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1 A ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH f 1.50 A YEAR, DUE IN ADYARCY VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1915. NUMBER 67 PLANTERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS -Neir Banking 'Institution Which Will Begin- Business In Lumberton . About First of -' Year Among Its Directors and Officers Some of Most Prominent Business Men f This Section Will Absorb Farm, erms & Merchants Bank of Lum berton and Occupy Present Hand some Home of That, Institution. It was -stated' in The Robesonian . some weeks ago that a charter had been granted the Planters Bank & Trust Co., which will begin a gen eral banking ' and trust business in Lumberton about the first of the .year. At a meeting here Tuesday, in jtheQmmiasionexs room of the court house, of stockholders repre senting 65,g00 of stock, the follow ing "dirtcto"rs were elected: R. W. Jones, New York city; R. R.. Barnes, Barnesville; C. B. Townsend, N. A. Thompson, K. M. Barnes, Geo. L. Thompson, H. F. Stacy, D. H. Britt, J. W. Barker, Lr T . Towr send, T. A. McNeill, Sr., all of Lum berton; J. L. Townsend, McDonalds; O. C. Spaulding, Jack McGirt, D. M. McRae, Maxton; D. J., Oliver, Marietta; W. B. Fletcher, McColl, S. C; E. F. Murray, Laurinburg; R. M. McQueen, Raeford; R. O. Pittman, Fairmont; W. J. McDon ald, Wakulla; C.T. Pate, Purvis; L, E. Tyner, Lowe; J. A. Stanton, Buie; J. Browne Evans, St. Paul's;! J. H. Powers, Powersville; W, M. Bridgers, Elrod;3'. A. McKay, Wag-I ram; G. M. Pate, C. M. Townsend, Raynham; M. E. Cotton, Red Springs. At a subsequent meeting oi tne directors the following officers were elected: C. B. Townsend, president; R. R. Barnes, vice president; W. B. Fletcher, vice president, K. M. Barnes, treasurer; O. C. Spaulding, secre tary and bond officer. While no definite statement has been made to that effect, it is un- In.c-tnrtl fViof tViia npw hnnlcirify insti- ucioilvu niuv v.... ...... . tution will absorD tne rarmers a or cui mem, or iurw any imasuc coiiege mis ween iuisses , manon win renrjei; an lmrtressive seiec-Mprrhnni-s Rank of Lumberton and anv kind in them; or to remove any Reeves of Charleston. Annie Graham! tion. which will he read first hv Mis 1 t. Al rMA.I1 At occupy the present hansome home of , nuts or fruits therefrom. Any per- of Godwin and Jamie McGougan of , Elizabeth Belk, and a double quar that .bank, Chestnut and. . Fourth pon violating, any of the terms of RennertMiss Carrie Youngblood-ofet-will-furnisn fine" selections with streets. Ex-Judge T. A. McNeill, president, Mr.: R. R. Barnes, vice president, Mr. K. M. Barnes, cash . ' .1 xl. with canital of $150,000 or more. Officers and directors of the new, Vinnlf aw amnn? th most prominent, 1 . U MAnf nvntMinhnr ier, and Others connected wun me; e a reuaie on ipx.uuu. n . . Farmers & Merchants Bank are di-j PrevnAt was allowed a rebate on $1, rectors and officers of the new in-' 800. solvent credits.- ' stitution, which will begin business, The following bills were ordered business men of this section. Mr. I Record,' advertising, $17.20;. Engineer C. B. Townsend, president, is now ac-1 ing News, advertising, $25.20; Ob tive vice president of the National server Companv, advertising, $9.80; Bank of Lumberton and lias been Win. C. Robinson & Son Co., ( oil, connected with that institution since $30.62; Young & Selden Co., print its organization in 1897. He is well ing Jax books, $12.77; Riley Libbey "an dfavorably known all over Robe.jCo., $7.13; Freeman Printing Co., enn j.onntv. Mr. R. R. Barnes is! nrintinff $108.50 ($88.75 of, this one of the wealthiest men pi tne county and one of tn3 county's bent known business men. Mr. K. M. Bares has been cashier 'of thp farm ers & Merchants Bunk for the past two or three years. Mr. O. C. Spaulding has been in the banking business for the past 25 years, "his most recent banking connection hav ing been with the Cank of Robeson at. Maxton, which bank he organiz ed, as cashier. Mr.. WL'B.. Fletcher, the other officer, is one of the larg est ami -wealthiest farmers of Marl boro county, S. C. , , Mr: Spauldine- has been engaged m organizing the Planters Bank & Trust Co. for the past year cr more and it numbers among its stockholders some of the most prominent and wealthy men of Robeson, Scotland, Hoke and "Bladen counties in North Carolina and Marlboro county; S. C. PRESIDENT WILSON TO WED Fmrufrement of President and Mrs Norman Gait of Washington An nounced ' Washiirton Dispatch. Oct. 6. " Woodrow Wilson, the President of the United States, announced tonight his engagement to Mrs. Ncrman (iilt of Washington. The date of the wed ding has not. been fixed, but it prob ably will take place in December at the home of the bride-elect. The announcement from the Whits House, made by'Secretary Tumulty, came as a- surprise to official Washington, but to a number of intimate friends it has lone been expected. Mrs. Gait i sthe widow of a well known business man of Washington, who died eight years aero, leaving a jewelry business that still bears Jhis rime. She has lived in Washington - since her marriage in 1896. She is about 38 years old and was Miss Edith Bollingi born in WytiheVille, Aa.. where her erirlhood was spent, and where her father, William H. Boil ing, was a prominent lawyer. Bir Sales of Seed Rye. "I have sold more than twice as much seed rye up to the present as I ever ,ho!d in one season before, was the remark of Mr. L. H. Cald well this morniner. Mr. Caldwell's adyiee. to thfi farmer is, "Don't lot the' present cotton price keep you from raising your home supplies at home in the future." This is the rip-lit kind of advice for it is diver- sif ication that has brought about the change in conditions Mr. CM. Fuller, proprietor of large sales stables on Chestnut street, will return tomorrow from St. Louis, Mo., where he went some days ago to purchase horses and mules. He ex. pects a car-load of horses and mules to arrive from the Western market TuesdajLofjiext jseekihe Jirst urar load of the kind to be shipped here in many months. Revival of live stockbnsjnessyis another one of thej signs ofgood times returned. TOWN AFFAIRS South Water Street to be Extended. Proposition to Grade and Broad en CCrthage Road Ordinance to Protect Trees and Streets Bills Ordered Paid. At theregular monthly meeting of tne town commissioners Tuesday! eve ning the following business was transacted: South Water street was ' ordered opened from the point where it now stops to the town limit south or the Seaboard railroad. - . . Messrs. Blacker Bros, were reliev ed of paying $15 junk-dealers tax. It was ordered that terra cotta pipe be placed in the open ditch near the residence of W. M. Burney in lheiiQrthernparLof-town and that said ditch be filled p. Mr.C. M. Barker, a member of the township road trustees, met with the board and offered to grade and broaden the Carthage road leading through the western part of town, providing the town would secure the right of way. Messrs. Jas. D: Proc tor, W. Lennon and W. S. Wishart were appointed a committee to in vestigate the proposition. It was agreed to pay one half the cost of opening Water street from 10th to loth streets, or $93.08 cents, township to pay balance, also to pay one-half damages if any are awarded to Mrs. Maggie Norment and James Deese. - The Lumberton Hotel Co. agreed to pay Mr, A. Weinstein $200 in stock or the damages in condemning an al eyway between his store and the hotel lot between Elm and Chestnut streets, the town to pay one half the balance allowed and the hotel com pany the other. , The following ordinance pertain ing to trees was passed: "That it shall be unlawful for any person to mjure any tree on any of the streets; in the town of Lumberton or any i public grounds, school grounds or church grounds in said town, to scar' this ordinance will upon conviction bp fined $5 for each offense." Mr. H. M. McAllister was allow- 1. -A- tfi AAA T.T- HT T paia: Btanaara vu o., on, yn.oo-. Lumberton Motor Car Company, 5 I.imm nrtofe ll n n II Til PTllnPrS lamp posts. $150: Manufacturers amount beintr for printing town or., flmances); uuiiaio Meam t ump v-o-j for .the loss of American lives, andihijrli school boys played a very mter $21.50; Pyrne Mfg. Co. $3G; Frank-, f,STPp to pay indemnity to their j esting game of ball with the Red lin f ire insurance to,, premium on policy $39.53. . SUPERIOR COURT No WrrHct in Prevatt Case at Time of Going to Press 1 , " Qnly one jury tril has been com pleted in Superior court, Juuge n W. Whrdbce presiding, since thp. re-: port o fthe proceedings published m Monday's paper was written that of , McAllister Hdw. Co. vs H. O. Steph ens, in which judgment was granted j th,. plaintiff in the sum ot !fl)4.u5. The care of Mrs. Willie J. Prevatt vs the town of Lumberton was taken un yesterday morning and lasted un- til 12:30 today, at which time tne! case was given me juiy. V many to the American viewpoint Mveek spent jn Florida. Mr. David this afternoon no verdict had been! were generally regarded tonight as McArthur spent Tuesday in Park rendered. This is a case in which the, pavinj? the way for amicnblp settle- n Me?srs. N. B. and Mack Mc- plaintiff is suing the town for $5,000 damages alleged to have been sustain ed August 19, 1914. when she fell ino a ditch where Tenth street crosses Pine. Mrs. Prevatt fell into the ditch at night, and it is claimed that the bridge was not sufficent to make crossing the ditch safe. The plain tiff is represented by Mr. H. F. Sea wpII of nm-tlmce and Mr. T. A. Mc. Mpill Sr.. of Lumberton. Mr, W. Lennon, town attorney, ana j Messrs. JHcmiyre, wwien mm f v.- tor are appearing for the town. The Pastime theatre is mnning the 13th chapter of "The Goddess" to day. Besides this, the best of all serial pictures, "Two and Two", a one-reel Vitograph comeny ana An Amateur Prodigal," an Essafty two reel reature, presenting Miss Ruth Stonehouse and Mr. Joseph . Byron Totten, will be shown. Today's show is a good one, rain or no rain. To morrow wiM be Paramount day at the Pastime, "A Gentleman of Leisure" being the offering. This feature, is the order of "A Pair of Sixes," and will delight alt who see it. Saturday Chas. Chaplin is expected to bp on the program. i Sibool House Bond Election to be Held at Red Springs Nov. 9. j ' At the meeting of the countv com mit;;innrrs Mondav an election was f in he helH ct Red Sprinprs on November 9 to ascertain the will of ,h, .Ar-i,-. rf tne Red Springs grad ed school district as to whether or not. tho cemmissicners shall issue ana saII $7,500 of bond? for the purpose of building a school house. The bonds are to run for 20 years, to bear in. terest at 5 per rent, and a levy is provided for a special tax of 5 cents on the $100 and 15 cents on the poll, a new registration is ordered. No-tice-f the election,- giving registrar and pollholders and all other informa tion in regard to the proposed issue, is published elsewhere in this issue of The Robesonian. ; . ' RED SPRINGS NEWS LETTER Lectures Next Week by Distinguish- ed Preacher-i-PiafcO' Recital Enjoy- ea rersonal. Correspondence of The. Robesonian. Red Springs, Oct. 6 An Monday and Tuesday evenings, Oct. 11th and 12th, Rev. W. Harvey-Jellie, M. A. B. D. and Lit.. D., will give two lectures at Flora MacDonald College. The subject of the first is "The Turk in Europe,' and that of the Be ond, "Pierre Late," the iarraous French writer. Dr. Harvey-Jellie came to Toronto about two years from England, where he had held pas torates at Liverpool, Plymouth, Chelt enham and London. Through four f. . , . .. I namrlna o nhon gin rf .Iml Firry i rTTv811 an interesting meeting Wed Highland Light Infantry, he became inv afternoon. Mrs. W. N. J quite fond oi the Scottish people. For that reason and also because his wife is a native of Southern - France he was attracted to North Carolina. Through Dr, Vardell's influence he was induced to accept work in Fay etteville Presbytery and he is now serving the Presbyterian church at Sanford. Dr. Harvey-Jellie is a most pleasing and delightful speaker. His academic degrees are sufficient guar antee of his attainments and he is also an author, well-known in Great Britain and France. Mr. C. &. Vardell, Jr., has return ed to the Damrosch School of Music New York for a post-graduate course. Miss Elizabeth Vardell has also gone to New York, where she will do settlement work this win ter under the direction of Mjss Tren holm of Huss Settlement House. The piano recital , by" C. G. Var dell. Jr., on Monday evening was an event of unusual brillinancy and was largely attended. Red Springs takes ' ereat nride in 'this talented vouncr j artist, who received all of his musi - cal training, with the exception of one, year, in the Conservatory of Flora, MacDonald College. . Three new students have entered thei York, S. C, will arrive Friday. GERMANY ACCEDES TO DE. MANDS OF UNITED .STATES ' J. i'ope Jstephens, T. J. Golden; Disavows Sinking of Arabic and Wil1 bnss, Me.sr3. W. W. Davis. Ronie Pay Indemnity Washington Grati- High: orchestra. Misses Claudia Da fieH at Diplomatic Victorv. vis. Vashti White. Viola Jenkins Mr , Washington Dispatch, Oct. 5 I hna nMn Atilir i Germany has completely acceded to the American demands for sevtle ment of the Arabic case. The Im perial Government in a letter present ed today by its Ambassador, Count von Bernstorf f, to Secretary Lan sine: disavows the 'sinking of th& vessel, announces that it has so no tified the submarine commander who. made the attack, expresses regret; families. Official Washington was both gnit.j meu anu reuevcu uy me uipiuniiiut victory. Thp' communication deliver ed by the Ambassador pursuant to general instructions from his Govern ment spread absolute confidence that there would be no more submarine! rnntrovprkies hpfween the United. states and Germany, for the docn-jday. Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Brown, ment reveals that stringent orders: Ms Amanda and Mr. Allen Brown nave been given to submarine com-! spent Saturday i nFavetteville. Mr. manders to prevent a recurrence, ot . su(h incidents as the Arabic. Since this case embraces the nvin- ciples for which President Wilson f'rnitenHprl In Ills Tintps follnwino" the I torpedoing of the Lusitania and! Falaba, concessrons made hy Ger- ment of all the cases which have! threatened severance of diplomatic, relations between the two countries. With settlement of the Arabic eon troversy the despatch to Great Brit- ain of the long-delayed American note on interference with trade is ex pected within a few days. President Wilson has consistently refused to send his communication while the issues with Germanv were pending, because the Berlin Govern- ment had, througn its notes given the impression that on the action which the United States took with one set of belligerents defended its own conformity of international law. As the issues with Germany appear now to be adjusting themselves, the President, it is known, feels tfree to press Great Britain for a modifica tion of the orders-in-council and re strictions of American trade. THE DEATH RECORD Mr. McKenzie Bullard Mr. McKenzie Bullard, about 81 years old, died Monday afternoon at 6 o clock at the home of his son. Mr, Andrew Bullard, Chippewa street.with whom he had lived for some time. Deceased had been in feeble health for several months and hi3 death was not unexpected. The funeral - was conducted at the grave. Tuesday af ternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. R. N. Cashwsll of Lumberton and inter ment was made in the lamily bury-:-- rround near Hog Swamp Bantist church. Mr. Ie Parnell at National Cotton .Mill Mr. Lee Parnell, aged 33 years, died at his home at the National cot ton mill this morning about 4 o'clock. Deceased had been unable to' walk, suffering with rheumatism for 4 years. He is survived by his his wife and -several children The funeral services will be conducted by Rev.,J. M. Fleming and interment madoiih the family burying ground in Wish-hed arts township this afternoon, CHURCH NOTES - Baptist Church Items Correspondence of The Robesonian. In a recent issue it was announc ed that Dr. Sikes of Wake Forest Col lege would speak at the First Bap tist church next Sunday. The com ing of Dr. Sikes has been postpon ed until some futire date, and the pastor win preach to his congregation next Sunday as usuaL The subject oi me morning sermon next Sunday wdl be, "The Christian Opp6rtonity in North Carolina." The evening top ic will be, "The Better Samaritan." an rrjiisual treatment of the parable of the good Samaritan. - i ... n . , .iiinivjjioi v nuilcLV 1 i. . . . .. nes- Jnnp of Raleigh, president of the State or ganization, was present and made a very appropriate and helpful address. Also .there was a memorial feature in honor of Miss Fannie Hack. After rendering theT program a social hour With refreshments was enjoyed. The f hurch wis beautifully decorated with ferns and cut flowers. Quite a num ber of the ladies of the local society left this morning to "attend the as roc'ational meeting at Raeford. j The local B. Y. P. U. is having' some good meetings Monday even ings, and is prosecuting its work withi its usual enthusiasm. . ! State Mission Day will be observed in the Sunday School next Sunday. Last Sunday was Promotion Day and'auire a number of pupils were promoted to higher grades in the Sunday school. ----- ' Ep worth League Service at Metho dist Sunday Evening. A most interesting nroeram bn been arranged for the FnwortK T.on. ! service at Chestnut. Street Meth- odist church at 7 o'clock Sunday eve. ning. Miss Flora Boone will leid he service. There will be a talk bv Mr. Ed B. Freeman, the Leaeue quar- orchestra accompaniment: sopranos, . R. E. T.PWIS. Misa Clanrtri'i Whitfield: altos. Mrs. A. E. White. , Miss Epsie Fuller; tenors, Messrs. I Ed G. Rancke, Jr,. (leader), Master Harold Humphrey. . Miss Irene Mc Leod will give a reading. BUIE NEWS BATCn Philadelphus Defeats Red Springs 1 hankf ul 'for- Better-Times Per sonal. Correspondence of The Robesoninn. Buie, Oct. 6 Tne Philadelphus .Springs hirh school team 'Wednesday. evening. It was a; hard-fought game! un uolh siiich, i ne Fcore was o-i in favor cf Philndelphus Mr. H. J. Brown and Misses Msry C. and Nannie Bell Brown were Lum berton visitors Satunlav. Mr. J. F. MKny and Mr. Wisrfdn of Phila bplnlin? were T.iimViprtnn vidiforc Mmi- and Mrs. Paisly McMillan and Mr. Walter McMillan spent Sunday even. inrr at the home cf Mr. Hector Mc- MiJlan near Laurinburg. Mr. Q. G. TTnll enpnf RntnrrljjTT :n Va vpttpwilto Mr. S. B. Williams and sister re- turned today from a verv plensant! Arthur spent Monday in Lumberton. Miss R. D. Buie was among the Fayetteville visitors Snturday. Mr. T. A. Stanton , is spending today in Lumberton. Farmers through here appreciate the fact that they have got a cotton market at Red Snrings that will com pete favorably with any other market in the county. We are having some change in the weather now, just a little rain oc casionally but not enough to hinder the farmer much in gathering. Farm ers ought to be more thankful . for cotton times, and every other man in all kinds of occupations. Butters Lumber Co. Will Resume Work Oct. 18 Mr. Edwin Wright of Boardman was among thp visitors in town Tues day. , Mr. Wright says the plant of the Butters Lumber Co.,' which has been closed do wn for some time, will begin operation October 18. Logging operations will begin October - 15. This company employs several hun dred hands and the fact that the plant will begin operation means that there will be work for a great number of men. Mr- J D Monroe cf Lumber Bridge Seriously Injured. Lumber BrieVe Dispatch, Oct. 4. Mr. John D. Monroe, a prominent citizen living one mile from Lumber Bridge, was thrown, from his bugv Saturday "morning about 7 o'clock bv a runwav mule and re eived a deep wound on his head. He remained in an unconsci ous state until 11 o'clock when a mem ber of his family discovered him. He is still in a serious condition, but there is hope for recovery. Thomas Lane, a farmer living near Jennylind. Pitt county, died in a hos pital at Kinston Tuesday as a result f being shot Saturday by Pete inwia m1strd. Th nhnntlncr follow. an arg-ument Davis was .arrest-. COTTON AND COTTON SEED i .Middling cotton- sold on the local mar i-z cenu ti-;c pound on the local mar. kct today; strict middling 11 3-4; Middling cototn sold on the local mar ket yesterday for 11 7-8, strict mid dling for 12 1-8. Cotton seed are selling for 52 cents the huhl tn - rfay. COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS Bnsiness Transacted at Monthlv Meet ing oi county Hoard or Mutation $2,500 to be Borrowed to Pay Sal - aries ofTeachers Appropriation fori i r'-.t. i- . .iiui o! aanuary lios.i vih- i o inveiiUEaie A.st of - Alapotj Crunty Other Matters The county board of education held its regular. session" Monday, all mem- oers oi me hoarn Chairman Lucius McRae, Messrs. T. L. Johnson and C. T. Pate being present. The fol lowing business was transacted: Mr. M . B . McRae was appointed a school committeeman of district No. 5, Alfordsville, in the place of Fred McDonald, who resigned. District 5. Indian, Thompson town ship, was allowed a credit of $20, amount realized from the sale' of old school building in said district, and a special appropriation of $30 for the purchase of school desks, provid ed, the district contribute an equal amount. District 4, Britts, was allowed $3 for repairing pump. Jt was ordered that the board bor row $2,500 for the purpose of pay ing teachers' salaries, and the chair man and secretary are authorized to execute two notes of $1,250 each, one payable at the First National Bank, and the other at Te National Bank of Lumberton. Messrs. T. L. Johnson and J. R. Poole were appointed a committee to investigate whether the auditor has calculated and added to the spec ial taxes of 1915 the ten per cent' levied by the State. , . An appropriation of $7o0 was made ,to the farm-life school, provided the county commissioners appropriate an equal amount. (It will be seen from report of meeting of commissioners that they made a Iik appropriation) Messrs. Lucius McRae, C. T. Pate and J. R. Poole were appointed a committee to investigate the cost of sanitary closets, and the number of schools where it is desirable to es tablish same, and report at the next meeting of the board ADner cnavis was appointed - a school - committeeman of district 1, Indian. St. Paul s township, in the place of Miles A. Smith, who failed to qualify It was ordered that th county treasurer, bepinnine- with the fiscal year 1915-1916, shall receive as com pensation for all services required of h?m as treasurer of the county oVirtl fun-l rtr, nor ponf nn ylialmrQp- it w' furtbr nnlereA that flny orders heretofore passed by the board of education of Robeson conn tv or otherwise in conflict with this j order be apppealed. Mersrs. T. L. Johnson and J. K. i'oole were ap pointed a committee to see that this order is complied with. . The resignation of Mr. J. B. Bow en as assistant super'ntendent was presented and accepted, and on mo tion it was ordered that the board render to Mr. Bowen a vote of 11 1 ! 1 ii 1 f : . 1 thanks for his valuable and efficient service for thp past Several years Mr. L. R. Stephens was elected for one month to fill the vacancy caus. ed by the resignation of Mr. Bow- en. at a salary or 910. The committee of district 1, Ren nert, i3 allowed to pay 837.50 out of funds of said district to MiHer Light ning Rod Company, for rods furnish ed school building., The board of education petition ed the board cf county commission ers, in accordance with section 1. chapter 55. of the Public Laws of North Carolina, session of 1915 Leg islature, to call an election for dis trict 1, Red Springs. The bounda ries of this district are given in an advertisementi of jschoolhouse bond election elsewhere in this issue. Messrs. Lueius McRae, C. T. Pate and J. R. Poole were appointed a committee to investigate the cost of a map of Robeson county and report at next meeting of the board. Jurors for November Court. At their regular monthly meeting Monday the board of county commis sioners drew the following list of jurors to serve at the week's term of court for the trial of criminal rases, which will convene Monday, November 8: H. J. McLean, Isaac Smith, J. R. Bullock. A. A. McDonald 'I. W. Warwick. B. F. Ellaby. G. F. Wat- son, D. H. Britt, Jr.. Luther Edens, Wm. Jones, W. G. Pittman. J. C.l Harrell. J. W. Barnes, Joe Blacker, .Tno. McLauren. D. L. Nye, E. L. Hamilton. r.zrMifi l.amp, .N. waa?, Wm. Freeman. J. A. Townsend A. T. Carter, J. R. Prevatt. A. Wein stein. W. H . Hall. F. A. McLeod, D. J. Alford. A. E. White, D. G. McMillan", Reuben Byrd. Jno. Gray, D. Cobb. C. W. Bullock, J. A. Cash well, Wm. H. Barnes, A. W. rate, B. Bl Britt. Dr. R. S. Beam, the local eye, ear. nose and throat specialist, who had been in Philadelphia for several days attending the different clinics in that city, was called home to attend court this, week as a witness, arriv ingJiere yesterdaymorning. He had intended staying in Philadelphia for some two weeks longer, but as he was called home he will remain here for sonv time before returning to Philadelphia, 45 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST Uwd bTthe V. S. Weather Bur, Washington D C for the Week mT """J. October X For South 4fTa:- - r, . - i States: General fA, JT-.rV0?11 d?ted throuehooV r.rrJ3'?: M Fool" Wednesday nJ TkLJL'. v and somewhat warmer thereaf- ter. BR IFF ITPira no ! ITEMS 0F LOCAL NEWS -p. singing class from the Ox- IOra Ornhiinsm in i rM&Z concert - rf', "w,i "esaay-eveningiUc- j - - - . A n "wc, luwrea nas open- CfflS- KSS' erTfJf Kowan, formerly driv. ctZ Vl where he has drv JZi p0Vtl0n MJmn in the dry goods store of Mr. J. E. Morri! inrfhPte-S "i? at work improv--?-fh intri r.f the laree denart- srore of Mr. L. H. C.nUn Some changes will be the arrangements in ment. mane tn each depart- i Mrs. 5rovinCk her .ondition-i.-fal! fremMrr ?L- Sutto" ' route 4 5? Lb in town yester. htir ' bvtton says he is still T -"Th Baraca class of the Lone- riiI9h -fry at Matthews Bluff, on Timber river, Sa-.urday afternocn Si, SSi o'clock.7 The pub- Mr. J. II. Ratley of Currie wa B1S.ie visitors jr tw JonS- Mr. Rat ev says while he is net liv ing: in Robeson county he 4njoys the lut it y Ket a,on th- Mr. W. I. Linkhaw returned this morning from St. Louis, m where he went ten days ago to pur J?S horse?, and mules for his large stables on B ourth street. Mr. Link haw expects to receive a load of horses and mules Monday of next weekthe Tirst shipmennsome time. i Fayetteville Observer, 4th: Cap tain J. L. Shaw of Lumber Bridge, a member of the regimental staff of Colonel Rodman; of the Second N. C. Regiment of the National Guard, spent yesterday in the city, en route to Jacksonville, to attend the Na tional rifle match now being held in said city. Several of the Lumber ndge company j3 in attendance. Mr. C. B.'Sensoms has accepted a position as bookkeeper in'the A. II. Hinds Beef Market. Mr. Sessonv iormt-rly held a position in the Kin" Grocery Store, and is succeeded there !y Mr. L. P. Fisher. Mr. Fisher, as iiaa oeen meniione.1 m The Robe- soman, had been keeping books for 1. t 1 , . ims Lumocrcon f urniture store and is succeeded there by Mr. F, W. Grooms. Mr. J. B. Bowen began work. Tuesday as stenographer in the law - Ffices of Messrs. McLean, Varser & McLean. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, Mr. Bowen resigned about two weeks ago his position as assistant superintendent of public in struction, his resignation to go. in to effect October 1. Mr. Bowen is succeeded for the present by Mr. L. R. Stephens, who has been holding a position in the office of County Treasurer M. G. McKenzie. Mr. Stephens is succeeded in the treasur er's office- by Mr. Wayne Caldwell.' Messrs. E: C. Bissell and K. M. Britt left this morning for EI paso, 111., where they will make their home. Mr. Bissell has been living in the West several years and has been visiting relatives and friends in Rob eson for several weeks. A farewell party given at the home of Mr. T." L. Bissell, on route I from Orrura, . Tuesday evening in honorof Messrs. Bissell and Brftt was attended by be tween fifty and sixty of their friends. Refreshments were served. At 11:30 the crowd bade the gentlemen oodby and returned to their homes leaving all'good wishes with their departing friends ' - "A Pair of Sixes" Pleases Lumber- ton Audfcnce. The Lumberton audience which greeted A Pair of SixesV at the local cpuera house last evening was 'highly nletsed with the performance. It 13 "good for what Eils you," as certain we'ii-known advertisements state ?hrut something el-:-.. Th? play was well presented her? and it was kill Wgly funny alt the way through. There are no dull moments. Frcm the raising cf thp certain on the first scene to the close the audience was convulsed with laughter. "A Pair of Sixes" is all to the merry. DR. W. W. PARKER Specialist in Fitting Glasses and Relieving Eye Discomforts Phone, Office 126, Residence 189 Lumberton, N. C i 1. 1 ? i- s f : I ; -i-- i i f - ; N !