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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1915.
NUMBER 48
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ROBESON'S TAXABLE PROPERTY
JVfore Than Half Million Acres Land
Valued at $5.793,432 Other In.
teresting Totals Table Showing
" Details by Townships Will be Pub
lished in Thursday's Robesonian,
From the abstract made last
week by County Auditor McCallum
to the State Corporation Commis.
gion of original returns made by
township list-takers and assessors of
aggregate value of real and peronal
property for the year 1915. and, as a
whole, for the county, and average
value per unit of land acreage and
the several classes of live stock in
Robeson, the following interesting
figures are taken:
Robeson county has: 553,855 acres
of land valued at $5,793,452, average
value per acre, $10.46; 4,493 town
lots valued at $2,287,769, average
-value per lot. $509.18; 1,911 horses
valued at $149,535, average value
$78.25; 6.858 mules valued at $579,.
177, average value,' $84.45;- seven
jacks and jennies, valued at $475, av
erage, $67.86; 4.139 cattle, valued at
76.818, average value. $18.56; 24.100
hogs, valued at $71,273. average val.
ue $2.96; 209 sheep, valued at $340,
average value, $1.63; 186 goats, val
ued at $82, average value 1.51; 197
dogs, valued at $2,057, average val.
ue,-$10.44. Total value, real and
personal property for 1915. $12,324,
294.- These figures -do 'not include
any corporate excess, bank stock or
public service corporation.
The Robesonian is having this en.
- tire- abstract - put in- type and hopes
to be able to publish in Thursday's
paper a . table giving in detail the in
formation from which the above to.
rals are derived, and lots of others
details not mentioned in the above.
This will make interesting and val.
uable reading and will make Thurs
day's issue of The Robesonian well
worth preserving for future ref
erence. 40 CENTS THE HUNDRED
Farmers In Session In Lumberton To
day Agree That 40 Cents the Hun
dred is All They Can Afford to
Pay for Picking Cotton and Peas.
Seventeen townships were repre
sented at the citizen's meeting held
at the court house this morning at
11 o'clock to fix a uniform price for
gathering cotton and corn. Dr. G.
M. Pate of Rowland was elected
chairman of the meeting and Mr.--A.
C. Johnson of Lumberton secretary.
As stated in Thursday's Robesonian,
this meeting grew oat of a meeting
held at Rowland a few days ago to
get the people to bind themselves to.
gether and fix AO cents per hundred
as th uniform price for picking cot
ion and peas. '
Resolutions 'were adopted at the
meeting this morning that the farm
ers pi (Robeson county would r.ot
pay but 40 cents per hundred for the
gathering of the 1915 crop of cotton
and peas. A motion was made that
delegates be appointed from each
township to carry the petition around
and have the farmers sign, agreeing
nof to oay more than 40 cents per
hundred. This motion was not vot
ed unon this morning, however, as
the question arose as to whether or
not the law would permit this. A
committee was appointed to inter-)
view a lawyer and report at a meet,
ing, this afternoon.
LUMBERTON IN THE MOVIES?
Does Lumberton Want to Be Put on
the Movie Screens? A Moving
Picture Company Representative
Will be in Lumberton This Week
Meeting of Chamber of Commerce
Thursday Night to Consider the
Matter.
Do Lumberton people want mov
ing pictures made of scenes in the
town?
This is the question that will be
considered at a meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce Thursday night.
Mayor WViite has received a let
ter from a moving picture company
inquiring if the town would be in
terested in having moving pictures
made of scenes in the town. In or
der to bring the matter nroperly
before the business men of the town
President Russell has called a meeting-
of the Chamber of Commerce to
be beld Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock
in the court room at the court house.
A moving picture man will be pres.
ent at the meeting and submit a
proposition to the town. A full at
tendance is desired. Just what the
proposition is will be explained at the
meeting, but of course it is a pron
osition that will reouire the back
ing of the business men of the town
to nut throuerh.
Since the above was nut in tyne it
has been learned that Mr. Wm. Ker
ber of the National Film Corporation
of Baltimore. Md., is the movie man
who will be in Lumberton Thurdav
Tt was through the efforts of Mayor
White and Manager Wishart of the
Pastime- theatre that the Baltimore
concern was induced to send' a man
to Lumberton to go over the situa
tion, and it is to be hoped that the
business men of the town will at
tend the meeting Thursdav night and
thoroughly inform themselves as to
the advantages of advertising the
town in this way.
First Onen Boll of Cotton.
Mr. Junius F. Stephens, who lives
on route 3 from Lumberton. nea
Fairmont, sent to The Robesonian
Thursday by Mr Hardy M'White. the-
iirsi open nou or cotton that has ben
'nortec this season. The boll was
"ust popning open and would have
'een f"ly open bv Fridav ha it
been allowed to remain in the field,
BOYS' CORN CLUB INSTITUTE
'Three Days Course in Agriculture
at Philadelphus Attended by About
50 Kobeson County Corn Club
Boys Farm Experiences and Lec
tures Robeson's Farm-Life School
A Model Farm Philadelphus.
The short course in agriculture
which was taught during the three
days' session of the Boys' Corn Club
institute at Philadelphus Thursday,
Friday and Saturday was attended
by about 50 of Robeson's 105 Corn
Club members, besides a number of
older farmers. No one can tell what
the course will be worth to those
who were so fortunate as to be
present. Lectures based on prac
tical experience were delivered along
many phases of farm life.
Experience Meeting.
The institute was opened Thurs.
day at 2 o'clock p. m. with an ad
dress of welcome by Prof. S. J. Kir
by, principal of the farm-life school
at . Philadelphus. Mr Archie K.
Robertson,- assistant in the Boys'
Corn Club work in the State, re.
sponded to the welcome address. Af
ter the address of welcome and the
response, most; all the Corn " Club
members present told of their ex.
perience and present "prospects for
big yields this year. The reports
were very encouraging. Prof. Kir
by then gave a summary of the re
ports and commented on them, af
ter which the boys engaged in a
live baseball game on the campus.
They, played a most interesting game
and" seemed to have enjoyed it im
mensely. Farm Extension and Club Work
At Thursday night's session Prof."
C. R. Hudson, agent in charge of
the State club work, made a most
instructive an inspiring address on
the objects and results of the .farm
extension and club work. He out
lined what it would mean to the
State and nation along agricultural
lines in the future. Those who heard
this address declare it was the best
address they ever heard along agri
cultural lines. After Frof. Hudson
had finished his address Mr. A. K.
Robertson, a former Robeson coun
ty man, who is now connected with
tne State Department of Agricul
ture, made a stereoscopic lecture,
which was plain, practical and no
doubt will be worth much to the
young farmers who aw and heard
it. Prof. Hudson then sang a solo
of his own composition on the club
work. :
Friday morning at 10 o'clock Prof.
Hudson made another fine address
on "Better Farming." and was fol
lowed by Mr. T. D. McLean, state
aeent of the farm extension ' work.
Mr. McLean's address was along the
line of general farm conditions and
how to improve on them. ,
Farm Accounting
Fridav afternoon at 2 1 o'clock
Prof. J. M. Johnson, professor of
farm management at the A. & M.
College, Raleigh,, made a most in
teresting address on "Farm Account
ine". He showed very plainly why
farmers should keep books and
know just what they paid out and
what they received from their farm
products. Mr. T. J. W. Broom of
Monroe followed Mfl. -Johnson and
made a most . inspiring address on
"Cover Crops". Mr. A. J. McKin.
nuon of Maxton followed Mr. Broom
and gave his personal experience
with growing rye.
Friday night a large crowd heard
a masterly address by rrof. vv. A
Withers, head of the chemical de
partment - at the A. & M. College,
Raleieh. After Mr. Withers had
finished his address several musical
selections and" readings were ren
dered, all of which were highly en
tertaining and much enjoyed.
The only thing on the program
Saturday, was trips over the farm
belonging to the farm-Jife school
and athletic exercises, j.
Farm-Life School Farm ,
A trip through the 35-acre farm
maintained and run in connection
with the farm-life school is most
instructive. On this farm one can
see growing corn, cotton, potatoes-
both Irishv and sweet budan grass.
German millet, tomatoes, soy beans
planted after oats and all kinds
of vegetables. Here it might be
added that it has been a long time
since this reporter enjoyed more
highly a meal than he did a real
farm dinner, most of which grew on
the farm, at the home of Prof. Kir
bv an prepared under the supervis
ion of Mrs. Kirby. It revealed just
how folks can live at home on the,
farm.
Cattle raising is also tried Jout
on the farm there by Prof. Kirby.
He now has a fine colt about two
months old. He also has a few of
the best-registered breeds . of hogs.
On the farm has been erected a mod
ern and up--to-date barn of tyie
Western type. All the crop cultiva
tion is done with 'a two-horse culti
vator and the man who does the
plowing, rides the ' year 'round. .
It is truly a revelation to take a
trip over this farm and see how
things are carried on.
Farm-Life School, a County Institu
tion, " The next session of the farm-life
school will open the second week in
September. Prof. Kirby in one of
his addresses declared that most ev
ery -township in the county was rep
resented at this RoDeson county in
stitution last year and he hopes to
see boys there from very.. section
of the county this fall.' There is no
charge for tuition whatever. One
must be able to begin high school
work, that is, ible to enter
the
FARMERS INTERESTED
IN COVER CROPS
Meeting for Robeson Farmers Last
Week Well Attended Much Inter,
est Manifested in Move for More
Cover Crops Demonstrator Blanch,
ard Will be Away 4 Weeks.
County Farm Demonstrator L. E.
Blanchard was well pleased with the
attendance and interest taken, in the
meetings held m different parts of
the county last week. A report of
the meetings held Monday and Tues.,bacco Warehouse of Lumberton on
day were published in Thursday's
Robesonian. Mr. Blanchard says
large crowds met him and Mr.Broom.
both of whom made lectures con.
cerning winter cover crops at Orrum
and Marietta Wednesday, Saddle Tree
and Ten Mile Thursday and at Rex
fdiPh,hdelphuIFrldPerh8pS ,men were Pleasl- The estimate in
the largest crowd to meet these gen, i Thursday's paper was made huried
tlemen and hear them talk about llyt a8 thare was little time to get
T.1" TJT. "P8 w?8 .at Ten M'lf. p an Hem - about the opening be.
where the school building was fill- fo o5nr to and it was 20-
t r u ''
much interested in the move for
more cover crops, and he expects to
see quite a bit of rye and crimson
clover planted this fall.
Mr. Blanchard left Saturday for
Durham county, where he will as
sist Mr. M. R. McGirt, formerly of
Rowland, this county, now county
farm.derjiontrtorin. Durham coun
tf frr-- oSties -of "meetings like'we,re-
held in Robeson last week. The next
weelc Mr. Blanchard will visit sever
leas,tem North Carolina counties
and study -soy beans. He - will then
attend a two-weeks convention of
cdunty farm demonstrators which
will beheld at the A. & M. College.
Raleigh, before returning to his
work here, being away four weeks.
HOMICIDE NtgAIi FAIRMONT
Jerry Inman Shot and Killed by Jim
uyra ioung negroes uispuie
About Bicycle Byrd Made No Ef.
fort to Escape Does Not Know
How He Came to Shoot.
Jerry Inman, colored, was shot
through the heart and killed Friday
night about 10 o'clock on the A. S.
Thompson farm near Fairmont, by
Jim Byrd, also . colored. The shot
was fired from a U. S. pistol. The
evidence was that the negroes were
having some little dispute about who
should ride a bicycle, which led up
to the killing. The evidence brought
out at the coroner's inquest was that
Byrd took the pistol from a tobac
co barn and had snapped it at sev
eral other negroes before he shot
Inman, there neing only two cart
ridges in it. Sheriff R. E. Lewis-
and County Health Officer B. W.
Page went to the scene of the mur
der early Saturday morning. Cor.
oner G. E. Raiicke was out of town
and Mr. S. D. Strain held the in.
quest. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was that Inman came to his
death by a pistol wound, the gun
being in the hands of Jim Byrd.
Byrd was brought to jail to await the
next term of criminal court. He
sayse he killed Inman, but he deines
knowing how he came to shoot him.
Byrd made no effort to get away
ajid seemed to be grieving very
much over his act. Both negroes
were single, Inman being about 19
years oh and Byrd about 21.
8th grade, to enter the school, how.
ever. ii
The good people of the Philadel
phus section declare that they don't
want the people of Kobeson to teei
like the school only belongs to those
who live about it, but want them
to feel like it is a county school and
send their boys there that they may
learn more about farm life and how
to make it pleasant' and profitable.
Domestic science is taught in this
school also and no girl who attends
this, school will be shy of the knowl
edge of how-to cook and sew.
The girls of the community have
organized a tomato club and a new
canning outfit will arrive in a few
days. Girls from all over Robeson
county are invited to take their to.
matoes to Philadelphus and can them.
A Hospitable People.
The citizens of Philadelphus en
tertained during the corn club in.
stitute not only every member of the
club present, but all others who at
tended, and entertained them royal
ly. It can "be truthfully said the
people who make up this model
community, to paraphrase a line of
a noble poem, live in houses by the
side, of the road and are friends lo
man.
The corn club boys seemed to have
taken much interest in the meeting,
perhaps more than any previous
meeting, an no doubt none of them
ever spent three days that Will be
worth more to them. It was a three
days' feast on agricultural facts that
will in the future mean profit.
HAPPY JACK.
STATE NEWS
Henry Shoe was shot from ambush
near Big Lick, Stanley county, last
Wednesday and died the following
night. Arch Helms, who lives near
the scene of the shooting, and two
of his sons, Obie and Luther, were
arrested as suspects &rA placed in
jail at AFbemarle Thursday. Offic
ials are investigating the murder.
S. A. -Woodward prominent law-
yeV. politician and business man of
Wilson, died in a hospital in Wil
son Saturday. He was 48 years -old.
He was amember of the Legislature
in 1905.
Messrs. A. W. McLean and L. R,
Varser are attending the Bar Asso
ciation, which meets at Asheville to.
day and last3 through Wednesday.
70.000 POUNDS TOBACCO -SOLD
AT OPENING SALE
Lumberton Tobacco . Market Opens
Exceedingly Well 70.000 Pounds
Tobacco Sold at Prices Ranging
From 2 to 8 Cents Farmers Pleas
ed With Prices and Warehousemen
Pleased With Amount of Weed
Brought In Some Unpleasant
Knocking. '
Seventy thousands pounds ' of to.
the opening day. Thursday of last
week, at prices ranging from 2 to
8 cents. This was an exceedingly
good opening, as regards the amount
of tobacco brought in and the prices,
which were good for the grades, and
wi, , . i,
000 pounds under the amount,
in.
stead of being over, as is more of-'
ten the case' with estimates.
Farmers throughout this section
known "Billy"-Bransford, the man
who made the Mullins tobacco mar.
ket. and have confidence in him that
he will get for them at the Farmers
Tobacco Warehouse of Lumberton
fhp vrv hpsf nricpa tVint ran ho ntv
tawed . y-aiiL .h- r - w
E loHghf : 1m Be oplnTigl
. j .- " v
day indicates that they are going
to bring to this market a large shnre
of their crop;
.Some unfair knocking on tfye floor
of the warehouse bf a misguided
booster for t!he Fairmont market
caused a little disturbance and misrht
easily have led to trouble. Mayor
Wihite overheard some man state to
another man in reference to a pile
of tobacco that had iust been sold
that it would toave brought two cr
three cents more (naming the ap.
proximate nrice) on the Fairmont
market. Mr. White . immediately
broke into the conversation by tell
ing the Fairmont booster that ne
was telling the thing that was not,
that he ought to be ashamed of him
self for resorting to such methods,
that it was just as unfair and pre
posterous as.it would be for a man
to come into another man's store
and try to dissatisfy a customer
with a purchase; that if booter3
from Lumberton should go to Fair,
mont and resort to such methods
they would be kicked out, end quit
properly kicked out, and that that
pame would happen to him if ha
tried such methods again.
The incident caused considerable
feeline, and many were free in de
nouncing it as part of. a systematic
effort to kill the Lumberton mar
ket and thereby choke off competi
tion, but of course tha farmers are
not fools and such efforts could not
but fil among intelligent men.
0ite a contrast to the behaviour
of that man was the conduct of Mr.
J. Dflvis. senior member of the
'irm of E. J. Davis & Sons. well,
known warehousemen of Fairmont.
Mayor White overheard Mr. Davis
tell somebodv who asked him about
a sale that had j"Rt been made that
the tobacco was selling ts well a the
same erodes would sell anywhere.
Mr. White om nt know who the
man was at the time but he prompt
ly thankee him and conprratulated
fc'm on heiner so fair nd honorable.
Thos who know Mr. Davis are not
surprised, of course, that he could
not be caupTit doing the unfair
thine. He does not resort to ques
tionable methods but gives fair and
solera competition.
The Farmers Tobacco "Warehouse
of Lumberton will handlo its share
of the tobacco crop of this section
f"r the farmers know the manager of
the warehouse. Mr. "Billy Brans
ford, and know he never overlooks
nv-chanc to -tret for them the best
the markets afford for their tobacco.
News of Germans Occupying War
saw Hourly Expected.
London Dispatch. Aujr. 1.
The anniversary of the outbreak of
the war passed without the Germans
occupying Warsaw, which was un
derstood to be part of their program.
However, news of this climax to the
Austro.German offensive in the east,
which began early in May, is hour
ly expected for what little informa
tion is allowed to leak through is
to the effect that the Russians for
several days have been withdrawing
to the Brest line, leaving small forces
to fight rear guard actions to, pro
tect the main armies in their retreat.
These rear euard actions have de
veloped at many places into fairly
large battles, as the Kussians are
offering stubborn resistance to the
German advances and delivering pow
erful counter-attacks.
Airship Hovers Over Lumberton?
Judging from reports it . seems
that men of the air like to play
around over beautiful Lumberton.
Only a few weeks ago somebody re
ported seeing an Jairship playing
about in the air above the best
town in North Carolina Lumberton
1 - Ml 1 1 f
ana r.. i nompson, coiorea, wno
lives in the Back Swamp section.
says he saw one playing in" the air
over, this way last night for two
hours, after which time it went off.
going west. A colored woman whMplained by having, "sat jn a draft
lives across the river from town says
she saw the same ship playing
about over town. -
The oountv commissioners and
county board of education are in reg
ular session today for the transaction
of routine business, and the county
pension-board is also in session
BASEBALL THIS AFTERNOON
Raeford and Lumberton Play On Lo
cal Uiamond Red Springs De
feated Lumberton Saturday in
First Game of Eastern Amateur
League.
As stated in Thursday's Robeson,
ian. much interest is being mani
fested in baseball inj Lumberton.
The team has been reorganized and
overhauled in general. Jim Fox of
Savannah is now managr and the lo.
fal team has made a start for the cup.
Saturday Lumberton met Red Springs
here in the opening game of the
Eastern Amateur League and wa
defeated by a score of 7 to 3. Bat
teries: Lumberton. Stone. Currie, Fox
and Krebs; Red Springs: Ingle, Ut.
ley, Poplin and Kohler. The fea.
tures of the game were the batting
of Person for Lumberton and the
fielding of Rowe for Red Springs.
A large crowd witnessed the game.
Both teams played fine ball and
went to prove that Lumberton will
give some one a race for the East
ern Carolina amateur championship.
The game Saturday was the first
game to be played on the new dia
mond, which has just been complet
ed. The diamond is one of the best
in the State, and there is a large
grand stand.
This afternoon the home boys will
i ui ;v-o-l-ji
''j?ik mw" 8 11481 lcam
that it will
De a ciose game, xne prooaDie oat.
teries for this afternoon are: Lum
berton, Stone and Kreb; Raeford,
Newton or Covington and Smith.
Game will be called at 4 o'clock; ad
mission, men 25 cents, ladies and
children 10 cents.
RECORDER'S COURT
W. R. McNeill of Buie Before Re.
corder for Failure to List Taxes
, Other Similar Cases Likely
Negro Man and Woman in Trouble
The following cases have been dis
posed of before Recorder E. M.
Britt:
Rose Jacobs and Dock Carmicheal,
of the Orrum section, were before
the recorder Friday charged with
larceny. Both were found guilty of
the charge against them. The judg.
ment of the court in the case against
Rose Jacobs was that she be con
fined to the county jail for 6 months.
Prayer for judgment was continued
in the case against Carmichael up.
on payment of the cost of the case
on condition that he return to his
wife, make a support for her and
appear before the recorder within
10 days and show that he had he.
havet himself. From the evidence
brought out at the trial Jacobs and
Carmichael had been living together
for some Hime, Cawnichaeil -having
deserted, his wife. Some time ago
Rose Jacobs in company with Car
michael broke into a home near Or.
rum and stole a lot of household
goods.
W. R. McNeill of Buie was before
the recorder Saturday charged with
failure to list $3,000 worth of per.
sonal property. He was found guil
ty of the' charge and judgment was
suspende upon payment of the cost
and a fine of $10.
Recorder Britt says that this is
thp first case of the kind to come
before him, but the people may look
for a good many more cases if they
have failed to list taxes as the law
requires them to do. A number of
warrants have been applied lor tor
people failing to list their tayes.
News Notes and Personals From
Buck Horn.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Buck Horn, July 30 Mr. U. J.
Smith and son. Mr. Neill and Mr. A.
B. McArthur were among those who
attended the county ipicnic at the
Victory Lake vJednesday.They re
port a line time.
Mrs.- Salie-Harris of Fayetteville
is the guest of Miss M- B. McRainey
this week
Mr. D. R. McArthur of Wilming
ton spent few days with homefolks
this week.
Miss Ef fie Brown of Roslin , is
spending a while with relatives and
friends in this section.'
Messrs. Henry Johnson. M. A. Mc
Millan. Norman McRainey and Clay
ton Ross went on a pleasure trip to
Raleigh Monday and returned Tues
day. They say our capital is a fine
old place and that they are going
again.
Miss Eula Smith of Hope Mills is
the guest of Misses Lena and Lessie
Smith.
Mrs. Christian Hare and little son
Jasper of Rex were sruests of Misses
M. B. and Mageie McRainey Monday.
Miss Lena Smith gave an enter,
tainment Tuesday evening in honor
of her cousin Mr. D. R. McArthur of
Wilmington. Fruit was served in
the moonlight sd many games were
played. There was a large number
of young people present who . went
away declaring Miss Smith a charm
ing hostess.
Miss Matti"' McArthur. who has
been attending school at the State
Normal returned home Wednesday.
Her many friends, welcome her home.
Summer Aches and Pains
A backache that cannot be ex-
is more than likely the result of dis
ordered kidneys. Foley Kidney Pills
promptly relieve backache, sore or
stiff muscles and joints, rheumatism,
end sleep disturbing bladder ail-J
ments. They put the kidneys in
sound, healthy condition. Sold Everywhere.
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
License has been issued for the
marriage of Riley Wilson and Cor.
Lovett. Robert Butler and Winnie
Taylor, A. C. West and Picket Kin. -law.
Mr. J. A. Fisher and small
daughter. Grace Richmond of Mul
uns, S. C, were in town Friday on
their way to Tolarsville. Mr Fish
ers old home and where he has a
farm, to visit relatives. They were
in town again this morning.
The editor is beholden to Mr. N.
C. Stubbs of Moss Neck for some of
the finest tomatoes ne has ever seen
brought in by Mr. Stubbs Friday!
They are not only beautiful to look
at but delicious to the taste, and the
gift ishiglily appreciated.
Arlast the old unsightly row of
toilets on the river bank back of the
town hall has been torn down, add
ing immensely to the attractiveness
of the river at this point. The new
sanitary toilets, out of sight under
the town hall, are now in use.
Messrs, Chas. C. Baxley and J.
B. Humphrey of Saddle Tree are
among the visitors in town today.
They report a nice shower of much,
needed rain in their section Satur
day, afternoon, . but say it was not
sufficient to do crps much good. .
uM. and Mrs. H. H. Anderson,
who had been boarding at the. home
of Mrs. Anderson's brother-in-law
and sister, Dr. and Mrs.,B. W. Page
Degan housekeeping Saturday in a
house on the corner - of Pine . and:
Sixth streets, belonging to Mr. J.-P
McNeill.
Miss Lillian A. Ferguson, pro.
prietress of the Ferguson Studio,
will close. the studio on August 15
She will rest for a while and theii
begin outside work. She decided to
close the studio on account of her
health. The studio will be closed
indefinitely. , -
Mr. W. E. Jackson, superintend
ent of the East Coast Lumber Com
pany plant at Watertown. Fla:, came
home several days aeo sfferinur with
a bruised right foot caused from a
log falling on his foot at thc mill.
His foot is much better, but he is
sill confined to his home on Caldwell
street.
Mr. Jim Fox of Columbus, Ga..
who has signed up with the Lumber
ton baseball team, will stop at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hamil
ton, Second street, while here, he
and Mr. Hamilton being old friends.
Mr. Fox cornea with a great reputa
tion as a ball player and no doubt
will hold his reputation.
The Seaboard will operate its
second Sunday excursion of the sea.
son from Hamlet, Laurinburg, Max
ton. Lumberton and intermediate
points next Sunday, August 8. The
fare for the round trip from Lum
berton will be $1.25. The train will
pass Lumberton at 8:12, and return
ing will leave Wilmington at 7
o'clock p. m.
A party composed of the follow,
ing left Lumberton this morning for
White Lake, Bladen county, where
they will spend a week: Mr. and
Mrs. Wade Baggett, Red Springs;
Miss Lee Pope. Long Branch; Misses
Ida Mae Sessoms. Euphema Tyson,
Anna Blake and Messrs. John Meares.
N. C. Long and Don McGill of Lum
berton and Mr, Donnie Powers of
Lowe.
"Happy Jack", of The Robeson,
ian. will be at Fairmont two or three
days this week for the purpose of
writing receipts for all who wish to
pay their subscription to The Robe
sonian. If you owe the paper any.
thing he will be pleased, and very
much so, to receipt you for tha
amount and if you are not on The
Robesonian s mailing list he will be
delighted to take your name and
money.. inr3rzz
State Senator Geo. B. McLeod
was the speaker at a Farmers' Ali
ance and Woodmen picnic at East
over, Flea Hill township. Cumber
land county, Saturday. Mr. E. G
Sipher accompanied Senator McLeod
from Lumberton. Mr. McLeod says
it was one of the msot delightful
picnics he ever attended. There
were 1,500 to 2.000 people there and
the spread on a table more than 150
feet "long was a royal one.
Indian Who Escaped From Chain
Gang Captured.
Sandy Hunt, who escaped front
chain gang No. 1, located near Lorn,
berton -on- the - Elizabethtown - road.
some 'five weeks ago. was captured
at Clio, S. C. early Friday morning;
and officers here were notified at
once of the arrest. Deputy A. H
Prevatt went at once to Clio and
brought Hunt back to his job. He
was serving a two-year sentence for
laceny and had served four month
of the sentence when he made hLs
escape. King Green, "the negro who
escaped at the same time, has not
been caught. r
Ewin A. . Moore, formerly a pri
vate '-in the U. S. Army, Friday night
at Atlanta. Ga., shot and instantly
killed his 'l5.year.old wife at the
home of her parents and then, kill
ed himself. Mrs, Moore recently had
left her husband after a quarrel.
When Hot Weather Oppresses
W3ien you' feel oppressed, dull and
stupid, are inert and languid do not
blame it .all on the weather. Heat
will not affect you so mnch if the
bowels are regular. Foley Cathar
tic Tablets are ideal for indigestion,
and constipation. They relieve stout
persons of that bloated heavy feel
ing. Sold everywhere. J