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Hmm hmm a ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1J0 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYANCB ' ' i - y LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MARCH ,13, 1916. NUMBER 8 VOL XLVII MUST BE MUTUAL AFFAIR Carranza Says Americans Mast Stay Out of Mexico Unless His Forces Are Allowed Same PrivSliege pt Entering U. S. 10 Hunt VUIa If War Results U. S. Could Never Justify It, He Says - Mexico City Dispatch, March 12. - General Carranza tonight issued a manifesto to the nation, declaring that, under no circumstances, would the Mexican government grant the right to the United States to violate Mexican territory by sending .in an .armed force in pursuit of Villa, with out consent and .the reciprocal privil ege being first obtained and adm.t- ted. Word was sent to the confi dential agent of the Mexican govern ment in Washinton to make immed iate representations to thu -enact. 'General Carranza "says, in hi, rnani-i iesto "I am sure that I interpret in this matter the nationals sentiment and mat the Mexican piopie w.u conipi m a dignii'ied manner Wih tneir du ty, De uie sacrmces wbat they miy, susta.n taeir rights ana sover tignty li, unfortunaieiy, tnia drags Lis mio a war a war winch tne Unii, td states can never jusuiy. Vve will not be, responsible tor tne disastrous1 consequences. HJpon the (tieads of tne traitorous Mexicans who within und witnout tnis country cave labor, td to produce tnis result, will t'aii tne LECf URJS V1HIS EVENING ltev. Sam Small, Evangelist, Orator, National Anti-Saloon League Speaker, Will Speak at Methodist Church This Evening at 8 Miss Laney Will Sing -Rev. Sam Small, the noted South ern orator, journalist, evangelist and .reformer, of Georgia, will deliver an address at Chestnut Street Method ist church this evening at 8 o'clock in the interest of national prohibit tion. ' . An added attraction at this rally will he a solo by Miss Gladys Laney of Monroe, a guest of Mr. and Mra. C. H. Boyd, whose singing Jias been a delight to Liumoerton peopiw have had the pleasure of hearing her. Dr. Small is one of the most dis tinguished orators: of the South; his fame has spread ' throughout the country, and hearing him i3 a rare privilege. . , , Dr. Small has received favorable press comments -from papers in all parts of the contry. Two clup, pings will give an idea of how Dr. Small's lectures are-. received: There are not ahalf dozen in the country who are equal to him in popular power as a public speaker. A captivating orator, he is a star of the first magnitude. Dr. Small is an acknowledged master of gen. uine platform ability. Commercial Review, Portland, Ind. Dr. Small is an acknowledged mas ter of genuine platform work. He is one of the class to which belong ed ithose '(lamented skHs .Gough, Talmage, Sam Jones, Cbpeland, and De Motte; He has an encyclpedic fund of information, a brilliant play of imagery, an exhaustible fund of humor, wit and playful sarcasm. His lectures are on solid themes of time ly importance, but his unique man ner in treating them afords.an en tertainment of deugntiui character Tv,at o.(viints for the prominence and fenduring popularity of Dr. Small with Ameriran- audienses xne Dcme, Berne, Ind. - . , . Dr. Small arrived this morning There will be no charge for admis aion to the lecture. :-.' , COUNTY COMMENCEMENT Committee Appointed by Chamoer otlence to Wanawsh, Whitevii Commerce iown m oc x,c.-.- A (a. 4htt Orrasiinn At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Friday evening in the of fice of Supt. J. R. Poole at the court house the following committees were -appointed to prepare for county com. mencement April 7: Transportation Frank Gough, J. P Russell, M. Beverly; decoration of streets, stores .etc. J. P. Town send, W. O. Thompson, A., E. Spi vey; music C. B. Skipper, E. B. "Freeman, W. Lennon; finance J. A. Sharpe, J. T. Biggs; exhibits Prof. J A. Love, E. A. Thompson, Law Te'nce Parker, Misses Winnie Row land, Lillie Barker. W. K. Bethune was appointed chief marshal to act with Supt. R. E. Sentelle, who was appointed chief marshal by the teach- Lumberton will be profiwly dec orated for this occasioarhich is ex. nrtpd to be one of the srrentest ' oc-. cas'ens in the history of the townj and countv. Thousand? cf school children will be in th? parado and: ' i .v. v thousands of other . visitors are ex pected. M'ss Gl dys L--rv. whordpttcTt pd ronP,rPC'tiors at Chestnut Street! MptViod:st church bst Sunday, at tne "Raptist church last eveninp- snl at the Ieaeue service at the Methodist church before the preaching hour lasf eveninir will f" at the Method vt chnrch this ey. Tally which r Sam Small.) "Miss Lanev( tunity of nf I pronioition . ed by Rev. " ave heard this oppor- in. U. S. TROOPS AFTER VILLA Ordered Across Mexican Border by President Order is to Catch Ban. dita and Put Stoo to Their Raids . Prnfnnnil Sprw Observed and Crossed Border is Mot Known 'American troops were ordered across the Mexican border Friday by President Wilson to take Francisco V'ula and his bandits dead or alive. Whether this long-deferred armed action which begin3 purely as a pun itive measure to clear northern Mex ico of menacing bandit bands over which General Carranza has no con- trc-i shall grow into a general armed ; .nterventiou or occupation ,w. Alex-.; ic:-, depends in a large measure upon Ot.i;ei.i Ccrranza and the exicm i i'n with President 'Wilson's' lawun that it is ent rely hi aii'uem by many friends through this! il..UUt tllUUk it Vt fit ciooiuii . atitemenfc-prepared by the President: himself- was given but at the White) House "An adequate force will be sent at once in pursuit ot Villa witn tne sin. - gie ODJCCfc VI cupiuilllg win mivi f" ting a stop to Jus forays. "This can be done and will be done, in entirely friendly aid of the con-f stituted authorities in Mexico and , with scrupulous respect for the sov-'i einty of that Republic. part from the policy oi waicnim waiting, hastened by the, Columbus massacre Thursday, : was announced time Dy aiscussioua -vi uu"; .. . i - r n mMiTtr inSettion in tkinK Aguinaulo sin-1 " r: Accord ng to the report of itnfe?&A1L V-i-i'vT. iv. approved by the .Cabinet and A-1- -0,. J ...... . . tor. ms farm near Ka nistration leaders in Cotigrn ! Ue "1 "riTL'A ."!f. Missea Hattie Stone Vrkdnt position . was explained . "eaiwl-"-lc" f8 'apent last Sunday Z. . . , . - -j it. compnea irom tne reports m.hw, a7s i..t.. tjh gle handed and will have charge of , "fff' , tS'i. WachinHnn tha eveflrWaS 1 -., I Lh o'n-.-if. of the ove naenl wcre According to the census of Lum j;,nf,u loot, rsicht to bcrton recently compiled by Mr. be jn d0UDt as whether American troops actually had crossed the Mex- rUIllll I HI 1 III HI.1liaLLIlL.kI UMW 1 A ! 2 U.-J. On both sides of the border yesterday Amer!ca.i and Car- i armies made progress toward ! concentrating their force for the hunt for Villa in northern Chi-uahua WILMINGTON-CHAR- LOITE HIGHWAY Route Agreed Upon Engineer From State Highway Commission Will be Sent to Kobeson at Early Date to Supervise Work Government t-u-: he Secured to Super vise Maintenance Robeson Link About Last to be Completed En tire Highway Will be Opened by September First State Engineer Failis Visits Lumberton State Highway Engineer W. S.Fal. lis spent Saturday in Lumberton con f erring w.th County Attorney E. J. liritt m rearu tu . mo ' V B . t Charlotte highway, Mr. Britt having j Rritt in reara to tne vvuiui"&i. been appointed by the county com a committee for this pur pose. The route for the highway was agreed upon and an engineer irom tne UUbG. iVvv. -o - I commission win oe sent to me tv at an-early date to draw plans ana simervise the work. It is expected that an engineer may be secured from n ntn nf Pnhlie Road3 at Wash- ;ofr.n to suDervise maintenance oi; tfcc road. , . , tv,a Rohpson link of this highway is about the last to be finished but un(jerwent an operation at the Char u cvnopted that the entire high-.i4.t0 onnntorinm and since leavine way will be completed by the lirst of September, at the latest. 1 The route determinea upon iur mc highway is as iouows: winniugt" v,o ??.nVinard- to East Arcadia, ChaaDOurn lJOaraman, uu m Boardman, Lumberton. From Lumberton to cnanoiie tnere LIliil"H-c wiciv 1 are two routes, one by Red springs and Kaeford ana tne inun (atth6f biS 'KnrintorSoS Wal f SSh Monrof' I the fact that Mr. Ira B. Mullis, a, local civil egineer, has maps showing oil tha intpr-State hiehways. Mr Mullis will be glad to furnish one of these maps to any one who is inter ested. Lecture on Good Roads r Mr n. H. Winslow. Unted Stages Moi-mtanrtont. nf mad construction, rf the Office of Public Roads, Wash - ington, delivered a practical, ins-pir- m and encouraging address, splen-jfcere d dly illustrated with stereo1icon views, at tne court uuuc i"o.'t pvenire1. Mr. Winslow is in charge (-f , il-r. national hinrpw.y irom rayeiic-; hinrpw.y from rayetto v;ijs tc, Washington and he tlks .pb(l1; road construction and main-! tennce' out of ab'indnnce of prac-j t'cal experience, besides oeinir a tr-vned rcd eninepr. Sickr.esa, and. ether univoidnble hindrances delay-. ed writinc a report of Mr. WinsliwV nddres md it must be held over for Thursday's Robesonian Lumberton is getting to be ouite a distributing point for automobiles.! The People's Garajre hns lust -soldi an elegant 7-passeneer Pair" cr toi Mr. F. O. Ray of Selma. Mr. Rayj came after the car last evening and left last night to drive through, to. 5eima. . - , . DR. T. L. NORTHROP PASSES Well-Known Physician of St. Pauls Died in Charlotte This Morning Remains Will Arrive Here Tonight on Seaboard t . ., , News of the death of Dr.,T. L. Northrop of St. Pauls was received here this morning. Drs Northrop died this morning at 4 o'clock in a sanatorium in Charlotte, where he' had been for some. time. His death j x r, j- , 1 was due to Bright s disease. The re-, mains will be shipped to Lumberton ' over , the' Seaboard tonight and ar- rangements will be made for having Bem 'carried on to St. Pauls. It i expected that the funeral w 11 be held : Dr. -Northron was he'd in hizh es-' "llewag:""onerof -r-1. , m i . ; v - spected c tizens and news of his death' a his nfnr. fripnH., f rm wui Diiner sorrovr to many nearu. sC paus we;with bim when the , end '.. came. ROBESON VITAL STATISTICS Lcath Rate 13 Per Thousand While Birth Rate is 29 Death Rate and Dirt'i Kate Less for Lumberton More Than Half the Deaths Due to 8 Diseases euvn rave iqik t report the , birth JMr. and Mrs. J. L: Hall. -- V - Chas. S. Gardiner in getting out a 1 . V 1 i 1 At- - it I directory, or LumDerton, Dotn tne.end with her sister Miss Nan Butler death sjiid birth rate for Lumberton was lower per thousand than that of the entire county. Putting the in- Viohitarttrt sit. K flflft. T.iimherton's death wonra .iHviVyyunouwui Misg a0mi. . Ivey has been sick thrc beinar w aeatns .-in -tne www nd the birth l ate would be 15 -MO per thousand, or 77 births. - - The-renort shows that-more than yaf the deaths in the county last . rnv resulted from eight di.wass. These were: paralysis, Bright's dis. ease,'. heart diseases, , cancer, conns, tuberculosis, pneumonia and pella gra..-..-: . Mayor A. E. White says it is hi3 present intention to be a candidate for the office of mayor again. marriage of Clyde Barnes and Beulah Stone: Fulton Floyd and Ida Skip-! Tr-nir TvOW nnH Mrv Franrij ; Troy Ivey and Mary i rancis -Miss Theresa Tatterson return-j led th mrn'ntr frri her old home , . 1 ! rnr inr nee,, r-yaen connty, .wi uc rucm. rnaiu, i er, Mrs. M. C. ratterson, wco . I .... . i very sick. Her condition was thouent to be slightly improved when Miss Patterson left. - , Miss Mamia Thompson returned Friday night from Charlotte, where v-j ,fipn s:n(.e Christmas. She the sanatonum she had been a guest, of her brother Dr. S. Raymond Thompson and friends. Miss Sadie Rae Pope, daughter, of Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Pope, under-1 aon for . annendicitis " Zi, " x,itar ?n Pv HUkcmirt linsm'fnl. in Fav.l ... . Tu..A.v Rh(, is vetJ 0,nn n;POv Miss Pon had to come hTme from Meredith Colics Raleigh, where she had been a student spring. Mr. H .T. Hus spent yesterday at Mti Edam vi3iting friends. Mi'oo 'NTn-ra Stnna rptnmPfl vester day to her home at Mt. Eliam after oending several days visiting reia- tives and friends. Miss. Hilda Weinstem returned rn- Anv to Durham, where she is a stu - dent at the Southern Conservatory of Music, after spending several days visitiner ner parents, Mr. and Mrg. a. Weinstein. .... IT PAYS TO .ADVERTISE It pays to advertise, es rociallj in n pappr th.t teaches the t?cv-5 like The Rohesoni-in tPiche-?' thm. For x9ir.ple, Mr. H . T . Flowers recently inserted an nd in The Robeson ian penny col u rent Fth th?t he wanted to buy 1.00O ch'ckens. Mr. Flowers said he had v idea there were so many chickens in the-country for sale. Besides the many that camp in from near by, he had a leter from one man in Georgia ayinjr that he could supply him with anynumber tip to 2.000 OUT RAYNHAM, WAY Farmers Think- Less Cotton Will be Made. This Year Personal Men- ' tion Correspondence of The Robesooian . Kaynnam, March 10 We are hav ing some windy cold weather, and huve been having some mighty big rains for: the past while, Farmers iu imgutv , iu behind with their plowing. I Abe farmers talk that they think cotton wU1 be afbUr Pnce anoUler! year on account ot so much more corn and -tobacco being planted this year. :. They say there will be less 1 cotton this year than last year, j A 13 a P"y so many have to plants tuwir. ,.! u--.Z ..fT ' C(t Ly ln3 t0id, but guess they will: - Mr. ' and Mrs. W. F. Britt were' visitors m Lumberton Wednesday : . Mr... and Mrs ., 11 . K . Iyey spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jos Mil-; r m - itr oi u.irou, k. r. u: i. Misses Viola and Emma Scott spent. i"f,u g,. parents, Mr. and Mrs. II . J . Stone.' Mr. A. H. Stone of Beard spent last Tuesday and Wednesday with' his parents, Mr. ana Mrs. II. J. Stone. - . I Miss Gertrude Prevatt of Back Swamp spent last Tuesday night with her grandfather Mr. Joe Stone. -,f Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Tolar and Miss Alma Ivey were , shoppers in . Lumberton Friday. ' ivir. joei ivey ana sons were visi-. in Lumberton 1 hursday . Mr. i B-air of mules ynham. j and Alma Ivey afternoon with . afj0 j c-o M, Ta'a Messra. . Theory , Britt and Albert Mr nnrl Mra P M Tvoxr nnant Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ivey spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Britt. Mrs. Joel Ivey spent the week- i wno j8 very ill. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Ivey of near Iona spent last Sunday with Mrs. Ivey's mother, Mrs;. Martha Bntt grippe for the past week but i8 bft out again Mr. Abner Stone spent Sunday afternoon -with Mrand Mrs. fiaston .Prevatt of Back Swamp.; Messrs"." Ben and Raiford Walters 0f Red Springs spent Saturday night m this section, left Sunday morn- mg to visit f airmont section With best wishes to all the cor respondents and readers of The Rob esonian. OUT BARKER'S WAY Ui n ana uarKer s Kpanng for Big Day on County, ummencemeni rersonai Correspondence of The Robesonian. We are h'avi'g som'e changeable I.iiTihortn.M P K1 Tl 1 Momk 11' ath now-adays, "tttW ,-Mr. . A. P. Inman left today for Lauri Laurinburg to visit his daughter and m. Ar,A m n:i rsi OUI1 1I11U TT 1U1 UI1U iUID. LaillCI till i- ': I Mr. W. M. Monroe of Tar Heel day visiting friends. Sorry -to report the illness of Mr. and Mrs . Sandy Brisson of Tolars ville. Mr. H. P. Powers and mother. Mrs L B Powers spent Thursday ,n Lumberton 0n business. Mrs. Ira Flowers and children of Lumberton spent Thursday night with Mrs. Flowers' s'ster, Mrs. Mark Powers at Barker's. I will answer Mr. James II.- Lov eff'o RiKlo nnirlo. "Wkn w!a tVio man ty,A -.nmrni;t1i mrAeT hpf fatw Wn? Was it C.dnt Genesis 4th, chapter, 1 to 5 verses. Adam was Cain's father. Am I cor- Miss Alice Powers is visiting rel atives on route 5 from Lumberton. Mr. Charley A. Powers has return ed from Florida. The students at Ten Mile and Bark- er's are practicing for the big day iumueriuu .. Please ask some more Bible puz zles, "Aunt Becky", FARMERS' UNION MEETING First Cour.ty Meeting for Year at Court House Wednesday The first county meeting of the i Robeson Division of the Farmers' ! Union for the year w'll be held in j the .court house here Wednesday of j this week. The meeting will open iat 10:0 a. m. All Union memb I whether delecratc-s or not, are inv ied to attend this meeting.""" -Misses LH.n and Juliet Hooks - of Whiteville were Lumberton visitors ycs'.erdsy. County Commencement IN LUMBERTON ' APRIL 7TH. 2 LONG BRANCH LOCALS Tobacco Plants Killed Church News Bible Question Personal Correspondence of The Robesonian. . Lumoerton, R. 4, Marcn 11 Th' overall boys seem very busy prepar ing for another crop. it still stays cold. Moat every.1 body's tobacco plants down this way! are killed. Guess it will decrease the acreage. j Misses Lennon, Cameron and Cov-j ington, teachers at Antioch, spent Sunday afternoon with Mra. W. L. Thompson. Miss Emma Taylor, who has been on the sick list for so long, is slightly; improved. j The teachers, Mr. Long and Miss' Powell, are preparing for a concert at' the close of the school. - Miss Evelyn Amnions spent last: Sunday with Miss Sue Neal Thomp-.; son. j The missionary society h making a mssitnary-tuilt-which will be-o!d-in the near future. We have chang-, ed our B. Y. P. U. mestng from 31 o'clock in the afternoon to 0 o'clock.' Mission study, books have been or--dered for a-mission study class. 1 Miss Emma Johnson of St. Paul; in spending some' time with ber sis ter. Hope everybody will come and help celebrate Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Smith's golden wedding and make this the happiest day of their lives. Everybody is invited to come and bring their baskets. , Remember the date, March 17. A Bible question: How many times has Christ been seen since his as cention? Where and by whom ., PREPARING FOR ACCIDENTS Town Fathers Take Precaution to Provide Against Darkness In Case of Accidental-Amount of Bonds Increased to $30,000 J At ameeting of the town com missioners Thursday night of last week an order was placed with Thbs. B. Whitted of Charlotte for one 250 k. w. Westinghouse generator and engine, together with field rhe ostat and exciter. For this Mr. Whit ted is to be given the two old engines and generator now used by the town and $1,650 in money. This purchase was made in order that the town may never be without light. In case of a line or any other accident that might happen to the Yadkin River Power Company's lines and cut off power from Lumberton the town could eenerate the power, here. In order to make this purchase and some others in connection with the lighting plant change,, the amount of Don a 3 to oe soia nas oeen raisea iroin $25,000 to $30,000. Mr. L". S. Covington, wno naa agreed to sell -the bonds by March 8, went before the board and asked that the time for selling them be ex. tended 30 dtya from that date. Thi was granted. The town clerk and treasurer was instructed to buy a safety cabinet for stenng the books and records oi tiifc town. Millinery .Opening of Lumberton Bar gain House Many hats of many colors and de signs were on display at the Lum. berton Bargain House last week. The spring opening began Tuesday and lasted throuh Saturday. While the greater part of the week the weather was inclement, Mr. M. J. Merritt, manager of the store, says he was pleased with the opening. An experienced trimmer will have charge of the millinery department cf this store, and all hats will be trinmcd free this week if the mate rlr.l3 s re purchased from that depart ment. This was the first millinery opening in town and many ladies vis ited the store during the week. Judging from the many beautiful hats on display during this opening, it is safe to say that the styles of ladies head wear for the spring and summer of 1916 will be up to the usual standard in beauty and attrac tiveness. Notice of New Advertisements Legal notice of sale Dickson Mc Lean, commissioner, McLean, Varser & McLean, attorneys. Legal notice of sale Junius J. Goodwin, A. A. F. Seawell, com missioners, McLean, Varser & Mc. Lean, attorneys. Men wanted to take course in science and art of writing life in surance. White & Gough buyer leaves for New York; great sale to be contin ued through this week. Vandever heavy fruiter cotton seed G. W. Lennon. Miss Josephine Breece's millinery op? nip. begTns tomorrow. Program at Pastime theatre. Small ' cottages for rent R. E. Lee. Attractive 'styles in coat suits p.nd rew scr'ng millinery at Lumoerf.on Bahrain House. Florence Reed In "At Bay" at Ar- .rt-ra. toaay,, . Mr. H. B. McPhaul spent Sat urday in Charlotte. While in Char lotte Mr. McPhaul saw the "Birth of a Nst;on" in movln pictures. He says the picture is a great one. Mr. A. Weinstein and daugh ter, Miss M:riam, left last night for New York and Baltimore, where Mr. Weinstein goes to purchase spring goods for his department store. Come to Lumberton APRIL 7TH. County Commencement WATER WILL BE OFF Tomorrow Morning Water Supply Will be Cut off at 7 and Remain Off Four Hours Sapt. Geo. L. McNeill, of the city lij?fct and water department, asks Tiie Robjsonian to say that the wa tr supply will be cut off tomorrow iiiomin, r.t 7 o'ekek an.l will remain off for about 4 hours. This will bo c'i.r.e in ' order to complete a job in cciiMecticn with inptalling the filter p' -s.t that the town i3 putting in. CHIEF. ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Lt-mbea Tent, 18, K. O. T. M. meets Tuesday evening, 8 oMcck. Mr ..R.G. '. will ..ve Wcd csday for a sanatorium, where she will spend some time. Middling cotton-is selling on the local market today for 11 cents the pound, strict middling 11 1.4. Special .communication St. AL ban's Lodge No. 114, A. F, & A. M., Tuesday evening, 7:30. Degree work. '. Miss "Minnie Lennon weht to Laurinburg this morning lo serve as court ateographtr there A 'thia week. . . ' ...;.,-'-.' . 'The People's Garage, of 'which Mr. E. L. Holloway is proprietor, received Saturday a car load of Paige automobiles. . Miss Fodie Townsend has accept, ed a position as saleslady in the store of the Holmes Jewelry Co. She began work last week. Miss Josephine Breece's millin ery opening will begin tomorrow and last through Saturday. Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son will have their millinery opening Tuesday and Wed nesday, March 21 and 22. The Broadway Amusement Com pany presented "Freckles" at the lo cal opera bouse Friday , evening. Those who attended the show were few. It was not the worst show: that h asbeeri here, nor was it the best. Mayor and Mrs. A. E. White left last night for New York, where they will spend several days while Mr. White is buying spring and sum- merreods for- the store of -Messrs Wh te & Gouarh. of which firm he is senior member. - '-- Miss Lenme Martin has been giv en desk room at the Thompson hotel and will do public stenographic work. M'89 Martin. U affl'cted and has to earn her living, and any work that is given her will be apprecated. She may be reached by 'phone at the ho tel. Mr. E. S. McNeill says his hat is already in the ring for chief of police of Lumberton. Up to this time the only avowed candidates are Mr. McNeill and Mr. Alf.' H. Mc Leod. However, others are expected to drop into the race before the elec tion. ' - - - A iTlost dangerous auto-bicycle wreck occurred on Chestnut street just back of the court house Friday when Mr. Rexford Stephens, driving an auto, and Rev. J. H. Arnold, rid. ding a bicycle, collided. The front wheel of the bicycle was broken to pieces. The preacher was slightly curt. " Mr: S. N.. Ferguson of Bladen boro, receiver for the Clarktcn Plan ing Mill Co., which went into the hands of receivers several months ago, held a hearing here in ths of fice of Mr. Robert E. Lee Thursday. The hearing was held for the purpose of passing on the claims of thV cred itors, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Folger and Miss Emma Higley spent yes terday in Fayetteville. They went to visit Miss Sadie Rae Pope, daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Pope, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis in a hospital there. They report Miss Pope's condition as being most favorable. Miss May B. Williams, the past season with the Demcrest Stock Company c'-sed with that show in Virginia S turday and arrived here 'ast night 4 3 spend a few days with friends. Trom here Miss Williams will go to Atlanta, where she will jo;n the Ma'ri? DeGafferelly Com pany. Miss Williams has many friends here who wish her, a most pleasant stay in Lumberton. A ';r.e mule beTonii to ire cf the five stock dealers in town committed st:cide Friday. After "v? in? drven a few h'orks and carried in?k t. th? stabler te nvj'e shov pd his hend down ?crainst th pive ment and died w;th so m?ch eae th-'.t tfse standing near neve rthonght of the mule'beincr dead. Tie broke, his neck. The o mrr h.d just been offered $250' for the mule. ...My" glasses wre fitted by Dr Parken the only specialist in Lumberton licensed by State Boari Examination for this important work.. HIS. SERVICE SATISFIES I k
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