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ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIYE CENT8. ' COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH lM A YPXADyAWCT VOLXLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1915. NUMBER 61 HOLD COTTON FOR 12 CENTS,' SELL NO SEED TILL DEC 1 Adrice of Robeson Division of Farm ers Union Dr. Poe's 'Article on Holding Cotton and Robesonian's Comment Thereon Commended Pleased With Public Weigher and Grader. Hold your cotton for 12 cents the pound and don't .sell any cotton seed before December 1 is the adrice of the Robeson county division of the Farmers' JUnion, which was in ses sion here yesterday. There was quite a number of interested members present, all of whom seemed to think that this year's crop should bring at least twelve cents per pound. All farmers who are not members of the Union are urged to co-operate with tho nembers of the Union in holding seed off the market Americans Again Advised to Get Out SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFER- of Mexico. J ENCE ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT i Washington Dispatch, 15th. j American . Consuls in northern A New Organization for Thin niatrirt BUIE NEWS BATCH in Mexico, which now has become the chief battleground between the con tending factions, have been advised by the State Department not only to notify American citizens to with-t draw from the danger zones, but to ; leave Mexico , themselves if condi tions become intolerable. TEUTONIC ADVANCE . .. NOT SO FAST Interesting Facts Presented to Par. liament About Finances and Mili tary Operations No Peace Pro posals Likely Now. Press Summary, The Union commended Dr. Gar- ence Poe's article on holding cotton for 12 cents, which appeared in Mon day's Robesonian, also the editorial commenting thereon which also ap peared in Monday's Rohesonian. Members of the Union are well pleased with the law passed by the last Legislature requiring all cotton sold on the markets at Lumberton - and Maxton to be graded and weigh ed by a public man, and the secretary-treasurer, Mr. F. Grover Britt, was instructed to have the law as passed published in The Rob esonian, adding such com. ment as he sees fit as it seems that some buyers don't want to comply with this plan, which seems to be fair to both seller and purchaser. The Union also went 'on record as favoring the establishing of public weighers and graders at all the cot ton markets in the county Messrs. F. Grover Britt and J. .'the Admiralty, spoke -G r-Pr e vatt - were - appointed "delegates to the State meeting, -which will be held at Durham November 16, 17, 18. Messrs. Okey Stephens and Edgar Bass were appointed alternates. - REPORT OF COTTON GINNED 27 Bales Ginned in Robeson Prior to Sep. 1 This Year as Compared With 172 Bales to Same Date Last Year. . Twenty-seven bales of cotton, count ing round as half bales, were ginned in Robeson county from the crop of 1915 prior to September 1, as com pared with 172 tales ginned prior to the same date last year. This is according to a report made to The Robesonian by Mr. D. McP. Mc Arthur, who lives near Red Springs, and Mr. J. W. Barnes of Barnes-j -ville, both of whom are special cen sus agents for Robeson. rians Received for Remodeling Grad ed School Bui'ding. Plans have been received for cut ting the auditorium of the graded school building into additional reci tation rooms. These plans are in the hands of local contractors and Aha Knntrart will be awarded in a few' davs. Advertisements are be ing prepared for bids for the new building, these bids to be opened ear ly in October. At the same time con tracts will be awarded for other im provements in the old building re- modelinsr heating plant, repainting wood work, putting in fire escapes, etc. The enrollment at the graded school has gone beyond the 400 mark and Supt. Sentelle expects that the en rollment will go as high as 550. The British Parliament has passed a new vote of credit of $1,250,000, 000 bringing the total since the out break of the war to $6,10,000,000. Breat Britain's daily war expenditure now is fixed at more than $17,500,- 000. Premier Asquith and the War Sec retary, Lord Kitchener, have present ed interesting facts to Parliament concerning Jjotb finances and military operations. According to their state ments, more than 3,000,000 men have I been recruited since the war began and munition factories are springing up, and munition supplies being vast ly increased. In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, un der Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said Germany had offered no peace proposals, nor could he imagine any being made at the prestnt time which would be acceptable to the Allies.' Arthur J. Balfour, First Lord of optimistically of the preparations for the defense of London against air raids. The United States having accepted the evidence in connection with the sinking of the Arabic ans conclusive proof that she was torpedoed with out warning, Ambassador Gerard will present to the German Foreign Office a summary of this evidence. Latest Vienna dispatches indicate that no official information has reach ed there on the request of the Amer ican government for recall of Doc tor Dumba the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador at Washington. . The official communications issued by the various general headquarters show that the Teutonic- jadvance against the Russian armies is pro ceeding much more slowly than a few weeks ago. Northeast of Dubno the Russians have made a heavy counter-atack in an attempt to win back the fortress, but Vienna says the attempt was un. successful, and that the Russians lost heavily. The artillery still is bearing the brunt of the actions in the Western Many Delegates Attended Meet ing at Maxton and Great Interest Taken in Work. Maxton Special, Sept. 15, to Wil mington Star.. Today saw the closing exercises of a two-days' session of the Sunday school conference of the Rockingham district of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. This is a new organ ization for this district, having been organized at this meeting by Mr. M. W. Brabham, Durham, field secretary for this work, and Mr. J. M. Way, Spartanburg, S. C, divisional field secretary. At the executive meeting the fol lowing were chosen as the officers to head the organization: President, E. H. Gibson, Laurinburg; vice presi dent, Rev. H. M. Eure, Red Springs; secretary-treasurer, J. P. Gibbons, Hamlet. Executive committeeRev. J. H. Hall, presiding elder, Rockingham, chairman ex-officio; E. H." Gibson, MARIETTA NEWS NOTES I WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST . ! -4 Philade'phus High School Doing Fine Revival at Bear Swamp Social and I Iued by the U. S. Weather Bureau, A Road That Should be Put in Good Condition Personal. ' Correspondence of The Robesonan. Buie, Sept 15 Prof, and Mrs. Samuel J. Kirby left last week for Gastonia, where Mr. Kirby goes to accept a position in ;the farm-life school there. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby made many friends during their stay in the Philadelphus community, and his many friends were sorry to lose him. Mr. L. E. Blanchard comes in Mr. Kirby'a place. . Mr. and Mrs.. Peyton McMillan and Miss Laura Jones spent a few days the past week visiting friends at Broadway. Mi. Walter JMcMiU lan was a Fayetteville visitor Thurs day. Messrs. J. B. Humphrey, Pais ly McMillan and W. A. Smith were Lumberton visitors Monday. Mr. Hector McMillan and son Henry of Laurinburg , spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Paisly McMillan. Mr. Q. G, Hall was a Fayetteville visitor Friday. Messrs. L. H. Holt and W. II. Adams were Lumberton Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Marietta, September 15. Miss Rachel Oliver delightfully en tertained her Sunday school class, Washington, D. C for th Wfc Beginning Wednesday, September -15, 1915. For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: The week will be orte at generally fair weather and relative- together with the C. W. Club, Frl-jiy high temperature although nun day afternoon from four to six at j dershowers are probable in coast di her home. j tricts , The guests were met at the gate; '' . . - by the hostess, assisted by her sis-j ., Int, " etr Miss Helen Oliver, and shown B F ITEMS 0F LOCAL NEWS Laurinburg; Rev. JEL E.JStanfieM,!v5s!tors Tuesday, Miss Janie McMil. iuii oi ot. rauis is spending a lew days with Misses Maria and Sadie McMillan. Messrs. A. Britt, A. C. McLeod and J. L. McNeill ispent Monday at Lumberton. The Philadelphus Ihigh school is progressing nicely, new scholars are Fairmont; Rev. H. M. Eure," Springs; J. P. Gibbons, Hamlet; R. K. Craven, Abbottsburg; George R. Rose, Jackson Springs. For the Wesley Bible class, Organ izer. R. K. Craven was chosen to head this v.;ork while Mrs, J. C. Davi3 was chosen to organize the elementary department. A large number of delegates were in attendance at all the meetings and great interest was taken in the work Of the 24 charges in this district not a one failed to have representatives. There were 18 ministers, 21 Sunday schQoLsuperintendents- and 43 teach ers, besides 107 delegates outside of Maxton, present. seats on the beautiful lawn, which wa3 very inviting. Seats and tables were tastefully arranged about which were clustered ferns and fragrant roses. After a brief business session of the club and reading of - current events, the guests found places at the tables and engaged in a very interesting game of the old favorite progressive iip-jinks Mrs. W. M. Oliver and Miss Ruby Adams tied, being the most progressive players and cut for the prize, which was gracefully pre sented by the hostess to Mrs. W. M. Oliver, the lucky one. Dainty re freshments were served and the party reluctantly departed. Miss -Attie McArthur . and Mttle J. O. spent Friday at the home of Mr. and Mr3. J. S. Oliver. Mrs; W. II. Oliver, who spent some time with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Janie Oliver has returned to her home in Raleigh. Mr. Dan Page returned being enrolled, and prospects are from Moritreat last week. Mr. and FAYETTEVILLE PRESBYTERY Farmers Interested in Cover Crop Problem. "I have sold more than twice as much seed rye this fall as I did last," was the remark of a Lumberton mer chant recently. This goes to prove that the farmers are becoming in terested in the cover crop problem. Men who know declare that to fol low rye with tobacco means that a much better grade of tobacco win be the result. It will not mean any ino to vou. Mr. Farmer, to try it out. i Mrs. H. G. Stubbs to Johns Hopkins for Serious Operation. The Robesonian was advised in a phone message from-Fairmont last evening that Dr. J. P. Brown would leave Fairmont last night with Mrs. H. G. Stubbs for Baltimore, where Mrs. Stubbs would undergo a se rious operation today, if possible, at Johns -Hopkins- hospital 250th Session Being Held at Hamlet Next at Sanford Rev. I. N. Clegg Moderator. Hamlet Special, 15th, to Wilmington Star. Fayetteville Presbytery, in its 250th stated session here with 35 ministers and 59 elders in attendance, voted today to hold the next stated session at Sanford next April. Features of the session today included a sermon this mrning by Rev. H. J. Mills, following the opening devotinal ex ercises conducted by Rev. J. D. A. Brown and the appointment of Rev. F. D. Viehe as agent for Flora Mc Donald College, he having been re ceived into the Presbytery at this session. Rev. I. N. Clegg of Laurel Hill, was elected moderator by acclama tion at the opening session Tuesday morning, following the sermon by the retiring moderator, Rev. H. M. Dix- zone, and a Holland dispatch reports ion. Rev. W. M. Fairley was elect- neavy tiring in progress in a wester-' ed etmporary clerk and Rev. R. A jy direction, wnicn mignt mean an ac tion in the N6rth Sea. RECORDER'S COURT County Commissioners and Road Trustees Will Meet Monday. AH the road trustees of the county are expected to meet Monday at the court house with the county Com missioners, who -will hold an adjourn ed session on that day." Miss Lillian Nance returned yes terday from Waynesvilh, where she spent some time. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Yells of Shelby have been guests sinceyester day of Rev. and Mrs. W. B. North at the Chestnut Street Methodist parsonage. Mr. Wells is an uncle of Dr. North, They will go tonight to Laurinburg to visit relatives. Irvin and Bright Parnell Found Guil ty of Retailing They Must Stay Out of Howellaville and Wishart's Townships and Two Adjoining Townships in Bladen for Period of Two Years. ' Irvin and Bright Parnell, both of Howellsville townshijp, were before Recorder E. M. Britt yesterday on the- charge of retailing. Bright Parnell was also given a hearing on the charge of carrying concealed weapons. The deiendants demanded a jury trial, in each case, which was granted. The trials lasted practi cally all day. The jury on the case as to retailing was out more than two hours after the case was turn ed over to them. Guilty was - the decision of the juries in both cases, but they recommended, that the re corder make his verdict as light as possible owing to the fact that the boys are young and the sons of Reu ben Parnell, the notorious alleged Blockade King of Howellsville, who, as mentioned in t Monday a Robeson ian, was arrested and lodged in jail last week. The recorder did not render his decision till 11 o'clock this morning. Prayer for judgment was continued on he payment of the cost, both defendants placed under a $200 justified bond to stay out of How ellsville and Wisharts townships, al so the two townships in Bladen coun ty bordering on Robeson, for a pe riod of two iyears. Jf caught in either of these townships during this time they will be arrested and brought to trial and a heavy road sentence imposed. If the boys settle! in any other section of the, county than the two townships mentioned they are to appear "before the recorder every month for two years and show they they have not dealt in any way with spirituous liquors. There was quite a bit of interest in the cases and both Howellsville and Wishart's townships were well represented at the trial. growing better each day for even a better school than in the past.,, -Messrs. Albert Prior, W. R. Mc Neill, J. A. Stanton and Paul Mc Neill spent Monday in Lumberton. The road leading from Philadel phus via Buie, to St. Pauls is the direct route to-Fayetteville. If there was a good road from Buie to St. T"i 1 l . rauis, mis roaa would open up a good piece of country, and would be of great good to the people up in this community, and also to all liv ing along this route. Wie hope the different townships that this much- needed road would go through will take steps to put this piece of road in good condition. Messrs. Paul McNeill and Wal-' lace Prior left today for Virginia to take up school work. Mr. and Mrs I. T. Brown and Miss Amanda Brown spent Sunday at the home of Mar. and Mrs. e. .C. McGoogan, near Rennert. BELLAMY BRIEFS Death of Mr. Mack Speight Pro tracted Meeting Next Month Per sonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Bellamy, Sept. 15 Picking cotton seems to be the order of the day in this section. Mr. Dayton Wilkins of Howells ville spent Sunday with his broth er Mr. Frank Wilkins. Mr. J. B. McLean spent a short while at the capital Saturday xn business. Mr. and Mrs. William Davis visited rela- McLeod engrossing clerk. The lat ter preached the Presbyterial sermon Tnpsdav nicbt. On Tresdav after-1 noon Prof. J. C. Kelly was heard tives at Lumberton Saturday. Miss in the interest of Elise high school. Ruth Pitman of Laurinburg spent the Dinner is served on the church week-end visiting friends and rela- grounds, picnic style, each day at tlves nere. air. u. n. ioaa speni 7100H I nmiv i v vuf i i kJ i Ml day. Misses Jerusha and Podie lodd spent Friday at Bladenboro. Mr. Joe Freeman and little daughter, Miss Pearl, spent last Wednesday at the capital. Mr. . Stephen Mercer of Lumberton spent Sunday in these parts. Mrs. Kitty Taylor of Hope Mills is visiting relatives in this vi cinity. Mr. Gary Todd of Wilming ton is spending several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.C. Todd. Mrs. Cora Hendren and little son, Master Earl, are visiting relatives at East Lumberton. A Strangely-Colored Squirrel Mr. Charley Hickman, who lives on the Star route from Lumberton, was among the visitors in town Mon day afternoon. Mr. Hickman told The Robesonian's locaL re porter about a certain squirrel he saw on his way to town. The squir rel was in the public road about 6 miles from town and , instead of be ing the usual squirrel color he, was wearing a very black head, had a white ring around his neck and his body was somewhat black, but not quite so black as his. head The tail of this paricular squirrel Mr, Hick man says, was far from the usual color, except about two inches of course he didn't measure it to be sure about the exact lengh which was as white as snow. n Those folks who insist that birds and - bea sts - of strange colors are abroad in the land in times of jvars, or that such isa forerunner of wars; might , get a point here for argu ment. Mrs. J. K. Wells who had been vis iting their son Dr. We.Jls, . left this morning to visit relatives in Lum berton'. Among those who have gone away to school during the past week are Mr. Bernard Oliver to Trinity Col lege; Miss Anne Page accompanied by her brother Mr. Oliver Page to Dayton, Va where she will enter music college; Miss Alice Page to Meredith and Mr. Joseph Page to Wake Forest. Miss Helen Oliver will leave Thursday for State Normal, Greensboro, where' she will enter her junior year. Mrs. M. F. McArthur of Rowland and Miss Nona Oliver of Marietta returned from Montreat last week. We are sorry indeed to report Miss Carrie Page's condition very serious and no improvement, she is in Dr Thompson's hospital at Lumberton for treatment. We hope for her speedy recovery, as she has many friends here and is loved by all who know her. The meeting is being conducted at Bear Swamp this week by the pas. tor, Rev. J. T. Allen, assisted by Rev. Mr. Willis of Dillon, S. C. who is very; forcibly and impressive ly preaching the gospel and it is hop ed that there will be much and last ing good done. ELROD ECHOES -New Death of Mr. Bill Williamson Cotton Gin Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Elrod, Sept. 14 Bruce, the small child of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Miller, who has been sick with diphtheria, is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Haddon McLean vis ited Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pool Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Paul of Flor ence visited Mr. Paul's sister Mrs. J. M. McCall Tuesday. Messrs. J. E. Bridgers and W. L. McCall are visiting friends in Bladen county. I Mrs . George Lamm and children, formerly of this place, but now of Wauchula, Fla., are visiting at the home of her uncle Mr. D. A. Mc Call. Mr. Sam Bridgers of Rocky uraeri"n- - . . Mount is paying a visit to"his home The protracted, meeting will begin . , McCall Bros at Antioch the second Sunday in Oe tober. The pastor, Rev. W. R. Davis, will be assisted by Rev. E. L. Weston . This community fwas shocked to hoar of the sad death of Mr. Maok Speight, which occurred Monday about 1 o'clock. He was about 30 years old and leaves to mourn their loss a wife and one chilLJ)ur -Sympathy goes out to the bereaved ones. Sorry to report Mrs. I. J. Wil kins on the sick list. School Bonds Win in Ralegh by Big Majority. News and Observer, 15h, There was a sweeping majority for the $100,000 issue, of school bonds in the Raleigh township election yester day. Each of the twelve precincts gave a heavy per cent of their regis tered vote in favor of the issue. The actual number of votes cast against bonds was 81, and this with the num ber not voting, 207, made the total unfavorable to bonds 351. The num ber of votes for bonds was 1,280. The registered vote was 1,631. The ma jority for bonds, 929. Superior Court Adjourns Judge Whedbee Sick. Superior Court -; adjourned Tues day afternoon on account of the fact that Judge H. W. Whedbee was t iken sick, and he left Tuesday night for his home at Greenville. Krw eyer, he was not thought to hive been seriously ill . The tfollowing) Jury tria were completed after the report of the proceedings published in Monday's paper were written: W. R. McNeill vs. board of road trustees, non suit ed: J. A. Singleton vs C. D. Fer rell, judgment for plaintiff; R. M. Norment vs F. W. Walters, judg ment for plaintiff; N. C. Loner vs W. D. Prevatt, judsrment for plain- H. Rev. Wm. S. : Johnson of, St Pauls is among the visitors in town today, trict Tuesday and yesterday, Rev. Dr. W. B. North, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, returned last night from Maxton, i tiff; Ellis Carriage Works vs D where he, attended tire Sunday school McCall, judgment for plaintiff, conference of . the Rockoneham dis-l A number of judgments was sign ed without jury trial. have installed a new cotton-gin and are now ginning cot ton. The "coons" are busy m the fields. . Mr. J. H. Jones returned Sunday from his home at Micro much im proved in health. Mr . Bob . Gaitley, who" lives near Rowland, was in Elrod Friday. Mr. Adrian McRae is keeping post office in the absence of our post master Mr. J . E Briugers . We were sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Bill Williamson, which oc curred Monday " at ' the home of his son Mr. Orrin- Williamson, . near here . - He was buried this afternoon. Robeson Delegation in Raleigh To day. Mr V. J. Thrift, rniintw attnrnev! Mr. C. B. Townsend, a member of the successor of the late James ... iVA. O i i the board of county commissioners; Mr. and Mrs. Odell Edens are the happy parents of a fine girl, bom Sunday night. Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son win ha ve their millinery openin g Thursday and' Friday of next week. A force of hands is at work weeding off the old cemetery near the Seaboard station, which adds much to its appearance. The hour for Sunday school at the Episcopal church has been chang--ed from 3:30 p. m. to 9:30 a. m. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Middling- cotton is selling TorT the local market today for 10 1-8 cents per pound, strict middling 10 37. 1-2 cents. The price of cotton has been moving up for the last several days and May futures yesterday went, as high as 11.93. Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son have added much to the appearance of th srrocerv deDartment of their lrge department store by putting in large plate glass windows. They have also installed an elevator in the hardware department of their store. Mr. W. W.. Pitman, who lives near- Bellamyrwas a Lumberton "vis itor yesterday Since the postoffice at Bellamy was discontinued the folks in that section have had very poof mail facilities but it is expected that thesituation will be relieved within the next sixty days. --Miss Lizzie Caldwell returned Monday evening from Wilmington, where she spent three weeks under going treatment for stomach trou ble. Miss Caldwell went to Rich mond las week to consult a stomach, specialist, returning to Wilmington Saturday. She thinks her condition has improved.. z Mrs. C. V. Brown received a 'phone message last night from her sister Mrs. Wallace of Wilmington to the effect that their brother Mr. Frank M. Fitts died last evening in a hospital in Buffalo, N. Y., follow ing an operation. Mr. Fitts was in a hospital corps of the rmy and was located in Buffalo. No particulars have been learned. Mr. M. G. McKenzie is attend ing sessions of Fayetteville Presby tery at Hamlet as delegate from the Lumberton Presbyterian church. He went to Hamlet Tuesday morn ing and is expected home tonight. Others who attended part or all of the sessions from this church are: Rev. J. Frank Gorrell, pastor; Messrs. A. W. McLean. J. P. Russell, and II. M. McAllister. Mr. J. B. Bowen has tendered his resignation, effective October 1, as assistant in the office of County Supt of Public Instruction J. R. Poole and has accepted a position in the law offices of Messrs. McLean, Varser & McLean. : Mr Bowen has been Supt Poole's assistant for about five years and has filled the po sition with ability and efficiency. His successor has not been announced. He succeeds in the offices of Messrs. McLean, Varser & McLean Miss Leah "Nachman, who has returned to her home at Lake City, S. C. Among the Sick. The condition of Mr. R. A. Mc Lean, solicitor of the recorder's court, Lumberton district, who was taken violently ill while in court yesterday morning, is, greatly improved today. Mr. McLean was taken to the Thomp son hospital, but it is thought that he will be able to leave this afernoon. Webb, 2-year-old son of Mrs. Nan nie Crump, who lives on East Fifth -street, has been suffering for the past week with diphtheria. His con- diiton seems o have become worse during the past two or hree days and he was reported as being very sick this morning. Durham Cor., Raleigh News and Observer: Samuel H. Reams, since 1909 agent of the Seaboard Air Line at Savannah, Georgia,- and lor 19 years a railrod man in Durham, is Mr. Geo. L. Thompson, county tax assessor; Mr. J. M. McCallum, coun ty auditor; and Mr. Frank Gough composed the party that left Lum berton last evening for Raleigh for the purpose , of going before the Corporation Commission today to protest against the tax rate increase; imposed upon Robeson. Delegations from Rowland, Maxton, Red Springs, H er sections fif th. rountv ulsn Ti-pntlMl to Raleigh yesterday for the same'M purpose. Edw. Staeir as vice president and general manager of the Durham and Southern Railway. His official du ties as supervising director of the railway that operates from Dunn to Durham will begin about October 1. DR. W. W. PARKER Specialist in Fitting Glasses and Relieving Eye Discomforts Phone. Office 126, Residence 189 Lumberton, N. C
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