North Carolina Newspapers

Lumberton's Clean-Up Days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of This Week Lend a Hand HE OMAN I nn ROBES ESTABLISHED 1870. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH SINGLE COPY FIVE CENIV VOL. XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1914. NUMBER liT" HUEKTA REFUSES A SALUTE; CONGRESS SUPPORTS WILSON Congress This Afternoon Will Give President Free Hand to Enforce De mands of United States Wilson Says Trouble With Huerta and Not With Mexican People, With Whom United States Are Friendly For eign Representatives Urge Huerta to Yield President Says Too Much "War Talk." by Newspapers Arm ed Force Will BevLsed to Uphold Honor and Dignity of Nation. Special to The Robesonian. Washington Dispatch, via Atlanta, Ga., April 20. Congress in joint ses sion will receive the President's mes sage at 3:00 o'clock this afternoon, asking authority to use the army and navy to force the Huerta Government to salute the American flag. All branches of the Government are in thorough accord with President Wil son. It is assured that Congress will immediately agree to the President's plan without oposition. President iWlson today intimated to newspaper men that there was too much "war talk" in the newspapers. He wishes the country to understand that the trouble is with General Huerta and not the Mexican people, that the United tSates is friendly to the Mexi can people and earnestly wanted them to get full justice and a good consti tutional government. The Army and Navy are ready to move at a moment's notice. Mexio City, April 20 The repre sentatives of Foreign Governments are urging General Huerta to accede to the demands of trie United States, General Huerta however is giving no sign of acquiesence. Carranza, the chief of the Constitu tional forces in Mexico is thoroughly interested in the serious situation be tween the United States and the Hu rta Govrnment. He has so far refus ed to state his attitude in the contro versy. However, he will issue a state ment soon denning the Constitutional officials opinion of the Huerta agents here trying to make peace and pre- sennt a united front to the United i States. Washington Dispatch, 19th. General Victoriano Huerta, Provis ional President of Mexico, flatly re fused tonight to accede to the uncon ditional demands of the United States that he salute the American flag and Congress will be asked by President Wilson tomorrow for authority to use armed forces to uphold the honor and dignity of the nation. Negotiations with Huerta over the demand for a salute in reparation for the arrest of American bluejackets at Tampico on Aril 10 came to a close tonight at 6 o'clock, the last hour given by President Wilson for a fav orable response from the Mexican dic tator. The final word of Huerta to Charge O'Shaughnessy was a refusal to comply, unless the United States would guarantee in writing that this !alutt- wculd be returned. President Wilson at midnight was en his way to Washington from White Sulphur .Springs, preparing to reiid a a liijs'-age to Congress in joint ses sion as early as it can be arranged - tomorrow. in thi meantime American war fleets were moving down both coasts on their -way to Mexican waters '. . carry out the President's plan for rr l.riaal. Will Seize Ports. The crisis thus reached do;s not mean thj t there, wl;. be a formal de laration of war, bemuse the United States could not declare war against a Government which it does no. rec ognize. President Wilson will sok authority, however, to send r.rincd forces into Mexico to seize firr-; the ports cf Tampico and Vera Cru:, and the railroad trestle leading from Veia Crud toward Mexico City-. The President directed that a Cabi net meeting be called for 10:30 o'clock tomorrow when final arrangements for a pacific blocade of Mexican ports and otner steps in the President's pro gram, will be deliberated. The breach that finaly has come with Mexico will make it impossible, it was declared tonight on high au thority, for the United States to fur ther protect foreigners in that Repub lic and foreign governments have been notified of the situation in this re gard. The President, it was declared not only would ask Congress for au thority to use the armed forces to up hold the honor of the Nation, but also lor an appropriation a deficiency hav ing already been created because of expensive naval operations in antici pation of Huerta's defiance of this Government. The President probably will ask further that the Senate pass the vol unteer act which already has passed the House, providing for pressing in to regular service the militia regi ments in various States. In preparation for the crisis that must be met, Senator Shively, chair man of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Flood, chairman of the House Foreign Rela tions Committee, called meetings of these committees for tomorrow morn ing. Huerta has refused to accede Pres ident Wilson's demand for a salute to the American flag. In a refusal late tonight he countered with new condi tions. Officials said that these would not be accepted and that the program of reprisal would be carried out. Dispatches in Friday's morning pa pert stated that Huerta had offered to accede to the demands of the United States and would salute the Stars and stripes as an apology for the ar- CLEAN-UP DAYS THIS WEEK. Tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday Are the Days to Clean Up Town will Haul Away all Trash and Fur nish Disinfectants Free Clean Up Vacant Lots, Clean Up Court House Square, Clean Up Everywhere Help the Old Town On With a New Dress. Clean-up days: Tomorrow, Wed nesday and Thursday. Object of clean-up days: To get the town thoroughly clean and to keep it so. Everybody is asked to clean up his premises thoroughly. This means you. Tomorrow, Wednesday and Thurs day are the appointed days as stated in Thursday's Robesonian, for clean ing up Lumberton. The ladies of the Civic Association named these days for this work an,d the mayor is uacking them up. It is to be hoped that every body will back them up. Every cit izen of the town is urged to put his premises in first class condition and to keep them so. Vacant Lots. People who own vacant lots are urged to have them thoroughly clean ed up. There are some very unsight ly vacant lots in town that need at tention. Town .Will Remove Trash. Mayor A. E. White and Chief of Po lice H. H. Redfern have promised the ladies that the town will put on extra wagons to remove promptly all trash put on the streets during the clean.up days. Disinfectants. The town will furnish disinfectants fres. " '"Thev" trray beiabtainedarry--dav" at 4 rioerir tfjrffoi io-tli.? infei n" at the foot of Fourth street, and seeing Town Clerk and Treasurer Page During the clean-up days they may be obtained at any hour. Disinfectants should be used freely about all prem ises. A vacant spot that the town ought to look after is the park at the de pot. It is not kept as it should be kept. The court house and court house suuure would bear being kept clean er. All together for a cleaner town! WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN. Aged Indian Tried to Rescue Dog at Pembroke in Front of Approach ing Train. Amelia Lockiear, a rviiddlp aged In cdan woman, was killed by pn A. C. south-bound passeivrer train at I'erc oroke Thursday uf evnco.'i abou six o'clock, while trying to get her dog off the track. The dog was on the track and the woman saw the train approaching and stooped to pull the dog oft the track in order to save his life, when the train struck her, knock ing her brains out and tearing up her body considerably It is said that the woman':: mind lud been unbalar.ceu for som'.' time.5 Shooting Scrape at Fairmont Negro Woman Seriously Wounded. As a result of a row at Fairmont yesterday"morning Henry Jones, col ored, is resting in jail here charged with shooting Jim Bryant, colored, who is also in jail. Bryant and Cul. len Wallace, alno colored, went to the home of Jones about 4 o'clock in the morning and cursed everybody about the house, making threats, but left when ordered by Jones to do so. Later they returned and both took a shot at Jones wife, the balls taking effect and the woman is in a serious condition, but it is thought that she will recover. Jones shot Bry ant withi shotgun, the load taking effect in Bryant's leg. Dr. B. W. Page, county physician, examined Bryant and said his was only a flesh wound. Both Bryant and W'allace were tanked up to some, extent, it seems. They were arrested and brought to jail by Policeman Stanley of Fairmont. Mr. and Mrs. -S. E. Martin will leave this evening for Joplin, Mo., where they will spend some time vis iting relatives and if they like that country better than Robeson they may make it their home. rest of bluejackets at Tampico on the 9th inst., and that following prece dent in such cases, the salute to the American flag would . be answered with a salute to the tri-color of the Mexican Nation, this involving no recognition of the Huerta govern ment. Dispatches Friday night stated that Huerta demanded a "simultan eous salute" and that the Washing ton government had warned him that no further argument about details would be tolerated. Saturday Huerta was warned that unless before six o'clock yesterday evening he accede to the demands of the United States for a salute to the flag President Wilson would go before Congress to day and ask for authority to use the army and navy for such steps as may be necessarw S BATTLESHIPS REACH TAMPICO WEDNESDAY. On board the U. S. S. Arkansas at sea, bv wireless via via Key West, Fla., April 19 The United States battleships will anchor off Tampico abou 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon according to present calculations. The South Carolina joined the other bat tleships today. Rear Admiral Bad ger expects to establish wireless com munication with Rear Admiral Fletch er at Vera Cruz tomorrow. COUNTY PRIMARY AUGUST 8 To Nominate County and Township Officers County Conventions May 23 to Elect Delegates t0 State, Congressional and Judicial Conven tions Precinct Meetings May 16 McLean Endorsed for Solicitor. Precinct meetings will be held in Robeson May 16 for the purpose of ascertaining choice of Democratic voters for candidates for State, con gressional, judicial and State sena torial offices. May 23 is the date for county convention to elect delegates to State, congressional and judicial conventions. August 8 is the date for county pri mary to nominate county and town ship officers. Returns will be can vassed August 18T If a second pri mary is necessary it will be held Au gust 27. This, briefly, was the action of the county Democratic" executive commit tee at a meeting held at the court house this morning, Chairman S B. McLean of Maxton presiding. The committee unaniously endorsed the cord of State and National Admin istration, and also adopted strong resolutions endorsing the candidacy of Mr. S. B. McLean for solicitor of the ninth judicial district. Mr. McLean gave notice that owing to his candidacy for solicitor he would not be a candidate to succeed him self as chairman of the county exe cutive committee on May 23, when a new chairman will be chosen. Sixteen townships were represented at the meeting. TWO STILLS CAPTURED Two Big Whiskey Stills Captured Just - fW-er the Line in Bladen Two Men U r-iteitfta- t -Lumbttton. andAVrfl'-Be iiiven a Hearing tomorrow iouu Gallons of Beer Spilled and Stills Cut Up. Rural Policemen L.-vII. Townsend and R. B. Lindsay, U. S. Deputies Austin Smith and Leak Smith and W. P. Newton, policeman at St. Pauls made a raid Saturday and cap tured two whiskey stills, one of 30 and the other of DO gallons capacity. The 00 gallon still was located just atross the Robeson county line in Bladen county, near where the V. & C. S. Railroad crosses the Big swamp, and the other was found at Charlie Ty son's residence. Two white men, Charley Tyson and A. W. Marsh, were found at the large-still. The still was not running but everything was ready for running, the wood plac ed, nothing to do but fire up. About 1,300 gallons of beer was found at the still and only two gallons of straight liquor. Both Tyson and Marsh were brought to Lumberton aSturday night and Tyson was placed under a $1, 000 bond and Marsh under a $500 bond, which they both made. They will be given a hearing here tomorrow at 11 a. m. before U. S. Commis sioner W. H. Kinlaw. The stills were brought to St. Pauls and cut up by the officers. It is thought that others were interested in the still, and further developments may be brought to pass. Charley Tyson, one of the men ar rested, had a large gun one large enough for anything and too large for somethings and is charged with trying to shoot the officers when they approached, but it being a gun of many parts he could not get it to go off; 'ard well he could net, for had it gone off pointed the right way there would have been much damage. HUERTA'S REASON FOR NOT SALUTING FLAG Mexico city Dispatch, 19th. Senor Portillo y Rojas, Foreign Minister announced tonight that it would be impossible to agree to the demand of the United States that the flag of the country be unconditionally saluted, because that flag was not in sulted, because it was not flying from the launch and because the marines were set free and that the officer re sponsible for the arrests was him self arretted and held for trial. The Foreign Minister further an nounced that the Mexican govern ment would agree that both flags be saluted, the American flag first and then the Mexican flag, this arrange ment to be made by a protocol signed by the American Charge d'Affairs, Nelson O'Shaughnessy, and the Mex ican Foreign Minister. The ITnitpfl Slates Government. Senor Portillo declared, had refused permission to Charge O'Shaughnessy 1 to .-ign such a protocol and demand- ed an unconditional salute by Mex- i ico, wnicn .Mexico ien was incompati ble with her dignity. "Mexico has yielded as much as her dignity will permit. Mexico trusts to the fair-mindedness and spirit of jus tice of the American people." Among the Sick. A message received yesterday by Mr. A. E. White says that his moth- , er, who has been very sick at her : home in Winston-Salem for some ; time, is improving. Mr. White spent several days with his mother last ( week, returning home Friday night, i The condition of Mrs. Lina Mc Lean, who has for several months been sick at the home of her son Mr. A. W. McLean, Chestnut street, is thought to be slightly improved to day. Mrs.' J. B. Richardson, who for j some time has made her home in , Charlotte will return to Lumberton i this evening. It is not known wheth-1 er Mrs. Richardson has returned to ! stay permanenly or for a short while, as she previously intended to remain this year in Charlotte. ORRl'M HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES. Commencement Enjoyed by Large Crowds One of Most Successful Sessions in History of This Well-Known School Concert, Ad dress, Reading Contest Orrum a Hustling Village Farmers Busy New Tobacco Barns. In company with Prof. J. R. Poole and Mr. H. E. Stacy, this reporter left Lumberton Friday morning about 10 o'clock and about, 10:45 arrived in the hustling and wide-a-wake little town of Orrum. When we arrived there we found the town filled with people from every direction, and they kept coming until it looked like every body and his wife and children were there. Friday marked the close of one of the best sessions in the history of the Orrum high school. The com mencement exercises began Thursday evening when the annual convert was given by the school, and from the re port of those present this part of the programme was attended by a large and appreciative audience. The pro gramme which consisted of music, plays and drills, was all that one could wish for, judging from the re marks of those present. Friday morning at 11 a. m. a crowd that filled the large auditorium of the school building gathered to listen to the speaker of the occasion, Mr. H.E. Stacy, Lumberton. Mr. Stacy was introduced in a few very appropriate remarks by Prof J. R. Poole. Prof. Poole remarked that he had been at tending the school-closing exercises of this well-known educational insti tution for a number of years and that the school seemed to be growing all the while. Prof. Poole assured trtdSe rWSevBrvOhathOT rrrm ntrtf -t school closings at Orrum, had been the, best the State couldafford, that the1 Robeson county man whom he was about to introduce was capable of i making a speech second to none that had been heard there before; and sure-enough he was; for Mr. Sta cy held his audience pell bound for about one hour. He took as his sub ject '"Progressiveness Industry and Education. He mentioned the great progress Robeson had made within the last few years, fie said that 17 years ago there was not a bank or manufacturing enterprise in the "State of Robeson," and that today she had more banks and more spec ial school districts than any other county in the State. He mentioned the progress made along agricultural lines, and said the most , essential thing to do if we wished to keep up thjis great progressive wave is to edu cate the boys and girls in the rural districts, to teach the boys and girls how to become great and successful by teaching domestic science and ag riculture in the public schools. He rightly said that the reason and foun dation of progressiveness was educa tion. 5Ly. Stacy's speech was prac tical, t6 the point, and greatly en joyed by a' large and attentive au dience. After Mr. Stacy was through and a beautiful quartette was rendered by students of the school the crowd was dismissed and cut on the yard a boun tiful dinner had been spread, dinner enough for. all the large crowd pres ent and some to spare. The crowd reassembled in the au ditorium at 2 p. m. to hear a reading contest in which six young ladies, pupils of the school, took part. The readings were all beautiful and show ed well-trained talent. Prof. Poole, Rev. W. A. Porter and Miss Edna Prevatt were the judges of the read ing. Their decision was that Miss Caroline Nye was entitled to the prize that had been offered for the best reading. Mr. Porter presented the prize, a beautiful locket, in a pleasant manner. Misses Laura Bul lard and Vira Floyd were given priz es for making the most improvement in music. These prizes were present ed by Prof. Poole. Mr. Stacy was pre sented with an egg, much larger than a hen egg, which looked right much like the prettiest of shining gold. The egg was presented by Prof. M. Shep herd, principal of the school, the don or being a small girl, a pupil in the school. At 8 o'clock Friday evening Mr. Tom Corwine, a polyphonic imitator, gave an entertainment that was a sure enough entertainment. His do ings were marvelous and were enjoy ed by a large crowd. As" a whole this was one of the best attended and most highly en joyed commencements in the history of this school. It was a time of ideal pleasure and entertainment, one that will long bs remembered. The Orrum high , school, which is one of the four State high schools in Robeson county, has the distinction of being one of the best schools in the county, and is doing a great work in this section. The fruits of the work done by this school, of which the natrons do and should feel proud, will be seen in many years to come. Prof. M. Shepherd, a man who has given much of his life to the advance ment of education in this, his home section, was principal of the school and taught the high school depart ment, vhich consists of 37 bright boys and girls. The sixth and seventh grades were taught by Miss. Emily Huntley, the third, fourth and fifth by Miss Dovie Prevatt, and the primary department was under the charge of Miss Ina Edwards. Miss Myrtle Ash craft had charge of the music depart ment. The session just closed was one of the best in the school's history and it is to be regretted that Prof. Shepherd has decided not to teach next year. , HAPPY JACK. CHI RCH NOTES. Rev. Dr. North Giveh a Vacation on Account of His Health Firnt Bap tist ( hurch Probably Will Call Pas tor Wednesday Night Other Church Notes. At a meeting of the board of stew ards of Chestnut Street Methodist church immediately after service last evening a vacation was granted i the pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. W. i B. North, for as long a time as is ! necessary for him to regain his health,! with the understanding that he is to ' lo en"1 men tor Lncle Sams army, take at least a month. This action ! License has been issued for the was taken without any request from ! marriage of G. T. Uolloman and Dor Dr. North; he knew nothing-of the j y Britt, Richard Mayer and Snowdy object of the meeting. His throat ! Britt, Needham Conoiy and Annie has been in bad condition for some ! Taylor, Gilbert Lovett and Nolia Da- weeks and the official board of the church realizing that Dr. North might drive himself to the jpoint of per manent injury to his tnroat, thought it best tOgjnsist that he take a rest and go to Charlotte for treatment at the expense of the church. Dr. North will go to Charlotte this eve ning. An effort will be made to have the pulpit filled each Sunday during Dr. North's absence. No effort will be made to fill the pulpit, next Sunday evening, hoverer, as this has church will be glad to unite with the First Paptist church in a union ser vice at that hour in honor of the re tiring pastor of the First Baptist. It is probable that at the prayer meeting service Wednesday night a call will be extended by the First Bap tist church to a pastor to succeed Rev. C -41. Durham, who, as stated' in Thursday's Robesonian has accepted a call to Winston-Salem. . Miss Lucile Rush of Ashboro, 'who 1ms Kppn a o-upsf for several dvs at OVMr a Soto' ' "at TtreSinutf Street Methodist church yesterday during" the morning service. Rev. R. A. Iledgpeth of Barnesvllle passed through town, this morning enroute home from Abbottsburg, Bla den county, where he preached Satur day and yesterday. Mr. Hedgpth has accepted a call to the Baptist church at that place. The church has been without a pastor for some time. Messrs. L. R. Varser and J. B. Bowden and Dr. R.T. Allen made mis sionary addresses at Long Branch yesterday morning and Big Branch yesterday afternoon. They report large crowds at both places. Mr. J. A. Carper Appointed Rural Po liceman. At the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners held the first Monday the appointment of Mr. J. A. Carper as rural policeman to succeed his brother Mr. C. B. Carper, who resigned, was opposed by Mr. J. W. Ward a member of the board. At meeting of the board at the court house this morning the matter was given a hearing, and Mr. Carper was appointed. There were quite a num ber of interested people here from Rowland to appear before the board. Negro Woman and Man Mix it Up. Jim King and Amelia Suggs, both colored, had a mix-up in the "Bot tom" TiSturday afternoon. Suggs, who is of the feminine persuasion was kicked and bruised to some extent by King and King was given a very good flogging by Suggs, who used a smoothing iron on King's head. King who seems to have been on the outside of some mean liquor was taxed $25 and costs by Recorder Row land this morning and was given until nVlorlc this afternoon to raise it: otherwise he must go to the roads for " . 0 caya' Stockholders of Lumberton Hotel Co. Will Meet Friday Night To the Stockholders of Lumberton Hotel Company: Aorice is neicuy Riven u.at o ig of stockholders of the Lumbert in Hotel Company will be held at the court house in Lumberton on Fri- W'lZli" ;;.:.y.. ho wa under the house, which iLlueiv I. III. .nil 3tuiinumi.i.i . urged to be present in person a tne question of location will be corsider ed ard determined. R. C. LAWRENCE, President. hicked Things Out of Shape Then Sat Down in Biigfjy. i A horse which was hitched to a buggy and driven by Mr. Joe Ldwards decided to kick' things a'l out of shape Saturday morning on Elm street be- twecn Third and Fourth. The horse kicked till he got the dash board off, then he just politely sat down in the foot of the buggy and rested a spell. The buggy and harness were torn up ;onsiderably, but the horse, after resting seemed to be in good order. , , ., " 7 Booze seems to have been all the Baraca.Phslafhea Convention. maurauders were after as thev ap- The Baraca-Philathea State con- parntly made no effort to disturb vention will be held in Durham April anything in the railroad depot in the 25-28. Delegates may get round- -ame building. There seems to be no trip tickets from Lumberton, by way clue to the guiltv parties. of Raleigh, $5.95, leaving Lumberton . : at 7:11 a. m. or 7:10 p. m. Returning, Change at Dresden Milll. they can make practically the same Mr p A Gwaltnev, who. had been connections as going, a very conven- , superintendent of the' Dresden cotton ient schedule ha'ving been arranged. ; milI for some time has resijnedi his " i resignation going into effect Satur- Elizabeth Thomas Wins Weekly Prize day. Mr. Gwaltney will go to Fay in Pony Contest. , etteville, where .he will take charge of Little Miss Elizabeth Thomas re-j the Holt Williamson mill. Mr. Gwalt ceived the most votes in the great nev will be succeeded here by Mr. Belle Meade Pony Contest last week G. G. Hall of Concord. Mr. Hall which ntitles hr to $1 givn each week , took charge of the mill this morn t the child receiving the most votes. 1 ing. It took work to win the dollar and it's I going to take work to win the pony; j Prof. M. Shepherd and Mr. G. so get busy. j McDowell of "Orrum are among the ; visitors in town today. Messrs. C. P. Grantham and Ed-! gar Price of Fairmont, rout 3,'Were Miss Emilie Woodward spent yes Lumberton visitors Friday. j tefday at Rowland visiting relatives. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. The Pastime theatre is running six reels of pictures today, four reels of which is the reat special feature "Saphho." The Lumberton baseball team will play Rockingham at Rockingham Thursday and Hamlet at Hamlet Fri day of this week. Mr. Luthur C. Holland of the U. S. recruiting station. Ralpio-h 13 sPe,ndinK some time in town trying vis. Dr. B. A. Roberts, instructor in xrrtinary science at the A. & M. College, Raleigh, spent last Monday in town assisting Dr. W. O. Edmund in maKing some operations on mulec and hordes. Mr. K. Lambert of New York arrived last week and is in stalling the Gamewell fire-alarm sys tem in town. All the old lines and boxes will bo torn out and new ones installed. The work will be complet ed in about two weeks. Mr. A. P. Rice of Columbia, S. S., was among the visitors in town Saturday. Mr. Rice is a native Rob esonian, having been born and reared near Long Branch, about six miles from town. Mr. Rice says that when he left Robeson there was only one brick building in Lumberton. Mr. W. I,. Roach,' who recently came to Lumberton from Danville, Va., fjecided that Lumberton was n .mighly -.good ubce..ta,ILvi!.and ..-jjit.o -D.aftY.UJa t-w?'; rj5j!5I,t.MXDe yga terday with his familv and'will make this his home. Mr. Roach is a con tractor. Lumberton gladly welcomes this Virginia family. The famous "Burrell Britt Poem" will be published in The Robesonian at an early date also another poem telling of how things are in Robeson at 'this particular time. This poem is well remembered by many Robeson ian readers. It was written at the close of a bitter political campaign forty or fifty years ago. Mr Needham Conoiy of the Dres den Cotton Mills, East Lumberton. and Miss Annie Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor of Long Branch, were married yesterday af ternoon at 4 o'clock at the hoir:c of the officiating magistrate. Justice J. H. McNeill, about 3 miles west of Lumberton. Joe Little, 13 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Little, was thrown by a mule which he was rid ing on Elm street in front of R. R. Carlyle's store Saturday afternoon. The mule steped on the boy after he was thrown. The boy had a Hose call, but was not seriously hurt. Dr. N. A. Thompson rendered med ical aid. A dog belonging to Prof. R. E. Sentelle bit the mule and caused him to jump and throw the boy . A man blew into town bright and early Saturday morning and lit in The Robesonian office. He said he wanted to get some marriage license, ' and as The Robesonian did not have any in stock this reporter ushered the gentleman to Register of Deeds Hig ley's office; but sad to say, because of the age of the girl he failed to get the much desired D:iDprs which would c mcrt,n- us w pleasure, nap- V...,, 1,1,. , e i i j s or someth.n? -Ise to somebody I Inere may be trouble in Mexico, but j nothing to compare with troubles like thls- j HOUSE FELL ON HIM. ; Jarks SIipp.d and Mr Arfhur RraT ..- ruhf imt)(,p iollo,1irk Moving Saved Life. While preparing to move a house at Fairmont Friday morning Mr. Arthur had been iacked up came verv near losing his life. The jacks which were holding the house un slipped and the house fell on Mr. Bray, but on ac count of ouick moving he managed to ,..w.tk,. : , . . ; . u i. ., i .v arm and one was a s!eener am he wa he(J there untjI a noe cou( ne cut through the floor so nt, rouij )e removed. A close call tnat was. , Express Office at McDonalds Robbed of Booze. Three packages of booze, each pack age containing a gallon, wt-re stolen from the express office at McDonalds Thursday night. Entrance was ef fected bv prizing open the hack door. r ,