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VOL. XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1914. NUMBER 1.
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AN INTERESTING CASE.
Twenty-five Thousand Dollar Suit
of Citizens Bank of Norfolk Against
McArthurs and Newtons for Col
lection of a Note Which Defendants
Contend Was Not Signed by Them-
Suit Grew Out of a Note Issued by
Now Defunct Newton-McArthur
Lumber Company of Elizabethtown,
The trial of a suit which is of in
terest to many readers of The Robe
sonian began in Raleigh Tuesday at
a special term of Federal Court, Citi
zens Bank of Norfolk vs. J. Sprunt
Newton, Mrs. Newton, Adam McAr
thur, Mrs. M. C. Mc Arthur for the
collection of the principal yof a note
supposed to have been endorsed by
the defendants and passed by J
Sprunt Newton. All the defendants
except Newton deny endorsing such
a paper. The trial of the case will
last through the week. Messrs. A,
W. McLean and L. R. Varser of Lum
berton are among counsel for the de-
fnse. Mr. C. V. Brown, cashier of
the Bank of Lumberton, is attending
court as a witness to testify as to the
genuineness of the signatures.
Mr. Newton was president of the
Newton-McArthur Lumber Company
of Elidabethtown, Bladen county,
placed in the hands of a receiver sev
eral months ago. The company own-
... ecLthousands of acres of cut and un
cut timber lands and had a mammoth
sawmill plant. Ex-Judge J. Craw
ford Biggs of Raleigh was made re
ceiver.
The suit of the Norfolk bank grew
out of the note issued by this com
pany, it is alleged and endorsed by the
defendants to the action, tne presi
dent of the company. J Sprunt New
ton is alleged to have presented the
check and secured $25,000. In the
complaint and answers Mr. Newton
does not appear to have answerea
The question for the jury to decide
will be whether the defendants en
dorsed the note for $25,000 or wheth
er it was a forged instrument. The
foremost legal talent in the State has
been retained by the individuals con
cerned.
Mrs. Newton testified yesterday
that when the note went to protest
and notice came to the endorsers, her
husband tried to make her say she
siened the note, declaring if she re
fused to do so his character would be
ruined; that their little son would be
diserraced and that he would certainly
shoot himself. He tried to make her
bring him a revolver to take his own
life with, declared the witness.
Mrs. McArthur also testified yes-
terdav that she did not sign the note
Tuesday's News and Observer has
the following m regard to tnis case;
There is no issue except forgery.
The bank acepting the signatures on
a note for $25,000 issued the money
The defendant J. Sprunt Newton says
the siirnatures are correct. Other de
fendants sav thev are not genuine.
that they did not endorse the note.'
The bank thinks they did and pro
ceeds aeainst them.
The defendants have brought to Ra
leigh David M. Carvalho, who is re
puted to be the greatest handwriting
expert in the world. It was Mr.
Carvalho, a South Carolina man,
whose testimony that documents in
Dreyfus case were forgeries, made
possible a new trial after conviction
and finally resulted inacquittal. Be
sides him are S. C. Malone, of Balti
more, E. M. Shafer, of Washington,
and 40 or more local and State ex
perts. "It is known that there are other
cases pending in North Carolina and
that other banks are preparing to
sue while resistance is being made
on the ground of forgery. The Bank
of Commerce and Trust Company of
Richmond, had a suit for $7,500, but
this was dropped without contest. It
was covered by bonds.
"The litigation is one of the most
interesting ones ever carried on in
North Carolina. Sprunt Newton en
gaged in the lumber business upon a
colossal scale. The business collaps
ed last year but it had large assets
still. The exact amount in
volved is not known. The banks in
making an effort to collect on their
paper are having to meet the charge
that their notes are frauds and defen
dants become plaintiffs and vice ver
"sa. "A powerful legal battle is to be ex
pected. It begins properly this morn
ing and Mr. Carvalho is expected to
take the stand this afternoon. The
following attorneys were ready to ap
pear in the first case and in thesec-
ond:
"The attorneys are Winston & Biggs,
Manning & Kitchin, T. W. Bickett, for
plaintiff, and Jones & Bailey, Shaw
& McLean, Jas. H. Pou, McLean, Var
ser & McLean, for defendants. Adams
McArthur was the only defendant re
sisting in this case.
The other case is Citizens Bank of
Norfolk against Adam McArthur,
Mrs. M. C. McArthur, J. Sprunt New
ton and Mrs. Eliza Newton. J.S. New
ton, is not resisting. The attorneys
are the same -for the plaintiff and the
same for the defendants, and in addi
tion Victor S. Bryant, Henry E. Wil
liams and Franklin McNeill for Mrs.
Newton. T The suit involes the note
for $25,000."
"Please Stop Ihe Adv."
Mrs. Cora E. Gerrald of St. Paul's
sent The Robesonian a small adv.
to run in its penny column four times,
offering eggs for sale from Plymouth
Rocks, but after the adv. had appear
ed twice she ordered the adv. discon
tinued, "asi""she wrote, "we are get
ting more orders than we can fill."
"'Nough sed."
OUT ROZIER WAY.
Preparing to Plant Tobacco Des
troying the Forests Personals and
Other Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. F. D. 2, Feb. 17
Farmers are preparing for another
crop Nearly every one has a tobacco
bed from which he is expecting good
money.
Mr. D. S. McRae of Fayetteville
passed here en route to his farm near
here. Mrs. H. H. Hayes and two
children of Pomona, Fla., came to be
with her aunt Miss Athesia Car
lyle, who has just died. Mrs. Luther
Malpass and little daughter of Currey
are visiting her sister Mrs. W. B. Ba
ker of Rozier.
The Beaufort County Lumber Com
pany is cutting the timber in and
around here. It is a warning to the
people who have not sold their timber
if they have seen where they have
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cut tne um per.
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Mrs. Daniel Humphrey of Tabor
spent a few days with Miss Annie
Belle Humphrey.
Our rural mail carrier did not come
Friday on account of sleet anchsnow.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Barker spent a
day or so in Fayetteville recently.
The sad news was scattered over
our community Tuesday a. m. that
Miss Athesia Carlyle was dead, which
was a shock to all of Tier friends.
She was a loving and kind neighbor to
all.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of Miss Ella
May Poole, of St. Paul's.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McRae of
Wilmington are visiting Mrs. Mc
Rae's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Barker.
SENATOR GORE EXONERATED
Not Guilty of Improper Conduct as
Charged, Says Jury Crowd Cheers
Verdict Which Jury Returned in 10
Minutes After Taking Case.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Dispatch, 18th.
United tSates Senator Thomas P.
Gore today was exonerated of charg
es of improper conduct by a verdict
in his favor returned in District
Court here in the suit for $50,000
damages instituted by Mrs. Minnie
E. Bond, of Oklahoma City.
The verdict was" returned at 5:40
p. m. ten minutes after the case was
given to the jury. Only one ballot
was taken.
"We find," the jury stated in the
verdict, "the tevidence submitted by
the plaintiff entirely insufficient upon
which to base a suit; that said evi
dence wholly exonerates the defen
dant and had the defendant, at the"!
conclusion of the plaintiff s evidence,
announced that he desired to intro
duce no evidence and rested his case,
our verdict would have been the same
in that event as now returned by us,
in favor of the defendant."
Despite the efforts of bailiffs to
maintain order when the last words of
the verdict "favor of the defendant,"
were read the crowd which taxed the
capacity of the court house, turned
into a cheering throng, orderly, but
no less determined to give vent to
their feelings.
News Notes
and Personals From
Clarkton.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Clarkton, Feb. 17 It seems that
winter has just begun from" the way
the snow is staying on the ground.
Mr. Jim Wooten and son passed
through town last Friday en route to
their home at Lumberton.
Ambng.those who attended the fu
neral of Dr. W. H. Wooten of David
son were Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Woot
en. Messrs. Henrv and Ed Wooten.
Mr. Sandy Nance, .and Mrghr-Jim Pow-
ell all of this place.
Miss Mary Kelly is spending some
time with her brother and sister in
Fairmont, Mr. and Mrs. Willie L.
Kelly.
Dr. D. D. King of Lumberton
spent Sunday in town.
Mr. Jbd Baldwin of Virginia spent
a part of last week here with rela
tives. Speaking of hogs -going wild, I nev
er knew of a chicken straying off.
I saw .one yesterday that had not
been seen in over one month. Guess
she is just making her living stroll
ing around in the woods.
oorry to hear of Mr. Daniel James
Gooden suffering a stroke of paraly
sis Sunday:
Mrs. A. McCallum and Misses Mary
and Ina Wooten spent one day last
week in Lumberton'Miopping.
Dr. Eugene S. Clark of. Richmond,
Va., is spending a few days with home
folks.
Killed by Train at nope Mills
John Crawford, colored, a brake
man on a V. & C. S. train, was-run
over and killed Tuesday morning at
Hope Mills by a north-bound A. C. L.
passenger train. Crawford and some
other train hands were eating break
fast in the cab, which was standing
on a switch near the main line of the
A. C. L., and he decided to go across
the line to a restauran and he
walked right in front of the Coast
Line train, whichpwas going at great
rtippH.
Plowed the Snow Under.
Everybody will" agree that snow Is
white and many believe it to.Je.of
great value as a fertilizer for a crop
which follows it, and 'tis said that a
certain farmer who believes this to be
uo Jdpun pjnoD sq paAioid 'onjj
his farm last week while it was on"
the land.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS
Town Alive With Railroad
Men
Grading Preparatory to Double
.. Tracking Chickens Running at
Large Social and Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, February 18 The ladies of
the First Presbyterian church are
having regular prayer service every
evening tnis week, at 3 o'clock.
On Monday and Tuesday night the
Devere Company gave entertainments
at the auditorium. They gave a very
good entertainment and you will soon
hnd yourself laughing and one can
hardly keep quiet from start to fin.
ish. Last night two car loads of
young people went up to fayetteville
to a play at the opera house.
The Parkton Chapter of the Ep
worth Eeague was entertained by
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McCormick Mon
day evening. The guests were met at
the door by Mrs. Eida Joyce and Mr.
John Ferguson for the social corn-
oawvaa v waw w .w4
mittee, and conducted first to the
"pbstomce," very appropriately deco
rated with hearts and roses, where
they deposited Valentines for their
friends and sweethearts; thence info
the parlor there to be entertained"1;
with various games and amusements
Then came the lierary feature of the
evening, a contest. A scotch Ko
mance," in which Miss Annie William-
son w'as the winner, to whom the
prize, a beautiful Valentine, was pre
sented by the League president, E. V.
Johnson. "The postofhee " was then
opened, Valentines distributed, and
delicious refreshments served "by
members of social committee. After
a unanimous vote of thanks tothe
host and hostess for a most enjoyable
and pleasant evening, the guests re
tired to their respectives homes.
Mr. J. T. Odom and wife and baby
spent Sunday in Bennettsville, S. C,
with Mr. Odom's parents.
Miss Addie Joyce came up Satur
day night on a visit to her sister Miss
Eida and spent Sunday in St. Paul's
with friends.
Master Ertle Williamson went up
to'Fayetteville Tuesday to Dr. Lilly to
have his eyes treated. Mr. Walter
Parham, chief of policee of Red
Springs was in town Tuesday.
The R. F. D. mail carriers failed
to make their trip Friday as the sleet
and snow was more thain-thejc cared
to face.
Mr. Charlie Mclntyre and family
have moved into the F. N. Fisher
house.
Our town is alive with railroad
men. The grading work is going on
preparatory to double tracking, which
will mean much to our town in the
iuture.
Why is it that some of our neigh
bors are stilt allowing their chickens
to run at large, while they all know
that it is a violation of both State and
tonw law ? The time has already come
when all chickens should be kept on
their own, premises, and all such vio
lations should be reported to the offi
cers if it runs much longer.
D. C. Everett of Abbottsburg Arrest
ed at Hamlet.
Hamlet Special, 17th, to Raleigh
News and Observer.
Chief Braswell, of Hamlet, arrest
ed D. C. Everett, wanted for cashing
forged and bogus checks on the Bank
of Hamlet, Saturday morning. El
liott was recently arrested in Raleigh
for attempting to pass a bogus check
and on acount of the fact that he did
not secure any money on the check
and upon the promise of his father
to take him home he was released.
Father and son passed through Ham.
let on their way to Abbottsburg, their
home, and while here young Everett
escaped from his father. Going to
the Bank of Hamlet, branch convinced
Cashier Mullican, that the $500 check
he deposited drawn on the Anchor
Trust Company of Raleigh, by A. R,
Smith, and endorsed by E. A. Lackey,
the president of the Bank of
Hamlet, was good. The check
was deposited on February 5th, Ever
ett getting $275 in cash on same.
Upon his arrest, Everett stated that
he had been to New York and other
places and had had a good time. He
had only $50 of the money on his
person.
Everett waived examination before
Mayor Davis this morning and will be
tried at the April term of the Rich
mond county criminal court.
When arrested he had among his
effects a check book on a bank in Flo-,
nda, with one check missing. He gave
his name to Chief Braswell as Wil
liam' Brown, but afterwards admitted
his identity.
American Troops Capture Castillo.
El Paso, Tex., Dispatch, 17th.
Maximo Castillo, the Mexican ban
dit charged with the responsibility
for the Cumberland tunnel disaster,
in which 10 Americans and 41 others
lost their lives, today was captured 38
miles south of Hachita, N. M., by
American troops.
With the bandit were six of his
followers who according to Captain
White's brief i dispatch,, surrendered
without a fightV They will be brought
here.
Whether the prisoner shall be sur
rendered to the rebels is a legal aues
tion which remains to be settled. If
this is done there is no doubt that he
will be executed for the .Cumbre dis
aster. He is not charged with any
crime on this side.
Castillo set fire to a freight train
in the Cumbretunnel two weeks ago.
The. cars were burning when a passen
ger train crashed into it, and every
life aboard was lost. The tunnel still
is burning.
GOOD-REAL ESTATE SALE.
Iv,ta SnM Wol) at Pnwerevill. Yatr.
day A Strong Real Estate Com
pany Pleased With Results of Ad
vertising in The Robesonian.
Everybody seemed to be well pleas
ed with the land sale pulled off at
Powersville, a station about 6 miles
from Lumberton on the Virginia &
Carolina Southern Railway, by the
Atlantic Coast Realty Co., of Green
ville, yesterday. The land sold be
longed to Mr. O. C- Norment of Lum
berton and recently he gave this com
ptany an option on it. The land was
cut up into lots 50x150, and sold at
public auction, the average for the
20 lots sold being $55.
The Atlantic Coast Realty Co., is a
North Carolina corporation, and is a
strong real estate concern. The mem
bers of this company travel in their
own Pullman car, on which the offi
cers and managers do their eating
and sleeping. They also carry an all
star band, and this same band made
some mighty good music on Elm
street in front of the Pastime thea
tre, yesterday afternoon music like
everybody- enjoys, and music that fail-
ed not to draw a crowd of eager lis
teners.
Mr. C. A. Wilson, one of the adver
tising managers of. the company,
nad oeen in' Lumberton lor about a
! week a"d by hs clever dealings made
.many friends here. He said he was
mighty well satisfied with the results
of the advertising he ran in The Robesonian-
He attributes the success
of the sale at Powersville to tne
drawing power of advertising in The
Robesonian,:
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STABBED BY HIS WIFE.
Hector Gilchrist, Colored, in Serious
Condition His Wife in Jail Await
ing Developments Jealousy the
Cause.
Hector Gilchrist, colored, was stab
bed with a knife Monday afternoon by
his wife, Agnes Gilchrist, at the home
of Emma Johnson, colored, across the
Seaboard near the Kingsdale lumber
mill. The wound was inflicted in the
leaft breast just over the heart, and
there is some doubt as to Hector's
recovery. Dr. R. S. Beam dressed the
wound. Agnes vamoosed at once but
was caught by Chief Redfern about a
half-mile from the scene of the cut
ting. Jealousy is supposed to have
been the cause of the trouble. Agnes
was placed in jail, where she is wait
ing further developments.
A Treasured Home-Made Bedstead.
Mrs. Fannie Batten, who lives in
Howellsville township, has a home
made bedstead which was made by
Rev. Ezekiel Bryan in the year 1780,
this same bedstead having been in con
stant use since that time, and is
good for many years to come. Mrs.
Batten says she wouldn't take any
kind of money for this bedstead,
which she treasures dearer than
gold. Mr. Bryan, the man who made
the, bedstead gave the land on which
the present Columbus county court
house is situated, and was one of the
first Baptist preachers that ever serv
ed churches in Columbus county. He
left this State at a ripe old age for
the West, and has not been heard of
since that time, none of his people
knowing where or when he died.
Trial of Jetton on Charge of First De
gree Murder Begins Today.
Robert Monroe Jetton, the young
Davidson druggist who shot and kill
ed his former friend, business asso
ciate and kinsman, Dr. W. H. Wooten,
Tuesday night of last week at his
(Jetton's) home at Davidson, is charg
ed with murder in the first degree,
the grand jv.ry of Mecklenburg su
perior court at Charlotte Monday re
turning a true bill for murder against
him. Jetton's trial was set to begin
today, a special venire of 100 being
drawn.
A singular circumstance arose when
in the drawing of the veniremen the
name of the defendant was called. It
was soon noticed by the court and the
named passed.
Rowland Firm Files Petition in Bank
ruptcy. Wilmington Star, 18th.
Through their attorneys. Mclntyre.
Lawrence & Proctor, of Lumberton,
the McArn Company, Inc., of Row
land, filed yesterday a petition in vol
untary bankruptcy with clerk S. P.
Collier of the Federal Court here. The
liabilities named are $11,143.73 with
assets of $10,347.51. The assets are
divided as follows: Stock in trade
$6,352.36, and outstanding debts of
$3,995.15. "
The matter was referred to Geo. II.
Howell, esq., referee in bankruptcy.
The company will pay it is thought
about 50 cents on the dollar. Only 3
Wilmington concerns are involved
and the total amount of their debts is
not over $500.
Recorder's Court.
The following cases have been
tried in the recorder's court this
week: Mack Campbell, colored, ad
duction, charge changed to forcible
trespass, 12 months on the roads;
ft . V AS.. asoatiib, JiiukuJCu. US-
pended on payment of cost; Ira Tay
lor, drunkenness, judgment suspend
ed on payment of cost; Nash M'White,
drunkenness, judgment suspended on
payment of cost.
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For Weakness and Loss of Appetite
The Old Standard rerernt trn(rtheninir tonic
GROVB'S TASTELESS rhill TON IC, dri out
Malaria and builds op the rtfm. A true tonic
adaareAfipei-aci. .ut adulta and children. 50c
MONROES SENTENCE COMMUTED.
r t . , . 'r- I- E. Belch has accepted a po-
Dave Monroe Negro Boy eSntenced to , aition in the Lumberton barber shop.
Die at Last Term of Robeson Su-; He began work Monday,
perior Court, Escapes Death Chair '
Sentence Commuted to Prison for Miss Julia Wessel left Tuesday
Life, as Expected. for Baltimore, Md., to study new
Governor Craig yesterday commu- I 8tyea m Dli,1!nery preparatory to ac
ted to life imprisonment the sentence i cept'nff a Pslt,on as trimmer,
of Dave Monroe, the negro boy con-1 '8a Josephine Breece will leave
victed o fcriminal assault at the re- j Monday eveniQg for Baltimore and
cent term of Robeson Superior Court ! New York to purchase spring and
and sentenced to die in the electric
chair in the penitentiary at Raleigh
March 20. This action was taken on
the recommendation of Dr. D. S. Cur
rie of Parkton, whose 5-year-old
daughter Monroe criminally assaulted,
and on the recommendation of counsel
for the prosecution and Judge Geo.
Rountree, who imposed the death sen
tence, because the boy is mentally un
able to realize tjie enormity of his
crime.
This is the disposition of this case !
that ,ao .,M,io,i i ... j
The Robesonian at the time the boy
was convicted and sentenced to .lie
that the verdict and sntnr. nnt
resisted andThattnvas understood
that all concerned would unite in pe
titioning the Governor to commute the
sentence to life imprisonment.
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons In
stituted. A chapter of Royal Arch Masons
was instituted here yesterday. The
officers are as follows: high priest,
G. Y. Jones; king, Q. T. Williams;
scribe, Alf. H. McLeod; secretary, J.
S. McNeill; treasurer, Lawrence Par
ker; C. H., J. P. McNeill; P. S., G. E.
Rancke, Jr.; C. A., C. P. McAllister;
M. I. V., B. H. Stansel; M 2 V, J. C.
Stansel; M 3 V, R. C. Lawrence;
sentinel, V. D. Baker.
Quite a number of Masons from
Laurinburg, Fayetteville land Row
land were here yesterday. While they
were here they' were entertained in
the homes of the Royal Arch Ma
sons. A banquet was given last night in
the Masonic hall, more than a hun
dred being present, and a very peas
ant evening was spent by all pres
ent. Among the Sick.
Mrs. Rowland Dees was taken
Tuesday to the Highsmith hospital,
Fayetteville, where she will undergo
an operation today. Dr. Dees and Dr.
T. C. Johnson went ot Fayetteville
this morning to be present when the
operation was performed on the form
er's wife. It is expected that it will
be necessary for Mrs. Dees to spend
five or six weeks in the hospital.
Mass Meeting Tonight.
There is much interest in the mass
meeting which will be held at the
court house 'tonight at 8 o'clock. It
is expected that a large crowd will
attend. Matters of vital importance
to every citizen of Lumberton and
noueson county will be considered.
The executive committee of the
Robeson County Farmers' Union is in
session here today.
A box of little chickens without
a mother arrived here this morning
cApress irom some point in New
Jersey. They were incubator biddies,
and had been on the road for more
than tfcripe days. Only one of the
lot was dead. Poor things but
what's the use; they'll make chickens
just the "same.
Lester Rowan was painfully hurt
. murning wnue working at one
of the dredge boats of the Brett En.
$lmeZing ComPany. near Pembroke.
Mr. Rowan was holding a cable on
which Mr. Albert Paul was using a
sledge hammer, when the hammer
slipped and struck Mr. Rowan on the
forehead,, inflicting a gash which it
took three stitches to sew up. Dr. T.
C. Johnson dressed the wound.
Mr. J. A. Stewart, one of the
young Scotchmen who last week ar
rived here from Edinburg, Scotland,
mention of which was made in Mon
day's Robesonian, left this morning
for Wilmington, where he has accept
ed a position. Mr. C. II. Phillips, who
also came-lrom Edinburg has accept
ed a position in the Bank of Lumber-
ton. . Me began work Thursday. Mr.
r. v. iroiro, rormeriy assistant cash
ier of the Bank of Lumberton left
last week to accept a position with the
People's Bank of Goldsboro, and it is
understood that Mr. Shepherd Nash
who been bookkeeper at the bank
will succeed Mr. Doub as assistant
cashier. ,,
Tonight the Pastime theatre will
offer an interesting Patbe feature in
two reels entitled "Her Marked Beau
ty." The third reel will be "The Mid
get's Revenge," Vitagraph. Tomorrow
night, Kalem will present in two reels,
"The Battle fort- Freedom," an histor
ically correct reproduction of one of
the battles in the Boer war. "Cutie
Plays Detective," Vitagraph, will be
the third reel. Saturday "An Acci
dental Alibi," an Edison drama, fea
turing "Augustus Phillips and Bessie
i-arn, win be shown, also "The For
gotten Latchkey," Vitagraph, featur
ing Miss Aneta Stuart, one of New
York's favorite tfaycra. ar.-l "A Bo
ned Treasure," a Melies comedy, pro
duced in Australia, or. the same reel
"The Home of the Ter.s', will be
shown. Mr. Phillips, who appears in
the Edisen picture has two or three
school mates in Lumberton. He is
one of the best in the Edison com
pany. v ... -
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BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
! summer stock for her millinery store.
License has been issued for the
marriage of J. L. Beasley and Mollie
Williamson, Calvin Rogers and Rosa
Smith, E. O. Israel and Flossie Wad
deli. Mr. D. J. McDonald purchas
ed yesterday a lot from Mr. W. II.
Humphrey on Fourteenth street and
will build a residence on the lot this
spring.
Rev. Paul T. Britt of Mt. Eliam
is among tne visitors in town todav.
! Mr- Bntt sa?s the farmers down his
! are. getting things in fine shape
1 Ior planting.
As-Washington's birthday comes
qji Sunday the banks of the town will
leclosed Monday. There will be no
Fi. F. D. mail Monday and Sunday
hours will be observed at the post
office. ,
Mr. W. T. Mercer of Wilming
ton was in town Tuesday offering for
sale stock in an invention of his own
to receive and deliver .mail and ex
press packages from and to mail
trains.
The Epworth League of Chest
nut Street Methodist church will
have a George Washington, social at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Caldwell tomorrow night. Those at
tending the league are invited to
come.
"Please stop my ad, as the lost
article was returned at once after the
first, appearance of the adv." was the
word sent The Robesonian by a man
who ran an ad in Monday's paper. Ad
vertise in The Robesonian and get re
sults. They all read it. 4
Postmaster D. D. French in
forms The Robesonian that all the ne
cessaries for the beginning of the city
delivery of mail have arrived and ev
erything will be in readiness for April
1, when the carriers, two in number,
will begin to deliver mail in town.
Mr. Tom Tolar, who has been in
a hospital in Richmond, Va., for sev
eral months, where he underwent sev
eral operations for injuries received
in falling from a street car in that
city, mention of which was made in
several issues of The Robesonian, is
expected to return home Saturday.
Mr. H. T. Prosser, agricultural
agent of the Seaboard Air Line Rail,
way Co., with headquarters at Hanf
let, spent Tuesday in Lumberton get
ting data about the amount of tobac
co planted in Robeson last year and
the probable acreage this year, also
information as to trucking in this sec
tion.
Mr. M. C. Britt, who lives near
Smith's church, Howellsville town
ship, cut his hand very badly yester
day while splitting wood with an axe.
The cut was inflicted on the side of
his hand just below the thumb. Dr.
H.T. Pope dressed the wound. Three
stitches were required in sewing up
the gash.
Mt. R. T. Sanderson bought
Tuesday from Mr. A. E. White the
building and lot on Fourth street in
which the Mosley Barber shop is now
located. The lot is 27x30. The con
sideration was $1750. Mr. Sander
son will at an early date tear away
the wooden building now on the lot
and erect a brick store building.
---Mr. J. P. Sneed of Rappahan
nock county, Va., is a guest at the
home of his brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Varser,
East Fifth street. Mr. Sneed arriv
ed Sunday from Washington, where
he had been undergoing treatment
under a specialist for several weeks,
and after spending a week or two here
he will return to Washington for fur
ther treatment.
-A man who has no legs at all
from his knees down was- walking on
the streets here Tuesday. He could
walk almost as fast as a man with
two feet. He had shoes made that he
wears over his knees and by the use
of a short walking cane which he used
he could move about with plenty of
ease. He said he lost one leg from
being kicked by a grasshopper in.
Missouri and the other from a mos
quito bite.
There was a vary-much-enjoyed
occasion at Baker's chapel last Sun
day afternoon. There was some spec
ial music by the Sunday school, and
Mr. J. P. Russell of Lumberton made
a very interesting talk, after which
he presented gold buttons to fourteen
members of the school for regular at
tendance for a period of one year.
There, was a large crowd present in.
spite of the cold weather and all
eemed to enjoy the occasion to the
fullest extent.
Lumberton correspondence 14th.
f Wilmington Star:' Mr. J. A. McAllis
ter celebrated the 4th anniversary of
his-birth on Thursdav. He is reroc
r.!:ed thraojrhent this section ss a
true type of the grand old Southern
gentleman in all that that term im
plies. While he has all these yearj
behind him and Iu3 head U white, hi
is as young as any of hi3 fine sons
and enjoys being a boy just as well
as he did nearly 50 years ago when he
engageoV-in teaching and exterminat
ing the blackgum crop in this section.
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