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COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANC1 VOL XL VII LUMBERTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1916. NUMBER 9 ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. TROOPS CROSS INTO MEXICO nn. Penshinir With More Than 4.000 Trcopa Begins . Pursuit in Mexico of Villa- " f I JSan Antonio, Tex, Dispatch, March' . V ' .Brigadier General Pershing, with : mow than 4,000 troops, todaf began pursuit- in Mexico of Francisco VU- wwnoHe was recoruea m un-f la, whose raid across the border last day's Robesonian, was conducted from Z eeV.wU!;?r5 "lnt ?1SI.-,1: Si St...:Pul Presbyterian.- .churcli United f SUteiJ to ra hi?doSl,T,,e8,WSr. 12 'd0C' 8ervice8I ymoa &wte army to run mm aown. . - rl General Pershing's report that he, and his command had crossed the in ternational boundary line just south """'"-f V. m -.jv., general reaencK runston,-m cnarge here of 1 general operations, late to. day. Reports of progress frn the country where the search has been begun : will bemade v by Gen eral Pershing to General Funston. lixxt ir is net ant'eipated that these will be frequent or deal with any but the more - important develop--ments. . . VILL WORK FOR GOOD ROADS' rB.'B... - a drert. his mother, Mrs. .Laura nigit tor ner borne at ParKton, whens recently sold his farm and mercantile County.. Jarmers -(jmon ' APPm.orfhrOD Rich of Laurinburg also r,e will spend the week end visitng business near Clinton has moved to Good ofds Committee -Good L 5 , home folkl- She will return Sunday Buie, where he will be engaged in .Roads i Rally Will be Held Locals Th body was brought to LumberJ aiternoon.-Mr. W . A., McNeill and the insurance and real estate busi ; -Will Work for Success of County,. nnM s-WwUVom Tharlfitte daughter. Ila. were Pembroke visi- ness. Their many friends are glad Jaw air .. . . . -A most interesting meeting ol tne jtooeson wyiswn oi tne warmers . :. . . n . i union was neia i. me . coun nouses here jesterday.- Perhaps the Tmost jmporiant step r m was was oi appointing a gooa roaus commni.ee. ims coramiMee is com- iCia the purpose of the Umorilo:r":, wB,rt, make a vigorous effort tfr good ' fS .xiiy SAtS UJ11UU OVII1Q at which era will be invited to speak. ine unon wem on recora as iiwr inir the idea advanced that each Lo. The Unon went on record as favor- tlfVT bt interest cf the county exhibit, - or -4air, to be held in Lumberton next Jail.' Delegates from some o., the Locals intimated , , 0. f . , Taenia 1 SS:- Union a are Seed I to talk th fair are urgea to tais me ' "r. their farmer friends who are .'k..M. of . hftv-: ing a members among nicir xai iucx iucmuj not members and asc tnat tney ar-. . . . range to have somcning on exiubi- , 0 Rubf Stubbs Sn mDerion Anrthfr meeting of the Union' w ll Besides ' the numbers of his fam- alto and Blanche M'White, tenor. It Profi Mil'l3 and M!ss janie Hum x.tK I nmherton the tbird WJd" 4, 8 number cf close friends irom was enjoyeJ by all. , phrey, teachers at Tabernacle, spent bl5?f in w .-St.- Pauls were Vwith Dr. Northrop f, ;; Mr. Dan Buie had a. very serious, he week-end with relatives in the nesaay in dune. t tho enrt came, . ... t accident last Sunday when he fell cut Philadelphus community. . POTOFFICE 1HIEF ARRESTEE wrnTnrv ihifp aruf1TED Rebbcd Pcstofficc at Allenton, Tbfa i'ftiintv and Arrerted in Faraway -oriiaAkrblied i Poto Tir tnNe7lcrsev '- i e man who brole into 'the' pcSt-1 office at AllentOn, this county, on an the night of . February 6, last, i6" " ' Recount, of which appeared Tha lT!?t " l r;ahaSnfa rested, at santa tsarara, auioriua. Since his arrest the man, who au -5" v?--nfim.in some nlaces as P.t was, conaucieu nm given jiib iiu.s ' ou"",t" t St. Paur Tuesday alter-, S'ttatheiV' 7C- Xhr. iH also owned break-' rr: Vr Vh.; : in jsr. 0 . x.. 1-1 1 xi of sey Deiore ne roousu mc uu Allenton. The government and ra, - road ccmpames . succeeded m rouna - ?P l?o??i - JrdL from DianK posioixiLB money -' . .uiaim pu.u...-- - ' j - XV.- 11lantnn nffif onrl had hpen fill- in them out and Dassing them for merchandise and cash along the route. He says he walked to Lumberton the jnight after he robbed the office at Allenton and boarded a train the next day. - From here: he went to Wash inetbn, D. C, thence .to points in Maryland and then started hie trip "West. It is said that when arrestea... the man can some me v uug -..-, len from" the Allenton office on his person, . - - ( Tt. pxnected that he will be 1 . , . - . . . , brought back to this Statefcr trial. . ' inrnr fcr Aoril TV-fin of Court ' Tho following mrv. list -was drawn ' - o . flav in tne Tiresence OI .iusui.es j. l,. wnaiey, r; uiyci "i4; 1 chants Bans, rourvn uU. w.- Attorney E. J. Britt and Sheriff Kgtreets. The Farmers & Merchants Jti . Lewis 10 serve . WW iiww W5c0 "term of civil court which will con. vene Monday, April or - First week C. W Lenncn, Jv D,. 'Pnrris, C. L.'Floydw C. L. John son, J. -0. Tedder, C.4 E. Zedaker, "S., L. Adams, J. D. Davis, C. B. Oliver, Lawrence Brittr-R.' W. Shel by, D, V. Walker, Arch Buie, Thm ts Britt, E. L. Ivey, H. S. McCal Inm, D. O. Currie, Neill Lovett, Jas. D. McNeill, A. E. Bryne, R. E. "Walters, I. M. Thompson, R. D. Caldwell, J. D. McLean, T. O. Evans, A. C. McKinnon t M . M i Rosier, J. C. Everitte, F. A. Hum phrey, C. J. McCallum. ' Second week D. M. Buie, F. W. Walters, O. W. Williamson, J. M. Lcve, J. C. Lindsay, 0. P. Chitty, . John Warwick, D. D. McCall, J. K. McDonald, B. J. Britt, F. F: Townsend, A. L. McLean, J. W. Barnes, R. R. Prevatt, Jr., G. M . Whitfield. Andrew Freeman, P.. I Thompson, A. MC vjucLean, iu. i.r Burns, S. A. Humphrey, W. 1. uauiey, w. n. wukcs, i. uau; . iey,j. J . eeii, i . a, race, j. Sparkman, J.' G. . Nye, R. D. Gra ham. ' Messrs. J. I. and N. A. Town-, nd of the Ten Mile section were' nong the visitors in town yester- 3ay. - FUNERAL OF DRJT. L. NORTHROP ir.mini InWxl .t d Panl T... jay . With JlasOnie Honors His Death Remove Prominent and Valued Citizen of Robeson cape From Damage by Fire Per- " Th. funeral of Dr. Thomas L.Pnl Mention - -'''-'.' . , . - Northrop, whose death. Monday monw Correspondence of The RobesonuuU were cwiauctea oy jwv. w. M. aiur ray, pastor of the church, of which deceased was a loyal and devout mem- ... also 'a deacon of this' he was also a deacon of this - . ..H..'.-r v.. - tne cnurch witn Manosic honorsvf turiUid u.e funeral Twtin l.limhPTTnn W.)E D .vsicians - of tne county, ' x great : iiutubex. of wiiom were present. ed as honorary pail bsarers, norai cierings were many and Ueceased was 42 years c-Id and is j u . uia ar.A ..hil. Lhpra riorpasnd . bad been in" a Bana. ...i j j v.j n oana . . ' - troatm.nt fnr RPi,ht'a trtrinm lor ireaunenL ' some time. Monday night y night, d . over 3 s tit hAvn .,-i, aMfA Ar Virginia & Carolina Southern - Lamberton to St. Pauls ,.. . l .-otoi,, .fto the ,-. coahfta-j f. th nur- ; w- " IZ ' the University of North Carolina and' SlplSI hmedicalainin'at tne University of.. Maryland, where he . I a . 1.1. 1007 Aftoi- "lr special ..hospital training ini? ' w "7:&j" fv,a KBat :PPed and most capable physicians in the State. He enjoyed a large ue . "J"f He was frequently called Pract,ce- -in COnSUliailOn in uiintuii. ..oov-o. S B1SO man vx nsive busmess Interests. .H. wjj 'he time of nls etV president of . th B k f st- pauls, also a direc- e paula cotton mi, and , , of TlT or 1 IIP iiLi- 1. aUIH v vvv - ; varrnus other enter- lfli?R death the own or "ma, j vviino ... . - Tnrry years, ins cuvni.j - tne toiaie w ias - vacd citizen. : at Z Mrs. Stephen Hedgpeth Passes at St., :1TB-.ied about 30 years', died Mcnday ai ner "". - r - nld The fun-, '.7; ' " . .. J..-1-J t l)ia KantlSt noon at 3 c'clock by Rev. Otia John- on.v. Interment , was mam; nrpp Marsh cemetery. : T,odIs M. Howell 01 TV"r-. o-lw,'"B n.:ii iwrhin ; . How?ll. ned 58 , ,, , . Tvo?nDS0n hosnH- r . '"d Pt rne j wmuwu ...., W-ds -U r..cf Js xi, TiPosed id been "t te .W!rl. v.-ir j" ti'"ti vy-. 1 -tflfi trm in" cu . . i . TT 11 Vima 11 nMr'Uc-viV" tnrn liieu ty y trment wos mad m fVif fnmi'v bnrvinsr orc"nd. j rjjsfK OPFNS MAKlll , . wni piMBxer8 Bank and -'..Trust t.o. n mist " :. . Mnrmess ivimuv r.,- i ,...r... Yiir xvvvFrmers & .Merchant Bank W:." Mer-e AnSn ' ' T erT in ono , Auttm-rlzprl Capital S150.0UO - i .-.w - . The Planters Bank & Trust Com--. tpany, wnicn was i! will heinn business Mon- , . .x 0Ov; M UilV VI I1CA M T. - , rcn v, i..v;n(, rnnmil Of tne tarmers K iii. Bank De mergeQ imo me -fit.it; iiiRt US' SOOn aS the proper 'nterest can be transferred from book? of the old company to that of the new. The authorized caoital of the new institution is $150,000. ine stockholders emm-ace mny leading citizens ot several w The acting oixiccm ux m ers Bank & Trust Co. are: president, r n: Townsend. Lumberton; fir3t vice-oresident, R.R.Barnes,-Barnes vule; B. second vice-presiueiii., . ' . ; J VU mother ' McColl. S.-C; wasurer. Kr M. Barnes, Lumberton;,secretary, O. C. Spaulding, Maxton. r ..USmm Movrnn I ri0ck a m. at her nome -w a,.- - Miss Patty Brae has .g & A by .Jt a while Lsbd and three chlldr. .; vis visiting elatives and fri Many deposits have aireaay oeen frem Pembroke, was shot from am-JJ. I. Carter, sent in from various places for tnet bnsn Monday night. It is stated We would like to bear from the sol opening of this new enterprise . , J that when he went to another house' dier boys.. We enjoy reading their ' ' " 'v, 1 and called that at the second call letters. Miss Mildred McLean of M3xtonne was answered from inside the Mr. and Mrs. Bob Small of Lum is a guest at the home of her broth- nouge anj naj some body from out- berton spent Sunday with Mrs. er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mns-jRide the house shot him with a shot- Small's fatherland mother, Mr. and t C : IV CIia amvMI VAfilfif.' iL . l x xi- . . . 1 ' r it .1 - n..:ii xi. ej. oiiiim. j" , -. .I. i. i ii..t.i dayj . r : IT'nXAll CfaoH ftf MfiTfriTl spent yesterday at the nome or Mr. ; j5nd Mrs. Smith, returning ncme iast evemrg. : , . , f Miss CladvS LaneV. who had bten a guest for ten days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas H. Boyd, left Tuesday for Maxton. where she will be the euest of Miss Lena Barnes for a week or ten days before return- ing to her home at Monroe. Miss Laney is a niece of Mrs. Boyd. ' GLENNWOOD GLEANINGS Farmm r.n th P.A-Mr W. K. Cul- Ireth Returns From Johns Hopkins I m Droved In Health Narrow ,. Es. Glennwood (Pembroke, - R. 1) March i4Messrs. Lacy Beasley and Powcrs 01 Femoroks were visl - tcrs in this section last Sunday night. - . . Mr. u. u. Buie ana son Mr. jonn visited at Bute last Sunday. D. C. will spend a while m that was a section.- sections-Prof. Kdo-r Rundv . . . .. . . V ' V - irdav - ,rday.L, juumoerion visitor last BaturoayL . , . .,. far and near, at-1"'-- Gregory rjsitea a . forward to the greatest county com- torium last Friday night by Dr, Gray UtneJ ye.te'ry " mornine'from NeW ; -A large crowd ome of Mr. R. MWhite last. Son-. menremEnt that old Robeson. has ever wa greatly enjoyed by . ill present tad wnera .e "spent tie weeks bw ras present. ;The .day p. m. Mr. R. M. Gaitley with - . j and will no 'doubt Co lasting good. ; a:., gvoris. Misses Annin TulhrPth rinH Kiinni me country . in jur, uamey s car. Miss Kubv Stubba will leave Fridav tr.ra tntnv " tcrs today. ? it is bee-inninc- to feel Lke snrin?. -Today has felt more like it The' tr.B r hnrfrfincr. snH hluiunnn.. It will not be long before everything' will be green and m bloom Tk. fiirm.n . littl hphinrf witH their work on artr.nnt f a wrf if. 1" 2 "ZZ " 3 The" Robeson! WC breth returned from Johns H( u'-iT-l. hostal at Bathwhere been the second time for. treatment. : -ri j i.. 4. u MMA4-l illllZJn ed, and hope he w There was a woodawing Mr. r, MWhite's last night. A; large :.- w n f " " . number of "saVyers" were present Mull ulu a jrreiil, ueai ui wiii;, ' " ' Jones ' v ted Miss Annie Camnbell ri .. L . . ' ' V ;r"ru -v ?""i'"" V. Hoof at tr.e uinort fcu Lai-.. . . . ... itt rai! hi irom riu p u 11 lu me uics- - rTTondi tra rrnttmi .ctAw!i.. . p iu ' ... Tha : tit. rnrinp f i t v i xpw vers wk i in c ruit!hiirn uf vt i' . . i 11 t. . . - Hmu.'- wun-twug - a-wasB-Msv -nottcl more waromt-loadeer-and-naut-i death has msf a glMin wiirwtyv'-: nr v ' J-?- 6 x i .i. i w. ii.' . . ' . . . . . . i-K "v jji, ikui, ma uilvlllic- , I,; rfmn A ) ,i.nt1.LU r. m . i ncv .Ptir. thrimnh iner fprtilixpra In rn( dav from this im. ,A . I . 0 oeing" applied n T . . . . . j ' nxi . -1 J i lino, v . . . ivnnaciiu Rev. N. L. Seabo t filled h.:and Misses C!e,i, and Vera Britt regu,ar appointment at Moss NecV t ' Rafl! S preaching one of his" able, sermons. ; recentl to attend an entertainment hey .had some special music, a quar- civpn ifv th. srhooi . tettey. The sinil and the SonglgTwthT STk,n r r LCLLC. 11JC ' kJliillCl auu m!., sniiu MWbit. and of a car, He was bruised up right . vt.ui uvjiv .v ..... - "x--- j cpver . j - . nere was a narrow ebvaus jr- day afternoon when one of Mr. E. L. Ml& ca on fire.' thriiAJ if- Kit 'much damage resulted. - miss ratty crac nas returneu tine at rur- friends.- n-.l r. XT f -11 T .,1 uea apnnga and Other Items - Correspondence of The Robesonian. , : Ked Springs, warcn i-wr.;.:.j. li: Townsend, proprietor ot lown send -pharmacy, has added quite a - Ecod deal to the general appearance cj j.j3 Et0re, both internally and ex t,..allv wrwuiy. iie r.aa wwrgeu.auu . nicdeled -the offices cf Dr. H: H. Hodein and now both store and of- ile has enlarged and re- uces wouia De a creait 10 i,umoerton l-T t.u. . vi uaiiuiw:. 1 Messrs. u. i. neafrpein, x. vy . Broke and C. S. McCall cf Rowland were business visitors in Red Springs iuonaay. D. P. McEachern Juage ana iwrs. u. and dauehter; Miss'Mary, and Col. A.' .T. McCallum attended in. Fayetteville tx o j u t e m. 01-, re rsuie wno iea rna Mrg , Bu; of. Col. McCallum ar B . . died Fridav in Jackson-' ie was. an aunt of C(1- McCallum and a sister of tj xvn tu Mt If UUVC iULUOVllKlll. , X 1. C . U 1 1 1- t 1 conducted by Rev. W. M. ; Fairly, pastor ci f irst, rresDytenan cnurcn; P vrDin0 . - . Mr. and Mrs. D. P. McEachern HX1 nilU ITXIO. If . X . Wll.lJOtlK.UI onJ rnnrl Hauo-htor . littlo Miaa Marw ; Watkins Bulled, have returned irom; j3.ksonv:lle, Fla., where they spent, a few days most pleasantly with rel nWroo Po H M V.nrm snpnd. in? a few dayg flt iiaon attending a, . meeting of the church extension board 0f the M. E. Church. Mr. Junius J. Gocdwin of Lum berton was a Red springs visitor. Sunday. Man " Reported Shot from at Pembroke Ambush The Robesonian received this morn ing an unsigned communication from p-vrou. x- -tf,,,. that J. R Cummings, 21 years old, son of Rich- . 1 t l . . tt ;i rd Cummings, who lives 1 1-2 miles gun, me tsnoi laitin? eiiect dciow .. . . . - 1 x; 1 . 1 t . - t n ne reached the woods, where he' ave u and crawled to the nearest TPSrLA hv M P rnmminm und Viia rouse, some 200 yards, where he was parents pctified. The communication waa s,vnea SuhsrrihPT' hut fiinre The Robesonian dopa not know who " j resnonsible for it this is nrinted for -what it in worth mpro'v rn-' mor. Sheriff JR. E. Lewis says he has heard nothing cf it ! BL'IE AND PHILADELPHIA NEWS r Iclcinv Forward Commencement April 7Not Much1 Fertilizer Beinr Hauled Frequent Trains New Telephone Line Com - Much Complaint About Taxes Be - ing Higher-Personal Mention Correspondence of The Robesonian. Buie, March 15-We hear that ! there are be ng great preparations ,-JadbT f students and teachers of , the Philadehmus and Farm Life hirh . . ,fA a v,. . mi i i n 1 1 (i m 1 1 r tii i lile luuiilv & u i i .. t ; We are confident that Philadelphus ,'wiU e well represented in every re- . i - r fenecL and no doubt Pect ana 1,0 aouDt enow, throughout the county are r looking zr- r--v . throughout the county are '' ine tas fjeen very mtie ierui point man we nave Keen an uumn tria vc?r. Mr. W. i4. fate, wno f to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Pate to town '.-For nearly every naii nour mere I has passed here a tram ci some sort, has passed here a tram ox some sort, for the past two or tnree weeks. One nassin? bv. here last .week had 150 box cars, empties going aoutn. ; Mr L. H. Holt is the latest pur. ehaser4wtownv of Ford, . i i . . i . . i i of Ford RT,nhev,hg:flg convention which will' ,' '-"''"?' vt .1,' Sunday evening promises to be the eand J. L, MCiNeilli oreateHt vnt sinc th last cphnnl ' i Lurnbertoiu Messrs. Charlie - in Tayetteville The1r brother Mr, Sandy McNeill was "to Shit 5.. lad to ort he 8 i- Messrs., R.. J. Brown and. Payton " 1 - - luviuiiiaii epciib neuuenud) in ten on business. i -There is much sickness through yere for the past 8Cverai weeks m08t. . . r . I Mr. end Mrs. J.' A. Townsend "i. V.: il t . .r:I.T Messrs. J B. Humphrey and Mack . 1UU.11WU1 Ducin, iixuiiuay 'ill xjUIIluer- Iton.-'., .-, - , . . we are having some beautiful spring-like weather for the past few daysAd if thtt continu. wiS b,e. around here within I -Messrs. Duncan and Daniel Buie, rtobeson s oldest twins, are SDend nir today with relatives in and around Buie. They also SDent Dart of the HlV in Red SnrSnwo . rriu- .. ... a 11c new wiepnone une wbieh was recently ore-anized i . from, Buie to Philadelphus. Nothing nappemng, within the next week it will be completed to Red Springs Misses Blue Beli and Willie May MCLaiium are spending today in Red springs icere is mucn complaint among - the people throughout this commun! itv about rut cn tneir nronertv. Knmo X 1 1 ,1 ... tuxeu a great aeai more tnis year man tne past ie.w years, m some in stances 1-3 more than (heretofore cn their lands. We would like to aft tne question throuen the columns me (juesuun mrougu ine columns cf The Robesonifan. why (this ean be donend who is resDonsihlp? . Rev. N. L. Seabolt of Lumberton 1 eopun un?u ns regular ppointment at the M . F, . buroh hi Si.ndv- Mr. W. R. McNeill has added to his already well eouipped farm ..x:x .i.r-v . . ItlWICllX BUVV lltill UUtllL, W II t II Will begin operation in a few days. OUT SMYRNA WAY ' TtnofCn. riranrl Tim . i-n-- Commencement April 7 Personal Correspondence cf The Robesonian. Smyrna (Lumberton, R. 4), March 15 Rev. J. M. Fleming filled bis regular appointment Saturday and Sunday. Those who attended preach, ing here Sunday from Lumberton were Messrs. Rowland Britt. Lester Kowan. and J. R. Davis. Miss Lucy Stephens, our teacher spent the latter part of last week in Lumbertcn. Miss Reddin Britt spent the latter part of last week with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Britt, of this section. Messrs. Henry Lamb, James Britt and Wesley Small spent a short while Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. xrxrs. njuan xrnu We are expecting a grand time April' 7th. Old Smyrna will ba right on the job:" County Commencement IN LUMBERTON APRIL 7m. PAKKlON PARAGRAPHS to Great Count V IWh of Mr JerrJr 'Jfk"n ProhJ Loril 7ot Much "l,on Lture -liasebaJl iircal iprii Jot Much s,,,inir (vnlia, win k- .i.Li ,5 L"' 71!,, 1 H?! "-T .. nenuo" WU1 b ,!,d ! rSvpii' m iuf , i"' if V n ttooesonian. 3 AM" Kl&Mr J,errv IT- r 'bh mIh" " nP7;:" and was buried t Ephwus Church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr.! Jackson was 77 years old and was' on of thnu tr !): 1 1 TVv .t M vvnaiatbii uiuivci VX kUC iU.i runu n nn u i a t r m.Mhta ' . . k . . i v" vni a ii u Auuciai wb cun ducted by his pastor, Rev. II. B. Por- ter. Deceased's wife preceded him' only a few weeks a?o. " ; lhe prohibition lecture at th. a,li J a gooa many 01 our. town people preached an able sermon at .the Bap. t -Ml39 Burnett Owen -of Wilming tist church here last night and left toA ,&n , Pe"eJ trimmer, arriv for his heme today. , td Mon ?y anddl be in charge of The baseball season has opened' he .mllliner dePartment of the up in our town. The boys were on lumberton Bargain House, tre diamond yesterday evening for a Repcrt of Rev. Sam Small's lee good practice. Their first game is ture here Monday evening must be with Fayetteville team Friday even-I neld over 'or Monday's paper in or ing. Parkton is expected to put up' der to give room for other matter a good team for thie season. j that could not wait. Same way with Mrs. Maggie Small who had been "ome correspondence. spending some time visiting her sis- Miss Josephine Breece's millinery ter Mrs. Annie Haywood, returned ' opening began Tuesday and will last to-r ayettevine Monday. - greatest event since the last school' lovely and many nave already made commencement. .. Some live speaking tneir purchases., and wide-awake singing is premised.) Masters John Rhodes, Wilton and Some special selections from each! Knox Barnes are very icfc with school will be enjoyed, such as solos' grippe at the home of tneir par and duets. The Parkton choir and I ents, Mr. and. Mrs. K. M. Barnes. conservatory cf music was organized some four or 'ive weeks ago and has made a most wonderful progress. It consists of abcut 25 of the voices.! Barnes is just recovering Irom a se from the different churches of ouri vere attacn . of. grippe. town, strictly undenominational, and they are taught to sing scientifical ly and strictly up to date, as will be demonstrated on the fourth Sunday even ng. Ihe visiting choir is from Roslin, few miles away and is con - sidered the best choir in this coun-j ty and will number 25 or 30. We( w.".ere. Tr.ere were owners in the hope to give a brief program in nextshop for every other hat to be found, weeKs issue. mere win be no an. and one man over. The matter re mission charged whatever, and a cor- ma'ned a mystery until yesterday dial 'nvitation is extended to tme and( morning when a certain man car all. Te prcgram will strt at 2;30 tied :Mr. Troctor'a hat back to the p. rn. " j ehep. That certain man had gone The farmers are busy hauling fer-. itf'tbe'shop bareheaded and as Mr. -1 1 . .1 u... 1 i.ii d ' . . fi. 1 1 1 . i in... ""mi 01 ianu, uuu we iieac liiak uuv little will be used this year, not much more than half the quantity that was used last year Mr. Sam Thomasson .leaves this evening for' Mecklenburg county to purchase another car load of cows and he says he will deliver this car at Goldsbcro. He is some cow man, as well as a progressive farmer. Mr. Wm. Muse is the onlv fish erman we know of that can go outl most any old and come back withj a fine string or iresn water nsn; and this is no jcke. ' . . We hear of some sickness with thej children of our town, but no con- tagicn MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS Church Oyster Supper Successful Baseball Social and Personal Correspondence of The Robesonian. Marietta, March 14 Mr. L. M. Oliver spent Monday in Lumberton. Mr. Noah Stubbs of Fairmont was in town .Monday. Mr. H. II. Anderson of Lumber, ton was in Marietta Saturday of last W Mr. D. Ji Oliver and family vis ited at the heme of Mr. S. W. Wil-: liamson, near Lumberton, last Sun day. . ? ' . ' ' i Several out-of-town visitors were here for' the oyster supper Friday nieht. The ladies of the mission ary society were very much pleased with the sum realized from the sale rf the ovsters. - " Amnntr thp visitors here from. Pages Mill Sunday were Misses. Ford; and Townsend. Messrs. Floyd and ntham ' : i In the baseball ame with Oak. Dale Friday afternoon the Marietta . i xv. .MttnAM tni boys were easily " w , score being 17 to 1 in their favor. Mr. Claud Floyd of Barnesville was here on busineBrf Monday. Mrs. D. N. Oliver, who had been visiting relatives here for some time, left Tuesday of last week for Dillon, S. C. After spending ten days or two weeks with friends there she will return to her, home in Montreal Misses Ada Henley and Floritoe Rogers spent the week-end with the Misses Graham of Proctorville. ... The G. W. Club met at the home of Mrs. W. M. Oliver Saturday af ternoon, March 11. Eight members were present. This meeting was giv en over to the transaction. of business entirely. Pink carnations was chos en as the club flower ana green ana whiteHEEe club colorsTThif being therK regular time for the. election of of ficers the joiiowing were eieciea: Miss Rachel Oliver, president; Mrs. J . M . Wells, vice president ; Miss Ada Henley, secretary; Mrs. W. M. Oliver and Mrs. G. C. Parham, re porters. After the business meeting delicior .. eshments were served by the hos' T. . assisted by Miss Mae Olive. ' Come to l uraberton APRIL 7TH. County Commencement ' BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS p Tomorrow (Friday) will bo St. Patrick's dav. i ulJii;.. ... . iuiuunnir coiion is selling on TLfui: ... tre locil m ket today for 11 1-4 cents the pound, ctrict middling 1-2 cents. 11 Mr. J. P. Newman man.rof f Nwm-rS Vn 5J"' ma.n.5!r.0 Th: work of nuttW in a non will soon CoaL ofpaint on the wood- i m. . I- . t : x r a, at n r i .m. tnrougn tne ;week. Many ladies both irom the town ihJ."y,Tni'1niwp1fmi lovelv nt mint n and surround- 'oton- sprinir rrnllinerv is Chestnut street, ; and it has been necessary to have two 'nurses with them for the past few days. Mrs. Mr. Jas. L Proctor lost his hat in what he thought a mysterious way Tuesday afternoon. He went into a barber shop and hung his hat on a rack prepared for the purpos?. j After he had hat -was gon received his shave his none. xnoooov couiu leu rrociori nai iwney sumewnai une his he put It on and walked cut while Mr. Proctor was getting his shave. A certain man who lives several miles from town came in Tuesday night for the purpose of hearing Rev. Sam Small lecture. When he arriv ed here he learned that Mr. Small had delivered his lecture on Monday night and , gone away. The gentle man declared that his Robesonian, which he received Tuesday, said that Dr Small would lecture "tonight". He was rght, for The Robesonian did ssv that same thng. .But he had forKOtten that The Robesonian he re- reived Tuesday was printed Monday afternoon and dated, that day March J3. After the gentleman saw ; his mistake he smiled and went back home. Ref erences in Robesonian news item to "today", "tomorrow" and "yesterday" are with reference to the date of the paper. INFANT HAS FRIGHTFUL FALL 15-Months-01d Child Roll Off nigh Abutment of Iron Bridge and Rolla Down Embankment to Ground Some 30 Feet . One would not think it possible for anybody to fall off the high abut ment of the iron brdee across the river at the foot of Fifth street, across the river from town, bounce down the logs of the uneven embank ment to the ground some 30 feet be low and escape without serious in jury, yet that is just what a 15- 'Wa b-a Hid the other day. Heien infant daughter of Mr. and M r - , McNeill, had that ex- fSnndav mornine. Mrs, Mc- 17,.. rolling the baby to a car. . when she reached the far r . . . . t..J mHx it -i .'i u lmm -riirkthand side as you go west, the carnage uncoupled and spilled the baby out Before Mrs: McNeill could possible catch the child she rouea unaer rail and took the plunge down the high embankment while the horri fied mother was helpless to prevenc Mrs McNeill ran aown steos and gathered up her baby and clled medical aid as soon as possi ble. Beyond some scratches the ba by seems to have sustained no in juries. That narrow escape oueht to serve as a v;srn?nr to the town, and conn, tvt miki it imnossib'e for "ch n affcidert hnntien firain. Tht i fojrf '"v Vaneerous place and all i vi. t- emhTilcmpnt nnd the llll ' i ..... it would bp impossible for a, child to fall through. Mv rlasss wre fitted bv Dt Parker, the only specialist in Lumberton licensed by State Board! Examination for this- important work.. HIS SERVICE SATISFIES
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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