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THE ROBESOMA N ESTABLISHED 1870. COUNTRY, GOD AND TKUTH SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL.XLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1914. NUMBER 51 OFFICIAL VOTE CANVASSED Results of Primary as Given in Mon day's Robesonian Substantially Correct Second Primary August 22. The official vote of th? county in , the primary- held on the 8th was can vassed Ly the board of canvassers, consisting; of one member from each township, at a mooting held in Lum hertori Tuesday. The official vote varies very little fiom the tabulated vote published in he ;Robesonian Monday, the results given in The Robesonian being substantially cor 1 ecc. The second primary wiii be held on Saturday,- August 22. In that pri mary oiily Messrs. M. V. Floyd and L. B. Townsend will be voted on for register of deeds and Messrs. E. M. Uritt and A. P. Caldwell will be voted cn .for recorder of the Lumberton cistrict. There was some talk of throwing out the votes of Lumberton, Maxton jnd Red Springs townships on ac count of the alleged corrupt use of money and liquor, but the canvassing uoard held a consultation with some lawyers and were advised that there was no legal authority for such ac tion, so the matter was dropped. One mistake The Robesonian no tices in its tabulated vote in Mon day's issue. Mr. Geo. B. McLeod's vote in Fairmont township was 148 in. stead of 48. This was merely a typo graphical error, due to the fact, that ir. the rush Monday there was very little- time to make corrections. Chairman T. A. McNeill, of the county Democratic executive commit tee, presided at the meeting and Mr. M. T. Bobbitt acted as secretary. Mr. Geo. B. McLeod, nominee for the Sen ate, Messrs. Marshall Shepherd of Or "' rum and G. B. Sellers of Maxton, nominees for the House, Rory McNair of Maxton, county commissioner, and M. G. McKenzie, treasurer, were present and expressed , appreciation for their nomination. County Attor nev E. .1. Britt was called on and sub mitted a few remarks about the pro posed constitutional amendments. The official vot2 of the various can didates was as follows: . For Senate, Geo. B. McLeod lofifi, N. J- McRim. non 'Ii'iT; House Marshall Shepherd 2011, C. B. Sellers 180, II. C. Mc Nair, r.i!)i; clerk of court C. B. Skinner 2ti(: sheriff R. E. Lewis 2ii0:.; register of deeds M. W. Floyd I2h, 1.. ii. Townsend 701, II. A. M' White 2W, G. L. Robertson 5!il; treasurer M. G. McKenzie 1527, C. B. Town: end 70:5, 1). E. Nance 337, F. F. Town sen d 171; coroner G. E. Rancke 1!)7."., (ieo. A. Barnes 080; county commissioner Rory McNair 1729, A. J. Floyd 2,',t;iJ, L H. Britt 1139; re corder Lumberton district E. M. Britt ;'.:;, A. P. Caldwell 462, Jno. H. McNeill 148, J. Ed Tyson SO; solicitor recorder's court, Lumberton district R A. McLean 894, W. Lennon 468. Other nominations have been re ported so far as follows: Justices of the peace: Lumberton township, Eli Phillips and Grover Britt; Wishart's, J. P. West, J. N. Smith, A. E. Israel; constable for Wishart's rJ. K. rmi- lips- Use of Liquor at Polls Denounced at Sunday School. Lumberton is mightily stirred up over the al'eged free uso of liquor at the polls in the primary here Satur day of last week. At the Presbyter ian Sunday school Sunday morning Mr. J. P. Russell referred in a pray er to the evidences of the debauching of voters in the primary and prayed earnestly that the condemnation of God might be visited upon all who were connected, either directly or in directly, with such practices. And at the eMthodist Sunday school May or A. E. White, in a talk at the close of the lesson period, 'trongly de nounced the use of liquor at the polls the day before. A temperance les son engaged the attention of the Sun day scnool scholars last Sunday and it fell pat here upon the day follow ing the alleged free use of liquor at the polls in Lumberton, the county seat of one of the vry first "dry" . counties in North Carolina. If half that is reported is true, Lumberton lacked a lot of being a dry town last Saturday. No Monthly Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Until Further Notice. This evening is the time for the regular monthly meeting of the Cham ber of oCmmeree, but a ; there is noth ' ir.g special demanding the attention o'the organization at this time Presi dent Russel asks The Robesonian to ' announce that there will be no meet ing this evening,a,rtd that there will be no other meeting until due notice is given. This does' not mean that the Chamber of Commerce is inactive or sleeping; it is wide awake and ready to do anything it can to advance the best interests of the town; but it is thought that it is best not to have t..e regular monthly meetings except v. hen there is somthing of importance to bring to the attention of the or ganization, something which the exe cutive committee cannot handle. Going Out of Jewelry Business. - Mr. H. C. Boylin, who has been in the jewelry business here for 16 vears is advertising his stock and f ix I tures'for sale. Mr. Boylin says he is : eoing out of the jewelry business, but I not on account of lack of business, a. Lhe has more Dusiness man ne mu f handle, speciny khi -bas'not decided what he will do. FARMERS' MASS MEETING. Will Be Held at Court House in Lum berton Monday, August 17 Keport From Cotton Congress E.'fjrt to Obtain Good Price for Cotton. A farmers mass meeting will be held in the court house here Monday, at which meeting Mr. A. J. McKinnon of Maxton will report what is done at the Southern Cotton Congress, which is now in session in 'Washing ton, D. C. Mr. McKinnon i? a dele gate to this congress, and will be able to make i fuil report or what is done at the meeting. This cotton congress is being held to determine what stops can be taken to help the Southern cotton grower to iret a liv ing price for this year's cotton crop in spite of tha European war. It is very important that the farm ers meet Mr. Mclvinnon here Monday and take such steps as wiil be to their best interest. It is up to the farmers to act, and act at once, so come along and help in a fight that mcars money for you. and better times in the South. The meet ing will open at 11 o'clock a,, m. . Remember, it's not so much in what we make, but more in .the price we get; and don't let a little work keep you at home Monday. F. GROVER BRITT. Sec.-Treas. Robeson Farmers' Union. ANTI-TYPHOID VACCINATION People Taking Great Interest Itin erary of County Health Officer Page for Next Week. Dr. B. W. Page, .county health offi cer, informs The Robesonian that the people in different sections of the county are taking great interest in vaccination against typhoid. More than 1,500 hypodermics have been ad ministered within the last two- or three weeks. Almost all persons re turn for the second or third dose and only about one out of every 20 seem to have unpleasant symptoms from the treatment. Dr. Page's itinerary for the next week -will be as follows: Monday 3 p. m. at Fairmont; Tuesday 1:30 p. m. at Rennert and 3:30 p. m. at Lum ber Bridge; Wednesday 41 a. m. at McDonalds, and 3 p. m. at Rowland; Thursday 3:30 p. m. at Orrum and 5 p m. at Proctorville; Friday, 12:30 p. m. at St. Pauls and 3:30 at Park ton; Saturdays in Lumberton. Only three visits are made to each place unless fifteen or more new ones come in at each appointmnt. A few of the above places will be discarded after next week. Tall Fishing Caught Fish 130 Feet Up in the Air. That was high fishing a citizen of Lumberton was doing when he caught three perch in the water tank, near the jail. This man of truth says he was sitting up on top of the tank, which is 130 feet up in the air, and saw one large perch, and on so doing decided to get a hook and line and try his luck. He says he used a worm for bait at first, but the perch not being used to worms, would not bite, so he caught a fly a house-fly and placed him on his hook, and put it into the water in the tank, and to his surprise the porch bit at once and he kept fishing using flies for bait till he landed three. They were good sized fellows, too. He took them home and had them cooked and enjoy ed them immensely. Recorder's Court. . .The following cases were before Assistant Recorder E. M. Johnson Johnson Tuesday and submitted to being drunk, and were fined $10 and cost, with the exception of Arthur ,.amb, who was fined $5 and cost, this being his first case: John Roach, .'.tfper Bryant, Arthur Lamb, Percy 'VIeares and John Pope. George Edwards and Lloyd James were also before the assistant re corder charged with an affray, but the case was continued till tomorrow. Don Butler was before Recorder R. A. McLean yesterday charged with assault and was fined $5 and cost. Herbert Butler, false pretense, con tinued till Saturday, Butler being placed under a $200 bond for his ap pearance. Double Iron Bridge Nearing Comple tion. The work of erecting the double iron bridge across Lumber river at the foot of Fifth street is progress ing nicely and Mr. E. C. Fesmie, who has charge of the work, says the bridge will be completed within ei;rht days. However, it will be some time before people can cross the bridge because of the fact that quite a bit of filling in will have to be done at the west end of the bridge. The chain gang began work yesterday afternoon and will straighten and broaden the road leading up to the bridge. When finished this bridge will fill a long-felt want and necessity. Eabies That Wen Prizes at Pastime. The baby show at the Pastime tiica tre last week, at which most of tne babies of the town were ec." or. thi. screen, drew large crowds. Along with the pictures of babies, many business houses and different ccenes of the town were shown. A. J. Tink ham, Jr., won the first prize, a gold bracelet; Helen Thomas won lh s?c. ona a silver cup; William Carlylc wen the third, a gold necidaee. As wit! be noticed, two of the babies that won were boys, and won prizes more suit es for girls. However, tne prizes will be exchanged for something, more suitable for boys. j - NO IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT I CORRUPT METHODS DENOUNC. ; EL1. No Encounters Between French and Chairman McNeill of County Demo. German Forces Except at Outposts. rratie Committee .-'tryntrlv Denounc. War Between Great Britain and' u - , ; ... ... ' , . Austria Will Be Declared-German " le f L,qUor a! ' r mar Army Advancing Into Belbium Saturday. Struggle for Possession of Liege I To the Editor of Ths Robesonian: Forts. " ! In view of the unfavorable and dis- T.h.at no important engagement has graceful manner in which some saw occurred between the French and Ger-1 fit to conduct themselves at tne pri mans is indicated by an oiiicial an- maty Saturday and on account of the liouncenier.t issued by thi French War many adverse criticisms of Lumber Department that up to Wednesday ton and Lumberton township that have afternoon there had been no encoun-, j-'one over the State and county on ' ters between the respective forces ex-"1 accuut of. such conduct, as chairman cept those of outposts. ! of the Democratic party in this coun- ijater, however. Pans reported that'ty and on behalf of the party, I wish the bombardment by the Germans ot'c repudiate that conduct and impute the important town of Pont-A-Mous-1 it to perrons who are not worthy of '.son in the Department of Meurthe membership in cur party or any I Et Moselle, had commenced. This I other resectable political organiza- town is o miles irom ;ancv ana in miles south or southwest of Metz. It was the birthplace of Marguerite of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England. An important development in 'tne situation is the preparations the Au strian Ambassador is making for his immediate departure from London. A London dispatch says war between Great Britain and Austria will be de clared. The German Army is advancing in to the heart of Belgium. The forces which have been investing Liege have moved to the North and a new army corps has taken their place. Brussels reports that the French and British allied forces are concentrated at var ious important points in Belgium and are now prepared to check the German -advance. Fromt Berlin, German successes are announced at Muelhausen. and La garde, with the taking of many French prisoners and the clearing of the German territory of the French. Fighting continues around Tirle mont and other Belgian towns and the struggle for the possession of the Liege forts has recommenced. Diplomatic relations between France and Austria have been broken ' and the Ambassadors have left the I capitol.s , French Foreign Office 3t .terr.ent says the initiative was taken by I France because Austrian troops were aiding the Germans. I First, renorts of the number of ! Germans killed in attack upon Liege were greatly exajrererated. Later ! reports place the number of killed at j 2,000, the number of wounded at 20,- ()00, with about 9,50u taken prisoners. Shanghai dispatch of .the 11th i states that 45,000 Japanese soldiers j have embarked on transports and are ! awaiting orders. A Copenhagen dis patch announces that Russian mobili zation will be complete August 21. Several Australian warships 'have joined the Biitish warships in East Asiatic waters. An official of the war office at Par is explaining the operations around Liege, said there were 12 forts, 6 on each bank of the river Meuse. Their distance from the center of the city varies from 3 1-2 to 5 1-2 miles. Re ports of the capture of Liege the first of the week meant that German soldiers had entered the city but that the forts were stili heeld by the Belgians. The Belgian Legation stat .i Tuesday that only a few thousand Germans were in the city and that tue mnainder of the German invading army, numbering 120,000 men, was still engaged in an unsuccessful at tempt to reduce the Liege fortifica tions, which were still undamaged by the German artillery bombardment. The British war office information bureau says most of the 26 German Army corps have been located and that the mass of German troops is concentrated between Liege and Lux emburg. . In their endeavor to keep steamship routes clear on the Atlantic, the Brit ish Admiralty and the French Gov ernment have sent out cruisers and armed merchant vessels to search for German craft. Russians are mining Vladivostok harbor. The combined Montenegrin and Ser vian invasion of Bosnia has begun under the Servian General Jankovitch, commander of the Servian Army corps at Prisrend in the Balkan War. Prince George of of Servia is re ported to have been wounded while watching the Austrian bombardment of Belgrade. Belgium Declines Again Germany's Plea for Passage. London Dispatch, 13th. The Daily mail' says it learned on Monday after the Germans' fruitless assault on the Liege forts, the Ger. jnan government again approached j Pl.vliirvi tKrrtinrVi WnllanH ns intprmp- diary pointing out that Germany bad ! no quarrel with Belgium and asked . . . the Belgian government to reconsider j -hairman McNeill Thanks Primary its refusal to allow the German army i Managers. to traverse Belgium to save useless expenditure of blood and treasure. .The Belgian government, according to the newspaper again refused the German request. The Daily Mail says it understands Turkey had assured the British Gov ernment that the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau, which are in the Dardenelles will be disarmed, but that there is reason to believe Turkey has purchased the cruisers and intends to put them in commission. American Refuges. Arrive From Eu rope. New York Dispatch, 12th. The American liner Philadelphia, with the first great crowd of Ameri cans who rushed from Europe after war was declared, arrived in New (Continued on page 5) won. The use of money or other means of bribery in an election is deplorable, but when men attempt to and actual ly do cloud the brain of a voter with whiskey and reduce him to a maudlin state, they have not only corrupted the ballot, they have made crim inals of themselves as well as the voter. Any candidate, who contrib uted the means to make this possible I or who participated is unworthy of a democratic nomination, to say noth. ing of being unworthy to fill the office to which he aspires. As chairman of a great party in a great county and as a citizen of Lum berton and Lumberton township, I ap peal to the civic virtue of our commu nity to rise as one man and condemn such practices and say to any candi date; who; stahtefccwapctev4hat you are unworthy - of support? and you can't get the vote of this town ship. The law is ample to handle such situations and should be enforced by those who are in authority,. Very respectfully, T. A. M'NEILL, JR., Chm. Ex. Com., Robeson county. Corn.Club School at Philadelphus To day and Red Spring Tomorrow. .The corn-club school is in session .it Philadclphu today and will last through tomorrow. aMny noted men i il on the programme to deliver ad j B esses and give instruction. Mr. A Robertson, assistant in the corn club work in North Carolina, and Mr. J. A. Boone, Jr., county farm demon strator, have made all the effort pos sible to get the boys out, and no doubt large number are attending the meet, ing today and will attend tomorrow. Tomorrow's session will be held at Red Springs. Premium List of Cumberland County Fair. Mr. R. M. Jacksn of Fayetteville, .secretary or the Cape rear Fair Asso ciation, was in Lumberton recently in the interest of the 52d annual fair which will be held in Fayetteville in October. Special premiums are of fered for exhibits from Robeson and other counties adjoining Cumberland. Mr. Jackson left some of the premium lists, in The Robesonian office and any who are interested may obtain a copy by calling for it. Freight Rate Commission Reports Raleigh Times, 12th. The special freight rate commis sion appointed by Governor Craig to investigate the reasonableness of the Justice intra-State freight rate act today filed its report. A careful read ing of the report shows that the com commision raised the rates in the Justice act from 15 to 25 per cent. This is a reduction over the old rates or present schedule of approximately 18 per cent. Indian Mass Meeting. It is said that a large crowd of Indians, numbering something like 3, 000, attended the mass meeting at Pembroke Tuesday. Mr. A. W. Mc Lean of Lumberton made a short ad dress. Mr. O. M. McPherson, spe cial agent of the U. S. Indian Bureau, who is spending some time among the Indians of Robeson gathering data, was the principal speaker. Voted a Dun. Did he vote Democratic, Republican cr Bull Mose? He voted a milk biil. A certain man in Lumberton township cat a "dun" for all candidates for the Senate, House, and county offices Saturday. It is thought he placed his ticket after marking it in his pocket with some other papers and wiien he went to vote he voted the bill ' aPPe" 1 1 i.i icv j i 111.1 iun-v. i Hint i wni Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr., chairman of the county Democratic executive com mittee, through The Robesonian wish es to thank the primary managers, poli holders and township chairmen for the efficient and prompt manner in which they handled the primary and returns Saturday. Condemn Conduct at Polls. It is rumored that some steps are on foot to condemn the conduct about the polls here Saturday, and it is a sure fact that steps will be taken to keep a similar occurrence from taking place at any future primary. ' Players feature which is being shown at the Pastime theatre today is 5 reels long and is sure to please. "A Lady of Quality," a Famous I X DEPEN DENT CON V ENTION. f?epublican-Prgressive Mass Meeting lleld in Lumberton Called Indepen dent Convention to Be Held August 26th Resolution Adopted. A Republican-Progressive mass meeting was held in the court house yesterday. There were about :;) in attendance, seven townships beine; represented. Th" following were ap pointed as a committee to confer and select the be.-t men to place in nom ination at tl.e convention which v. ill he field in the cmrt house on Autru.it and work up all interest possible betwiun now and the time for the convent. on : Jim Monroe. W. R. At kinson, Robert Inrnan, S. McK. Smith, W. H. Kinlaw, J. J. Shaw, Anguish Currie, C. P. Cull.reth, A. II. Perry, Joseph Caldwell, John I). McNeill,, L E. Tyner, Lee Humphrey, E. E. John son, P. A. McEachern, E. McQ. Sur les, IL S. Smith, Dan, McColl, Hay wood Faulk, Rowland Mercer, Nathan Britt, Hector Stephens, J. S. Hum phrey, Alfred Britt. The resolutions passed by a recent mass meeting, which were published in The Rbesonian at the time, with the following added, were endorsed: "That the county physician be paid $125 per month. "We favor vigorous enforcement of the law against the use of liquor or money in the primaries in our coun ty. "We favor the enforcement of the law which prohibts the selling or giv ing of minors cigaretts. "We invite all good citizens in fa vor of these -reforms regardless of past party affiliations to mdet in the court house in Lumberton W'ednes. day, August 26, for the purpose of namifig an independent ticket. ' It does not differ whether he is a Dem acrat, Republican or Progressive, if he will stand for our resolution, he can become a candidate on our ticket; neither will the vote or action of any in our convention interfere in any way with a man's vote in the November election. There will be no oath to take." A road law will be drawn up and submitted before the convention PLEASANT HOPE HAPPENINGS Crops Looking Better .Protracted Meeting Closed Baptising Per sonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, Route 3, Augu.st 10 The crops are looking a great deal better after having several little showers of last week. We thank God for sending" the rain. The protracted meeting begun the first Sunday afternoon, August 2, at 4 o'clock, having a very good, attendance through the week. We had a right smart of rain, but the folks didn't seem to mind it at all. Rev. Levy L. Carpenter assisted our pastor, Rev. D. P. Bridgers, in the meeting. I wish that more people could have heard him preach. He is a s plendid preacher. He is a faithful man in trying to lead people to Christ. We have mine or more candidates for baptism Sunday afternoon at five o'clock, August 16th. We wish to have Rev. Mr. Carpenter with us again. Mr. C. B. Morgan of Piedmont high school visited Mr. W. A. Jenkins a few days last week. Mr. Roy Allen of Fairmont, R. 2, visited Mr. Robt. Andrews Saturday. Miss Pruda In rnan and Miss Pearl Andrews visited Miss Carrie Jenkins the latter part of last week. Mr. Donnie Andrews and sister, Miss Ruth, visited the home of Mrs. W. M. Andrews last Saturday night. Mrs. L. D. Pittman is teaching a few weeks of school. Among the Sick. Mr. J. A. Bethea left last night for Baltimore, where he will enter a hos pital for an operation for appendici tis. Miss Ruth Jones, stenographer and bookkeeper for Dr. T. C. Johnson, will be taken to the hospital this af ternoon for an operation for appendi citis. St. Pauls' Messenger: The Robe sonian comes out with remarkabl" regularity. Twice it has failed to come out On time since we have beco in St. Pauls twenty-seven months and last Thursday night was the oth er one. Mr. Wallace Norment has been ap pointed manager of the hardware de partment of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son's department store to succeed Mr. F. (. Norris, who resigned to accept a position as traveling sales man for the Richmond, Hardware Co. of Richmond, Va. Mr. J. S. McDonald, manager and pharmacist of McDonald drug store arrived home this morning from Bry son City, where, on the 4th inst., to Mr." and Mrs. McDonald at the home of Mis. McDonald's parents was born a 9-pound girl. Mrs. McDonald and the baby are getting along nicely. Mr. McDonald spent 5 weks at Bry. son City. Wanted in Scotland County. Shep Turner, a white man wanted in Scotland county on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, was arrested near Fairmont Tuesday by Rural Policeman W. C. Britt. Itching piles provoke profanity, but profanity won't remove them. Doan's Ointment is recommended for itching, bleeding or protruding piles. 50c at any drug store. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEM - Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Britt, yesterday at In o'clock a r.i . a girl. --Miss J..liaW.-sseil left ye-terda for Baltimore, where she will spend some time studying millinery -ty'les. - It is .sriid that fo.ir girl babies, ranging in weight from .', wmniN down, (lave h. ... tiie lust 24 t.inn . been borr, in f.iimhivtn i iours - or .-jjinr such ' ' ithoSic .le.-vicc, w:il be h.-id in .'he oprea house Sunday. Ma.--, will he celebrated at 7::;u a. m. pv. Fa. tr.'-r Co. Watkir.s- of V". ilniintrt will .'induct the service. Mr. IJ. W. Nye of Orrum waa the visitors in town Tuesday. Mr. Nye reorts crops nnpioving down Orrum way. He says the farmers are holding to their tobacco. Meesrs. W. F. French, L. S. Pre , vatt and R. A. McLean are attending a political speaking at Marion, S. C , today. Cole Blea.se is the attraction, as he is slated for a speech. j , 'Vr ' 8. Townsend is attending l the State convention of county com- missioners at Fayetteville today as a wcii-Kir irorn me Doard or county commissioners of Robeson county. Mr. W. F. Barnes of of Barnes vdle was among he visitors in town Tuesday. Mr. barnes says vr-jyr arc improving wonderfully down hi way rnce the rain has been cumin-; The goodopeaches are not all gone yet. Jim Dial, an Indian who lives about 5 miles north of Luinberton. brought to The .Robesonian office Monday some fine Albertas which were pretty as a picture and delicious. The Sunbeam rally which was to r.ave been held at Lo... :ran ii Baptist church ncxi Sunday at 4: )J p. m., mention ot which was ..n-dt- in Monday's Robesonian, has been post poned till the 4th Sunday at 4:30 p. ai. postponed just one week. ; Mr. G. V. w'un.ph- of St. ilul.s, route 1, .lus-apiun; the visi- lor 8 in town Lvdi' .'r IIuiii j pi. ley brought p load of mi'-'v tine j nieions, and remembered tach of The Robesonian's st-ifl with a lirge cne. 'Ihey looked good and Lifted better Mr II. B. Jennings has let the ' :!. tract for the erection of some sta. I i'Ls. 30x100 feet, on We.il Second ! street. The stables will be used by l "4-ssts . H .M. Beasley &Bro., rho i to iduct a feed and livery Duiincis on l ojrth street. They will contiue to j d. business at the old stand also. ! Mr. Geo. Barnes, who 'it: or luute 5 from Lumbc.to.., he it. tci.tiy had to iui or b:cu. . Cisks oji of the mouths ot ii pi , jusl hati to get them ou: or !o , tri? jugs, ut they could nit eat a. i : ei'ore. Inty are now coming on ai-.i d;;n dy.. Those pig ..vnc ooru with tusk:-. There was a little disturbance at the Thompson hospital Monday, and several of the nurses resigned, but part of them have returned, and every thing is running smoothly. . Dr. Thompson says the patients have been well cared for and will continue to be, as he has plenty of nurses. St Pauls Messenger: Mr. W. H. Porter, of Rex, received a blow on the side of his head that came near prov ing fatal. In some way a heavy piece of iron was dropped on his shop tongs, and they flew up and struck him in the temple, and each prong, cut holes in his head. Thi3 oc curred on Wednesday of last week, and Mr. Porter is recovering, we are glad to learn. The Sunday school of the Gos pel Tabernacle will hold their annual picnic tomorrow at the Stephens place beyond the National cotton mills. All members of the school and congrega tion and friends of the work are in vited to meet at the tabernacle to morrow morning at 9 o'clock with well-filled baskets. A way will be provided for everybody to ride to the picnic grounds. All who can do so are asked to furnish conveyances. Mr. W. J. DuBois, proprietor of the Lumberton Bakery, has received one of the most attractive bread wagon.-, that could possibly be turjned out. The wagon is neatly painted and beautifully decorated. It will be used in delivering bread about over town and will make daily calls at the homes of the citizens of Lum berton. Mr. DuBois is always doing th.;:gs for the convenience of his pat rqns, and to order bread from another town is useless. Mr. Ernest Britt. son of Mr. Joe Britt of route 4 from Lumberton, was brought to the Thompson hospital last evening from Fayetteville, ' where he had been in the Hisrhsmith hospital sine Monday of last week. Mr. Britt says he was shot through the right foot by a negro with whom he was working some two weeks atro. He says he proceeded to curse the negro and the negro shot him. The' neero was arrested and placed in jail, His foot is almost healed. Mr. L. M. Walker, buyer for the Export Leaf Tobacco Co. on the Fair mont market, passed through town Tuesday afternoon en route to his home at Danville, Va. Mr. Walker says he is not gone for good, but just 0. 1 a visit, and will be back at Fair mont at an early date. Mr. Walker .3 not buying any tobacco, but hopes to be able to get back on the mar. l etere long. He is a favorite among the tobacco farmers, and they are tfiad to have him about whether he 1. -, allowed to buy or not.
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