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VOL XLV1I LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916. NUMBER 1
WHERE NEW ROAD IS NEEDED '
pponl. of Globe Swamp Section Need!
a New Koad and a Bridge to Re-
lieve Isolated Sit uation County
Commissioners Will De reuuoneu
to Build Bridge -
Mr. . R. M? Phillips of the Globe
tors ullown yesterday. Mr. Phillips
tors -in- iuj. r
iiPB in a section which is cut off by
water from the balance of the world.
If he rides to, his nearest postoffice
the distance is 9 miles. If he trav
els a nn hliv road it is 13 miles.
There are 12 families that live in :
j.ui : n,i;of cortinn Thev can .
f " ru"":Xv0 Vrow n the Creek
road about Mt. Eliam, but. there is!
Lumber river to cross, to get to tnat!
road, and no bridge, 'it would only!
require two miles of new road, about
1-2 mile oi tnat mruugu a '"""'n
and a bridge across Lumber river to
put the people of that section in com-
muhi cation mznrxae ou wwc w ir
TV, - -la nf that. KflPElOn 1WUU1U
,r ,r" ...v,; . miles f?
tnen jje orouguc w' ""I
n rural route anu a icicpiuiiv ""
and the distanceto Lumberton
be reduced 3 miles. They could get
to a railroad station at Orrum by
traveling 6 miles. . , . '
The people of that isolated section
Tvould be willing to cut out the road,
yes, glad to, and put. it in traveling
condition if the county would put a
bridge across the river at the Jum
per island, a place where a bridge
stood many years ago. The county
commissioners will be petitioned con
thia marl at an earlv date.
That these people need relict ct
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Five Hams Stolen From Wagon m
Back Lot' S.
An Indian whose name has hot
been learned brought five hams to
town to sell today and left them in
his wagon back of Messrs. R. D,
Caldwell & Son's store. When he
went back to get the meat it had dis-
T'Viq ntfinara llWH" nilt WlSe
Ind began to look around for the I
6 wu Mlmsn .toe S . !
of '
Thnmnsnn went into the stora
Mr .i . A . Branch he learned that
JVlr. Branch had just bargained with
a negro ,boy to buy the hams. How
ever, the negro went out and left
tne -.nams raying he would come bacK
and get his pay. Up to 2:30 this
aiternoon he had not shown up for
his pay, however. The four nams
were recovered by the owner. Tne
iiitii ham is still unaccounted for.
Tuesday Morning Coldest in Over 5
While Tuesday was not the cold
est oay tnat ever happened in this
part a the country, it was the coldest
experience T V-Vf'
19x0, accorumg xo ui-ir-T
V.TT
y Mr. a. iu. r ,r:
fc . 1) Tl MmttJ cviOHCl 1 II .""N .
uathnr observer. On that date the
thermometer registered 15 above ze
ro, the same that it registered lues
day morning and yesterday morn,
in". On December 16, 1914, it reg
istered 16 above zero. On Febru
ary 9,, 1907, it went as low as 11
above zero . There is a decided
change in the weather today, how
ever, the local weather station re
porting 22 above zero this morning.
Interest Growing in County Fair for
Next Fall .
inb in BTowini m the move
made by . the Kobeson Poultry Asso-
Son to have a big poultry exhibit
ciation io nave a u.is r j
a county fair-
next iau. 4vii4ny wc .
p" rtsh and "par !
up fiv rrru list
fin farmer has put
in tarm prouuets. ,.!'"
. s Tha nraminm list
-ii l rrntrpn out ai 811 tiaiiy vaw. auiiik maa " " " -" - :
T? vu wish to offer a prize and A. Raine. Mr. Barker acted as
IL Committee fails to call on you,; his own attorney in the case and pro
St make the fact known to Mr.!Ceedcd to put Mr. Rame through
f1ust maKe tiib x .rtnn The!o trvino- rross exam nation. It seem-
exhibit held here last December was
and no doubt a
h h .rreeniiiii ui uu."
much bigger occasion
next fall.
Will uc utivi
VirP This Afternoon Cotton Burned ;
Thp f re company was called out
nt 2 o'clock C S ayfterrtoon when it
at & otiocK u toicavofi
of
WttO J ' . .
in the lot baciC
was discovered .tnat lour
iu
White & Cough's and A emstem .
stores were burning. : ..Ihe cotton be
longed to. Mr. Frank Gough. All
four of the bales were burning all
" ...v,n innvprpd. The damage
tivci "-'- -.,., mi.hlvi
:50. The origin of the fire is un -
known-r ' : :
. . v.- t;,.,.o
r ' . . ,,. in ct
The farmers' lnsiuute u
Paul's
Tuesday was aueimeu uj -
T?nVifsoni
an reporter and a repori, was i
nrcount of the great amount of couri-'
ffcor respondent that had to be set '
fir tHs iue this is held over for j
l?Lws naoer. Farmers' and worn-,
n u. on
institutes are being held ati
Limhor lindee toaay ami
will be
held at Floral College, near Maxton,
tomorrow. .
Tobacco Plants Killed by Cold
Mr B. L. Sutton of route 4 irom
I i-mberton was among the vb.-irs in
town yestreday. Mr. Sutton suya -lie
recent cold weather has killed the
tcbar.-o p-anU down his wa?. S' me
co,- i too late to the Uds
over, while others say it is not.
Mr. Ernest Grant Mick, of Weaver
ville, Buncombe county, is the winner
of the special prize of fifteen volumes
of "Modern American Law," award
3 Tnctira Walter flark to
the applicant for law license in North! was inquiring about a suit case which
orftlina who should stand-the beotihe claimed he had lost. It is ex-
Carolina who should
examination before the
Court.
Supreme
FUNERAL OF MRS. G. M. D. HOW-
Conducted
From Great Marsh Bap.
tist Church Tuesday Afternoon
, jt,nd Came Suddenly
Tne funeral oi Mrs. G. M. D.
Howard, Dr.ei mention of whose deatn
was pu Dili tied in Monday's Robeson-
ton, was conducted irom Great Alarsh
church, near St. Paul's. Tues-
baptist cnurcn, hear St. Paul's, Tues
day aiternoon at 3 o'clock. . The ser
vices were conaucted by Rev. J. A.
fanow, pastor oi tne church, assisted
uy Kev. it. faenteae.oi tiUmDer-
ton,
a irmer pastor oi tne aeceas-
tu-
The large church building was
filled to overflowing with sorrow-
inends and relauves Interment:
mau , " , twh Tho fiiwni
ground, near the church The floral j
"iie,r B V
day morning about 8:30 o clock, fehe,
hid- been in ..the,,bestof. .healthy ap
pjirentiy for several months and ate
ia heartv breaktast Monday morning
Thre was no one at the home with
r . ., j ,
the Sia Heart faUure
,0awn,,nPrl thp 'immediate!
o , , . , . ' r
V MVf vv
Among those who attended the
funeral from Lumberton were Messrs.
K. M. Biggs, Frank Gough, J. S.
Thompson, Jasper Rowan, F. Grover
Britt, G. E. Thompson, Miss J'ean
ette Biggs, Mrs. G. E. Thompson
and Miss Pearl Howard, the two last
named being daughters of the de
ceased. " ,
Deceased was a ntue more man
lii.. Rev .... and Mrs. E. "D. John-
V r i ... !' ,1 U lnw Vtlia-
son. one , is survivtu uj " "
Wand' and 10 children" six sons,
Messrs;"" Cr H . , W r D .r A. E TEu-
he and J. R. of St. Pauls and lw-
A. of Rockfish four daughters,
Misses Clyde hnd Lelia of St. Pauls
and Pearl of Lumberton and Mrs. G.
E. Thompson;:of Lumberton. De
ceased was married to Mr. Howard
on November 24, 1874.
a number of years be
ne naa ior
l if Unnn n -- om hflT
of Great Marsh Baptist church and
took great interest m all cnurcn
work". She was one who never tired
in serving other.fi, She did not live
for herself alone. Her greatest pleas
ure was .administering to the un
fortunate. She was of a lovable, sym
pathetic !&5positiionT-anij this with
her kind deeds won for her the
friendship of all with whom she be
came acquainted. Truly she lived
a model life.
THE FINAL SUMMONS ,
Wingate Lawson Lived Near Barn
ppville " : : u
Winccat? L. Lawson, aged 65 years.
aua t th- Thomson ' hospital yes-
j nf
,Pr f'V III U I I 111 1 U CI Is 1 v wvv I -
r-' v.j -MWah ..hont
3 months of a 6-months' jail sentcn -e
for shooting a man when taken to the
hospital a week ago. The remains
worn tnkpn to the Lawson home,
near Barnesville, yesterday and in
terment was made , in the family
burying ground today.
RECORDER'S COURT
Mr. Prentiss Barker Livens Up the
Court Lawrence Davb of Long
Branch On Good Behavior Press
ing Club Thieves
' Mr. Prentiss Barker was
before
Recorder E . M. Britt Tuesday cnarg
u0i.; cnppd limit
eu wnu .
with an automomie. juuKmcin,
a.pVded "upon the payment 0f he
,ef n.nifn amounted to $9. itlB
fnsf wn wn amuuuieu vu
:'";." 0 a,nrn t hv Mr. J.
. .....--t, . ,
ed from the evidence tnat tne two
men had had a slight auto collis
ion some time recently and both
claimed the other was to blame for
the accident. It was pronou-nceu uy
thwe who witnessed it ns being the
most interesting recorder's court,
held in many moons.
Tnwrffl. Dav 3 was before Re-
"WA. with I
coroer nni ..!V"V. w tlnA
ocoonif wtk dead v weapon, rrayer,
frr ruigment was 'continued upon tne
edition that thp defendant pay the
cost,' which amounted to $23.05 and
mv.V.e v bond in the sum of $100 ior
v.c hp'nnv;or. He is - also - to,
(r;P
:wt to the recorder each first. Man-
,-v for (5 months and show crood be-
ihnvior towards all mankind, espec-j
L-'n.. nc wnlw.ii!. the plaintiff.'
tn.n. ct.t.r.ni. nnrl rinvis live ricur
j.otn "
LonK m ,TT , Uvn
joe ana T,,.
u-id iiov wnu in ii'lw .v....
bertot., ere before Recorder E - M.
Eritt Tuesday charged wpth being
connected with the robbery or the
Lumberton Pressing-Club some three
months ftgo.
The boys were releas
ed. The evidence brougni out wi
that some small boys were playing
near the Lumberton cotton mill Sun
day afternoon after the pressing club
robbery and f ounA a suit case hid
under a bush. The suit case was
opened by the boys and the clothes,
a part of those stolen from the club,
were found in it. The boys earned
the clothes, to their homes and soon
members of the families began wear
ing them. As stated in Monday's
Robesonian, Joe McLeod was arrest
ed while wearing a pair of the stol
en pants. It was stated at the trial
that a negro was seen at the cot
ton mill a few days alter tne sun
case was found by the boys and he
nected that the negro will be brought
into court.
RED SPRINGS NEWS LETTER
Meeting in Interest of Proposed Wilmington-Charlotte
Auto Highway
l'lie Maxton Railroad Connection
Kecord-Breaking Cold Weather
Special Prayers For Mr. , Mc
Lean's Recovery
Correspondence oi The Robesoniian.
iweu springs, FeD. li Uu MCn.
day aiternoon a large and entnus-
idBtic ineeuns was field 'in Ked
springs in tue interest of tne pru
puota automoDiie mghway from VVil-mine-ton
to cnariotte. Xt was the
kviiaM of tne convention that m as j
much as tne county commissioners
oi Kobeson had agreed that if tne
t...:
wuld the C0Il.
tney would Jbuild the con-j
uecting limt oetween Lumberton and
ldeal route
Ior tms highway would be from Lum-
S)' th. ad from Lum.
m tJharlctte.. as the road from Lum
Ueftd-ff-lo Charlotte, "by this-Toute -is
aireadv built. A committee com
posed of lr. J. L. McMillan, Messrs.
A, l. Mccanum, u. w. lownbciiu,
J A. Singleton and Fred . Brown;
A, i. MeCanum, c.w. lownsenu,
wn
like!
ws ' ppw """ " "
. 1 . - N U A" lib-ai
committee irom ljumDerton ana.
Raef ord at Pinehurst Friday, Feb
ruary 18, and confer with Mr. Tufts
with regard to this proposed route.
Dr. Whitman, professor of Eng
lish in Kutniedge College of JNewarK,
N
J.. is a Red Sonnirs visitor, tne
guest of Col; A. T. McCallum. This county and made hts Home there un
isDr. Whitman's first visit to this sec-: til; the age of about 23 -years, and
tioii of the South and nej expresses
himself as being very much pleased
with Ked Spnng3
Mr. Jesse - McCallum, .' Robesons
popular and elficient county audi
tor, spent the week-end witn home
iolKS - near town Mr . and Mrs . K,
M . Barnes and children of Lumber
ton visited Ked Springs relatives
Sunday. Rev. Dr. J. J. Hill, Rev.
11. M. Eure and Messrs. D. W.
McNeill and G. R. Depuy represent
ed Red Springs at the recent ay-
men's Convention at Greensboro.
ThtT ronnvt n most Bieasant anu
. 1
Ai,i.jr y jt
profitable meeting. .
Rev. J. H. Hall, presiding elder
of the Rockingham district, occupied
the pulpit of the M. E. church here
last Sunday . at both morning and
evening services and on Monday held
quarterly conference for this church.
Mr. W. A. Blue, general super
intendent of the A. & R. Ry., was a
recent visitor in the city. '
The long cussed and discussed Max
ton connection seems to be somewhat
improved, ', as we actually . get our
Charlotte Observers about three
times a week .the day they
nrrntpH and from out-4
best information the fault lies, with
the S. A. L., whose trains we are
told are usually from a half hour to
an hour late. ' We do not like to fuss
with the railroads because they are
our best friends, but it does seem
that there .should be some remedy.
Red Springs railroad officials are a
clever bunch of fellows Toon is al
ways on the job, likewise Cooper and
Pearsall. A. C. Hugglns, our city
ticket agent, also Southern Express
Co. agent, always greets you with
smile and never seems to lose his
eanilibrim. He is very popur
with the traveling public as . weir as
the local patronage. Judging other
railroad officials by' ours, we are
bound to throw over railroads the
mantle of charity and believe the eq
uation at Maxton will be relieved as
speedily as possible. ...," ,
Capt. M. A. Buie of Jonesboro,
Fla., ib shaking hands with his num
erous Red Springs friends. Mr. Ray
mond Corbett is spending this week
at Ivanhoe on business.
Col A T. 'McCallum informs
your correspondent that yesterday
rooming his thermometer registered
16 decrees above zwo, which was a
record-breaker for this section,
AH of Red Sprines and surround
ing country join with Lumberton es
npriallv fmd the State at lartre m re
i01sw that a kind Pr
restored to us all Hon.
L?n, Special i prayer f
mw n nil of ed Spn
Providence nas
A. W. Mc-
services were
of TJed Sprines churches
I'm Mpfan'e extreme illness.
,n h Denan ana an tkw-kv uw
jg panted their petiticis
F. B.
.
Among the Sick
Mrs. Sue McJLeoa leic tm "v-
in? for Richmond, Va., to be with
her dautrhter, Mrs. Bethea, who has
been, in" a hospital there for; some
5m.. Mrs. Bethea's condition is
nfit nn v worse.
't r Jnrnson Ls still -con
rir T r. .Johnson is sun
fned at his home on North Elm
street with grippe. There does not
seem to be much improvement in his
condition.
The conlition of County Treasurer
M. G. McKengie, whose illness has
been mentioned in recet issues of
The Robesoian, is somewhat improv
ed today.
The condition of Mr. A. W. Mc
Lean, who has been confined to his
room for two weeks with pneumon
ia, continues to improve, his condi
tion today being the most favorable
it has been since he was taken sick.
Odd Fellows Install Officers
At a special meeting Monday eve
nine newly-elected .officers of Lum
berton Lodge 425, I. O. O. F., were
installed as follows: J. M. William
son, noble grand; F. L. Prevatt,
vice grand; F. A. Crabtr.ee, secre
retary; W. O. Edmund, treasurer.
Mr. L. R. Varser, lodge deputy, pre.
sided. Refreshments were served ,
The next meeting will be held to
morrow evening and a large attend
ance Is urged.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS
Death of Mr. J. M. Williamson at !
ins home in Florida Series ofi
Meetings Postponed Personal'
.nent.on ' j
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
"-.ParKton. -Feh. 15-Rev, L. Smith
ot tayetteviue preacned at tne;
11 e&oj tcrian cnurea
luuin.ng, preaching a
nere Sunday
rn&dt excellent,
ivbv, J. L. Jenkins, pastor of the
ii-pubi cnuich nas been cnosen oytnrotwf tu sm. nana
...usons ox tooutnpori to deliver f
. " "'"uai
-y ceiewa-j
t.oi
fuw
, B .rT. ' u ,
i-uiw.v4w.vwwu. iiC u,
uu.u.,.,.
LastFriU.ay nignt at 11 o'clock
Mers. a. b. and C. D. William-
sun received a Uiegram stating tnatj
ueir orotner, 'Mr. J. M. Waliain-j
son died it ms nome near Uriar.do,;
sBdueniy- at :nooTiancr-woOT
ie Uurneu at. Orianao Sunday at 1
in. Air. a. li. Williamson left ou
tnam Jo. ao, wnicn passes rarnvun
main ixo. oo
a, 1:i5 a. p.
at
ck
Mr. VV . IS. Allie, our
, J f , ... ..
cicvwi- vpcrucox, w r""""""
ui neuaauarttrs ior tne - aoove
Urougn iram to stop and thereby
Mr. Williamson was enabled to reacii
his destination Saturday night and
attend his brother's funeral and re.
uii-ii nome Monday at noon. De-
ceased was born in cumoertana
went to Georgia and neid a position
ns hcokkeeDer for a turpentine firm
in Dupont for a few years and then
went to Florida and purchased a
track of land and set an orange
orc&ard 'and was a successful orange-grower
until his death, . He was
taken suddenly and remarked to his
wife that his right side was paralyz
ed and a physician was quickly sum
moned, but he died before the doc
tor reached him. He was in his
kqi vnnr Hft is survived by his
wife who before her marriage was
Miss Fannie liray oi r lonua, w
brothers and three sisters C. D.
and A. B. Williamson of Parkton,
Mrs. Z. T. McMillan and Mrs. Sal
lfe Butlfr of McMillans, and Mrs.
A. G. Tolar of Fayetteville, R, 7.
Deceased while in North Carolina
numbered his friends by his acquaint
ances, and we are unable to recall
a more consecrated and upright
Chr stian gentleman. He was con
verted when a young man and join
ed the M. E. church and died a tri
umphant Christian.
Mrs. Amanda Toon and daughter
Miss Annie of Chadbourn, came up
Saturday and are visting at tne nome
of Mr. and Mrsr Collier Cobb and
other relatives. Mr. and Mrs., A.
C. McCormick, and children and Mr.
C. S. and Clarence Mc Arthur mo
tored over to Laurinburg Sunday
for a brief visit to relatives and
friends.
The evangelist Rev. Wm. Black's
meeting that was to have commenc
ed at the Presbyterian church here
on the twentieth has been postponed
and probably will ce some time in
(April.
Wfi reDort several fine, fox racej
and several foxes captured. Pa
ton now boasts of the finest and
safest packs in the State and they
make music worth while.
Mrs. Justin McNeill and small
daughter, Helen Marie, of Lumber-
ton are on a visit to reiauvea m
town. Mrs. W. S. Bramble of
of Cumberland county is on a vis
it to her sister Mrs. J. A. Cashwell.
Mrs. J. D. Gillis and son Master
Clyde returned today from a visit
to relatives at Galatia. Misses Ma
rie McMillan and Annie Williamson
spent the week-end in lower Cumber
land county with relatives and re
port" a fine time. We are sorry to
report Mr. E. V. Johnson on the
sick list, also Drug-rist H. C. Jones.
Messrs. N. H. Perry and G. W.
Bollard snent last week in Wilming
ton and Southport and Fort Fisher,
sight seeing, and report a great
time. Mr. Bullard served for a
number of years in the navy. Mr.
t wrs it. was interesting to him
to see the navy boys load and fe-j I
ln-:fl iboce hutre cannon and many
t, mni.nrpr? ton numerous to
mention." ". They motored to Wil-j
minffton in Mr. Kerry s car. jir.j
Mr.;
Bullard returned Friday night while
Mr Perry returned Sunday momme
with his car, hiving left Wilming
ton Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock
and arrived .t Elizabethtown at 8,
spent the night and arrived safely at
home Sunday at noon.
A couple of cars loaded with town
sports left Sunday evening for an
outing to Montrose but only got as
far as Raeford, as the storm and
rainfall prevented their trip,
and returned .home safely after the
rain. . ,,
Hon. J. A. Brown of Chadbourn
will deliver a Sunday school address
at the Presbyterian church here on
next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m.
Full Exoneration for W. C. Hammer
Washington Cor,, 15th, Charlotte
Observer. -
Senator Overman had a meeting
with Attorney General Gregory to
day and was informed that the
charges against District Attorney
Hammer regarding allecred election
frauds in Randolph county had been
investigated by representatives of
the department and that the discov
ery had been made that the charges
were not sustained by the evidence.
The findings, it was statel, fully and
thoroughly exonerate Mr. Hammer.
MT. ELI AM MATTERS
Literary Society Doing Fine Aurk'
-Box Supper at Beulah School
House Marriage of Miss Ea
Brttt and Mr. Oscar Hinson-Per-
sonal Mention !
"fence?f ' The Robe.r.ton. j
vJ!f! 1 '.
x cu. -iiic cuiu wave vviiicn uX.n
here last night is the severest 'we
have had this winter and the folks
lITAIlTlH KftfA know i-wlo mM
more cover on their tobacco ocas to i
- a-' 4k.: i.k I 5..i
t rv .
cold. It h been arm s0 lon- 1
plants were doing fine.
0ur schcol ia progre88in)f. nicely
'ander the management of Prof. L. !
L; Phillips. Our literary society ii,
doing fine now, we are glad to say,'
with E. L. Phillips president and
Forest Y. Stone secretarw W havel
a good debate every Tuesday night.!
We invite ail the boys and men .to-
COme and join. The query for next;
cigarettes have destroyed more lives!
than strong drink." , ! . , Messrs. White & Gough bought
It was our pleasure last" Friday yesterday the stock of jroods of the
night to be at the box supper at the' late John P, McNeill. The Ptore has
Beulah school -house. Mr. Will Bui-' h'eh conducted by fMrsj. McNeill
lock, who has just moved into that since Mr. McNeill's- death,
section sold the boxes in a very, Mr. Lindsay Norment of Pur
tasteful manner. The next thing vfs was among the visitors' in 'town
was a voting contest on the the pret-: vesterdav, !lfr
tiest girl present, in which Miss Idaf folks about Purvis are making prep
.Britt was the lucky one; which was j aration for the meeting of the Rob-
saying a - ioi, ior .r.erc ware,
good-lookmg girls there. ,
Mr. Uscar Jimson and m:ss va
Britt were married Sunday p. m, at
thehome of the bride, .who is the
highly esteemed daughter of Rev.
P. T. Britt of Mt. Eliam. Mr. Hin-
son is a popular young man of Board
man. They will make their home at
Boardman, where Mrr Hinson holds a
nosition with the Butters Lumber
Co. We wishthem a long and,
nappy marrieu nie.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hilburn of
Bladenboro spent Sunday and Sun
day night with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. P.'T. Britt;
and, by the way, Mr. Hilburn preach
ed for us Sunday p. m. on missions.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Britt and
Mr. and Mrs. JY W. Bullock, all of j
Ijumberton. spent 'bunaay on i.xne
Mount visiting relatives They came
down on Mr. Bullock's car.
Miss Minnie Stcne of Oakton was
on the Mount Sunday. .
Messrs, Bruce N.ye and Toone Britt
of Orrum spent Sunday p. m. in thia
section.
Sorry to report Mrs. J. Z. Stone
find ilso Mrs. E. B. Stone sick with
colds.
The Bible puzzles given by Aunt
Becky and Mr. Fleming are interest
mg and helpful.
SHANNON NEWS NOTES
' - .
Series of Meetings Grippe Victims
I mprovin g Personal
Correspondence of The Robesoniian
Shannon, Feb. 16 Miss Bessie
McMillan, who has been visiting at
the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. D. S. Klarpp, has return
ed to her home at Dundarrack.
Rev. J. J. Hill filled Rev. Mr.
Dixon's appointment here on the first
Sunday on account of Mr. Dixon be
ing sick. JIis sermon was very in
structive and much enjoyed.
Rev. Thomas C Delaney of Ab
erdeen conducted a series of meetings
at the church here last week, be.
ginning on .Monday night and clos
ing Saturday morning. Mr. Delaney
is a very able preacher and all of his
sermons were very earnest and in
structive and much enjoyed by all
fortunate enough to hear them
There were a number of professions
and we hope much good was accom
plished. . Rev. Mr. Delaney made
many friends during his stay here
who will always be glad to welcome
him here at any time.
Mrs. Delaney and her mother, Mrs.
Levin, came over , Saturday and spent
the day here, returning with Mr.
Delaney to Aberdeen that afternoon.
While here Mrs. Delaney and Mrs.
Lovin were guests at. the home of
i nnrl Mrs. John r . waiters.
Li.ttl
! from
i tw
f0n is on the sick list but is improv
mg
Uv Kcpn much S CkneSa
1 UtiC llt0 - - , . .
the la3t six!
e Miss Mary Laura iiinson .Wj r oo..
tv-e ick list. Mr. James luac-i 'vff ... ....
an came back one day last week toward tneir compatnots operating
FnHand wrtr ne went auut cfc,iiv v.-w - -
,T5 but most of InT victims i Notice of New Advertisements -h
t ' T r.s. a!! sizes, guaranteed; genu-
ar Detterno . . . SDrinesiine Ford repair parts; place your or-
MrV D O ffirrie 'ler for Ford cars-Robeson Auto Co.
wa sthe guest of Mrs. V. u. u"'- . , y. . . .
SASJtt ibout aambe-i Ffty acres of good land for sale
low Shannon. We hope they may
-ave a pleasant stay among us.
There Jhave been many visitors
here since our last writing, ome
of which were Mr. Ed Gaitley and
little daughter Catharine of Allen
dale, S. C, Miss Clara Cobb of
Statesboro, Ga., and Mr. A. i.
McLean and Miss Annie C. McLean
of Rowland.
Mr. J. M. Broughton, Jr., of Ral
eijrr.t," superintendent cf one of wthe
leading Sunday schools of the State,
the Raleigh Tabernacle Baptist Sun
day school, has been elected chair
man of the executive committee of
the North Carolina Sunday School As-
nrint.ion
Adj. Gen. Lawrence R. Young of
the State National Guard is being
boosted for assistant Secretary oi
boosted for assista ntSecretary of
War.
BRIEF IIEM3 OF LOCAL Nfirt
License has been issued for the
marriage of Au3!ey Kinlaw and Marv
Quick. 3
Mr. Grady Hayes has accented
a position with the Carol na Tafw
tor -Company. - ' -auor-
D. A. Sineletafv h
centerf . .:.;. ,
Messra Bollock Lt1 ta
store Brothers grocery
.
-VliSS J03Dhine Rrft 511 1
... - v. v mil ichvh
.uonnay evening for tfte Northern.
km purhaie ?rin d
LV.L vr. ner store on Elm
S:
canyon or Martha Black-
wl'ow' in u-year-oid colored woman
WT Bnt "om ambush some
;w, Weeks &K not very favorable
toda
. Mr. D. R. Shaw of Wilmington
ha3' accepted .a position in Grantham
'Mothers drug store. He began work"
her9 'oon a
f son -county Baraca.Philathea Union
which will be held there Sunday.-
-vn,, Tj T .t. i.. '.
held a position as clerk at th Wat
.... . ..acv kicoavmn, w liu Hail
postoffice for more j;han three years,
has resigned, her resignation , rotor
into effect yesterday. Miss Sessoms
is succeeded by Mr. Leon McGill of
Lumberton. Miss Sessoms was ever
arcommodatir!f to the public and her
mnny friends will miss her from her
accustomed place
Mr. N. J. McRimmon Thinks He Will
Offer for State Senate Again
The Fertilizer Question r
Mr. N, J. McRimmon, who lives
on rural route 3 from Rowland and
-tarms exteniively, is inclined to he-
heve farmers would be better off if
mey Knew now they could' not get
any commerciaii xeruiizers at an.
As it is they are undecided what to
cio and find it hard to break away
from dependence upon commercial
itrtil zers, upon which they depend
too much, Mr. McRimmon thinks. He
quoted a man who remarked recently
tnat three-fourths of the merchants
of thid section who fail do so on ac
count of bad fertilizer debts, indi
cating that it is not always so easy
J. to pay for fertilizers when they are
bought with the progality with
which they have been purchased in
! former years. ;
I Mr. McKimmon was a candidate
I for the State Senate two years ago
and gave a good account of himself
in the primary against the success
ful candidate, Mr. Geo. B. McLeod.
When in Lumberton Tuesday Mr, Mc
Rimmon was asked by The Robeson
ian man if he would be in the race
this year and he said he thought it
very likely that he would be in the
race again, that he had been urged
by many friends to offer again.
Russians Capture Turkey's Chief City
in Armenia
Press Summary.
Ezerum, Turkey's chief city in Ar
menia, .is in the hands of the Rus
sians. Heavy assaults by the Rus
sians against the long line of detach
ed forts protecting the city, lasting
pver a period of five days and de
scribed by Grand Duke Nicholas, tha
Russian commander-in-chief, as "un
precedented," have resulted in the
capture of the fortress.
Unofficial reports early in the pres
ent month said the German Field
Marshal von Der Goltz, with 80,000
men, was beseiged in the city with
provisions for only a fortnight.
The capture of Ezerum is consid
ered of great strategic importance.
From it rad:ate roads leading in all
directions. Over those to the south-
ceed south toward Bagdad, to the re-
M-pf.rf the Bnt:sh bottled uttm kut-
m'i.ntndia, vii tuc ouauuow
iagaaa,
or rent u. v. numpnrey. .
Residence for ren,
rr ! - XT . ! 1 T 1 . t T
i wo 6rares ixaiioiiaj dhu. vi liuui.
berton stock for sale.
Best home-made molasses M. N.
Folger.
Great vanetv of new fresh groce
ries M. N. Folger.
Fostoria Mazda lamps will save
mnnAi. en t-rmr 1 LrVlt. billfl L.
iim'.iij v. -
II . Caldwell.
Good 8-room dwelling and large
lot on Pine street for sale.
Prosrram at Pastime.
Leal notice of re-sale of land
H. E. Stacy, oemmissioner.
...My glasses were fitted by Dr
Parker, the only specialist to
Lumberton licenced by State Board
Examination for this Important
work..
FIES .
HIS SERVICE SATIS-