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VOL XL VII
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916:
NUMBER 51
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TOWN AFFAIRS
Steps to be Taken at Once to Collect
From Individuals Amounts Due for
Street Paving and Improvements
Also to Collect Back Taxes Public
Toilets at Foot of Fourth Street
Ordered Closed as They Are a Men
' rce to Public Health
Mayor White and the town com
missioners held their regular month
ly meeting in the -town hall Tuesday
evening.
The matter of amount due by the
estate of Mrs. Fannie Peterson, for
street improvement , work, was
brought to the attention of the
board and the clerk and treasurer
was ordered to send bill for amount
due with interest to the administra
tor, and insist upon payment.
Clerk and Treasurer Townsend was
instructed to write Mrs. Martha
Stewart, Mr.s. Nannie R. Page, Mr.
A. T. McLean and Mr. E. J. Britt,
attorney for W. H. Barnes and N.
H. Jones estate, with reference to
open accounts for street paving, no
tifying them that unless these notes
are executed and the first payment
made on or before the 15th day of
August that the town attorney will
proceed at once to advertise the
property fo sale to satisfy said in
debtedness. ' .
The clerk and treasurer was in
structed to make a contract with some
one to collect all back taxes which are
collectable at a commission of 10
per cent, also to instruct the chief
of police to collect all taxes due on
the 1916 books by distress.
It was ordered that tne puouc
privies at the foot of Fourth street
be closed, this action being necessi
tated by abuse by the public to
such an extent as to make them a
menace to public health. , .
The light committee, composed of
Messrs. James D. Proctor and S . K.
Nash, were constituted a committee
to investigate charges preferred
cm Win. Runt. Geo. L. McNeill of the
light and water plant and report at
the next meeting oi me uuoi.
FROM GREAT
MARSIL SECTION
4
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS CHILD LABOR BILL PASSED
"SSS fiSal JLfr Jxj. m.
Bad Roads Too Much Water to I
OrinH Pprannal '
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Great Marsh (St. Paul, R. 1), Aug.
We are all glad to see a little
fair weather.
A good many from this section at
tended the picnic at Ten Mile . Sat
urday. Some that went were Messrs.
Sam, Allen and Roy Lee Johnson,
Gregory Allen, and Eugene Howard,
Misses Annie Lou Johnson, Jessie
and Lena Allen. '
Mrs. Crittie Hall and her children
ular Session Amounts Atlowed
Various Districts Barker's and
Ten Mile Districts Consolidated
$750 for Farm-Life School Other
Matters
The county board of education held
its regular monthly meeting Monday
in the office of Supt. J. .R. Poole,
Chairman Lucius McRae and Mr. C.
T. Pate being present.
Amounts were allowed various dis
tricts as follows: No. 5, Wishart's,
$150 for building school house, pro
vided district contribute an equal
amount and complete building; No,
fhD HIT, f""l Gre?nts-boro were 2, Lumberton, $150 for building pur
they spent 3 weeks visaing. They DOses. nrovid 'd district ,ontpihut; n
aiso went to ihomasville to the
TOBACCO PRICES SOARING
Never Before in History of Tobacco
Growing in Robeson Have prices
Been So High
Special to the Robesonian. ;
Fairmont, Aug. 9 Never in the
history of tobacco growing m Robe
son county have prices been so high
Vhs they have been here this week.
Sees have been steadily advancing
ana averages this week have made
an unprecedented record. The short
crop "blues" have been overcome by ,
rrosneritv smiles. Farmers
hadn't smiled in years are now smii
VJi mn t.Vi- iron is very short
to
Baptist orphanage. We are glad to
report that Clyde Rozier is fmprov-
ing but she is not able to come home
yet. Mr. Walter Watson of Rennert
was in this section yesterday. Sor
ry to say that Mrs. W. S. Johnson
fell and hurt her arm. Mr. C . H .
Howard went over to Greensboro
Friday to carry his father, Mr. G.
M. D. Howard, his sister Miss Lela
Howard and Mr. B. H. Johnson.
Mr. Howard will return in his Ford
today
Mr. Jim Fisher's heirs , gave him
a birthday dinner fifth Sunday. It
was held at the old home. They re
port it greatly enjoyed.
Dr. Page has been stopping at the
home of Mr. K. C K. bessoms when
on Jhis route to St. Pauli where
he has civen rniite a .crowd the anti
fever vaccination, which is a great
thing.
Mr. I." E. Brady spent the week
end with home folks near Hope Mills,
There has been so much rain of lafce
tontil it has been impossible for
them to grind at the Odum grist mill .
Some are grumbling at the bad
roads. "The roads haven't got any
thing to do with it. It is the peo
ple who ought to see to that, and
this county has got the worse roads
imaginable. .
jority in Support of the Measure
t-xciudes Products of Child La
ber From Interstate Commerce
Washington Dispatch, Aug. 8.
The Senate. late today passed the
bill to prevent interstate commerce
inproducts of child labor by a vote
of 52 to 12. The measure, which
already had passed the House, was
brought to a1 vote in the Senate on
the insistence of 'President Wilson
aner the Democratic Senate caucus
once had decided to defer its consid
eration until next December.
Opposition to the measnro Vinrl nnm
poses. Drovided district contribute an'ly from Southern cotton mill
equal amount; No. 3, Rowland, $100; owners, and the group of Southern
for repairs, provided district appro- i Democrats who voted against it, had
priate an equal amount; No. 1, col-ju"t it in caucus, and maintained
ored, Alfordsville, for building pur-jtne'r opposition during the Senate
poses, provided patrons and district; debate on the ground that the reg
contribute an equal amount and com-lotion proposed is unconstitutional
plete the building; No. 1, colored,: would interfere with the rights
Saddletree, &1W for building pur-1 i "ie- states, .eleven Democrats
ON RAFT SWAMP
! BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
Miss
Belle Tjrner Leave TrtHiv fur1 Mis Am.t;. t . n
r.n.. - , ... ywciB w rowers-
i'
m .inaiuiiarr i roni vine Lie can wnrlr thin I- .L..
Looking Well-protracted-Meti iofiee oi Df. Nf a Thompson
Beg,n9 1st Sunday in September-! j -Miss Monie Collins K aVceptd
Mr. Oliver Pasre Return a dob t nn in ... ... t, C
Correspondence of The Robesonian. j L. Grantham.
Lumberton, P.. 6. Auir. 7 The naa-iday
r . E I
She began work Tuea-
tor. Rev. W. R. Davis, filled hid ror
ular appointment at Raft Swamp to
day and preached a powerful sermon
las usuai; from the text "I am the
..T.0' t0 Mr- and Mrs., E. S.
McNeill, at their home on Eighth
fctreef, this morning at 3 o'clock, a
COUNTY PENSION BOARD MEETS
continue as high as- tney
now are the crop in Robeson will av
erage more than ?100 to the acre.
Many farmers will realize from $uu
to $300 per acre.
( iu- YtA.,i anntlos with eaual force
x- av. t nmhcrtrtn market. At tne
Farmers Tobacco Warehouse of Lum
berton record prices have been paid
for tobacco this week and those who
have marketed tobacco here have
been highly pleased.
Robeson Jurors for Special Case in
Cumberland County Court .
At their meeting Monday the Rob
eson county commissioners drew jur
ors to serve in Cumberland Superior
Court at the term beginning Septem
ber 29 in Fayetteville, in the case
of the International Harvester, Co .
rioioi rartpr an action on a
i t riono nf machinery, it
note xwi t"' -- u
was claimed that justice could no'
v .uo;o Ttrith a Cumberland coun
tv iury and instead of removing the
case to anotner coumy uuK
ordered that a Robeson county jury
be drawn. The Lumberton firms of
Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor and
w-t vo.cor McLean are of
counsel for the plaintiff. The fol
lowing jurors were drawn to serve
on this case: r ,
J.M.Williams, M.E.Page W. K. Cul
breth. WmJones. M.L.Bxlev,Stinceon
Powell, W. C. Nance, W. Burnes,
B. D. Brown, Arch McMillan, V.
B. Bowen, W . O.
Currie, Giles Prevatt, W . S . Baxley,
J. G. Grantham, A. R. Bullock, O.
C Deese, Robert Miller. Ed. Lowe,
Sam Edwards, B. C. Glass Geo
Sealy. S. S. Oliver, J. O. Tedder,
W. H. Stewart, W. C. Qprmanp.
F. Flovd, M. R. Tolar, A. Swartz
burg. A.J. Bullard. D . R . Martin,
M. W. Hedgpeth. H. A. McNeill,
Thomas Pamell, F. L. Campbell. , j
Passes 11 Applications for Pensions
10 Soldiers and 5 Soldiers' Wid
- owe Have Died in Robeson During
Past Year
The county pension board held its
pnnual meeting in Lumberton Mon
day and passed upon 11 applications
for pensions. During the past year
10 soldiers and 5 soldiers' widows
of Robeson have died. This includes
or,lv those whose names are enroll
ed, and doutbless others have died
doririe the time 'whose names are
not enrolled, j
The board Is composed of Mr. W
II. Graham of Rowland, chairman,
Mr. J. A. McAllister of Lumberton,
and Mr. Neill McNeill of Parkton
Mr. C. B. Skipper, clerk of the
court, is secretary to the board ex
efficio. Chairman Graham says the
board is in favor of pensions for all
sjldieis of the War Between the
States. The State is able to pension
all these old soldiers and should do
so. The Robesonian hopes to pub
lish an interview from a well-known
Confederate veteran on this subject
in the near future. .
SINCLAIR ELECTOR-AT-LARGE
Mr J. O. Carr of Wilmington Will
Meetins of Democratic
Executive Committee Here Tomor-
Mr J. O. Carr of Wilmineton has
accepted an invitation extended him
ty Chairman T. A. McNeill, Jr., to
address the meeting of the county
Democ'T.tic executive committee
which Mr. McNeill has called to be
held at the court house here tomor
rowat n a. m. This will be Mr.
Carr's first speech during the cam
paign and the first speech he has
made since his recent appointment
as United States district attorney
for the eastern district of North
Carolina. Plans will be made at the
meeting tomorrow to hold a big Dem
ocratic rally in Lumberton in the
rear future. All Democrats are in
vited to attend the meeting tomorrow
find hear Mr. Carr.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bond and sons.
Mr. Victor and faster Allen, of
Rowland, were Lumberton visitors
Tuesday, guests of Miss Josephine
Breece, at her home on East Fifth
street. . . - .. ...
Named by Democratic Executive
Committee to Fill Vacancy Pri
mary for Judge for Third District
to be Held September 9
Mr. N. A. Sinclair of Fayetteville
was elected Democratic elector-at-
liivce at the meetine of the State
Democratic executive committee in
Raleitrh Tuesday nieht to fill the
vacancy caused by. the resignation
of Hon. J. O. Carr of Wilmington,
who has been appointed and confirm
ed a3 United States district attor
ney for the eastern district of North
Carolina.
The committee also adopted rules
and regulations for the primary to
be held ir. the Third judicial district
on September 9 for the purpose of
nominating a Democratic candidate
for judge of the Superior Court of
that district, to be voted for in the
November election. Gov. Craig re
cently appointed Hon!. Francis D.
Winston of Windsor to fill the va
cancy in this district caused by the
death of Judge R. B. Peebles.
Cape Fear League Lumberton
Breaks Even With Laurinburg
Reported for The Robesonian.
Lumberton broke even with Lau
rinhnrir on the latter's diamond this
week, winning Tuesday's game 2 to
1 and losine Wednesday's game 3 to
2. Barnes bested JLamD in a pucu
er's duel the first day, holding Lau
rinburg to two hits and fanning 15
men. Lamb likewise held the locals
to two hits. -
Stone was in good form yesterday
and if the Lumberton outfield had
played in its usual form Laurinburg
would never have scored.
First Open Boll of Cotton
Mr. C. H. Odum, who lives near
McDonald, brought to The' Robeson
ian office Tuesday a boll of open
(cotton, the first ' open cotton that
has been reported to The Robeson
ian this season. Mr. McDonald says
he has about 20 acres of the staple
that is opening very rapidly.
Joint Canvass of the Sixth
.Arrangements are being made for
a joint canvass of the Sixth district
by -the Democratic and Republican
candidates for Congress in this dis
trict, Representative H. L. Godwin
and Mr . A. L. McCaskill,
poses, district to contribute an equal
amount; No. 5, Britt's $5.10 for re
pairs. An appropriation of $750 was made
to the Farm-Life school at Phila
delphus as a maintenance fund.
The annual tax settlement with
Sheriff R. E. Lewis was accepted
and it was ordered that $70.37 be
refunded to him for special school dis
tricts overpaid.
A large number of patrons and
tax-payers of Barker's and Ten Mile
school districts appeared before the
board and requested that these dis
tricts be consolidated, and a two-
story modern school building be
erected half way, or as near half
way so as to secure a suitable lo
cation between Barker's and' Ten
Mile schools. The board expressed
the opinion that the future success
of public schools depends, to a great
extent, on consolidation of small
schools, and ordered that these dis
tricts be consolidated. Messrs. J.
W. Barker, N. A. Townsend and
A. A. Bethune were appointed as
committeemen for the consolidated
district, to serve until their succes
sors are appointed. It was ordered
that the school property in Barker's
and Ten Mile be sold at public auc-
tion when same is not needed ior
school purposes.
Contract for building nouse in ino.
1. colored, Saddletree, was award
ed Prince Currie for $200, $50 to be
paid and charged to No. 1, colored,
Howellsville, this amount for sale of
old school building in the district.
It was ordered that application to
borrow $1,000 be made to the State
Loan Fund for : No. 1, Indian? Burnt
Swamp. Supt. Poole and Calvin Low
rey were appointed a committee to
locate and secure a site for $ie
school building in this district.
Petition for a new colored school
district in St. Paul township was
presented and ordered continued for
further information.
It was ordered that $50 be naid to
Paisley McMillan, treasurer, for rent
of old dormitory in district 1, Burnt
Swamp. '
Charges filed against C. C. Clark,
a committeeman of the Fairmont col
ored school, at the last meeting of
the board came up for hearing and
after all the evidence had been con.
sidered the board ordered the case
dismissed.
School committeemen were appoint
ed as follows: Henry Cade, district
4 rnlored. Lumberton township, u
place of Thomas Fulmore, who has
moved out of the district; Mr. J. Ed
Tyson, district 4, Wishart's in place
01 Mr. W. C. West, who has mov
ed out of the district; Mr. A. H.
Graham, No. 1, Howellsville, to fill
unexpired term of Mr. T. W. Max
well, who resigned; Mr. T. C, Grey
ard, No. 8, Thompson, in place of
Mr. R. H. McMillan, who failed to
qualify; Henry Pitman, No. 1, col
ored, Fairmont, to tilt unexpired term
of J. P. Mitchell, who resigned; Mr.
S. J. Smith, No. 6, Thompson, for
a term of 3 years; Mr. R. L. East,
No. 3, Howellsville, in place of Mr.
W. R. Davis, who has moved out of
the district. Resignations of com
mitteemen were accepted as follows,
besides those mentioned above: Mr.
E. F. Lamb, No. 2, Britt's, and Mr.
T. O. Smith, No. 1, Fairmont.
and Personals From
from the South, Senators Swanson
and Martin, Virginia; Underwood,
Aiaoama; vardaman, Mississippi;
James and Beckham, Kentucky; Cul
berson and Sheppard, Texas; Rans
dell, Louisiana; Robinson, Arkansas,
and Shields, Tennessee, voted for it.
In order to expedite consideration
of the measure in conference, Sen
ate conferees were appointed immed
iately after the final vote was tak
en. The only amendment adopted
would extend the bill's provisions to
bar all products of establishments
employing children from interstate
commerce. The House measure was
directed only against those on which
child labor actually had been employ
ed. '
Senator Borah did not offer the
amendment he had drawn attaching
the immigration bill as a rider in
order to force action on it at this
session. Amendments to make the
prohibition apply only to children
under 14 who could not read nor
write,' to make it apply to children
on farms and to postpone its effective
dat for two years, were voted down
Tb bill as passed would prohibit
interstate commerce in the product
ot any mine or quarry in which
children under 16 years of age have
been emnloyed . or in the product of
any mill, cannery, workshop, fac
tory or manufacturing establish
ment in which children under 14
have been emploved or in which chil
dren between 14 and 16 have been
employed more than eisrht hours a
dy. more than six days a week; be
fore R otlock in the morning or
'ater than 7 o'clock in the evening.
It would take effect - one year after
enactment
door. If any man enter in by mei Mr w v !.'...,. ,
he shall be savedi" He failed to iret th J?' wm ,eave
there yesterday on account of tfng tfST g
in a protracted meeting, but Prof . j VednesdaJ t T.JI retura.
tsunyan lynee and wife of Frede-i P. 'n , ?" 1
ncksburg, Va., were visitinjr their1 ' ,ole na3 received letters
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tyner K71 many teachers ver the
and he made an interesting talk.i ?0UJlt.y an.d a large crowd is expected
r MviB Lite Lrrii iiitw lnurirnrA
OUT BARKER'S WAY
Miss Claudia Davis is visiting rel
ativesinear Rapidan, Va.
News Notes
Bellamy
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bellamy, Aug. 9 A number "from
around here went on the excursion
to Wilmington yesterday.
Mrs. Gussie Maxwell and small
son John Todd of Lumberton are vis
iting Mrs. Maxwell's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. P. A. Todd. Mr. and
Mrs. Fred ' Dellinger of Bladenboro
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Branch
Tuesday. Miss Lillian Freeman of
Hog Swamp is visiting her uncle Mr.
Joe Freeman. Mr. and Mrs, George
Sintrletary of Richardson were guest3
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D . Duncan Sun-
dav '
Mr. Rince Britt had the misfor
tune of losing a big fine cow and
yearling Monday night. They were
killed by a train. They were owned
by Mr. Britt's brother, Mr. Elsey
Britt of Old Kingsdale.
Sorry to note Mrs. Pink Wilkins'
condition unimproved.
Hope Mr. McKenzie's excursion to
Wilmington doesn't "fall through"
this time.
Some of the farmers have .quit
fighting "general green" and gone to
pulling fodder.
$44 the Hundred for Tobacco
Special to The Robesonian.
Fairmont, Aug. 9 E. J. Cham
bers & Co. sold tobacco today at
$44 the hundred. ,
Cmng Damaged Picnic Jnd Baseball
Chnrch News Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. F. D. 1, Aug. 7
We are having some pretty weather
now since the heavy rains.
Crops are damaged right badly in
this section, late corn especially.
Barker's and Ten Mile met Satur
day and had a nice picnic. After
the picnic the boys went to Barker's
to play ball. The Tabernacle bovs
played against Barker's, but bless the
poor old tabbie cats! they got defeat
ed. Barkers 15 and Tabernacle 1.
Miss Jennie Monroe ofTarHeel is vis
iting friends in this section. Mr.G.R.
Monroe spent Sunday in this section.
Mrs. J. D. Monroe and children
of Tar Heel are spending a while
with relatives at Barker's.
Wish the soldier boys would write
oftener, their pieces are enjoyed.
Miss Amelia Powers -srf?nt last
week with relatives atSt. Paul.
Mrs. D. P. Holder and little daugh
ter of Bennettsville, S. C, are vis
iting relatives in this vicinity. Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Riddle and little
daughter spent last week at Bladen
Union. Miss Mamie Powers has re
turned home from the Thompson hos
pital, where she was a patient. She
they say. Was sorry indeed to miss
it. We are always more than glad to
wecome them home on a vacation. His
eldest sister, Miss Belle, will leave the
10th of this month for Japan, where
she goes as a missionary. We are
certainly glad that she is going
across the deep blue sea to carry the
glad tidings of salvation to millions
of dying souls that are groping their
way in darkness -with out one ray
of gospel light. But we hate to part
with her or any of the family, for
they are all good workers in the
vineyard of the Lord, and don't stain
their lips with ambeer . I believe if j
every father and mother would do
what they could to raise up their
children in the nurture and admoni
tion of the Lord that they would
be a blessing to them instead of
bringing their gray heads down with
sorrow to the grave,
Crops are looking well in this sec
tion compared with those of White
J 1 11 1 1
rona, wnicn is one 01 ine Dest iarm
ing sections I've seen, except Ten
Mile is equal to it. It commenced
raining there in May and with good
seasons from now on they can't make
any cotton scarcely. There will not
be one third of a cotton crop made
anywhere on the State line.
While visiting an old friend that
I had not seen in a long time her
dining " room table was laden with
good things and her center table was
full of spiritual food and I said, "How
long have you been a Christian!
and she replied "Ever since my af
fliction". Perhaps He is sending this
rain to give us time to serve ilim.
The protracted meeting will begin
at Raft Swamp the 1st Sunday of
next month with the evangelist Mr.
Day and his singer Mr. Eason to do
the preaching and singing. Every
body come.
Oliver Page of Fairmont, a nephew
of mine, that was advertised m l he
Robesonian some time ago, wrote his
father to go to Virginia after him,
which he did at once, and they came
home in time to attend the meeting
at their old home at White Pond.
Well it's useless to say anything about
our iov of meetine him again, the
same good boy that he was when he
left us.
"AUNT SOPHIA".
Britt spent a few lavs
with friends at Ten Mile. Miss El
la Inman spent last week witr rela
tives. Miss Alice Powers returned
home Sunday from Tar Heel, where
she had been visiting.
Rev. J. L. Powers is helping in
a ten days' meeting at Sumter, S.
C.
Rev. Mr. Howell' preached a noble
sermon at Ten Mile Sunday a. m.
Miss Beatrice Inman entertained
her Sunday school class Friday. She
served ice cream and watermelons.
GLENNWOOD GLEANINGS .
Protracted Meeting Farmers Plough
ing Again Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Glenn wood (Pembroke, R. 1), Aug.
7 We are having some ' pretty
weather now after so much rain.
Some have started to piougning
again. It seems like the good old
summer time has just come.
The protracted meeting began Sun
day at Pine Grove. Services at ten
o'clock in the morning and eight jn
the evening. .
Several from this section attend
ed the picnic at Harmony Friday and
reported a nice time.
Miss Mary Watson of Harmony
is spending this week with Miss Stel
i M.Moiii Mr. Rov Lewis and sis
ter. Miss Inez, snent Saturday night
and Sunday at Fairmont with their
aunt Mrs. Griffin who is very sick.
C'" Stubbs of MoCoIl, .-
C, i3 visiting her cousins Mr. and
C. StUPPS. muse ' -
attend the teachers'
wlifh begins Monday.
Mayor and Mrs. A. E.' Whita
and daughter, Miss Vashti, and Mr,
ira Townsend returned Monday night
from Winston-Salem, where they
spent a few days. They made th
trip m Mayor White's auto.
-Mr. W. S. Floyd and son, Mr.
Oeratha, passed through town Tues
day on their way from Richmond,
Va., where Mr. Geratha had been in
a hospital for about 3 weeks with
pneumonia, to their home at Bames
ville. t Mr. W. J. DuBois, who lived in
Lumberton for several years prior to
a year or so ago and is well knows
here as "an earnest church worker, is
now Rev. W. J. DuBoi. He joined
the Tennessee Methodist Conference
recently.
Tale (not tail) of a shirt. Hare
you seen it? Nay, rather, have yoo
heard it? It is, or 'was, on Mr.
Frnak Holloway, and it is a'perfect
scream. When Mr. Holloway walked
the streets with it on the other day
it created a sensation too " great
to ignore. Hence this mention.
Mrs. J. D. McAllister and her
sister Miss Lottie Crosby of Hamp
ton, Va., who had been a guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. McAllister
for a week, left yesterday with Mr.
II . M. McAllister in his auto for the
western part of the State. They will
go to nendersonvuie, where Mrs. W
P, McAllister is spending the sum
mer and where her husband joined
her Sunday, and Montreat, where
Mrs. H. M. McAllister and two chil
dren have been for some time. Mr.
H. M. .McAllister, Mrs. J. D. Mc
Allister and Miss Crosby will be
away for a week or so. V"
Mr. J. G. Bennett, manager of
the Fayetteville office of Western
Union Telegrah Co., arrived yester-
day to relieve Mr. S. H. Hamilton,
Manager of the local telegrah office,
for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Ham
ilton and their son, Master Leon,
will go tomorrow to Hope Mlils,
where they will spend a few days at
the home of Mr. Hamilton's mother,
Mrs. Julia Hamilton, and thence they
will go next week to Charlotte to
spend a few days. This is the first
time Mr. Hamilton has been relieved
for a vacation since he took charge
of the office here 13 years ago.
m vr
is greatly improved. Miss 'Fonnie j t d" d the picnic at Ten Mile fromi
io-nw wenv .u- ooM-inn were Messrs,
Recorder's Court
Barlow McLeod was before Record
er E. M. Britt Tuesday to answer
the charji of assault upon Mrs.
Ellen Turner, both of Back Swamp
township. It was inevidence that
both were guilty of an affray and
judgment was suspended upon pay
ment of costs.
Buddie Love, colored, 19-year-old
son of Lettie-Love, was before the
recorder Tuesday on the charge of
vagrancy. Prayer for judgment was
continued on payment of costs and
if Buddie is caught loafing again
he is to go to the roads. He has a
job now, got one right away quick.
Recorder Britt says he has begun a
campaitrn aeainst vagrancy and he.
and Chief of Police McLeod are going
to make it uncomfortable for loafers,
A-ho have no visible means t support.
Jurors for September Term of Court
At their meeting I Monday the
county commissioners drew the fol
lowing list of jurors for the civil
term of Robeson Superior Court
which will convene September 4.
Judge F. D. Winston, nresidintr:
First Week A. S. Ford. Willis
Phillips. Ernest McLean, Oliver Var-
jnum, W. L. Beasley, Andrew Free
man, vv. t,. uranam, j. w. mitn,
J. W. Andrews. S. A. Branch, E. F
Lamb, J. T. McRainey. II . L. Bur
chett. Arch McGirt, J. C. Henderson,
II . E. Hood, H. E. Purvis, J. O.
McCaskill. Jr., W. C. Bracv, Ben
Wallace, F. A. Crabtree, J. H. Gra
hart, L. B. Blackburn, Luther Evers.
Second Week J. H. Dunnor, Jos.
E. Hammond, Nash Pitman, A. T.
McLean, Ernest Britt, D. E. Sea
man, A. H. Graham, D. J. Ivey, S.
H. Johnson, Willie Lovett, W. B.
McNeill, B. E. Odum. Augus Chavis,
Mitchell Smith, F. H.- Townsend, J.
K. Davis, Jr., H. G. Mears, J. P.
Price, H. I. Smith, J. O. Jackson,
L. E. Hughes, M. H. Mitchell, A.
P. Caldwell, A. C. McKinnon.
Make and! Mr. Wm. Pate of Buie was a Lum-
Sandy McNeili: MieY Blanche White berton visitor yesterday.
. 3- - Air anrt Mrs.' Miaa Sorlio Tkftmnnn
j n..j fror Mr. ana mra
F. D. Culbreth and son, Jasper, 01
S C. are visiting reiawvcs
Mr. and airs 1.
Dillon,
in this section
in una ocinv... . ,
Cope of Red Springs spent Saturday
i. ri a .111 if. a iiaivuvf
Laura
nritU
m Tar-nh Duncan. Miss
Mercer of near Allenton is visiting
her brother and sister-in-law Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Mercer. Miss An
nie Culbreth of Purvis is spending
a few days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. K. Culbreth.
Among the Sick , '
rarit infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Bonev, who has been very
sick, is improved. . , j
The condition of Mr. Lonme i ioR l I
I v, confined to his bedi
For severaTdays with malarial fever,
is somewhat improved.
Mr. Daniel Page of Marietta, who
has been in the Thompson hospital
for several days, will return home
this afternoon, .
Educational Tour of New York City
Mr W. K. Bethune of Lumberton
has made arrangements to conduct
an educational tour of New York city
the- first week in September, leaving
Lumberton Tuesday, September 5, and
returning to Lumberton September
9. Watch for advertisement m the
next issue of The Robesonian.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Williams of
Red Springs were guest3 Sunday at
the home of their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Mc
Neill, Jr. .. ... .
Miss Sadie Thompson, who had been
spending some time at Montreat, has
returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Williamson
are visiting relatives and friends at
Lake City, S. C.
Mr E. E. Pace and daughter.
; Miss Letha,went Tuesday to Wnghts-
ville Beach, where they will spend
some time.
Mrs. Eugene Hood and three chil
dren will leave tomorrow for Marion,
S. C, where they will spend some
time visitine relatives.
Mr. G. S. Harrell of Rennert,
chairman of the Democratic execu
tive pommittee of Saddletree town-
shin, is a Lumberton visitor today.
Miss Ida Feldman. who had teen
visitiner at the home of her uncle and
aunt Mr. and Mrs. A. Weinstein.
left this morniner for her home at
Ahoskie.
I ittle Mi?s Nellie Floyd acrom-
paried her father, Mr. A. J. Floyd
01 Fairmont, chairman of the county
board f commissioners, to Lumber
ton Mont'av.
Mr. F. P. Gray and small son.
Master Pendleton, left Wrightsville
Beach, where they had been for sev
eral days, yesterday for Suffolk. Va., j
to visit relatives and they will re
turn home Monday night of next j
week.
.My glasses were fitted by Dr
Parker, the only specialist , ta
Lumberton licensed by State Board
Examination for this Importas
worn.. HIS SERVICE SATiS