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. . II 11.11 M . II Z f I . I 1 I I II J If! II . I X X - I I I I I X V I . wpitif tciTiTn 1P7A CTVC! P fflPV VT VT? 'li'KJ'lii rAITVTBV ?rr vn tditto ' JUlASLliWU OU'uaw a a, u w vr u a t t UUU Aill tnillU $1.50 i EAR. DUE IV ADVANCE VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONSDAY, JULY 1 2, 1915. NUMBER 42 FARMERS UNION RALLY BASEBALL INTEREST LIVELY NO ACTION FOR A WEEK PARKTON PARAGRAPHS ODD FELLOWS DEGREE WORK REGI3TER NOW .t-s 'Grand Rally of Robeson. Union 'Will be Held at Philadelphia July 17 Picnic Dinner Chance to Visit Farm-Life School. . Saturday of this week the Robe on Division of the Farmers' Union will hold a grand rally at Philadel phia, near Rej Springs. Indications are that many farmers will gather to hear the speakers of the occas ion, Messrs. J. Z. Green and S. H. Hobbs and 1 Congressman H. L. Godwin. The addresses will all be along agricultural lilies, and no tfoubt will be Kery instructive, as well as entertaining. The rally will )e a public affair and all farmers r.nd farmers wives anj children are urged to be present, whether mem , bers- of the, Union cr not. Every hridy is requested to carry baskets filled with something that will serve to make the day pleasant about noon time. Aside from the special attractions of the day. it will be well worth any farmer's time to visit Robeson's farm-life school and see how the boys and girls are taught first-hand how to farm, and make farm life rpof - itable. and pleasant. ----'--r .It is exnectci that a business ses sion of the County Union will be ana all locals in the county are re quested to send delegates. V DR. PAGE'S APPOINTMENTS Where County Health Officer Will Give Free Anti - Typhoid' Vac cination This Week. Dr. B. W. Page, county health of ficer, says much interest is being taken by the people in the anti-ty-.. phoid campaign he is ' now carrying on. Many people meet Jym at each appointment and are eager to re ceive the treatment. Dr. Page's en gagements today take him to Fair month, the J. W. Bums' place, White Pond, Oakdale and Marietta. To morrow his appointments will be the name as last Tuesday Elrod at 10 a. m;, Mount Moriah at 11 a. m., Maxton 3 p. m.. Pembroke 6 p. . m. ; Wednesday of this week he will be at the following places: St. Pauls! 11 i n.; Rex, 2 p. m., Shannon, 3 p. m.; Red Springs, f 4 p. m. Carranza Sends Off icerf? to Mexico City to Set up Civ'J Administra ' tion. Washington Dispatch, 11th. Dispatches to the Carranza agen cy from Vera Cruz tonight an nounced that General Carranza was sending of ficsrs of the various de partments of his Government on a special train to Mexico City to set up a civil administration. Gen. Lope? de Lara, newly-appointed Governor of the Federal dis trict, started from Vera Cruz with his staff several days ago and is be lieved to have taken charge in th? Capital last night, when according to State Department reports, the Za pati forces evacuated after making a last stand against the victorious attacking army under Gen. ... -Pablo Gonzales. Residence" Burned 'I Colored Section : Family Have Narrow Escape. - Fire "destroyed the home , and household furniture of Richard Smith, colored, who lives across the river in what is known as the "Bot tom," Friday morning at 5 o'clock. The loss is estimated to be $2,000, with $1,400 insurance. The origin of the fire is not known. Smith was awakened by his wife and the ho-"e was falline in upon them then. He thirtks that he and his family wre fortunate in saving their lives. The fire company was called out but were unable to do anything when thev ar rived upon the scene as the nou?e was nvrned oown aimot men thev were not able to get the fircj trucl- to the fire on account of the condition of the road. German Offensive In West Pontponed London Dispatch, 11th. The check the Russians have im posed on Archduke Joseph Ferdin and's army in Southern Poland and the additional strain this has plac ed on the German army to the right has postponed, military experts here believe, the threatened German of "fensive in the West and there is a possibility that the Allies ' will take the offensive first. v . .Mr. C. B. Redmond Gave Pr?.ze for Oldest Woodman. In- reporting the W. O. W. picnic Irr Thursday's Robesonian it was stated that Mr. - J. E. . Carlyle of Raft Swamp received a prize of $1. offered bv Senator Geo. B. ' McTod for the oldest member present. This was an error. The prize was giv en by Mr. C. B. Redmond instead of by Mr. McLeod. Messrs. Walthon Fisher and L. T. Britt of St. Pauls are among the business visitors in town today. Lumber ton Wins 2 Out of 3 Games With Laurnburg Funds Subscrib ed for Baseball Park Work Be gins This Morning- vn Grounds in -North Lumber ton Great Open ing Game Expected tflbout 25th Inst The Lumberton baseball team is making it very .interesting for any i . . . . and a" warns tnat it . goes up against. In a series of three games with Laurinburg's fast team Thurs day, Friday and Saturday of last week, the first, two being played at Laurinburg and the last here, the Lumberton team won two games Thursday the luck was against the b.oys, the score being 5 to 4 in favor of the Laurinburg team. But Fri day the tide turned and ""remained turned till the last of the -three games had Deen played. The score Friday was 4 to 1 in favor of Lum berton, and Saturday the score was o to 2 in favor of Lumberton. The feature of Thursday's game was the home run knocked by McKinnon of the Laurinburg team. Friday the feature was the batting of McNeill if th Lumberton team. Saturday the home run knocked by Pope ; of the home team and the pitching of Citviness of the Lumberton team aria lrowS frornXumberton witnessed the ?unes at Laurinburg and a great crrwd witnessed the game here Sat urday, a few visitors from Laurin burg, feeing present. Games With Xaefqrd. Reported for The Robesonian. The Lumberton team plays Rae- ford today at Raeford and the Rae ford. team come3 here Tuesday for one game. The game will be called at 4 o'clock. Wednesday the Lum- bertcn club goes to Hamlet and mi A V TT 1 , . .. Til 1 5 inirsaay tne iiamiet team win De on the heme grounds. Efforts are being made to arrange a game with Fairmont for Friday. It will be remembered that Lumberton and Fairmont ore even ( in games, each winning one. Ball Park. Without, a doubt the Lumberton team has met with more enthusiastic backing this season than ever before. Saturday night a number of busi ness men of the town met at the First' National Bank and "subscribed $300 for the erection of a baseb'aU park. The park will be in North Lum berton on the old gun club site. The land has been secured for three years from Mr. Jas. D. Proctor and work was begun on it this morning. The ball team feels sure- of earnest svppcrt when they have all the bus iness men behind them as they have now. The committee on ar ran ere ments is composed of Messrs. Alf. II, McLeod and A. P. McAllister, and Dr. N. A. Thompson. Wfe expect to be able to play on the new diamond in about ten days. The first game will be a big event as plans are be ing mads for a good team to meet the strong Lumberton team and a eood brass band will be on hahd'for the opening. Lumberton Has Strong Team I.i'mbertfn seems to have the best team in this part of the State this season. They have won ten games and lot two and have taken the big end - of everv series played with all comers. With the strength of M'j?. L?e Correll. and Lee Stone from the South Atlantic League, who will join the team about the 25th Lumberton will be in position to contend with Morganton or any ctho. team from the western part' c? the State for the championship of North Carolina. Notices of New Advertisements. Pmort of conditicn of the Bank of Parkton. "P-obs "the chewiest chewing gum over chewed." i Donaldson Military School , Berkshire pigs -and 'Jersey beed calves for ."ale.. Plav at Purvis July 16th. Gold scarf-holder lost. Yellow cur dog strayed or stolen. Bunch of keys found. Summer cleaance sale begins at T,. H. Caldwell's department store, July 17. Tob.icro market at Fairmont opens July 22d. : - . : AF Pastime theatre. Vaudeville at Star theatre. Initial presentation of "The God dess" at Pastime "Thursday. ' Noar-Serious Accident. A near-serious accident occurred on the Fairmont-Lumberton road about four miles from town yester day afternoon when an auto driven by Mr. Joe Jones of Fairmont ran into a deep -ditch. Misses Bonnie and Bessie Grantham, also of Fair mont, were in the auto and were badly shaken up, but not seriously hurt. The car was somewhat torn up. Those who saw the (accident say the occupants of the car had a close call. SeveralDays Will, be Required to Determine Answer of United State8 to German Note Critical Point Has Been Beached. - Washington Dispatch, 11th. Study of Germany's reply to the; American . note on submarine war fare strengthens the conviction of high officials that a critical point in the relations between the two countries has been reached, it was said here tonight. . Not only ' do officials feel the United States must refuse to accept German proposals for the future conduct of American citizens on the high seas, it was declared, but the failure of Germany to disavow the sinking of the - Lusitania with the loss pf American lives in view, has brought on a crisis. ' , That there will be. no action by the United States for at least anoth er week was indicated today. Sev er! days will be required to measure fully the consequences and respon sibilities the American governmnet will incur in framing a'-'jpolicy to meet the situation. Secretary Lan sing probably .wiir go to Cornish, N. H., within n day or two - to "confer with President Wilson. He said to night he would study the 'note care- ,f"Wy;fBijtf Jtheh . xomrn u-sisiei rresiaent. Superior Court. A week's term of Robeson Super ior Court ' for the trial of ciminal cases convened this morning, Judge H. W. Whedbee of Greenville pre siding and Solicitor S. B. McLean beijig present to represerk the State. The grand jury was duly impaneled with Mr. D. Z. McGoogafi as fore man. Mr. Geo. A. Barnes was swom in as off icer . of the jury Judge Whedbee's charge was short. He said he did nt believe in mak ing long charges to an intelligent jury, that it was a waste of time and money; and he urged the jury tto make good use of time and not to waste an hour. There are only a few cases to pass upon, as the re corders' courts pass on 90 per cent of the crimes in this county, and 90 per cent, of cases on docket are ap peals from recorders' courts, and his honor thought if the grand jury got right down to their knitting they could get through today. In charg ing the jury to investigate the pub lic officials, the judge said it is a poor officer who objects to public criticism and advice. He called at tention to the duty. of the jury to see that the public roads are being properly cared for. -In conclusion Judge Whedbee said a document in regard to cnud la bor had been handed him by the clerk of the court' and he urged the jury to see if the child labor law is being violated in Robeson. He said he diinot knowjf thelawwas beaa ing violated, but charged the jury to report to him if any violations were discovered. Among the out-of-town attorneys attending court today are: J. T. Johnson, Aberdeen; Jno. & Butler, St. Pauls; G. B. Patterson, H. A. McKinnon, B. F. McLean and J. P. Wiggins, Maxton; A. P. Spell, Red Springs, E. , Garland Brown, Chad- bourn. Farmers Interested in Talk of Creamery. , Mr. J. A. Carlyle, who lives near Buie. while in town Saturday called at The Robsonian office to talk "creamery". " He is interested, and he says many other farmers are al so interested, in the agitation start ed in The Robesonian about es tablishing a creamery in Lumberton. He believes it would be the best sort of a thing for the farmers and for Lumberton Mr;. Carlyle says he will be glad to take his horse and buggy and carry abound through his section any responsible party who wants to investigate what can be done toward establishing cream routes. Mr. 3 C. Johnson of Lum ber Bridge was also amone the farmers who called Saturday mentioned in the creamery idea. Johnson thinks a creamery, is very thing for Lumberton. So many other farmers. and Mr. the say HuerUWaved Hearing. Declining to Give Bond and Will be Held at Fort Bliss. El Paso, Tex4, Dispatch, 9th. Gen Victoriano Huerta today waived preliminary hearing on charges of conspiracy to violate the United-States ..neutrality laws-and wa3 held under $15,000 bond for the Federal grand jury at San Antonio uecemoer zu. The general declined to .furnish bond and was removed to Fort Bliss where he will be guarded by Federal marshals. Immediately Ygnacio Bravo.. Eduado Caus, Jose Delgado and Entrique Corostieta and J- B. Ratner waived preliminary hearing but all . except Bravo furnish - ed bond to appear at Sah Antonipi Funeral of Prof. Preston Stamps ! Decree - Team" From Fa) etteville Death of Mrs. C. A. Gillis Wheat ; Lodged Confers Degrees Upon Ser in Barns and Hoirie Raised Bi"cuitL eral New Members of Local Lodge on Tables Band Boys Enjoy i Banquet at Thompson" Hotel. Fourth in Lumberton Personal. The local lodge of I O. 0. F. held Correspondence of The Robesonian. ! are off at camp at Morehead City this week and we confess we miss them badly. ": - The remains of Prof.' Preston Startips of Grays Creek township, Cumberland county, were interred here today at 11 o'clock. Prof. Stamps died at his home on Thurs day morning. He had been in declin ing health for a year Or so, suffering from cancer of the stomach. The funeral was conducted from the Pres byterian church by his pastor, Rev. A. K. McLeod. There was a very large congregation. Deceased was well known in our town, having serv ed here as principal of the graded school for a few terms, and was a pop ular man, a great educator, a splen did principal, a man of much influ ence, especially with the young men. We knew . Prof. Stamps for a" num ber of years and. can say that a good man has gone to his reward. His age wag about' sixty years. He is chTWreaWottf'Thtfmas Stamps of Lumber Bridge, and prob ably a sister. The floral offerings were immensely and beautiful, com pletely covering the grave. The choir at the church sang beautifully. Miss Sadie Johnson presided at the organ. Also some good selections were sung at the grave. Prof. B. T. McBryde and wife of Fayetteville, among the deceased closest friends, attended the funeral. . Mrs. C. A. Gillis, who had been sick for several weeks died Friday morn ing at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. Neill McNeill. Mrs. Gillis was taken sick at the home of her son-hvlaw, Mr. Richardson, in Cum berland county, and was brought to Parkton with the hopes ' of getting well enough to be carried to ' her home at Galatia, but never recovered. The remains were carried" to her home Friday evening, accompanied by' the family and several friends. The funeral will be Sunday morn-' ing at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Gillis was a daughter of the late James McNatt, and the mother of our townsman, Mr. J. D. Gillis, and was well known in this section. She was a thorough going Christian lady. And a host of friends now mourn her departure. We extend our sympathy to the be reaved family Mrs. C. L.-Beard is enjoying an extended vacation in the mountain section of North Carolina with her daughter, Mrs. Sikes. Miss Mable Byrd of Smithfield is on a visit to Capt. and , Mrs. W. E. Allay. Miss Marie McMillan and Miss-Annie Wil liamson returned home Wednesday from a visit to friends and relatives at Fairmont and reports a glorious time. Mrs. Collier Cobb and little daughter, Sarah, visited Rowland this week and attended the big reunion p.nd report a great time. Mrs. Annie) Haywood .is visiting her -daughter, Mrs. C. H. Smith of Sanford. Mr. Alex Bullard of Hop. Mills is ope rating the city barber shop this week in the absence of his brother, Mr. G. W., who is off at camp. . Mr. Perry Ivey has a responsible position with Mr. C. A. Smith and they are "rushing the paint brush on the residence of Mr. J. G. Hughes this week. . Wfe are pleased to shake the hand of Happy Jack in town Friday even ing, who is always ready in his pleasing manner to "assist the pub lic and accommodate the readers and patrons of one of the best semi weeklies of the State, the Old Re liable Robesonian. We are always glad to. have him call. More farmers are enjoying the pure unadulterated biscuits in his section than ever before. Most of the farmers have their wheat in their barns ready for the mill, and lots of them enjoying it on their dining tables. At a baseball meeting Thursday nieht Capt. W. E. Allav was re-elect- fsd manager, Mr. C. Vann was unan imously elected captain of the team, with MrrR. B. HuTsori" secretary and treasurer. Our team has a date next week with the Bennettsville,S.C. team for a couple of games. . OuP band spent Monday, the 5th, in Lumbetton and report a very good time; and or fear all the boys did not express themselves to Sta'l Sen ator G. B. McLeod for his grand -vtertainment and generous hospital ity, we must say we are under many .obligations to him and his interest- ing family forthe best dinner of all our travels. On Thursday the band filjed an important engage ment in Fayetteville and report' a good time. - - - Our town failed to celebrate the J Fourth, as once" was expected, but - a big public day is being planned its regular meeting in ita hall over First National Bank Friday. night. A degree team of 10 of th Fayetteville lodge were present -for the purpose of conferring the first and second degree upon several members. The third degree was not conferred as expected. The first and second degrees mere conferred up on Messrs. P. R. Hamlet, H. H. Red fearn, L. H. Prevatt, Mike Herron, J. C. Bryant and F. A. Crabtree, all ! of. Lumberton. After the meeting was over in the ledge hall the Odd Fellows, number ing about 40, gave a banquet proper at the Thompson hotel. The dining hall was very artistically decorated in honor of. the boys and nothing in the way of entertainment was spar ed. v The table was loaded 'with ed ibles of every description and each one was made to feel at home. An "experience" meeting was held srd each member o' the local lodge was called upon to relate his exper ience with the Odd Fellows and the cor.ditioo of the - lodge.-'. It waytei dent , t com: "rtW-ayewiieS'&cxtn - iht- fcrent members that the lodge is in good shape and is increasing every d.y. It has increased greatly in membership in the last few yens here. It has been held together by a few faithful members until now it is one of the best lode'i in th) St.ite.. Tlie visitors of tihe Fayette ill !r,('-. complimented the local lodge very highly for the good work they zre do-ng and invited them to coma to vyettevflle at an early date and see what lodge work is. Each and every one present de clared Mr. F. A, Crabtree, manager of the Thompson hotel, under whose supervision the banquet was held, a r-an that knew his business and de clr.red that if he. made as good ai Odd Fellow as he did a hotel man that he would be one of the greatest Odd Fellows that ever lived. The work of Mr. Crabtree cannot be praised too much. The party dispersed at a late hour declaring it 'to Be one of the most enjoyable occasions they had ever attended. . ELROD ECHOES Sunday School Picnic at Lake Wac- camaw July 15 Anti-Typhoid Vac cination. Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Elrod, July 10 The Elrod, Mc Donald and Fairmont Sunday schools will have a joint picnic at Lake Wac camaw next Thursday, July 15th. The railroad company has .given un-u3ually-Iaw"raiesT Return tickets Elrod to Lake Waccamaw will be 75 cents for grown people, 40 cents for children. Everybody invited. Dr. Page was here last Tuesday and vaccinated about 20 people. He said he would make three more trips herd as a good many from around here were in Rowland that day at tending the reunion. Among those attending the Wood men picnic in Lumberton last jveek were Messrs. R. H. Poole, J. H. Jones and Leroy Miller. Mr. J. E. Bridgers was in Rowland , Friday. Mr. J. H. Jones paid a flying visit' to Fairmont Thursday. Miss Annie Williamson and her cousin Miss Ma rie McMillan of Parkton suent a few hours with Mrs. W. L. Alston last Wednesday en route home from a pleasant visit to Fairmont. Mrs. Matton McLean of McDonalds spent Fridav with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H, Poole. Among the Sick. ' Mr. E. E. Page returned Satur day night from LaGrange, where he spent a few days with his daugh ter, Edna, who, as mentioned in The Robesonian, has been seriously ill at the home of her brother there with typhoid ffever. Her many friends here will be clad to learn that her condition is very much improved andfaain uPn his duties that she will be able to return home in a short while. Mr. C. S. Davis underwent a slight o per a tion for a he ar troubl e at the Thompson hospital Saturday. Dr. R. S. Beam performed-the P" eration. Mr. Davis is getting along nicely. for the near future. Read The Robesonian and keep informed. Mr. J. B. McCprmick and wife and children, Messrs. T. M. Blue and H. C. Jones and Miss Mary L. Cul breth visited , Fayetteville Friday evening. Miss. Eunice Jones of Rockt'ish is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. J. J. 'Cobb. License has been issued for the marriage of Jester Faircloth and Virgie Armstrong, John W. Gibson and Mary Singletary. Now s"Th time to register for th" school bond electien which will be held July 28. Mr. J. B. Bowen U registrar. He may be found in th office of the county superintendent of public instruction at . the court house. New registration is requir red and one-cannot vote for or against this proposed bond issue without registering. Only 25 people had reg istered UP to noon today. Now is tho time to register, before you forget it. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Mr. E. M. Britt spent yesterday with his father, Mr. S. E. Britt of the Ten Mile section. Mr. Britt says that crop3 are looking fine and from the looks now there will be a boun tiful crop. Red Spring? Citizen, 9th: Exi Judge T. A. McNeill, always wel come to the home and hearts of Red Springs, gave the Citizen a call on Thursday. While here, he was guest of Capt. W. F. Williams. rA large" number from here at tended the unveiling of a .monument to the late Edward Musselwhite yes terday afternoon at Bark woria. "sraxe se narofueo. B. Mc Leod was the speaker of the occas ion and made a fine address. Sixjty-eight . colored teachers stood the examination under Prof. J. R. Poole, county superintendent of public instruction, Friday and 34 In dians stood the examination Satur day. - As was mentioned in Thurs day's paper, there were 54 white teachers who tcok the examination Thursday. 'v . . A colored boy about 8 years old suffered a revere scalp wound yes terday afternoon when run over near' his home at the Kingsdale lumber plant by Chas. Lennon, colored, who was riding a bicycle. Dr. W, L, Grantham was summoned and dress ed the wound, usnig four stitches in sewing up the gash. Mr. and Mrs. J, O. Markham of route 1 from Buie were among the visitors in town Saturday. Mr. Markham is a native of Pittsburg, Va., but has been living in Robe- sop county for several years. He says that if he was going to pick ' the place to spend the balance of his life he certainly would take old Robeson for his. ' Mr. J. A. Carlyle of Buie favor ed The 'Robesonian's staff with a quantity, enough for several "messes' of delicious butterbeans Saturday. Mr. Carlyle is an enthusiastic poui tryman. He wants to see somebody go into the commission merchant business in Lumberton and take care " of all the products near-by farmers can bring to town. Mr. R. E. Townsend and daugh ter, Elsie, of Wilson and Mrs. B. O. Townsend of Dunn,, will arrive to morrow and spend some time at the home of Mr. Townsend's brother, Mr. Ira B. Townsend. They will make the trip in Mr.- Townsend's auto and visit several points in the county before returning home. Dr. and Mrs, W. W. Parker re- ' turned Thursday night from Salis bury, where Monday and Tuesdays- they attended a meeting of the North Carolina Optometric Society. Dr. ' Parker says the meeting was large ly attended and 'was one of the very best in the history of the so ciety. Dr. Parker was secretary of the society last year and was on the program for an address at the meeting last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Petty return ed last evening from their bridal. tour. on whiyh fney visited the exposition at San Francisco, Cal., Yellowstone Park and rnany other Western points of interest. Mrs. Petty will spend some time at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thompson, Elm street, before going to Hen derson, where the newly married couple will make their home. Mr. Petty, who is traveling auditor of the S. A. L. Ry. Co., has entered Messrs. Geo. T. and Ws. A. Bullock of Cayey, Porto Rica, are among the visitors in town today. Mr. and 5IrsT Geo.T.EuTrocY arrived some " two months ago and have been guests since that time at the home of Mrs. Bullock's father, Mr. D. P, . Mc Earchern, at Red .Springs. Mr. W. A. Bullock arrived last week and is here with jthe purpose of buying land3 and settling in Robeson coun ty. Robeson would gladly welcome Mr. Bullock. Mr. and Mr3. Geo. T. Rullock will leave Red Springs Thursday and .sail from New York for Porto Rico Saturday. July 17. The bodv of Chas. E. Abt, 56 years old. was founj in his room on East Franklin street in Raleigh Friday. There was a bullet hole in the body and i is thought he was murder a few days before for his money. r -
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