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' '" j- ' - ; . ' : s ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS COUNTRY, GpD AND TRUTH $15P aR. due IN AD VAN CI VOL XL VII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 11, 1317. NUMBER 95 . 1 w -Mr i - , ' iTr-T-- .. . , . BENTON CARRIED OUT THREAT AND COMMITTED SUICIDE KILLED SELF NEAR LOWE GOVERNOR'S SALARY $6,500 ' SHAKE-UP IN BANKING CIRCLlI' OUT RAYNHAM WAY i . -,' , Increased From $5,000 by Legislature! HM- McAllister Succeeds G. B. Mc- Moving is the Order Personal Men- Bickett Inaugurated Today Lo-1 L. as preslden of First Nation-! tion cal Bills I 1 ana MCA. iNixon Becomes, Corresnondpnrp nT . i ! ashler F. L. Ford Become?,'! . . iiuABsem- Treasurer of Planters Banf I T' , ' rMovlnS seems 6hei Trust Co.No Changes at Nation 'the order of the day artod IYrmer Columbus Count, Man Found' H "f"rf..tA"? "T1 Asss- Treasurer of Planters wSSJfJ. . Jan. 8-Moving Tx "T, r a"" " $0,000. the salary fir,,, rs-o.-. """" "l "ti ROZIER NEWS NOTES COTTOM AND COTTON SEED Middling cotton is selling on the a Olijcnnn i . " T v." T -.---.-. trill it; if . . . "P")""". tUP Saiarv l.OV. l.rj-.o- roceiv. ter to Wilmington Star In Love : Th.e Senate passed a bill Tuesday ..A.,. l " ".sJt . .ln J"10. ! increasing thp sain 7 u,,- ton- All 'KanKS'V m flourishing Condition With Robeson Countv Girl Snent "Christmas in Lumberton and Told 'Then of Purpose Wife and Chil dren Survive After disclosing the fact in an un dated letter received by the Wil mington Star Monday afternoon that He intended to end his life, L. C. Benton, a native of Columbus coun ty, "killed himself near Lowe Tue., s.ay night by drinking carbolic a.rd. 'The remains of Benton were found in the woods about 300 yards from the home of Mr. W. F. Prevatt. Rilcv ('arie. vl o lives near by, heard Ben-' ton making a struggling noise about 8 cVlock and went to the home of Mr. Prevatt and told him about it. When they went to the scene thev 'found Benton's body cold in death. Sheriff K. E Mr. and Mrs. Joel Tvpv a-nrl s .v.n. j - . - "J V1UI flron IM.cc.ci Tn: .. 1 t. , increasing the salary to $7,500 but1 l - hL f$ ular A?111 ..meeting 6fMr. W. B., spent last Sunday with the House voted down that bill. It I the stockholders of the Planters Bank-Mrs. Ivey's sisters, the MfesS But was necessary to pass a salary bffll? V",? 5? d iTuesday morning ler 0f Gaddysville section. Mr. Scott before Gov. Pickett's inauguration e following Rectors were elected.! Stone was a Lumberton Vis t today if any change was to be made Jm!!' - B. Fletcher C. . Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew m the salary during his term. ThelJf1 d - .Spauldmg F.-.-:Ivey and Messrs. Joel and Franklin iiuu&e Kinea a senate bill provid-1 . x own-j ivey were Lumberton visitors last Roads in Bad Fix That Puzzline local market today for 17 cents the u.si,ioa &cnool in Good At oviu or it x-4 cents yes- Condition Personal terday. Seed is selling for 80 cents Correspondence of The Robesonian. ! the busheL Rozier (Lumberton, R. 2), Jan 10 Our wish is for a bright New Year BRIE ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS for every .one. The roads around Rozier are get- License has been issued for the ting in bad fix, especially in St. Uiiage vl vv m. r'. Teauer and Pat- SiTnorintfl-nrlQTiT of Schools and Attorney General from! h Thompson, D. W. Brown, Seth L 3.000 to $3,500. I omith, D. H. Shaw, R. O. Pittman, The inauguration of Gov. Bickett! T. A. McNeill, Sr., J. W. Griffin, E. takes place today. . I- Lowell, W. A. Warwick, L. E. In order to get through with emergency legislation before the lim- Whaley, L. E. Tyner, J. W. Barker, Immediately after the stockholders countv. Glad t fc"e seems to be somewhat better. Miss Record Burchett returned home last Sunday from Bellamy af ter spending a week with her cous ins. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Ivey spent Sunday with Mrs. Ivey's brother and f-isTer-m-iaw, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. it exnired i meeting the directors met and elected." of the Legislature met vpstprHn s5ith following officers for the ensu4.Britt. who li VP TlPJir TTlinpri' 1 nArra t. 1 of TnPsHnv Qi-iiVMiTQri ioc.4- !ine year: nresident. C. "R. Tnwnspnd'! - M5oc nn' T,r,r t- oi..j.' Lewis was notified ati nf Tnooo,r woi vice nresidents. R. T? Tinrrips w T? Rnin.w n-u m T mJ once and he went to the scene. It and ipti rMmivnori rt v,,-c n, i Fletcher: treasurer. F. Pnrd? sp-f Mr nu ui. was learned from some papers i mi Up to last nieht 404 bills had hPP,! retary-treasurer trust department, O.f Hartsville. S. C. snpnt two . , : t c i i ftt i i .., ' ' J w v ra titled and 525 had been introdu.- - opauimng. ine omy cnange m with - Mrs. Jfdgworth's parents, Mr. ed. of ficers was the election of Mr. Ford and" Mrs. John Tolar. They return- Besides those already mentioned in s treasurer.. - j ed to their home last Friday. Mrs. The Robesonian. local bills aoolvinsr The reports of the president and -Justin Walters of Back Swamn snent '- - 3 4. ! TTPasn rpr shnwprt tha Vionlr r Via i'n! t(it!f.. ,Ri,.f,J-,r : -.1. 4- ji. i ibuucovii tuuuvy xiiu luwns iicivci . , . . """ icvov . ii ui oiia' intent wii,n ner par- "his pockets and in a suit case which Jetton carried that he was the man wbo had written The Star of his in tentions to end his life. Guards were employed to keeD watch over the .remains till morning. A note bearing the following in scription was vfound attached to Benton's suit case: "Notify R. C. Benton or Hoyle Benton at Chad "bourn". Mr. R. C. Benton, a broth er of the unfortunate man, was lo cated at Evergreen, Columbus coun ty, -and came to the scene of the .suicide yesterday morning. Near the remains was found an empty ounce "bottle labled "carbolic acid". An in ouest wa3 not deemed necessary, and '"the remains were taken in charge "by the undertaking department of "Messrs. Stephens & Barnes of Lum Tjerton yesterday morning and pre pared for burial. They were ship ped to Evergreen for interment. been intrr.-,nrpd ai fnllrvurs. Pprrniota I a flourishine condition. surveyor fees in Robeson; permit! National Bank of Lumberton municipal waterworks and lights ini The stockholders of the National Maxton. nrovide auditor for Maxton:iBank of Lumberton met in annual amend Robeson game laws: amend i session Tuesday and re-elected the; port the ones sick with the measles local law of 1915 relating to Robe-1 old board of directors. These are son county; amend landlord and ten- A- W. McLean, R. D. Caldwell, L. ant act of 1905 as to Robeson. I H. Caldwell, L. R. Varser, H. B. Jen- I nings, K. M. Biggs, A. E. White, Q. MACCABEES INSTALL OFFICERS ! T- Williams, E. J. Britt, S. Mclntyre, (J. U. Norment, K. R. Barnes. After the stockholders meeting the direc tors met and re-elected the old of ficers as follows: president, A. "ty. McLean; vice presidents, R. JD. Calfl- lalks on History and Work of Order Lumbee Tent is One of Livest in State Th newlv-elected officers of Lum bee tent No. 18 of the Maccabees ! well, A. E. White; cashier, C. V. were installed by State Commander; Brown; assistant cashier, S. K. Nas$; H. S. Carpenter, assisted by District! teller, C. H. Phillips.. J . Bpnntv rommandpr R. T.p-wis Shel-I The report of the president show- T3enton was formerly chief of po-ibv Tuesday nierht in the Maccabees' ed the bank to be in a growing cot- Box Supper Soon School Progress ins Personal lice at Chadbourn, but had been con-Kan in the McNeill building, Elmidition with prospects bright for the' Correspondence of The Robesonian. M . 1 i TIT 1 1 J? ! - 07 ' I T T J. ,-w-t - . uucung a store at wraesDoro ior street. The new officers are: Fast new year. some time. He left Wadesboro Mon- -day morning, telling his friends there that he "was going down the road a niece. He came to Lowe Monday and had been thereabouts up to the time when he drank the fatal dose. It is sairi he slept in an old outhouse "near Lowe Monday night. A suit case and a traveling bag "'"vere found near the body of the dead man. A number of insurance pol icies and some other papers were cormander, E. Hood; " commander, i First National y Key. : W. S. Ballard will fill his J. W. Long; lieutenant commander,! At the annual meeting of the stock- regular, appointment here next Sat B. C. Rogers: record keeper. I. L. i holders of the First National Bank, urdajr -and Sunday. Mf-nill- fbnnlnin. W T TThvt nhysi-iheia Tuesday, trip loiiowms ooara oi B-tessrs. uaymon ami Furman Mil- I 1 I 1 , i . -f t A All I 1 (- I . . directors was eiectea: .j. a. mcAins-i ieroi; centenary were callers m this ter, Geo. B. McLeod, Thos. L. John-'j sections-last Sunday night. Prof. C. pen. Chas. T. Pate, John W. Ward, iX. Fisher visited in the Proctorville R. " E. Lewis, H. M. McAllister. :seciort Sunday p. m. Miss Roberta Paul township, and we don't see whv' kie lni"!n. they are not fixed. It seems as if Lir- A nos- Sanderson of Pates wa3 everybody around here has paid a -LiUinoerton visitor Tuesday, lie their taxes and it looks like there1 wiu De s4 years old next September is money sufficient to fix them; and,ana ls stl11 sPry ani active, why not fix them? U-iver, smau son ot ivir. and Mrs. Miss Pattie Odum left Jan. 1 for F- A- alk wno live about a mile Mac Feat college, Columbia, S. C. i xrom tovvn on tne Whiteviile roao, is We wish her much success. Mrs. ! very 31CK wltl1 pneumonia. The cuild Frank Hightower and sister, Miss 1 was irst taken with measles and Mary Watson of (Fayetteville, are Pneumonia developed, visiting their sister, Mrs. M. J. Bar- J-U. Carter and Novella Chavis, ker of Rozier. Mr. Durham Rice i Indians, were married in the office and sister, Miss Lillie of 01 Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd Long Branch, spent the week-' yesterday morning. Mayor A. jbL end at Rozier with relatives.! vVhite oificiated. Only a few people Mr. Perdie Britt of Lumberton! witnessed the marriage, spent Tuesday wth his brother Mr. I Mr. W. R. McGill traded Monday Anderson Britt, who teaches at Ro-' a house and lot on First and Chip- 4 zier. Mr. Britt expects to leave the Pewa streets to Mr. J. W. Bullock for first of the week for Atanta, Ga., I a house and lot on Second street. Mr. where he will study the barber trade, j McGill and family moved Monday Mrs. E. B. Smith returned to Dub-! into the house on Second street and lin Saturday after spending severall Mr. Bullock and family moved into ys with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ' the house on First and Chippewa. D. F. Britt. Master North-) Mr. J. D. Floyd and daughter, rop Harrel invited a few of' Miss Mantha, who live near Fair his little friends to take din-1 mont. were Lumberton visitors Tues- ner with him on his 13th birth-! day. Mr. Floyd has been a Robe day Surday. It was a pleasant day ; sonian ' subscriber since the first is for those present. Mr. and Mrs. W. sue back in 1870. He said that he R. Baxley spent the week-end at never before saw the like of fires , Smith's with relatives. Corporal Carl ; burning tobacco plant beds as he saw Gregory and Mr. Walter Rozier spent . m his neighborhood Monday night. Saturday at Ten Mile hunting. j Stewart, 10-year-oid son of Mrl Messrs. D. F. Britt and Ivey spent, and Mrs. T. A. Ramsauer, was pain Sunday at Fork. S. C. Mr. A. F.i fully hurt several days ago when a Britt spent Wednesday in Fayette-! limb fell out of a tree and struck ville on business. Miss Bettie Dal-i him on the back. The accident han- pieces are so interesting to all read-!1as of St. Paul is visiting friends at! pened near Laurinburg, where Stew- ers roi The Kobesonian. With best "ozier. Mr. (Jarey McDonald spent art was visiting at the home of his wisnes to an Kobesonian readers. aunoay at Barker's. Miss Clelon Odum of Clio, S. C, made a short trip to Rozier Monday. Messrs. P. T. and G. B. Blackburn have mov ed to the Clyburnville section. Dr. Page visited our school Tues day and found it in very good condition. Sorry to report the family of Mr. ents, Mr. and Vlrs. Bond. Mr. KA Bryant spent Saturday in Dillon. S -.- Glad to have so many new neigh bors with us this year. Glad to re- better. Mrs. Joel Ivev seems to bp unimproved. Hope to see her well soon. Messrs. E. W. Woodell and Robt Britt of Dublin spent last Thursday at Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ivey's. Hope Aunt Becky will soon be well again and write to the paper, as her FROM BALTIMORE SECTION Baltimore (Fairmont, R. 1), Jan. cian. Dr. J. A. Martin; sergeant, j. F. Alexander;master-at-arm3, Haynes Britt; first master of guards, B. D. m-on; second master of guards, J uncle, Mr. Dan Stewart. No bones, were broken and the child is improv ing, but is not yet able to come home. Gordon, Sam and Ella Taylor, who live about 4 miles west of town, were before Assistant Recorder E. M. Johnson this morning on the charge of larceny. The evidence was that Sam had nala, a twelve-year- B. Bruton; sentinel, R.. C. Colling! ;T for Greenville pic1'1. Lfcy McKenzie. After the installation ceremonies ! a number of addresses was made bv lound m the bag. while some clothes members of the tent. Rev. Dr. G. E. were found in the suit case. Ben- Moorehotse. pastor of the Presby ton "had $47 in his pockets. He also ! tenan church, and State Commander liad a picture in his pocket. Under , Carpenter also made interesting talks the picture, which was that of airm t,p bictorv nurt -worV of tbp Mac Robeson county lady, was -the follow- j cabea order, after which refreshments j business of the bank has increased Ing note written with percil: jwere served. more than 100 per cent, during the So sad to me that we ever! ttv.v.cc t'cmt of fhp Hvpr last two vears. The deposits on met on this earth. It has been m ti-,e state and new members are my end. Trouble is killing me. My ! mino- in at almost every meptinrr. dear children have .forsaken me for The tent now has more than 60 ac-! ber 27, 1914. The deposits on Janu i m' 1 i " ' . ! r - r- ffionn i H O TA ine. (Gin s nameifiere piease sym- ive members and the slogan for; arv y, ivn was iu ,ix.ov. ter the stockholders Tmeeting r&& elected the following officers: pres ident, H. M. McAllister; first vice president, Chas. T. Pate; second vice nrefident, T. L. Johnson; cashier, R. McA. Nixon; assistant cashier, V. B. McMillan. The president's report showed the S. O. Wills have measles; also Mrs.i old niece, to go to the home of some Joe Davis is sick with grip and; colored neighbors and steal meat, Mrs. Mary Baxley. Mr. D. S. Car-! meal and snuff. Sam was sentenc lvle is yerv sick also. Mr. and Mrs. ed to 90 days on the road and Gor H. J. McRae of Wilmington made i don end Ella were released, with the a flying trip through here one day j understanding that they, take a. bath. recently. ., h . News Notes - From Clarkton Farm- December 27, 1916, was $316,467, as compared with $157,688.25 Decern etsfc. is ra student in: th E G. T. TSfschool, after spending holi days with home folks. Miss Teva Ashley spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks near Pleasant Hone. Mr.- Frank Floyd attended Sundav ! week in Richmond,- Va. Mr. Mal- ! school here Surday. Sorry to re-i com H. McNeill of Lumberton, R. porr me umess ot Mr. John Gaulk. ! vi&i-eu nere ounuay. lvirs. juutner He is still unimproved. Mr. TMdi fields, alter spending several days mc ormic visited at the I ome of i visiting relatives returned to Mr. l. M. . Ihompson Sundav n. m. i -....- CHURCH NEWS NOTES ers Busy ' - " Correspondence of The Robesonian. 1 Pastor ' ' - .-u- Clarkton, Jan. 9 Miss. Amanda! Correspondence of The Robesonian. ; and Alice Clark spent a part of last; ' Sabbath., .school , every- Sabbath - mornmg at 9:30. - Glasses ior an aees. men. women and1 "Jchildren. School is progressing: nicely un der the management of Prof. C. L Fisher. Misses Eva Spell, Teva Ashley and Come. Morninsr worship at 11 o'clock. Ser- her' mon theme. "Preparation and Test- home near Boardman. Mr. D. B.j ing of the King". The pastor is McKee of near Councils spent one! preaching a series of sermons on the day here last week. Miss Lizzie i Gospel of the Kingdom." Evening Gooden is spending this week with! worship at 7:30. Sermon 'theme, her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. "The Gospel of Enlightenment". Mid- r1 ryt m pathize with me in eternity. You 10-17 miTirirpH mpirWR for Mr. McLeod had been president and; Daisy Pitman, Messrs. -Leo Bullock I sn(1 Mrs- J- T- Gooden at Hamlet. week service Wednesday at 1:60 p. know the rest". 1 v0 font Vip-foro tVit. vpnr id ont. " 1 Mr. McAlister cashier since the bank; and Willie Jenkins attended preach-i Allss Mary A. Ward returned to! m. Subject Eph. Ill; Benton was 51 years of age Mon-i a mono- tb ont-of-town Macrlipps! was organized. At present and fori ing at Fairmont last Sundav night. I Charlotte last week after spending; First Baptist day, and had a wife ard some cliil- j wrl0 attended the meeting were' some time past Mr. McLecd's posi-j There is expected to be a box sup dren. His wife has been in the State Messrs. A. P. Westbrook, Raymond ; tion with the government keeps him per in the school .building here some "hospital for the insane at Raleigh ' Wpstbr'ook' tfoio-t Sutton and D. M. away from town and out of touch j time in the near future. The date! for somp time.' Benton registered at the Lorraine hotel in Lumberton Christmas day -and stayed there for three days. He remained in his room all the time "he was in Lumberton. He told Mr. F. A. Crabtree. proprietor of the hotel, at that time about his love troubles and declared that he in tended to end it all. Dr. B. W. Page, county health of ficer, sa:'d that Benton could not have lived more than an hour after he drank the poison Pearsall of Dunn. LEE-JACKSON DAY JAN. 19 with local affairs practically all the time. FARMERS' INSTITUTES Armual Meeting of Camp Willis H. Pope Address by Rev. C. L. Greaves Daughters Will Serve i Dinner It .was stated in a. news item in Monday's Robesonian that members of Robeson chapter, U. D. C, were preparing to entertain Confederate veterans in Lumberton on January Will be Held at Lumber Bridge Jan. 18 and St. Paul Jan. 20 Woman's will be published later. Personal Items From Rennert Correspondence of The Robesonian 19. Lee-Jackson day. This is the It is said that Benton was thrown j regular time for annual meeting of from a motorcycle several months ago and the young lady for whom Tie seemed to have so much love nurs ed him while he was recovering from the fall. Immediately after he re covered he began trying to make love to the young lady, and while she naid no attention to him he kept -writini? her letters. The fact that Camp Willis H. Pope, and Rev. C. spent the holidays with home folks Misses Annie Belle Humphrey and Institutes Will be Held at Same j Ellen Powers of Barnesville were the Times and Places Matters of guests of Miss Kate Webster during Special Interest to Farmers and the holidays. Farmers Wives Will be Discussed Master Daniel Everette spent last Farmers' Institutes, conducted un- Sunday in Rex visiting his" little der the auspices 01 the fcstate . ue-1 friend Patterson Conley. field. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Lawrence left Rennert, Jan. 8 Miss Erma Dancv ! yesterday for Hamlet, where they win mase tneir nome. we are very sorry to lose Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence from our town. Rev. J. D. Howell filled his ap pointment at Councils Sunday. Several from around here are at tending court at Elizabethtown this week. partment of Agriculture, will be held at Lumber Bridge Thursday, January 18 and at St. Paul Saturday, Janu L. Greaves of Lumberton will deliver! ary 20. The institutes will open at the annual address. The following, 10:30 a. m. at each place order has been issued: "Headquarters Camp Willis H. Pope "Lumberton, Jan. 10, 1917. "Comrades: . - "Members of the camp are - noti fied that the annual meeting for the vounc lady paid tiq attention to;eiec;on 0f officers will be held on him no doubt caused Benton to "end ' Friday, January 19th, at 10 o'clock it all". Tbp letter sent to The Star Mon day by Benton, supposed to have a. m. This being the annuiversary There will be discussions of farm Misses Katie B. Webster and An nie Belle Humphrey have returned from Baltimore, Md., after spending a few days with M. C. Humphrey who is in a hospital, doing nicely. Mrs. U. b. Webster spent new operations, marketing, crops, live j year's with her mother, Mrs. E. R, McCormic, who lives near Maxton, Revs. Messrs. Murry and Kerk fill- st.orlc. insect nests, etc., bv represent atives of the State Department of Agriculture, the Experiment Station; ed their regular appointments here and Extension Service, county iarm Sunday. demonstrators and others. Special j Mr. John Conly md t family have emphasis will be given to soil im-j moved to Rex. We are" sorry to lose provement and diversification of; sucn good people as these but our of the birth of our great leader. Gen. ! crops. j loss is somebody's gain. R E Lee, there wiU be an address! At the same time ana places wu- Mr. Jesse Kiles was a Maxton vis DOWN BOARDMAN WAY he will do the right thing. "been mailed on the train at Hamlet, j at. 11 o'clock by Rev. C. L. Greaves; man's institutes will be held. con-iitor New Year's. i -Mr. Cary Evans is moving to one read as follows: of Lumberton, after which Robeson! ducted under the supervision of Mrs.! Mr. C. F. Mclntyre of Troy was, of Mr. Isaac Hilburns farms. not far w.n iron nlpasp nublish this tor : rVmntpr. U. D. C. will lumish din- Jane McKimmon, in cnarge 01 uw-o m our midst a tew days ago. uiaoium ui-ueuuuiu, mo I will not be here to read it. 1 ner. All members of the camp are j demonstration agents, and represent- to see him again. He was our pnn- 10 i-wVlooV ; -;,r-c nf -H-ip Spto Tnsnrancp De- n tqtit roorc ner. 1 partment. Matterns pertaining toi and Charlotte, spent a short time at bonsebold economics, home conven-i Funeral of Mr. N.. A. Brown the home of Mr. iences, health in the home, the edu-i As stated in Monday's Robesonian, cently. cation of children, fire prevention the funeral of Mr. N. A. Brown, who an dother topics of interest to moth-,-iied at his home at Red Springs ear- ers and home-makers wiU be Farmers Sowing Tobacco Beds Fine Shoats Personal Correspondence of The Robesonian. Boardman, R. F. D., Jan. 9 We are having some very beautiful weather. Senator A. M. Kelly is spending his duties as Senator. We believe Rutherfordton Woman ana nununs ton Man Married Here Mr. Fred M. Rivenbark. supenn tendent of the county jail at WU- gton, and Mrs. Jiaoei .llKc r thp holidavs at hntnp. 1 fni.r.cnntiiionro r.f The Robesonian Some of the farmers in this sec- Attendance at the First Baptist tion are getting down to business ; Sunday school reached high tide last and firoiner to farminc ae-ain. It. is a: SnnHav mominc when 440 were pres- very nice time to be at work in the j ent. The little contest with Brown Memorial church in Winston is pe ginning to arouse the loyalty of the Lumberton Baptists. It is going to take a great deal of earnest workto ...... Knt jp can ard we will. The ! attendance at prayer meeting ha3 al- so manifested a grauiyiuK i"" during the last few weeks. On next Sunday morning Pastor C. L. Greaves will preach on The Wp Valuo of a Man. In Mis TT A. Johnston of 'Rowland is 4-V. a r.TOT. i n cy his RUDIGCu Will U"t it uv s spending a few days with her father,! Who in Heaven?" Everybody who Mr. J. M. Johnston. i has not a better reason for bein? somewhere else 13 cordially mvitea to be present. . Annual Report of First Baptist Sun- J Cohnrtl The annual report of the First Baptist Sunday .school shows that the school contributed $1,683.69 to various obiects last year. Of this amount $1,202.81 was sent to the Baptist orphanage at Thomasville. Tonight will end this life with me ', urged to be present It is trouble that is killing me, my ; sharp. heart is broken on account 01 the trouble I am a good citizen ot "By order of "J. A lnTY-Kus County ' Chadbourn, N. C. and if my dost dont fail tonight I will be a dead man in tne morning. "sincerely yours "C. L. Benton "the victom.' "Wounded love Tis true that love v.plds a mae-ic sovereign absolute ard tyranical power over both the body and mind. When it is given control it i3 often in the case of dis appointment works havoc and Deals death blows to its victims and leaves many in that mortified mental con' dition which no life tonics simply ran restore. Wounded love may the means of hast death to its victoms. "Crucifving love. Painful love strike right to the heart and Breaking up of love that can not be . consummat ed in Life is sometimes allowed to crucify the affections there is no doubt that the suiiermg num ui. 'M. G. McAllister, 'PAT.T.ir.Dr McKENZIE, Adjutant."" Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kelly from 1 vi x ulll CLii'X rvJ .miuicii viaicuv, Rutherfordton were married at the here Monday mgm ! at 11 o'clock. Rev. Chas. L. Greaves, Miss Mary Phillips of Laurinbure arrived this morning , and will spend a few days visitine at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean, Chest nut street. I am full of sorrow and love for my famalv love has caused it all I hope all concerned will remember that I am not the only Guilty man on erth" Oh if I could only call back one year things would not be as they are to late no one on erth can ever tell the trouble I have seen over this there are others in trouble with me to my sorrow I am a man of 50 years noth ing in my young days like this ever happened to me tonight will end this dis cussed. , These institutes are worth-while and no doubt will be attended by a large number of farmers and theis wives and daughters. Those attending are requested to take a note book along. Ed- with me disgrace to me and my fam- urer, Meeting of Stockholders of Dr, mond Chemical Co. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Dr. Edmond Chemical Co. of Lumberton was held in Lum berton Tuesday and the following of ficers were elected: Dr. W. O. Ed mond, president;' G. M. D. Howard of St. Paul, vice president"; D.1 H. Britt of McDonald, secretary-treas- lv Sundav morning, was held at Phil-. adelphus Monday at 11 a. m. Ser vices were conducted in the Pres byterian church by Rev. Dr. H. G. Hill of Maxton and Rev. H. M. Dixon, the latter pastor of the church. Inter ment was made in the church cem etery. A large crowd attended the funeral. Thos attending from Lum berton were: Miss Belle Higley, sister-in-law of deceased; Mrs. M. Guion Lee, Miss Eliza Lee and Messrs. Les lie and Gilbert Higley, nieces and nephews of deceased; ex-Judge T. A. McNeill, Messrs. M. N. Folger, J. D. McLean, J. M. McCallum, T. A. Mc Neill, Jr., W. K. Bethune. nine at: jii xjl J vi-jrv. - - -- . . J. N. Kelly's re-j pastor of the First baptist cnur e a v. -prpmonv. The new- Messrs. Dwight Kelly and Francis ; iy married couple spent the a Lennon spent last Thursday and Fri-!the Lorraine hotel and left luesaay day night in Hamlet to see their morning for Wilmington where they schoolmate Mr. Wilbur Brown, who is jTet in the hospital. His many friends hope he may soon be home again. Mr. Haves Hester killed four very fine shoats the past week, two weigh-i ing more than 300 am the other ily I have grieved over it as long Dutch Supper This company, which manu-j Reported for The Robesonian. factures veterinary remedies, was Mr. and Mrs. A. Weinstein enter- orcanized only 4 months as-o and ltltained a tew tnends at a uutcn c 10 ,. , 1 .! T -t-1, - -- ! T.rn- 4- V ?-- UnnoVin- nnn. o, -I -rTiT" Til PC H !J IT 0170m TlfT -frOTTI 7 All er and more lntenac . an -.- n.'l." :1j .v..' - j::j-j -j? e u- ' io A ',roKlo o-ctotiIti toc death itself I have suffered almost 1T'r "way ox ine remaiu-ier ui uie uiliu", ujvwcuu oj. o per ceiii- uc- iu j.v. juucv Ciijuju. - ..1. appointment love is often more deep- as. I can stard (here the sen aijivui av v . , , -i. tonoail PTirls -nbmntlv bv t.bp tpar death since June 3rd over troubles page). ing declared. I'iSiSSH reported. will make their home. The fTOom came un from Wilmington on the Seaboard train Monday nieht and the bride came in on the 9:45 Seaboard pnts navin e oeen ! made to meet and be married here. two more than 200 each. i Col. Wm. F. Cody liiuiiaio xi. Many of the farmers are sowing; Passes M .T tobacco beds in this section. j Col. William F. Ccdy, Ba,fJ . i Bill", famous the world over as bunt Negroes Charged With Criminal As-! er, soldier, scout and showman, died sault on Girl of Their Race ! yesterday at Denver, Colorado, at tne. Warrants have been issued for Gar-; home of his sister, after a "npfPl land Lewis and Lee French, both illness. Col. Codv was m Lumbertoi i i - 3 T v. v-- --.-o.4- i rj--'U-. 17 last and was seen til CUiuieu, anu i-jevvit iiaa uccii cll i cow-; un u-w" - . u ed on the charge of criminal assault : thousands of Robeson county people. Tv upon Odesa Carlyle. a 13-year-old , colored girl. All the negroes live. When their auto stalled on tne about town an dthe crime is said to crossing at Woodside, a small station have been committed about one mile near Wilmington, Lemuel U. Garret north of town yesterday afternoon.! of Richmond. Va.. and Frak C. ueu Lewis was placed under a $200 bond,' of Newark, N. J., were killed Tces which he made. day by an Atlantic Coast Line tram.
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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