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VOL XL VII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 6. 1916. " NUMBER 41
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LUMBER BRIDGE GO-NEEDS MEN
VOLUNTEERS WANTED AT ONCe
29 of 78 Men in Lumber Bridge
Light Infantry Sent Back Home
This Puts Number of Men in Com
pany Below Minimum Requirement
for Mustering In Capt. Malloy
is Hunting for Volunteers to En'
list Not Later Than July 11
Twenty-nine of the 78 men who
. -went to Camp Glenn, Morehead City,
-with the Lumber Bridge LighVln
lantry failed to pass the rigid phys
ical examination being given mem
bers ef the National Guard and were
sent back home. This puts the num-
hor in the comDanv below tne mm -
. - - m
tered in and Capt J. B. Malloy and
Corporal Campbell McNair came back
to Robeson Tuesday to try to get vol
unteers. Fifty men are wanted to
enlist not later than Tuesdayof next
week, July 11. The company must
have 65 men in order to be mustered
Capt. Malloy says that Maxton
and Red Springs are well represent
ed in the company but that there is
not a man from Lumberton. He
hopes to get all the men he needs
from Lumberton and this section of
the county. This is the only Robe
son county company and there should
he no difficulty in getting all the
men needed. ' .
Capt. Malloy says, the boys at
Camp Glenn are having all the fun
they are looking for, with nothing to
do, and are receiving the best of
attention. Danger of war with Mex
ico seems to have blown over and
the boys at Camp Glenn seem to be
in for nothing-more than a big arK.
, The oer cent of 'men-rejected -in
this company seems small when com
-pared with a loss of 66 per cent out
of the first 8 companies examined.
The Favetteville company lost 55 out
of 94, Raeford 51 out of 59.
$5 FOR NAME FOR HOTEL
-$me Wanted for Lumberton's New;
llotel If You Can Suggest
. r o i .11 Tka Rnhe.
able name, Dmu. ii "
soman
Fiv dollars will be paid the per-(the
-son suggesting the most appropriate
name for Lumberton's new hotel. All
who have a name to submit are re
quested to send same to The Rob
Ionian and at the proper time the
board of directors will canvass the
names sent in snd the person f ur
nishihg the name adopted by ,the
board will be paid $o. WorK
il. KtiilHiTirr 1Q nPlHl?' UUS"
I. iJ UUllwit, .
ed and the walls ar? last rising.
is expected that the building will e
completed by uciooer io. u i majority m the primary July one,
have a-ram thatvou Jhink woniawhen he was nominated for his sixth
"be suitable, ?end it in at onc. Mterm in Congress over Mr. J. A.
mic-ht win th? honor of naming tniB row 0f Columbus, than was at
"hotel and also win $5
Let the names j
come along
INCREASE IN POSTOFFICE
RECEIPTS FOR YEAR
Lumberton Office Shows Increase of
$1,509.29 Over Last Year Receipts
Last Month $605.68 Greater Than
For June Last Year .
Receipts at the local postoiiic i.
vpnr endinir June ,30. 1916.
were $13 943.33, as compared with I
June I
30 'l915 This means an increase in ! comprising the district, and the ma
bu'sires' laFt vear ove rthe previous I jority (unofficial) of Brunswick,
vpnr of $1,509.29. The cash receipts
for Jurf , 1915, were '$704.28, as
compared with $1,309.96 in June,
1916. The incrpase in receipts dur
ing the month of June tms year uv
" 1 1nnl ..n Will
er the same momu, mat ji
605.68.
was
French and British Continue to Make
Gains; :
T r.r.An TlicrincVi. .Tnlv 5.
The French and the British con-!
timie to make.ste?dy orogre?" in
their offensive on the western front.,
nnd 'accr-diP" to serial observe-:
tion's on the French front in the i-
vorfion of Peronne. there are now
thro more trench system be
ween General Foch's army and the
open country. A break in the Ger
man line at that point would be ex
tremely serious and the Germans are
sending reinforcements to the bat
tlefield from as far as Verdun and
'Lens, and it is thought that the con
tirved henyv attacks on the Meuse
may be intended to conceal import
ant transfers of troops behind the
lines. ,
Superior Court Next Week Crimin
al Term Judge Winston Will Pre-
A one-week term of court for the
trial of criminal cases will convene
Monday with Judge Francis D. Win
ston of Windsor presiding. Judge
'"Winston was appointed Tuesday by
Governor Locke Craig to fill out the
un-expired term of Judge R. B.
Peebles, who died last week.
Ther are only four jail cases to
come up at this term and only onej
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of these is a capital case. This case
is against Arthur McDougald, col
ored, charged with killing another
negro at Rowland some few months
ago. There are a number of crim
inals whose cases will come up who
are out on bond.
Mobile and Pensacola Cut Off by
Hurrirane
With Mobile and Pensacola cut off
from J1' communication since, mom
' ing, efforts to learn the extent of
the hurricane that swept inland from
the gulf early today have ben
fruitless. High winds and tides
were reported from many coast
' point? east of here, but with the ex
- ception of small shipping the dam
age seemed, to have been nominal.
! CARRANZA'S NOTE AMICABLE
Crisisjn Mexico Mjutj j.
ranza Changes Whole Aspect of
Mexican Situation and Seems to
Open Way for Resumption of
Friendly Conversations
Washington Dispatch, July 5.
Early resumptionof friendly-dip-j
lomatic conversations with the de
facto government of Mexico to the
end that peace and order may be re-1
stored in Northern Mexico and along
the border, is expected here to beIn makingthe appointment Gov.jjng. Monday the iioard ordered that
the next step of the United States Craig said that Judge Winston did i the levy be made. This will raise
. 'iL i .Tint Qnnlif f V fhA Vl011ft Ktlf ,.!; 1.1 1 ' a m 1
jn its relations with its
soutnern
neighbor.
1 he crisis precipitated by
Villa's
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.1 L CI i'J. Ull VVIUIUISUO, A. IT., ttllU - W
minating in the fight at Carrizal,
Mexico, between American and Mex
ican troops, appeared tonight to have
been dissipated by an amicable note
from General Carranza presented
during the day by his ambassador
designate here.
The note proposes that the differ
ences between the government be set-i
tied by mediation or by direct nego
tiations'. It is remarkable for its
brevity, its restrained and friendly
tone and for the absolute lack of any
of the strong, even insolent, lan
guage which characterized the last
two communications from the de fac
to government. It treats as a closed
incident the exchange of unfriendly
communications which brought war
almost within sight.
No. formal comment on the note
was obtainable from State Depart
ment officials. A ropy was forward
ed to the White House immediately
upon its receint and President Wil
son will determine thecourse to be
"pursued 3eeTCtarLan&ir.K.-n3dy
completed" his preparations for a
month's vacation to begin Friday,
and this is believed to indicate a feel
ing on his part that the crisis is ov
er. . . .
As a matter of general principle,
the Washington government always i
has favored mediation ot any Qi3-
nute suitable for such procedure.
T'-pre is every indication, however,
Suit-jtv,nt. in the present instance it will
Ka AnrnA AaaWaUo to rnndnct forth- t
(.. -
rrincf reeotiations uirettiy wii.ii
Carranza government.
GODWIN'S MAJORITY 1,257
Returns From All Counties Gives
Harnett Man Larger Majority Than
First Estimates Carried Every
County in District Except Colum
bus Complete official returns from all
counties in the sixth congressional
,f i c if avnnnt Rrnncwinlf oMVa T? pn.
rcsentative H. L. Godwin a larger
first estimated. Mr. Godwin's ma-
ioritv'in Brunswick is given unof
ficiailv as 239. which, with official
returns from the other counties of
the district, give him a majority ov
er the Columbus county man of 1,
257. ' Mr. Godwin carried every
oounty in the, district except Colum
bus.
In Monday's Robesonian was giv
en the official vote of Kobeson uoo
win 1,657, Brown 163, a majority
of 294 for Godwin. Official returns
from 5 of the other -six counties
were: uoiumous nome county oi
Mr. Brown Bornw 1,734, Godwin
927. a majority' of 807 votes for
Brown.
Cumberland Godwin 1,091, Brown
653. a majority of 438 for Godwin.
New Hanover Godwin 1,077,
Brown 938, a majority pf 79 for God
win. Harnett home county of Mr. God
win Godwm 1,134, Brown 144, a ma
jority for Godwin of 990.
Eladen Godwin 594, Brown 568,
majority of only 26 for Godwin,
The vote was closer in Bladen than
in any other county.
orunswitK unuuitmi repuris creu
it Godwin with having received a
majority of 239.
Betfaunes "Bee Martin" Kills a Blue
Bird - -
Mr. Ed Taylor of Howellsville
township has dubbed the little Ford
tar that Mr. Walton K. Bethune
dries, which car became a famil
iar sight all over Robeson county
during the campaign which preced
ed the primary July 1 to nominate
a Democratic candidate for Congress
in the noble Sixth, the "Bee Mar
tin". Mr. Bethune, being Mr. God
win's campaign manager in Robeson
darted about over the county, hither
and yon, to and fro, here and there;
E-nd the nearer the time for the pri
mary and the hotter the fight, the
faster Mr. Bethune ran that ubiqui
tous car. He ran the "Bee Martin"
so fast, Mr. Ed Taylor says, that he
ran over and killed a blue bird.
Lvnching Being Probed at Kinston
- l - r 1 1 A 1 . . 1 1 .
Samuel Stocks and Archie Frizelle,
farm tenants, were arrested a few
days ago near Kjnston and are be
ing tried on the charge of being im
plicated in the lynching of the ne
pro Joseph Black' last April. One
witness testified yesterday that
Stocks said . men in the auto with
Black' stuck knives into the negro
and shot him "to make him hush his
yelling". Other witnesses were to
be examined today.
Concert Postponed
The music concert noted in this
paper last Monday, which was to be
given at the Star theatre by the
Pineland School for Girls, has been
postponed, and will not take place
until further notice.
WINSTON SUCCEEDS PEEBLES
Francis D. Winston Appointed by
Got. Craig to Succeed Late Judge
Peebles Holds First Court n
Lnmberton Next Week
Gov. Craig Monday announced the
appointment of Hon. Francis D. Win-
s'.on as judge of the 3rd judicial dis
trict to succeed the late R. B. Peeb
ies, who died last week. Jfidge Win -
stons first court win be new in
Lumberton next week, beginning Ju -
ly 10..
" "vi". -
the appointment was suetrested to
him by a number of the leading men! valuation and the poll tax for school
of , the district and of other parts of j mirposes from $131 to $1.46. This
the State. Judge Winston has ac-j levy will increase the amount of gen
cepted the appointment j eral school fund in the countv from
Judge Winston has been conspic-' $44,000 to betwjeen $55,000 and $60,
uous in public life for a number of i 000.
years. At the time of his appoint-! It was found that in order to give
ment ne was united Mates district
attompv for tViA nstpm HisfnVt nf
North Carolina. The Raleigh News
& Observer gives the following sum
mary of his career
Judge Winston was appointed judge
by Governor Aycock m 1901 when a from the State this school year was
number of new judicial districts were $8,000. If the levy had not been made
created. Judge Peebles defeated him; it would have meant that the county
for the nomination in 1902 and wa9fwouid iose that $8,000 school money
.consecutively re-elected afterward! . j ach year.
TnHo-o Wineon hna hA a nno siu)1 - IT. : 1 J
Judge Winston has had a long and
conspicuous public career. He was
a member of the State Senate in 1887
and the House of Representatives in
1699 and; 1901, presidential elector
for the second district in 1896 and
elector at large in 1912, president
or ine uemocrauc iaie Association ( the poll to be used for scpool pur
6f Clubs from 1902 to 1906," Lieu- poses ordered by the county commis
tenant Governor of the State fromi sioners a their meeting Monday the
J A 1 T" J J 1 A ? A
19-to909hr- thafo
lUUICiniuu in - au.mu. w -
iff oa ff f K QOr.
ond district and of the State execu -
tive comMrrxee for fifteen years
trustee of the . Uirversity ince IS-r.
and now on the executive committee
of the board, president of the North
Carolina car Association lyn-iz
He also is a member of the State
Library Association, North Carolina
Folk Lore Society, State Historical
A aanpinfinn nriA was errand master
Association and was grand master
of Masons in 1907-8 and he is an
Elk. '
He is one of the best known and
most popular men in the State and
was quite frequently mentioned in
connection with the gubernatorial
nomination, but decided not to permit
his name to be pressed.
The salary of United States dis
trict attorney is $4,500, while a Su
perior Court judge gets only $4,000
It is thought that.J. w
Bailey of
Raleigh, collector of internal reve-jday
- . i . i i mi
nue for tne eastern district., win kbi issue oi me nuur-umaii. .
the appointment as district attorney! It was ordered that $5 be allowed
to succeed Judge Winston and that: district 4, colored. Alfordsville town
ir.that event Joe Tayloe of -Wash4hip, for repairs; that $200.00 be al
ington; now secretary to the United I lowed district 4, White House town
States Senate Finance committee at j ship, for building addition to school
a salary of $3,000, will get the placebvilding. when funds are available,
of internal revenue collector. j, provided district contribute an equal
Mr. A. W. McLean of Lumberton.) amount, and complete building,
commenting upon the appointment of j Mr. G. T. Pate was appointed as
Judge Winston, spoke most highly a committee Ito investigate condi
of his fine judicial temperament andjtion of building in district 2, color
considers that no better appointment ed, Alfordsville township, and report
could have been made. at next meeting of the board.
; I Mr. .S. W. Alford was appointed
RFPftRnFR'S COURT ; ! as a member of the board of trustees
RELOKU-.K a tuiKi .rf .he 'Rowland high school for a
' . 1 term of six years.
Salome Saleeby Sentenced to Roads, The resignation of Mr. C. T. Har-
for 8 Months for Retailing Ap- r;ninn as committee of district 4,
peals and Gives Bond ;
FJpU months on the roads was,
the sentence imposed upon Salome
Saleeby, charged with selling spirit
uous liquors, by Recorder E. M.
Britt yesterday afternoon. Saleeby
gave notice of appeal and was plac
ed under a $400 justified appeal
bond, which he made. Saleeby runs
a fruit and cold drink business on
Elm street across from the court
house square and also conducts a
small store near the Jennings cotton
mill. Robert Pate, a white man, and
Will Rozier. Colored, were summon
ed before Recorder Britt on the
charge of being drunk and disorderly
a-t..lo.. ninlif TVioir toeHfiod that.
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they bought the "stuph" that made dered approved aod placed on file,
them drunk from Saleeby. June Ivey County Superintendent Pool s anmi
tecfified that he bought something al financial and statistical reports
from Saleeby that made him drunk. were presented ani ordered aPJ1
Prayer for judgment was continued j ed and nlaced on the records of the
the navment of cost in the
cases against Pate and Rozier. A
number of other witnesses testified
that they had bought cider from Sa
leeby. Some of them tesified that
they mixed ginger extract with the
cider and after mixing the two it
made them drunk. Others said thev
had drunk not less than a quart of
the cider at. one time and it did not
take any effect on them, while oth
er" said it made them crazy and sick.
It was proven that Saleeby had
sold both the cidr and extract to
the same men at the same time and
Howed them to mix it up in his
place of business. Recorder Britt
held that any man who sells extracts
violating the prohibition laws of
the State.
G-d Year for Vegetables
This has been a very eood year for
vegetables and the people generally
have "d nlentv of home-grown edi
bles for the last month.
Go"d P"ids Meeting Tomorrow
Evening
After being -postponed wW
e-ood roads meeting will bex
held in the court houe tomo'
ww evening at 8:15 o'clock.
Mivor A. E. White, who call
ed the meeting, urges all who
nre interested 'n good roads
to be present. The good road3
fever is spreading and no
flonhf niany will attend the
-nee'"n
'
f SCHOOL TAX LEVY INCREASED
Raised to 25 Cents on Property and
i.it on foil, an Increase of 5jc . ..,, , , .
and 15 Cents Necessary in Order! fcD"n? "'J1, Model Community
to Have 4-Months' Schools and' fore de War" History of Red
Share in State's APDroDriation
In a recent issue of The Robeson-
lan it was stated that the county
Knq yA ry f nA imntin. Vi .1 A aoUa4 1 U
1 1 - .
ooara
of
county commissioners ito
' make an additional tax levy of
5
cents on property valuation and 15
j cents On the poll, this amount to go
(for tchfinl nnriwiga At thai moot.
i tne levy on property ior scnooi pur-
each school district in the county!
v, ui , t
ieVy must be made. The countv can-
rot share in the State's appropria
tion unless 4-months school terms
are nrovided. The amount received
Upon investigation the board of
commissioners found tht the Inw
rpo,uired them to make the levy when
the school board required them to do
so.
With the exception of the 5 per
cnt nronertv lew and 15 cents on
I r. L . m M
, yeill It 1U1'KF - nt
il TU CIoIa nA oMinfn
hevv before this additional levy .was
made was 92 2-3 cents on the $100
property valustior. and $2 poll tax.
The b per cent additional levy makes
tho property levy for this year l7
2-3 cents on the $100 valuation and
?2.jr.. poll tax.
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COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS
Committeemen Appointed-Charges
Against CommiHeeman of Jrair-
mont No. 1 Colored District to be
Heard at August Meeting-Colored
School Supenisor J-mployea ior,
Another Year
The county board of education held
its regular monthly meeting Monday,
and besides routine business ap
pointed 'school committeemen to serve
for three years . Names of these
; committeemen were crowded out to-
but will be published in the next
. fpl. n l . : .
white House township, was accept-
ed. and Mr. E. M. Harrington was
n.twi;nari to fill the unexpired term
The resignation of Rev. R. L. Byrd
as committeeman of district 1 How
ellsville, was accepted and Mr. Love
Ch!son was appointed to fill the un
expired term. . .
Charges having been filed aeainst
C. C. Clark, committeeman of dis
trict 1. Fairmont, colored, it was or
dered that he be given a hearing on
same the first Monday in August,
rintpndpnt Poole was m-
srrcted to notify him to be On handj
at that time for a hearing.
County Treasurer" McKenzie's fin
ancial report was presented and or-
ooara ot enucnuon.
Pev. P. T. Britt offered his resig
nation ps -hool committeeman iR
district 5. Britt's township. nd M
Hozz' Phillin wis appointed to fill
on the unexpired term.
Te county colored supervisor's an
nual renort and report of the moon
YivH school wor' pmseed and
ordered approved. Th colored super
visor's work was ordered coptind
for another var. t salary of $4? SO
Tnor-th for ei'M months. th
"nrv to n" $17.ft per month and
the Jeane's Fund $25.
Dr. anflf Mrs. D. D. King are
expected to return tonight from the
western part of the State, where they
have been since their marriage on
the 21st ult,
WANTED 50 MEN
To report to
CAPT. J. B. MALLOY
at
Lumber Bridge
and ENLIST in the
NATIONAL GUARD
Good Pay. Good Food and All
Expenses paid bv Government.
Enlist Not Later Than
JULY 11
There does not seem to be any
danger of war but the com
pany needs men in order to
bring it to its proper footing.
CAPT. J. B. MALLOY,
Com. Co. L, Second Infantry,
Lumber Bridge, N. C.
REDOLENT THINGS
FROM RED SPRINGS
Springs in Brief A Lesson
for
l oung Folks Advice to
Fathers
Town
rnrraflnAnilarnA if TIia T)AL--.-.!.-.-.
t . I
Red Snrinaa Jn!r A
day;
when we feel like it we propose to' iold 0une ?07ien marriage licenses for
write a history of our school boy! urth J JuIy weddings. Most of
days at Richmond Academy, now-the number were 'or colored people
Wagram. We don't suppose there Mr. L. T. Townsend had his ton
was a pleasanter neighborhood than''' removed yesterday by Dr. R.s S
that of Spring Hill in the bygone Beam, local eye, ear, nose and throat
days of "fore de war". The neigh-! specialist. He is getting along nice
borhood was exceptional for its mor-'y-
ity' JrtLeI!ience , ani sociability.! Dr. W. W. Parker left Sunday
Ihe Gilchrist3, Johnsons, McNeills,! for the Ohio State University, Co
Livingstones, Monroes, and others ; lumbus, Ohio, where he will spend
that might be mentioned, living near-: a month taking a special course in
by the limped waters of the fast-; optometry and studying diseases of
flowing Lumbee, formed, indeed a tb eve.
ntf'L?!!'')?' of whichi
wm hardlv be Ven
wlu arcny De seen again.
c;rn0m 'ht we can learn Red
Springs was here before Columbus.
r .i: "j " 1 rL"u ,a T ":
Vf life givmg waters that had
bl T natronized hv the Indian, from
femorial Afte thf fndfC '
1 had leS and the whites he
1 1, ountrv f KiSS'
VK lOUni.ry, It naa a reputation -
for medical properties, and was pat-' . ounuy
ronized by the early settlers. The mornin-
reputation gradually Mdjmed, un- Mrs. Robert Craven of Abbotts
til in the early 508 when an associa-i bur? is expected to arrive this af
tion was formed to improve thejternoon to spend some time visit
springs and a shelter was put over irf at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D.
the main spring. Picnic parties of- w- Biggs. Mrs. Biggs will enter
ten assembled here and it gradual-! tain tomorrow afternoon from to
lv became a place of resort. The -6:30 o'clock in honor of Mrs. Craven
Robeson Co. Agricultural Society i and Mrs. D. D. King,
iStiiitrfvumber.? ofv years,
- (Jni : . tlcntnr M.M.ill (.mul
) HUI1 ilCL LUI lUCil'Clil V W IICLi tflC
property and built a hotel for the
accommodation ' of the public. Then
a school house -was built. A few
families bought Jots and moved in,
and during the summer months the
whole neighborhood was accustomed
to assemble here on Saturday to
drink its waters and enrage . in so
cial enjoyment. Then the Presby
terians organized an elders and dea-
v,'T- "55
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hen this out, along came Dr.
Vdel
n "1 17!
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we tan l iui ctank. i iuh in snon IS
the history of Red Springs as!
i- aji
lived
tne writer has heard and
through it.
A certain vonmr limh of thn latir
rafter filling himself full of the lan
guages and as little of the law as
possible, established himself in the
city. His old neighbor from the coun
try came in On a visit, and his
young friend called upon him at his
hotel, and not finding him in, left a;
note of regrets, and On the margin
were the letters R. S. V. P. His old
friend in replying to his note placed
on the margin of his note the letters
S. B. N. The young man, meeting
him afterwards, ventured to enquire
what the letters meant. "Why,"
replied his friend, "it means 'Sent
by a negro'." This is a lesson to
vounir folks not to out on airs when
talking to older folks. I
i
We don't mind giving advice, es-j
pecially when we know that it will i
not be taken. The condition of the
vacant lots and side walks in our;
itown is beginning to tell
on our nerves and the
nerves of a great many other peo
ple. Why don't the town board take
some action ? They should either
compell the owners of said lots to
cut the weeds and grass, or do it
themselves and charge it to the own
ers. Don't thev know that they
have the power to do this? If they
are fearful, why don't they consult
th?ir attorney in the primaries?
What are they elected for if it is
not to take charge, of the town and
keep it in decent order, we'd like to
know?. 1
Robeson Medical Society Held Meet'
ing t Red Springs Yesterday
Some twenty-five physicians, mem-
Deis f. tne nuae.on tuuniy uruiciii
Society, attended a meeting of thei
society at Red springs yesterday
Those who attended the meeting from
Lumberton were Drs. R. G. Rozier,
B. W. Page, N. A. Thompson, anf
R. S. Beam. The met ting was pre
sided over by Dr. R. G. Rozier of
Li rrberton, presidpnt of the society.
The principal features of the meet
ing were addresses by Dr. E. H.
Klowman of the University hospital.
Baltimore: Md.. Drs. T. M. West and
W. S. Jordan of Fayetteville and;
Dr.
N. A. Thompson of Lumber-
tor,.
Resolutions of respect in memory
of Dr. T. L. Northrop, former ore3'
ident of the society, were adopted.
The visiting doctors were enter
tained at a dinner at hotel Red
S, rings. .
Those who attended from Lumber
ten say the meeting yesterday was
one of the most interestine and in
structive in the history of the so
ciety. The next meeting will be held in
Lumberton the first Wednesday in
September.
Miss Zuba Markham has resign
ed rer position as stenographer in
the law office of Messrs. Johnson &
Johnson, her resignation going into
effect yesterday. Miss Markham left
this morning for Richmond, Va..
where she has accepted a position in
the office of the Atlantic Life Insur
ance Comnanv. Miss Markham is
succeeded temporarily by Mrs. J. B.
Bowcn.
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
License has been issued for the
marriage of Ellis Branch and Lessi
Bowers.
Mr. N. L. Smith of tht R!r
Swamp section carried his wife to
til A Tnntn. 4 l T t
I me uanrcs sunitiurium at iiamiet yes-
terday.
1 r m r-v t . '
g's"?r oi ueeas M . w . Floyd
-Riley Ashley and Mary Atkinson.
a colored couple, were married in
w. Flovd Monday night about 8:30
of the' clock. Mayor A. E. White
POKe the words that united the two.
-Mi" Virie GoodwI of Raleigh
arrived Mondav night and will sp-nd
time he visiting her brother
Junius J- Goodwin. She will
" ' the "f"1" fhu"l ''
t r 1 t .1 i. c
Dr.. K- SEyi-.l
rWtthi
this.ir.om-
:ig for his old hom
) atRutberfbnf-
ton on account of the sickness of a
bi other there. Dr. Beam expected to
l?ave Saturday for New York to take
a month's post-graduate course, hot
will not go at that time. He expects
to return to Lumberton Sunday or
Mcnday. :
Upon investigation Town Clerk
and Treasurer I. B. Townsend nas
found that the town's power plant
nsured ,n h J2?:
wnicn means tni rne namaw .
the plant last Friday by light mmr.
r.ention of which was made in Man-
aV Kooesonian, . cuveiw uy .-.
surance.
-M isses Lillian A.
Feroison and
'izabeth Whitfield and Mrs. Clare
, 'mi -. nmnTVtw tn whit
1 Ilm" will few . mivi- -
Lake, Bladen county, were hey will
(fn-for 10 days. Miss Ferguson
will make photoglyphs of scene
sbo'Tf th lke to be used on ost
cards and folders sent out to adver
tise that resort.
Fifteen members of the Lum
berton -rifle club gathered' at the
rrige at the high hills, about two
miles east of town on the river. Tues
day morning for practice. A pme
was offered for the one making the
most points out of fiteen shots. Mr.
W. W- Dvjs won the prize. He
made 37 points.
ONLY 4 MORE JUDGES
Legislature and Law Reform Com
mittee of Bar Association Did 1 Not
Go as Far m Gov. Ctair C
mittee Would Not Abolish JP
eorder- Court i" County Lilt
Robeson To Simplify Tofrens Sys-
lMonday's Robesonian comment
rvw made on the action of the Bar
Aroriatin t its meetmg last weeic
i. recommending that the number of
q.rior Court, iue in the Ste
, ircre9Sed from ?0 to 32
the number of recorder's courts be
reduced. That was in line with rec
ommendations made by a committee
ropointed some time ago bv Got.
Cmig to recommend needed changes.
The legislative nd law reform com
mittee of the Bar Association, of
whi"h committee Mr. A . w . Mc
Lean of Lumberton was chairman,
other members of the committee be
irr Judge J. D. Murphy of Ashe
ville. Messrs. A. L. Brook of Greens
hore Fred J. Cox of Wadesboro. aivl
t W P'es? of Marion, recommend-
ho thi. number of judges be in-
tho htis?nes.
.. . - (.-
i"f a;w 11 - .
ptte might reonire, an increase ot
onlv four, and that tne numo-r
recorders' courts be reoucea m B.n
rt the smaller counties but not tha
the number be reduced to 15. Miv
McTein p "Emitting th "port
r-trted that Pobeson would not b
willirg - "o back to the old system .
of criminal terms of Suoeno- Couf:
for the trial of all cases as it .caus
ed too r"ch Snrvenience in n
ty like this.
Mr McT.-an committee recom
Terded' other refo'-m. the one of
ioo.t interest to the eeeral nubli
l-.ing the nnoirtment 0f a -ommit
1p to. f ather simplify the Torren-?
cvQerr of l?"d titl's so that person'
wishing to borrow money on lan
-r,;Kt hve a more economicl an'
.tif!.ctorv method of putting no
oe ,cfruritv f"r loa.n. ...
nther recommendation pertained t-
'"dicial procedure.
Mr3. Hettie Green, known as the
world' wealthiest womn, R0 year
oM dW Monday-at .her home m
Vw York. Estimates of her for- ,
tne rane- from $0.000.000 to 10fl.
COftOOO. ITpt'l a few venrs ro she .
wa a familiar fimre in the fin
ncial district, of New. York.
My glasses were fitted hy Dr
Parker, the only specialist hi
Lumberton licensed by State Boar'f
Examination for this Import
work. HIS SERVICE SAT'.v
11ES