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VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1915. NUMBER 13
CHICKEN-RAISERS ORGANIZE
Organization Formed at a Meeting
Held Tuesday Night Purpose to
Promote Rai8ing of Thoroughbred
Poultry in Robeson, Big Poultry
Show Expected Next Fall.
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather Tuesday evening, quite a
number attended the "hen meet" at
the court house, and an organization
name to be determined later was
formed and officers elected as fol
lows: president, V. D. Baker; vice
president, Frank Cough; secretary
treasurer, E. B. Freeman; executive
committee, J. Q. Beckwith, M. J.
Caldwell, J. A. Carlyle, Rev. J. I.
Worrell and Mrs. H. T. Pope.
The president and treasurer were
ordered to draw up rules and by
laws for the association and present
them at the , next meeting.
Twenty members - joined the or
ganization, which has for its purpose
the promotion of thoroughbred poul
ryraising in Robeson county, at the
meeting held Tuesday evening. A
fee of $1 per year is charged all mem
bers who join the-organization.
It is expected that by next fall the
organization will have grown into
a great thing and a big chicken show
will be held in Lumberton.
ct-JU expected 'Ihaj.jjiouliB!!
. from Raleigh would De present 1 ues
Jnv pvpninir to address those who at
oykW he mppt.ine-. but he Could not
get here. However, those present
were well pleased wnn ine inieresi
taken. .
An nro-anization O f this kind will
no doubt mean much to the county
generally and no doubt great thing!
will be the result of the move made
CLEAN-UP TIME
Now is the Time for Every Citizen
of Lumberton to Lend a Hand
Een Nature Enlists in th-3 Clean
Up Campaign and Sends the Puri
fying Snow.
This is e n-up week m Lumbtr
ton and help in the campaign came
from nn unexpected Quarter. Nature
lent a hand m the campaign by
sending the purifying snow to gath
nn the trerms from the air and
the ground. Remains now only for
to complete the work by making
very yard and back lot and street
and alley clean and oeautnui.
The Robesonian is printing today
nnmo puts loaned bv the State Board
of Health showing tne value of clean.
ing up and keeping the town clean.
A study of these pictures ought to
get any one who is inclined to be care
ioa anA tn minimize the importance
of clean-up work in the notion of
doing his or her part.
Lend a hand to make the' town
clean, beautiful and healthful.
MASS MEETING TONIGHT
Proposed Sale of Municipal Light
Plant to Yadkin River Power Co.
to be Discussed at Court House
Tonight Every Voter is Urged to
Attend This Meeting.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Lumberton will be held at the court
house tonight at 8 o'clock for the
purpose of considering the propos
ed sale of th- municipal light plant
to the Yadkin River Power Co. Two
representatives of the power com
pany Col. Chas. E. Johnson, presi
dent, and Mr. C. N. Rackliffe, mana
ger of the power department will
be present at the meeting and will
explain the proposition from the
standpoint of the company.
Every citizen is urged to attend
this meeting, no matter whether at
present in favor of or opposed to
the propositin. It is simply a meet
ing to discuss the proposition in all
its phases.
$20,000 BONDS SOLD
30-Year Bonds to Take Up Floating
Debt of Town Bought by First Na
tional Bank of Lumberton.
At a meeting of the town fathers
Tuesday afternoon 30-year floating
debt bonds in the sunt of $20,000
-were sold at par to the First Nation
al Bank of Lumberton to bear 5 1-2
per cent interest payable on the first
of April and October of each year.
There were six other bids offered.
The next best bid was six per cent,
which would, if accepted, have cost
the town $2,324 more than the one
submitted by the First National
Bank The bank agreed to pay for
printing bonds.
UN f()N STATION AT LAST
Repinninsr Today the Virginia & Car.
olina Southern Will Use a Window
at Seaboard Station.
At last Lumberton has a union
passentrer station. The Virginia &
Carolina Southern began using the
-aboard station this morning. The
V. & C. S. ticket agent will be at
the Seaboard station one-half hour
before the departure of each train.
Fassengers will find it much more
convenient to reacn the union sta
tion than to eo to the old V. & C.
S station. This ?s a worthwhile
change that will be gladly welcomed
by the traveling public.
Charlotte voted down at the polls
Tuesday a proposed new charter, al
so a bond issue for schools..
2 MORE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
Two German Submarines Send Two
More British Ships to Bottom
This Makes 5 Since Saturday Night
No Loss of Life Though Subma
rine Fired Before Crew Left Steam
erBritish Public Want Crews of
Submarines Treated as Pirates
Fighting in the East.
London Dispatch, March 31.
Two German submarines, the U
28 and another whose number has
not been ascertained, which have been
operating off the wyst coast of Eng
land, during the past few- days, have
adder! two more British steamers, 'the
Fla-minian and the Crown of Castile,
to their list of victims, totalling five
since Saturday night. There was no
loss of life on the two vessels, al
though the submarine fired before
the crew of the Crown of Castile left
the steamer.
The Crown of Castile was sunk by
shell fire, but the Flaminian was tor
pedoed. As an offset to this, a French de
stroyer rammed and it is believed
sank a German submarine off Dieppe.
As the destroyers have been un
able to round up the submarines,
ship owners have petitioned the gov
ernment to be allowed to arm their
heretofore, as steamers'" then could
be considered ships of war and sunk
without notice.
The heavy .loss of life in the sink
ing of the Falaba and Aguila has
-roilsed a storm of indignation and
the demands made that the captured
crews of submarines be treated as
pirates.
This question and that relating to
drink, which is said to be causing de
lay in the delivery of munitions of
war, absorb pujbrlc interest. The
king through his secretary, has sent
a letter to the chancellor of the ex
chequer, emphasizing the necessity of
stopping excessive drinking and has
offered, if it is considered advisable,
personally to give up the use of al
coholic liquor and to prohibit the
use of it in the royal household.
So far as actual fighting is con
cerned, official reports contain lit
tle news. The big effort in the West J
still seems for off an doperations are I
confined to an occasional attack and
counter attack. Airmen on both sides
are busy watching the opposing
force and dropping bombs.
In the East the Russians are hold
;ng the Germans in North and Cen
tral Poland, and are putting forth all
their strength to force their way
through Uzsok and Lupkow passes
with the result that some of the
heaviest fighting of the war is in
progress in the Carpathians, both
sides claiming successes.
The Russians who already have
forced Dukla Psas, are making their
way down these Southern slopes of
the Carpathians into Hungary and,
according to British critics, soon
must compel the Austrians and Ger
mans defending thetwo other passes
to fall back or be threatened with in
terference with their communications.
Australia which already has sent
two contingents to fight for the Em
pire has offered a third which prob
ably will be accepted. In all cases,
the dominions have sent more men
than was originally expected.
RAISE HOMlS SUPPLIES
Major A. J. McKinnon Sees Light
Ahead if Farmers Will Stick to
Idea of Reducing Cotton Acreage
and Raise Plenty of Home Sup
plies While in Maxtor Tuesday this re
norter interviewed Mr. A. J. Mc
Kinnon of that town in regard to the
outlook for the year 1915. Mr. Mc
Kinnon, who is one of the biggest
farmers and business men general
ly in Robeson county, says he can
see a rav of light ahead if the
farmers will stick to the idea of re
ducing the cotton acreage and rais
ing plenty of supplies for the farm.
Speaking of the rise in the price of
cotton, Mr- McKinnon remarked, "I
am greatly in hopes that the people
of the cotton producing States will
not let this usual planting-time ad
vance in the price or tne staple
cause them to swerve from the idea
of reducing the cotton acreage and
making what is needed to run the
farm on the farm" He also advo
cates a law of some kind that would
limit the cotton acreage to 25 per
cert of the total r-.creage cultivated.
and says he is living up to that idea
this year" and will plant only about
75 acres of cotton on a 375-acre farm.
It is the big land owners tMt
control the cotton situation ir he
South, and if enousrh of them would
resolve like Mr. McKinnon, and live
up to their resolutions, it would mean
much to the country geneally.
Recorder's Court.
.Tpri-i7 Fault rolnrpfl. ms hefore Re
corder E. M. Britt yesterday morning
charged with throwing a stick at a
white boy who was engaged in a snow
bal game with Faulk yesterday morn
ing. The stick struck C'e boy on
the head and inflicted a small gash.
Recorder Britt first placed a sen
tence of four months on the roads on
Faulk, but later changed the sen
tence to prayer , for judgment con
tinued on payment of cost.
THREE INCHES OF SNOW
March Handed Out Some Unusual
Weather During Last Two Days of
Month Snow Covered Ground Yes
terday Morning and Continued to
Fall Until About Noon Rapidly
Disappeared But Some Left Over
to Greet April Other March and
April Snows.
Snow, three inches of it, it is es
timated, fell here yesterday between
the small hour.-, yesterday morning
I jnd noon, it
nd while it melted rapidly
yesterday atttrnoon a little was leit
ver to greet April this morning.
Tuesday it rained and snowed by
urns in the afternoon, but it was
raining steadily at nightfall and con
tinued to rain until some time dur
ing the early hours of the morning,
when snow began to fall. Earlv ris
ers found the ground covered with
snow and snow falling, and it contin
ued to fall until nearly noon. The
rain which preceded it gave it no
chance, however, and this mpjning it
was all gone except in spots. "
Three inches is about as near as
Mr. D. M. Davis, who keeps the rec
ord, could estimate the amount of
snowfall, but it melted rapidly as it
fell and Mr. Davis thinks that prob
ably 4 or 5 inches of snow fell
fct-ti-dmrng --the last- vhry5--- si
March have not been unknown in
the past. Mrs. Davis Recalls that
some 20-odd years ago a heavy snow
fell during March. And snow has
fallen here later than this. Mr.
Davis has been keeping record since
1883, and the record shows: light
?now and hail April 8, 1902; light
"skift" of miow April 14, 1907; 1 1-2
inches snow March 20, 1908.
Wilmington got the surprise of her
life yesterday. The memory of man
runs not back to a time when snow
was on the ground there the first
of April before.
The entire State was swept by
snow. Four inches fell at Asheville,
one inch at Wilmington, 8 to 12 inch
es at Clinton. 3 inches at Fayette
ville, about 9 inches at Newbern.
In some places it did not lie on the
ground, melting as fast as it fell.
BABY ALMOST SUFFOCATED
3-Months-Old Baby Rendered Un
conscious by Stiffling Smoke
Large Hole Burned i.i Floor Where
Baby Lay Alone Narrow E8cape.
A near-serious fire occurred at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Boone,
East Second street, yesterday morn
ing. The fire, which had burned a
hole in the floor in front of the fire
place when discovered, must have
started from a spark falling on a
rug. B6tb Mr. and Mrs. Boone were
in another room and when the fire
was dicovered a three-months-old
baby, which was sleeping on a bed in
the room where the fire originated,
was so much overcome by the strang
ling smoke that filled the room that
it was unconscious and for some
time it was feared that death would
result. Dr. T. C. Johnson was sum
moned and rendered medical aid and
the child soon revived. When Mr.
Boone entered the room it was so
full of smoke that he could not see
'he baby, so he had to feel his way
to the bed where it was lying. The
smoke was so severe that it changed
the color of the bed clothes and the
walls in the room, and had it not been
discovered just at the time it was
the child would have been stifled to
death.
Mrs. Boone says she thinks the
baby was asleep and when it woke
it was so suffocated that it could not
make a noise. The fire was put out
with a bucket of water.
Superior Court.
Civil court has been slowly grind
ing away since Monday morning,
Judge O. H. Allen of Kinston pre
siding. Quite a number of judg
ments has been signed, but only four
;nry trials have been disposed of.
These are: First National Bank vs.
Geo. W. Lennon, judgment for plain
Hff; W. Speight vs. Laurinburg &
Southern Ry Co., non-suit; Georgia
Lane vs. Nelson Lane, divorce grant
ed; Mary Gibson vs. Will Gibson, di
vorce granted.
This is a two-weeks' term and no
doubtwill last through next week.
Former Lumberton Policeman At
tempts Suicide.
D. Berry, who about a year aeo
served on the nicrht police force here
ror several weeks, tried to commit
"iri-V at his home at Marion. S. C.
fl'rrlny night by shooting himself
roi:gh the breast with a pistol,
ball went throueh his body and
'""t missed h's heart. He was tak
to a hospital at Florence. S. C .
nd it is now thought that he will
rover. It is said that Berry had
'""'i drinking heavily for some time
before
Roy Ashburn was killed and Wm.
Parish painfully iniured in an au
tomobile wreck at Tobaccoville, For
sythe county, at 5 o'clock Tuesday
morning. The boys had been drink
ing and took the car from in front
of the owner's nome, where it had
been left standing over night, at 2
o'clock in the morning'. The ma
chine turned turtle in rounding a
curve. ---
RED SPRINGS NEWS LETTER
Addresses by a Returned Missionary
Quarterly Recital Enjoyed Social
and Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
lied Springs, March 31. Miss An
na McNeill, who has been the guest
of Mrs. A. T. McCallum, has return
ed to her home in Savanna, do. Mr.
Fen nor Gibson of ('-harlot! i spent the
i -.v "ok-ei d at the home of hi- father,
; Mr. 1). D. Gibson. Mr. Laurie Mc
' ,"'d cf Rowland, is vi-ating friends
and relatives in town,
j Kx-Sheriff E. ('. McNeill of Row
land spent last Saturday in town the
guest of his brotherin-law, Mr. R. F.
Currie, who has been quite sick for
sometime. We are glad to know
that Mr. Currie is improving and
hope that he will soon be entirely
restored to his former health.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Brown of
Richmond, who had been visiting at
the home of Mrs. Brown's mother,
Mrs. W. M. Gaddy, left last Thurs
day for Aurora, where they will visit
Mr. Brown's parents. Miss Mamie
Lovin has returned home after spend
ing several weeks in Fayetteville.
Dr. McDonald of Fayetteville spent
Sunday with relatives in town.
Mrs, Motte Martin, a returned mis-
George Motte, spent the week-end at
i the college guests of Dr. and Mrs.
! Vardell. Mrs. Martin gave a very
interesting and appealing talk on the
j needs of Africa to the young people
s Sunday afternoon in the Presbyterian
j church and in tiie evening at the col
. lore auditorium to the student body
in' ladies of the town.
I Mr. W. L. MacLeod of Charlotte
'-netit Sunday at the home of his
father, Mr. W. .1. MacLeod.
Miss Eloise McGill of the college
spent Tuesday in Fayetteville.
The quarterly recital at the col
lege Monday evening was very much
enjoyed by a large and appreciative
audience.
Miss Polly McRae delightfully en
tertained the Priscilla Club Tuesday
afternoon from four to six. Besides
the members of the club who enioyed
Miss McRae's hospitality were Misses
Eleanor Sample, Hazel Morrison, Ka
tie Buie and Mrs. S. E. Leonard.
MARIETTA NEWS NOTES
Social and Personal Items From a
Live South Robeson Town.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Marietta. March 31. Miss Ada
Hendey, who recently went to the
Thompson hospital, where she had
Jier adenoids and ton;ds removed,
came home last Wednesday. Her op
eration was a very serious one and
' has been ver yill since she came
home. Dr. Johnson from Lumber
ton came Sunday to hold a consulta
tion with Dr. Wells, the family phys
ician. Miss Henley's many friends
are glad to know that her condi
tion is more favorable today.
Mr. D. N. Oliver, who spent the
winter here, left Monday for his
home in Montreat. He will be great
ly missed by his many friends here
who wish for him a pleasant summer.
Miss Lannie Oliver is visiting at
Pages Mills. Friday she will attend
"field day" in Dillon.
Mesdames W. T. Jennette and W.
M. Oliver spent Monday at Fairmont.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Townsend
who spent some time with Mr. Town
send's mother, Mrs. S. M. Oliver, left
last Friday. Mr. Townsend returns
to Georgia this week and Mrs. Town
send will go later. She is now vis
itin? her parents at McDonald.
Miss Mary Page has returned to
Chadbourn after a short vist to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ,C. T. Page.
Much inteest is being taken in the
apron party which is to be given
netx Saturday evening by the Ladies
Aid Society. This promises to be
an affair of much pleasure and it is
expected that the attendance will be
large. Everybody is invited. I
On last Saturday afternoon Misses
T.annie Oliver and Effie Smith de-
Hjhtfulli- entertained the members of
the G. W. Club. For thp occasion
the house of Miss Oliver's mother,
Mrs. Janie Oliver, was beautifullv
springlike, with is decorations of
rabbits, chickens, pot plants, rich
yellow jonquils and fragrant hy
acinths, all suererestive of the ap
nroachintr Easter. The guests sew
ed and chatted trenerally during the
afternoon, and in the course of same,
crrent events were read bv Mrs. W
T. Jennette and delightful musical
elertir,r:r were rendered by Mrs. W.
M. Oliver. An interest!"? feature of j
' lip aftrmocn was an Easter purple
to V, v.crked out After many n:n-
'te of tedio'.is thoutrht it was fojnd !
that Mrs. W. M. and Mi-- Rache l j
Oliver pnd Miss Mel!i Hi!' had sn'v j
ed th' t.iv'e cnrDctiv. 1:1 e'i; cr. i
Miss Oliver won the L"i; At t' o
conclusion of this, dainty refresn
met.ts were served bv the hoste -es.
This club meetin? was delirh'fu!ly
informal and greatly enjoyed by ev
ery one present.
Mr. Ira Mullis has completed the
eivil engineerintr work that had kept
him engaged at Mllington,.-Harriet
county, for, several months past and
has returned to his headquarters at
Lumbertom . ' , He , arrivid ri yesterday
SIDELIGHTS FROM ROWLAND
Booster Festival a Great Success
Planning for Another Big Festival
in the Fall Rowland Second Best
Lighted Town of Size in America
-Debate Some Grippe and Pneu-
nionia Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rrvvland, March 30 The "Booster
Festival'' here last week wis a great
; cces J he "festival began with
u eiitert.'unm r t Thursday after
!!! by "The .Strollers Male (Juar
ttetv" and Ell Worth 1'lum.stoad, iru-
iht-'H) iter. No barter entertainers
have ever visit d our town. They
lal-o gave an entertainment Thurs
day evening, Friday afternoon and
Friday evening we were entertained
by the "La Dell Con&rt Co." con
sisting of three young ladies, and
by Dr. J. W. Frizzelle, who lectured
in the afternoon on "Signs, Visions
and Ideals," and in the evening on
"Some Twentieth Century Problems'
Dr. Frizzelle is a forceful and elo
quent speaker and his Jkures were
quite an inspiration. Mr. Hal Mer
ton, a magician, gave two entertain
ments Saturday and Dr. H. W. Sears
delivered two of his famous humor
ous lectures, one on "Don't Worrv."
land one on "Mnr. Tnffv and 1allnai
ence in a roar of laughter.
Dr. Frizzelle was platform mana
ger and in his talks,, he said many
trood things about our town. He con
gratulated the people on the number
cf improvements that have recently
been made. Among other things, he
aid that Rowland was the second
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I' c-i I ii wo. town oi us size mat ne
i had seen in America
Plans are already being made for
a big festival in the fall. There will
be an "Educational Day." and "Ag
ricultural Day," and a "Civic Day".
It will be a great week for Rowland
and all of the surrounding country.
Let us all co-operate and make the
fall "festival" a grand success.
The debate here last Friday night
was attended by a very large audi
ence. Rowland had the affirmative
of the query that was discussed bv
250 high schools on the same date
and was represented by Watson But- reels will be the regular Friday p
ler and Earl Edens, while Red Springs i amount feature, the show betnnninar
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ana uraay ieonara. &acn speaker
had a fine speech which was well
delivered; not one of the speakers
had to be prompted. The decision
was two to one in favor of the nega
tive. The debate, however, was very
close and Rowland is proud of those
who represented her. Clarence Bracy
and William Butler represented Row
land in the debate with Orrum, in
which Orrum was successful.
There are quite a number of cases
of lagrippe in this section, and a few
cases of pneumonia. Little Miss
Bessie Pleasants has about recover
ed from a very severe attack of pneu
monia. Mr. Lineon Cobb, a vener
able citizen who lives near here, has
been very sick for several days.
Rev. John H. Hall, presiding eld
er of the Rockingham district, preach
ed in the Methodist church here Sun
dav night.
Misses Aline McCormick and Ada
Ivey, of Dillon,? S. C, spent several
J y-. , , m i
days last week with Mrs. B. L. Mc
Eachern.
Mr. W. W. Sutton of Latta, S. C.,
was here Monday
Mrs. Penny Thomnson of Fair
mont, has been spending several days
with Mrs. H II. McCormick
Prof. R. F. Moselev spent
week-end in Fayetteville.
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BROAD RIDGE BREEZES
Planting Corn School Closing Exer
cises School Grounds Improved'
Special Prayer Service8 Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Broad Ridge (Orrum, tf. l), Marcfc
30 Hauling fertilizer and planting
Corn is the order of the day among
our farmers now
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bullock of
Lumberton were visitors on the
Ridge last Sunday. Mr. A. W.
Stone of McDonalds visited Mr. K.
M Britt last week Mr P. Nye and
Miss Jennie Ivey of Orrum visited
Misses Henrietta and Evelyn Am
nions last Sunday.
Our school closed here March 2th
ith exercises bv the school and ad
rrpii;;e by Mr. E. J. Britt and Prof.
J. R Poole of Lumbprton. A larsre
crowd was present and all seemed to
KiVp a eood time. This marked the
i !,-. .( of the best school we havp ever
had here. Miss Clvde Howard was
principal and Miss Marv Surles. as
sistant. We hope to havp better
-chools but never expect to have bet
ter teachers. .A mon- th -e who at
tended the opsins; exercises of our
hool from Lumberton were Messrs.
F. G. Britt, S Boxlev and the speak
ers and Miss Pearl Howard and Mrs.
S. E. Thompson.
Mr. Crayton Walters of Barnes
ville visited this section last week.
Rev. J. I. Stone left Friday for
Brunswick county where he filled his
regular appointment.
Our school eround has been im
proved considerably by several
stumps being taken put.
Our church met here-last week in
rayer service, asking God's bless
ings for the coming year-
' BRIEF ITEMS Or LOCAL NEWS
Monday being a legal holiday,
all the local banks will be closed on
that day.
Good middling cotton is worth
1 9 cents 0" thp local market today
Middling cotton 8 5-fi.
The I. O. O. F. will hold a meet-
' tomrr jw evening for the purpose
I"'' electing officers. A fu! attend-
' :""e ls desired.
Mr. V. K. r::!bre;h. county or-g.i.-it.'T
of th- Farmer.-. Union, is in
tewii today. Mr. Culbre'h says he
C ar.ized a local a;. Long Branch
last Thursday night.
Two courts were sitting at the
same time in the commissioners'
roorn at the court house Monday af
ternoon for a while. Justice D. B.
McNeill was trying a case when hi
honor Recorder Britt got ready to try
a case but Justice McNeill held hi
ground and proceeded with his cast,
and Recorder Britt, not to be out
done, proceeded to open his court.
In the account of the prelimin
ary debate held here last Friday
night between the Laurinburg team
and the graded school team, published
in Monday's Robesonian it was stated
that the girls of the graded school
j- KA. v.
Honor r Of the debators - It waa th
iris of the graduating class of the
graded school who gave the reception
and not all the girls of the sehajjj,,i
The Star theatre today will
-how Pearl White in a great drama.
Tomorrow it will have two well
known,,, Lumberton favorites, Rose
mary Theby and Harry Myers in
'The Accusation." Saturday King
Baggott in "The Submarine Spy," in
:'. parts. The submarine used in this
production was loaned the Univer
sal Company by the U. S. Govern
ment in making this picture. Prices
5 and 10 cents for these features.
Francis X. Bushman, one of the
leading stars in the movie world, will
be featured in "His Stolen Fortune,"
an Essany 2-reel picture at the Pas
time theatre this evening. Two oth
er good reels will also he exhibited.
' Tomorrow "Brewsters Millions" in 5
I. m V liVVCl. Ult.VVSVCl a iviuiiiflia
, .
has been read by many people who
will be delighted to see it in motion
pictures. Next Thursday "The Last
Days of Pompeii" will be shown at
the Pastime.
Miss Elizabeth Snead, teacher of
the sixth grade at the graded school,
who is on the committee to secure
prizes for the contests to be held at
the county commencement April 9,
has secured the following: R. D.
Caldwell & Son, $5 for school having
best attendance; J. D. McMillan &
Son, $2.50 for winner in potato race;
Pope Drug Co., $2.50 for winner of
100-yard dash. These prize? have
been mentioned but not those who
would give them. Other prizes have
been mentioned and will be mention
ed in Monday's Robesonian.
Prf. S. Scull, a piano tuner who
has been coming to Lumberton for
a number of years and is well known
hereabouts, enlisted in the. BritLsh
r ry as a drummer bov when inst 14
years old. Sittintr in The Robeson
ian o'fice yesterday morning read
ing the war news, Prof. Scull remark
ed that iV-t GO years ago, March 31,
1855, he landed with the army at
the island of Korfu, In the Adriatic
sea, near the Dardanelles, from
which some of the most interesting
news of the war has come recently.
That was during the Crimean war
Prof. Scull served 11 years in the
army and then got his discharge be
cause the doctors said he had heart
trouble. The professor is now 74
years old but no one would take him
t be a day over 60.
Robert Wayne Wooten Dies as Re
sult of Burns.
Robert Wayne Wooten, 5-year-old
adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Woot
en, died at their home on the Elizabeth
road yesterday evening as a result
of burns received recently. The in
terment will be made this after
noon at the Wooten cemetery near
(larkton. As stated in The Robe
sonian, Robert was playing in a field
where Mr. Wooten was burning grass
and came in contact with the flames,
and was severely burned before help
could reach him.
Yineland Boy Accidentally Killed.
A Whiteviiie dispatch in. today's Wil
mington Star states that Carl, 12-
year-old son of Mr. J. F. Walters of
ineland, accidentally shot and killed
himself while hunting in the White
marsh yesterday. He picked up a
gun with the muzzle toward his
breast and the entire load passed
through his heart. The interment
will be at Orrum, this county, to
day.
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