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r A ESTABLISHED 1870. , COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1914. NUMBER 6. WAREHOUSE COMPANY MEETS. Stockholders Jbl .. Farmers Tobacco Warehouse Company of Lomberton Meet and Adopt Charter and Elect Executive Committee Committee Will Meet Wednesday and Complete Organization by Electing Office. At a meeting of the stockholders "of the Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse Co. of Lumberton at the court house .Fri day evening the charter was adopted and an executive committee of nine, composed of L. H. Caldwell, K. M. Biggs, D. H. Britt of Back Swamp, Nathan Britt, Sr., of route No. 4 from Lumberton, H. M. McAllister, K. - M. Barnes, C. V. Brown, W.-K. Culbreth of route 6 from Lumberton, and W. O. -Thompson, ws elected. This commit tee will "elect officers and proceed at once to purchase a site and begin the erection of a warehouse. Mr. W. 0. Thompson, who was sec retary of the meeting, was instructed to call a meeting of this committee at once and he has set Wednesday after noon -at 4 o'clock as the time and the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Lum berton as the place for the commit tee to meet. The meeting ' was called to order by Mr. W. O. Thompson, chairman of the committee that had been soliciting stock, subscriptions, and after an nouncing that 472 shares of stock, par value $10, had been subscribed, Mr. Thompson asked Supt. R. E. Sentelle, of the graded school, to act as chair man of 'the meeting. Mr. Thompson was. elected secretary. It was found that 241 shares of stock, more than a majority, were represented. Mr. H. E. Stacy, who with Mr. T. L. John iuJBOn. drew up the charter, was request adopted. It was first decided to have 7 directors, and to elect by acclama tion, but more than that number was placed in nomination and it was decid ed to increase the number to nine. Still more nominations were made and in ordr to simplify matters a motion was made and carried that the chair ap point a committee to retire and submit nominations for a committee of nine. Messrs. H. E. Stacy, A. Weinstein and Jno. T. Biggs were appointed on this committee and its report, the executive committee named above, was unam mously adopted. As stated above, the executive com. mittee will meet Wednesday after noon and elect officrs. . STUDYING HEALTH WORK Representative of American Medical Society and Dr. W. S. Rankin Inves titrating Health Work in Robeson This County Furnishes Good Exam pie of Health Work. Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of the State Board of Health with headquar ters at Raleigh, and Dr. C.B. Chapinj of Providence, R. I., one of the leading city health officers in the United States and a representative of the American Medical Society, are spend ing the day in town conferring with County Physician B. W. Page in re gard to health work in Robeson coun ty. Dr. Chapin is making a study of he State health work in all the States in the Union, and when he finishes his work in this State will go to South Carolina. When he completes his tour Dr. Lhapm will publish a report of the health work being done in the United States, also a report of the work being done by each State. Drr Rankin told a Robesonian re porter that he thought here in Robe son, which was one of the first coun ties in the State to employ a health officer for his entire time, would be one of the best places for Dr. Chapin to see what is being done in the Old North State. ' There are at this time eleven coun ties in the State that have a health officer who gives his entire time to health work. Recorder's Court. Swindell McEachern, colored, was arrested here baturday by Rural Po liceman Eli Phillips, on a charge of stealing two sets or harness, one from York McNeill, colored, and one from 5. L. Parker, both of whom live near Bee Gee. McEachern was placed in jail and will be given a hearing in the .recorder's court this afternoon, Going to narness tnings up, ne was. The following cases were tried in he recorder's court Saturday: Henry and Hoke Parnell, drunk and disorder- Jy on public highway, judgment sus pended, pay, Kmiaw, arunk and disorderly on pub lic highway, $5 and costs; Von Wilson, drunk and disorderly on pub lic highway, judgment suspended on payment of cost. .Robbers Entered Store at Rex Found No Money. A store belonging to Mr. J. F. Gil more at Rex was broken into Friday night An axe was used and two of the windows were torn out. The mon ey, drawer was opened, but there was no cash in it, It is thought money -was the main object of the party or parties, wh entered the "store, as nothing was missed. Somebody also tried to break into the freight depot there on the same night It is thought that the idea was 4a get into the depot and get some dynamite in order-to blow open the safe in the store. Sheriff Lewis and Mr. A. H. Prevatt went to Rex Saturday morning, but no clue to the guilty party could be f oupd. . . For any itching skin trouble, piles, eczema, salt rheum, hives, itch, scald head, herpes, scabies, Doan's Ointment-is highly lecomraended. 50c a box atall stores. . .. S. C LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS. Memorable Session of South Carolina General Assembly Comes to Close. What is considered a memorable session of the South Carolina General Assembly adjourned Friday. More than 200 acts were passed and the Governor vetoed a number of . these, among them one with regard to medi cal inspection of school children, the Senate sustaining his veto on tms bilL ' An interesting fight was waged on. 2 cent railway passenger rate bill in the Senate but a determining vote was never reached on the bill. The ort ner bill, providing that white people should not teach in negro schools, was closely associated with the rate bill. Gov. Blease linked the two bills when he in several messages called upon the Senate to pass them. But the f ortner bill also failed to come to final vote in the Senate, although that body passed to third reading a substitute ( -11 1-! 1 .1 1 Dill in WIUKIl uie WUI U ucgiu no eliminated, making the bill read "per sons of one race to be prohibited from teaching in schools of another race." Quoting from a Columbia special of the 6th to the Charlotte Observer: "The asylum investigation, precipi tating the stormy scenes of the night before the session's close when Gover nor Blease threw off his coat to fight; the beneath-the-surface political as pect of the session; the compromis ing attitude on the surfaces, are all features that will long remain in the memory of those who followed closely the 1914 sitting of the Legislature. "The warehouse bill, providing for cotton warehouses in South Carolina iiOoOetjforJpasO thatrtheTneasure-was- amende -str as to provide for a referendum before the bill would become operative. s In the House theMcLaurin warehouse bill failed to reach a vote, dying a natural death on the calendar with many other bills. "All in all, the session of 1914 was a remarkable one. The Senate as a rule, did the very things the House usually does for instance, pruned the appropriation bill. GLEE CLUB CONCERT. Wake Forest Boys Pleased a Large Crowd at Opera House Friday Eve- ning Members of Club Entertained in Homes of Wake Forest Alumni. The Wake Forest Glee Club pleased a full house with the entertainment given in the opera house Friday even ing. The boys are all full of glee, and know just what to do to make it pleas ant for all who attend their enter tainments. It is seldom that the peo pie of Lumberton have a treat like the one brought by the Wake Forest Glee Club, .The concert lasted for more than ah hour and a half, and there was not a dull moment during the entire time from start to finish. The music was- well, one could not wish for better, and after almost every se lection on the programme the ap plause continued until the boys return ed and supplemented the hrst with something which was each time as much enjoyed. Each member of the club played his part in a way that gave credit to himself and to the college and made it pleasant for his hearers. The orchestra, which is part of the club, is unexcelled when it comes to maning music reai music. Each .selection by the club was given in a tasteful manner, and the boys showed well-trained talent. It was an evening of real pleasure, and one that will long be remembered by a well-pleased audience. While here the boys were enter tained in the homes of the Baptists of the town, in almost every instance in the home of an old student of Wake Forest College. The boys seemed to be at home in Lumberton. The use of the opera house was ten dered the club free of cost by the management, which showed good pub lie spirit. Texas Rangers Cross Rio Grande and Secure Body of Slain Yergara. Laredo Texas, Dispatch, 8th. Texas Rangers, who secretly crossed into Mexico last night today brought to the American side the mutilated body of Clemente Vergara, Texas ranchman and established the fact of his execution after he was seized by the Mexican f ederals. The Rangers were not opposed, ac ompihjhingf'thetr'seafehitheutthe slightest- violence takihgthe body from a grave in Hildago Cemetery almost within sight of the Texas bor der. The seizure was divested of possibly grave aspects in international complications bv reason of the fact that the rangers were practically mak- ng use of permission granted official !y by Mexican Federal authorities sev eral days ago for recovery of the body: This permission had been given .to United States Consul Alonzo Garrett it Nuevo Laredo but he did not get the body because of what he report id as dangers, attenting search forit 'n the immeniate vicinity of Hildago. Vegara was shot twice through the head and once through the neck, his skull was crushed as by a blow from a rifle butt and the charred findings of the left hand indicatedThat he had been tor- tured before being put to death. Identification vm mHc hir the dead man's son and bv numerous friends. many of whom were in the party of nine, led by the State border patrol, whish made the grim journey to the Hidalgo . Cemetery during the early morning hours today. INTO WATERS OF BLUFF SWAMP Dr. Julius Shaffer of Fayetteville Gets Intimate With the Waters of Bluff Swamp on a Cold March Day Up to His Waist Against His Will He Chases His Floating Cases Still Mr. J. Z. Stone Proved a Friend Indeed. Dr. Julius Shaffer of Fayetteville, a specialist in optometry, had an exper ience in Bluff swamp, down Boardman way, last Thursday which he will nev er forget He got plumb intimate with the waters of that swamp up to the top of his pants; and then some. And you can't get the "doctor to say that the water was- fine. Not any. Fact is, the doctor does not like that swamp water on a - cold March day. He has nothing complimentary to say about that swamp, but is full of the praises of Mr. J. Z. Stone, who lives hard by. the place where Dr. Shaffer took his plunge and whose exceeding kindness rescued the doctor from the middle of a bad fix and whose clothes, a mile or so too large for him, the doctor wore to town Friday. . Dr. Shaffer was on his way from Boardman to Lumberton. Right in the middle of Bluff swamp his buggy got tangled up wtth a long log Which had drifted across the place where the road was supposed to be. The buggy and the log got mixed up in such a way that the going was not good eith er forward or backward. The doctor could not go forward or back out While he was contemplating the sit uation a Mr. Walters came along and the doctor and Mr. Walters thought iney saw a way to pull the buggy out. They hooked a rope to the bug- -S-"' - -cTVi,u umm nUpufk of MrWaTters'--mule the buggy came mighty night being turn ed over and the doctor was spilled into the cold water up to and beyond his waist. About the time the doctor got back his breath, which left him entirely when he struck the cold waters, he saw one of his cases floating by. With a "What's your hurry?" the doc tor lunged after the festive case. When he captured that case and turn ed to return to the buggy he spied another of his cases floating with dev ilish glee as far on the other side of the buggy. Loaded down with one lease), Dr. Shaffer started after another. When he captured that one he saw another case he had three of them floating serenely far away in another direction. Handicapped now with two 'cases the doctor gave chase. And the footing was none too secure and the water was cold. After floundering about in waist deep water some three-quarters of an hour, chasing the truant cases, the doctor managed to reach land minus his rubbers, gloves and buggy robe, and he hied him straightway, with all possible speed, to the nearest haven of refuge which happened to be the home of Mr. J.Z. Stone. In this the Fates, which had seemed to delight in plaguing the doctor, were kind once more; for the doctor knows Mr. Stone and his family well and here he found friends indeed. A roaring fire soon thawed the docto r out and Mr. Stone made him comfortable by arraying him in his (Mr. Stone's) clothes, from the hide out . And so arrayed, Dr. Shaffer blew into Lumberton Friday as cheerful as you nlease, for the doctor is not the sort to allow his spirits to be dampen ed fr g, no matter how wet it gets. And he says that while he has no sort of use for Bluff swamp Bluff shucks! he is eternally grateful to Mr Stone, who did for him more than mere mon ey could have done just at that time. But nix on Bluff swamp for Dr. Shaffer from this time forth. Maxton Will Vote on School Bonds. Maxton Cor., .Wilmington Star. The special term of the Legislature held m August last year, corrected the error m the bill passed at the re gular session, allowing a vote to be taken on the bond issue for floating the bonded indebtedness of the town and for building and equipping a new graded school. A call has just been issued for this election which will take place early in May. A $20,000 bond issue is to be ted on for float ing the town's indebtedness and for street and waterworks improvements atlH n OA AAA 1 1- . . " oona issue is to be voted on for building and equipping a new graded-school. - - Entertainment at Antioch School House. There will be an entertainment at Antioch school house, near Allenton, Friday night of this week. Two plays, "My Awful Aunt" and "That Nasty Sam," will be given, after Which thoro urin K 1 , "c - supper. These plays are very amusing and no" admittance fee will be charged. A representative of The Robesonian has ,,n.vsk?d to on the scene and seujne boxes, for the high dollar. Misses Ruth and Margaret Britt are the teachers. Ton.d Site Selected forPostoffice Duuamg. The Postoftica rioTva ington-has finally made its decision and has selected the Townsend lot, Elm and Seventh for the postoffice building. This site is fairly well located and no serious objection can be raised to its selection. Remains now for Representative God win to get Dusy for an appropriation sufficient to build the needed Federal building on this site. THE JUDGE PAID THE FINE. How a Liveryman Taxed His Honor Fifty. Cents and the Costs for Swearing at Him on a Snowy Morn ing. Now it came to pass that during the late lamented blizzard, when a certain judge who was holding court in a certain town viewed the snow scape o'er on the coldest of the cold mornings, and it still snowing, and the judge's boarding place being some dis tance from the court house and all b-z-z! nasty morning, to walk so far! it came to pass that the judge 'phoned to a livery stable to send a hack to convey his honor to the tem ple of justice, and to be there at a certain hour. It was a few minutes past the hour when the liveryman himself, not trusting the job to one of his hands, drove up. And the judge, stamping about on the porch as the man drove up, greeted the liveryman with some uncensored remarks that were as warm as the weather was cold. The expurgated copy of his honor's remarks reads: "Confound it, man, what in thunder do you mean by coming this time o dayi wnat me deuce do you mean by keeping me waiting like this?" Et cetera. Oh4 et cetera! How full of meaning art thou s.t times! But the liveryman was on sort of a wire edge too, that morning it snow ing, and cold. "Giddup," he said; "I don't have to fake you down town," he said; and th liveryman started to drive off without the judge. "Aw, don't be a darn fool, man," said the judge. "Don't you know how to take a joke." .... So the judge rode down town, after the court house, after riding about five blocks, and asked what the dam ago was: "Seventy-five cents," said the liv eryman. "What's that for?" asked the judge. "Twenty-five cents for the ride and fifty cents for cussing at me," said the liveryman. And the judge paid the fine. P. S. Maybe this happened in Florida. DOWN GLOBE SWAMP WAY Tobacco Warehouse at Lumberton Will he a Great Accommodation Public Road Badly Needed Per sonal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Boardman, March 6 The farmers of this section are very busy prepar ing for another crop. They're talking of building a tobac co warehouse at Lumberton. It would be a lot of accommodation to the peo ple of this section. (It will be built. Editor.) For some time the people of this section and others have been talking of putting a public road through from Mr. Richard M. Phillips' to Boardman. The citizens had appoint ed a meetin but it was broken up on ac count of bad weather, but another one was appointed. It would be a great accommodation to the people of this section and others 11 a road was through. Mr. C. E. Phillips, a student at luassey s Business College, at Rich mond, Va. came home Monday night to spend a few weeks at the home of his father, Mr. R. M. Phillips. We hope he will have good success at his work. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Phillips of the Beulah section are visiting friends and relatives in .hast Lumberton todav. Mrs. William Phillips was painfully though we hope not seriously injured wnen she supped off the door steps. It was caused by ice on the steps. Mrs Phillips is 80 years old. Sorry to report that Mr. W. B. Sut ton is very ill. We hope his condition. wnimprove soon. Sorry to report that Mrs. M. M. Phillips is sick. We hope that she will improve soon. Messrs. Gregory Stephens and John Stone of Mt. Eliam section were visi ors in this section a few days ago. We hope Aunt Becky will write oft ener for her letters are truly enjoy able. Among the. Sick. The condition of Mrs. I. L. Pope, who had been very ill at her home on VV alnut street, is improved today. Mrs. W. C. Odum. who haH hon I undergoing treatment at the. Thomp-, wit nusjjiiai 1 or some time, was taken to her home at Buie Saturday by her husband and her father-in-law, Mr. E. Odum. Mrs. Odum is not yet able to sit up but it is thought that her con dition had improved sufficiently to make it safe to take her home. Mr. D. -E. Nance,returned last eve ning from Atlanta, Ga., where under Dr. Harry L. Andrews, he took the chiropractic treatment This is a new science used in adiustinir the cause of disease, and Mr., Nance says it has proven very successful on him as he feels almost like a new an. The condition of little Mi T.nJ Norment, who has been confined, for some time with diphtheria at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Norment, Seventh street is considered somewhat improved today. Mr. H. McE. McMillan, who had been confined at his home on the west ern edge of town with grip, is able to be down town today for the first time in three weeks. Baraca and Philathea classes will be organized at Blooraingdale church next Sunday afternoon at 2:30. All the young folks of the community are requested to be present- W. F. C. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. ; Robeson County Alumni Association of Wake Forest College Organized Carlyle Memorial Fellowship to 5 be Established A Delightful Occas-1 inn at First Ilantinf f'hurrh Afir ' Wake Forest Glee Club Concert Fri-! day Night, Reported for The Robesonian. At the conclusion of the perform ance of the Wake Forest Glee Club at the opera house last Friday night the "former students and alumni of Wake Forest College, as also the friends and supporters of the insti tution, repaired to the parlors of the First Baptist church, where a Kobeson County Alumni Association of Wake Forest College was organized with the following charter members: E. J. Britt, R. D. Caldwell, S. F. Caldwell, E. M. Britt, E. D. McGoogan, T. L. Johnson, W. E. Marley, W. Lennon, E. M. Johnson, L. R. Varser, W. S. Britt, H. T. Pope, S. Mclntyre, Alf. II. McLeod, C. E. Grantham, J. H. j Jones. Stinceon Powell, J. D. Proc-1 tor, M. Shepherd, Rey. C. H. Durham, Dr. W. W. Early, Dr. R. T. Allen, R. R. Carlyle, Rev. I. P. Hedgpth, C. B. Skipper, R. E. Sentelle, R. C. Lawrence. A permanent organization was ef fected with R. C. Lawrence president, L. R. Varser vice president, W, Len non, secretary-treasurer; Rev. C. H. Durham, Stephen Mclntyre, EJ. Britt, M. Shepherd and Dr. W. W. Early constituting the executive committee. It was unanimously determined to es tablish a loan fund to be used in pay ing the expenses of worthy young men from KoDeson county wno aesire to attend the college, applications to be, madeitondppTovedyllhe- eecu-4 tierarySoriety -of the Southern" Pre tive comittee. This fellowship is a ; hvterian College. memorial to the late John Bethune Carlyle and will be called the John B. Carlyle memorial fellowship. It was further ordered that steps be taken to establish a Baptist high school in Robeson county and this matter was referred to the executive committee for consideration and support. The meeting was largely attended and there was much enthusiasm. A number of speeches were made by lo cal alumni and others. The faculty of the college wa3 represented by Dr. J. H. Gorrell, rofssor of modern lan guages, who spoke with power and feeling on the life and services of the late Prof. Carlyle. Dr. H. M. Poteat, professor of Latin, who is in charge of the Glee Club was also present and s ddresed the meeting. The parlors of the church had been beautifully decorated in old gold and black, the colors of the college, and at the conclusion of the business session a delightful buffet supper was served Under the auspices of a committee of ladies from the church and the Phila thea class of the Sunday school. The Wake Forest Glee Club attend ed Hie meeting in a body and it was past midnight when the exercises had been concluded. Simmons and Godwin Will Urge Re moval of Keith. Washington Cor., 7th Greensboro News. Senator Simmons and Representa tive Godwin made an engagement to day to meet Secretary of the Treas ury McAdoo Tuesday afternoon to further urge the removal of B: F. Keith as collector of customs at Wilm ington. While neither Senator Simmons nor Representative Godwin would discuss the matter it is understood that they have secured information which will convince Secretary McAdoo that Keith should be removed. Just what they have to fire at the Republican collec tor cannot be stated at this time, but it is certain that they have loaded their guns with ammunition and will fire a broadside at Mr. Keith. Up to the time that Mr. Keith refus ed to resign no effort had been made to have him removed. But as soon as Senator Simmons and Representative Godwin learned the hostile attitude of the collector they began to look around. It is said that they will pre sent a few documents to the Secretary Tuesday in substantiation of their claim that he should be removed. New Night Policeman. At a meeting of the town fathers Thursday afternoon Mr. J. B. Boyle of Maxton was elected night police - man, at a saiaiy 01 bo per month. Mr. coyle was : for many yean r: a deputy United States marshall. He began work Thursday night There were 10 applicants for the position, but Mr. Boyle seemed to suit the fancy of the fathers, so he landed the job. At this meeting Mr. A. K. Morrison was paid $125 for hauling dirt on streets and Mr. Q. T. Williams waf, paid a fire-insurance premium of $152.53. Gas Explosion in Russian Mine Kills Twenty-four. Skaterinoslav, Russia, Dispatch, 8th. Twenty-four men today were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine here. The explosion was caused by a miner opening his safety lamp in a gas filled chamber to light a cigarette. Superior Court. The two-weeks' term of civil court which began February 23 and was called off for four days on account of the snow, closed Thursday afternoon. There was no disposition made of any rases after the court proceedings pub lished in Thursday's Robesonian were written. Judge Geo." Rountree of Wilmington presided.- .BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. License has been issued for the marriage of 1. H. Fisher and Ethel McDonald. Miss Lillie Barker left this morn- for Centenary, where today she will begin teaching. Special meeting St Albans Lodge No. 114, A. t, and A. M.. tomorrow evening. Work in 3rd degree. A party of eight went from here to Wrightsville yesterday and enjoyed an oyster roast They report a fine trip. Among the nominations of post- masters made by President Wilson Friday was Vernon G. Pleasants for Rowland. Assistant Grand Lecturer J. W. Patten of Elon College will fill a 2 weeks' engagement with the local Ma--onic lodge beginning the 16th inst The interior of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son's large department store is receiving a new coat of paint, which makes the appearance much more attractive. Miss Janie VonGlahn has accept ed a position as saleslady in the "La dies Store," of which Mr. R. R. Car lyle is proprietor. She began work this morning. Fairmont Messenger: Our esteem ed neighbor, The Robesonian has reached its forty-fourth year. We of fer congratulations and wish for thin excellent paper many years of use fulness. Prof. J. R. Poole left today for Red Spring, where tonight he will V . 1 1 1 . nerve as a judge in a aeoaie wnicu ue nulled off by the Epsilon Chi Mr. G. E. Rancke, Sr., returned home Saturday from Berkley county, S. C, where on the farm of ex-Sheriff G. B. McLeod of Lumberton, on the Santee river, he spent five weeks hunt ing and having a good time in general. It seems that tobacco worms are not the only things Paris green will put an end to. A calf elonging to Mr. Alfred Smith of Back Swamp got some into it Thursday night and as a result the unfortunate calf was buried Friday. A sewer line 13 being installed on Fourth street from Water to Chest nut" preparatory to the paving work which will begin at an early date. Sewer lines will also be laid on Chest nut from the Virginia & Carolina Southern Railroad to Fourth street. Scottish Chief: Our readers will be glad to learn that Dr. Hill has re covered from the illness reported last week. He was able to preach at Centre church last Sunday and held prayer meeting in Maxton on Wed nesday. He will fill his pulpit here next Sunday morning (D. V.). Maxton Scottish Chief: Rev. A. A. Butler, of Hertford, preached at the Baptist church here Sunday. His sermons pleased the congregation, and the church extended Mr. Butler a call to serve them as pastor. He took the matter under consideration and will soon inform the church of his decis ion. He returned to Hertford Mon day, i Mr. J. M. Moss, who had been as sociated with Mr. E. J. Britt in the Eractice of law, having charge of a ranch office at Rowland, has given up the practice of law and will accept a position as traveling representative of The News and Observer, Raleigh. Mr. Moss was connected with the pa per before he began the practice of law something over a year ago. t Mr. A. W, McLean will go to Ra leigh tomorrow to attend the meetinsj tomorrow night of the State Demo cratic executive committee, of which he is a member. Mr. McLean has been prominently mentioned for the place of chairman of this committee and there is no question but that he could have the honor if he would say the word, but he has decided not to ac cept "My Old Kentucky Home," the show that did, or did not, please a crowd that could have sat on bald head row at the opera house Thursday I evening, was not any great big show. However, the crowd seemed to pass off the time nlM.Mntltf. Just about the t time when the show was, OP should have been, best, the lights went off, 1 and stayed away for several minute3. , j0 tell the whole truth, the crowd wast smaU and the show-war-smaiT"" Mr. W. M. Bryant, who lives near Baker's chapel, was among the visi tors in town Saturday.- Mr. Bryant says that after an exciting chase of three and one-half hours his dogs caught a large fox Friday night The fox, he thinks, had at one time been tame, as one ear and his tail were gone. Mr. Bryant says that he would like to find out whose fox it was, and he thinks the best way to find out is through The Robesonian. He says his dogs nave caught four or five of the Reynard family within the last few weeks. Maxton Cor., Wilmington Star: Mr. J. P. Wiggins, owner of the Maple Shade hotel property is making plana for the improvement of the hotel. In formation is that the improvements are to be quite extensive, that a three story addition is to be erected at the rear of the present hotel, extending; the building through to , Patterson street; that the rooms are to have hot and cold running water and to be steam heated with private bath bev tween each two rooms. Plans are now being drawn and it is estimated that the improvements will necessitate the use of over 250,000 brick. s
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