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1 Cj jSj JI r J ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AJfD TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADTANCB VOL XLVII LUMBERTON. NORTH CAROLINA, MO DAY, JULY 3, 1916. NUMBER 40 GODWIN WINS AGAIN NOMINATED FOR 6th TERM Present Representative in Congress Defeated Mr. J. A. Brown in Pri mary Saturday by Majority Esti mated at Between 500 and 1,000 Robeson Gave Godwin Majority of 294 ' Representative H. L. Godwin was -renominated for his sixth term in Congress in the primary Saturday over Mr. J. A. Brown of Columbus ' county by a majority estimated at iwtwwn hOO and 1.000. unofficial re- - turns so far. received indicating; that the maioritv will be nearer the -lat ter figure. The primary passed off - quietly, with probably more intense interest ana close iignung m kodcsu-i than in any other of the seven coun - ties composing the district. Naturally there were some sur prises, and some predictions as -to overwhelming vote against Mr. God win in some precincts in Robeson i -were wide of the mark. Mr. God win's majority in Robeson was 294, i -which was about the majority Mr. JEJrown's supporters claimed that the county would give Mr. Brown. - Complete returns, unofficial but substantially correct, have been ; re ceived from only Robeson and New Hanover, but returns have been re ceived from other counties complete enough to make the result merely a question as to the exact majority. JMr .Godwin seems to have carried .every county in the district except Columbus, home county of his ' op ponent. Mr. Godwin carried Harnett, iis home county, by about 900, ac cording to estimates sent out from '''. Dunn, which town gave him 325 against 28 for Mr. Brown. In Co lumbus MivBrown received a major ity of 717, with three precincts yet to be heard from. From' best infor mation so far obtainable it seems ; hat Mr. Godwin carried Bladen by close to 100 votes. Returns from -4ther counties give estimates of ma jorities for Mr. Godwin as follows: New Hanover, between 50 and 100; Cumberland, around 400; Brunswick, about 200. . . . This was the second primary held to nominate a Congressman for the Sixth district. In the first primary, Jield June 3, Mr. Godwin lacked less than 600 votes of receiving a' ma jority over his four opponents J. "W. Little of New Hanover, Q. K. "Nimocks of .Cumberland, E. F. Young of Harnett, J. -A. Brown of Columbus. Mr. Brown received enough votes to entle him to make a second Tace against -Mr. Godwin amd. those who were bent on aeieai ing Mr. uoawin inoug- , fine chance to retire him from, Coneress with the Columbus county man, and tney maae a siron ugui And made large gains for Mr. Brown. The county board of elections met here this mornmg and canvassed the -vcte of Robeson. Two members of the board Chairman W. TS. critt oi T.nmherton and Mr. McKay McKm jnon of Maxton were present, Mr. E. Q. Johnson of St. Paul, .Republi can member of the boa,rd, being sick and unable to attend. Official Vote in Robeson The total vote cast in Robeson was 3,020. Godwin's vote was 1,657, Brown's 1,363, giving Godwin a ma jority in Robeson of 294 votes. Vote by Townships The vote of Robeson county by -townships was -asT. follows:- Auordsviue Godwin zo, crown Back Swamp Godwin 33, Brown ' . '38.' Britt's Godwin 47, Brown 42. Burnt Swamps-Godwin 122, Brown S. - - Fairmont Godwin. 85, Brown 147. . Howellsville Godwin 81, Brown 34 Lumber Bridare Godwin 87, Brown 37 V - - Massachusetts 5,437; New Jersey 4,- Lumberton'Godwin 255, Brown 056: Pennsylvania i3,398; Connecti--258. ct-t ''2.221; Maryland 1,165; Maine -1,- Maxton Godwin 85, Brown tj. Orrum -Godwin 52, Brown 25. Parkton Godwin 38. Brown 66. Pomhrnto P.nHwin R5 Brown IT. Raft Swamp Godwin t 26, Brown 18. Red Springs -Godwin 86, Brown 106. - Rennert Godwin 27, Brown 2. Rowland Godwin 99, Brown 94: Saddle Tree Godwin 54, Brown 19. St. Paul Godwin 92, Brown 86. Shannon Godwin 20, -Brown 2. ' Smith's Godwin 27, Brown 33. Sterlings Godwin 63, Brown .8. Thompson Godwin 74, Brown 60. White House Godwin 68, Brown 36. , Wisharts Godwin 54, Brown 38. Gaddy's Godwin 52, Brown 55. APPOINTMENTS FOR TY- PHOID . VACCINATION County Health Officer Page Will be at Smvrna, Proctorville and Barnes- villc Thursday 'For the purpose of giving anti , typhoid vaccination to ny wo will ' meet himV County Health Officer B. W. Page will be at the following places Thursday afternoon of this week: Smyrna school house at 2:30, Proctorville at 3 :30, Barnesville at 4:30. Tobacco Crop Prospects After, traveling through the coun trv for "several days Mr. E. O. (Bil- lv) Bransford says he thinks the to bacco crop in Robeson will be cut short from 40 to 5.0 pe cent this " year. He savs, however, the early crops are looking well anoT that the late- settings also look promising. Mr. Bransford says he is sure nriees ,will befgood this season. Mr. Brans ford urges upon the farmers to be careful and not crop their tobacco before it gets ripe. All I H A ,A I . h. Ii RV1 S4 Y I f . 1 "V I I W 1 W .l.lI'll-atfW I IK I th 1W A Vr IV IIA1KIII' "V ' f L'U L'Vr1!! Tl'.'l "V "V-mir ITIti "a- A I No Reply Yet From Carranza Wash - ington Government Not Exoected to Consider further Action Until i Middle of Week Good Progress In' . isational Guard Mobilization .. Washington Dispatch, July 2 Sunday brought no important de velopments here in the Mexican cris is. The only official dispatch re ceived during the day, aside from routine reports, was a message from General Funston transmitting infor mation reach in z General Bell at El'a rpnnrt uteadv arfvanr at eer- n j. 7. . 1 reKruing uib uiic riu near For$ Hancock, said that raiders Fort Eariyr. Texas, and escaped in- to Mexico. An investigation was in "'6"" y" progress and Tjeneral eneral Bell : said he would take any necessary steps. The avHai tv A mormon AAmmannflra tA! follow into Mexico any hot trail they find- remains unchanged. Neither the State Department nor the Mexican embassy had a word, as to when Carranza's reply to - the 1 1 . V American demands awaited by Presi-t dent Wilson with some impatience, mght be expected. There seemsd.lttle probability tnat the Washington government would consider further action until late in the week. The House will not re assemble until Wednesday, having adjourned" over the- Fourth of July. While the administration could take any necessary defensive steps in the event that General Pershing's column was attacked, no aggressive move ment would be undertaken until af ter President Wilson had advised Con gress of his purpose and definite au thority had been granted. Officials profess complete ignor ance' as to the time President Wil son is willing to wait for General Carranza's renlv. I " .,r f.' - . i , fine J,)7ar, epan-ment isbucu pnei cincmi 8u.ien1Cui,,vuuay CBv - inc the eood progress being made in National Guard mobiuzauon. - Wtrk guard have already entrained for their destination- and the muster of the remainder is proceeding as rapid U- as Dossible." n- Secretarv Baker said he did not know how many thousand Guardsmen already had reached tne Doraer. There is reason "to believe, how ever, that upwards of 30,000 - will have been added to the border guard within the next two or three days. During the last 24 hours regiments from Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Pennsylvania have en trained, according to War Depart- menvTpvr.. General Bell reported to. the War . Department ,tonignt mat iuexicia f!onsul Garcia at El Paso had prom isei aid and protection for the party that will be sent to bring back the bodies of the American troopers killed at Carrizal. Arrangements for this were being completed, General Bell said, adding that the mission -would be entrusted to a party of Mexicans. ' - - . The Department announced to night that the National Guard units that have reached the border are be ing supplied with machine guris. fifty Thousand ' Militiamen Now in Mobilization Camns New York Dispatch, July 2. Approximately . i 50,wju XNauonai Guardsmen from the btates in tne m.igvtmif of thi East are now in ...... v. ...... w . . , mobilization camps awaiting orders and equipment, Major utnerai woop announced. It is expected, he said, 1 that ' 35,000 from his department would be in the field by the end of tip wpek. Alreadv at the border or 1 on their, way, there are 24.028 State I troons. These men are divided by States as follows: New York 5,643; 0?! Vermont uss; tinoae xsiana ioi. Movements of militia units will be mrch slower from now on, General WnnH said, but he announced that r remainder of New York s caval ry contingent would be sent South at once. General Business Conditions Con tinuc Good , - Washington Dispatch, July 2. General business conditions con ttnue good and the outlook for next month is excellent according xo oi f icial reDorts of the Federal Reserve Board made Dublic tonight in the Board's monthly statement. Crops are Teported better than normal in most sections, industries -are said to be working to capacity and further increases are noted in building con struction. From nearly every Re serve District, there is a call for more labor with wages mounting. neavy Rains A heavy rain fell here yesterdav the fall being 1.37 inches. A week ago yesterday a still heavier rain fall, the fall on that day being 1.92 inches. Heavy rains have been reported from various sections of the county dur ing the last two weeks. The farm ers have not done much work in many sections for several days. Rifle Practice The Lumberton Rifle . Club will have special target practice tomor row at 9:30 a. m. Prizes will be of fered for best scores. Members are requested to meet at the court house tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith of St. Paul, R. 3 were Lumberton visi tors this morning. Mr. Arch McDuffiejrf the Saddle Tree sectfon is a Lumberton visitor today. wuuuaUu 7iu",c,xi ! ...-m --y ; possible setbacks must be prepared Guard is proceeding without a,says that at several points of the?., Mbv wtrrotf. ... i1Mii1.J ." it said. "Lartre narts of the first line trenches alone, the Somme . v-,.. i.-:.j 1 ! Great British and French Offensive Was Begun Saturday and Continu ed Through Yesterday Steady Ad ' ranees Claimed Against Form id" able German Resistance All through t'm right the great British and French offensive Which began Saturday morning in the Som- me and Ancre sectors continued with inttnsity, and there was no" di- minuation in the battle on Sunday, Both British and Frenrh war offi- , r . 7 " , i tam points, out speaic aiso or tne i formidable German resistance. -Frtponrt. an imnnrtant town thm mile8 east of Albert, has fallen tor the British arms, while the French ' t.,,, f,u. rn.i.. ,tii'h ia n k. sflutheagt. The fio-htini? at the south - era end of the British line, where jr P....".. . . . is in contact with the French is of the fiercest nature, tremendous ar tillery actions preceding all the in fantry attacks. ".. Nearly 10,000 Prisoners The French have taken six thou sand prisoners, according to toe lat est ' estimates, while the iinuan, though reporting the capture of 3,' 500 ? . 5 i" i ..j . f .i i ' ' must uesperaie resistance xo de-&taJferK7a-2.& the U&TOMd from Arras to were too low. Owing to the nature of the battle it is not doubted that the casualties are very high. .Notwithstanding the terrific offen sive against them in the Somme iv ei1 region, the Germans have not ceas ed in their efforts around Verdun, They Tiave bombarded several of the Verdun sectors and have launched in- fantry attacks against the t'rencn p68, v.Wofji?, the French attacks against the Jte!?1 rk :r?J US uy v.uio v i"o";,f"" "7- office announces that this strategic .77 , . . j i ii.. position naa Deen recapiureu y," irrencBiorce bi.u u, (iermaits Aamn Losses . t,- : Al.l? :.lef"1QXoV7a;;nT rj . . j j th enemv forces erained success and. were able to advance. A German di- VI1 i.!!.Wfc?.TiS: which "was immovable and which had been rendered useless, was lost. In connection with the operations now going on, aerial' activity was marked, There have been many air fights, and Berlin reports that eight uiawii auu mawiiBi ui ''British and three French machines were brought down witnin tne uer- ' . . J J!l 1 . ll. n .Inn man lines ana mai iour oiucra msu lines ana wwioiir , shot dovv-n. The British admit wera that three of their machines are missing. " , - -- Russians Continue Drive Additional successes are recorded by Petrograd, the official communi cation announcing that Austrian po sitions west of Kolomea in Galiria have been taken by storm after in tense fighting, with the capture of 2,000 prisoners. The Austro-Ger-mana in Volhvnia are makine desper ate counter attacks, while in other sections of the Russian front there are . constant artillery and infantry engagements in which neither side seems to have made any notable gains. . The Italians ere pushinsr their strong offensive in the Trentino, and indeed, along almost the entire Aus-tro-Italian front of the Italians are forcing the fighting, probablv part of the, ronrerted nlan of the Entente Allies o press matters to a dec ion at all points. High Water Delavs Making Filter System Available ; Supt McNeill of the"" light and wa ter plant says that the filter system can be put in use in 15.days after the river falls from its 'present high mark to somewhere near , low-water level. The intake line must be laid within 2 or 3 feet of low-water lev i nnrl for that reason it is necessary 'to lay it when the water is low. - I Mr. B. Tolar of Kennert is a T iimhprtnn visitor todav. Mr. Tolar says he has some of the finest corn he has ever had but that cotton is lav and prospects are not so good. He reports plenty oi rain in ma t ticn. TVip residence of Mr. J. B. Hum phrey, who lives near Saddle , Tree church.. was burned Tuesday tafter noon of last week with practically all its contents. The fire was 'discover ed about 8 o'clock in the afternoon and the origin is unknown. The loss was around $1500, with a small amount of- insurance. Mr. -and Mrs R. C. Lawrence and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Caldwell re turned Friday afternoon from Wrightsville Beach, where they soent last week. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Lawrence attended the Bap tif?, Seasde Assembly, while tMr. Lawrence attended the meeting of the State Bar Association. Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Pope and three children returned Saturday .afternoon from Wrightsville Beach, after spendine the week there attending the Bap tist Seaside Assembly. Mrs. Pone had charge of the woman's meeting at the assembly. - i "ry . . f i iu tviiciicr uciu uui. nvtu to see inei EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION In behalf of Hon. H." L. Godwin, who is in Washington, D. C, I take this occasion and method of expressing to his loyal friend in Robeson deep appreciation for the services rendered Saturday at the polls. , Boys, you stood nobly by your guns and the victory is ours. With highest regards for hot1! friend and foe, I am, Most sincerely, WALTON K. BETHUNE. Lumberton, N. C. July 3, 1916. OFFENSIVE SUCCESSFUL German Lines Penetrated in Some Places to Depth of 2 Miles Many lukuainai iiken rnsoners - ( London Dispatch, July 2. j ltte official British despatch to- day tenons the success of th mm bined Anglo-French offensive. The! Germans ' put in operation strong counter attacks during the night, and are apparently during the desperate') resistance, hnt . tha Ritio'V. I hav wmnii Primn i 77 . I invuii, WIU kllV rrencn Have captured Curlu, ana j have seemingly nowhere had to yield me erouna aireadv sained The German lines in some plac have been penetratjd to a depth of tv es two miles and th nrinni tsiM 1 the French and British in the two - J t . . oaya numoer many tnousands. North of the Somme. where the French and British armies make contact variouspoints of tactical val ue have been taken. The Allied struggle is to extend the hold over the rolline plateau of from 300 to -i 500 feet high, which stretches around Albert. At Fncourt, Contalmaisson and Gommecourt the Germans made a most desperate resistance to d. Bapaume and Peronne, and which is one of the main arteries of the western operations. The German official report gener ally confirms the success of the first day's Birtish operations, admitting the withdrawal of the -Germans from abandonment of hvv mat.i tv,. ; " The British public still displays the same quiet enthusiasm and confi- .mr understanding thaV no great dnve like that carried out by th nI19ainn ftmmilnHoT. r..n i mo uuMiau cuiuius Brusiloff, is possible ' against the depth, strength and rail power of uu: . t !j"ui J wi . ioriniuMoiy orgamzea uermsn front, and that great sacrifices and Ajkviicucr uciu uui. nvtu w see ine ..n. i. m..-- .- f. fc battle in which e miH, taryjlegions he created are being put to tue test. Kitchener's armies have virtually replaced the first small expendition ary force sent under Field Marshal French, which had to sustain the ear lier battles of the war. It is also the first time that a great offensive has been carried out under well or ganized, co-ordinated military strat egy, not on the western front, alone, over the whole field of opera- tions, and, confidence is felt that the Allied commanders have no intention to tiskreckless sacrifices of life for a more spectacular advance. As one correspondent writes: "There is no longer an attempt to pierce, as with a knife; but a slow, continuous, methodical push, leading to the day when the enemy s resist ance will crumble to some point." COUNTY PHYSICIANS WILL MEET AT RED SPRINGS Meeting of Robeson Medical Society Will be Held at Red Springs July 5 , Special to The Robesonian. Red Springs June30 The next reg ular meeting of the Robeson County Medical Society will be held at Red "Springs on next Wednesday, July 5th, at'll o'clock a. m. We have an especially good programme and allt iiic ivuiiby j,u)oi.iaiia axe uicu iu beTpresent as guests of the Red Springs physicians. Miss Amanda McDairmid re turned last week from Chicago, 111. where she spent ten months in the Chicago Technical Normal" School studying domestic science and do mestic art. Miss McDairmid will teach in the Tarboro high school dur ing the coming session. - Miss Annie Neal Fuller return ed Saturday night from Henderson ville, where she spent several weeks. Miss Fuller will join a Gattis tour ing party at Hamlet Thursday and visit New York city, Niagara Falls, Boston, and points in Canada. She will .be away about three weeks. ,Mr. M. Shepherd of Orrum is a Lumberton visitor today. Maj. A. J. McKinnon of Maxton is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. I. H. Warwick of Orrum is a Lumberton visitor today. Messrs. J. N. Williams, B. B. Bul lock, N. J. Page, J. E. Rowland, all of route 1 from Fairmont,,are Lum berton visitors today. Mr. G . S . Harrell of Rennert was a Lumberton visitor .this morning. Mrs. C. -H. Fore left this morning for her home at Wilmington after spending two weeks here visiting at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Brown, North Elm street. Mrs. F. A. Wilson and son, Mas ter Gene, of Gaffney, S. C, arriv ed Friday and are guests at the home of Mrs. Wilson's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Cha3. H . Boyd, Eighth street , i VER POWER CO. JUICE Uvhtn-r Tut Plant Out Prr-w r Commission mmis:oi Fridav Afternoon Rut Yadkia Kirtr Power To. Turret .Was Ar7hV in 21 M.. c " . McNeill and Force of Hands Work - .J n rr: s " 'n -1 line ana AlUf I ninrr lo A. C. System Street i"0"1' Mrs. McNeill's parents, MV Lights in Business Section Tomor-f and Mrs. Giles Stephens, near Orl row Night But Not In Residential TlT made the trip in Mr. Me- Section Under 2 Weeks f Neill's auto. Mfr Lumbertoji was without electric. The remlar mfV,t ,! light Friday night for the first time; RobesSn RflW? in many years as a result of light- K. Proctor lint-i ning putUng the local power, plant ! TnurSy aftlomf Vll J" out of commssion during a , thunder the home mTa T pIok storm Fridar afternoon about 4f North Hm stIt Prraelt o'clock, but by hard work through? m "treet long hours temporary change wssr Th board of county commission made to use the current of the Yad-ersj the county board of education km - River Power Co., by 4 o'clock; tht C0UI,ty pension board arc Saturday afternoon. This current! ??MmK "Jrular monthly meetings in was available in business houses and j the.mrt house here today. Quit a residences, except on one circuit in ff f , Popl f rom various see the south-eastern part of town, where' 'ons ot county are in town to a short circuit somewhere was' lo-1 cated this morning and current wasj Mr.and Mrs. Joe Blacker and son made available in that section of, Master Leonard-and Mrs M RIark town also. Supt Geo. L. McNeill; accompanied Mrs. Rebecca ' Aronson of, the light and water plant thinks to fcerhome at Danville Va Satnr that he will be able to turn on street; day. Mrs.- Aronson had been visit lights in the business section tomor-j mg relatives here for some tim row night but that it probably will! They made the trip in Mr. Blacker', be two .weeks before street lights auto. owners illnJedn8''"0118 7M JAM' Jones returned Sat- tUwSnVtning struck near the ! nofe ajon8' eethl nower Dlant Fridav afternoon th'!.! SH.F:.-"AlnMr ?.n " . rnit.Kov oii- 71 " " sulation on the field of the dynamo was punctured and the machine wa$ set on fire, putting it out of commis sion. It would have been necessary to order wire and. rewind, but for tunately work of making the change to use the current of the Yadkin River Power Co. had progressed to the point where it was expected that the change would be made about the 8th or 10th of this month, so Supt McNeill went to work to make the change at once. In order to do this it was necessary to connect several transformers and temporarily con nect through a switch at the substa tion of the Yadkin River Power Co. without the town's switchboard, giv ing the town no control of the svs tem except through this switch. ThisJ however, will have no effect upon the change as far as consumers are con cerned, as the only change will be connecting up switchboard. An extra force was put to work as soon as the storm was over and began work again at 3:30 Saturday morning. Current would have been available at 2 p. m. Saturday but when it was turned on the trans-! former at the meter at the sub-station was burned and this had to be I.. " li" zv"f ,,t"l bridged across The Robesonian, which for the past 10 months has been using elec tric current in operating its type setting machine and presses, was de layed in work from Friday at 4 p. m. till 8 p. m.Saturday, but by working till after midnight Saturday night and getting an early start this morning it has been able to reach its subscribers without delay this is sue, though it has been necessary to leave out some items that other wise would have been published in this issue. - It was fortunate that preparations for the change at the power plant were so nearly complete, as other wise the town would have been in darkness for some time. The town had never before in ten years or more - been without light over 2 hourf and In the past two years at no time has the current been off at night over 15 minutes. The town has had remarkably good luck with iti old plant' and that godd luck held up to the last But for the light ning stroke that put the old plant o'Tt of commission the change to the Yadkin River Power Co. current would have been made without put ting the town in darkness a single hour. -Red Snrinirs Citizen: Mr. J. C. Snoddy received a letter today from fa summer home. Messrs. Carl and his son Cary now m army service Richard, two" of Mr. and Mrs. Greaves at Camp Glenn. Cary states that children, will go next week to Ridge the boys from Red Springs with him' crest and Mr. Greaves will join his are enjoying good health and in fine family there about August 1. spirits. His company will go through a medical examination next Monday and those who pass will be enlisted into regular army, while others will be sent back home. Mr. A. W. McLean returned Fri day afternoon from Wrightsville Beach, where he attended the State Bar Association. Mrs. McLean spent part of last week at Wrightsville, but returned to Maxton, where she has been spending some time;Thuri Hay. Mr. McLean went to Maxton Saturday night and spent the week end with his family end returned1 to Lumberton this morning. ,' "Mr. L. I. Grantham, manager of the Grantham Druir Store her received a telegram this morning to! the effect that his mother was dead. The telegram stated that she died! this morning and would be buried thiaj atternoon. Air. urantnam left im mediately for the Grantham home at Smithfield. Johnston county. Mrs. Grantham had been sick since Satur day, but her condition was not con sidered serious. At the hour of going to press nearly all Lumberton business houses have agreed to close tomorrow at noon and give a half-holiday in hon" or of the Fourth. Sunday hours will be observed at the p6st office and rural mail carriers will have holiday, so many Robesonian subscribers will not (ret today's paper until Wednesday. Many Lumberton people no doubt will attend the bisr celebration which r airmont will pull off tomorrow. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS rtZFiV.tlte.MnP iak cilf .V" !. V"'"?.11 Wing, South "I,'' Jie w.u old rags and i W1 "nous Kinds. : "Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McNeill i anon I . jnicrusv iitcmnnn I v . . BIwr spenamg- a r"8 nere W1" home folks. M Jones came home on account of the uemn oi nis iatner-in-law Mr. Rob ert Deese. Mr. J. H. Jenkins of Laurin burg was a Lumberton visitor Fri day and Saturday. He came as a witness in the case of the Butters Lumber Co. against Mr. Hector Sto- ' Ehens of Boardman for moving tim r. .The case has beeacontuieiL . to July 15. Mr8.-N. A. Thompson and son. Master Neill Archie, arrived home Thursday night from Montreat, where they have a cottage for the summer and will return to Montreat Wednes day. They returned in their auto with Mr. Lacy Bennett, who drove the car to the mountains with Miss Julia Thompson. Miss Isabelle McLeod celebrat ed her tenth birthday by giving a delightful party at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alf. H., Mc Leod, North Elm street, Thursday afternoon. A large crowd of chil dren gathered onthe beautiful lawn at this home and it was a great occason' for them. ' ' . At the Baptist Seaside Assembly ac ngnisviiie ueacn last week Mr. I k. i). taldwell was elected a mem- ber of the advisory committee and air. jl, K. Varser was elected to serve on the executive committee for the ensuing year. Both committees are composed of some oi" the most prominent Baptists of the State, from various sections of the State. A postcard reading as follows was received yesterday by The Robe sonian from Prof. R."E. Sentelle, who left here Friday morning in his au to with his family for their country home in Haywood county: "Break fasted in Lumberton 6:30. Slept in Asheville. Made 267 miles in the day and had several stops. Roads fine except in Mecklenburg county." Messrs. J. B. Meares, W. R. Townsend and A. S. Pittman, all R. . u. carriers irom Lumberton, and Mr J. A. Townsend, carrier on route 1 from Buie, left yesterday for Greensboro to attend the annual meeting of the State Rural Letter Carriers Association, which began today and will last through tomor row. They made the trip in auto mobiles. Mra. Chas. L. Greaves- and daughter, little Miss Mary Ruth, left Saturday for Sanford, where they will ..spend a few days visiting rel atives. From Sanford they will go to Ridtrecrest, where the family has Mr. J. B. Strickland of Dunn arrived Saturday to take charge of the Holmes Jewelry Company, suc ceeding Mr. A. J. Holmes, who goes back to his old home at Dunn. The business here will be continued just as it has been. Mr. Holmes says that it is not a matter of choice that he is leaving Lumberton. but only a matter of business. Mr. Holmes will leave .tomorrow for Dunn. He has made many friends here who are . forry to see him leave. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Howell, who were married at Orangeburg, S. -, C, the home of the bride, on the 20th ult, spent Thutsday and Friday here and at Back Swamp visitinsr relatives and friends. Mrs. Howll was. Miss Pansy Edwins and is a cousin of Mrs. J. V. Williamson of Lumberton. Mr. Howell is a son of Mr. w. t Howeu oi tne csck Swamp section, but lives at Sumter. S. C., where he is engaged in the lumber .business. He has many friends here who- wish for him and his bride a long; life of pleasure and prosperity. Since their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Howell have visited Wash ington. D. C. Atlantic City, N. J.. New . York, city and other points of interest in the North. , .My glasses were fitted by Dr Parker, the only specialist b Lumberton licensed by State Board Examination for this Important, work.. HIS SERVICE SAT; FIES ' X.