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ESTABLISHED 1870. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1914. NUMBER 5. WILD SCENES IN LEGISLATURE Cole Blease While Presenting Special Message o Floor of House Throws Off His Coat and Offers to Whip All Comers Said He Would Die De fending His Character. Columbia,' S. C, Special 4th, to Char lotte Observer. Wild scenes in which Qov. Cole L. Blease was the central figure marked the session of the House this evening, the Governor at one stage throwing off his coat and saying he would whip any man who tackled him. This occur red on the . f loot of the House and members rushed wildly about and the speaker called for order. Perhaps in the history of South Carolina, since the memorable Car petbagger days there has never been enacted a drama such as was staged in the House of Representatives to night. Governor Blease sta'rted a . precedent when he appealed on the floor of the House to present a per sonal message in connection with statements made in the House this afternoon by Representative W. F. Stevenson and others in regard to the recent asylum investigation. The Governor had got only a few moments into discussion when he had words with Representative Pringle T. Youmans, which however ended pleas antly, Mr. Youmans apologizing and 4he Governor accepting the apology with remarks as to Mr, Youmans joining the Benedicts. Holding a copy of the local after noon paper in his hand Governor Blease started an attack on Represen tative Stevenson of Cheraw by saying .at first the gentleman f rpmCheraw,' "and "Then Correcting No7 T mean the" yr.yg'rayfrws Qherw, Br-: Governor Blease had "noT proceeded very far when Representative Steven son said he was misquoted in the af ternoon paper and said he had been reading from the record of the asy lum investigation at a point where the newspaper quoted him as speaking. Governor Blease had said that if Mr. Stevenson made the statement attri buted to him "in his Bible" Mr. Stev enson had said what was untrue. The Governor used strong language at times, and said he was prepared to meet Mr. Stevenson or other out side. The particular point reported this afternoon to which Governor Blease objected was the purported statement that Doctor Saunders was going to be dismissed to make way for Mary Baker Blackburn. Mr. Stevenson explained tonight that he was reading from the record. Following explanations during which Mr. Stevenson asked the Gov ernor to withdraw his remarks, the incident appeared to be closed, and Governor Blease stated that if Mr. Stevenson was misquoted he was rea dy to indicate his withdrawal of his statements made a short while be- bre. Soon the clouds began to gather again when the Governor started to say something about Representative Barnwell of Charleston, another who spoke this afternoon on the asylum matter. Mr. Barnwell arose and stated that the Constitution gave the the Governor the right to send messa ges to the General Assembly on the condition of the State and like matters referred to in the Constitution, but that the Governor was dealing in per. sonal matters. At this point Governor Blease said: '"Cowards hide behind technicalities." Representative Barnwell started to ward the Speaker's rostrum from which the Governor was speaking, and for a few moments it looked as if a personal encounter would ensue. But 4he sergeant-at-arms and members intervened, and this part of the night's stormy events was a closed incident. Stood it Long Enough. Then Governor Blease told the 'Speaker he would launch into his mes sage under the ruling, and then spoke of not having the opportunity as he said, to present his views to the peo ple through the newspaper "I have stood just beyond the rail ing and heard sarcastic remarks, .abuse and ridicule heaped upon me. I have stood it as .long as I intend to." The Governor stated he had come to the House tonight with the idea of either going to the beyond himself or to iail, and that he had read remarks about himself as false as the hinges -,.,.., that-awing, o.nthe gates of hell. Fin ishing his message, - tne Aiovernor started to leave the hall. - Representative Stevenson appeared in the House aisle, moving toward the door from a more direct point than the Governor. The two met in the narrow aisle near the door. It is how stated that it was not Mr. Stevenson's 'intention to make a personal attack on the Governor, but merely to tell ' the Governor personally that he had noc hiUnded to apologize At i cy rate the movi of the two men was misunderstood. Representa tive Fortner appeared on the scene. Oiher members rushed up: 'Oh.. Spenk- er rnpfedfoi" order and called the ser-geant-at-:.:nv; and in a few moiirt adjourned the body. The House was In a turmoil. v. Governor Blease threw off his coat with the remark that he would whip anyone who dared attack him, or words to that effect. Just what hap pened is told in many ways. To this correspondent it apeared that Mr. Fortner pressed Mr. Stevenson back. Senator McLaurin and Representative ' George Browning grabbed the Gover- nor. The crowd surged against the " big doors. At that moment Mr. Mc Laurin opened the door, and the lob- ;by of the State House in a moment STORM DAMAGE GREAT. At Least 25 Persons Dead and Proper ty Damage Running Into Millions. New York Dispatch, 3d. At least 25 are dead, tremendous damage yet unestimated, but probably running into the millions, telegrapn and telephone service disrupted, rail roads paralyzed, cities buried and iso lated under 12 inches of snow and ice as a result of the blizzard the last two days. Some railroads were able to resume schedules today with a semblance of regularity, but traffic is still ham pered, A ttie city having failed to complete the work of clearing the streets following the severe storm of two weeks ago. It" probably will be 10 days before normal conditions are restored here. It was estimated that in New York and vicinity 50,000 men were engaged in raising the snow embargo. Street ear and railroad traffic improved to day. All the trunk lines with termi nals in New York and New Jersey be an moving trains to distant points for the first time in two days and hundreds of passengers marooned in stations resumed their journey. With the resumption of railroad traffic Ahe threatened milk and meat ' tamines passed and it was believed j that supply ot coal would be sufficient because of the warmer weather. j The loss to business interests, rail. :-oads and the cost to eity and public i nna private corporations and compa- mes tor snow removal will run into the millions of dollars. Wire commu nications with points south and west, while far from normal, was improv ed today. Moore Gets Out of the State Depart Washington Dispatch, 4th. John Basset Moore, counsellor of the State Department concluded his services with the Government today when President Wilson accepted the resignation Mr. Moore had submitted a month ago. Coming when interna tional affairs occupy the forefront of official and public attention, the de parture of Mr. Moore from a position second only to that of Mr. Bryan at tracted widespread attention and com ment. Although the resignation had been in the President's hands since Feb ruary 2, to take effect today, this fact had not been generally known. There had been some reports months ngo that the counsellor of the State Department did not find his labors entirely congenial and was about to resign, but these reports were prompt ly denied. It was explained then and again officially explained today that Mr. Moore had come into the Administra tion with a definite understanding that his tenure was provisional for a year, so that he could return to his duties as head of the Department of Inter national Law at Columbia University. Contract Awarded for Bank of Lum berton's New Home. The Bank of Lumberton has award ed the contract for the new building it will erect on the corner of Elm and Third streets, where the old Waverly hotel formerly stood, to the Longest & Ts: ier Co., of Greensboro. The contract calls for thu completion oT the I jilciing by October 1st next and the contract price is $20.;"i)0, though tne trii'dirp will cos1, with fixtures conpiftie, about $25,00i Work will e begun at once. The building will be two stories, 27x115 feet, and modern in every par ticular, with hot water system of heating. It will be built of pressed brick, with the side on Third street of white pressed brick and front, on Elm, of white terracotta and plate glass. The second floor will be devot ed to offices. The Robesonian's office and printshop will be on the first floor in rear of the bank. Because he was delayed in coming to the State Baptist Convention which was held in Shelby last December, Rev. C. H. Norris of Holly Springs has instituted suit in Raleigh against the Norfolk and Southern in which he demands $2,000 damages. He secur ed permission to flag a through train and the train would not stop, although the engineer recognized and acknowl edged the signal. The delay caused him to miss an important business session of the State convention. heldHhe crowd out beyond the House doors Governor Blease was fushed down stairs byfiis friends. Others were kept back and in a twinkling .quiet was restored, following a series of in cidents the most remarkable that ever occurred in the General Assembly and probably in any other legislative hall. In the course of his remarks, be fore the statement by Mr. Stevenson that he had been misquoted, Governor Blease had said that "You can get satisfaction in this hall or out. I pro pose to die in defense of my charac ter." Mr. Stevenson said, in several interruptions of the remarks of the Governor, that he was speaking this afternoon from the record. Mr. Barnwell had stated this after noon as Veported: "There is only one conclusion and that is those who have read the report of the asylum inves tigation and see it it reflected upon the Governor are afraid." The whole matter arose out of a resolution that was before the House to re-open the investigation of the asylum. The discussion of this took a wide ranere and created much feel ing in the House, the climax of which was the demonstration this evening. WILSON TO ADDRESS CONGRESS i President Will Discuss Toll Exemp tion Before Joint Session of Con gress Today Asks Congress to Keep Obligations of Hay-Paunce-fote Treaty. Wusnington Dispatch, 3d. President Wilson personally will address a joint session of Congress Thursday, advocating repeal of the clause in the Panama canal act which exempts American coastwise shipping from the oayment of tolls. White House officials tonight ar ranged with the majority leaders in both 'Houses for a joint session at 12:30 p. m. Thursday. The President has prepared a brief address in which he sets forth his opinion that Congress should reverse itself and keep the obligations of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which he be lieves were violated Dy the Panama Canal Act. The President holds that National honor is at stake and that European nations should not be al lowed to claim that American treaties were not carried out, both in letter and spirit. The exemption clause, he points out, was passed on the assumption that while the Hay-Pauncefote treaty ,P.M .,i twatinont. t nil n.l tiong in the matter of ton the docu. ment wag not to be interp-eted as I meanin? alI nations excopt the United states he President believes thera so.;!i nf fiphatahl( ground on treaties I W once made. Originally he had not in. tended to deliver a message on this subject. He had conferred with Sc ators and members of the House and sentiment in favor of the repeal ap :peafed"t61ifm leaders, however, were .of the opinion 4naI,X3i;K& ation should be emphasized in a com munication from the President to Congress to impress upon those who previously had voted for the exemp tion, the necessity of changing their votes, regardless of domestic ques tions involved. Since the tolls question last was belore the Congress the President tolj Senators that European natiorn gen erally were taking the view that the United Siates had violated thj Hhv Pauncefote tveaty. The govfrrmicnls f the world, he made it clear, wen. beginning to Relieve the United States was not sunt re' in construction of tveotics. The massage to Coneress will open the tijrM in earnest. Senator O'Gor man, chairmen of the inter-oceamc canals committee, is expected to op, nose the President's view. Lately it has been said a majority of the com mittee would favor a repeal. The White House is confident the repeal will be passed, Republicans joining Democrats in making the change. FARMERS' TOBACCO HOUSED WARE- Charter Received Organization Meeting Will be Held at Court House Tomorrow Evening at 7 :30. Charter has been secured for the' Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse Co. of Lumberton and the next step is to organize. The authorized capital js $10,000. The charter was secured free of charge by attorneys T. L. Johnson and H. E. Stacy. A meeting for the purpose of or ganizing will be held at the court house, commissioners' room, tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. W. O. Thompson, chairman of the commit tee that has been securing subscrip tions, the efforts' of which committee have been gratifyingly successful, has Issued notice to this effect to every stockholder. It is important that every person who has subscribed for stock be present at this meeting, but if any cannot attend they are request ed to let some one represent them. Officers will be elected at this meeting and steps will be taken at once to pur chase a lot and begin the erection of a warehouse. Any persons who have lots to sell suitable for the location of a ware house are requested to be present and prepared to make a definite offer. Superior Court. The interrupted term of civil court which recessed last Thursday on ac count of the snow, reconvened Tues day morning, Judge George Rountree of Wilmington presiding. None except those immediately concerned in cases has been attending court and no cases fofeneral - iftterest - - navebeen tried: In the case of M. A. Buie et al vs. Kennedy Bros., which wsnttotriaK the land is-to be soTd by R. C. Law rence and L. R. Varser as commis sioners. McKinnon-Currie Co. vs Fan nie Caulk, dismissed. Maggie Lock lear vs. Atlantic Coast Line, non-suit. Frank Gough vs. Virgil Bell and wife, Esther Bell, foreclosure judgment Chas A. Spring, trustee in bankruptcy of Clarence Mayer & Co. vs. Chas. P. McAllister, judgment for plaintiff for $788.81. D. D. Gibson vs. Atlantic Coast Line, judgment against defend ant for $5. Many cases have been continued and many judgments have been signed. Court is still grinding away but may not last out the week. Some Tobacco Plants Killed by Cold but Plenty Left. Mr. Alfred Lawson of Orrum was among the visitors in town yester day. Mr. Lawson says that a .good many of the tobacco plants in his section, which is one of the best-tobacco growing sections in the county, were killed by the cold, but if the weather is good from now on he thinks there will be plenty left UP ST. PAUL'S WAY. Rev. J. A. Snow of Goldsboro Accepts Call to Four Churches Mumps Epidemic Series of Meetings Postponed Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. St. Paul, March 3. Miss Flora Mc Nair of Raeford visited Miss Maude Poole last week. Misses Janet Livingston and Kate Watson of Wagram were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. John son recently. Rev. J. A. Snow of Goldsboro, who preached at the Baptist church here a week ago, has been called and has accepted the field, and will take charge of the church at this place, the Ten Mile and Tolarsville churches and the Great Marsh, and he will enter upon the work about April 1st Messrs. A. R. McEachern and G. T. Fisher were in Scotland county the first of the week buying cotton. Prof. L. B. Olive of Wagram spent Saturday and Sunday with his broth er Dr. T. H. Olive. Quite a number of people here have had the mumps during the past two or three weeks. There are at present about half a dozen cases in town and a few cases in the surrounding ccun try. A series of meetings was to have commenced at the Presbyterian ,hurchlast Thursday night, in which Rev- Mr- McElwSine, of Maxton, was to assist, but on account of a great deal of sickness among the members 1 -11 A 1 . . and other townspeople the meetings nave been postponed. Dr. R. M. Farrell, who had been located here for about three months practicing dentistry has sold out his turned to nis nome in rittSDoro, ana Chapel Hill. Attorney John S. Butler and O. E. Seawell were in Parkton Tuesday looking after some business matters. Mr. J. C. BlancharcT spent a few days last week at Burgaw in Pender county, with Rev. E. L. Wreston. Mr. Blanchard and Rev. Mr. Weston were on several "wild turkey chases." Mr. J. M. Hester of Wake Forest College, preached at the Baptist church here last Sunday night. This is Mr. Hester's first year at Wake Forest. Women Demand Suffrage Amid Cheers, Jeers, Hisses and Applause. Washington Dispatch, 3d. All phases of the woman suffrage question were presented to the House judiciary committee today, accompa nied by cheers, jeers, hisses and ap plause. Deserting sentimental phas es of the suffrage argument. Mrs. I Crystal Eastman Benedict and Mrs. -Mary Beard, New York lawyers threw down the gauntlet to the Democratic party in no uncertain terms, warning . the committee that the political wrath f the 4,000,000 women in suffrage JStatearwbuld be visited upon the par. ty unless favorable consideration was given the constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. Anti-suffragists told the committee that woman suffrage would be harmful, "not only to women but to the coun try." At the conclusion of the hear ines. Doctor Walker, trousered and silk-hatted, presented to the commit tee what she called "the crowning constitutional argument" to show that women already have the right to vote under the Constitution. . A Narrow Escape. Dr. W. A. McPhaul'a handsome residence on North Elm street nar rowly escaped being burned Mon day night. Expecting Judge Geo. Rountree, who is rooming there while holding court this week, on the train from Wilmington Monday evening, Dr. McPhaul had a fire built in the grate in the room the judge was to occupy. The judge did not come until Tuesday morning and nobody went about the room, which is in a remote part of the house from the part occu pied by Dr. McPhaul and his family, until the following morning. Then it was found that a large lump of coal had' fallen to the hearth and that a number of small coals had fallen on the floor and burned their way into the floor in quite a number of places. The floor was ruined in several places. It was a narrow escape. The damage was enough to claim insurance. Monday night, too, when the wind was blowing a gale! Favorably - Impressed "With Robeson County Teachers. - - Prof.- M.Cv S." Noble," professor of pedagogy at .the State University, who delivered an address before the teachers of Robeson county at their recent meeting in Lumberton, :n writ ing County Superintendent J. R. Poole about his visit here says, among other things: "You have one of the very best sets of teachers I have ever met with and it was a genuine pleasure to be with them. The people of Robeson ought to be proud of their teachers and very iroud of the superintendent who has wc rked up such a fine corps of in structors. ,1 told my classes yesterday of the fine work you are doing in your county." Bunny Has the Laugh. Postmaster D. D. French, Assist ant Postmaster R. O. Edmund and Mr. W. R. Townsend have been rath er under the weather since Friday -of last week as the result of a rabbit chase. They gave the rabbit a close run, but he made good his escape and no doubt would take a hearty laugh if he knew how tough the boys have felt since the chase. COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS Farm-Life School to be EsUblished at Philadelphia Other Business Transacted at Regular Monthly Meeting of County Beard or Edu cation. The regular monthly meeting of the county board of education was held in the office of Supt. J. R. Poole" Monday. As stated in Monday's Robesonian, bids were considered at two o'clock Monday afternoon for the farm-life school for which the board of com missioners made an appropriation of $1,500 at its February meeting and the school was ordered established at Philadelphus. The bid made by Phila delphia was published in Monday's paper. Supt. Poole was instructed to in vestigate conditions in district No. 8, colored, Thompson, in regard to mov ing the school to McDonalds. It was ordered that district No. 1, oauu.e iree, oe auowea a wnen funds are available, for building poses, the district having contributed c. ji t i .11 i i an equui umuuni; mat me committee of district No. 1, colored, Thompson township, be allowed to use the spec ial tax now due that district by the town of Rowland in part payment for repairs to the building and that the remainder of this bill be paid out out of the district funds; that district No. 3, colored, Thompson township, be al lowed the sum of $o0 for building pur- j an equal amount; that Mr D.C. Smith be appointed school committeeman in district No. 4, Smith's to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. F. L. Jerni- gan, who has moved out, of the disJ tnct JUlch. ste,D3as.areJicessarv to ner-1 district No. 1, colored. Red Sprints it was ordered that $50 be appor tioned to district No. 4, White House, so as to give this district a four months term. Rebates were ordered paid, on ac count of errors in listing the special hool taxes of the several parties, and ordered charged to the several districts as follows: W. P. Britt, No. 3, Britt's, $2.85; B. McC. Bryan, No. 7, Howellsville, $1.18. Wake Forest Glee Club at Opera House Tomorrow Night. The Wake Forest Glee Club will hold the boards at the opera house to morrow night. This club gave an en tertainment here about two years aero and pleased a large audience, and no doubt those who attend the concert i tomorrow night will be well enter tained. After the concert a reception will be given the club in the ladies parlor of the First Baptist church, and the Wake Forest Alumni Association will be organized for the purpose of boost ing the college in the county. While here the boys who compose the club will be entertained at the homss of tu Baptists of the town. Death of Mr. Kibben Ivey. Mr. Kibben Ivey aged 69, died at his home at Baltimore, near Fairmont, Sunday afternoon, after an illness of several days. He had pneumonia. Mr. Ivey was one of Robeson's most highly respected citizens. Mr. Tvey's birthplace was Mt. Eliam, where he klived until some years ago, when he moved to Baltimore. He is survived by his wife and four children. The remains were interred in the family burying ground at Mt. Eliam Monday afternoon. The funeral was conduct ed by his pastor, Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth, from the residence of Mr. Stephen Lawson. A Way for Farmers to Save Money. A fact that is not questioned is that the farmers very often buy great quantities of fertilizers that are not what their land most needs, and it is very often the case that it does not pay. Demonstration Agent J. A. Boone, Jr., can by looking over a farm and making investigation, tell just what kind of fertilizer is most needed, and it wouldn't be a bad idea for the farmers to get his advice. It might save you many hard earned dollars. The Right Kind of Farming. Mr. N. A. Townsend of Ten Mile was among the visitors in town yes terday. Mr. Townsend is one of Robe son's many farmers who believes . intha priceare most all killed, and that - ralSihf 'Tverythrng , "needed at home and plenty td BCllr "He "killed pver7, 000 pourids'of pcrTctKs winter, which means that he will have plenty for home use and enough over to pay for all the "store bought" supplies he will use. The right kind of farm life is the best life possible. Tax-Listing Time Coming. Auditor J. M. McCallum asks The Robesonian to say that the time for listing taxable property is near at hand May being the time and that the law will be fully, enforced this year. Heretofore many have failed to list. A wor dto the wise ought to be sufficient. Go Farm ward! The slogan once was "Go West" but that .slogan is out of date, and a good substitute would be "Go Farm ward." The farm offers inducements to the young man both in wealth and wealth pleasure that are not excelled. Mr. John B. Richardson left this morning for his home at Dillon, S. C, after spending ten days here with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hood. ' BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. The local teleohone r.ffir i mil j ing to subscribers new directories for Lumberton, Fairmont and Rowland. The Wake Forest Glee Club will hold the boards at the opera house tomorrow nijrht Seats are now on sale at McMillan's. "My Old Kentucky Home, a musi cal show, will be the attraction at the cnera house this evening. The com pany arrived here this morning. Mr. W. P. Rowell and family left last evening for Wadesboro, where they will make their future home. Mr. Rowell had been third trick operator at the Seaboard station since August. The executive committee of the Robeson division of the Farmers' Union was in session here yesterday, and transacted quite a bit of business. Some very attractive siena am being painted on a number of the ; windows of the business houses of pur-!l0vn, signs that catch the eye of ; the passerby. r 1 n Mr. R. M. Phillips bf the Globe .Iwamp section was among the visi tors in town Tuesday. Mr. Phillips .ays they only had about five inches of snow in his section. Mr. Harry McGill, who for many years very satisfactorily delivered ex press in town, and who had been off the job for more than a year, is back at his post a train. He began work Sunday. Charter has been secured for the People's Tobacco Warehouse Co. of Fairmont, $20,000 authorized capital and $5,000 subscribed bv Dr. J. P. S2!fiJL2!3. bacco warehouse, eft today for Lauderdale. Fla.. where they will make their future home. Mr. Hamilton is anxious for The Robeson ian to follow him in order that he may keep up with the doings in Robeson. The Hagenbeck-Wallace combin ed circu3, a mammoth pictorial specta cle of the world's greatest circus, will be given at the Pastime theatre this evening. This promises to be a treat 'for all who see it. Prices will be 10 and 20 cents. St. Paul's Messenger: The cit izens of Lumberton met and organized a Chamber of Commerce a few nights ago. . Every town should have an or. ganization of this sort. Now yoo just watch that town do things left undone heretofore. On account of the inclement weather Prof. Sentelle asks The Robe sonian to announce that the graded school "library day," which ha( been announced for tomorrow has been postponed until one day next week, the day to be announced later. Editorial correspondence Rowland Sun: Mr. Grover Britt, alias "Hap. py Jack," who recently took Mr. Be thune's place on the staff of The Robe sonian, is making good. If anything happens on the street worth seeing, Happy Jack is on hand with, pencil and pad. Mr. Jno. T. Singletary of route 3 from Lumberton, who was in town yesterday, says that some tobacco plants were killed out his way by the recent severe cold but that many are sowing their beds over again and that no doubt there will be plenty of plants. Mr. G. W. Thorndyke returned home yesterday from Fort Riley, Kan sas, where he was in the quartermas ter's d':partmdnt, Un'ted States army. He was honorably discharged on the first, having served a three-year term of enlistment Mr. Thorndyke is a son of Mrs. I. Wilcox. He says he is glad to get back to the good town of Lumberton and will now settle down here. C. H. Sherfield, wanted in Anson county for disposing of mortgaged property, was arrested at Proctorville yesterday by Rural Policeman W . C. Britt , He was brought here last evening and placed in jail, and the An son authorities were notified of the arrest. Deputy Sheriff F. L. Autry of Wadesboro arrived this lfioming and will take the prisoner back to Anson tonight. Mr. B. L. Temple of Marietta is among the visitors in town today. Mr. Temple says the tobacco plants in his seCtion: and it's a section where they raise the kind of weed that brings many of the farmers will' resow their beds,-.Mr. Dave Collins of the Broad Ridge, who was in town yesterday says the tobacco plants on the "Ridge were most all killed b ythe recent cold weather. Mr. Rufus Sanderson left yester day morning for Wilmington, where last night he attended a banquet giv en by Cape Fear Tent No. 15, K. O. T M. Supreme Commander D. P. Markey of Detroit, Mich., who was the principal speaker at the banquet, passed through Lumberton yesterday morning, and was met at the train by quite ajnumber of Lumberton Mac cabees, who had tho pleasure cf shak ing his hand. When Mr. R. R. Carlyle opened his exclusive ladies' and children's store on Elm street one of the most attractive and. tastefully - arranged stores in town it is last Friday, he Invited ladies to drop in for a cup of tea. And the ladies came in. crowds, notwithstanding the fact that the big gest snow in a blue moon two blue moons several blue moons- was on the ground. More than one hundred ladies dropped in slipped in, perhaps more correctly; for it was a slippery time for a cup of tea.
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