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S ROBESONIAN
Established 1870. Country, God and Truth, Single Copies Five Cent
VOL XUI NO. 94. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 18, 1912. WHOLE NO. 2725
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BABY CONTEST HAS MET
WITH PUBLIC APPROVAL
Plenty of Time to Enter Your Favorite Baby' Name
Two Large Prizes Go to Each District Names
of the Winners of the Gold Rings Will be Pub
lished Next Monday.
Last week The Robesonian
Hade the first announcement of
the baby contest, which imme
diately met with public approval.
We have a great many names
watered in the contest, but there
are not nearly so many as there
should be on account of the very
severe weather we have been
aaving. Do not mind the cold
weather, it will do you good to
get out and get some of this pure,
fresh air.
You will please remember that
the first twenty names in will
each receive a solid gold ring,
and there are not enough of
sames in yet to carry off all the
gold rings. Send in your baby's
aame at once and you may be
ane of the lucky ones to get a
ring. Do not delay about it as
:aese nngs are very pretty
veil worth winning. Do not be
the only mother in the county to
have a pretty baby left out of
the race. The more the merrier.
There are four prizes and two
of these go to each district. Come
at once and get a subscription
took. You will find the work
pleasant and congenial and the
money is surely worth working
lor. What is there that you can
do that will bring you in the
woney that this contest will
ring you.if you only put in a little
time and effort? There is still
plenty of room to get in. There
IB practically no work being done
60 far and you will have just as
good a chance to win as though
you had entered your baby the
first day of the race.
The names of the winners of
the gold rings will be published
next Monday. See that your
baby's name is on the list
Remember that the contest of
flee is open every evening from
7 o'clock until 9, and every Sat
arday from 9 o'clock in the morn
ing to 10 o'clock at night Come
in and see the contest manager
and get all the information nec
essary. We will gladly help you
all we can. Sead us a postal
card or telephone No. 9, for any
information desired. Contest of
fice over J. P. McNeill's store.
Employers Liability Measure Up
held by Supreme Court.
Waahincton Diwstch. 15b.
Aftpr nearly a Year's consider
ation the Supreme Court of the
United States today gave it's
nanimous ai proval to the em
ninvera' liability law. enacted by
Congress in 1908 to take the place
of a similar act declared uncon
stitutional. The decision marks
an epoch in labor legislation.
The old common law, hedging
in the rights of employes, is dis
placed in several particulars by
the statute as approved today.
Notable among these is the aboli
tion of the "fellow-servant doc
trine" and the substitution of a
law, making employers liable for
the negligence of an employe
resulting in injury to an inter
State employe. Furthermore, it
frees the employe from "contrib
utory negligence" in many in
stances and limits the effect of
the doctrine in others; and like
wise in many cases liberates the
employe from assuming the risk
when he enters employment
knowing of the danger in his
employment
Meeting of Camp Willis H. Pope
Postponed.
The meeting of Camp Willis
H. Pope which was called by
Commander McAllister to be held
inmnrmv at the court house has
been postponed indefinitely on
account of the weather. A meet
ing is held annually on or about
this date, and the Daughters of
the Confederacy always serve
dinner to the veterans, but the
bad weather and bad roads would
work a hardship on both the
nauirhtera and the veterans who
night attend, so it has been de
cided that it is best to call oil tms
sieeting for the present.
S:Lbui"ye for The Kvb h'mui:.
RED SPRINGS BUDGET.
Miss Emma Brown of Salisbury
and Mr. Hiram Grantham of
Red Springs Married Yester
dayDeath of Mr. Robt Mc
Eachern Personal.
Ctrreepondence of The Robesonian.
Red Snrings. Jan. 16 Dr. T.
Marshal West of Favetteville
visited Dr. R. D. McMillan last
week. Dr. West was accom
nnnied bv his father. Rev. T. M.
West, who is now pastor of a
Methodist church in Baltimore.
Md. Mr. West has been visiting
his son in Fayetteville for sever
al weeks, but returned to Balti
more Friday of last week. Drs
R. D. and J. L. McMillan at
tended the . regular . meeting of
, :fcrFifth r.rict Medical Socie
ty which was held in Fayetteville
Inst Tuesdav. Miss Winnrea
Nicholson has returned to her
tlT 1 a. VT
nomein wasningion in. i. aiier
a pleasant visit to Miss Lucy de
Vane.
Mr. Hiram Grantham left today
fnr Salisbury, where he will be
married tomorrow to Miss hmma
Brown, of that city. Messrs.
David Robeson. Hector Currie
and Irvin Grantham accompanied
the groom-elect. After a two
weeks' triD in Florida Mr. and
Mrs. Grantham will be at home
in Red Springs. Miss Brown is
well known and popular here, as
she taught for several years in
the college. It is needless tc
say that Mr. Grantham has lots
oi friends, lor no one couia oe
more universally liked than the
kind and crenial manager of the
Red Springs Drug Co We heart
ily congratulate them and wish
for them a long and nappy u:e.
Messrs. Edmund and Owen
Easley of Lynchburg, Va., visit
ed their sister Mrs. W. B. Lea
not long ago. Mr. and Mrs. G.
C. Loner are at home at the home
of Mrs. Nellie Shooter, on First
avenue, after a wedding trip in
several of the Northern cities.
We are sorry to report the
death of Mr. Robert McEachern,
which occurred in Atlanta sever
al days ago. Mr. McEachern
had been in ill health for sever
al months and while his death
was not unexpected, yet it came
as a great shock to his mother
and Bisteis here. Misses Maggie
and Julia McEachern and Dr. H.
H Hodgin attended the funeral.
Messrs. J. G. Williams and J.
M. Johnson left Tuesday for a
vacation trip in Florida .
Mr. Shaw of Hope Mills
is with the Red Springs
Drug Co. for several days during
the absence of Mr. Grantham.
Bellamy Briefs.
Ojnospeodenea of The RotoaonUn.
Bellamy, Jan. 18 -Mrs. Dan
Patterson and two children.
Misses Marv Jane and Velmer,
of Hope Mills, are visiting Mrs.
Patterson's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Todd. Mr. and Mrs.
Cle Meares of Lamar, S. C, are
visiting at the home of Mr. J. F.
Meares Mr. Rowland Mercer
went to town Saturday on busi
ness. Mr. I. J. Wilkins, who moved
to Hamlet some time ago, has
moved back to this section. Glad
to have him back again.
Mr. Dan Pitman, who had been
visiting near Lumberton since
Friday, returned home Monday.
People have been killing lots
of rabbits lately.
"Aunt Becky," your letters are
highly appreciated by
Hiawatha.
County Teachers Meeting Sat
urday, January 27.
Supt. J. R. Poole is making ar
rangments for a meeting of the
white public school teachers of
the county to be held in Lumber
ton on Saturday, the 27th inst
An interesting programme will
be arranged for this occasion and
it if expected that nil th tpgcb-
c-s of the county will attend.
CLARXTON NEWS BUDGET.
A New Residence In Social Cir
clesDeath of an Infant
Plai ning Mill Changes Hands
Personal. Ctmapoadenea of The Bobeaonisn.
Clarkton, Jan. 16 Mr. June
Cromartie spent Friday iu town
on business. Messrs. Sidney
Meares and Gaston Hester at
tended the county Farmers' Un
ion at Elizabethtown last Friday.
Mr. Alex. Register is having a
residence put up in the northern
part of town. When completed
it will add much to the looks of
the place.
Mr. D. F. Ward spent one day
in Whiteville recently on busi
ness. Mr. Eznophon Brown spent
Saturday and Sunday in Wil
mington.
Leap year must be doing the
"Mt Eliam" people good from
the way "Happy Jack" talks like
they are going to get married
soon.
One of the most delightful so
ciables was given by Mr Joe C.
Burney and sister, Miss Ora May,
last evening from 7 till 11 o'clock
at the home of their mother.
Mrs. F. C. Burney. The guests
were met at the entrance by
Mrs. J. W. Johnston and receiv
ed. J?y Miss Ora May Burney in
theparjor where all jainedin1,
jolly conversation and many
amusing games were played.
The decorations for the occasion
were very pretty, the coltr
scheme being green and white.
The guests were invited into the
dining room, where ambr osia and
cake were served. Notwithstand
ing the inclemency of the weather
it was a most enjoyable evening.
Dora, the 7 months-old daugh
ter of Mr- and Mrs. J. W. C.
Balentine. died last Thursday
night after a lingering illness.
The funeral took place at the
cemetery at the Clarkton Presby
terian church Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Clyde Davis and sister.
Miss Blanche, of Elkton spent
Thursday night in town, the
gutsts of Mrs. J. A. Clark.
Mr. Wilkinson of New York
has recently purchased the Clark
ton Plaining Mill and the timber
mills, etc., that belong to it, and
will start to work.
BROADRIDGE BREEZES.
A New Residence An Infant
Burned - - Personal.
CamaMBdeara of Tbe Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. F. D. 4, Jan.
15 It is somewhat cold on the
Ridge now, and everything is
covered with snow. Most of us
are sitting by the fireside.
Mr. W. K. Culbreth of Pem
broke was in these parts last
W6s(
Mr. W. H. Bullard is erecting
a nice residence near his old
home. When completed this will
be one of the nicest on the Ridge.
Mrs. Odel Rogers and a cousin
of Page's Mill, S. C, are spend
inga few days with relatives
here Mr. Arthur Bissell is
spending some time at Pembroke.
We did not have preaching
here Sunday on account of so
much snow. Sunday school was
also omitted
Messrs. Grover, Rossie, Dudley
and Beasley Britt spent yester
day on the Ridge, also Mr. G. F.
Lawson of Mt Eliam spent yes
terday and today with friends
here.
A crowd of young sports went
rabbit hunting yesterday, catch
ing five. I think they got more
cold feet than rabbits.
Mrs. Emeline Britt and daugh
ter, Miss Janie, have returned
home after spending about three
weeks with Mrs. Britt's sister
here, Mrs. June Brut
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Titus Bissell had the misfor
tune of falling into the fire and
being burned badly.
Prayer meeting is still being
held on the ridge and everybody
is cordially invited.
Important Meeting of Back
Swamp Local Union Saturday.
An important meeting of Back
Swamp local of the Farmers'
Union will be held Saturday of
this week at 2 o'clock p. m
President D. H. Britt is anxious
to have every member of this lo
cal present at this meeting.
Can't look well, eat well or feel well
with impure blood feeding your body.
Keep the blood pure with Bur lock
Blood Bitters. Eat Binply, take exer
cise. ko7 r'cah er.i .votj have lor.
TO IMPROVE FARMING.
A Bill Which Provides for Gen
eral Agricultural Extension
Work Throughout the Coun
try. Washington Dfeiwtcfc. 1Mb.
Provision for general agricul
tural extension work, by which
it is sought to revolutionize farm
ing throughout the country, is
made in a bill introduced in tbe
House today by Representative
Lever of South Carolina and in
the Senate by Senator Smith of
Georgia.
The bill contemplates the car
rying on of this extension work
through agricultural schools by
instruction and demonstration
not only in agriculture but in
home economics and rural affairs
generally through field demon
strations, publications and other
wise. By this means it is sought
by first-hand presentation to
popularize scientific agriculture
To carry on the work an initial
appropriation of $500,000 is asked
in the bill for the first fiscal year,
this amount to be increased each
year for nine years by an ad
ditional sura of $300,000 over the
preceding year and the annual
sum to be paid thereafter to the
States assenting toHne provision
of the act is to be $3,000,000.
The movement which the pro
posed legislation would advance
has the endorsement of Senators
and Representatives irrespective
of party affiliation as well as the
unanimous endorsement of the
agricultural colleges of the coun
try. U. S. SERVES NOTICE.
President of Cuba Warned That
United States May Take
Charge of Island.
Washington Dispatch. ISth.
The State Department has
served notice on President Gomez
that the United States will inter
vene in Cuba if further attempts
are made by the veteran organi
zation to nullify the law prohibit
ing the interference of the mili
tary in political affairs in Cuba.
The attitude of the United
States is shown in the following
note presented today to the Cu
ban government:
"Tbe situation in Cuba as now
reported causes grave concern to
the government of the United
States.
"That the laws intended to
safeguard free republican gov-
m ent shall be enforced and
not defied is obviously essential
to the maintenance of the law,
order and stability indispensable
to the status of the republic of
Cuba, in the continued well-being
of which the United States has
always evinced and cannot es
cape a vital interest
"The President of the United
States therefore looks to the
President and government of Cu
ba to prevent the threatened sit
uation which would compel the
government of the United States,
much against its desires to con
sider what measures it must take
in pursuance of its obligations to
Cuba."
Along Route 5.
Cm iiixuxfainrn of Tfce Robnanain.
Lumberton, K. F. D. 5, Jan.
14 Snowing seems to be the
order of the day now.
Sorry to report Mr. R. E. Col
lins on the sick list.
Miss Docia Watson spent last
Thursday night at Mr. C. Ar
nette's. Sorry to report Mrs. Owen
Wilkins on the sick list
Mr. H. R. Smith of North
Lumberton visited home folks
Monday of last week. Mr. A.
M. West and family spent Satur
day night and" Sunday of last
week with Mr. Luther Baxley.
Some of our farmers are pre
paring for another crop.
Tbe roads are the worst ever.
Mr. Walter Taylor went to
town today on business.
Mr. D. F. Israel is having a
new house built on his farm.
The wedding bells will soon
ring.
Mr. C. C. West of East Lum
berton spent yesterday with
home folks.
When siren as mod as the croapy
cough appears Chamberlain' Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack of croup
and prevent all daneer and cause of
anxiety. Thcinnnds of Pr.h-9 r.? it
suecf'f!;. d.l by ail lie'ilcT?.
TO RESTRAIN SHERIFF
FROM COLLECTING TAXES.
Suit Being Instituted Today to
Restrain Sheriff From Collect
ing Taxes Upon Increase in
Valuation in Lumberton Al
so From Collecting More Than
$2 Poll Important Suit.
It is understood that a suit is
being instituted in the superior
court today which is of great in
terest to the people of the town
of Lcmberton. It will be re
membered that after the list
takers for Lumberton had valued
the town property for taxation
and after the board of equaliza
tion of the county had adjourned
without making any change in
sueh values the board of commis
sioners of the county undertook
to raise the valuation of real
estate in the town of Lumberton
to the amount of ten per cent
and taxes have been charged
against the citizens of the town
upon such increased valuation.
The suit which is being bnmght
today is to restrain the sheriff
from collecting taxes upon this
increase in valuation. It will al
so seek to restrain the collection
of more than $2 for poll tax, the
tax as levied by the commission
ers being 12.85.
The suit is one of importance
as it not only affects taxes lor
this year but for three years in
the future. Those who have al
ready paid their taxes will not
get any advantage from the suit
If the plaintiff wins then all who
have not paid their taxes will
get the benefit of it
The firm of Mclntyre, Law
rence and Proctor is represent
ing the plaintiff and it is pre
sumed that the county attorney
will represent the sheriff and
commissioners.
This information was not giv
en The Robesonian until several
hundred copies of the paper had
been printed and the press was
stopped in order to handle this
piece of news of importance to
the citizens of the Lumberton.
DISAPPEARS MYSTERIOUSLY.
Mr. N. T. Humphrey, V ho Lives
Near Tolarsville, Left Home
January 6th and Has Not
Been Seen or Heard From
Since His Family Greatly
Distressed.
Mr. N T. Humphrey left his
home near Tolarsville about 7
o'clock a. m. on the 6th inst
and has not been seen or heard
from since by any member of
his family. One person is sup
Dostd to have seen Mr. Hum
phrey in Lumberton on the
day he disappeared, but this
is not certain, and there
is absolutely do trace as to bis
whereabouts. Mr. Humphrey
has a wife and two children who
are very much distressed over
his diaaDbearance and if any one
can give information as to his
whereabouts it will be greatly
appreciated if they will write
Mr. Geo F. Humphrey or Mr.
Stinson Humphrey at St Paul or
'phone No. 2205. Mr. N. T.
Humphrey is a brother of Mr.
H. B. Humphrey of Lumberton.
Farmers' Institutes.
As mentioned in a recent issue
of The Robesonian, farmers and
women's institutes will be held
in Lumberton next Monday, the
22d, and in St Paul next Wed
nesday, the 24 th. Institutes
were advertised to be held in
Parkton yesterday and in Maxton
today.
Manager Wishart has been
having for the past few nights
at the Pasttime theatre some of
the best moving pictures made.
Those who missed the pictures
shown last night and Tuesday
night missed, something especi
ally good, u ,
Mrs. R. C. Lawrence and lit
tle daughter, Mary, are expected
home tonight or tomorrow from
Richmond, Va., where they have
been for the past few weeks
while Mary was undergoing
treatment by specialists for ill
effects of diptheria. The many
friends of this lovable little lady
and her parents will be glad
to l?arn that h?r oH??on has
Y-.-rv much i:r.i. J:
LOCAL BRIEFS
Mr. Joe N. Regan and fami
ly, of route 1 from Lumberton.
have moved to Raeford.
The three banks of the town
will be closed tomorrow, the an
niversary of the birth of Gen.
Robt E. Lee.
Mr. A. T. McLean returned
this morning from Maxton, where
he had been for several day
with his brother Mr. Hector Mc
Lean, who continues very til
with typhoid fever. Mr. Mc
Lean's condition is not thought
to be any better.
A green negro who had nev
er seen ball-bearings was helping
put up a ball-bearing buggy at
Mr. C. M. Fuller's stables the
other day and was startled when
he saw the balls. "Great guns."
he said, "dat thing is loaded with
buckshot"
-Mr. M. C. Britt and family
have moved from a farm belong
ing to Mr. J. A. McAllister, ea
rural route No. 4 from Lumber
ton, to a farm belonging to Mr.
Geo. G. French, on route No. L
Mr. Britt was among the visitors
in town Tuesday
Monday at St Paul a 4 per cent
dividend was ordered paid. Th?s
is the largest dividend, by 2 per
cent, ever paid by the mill. Fer
the last three months tbe mill
has had unusually fine business.
Mr. Saloom Saleeby, whose
arrival and business intentions
were mentioned in a recent issae
of The Robesonian, is now ia
shape for business in one of the
Carlyle new stores on Chestnut
street He has a grocery and
candy store.
At the Pasttime theatre
from 7:15 to 8:15 this evening
the opera house orchestra will
render several musical selections
which will be a treat for ail whe
attend. Beginning this evening
Prof. Whiteley will play with
the orchestra, using the cornet.
Prices will be as usual.
Rev. Father Gallagher ef
Wilmington will conduct his
regular third-Sunday services
here Sunday in the opera hoase.
Mass will be celebrated at 7:34
o'clock a. m and at 3:30 in the
afternoon Father Gallagher will
lecture on 'The Real Presence,
or the Lord's Supper from the
Catholic Standpoint"
-Mr. W. M. Monroe, of Tar
Heel, was a Lumberton visitor
this morning. Though Tar Heel is
on the Virginia & Carolina South
ern Railroad it still gets its mail
over a star route from Lumber
ten, but the snow and ice have
blocked off the star route maa
for the past week and they have
had no mail at Tar Heel since last
Friday.
-As mentioned in The Robe
sonian some four or five weeks
ago, the pump at the corner of
Ninth and Elm streets needs
fixing and should have the atten
tion of the town authorities, for
there is not a more public water
ing place in town. The pump
needs a new plunger. Also the
pump at the corner of Walnat
and Fourth streets needs atten
tion. Fayetteville Observer, 17th:
Mr. John Allen McLean of Max
ton was this week sworn in by
Judge Peebles as a practicing
lawyer in the courts of North
Carolina. He is associated with
Mr. John G. Shaw, as the firm of
Shaw & McLean. We welcome
Mr. McLean to Fayetteville, and
wish him much usefulness andl
success in the practice of his
chosen profession.
A company of- ten people
presented a Western play at the
opera house last night and wil
hold the boards again, tonight
This company has been having
tough lack on the road and one
J. A. Porthress, a moving picture
show man, took it in hand and
brought it here, but this morn
ing Mr. Porthress was arrested
by Chief of Police Redfern on a
warrant handed him by Deputy
Sheriff Turnage of Dunn, on the
charge of embezzlement an
was taken to Dunn this morning
by Deputy Turnage. The show
will be put on all the same,
though, and Mr. Porthress says
he will be back in Lumberton t-uih'.
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