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ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CEN16
COUNTRY, COD AND TRUTH
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1J5 AY OR. DUE IN ADVAsrw
VOL XLVL"
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1915.
NUMBER 45
WILL STAND BY RIGHTS
OPENING SALE JULY 29
lw Note Warns Germany That Fur-.Farmers Tobacco Warehouse of Lum.
' ther Violations o American Kights
-on H;n iis V. ill be Regarded as
Unfriendly In : Nature of -- Final
Statement Note Goes Forward
Today. ; ..';-.'.
Wa-fhington Dispatch, July 21,
President WSlson- and Secretary
Lansing cent r ring at the White
li&iis. tomeht completed the new
note to Germany warning her that
the repetition, i a disaster such 83
was vuited i pon ths Lusitania and
ctiHr violations of American rights
tri tne high seas resulting in loss of
Anv.rlcan lives will be regarded as
'infrienly". It will be despatched
tc.r..ircw.
Toe. cote is in the nature of. a fin
al statement, by, the -United States
cf the interpretation that would be
placed by this Government on future
transgressions of American rights
rrd repeats that the American Gov.
tinment will leave nothing .undone
to itand bythe position it has pre
viously declared. .
Among, the points in the new note
Lie: -''-..-
1. The assumption by the United
States, that Germany by declaring
her submarine warfare to be a re
iafcry measure against the alleged
unlawful acts of her- enemies, has
admitted that the destruction of un
resisting merchantmen without warn.
z. -uerinan, Buuiuami
DRAWING CLOSER TO WARSAW
Russians Withdrawing Before Ad-
berton yill Have Its Opening Sale yancing Germans Severe Fighting
inursaay ot ivext Heek Pros- ,n i-uorji negion.
peits Encouraging Sir. Bransford ' Press Summary, j'uly 22. - -
-'tr PV. , f-,raMon Mar. The Austr6-German -forces ton
ket One of Best In State. iinue to draw closer to Warsaw while
TSe Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse tne Germans in tne far Northwest
of Lumberton will nave its opining ihre. making steady progress toward
saie inursaay, July o. '"ieir fujecuve me pon oi niga.
LUMBERTON ATHLETIC ASSO.
Organized Last Night by Local Base,
bait Fans Board of Governor
With H. M. McAllister as Chair
man E. J. Pope Manager of Team
Lee Stone Secured for Balance
of Season Lee Corrcll Also May
le Secured- To Confer About Tro
phy Cup. . J .
The Limbertcn Atheltic Associa
te house, and Air
the man who nude
t-ransiord & co. wiu have charee of I in, the Baltic region the Russians ; tion was organized last night at a
. O. Bransford ;are wunarawing Deiore tne aavancing meemijj ui auuyi, ou uuseoau iana
the. iVlmlins s' Germans. The last entrenchments of I -eld at the First National Bank. A
tobacco market, will be on theilh9 Russians to the west of Shavli,' governing board of seven was elected,
itoor to look axter th3 interests ofiln ine province oi Kovno, nave been i tompobeu oi h. m. jMCAiusier, a. c,
;ue tobacco growers who bring to-!caPtcred- In the Kovno district a ; Vhite, D. D. French, Alf. H. Me.
oaeco terc. jut. u;
seme time in tne tobacco-growinz
section throue-hout inia entira si. ien,
tion and has nude many friends for
the Farmers' Warehouse. He thinks
the prospects for a good opening are
UP PHILADELPHIA WAY ( WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST
Issued by the U. S. Weather Boreau.
1915 'nday, Julr 21.
SU?LSn At,ai?tic and East Gulf
? I.' eek will be one of
normal temperature an P.rX
Branoford has spent number of Russian positions," lying I Leod, H. B. Jennings, N. A, Thomp
le - tobacco-growing one behind the other, have been tak- f son and C. - V, - Brown - -
At a subsequent meeting the board
FuriTer south, alone the Narew. of governors organized by electing
near Novogorod and at Rozan, the Mr. H. M. McAllister chairman, Mr.
German attacks have beerr success- C. V. Brown secretary and treasur-
"tj r t rr . , I nr tit t i
verv encourapnn H Knink n aniiut anu me , leutons t nave camurea tr, ir. . n..oouen Bisuini
that the prospect 'for a good crop is (positions, men and guns. There was, secretary -treasurer, and Mr. E. J.
bright and is sure that with the however, a desperate Russian coun-jPope, manager of the baseball team,
iood corp3 of buyer3 that will be on ter-attack on the Bridgehead position Lee Stone, who has quite a repu-
the Lumberton market he will be'of Rozan-Pultusk-Novo Georgievsk to tation as a pitcher, has been secured
able to make the Lumberton market
one of the best" for the sale 6f leaf
tobacco in the State. Mr. Bransford
is well known to many tobacco grow
ers throughout this section, beinz
father of the Mullins market, which,
tne north of Warsaw, but this ac- for the balance of the season. He is
cording to Berlin, failed with heavy . expected to arrive tomorrow. Ef
casualties and a loss tf a thousand
prisoners. " -
Just to the west of tie Polish Cap
ital, tne Germans heavily reinforced
while he was there, was ronsiHpr ihave driven the Russians further
one of the very best in the South eastward toward Warsaw from the
Carolina belt. i
Lumberton has one of the best-
ughted warehouses in -this section
nnecommand.
. i rwai. .. nave U1U
xairavthassenge1'31-an(r-crews
ci vessels and can act in coniormuy
with the laws of humanity' in- mak-
jpf war on enemy ships.
3 The United States cannot al
low thj relations between the bellig
crents to operate m any way as an
rl oiiviation of the rights of neutrals
i n,i t hprafore anv violation of the
Til inr-inlps fo which the American
Government contends, resulting in a
livs of American' lives will be viewed
i "unfriendly".
4. The representations which the
.American Government has made in
rvevio.'s notes for disavowal Or the
inftrtinn to sink thi Lusitania with
Ameiicans aboard and the requjst for
reparation are reiterated whim: r
np'wD.i insistence. ' -
5. Tha American Government
icclize3 the unusual and abnormal
. conditions which the present con
flict has created in the conduct of
maritime war ana wnnng io yi
pa an intermediary 6s between the
btlligerents to arrange a modes viv.
endi or any other temporary arrange
ments which do not involve a surren
der by the United States of its
lights. , .
.ti The proposals made by--, yer
riinv to give immunity to American
fhins not carrying contraband and
to for:- belligerent ships under tha
Aninican flag, are rejected with, the
empctic assertion that to accept
u puggestion would ' be to admit
Germany's right to set aside the
American contention based on fun
damental principles in international
lav that neutrals may travel any-wh-re
on the high seas on unresisting
shins of any Nationality even if car
rving contraband.
The note is about 1,200 wordi
lone While nowhere in it is there
anv direct intimation of the course
whic'i the United States will pur.
sue in the event of another disaster
similar to the Lusitania traeedv.
there are emphatic statements
hrouR'nout the communication point-inn-;
out that the discussion of the.
nles involves hs been vir.
1 1 ally concluded and tbat future con
duct" of German submarine com
manders will determine the resoon
sibilitv for the continuance of friend
ly relations between the - two coun
tries. ' '
The statement that future trans
gressions will be regarded s "un
friendly" is taken in diplomatic us.
age to presage a break in frienlv
relations unless reparation and dis
avowal is forthcoming. President
Wilson, it is understood, lias consid
fullv and at lenorth the con-
rtruction which may be placed on
Blonie-Grojec line; Southeast of the
Capital, the army of 'General von
Wjoyrsch has advanced to the bridire-
an no dot bt will handle mrit a hit I head positions south of the great fort-
year. The . daors-rerTfle-w5m,it?ir-U!'slB- P"r laaiwawo.
tuiyarmerw4shing-tooo-ean-Tle3-Mn-0res
bring bis tobacco, along and it will ,inK posmuns. . ....... .'
be taken good care of till he see3 fit1 Probably the most stvere. fighting
to SjU. i anywhere around the eastern line is
' - ' '- ! between the Vistula and Bug rivers
DIVIDENDS DECLARED- ... !a.nd in the Lublin region. The Rus
sians between tne Vistula and the
forts are being made to secure also
Lee Correll, formerly of Lumberton,
who has been with the South Atlan,
tic League. It is confidently expect
"d that his services will be secured.
The addition of one or both of these
men will materially strengthen the
already strong Lumberton team.
The Lumberton Athletic Associa
tion, will have several representatives
eKPp .Sing which will be held at
n- cuss plans for entering the contest
for. the trophy cup that has been
ohered by the Charlotte Observer.
The local baseballists are . much
enthused, over the fine playing that
has been' done recently by the home
team and the organization of the
Lumberton Athletic Association
i i:n j Bue aeain have thrown down the
Jonn n irZSr'Z1 Jrauge of battle. to Field Marshal von! means that the boys are going to be
nd of z 1 1 nj ? p. - rn Mackensen's army, while in the Lub-! given good support,
ends oi 5, 5 1-2 and .t?r .ent, , A,atr-.n AatZn un,,;an f,D !
itespectiveiy utneers of Lumber. wv.Hi,
ton Mills Re-elected. , "nder Afchduke Joseph Ferdinand
. . are meetine with stronfir ODDosition.
A quarterly dividend of 5 per cent; Very heavy fighting. is in progress Campaign For Winter-Growing Crops
it. a i t i i . r " i m a. r- i
FARMERS' MEETINGS
n Robeson Nine Meetings Will be
Held Over the County Where and
When These Meetings WiU be Held
As stated in Monday's Robescnian,
was uec-iareu i uesajy-oy-tne atrec- onthe Austro-Italian frontier, the
tors ot the Lumberton Cotton Mills center x of the -struggle being - around
at a meeting held immediately lol- Gorizia. The Austrian War office
lowing - the annual meeting of the tells of the capture of Monte San
stocknoiciers. ins directors at this Michele by the Italians but adds jneetings for farmers will be held at
meeuna: aiso re-siccien air. 11. IS. that. th Ansir an uo thA fo lowinc timps anri nlares;
Jennings secretary and treasurer, broueht ud and thev regained the-i Monday. July 26. 2 o. m.. Floral
aim mi r. i. uray assisiain secre- heights. i College.
tary-treasuei At the meeting of , There have been heavy losses on ; Tuesday, July 27, 8 a. m
stockholders the o d board of diroc- both sides, and the full force . of Swamp.
tors was re-elecied and the Officers" Austrian rosisnxo ha oi,:4tl Kaan r Tnpsdav . Tnlv 9.7. 9. n. m.. Pni'via.
elected- by the stockholders were re- brought into play. . ! Wednesday, July 28, 8 a. m., Or.
elected Mr. R. D. Caldwell, pre. i- . -: -. " rum.
aent, ir. A. w. McLean, vice presi
dent. -
The directors of the. Dresden and ;
Jennings Cotton amis held their wiss vira rioyd entertains rerson- Tree,
quarterly meetings in their offices' al Mention. r Thnrsdav Julv 59 9.
r-..i:- l i . - . . ' ..I " j -
ycaieiuay. .iwuuue ousmess was correspondence ot The Kobesonian. Mile.
transacted. . A quarterly dividend 0rrum, ,July 20 Last Thursday :! Friday, July. 30, 8 a. m., Rex.
of 2 per cent was declared by the!evenin Mis3 vira F1 d entert3ined' Friday, July 30, 2 p. m., Phila
directors of the Jennings -Mills, and in h of her friei M;-s Lillie delphus.
a quarterly dividend oi & .l was de- 0akley. There v,as a lar a numher County Farm Demonstrator Blanch
Revival at Buie A Day Long to be
RememberedUnion Meeting at
Red Springs Corn Club Boya Next
Week Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Buie, July 20 The revival ser
vices which were being held in the
A. E. church at Buie, conducted by
Kev. N. L. Seabolt, came to a close
5'uday night. There-.were several
conversions. Rev. b. E. Mercer of
Carolina College nreached, Tuesday
and Sunday. His sermons were
greatly enjoyed. Mr. Mercer has
many strong friends in this section.
Under- his guiding hand the . M. E.
church at Buie was built Hissteps
is from smaller to larger things, and
under his influence and hard work
Carolina College is one of the leading
institutions of its kind in the South.
The Farmers' Union day, we mijrht
call it, was a day long to-be re-; registering. Only 105 rnl iZ-
membered. , A crowd estimated aUered uo to noon r.. rr" , rP
one thousand people gathered
Philadelphus to hear the SDeeches!it,
an have a good time in general. Mr.
G. B. McLecd made an interesting
talk in the introuction of Mr. Hobbs
oi Clinton.
Messrs. Paisly McMillan, J. F.
McKay and J. B. Humphrey, visit
ed Lumberton Monday. Misses Katy
McCallum, Maity Jones and R- D.
Buie wre also Lumberton visitors
Monay.
The "Willing Workers" or a mis"
sionary society pf younger folks, is
K.r:MM .u. ..l u : .
fair weather except that" locV th!
ut, enowers are probable alone th
coasts and in Florida. g 6
REGISTER NOW
Now is the time to resist fJ .!
Bchool bond election which wm It
leg.strar. He may be found in th.
s. New reoHtp.f; j. . k
td and o, cannotv .T!K
pie ri
i wr, oeiore you
of
house,
Brown. On each meeting d3y here
ffsey always have the pleasure of
fcasune on the eoon thmes
this
that
good
can always be found at
home.
Miss Laura. Jones was a Lumber
ton visitor for the past few days.
Mr. Wiley steed of Maxton spent ;
forget
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
License has been Uiued fn- !.
marriage of Daniel R mi th?
-And .-e-
up that wa
....--Mf, , J. W. M'White returnee v
tcrday from Clarkton, where he nt
to be with his brother-inJaw Mr
Wa' H Z Who " Mr
to H 3 bee5 vcr i,L "t thought
to be somewhat improved gat
lefTS" A' Lawrence
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. other NorthVnna,r0; "K nd
H, B. Ashley, Jr.-Mr. S. H. Hobbs, -vv here Teyn t.JntJ
wno was cne pi me speaKers oaiur-, iiiturnin tx,;n i
d3y, returned to his home Monday , Asheville ahj C-mt by dy of
,w .n:n ,i,.n "0"cvllie fpend a short tim
titer spending the week-end with 1
: i i j -i
Mrs. S. J. KirbyMiss Leona. Kirby jL" -;: kroBi,.,w.ni.. Lumberton,
;;"! v- Hickman, who lives
ot belma is s
Philadelphus
tha Pate of Clio is
Bpending awhile in the 7JS. 5f thr.VI,8'tors in town yes-
:i At: xt icruay. Mr. Ilipkmikn ... u- "Y
ru!UWJ'-r5 -'one stalk of nn ".,'"'." "c nas
'i a :r" iarfn tna?
spending the , CZ "t "IcPrn "
Mr. nA MrJ3 16 "shoots"
ORRUM OCCURRENCES
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. : f snoota" on it, and from
I. T. Brown. - I PPeance it will make
The union revival services, which " If" 01 corn-
p -. j began at Red Springs Sunday are T .7rMr b- E. Page went Tuesday to
Kau, being attendee both night and day i Grange to visit his daughter, Ed-
by large crowds. I' '7"' wa in The Robesonian.
Miss Maggie Brown spent a few nas confined to the home of
days .visiting at the home of Mrs. I pr bother there for some time with
a r M n w o-a inm. typhoid fevir Qk- u . . .
j Wednesday, July 28, 2 p. m., Ma-- Mr H. B Ashley on the sick, C0.Yred and it isTxpT.E .
" .eiurn .nome at an early date
Mr. Arch. Prevatt v,- v
T I McMillan and Misses Maria, Sadie, confined at home for some time with
j . . i - j - j ' " r wji kite . oLrerLB va
oftowillo 1r S T Tfirhtr Sr enent terHav. shoU!n Vj ...
a few days in the Philadelphus com- friends, who were delighted to
rieud. i At- o:i.. yrm:ii' n
their Miss Vira Floyd Entertains Person- Trie l?5y. ames '-McMillan-Mr. , waiter
P
m
munity,
It is understood that the corn club
WARNING TO AUTOISTS
of friends present from
rroctorville and
'house was artisticall
beautiful flowers
u ...... n.:n k Dk:i.j.u,un. v. l..
- j I i x ,ijiy will uc a. iiiiauctyiiuo vitc mob
roiiiHoai,, r ""r "Jl " IT-" " V "j of next week.
k; . " :: - . io see.
in- "uV"fM,n ana PPrentIy mak
ing such progress toward recovery.
Rev. . Chas. L. r.!.,.
id of this nlace. The ter..growing crops in this county, and , 01 Mr . Hector McMillan of Laurin-ied Bptis-t churLcK. return-
isticallv .decorated with it is hoped that, every farmer in the bu wS ? visit? at the home , toTew aYotphkree-we'
'!r8J.,Ae ccr sche,me 5SLWi?i,.re btfI.Mr.,fP.islyMcMUl. Saturday.-Mr.eral othernC?heNrrJnS 2V?
MU uuvim V V U1V.UOUUL1 v ill uiavuii; n " - - -
t Ju ' . ' . ,. 'progressive games. Just before the be short, business-like and to the
ine loiiowmg cases" have been dis- U" iQ; v, a
P0Se1 Ot 111 KeCOrder M. BnttS w A;1a0 tUi rrnns winfrorWiimoa onrl llmo will
COUrt tni3 weeKI en vnrl Kir fiffla iCTicono t- h fi.counsAH. At. thova m Apt in or a Mr.
Jimmie Aicuowen ana Jno. Mc- t; t?i,i tt-i-.j TtianJinrj cava uro u ua ki
illan, both colored, jumping board roved herself a rharmino- nnsfPSQito tell you anvthinir vou mav wish
bill; judgment (Suspended On pay. anA oil f no- rc lf- V,5ol,in to know ronrernirio- this nhnao of
. . , - " " - 1,1 V. o to 11 U (.UtLllllllE O f
mpnt of post. .i i ii..-7i. . .. . : .l 4. t- x-
Saturday with relatives.
MT. ELI AM MATTERS
est,
er Northern
H i ...... iiibcr
e Was arromnnniasl k.. nr
Greaves. Mr. and Mrs. Greaves rel
turned a few davs ago to their sum
mer home at Montreat where Mrs.
Greaves and the children will srxmd
Plenty of Rain and Crops Good'"6 oalance of (the summer. Mr
Children's Day 25th Preaching Greaves wil fill his regular aDDoint-
a - man r or n a.y l . i . .
i; "' vnurcn Doth Sundar
ii 'iu CVCIJlIljf.
jvotice I'ersonai.
rnn npsira rnar tnotr rrtn i n etrt noirA mi iiiiiikf. ine rruus i.ii 1 1 1 ?i 1 1 1. . miw 11 AiiAonniannA r na Knoarintan
breaking S2?Hm?t in toWh' Plea8ure f sPndin another de- Ppare the soil, where to get. the Mt. Eliam (Lumberton, R. 4), July ' bfhars a Enoch Inman
of! -.Uk-i P Hk m a I a . lightful evening with her. jbest seed at the lowest price, the 20 We have been havimr plenty of brougrht .to the dltr yesterday, a
automobiles submitted and judgment ?Miss Mary. Lou McCullen of Bur- need anH value of liming, the kind fa in this sSn and crC are P,rTnt from their father, Mr. V "
? ,menLl C0St' V.aw. who had been, spending some of lime to use, where to get it and"1" goJd! esSciTlly wrn, but I S? of. f..t Lumberton, a larg
, .v vviiiuiiuiuiivi iUMll,- -, v hAA n - knii Kv-In nin I Ma nPlJVilrB J nriPOO " I
vaa riu in k.v-u nHj
i"?. tn! dang?r t0 'irs 5aus.ed , b-v ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs A. C. Mc-1
ii ui" uiivuisi un i lie tsireeis. nave r.,iion i v.:
provided the ehiet of police with a ton. where she wil, fin;nd a f-w davs
RAYNHAM NEWS NOTES
3top watch and instructed him to kIV' """.:r"u :",rt ...... i o -.. l.ror Brunswick county, wner
arrest all cauirht in tha-actr-- Re. X
Oakley leaves Thursday for
a fewi . ed Sunday School Picnic Personal
I T" i 1 . A 1 . t M
Sr 8 . . ine l- weeks in Hendersonville, Asheville Correspondence of The Robesonian.
HC'u Z"l:"fKZ"nl?: and other points in the Western part Raynham, Ju y 20-Laying by
and those who come after these, the 0f tnjg state
iiisi cates, may expeti
- . . -
nintr MttM i. n,t mm. hv n mnoh ."""":'t"' na a nair dozen larir
'in j tomatoes. Both the muskmelon and
-Rv. P. T. Britt left last Friday ! ' a v ,ar.as on
for Brunswick county, where he will n de.,ICu. Mr. Jeff
hoU ft meeting for while. - i Pi T?1"' who also lives out East.
Mr. Strong Floyd of Nye was on 1 t"m:!rt0!L..wajr' was '"..town this
the Mount Sunday p. m.-Mr. Her- ''"". ome excellent canta-
man Britt of the Long Branch sec- 1"" . 8 c?u.P,e ? fiTxl
Messrs. W. G. and crops s the order of the day around , tion was visitin in this section Sun-! I? ine .?ome ?r the editor. If
r - a il ..... u A - " - . - . - i erR I nnvrnrnw . v n .j : i
- . .j -.f.iiK .c runor ana nis
iarnuy nKe Detter than a muskmelon.
finmprtiinir n n ....
"j lu u- - frevatte are visiting their nere. - dav n m.-Mr. Hezzie Ward of Mc
automobile drivers should bi s suf f c Paff ntt' m :m M- Haynes fre-1 Mr. Jane lvey spent last Wednes. Donalds was visiting his cousin Mr.
lent Itvers snouid De suinc- vatte here thig week. Messrs. SpenJday night at Orrum. Messrs Ro- Rossie-Britt Saturday-night and
ELROD ECHOES
a tomato and a cantalouna it ia
viiiii wuua u a k rt no b i mm . r r- r iiivi a it . ni irn r u ri f f w c
'Sr Jcott and Frank Rogers of Fair land and Zebb Carlyle of Raft Rnnday. Messrs. Fulton Parker and ! th';nS 'Li3 nt'dLe,SS to say- that
! Bluff visited friends here Friday Swamp spentSaturday with Messrs. , Durham Stone spent Sunday in Co-1 . . gs highly appreciated.
cveiniig. rrui, aim iurs. Y . , iiiuuias auu nuucri vuiprin.r-jui8es mmbUB COUnty Visiting friends r- j n .
Fleming spent the week-end at Bla- Ethel and Nellie Odum spent Satur- Messrs. Jacob Stone and Claude Britt) f,0 KainElertrie Lights Put Out
tne impiicauonH ui ..- . V" "w wt" relatives. Frof. M. aay mgnt with Misses Kittie and 8ent Sunda- in the Bloominedale
,..11-....n 1 " " . bhepherd was a business visitor m Naomi lvey. Mr. Haynes lvey ofl.ection Miss Clvde Howard of St
irrespondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton Saturdav.Mr Ja.n., Chadbourn snent WdnPsdav n.Vht Lvl l,f" !f.:f "u-
Elrod. July 20. Miss Ruby Stubbs B;cf nt t ii i j, Thr " B- i.?."' . . WB3 wu .w,e "?" dav 'ftorn- o..;t n. " w" ;,r:
of Pardon, who had been visiting her 8pent the weekend in Fayetteville ' and Mrs. Joel Ivey.-Mr. Thomas' Sol la,t winter and Mr K fVI I c . ,ints were burned out in tin
preiared to deal with anv new sit
nation that may arise. He is hope
ful and confident, ihowever. it is saH.
that Germany having already modi
fied to a great, extent the practice
of her submarine commander
now take "such precautions
necessary to prevent any action that
woum ennnner friendly relation
wifn the United States.
From 6 o'clock this mornincr rril
late tonight the President with the
exception of a few hours spent "in
recreation, wis at work on a copy of
the not". Secretary, Larismsr, who
had draftee it. worked nn the orig-
?- and took it to the President to
night, with several changes Th
nresidopt, agreed with Mr. Lansing's
serestir,T,s end tomorrow the docu
ment will be finallv revised in phrase
clorv before starting; on its way to
Berlin. "
of Commission.
During the wind, rain and eWtr;.
storm which visited this section Tues.
the
le pracucp.couMn airs. v. . ici,aii ipr several vv-irti relatives. Miss Edna Lamb ofiCulbreth spent Sunday at Fairmont Britt of Broad Ridtre came 'over and , lcrtnern Par of town. No other
m-.ciT., -..--,0, .vt. , ."'Sanson, arrived . here today, visiting iriends. Miss Mima stone!Br,ent a while one evening- with!,
s as seem I at Purvis. Master James Poole - is an, win SI)end some timp with her of Proctorville is visitimr-Misses Vi-! 5JE..L v "V-" ! elu cTL' f"
. , - , , - - - r - niiocn naiic iui t auu oaiau obuiic
Fc-. S J. Porter of .Texas. Will' Aa-
swt in n Meeting at Clarkton.'
Ccrrespondenc? "of The Robesonian.'.
Rev fl J. Porter, D. D. of San
Antonio. Texas will assist in a meet;
iror of two weeks at Clarkton, begin
nir" Aue. 1. All denominations are
irvited to attend and take part in
t meeting. Dr. Porter is one of
C'lnmbus county's sons . and we are
gHd to have him come back and hold
a meeting with us at Clarkton
A. H. PORTER.
Pastor Clarkton Baptist Cliurch
visiting hisr uncle, Mr. Tom Poole i in friend. Miss Ilene Prevatte.
ivjaxton. iurs. inccormacK oi mc.-)
Coll, S. C, is spending some time!
time with relatives here. Miss Bes-f
cia Trtrl ia cnaninfF tan Vatro at '
TOBACCO MARKET OPENS
ola and Eunice Scott
Stone of McDonald
night with Miss
Harvie Townse
Saturday night and Sunday
mage had been reported. Reports
rom most every section of the corn-
Lake Junaluska with a camping par- Fairmont Market Opened With About Mr an j Mr? W F tone . Mrs W
ty. She will also visit friends in 100,000 Pounds of the Weed on 3 B, lvey is visiting her parents at
Charlotte before returning home Warehouse, Floors Managers Ruskin, Bladen . county. Mr and
Mrs. Mary Hubbard and Mrs. Louise Pleased. Mrs F- M Ivey s t Sunday with
Clark returned home Monday from The Fairmont tobacco market ooen-1 Mr Ivev's brother. Mr. L. J Ivpv.
ed today with something like 100,-1 Misses Bessie Hayes and Bessie
:e Scott Miss Cora ast week Mr. Haynes Britt and;tJ say ha .a K00" rain fell, which
onald spent Saturday (.Miss Mary, his sister of Lumberton I Ta , need.d inm)st sections. Tues-i
iss Hattie Stone.-Ir. !8Dent Saturday nieht and Sunday ,rtay 8 ra'n. W"L mean mch to the
nd of Moss Neck spent. with their ccusin Miss Eva Britt. ccrn.irop ,n Robeson county; as well
t and Sunday with Mr and Mrs. R. P. Ktnn qnpnt S!t.'.,, other crops. With it the rain
a pleasant visit to Dillon. Mr. andj
Mrs. J. J. Alstcn returned to their
home in Emporia, VaTj Saturday af"
ter spending several days", with their
son, Mr. W. L. Alston here. Mr. Mc
N. Patterson returned home Tuesday
from a few, day's stay in Wilming
ton. Miss Mamie McRae is visiting
friends in W?fmington. Mr. Archie
McCormack and family of Pembroke
visited his sister, Mrs. D.. A, McCall
Sunday. r
There was a lares crowd on. the
Sunday school excursion to Lake Wac
camaw last Thursday. Everybody
had a good time and declared that
to be the best place ever to have a
oicnic. We are Dlannine to tro acain
before the summer is over. The fish
ing, boating and bathing are all good,
out i tnmk the t.lrod crowd enjoy
ed the bathing most of. all.
ham spent Saturday afternoon with
000a pounds of the 'weed", on the Brake Spent Saturday night with
rioors-oi tne tnree warehouses there.' ?.liss Jessie Stone. Miss Brake is
Prices ranged from 1 to 8 cents per visiting Miss Hayes for a couple of
pound. There was not much tobac-j weeks. Miss Mollia Hayes is visit
co on the floors except primings. ing her sister, 1 Mrs. L. Accock' of
Wln'Ie the farmes were not so well . Rocky Mount. Mr. Gales of Maxton
pleased with the prices on the open-land Miss Mamine Wigging of Rayn
mg aay, n is tnougnt generally that
when all the stronger companies place
buyers on the market the price will
get better. - The "managers of the
warehouses "were well pleased with
the amount of tobacco brought in,
and had they not advised the farm
ers to wait till after the 28th inst.
to sell no doubt the opening would
fcttve beena record-breaker so far as
pounds go. The managers of the
warehouses at Fairmont think that
the farmers . who have good tobacco
Mr and Mrs. R. P. Stone spent Sat-1" oter c.r,Ps- W'th t the rain
urday night and Sunday .. visiting " ' , io xaice ir?.
Mrs Stone's parents, Mr. and Mrs. ?'fe. 6,V the extreme hot wave that
I. WV Branch of Long Branch. had ne,d on, wel! for several days.
Children's day exercises will be
held next Sunday. (Julv 2oth at 4
o'clock. Fvervbody is invited.
Rev. I. P. Hedeoeth of Lumberton
rriH preach at Mt. Eliam the first
Sunday in August at 4 o'clock p. m.
nd Saturday befor in the morn
ing at 11 o'clock. Let all the mem
bers bear this in mind. We will have
our regular conference meetin? Sat-
raay oerore tne ' nrst Sunday in
will receive a fair price this season.
Miss ,Kitue lvey. Mrs. Barnes of jAueust instead of next Saturday and
tEr, Mrs. Scott Stone.,
Quite a large crowd attended the
picnic at Raynham Baptist church
Saturday. All seemed to enjoy Mr.
Britt's speech. Hope to have him
again. -
Svnday, our regular time.
Cf'nty Pension Board Meets-August
The jrountv pension board will hold
meeting "in the court house here
Mcndav.' Auust 2. for the purpose
of nsinrr on nil snnliratiAna -frn
-j Mr !Trfl fnrlv-la lias ai-vnfal'-. : Ait x ' j .
. . r J: i "n?' Ail veterans ana . wiaows
a position as salesman in the Pope wishin- to mke appli'-ation should
Drug Store. He began work yes-Remember the d-r this will be the
terdav- ; last meeting held this year.
Besin Terms in State Prison.
Deputies A. H. Prevatt and Wm.
Freeman carried Jno'. Wess McCal-I'.-m,
colored. Effie Duett, colored,
and Furnev Williams to the State
orison at Raleie-h Tuesday. McCil.
l"m beean a 15-vear sentence - fr
killing his wife last February; Efie
pett. began a 7-vear sentence for
infanticide, and Williams a lo-vei'
p,ntence for larceny. Each was tri1
during last week's term of crimin?!
court. '
Divine into 12 'et f wter n
n-4 r-air sheville ' Sunday, John
f-Trvr- M 'ears old. of Emm
-'f-rV his hd roirt rock ad"
rogHtcd within" half an hour.
vrt Car'inn has- nore whol
;r "-rty he?1h oTc 3. 12 -'I
'.--kan any other Stnte in the
LTnion.