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V'- - . i . ' .' - x - -f BOBESOMAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYAMOk VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915. NUMBER 24 A VOTE FOR DOES NOT MEAN SALE OF LIGHT PLANT GIVE TOWN AUTHORITIES POWER TO MAKE BEST TRADE Town Commissioners Obligate Not to j Construe Favorable Vote in Ligh. f Plant Elect', m as Binding The'.i j to Sell Plant to Any Corporation c-r I Person Favorable Vote Will Mere ly iVlenn That Town lommissio" ers Mav Sell I'Hnt at $15,000 or Mire and Make Best Trade Possi ble Wiih nv Corporation or In Ct'viritil 1 ht-V Will Not Be Oblig ed to Soli to Yadkin K'.ver Power C. In order that the voters of the town may fully understand the propo sition in'rpirarrl tn the oroDOsed sale of the light plant the board of town commissioner., make the following ; cbleates itself that in the event of a j The. board so understands and sol obligates itself that in the event of a fflvntiihle vote that rt will not be construe,) as binding that sale be made t() the Yadkin River Power Company or any other person but a favorable- vote will mean, that the board 'ha authority, if in its judg ment the public interest will 'be best sprve.l thereby, to fell the plant at . a, price of not less than -$1000; in o(V words, -that Ibe. 'boa have authority to sell, the. plant -at that puce or mcrre, out mat n v... not be bound by a favorable vote to' trade with the power company but that it will have authority to sell to some one else or at a higher price f a nle is deemed for the best in-tere-t of the town, that the proposi- lion to he votei on iia nou vntcd f,n does not bind the board of commissioners to ac iin the. contract offered by or to vivo the franchise desired by. the Yadkin River Power Company. This matter will be passed on by the board in its di??rethn if the author ity is given by the voters to sell the plant. Wanted for Blockading in Brunswick County. Rhnnie Hickman, a young white ho lives near Boardman but -In has been making his home in Lumberton, working at the Jennings cotton mill for s0me time, was ar rested at the Jennings mills Friday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff A H. Prevatt. Rural Policeman Eh Phil lips and Mr. Leak Smith on a war rant sworn out. by Brunswick coun tv authorities charging Hickman with illict distilling in Brunswick coun ty. -Hickman was carried toWiU. mington this morning by Mr. W. C. Britt an,) will be tried in the Federal Court which is in session there this week. Imnortant Real Estate Deal. ' t r v,.nn tr-,1,-1 Fn. av the lot on the corner of Elm and Sixth street" to Messrs. II. M. McAllis- ter and T. L. Johnson, The lot is S 1-3 by' 50 feet and the considera- 'ion wasVoOO. Dr. Regan bought the lot about 10 years ago for about fioon which shows how real estate t'is advanced in price in Lumbertoi inM ihn la-t few years. Ihis is a very desirable lot and it is ex pected that Messrs. McAllister -and Johmon will build somewhat of a skyscraper on the lot in the not-distant future. Foodstuffs-Sign of Better Rp'onp PeTha'ns there never has been r time when as much tooostuits lm , ' , in everv Kinn vtvrv S'""""1 J?" . written order c son county as at the present. To ob- written order. crrve this one only has to travel It was ordered that Mr. A. P. thnii"h 'he country where he has Caldwell be employed to make a tax traveled' in the same sections' at abstract of the town, the considera te ' season of the vear before. Thi tion to be $30. The night engineer IS anc the VcrV best Sign 01 pruspmij 'bPtter times .... . ' Superior Court. ' A two-weeks' term of civil coutit cenvened this morning about 10:45. Tnrfo-e () II Allen of Kinston pre- Sidin"- UP t0 tne lime U 11 Dress"' no cases had been finished. a. ho nn t.nf -town attornev-c at- a.j: t.o,r 9ro Messrs. S. B. and t p McLean G. B. Patterson and J P Wic-trins Ot iviaxton. n. r . Spell of Red Springs and V. H . Tavlor ot r airmonu BRIEFS ...4 AISE Reedence Struck by Lightning Near not called upoH'to cast a deciding Boardman. - . , vote, The changes are to go into ef- D-uring nn electric storm Friday iect May 20. 'fe, afternoon lightning struck a house r - - belonging to Mr Hector Stephens Masons Will Have Annual Banquet near Boardman. tearing one room. Tomorrow Evening tin badly Mr E. F Stone and fam-1 The local lodge of Masons, St. Al ilv were 'living in the house and his ban', N0. 114, will give a. banquet wife and five children were in the tomorrow evening in its hall follow house at the time, but happened to in a meeting at 8 o'clock This is be in another room. an annual custom with this lodge. . Bt " ore the banquet the Master Ma- Outlook for Tobacco Crop Good. s0r's degree will be conferred. Ev- Farmers from the tobacco-growing ery Master Mas0n in the county is sections of Robeson and that means invited Visiting brethren are as- j.:. : ti ,.r loiirn. tVint tbp third deoTee will be most every Eecno" i1") "i" say that they have a good stand of tobacco and the prospect is now good for a -good crop. A good "rP of tobacco with good prices would mean a great deal to Robeson county as it turns loose lots of cash at a time when it can be used to an advantage. -Mr. Mathew Gregory of route 2jof Lumberton will speak in themorn- from Lumberton is amon gthe vet erans who attended the meeting here today. Mr. Gregory say, he thinks he saw the bear referred to in an other news item in today'3 paper, one -day recently on his farm. EM- Sew Commissioners Employ 'Axe i'reely Ira Townsend Succeeds G. T. Page as Clerk and Treasurer, Geo. McNeill Succeeds W. G. Pittman as Superintendent of Litfht and Water Plant, and W. Left hen Succeeds II. E. Stacy as Toy. n .Attorney Changes Occasion Considerable Surprise "Economy" the Watchwrjrd of the New Board. The board of town commis ioners as constituted half new by .tie 1 scent ejection, Wu S. Wishart, .v. . S. ' lung and K." M. Barnes be. ng Mew members", 'succeeding L. T. 7ownsen j 'hW Thompson and S 1-. liamuion, helil its first meetin' riday night of last week, And ihese new commissioners, acting ith the members who held 'pver -as. D. Proctor, W. P. McAllister nd L. C. Townsend made the .own sit up and take notice the very irst snot out or the box,, so to iost.. They cut off heads until leedihg corpses fcluttered up things bout the town hall and there was ar and trembling among the oth- rs until it was decreed that the rat axe should not fall upon them .-OW. Here's the way the town board dis orted itself at this meeting:Mr. IraB. ownsend, who a month or so ago eturned to Lumberton to live af er having made his home in Char otte for six or seven years, was lectta town clerk and treasurer to uccei'd Mr. Grover T. Page, who has leld down that oflice with entire sat isfaction to the public for the past our or five years, making a most fficient employe of the town, so ar as the public knows. The sal ary of the office remains the same, vlr. (Jco. L. McNeill was elected uperintendent of the light and wa er plant to succee,? Mr. W. G. "Pitt nan, wjio has filled that office ef iciei t!y and also with-satisfaction, ;o far is the .public' knows. ' Mr. 'ittrn.m s salary has been $90 per nonth. to which figure it was rais ed from $75 two years ago. Mr. VlcN 'ill has been Mr Pittman's as. sistant at a salary of $57.50 the .nonth. He will receive a salary of iS75 as superintendent. He will be : HolLerf an asistant at ?50 the month and other assistants when reeded. Mr. Woodberry Lennon was ' lecteel town attorney to succeed Mr. i. E. Stacy, the annual retainer to be the same as formerly, $100 the . , , .... At his point decapitations ceas- rl and Mr j . B. Boyle was re- elected night policeman at his for- r "l.ry of $5 the month Mr. A L bpive ' a fi,!. "'"r V ry of S40 the month. Mr. T. J. "lowan was re-elected driver of the :ire truck at a salary of $45 the nonth, a raise of $5 the month. Mr. f. r. Townsend was re-elected chief if the firedepartment at no salarv, is heretofore. The town clerk and treasurer is to io nil the buying for the town on sponsible f0r all implements belong- . L " , "It V ments are to be approved without a in inc nsm ('lain oi)u, nrer H1"111' is to be replacd with a fcheaper man. L. M. Roach, the present engineer, nas Peen naia at tne rate oi $4a tne month. The salary of Chief of Po- lice Redfearn is to remain $100. The bonds of all town officers are to 1CHI.UU mc oninc iraviwuic. "Economy" was adopted as motto of the commissioners. the The important changes noted above, which Changes have set the -own u mc cais, wcic niuiic uu wrii,- in ballots and the record does not disclose how the votes were cast ex cept that the changes were made by votes 4 to 2-T and the mayor was " v . , r: 7, . .. n'lt on m good snape and tnai tney v 1 1 be provided with a sumptuous feast anj good music. Ten Mile School Will Close Friday. ' The school at Ten Mile -will close Friday with a big public picnic din ner and speaking. Mr. H. E. Stacy . 1 a'ltlil. ing at 11 o clock 'and Prof. R. E. Sentelle, superintendent of the Lum berton graded schools, will speak in the afternoon at 2:30. There will be other exercises alstx A great time is expected at Ten Mile Friday. SHAKE-UP AMONG TOWlV PLOYES TEN MILE TOPICS Crops Looked Refreshed Since the Rains School Commencement Fri day, 14th Social and Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Ten Mile, May 8 Crops in this section look much refreshed since the recent rain. Most of our tobac co planters have finished transplant ing. Rev. J. A. Snow filled his ap pointment here Sunday. He was ac- eompanied by his bride. Quite a number from here expect to attend the dedicatory exercises at Tolarsville tomorrow. Rev. L. E. Weston will deliver the sermon Misses Margaret an Dovie Britt i spent Thursday in Fayetteville shop-j ping. Misses Dovi,e and Aileen Bennett! of St. Paul spent the week-end with y attended and much enjoved They ' 'lsh " tne (ia ff her departure friend, here. They were entertain- j were opened about 11:45 with a 1 the German Embassy, which as ed Saturday evening at the home of I song by school after which prayer sertP'd that travelers intending to em Mr. and Mrs. S, Martin. After was offered by Rev. B E. Stanfieid,. ' ,n ?ritlh shiPs did so at the many games the guests were served pastor of the Methodist church at rlsk J tne s.hlP bln destroyed in With cream and cake. Marietta accordance with the German war Some of 0ur folks enjoyed another The speaker of the occasion, Rev. zone ilecrpe. This warning, publish day at the river Saturday. IChas. L Greaves, pastor of the;etl, as. an advertisement, did not' re- Our school closeq Friday, May 14. There will be an all day picnic. Beginning at 10 o'clock, there will be a chorus by the entir school. Following thi8.will be a "ntest by four Rirls and four boys. This con test will consist of recitations; At 11:30 we will enjoy a. literary ad dessl. Jiy ...MrH...E. Stacy-af -Lumberton. Dinner is the riext thingon programme in the afternoon , at 2:30" Prof. R. E. Sentelle will speak for us. Later possibly "there will be a ball game. Beginning at 8 o'clock in the evening the school will render a programme. Everybody is invited. No admission fee. DEATH OF MR. N. T. ANDREWS ! Answered sudden summons at Home at Fa:.rmont Thursday Night Died of Apoplexy Prosperous and Well-Known Farmer Funeral Sat wrrla v. Mr. Nathan T. Andrews, aged 65 ! vears. died suddenly at his home at , Fairmont Thursday night at 12:30 of apoplexy. Members of the fam. ily heard him struggling and call-; ed a physician, but the end came ; before the physician, who lived near The boy or girl that gets an educa- i trrritorv integrity or the "open door" by, arrived. The funeral was con-;ti0n must be willing to sit at the n 'icy have been in any way affect--'"cted 'from Iorfa Presbyterian , .ect of the personwho knows. As ed. Church, of which deceased was a loy-i to the .opportunities of eeLtinir an i The American Ambassadors at ai. member at 10 fa. m. Saturday by Rev. J. .M. Miller of Rowland and the remains were laid to rest in the fam-! Uy cemetery near the church. The funeral as attended by hundreds of' sorrowing friends and the floral ferings were numerous and beauti-j ftik Deceased - is survived by his wife and 8 children. Mr. Andrews was one. of Robeson s , most, prosperous farmers. He was for several years postmaster at tair-j mont, and had many friends through- j out the county who will be grieved to hear of his sudden death. Deceased was a cousin of Mr. N P. Andrews of Lumberton. Elrod Echoes Monument Unveiling. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Elrod. May 7 Mr. and Mrs. John AdamR visited their daughter, Mrs. D. HvMcCall Thursday. Mrs. W. L. Alston and children returned home Tuesday from a days' visit to ' relatives in Emporia, Virginia, Barysburg and Pleasant Hill, N. C. , ' Mr. Marvin Adam returned home Tuesday from a short trip to Clio. S. C. Mr. J. E. and Collier Bridges at tended the school commencement at Mount Moriah Tuesday night. Mr. LeRov Miller and Mr. W. R. Williams attended the commencement at Mount Moriah school Tuesday night. Mr. R. D. Jone, returned home Monday from Fayetteville, where he attended court for several days in interest of the A. C. L. R. R. company. The officers and members of rlollv Camp No. 13. Elrod, will unveil Sovereign J. L. Williams' monument at Back Swamp-hurch at 3 o'clock ii.. . l i r, i . if 1 ' lit. .it,. 1 ' ' ' I 1 t J ... , 1 eral public are cordially invited to attend. R- H- Poole, banker and acting clerk. Notices of New Advrtisements. Leeal notice of sale of land, Dick. son McLean, commssioner. Th Seaboard Air Line offers low round-trip rates to Richmond account annual reunion Confederate veterans June 1-3. Lumberton shoe shop under new management. City pictures every day at Pastime theatre. Program at Star theatre. Last call for town taxs. Statement of condition of Bank of Proctorville. , Last Call. Town Taxes All persons are hereby noti fied that past due town taxes must be paid at once. This applies to both the regular taxes and all license and dog taxes. I will make one more call on parties who are due these traxes and if not paid on that call, the"pro'perty will be advertised and- in case of license ajjd iog taxes' I -.will bring indictments a, provided by the town ordinances. 5 ' : -This May 10. 1915. t H. H. REDFEARN, , , Chief of Police. , . 1915 All Woodmen and the gen.an. Her Father a Drunkard-' is to ! FINALS AT MARIETTA Marietta Hi eh School Commence mentConcert Thursday Night Friday the Big Day Literary "Ad dress by Rev. C. L. Greaves Medal Contest. Friday of last week marked the close of one of Robeson's best schools, I the Marietta high school. The com mencement sermon was preached i Sunday, May 2, b Rev. S. E. Mer cer, president ot Carolina College, j Maxton j a concert given by the school idav night was largely attend - id "those present pronounced it Thuxsd ed ai as one of the very best they ever wit nessed. The exercise consisted of music, speeches, pantomime, drills, and a play, "Clarindie Cackler's Courtship."' The exercises Fridav were lare - e - First Baptist church of Lumberton, was intr(,duced by Mr. F Grover Britt, also of Lumberton. Mr Greaves took as his subject "Ed - ucation, Its Aquisitiori and Its Use" The speaker first outlined the best wav of (.ettine- an education and de- cla're-i that the first an most' im-! rrrtnt t-hins-needed-ttj - Enetrirn erlir-4 itn ws amtTon He Showed that ie . greatest men ' the world has cal known A, nnt enme frnm homes nf! prosperity where the patents were financially able to educate their chil dren without any effort on the part of the child, but in most cases from families of the other class. "The man in anything is what makes it to", declared t lie speaker. Go to line colleges and there you will find that many of the students are for the most part of small means. Next modified her demands and that Chi the speaker discussed the - capacity , nn would accept them, of a child fjr receiving education, j Before the terms of the agreement "Every individual has the capacity ! nre finally concluded, however, an for borne kind of education, and :1Pat cure should be taken in de-i de- ierimnins: what kind of an. education ; a child ha.-? the capacity for. "Hu-j mility," declared the speaker, "is I necessary in securntr an education "i fa Ration, we have them in our pub-' iic and high schools oi today. The ; cniid that takes advantage of the nportunities offered by these can .each the goal, provided he or she of-i.ias the ambiton. Education should :i()t only be desired in order to make I i living, but to enable one to live the higher and better life There is ' ,-.ot much manhood about a man be-j cause he lives in a log cabin, but j .,e man worth while is the man who is born in tne log cabin and moves out. the right knd of an educa lirn teaches man to love respecta j'iity an, things that are high. Ed ucation has taught men that sanita tion is worth more in curing and preventing disease than prayer-meetings. In days gone by folks would beg God to do for them thinga that they should have 'done themifcelves along this line. The speaker show ed what education along the line of ten-igood cooking meant to people in the way o kovu umiui. told about a judge that was very fond of tea, who alway carried a pound in order to have it handy in case he stopped at some place where tea was not used. One day he stop ped with a lady who informed him that she never made tea, but would take his and prepare it for him. When he aske-' her if she knew how to prepare it she told him she did. When meal time came the judge saw a cup of black, strong- coffee near his plate, but no tea. "You for got to make my tea, didn't you?" asked the judge. "iNot answered the lady, "it's over there in that dish. On looknsr into the dish the i. judge found that the lady had fried 1 for him a pound of tea. Education , so fiirht intemnerance than to simr fctrtcir.'c ru ;c n,j 111VC a .uuilici 1 - 1 ' n maKe tne picture OI ine insiues OI ,i . ii. -i i men who follow strong drink and show them on "the screen. The speaker showed in trlowing terms the; value of an education from a phvs, i nenley won tne meciai. rrize, were leal standpoint. Education has taught i awarded the following jcils for re-! folks that "the soul has a body and . ceivinjr the most headmaks in dif-i not the bodv a soul." which is torrent grades: "Tluth Pag-e, Willie sav that they must think more ofjParham, Douglas Bailey, Hazel ; c.,rdav school enjoved a picnic on ..- .. . . i .t , i it ... rTii: T Ti r.u.." . . .i the sould than thev do of the body It has been said -that a little learn ing is a dangerous thing. "I de clare to you that a Uttle ignorance is a dangerous thing. A little ignor ance did not wash the baby's milk bottle; a little ignorance left a pool of .water in the back lota breeding place for mosquitoes; a lit tle ignorance caused the cook to cook the food wrone, which caus ed somebody to suffer from indi gestion; a little ignorance will break up a church, a school anj many, many other bright prospects. Therefore I ii'ic. say that a little learning is a splendid thing." The writer' has heard many edu cational addresses, but he, like many others, who expressed themselves, -Snnot recall ever hearing a more sane, practical address " that applies t everv dav life than that 'deliver. ,r by Mr. Greaves. He held his hearers spellbound and nothing DUt good can result from that masterly address which, was full of good advice wit? humy and encouragement. - After the address was over the crowd was dismissed and invited to W A R N INGS UNHEEDED German Embassy Warned Travelers T mi They Would Sail . on Ary British Ship at Ri"k of Ship Be in;? Destroyed Violent Decline tj Stork nrd Cotton Followed News of Hnk'ng of Lusitania. Publica.ion Fridav in Ne.- Ycik of the news of the sinking of the Lufr itania created trenmendous excite ment in Wall Stieet and a violent ecline followed in both the stnek 3!"1 t.0n rkets. Under a : "'ancne of selling orders stocl frrvm, 8 to 30 nomts and cottn an av ks fell 2 50 a bale The l.u itania, with a total of 1, 'fci'1 Passengers aboard, of whom 18 ' w,p''e Americans, an,) with a crew of jlb, Failcd fr()in New ork on the ;1'8 in ,he face of a warning pub- ; sult ln tno cancellation nT a sing.e i P;,stie, nor ,id I anonymous notes of ! warning said to have been received by ! f,me Psngers just bef()re the big 'iner h'. her P,er deter any one i sai 'ng. It is thought that the ! embassy s warning was intended to aDI!!V particularly to the Lusitania Luijj.trua j at about S750(0 mslJr ,an lar?e quantity t" waf Supplies. . In wntng articles for pi CRISIS IN FAR EAST AVERTED Official Advises Sav Japan Has Mod ified Her Demands and That Chi na Will Accept Them. Washington Dispatch, J7th, ' Official advices received here late i' ('av said a crisis-in the Far East bad heen averted, that Japan has impression or opinion is desired by unuea states irnm tsreat Un- United States tain. France and Russia as the allies rf Japan, as to whether the inter- f ts which tne leading rower' have had in the maintenance of China's London, aris and Petrograd have been instructed to learn the attitude of the Powers, which like the Unit i ed States are pledged to maintain ; the territorial status quo in China and the freedom of commercial op. nortunity. Inasmuch as Japan and ' f :?rmany are at war, Germany was "ot consulted at this time. CYCLONE AND HAIL STORM Moss Neck Section Visited Friday Afternoon--House Blown Down, Stables Torn Up, Crops Practical ly Wiped Out. 0. II. Pigford, colored, who lives near Moss Neck, was in town Satur day and reported a severe cyclone and haid storm in his section Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock. He said the house in which 'he lived was torn completely down by the wind, also his stable and barn. He said the sills of his house were blown 50 or more feet. His wife and three chil dren were in the house and escaped uninjured excent that they were somewhat beaten up by hail stones, which were as large as his fist. The stall, of June McNeill, also colored, were torn down to the extent that his mule got out unhurt. A heavy rain accompanied the wind and hail, and he says crops were wiped out for several miles around. a large, long, heavy-laden table, which had been prepared in a beau tiful oak Icrove near by and it wa3 there that , a regular feast was en- joyed . At z:,i( ot lock the crowd reas- sembled for the purpose of hearing the medal contest. The following ra,e Bettie Snarkman. David i'.JM tno Hill Hal cilivor Vina Hamilton. In this Miss Nina Ham- l- - , - W -J - -" ...... . , ...... :u iu. c u ,j won we meuai. ncanu aim 'eighth grades Sam Page, J0hn I Wells, Rebecca Nance, Forest Ham- ton, Ada Henley. In this Miss Ada. uayeH, rial fljuver, rKe. doumiVc river hanks in the nortnern Dart tne meaais -and t.ne prizes were ae lvere,i by Rev. Chas. L. Greaves . The teachers were Prof. W. Tom Jenerette, principal, Mis3 Effie G. Smith, Intermediate, Miss Rachel Ol iver, primary. The music depart ment was under the direction of drs. W. M. Oliver. The session just closed was pro nounced by the patrons as one of the very best in the history of the school, and the way the boys and girls played their parts in the com mencement exercises showed very plainly that great care had been re ceived at the hands of their teachers. Marietta, is a small but growing town, backed by one of the very best agricultural sections to be found anywhere. The 'people are kindi hospitable, " and never tire in enter taining visitors. It is ' a pleasure to be among them. Among those who attended the commencement from Lumberton were Rev. Chas. L. Greaves, ' the speaker of the occasion, Dr. and Mrs. W A. McPhaul and Mr. and Mrs. F, Grover Britt. ANNIVERSARY EDITION Copies of The Robesonian's Anniver sary Edition may be obtained at this office at 5c smgle copies or 50c the dozen, printed bn usuUl grade of paper, or 10c sngle copies and $1 the dozen printed on machine finish paper. This edition contains a com plete history of Robeson county. i splendidly illustrated and contains a recorf of the progress made by th ounty and some of its principal towns during recent years. It isr invaluable for reference and i a good advertisement for the county. Send copies to your friends and heh advertise your county. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS The Lumberton baseball team was defeated 8 to 0 by the Fairmont team at Fairmont Saturday after noon. Mr. R. P. Stone of Mt. Eliam was among the visitors in town Sat- i lav. Mr. Stone says he enjoyed hi firn "mess " of homegrown Irish potatoes May 3. Dr. R. S. Beam will leave the latter part of tbia week for Phila delphia to be gone fr six week? aJt- ending the various eye, ear, Has' and throat clinic of that city. Mr. l. P. Walters has bouirht from the Robeson Loan & Realty Co. of Lumberton two lots at Wrights vine Beach and will build a cottage. rate ptiblicatkm please remember to write on only o,ne ide o the paper. Some valued contributors smetimes forget andf write on both sides, thereby givinsr unnecessary trouble for the printer. Mrs. R. R. Carlyle will entertain, the members of the Lurnbee Research ( I'll) at her home, Kim street, Thurs day afternoon. Mrs. Carlyle ey 'r a c'harming h'.em an members" f the club are anticipating an af ternoon of pleasure. Mesrs. W. T. Robbins and J. C. Worley have leased the local laun dry and take charge today. These gentlemen have been running a laun dry at Hamlet and re experienced laundrymen. They say they are jro ing to give Lumberton up-to-date laundry service. A business meeting of the Na tatorial Club was held Thursday af ternoon with Mrs, R. R. Carlyl . It is expected that the natatoriuui will be open and ready for us"e by Wed nesday of this week. The niles of the club will be published in Thurs day's Robesonian. A large crowd witr.r the an vieling c'f a W. O. V. ;.: meirt to the grave of Sovereign i s. Ab lott at the Meadow-Brook cirnetery -today afternoon. Quite a num ber of Woodmen were inattftudance from Hope Mills and Elizabethtown, i special train being operated over the V. & C. S. from Elizabethtown. Mr. Haynes Barnes and sons, Messrs. Dempsey and Tiffany, and Mr. I. P. Graham of Proctorville a-sed through town this morninjr en route home from Tolarsville, where they spent the week-end visiting rel atives. Mr. Graham is the clever a?hier of the Bank of Proctorville. They made the trip in Mr. Barnes' auto. Prof. R. E. SenteUe, superin tendent of the Lumberton graded school, will deliver the literary ad dress at the closing of the Purvis public school tomorrow. Wednesday he will deliver an address at the closing exercises of the Eureka high school, Wayne county. Friday ne. will speak at Ten Mile at 3 o'clock p. m. Mr. B. Tolar of Rennert, who was a Lumberton visitor Saturday, reported that when in Hope Mills the other day he noticed where 60 window panes had been broken oat of a church at that place by a storm on the night of April 28, also that holes had been knocked in a tin root by hail stones which fell during th& same storm. Mr. J. B. Humphrey of ihe . Saddle Tree section was anw the visitors in town rriday Mr. Hum rmrey nrougnt a load oi corn to town. . frr n a. which or course mean, tnat ; - - -- - - ne is oui. 01 ueoi. hi.u . by the panic . There s lots of dif- ence in tne smue or a iarmer n0 ,- , ....... ... ?ne who is buying it as ?l..io per bushel. Members of the First Baotist of ton Friday afternoon. Those? un attended most of them got a little wet, as it rained right in the midst of the picnic, but as a May tin never makes anyone sick there "s no damage done by the rain. Member, of this school enjoy this oicnic annually. While unable to attend the 26th annual convention of the North Car olina Funeral Directors and Embalm ers Association held at Henderson Thursday of last week, Mr, J. L. Stenhens, of the firm of Stephens & Barnes of Lumberton. was promot ed from third vice-president of the Association to second vice-president. Mr. Stephens has served as third vice-president for two years. It is seldom that a town the size of Lura I tiion is honored by having an of ficer in this association, as they are . iuallv nicked from towns like Char lotte, Wilmington and Raleigh but Lumberton is a close second to these "od town, anyway. The next con vention will be held at Goldsboro in May, 1916. '
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