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THE ROBESONIAN
Published
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
By
nUESOXIAN PCBLISHIXG CO.
J. A. SHARPE
President
Office 107 West Fourth Street.
Telephone No. 20.
Entered as. second class mail matter
at the ppstoffice at Lumberton, N. C.
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FLAG .RAISED AT VERA CRUZ
Ctremony Indicating Formal Occupa
tion of Town Five Americans Ex
pelled by Huerta Big Parade
Shows Disapproval of Huirta's At.
Utude.
Vera Cruz Dispatch, 27th.
With all ceremony, ihe firing of a
salute and dress parade, the American
fjag was raised today over the diyis
ORRUM OCCURRENCES
Orrum Defeats Boardman in a Fast
Game Baraca Class Doing Good
WorkNew Store Building Per
sonal Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Orrum, April 28 Miss Jessie Pre.
vatte and brother, Fred were visi
tors in Lumberton Friday afternoon.
Air. A. M. Floyd was a business
visitor at Fairmont Saturday. Mr,
inn
Admiral Gwaltney McDowell has accepted a
headquarters of Kear
Frank F. Fletcher. O.er the customs position as traveling salesman with
house tne nag nas ueen iiying since. the Havana Ciear Co
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mcr iidicatig .'i? iormui occupa
tion of Vera Cruz
thf Kir Jing of the American forces, I xhe Orrum ball team went over to
but until now theru .ui been no cere- Boardman aSturday afternoon and
defeated the" last Boardman team by
a score of 6 to 4. The whole Orrum
Five Americans, who arrived by team hit and fielded like giants. Spiv-
train from Mexico Uty today, yinuai- ey and McDowell, the speedy twirl
!y were expelled by General Huerta. Jer3i had the Boardman sluggers at
They had been arrested at Pachuca their mercy, allowing only three clean
for no known cause. They are Dr. hits.
Hopkins, R. Chattion, J. Punstion, Mrs. Marion Ballon Fisk the car
We are to infer from hints thrown g. Smith and Mr. Maddox. Dr. toonist-lecturer of the Atlanta Alka
out by The Liunbvrton Robesonian Hoskins was subjected to rougher hest Lyceum Bureau, entertained a
that war in Mexico has not interfered treatment than the others because in large crowd last Saturday Evening in
with the plans for a new hotel for its his possession were found papers in. ( the high school auditorium. The many
town. Charlotte Observer. dicating that he had once served as who heard Mrs. Fisk talk, and saw
Not any. Plans for the new hotel surgeon in the United btates army on j her make good pictures as she talk
THURSDAY. APRIL 30. 1014.
are coming along fine.
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The record in office of
public official ought to be
bonk, known and read of
men; and it is nothing more than fair
to the sovereigns whose votes are so
licited for a public official who offers
for re-election to be willing to stand
or fall on his record.
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the capital from Pachuca and Huerta
ordered them to leave the country.
a The more friendly attitude display-
an ed in the Capital towards foreigners
all in the last day or two was explain
ed when it was learned from refugees
that rebel supporters in Mexico City
had taken steps to change public
opinion. lney circulated nand bills
calling upon the people to protect the
Americans and denouncing Huerta as
tht c;inse of the landinir of thp. Ampri-
The Wilmington Morning Star is- can navaj forces at Vera Cruz and
sued Tuesday its first edition from its also as the author of inflammatory
new and completely equipped plant statements published in Mexico City.
j v.. ; o- ft,.Q I" the hand bills the people were
and announces that in the near iuture ,, , .... u- j
" , , called upon to join in a big parade
it will be issued every day in the in order to show disapproval of Hu-
week. The Star has been coming out erta's attitude and to indicate their
every day since the Mexican trouble own friendliness towards Americans,
reached an acute stage, even while ! The parade took place Saturday. The
moving into its new quarters hand- fact that it was permitted by Huerta
ling war news in excellent shape. The was construed as an indication of the
Star is one of the best and is getting weakening of his power,
better all the while. The rebels are said to have been
gaining ground in the territory close
Now that candidates for office are , to Mexico City. Four 'hundred
coming to the front it is perhaps just Federal wounded were brought into
as well for The Robesonian-' to state cap1 f rAd,ay from nearby poin
. .. ... , . , .. , Where the battle was fought the refu-
again its position in regard to political fgees not knQW
communtfatfons. Any communication Some of the refugees are respon.
of a general nature discussing policies sible for an unconfirmed report, tffifk,
will be published free of charge as a after a demonstration, Huerta be
matter of interest and of course, just : came 'so frightened that he hid in a
as the paper has always done, but any foreign legation, fearing assassina-
communications boosting for orhce any- tion.
particular candidate must be paid for -
at regular advertising rates. We Strengthens Weak and Tired Women,
should not object to publishing boosts ; T was under a gteBt strain nursing
from the friends of each candidate, ia relative through three months' sick
but that would place upon the paper neS8 writeg Mrs j. c Dan De Sande
a greater burden that it should be 0f Kirkland, 111., and "Electric Bitters
expected to bear, and by charging for kept me from breaking down. I will
all and treating all absolutely alike never be without it." Do you feel tir
no one cap have reason to complain. , ed and worn out? No aJppetite and
r u i j n .u food won't digest? It isn't the spring
One hundred and eighty-three eggs iweather. You need Electric Bitters
real hen eggs for a speech! What; Start a month's treatment today;
do you think of that? That is the nothing better for stomach, liver and
honorarium Mr. Woodberry Lennon, a "eys. The great spring tonic. Re
fx i . lief or money back. 50c and $100. at
ycung attorney of Lumberton, receiv- jyour drUggistg. '
ed the other day for delivering the " ' - -
address at the closing of a Robeson
county colored school. Each pupil in
the school brought an egg for the
.speaker. If that had happened a
time ago when eggs were a most expensive-
article of food Mr. Lennon
might have swapped the eggs for
gilt-edged bonds and put himself in
the class of bloated bondholders. But
any old time more than a gross of
ejrgs for a speech is not to be sneezed
at. Thus at a bound Mr. Lennon
leaps into the class of speakers who
received princely honoraria.
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Mr. "C" Wishart thinks he has had j
a sample of how woman suffrage j
would work, and he doesn't like it. !
Mr. Wishart was a candidate for the !
office of town commissioner but Mrs. ;
Wishart was not at all keen for 'him
to land the job. So while Mr. "C."
Mas bruising around the polls and
about during the primary Monday I
Mrs. Wishart put in somelicks on the !
other side "C" says he heard she was !
setting up to cold drinks the "boys" j
who would promise not to vote for the
other member of the firm so of 1
course "C" got left. Mrs. "C" de-:
feated Mr. "C" in the primary. No,'
Mr. Wishart hasn't got any time at
all for this woman suffrage business if !
that is the way it is going to work, j
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Two Affidavits in Frank Case Repu
diated. Atlanta, Ga., Dispatch, 28th. j
Two affidavits in which the Rev. C. !
B. Ragsdale and R. L. Barber as. '
serted they had heard James Conley, a !
negro factory sweeper, confess to the ;
murder of Mary Phagan, the 14-year- :
old factory girl, have been repudiated
by the affiants, it was announced to
day. Superior Court Judge HilLat- the
request of attorneys for Leo. M.
Frank, the factory superintendent un
der sentence of .death for the murder
today signed an' order eliminating: the
affidavits from the pending extraordi
nary motion for a new trial for Frank.
Masonic Banquet May 7.
St. Alban's Lodge No. 114, A. F.
& A. M., will give its annual banquet
in the Masonic lodge in Lumberton
Thursday 'evening of next week. May
7th. All Masonic lodges and Masons
in good standing in the county are in
vited to attend.
volunteers. These men were sent to led, decided that she was -witty in
speech and most artistic with chalk.
Our Baraca class is doing better
work now than ever before, we or.
ganized with 15 members and we have
on roll 50. All who are not members
are invited to join us, as they are
missing a good thing.
Messrs. M. Shepherd and Condary
Britt are business visitors in Lumber
ton today. Mrs. Edna Spivey
spent the week-end with relatives at
Page's Mill, S. C.
Mr. I. II . Warwick's new store
building on North Main street is near
ing completion, and adds much to the
appearance of that part- of our lit
tle village.
The Robesonian has come forth sev
eral times lately with 10 pages of
good reading matter. Congratula
tions. Many Injured in A. C. L. Wreck at
Content nea.
Thirty or ore people were injured,
eight of them seriously enough to be
taken to hospitals in Wilson, when a
northbound passenger, train on the At
lantic Coast Ldn wscwrsclEed Morii
day afternoon at Contentnea creek, 4
miles south of Wilson. While run
ning at 50 miles an hour, say some
passengers, the engineer suddenly at
tempted to slow up for a signal tower,
when the tram buckled and the sec
ond-class car left the train, tearing up
track, rwo ' hrst-class coaches and
the Pullman chair car turned over
down an embankment 30 feet. All the
people injured were in these cars
Mrs. N. A. Cujbreth of Wilmington,
a sister-in-law of Mrs. B. W. Page
of Lumberton, was among the injur
ed. ' She was injured internally, ser
iously, it is feared.
"Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what I did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters reached the cause." J.
H. Walker, Sunbury, Ohio.
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DATES WHEN COUNTY PRIMA
RIES, PRECICT MEETINGS AND
CONVENTIONS WILL BE HELD
May 16-i-Precinct meetings to nom
inate Candidates for State, congress
ional, judicial and State senatorial
olnces.
May .23 County convention to elect
delegates to btate, congressional and
judicial conventions. Chairman coun
ty Democratic executive committee
will be chosen.
August 13 Primary returns will be
county and township officers.
August 18 Primary returns will be
canvassed.
August 22 Second primary, if ne
cessary.
August 27 Second primary returns
will be canvassed.
Rheumatic Pains Relieved.
Why suffer fsom rheumatism when
relief may be had at so small a cost?
Mrs. Elmer Hatch, Peru, Ind., writes,
"I have been subject to attacks of
rheumatism for years. Chamberlain's
Liniment always relieves me imme
diately, and I take pleasure in recom
mending it to others." By 25 and 50
cent bottles, b or sale by all dealers.
The
Unveiled Truth
No Merchant Can Sell
STANDARD GOODS
without a fair profit
if he pays his
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We give you
STANDARD GOODS
for your
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WHITFIELD &
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Wholesale Grocers.
Money's
worth
or
money
back
Mail
Orders
given
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attention
$5
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Purchase of
. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
-lth LOCAL APPLICATION'S, as thej
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in ordtr to cure It you must take in
ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upr.n
the blood and mucoas surface . Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It ;
vas prescribed by one nf the best phy
sicians in this country for years and is
a regular prescription. I t is "composed of
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best blodd purifiers, acting directly on the .
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F. 3: CHENEY & CO., Props.. Toledo. O
Sold by Drurgists. price 75".
Take HU Family Pills for ccnutlpatlo".
JAPANESE CHINA
Lumberton Store for its portion
Woirth from 50c to $2.50
Special Tuesday, May 5, at 9:30 a. m.
2 5 - G-e-n -ts E a c h
Each piece hand painted. See the Window
Display and be here when the bell taps 9:30
Shadow Flouncing 15 to 22 inches wide, O Cf
the yard - - - - -
French and German Vals O 1! O -fl-irv
the yard from .. - & 119 tPL
Shadow Torchon and other designs, 11 fh
the yard - - - - - -B-HJML,
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A National Bank, before being permitted to do
business, must first receive n CHARTER from the
UNITED STATUS GOVERXMEXT. The Govern
ment is always sure that there is both CHARAC
TER and financial responsibility behind a bank
before they grant a charter. A National Bank
must operate under strong.restrictions for safety,
laid down by the Government at Washington.
Do YOUR banking with US
We pay 4 per cent interest compounded quax terly
First National Bank,
' Lumberton, N. C
Your Nickles and Dimes
will look like real money by and bye
and it won't be so long if you salt them
down in '
Building and Loan Shares
Your small change will make money for
you while you sleep if you will let it.
It's just as easy.
Robeson Building and Loan Association
C V. BROWN, Sec At the Bank of Lumberton.
WHAT MUST I DO FIRST?
First of all open a Savings Account at The
Bank of Lumberton. Bring or mail $1. That
is all you need to make your start here.
1,800 people carry accounts here and our
resources have grown to over $500,000.00.
May we hear from you?
THE BANK OF LUMBERTON,
Lumberton, N. C.
Slight Change in R. & C Schedule.
A slight change in the Raleigh &
Charleston schedule will go into effect
Monday, May 4, at 12:01 a. m. Train
No. 1, for Marion, S. C, will leave
at 10:05 a. m. instead of 10:20 as
heretofore. This will insure connec.
tion with the A. C. L. at Proctor
ville. Train No. 2 from Marion will
arrive at 5:35 p. m. instead of 5:30.
-The Robesonian does Job Printing.
R. D. CALDWELL & SON, Inc.
Lumberton, N. C.
Funeral Directors.
Embalming'.
One of the most complete stocks in
North Carolina. Newest styles in all
kind3 of Hard Wood and Metallic Cas
kets. Sozonian Vaults, Armour Plate
Vaults. Scfe Agents for the Origi
nal Lead-O6ated-Solid Steel non rust
ing Belmont Casket.
Telegraph and Telephone orders get
prompt attention.
Day Phone 119. Night Phone 82.
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Lumberton, N. C
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The Acme Brick plant is
now in operation and prepar
ed to take care of all who
desire the best Brick. We
are prepared to furnish the
finest building brick. The best
red brick for fronts. The
best paving brick for side
walks and streets and fire
brick. Let us have your
orders.
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