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. . ' ' ' - - ESTABLISHED 1370. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $U0 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYAJfC VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915. NUMBER 71 . : . WILL FURNISH ROOM AT HOME I GEN. METTS COMMANDER llobeson Chapter Will Raise Money for That Purpose Business Meet ing. At a business meeting of Robeson Chapter, Daughters of the Confede racy, Tuesday afternoon at the home of the president, Mrs. E. K. Proc tor, it was decided to raise money to furnish a room at the home recently completed in Fayetteville for wives of Confederate soldiers. The amount required is about $75. Mesdames Ir--vin Jenkins, R. E. Lewis, L. T. Townsend and A. Thompson were appointed a committee to solicit funds for this purpose and this committee were: Division Commanders -vill report what Wilmington ManSucceeds Gen. Carr as Head of State Confederate Vet. erans To Prepare True History of . North Carolina's Part in Civil War Raleigh Special, 20th, to Wilmington Star. ; - The North Carolina Division of United Confederate Veterans tonight eucted General J. I. Metts of Wil mington, as major general command ing the Division, in the stead of Gen. J. S. Carr of Durham, resigned on account of having been elected to the command of a Division of Northern Virginia. Other officers elected P. C. CHAUTAUQUA OCT. 28-30 MARIETTA 'NEWS MATTERS ne PZfot Entertainment .NVxFotfO vv- u.u. iuip io tsinnday. Tarty Nerro Shoot- ize Enough Money to Start Build- ing Scrape-Ladies Aid Society - o --- ... - v .-wv- iHcru lumurrow .rrrannii ss has been ; Carlton, States vii It made at another meeting which will I'ittsboro, and R Jbe held at the heme of Mr3. Proctor Tuesday afternoon of next week. At the meeting Tuesday afternoon a report of the district meeting held recently at lied Springs was made I v the delegate to the meeting, Miss .Mary G. McNeill: and Mesdames lr vin Jenkins and N. A. Thompson, delegates, made a report on the State convention held m Charlotte trom the th to the 8th inst. London II. Hicks, Rocky ing Affair. At a meeting recently at the court house of a few of the thirty-three guarantors of the Chautau qua entertainments which will be giv. en in Lumberton three days of next week October 28, 29 and 30 the f ol- mi- lowing oiiicers were elected: presi dent, bupt. u. u. Sentelle of the graded school; vice presidents, Messrs. it. 1. Caldwell and F. A. Crabtree; secretary, Mr. J. A. Sharpe; treas urer. Mr. M.' W. Floyd. Messrs. T. L. Johnson and it. M. McAllister tiiLivo, iv vt rv. v I 'j ... Mount: Major H. A. Lcndon. Pitts- vv"e ai'OHUeV a mu ee w pro- hnm Com.r,. viue proper piac. ior noiuing uie ' The Division adopted a resolution providing a special committee to raise DATES CHANGED Parir Products, Live Stock and Poul try Exhibit Will be Held Dec. 1, 2 and 3 The time for the Farm Products, Xive Stock and Poultry Exhibit, which was to have been held in Lum Lerton November 10, 11 and 12, ha3 "been changed to December 1,2 and o. The change in the date was made on account of thefact, that the conr -mittee was unable to prepare the premium list as early as was expected. State Publicity Bureau to be Incor poratedMr. A. W. McLean Pre sides Raleigh Special, 20th, to Wilming ton Star. . The North Carolina State Publicity Bureau for Development of Agricul ture -and 4ndustryr in annualsession tonie-ht. determimeH be incorporate the bureau' at once, and. designated the following as the officers with , Which the incorporation shall be per fected: President. 11. A. Page, Ab-. erdeen: vice presidents, Clarence Poe, Raleigh; A. W. McLean, Lumber-) ton; Hugh McRae, Wilmington; Leon. ;nd Turl'ts. Piivehurst: R. C. Hood, Greensboro; C. O. Keuster, Char lotte; secretary, J. C. Forester, Greeirfcboro; treasurer, A. A. Thomp son, Raleigh. . ' ", Mr. Page was detained at home by sickness and A. W. McLean presid ed tonight-There were f if ty-odd bus iness men prominent in different sec tions of the State present and tak ing a lively interest in the work of nprfertinflf the organization and get ting down to effective work. Field Secretary Bion II. Butler reported upwards of $2,500 raised in his can. vass thus far. oy private subscrption $zb,vv) to meet the expense of preparng a true history of North Carolina's part in th f eivil W&r.J and appointed on this committee Major General Metts, General-J..' S. Carr, R. H. Hicks, A. H. Boyden and W. L. London Col. J. Bryan Grimes made a stir ring speech in advocacy of -the res olution &nd in explanation of the plans for thft preparation of the his tory, which is intended to be writ ten by the very best historian that the State affords. It is understood that numbers of the leaders in the movement hope to induce Dr. D. H. Hill to resign the presidency of the A. & M. Col lege and devote the next several vear3 to the writing of this history. Already several prominent citizens have pledged subscriptions as large as $5,000 each and it is expected hat the fund necessary will be very soon in hand. The Association received an invi tation through Major General Metts 'n hold the' next annual encampment in the earlv rummer of 1916 in Wil--'"neten. The invitation was back-' H by the Wilmincrton Chamber of Commerce and other organizations and was enthuiastically accepted. WAR NEWS SUMMARY nautauqua ana aiso to provide a piano for use during the entertain ments. - . In order that the plan mar be un- dei stood thoroughly by the public it may be well to explain: After the Chautauqua last spring thirty -three Lumberton citizens signed an agree ment to stand responsible for the $300 necessary to secure a similar Chautaqua this fall. Season tickets are $1.50, entitling me to admission to two entertainments each day for three days, making ., six . entertain ments in all. The entertainments given here last spring by the same bureau Rad cliffe of Washington were so de lightful, and everybody was so pleas ed that there was no trouble in get ing guanrantors for a similar Chau tauqua this fall notwithstanding the fact that the twenty men who guar anteed the attractions last spring had to make good a small deficit. That was due to the fact that the attractions were not well advertised, to bad weather, and to depressed conditions. No trouble along that line is antici pated this fall. There is even a live ly hope that some money may be realized. All receipts above $300 from sale of tickets is to be divided equally between theRadcliffe com pany and the guarantors'. v" It isop ed that enough money will be" realiz ed in this way to reimburse those Correspondence of The Robesonian. Marietta, Oct 20 The Marietta school opened Monday tinder the most favorable circumstances, the attend ance being greater Xh&n at any pre vious opening in the history of the school. The pupils seem ready to get right down to hard work and th teachers seem pleased with the pros pects for the scholastic year. Pupils are daily entering the music depart ment and the work is going along BUIE NEWS' BATCH ; WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST New' Ridence Beguiv-Ne Store8 w Si V" S. Weathere Building-Persons Men L . j SSrfStSSfwJSt S 'rth W Correspondence of The Robesonian. I5 Wednday. October 2. iBTbA c Atlantic and East Calf to be .t Lumberton today, Ther. is cXnZ J!hl contininflr Thursday along the south "waiiuc coast; otnerwme generally fair weather will nrevaii Ar; day, which means thev are WMK; temPeratur" be moderate. w H t.1 inc. no doubt hut.th.i-. t1.Ti.v.,:;,i.u umn neonIP th :,r"' "r."1" 01 ! Atlantic coast; otherwiw iy. 'We' hear of soZ starting E Sih 4-ingTha r Mr. AV. J.' Daughtery, another one BRIEF" ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS of our best citizens, is making a tepl increase the population of Buie! Born, to Mr. and Mr H l JL. their home' on Ea.st Fifth J- M. Wells and children, Jchif, Elizabeth, Mae and Ruth, cim-3 homeSaturday after a vo-weeks' visit in Mockvklle, at the home of Mrs. Wehs father, Rev. Mr. Hoyle. Miss rtaenci unver nas returned home af. ter spending a few days in Raleigh. Mrs. Luther Hayes was called Sundav afternoon to Raleigh where her rel atives live.-t-Editor S. A. Sharpe of The Robesonian spent last Tuesday in town. We were glad to have him pay us a visit. Mr. C. W. McAr thur of Rowland is in town today. Miss Sallie Ford, who is spending soms .time with her niece Mrs. Janie Oliver, has gone to Marion for a few days. Miss Attie McArthur, who has been visiting relatives here, left last week for a visit to her sister, Mrs. E. T. Ayers, near Nichols. A number of our little folks were delightfully entertained last Satur day afternoon at a birthday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Ste phens, this being tne eighth birth day of their little flauehter. Miss' Annie Lee. The afternoon was one of great pleasure for the little folks. Miss Gertrude Oliver, who had been visiting relative? in Dillon, has returned home. Shelton Thompson, colored, who was snot bunday by Jno. Evans, remains in a serious condition in the Thomp- r nospir.ai. me nan entered Tnmp u ."ircdse tne population of Buiei Born, to Mr. and Mr H l . ilia trrctiing o: t aiey, at 11 i.Xfl?8i?: at Pre?ent; street, at 4 o'clock Monday after- 1r J f.. "u.,e I We heard cne gentleman remark1 D C , - f trat had lust return frn. .k. . V- .woore, colored, who Iivm Rico -sweet Dotato wpiihinw -M!ow at rayetteville vesterdav thnti I. l-l-l- "r1.111 on route- 6, waa of the cleanest and most pr "tu" 1,0,1 . i 4 it was one UP till last mcrhr n? L J " . . , x ' fc VUJfC II C nau not auenned the one at Lum I. , wne.n ne waa talking. He oH-ciius an tne snows that are any way near by. The one referred to is Mr. S. B. Williams, who lives near DUie. Mr. R. A. Melvin will ln a few u-jtb move nis stock of goods into one or the newest and best store build ings in Buie. Air. W. H. Adams spent a while up m the Lumber Bride-e section Sat urday. Mr. Richard Humphrey was Saturday V'Sit0rS thU community The Tar Heel Minstrels were very much enjoyed Monday night at, the u',cfe auaitorium. There is one tires in his intestines. It is said that the boys did not quarrel, but it : , . ,i a iL.i. a i who had to make good the deficit last! . X i a ue ' mu spring and to form a nucleus for a , J nfTrfnrl and there were fund to build a rest room for people j ul-sIn" L ee''." tween them. interesting meeting iat the church Monday alternoon. A called mect- mrr will be he'd Friday' afternoon, le man advance in the north, and to the, to the town will" help boost the Chau Bulgarians along the eastern ' tron tauqaa no doubt enough money will' 2 " tier. Their lines have been broken at; VlP r.an7.d from sale of tickets toi ent- . . v... v.. 4uiii(- . --- 'j k. iiu 13 noi ron St-abdomen -and-made ten pune4 weway nre. ,n RobpRon with" the Serbians Continue- Stubborn Resist ance -Untain flakes ureece uuer(who yisit Lumberton from the coun to Sine nith AMies ivar urags t III faairrn aim ifcaiciu uiiiri9i ThP Serbians continue their stub born resistance to the Austro-Ger- Lumberton badly needs a rest room, or community room, and if all who arc! w"1 :" "epnon interested in securing this addition! PAn in fK hoin hnn.ct th Phnii-I nf..the president, Mrs. J. M. Wells members are urged to be ' pres thing generally can be said: anything w., v-uuica irom Lumberton cr is made un by Lumberton people is al ways the very best. T2!TLl: HFe,is ''pent while in Ked Springs Monday evening. There rPjmany things of which more are made than can be sold, but this is not rorn automrhilo f. rt. . t " anil iVir. iinua- oo Af-ir:ti r -Mr. o. K. B3rnes of route 6 rom Lumberton has accepted a po-" sit:on as salesman in the department store of Mr. A. Weinstein. He be gan work Saturday. "I hardly knew the town," was the remark of a man who recently visiterf -Lumberton for the first time in sev eral years. "The town certainly has had a move since I last saw it." There will be a called meeting of Lumbee Tent No. 18, K. O. T. M tomorrow evening, October 22, at 8 oclock State Commander Geo. C. Morton will be present All member are urged to be present. Mr. II, H. Anderson is having a new brick one-story store building x 82 feet, erected on his lot on econd street. The building will be occupied when completed by Whit field & French, wholesale grocers. Mr. W. A. Barber and family, who live on one -of State Senator Geo. B. McLeod'a places five miles m .Lumberton on theStarroute, will -begin moving next week to the- iiaa iaim on the edsre of Kliznhth- j n a."" iyiT- "ougias McMillan of 0wn ",. ""d Spnnes have orders for nuite a ,V number of cars and at present thv r. Alr; A .J Smith cf th arP hard to get. , Branch section was among i r,fa i ii A 1 m BELLAMY BRIEFS Embargo on Shipment of Munitions of. War to Mexicans except xar ranza. 'Washino'ton Disnatch. Oct. 20. President Wilson issued simultane- n.4lv todav a Droclamation establish ing an "embargo on the shipments of arms ana ammunmun to iixcAitu ouu an order excepting from the prohi bition th recognized de facto gov ernment of which General Carranza is Chief Executive. The proclama tion makes it clear that the United States intends that no forces opps ed to the recognized government .in Mexico, particularly those of Gener--al Villa, shall obtain war munitions from this country. Co-operative Breeders' Sale. Mr. A. J. McKinnon of Maxton will conduct a co-operative breeders' sale on his farm near Raemon on Novemebr 10. All. who desire can take their cattle to the place and sell for 5 per cent of sale and actxu nl cost of feeding. No cattle or "hogs, however, will be accepted that do not show good breeding and qual ity. This is a new plan and no doubt will mean much towards plac ing better breeds of cattle and hogs in the Hands ef the farmers and stock-raiser of the county. TMany New Barns. In traveling through the country ne sees many new barns going up. 4There's a reason." Woman Suffrage Defeated in New Jersey. Jersey City Dispatch, Oct. 19. The defeat of woman suffrage in New' Jersev was conceded tonight by Mrs. E. F. Feickert, president of the New Jersey State Woman Shif fraee Association. Her admission was borne out by unofficial earlv returns from every section of the State, which indicated that thp majority aga;nst suffrage was decisive. Indications basea On unofficial re turns even before midnight werejthat woman suffrage would be defeated in Naw Jersey by from 50,000 to 60,. O00. places and some of their towns have been captured, but from all reports lift" progress 6fthe"invaders has"not been great. French and British forces are be ing1 landed in large numbers at Sa lonika Some of these have been en- eui"d with tne Bulgarians uut tne greatest effort of France and r'rg land t.1 1 aitntlv is to concentrate Ftf- ficient troops at strategic points and along thP line of defense to make their service count. The British government, according to the London Daily Telegraph, has nroferred to Greece the Island of Cy prus if Greece will enter the war with the Allies. Greece may be given the alternative of plainly defining her at titude in the world conflict. Diplomacy has been at work at Bu charest, and a Rumanian commission is reported to be on its way to Paris, first having made a brief visit to Odfssa. In explaining in the House of Com mons his reasons for resigning from th- Cabinet, Sir Edward Carson de clared that he held views with redact to the military situation in the East strcnerly at variance with otaer mem bers of the Cabinet, and that he felt his presence in the Cabinet would be of no further service. He declared he had acted in the best interest of his country. Premier Asquith's continued illness has relieved for the moment the ten sion in England caused by the threat ened Cabinet crisis and temporarily quieted the controversy which had arisen over the ministry. ' In the Eastern and Western war zones the war drags on. In the West the Germans have been bombarding lvavily the district to the East of P.re'ms, while tly French batteries have exploded munitions depots in tho German lines on the Aisne. Except in .northwest Russia, the Russians are vigorously n the cf iVnMvf. and arf tnking towns nnd p sirkns from the Austrians arfd G?r-r.-.as infict:ng heavy casualties.Smo Petroerad rpports. General von Linsingen's army along the Styr river is on the defensive against the Russians. EAST LUMBERTON NEWS NOTES i u : i.;i.. -v. A ) . Messrs. J. b. and L. M. Oliver Inear future. This is a matter that J-Y 111 leavet",s afternoon to . attend - - , 1--..--T it - j. ine-fetate b air. : no aouDt win lnierest- me lauies ui - the Civic Association, who were the first to agitate the matter of pro viding a rest room. Every one who sells or buys tickets to the Chautauqua will be certain of getting her or ihis money's worth ana also may be helping to start a fund for a rest room for ladies rrom tne country, a convenience that is badly needed. Mr. T. F. Barnes Purchases Entire Business of Robeson Soda Water Co. Mr. T. F. Barnes, who has been manager of the Robeson Soda Water Co since it was organized a few years ago, has purchased the entire business and notice of dissolution of the' coiporation is published else where in this paper. If he does not take over the Chero-Cola franchise, which he is considering, Mr, Barnes will continue the business under the same name. Mr. Barnes iJrecently erected a building tor the plant on the south side of the Seaboard rail road, near the station, moving from the north side of the railroad. At the new plant Mr. Barnes says he has obtained water better suited for his purposes and therefore the aual iv of his products ginger ale, Gay Ola and a general line Of soda wa ter has been greatly improved. Mr. Bnjnes has recently installed a Nox fU filter, which he says guarantees the purity of his products. Death of Mrs. Alice Smith Mill on bull Time Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian, tast Lumberton. Oct. 19 Mr Farmer,- we are glad to know you are getting pay tor your coton this year. Sorry to note the death of typhoid J - M jr A 1 ... . r . xevcr vi mra. Alice amitn wno de parted this life todav at 10 o'clock She leaves a husband and one child, iatner, z orotners and 4 sisters to mourn their loss. She was a good, kind and loving companion. She lov ed her church and m her maiden days she was a good Sunday school work er. She was born and raised in Co lumbus county, near Chadbourn Her father is D. B. McKeithan. Her brother Mr. Emory (MdjKeithan of naaoourn was with her yesterday. Her father is here today. Mr. R. M. Barnes has gone to the mountains ror his health. The Lumberton cotton mill is on full time now. Mr. J. H. Sutton visited his uncle E. P. Sutton Sunday. The Lumberton coton mill band is progressing fine. Our president is Mr. D. R. Bullock. RAYNHAM NEWS NOTES -Personal U-nUnaajr. Scho.1 b' C!:f,?P0.nlen.C90if The Robesonian. is held at Ant:i t r, :"-'"-" last week. Rev-n r wuti ass'sted by itev. C. L.. Greaves of T ni.irlr were baptized mg v Rev. W m. COTTON AND COTTON SEED Middling 'coitoh- is selling on the local market today for 11 3-4 cents the Tound; strict middling is selling for 12 cents. Seed are selling fcr 60 cents the bushel. Seriously Wounded Negro May Re. cover. - Shelton Thompson, the colored man who was shot at Marietta Sunday bv Bid Evans, mention of which was Sfadd Ifi( Monday's (Robesonian, is said to be improving and it is thought that he has a chance of recovery. . Ncticcs of New Advertisements. Lesral notice of sale of land John F. McNair, mortgagee. Lecal notii'p of sale cf real estate! Geo. M Whitfield, trustee .in bankruptcy. What style hat do you want? Fur nishings too Townsend Brothers. Visitors to Cnre Fear Fair are in vited to make W. E. Kindley's store! in Fayetteville headquarters. Second-hand office desk wanted. Certificate of dissolution of Rob eson Soda Water Co. Recorder's Court. C. B. Meares was before Assistant Recorder E. M. Johnson this morning on the charge of being drunk and disorderly The judgment was 30 days on the reads, the sentence, how ever being made so that a capias could be issued at any time within two yeprs if Meares was caught drunk or reted disorderly in any W'ay and he was allowed to return to his fam ily. Jim McNeill, colored, was before le recorder yesterday charged with bindonment. He was found not entity. Hector McNeill, colored, was be fore the pssistnt recorder this mnrn- - e-v the charge of being drunk p.nd disorderly. Judgment was-. sus rrnded on payment of; cost. Renrentntive of Robesonian Will be at Rowland Saturday. "Hanpy Jack." of The Robesonian. 'vnocts f0 De aj Rowland Saturday of this week and will bp. highly pleispd to write you a receipt if you owre The Rnhscnian anything on subscription: or if you do not take the paoer he will nnH money and send you thepaper. CWldren's Day Exercises Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Kaynham, Oct. 18 Pickin? neas and cotton" seems to be the order of the day around here. The children's exercise Sunday did f;ne. Oh how nice it is to have the children trained so they can get up in an audience and speak to the pub lic. Sorry Mr. E.J. Britt could not b with us. Glad to have Mr. J. C". Barnes of Back Swamp with us in Mr. Britt's place. Only a few" at tendod the exercise. Mr. Walter Watts the rural letter carrier of cur town is one of the most prosTH-rous farmers in our country. HP has all of his cotton at home under a barn and he has. last year's corn and plenty cf home-made! meat ,and if everybody would do as Mr. Watts does the times would not so hard. He says he is going to hold nis products for better cimes Mr. Watts is wise. Mr. ' Shy Wiggins of Raynham spent some time in Fairmont a few days ago and reported a grand time while there. Mr. Hector Duncan spent .Sunday with home folks at Moss Neck. Mrs. M." N. Culbreth left Sunday for Fayetteville. Miss Emma Scott spent Sunday with Mi3.$ Iwentv.five converts Sjroay at 9:40 a. ited lt lhV anlAddie Arnett vis uea at the homo rtf xt- m ml" man Rat,, "",7.rV ttt- J'-"iic m "y with home icaa returnpd endinc s.v.i-oi oiks Miss Podie spending "aay after Lumberton.-kr BeyBlaXlSltin at daughter, Miss TiT-of f! f ?"' 8P-fc Sunday Mfr8rfe ",oi, airs, Mrs. V. H e Liong the visi tors in town yesterday. Mr. Smith sKea ine Kohesonian to say that on account of an inflamed eye he would be unab'.e to moet his music cla.ss at Bkmingdale Saturday of this week. Mr. A. M. Hartley, bookkeeper at the olfice of the Lumberton and Dresden cotton mills, has returned from Jolyi3 Hopkins hospital, Bal. tmiore, where he underwent. an ope-ratitnv-MrHirUey i; getting along -well, to the delight of his many friends. . Perhaps one of the most interest ing visitors who came in for the cir cus was Mr. Jimmv Parker th dwarf from Bladen county. "Uncle" jimmy is aoout 44 years old, but not any larger than a six-year old boy. He seemed to have enjoyed his jolly self very much. ' Mr. James Pappas, proprietor of the New York Cafe and Lumberton Kandy Kitchen, whose main business is in the McLean building near the Seaboard station, h as onened tin a fi-o r-i fruit fln ranHv stnr. in (k. c.,'nk "llliam Damo . ilbuildincr nt. Annr tk. m.: i r rp j - mr, una' r v t v"c ter Elsie MavTf A" "f" d" """V. -Z?' m "reet' . - -- MiiiiiuNL .nr. ...a I .i r iv rA smrr ' I-u ti I , - ' ' vin uc, x IKS JVUUC soman's valued Tar Heel correspond ent, was among the visitors in town yesterday. Mr. Monroe says the chain gang is making a fine road between Lumberton and the Bi Swamp. Mr. Monroe also reports a bumper corn, and potato crop in his section. home of Mr. d . '25 the 'fPeeches by ttoJ- T 'c is.invited to attend The pub' reWe,xinTtoe;07thrUnd herf Lumberton tnJl0 the c,rc"s at DOWN BOARDMAN WAY G?'Zlh'!r. H-rvesting-Fine Correspondence of ThT pr .Rm,". BoaroW Resonian. i fir,; near Boardman lol sick on.. The mule was gazing' potato Zd vJ ed the trouble P V,nes caus" fewda LWr Ml? ff a cotton -op re h rves eTdun8 warm weather, aIS0 f" in wheat and oats hL,i me J Put removing stubble Md COttn -by land at once a"d Paring irJSt' a-n-l Ir-- Ash,?-V KeV of Fair n nArr"TmPnt 0f ' anointment Si ' ' j'run rout is . expected soon, as Mr. G. w. Brown i Counci,s Bin countv, where they t.a-; tendered. h, r . n' !, v. e li,i , ,.' "naiion, hit h'ui.k nump jui numc nine. I-.jn not DPins- s;iffiVi.tl.. I fr-frl fn- " "". n.-LOV-l itirri ir sorvo n Seats for the Chautauqua course Thunsday, Fridaf and Saturday of next week may be reserved at the Pope drug store at any time after 9 o'clock Tuesday morning of next week, October 26th. Those holding season tickets will have to reserve sects only one time for the entire course, six performances. Ruby Lcuise Bennett, aged 16.. an 1 Sad'e Williams, aged 15, both white girls, were arrested Thursday anu piuceu in jan Dy cnier of Po lice H. H. Redfearn on the charge of vagrancy. The girls came here from Wilmington, according to their statements. They were ordered to leave town and it is understood they went from here to Laurinburg, where they claimed to have relatives. A girl was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, Sharpe Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Sharpe's parents, Mr.1 and Mrs. W. R. McGill, First street. Mr. Sharpe arrived last niht from a business trip to South Carolina and will spend two days here. He has decided to move about the last of the year to RichNnd county, S. C, from 250 fryers and a few hens want ed. be just as much pleased to take your! Hattie Stone. Miss Alma Ivey sner.t Grand auction sale of 35 residence name and money and send you the, Sunday with Miss Cora Stone of M iois in LumDerion ana vacant store paper. 1 Donald. I . . . OFT I - iuis on jci. zf. The St. John hotel at Henderson ville, a 120-room pebble-dash struc ture, was burned Sunday morning. Ther was $25,000 insurance and the fire is attributed to defective wiring A ?80-c:allon copper whiskey still was destrovd bv officers on the premises of Dan Kirkman in the Car aleigh suburb of Raleigh Tuesday. It was found buried and bore ev idences of having been used recent ly. -. ' 7- , Good Potato Crop. "I have the best potato crop I ev er raised", is a common remark among the farmers. Potatoes go a long ways toward feeding a family, especially where there is a good milch cow on the farm. or nis many rons of the route. lontrer. to tfcn friends and pat- Seed at Pem- 70 Cents for Cotton broke Mondav Correspondence of The Robesonian. Pembroke. Oct. .18 r- r. .-A ?!ljF 'ay tVThel i mil- ne is paying se-entv cents per bushel for cotton Seed here today. He has just paid me that amount for some seed from wnwn A. M. BREECE. A1.He'l Point dispatch states that on the 16th mst. T. L. Kivitt, 49 years old, and his 10-year-old son Burns were blown to pieces at their home near that place by a dynamite explosion. Kivitt and his son went to the field to blast stumps. Mr. A. F. Butler of mite I Whiteville was among the vis. m town vesterday. Mr. But- at The Robesonian cffi?e !-r caMed '!)1 subscribed for the papr: Hi is one of the farmers who believes in raising all he foodstuffs "needed tn the farm and ten plunt the bil ance of his Isrul in cotton- By -dainr-this-Mr. Butler was ible to keep his 1911 cf-tton crop at hoire till recent Iv and realized 10 cents the pound for it. "cm DR. W. W. PARKER Specialist in Fitting Glasses and Relieving Eye Discomforts Phone, Office 126, Residence 189 Lumberton, N. C
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