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'A.'l. T7. : l v - ,tablihed 1870 County, Q6d and Truth Single Copy Five Cent VU XUV NO. 101 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA; THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5, 1914 WHOLE NO. 2938 FARM-IJFE SCHOOL ASSURED. WANTED: 150 BOYS. $2,000,000 FOR NORTH CAROLINA PARKTON PARAGRAPHS. SAVED BY TEXAS PONY. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS - ROBESONIAN 1 IrlxLi County Commissioners Appropriate $1,500 fpr Maintenance of Farm Life School State Will Appropri ate Like Amount School to be Lo cated at One of the Four State High Schools in the County Ap propriation for Farm Demonstra tion Work Increased to $600 and Mr. J. A. Boone Will Continue in Charge of Work Must Hare-" De monstration Farm in Each Town ship and File Monthly Reports. - Aftera,tborough consideration and at the request of a great many farm ers from different sections" of the county, the county " , ' commission ers decided Monday to ap propriate annually $1,500,-. for the - maintenance of a farm Hfe school, provided the State appropriates a like amount. The location of this school will be at one of the State, high schools in the county these schools are located at Philadelphus, Lumber Bridge, Orrum and Rowland loca tio nto be determined by a commit tee composed of one member from each township in the county. The , school that offers the greatest induce ment in the way of local donations either in cash or arm, will be most likely to get the school. The main object of this hchool, will be to teach the boys and young men of the county better methods of scientific farming, and to teach the Rirls domestic science, that is to say, to teac hthem to cook and do practi i cal housekeeping. This is a wise step and will mean much to the country boys and girls of this great agricultural -county, who will be the farmers of tomorrow. It means the bringing about of a brighter day for all classes. At the meeting of the county board of education Monday Supt. J. R. Poole was instructed to advertise for bids from the four State high school of the county for the location of the farm-life school. All bids must be filed in the office of Supt. Poole on or before the first Monday in March. Farm -Demonstration Work. At the personal request of many farmers and letters and telegrams from others, it was decided to con- - tinue the farm demonstration work, and the board made an appropriation of $600 for this work this year; the State will appropriate a like amount. The demonstration agent will be required to have at 'least one demonstration farm in each town ship in the county, and he shall file a monthly report with the hoard of commissioners showing progress made and methods being used by him, in order that the citizens of the county can examine the record from time to time and see that he is . giving all his time to the work and rendering faithful service. , The board recommended the" reap pointment of Mr. J. A. Boone, Jr., for this work. The appointment will be made by the agricultural commit tee of the State. This is another wise step and will mean much to the farm ers of Robeson county. Merely Testing the Road Law. In the report in Monday's Robeson ian of court proceedings it was stated tyhat Mr. D. B. McNeill was tried for failure to work the roads when sum moned, that a special verdict of guil ty was ordered, that a fine of $2.50 was imposed, and that the case was " appealed Jo the Supreme Court; also that several other similar cases were -continued to await the decision of the Supreme Court. This is merely a test cast to determine whether the section of the Robeson county road law re quiring free labor will stand. Of course it is costing Mr. McNeill more than it would have cost him to hire somebody to 'work in his place. He merely wants to test the law for the benefit of the public. Planting Irish Potatoes. Mr. Collier Cobb of Parkton waj among the visitors in town yester day. "Mr.. Cobb says he farmer? around Parkton are planting-, theii Irish potatoes. He says the Baird Company of Norfolk, Va., has arrang ed "td" puttut- 300 acres. This onv pany furnishes the seed-and -'..2,00(1 pounds of fertilizer to the acre t for half the potatoes raised, also handle the fanner's half if he desires. The farmers gettwo crops' each year where they plant their potatoes by planting com or cotton between the potato rows, the potatoes being made and harvested before the other crop needs cultivating. . At Least That Many Robeson County Boys Should Enroll for the Boys' s Corif Club Contest Robeson Coun ' ty Boys Made Best Record in State, Last Year Want to Make Still Better Record This Year. To the Editor ojfx The Robesonian: Out of 78 boys enrolled in the corn club last year, 31 sent in their reports. making an average of 80.4 bushels of corn per acre, at an average cost of 34.7c per bushel. ". We want at least 150 boys enrolled In Robeson for the 1914 contest. Our Robeson county boys made a good record last year a little better than any other county in the State. Now we want to make a still better record this year. The following boys have alreeady enrolled and a good many of them are very busy prepar ing their land: j. Corn Ctub Boys. Arnett, Van C, Marietta. Bullock, Henry, Lumberton, Route 5. Bullock, Wilton, Rowland, route 1. Britt; Sam, Lumberton, Route 1, box 58. Harrington, Luther, Marietta, route 1- , - ' ' - ) , Inman, James H., Fairmont. Jenkins, Sam, Lumberton, Route 3, box 25. , Leggett, C. P., Fairmont, Route 2 Leggett, Grady, Fairmont, Route 2 Leggett, Dewey, Lumberton, route 3, box 16. Leggett, Samuel, Fairmont, Route 2, Box 15. McLaughlin, Henry, Pembroke, Route 1, box 3. McNeill, Bundy. Pembroke. McCall, M, V., Elrod, Route 1. Oliver, Paul, Marietta, route 1. Small, John, Lumberton, Route 3, box 58. Smith, Jesse L., Rex. Smith, D. L., Rex. - Geo. Lamb, Lumberton, Route 4. It is impossible for me to get round and see all the boys in the'county be fore it will.be too late for them to en ter the contest, and I want to ask all the boys intending entering the con test to send in their names as soon as possible to Mr. A. K. Robertson at West Raleigh, or to my address hare at Lumberton, and I will forward them to 'Mr. Robertson. It is important to get the names of those wishing to enter the contest right away, so as Mr. Robertson and myself can visit them at an early date and give them full instruction for carrying out the work. Remember that boys are eligible between the ages of 10 andyl8 years. We expect to make it veryinterest ing for qur Robeson county corn club boys this year, and we hope to have the largest enrollment of corn club boys in Robeson county of any other county in the State. J. A. BOONE, JR., President Boys Corn Club for Robe. son County. Response to Appeal for Unfortunate Orphans Liberal. . Mrs. W. W. Carlyle desires to thank eveiyone who so cheerfully and gen erously contributed toward the unfor tunate children at Elhanan, N. C, in charge of Miss Mattie Perry. A large barrel, also a. box of splen did clothes, bed linen, &c, were sent the children today in addition to a cash contribution of $50. . May the One who rewards even the giving of a cup of cold watev, in His liame be very real and precious to every contributor is her earnest prayer. MRS. W. W. CARLYLE. Street and Sidewalk Paving to Begin at Once. Mr. Robert G. Lassiter of Oxford, to whom the contract for the street and sidewalk paving to be done in LumbeAon, mention of which was made in recent issues of The Robeson ian, was let, arrived this morning and is making arrangements to begin the work at once. Farmer.' Union Will Handle Fertilii- The executive committee of the Robeson Division of the Farmers Union were in session -here -yesterday, They- made arrangements - to handle fertilizers again this year. Some other important inside business was transacted. - Mrs. Thesis Carlyle in Extremis. Mrs. Thesia Carlyle of Rozier's suffered a stroke of paralysis recently and is very ill. Sne is not expected to recover. - Governor Craig Has About Complet ed ''Arrangements to Collect Cotton Taxes Illegally Collected by Federal Government Daring the 60's. k Washington Special, 3d, to Wilm ington Star. In acordance with a bill introduced by Senator Simmons in 1908 and an other recently introduced by Senator Overman, Governor Craig has about completed arrangements with attor neys to collect- the $1,959,704.87 cot ton taxes' illegally collected by the Federal Government front the citizens of North Carolina from 1865 to 1868, inclusive. Senator Simmons' bill was refer red to the Court of Claims, and attor neys who have made an investigation claim that they can make out such a clear case as there will be no ques tion about the money being paid. Ac cording to the bills introduced by the two Senators, the money is to be paid to the State as trustee and the State in turn will pay the claims of the heirs ofthose who sold their cot ton to brokers upon which the tax was exacted. For some reason Governor Kitchin failed to take any action, during his administration as Governor. Gover nor Craig, however, has already ar ranged with Washington attorneys to prosecute the case and it is believed the money will be turned over to the State within a short time. Under the provisions of the bill, the State will hold the money for one year and then reimburse the individuals or their heirs who actually paid taxes Senator Overman's bill further pro vides that after one year the balance " left after reimbursing individuals who have these claims shall be held in trust by the State to be used for pensions fqr the surviving Confed erate soldiers arid their widows. The amount of tax which will be paid to North Carolina, in the event Sen ator Overman's bill becomes a law, is approximately two millions of dollars COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY Physicians of Robeson Held Meeting Here Yesterday An Interesting Talk on Statistics Law. A meeting of the county medical society held in the court house . here yesterday. There were quite a num. ber of the Robeson physicians pres ent Dr. P. W. Covington, special agent of the State, Board of Health, was present and made a very inter esting talk. His address was centered on the recent statistics law. He pointed out many valuable features about this law .which says 11 births and deaths shall be registered, and showed the relation of the prac tising physician to the. law. A meeting o fthe registers of the different townships was also held in the court house at 2 o'clock p. m., a number of them being present. Dr. Covington also addressed the regis ters. Among the Sick. Mrs. R. S. Rogers of Dillon coun ty, South Carolina, who underwent an operation at the Thompson hospi tal last week, is getting along nicely and will return home in a few days. Mr. J. M. Hays, of Marietta, route 1, whose arm was chewed up in a cot ton gin some weeks ago, mention of whichxwas made in The Robesonian at the time, and who has been in the Thompson hospital ever since, con tinues to improve. Mr, Earl Thompson is very sick at at the home of his father, Mr. Jake Thompson, North Elm street. The condition of Mrs. Easter J. Branch,, who was thrown from a bug. some days ago and painfully hurt, mention of which was made in some recent issues of The Robesonian, con tinues to improve. Miss Ruth Thompson daughter of Dr. and Mrs. N. A. Thompson, un derwent an operation, for appendici citis at the Thompson hospital Tues day and is getting along nicely. 109 Years Old. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Rhodes of Bloomingdal.e were among the visitors in town Tuesday. Mr. Rhodes, says his wife s mother, Mrs. Nancy Barnes, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes, has passed her 109th mile post. Mrs. Barnes was 109 years old January 26, last. Mrs. Barnes is supposed to be the oldest white person in Robeson county. Subscribe : for Tha Robesonian. Series of Meeting at Lumber Bridge Excellent Male Quartets Store Entered by Robbers Trials of at Gardner A Busy Time4 Planting Irish Potatoes. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, Feb. 4 Rev. J. E. Berry hill filled his regular appointment at the Presbyterian church here Sun day morning, preaching an interesting sermon. He also made the announce, ment that Rev. Pat McGeachy of W. Virginia would conduct, a .series, -of meetings at Lumber Bridge commenc ing Tuesday night and insisted' on everybody that could to attend these meetings. Last night ' a very large crowd of our people attended and were delighted with the preach ing. A good many of our people attend ed the Sunday School Institute at Lumber Bridge last week and were much interested and edified byt the lectures. This scribe not only en joyed the lectures, but when the male quartette of Lumberton reached there Sunday and gave us that good music words cannot express just how much we did enjoy hearing them. Also at the McGeachy meeting the Parkton male quartet is giving us some fine music and greatly apprecia ted Porter, McCormick, Jenkins and Berryhill. Mr. T. B. McNeill has moved to the M. F. Hodges house. Mr. McNeill lost one of his ponies a week ago. Some one stole the pony at night and rode it away and although search has been made and advertised also a good reward offered yet the pony is unheard from as yet. The McMillan Supply-Company's store was broken into on Monday night and the safe badly bruised and damaged, but they failed to get into .the safe, but took some goods. Have not learned the particulars. However, there were some men from" Laurin burg up here Tuesday evening with blood hounds, but the trace was too cold for the dogs to do successful work and turned out without accom plishing their aim. Messrs. P. H. Fisher, J. F. Wil liamson, R. B. Hudson and Tracy Blue visited Pinehurst on last Sun day, made the trip in an automobile, and report a good time. Of course they enjoyed themselves, but how about the blow-outs? Well they just repair and blow up again and go right on their" way. Mr. P. H. Fisher, Mis3 Younger, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy McMillan at tended the play in Fayetteville Tues day . night. Well, Mr. Editor if I were to relate my experience in the garden business you would say our patience was test ed. Set out cabbage one day and the chickens make a break the next day and pullhem air up; and the next day the same thing. How can we pre vent expressing ourselves? You may think you have every place in the garden secure, and then some old cunning hen slips in. Well, I sometimes wonder what would "Aunt Becky" say or do if she was tried in just this way. But my last conclus ion is, the very next chicken that enters our garden, dies immediately if not sooner. The Irish potato seed arrived Mon day and a. htisy time till the last acre is planted. The weather is and has been favorable so far. Exery fanner, whether he plants for market or not, should plant early. Mr. J. D. McArthur and family of Wakulla were welcome visitors in our town Sunday. Farm Demonstrator Boone" Ready to Assist Farmers. Mr. J. A. Boone, Jr.. farm demon strator in Robeson, spent yesterday at the home of Mr. D. F. McNeill, near Barker's, where he rave Mr. McNeill instructions in regard to pruning and spraying fruit trees. Mr. Boone says he is ever ready and willing to give the farmers of Robeson anv assist ance or .instruction possible. It might be a good idea for the farmers io re member this and when something turns up they don't exactly under stand perhaps Mr. Boone, who is a graduate of the A. AUTColleee. Ra- leigh, might be able to help them out. Male by Parcel Post.' 'Mr. Stephen Davis of Raft Swamp was among the visitors in town yes terday. Mr. Davis says the last thing delivered by parcel post in his community was a mule. Veterinarian Edmund Given a Severe Kicking by a Mule Texas Pony Stands Over the Doctor and Takes Part of the Punishment. While inspecting a car load of mules at the Seaboard station Tues day Dr. W. O. Edmund was kicked all around by a mule. The mule kicked him down and kept kicking him. He was struck five times. The worst kick he received was in the side, where a hole was made by a shoe which the mule was wearing. His nose was' also skinned up. The doctor says he never had anything for Texas ponies to do in the past, but he is go ing to be their friend in the future, as one saved hia life by standing over him and receiving the kicks intended for him by the mule. He says this was the first time he was ever kick ed since he began doctoring mules and horses, which was 19 years ago. Mr. DuBois Purchases Lumberton Bakery. Mr. Wr J. DuBois purchased yester day from Mr. J. W. Morris the plant and stock of the Lumberton Bakery, on Fourth street. Mr. DuBois has had charge of the bakery for some time, but had it leased. He says that it is his intention to straighten "things around and giv even better service to his customer than heretofore. The Robesonian, like MrfDuBois, doesn't see any advantage in the citi zens of Lumberton ordering their bread from other points when .they can get it just as cheap and mucn fresher from a home industry. Teachers Meeting February 21. A meeting of the Robeson county teachers will be held in the graded school building here Saturday, Febru ary 21. Prof. Noble, professor of pedagogy at the State University, Chapel Hill, will be the principal speaker of the occasion. Prof. Poole is very anxious that all the teachers should attend. - Mr. W. F. French returned this morning from the Western markets, where he purchased a car load of mules and horses for his sales sta bles, Fourth street. Miss Winifred Mason arrived Saturday night from the Post Grad uate College, New York, and Mon day entered on her duties as super intendent of the nurse's training school at the Thompson hospital. Mr. Jesse S. Stone of Long Branch was in town yesterday. Mr. Stone says he came-very near losing his life Friday "of last week while sawing logs. While cutting a large tree a large limb fell and struck him, knocking him unconscious for some time. The programme committee of th? grammar grade teachers' association are requested to meet in Prof. J. R. Pole's office, in the court house Sat urday afternoon for the purpose of rrranging a programme for the coun ty teachers' meeting to be held hce Saturday, February 21. Mr. J. S. McDonald received a letter this morning from Dr. W. L. Grantham, who left Sunday night for New York, where he is a student at the - Post Graduate College, in which the doctor says he is getting on fine and dandy and likes. New York all right, but hot so well as he does Lumberton. Mr. Julius F. Stephens of the Saddle Tree section was in town yes terday art"d informed The Robesonian that Tuesday he assisted his father, Rev. M A. Stejhens, a well-known Baptist minister, in moving" from Evergreen, Columbus county, to Or rum, this county, Orrum being more convenient to the churches Mr. Ste phens serves. Mr. H. M. McAllister, cashier of the First National Bank, asks The Robesonian to say that they still have plenty., of good tobacco seed, which they will be glad to give to any farm er who would like to plant some to bacco this year;! and The -Robesonian will add that-it is getting high time to sow your seed if you intend to plant ;any weed. It was reported on the streets Tuesday morning that Mr. Alf. H. McLeod had .fallen dead near his home on Elm street, but everybody was relieved to learn in a short while that the rumor was without foundation other than thatMr. Mc Leod had fallen in a. f aintC and he was" on the streets yesterday, appar-1 ently in bis usual beealth. . : . - J Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gilmoro Monday morning, a girl; to Rev. and Mrs. J. Frank Gorrell Mon day night, a boy. Mr. Q. T. Wiliams has recently had his residence on Caldwell street remodeled and repainted, which adds much to its appearance. Mr. H. G. Martin, who for some tima has held a chair irv the Lumber ton barber shop, left this morning for Rowland, where he will open up a shop. Mr. Grover Britt, of The Robeson- ian's staff, was last week appointed a member of the advisdry board of The Southern Agriculturist, a farm paper published at Nashville, Tenn. Rev. D. P. Bridges of Parkton will preach a special sermon to the Knijrhts of Pythias at Raynham Bap- " tist church Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. The public is cordially invit ed. Mr. L. R. Varser, of the law firm of McLean, VarHar & McLean, will deliver an address before the literary societies of Antioch high school Hoke county, tomorrow eve ning. Charity arid Chidren: The church 3nd Sunday school at Lumberton give one fifth as much to the orphanage at -Thomasville as the whole Masonic fraternity gives to the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moore, who had been living in Lumberton for some time left Tuesday for -Jacksonville, Fla., where they will make their future home. They made many friends while here who were sorry to see them go.- Mr. Lon Prevatt, while working the road near the county home Tues day cut a long-straw pine, which was growing near the road, that was two feet thick, and this same pine was a sprout from the ?tump of a tree cut during the war. The Epworth League of Chestnut Street Methodist church will hold its regular devotional meeting in the league room Sunday evening at 6:30. Mrs. G. Y. Jones will have charge of the exercises. You are cordially in vited to attend. ' A rehearing has been granted in the case of the V. & C. S. vs A. C. L., in regard to the matter of the for mer crossing .the latter's road with a spur track near the Lumberton cotton mill. The hearing will be given before the Supreme Court March 23. Messrs. White & Gough are in stalling the seven-light stand received by them some time ago, in front of their store on Elm street. This is the first stand of the " "white way" . to be erected in town, and it is to be hoped that others will follow fast. Chief of Police II. H. Redfern spent yesterday at his old home in Anson county. He returned last night. Mr. S. D. Strain served as chief while he was away. Mr. Strain, who was formerly on the police force, is "on the job for a few days looking after street cleaning. St. Paul's Messenger: Twice or thrice this year has The Robesonian reported thunder and lightning down there while we had nothing of the sort here. We are not doubting the veracity of our neighbor at all, we are just noting the difference in the cli mate of the two places. Mr, J. A. Boone, Jr., of Lumber ton, county farm demonstrator, and A. T. McCallum of Red Springs are amoag the more than one hundred delegates whose appointment was announced the other day by Governor Cra,ig to the sixth national corn expo sition to be heeld in Dallas, Texas, February 10 to 24. Mr. IL. C, Cox of Mullins, S. C, , spent Tuesday in town. Mr. Cox is a Robesonian by birth, but has been away for twenty years. He notes many changes and advancements in the county since he left. He says when he went away the folks were working turpentine on land that js nowjnakiagji balejjf cotton to the acre. The Pastime theatre will offer an interesting program Ihiavening cott sisting of three single; reels, "Relig ion and Gun Practice." Selur: "A Child's, Precaution." Essany. ana "Amateur Lion Tamer," Vitagraph. The midget orchestra composed of six pieces, which was installed Mon day is making a big hit with visi tors to the Pastime, the music alone being worth several times the price of a dmission. ZiLL' ZI , 7 -J "77
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