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1'- r i: , THE ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH V0 tot' VOL XL VIII S2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE rillLDREN MANGLED BY EX PLOSION OF DYNAMITE CAP LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, IK UESC AY. FEBRUARY 15, 1917. NUMBER i : i . Is ' 1'wo Small Children Killed When 3-Year-O'd Tot Threw Dynamite Cap Into Fire Cap Left on Mantelpiece by Falner Death of Mrs. Laura Jones Near Red Springs Personal and Other News From Parkton i Correspondence o The Robesonian. Parkton, Feb. 13 Miss Domwell WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE ! ROWLAND NEWS LETTER elle BilLLike That of 1915! Rett BUIE NEWS BATCH THE FINAL SUMMONS erment Association Meets Work Passes HouseStat rT - : S? Liter!T Societies Birthday Bill to Extend PrSSSL ?'. Co5 of The Robesonian. en House Votes t Qni.s Vl-i . , rV1' eD,- L4 Ahe Betterment vxresp stitutional Amendment toPeoLJ TTv !5.ai?', Marriage of Miss Annie Humphrey r xT , anJ HT- ITT . a . - -.iiij Pmf M P Alio.. HrH.I- , .V" A Aoams Much Fer- , ""-xi, iicnniiuwn coi- BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS ATr f TVT T711 1 j-i i . . . tilizer Being hauledo UneasV: ?rd ucator Passed This Morn- for St MoTto buy muler About War Personal Mention ' mg Funeral Saturday his stable. ' 7 UIes Ior Correspondence of The Robesonian. LJ D" A1,len' one of the old- A new fire alarm bo hop happy marriagen 'm thff 'SSSm SSH" First and Chpe Feb. 14 a To H?i Ml at 3 ,,cl0ck- Various comiteok piaathTmeSSe K enJn thil entire S(tion' died at sti The box 7s nu Mr. KX offererKf gf re heard fSm' We were toldflMt Sunday at 5 ' p Tm.? that of Mfst hTt abo.2 1-2 north-! hydrant has also been1 o -ho " uii, Aered. yesterday m;"How the Betterment associationtAnnip .J5 ' J tM1tStS; ea?t of town this morning about 6 that noint wa. 'i r ' b i' "-"Js uousweii the House a bill to YtpnTVi, "i noT tne betterment associationAnnie Humphrey and Mi and Miss Rutherford members of ! chise to 6 w!J S t Si 6 fn" Luld Prove our school," namelyJAdams. Thi ceremonv was -Hip traded school fannltv cnt cf ' 1 "ae lo women. Ine bill Provides "hv Veeni,. ff f vj ' j v 1 iuc tcremony was morning about 6 that point. number 25. A installed near the graded school faculty, spent Sat-! for jruay anu ounuay in riorence, S. i inu report a, raobl enjpyapie time. their toc ' - i i r ,,l!i,r -nA Snnov i TTl c -y1 special DOX at the next CPnpral -LT'ZZZ. . r;t " - election in which wom 3"""7; " w- MlUrJf UCfVjll md the f ran-j could improve our school," namely jAdams. The ceremony waV xJf'' lockj Decesed was about 72 years i St. Paul Cotton Mill v WUTJSSto: SiMtTL?! wEKto"NSJua 3biritaui S2? VW Mr. F. M. Coker of Columbia, S 1 Z 11 aLmanv as 50000 C, came up Saturday and Returned i boTrd oTlleltio? th State up u a uuotucBs tup. uur aoor: st ;; , " "".,r" 6 wuiiicii me xrancmse to ttring is al-ways on the outside such young business men. Messrs. Clarence and John" McAr 1hur of St. Paul were visitors to our ner: and W nw iT"" u"ue stitute.- a well-known -o1ot-pH in.J """"t"rs .01 LumDerton, to marking on the M Wf ..Jv: J' Humphrey,! tution in Lumberton. Prof: All ! " ??. A number navxjiir uieu spvprn VAr?i t i , . . : ui scinaies win ho oHHaH c roan ah iUAn. l ;i l j . n ri : J ; wtis iwrnans t n hncr aniiiotAH aaIa-m vu. ;r w" M""..? pupii OTuuiKo. one is amon&r Fhiladelnhus noti Jr"riC" "r n 4. t- , : ... nnm.i i i - . . - -.--; cu man in tne toiititv anrt nan i nna ' uvwuul ui uie ivceum arrra. Thp TTn, IIj". . ' -p'V" m ien years ! MaLfSn!r b.!.ca"ed- i The debate for the Athenian Liter- 1-' ov-uwui . m r. rMiiKiMN uuiiiiimt fine .'- i .vaw uuu hum uuiic ... - vv then told how one school had cleared hVjrrTSfl much -for the people .of his race. He! n at the school auditorium Fri. $2,000 in ten years and he gave sug- town Sunday. The former, who was p7ople at the next if the ary .society was "Resolved, That sub- of the A. C. L. Ry. here as onera for a vear or so hnnVVonor f tT,1 pen?le ac tne next general election, marines arP mm-a nnworfnl ir. rva-r ltm. t ii' .l.n . e a- Pera- for a year or so bookkeeper of the t'arkton Mercantile Co., is now ca ier of the Bank of McDonald among one of the best families in me community. The groom is a young man of many friends and ac. qudintances, being in the employ the The House pasted vesterda TTh J ar? "lore powerful in war tor. Immediately after ine marriage Mr A S Pone onu of our m.,1 8"B, to o,vuu aner receiving rlruggiste, entPup S f RocSfslf Sa? ! S?eCia-! mesa from Gov. Bickett nruRKiwA, -went up io nocKiisn bat-, urgmer immediate aot nn uruay ana returned nome Monday. Thp lpo-isiai, Mrs. C. D. Williamson and two chil-LestiLtW f k l- m" Earle McKellar was voted best speaker. " The Victorian Literary society met Friday afternoon and the following the- will snend their return make Buie their home. For the past several- days the the weather has hpen c v.ori 4-1,0 it- ktv Litat it program was; carried out: song by ..lias practically put a ston to all farm bTy' " f. ? OI1 Sa"i ""J?""1!????"?- Still there is much fer- iiie rmiueu racea Lime uiri ; tnizer being hauled and rapid prog iiisLiumenra so r: Twnpra on "wnv roc ? n n ; . j.i - 1 hp Hnnca Tr, c-c-j T..r,j il. u:ii . . . " j i -0 cuius uii in oiner wavs to irpt Mr. W. E. Parham returned Mm.u. ''" uC0y w,e imtrie Mlp.n School should have a new. farm wovW cf!,0,i "L7i, ft; day to Hopewell, Va., after enioving! Z T ' nayaton law .lor basketball court; vocal solo "Be-1 weather will permit iT lal a Midway, with whom a week's vacation wkTnrnH port of Wilmington by reducing the1 cause I Love You" Mr T f Lf? , v . , he lived, Thursday of last week. In- MStil ASertSTm'SraS to Ur V the State debate L'from Ph!K was the McLean -4.i- 4.1.. r 1 J-.0. and t0 exempt inland water-way . ia PpH RnrSno-c TVTot tjto A. i d' .sPen? a burying ground, near Maxton. Friday. v,uu uuiu uuauiuno HUH tne A. . ij. nnini. T.,Un 4-1. 4. - . T L"'"b" """""" a.vw - r . mie lu toWIl iVlonaaV. POmincr flown was of the ante-bellum type and was! daY ev.enmg, the business meeting ?amirea by tne white people as welli 7 outia 01 me ipworth league has as colored. In his death the color- Deen Postponed until a later date, ed people of the town and community; License has been issued for the lose a leader whose place will be hard; marriage of John Scott and Ida How to fill. Prof. Allen suffered a stroke! ell; H. W. Home and Annie Welch of paralysis about a year ago. j W. Edgar Dow and Cloah Grimsley' The funeral will take place from O. D. Grimsley and Prudie Strickland the colored Methodist church here ! W. C. Johnson and Mary H. Hum- Mrs. A. F. Powell of Whiteville is a guest at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Elm street. Mr. Pow ell has recovered from the injury I vviiu.il canea lvirs. jonnson to White j villc recently. f 'Miss Josephine Breece will leave j next Tuesday for Baltimore to pur- LiKioe spring gooas ior her millinery terment will be made in the Newtown cemetery. Mr. J. A. Falk Mr. J. A. Falk. aeed about 85 vears. I meet at tne home ot his brother, Dr, ; r i i j i . i i i to see about some lumber that wbb 1 iCAm UT' fto. Si?e will be met in Baltimore was an uncle of Messrs. E. A Frank Falk of Lumberton. Mr. and ryA jcui, iuu Liiey win eo Rv.. spent Sunday with hom folUs . X "jrib. "".V. "1C f"it , land. returning to Latta, S.C., Sunday afj fhe revenue bill came in the' P tSinew BTSt mTtr' Kj bumed1? -week a at Hall & bavia'! mrant boS if RowKnd Mr Fall"' hJ- Miss Reva Hamilton, who was her .1. owe1' preached at, the Baptist Saw mill in which he was interp&fpo1 Li ' . : trimmer last vear. and tlW will or. Mrs. W. J. Gillis and children of, Boughton of the Finance eomiinttee' a ft S?7 ".He says he finds the weather cold Rockfish spent Sunday with Mrs.' andfoc ocupies wnSeSeT wk!!5 Snd n nht" i M" a tIrs'ler .re for the past few days than Gillis' mother, Mrs. Alex Parham. ed itiJS SJ lVS fe ,of Ashboro, have.it w in Philadelphia. He-wis ask- Mrs. farham served special d nner'tv " 7"S 7iZ":r.Z llut; meir nome m nowiana, wnerei ea now the people in his horn tow Sunday, liaving with her six of her; velrth onu' WrK" t 1L ai? eed welcome. Mr. Powell j felt concerning the U. S. seerin ceeuis to ze an acxive ana energetic ; relations with Germany. Hp !a-o man as well as a good preacher. I, they are not. at all alarinpH nnH tninV Mrs. E. A. Falk, Miss Olga Falk and! , ese Mr. Frank Falk atterded the funeral : l'a' and and burial. PEMBROKE POINTS .special dinner; the revenue a fo ttBt to LT to-n 5umut, "aying wiin ner six ot ner. vears. with onlv minor rhancTes. Tav ' i " .LU"c,;i,11g W- severing visiting children, including Mrs. J. rates are left exactly as in fore- tho ii n acuve,anu energeuc: relations with Germany. He says cv. " "l lJ1Lv man as well as a good preacher. .thev are not at all Qic.ipri Mr. H. C7 Jones received a mes-' Pu two eaFs- .inere are some Mr. Thomas Graham. Jr., and Miss::this was the proper cours fV the? -icnanges ot only minor importance in Wilma Graham had a birthday n i-tv! President to anT tw I' Praj au Mrs LuVa Jones; TJ$r SChea in Secticn; Tu,sday afternoon. Ice cre-a.n and no fear felt about tie uTs. hay!' Movements of the People Yesterday was St. Valentine's any one remained in ig- n. - j j .... norance of that fact until last ing he was bound to wake to the fact that it was some special time then. Children had a great time going aver Sprvi-P ann Choir PmH!-' uu"u,1 tywn unging QOOr DeilS The. State-wide bill directing the enioVed bv all the little children of Prof r f r.t rmny- rooration commission to havP. hool fLLby 311 the Uttle chlldren of L.Prof- C.- - Gates spent Monday af- : tuwu. i lernoon m Ked Kprmgs. Mr. Wade H. Baker returned home: Mr. Pevtnn McMillan Q t. from Clympson, S. C, Sunday morn-jberton and Fairmont visitor vester nay. irom a few miles from Red Sprines. was tr.tically ill. She died Monday morn.; Corporation commission to have books tS town ins at 8 o clock. Mr. and Mrs. Jones nf ronntv off,VPT- Pvirl mi. to' v5: attended her funeral tiay, which! devise and install a uniform system' fro"" was held from Spring Hill church m 0f accounting for all counties was sent nnn rniintir siHonHnH kTT o i ,., . . 4iiji. iraVe-concouTse'orowin ?ri nd ' effortrtowVbSS SSt ,x Mf' T, aCey returned ,nd loved ones. The , funeral services ; id and othe? Sties MTS v. r nntVf S?;w e, eff0rt Senator Brenizer explained nc. d. Sraith and Ralph McGirt - i.v.t... inn niii was necassan v ftr.ate- .... , . . - - - . wUV uuc Correspondence of The Robesonian. and leaving Valentines, which was all j right and lovely and proper. 1 Thft DoPrinOT OrfVlOctrol rxiinfn'. Pembroke, Feb. 13 Rev. I. N. the last number of the Lyceum course. I Clegg filled his regular appointment will eive a concert at the graded . here Surday night and preached a school auditorium tomorrow evening , roost excellent sermon, using for his February 16th, beginning at 8-30 ! subject, "Go ye into all the world This ouintet is composed of ladies I'Avw 11-,. 1 TT TTT T kit n n 1 4.4. , ""-y Ui ray-janu preacn tne gospei to every crea-,and it is expected that this will prove M,-Utielfi visitors atiture."-Mark 16:15. ! the best attraction of the entire ' vX - ; s" 'l- AUSIey anrl children course. Admission, adults 25 cents " . i ' 'vim mc: iuui.vi 'jui t vfx iaou ten in : in (HI" III I'Hr l s 40 4. TTT -r -r i Vil WAAi iLwaiuv wtu- , v t!1Vi nuaiTipRM vifsiT.ors in ninnprrftn viv ivyri.c t t t h,t: S. C spent Sunday with his moth- "nd want to the House ' ayA' xrr w it tt ma,rrwn' R' D' Buie and Wil" Mis3 011ie Mclnnis spant a few : et C this aftrnorn for Tn" ... -t,. ou:. . ciiit. vvab ,cnu 10 ine nouse. Mr. A. w. walker was m Favette-iiiiP McMillan wpv iTfjQ,T;n ' ,1 i4. i. : 1 to leave tnib atteinoon tor ban :i, otiuie tjuniisuil. 1 Tho Kromvpr hill for inssnpftion of -n l i l T . . ; c iajvm.mc viai-.uuja ifibL wjejv wii.ii int'iLus in ruv- Mr. J. P. Robertson returned MonT Messrs. W. J. and F. H. Humphrey. .Ul. .eill .UClinnOn Dnri SOU, UUn-,lrotp1 a t safetv anrl sanitation an, the former one of Hoke county's amended to limit, its application to no.-t stDStantiai iarmers and bust-, houses of 15 or more rooms, passed Pcin?T, n, ntv men wprp vicitov to onv T Al r. , m ' "all-'6" u""- S- tur.iay afternoon ! "iJl MuSv passed the House' i her! w MfM- William Tiddy, Charlie Mc Mr. John Ferguson of St. Paul was ' t Ji 7. ffil ?5? c?i?Maelle Adams. J Neill and Walter Glover spent Mon- a welcome visitor to o,,r town finn-'v".. I-"rV i 4.v . iVlls.3 . Margaret omiui is visiting aav m lumberton. . w - vu.ih , I MM I T H X L Jt" I i tS 111 V r! l.r. IrtllS 1,11 LI1K Uah -I--m LI r. , 4- U " uci aiaici, lvxiaa naaaie oiiiiLii IM fT TTT 1 J 1 ' iyi reunion m vasningion wno are ettcville. Mrs. Antonio, Texas, vhere they will spend lav. An awful tragedy occurred four othorwioo nnnWn to attpnrl miles west of Favetteville Saturd 3.V : T'Vxa Villi 4--v onf hATi'o nrtTyiTViio'aimiDVC , " 1 ,4V JiV JL 1 1 C UUbllVXllC VVlillllOOlVllVyX U fc a busiMss-p-t5A .McMmand-MS; spent S&y -with Mrs R.h! .Liver.'; S puiey spent rnaay in L Emberton. more. ' timo hi. ,' fZ.jrui.-Zi-- 1t tt J 1 1-4. ii .....v.. iiio many iiirinia 11UUC LI1UL Mrs. Haynes and daughter, Mrs. he may re??ain h5s health and that iMiignuw, oi ouuui Vvaiuiiiia, aie vis iting Mrs. O. S. Miller. Mrs. W. E. Hall is visiting her; Mr. and Mrs. John Glover are wel- mornino- whpn thp two cmll .nil u ijs. d- l.- uwiiseiiu, ivirs. j. ivi. mis was iormeriy Mr. Glovers h hen of Mr and Mrs W D uV of Robe" to. Prove for the ex- Lytch and Misses Eva Pleasants and but for the past few years he were blown afmost S' instant dS,tn ! PGnS?S -f federate veterans to the Lobita Lytch visited relatives in been superintendent of one of ! .V.Y!1.:,almor,..t0TT1"?tant deat1 reunion m Washington this year pass-, Lumberton Sunday. I chain raW n o with dynamite while th out for MARIETTA NEWS LETTER tT TT n i.. i j , "7 , r .V " uuiuucitua ouimav, 1U1 XXctll. W1U J I H.( 1 art tinol VDQHinrc m tho HnilCn I HOQ. n? x n - t i S te'.?- f-fS W'th dyna" 5ay:'" Also Tbi to protect" Oakdale visTS ,S in this week"0" ! .m,",ei;.hid.C.!,rei!.-.flL church in ttas county. , I Miss Lizzie Alford ol Latta spent. viir iiiuiibci auu jtx lux v 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 y vnon i i nwnir am net nro t n f ri i . i -i .i . " . : l'caiv-.i v.j. v. Minnav in T.nwn. i qhh i'Arcnnr.i ifAmn T7- e mother had lust stepped TTono Tuflnlav thp bill bv Clark of " " r. a r.i .. "tV.V . " ilc,u;5 A lum d - . -. v . -w mrn-'ii i i,i ii it' i i l i ui i.i i r ji r i i ii.a tin .- 1 1 i ri -c nniciin Aurm " I" wm 4 u TT 11 The Robesonian. Mrs. J. M. Wells led the G. W. i club Saturday afternoon in honor of. I r.e ana :virs. (Jarlyle may return to t T.rmhprton in rin not Uc-t.ml- fntnu . . . . , . , t , iiwu 1 1 J ULUI U . Mr. and Mrs. Lion Alford of Latta ' corned amonsr the people who have1 moth pv Mrs Frlwards nt ronn.il I Chief of Police Alf IT. McLeod are visiting relatives in town. j recently moved into this community.! Mesdame R H Livermo'rp and F a?ks Th?. Robesonian to say that all Mrs. B. L. Townsend, Mrs. J. M. This was formprlv Mr. niovor'a homo ! t v4-a tt; t automobile owners who live in Lum- has Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Odum. R. 1. ueilun uo" - "aYe tne town n- the Mr. D. C. Proctor visited in Ral-I S;nse, numDer.on tneir cars bv next littlp VJ nUieS thG httle sTj' pitt, providing that the State may whaley of Lumberton were in town Correspondence of Tl "?Jni,J l lessf thf.n three, Pal old' issue $400,000 road bonds semi-annu- Wednesday afternoon. ! Marietta, Feb 13 cimberl up to the mantel and threw any for counties that vote for road t vWhtfu-'lv entpttain Vu: lTf .. V, 1 c TVe,lc" bonds, tne ctate Donua io carry t pei LOJSG BRANCH LOCALS oT-.-i n,.v,o, o j, loci! Monday morning may expect to get week """""" " "" V'pulled". The fine for not having Master Mack Fisher of Lumberton ?e town. license number on your car, spent Sunday with his uncle, Mr. A.!1 in Lumberton and owif MT.000 J one, is $o. The ordinance says the Mrs. Warren Cain of Fayetteville : 'Tr bIn, oe P,aceu on ine Iloni . -it thn viHiotAr Mclnnis last- Wed-! -un.i.,K in uiuwhik uie two cni'.urcn fent ar.'l the county subsidiary Donas r.eaviy to pieces, fiirng the younger, 5 per cent, that will liquidate the J'Tid it almost burned to death right hms in thp course of 41 years. The xnin- , ., , bill passed with only one dissenting lhc two children were taken to the V!)tp, that of Llovd. Republican, of Cumberland general hospital in Fay- Orange county, after Clark had ex r tlcv:lle, but it was soon seen that plained it. there were no hopes of either living.: M- Douehton offered in the House V'nc llVr( Sunav and the other Mon- Monday the general State highway 'iay. They were both burried in the bill for issuance of bonds for ror.l .-amc casket today at the Adams improvements, county highway com grave yard near Roslin at 12 o'clock' missions and to provide fo rthe de- in. visited Mrs. N. nesday night. j Anna Jacobs and J. R. Maynor, Mrs. F. J. Pate of Greenhboro is! Indians, who live near Buie, were cnPTirlintr somp timo in town with' married in the store of Messrs. R. Mrs. Harris DuRose. wppV -pnd crnpc;f! f-j-Tirlc- ' D. Caldwell Ar Son at. 14r of thp Winter Oats Killed by Cold Lots of of Mrs. T. C. Parham. The reception! Everybody is cordially invited to clock yesterday nfternoon. After the Sickness Ginning Plant Will be room was artistically decorated with! attend praver services and choir prac- words that madp the two one had Enlarged and May bo Moved to red hearts and potted plants. After i tice on Wednesday nights at 7:30 been spoken, Justice F. Grover Pope's Talk of WarMeasles Ep-;the business meeting several spirit-1 o'clock. We hone all will come that Eritt, who officiated, ordered identic About Over 2 Quarts a ed games of progressive hearts were' ran. and hpln in thpsp servicps. i the groom to salute the bride and Yeav Not Enough for Camphov j played. Miss Cherrv being- thp sue-' ! ihe saluted her. The bride received OAK GROVE LEAFLETS i several presents from the ladies work i in in the store. Quite a number t ! witnessed the marriage. 1 Thi Correspondence of The Robesonian. Oak Grove (Buie, R. 1), Feb. 13- CLARKTON NEWS. NOTES Correspondence of The Robesonian . j cessful winner of the prize, a beau Lone Branch (Lumberton, R. 4), tiful handkerchief. Thp Valpntinp Feb. 14 There has been so much cold feature was strikingly carried out in Farmers Busy School Prosrressin weather during this month until the,tbe delicious refreshments served by, Box Supner Personal Mention TarmPT? qppty. rrt np inw m s mil t;-a mtt n riono-htovc s ur.-rtcc . I ve'opment 01 tne pudiic roaua 01 .plowing. Some of them say their j. Mrs. B. L. Temple was hostess to nould be a great warning to. counties. It provides for road bonds, winter oats are killed. the Woman'-, Missions Coript Mon. :.i persons never to leave dynamite , on vote of the people and also on, pe0ple around here intend to do day afternoon Refreshments were1 We are havin& some verv colcl eath-: Moasles and Mumps Resowinir To rn the House for anything. The par-, petition where 60 per cent of the some farming this year, as nearly! served er in these parts. bacco Beds Oats Seem to be Killed ?v - children were reared in; property is represented in petitions.! all of them have bought and swap- Mr. J. A. Oliver of Fair Banks,! Farmers are all preparing for an-j Personal tnis neighborhood and are well known The State Highway commission is to, ed mules this spring. Fla, has been visiting relatives here! otl1' crP' . . . , i Correspondence of The Robesonian. ' v..T, cm xic. in ueu sviii'jdiiiv nrtviRP flS TO nonn sales anu lav uuo. thova cooma ho ot nt sirlcnPSS . th noc4- titI uur airiiuui i& ui vii easing micij. the hisrhwavs to be improved, bond aroUT1 here. Mis Snllip Tro- of Marion r I Miss Hattie Fowell is teacher and is issues t.u uiuiy olihho" uj- i oorry io report iviios aiauys oin-t.is visiting ivirs. J with them in their sad misfortune. M. Oliver. Clarkton, Feb. 13 Mr. and Mr3. proving herself to be an excellent! George Clark of Wilmington spent tpachpr. I Sunday and Monday with relatives Disastei Before Going Betorc Con-Pa bv the State Highway Commission; and onpUm0nia. There has been no madp a bucinpss tr'in to Wilmino-ton! There was a box supper at our nerc. xvTl-S t.. ,,t,,. 4 as to the cost of proposed improve-j change for the better. Mr. Asper. Thursday. " school Friday mght, the 9th. After! jr uoupia Mcurmac and two Washington Dispatch, Feb. 14. ent. County bonds can be issued to Waiters is sick with appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Oliver and three' th!. selling of the boxes there was a; sons Kowland and Joe spent the The steady accumulation of viola-: absorb township bonds for road im- Misses Mae and Wilm.er Branch' children 0f Gaddysville, S. C. visit-! voting contest. Miss Hattie Powell eek-end m Ked bpnngs with rela. tions of Amprifan rio-hto Vw flprmnnv . ' 4. rn j :U4. .:4-i. 4-u: ' j . 4.1. 1 , r. r rpreTVPri tnp nrizp for the most non-i lives:. -4. , "i , .7 piuveiueiii. spent luwuay nigiit wim men um, eu i me nome oi ivir. j. a. uiiver, , r v r j r 1 ; I:.1 4. l . , r 1 icawco OUIIV IU lcpuil 4.T4.400 VJ10.V4y O U'l". ....uc..L ..My jui yaii ior serious to be improved am estimates approv- seriously sick with whooping cough; Mr. P. C. Henley and son, Leon, csnant TiiooHair mcrht with thpir nnnt . cH 4- f "U V.-.w, TVTt. T C3 made it appear possible today that Workmpn's compensation bills of Mra AlOY TTpo-npth I s.o,r ' ' ' i ular young lady. The proceeds, some President Wilson would r.o before Brenizer and Jones were killed by a! M"r and Mrs W q Britt of Fair- Mellie Hill spent Sunday with' thin yer $ ,wiU for ths bene" Congress to ask authority for fur-i ,-?nt ipo-idntivp committee Monday. mni OTf SnnJ,,, wifi, Mr a-r 11,, I fit of the school. ther protecting lives and property nio-ht. I A. T.fitonP. i " n M. niivpr W f,in Qfl Mrs. Oliver Prevatt of the Cly- without waiting for a serious dis-i An unusual bill passed the House, Mr.Herman Britt and Miss Henerett ter spending several days with friends' bornville section spent last week with aster which mav shock tho country. ivTnrl to nrotect ducks.1 - - ti -' i x f i v c .v Tfcj "- i n.iiiiiiv110 ouLiii uuiiuuv tvvmiifc -ixi kJJL. j aui liiu itlij w ldiiu. t . ....... . I KAVn ; ii j.; i " . m "i (... : mcie weie no ireiicaiions, nowever,; geese and swan irom aeroplane nuiii that he believed the time for such ai pr, Thp statement was made in ar- step had come, and it again was! PUment for the bill that very recent- stated authoritatively that he would move deliberately and with full ap preciation of all the consequences in volved. Official reports of the sinking of the American schooner Lyman M. Law, in the Mediterranean by an Austrian submarine added only slight ly to the tension, for which the act is believed to have been illegal, no lives were lost and the vessel appar ently was warned. The incident was not looked upon as one in itself suf ficient to hurry the development of the situation. lv a number of aeroplane travelers . -.-r it y-1 1 4- ctonnpr on tne JNortn Carolina. cuaM .-..rf.-- - , - r : . for ten days or more am piaywv dividend declared A 1 JT A 1 Jl friends in Lumberton. . i Mr. arrt Mrs. Harris Du Bose of Amonsr iose tnat atienaea me The Long Branch Ginning Co. held. Fork, S. C, were week-end guests Sunbeam rally at Clybornville Sun its annual meeting- Monday and theiof Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Parham. d?j afternoon from Oak Grove were stockholders who were present seem-! Mrs. W. H. Henley and children of Misses Daisy, Roxie and Addie J-re ed to be pleased as there was a nice; Fair Bluff spent the week-end with' JJ and Missouri Parnell, Messrs riiipnri fWlnrpr! Thp fomnanv has ! Mr nri Mr t c iTin., Clitton Adams and K. L.. farneil. A W J. V- i iw v Mf v I U1V JUV.11U UVVlMi'-VA. vi w. j j xAX 111U I'll O. X 11C11IC V -w- -f- 1 "111 havoc with the duck hunting inter-; decided to enlarge the plant by thei Mr. J. O. Watson made a business ,i.Mr- Java Bruce, who had been vis- Teachers Will Meet in Lumberton March 3 All the white teachers in Robeson county are expected to meet in Lum berton on Saturday, March 3. The teachers have been holding their meetings in various sections of the ounty since the first meeting of fce school year was held here early last fall. Teachers of all depart ments will attend the meeting here in March. . j- 4.1. ji, mif. -i i 1 . 4.. n . t i , I i tin or rplntivps in Missouri for a few ests, stampeaing me a. , ran ana proDaDiy move it to rupc B,, trip to L-umoerton jyioraay. ; r v A ' Mpaslps Vppo-; findinc n A now 4..- ta noot nnntprs romnlete-' 4-4-; , T? at. T?vl tvt r tt m; i4.i j! months, returned home a few days measles Keeps nnding a drove now uiiK ia.m a.rn mvm.. x- - aMuv.. w . . .x. x. au. wuvw xctcuwy myvcui -j , V1. v- kj.i and then who havp not hppn nvprtat r,rhn.s nln h m Ohio TIP TO nilV hie ,:i.r C 1ac O nrV. OK" O.I1V4 uiuuc.ll tll iiiiii a ui luv. -- . - niicic Liic y ci4 fcc ixi v ...o xaiiiii y tu uccic, k j . vj.. vvuc.u . . .. Hi. t . lw out. of business The House passed a bill Monday to allow divorce after 10 years sep aration whether there were children from, the union or not. . , Senator Charley Jonas oi i.incoin Dr. and Mrs. D. D. Kiner of Lum berton spent Sunday with Mrs. King's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Clark. Mrs. Mary Stevens of Councils spent Sunday with her daughter and son-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Snowden Sin gletary, Jr. Mr. D. B. McKee of Rosindale spent one night in this neighborhood wtih relatives. Mrs. J. A. Clark and daughter, Miss Maude, and son, Master Neil, returned from a 6-months' visit in Mexico. 1 1 1 1 1 1 l T 1 X. he has accepted a -position. m ne loOK uPon nmse11 wnue oul Mocct-c r xt ot.1 xxr at ni;,,!.' there. CAV-liail, t 1 AX V-OOX O X X C iiVX IT XTX.a vu v tl I TXT A T j j , , We hear lots of talk these days of, made a business trip to Dillon, S. C.J ,T.Mrs-;, W; Bruce and daughter, seed, as most farmers want to sell o,! exchange. the war. If it comes, let it come. 1 a msnre Mr. Wilson will steer us ton offered in the Senate Monday ai right and land us on shore if it is prohibition bill which seems to be jn' Germany. Who cares, bone dry. He says he is the author. Our school is improving in attend of the bill himself, ard none other,1 anCe now, as the measles has got that it is not the child of the Anti-; about through, only a scattered one Saloon league. It would make it un-j occasionally left. lawful for anybody except a physi- Some of our folks don't like some cian, a hospital or a church to get bills in the Legislature on prohibi any liquor at all, and would make t:on. They say 2 quarts a month is it unlawful for anybody to take a -n.all and only 2 quarts a year isn:t drink on a public highway or other. nough to make camptioi nnhlip nlare. or to apnear under the inflnpncp of liciuor in any public place. A fire alarm was turned in lat Tuesday. Logging Train Wrecked A loeginsr train belonging to ' the Kingsdale Lumber corporation was wrecked where the V. & C. S. rail road crosses the Whiteville road in the eastern part of town Tuesday af ternoon about 2 o'clock. Eight emp ty trucks were derailed. The wreck was caused by dirt left on the rail road track by a man dragging the road, it is said. Conductor Jud Am nions jumped before his cab thrown off the track and was Miss Maude, visited the Misses Bax- ley Sunday afternoon. en. l think it will be some time be fore there will be any more room for it. There are also several cases of mumps and several have been and over with it. Sowing over tobacco bed3 is verv much the order of the day around here, as all the first planting eot i killed. The oat cron around here -right about 8 o'clock from box N.o. ; hurt. A colored man and an Indian Mrs L. E. Ellis and small son, 71 Seven Pines on account of some; named Walam Locklear were in the Thomas, of the Tolarsvuie section, orass Durniner near tnat point. iOient and L,ockiear was sngntiy hurt An Exciting Runaway A horse belonging to Ben Blount colored, proceeded to runaway and; looks ns if it io VillpH for ond cause considerable excitement while; the weather stays so cold that we he was running yesterday morning' cannot see whether they will come about 9 o'cloc. The horse 0u or not. started from the back of the, We regret very much to lose Rev. Lorraine hotel and ran down Fifth j. jy. Howell, pastor of the Baptist street to Elm, then down Elm to, church here, also of Councils. Rev. Fourth, dowm the sidewalk on the: and Mrs. HowpII lft for Dunlin was! right side of Fourth to Water and; county, where he has accepted a call nut, uuwn vvaier io inira ana oacK to to a rhiirrh. Mr.-anH Mrs HowpII Elm, where the horse fell and was' have our best wishes in their new caugnt. rslount and another colored home. man named Potter werp in the wag--! passed through town tnis morning damage was done, a can was ononui, me cao was turned completely arourn on which was hitched to the herse.j Miss Henrietta Ammons of R. 4 4 ' 4 41 3 Mrs. Lizzie G. Proctor will leave rn routp home from Proctorville. in from the eastern part of town! and then turned over. The two men! Potter was thrown out of the wagon' from Lumberton is a truest at "the ! his afternoon for' New Orleans, La., I whrre thev spent several days vis-! yesterday about noon on account of had a miraclous escape. The damage and slightly hurt. Blount fell out home of her brother Mr. J. J. Am- . ; to attend the Mardi Gras festival itinr relatives. somebody setting some grass on fire, to the trucks was more than $100. behind but was not hurt. mons, Second street. t i : !i r i n i 0 I f V L
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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Feb. 15, 1917, edition 1
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