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VOL XLVI. J LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1915. NUMBER 14
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ROBESON COUNTY SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Greatest Educational Rally in Histo
Lumberton Friday of This Week
tion Will be Furnished the Large
Parade, Spelling Contests, Deliv
Contests, Two Bands Pres. Potea
Weather permitting, Lumberton
and Robeson county at large are to
witness their greatest educational
rally in the form of a County Com-
mencernent, r riday, April ui
county superintendent and the va
' rious 'committees assigned to aid him
in the work have had their hands full
for the past two weeks and every
thing is now just about ready, there
being a few details of course that
cannot be completed until nearer the
-day.
The programme decided upon is
found below and those who arrang
ed it are to be credited for the na
ture and variety of the entertainment
and instruction it will furnish for the
big crowd which will be here on the
9th.
It would be unfair to call any sin
gle number on the programme a fea
ture, without stating that each is a
feature in, itself. The parade, the
spelling contests, the delivery of the
diplomas, the speaking, the athletic
contests and the bands each event
will claim its own following anq
most will be seen and heard by all.
The Grand Educational Parade
will form at the graded school build
ing at 11 o'clock in the1 following or
der: lei by chief marshals, mount
ed; they will be followed bv the
Parkton Concert Band, immediately
behind the band will come the coun
ty Board of Education and the School
Committeemen of he county. This
in itself will be a feature of the
occasion, for while everybody ought
to know it, few people ever stop
think that in Robeson county there
are seventy-five white school dis
tricts, and that directing the affairs
of these schools, there are some tw
hundred and fifty of Robeson's best
tvoe of citizenship. These are the
Ttien who have saerifced their own
time and interests and personal means
to further the educational interests
of the county to hIp assure the fu
ture of the children. Without any
flare of trumpets, they have quiet
ly gone ahead, co-operating with the
county superintendent and the coun
ty Board of Education in their ef
forts to increase the efficiency of the
schools and Robeson's splendid school
system is the result of their united
effort. This is the first chance the
people have ever had to view these
men in a body and no patriotic citi
ren should miss the opportunity.
j Following the committeemen, will
v come the school children of Robe
son, led by the children of the Lum
berton Graded School. - Every teach
er in every school has been request
ed to be present 'and to spare no
energy in training the children to
march. There will be a place in the
parade for every school child of Rob
eson county and it is hoped that ev
ery one will be in his place. The
appearance of the parade will be en
livened by specially ordered banners
and pennants which many of the
schools have provided for the occas
ion. Immedately Behind the school
children will come the Robeson
County Boyns' Corn Club, one hunT
vlred strong. Each member of the
club has been sent a personal letter
and something novel in the way of
regalia is to be excepted in this por
tion of the parade. The parade will
end as it began with a band, the
Bladenboro Band. For those who
Tiave never had the opportunity of
earing this band, let it be said that
't- is well trained, well equipped and
will do its full share of honors for
the occasion. The Parkton Band
"eeds no introduction to a Robeson
ian. The parade will end at the court
honse. where the spelling contests
will be conducted by Rev. C. L.
Greaves, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Lumberton, and a cash
prize will be awarded to the
winner in each contest.
As was announced several weeks
ago, examination questions were sent
by Superintendent Poole to every
school in the county. 'All children
completing the seventh-grade work
this year were to take the examina
tion, their papers to be graded and
sent to the superintendent's office,
where diplomas were to be issued.
Nearly two hundred successful appli
cant have been reported so far and
more are expected. Each of these
v ill lis awarded a handsome dinloma.
thirteen by sixteen inches, certifying
that t be pupil has honorably com
peted the work prescribed for the
first seven grades of the public
schools of the county. Each diploma
will bear the seal and signatures of
1he county Board of Education, the
signatures of the county superintend
ent and the teacher of the school
where the pupil attended. The diplo
mas will be delivered by Countv Sup
erintendent J. R. Poole and Mr. Lu
cius McRae. chairman of the county
Board of Education.
Dr. W. L. Poteat, president? of
"Wake Forest College, will deliver the
address of the occasion. He will be
ry of Robeson County to be Held in.
Variety of Entertainment and Instruc
Crowd Expected Many Features
ery of Diplomas, Speaking, Athletic
t of Wake Forest College the Speaker
I introduced by Mr. T. L. Johnson.
I One A the leading features of the
' County Commencement will be the
j school exhibits, which will be on dis
play at the court house. These will
consist of all kinds of work done by
i the pupils in the various schools of
the county, such as specimens of let-
terwriting, compositions, maps, an
alyses in arithmetic, drawings, paint
ings and other work done by the
little folks Each specimen will shov
the name of the child, his age and
da grade in the school.. Above each
xhibit will be shown the name of the
school from whence it came.
The athletic contests in the after.
ioon will claim the attention of old
and young alike. One hundred, two
iundred and twenty and four hon
Ired and forty yard dashes, open to
one contestant from each school, a
cash prize of $2.50 to the winner of
each; jumping cOntestSj $2.50 to the
same prizes; and a relay race.
This is By no means the first
thing of its kind Robeson county has
ever attempted, but it is by far on j
a bigger scale than anything ever be
fore tried here. As a celebration of
the educational progress of the coun
ty, it is the duty of everv patriotic
citizen to lend his encouragement
and moral' support by his presence.
PROGRAMME OF COUNTY COM
MENCEMENT Lumberton April 9.
11 A. M.
Parade ot school children (Fnom
graded school building to station,
thence to court house.
Prayer Rev. W. B. North.
Selection Band.
Primary and High School Spelling
Contests conducted by Rev. C. L.
Greaves.
12 M.
Address Dr. W. L. Poteat, Pres.
Wake Forest College, introduced by
Mr. T. L. Johnson.
MuIc. ,
Presentation of Diplomas by Supt.
J. R. Poole and Mr. Lucius McRaey
Chm. County Board Education.
Recess.
2:30 P. M.
Athletic contests:
100-yard dash.
220-yard dash.
440-yard dash. '. "
Running broad jump.
Running high jump.
Standing broad jump.
Potato race (girls).
Potato race (boys).
Relay race.
Marshals for County Commencement.
R. E. Sentelle, K. K. Bethune, chief
marshals.
Marshals appointed by chiefs: A.
E. Spivey, Zeph Lytt0n, A. H. Hart
ley, L. McK. Parker, J. M. McCal
lum, Herbert Singlet0n, Jno. French,
J. Robert Prevatt, J. A. Barker, W
G. Reynolds, Jno. C. Fuller, C M
Prevatt, Geo. W. Thorndyke, A V.
G. Wishart, Colin H. Phillips, E L
Hamilton, I. S. McManus, J. W. Cur
rie, Guy Townsend, C. V. Brown, W.
G. Pitman.
Marshals aopoined by schools Law
rence Buie, Douglas Barnes, Phillip
Smith, Foster Currie, Dennis Par.
nell, C J. Biggs, S. H. Dunlap, H F.
Purvis, Sam Paul, Lindsay Norm'ent,
J. D. Andrews, Sebastian Pitman,
D. H. McCall, R. T. Cobb, G W.
Williamson, Z. T McMillan, c! M
Bryan.
Mr. Sentelle is superintendent of
the Lumberton graded schools and
will have to go to Chapel Hill Thurs
day with the Lumberton beys who
will be in the debates there this week
and Mr. B. J. Bowen, assistant
to the county superintendent 0f pub
lic instruction, will take his place
as chief marshaj.
Each marshal is requested to be
present at the graded school build
ing at 10:30, mounted and ready to
proceed in directing that part of the
parade that will be assigned to him.
BRING DINNER TO COUN-
TY COMMENCEMENT
Every one attending the conn-
ty commencement here Friday
will be expected to make per.
sonal arrangement about lunch.
It has been circulated in some
parts of the county that there
would be a picnic dinner her-
on that day but this is r :
true. It would be impracticable
to attempt to spread a picnic
dinner for the immense c-wd
expected here on the 9th.
Meeting of Executive Committee of
Farmers' Union.
The executive committee of 'the
Robeson Division of the farmers'
Union is requested to meet in the
court house in Lumberton Wednes
day of this week. The committe is
composed rf Messrs. W. S .Tnlinsnn
W. At Bullock, N. A. Townsend, E.'
K. Bass and W. K. Cuibreth.
LIGHT QUESTION DISCUSSED
President of Yadkin River Power Co,
Addres8es Mass Meeting of Citi
zens Claims - Many Advantages
for Town in Accepting Proposition
of His Company Many Small In
dustries Would be Attracted to
Town Another Mass Meeting To
morrow Night.
The mass meeting, in the court
house Thursday evening was attend
ed by a 'good many of the citizens
of the town. s staged ir. i'h? Koh
esonian, this meeting was held for
the iJiiiposa of securing info".Ti'ti'n
on what the xadkin Kiver rower
wer M).
proposes to do if Lumberton sells its 'muugm. ,Vie "
fight plant to it. Col. Chas. E. John- tVu" th's morning, is justly proud
son, president, and Mr. C. N. Rack- cf Vl? v0 caton,a daVf r?uh
liffe, manager of the power depart llke Saturday It shows
merit, of the Yadkin River Power Co., that the people of that district are
were both present and brought out determined to have g0od schools and
many points on the subject that the k,eeP UP wlth procession. The
people have been wanting informa. election was held at the school build
tjon m ing. This brings the number 0
Mayor A E White introduced Col. ! fiPecil tax districts in the county to
Johnson in' a 'very impressive way. ; 63, and in the 63 districts there are
He taid that he and the town board, bout 90 schools.
when the proposition of the Yaiktn
River Power Co. was submitted to
purchase the town's light plant for
$15,000, the town to give a 60-year
franchise to do business in Lum.
berton and a 10-year contract for
lierhtihff the streets, decided that
the best thing to do was to place be-; week, clean up ween, n0t much work
fore the voters of the tqwn all the in- iwas done alone the line of cleaning
formation possible in o'rder to aid up. Mayor White says the work
them in arriving at an intelligent ' will be continued this week and ex
opinion; that it was a business ques- tra wagons will be kept on the
tion, absolutely, into which politics streets for the purpose of removing
should not enter, and for that rea-'all rubbish an dtrash that may be
son Col. Johnson and Mr. Rackliffe j piled out. He urges all citizens of
had been invited to attend the meet-j the town to co-operate in this move
ing and explain the proposition. and by so doing- make Lumberton a
Col. Johnson is a man whose face healthier, cleaner and more attrac
ted manner inspires confidence. lie tive place in which to live.
spoke simply, in straightforward
manner. lhe Yadkin Kiver rower
Co. wants to come to Lumberton,
said Col. Johnson, if they can have
the co-operation of the people. If
they come they expect to do all thev.
can for the good of the town and
be good citizens. They will bring
all the enterprises they can here.
If the people are willing for them
to come here as citizens and will co
operate with them they want to
come, otherwise they do not.
The Yadkin River Power Ce. will
pay the town $15,000 for its plant as
it now stands. Col. Johnson said
that this was more than the plant
was worth and more than they want
ed to give, but as they had their
lines extended here they were will
ing to do it. All the bulbs and elec
tric fans will have to be changed.
The Yadkin River Power Co. will
bear this expense, which will be' about
$2500. It will cost the company
about $17,000 in addition to the $15,
000 for the plant, to get ready to
furnish electricity here. They must
have a 10-year contract to secure the
above expense. It would not pay
them to come under a shorter-term
contract.
They have a uniform rate; the rate
here will be the same it is in Ral
eigh, Goldsboro or any other cities
where they have contracts. Their min
imum will be $1 per month, where
the minimum here npw is $1.50.
This wilf mean a saving of $1,000
per year by the citizens here, accord
ing to estimates made by experts of
the power company.
They will also light the streets
more efficiently than they are now
being lighted, covering 31 per cent
more territory than is now being cov
ered, at about $1,000 less than the
present cost. The 31 per cent addi
tional territory will be made possible
by arranging the lights in a better
way. This also includes the "white
way" stands at present being operat
ed and those that are being put up
around the court house.
Some of the people here have been
in doubt as to whether or not they
would be without current any of the
time while the Yadkin River Power
Co. was installing its new plant. Col.
Johnson says there will be no inter
ruption in the sewlce. The lights
will be cut in in the day time and
the town plant will be operated until
the' power company is ready to take
over all lights.
It has been suggested that if the
power plant here was removed to
a site on the Seaboard railroad that
it could be operated at about $750
per year cheaper than it is now. A
new plant on a new site would cost
the town $23,000 and the town w0uld
not have any more available current
than it has now. If the town sells
to the Yadkin River Power Co it will
have $15,000 to retire bonds and if
it moves to the railroad site it will
i an additional debt of ahnnt-
?23,000. I
All the towns and cities that they
V'.ve entered in North Carolina, Col
.'hnson said, have given them a 60.
vear franchise and a 10-year con
ract and it has given entire satis
faction. They do not want an ex
clusive franchise and would not have
it if the town would give it. Col.
Johnson said that there was a town
in South Carolina that wanted to
give them an exclusive franchise but
they would not accept it. All. they
ask is permission to do business here
for a period of 60 years.
Col. Johnson brought out many
points as to what the Yadkin Riv
( Continued on page 4)
SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX VOTED
District No. 5, Howellsville , Town
ship, Votes Special Tax of 30 Cents
on Property and 90 Cents on Poll
Special Tax Advocates Not Faz
ed by Bad Weather Saturday.
School district No. 5, Howellsville
township, the Tabernacle school
voted Saturday a special tax of 30
cents on the hundred dollars worth
cf property and 1M ents f,n the poll.
Fifty-sjx voters were registered and
:0 votes were cast in favcr of the
r 'cial tax, 12 against. Mr. Isham
Kinlaw, who was registrar and who
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CLEAN-UP WEEK NO. 2.
Weather Interfered Last Week and
Work Will be Continued This
Week Lend a Hand.
Owine to weather conditions last
Remember, this is .-;ean-up week .No
2, and if you have not given your
premises a thorough cleansing get
busy and do so at once.
CITIZENS MEETING
Mayor White Calls Meeting tp he
Held Tomorrow Night to Discuss
Proposed Sale of Municipal Light
Plant
There will be a citizens' meetinsr
held in the court house Tuesday
night, April 6, at 8 o'clock, for the
purpose of general discussion of our
i electric light proposition. This is an
important matter and every citizen,
whether in favor of or opposed to a
sale of the electric light plant, should
come out and express himself on this
question.
A. E. WHITE, Mayor.
Quart-Limit .Supply Stolen Booze
Shipped Back.
Ten Lumberton people were short
their lone Easter quart yesterday
because of the fact that the A. C. L.
trainas too late to make connec
tion with the V. & C. S. at Hope
Mills Saturday afternoon and the ex
press for Lumberton had to lie ov
er at Hope Mills Saturday night and
during the night robbers broke into
the express office and stole quite a
bit of stuff, including the 10 quarts
mentioned.
At the close or business at the
express office Wednesday night there
were five packages of whiskey, three
1-gallon and two half-gallon, that
had not been called for. According
to the new two-quarts-per-month law,
which went int oeffect April 1, this
could not be deliveed, so it was re
turned to the shipper by the next ex
press. Quite a bit of the "stuff"
was received during the last few
days before the law went into ef
fect. Superior Court.
Quite a number of cases were clear
ed off the 'docket during the first
week of the two-weeks' term of civ
il court which convened Monday of
last .k. However, Tnvst of them
were disposed of without iury trial.
Only two jury trials have been heard
since the report of the proceedings
published in Thursday's paper were
written. These were: W. W. Goins
vs. Indian Normal school, verdict for
plaintiff; McKinnon Currie Co. vs;
Fannie Caulk, vercrjet for defendant.
It is expected that court will last
through this week.
Parkton Band Concert at St. Pauls
April 8.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, April 5 The concert that
was to have been given at St. Pauls
on last Thursday night by the Park.
l'ir. concert band was postponed on
iccount of snow and cold weather
and will be given at that place Thurs-
! 1--v nio-kt nf this u-oclr Anrll Stk
Everybody should hear and see this
cencert.
Mr, J. P. McNeill is hsv:itr some
improvement ? made in the second and
third floors cf his laree -ore build
ing on Elm street. Wirlows have
beet cut giving upon the stairway,
one in the office of Dr. J. D. Regan
on the second floor and one in the
hall used by the Royal Arch Ma
sons on the third floor. The third
floor of this 110-foot buildjnc is ad
mirably arranged to meet the needs
of fraternal orders. There are sev
eral separate regalia . rooms and in
the rear is a large dining hall suit
able for banqueting.
LUMBERTON SCHOOL AT TOP
Only One Other School in State Has
Won Remarkable Honor of Being
Represented in Chapel Hill Debate
Each of 3 Years 60 High Schools
.in Finals.
Chapel Hill Dispatch, 2d.
Complete reports from the high
school triangular debating teams
show that 60 high schools from every
part of the State will be eligible to
come to Chapel Hill to compete in
the final, April 0. The first year
of the de.ba'.ing uni-n saw lt schools
in the finals hero, and last year 41.
As there art; .'i.V) high schools in the
union this year as against 150 last
year, the increased number qualify
ing for the final hp about normal.
The schools officially reported as
having won both sides of the triangle
and therefore "eligible for the final
are: Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Bur
lington, Henderson, Statesville, Lum
berton, Holly Springs, Derita, Rich
Square, Mason's Cross, Belmont, Low
ell, Tarboro, Pinacle, Lowe's Grove,
Angier, Ruffin, Jamestown, Louis
burg, Battleboro, Waynesville, Clin
ton, Reynoldson, Atkinson, Rebo, El
ise, Webster, Cool Spring, Gibson,
Orrum, Unionville, Mt. Pleasant, El
kin, Mapleviile, Bessemer, Hillsboro,
Whiteville, Balk Creek, Taylorsville,
Christ School, Atlantic, Polkton, Mid
dlesex, Franklin, Yadkin College, Jef
ferson, I. O. O. F. Orphanage, Sil
van, Falling Creek, Kittrell, Killiams
Academy, Manteo.
This is the first year that the tri
angular composed of Raleigh, Char
lotte and Greensboro is represented.
For the first time tile Durham-Wil-mington-Gold.-boro
group has failed
to be represented.
To Lumberton and Holly Springs
g the remarkable honor of being the
only two schols to be represented each
of the three years. Both of these
places triumphed over their oppon
ents again and will come to Chapel
Hill on their third pilgrimage. Win-stori-Salem,
winner of the cup last
year, has the sole distinction of re
turning identically the same team as
last year. Manteo, last year repre
sented by four young ladies, will
eain send two teams composed whol
ly of girls.
LONG BRANCH LOCALS
Broad Ridge Commencement Mis
sionary Day Cat Adopts Young
Rabbits.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Long Branch, (Lumberton R. 4),
March 31 This morning a beautiful
snow has fallen. It looks now like
the farmers will have to replant
corn after this. It is something un
usual for it to snow this time of
the year here.
The writer enjoyed the commence
ment exercises of the Broad Ridge
school Friday of last week. The
teachers are indeed worthy of all
praise given them.
A large crowd attended the mis
sionary day at Long Branch Sunday
school Sunday. The collection amount,
ed to $6.53. I fear we don't real
ize as we should the necessity of
spreading the Gospel to exery na
tion. Mr. Cough's address, was fine.
Mr. G. E. Thompson of Lumberton
spent Sunday afternoon here.
Miss Jennie Ivey of Orrum sper.t
a while Sunday afternoon with Misses
Henrietta and Evelyn Amnions.
Yesterday while plowing Mr. W.
M. Baxley plowed up some little rab
bits and brought them to the house
for the cat and threw them down in the
yard and called the cat to eat them.
The cat didn't seem to be very hun
gry and took them into the house
and has cared for them ever since.
The cat seems' very foolish over them
and in all probability they will be
raised.
Town Primary Candidate8.
Interest in the town primary to
be held on the 27th inst. may be ex
pected to wax warmer and varmer
rfter the light plant question is set
tled on the 8th. There is no lack
of interest now.. Mayor White is in
the race to succeed himself in the
office which he has filled with sig
nal ability and with credit to the
town for a number of terms. Chief
of Police H. H. Redfearn has formal
ly announced through The Robeson
ian that he is a candidate to suc
ceed himself in the office the duties
of whi"h he has discharged faithful
ly and well for the past 4 years.
Mr. D. P. Walters formally announc
es his candidacy for this office today.
This brings the number of candidates
for this office ,i chief of police to 5,
Messrs. P. P. Greene, Elmer A. Mc
Neill, and W. J". Britt having previ
ously announced their candidacy.
Messrs. L. T. Townsend. Geo L.
Thompson and S. H. Hamilton, whoe
terms expire as town Commission
ers, have stated that they would not
be candidates for re-election. Mr.
I. E. Bullard is the only candidate
for this office who has come forward
so far. Other candidates fort this
office, also for school trustees and
members of board of audit and fin
ance no doubt will be put forward
by their friends soon.
Good middling cotton is quoted
at 9 cents per pound on the local mar
ket today. Middling basis, 8 5-8
cents. ... '
BRIEF ITEMS Or LOCAL NEWS
Regular communication of St
Alban's Ixnige No. 114. A. F. k A.
M.. tomorrow evenine- at 8 o'clock-
Work in third regree.
I The closing exercises of Mt.
T'!iam public school will be Held to
r i;ht, after having been postponed
twice on account of snow.
The Lumbee Research Club will
meet with Mrs. I.. R. Vars'cr Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at her
(h..mr' (,n East Fjfth street.
i The three local banki will take
''H:iay Friday on account - of the
county commencement. They are clos
ed today on account of Laster.
Miss Mayce Glasgow of the
Lumberton graded school faculty
acted as one of the judges at Scot
land county commencement at Lan
rinburg Friday.
A superb feature at the 'Star
theatre Wednesday of last week wa
Julius Caesar in six reels of motion
pictures. "Brewster s Millions" was
an enjoyable feature at the Pastime
Friday.
Mr. David H. Fuller, a student
of the law school at Trinity College,
arrived Thursday njtrht of last week,
and wrir spend several days visiting '
home folks.- Mr. Fuller will gradu
ate this year.
A marriage of interest to many
Robesonian reader wjll take place
next month, on th 6th, when Mr. S.
J. Kirby, principal of the farm-life
school at Philadelphus wjll wed a Miss "
Cobb in Clinton.
License has beon issued for the
marriage of the following: J. K Da-
is, Jr., and iJcrtie Davis; i ('. Jor
dan and Jessie Johnson; A. F. Jones
and Annie May Outlaw; J. W. Jones
and Claudie L. Beard.
The Robeson County Medical So
ciety will hold a quarterly meeting
here Wednesday of this week. Dr.
A. J. Crowell, a leading physician
of Charlotte, will address the society.
All members are urged to be present!
A first Monday. The county
commissioners and the board oP ed
ucation are holding their regular
monthly meetings today, Superior
Court is in session, and many people
are in town from all parts of the
county.
Mr. L. E. Blanchard, county
farm demonstrator, left last night
for Washington to attend a wedding
in Government circles. He has let
ters of introduction to officials of the
Agricultural Department upon whom
he will call while in Washington.
Sarah Floyd, aged about 60 yean,
a highly respected colored woman,
died at her home across the river
rom town yesterday at noo". She
was stricken with paralysis just a
week before and had not spoken, eat
en or dunk anything since that time.
Mr. Joe Newman, manager pf
Cartee's 5, 10 and 25 cent store, is
having the store decorated in colors
representing the scnool colors of the
various schools in the cunty, mak
ing preparation fo- the large crowd
that is expected here Friday of this
week.
Capt and Mrs. A.' B. Small
:!hered up this inorning, at their
me on the corner of Pjne an
First streets, harvest of two weeks
from 30 industrious Rhode Island
Red her--, between 20 and 25 dozen
eggs. Capt. and Mrs. Small ought
by all means to jon the poultry as
sociation. Mr. W. H. Lamb of Long Branch,
is among the visitors in town today.
Mr. Lamb asked The Robesonian to
say that the Long Branch Local of
the Farmers' Union, which was re
cently re-organized, will meet Satur
day night of this week at 7 o'clock.
All old members can join by paying
their dues for the year, which is on
ly $1.
It was stated in The Robesonian
of the 25th ult., that Mr. James A.
Carrroll would go the following day
to Fayet.teville to make his home
with his nephew Mr. Willie Carroll.
The name should have been given
Mr. Samuel Willard Carroll instead of
"Willie". Mr. Jas. Carroll did not
go to Fayettevjlle until a week ago "
today.
Mr. Stephen I.awson, who lives
near Orrum, is one of Robcon's
farmers who believes in raising plen
ty of hojr and hominy at home. He
brought a nice let of hams to town
one day last week ard sat them
dowr. inside of Mr. C. M. Fuller's
saies stables while he trie! around
to see what he would be offered for
them. While Mr. Fuller and the oth
ers who work about the stables were
gone to dinner smebody went and
took' one of the laxeest of the hams
ard hied away with it.
Mr. A. L. Stone of the Long
Branch section, rural route No. 4 from
Lumberton, brought the editor this
morning a present that is highly ap
preciated, some of the finest Nancy
Hal! sweet potatoes he has ever seen.
They rttracted the admiring com
ment ' visitors to The Robesonian
office :his morning but they are not
on exhibition in this office any more:
they are going to help get out the next-
issue of this, album of song and com
pendium of useful information.