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VOL XLVI.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915.
NUMBER 53
TRRRIFIC STORM DOES
rBKKI FEARFUL (DAMAGE j
Tropical Storm Which Swept Texas 'Kovno, One of Crucial Points in Rus.
Coast Takes Toll of More Than 100 sian Defensive in North Has Fall.
Lives Total Promperty Damage) en Another Air Raid on England.
.May Exceed $30,000.000 Galveston 1 London Dispatch 18th.
Battered and aoreiy nurueneu mui
Financial Loss.
Pres3 Summary.-
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W"?T
Swept iaxaa uuucuiu xium, iu i
I"-:!
rtfULiicu iiivj. tiiuii w. .w
loss of life was at Virginia Point, op
posite Galveston. Total . property
damage may exceed $30,000,000
According to information available
late last night, the deaths were re
corded as follows:
Virginia romi, w, wiy, ,
2fi2 iIHrV'tt. II:
Hitehcock.. 7: Lanorte - 7: Port Ar
thur. 4; Lynchburg. 3; Sylvan Beach.
Seabrook, 3; Houston, z.
Property loss estimates, vague, -
cent in a few instances, were as ioi-
lows:
Galveston, $io.uuu.uuu or "'"'c;
Houston. $2,000,000; Texas .City,
5400,000; Port Arthur . 1200.000; Sea-,
brook $100,000: Sabine, siuu.uuu
Sabine Pass, $100,000; OKemah. SoO.-
VJj- .... , thoae operating fn southern .Cour.
In addition, there was an enor-jand
mous loss to cotton growers in the j Grand Duke Nicholas apparently ex
storm belt, some estimates staating. . , the fall of Kovno. for his ar.
that 25 per cent of the crtp, ol ten-
tral Texa,r westjtpyed and plac.
inp the loss"at "millions of dollars.
The oil fields also suffered se-j
verely. , , ,
The most pressing need of Gal
vestion, Texas City, and other coast
towns .which faced the full sweep of
the wind, is drinking water.
veston's supply .was Drougnt irom
several miles inland and the' mams,
-were broken by the waves and storm
tosses vessels.
Four United states somiers were
drowned in Galveston and ten-were
lost at Texas City. The Fort Crock
tt and Texas City camp were wip
er out and the army transports Mc
Clelhm and Poe damaged
News of the day and early night
ws not entirely re-assuring to ma.
Tin interests. The steamer Arap
ahoe from Galveston, weathered the
blow' and arrived safely at Key West
and a derelict schooner, the M. A.
Achorn, whose crew hd been rescu-
pj bv stamers. wa stowed into the
r 7 -
a ml M a nvA-wW Vknnr. '
same port, mere w n wi,
of the United Fruit liner Ma
Towipne. which left Belize. Hondu.
ras; Friday and was due in New Or.
jeans Monday afternoon.
Dallas, Texas, Dispatch, Aug. 18.
Galveston has emerged from one
of the most severe storms in the n
nals of tho Gulf of Mexico, battered
and sorely burdened witn iinanciai submitted before his honor it is held
o?s. . 'by more than a few sovereigns that
First definite news received from! the entire proceeding smacked sour
the island city since the tropical hur-,ly of political persecution on a flim.
rcane set the death list at fourteen, j gy basis. Here's how the evidence
An accurate estimate of the prop- stacked up at the hearing, a3 reported
erty damage was not yet possible, to The Robesonian by one who was
but it is expected to reach the pro-J present: Mr. Bethune is registrar in
portions of the storm of 1900 when i Howellsville. When Mr. Herring
property valued at $15,000,000 was
swept away. A thousand feet of
the sea wail was swept away. the
causeway, which connects Galveston
with the mainland, was cut is two,
nd the citv, i strewn with the debris
of 500 buldings, crushed by the as
saults of wnd and the tidal waves.
Three fires also did great dam.
r.ge, and the city is without si ade
quate ;supply of drinking water, the
mains leading to the city's suppb'
wells at Alto Loma. 18 mles away,
having been, broken.
The loss to the city's port iacu-
ities has been enormous, and
IHnds of craft have suffered.
all i
United States transport McClellan is
high aground in Pelican islnnd, just
across the ship channel. Many ves
sels have capsized, and several are
reported as destroyed.
The citywas placed unaer maruai
law.
FAIRMONT BOY MISSING
Oliver Page Left Home Mvstriously
July 7 and His Father Does Not
Know What Has Become of Him
Fears -For His Safety .Are "Felt.
Oliver Page, son of Mr. B. L.
Page of Fairmont, left home July 7.
last, and nothing has been heard of
him since. His father is very anx
ious about the bov who is only 18
years old, as he has not been able
to get a single clue as to his where
abouts since the night he left. Mr.
Pags says his son was a model boy,
studious to the point that he had
impaired' his health, and he fears
the boy has become deranged and.
as either destroyed himself or has
become lost and is not able to give
an intelligent acconnt ' of himself.
Oliver was on a debating team of
the Fairmont high school last spring
pnd helped win a debate, and he was
determined to work his own way and
pet an education.
Buyers at Farmers Tobacco Ware
house Eager to Buy.
Half a dozen or more buyers at
the Farmers Tobacco Warehouseseem
eager to buy. Sales this week have
been good, considering the weather,
which has been against bringing in
tobacco, and prices have been good.
Will McLean of Wishart's town
Ship was before United States Com
missioner W. H. Kinlaw Tuesday on
the chareg of retailing. The evi
dence in the case' was not sufficient
f Tonvict him so , he was acquitted
f the charge.
ROAD TO PETROGRAD
RAILWAY NOW OPEN
. Kovno, one of the crucial points in
the Russian defensive in the North,
has fallen and the road to the Vilna,
krsaw. and Petrograd railway now
open toWtroops of Emperor
William
-Th. capture of Kovno was another
triumph lor the German 16-inch guns
With the lortress the Germans iook
more than 400 guns, and, acording
to their account, an enormous quan
tity of war material.
This, however, is not the most se
rious part of the matter to the Rus-
sians. Besiies opening the way to
Vilna, whic his an.open.town and
from vvhicsh most of the inhaibtants
have departed and from which, ev
erything that might be of use to the
invaderg has been removed, the fall of
Kovno takes away the last protection,
with the exception of the Russian
field army, to the main line railway
t th cpitar and also places the
Germans fn a position to threaten
,,0,,0 tt,
tiring to the Brest Litovsk line and
are hastening- their retiremeni
mies are hastening their retirement
m Poran-4 eastward
The Germans also are finding time
for minor, activties in other fields.
Last" night they carred out their 17th
air raid on England, visiting eastern
counties. Their bombs kill ten and
injured 36 civilians. The admiralty
report that t beleves one of
the
Zeppelns. of which there are suppos.
ed to haye been f wag damaged
DEPRIVED OF RIGHT TO VOTE
'So cleaJns Mr Herring of Howells.
ville, and He Indicts Registrar
Bethune A Very Sad Case Mr.
Bethune Bound to Federal Court
But He is Not Worrying Evidence
Seems Flimsy and Case Smacks of
Political Persecution
Mr. A, A. Bethune. a well-known
fit'zen of Howelsville township, was
before United States Commissioner
W. li. Kinlaw here yesterday on the
charge of depriving a citzen of How-
all a trill a tnnmehm hi a VtifrVi onH tin.
viiaiuiv u iiuitiu v. iuc.il maivb m&w -
. ... r . . . .
ly privilege of voting m the last elec-
tion. Th charge was preferred by
Mr. Lewis Herring, who is said to
be of the Republican faith and or
der. Commissioner Kinlaw bound
the defendant ovjtr to Federal Court,
fixing his bond at $200, which was
cheerfully made by Mr. Frank Gough.
That is a bare recital of what hap
pened, but according to the evidence
presented himself to vote at the last
eection his name could not be found
among those registered, Mr. Beth
une and the pollholders, one of whom
was Mr. J. W. Barker, informed
Mr. Herring that his name was not
written there 2nd so unde the statute
made and provided he could not vote.
Mr. Herring said he had a certifi
cate showing he had registered un
der the grandfather clause. Mr.
Bethune and the pollholders told him
to. produce .. the certificate and he
would be allowed to vote. Herring
claimed he reeristered six vears aco
when the late D. W. Biees was ree-
The.jstrar and that the books were trans
ferred several years ago and his name
intentionally left off. A Mr. Ivey
testified that he was present when
Mr. Herring registered six years
ago, No evidence was introduced tend
ing to indicate that the name had
been intentionally left off the. books.
Commissioner Kinlaw, however, held
the view that this was a grave mat
ter that should be investigated by
the higher court, and so he acted
like he did act, as stated above.
Mr. Bethune is a man of reputa
tion too good to be hurt by a charge
of this kindJ so he is awaiting the
trial in the higher court if it ever
gets to tile higher court serene and
undisturbed. Ditto his many friends.
STORET AT PEMBROKE ROBBED
Store of McCormicK & Paul at Pem
broke Entered and Robbed Early
This Morning About $75 Worth of
Cloth'np Taken No Clue to Guil
ty Parties.
The store of McCormick & Paul
of Pembroke was entered and robbed
this morning about 2 o'clock. En
trance was effected through an - of
fice window, an axe having been us
ed to bend the iron bars. The in
dications are that a small boy went
through the window and broke the
lock on the door, admitting others.
Clothing,,, shoes, hats, raincoats, ties,
socks, etc.. probably to the amount
of $75 were taken. Nothing in the
-grocery line was missed." There is
no clue to the guilty parties.
Rev. John-H. Hall, presiding eld
er of the Rockingham district, w-ill
preach at Chestnut Street Methodist
church Sunday morning, and will
conduct ouarterly conference for this
church either immediately after the
sermon or in the afternoon. Mr.
Hall will conduct quarterly confer
ence for the St. Pauls circuit. Rev.
A. J. Groves, pastor, Saturday at
Reean church.
.NEWLY' WEDS' IN LUMBERTON
That is Title of Moving Picture That
Will be Made of Lumebrton Miss
Lillian Proctor and Mr. Elwood
Whaley in Title Role Thousand
Feet of Film Will be Made to Ad
vertise the Town Miss Cahill and
Mr. Kerber of National Film Corpo
o ration Arrive and Begin Work
Making Pictures.
Miss Margaret Cahill, president of
the National Film Corporation of Bal
timore, Md:, and Mr. William A.
Kerber, manager of, the company,
arrived last night from Wilmington,
where they have just completed pic
tures for Wilmington. They began
work this morning on moving pictures
of Lumberton that will advertise the
town to the world. A thousand feet
of film will be .made. The title of
Lumberton's picture will be "The
Newly-Weds". AH the scenery will
be made here in Lumberton ffnd all
the players will be home talent. Miss
Lillian Proctor, accomplished daugh.
ter of Mrs. Lizzie Proctor, and Mr.
Elwood Whaley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Whaley, will play the lead
ing role in the picture. It would be
hard to find a more competent cou
pie to play the leading ,role than
Mr. Wihaley and Miss Proctor. Miss
Cahill will direct the production of
the picure. The picture -will bg com
pleted by tomorrow evening or Satur
day morning and will be shown at
the Pastime theatre Thursday, tru
day tend Saturday of next week.
The company will at an-earl v date
open a branch office in Wilmington
for the purpose of taking care of
the Southern , business. The work
has been confined to getting up pic
tures in Baltimore but the company
will branch out more in the future.
They will in all probabiity become
connected with the Kalem company.
They have only been making indus
triaiLpictures heretofore -
Mr. Kerber will be at the f astune
" i - - - - . - eg. ; cu ill a lucaouic viiv ugi vab'&viii
theatre during the short time that:which ne 3 held. The dead need
he is here and wil be glad to talk ed nothing at his hands, however, he
with any ambitious boys or girls in 1 pointed out; there was every reason
regard to posing for the camera to believe that all was well with him.
man. for he left the testimony that his
Lumberton is indeed very fortun- peace with his Maker had been made;
ate in securing the services of thisl,jnfi Qft th nrearher snoke with sim-
company. which is due to the factjpie power and pathos of the bereav
that it had a big job at Wilmington
This- company has gotten up many
pictures for towns and cities f or ad
vertising purposes and has strong en
dorements. LEO FRANK LYNCHED BY MOB
Taken From Georgia Prison Farm by
Small Band of Men Carried Near,
ly 100 Miles and Hanged Near the
Phagan Home.
Marietta, Ga., Dispatch, 17th.
Leo. M. Frank, convicted of the
murder of Mary Phagan, was taken
from the State Prison Farm at Mill
edgeville last night by a small band
of determined men. was brought to
within a few miles of the Phagan
home in this city ' at daylight today
and hanged to a tree only a short
distance from the Marietta-Milledge.
villo highway.
The body, found at 8 o'clock" this
morning, dangled from the tree for!
several hours while a throng from
the surrounding countryside gather-
ed about the scene By a vote of .
the crowd, the body was cut down
without mutilation and taken by au.j
tomoble to Atlanta, wnere anotneri
throng congregated to view it. Of
ficials of Cobb county in which the
lynching occurred immediately insti
tuted an invesiigaton . Coroner
Booth empanelled a jury and an-
nounced the county commissioners
had empowered him to employ ad-
ditional counsel. Two witnesses, ap.
peared before the jury, which ad -
journed its sessions for a week while
officials collect evidence.
While the identity of the members
of the band was not known to of-,
ficials tonight it was suggested that
the fact that Frank was taken nearly
100 miles in an automobile from the
State prison almost to the outskirts
of Marietta indicated that most of
the lynchers came from th city.
Visit of Seaboard Officials Postpon
ed Till Thursday of Next Week.
It was stated in Monday's Robe
sonian that officials of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway would visit Lum
berton tomorrow. It was thought
even up to this- morning-that the
visit would be made tomorrow, bur
Mr. M . Beverly local agent, was ad
vised later that the visit had been
postponed and that the party would
not visit Lumberton until Thursday
of next week. Aug. 26. The party
will be composed of officials of the
transportation, traffic and road de
partments and they will be traveling
in a motor car. They will visit all
towns between Hamet and Wiming.
ton and will inspect the road. The
trip will be made for the purpose
of getting acquainted with business
men of the various towns along the
line of. the road.
LAST CALL, FOR TOWN TAXES
Property on Which Town Taxes Have
Not Been Pa'-d Will be Advertis
ed for Sale After This Week.
The town tax books have been
turned over to the town clerk and
treasurer and all property' on which
taxes have not been paid will be ad
vertised for sale for taxes after this
week . .
H. H' REDFEARN,
" City Tax Collector.
FUNERAL OF JOHN P. McNEILL
Conducted Monday Afternoon From!
first Baptist Church Attended
Both at Church and Grave by Un
usually Large Crowd Interment
Made With Masonic Honors Flor
' al Offerings Many and Beautiful.
Rarely has a funeral in Lumberton
been attended by so large a crowd
as was the funeral Monday after
noon of John P. McNeilk an account
of whose death Saturday of last
week in the JeCferson (hospital .in
Philadelphia, where he was taken for
an operation for tumor of the brain,
was given in Monday's Robesonian.
And the attendance was all the more
noteworthy in view of the fact that
it began raining a short while be.
fore 4 o'clock. the time set for the
funeral and continued raining for
some time. It was necessarily, on
account of the rain, something after
the hour appointed before the fun.
eral began. .
The funeral took place from the
First Baptist churhfr and was con
ducted by the 'pastor, Rev.- C. L.
Greaves. The order of the service
was as follows: Solo, J"Home of the
Soul", by Mr. C. B. Skipper; song
by choir, "Abide With Me"; prayer
by Mr. Greaves; solo. "Beautiful Isle
of Somewhere." by Miss Mildred Mc
Intyre; reading of Scripture and re.
marks by pastor, followed by an
other prayer; song. "Lead Kindly
Light'', sung touchingly by the
choir as th.e Masons took charge of
the service and the body, was borne
from the church. The solos by Miss
Mclntyre and Mr. Skipper were ex
quisitely beautiful.
In his feeling remarks Mr. Greaves
said that the deceased was a member
of the church from boyhood, had
been a constant attendant at Sun
day school, and. a liberal contribu
tor to all church causes. The large
crowd at the funeral, he said, show
ed in a measure the high esteem in
ed wife and children and commend
ed them to the love and care 01
friends. The final prayer in the
church was for the aged mother and
sisters and brothers, who had not
been mentioned in the first petition.
Interment was made in Meadow
Brook cemetery, and an unusually
large crowd followed the remiains to
their last resting place. Nearly fif
ty Masons marched to the cemetery.
The complete burial service of the
Masonic order was used, and it was
carried out in such a manner as to
make it most impressive. The ser
vice was read by Past Master Q. T;
Williams, the Worshipful Master of
the local lodge, Mr. E. J. Britt, be
ing out of town and having wired
Mr. Williams to act in his place.
While the grave was being filled in
"The eBautiful Land" was sung by
Messrs. Frank Gough. C. B. SkiD
ner J. Pone Stephens and E. B.
Freeman and after the grave had
be cov'ere with silent tributes of
,.;,a inw,iv dpnitrnn the
same quartet sang "The Christian's
Goodn5trht". Many eyes were dim.
with tearg as the words 0f that
g we sun The 8ervice
,aa pntiridd with a short Draver
bv Rev. Mr. Greaves.
Besides many beautiful floral de
signs sent by personal friends, a
handsome' design bearing the Ma
sonic emblem, the squareand com-
was sent bv St Aran's lodge
f Lumberton of which he was sec.
retary. a Maltese cross sent
. the Royal Arch chapter
jj 77 f hi h he was ais0 sec.
retary; and a beautiful design bear"!
ing the emblem of the order was
sent by the Plantagenet Commandery
of Wilmington .
As stated in Monday's Robesonian.
Mr. McNeill was a very enthusiastic
Mason, one of the best-informed men
along Masonic lines in the State,
having completed the Scottish rite.
The following composed la party
which met the remains at Hamlet:
Messrs. C. V. Brown, Q. T. Wil
liams., G. E. Rancke, Jr.. and M.
W. Floyd of the local lodge of Ma
sons: Mr. A. L. Meares of Rich
mond Va.. a brother ofMrs. Mc
Neill:'" and Mesdames S. Mctntyre
and H. T. Pope.
A party of 16 Shriners left Fay
etteville to attend the funeral but
were delayed at St. Pauls by the
storm, and owing to a mishap on
a bad piece of road some of the par
ty did not reach here at -all. Some
of the party came on to Lumberton
but did not reach here in time for
the service. The St. Pauls lodge met
in f body and were coming to the funt
eral but were likewise delayed by the
storm .
. The pall bearers were: active L.
Do You Want Your
- Eyes -Treated Properly?
Then if so, our ability and expert ser
vice is at yonr commmd. -
Glasses fitted for all defects-of
sight, by one who is Licensed to do
So by State Board Examination.
DR. PARKER, Optometrist,
LUMBERTON, - - fl. C.
ORRUM OCCURRENCES
Children's Day Aug. 22 Movements
of the People.
Correspondence -of The Robesonian.
. Orrum, Aug. 16 Mr. Fred Pre
vatte left Friday for Columbia and
Hartsville. S. C, where h will
spend several days ith friends.
Mr. A. M. Floyd spent Wednesday
and Thursday at Cerro Gordo with
his brother Mr. R. P. Floyd. Miss
Jessie Odum of Pembroke spent last
week here with her. cousins Misses
Thesia and Quessie Powell. Mr.
John E. Floyd was a business visitor
in Lumberton Saturday. Misses Tom
mie Nye and Lillie Humphrey spent
Sunday in ' Lumberton. Miss Mildred
Ford of Pages Mill. S. C. who had
been spending some time here with
her friends Misses Cora and Vira
Floyd, left Monday for her home.
Miss Laura Hursy of Saddle Tree
arrived here Friday and will spend
some time with her friend Miss Lil
lie Humphrey.
Miss Beulah Prevatte, the effic
ient Sunbeam leader of this place,
is preparing to have children's day
which will be Sunday, August 22d.
The exercise begins at S:30. The
public is cordially invited to at.
tend.
Mr. R. R. Barnes and grandson,
Mr. Roger , Pittman of. Barnesville
vere business visitors here' Tuesday.
Mr. D. II. Williams of Conway.
S. C, spent Saturday and Sunday
here with friends. Miss Quessie
Powell left Saturday for Pembroke,
where she will spend some time with
friends and relatives. Misses -Vira
Floyd and Mildred Pord and Messrs.
Dempsey Barnes and I. P. Graham
attended the movies in Lumberton
Thursday evening. Mr, Boyce Pre
vitte will leavo Wednesday for
Fruitland where he will enter Fruit-t,wak.
land Institute. v
Tar Heel Top'-cs Protracted Meeting
Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Tar Heel, Aug. 17 Mr. and Mrs.
J E. Kinlaw and children of Pal
eigh visited relatives and friends
here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Tolar and lit
tle daughter visited Mr. and Mrs.
Bennte DeVane Bt Tomahawk last
week.
The protracted meeting &t Pur.
vis M E church began last Sunday.
Mr. Wm., Mrs. E. J., Misses Jen.
nie and Hattie Monroe spent last
week at Clarkton attending the pro
tracted meeting conducted by Rev.
S. J. Porter. D. D. of Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Randle Burney left
last week for their home in Tennes
see after spending several weeks
here with relatives.
A good many from here attended
court at Elizabethtown last week.
Messrs. Bunnie Martin and Ray
Cain of Tolarsville spent last Satur
day night here en route to White
Oak. where they and Mr. and Mrs
Braxton Martin spent the day.
Boardman Briefs Mail Carrier to
HospitaL
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Boardman.. R. 1, Aug. 15. Mr.
G. W. Brown, our popular mail
driver, is on the sick list. He is
to go to a Richmond hospital this
week. We hope for him a speedy
recovery.
Mr. J. A. Williams and bride are
visiting Mr. Williams's father, Mr.
C. W. Willams.
Oats are all about cut and more
showery weather.
Children's Day at Rozier
Children's day will be observed at
Rozier church Sunday. August II,
at 3:30 t. m Children from - four
churches will participate in the ex
ercises. ,
H. Caldwell, S. Mdlntyne, Frank
Gough. J. H. Wishart, R. C. Bir
mingham, K. M. Biggs, C. B. Skip
per Alf H. McLeod; honorary R.
I) Caldwell; M: W. Floyd. H. T.
Pope, N. A. Thompson, Q. T. Wil
liams. W. P. Barker.
Many people from the surrounding
country attended the funeral. Out-of-town
relatives and friends pres
ent were: Messrs. C. B. and Frank
McNeill of Columbia, S. C. Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Yost of Raleigh, Mrs.
J. B. Leonard of Newton. Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Powell of Wananish, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Abner Barker of Rose-
boro. Mr. A. Lerov Meares of Rich
mond. Va.. Mrs. W. P. Oliver and
Mr. A. W. Harrington of Marietta,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Riddle of
St. Pauls Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gra
ham of Florence. S. C, Mr. C. D.
Williamson of Parkton.
It was stated in Monday's paper
that all the brothers and sisters-of
the deceased wauLj be present to at
tend the funeral except Mr. A. L.
McNeill of ChLpley. Fla.. but two
sisters. Mrs. E. B. McMillan - and
Miss Pennie McNeill, both of Lumberton.-
wef e in the" mountains, at
Hot Springs, and could not be reach
ed -with news of the death in time to
come.
In mentioning in Monday's Robe
sonian that deceased i3 survived by
his wife and four children Vivan
Emma. Frances, Clarence and Vernon
6 sisters and brothers, whose
names were given, mention was omit
ted of the fact that Mrs. McNeill's
maiden name was Emma Meares and
thev. were . married at Allenton on
February 11. 1897.
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST
Issued by the U. S. Weather Bureaa
Washington, D. C. for the Week
Beginning Wednesday, Angust 18,
1915
For South Atlantic and East Gulf
States: Local thundershowera
fcr a day or two will be followed by
generally fair weather during the
remainder of the week, with season
abe" temperatures .
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
- . - . .. y
.Miss Mary Snider of Durham ar
rived Friday and is a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Q. T. Wil
liams. Miss Lila Thompson of Conway
a. C, arrived last week and is
Lt,1!? home of Mr' and Mrs.
T. Williams. ,
Miss Josephine Breece will leave
Tuesday of next week for Baltimore
and New York to purchase falL-and
winter goods for her millinery store.
Mr. E. H. Britt. who lives in the
northern part of town, lost a good
8. year-old horse Sunday. The
horse died .of colic caused from eat
ing green pea vines.
I'Damaged Goods" will be the
opening attraction at the Lumber
ton opera house this season, appear
ing on September 15th. It will be
followed by "Peg O' My Heart" Sep
tember 30th. . ;
Mesers. Jno. F. French, A; P.
McAIhster and J. D. McLean leit
1 uemay night for Philadel
pnia, baltimore. New York city, Ni-t-gara
Falls and points in Canada.
i.:ey will be away about 10 days.
Mr. Frank Gough delivered an
address yesterday at the convention
.'Oi. the Cumberland Countv Ban.
aun'-jay hchool Asso-
ciauon at Oreen Springs. There
wis a picnic' dinner and Mr r.m.K
a picnic' dinner and Mr. Gouirh
stys it was a delightful occasion.
Mr. R. T. Sanderson in having
hi3 store building on Fourth street
lem down and will have it replac
ed with a brick building, 20 by 60
feet. The work will be completed
in 30 days. Mr. Sanderson will con
tinue his grocery business on Elm
street in the room formerly occupi
ed by the Dixie cafe.
Messrs. A. G. Edwards
C. Bryant of the local Seaboard of
fice left Tuesday for San Francisco
and many other cities. Their trip
will carry them through 22 States.
Mr. Edwards is being relieved by
Mr. A. M. Diggs, who formerly re
sided in Lumberton, holding a posi"
tion with the Seaboard. Mr. Bryant
is relieved by Mr. Jackson Pitman.
FAIRMONT SPIKES GUNS
OF MULLINS' BOOSTERS
Boosters for Mutl'ns Tobacco Mar.
ket Given Rousing Reception At
Fairmont.
Special to The Robesonian.
Fairmont. Aug. 18 When Wash
ington crossed tne Delaware, Cae
sar the Rubicon or Hannibal the Alps,
neither did anything greater in o
far as his own particular locality
was concerned than the progressive
citizens of Fairmont did last Satur-
aay when they were hosts to some
sixty Mullins (S. C.) boosters. With
placards prominent everywhere and
large banners flying, they drove in
to Pages Mill just a little behind
schedule and since the first adver.
Using stunt was tried in these Unit
ed States, never has one people been .
so pleasantly surprised, if we may
be pardoned for using the Mullins
expression, than these boosters
were when some twenty automobiles
with large Fairmont banners flying
met them, told them they were wel
come to Fairmont and took the lead
in a procession of forty automobiles
loaded with Mullins boosters and
Fairmont citizens.
Arriving .at Fairmont proper, they
were escorted by members of the en
tertainment committee delegated to re
ceive them to the People's Warehouse,
whre Mayor Blue welcomed them in
a most happy manner.
Following the address of wel
come the boosters were invited to
the Dixie cafe, where lunch had been
prepared for them and here North
and South Carolinians united in one
single effort to pay homage to the
fowl of fowls.
It was really a boostin gtrip that
will go down in the annals of pro
gressive movements and the recep
tion tendered the South Carolinians
was one to be remembered "as long
as a woodpecker watches a dead sap
tree", as Mr. J. Dock Prevatte, who
made the response to the address of
welcome, well Said.
Alter lunch, the members of the '
party spent some little time ming
ling with Fairmont citizenship and
extending thanks for the hearty
welcome tendered them there. From
every standpoint it was a great dav
for Fairmont and no better phrase
can portray this eventful day than
that expressed by Mr. John P. Coop
er, president-of the Planters Bank at
Mullins: "You are returning-good
for evil".
Committees to - Arrange Premium
List.
Committes from the Farmers Un
ion and the RobesonPoultry Associa.
tion will meet in the office of Mr.
L. B. Townsend Saturday mornm
at 9:o0 o'clock to arrange premium
list for the poultry and farm-products
exhibit which will be held in
Lumberton in November.
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