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PAGE TWO THE ROBESOXIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7; 1916 ZZZ' TICNIC AT MIDWAY Great Time There Friday the Speaker Public Dinner Good People Crops Short Everything Democratic in Alfordsville Friday was. indeed a pood day for the people of the Midway section. The occasion was an old-time Sunday school picnic. The weather was ideal, and a largre crowd (fathered for the occasion. The two principal features of the occasion were an address by Mr. Frank Gouph of Lumberton and the bountiful picnic cfnner, tohich was spread on a lone table in the grove about the noon hour. . Mr. Gourh'a Address Everybody in this section of the country knows that Mr. Goutfh is at fcome making a Sunday school ad dress. This reDorter has heard him ' make downs of them and they are always rood, but his address n day was above the average. He was introduced in a most appropriate man ner by Dr. O. C. Falk, superintend ent of the Midway Sunday school. In his introductory remarks Dr. Falk Tef erred to Mr. Goueh as a great Sunday school worker, a "blocakde preacher" and surely Robeson's next State Senator. j In beginning his address Mr. Gough declared that it is important to make the Sunday school attractive in together in the Sunday school and "l in so doing build up your community. Mr. Gough The results of a Sunday school should be yields forUod. The audience, wTiich filled th church to its capacity, listened with close attention to the speaker and many were heard to remark that theyi of seed cotton to th acre. The corn way. While crops 'are short in this 1 Sunday, October 22, for this purpose, section, they are much better - than ' Sermon material will be furnished to tney are in the Maxton and Midway ! 'l the pastors by the Federal Com sections. Hundreds of acres of land cil. that usually makes from a bale to ont and a half bales of cotton to the acre will not make -one hnudred Dounds never heard a better Sunday school ad are SB. besides the address a number of beautiful selections were sung by the choir. Bountiful Dinner Immediately after the speaking all present were invited to a table, which had been prepared in the grove. Up on that table was placed everything one could wish for in the way of edibles. After all present had sat isfied themselves many baskets were taken up. It was one of the most attractive tables this reporter has ever seen. What could be more en joyed than an old-time picnic dinner? Good People Midway is just half way between Maxton and Rowland. That's where it got its name. It is only a few hun dred yards from Raemon, a station on the Maxton & Alma Southbound rail road. It is surrounded by one of the best farming sections of the county. The citizenship is made up of as fine people as there are in Robeson county which means to say the world. They are clever, hospit- crop is short also. However, the far mers are in good heart, and judging from their smiles one would judge tnat crops were good. Political Outlook When asked what the political out look in Alfordsville township was Mr. A. L. McCallum, one of the leading men of the township, replied "There is no mixture here. It s all Democratic." The same question was asked Mr. N. J. McRimmin. He re plied, "If there are any Republicans in this section they are very scarce. The folks seem to be well satisfied with the Democratic Administration anl judging from their talk they will support the Democratic ticket from township constable to President. HAPPY JACK. "AUNT SOPHIE'S" LETTER order to get attendance. He also able and take delight in making it showed the importance of advertising j pleasant for visitors. It is a treat a Sunday school, Talk the school ; and pleasure to be among them and and brag on it. Believe in it. The to enjoy their hospitality. To meet speaker declared that the Sunday j them once- makes one more anxious school is one of th. biggest assets! to meet them the second time. They any community can have. are progressive along all lines. They "Ecroipment, too. has a deal to do take pride in their homes, and there with the success of a Sunday school,") one finds some of the most beautiful the speaker declared. "Furnish the. country homes to be found anywhere. scholars witn piemy oi gooa niera- ine uooa oi a ricntc ture and song books. Encourage the J One can never tell of the good of little folks to sing." 'a country picnic, a gathering togeth- "The obiect of the Sunday school er of the people of a community for should be to make Christians of the a day. There they can rest fromj Rain Helps Crops Cotton Crop Short, " Corn and Other Crops Good More About "the Filthy Weed" A Song of -Cheer Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. 6, Aug. 19 The weather was getting dry, but we had a nice shower yesterday which was good for cotton, peas, etc. We just came home from Orrum, where husband and myself and three children spent the nieht with my sis ter, Mrs. J. E. Spivey. We missed the rain which would have been dis agreeable on the road. Was glad to see good corn, peas, cane, rice and potatoes growing and some of as good peavme hay as I ever saw. But cot ton in some places a failure. Five The United States Public Health Service Asks DO YOU Believe in national preparedness and then Fail to keep yourself physically fit? Wash your face carefully and then Use a common roller towel? Go to the drug store to buy a tooth brush and then Handle the entire stock to see if the bristles are right? Swat the fly and then Maintain a pile of garbage in the back yard? Impure , blood runs you down makes you an easy victim for disease. For pure blood and sound digestion Burdock Blood Bitters. At all drug stores. Price $1,00. bovs and girls and older folks as the cares of life for a day, exchange j acres will not make over one hundred 1 . i . I urw 1 At. 1 J 1 il " A. - M i . .... m t well," said the speaker. "Teach the ideas and feel the spirit of commun rhi dren that thev may lead others itv friendship. Every rural commun to Christ. The Sunday school should ity should have at least, one picnic be made a community up-Dunaer. ine every year, it manes uie ioiks imns supreme test of a community is the more of their neighbors and their corn class, of citizens it turns out. Work . munity at large. Crop Conditions This reporter has never seen poor-, er crops anywhere than he saw on his trip through the country to Mid- RUB-r.TY-TISn1 "Will core your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Barns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in email y and externally. Price 25c- Dr. Goldberger, a Federal health officer, claims that pellagra is caus ed by a one-sided ' diet too much syrup, corn bread and fat meat and not enough milk, eggs, lean meat, beans and peas. ENJOY THE SUMMER LET ELECTRICITY DO YOUR WORK FANS, IRONS, TOASTERS, STOVES, PERCULATORS, VACUM CLEANERS, ' LAMPS and OTHER ELECTRIC APPLIANCES L. H. CALDWELL'S Hardware Department an ICE! ICE!! IGE!!! The season is now on for th' free and abundant use of Ice. Your needs I am prepared to fill with the "VERY BEST AND PUR EST ICE FROM DISTILLED WATER" that it's possible to offer. Service the best. To the County trade. ' I am prepared to serve your needs . Mail, Telephone and Telegraph, orders receive prompt attention. The City trade will please remember that the city laws forbid the delivery of Ice on Sundays after ten a. m., and it is very neces sary that orders for Sunday come in EARLY. We are on the job soon and late and will be pleased to serve you. PHONE NO. 120 Howard Morrison fc22 S35E23 pounds of lint. We saw 3 or patches of that kind. Was sorry to see so much of the poisonous "weed drawincr the fertility from the soil and new bams built and plenty of the seed saved for the next season We met loads and loads of the use less offensive and expensive stuff. Guess there will be any amoujpt of it planted next time to get the" farm ers "out of a hole". Will anything that's a curse to our land and country get them out, or will it sink them deeper in the mire? Am glad that Elijah was fed by the ravens that God sent iooa 10 mm uy 'u tobacco, and He has promised to keep us alive m iamme u we irusi Wo Koom. a errand sermon preached by Rev. Mr. Hester at Oak Grove Sunday was a week, from the text J - .iltAwa hllT "Let us not sleep as u mucin, uv let us watch and be sober". We en ioved the sermon immensely because and 6 has been so interesting till it il X AMftM. 1 t iT .II was committee, w in' " ;I years ago.' We all ought to have it hid away in our hearts so we could be doers of the word and hot hear ers only. For Satan is going -as a roaring lion seeking to destroy .. , onA ViannirtPSS Of homes, schools and churches and every good v-u nnrf work. But II CaUHe, UUWl Trvv. ---- . ..'!,4- v,5wi h will flee from us and if we draw nigh unto-God he will draw night unto us. After the meeting closed we spent i 4. .ftomnnn with Mr. and a pieasi"i oi'"""" ----- t n T.avlv's family. He has fine corn. They hav "ops in that section considering the wet season. There is lots of peas iplant .j i.i: vines are rank, we Planted1 and saved 15 bushels of seed c-,aT Tma 2 acres planted in Krtoher S. P. Page u n.v,t vr the seed from Georgia) after wheat, and the pea vines runs to the top of the corn stalks and are full from botton to top o" and drv peas. blooms and snaps. We Jook some grejn . j ViMYia with us. vv e ana arv uii" . . .i.i a;a si nir mir visit mere Bro. A. E. Page of Chadbourn met n' ihere with two of his dauehters Misses Lena and. Mand W. had no met him beiore in uvr. .ui - -. - ... -, so New Prices Aug. 1st, 1916 The following prices for Ford cars will be ef fective on and after August 1st, 1916 CHASSIS . " . . . . . $325.00 RUNABOUT ... . . . . 345.00 TOURING CAR ... . . . 360.OO COUPELET . . . . . . . 505.00 TOWN CAR . . . . , , 595.00 SEDAN . . . . ..... 645.00 f. o. b. Detroit These prices are positively guaranteed against any reduction before August 1st, 1917, but there is no guarantee against an advance in price at any time ROBESON AUTO CO. LUMBERTON, N. C. . ' " J. H. FELTS, Jr, Mgt. --"V- Phone 223 Al was .... i .r-. l i.r. -.if-M npr son aiiu v.sitinsr nom" xuuva w.. - -- .i on. nii nephew, o. i. Ppa-e of Lumberton was visiting there with his wife !jnd two sons. been nearly 4 vears since I had been on a visit there and my nieces and nephews had almost grown out of rec- cg7ition. ... Don't fortret to attend the oro tracted meeting which begins Sun ....- ! rvVi 'mi ;t'- enno- that I've been Rin$rinr 35 vears or longer that male's house keeping and burdens and trials of almost everv kind seem lighter because it. fills my Boul full of glory whi'e I sing "P'-'Mous Bible what a treasure does th? word of God afford, all I want for life or pleasure food and medicine, shield and sword. Let the world accoount me poorf havinsr this I need no more. Food to which the world's a stranger, here my hungry soul . enjoys; of excess there is no danger: though it fills it never clogs. An a dying Christ I feed, He is meat and drink, indeed." "AUNT SOPHIE." President Appoints Special War Re lef Days By act of Congress, the President has appointed October 21 and 22 as days fc the relief of th suffering among the Armenians and Syrians. The Federal Council of the Church es of Christ in America will send out the appeal to all the 'hurches for a renerous response. The American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief will seek to reach everv com munity in the land, in an effort to relieve a distress greater than any the world has ever before witness ed. Pastors are urged to set apart iR.D.CaIdwell& H T - 4J (Incorporated) FUNERAL DIRECTORS. A BAD SUMMER FOR CHILDREN There has been an nTnmial amount of sickress amonr children every where this summer. Extr? precau tions should be taken to keen the bowels opei and liver action. Folev Cathartic Tablets are a fine and wholesome pbysic; cause no pain, nausea or erininq'. Believe indiges tion, sick heidiche. biliousness, sour pomch, bad breath. Sold everywhere. EMBALMING Odlest Undertaking Establish .ment in this 'community. Our equipment is good and when called we render satis . factory service Day Telephone 119; night, 82 or 312 or 226 - I; ON APPROVAL means just that: so YU go just where you drive ' straight, sure, in all weathers when you equip with United States "Chain Tread" Tires You can't always decide conveniently here as at your home which instrument and which records (if any) -will suit you. , We make the matter easy by sending a complete COLUMBIA GRAFANOLA outfit wherever yoa say, so you can take your time about it. i The picture llustrates the $1 10 Columba model. Its appearance is dignified and artistic; the shapely cabinet is mounted on cas ters, and in all the details of finish, this is an exemplary sample of what the best Amer can craftsmanship can produce. It is equip ped with the Columba Individual Record Elector, the last word in the many exclusive features possessed by all Columbia Graf o nolas. Other models as low as $15. STEPHENS & BARNES Chestunt Street Lumberton, N. C. Phone No, 62 the famous, popular priced, long-mileage, anti-skid tires. Ask us the price of the size you use and let us show you ,why "Chain Treads" are real economy tires. People's Garage Great North Carolina State Fair RALEIGH, N. C. Oct 16-21, 1916 Agricultural Building Rebuilt Increased Railroad Side Tracks inside the grounds, facilitating un loading and loading of exhibits. ' Walkways Paved. ' " CompetitiveCounty Exhibits of Blue Ribbon " Winners at County Fairs. - " ' 1 -! Agricultural Exhibits . Poultry Displays Canning Clubs Forestry Exhibits Boys and Girls Poultry Clubs Cotton Contests , Stock Exhibits Farm Machinery Displays Pig Clubs Education Exhibits Splendid Line of Free Attractions v Plenty of Fact, Fun and Frolic For Everybody Hjl - ' ' ''k'tii 1 I' Frokhlino 4"RoBepTsoM. Hill A)Kt iii JLSfV X tb.1 tbl. lea cro.ii 1. pr.etle.ll, fr. frea 'I , ;Y I bfor the XMsin.uon . ni. I!fl Jfe - Wk j fO ft B't!?K.6Me;onI,, c- J i Require J 1 XC& la 110000 o.o. 0 colonlt, II 1 1 k Vi II I FtnMBt.tlon teat f or B.Coll Conauoltl 'l i'. II ' fl 11 ln llOO c.e. n.g.tlT 'llMlllll .vji J II A i i J ln liooo e.c. ' neg.tii. , i i I iyt " ' iy 1loam r 111 1 1 M oro.cc.pl a cx.Pln.tl9D for .treptoeoael tod I III ' il I ttptvl.ooccl .. n.e.tlT r..uu 1 - v.. Pure ! by Scientific ' - . AnalVSiS fAllCTcamPastnirizcd f . r Every Utensil Sterilised , The "VELVET KIND" Ice Cream. Sold by POPE DRUG COMPANY
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