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VOL XLVI. V LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915. NUMBER 5(5
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MR. LOCK SHAW PASSES
BOLD BANK ROBBERY
ANNUAL INDIAN PICNIC
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
BEN WALL RECAPTURED
Prominent Farmer and Merchant of Small Negro Boy Stole
St. Paul. Succombs to Stroke of I Farmers & Merchants
Paralysis Was On His Way Home I
From Mountains Led at aiorgan
ton This Morning Remains Will
Reach St Pauls Tonight Funeral
May Not be Until Wednesday.
Mr. Locke Shaw, aged 68' years,
a prominent farmer and merchant of
St . Pauls, died at Morganton this
morning at 3 o'clock as a result of
a stroke of parlysis which he suf
fered Friday afternoon while on a
train between Asheville and Morgan
ton. Deceased is "survived by his
wife, a step-son, Master Albert Nut
tington. and an adopted -, daughter,
Mrs. Robert Spiro of North River,
N. Y. 'Mrs. Spiro was advised of his
illness immediately after the stroke
and is expected to arrive at St. Pauls
tonight.
$800 From
Bank Sat
urday Enjoyed His Riches . For
Only a Brief Hour All But $22
Recovered-Scattered Money Right
and Left. Leaving a Broad Trail!
Which Led the Officers to Him
Quickly.
Elliott Merrick, a 10-year.old negro
boy, stole $800 from the Farmers
& Merchants Bank, Chestnut - and
Fourth, about 10 of the clock Satur
day morning and for a "brief hour
wa3 rich a3 a king. At the end of the
hour. he had been lodged in the coun
ty jail and all but $22 of stolen mon
ey: had been returned to the bank
by Sheriff R. E. Lewis. Rural Po.
liceman Eli Phillips and Deputy
Sheriff Arch. Prevatt. Chief of Po
lice Redfearn was busy on another
jcb at the time, which accounts for
n: : . i i i. - o J iit
Kir Affair Sneechea 1 Con. Arh Lovett Bound to the Superior
nuin Godwin and Mr. J A brown i
Better Farming Their Theme
- An Orderly Crowd Excelent Uin.
ner berved Indians Have ALada
1a JiA t fi rrnyn in Vln
The remains will reach Lumberton k "U u. w .
on the night seaboard train irom , , A. .tVi. ,;.,.
. Great Progress
( and Are Eager for Educational Ad-
vantages.
Something like two thousand peo
ple were present at the great annual
Indian picnic held at the Indian Nor
mal school building, near Pembroke,
Saturday. Early in the morning the
folks began to gather lrom all parU
of the county and y the time for
tne sepeaking to begin the crowd
was so large that it was decided to
let the speakers of the occasion, Con.
Court on Charge of Attempt at
Criminal Assault Protests Inno
cence. ,
Arch Lovett, a young white man,
in Recent ears I married1, was before Assistant Re.
coraer tu. M. Johnson Friday charg
ed with criminal assault upon An.
na Scott, a young white woman
Lcvett was bound over to the Super
ior court under the charge of at
tempt at criminal assault and placed
under a $250 bond, which he failed to
make, and was placed in jail. Both
parties live-near McDonald. -
The plaintiff, who is afflicted, tes
tified that on Sunday, August 15.
she was stopped on the road and
, , " , ... .. . ,i , u. n nappsnea on-vmg wise; aoiner
Charlotte and will, it is expected, bejT. . . . ,
taken to St Pauls tonight on a spec-' ; - "'8i progressive Indian, who lives at Pern,
i o 1 ffn.H TVA firViA TM thO flinOffl i ,1'v'"" ' V " i hvnlra Mm infKAHiiAfAfir Aaf a- i.tac.
- . , . mi . ii.- 1.1 niuriuiiir
iai train, ine urne iur ww iuiwi . o m. flTiJ slA1 M OAn
iIf.il Kly -l,T' "Yri -ThomtfBon, a director o&4fe bank,
cct a
LTfW 7f w ll o tak iwh haPP'ened to be Poking over
hhHli1 w wt some papers in his saf e-deposit box
""rt "T. JL ;Zir -i,therer to watch the cash
Mr. Shaw had
Montreat for thepast two weeks and ' Rnpa KHf absenra El-
Mr. Shaw had been enjoying .Rood..." a , anH Wpj Mr. Thnmn.
LPaW.J- NBOi if he as the cashier, Receiv.
xsiievillc hi may , ukiuwu w
had stepped out but would be back
in a moment, iUliotfc. asked to De ai-
Mr
gressman H. L. Godwin and Mr. J.carr,ed Jnt0 the woods by Lovett for
A. Brown of Chadbourn. speak out(.the .Purnose of criminally Assault
in the open where all the people ,nK her but was prevented from do
could hear. I in 80 by his wife, who came upon
The speaking began about 11:30 a.ltnem Just 5n time to prevent the as
m. The first speaker. Mr. Godwin, I Bault She also testified that she
was introduced by A. S. Locklear, a! passed the home of Lovett and stop-
ptm 113,1 a cuuveraaiiun wiin nia
wife. Lovett left before she did
most beautiful and complimentary.
meeting her on the road a short dis-
He referred to Mr. Godwin as oneitance from the house and asked her
Escaped Convict Shoots at One of 3
Witnesses Whose Testimony Sent
Him to Roads and Whom He Had
Sworn to Kill Mr. Leon Henley
Had Close Call.
Ben Wfal, the negro who was serv
ing a five year sentence for breaking
into a store and the depot at Mariet
ta and who escaped from the chain
gang several weeks ago after serving
about six months of his sentence, was
recaptured one day last week. Wall
went to Marietta a few nights before
his arrest and hot at Mr. Leon Hen
ley aa he was locking his store, Mr.
Henley not knowing he was aboutThe
ball passed through Mr. Henley's
shirt, but fortunately didn't touch the
skin. Wall, it is said, declared that
if he ever got out of the gang he
would kill Mr. Henley and Messrs.
Carl Oliver and Ab Harrington, the
three witnesses, whose evidence con
victed him of the charge of breaking
into the store and depot. He was cap
tcred near Page's Mill. S. C., and
carried back to the chain gang and
put to work. It is said that Wall
might have been lynched by some
of the friends oi Mr
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
It came on to rairi in torrents
for a while during the early hour
this morning the wee sm' hour, be
fore day.
. -TCiyjl court, a 2-weeks' term, will
begin Monday of next week. Judg
H. W. Whedbee will preside. The
calendar is published eJsewher in.
this issue.
Mr. D. E. Nance, who has been
in Atlanta, Ga.. for some two months
taking treatment under a specialist,
is expected home the latter part of
this week. Word from Mr. Nance
says he is greatly improved.
Messrs Jno.F.French and Dixon Mc
Lean ofLumberton and Joe Bridge of
Bladenboro returned Thursday night
from a ten-days trip to New York,
Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada.
They report a most pleasant trip.-
Mr. A. E. Wbite will leave to
night for New York where he will
spend ten days or two weeks pur
chasing goods for the department
store of White & Cough, of which
he is senior member. Mrs. White
will accompany him.
Rev. B. Townsend of Raeford passi
j i i i .. i. m . Af tha ffiAfida jv Han av onn M I .i . . '
of the pioneer, Democrats of the! wny sne man t waiK iaster, sne re- - " r ;r"'V urlV if? "rouKh UimbertOn Saturday ow
was wanting as iasi"- : V J u v ' 3 naJ to uarnesviue to oegin s
icr ,lc lucu iuc eiiuv.
turn home and Mr. Shaw suffered the
stroke in hia rieht side immediately
after the train left Asheville. Effort i Jd "to ' clek n ousphn.
bue as his conditio ngrew worse he
was taken off the train at Morgan
ton, It is said that he never re
gained consciousness after the stroke.
Mr. A. R. McEacihern of St.
Pauls, who Was at Connelly Springs,
was notified of Mr. Shaw's illness
and went at once to Morganton.
Mes?rs. James and Walter Johnson
Stftt anA Hf.rlnro.3 that ha Jiaj nlaw-ipHed that she
ed a great part in the bringing of!a she could, when Lovett told her
North Carolina to her present posi-lj.? . j1.5 would take long steps
tion Mr findwin Bnnir in .ia a I like he did sha could go somewhere
son n he was tne casmer. neceiv- - v ........... . , - , n:ri.0. vp ,,n
Vlo snfnrmntinn that the cashier1 ual pleasing manner, using as his a ne. Ulen. PicKed ;ner up
ing the information tnat xne casnier . . . . i-hke a babv and carried her into the
rigulture. He showed how esential woods a short distance when Loyett's
it was that the people in the rural Wle came up. ..; . (
ThomDson left but soon received a districts should be educated, and in1 Lovett testified that Annie winked
' When Mr. Barnes came back Mr.the right way. "Tilling of the soil at him three times while she was in
rru . n is one oi tne most lmnortant voca- conversation wun nis wue. mat ne
CHICKEN MEAT AM SWEET
Three Negroes Must Pay Dear for
stealing the Fowls for a Chicken
Stew To the Roadg for Stealing
Shoes.
Ninety days each on the county
roads for William Varine and David
duv ran received, 1T. i:1Ti j" "r .,TV.'5 ::"'.'a I' l-.: u". " '7Z "1-nn., m Hoa-f- Dinhan Rt
'phone message to hurry back to the; .i"? wa r.' &.rZ
honk Mr Barnes h&A counted hJS S xaimer ia prusperoua Clinic vii me iu oiiu, ou agicea w -ii ,
cash r"immldiatelv after waiting upon there is prosperity abroad in the land, all that he proposed to her and thatlceived this morning from Assistant
casn lmmeuiaieiy nii-ci t1wv u : j it. -.ui' ir T?AonrHp. K. f. Johnson for a "Sadv"
AvtX f ndino that hi- rocn uul wiicii tic is uuuicaacu, liib wiiuie onv vhij uiv,iui;u nci iiuiutcntc '"-"t : . .
was $800 shy - $800 that had lian country is oppressed, ah classes are "er nis wue approacnea mem.
on the counter in a package when he I dependent on thej success or failure! There were quite a number of wit
he was of course dum.'Ui ie bki rcuiiurai classes iwr a nve- nesses examined, nuo none seemed
james .ami vner ""a'j.1.rij
of St. Pauls, nephews of dereased, . . . nn B. h. -nt-rej the lihood. The farmer should pay more to know anvthinc about the matter
p.lso went to Morganton and all threejDank Mr. Thomnson saw that some- attention to his business and figure except what they had been told by
night chicken stew which took place
in the ftnrk Swamn section. The
boys, it seems, had been in the habit regard to taking special' work this
hp on n " .
series of meetings there vesterdar.
He will go thence to Raft Swamp
to assist Rev. W. R. Davis in a se
ries of meeting8 which will begin next
Sunday. -
-A special excursion train brought
in several hundred colored people
from Marion. S. C, and other points
down the Raleigh & Charleston road
Friday. They seemed to enjoy the
day immensely. A colored band for
nished music and plenty of it for
the occasion.
Prof. R. E. Sentelle will be in
town this week and if there are any
pupils here who desire to see him in
were with him when the end came.
place unil Wednesday. -
Deceased was an ardent church
worker, being one of the oldest and
thing was wrong, and when Mr. ir nis. interest as tne lawyers, aoc- Annie and Lovett. The trial lasted
Barnes informed him that the sum tors, merchants, newspaper men and 'several hours and was witnessed bj
of $800 was missing Mr. Thompson other classse figure for their inter- a large crowd.
nnn;cl,w1 that ha fnrirnt fnr oSt. TheV should fitudv Questions thati Th nlnintiff wa rnroiuntpr) hv
most loyal members of the "". a moment all about the small boy. concern them most. Figure the cost Solicitor R. A. McLean and the de.
nan cnurcn bp oi. rui. .ut "Nobody's been in here but me and oi proamnion an pront maae on lendant by Mr. L. K. Varser of the
for some tide been supporting a mis-j -d M r Thompson. "Yes there your crop. Strive to get the great-j firm of McLean. Varser & McLean.
siuuniv iu vuc iviciRi. .v jj0g Gorge said riarnes; as puooiuic jfm wun mc iuwesi
rne of the largest planters of the!gur a you're born somebody else possible cost: Parents should make
county, being a large owner - rea'i has been here." Then Mr. Thomp. the farm attractive to the young men
estate, and besides he was interest-j 8Qn recaue(j the visit of the little -col-after they have secured an education.
H i
n a
number of
Dusmess emer- Hlvn
tmses. ne was one oi tne biock.? v.
bolders in the newly organized Plant-
In his death Robeson loses on
its foremost and most highly-respected
citizens. - .
AnJ ha voxiilori tnn 1 A -farmer like all other men .don't
having heard the swinging door be- need to be educated to make a fail-
THE FINAL SUMMONS
Remains of Mr, Charley Conoley
Brought From Bruton, Ala- to
Lumber Br idee for Interment.
4-u Mumfini, mnm inn Tnp ure. iiui lo suLCbeu ht. nis Dusiness ne 'I'ha rsmama nr Mr imnriov iinn.
o m Za r- .v:-t ...MI Vc wu. .,.. . r ... - . - , - ,1 . . ..-.j vr
prs uann CH oixrusi wiutii m, . . . aa aa it swnno- to. a must D6 educated, ine iarmer neeas Ipv. whose death orenrrad at hia
do business m Lumberton. . tn wbirli he naid no attention at to stick to his business 365 days home. Bruton. Ala. Tuesdav niirht
B(wahri,aV r i, - , i r r m - - (i
Uliit, Tka Ka. V.Q i cfnlATi anf t IV tO the VPfl. AS anV Other hURineSa man Af loof woaL- urora hmnivht tw T urn.
vllv IrllllW . alio UVJ UHf oww.a kw. ij . y jo TV. vavufaav vr m-iv in
into the counting room, picked up the sticks to his. WTinter work, or the ber Bridge and the funeral conducted
package, and quickly got out. car-j work of preparing the land for the: Friday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Ford,
i-vinir out with him a snittoon that he, crop, is worth more many times thanmastor of the Presbvterian church at
INDIAN WOMAN BADLY BURNED had with him when he entered the the cultivation of the crop. The; Bruton, of which deceased was a mem-
bank, speaker mentioned tne vast improve- ber, from the Presbyterian church at
Neither Mr. Barnes nor Mr. Ihompj ments maae along ail lines oy the Lumber Bridge. Interment was made
of havine a chicken stew occasional
ly and on account of war times they
founj it better to steal their chick
ens than to buy them. Saturday night
year or making up work that thev
failed on last year he will be glad
to have them call on him either at
his home or his office in the erad-
thev stole 3 chickens from Mr R.ied school building.
M. Lamb of the Back Swamp Bec- Dr. J. P. Brown and son,, Mr:
tion.' All three plead guilty of' the j Hal, of Fairmont, left Friday for
charge. I Waynesville. making the trip in Dr.
Jesse McNeill, colored, was before : Brown's auto. They will spend sev
Assistant Recorder Johnson Saturday eral days at Waynesville with Mrs.
charged with stealing a pair of shoes Brown, who is spending the summer
w-v -tn l- T
Liresg caugnt rrom i an i ui uurmnxi , . t-rA(1 Tndinn9 of Robeson and declared tht'i tl, u, wi,, o-.H Th
riinlinavi hv Presence or sun mkw " , j 7 . . i . , , 1 v.ij...R
MinS Vifnn In I w each other in amazement and help-ithere were great fields for develop- remains were accompanied from Al-
r v . V r lessness. Only for a moment.'ment and urged them to continue ! abama by the widow; Mr J. C. B.
lraoene l nomas, iiuuaii, wa "-'though
verely burned at the garage orinei . th t e . it was not hard, not relax their efforts till the top
Officers were communicat- j their strides for more education and Conoley, a brother of the deceased,
. once an-i it was not nara not reiax tneir euorts mi. tne ton who hves at Valdosta. t;a. and bv
1 a, - Ifi. frt Walimdoifl vu ------ - --ii i i -
iumuerwn vu. uij i 0 et on the trail of the bold roo-,naa been reacnea. Rev. Mr. Ford, pastor of the de
af ternoon when her dress caught fire' ber Mr. Godwin's address was a gem, ceased. Quite a number attended the
from a pan of burning gasoline, one ( Elliott 0ried for a brief space inland seemingly was greatly enjoyed funeral. Among those who attend
started to run out of ' the building. hg new found wealth. He was gen-, by the large crowd who listened to ed ' from Lumberton were Mr. and
when she discovered that her dress was erQUS He was lordly. For a shortihim with intense interest. Mrs. R. D. Caldwell and two sons,
on. fire, but her son-in-law t Mya;wbiltt he was a gilded youth and he The next speaker on the program, I Masters Robert and William and Mr.
Hunt, whom she had gone to the Ka-;wanted to astonish folks. He peeled; Mr. J. A. Brown of Chadbourn. was Joseph Prevatt Sr., and two daugh
rage to see, caught her and ronea, off ft bill from his ro flS 0ften as, introduced in a pleasing manner by;ters Misses Edna and Dovie.
her upon the floor, in that way ex- , met an acquaintance and handed , Rev. I. R. Sampson of Raynham.l Mr.' Conoley who was about 55
MmtiakSni. tho f amps Mpnipai nii in. t : r. r i, fj . . , : n . . .
out a iive.aoiiar uui. or a ten niiniuuuuuuiis mi. uiuwu nc icj.ch cu years oia, ieit KODeson county wun
didn't matter to him. He went to; to him as one Who had done a great his two brothers about 20 years ago,
was rendered by Dr. T. C. John
son.
lrabelle
was talking to
standing near where he was vulcan
izing tires. Lloyd was pouring gas
oline into a vulcanizer and this caught
from another vulcanizer near ' by.
Lloyd dropped the Pan ar,d tne flames
immediately, caught Irabelle's dress.
nr.. T II r'oiHmn 'a RtnrA nnn.rloQ! fnr thp hi rlrp o.f rJnrth Car.
T1 J J ' . 11. VM"Vitu . v I "II - .
, ' bourht some cartridges and did not olina in his efforts for better edu
i wait for chance when he handed the
clerk a five-spot. He crossed the riv
er and ave a colored woman $10.
lie was It.
I Leaving a wide trail like that, of
course tne omcers soon una u.
And when the officers got him Elli
ott tod them where the money was.
tbn woods
And People Are SUU Calling for An.j. . below the old -wooden bridge
in iiuiicouH - ... xu- vj,.or. mnch of tho mon.
. ey-given away was -recovere a; $J
iicur mc
7,000 PEOPLE VACCINATED
ti-Tvnhoid Vaccination
Jalaria-PracticallyEradicated..
. m -m . J r-i m ' " " " ...
Dr. B. W. Page, county neaitn(Were found under a brick
ffii anva Via haft piven Over 7.000 iThnmncnn hostiital.
anti-typhoid treatments up to Sat- Elliott was plumb astounded when
urday night and the folks are still 'he found how rich he was. Some
calling for the vaccination. He is nepr0 told nbout Elliott sitting down
well pleased with the interest the m tne woods to count the money,
citizens of the county are taking and He peeied off the bills. "Five dol
the co-operation given him in the jars ten dollars Good Gawd, dar s
work both in eradicating malaria; a twenty-dollar bill!" he gloated,
and the prevention of typhoid. Tnerel Duncan McMillan, colored, relat
are now only a few cases of typhoid -Jng how bills of various denomina
in the county, and malaria. which tion8 were hidden all over the woods
Aa ttw leaves exclaimed wun a
sigh, "If I'd a-known toe had dat
much money I'd a drap him cold.
Mr Barnes thinks the boy had
planned the whole thing and had
chance For sev-
First Robeson County Bale Reported i erai days he had been bothering Mr.
Was Ginned For Sm I), liuiiara, Barnes to le" 1 im clean out spi.iuuna.
at remoroKe rriaay oy aicvurnin-n
was a most common disease through
out the county two years ago, has
been practically eradicted.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON
& Burks
The first bale of Robeson county
cotton for the reason that has been
reported to The Robesonian was gin
ed Fridav at Pembroke by McCor
mick"& Burks for Sim D. Bullard.
an Indian who lives near Pembroke:
The bale weighed 600 pounds. Mc
Cormick & Burks offered to purchase
the bale but Bullard decided to hold
it for a better price.
M.
Notices of New Advertisements.
Mule for sale.
Fresh milch cow for sale.
Special tailoring sale at K.
Biegs' store Sept. 1 and 2.
Valuabe farm in Columbus county
for rent or lease.
Report of Robeson County Ware
house. E. J. Davis and Sons, Prop.
New model No. 9 01iver typewrit
er. .
.Program at Pastime theatre.
Tyson & Jones Jbuggy f oe at
b-'eain. - .
Dissolution notice. .
and he had been in the bank once be
Mr. BarnPi had
told him that he had nothing for him
and to stay out. But he evidently
watched, and when he saw thet Mr
Barnes had stepped out decided that
his chance had come. , .
Elliott was like a good many older
folks; he cotld not stand sudden pros
perity, and so he was not rich for
l0IMr. Thompson says Mr. Barnes
needn't ask him never no more to
watch for him at the bank, for .ie
will not do it One can imagine how
nice and comfortable Mr. Thompson
felt when Mr. Barnes broke the news
tEliott is still in jail. It has not
been decided what will be done with
him.
Mr. L. C. Parker of Lumberton, was
registered at the Oceanic Hotel yes
terday. Wilmington Star. Aug 28,
Mr. A. II. McLeod of Lumberton,
is a guest at the Oceanic Hotel.
Wilmington Star, Aug. 30.
cational advantages.
Mr. Brown started out by saying
that the farming industry nowhere
more needed revolutionizing than in
Robeson and Columbus where the
lands were fertile and needed noth
ing more than the Drober care and
cultivation to make them produce all
the produce desired. He urged the
importance of less land and better
having lived in Alabama and Georgia
since that time. He had been en-
from the chain eane. For the of
fense he was placed in the gang for
60 days.
Mr. John E. Gilmore who has
been connected with Mr. J. Clyde
Martin in a grocery business on Elm
street, has bought out Mr. Martin s
interest in the business and will con
tinue the business at the same place.
Mr. Martin has not decided yet what
he will do.
' Messrs. Frank Gough and L. R.
Varser were the principal speakers
Saturday at a 3-days' Sunday school
convention of Sunday schools in the
Cape Fear Association, held at White
ville. They report a large crowd
in attendance and a most pleasant
occasion. .
A party of Seaboard Air Line
Railway officials, composed of Messrs.
P. G. Walter, superintendent; J. T.
West. D. P. A.; E. E. Hunter, D.
F. A.; A. O. Wilson, division engi
neer; (J. B. mormon, train master,
.1. B. McNearlv. road master; and
H. E. Pleasants. T. P. A., spent
about an hour in Lumberton Thurs
day. They were making an inspec
tion trip of the line from Hamlet to
Wilmington and were making the trip
They were maKing
rnrAA n tit- f iimontina trnrl naval 'in A TYlOt CiT CUT
stores business and had been very sue- the trip for the purpose of mspect-
cessfu hav nc accumu ated auite asine tne roaa, eic. ine iu
bit of property.
Mrs. Homer Surle8 of Broad Ridge
Section.
Mrs. Homer Surles. aged about 20
vears. died suddenly at !her home
heincr made all over the S. A.
lines.
cultivation .
Read farm newspa
pers and keep up with-thenew- ideasxhetunerarwas 'conducted from the
advahced alone the line of farming,
Farmers generally read too little.
The speaker urged the farmers to
plant clover and cover crops a3 soil
builders and buy less commercial fer
tilizers.
Mr. Brown's address was instruc
tive and entertaining and no doubt
will be worth much i to the Indian
farmers who heard it.
After the speaking was over the
speakers and several other white per
sons present, including this reporter,
were invited upstairs by Jim Dial, a
prosperous jndian farmer, where he
had prepared a sumptuous dinner,
one that was most highly enjoyed by
all who were so fortunate as to par
take thereof.
. The speakers declared that, they
had never seen so quiet a crowd on
any picnic occasion. While the speak
ing was going on it wasus as quiet
as if it had been church seisftce. On
ly a few years ago there was always
trouble of some-kind at these pic
nics, but no people in the State have
made greater stndes along the lines
of education and civie advancement
during the last few years than have
the Indians of Robeson county. They
appreciate their advantages and make
use of them, the evidence of which
can easily be seen by attending one
of their celebrations. They are now
industnoug and make desirable citi
zens who are much interested in the
material - welfare and advancement of
their county. State and .-fiation.
The picnic Saturday was a big af
fair, and ne thaf will fee long re-i
membered by all present.
HAPPY JACK.
near Broad Ridge church. Thursday
morning of last week at b o ciock
License has been issued for the
marriage of Henry Jackson and El
la May Hallj Walter Barfield and Ber
tie Ivey."
home Friday afternoon by Rev. Paul
T. Britt and interment was made in
the family burying groutidnear the
home- Deceased is survived by her
husband and one child
Mrs. Surles had been a member
of Broad Ridge Baptist church since
its foundation and her life was one
of beautiful Christian spirit which
made for her numerous friends who
were sorely grieved to learn of her
untimely death.
John Wishart. 14-Months.Old Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L.. Williamson
John WSshart, 14-months-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. Williamson,
died Saturday night at the. home of
his Barents after several days illness
The funeral was conducted from the
home. 1207 Chestnut street, at 5
o'clock vesterday afternoon by Rev.
Chas. L. Greaves, pastor of the
First Baotist church, and Rev. J.
Frank Gorrell, pastor of the Presby
terian church. Interment was made
in Meadow-Brook cemetery,
Mr. "Frank Roberts of Howellsville
Dies Suddenlv.
Mr. Frank Roberts, one of the
oldest and most highly-respected citi
zens in Howellsville township, died
suddenly at the home of his son. Mr.
Jas. Roberts, Saturday. Mr. Rob
erts had Pone to the home of his son,
who lives in Howellsville township,
and fell over dead without warning
Deceased ig survived by his wife and
a number of children.
Wm. Randolph Edwards, 9 Months
Old.
Wm. Randoloh, 9..m'onths-old infan
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Edwards,
died Saturday of cholera infantum.
Interment was made in Meadow
Brook cemetery. .
Mrs. Sallie E. Rogers and daugh
ter Euni? returned last evening
from Wilmington ijd Wrightsville
Beach, where they spent some time
visiting relatives.
"MrTancTilrsrWrTrllutchison-and
daughter Lilian, went this morning
to Wilmington, where they will spend
a few days with friends.
Miss May McKinnon of Mt. Gilead
will arrive this evening and will be
a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. G. McKenzie, kim street.
Mia Rell McMillan, who had been
spending some time at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. McKenzie, Elm
street, returned to her home at Man
ly Friday. :
Mr. C. A. McArthur of St. Pauls
is among the visitors in town today.
MisR Pearl Howard, a saleslady at
Mr. K. M. Biggs store, spent the
week end with br parents. Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. D. Howard, near St.
Pauls.
Mr. W. R. Atkinson of Center
was a Lumberton visitor Saturday.
Mr. Charlie Spivey of Lumberton,
route 3. was among the visitors in
town Saturdav.
Mrs. G. B. McLeod and daughter,
Miss Irene, and son. Mr. G. Badger,
returned Saturday from Waynesville
where they spent several weeks.
The commissioners of Craven coun
ty at a special meeting one day last
week decider to build more man
miles of road in the county at a cost
of more than $10U,OUO.
Mis3 Carrie Parham of Lumberton
arrived n the city yesterday to spend
a few days with her brother and sis
ter,, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parham. at
208 North Secod street. She was ac
companied by her brother, Mr. W. L.
Parham. who returned home yester
day afternoon. Wilmington Star,
Aug. 30. ;
Mr. Ira Smith of Howellsville was
a Lumberton visitor Friday.
Mr. P. W . Parnell. who lives on
route 1 from St. Pauls, was a Lum
berton visitor Saturday.
there. Elsewhere in this issue will
be found an interesting letter front
Mrs. Brown at Waynesville.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pittman
and children. Robt A. Jr., Preston,
James and Flora, and Mrs. E. R.
Mitchell and daughter, Sarah, wto
live near Fairmont, were Lumberton
visitors this morning. They wera on
their wy hom from Lumber Brulre
motoring in Mr. Pittman's car. Mr.
Pittman was surprised as he ap
proached Lumberton t see evidence
of the heavy rain that fell last night
No rain fell at Lumber Bridge, he
said. Some places along the road
were made dangerous tnd t one point
Mr. Pittmn thought for a while that
he was stranded.
Mr. L. E. Blanchard. coantr-
farm demonstrator, returned Friday
night from Raleigh, where he spent
the last three days of a 4-weeks ab
sence attending the State Farmer
Convention. Mr. Blanchard visitei S
other counties during the four weeks.
helping to hold farmers institutes in
some of them, and if he had any
doubts when he went away about Rob
eson being the best agricultural coun
ty in the State he hasn't any now.
He is more enthusiastic than ever
about Robeson and is goine to write
a series of articles for The Robe
sonian telling about some things he
observed on his trip and about how
Robeson county farmers may make
Robeson the garden spot Nature in
tended it to be.
Mrs. Sallie Snead and daughter.
Miss Elizabeth Snead, returned Sat-;-,,
urday night from Greeleyville. S. C.
wheretheyspentsometimeat-, the
home of Mrs. Snead's son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wlit
aker. and are at the home of an
other sin.in-law .'and daughter of
Mrs. Snead, Mr.' and Mrs. L. R-
Varser, East Fifth street. Miss Snead
is a member of the graded school faculty.
Mr. W. A. Bruce of Buie, Toute I
was a Lumberton visitor Saturday.
Mr. M. C. Taylor of Maiden ar
rived in town last night and is av
guest at the home of his son-in-Iaw
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bent
Floyd, West Tenth street.
Congressman H. L. Godwin spent
a while in town Saturday afternoon
coming over from Pembroke, where.
he adressed the Indians of Robeson
county at their annual picnic He
want from here to his home at Dunn.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE
The public is hereby notified .that
the. co-partnership heretofore exist
ing between J. E. Gilmore and J
C. Martin at Lumberton, North Car-,
olina, under the firm name of Gil
more and Martin, has been dissolved
and the business in the future will "
be conducted by J. E. Gilmore iiu..j
dividually. AH persons indebted to
said co-partnership will make pay
ment to J. E. Gilmore and all per
sons having claims against same will
present them to J. E. Gilmore for--.'
settlement.
J. E.
J. C.
GILMORE,
MARTIN.
8 30" 4mon
Miss Fannie E. S. Heck, for 3
vears president of the Woman's Mis
sionary Society of the Baptist State
Convention, and retired president of
he Southern Association' after 2t'
year?!' service. d'e at her home in .
Raleigh on the night of the 25th af-,
'-r nrotracted l Iness.