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E ROBESONIAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents VOL XUI NO. 97. LUMBERTON, Nj)RTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JANUARY 29. 1912. WHOLE NO. 2728 ;30 IN GOLD TO Six Five Dollar Gold Pieces for Largest Return of Yearly Subscriptions Brought in by Saturday, February 10, 1912. Grand Opportunity to Carry Off Special Honors of This Great Race Outside Territory Getting Active and Voting Grows Heavier Each DayWho Will be the Lucky Winners of the These Six Extra Prizes Saturday, February 10, 1912--It's a Free-for-All Contest from Beginning to End Get In. The contest editor makes a special announcement today. On Saturday, February 10, 1912, we will give away six five dollar gold pieces to the mothers of the babies turning in the largest number of yearly subscriptions. Three of these prizes go to Dis trict No. 1 and three to District No. 2. They must be in by 10 o'clock Saturday night, Februa ry 10, 1912. The prizes, it must be remembered, are for the larg est number ofyearly subscrip tions to The Robesonian, old or new. Here is an opportunity to make a little on the side to win a golden gold piece. Hustle, every parent, friend or neighbor, working for a baby, hustle this week. If there is anything you do not understand about the contest telephone the contest manager and be enlightened. We are ready to answer questions at any time. It must not be understood that because we are giving away these special prizes that the con test is going to end on February 10, 1912. The contest will not end until Saturday, March 23, 1912. You have only a short time in which to get subscrip tions and it is best to get started at once. .Eight weeks is a very short time when one is working for a prize of this kind and there is no time to be lost. To have your little sweetheart elected the most popular baby in this country through the medi um of this contest will have the effect of placing it on a social plane equal to that of any other little cherub in this locality and its fame will be heralded afar. As mother or father of this for tunate little one you will be the envied of every other father and mother. Let's all get busy now for that dear little ray of sun shine. Subscriptions are the main issue and this cannot be made too emphatic. One cannot win by the mere saving of cou pon ballots; to so imagine is a delusion which will have a sad awakening. Organize a syste matic campaign, interest all your friends and relatives in the suc cess of your little favorite, and make the work done in its behalf as far-reaching as possible. It is very important, as we have said before, for you to send us a picture of your baby at once, as we wish to reproduce them both in the newspaper and at the pop ular Pasttime theatre. If you haven't a good picture, one that is satisfactory, come to the Con test Office and get an order to have one taken absolutely with out cost to you. GOLD FOR THE BABIES. Six of Them Will be Sure to Get That $30.00 Is Your Baby In? Some six babies whose names appear below, are going to win five dollars each before the 10th of February. If your baby's name appears below and you have not made an effort to help the little one, get in touch with the Contest Manager at once'. Read all the rules and regulations care fully, secure a subscription book at once v and watch your baby come to the head of the list Vote! Everybody vote! Vote for a baby! Do something to help the little one. DISTRICT NO. 1. Includes all territory within one and one-half miles from the court house in Lumberton. Emma Fances McNeill 19,050 Mary Lawrence 1,050 Mary Julia Jones 9,850 Alice McLean 1,000 ThelTia Meares, 12,600 Frauds Jennings 1,400 Marie Townser.d 12.250 KuLh Nei; Bullock 8 65U BE GIVEN AWAY SATURDAY Evelyn McNeill 12,850 Hoyle Doughtery 15,200 Woodberry Thompson 17,200 John Coble McNeill 2,850 Sara Hamilton 1,150 Emma Earl Baggett 7.650 Anna Holtz Freeman 2,250 Julia Elizabeth Huggins 1,000 Lambert Holloway 1,000 William Parmelee 1.000 James Poole 1,000 Fred B. Singletary, Jr. 1,050 Frank McLeod, Jr. l.OOD Hugh McAllister, Jr. . l.00 Elizabeth Peace 1000 Louise Kinlaw 12.200 Agnes Wetmore Welch 10,000 G. Thomas Cox, Jr. 1,000 Elizabeth Proctor 1,000 Clan Evans. Jr. - 1,000 Frances Thomas 1,000 Lilly Varser 1,000 Neal Archie Thompson 1.000 William Carlyle, Jr. 1,000 Addie Emily Jones 1,000 Richard Norment 1,000 Berry Godwin French 1,000 Woodward Townsend 1,000 Elizabeth Shaw 1,000 Hinton McLeod 1,000 Roberta Nash 1,000 Henry P. Allen 1,000 Ma.-o-aret Bices 1,000 Annie Laurie Caraway 1,000 Bruce M'White 1,000 Mildred Weinstein 1.000 Daniel Neil Collum 2,750 Carey Hedpeth 2,100 Agnes Delia Pedneau 4,200 Edward Dula Beverlv 1,550 Olison Davis 1,400 DISTRICT NO. 2. All territory exceeding one and one-half miles from the court house including all rural routes and towns in Robeson and adjoin ing counties. Lumberton, N. C, R. F. D. Flora Lee Prevatt, route 4 4,900 Miss Clyde Pope, route 4 2,450 Forest Townsend, route 6 3,200 Kathryn Singletary, route 3 11,850 Elmer Kermit Stevens, route 4 10,800 Pearl Lamb, route 4 1,350 Bladenboro, N. C. Lorena Hester 1,000 Carrie Love Bridgers 1,000 Margaret Elizabeth Freeman 1,000 Hester Freeman 1,000 William Hester 1,000 Herbert Jordan 1,000 Craven Pait 1,000 James Edward Pait 1,000 Carrie Powell 1,000 Gladys Wilson 1,000 Katie Williamson 1.000 St. Paul, N. C. John Chas. Rozier 13.850 Gladice Leggett 12,150 John Alex. Bynum 1,000 Ruth Blanchard 1,000 Emma Bryan 1,000 Addie Lee Brock " 1,000 Ethel Beard 1.000 Lester Clark 1,000 Cary Caudell 1,000 Ethel Fisher 1,000 Chas. Hester l.ooo Theodore Northrop l.ooo Mary Lois McGougan l,ooo David Mclnnis l.ooo Elizabeth McGeachy l.ooo Earnest Odum l.ooo Robert Redfern l.ooo Windle Thagard l,ooo Rosa Lee Townsend l.ooo Mildred Townsend l,ooo Pearle Townsend l.ooo Leon Weston l,ooo Vera Deaton l.ooo Laurinburg, N. C. Dorothy E. Hammond l.ooo Rowland, N. C. Paul Stuart, route 2 1,750 Buie. N. C. Rudolph Townsend, route 1 l.ooo Annie N. Townsend, route 1 2,100 Maxton, N. C. Pansy Wren l.ooo Alice McQueen l.ooo Frank Stead l.ooo Donald McQueen l.ooo Maude Croom . l,ooo Randolph Kirkpatrick l.ooo Sylvester McLean, Jr. l.ooo J. C. McCaskiH, Jr. l.ooo Lenwood Smith l,ooo John Sumpter McRae l.ooo Francis Gibson l.ooo Laura Wall Everett l.ooo Murphy McKinnon l.ooo Elizabeth Currie l.ooo Kathryn McKinnon l.ooo Elizabeth McKinnon l.ooo James Hawley McKinnon l.ooo Arthur Cottingham l.ooo Chas. May Burns l,eoo Robert D. Creom l.ooo Carlton Evans l.ooo Marietta, N. C. Thelma Lewis l.ooo Red Springs, N. C. Margaret Graham l.ooo William McLean l,ooo George Fulton Spell l,ooo Mary Snoddy l.ooo Francis Gibson l.ooo Ella McPhail l,o:o Mary Watkins Bullock 1,550 Baby Singleton l.ooo Billy Hall l.ooo Marylme Brewer l.ooo Liza McEachern l.ooo Mary Cook l,ooo Preston Covington l.ooo Lov Twins l.ooo Baby Lee l.ooo Baby Kay l.ooo Mary Roberts l.ooo Morgan Branch l,ooo Clark ton, N. C. Edward Douglass Heustess l.ooo Boyce McKinnon Phiffer l.ooo Daphne Clark l,ooo Isabella Cox l.ooo ld Withers Currie l.ooo Elkton, N. C. Louise Blue l,ooo Fairmont, N. C. Fannie Belle Lewis l.ooo DosicSelars l.ooo Hope Mills, N. C. Wesley Clement Carner l.ooo Margaret Barber l.ooo Kathleen McDaniel l.ooo Pauline Smith l.ooo Esther Parker l.ooo Ernest Williams, l.ooo Pages Mill, S. C. Herbert Ford 10,000 Elizabethtown, N. C. Betty Hall Singletary l.ooo Lillian Dale Tyson l.ooo Duf lin, N. C. William Calder Guy ton l.ooo Tar Heel, N. C. Herman Wilson 4,ooo If we have omitted your baby's name or do not have it spelled correctly please notify us and we will carefully correct same. RED SPRINGS BUDGET. Musical Treats New Business Enterprise Mid-Winter Ex ams Over Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, Jan. 16 The reg ular fortnightly recital by stu dents of the conservatory was given in the college auditorium yesterday afternoon. The pro gram was an unusally good one, and the pupils did their parts well. The opening number was especially enjoyed on account of the unusual age of the performer, little Miss Ruth Vardell, who played the violin. Her accom paniment was skillfully rendered by the young but promising pianist, Miss Sarah Dixon. Another number worthy of spec ial mention was the violin solo beautifully rendered by Miss Addie Pearsall. Another music al treat in store for Red Springs will be the second quarterly con cert by the advanced students of the conservatory, which will be given Monday evening in the auditorium. Messrs. W. J. Johnson and I. G. Williams have returned from a business trip to Florida. Mr. W. J. Council and Misses Ethel Council and Sadie Covington spent a few hours in Raeford this evening. There will be a play in the opera house tonight "Along the Kennebec." We do not recommend this, for it is a new play to the writer, but we hope it will be a good, clean show, as so few of that nature come here. Mr. Neill Brown, who has been in Fayetteville for several days past, is at home again. Mrs. Joe. Turner, of Wadesboro, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Townsend, for several weeks. She will return to her home tomorrow night. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sikes have returned from" a pleasant visit to their daughter Mrs. Clifton Blue in Aberdeen. A new business enterprise in the shape of a harness shop is being installed this week in the store next to the Red Springs Drug Co. This is a shop much needed here and we hope the proprietor, Mr. McManus, will be well patronized so that the business can be continued. The students of the graded school are much relieved as the mid-year examinations are over. This is a trying time for both teachers and pupils, so all are much rejoiced that they are over. Charles Durham, Lovington, III. has succeeded in finding a positive cure for bed wetting. "My little boy wet the bed every night clear thro' on the floor. I tried several kinds of kid ney medicine and was in the drug store looking for something different to help him when I heard of Foley Kidney Pills. After he had taken them two days we could see a change and when be had taken two thirds of a bottle he was cured. That is about six weeks ago and he has not wet ir. bed since." J. D. McMillan St Son. LUMBER BRIDGE LOCALS. New Residence New Pastor for First Baptist Church A New Business Concern Death of Mrs. Jack Hall -Personal and Other Items. hmmndtim of Tb Rotwaonlan. Lumber Bridge, Jan. 26. Mr. C. M. Usher and family have moved to town. We are glad to welcome them into our midst. Mr. E. J. Willerford's " new residence is nearing completion. Rev. R. W. Rowels has accept ed a call to the First Baptist church of this town. Our town was full of drum mers today, but don't think they were selling very much, as the low price of cotton has demoral ized the trade. Mr. D. M. Hall and son, Mr. Leighton, have formed a part nership and will soon establish a first-class grocery business. Messrs. M. L. Marley's and J. L. Shaw's cotton gins are running on full time. Miss Emma Currie spent Thursday in Parkton, the guest of Mrs. D. S. Currie. -Mrs. D. Z. McGougan and Miss Lena Shaw spent Thursday in Fayette ville shopping. Dr. Surles spent Wednesday in Fayetteville on business. Mr. Neill Shaw is vis iting in Wilson. Prof. Carroll, of the Wingate high school, vis ited our town Sunday and was a guest at the Central hotel. Mr. A. J. Jones spent last Sunday at the home of his parents near Lumberton. Messrs. Frank Sikes and Walter Marley were Maxton visitors Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas Stamps is spending the week in Raleigh at the home of her parents. We are sorry to relate the death of Mrs. Jack Hall, who passed away Tuesday morning. The funeral was conducted at the First Baptist church by Rev. J. W. Cobb. Interment was made at the new cemetery. Good work is being accom plished at the State high school of this town, by the aid of our efficient teachers. Central hotel is progressing nicely. We are sorry to lose Mr. J. D. Sikes and family, who are going to make their home in Georgia. Mr. Arthur Chason has pur chased a house and lot and has moved to town. A small but exciting fire oc curred at the school building Fri day morning, while chapel exer cises were in progress, but was soon extinguished, with no spec ial damage done. Busy Bees. Messrs. White & Gough Prepar ing to Open Big Drygod Wholesale House. Messrs. White & Gough closed Saturday night their stores at Maxton and Laurinburg, and they started this morning to packing the goods on hand in these stores for shipment to their big store here. Despite the fact that they have had on for some time big sales at both these places they have lots of goods left over. They will put on a big sale at their Fairmont store February 9 preparatory to closing it All this is being done pre paratory to the opening of a big drygoods wholesale house which the firm expects to open here in the early fall. Messrs. White & Gough are already doing a large wholesale business. Anti-Saloon League Convention. A convention of the Anti Saloon League of North Carolina was held in Raleigh beginning Friday and closing yesterday. Speeches were made by several distinguished men and the forces for enforcing the prohibition law were strengthened. Mr. J. A. Hartness of Iredell county was elected president to succeed Mr. Heriot Clarkson of Charlotte and the following vice presidents were elected: Ex-Gov. T. J. Jar vis, first district; J. S. Flythe, second district; A. D. Ward., third; T. T. Hicks, fourth; R. O. Everett, fifth; Dr. J. M. Mc Neill, sixth; Jno. Blue, seventh; T. H. Vanderford, eighth; W. C. Dowd, ninth; V. S. Lusk, tenth. "My child was burned terribly about the face, neck and chest. I applied Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. The pain ceas ed and the child sank into a restful sleep." wrs. Nancy M. Hanson, Ham burg, N. Y. FIRE AFTERMATH. Buildings Destroyed by Fire Last Wednesday Night Will Not be Replaced Dr. Regan's Good Work Other Matters. Mr. A. W. McLean, who owned the building, destroyed by fire on Elm street last Wednesday night, says there is not even a remote probability of his replacing the buildings any time in the near future. His loss is heavy, as this means a loss to him of $80 the month in rents and he had no insurance, these buildings being the only property he had uninsured. Be sides the losses mentioned in Thursday's Robesonian, Messrs. O. C. Norment and C. M. Prevatt lost a lot of feed, some harness and a buggy each; Chas. Robt. Prevatt, small son of Mr. Pre vatt, lost two goats; the Eagle Furniture Co. lost a piano wagon, and Mr. C. M. Barker lost a bug gy and set of harness, this last representing a value of about $150. Mr. Barker's horse was singed by the fire, instead of being saved altogether uninjured, as previously stated, but it was not seriously injured. That four horses belonging to Messrs. Norment and Prevatt were saved was due to good wo'rk on the part of Dr. J. D. Regan and the next day they showed their appreciation substantially, Mr. Norment presenting Dr. Re gan with a fine Stetson hat and Mr. Prevatt giving him a $5 pair of shoes. Mr. Prevatt was the victim of another fire loss Friday when all the clothes he had in wash were burned. His washerwoman had his clothes out on a line and a fire got out in the field and burned the last stitch of 'em up. Mr. C. B. Redmond will move into the building now occupied by the express office and owned by Mr. W. W. Carlyle, a soon as the express office is moved to the new brick building being erected for Mr. A. W. McLean near the Seaboard depot. It was stated in Thursday's Robesonian as a curious incident that Mr. Red mond had, just a few hours be fore he himself became the vic tim of a fire, mailed a check for $10 to the Catholic orphanage near Raleigh, some of the build ings of which were destroyed by fire last Tuesday. That fact was learned quite casually by the one who wrote the report of the fire from one who merely hap pened to know. It was not men tioned by Mr. Redmond at " all and he regrets that it was men tioned in the paper. Among the Sick. Mr. Frank Gough, who had been confined for some time at his home on Chestnut street with grip, was able to be out again Saturday, though he is not well yet. Miss Janette Cowan, who for several days has been very sick with typhoid fever at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Q. Weathersbee. Eighth and Water streets, was thought to be somewhat better this morning. Miss Grace Redmond, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Red mond, underwent an operation this moring at the Thompson hospital for appendicitis. She is getting along as well as could be expected. On account of her illness her brother and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Red mond, of Bennettsville, b. u, arrived last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Redmond expect to return to Bennettsville this afternoon. Miss Emma Higley, a student at the Presbyterian College, Red Swings, has been unable to re turn to school since the Christ mas holidays on account of a sore foot that has been giving her lots of trouble. She hopes soon to be able to return to school. Mr. J. C. Lentz, of St Paul, was a guest Saturday night and Sunday at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Bradley, at the Methodist parsonage. The Danger of LaGrlppe Is its tendency to pneumonia. To cure your la grippe coughs take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. R. E. Fisher. Washington, Kan., says: "I was troubled with a severe attack of la grippe that threatened pneumonia. A friend advised Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and I got relief after taking the first few doses. 1 took three i ... : A Domes ana my i grippe who cuicu. Get the genuine, in the yeJlow package. J. D. McMillan & ion. LOCAL BRIEFS Dr. N. A. Thompson spent Friday night in Bladenboro. where he assisted Dr. J. S. Nor man in an operation. -Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Bullock, who have been living in a cot tage on Walnut street, are mov ing today to Eight street, into a cottage which was recently vacated by Mr. John Singletary. There will be a box supper at Barker's school house Friday night of this week. The pro ceeds will be used for paying current expenses of the school, of which Prof. A. B. Mercer is principal. The price of cotton continues to improve a little, Mr. John T. Biggs, who buys for the Messrs. Sprunt of Wilmington, pajd 9.37i for some Saturday, and Mr. Biggs says that for the best cotton he can pay 9J cents today. Mr. Geo. L. Thompson is making quite an improvement in the appearance of things about his home, Eighth and Water streets. Among the improve ments are a barn and stables, which he is having erected on the North end of his lot. Mrs. G. G. French returned last week from Richmond, Va., where she spent several weeks with her husband, who is under going treatment at the Hygeia hospital. It is expected that Mr. French will be able' to re turn home in about 2 weeks. Mr. Evelyn Harris of Atlan ta, special agent of the Southern Bell Telephone Co.. spent Friday in Lumberton and Fairmont look ing after the service at these two places. Mr. Harris, by the way, is a son of the late Joel Chandler Harris-"Uncle Re mus." Mr. James Russell, a student at Atlanta, Ga., in the School of Technology, arrived this morn ing and will spend a day or so with home folks. Mr. Russell's average grade on his work was such that he didn't have to stand the mid-term examination, which is the reason why he is able to come home at this season. Mr. Joe Thompson, who had charge of Messrs. .White & Gouzh's store at Laurinburg. has returned with his family to Lumberton to live. He has not decided definitely what he will do. Messrs. White & Gough have closed their store at Laur inburg. Most of the stock of goods there was sold and Mr. D. D. French went this morning to Laurinburg to have the balance of the goods shipped to their de partment store in Lumberton. Prof. J. McCombie Murray, late of New York and Philadel phia, who has been engaged in teaching in Maxton during the past 5 months and has now in Lumberton a single class of 50 for the elements of music, will, if properly supported, teach classes in singing and elocution Tuesdays and Fridays at the graded school building after school hours. He purposes be ginning teaching these classes Friday afternoon of this week. Robeson Messenger (St. Paul): E. Lee, a white man, was arrested Saturday night for dispensing of corn whiskey (hot torn on ice) and waived exami nation before Mayor Townsend. In default of a $200 bond he was placed in jail at Lumberton to await trial. It was a sad sight at the depot Sunday morning when his wife and four small children bade him farewell and no one could help but sympathize with his wife and the innocent little ones. Surely, the damn able stuff punishes the innocent as well as the guilty. "Always read and appreci ate The Robesonian as a letter from home," writes a subscriber in another State in renewing his subscription. And about the time that letter was opened a man who lives in the county came into the office and said that he stopped the paper some time ago but that his wife wanted it and to put him on again. Every day occurrences which are men tioned by way of parenthesis and which show that neither the "stayed-at-homers" nor the ' "scattered abroad" can get along without The Robesonian.
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