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ROBESONIAN 1 4 A ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ' COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH J1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYANCB VOL XLVI LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1916. NUMBER 92 BRITISH LINER SUNK Ilbert McNeely of Monroe, N'. C, United States Consul at Aden, Was Drowned. When British Liner Per. jbia Went Down in Mediterranean Ship Torpedoed Withourmra Inz is Report. The British liner Persia, with 160 passengers and crew of 250, W3S sunk 'by an unidentified submarine Thursday afternoon off the island of ( lete, in the eastern Med terrane- sn A consa'ar dispatch broguat tne information Washingcia lat a.ight that ii nhip had been torpe doed without warning and that at least one American citizen, Robert Hey McNeely of Monroe, N. C, new consul at Aden, Arabia, was missing. Dispatches indicate that McNeely was lost but that Charles H. Grant of Boston, another American aboard UP SHANNON WAY School Begins Spring Term Preach' ing First Sunday Afternoons Be lated Christinas News Personal Correspondence of The Robesonian LEAST PER CAPITA TAX IN THE UNION STRICKEN PEOPLE OF POLAND NEED JD NEGROES KILLED BY MOB BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS C,??h"..BTtw?f.,!..'hit" Md Necroes, Mr. Claud Roberts has accents Noith Crolin Z l " N Greater Need 'by an EnUreN..; "".,2 i J-Il .ition. " ,a,e8m.n l the store von Has Ever Existed Than ow ?, T7- oi tne aicAiiieter hardware Coro- I'rerails in Poland President Wil. Compared With Other States of Union Shannon, Jan. 1 Mrs. D. D. Hin- Raleigh Cor., Dec. 31, Charlotte Ob-. server. The Corporation Commission has prepared and will issue to the news papers in a few days a remarkable statement of tax conditions in North son and children, who spent Christmas at the home of her father, Rev. Thomas Walters of the Raeford sec tion, nave returned home, Mr. T. J. Conoly Of Raeford 8Pent r-nrnlina naiicnlarlw 4-h. lJ jro ui, m.o "-, to state-wide equalization of tax as- ltrag relatives and friends. . sessments and the per capita tax in Mr. Garron of Columbia, S, C., this State compared with other States was a Shannon visitor during the in the Union.The statement will holidays , ' . show that the per capital tax in North -We are glad to report Mr. Francis Carolina is less than any other State Currie, who has been sick with grippe in the country, the exact relative j e pu mi ' u iniprov.eu amounts of tax, per capital, for each Mr. Duncan Currie of -Winston- Stnte to be shown. Those in touch with the facts con- ib... UAntn ntnn - nn..AJ M.Mnn n r, 1 ' 1 1 O ' J 1 fT" 1 I ill- xciftii. wtia aavcu. XTxexn rci v I pm viq rpn Tr pnns nHr I upkiiv i -: xi a . i . ... . . . , , t? '-uij;i!W.--5-j laineuintne statement assert that practiced law in Monroe 6 years af-Und Wednesday. x Tit win leave no justification whever ter leaving the University and had M. (and -Mrs. Rupert Jleed of for the declared purpose of Repub- served in oin me noose ana im Columbia, S. u., spent cnristmas. !ican ieadfcrs in this State to make benate of tiw legislature . . lie was , here at the home of Mrs. Reed's fath- taxation conditions a campaign issue born in 1883. It is not yet known Ur and mother. Mr. and Mrs. John ; ioi a v, ;t " i .1 v ' ; ii iiiw. u- iiic acinic. Lime JL tivc') Jiow many people on the ship were, F. Walters. . . I a comprehensive statement nf th Mr. John B. McLeod of Lumber- ton is spending the holidays . at the j state-wide equaliration and the net nuine in ins niamuHuunci , luia, J. Smith, v Mr. and Mrs son Issues Proclamation New York Dispateh, Dec. 31. President Wilson issued a proclama tion on December 18, setting Satur day, January 1, 1916, as a special day upon which the people of the Ujfited States may make such con tributions as they feel disposed for the aid of the stricken people of Po land. The-President cites the rpsolu- r 1 I.I. . . r; l i v n. ' uianeiy, ua., uispaica, iec. ol. Two more neroes were killed and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chaffm four negro lodge buildings burned "'ebriled T'r 46h. wfddin M"eT .uuy in the western section of this ' JT ofw,a,9t k' Tiitr Early) county in a renews of c ashes' .u i ura mny betewen whites and negroes, accord. ing to reports reaching here tonight. Keports that negroes were . threaten ing the lives of while farmers caus ed numbers of armed men to leave saved. Officials at Washington were grat ified last night at the indication, emanating from Baron Erick'Zwied inek, Charge of the Austro-Hunga-rian Embassy at Washington, that the Vienna government would be ouick to "satisfactorily adjust1 matter should it develop that H. F. Walters and little Miss Catherine Gaitley of Al lendale. S. C. are visitiner relatives the' here. an: Mr. Percv Graham is to return to- Austrian submarine commander had!, day to Washington, D. -C, where he . tusoDeyea instructions in reguru iu topedoing passenger-carrying ships "without warning. V result of the commission's enualiza ticn effort this year, this being about 10.5 per cent increase. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS Henry Ford's Ideas -About the War Have Changed !New York Dispatch, 2d7 7 Henry Ford, who led the peace ex- pendition which left here December: parkton were Shannon visitors Sun 4 on the steamr Oscar 11 for Copen hagen in the hope of bringing about a conference of neutral Nations that would end the yar arrived here today on the steamer Bergensjford. He tonfirmed cable reports that his re turn had been hastened - by- illness. the teachers, Prof. Thompson - and but said that it made a difference oil Miss McKinnon, spending the holi. is takiner a course in veterinary sur cerv. Mrs, kaham accompanied him. i Misi MibeT'WSTters returned to her scnool near Raeford today . after, Congre recenvenes tomorrow sncnHinff tho hnlirlnva npri with her 1 :j s,... ... ----- ucui sscriuus consiuerauon or parents :ur. ana mrs. jonn r . wai-. rnentous legislatioi ter i c- i Brand Whitlock, United States! ivir., aim iir. ouuuii uaiucj m, minister t irkton were Shannon visitors Sun-j Yom& for dav. Also Messrs. Jonn ana Li. Ha.i wooir fnr Hughes of the same place on Mon- ties there. day. American people would quickly re- B-icf Hems of Current Events Gath ered From AH Over the Country. 7 hp Niluv 'DnQrfTyiiTi Viae ja!1 Via i.r.'...r u.i.k. a- it.- : once thft tracrpciv nf fhn citnof inn uu..uv-.l n.ii3uutr to iie yuuan gay. 1 ., " - - . ernnent mors yeras of life together. Harry Stewarts Musical Comedy Company, 17 people, mostly girls, has been booked for two nights here next Wlik Th ihnw i nlovifi .h,.eref0w the 8Senei.ftun Prts from' popuia, price3 and ia 8ai(f to be the Alabama side of the Chattahooche L 00 one. - river, the dividing line between Geor-1 ' gia and Alabama, saio many v.hite' Mr. and, Mrs. W. N. Smith are men had crossed the river from Ala-1 moving into the Kmlaw house, Chip bama. j cwa stt, and will begin housekeep- Sev'en negroes were reported .killed Sf They have been boarding with yesterday by white posses which1 AIrf'- Mamie Warwick fcince their mar- ple of tne-TJhifecrStales- has " bTen"1" W8'' . : from time to time directed to the apJ E0,n3' A:ke and Llysses. cnarged with' Mr. J. G. Nye of route 2 from paling situation in Poland where : Kll lnp mnlY ?' Vlllt"Kue a. white- Fairmont was among the visitors in practically the entire population today! 0Vfcr-ser- 4loda' tmob3 scoured the town Saturday. Mr. Nye says the is homeless, and where men, women1 f'ver country on hearing a report farmers down his way are busy pre and children, are perishing bv the lhat Goo!sb-V S0RS hau not een burn paring tobacco plant beds. They will thousands for lack of shelter, clo'h-f ed to death in a. negro. cab:n as re-; plant quite a bit of the "weed" this ing and food. . j ported, but hac escaped. . .year. "And whereas, the neople. of the md th? perso" of a negro' -Messrs. Golden & Wallace, local thyatfcr he.d.XrintteiJJl!! "ter day a K book representatives of the Metropolitan sympathy fcr the suffering people . , . J organization had I ,fe insurance Company, have moved on all sides in the great European; !'fci.htS Gooiv and H ssons to their office from the Lumberton.Dres. war by their splendid and successful: ;.',... V J " t .r. " Li charitable work in Belgium, Servis, wYsTaid Elding lo The second" flooV .f tK anu OLner niarps! nnn tpp in?r thnf t ho . : . . ' . 1 ---.... w.v to have caused the burnmc of the Weinstein building. m ii r i . ii . : T : 1 1 : t a .1 a cnnn,i f 'j' i"A i negro loages. 1 no eiaer oooisoy was .msw j.iman rrocvor anu nn- svona to an appeal for help m Poland,! . nnA ,lf tutt unrincr nie Ruth raldwpll Mt Inst. .vnin. 'fin negro Mason and negro Odd Fel-; for Boston. Mass., where -they are uruaents, at tne rowers acnooi ot , Expression, after spending the hol- ttTqI u..o.ubx.wv,. ui ip. -. - , .. . " , . -, - - . i otr.er negro loages. - riays wun nomeioms. iuss iaiuweu Wal-, mentnno lorriclafinn .rafrant U PeOPlC it IS SUCETeSted that the Presi- T . ,K. , , , i ...hi -j..-i t ' ' nS T' - -;nti nf h- ITn t. oi .1 1 onignt. a negro lodge pouainz near win. graauaie ,nw year, iiiciiauitiiia 1111c woo icpucu u- 1Hr, . rauiK, manager oi People's Garage, left last night New York, where he will snend 1 IAltu.a Kiiilrlinn lwl ViOPH A..An1 MM k. ..'.,.. If. .MI ODDortunitv . "U , ,,'r"fe rLr ,:JI" ?vc .1 ua0 . 1IC Af MJif m. i?j 1 shall be e ven all to contr hut to, a "u?.".?u B."u " vr r , J"1" - ' ). wr- Miss Bertha Currie is visiting, ifmns t.hriw Kpf fwn email crvna in. i much needed hlidav fund for relief in menas at i,aunnDurg. , . I to the Milford reservoir and then oiana." School opens-again Monday after , jtmped .in after them. The woman'. No greater need by an entire nation v- as rescued Hbut - the bovs - -wcre-a3 everr existea man-now- ! ingeuJse3 kt! -nJd be a t I People, it is suggested that the Presi-! otlL" JSS nlMl- .c, J Ln f Whitlock, United States '!ent .or the Unite States set aside' a ma ie was T reported de-r Mr to Belgium, who has been!day in the forthcoming holiday sea- g0yed by fire Early toiay a negro' thePec a few weeks, sailed last! ?n uPn whch day - direct appeal to bJQ SSg ana ne?ro for Ne Belgium to resume his du- the sympathy of all American c.t.zens iJod lZ shall be made, and an only a fedw days, as he intended when ne left to come back this month. Mr. Ford declared his views re garding the cause of the war have undergone a marked change. When heleft he said he was of the opinion that bankers, manufacturers of am munitions . and armament were re sponsible, but he returns -with the belief that it is the people thenn selves, those now being slaughtered, 'who are responsible. The men doing rlavs at their respective homes Rev. Mr. Dixon is to preach for us on next Sundav at 3:30 p. m. Mr in Poland. building known as the Negro Supreme .tor of the garage, who is in New York Circle Lodge building was burned. attending the automobile show. bdward, a negro accused oi aia-i A gman bIaze . wagte hoage the fiffhtiner have been too content to let those who rule them do their i who were sorry to see him go and -thinking, and they-have not takenvvho wish for him a pleasant ana sue radvantae-e of their divine rieht to say i ressf nl school vear. for themselves what they shall do Christmas passed off very quietly and think, the Dacifist asserted. hpre. There was a Christmas tree "Republics are no better than mon- at school house last Monday night achjjas in this respect," he said, gotten up by the Sunday school for "even in the United states we auow( the benefit f the children oi tne com those whom we have elected to office munity. "Old Santy" was there in to be swerved from their duty. We the person of Mr. Hector McLean of do not assert ourselves. Personally,! Lumber Bridge and seemed to find I have voted only six times ana men presents for all. some oi tne guts herause mv wife made me." I fcr thp children semed to please "The movement is now organized them very much and some for the ana under way, ' ne saia. "jreopie older folks provoKea mucn mer are talking about it and while some riment. On the' whole it was a very criticise when people talk they think pleasant occasion and we hpe was en and when they think, they think joved by all present, right." j We fear we may have omitted some ' items of interest in thi sletter as New Year UsheTed In ' I there has been more or less stir dur- Ihe New Year was ush?red in in jng holidays and it is rather hard to this good town at midnight Friday. ikcep track. night with ringing of bells and the " - firing of a few babywakers. To all; Among the Sick outward aDDearances. that wa3 all Mpssrs. Edwards and Free, Sea. rirowind. Mr. Krause will be ex ammed as to her mental condition. New York financial experts esti- Dixon has made some changes in nisi nnn inai- tminoi t An.a.;n : worK ana can omy viv Ua -i-, ties which were foreign-owned when ternoon in each month, that being the the European war broke out, have first Sundav atternoon. been ahsorhd in th TTnitpH Rtntea Mr Janris E. MacLaren left last aurjrig the past 16 months. I by those inured to their hardships, Saturday to return to his former, rrt Cook, the explorer, who is iniut the present winter, it is feared, home. in England. . Denmark, was refused an American! wi1 cause suffering the like of which Mr. Carl Walters has gone to Co- . paaSpojt to enter Germany. All per- has never been known in the history lrmhia. S. C. where he is to enter oma f,J Am..i.n. ' of mankind. Widows nnd rViilHrpn ' - 7 , . . j . AVU7V.U UILI 1LU1I aOOUl 13:.. , : ' . . . '' " school. Carl has many friends here to belligerent countries unless their hundreds, of thousands are wander-' r ... FmftnP!ntion ,.,v. ennv n baa him cro and i : j j . -j j .. , in i fh ...,. r- ceieorate Jiimancipaiion nrevails ' in"K the younger Goolsbys to escape, at the Nationai cotton miI1 Saturday v was said to have been killed late to-' vin Y.cA o- X- " , . , ... . ! Hav with his son. known as "Pre- n ti . omwen minion totany destitute, . ,, ; Ti. r ii, it. ,.a vui. . people, the greater part of them C,10HS .Law & Jhut liMe damae done to the build- women and children, are facing star- aimed, wee.aided by these n Xhe ,033 is covered b insur. vation and the grim possibility of to reach a train to Montgomery, Ala.' an The ori in of the fi j de.-.th by freezing - y , In retaliation negroes were said to known. haveS The winters of Poland are always' "aYe urro"nuit l"""'Z ty"' titel 'ooked forward to with dread, even' .Gr.,n?s,fy'1 ?. whJ ft S.J in" Iaiesi k ;,a i iv.-. v-ji,; i ing to kill him and his wife and chil- dren. The negro mob dispersed, ih-owever, before Sheriff Howell of Early county, and a number of depu- 1 ties, reached there. business is urgent and considered im portant by the government. Miss Katie Stone, of the faculty of the public school at East Lumber ton .returned yesterday from Mb. fcliam, where she spent the holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Z- Stone. School opened at East Lumberton for the spring term this morning. Mr. J. F. Raybon left Saturday A majority of the 25.000 employes in government navy yards, shops nnd stations received increases-in pay.i trenches, and of starving processions' was made by Rev Wm Wells col-! etc- lle say8 that is a powerful beginning January 1. Wages re-' of the old and the sick, of feeble and . Ttfavton at St. John's 'Ban-! Kd place to catch 'possums, eat Ana nt infants. StOnDinCP PVerW TIOOT atA t.hpn . ' . i'ilA'"" , , , ' ! omiu,l ,4rinlr ammnn" commYclal one who had' rfvenp" regulate pay at the government. v... - ... . Poem bv Addie B, Beattie; Emanci-I At . potatoes, drinx "Simmon enjoy country life. . a reunion at the home of Mrs. pation Proclamation read by Jetha Emma Higley, Seventh and Cedar , by; streets, fnday all Mrs. iligley'a choir, brothers and children were present. orderi Those from a distance present were i prevailed throughout the day and the; Mr. J. M. Pope of Durham and Rev. r was enjoyeu uy u laiKc nuiiiuci ; . - . wi i tniinuut i L . 1 . 1 A sji-mnA f nMr a t K,it V Kl-nfliAva tf f i-o T T i n.1 air A attending a Chinese Christmas ban- oven below: Dr. John Greer Hibben, Vi c I most pleasant day was spent and a quet in Kan rrancisco. The assassin "V'nt rrmceion university; iir. justice Lamar Df Supreme Court is sumptuous dinner served. escaped and was unrecognized. I Nicholas Murray . Butler, president JUI)pjlti v j nnf, Mra .T s Tlwimnenn Jan. 2. moved Saturday from the Wiihtart plants. .The American Polish Relief Com Wong Yuen The Asiatic at Shanghai pan of Chinese favorinir a return to' fering people the monarchical form of government,! hers among its members men of na-j ? was shot in the back and killed while tion-wide repute, a few of whom are. "?y. V . J!i miectnn rf 1 O nnl 1 A TPMC.i ACi-U i.AAi : x ung, xormer eauor oi v .,lu mJl,ulBUCC, P,ircpl1; boIa. "Deen Blue Sea' News, a paper published, wew xork .itv, propose to forward p Morrissev: music bv . t:hina. as the official or- mney, iooa ana ciotnmir to tnese sui- 7. t.t.. u r a iiie cummissivn num- A 1 rr I 1 . . . 1 ' rm " I 'n n -v l.in , i H . .... ' I L. . J Aionzo irimoie, a aeputy snerni or ' "lllvr"-j' nun. innmure rxT; n;r.ah . "... ... T"l Tl X f M TT T l. tl a.llllllt: LVII that took place in recognition of the board ticket sellers at this place, are fact that the old year hi 1 died and both on the sick list, victims of that the New Year had arrived. The' grippe, Mr. Edwards being confin Pastime theatre celebrated the night ed at his home while Mr. Free is in fcy keeping open till 12 o'clock and: tha hospital. quite a number of people kept watch : Mr. W. W. Hardin of route 2 v.. nninttini, rfncA nicturps nt. thi? f-. folrmnnt nncspfi through town uy - . iiuiu - jr.eti use oi me mui same time, a he DanKs, ot course,; Saturday en route nomeiromwur- foreign cotton lint, except form six Mountain Home Ark., went into the y "on ot unio; nenry j ratten Jo h Rljcker Lamar. Associate p!ace about 3 miles from town on T"trJil &VrSt aw- Wh-0flr.eci,.st- PSrrp -AArvo va1" Justice of the Supreme Court of the. (he Fairmont road, to the old Lum r1 iJ pSSF. JSfe United States, died at his home here; beMon, hotel building, corner Thirl ? i".in', uc,iu y i tWH F tonight after an 'illness or sevora 8na Chestnut. They will conduct a barricade himself in a house to es- and o.the"-. . on, . . , ' months. He was 58 years old f nd hoardng house. Mr. and Mrs. cane lynching at the hands of mdig- G'fts of food nrrl clothing may be t . , . ppn the Sui)reme bench five ThnmnU fnrmer) 1ivPd in T.umh nt to the commissioner's headquar- 1 . r Ia i. t. cjiis, ! t-uii anu iidvc many iiicuua nctc; rtnu will be pleased to learn of thea return. want citizens and remained in the pent to the commissioner's headq for- urrtif rescued bv friends. tprs in New York c!ty. Cash eontri. To guard against introduction by, butions should be made payable to mail of the pink boll worm and other, the Guarnntv Trust Co., Treasurer, cotton pests into the United States ' York City. the Postoffice Department has prohib-i AMFRTC AN POLISH RELIEF COM- ited use of the mails for samples of j MiabiUN. had holiday New Year's, and Sunday' lotte, where he went to consult a i " -i I i il.- t-? r U..J!.'n Vsollli htia Specialist. air. uaiumo nci.ti not been good for some time. At Thompson hospital: Messrs. O. L. Smith, Dock and Luther Camp bell, all of whom were injured in an houre were observed at the postof fice, the rural carriers having a day off. Executive Committee of County Farm ers' Union Meets Wednesday The executive committee of the Robeson division of Farmers' Un ion will hold a meeting in the court house here Wednesday. The com mittee is composed of Messrs. W. K. Culbreth, N. A. Towns end, Okey Stephens, D. H. Britt and Spurgeon Jones. There is some important bus iness for the attention of the' com mittee, amon? the things being the selection of a business agent. Each member is requested to be present. Graded School Re-opens Tomorrow After Holiday - Recess. The graded school will re-open to morrow mrning for the spring term. Prof. J. F. Love, principal, returned Saturday night from Statesville, -where he spent the holidays visiting relatives, and the other out-of-town teachers are expected to return to night. It had been rumored that school would not open, but Superin tendent Sentelle says this is a mis take and school will open tomoirow morning without fail. Medical Society Meets Wednesday Public Address by Dr. L. B. Mc Brayer The Robeson County Medical So ciety will hold a meeting Wednesday at the court house. The principal event of the meeting will be an ad dress by Dr. L. B. McBrayer of the estate Sanatorium at Itontrose on some phase of the work of fighting! tuberculosis States in northern Mexico, and has instructed postmasters to return to their origin foreign samples origint intr elsewhere. The American Association for La. bor Legislation in annual convention auto wreck at Elizabethtown Decern-, jn Washington, devoted a session to ber ana Drougni w praise and defense of the new sea . 1 . X - lnni oB1A Yir In, . .... reponea in me imw ibouc v. Robesonian, are getting along as well as -could be expected. Mrs. Laura Barnes of Barnesville, moth er of Mr. T. C. Barnes of Lumber, ton, has been a patient at the hos pital two weeks and is improving rapidly. Little Lessie Rozier, son of R. A. Rozier of Barker's, who was operated on December 24 for a puss case of appendicitis, is rapidly improving and will be able to return home in about a week. Little Way mon Smith of Tar Heel, son of O. L. Smith, one of the victims of the auto wreck, who accidentally had his arm shot off Christmas Day, requir ing amputation above elbow, was able to return to his home Sunday. Miss Elsie Flowers of Waycross, Ga., who has charge of the music de partment at 'the FaTrmont '.graded school, is sick at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. MvKenzie, Elm street. Miss Flowers stopped over at the home of Mr. and Mrs. McKen zie en route to Fairmont, having spent the holidays in the western r.nrt of the .State and was taken sick. She is unable to go on to her work. Grippe is thought to be the trouble. Mr. Oliver Nance, of The Robeson ian composing room force, has been confined to his room with gri since yesterday morning. Cotton Mill Progress Charlotte Observer. The researches of Commissioner of Labor Shipman, in conjunction wich the United States Census Bureau, .iave produced some gratifying lri formation in regard to the develop ment of the cotton mill industry in men's law which became operative North Carolina the past year. It ap- November 4 this year and which some1 pears that there are now 318 tcjccna shipowners have declared will drive mills in the State with prospects of open to the public. Members of the Methodist church This adddress w:h be at Abbottsburg gave Rev. N . L. bea rnrroN and cotton seed Middling cotton is selling on the bolt of Lumberton, pastor of the church; a sumptuous pounding pn all American ships off the seas. Bet ter no American merchant marine than ships without Americans, say the labor leaders. , A suit demanding treble damages of $750,000, under the Sherman anti trust law, has been filed in the Unit ed States District Court in New York by the Imperial Film Exchange of New York against 10 leading man. ufacturers and lessors of motion pic ture films. The complainant alleges that the defendants conspired to" ruin its business and accomplished their purpose. Mrs. Laura S. Rockefeller, wife of John D. Rockefeller, who died last March, left an estate valued at $1, 490,371, according to the appraisal filed with the court in New York. The bulk of the estate is left to char itable and educational institutions. Personal effects are left to members of the family. Mrs r number of additions dnnn the present year. The cotton mills give employment to over 51,000 people, a larger number than ever beiore en gaged in this occupation, with a diminution of nearly a thousand in the number of children employed That is one of the most gratifying items m the report. There appears to be some tendency toward diversi fication, but there are not as many glove and hosiery mills as there are opportunities for. Diversification, however, is setting in and the next report may be expected to show ex cellent results in that direction. Case lof Smallpox fn Lumberton Only One in County Mr. Worth Abbott, who lives in the northern part of town, 13 con fined to his room with smallpox. Dt. B. W. Pnge, county health oficer, Rockefeller's; has vaccinated the other memoers wedding ring, valued at $3. is left to c-r Mr. Abbott s famils, also tne her son, John Dr Rockefeller, Jr. j iKmbers of some families in thai part Indictments have been returned in of town whom Mr. Abbott visited New York charging Paul Koenig,1 just before he learned that he had chief detective of the Hamburg-' "-Tnallnox. Mr. Abbott recently re American line, and Richard Emil turned from Durham, where he spent Leyendecker, an antiaue dealer, with - some time. Dr. P?c says he will be conspirine to dynamite the Welland glad to vaccinate others who may de canal. Edmund Justice, a Hamburg-! ire to be vacinated. Dr. Pags says American Line watchman, also was he thinks this is the only case of indicted with Koenig on charges of , smallpox m the county, conspiracy to secure military. 'infor mation for the German government. local market today for 11 5-8 cents-says it was an act highly appreciat ing pound; seed, 60 cents the bushel, ed by himself and family. the 23rd ult They sent many nound Ji The men had previously been arrest- of eood thines to eat. Mr. aeaooit The local chapter U. D. C will meet at the home of Mr. Lizzie G ed. Thev were releasd on bonds of Prctor, Sixth street, Thursday af S50.000, $30,000 and $20,000, respec, terrjpon tit 3:30 o'clock. All members tively. . - are urged to be present. The board cf county commission- "."4 inhyS'fS.Mnd,e;'"S: j -Tb. f;r. compay put out ..man lion u, Th, uaua! first-Monday, g tSa, crowd is here. , about o'clock before any damage Geo. T. Lesane and Victoria had been done The alarm was Rhodes, colored, were married phoned in and the fire company was Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd s ick on the scene and used chemi. office Saturday afternoon. 3.astlc : tals in putting out the fire. The A. P. Caldwell spoke the words and ire started from a chimney. After then commanded that the groom sa-1 tl f ire company bad reached the lute the bride; and it came to pass. Kcene tf the the fire somebody turn- License has been issued for the.e( m the alarm from box No. 37. marriage of J. T. Prevatt and Em- Messrs. C. M. Fuller, W. F. ilv Collins, Montgomery Edwards andFrench and Ira Builard Ieft Saturday May Barnes all of the Barnesville , nijht for tbe We8trn markets to section; Hugh McLauchlm and Sallie ! purchase muies and horses. Messrs. Jane Bullock: John Haywood and, Fuer and Bullard ieft to KO through. Clarissa Lamb. to St. Louis, Mo., the former on his Messrs. K. M. Biggs and J . i f ourth trip this season to purchase L. Stephens attended yesterday af-j this time 3 car loads of mules and temoon at Fayetteville the funeral j horses for his sales barn. Mr. Bui of Mr. J. O. Croswell, route agent jara goe3 to purchase for the Carlyle of the Southern express vo. iur., stables. Mr. r rench who goes ta Croswell, who was 64 years of age, died suddenly Friday night about 2 o'clock at his home in Fayetteville. Both Mr. Biggs - and Mr. Stephens once worked for Mr. Croswell. They say a tremendous crowd attended the funeral and the floral offerings were most numerous and beautiful. Leaving the room where her hus hanH and children were sitting around a fire, Mrs. Fannie E. Fox, wife of I buggies and most all other ways in iur. u. a. rwA, cmv - grand parade. The vehicles, tne in her bedroom at their home ml horses and muS and even many of Gastonia Friday and slashed her; the nesrroes taking part in the af- tnrpat twice wim ""'" : fair were decorated with flags, etc a Uangerous jwouna. ivecuvery io expected. - The woman for some time had exhibited signs of being unbal anced mentally. The Raleigh Iron Works, a mu nitions plant, filed petition in bank ruptcy Friday. Assets, $260,000; li abilities, $136,000. It is explained that the proceeding is the result of a financial striingecy ad in. ability to realize quickly on assets. The company has important contracts with the government for shells and with the Bethlehem Steel Works. The capital stock of the corporation is only $7,000. W. F. Harding is president and manager.. purchase mules and horses for W F. French & Co., left with the in tention of stopping off in Atlanta but he may decide to go on to St. Louis. The colored folks who live in the "Meadows", near town, celebrated in grand style Saturday, the 52d anni versary of Emancipation. They came down Elm street about 2 of the clock on ' mules, bicycle, wagons, arts. They were blowing horns and many other noisy articles. One of the wag ons had an old-time blacksmith shop fitted on it, another had a crowd of girls sewing, another had a bunch preparing "dinner". DR. W. W. PARKER Specialist in Fitting Glasses) and Relieving Eye DkcomforU Phone, Office 126, Residence 189 Lambertca, -N. 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The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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