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ESTABLISHED 1870. "SINGLE COPY . FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A TV ADVANCD VOL. XL VIII i POTATOES BRING FANCY PRICE 5 Car Loads Irish Tubers Shipped Prom Lumbertn Last Week Prices $6.50 to $8.50 $300 From 3-4 of Acre Fivo car loads of Irish. potatoes were shipped from Lumberton last; week. Good prices were realized ior tutm. No. 1 potatoes sold" for $8.50 for 11-peck barrels, while No. 2 po tatoes brought $6.50 the barrel. The potatoes were shipped over the V. & C. S. road and 5 barrels of potatoes w'ere also shipped over the same road iron St. Pauls. Others will be ship ped this week. Judging from the prices potatoes arc bringing now, it is safe to say j that a fall crop of Irish potatoes! ivould be a paying prop. Those who raised potatoes are lm-j mensely pleased with the returns, and ' naturally so, for the price is about1 twice the price in ordinary times. I Mr. Justin McNeill got $300 fori -nntatoes raised on three-quarters of i an acre at his place on the eastern; de of town, ne got a cnecK Sat urday for $235for potatoes off of that m!ili lot. delivered on car here, and i he sold enough locally off of the the ame lot to bring tne amount to $suu. Mr. McNeill figures that fertilizer, labor and all on this lot did not cost him more than $50. He is selling lots of other vegetables at good prices every day. Mr. W. K. Bethune received last week a check for over $500 for the potatoes he raised on three acres in J the northern part of town, and he has enough more to sell off the same land to bring the amount to close to 600. He did not have a good stand, either, but he has a fine stand of cot ton on the same land, planted between the potato rows. His expense con futed with the potatoes did not ex ceed $150, and the guano will help to make cotton mViprs have reaned a rich harvest i from potatoes. Tfa : Robesonian will, be c-lad to publish the results obtain ed by any of its readers. VETERANS TO WASHINGTON 63 Robeson Veterans Have Applied j ivsuit " tv, r w! 11' inK Presided over by the new presi- S!-.1? J?j-7tlrl Side? Mrs, T. C. Roers. Itwa de. Station This Evening Sixty-eight Robeson county Con- lecierate veterans nave appueu 101 u! . . . . . 1 1--J l-T 520 the county commissioners agreed; erlf umuu in Taaixi..Ki,vix iia " . greater part oi ms nu. w at Lumberton on a special tourists - , . . . sleeper over the Seaboard this even- i i o.ta Tl, TriU ho attach- ed to the regular Seaboard passenger IHK at Ulf ' C v Ti. -" train which passes Lumberton at that! time The veterans will -irch to the sta tion from the court house and, wiu oe iVrtVrf Th; th 'soldiers of Co. A. "N. C. engineers, stationed here, ine - ... . .... rrL . 1 "East Lumberton band will turnisn music and a great time is expected. The local U. D. C. will also take part in the parade, which will take place at 5:30 p. m. REGISTRATION DAY JUNE 5 , , , j. oi cm crt,t Local Lad.es Wan I?fftnS,S? f I of Pariot,c Demonstrations in; Hon- or of the - . I As The Robesonmn goes to press seme ladies of Lberton are Pjfi nine- in observe tomorrow.registration uay, witu some su'v oi iwiwm. unu, itstrations, perhaps including a pa rade, and arrangements may be made l . v nil -rt vo.iiefar ! h(reMPlans wi;e nottomete eJh1 tne time of going o press. Mail Clerk Service Discontinued on n p r I Mail clerk service was discontinued on the Raleigh & Charleston branch of the Seaboard leading from Lum- berton to Marion on May 31. The postoffices on that line will be senM ed by closed pouch service in the fu ture. There will be but little differ ence in the service, as a pouch will be made up for each office on the road. However, letters cannot be mailed on the trains. - Mr. J. A. Beth a, who has served on that run for i number of years, will most likely by transferred to some other run. He has not yet been advised, however, as to what place he will be sent. Annual Audit f Town's Book Mr. H. A. McLan-n. of the Geo. B. Wilson Co., exper: accountant of Charlotte, is making the annual aud it of the books kept by Mr. Ira B. Townsenrl, town clerk and treasurer. He betian the work Friday. The town has a contract with this com pany to make an annual audit of the town's books. LiKhtmng Struck House .luring an electric storm Friday ff'U lightning struck a house at the Rational cotton mill ard slightly fiamaged it. Mr. J. H. Beck, who liv f'l in the house, was asleep in the 'f'Om where the house was struck and was not waked. He. said he knew notmng about the time when the ' o;;se was struck. l"i;- (Top of Wheat Mr. W. K. Culbreth of the Raft ftwamp section was a Lumberton vis- lv Saturday. Mr. Culbreth says has a fine crop of wheat. He al- lud that there was more than 1,- acres of wheat in his section this r. I.ccal Iiys off for Service in France ?ssrs- Frank Morrison, Furmah ma ,and T- - E(lens. who re. "tlv enlisted in the engineers re- ive corps for service in France, ;een called and will leave to r"Rht for Atlanta, Ga. - . FACTS ABOUT ARMY REGISTRATION WHO MUST REGISTER: All male persons (citizens or aliens) born between the sixth day of June, 1886, ard the fifth day of June, 1896, both dates inclusive, except : Members of any duly organized force, military or naval, sub . ject to be called, ordered, or drafted into military or naval service of the United States; including all officers and enlist ed men of the regular army, regular army reserve, officers' reserve corps, enlisted men's reserve corps, National Guard and National Guard reserve recognized by Militia Bureau,- the navy, the marine corps coast guard, naval militia, naval re i serve force, Marine corps reserve and National Naval Volun teers, recognized by the Navy Department. WHEN: On Tuesday, June 5, 191', between 7 a. m. anjl 9 p. ni. WHERE: In your home precinct. HOW: Go in person June 5 to the registration place of your home pre cinct.. If you expect to be absent from home June 5 go at once to the .clerk of the county where you n?w happen to be, or if in a city of 30,000 or over, to the city clerk, and follow his instructions; if sick, send a competent friend. The clerk may deputize him to prepare your card. PENALTY FOR NOT REGISTERING: Liability to a year's impris onment; then enfoced registration. The above is published by re quest of the Provost General -of the United States Army. RED SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS Flora Macdonald Alumnae Arrange for "College Week" Beginning June 11 Off for Veterans Reunion Wind and Sand Storm Personal and Other Items Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, June 4 MJss Lucy ,.1 -.r ,. i&F.TJ& . The aluinnae of Flora MacDonald college held a meeting at hotel Red Springs Friday afternoon to discuss ways and means of raising money for tha "Vardell Chair." the meeting- be- cided to have "college week," begin ning June 11th, at which time to have three entertainments, the first June ,1tl, . ha 0 wajj; d ' T mnvintr Ur(lc in college auditorium, and the third, June 15th, "stunt night". The chair- of the committees were Miss uciicvicve ii-viinan, miss lviarv mc- , . uaff M.n Genevieve -McMillan, Miss Mary Mc- . j Sachem -and Miss Wyatt MacKinnon ,"!.We hope the Flora MacDonald girls j - T . c tertainments - Mrs.J'ames A.-. McNeill is visiting her sister m b iorence,.. S. t!. '.i:r uT w"c! is viaiLiiitr liiss uaieiiLS. n.i?v. ivir. ami Mrs. Miner. Mr. Miller holds a re sponsible position with the Southein cotton mills. Miss Mary Johnston, dean of Flora MacDonald college, has gone to Lynchburg, Va. Those leaving today for the vete rans reunion at Washington, D. C, are Misses Gladys Toon, Berta Coxe, Alice Hall, Messrs. T. H. Hall, H. Toon Doi;gald McCormick, A. B. Pearsall, E. L. Hamilton, J. C. Snod. d MeBryde. William Jones, j;'E. Purcell, R. B. Turner, and Mr , V hi.h.j ' Miss Vera Branch is visiting r.n Wilmington. ' A vory inspiring service was held htisA A parter, pastor of the church. A ?.uarJe?e coPosed ofA TUess' Cook, McKay, Gibson and Rev. Mr. Jk "The Whle WMe Wrld n,? V , -;f u o caa .,ur town aas ted by a severe J JT Y noon about 2 0 clock- GUARD NOT ASLEEP ON TRACK Investigation of Incident at McNeill's Bridge Reveals That Soldier Was Not Asleep or on the Track In Thursday's Robesonian Conduc tor Berry was quoted as authority for a news item to the effect that at McNeill's bridge, just above Lumber ton, a soldier of Co. A, N. ,C. engi neers, on guard at the bridge, nar rowly escaped being run oVer and killed by the east-bound passenger that morning, that emergency brakes had to be applied and that the sol-. dierj supposed to have been asleep on the track, did not have time to get his gun from between the rails and the train passed over it. Capt. Geo. , W. Gillette writes The Robe sonian as follows in regard to this news item: "I made a personal investigation of this occurrence and am thorough ly convinced that this is an errone ous report. The evidence reveals the fact that while the guard was not Dromot in removing from the prox imity of the track, he was not asleep nor at no time was he closer than four feet of the track during the ap nroach of the train. "The guard was sitting at the end of the abuttment of the bridge, at the top of a ladder used for descend ing from the bridge, and when the train approached the other end of the trestle he slipped to the ground underneath, leaving his, rifle on the abuttment as usual until the train passed over." , - The item in Thursday's Robeson ian was given as the incident was re lated by the train conductor, who seemed to have been given a fright by what he considered the narrow escape of the young soldier. It is a pleasure to publish the result of Captr Gillette's investigation. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. JUNE 4, 1917. I ROWLAND WILL ORGANIZE FOR RED CROSS WORK Mrs. Webb Will Talk On Red Cross Registration Night All in theCom. munUy Urged to Attend Meeting Correspondence of The Robesonian. 'Rowland. June 2 For sometime the people of Rowland have been talking auuub uigaiiiiiiig sume pairiouc wors and their opportunity is now at hand. The ladies have secured Mrs. Webb of Rockingham to talk on the subject of Red Cross work Tuesday night, 8:30 o'clock, at the school auditorium. Mrs. Webb will- give instructions as to what phase of work should be taken up hete and just how it should be carried on to meet with success. She has recently returned fromWash ington, where, she has been in touch with the work at head quarters, and we are lununare to ODiain me ser vices of this attractive and able speaker. We urge all in the community to come to this meeting. Let men, wo men and children show that they have the same patriotic spirit that our young men have shown in the last few months. We cannot let the soldier in th- field bear all of the burden. . So on Registration , night we want Wrthe-ebpledhTeett the4 fowiana scnooi witn a view, to organ- izing Red Cross work that we may aid the cause which is foremost in the minds of all Americans. v Registration hours are" from 7 a. ro, to 9 p. m. so any from the coun try who wish, can register and hear Mrs. Webb on the same trip.N . REVOLUTION IN CHINA 11 Provinces No Longer Recognize Authority ,-fe Peking Government- Situation is Serious and President is Powerless Peking Dispatch, June 3. Eleven provinces of China, includ ing the Province Chi Li, in which Peking its situated, now no longer recognize the authority of the Peking government. The provinces of Kwang Tung, Kwang Si and Yun Nan are supporting Presient- Li Yuan Hung. The provisional assembly of Kwang Tung in assuring its loyal support to the president and parliament, de mands that the military governors be dismissed and punished. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, former Premier Tang Shao Yi, and other revolutionary leaders are proceeding huriedly to Canton. It seems probable that should the mil itary governors persist in their revo lutionary course that the three loyal South China povinces named Kwang Tung, Kwang .Si and Yun Nan will rise in support of the president. At present the situation is serious and the president virtually powerless. According to official information tcday President Li Yuan Hung in tends "tomorrow to introduce a bill taking in a declaration of war against Germany if there is a quorum pres ent in parliament. The presence of a quorum, however, seems doubtful. Press Censorship Provision Lost in Congress, The. administration's fight fc a var censorship ori newspaD?.. was lost in Congress I'hur'ay, a: least for the present, when the Houe re futed by a vote of 1P4 to 144 t ac cept even the modified censorship section -written in;o the Espiona-.e ;)t"- ir conference. The Seni e ;1 readj is onrecori as opposed to n cersorship, and leaders in Congress do rot expect aiy further aimfr tration effort, to enact on; in the im mediate future. In the House debate opponents of censorship argued that a restriction such as thp conferes proposed would violate the right of a free press. The voluntary censorship un der which the country's newspapers now are -workingas1 pointed to as demonstrating -thVJpatriotism of ed itors and as proving that no legal re strictions are needed. Mr. and Mrs J. M. Terry arriv ed here Fridav morning from Barn well, S. C, where 'they were married Thursdav. Thev are rooming at the home of Dr. J. A. Martin, Fif street. - Mr. Terry clerks at the Mc Millan pharmacy. . FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER 1 Pre-Nuptial Reception GalWav- lapscott Wedding Wednesday1 SldrtPv ? ri. . i tracted Meeting Began Yesterday Burned Building Rebuilt Person al .4- Correspondencp of Tho T?t Fairmont, June 2 Mr. Bruce Bak-L college, Raleirii: W T" "Vl" ibarcn won V'; ;VrT-Tir; ii as.a sxuaent at A. and E, Miss Marie fchTf Tw who had been vis?t7 mT-" t1?. tw1S't ?ned home Fridav. Mr. Harold Brown, who was Bf. J at St- Jonn's college, Annapolis j i7 nome uraaay. -. Li. ooyner uo., oi ureenvule, this Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McLean and State, and Mr. C. D. Eakes of Green- Mr. and Mrs J. E. Anderson spent iynie will have charge of the houae.j M-yivT Ierby sPrings. Mr. Eakes has had several years ex- Miss Mary Standfield left Thursday! perience in the warehouse business: mornig for Sellars, where she will!at Greenville, which is considered one' V Miss Elizabeth Sellers. of the very best tobacco markets in rLi!wU1Ldinethat were burn-itMtate. He wiU arrive soon and SL PfESn have been r.ebuilt. andi wlirviSlJ tJle tobacco powers of this again to its- friends ;"o5 7Z" IT P?pany w at nome MrBilly Kyle, who had been vis iting; iriendsi at Warsaw V.o - ed home Mr. and Mrs. nt have returned to Fairmont. Mr. Keaves is connected with the O. T Reaves & Co. warehouse. Miss Louise Shavender, who had been the guest of Miss Jettie Mae oiifctow returned to her home at Patego Tuesdav. , pisses Dina Bell Floyd and Jessie ke .siuey ieit Saturday morning for Greenville, where they will attend the Hiastern Carolina toooVioM ,itr:,: - wvil,iM,liJ UXfXlllllll oviivui. tummencement. Mrs. E. B Hayes left Wednesriav morning for Blackstone, Va., to at tend the commencement at Black, stone female college, where her daughter Miss Lois graduates. va. honor of Misa Aliro Woii rioi iway' the "charming daughter of Mrs Jv. w. Galloway, whose marrriage to! St. Pauls over the Seaboard and V.! room in the National Bankof Lum mr. L,eroy Lawrence Tapscott takes! & C. S. yesterday morning and in- berton Thursday afternoon of this place next Wednesday, Mesdames J. u. ivicjean, j. Jones, C. A. Floyd, W.- F. Stephens and J. E. Anderson entertained at a miscellaneous show er at the delightful home of the last named, from 5 to 7 Fridav aftprnnnn Mrs. J. E. Anderson and Mrs. W. F. Stephens received the guests at the door, whil Mrs. J. Ti. MpT the way to the punch bowl, which was presided over by Mrs. C. A. Floyd. Within the spacious drawing room to whieh the guests were shown, the scheme of decorations were white and green, clusters of American beauty roses being used in profusion. At y.ov me unue-eiect, accompanied byj iici siaters mrs. n,. j. cinamDers and Mrs. James Galloway, joined the guests. Misses Eva -Thompson and Bennie Baker beautifullv rendered "Mid-Summer Nights Dreams" the wedding march as the bride-elect entered, Sing 'Me to Sleep" was then sung , as a duet by Mrs. C. D. Baker and Miss. Lillian Baker, accompanied; at tne piano by Miss Mary Belle Ricks, The climax, however, of the! programme came when little Misses, iuruuiy Anaerson, jaith Floyd and medicine, and was a L-umoerton vjsi-, on chestnut street next to the V. & Jary Stephens entered bearing a tor Saturday. The college closed c . s. railroad, torn down. The build lovely basket, loaded with beautiful nearly a month early on account of so. jn js an(j jt is 'being removed 8v Mrs. C. D. Baker sang sweetly! many of the students being in thejaa matter of fire protection, it Alice My Dear;', accompanied at thej regular army service. Mr. Brown will bein t close the railroad track, piano by Miss Lillian Baker. Before! continue his studies at the university Tt-i,, ,nm;nr th taking leave the guests were invited of Maryland at Baltimore next f all. "LC aifd NaVionaSbef'shoM to see the beautiful gifts which had He stopped in Baltimore on his way i Lumberton been spread: thus the bride-elect home and being impressed with the. p?f. f i'S cou'd better see the gifts made and way autos in that city are decorated 1? Jo 15 cents. . The c; L "."JSJJ fashioned by nimble finders and not onlv with United States flags ! ?,lble fr thi rais;e.' JA1! d!! loving .hearts, and which have causJbut also with the flags of France and) edhe day to be remembered by her as one of the days to be marked with a red-letter. Mesdames J. L. Watson, E. J. hitman and H. H. Pittman entertain ed the Sidney Lanier Book club at the home of the last-named Tuesday! aiternoon irom 4 to 6. Mrs. E. J. Pittman received- the guests at the door and led the way to the parlor, which was artistically decorated in sweet peas, roses and nasturtiums After business, Mrs. J. L. Watson led tne guests to the porch, where fried; next election, or who have moved m. chicken, deviled eggs, primien- to the county and expect to make to sandwiches, pickles, ham andjthis county their home, may register lemon custards were ser-jin Lumberton at any time with Mr. ved in picnic style. The Edison add- W. S. Britt, chairman of the Robe ed much to the enjoyment of thej son county board of elections. Those evening. j who are registered may vote by mail Mr. Geo. Grantham, who was a at the next election. Of course those student at Chapel Hill, has return- who are registered do not have to ed home and . will spend the summer, register again. And this is not to Miss Geneva Morrison of McCollibe confused with the registration un has arrived and will furnish . music j der the military draft act tomorrow. for the protracted meeting which willl begin at the Presbyterian church B. and C. Taxes Must Be Paid by Surday. Miss Morrison is stopping with Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Blue. THEY DIGGED A PIT FOR SELVES! Lied to Get Liquor and Now Want to TeU the Truth to Keep From Registering Under Draft Act Liquor is liable to get a man into trouble, as everybody knows, and one never knows how much trouble it will get him into. It is said that a number! of negro boys, and probably some; white boys, who live about town who are under 21 years old have been or. dering whiskev and in sie-nins1 for it at the express office put down their ages at -21 m order to get it. Now ( at Wake Forest a year ago and com that the time for, registering has pleted the law course there this year, come and all who are between the has located in St. Pauls for the prac ages of 21 and 31 must register, some tice of his profession. He was admit- of those boys are very much troubled over the fact that they signed up as 21 when they were not. Will Join Aviation Corps Sergt. Fairfax Gouveneur of Co. A, NT C. engineers, left Saturday for Wilmington, Del., where he will join the U. S. aviation corps. Mr. W. D. Williams of R. 3 from Fairmont is a Lumberton visitor to day. Mr. Williams is among the vet- thterans who will leave this afternoon ' for Washington to attend the reuni on. NEW TOBACCO WAREHOUSE . "SY? BwW'nK Will he Pnnvirf Will tw rnmrArfAj t w i- ! in r irwr ' ... a. fix a. -It Has Been Leased by Experienc-j ed Tobacco Men ofGreenville Pros J pects Are That Lumberton Will juve maiKec inis xear As has been stated in The Robe- sonian, Lumberton will have two to- a l 0lB Intvr hiMw fcw -ftr5 T' i tween Chestnut and Walnut streets, will be converted into a warnnsp Tne new house will be leased by the """ tne season opens. ine rarmers warehouse, which has! for. some time. Mr. Smith's condi been open to the public the three last.tion is slightly improved, , t seasons, will be under the same man- t, ... ... .. . agement as last year. Messrs. E. 0.' v M'fL?e7a Hamilton finish (Billy) Bransford and T. J. Noblin1 have leased the house and will con duct it during the coming season. Indications now are that a good crop of tobacco will be grown in Rob eson this year and there is nn doubt jbut Lumberton will have a live mar- THE DEATH RECORD Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy King of St. Pauls William, 5-roonths-old son of Mr' and Mrs. Troy King of St. Pauls ' died Saturday at the Charlotte sana torium, where he was taken Wednes day for treatment for stomach trou terment was made yesterday after-' noon at 2 o'clock at Regan church.' Mr. and Mrs. King and Mrs. King's mother, Mrs. J. M. Butler of St. Pauls, accompanied the child to Char l4.. J .., a i. J tu. lutw iiu icvuiucu jcswiuaj witu cue corpse. I oiusu U4u8uin ui ur. auu no. T. Wilkins of Raft Swamp Iona Wilkins, 13-months-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wilkins of the Raft Swamp section, died Friday. The child had been sick for some time with colitis. Small Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Ses- soms of Dublin Jno. E., 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sessoms of Dublin, died at the - Thompson hospital Saturday morning. The child recently . under went an Operation for appendicitis. Thought Unon Jack Was German' Flag . j Mr. Hal V. Tlrown. son of Trr. andi Mrs. J. P. Brown of Fairmont,, re-, turned home Friday from St. John's j college. Annapolis, Md.. where he has been taking a preparatory course in England, purchased flags of those ,.r countries and put them, with Old the same raise. - Glory, on his father's auto. One. man' Mr. R. C. Birmihgnam and fam WVio saw the flap-a asked him if he i ilv returned Saturday night from was a Herman svmnathizer. mistak - ing the English for the German flag, Persons Entitled to Vote Should Reg ister WUh Chairman, of County Board of E'ections All. male persons in the county who have become21years old since the last t election, or will become 21 before the July 1 Sheriff R. E." Lewis has asked The Robesonian to sav that all B. and C. taxes for the year beginning June 1, 1917, must be paid before the first of Julv this year. The law says all 4.1 a 4- n -msv r4- -w o Ktt 4-Vi n 4- ? m o eTi oil have 20 ner cent added to them. - Af- fpr tha 20 tier cent has been added; ... 4. .:j.U: 4-1, t 4-V. sheriff to deduct it. U. and U. taxes include all kinds of business which it requires a State privilege license to conduct. Another Lawyer Locates at St. Pauls, i Mr.Jno.D.Canady,who was graduated ted to practice in Fayetteville some time ago. Mr. Canady was a Lum berton visitor Thursday. His people live oh R. 2 from Hope Mills. Monument Unveiling Next Sunday The Long Branch W. O. W. camp will unveil a monument to the late Asper Walters next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at the Stephen1 Lawson cem etery, near Orrum. The condition of Mr. Irvin Jen- kins, who has been seriously ill at his home, Caldwell street; is slightly improved today. , NUMBER 32 BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS - ... . ihe banks will be closed tomor- w-Kegistration Day. Maccabees meet Tuesday night Election of officers and important business. The board of county commission- ers e 6 of education and .th reSuiar montniy meetings here today. Mr.. A. W. McLean left this rooming for Chapel Hill to attend a meeting of the board of directors af tue owim; vuivenuy, oi wnicn ooara he fa a member. Mr. I. P. Graham, cashier of tha Bank of ProctorvUle, is amon? the business visitors in town today. Mr, Graham reports a much-needed rain in his section yesterday. Mr. Casper Smith of Monroe spent yesterday here with his father! Mr. J. B. Smith, who has been ill " w"lw"rf ueau, in- mer at Miss Josephine Breece's mil linery store and expects to leave in a few days for her home at Orange, Va. License has been issued forvth"e marriage of Grover Williamson and Dora Blue McCormick; Rester Ivey and Mary Herring; Joseph Edge and Lela Rozier; Richard A. Hardin and Minnie Lewis. Mr. C. C. Blake has been ap- pointed assistant postmaster here; succeeding Mr. R. O. Edmund. Mr. Blake had been a clerk in the local office for several years and is famil iar with the work. A meeting of the local chapter week at 4:30 o'clock. AH members are urged to attend. Lieslfa, '5-year-old daugltter of Mr. and Mrs. Wright J. Prevatt, had her left arm broken between the el- . " " - - bow and wrist Saturday night as a result of being pushed out of the door .ihv another small child. During a wind storm yesterday af ternoon a tree was blown down on a fine milch cow belonging to Mr. L. E. Tyner, who lives near Lowe, and the cow was injured so badly that she had to be killed. The home of the Lumberton Mo tor Car Co., Sixth street, has been remodeled recently. The office haa been enlarged and some of the parti tions in the building have been chang ed so as to give more room. Mr. L. McK. Parker returned this morning from McDonald ,where he went to visit his sister, Mrs.-F. M. wVin lias hpn ill fnr soma time. Mrs. Davis' condition was slightly improved thi3 morning. Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son r having the old wooden warehouse inTh". ! Quincy, Fla., where they spent two j weeks visiting relatives. They made tne trip in JVir. mrmmgnam s jmsul- well. The distance from Lumber- ton to Quincy is 768 miles and Mr. Birmingham made the trip going and coming in 4 days each. Mr. F. L. Blue of Fairmont met Miss Geneva Morrison of McColl, S. C, here Saturday and carried her to Fairmont. Miss Morrison will play the music for the series of meetings which Rev. Wm. Black of Charlotte is " conducting at the Presbyterian church at Fairmont this week. The meeting started yesterday. ' Messrs. E. S. Miller and O. J. Williams are preparing to put in an up-to-date vulcanizing plant in the Caldwell building. Elm and Seecni street. The machinery has already been ordered. Mr. Miller will leave Wednesday for Chippewa Falls, N. Y., where he will study the vulcaniz ing business in the factory of the Fisk" Rubber Co. N Chief of Police Alf. H. McLeod has returned from Fayetteville, where he spent a few days under treatment ??r "s eea It was found that a o'ooo vessel of one of his VeS IS - broken and he will for some "avc "","eT;r A time. Mr. Joe S. Thompson has been subbing for Chief McLeod for the past two weeks. Mr. Leon P. Andrews, who ha3 been with the Woolvin undertaking establishment for the past several years, has enlisted in company A, North Carolina engineers, and will report to Capt. G. W. Gillette at Lumberton this morning. Wilming Star, 1st. Mr. Andrews .is a son of the late Nathan Ardrews of Fair j mont, and his mother lives at Fair. mont. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Griffith of Greensboro arrived here last nicht and are guests at the home of Mrs. Griffith's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean, Chest nut street. They made the trip in an auto. They experienced a danger ous auto accident about 3 mile3 from town on the Favetteville road last .night, about 8 o'clock while coming, when the auto, skidded into a ditch, They were detained about 4 hours. i PI t i; V, r. -
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