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Come To County Commencement In Lumberton Apr. S THE ROBESOWIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XL VIII TEPS TO PUT NATION President Directs That Navy Be Recruited to Full Author ized War Strength Of 87,000 Men Two New Military Departments to Be Created 20,000 Men Needed For Navy Immediately. Washington Dispatch, March 25. President Wilson took steps today to place the nation on a war footing, By executive oraer ne directed tnat j the navy be recruited without delay . i 1 i i iii to lull authorized war strengtn ot &,- 000 enlisted men. Taken in connec- tion with emergency naval consruc-: -tion already ordered, this means that the President has exercised the full limit ot his legal powers as com-, mander-m.chief to prepare the navy ( for war. For the army, the President direct that two new military departments l)e created in the Atlantic region. The ; order means that the task of organ izing whatever army Congress may authorize will be divided among six departmental commanders instead of ( four m the interests 01 speed ana er-; fieiencv. To Protect Industries The third step was to assume as a natior.al duty the task of protecting fore the British between Beaumetz American industries from domestic ( and Roisel, northeast of Peronne, but disorders in the event of hostilities, says the Germans repulsed French For this purpose eleven full infantry i attacks north east of Soissons. For regiments, two separate battalions the most part the fighting on the and one separate company of nation- British end of the line has consisted al guards were called back into the of reiprocal raiding and bombing at Federal service to act as national po- tacks. lice in important districts. Supple-! There has been considerable fight menting these troops, a regiment of ing in the air. The Berlin war of Pennsylvania guand and two com- fice records the loss of 17 airplanes panies of Georgia infantry, en route bv the French and British, while Lon- out,' were ordered retained in the Fed-' home trom tne Doraer ior mubiei pral service. The President's orders were made failed to return to their base. Bombs known in terse official statements is. have been dropped from German air sued by both departments. No ex- craft on Calais and Dunkirk, ular.ation accompanied them, except While only small raiding operations the statement that reorganization of and artillery duels have been report the military departments, effective ed from the Russian front, a dispatch Mav 1, was designed to facilitate ue- centralization of command 20,00 Enlistments Needed The Tinvv must enroll immediately approximately 20,000 men to reach" the line for an effort to ' Vreak "' though required strength. Secretary Daniels toward Petrograd. supplemented it torjight with per-! The spring thaws are holding the sonal telegrams to newspaper editors Russo-Rumanians ami Teutonic fxl. all over the country urging them to lied troops in check in Rumania. In aid the department in every way in Macedonia near Monastir much artii thcir power, to obtain the men. lery activity prevails. The usual ar- Congress must determine the system under which an armv is to be raised. Today's action provides more elastic machinery, found necessary as a re sult of the recent bonder mobilization, for the enrolling and training of a great army, whether raised as volun teers, by conscription or through, a universal service bill. 2 NEW MILITARY DEPARTMENTS Division of United States Into 6 In stead of the Existing 4 Military Departments Announced by War Department Washington Dispatch, March 25. Division of the United States into six instead of the existing four mili tary departments was announced to day by ttfe War Department. The two new departments are the North eastern, comprising the New Eng. land States, and the Southeastern, romnrising the States in the old South. Major-General Leonard Wood is transferred from the command of the Department of the East to the new Soi.tl.eastern Department, with head quarters at Charleston; Major Gen rvHi j Franklin Bell from the West ern Department to the Eastern De partment; Major General Hunter Lig trtt from the Philippines to the West ern Dnartment; and Brigadier Gen eral Clarence R- Edwards from the Canal Zone to the Northeastern De. nartment. Major General Barry of the Central Department, and Major General Pershing of the Southern De partment, remain in their command. 14 Reeiments of National Guard CaU ed Into Service for Police Protec tion Purposes Washington Dispatch', March 25. Calling into the Federal service of fourteen regiments of the National guard for police protection purposes was announced todav by the War De partment. The Second Virginia reg iment is included in the call. The de partment issued this statement: "Manv States have deemed it. ad visable to call out the National guard for police purposes of protection. As the necessity for such steps arises from issues which are more national than local, it has been deemed ad visable by the President to call into Tederal service for the above men tioned purposes the following organ izations of the National guard: "Massachusetts, 2nd and 9th regi ments,; "Pennsylvania, 1st and 3rd regi ments; S. "Maryland. 4th regiment; "District of Columbia, 1st separate "battalion; "Virginia 2nd regiment: "Vermont, company B, 1st regi ment; "Conr.ecticvU. 1st regiment; "New York,2nd and 71 Ft regiments; "Delaware, Xst battalion, 1st regi ment. V "The followirvr organization whi"h nrP now in the Federal service will not be mustered 'out: "13th Pennsylvania, A and B, com panies of the 1st Georgia." ON WAR FOOTING FRENCH TAKE MORE GROUND Berlin Admits Retirement of Ger mans "According to Orders" Ger- mans Massing on Russian Front preSs Summary. The French forces and the Germans again have been engaged in heavy fighting on several sectors of the front between the Somme and the Aisne rivers, and again the French have made advances toward the. strongly defended town of St. Quen- tin. According to the French war office the French troops have push ed forward over a front of about two and a half miles south and southwest of St. Quentm, the new positions taking in the town of Castres, three miles southwest and Essigny-le-Grand four miles south of St. Quentin. Gains also were made south of the Oise and north of the Soissons Berlin admits the retirement of the Germans "according to orders", be- aon reports eignt merman macmnes were driven down out of control, but! admits that four British machines from Petrograd says there is indis putable evidence that the Germans are bringing tip large numbers of tr ons m thp northern nart of the tillery duels and small activity con- tinues in the Austro-Italian theatre. MINISTER WHIT LOCK WITHDRAWN Washington Dispatch, March 24. Because of the German govern ment's disregard of its written un rlprstfmdiTie's for th protection of Americans and American reiiet wors in Belgium, the State Department an-, nounced todav that American Min-f ister Brand Whitlock had been with- drawn from Brussels and the staff of the American Commission for Relief in Belsrium advised that they should; not remain longer in German occu pied territory. Thompson Hospital Notes Mrs. W. W. Peek, who recently un derwent an operation, was able to leave the hospital todav. Mr. J. R. Jacobs of Fairmont, who has been m the hospital as a result of a broken leg, is getting on fine. Mr. John Small of the Center sec tion underwent an operation for her nia Thursday and is getting on as well as could be expected. Mrs. R. L. Collins of Star route from Lumberton entered the hospital for treatment Saturday. Two Funerals at Philadelphus Yes terday Mr. H. Parnell of Buie is among the visitors in town today. Mr. Par nell told of two funerals and bury ings at Philadelphus yesterday. The funeral of Mrs. Henry McNeill of Wa Vnlla was conducted at 11 o'clock a. m. and that of Mr. Earl Brown of, Buie at 3 o'clock p. m. Mr. .Brown measures taken by JN.ew ingianu died Saturday of tuberculosis. He States and offered complete co-ope-was about 30 years of age. ration. Marriage of Miss Maude Oliver and Mr. Ra'ph C. Moore nir?- it A- m ;,ty- nf P 9 frnm 1Y115S lXclU IR viivci vj. aw. -- " a Dv-iiutii-i n.,111- - r Fairmont and Mr. Ralph C. Moore ofttive Hull are expected to talk over the Smvrna section were married at j the fiscal situation before next Wed- the home of the officiating minister, Rev. B. E. Stanfield, at Fairmont Sat. urclay night at 8 o'clock. Both bride and groom are well-known and have many friends who will wish for them a most pleasant married life . Tried for Letting Dog Run at Large Correspondence of The Robesonian. East Lumberton, March 24 E. Turner was before Mayor J. N.. Her ring for letting his dog run at large r.tt-ny Vim'tiiT w5TTipd to confine him. He submitted and was fined $1 and: cost. Paris, March 25 the rrencn gov ernment has charged its representa tives in all neutral countries to pro test against "acts of barbarism and devastation on the part of the Hermans" in territory evacuated by them in northern France. Mr. II. B. Israel of R. 5 from Lum l,r.Hr,n was anonsT the visitors in town this, morning. Misses Amanda Clarke and Cathe rine Lapslev of Clarkton spent a few hours in town Saturday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. D. D. King. COUNTRY, GOD LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. MARCH 26, U. S. WILL PROVIDE AOATMST EVERY POSSIBLE EMERGENCY Government Decides Upon S weening Measures to be Put Tn Between United States and Ger many Washington Dispatch, March 23. ine American government has de ,',3j " . is w-iijfc. wv,itt,cii Liif- i j ii 1 1 ri i n h ps; n(i Germany. Fully appreciating GerJ mnn-sr'a -,-,! itt ; : 4. TYnnv'o urtl wi.. P j ! " 1 1 . . . - - - - Mu"ty ui cnjLiiitr in war titst. "" l"""us aiieiwdius uie govern-i ment has determined to provide i against every possible emergency. ' Questions involved were discussed ; ru7 " tauiucl' to wmcn 1 heads of departments carried reports : on preparations already made and others contemplated. i Regretfully the crovernment an parently has decided that since Ger many is making war unon the United States through ruthless killing of: Americans and destruction of their . ships, the issue must be met with steps much more far reaching than ' uueu. upon sweeping measures to be son aTlf1 vTeV t ' t1,1 put into effect following the expect-'2 N C feden, lT .atten ed declaration by Congress soon after .Thursday Woman's club it meets April 2 1 that a state of war! Dr and M w P;TY,0 . I mere attempts to protect individual The auerv t & IfhniLi ? ipmaF sonae wh sg ad danced and skip merchant craft. Once a state of war , t?e SJfSSL Resolv7!ped and glided with exquisite grace .uciuiaiu nan. yjiit; tx &uaie oj- vvar..j TViot v, tiji r i. declared to exist, aggressive meas- ftL, Z , uies aie expecteu to De taKen. i As. outlined after today's Cabinet meeting, the preparations of the gov- i.j i v j i ernment are not to be for a short war , or a war markea by .halt-way meas- v" i TT ,Icfa,"vc ures. A complete program has been ' ?"e JJJi5 Vtor ?YAesni Ver" prepared so that everything wilLbe;2n i?fSierx,wl11 uphold the nega carried out in a systematic man- tlv; d Tlhe. at S aul- . Co.uperation With Allies Possible. The exact measure of American , participation in the war is not ex-! pected to be revealed until after the'irco Demurrer, Attorney Genera Mar President addresses Congress and flTft??reQ sci1001 f eat?d .a,irmolit i garet Pope; Sophie Syntax, Chair- ui; j.: t: oi school m a game of tennis Friday af- ... J k. tJj t.- until public sentiment crystalizes. So ; far as is known no political alliances, plated, although military as well naval co-operation is possible and the government will be unsparing in both niuiiev aim &uuuiie5 lur Liie billies. ,j i : & 4-1 a 1 1 : The President has not yet written his address to Congress, although he has a general idea of what he will propose. Whether an army will be sent abroad is left to the future. But this possibility-is being taken -into .con sideration and the government pro poses to be ready for it as soon as practicable. Detailed plans requiring congres sional action are expected to be com plete when Congress meets April 2. Prior to that time the Democratic and Republican leaders will confer with the President and members of his Cabinet. Speaker Clark and Rep resentative Kitchin returned to Wash ington today from the South. The measures decided upon are mil itary, naval, industrial and financial. They are understood to be most corn- pienen&ive. Army Plans Fully Drawn The army plans have been fully drawn. Their first object will be to fully protect the United States against any contingency. lhe navy program contemplates tne building of vessels of all classes as rapidly as possible and the manning of them as fast they are completed. Secretary Daniels will confer with private builders tomorrow. The industrial plans, being co-ordinated by the Council of National De fense, include the mobilization of skilled and unskilled labor for the manufacture of munitions in as large quantities as possible and also for. the continuance of all necessary indus tries. To Furnish Money to Allies A a iTwj . Just how much money will be assea, "CCt, MmC uC icmu.cu KoDesornan, uie MiiiKuiaj --"" 14 da s wiU make its report Wednes of Congress has not been revealed, A .promptly by the town wagons. Anl which have been arrayed between J movement is well under way for fur- nishing the Entente Allies with an enormous loan, either in the form of credits or money. It also is under stood that the supply of munitions for the Allies will be augmented, rather than diminished. After the Cabinet meeting the President saw Governor McCall of Massachusetts, for an hour and was; told of preliminary preparedness Uonierences on tne legislative piu gram will begin at the capitol early next week. Secretary McAdoo, Rep- TneoTtai'v ITi'tcl-iin nnd TfenreRenta- nesday, the tentative date set for the meetine of the Democratic members of the wavs and means committee, the revenue raising body of the House. Various measures for providing ad ditional revenues are being consid ered, including the possibility of re sorting to additional taxes on whis key, tobacco and other specific ar ticles. $5,000,000,000 Loan Suggested Sne-e-estions placed before the Pres ident today included the possibility of . , ... 1 Ml J? XI floating a loan of five billion for the Entente nations. The banks of the r.ountrv. it was pointed out, are m a position oi strengm the greatest in their history. f I A. L. Thp latest report of the comptroller UJ- ,-"cL w.i.kvi.v - S f V' t bore Zf the latest crowds that ever I..J. uu. , . . . : ,i Vv . -i greater than thoso oi an tne cmei vvi- 1, NpstIv all the huge accretions of money that have poured into the country during tlie; fighting a common enemy. Thus while an American army of i. a n,rn;inW fm. in Trnr wnrfnm has not. vet been raised ana nesnay, iuarcu fin, ai .tAY":r;n to he trained and equip- well & Son's. This sh W,U L!B ivA 1" Anv.r?. it was point- from the manufacturers i if i i v iii iii'i jMtvi.i miiit:ii rii l ti t ' v.i .-.w- ---- 7 AND? TRUTH Preparing for Debates Commencement at Baltfrn-fZ ; :j . l,x Am iueeis Personal Mention soman. Fairmont. Marrii Ar- r aim nea rrevatt of Orrum h ai vm rsn f tTir.l4- -n i T-i , ' JCLLL were , n7r: t l10?1 aay. I mis. d. j, Watson. Mrs TT T. TJ1., ' T T-l 1 np-'nT.. t . : -u. diuc, ivlls. J. II. Knhhitt ATr-c n wt rri nr.. -i . rv TFJeJt 1UU1US in r avetteville. I Fayetteville. tt ttt VI I J I I. . . I 1 A It L. Kyle, member of tTi Mayyo,,. t..i Po"m7,-" V; " ' kv VptnVT after snendino- a ft a xkt nif?ht rWKSK Baw,i ST)en(ij , , -. - -7 - PMrs F T riTo WllmmT?n-' niVib erii..aild, ls? rrr"- """y 'iU" . ast Zni. L d' Va" Wnere tney - spent me winter. I S debars drtatprif kP t im;'audience so lost itself on the trip is Jg. zo djSw6 eda compliment to Miss McLeod JTfnrtSSand everyone of her pupils, l"3JLbt.te 1? R to Chapel Hill to Readine in cold tvne dramatis ner- contest m the second nreliminarv enuuiu own ann oneraro rha mi wnvc " Th am-,.;' VTn i, "7 j Tt no bl!seAertlla-- Jenns! ST PpnT Za ii?" i at? o pio i. a 1 1 ncccuu: i?jClit-As5ley , a " UIIX e b,f.xxt ?na' ternoon Me ' T wein anil D LuL C' ard . ; f -a xxr- &Jhe berry season for H" Wem" 1 -ii Mrs. E. B. Hayes entertained the' Ladies Aid society at the home Wed- 2 Ti J 6 0bjl? f ih6nt of Police-Evelyn Whaley; Peter J1.?,. wa! t0 e ?orIBlobbs. a "Masher" and a Pilgrim- were elected: president, Mrs. W. T. Sledge; vice president. Mrs. O. I Fi&yd; 'secretary and treasurer, Mrs. J. E. Anderson. A delicious pine apple salad and nabiscos and hot coffee was served. Miss Teva Ashley, who has been teaching at Baltimore, is spending the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pittman. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kelly, Misses Montie Jordan and Lizzinia Baker spent Saturday afternoon in Lum berton. Miss Dina Belle Floyd, who is teaching in the Orrum high school is I spending the week-end at home. Mrs. J. M. Ashley of Mt. Airy is visiting Mrs. J. P. Brown. CLEAN-UP The following proclamation has been issued by the mayor: I hereby designate and set apart, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th as clean-up days and re spectfully urge all citizens of the town of Lumberton to co-operate with the officials in this important work. Rake up all trash, tin cans, waste paper, etc., and pile on edge x t. j .:n i extra force will be employed for this ! purpose if necessary. I also suggest that all stables and cow lots be giv en a thorough cleaning. Let's make a determined effort to make Lum berton a clean, flyless town. A. E. WHITE, Mayor. FARMERS MEETING APRIL 4 Farmers' Union Members and Other Farmers Asked to Meet in Lum berton Special Message From Gov. Bickett At the reauest of Thomas Walter Bickett, Governor of North Carolina, I am calling upon all Farmers' union members in Robeson county and all 1 ... . other farmers who wiU to meet m the court house in Lumberton Wednesday, April 4. While tne governor namseii , will not be present at the meeting a special message that will benefit ev ery farmer who hears it will be read. Don't forget the date and don't fail to be present. It will pay you and pay you well. F. GROVER BRITT, Sec.-Treas. Robeson County Farmers' Union. Preliminary County Commencement at Fairmont Tomorrow The first of the 5 preliminary county commencements to be held in the county before the final is held in Lumberton on Friday, April 6, will be held at Fairmont tomorrow. Nine- t.ppn sphnnls will take part m the ,.,, J JU -4. i7rv,. will vf. there wsemuieu at x- 'nunia - - tomorrow. The East Lumberton band will furnish music for the occasion. led out, neea no training (abundant. and 1917. A DELIGHTFUL PLAY '"2 "flE? DAl1 Opera House Friday Evening "An Adamless Eden" Was the Play A packed "house sreeted Miss Irpne McLeod and her school of dramatic art when t.v nCDnt of i. " . VWJ "F"" " nnnso Ki-ma.r drvnimn. a , a, 1 den", a com e opera in one act. The Performance lasted less than an hour and it was good fun all the wav through, the audience enjoying every mi nuaiiiicM) r r a pvt ir i mn i rAr. Aesh on the home"stage f 11. A . & , see in Z"1-Z. "it "os one 11 tT ev"-v y, one s iiwn 111 nrpn Mnn nno c TiaitvhhAiif ' own ennaren ana one's transformed for the nonce into actors and actresses of pa?ts, interP"tfaf with nonchalance and apiomo pans tnat you never suspect- ed they could get awav with. And so the audience was tickled and vot- ed it the best show at all. The onera proved an excellent vehicle for trans- : " JJ ZVZ. .'YiT".. -0 PeQ ana guaea witn exquisite grace ore admiring eyes is pooAub- exquisite grace ... . ,r . stitute ior tne real thing, but H you not so fortunate as to be pres- ent you can eet some idea of the f east by reading the following (and, come to think of it, even in cold print the dramatis personae and the musi cal numbers something tingle) Dramatis Personae the Island of Eden Miriam Wein- stein; Lady Mantrap. Chief Secretary Mary Lee Caldwell; Lady Dorothy j McLeod; Lady Ruby Wallops,-Com- Sarah Stamps, Postmistress General Elizabeth Wishar Curlew, Physician Ladv Cockle m Ordinary wol?.a?A feS o-j.-u' t-- t o :-.'a Abner Nash; Algy, Reggie, Pilgrims; Frank Gou!?h. Rudolph Thompson:! Robert Reece, Pupil Edgar Dees; Fred Blazer, Special Correspondent Leon Hamilton: Lady Minever, Ladv Ermine, Lady Sable, Ladies in Waiting Maitland Thompson, Sarah Carlyle, Elsie Thompson; Yaka, Hula, Dula,, Cupids from the Briny Clar ence Deese, Mary Lawrence, Roberta Nash. Musical Numbers Introduction, Chorus "Now Ended in a Panic"; Chorus "Yaaka Hula Hickev Dula": Song "The Way We ! Live Now" Peter and Corns; Duet "I Lightly Flv Peter and Chair woman; Trio "He's Kiss'd Me" Peter, Duchess and Postmistress Gen eral; Song "There Must be Little torney General; Political Chorus "I've a Motion"; Song "An Adam less Eden" Duchess and Chorus; Quintette "Love Has Won" Peter, Duchess, Secretary, Pilgrims; Finale. Time Present. Place Down Ha wai Way. . At the piano Miss Hilda Wem stein. DEBATES FRIDAY EVENING Cupids in tne unny nairwonuui, kick recently from people who have Chorus and Cupids; Duet 1 Hurl , to wait about the union station about You Defiance" Chairwoman and At- tVlp t; of tp waiting room. T , i Tvom Will Mpo Wil- f Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son s SSJSuiAAjr tore, will be stopped tomorrow night. wmit rSwSSro Another The committee appointed to determ X beenGtS?ioned . in , The ;ne who came the nearest guessing the Lumberton, Wilmington ana Goldsboro high schools will be neia m ail tnree oi me auuvruauu places Friday night of this week. The query is, "Resolved, That the Feder al Government should own and ope rate the railroads." The affirmative side of the query will be defended here by Messrs. Robert Proctor and Forest McGill, while the negative side will be rep resented by Miss Lydie Penton and Mr. Owen Martin from the Wilming ton high school. Miss Evelyn Sen telle and Mr. John B. McLeod will uphold the negative side of the query at Goldsboro on the same night. In order to enter the finals at Chapel Hill a school must win both sides in the first debate. A special of the 23rd from Go'ds boro to he Wilmington Star ys that Harry Epstein and Manrlel Kadis of the Goldsboro high school will oppose the Lumberton team at Goldsboro. THIS IS THE LIFE Here's a Man WTio Brought $67.45 Wort11 of Peas and Potatoes to Town Saturday Mr. W. J. Wilkerson, who lives on R. 3 from Lumberton, was among the visitors in town Saturday. Mr. Wil kerson is a farmer who believes in raising plenty of foodstuff. Saturday he brought $56.25 worth of peas and $11.20 worth of potatoes to town and sold them. He received $2.25 the bushel for his peas and 80 cents the bushel for his potatoes, llv. His load ot nrodncA brought more than a 500- r- ,TT,.o, pound bale of 12-cent cotton is wordi SPECIAL SHOWING of silk dresses for one dav only, Wed- R. D. Cald- lpment corner j and will of- are'fer an opportunity for selection ' the new styles at moderate prices. $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE NUMBER 12 BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS The Wishart company has recent ly added a 40-H. P. motor truck to its business. Lumberton Chapter No. 77 will install officers for the coming year tonight, 7:30. Regular meeting K. O. T. M. to morrow evening at 8 o'clock. AIL members urged to attend. License has been issued for the marriage of Ralph C. Moore and Maude Oliver; Thomas Simmons and Dairy Adams. Mrs. W. T. Jenrette of Marietta underwent an operation at the inompson hospital Friday and is get ting along as well as could be ex pected. It is understood that a howlino- alley will be opened in the Griffith building, Elm street, formerly occu pied by the Lumberton barber shop, at an early date. Messrs. Gurlev Fields and Trov V. Kissam of Evergreen joined Uncle barns army at the local recruiting station Saturday. They left Saturday afternoon for Fort Thomas Ky. Mrs. J. B. Ward of R. 2 from Lumberton went Thursday to Char lotte, where she entered a hospital for an operation. She was accom panied by Dr. W. L. Grantham. Archie Grantham. Indiani who lives near McColl. S. C. was a Lum berton visitor Saturday. Archie says he aoesn t know his exact age, but is sure that he is more than 90 years old. He has raised 22 children to manhood and womanhood. Miss Ellen Jordan and Mr. E. D. Sherrill, both of East Lumberton, were married at the home of the of ficiating officer, Justice M. G. Mc Kenzie, Elm. street, Saturday after noon at 5 o'clock. Only a few friends witnessed the marriage. Miss Daisy Adams and Mr. Thur man Simmons, both of the Marietta section, were married here in the store of Messrs. White & Gough Fri day afternoon at 6:30 o'clock. May or A. E. White officiated. Quite a number witnessed the marriage. Miss Eva Mace of Marion, S. C, arrived Saturday and is relieving Miss Helen Cannon, stenographer for the . law firm of Messrs. McLean, Varser !& McLean, this Tveek. Miss Cannon j has gone to her home at Florence, S. C, for a visit. Miss Mace was formerly stenographer for this firm, resigning recently. News has been received here of the death of Mrs. R. M. Gaffney of. Gaffney, S. C, mother of Mrs. Chas. H. Boyd of Lumberton. Mrs. Gaff ney died Wednesday night of last week after a few weeks illness. Mrs. Boyd was with her mother when the end came. She will return home Thursday of this week. Deceased was 65 years old. This reporter has heard much The seats are allowed to go undusted and ladies who would like to sit down on the seats in the waitincr room have to take the risk of soiling their clothes. One man remarked that the union station is the dirtiest place in town. The auto wheel which has been turning from the breeze of an elec tric fan for several days in the show window in the hardware department dred guesses have been made. Good and artistic work has been done around the Gospel Tabernacle church and its near-by parsonage re cently by the pastor, Rev. W. D. Combs. A ravine that runs back of the church and residence wanted to eat its way further toward the street and Mr. Combs reinforced the wall of earth with heavy timbers. Then on the edge of the ravine at his house and at the church he has built the cunningest rustic fence you ever saw. Useful and ornamental work. Personal Mrs. Leslie Watson of Fairmont is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Thompson, Fourth street, today. Messrs. Hezzie Phillips, Stacy Mar ton and Fulton Barker of R. 1 froit Orrum are among the visitors in towt. today. Miss Chistine Moorehouse, student at Flora Macdonald college. Red Springs, came home Saturday to spend a few days. Mr. J. E. Nye of R. 2 from. Fair mont passed through town today en route to Laurinburg, where he will spend some time on business. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Petty and small son, T. E. Jr., arrived Saturday to visit at the home of Mrs. Petty's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thompson, Elm street. Mr. Petty left this morn ing ard Mrs. Petty and T. E., Jr., will spend some time here. Headouarters of the Virginia di- vision ot the beaooaia au ui a- I . . . i i 1 A 1 T T n -. way wn 1 be tranaenw no iuci - niona to iaimKn ai,'t'. C officials arnouncea at itaifeiu x-ij- dav. All lines ot tne 7u' "v- oijpx naieign i.xu - -- 1 ion.