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VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1915. NUMBER 20
LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
TOWN PRIMARY TOMORROW ' EFFORT TO BREAK ALLIES' LINE
LUMBERTON BOYS WIN
.Mayor, 3 Town Commissioners. Chief Germans Aim at Calais Canadians Debater From High School Defeat
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Ol Police. 3 School Trustees, and ,
Board of Audit and Finance to be
Nominated Candidates. j
Tomorrow is town primary day in j
Lumberton. and iudrrincr .frm the I
hall People of This Kind Dictate? j number whc have their hats in thf,i
e jiiuuiu uutk ue uiacu, sav
and Greece Still Debating.
some "for high school purposes. rin il wil.1 be a of. much work, i London Dispatch, 25th.
Auvocates of Prosposed High School . school advantages."
II,. lj W'oll AtinnAvA Miwtint) fit S.
Court Houses-Large Number of
Women and Children as well as
Men in Attendance
School Orchestra
Speeches
S-hool Bov
ii ,-,.n Paontufin iVill pvnlffln to With in 51 T CTl m P fl t.
VJ 1 i.iwiuiivh T, '"I"1"" ' " , " ' " "- n " :. . 1.,.,. T A 11 T.i l
Indians Thrt They W:ll Not la : you take boys and grls of high school f "-"'"oc.iv, -
'....! (n.t,. Mulim. Will hp''i(.'p -ata turn them l.msp tft fin thpiri l-or chief ()t police H . H
Held Friday 'Evening. . Iwiy to college? Shall peple . with pre.:t incumber; E S. Mc-
Women, children and men in num- j views HKe tnis ne inquired ; dictate . . - " "
u.e tuufa ii()i:iu poncy ()t mis lum- .
I'tr luv.n coi.innssw iiitrs, iiuce iu
be ekv ed K. Ai . iiarnes, A. b.
BIHFF ITEMS OF I.OCA LNKW8
-Mrs W. 1. Riddle sent tn Tn
Engaged in Deadly Contest With Burroughs High School tUtys at Robesonian office Tuesday some
Teutons Conflicting Claims Made; Conway. radisho raised in ner own garden.
Gas liomb Defended Germans Luml.erion won out in the debate - allie Wilkin, age 22, Indian, of
Transfer Large Number of Troops j M,'l(i Conway. S. C, Friday niirht v' ai;- vh' '""'I been in the Thomp-
ww tKo i,,i.n..iu, i.i!wltn trt i-'u ugh high su-hool. The n"pu.ii nere lor me time, (tied
i i . -in I in ' (i u ) 1 1 1 V ri a la I J I . 11! i
to
MusLp bv II irh ;Give children elementary trades and I V" '"k. c,"c' -.'. i the German rushes in Flanders 'armt' r.i.yagwi in r,, reign
Enthusiastic let them go if they are of any ac- ' Vf "r ! Ule'r li-"Ua lu!and the Woevre. where they claim ,,,- t- -'"'V1 ' T'r anl Kot.ert
by Citizens-Two Hi?hicuunt they, will go to college any- '" r 'n Li,w.,.,,a c,....ina tn . " vr :,e't,..tne n6?t!ve V.r 1
s Plead Cause of Chil- way." Prof. Sentelle has no patience,. 1 m.jw-ji . " " "-.7. fi w"e Messrs. mukcs King
1, l a fhot "Con i loinue 11; iii.j rt.. .u: uari -"k "mi" wi r, . r c urine i run at i
I
'..in..,. ,1,1. ...... i-IJ, I I ft... I hill ! :iv afli.rm.f.ri o I ',.l,.lr
the Unite, States Should Adopt the,-"''1'' Rright's disease.-
Mrs. II. M. I'.easley wa called
Mi
Policy of Subsidizing
it-
Merchant
J rane. Th,,r, r.v t.. th , t k.,-
i-nt-- near Goldsboro on account (it
um; the iiliic-8 (.f a small sisfPr and
and
Red-
lie., iust :ihnut. sufficient to fill the'
,-,i;.i t ir ,m ciccamKloJ sit ttlp ffllirt UlUnitj' .
hmwH ThnrsHiiv f-veninir to show their I l vt White Folks Settle It
hou.se Thursday evening to show their
interest in the proposed high school
for Lumberton township. iMusic for
Referring to the fact that Indians
have registered for this election, Mr.
Die occasion was furnished by the! Sentelle declared that the white peo-
Lumberton high school orchestra, ! pie ougnt to be allowed to settle the
earnest and enthusiastic speeches ! question without the interference of
were made by several citizens, andtr.e Indians, which statement was
altogether it was a most delightful greeted, 'with applause. They are
meeting, profitable and encouraging J qualified voters and cannot be kept
to advocates of the high school. The from voting, but they are exempt
influence of this meeting will be felt I from taxation for this proposed
in the election' which will be held school, they will share neither the
May 4 on the question of creating 'benefits nor the burdens of the tax,
King, W. S. Wbhar?, I. E. Dullard, ' noi)e t- carry them t(, Ca'ais. T!v
C. M. Parker. M. X. Folger, D. B.
McNeill, Wocdberry I.ennon.
to brenk through the allied lines in ' uve for It n--.iii.-hs Th ,l..i,;,t,,r '
th west- ! 'as fine ,,n both sides and it v.as
r i-riMy -y Il"ium Ya" bo-n'n ,ar, mitt.-,- to decide which si.i
led from the o--?rva'-or of ?--' d wln After much consideration,
' !-. wh:!o German reinf irc-me-t - however, tricy decided in favor of
b'ltii' move. I ft. the south to t-ik-', Lumberton It will lie remembered
ti,. n-w ( ! !'.'!is:ve. wi::ch tnev'that i- ihi
fdi.tlifl-, Imth of whom have pnea-
iiii t.iis is trie same r:f-rv that was
debate,! in the preliminaries for the
u-K n i'( iei-s, oi.ir:n!lV leve!- Avcck Memori;! Cnn -.n.-..vt li-;
it the Frnch. h-rs born tra"-, Pn.ctor an 1 Mclnrvre w,m' ...it in
-Mrs. Ol.i Lamb, who last Ja-
i.-u.V ap.lie( f 1 , r a divorce from her
hu. Ian, Wal'f'r A. Limb of Lum-;"-.t
n, leaves today for Raleigh.
. ! -hi' has accepted a- position
.1 . ;' t"-trastrej3.
Elizabeth O.-d.orne Whaley, 8
r.ciirds in weight, was b.,rn ,,n the
l.'.ih inst. to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wha-
School trustees, "three to be elect-: '-""I " the British lines held by the first preliminary at Chapel Hill TJfr'1 uJ1 . k
V ttm-,vn I. T T.u-n.Piul ! te Cj. ans. on the immedi ,te rie-ht . ! th nLti ;L -t .le.frie Height. Hetcher
i TAmn it it inrin: ! r' ho Frm -U n .. j h To fr tiv.i fl ivs " K..0 ' :.. i... J pi'tjud father is a .ton of Mr. and
L. Hoiloway, E. J. Britt. K" men f; om the Dominion have been I'rof. R. E. Sentelle. In speaking nale 0f Lumberton.
Audit and finance committee, three i ""m-rei in deadly contest with thojop the peple of Conway, Prof. Sen
of Lumberton township a high school
district, issuing bonds therefor in the
sum of S20.000. ann levvintr a special
tav-a Kmall tax for the suDDort of i f or their own children
the same And another meeting in j May Defeat Boys and Girls
and they have no moral right to say
whether the white people shall vote
to provide adequate school facilities
Some have boasted ' that they
would defeat me," said Mr". Sentelle,
the interest of this proposition will
pow out of this meeting.
President J. I'. Kussen, 01 me'You may defeat the b0ys and girls
Chamber of Commerce, presiueu, icf this township) ne declared, "by
calling the meeting to order at 8:d0jV0ti down this proposed sch0ol, but
o'clock. "America , led by the school I wiU not defeat me., He .qu0t-
orcnesua anu sunK " ed United States Commissioner of
to be elected Frank Gough, II. M
McAllister, W. S. Britt, all present
incumbents.
Had it not been for the fact that
the town commissioners met Satur
day afternoon and extended the time
for candidate to fire their names
from C o'clock Friday afternoon to 6
o'clock Saturday afternoon, a good
Germans.
rb
British counter-attacks have been re
pulsed.
".The French, on the other han'l,
dclnre the Fillies' counter attacks
ntip.jp with snccDa and that th?
-itish hol, all their positions, an 1
neit the charge that the Germ-ins
It is thought that two attempts
inns. The (.rrmans claim fur- i tell complimented, them highly. They ! W('re mide last week to burn the col
nnere'-s toward ores and that were exceedingly nice to the Lumber- 'ored grade,' school building. Tues-
on boys and did everything' possible j day night and again Wednesday night
majiy of the abeve aspirants w0uld ' rc using bombs containing asphyxiat-
nave been prohibited from having a : ;r" traces.
chance to win or lose, as un to fi j The Frangnrter Zf itbung iustiie
o'clock Friday evening no names at The use of these missiles on the
all had been handed in to the primary 1 groun that the allies have done like
managers for school trustees, onlyjwi-".
two Rc-dfearn and Walters had en- The German a'tack in the Woevre
to make their stay pleasant for
them.
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER
fire was discovered in two different
rooms and extinguished before great
damage was done.
Rev. J. F. Gorrell ann Mr M
where they attended Presbytery held
in that place 0n Tuesday, Wednen-
Time "Hard Times'
Over Per- j
j ( .. u:p r .if.. 1 1.. .. ;n tUn Tnc Ullc. ...it, iruotn.l ' l.;i ... U I .r.- 4 '.TU.. t : i a . i.
,. - , , .1 nn I ,,.v- . .. mtu if.i ciiifi vi ponce, cinu ui:iy j " i"r .-i-m. u.ii.-, .. r , i. . , unc ui nit.- uiii-i .-.uciiuii 01 two sireeis. j 1 huc!whii, niiuui two weeKS utro
the audience, was tne rirst tning on Education P. P. Claxton, wh0 bold-1 four W. S. Wishart, A. S. King, i against the French positions south. No one was to blame. It was a I drank, witch hazel in which bichloride
im- piugidiu. ii. . jy deciarea in a speecn tne otner uay
plained the purpose of. the mee' ing. j that every boy a'nd M of high schoQ
Pres. Russell Explains Object ape ig entitIed to hiKh school facili
If bonds are not voted f0r the ties that pupils are spendin? too
township high school in May, he said, muth time Jn the elementarv grades
there will be no high school in Luni-, nofc enouph in the hiR.h sCh00l
hertoii next fall. We should strive Veone of Lumberton Town-
"',. ,1 . e m i - i
..urrespunuence oi i ne Konesonian, ,a.av an . tv,,,,.., tk r."
Fa.rmont. Apr. 2:-We came very V,,y PITV 'i , at , -
'oir having a serious accident a.
few days ago. when a little boy on' Mr. C. B. Mears, who as has
a bicycle collided with an automo- 'been mentioned in recent issues of
ago
1,1 do all we can to prevent this
I'hiladelphus Philadelphus has be
come famous and a shinning exam
shr.p, ,
Supt. Sentelle closed by saying
that he has faith in the people of
pie through its school, and through TjUmi.)erton township that they are
noihing else draws from a radius ot,not eQns to vote against a worthy
r, miles and those who saw tne ex-measure thig kid
hibit of that school at the county "Carolina" and Selections by 'Orches-
cominencement April 9' I can t see, i (ra
he said, "how they can oppose qis . i lt, ijr. Scnt'dlet; speech "Car-
C. M. Barker and I. E. Dullard ; west, of C-mb'-es. nnd. accerdig to
had enter;-d for town commissioners. ; Perlin. th French suffered a heavv
The name of Mr. L. R. Varser. j defeat. Paris, however, says that in
present chairman of the board of j a countcr-attac'-. the Germans wre
graded school trustees, was handed ! criven out of the French first ii.n .
in fo that board but Mr. Varser hasi whi-h the" hn.l pushed back.
these offensive movements hv the
had his name take down. He de
clines to run, standing by the state
ment made some time ago in The the state of the ground in the east.
Robesonian to the effert that he ! where onerations are virtually im
w(,u)d not be a candidate to succeed ' "'"ible until floods have subsided.
Takinrr n'van!age of these condition.
proposition." He conceded the hon- ,
ol'na" was sung by the audience, k.l
himself
Now the 'lists are closed, and, the Germ-ins transferred a hrgp num
Brethren, you will please select the her cf trons to the east to make an
candidates of your choice tomorrow 'her hi- effort, which show they '..( rv that liu
and vote for them. jm-e not content to rely on a passive j I
esty o tno.se xv '. '" ',, , R" ; by the tchaol children. 'then the ; LIGHTNING TAKES HEAVY TOLL It is believe-1 that a half million
lieves they are mistaken. A . Ku-;hl. ,. s,h(l0l orchestra rendered a so-' . -e,.v German troops have reached
Isell called on hupt K 1'.. &ci tu.c (, . ,c, ti ,n M). R,ls,eI1 had announc- Wamdiouse Containing 25ft Bales of , Fhnder. and that more -uns and
Ahe Lumberton 1 a d h u cd that the orchestra had an ega-e- rat()n and Uc.sidence Burned as j material are to be .,re,, than were
School, to explain the situation iuu . t esewhere and wanted to play ioui r it..in- itn,-h kv I .!,., nrvidd fr ih AnVinnt nttemnts in
destroy the allieil armios in the
matter of unthoughtfulness upon the'oi mercury had been dissolved, was
part of the boy. The scare it travel ble o be out Friday and it is now
the parties concerned, as well as the thought that he will recover
'''nshin'in1'01 harm d?ne-i -The Rtar theatre entertained the
.iv hv 1 f li 1 e.ten; firth and sixth grades of the jrrad-
V 'Iy..htlh?, SI,,r,t,n5 class" Gofjd!-d s.-hool Friday afternoon from
..n: e. ... t ' o, same, on- ..-,(, . (:.o !,.... -
en U-rtains two.
ules .-very Friday afterroon and
v, ;'. . cont; r.:p to do swi unti! the en.
tire vhool has b.:en entertained
r., 1 - .a A ,.,. ,1.1,. l.,.l.. i.. .. ... ii ir . i
ttri lift. luivr irci.-i iiwwi; (iw.-iuii- i i-, ..1,111 linuL! IKJIC.-i 1 If, li! n 1 . 1 g. 0:.t . . r.
it i... by fishing like other thing;:
oiv- -l.-;. sn t always succeed.
Th? proverbial hard tiiaes are
t"b to ad in ;t themselves to the.
jfoide or the people to them any
way, folks have omt talking so nvich
which ii much bet.
11, Ircui.-e bligh'ed hopes
pre--pectf. are not help-
Result of Being Struck by Light
ning The Misses Morgan Moved
Out of Residence Day it Was
Struck Water Courses High
Shannnn N ews Notes 'and Personals
merit elsewhere and wanted to play
, . . , . e . at that time instead of later, so that
Situation Explai.nt'd by Supt Sentehe hoy mif,ilt R0 The selection rcn-
Pr,,f. Sentelle is intensely inter- ei;,d can.i( the aU(ience away and
clod i" this matter and - plunged . the audience. each and several,
right into the subject, ine prop,)-. miUe up its mind, severally and col-!-ncnnm,nM f u. RnU5Mian
ed township high jchooi ,, n jlertively, that it-they-wuld have Shanno Apr 23-A severe elec
he purpose of en la KnK the Lum 0 t 0f that orchestra tric storm, accompanied by wind, hail
'"Tiifir1' u i "bi t.ith -n ardthcre if the orchestra mu. and rain, passed through this section
...ctitntinn to be voteH bv the .., .-i. a u eaneS(ldv
-' " H IHOU.U..V.., - v was uisisifiiLi it wuum hul uc
dtnicd; and the orchestra was ac
enmmodating. Another piece was
iKople of the township, and not a
cent of the bonds or tax money can
be taken for the graded scn0oi. it is p..ved, the same being enjoyed im
to put high school facilities within mfnselyt and Mr. RUSSell thanked
the reach of every b0y and girl of thp crchestra on behaf 0f the audi
the township and they have a right en(,0 f(r thg excelent music The
to this, he shouted, which assertion 'or hestra is composed of the follow
was greeted .with hearty applause.
Mr. Sentelle paid hs respects to the
argument some are using, mat tnis
would levy a tax on the people in
High School Orchestra
Miss Mayce Glasgow, directress;
the rural districts and would be of ; first violins Misses Margraret Pope
no benefit to them. He has never land Vashti White, Robt. Caldwell,
1 l.n nnisJ HfVlO t" Vl t
seen an insiaiice, " aa.u, ncit v...
people in the rural districts failed
t0 take advantage of high school
facilities when they had them. Very
few high school pupils in the town
ship, outside the town, it is argued.
This, he submitted, is an argument
in favor. They will then have some
thing to look forward to. They will
come. There are high schook pupils
in the school here now from the rur
al districts. They get t0 school on
time What's 5 miles to a pupil
past' the lower grades who wants an
education? There are more tardy
pupils among the town students than
from the country. The present high
school has graduated almost as many
pUnil; from the rural districts s
from the town. They are taking
advantage of the opportunities now
and paying tuition.
The trouble is now, they have been
maintaining a high school in the
graded school. The lower grades
have become top-heavy and they must
be divided next year. The high school
must be moved out of the graded
school Then there will be no high
school' facilities in the township.
This will not only push out the Lum
berton boys and girls but the pupils
of the township outside Lumberton.
There are 125 boy and girls on the
high --chcol roll now and doubtless
the v are many more n0w man,
! Harold Humphrey; second violins-
Misses Evelyn Sentelle and Viola Jen.
kins; first cornet Miss Glasgow;
second cornet Hazel Carlyle; trom
bone Abner Nash; drums Rufus
Sanderson; piano Miss Carrie Mae
Hedgpeth.
Mr. T. L. Johnson Heartily Favors.
Mr. T. L. Johnson, attorney and
member of the county board of ed
ucation, was next called upon by Mr.
Russell. Mr. Johnson said that this
matter is not one that appeals to
him '.from a personal '-standpoint
from any selfish motive but because
it is for the good of the community.
The proposed high school would be
a community asset;the community will
he at least $40,000 richer when it
spends $20,000 for a high schdol.
Lumberton township will be infinite
ly better off when it has such a
.school.
No Sound Arguments Against
Mr. Johonson said that while some
of his good friends were opposed to
this matter he had heard no argu
ment, against the establishment of
the school that appealed to him. The
argument that ths present facilites
if the graded school are not suffic
ient has nothing to do with this
question, for this is a township
nropositicn. entirely separate- and
distinct from the graded school, as
Prof. Sentelle explained. Then there
n t known who are not attending 1 js the argument that it will increase I trees. The Robeonian is asked, to
hpcuise conditions make the work un-' taxes. Mr. Johnson said he has of ' folks please not to do it. A
" : . tv, ora hove and ton i,r,-v,t- i,Qf ; non unfortunate d - 'phoned last nisrht and saiH that
afternoon beginning
about five o'clock and lasting for
several hours. The cotton warehouse
of Messrs. John A. and M. H. Mc
Phaul was struck by lightning and
burned down. It contained about
250 bales of cotton, all of which was
burned. This loss was partly cov
ered by insurance. The residence of
the late James H. Morgan was also
struck and totally destroyed by fire.
No one was injured owing to the fact
that Misses Mary and Alice Morgan,
who had been living in this residence
alone since Mr. Morgan's death, had
moved to Red Springs that day. Some
furniture that had been left in the
house was burned, too. We under,
stand that there was some insurance.
Water courses are very high and
have been causing some inconven-,
iences in traveling. There has been
some uneasiness concerning the Raft
Swamp crossing between here and
Red Springs but it is still passable.
Mrs. Mary Klarpp and Miss Bertha
Hasty were visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Klarpp recent
ly. Mrs. R. J. Smith is visiting at the
home of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Alf. H. McLeod, of
Lumberton .
Mr. Raymond Corbett of Ivanhoe
was a visitor here today.
Mr. Otis Parish of Clio. S. C,
visited friends in this community
Sunday .
Mrs. Watson, who had been visit
ing her brother, Mr. D. D. Hinson,
has returned to her home in Rock
ingham
Little Miss Harriet Ella McPhail
of Red Springs has been visiting at
the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. D. D. Currie.
f.ki
);iblr
"blue
:)t the h-u,ds of every fellow
meet
n
nib
west attempts which met with fail
ure both, in Ancust and in October.
In the meantime the eastern front
iff f,,r Ral-
t'r to t,-:ke a. speci'.l cvani'r. ition
Vi-e (Toi iv before the State V. ard
Undertakers in Hendt rson. which
'ncs .n Mar .Jth.
Miss Evelyn Braswell, who
is op joying a period of comparative ; lu-rre on a vacation from Florida i
calm, evcept in the mid Carpathians. taking the place of Mr. E. Fi-her rv
whore the Russians continue to at-1 operator . in the railroad office here
tack the Austrians in Uszok pass an i while Mr. Fisher is in Port Tampa,
to the eastward, where the Austrians
and Germans are trying to crush the
Russian flank. Both fides report suc
cesses. Operations in the Dardanelles still
are apparently confined to the bom
bardment of the Turkish entrench
ments, while preparations are being
made for landing the allied forces,
part of which i already on Turkish
territory at Enos and other points.
Italv and Greece continue to de
bate what steps, if any. they will take,
nd Rumania, it is believed, waits
on Ttalv's decision. It is stated that
Austrian and German diplomats at
Rome are prepared to recommend
acceptance of Italy's terms, but are
waiting for instructions from Vien
na, which has the last word.
Greece, too, is considering term
which, however, come from the al
lies, and Athene is torn by divided
opinion, adherents of ex-Premier Ve
nizelos demanding immediate inter
vention and the government support
ers insisting that the integrity of
the country must be guaranteed be
fore Greece takes up arms. An Ath
ens dispatch tonight says that a de
cision is expected some time this
week.
Fla., taking in the sights, and sweat
ing off the recent town compaign.
You see, things got pretty lively
here in a friendly way, and now that
the decision haq been made, every
thing is moving on as before and
oHody is hurt.
We are glad to be able to say
that all the sick previously mention
ed in thi3 department are doing
well.
W. W. W
Dcn't Tie Stock to Trees.
Complaint has come to The Rob
esonian about people tying stock to
satisfactory.
There are boys and ten thought that it was unfortunate d - phoned last night and said that
ViL, vm'the township away at the American Revolution turned tin , he hvi ;,ust had to go out and take
school now who ought to be in a on the question of taxation, for tV away from a young oak that she has
fciVh 'chool here. There are others-has been prejudice "against tay:on j raised with care from an acr0n a mule
vi lonfinir about who would be in flom that day to this. This pre j. r"-?e 1 that had been tied to it by 'its
!' u,a if hieh school facilities were 'against taxation in this Stat er-1 thoughtless owner when there war
3yi' 'V.'-''
Asking No New Thing.
Other townships in the county
have these advantages, Mr. Sentelle
pointed out. The boys and jnrls of
plains the difference between the
wealth of some other States and the
comparative poverty of this State.
We spend in North Carolina about
56 per capita for education; virgin
Vii5 township are just as worthy asjia spends $12; Michigan spends $30;
Minnesota spenas o; aiorni ua-
the children of other sections Noth
ing more is being asked for than is
done in other townships.
An Unanswered Challenge.
"I challenge any man," said Mr.
Sentelle, "to show me a township
arivwhere in the State in the South
in the United States that can
compare wih this township in wealth
and population that is without high
kota spends $35. North Carolina
spends less than any other btates
except South Carolina and New Mex
ico. Mr. Johnson said he was struck
with a remark made by Mr. F. F.
Wetroore who came to Robeson a
few years ago from a Western State
a remark made on the street in
-- (Continued on page 8)
a regular hitching post near by: So
Please don t do it. Tie to the post in
stead.
Among the Sick.
Mr. T. C. Barnes, who was operat
ed on some time ago for head trou
ble, is able to be out again.
Mr. P. P. Green i3 able to be out
again after being confined to his
room for a few days with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Pt-J. Israel of the Jennings
cotton mill had her adenoids remov
ed by Dr. N. A. Thompson at the
Thompson' hospital Friday. She is
getting along nicely. '
Notices of New Advertisements.
Legal notice of mortgagee's sale
of land E. M. Johnson, commis
sioner, Johnson & Johnson, attorneys.
Program Star theatre.
White-faced black Spanish roost
ers for sale Leon Edge.
Field peas, all varieties, for sale.
"The Master Mind" at Pastime
theatre April 30.
Legal notice of re-sale by mort
gagee J. L. Shaw, mortgagee, John
son & Johnson, attorneys.
Purse containing money lost.
Dwelling house for rent Frank
Gough.
Tobacco plants for sale W. G.
Pope.
4-room house for rent Wright J.
Prevatt.
Looking After Tobacco Warehouse.
Mr. E. O. Bransford of Wendell,
this State, was here Saturday with a
view to making contract for manag
ing the tobacco warehouse here dur
ing the sales season this year. While
no definite arrangements were made
it is expected that Mr. Bransford and
Mr. E. W. Harrio of the same town
will conduct the warehouse. Mr.
Bransford was favorably impressed
with Lumberton and the chances for
building up one of the best markets
for the "weed in this entire section
Mr. Bransford is the father of the
Mullins, S. C, tobacco market, known
as one of the very best in the South
Carolina belt. He thinks that prices
will be high for good tobacco this
year.
Philadelphus School Commencement
This Week.
The Philadelphus high and farm
life school will close Friday of this
week. The commencement exercises
will be held Wednesday, Thursday
Basketball Game This Afternoon
Baseball.
The Lumberton baseball team de
feated the Jennings cotton mill team
Saturday afternoon 13 to 4. The
feature of the game was the pitch
ing ot (jlover. lumrerton has a
fine ball team and with a little more
practice it would rank with the best.
The Lumberman basketball team
will meet Carolina College here this
afternoon at 5 o'clock. It will be
remembered that Lumberton defeat
ed this team in a game at Maxton
some time ago.
Rubbed With Gasoline. Near Fire:
Burned.
Mrs. Geo. Tedder, who lives at the
Jennings cotton mills, was severely
burned last evening when gasoline
which she was rubbing on one of her
legs to relieve rheumatism1 caught
from a fire near which she was
standing. She was several feet from
the f're Her clothes? also caught,
and Friday. Mr. Thos. L. Johnson but the fire was extinguished by a
of Lumberton will deliver the lit- daughter who was nearby. She is
erary address Friday. The exercises resting as well as could be expected
as a whole will be very highly en-.today
tertaining and no doubt will be at
tended by large crowds.
Mr. W. T. Sanderson has open
ed up a fruit and cold drink business
'an a small metal building, Chestnut
and Fourth streets.
Good middling cotton is bring
iner 9 3-4 and middling 9 1-4 cents
'per pound on the local market today, for a number ,of years.
John Henry Singletary, Aged Color
ed Man, Pas8es.
John Henry Singletary, colored, ag
ed 75 "years, died Friday morning at
4 o'clock of paralysis. Deceased was
mn honest and industrious man and
faad many friends among both races.
He had been Dr. H. T. Pope s driver
- Mr. S. I;. Williams of Marion.
S. ('., u;-(d through town SaV
ii day en io ;t- t() Atlanta. Gu , where
I " . ill sp n, orne time vi -it-ng rei-
:'ve,. Mr. Williams ?aid he could
"'.! L' tv:1 -: rt i.n wv a coo,) town from
"'.'ft i.o i-.r.! 'ret" ni-.ve of every-
hi'' ;;bo!iL the tov.M. S are, it's one
f i' e very best .
The principal of the Orrum high
i ' a; ks Tjie Uoho?oni,.ri to say
h.t i has-hfcn decide I t change
'V '-Virgo for 'this concf::t which will
- given by th:-t .-cho'.l t .morrow
Tie rlav evnln-r from .'" aid 15
t... T. -d 10 cen'-. Th" Wed
nesday evening exercises will be
free to all.
"Business has been very good for
this season of the year for the past
two weeks," was the remark of a
Lumberton merchant Friday. Judg
ing from the appearance of things
generally the Lumberton merchants
seem to be enjoying a good spring
trade, and the beauty of it is the
fact that most of it is cash busi
ness. Free seeds all gone. Many
more could have been given away.
As soon as The Robesonian came
out last Monday with a brief men.
'io.a of free seeds, garden and flow-
:, sent by Congressman Godwin and
Li this office for distribution, folks
began to come for them, and many
called during the next few days.
The last one of the packages was
taken Friday.
Chestnut Street Methodist Sun
day school now has an excellent or
chestra. It played for the first time
at Sunday school a week ago yes
terday. It is composed of the fol
lowing: G. E. Rancke, Jr., director,
and alto; Miss Georgia Whitfield, .pi
ano; Misses Claudia Davis, Vashti
White and Viola Jenkins and Mas
ter Harrell Humphrey, violin; Ru
dolph Thompson and Honey High,
cornet; T. S. Golden, French horn.
Rev. Thomas Wytche of Albe
marle has been a guest since Satur
day at the home of Mayor and Mrs.
A. E. White. He preached yester
day morning and last evening, at
Chestnut Street Methodist church up
on the invitation of the pastor. Rev
Dr. W. B. North. Mr. Wytche's
father. Rev. Ira Wytche, was pas
tor cf the Methodist church here
some 40 odd vears ago, when the
church was included in the circuit
which embraced the county. The
church then was located on what is
now Water street, rear where Mr.
J. 11. Floyd lives. Mr. Wytche and
his father's family are remembered
by many older residents of the town.
He will leave for his home this evening.
At the Coast Line depot in Wil
mington Thursday 500 pints of whis
key were, seized by the police. It
was shipped as dry goods to one B.
R Richardson, believed to be a myth
ical person. The discovery was made
because one of the bottles was brok
en and the odor of corn liquor filled
the air. "Blind tiger" whiskey is
understood to be worth $1.2o a pint.
in Wilmington now, so the shipment
seized is considered worth the rise
of $600.
Col A. II. Boyden of Salisbury
has been elected president of the
North Carolina Soldiers' Home at
Raleigh to succeed the late A.., 3.
Andrews.
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