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ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYAJIC VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1915. NUMBER 51 TEXAN'S UNDER ARMS; - RACIAL FIGHT FEARED Mexican Disturbance in Border Coun ties Reported Wild Scheme to Turn Part of Texas Back to Mexican . Control. Brownsville, Tex.. Dispatch, 11th. Practically every American citizen in three southernmost counties of Texas Cameron, Hildago and Starr is resting under arms tonight in fear that the overwhelming iMexi - can -population, oiL this section may break out in a racial fight. The Mexican disturbance spread. rapidly westward today until rumors of trouble developed at Laredo. 200 miles' along the border from here. The disorder is reported .here to be connecter with an attempt to turn part of Texas back to Mexican con trol a wild scheme backed by ig norant Mexicans, escaped convicts, fugitives from justice on the Ameri can side, and some Mexican soldiers. The disturbance has been fanned by some of the bitter disputes ,of border political conditions, wnich, in TROOPS FOR FUNSTON IF HE WANTS THEM residents of this section from real izing how strong the under current of Mexican feeling was growing. Rangers in Hildago county, pur suing some of the gang which kill ed an American trooper near Mere rles last night, .captured a flag to day bearing in Spanish the. words: "Army Liberation of Mexicans in Texas". They took also some liter ature urging" Mexicans to revolt. . Army and Federal investigators declared the organizers of the trou bles are working under the plan of San Diego which calls for the death of every American male over 16 years of age in communities along the Rio Grande, and also along the border' of New Mexico.' Arizona and California. It has been reported to "General Funstorrthatmore than 30, 000 Mexicans are pledged to the organization. Federal officials ;last winter be. lieved they nipped an attempt to put this revolution into effect when they arrested a Mexican on charges of sedition, discovering in his posses sion details of the plan which were published at the time. Authorities here tonight are 'watching the river at a point 10 miles below Brownsville, where it was reported several hundred arm ed Mexicans' had gathered on 'the Mexican side waiting to cross the Rio Grande under darkness. A Mexican rancher in Hidalgo county, 10 miles up. the' river from Browns ville appealer for and this afternoon, asserting that 80 armed Mexicans were hiding on his ranch. He said they han threatened to kill him if he reported their presence. There were many reports here that officials on the Mexican side of the river, which is under Carranza con trol are responsible for some of the troubles on the American side, either by laxness of discipline or by direct connivance. However, there is no evidence that any high Mexican au thority is involved. Officials here have reports that 1 700 Carranza " soldiers have cross ed the river along a zone 120 miles wide from -a point below Brownsville o Rio Grande City, un the river. At least 30 different parties are sain to have crossed. Arrival of troops in force from Laredo appears to have caused the bandits to shift westward today into the less ponulous sections between here and Laredo. Telephone mes sages tonight from the nortions of Cameron county north of here where disorders have been going- or for two weeks indicated that the outlaws eithtr had left or were hiding. Raiding and Guerilla Fighting Along .Mexican Border Will be Met With Vigorous Hand No Satisfactory Information of Character of Raid ers. Washington Dispatch, Aug. 11 v Raiding, ana guerilla fighting along the Mexican border in Texas will be met by strengthening the United States forces there if Major General Funston request it. Secretary- Gar. rison and other officials insisted to day, however, that any such troop movement had nio (connection with Mexican internal affairs and would be only for protection of Americans in that district t " Department officials could get no sausiactory rnrormauon ot the ciiaraeier oi me raiaers. une re port said about 1.000 Carranza troops from the Tamaulipas garrison had oeen crossing into southeastern Tex as, in the vicinity of Brownsville, to rally Mexicans in the State to an up- using, A ITENTION ' SHIFTS TO DARDANELLES! I'ARKTON PARAGRAPHS Allies and Turks at Grips in Vic. ious Fighting Claims at Variance Little Fightine in Bele-ium and r ranee disaster KetaJIs 3 War- (Correspondence of The Robesonian. ! Methodist ..Meeting Unavoidably Sus pendedStreet Work Mr. D. E. Canady Struck by Lightnings Per. sonai .vie nr. on APPEAL TO MEXICAN FACTIONS j WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST ships, Press Summary, Aug. 12. 1 For the present attention has been somewhat diverted from the mat leutonic drive m .Northwest Russia and Poland to the Dardanelles, where some-instances,- kept- the -American f Secretary- Garrisorr said he had no , . f 1 1 i : -i .( i . . .. official information of that charac ter and added that if Carranza troops were .-found in Texas they would be disarmed and shot if they resisted. Advices ftpm CarranA sources at San Antonio denied that any Car. ranza troops had crosses the line Texas rangers in Hidalgo county captured a flag bearing in Spanish ihe inscription "army of liberation for Mexicans in. Texas" and officers at .Brownsville said that for several days. '60 to 40 Mexicans had been crossing into Texas eachday, some t them having the appearance of soldiers and: carrying cartridge belts. .Requests for more troops came to tSe" War Department from officials along the border and have been re- itrred to Genral - Funston? upon whom ScmaryGarrisorrdependster report whether he can barjdle the situation with the force available., Funston has readv on the border and at Texas City about 17,000 troops .infantry, cavalry and artil lery, Secretary Garrison telegraphed hinv today that the 12.000 mobile troops remaining at other posts in Continental United Staes would be sent to the border if he asked for them. rarKton. Aug. 11 Th meeting which began at the M. E. church Monday night was unavoidably bus" pended a week. Rev. Mr. Robinson's wife was taken suddenly ill and therefore ranspj nn. naotni-'o kaln tn , , All J 1 " I 0 lv the Allies and the Turks are at i remain at home and the meeting v . vitiuua ugnung on uainpon. i ciosea lor the time. It is hoped that Claims are at variance but Lon. ,it will go on next week. don and Constantinople reports both Mr. J. D. McCall of the" Merc. Co. show that sanguinary fighting is store is enjoying his 'week "off. Mr. taking place and that each side hnaianrf Mm A. n ..Tknmii. f i mi,o. - - i . ' ' "vniH" -Wi Ml J t III kv I CIlTtOfflfi, hnn mrmr a .t n .-, n 1 4-! In !1 I ... ? " mv. .avj, -.asuaiucs. cnage are welcome visitors tc General Sir' Ian Hamilton th frTpnHa onj ,.aia;,L ,; ,.t, ? British commander reports that on C. D. Williamson, rural car the Southern portion of the Peninsu. rier on route No. 2. is enjoying his la the Allies have treble the area j vacation and his route is being serv. of ground they previously held, and 'ed by his son. Worth Williamson. that on the Asiatic shorts a French Mrs. George Thorotman of Philadel warship has put five or six Turkish phia is on a visit' to her brother Dr guns out of action. ,D. S. Currie. Constantinople, on the other hand, Our town fathers are having some -vw.-.-.o W1C ic-jmn oi An-WorK aone on tne streets which in U. S. and Other Nation-) Unite in Issued by the V vt Appeal to Leaders of All Factions! Washington D r rl Z in Mexico to Cease Civil Strife, j Beginning WedneHa. a New York Dispatch. Aug. 11. 1 9 1.1 Inesday. Au Secretary Lansing, on behalf of the United States government and the idiplomatic representatives of Brazil. Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala, today sign ed an appeal addressed to the lead ers of all factions in Mexico asking Bureau. the Week ?ust 11, Burnu an Allied attack has been re-, badly needed. " If the remainder of pulsed with heavy losses, while in the town' taxes will be collected our T, . same , gion an near SadduL j town will soon be clear of weeds and ojiir lurKisn aucacKs .'have netted , grass . and everything up to date. Mies Bessie Cashwell left Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. J. M. Scott of Rocky Mount. Miss Hary Jen national patriotism, to cease their civil strife and assemble a. peace conference. The action, taken after a two-hours session, was not of a joint character to but identical. An informal but unan imous note will be sent expressing the views of the seven governments that the condition of chaos in Mex ico has injure the prestige of the nation abroad and supplicating the Mexican leaders and generals to make a supreme effort to bring to gether al elements in the creation of a provisional government that can be given world-widerecognition ical disturhan,; "v,ru'3 8 Wundward Island Z:;,'. . icunory east of the Mia. General Funston reporter that the best information he could erather in dicated that the raids in Cameron. Hidalgo and Star counties were di rected by Texans having headquar. ters in tfrownsville who. after a po litical feud, sent bandit gangs to rob and attack each other. Secretary Garrison expresses doubt that Mexi cans from over the border were re sponsible for all tht disturbances. "Conditions on the border," said Mr. Garrison, "have no political sig nificance. Lawless people are using this time of excitement to plunder nd steal, and we are not sure that all the law breakers are Mexicans." Further strengthening of the bor der forces will take virtually all available regular troops in the coun try. Officials today were consider ing whether it might not become nec essary to use the National Guard, should the situation take on more I serious proportions. It was pointed out that' some of the disturbances take place many miles from the border. Such a sit uation, officials say, should be met by State authorities. Robeson County Corn Club Boys Who Wi'l Attend the "Short rzi Course" at Arand M. ' . , -4 Wfrrth-T- Adcox of Lumber Bridge, Van C. Arnett of Marietta, route ,1 Fitzhugh Lewis, of route 1 irom Fairmont, John McArthur of Wa kulla. Clafrtence Purvis of route 2 from Fairmont, Duncan "Smith of Toute 3 from St. Pauls. Jessie Smith of Rex. Murphy Townsend of route 1 from Lumberton, ihave indicated to those in charge at Raleigh that they expect to attend next week at the A. and M. College at Raleigh the short course in agriculture. Railroads will give reduced rates, tickets on sale Aug. 15. 16, 17, good for return until midnight of Aug. 28 of 3 cents ner mile pluss 25 eentSj round-trip amounts of course to one and one RECORDER'S COURT -half cents per mile each way, plus 25 cents. Young Men in Trouble Over Ham Ambrose Was Just 'Bleeged to Sport a Palm Beach Suit. Fred Lawson, Henry n Britt and Cleveland Ivey. all young white men who live near Boardman, were given a trial before Assistant Recorder E. M. Johnson yesterday on the; charge of stealing 10 hams of meat from Mrs. Rosa Phillips near Boardman on the night of August 1. Britt was acquitted of the charge against him. Lawson plead guilty and Was given six months on the county roads. Frayer for judgment was continued for 2 years upon the payment of the cost in the case of Ivey. Lawson has been before the recorder sever al times and has a few times been in higher court. He is weak men tally and the county physician will give him an examination before he is carried to the roads to see if there is any chance of getting him in the criminal insane asylum at Raleigh. It seems that he can't help them Allied trenches Although Enver Pasha the Turk. ivh Wlar Minister, admits that the Allies have landed 50.000 fresh men in their newi operations, he seeming ly is . optimistic. Two regimnefs of the newly landed forces he says were vrtualjy annihilated.' The Germans, according to Rer. lin, have occupied Benjaminow. east of Novogeorgievsk. and unofficial advices say the populace is begin ning to evacuate Dvinsk, an, import ant railway junction on the Pet. grad.Warsaw line. South of Lomza the entire Russian - line -4s saij- to be - retreating, and across the Vis tula, between thatT river and the Bug. the Muscovites, according to Vienna, are still being pushed back. Little fighting except artillery en gagements has been in progress in Belgium and France. On the Aus tro.Italian front. Italian attacks near Monfalcone have been repuls ed, Vienna says. Disaster has befallen three war shipsthe British, auxiliarv rrniaoi- Ramsey, the German auxiliary cruis er ivieteor and the Austrian subma rine U-12. The' Ramsey was sunk in the North Sea by the Meteor, which chased by British cruisers la ter was abandoned, and blown up by ucr crew, ine u.iz was sunk by 'n Italian submarine in the Upper Adriatic. Berlin asserts that in the German air raid over the east coast of Eng land Monday night the air-craft dropped bombs, with good Tesults on warships in the Thames, the Lon don docks, torpedo-boats, near Har wich and buildings on the Humber. Still Captured 2 Miles From Court House. Deputy Sheriff Arch Prevatt and Rural Policeman Eli Phillips cap tured Monday on th French 'nln about two miles from town ' blockade still consisting of a large washpot that would hold about three hushels. and a larce iralvnnipd tnK The worm had been removed before he officers arrived upon the scene. The still was set up in a briar patch and looked as if it had been a week or more since it had been used. The officers failed to find any of the juice oP the owners of the still, but succeeded in find beer near by. As to who the pro prietors are it is not known but evidently they are very daring to locate so near the court house "nett McNeill left today for Wagram, accompanied by her cousin. Miss Jenet Livingstone, to visit relatives at that place. Rev. J. E. Berryhill left last week on his month's leave of absence and will visit relatives in Tennessee. Mr. J. F. Williamson left August 2d for Raleigh where he has entered Page's school of i'harmacy. Wle learn there is a successful "meeting in session at the Lumber Bridge church at Lumber Bridge. Rey, Fred Collins is doing the preaching, and great congregations are in attendance. Many 01 our town folks attend. Mr. D. E. Canady, a prosperous farmer, two miles above Parkton. was struck by lightning Monday eve ning about three Wclock and was knocked down and rendered uncon scious for several hours ad was ap parently dead for half an hour. Dr. D. S. Currie was summoned but as he was away to fill a call at Rex was unable to reach the suffering man in two hours. His f orghead struck the door steps and cut a gash which took six stitches, and while the patient is still suffering intense pain he is on the road to recovery. Mrs. R. F. Council and children returned home Monday from a month's vacation. The Parkton baseball team, or what's left, have gone over to Red Springs this afternoon to cross bats with their league team. We do not know why they went' only to have a game. They would dav Detroit if a challenge were received. Kev. H. B. and Mrs. Porter re port an eight-pound girl Smiles in abundance. unnn fk . uisiuroance. At nr ent mdR-atlon are asnfolior46-' ser,?TK,nAtIanti.C an Et Gulf fttates. Thunder showers for sev eral days, followed, by fair weaK onable temperatures Beyond this step today's session did not go, reserving until a later d:ite consideration of the situation that say be created by refusal of any of the factions to participate in a peace conference. There was no discussion, in fact, of eventualities, notwithstanding that press dispatches reported Carranza'3 outspoken .ob jections to the Pan-American meth ods cf settling Mexico's struggle. The assembled diplomats took the view tonight that what their appeal BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS License has been issued tor the marrnge of Ed Barfiekl aid 1 Loli yira Pate. 8 year old daughter J Irand J H. Pate, died at the home of her parents Tuesday lypnofd fever. v The condition of Mr. J. p. .Me-" eiH, .who has been confined to his home, Fifth. and Pine, far some time, is no better .foday. Dr J P. Alonroe of Charlotte arrived'thia morning to be with him. nfTun ,oPea,kin,f one daX this week of the "devilment" that liquor causes Kural Policeman Eli PhiiNps says" tr.at heroes not find near so many eases of drunkenness anj iw lujujfui, maL wnai ineir appeal jn., the .,. : 1 h fully disclosed to General CarjJuTVnd, tht af.went into effect, un .ioac ima.- that stfea intr ha nQ. rsnza misunderstand!:, otca,,"K M mcreas- their purposes or accuse them. B3!tu ' - i r. junn iViearps rural he has. of attempting to interfere in 1 Mexico s internal affairs. "When the conference adjourned to-'0. be cJied Tuesday by wire from highttherewaaafeeling- ofconfi-4i'-)e"LQe' j'-C,. cm-aeeount-of -the N. ticKei. nfnTfbrirstealih& Ambrose Lennon, colored, was be f .1 j . lore ine recoruer yesterday on- a m.,, j- : " f" vl charge of false pretense. Judgment f: i i ? the tax on dogs he intend- ., aa i n. ' ed to keep in town. President Back to Washington On Board President Wilson's Speo ial, New Haven, Conn., Aug 11. President Wilson was on his way back to Washington tonight to con fer with Secretary Lansing and oth er members of his cabinet on the Mexican and other problems. He left the "Summer White House." at Cornish, N.H.. this afternoon and will arrive in Washington tomorrow morning. Man With Some Few Dogs Was Not Trying to Evade Tax. No name was mentioned in the item-in Monday's paperi about Chief of Police Redfearn finding 15 or 20 dogs at the home of a man who paid tax on only 5 dogs, but Dr J. D. Regan says everybody knows' he keeps dogs and he thinks the item did him an injustice. Dr. . Reo-an'a statements puts an altogether differ. ...v oacti, un .me matter, iie says that when Chief Redfenr . . , ... . ' w mm about the tax he told him he was going to pay tax on only fiv of his dogs, that he had more " than that out was not going to pay tax on more tnan five, that he woulj mnvo fk 'others to the country; and he ask- eu me cniei to waij until he could prepare a place for the dogs he wanted-to-meve, That.- Dr Regan says, was all. -there was to' it and there was no idea on his part of Mule Killed by Lightning Mr. K. Powers Has Close Call. A mue belonging to Mr. Avery Powers of Powersville ras struck and killed by lightning Tuesday af ternoon, at the home of Mr. Sandy Inman, who lives near Powersville, during an electrical storm which passed over that section. Mr. Pow ers, in company with Mr. N. K. Powers and others was caue-ht in the storm ani drove the mule and buggy under Mr. Inman's shelter. Mr. N. K. Powers was' standing be tween the buggy wheels when the mule was struck and suffered a se vere shock but was not otherwise injured. He considers it a miracle that he escaped. dence that a decisive step toward restoring Mexico to her place in the lamuy 01 nations had been taken. The appeal, which is brief and courte ously phrased, calls upon the Mexi cans to consider the injurious effect throughout the world which the con stant turbulence in Mexico has caus ed. The petition suggests that a peace conference be held on neutral territory far from the roar of can non. The governments signing it express their willingness to act, if invited, in any( . practicable way to assist in bringing the factions to gether for the conference. The communication will be given widest publicity throughout Mexico. and will be delivered by the diplo matic and consular agents of the various governments (signatory to it. Replies ar definitely asked for. hope being expressed that these will be received within ten days af ter the communication reaches the leaders unless- some just cause for delay presents itself. letter carrier on route 5 from Lumberton was away on his vacation but had Singing Class From The Odd Fel lows Orphanage, Goldsboro. Correspondence of The Robesonian. This class will give an entertain- iment in the opera house, commenc ing at 8:30. Tuesday night. August 17th. The class consists of 14 boys and girls and is in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Baird as managers. . These children have never Visited Lum berton. They come this time with not only the highest recommenda tions as to the entertainment, but representing the orphanage cause, which appeals to every true North Carolinian. The Odd Fellows Lodge of this town ask that the good peo ple give them a full house and lib. eral support. 'Reserved seat tick ets are now on sale at McMillan's drug store. FRANK GOUGH, For Committee, Bellamy Merchant Charged With Re tailing and Distilling. Ira J. Wilkins, a merchant at Bel lamy, was given a hearing before United States Commissioner W. H. Kinjaw Tuesday on the charge of retailing and manufacturing spirit uous liquors without having license or having paid the manufacturer's tax. , He was bound over to the Unit ed States Court at Wilmington 'un der a justified bond of $200 which Was made by Mr. A. H, Prevatt. ment of cost. The case was rather a peculiar one. Lennon works at the Thompson hotel and Tuesday he asked for a day off to go to Marion to a ball game. After getting his permission to go he wanted to be a " sport in general ano started out to borrow a palm beach suit from one of his neighbors to wear on this -occasion. He finally succeeded in finding one of his friends who Jiad one but did not want to et it out to 'Lennon. Lennon? used every scheme he could think of to borrow, it but failed and at this point he 1 went to the. home of the boy and told his mother that the boy toldj him to come and get the suit and his mother immediately let him have it. Lennon wore-the suit twd- re turned it Tuesday night in good j shape. It was found that he did! not get the suit with criminal intend tion so he wa3 discharged with pay ment of the cost, which would nearly have bought him a suit. . keep in town. Mrs. J. B. McNealy of Hamlet spent yesterday here a guest of Mrs. J. C. Bryant. : Woman Narrowly Escapes - Drown ing Man Who Went to 'Phone for Doctor Thrown From Horse. While about 25 women and men from the National Cotton Mills vil lage were bathing in Lumber river late Monday afternoon Mrs. Ed Purnell came near beine drowned. In attempting to rescue her several men also came near being drownnd. And the man who hurried to 'phone for a doctor met with disaster. I Somebody-his name has not been learned jumped on a horse and started at a rapid pace for the mill to 'phone for a physician and the horse threw him on his head and came near breaking his neck, No one was serously injured, it seems, burithasbeen difficurriogeriar ticulars of the affair 'Wilmington Star, Aue. 10: Mr. an Mrs. J. A. Parham &nA Master James, Jr.. returned to the city yes terday morning from Lumberton, where they spent Sunday with rela tives v tmatr 'Noticesof-New-Advertisements. Notice of sale of real estate P. C. Whitlock. Trustee. Notice of sale under execution" J. H. Turner Furniture Co. has added up-to-date line of .undertak ing and supplies to its business at Red Springs. Young lady with experience wants position as stengrapher. Most headache and nervous disor ders are due to eyestrain which can b relieved bv proper classes Dr. Parker. Program at Pastime theatre. Farmers' Warehouse of Lumber ton is meeting competition and ex pects to continue getting customers highest market prices for tobacco E. O. Bransford &-xr. 31 Offerings at K. M. Biggs'. Excursion rates over V. & C. S. Ry, Aug. 7. ' Program at Star theatre. Mrs. J. W. Langley of Dunn and Miss Ollie Cramichael of Anniston. Ala., arrived this morning to spend a few davs at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Johnson. Friends and Customers I have decided to extend my Mid Summer Sale until Sept. 1st, . which will be 23 more days. Gome and get your Share of the Bargains. A. Weinstein Dept. Store LUMBERTON, N. C. MOST HEADACHES & NERVOUS DISORDERS ARE DUE TO EYE STRAIN which can be relieved by proper glasses. Let us ex amine your eyes for these conditions. The results might surprise vou. DR. PARKER Eye.Sight Specialist Lumberton, North ' Carolina far that f T rr T. i Li- ".1. iiiaK.e. wno was Pubbintr for him. tret H;.t x .mory Prevatt, carrier on route 1 is away on a 2-weeks vacation. Mr! Clyde Martin substitute. t Mr. Braxton Branch, who has been, local ticket agent for the V. & C. S. for 8ome time, has resigned his position. Mr. L. R. BuUard, who has been warehouse clerk for some time for the V. & C. S. will succeed Mr. Branch as ticket agent, Mr. Euljard will be succeeded by Mr. Cox from Bass. Mr. Branch ka Uecided yet what he will do. Mr. J. I. Newman of Winston Salem, vice president of C. H. Car tee & Co. and general manager of a chain of five 5, 10 an 20 cent stores of that company, spent Tuesay in Lumberton with his son. Mr. J. P. Newman, manager of the company' lcaF store. The Messrs. Newman left Tuesday evening for New York to purchase goods for the Lumber ton store and others operated by C H. Cartee & Co. " In the anniversary edition of The Robesonian on May 6 there was a photograph of the handsome home of Mr. J. L. Stephens. North Chest nut street. A few days ago Mr. Stephens received a lette- from gentleman in Richland, N. C, want ing him to send him the p'lan3 of me nouse. Me stated that he saw the picture in the paper and want ed to build a house and wanted on like it. Of course Mr. Stephens will ' send the plans. Mr. J. A. Green. Jr., who has been on the staff of the Raleigh. Newf and Observer for the past year, camehome last night on a short visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Green. Mr. Green had charge of getting out the Rotary special euuon 01 me xsews and Observer, is sued Tuesday of this week, and it was a most creditable piece of work. He is going into business for him self in. the fall in Ralegh. He will conduct a newspaper advertising; agency. CHURCH NOTES Baraca'Philathea Convention at the First Baptist Church Sunday. Attention is called again for the final time to the county Baraca. Philathea convention which will be held at the First Baptist church in Lumberton Sunday. Aug. 15, be ginning at 11 a. m. This has been mentioned several times in The Rob esonian and the program has been published in this paper. It is the purpose of the local committee to, serve dinner on the church grounds forall delegateSj-er-inside-the-neaKT by school building if the weather is inclement, and the local committee win meet all trains and provide conveyances to the church It is ex pected anj desired that a larire crowd of organized class workers from all over the county attend. Mass Sunday Morning. Rev. Father Watson' of Wilmintr- tonwill celebrate mass at the opera house Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. Mr. N. R. Kinlaw of Lumberton j route 7. is in town today enroutejo tMarsHill, where he will enter Mars Hill College. j Messrs. L. H. Townsend. Clarence .McArthur and Jno. S. Butler of St. I Pauls are among the business visi tors in town today Jim McMillan, , colored, of St. Paul?, was before AssistanfRecord- John-son- this morning on a chares "of ."slandering Millie Sinclair coU : ored. of St. Pauls. The evidence in the ca?e was not sufficient to con ivict him so he was acquitted of the j charge and the prosecuting, party- was taxea wun tse cost or tne case.
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