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V- ' THE ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH 8 SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL XL1V NO. 102. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1914. WHOLE NUMBER 2939. NOTES FOR STREET PAVING. Town Commissioners Issue Notes for $25,000 Sanitary Ordinances to be Enferced Providing Quarters foi Fire Truck. At a meeting of the town fathers Thursday afternoon it was ordered that the town issue notes in the sum of $25,000 to Robt G. Lassiter for the paving work to be done at an early date on streets and sidewalks of the town, the notes to be in sums of $1, 000 each, eight notes to be due and payable on or before the first day of March 1915; eight on or before the first of March 1916, and nine notes on or before the first day of March - 1917. An ordinance was passed to prohib it skating on the sidewalks, for which offense a fine of $5 will be impos ed. Chief of Police Redfern was in structed to notify certain parties that unless they comply with the sanitary ordinance of the town they will be prosecuted, the town attorney being instructed to issue warrants for all who failed to comply with request. The chief of the fire department was, authorized to have such repairs and changes made at the town hall as will be necessary for the care and protection of fire truck for which an order was recently placed. Chief Redfern was instructed to no tify all parties on whose premises stagnant water may be found that . unless they comply "with town ordi nance pertaining to same they will be prosecuted. Beginning of the "White Way." For the first time one of the two stands containing five cluster lights each, .which Messrs. White & Gough have had erected in front of their de partment store on Elm street was lightcjt-up-Saturday night and it has attracted considerable attention and much admiring comment. Lights will be turned on the other stand as soon as the wiring is completed. Mr. A. Weinstein has already taken steps to put a similar stand in front of his store, which is next to Messrs. White & Gough's store, and no doubt all the busines houses on the street will lo the same thing. Elm street will be as pretty a street as one could find in any town when it is lighted entirely by stands of this kind and the un sightly poles which now mar the street are removed. , Practically all of the property owners on Chestnut street have agreed to put cluster lights in front of their places of busi ness, so Chestnut street will not be behind in appearance. Columbus County Court House Row. " Messrs. Woodberry Lennon and H. E. Stacy spent Saturday in Wilming ton, where they appeared for citizens of Columbus county in injunction pro ceedings started by the citizens to prevent the board of commissioners of Columbus from delivering $50,000 worth of bonds recently sold for con struction of a new court house. The citizens allege bad faith on the part of the county commissioners in that they advertised for bids to the amount of $100,000 and have let contract for a building to cost between $80,000 and $100,000. Almost the entire bar of Whjtevil'e represented the board of commissioners at the hearing whi;h was held before Judge O. H. Allen. Judge Allen decided in favor of the commissioners and the citizens through their counsel, Messrs. Len non & Stacy, gave notice of appeal to the Supreme Court. , It is aid that this controversy has get Columbus county into a high pitch of excitement. McLean Trust Company of Lumber ton. The McLean Trust Company of Lumberton has been incorporated by the Secretaary of State, will A. W. McLean, Mrs. A. W. McLean and A. T. McLean, as .cikholder. The purpose of the. corporation is to engage in the real estate business, the main purpose being a real es tate holding and improvement com pany. The corporation also has pow er to engage in a number of other lines of business; in fact, almost every line except banking. Its au thorized capital stock is $125,000. Buying to Save Money. - Buying Foley's Honey and Tar Compound saves money " because just a few doses stops the cough and cold and one bottle lasts a long time. It quickly heals raw and inflamed surfaces, stops tickling throat, harsh, rasping coughs, croup, hoarsness, bronchial and Ja grippe .coughs. All dealers. BUCK HORN HAPPENINGS. Many Farmers Will Plant Tobacco Literary Society Affords an Oppor tunity for Self Culture Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Parkton, R. F. D. 1, Feb. 7 Plow ing, cleaning off ditch banks, burn ing brush and oh, just getting ready in general for farming, is the order of theday in these pails'; Eots of our farmers are going to plant tobac co. We wish them success in grow ing and curing the weed, not that we like it at all but that we wish our people success in all their work. We are sorry to report Mrs. M. Mc Milan very ill. Mrs. D. J. Smith and daughter vis ited friends and relatives near Mt Tabor last Saturday and Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Car penter on February5, a son. Miss Annie Lee McArthur is spend ing the week-end with friends in Lum berton. Miss Jerusha Todd of Bellamy is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. C. Car penter. Mr. Sandy McMillan visited our school Friday p. m. He is one of our pupils and we were glad to have him with us. Our literary society met Friday night for the second time. We were glad indeed to see so many of the neighborhood folks come out and take an interest in the work. We know whereof we speak when we say that great things may come to pass as a result of this society if each one will come out and do all they can to ward making it a success. There's a great deal in the old saying, "Large streams from little fountains flow, tall oaks from little acorns grow." But unless the people of Buck Horn neighborhood put more time and en ergy into the work of training their young -people, we're afraid they will in .the future have to say, "Alas, it might - have been!" Let's remember that the girls and boys of today must be the Careys, the Nopoleon Bona partes, the Woodrow Wilsons andthe J. Y. Joyners of tomorrow. Are we trainjng them ? . In connection with our meeting next Friday night, the 13th, we'll have a Valentine contest. Everybody come. Where a Road is Needed. Mr. R. M. Phillips, who lives near Boardman, says that a road is badly needed across Big swamp to Board man. The road that runs by Mr. Phillips' house ends abruptly near his home, at the edge of Big swamp, within a mile of Boardman, and, the only way one can get to Boardman is to go across the swamp in a boat. This is in Wishart's township, and the road runs down into a pocket a mile or so from the junction of Lumber river and Big swamp. Mr. Phillips thinks the county commissioners ought by all means to do something about it. He says a road across to Boardman from the point where this road ends would be a great conven ience to many citizens. Recorder's Court. The following cases have been tried in the recorder's- court since Thurs day: Cling Byrd, drunkenness, $5 and cost. Geo. Nagle, drunkenness judgment suspended on payment of cost. Will Blanks and Dock Har den, acting disorderly on public high way, case judged frivolous and dis missed, prosecutor to pay cost. Fred Chason ,disposing of (Crop without paying landlord rent or giving him five days notice as statute requires, 12 months on roads. He appealed to the superior court. Berry Baxjey, simple assault, jNidgment suspended on pay ment of cost. Mission Conference at First Baptist Church Tomowpw. A mission confrence will be, held in the First Baptist church tomorrow 'Tuesday) afternoon and evening. Dr. C. J. Thompson, a former pastor of the church and now field secretary of the Foreign Mission Board, will con duct the meetings. The pastors, members of the exe cutive committee, Sunday school -superintendents and teachers of the Robeson Association are invited to attend. Laymen's movement, mission methods, etc, will be discussed. All who are ' interested in these subjects are cordially invited to attend. C. H. DURHAM, Pastor. Neighborly kindness is among those things that are the more precious the older they get. George Elliot. ONE OVER ON THE CniEF. How a Green River Whiskey Carton With Innocent Contents Made Two Policemen Take a Walk. When some parts belonging to the electric piano recently installed at the Pastime theatre were received, Manager W. S . Wishart, better known as "C," and Mr. Parker, at the V. " & C. S. Railway's fierght depot, had a litle fun on the s'ce. The afoieiuid part of the elec tji.' piano wora Hupped in a carton 'vJ.ich' original': had bean usc-1 : i rip a brand of ti e "old faniliai juice" known as Green River. It looked for all the world like somebody was receiving some of the joyful, and in quantity of about 5 gallons at that This package was not addressed to Manager Wishart but to some other man, the man who sold the piano or somebody it doesn't matter. Well, Mr. Parker and Mr. Wishart saw as how that package looked sus picious, and knowing what it con tained they thought they'd have a lit tle fun. Mr. Wishart goes sorter careless like up to Night Policeman Berry and asks him if he knows Mr. ''So-and-So." "Uh-Huh," Mr. Berry knew him. Then Mr. Wishart lets out the remark that a Green River package was at -the V. & C. S. depot for that same Mr. S.-and-So. Mr. Berry immediately and hastily fades out of that immediate landscape and takes Chief Redfern around a cor ner and put him wise. Liquor, By George! Five gallons of it. And they'd see about it right away. So Chief Redfern and Mr. Berry, good officers as they are, losttVio time, and made a bee-line for the V. & C. S. de pot. Mr. Parker was just closing up, but he let the officers in and showed them the guilty package and then had a laugh all to himself. And Chief Redfern admitted to Mr. Wishart when he came back up town that that was one time the boys put one over on him. Forty-Six Years of Married Life. Friday of last Week marked the forty-sixth year of married life of County Treasurer and Mrs. M. G. McKenzie. Mr. McKenzie says he is going to do all possible to reach his golden wedding, and he has many friends who wish that he and Mrs. Mc Kenzie may see that and then make the world brighter for many years. Mr. McKenzie says he well remembers his wedding day, how he and his wife and the bridal party crossed tho Lit tle river, in Montgomery county, in battoes and the parson that spoke the words much different, but just as binding, as the ones generally used now walked six miles just in order to do the stunt. After the marriage ceremony was over a general feast of good things was spread and after all present had gotten on the out side of plenty, a big dance was pulled off. According to Mr. MeKenzie's ac count of it, there was nothing short of a great time on that occasion. Among the Sick. Mr. N. A. Townsend of Ten Mile was among the visitors in. town this morning. Mr. Townsend says the condition of his daughter, Miss The tus, who, as was mentioned in a re cent issue of The Robesonian, has been sick at Morganton, where she is a student at the deaf and dumb school, is improving. Mr. Earl Thompson, who for sev eral days had been very sick at the home of his father, Elm street, was able to be out today. the condition of Mrs. Maggie Nor ment, who for several days has been quite sick at her home on Sixth street, is thought to be improved to day. - Mr. R. S. Rogers of Page's Mill, S. C, came to town last evening and expected to take Mrs. Rogers, who recently underwent an operation in the Thompson hospital, back this morning, .but she "was unable to go. ' Mrs. W. C. Odum of Raft Swamp underwent an operation at the Thomp son hospital Saturday and is getting along nicely; ' MisaRuth Thompson daughter of Dr. and Mrs. N. A. Thompson, who underwent an operation at the Thomp son hospital last week for appendi citis, is getting along nicely. The Ep worth League of Chestnut Street Methodist church will hold its monthly business meeting immediate ly af terpray ermeeting Wednesday night. The officers and chairman of each .committee are especially re quested to be present FARMERS' INSTITUTES. All Who Can Do So Should Attend In stitutes to Be Held .in Robeson They Have Been of Inestimable Benefit in Farm Development In stitutes for Farmers' Wives and Daughters Also Vastly Beneficial. To the Editor of The Robesonian: Allow me to. call the attention of the farmers to the "Farmers' Insti tutes," and especially to those to be held at Fairmont on the 12th and at Lumberton on the 13th of February. No farmer can listen to the lec tures at these institutes without being benefitted, the amount of benefit de pending on the extent towhich he as similates and practically applies the ideas he acquires. It is impossible to overestimate the influence these insti tutes have had in the introduction of improved methods and in bringing about the changes that mark and em phasize the splendid development of farming in Robeson 'during the last twenty years. It is the design of the Institutes to continue and foster this development in every possible way and thus to increase the prosperity of the farming interests to the highest degree. The organization of the "Boys' Corn Clubs" that are bringing such splendid results, the splendid rivalry among farmers themselves in their efforts to produce larger crops from the same acreage, the study of soils, the testing of new methods of cultivation and fertilization, and the adoption by the farmers of such as prove of real practical value; these and many other benefits may be traced directly or in directly to the Farmers Institutes that for a number of years have been sowing the seed of development and progress in Robeson county. So much has been done for the farmers themsejves. Now this work has been expanded so that institutes are held for farm ers' wives and daughters. At these Institutes, conducted by ladies espec ially qualified for the work, lectures are given on sanitation, horticulture and domestic science and other sub jects of special interest and helpful ness to women, and the wives and daughters of the farmers as well as other ladies are not only cordially invited to attend these Ladies' In stitutes but are urged to do so with the assurance that they can derive .both pleasure and profit from them. Let me therefore urge the attendance of the farmers and their families. They can hardly spend a day more profitably or more pleasantly. The Institutes ought to appeal to all classes but especially to the tenant and small farmer, who need to get the most for their honest toil. Let them all come.. J. A. M'ALLISTER. , Lumberton. N. C. Lumbee Research Club. This is the attractive title of a club recently organized in Lumberton for the study of American literature, mu sic and art. At least that is what its attractive booklets, in cover of green and gold, set forth as the programme for 1914. The first meeting of this club was held January 8 and the rext meeting will be held Thursday of this weed.That this is a club worth while, you can judge for yourself from the programme for the next meeting, as follows: "Quotations from Washing ton Irving at roll call. 1. Washing ton Irving: A Critical Estimate of the Man and His Time Mrs. G. Y. Jones. 2. His Charm as a Writer Mrs. W. A. McPhaul. 3. Vocal Solo Mrs. R. C. Lawrence. 4. James Fen imore Cooper, the First American Novelist Mrs. J. Q. Beckwith. 5. Piano Solo Mrs. L. R. Varser." Club booklets contain programmes for monthly meetings during the en tire year. The officers are: Mrs. Alf. H. McLeod, president; Mrs. Jno. S. McNeill, vice president; Mrs. C. V. Brown, recording secretary; Mrs. H. T. Pope, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Stephen Mclntyre, treasurer. " Dr. A. C. Tebeau, formerly lo cated in Lumberton but who has been located at Hendersonville for the past year or so, arrived Saturday and will remain in Lumberton several weeks for the practice of hjs profes sion, osteopathy. Mr. O. C. Norment celebrated his 76th birthday yesterday. He is 76 years young, for he is as spry as most men the days of the years of whose lives lack adecader- so of attaining to the days of the years of the life of Mr. Norment. May he celebrate many more birthdays. MR. FARMER: STOP! THINK! Something More to Being a Successful Farmer Than Hard Work Study to Improve Methods Farmers and Their Wives and Daughters Urged to Attend Institutes at Fairmont and Lumberton This Week. Mr. Farmer, did you ever stop to think that there is something more to being a successful farmer than hard work? One great trouble with our farmers is that they don't study their business from the right viewpoint. Farmers, like the merchant, doctor or any other class of the business world, should ever be trying to improve their business methods. Let a Farmers' Institute or some thing else that might be worth a month's work to a farmer come along, and too many of them never have time to take it in. Got to work. Yessirce, no time to lose, when he might get one idea by attending meetings of thia kind that would be worth hundreds of dollars to him. At Fairmont Thursday of this week and at Lumberton Friday, there will be a Farmers' Institute for the bene fit of the farmer and a a Woman's In stitute for the benefit of the farmers' wives and daughters, and these meet ings should be attended by all the farmers who can possibly do so. Some prominent speakers and agricultural workers will be present at these meet ings to' address the farmers on im portant subjects pertaining to their better welfare; so rise early in the morning of these dates and take your families out to these Institutes arid by so doing learn something you should have known years ago. We earnestly hope all our Union farmers will make it a point to at tend these institutes. F. GROVER BRITT, Sec.-Treas. Robeson County Union. Death of Little Howard Regan Fu neral This Afternoon. Howard, 9-year-old son of Dr. arid Mrs. J. D. Regan, died Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Jef ferson hospital, Philadelphia, where he underwent an operation January 28 in an effort to save him from the effects of eating explosive paper caps. Dr. Regan, who was with his son, during his stay in Philadelphia, ar rived last night with the remains. The funeral takes place this afternoon at 2:30 from the home on Pine street, Rev. Dr. W. B. North, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, conducting the services. Interment will be made in Meadowbrook ceme tery. Howard at the paper caps the kind used to explode on the end of a slick on December 12th, thinking thy were candy. Medical attention wps given him at once and it v:aa thought that he would recover. His condition did not improve materially, however, and Dr. Regan took him to Philadelphia for an operation. After the operation the boy improved and hopes were entertained for his re covery, but at the end of eight days his condition changed for the worse. Among the out of town folks here to attend the funeral are Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Zozier of Roziers, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Rozier of Fayette viHe, Dr. C. W. Regan of Laurin burg, Miss Mattie Stansel of Winston Salem, Miss Blanche Willis of To lursville, and Mrs. B. Stansil and son, Mr. Jesse, of Allenton. Mr. J. B. Richardson, the tree doctor, has recently pruned, painted and doctored the diseased trees around the graded school building, which adds much to the appearance of things about the school grounds. The music at Chestnut Street Methodist church at both services yesterday was especially good. Dr. A. C. Tebeau, who was in the choir at both services, sang a solo yesterday morning which was greatly enjoyed. There seems to be an epidemic of mumps in town. A good many of the school children have had it or is it them? but Prof. Sentelle says they don't notice a small thing like the mumps up that way, as the sooner one has "them" the better it is; so school will run along just as smooth a3 you please. Mr. W. P. Lewis, formerly of Robeson, now of Nicholls, Ga., is very ill at his home. Sheriff R. E. Lew is, who is a brother of Mr. Lewis, re turned Thursday night from Nicholls, where he spent several days with his brother. A letter -received - by Mr. Lewis yesterday states that his broth er's condition was unimproved Satur day, when the letter was written. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Special meeting 'of St. Alban's Lodge No. 114, A. F. & A. M. to morrow evening at 7:30 for degree work. Mr. Giles Davis, who lives near Buie, was in town Saturday and brought to the editor two of the finest col lard heads one ever sees in this section. They aVe beauties. County Farm Demonstrator J. A. Boone says he has calls to go to more places this week than he can possibly reach. That would seem to indicate that the farmers of Robeson have the right idea about using their farm demonstrator. Mr. M. B. Sutton, the contractor who is putting in the concrete floor in Messrs. White & Gough's store, re ceived a telegram Saturday to the effect that his wife was very ill at her home in Greensboro. Mr. Sutton left for Greensboro Saturday after noon. Wesley Meares, colored, aged 65, I died Saturday morning about 9 o'clock in the county jail here, where he had been for some time because of the fact that he was mentally deranged. Sheriff Lewis had intended taking him to the State hospital at Goldsboro last Tuesday, but he was too weak to go. Fairmont now has electric lights. The Messenger says that on Saturday, the 31st ult., a 'model electric light plant was completed, installed at a cost of between $9,000 and $10,000, and that the company, known aathe Fairmont Light & Power Co., start with business sufficient to insure run ning expenses. Mr. Forest Stone of Mt. Eliara was among the visitors in town Sat urday.. J&r. Stone says the "Mount farmersTtave plenty of tobacco plants up, also that the farmers are making great preparation for planting their crops, which will consist of some to bacco and cotton and plenty of things that will satisfy hunger. Part of the furniture of the old Vaverly hotel, which is being torn down, was sold at public auction Sat urday afternoon, the sale being con ducted at the new L. H. Caldwell building on Third street The oale was called off before all the furniture was told as it was not bringing prices satisfactory to the owners, the Lum berton Improvement Co. Miss Dora Leigh Johnson of St. Paul's, who recently graduated at the training school for nurses at the Thompson hospital, arrived yester day and will be on duty at the hos pital because of so many patients be ing in the hosiptal at this time. Dr. Thompson says there are. more pa tients in the hospital than has been at one time in several years. Ex-Sheriff G. B. McLeod is hav ing his residence, which ha recently moved from the corner of Em and Sixth to the corner of Chestnut and Sixth remodeled. Mr. McLeod has decided not to build on the corner of his lot on Elm street at the present, thinking it best to retain the lot for business buildings. He will some time in the near future build in North Lumberton. i Mr. Ira Mullis, civil engineer, who was formerly located in Lumber ton and came back a few weeks ago to do some special work, has decided to locate, here permanently. He has an office in Mr, John P. McNeill's store building. Mr. Mullis has great confidence in this section of the State and thinks there will be demand for a great deal of surveying work in Eastern Carolina in the near future. The Pastime theatre will offer this evening an interesting Lubin special in two reels entitled "The End of the Hunt." Pathe Weekly No. 32 will be run as a third reel. Tomor row evening three single reels will be run, "An Itinerant Wedding," Pathe; "Widow of Nevada," Essany, and "The Adventure of An Heiress," Ka lem, all good pictures. "On Wednes day, "The Broken Vow," a strong dra ma in 2 reels,-by Cines, will be run together with "Auntie and the Girls.' Edison comedy. Instead f erecting one five-light stand in front of their store on Elm street, as was mentioned in a recent issue of The Robesonian, Msssrs. White & Gough have erected two, one in front of the drygoods department and one in front of the grocery de partment. Mr. A. Weinstein, -whose store Joins the White & Gough build ing, will &t an early date erect one in-front -f his store, and -it is ex pected that others will follow right along, which means that Lumberton will have a sure-enough "whits way.' - a .