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f PAGE TWO THE ROBESOMA-V, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1916 PARK TON PARAGRAPHS Interesting Batch of News From .Live Town Residence and Sawmill Burned Graded School Opens Section Hands Come Back to Work Church, Social, Personal and Other Items Correspondence of The Robesonian., Paxkton, Sept 9 Make hay while the sun shines! That's just what we . are doing. Rev. J. L. Jenkins, nastnr nf tha Baptist church, is back to his post of ' Mrs ui.y niier missing- an appointment r ? . . holding revival meetings. He W ed his pulpit here Sunday, to ueugiii oi ms congregation, also at Hope Mills at night. He reports MWV OUVlCdSi Ul Collier .Cobb and little daughter Sarah! but time not admit. In speak visited rayetteville this afternoon. 'ing.of Mr. freeman,. will say he airs. A. b. Jonnson of St. Paul is visiting relatives in town. Messrs. T. M. blue and Hoke Floyd spent Sunday at Galatia. Miss Mary J. McNeill. Mrs. A. F. Much nri Esdale Currie attended the Sunday - A - Mil cL-uuui insuiute inursaay at at faul and report a fine time.--Mrs. C. W. Martin and little son. C. W Jr., arrived last night from Mullins, o. v.., ana win spena some time with Mrs. Martin's Darents. Mr. J. A. Cash well. Messrs t N. Fisher and Worth William son made a flying trip to Fayette- vme mis aiiernoon HOPEWELL HAPPENINGS a most successful meeting at n;i ton. where he preached last week. -'Splendid Sunday School Address by ouimay is go-io-sunday-school "n,e v-anyie anci Mr. E. IJ. day with the Baptist folks and a' Fremn Personal record-breakinc -rMmA o ca" j . vuuhuliivc wi x nc xwuesonian. r. u. li. J . yur town was very much excited oumiay nignt about 11 o'clock w.c re aiarm was sounded, of Mr. J P. Watts, owner and man ager of the Parkton Mattress F r"7 , flT was first discovered iLMn L'A' Johnson a"d he at once proceeded to arouse the family who were all asleep upstairs, and they barely escaped. Oni . 'ii fiorim . " - """" r" lurmiure was saved The l1d fHitn were partially covered by insurance. Mr? Wa s has the sympathy of the entire town m this misfortune. He will rebuild as soon as possible. fir'nI wA Blu lost his sawmill by lire on Wednesday night. The mill wis located about two miles north of town on the lands of Mr. J. fi. v.ur. inr. uiue s loss icas man xi.iii ii iiD , - , . i jij is no undecided oepi. m bundav was indeed n Hum lonsr to be remembered by the Hope well Sunday school, it being the good lunune oi me school to have Miss Janie Carlyle and Mr. E. B. Free man of Lumberton present, both of wnom maae interesting and profit able talks. It was after the teachers had gone through with the lesson that Mias Carlyle. introduced bv Mr. .T p Lowry, began her discourse by read ing a portion of the sixth chapter of St. John. The portion she read is about Christ feedine- the fiv thousand with five loaves and two fishes. Miss Carlyle related the story of the "Five Thousand" in a very simple yet instructive way. She told of how the people were follow ing the Saviour everywhere and how they had eone after Him out nf o'l the cities, so eager were they to hear left a good and lasting impression upon the hearts of his hearers. We would be more than pleased to have both Miss Carlyle and Mr. Freeman with us again. May God bless, pre serve ana Keep tnem. Mr. Burleigh Lowry and Mr. and 2iT. Conny Ransom were welcome visitors at the home of Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Lowry Sunday. Rev. S. S. Lowry preached a wonderful sermon for us Sunday and was a guest at the home of Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Lowry. Mr. "A. H. Lockey left for school Monday night. Mr. W. A. Lowry and eister, Miss Stella M. Lowiy, are to leave tonight for school. This will be Mr. Lowry's second vear' in vuuege, dui nis sister's lirst. Mr F N v lZ - rebullVr not. him preach. It was also brought to i t-' rib uTtV n pl,rey; f,ary houm th'i, w Z 18 re-roofinpr his mind the fact that the Saviour's T-ldyfe Blue Bel1 McCallum and Mag- BUIE AND PHILADELPHIA NEWS Some Who Have Out Largest Quan. imes or cotton Big Prices for Cotton Personal Mention Correspondence of The Robesonian.- Buie, Sept. 19 We are having some beautiful fall weather these days, fine for the fanners. Some are getting on very nicely gathering. Among the one3 we have noticed hav ing out the largest quantity of cot ton are Messrs. J. B. Humphrey and i. i. rrown. ihese are among the most prosperous and large farmers in the Philadelphus community and they can be counted on if there is anything made. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Daughtery's father is spending the week-end vis iting; at their home. Miss Maity Jones and Mrs". I. T. Brown were among the visitors in town this af ternoon. Messrs. John McLeod, W. II. Adams and J. G. Little were ov er in the St. Paul community Sun day. Misses Annie Humphrey, Mary ful address, to which his guidance gave splendid, yea thoughtful at tention. He gave a very striking definition of education, "The science which shows us our relationship to ourselves and every one else." His appeal to parents to train not only their own children, but to remember that they ought to be their brother's keeper and lend a helping hand to tneir neighbors was very forcibly put. "At the conclusion of his address he spoke of the Farm Life School and urged the citizens of this com munity to work for such a school. In response to a question asked by Mr. Currie in regard to bond issues, Iris reply was that "If you are going to establish anything to help future generations it is the very thing". "The address was one of the most appropriate and practical ever de livered here and all who heard Mr. McLean will want to hear him again." I GENERAL NEWS ITEMS Commending President Wilson and the Democrats m Consrress for keep ing faith in their tariff pledges and declaring for tariff legislation in the Sixty-fifth Congress, the American Tariff Reform League has issued a blanket endorsement of all Democrat ic candidates in the present . cam paign. Copies of the endorsement have been sent to the candidates in all the States. ; Mr. n H Cfi1I ' . vi ojcu-eviue, starred yes terday to paint Mr. T. M. Blue's nice new residence. Monday and Tuesday of this week was millinery opening at L. E. Hughes'-store. Miss Stella Byrne is proprietor and milliner. Scores of lades were present both days. Wednesday is the graded school opening day and it is expected to be .c grraiesi oi an opening, days. Ihe school grounds have been put m first-class shape and all the teach ers are present Prof. Doub is very much encouraged at the present out look. Aj much-enjoyed entertain- Me?T?nu .so,cial was Piven at the McNatt hotel on last Tuesday nieht in honor of the tenth and eleven grades. Much merriment and a good time for the young folks. Refresh ments were served. , " The following have gone off to school Misses Carrie, Henrietta and Mane McMillan have gone to Red Springs, Flora McDonald Col lege; Elbert Currie and Herbert Odom to Chapel Hill. . Capt-D. A. Sikes, foreman of j the A. C. L. at. this niarp. nHvieoo that his hands all struck a'little more than a week ago, also the section bands at Hope Mills struck, but they all decided to come back Monday, eo they are back on the job. The captain just let them go,- and as the railroad was in first-class condition ne did not bother himself in the least, as the road master said that if the weather continued good the road could rest for several weeks. The hands perhaps needed a week's vacation anyway, and now they are in fine shape. Miss Lizzie McKenzie of Lake City, S. C, is on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moody. Mr. A. S. Pope of Weldon has accepted a po sition with the Parkton Pharmacy as rrgistered druggist. We welcome h;m to our city. Mr. H. 0. Floyd of Fairmont has accepted a position ! with Cobb and Johnson as salesman . ! Mr. Duncan Thagard and family; have moved to our town and are oc-t cupying the J. D. Gilhs buildine. heart was full of compassion for the people and that he healed their sick; and though He had crone to that desert place in a ship. . when He reached it, He found the multitude had gone there before and were waiting for Him. When the day was far spent the disciples thought that the people should eo to their rome so that Christ might find rest, therefore they requested Him to send the multitude away that they might go into tne ullages anri buy them selves food. Jesus said. "You need not send them away. We will feed them." - rninip answered: "We have not money enough, even if we spent all of it, to buyfooAJor all these pea pie." Jesus said, "How many loaves have you ?" Andrew replied, "There is a bov here who has five barlev loaves and two small fishes: but what are they amnn? so many?" "Bring them hither to me." was all He said. Then He told the neonle to sit down uoon the crass in rows of fifty and He took the bread and f'hes. and lookine up to heaven, He blessed them and brake them in nieces. givin them to the disciple3 to nass to the people. "Tink-nf it." evclaimed the speak er, "five thousand men, besides the women and children, . and all ate of tv loaves and fishes until thev wer2 filled!" Ripht here Miss Carlyle -!irrpcted tb's question: "What would have .been the results had this bov refused .to eive up the five loaves P'-. tv fiskos?" Then she emoha ri'd this: Jf we make our Simdiv schools and churches what they should h. we must follow the example of tM boy: p-ive whit we have. She further emphasized the fact that v rvhodv hn, an 'Tifluence either for cood or evil, and one 'nnot resist Vrnvino- an influpTifa, "You bxp as sure o cast an influence as1 you ire to tat. n shadow", se said. How true that is, too. for it is born with rs. It speaks, it walks, it moves. W rwrt b a liirbt to illumine or p tenoest to d-sti-ov: therefore we Mr. A. If. Pprrv. tllf L-inr nntatn farmer, went to Fayetteville Mon-l V'0' r'ard our influence. Hv cr.Tvlit? 34 buhpls and old j ,IlAS Carlyle crbnnrd hes rti. them at 75c the bushel, and return-i course to some ertent. m3kiner mann ed home before night. Charlie Wil-I 'ntrrepting and helpful points, and liamson. Jr., carried a load of wheat!" "sing illustrations, she mad her to the McNeill flour mill Mondav and i housht.s so clear that a wayfaring returned home heforp mht with n msn. though a fool, need not err. load of the btst flour. . Mersrs. Angus -j'drneran, P. H. Fisher and A. M. Stubbs visited Fayettsville Monday. Mr. and Mrs. HUSBAND 06JE0 TO WIM Wife Cured by Ljdia E. Pinkham's Vegs Compound I f m verj' sor-v thnt snace will rot i dm;t, of mv going further into the detsils of Miss Carlyle's discourse. ! but to mike a long story short will ar liPr talk wis a gem from start : to finish and all njoysd it immer.ser ' !v. ; Afte. Mst?ning to Miss CiHyVs rt' !rf a.? tl, choir t cr.tr one .selection pr'. then Mr. F. B . Freemnn intro dacrd bv Mr. P. W. Lowry, came to the floor hd h?nded out, :n hh mo?t eloquent and pleasing manner, ! trarv practicable thouj;ht? . Mr. Freeman bernn by 'stating-that there! were main point which h wished j io bring -out in his taiK. ine iirst vu5 that wo should take the Sunday tviool hy tnr iob and not by the day. Iviirnt. here the ppeaker took occa- ,. .'' t ' t," ion to emphasize tiie fart that al! Dcs .uoin.-s, Iowa. "Four years ago 1 have a place in the Sunday school; I was very sick and my life as nearly ; and then he went on to show the spent. The doctors necessity of each one filling hs stated that I would ! y) ice. The second was that W3 never get well with- j thculd not criticise with supposition, out an operation Mr. Freeman told of a strong and and that without it I reliable bank that was almost force I would not live one into insolvenry by the criticism and m ,,v, supposition of ore woman. He very year. My husband , n victarti out the harm we are objected to any ;Hab,e to inf!ect upon tbe.other fe! operation and got j ow through unjust criticisms. In mesorneofLydiaE. ! jus third main point he gives the rem Pinkham's Vegeta- j rdv. . In . sneaking of the third main b!e Compound. I took i ocint "Mr. F.reemi! stated that there it and commenced ( i a larsre ep.te throng' which we rhould cause the ne-.vs to cr.ter b3 fore nassin on to- the next person, and this lave prate is .composed of three nipst important ouestions: 1? it tr-jp? It is njedful to tell? "Would My husband savs I Nt. . a., w,.. would have been in my grave ere this it; nn;t, -orthv of mentionin!?. if it had not been for your Vegetablo j Compound. tlrs. Blanche Jeffer- 1 BON, 703 Lyon St, Dea Lloiaes, Iowa, j Before submitting to a surgical opera-j tion it is wise to try to build up the .female system End cure its derange-.; ments with Lydia E. I'inkham's Vege-j tabje Compound ; it has saved many j women from surgical operations. Write to tbc I.ydia JD. Pinlib iui Medicine Co., L,ynn, Mass., 'fori JKjvico-it will be conlideutJaL gie Brown "were the ones attending tne bunday school conventiAn at St. Pauls from the, Philadelphus church. ine writer and Kev. Lee Humphrey ana Messrs. William and Daniel Mc Phail spent Monday at Carthage. Mr. J. A. Stanton, one of ths largest and most successful farmers in the State, sold two bales of long- staple cotton last week that turned him out $257. This included the seed. He shipped this cotton from here to Gastoma and sold it there. He" has another bale that the seed has already netted him $37. If this bale will brinsr as' much per pound as the other it will turn him out for this bale and seed $167. Mr. C. C. Baxley and Mrs. F. E. Baxley spent Sunday in Laurin- burg. Mr. A. C. McLeod spent Tuesday in Lumberton. Prof. O . C . Dukes has arrived from Wilson and will have charge of the Farm Life School, at Philadelphus. Prof. Cates spent yesterday after noon in Red Springs. Mr. A. W. McLean Makes Education al Address at Clarkton Mr. A. W. McLean of Lumberton was the principal speaker at an ed ucational rally at Clarkton Friday of last week. In Clarkton corres pondence of the' Wilmington Star it is stated that the rally was a great success, and the following reference is made to Mr. McLean's speech: "Next Mr. G. H. Currie. in his inimitable manner and ready wit, introduced the speaker for the day, Mr. A. W. McLean of Lumberton, introducing him as a great banker, president of a railroad, which had penetrated Bladen county, as a great developer and a man high in politi cal circles. ,"As the distinguished gentleman rose to speak, the great crowd ap plauded. Mr. McLean prefaced his remarks by referring to the man ner in which he had been introduced, giving out the impression that Mr. Currie had flattered him somewhat. He then spoke of the interest which i-e felt, in Bladen, the mother of Robpon. aid said that Bladen was handicapped because of two things, lack of good roads and schools. "Then coming to his speech proper he Eaid there were two kinds of speeches, the flowery, or theoretical ErTh. and the practical kind, and said his would be of the latter class. "Vocational or industrial education was the keynote of the very f orce- ST ATE NEWS A. K. Morris and T. L. Wood, traveling men, attempted to force their attentions upon Mrs. L. F. Koonce and Miss Mamie Denton Sunday ni? a r the Bland hotel in Ral eigh and were fined $50 and costs fach in the Raleigh police court Tuesday. It was in evidence that after being repulsed one of th men caught one of the ladies bv the arm. insisted that they knew them, and irvited them to take an automobile ride. Who your Tailop ? 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