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VOL XLVII
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1916.
NUMBER 52
9
BIG DEMOCRATIC RALLY IN
LUMBERTON SEPTEMBER
GREAT TIME EXPECTED
Sneaker of National Reputation Will
be Secured , and the Democratic
Hosts Will Gather Ex-Sheriff Mc
Leod Makes Rousing Speech at
Gathering of Executive Committee
and Other Democrats to Make Plans
for Rally Cameron Morrison Will
- Speak in Robeson August 29 and
31 Democrats of Kobeson Lteterm
' ined to Roll up Big Majority in
e November
At a meeting of the county Dem
ocratic executive committee in Lum
berton Friday it was decided to hold
a bie ' Democratic rally m Lumber-
ton on Saturday, September 9. The
rally will be held on that date unless
it is found that a speaker cannot be
obtained for that date but 'that some
other near-bv date will suit better
That date may be changed, a few
days later or a few days earlier, but
if that date suits the big speaker
that Chairman McNeill and the com
mittee that has the matter in charge
will secure, September 9 will be the
date. ' .
But the important thing is that
a big Democratic rally is to be held
in this town on or near the date above
given. And besides some suitable
speaker there will be other attrac
tions. It is proposed to make this
the greatest rally ever held in the
county and all the people of the
county who can travel in any way
whatsoever, from walking to a seat
in an auto, will want to be in town
on that day.
It was expected that Mr. J. O.
Carr of Wilmington, recently ap
pointed ;United States district at
torney for .the eastern district of
North Carolina, would be present at
the meeting Friday to make an ad
dress. Mr. Carr advised Chairman
McNeill Thursday that he would be
present unless something happened
to prevent, and it was announced in
Thursday's Robesonian; but Mr,. Mc
Neill explained at the meeting that
Mr Carr railed him over long-dis
tance 'phone Thursday night and told
him that he had just received ms
commission and that other matters
had come up which made it impossi
ble for him to come. .
Mr. McNeill explained this after
ex-Sheriff Geo. B. McLeod naa spos
en in response to invitation from the
airman to exDlain the object of the
meeting. While expressing regret
that he and all present felt that air.
Carr could not be present, Mr. Mc
Neill expressed the opinion that Mr.
McLeod had risen nobly to the oc
casion and had made a capital speech.
Which the same he had done. Mr.
McLeod called attention to-some- of
the beneficent laws the Democrats
have placed ' on the statute books
since they have been in power dur
ing the past three years and declar
ed that as a result of wise Dem
ocratic administration this country is
on the verge of the greatest era of
pi osperity it has ever known . As
u result of the wise Federal Reserve
law, it is now no longer possible for
a few men in Wall street to bring
ohnnt a nanic. as they formerly
could do at will, and the speaker de
clared that if the Democratic party
had done nothing else but pass this
law it would be a record of which
to be uroad. The Rural Credits law
is another law the enactment of
which makes this administration
stand out as a friend of the farmer,
a law which in itself makes a record
to be proud of, a law that means
prosperity to Southern farmers.
Neither of these laws did the Re
tuUicin candidate for President dare
to criticise, though he tried to con
demn everything connected with the
Democratic administration. Mr. wc
t a f.horl hripflv uDon the rres-
ident's Mexican and foreign policies,
' showing that he had pursued me on.y
possible wise course. He expressed
the opinion that a great Democratic
majority would be polled in the na
tion .and in the State m November,
and appealed to the Democratic work
ers of Robeson to see to it that Rob
eson wins the banner for the greatest
Democratic majority m the State.
He declared that there is political am
munition a-plenty with which Jo
fight the enemy, and all that u . nec
essary is to get the formation to
the voters. He made an appeal for
harmony within the ranks of JJe
party. No matter how hard one may
Lvef ought to have the candidate of
bis choice nominated. . -
tions were made the thing to do was,
to stand by the nominee a. "'r,aT1d discussed plans lor tne rauy
roil UU niin ... -.----j - - .
Chairman McNeill announced that
Chairman Warren of the State com
nA ocenrpfi him tnat ne
n - mdinnrv ior 111c i' -.t
would send Mr. Cameron Morrison
of Charlotte, known as one of the
best campaigners in the State, to
Robeson for two days and that he
would speak at St. Paul on August
29 and at Maxton -on August 31.
In discussing plans . for the Dem
ocratic rally, it was the consensus of
opinion that September 9 was th
"best date that could be selected, and
this date was decided upon definitely,
subject to change if necessary to
accommodate a speaker. Chairman
McNeill is going to find out as soon
as possible about a speaker, it is
the purpose to get a speaker of na
tional reputation and to have other
attractions that will make it well worth
while for every citizen of the county
to come to Lumberton on that day,
aside from' the interest Democrats
feel in the success of the party.
Each township chairman was re
quested by Chairman McNeill to call
a meeting or. nis lownsnip executive
trommittee for Saturday of this week,
HEALTH CONDITIONS GOOD
3 Special Improvements in Health
Conditions in Robeson Over Last
YearThose Who Use Open Wells
are in Danger Anti-Typhoid Vacci
ation Appointments
Speaking of health conditions in
Robeson county Dr. B. W. Page, coun
ty health officer, says there are
three noted improvements in health
conditions over last year. These are
the decrease in deaths from pella
gra, the cases fewer and milder; the
drop-off in number of cases and
deaths from colitis; and mildness of
the cases of typhoid reported.
Dr. Page says, however, that lie is
uneasy for the people who are still
using water from open wells. The
he.ivy rainfall of the past few months
Dr. Page thanks, makes open well
water more unfit . for use than it
has been heretofore. When asked
about the interest the people are tak
ing in anti-typhoid vaccination, Dr.
Pago says many are taking the treat
ment. While the number who are
taking the vaccination is not quite
so ?arge as last year, Dr. Page thinks
thi3 is due to the fact that most of
his appointments this summer have
been in the rural districts and the
f.fcrle do not live so close together
as they do m towns, where most of
his work was done last summer.
Dr. Page goes to Fairmont and
Banesville too' ay where he will vac
cinnte all who wish to take the treat
ment. Thursday of this week he
will be at Ten Mile school house at
3:30 . p. m, and at Tolarsville, at 5
o'clock "p. nr.. Friday he will be
Philadelphus at 2:30 p. m. and at
Red Springs at 4 p.'iti.
Dr. Page will go to any place in
the county where as many as 15 peo
nle desire to be vaccinated. He can
be found in his office in the court
house every Saturday.
A LITTLE MORE CIDER DID IT
One Indian Dangerously Wounded
and Two Others in Jail as Result
of Drunken Row -
In a general drunken row Satur
day night Gaston Cummins, Indian,
was dangerously wounded by Duncan
Lockjear, another Indian. Locklear,
who struck Cummins on the head
with a piece of scantling, surrender
ed to Sheriff R. E. Lewis yesterday
and is in jail here . Richard Cum
mins, another Indian, was also ar
rested and placed in jail, charged with
taking a live part in the affair. The
Indians live near Pembroke. The
men were drunk on cider; it is said.
Cumberland Court Begins September
20 and Not 29th
In Monday's Robesonian, in giving
the names of Robeson-county jurors
drawn to serve in Cumberland coun
ty in the case of the International
Harvester Co. vs. Daniel Carter, it
was stated that the term of court at
which this is to be tried would be
gin Seotember 29. This was an er
ror. The term of Cumberland court
will begin September 20 instead of
29.
Confederate Veterans' Reunion Sep
tember 14
The annual county reunion of Con
federate veterans will be held in Lum
berton September 14. Mr. T. W.
Bickett, Democratic candidate for
Governor, has been invited to ad
dress the veterans on that occasion.
August 19, to appoint a chief mar
shall for each township, and as many
other marshals as will serve.
A motion was made by Mr. M. W.
Floyd, seconded by ex-Sheriff Mc
Leod and put bv Mr. Floyd and car
ried without regard to the protest
of Chairman McN.eill. that Mr. Mc
Neill be elected grand chief mar
shal for the rally.
The meeting was well attended by
township chairmen and quite a num
ber of other Democrats, and there
was Wentv of evidence that the
Democrats of Robeson have set their
faces toward victory by a large ma
jority in the November election .
Committee Begins to Prepare for
Big Rally
Chairman McNeill appointed the
following committee to assist him in
preparing for the rally: A. E. White,
chairman; R. D. Caldwell, G. B. Mc
Leod. J. A. Sharpe, W. K. Bethune,
M. W. Floyd, E. M. Johnson, H. E.
Stacy, R. C. Lawrence, K. M.
Rames. J
Dixon McLean. inis
KAmmiHixi mot Fridav rvpninc in the
office of Rperister of Deeds Floyd
Messrs. McNeill and McLean were
appointed a committee to secure a
speaker for the rally. .They have
already gotten in communication with
leaders of the party and hope soon
to be able to announce that they have
secured a speaker of national repu
tation whom the people will be glad
to hear. Other committees were ap
pointed as follows:
Finance committee, to secure funds
to defray the expense of the . rally
W. K." Bethune, E. M. Johnson, J.
A. Sharpe.
Committee on decorations Mrs.
J. A. Sharpe, Mrs. D. D.
French, Miss Irene McLed,
Messrs. W. O. Thompson, J .
P. Town send, J. P. Newman.
Advertising W. K. Bethune,
Frank Gough.
Music and entertainment Frank
Gough, M. W. Floyd, G. B. McLeod,
It. D. Caldwell.
Another meeting of the rally day
committee will be held as soon as
Mes3rs..T. A. McNeill and J. D.
Mr Lean hear something definite'
from their efforts to secure a speak
er .-
TOBACCO SELLING
HIGH IN LUMBERTON
Farmers Pleased Withy Prices Re
ceive at Farmers' Tobacco Ware
house Sales Daily Except Satur.
days v . .
Tobacco . continues to sell high, at
the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse of
Lumberton. One of the biggest sales
of the season was held Friday and
prices were high. They ranged from
$10 to $40 the hundred. Those who
sold tobacco were higWy pf eased
with the prices received. Mr. E. O.
(Billy) Bransflord, thje well-known
manager of the house, says in his
opinion the farmers should sell their
tobacco as fast as it is ready for
market. Sales are held every day
in the week except Saturday and the
doors are kept open Saturdays. If
you have not already tried the
Planters Warehouse with a load,
bring one along. There are plenty
of buyers and they are anxious for
the tobacco.
TOBACCO PRICES
CONTINUE HIGH
Some Who Got Big Prices Last Week
Special to The Robesonian.
Fairmont. Autr. 12 Tobacco prices
continue hgh. Among those who
sold tobacco this week for biggest
money were Mr. W. O. Sellers, who
sold 385 pounds in the Robeson Coun
ty Warehouse for $48 the hundred;
Mr. J. S. Floyd, who sold 550 pounds
in the same house at $46 the hun
dred. Mr. C. M. Stone sold one
barn for $401.27. All grades of to
bacco are selling high and in many
instances farmers , are getting just
twice as much for their tobacco as
they anticipated.
Robeson County Soldiers Among the
Best-Trained in Camp
Mr. Frank Gough returned Fri
day night from Morehead City, where
he went the first of last week. He
saw all the Robeson countv soldier
boys at Camp Glenn and says they
are getting-over their home-sickness
and are having a fine time ana en
joying good health, except that a
few have not gotten well from being
vaccinated. The Lumber Bridge
Light Infantry has the distinction of
being one of the best-drilled com
panies in camp.
Mr. Gough's daughter, Miss Lina,
and son, Master Frank, and Miss
Amelia Linkhauer, who accompanied
him to Morehead City, returned last
night. Morehead City is a lively
place now, Mr. Gough says, with
4,000 soldiers there.
Big Excursion to Myrtle Beach
Perhaps the biggest excursion "ev
er - conducted over -the Elrod-Con way
division of the A. C. L. was run
from Elrod to Myrtle Beach Wednes
day of last week. More than 1,000
people made the trip and many who
were anxious to go could not find
room. Aside from being badly
crowded, the day was one of pleas
ure for the many who made the
trip. One man who with his family
met the train at rroctorvine wren
the intention of going failed to get
room and he just 'Vranked" his Ford
and went to Conway, S. C, arriving
there before the train did. More cars
had been added by that time and the
gentleman and his family boarded
the train and went on to the beach.
"A little Ford shall lead them".
Charged With Burning Barn Full of
Tobacco
Sheriff R. E. Lewis and Deputy
A. H. Prevatt went yesterday to
Pates, near Pembroke, to look for
Asbury Oxendine, Indian, who was
charged with burning a tobacco barn
filled with tobacco Deionging to
Cheslev Locklear, anther Indian,
There was around $200 worth of to
bacco in the barn, which was burn
ed about 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The county's "man-chaser"
was carried to the scene and trailed
somebody to where he boarded a bug
gy. Oxendine was not found. The
two men had had some trouble be
fore, it is said.
"Aunt" Sarah Taylor Has Passed
A wfty
Never again will 5'Auntf Sarah
Taylor be seen walking along the
streets of Lumberton, which sight
has been familiar for many years.
"Aunt" Sarah, who lived about 5
miles west of town, died one day
recently and was buried. She has
been coming to Lumberton every
week, usually twice each week, for
a long, long time. Wrhen she came
she vL-pnt about town asking her
friends for aid.
rt tin m
Went Out Last
ViKht " Sunday School Excursion to Wil-
Mr. Colon Prevatt's mill dam in roington
Paft Swamp township broke lati As mentioned in Thursday's Robe
;v,f nnA vent- rlntrn. Tt is suodoS- srminn. the Seaboard will operate - a
el tVir Hnm w.is undermined during
iho recent floods in this section
Those who have been about the pond
today say fish are plentiful mere
This mav cause
considerably.
the river to rise
Lots of Cotton Open
Mr. W. B. Nye, who lives on R.
2 from Fairmont, says he-has- lots
of cotton open. He thinks he w-ill
have a bale ready for market in a
few days. His cotton crop is fairly
good.
Further Gains by Allies on 3 Fronts
Hard fighting in the Somme re
gion of France, in Galicia and in
the Italian theatre with further gains
for the Entente Allies in all three re
gions, marked the operations of Sat
urday night and Sunday. c
BELLAMY BRIEFS
Death of Mrs. Frank WUkin
sonal Mention
-Per.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bellamy. A us. 14 Rev. W. R.
Davis filled h,is regular appointment
at Antiocn Sunday.
Mr. I. J. Wilkins spent Saturday
ft Wiimington on business. Mr.
and Mrs. Will Gerrell of Lumberton
'Drr,. ibf pist week visiting at the
b iw of M and Mrs. J. A. Branch.
Mrs. Cora Lytton and children
spent several days last week with
her mother, Mrs. Lewis Pitman.
Messrs. Dan Pitman and Dougald
Todd spent a short while at the cap
ital Saturday. Miss Nona Phillips
returned home Saturday after spend
ing the week-end visiting friends at
McMillan's. Mrs. J. B. McLean vis
ited relatives at East Lumberton
Sunday. Messrs. Roland and Agrip
pa Mercer were Lumberton visitors
Saturday. Mrs. Sue Blake of Lum
berton spent several days in this sec
tion last week visiting relatives ;
Miss Ava Todd returned home Sat
urday after spending the past month
visiting her sister Mrs. D. C. Quick
at Clio, S. C. She was accompanied
home by Mrs. Quick and two chil
dren, Miss Eva May and D. C. Jr.
Mr. Frank Mercer was a Lumberton
visitor Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Small and little daughter Clara
cf Lumberton visited at the home
of Mr." Rince Britt Sunday. Mrs.
M. J. Todd was a Lumberton visi
tor Saturday. Mrs. Annie Stephens
end three children and Miss Marga
ret Wetmore of Lumberton spent
several days last week at the home
of Mr. P. A. Todd.
The death angel visited the home
of Mr. Frank Wilkins Friday morn
ing at 8 o'clock and took beloved
wife and mother. She had been in
f&iling health for .some time, but
had only been down 4 days with ty
phoid fever and pellagra. She leaves
to mourn their loss, her husband and
two children, the youngest 3 months
old: father, mother, five sisters and
two brothers, and a host of friends
and relatives. She was loved by all
who knew her. She was laid to rest
in the family cemetery in Howellsville
township near Smith s bridge, Sat
urday at 10 o'clock. Surely a good
woman has gone to her reward
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE OPENS
2-Weeks' Institute Began This Morn-
mir With About 100 Teachers
Present Public Invited to Open
ing Exercises . Every Morning in
Sundav School Koom at f irst Bap
list Church Sssioens at Graded
-"School Building
The Robeson Countv Teachers' In
statute, opened this . morning for a
two-weeks' term in the graded
school building with about 100 teach
ers in attendance. Ninety-five teach
ers enrolled before the opening exer
cises began and several came in lat
ex. Others are expected tonight and
tomorrow.
The institute will be conducted by
Prof. Joe S. Wray, superintendent
fo the citv schools of Gastonia. Mr.
Wray is being assisted by Miss Mary
Arrington of Rocky Mount. Supt.
J. R. Poole of the county schools,
will leave nothing undone in making
this institute one of the most instruc
tive and interesting ever held in this
cuonty.
The public is invited to attend the
onenine' exercises. Which', will be con
ducted each morning in the Sunday
school room at the First Baptist
church at nine o'clock and
will be found of great interest. Fol
lowing the ooenine the teachers ad
journ to the graded school building
for the regular work of the day.
Father and Two Small Daughters
Recover From Typhoid
Mr. D. W. Parnell of Tolarsville,
vho was able to leave the Thompson
hospital on the 4th inst. after a case
of typhoid fever, came to town this
morriiner with Mr. T. W. Maxwell,
in the latter's auto, and carried home
this afternoon Mr. Parneirs 7-year
nlrl danchter Eva. who with her 5
vpnr.nlH sister Irene went to the
hospital at the time her father did
hut has only just recovered suffic
iently to be taken home. Little Miss
Eva was able to return home on the
dav her father went home.
There had been no case ow typhoid
in that immediate section in years,
Mr. Parnell says, except a case in
a negro family about a mile from
him. He and his two small daughters
wore taken sick at the same time
arnl came to the hospital as soon
a it was pronounced typhoid. Mr.
Parnell says he received the best
of attention at the hospital.
Sundav srhool excursion from
Mix-
ton to Wi'mington and Wrightsville
Peach Saturday of this week. The
train will leave Mnxton fi:30 a. m.
and pass Lumberton nt 7:?0. The
fare for the round trip will b? $1
for adults andJjO cents for children.
Dr. R. S. Bam spent the week
end at Wrightsville Beach.
M". P. H. Ouick of R. 5 from Lum
berton was in town Saturday.
Messrs. C. W. and A. R. Bullock of
Ihe Baltimore section, pear Fairmont
are among the visitors in town today.
Mr. J. L. Stephens left this morn
ing for High Point, where he will
spnd a few davs on business.
Messrs. J. P. Newman. T. S.
Golden and Ronev Hieh spent yester
day at Wrightsville Beach, returning
,to Lumberton thi3 morning.
GADDYSVILLE GRIST
Those Aw'ul Moquitoes Crops
Roads and Bridges in Bad Shape
Protracted Meeting Begins 4th
Sunday Quick Work of Recorder's
court Other Items
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. 1), Aug.
8 These mosquitoes get worse. They
are just awful to us. When we sit
up curing the weed, from every old
stagnated pond and muddle come the
alluring sounds of the legions that
swarm these places. We would not
be surprised if the malaria rate in
Robeson is increased because of these
innumerable pests. Well, Tuesday
night there came one more down-pour
and people declare a heavier never
fell in these parts. Since, the weath.
er has been ideal.
We Tar Heels like to go into oth
er States tnd look around and see
the tar sticking on heels; we also
like to boast that we have built a
new school house every time the sun
sank in the west for twelve vears.
But can we say that all these school
houses are. painted?
Some crops are not iniured as had
by the floods as was first thought,
but they are short. Where cotton
was four and five feet tall last
August now on the same land it's
not over four to ten inches.
For the past two or three months
the water in Ashpole swamp has
broken all records and you may be
sure the negroes are letting the
fish alone.
Your Uncle Thomas Marshall, the
next Vice President of the United
States, weighs only ninety Pounds
and his head half of that, so the
newspapers say. Bt
make any difference. He's a Dem
ocrat. Well, it does give us light
weight dyspeptics a little consola
tion. We notice in an advertisement where
the Allies hospitals are calling to
Americans for money. They contrast
Europe with America. The Ameri
cans are living in a land of para
dise as compared with Europe, with
her desolation, death, destruction and
her multitudes slain on the battle
fields, thousands maimed for life.
Those that are living are perishing
with famine and disease. The Amer
icans have so far contributed 30
cents per person to aid stricken Eu
rope
Farmers are selling tobacco and
feeling good over the prices.
Several from the Pleasant Grove
Sunday school will join the Fairmont
and other Sunday, schools on the ex
cursions to Myrtle Beach Wednes
day, Aug. 9. A splendid time is ex
pected .
The roads and bridges are in aw
ful shape fromthe recent rams,
The protracted meeting will be
gin at Pleasant Hill the fourth Sun
dav in August.
Ihe Beaufort railroad hands are
pow grading the road out to Hamer.
S. C. It is hoped that this road
will be made permanent when they
get through.
A large crowd attended the con
vention at Iona Friday arid report
a good time.
Applications for the Gaddysville
school are coming in on every hand,
but the teacher has not yet been elect
ed.
Your correspondent attended the
Sunbeam and other exercises at Bal
timore Sunday and lost his coat on
the way back home. '
Recorder s court is a popular thing
Robeson countv. A negro near
in
Rowland knocked his wife over right
after dinner and ate supper irr the
chain gang. Now that was a speedy
trial and the county didn't have to
feed him while m jail.
See "HaDDV Jack" at Fairmont
"HaDnv Jack" of The Robesonian
wishes to thank all who have hand
ed him their subscription money dur
ing the two weeks he has been at
Fairmont. He will be at Fairmont
a train this week. If vou owe the pa
pr anything he will be p!enapd to
give you a receipt ror tne money aue.
If you don't take The Robesonian
the paper that gives all the county
news, and much besides, twice each
WPek hand him $1.50 for a whole
year's subscription. You'll not re
gret it.
Rabbits and Squirrels Accused of
Eating Corn and Cotton Bolls
Mr. Henry Ivey, who lives on R.
7 from Lumberton, and who was a
Lumberton visitor Saturday, says
the rabbits and squirreLs are eating
his com in the field and also eating
the cotton bolls in his cotton field.
While it is not an unusual thing for
squirrels to eat corn, this reporter
npver before heard rabbit3 accused
of eating corn. Neither has he ever
heard before either squirrels or rabr
bit3 accused of eating cotton bolls.
A force of hands under the sup
ervision of Mr. F. A. Wishart, who
has charge of street work in town,
is doing some good work on Second
and Seneca streets. New sidewalks
are being put in and other needed
work is being done.
1 Mr. E. N. Prevatt, who lives
near Clvbomville. was among the
visitors in town thi3 morning. Mr.
Prevatt brought in a supply of the
finest tomatoes seen here this sea
son. He sold them to Mr. L. H.
Caldwell for $1 the bushel. Mr.
Prevatt says he ha3 700 plants now
bearing and expects to can most of
the tomatoes. They are beauties.
Mr 5 -and Mrs. E. W. Bass and
small daughter, Willa, of R. 6 from
Lumberton, were among the visitors
in town Saturday.
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
Mr. L. H., Caldwell underwent
an operation at the Thompson hos
pital Saturday morning. He is get
ting along nicely. '
Mr. G. M. Tucker, local painter,
nas the contract for repainting th
rourt house both inside and out. Ha
b.i already begun the work.
License has been issued for tha
marriage of B. Harvey Todd and Ada
Branch; Felton Mitchell and May
Floyd; D. H. M-White and Charity
Wiison.
A certain Robeson county citi
zen who was in town Saturday says
he saw a toad frog catch a "hazard"
and eat him alive some time ago.
Even lizzards have enemies.
Rev. W. B. North, pastor of
Chestnut Street Methodist church,who,
as stated in last Monday's Robeson
ian, is off on a vacation for the month
of August and went last week to Dur
ham, has gone to Connelly's Springs,
Burke county.
Mr. W. II. Edwards, who li
near Pembroke, was among the pleas
ed farmers who sold tobacco in Lum
berton Friday. Mr. Edwards says
the farmer who would grumble at
present prices of tobacco ought not
to have any
A Lumberton business man who
ran a page ad in both Monday's and
Thursday's issues of last week's Rob
esonian says that his salesmen and
salesladies were just as busy and his
store as much crowded Saturday as
it was the day before Christmas.
"There's a reason".
Mr. F. G. Branch of Hamfet
of that, so thejfcejfan iaat week as cashier at '
But that doesn'tr the local Seaboard froirht. riTwr
Mr. Branch says he was surprised
to find a town like Lumberton is
when he arrived here. Didn't even
expect to find any paved streets.
He says the town is one that evident
ly has civic pride.
A barber shop conducted by a
colored man and where colored peo
ple get work done has been opened
up right In front of the court house,
corner of Elm and Fifth streets.
While the man who 'conducts thief
shop is considered a highly-respected
colored man, many think ' that the
shop is in the wrong place.
Rev. D. C. Barnes returned Fri
day from Oak Grove, Marlboro coun
ty, South Carolina, where he conduct
ed a series of meetings. He reports
a most successful meeting with sev
eral additions to the church. Mr.
Barnes says he saw numbers of acres
of cotton on his route that will not
make a pound of lint. He found corn
crops very good.
Mr. Roney High, who has held
a position in the McMillan pharmacy
for several months, has tendered his
resignation, effective September 1.
Mr. High has made many friends
since he came here who will be sorry
of his decision to leave Lumberton.He
says, however, that he doesn't like
the idea of leaving town and may
decide to stay here.
In a recent issue of The Rob
esonian mention was made of the
fact that a buzzard wearing a bell
spent a few days recently in the Or
rvm section. ' Since that notice ap
peared in the paper a citizen who
lives on the Big Swamp says that
same buzzard, or another wearing
a bell, spent a short time in his sec
tion just before going to Orrum.
Grady Hooks, son of Mr. ana
Mrs. W. E. Hooks of Lumberton, left
Wednesday of last week for Charlotte
to join Uncle Sam's army. Just as
be bad reached the recruiting station
and was in the act of "jining" the
army the young man's father sent
in a 'phone call protesting against
his son's enlistment necause ne was
only 17 years old. The young man
was then turned down and sent back
home to his parents.
Maxton Scottish Chief, Aug. 11:
The sad news came about 10 o'clock
this forenoon that Mrs. Thomas,
mother of Mrs. J. M. Armstrong, had
Hied st her home in Ridgeway, S.
C. The bridge at Camden being
down, instead of motoring over, Mr.
and Mrs. Armstrong and children
will go on the 1:35 p. m. train to
Columbia. Mrs. Thomas had been
in precarious health for a long time
and the end was expected at any
time. .. .
An automobile collision occurred
at the corner of Fifth and Elm streets
late Saturday afternoon when Mr.
C. B. Skipper and Mr. John B.
Meares ran two Fords toeether. Mr.
Skipper was entering Fifth street
and driving to the r?ht, while Mr.
Mears was entering Elm street, A.
light was broken oil mt. snippers
auto and Mr. Meares' car was some-
w KrnVpn nn. The front, axle was
badly bent and the radiator rod was
broken. .. ,, ..
Mr ard Mrs. Cornelius .-vianin,
who live on R. 2 from Fairmont, were
among- tne visitors "'" - r
Mr. Martin sold a load ot toDacco at
the Planters Tobacco varenoue a
was highlv pleaded witn me pnce.iw
cvc that" Mr. Bi!ly Bransford. one
l'v, wmnVtors of this warehouse.
is a man who has the interest of the
fnrmprs at heart and is always on
the job to see that the farmers get I
sminro deal. Mr. and Mr. Martm
-aA V.at to Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Strange, who are now neighbors of
theirs (but wno wraenj j " i
Lumberton was born a 9-pound girl
on the 29th ult.
My glasses were fitted by Dr
Parker, the only specialist tm
Lumberton licensed by State BosH
Kxamination for this Importav
work.. HIS SERVICE SVP
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