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Established 1870
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VOL XLIV NO 74
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1913.
WHOLE N0.29U
GOOD ROADS DAYS.
Wednesday and Thursday of This
Week are the Days Get Out and
Show the Faith That is in You on
Those Days by Working the Roads
Mayor White Issues Proclama
tion. - Mayor A. E. White has issued the
following proclamation:
"Pursuant to the call of the Gover
nor of North Carolina that November
ith and 6th be set apart as "Good
Road Days" in N. C, I hereby
call on all the people of the town
of Lumberton to enter into the spirit
of this State-wide movement and come
' out on November 5th and 6th and de
Tote two days to the construction of
better roads in Robeson county, which
.means on uplift for all the people Let
the women come 'out on these days
and cheer the men with their presence,
and in that way contribute their part
to the material betterment of the
county.
This, the 1st day of November,
1913
(Signed A. E. WHITE, Mayor.
How generally these day? will be
cbserved in this part of th road ter
Titory is not ' known, but it is to be
hoped that men and boys will,t-irn out
and fcr5kfc a lick for better roads.
There are some several roads about
gjr the county that could bo "holp"
up considerably by making the ac
uarantine of a bunch of earnest men
armed iWith 'road implements and
fommon sense, plus some experience
in road building.
Get a shovel or a hoe or a pick or
something and strike a lick for good
roads on Wednesday and Thursday
of htis week.
ROBESON COTTON GINNED.
20,124 Bales to October 18 Against
30,210 to Same Date Last Year.
Special to The Robesonian.
Red Springs, Nov. l inere were
20,124 bales of cotton counting round
.. Valf hil". cr nned in Robeson
half bals. ginned in Robeson
county, from the crop of 1913, prior
to October 18th, as compared with
30,210 bales ginned prior to October
18 1912.
- J. B. HUMPHREY, Special Agent.
Waverly Will Be Kept Open as Lodg
ing Place Only Until 15th. Inst.
Saturday the Waverly hotel ceased
to be a hotel t:s far as is concerned
the feeding part of a hotel business.
It will be kept open for a lodging
place two weeks longer. Mr. G. Y.
Jones, who for several months had
been conducting the hotel, gave it up
-Saturday and Mr. H. H. Anderson,
-who owns most of the furniture and
fixtures in the hotel, will keep the
place open for sleeping purposes until
lhe 15th of the month. The people
who stop at the hofel will be expected
to take their meals at the cafes in
town. There am t vo good cafes, the
Dixie and the Eaa. Mr. Peter Va
lace, proprietor of the Dixie, is mak
ing some changes in his cafe in or
der to be able to accommodate more
peoule. He-sa'-s tha it is his purpose
to feed the folks and give them what
- they want to eat. So it is hoped that
the people who come to Lumberton
will not have to go away hungry.
Checking Ud Corn Club Boys 103
Bushels to Aire.
Mr. A. K. Robertson, assistant in
the boy's corn club work, with head
quarters at Raleigh, arrived here last
night for the purpose rj checking up
the report of the Robp.son corn club
boys. So far he has fo nd 12 in the
rounty who have raised on an average
of 103 bushels on an acre. Before re
turning to Raleigh M- Robeson in
-company with Mr. J. A Vioine, county
demonstration agent, will visit Fair
mont and Marietta.
Mr. Robertson is a Robeson county
boy of whom the county at largfi
boukl ftel proud. V- i a son of
Mr. Giles Robertson of Rowland.
Large Cotton Bolls.
Dr. R. G. Rozier, who livs in route
2 from Lumberton, w?s rr -mg the
visitors in town Saturday, and
brought to The Robesonian office a
cotton limb, just one limb, on which
are 11 of the largest cotton bolls
ever brought to this office. Dr. Ro
zier says thalf-tie bought the seed from
a seed house in Georgia, and doesn't
know the name of the cotton. He says
that last year, the first year he plant,
ed it, he made on one and three-tenths
acres four 500 pound bales of cotton,
- which is making cotton some.
''Superior Court.
Superior Court convened this mom.
ing, Judge C. C. Lyon of Elizabeth-
town presiding and Solicitor N. A
Sinclair of Fayetteville being present
'to represent the St3ate. The grand
jury was duly impaneled and chare.
ed Mr. J. W. Hodgin being foreman
. and Geo. A. Barnes being ocer,
Criminal term will last one week nd
will be followed by a week of civil
court.
To feel strong and have a eood an
petite and digestion, sleep soundly
and enjov life, use Burdock Blood
F'Hrs, the family system tonic. Price
$1.00.
ROBESON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Best Session in History of this "Ban. I
ner" Association Held Last Week
Addresses by Weil-Known Educa.
tors Three New Churches Join
Next Session at Raft Swamp.
The thirty-first annual session of
the Robeson Baptist Association, held
at Antioch, near AHenton, Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday of last
week, was pronounced by many who
have been attending these meetings
for years as the best session yet held.
Large crowds, good order, good speak
ing and last, but not least, good eat
ing prevailed throughout the entire
session. A report jf Wednesday's
proceedings was published in Thurs
day's Robesonian.
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day when everybody and his wife and
children were present. Reports were
made Thursday on ministers' re
lief, by Mr. R. E. Lee of Lumberton;
Sundav srhnola hv TW J W PrKK I
t t u t -j n. .
of Lumber Bridge; State missions, by
Rev. R. L. Byrd of Tolarsville; oi-
phanage by Mr. Stephen Mclntyre of
I. P. Hedgpeth of Lumberton. These
reports were thoroughly disoussed
by able speakers among them
being Rev. Livingston Johnson, cor
responding secretary of the Foreign
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speech on he orphanage and its
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rriaay, me aay, was oy no
means the lea.st. Reports were made on
home missions, by Rev. W. R. Da-
vis of Lumberton; education by Rev
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by the executive committee, rror.
c M. Beach principal of Dell school,
j Dr.. R. T. Vann, president of Meredith
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ueni, oi YaKe rorest ouege, an
made great educational addresses.
Time and space forbid a report of
these masterly, encouraging and
helpful speeches. Prof. Beach was
at nis Desi, ana so were Dom irs.
vann ana roteat. ur. vann snowea I
why the girls should not be leit out
when it comes to the educational part
of life, and without a doubt, all who
were so fortunate as to near this
powerful adddress have more love for
Mereaun uouege man ever.
In starting, Dr. Poteat said that
KoDeson county meant to waice ror-
est the late John a. uariyie ana wane
Forest meant to Robeson ner mucn
beloved son John B. Carlyle. Dr.
Poteat showed very plainly that it
was even more essential to nave ae-
nommauonai nig" scuuuia man it was
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to have denominational colleges from
the fact that so many more of the
children go to the high schools than
ever go to college. His was a great
speech, much enjoyed, ana no doubt
will be very fruitful. After he was
through with his educational address
he mentioned the fact that the people
of Wake Forest were able and willing
to build a church, sufficient for the
inhabitants of the town, but that it
was better to bund as they were do-
ing, one large enough to accommo-
date the boys who enter Wake Forest
College, and the Association pledged
$1,000 to help complete the church,
Of this amount the First Hutist
Church of Lumberton pledged $650.
Three new churches applied for
membership in the Association and
were admitted, namely, Broad Ridge,
Proctorville and Montrose, the last
named beirnr in Cumberland county.
The next session will be held at
Raft Swamp, the place where the first
session was held 31 years ago.
Robeson has the name of beintr the
hannor Association in the tRat", and
to be at Antioch durinc tho snspion
iust held one would be made to f(p
thqt. it. was richtlv called the :'.nnr
Association.
Townsend Lot to Be Purchasfd for
Postoffice Site
In 'JUu.ninnn rnrresnnndfince of
a.,.. ot, w Ponrpspntativ
Godwin was informed Thursday at
the Treasury Department that th : de
partm?nt will proceed at once t pur.
chase the lot on Elm and btventh
streets, known as the Townsend lot
for a postoffice site, and that Mi. God.
win hopes the site will be ready by
December 1 so he can get an appro.
priation of $75,000 for the building.
Hopes are entertained of that same
thing rere. When it comes to the
purcha'e of the Townsend lot for a
postoffice site and the erection cf a
$75,000 postoffice thereon this town
is full of willin' Barkises.
For Children There is Nothing Better
A cough medicine for children must
help their coughs and colds without
bad effects on their little stomach and
bowels. Foley's Honey and Tar exact-
lv fills this need. No opiates, no sour
stomach, ' no constipation follow its those choking sensations, and never
use. Stuffy colds, wheezy breathing, falied Xo produce an easy and comfor
couehs and crouns are all quickly ble condition of the throat and
helped.
RED SPRINGS REVIEWS
Miss Johnson Entertains Wedding
Invitations A Pleasant Social
Evening at the College Personal
Mention
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, Nov. 1 Dr. and Mrs.
J. L. McMillan have returned from
Montgomery, Ala., where they at
tended a meeting of the A. C. L.
surgeons. Dr. B. F. McMillan and
j daughter, Miss Genevieve also attend
ed this meeting then visited relatives
in Troy, and Columbia, Ala., before
returning home. Mr. and Mrs. I. G.
Williams have retorned from a week's
stay at their old home in Culpeper,
Va. Mr. and Mrs. Muse of Rich
mond, Va., are visiting the former's
sisters, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Marsh
iulte a crowd from Red Springs
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w on; uior jiri 01 my ureams.
They report the show only, a fairly
good one.
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. coo'a- grower ana r uznugn
Jones attended the State Fair in Ra
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friends in the college and relatives
in town this week. The many
friends of Miss Mary Anderson are
delighted to see her again. She is a
guest of Dr. Vardell at the college.
"viv iowii nan iui malt
miss Anderson was for many years
tne beloved dean of S. P. C. and it
3 wlth much Pleasure that we see
ner BRain in the college halls Mrs
Hl M. Dixon is enjoying a pleasant
v,81t tQ slster ,n Jack80nviUe
Fa Mica rooc v, J
after a month,s visit in Tarboro San
. '
ford and Kocky Mount
Mis3 Ernest Sike8 t ,agt week
in Wilmington visiting her brother
Mr Roy Croom.-Mrs. Dugald Mon.
r0Cf of Woodleaf, is visiting her
brother Mr. Joe Buie,
Miss Mary Johnson entertained at
an lft(irnno: rhurZ 7n
Ms Zry Anderson The col
? miss Iyiary Anderson, lhe coi-
lee Parlors and reception hall were
beautifully decorated for the
ion in autumn leaves of various colors,
red and yellow predominating. Many
loHip., raiiH Arintr tha BftaraAAn
greet the guest of honor and her hos-
tess and all enjoyed the hour im
rnensely.
Invitations to the marriage of Miss
Alva Weedon to Mr. Kenneth Den
ny have been rereceived here. Red
Sprines is verv much interested in
this wedding as Mr. Denny is one of
our Doys and Migs weedon has
scores of friends here, having hopn a
student at the colleo-e for spv!
years,
Miss Marv McEaehern and ni
little Miss Mary Watkins Bullock,
spent Thursday in Fayetteville at-
tending the fair,
iasi monaay evening the senior
. .
class of S. P. C. entertained in hon
or of the class of 1915. The college
parlors and reception halls were bow
ers of beauty. In the front parlors
yellow chrysanthemums were the de
corations while in library and re-
ception hall autumn leaves made
everything beautiful. The punch
bowl was placed under a most natural
and inviting grape arbor, which had
luscious grapes hanging in tempting
bunches. There were many guests
from home and abroad who enjoyed
the lavish hospitality of Dr. Vardell
1 and the senior class. Delicious re
f reshments, consisting of a salad
course and coffee followed by an ice
course with cream were served. At
a very late hour the "laddies" wen
forced to bid their charming hostesses
adieu, after having enjoyed the eve-
ning to the fullest extent.
Misses Catharine Dixon and Ge-
nevive McMillan spent Tuesday in
Fayetteville shopping. Miss Wyatt
McKinnon visited her mother in
Hope Mills several days of this week
Mrs. James Townsend has return
ed from a pleasant visit to her par.
ents at Mocksville.
An Aul Maae " KODeson.
The first home-made automobile of
the season blew into town yesterday
afternoon. A sure enough home-made
auto whlCn Somebody Said COUldn t
Tne owner said it was a
Pow?r machine but 15 of them were
dead. Tis said the machine was
made in Robeson and there is no rea
son to doubt it. at all, as Robeson is
liable to turn out anything good
Enforcement of Compulsory Law
Postponed to November 17.
At the meeting of the board of edu
cation today it was decided not to en
force the compulsry school law until
Monday, November 17. The law was
supposed to go into effect today, but
at the request of many, it was chang
ed till the date mentioned above. Supt.
Poole was instructed to notify all the
attendance officers of this change.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., F. L. WIL.
I lis, suffered greatly from asthma and
Bronchitis. He writes: 1 got no re
lief until I took Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound. It' entirely removed
lungs." For sala by all dealers.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS
New Cotton Platform Built -Colored
District Conferemv Plays Havoc
With Chickens Largest Pota
to Other Items of Interest.
CorrespondenVe of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Oct. 29 This is fair week
and the people don't fail to go. More
than 100 tickets sold at the depot
here today for Fayetteville, and to
night several cars have gone up to the
theatre. There is also a Hallowe'en
party at the academy tonight. I am
not up on these parties, but can say
frorn what I saw up street there were
comical sights and laughable beyond
measure.
A jolly good oyster supper was held
at the old drur: store Monday night I
for benefit of new Baptist church
Mrs. D. S. Currie entertained quite
a crowd of the younger folks one
night last wee'; and just such a good
time as they did have! All kinds of
fruits and confections were served in
abudance.
Capt. J. P. Hancock, from Los An
geles, California, is on a visit to his
sister Mrs. J. C. D. McNatt, to the
delight of his many friends. Miss
Douglas Beard left last week for
Hobsville, where she has accepted a
school. Dr. D. S. Currie has a new
automobile.
The old cotton platform at the de
pot has been torn away and a new one
built
The Fayetteville district conference
of the colored race is in session this
week at the colored Methodist. Episco.
pal church. The crowd is immense.
Dinner is served daily on the grounds.
Many chickens have died and are still
dying in their behalf, and but little
cotton picked this week up this way.
A great many farmers digging
their potatoes this week. The larg
est potato I have ever seen was
shown shown the writer this week,
a fine yam potato weighing !8lo
pounds grown by Mr. J. S. Barlow, on
R. F. D. No. 2.
A good many of our people attended
the funeral of Mr. F. N. McMillan on
Monday. He lived out on R. F. D. No.
1, 8 miles from town, in the Edonia
neighborhood.
Texas Robesonians On a Visit to Na.
tive County.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Humphrey of
Point, Texas, arrived this morning
and are guests at the home of Mr.
Humphrey's brother and sister-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. . H. Hum
phrey, Chestnut street. Mr. Hum
phrey left Robeson county April 26th,
1871 and this is his first visit back to
his native county. When Mr. Hum.
phrey left home he went to Brook.
haven, Miss., to teach school, expect
ing to return home next year. He
taught school in Mississippi for three
years, going from there to Texas,
where he has since resided. In Texas
for a number of years he continued
to teach school and he also studied
law, being admitted to the bar in
1891. In his county he'Tias held sev.
eral public offices. Mr. Humphrey
says that Robeson has certainly un.
dergone many changes since he went
vay. He says that the thing that
he notices most is the absence of the
long leaf pines. Mr. and Mrs. Hum.
phrey expect to spend about a month
in the county visiting relatives.
Recorder's Court.
The following cases have been tried
in the recorder's court since Thurs.
day: C. C. Lockhart, prac)ing med- j
lcine without license, judgment sus
pended on payment of cost; Wl C.
Jones, abandonment, judgment sus.
pended on payment of. costs; B
Roberts, retailing, $10 and cost.
A Slave of Morphine.
C. C. Lockhart of Monroe, who was
tained in the recorders court last
Friday for practicing medicine with
out license, seems to be a slave to the
morphine habit. He tells a pitiful
story of how the habit so completely
captured him. He sid that 5 years
ago he got very badly cut up, the doc
tor gave him morphine, he was taken
sick just after that, continued tak
ing it and from that time on he
has been so he couldn't get along with
out it. With tears m his eyes he said
he had tried to get into several sana.
toriums, but on account of being poor
had been turned away, and that he
would give anything to get rid of the
crave for the stuff. He said some.
times he would leave the drug store,
go into the woods, and swear he
wouldn't take any more, but soon his
whole body would become as a bum.
ing hell, and he just couldn't let it
alone.
Sheriff's Collections Slow.
Sheriff Lewis completed his first
round collecting taxes Saturday. He
says collections were slow, most of
the folks putting it off until the next
round.
A MAKER OF HEALTH.
A good honest medicine like' Foley
Kidnev Pills gives health to many
families. Mrs. O. Palmer, 635 Willow
St. Green Bay, Wis. was seriously
ill with kidney and bladder trouble.
Mr. Palmer writes: "Mv wife is rap-
idlv recovering her health and
strength due solely to the use of Fo
lev Kidney Pills. For sale byall deal
ers.
CHURCH NOTES.
Quarterly Conference at Chenlnut
Street Methodist Rev. L. S. Mas.
sey Neit Sunday Revival.
Rev. A. McCullen, presiding elder
of the Rockingham histrict, preached
at Chestnut Street Methodist church
last evening and at the conclusion of
the service held the fourth and last
quarterly conference for the church
for the year. Reports showed the
affairs of the church are in satisfac.
tory shape and that Sunday school is
growing. During the conference
year a new church has been occupied
and recently an elegant pipe organ,
which is paid for, was installed. The
entire indebtedness of the church does
not exceed $2,000. Mr. (J. Y. Jon
was elected secretary of the confer
eace. Mr. C. V. Brown was added
to the loard of stewards and the old
board was re-elected, as follows: O.
C. Norment, C. B. Townsend, W. H.
Humphrey, A. E. White. G. M.
Whitfield. I.. C. Townsend, J. A.
Boone, Sr., L. T. Townsend. N. F
Andrews, J. A. Sharpe. Recording
steward, W. H. Humphrey; district
steward, L. T. Townsend; superinten
dent of bunday school, K. M. Barnes.
assistant, O. C. Norment all re-elec
ted; president of Epworth Lea (rue. W.
J. Dubois: trustees fre.elertod O C
Norment, C. B. Townsend, W. H.
Humphrey, A. E. White, G. M.
Whitfield, J. C. Fuller, N. P. An.
drews.
Mr. McCuMen preached at Marietta
Saturday and yesterday and held
quarterly conference for that charge,
which is on Robeson circuit, S. T.
Moyle, pastor, Saturday.
Rev. L. S. Massey, editor of the
Raleigh Christian Advocate will
preach at Chestnut Street church next
Sunday morning and evening.
Revival Meeting Begins.
Rev. Letcher Smith, evangelist of
the Fayetteville presbytery, began
yestrday a sries of meetings at Bak.
er's chapel, about five miles from
town on the Elizabeth road. He
preached there yesteerday morning at
11 o'clock and 4 o'clock. He will
preach there again this evening at 7
o'clock and the meeting will continue
through the week, one sermon a day
until about the middle or last of the
week, when it is expected that
there will be two sermons a day, one
in the morning at 11 o'clock and the
other in the evening at 7 o'clock. Mr.
Smith will be assisted in the meeting
by Mr. J. Frank Gorrell, p;stbr of
the church. Mr. Smith preached last
evening in town at the Presbyterian
church.
Miss Mildred Mclntyre, student
at Meredith College, Raleigh, came
home Saturday evening and Misses
Elodie Webb, Dixie Lamm and Mabel
Bost, all students at Meredith, came
with her. They will return to Ra.
leigh this afternoon., Miss Ella Al.
derman of Wagram arrived Saturday
evening and is a guest of Miss Mcln
tyre. She will return home this af.
ternoon. Miss Viola Alderman, who
is teaching school at Rockingham,
a'so spent aSturday night and yester.
terday in town a guest of Miss Mcln
tyre, leaving yesterday afternoon for
Rockingham. Misses Lina Gough and
Marie Linkhaw, who are also stu
dents at Meredith, came home Satur
day evening. They expect to return
to Raleigh Wedrfesday.
Dr. W. A. McPhaul and his son
Master W. A. Jr., came home Sat
urday. They had been away about a
week and while away Dr. McPhaul
attended the Southern Commercial
Congress at Mpbile, Ala. He heard
President Wilson's speech there. Frcm
Mobile Dr. McPhaul went to Mont
gomery, Ala., where he attended a
meeting of the Seaboard surgeons.
Thi? was an annual meeting of the
surgeons and they were addressed by
the tm-dont of the Seaboard. He
says that the business men of ?lon -gomery
certainly did treat the phyM
ciam Or.fc. While on the trip the doc
tor and his son visited at the bono of
Mrs A. E. McPhaul of Bay M'r.ette.
Ala., mother of Dr. McPhaul. While
in Montgomery, where Dr. McPhaul''.
grandfather Mr. R. G. Ashley was
born in 1818, he met a first cousin
of his grandfather and this cousin
took t.i n to the Ashley bjrying
ground and there he saw for thr first
time -htre his grandfather and his
creat-gr.tndfather, Jas. A'h'ey, were
buried.
Nearly Every Child Has Worms.
Paleness, at times, a flushed face,
unnatural hunger, picking the nose,
great thirst, etc., ere indications of
worms. Kickapoo Worm Kiiler is a
reliable, thorough medicine for the re
moval of all kinds of worms from chil
dren and adults. Kickapoo Worm Kill
er ii. pleasant candy form, aids diges
tion, tones system, overcoming con
stipation and increasing action of the
liver. It is perfectly safe even for the
most delicate children. Kickapoo
Worm Killer makes children happy
and healthy. 25c. guaranteed. Try it.
Drug stores or by mail. Kickapoo In
dian Medicine Co., Philadelphia and
St. Louis.
Itch! Itch! Itch! Scratch ! Scratch!
Scratch! The more you scratch, the
worse the itch. Try Doan's Ointment.
Fo. ec7ema, any skin itching. 50c a
boje.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Best cotton today 13U, cents.
Ijcense has been issued for
marriage of Giles Prevatt and C. f.
Barrington.
Born, yesterday, to Mr. and Mm.
T. A. McNeill, Jr., Elm and Xhm
streets, a girl.
The public school at Back Si
opened this morning with Misb
Thompson as teacher.
Regular meeting tomorrow
ning of St. Alban's I)dge No.
114,
A. K and A. M. Degree work.
attendance desjred.
Mr. Alex Butler .old last week
his house and lot in East l.umbert
to Mr. H I). McNeill. The coaid.
cration was about $800.
Mr. J. T. Barker attended the
fair at Charlotte last week. It wm
the finest fair ,to be sure, Mr. Bar.
uer says, and the exhibits, especully
oi catile and cmckens, were of tfce
nnesc.
Mr. Austin Barnes of Blooming,
dale is among the visitors in town to.
day. Mr. Barnes informs The Robe.
I onian that the land that brought $250
per acre mentioned in Thursday's pa.
per was at Bloomingdaie, a Wo Utat
he was the purchaser.
Mr. Giles Prevatt of the National
Cotton Mil's and Mrs. C. F. BamDf
ton, of Fairmont were married it tna
.National Cotton M' !s Sunday after,
noon at 3 o'clock, Ju'tice J. II . tdz.
Noill officiating, .irs. Barrington is
a daughter of the 'rUe Griffin Hill.
Mr. L. T. Townsend returned
Saturday evening from Richmond, Va.
where with his brother, Mr. J. L.
Townsend of McDonald, he spent set.
eral days. While away they spent
some time at Manquin, Va., where Mr.
J. L. Townsend ownea a fine farm.
Mr. Oscar Helgren of the Globe
Swamp section was a Lumberton viai.
tor Saturday and told a Robesoniaai
reporter that the corn crop of that
famous corn growing swamp, wbick
usually makes fifty bushels to tho
acre without any fertilizer, was very
(short this year, owing to the fact that
the water had kept the land covered
too much.
School begins today at Baker's
chapel, about 5 miles from town oa
the Elizabeth road. Miss Emmie
Patterson of Tar Heel is teacher. A
new school building was erected last
winter at Baker's and it was painted
a few days ago. A special school tax
wae voted in the district about a year
ago and it is expected that the school
will last six or eight months.
Eight pounds is a pretty good
weight for a potato, Eh? Mrs. S. A.
Humphrey of Or rum sent by Mr. M.
W Hedgpeth of Orrum, who waa in
town Saturday, a dandy of that
weight. As one might say, it is a
peach of a potato, and makes good
ea tin's, too. To show you, though,
that Mr. Humphrey didn't just have
one big one, he had two that weighed
14 1.2 pounds, 3 that weighed 201-2
and 5 that weighed 32 1-2.
The Robesonian has received from
Mr. W. C. Baggett a notice to the
effect that the W. O. W. will unveil
a monument at Antioch, at the grave
of the late sovereign A. II . McKen.
zie, who was a member of Maple
Ccmp 227 at Red Springs, that they
are to have with them Sov. E. B.
Iewis, State manager, and that mem
bers if that order are urged to at
tend and all others are invited; but
he neglects to give the important in
formation as to when this unveiling
is U take pli.ee.
-The Pastime theatre is now run
ning three reels of pictures daily, the
pictures being changed every day. The
subjects for this evening will be "The
Cowboy Editor," by Selig, "A Chance
Deception," Biograph; and "The
Grand Canyon of New York," Pathe.
Tomorrow. evening a benefit show will
be given, a part of the proceeds going
tc the graded school library fund.
Special music will be furnished by
quartette. On Friday night of this
netk pictures of the of the rec2nt
world's baseball series will be run.
Dr. A. C. Tebeau, osteopath, who
was located in Lumberton for some
time, going from here to Henderson
ville a year or so ago, writes The Rob
esonian that he will arrive here Wed
nesday or Thursday and will be in
Lumberton most, if not all, of this
month. He says he is glad to note
from The Robesonian that the town
continues to progress in many ways,
but that it sure does need a hotel.
Mrs. Tebeau and their infant son
come last week and are guests at the
home of Mrs. Tebeau's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Whaley.
Mr. Geo. W. Lennon brought to
the editor Friday from his farm ia
Columbus county some delicious Luola
grapes. Mr. Lennon says the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington
pronounces the Luola the best grape
cultivated in this country, and after
eating a "bait" of them one is prepar
ed to believe Government experts are
right Along with the Luola Mr. Len
non brought a small bunch of the
Flowers' grape, just as a sample. The
Luola and the Flowers are the only
grapes that ripen this late in the
season. The Flowers.' however, is not
in the same class with the Luola.