ROBESONIAN
1 JtlJoj
Ettablithed 1870
County, God and Truth
Single Copy Five Cents
VL XLIV NO 86
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, DECEMBER, 11913
WHOLE NO.2923
CORN CLUB BOYS' DAY.
Champion Corn Raising Boys of Robe
son Had a Great Day in Lumberton
Saturday The Yields That Won
Prizes Corn Exhibit and Prizes
For Best Ears Corn Club Organiz
ed. Saturday was indeed a good day for
the corn-club boys of Robeson. They
gathered in the graded school building
here at 11 a. m. Mr. A. K. Robertson
of Raleigh, assistant in the boys' corn
club work, a Robeson county boy", and
Mr. J-A. Boone, Jr., of Lumberton, de
monstration agent for Robeson, had
charge of the meeting. Mr. Robertson
made a'Tery helpful and encouraging
talk to the boys. He said he was
proud of his home county, and when
asked where he was from he always
said Robeson, notwithstanding the fact
that he has been a resident of Ra
leigh for several years. Messrs. Frank
Gough and Grover Britt, both of Lum
berton made short talks encouraging
the boys to stay on the farm, assu l ing
them that tilling the soil is the most
honored and freedom-giving occupa
tion of man, and urging that they
stick to Mr. Robertson in his efforts to
make Robeson stay as she now is,
the lest corn-growing county , in the
State.
Yields that Won Prizes.
The following prizes were awarded:
First prize, one half ton 8-3-4 ferti
lizer , offered by the Southern Ex-1
change Co., of Maxton, won by
D. McK.Graham, Rowland, who made
126 2-3 bushels on an acre, at cost of
24 3-4 cents per bushel, a profit of
$95.46 on the acre.
Second prize, $10 offered by Mr. C.
M. Fuller of Lumberton, won by Wil
bur Britt of Fairmont, R. 2, who made
119 1-2 bushels on one acre at a
cost of 34 1-4 cents per bushel, a profit
of $78.79 on the acre.
Third prize, $10, offered by -Messrs.
White & Gough of Lumberton, won
by Jessie L. Smith of Rex, who made
101 1-4 bushels on an acre at a cost of
16 8-10 cents per bushel, a profit of
$89.30 on the acre. r
. Fourth prize, $10 riding saddle and
bridle, offered by Mr. W. I, Linkhaw
of Lumberton, won by Fentrice Har
din of Fairmont, R. 1, who made
101 l-bushela on an acre at a cost of
241-5 cents per bushel a profit of
$76.26 on the acre.
Fifth prize, Black Hawk corn plan
ter, offered by Rowland Hdw. Co.,
won by LeRoy Townsend of Rowland,
who made 88 1-2 bushels on an acre at
a cost of 30 1-3 cents per bushel a pro
fit of $61.86 on acre.
Sixth prize, a $5 cultivator, offered
by McRae Co., of Maxton, won by
Dewey Herring, Howellsville, who
made 84 7-10 bushels on an acre at a
cost of 29 cents per bushel, a profit of
$60.10 on the acre.
Seventh prize, $5 pair of Crossett
shoes, offered by Currie-Patterson Co.,
Maxton, won by Murphy Townsend,
Lumberton, R. 1, who made 811-4
bushels on an acre at a cost of 34 1-8
profit of $49.57 on the acre.
Eighth prize, $4 pair of Crossett
shoes, offered by Mr. L. H. Caldwell
of Lumberton, won by Joseph E. Mor
gan, Marietta, who made 7511-18
bushels on ah acre at a cost of 26 1-2
cents per bushel, profit of $49.57 on
the acre.
Ninth prize, $3.50 pair Regal shoes,
offered by Townsend Bros, of Lumber
ten, won by Roy Jackson, Rowland R.
2, who made 75 1-4 bushels on an acre
at a cost of 31 1-3 cents per bushel,,
a profit of $70.11 on the acre.
Tenth prize, one Gay cotton plow
and middle buster, offered by Red
Spring Trading Co. won by Clarence
Bracy, Rowland, who made 70 1-8
bushels on an acre at a cost of 41
ents per bushel, a profit of $41.12
n acre.
Eleventh prize, general prize, offer
ed by National Club, won by Bernice
Lewis, of Barnesville, who made 67 1-2
bushels on an acre at a cost of 48
cents per bushel, a profit of $34.86 on
acre.
There were some of the club boys
who made more corn per bushel than
any mentioned here, but owing to the
fact that they used more fertilizers
than the club allows they didn't have
a chance at the prizes offered. -'
Displays of Corn.
There were a great many of the
Young Women: Number Surprising
The number of young women who
suffer with weak back, dizzy and ner
vous spells, dull headache and weari
ness is surprising. Kidney and blad
der ills cause these troubles, but if
Foley's Kidney Pillsare taken as di
rected relief . follows promptly, and
the ilia disappear. Contain no bad
habit-forming drugs. For sale by
;all dealers.
boys and farmers, who had corn on
exhibition in the school building, some
thing like thirty different ones had
corn, and it looked right much like a
first class corn show when it was all
spread on the tables for the purpose.
(Here it might be said that it is a
common shame that Robeson, a county
that always comes first as an agricul
tural county, does not have a fair.)
There were nine prizes awarded the
following for (the best displays of
corn: J. M. Howard, St. Paul's, $1;
J. B. Stephens, Fairmont, $1; Peter
Lamb, Lumberton $1; Purvis Leggett,
Orrum, 50 cents; J. D. Taylor, Lum
berton, 50 cents; Alex Andrews, Fair-
mont,-50 cents; W. C. Boone, Lumber'
ton, 50 cents; W. C. John, Lumber
Bridge, 50 cents; Leroy Townsend,
Lumberton, route 1, 50 cents.
Corn Club Organized.
The Robeson Corn Club was organ
ized with Mr. J. A. Boone, Jr., of
Lumberton as president, and Mr. Clar
ence Bracey of Rowland, route 1, secretary.-
There will be a vice "presi
dent appointed in each township in
the county. "
It can be seen from the report
above that there is some good money
to be made raising corn in Robeson,
even more, considering the work, than
can be made raising cotton. Although
theFe boys were allowed to pick out
pood land, they were not allowed to
use much fertilizer. It's cultivation
in the right way, at the right time
that makes the corn, anyway.
MucK interest was shown in the corn
club in Robeson this year, but it look3
now like interest has just begun to
grow. It is to be hoped that the fath
ers will co-operate with their boys
and Messrs. Robertson and Boone in
this work, which means so much to
the boys of today, who will be the
men of tomorrow. Just give the
boys a chance to do something, and
they'll do it
True it was a good day for those
lucky enough to be at the boys' corn
club meeting.
Th'e enterprising firm of White &
1 Gough presented each of the com club
boys, and all farmers in attendance,
with aticket which entitled them to
dinnner at the Dixie Cafe, and Messrs.
Boone and Robeson took all the boys
to the Pastime theatre. Mr. W. S.
Wishart, manager of the theatre, gave
them a special price, which was much
appreciated by the managers of the
club.
Officia Notice of Free Delivery
. Preparing to Handle Christmas
Rush.
It was stated in Thursday's Robe
sonian that Lumberton would have
free delivery of mail .beginning April
1, 1914.- Postmaster D.. D. French
received official notice this morning
that this service would-be put on at
that time. There will be two carriers
and one substitute. The examination
for carriers was held two or three
months ago. There will be 12 mail
boxes. Where these will be located
and the routes proposed for the car
riers will ' be given in an issue
of the paper soon.
In preparing to handle the Christ
mas rush to the best advantage
Postmaster French announces that
parcel post packages will be delivered
at the window at the end of the mail
boxes instead of at the front win
dows. This will relieve the conges
tion at the front windows. Mr. Vance
ui jjjoav oj uA aiiJBuio.iQ jo .laddic
the postoffice thi3 morning as tempo
rary clerk to help out during the holi
days. He will be on duty until Jan
uary 1.
A Sizeable Hog.
Mr. Dave Rhodes, of the Blooming: -dale
section, killed a hog ThursJar
thai weighed 733 tb after it was dress
ed was seven feet long, seven feet
round and two feet across the back.
Before he was dressed he would have
weighed something like 1,000 pounds,
which is good weight for a mule. Just
a Robeson county hog, that's all.
County Teachers' Meeting.
On account of of the crowded condi
tion of the paper today a report of
the teachers' meeting held here Sat
urday is held over for Wednesday's
paper. This meeting was attended by
130 of the 140 white teachers of the
county and was one of , the best of its
kind ever held in Lumberton.
Constipation Poisons You.
If you are constipated, your entire
system is poisoned by the waste mat
ter kept in the body serious results
often follow. Use Dr. King's New
Life Pills and you will soon get aid
of constipation, headache and other
troubles. 25c at Druggists or by
maiL H. E. Bucklen & Co. Phila and
St. Louis.
GIRL BURNED TO DEATH.
Miss Fossie Barnes Meets Horrible
Death at Maxton Hospital Where
She was a Nurse Breathed Flames
When Night Clothes Burned Well
Known and Popular Young Lady
Funeral at Barnesville Saturday.
The following account of the most
horrible accident that has happened
in Robeson county in some time was
given in a special of the 12th from
Maxton to. The Wilmirgton Star:
"This morning at 1 o'clock Miss Tos-
sie Barnes, a nurse in the Maxton
hospital was burned to death. She had
been packing a trunk preparatory for
a trip to Richmond, and after pre
paring for bed was standing before
the fire warming. Her night clothes
became ignited and before help could
reach her they had been burned off.
"When she noticed the fire she lost
her presence of mind and ran scream
ing about the hospital and the other
nurses could not catch her ?.nd smoth
er the flames. Dr. A. B. Croom, rex
ident physician, was called, but she
had breathed the flames and died in
great agony in a short while.
"Miss Barnes was an orphan and
was raised by her uncle Mr. Alf. Britt
of Buie. She is survived by a brother
who is a medical student at Wake
Forest College, and by several other
relatives.
"Mr. Britt came up from Buie this
morning and carried the remains to
Pembroke, from where, awaiting the
arrival tof her brother from Wake
Forest, they will be carried to Barnes
ville, her old home, for interment,
The funeral services will take place
tomorrow from the home of her uncle
Mr. R. R. Barnes. Miss Barnes was
about 23 years old and only last
September received her diploma as
a nurse.
miss Karnes was well known in
central and southern Robeson, where
she had a host of friends. She was a
girl of charming personality and by
her amiable and always cheerful dis
position, made friends of all with
whom she came in contact. She was
a daughter of the late Owen Barnes
and his wife Dora Britt Barnes. Her
father died when she was little more
than a baby and her mother followed
him to the grave a few years ago. She
is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ambrose
townsend of Buie, and a brother, Mr.
Furman Barnes of Wake Forest. Her
parents were representative of two of
Robeson county's leading families."
Mr. Furman Barnes, brother of the
unfortunate young lady was a clerk in
the Lumberton postoffice before going
to Wake Forest last September. She
was a cousin of Mr. Grover Britt of
The Robesonian's staff, and of Mr. K.
M. Barnes, cashier of the Farmers &
Merchants Bank of Lumberton.
W. M. Bond Succeeds Judge Bragaw.
vV. M. Bond of Edenton succeeds
Judge Stephen G. Bragaw of Wash-
ngton N. C, a3 Superior Court judge
for the first judicial district. Gover
nor Craig telegraphed front Hot
springs, Ark., Saturday designating
lr. Bond as his choice as successor to
J'.idge Bragaw, resigned, and the con -
mission will be innved to Judge
H'-rd at once by Acting Governor
Daughtridge.
Ju.l.e Bragaw war- nr-ointd to the
judgship by Governor Kit.chin, to suc
ceed Judge Ward, resigned, and was
then elected for a term at the last
general election. The statement was
made at the Governor's office that Mr.
Bond has practically the unanimous
support of the bar of the first dis
trict for the judgeship. Judge Bra
gaw's resignation is effective Decem
ber 30th.
Robber Breaks Into Store.
A burglar entered Mr. J. 1). Bar-
field's grocery store on Third street
last night. An axe was used in tearing
brick out of the wall near the back
door of the building and a hole was
made large enough fo ra man to go
through. Mr. Barfield says he has
missed only about four pounds of
common cheese and five or six cans of
salmon. "Uncle" Jimmy Carroll, who
is always on watch, found out what
was going on, and managed to get
Chief Redfern on the scene, but it
was too late, the intruder having va
moosed before he arrived.
Not Beyond Help at 87.
Sleen-disturbinsr bladder weakness.
stiffness in joints, weak, inactive kid
ney action, and rheumatic pains, are
all evidence of kidney trouble. Mrs.
Mary A. Dean, 47 E. Walnut St
Taunton, Mass. writes: "I have pass
ed my 87th birthday and thought I
was beyond the . reach of medicine,
but Foley's Kidney Pills have proved
most beneficial in my case." For
of the cause. Foley Kidney riils
sale by all dealers.
DOWN WHITE POND WAY.
Concert December 19 Raising Money
for School House Paint Fund.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Marietta, Dec. 15 The school at
White Pond will give a concert on
Friday night December 19th. The
church members have very kindly con
sented for the school to use the church
on this occasion, so the concert will b
in the church. A small admittance
fee will be charged, the money to go
or the painting fund.
The oyster supper last Friday night
was quite a success. A large crowd
wag present and all seemed to have a
nice time. The total amount raised,
clear of all expenses was $48.00. This
amount is to go toward painting the
school building. However the patrons
are considering the advisability of re
modeling the school building, and if
they do, the money will of course be
added to the building fund. The
building is entirely too small-
Rev. R. A. Hedgpeth filled his regu
l.i ! appointment here Saturday and
Sunday. Ho made a 'Sunday school
iu'k Sunday morning and si ! some
rn.ghtynice things o about the pre
press the Sunday school is making,
He said he had never seen a choir im
orove more in a month than the choir
here had.
Buck Horn News Notes School Pro
gressing Nicely.
Correspondence of The' Robesonian.
Parkton, R. F.D. 1, Dec. 13 Mr. Joe
Wiggins of Rex moved into this
neighborhood last week.
Mr. Otis Johnson filled his regular
appointment at Green Springs Sun
day night and made a very interesting
talk on tuberculosis.
The pinder popping at Mr. J. T.
McRainey's Tuesday night was en
joyed by a large crowd of young peo
ple.
There was an old time corn shuck
ing at Mr. M. McMillan's Thursday
night.
The Buck Horn school is progress
ing nicely under the management of
Miss Annie Lee McArthur. There
have been 40 enrolled. The box sup
per Friday night of last week was a
great success. The $25 cleared will go
to the new school house.
Miss Lena Smith visited friends in
Cumberland Sunday.
Miss Annie Lee McArthur is atN.ru!
ing the teachers meeting at' Lumber
ton today.
Mr. E. V. McMillan and sis
ters attended the apron party at Ver
non last Thursday night. They report
a good time. Miss Elon McMillan of
Missisippi is visiting at Mr. Lock Wil
liams;
irl
School Entertainments This Week.
There will be an oyster supper Fri
day night at Center school house,
about 7 miles from town on the
Fairmont road. The supper will be
given for the benefit of the school.
Everybody is invited.
On Friday night at Sadie Tree school
house at Saddle Tree, there will be
exercises by the school, an oyster sup
per and speeches by Prof. J. R. Poole
and Mr. J. Buck Bowen.
At Barker's on Friday night there
will be a box supper and other enter
tainments. Mr. H. E. Stacy of Lum
berton will speak. This is expected
to be a most pleasant occasion for
all who may be present.
An entertainment will be given Fri
day night of this week, 8 o'clock, by
the Marietta high school, Prof. W. T
Jenrette, principal in the school build
ing at Marietta.
There will be a concert and Hx
supper as Smith's school house, How
ellsville township, Friday night of thjs
week. An admission of 10 and 20
cents will be charged. The public is
im ited.
Recorder's Court Cases.
The following cases have been tried
in the recorder's court since Thurs
day: David Britt, drunk and disor
derly, judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost; John Bass and Douglas
Calhoun, peace bond, $25 each; Ne-
tus Inman, drunk and disorderly, $5
and cost; Jim Evans, drunk and dis
orderly, $10 and cost; Neill McNeill
disorderly conduct, dismissed; Jim
McCall, drunk and disorderly, $5 and
cost; Charley Bennett, drunkenness on
last Wednesday, judgment suspended
on payment of cost
Pain in Back and Rheumatism
Torment thousands of people daily.
Don't be one of these sufferers when
for so little cost you can get well rid
begin their good work from the very
first dose. They exert so direct an ac
tion on the kidneys and bladder that
the pain and torment of backache,
rheumatism and kidney trouble is soon
dispelled. For sale by all dealers.
VILLA IN ROLL DICTATOR.
Rebel Leader Seizes J.',000,000 Worth
of Property 20 Mexican Civilians
Put to Death Representative of
Foreign Governments Ignored.
El Paso, Tex., Dispatch, 14th.
Americans, Germans and Spaniards
who today arrived from Chihuahra,
Mexico, report that Franc Kt Villa,
the rebel leader, virtually had coi.
ftituted himself dictator ther-vjuid
that he refused to listen to the re-
pr, sentatives of foreign Governments.
The refugees asserted that th- rebel
leader had sized $5,000,000 worth of
property belonging to foreijmers' had
put tu detth about 20 Mcx'js l ':. I
ians including Sergec Sanchez, a law
yer and former State official, and had
commanded tile American, Go 'man
and British Consuls to obey rebel or
der: .
127 BUSHELS ON ACRE
That is the Record that Won Trip to
Washington for Master Clifton
Morgan of Marietta What He
Used in Raising It.
Mr. Clifton Morgan the Robeson
county corn club boy, who, as men
tioned in Thursday's Robesonian, won
a trip to Washington, offered by Con
pressman H. L. Godwin, is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Morgan of Ma
rietta. Clifton made 127 bushels on
one acre, using only 500 pounds of
fertilizer, 100 pounds nitrate of soda,
100 pounds kainit, 200 pounds acid
and 100 pounds cotton seed meal. II?
is to be congratulated on his success
in winning a trip to the Nat'onal
Capitol.
Entertainment By School Cildren This
Evening.
There will be an entertainment
this evening at the opera house by the
primary grades of the graded school.
The first, second, third and fifth
grades will have parts in the enter
tainment. An excellent program has
been arranged and some good enter
tainment is promised. The admission
will be 25 cents for grown folks and
15 cents for children.
Pension Warrants For Old Soldiers
and Widows Ready for Distribution.
State pension warrants for Confed
erate soldiers and widows have arriv
ed and may be obtained at the office
of Clerk of Court C. B. Skipper.
Three soldiers totally blind will re
ceive $ld0 each; 2of first class willl
receive $72 each; 3 of second class, 60
each; $5 of third, $48 each; 131 of
fourth, $32 each; $110 widows, $32
each. The total amount to be distri
buted is $8,578.
Superior Court.
A one-week term of civil court,
Judge C. C. Lyon of Elizabethtown
presiding, closed Thursday afternoon.
There were no cases of much public
interest. The jury in the case of
C.W. Ledbetter vs. Western Union Tel.
egraph Co., tried Thursday, rendered
a verdict of $1,500 in favor of the
plaintiff. The Western Union appeal
ed.
Mr. A. S. McMillan of Guilford
Fla., arrived this morning and will
spend some time here and at Fair
mont visiting relatives. Mr. McMil
lan is a obesonian, but has been living
in Florida, eight years. He says he
is surprised at the improvements
made in Lumberton ince his last
visit here, and can scarcely r ecognize
the town.
PERSONALS
Mr. J. A. Coley of St. Paul was
a Lumberton visitor yesterday.
Mr. W. E. Phillips of route 5 from
Lumberton was in town Saturday.
Miss Meekie Graham of Proctor-
ville is a Lumberton shopper today.
Mr. H. F. Harden of Barnesville
was a Lumberton visitor Thursday.
Mr. J. F. Pittman of Fairmont,
route 1, is a Lumberton visitor to
day. Mr. J. W. Burchett of route 2 from
Lumberton is among the visitors in
town today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morris are
spending a few days at Fair Bluff vis
iting relatives.
Mr. Joel Ivey of Raynham was
among the visitors in town Satur
day. Mr. J. C. Baxley of Buie, route 1,
was among the business visitors in
town Saturday.
WANTED A TENANT, wh want
to grow tobacco on smaiKone-horse
farm. - J. Troy Phillips, Lumber
ton, N. C, Route 5. 12112TV
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Middling cotton today, 12 cents.
Regular meeting of St. AUmum
Lodge No. 114,, A. F. and A. M. to
morrow evening at 7:15. Work in tile
third degree.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Robert Noma and Emma
Stone, MorJ Britt and Emeline Britt,
Acie Hurst and Magnolia Lee.
Mr. J.M. Williamson, who for some
time has had charge of a chair in the
Lumberton barber shop left today for
Marion where he has accepted a simi
lar position.
Mr. Frank McLeod returned Friday
from St. Louis, Mo., where he went to
buy mules for Mr. C. M. Fuller's sales
stables. A car load of mules arrived
for Mr. Fuller yesterday.
The teachers meeting, the corn
exhibit and the boys' corn-club meet
ing brought a large crowd of people
to town Saturday. It looked like a
sure-enough show day; and sure
enough it was.
-Mr. J. B. Underwood, who was
among the visitors in town Saturday,
moved recently with his family from
his home place near St. Paul's to a
farm belonging to Messrs. White it
Gough of Lumberton, on route 1 and
about 5 miles from town. Mr. Alex
Holder is living on Mr. Underwood's
place.
St. Paul's Messenger: Rev. E. L.
Weston has tevtered his resignat' .
as puslov of the Baptis church i?
ths town, the r-t Marsh and Ten
Mile the resignation to be effect! -
three months no.nt. We are nv in
formed as to Mr. Weston's inten
tions. "The Sheriff's Reward," Pathe Wes
tern, "The Wardrobe Lady.'Easany,
and "A Splendid Scapegrace," Edison
will be the. offering at the Pastime
theatre this evening. The three pic
tures to be shown tomorrow evening
will be "Law and the Man," Cines,
"Natoosa," Vitagraph, and "Heart
and Diamonds," Edison. In the Edison
picture Mr. Augustus Phillips will as
sume the character of Henry Russell.
Dr. and Mrs. Jno. Knox arrived
here Thursday and are boarding at
at the home of Mrs. N. A.
McLean North Elm street. Mrs. Knox
was Miss Mary McNamara and the
wedding took place in Baltimore on
the 2nd inst., as mentioned in The
Robesonian of the 4th. Dr. Knox has
many friends here, where he has prac
ticed medicine for a number of years,
and his bride is being cordially wel
comed. 1
Howard, 7-year-old son of Dr. and
Mrs J. D. egan, ate Thursday evening
about 20 explosive caps the kind
boys stick on the bottom of sticks for
exploding and was of course made
very sick. It was the following day
before it was learned what he had
3aten, but he had been treated effec
tively by Drs. Pope and Johnson im
uetiiately after he became sick Taurs
lay night and is getting along all
right. His mouth was made very sore
by the poisons.
Some time during this week aa
extra window will be opened at the
postoffice for the receipt of Christ
mas packages, and it is "desired on
the part of 1 the local posoffice officials
that those who expect to send Christ
mas packages get them in as early
as possible in order to avoid the rush
during the last two or three days be
fore Christmas. Mr. Vance Skipper of
Buie will be an extra man in the office
during the holidays. He began work
this morning. Mr. Skipper with his
family moved to Lumberton last week
and he expects' to make this his fu
ture home. Mr. Skipper and family
occupy a house in the eastern part of
town.
Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of
the First Baptist church, returned
Saturday from Shelby, where he pre
sided at the Baptist State convention,
which closed Friday night. Mrs. Oc
tavia Thomas, Mr. Durham's cousin.
and his small daughter Miss Kathleen,
who also attended the convention, re
turned with Mr. Durham. Mr. S. Mc
Intyre returned home from the con
vention Friday night. He was elected
a member of the board of Wake For
est and Meredith colleges and the
Thomasville orphanage. Mr. R. D.
Caldwell, whose return was noted in
Thursday's paper, was elected a mem
ber of the board of Wake Forest Col
lege. Mr. C. M. Barker returned last
evening from Raleigh where he spent
two or three days on business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tinkham re
turned last evening from Maxton
where they had been since Saturday.
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