Mr. McConnell's sons.
Messrp.
Enoch anf .Tamps, are clerking
I V w T TT II':U. A milt
IOr MT. J H isnari. omu m
remain in L'lT.bortor; until aftf r
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