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1 A ESTABLISHED 187. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. COD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYATC3 VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915. NUMBER O T, ROBESONIAN LIGHT AND WATER BONDS WILL BE SOLD $15 000 to Change Over Light Plant and $10,000 for Water Filter This Progressive Step Taken by Town Fathers Tuesday Night . Tax Levy for Year 1915-16 Property to be Advertised for Sale for Taxes Two Other Progressive Measures Bills Passed. At the regular monthly meeting - Of the mayor and town commission. crs Tuesday night it was ordered l that the town rebuild its electric light plant ana improve same at a cost of not to exceid $15,000, in a manner to be authorised and approv ed by the board of commissioners, in order to get ready to purchase elec. trie current from the Yadkin River Power Co. and re-sell to consumers change from, direct current to al ternating -also that the town build a filtration plant at a cost of not over $10 000: and to take care of these two items it was further or dered that bonds be ssued in um not exceeding $25,000. said bonds to bear interest at a rate not exceeding- 6 per cent, payable semi-annually. The town clerk and treasurer was instructed to advertise for bids for said bonds in the Manufacturers' Hecord. bids to be opened at noon on ,Sept. 2, next and to be called Town of Lumberton Light and Wa ..v (tor-Bendai. ---- This action of the town fathers meets a want long felt. It means that the town will soon have continu ous electric current and unlimited current for power purposes, and that the town will have purer water for domestic purposes, a thing than which nothing is needed worse. Mr. Gilbert C. White of Charlotte will be employed to superintend remod eling of light plant and lighting sys tem. "-- ... -i r- 7---T v ... For the year 1915-16 the following lew for the town was ordered: General -fund purposes, 72c on the $100 property and $2.16 on each tax. able poll, ' Graded schools, 30c on the $100. and 90c on each taxable poll. Bond account ($105,000), 45c on the $100 and $1.35 on each taxable poll. . Floating debt bonds $(20,000), 10c on the $100 and 30c on each taxa ble poll. v Street navinr bonds ($16,000). 6c on the $100 and lgc on each taxable poll. High school bonds ($20,000). 10c on the $100 and 30c on each taxable poll. Making a total rate of $1.73 on the $100 valuation and $5.19 on each taxable poll. - Dr. T. A. Norment, representing himself and others, came before the board protesting against the opening of Wlater street from Tenth street to Fifteenth, as per order of 'the board t a meeting held on Ju ly 27. He asked that the matter be held up for the time being in order to give thie opposition time in which to file protest. After hearing this protest from Dr. Nor ment no further action was taken, leaving the order as passed. The registrar and judges of the election held July 28 to vote on an issue of bonds in the sum of $20, 000 for better graded school facili ties reported the result of the elec tion, which was, as alreay report. d in The Robesonian: No. register, e 196; votes cast for school bonds, 131; votes cast against school bonds, 27. After adoption of this report it was ordered that bonds in the sum of $20,000 be advertised by the town clerk and treasurer in the Manufac turers Record to be sold at noon Sept. 2. same date as light and wa ter bonds are to be sold, to bear interest at a rate not exceeding 6 per cent, payable semi-annually. Chief of Police Redfearn was in. structed to advertise for sale all property for which town taxes f Or " the " year -1914-15 has not been paid. An ordinance was passed making it "unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the town of Lumberton to send away from their premises to any private washerwo man, washerman or laundry of any description whatever within the town of Lumberton, or within a radius of five miles of said town. any clothing to be washed or laundered where any member of said person's family, or of said firm or corpora tion shall have tuberculosis, pella gra, or any infectious disease, un less' said clothing shall have first been' thoroughly fumigated." A penalty of $5 is fixed for violation of the provisions of this ordinance. An ordinance was passed making it unlawful and subject to a fine of $5 for any colored person to use any public toilet prepared for white peo ple in Lumberton or for any white person to use any public toilet for colored people. The following, accounts were ap proved . for payment: R. D.- Cald well & Son. supplies, $43.91; Cran dall Packing Co., Supplies, $16.41; Kingsdale Lumber Corp.. lumber. $11.22; Smith-Courtney Co.. supplies for power house, $20.58; Robesonian. advertising, $11.; Double-Day Hill Electric Co.. supplies, $4.68; Cuyler & Mohler, supplies for power house, $62.05; R. H. Crichton. premiums on insurance. $89.60; Western Electric Co.. supplies, $35.87; Carolina Metal Products Co. cuhrerta. $261.54; Ameri can Steel & Wire Co. lead encased ca Steel & Wire Co t lead encased cable,'- $51 88; Ww I. Linkhaw, - trash wflon. $112.22; C. B. Dolge Co.. weed Iv'ller, $58; Crane Co. supplies - for w ter line, $5: Krauss & Roberts, pvblic toilets. $177.13; The Gamewell TEUTONIC FORCES CONTINUE SUCCESSES So Declare Berlin and Vienna Rue. aians Retiring Slowly Compara tive Calm Prevails on Western Front Germany Adheres to Claim That Sinking of Frye Was Justi fiable. Press Summary. Aug. 5. ' The Teutonic forces whose objec tive is the capture of Warsaw, and if possible of a large part of Grand Duk Nicholas' army, are declared by Berlin and Vienna to be continu ing their successes throughout the Polish region. - . In North Poland the Russians have been driven back upon the ad vanced positions of the fortress at Lomza. and Prussian regiments have gained the Narew river crossing in the vicinity of Ostrolenka after vic ious fifimting in whteh a large num. btr of Russians and Russian guns are declared to have been captured. Prince Leopold of Bavaria is at tacking the fortress of Bloine, to the west of Warsaw and General Woy rsch is declared to have captured the western portion of the Ivangorod fortress on the left bank of the Vis tula. Field Marshal von Mackensen northeast of Cbelm, is said to have defeated the Muscovites again and between the Vistula and the Bug the Austro-German forces are following the retreating Russians northward. The Russians at all points are keeping up strong rear guard ac. tions and are harassing the Teutons at every step. As portending the capture by the Germans advancing through Court land of Rig the important Russian fortress and naval base on the Bal- kic, the Government institutions in. eluding the State bank, have been moved to Totula. south of Moscow, and preparations are being made to take the educational institutions away. Already there has been a large exodus of the population. In Kovno it is asserted the Ger mans are in pursuit of the Russians to the east of Poniewesch. They ap parently are proceeding eastward to ward the Dvinsk-Vilna Railway line, the capture of which would sever communicatino from Petrograd-. to Poland. .' On the Western front comparative calm prevails in Belgium and . in France, while along the Austro-Ital-ian lines the same kind of fighting that has been in progress for weeks continues. tmlhe'Ja1plomatic side of the war Germany in a note to the American Government adheres to her previous claim that the sinking of the Amer ican ship William P. Frye. laden with wheat for England, was justifiable and . not in contravention of the Prussian-American treaty or inter national law. Germay again offers to pay for the ship and accepts hte' ..? i ii iL. American proposal that the amount of damages be fixed by two experts, one to be selected by each country. A French prike ourt Faas ion firmed the seizure of the American steamer Dacia. loaded with cotton for Germany. It is expected that the United States Government will protest the decision which carries with it the seizure of the steamer but not of her cargo. An appeal would be a test case of the right of a neutral country to grant registy to a ship owned by a belligerent. . Jurors for September Term of Court At the meeting of the county com missioners Monday the following were drawn to serve on the jury at 2-weeks' civil term of Robeson Su perior court which will convene Sep tember 6: First week Gus McCallum. H. S. Branch. R. W. Townsend. Elvy Sin gletary, E. C. Watson, Fletcher Wat kins, J. R. Jackson, J. D. Callahan, E H. Britt. J. K. Atkinson, T. B. Jenkins. C. M. West. P. L. Lovin. M. S. Humphrey, I. J. Prevatt. J. M. Sessoms, S.C Boon, E. K. Atkin son Second week J. B. Wflritlock, Al ex, Watson. M. E. Mayer. J. J. Shaw. J. P. Dean G. C. Land, Neill Shaw, W. A. Hedgpeth, R. W. Walters, B. L. Sutton, G. E. Thompson. A. T Stubbs J. D. Duncan. J. K. Graham, J. H. Powers, Joe Tyson, Ed E. Johnson. Indian Preparing for Big Picnic at Pembroke. The Indians of Robeson county are making preparations for a big pic nic to be held at Pembroke the 28th of this month. Hon. H. L. Godwin, representative in Congress from this district, will be the speaker of ,he occasion. He will make an agricul tural address.' The Indians are mak ing an effort to make this one of the best picnics ever held in Rob eson county. .Particulars of the pic nic will come out later. ANNUAL INDIAN PICNIC It Will be Held t Union' Chapel Au gust 14. .- . The annual Indian picnic will be held at Union chapel. near Buie, Sat urday, August 14th. This annual pic nic is always attended by large numbers of people who enjoy a most pleasant . day, It is expected that the attendance and entertainment this year will be even better than in the past. Fire Alarm Tel. Co., Fire Dept., $309 143; L. E. Whaley. wood and lumber. $122.29; J. B. Bowen, reg istrar school election, $10; A. D. Mc Lean. N. P. Andrews. Chas. P. Mc Allister, judges of election, $1.50 each. .' AC. S. AND SEABOARD MORNING TRAINS CONNECT Change ia Schedule Goes Into Effect Today Virginia & Carolina South ern Morning Passenger to "Hope Mills Leaves 30 Minutes Later, Connecting With Train From Ham let Means Greater Convenience to Traveling Public Other Changes Taking effect this, morning a change has been made in the ached, ule of the Virginia & Carolina South, ern Railroad' which will mean a great convenience to the traveling public. This change means that connection now is made with the Seaboadr morn inir train from Hamlet. By the change which went into effect this " a . M tm morning me morning v. a v. s. Eissenger to St. Pauls and ' Hope ills will leave Lumberton at 10:25, connecting with the east-bound Sea board train, due here at 10:15. Heretofore the V. & C. S. train has been leaving the union station at 9:50, just 25 minutes before the ar rival of the Seaboard train with which it will now make connection. Other changes in the V.&C.S.schedule that went into effect this morning: the night ' train to Hope Mills will leave 10 minutes earlier, at 8:35 instead of 8:45; the morning train from Hope Mille will arrive at 9:10 instead of 8:55, and the evening train frooi Hope Mills will arrive 5 minutes ear. Her. at 6:20 instesf--' It is believed that the change whereby connection is made with the train from Hamlet will add greatly to the convenience of the traveling public. It is now possible to leave Charlotte or Raleigh early in the morning and reach St. Pauls or Hope Mills via Lumberton before noon. The V. & C. S. train from St. Pauls to Elizabethtown will leave St. Pauls 30 minutes later by the new schedule, 11 a.m. instead of 10:30. and the daily train f,rom Elizabeth town, will leave Elizabethtown for St. Pauls 45 minutes later. 3:45 p. m. instead of 3. FARMERS' MEETING AUG. 16 Another Meeting Will be Held .in Lumberton to Further Discuss Fix ing Uniform Price for Picking Cot. ton and Peas Township Meetings to be Held Aug. 14. As stated in Monday's Robesonian, a citizens', meeting was held in the court house Monday for the purpose of fixing a uniform price of 40-cents per hundred for picking cotton and peas. Dr. G. M. Pate of Rowland was elected chairman of the meeting, which grew out of a township meet ing held at Rowland some time ago to establish a uniform price for gathering this year's crop, as the farmers decided that some price should be set whereby they could govern themselves. The meeting at KAwlinii was tin well attended and Rowland was so well attended and so much interest was shown that it was decided to make it county wide. Seventeen townships were represent ed here Monday. The price of 40 cents per hundred was discussed by a number of farm ers and merchants and the majority of them thought that it was the right thing to do. Nothing definite was decided on Monday, however, as to the price that should be paid. A meeting for each township was call ed for Saturday, August 14, to be held in every township in fthe county, and a county meeting to be held in Lumberton at the court house at 11 o'clock, August 16. A resolu. tion mention of which was made in Monday's Robesoian was discussed at Monday's meeting that the farm ers would not pay over 40 cents per hundred fr gathering the 1915 crop of cotton and peas and that any party or parties that violated this should have their names spread upon the minutes of the county and read at a general county meeting. This reso. lution will be taken up at the town ship meeting the 14th and at the county meeting the 16th and then put to a vote of the people. Definite steps will be taken at these meetings and every farmer and business man in Robeson county who is interested in a movement of this kind is requested to be present. ONE GAME WON; ONE LOST Lumberton Defeats Raeford 4 - to 0 Red Springs Wins Game But Manager Fox Says Game Should Have Been Tie Games Here To day and Tomorrow. The Lumberton baseball team is making a stride for the Eastern Car olina amateur championship. Mon. day the team crossed bats with Rae ford here . and defeated the visitors by a score of 4 to 0. Batteries: Lum berton, Stone and Krebs; Raeford, LWeathers and Pool. The feature of the game was the batting of Fox. Person and McNeill for Lumberton. Yesterday afternoon 'Lumberton met Red Springs at Red Springs and was defeated by a score of 3 to 2. Batteries: Red Springs, Glazner and Koehler; Lumberton, Currie, Cavi ness and Krebs. The game was protested by Man. ager Fox on account of an error in a decision made by the Red Springs umpire. Krebs Jof the Lumberton team was called back - to third af ter he had scored on a passed ball. This score would have tied the game up. making 3 to 3. This afternoon Lumberton win meet Red Springs here and tomor row afternoon Lumberton will cross bats with Wadesboro's fast team, here. Both of these towns have strong teams ad good close games may be expected. - V. GREAT BRITAIN JUS. TIF1ES HER COURSE Replies to Protests of United State Against Blockade or Neutral Porta Says Position of U. SL U Un. sustainable and Suggests Appeal to Arbitration it V. S, is Dissatisfied With Action of British Prize Courts Washington Dispatch. August 3. Great Britain's replies to the latest American representations against in terferences with neutral commece re ject entirely the contention that the orders-in-council are illegal and jus. tify the British course as being1 whol ly within international law. " Unsustainable either in point of law or upon principles of international equi ty,", is the British reply to the American protest against the block ade of neutral ports, with an invi tation to submit to international ar bitration any cases in which the Unit ed States is dissatisfied with the action of the British prize courts. Great Britain's reply in two notes was made public here tonight and in London simultaneously by agreement between the governments. With the note was made public also the cor. respondence over the American steamer Neches seized by the British while en route from Rotterdam to th United .States with goods of Ger. man origin. Changed conditions of warfare, the J. dhusq note conienainegairer c -uterr application of the principles of in ternational law. The advent of the submarine, the airship and the al leged atrocites by German troops in Belgium are cited as justification for the exercise of extreme measures. The blockade is justif id on the con. tention that the universally recog nized fundamental principle of a blockade is that a belligerent "is en titled to cut off" by effective means the sea-borne commerce of - his i enemy." The note reiterates that , Great Britain will continue to apply the orders-in-council complained of al though -not without every effort to avoid embarrassment to neutrals, and observes that the American sta tistics show that any loss in trade with Germany and Austria has been more than over-balanced by the in. crease of other industrial activities due to the war. In the general reply to the Amer ican representations against the or ders-in-council Sir Edward Grey. the Foreign Minister, addressing Am. bassador Page, begins by expressing the hope that he may be able to convince the Administration in Wash ington "that the measures we have announced are not only reasonable and necessary - in themselves. : T but costitute no more than an adapta tion of the old principles of blockade to the peculiar circumstances with which we are confronted. "I need scarcely dwell,' wrote Sir Edward, "on the obligations incum. bent upon the Allies to take every step in their power to overcome their common enemy in view of the shocking violation of the recognized rules and principles of civilized war fare of which he has been guilty during the present struggling." Sir Edward refers to atrocities in Belgium, poisoning of wells in Ger man Southwest Africa, use qf pois. onous gases against the Allied troops in Flanders and the sinking of the Lusitania to show "how indispen sable it is that we should leave un used no justifiable method of de. fending ourselves." BUIE NEWS BATCH Refreshing Rain Fine 10-Days' Meet ing Closes at Red Springs Person al Mention. Correspondence of The Robejjnian. Buie, Aug. 4 We had one of the nicest rains that has fallen through here in quite a while this morning and everything is very much refesh ed. Misses Katherine and Margie Hum. phrey will leave today for Fayette, ville to visit relatives. One of the finest 10-day's meet, ings that has ever been at Red Springs came to a close Thursday. This preaching has done much good to Red Springs and the surrounding country. People came for miles to both the night and day services. Rev. Welt Holcomb of Tennessee, was the preacher. Messrs. I. T. Brown, J. F. McKay and J. B. Humphrey spent Monday in Lumberton.. Misses - Prio and Cummins and Mr. Albert Prior spent Saturday in Fayetteville. Miss Katie Buie, Mrs. I. T. Brown. Miss R- D. Buie and Mrs. Ramsauer spent Monday in Lumberton. Misses Laura Jones. Blue Bell Mc Callum, Katie Buie and Mrs. Ram sauer spent Thursday in Fayetteville. Miss Amanda Brown spent Mon day in Lumberton. Mr. Mack McCarthur is a Lum berton visitor today. Messrs. N. B. McCarthur and P Buie of the Philadelphus commun ity were Lumberton visitors Mon. Messrs. J. S. Brown. J. A.-vfciamon and. W. R. McNeill of Buie spent Monday in Lumberton. Prof. S. J. Kiby visited Lumber. ton Monday. . - Miss Katherine Alice Page, daugh ter of the American Ambassador to England and Mrs. Walter Hines Page, was married yesterday after-" r.oon in London at the Chapel Roy. al. St. James Palace, to Charles Greely Lorinjr. son of Gen. Charles Loring of Boston. ' COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS Supervisor to be Secured for Colored Schools of County Two-Thirds of Expense to . be Borne by General Education Board To Teach Sani. taUon and All Kinds of Usefnl Knowledge in Colored Schools- Fairmont School Disagreement Other School Items of Interest At the regular meeting of the county Board of Education Monday. Chairman Lucius McRae and Mr. C. T. Pate being present, it was or dered that a supervisor' be secured for the colored schools of the coun ty, provided two.thirds of the neces sary salary be paid by Dr. Dillard, representing the General Education Board, and that the cost to the coun ty be not more than $80. The sup ervlsor is required by county sup erintendents to visit the various col. ored schools, give talks and lessons on sanitation personal cleanliness etc. teach some form of industry at each school, encourage the people to support their schools, encourage the building of better school houses, the securing of better teachers, etc., and to conduct various kinds of better ment, improvement, gardening clubs. etc Supt. Poole says that the amount appropriated for the supervisor for colored will be save from friends of colored schooW ,.ittuotherw1ys1 and ditional. This work is very impor. tant and well worth what it costs. Already at Fairmont work along the line of teaching canning to the col ored folks is being done. Other business was transacted at the meeting Monday as follows: Application of district No. 5, How ellsville, to the State Loan Fund for $300 for building purposes was ap. proved ann . contract for this build ing will be awarded the first Mon. day in September. Ordered that district No. 1, Burnt Swamp, be allowed $37.50 for paint, ing building in taaidj district, pro. vided district contribute an equal amount In the case of the patrons against the committeemen of the rairmont graded school, after hearing the ev idence, it was on motion ordered that the prayer of the petitioners be de nied and the county superintendent was instructed not to approve the contract existing between the com mitteemen and the principal. Ordered that the resirnation of J. B. Ward and Arch McDuffie as school committeemen for district No. 1. sad. Aa Tree Ka n pentad inj that M. D Paul and J- D. Powell be appointed to fill out their unexpired terms; that T. W. Baxley be appointed com mitteeman in district No. 1, Saddle Tree. .- Ordered that district No. 1, Gad. dys, be allowed $150 for building pur poses provided district contribute an equal amount and complete the build- The resignation of M. A. Smith an cuiiiiiiLirivciiiau 111 uioh ivv wt Indian, St Pauls, was accepted and Andrew Smith was appointed to fill out the unexpired term. The resignation of Mr. E. McQ . Rowan as committeeman in district No. 2, Britts, was accepted. Messrs. Alex Spivey, P. W. West and Jno. W. Smith were appointed school committeemen for district No. 5, Wisharts. By agreement between the committeemen of each district Mr. Frank Parnell was ordered trans ferred from district No. 2, Burnt Swamp, to district No. 1. Raft Swamp. Ordered that C. B. Skipper, clerk Superior Court, be paid 75 cents for oath of office administered to two members Board of Education and to county superintendent. Elrod Echoes Refreshing Rain Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Elrod. Ausr. 3 Mr. Tom fooie or Maxton visited his brother Mr. R. H. Poole here Sunday. Mrs. J. M. McCall visited her brother Mr. Luke Paul Monday and Tuesday. Mr. D A. McUall vlsitea . nis brothet. Mr. Daniel McCall Sunday. Mr. Billie Williams returned home Saturday night from a pleasant trip to Richmond, Va., Fayetteville and Tolarsville. - Messrs. Davie McCall and R. H. Poole were in McDonalds on business Tuesday. ..' Miss Rubie McCall spent Saturday night with Miss Lou Bridgers. . - Mr. Lester Norment and wife re turned to their home in Wilmington Monday after visiting relatives here for several days. Wle had a refreshing rain- here Tuesday morning, which will be of much benefit to the crops in this sec. tion. Mr. Karl Miller visited his uncle Mr. Leroy Miller Sunday. . Lumberton Motion Picture Film- , As stated in , Monday's Robeson ian, Mr. Wm. Kerber. special rep. resentative of the National Film Corporation of Baltimore, will meet with the Chamber of Commerce at the court house this evening at 8:30 and try to arranere to have a motion picture made of Lumberton. The company Mr. Kerber represents niakes dramatic and industrial mov ing pictures. Manufacturing plants, mercantile establishments, public buildings, street scenes, residences, etc.. would appear in the - pictures proposed for Lumberton. This would ?eem to be a good thin? fr the business m6n of th town to get Wehind and it is hoped that the meet ins this evening will be well attend- WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST Issued by the U. S. Weather Bo rean Washington. D. C, for fee Week Beginning Wednesday, A gust 4, 11$. Jr o For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Generally fair weather will prevail, except that local day show, ers are probable in the Florida pe ninsula. Temperatures will be near ly normal. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS License has been Unj marriage of T. J. Anderson and Sal le, Cashwell; John G. Hughes and Salhe McQueen. "Fence Robeann rnnnfv nft n to itself and the neonle here liM and live well without any outside aid whatever," remarked native Vir ginian after traveling over the em pire "State of Robeson". Mr. W. W. Prevfttt h ed a position as salesman in Mr. A weinsiein s large department store. Born t Mr. mnA Mn A T Tinkham,' at their home, Fifth streeC oiuraay nignt. a -pound girl. The indication! ir that m crowd will go from this section to the uecn ounaay on Uie special, train which Daases her, at ft. 12 R.r..- ing train- will leaveWilmington fct'' 1 o ciock in me evening. . fare for the round trio from f.umhertnn i 25 The condition of Matter E. J. Barker. Jr., who was taken serious, ly ill while visiting at the home of his grandparents. Mr and Mra. 11 A. Barker. Cedar street, is thought i ue improving, jnr. and Mrs. E. J. Barker of Rowland, parents of the sick child, have been with it hers for several days. . . . The round-trip rate from Lum berton to Wilmington on account of the Feast of Lanterns at Wrights, ville Beach tomorrow night, men tioned elsewhere in this issue, will be $2.75. Tickets good going and re turning on regular trains, on sale to morrow for train 14, good returning up to and including train 13, Tues- oay evening. Mr. H. R. West of Allenton was among the visitors in town yester day. Mr. West says somebody stole a gallon of molasses and some other merchandise out of his buggy while it was standing in a back lot in town Saturday. Mr. West says if the one who got the molasses will let him know his name he will furnish flour to go with the molasses. At the meetinjr of the county pension board Monday several ao-f plicants for pension were passed up on favorably and a few were rejected Clerk of the Court C. B. Skipper, who is secretary of hte board, has been out of town for the past two days and it has not been possible to get an exact report of the meet ing. Messrs. Wriarht Prevatt and John Rogers, proprietors of the Lumber ton Barber Shop, have moved their furniture and fixtures from the Grif fith building on Elm street, into the McLeod buudine corner fourth and Elm. This building was formerly us ed by the National Bank of Lumber- ton. Dr. W. A. McPhaul has the building leased and has had it over hauled and remodeled m general. Mr. Joe S. Thompson, sometime a resident of this burg, now living not existing, but living on a farm three miles- from Lumberton' on the Fairmont road, brought to the ed itor this morning three of the larg est, finest tomatoes he has ever seen. Ihey are beauties and it wul be better'n ice cream and cake to get" on the outside of 'em. Here's look ing at you. Neighbor, and bless your heart. Mr. Rowland Britt. manager of the Britt Grocery Company, has on exhibition at his store an Irish po tato bush with potatoes on the roots and what looks like tomatoes grow inj? on the top. The plant was grown by Oliver Hunt, Indian, who farms on Sheriff R. E. Lewis's plantation near town. Hunt says he has a whole row of the same variety. It is said that these tomato-like balls on the top are merely potato seed. Mr. Jasper Humphrey of Orrum :ft his coat in an automobile out side the ball park Monday afternoon while he went in to see the game and when he went back to the auto ha found that his coat had been taken away. He was unable to locate the coat. No doubt somebody else is wearing Mr. Humphrey's coat It don't pay to leave about town any thing you ever expect to need where you cannot see it with at least one eye. v Mr. Frank Morrison, who some. times for a breathine spell blows into his native Lumberton from Al, Over, is spending a few days in town , before hitting . the trail again for Boston, Mass. Mr. Morrison is a peripatetic telegraph operator and he sees the country and has a good time while earning his living paw. ing the keys. He came to Lumber ton the other day from Huntington, W. Va.. but since leaving here some months ago he has visited Aew ur- leans and Palm 'Beacti, Fla., to men tion only two of the high places," at the latter place hobnobbing . with a few skates like Rockefeller and a bo named Vanderbilt who looked upon a five dollar bill or a 10 William as a plumb insult That is life. ed. Lumberton would present a mighty good appearance in the mov ie?.
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