ROBESONIAN
THE
ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
COUNTRY. GOO AND TRUTH
si. :,o a Di f: in advance
VOL XL.VI.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1915.
NUMBER 22
PROG R ESS I V E M EASUK ES
MRS. S. E. BEVERLY IS DEAD
HMIUiERS ENTER HOME
hm.h school hn ai.s
RRILE HEMS OE LO( l. NEWS
l'orward-l ooking Town lathers Pass
ProKrt'ssivi? Ordinances All Milk
Sold in TvImi Must be Clean and
Eree Erom Tubercular (ierms All
Emits, Vegetables, Etc.. Must be
Kept Screened Excellent Traffic
Ordinance Citizens Congratulated
on Efforts to Rid Town of Elies
Rills Miist be Paid by Mth o''
Month.
No ice yr milk tu!i i . ili'ivcixj .ir.
Lumberton on Sundays after 10
o'clock a. m. in the fuUre; no milk
shall be sylj within the incyip Jiate
limits yf the town without first a
tubercular test has been made of the
cows from which milk is taken, test
to be made by State Vetenurian, or
his representative, and all milk syld
must be milked in a screened com
partment completely protected frym
flies, all milk to be kept in cyld stor
age frym time it is milked till it is
delivered during all the mynths of the
year, except December; no fruits, ber
ries.vegetables, fish, meats or perishable
commodities cf any kind shall e sill
in town unless same has been kept
continuously under cover or screen
ed frym flies by the. use of netting
cr screen wire except during thy
months of December, January and
Eebruarv, according ..io ordinances
pasVerl by t fu- i itfW riTTOTJ &. L..Zi
regular monthly meeting held Fri
day night. Any and all persons, firm ;
or rorpir jtions violating any
these ordinances will be finerw.t
exceeding $10. Each violation will
be considered a separate offense.
It was als) ordered by the board
that all coverej st tides, stalls ()r lot;
where stock or cattle are kept with
in the incorporate limits of the town
must be kept well littered with saw
dust. Any pers m, firm or corpora
tion who violates this ordinance wi 1
! ubjeci to a fine yf "io. Each d '
will Constitute a new :t. -oiairt'a
-,ff. n-e.
'i he foil iwing oiciinance was pas
c,i i!i n .':ir,i 'o traffic: All pal tic ;
1 1 i il 1 1 ;
t..v . t !'
i , any
fit c' i i
hid".
upon the
the -ti'iets of
tt
an.,
':'-
iii -
I .umber! i .n on hoivehnc'
animal drawn, st
gasoline propelled
hall
b kept
en ' hf i i".h
iip'"i tiir'iins
si,.. .!' tic street
col : t rs to the b li
be
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i ii
a-
n,;..'!b
1 . 1 e l' i
,! I . tl' I' -e
f t he s' i-ee!
t'
the ii:: lit , f
r ititere
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la firuii
ii-v h:i;i
entt'i' o!' t '
i-ii t i-r in?-".
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nil - enter
corner t
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die
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tbey ai
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AH pi"
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from I be t
. mi". I h ', d. I I
'.i'V. . ill l mv
t 1 ; -:;' !.' .'I-- a buc
I'd' I street i ' '. t . i
a comilete .-toll b
I'ore e'i'ei'i
in' i
dm -t i f.'t Anv per '! ' iol iti
(,f the ierms f thi- ordin nice
be fined lint eieed,ing s' 1 o f, r i :i: l
offense .
The boar, to"k mcasi m to com
mend the citizens of the town f(,r the
inteitst they are taking in u.-ing fl.'
traps and aiding in riding the tow.i
of flies and urged that thyse who
have not joined in the work do so
at once.
It was ordered that the town pur.
chase a g od stop-watch for the
chief of police in the enforcement
ff the .-pee, ordinance.
It was ordered thai all electric liuhf
an, water connections be disconnect
ed and $1 charged fr re-connnectio r
where bills for the current nioiit'i
have not been paid by the loth o
month bearing date of statement; L
was further ordered that no discoun.
be ill we, on biUs l):lu' ' n "
before the lath dav of month.
A London dispatch of the f'-tb sta
th it twoe xtensive battles are
piae.rcss in (ialicia. that the Ku-si
are making c1 m-idcra ble advnnees
the lywer Still, the Erench claim
have gtiiiie.l more ground 'ind to h
reptib I'd violent ( It rnian at t u
The Allies arc reported to have m
ii gain tiling a front nf neiilv
i.,iles in the C.alipofi pensin i. In.
erli'i di.-patth of the same .1
i.ates that advice j from the (l.lir
front cont inue " extremely fa..'.;i
t,, the Aa-tro-fiermans.
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or
t'
IV,
k
id" liin
Mr. V. K. P.ithiuie's e;.
hit
(i.v.'l ietpi"ie, Sit '.. I't lay evening
from Wa-hingtoii. Thirty-two went
in the party and all had a gti',, time
Rev. Dr. V. P.. N.rth. who. with
Mr; North, chaporotu'd the party,
returned Sntaurday eve'-ing an, fill
ed his pulpit at Chestnut Street
Methodist church yesertl iy. : He left
this morning to attend co Imencemen;
nt Trinity Celle.e. where his s,,n. Mr.
Paul North, graduate, this year. Mrs
X 'Hli went, to Durham Saturday an.',
thence she an, Miss Martha Lee and
Mr. Paul will go after ' commence
ment to Stem. (Jrativill? c,iun'y. to
visit at the home of Mrs North's
parent.-.
Mr. and Mrs. Bond f Pates are
among; the visiters in town today.
Died This Afternoon at O'clock
Euneral Tomorrow at 3 :.) P. M
M,v. S. E. IJeverly. jeirs obi.
died this aftern on at J .: o'cio. k
the home of her
sor-mdaw anj daugii
ier, Mr. and Mr. J m. T. Biggs.
Eighth stret, with uiiyin .-he lived. 1 M '' Mi sxl'r- near Wcs'"i Nl'rk- V'"- ingl!l and Medals Award
She had been suffering for several i U nii(-J he "n I hi.- family ni-l i inert
months fr,,m paralysis The funeral-' "t the h .mc of a neighbor ai.d ,ra,ja. tin..- excrci.-- by a da-- nt"
will take place toni .rrow aftei noon . " ;; ' '-poi: ii, star;! . 1 laid, oiu- ;uelve eleven u'irl- ami ore i..y--
at :J::jo from the h.mie cf Mr. Riggs '"' ftr. --e h-m ar d a b .x of .(,:drtss -patkhng with wit an i
and the remains will be interred i.i '''' Powder. Wr.en Mr. M-.-rcer ,m ,. ,v pr,,f. M . C. S. Noble ,,f
k-.id:.v-Bro..k cemetery. .-rnv"l home an i fur.d tr.at his home t -(. ta. jity ,f the State University.
' ikii.l l,een entered he at r:te notified .... j awarding of diploma- a
x- i i(,x-l-s; ,. SN I Shi ri R. E Lewis. wh. with Lep- niL-dals brouuht t,, a d -e Eri.iav the
' !L:t-v A- 11 Prevatt went l' the 'stt'ne graded and high school cmnn-n.-e-
One of Lumberts Oldest and MVZ.l 0Un',L'J!' which h T'1. 1,1 ?r.
Highly Respected C.t.zen8 O.ed fea -
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TJ - . ',; . ,, Z-
ness Iuneral Ihis Morning trom.;,. ,u ...nr..i ... , .1,..
., . , B in tne oo(U not iai .i(m tne .Mei -
Residence
Ihe Iuneral yt .Mr. Nehemiah il.
Jones, Sr., was conducted trom the
residence.Water and Third streets.this
myrnmg at lutu tiy Kev. Chas. L, .
Greaves, pastor of the Eirst Baptist
church, amid a large concourse of
sorrowing friends .and relatives.
"Abide With Me" and "Nearer My
God to Thee" was sung very beauti
fully by tne Lumbertyti Quartet,
ivmpc.sed of Messrs. Erank Gough,
K. B. Ereeman.. C 1!. Skipper an,!
J. Pype Stephens. the pallbearers
were: active Messrs L. II. Caldwell,
H. McLcod, Sam Branch, J. H.igo.ds '
Wishart- hymnary Mes-rs C B ' '
Town-en'd O T ' Williams o' c'i "
N'ormont.'T. A McNeill, Sr., J. A.! VMUni'MOID CAMPAIGN
McAllister, John Redmund. Inter-
I ment was' nude in Aiea, low-Bro -k ;
' .emeterv irnnn diateiv : fte.- .he f.i.7
ral service.- 1'iie fb.ril offerings,
were exceedingly ni.tni 1 ,,i;s and oea,'
tiiul. In ih.- death f Mr. J on vs. which
occuried Saiui'tlav n.itiit at U o'clock'
after a iin;
Ol !
1: li."-s of several '
it..- i'S o!:.- of it .' i
!. - t" i - :
luontb
J. urn
blest I'i'd m
ixens ?.ir. .'. i-: ;an iv;, by hi
.wife and tP.i.'e c" ii. i en t wo
A.issi . N" . ,ir. .oid Wiiiie, both
it' Li inbt ft ( ni - and one d'b'irhter.
Ails, i . I.. Pope. al. . of l...'i.hri t.i..
Ner 'iniah i I . Join s w as I hm in
Y
Nans, nond counlv,
iigini.. near
Suf'l'r.h. August. b, I,-:.S.
piite ; voiing man 1 e c.i me
When
to Job.
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(In Si
1m;:i, In
w i.- .'i i 1 1 i , j t.. Mi-- I -a
of tilt La roc-v i ! ! --eel ien ,
l .-.I lit i if .- t I V e i I II I i
V a r. ' .., on i ' i ,; ,i, ,
i '. in1 rel i a ". . j i o !k
; t !n a n! ii of Aia : . ,. : ' .!
1 ml ii. luw-ir i...
i
I It' bjsoll
on ,i the
.a - do
1 e n and
I. m,aa'.l to
a r, ident
e ; 1' tow n e er .-ii , t
t "iii,i ' i I .'.i,iib"r; ,,n '
'ge in In ii, ,'..-;. Intel
1'Mi
is
ities en
t sso
citite,! vitii th. late .Mr. A . Melke
u-itle the firm name of Mike &
J '.- vhi.h wis ir' theitvphyid fever for about -1 vears.
. .. !.- '. .1 o. in
" '' linilH HI I.Uinb.lto.i ;t that
itime. After a few yiars l(f suc
j cessf I business together the firm
dissolved the two niembf rs enter
ing into business alane. Deceased re
main", in business until 1!02, since
which time he has lived a uet, re
tired life, spending most of his time
at his residence. Mr. Janes was of
a quiet nature, with beautiful traits
of character, an, ty know him was
to admire him. He always attended
to his ,wn affairs and was never
known to say any harm of anyone.
His motto was "Speak well of oth-
i ers or n t at all." and ne live, up
to that motto. He was the last
.member of one of Virginia's oldest
families, being survived that State
iotily ly distant relatives.
j Mrs. J. C. Thompson of Eork. S.
: D'.'d at Thompson Hospital.
Mi - J. C.T homps m of Eork. S.
('., aye, "' y.tirs. iie,j tit the Thonii
son ho-:pit:i. ',!i, re -h( ha, been
"ii.cr trei'm ' t -!, 'b' l-day, last
' t.itrht at '. o'clock. I 'Vi eti.-t d wiis in
a critical ctiiiditio'i when brought t i
Mhe hos;at;il an, ti" hope was enter.
itainel for her re.o'.ery . She is sur
v'vet' bv he., husband ntiti fiv" chii-
l.lren. The remains will be taken to
-'Vl'ilbv. . ('.-today and interment;"''-'' ' 1 ! ""
'' ..ill b,. o:-,,l,. io hf (unilv b , i - i n , i f ' ' ' " , 1 g U ll t
,,.. 1 th. Imi,i'i','if
Mr. Henry llarnio" of Allent ti.
Mr. lb" ry Haninn -n. ;ige, years,
di", at H.- '"om- at Alletitui' ve.-ter-,)av,
ii!'1!':'1".' : i '!, : S ftcri'iy
of he brain wa- the cause ,,f hi-
! ! 'th. Irter'm 'f was made thi-
m mi tig.
Mrs. S. Ivev of Eairm'nt
Sp: "bil to The Robes, rian.
'" imi, ,nt . Jure 7 Mrs. S. Ivey
bed Sa'M.- hiv ".: 10 p. m. . Will lr
bii)ic,i todav.
W. V. WILLIS
An in fa tit da;i"ht"i' of Mr r :r 1
Mr... E.-an!; Ki'daw.,,)' HowialsviHe
'..r'Asldp. difd thi- p- rni"g ar 2
1 i-k ff clitis. The child ha,t on-1
'y been sick for a short timo.
Mr T W. Maxwell of Tolarsville J
is a Lumberton visitor toray. '
! ro'' i i n Stolen Erom House cf
v,-,- letter Mercer Near Moss Neck
v, ..'rfVn,n r.an ..r,..P.
i -terdaj Stolen fiood Recoer-
. .
d inieies escape.
l'.ool.ers e ;teredt he hi me of Mr.
iHIiikiiik iy .u. iiecK .uyiiisoii. Keep,
. of ckain Xj. L The dog
!traill'! t!le Pullt.v Pities to a place
'T h(me and the officers fiund the
- tuff hid aw:1' there in tne woo,
j Erym there the robbers crossed the
pjblic road and tne fatt trat a num"
l''"- "
ber of church attendants had tnv-
, , .. , , 1 1 , 1
net the roa. cause,! the dog to lose
thl. .,.ai
t' 1 4 . u 1 .u
Tne otlicers kept watch about the
, , ., ' ,, .
place where the styllen goo:)s were
hidden last niht. but the rt.bb.rs
c -i , u 1 1
faile.i to show vn. it l.emir sunnosed
that they had learae.l of the .level
.. . . , , , . , , ,
! t.pmt nts
I While tne bio- .Ihound fnik-d t . v.-t
the r,,bbms 1,,. i- ro d,-'- U' mvu-
r,iun' ,,,,al11' Officer Vnuv Will Re
v''n Anti-Tj phoid (ampaiun in b'ob-
' on Alter June 21 Me Ml (', 1
.Snn H..r Inn.. ) 1 II.. W-U
to Any Point in County Where as
Main a 1". Persons Arc to be
Yacc inatt d.
it W. p
my n-al'li ,.t
Jti,.e '1 ar
in Lobe.-.'.",
"i lliia'h the
ii'.Miin of the
. Dr Pair,.
". v til be. i.i .
! I 'i.oi,j c.i P. i:: ie n
v.;;i be .. ! : .
rh'Mi -.s I . .a.
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mar
will .'ii ',, a " y r
'.vile,- i'a ,',. :;'-r ;
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i n fo , , t. ,'
t tie c Minty
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AH tint it
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's !("' ' M ''' pd :i!'d third bvp.
eeimios. but :'.i,,a' l.Tni) h , pod: -rn.it' -;
u ere j i veil it till
f course it is pri tty gi'iierilly
7n"u'n ,!l''), n'.ti-t vih,,i. treat-
' ,,u'n; " nders a. tieism immune from
' ' 1 ' ""s . '-fs , ,x-
nhoitl in the county at present one
near Orrum,
near Maxton
near St Pauls
Auto and Horse ColPde. "
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v nai c me near neine a serious ac-
crurre, on Elm Tree" ' at '' and y Prof.
', of Second l ue Eridav af SrMe-
when" Mr e'i H(,liowav Pml. Noble was introduced by Mr.
auto oliided with a horse"1" R- Varser. chairman of the school
t", ' -to beard. Mr. Varser introduced the
cident occ
the co rue
ternoon
with hi
driven by Mr. John Rogers
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ttuit. .-. u.n i t: ,J r .1 nil,, oil)... ut
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glass cuts. The auto was slightly
t. irtlM-l , llf WIIK1 Mlieill illltl 1. 1 IV
, , , ,
lamp be.nu; broken. Not lo()k.ng
rhea , ,s sa, , to have been the cause
f the iUt"it,nt-
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Recorder's Court.
The following cases have been dis
posed of before Recorder E. M. Rritt:
Eull-.r Harris was given a trial Sit
prday 'ii the charge ,,f. being di'unk
and disorderly on the pttbli" high
ways an, for overdriving stock, ll.
w ff.; n, yaiity and jialgmert w i
su-n.iaied 'n paymctit of cost
O. C. I leese wa-' before the l e
c. ' '! r Sat .-niay charged v. ith :is--a.dt
on I .) . Moot' ,,f Lunibi-rtop
k" ago. "lie wa
t he . h irge an 1 fined
, ;.;,! it'-'. 1 tie evptela
lu-oaght
rait at the trial wis than about three
r.-t-k- turn .Moot'- was w.dkinir d'.wn
V, .,,-tr. ,.,-,.- an: a- -"e was .pp...
it. lae-'e stable Darham I 'ees. ,
''': ' " ' - "ir-i!i 'Hiying
r '( ). ('.. began living"
Mt-tiie. a.- he had b en in the habit.
' t" - ti!,,'' Ir
fh't Mo..re had taker, it ab .ut a-
long as he thought w a- pr,.p-- :nd
hi Dee - that he ,, tight to be r ;n
f towi
u-i-,,., , l i v,..., - 1
th
e went in-fiis. the street
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Mi-1. re diiwr.
.,-'-e. 'it N AH ert ienu rt s.
Th.- T 1 ; X , . , 1,;; piov-'d i' t'
; ri: "t l -
''aweii ;n gi .ii con lit;...; f
i ho .p.
new
-a '
.,i it'-.' :
T,
p. Mrs
ung soun-rt-
1 'r.. grant Star theatre. "
j. Ti e Star theatre's free trip to Ni-
agara Falls. - !
Pre cram r.t Pastime tomorr-'-n-
(iraduatint; ExcrrUcs Eriday Attend-
rl Lare ( row d Clas of
TcIm Acpiitted IhcmscUcs Well
Add re s Sark;mc With Wit and
If Io i'rol. N !.!. 01 Chapel
IE! I Suggested Riyh School Builrl-
m t he week" Mr Mei-hei t cl him-
mv 0f Wilmington, who was expected
t) deliver the literary address. cul.
. , f " v. ,
nrt come an( Prof. Ntibe was se-
uii!e(j ii his plaue.
Graduating Exercises
The graduating exercises heiran
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I"'""1'1'' "l '""''""
the orchestra, tollywed bv praver bv
., , ., ,. , ' ,
'Kev. I. P. Hedgpeth. past -r of the
East Lumberton Haptist church The
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program rimed "it bv the graiLat-
: . " f ., '
"ig cla-s was as follows:
A ll 'ess ,,t Welcome t.y Annie AJurt
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.stamnacK; i lass nisiorv nv kuius
irder-nii; Class P em bv Cat'ie
Mae Hedgepeth; Clasv Prophecv.
'. 7 v . m 7 " '"7-;
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wiittt'i. I.y ..Vivian McNeill an, read
r" m1 T 'Tl ,an:' ,1.(,st!imc'nt
' ' y "lle Ihompson.
Salutatory. Martha Britt. Following
he-e exercise,, was a select!,, n by
the school orchestra, aftr, width the
'V"!'' t""'1 7',n,7 sa'' Amerii('n;
''':v,,n ,n' ron,l,'rm'r iV''
t C'll :',! trie ClISS tltoplVCV M-
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1 ' l"n('- ll n'",H1 a v,,t ai s,,io
. h
.'.a- very pi leu en iove:
were fi it- from st; rt t
Th
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: I each member
r -.r his part fiia
tne (la-s
everci-'-s
nt, i e above
l
t P"l T.tlp, t'U'
il.liie
ni' e planat P n
M,.ao....' ... ..n '".." "i:iim me I'oohing siove escatied. wa-
horn .startled the crow, an I then
i- 'it-r was pi-,,V'!:r'd by the -ip-
tii'Tf upon t ;c stau'c t,f a bi,v
: d ! a clo '- ii p s. ir.g to the
t '' the t a 1 e a wh' ! b i rruv.
!': the ""1 1 1", a" ret lie, ana
! '.e I ,p,- . an," !ni"'v:.r,!
i'.mi to ' h -1 1 in;, t e t n.m that
, ; :-' I o , a p : . 1,1 t a e , i h . la - -,;,,-!,
ii-, ai! .er !' t 1 " !;,; ii'' ' nr.
; . . st pi S' ' I ' : h i'!i! : i -, ,n ,e
' ' iy '. En, pie,",: v. a
' ' . 'it t !. r'a . t if per
;: ' '-1 i! .I'ti.-M i
I I : . ' '.' I I Mf -,.' 1 if
. ' ! ;a - l i ai 1 of ; lie r, -, i ic t .
-. I.,. ,i e- frt for t be
t ' v : - loir.- .1', b" an -e.
Mi I ;v explai' i
le pipitii's are
.-ii , iiii. eited. A, different one- were
. d'e ! 'tirwaiil Mi-- Pope expl lined
1 ln:ir I't'cuiar g,n rta.i
been -(decte,i for that, particular clas-
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1 HI 1 I I . it . I ll L 1 1 I it I V cl HI UllLIH
'W'n the house with laughti-r, and
the one who received the gift was
simnoseil tn be overwhelmed with
i hollowing this wa, a very interest-
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.-iioaL-nr i tl vr fou w..rl t;ttt
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,pr t-llt ro Noble iri not need;
i n i intrn iH'tiiin L, In rr irrnn no . .
iip SJi , , tv,at he had earned:
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. . . r . miiRl.-.)llVlll.C LIICL I.UUC.1. Illtt.l a..t.L..s-
tion di, not deserve it ami a man . -mi.
,ha, rve (Me not n()t need g pays. A short time ago Mr. Par-
a that prof. Xohie deserved an ! ndI. a sma 1 ad ,n. Thf. R ,t,e"
I introduction, so he did not need it. ; soman s penny column advertising a
Address by Prof. Noble
Prof. Noble', address was
very:
simple in word--; he clothed great
.. u. . ... ...I... i
lilt, U'll- to una., stain i.toiv i,i:.LUtrt-
His address was bv far one of the ;
best eve,- eiven here. His subject
was "Discontent" Pr ,f. Noble said
he felt as if he ha, b,ui, L'.mnV r-
ton for vears . vears. He deliv-
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:,, . c-.,,,,,. I,,,il It.wr "I L-,,..- I :,,-,-
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o.-i ...'I nv wnai 1 nave seen in nao'i -
-)P, le- what , p. V1. ....... a- Chap-'
Hdl ,n the f!e-h- declared the -peak-
ii. . . , i, i... , ".. .I,....
, ,...,, ;rt ' '7 nim,.,:l,t;,. in' thp
d-biteis' ta.t.test- held at Chapel Hill
f, ,- ,i,.. P, -t ,.... .-.,,.,,!
(iit1na. jf. ai y b, -a- -v..m d.-bat-
. .... , ". v..,,. i TV-.-
iia- I'l.t thev h ol to work bar, I The '
i u . i :.,,.'.,;.;.,.. ,,, !.. c ...
i,,,. u,, (;.,, , , ,,. v ...
ft
!b
S(.r. ,ecla'-e,l th" --p.-ake
-ail that he was ., ja,ge ,f
th.. .:,fr..- .. , L n..-..- h V.
he was glad to :
ee a good school here. The baild-
was nit sti go, i, t " t:r ' time
,(
e -anin tie tPa-Ke.l re gsris an!
h".s the b ,ar, or" eiacation atdj
,1'in!. Sentelle fur .g or 'hej
rostrum with ram He -ai.i that he,
,npt. -ed others h7 too much ra-.i- j
e-ty to do so or else they would have;
vtitlU- Up. !
fio id. Better, Levt
The speaker sai, thj.t he hid'
! 't'j.!d some three or f ,,;r ditfer-
i t nt languages an,! he . had al ways
- t'ot:rd in all of them that nothing
(Continued on page 4)
.,,k,.. He s-i'id tha- he was g'ad t,.,''".v " 'rh 'r 'v 1 "r" hand (wci
SEV ER L Nr SEI.S SI NK
lrih Sa Seems ,!ie With Subma
rines Seeral Rritih ai,d Nculral
esscls. Sent to Ilotloin.
'!, ; , eal I i - !at i.. It r..
The Wil-,,1. lu.er loi.a ;".,r Mm.,
treai with fiei'.'ht ('mm Mid-i!.--borough.
Eng., and carrymir v p;.-
ti.uii--. t- rpedo'd a-.d Mink 'iff
tile . i -f t . cna-t ,,f Ir.-land "' '
yeterday a.-i (rdis v tt. a r -1 ' r r-
ei t-,j .;, agent . . ,f 'h' '. .'. .
t ' l.igl:;. Tne . :. Ota I . an, ! . .
hii.tle,; at Kn kwali. S.; t L
Ealino.it r.. Jiuif 4.
Tn- Rritih stcat ,er Ink .n, ft
Ww ork to London, was torpedoed
at 4:'lo o'c! ck thi- nioiinnur 4- miie-
s"l,th;ves ; I"ar, Head, the crew
" " l' '
sttanur Wind a
St 1 v.'l n fa f Wwu.i v lii.nntt'h ltti
, The ani,h stt.amer t vrus, with
a ,.ariro of coal fnm liurnlisland.
r. ......
(, tl uui, ir ..pennagen. was tor-
i)c,i..e.l vt stenlav 'it'ter no m Th-
' 01 1 1 .tsitnia .uieinom. mi
(.rt-w were all landed today by a N'or-
uecian steamer a- Stavmt'er
"t1"1 Mum" a .iaangtr.
hwl(m ispatt.h. 4th
The Eve'iini' St-ind-ir 1 s-iv
' r,u ,lnt .-uiri(i u,j -as
that
was
the Se,i-h steamer 1. apian.
..,.,. i.,.t ,.:,rut -- ,,ff p,.,....
head a ean,.rt ,,f Eastern ,tl-m.l
n 'aa, a seapri 01 eastern sc.tianti.,
f) submarine was sighted, but Us if-
-No "txo was sighted, but Cap-
torpcloedT The crew oM'.i. together
with f,,ur w mien, were la ruled at
Vtf rhcJl( , to,iav
. . . .
i.'jr L-ti.,....;aUi u;h.,. i;,ni..
in Alarm.
Without turning in any public
..1 llH, a stl)a firt, a, tht. nofm. i(
); llt.r A. II. Prevatt. a l.j,,iniru- the
' co'. i.ty jail, was extinguished by a
:ew member.. 1 tne tire company
I'riday niorninir ab .ut lo o'clock.
1 tie lire, wricn was burning l.etw. e-
;,,. biick wail :in, the plastennir i.Mr
the chimney, thrr.cgh whicr. th.
di-cov. red bv Mr. I'revatt. Ile.iiiet-
y 'pi.ne,i Eire Cief .;. P. T-wn-
i r i. who neat to the fire -tiljoii
ami with the a--i-tanre . f Mr. Ja--
P.r Luv.aii, driver of the firt track,
I'd a fey othe r ii'.arbv niember- of
" anpa ,.'. ri-ti'-, I 1 1 1 t lie
e ' i- a 1 1, I ." t 1 Ii "II I - .(-. the 'lame-,
i' I. chetiiic:.! - at-. I w at i-r.
Ti.et . '.a o: I jt f daiii,".-. It
pp. el that 'he i , i e t a I t e, i from
-,. ,. .) .,..,.
I 'A , , i Ill .h 1 i
' he ! " i I iii'iri..-;
i y 'o Mr. Frank
-'iM'M'i.t Ci,"
' per a,, !
A in le beio
tier, nt' Ea-t
1 1
.1, lube ! 1 1 ,n. 1 1 led
Thursday afternoon of . dir.
T"e Star theatre entertained the
t I .1 r . I... f
gin..", at.ng class and
the trade, 1 school Eridav afterno,m
.. - ...... ..,
rt II I t't' ll' M 1 1 1 I II M -I ll-fl HI 1 1 H7-
tioii pictures.
.,. ,., T ...,, ,aHri,
. u.. . ,...;., a f.. f ..
Young. State Eire Insurance Con,:
son a r,.,. th,. relief fun. I
L f 'ne C()mpany. this ,eing
I Lt.mborton's share of the Firemen's
j Reief Fund and representing one -
th.,lf of om. per cent n the fire in.
7,,r!,n,o r...n..io in forre in r. umber.
....
-urance Policies in iorce in i.umner-
ton
Mr X II Parnell nf A llpnton
was among' the' visitors in town this
' ..' ' .
morning. Mr. Parnell says he is
I PV.,.o. ni., .w ,-ort
maie can ior saie au,j rie soio cue
irulf in less than n week after the ad
. ,. . .
II- " -'i I'-."
well
-t ... , ,
"The followmg teachers rf the
"i('d have g r.e to their re.
P''tive home, r will leave in the
l' Sutler
yter,ay to Lynchburg. a.t
Mt - Elizabeth Helk left VV-,tie-.lay
her home at HendersnnvilL-; Mis-'
l-'.f,'a- Newton will tr , to he,- home at
-
'""P" Mills this week; Miss Mam,-
f-"" Avet.t w.-nt thi, nmrning to her
n, me a C.rev; Miss. Christine Go-.v-
er a-.-is-art tea her of music, went
niortarg t oher h .me at (dav -
t.n; Mis Car.dvn Wicker went Sat -
:l !:if Sanf'.rd: Mrs. Minnie
II "ol - ye.. Sat n -: i v t,, her home
it i ab. -; a (i'v
,t i
J'Men bv psane 'Negress
Mr. Win Ereeman is
suffering
' f'ttv ,1 tr-.m an insane
von :;' , whom ne carried toj
fe Hospi'a! f'.r the Insa' e. 1
V,..
red. t ;..! i-h .'o.
day recent
Th- rv-yrn tefu-e to get off
tta:y aril when Mr. Ereeman
' "'''' tak- her o'"f against her will
'"" MQ.ee.'ed to bite, him.
1 STARTS IT
PLUS 0 & 0
.n-.missi(,n-.i
i,,ri are
here t
da t n.'.vri
r.e ffus,
'h!v
- f - - in
-t -Mm
Mr. V. H farn.r ,,f ( na-J.
bi.ir r ai- . 1 .11 m !( .r. 1 -!-1 r Sat-
; I It u a - hi - f. i--r 1 r t Lnm
" ' -'" : and he a . a-t,n-.
f- chatige- tin;- ha.s
1 ,t- 'At ither has been a li'tl
" !'-rt.- r srveral days, but
' i'"i' i'- em to think it is best
-''' r 1. nvn rain, is hot sur.shine
have "sral led" crips. With
a l more fair ,1 ivs the Kra,, will
cmroi g.n.
- The graded schyil trustees will
meet tomorrow morning for the pur-pti-e
1 f electing teachers for thn next
teini if school The boar.l was t
have met Wednesday of last week,
but on account of the abscence yf
Mr. I.. R. Var-e:. chairman yf the
board, the time was changed.
Mi-- Jean Pi-itt, head trimmer
in Miss Josephine IJreece's millinery
store, will leave Erid iy of this week
for lie'.nettsville, S. ('.where she
will vi- lt at h" home her hr'.th.
rr-in law and sister, -Mr. an I Mrs. J.
;
rarr"!b before returning to her
' 7 -' ner
mtr-
- Ann nincements reailing as fol-
lows have been sent ,,ut: Mrs. Eliz-
abeth L. Coxe announces the marriage
,.f h...- .i.,,.rKir t'ln,,, . n
John Hamlet Merrit; on Wednesday.
- the second r'f June, nineteen h n,!rcil
llu fjfu.(.n, if,. Spring-. N. C The
c. uple will be at home after June 12
at W,,od:ill
- ! -en.iriL' in his sub,rripiyn
'r t vears t-. Tne Robe-.aaae Mr.
k I' i, ., ,
onian v. js
.i ir in
Joplin, M ... -ays
(,,,. .. ,, ,,- , ,t m,-h "
M , Maitn' hails f.a,. t'-.. "M.rnf
-,.,-M,,n ,.f the cuntv bat l,v,,i in
.!., p,,, (.f,.,. J,..,., ,. ,f f,,r his
,.,, ,., Lome .an, w il l.ra.'-.i t
.nary pub,, a r ia " s
,, , . . , ...
tt h'i 1 -
y, ' i -Abeldee
t '. t
1 in, ,r,-1 ra t i, ,n
, nt rv ab id t.
'n,j in t,,vai
o"e says
i - wa " .
T" .b.
oe-
-.: b-
.ihiM
- p-
' ti
are i. .oki!
i .!! .on!',
f 1 ,-. aid ha
.' . t ' ia- - , ,a
! - t " t ,
i'1 ' ' ' ''
, l.
1. 1 to
well
I
Mi .- Mil,
M I
ft Sit-
nr.!".- m,,ri i tr ft,'' New 'ork city,
where -he will .pend -..me time -tady-
I n ir mull... ,..nio ,.t thi. i - r 1 Lntt
" . ' 7, t
mo :i.aan-. M,:, Mcln'vr-. who is a
,rif.,.. m,,,!,-;,,, I. m.I,.,! 'mm th
---- . . , ,
nrsic i epa it ment of Mer"dith Col
lege, Rtileigh. a few weeks aeo-
She wa.
accompanied by her father.
1 sh ,rt ,lrm ln 'Nl vv ' ",k and f'tner
rthern cities before returning home
tlme next WP('k-
i Br. J . A. McAllister received
'a wire message this morning from
New Orleans, La., to the effect that
'r "..c,...-, l, : ..cn
VTc. ir X ff,n n r, r
.'I I .1 l. ... VllfllC, rt lilC.C J I .t.s.r
' wh'e home was at Panama City.
F,a was lvintrJn a hpital in New
r irl..o t,a (w,.c ,.h 1.. fr.ro
r: r, f4ii-
... . r
ter daughter of Rev and Mri D
r y
Sprin- this , , unty wis" well known
"-"lJ. fri,nd, wil, ,e
IIMI.IflKr V rts ..iis7t IICIC ..11 i-lIIIS-
. " ,
grieved io learn oi nt 'r r.:iicj
..i.nth
I upn
f Mis-- Mavce Cdasgyw
-11 i f.
w,! tve a rental tomorrow after
' 3t o d o k tr, - -.ded
-ho,,! aud.tcr.um. T" t ! i - -
, vited M:-- ..hi-g-y w n , con t inue t
tea,- f..r -rv-r;, vo-ks ,,nger
Mr. J. A. harpe. edi'o- d The
R'-'"
leave
thi- evening
f..r P.altim'.re. M L. where, at
the
... T, ...
' t" Prae-tanr L 'irnr.rv. Mrs-.
Sharne gnd-nver.t "Pat.on on
the 1-,'h . Ma v. Mr-, sharp -vis
ble to baive the b
! T- ln
it ''"ee ''.pen
r -:-t-fs in
,i thi- she
7 y i'h Mr
. of l'.-t v-. k nd hn-
lot tho n- me of one
7-'''timo-e I- i,
'V'P 1... a!"" re -
' ht-' r T o -i iv (
1 Two ia ,! 'le, j na
.v in trom
v ' a-'d P'p-h
r . , a r -
TV." r H -, d V.. r.s. t a w ife. The
firi' uTvyr. was as.-i- ! t-.v the (,:h.
Ur. i- -:v. -.-Vi a- re ma.ie .. rth t.i the
.yj!ti . trf, ;,, ide-to-be. Whsr th-?
f r,t -)t his rers ar.d had ta'ref
; ,)Vfcr the . ..Id ca.-h f, r them he -tarf-
d for home, rot waiting -o heir his
od. 'When ca'i.'i -t to m-ii-.- ath
as to the age of tae . ,t her's girl, tit
smiled and -aid "I done o-,,r mire,
i' ,i am ready to- go." Eorg : t to he
' h: riy just at the time when a
mar is suppose, to love everybody.
T'r. y said they would marry like they
b . aght the' license, both at the same
place and time a double-header.