81.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANC1
VOL XLVH
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1916
NUMBER 10
COUNTRY, GOD "AND TRUTH
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ROBESON COUNTY OUT OF DEBT
For First Time in Many Years Coun
ty Owes Nothing Except Bonds
Which Sinking'' Fund Will Take
Care of When DueCounty in
Fine Shape Financially This
Ought to Hold Wild Political Talk-
era for Spell
For the first time in many years
Hobeson county is out of debt. , Covm,
y Auditor f . M . Mcuauum say
- Jtbat every iwte held against the cooa
of Robeson haa been paid. . .
i --. Of course, the $75,000 in bond .
i.y4 JnrW th mars of 1907-1809
; for ttepnrpose ' pf building a coirt
ivouse and jail have not been pail
.. . M 11 4 AOf 1
, Tiney are'nos. aue uuu o i iu
1939.However, up to thia. time the
amount already - collected for r! aink-
ing fund to pay these bonds,: wouiJ
reduce them to less ' than $55,000.
The 3 cents levied for this purpose
will easily pay off the bonds by the
-time of their ' maturity.
: Mr. McCallum says when he was
appointed county auditor during the
month of June in the year 1913 the
county owed $?8,000 for borrowed
money for general county purposes
:and roads : combined. This has all
'been paid and there is plenty of mon
ey in the county ' treasury now to
pay all expenses of the county chain
gangs until June , 1916. It has
"been the case for many years that
several thousand dollars had - to be
borrowed to finance the county . be
fore that time of the yearT
Mr. McCallum says under the pres.
ent read aystem he does not know the
.J5ZZS$!L I
townshin road trustees at the pres
ent time as 'they are required to re
port only twice a year and they are
nllowed to borrow money themselves
for road purposes. However, as a
whole he is sure there is enough road,
money in the treasury to pay off all
the indebtedness .of the townships,
were it appropriated for that purpose.-
The total amount of road
fund on hand is $6,569.07. v
: Some have been telling for po
litical purposes that the county was
$100,000 in debt. This is not true,
aays Auditor McCallum. The only
thing the county owes is the bonds,
and they would not now amount to
more than about $50,000 if the sink
ing fund were applied to them.
This statement from Auditor M,
Callum. Vho is in position to know
ought to stop the political argument
-that the county is all tied up in debt
. and getting worse. The fact is. the
couflty "is In fine hspe financ'ally .
MEET IN LUMBERTON MARCH 23
Robeson County High School Teach
ers Association T
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
There will be a meeting of the
Robeson .County High Schooi Teach,
ers' Association in the Lumberton
graded school building at 11 a. m.
Saturday, March 25. The morn'i g
session will be devoted to a discus
sion of "The Discipline of the School
lis a. Whole", and the Bfternoon ses-J
r.ion -to disjussions of "Methods of:
Teaching the D ff erent High School (
Subjects".
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Following the program,-there-will,
be a business meeting . cf the asso-!
ciation at which-'"t!me . officers fu-,
the ensuing yeaKwill be elected
The members of the senior class of
the Lumberton high school will serve
d'nner to all who attend. Each mem-
ber cf the association Is urged ti ,
be present and tc come prepared to j
both ask and answer questions on
the topics to be considered.
EFFIE NEWTON,
Sec. of High School Association.
AIR RAID OVER ENGLAND
"Nf.ne Persons Killed and 31 Injured
in Raid of German Seaplanes Ov
er East Coast
Xondon Dispatch, March 19.
Nine persons were killed and 31
"injured in a raid of four German
seaplanes over the east coast of (-
'Kent today it was officially announc-i
ed tonight. A- British . airman
brought down one raider over the
sea, the uerman observer being
killed. The official . statement on
tne raid states
"As far as ascertained 48 bombs
were dropepfl altogether. One bomb
fell on the Canadian hospital at
Ramsgate, causing damage but no
casualties. No material damage
was donsLSeveral houses, the hemes
of artisians, and cottages were wreck.
ed
The Wicked Flee When No Man Pur
:aueth . - .
Recently an order was passed by
"the board of town commissioners
-whereby all who fail to pay their
light and water bills for the previ-
ous month "be -cut off after' the 15th
of the folowing month. Tuesday af
'ternoon the water was eut off for
the purpose of perfecting a iob in
connection with putting in the fil
'ter plant being installed y hetown.
Monday'sRobesonian to the effect that
the water would be cut off and who
had the idea that it was the 15th,
while it was only the 14th, called up
Town Clerk and Treasurer!
I. B. Townsend -and pro
ceeded to give him a "talking" for
-cutting them off the line. Those
vwho read Monday's Robesonian close-:
ly were saved all that trouble. !
Better read The Robesonian and
"keep posted on what is going on.
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VILLA FLEES TO OWN COUNTRY!
lie .v&tijp urauc i,piuiv jiiutruiuitrij.
.Mexican Scouts Who Know Hid
ing Places of Bandits May be Em
ployed to Capture Him
Washington Dispatcn, March 19.
i r 4 i i r
Villa, .fleeing with his outlaw fol
lowers before the advance of the
American expeditionary - forces in
Mexico, has reached his own country
in the Guerrero district,. where high
officers, .of the . army j&aid .tonight
he may evade. capture almost indefinitely.-
If the bandit chief tain makes
a Btand-Washington is satlsfed that
the - campaga will quickly end; But
if. tfia desirous military author
itiea .agree he fan -reach a haven of
haveiv of safety in the nearby moun
tains in leas than a day of riding.
The War Department is anxiously
awiitng word that contact has been
established with, the bandits and in
the absence of official information
as to the whereabouts of the outlaws,
press, dispatches passed by the mili
tary censor with the expeditionary
forces were accepted as reliable. Ad
ministration officials were deeply con
cerned "over the report that Vila had
raided American colonies, killing the
residents. . .
. In the Guerrero district and in4hve
country adjacent to Babicora, Villa
is at home and if hard pressed of-
ficials believe h- might abandon his
men, don the garb of a peon and flee
so -fart into the south that it would
be exceedingly difficult, if not' impossible;-'
to apprehend him. :
inis - luaon. "y XZ
PvU waajetmed tonight has
To -meet this situation, General
i'ulh6rfty"Winvpioy trusted 'Mexican
and other scouts who know the hiding
daces and the retreats to which the
bandits are sure to take refuge if
hard pressed. Upon them may fall
the task of trailing Villa to earth.
Got Stuck in Big Swamp Near Smith's
1 Bridge
; Dr.. 'and Mrs. W. W. Parker e
turned Thursday from Wilmington,
vh ere they spent several days, lney
n-e the trip in Dr. -Parker's auto
Cripg they went by , way : of. B ji-d-man
and Chadbourn and found the
load that way fairly good. Return
ing, Dr . Parker took the advice of
the; wrong man and tried to come
by; way of Clarkton and Elizabeth
town.. After a terrible experience
with bad roads they made their way
U the Big swamp near : Smith's
bridge, the dividing , line between
Pladtn and Robesoni. There thoy
IXJL ?tuok and couldn't come any T.ear.
erQiome. Aftei- a long worry aud
much burning of high-priced gaso
Lne,' Dr. - Parker managed, to oajk
cut and try another road. Dr. Par
l.er, like many others, thinks 'hat
Smith s crossing needs attention.
Woman Killed and Many Persons In
jured in RaUway Wreck Near
Greensboro
Gremsboro Dispatch, March 19.
southern passenger tram No. 43
was wrecked at Jamestown, 10 miles
south of this city, at a few minutes
before 8 o clock tonight. One woman
v,-29 dead at midnight and other pas
engers of the 'train were reported
in serious cond't'on. it A list of 3 3
persons who were of the worst nurt
was svailable cerlier, Th other
less injured were numerous. The pas
senger was crushed by derailed
freight cars of regular freight train
No. 74, wh:ch was speeding north'
ward on a parallel track. The pas
senger was pulling away from the
station, hardly having gained mo
ticn.
The dead: Mrs. " M. S. Hiatt, oi
High Point, wife a rural mail car
rier; .
Tourists Find Canoe Trip Down Lum
bcr River Fascinating
A party of four, three men and
one woman, from the State of New
York arrived here yesterday from
P'ne Bluff, Mcore county. They
made the trip down Lumber river in
two large row boats. They said they
intended stopping at Maxton, but they
found the trip so much more interest
ing and the scenery so much more
beautfiul than Jfriey, expected they
came on tc Lumberton. They ship
ped the boats ' back to Pine Bluff,
where the party is spending the win
ter. The party left by rail. ,
Garden Seed Ready for Distribution
The garden seed Senator F. M ,
Simmons promised to send The Kob
esonian r for free distribution araoar
its subscribers have arrived. Yon
can either call in person and get thera
or if you desire The Robesonian will
mau thsm. Just make your wants
known.
Democratic Rally April 14 -
""At an informal gathering of a
few prominent Democrats fram va
rious sections of the county mst be
fore The Robesonian went to press
this afternoon it was decided to have
a Democratic rally in Lumberton on
April 14. Further notice of this
eting win be given in liter issues.
Box Supper at Orrum Tuesday Nirht
There will be a box supper at the
Orrum school house tomorrow night.
After the box supper, either fruit
or oyster will be served. The pro
ceeds will be used for the benef iit
of the school. The public is in
vited. ' ..
Mr. A. JR. McEachern of St.
is a Lumberton visitor today.
Paul
CHURCH NEWS NOTES
ft'
Illustrated Lecture
at Methodwt
0 This Evening
Rev. I. W. R;dlIn, field secre
tary of the Epworth League of the
North Carolina Conference, will' give
an illustrated lecture on African mis
sion work at Chestnut Street Meth
odist church this evening at 8 o'clock.
There will be no charge for. admis
sion and no doubt those who hear
Mr. . Medlin will be richly piid, as
he is a most Interesting and forceful
speaker. .'r The public is invited,. :.' 'I
Fairmont .-Messenger;. i7ttu The
people of the Baptsiti church; are-exr
peet;ng their new paator.toYber here
next Sunday. -
Rev. R. E. Sen telle; superintend
ent of the Lumberton graded school,
preached. Saturday and yesterday
at - Great ' Marsh Baptist Txhurch,
near St. PauU This church" and
three others comprised in a ' group
St.' Paul, Ten Mile and Tolarsvilie
"are looking . for a paster to suc
ceed Rev. J. A . Snow, who resigned
to accept work in another field ' re
cently. "
The mission study class of Chestnut
Street Methodist church will meet at
the parsonage tomorrow afternoon at
3:30 o'clock.
Mrs. R.D. Caldwell left- this
morn'ng for Winston.Salem to at
tend the State meeting of the. Bap-
tist . Woman's Missionary Union. 1
Mrs . Lizz:e G. Proctor and ;Mispi
wattie uee rntman win leave to- teacher. m., also Drs. Stamps of Lumber
morrow morning to attend the meet-l Closing Exercises of School at An- Bridge and Currie of Parkton, be
ing. Mrs. Chas. L. Greaves' , and i 1 tiorh Marrh 24 ciVm lnts nf ofhra from a distance.
nmlMhte
day . for Sanford to visit reiatwesf
Mrs; Greaveirwill go on to WlhSton
Sftlem to attend the : meeting, which
will open tomorrow and close Thurs
day. Autos Collide Damaire Not Serious
An automobile collision occuiredt
at the corner of , Elm .and Fcnrth
streets late" Friday afternoon, when
a large Hudson Six, driven by Mur-
fihy Jacobs, colored, of Fairmont eol.
ided with a Ford belonging tj Mr.
R. R. Flowers of Pages Mill, S.
C. . The Ford was being driven by
&ir. Ishmajel Flowers?, son of the
owner. The front axle of the Ford
was badly bent and the front of the
Hudson was slightly bent up. .Tne
fact that both autos were running
tit slow speed was , the only thing
tnat savea tne occupants, no aouDt.
Mr. Flowers swore, out a wanant
f tr the negro., and 'Tie was given a
hearing before :A: Recorder- E. M .
Br'tt immediately. . The ca$a,i was
di&missed,"asTtheevidence .shoved
that ' one was in fault, as inuch
ps ;the other. : The Hudson car be
longed to a Mr. Calhoun of Fair-
Directors Meeting of LaFaycll
Mu-
tual
A meeting of the board of direc
tors of the LaFayette Mutual Life
t. r uu i 1,.
office of the company here the fol- Pe fofthtmf ei nK a v"?"??1
low'ng directors being present: W. b f t the hotel with whc.m Mr. Brady
JBlattie, Jr., of Hope- Mills,.811 cation Thursday. ,
E. A. Pope and Dr. Seayy f.TtfleKfMaRxton Scottish Chief says
Highsmith of Fayetteville, A , J. Mc-' Mr .Brady was assistant .agent
Kinnon af Maxtcn, O. L. Clark of or the Atlantic Coast Line, at MaxT
riXfL, v M Ramp? Dr W - ton when a young man and married
Kiw L E E Lol Miss Mollie Smith, eldest daughter
hmberto 8g of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith of
tu. fi. 'r.J Maxton, who survives, together with
Sf , nil S 3tWee children. They have lived in
m.ri lon all W. I
As the president, W. J." Beattie,
Jr"wlli be absent in the North for
th next six or nine months, Mr
K.M. Barnes was elected active vice
president to handle the president's
duties during his absence.
Recorder's Court 60 Days for Steal
ing Rooster
James L. Bundy, a young white
man who livH at St. Paul, was irivJ
" ' J e- -1
pn fllPAriiff Hp for p RArnrHor RutW
one day last week on the charge of,:
stealing a white rooster. He is now drew a six-month sentence, was taken
serving a sixty-day sentence on the to chain gang No. 2. Recorder Britt
roads for "taking" the rooster. (decided one time after the trial to
Med JohnsoA was before Recorder turn McKethan loose, but later de
E. M. Britt Saturday on the charge) cided to let him serve his six months.
oi .cruelty to animais. iraycr xor
judgment was continued upon good'
behlvior and payment of cost. I
Frank Bethune was also given a
hearing on the charge of being drunk!
and disorderly on the public highway.'
Prayer for judgment was continued
cn' good behavior and payment of
cost la his case.
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Old Alexander Humphrey Homestead
Hurned 1
Tfc AUvanAo HnmnMw'
lomestead, near Saddle Tree church;
was burned Tuesday of last week.'
No one was living in the house at
the- time it was burned.' The build
ing caught from some burning pods.
The less is estimated at $600 with
no insurance. The 'building was in
the care of Mr. F. P. Humphrey.
A number of treasured shade trees
near the house were also ruined by
the fire. One of the trees, a beaa-
tiful oak, was set out by the late
Alexander Humphrey about 65 years'
ago and was held while being set ,
by Mr. J. W. Humphrey, who now
resides at Point, Texas.
Mej. A. J. McK'non of Maxton
ii among the visitors in town toilny.
Messrs. J. S. and D. J. Oliver
ol route 1 from Marietta are Lum
berton visitors tcday.
Gen. F. A. Bond of 7' iters'
Lodge, near Lowe, is a k: .erton
visitor today.
SCHOOLS CLOSING
Ro.mcrt School Closes Friday-Rev. "
. C. L. Greaves Will Make Literary)
Address-Play and B Concert and
Other Exercises .
Rennert public school, Prof. Chap.'
pell Wilson principal, will close Fri-
day of this week, March 24th. Rev.
C. L.4Greaves, pastor of the First
Baptist r church of . Lumberton, will
deliver the literary addr which
the cUng prram will be treat.
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A. 1. . , '. - t . J. ,
i UUHIC iMIM W WW WUMUH:
isacner ox .xzns scnooi . ine ena-
a nee this year has been" excellent,1
including about all the children in
the district, and the school has been,
gooa. - are unknown. He leaves s wife
Broad Ridge School ' Friday Night who was Miss Bettie McGeachy, five
The Breed Ridge public school children, also his mother, Mrs. Rich
will close Friday of this week Ihe'cf Laurinburg. Mrs. Northrop and
School will give a concert at night, f Mrs. Rich were with him when the
which promises to be very entertain-' end came, also several friends. The
ihg. The teachers of the school are ' immense crowd that gathered at
Prof. Eliott Graham, principal, Missithe grave showed to some extent the
Nina Bryant assistant
Beulah School Thursday Box Sup
: per.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
I Boardman, March 18 The Beulah
School w:H close Thursday and there
will be a box supper at the school
(housev Miss Mary Wetmore is
The;"-":" '3.
l Lumberton. R. 5. March 17 The
school at Antioch, near AUenton, will
have the closing exercises jby the pri
mary grades next Friday ffiorjfing at
L0:30, -and the exercise by the gram
mar grades at 7:30 p. m. There will
e two prominent sneakers at the
morning exercises
Exercises at Buck Horn School Clos-
j" ing March 24
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
I Parkton, March 16 Buck Horn
sen col .will close Friday, March 24th
with a Very interesting program by
tfre children at 3:30 o'clock. At 8
o'clock' two plays, "That Rascal Pat"
a)nd Too Much of a Good Thing",
and a d'alogue, "Two Lunatics," by
the larger pupils, will be given for
the - purpose of raising morasy to
naint the school building. This pro.
gram is fun from beginning to end
ii t. t ; a. ...
and well worth the admission, twen-
ty cents. ,...
J W Brady, Formerly of Maxton,
Murdeted in Greensboro
J. W. Brady, manager of the Stag
hotel at Greensboro, died Friday as
the result of wounds, inflicted with
a1 razor in the . hands of some un
known person when he was attacked
and robbed on his way home from
the hotel late Thursday night. Three
negroes were arrested Friday and
are ueinir iieiu peiuiuiK mvanK uuu.
u l: : l: i
Greensboro, for many years.
Negroes Begin Road Sentences Re
corder Repents of Remitting Sen.
tence :..r .-r"L
Bethel, Press an.4 Thorney Couser,
the three negfees who drew a quarter
oi a century 6n the roads for beat
iiitf tin Rural tolieetrian L. H.
Townsend at St. Paul rntiy, men- I"?. ms' ? V?VrXr Mr
tion of which has already appeared1? .to Y8t,hs brother Mr
in T. PKoai
AiwMtovuiHiij nwc VdlKCU WA t . 1
iham XT t CAfnAM A XJ lurninif tO HIS nOITie.
ein their terms. Will McKethan. who'
Oo4 . . . ,
St rt Broad Ridge Again,
" 'V tr o- n v r j
p Jv Ar. H- Bisfe of the Broad
R,,dSes.ectl.f was m town Saturday
Mr Bissell says a certain animal
must be some relation to the
,Gloe swamp monster, has recent
ly been prowling around on tho
"Ejde'' S "thin", w,h.ich loo.ks"
a makes a worse-looking noise
Sems to P'ay about a certain cema
epy ' ni?hts. MrL Bisse"'If
"aVuT I , j , .
tco. What it is and what it wants
are two things, the folks have not
been able to learn.
Store Robbed at Proctorville
The store of. Mr. W. R. Surles at
Proctorville was robbed Monday night
of last week. A number of pairs of
shoes and overalls and some sardines
and other edibles were seized
TCo
arrests have been made. This
was
the second time the stere had been
robbed in a short time.
County Commencement
IN LUMBERTON
APRIL 7TH.
i ST. PAUL NEWS PACKAGE
Ur- "hP Man Who V ill
JMlTdi;Dcath, StV'
Hed&peth-Personal Mention
Correspondence of The Rcbesonian. .
St. Paul, (March 15 Our hearts
Were mads sore to hear of the death
0f 0ne of our most highly respect-
ed cifcxens and friends, Dr. T. L.;
Northrop, which occurred early
Monday . m March 13th, about 4
w a aantorium in Charlotte,
ago fof treatinen Dr Northp
uft on" hiirh." It seems stranre'aiui r.... u-'! m
' .1 ... , L . j
I. . . - . . . ..
in US MW ID1 OK BU HBVIUI BBOUia
t Uken away, bat no doubt was
needed for greater work in - that
"land of cure delieht". where weak
ness and pain and death and sorrow
wide esteem in whicn ne was neia.
The floral offerings were beautiful.
"Just as gently as spring leaves
come, or sncwflakes whiten the jod,
passed he out from our earthly home
into the hme of God." Drs. Luther
and Frank McMillan of Red Springs
attended the funeral here Tuesday a.
;'V Mr rand Mi4-JKb. Joe-r-f,pttri
town are wearine a broad smile, a
.little daughter has come to stay with
them
Miss Jane McBryde is spending a
few days with Mrs. Northrop.
Miss Ethel Cobb, who is teaching
at Rex, spent Tuesday a. m. here.
Miss JoseDhine Evans of Wade
came up .Friday evening and spent
the week-end with home folks, re
turning to her work Sunday even.
ing. .
Miss Maggie Wilkinson, and Mrs.
"Bess" Wilkinson attended Dr. Nor
thrcp's funeral here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fisher will
return home today.
Mrs. Steve Hedgpeth died Mon
day a. m. sometime between 12 and
1 o'clock . The funeral took place
Tuesday afternoon. We feel so scr-
rv for the young husband in the loss
of his beloved wife,; and to make it
saddest cf all, she left a tiny babe.
and 2 small children. Surefv God'n
will is best. tho'.. Mrs. Hedgpeth
was a Miss Brsson before her mar
riage. We extend symnathy to the
bereaved ones, in this sad hour.
The Misses Poole spent the week
end at Raeford with homefolks.
Messrs. McGoogan. and McArthur
and also Misses Rhodes and Fisher
soent a few hours in Raeford Fri
dav eveniner.
Mr. NeiH McFachern of the A.
flnd-M.' College. Raleigh, came home
to attend the funeral of his cousin
Dr. T. L. Northrop. Mr. McEach.
em returned th;s a.m.'
Rev. Daniel Patt McGeachv made
a flving trip thro' here on his way
to h's home, Louisville, Kentucky.
RAYNHAM NEWS NOTES
Hurrah for County Commencement!
School Will Close Last of April
With Concert Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Raynham, Marea If Plowing
seems to be tfc order round her
..w tt-A-uajA. : .. . .
Mr. Eddie Stephens of Evergreen,
Columbus county, spent Thursday
night with his uncle and aunt Mr.
and Mrs. Joel Ivey. He left here
J
. KteptienS 01 JL,umoerton oeion
Stenhens of Lumberton before re
Mrs; Uaston Prevatte and daugh
ter Miss Quessie of Back.. Swamp
pent Wednesday with Mrs. Pre-
vatte's father Mr. Joel Stone.
Mrs. Walter Bridgers of Purvis
spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Stone.
Mrs. J. D Tolar spent Tuesday
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joel
Ivey.
Mr. CM. Townsend was a Lum.
berton visitor Friday.
Misses Naomi and Alma Ivey and
Bertha Hall spent last Sunday in
Gaddysville section visiting
Ijjgi
Misses Ivey 8 aunts.
Mrs. S. C. Stone spent last Sun
day p. m. with Mrs. J. H. Britt.
Mrs. H. J Stone speut last Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. H. K. Ivey.
Messrs. W. C. Britt and Early
Burchett spent last Sunday in Raft
Swamp section at the home of
Messrs. Harvey and Luther Town,
send.
Messrs . Theory Britt and Hubert
Atkinson of Center were pleasant
callers in this section last Sunday p.
m.
Misses Mamie and Pearle Hall
spent Sunday aftgrncon with Mr.
anJTrirs . NeaTRiy. . . v
The school here will close the iast
of April with a concert. They- are
expectng to have a nice one, consid
ering the small crowd. Later the
daet will be published. Look for Jie
date and come.
Hurrah! Hurrah! for the 7th. We
will be there for another grand day!
(County Commencement).
J.
Mr. W. H. Bullard of Broad RiJge
Ls a Lumberton visitor today.
Come to Lumberton
APRIL 7TH.
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LUUUV wmmClitClliClll
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BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
WS
Messrs." R. D. Caldwell A Son
. "
Z yvv warn mna
f.mms JfthniA
I .
Messrs. WhiU A Cough are
moving the stock of shoes recendy
bought from Messrs. Townaend
Prothers into their store. Elm and
Fifth streets, today.
A meeting of Clybornville Lo
cal of the Farmers' Union will be
held in the court house Wednesday
afterncon of this week at 2:30. All
members re urned to attend thia
mee tin g Also those who wish to
join are invited.
Mr. J. F. Meares of R. 6,
Lumberton, about 7 miles from town,
was a Lumberton visiter Friday.
Mr. Meares' wife has been a suffer
er with rhumatisnv for the past 20
years and her condition has appar
ently gotten worse recently.
Mr. S. Gardner Worth will ar
rive tomorrow from Clinton, N. C,
tc be with his brother, Mr. W, Y.
Worth, -njansTrer-of : timrArsacte the
atre. Mr'. Worth will play the pi
ano at the theatre, which will put
on orcnestra music tomorrow nignt.
Mr. R. S. Bond and family ex.
f eet to move some time next month
rom Rowland to Lumberton. They
will occupy the house on the corner
of Chestnut and Third streeta for
merly occupied by the late Miss Fan
nie Peterson and willed by her to
one of Mr. Bond's sons.
Jailer A. H. Prevatt was called
out one night recently by a white
man from the country. When Mr.
Prevatt asked the man his troubles,
he .said, "I want you to take yonr
man-chaser . and trail up 'a negro.
I. gave a certain negro $1 to get me
a pint of liquor and he never re
turned". The other day a boy riding a
bicycle on sidewalk ran against
5.year-old girl. If children cannot
walk, on sidewalks without being sub
jected to danger of that kind, where
may.. they walk 7 Skating, too, on side-
walks on some streets is getting to
be a nuisance. It is a privilege which
some of the larger skaters are bua-
Mr. K. M. Barnes was confined
ti his home at Chestnut street from
Thursday till this morning with
grippe. He is able to be out to
day. Grippe has given Mr. Barnes'
family" quite a siege. Two of his
children, Edna and John Rhodes, are
still quite sick. The condition of
others of the family who have been
sick is improvng,
Mrs. J. Q. Beck with returned
Thursday evening from Wilmington,
where she attended on the 15th as
a representative of the Lumberton
Civic Association the reciprocity
meeting of the ninth district of the
Federation of Woman's Clubs. ; The
Robesonian hopes to-publish an ar
ticle by Mrs. Beckwith on thia in
teresting meeting Thursday.
MrJfj Worth, 0ne 0f the
pfftbrietori of the Arca4 theatre.
was the victim of a painful accident
day, last week. While arranging
some scenery" at the theatre an ?Toa,
bar became unfastened at one end
and swinging down caught Mr. Worth
on the right side of his head, giving
lim a severe blow. It came near
knocking Mr. Worth out for a while
nd he has - since had to wsar his
head bandaged.""'""
Mr. A. H. Hinds, who has eon
ducted a meat market in Lumberton
for many years, has recently in
stalled the latest sanitary refrige
rator show cases in his market on
Chestnut street. The refrigerator is
right in the center of the cases and
is covered 'over with white stone.
Thi3 with some other changes makes
the Hinds market look like a big city
market. It is by far the most san
itary arrangement ever installed in
Lumberton,
Mr. .brank A. Turner, who re
turned the middle of last month from
Constantinople, where he had been
since the beginning of the European
war, has been a guest since Saturday
night at the home of his uncle, Mr.
J. A. Sharpe, East Fifth street.
Mr. Turner had been in Greece, Bul
garia and Turkey for three years
representing the Liggett & Myers
Tobacco Co. and expects to return
to Constantinople in May or June.
His brother Mr. Sharpe Turner, who
travel North Carolina for the Amer
ican Tobacco Co.; arrived yesterday
snd is also a guest at the home of
auu tfira. ofisipr. i:jc, will
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leave tonight, for Wilmington.
Mr. G. A. Pittman of R. 4. Lum
berton, is among the visitors in town
. tcday.
,Mt elasses were fitted hv Irr
Parker, the only specialist in
Lumberton licensed by State Board
Examination for this iA.portant
work.. HIS RVICE SATIS
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