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VOL XLVI LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1916. NUMBER 100
$250 FOR RELIEF OF JEWS J
NEGRO KILLED NEAR ROWLAND
RECORDER BRITTS BUSY DAY I BRANDEI3 TO SUCCEED LAMAR
OUT ROZIER WAY
BRIEF ITEM3 OF LOCAL NEWS
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That Amount Raised in Few Minutes
Among Small Number Who At
. tended Meeting at Opera House
Yesterday It is Confidently Ex
pected That at Least $500 Will be
Raised for Destitute Jews in War
Zone in Lumberton . .
: The hundred and fifty dollars were
contributed in a few minutes yester
day afternoon for relief of suff er
" ing among Jews in" the European war
zone by members of a very small
crowd which attended a mass meet
ing at the opera house, the meeting
having been called for the purpose of
raising funds for this purpose in ac
cordance with the recent proclama
tion of the President of the United
States calling upon Americans to
contribute-to relieve the untold suf
fering.jof the nine millions, of Jews
in the war zone.
,A committee was appointed to wait
upon others who will want to con
. tribute to this worthy cause and it
is confidently 'expected that as a re
sult of this meeting at least $500
will be secured. This committee n
composed of the following: Mesdames
A. Weinstein, R. D. Caldwell, J. P.
Russell, W. B. North, C. L, Greaves,
J. F. Gorrell; Messrs. A. W. Mc
Lean, H. J. Singleton, J. P. Rus
sell, R. D. Caldwell, L. E. Whaley,
A. Weinstein, H. Dunie.
One contribution was made yester
day of $50 by Mr. A. Weinstein of
Lumbertoivand contributions of $25
were made by Messrs. H .' Weinstein
nd S; Dunie of Fairmont, A. W.
McLean of Lumberton and J. Ep-
stein of .Laurinburg. Many smaller
contributions were made.
State Senator Geo. B. McLeod pre
sided over the meeting. The meet,
ing was opened with prayer by Rev.
C. L.' Greaves of Lumberton. Af
ter an eloquent address by Rev. C.
C Carson, a Presbyterian minister
urnnalH vahn vana the principal
VJt " " '
speaker, Chairman McXeod called
upon a number oi citizens wau le
gended briefly in the following or
der: ex-Judge T. A, McNeill, Rev.
W. B. North, R. D. Caldwell, Rev.
C L. Greaves, A. W. McLean. Rev.
.T. F. Gorrell, J. P. RusselL C. B.
Redmond, J. A. Sharpe, ' . L E.
Whaley, M. B. Shockett of Balti
more, A. Schwartzberg. '
M-, a w Mcl,!in suceested that.
though the meeting had been called,
to raise funds for sufferers in the;
war zone, irrespective . cf race or;
creed, all contributions should go for,
the relief of Jews, in accordance with j
the proclamation --rf - President WilsonJ
wh'ch met with unanimous aoproval.j
and the funds will be so used. . j
Mr. A. W, McLean was asked to.
act as secretary, and while contribu-j
tiens were being counted Rev.Mr.Car-;
. .. a.. i.t. i
son entertained the audience -wun an
appropriate reading, "A Soldier Lay
TWin ot Altriprs."
All who care to contribute to this ;
-worthy cause are asked to see anv
members of the committee 'namM
flbove at once, a'" contributors will
"be forwarded within the next day or
so.
" Superior Court
Superior Court envvened this morn
ing at 10:30 for the trial of criminal
cases with Judge F, A. Daniels of
Ooldsboro presiding and Solicitor S.
B. McLean present to repre
sent the State. The iury was duly
empaneled. Mr. S. F. Caldwell was
hosen foreman ot the grand jury,.
Jn charging the jury Judge Daniels
declared that any man who refuses
to list his taxable property as the
law requires should be indicted. The
judge also declared that a man who
will work his wife and children in
a mill and loaf himself should be in
dicted for vagrancy. The following
out-of-town attorneys are attending
coiirt today: Messrs. B. F. McLean
and G. B. Patterson of Maxton, E.j
li. Wooten of Kowiand ana J no. o.
Butler of St. Pauls.
Up t" nron only o-.t enso had been
disposed of, that of Grady McCor
mack, charged with assault. He plead
guilty and the recorder's sentence
was upheld. This was to pay a fine
of $50 and cost. McCormack is to
appear before the presiding judge
at each term of criminal , court in
wobeson for a year and snow good be
. havior. ,
, Some Prize-Winners Have Not Ap
plied for Prizes -Mr.
F. W. Grooms, treasurer of
the Farm Products, Poultry and Live
Stock Exhibit held last December,
asks The Robesonian to urge tho-.e
who won the prizes and have not ap
plied for them to do so at once. Mr.
Grooms is anxious tq close up the
work. The following who are tn
titled to a cash prize offered by the
State, have not applied: D.. F. Israel,
Walter Tyner, W. P. McAllister, H.
A. M'White, Jos. Jones, D. H. Britt,
Sr., Robeson count farm-life school.
In order to get the prizes the win
ners must present premium ticket.
Mr. Grooms can be found at the Vv
& C. S. Ry. Co's. freight depot
Many Lives Lost in Floods in South
ern California
' Press dispatches from San Diego,
Cal., state that 60 persons lost their
" lives Saturday and charming little
valleys for 50 miles north of the
Mexican line had been made deso-
" late from floods and cloudbursts. A
t ui UnrV. Ark., disnateh states that
LM rv,j t -r S
' hundreds of residents of the Arkan
sas and White river valleys fled from
their homes yesterday in fear of
'floods. ,
Aaron Kelly Shot by Jno. Baker
Murderer Escapes Kelly Tried to
Stop Fighting Among Women
Aaron Kelly, colored, was shot and
instantly killed near Rowland Satur
day .morning about 1 o'clock by Jno.
jUathew Baker, also colored'. A pis
tol was used and the ball entered
Kelly's breast. The negroes of the
neighborhood had gathered for a big
dance ,it is said, and after dancing
till midnight or after some of the
negro women engaged in a general
fight. Witnesses say that Kelly tried
to stop the fight when Baker' drew
his . gun and fired the fatal shot.
Baker escaped. Coroner G . - E .
Rancke and Dr. B. W. Page, coun
ty health officer, went to the scene
of the killing Saturday and held an
inquest. The Verdict was that Kel
ly came to his death as a result of
a gunshot wound, the gun being in
the hands of John Mathew Baker
when fired.
TAX COLLECTOR SAYS NAY
Town Commissioners Have No Pow
er to Appoint Man to Assist in, Col
lecting Taxes Tax Collector Red
fearn Does His Own Appointing
The jtown commissioners met
Thursday night fo rthe purpose of
appointing a tax collector. Chief of
Police H. H. Redfearn being unable
to do the collecting. Mr. Redfearn
met the board and made it known
that he had been advised by bis at
torney not to allow the, commission
ers to appoint a collector. Which
brings to notice the beautiful work,
ings of the wonderful law. passed by
the last Legislature. This law pro
vides for the election by popular
vote of chief of police and, tax coir
lector for the town of Lumberton
and ties the hands of the town com
missioners so they have no power in
the matter at all. And the chief of
rolice and tax collector, so far as
the commissioners have power to say
him nay, may simply lay down on
the job and do nothing but draw his
pay. if he should feel so disposed.
However, since the meeting Thurs
day evening, Tax Collector Redfearn
who has been ill for some time and
unable to collect, has appointed
Messrs. J. P. Townsend and Joe S.
Thompson to assist him in collecting
tixes, and it is understood that these
gentlemen will get busy on the job
at once.
31, Killed and 27 Injured in Zeppelin
Air Raid on Paris :
Paris Dispatch, JanTTJO .
A Zeppelin diriglBle passed swift
ly over a section of Paris last "night,
trreat bombs.
which killed 24 persons and injured
2 . Warnings were given agam tu
niirVit KTinrtlw hpfore 10 o'clock, and
a second air attack was momentar
ily, expected by the residents 01 tne
A n L- cri or? itr
The raid last night lasted about
one minute and a nan, wnue in me
first visit of Zeppelins to Paris on
March 21, 1915, four of these air
craft were over or in the neigrbor
hcod of the capital for nearly two
vni-c tviaw rami at that time un
der entirely different atmospheric
conditions, beingpiainiy visiDie m
clear sky. Last night the fog se
riously interfered with the work of
the Paris aerial guard. ,
The fact that only one German ma
chine appeared leads to the belief
that the Zeppelin was makine a re
connoitering trip and the supposition
i that the Germans have in view a
similar operation on a larger scale.
Clvbornville Local is Taking On New
Members of Clvbornville Local of
the Farmers' Union, which was re
cently re-organized, held a meeting
in the court house Friday afternoon.
In addition to the officers elected
nt the first meeting 'Mr. W. K.
Bethune was elected conductor nd
Mr. C. B. Skipper was elected chap
lain. A good number of the old
members of this local have come back
and new mrmbers are also coming in.
All the old members can be mem
bers again bv paying their yearly
due? of $1. If you have, ever been
n member of the Union and live in
or near town you are urged to pay
nn ard be a live member. Also those
who have not belonged to the Union,
il elig'ble. are urped to iin. An
other meetw will be held Friday af-
frnoon oi ini ccr a-
itf vou ar? a farmer and ar inter-
pted- in the success ot tne larming
class be .present at this meeting.
Small Boy Killed by Fall From Wag-
on i . ' , ,
Jchi Weslv. 4-year-oln son or
Mr. Walker Ev who lives near
Pembroke, w killed Thursdav af
ternocn bv falling from a waon
leaded w'th cotto seed meal near his
father's home. The boy feV on his
hea-' and his neck was broken, sc
fcordi"r to on accoht. though his
grandfather. - Mr. Wesley r Kiriv.
thipk a whel of jth" wao-on parsed
nvr the boy's reck. Pev. N . L. S?a
bo't, oaf tor f hte Lumbprtm cir
cuit, conducted the funeral Friday.
rOTTON AND COTTON SEED
. Middline cotton i sell'nf on the
Wal market today for 11 1-4 cent?
the Pound, strict middling U 1-2:
KaaA fift ent the bushels Twentv-
three hnndred pounds of cotton seed
meal will be riven in exchange for
one ton of seed.
Rev. Piul T. Britt of Mt. Eliam is
amon gthe visitors in town today.
A Day of Trials Four Negroes Bound:
to Superior Court On Charge of
'. Stealing Cotton Other Cases , !
Recorder E. M. Britt had a most' that Otfice
busy day Friday. The first case toj Washington Dispatch, Jan. 28."
come up for a hearing was that of! Louis D. Brandeis of Boston, was
the State against Ennis Adcox and f nominated by President Wilson to
Jolly Lovett on the charge of forni-i day tor the place on the Supreme
cat:on and adultery. The trial lasted :
almost half the day. Ennis and Jol-i
ly hailed from Howellsville township, i
Adcox entered a plea of nolo con-j
tendere and judgment was suspend.)
ed upon payment of cost. The casej
as to Jolly was nol prosed with the
understanding that if she. had, not'
made her disappearance from the:
coast3 of Howellsville and Wishartsj
townships in two weeks time she was!
to - be - arrested and - placed in - jail .)
jQuitea - crowds witnessed - the triaU mittee ,to-which-thenomination"was
The following negroes were giv-j reterred, will appoint a subebmmit
en a hearing on the charge of steal, i tee, wnich, according to precedent,
ing cotton: Lonnie Ray, Andrew Cut- will consider the nomination and
rie, Wm. Guion; Kelly Whitted, Geo. make a report. If today's talk of op
Burnett, Arch Womack, Wade King, position amounts to anything it will
Jno. McDougald and Mort Whitted. develop in the committee. There
Lonnie Ray, Wm. Guion, Kelly Whit- has been no contest of any note ov-
ted and Mort Whitted were bound,
over to Superior Court, while the oth-
ers came clear. The evidence was
that 4 bales of cotton were stolen
from the cotton gin at St. Paul's.
Arch Womack and Geo. Burnett were
hands at the1 gin and were charged
with aiding the other negroes in get
ting the cotton off. Andrew, Currie
was tried, on the charge of ,dispos-
mg of nortgaged property anqwas
bound to SuperiorCd&TtT-rf
ted was also tried ' and bound over
on a . second charge, that being lar
ceny of lard, rice, etc., from the store
of Mr. A. R. McEachern at St.
Paul's.
Ed Flagler was also given a hear
ing on the charge of stealing mer.
rhandise from the McEachern. John-
i. .r.-.C r to.,i,
n ..." ilc,oe?tny.MV- f XL Al-J
T fnr fC, :i
adle!n dVin?!:i.ray,KJ;
KJ III pall y iiic iicii7a an
from the St. Paul's section. Quite
a number of people from up St.
Paul's way witnesesd the trials.
Farmers Want Information About
Growing Melons and Potatoes
Tne Robesonian a week ago tor.ncSistin!r Mrs. T
day carried an important news item;
to the ettect that the Virginia &x0 revive him. The two physicians!
Carolina Southern Railway had era-i arriving first,-Drr Mr R.-Gibson and r
pioyed Mr. W. G. Gilchrist of Lau- x-r. G. M. Bell, could only 1 pronounce I
rinburg for farm demonstrator and ,im d. Heart failure brought on i
maustrial agent and that Mr. Gil-j by shock of the execution was as-i
christ would spend his time teach.) SlVVP(i as the immediate cause. I
ing farmers along the lines of this; Fifty-six years old at the time of,
road in Robeson, Bladen and Cum.; his death, Mr." Sale had been warden
berland counties-how to grow water-0f the State prison for eight years, j"
melons, cantaloupes, Irish and sweet fcavinp been apDointed bv Governor!
potatoes ana omer une crups tu -jw, W. Kitchm in 1908. During this
cessfully. Mr. Gilchrist, who willtime'he had officiated at every law
make headquarters ia Lumberton, on-' fui electrocution in North Carolina
ly began work about the middle of , ana nad besides, establshed a repu.
last week and by Saturday ne haa,taticn for wise an(j abie mana?-e-
apsomtments aneaa ior every, aav
this week. Mr. Gilchrist is giving
special attention just now to insn
potatoes, which must be planted byi
the middle of February. Already aj
large number of farmers around Lum-j
berton have promised to plant Irish!
potatoes, assuring a large acreage
planted to this crop in this immed
iate section.
Prayed Before, Cussed After
One of the negroes bound over to
Superior Court by Recorder Britt
Friday on the charge of stealing cot
ton made a craver the nieht before
bis trial. In this prayer it is said j
that he asked God to come down fromj
.heaven and be the judge and bring;
twelve angels from on high to be!
the jury. At the trial another of (
the negroes gave in evidence thati
convicted the man iwho madi? 'the
prayer. When the negroes had been
taken back to iail to await their hear-.
insr in the'"bir cote" the man who!
had ipade such a prayer proceeded j
to give the man who turned in the ev-
ipnrp a rood "cussine" and declired,
that if he ever got out of jail henn? for severai days with pneumonJ
would kill him.
"Pke of Brunswick" is Willin Bark
is .
Mr. Geo. H. Bellamv, the "Dice
of Brunswick", as he is often call
ed, spt Saturday nieht in Lumber
ton. There is some talk of Mr. Bel
lamy making the race for State Aud
itor. When asked by a Robesonian
renorter im he was in the Tace, Mr.
Bellamy replied that while he would
like mieHv well to he the next State
Auditor he could not say he was an
avowed candidate.
Lor.Redfern Hexrine Fpbmar' 16
Th tif-ted cs" of Prof. J. F. Love
vs. Chief of Police H. H. Redfam
has bepn set fr a hearing o Feb
rnry 16. Solicitor P.. A. McLean
will ''be assist" ;n the prosecution
bv Mr. T. A. M'NeNi; -Tr.. of Lum
vrton and.MT. -G. B. Patterson cf
Maxton. while th defendant willb
epTo!!pntocl bv Mr. E. .T. Britt of
Lumberton M Messrs. Robinson &
Caudle of Wadesboro.
Mr. Fred Brow of Antioch. Hoke
.ronnty, is amon gthe visitors in town
today. ,
RichaH Barton .an 18-vear-old re.
rro. was Ivnched bv a mnb r.esr Bovd
qtion. Alabama, one nieht last week.
He nid two other r?roe3 were
caught in the act of robbing a stor.
Te thers scaned. Burton severely
cut the white man who captured him.
ell-Known Boston Lawyer Named j
by Wilson for Supreme Court VaJ
fancy First Jew Appointed toj
Lour t bench made vacant by the
death of Associate Justice Lamar. I
The Senate received the nomination j
with, unconcealed surprise in which!
all official Washington joined, be-j
cause Mr. Brandeis has not beenj
mentioned among the long list of,
eliibles which President Wilson con-i
sidered, or among an equally longj
list of aspirants who presented en-j
dorsements.
MondaiTtlie Senateudlciarv com-1
er a Supreme court appointment sincei
the days of President Cleveland.
Although celebrated as a lawyer,!
Mr. Brandeis has been devoting prac.
tically all his time of late to the
Zionist movement in this country
which has for its object the repa
triation of the Jews to a nation of
their own in Palestine. If confirm
ed, he would .be the first Jew to siW
Sttbe. uperauTldfc-
Warden Sale of State Prison Dies
Immediately - After - First Double
Electrocution in State. i
Rale:gn News and Observer, 29th.
Warden T. P. Sale of the North
Carolina State prison, fell dead across
? -3, ywruay morn-
- ,j i . . i '
"!? at u ociocK within tilteen min.
utes after leavine the death cham
Sale had blotted the last of the twelve
signatures of witnesses to the exe-!
cution. A request to Mr. C. C.
Hayes, deputy warden, to show the'
Gmlford county visitors over the in-'
stitution, had hardly passed his lips
when he fell forward on his head.j
Desperate efforts of prison officials,
1 .i
I several newspaper men anu visitors
P. Sale, who rush
ed to the aid of her husband, failed
ment of the affairg of the st2te pris.
on -
THE FINAL SUMMONS
Edwin Nance
Edwin Kance. 35 year3 old,- died j
at his home in Wishart3 township yes
terday after suf f reing for some
time with tuberculosis. Interment!
will be made at Allenton this after
noon.
Mrs. Willie C. Nance
Mrs. Willie C. Nance, aeed 26,
years, died at her home in Howells-j
v;n- inxmshin Thursdav of last week
interment was made in the family
huryjn? grounds near Singletary's X,
oa(j3 Friday. Deceased is survived;
Dy her husband and one child two!
weeJ.s 0d
.
Depth of Small Son of Mr. and Mrs.:
w. s. Stone '
Tomm'ie Joe. ll-vear-tld .son of;
nT and jirs y. s. Stone, died at
the fcome 0f his parents, near Long
Pmnrh. Fridav nitrht after suffer-
i'a
Mrs. RedmoncJ Ivey
Mrs. Redmond Ivey, aged 65 years,
died at her home on route 1 from
Orrum Thursday morning of last
week. Mrs. Ivey had been an in
valid since she was 11 vears old.
Paralysis was the cause of her death.
The funeral was conducted from the
residence Fridav at 11 o'clock a. m.
bv Rev. Paul T. Britt, pastor of
Broad Ridge Baptfst church, of
which deceased was a member. In
terment was made in the family
burying pround. Deceased possessed
a beautiful Christian spirit and
though afflicted was ever loyal and
atertive to her church. She is sur
vived by her husband and a number
of brothers and sisters,.
Among the Sick'
. Mr. H. Gr Meares left yesterday
for Jonhs Hopkins hospital, Balti
more, where he will undergo an ope
ration .
Chief of Police H, H. Redfearn
wont yesterday to the Thompson hos
pital, where this morning at 10
o'clock he underwent an operation
for appendicitis . and complications
He is said to be ' eettinp- along as
we'1 as corM b expeceed.
Mr. K. M. Biers has been sick
for several days with grippe.
Miss," Mattie Amnions snent tthe
week-end at Wadesboro- visiting rel
atievs. " -
Kingsdale Lumber Co. Buys More
Timber Bee Tree Discovered
Box Supper a Success Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rorier, January 29 Mr. O. .M.
Britt, who is employed by the Kings
dale Lumber Co. and who has been
cutting the Rozier timber in here for
the past year, has bought Mr. D.
S. Carlyle's timber and will begin
cutting it soon,
A crowd of colored folks who were
cutting timber in the forest near
here had the good fortune of find
ing a bee tree. It contained about
5 gallons of honey.
The box supper which was at Roz
ier Siding January 21 was quite a
success, Tbey raised something over
$22. Miss Bertha Sessoms won the
cake "for being the popular young
lady. Mr. Bunie Martin and sister
M;ss Annie" of Tolarsville attended
the box supper.
Miss Dora 'Hall of Rex is a guest
of Mrs. S. B. Rozier this week.
Mr. Durham Rice and sister. Miss
Lillie of Long Branch spent the
week-end at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. II. McDonald. Miss Marion
McRae and Mrs. Sallie McRae of
Fayette villa spent last week at Mrs.
McRae's farm near here. Miss Les
sie Martin, who is teaching school
near Rozier Siding, spent the week
end with her parents at Tolarsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Holder of Ben.
itetUviUftr S. C. are visiting Mr.
Bolder r. paints fat Jtozier;-,; ; y.
Sorry to report there is much sick
ness in our community. Master Da
vid Barker has been very sick with
a touch of pneumonia. (Three of
Mr. Holder's children have been sick
with grip. Misses Sallie and Fannie
Britt nave been sick with colds. , Mr.
Baados Baxley is very sick also..
Misses Bettie Britt and Ethel
Powers of Ten Mile spent Friday p.
m. in this vicinity visiting.
OUT BARKER'S WAY
Old Time Quilting Consumptive
Teachers Shall be Segregated
Barker'3 (Lumberton, R. 1), Jan.
28 We are having some pretty
weather now, which i3 enjoyed by the
farmers that are at work.
There was preaching at Barker's
by Kev. S. E. .viercer of Maxton Sun
day p. m.
Kev. L. H. Joyner and Mr. East
man of St. Pauls attended preaching
at Barker s Sunday.
lis3 JIattieKiniawleftSaturday
for Georgia, whereshe will spend
some time visiting her sister and
brother.:n-law Mr. and Mrs. Judson
McDonard.
Mr. B . M'White of Baxley, Ga.,
is, visitinsr relatives in tms vicinity
There was an oloStime quilting and
working at Mr. A. P. Inmans last
Wednesday. It waa a successrul ai
fair.
Sorry to report the illness of Mas
ter Johnson Kozier.
Barker's school had their beauty
struck last week; Ten Mile school
had theirs made Monday.
We welcome Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Riddle to this community.
Mrs. M. M'White is visiting at
the home of her daughter Mrs. H.
P. Powers.
Mr. Ernest Kinlaw has opened up
a new store at Barker's on Kinlaw
Ktrept.
Miss Ethel Powers spent Tuesday
n. m. with Miss Beatrice Inman.
I have been reading in the papers
where people think children ought
to be examind for consumption and
all that have it should be sent to one
school. . Well. I think all the school
teachers should be examined and not
let them that have this disease teach
school where the children have not
got this disease. I think Robeson
i nhle to afford one of these schools
fnd it ought to be built at an early ;
date.
Notice of New Advertisements
The Globe tailoring man wiu be;
ft R. D. Caldwell & Son '3 Feb'ruary!
2 ?nd 3.
Jersey milch cow for sale.
s.1) reward ior reium vi ioav uug.
Five-room residence for rent.
Ford owners -reap benefits of ser
vice rendered by a wonderful organ
ization .
J. Ed Tyson, plane surveying and
levolin"'. professional card.
R. D. Caldwell & Son inaueurate
February l a" 10-days' "Sale of White"
with remarkable values.
Gold-handled umbrella lost.
Legal notic of mortgagee's sale of
ind T. L. Johnson. R. E. Lee, J.
D. Proctor, commissioners.
Program at Pastime.
Prepare to make yonr familv hap
py next Christmas Firsl National
Bfk. '." -
Noticeto CM. West from J. H.
Sm'th.
Youne married couple want room
for light housekeeping.
President Sneaking on Preparedness
Precident Wilson opened Saturday
his 6-davs' speatnne tour Mid
West by addressing an audience
of more than 4,000 peonle at Pitts-v-re.
Saturday night he spoke at
Hevand O.. warning the nation that
th'A time mav come when he cannot
both keep the United States out of
rrtiT and maintain its honor. He de
clared that the countrv mnst be pre
pared to dfend itself and prenared
p orce. The President tested at;
rieveland vesterday and left there;
lst nigt for Milwaukee, where hej
planne dto deliver today one of the;
most important speeches of his trip.
-License has been issued for the
marriage of Sam Byrd and Emma
Stocks.
This being court week, there
quite a crowd of folks from alt sec
t ons of the county in town today.
Mr. Frank L. Nash has accepted
a position as bookkeeper for Messrs.
Townsend Brothers, succeeding Mr. N.
li. Jones, deceased.
Mr. D. J, McDonald, who for
several months had held a position
with the McAllister Hardware Co.,
has resigned. He has not yet de
cided what he will do.
Red Springs Citizen, Jan. 28: The
last report from Mr. Hamilton Mc
Millan wasthat he continued to io-
prove, ihough still quite feeble.-
A partial eclipse of the sun will "
be visible in this section Thursday
morning between 10 aad 11 o'clock,
according to the astronomers. Get
your smoked glasses ready.
Mr. Evan Britt, an employee at
the Dresden cotton mill, had his left ,
arm broken in four places by a belt
in the mill Friday. Dr. T, C. John
son was summoned and dressed the
arm. .
, The Pone Drug Co. is having
one of the latest model blue liquid
fountains installed. The fountain
was purchased from the Liquid Car
bonic Co., and is sanitary in every
respect.
Mr. James Lawson, who lives near
Long Branch, was. in town Saturday.';
Mr. Lawson told a Robesonian report--er
about a mad dog biting a number
of other dogs and some geese in his
section last week.
A mule belongnig to and driven
by Mr. J. M. Smith of Allenton
proceeded to perfect a small runa
way on East Fourth street Saturday
afternoon. The mule became fright,
ened at an auto. No damage was
done.
A square metal sign with "drive
to the right" on each side has been
placed in the middle of the street
where Fourth crosses Elm. This
means that all persons must do what
the sign says. A number of near
serious accidents have occurred at
this crossing.
Mr. P. S. Komegay, a "knight
of the grip" who makes his heme in
Lumberton, returned from a trip to
the eastern part of the State Satur
day. He says bus'ness looks like
old times now and that he has not
heard a man make the CTy of hard
JimesthisjearL
A near serious auto-bicycle ac
cident occurred near the corner of
Elm and Fourth streets late Thurs
day afternoon when an automobilw
driven by Miss Rosamond Waddell
collided with a. bicycle on which Geo.
Johnson, an 18-year-old colored boy,
was riding. Miss Waddell wa driv
'ng on the Tight hand side of the
street and it seems, that she was
trying to avoid running into anoth
er boy on a bicvele when the collis
ion occurred. The boy was knock
ed off the bicvele find slightly bruis
ed up. The bicycle was broken up
to some extent. The auto was not
injured.
Mr. D. B. M'White of Baxley,
Ga., who had been visiting relatives
around Barker's for some days, pass
ed through town this morning with
his brother Mr. J. W. M'White, the
Messrs. M'White being on their way
to Moss Neck to visit at the home of
their brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Odum, and brother,
Mr. Rory M'White. Mr. D. B. M'
White left Robeson 23 years ago and
this is his first visit to the county
in 21 years. Of course he is im
pressed with the marvelous improve--ments
that have been made in Lum
berton and elspwhere in his native
county. He will leave tomorrow for
Baxley.
Humorous Lecture at Opera House
February 3
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
I am informed that Dr. Samuel
A. Steele of Columbia, S. C, a lee.
turer of national reputation, has con
sented to deliver a humorous lecture
in the opera house in Lumberton at
8 o'clock Thursday night, Feb. 3
Probably it will be the "rich, rare
and racy" one on "The Wedding
Tour" or "Backbone".
I have enjoyed the good fortune,
of hearing this very distinguished
lecturer several times in churches,
and as he is coming to my home town,
I wish to say on my own motion
that Dr. Steel has my best endorse
ment both a3 a gentleman and an
artist; and I most earnestly desire
that all of my friends, both old and
young, far and near, avail them
selves of this valuable privilege of
hearing one of our greatest Southern
orators.
I congratulate the citizens of Rob
eson county on the visit of this dis
tinguished man and your rare oppor
tunity to hear him lecture.
WM. B. NORTH.
Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Hodein and
Mrs. Maggie McEachern of Red
Springs are among the shoppers in
town today. .
DR. W. W. PARKER
LUMBERTON, N. C
Superior service for the re
of eye troubles and the
many disorders arising-therefrom.
To Bee well see as