THE ROBESONIAN. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917
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CLARKTON NEWS NOTES
Things That Man and Beast Can Eat
Should be Planted Personal and
Other Items
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Clarkton, April 10 Miss Cora W.
Clark who is attending Queens col
lege, Charlotte, spent Easter with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Clark,
Sr. Miss Margaret Smith of Dvid
son is visiting her sister Mrs. E. S.
Clark. Mr. Neil Russ of Wilming
ton and Mrs. Frank Steiner of Ben
nettsville, S. C, spent Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. J. S. Russ. Miss
Amelia Wooten returned home al
ter snPTidinf several days in Wilming
ton Tr n. T,. Owens of Maxton
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr,
and Mrs. S.' W. Owens. Mr. N. H
MrNpill SDent Sunday here. Mr,
T.utViei- Cromartie returned home
from the Mexican bor
der. Mr. D. B. McKee of Rosindale
spent one day here last week on bus
iness. Wo are havine- some heavy frosts,
To think that we have corn up and
otton planted! The people around
here are going right on for planting
their crops early.Farmersshould plant
every thing that man or oeast can
eat and push it on to maturity as
quick as possible, for the soaring
prices of foodstuff is enough to make
one stop and think.
TV-- ivritpr had the pleasure of
looking at a little drove of baby
chicks that humberei. over 300. They
were set in an incubator and were
chicks of all colors.
Quite a number from here attend
ed the county commencement at
Whitivill. Columbus county, la:t Fri-
dav.
ROZIER NEWS NOTES
Some Through Planting School
Closes Bloodhound Wanted Per
sonal Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rozier (Lumberton, R. 2), Apnl
9 Planting cotton seems to be the
order of the day with some farmers,
while it is a thing of the past with
others.
Mr. Joe Harrell arrrived here this
morning from Florida to be with h's
father, M. John Harrell, who is not
expected to live. Mr. J. W. Love
continues about the same
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT!
STOP DANDRUFF AND
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Hair stops falling out and gets thick,
wavy, strong and beautiful
Your hair becomes light, vavy,
fluffy, abundant and appears as soft,
lustrous and beautiful as a voting
p.iii's after a"Candtiinc hair cleanse".
Just trv this moisto-i a cloth with a
i;-t!o Dandermj -rA carefully drw
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Rev. .T. F. Davis filled his regular it through your f air, taking one snw:
appointment at Rozier Saturday and: strand at a tim?. This will cleanse
Rnndav. nrearhinp- able sermons both i the hair of dus d-ri. and ex ressive
, r o
oil ard in just i few moment you
have doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at
once, Danderine dissolves every par
ticle of dandruff; cleanses, purifies
and invigorates the scalp, forever
stopping itching and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks' use when you
will actually see new hair fine and
downy at first yes but really new
hair growing all over the scalp. If
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of it surely get a 25-cent bottle of
Knowlton's Danderme from any drug
times.
Mr. D. F. Britt went Friday to Dub
lin to see Mr. Edgar Smith, who is
very sick with appendicitis.
Many from here attended the 3rd
county commencement at Lumberton
Friday of last week and report a
grand time.
News of the death of Mr. G. M.
D. Howard of Great Marsh carae as
a shock to his many friends here.
Mr. Howard will be greatly missed
in the Great Marsh church, in the
Mason lodge at St. Paul and in his
community.
School closed Thursday of last week: gist or toilet counter, and just try
with sceveral songs and recitations j it.
and an egg hunt for the children., j .
Messrs. A. L. Britt and Casper, TAR HEEL TOPICS
Sessoms and Misses Same McDonald j
and Bertha Sessoms returned home' Tieasies Movements of the People
Sunday from Singletary's X Roads,! Correspon(fence of The Robesonian.
where tney spent several aays ivii-.j Tal. Heel Am. 9It has been quite!
ana Mrs. truest uuum una iurs. o.ja whlle gince your correspondent has!
L W. Davis and son Mr. Lee, and written to vour papei but have en-
little daughter, Miss Bettie, of Raft; . H rpadine- th different items,!
Aunt Becky s war stories; y
Swamp, spent the week-end at Rozier
with relatives. Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. L. Clark spent a part
of lastwepk with her son-in-law and Odum of Oak Grovg attended Pach-j - i
daughter Dr. and Mrs u. u King oi mg at Kozier bunday. Kev. J. J.I Meles had fuU swinft. in our Com-
H : L . . . , , " UI'tt a'"-1 Viiaa ca,Ll ux immitv this winter but has about
VV nils UUK, WHO lias liuscu nci sniuw
near here, passed through town last
Friday en route to Lumberton.
OUT SMYRNA WAY
came down last week to live with Mrs,
R. G. Rozier. Mr. Frank Townsend
I of St. Paul and Miss Daisy McNeill,
who teaches at Rozier Siding, passed
Dont Vote Against Special bchool here Sunday en route to Miss Mc
Paul were through here last wee k. j t -jt lf Only the colored oeopl
-Mrs -Hamngt of Hope UJs l h? -t nQ buthey don't seem t
to
I suffer with it as did the white peo-
Tax Tobacco Plants Set Out Per
sonal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Smyrna,(Lumberton,R.4),Api-.10
Rev.J. M.Fleming filled his regular ap
pointment here Sunday. Prof. R. E.
NeilPs home at Mount Tabor. Mr.
Alex Butler and son, Mr. Emest, of
Red Springs, spent a while here Saturday.
Why can't Robeson county afford!
a bloodhound? The county could not
pie.
Sentelle of Lumberton preached for . afford a better thing than a blood
us Saturday and preached an excellent hound and while tRey are borrowing
sermon. His text was Timothy 5:8: 'money to build roads borrow enough
But if any provide not for his own i to buy a hourd. We are sure . they
and especially those of his onw house,! could not secure a more servicable
he hath denied the faith and is worse j thing.
than an infidel." Come again, Mr. i
BALTIMORE NEWS BATCH
Miss Monnip Kinar of Dublin vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brisson last
Saturday and Sunday.
Several from here attended county
commencement at Lumberton last
Friday.
Mrs. J. D. Monies and two little
daughters, Misses Rubie and Hazel,
are visiting Mrs. Monroe 3 parents
near len iune.
Mr. John Bryant is very sick, we
are sorry to say.
Mrs. Bella Munn, we are sorry to
say, is unimproved. Her daughter
Mrs. Sallie Shaw is with her.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brisson pf
Dublin visited his father Mr. I. H.
Brisson here last Saturday and Sun-
Mention aa5; , T , ,
tax they will not be providing for . CorresDondencp of The Robesonian. I Mr. ana Mrs. jacK w mis nave f
their children, and you see what the Baltimore (Fairmont, R. 1), April I ""le boarder at tneir nome a oo
Good Book savs about those that Dro-1 10 Rev. W. S. Ballard of Cerrn I also Mr. and Mrs. U. L. bm.itn, a
vide not for those of their own house. ! Gordo filled his regular apnointment j by-
It says you have denied the faith and , here Saturday and Sunday. He
are worse than an infidel. So who , preached excellent sermons to a large
Sentelle.
So it looks like if anybody comes
to our school house next Saturday Sunbeam
and votes against our special school
Rally iSunday Personal
can vote against our tax? land attentive audience
Among those whe; attended preach- Miss Mantha Floyd spent last
ing here Sunday from a distance j Thursday in Favetteville shopp;ng.
were Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Williamson Miss Ida Bullock is spendiny a few
and Mr. R. A. Moore of Lumberton, I cays in Fairmont with frienJs rnd
Miss Dora McCoi'mick of Rowland, : relatives. Sorry to report Mrs.
Mr. Gussie Williamson of South Cling Stone still sick. Misses Cora
Carolina. j Bullock, Blanche and Cattie Bullock
Well, we all went to Lumberton the and Jessie Floyd are home from their
sixth and had a nice time. We were schools.
glad to meet our teachers again, j A large crowd from here attended
ones we had'nt seen in a long time, the county commencement at Lum
and our old friends, too. j berton Friday and reported a pleas-
Some farmers have put out tobac-'ant time,
co arourd here, but if they don't mind I Miss Jessie Floyd spent the week-
tney will get nothing for it, if we end in Lumberton with her brother
all don t have to go to war. But we Mr. B. G. Floyd. Several of our boys
Miss Rosa Belle Munn ard Mr. Al
exander Shaw of Ivanhoe visited their
grandmother, Mrs. Munn, last Sat
urday and Sunday.
hope we will not be called on
Mrs. Clarence Lamb of Lumber
ton spent last week with home folks
TOLARSVILLE TOPICS
T. U..nl C..J r l i i t,
rium ounuay ocnooi ana a. i.
P. U. Progressing Personal Men
tion Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Tolam-ille, April 10 We are hav
ing some cold weather in this sec
tion now.
Miss Sallie Lewis returned home
from Moss Neck Friday where she
spent two weeks with her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Lewis. Little Miss Edna Ruth Barnes
returned to her home at Back Swamp
Friday after spending two weeks with
her grand-ro,other Mrs. Callie Lewis.
Sorry to report Miss Effie Britt
on the sick list. Mr. and Ms. J. F.
Lewis of Parkton attended preaching
here Sunday.
Miss Lillie Lewis gave the Sun
beams an egg hunt Tuesday afternoon
April 10th.
Mr. and M?s. Harry Fisher of Tar
Heel visited relatives here last first
Sunday. Mrs. G. F. Graham of
Proctorville visited relatives and
friends here last week.
Our Sunday school and B. Y. P.
II. are progressing nicely.
Most everybody from here went to
the county commencement Friday and
occiueu w enjoy n line.
What has become of "Aunt Becky" ?
attended the concert at Gaddysville
Wednesday night. Mr. C. A. Wal
drop of the Oakdale section spent the
week-end at the home of Mr. A. R.
Bullock. Sorry to report the sick
ness of Miss Lillian Stone. Miss
Zula Walters is spending the week
end with her sister Mrs. I. H. War
wick of Orrum. Mr. C. L. Fisher
left Monday for Badin.
There will be a Sunbeam rally here
Sunday p. m. The Fairmont, Pleas
ant Hope, White Pond and Baltimore
Sunbeam bands will give a joint ex
ercise. The public is invited to attend.
Beulah School Will Close April 18
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. F. D., April 11 The
public school at Beulah, Wdshart
township, district number one, will
close April 18th, with exercises by
the school, beginning at 2 p. m. Be
siaes tne speeches, dialogues and
songs by the school there will be
speeches by able speakers.
Supt. Poole is cordially invited
Please don't fail us. The public is
also cordially invited.
I. F. BRITT, Teacher
Chile and Mexico Will Remain Neu
. tral
"Washington Dispatch, April 10.
Much of the uncertainty as to LaV
In. America's attitude In the war be
tween .the United States and Ger
many war cleared away today by def
iiate advices that Chile and Mexico
will vcmain neutral and increasir.
ird'eations that Brazil, Guatemal
'ind I era will join Cuba and Panama
(n the side of the Umtedbtates.
STATE NEWS
Won by the evident sincerity of a
bcyish letter that the lad wrote him
from the penitentiary. Gov. Bickett
j has grantad a full pardon to Chariie
Jerrell ct Caswell county, Va who
ad. serve! 12 months cf a 2-v?i-s
senttr.ee Lvrvbeing a pajty to bail's-
ing into a store wnue he and some
jNortn aro.ma pais were run nine
away from home. Ii his letter to
the Govern r the boy srio the other
oy pe!s"dded him to ro with th'-n
to North Carolina and on the way
uiey goi nungry ana went into a
store.
The board of directors of the State
hospital at Goldsboro have reelected
Dr. W. W. Faison superintendent, of
the institution for a term of 6 years
Degmnmg January l, lyis.
Dr. W. r. Few. president of Trin
ity college, was elected president of
the Wesley Bible Class federation of
the North Carolina conference at the
second annual session held at Rocky
Mount last week.
Child Welfare Workers Here
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Miss Sara M. Smith and Miss Ger
trude B. Fluehr, field secretaries for
the Child Conservation league of
America, are in Lumberton for the
purpose of arousing interest in child
welfare. These ladies bring to the
mothers of Lumberton a help that
has been extended in many States and
that recently has been introduced in
North Carolina. Strong local circles
have just been formed in Greens
boro, Winston-Salem, High Point,
Goldsboro, Durham, Raleigh, Wil
mington and Fayetteville.
Through the agency of the Child
Conservation league mothers have
the means of bettering the lives of
their children, mentally morally and
physically. They receive the expert
guidance and help of men and women
who are leaders in the child-welfare
movement in America. Such persons
as .Tude-e Ben Lindsay, m the Juve
nile court of Denver, Mrs. Percy C.
Pennybacker of Texas, Kate Barnard,
Commissioner ot Chanties oi UKia-
homa. President Mullins of the South
ern Theological Semjnary at luouis
ville, and Edwin Markham, the poet
and children's friend, are on the ad
visory board.
l your I'rugclxt for a
i'r IHun:untl Tirnml AV
and liold riet.-l!icjrx
with Uluc RiMwa.
her. Riit of vnjtr
A Visit to Allenton
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. 1, April 10 Miss
Rosevelt Oxendine, Mrs. Sarah Car
ter, Mr. W. D. Godwin and two : of
our friends of Pembroke were visi
tors of Allenton Sunday with friends
and relatives. We were cordially in
vited to take an active part in Sab
bath school at the Missionary Bap
tist church near Allenton. The num
ber was small but they seem to ac
complish a great work.
Some of the farmers say they have
nlanted but do not know whether Mr.
Wilson will allow them to continue
till harvest time or not, but they live
in bones if thev die m desoair.
'Everything looks very 'bright in
that section.
We had a very cool Easter but noth
ing damaged except cotton looks very
sick.
Creation of Federal Food Commission
Proposed
immediate creation of a Federal
food commission with power to fix
prices and t0 supervise marketing and
distribution of foQd in the United
States duriner the war was nrnnncorl
Tuesday by the National Agricultural
society at an "agricultural mobiliza
tion" convention held atJWashing-tnTi.
Two children of Everett Andrews
a girl of 11 and a babv of R months
wero killed and considerable proD
ertv damage was done by a cyclone
which sweot over Chatham county
on the night of the 6th.
CHICHESTER 8 PILLS
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Chl.cheA.ti
Fllln In Ki-
boet sealed
Take no ot!
ItrvKSlxt. Ask ' it C 5 H : 1 1 . . : -TEH'S
DIAMOND I1K1M) "U.i for 85
yeats knevnas Best, SnfCit. A.wtys Reliable
r SOLO BY ORIGGISTS FYEMcRE
JACKSON, MISS., MAN
Fells How To Cure Chronic Cough-
a80n' Mi83--"1 am a carpenter,
and the Grippe left me with a chronio
cough, run-down worn out and weak
I took all kmds of cough syrups without
help. I read about Vinol and decided to
l e,0r! I,had taken a bote I
felt better, and after taking two bottles
my cough is entirely cured, and I have
SSfS? vim and.eilcrRy."-J0HN L.
Vinol is a delioi
which is guaranteed for coughs, colds
and bronchus and for all weak, run
down conditions.
Dr. J. D. McMillan & Son Drug
gists Lumberton, N. G.
Insomnia
Indigestion nearlv
the sleep more or less, and is often
iousc ui insomnia, mat a iignt
supper with little if any meat, and
no milk; also take one of Chamber
lains Tablets immediately after sup-
mu see ii you do not rest much
better. . Obtainable everywhere.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having this, day qualified as Ad
ministrator of the estate of William
Howell, deceased, this Is to notify ail
persons having .claims against the
sain fcEtate to present the same to me,
duly verified, on. or before the 12th
day of . April. 1918. or tii nntipo will
be plead in bar of their recovery. Any
persons indebted to said estate will
piease make immediate settlement.
This Apr. W 1917.
R. H. CRICHTON,
Administrator Estate William How
Peauce
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Im War Times
Europe went to war. Prices on many things started up and kept going, g0.
ing, go ne --We can't get some things at any price now. Your Uncle Samuel i8
now in the fracas, and other countries are on the verge of falling in. We are
going to have a world-war and war high prices will prevail everywhere. But,
let us now talk peace a while.
By wise and timely buying we are enabled to offer NOW, many real bar
gains at peace (low) prices. Every purchase from us must carry with it that
satisfying peace of mind, value received- "My Money's Worth."
Note the special values below which now await you at peace prices. Get
some of these and have that peace of mind which goes with money well spent
Quality Values,
50c Four-in-Hand Neck
Ties 25c
The Slip-Easy kind
Solid colors only: white, Alice, pearl, cardi
nal, navy, myrtle, purple and black. Slip
Easy satin band. Closed end which insures
the tie against curling up long wear. Many
men will buy six or these on sight.
50c Four-in-Hand Neck Ties 25c
Under-Priced
Special Lot of Shirts
for Men
Durably made for long wear. Assorted pat
terns in different colored stripes with ;!
lars attached. Worth 75c on todays mar
ket. We will sell them for 50c Saturday
75c Men's Shirts 50c
75c Men's Shirts 50c
Hats and Caps for
Men and Boys
A lot of about 50 Felt Hats for men. 98c Satur
day, were $1.50
In this assortment you will find: Soft Dress Hats in small, medium and largre shapes.
We still have a few rr.en and boys new style caps. Now oing at 50c were 75c. Others
at 29c were 50c.
Also some big bai'ans Saturday in men and boys straw hats. Ask to see them
Millinery Millinery Millinery
For Girls
For Misses
For Ladies
Spring and Summer Styles of Beauty
and Becomingness
Our Hats this season, for Ladies, are so becoming and attractive that every hat
in our store seems to be bying one with the other as to which is the best look
in g. We haven't decided which is the most beautiful, so please come in and
make the decision for us. Their becomingness you must confess when you put
your chaice on and take a peep in the mirror. Here are just a few of the many
different shapes we have in stock.
The smart little mushroom for
children trimmed with flowers,
ribbon and velvet. Price now
75c to 2.50
"Different" sport hats in large
and medium sizes with a band
colored to fit your fancy. Price
1.00 to $2.50 Saturday.
Ladies hats with large trans
parent brims with flower and
ribbon trims are very stylish
this year. Price $2.50 to S3.00
Were $3.00 to $5.00
New Spring Silks & Summer Dress Goods
The spirit of spring is in every fold of these new dress goods. Whatwonders you can work with
new silks ; A good paper pattern, a dressmaker (or your own skillful fingers) an original pleat,
fold or tuck of your own and a surprisingly short time will result in suits, skirts, waistsand dret
of rare cnarm and real individuality.
e Dress goods have already advanced in price, and we have received notice of another advance
just a few days ago. A buy now at the prices offered below is a wise buy.
Never have we seen dress goods that so irresistably invite being made up
New Flowered Flaxons in yellow, pink, blue &ieen and black at 25c. yd.
Stripe Flaxons blue, pink and black at 25c yd.
Silk stripe voiles in old rose, purple, green and gold, at 50c a yard
Plaid voiles in yellow, green lavender and green at 25c the yd. '- - ' r" '2
?TT?t0RiCrep? -dejJiniAn laeejA old rose' white aPPle sreen and blue, "at 50c the yd.
SILKS Blue striped Ttaffeta at $1.50 the yd.
Silk StriDed Ponlin in trold a-nA Kino ot,1 j 1.1..- . - i
ah i n-ii yujigcc aim uiue ai ai.ou xne va.
All colors in Silks crepe de chine at $1.50 yd.
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DON'T FAIL TO ASK FOR A COPY OF BUTTERICK FASHIONS IT IS FREE.
Turkish Towels-Turkish
The "rub" is going to be to get more at the
present prices. It can't be done. But you
can rub with these at just 20 percent less
than they will cost you later. .
Fringed ends 17 x 362 for 25c
Plain ends 17 x 43 15c each 7 for $1.00
nam 2l x 43 30c each 7 for $2.00,
Matting-Art Squares-Matting
Now is the time to put down new matting.
Take up the old and put down the new.
Make your rooms look cool and inviting.
A room can be made restful and cozy, to
look like a new place, for just $4.00 invest,
ed in one of our new matting art squares
Saturday Chinese Matting Selected Natur
al colors 20 t0 32 l-2c per yard
Japanese Matting "with inlaid figures 35c
per yard Saturday
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Trousers-Duchess-Trousers
The money warranty in every pair is a promise to perform full duty or
pay a forfeit. 10c a button, $1.00 a rip. Buy a pair and test the wear.
Warranted-$2.00 to $6.00- Warranted
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AN APRIL SHOWER OF BARGAINS AT
R. D. CALDWELL & SON, Incorporated
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Lumberton,
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