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COUNTRY, GOD AND TKUTH
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VOL. XLV.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 19J4.
NUMBER 53
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ROBES
V
IMPORTANT MEETING AUG. 24.!
Mass Meeting to Devise Plans to Pro
tect the Price of Cotton Prominent
Men Expected Co-operation Im
perative. The mass meeting which will be
held in the court house here Monday
for the purpose of devising plans by
which the farmers may get a fair
price for this years cotton crop is of
vast importance not only to the iar
mer, but to every citizen of the coun
ty, no matter what his profession may
be, and it is hoped .that all who pos
sibly can do so will show their inter
est in a matter that gravely concerns
all, by attending this meeting. It is
expected that Mr. Clarence H. Poe,
editor of the Progressive Farmer, and
Dr. H. Q. Alexander,. State presi
dent of the Farmers' Union, will be
' present. Major A. J. McKinnon,
who is in a position to Juiow. quite a
bit about the situation, having at
tended the Southern Cotton Congress
held in Washington, P. C. last
week, will be present.
It is a known fact that there is no
market for cotton, a thing that means
a billion dollars to the South, and if
the crop, is rushed on the market
when there is no demand for it the
South will suffer a disaster that it
will take 25 years to get over. There
is a wav bv which a part at least,
of. this calamity may be averted, but
, nothing short of the co-operauon oi
the erovernment. the farmers, the
"bankers, the commercial enterprises
and all other classes may Dring tnis
- . -
pecially at this time, in what you
make, but much more in what you
' get lor what you make, and don't
fail to be on the scene Monday at 11
p.. m., and by so doing show to ine
woi'.d and the government that you
are willing to co-operate in any way
.to get relief.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTES.
A Large Number of Teachers Attend
ing and Much Interest eBing Shown
in Work Women Greatly in Ma
jority. The Robeson Teacher's Institute
which has been in session since Mon
day is progressing nicely, there be
in? 108 white t.eachers in attendance
at the institute' for white teachers,
at the institute for white teachers,
which is being held at the graded
school building, and seventy-eight col
ored teachers the institute for color
ed teachers, which is being conducted
in Alien hall. The institute is be
ing conducted by Supt. E. D. Pusey
of the Durham graded school. Supt.
R. F.. Sentelle, superintendent of the
Lumberton graded school and Miss
Mildred Moses of Chapel Hill are as
sisting Prof. Pusey. The institute
will last through next week.
Prof. J. R. Poole, county superin
tcrdent of public instruction, is high
ly p'eased with the number attending
the institute. The teachers seem to
be taking great interest in the work.
Of the 108 teachers in attendance
only 14 are males, which shows that
the t?achers of Robeson rae mostly
ladies, and they are a good looking
bunch. Prof. Pusey says this is the
case in all counties where he has
conducted institutes. In one county
he found only one male teacher.
A fuller report of the institute will
be published in Monday's Robesonian,
As was mentioned in Monday's Rob
esonian, a two-weeks institute for In
dians will be held in -Lumberton be
ginning Monday, August 31.
Congress Will Be Asked for $25,000,.
000 For Ships.
Washington Dispatch, 19th.
The administration today mapped
nr-mnroliarsivo nlnna for huildinc
UUL Lyuijiv -v i' - r" . rl
) up the government merchant marine
Wlin JUVCI mucin, iiiwiiv-j, v. v.., ....
mediate purpose of transporting pro
ducts of the United States to warring
1 B European nations anu iu ouum uu
Central America.
President Wilson in consultation
with Democratic congressional lead
ers, approved a project contemplat
ing the expenditure of approximately
$25,000,000 to purchase ocean going
vessels to be operated under the direc
tion of a government shipping board.
Pope Pius X, Head of Catholic Church
Passes.
Rome Dispatch, 20th.
! Pope Pius a, died at i:au o ciock
(this morning. He had been ill for
several days GUI manning ayiiiyiuma
lid not develop until Wednesday
'morning. . .
Grief over the war in Ciurope caus-
led the Pope much depression from
the first outbreak and several days
ago symptoms appeared of the old
bronchial affection from which the
pontiff has suffered in times past.
A I-ong Time Dead But Not Yet Bur
ied. '
in T-aurinbure there is the body of
a man who has been dead about eight
... . i . j rti-"
years and has never Deen ouneu. xma
man was a foreigner, it is said, and
wa3 traveling with a circus and was
killed at Laurinburg by a comrade.
His body was taKen in cnarge oy u
undertaker and embalmed. The man s
father came from a Northern city
and lacked just a few dollars of hav
ing enough money to pay the bill,
hp undertaker A-efused to let
the fahter have the body of the son
'after which the father refused to let
the undertaker bury the son, and he
titill has the body in his building, it
having mumified.
CORRUPT PRACTICES CONDEMN
ED.
Mass Meeting of Citizens To Condemn
Use of Liquor at Primary Attend
ed by Large Crowd Sentiment Un
mistakably in Favor of Clean Eler.
tions in Future Some Say Condi,
tioiu at Recent Primary Not So
Bad as at Previous Elections.
At a mass meeting held Et the court
house Tuesdav evenine for the Dur-
pose of registering the condemnation j
of the best citizens of Lumberton
town and township of the alleged free
use of liquor during the primary held
here on the 8th inst., a sweeping res
olution was passed condemning such
practices and pledging every one who
voted for it to use his best endea
vors to prevent such practices in the
future.
The meeting was attended by a
large crowd that completely filled the
court room, a fact which speaks well
fr the community! Mr. 'R. D.
Caldwell pointed out in his remarks,
for it indicated keen interest in the
meeting.
The resolution was passed after re
marks by several citizens, and there
are not lacking those who claim that
the meeting accomplished more than
its promoters hoped for in .that it
brought forth statements that more
Hiquor had been used in previous pri
maries than was used in the recent
primary, indicating that the moral
sense of the community has become
keener. Some appeared to regard the
whole affair lightly- as was to have
. . , .
jted.nk
Durbose: still it was quite evident
to the dullest that running under
neath, and through the whole there
was a serious and stern purpose nev
er to allow such practices herein the
future..
Mr. J. P. Russell, who presided,
called the meeting co order at 8:20
o'clock. In stating the object of the
meeting he was careful to set right
those who had been misled to believe
that the meeting had political sig
nificance. He told why he and Mr.
E. B. Freeman, who were the prime
movers in the call, decided to see if
there was not sentiment enough in
the community against the use of
liquor at the polls to. cause others to
join with them in such a move, the
only object being to protest against
and stop, in the future, such prac
tice;:. Mr. Freeman was next called up-.
on. He corroborated Mr. Russell s
statement as to the non-political
character of the meeting, and de
nounced the use of whiskey. Mr. R.
D. Caldwell was also called upon.
He thought the meeting a good sign,
a sign of a healthful sentiment in
the community. Remarks were made
also by State Senator G. B. McLeod,
Chairman T. A. McNeill, Jr., of the
county Democratic executive com
mittee, Messrs. K. M. Barnes, W.J.
Prevatt, C. B. Skipper, J. B. Bowen
and T. L. Johnson. None of the
speakers denied whiskey had been
used here in the recent primary, but
some asserted more had been used
at previous primaries. Mr. JVlcLeod,
speaking ad one of the candidates, de
clared that he had used no money
nor liquor in the recent election and
that if would be necessary to go back
farther to lay anything at his door.
He asserted that the use of whiskey
had been worse at previous prima
ries and challenged some man name
not called whose name was signed
to the call for the meeting to get up
and deny that. He said he .had injii3
jeans proof and would use it.
Mr. J. A. Barker said "produce
the proof," which caused a little tilt
between him and Mr. McLeod, the
latter bridling and saying "I could
prove some things on you, too, San-J
rl,. M, Rnrlrpr's vienrnnr. rlr-mal
UJi " ' "
was drowned in laughter of certain of
the crowd. Mr. Barker challenged
production of the proof. Mr. Mc
Leod acknowledged that he was at
fault and the incident "closed.
Mr. McLeod said he voted for pro
hibition and that he voted for the
search and seizure law, that he was
opposed to the use of whiskey at elec
tions, and called on his friends to
vote for a resolution condemning it.
Chairman McNeill said Mr. Mc
Leod's remarks proved that the use of
liquor at elections should stop. He
said it was not a question of whether
more liquor was used two or four
years ago and asked all to join in
helping to see that it does not occur
in the future.
Mr. McNeill and Mr. K. M.
Barnes, as erstwhile candidates who
were defeated, cleared their skirts
of the accusiation made by Mr. Mc
Leod that some men who had been
defeated in politics and had come back
had used liquor and he could prove it.
They were not the men referred to.
Mr. Bowen, one of the managers of
the primary, said there was absolute,
ly no disorder at the polls, that he
smelt liquor on very few voters. He
could not say as to the conduct out
side the polling place.- He favored
something definite; a general resolu
tion would do no good.
All who spoke were agreed as to
the use of liquor; there was only dif
ference - of opinion as to . relative
amounts used at the recent and pre
vious primaries, which was natural.
Some saw more one time, others saw
more another time; which was , all
there was to that.
Mr. T. L. Jbhnson agreed with
what had been said by Mr. Bowen and
took occasion to refer to a news item
published in Monday's "Robesonian,
and Chief of Police Redfern replied.
This is covered in another item in
THE OTHER SIDE GIVEN.
j Ast-iftant Recorder Johnson Says
! 'Chief Redfern Gave Incorrect Re
j pii t to Paper of Testimony at
' Tifal of T. Bass Says Charge
i Against Defendant Not Proven and
Action of Court Approved by Good
Men Denies That Fines Have Not
Len Paid Chief Stands Pat.
In the report in Monday's Robeson-
ian of cases tried in the recorder's
court was the following item:
."Andrew Huggins was before Rev-order
R. A. McLean Friday charged
with being drumc and disorderly at
the polls here on August 8. As this
was the first time the defendant had
been up for any charge he was let
cf with a fine of $.50 and cost.
1 . Bass was also before the recorder
charged with being drunk at the polls,
but was released. It is said that the
defendant's own witness testified that
he was drunk."
These cases were tried before As
sistant Recorder E. M. Johnson. The
error was of course unintentional and
was due to the fact that some other
cases that had been tried before Re
corder McLean were given to the re
porter at the same time.
Mr. Johnson thinks that an injus
tice was done him in the last state
ment in the item as reported Mon
day. There was no intention, of
course, of doing Mr. Jbhnson an in
justice. Chief of Police Redfern, who
arrested Mr. Bass, ana wno was ine
authority for statement in the news
auvuuiibv wi oMfctiutw. ... v..w -.. i
he was drunk.- The Robesonian glad
ly gives Mr. Johnson's statement in
reeard to this case. Mr. Johnson said
that nobody testified that the defen
dant was drunk except Mr. Redfern,
and that he did not think Mr. Bass
drunk enough to warrant his arrest;
that Policeman Boyle testified on the
stand that Bass even helped to quiet
some others who were making more
noise than they should; that others
testified that his conduct was not bad
enough to warrant arrest; that
Messrs Jas. D. Proctor and C. B.
Skipper who heard the trial, had
stated that they thought the assist
ant recorder did right in turning the
defendant loose.
At the mass meeting at the court
house Tuesday evening Mr. T. L.
Johnson, brother of assistant recor
der, stated that he had investigated
this case and was satisfied that no
man could have convicted Mr. Bass
upon the evidence ,and that an injus
tice had been done his brother; that
good men, Mr. C. B. Skipper among
them, had testified that the defendant
was not drunk; that the assistant re
corder convicted when the evidence
warranted conviction and had the
nerve to inflict proper punishment.
Mr. Redfern, replying to Mr.
Johnson, said that he was responsible
for the statement in the paper. He
said that when Joe Edwards was tried
recently and found guilty of being
drunk on the night when the candi
dates snoke in Lumberton that the
assistant recorder m passing judg
ment in this case remarked that he
felt there was some personal feeling
against Mr. Edwards which account
ed for his arrest, that he knew that
others were equally as drunk on the
same occasion, one of them being
Mr. Bass, and that the others should
have been arrested. Edwards paid
fines and costs amounting to about
$25.
Chief of Police Redfern authorizes
The Robesonian to state that none
of the cases rferred to in his public
rmarks last Thursday night, reported
in Monday's Robesonian, were tried
before Recorder McLean.
Assistant Recorder Johnson states
that it is not true, as stated by Mr
Redfern. that fines that have been im
posed in the recorder's court have not
been collected.
First Bale of New Cotton for Robe.
son.
Mr. C. H. Odum, who lives near
McDonald, had a bale of this year's
cotton ginned at the oil mill, near
town, yesterday. Mr. Odum was of
fered 10c per pound for the cotton,
is is said, but did the right thing by
holding it off the market. This is the
first bale reported for Robeson this
year and about the second for the
State.
Recorder Court.
The following cases were tried be
fore Recorder K. A. McLean yester
day: Robert Neal, colored, retailing,
six months on roads; Jesse Rogers,
colored, retailing, judgment suspend
ed till defendant is examined by Dr.
B. W. Page, county physician; Jer
ry Smith, colored, retailing, $10 and
costs; Odell Strickland, retailing, $10
and cost or 60 days on the roads.
Frank Parnell was before Recorder
R. A. McLean this morning charged
with retailing and was fined $10 and
cos:.
this issue.
It was apparent that those who
issued the call ior the meeting, and
who had previously denounced the
use of liquor at the recent primary
purposely refrained from speaking,
leaving that to those who put the
matter in the best possible light, so
that the action of the meeting was
taken after viewing the conduct at
the recent primary in the most fav
orable liht possible.
We do Job Printing
KMERGENCY FUND FOR COTTON
Ample Funds Will Be Furnished by j
Government to 'Take Care of Sur
plus Cotton Producer j Should Cc
tprrate With Government A Time
t Cut Out Luxuries and Live at
Home.
In his address before the mass
meetine heid here Monday Maj." A. J.
McKinnon of Maxton explained how
the government is willing to aid the !
South in any reasonable way to avert;
we Ol ine must serious uissrs mm;
has been on since the Civil War.. He
stid at this time there is no market
for cotton, the thing the South at
large is most dependent upon. How
ever, he thinks that with the co-operation
of the people with the gov
ernment the way can be made much
clearer.
He said that England couldn't exist
long unless the seas are opened up
to commerce, therefore he thinks if
farmers can arrange by the Sid
of the government to hold their cot
ton and not try to sell when there is
no demand that in a fe wmonths the
situation can be mastered. The Amer
ican spinners can use 6,000,000 bales
of the crop, provided they can dispose
of the manufactured product. He
said that he was informed by Senator
Simmons that there were 112 ships
owned by citizen? or corporations of
the United States that were flying
the flag of another country, and he
thinks that they can be caused to
f)oat the American flag, which will
aid greatly in mastering the situa
. e , .
TO CMiraWJ.--4J-"K-ilu' V
trade the market for 3,000100 bales
ir lost. All law makers fully real
ize that the country at large is up
against it, and are ready and willing
to use ineir miiuence m
to better tho situation. There will be
: mple currency furnished by the gov-,
eminent through certain channels to
take care of surplus cotton. The
emergency fund will be let out to
State banks and trust companies as
well as National banks.. This fund,
which will not be ready before No
vember 1, will be let out to the banks
at 3 1-2 per cent the first of the
month and increases 1-2 per cent
each month till it reaches 6 per cent.
The banks will be allowed to issue
currency to 75 per cent of the aver
age j:i ice of cotton for the la?,t five
years which would be about 12 l-2c
per ppund, cotton to be stored m
bonded warehouses. The government
has so arranged that most any kind
of a storage warehouse can become a
licensed warehouse.
Maor McKinnon said the producers
should be willing to co-operate with
the government in getting 12 l-2c
foi the cotton crop, as this is only a
living price, and while there is not
snllicient warehouse room to store all
the cotton the surplus could easily be
stored. The Government realizes that
it cannot take care of all this year's
cotti r- crop, and it will take the earn
est co-operation on the part of the
government, bankers, cotton grow
ers, commerecial enterprises and all
clasier io take care of the situation.
This kind of co-opration is the only
salvation for the South. We must
show the world said Mr. McKinnon,
that we have the cotton and will con
tinue to have it till a fair price is
offered. , . ,
In closing Mr. McKinnon advised
all to go home and save their corn
stalks and everything that could be
us-id for food for man and beast,
plant turnips and Irish potatoes and
resolve to live on what they have,
cut out the luxuries and buy only
necessaries.
Robeson County Youth Pardoned by
Governof.
Raleigh News and Observer, 19th.
Governor Craig on yesterday issued
a conditional pardon to Roy Haynes
of Robeson county, convicted at the
December term of Robeson county
Superior Court and sentenced to 12
months on the chain gang, his offense
being forcible trespass. The reasons
for the pardon are given herewith:
The defendant will be released upon i
condition that he be hereafter a good
citizen and observe the law.
The defendant wa3 16 years old at
the time of the commission of the
crime. He has. served upon the chain
gang eight months. From the evi
dence I conclude that he had no ser
ious intent in making the assault.
Upon the most reliable information I
conclude that the recorder would
have recommended pardon but for his
death. The pardon is recommended
by the solicitor, by prosecuting atty.
and by many other good cit
izens. In my opinion the defendant
has been punished sufficiently consid
ering his age. .
This is the youth who frightened
Misses Lillian and Bertha Barker on
a deserted street in Lumberton one
evening last winter, catching hold
of one of the young ladies but being
frightened off when she tore herself
loose from his grasp and she and her
sister screamed and ran. - .
McReynolds Named for Supreme
Court.
Washington dispatch, 19th.
Attnmpv General James McRey
nolds. of Tennessee was nominated-
by President Wilson today to sue
eeed the late H. H. Lurton, as a Jus
tice of the Supreme Court.
Thomas Watt Gregory of Texas
was nominated for Attorney-Gen-i
eraL
We do Job Printing
GREAT BATIXE IN PROGRESS
But it U Impossible to Get New
British Have Landed Large Army in,
France and Belgium Belgian heat i McLean .
of Government Moved toAntwerp. j Miss Emma Spivey, daughter of
London Dispatch, 20th, 2:5" a. m. j Mr, Arch Spivey, has accepted a po
' Dispatches from Brussels announce ; sition as derk in the Lumberton Bak
that the British, French and Russian i ery.
Ministers, with their staffs have left. Uor to j,r- and Mrs c
for Antwerp. . . . ! HnnH last
ihe Brussels corresponaeni oi inu
Exchane Telegraph Company says
. ii' v n tn ita a i orrrn nn itii iiiinv mm v a .
: T ' TT" V-Vh,.iIv JmnihU
. - 1 f Brussels as1
tre censor forbids inlormation con-
cernir,K troop movements being pub -
. . r . -
lished. However, it is certain
that
a tremendous name is m projfrf.-ts
within the area stretched from Diest
and Tirlemont, as far as Givet.
The general impression here u
that no effort will be made to concen
trate for the defense of Brussels as
the the attacking Germans would not
be of sufficient strength to warrant
such concentration.
St. Petersburg ireports ay that
mobilization of Russian army is com
plete and Czar and 11 members of
Imperii family are at the front. The
RussianXarjnies . began a general ad.
vance Sunday.
A large British army of 100,000 to
120,000 men haj been landed in France
and Belgium.
Belgium's seat of government has
been removed from Brussels to Ant
werp. FARMERS' UNION MEETING.
Places for Storing Cotton Sim.
mons and Godwin Commended
Committee to Arrange for Union
Ra'.ly September 12.
A county meeting of the Robeson
T'ivision of the Farmers' JUnion was
held in the court house here yester
day. Owing to the busy season with
the Termers saving fodder ther
was rot a very large attendance, but
a very enthusiastic meeting was held.
M-ssrs. W. P. Barker, W. K. Cul
brcth and Kelly Johnson were ap
pointed to look after securing places
for storing the cotton raised by "Union
members. Messrs. W. P. Barker
and Grover Britt were appointed a
committee to make arangements for
the Union rally to be held in Lum-
' berton, Saturday, September 12,
when Dr. H. 12 . Alexander, htate
president of the Farmers' Union, will
deliver a Union address.
Thp cmintv nresident. Mr. D. H.
Britt, was appointed a delegate to a
Tnion meeting which will be held
ir, Raleigh October 2. Mr. Grover
Biitt was appointed alternate.
Letters of commendation were sent
to Senator F. M. Simmons and Con
gressman II. L. Godwin, commending
them for the interest they have taken
in welfare of the farmers, and so
liciting a continuance of the same.
Letters were also sent to Dr. II . Q.
Alexander and Clarence Poe, com
mending them for the stand they took
in the interest of the farmer at the
Southern Cotton Congress held in
Washington last week. -
SMYRNA NEWS NOTES
All Dogs Should Be Muzzled Rabbit
Crossing Road Brings Bad Luck
Good Sunday School Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Smyrna (Lumberton, R. 4), Aug.
18 Pulling fodder seems to be the
order of the day around here now.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Collins of Lau
rinburg spent last week in this sec
tion. Messrs. Calton Flowers and Ray
mond Lamb of Lumberton
fpent Sunday with Mr. Lamb's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Thompson . -
Mr. J. M. Williamson, who holds
a position with the Lumberton bar
ber shop, spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Cox of Mc
Donalds spent part of last week vis
iting in this community.
Messrs. Sam Edwards and George
.Collins of Lumberton spent Sunday
afternoon in this section.
Mr. Dave Cox and sister, Miss
Mary, spent a few days last week
visiting at McDonalds.
Miss Nena Wilkerson and Mr.
Carla Prevatt spent last Sunday at
Wrightsville .Beach. Both report
a nice time.
We have Sunday school every Sun
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Every
body is invited to attend, and let me
say right here, while we have no
Philathea or Baraca classes, we have
as good Sunday school as there is
in the county. Mr. Wade H. Lamb
is our superintendent and we dare
say no better could be found any
where. t - -t .
We remember seeing in The Robe
sonian just a few days past where
the law in regard to having dogs muz
zled in town was going' to be enforc
ed, and it seems to us that this should
be a State-wide law, for dogs go mad
and will bite in the country just the
same as in town.
It is an old-time saying that if a
rabbit crosses the road in front of
anybody that it is bad luck and we
chaii h1ivA it evermoee. for just a
few evenings past as we were on the
way to see somebody's girl, some
number under 50 crossed the road,
or the same rabbit crossed about; 50
times. Anyway Jthere was crossing
done, and hereafter just let one rabbit
cross the road just one time, then
back home for us; for we have never
had such luck, and it was all so bad.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
-License has been issued for the
marriage of I. W. Ayers and fri
-. M . , . . - -
t,nK aIon mce,y-
SIr- F- Cough left last evening for
W inotnn Wo Um in rao rr nut f ta!
.f
notifying him that hi s.ster
was sick in a hospital there.
The Freeman Printing Co. has
just installed a new "Mogul" 6 horse
power engine made by the Interna
tional Harvester Co. It is a dandy.
Over 100 Sunday school excur
sionists passed here this morning on
the early train bound for the beach.
The excursion was from Laurel Hill.
-Mr. J. H. Turner of Red Springs
is in a hospital at Salisbury for an
operation for appendicitis. He ex
pects to be at the hospital'for three
or four weeks.
Annie May, four.day.old infant
of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Britt, died
Sunday morning. (Interment was
made in the Meadowbrook cemetery
Sunday afternoon.
It is expected that a large crowd
will go to the beach next Sunday,
which will probably be the last big
crowd of the season, though the rates
continue until September 13th.
Messrs L. James and Grover
open -up - -amenon- pieiu r e- sno w--ior -colored
people in the Pedneau Gar
age building, Second street. They
expect to open about September 1.
"Unto the 3rd and 4th Genera
tion," a two.reel Selig feature will be
shown at , the Pastime theatre this
evening. Those who fail to see it will
be the lovers. The third reel will be
"Bunny's Mistake," featuring John
Bunny.
Mr. M. A. Geddie and family,
consisting of his wife and two chil
dren, who had been living at Stedman,
move.d last week into the A. L.
Jones house, Cedar street. It has
not been learned what business Mr.
Geddie is engaged in.
Mr. J. A. Barker recently
bought a house and lot, corner of
Ninth and Cedar streets, from the
Fidelity Insurance & Realty Compa
ny. The consideration waj $4,000.
Mr. Barker and family will move into
the house about September 1 .
Mr. S. F. Caldwell, of the firm
of R. D. Caldwell & Son, and Mr.
R. R. Carlyle, proprietor of Carlyle's
ladies' store, and Mrs. Carlyle nave
returned from M?w York and other
Northern cities, where they went to
purchase goods. Mr. Caldwell says
he has never seen New York so over,
run with eager buyers.
Ticket numbered 2528 enti
tles the holder to the beautiful doll
at the fountain at McMillan's Drug
store. The contest closed Saturday
night but no one has claimed the doll
yet. "Oh you beautiful doll!"
If you have the right number it is
yours.
Mr. G. F. Humphrey of route
1 from St. Pauls was among the
visitors in town Tuesday. Mr. Hum
phrey brought more of his fine mel
ons along and didn't forget to leave
a nice one for each member of The
Robesonian's staff staff. Mr. Hum.
phrey raises melons that look good
and taste much better.
The auction sale which Mr. II.
C. Boylin has been conducting at his
store on Elm street each evening this
week, beginning at 8:30, at which
china-ware, cut glass and silver nov
elties are being sold, is proving a suc
cess and wil continue each evening
till the stock is all sold. Some of
the goods are going very cheap for
the grade of goods.
Mr. P. M. Britt lost his little
finger and all other fingers on his left
hand were badly cut yesterday after
noon at Mr. Homer Stephens saw and
shingle mill, about three miles from
town on the Creek road, by a trim
saw. . Mr. Britt sat down near the
saw and accidentally placed his hand
against the saw. Dr. T. C. John
son dressed the wound.
Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth returned
Tuesday from Northfield, Mass.,
where he had been a student at the
Moody Bible Institute for two weeks.
Mr. Hedgpeth was highly pleased with
the work at Northfield. He says he
waT more than ever convinced that
this is one of the greatest Bible con
ferences in the world and that a visit
there is well worth all it costs. He
also visited New York, Washington
and Niagara Falls. .
Invitations have been issued
reading as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Locke Shaw
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter ,
Eoline Peterson
to
Robert Harry Spiro. M. D.
on Wednesday evening, the second of
September,
at half after seven o'clock
Presbyterian church
Saint Pauls, North Carolina."
At Home
after,September the 8th
Hamilton, New York.
Ball Games Postponed.
The ball games which were to have
been played between the Orrum arid
Lumberton teams on the local dia
mond today and tomorrow have bn
pbstDoned till a later date, probably
"next week. -