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'7 "ESTABLISHED ISTSTSINCLE-COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTII $1.59 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYAMCS VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1915. NUMBER 50 -; THE - ROBESOyiAM - ) TOWN MAKES CONTRACT WITH YADKIN RIVER POWER CO. 10-Year Contract Closed for Electric Current at 2 1-2 Cents Per Kilo- ; watt. Hour, Minimum Charge $305; LUMBERTON IN THE MOVIES Camera Man Will be in Lumberton W vthin a Few Days to Take Pic tures of Local Scenes. Lumberton is rointr to ficrr.rA in -Per Month 60-1 ear t ranchise , the movies sure enough. A camera ! Granted Town Will Re-sell to; man and a director ' will be in Lum Consumers for Lighting Purposes , berton within a few dava to maW - . . v. 4. qs i i - - and I or rower-rurpoues up i .motion GOOD MOUNTAIN ROADS Good- Roads Through Formerly Al most Impassable Mountain Sec tions Forbicly Strike Mr. Johnson in Revisiting- Scenes of Hia Youth. Mr. T. L. Johnson returnee Fri day night from a visit to the west H. P. Consumers of Over Z5 a. P. Will Purchase Direct From Com pany Probably Will be Three Months Before Change is Made.. S At s caller meeting of the town -commissioners Friday afternoon a 60 year franchise was granted the Yad kin River Power Company and a 10 year contract was closed for current to be furnished the town by" said company at 2 1-2 cents per killowatt hour, charge to be $305 per month. 300 horse power continuous service. The conditions of the contract de pend on the successful sale of the bonds in the sum of $15,000, which as mentioned in Thursday's Kobeson ian. were ordered sold for the pur pose of rebuilding the town's plant in order that the town may be able to purchase current to resell to con sumers. The 60-year franchise gives the Yadkin River" Power Company the ern Dart of the State He left Lum pictures of local ' scenes I berton two weeks aco with Mrs. which will be flashed upon "Johnson and their two children, mak- scenes in moving picture shows all ing the trip in their automobile, over tne country.- , ; -v Air. wm.,Kerber. representing1 the National Film Corporation of Bal timore, - Md.r- presented the matter to a gathering of representative lo cal business men at a meting of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday eve ning., All were favorably impressed with the proposition made by Mr. Kerber and it was endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce. - Around pictures of, the town and the business concern sthat buy space at so much the film foot an interest ing story will be woven so that the pictures will not have the appear ance of advertising. The advertis ing will come in with the story, which will make an interesting series of pictures. The cost to the town is $50, for which pictures will be made of any local scenes the town authorities may , ;v n f.u-nicVi direct nower to all -persons, firms or corporations using! direct. Mayor White and the town f over a 25 horse power motor, but all commissioner decided Friday morn- -under 25 horse powej will be lur nihe'd by the town. . The bonds are to be sold Septem ber 2d and it will be perhaps three months before the new plant will be in readiness. 300 STAND EXAMINATION ing to accept the proposition and a cnecK lor szo hall the .amount be ing required in advance was sent to. Mr, Kerber, who returned to Wil mington Thursday night. Mr. Ker ber is in town again today. He will ; return to Wilmington tonight will come to Lumberton again in a day or so to finish presenting his Nurses Cooks and Washerwomen proposition to local merchants. Flocked to Town Physician Knox I Mr. Kerber explained that Lum- Last Week for Examination Under ; berton has the chance to have pie New Ordinance Requiring License. ti - u,.- kj atnnA the - reeular dhcb since Lumberton is on- amination before Town Physician ly two hours ride from Wilmington They visited Mr. Johnson's old home near Asheville and Mr. Johnson at tended the meeting of the State Bar Association at Asheville. Mrs. John son and children stopped over in Hickory, where they will spend some time at the home of her parents. Before leaving Lumberton Mr. Johnson, having ordered a new au to, sold the car in which he made the trip to the western part of the State to Mr. Dennis W. Biggs. Mr. and Mrs. Biggs arrived in Asheville Friday an, took possession of the car Mr. Johnson returning by rail, w,hat struck Mr. Johnson most forcibly on his trip through the moun tains by auto was the good roads. He traveled with ease and in comfort over tne mountains where as a boy he remembers it was almost impos sible for two horses to pull an emp ty wagon, One would have thought, ten year ago. Mr. Johnson says, when he. left his old hovoa, that Bun tion would be the last to vote bonds for roads; yet. they have done that same, and now have splendid high ways where formerly the makeshifts for roads were almost imnooKU and lit seems a shame. Mr. Jnhnaw a.o ti.i . . j jjwr mountain counties have voted bonds for roads and have good roads while a rich county like Robe son holds back and will not vote uunas and nas poor roads, PARKTON PARAGRAPHS I FORD AUTO AGENCY HERE "KSKLrfJ";-..: Co. Organized to Han of Red Springs Quarterly Meet-1 ing tier ins uig week With Col die Ford Cars in This Territory BKIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Born to Mr ar.,1 n. ni . - Mitt i m Hn 1 . tires made now at about half the- Mr. Johnson said he enioved im Sundav .W Knoi and annlied for license to I where, and at Wrightsville Beach, t Bar Association. This VcolZ i?J?"1- Protracted meeting will - . - . i l: . . .:u . l. . -L i . ... .... n lhi l Munnnv n i trn r nnri a K;ii: 1.1 .. . " - i . .i . . v"J"j,- inenseiy tne sneeph of St,..4--" l "am i,ewis of Illinois before" the ored rolks Annual Reunion of Aicxatt clan. Correspondence of The Robesonian Parkton. Au?. 6 Sinre freshing rains crops are looking much better. Messrs. Cobb and Johnson are getting ready for an up-to-date cotton gin which they propose to have, in readiness for the new crop. Mrs. W. E. Alley and little daugh ter returned home this aftem from a visit to relatives in Va. Mr. R. A. Barber, one of the operators of the A. C. L. at thin nlar i off for a few days and is on a visit to Jacksonville. Fla. Mr. Leo John- Son of Florence Si. C. visitH folks Monday. Miss Jenett Livin- ston of Wpgram is visiting her cous in Miss Mary J. McNeill. Mr. J. B. Evans of St. Pauls was imnnff thn visitors in town today. The follow ing were visitors to Fayetteville: B. A. McDonald, Pemberton McCor mick, T. M. Blue, Worth Williamson, J. C. Vann. Mrs Lillv McKinnon and daughter Miss Maud returned to Charlotte Wednesday after spending ineir vacation witn relatives and t'riends in our town. Mr. C. S. Mc- Arthur has returned from his va- cation. He visited Asheville and other cities of the mountain section and reports a. good time. Mr. Hen ry McNatt of Maxton is visiting rel atives in town. -. Mr. John G. Hughes, one of our most successful business men and planters, was happily united in mar riage Tuesday night, to Miss Sallie McQueen of Red Springs. We ex tend many congratulations. The third auarterlv moeti nor nf Parkton circuit will be . held at the M. E. church Mondav moraine. Dr. j. i. uidds win preach Headquarters in Lumberton Mr yV,oy.a l the'r borne, Tenth street! J. II. Felts, jr of Charlotte Man- s naf- Kirl. irer. i TM- Letr Rowan, the Robeson. The Robeson Auto Co Mr. J. H ! n Smyrna correspondent, waa in Felts. Jr.. manager, has been organ-j"11 this morning wearing a plea. ized to handle Ford automobiles in t ,mile because of the fact that this county with Lumberton as me boy arrived t hia home Sat headquarters. Mr. Felts spent Fri- Hrday' day in Lumberton making necessarv c'ountv PhvaiHan pD ,. arrangements and before leaving he vaccinating about 100 peope thought it more than likely that his company would secure one of Mr S. Mclntyre's store buildings on Chest nut street for a place of business. Mr. Felts expects to retum to Lum berton the latter part of this week and he expects to have a shiDment of cars here this week. The com pany will have sub-agents at Red Springs and Maxton. Mr. Felts had the choice of hand ling Ford cars in two other towns but decided on Lumberton. though 1 i.e nan- never Deen in tne town at against typhoid since he began bis campaign June 20. At eevry appoint ment he vacinates fresh patient, my m . ,eems to be on a round that will last for lone time yet. .,T-Mr-. Frank Gough and daughter Miss Lina, and mal son. Master frank. returned Satiira Morehead City, where they spent sev- the time of making his choice, and sfter visitinar the town he wu dnnh. ly pleased, for it surpassed his expectations. either cook, nurse or take in wash- his company will make pictures of rv tn Satnrdav niffht when the . the same nature within the next few tim for regular appointments clos- days. It is expected that the work ed After the examination papers! at Wilmington will be completed by are graded -they will be turned over .the 17th inst.. and the pictures' will to City Sanitary Officer A. E. Spi-lbe made here immediately thereaf vev who will inspect the premises ter. , , and homes of the ones making ap-j Mr. Kerber has letters of endorse tilication, after which all who pass ment from the mayor of Baltimore, will get license from the town clerk I also from prominent officials of oth nnd treasurer, Mr G. T. Page. Dr. !er cities, commending the work of Knox says he found most all those 'nis company highly. whom he examined to be worthy of license, but thinks the majority of i INTERESTING GAME TOMORROW those who had doubts as to tneir pinK-wniSKere but withal k;n;n... benator is an orator and no mistake. "" -"""sou says, and he made a great speecn at Asheville "health ronditions refrainecl from standing the test This new ordinance means that each . person who takes inJ washing, nurses or cooks as a servant, in the town of Lumberton after August 21 without license will be taxed $10 -per day while so engaged. . Small Girl Has Narrow Escape Auto Passed Over Her Body. What came near being a serious nrrident occurred yesterday after noon about dark at the National cot ton mill, when Mr. L. E. Whaley's 7-nasser.eer touring car, driven by Much Interest Centers 'in Game On Local Diamond Tomorrow Between Red Springs and Lumberton One Lost and One Won Albermarle Here Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday Lumberton was defeated 'in a fast game of ball by the Red springs team on the diamond here by a score of 4 to 0. Batteries: Lumberton. Stone and Krebs; Red Springs, Ingle and Koehler. The feature of the game was the bat ting of Ingle for Red Springs. Saturday Raeford lost to Lumber ton by a score of 9 to 3. Batteries: Raeford. Covington. Pool and Smith; 1. e j i tVio .aeioru. Covington, rooi ana omitn Mr. Elwood Whaley passed over he Lumbero strin currie and Krebs; 10-vear-o d dauehter of Mr. W,U1is;t. .ot' , lD-year-oia nauunver i m. "'".o-Tn fpntnrA thpi tno Parker. The child was bruised uP'hattin- of Person f lMmiwrtM. l 1 l ; ama Ya wMaa T nr " . . Today Lumberton meets Raeford at Fayetteville. Tomorrow Red Springs will play Lumberton here. Wednesday and Thursday Albemarle will play Lumberton here. Perhaps the most interesting game of the week will be played on the lo pretty bad but is none the worse for her accident otnerwise. one waa able to be up this morning. Mr. Whaley wa3 driving at about ten miles an hour when the car struck tha child. Thelittle girl, in company v;ith several other small children was tV ...J lo Mr Whfl. ley neared them the little Parker ;1 grounds tomorrow between the -irl ran out in front of the car with ; Lumberton and Red Springs team ADDITIONAL MARINES TO HAITI Aanother Regiment Will be Sent to xr ia,n"" Order American ti i-orces Take Possession. Washington Dispatch, 6th. An additional regiment of ma rines was ordered to Haiti today to reinforce Rear Admiral Caperton's men now maintaining order in Cape Haitien and Port-au-Prince. They will sail from Philadelphia next week on the cruiser Tennessee, and Colonel L. W. Waller IJ. s M r commanding the advance base marine detachment, will be placed in charge of operations ashore in Haiti under i'r "'cion oi Admiral Caperton He will have availalbe in all 1 900 men, 79 machine guns and four 3 mch navy pieces. her back to it. Before Mr. Whaley had time to stop th,. car it struck he,, head hitting the left head licht &rA knocking it out. Her j body was caught between the left spring and the wheel. The car pass ed over the body but fortunately none of the wheels struck her. It is un derstood that the parents do not lay .blame upon Rlr. Whaley for the ac cident. ' This ought to serve as a warn ing to parents not to let their chil dren play in the road. Hogs Discovered in a Supposedly Hogless Town Dogs a Few. Officer Arch Spivey, of the town health department, discovered the astonishing fact Friday that six hogs "were being kept in a stable in a res idential section, of town, almost within a stone's throw of the court house, and he also discovered two pigs walking around In another mans yard. Of course for years it has been unlawful to keep hogs inside the corporate limits and the owners of these hogs were given until night of the day in which the hogs were found to get them out. -Which was escaping lightly. And at the home of a -man who had given in about five dogs for taxation Chief Redfearn found the other day 15 or 20 canines. Chief Redfearn is going after the dog tax determined to get the tax on every dog. and dogs nnon which tax has not been paid will have to hunt other quarters. License have been issued for the marriaee of D. A. McQueen and Mary Bell Fisher. Lumberton has lost three games to Red Springs, but Manager Fox of the local team, is confident that the game tomorrow will be more inter esting than the three played before. Mr. Lee G. Stone, after pitching a few games for the Lumberton base ball team, left Friday for Bennetts ville. S. C., having signed up with the Bennettsville team. He says the teams he has been going up against here are too fast for him and that he has an offer of more money in his new field. - Port au Prince. Haiti, Dispatch, 6th. American naval forces today took possession of the office of the port, the national palace and the Haitien gunboat Pacifique, which arrived in lort au Prince this morning. During the movement to take the office of the port fche Amor opened fire on the Haitiens and one naitien was killed, The occupation of the office of the port and the national palace gave the Americans the last positions held by the Haitians. The populace has been , thrown into consternation by the operations of, the Americans. ine president of the senate great The pastor Mr. Kobin- Two Common Summer Ailments Thousands, of hay fever and asth ma victims who are not able to ro to the mountains find relief in Fo ley's Honey and Tar Compound. It allays the inflamation. soothes and -heals - raw und rasping bronchial tubes and belns to overcome diffi- HyJn breath in . and makes sound, refreshing sleep possible. Sold 'everywhere. Rev. Dr. W. B. North, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, who left Lumberton Tuesday of last week on a 4-weeks' vacation, arrived in Boston. Mass.. Friday, making the trip by water from Norfolk. Af ter spending a few days in Boston he will go to' New York. Jvhere he will spend a few days. It is not known where he wil spend the bal ance, of his vacation. A large crowd went to Wilming ton and Wrightsville Beach on the Seaboard excursion which passed here at 8:12 yesterday morning. One hundred and twenty-five tickets were sold at the local station for the trip. Recorder E. M. Britt left Satur day morning for Marion. S. C, where he joined Mrs. Britt. who has been in Marion visiting relatives for sev eral days. Mr. and Mrs. Britt will j go in a' few days to the mountains ! further west, where they will spend j the balance of thi3 month. While T7AAn4nM- T? . ! f f to owair A ecictonf T? o i i . . -r 1 -It L.tJ A.. coraer a. ai. jonnson win nom couri. meeting is anticipated, will be assisted by Rev son of Kenly. This has been a memorable week with the colored brethren. Their protracted meeting has been in ses sion all the week and judging from tne noise they have been making they are having a glorious time. We can say of a truth w have never in all our lives hearcf anything w exceu ic Mr. Neill McNeill and daughter Miss Mary Janet, were host and hostess again Thursday to the Mc- isatt clan, celebrating the second anniversary. This annual reunion consists of the descendants of the late James, John and Daniel Mc Natt. There was a large attendance. The increase during the past year, by births, six: increase from mar riage, one; decreased from death, two. The deaths were Mrs. Christain Gil- lis Richardson, occurring suddenly in May. and her mother. Mrs. Cathe rine Ann Gillis passed awav after six weeks's illness in July. j The dinner was delicious and bountiful. Some one remarked that it was evident "all the women folks of the clan were good cooks." De licious fruit, peaches, grapes and wa termelons were pientilul. Numerous games and songs of merry and sad were engaged in. Among those pres ent were Mr. Will Gillis and family, Mr. Make Gillis and family of Gala tia, Mr. Marshall Ray and family of Rockfish, Mr. J. C. D. McNatt and family of Parkton. Mr. Ww D. Johnson and family, Mr. James John son, Mr. Lock McGeachv riia fam ily, Mrs. Lock Mclnnis and family of Notices of New Advertisements. ? Visualize Lumberton and its in-f'-iFtries through a moving picture film. , Scabbard Air Line excursion Aubt. n. ;; , - ... ,. Fcrd automobiles will be handlo'l i:i this territory by Robeson Aut.) Co. Chance to get a razor free Lr IL Caldwell. Notice of .sal- of real estate Dick son McLean, Commissioner. . Notice of sale of real estate Jo seph Baleh, Trustee. Program at Star theatre. Program at Pastime theatre. Milch cows for sale at Carl!e's stables Aug.. 16. -...,u.--; Milch cow for sale W. I. Stone.. A., Weinstein has decide to ex tend his summer sale until Sept. 1st. Report of sales on Fairmont to baco market by E. J. Davis & Sons. WJhite & Goughs great special sale goes merrily on. j Ntice of dissolution of partnership J. r. Mitchell. 11. T. Flowers Notice of removal of Lumberton barber shop to corner Elm and Fourth. Notice of consolidation of barber shops under name of National Bar ber Shop. Light and Water Bills Must be Paid by 15th. Superintendent Geo. McNeill of the light and water plant asks The Robesonian to say that all who fail to pay their light and water bills for last month before the 15th inst. will be disconnected, and- it will cost $1 extra to get back on the line. Since this ordinance was passed some two months ago many good, but careless, people have been disconnected. Re member, the 15th is not a long way off. and save $1 by paying your light and water bills before that date. in the name of the nation tndav a- -St. Paills Mr. Thna T ivin rretrvno onrl bled Solon Menos, Haitien minister to tne United States a new protest oKauisi me occupation of Haitien territory by the American naval forces The American authorities have no- tuied the diplomatic body and the consular agents that Col. Eli K. Cole, U. S. M. C; and commando nf tho American expeditionary forces, is in trusted with the maintenance' of or der and the safe-guarding of life and property. ALL-DAY CURRENT Local Power Plant Now Furnishes Current 24 Hours a Day, Sundays Included. The local power plant began last Thursday to furnish all-day current, Sundays included. Current will be furnished all day till hot weather dis appears, at least, perhaps till the new plant is completed, after which current will be obtainable the year 'round. This will no doubt meet the approval of most all the ctizens in town as heretofore one had to do without current all day Sunday, no matter how hot the rweather and also in the forenoon family of Wagram, Mrs. Sallie John son and daughter, Mr. John M. John son and family, Mr. J. D. Gillis and family. Mr. J. B. McCormick and family. Dr. D. S. Currie and family Mr. Don McMormick and family of Parkton,1 Mr- Lock Shaw, Mrs. Flora McGeachy, Miss Crittie Johnson of St. Pauls. Sheriff N. H. McGeachy and mother or Fayetteville, Mr. Wisner McGeachy of Raleigh. Mr. Henry McNatt of Maxton. Mr. W. R.' Johnson of Florence, S. C. Messrs. b. B- Mears and L. Rogers, iproprietors of the Climax barber shop, located on Elm street, and Mr. Geo. Collins, proprietor of the City barber shop, located on West fourth street, have consolidated the two and moved into the Griffith building. Elm street, formerly oc cupied by -the Lumberton barber shop. The combined shops will be operated under the name of the Na tional barber shop in the future. As stated in Thursday's Robesonian, the Lumberton barber shop now has el egant quarters in the McLeod build ing, Elm and Fourth, formerly occu pied by the National Bank of Lum berton. " Ice Cream Supper at Marietta Aug. There will he an ice cream supper at Marietta Ihursday night, August 12, for the benefit of the bell at the Methodist church. The public is cor dially invited. erai davs. Mr r:Mrk ... tend the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad, of which board he n- it memoer. Mayor and Mrs. A. E. White and their daughter Miss Vashti will leave Wednesday i Mr. White's new -passenger Hudson car for the west ern part of the State. They will ro '.at to Winston-Salem and thence they will motor through the moun tains. They will be away ten days ir two weeks. Mr. Chapel Wilson of th Smith' faction passed through town Satur day en route to Madison county' vnere he has accepted the principal hip of the California high school, ocl.ool opens today. This school i near Mars Hill College, from which college Mr. Wilson graduated with, high honors last spring. Mr. I. J. Flowers, keeper of the county home, says he saw a full grown eagle of the largest variety yesterday flying near nh0 earth about the "home". Mr. Flowers thinks the bird, which he described as the largest he ever saw and had ieet larger than his hand, could have carried off a small child. Messrs., J. P. Mitchell and H. T. Flowers, who heretofore have been doing a grocery business under the firm name of Mitchell & Flowers, have dissolved ico-partnership. lit. Mitchell having sold out his interest to Mr. Flowers, who will continue the business. Mr, Mitchell says he has not yet decided what he will do. Despondency Due to Indigestion "About three months ago when I was suffering from indigestion which caused headache and dizzy spells and made me feel tired and despondent I began taking Chamberlain s lab. lets." writes Mrs. Geo. Hon, Mac deon. N Y. "This medicine proved tobetheverything' I needed,- as one day's treatment relieved me greatly.! f u.-ed two bottles of Chamberlain's Tablet? an,i they rid .e of this) trouble. . Obtainable everywhere. Friends and Customers I have decided to extend my Mid Summer Sale until Sept. 1st, which will be 23 more days. Come and get your Share of the Bargains. A. Weinstein Dept. Store LUMBERTON, N. C. Personal. Mr. J, J. Pa?re of Marietta is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. R. R. Barnes of Barnesvilhj was among the business visitors in town Saturday. j Miss Mattie Ammons left this morning for Red Springs, where she will visit relatives and friends. Miss Commie Sholby returned yes terday from Wilmington, whera she spent some time visiting friends. Mr. A. J. Holmes, proprietor of the Holmes Jewelry Co., . spent the week-end at Dunn visiting relatives. Miss Glennie McGregor of Maxton passed through town Saturday en route to Wrightsville Beach, whore she will spend some time. Messrs. A. M. Stubbs and A. H. Perry of Parkton and M. L. Marie v and E. J. Graham of Lumber Bridge are among the visitors in town to day. Mrs. E. A. Conolly of Avon Park. Fa.. who spent last week here vis i'ing at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Edmund, Water street . left yesterday for Lumber Bridge, where she will bper.d some time before returning to l.er home. - , n ; . Mr. J. I. Carter, who lives about 4 miles from town on route 4, brought to the editor Friday a half bushel of the finest tomatoes. Mr. H. B. Jones of Lumberton brought to this office Friday four tomatoes of the finest, the four weighing 4 pounds and 14 ounces. -A called meetine of Lumberton Lodge No. .245. I. O. O. F.. will be held tonight for the purpose of mak ing arrangements for the coming of the singing class of the Goldsboro I. 0 O. F. Orphanage, which will give an entertainment here Tuesday night, Aug. 17. Brakeman Was Cured F. A. Wootsey. Jacksonville. Tex as, writes: "I was down with kidney ! trouble and rheumatism; had a back ache all the time and was tired of living. I took -Foley Kidney Pills j n.ut uuui j MiU, IIWU- sands have written similar letters. j Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in ef fect and act promptly. Sold everywhere. While painting at Vineland last week Mr. W. M. jr. Prevatt of Lum berton sustained painful bruises about the face and a sprained left wrist when a "scaffold 8 feet high fell with him, throwing (him face foremost against concrete floor. He came home immediately after his fall and will not be able to re sume his duties for several days. Mr. and Mrs. J. A Colev moved last week from St. Pauls to Lumber ton and are keeping house at No. 308, East Eighth street. Mr. Coley while at bt. Pauls was bookkeeper for the St. Pauls Cotton Mill Com pany. He will be associated with his father-in-law, Mr. Q. T. Williams, in tne fire insurance business here. Lumberton gladly welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Coley. Mr. Thad Stone of Mt. Eliam was among the visitors in town Sat urday. Mr. Stone says Mr. H. L. Stephens of the Mt. Eliam section lost a tobacco barn by burning Fri day afternoon. Mr. Stephens had a fine lot of tobacco in the barn, which also burned. Both Mr, Stone and Mr. Okey Stephens also had some tobacco in the barn which was burn ed. Wiimmgton Star, 7th I Mr. J. P. Stansel, formerly secretary of the Navassa Guano - Company, of this city, went to Maxton this week to take op his new duties as cashier of the Bank of Robeson. Mr. Stansel' is a native Robesonian but has lived in Wilmington for a number of .. years. .His many friends here will wish for him much succsa in his new field. Mr. R. T. Sanderson will at an early date tear away the wooden building on West Fourth street, in. which he now runs a grocery store and build on the same lot a two story brick store building 27 x 30 feet. Mr. Sanderson will use the first floor of the , new building for his grocery store and will rent the second floor. Lumberton grows re gardless og "hard times" or any other creature. - The Seaboard will, as will be learned from an ad published else- here m today s paper, operate its annual excursion to Atlantic City. Baltimore. Washington, Richmond, Norfolk and Virginia Beach Tuesday. August 17. Tickets will be good for 15 days. The fare from Lumberton to Atlantic City will be $13; to Baltimore, $12; to Washington, $10; to Richmond, Virginia Beach and Norfolk. $8. Those taking advant age of this low rate will use regular train3 both ways. Dr. W. O. Edmund lost about three. quarters of... an inch off the end cf his middle finger on his left hand Thursday afternoon and is not prepared to swear how' it came about. However, he thinks a lime barrel hoop broke while he " was standinor near the barrel which was being moved and struck his finger. The finder was cut off just as smooth as it it rati Deen done witn a razor. and Dr. Edmund says he didn't-feel hardly any pain in losing the finger- He just happened to look, and found that his finger was minus about three quartert of an inch.
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