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r ROBESOMAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. . COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH v IM A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOL XLVI LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1915. NUM8EK 83 i i : : : ; : : ; : ' : : Z3 POTATOES PROFITABLE CROP.. ... e u j MnciuiHwAiHi ocauon.u Wants to Encourage Farmers of 'This Section , to Raise Potatoes Too Crops a Year Article About Mr. Caldwell in Robesonian At tracts Wide Attention Business Conditions Growing Better Daily In a recent issue of The Robesonian the fact was mentioned that the ed itor of Southern Ruralist, published .at Atlanta, Ga., had written Mr. L. H. Caldwell a&kine him to vrit -a cuticle for his paper" telling about how he grew 112 bushels of Insn po tatoes after oats on one acre. A news item in regard to Mr. Caldwell's growing the potatoes was published in The Robesonian and copied by papers far and wide. Today Mr. J. W. Scott, agricultural agent of the Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co., came to Lumberton. to talk to Mr. Caldwell about how he planted and cultivated the potatoes, etc. Mr. Scott is great ly interested in the potato industry and says that this industry should be profitable for the farmers of this section, owing to the fact that two crops can be grown each year. He says that the farmers of the South are in fine shape, and the South gen erally is in good condition. He al so added that business is getting bet ter in every way. War Tax Extended Congress Ad journs for Holidays "Washington Dispatch, 17th. Congress adjourned tonight for the Christmas holidays after the Senate had adopted the joint resolution which passed the House yesterday extend ing the emergency revenue law one year, or until December 31, 1916. The Senate adopted the resolution after a lively partisan debate by a - pte of 45 to 29, Democrats support ing it solidly and Republicans unani mously opposing it. President Wil son signed the measure tonight. "Both Houses will re-convene at noon Tuesday, January 4, when the admin istration legislative programme, in eluding - plans - for - nationaldefense, "will be undertaken in earnest. It is the understanding that the revenue will be taken up for amendment, in order to increase the revenues, as soon, after the holidays as possible. Miss Tessie Lynk and Mr. E. M. Johnson Will be Married Tomorrow Mr. E. M. Jornson, junior mem ber of the law firm of Johnson &; Johnson, left this morning for Buies Creek, where tomorrow at 11 o'clock m will be marned to jmss xessie r.ve in uoi springs, wwuij-uw. u,i JLynk, Miss Lynk formerly taught' S. 15 a. m: , . , , school at Barker's, in this county. j At Hot Springs, Mr. and Mrs. She- is- at - present living with her 'Wilson-wilL-live- at the Homestead brother-in-law, who is professor of j Hotel until after New Year's Day Latin and history at Buie's Creek! unless some development should ne Academy. Mr. T. L. Johnson and! cessitate the President's earlier re family will leave this afternoon in turn to the Capital. Two White Mr. Johnson's car to attend the wed-1 House automobiles have been sent ding. Mr. H. M. McAllister and! on ahead and the couple expect to some others expect to drive over in( ppend 'their honeymoon motoring, Mr. McAllister's car early tomorrow.' golfing and walking over the moun Mr. Johnson and his bride will leave, tain trails. Beside the secret ser immediately after the wedding for vice guard, the party was accomDan Washington, Baltimore and New ied by a stenographer. The . Pre si York, and will probably visit other dent will keep in touch with the places in the North before returning White House over special wires. home. , . , , . o ' 1 Graded School Teachers Off For The following boys and girte are Home for Holidays. home from college for the holidays: The graded school closed Friday Misses Mildred Williams, Rosa Wish--for the holidays. The out-of-town art, Carrie May Hedgpeth, Vivian teachers left as follows for their re- McNeill, Sadie Rae Pope, Meredith, spective homes: Prof. J. F.- Love,. 'College,- Raleigh; Mildred Mclntyre,! Statesville, Miss Elizabeth Bclk, a member of the faculty of Meredith. Charlotte, Friday; Miss Effje New. College; Annie -Burt .Stainback, Mar-, ton, Hope Mills, Miss Bessie B. But- gie Russell, Nannie and Sadie Thomp ler, Richmond, Va., Miss ' Elizab.vrn pon, Flora McDonald College, ' Red! Dexter, Elizabeth City, Miss M&r;n-; Springs; Annie Ruth Caldwell and ret Williams, Red Springs, Sac jvday. 1 L'dl: an. Prctr, New .England Con Miss Elizabeth Snead, who Uvea vi:hi servatory of Music, Boston, Mass.; her brother-in-law and sister,' Mr.' Ganell Barnes, who is a student at and Mrs. L. R. Varser, let Satur- the Greensboro College for Women, dav for Washington, D. C, to peni. Greensboro, and Louise Steele, a -ayrheexpects'topend i p it of his vacation at his old home. in tneinignt; Messrs. rurman ciggs aim -western Sarf of the State. " School; John Proctor, Wake Forest College; will onen ror tne spring term mes- day, January 4. Italy Will Add 1,000.000 Men to Army Rome Dispatch, 19th. Italy now has two million men en gaged in the war; and is preparing to iaaa anotner minion. nuuui a million men are on the fighting line,! stretched along the mountains from haps fatally injured at the local sta Trentino in the west of the Austrian; tion about 1:30 o'clock Saturday stronghold of Gorizia in the East . j morning. He was caught between a Another million in reserve, fc-r, moving freight car and the platform pmere,enf es. r'ld to u rips in tne, fighting line, as needed, or for Qpera- tions in the Balkans. The third mil- lion is represented in the additional, classes in process oi Deing assem- bled during the cobing months as ; the scope of offensive and defensive miht9ry operations may Become en larged. Revival of Hotel Talk The directors of the Lumbertcn Hotel Company met Friday night and discussed the matter of building an up-to-date hotel on the lot . recently hourht by the company, between Fourth ami Fifth streets, fronting on Chetnut. While r;o definite de cision was mnde. those in position to know say it is safe to say1 thnt work will snpn4egm-n xv4iotel- build ing. Another meeting of the direc tors will be held at an early date. Good news . COTTON AND COTTON SEED Middling cotton ' is selling on the Lumberton market today for 11 1-3 cents the pound: strict middling. 11 27 1-2. Seed, 65? cents the bushel. children lefc this, morning for Tatum. S. C, where they will spend several days visiting relatives. LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS What the Little Folks Want Santa Reads The Robesonian and Some of the Tots Are Making Their De .eire Known to Him Through This Medium Some members of Mrs. Daisy Jen kins' class of tots at Chestnut Street Methodist Sunday school have writ ten letters to Santa Claus telling that popular old gentleman fwhat they wculd like for him to bring them. Knowing that Santa reads The Rob esonian regularly and wanting to make sure that he gets these letters, the children, and Mrs. Jenkins have requested that the letters be publish ed, and The Robesonian " publishes them with pleasure. Dear Santa Claus: Please: bring me a big horn that will make a great big noise, and a sword and soldier suit, too; and an automobile with two seats, and a sled 1 and a big ball. Please, Dear Santa,! take something to all the boys and' girls, and please take lots of toys J to the little children who have no. ... 1 -r t i ! papa ana mama, you need some of the things I am writing to you to bring to me for some other child, you can just bring me one or two toys. I would like to have, lots of toys if you have enough for all the children. I am six years old. I am going to watch for you Christmas eve. Good bye, HOYLE DOUGHERTY. Dear Santa Claus: Please sir give me a great big doll and doll carriage, a piano and whole heap of good things. . - " -TourTtttTe " ELLEN RUTH FLOYD. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to please bring me a 22-rifle and an automobile, cow boys suit, play toys and candy. ROBERT FLOYD. Dear Santa Claus: I want some candy and fruit. 3 want a little toy wagon.' . KNOX-EDWARDS. President and Bride to Hot Springs, Va. Washington 'Dispatch; 18th. v President V .'ton and Mrs. r..iit'. Bolli.ig Gait were married at P:1 o'clock tonight and left afterward to spend their honeymoon at Hot Springs, Va. The President and his oride traveled in a private car at- lael.cd to a special train leaving here at 11:10 o'clock which is due to ar- Home From College for Holidays. GreeiTsboror arerxpected - home to-j jvhux i lunur, oww uiuvchmij, va01 el Hill. Mr. Robert Mclntyre is ex pected home tomorrow from Mars HilV, where he is a student at Mars Hill College Colored Man Perhaps Fatally Injured James Gibbs, a colored brakeman on a Seaboard freight tram, was per at tne station anu roneu me entire length of the car. His collar bone was broken and he also received se- r bus internal injuries. Dr. W. L. uranmam was summoneu io tne scene of the accident and accompanied the injured mfm to the Hamlet hospital. Dr. Grantham says he has but lit tle hope of Gibbs recovery. Federal Officials Jlave Clues to Countrv-Wide Conspiracy , New York 'Dispatch, 18th. With the arraignment here today of P.-iul Keenitr, said to be the head of the Grrmrn secret service in this countrr, 'and Rlrhard Emil Leyendeck er, p. New York art goods dealer on a clinrg of . conspiring -to blow up the Welland Canal. Federal officials asserted .they had in . their h-rnds tbe clues to a country-wide conspiracy to blow up munition plpnts, whkli has already resulted in the losj of many lives and destruction of mil lions of dollars worth of property. 40f Gallon? of Beer Captured U. S. DpDuty Austin Smith cap hird 400 eollons of beer on the Nash place in Pembroke townshin one day last week. ' The still had been mov ed fnd also the proprietors had va cated the spot when tho-officer ar rived on the scene. ll. D. MORRISON PASSES Keeper of Chain Gang No. 1 Did lesieraay ai his Home in Max ton Funeral This Morning Mr. Hector D. Morrison, about 46 years old, keeper of chain gang No. 1, died yesterday at 8:30 -a. m. at his home at Max ton. He had been in bad health for some time and was compelled to give up his work about 3 weeks ago. The funeral tookplace ,this morning at H o'clock from Cen tre church, at Floral College, where interment was made. Deceased is survivd by his wife and several chil dren, and two brothers, Messrs. John and Bob Morrison, all of whom live in Maxton. He was a brother-in-law of Mr. H. C. McNair of Maxton. Death of Miss Mary Wilkinson. Maxton Scottish Chief. Miss Mary Wilkinson, sister of Messrs. Dougald and Daniel Wilkin son died at the home of her broth er Daniel of route 5, on Monday of! tms weeK alter years of invalidism. The funeral was held from the house, conducted by Rev. H. G. Hill, D. D. assisted by Rev. Wm. B. Mcllwain, Jr. . Eliza Locklear, Indian Eliza Locklear, a highly respect ed Indian woman, aged 78 years, died Friday afternoon at her . home near Smyrna church. Interment was made in Saddle Tree township Sat. urday. Not ice "of "New Advertisements,.-;; Comparison for several years ot deposits of the iNaflional Bank of Lumberton shows steady growth. K. M. Biggs' Department Store pleads guilty of being prepared . to take care of hurry-up Christmas or ders. . "That good Gulf gasoline" does away with cold morning trouble. A. V. G. Wishart. ,-. .' Highest market price pr corn, peas, seed cotton and cottony seed K. M. Biggs r Sucrene Dairy Feed reduces feed bill for your cow. K. M. Biggs. Sale of valuable lands Jan. 3 Dickson McLean, commissioner. L. H. Caldwell's holiday festival sale. Whitfield & French will not move into their new store until ir Christmas. Bicycles at any price; suitable for Chrstmas gift; supplies and repairs : Lumberton Cycle Co . ; . . Christmas special offerings ' of White & Gough, a 3-days' sale of fine furs. ' Steady growth tells the story; ae posits for 5 years compared Nation al Bank of Lumberton. . Shop mornings and avoid the rush; open at night; Christmas candies Newman's . .., Offerings at Pastime theatre. . Christmas fruits, candies, nuts and other good things at right prices Britt Grocery Co. Christmas Banking Club . opens to day First National Bank. . Early Morning Fire Destroys Resi- Hpnce Fire of unknown origin destroyed a 13-room residence, together with practically all its contents, also a barn and some stalls, belonging to Mrs. Agnes Edmund, Pine, and First streets, Friday morning about 2 o'clock. The loss is. estimated at aubut $4,500, partly covered by insur-( ence. Some stalls belonging to the: estate of the late Mrs. Mollie Bryant caught, but were , put out. before much damage was done. The resi-: dences of Mr. A. Ji. Small and Mrs. Geo. -Warwick, near -by, would have; burned also had it not been for the! work of the fire company. Those, who iiEst discovered the lire say .it started about the kitcnen T The two week0' term of Robeson C.nnri fnr t.hp trial of civil cases closed Thursday afternoon and I Judge 11. W. wnedDee leit lnurs dav evening for his home at Green ville. This was the last court Judge Whedbee will hold here for some time. He has made a most favorable impression on Robseon County folks during the . past year. There were no jury cases heard after the report published in Thursday's Robesonian was written. Box Supper and Christmas Enter tainment at Saddle Tree Mr. J. W. McPhail of Saddle Tree was among the visitors in town Sat urday. He asks The Robesonian to say that there will be a box supper and Christmas entertainment at the Saddle Tree school house Thursday night of this week. The public is invited. Among the Sick Dr. T. C. Johnson of Lumberton has received a letter from Dr. W. f 'rp.shit. n specialist of Charlotte who examineu niei in xoiice a. ji. Redfearn, in. which Dr. Nesbit says that Mr. Redfearn is suffering from a gastric doudenal uler. He states that Mr. Redfearn will have to stay in bed while being treated. Messrs. G. F. and A. L. Allen of Richardson are among th ebusiness visitors in town today. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Martin of route 2 from Fairmont, were among the shoppers in town Friday. M'. Luther Britt, who is a student at Wake Forest College, passed through town Friday night en route to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Memphrey Britt, on route 4 from Lumberton, where he will spend the holidays. RED CROSS SEALS Business Houses and Men of Lum- ton Who Have Agreed to Use Red Cross Christmas Seals They Help in me rigni Against i uDereuiosis lo the Editor of The Robesonian: The following business houses have agreed; to use a Red Cross seal on every letter or package that is sent from their places of business for at least one day during this week: First National Bank, Farmers & Merchants Bank, National Bank of Lumberton, Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor, John son & Johnson. E. J. Britt, Dr. W. W. Parker's jewelry store, R. D. Caldwell & Son, L. H. Caldwell, Townsend Bros., Whitfield & French, White & Gough, Holmes' iewelry ttore, The Robesonian. The chairman of the Red Cross "committee is especially anxious for every business house in Lumberton to use these seals for at least one day this week. The National Bank of Lumberton has so far used more of the seals than any other place of bus iness in town and it is their in tention to place a seal on every let ter that is mailed from this bank during the entire week. The sale of these seals is used en tirely for the fight against tubercu losis and they can only be bought in Lumberton at Dr. W. W. Parker's jewelry store, and those intending to use them will please purchase at once in case it Is .necessary to order more, y Tpti thousand oai KoonM:el uie, who has been sick for sev Tim1r1.imt?m'-rt'-,M ; Seventy frve-"cehts:6f realized from the sale may be used;!113 action Wednesdays-Mr. . Jacob in Lumberton for the benefit of anv Duncan is having a new residence needy person with tuberculosis. Foodi oir help of any kind will be given them, if the rt is reiinrta. , These Red Cross seals have sent patients to the State Sanatorium, where they were restored to health artI t'CTlirrifll Vivvtn 4-r nn yt i tliawvi- ti, of these seals also helps to pay the' day from lizabethtown where he about alleviating the suffering of for t"e renter of deeds of Bladen those who have been unable to em.i couy i n j ; ploy a nurse and to provide for them- Mn Penry Bullard of route 4 from selves the ordinary necessities of ?r,rum ,8Mamnfi thl TSlt-rs t0Wn life. These nurses also teach tu-i today. Mr. Bullard has just recoy bercular patients how to keep from f cd from a severe case of typhoid snreadinfr the disease to others in ver,, . the family and elsewhere, also how There were more than 400 quarts to care for themselves. J jf "ihe express office Anv other place of business jn' last night. The whiskey dealers seem Lumberton intending to use these ainK a rushing business here- seals will please notify the chair- man at once o that the name may : be'.ddd to-the list. , :..,' - U EMMA H. NORMENT, I ni,o? rA rTOw,:ta BROAD RIDGE BREEZES Deep Plowing Preparing for 1916 tjrop-r-Scnooi House Being rainteu tne National cotton mm, nnstmas ed .'' ' ' day at 3 o'clock p. m. Turkes, pigs Correspondence of The Robesonian. 'U chickens will be put .up. t , v v n a tv, 17 A letter-received thi3 morning Lumberton, R. F. D 4 Dec. from Mr. W. : K. Cuibreth of the Farmers of the Broad Ridge are . CK Swamp section, who has been waking up to the fact that deep fall in a hospital in Baltimore for some plowing is one of the essentials to tirne saya that he is slowly improv farming, and they are practicing it. j ;n and hopes to be able to return xne peupie axe . prei)4i uiji nieir lu- : Dacco Deds, cutting stains, tusc-nar- talks, disc-bar-V thpir f-irms in tneir xarms in i u v in i cLiiii ui l uui nil- liiii luiiiio in creneral for the 1916 crons with great interest. . We are glad to report that Mr. Henry iJuiiard, wno nas been with . typhoid fever, is convr . The teachers of Bro.-id Ri r-lnd to rfnort that the box given to- cat a library was a sue- cess 'and appreciated-by fill present. Thn "Broad RidR Rchool honse is he-' ing painted by Mr. Graddv Lawson,; ,orning Mr. Britt will go to Fay- s'ster Miss Nannie B; Brown of Phil which we hope will add to the beauty : t'tteville" were he will have charge adelphus, who is acting with him as of the school house and to the ap-j f"the Cumberland hotel. i "ecutrix, spent Friday in Lumber- preciation cf ' the people. j Mr. G. T. Page, whose resigna-! .ton. ' r " 1 tion as town clerk and treasurer will; The East Lumberton public EritertainmentLOakuaxrove-School.j,, 4fl Ants- efftctntho23rd4nsWex - House Dec. 22 Correspondence of. The Robesonian. - f i nere win dc an enLeriainrneiii. kiv". take a course in accounting . in tneagea in various games sum iiitu a en by the students of Oak Grove i:orce school. As has been mention- ; most pleasant day. School will open school, at the Oak Grove schooh P(j m The Robesonian, Mr. Ira B.ifor the spring term Monday, Janu school house, Wednfsday night, Dec. Townsend will succeed Mr.-Page as ary 3. The teachers are: Miss Cor 22. After the exercises there will town clerk and treasurer. j ':n Steele, principal, Misses Eulalia be boxes sold to buy new dpsks for the Register cf Deeds M. W. Floyd i McGill, Katie Stone and Euphema school. The exercises will begin at r0ld eight marriage licenses Satur-. Tyson, assistants. The attendance 7:30 o'clock. The public is most cor- .v The following , white parties' his fall has been the best in the dially invited. 1 rave secured the proper credentials history of the school. The enroll- HATTIE POWELL, Teacher, pce Thursday: Wade Williamson ment is 175. : . find Florence Love; J. B. Ward and, Judge D. P. McEachern and Play at Barnesville School Evening jlnry Ethel Bullock; Co'on C. Pric? daughter, Miss Mary, and Mr. and of Dec. 22d ! nnd Pattie Inman: Dadley Hill and Mrs. Walter Bullock, all of Red On Wednesday evening of tihs week n,ry McMi'Hn; Haywood Lane and Springs, were Lumberton visitors beginning at 7:30 o'clock, the Barnes- Luia B. Budd: Hector Duncan and F-r'ay. WhHe here Judge McEach ville high school will give a plav, a 'tf-e Townsend. I consulted Dr. R. S. Beam about 4-act drama entitled "Gyp The Heir- Mr. W. S. Wishart, .proprietor his eyes and was advised that he ess," at the Barnesville school house. 0f the Pastime theatre and newspa-j r0uld have to give up reading' at Prof. C. H. White, principal of this Der Ccrrespond?nt, will celebrate torlniht." As Judge McEachern has al- scnooi, was a ijumDerion visitor oul-i urday. Recorder's Court The following cass hive recently been disposed of by ' Reorder E. M. Thompkins, larceny of f'h net, prav-; cr for u1."'n''ppt contipved upon pay-; ment of cost. T "' i ' ; ! Corresn&pdpc?1 of T1-" -R'-d)eco"i',p. There will he a rrrt n.t N"e's Tuesday nVht of th' wik. Birnesville hand fnt-r:- wi'i". Everybody is co-dially invited to at tend. ROWLAND SEALY. Christmas Tree ft Prortorvillp Correspondence vf Th Frhoni',n. Proctorv;lle. Dec 1"7 Thre w;'l he exercises and Chr'stmis tree t th ProctorvilV? Bmtiot chvrfh. Df-c. 23d. Thursday night, 7:45.. Public invited. Kritt: -Jas. ivionroo. eorn, assiuiw. then- .w" '8 weklv p.iner 9t z mt Maxt0w Thursday night. In West A months nti marls- V,( Wnlters. tres-: , m-itti losa thon 1.00ft rircnlri- l. pass.' judgment susnended upon mv-;..:,,n and wtth ndvrti?-r"r rites h-gh- ri-hK-i Cirdner colored was destrov- ment of '.cost: -Donni? Stcn and Sm, - -n t1 "n?r mi' fr aiver -j (. 'n ni.nt, nrin nf in G LENN WOOD G LEANINGS Fruit Supper and Entertainment Thursday Night Mr. W. K. Cui breth Returns From Hospital 'tw K")dfnee Perioral Correspondence of The Robesauian. Glennwood (Pembrok,R.), Dec.17 We are very sorry to report that Prof. Edgar Bundy and Mr. Dan Buie were sick Sunday night and Monday. They decided to cook their supper Sunday night and there was some thing lacking. They have recovered and we think hereafter that th7 will let some one else do their cking. - The Glennwood school has decided ret to have a Christmas tree on Thursday night before Christmas, Dec. 23, for various reasons, 'xhey will have a fruit supper, songs, reci tations and duets, etc., at the school house the same night instead. It is for the parents and pupil3. Hone ! all will be there and have a goad time. v Prof. Edgar Bundy will spend Saturday and Sunday in Lumberton with his father at the home of Mr. A. E. White. Rev. J. D. Bandy is on his way to Weldon where he will make his home. He is presiding elder of Warrenton district. Mr. R. M. White was a Lumberton visitor yesterday. We are expecting Mr W. K. Cuibreth home Sunday from the hospital at Baltimore. We are all so glad that Mr. Cuibreth got along r.o well, and glad also that he is soon to be with us again. Little Miss Ha- -ral-rJTM)nthar-4s-C4mpF0inff, Mis ereciea. jvir. m. a. uuie nas a os'l'on . ltn mm. Mr. Mitchel Km'th r Back Swamp was a visitor in this section last Thursday night. Best wishes to The Robesonian and its readers. 1 Mr. Wlade Wishart returned Fri abouts. t f r,f Bt ureg7' WRO liyes. the - Saddle .Tree section, one of he Confederate veterans, was a & c " r Ail . i i.umDerton visitor tnis morning, air, Gregory was 72 years old on the 'JXh oi tiiis month. Mr. A. W. Prevatt asks The Robesonian to sav that he will have a shooting match at his store, near JiCme next week fr t c Worlev who for some1 u i' I . . e tX I T?, i , ,Re has been manager of the Lum-1 t . .-. i .Jt1' Wnccino- n,,"h h vpiivnoA j! i3 position 'and will with his fam.j i i tomorrow for Monroe, where1 .rMfIwny inn" m tiiA old T.nmher-1 t0n hotel building, Third and Chest, . . ru v.;a noftr tn m ghoot the 10th of next month to Philadelphia, where he will , rriorro.w tre -ira "nnivers;iry oi n -h-rrinre. There is not. two pounds "' -rnce in Mr. Wishart's weight rw and Mo.wP!"it. when eot mar-' rjd. At that time Mr. Wishart was' tnmn tfn -.T1"' Robonian, which ;-.5r?. no'v'w'tb nvich lrger circula. tion. Tve ''I'vir hive heV elected i b'Td r,f "ivcrTr' for the T?irir fjt-.j "n h oH TVtnt'st' -' "-.v, h-n-'ln" P;fi W-lnut -i-oo T Tf. Vir--nr. E . J. Britt, TT. V TTod- Wood-v-r,.-'T"ftn . F: Hrcv" Br tt,. It ''r-'ir, nf nf "rti d"t Tp. mernhr- f poii t"" Vie nor ve"r for "lyoViIp pvertrlv n nrlrdnfn T?pnd- " - - vAi mowSovcliin'l h? 5 pef wTt nn nofoen n b"th or -!,-v TVp ace l-'mit has been fixed at 17. lcK h has accepted a position as mana- Numnenon ann at nis iorraer nome ilesing. 1(r r (,p it,. Monroe Steam Lnundr ' m. ths rmiadeiphus section on . dus- dge are. Tr Vr?!pv J Bri'.t. who for fos connected .with the estate of BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Dr. John Knox has moved his of fice from the Weinstein building to the second floor of the McMillan building, over the McMillan Pharm acy. - You can tell the stores that ad vertise in The Robesonian "by th crowds that visit them daily. Han you noticed the difference? "There's a reason". --The Peoples Garage is sellinjr numbers of automobiles throughout this section. It is expecting two car loads of Saxon roadsters, touring cars and delivery wagons this week, al so one car load of Haynes cars. Raleigh Christian Advocate: Ret. L. H. Joyner made the Advocate of fice a pleasant call last Monday. He was en route from Merry Oaks where he made his home last year to St. Paul to take up his work on that charge. Mr. E. McQ. Williams of route 1 from Lumberton was among the visitors in town Satnrdav. Mr. Wil liams came in to get his pension. He says he is the youngest veteran in the county. He is 67 years old, but he doesn't look it. Mr. W. II . Batten of Howells ville township was a Lumberton via. itor Saturday. Mr. Batten's moth er, Mrs. Sarah F, Batten, who live with him, has been in feeble health for some time and when Mr. Batten was in town Saturday she had not been able to speak above a whisper Miss Lizzie Caldwell asks The Robesonian again to remind all who wish to contribute to a Christmas dinner for the inmates at the county home to take same to her home, cor ner Fifth and Eighth streets, not lat er than Friday night of this week. The good people of the town remem ber these unfortunates each year and of course they will not forget them this year. Rev. and Mrs. A. J. ; Groves passed through Lumberton Friday on their way from Barker's to their new home at Rowland. Mr. Groves serv ed the St. Paul's circuit acceptably for four years and now goes to the Rowland circuit. Rev. L. H. Joyner, who succeeds Mr, Groves on the St. Paul's circuit, "is expected to arrivs this week. He will make his home at St. Paul's, For the convenience of Lumber ton buyers during the Christmas fes tival, R. D. Caldwell & Son vdll keepopen every evening till 8;;0, Friday till 10 p. m. This announce ment will be welcomed by a good . many people who have heretofore compelled themselves to make their nurchases rather early in the day. Extra accommodations are provided to make shopping easy. Maxton Scottish Chief: The stu dent:; of Carolina College will issue the first number of the Carolinian, a quarterly magazine. Miss May Seabolt is editor in chief and she has a fine crops of associates. We expect thi3 periodical to be not only interesting but of much benefit to the college. Miss Seabolt is a daughter of Rev. N. L. Seabolt of "l 1 1 A" r T L. Lumberton, pastor of the Lumberton . . . circuit . ..Mr ,W. K. Brown of Birming- 'sm.' Ala., js spending a few days m whose death at her home at Philadel pbus occurred about a year ago. M .Brown if executor of the estate. H; Mr. is choolclosedFriday - for - the holidays. A tiicnic dinner was spread on the grounds Friday and the children en- "vs been a great reader ne aoes nox the prospect of lonelv evenings .;t.rrt his hooks. If hell pick up more to Lumberton he will be PDe to find ways to beguile the hours, , ju rief records two fires in Mame part of town a liouse oivn. fd hv Mrs. J. C. Tippett and occu--!-d ' by . Mnyor T. M. -Parsons and f'mily caught fire from a flue, the "f';r bein? esttnbuished !efore the h-r -s'in''" w5'S destroyed.- Th? loss f-om the recr,pd f:fe is estimated at r-r.m ?"00 to '$1000, 'supposed lo have been covered' by. .insurance. . - DR. W. W. PARKER Specialist in Fitting Glasses and Relieving Eye Discomforts Phone, Office 126, Residence 189 Lambert on, N. C '-ts mother, Mrs. J. Amanda Brown.
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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Dec. 20, 1915, edition 1
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