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VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915. NUMBER 9
DR. POTEAT THE SPEAKER
President Wake Forest College Will
Deliver Address at Robeson Coun
ty Commencement April 9 Prizes
Will be Offered
Supt. J. R. Poole has secured Dr.
W. L. Poteat, president of Wake For
est College, to deliver the address
at the county commencement here
April 9. Those woo know Dr. Po
teat know that no better selection
could have been made. He will in
terest the large crowd that will at
tend the commencement.
i Committee on Prizes.
Masses Elizabeth Snead, Katie Lee
McKinnon, Mary L. Carrington, Ber
nice Olive and Louise Turnely, and
Messrs. L B. Olive and H. W. Doub
I. I -' " i i Tii
have been appointed a committee to
secure prizes.
Messrs. White & Gough have of
fered a prize of $10 for the best
school exhibit at the commencement.
Prizes will be announced later for
the following: Best attendance at
commencement according to enroll
ment; winner in elementary spelling
contest; winner in high school spell,
ing contest; running broad jump;
standing broad jump; high jump;
100 yard dash; 220 yard dash; 440
yard dash; boys' potato race; carls'
Interest in Town Primary Candi
dates Coming Out.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the town primary is yet more than
a month off, interest is growing and
it looks like a hot fight will be on.
As mentioned in Monday's Robeson
inn, Mayor A. E. White is in New
York and it is not known whether
or not he will be in the race for re
election. However, his friends are
inclined to believe he will make the
race if urged to do so by them. Dr
AV. A. McPhaul says he is a full-
fledged candidate for this office and
others may place their hats in the
ring. Chief of Police II. H. Redfern
is in the field for re-election and
Mr. D. P. Waletrs is also in the race
for chief. Madam Rumor had it that
Mr. Alf. H. McLeod would also make
the race for this office, but, as will
be learned from his card elsewhere
in today's paper, he will not make
the race. The Robesonian has not
been able so far to learn of any can
didates for town commissioners. Mr,
L. T. Townsend, one of the town
commissioners, whose term expires
says he will not be a candidate for
relection, and Mr. L. R. Varser
says he will not be a candidate for
re-election on the school board. Some
of Mr. Varser's friends are urging
him to make the race for mayor, but
Mr. Varser has not yet indicated
that he is at all inclined that way.
Japan Warned Not to Go Too Far in
Demands on China.
A dispatch of the 17th from Peking,
China, states that Russian and Brit
ish Ambassadors at Tokio informed
Foreign Minister Kato Saturday that
if Japan nersisted in pressing upon
China demands beyond those , con
tained in her original communica
tion to the Powers it would be dif
ficult for Japan's allies to negotiate
diplomatically with her in the future.
On the same day the United States
Government, acting independently,
informed Japan that certain Japa
nese demands were not in consonance
with treaty agreements between Chi
na and the United States. It is
thought that Japan will withdraw
a substantial portion of her demands
because of the attitude of the Pow
ers that have called China's atten
tion to the fact that she has no right
to make a treaty with Japan con
travening existing treaties with
them.
Judge Peebles Reversed Editors
Rrown Not in Contempt
The State Supreme Court yester
day reversed Judge R. B. Peebles in
his sentence of Editors Chas. A. and
Geo. Brown of The Weekly Record,
Goldsboro, to 30 days in jail and
$250 fine for contempt of his court
in the publication of an editorial
criticising the judge in connection
with his conduct in holding a term
of Wayne court. The court holds
that the statute under which Judge
Peebles held the editors to be guil
ty applies only to publication of
grossly inaccurate reports of trials
or ether matter pending and that
the right to punish summarily for de
famatory reports and criticisms of
matters past and ended no " longer
exists.
Royal Arch Masons Elect Officers.
At a special convocation of Lum
berton Chapter No. 77, R. A. M.,
called for election of officers on
Monday, March 15th, the following
officers were elected: Gr. E. Rancke,
j'r , E. H. P.; Alf. H. McLeod, K.;
Q.' T Williams, S.; John P. Mc
Neill, Sec; L. McK. Parker, Treas.
Installation of officers will be on
Friday evening, March 26th, at 8
o'clock.
Threats to Blow Up German Cruiser
Eitel.
Newport News, Va., Dispatch," 17th.
As the result of threatening let
ters said to have been received by
Commander Thierichens of the Ger
man converted cruiser Prlnz Eitel
Friedrich, precautionary measures
were taken tonight to guard against
any attempt to J -fctroy the ship.
MARIETTA NEWS NOTES
G. W. Club Meets With Miss Rachel
Oliver Personal.
Marietta, March 17 Miss Annie ;
Harrington of Mullins spent one day !
last week with Mrs. O. L. Henly.
Mrs. R. L. Page of Lyons, Ga., came
last week to be atl the bedside of
her brother, Mr. R. M. Oliver, who
remains very sick. Miss Lula Page, the Farmers union was held in the
vho had been teaching in Columbus court house here yesterday,
ounty, has returned to her home The members present expressed
here. Her commencement was at- themselves as being well pleased with
tended by Miss Anna Page, Messrs. the bill passd by the recent Legis
Daniel and Oliver Page and Mr. Hoyt lature as asked for by the Union ap
Harrington of this place. Mrs R. O. pointing a public cotton weigher and
1 Tcwnsend, ef Dunn spent. Fridav and
I Saturday with" her mother-in-law,
f ia Q TVT Olii'Oi- AT T . T fVliro
Mrs. S. M. Oliver. Mr. L. M. Oliver
spent Monday in Wilmington on bus
iness. Mr. Roy Floyd attended the
Woodmen meeting in Durham last
week He also visited other places,
returning home Sunday. Miss Mary
1'age of Chadbourn is spending sev
eral days at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Page Mr. and
Mrs. F. F. Purvis and Miss Thelma
Reynolds " of Orrum spent the week,
end with relatives here. '
On last Saturday afternoon 'the G
W. Club met with Miss Rachel Oliver
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
nVfrsvJ. -S. Oliver. The guests were
received at the door by the hostess
and shown into the parlor arid liv
ing room, which were beautifully
decorated with flowers, the color
scheme being yellow and white
Fro.mthe arrival of the guests every
minute was one of pleasure. The
meeting was called to order by the
president, and after the reading of
the minutes and business session,
"Current Topics," were read by Miss
Mellie Mill, while the guests were
busily engaged "in talking and em
broidering. After some musical se
lections by Mrs. W. M. Oliver, which
added much to the joy of the occas
ion, the hostess, assisted by her
mcther, Mrs. J. S. Oliver and her
sister-in-law, Mrs. W. M. Oliver,
gracefully served delicious refresh
ments consisting of two courses fol
lowed by mints. JThere were ten
members present. At a late hour the
guests bade the fair little hostess
adieu.
BACKED OFF EMBANKMENT
Mr. John H. McNeill and Horse and
Buggy Take a Plunge of 20 Feet
Down Embankment Near River
No Serious Damage A Dangerous
Place.
An accident that had a thousano
chances to have been a serious one,
occurred yesterday afternoon j'ust
across the river from the double iron
bridge at the foot of Fifth steet
when a horse driven by Mr. Jno. H.
McNeill became frightened and back
ed Mr. McNeill and the buggy with
himself off the embankment, which
is something like 20 feet. As it hap
pened, the whole turnout fell into the
water, which fact no doubt saved
serious trouble. Mr. McNeill had a
miracalous escape and came out as
good as he went in with the exception
of being wet from the hide out. The
horse also escaped unhurt. The bug
gy was not damaged much but the
harness was broken up somewhat.
"The boys" tell "it on 'Squire Mc
Neill that though he fell into water
up to his neck and got wet- as a
drowned rat from his neck down,
he never let his cigar go out.
The Robesonian, along with some
others, has remarked several times
that it would be a most sensible
thing to place a railing along the
road for some distance out from the
foot of this bridge, and this occur
rence seems to be another fair warn
ing. Instructing Farmers on Hog
Choi-
era and Raising Peanuts.
State Veterinarian B. B. Flowe of
Raleigh, Mr. T. E. Brown of Raleigh,
in charge of Boys' Corn Club work
for the State, and County Farm
Demonstrator L. E. Blanchard met
with farmers in the Red Springs and
Philadelphus sections yesterday and
ave instructions in raising peanuts
and on hog cholera. Mr. Brown, who
has had much experience and is well
informed along that line, talked on
raising peanuts. Dr. Flowe talked
on hog cholera and Mr. Blanchard
yesterday afternoon in company with
these gentlemen vaccinated hogs on
the farms of County Commissioner
Frank McKay, Mr. N. B. McArthur,
and others. ..
Mr. D. W. Biggs of Lumberton Pur-
chases Furniture Stock of D. G.
Rouse of Fairmont. ;
Mr. Dennis W. Biggs, proprietor
of the Lumberton Furniture Store,
purchased luesday the entire stock
of the D. G. Rouse Furniture Co., Navy was so powerful.so ready, so ef
bankrupt, at Fairmont. The stock 'icient as now
was sold at public auction to the ,
highest bidder and Mr. Biggs secur
ed the stock at a low bid. He is
advertising the stock to be sold at
the store in Fairmont. .
Former President W. H. Taft de
livered at Chapel Hill last night the
first of a series of 3 lectures -on "The
Presidency" to students at the State
University. He urged ."the united
support of the country of the poli
cies of President Wilson in this crit
ical period of the Nation's history."
UNION FARMERS MEET
County Meeting of Farmers' Union
Held Here Yesterday Law Pro
! tiding for Cotton Weighers and
Graders Pleases Farmers-Com.
mnity School Work Recommended
Spirit of Unionism and Co-Ope
ration Growing.
A well-attended and enthusiastic
meeting of the Robeson Division of
grader for Lumberton and ""Maxton
I and making it possible for any other
I I in iVc innnhr y-i linim nvt. n n
town in the county to have one ap
pointed by petitioning the county
commissioners. The farmers think
that they have been discriminated
against in the matter of grading cot
ton in the past.
It was recommended that each lo
cal appoint a committee to look after
the school district in which it is lo
cated and see to it that the proper
amount of money goes to the school;
also to look after having the grounds
beautified and kept in good condition.
Reports from the various Locals
showed that the. spirit of unionism
and. co-operation is growirg." Organizer-lecturer
W. K. Culbreth stated
that last week he succeeded irt organ
izing Locals at Saddle Tree, Rozier,
Sand' Hill and Smith's. This brings
the total of new locals organized,
or - re-organized this year, to six.
The work of organizing will be con
tinued till every rural district in the
county has a Local.
There were other matters discuss
ed and steps taken, b,ut not of a
public nature.
ORRUM OCCURENCES
Lyceum Attraction Saturday Night
Persona! Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Orrum, March 16. The Treble
Cleff Club, a lyceum attraction, will
give an entertainment in the high
school auditorium here Saturday night
of this week. Let everybody come.
Mrs. A. J. Surles spent Monday at
Evergreen visiting friends. Mr A
C. McCallum was a business visitor
in Lumberton Tuesday. Mrs. A. M
Floyd and daughter, Miss Cora, vis
ited friends near Barnesville Wednes
day. Mr. Mosley Page of Fairmont
was a pleasant visitor here Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Allie Frink, a student in the
Orrum high school, left Sunday for
her home at Bladenboro on account
of the illness of her mother, Mrs. J.
M. Frink.
Mr. Dan Atkinson of Chadbourn
was in town Sundav. Mr. and Mrs
Owen Powers of' Chadbourn visited
Misses Dovie and Edna Prevatte here
Sunday. Mrs. W. O. Britt spent the
week-end at Mt. Eliam with Miss
Sarah Stone. Messrs. B. L. and W,
Y. Floyd visited friends near Lum
berton Sunday. Messrs. I. H. and
Henry Warwick visited friends at
Exergreen Sunday.
Bellamy Briefs More Corn and Less
Cotton.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bellamy, March 17 Farmers are
very busy getting ready to plant
more corn and less cotton than they
did last year.
Rev. W. R. Davis filled his regu
lar appointment at Antioch Sunday
p. .m. He will preach there again
the 4th Sunday at 3 p. m. on mis
sions.
Mr. J. B. McLean was a Lumber-
ton visitor Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Delhnger of Alma spent Sun
day in this section visiting friends
and relatives. Mr. I. J. Wilkins
spent a short while at the capital
Saturday. Sorry to report little Miss
Ava Todd on the sick list. Mr. J.
D. Melvin went to Wilmington Mon
day of business. Mr. Isaac Wilkins
spent Sunday with his brother Frank.
"Aunt Becky," write oftener, your
letters are highly appreciated.
Pennsylvania Launched, Largest War
ship in World.
The United States dreadnaught
Pennsylvania, the largest battleship
in the world, was successfully launch
ed at Newport News Tuesday with a
prayer that she might prove a mes
senger of neace rather than a weapon
of destruction. She was christened
by Miss Elizabeth Kolb of German
town. Pa., and the 15.000-foot hull
slid into the histmic James river as
f.e "etary or tne Aavy uamels gave
,the s'FnH for laui?Sh'n5- At, a
' ing luncheon which followed at
una roini vomiort secretary Daniels
the principal speaker and in the
urse of his remark? he sairl thxt
here never was a time when-Hip
Time of Meeting of St. Albans Lodge
Changed.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The time of the meetings of the
class of instruction of St. Albans
Lodge No. 114, A. F. & A. M., has
been changed from Friday to Thurs
day nights. The meeting tonight at
8 o'clock will be devoted to instruc
tion in the third degree. All who
will -take part are especially re
quested to be present.
G. E. ANCKE, JR., W. M.
SHANNON NEWS NOTES
Fire at School House Personal Men
tion. Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Shannon, March 17 Mr. John Par
ish of Clio, S. C.t spent Monday in
the community. Miss Ida Walters of
Kaeford has been a guest in the
home of her brother-in-law and sis
ter. Mr. and Mrs. I). I). Hinson, re
cently. There was fjuite an exciting time
it the fehool h; ue Monday when it
was discovered that the house was
i'i fire, but it was extinguished
without any very serious damage be
ing done. Fire is supposed .o have
started from a defective flue.
Misses Hazel Cobb an Mary Coyt
Clifton of Lumber Bridge were guests
of Miss Meta Klarpp Sunday. Mr.
James H. Morgan, who has been in
feeble health for some time, has been
very sick since the middle of last
week.. We hope his condition may
soon take a change for the better.
Mr. and Mrs. Alf. II. McLeod of
Lumberton " spent last Thursday at
the home of Mrs. R. J Smith. Miss
Lannont McColl of McColl, S. C , has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. A.
i,urrie. miss irissie curne who has
been a patient in the Cumberland hos-
pita in Favetteville for the
weeks and who has undergone a se -
rious operation while there; is getting!
on nicety. ner many friends will
c- miu 10 iieui mm sne nopes 10
be able to come home soon.
LONG BRANCH LOCALS
rtparing to Plant C urn Cotton and
Jcbacro Acreage Will be Red .iced
--School Term Lengthened Plan.
ning for Missionary Day Personal
and Other Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Long Branch (Lumberton. R. 4).
March 16 The community is astir
with workmen this morning, every
body busy planting corn or getting
ready to plr.nt. Most of the farm
ers around here have decided to cut
tobacco and cotton acreage, for the.
best, let us all hope.
We all welcome the coming of
spring. As we look about us this
morning we see the peach trees stand
ing arrayed in beautiful bloom, vio
lets blooming out here and there, the
little birds chirping merrily about.
All seem to be glad and to welcome
the beautiful spring.
Messrs. F. W. Ammons and George
Jenkins of Barnesville spent Sunday
here.
The school is progressing nicely
here. Just lengthened out the term
another month. The teachers are
planning for a concert.
Miss Edith Euzor, who lives near
Fair Bluff, spent the week-end here
with her aunt, Miss Addie Edmund.
Mr. K. M. Britt and Miss Maryi
Surles spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Jbvelyn Ammons.
Our Sunday school is planning to
observe missionary day in the Sun
day school in the near future
Miss Euphemia Tyson spent the
week-end with her parents in East
Lumberton. Miss Henrietta Am
mons has returned home after spend
ing a week in Lumberton
The W. O. W. at this place is con
stantly gaming new members, de
spite hard times.
The Sunday night prayer meeting
is growing better. lhe subject to
be discussed last Sunday night was
"Why go to church?" for next Sun
day night, "What should we do at
church?" We annoint two sneakers
discuss the subject each Sunday
night. The speakers for next Sun
day night are Messrs. A. L. Stone
and W. L. Thompson. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend these
meetings.
Maxton Recorders Court Cotton
Weigher and Grader.
Mr. J. E. Carpenter is the new re
corder for the Maxton district, suc
ceeding Mr. McKay McKinnon, who
served a brief term by appointment
of Gov. Craig. Mr. J. P. Wiggins
is prosecuting attorney for the court.
Mr. Martin A. McQueen was ap
pointed by the Legislature cotton
grader and weigher for Maxton. The
bill providing for a cotton weigher
and grader for Lumberton and Max
ton Mr. John Smith was appointed
for Lumberton 'and for other towns
that may apply to the county com
missioners, provides that the com
pensation shall be 8 cents per bale,
the buyer and seller each paying
half
Notices of New Advertisements.
Report of condition of the Bank of
Parkton.
L. H. Caldwell says his great stock
reduction sale leads all sales ever
held in Lumberton.
"The Seawolf," 7 reels of motion
pictures, at Pastime tomorrow.
Big furniture sale at Fairmont.
Star theatre "home .'of exclusive
Universal program."
Tomorrow will be a big day at
Elizabethtown Bladen county schools
commencement.
Mrs. Jas. S McNeill went Mon
day night to Fayetteville, where she
entered the Cumberland hospital for
treatment. - . r
WE DO JOB PRINTING TRY US
POULTRY MEETING.
All Fanciers Invited to Meet at
Court lloue on Tuesday Night,
March 31st, at 8 O'clock For Pur
pose of Organizing Robeson Poul
try Association.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
All parties interested in the
breeding of poultry, either stand
ard breed or utility stock, are urg
ed to lie present at this meeting,
which is free to the public.
There are a number of interested
and wide awake fancier- in the coun
ty and there is no reason why we
should in t unite forces and push the
poultry industry in this .section.
A jrood percentage of the eggs and
poultry consumed here are import
ed from other sections of the coun
try, a fact that should not exist. We
should produce them right here in
the "State of Robeson", the garden
spot of the United States for the
productions of everything to eat and
especially poultry and eggs.
There is no question that more
failures in the poultry industry re
sult in not starting right than from
any other cause.
We often hear of people who de-
slre to begin breeding poultry, but
they, know absolutely nothing about
J-fcstfbiep skh.L ,i u
1 ih0..V;T' i, ,
well-informed association or individ-
ual thcroutrhlv posted on the suh-
ject
Another thing that has caused
many failures is the."'changing from
one breed to another. If-takes years
tri stliHtr nnrj Lrau.l on,! U .
, to make and handle it. so bv ehanr.
; i no- Ph vUr tk i.,,;.. i..
nothing about any breed. It takes
time and patience and without the
latter the beginner had better keep
out of it.
Select the one that suits you best,
e-et the best stock obtainable. L'ive
them good care and attention and
stick to them. By so doing success
win surely follow and the business
will be a source of pleasure as well
as profit; therefore let everybody in
Robe,son come together and from an
association worth while.
V. D. BAKER.
Lumberton, N C
March 18, i915.
Recorder's Court.
The following cases have been
disposed of in Recorder E. M. Britt's
court since Monday:
Raymond Reynolds, assault on Trav
is Bass, $15 and cost. The evidence
in this case was that Bass met Rey
nolds on Elm street and asked him
for pay for a load of wood and
Reynolds went into Mr. M. M. Ro
zier's store and picked up a buggy
whip and went put on the street and
proceeded to give Bass a "horse"
whipping. Bass was somewhat bruis
ed up about the face. Reynolds
claims that Bass cursed him, but this
was not at the trial.
Lula Thompson and Mary Eliza
McNeill, colored, raising disturbance
on the streets, judgment suspended
on payment of cost as to Lula; Eliza
was taxed $2.50 and cost.
Claud Broom, assault, prayer for
judgment continued on payment of
cost.
Three Pumps on One Pipe.
Something new in the way of wa
ter supply for the home was recent
ly installed at three residences on
Fourth street, owned by Dr. Griffin
of Greensboro. Mr. Geo. M. Whit,
field has charge of the houses and
secured the services of Mr. H. R.
West of Allenton to drill wells for
furnishing these homes with water,
Mr. west tried an experiment to
see if one pipe would not furnish
water for all the houses and it works
fine. Pipes leading to each of the
nouses from the one well pipe with a
pump at the end does the trick. This
wold mean a saving to a man who
owned a number of houses on one
block of several dollars, as instead
of drilling a well at each house he
could drill one well and from this
extend pipes to each of the houses
and get the same amount of water.
Even neighbors could do the same
stunt.
Messrs. Earl Thompson, Law
rence Parker and II. J. Singleton at
tended the Booster Club Festival at
the Southern Presbyterian Colleire.
Red Sf rings, last evening. They re
port a most enjoyable trip.
Mr. J. B. Sealey of Barnesville
is among the visitors in town to
day. Mr. Sealey savs some of the
farmers down his way have planted
corn, but he thinks it is too earlv.
considering the late spring, and his
opirion is theyv will have the "fun"
of planting again.
It was stated in Monday's Rob
esonian that Madam Eldon, the palm
ist, was given a hearing before As
sistant Recorder E. M. Johnson Sat
urday and made to pay a State and
county tax of $50. This was true,
but Madam Eldon has succeeded in
getting all the money back except
the cost in the case and $12.50 taxes.
It is understood that a Taw passed
by the recent Legislature, which law
went into effect the first of this
month, changed the amount of taxes
that a palmist is required to pay.
We do Job Printing.
BRIEF ITEMS OK LOCAL NEWS
Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day
and many hereabouts were a-wearing
of the green.
Mrs. N. H. M-White left this
mornig for Wilmington to be with
her mother, Mrs. E. J, k'etchum, who
is very ill.
Good middling cotton is bringing
8 '-8 cents and middling rotton 8
cents per pound on the looal market
tony. Cotton is a little on the ris
ing order.
--Miss Matilda Warner of Balti
more arrived last week and is with
Miss Amelia I.inkhauer in the mil
linery department of Messrs. R. D.
Caldwell & Son's department store!
Mr.. A. E. Spivey, who lives just
across the railroad from the Sea
board station, says he has some ex
tra fine Rhode Island Red hens. He
weighed one yesterday that tipped
the scales at 8 pounds.
Mr. B. W. Lovette of route 1
from Orrum was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Lovett says if somebody don't
stop stealing fish nets down his way
the other feIIow,s will have to stop
fishing that way, law or no law.
A coal .car was pushed off the
J end of the track of the Raleivh A
-Charleston 4-ailrotrack it tke:-
Yon vlonay. 1 car was slightly
damaged but was placed back on the
track by local railroad hands.
Rev. A. J. Groves of Barker's
was among the visitors in town Tues
day. Mr. Groves asked The Rob,
sonian to say that he would fill his
regular appointment- at Smiths
church next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Friday at the Star theatre they
are going to have a great 2-part
drama, "The Little Grey Home," fea
turing Rosemary Theby and Harry
Meyers, late of the Lubin Co.. and
Monday the 3rd episode of the "Trey
O Hearts." See their ad in this is
sue of The Robesonian.
At Mr. J. H. Wishart's grocery
store on Chestnut street the merits
of White House coffee are being
demonstrated by Mrs. Lillian Duni
van, representing the Dwindell
Wright Co. of Boston. Hot coffee
and sandwiches are being served to
all comers and will be served tomor
row and Saturday.
Tomorrow night the Pastime
theatre will offer as its regular Fri
day night feature, "The Seawolf,"
by Jack London, in 7 reels of motion
pictures. This is a picture that will
interest everybody from the small
child to the old folks. The first
show will begin at 2 o'clock and a
special matinee for school children
will be given at 4 o'clock.
It was Btated in Monday's Rob
esonian that Dr. R. S. Beam would
perform an operation Monday after
noon on Evelyn, 5-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Meares,
whose left eye was punctured one
day last week by a nail thrown by
a boy. It was found that it was im
possible to save the eye, which had
to be taken out. The little girl will
have to wear a glass eye the rest
"f her days.
The "stock reduction sale" con
tinues at the large department store
."r. L. H. Caldwell, and as will
be reen from the continuous advertis
ing 1 , i doing in The Robesonian,
bargains abound there. Mr. II. E.
Dale, whd has had charge of the sale,
has shown that he is right on the
job when it comes to running a spec
ial sale. He has made many friends
since he came here by his courte
ous way of doing business.
Mr. Henry W. Blake, a former
Robesonian, now in the service Of
Uncle Sam as postoffice inspectyr
with ' headquarters at Denver, Colo
rado, spent part of last week here
visiting his brothers, Messrs. W.
O. and P. C. Blake. Mr. Blake has
been in the employ of the Govern
ment for several years, but recently
received the appointment he now
holds. He is among the many Rob
esonians who have made good in
other parts.
Mr. Jno. S. Walker, who has
been manager of Cartee's 5, 10 and
25 cent store since it was establish
ed two years ago, will leave tonight
for Burlington, where he will take
charge of another store for the same
people. Mr. Walker has made many
friends since coming to Lumberton
who will be ir.dtoJ sorry to hear
that he will make the change. Mr.
J. P. Newman of Wni-tm-Salem, who
has been here for some time, will
manage the stcre here for the pres
ent. Great interest is being manifest
ed in The Robesorian's educational
campaign as a result of which the
paper is going to pay the expenses
of 4 Robeson county teachers to
Washington. Fifty-one teachers have
been nominated and their names
would appear in the paper today but
for a rush of matter at the last mo
ment that makes it necessary to hold
over for the next issue. Other nom
inations should be sent in at once.
It is open to lady teachers (white
race). Elsewhere in. this issue in
formation as to how one may win
will be found. Coupons should be
saved. They are worth 10 Dointa
each. .
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