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T tm l - a . a. v -t .? . I J.1 " 1 IVI ( s ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FyVE CENTS. "TTMIII-i , . --n, '-' COUNTRY, GODy AND TRUTH VOL XLVII l I II ! IIIMIIIIHiliif SI. 50 A YEA Vttvt . aDYANCX LUMBERTOI: MORTH CAROLlNi MONDAY. JANUARY 1, 1917. NUMBER 92 DEMOCRATIC DOLLAR DINNER '. A EG ROES BOUND TO COURT I GADDYSVILLE GRIST -Many Robeson County Democrats En joyed Bansuet at Lorraine Hotel M.x.aj oYciimg auonai Commit-j! teeman A. W. McLean Was Toast! u many responded 10 k ROZIER NEWS NOTES PARKTON NEWS LETTER bJV 11: "a"j ChriBtmas With the Best Companions Bethune and Foster McMillan Both' Told Him They Killed Mr. Neilll Shaw i BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Good Behavior Box Toasts A Worth-While Event About SO Democrats. . -m-aH-Wlv1 V1 an' cn iseuiun of Robeson coun Wbe- i11 an' co ore bacco Beds Epidemic of Measles A.3 mentinnpH ir, Tl. i5J uixebponaence 01 l ne KODesonian. o :"T&wrr ;r o::. : S111"01 Vraers rary Social and lirother of emu. iTuun xl mowing jLu-ja rersonal C v ... oupper cnrisimas rassed U!CtIy Death of Resrular meeting of I.nmW tt-..J !,rs Jim. Jernigan Xo- 18' Maccabees, . tomorrow nijrht: I Correspondence of Thp Pnhponni-ni I CorresDondenee rf Th Rnicnninn " I tS "D i IT 1 i v sonian, Arch Bethune and Foster Mc-i 0?Ga.svilIe (Fairmont ! at 8 o'clock. Kooesonian. Rozier (Lumberton. R. 2k Dp,, sol Parkton. Dec. 28Christmas nJ ZlttitL tua!,ia Wa.sn h.a accepted , K. 1, Dec. -Christmas passed of very quietly' ed off very quietly here. Every" or.ei Deeds M W ' FlLd k egr,StCP S ntly slippmj here We are glad to say we never seemed to have a good time. i this Il05L She begai: WOrk very section of Robeson countvAe-i r1"1"' "ST COiorea, were pouno. over in represented, participated Tin a! SLfj? ST SQty Dy Kco,r.r ' dollar dinner at the Lorraine otel w" harg? f k.llhnf he .Friday evening from 8:30 to 11 o'-i L?e ,eiU Shaw: Accounts of Mr. -clock. It was "a feast of reasA and I notorious disappearance a flow of soul" well aTi feast' trom 1x13 home near Ten Mile church .-casion thoroughly eftioyed nd well! mains last month have been pubhsh- ,rth while. The county Dimocratic' edrrJ,som . . . , o-r.niTr ivri r a nr. Ahe principal evidence brought out eill of EumberVon; chaiaC e preliminary hearing was that reived the idea that it yould be a ! L JinVi King' f olored, who somefames good thing fox pemocjts pf the S?:5evlPfr f a AeteCutlvSr county to gather for i celebration : !S f ed lij0 T Mlle A the j-ecent victory in nation, State I Pf' hee ,Mr; .Sha? llved.' Pre: -and county, and the number who paid' ?linB tobe loimg flr a b f their dollar and the enjoyment de-i S W6 t0vhlr-e F-r rived by each one made the occas-i McMillan was and asked him if he ion a great success. aAnylm2gaD0Ut tne ca!e in National Committeeman A. W. Mc- if ich, Arch B.eth?ne was arrested on Lean acted as toastmaster and the! he cnare .,f c"mial a,ssaul uPn success of the event was due in large ; lo red frl: he said' Mc7 -measure to the consummate skill aSd I ftMlBSSr3 w tact .which he exercised in keeping f?lity. c.harfevbut if they had things going. There was not a dull. f.rrested K11? killing Neill Shaw .mommt Hnrin. Tfc -foi.! they would have had it right. King 26 Christmas went silentlv by. Quiet Prevailed with the excep-; saw but one man drunk and it uuguvAiiiiiiyud ITUV 0WIU JlCgrO eu me woous, swamps ana iieias in search of game I this morning. We lay around the yule log ah day and had some of the oest companions far better than a gun, even better .than a member of Roosevelt's African party. Our com pany were the best writers, such as j-iongf ellow, Dickens and a host of others. Miss EUa Lee Rowell and . a Mr. Davis were married Sunday. 'We hope they may wade to their necks in the Sea of Happiness. Did you know marrying is contag ious? There's another in soak. cemDer zj, was quite a success. We only hrd 8 boxes and raised $26.75. The first thiner on proeram was an eating contest which several bovs participated in. iiach boy was given a i. t .... I. rt i ii . . was: ixia& jTvuuy aiuDos entertained m few of her friends last. ! Another lean The box supper which was at Rn-! 8 till 11. The narlor was hpautifnl! away and it will be four vears hpfm zier school house Friday night. De-!with Christmas decorations. Several' the girls will have the chances lean very interesting games were piayea,j Kive mem again, after which fruit and home-made j Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Nance wilt fudge were served. At a late hourj move tomorrow from the Biggs place the guests bade their hostess adipn1 about 1 mil frnm declaring they had spent a pleasant i ville road, where they have lived for several soda crackers and the one j evening. The guests numbered about! several years, to Proctorville. that ate his first received a nn'yp The judges, Messrs. J. C. Carlyle and j. Li. numpnrey, decided m favor of Master Roma Baxley, who re ceived a box of soda crackers. Next was selling- the boxes bv Mr. Carl Howard of St. Paul. The last said he then asked McMillan if Beth une killed Shaw. McMillan replied that he did, that Bethune shot Shaw in the stomach with his (McMillan's) Why sure, no kick coming on The i thing was a box of chocolate candy 25. More would have been present but were hindered on account of the inclement weather. Mrs. L. E. Hughes and children also her brother Mr. Leon Johnson visited their parents in South Caro lina this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Thames and Mr. W, F. Baxley and son, Mr. Oscar, of R. 5 from Lumberton, were in town Saturday. Mr. Baxley re ported measles epidemic in his sec tion and a case in his own family. Register of Deeds M. W. Flov.l had one of the best months ever in o-rm t,a a -f0n ha m, QT1ri ' early . but lay stress on "go slow" that when Shaw made an attempt to h' ye, farmer, on cotton, and tobac- a noise he himself took an axe lowing were cabled upon and respond- -ed briefly and appropriately: Wel ;come Mayor. A. E White of Lum 7berton; response Austin Smith; Robeson County Democracy Mr. T. ' -A. McNeill. Jr.; Democracy of North Carolina J no. S. Butler of St. Paul: ! .T.T'""'rr' Elliot the allurino- nriices rarrv vn vvi,o TTr TAmwiA t,.vi; ; ' ana strucK ciiiaw, on tne neau. ivins, -- - - - - o r- iLSilTn w RTPTnIL: testified also that he was carried to-,? " unknown seas - ( 5nS XP i the jail by officers and placed where! very grateful to; "Aunt I l" 3rt ot, RJ1CJ? he could talk to Arch Bethune. Hej S?Vh" forT her flattering .remark 4i it it JKnJf? in id Bethune asked him what he was abouf US came, to- us as a trs: IwSlS CSlJf Jn" yWpA jail for and he told him he was ! mendous Christmas surprise., :;, irn !mVfe?nf Mfi JT an escaped convict. He then askedj Thf e he been so many cases; of -ern Allie3 Prof. M. Shepherd of Or- R o. .Ma u0 ua ! measles and school running, so 'low rum; Victory in Back Swamp D. E.. and Bethune Tenlied that he kiU-!1 literarv activity has been a dead -Rritt. muB TTnnw romi.rnv Tom ln. anc.L ietiiune replied t nat ne kiu -i , Q. ,.J ,tc, Tj"'. KIr V5ci,; i ed Neill Shaw. He testified also that - Robesonian Anybody with common; voted off for he most popular girl,! Mr. Baxter Hodges of Wagram spenti mamage license business during hoss sense knows that the publishers j which was won by Miss Pearl Car-1 Christmas with home folks ! Jj,,'-ei"ber. He sold 73 licenses dur- would not hike the price were it not; lyle. j Mr. ard Mrs Yancey McCall of i " month, which at $3 each extremely necessary. If any paper. The school at Rozier has orderpd i Clio, S. C. SDent Christmas wJth Wi f""nted to $219. is worth 2 bucks a year The Robeson- j a $30 library which we hope to have1 parents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stubbs. ! License has been issued for the soon. Messrs. Angus McLaurin of Johns' Tr:Viae oi James Avne.- Urit and . A surprise party was given at the! and Lawrence Buie of near Maxtoni Li'lian Freeman; Thos. W. HolUJky home of Miss Sallie Holder Monday were pleasant visitors in town last! rri1 Nona McLein; Ernest McPhayl csunaay. . iumam loon; a. u. VYilsou and Mrs. Nan Carter and daughter, flora E- Prevatt. Frances, spent Christmas at Fair-! Sheriff and Mrs lan is. The tobacco planters are turning their attention to the tobacco plant beds and now is the proper time for sowing them, as late plants are very uncertain. We advise all to plant -Capt. Jno. TV1. Smith; Militant De "mocracy H. E.-Stacy; The Press J.' A. Sharpe; Why His Confidence Nev er Wavered D. B. McNeill Prohi "bition Jas. D. Proctor; Our Legis ' lators Senator Frank Gough Demo- crat Party and Goad Government R. TtT j . JI J J r1 ' 1 pie of the Ten Mile section had been stun was very eviaentnris- trying to get him to tell something mas among the. regulars, but if there li villi; tu t; -V Aiiii'- n-n uvui,i-iiift . i . , about the killing of Shaw, but thatj were new partakers weydo .no he would never tell any d d white j kno ..... , JIax. man about it. i Mr. N. A. Townsend, who lives Mr. R. E. Miller made asplendid rddress before the Pleasant ?Grove Sunday school Sunday. MrtMiller night which was enjoyed by quite a Miss Sallie McTnnalr1 mvp a most-! Frances, snent Phricrtm-is nt FoiV.i RliprJff nA ivivc- t v t : . 0 . - , -r "v ' t i.iio. it. xj. UCWU enjoyable entertainment at her home; monc. moved Thursday from the Correll Friday night. The parlor was beau- Messrs. Bird Marsh and Gu3 Pate ! house on North Elm strppt. wVipi-p tifully decorated for the occasion with of the Sherwood section in Cumber- j they had been keeping house for sev-"" nony ano misietoe. yuite a crowd ; iano county, were visitors m town last i cral year?j to the Lorraine lioteli was present and enjoyed the occas- j Sunday p. m. j where they have a suite of rooms. ion' ! Mr- Harold Stanton and sister, Miss! . Mr J T Mclntvrp anH family Mr and Mrs. J. H. Ratley and lit- Macy of Clio, S C., spent this week! moved Thursday f rom a farm neS tie daughter and Mr. J D. Johnson i with their grandparents, Mr. andjRennert, which he recently sold, to of Curne, Pender county, spent the; Mrs A M Stubbs a farm about 4 miles from Lumber- holidays at Rozier with relatives.; Mr. Herbert Kelly of Fayetteville ; ton on the Whiteville road which he They, made the trip m Mr. Ratley's visited in town for a few days this! recently bought from Mr. J. T. Biggs, new auto j week. ,T - Mr. and Mrs. Ratley and Mrs. W . 1 Miss Eva Bryne and sister are t ,21 -"f l P"? B. Barker spent Tuesday at Re i moving to Fayetteville this week. Wej iaS 5 Springs at the home of Mr. George , regret very much to see them leave. I S!in?fS Th p Roht Jnfl w ?w Ratley. Messrs. Marion ard Gus Pate, Nor-! fciipS-on to The Ro.besonian that that Misses Maude and Eva Byrd of ! wood Butler of Cumberland county i flnhJmJquar! Wlth, everybody and Simrietarv'a X Poad, snpnt fo'.and Marsh P.PnnpttP of Pntwni h.e had corn and meat a-plenty. Well days at the home of Mrs. W. R. were pleasant callers in town last . . Baxlev. Mondav evenins-. I Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Parnell will BIG NEW YEAR PARTY TX Caldwell: What Shall Robeson Do "4? """".i ' is a sneaker of force and nower. "With fhP Road OuPstion W. S. Britt: I "e ,nearu. a u.u aTl 8UI1"S,5 V W? larcn, Smith, a militant Democi Si a SSoTnegro him-l SSLJ0 rlS' ?S blbout town. He has been on the! . Wo'odrow 4 WilSerR'&II chain in Robeson ;f our tiems. . TVIr. HertjertNewbold, State bank ex.- , PARM t OAV ASSOCIATIONS S S K "aldwe :Wks.? Messrs: Lon -Townsend nof p .-nr-rr. T i 1.01 T,t I Meetings tor Purpose, of Jorming isterpd at thp stnrp ni ii " a Peanent Associations Will be Held called on as tne crowd was leaved . t t -and each passed it to the other. A serious note was struck in re gard to roads and the. sentiment seemed general that Robeson muSt ; ?a " ST-l'L'jl6: tions Jill be held as follows: 'c? i?.o-i. nno-v. hyr.ntrht frnmi bt- 1 am inuroay, dan. i, p "his typewriter a message in rhyme in which he referred to all the coun tv officers and to some others pres ent. 4f --: Mrs. Chari.o Tolar and Mr. Collier; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cobb spent 200 Children Will be Entertained by Messrs. K. l. Caldwell & mix trtr istered at the store of Messrs.' R, D. rinlflwpll Xr Srn will hp pnt.PTtnin- This Week Farm Demonstrator! Pfi at a Nw Vpar nnrtv TPriHav af- Blancnard WTll Organize Any Com- ternoon of this week. The children munity ; are requested to meet at the Cald- Meetmgs tor tne purpose oi ei-; well store at 3 0clock m and fr there they will march in a bedy to the Pastime theatre, where they will see the picture show. The Pope drug move this week from Mr. Wm. Stone's Tn'nt- Ponnorf Cront Qhtiott rhviatmnc Hqtt niv, lior r,or0r,f. place 6 miles Irom Lumberton on w . . k-iv kjuiiv ... v u . . . . . .m, mm nvi uuitilko Ileal rt . . . . . . l..-e home of Mr. and Mrs. Roicoe Kocktish. i- piuce oeionKing mj air. . Toir of Ro7.ipr. Mr. T.. E. Tvner and Hano-htpr ATio E. Lineberry on R. 1 from St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Queen Roads and i Cora, of Lowe visited in town last! Mr- Parnell was a Lumberton visitor Mepsrs. Jesse and Will Olphan of j Tuesday p. m. Fayetteville spent a few day3 ati Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McQueen and relatives. ! 'children, also Mrs. McQueen's sis- this morning. Price & Bonnelli's Greater New York minstrels held the boards at Mr. ard Mrs. W. D. Watson cf i ter Miss Georgia Taylor of Maxton, j the local opera house Thursday night. Rozier wrh m. Rennert spent the week-end at Roz- Mrs. D. Z. Wooteri' o ."Fayetteville is visiting her brother Mr. Walter Rozier. Mr. Anderson Britt is spending the holidays with home folks at Long Branch. were visitors in town last Tuesday atternoon. Miss Eglah Smith and -sister Josie and brother Frank left this morning for Red Springs. They -will visit there before returning at their home at Clio, S. C. Mrs. Jim Jernigan received a tel- Mr. Dennis Douning and Miss Pau-! egram Wednesday night stating that Lumberton Friday, Jan. 5, 10 a. m. Maxton Friday, Jan. 5, 2 p. m. Mr. W. R. Camp of the department! occasi0n oi co-operation and maricets, itai-: yjr y,. q line Smith of Cumberland county re turned home Saturday after spend- Bell will be assisted in Some who were present did not: eiSh wil be Present at these meet-; managing the party by two young rpo-i-ctpr nnr write their names on,ing.s.. J ladies, who will see that the chil- , , . All desirinp- miormation m regarc v... -"'-i i ' r . o - r thPso peennntmns mav pommuni in regard, (jren have a good time i -v - " i iii uuiuici. wnu nave nut ictiai-ci- -Vck noiYioe rt-f nil TWPCPTli'. A VntP of thanks was tendered Man-!ate vlth, arm ,Demons h t ed for birthday parties can do so by aer Crabtree of the hotel for the tfiancnara at iumoerton. mr. cxancn- callinfr at the store with their par S.ent ST in which the ban- J?Tl!'U' 6 uet WaS served- ested will communicate with him. j This will be the largest children's Farm loan banks have been organ-: rjartv ever assembled in Lumberton store win serve reiresnments and tne; ;. SPVpral ds at. thp hnmp ATr U:u :n - c it.- . J" " " ciiiiuieii win receive suuvemrs 01 uie r c rnrlvlo Dr. Luther McMillan of Red Springs and Miss Annie Belle Humphrey took Wednesday Mr. Walter Humphrey to Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, where he will take treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Smith of Dub lin, Bladen county, is expected to ar- her brother Mr. James Pate of Clio, b. C, was dead. Messrs. Eddie Farrell and Coger of Sampson county spent last Tues day in town for the purpose of hunt ing. Miss Ruby Stubbs will leave Sun day afternoon to resume her duties as teacher of Sherwood school in Cum berland county. All the boys and girls that are ,nffi.. "n A k r?ira rt,p n:i , r arm loan annus, nave ueen uin- par1 wppVTvnlndpd jized and associations may obtain mon-and n0 doubt the occasion will be v . t rr. w ey now- Associations already have; lonK remembered by the little folks. The office and fixtures of Dr. W.I heen organized at Maxton and Row- t X Grantham on the second floor of land. claims Entente Allies Won Triumph -damaged by fire Friday niht when, Watchni?ht Service New Year Ush", London DisDatch, Dec. 29. iinon neai-r pi. y - : ered In Thp hatt.lp of thp Snmmp is nic- A watchnight service was held at tured as a sweeping triumph for En Chestnut Street Methcdist church i tente Allied arms in a detailed re- left the office about 10 .o'clock and turned the fire out. When he return- rive here tonierht and spend a few! home for their holidays will leave days. j in the next few days to resume their Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Blackburn and I duties for their respective places son. Eugene, are visiting relatives in Fayettevile. Dr. Norman Britt of Atlanta, Ga., who is visiting his father, Mr. S. E. Britt of Ten Mile, passed through here with his brother Mr. O. M. Britt ian and its readers. Thursday p. m. We hope for "Aunt Becky" a speedy recovery. BOARDMAN NEWS BATCH -------- - ... . , VJlICiluia., " . , V LCIlte .MllieU Xi 11J.& in x ucmncu lu 1 ""'"' j Vi' nisnt, Deginnmg ai n port by Gen. Douglas Haig, which was Tin fotnd that the heater had explod-i There was speciai music and the ser- issued tonight and which covers op fd, and the room showed signs ot Iire.j vice was soiemn and impressive. A erations from July 1 to November The walls and office fixture? ; were few minutes before midnight the' 18 General Haig terms the battle scorched and it r hard to tell wny ation bent jn gent prayer a ; trinmnh iin ; whirh thp ar- rx more serious fire did not result.! and in this manner greeted the Newj man western armies were sav The fire went out by itself, lhe iwt , Year as the church bell was rung. I ed from complete collapse and de that there was not much oil in the Qn the 3troke of twelve the choir ci3ive def eat only by a protracted Renter no loubt saved a hejvy tire-an?r a nappropriate anthem. I period of unfavorable weather that loss. The dmage to the bui ding and . other bellg were rung and a few . prevented the Anelo-French forces office fixtures amounted to around j minutes later the fire bell was rung: from taking full .advantage of their ?100. and the auto fire truck clanged about successful advance. He declares that, . n v; Alcn snmp folks in an autoi ,.,.i-v,.ioc- n- nroc n t.;n-rviT-iV, ahir'h ,.. . it 1 " iicvciuiuicoo. ij wto .win 11 , . . . i j . tile lUll llicu. Lil- luau t,u lilt; iiiiiv fff fn Rnlpitrh Tmnortant Local LeC-; 4. xr-l ctroot chnntmor a i j j..i.4. j-v. i ... i - i . . j. . , . i weiii. nn iJiiii oiv-v u.wv....s -proveu ueyonu nouui, uie aunity ui nis anKie ust auove nis snoe tops. - jvoiiiiiii toauic. me Allies to oveiuirow vjeiiiia.iiv i iz was a very ugiy wouno. nr. nut- Boy Christmas Tree Personal Correspondence of The Robesonian. Boardman, R. 1, Dec. 26 Christ mas was made dull to many of us by learning that Ernest Hill, a 14- Barnes went to search for the horse It is one of the best minstrel shows that has visited Lumberton and the performance was enjoyedbv a large audience. " Messrs. S. L; Parker and Charley Hickman passed through town Sat urday morning about 11 o'clock with a wagon filled with fox dog3 and a dead fox. They caught the fox about 4 miles from town on the Strong Wishart plantation, now own ed by Messrs. White & Gough. The docs chased the fox for four hour3 before they caught him. Mr. M. A. Odum, who came to Lumberton a few months ago from Farmville, Va., purchasing an inter est in the grocery store of Mr. M. N. Folger, sold his interest back to Mr. Folger last week and left Fri day night for Farmville, where he will keen books for W. J. Hillsman & Co. It is understood that Mr Odum is to marry a Farmville lady soon and that his return to Farm vile was for reasons other than bus iness. Mr. W. C. Boone, who left Robe son county some months ago for China, where he is employed by the American Tobacco Co. in farm dem onstration work relative to raising tobaco. remembers his friends in Robeson. From the Far East, Fantse, he sends The Robesonian a ine as follows: "Here's . Robesonian and its many i -mw y-ii - j J The evidence was that Gaddv took readers a errv anu a a horse from the stall belonging to prosperous New Year . The card was Mr. Clayton Barnes, who lives near "' wc... Dr. Lucian Edgar Follansbee. Mr. Harron Floyd has returned to his post of dutv as clerk for Cobb & Johnson after spending Christmas with home folks at Fairmont. With best wishes to The Robeson- RECORDER'S COURT Negro Charged With Stealing Horse Road Sentence for Abandonment Jerald Gaddv, colored, was bound Wilbur Brown Accidentally Shot poTcardreld Painfully Wounded by 14-Year-Old JgJ bv Recorder E M M? wMrin The I Ttv Phrictmae TrP Porsnna aiteiTlOOn D KeCOraer Jl. IJ1. town, Christmas night. When Mr. vear-old boy, had accidentally shot Wilbur Brown while hunting. He was walking a few feet behind when the gun fired, the load going into islation .Senator Frank Gouch and Repre-'i the extent of the celebration last , when the time comes." The British commander shows himself to be con fident that the Entente Allies can win the war on the western front. sentatives J. S. Oliver of Marietta and night when 1916 died and 1917 en- G. "B. Sellers of Maxton, who will represent Robeson in the next Legis lature which will convene Wednesday will leave this evening for Raleigh. Some important local legislation will "bo. attended- to early in the session. The Robesonian hopes to be able to give its readers some interesting in formation on this subject in its next tered. issue. Joint Meeting of Executive Commit tee and Farmers' Union Jan. 3 A called joint meeting of the Rob eson division of the Farmers' Union and the executive committee of ihe county union will be held in the eontt lm".;e here .Vednoay of this week. The meeting will open at 10:30 o'clock a. m. Each local in the county is urged to send delegates to this meeting. This Section Was Wrapped in Snow 41 Years Am Today Mr. W. S. Wishart of Lumberton recalls that 41 vears ago today, on! January 1, 1876, this section was wrapped in slept and snow and no travel was possible except on foot. Mr. N. A. .Ratley of R; 1 from Fairmont is a Lumberton visitor to day. Mr. Ratlev says the farmers in is section will increase their to baco acreage this year, providing they can get plants. Mrs. Robt. L. Wagoner left yes terday for her home at Atlanta, Ga., after spending the Christmas holi days here visiting her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Crabtree, at the Lorraine hotel. Messrs. Joseph. Jno. and Archie Walters and M. L. Baxley of the St. Paul section were Lumberton visitors Saturday. Messrs. Archie and lalmage ura- New Law Firm Beginning today Mr. David H. Ful ler will , be associated with Mr. E. J. Britt in the practice of law. The new firm name will be Britt & Ful ler. Mr. Britt has been practicing law in Lumberton for a number of years. Mr. Fuller is a young law yer who has had an bffice in Char lotte for the last three months. He ham of the Tolarsville section were j? a graduate of Trinity College, Bur Lumberton visitors Saturday. ham and read law at Harvard tini- versity one year. He is a son of Mr. chinson said the heel string was shot in two. He was taken to Hamlet last night to a specialist to try and prevent his being a cripple for life. We trust he may get on nicely and soon be at home again. The Woodland school had a Christ- j appearance at court. mas tree Saturday night, the chil dren's pieces were good and all re ceived a present off the tree enjoyed by all present. ho mot rinAAv hi-ino-ino- tho hnrep hark! who has been on the Chautauqua and or 1 - . m t ef J Lyceum piatiorm ior zu years ana who is said to inspire and hold an audience as few lecturers are able to do, will deliver a lecture at the op era house Thursday evening of this week. at 8:30. This is one of the numbers of the Lyceum course un- towards his home Roy T. McPhail was before the re corder Saturday afternoon on two charges, one for carrying concealed weapons and the other for abandon ment. On the charge of abandon ment he was sentenced to 4 months The board of county commission- It was ; ers and the county board of educa 1 tion are holding- their reeular month- Misses Masre Phillips and Alma ! W meetings today. The usual first- Martin are spending some time with; Monday crowd is in town. friends and relatives. j Rev. A. T. Howell and family Mr. Author Shaw, who has been will move tomorrow to Siler City, on the roads. He was fined $10 and' der the auspices of the Lumberton cost for carrying pistol, lie gave! uivic association, miracuuns &i notice of appeal and was required to given in this course have been far give a $300 justified bond for his above tne average ana ur. rouans- bee s lecture win De louneu imwmu ' to with pleasure. Mr. I. V. Hooper, who sold his Mr. John W. Branch of R. 4 from Lumberton was in town Saturday. Mr. A. D. Prevatt of Pembroke was' a Lumberton victor Friday. i Rev. A. H. Porter of Whiteville was a Lumberton visitor Friday. Mr. Lacv Breece. who spent the holidays here with his mother. Mrs. L. R. Breece, returned Saturday to Norlina, where he works in a nrint inc office. Rev. B. Lightoh Armstrong of Welsville, N. Y., who poent. some time in Lumberton. left Thursday night. Mr. Armstrong is pastor of a church in Wellsville. Mr. W. C. Lewis of R. 3 from Fairmont is a Lumberton visitor today. C. M. Fuller of Lumberton. Box Supper at Mahony School House January 5 Correspondence of The Robesonian. Raynham, Dec. 29 There will be. a box supper at what is known as the Mahony school house Friday night, January 5. The procpeds will be uspd for buying desks for the school. You are cordially invited to be present. There will be other features of attraction. Come. Miss Pearlie Lee Lowry is our teacher. holding a job in Oklahoma, is spend mg Christmas with home lolks. where Mr. Howell has accepted a call to a field, including the Baptist church Messrs. Rowland and Jerald Kelly; at Siler City. Mr. Howrell came to are visitinsr their brother Mr. Liney; Lumberton from Hamlet a few Kelly, interest in the ILumbeiton Marble & Granite Co. some months ago and had since been a salesman for that company, has purchased the Fayette ville Monument works and went to Fayetteville this morning to take charge of that business. Mr. Hoop er is an experienced monument man and made numerous friends throur j out this section during his resic months ago to take charge of aj of 7 vears in Lumberton. Mrs it man rourl side. I Hool Mr. J. N. Kellv of Whiteville has field in Robeson composed of the St. I rr and their infant son will remain moved back to his former home. We; Paul, Ten Mile, Tolarsville and Great I jn Lumberton about 2 weeks before are glad to welcome them back. j Marsh churches but recently resign ed. Negro Woman's Face Cut by Jealous Roberta Nash, daughter of Mrs. Wife i Bert Nash, was 6 years old rriday moving to Favetteville. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. McMil lan arrived here Saturday morning from Baltimore, Md., where they were married on the 27th ult.. mention nf which was made in Thursday's Mr. and Mrs. McMH- Presbyterian Special services will be held at the Presbyterian church Wednesday, Thursdav and Friday eveniners at Rpv. Paul T. Britt of R. 4 from 7-30 prepartorv to communion ser- A danererous eash was cut in thf She was given a birthday party by face of Mary McNeill, colored, by , the firm of R. D. Caldwell & Son. ram'p TVTprrirk- also rnlored. Friday She invited Marv Lawrence. Chris-' T?rhpnr.ian. night. The trouble took place in the i tine Wishart, Helen Thomas, Jose-j lan are livinrr for the present with "Bottom" and is supposed to have' lee McKenzie and Emma Earl Bag-J Mr. McMillan's mother. Mrs. H.McE. started about Carrie's husband. Eith-i gett as her guests. She took her: McMillan. Mr. McMillan will build er a knife or a "razah" was -usei byi guests to the Pastime theatre and! on his lot in the north-western part of town at once and will beien house keeping just as soon as he can com plete his residence. Messrs. L. Rex- Mr. A. D. Jones of R. 2 from Fair- ford Stephens and R. L. Sheiby, wno Lumberton is in town today. vice next Sunday. Carrie. Both Carrie and her hns-i the Pope drug store served refresh-! band are m jail as a result of the ments for the occasion. affair. Night Policeman S. B. boyle: .j- t- i- wu;i irn.,,'. wound is not considered dangerous,! mont is among the visitors in town accompanied Mr. McMillan co iJaiu- she had a close call. today. more, returned r naay.
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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