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Little hope ox expectation prevails in Berlin that war with TiheUnited States is avoidable, or that a modus vivendi reconciling the policies of the two governments can be found. The course to be taken by the United States, if ' Germany icomp els the use .of force to safesruard Amer ican lives and rights, has been de-i terminea. it was learned authori tatively after today's Cabinet meet ing that, in the event President Wil- There now is a desire on the part son coes before Cono-rpss no-ain. if of the authorities and a vast bulk, wm not be to ask for a declaration of the people to avoid actual hostili-j of war, but to follow literally the ties in any way consistent with the; words of the address in whirh Tip an- reneral. lines of the present subma rine policy, but only n such a way. Accordingly instructions were giv en, so the Associated Press has been reliably informed, to submarine com manders before they started on their February mission, to take the safe fide when neutral vessels, particular ly American, were in question," when- nounced the break of diplomatic re lations, and request authoritv to use means deemed necessary to protect American seamen and people. The President, it. was stated, is as anxious 'as ever to avoid war with Germany but also is as determined as ever that American citizens and ships shall be free to travel the high Measures Anuear to be -Dead Rilla for Election of County Boards off Education A!sa Seenr Dead Otherf Work of the Solons at Raleigh ., The bill by Roberts of Buncombe toi to put the whole of eastern North Correspondence of The Robesonian Carolina under stock law except; - Parkton, February 8 Rev. J. L. points cut off from the main land by! Jenkins, pastor of the Baptist church. is a Moat Raiser Bird Toiok Refuse in a Res idenceFarmers Are Using Every Good Day WW Stop Plowing Into Roads, Says Rural Policeman- Personal and Other Items ever possioie. Memy merchantmen; seas unmolested. His next step, if when recognized as such, were order-, taken, will be to enforce that right cd to be sunk at sight, but neutral and even then the issue of war or merchantmen were to be warned neaee will h with ae-maw Anv when such action ,in their judgment,!, hostile action will have to come in was consistent with the obpect of the campaign and the safety of their own zhips. A dispatch of the 10th states that the form of an interference with an American right. Details of the government's plans are not discussed. It is known, how ever, that convoying and arming of water received unfavorable commit tee vote Thursday-night. . The joint committee on counties, cities and towns gave unfavorable report Thursday evening on the bill to remove the county seat of Ruth., erford from Rutherfordton to Forest City. The bill bv Rberts of Buncombe to give the franchise to women in. mu nicipal elections, where the maioritv of the voters so petition, went down in defeat in the House Friday by a vte of 40 to 63, after a strenuous ar gument heard by ladies, suffragists and others, who thronged the galle ries. The House received Friday the State Anti-Saloon league bill limit filled his pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday morning and at night preached- for. Rev. H. B. Porter at the M. E. church, Mr. Porter being unwell and the weather too rough for Mr. Jenkins to go to Hope Mills to his regular appointment. His sermon ;was enjoyed by a fairsizo congre gation. His sermon was of a high order and long will be remembered. The sinerins? bv the congregation and choir was inspiring. Rev. Mr. Por ter spoke in favor of occasional ex change of pulpits and said he was ready any time to" return .the favor, i "Messrs. John McArthur and A. B. Johnson of St. Paul were callers Sun day afternoon. ; Mr. Walter Parham of Honewell, Members of Baraca Gmynasium Gave; The condition of Mr. W. G- Rey a Most Creditable Exhibition Be-'nolds, who has been very sick at his fore an Invited Crowd Friday Eve- home, Seventh street, for several days, , mng Jumping, Tumbling, Horizon-! is unimproved today. VVnrKE.t ?ifJ?f Team Good; er E. M. Britt Saturday charged with . .Work That Should be Encouraged j trespass on the lands of JohnH. M " An exhibition that far excelled all! Neill. Judgment was suspended ap- expectations was given by members' on payment of cost, of the Baraca gymnasium in Dr- Thos. F. Costner and family the gymnasium hall in the' moved tnis morning from the Lor old Baptist church building, Fifth! raine hotel, where they had been and Walnut streets, Friday . evening. boarding for some weeks, to the Bond The exhibition consisted of running house, 210 Chestnut street. i high jumps from spring-board, tumb-! The elevator at the new Lor lmg, short sketching on hor- raine hotel has been put in working lzontal bar, heavy lifting, wrest- order and no longer do the guests ling, running high jumping from have to walk up and down the stair lloor and other acrobatic stunts that! steps in getting to and from their umuv uicj were witnessing: rooms. SS iCStUSexhibition was the run-! ocSd """eK boafd higM, J"S TIOm thf r!n SrXlteing repaired 'on't board. Mr. E,arl Townsend marip thpi j xt.. "xt-i!i , , " iC ,1U Viirini-. a xi j T olue auu uie national DarDer snon hV.rfC0ld- He JumPed 6 fe.et will move into this building nr ing receipts of liquor to two quarts rVa- came down Monday to visit per year instead of two per month with unfavorable report from the liquor traffic committee and refused, 27 to 41, to re-refer when friends of the bill pleaded that if re-referred friends of the measure could get up and 8 inches. Next came the tumb ling acts, in which Messrs. J. P. and JL. U Lashwell and W. A. and Wearn move into this buildinsr some time this week. -A small blaze on the roof of the ' Germany has taken steps to open a j merchant ships are being consider-an acceptable bill. The Raleieh cor discussion with the united states oil ed. respondent nf the WilmincrtnTi Star writes his paper that it looks decid edly like there will be no further pro i i .i ii discussion with the United States of means of preventing ar between them but that it i3 not understood that the Berlin government has pro posed any . modification of its ruth less submarine campaign and that officials at Washington feel that they .annot enter upon such a discussion while vessels continue to be destroy ed inviolation of international law. The new move is understood to be predicated upon a willingness on Ger many's irart to discuss especially the' ties be made secure. It was reite safeguarding of Amreican ships and j rated that the American government American live3 on the seas, and back-j fully intends acting according to the ad by a renewed expression of the de-1 spirit of the treaties. While the trea. sire of the German government to.ty actually was ; abrogated by pas- Germany's Request Resented Some resentment was expressed in administration quarters today over! hibition leeislation this session. what was construed as an implication; The Senate threshed out the cme3 contained m Germany's request of j tion of allowing individual counties Amoassador lierara that old trea ties between Prussia and the United States be re-affirmed, that such ac tion was necessary to make certain that the rights of Germans in this country guaranteed under those trea- prevent the diplomatic breach from leading to actual hostilities. Just Thow American interests are to be safeguarded if the German war zone proclamation is to stand, however, ;and whether any specific means of .preserving peace between the two na sage of the seamen's law with a con- to elect boards of education and vot ed 22 to 24 against 'the Burgwin bill to allow Bertie county this privilege. The House also voted a'erainst the Page bill to enable any county to elect its own school board on peti tion of the majority. This vote was 40 to 61. Members of the Senate and House were special N guests . Friday night of the Wake county al'iiimni association j of the A. & M. college for a big din- flicting section, the government herejner Tn honor especially of Lieut. Gov- looks upon the pact as at least furn-; ernor O. Max Gardner, alumnus of ishing the guiding principle under which, it will act. Action of Neutrals Gratifying thf college, The Oates bill as to primary nom- homefolks and enjoy a ten-days' leave Of' absence. Mr. Parham is chief of police, which position he has held foi several years, and he is well qualified . in every respect. His weight is 250 pounds. He -tells us that he reads The Robesonian regu larly and always enjoys it; says it is like getting a letter from home. Af so says there have been several large snows up there, some six inches deep. ; Mr. .Malcolm McMillan, R. 2, was in, town this evening, bringing 90 lbs. of sausage ard pudding to mar ket. It was placed on market at Cobb & Johnson s store at 3 o clock and was all gone before supper time. Mr. McMillan has killed this season 5,570 lbs. of pork, the heaviest weigh. ing 530 lbs. This is what we call living and boarding at the same place. . Mr. F. N. Fisher and Chief C. L. Beard were Lumberton viistors to-! day. '. Postmaster C. Cobb and Farmer I. J. Lancaster report a successful quail hunt yesterday afternoon, bagging 18 and really killed 20. They relate Shelby featured. After 'this Mr. J .j resideilce of Mr. J. P. Russell, Wal- Pope Stephens gave,a short sketch ex. hibtion on the horizontal bar. Mr.J. B. Bowen then gave a heavy-weight lifting exhibition that amazed all present. He lifted 510 pounds on a straight lift. He also raised 100 pounds above the floor to a full arm's length above his head with one hand. Mr. Robert Prevatt made the high est record in the running high jump trom the floor. He jumped 4 feet and 10 inches. Masters James Pope and Stephen Epps engaged in a ily weight wrestling contest, in which Pope was successful. After 7 min utes bout Mr. Robert Prevatt won nut street, was put out by a bucket DTigaue Dei ore tne lire company reached the scene about 3:30 Satur day afternoon. There-was no dam age. License has been issued for the marriage of Herbert C. Ivey and Mary Baxley; C. F. Flowers and Leah Ty ner, G. V. Watson and Lula Ro-; Jas. A. Walters and Ida Collier; Wil liam, Hunter Adams and Annie May Humphrey. Mr. J.V. Free, who has been first trick operator at the Seaboard sta tion for several months, has been transferred to Lilesville. He left in the light-weight wrestling match Lumberton Saturday. He is succeed from Mr. Leslie Cashwell. Mr. C. ed here by Mr. D. D. McCall. a na- V. srown was releree in this con- tive Robesonian. ination of county boards of educa-;'some very interesting events in the test. A heavy-weisrht wrestlers' con test" was engaged in by Messrs. J. B. Bowen and H. C. Rogers and this was called a draw after a 12-min-utes bout. Dr. John Knox wps ref eree in this contest. Mr. Earl Town send had planned to give a tight wire walking exhibition, but his wire broke and he was unable to secure another wire, Miss Leah Tyner and Mr. C. F. Flower3, both of East Lumberton, were married at the home of Justice W. P. Barker, Elm street, yester day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Barker officiated. Only a few friends witnessed the marriage. Fire of unknown origin practi cally destroyed an unoccupied cottage belonging to Mr. W. tt Tr? 1 ? Each one taking part in the ex-! Ji 1 w, r-n0A v,; i i,the eastern part of town about 8 The rdministration is understood tion in the counties and anDointment; hunt. . One bird actually rose ana, hibition proved himself equal to the' V oA..J.. OWtL ? tions is included in the suggestion has to be highly gratified by the action' by the Governor so as to assure Dem-1 landed in a neighbor's hosue, enter-( occasion and those who attended thtj J"" ; Jj j; of f h" ZZ the counties mg tne ironx porcn, aim as viie rruiit exnioiuon were ricniy entertained ior; .v ' i. , ,j . j .not been revealed. i taken bv manv of thf neutrals in nro. oratir contrnl in nil It is believed thht perhaps the testing with varying degrees of firm- was displaced as a special order for '"loor was open ran in and lodged be-j about 2 hours. chief purpose of the proposal is to ness ,against Germany's new subma-j Friday and set as a specail order for hind a trunk. The lady of the house; On account of the limited seating bewilder public opinion in the United: rine policy. While' none has so far ; next Thursday. - - was an eye witness. She ran the! capacity' the public couM not be in- StntfS KTld divide tho muntrv. . , follnwpH th lonrl . anA cntrcrocirm nf '. ' Tha irbh"d out and it walked back on theiyited. as the "bovs"' would have lik- Whether any' soit-'of answeic, .ber'l-ie United, States by breaking' off 1'tutional amendments gave- n unfa-iiWCh and stepped up on. a piece of led, and only those who had received venu a mere acKnwoieagemenx xo tne: diplomatic relations, nevertheless, tne-voraDie report for tne Worth Cno-I wooa anu imauy ru&c ume uiotauj wmwu mviLtviuus were -aumitteu. .Sw:::'s minister who presented the expression of sentiment was said ' to i una Merchants Association blU .to'and was orougnt aown Dy xvir. i nose.. wno tooK part m the exmoi- have been burned. Mayor ard Mrs. A. E. White re turned Saturday morning from New York, where they spent two weeks. Mr. White bought spring goods for the department store of Messrs. White A Vi s.svnc"f-ii-i4-;T rvivi4-. ' pa.-5f.pr. . Thp hunters would not havaiion wpre: .Mpssrs. J Pt and T.prIip' (jrougn, of wliicn firm he is senior Wilson in suggesting action to them. I the homestead -'and to provide for: known of the bird's refuge only forF Cashwell, J. Robert Prevatt, Wilbur-member, while m New ork. The The open issue as to Germany's ' garnishment of percentages of wages ' the house keeper. When the boys re-j Laggett, J. Pope Stephens, Wearn ?"s re already arriving. treatment of Ambassador Gerard, I and other incomes for debt. The vote' Ported this story we urst wougnc bnelby,- W. A. bhelby, James Fope, Master Hugh lhompson, son of mr. and Mrs. joe . inompson naa tuijsreslion yesterday will be made is urcrrtain, as that mattqr rests en hely with Frehident Wilson. Opin irT3 rliffpr. sornf hplipvinp" it. wise to . . . .. ... ! ... ....... I . , . "1.1 1 -1 1 r 1 T TT T T T lar.ore tne suggestion entirely. which has caused much ill feeling: was 5 to 3. i 11 only a lKe' DUT' we weie Pei&Ul-,- caepnen xpps, n. j. sogers, j. r. A dispatch of the ,11th states that here, appears to be cleared un. While' The Senate bill to raise the age e dto believe it as fact. Mr. Lan-j Bowen, Earl Townsend, Clarence Emoeror William has called a con- officials have had no won! from Mr. of . moral resDonsihilitv from 10 to' caster has bagged 99 quail so tar, Moore and James Barker. ference presumably to discuss the' Gerard since February 5 when he 14 years and increase the age of con- i this season and no telling how many submarine campaign ardthe position! reported through .Copenhagen that sent to 18 years was defeated in the more yet. of neutrals and it is suggested that! his departure was being delayed, they J House. !' Our attention was 'called at the out Of this conference something accepted , press dispatches today as - The ' House sided with Cleveland ' New Baptist church today to a car more tangible may coma. to arrangements for his leaving to-1 county in the contest with Gaston load of fancy lumber ana we inquired : morrow and said that confirmation ' over possession of Kings. Mountain where it was manufactured and we FARM LOAN ASSOCIATIONS exnected through the slower of-i ard passed by a roll call vote of 85 were advised that it was from J. & iol .horvnalc - tn 9 a hill tr fonfir'Tvi Ploxrolan'i Kethunp &. COS mill. Only & lew .' ficial channels. One Organized at Red Springs Last! Officials maintained Absolute si The gymnasium was planned and a bad gash cut on his head and was badly shaken up late Saturday after noon when an automobile driven, by started by the Baraca class of the', him and one driven by Mr. Frank ralk collided near the Dresden cot- First Baptist Sunday school about one year ago. All young men of the town were invited to become mem bers. In connection with the "gym", a reading room has been prepared. mill, only a few Arrangements have also been made to 9 a bill to confirm Cleveland' ; Bethune & 0. s possession of this territory through ! miles from town. f or hot and cold baths. The equip woci, Arnthnr will ho, Ortmn- ion rm Mr nwi's dot.pr.finn until : thp pWtinn 9. vpars no-n that fins.: Mr. W. F. tilount ot r ayetteviue j ment cost more than $500 and a ton mill. Young Thompson was. thrown, through the windshield' fit his car and the aufo was demolished. He was driving a Ford and Mr. Falk was driving a Maxwell. Mr. Falk was not hurt but his auto was some what damaged. ized at Fairmont .Wednesday of, today, when. Secretary Lansing au-iton contends was fradulent. i was a caller m our town today. lvir.i quarterly tee of $.50 is charged all. Miss Amelia Lmkhauer left Sat- , , ,ii i i ,u i , it 1 1 1 w i , i ii i ,i mi hiii.. I if ill 1 1 'i i . . 1 1 i .. i, in iifti itf iii. ii i. j uuiiv , , v. . . v r ' - w , ... - Farm, Demonstrator L. E. "I am very loath to believe tht! dividing the State into two judicial terian Sunday school or church. . .This Week Elanchard organized a farm loan as-!the German government intentional-. circuits with 24 judges and 20 ju- Mr. A. h. Hughes oooKKeeper dt urdav for New York and Baltimore. The "gym" and reading room were; where she will spend several -lays provided in order that the young men buying goods for her millinery 5fore, trmt will; the. Parkton Mercantile o. store, nai ot tne town mignt nave a place to whirh shp will onen in the 1 I . -r. .. . i, . .1 , -ill 1 r! r.nnai-'ll HoiTO With tnU 4-V. Crt-I- n-C mrrv-nlar OT11 T HI-lkT-ril 1 !1 J! T7M i i of last week. There were 30 farm- "i erim on any excuse whatsoever.! leave two judges always avanaDie Deen icoiixmeu " ." -ic wic j. cacioC o,.. rrs present and application for $60,-! I should be very much surprised if, for holding emergency terms under measles. Master Ertle Williamson have a place to spend evenings. If nonin Innns wn,-. made. . s such a .course had been taken." I the direction of the Governor. The, has been confined for the past two the proper interest is taken in the Mr. Blanchard will organize an as-j The incident will be considered bill was sent to the House. fociation at Fairmont Wednesday of this week at 2 o'clock p. m. closed, so far as this country is con-1 The committee having under con cerned, if press dispatches are borne! sideration the bill to amend the crop out and the Ambassador is allowed j lien system of the State for the re- Guns Mav be Placed at Disposal of to leave Germany. Nevertheless, a , lief of the tenant class, as agreed r . . l 1.1 . 1 1 ' T T C!4-V.4. T7n..m.r. nnii.TI Ownersof Merchant Ships Washington Dispatch, Feb. 11. American shipowners who nave disagreeable impression created here. has been upon bv the State Farmers' union and Governor Bickett, gave a hear gymnasium it would mean much to the town and community. TOLARSVILLE TOPICS for defense against submarines, prob-; ably will have their ditlicuity soivea in a few days. Strong intimations were given in official quarters to night that while the government will "not actually arm merchant craft or even formally advise arming, a way will be found to put weapons at the disposal of owners who desire to prepare for defense against illegal attack. clears away something win he do ing. "Mrs Harvest of Submarine Campaign Many Ships Arrive and Depart in Safety ' The total number of vessels de stroyed by German submarines in the period from February 1 to February 9 inclusive i3 said to be 92 of which 23 were neutral vessels. During that nPTiod. it is stated, more than 1,100 -vessels arrived at or sailed unharm ed from ports of the United King dom. Superior Court Superior court for the trial of civil ;ases adjourned Thursday afternoon and Judge Geo. W. Connor left Fri- dav mnrnincr for his home at Wll- son. There was no jury trial after the report of the proceedings puunsu A in Thursday's naoer was written, Judge Connor made a most favorable imnrpssion unon court officials . and those attending court were curing the past two weeks. Gerard is Now Off Gefman Soil Berlin Dispatch, Feb. 10. James W. Gerard, the American Ambassador, and his staff, left Ber lin at 8:10 o'clock tonight for Swit zerland. Besides the embassy staff, 110 other Americans accompanied him. Thp leave-taking wa3 very cor dial, members of the foreign office seeing the Ambassador off. among prominent men in a visit last week to Washington and Baltimore, as stated in an interview with Mr. McLeanN?ubli3hed in Thursday's Rob lavs with measles Our town seems very quiet at pres ent, but, occasionally a little misun derstanding causes rag-chewing. Mr. J. B. McCormick lost a tme dog Sunday morning by a through j Personal Items Nonagenerian 111 tmin Tt is said that the dog w as j CorresDondence of The Robesonian. i ; xxtAt.c.Ao-t oAim m-iJovntoil YtT nthpr doe's and ran urder Tolarsville. Feb. 9 Wp have been ii'g i oireiuuuH any. piav . v... j " , . . , muNj, . ' , r . . i navm? somp coiu weitLiier iui me past few days. . Mrs. Mercy Graham visited rela tives at Proctorville last week. Mrs. H. C. Flowers and children are visiting Mrs. Flowers' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Johnson of Barnesville. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Lewis of Parkton visited Mrs. ' Annie E. Hon eycutt of Tolarsville Saturday and Sunday. Miss Lessie Martin visited Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Rozier last week. 'Miss Gertrude Maxwell, who is teaching school near Marion, S. C, spent Saturday night and Sunday night with home folks. She was ac companied home by Misses Kathleen and Marion McMillan and Mr. Capps. They made the trip in an auto. The Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. of this place are progressing nicely. Glad to report Mrs. Maryann Hum Dhrev very much improved. Sorry to repot Mr. William Par- nell very sick. Mr. Parnell is the lie been holding their vessels in port! If TT. S. Gets Into War Business Will tically agreed on the main features ! the train and was cut in two. Thi bSe S ?naWUty to obtain gns Not be Disturbed . . ... J of the measure, but referred the ..bill ie3 6 n . a I , ' I . ' b. . A. ... L. n .r. m n 711 rlmiVnTTQn TO JIT H T L'r Vrin I ..!-. V I I , hih-k I I 1 , t'.IL Lll.kJ uwww... n.i..Jj... j? . xt v i, ,,.v. i'Wa rioci'rrno n nrccpriViD tha e-a sh "Rnrmprs are usmff every gooo. aa snpnt. nparlv two weekr, on business, nrice and the percent of additional that comes and when the weatner says that he talked with a number of; profit a dealer is to be permitted to prominent bankers and business men! add for furnishing time suppl'eJ. In while in New York and that all with dicr.tions are that the bill in Mt'.'''c whom he talked agreed that if the tory adjustment will be reported fa United States gets into war with j vorably. - o-r kiid'ytacc will Tlrtf "Ho r.1 CT".1tV.- I - ed at all. that the country is in such! HIGH SCHOOL NEWS YTCXZ Blue. who is sick sound shape financially that deciara C. McCormick and children ... i . 4. Ton are on a visit to reiauvej m rinburg for more than a week, vis- -'Mrs. Mccormick's motner, mrs. tion of war may be expected to cause j Athletic Societies Organized Tn- only a momentary jar, it any ar at, anguiar ucDaie wiarcn xiim all ia fplt. This is in linp wtih thei Rolls oninion Mr. A. W. McLean found Renorted for The Robesonian. The high school firls and boy3 met last Wednesday and organized their athletic societies. Both the boys and girls have been -challenged by other schools for basketball games. They are .going to begin practicing real soon and expect to have some excit ing games before long. Several pupils are working very hard for the triangular debate which will be about the last of March. The Lumberton school has been grouped with Goldsboro and Wilmington. TTich school honor rolls are as fol lows: Eighth grade Carrie Edmund, Stella McNeill, Escar Bullard, Ninth erade Evelina (Beckwith. Dnna Hedgpeth, Blanche White, Harry Rus CAROLYNE SHOOTER, Chairman. Jurorr. for February Court Th following lurv for the two weeks' term of Superior court for the trial of civil cases which will begin Monday, February 26, was drawn in the presence of Justices A. E. White and F. Grover Britt and County At. tnmpw V.. J. Rritt this morning: First week J. T. Blackwell, Hoyle Davis, T. W. Baxley, Tim Page, J, A. Alford, F. G. Evans, Neill Free man, Oliver .Britt, Alex Spiyey, I M. Thompson, Jetter Hardin, V F. How eV. J. C. Barnes, C. A. Floyd, Lock McMillan J. J. Evans, It. W. Wil- liams. T. J. Graham, W. A. Griffin, Y. S. Stone. . ' Second week D. , A. Campbi. Journey Floyd, L. L. Mc5irt, W. a Blount. H. Ju. uaxiey, r. xi. u ,rQll- Pnlph Bass. H. H hctV; t ntVipr Williams. N. S. advertisement ivic!n.imiiiuii, n""v' ' . .. m , nr TionHoT-onn j. i. Kq"- va nounds uuaRer Citv riour ic xoiar, vv i . iicijvuv..j " i i . ' .i.ii. t..u,n A Powers. A. L.! Octagon Soan lc. cneti, a "!"" T;'Z tt1 i,:, I rrv.,,,.'- nA n-ip th fl. C. D. tails. Hold vour breath and save -T Vancd Pan and a MISS uees went up to Fayetteville today and were married. Mr. Paul farms on Mr. D. W. Marshal's place. His wife is from South Carolina. , Our rural policeman for the, ot. Pauls-Lumber Bridge and Parkton district, Mr. C. L. Beard, says he proposes to see that the roads will not be piowea m nis uisinci wo. j- Let's see, now, ii ne meau " believe he means every word lie says. Anv man that deliberates PJowbov- er the . limit of the roaas snoum uc punished. , ' . v w,hof hai we ao ; n.ii uui Viqivp Tlnto -arp killed and we -hear j. oldest anan in the community, & ... i ii enV. o: i i v: m.i. v : av j that mOSt all plants m tne ounm "v lut5 paaseu ms siai uinuuaj killed. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR PENNIES? R. D. Caldwell & Son will hold their Big One Cent Sale Saturdav, Bvrd. Neill, Feb. 17th. Watch for Thursday's Farmer, C. a. nasty, u. H. F. Bissell, W. P. Britt, S ool:. P. McNeill building. Elm street, the first of March. Mrs. L. C. Tawn send will conduct a dfessmakin-r de railment in connection with Miss Lnkhauer's millinery store. Miss L'nkhauer is having a rest room pit-' pnred in the rear of the buildi wh'th she vj'iV occupy This ro'm v:l be equipped so ladies coding tov;n -.-ill have a place to stop Ar rangements will be made for' tikln; '.are ct childr-M an-1 stove will, be put in so families desiring to do so can bring their lunch to town and make hot coffee. This will fill a long-felt need in Lumberton. Budding and Loan Association Shows Steady Growth ' The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Robesoji Building & Loan Association was held Thursday. The old officers were re-elected a3 follows: president, Stephen Mclntyre; vice-president, A. E. White: secre tary-treasurer, C. V. Brown. The report of the secretary-treas urer showed that the association is gowing steadily. During the last year $27,000 worth of matured 3tock was paid off. Since . organized o years ago 33 residences have Deen built through the channels -of the as- sociation. Fairmont Man Injured in Wreck at Monroe . a Hisnatfh of the 9th from Mon roe to the Fayetteville Observer states that Flagman A A. Ellwan ger of Fairmont was badly hurt about -u0a onrl fnfP in a railway ac me 11COU O"" 1 cident at Monroe on that day and Horton of Mon- kuao vjuiiuu..-. T ... , i . . i j roe was instantly killed ana nis uouy burned in the same wreck, when their train collided with 16 runaway freight cars. The track was bady torn up and passenger service was interrupt ed for several hours. Miss Idell Honevcutt has returned home from Stoneville, where she vis ited her sister aiH-1 brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fagg. We are expecting our new pastor, Mr. Clark, to be with us for the first time next second Sunday. One American Aboard Ship Torpedoed Without W arning Washington Dispatch, Feb. 11 One American, Earl Rice, ship's surgeon, of Portland, Oregon, was on board the British India liner Man tola, torpedoed off the Irish coas February 8. Consul Frost at Queens town cabled the State Departm,en today that thp steamer was torpedo ed without warning, but that every your pennies. Pnm tn Mr. and Mrs. H. G. ad Meares, Saturday night, a fine girl, body escaped except seven Lascars, Mr. M. W. Hedgpeth of Orrum is a umberton visitor today. Mr. C. B. Andrews of Marietta is a Lumberton visitor today. ' Ex-Sheriff E. C. McNeill of Row land is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. Sandy Mclntyre of Pembroke was a Lumberton visitor this morn- Mr. M. D. Bullock and son, Dir. Norman Bullock, who live on R. 1 from Pembroke, were Lumberton vis itors this morning. ' Mrs. Jno. C. Fuller and two chil dren, Mary Louise and John Coltrane returned Wednesday night from Goldsboro, where they spent three weeks visiting at the home of Mrs. Fuller's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Best. SPRING t HATS. I AM SH0W1KG a few early spring hats. See them. Miss Josephine Breece, exclu3iv millinery store, Elm street. 1 J V L -x
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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