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r - - - THE-EOBES0SKN ESTABLISHED 1879. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1.5$ A YEAR. DUE IN ADYAKCX VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1915. NUMBER 63 BULGARIA CAUSES A STIR WILL HOLD FOR HIGHER PRICE RED SPRINGS NEWS LETTER MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS LONG BRANCH LOCALS Activity in Mobolizing Forces Dis trubs Balkan States and European Capitals Intentions of Bulgaria Not Definite'y Known Raid by French Aeroplanes Germans Cap ture Russian Positions Russians Victorious Over Austrians. Press Summary. Bulgaria's activity in mobolizing her forces has caused a stir not only among the Balkan States, but "in the Euronean Capitals. 'Whether Bui. garia is to join either of the bellig erents or intends to maintain an armed neutrality is not definitely known. The ' Bulgarian Premier, however, recently told the . Govern ment members of Parliament that the war danger in the Balkans had de creased, but that the Bulgarian Gov ernment had been obliged to resort to armed neutrality. The Premier also is quoted as having told his sup porters that Rumania and Greece would remain neutral and that he did not believe that a treaty between Rumania, Greece and Serbia against Bulgaria exists. Bulgarian reservists are hastening to the colors, one of the reserve of ficers being authority for the state ment that the general mobolization includes 250,000 infantry. Bulgaria's field army of all ranks numbers be tween 300,000 and 350,000 men. Berlin semi-official reports . state that there are no indications that Bulgaria's action will lead to a gen eral outbreak in the Balkans and that no news has been received in the German Capital of a moboliza tion by either Greece or Rumania Nevertheless King Constantine has heerr in "conference withr Premier Ve- nizelos and the general staff of the Greek Army and a Cabinet council has had the situation under conside ration. Bucharest is silent with respect to the attitude of Rumania which be cause of the geographical position of that country will probably remain quiescent' until Bulgaria's final de cision is taken . One Of the features of .the war is to be found in a raid by a squadron of French aeroplanes, which in re taliation for attacks by the Germans with aircraft on open towns of France and England, has flown from the frontier fo Stuttgart, Capital of the Kingdom of Wurttenburg, a distance of more than a hundred miles and deposited shells in the neighborhood of the royal palace and the station. The damage done is not recorded. Heavy artillery actions continue nil along the line from Belgium to the Vos'ges mountains On the Eastern ront in the region' ton loking up, the farmers are be of Pvinsk the Russians have again) ginning to feel somewhat better, assumed the offensive and n battle is J However, we can do more by putting in progress. To the southeast of. in wheat and oats. Pvinsk the Germans have captured, Russian positions, according to their! ATE HALF BUSHEL POTATOES report over a front of two miles. Unofficial reports indicated that the Russian forces which evacuated Vilna have been withdrawn from the danger zone. The efforts of the Austro-Germans, however, to encircle the retreating armies are still in j progress In Volhynia in the region of thoibcrton, according to the story of his trianel? of .Russian fortress and in bayonet attacks along the Ikwa riv r the Russians have been victorious over the Austrians, capturing several villages and a large number of men. ' From the Macva frontier of north west Serbia almost to the iron gates of (the Danube the Austrians and Germans are heavily bombarding Serbian' positions. The State Department at Washing ton has been notified by Dr. Con stantin Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador that he has been recall ed on leave by his Government. Doc - tor Dumba has asked for safe con duct to Vienna but the American Government will await formal noti fication from the Austro-Hungarian Foreign office before acting on this request. President May Call Extra Session of Senate. Washington Dispatch, Sept. 22. The advisability of calling a spec ial session of the Senate within the next month is being seriously con sidered by President Wilson, it was said today at the White House. If the session is called it will be pri marily for the purpose of allowing the Senate to revise its rules in or der to curtail debate. The Presi dent, it was said, would reach a de cision in the matter within a week or 10 days. - The Durham hosiery mills are to supply the United States' navy with 300,000 pairs of cqtton socks. The specified amount of the contract is .$27,500. The British steamer Ultonea, eight days from Galveston, limped into Newport News, Va., Monday night for engine repairs with 50 horses of a cargo of 1,450 dead and many sick as a result of the excessive heat. Fact That Farmers Are Selling Some Cotton at Present Prices Does Not Mean That They Are Witting .'to Dispose of Bulk of Crop Now. Several of Robeson's largest cot ton growers when asked recently if they were selling their cotton have remarked that , they were Belling a few bales, but would be in no hurry to sell the bulk of the crop. It is true that most every farmer need3 some money to pay for picking, gin ning and other things, which means that right at. the opening of the selling season quite a bit of cotton is always placed on the market, es pecially if the price ranges as high as ten cents ;.the pound. 4 Judging from this, the fact that the farm ers are turning cotton loose now does not mean that the cotton crop will all be sold at the present prices. The farmers seem to think that is, most of them that they will realize a bet ter price later and are determined to hold some of their crop for the Jiigh er price. DOWN BOARDMAN WAY New Cane Mitt Planning to Put in Wheat Sawmill May Start Up Soon Farmers Feeling Better. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Boardman, R. 1. Sept. 21 Miss Lou Kelly of Fairmont, who had betn visiting her brother, Mr. Livey Kelly, returned home .yesterday. Mr. Jno. Ivans has bought a new cane mill, including copper pans. Mr. Ivans expects . to cook hundreds of gallon.' of syrup this year. With an olo.-.inferior mill last season he cooked near 600 gallons. "" Someof ihe"farmers iiTthis sec tion are planning to put in some wheat this fall. We trust the in. crease in prices of cotton will not affect their plans. Cotton picking has been the order of the day for the past two weeks, but rainy weather has called a va cation in that line of work. Mrs. Von Carter, widow of Mr. Von Carter who died at Boardman two weeks ago with pellagra, has moved back to ther old home near Fair Bluff. Mrs. Carter's marriage to Mr. Carter was her second ven ture in matrimony, her first hus band, Mr. Baukin Barnes, being run down by a train near Fair Bluff some five years ago. . The saw mill at Boardman is ex pected to start up in about Tiur weeks. The sweet potato crop, according to reports from all sections, is a record Jbreaker. With corn, sugir cane and plenty of potatoes and cot- In 4-Hours' Sitting And He is Yeti - Vlive and Among Us Broke Long. Fast Caused by Hiccoughs Lumberton no doubt can justly boist of having. the champion sweet potato eater in the world. A cer tain colored man, who lives in Lum wife, who says-she cooked the pota toes, ate one half bushel of pota toes in four hours, save one 'one P tato. " This certain man, so his com panion says, had the hiccoughs for three days and could not eat any. thiner durinir the three days' time. When the hiccoughs ceased this man went to the store and bought a half bushel of potatoes and went home and put his wife to cooking them at twelve of the clock and at four o'clock that afternoon he had eaten all the half bushel except one, and his wife says she had to take that lone, last potato away from him to keep him from eating it. The wife, who told the story for the truth, says her husband sat up all night af ter eating the potatoes and expect ed to die, and she says further that she sat up with him. Thisj3abig story, but it came so straight as to have been told to one of the lead ing pastors of the town by the wife of the man who ate the potatoes; and the preacher told the reporter. Among the Sick. Mr. P. P. Green went Tuesday to Fayetteville to undergo an opera tion on his head at the Cumberland General hospital in the hope of re lieving severe pains to which he has been subject for some time. It is not thought that the operation is a warw-Tsprimisono'and Mr. Green-ex- pected to be able to return home in a few daysi . Master Webb Crump, small son of Mrs. Nannie W, Crump, who. has been suffering with diphtheria at the home of Mrs. Crump in the eastern part of town for some time, continues dangerously ill. Mr. Jno. W. Gaddy and son. Mas ter Alton, who live on "route 1 from Fairmont,' were among the visitors in town this morning. Students From All Over at S. P. C. Get-Acquainted Evening Exec utive Council of Scottish Society to Meet District Convention U. D. C. Today and Tomorrow Correspondence of The Robesonian . Red Springs, Sept. 22 New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massa chusetts, Wisconsin, Missouri and all of the Southern States except Texas have given of their best to the 250 girls who compose the student body of Flora McDonald College this year. The buildings are filled to their ca pacity with 215 girls and 30 offi cers and teachers. ' All friends of the institution will be glad to know of this successful opening. ' Get-acquainted evening, or the re ception by the Y. W. C. A. on Monday evening of this week, was a most delightful event. An attrac tive musical program was rendered by C. G. Vardell, Jr., Misses Virgie Goodwin, Dickson Vardell, Augusta McKeithem, Lucy Huskett, Annie Johnson and Laura Shipley. Every body had to look into everybody else's eyes and write the color of the eyes in booklets provided for the pur- pose. Mr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., is spending a few weeks here before returning to the Damrosch School of Music in New York for a post graduate course. His friends will be pleased to know that he will give a concert recital in the college audi torium while in Red Springs. The executive council of the Scot tish Society of America and the committee on Flora McDonald Col lege will meet in joint session in Raleigh on Wednesday, the 29th of of forming plans for the years! work. Other very important mat - VVlfl W 111 UliVU 0JVA tllO' Jills 1X1 bers of the executive council are: Governor Craig, president; Mr. A. W. McAllister, Greensboro and Rev. C. G. Vardell, D. D., Red Springs, vice presidents; Miss Eloise McGill, Red Springs, secretary and treasurer; Mr. J. P. McNeill, Florence, S. C, Miss Ida Mci.eaniacK warning-, lun,, Unas iriary u. nsneuuiu auu Mrs. D, P. McEachern, Red Springs. The committee on Flora MacDonald college are: Col. Benneham Cameron, Stagville; Dr. James A. MacDonald, Toronto, Canada; Rev. C. G. Var dell, D. D., and Hon. B. R. Lacy, State Treasurer, Raleighi. Miss Orrie Steele of Rock Hill, S. C, is visiting her sister Miss Ma mie Steele, who is one of the college officers. The district convention of the U. D. C. will meet in Red Springs on Thursday and Friday of this week. The local chapter is preparing to entertain the visiting ladies in the cordial, hospitable style cf this good Scotch town. A reception will be Eriven on Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. James A. Love. Thei business sessions cf the convention j. will be held in the auditorium of j Flora MacDonald College and picnic luncheon will be served n the cam pus COTTON STILL ADVANCING 1171 December Contracts Sold ttemner oniracis .oom i n.io Yesterday-Net Gain of 6 to 11"?" Points. New York Dispatch, 22d. Early reactions were followed by another verv ramd advance in the anotner very rapiu auvance iu us : cotton market today, which carried all deliveries into new high ground , " -, iL j.- ....-4.U r v,i Mr. J. S. Oliver, Messrs ior ine movement, wiui iemu .emeu, ym ... 1U1 i or 24 above last night's tinal ligures. ine 4.1,- v uo,r otuirF Knt Hi- final tone was steadv at a net! gain of from 6 to 11 points for the day. " Notices of New Advertisements. Great State fair at Raleigh Oct. 18-23. , 300 acres land near Fairmont for sale. Experienced monument man want ed Mecklenburg Marble & Granite Co. Buick touring car for sale. Bargains in real estate, also han dle stocks A. K. J. W. Co. Program at Pastime. New York cafe and Lumberton can dy kitchen. Hold cotton for 15 cents and store in Farmers Bonded Warehouse, Lum berton. . - The National Bank of Lumberton is advertising loans at 9 cents on mid. dling cotton. - Good Crop Field Peas. Judging from the talk of the farm ers thfre must be a good crop of field pea3 this year. Mr. Paul North, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. B." North, left last evening for Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., where he will be a student for three years, takintr the L. L. D. course. Mr. North finished the A. B. course at Trinity College, Dur ham, this. year. " ' Sp'endid Entertainment by Philathea Class PersonaUMention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Marietta, Sept. 21 On Thursday evening, Sept. 9tlL the Philathea class of Olivet Sunday school proved its class motto, "We Do Things". At 8:60 an interesting program was renreded. The home talent as sisted by Miss Alice Galloway of Fairmont, whose vocal selections were very much enjoyed and Miss Eliza beth Sellars of Sellars, S. C, who gave a delightful reading. . Pillows made in the class colors, blue and white, were sold at auc tion by Mr. Ball of Fairmont The girls had engaged in a contest in making these pillows. The names of their friends Who paid ten cents or more were embroidered on their pillows. A prize was offered to the girl bringing in the most money and to the girl having the prettiest pil low. Miss Rachel Oliver, who received the prize for having the most money, brought in $15.55 on her pillow, and it sold for four dollars. Miss Oli ver's pillow was voted the prettiest but she requested that it not be con sidered by the judges, Mrs. Wells of Shelby, Mrs. D. E. Oliver of Ma rietta and Mr. Chambers of Fair mont. Thi3 'prize went 'to Miss Elizabeth Sellars. Only four girl3 of the class made pillows. They were Miss Rachel Oliver, teacher of- the cltass; Miss Mabel Oliver, president; Miss Mae Oliver, Secretary; and Miss Eliza beth Sellars of Sellars, S. C, who is a member of the class while vis- ..... y.A fl- thev ' . ... -:.:, to their class. They were assisted by a few other class members, several friends and the Ladies Aid Society. After the prizes were awarded cream and cake were sold. Altogeth er they raised more than $61.00. Among the visitors in town ior th Pihathea entertainment, were Migses Alke and Katherine Gallo-, way, Messrs. Chambers, Ball, Harry Davis, Ernest Jones, Marvin rioya, Fisher and Smith of Fairmont; Misses Lela, Elizabeth and Margaret Sel lars and Messrs. John C. and Ben Sellars of Sellars, S. C. Miss Florine Rogers and brother J. P. left Tuesday for Tampa, Fla., where they go to visit relatives for several weeks. Mrs.- Maggie Hayes of Marion, S. C, .is visiting at the home of her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Conerly. ,. Mrs. Leon Henly is spending some time with relatives at Mullins, :S. C. ... . ' , Miss Mellie Hill is visiting her i sister Miss Minnie at Florence, S. Mrs! C. A. Oliver has returned .ne . aiL" - in rairmont. Mrs. W. P. Oliver returned last week 'from Florence, . S . C . , where she visited her sister Mrs. J. F. O rah am . Mr. Oliver Page returned vvea- nesdav. havine accompanied his sis- . . t:.i a her wav to Davton. Va., where she goes to enter The Shenandoah Colle giate Institute and school oi music. Mr. Roy Floyd left some aays ago - . . . ....i. fv, for an extended trip through the i , i .,, O. C. Con,?,y ma e b,n . "'f - Touiitv Com missioners Ana Koaa Trustees Meet. As mentioned in Monday's Robe sonian ,the board of county commis sioners and the road trustees irom the various towships met here Mon day for the purpose of organizing and getting things more systematized. The resignation of Mr. H. M. John as road trustee of Lumber Bridge-township-was - accepted and Mr. Robert Monroe was appointed to fill out unexpired term . The resignation of Mr. J. J. Page as trustee, WJiite House , township, was accepted and Mr. Timothy Page was elected to fill out unexpired term The commissioners ordered that D. E. Ivey be paid $68.80 for repairing bridges. ' Charity Galloway was placed on the pauper list to receive $4 per month. MrTTrWT Bobbiit of Orange county was in Lumberton Monday looking after some business in connec tion with the estate of his son, the late M. T. Bobbitt, of which estate he is administrator. Mrs. C. V, Brown, who left Friday nitrht of last week to attend the funeral of her brother Mr. Francis M. Fitts, whose remains were interred in Arlington cemetery in Washing ton. D: C. Sunday, as mentioned Monday's Robesonian, is expect- d home tonight. Picking Cotton Marriage of Miss Flora Baxky and Mr. Alra Watia Remodeling Residence Personal. Correspondence of The Robesomau Long Branch (Lumberton, R.4),Sept 21 The farmers of this section are busy picking cotton. Mr. John Carter of Wilmington is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs Robert Carter. Mr. Lee Bntt anj sister, Miss Gladys, left today for Clinton, where they will spend some time at the home of their grandmother, Mrs. Cynthia Britt. Mr. Herbert Britt has accepted a position near Fair Bluff. Miss Sue Neal Thompson went yesterday to Lumberton, where she had her tonsils removed by Dr. R. S. Beam. , j ' Mr. Grover Pope of -Canton is vis iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Pope. ' Miss Lillie Rice is visiting, her grandparents at St. Paul. Mr. A. L. Stone is having his residence' remodeled, which adds much to the looks of our community. Mrs. H. C. Lamb and two chil dren, little Miss Clyde and Master H. C. Jr.,' of Lumberton spent part of this week with Mrs. Lamb's sis ter, Mrs. J. W. Branch. ' Mrs. Luther J, Britt left last week for Wake Forest, where he entered college. Miss Pinkie Enzor spent last week with Miss Addie Edmund. Our community was surprised last Sunday evening when Mr. Alva Watts of the Broad Ridge section claimed for his bride Miss Flora Ann Baxley, the charming daughter of 7 Mr ; " and Mrs . W. M . Baxley They were married at the home of the brides parents. Mr. Okey Ste phens officiated. May they live long life of joy and happiness is the wish of their many friends. Mr. Henry Ammons has entered school at Orrum. Mr. W. T. Glover of Fair Bluff was in these parts Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Kinohen Barnes of Lumberton spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. Gladys, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. Chas. Taylor, is . very ill. We hope for her a speedy recovery We are sorry to report Mr, Ratz Britt unimproved. :! Mr. Carson Britt is "tickled": it's a boy. " - Mr. and Mrs. Geo ; Thompson and Miss Pearl Howard of Lumberton at tended preaching here Sunday. Mr. Martin Ammons left last week for Norfolk, Va., where he en listed in the U. S. Navy. Miss Agatha Britt of Lumberton is visiting her sister Miss Cornie Britt. Messrs. Parker Nye and Fur man Ivey of Proctorville were visi tors in this section Sunnay Mr. and Mrs. R. P, Stone of the Mr; Eliam section spent Sunday here. Mr. Edward Willoughby of the Cen ter section was a pleasant caller here Sunday. CENTER DOTS Protracted Meeting Has Excellent Re sults W. O. W. Meeting Saturday Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Center (Lumberton, R. 3), Sept. 21 Our protracted meeting was held here last week The pastor, Rev. W. R. Davis, was assisted by Rev. A. T. Howell of Hamlet. Mr. Howell is an able and forceful preacher and we hated to see him go. There were 22 additions to the church and the church was greatly revived. Miss Bessie .Ammonds of Rowland spent last week here with relatives. Misses Lizzie and Rosa Belle Jen kins of Fairmont spent part of last week here. Mr. Edward Bissell of Blooming ton, 111., who has been spending some time visiting his father (on tne Broad Ridge, spent part of last week here, to the delight of his many friends Mr. Bissell will-return-to Illinois about the first of October. Mrs. Pierce of Florence, S. C, visited her sister Mrs. W, J.. Wil kerson here last week; -. and Mrs. Wright Prevatt and children, little Miss Leslie and Eliz abeth, of Lumberton spent part of last week here. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stubbs and Mr. Elmer Hedgpeth spent Sunday afternoon . visiting near Rowland. There -will be a meeting of the W. Ot. W'. here Saturday night, Sept. 25th. All members are urged to be present. , Palm Beaches look limited and pinched since . yesterday morning. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean, yesterday in a hospital in Baltimore, a girl. Mr, A. H. Flowers left Mon day evening for Farmington, Davie county, to take charge as principal of a State high school. Mr. Flow ers was employed during the sum mer in the office of County Auditor J. M. .McCallum. . - COTTON AND COTTON SEED Strict- middling cotton is selling on the local market today for 10.81-1-4 cents the pound; middling for 10 56 1-4 cents. Cotton seed, 40 cents the bushel. WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST Issued by the U. S. Westher Bureaa, Washington, D. C, for the Week Beginning Wednesday, September 22, 1915 For South Atlantic and East Golf States: Generally fair weather and moderate temperatures throughout the week. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Ah, the delightful coolth follows excessive warmth. . A new schedule and time table board that was much needed has I-'en placed at the Seaboard station. -The .Lumberton Motor Car Com pany has just received a car load of Maxwell automobiles, for which it ia the agent. Mr. Ira B. Mullis, local civil engineer, left yesterday for Golds boro. where ho will snend some time doing work in connection with road building in Wayne county. Dr, .R. S. Beam, the local eye, ear, nose and throat 'specialist, will lcav? Saturday for Philadelphia, Pa.f where he will spend a month attend ing the different clinics of that city. Mrs, Lizzie G. Proctor and daughter Mrs. R. R. Carlyle will leave this evening for San Antonio, Texas, where they will attend the marriage of .Miss. LucyDickr a niece of Mrs. Prcctor. Mr. J. M. Ball, who has been on the Fairmont tobacco market during the season just closed, pased through town Tuesday en route to Mebane, this State, where he will auctioneer tobacco for J. N. Warren & Co. Messrs. G. M. and C. B. Oli ver of route 2 from Fairmont were among the visitors in town Tues day. As will be seen from their ad elsewhere in this issue, they are of fering some very fine land for sale. Mesdames A. C. Lewis and J. W. Sinclair and Mr. W. Bonham Smith, all of Mullins, S. C, were here Tuesday for the purpose of having their eyes examined and glasses fitted by Dr. W. W. Park er. Mr. W. L. Kenney, for some time past piano player (?) at the Pastime theatre, left Tuesday even ing for his home at Birmingham, Ala., where this evening he is to be married. Mr. Kenney expect3 to teside in Birmingham in the future. Mr. L. M. Walker, who has represented the Export Tobacco Co. at Fairmont for four years, and al ways buys quite a bit of the tobac co grown in that section, passed through town Tuesday en route to his home at Danville, Va., the auc tion sales season having closed at Fairmont. . Jas. L. Jr., 3-year.old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stephens, fell off the back porch at the Stephens home, Chestnut street, yesterday af ternoon and broke both bones in his right arm between the wrist and el bow. Dr. N. A. Thompson was summoned at once and reset the arm, and the child is resting well. The millinery opening of Messrs. R. , D. Caldwell & Son began this morning and will last through to morrow, ine opening is being at tended by quite a large crowd of admiring ladies, who seem to be carried away with the sizes, shapes J ' and colors of the headwear being; shown at this attractive opening. Mr. James Pappas has opened up a "kandy kitchen" and cafe in the McLean building, next door to the express oince. menew place wiu he known as the New York Cafe and I.umbevtor Kandy Kitchen. The buildings has-been thoroughly clean- ed and with the new and up-to-date fixtures and is very attractive.Besides handing home-made candies and fancy fruit, Mr. Pappas will conduct an up-to-date cafe. Thursday night of next week "Peg O'- My Hearts the theatrical attrection making the greatest hit here last season, will play a return engagement at the Lumberton opera house. , Wednesday night October 6th, "A pair of Sixes", a high-class clean comedy, will be seen here for the first time. Those who have seen thisTattractiondeclare It one of the best on the road. Only a few shows are expected to visit Lumberton "this season, and thus far nothing has been booked that should not draw well. DR. W. W. PARKER Specialist in Fitting Glasses and Relieving Eye Discomforts Phone, Office 126, . Residence 189 J Lumberton, N. C
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