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THE B0BES0N1AN. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916
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NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT
Storm Damage-Church News-The
County Home problem Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
UmLrton, R. 5, July 18-Wgk on
the farms is at a standstill .on ac
count of Friday's . wind and rain
storm. They are considerably dam
aged, though the damage could na,e
blWefUled-Our appointment with
the church at Oakton Saturday and
Sunday and the interest in. the ser
vices was delightful. One Joined the
church and will be baptized; two
c-ime in by letter from the church
; "pleasant Hope, and one; was re
stored to fellowship which he had un
fortunately lost. Messrs. Geo. C.
AtSon, John P. Barnes and David
'alters were appoinit-u ucs. , -the
union meeting at Center.
Curinp tobacco is the order of the
(i-iv in those parts.
Mr. Joseph Atkinson, son of Mr.
nrd Mrs. .filbert Atkinson, has ac
cepted a position with the A. i
Uv Co. at Chadbourn. . XT
RVe congratulate both Mr and Mrs.
Geo C. Atkinson, and Mr. and Mrs.
F F. Purvis upon the arrival each
U a youn,? lady who has . come to
take up permanent board with them
Both the vounjr ladies are espec ally
fine and their fond parents are just-
ljve0Ubtein tnleeS Sunday our annual
revival K the church at Ebeth
town with Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth to
do the preaching. Rev. Furman H.
Martin If Suffolk, Va., had promis
ed 1 to be with us but unexpected de
Aliment. i hi. work forced him
to cancel mai , " -
U have a splendid second in our
oWf Bro. "Ip". 4 j
The report -of our recent grand
jury concerning the condition or the
county home, and upon which both
press and people re commenting m
a most interesting way, is especially
commended. .. This writer .has always
thought the conditions there might
be improved. He has been acquaint
ed with every keeper who has been
in charge for the past twenty years,
and they have all been good men,
and did the best they could with the
limited means at their command. A
great county like Robeson should
make better provision for its helpless
ones and not subject them to a con
dition almost equal to death. But
until the keeper is given an adequate
salary say in comparison with some
of the other county of ficers and
provided With the necessary means
with which to procure the needed
supplies conlucive to the comfort of
the inmates, we cannot hope for any
sort of improvements. Now, we are
no more than an humble quiet cit
izen, but one who sympathizes with
every helpless and dependent one,
and every form ef distress that-hu-manity
is heir to, and we have no
criticism whatever for our county
commissioners in the way they han
dle the unfortunate ones who are not
yet placed in the county home. But
we know certain ones who ought to
lhave a larger monthly allowance
th3n th?y """."FLEMING.
HE LIKES ROBESON COUNTY
After Viewing Western Part of State
a Native of Robeson Concludes
Home County in 0. K. Prosperity
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
We are having a rainy time. While
viewing a long the Yadkin river I
saw that it had risen some 5 or 6
feet since late yesterday evening. I
notice that the western part of North
Carolina is most too hilly and rocky
to make a successful farming sec
tion. I believe tnat my oia native
county of Robeson is hard to beat
for we have some leading farmers
in old Robeson. . - j
I guess curing tobacco is the or-j
dcr of today; the people are looking,
for tobacco to be a good price this'
f orison. '
I notice that the Aluminum Co. of j
America at Badin is working a good;
msmtr ' bnnds. It looks like every;
thing is progressing nicely. Every
thing is looking prosperous this year
and we hope to get the best benefit
cf our products this year. I feel
thankful that ( the Lord has provid
ed as much this year.
I want to see the time come that
I can work for the man that can
give everything I need and all a man
or" woman needs is pure religion and
just enough ; food hnd 'clothing to
keen them comfortable in this life.
So I hope that the revival meetings
will cause many sinners to renent.
W, R. CHAVIS.
Palmerville, N. C.
July 17, 1916.
EAST LUMBERTON LOCALS
Address to Convicts What Was It?
Mill Pond Almost Goes
Correspondence of The Robesonian. ,
East LumDenon, juij , -
ras been lots of rain for the last few
days. Edmond's mill pond came near
being destroyed. . ,
A certain man passed the convicts
who were working about three miles
from town a few days ago anil
thought he would give them a short
speech. This is the way he began:
"Brother Citizens." Soon he found
the mistake he had made and began
a train: ("Brethren hnd tfnends. am
glad to seeyou here. Hope 1 will
Wr. H. S. Stephens caught some
thing that the writer could not name.
Tt .as about three feet long, had
four legs and resembled an eel more
than anything the writer has ever
seen. What was it?
LONG BRANCH LOCALS
Blessings o be Thankful For pro
tracted Meeting Begins Fifth Sun
day Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. 4, July 18 The
storm last week greatly damaged the
crops in tns section, out not as mucn
as we heard of it doing in other
parts of the Stat.e
The people in - this section have
been greatlv blessed; the Lord has
smiled on us. We always have the
rain in due season and He never de
stroys the crops. We should look
wo to God with thankful hearts for
His protecting power.
Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth filled his reg
ular appointment here Sunday and
preached a good sermon, as usuai.
The protracted meeting begins here
the fifth Sunday morning in this
month. Rev. Mr. Hood from South
Carolina will assist in the meeting.
Everybody . come and help us make
this a good meeting.
Mr. Alford Stephens of Evergreen
is spending a few days here with
friends and relatives. He attended
prayer meeting Sunday afternoon and
made Very mspiri?g talk. He
was reared here and is one of the
home boys. He attended school at
Buies Creek last year. We wish him
much success in his ministerial life.
We are very glad to report Miss
Emma Tavlor improving somewhat.
Some of our folks attended the
children's day exercises at Hog
Swamp Sunday and report the exer
cises fine.
At Pactolus, Pitt county, last Sat
urday, Jim Sturgeon shot and kill
ed Stephen Ward. Both negroes.
Ward was an innocent bystander and
was struck by a ball fired at anoth
er negro. Sturgeon was jailed.
Norman Parker, colored, was shot
and killed in Wilmington Monday by
Policeman W. H. Kermon, while the
officer was trying to arrest the ne
gro for highway robery. The negro re
sisted arrest and tried to daw a pis
tol. The coroner's jury found the
shooting justifiable.
Special Rates t0 Wilmington
The Seaboard will sell tickets from
Lumberton to Wilmington and return
Tuesday of next week on account of
State Confederate Veterans reunion,
for $1.35. The tickets will be good
returning the following Thursday af
ternoon. These tickets are gootf on
regular passenger trains.
Constipation and Indigestion
"I have used Chamberlain's Tab
lets and must say they are the best
I have ever : used for consti
pation, and indigestion. ' My
wi-fa olai lien? 4V10TY1 frv inr3lrps-
tion and they did her good," writes
v- -i ir- i a. ttt? 1 1 XT
Eugene o, Jvnigni, wiimmgion, i.
C Chamberlain's Tablets are mild
and gentle in their action. Give
them a trial. You are certain to be
pleased with the agreeable laxative
1. 1. 1 1 j 1.1- ....
which iney pruuuee. vuuunaum ev
erywhere.
iDt J. W. Summers of Charlotte
was arrested Sunday and held with
out bord on the charge of perform
ing an illegal .opfr?tion on Mips An
nie Jones of Geensboro on June 26,
from which the young lady died.- Be
fore ber death she stated,-that th
operation was performed by Dr.
r"Taking Biar Chances
n :. ritV in travel with
out a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,
CVolera and Diarrhoea Remedy, as
thi3 preparation cannot be obtained
on the trains or s.teamships. Attacks
of bowel complaint are often sudden
and very severe, and everyone should
go prepared for them. Obtainable
everywhere.
RAH
.ROAD
Shall they be determined by
Industrial Warfare or
federal Inquiry?
To the American Public:
Do you believe in arbitration or indus
trial warfare?
The train employes on all the railroads
are voting whether they will give their leaders
authority to tie up the commerce of the
country to enforce their demands for a 100
million dollar wage increase.
The railroads are in the public service
your service. This army of employes is in
the public service your service.
You pay for rail transportation 3 billion
dollars a year, and 44 . cents out of every
dollar from you goes to the employes.
On all the Southern railroads in 1915, seventy-five per cent of the
train employes earned these wages (lowest, highest and average
n i .1 - ii-
oi an; as snown oy me payrous
Paitenger
Freight
Yard
Engineers .
Conductors
Fire
men
Brakemen .
Ranga Averag Raaga Ararat. Rang Avarac
2696 1 847 , 2358 1 580 U49 1245
913 12Q9 649 406 ?77
1652 1ZUJ 1638 93 1302
,1109 ii5. 958 990
173b 18o-l 140a
The average yearly wage payments to all Southern train em
ployes (including those who worked only part of the year) as
shown by the 1915 payrolls were
Passenger Freight Yard
Engineers . . . . . . $2144 $1712 $1313
Conductors . . .. . . 1723 1488 1157
Firemen . . . . . . 1096 865 688
Brakemen. . . . . . 1013 845 868
A 100 million dollar wage increase for
men in freight and yard service (less than
one-fifth of all employes) is equal to a 5 per
cent advance in all freight rates.
The managers of the railroads, as trustees
for the public, have no right; to place this
burden on the cost of transportation to you
without a clear mandate from a public tri
bunal speaking for you.
The railroads have" proposed the settle
ment of this controversy either under the
existing national arbitration law, or by refer
ence to the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion. This offer has been refused by the
' employes' representatives.
Shall a nation-wide strike or an
investigation under the Gov
ernment determine this issue?
National Conference Committee of the Railways
ELISHA Lfc-t, Citjrrnan. -
P. R. ALBRIGHT, Cm'l Managtr,
Atiantie i.oau unr n.tiroau.
L. W. BALDWIN, Cn'1 Managrr,
Central of iseorgia Kailwa.
CLBARDU,Ci'INaUfr,
New ork. New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
X. U. C.OAPMAX, Vin-Prwidntl,
oatliera luiiiway.
8. E. COTTLH, Cen' Manager,
Walaah Rtiilway.
f. E. CM( LEV, A. Virw-PrnUUnt,
ISew Vora Central Railroad.
C. H. Eilf.HSON, lnl Managtr,
Creat oriiatrn Railway.
C. R. tWIXC. Can' Menagrr,
Ptitlaoelyiiia & Reading Railwaj.
B. W. CRICC, Ail. tm Praldnt;
Che m peak. A Ubia Railway.
St. Loafa A Saa Fraariaeo Railroad.
C W. KOLAS, Can! Manager,
Atuhiaoa, Topeka A Santa Fe Railway.
H. W. MrMAS I LR, Cn7 ManuKer,
w keeling and Lake Erie Railroad.
Jl. MAHLR, ire-.'re.i.leiil,
Norioik and w e.tern Railway.
JAMES RLSSr.t.l, Cen'l .w(fr,
Denver & Rio Grande R.llnad.
A. M. SCHOYER, Ncidi ue rea,
Penn.ylvania Liitea Int.
W. L. SEUDO?i, l iro.Pra.iaeM,
Seahoard Air Line Railway. v
A. J. STONE, Vlrm-Pmiaent,
, Eria Railroad.
C. S. VAID, r-fco-Proa. Caal Mmmmfr,
Snaoat Contral Uaaa.
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We Have Just Received A Consignment of Ladies'
and Misses' Disses Whidh Will Be On Sale
Friday,
Saturda
nday
JT TNS0LD goods will be returned Monday night,
vU July 24th. An unheard of chance to secure a
Dress of the -very latest model and at a price far be
low the actual value.
They come in Silks, Wide . Stripes,
Voiles, Batiste, Floral designs and va
rious new Fabrics. Cl Q0 IT
All prices from $l.VO Up
We are showinng a lineof QOp 1 1 C
Ladies house dresses at 0L" 1 1 1
Which could not be made at the prices
The goods would cost more.
A line of Misses' and children's school
dresses unequaled in this part of the
State. Hundreds to select from. OCp
A Child's dress as low as vt
Gingham and Chambray, also Per?
cale dresses in sizes up to K(p
14 years for JUC
10c up
Misses' fine embroidered dresses.
Ladies'. Misses', and Children' mn.
lin underwear, corset covers, brassiers
etc, uauze vests, rull size
regular made bleeched
Don't forget our immense line White
skirts in Linen, Pique, Wide Wales,
Gabbardines and other fabrics.
A line of Shirt Waists, Great Values.
Many lines of merchandise have ad
vanced almost double. You will find
no advance in these goods. .Millinery
goods at close-out prices.
i Great line of Laces and Embroideries.
Remember now's your time-don'tdeloy
Aluminum Premium Checks Will
Be Given With All These Goods
WHITE IMC
' Original and Greatest Bargain Givers
fair
ooacco
FAIR BLUFF, N. C.
Market
We will have the largest and strongest corps
of buyers that has ever been on the market, rep
resenting the following concerns:
Imperial Tobacco Co., Liggett & Myers To
bacco Co., American Tobacco Co., Export Leaf
Tobacco Co., R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Dib
brell Bros., Jno. E. Hughes & Co., Brasswell-Le-vy-Gravely
Co., Walters & Co., J. P. Taylor Co.,
C. R. Dodson Co., and others. With three large
tobacco warehouses under management of ex
perienced warehousemen, we believe that it will
be to your interest to sell with us. All' three
houses are open day and night. Come any old
time. We will be glad to see you. Bring your
primings on, you can sell now or leave them and
get liberal advance on them.
Your Warehouse friends,
A. H. Powell & Graham, Props. Farmers Warehouse.
J. F. Rogers & Abbott, Props. Planters Warehouse.
P. E. Powell, Prop. Powell's Brick Warehouse.
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