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ESTABLISHED 1370. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADTAWC VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1915. NUMBER 5T FUNERAL OF MR. LAUCH. SHAW Remains of Most Prominent Citizen of St. Pa.aU Laid to Rest Yester day Most Largely-Attended Fun. eral in History of Town Masonic Funeral Funeral Party Met by a Large Crowd in Lumberton Mon day Night, Including Special Com mittee Appointed by Mayor Special to The Robesonian. St Pauls, Sept 2 Never before in the history of St Pauls has a funeral been attended by so large a crowd as was the funeral yesterday morning of Mr. , Lauchlin Shaw, an account of whose death Monday morn ing at 3 o'clock at Morgan ton, where he was removed from the train Fri day while on hia wav home from Asheville,1 suffering with paralysis, was given in Monday s Robesonian. Notwithstanding the inclement weath. er there were between 1000 and 1, 500 sorrowing friends and -relatives present to pay last tribute to their fellow citizen. The funeral was conducted from the First Presbyterian church by his pastor, Rev. James Murray, assisted by Rev. Dr. H. G. Hill, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Maxton. L Interment was in the cemetery at the church and the remains were laid to rest beside those of his first wife, who. died about 5 years ago. Nearly 100 Masons marched to the grave with the body. The complete burial service of the Masonic order was us ed and was carried out beautifully. The pallbearers were: active A. I. McDonald, L. I. Grantham. J. W. Alford, A. D. Evans, Dr. J. F. Nash, G. T. Fisher; honorary C. B. Townsend and Geo. B. McLeod of Lumberton, J. W. Carter of Maxton, A. L. Bullock of Rowland, John Mc. Arthur and D, A. McGougan of St. Pauls. I Excellent music apropriate for the occasion wa rendered by the church choir. The jonly special feature was a solo by Mr. C. B. Skipper of Lumberton. Deceased is survived by a wife, who was Mrs.. Nutting of Mississip. pi; a Btep son, Albert utting; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Robert Spiro of North River, N. Y.f two broth ers, Messrs. Neil Shaw of Lumber Bridge and Mr. J. D. Shaw of Mad ison, Fla.; and the following sis ters: Mrs. Flora McGreachy, Mrs. J. D. Johnson, Mrs. A. K. Mc Eachern and Miss Alice Shaw of St. Pauls and Mrs. Eddie Smith . of Quittman, Ga. Messrs. James and W. D. Johnson of St Pauls were his nephews . The floral tributes were very beau tiful indeed. Besides the many beautiful designs sent by friends was a very beautiful "Broken Wfveel" which was given by the St. Pauls cotton mill and a "Pillar" given by the First Presbyterian church. The grave was completely covered with flowers. -: In the death of Mr. Lauchlin Shaw Robeson loses one of her oldest and best citizens. He was born and rear ed in Robeson and was in h's 68tn vear. He was a son of the late Daniel Shaw. He was poor in his younger days but soon rose to inde pendent circumstances, making his fortune in turpentine and lufnber. He was one of Robeson's largest planters, owning considerable 'land in all sections sof the county. He was liked by all who knew him and was a friend to the friendless. His frienda were numbered by his ac ' ouaintances. From early boyhood he was a member of the First Presby tprinn church at St. Pauls and was an ardent church worker. For some j It was stated in Monday's Robeson time 'he had been supportin ga mis-jian that aU the money except $22 sidnary in the foreign .filcds. He had been found and returned to the wps also 9 Confederate veteran. jbank. Since then $9.95 of the bal Besides beine a loyal Mason, heiance has been found and the remain- is .i yr -L.. two 1 l i i r 1,1 waa a--memDer oi me . ivnigiii-s Pvthias, The large crowd oi negroes pica Prt t. the funernl attested JnjarUlieAn hig'h esteem he was held in by nis teans. It was by far the largest funeral ever held here. The church was filled to overflowing and .j crove was crowded on the outside. There was not roon enough in the church for the Masons, a good many of them having to stay on the out side. A large delegation from Lum berton were present. Also a large number from Hoke, Cumberland, Bla den and other near-by counties were present. , The funeral party, composed of Mrs. Shaw and son, Albert Nutting, Messrs. James and Walter Johnson and A. R. McEachern arrived in Lumberton Monday evening on the east-bound Seaboard train, which arrives here at 10:15. From here the remains were carried to St Pauls on a special train. Never before has such a crowd gathered to meet a funeral party .ajt the station here ex cept in a efw rare instances when prominent citizens of the town died a way from home, as met the funer al party Monday night Between 75 and 100 people from St. Pauls came over to meet the remanis and a large per cent of Lumberton's adult male population were present, including the folowing, who had besn specially re quested by Mayor A. E. White ( who had to leave town on a business trip North before the train arrived) to meet the train and act as a com mittee to reecive the funeral party and show such courtesies and at tentions as might be necessary:" Ex-Judge Thos. A. McNeill, R. P. Caldwell, George B. McLeod, Frank Gough, Q. T. Williams, C. "'. Townsend, Stephen Mclntyre, R.j C Lawrence. James D. Proctor, A.J AV. McLean, L. R. Varser, H. M. LUMBERTON TOBACCO. MAR KET GROWING IN FAVOR Good Breaks and Good Prices at Farmers Warehouse Thi8 Week- Mr. Billy Bransford Pleased With Record So Far This Market Is Getting a Firm Hold Talk of An. other Warehouse for Next Season. If any one has entertained a lin gering doubt about Lumberton "mak ing good" as a tobacco . market the record made so far this season has been sufficient to dispel that doubt for - good. The Farmers r Warehouse is growing in favor with the farm ers, and Mr. Billy Bransford, of E. O. Bransford & Co., proprietors of the warehouse" is very much pleased with recent sales and with the out look. , He says the Farmers Ware house has already gotten a firm hold, that the farmers have learned that the buyers here and the buyers have learned that there will be no lack of of tobacco on this market, and that the success of Lumberton as a tobac co market is assured. Sales this week have been fine. Tuesday between 25,000 and 30,000 pounds were sold at prices that pleased farmers, and while the amount sold yesterday was not so larsre'as the day before, on account of the weather, prices were good and the sale would have been counted a Jargre one a year ago. No doubt Lumberton will have an other tobacco warehouse next year. Already there is talk of another warehouse and before another season anoher warehouse will be an assured fact. ' FARMERS' UNION EXECU TIVE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Mclntyre Thanked for Lot . for Public Weighing and Grading of Cotton Sow Small Grain and Clo ver - A meeting of the executive com mittee of the Robeson Division of the Farmers Union was held here yesterday. President D. H. Britt and Mr, Ed W. Bass, both of Back Swamp, and Mr. V. A. Bullock, con stituting a quorum of the committee, were present. A resolution was passed thanking Mr. S. Mclntyre of Lumberton for his generous offer to furnish a lot free of charge for public weighing and grading of cotton. This lot is located just below the sale8 stables of Mr. CM. Fuller, on the corner of Chestnut and First streets. It is now being put in shape to take care of cotton by Mr. John Smith, cot ton weigher and grader for Lumber ton. The Farmers' Union executive committee heartily rocemmends that every producer have his cotton grad ed and weighed even, though he sells it on another market. The executive Icommittee recom mends the sowing of small grain, es." pecially rye, .where farmers intend to grow tobaco another year, and clover where they expect to grow corn. TRYING BANK ROBBER Small. Boy Bank Robber to be Tried This Afternoon AH But $2 of Stol - en Money Secured . and This Has Been Located. Elliott Merrick, the 10-year-old ne gro boy who stole $800 from the Farmers and Merchants Bank last Saturday morning when nobody was looking, scattered t his new-found wealth all about town and was lock ed up within an hour, will be triel before Assistant Recorder E. M. Johnson this afternoon at 3 o clock. iing - .a iwiu, xcjiium McN.air, 15 or 16 years old, son of Robt. McNair, colored, was suspect- noon, luesaay morning the money was recovered and Reynold wns re leased. " Reynold bought Saturday in Mr. K. M., Biggs' store from Mr. Furman Biggsa 5-cent ball of twine and tendered a $10 bill in payment This led to his arrest and to the re covery of the $9. 95. Officers have the balance of the money located, they are confident, an dit may be that they will be able to return it to the bank shortly after this get3 in print. . v Mr. "LI H. Caldwell put men to work this mcrning tearing dovn the old " unsightly 3-story tobacco house that has been an eyesore for genera tions just across from the union sta tion, .from which viewpoint it looked anything but pretty. "For thi3 re lief, much thanks." is a remark Lum berton will quote. Mr. Caldwell says he has not decided definitely about putting another building on this lot He is tiaving the material moved away. Raleigh News and Observer. Aug. 28: Eighty-four applications for ex aminations to practice law in North Carolina had been filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court yesterday when the time set by the court for such applications expired. This is a decrease of fourteen from the num ber taking the examination at the spring term of court, that being the largest in the history of the court McAllister, C. V. Brown, K. M. Barnes, E. J. Britt Thos. L. John son, W. &. Wishart J. A. Sharpe, Dr. W. A. McPhaul, Dr. T. C. Johnson, C. B. Skipper, R. E. Lew is, M. W. Floyd. W. S. Britt, Jno. D. McMillan, Dr. W. L. Grantham, Wi. K. Bethune. FLOUR 3IILLS OVERRUN All Mills In This Section Are Bun ning Full Capacity With Plenty of Wheat Ahead Robeson - Roller Mills st. Pembroke Busy Night and Day More Wheat Raised in Rob eson Than Ever Before and Next Year the Acreage Probably Will be Doubled. . It is a well-known fact that' more wheat was raised in Robeson - and other counties in this part of the State this year than ever before, so it is not surprising to learn that all the four mills are running at. foil capacity, with enough wheat on hand to keep them running for weeks. Mr. WxJ. Culbreth, manager of the Robeson Roller Mills at Pem broke, was in town Monday and in formed The Robesonian that his mill is grinding 100 bushels of wheat a day and that he has wheat on hand to keep the mil running night and day for some time. 1 On one day this season this mill received 500 bushels of wheat, which broke all records for one day. . Mr. Culbreth snyg that there is no doubt at all about more wheat having .been raised in Robeson this year than ever be fore, and he is confident that twice as much will be raised in the coun ty next year. AH the mills in this .section, he says, are. running full time just as his mill is and have plenty of wheat ahead. WILL LEND MON$Yr ON COTTON The National Bank of Lumberton Ad vertises That It Has $100,000 to Lend Robeson County Farmers on Cotton. '' The National Bank of Lumberton is advertising that it has $100,000 to lend to Robeson county farmers on cotton stored in public warehouses in Lumberton. No doubt other banks in the county also will have large sums to lend farmers on cotton prop erly warehoused, and there are ware house facilities in Lumberton to take care of quite a good deal of the sta ple. As stated recently in The Robeson ian, the Cotton Storage Warehouse Co. of Lumberton held a meeting recently and organized preparatory to storing cotton, and the Bonded Warehouse Co. of lumbenton will have a meeting in Lumberton Mon day of next week to prepare to meet the 'needs of the farmrs for th com ing season. Co-operation among bankers, mer chants and farmers will, it is (hop ed, be the watchword this fall, and the right sort of co-operation is ex pected to result in enabling the farm, ers to get ten cents, if no more, for the crop that is about to be mar keted. BUIE NEWS BATCH New Store Building and Cotton Seed Warehouse Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Buie, Sept 1 Rev. William Black returned here Sunday on his way from WTightsville Beach, where he had been resting a few days and preached at Philadelphus Sunday to a large congregation. He will spend1 several days around Piladelphus.i Wihere he was reared and spent his! boyhood days, ei6re returning to his home in Charlotte. There is not going to be as much cotton made through this section as was all along expected. We notice that cotton has failed badly through here. Mr. s. is. Wjlliams and son Thomas, and Mr. Walter McMillan, spent - Saturday in Fayetteville. Mr. A. R. Melvin, our popular merchant, is having a nice store building erected in Buie, and will soon move into it. A cotton seed warehouse is being built by Mr. J. StantonWealso-heag-that-there will soon go up another store, Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Brown report a most favorable trip to Montreat. They say the roas are fine and Mon treat , a most pleasant place to rest up. Mr. Sanford Britt and Mr.A. C. McLeod spent today in Lumoerton. Mr. Z- G. Hall was a Fayetteville visitor Saturday. Miss Berta Rowell spent a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brown. Misses Ma ria 'snd Sadie McMillan returned home Sunday from St. Pauls where they had been spending some time. Mjss Kittjr Jones spent the week-end with relatives. Mr. I. T. Brown was a Fayetteville visitor this week. Mrs. H. B. Ashley is spending la few days in Maxton. Miss Grace McMil lan is spending this week at the home of Miss Mary. Carmicael near Row land. Messrs. J.- B;" Humphrey and Allen Brown were Fayetteville visi tors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Britt spent Thursay in Lumberton. Mr. Willie McMillan is spending a few days with friends near Max ton. Bonds Will Be Sold This P. M Ar chitect Employed for Graded School Improvements. At a meeting of the graded school trustees yesterday Mr. J. M. Ken nedy of Raleigh was engaged as ar chitect for the new graded school building and improvements at the old building. Plans are now ready and work will begin as soon as possible after the money is ready. Bonds will be sold this afernoon at 3:3Q o'clock in the sum of $20,000 for School improvements. It is un derstood that the bids are good, be ine above par on 5 1-2 per cent se rial bonds . PARKTON PARAGRAPHS Great Revival Meeting in Progress at Methodist Church Remode'ing Res. idenee New Cotton Gin Nearing Completion Social and Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian.. Parkton, Aug. 31 The news of the death of Mr. Lock Shaw came as a great shock to his relatives and many xriendg of our town. We are now in the midst of a great revival meeting which is go ing on at the M. E. church, which began Sunday night Rev. A. L. Ormond, pastor M, E church - at Maxton, is doing the preaching and preaching with power fend demon, stration of the Spirit He holds the large congregations spell-bound from start to finish. Truly he is a great preacher and we trust that much and lasting good may result from this meeting. The large union choir is making splendid music and enjoyed by everybody present Outf town and community is to. be . congratu lated on the spirit of" harmony that exists among the three churches of the town. We yet expect great re sults from this meeting.' Preaching every morning at 11 o'clock and song and praise service at 7:45-at night. The public", is most cordially invited to these services. We are sorry to report Miss Ru. bie Council sick. Also Mr, M, B. Iiaywood remains unwell. Mrs. EUa Connell and children of Augusta, Ga-, arrived last Thursday and are spending some time with near relatves and freinds who are always glad to greet' them. Miss Douglas Beard left Saturday night for Dosley, N. C, where she will teach. Her school began Monday. Miss Beard wa3 accompanied by her friend Miss Margaret Rountree, who spent sever al weeks with Miss Beard. Mrs. A. Graham of Clio. S. C, visited her cousin Mrs. D. W. Marsh last week. Miss Lizzie and Jack McGirt, who live near Maxton, spent a few days with-their cousin Mrs. Marsh, and returned home Monday evening. Mas ter Clyde Council returned home Monday from a visit to relatives in South Carolina. Mr. Wv, E. Par ham left today for Richmond, Va. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Daniel and lit tle daughter left Thursday for an extended visit to Mr. Daniels' native land in Georgia. Mr. Daniel is cash ier of the Bank of. Parkton and his place is being filled by Mr A. F. Hughes. Mr. H. B. Culbreth, as sistant cashier, left Mondfry . even ing for Davidson College. Mrs. E. V. Ellis and children of Siler City are on a visit to relatives and friends in town and also visiting her old home near Edonia. The Baraca and Philathea Sunday school classes of the Baptist church enjoyed an ice cream supper on the church lawn on last Thursday night. A good time indeed for the young people. . Mr. D. W. Townsend has pur chased a residence in the town part of the town and is putting the building in first class shape paint, ing &c which will add much "to its appearance. The brand new cotton gin of the firm of Cobb & Johnson is right near completion and you may talk of your modern machinery, but just a call at this plant will convince any ; one tnat it is up to oate in every re- spect. Mr. J. D. McCormick has been enjoying his vacation. Messrs. C. S. McArttour and C. D. William, son spent Sunday in the town of St. Pauls and report a pleasant day. Miss Sadie McKinzie returned home Monday after an extended trip to relatives and friends to her old home, Tatom, S. C Mrs. Jamie McCall and children of Cio, S. C, visited Mrs. McCall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stubbs of our town, last week. : - THE TENSION IS OVER Germans Will Sink No More Unarmed Vessels Without Warning Recog nizes Princip'es for Which United! States Hag Contended Straine? Relations Thing of Past. Washington ' Dispatch, Sept. 1. Strained relations between the United Statea and Germany over the submarine warfare apparently pass ed into history today when Count Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, informed Secretary Lansing in writ ing that prior to the sinking of the Arabic his Government had decided its submarines should sink no mors liners without warning. . Miss Amanda McDiarmid will leave Saturday night for Chicago, where she will take a course in do mestic science and domestic art at the Chicago Technical Normal. She will be away about 10 months. The second large shipment of gold and securities from London to New York arrived the first of the week. It consisted of' bonds to the value of $25,000,000 .and $19,000,000 in gold. The treasure was carried in 6 steel express cars, 38 armed guards kept watch, and a pilot train was sent in front to make sure the road bed was safe. ; Salisbury dispatch, Aug. 30: Hear ing his little son calling for mother in the night and getting no response E.' L. Bolick discovered) that the mother was dead and had been dead fbr some hours. The family live near Woodleaf in Rowan county. Mrs. Bolick had not been ill and her: sudden death is attributed to heart: , trouble . LUMBER BRIDGE LOCALS Remains of Mr. C. II. Conoley Brought to-Old Home From Al abamaDeath of Mr. K. N. Ellis. Correspondence i of The Robesonian. Lumber Bridge, Aug. 30 Enclosed find clipping referring to the death of Mr. C. H. Conoley. He was from ths section, son of Maj. J. H. P. Conoley. His mother, three sisters and one brother, Mr. Wi. B. Conoley of Valdosta, Ga., survive him. The remains were buried here Friday. The clipping is from the Brewton (Ala.) Pine Belt News of Aug. 26. "Capt Charles H. Conoley, for several years a resident of Brewton and fr fifteen years a citizen of Escambia county, residing eleven years near Wallace, died at hi8 home on Parker avenue about two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. He had been in failing health for about a year, and recently returned from Pensacola, where he receved special treatment. Apparently he was improving and daily had been able to be out among his friends. "Captain Conoley was a native of North Carolina, and since removing to this county had been engaged in the nava stores business some 'twenty miles west of Brewton. He made countless friends, being of jovial, good-natured temperament, arid he will be missed by many who regard ed him as their friend. 'lie was 59 years of age. Hi8 ag ed' mother, a wife arid other rela ives are left to mourn his demise. "The body was prepared for bur, ial and sent to the old home in Lum ber Bridge, NortJY Car"ofma, Wed nesday afernoon, where interment will ba made. "Rev. J. F. Ford, pastor of the Presbyterian church, accompanied relatives with the remains to North Carolina." i Mr. D. McGoogan was at Highsmith hospital three weeks for treatment, but is at home now and improving. He is one of our most substantial citizens. Mrs. K. M. Ellis, near here, died last week leaving a husband, one daughter and two sons (twins), to mourn her death, OuP State high school is to open next Monday. . More about thi8 lat er. We are having delightful seasons now and our farmers are harvesting a good crop. TOBERMORY TOPICS The Lynchng of Frank In Re Fixing Price for Picking TrLCounty Per sonals. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Tobermory, Aug. 30 Referring to the lynching of Leo M. Frank, we are struck with the thought that some folks are guilty of murder. There is no excuse for lynch law and those responsible for the death of Frank cannot possibly represent Georgia's best people. Those who put Frank to death are no less guilty of mur der than the one who struck the blow that sent Mary Phagan to her doom and paved the way to Georgia's dis grace and the South's enternal em barrassment. In your issue of the 23d inst. I note an article in re fixing the price of picking cotton and peas. This writ er goe3 on to ask the questoin, "Mr. Farmer, Would yu like for the mer chants and buyers to call a meeting and pledge themselves to pay onlv a certain price l'or your produce?" "Well, that is just what they have done. The reason advanced for this argument is flimsy when one con siders the fact that it is the pro gressive farmers that are at the head of this movement Misses Iris and Lois Cashwell re turned to Lumberton Thursday after spending a few days, with relatives here. MissUrio!4Hisf-Petersburgdau?nterrDrT and-MrsA: CT Te- Va., is here on a visit to relatives Mrs. G. W. Johnson has return ed from a visit to relatives at Hope Mills. Sorry to report Mrs; J. R. Coun cil slightly ill - Mrs. John Watts an sister Miss Marsh Johnson of Parkton spent Sunday with 'relatives here. Messrs. W. A. Riddle, A. L. Car roll and Hugh Allen were business visitors to St. Pauls Saturday. Mr. H. L. Tyson has resigned as teacher of Oak-Dale school. His successor has not yet been elected. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Riddle and Mr. Wi. H. Tyson attended preach ing at Green Springs Sunday. Mr. Henry Stanley of Parkton at tended servce at Bladen Union Sun day night. - News Notes and Personals From Oak Grove Section. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Oak Grove, Aug. 31 Pulling fod der is the order o f the day m this section. " The singing school was to begin Friday of last week but on account of rain was postponed until Friday of this week. Mrs. J. F. Tyner and sons Jesse and Edward of Columbus county spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs. W. A. Brice. Miss Beulah Pamell of Lumberton is visiting at the home, of her uncle Mr. J. L. Prevatt. Mrs. Alfred Pamell and dauehters Misses Edna and Sallie spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Parnell. Mr. Jno. Bateman of St Pauls waa a Lumberton visitor yesterday. WEEKY WEATLHER FORECAST Issued by the U. S. Weather Boreaa, Washnigton, D. C for the Week Ending Wednesday, -September 1. 1515 For South Atlantc and East Gulf States: Generally fair weather is in dicated during the week, except that, showers are probable Wednesday along the South Atlantic coast, with somewhat lower temperatures. Ris ing temperature Wednesday over the interior districts, and on Thursday and Friday. Generally moderate temperature thereafter, BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS -'-How about a Dollar Day in Lumberton? September 1 closed the summer period during which 'a number of local stores agreed to close at 6 p. m. -Mis9 Lizzie Caldwell is under going treatment in Wilmington. She is staying at the Wilmington hotel. Mr. R. W. Morton of Rocking, ham, a plummer, has accepted a po sition .wun air. f. v. ureen, local tinner. Mr. D. E. Nance returned last evening from Atlanta, Ga., where he was under treatment of a specialist for some time. "Damaged Goods" will be the opening attraction at the local opera house this season appearing on Wed nesday night September 15th. Miss Eunice Rogers left Tuea- diy morning for Greensboro, where she -has accepted a position as sales lady with the Marler-Dalton-Gilmer Co. ' Monday of next week being Labor Day, Sunday hours will be observed at the postoffice, the rural carriers will take a day offh and the local banks will be closed. Mr. A. Weinstein left Monday evening for Baltimore and New York to purchase fall and winter goods' for his department store. He will be away about two weeks. Messrs. White & Gough will be gin tis week, or nearly next week, erection on the lot adjoining the plant of the Robeson Soda Water Co., First street, between Elm And Chestnut. of a brick warehouse for heavy gro ceries. The building will be 24x100 feet, two stories. Superior Court, 2. weeks' civil term, Judge H. W. Whedbee, will begin Monday of next week. Monday is a first Monday, too, rtntiuch means that the county commissioners and the county boards of education will hold their regular . monthly meetings; and it is Labor Day besides. Mr. and Mrs. Short of Oklaho ma, who are present field represen. atives of the orphanage of Falcon, N. C, are expected to arrive this afternoon, to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Carlyle for a few days. From here they will go to Pages Mill, S. C, where they will engage in revival services. Master Mack Fisher, The Robe, sonian's bright carrier, found the other day at the home of his grand mother, Mrs. L. R. Breece.- with whom he lives, Walnut and Fourth, an egg that was laid by a hen that is evidently highly educated, speak ing fowlly, as it were. On the small end of this egg, as plain as plain, is as good a "c" as anybody can make. That hen has already made her mark. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Whaley and daughter Miss Evelyn, and sons Messrs. El wood and Ralph, and Miss Minnie Lennon returned Tuesday eve ning from a week's visit to the west ern Part -of the State. They made the trip in Mr. Whaley's auto and ' visited a number of places of inter est in the mountains, making- head quarters at Hendersonvile, where Mr. and Mrs. Whaley s son-in-law and beau, live. In sending check for an adver tisement carried recently in The Rob esonian, Prof. J. A. Campbell, prin cipal of the widely-known Bute s Creek Academy, at Buie's Creek. Harnett county, writes: "We have had a fine "opening, more than 25 per cent larger than a year ago, with representatives at the opening from 45 counties, 4 States, China and South America. Robeson has ten witlrus and others - are coming: from your good county." ' Mr. and Mrs. John C. Fuller and children, Mary Louise and John Colrane, arrived home Tuesday night from Hendersonville, where they spent two weeks and where Mr. Ful ler's father, Mr. C. M. Fuller rented a cottage f(r the summer. Miss An nie Neal Fuller is .expected home from Hendersonville tonight and Mr. C . M . Fuller is expected home 'Sun. day. Another son and daughter of Mr Fuller Miss Epsie and Mr. Da vid, and Miss Lucy Allen, who is with them, probably will stay in Hendersonville till October. Mr. W. P. McAllister, his si3-ter-in-law Mrs. R. E. Lewis and hiB small daughter, Nancy Pope, re turned Tuesday night from Hender sonville. where they spent some time. They made the trip in Mr. McAllis ter's auto to Cheraw; S. C-. mak ing the balance of the trip by raiL recent heavy rains, havinsr made the roads unsafe. Mrs. J. A. McAllis ter, who also has been at Henderson ville for some time -is expected home the last of thi3 week. Mrs. W. P. McAllister, who has been at Hen dersonville for her health for sever! months, will not .return homeuntl October. r