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- a i T A 7 X II ESTABLISHED 18?. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH S1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYANC3 VOL XLVII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. JANUARY 15, 1917. NUMBER 96 KILLED TRAIN ! VITAL STATISTICS LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP J BAD LEGISLATION PROPOSED f BUTE AND PHILADELPHUS NEWS ! GLENNWOOD GLEANINGS BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS T T A A Hf T A. A. lv KUIpH hv Train Near Ma-rt.nn 9.17 Ri,i. j . . . v""1" a"S "anted on Koad Krom Pwn!,;n w-,-, . ' oi" y,na,H wa E;i" .,rr."?,.ueM "urW ot i"1" Bring condition: Buie to St. Paul Road Rnd T:sr'u r0-1 aierv Born, to Mr. and Saturday ueasea w as urmng i Oil Wagon A horrible .Patterson's cr JVIaxton, Satujflay 1916134 More Births Than Deaths mere were 247 births in Lumoer- of Slavery Abolish Anotaer Evil sing 2 midwest Si Of t Wn th1 ar 1910.To the Editor of The Robesonian: inBf miies west oi;Ul these 120 were males and 127 t i- . . , ay afternoon at 1 o'- i females. There were 160 white chil-i noice n The Robesonian f Ja,n" Haul Rnad RnnHa' i AT . . liorn. to Mr. and Mrs A TT , t . i oi. ii . . i M f 1 1 1 n rnr l nnct nin t w l l , . . . . - Liefl ?""ia, be Voted School Opens, Personal -uujiunas, Friday night, a fine girL 75 uenis-lft.e"obeion- Correspondence of The Robe; i Mr- .and Mrs. Emory M'White ituiin 3z. ana n nw I'm-. ' -, i , , 'arc mnvma tnrf-nr -F- w, sonal UJ4 ennwooa iremoroKe, K. 1), Jan. -Per-; Glenn wood fPcmKrnv0 i? n t ' ' are moving today from West Lum- iio ti, x ""u berton fNational ttrm miin ri. 7 - - - - wrir 1 1 ii i w riii m en i ! i . i . t . i j v v"i iculic ui Liir ruin- i i ' - lock when Mr. J. D. Austin of Max- dren born. 83 colored and A ! uar7 tn in yur comments on the, "esponaence ol lhe Robesonian. ! munity enjoyed a nleasant Pvenin,r t'enDoro' ton was jnstntly kiUed by an A. C Theie were 113 deaths in the town--asI amunt f w0.rk whl.ch ouVeg'l jJule Van" 10 This community was 'at the home of Mr. R. M'White oni Rev- J- M- Duncan of Benson L. passenge train. Mr. Austin was lup during the year. Of thee S7iw0rs e le m So sh(rt aime, ; saddened on last Sunday morning to! Thursday, music being the order 0f 'Preached yesterday morning at East driving an Ml wagon and the train were males and 56 females Of the i j T i ?0aY'i nLere are, ';ne' things ; near of the death of Mr. N. A. Brown i the evening. Our principal, Mr. j I Lumberton Baptist church and at Raft struck theAvagon, completely demol- 113 people who died during the vear 1 darkly a- which will cause; whose serious illness was a short M. Hall of Red Springsf is ven'! Swamp last evening. ishing it, ahd Mr. Austin was thrown 70 were white, 40 colored and 3 In- wJ1Ce anc,some onlv a few, time before death came. The funeral! sick at his home. Miss Glennie Gra-j Mr. Wm. Widdifield pulled out .some 60 feet. His neck and back dians. Ihere were 134 more births ! Pef aP?) to P1013 rn- T as conducted at Philadelphus Mon-iham of that town has been assisting! of Lumber river Saturday 1own i i;, t r;4-4- j 1 4-1 .i ... r . . i 1 think therp has alrpadv hprin dav mnmirn. V.,r v.;c r ta ht: '.r n . , , . .t . . .J . Muvv" wae uiuBCit. Aixcooio. xum uuu aiiuii ic-n tuiaiEw m xne townsnin clu"m3 1 j i r - i .,; J ."".'"'s 1110 yaotui xvev. ur T). A. Patterson were the first to e-etitliP vpar. uungs uone wnicn win cause many jn. kj,. nut to Mr. Austin alter the fatal col- These figures were TYTv T T. QT,c ;4.i 4-4-:l: ' ! OUCe IO fnr t 4-,i,i 'tenants irom moving unless and-until: 01 the chain cane-s on thfi rnqH Mrs. W the owner of the land on. which he: mg from Buie to St. Paul, a road i in town shopping. Mr. Bob Gaitly RutS Wilson- J D STncl llS! -proposes t0 move assumes responsi- that has long been neglected anH-of Clinton Xa m; aZ r fi? !. vvilson, j. u. Bntt and Mary bihty of all debts due the' landlord! .where lots of travel goes on. There' breth, Stella McNeill, Dora McCor-l a h ur a If all landlords were honest it might is no question in the minds of theimick and Maggie McNeill took din-! Messrs. A. H. McLeod and H. H. taxpayers but this request will beiner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. NJ v" vVi v y .5nt, IV)m graced, as it has been a number of jC. Stubbs Sunday-Mrs. W. D. Lew-! wtJkAfe ndSl show. lision and ie was dead when they reached him, about three minutes af ter he was struck. The two mules -which were hitched to the wagon vere not hurt. An old gin house near the crossing obstruct the view and Mr. Austin failed o see the approaching train rntil lie had driven on the track. The frain was running 30 minutes late and it is said was making about 50 miles per hour when it struck the wagon. Mr. Tom Britt, who was near the scene of the accident, says the train did not blow for the cross rin?. Deceased was about 60 years old snd was well-known throughout Rob eson and adjoining counties.' He handled the Standard Oil company's "business m Robeson for some 15 1 years, but hsd been with the Tex "ico Oil Co. for som'etime and was drivin ga wagon belonging to that company when he was killed. Deceased' was one of the most "highly respected citizens of Maxton. He Is survived by several children, one of them, a daughter, living in China. The funeral 'was conducted from the Presbyterian church of "Maxton, of which he wa3 a loyal member, today and interment was -made In the family burying plot. registrar for Lumberton township. NEWSPAPERS LET IT OUT !"oui A town nas Deen assisting "J- liuraoer river Saturday wo , ! Miss iD'ora McCormick during the ! about the High Hills a whale of i nrinr-insi I V. a Kconin tt h,ti, h ! trnnf nroi' r.u;n 11 1 4 i compiled by ttlTS ?7 Fi A there is petition out j Neili of th" .tion sient Sund?y' -iic Sto VeZ issued for the fail statiQtil ce l? De introduced- to pronmit ;. asiang the commissioners to nut one1 with friends in Clarkton. Mr 1 .m , : - . 1 mA. j. iac J, VI f. X'- 1 jf. W I ?S Willi Miss Florence Yates and Mr. B. C Fussell Would Have Kept Marriage a Secret for a While Had it not been for the newspa pers, no doubt Miss Florence Yates do to pass such a law, and if all ten ants were honest we would not need such a law. Therefore, a landlord who is not honest will have too much e over an honest tenant. Hf i pnvile sears since the convirt -did anv wr.vi.-i ho, w -p; a. v.': D1K automoone snow last week. in tnis immediate section, and . .--.-wt-w - . v . iru.t w 4-1 IIIWllLllO V 1111 111- n u JI "!l If T T 1 1 t 1 . 1 cti.u ivir. a. kj. russen, ootn teachers nnn mai-0 f!i0c. -Pr.v 1 at Bloomingdale, near Orrum, would; duce or work him in many ways to have been married for weeks before their friends and pupils would have else would become responsible. Then known they were thus united. Thej what? He must remain with this young couple were married at the; dishonest landlord until he is paid, LaFayette hotel m Fayetteville Sat-! Satisfied or dissatisfied, poor tenant is urday, -January 6. They returned to bound by the law and dishonest debt tfloommgdale and their actions would j to work then for whatever he can not tea tnat they were married andi p-et and nav whatever ICE PLANT FOR LUMBERTON Tr. M. A. Geddie Will Install 15 Ton Ice Plant by May 1 Machinery is already arriving for an ice nlant of 15-tons per day ca pacity tor Lumberton. The plant -will bp nut in bv Mr. M. A. Geddie Jtfr. Geddie hopes to be able to begin -operation bv Mav 1. this vear. The it was not until some of the nat rons of the school noticed in a news paper an account of the marriage that the fact became known to the people of that section. It's not an easy matter to keep a secret now-a-days. Mr. Fussell's home is at Chadbourn and Mrs. Fussell's former home was Teachey's. price landlord sees fit to charge for what he gets to live on. Then claim we are a free people and m a land of liberty! has on this road. i flamatorv rlipnmati i im J Mrs. A. Weinstein went to Wil- Mr. A. D. H. Brown has sold his proved. I mington today to consult a special- farm near Philadelphus and is leav- A good many of the farmers around ' i?t She was accompanied by her ing today for Florida. Miss Hollan'jhere are planting tobacco beds this j "-"ghter, Miss Hilda Weinstein. They is spending a while jn this community j week; in fact, nearly all the farm- cxPect to return tomorrow night, visiting her sister Mrs. C. L. Cates. ers expect to raise some tobacco for ; James Robeson, colored, of How---Mioses Catherine and Marjorie market this year. From the looks ellsville township, was carried to the Humphrey spent a few days near j of beds along the roads, more will colored insane asylum at Goldsboro Maxton guests of Miss Arch Mc-' be raised in this country than has Saturday. He was carried by John Neill. Misses GraCP MrMillan. Ppv-I for vaar-o "WofV, -; " Rpsf- inlnrcrl o nnrco V,- Vc . -1 , ; , J " . j .t.. II UVLil LIU. i mil. ! f l.Ml bug 11UO" tnat, ton Mark ham and Vpra ant TCTotio TT. ut-- nn.nn. 1 1 1 1 n;f ol - i vtuiv, 1111. iicLLUi 1 y L j 1 1 1 el 1 1 . nil 1 1 . 1 1 1 ut-tiii uivuii T3 Z1.2. 1 1 -1 ft. I . ' I oiut aie spending tnis aiternoon in j living at Raynham for the past year, iicu opnngj. js,ev. ivir. rarser win ; nas moved to Moss Neck. Mr. Bud preach his first sermon at the Buie j' Prevatt has moved on Mr. John M. E. church Sunday afternoon atj NO HOPE FOR EARLY PEACE -Tilnnt will he located in tne nortn- o,i o r.j-n4., .i,;v, u I . " K. , c t suie mudiauuu iinu bccuiilv lor wie i reua ce xae eastern na Elizabethtown road crosses tne v . .& C. S. railroad, near the wood plant and cotton gin belonging to 'IMr. Geddie. The plant will be op erated by electric current furnished by the Yadkin River Power Co. Mr. Geddie is a progressive bus iness man and no doubt the ice plant will nrove a paving proposition for jTr. Geddie and a blessin? to the 1 citizens of the town. Entente Allies" Express Belief That Peace Satisfactory to Them is Im possible at Present The Entente Allies, replying to President Wilson's peace note in a joint communication, express the be lief that it is impossible at present to atttain a peace that will assure them reparation, restitution and such guarantees as they consider are eS sential. In a separate note the Bel gian government expresses its desire for peace but declares it could only 1 can't see a thing m sucn a iawi 3:30. Messrs. J. M. Brown and more than an act of slavery. If thej 1 1. T. Brown are Lumberton visitors today. Miss Grace McArthur spent a few days recently at the home of Mr. Mack McArthur. Prof, and Mrs. C. L. Cates and Mrs. Cates' sister, Miss Hollan, are spending this after- j noon in Red Springs. The members of this present Leg islature should be congratulated on i the splendid work thev have already done. Robeson has long needed a bond issue to build good roads, and here's hoping that bonds will be "unanimously voted by the voters of the county in May. The Philadelphus high and farm life school opened Monday for the spring session with an enrollment of 20 new students. vTh'ere. should be no kick coming Celebration of Lee's Birthday Jan. 13 As has been stated in The Robe sonian, Lee's birthday will be cele brated in Lumberton Friday of this week. The annual meeting of Camp "Willis H. Pope will be held, an ad dress will be delivered by Rev. C. L. Greaes, pastor of the First Bap tist ihurch of Lumberton and din iparation and security lor the future. Both of the communications. mfde public by the State Depart ment at Washington on the night kf the 11th, are dated January 10. The reply is regarded at Washington &s putting an early peace positively out of the question, but still leaving an open door for the President to make further efforts. German dip lomats regard the reply as even more severe than they expected. They de clared it evidenced that the enemies of Germany are waging a war of con ouest to crush and dismember her. The President's next move now be comes the center of attention. would abolish the lien law and pas3 an act providing for the landlords to furnish tenants money through the banks to make their crops on, and charge the tenant a reasonable inter est, thev might be getting on the road to liberty and prosperity. Then: the merchant could afford, to sell hisl gocds at a more reasonable price and I -see no reason why the landlord could not make arrangements with the' ba'nkl for the money . as well as they could arrange with the merchant for hlghpriced goods. J This is only my view or opinion on the subject, and I will not be offend-! ed with any one for thinking differ- ent -Vt ".yV4 Furthermora. .bv niacins evervthxn -easV'. Basis -would . considjeratJTri Robe'sonian readers berause the reduce the Mgh;est df living ampntrT -price bag been raised to 2,. just t - . 1 1 A 11 1 - many 01 pur people tnat is oemg taiK Thaggard's place near Moss Neck Mr. Tom Rodgers of Red Springs was canvassing through this com munity Friday. General Bond and Mr. C. P. Culbreth are both back from the hospital. Several from thi3 section attended the Sunbeam rally at Raft Swamp Sunday afternoon. Mr. Francis M'White of Fairmont spent a short time at home Sunday afternoon. Misses Stella McNeill and Blanch M'White have returned to school in Lumberton after spending- the holidays at home. Mr. J. D. McNeill has moved up near Max Dr.and Mrs.Thos.F.Costner arrived Friday from Wilmington. They will make Lumberton their home. They are stopping for the present at the Lorraine hotel. Dr. Costner has not yet decided where he will have hi3 office. Mr. F. F. Wetmore returned Thursday night from Baltimore, McL, where he spent 6 weeks in the. Union Protestant infirmary taking treat ment for poison. Mr. Wetmore was poisoned last July while doing some surveying. While he has not en tirely recovered, he is much improved. In remitting 3 to renew his sub- ton.-Mr. Dave Smith had a great I "Pt1 to The Robesonian, Mr. E. treat Christmas. It was a nice ripe watermelon. He pulled it before frost came. Why don't farmers pre pare more such food for the winter months? 1 ed lot so much ' Another evil -in -existence is that the farmer only gets 35 cents out of every dollar that the consumer pays for his produce, according to the es timate . of today. This means that somebody for handling what the far mer makes by the sweat of his brow makes 75 cents out of the same dol lar from which the farmer gets only 35 cents.. , And yet we wonder why in the world it costs so much live! Where is the trouble? Middlemen, speculators and market gloaters. There should be a remedy. oU '-cents more. The Kobesonian is well worth this and more. ANGRY FATHER RELENTED Dissatisfaction About Sunday Mail There is much dissatisfaction here-; Maxton, N. C. R. 2. abouts because., of the fact that Sun- Jan. 10, 1917. dav mail Kervicp has hpp.n discon-! ner will be served for the veterans tjr;ued on Seaboard train No. 19! Indian Teachers' by laces ot Kobeson chapter, u. u C. The Robesonian received about noon today from Commander J. A. McAllister of the camp a communi cation in which a desprved tribute is raid the veterans of Robeson and a- cordial invitation is exterded the public to attend the celebration Fri uay. 7t is regretted that on account -of the lateness of the hour when this -aitirie was received and the crowd ed condition of the paper it is nec essary to hold it over for Thursday's paper. The public should by all "means attend the exercises Friday. Meeting from Wilmington, due here at 7:15 Correspondence of The Robesonian. After Speeding to Dillon to Stop Marriage of 14-Year-Old Daughter Mr. Clewis Relented and Girl and Mr. Geol Wright Were Married Here After spending $8 auto hire to get 1.0 Dillon, S. C, for the purpose of becoming jhjusban'd and wife, Mr. George , Wright and Miss Minnie Clewis, i both of East Lumberton, found upon their arrived there that J. H. HARRELSON.. , the would-be-bride's father had made j the trip quicker than they had and ; was at the court house when they j arrived at Dillon. It was enough to break the hearts of the young cou ple when the father told them "there T. Taylor of Nash, Okla., 3ends the following note: "I feel good start ing in with the nqw year out of debt and family well. Fine prospects for good wheat crop. Stock of all kinds looking well. Fme January weather. perron ana nas many relatives ' arer friends in Robeson. The Gulf Refining Co. has just completed a distributing plant in the Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Falk Oliver, 20-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Falk. died at the home of his parents about 1 mile! southern part of town. Two large east-of town Friday night at 8:30; tanks wihch hold 15,000 gallons each o'clock. The Vhild had been sick ! have been installed. Storage houses, for about two weeks with measles,; stalls, etc., nave aiso Deen mint. inis which developed into pneumonia. j will be made the distributing point Mrs. D. R. Hardin of Barnesville j foi- a large territory TIarria?-e of Miss Mary Lamb and Mr. Jim D. Britt Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. 5, Jan. 15 At 2:30 "D. m. yesterday at the home of the Tbride near Smyrna Miss Mary Lamb and Mr.' iJm D. Britt. were quietly "married, the writer officiating. These young people are exceedingly pop ular and their many friends not only "wish for them every blessing inci dent to their future welfare but real ly congratulate them on their new rourse in life. J. M. FLEMING. a. m., am tram JNo. zu irom (Jhar-; Pembroke, Jan. 12 The Indian was uutum uwi . -"-lotte, due here at 9-45 p. m. This ; teachers' meeting will be held at theer took the couple back on the auto service was discontinued Sunday, Indian Normal, Pembroke, Saturday, i for which he had paid ijb to maKe January 7. Mail coming in from Jan. 20, and the following topics are i the . trip. After arrmng back in Wilmington, which has been nut off -p AiLinn- Lumberton the angry father decided here, is carried through and comes; The attendance School Law led by back on the 10:05 tram from Cnar-! yir j. -yV. Smith. lotte. This change was made, it isj County Commencement for Indian said, to curtail expenses. Schools led bv Mr. O. R. Sampson. Since the above was put in typei Industrial Education by Miss L. H. McCullock and Miss Eliza Oxen dine. What I Consider a Properly Filled Monthly Report f or general discussion. In addition to the above topics, if! Ii?s Vertia Gibson Ended Life by Taking Poison Miss Vertia Gibson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gibson, who live near Antioch, Hoke county, took her own life on the 4th inst by tak ing poison. Deceased took the pois on on Wednesday night before her 'death and all medical aid proved fruitless. The rash act is attribut ed to ill health and despondency. Miss Gibson had many friends in Xumberton. it has been learned that Postmaster D. D. French has been notified by Mr. C. F. Carroll, chief clerk of this dicision, that a Lumberton pouch would be made up in Wilmington on Sunday morning and put off here by the baggage master. This was done vesterdav and the Wilmington papers were received at the usual time. Post-j master French wrote Mr. Carroll ask ing that this be, done. Lawson Will be Called on Again to Give Names The House of Congress Eulrs com mittee will call Thomas W. Lawson before it again, probably today, and demand that he name the Con gressman who he says, told him that a Cabinet, officer, a member of Con- I J . 1 M 3 1 -L 41 AAim1n xo come acruss anu iev mt tuupic fret married. The erirl is only about 14 years old. License was bought and Mayor A. E. White spoke the words that made the young couple happy in the office of Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd about 7 of the clock and they went away happy. Section Mrs. D. R. Hardin died at her nomp near Barnesville Wednesday Mr. A. V. G. Wishart is the local representative of the company, while Mr. Grover T. Page is traveling representative niht of last week. Deceased had : with headquarters here. been sick for several days with meas- j Mr. H. E. Hood arrived Thurs les. In the death of Mrs. Hardin (iay f rom Richmond. Va., to take the community in which she lived j tbaige of the mechanical work at the lest one of its most highly respected j x,0ri aine hotel. Mr. Hood is an ex women. . 1 perienced electrician and mechanic, Mrs. Sarah Walters Found Dead m ; having recently been employed , by Bed at Home Near Barnesville j Unck Sam. to do electric work about Mrs. Sarah Walters was found' the- Navy yard at Richmond. He will dead in bed at the home of her son-; have charge of the lighting and tel-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.! ephone system at the hotel. Mr. Haynes Johnson, near Barnesville,; Jlocd formerly lived here and has with whom she lived, Saturday mom-Jny friends in town who will be ing. Mrs. Walters was one of the , pleared at his return. oldest women in tne tsarnesvnie ec- Applicants Received for Army Ser vice Canvassing for Recruits anv teacher wishes information as to ! Reported for The Robesonian school management, teaching of dif ferent branches, etc., be ready to sneak. Every teacher is expected to be! following present. Remember the date Saturday, Jan. 20 and the time of opening 11 a. m. E. LOWREY, Chairman. Two Bad Bills To the Editor of The Robesonian: Mr. Sellers' bill would fasten on j gress and a broker were in a con- j North Carolina the Federalism of I ntvnmT tyiiVd mnnov in fl"l stnflf lolr 01,111- Vi-it Tvinlrinrr tenants market on official secrets. If Law son again refuses to name the Con gressman and the trio involved in his story, as it is generally Denevea ne will, the committee then will report him, either to the House or the Dis trict courts on contempt charges. "Germany Defines Position on Peace Situation Germany on the 11th handed neu tral governments a note concerning the reply of the Entente to the Ger man peace proposals. It is claimed that the Central Powers had to take up arms to defend their liberty and . existence and that it considers that thi3 aim has been attained. It is con tent to let history judge upon whom the immense guilt of the war shall fall. Wnccamaw Lumber Co. Will Rebuild Plant Wilmington Star. The plant of the Waccamaw Lum ber company at Bolton, which was burned several months ago, causing a loss of not less than $200,000, will be rebuilt, according to information revived in Wilmington. It was re- norted after the burning of the lum ber nlant that it would be rebuilt hut it. is understood that a decision has nracticallv been reached to re sume operations on the same scale as formerly. Lieut. Edward B. Dennis, recruit ing officer, visited the local station on December 10th and accepted the applicants for service: Laurence C. Walters and John A. Harrison, Laurinburg, Q. M. corps; "William M. Priest and William E. Lisenby, Laurinburg, for coast ar tillerv: William-M. Priest, McColl. S C coast artillery: Hubert Smith, Lumberton. for coast artillery. Cor- Doral Voet accepted five men at Laurinburg while on canvassing trip and from Januar 15th to 20th, in tion, but was in her usual neaitn when she retired Friday night. De ceased was a loyal and devoted mem ber of the Barnesville Bapitst church and was well-known throughout South Robeson for her kind and lov able disposition. Mrs. J. U. buhock Mrs Eox Supper Postponed to Jan. 19 Correspondence of The Robesonian. Raynham, Jan. 14 The box sup per which was to have been at the Mahony school house on Friday night Jan. 5, was postponed on account of the weather, until Friday night of in. " . , . - i.l- 1. T 10 TL - T r TJnllrlr norpri aDOUt SU UUJ ween., vtxii u. xne piucua vi years died Thursday at the home of the supper will be for the furnishing a relative in East Lumberton, where; of the school with patent desks, etc. she had been visiting. Deceased liv ed at Middlesex, but came to Lum berton a few week3 ago to visit rei The public is cordially invited. At the Pastime atives and was taken very sick with Tn;s promises to be the greatest Bright s disease, wnicn wuseu u week tor some time in tne way 01 death. Interment was made in the fme pictures at the Pastime theatre. 1 -1 1 1 ;nnAwla 1 1 I 1 I tne uarjt ages, uy maiviiis leuaiuo oroer to get posuiiftsiers micoicu fixtures to the estates where bad j jn assisting army officers m obtam seasons or other providential causes ingr recruits -postmasters of the sec made them debtors to the land-own- ond, third and fourth class receive er. I S5 for every recruit obtained by them Mr. Oliver's "compost" bill would; enlisted at the depot, Columbus, rob thp tenant of about half the value of the high-priced stock feed he had been forced to buy. God pity landless poor white fam ilies whose hope for the future lies in the destinies , of a country whose laws are the spirit ,of such legis lation. , H. L. EDENS. Purvis, N. C. Ohio will canvass the following towns: Pembroke. Maxton, Laurin burg, Hamlet, Rockingham, Aberdeen. Farmers' and Women's Institutes at Lumber Bridge Jan. 18 Correspondence of The Robesonian. State Senator Frank Gough came Philadelphus, -Jan. 12-A .. .farm- home Saturdav and returned last! ers' institute is to be held at Lum- night to Raleigh. He ha3 given The ber , Bridge January 18th. The pro Hobesonian an intetresting review eram committee has arranged an m about legislation of special interest', Westing program for the r- women to Robesonian readers but it must also. It is hoped a large crowd will be held over for Thursday's paper. come to tnis meeting. Recorder's Court Howard Mathewson. colored, was before Recorder E. M. Britt Satur day charged with being drunk and disorderly on the streets. He wa9 fined $5 and costs. The trial of Garland "Jabbo" Lew is, colored, charged with criminal as sault upon a 13-year-old rolored girl, mention of which was made in Thurs day's Robesonian, had been set for Saturday, but Lewis failed to show un. He was out under a $200 jus tified bond. Lee French, the other negro charged with being implicat ed in the offense, made his ecape before he was arrested and has not yet been - apprehended. Box Supper at Gaddysville Indian School Jan. 18 -Coresnondence of The Robesonian. Rowland. R. 2. Jan. 12 Gaddys ville Indian school, district one, is nrogressing nicely. Miss rsertha Hunt is our teacher. There will be p. box supper here Thursday night. Jan. 18, for the beneift of school. Everybody is invited to come. J. V. HUNT. Lamb cemetery, near old Kingsdale, Fridav. . . Mrs. Nancv Pitman of R. 3. Fairmont Corresnondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. 5, Jan. 15 A good woman in the person of Mr.s Nancy itmim of R. 3 from Fairmont went away Friday. It was our privilege at one time to be the pastor of her ,.vit- fnr eiirht vears. She was Today "Pearl of the Army" one of Pathe's best Pearl White serials to gether with "The Girl from Frisco", will be offered. An extra 1-reel pic ture will be run making a 5-reel phow. Today's show could not be better for 5 and 10 cents. Tomor row "The Shielding Shadow", pro nounced by those. keeping up with it as one of the very finest they ever tiue and faithful. Unless there was 1 saw and three other reels will be sickness in the family, she never missed a service and when visiting bet home she was a real mother to us. To bereaved loved ones our heart's tenderest sympathies are ex tended. J. M. FLEMING. 30,245 BALES GINNED Mr. D. E. Davis and family mov pl last wek from a place belonging to Mr. G. B. McLeod, on the Fayette ville road, 1 1-2 miles from Lumber ton, to a place belonging to Mr. J. A. McAllister on R. 4, 5 miles from Lumberton. H 1 rm . l dim run. Wednesday ano inursoay -ids-Fall of a Nation" will be presented. This is a sequel to "The Birth of a Nation" and all who saw that great picture will surely want to see "The Fall of a Nation". In order that vis itors from a distance may see thi? great feature and return home . be fore night the show will open at 2 o'clock both days. The prices of ad mission will be 15 cents for chil dren under 12 years of age; all over 12 will be 25 cents. No. of Bates of Cotton Ginned in Robeson Prior to January 1 Was 16103 Bales Less Than No. Gin ned to Same Date of Crop of 1915 Special Agent J. W. Barnes ofjAt the Lyric Barnesville sends The Robesonian thei Where Are My Children." a following report: j much-talked about picture, will be There were 30,245 bales of cotton; shown at the Lyric Tuesday and counting round as half bales, ginned Wednesday. Mayor White has been in Robeson county from the crop of j asked by some of th ministers of 1916, prior to January 1, 1917. as; Lumberton to forbid the showing of compared with 46,348 bales ginned to . this play here an dthe mayor win Januarv 1. 1916. ' 1 ask o committee from the various I 'J I churches to sefl the picture tomor- J. W. Bales of Hamlet died in thejvcw morning, bpfore the show is hospital at that place Thursday niitf open to the public. Manager Kilian as a result of injuries receivedwnen ; says a performance will be given for he was shot just before Christmas ; this purpose at 10 a. m. tomorrow at Fulton. S.'C, about 15 miles outh and that h ewill welcome any com of Hamlet. Tom Hare.' father-in-law mittee and ha3 no fear as to the re of the deceased, is in jail at Bennetts- suit. Hp has a statement in regard his inaugural address will be pub-ville, S. C. charged with the. shootn. to the picture elsewhere in this pa lished in Thursday's paper. . ing and will be tried for murder."" per. ; f Gov. Thos. W. Bickett was inau gurated Thursdav. A summary of
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