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TABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. : COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH ya ' ' - . - ; j $2.00 . frVw DUE IN ADVANCE VOL. XLVIII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917. NUMBER 33 ROBESON'S YOUNG MEN ANSWER NOBLY COUNTRY'S CALL So Slackers Reported Young Men rrowdea rrecmcis anu nancu r RABID CAT BIT FOUR PEOPLE Man and Hs Four Children Go From Bladenboro to Raleigh for Pasteur Treatment VA man and four children f m tiently to Enroll on ims Kou of tsiaaenboro passed through town on Horvr Total Number Registered the Seaboard train yesterday morn, in County 4,001 2,497 Whites and ing en route to Raleigh to take the Indians, 1.502 iNegroes ana z Aiies rasteur treatment. The man, whose FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER ROZiER NEWS ITEMS PARKTON PARAGRAPHS BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS larged Personal Mention i Correspondence of The Robesonian, Fairmont, June 6 Mr. and Need Attention .rrnn Looking Fine Young Men Respond! toXoiintry's CallChurch Services' rorsonai Without the least disturbance the m 1 j 1. l vounf men ot KODeson county wuce, Indian and colored flocked to the precincts in the various townships Tuesday and registered just as they 'had been asked by the President of the United States to do. ' By the time the registrars reach ed their posts at 7 o'clock in the morning the young men Degan to gather around for the purpose of an gering their country's call. Nev er have the voting precincts been crowded at a general election as they crowded luesaay crowaea - A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs Jno. C. Fuller Tuesday. The grass and weeds in the old cemetery near the union station have been cut, which adds much to tha appearance of the place. Tt- t t Tr:ii: i ' ni - - i . , i kj unuav u. m. io serious nam-, ., , , , . . r iiuamsun nas r-psi trn dren-were. all bitten by a cat. The Mr W M nii u W-" but many trees were' f5eft y Je' d h Position as salesman for the - - i - , lnLL . I J 1 "TV- - - " MVW .r8m- D- McLean Messrs. j Correspondence of The Robesonian. "r o-xnompson, James Galloway, -ja. Kozier fL urnher.nT, p 9, T a r, " . j. wiamDers ana a. r . Abell left A wind anH Ba;7 .I. orresponaence 01 ne Kooesoman. wQric.T -p. t -1 ttt-' a wina ana sand storm visited this r -r ,- nne Garney Attending Veterans Reunion Still Captured 130Regis tered Some Got Into Trouble An. ti-Typhoid Treatment Shipping Potatoes by (Jar Load cat was killed and sent to Raleigh for examination and word was sent back tnat the cat was rabbid. Dr. W. W. Parker of Lumberton was on the train and in conversation with him the man said that the cat was a stray and that it appeared friendly when it came to the house, but when the children offered to pet it it suddenly bit them. After bit ing the three small children at the house the cat went to the field where the man and another small girl were Tiff" T" 1 . 1 1 T-r 1 v-v . v t MV,l VOO LI1C IU1I1. 1 r . -w r ., , . - , ' M;tf 9 - r t We wish wle the rural policemen' M1SS ff Uam?y WSuS ad. De- yet decided -what he will do Marietta were visitors m Fairmont ari mi in -rt. Ji.i ceased had been sick about three ... Wednesday. I the farm weeks, was taken soon after com-' Masters Truman and William The Peoples tobacco warehouse, run' road they would look after the auto mencement with typhoid fever, but by O. A. Reaves .& Co., has been en-Uno-d uL Tt J i " ei?, was not considered dangerously ill vith young men Detween me ages 01 ; T l , l and 31 years-young men ready to1 the man DJ- TarerV J Tave al" anwer the call to arms to protect! wavs been fond of cats, but I'll never American rights and "make the world havf, anything to jo with another afe for democracy". on , t . There was not a single arrest madeL the above was. set in type it in th rountv in connection with the f"8 een learnea JustDeiore going. registration during the day and not,0, Press lrom Mr v. Edwards of a siugle siacKer nas yet oeen report- i . 0.1 rr T 1T T - - io, k , u.i oa .-fc-v.. x,,, as weu, j.ur we imnK T! li-i: & i b r.o tnere ougftt to be a stop put to such feet long ' S 238,rcklefs diving of auto? the coun- Misses Margaret McQueen of Fay-!tre n t-u- -li? fe! and V lar TrI kcTT wit gugoia vi xuioa xuaxy ucuc Ricks this week. Mr. S. R. McDaniel, who graduat ed at the Trinity Park school at Dur. ham, returned home Tuesday night. We are glad to say that Mr. McDan iel won the declaimer's medal. Mrs. Passmore and daughter, Miss until Friday and soon itihe second nurse was summoned, Mis3 Ausley and Miss Summerville of Fayetteville. Everything that could be dohe In the way of medical treatment was. pied by Mr. Jno. S. McNeill and fam Parmele, sons of Mrs. A. T. Parmeie, had their adenoids and tonsils re-! moved Tuesday by Dr. R. S. Beam. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Goodwin have begun housekeeping on Caldwell street, m the house formerly occu- wearing a smile over thp bright! d.one but al m. Y,am-. deceased was prospect. !tfte youngest ot tne iamuy, Demg r Miss Jamie Holder of St. Pauls e' ifst Dircnaay, aaugnter or tne was the week-end rnst nt m;b si late wvA- Gainey, who preceded her ,? XT' 1 , ' " " pd to Sheriff R. E. Lewis The number registered in the coun ts was 4.001. of which 2,497 were white and Indians, 1,502 colored and 2 aliens. The registration in each township in the county was as fol lows Alforsville 169; Back Swamp 94; Burnt Swamp 102; Britt's 94; Fair mont 335; Gaddy 61; Howellsville 167; Lumberton 592; Lumber Bridge 114; Maxton 300; Orrum 113; Pem broke 149: Parkton 132; Rennert 61; iRaft Swamn 45; Red Springs 169; Rowland 187; Saddletree 88; St. Paul 21G: Smith's 228; Sterlings 109; Shannon 32; Thompsons 172; White it a None of the registrars in the coun ty made any charge for services rendered. Bladen county, who is a Lumberton vistor today, that the man's name is Mr. Thomas Benson, a farmer who lives near Mr. Edwards, near Dublin. Mr. Edwards and other neighbors are bearing the expenses of Mr. Ben son and his children to Raleigh and Mrs. Benson is at Mr. Edwards home. It is a pitiful story Mr. Ed wards tells. The youngest child bit ten is a baby about 2 1-2 years old. The people in that section are great ly stirred up and are killiner everv lie ttoider. Mr. Lester Stone of! Pembroke spent Sunday p. m. at Ro zier. -Messrs'. Carl Prevatt and Lee Julia, who had been visitmg their p. m. : in this section. Messrs. Heaz daughter ancL sister Mrs. O. I. Floyd, Conner and David Britt of Lumber returned tp their home at Carey Tues- torivisited in this vicinity Sunday p. "W1I""5- . V m.-Vir. Carev Mr )rnald snent. Snn. tmi- t i ht t, ii -("ays visiting at tne home of-JMr. j. Misse3 Lillian Baker, Mary Belle H: MeDnnniH rotnm Ricks and guests, and Misses Geor- at .barker's Sundav. Mes.w. Anfn about nine years ago, and is survived by her mother and three brothers Eugene, Walter and John and one sister, Mrs. R. B. Hutson. Katherine, iiy.- Dr. R. S. Beam left last evening for Rutherfordton, where he will spend today and tomorrow on busi ness. He will be back in his office Saturday. Sgt. J. E. Bethune of Co. L, was as we all called her, was one of our, honorably discharged on Jum 1. hav town's very best girls, a consistent, jng served his three vears enlistment- member of the M. E. church, intel lectual, smart, a member of the grad ;at nd dog they see. ire way Mr. Edwards says that loved by all her acquaintances. She was a model and beautiful young lady of fine personality. We feel like we could not speak of her in too high terms. She will be greatly miss- Kinston, where she taught school ed by her family and relatives and numerous friends. The funeral was held from Marvin church today at 11 1 i 11 1 L. T AM m., conauctea Dy ner pastor, ivcv a. gia iiyie, Mary Reaves, Messrs. Wil-, Barker and Rowland Gregory visited ham Cumbers, Hal Brown and oth- friends near Allenton recentlv. Mr. ers were Lumberton visitors Wed-, pern Baxley and Miss Mary Lowe at lesday. . ! tended preaching at Raft Swamp Sun- Miss Georgia Kyle and Miss- Lois day.--Mr. Albert Inman and Miss Hayes returned from, Blackstone col- Addie Caudell of St- Pauls passed lege, Va., Tuesday, where they have through this section Sunday p. m. been in school, where the latter grad. . Mr,- and Mrs. ,D. L., White and little 1 i Q'fn Tn Oxr urara a ppatvi rn"ri ckA Virvta J ... "L j m t r . i . . i rat hunted nn Mr Bpnson and flip i u tt " r j j """",uauguier .ireva spent aunaay at tne cat nuntea up mr. censon ana tne j,y Mrs. Hayes, who attended com- home of Mr. and Mrs E L Thower other child is positively uncanny. Af-i rnenpement cl rT i nt j x tr ? ' tcr hitin the rhildn af th- hm me?mf2L " , St Pauls. Glad to report Miss - w ! uur LUWU WK 1 rum ILK I H ia fxm A 1 u ' , . ' . ' , . . . .- , i liuuc ikuiici, wiiu uas uccii Hnll TAiiritlii nr micinoce Viia mnmiTicr . l.f i m.. i " w muu lmprovea. ivir. ana ivirs. jua " : i --j by a marriage that was beautiful and- prevltt of Clybornville spent one day al offerings were the latest and exquisite; in every- respect. The con- MCelly visiting at the home of tS most beautiful we have ever witness- tracting . parties were Mr. Lhom SOn.ih-law and daughter, Mr. and,- ieen tc.ars TJT T wnw Tanocntt nr RiiT'linortTj. and -r im:n: t t. -b t nr ed With relatives and IliendS OI Oe- son, who wasplowmg, for a fev rows, Miss Alice Nell Galloway of ourf Pauls r visited friend in S ceased accompanied the remains over before biting, him,;. It bit him in the towIK- The marriage was solemnized cSity one Say LeX -Sr S 1 1 Marvin' a distance of 12 miles, be- Tiarvi and then -rati after tVie crirl m- -x .xt--Jf. -i... v -I1' UV "cudJ retenuy. lvir. o. -4.ua- vat.Als. Fieceased's Wta. .f ilW Ar, Awai,.ngCjn Bson tried to j ISifSrad ta grS: SK5Xy D Mc?i H-RWfl He passed through town this morn ing en route to the home of his fath-. tr, Mr. A. A. Bethune, at Ten Mile. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Oliver and Misses Rachel and Helen Oliver of Marietta were-among the shoppers in town yesterday. Miss Rachel Oli ver returned home Saturday from YOUNG MEN OF NATION ENROLLED BY MILLIONS H. B. Porter, assisted by Rev. J. 1. Jenkins, pastor of the-Baptist church, and interment was made in the f amilv cemetery just north of the church, il . - . x-i i i ,i ' v i .ii lit- rk.uz.ipr. wnn na nppn o- . rVCr;1 routing of business this morning! nchl impred.-Mr. and Mrs. Jud 1 2L gloved onee tur w nxe viJ w rv a mamae-a tnat was oeautitui ana PrQvin recently visiting at passing by another field -where oth er people were at work without mo lesting them, . It followed Mr. Ben- Honor of American Manhood Of f icial ' Figures Too Bcarft for Ac curate Estimate of Total Number Registered Millions of -men between the ages 21 and 31 enrolled themselves Tues day for war service. Registration day, with only a few weeks of preoa ration, saw the first military census ever taken in the United States car. Tied on . without a- single untoward event of. consequence. . The mighty roll of honor of Amer ican manhood began to reach Wash ington yesterday from the States that had completed the count, but at a late hour last night only a few complete records had been received and the official figures were too scant for an accurate estimate of the total number of men who had registered, but re turns were sufficient to show that millions of men await the call to arms. Returns from 60 of the 100 counties of North Carolina received in Raleigh last night showed a total of 122.382 for this State, or an excess of 6, 002 over the government estimate for these counties, and about 100 to the county more than - was estimated, so that North Carolina will pas3 - the 200,000 mark in the grand total. which he had in his hand. -He hit I the cat in the head five times before 'it gave back. an inch, then it ran off. Mr. - Benson killed the cat-with his gum - . ' ; Mrr Edwards says the Bensons are poor1 people, with no means, and that they nave had the worst sort of luck. One -of the children bitten has had infantile paralysis.- Mr,-Benson., was Deceased's was in V i . ! ... . .1 ' il.w.v.j v..vwwv , LUIS StfllLlflU VHSIKI I1M V. VI T I I 1VI f ! J o . . , l n try's Call to Arms-Mighty Roll of ; on witn a neavy snoe, and white for the occasion. m .Wicker has returned to Atkinson,! Pelade phia at the time ot neraan Hr-rt-mTitiw ottio QTiTirtinton hmir i tv, j l i i t.u. i ann on v arriveu iiumc x, - w v and; went to Bladen to farm some two years ago. TAX LEVY FOR ROBESON $1 on Property as Against 97 2-3 Cents Last Year and Poll Tax In 9 a. m. the bridal party entered the ticn, after spending a few days' his morning., tie came nome ior a Viv.i, t,io WaT 4-vA ATitor-ad 1 v -i.i- n m.'- few davs dunnQr her illness out was Miss Louise Burton, a cousin of the Allen and Mrs. Robert Hare of St.' compelled JeSi;iSr9, 2 bride, played "At Dawning" on the Pauk visited at the heme of Mr. and' order to obtain h diploma m IL piano, accompamea by Miss .jsaitni y:T& j. h, McDonald one day recent- "e VWr ; thU Bissette on the violin. Then the brid-f iv.Miss Marv Conolev. who is a' y to the stricken; family m Uus t 1. ijt i r , : i . - al chorus from "Lohengrin" was SOft-: mis-e at Riverside ho3Tital. in New ly rendered, as Master Gerald Jones Yolk; spent a few days recently a ana wioit - wwnnwrs-canie up, eacn: r ujLXmAOanxw- JaeT. uncle ana an A ViAiir. Several of our veterans left for the MAninn at. Washinsrton. Mr. M. Mr.. A. E. Spivey went yesterday to Statesville to look after some gov ernment maintenance work on a drainage canal. He expects to be away about 6 weeks. He was ac companied by Messrs. John and Lloyd Roach, who will assist him in the work. Rev. Paul T. Britt of ML Eliara was a Lumberton visitor yesterday." Mr. Britt has practically recovered from a recent operation fo appendi- cms. ne win go ivionaay to MCUou, S. C, where he will conduct a series of meetings at the First Baptist church next week. I Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Britt of Boardman passed through town yes terday en route homo from Badin, where they spent several days. Thej may decide to move to Badin at an early date. Mr. Britt has conducted a meat market at Boardman for a number of years. In ordering the address of his paper , changed from North, S. C, to Branson,--S. C, Rev. A. E. C. Pitt- man adds that he has accepted a r. "T -p;.. t wngnt anu. sun, jx. ..tv.w 7, y "7 .rrr. X : t , Mr -KeilT McNeill lelt aion- porry to .report uttie josepn, son cii ZT' iv io. Drown left! at Brunson. Mir. Pittman is a na last night also Cashier E. B. Daniel ftive Robesonian and has many rela .. -A -Mr T!Tiiel'c fath- tives and friends in the ennntv. 4." NPTt .'.aniA t.Ke nsTiers . Mr. T.. .c niii t' v. "V" ; nfe-ht. Mr. JNeill MCIseill leit mob- w wte.rwMioi we.Mpu cnorca - - " " i - ' ' - I k-yJA.Y w . - b uviv v iii, ovu v J. I " -m r T T JT XJwAnrn with Mr. E. J. Chambers, brother-1 verv sick. I ?ast night, also asn,ier P;, ni-ian w5i "a lesteruay was reeistration aay. b - . i j.u0 ttii j i.:ii a t Tff-T ;i ti i ., - , . , - i trnm upnrsna was cxisv u -"" f.'H?" W Mrs. Steve Wifflsfs been ftr JffiTOS SLTSSS ' left last nieht and Mr. Daniel's fath- tives and friends in the county. U,XJ i n TITO a !1c t1 till ithe little ringbearer, Miss Dorothy; tween the ages of 21 and 31 years ' train last night tor , ! a j i it.. ,; 1 . . . , . . , i yvllTiTinn ore leavmcr toniem lur Aimeisoii, ueamnsr me hk a . went ana reoriaterea. This showed a vr. t Mc- - , . . ' fiimciouiij ""c "s .went auu registereu. xms snowea , " , - 1 m - ti t t-j fraaSMi 7 ronts fr Rnaili! DnoJ .T : 4- "NT i -Cl !, I . ., . . Wq eViinfrfvn T. M. olUe. J. fr V:cac- !".rwci, ioyai spirit 01 tne men. 01 tnis sec-, - "if rA" w Tlinmnson. Postmas CANNING CLUB WORK Appropriation For Carrying on Work in Robeson This Summer Mrs. E' banks Will Devote 6 Weka to This Tax Increased 4 Cents The 1917 tax levy in Robeson will be $1 on the $100 valuation as com pared with 97 2-3e last year. The poll tax .will be" $2.90eents as compared with $2.15 last year. A 75 cents road tax levy and a 15 cent special school tax levy . on the poll makes the dif ference in poll tax. While in session Monday the board of commissioners made .the follow ing levy for the year: Rftad tax 25 cents on the $100 val uation and 75 cents on the poll. .The board of road commissioners request ed that this levy be made and it was mandatory with the board of .commis sioners. The road tax last year was 21 cents on the $100 valuation, and nothing on the poll. little Misses Mary Stephens and Edith, tion towards their country and flag. r ioya, scattering wniie nowers up tne uoys, go ana Iignt lor Uia Glory, left aisle. Following immediately; Evervbodv is invited tn attend Sun- ! came the bride with her maid of hon-j day school at Rozier every Sunday orrmiss' JMary neaves. At the same; morning at-10 o'clock and prayermeet time on the right aisle the groom en-'ing every Sunday p. m. at 4:30. tereu wim ms Dest ro,n, air. w. r. Among those from Lumberton besides Confederate veterans who left Monday evening for Wash ington to attend the reunion were Messrs. W W. Tnrlvle .Tun P ter Collier Cobb, also Mrs.. Cobb and. French, Geo. E. Thompson, Ira Bul their daughter Sarah. . lard, Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth and son. Ex-Sheriff N. A. watson is w Master Ingram, John Redmond and rtTi.orllt. tVYYll j XT A Rural Policeman, u. J-.. uearu, xt. Rowland Britt. Mrs. R. E. Sentelle, who has been Taylor; They met in front of the altar, and standing under a beautiful, arch, on which was pinioned a lovely, white and silver butterfly waiting to waft them away on the sea of matri--, ,. mony, the solemn words were spok-, en by Rev. B. E. Standfield, pastor of the bride, according to the ritual , of the Methodist church, using the im-. pressive ring ceremony. j During the ceremony "Then You'll . Remember" was softly rendered. i The bridal party left the church ANOTHER CHANCE TO REGISTER Work in County Cans at 5-1.2 Stat school tax 20 cents on the$100 to the strains of Mendelssohns wed venis valuation ana a special school tax oi o i amg marcn. At their meeting Monday' - the; cents on the $100 valuation and 15 county commissioners appropriated $150 foi canning club work and Mrs. F. S. Lubanks of Durham, who spent 2 weeks in thecOHnty recently dur ing the food conservation campaign, has l-een engaged for 6-weeks' work ia tne county. Mrs. Eubanks will be Rin work about the first of -July. Mis3 Nena Rhyne, county home dem onstrator, who is attending a gov ernment demonstration of canning work in Raleigh, also will devote her time during the summer to canning club work in the county. Arrangements have been made to secure a car load of ems' through the government and they will be furn ished those who want them in the county at 5 1-2 cents. Those who "want cans will do well to communi. cate with County Farm Domonstra tor L. E. Blanchard. The total school 20 cents on the cents on the poll. tax last year was $100 valuation. State tax 23 2-3 cents on the $100 valuation, which is the same as last year. State pension tax 4 cents on the $100 valuation, which is the same as last year. The bride was attired in a hand- j made lingerie gown of white batiste trimmed in princess lace, with lorig veil, made cap effect with princess , lace, caught up with lillies of the valley and carried a large bouquet of, brides roses and lillies of the valley. ' She never appeared more beautiful and lovely than on this occasion. j The maid of honor was gowned in General countv tax 19 cents on the ; a white lingerie gown with pink sash $100 valuation, the same as last j and pink picture hat and carried pink year. Killarney roses. i Court house bond tax 1 1-3 cents! The flower girls and ringbearer, on the $100 valuation. This levy was ' were dressed in white lingerie dresses 2 cents last year. Last year a 1 cent with pink sashes. , . levy was made for refunding the. Mrs. Tapscott is the second daughJ court house bonds, but this was cut iter of the late Daniel W. Galloway. nl- Viic inigr VtosaiiQ0 ivf the -fnpfr. .hafi and Mrs flnllowair fvF" ftlir town and, is vortr Twvnnlnr nun altrartivp. and . Those Who Failed to Register on the 5th May Yet Do So If They Are Not Trying to Dodge Draft Law The following telegraphic order was received yesterday by Sheriff Lewis from Provost Marshal General Crowder through Gov. Bickett: "Attention is invited to para graph 40 of the regulations which contemplate the regis tration of persons who for any reasons .shall not have been registered on registration day. While scrutiny should be made of each case to de termine whether punitive ac tion is required, it is desired for the next few days to pursue a liberal policy in this regard in order . that the registration may be made complete at the earliest possible moment. Non. residents ma aylso continue to register under the provision ot If it later ap- there is sufficient money in the treas ury to pay the interest on the bonds. County pension tax 2 cents on the $100. valuation, the same as last year. It will be noted that while the road tax levy was increased 4 cents on the $100 valuation the general county Tly Honor Roll Those Who Have Kejristered Still M TCnlisf Conner 0f Bamesville.has en- levy was reduced 1 2-3 cents on the $100 valuation USteiJ in the TT S ormir a th 1 nnaV recruiting station. Sgt. J. B. Brad who has charge of the local of. i'i-e, asked The Robesonian to state that the fact that a man has regis tered does not bar him from enlisting in the army. However, after a man has been drafted he then has no chance to enlist into the, branch of s choice. Summer School for Teachers at A and E. College at Raleigh Supt. R. E. Sentelle of the Lumber ton graded school will go Sunday night or Monday to Raleigh, where 1 1 1 1 T . C !l-T . n-wA enjoys the love and esteem of a large, circle of friends. She is a graduate of music and voice at Blackstone f e-: male college, Blackstone, Va. - ' , Mr. Tapscott is a tobacconist of. Burlington and has a large number j of- friends throughout the State. The bride and groom drove in a car to Elrod from which point thev boarded the fast train for Richmond, Washington. New York and other. points and will also go to Fort Du- pont, Del., to visit the bride's broth-j Death of An Infant er, Mr. G. E. Galloway, who is'sta-! Arthur, 11-months-old son of Mr. policy is1 being abused, more stringent action will be taken. Cards received from absentees after the fifth should be filed as prescribed in paragraph 40. Please give this widest public ity and inform all registration boards without delay. You will please inform all concerned without delay." All who have not registered can do so by going before Clerk of Court C. B. Skipper. Watson vand A. M. Blount arrived in" under treatment for tuberculosis at town this atternoon aoout Sanatorium for the past 6 months, with a liquor still that they had cap-1 wag brought home yesterday by Mr. tured five or six miles aopje.town gentelle and next week will go to ; over in Cumberland icouiity, near their summer home near WaynesviHei Davis bridge. The sU . ,snowett ' Mrs. Sentelle has been prnounced oa signs of operation not later tnan last gafe gr01jnds now and wiu 0 have night, but was taken down and hid tQ back f furtner treatmenL away in a creek near where it had 6 been operated and was in water sev- Mr. E. F. Lamb of R. 4 from ! eral feet deep when found. As usu- Lumberton was among the callers at ' oi w1 wa nresent and the opera- The Robesonian office Tuesday. Mr, ! tors are unknown to the officers. A Lamb held his 1916 crop of cotton J-"Lwa ,,r.trt-date stillof about fif- till recently and sold it for 20 cents '."'l" - - .Tkn ff.VolM ! tho, nmmH W alc, K,irVit -Tlnni. - ty gallons apacj-y. - J7t, M ft! SrS? UrtW a year. Mr. Lamb says, however, that he expects to plant about 10 acres of wheat next fall. The following people of Fair, mont were Lumberton visitors yes terday afternoon: Mesdames T. P. Reaves, H. H. Pittman, D. C. Las siter; Misses Mary Reaves, Edith Bissett, Mary Belle Ricks, Louise Bur ton, Margaret McQueen, Helen Fon ville, Georgia Kyle, Lillian Baker; Messrs. W. L. Kyle, Wnv Chambers, Vernon Lassiter, Hal V. Brown. Lumbee Tent No. 18 of the Mac cabees elected officers Tuesday eve ning as follows:: Commander L. M. McKenzie; L. C. H. T. Hux; R. K. E. Hood; chaplain iAIex Sessoms; physician Dr. J. A. -Martin; Sar. B. T. Brown; M. A. Haynes Britt; 1st M. G. M. H. Baxley; 2nd M. G. W. D. Barfield; sentinel P. J. Is rael; picket J. B. Bruton. The tent voted to abolish all refreshment? J nmnlpt.a outfit, also 100 j XUUI1U l" vuif...v .. . J- gallons of beer. Everything was .de stroyed and the still is on exhibition on Main street in front of the drug store, but it will never hold anything j more as Rural Policeman Beard put it out of commission. These same officers made a second search i this af- temoon in another direction, but were not successful, buvtney say lieve they will be the next time. Our town was visited Sunday at !2 p.,m. by the greatest sand storrf i -or seen or read of. follow- i 3 1 i7 a good rain; also Mondav eve- ining a fine raim , -. Mr. H. r. uumretn ox ow p-xogiapxi u. ii p- i town. pears that the liberalitv of this i spenuuK j " Vv,?rtv registered i Tieino- aKnserT. morfl One hundred and thirty registerea in our town up till 9 o'ciock tomguv for war service. We hear of some white and colored that got m .ou- Ible in this way. One testified when !he purchased his license to marry o w months aeo that he was 11, j. i l. Li... cqii Vio mas not near soi iold while another young fellow had j while the United States are at war. U1U, Will e a. VOU been oraenng uwe aj ', see how they get into trouble. I TOLARSVILLE TOPICS 1 Dr. Page came up a week ago andj 1 administered . anti-typhoid treatment; Heayy RainsMovements of the Peo , to more tnan oue uun-. , J1CVO Wv v , due here again tcday. Our town has no cases of fever at present. -Irish notatoes are Demg suippcv Robbers Broke Into Postoffice and 3 Mores at McDonald Robbers entered the postoffice and three stores at McDonald Tuesday njent. The stores of the McLean Co., "avis and McCormick ami the Mc J'ona d drug store were all entered. Aotnmg was missed from anv of 4he stores, except the drug store, from "mui arouna $200 worth of jewelry was taken. All the buildings were, entered by prizing open the doors. To """BTn' t0 Mr- and Mrs. B. H. Wal. ja.ee, Thursday of last week, a fine he will have charge of arithmetic and.tioned there as a member ol the coast, ana Mrs. m. k. uavis, wno nve near. lAads everv day yet and the scnooi ior, artillery, inev expect io oe at nome . Aiienton, aiea yesteruay. uwm v.aoi ---- . - o-eocranhv in the summer teachers which will begin at the A.and E. college Tuesday of next week. Prof. Sentelle also will assist in the institute work in connection with the school.' He says he will be gad to as sist any teacher of Robeson about mom and studv. ,At the close of this school certificates will be issued which will he accented for the certification required of teachers by act oi tne last Legislature. A nice room in the new school building has been secured for the use ..." . a 1L.T.1!...1 A!j of the sewing unit oi wenaupuniinu. due to colitis. ' after July 1. at Fairmont. Amonsr some . of the out-of-town! guests were Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Abell party to Elrod, and daughter Jean of Smithfieia, fnvmoro are Tiannv. We are sorry to report Miss Ruby Council still on the sick lisL Mrs. rnliiTYihia S P are Priests at the Misslrene MCL,eoa wm ,lttve,p" - Columbia, t. c , are guests at tne . . h t th meet-Leitha Barnes, all of Back Swamp, home of her sister-in-law Mrs. E. GJ fjarge of ieagrue spent Sunday with Mrs. Callie Lewis. . . . . ., i t ifxcintuaii aiiu uu6uv yJ- ..t nrT A r;il Tr j nr m T n- i P x 1 - .1 O t m-.r-r. ot. thai LVI 1 SSI I CUP iliv.ircu lvxr. anu ivirs. jei. x. iruoi ui ijuiiiuei- ton. Mrs. G. N. Bissette and daugh. x ir: tri j:xU 3 'C.:! J XT'! -.tA nirt' T T. jl j. XTi-..:il -RT- XHTli. T71 J 14- TnmiOTr nf. whlPn Will be HCIO r t? i7 x r.-,A ,v,f Tvr;at.' flmnr fnr riaiiac Tev i school auaAtorium, baturaay Mary, and Mr. William Cumbers of i Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Ratley return Asheville, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mc-jed home Wednesday from Rocking Kellar, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wright ham, Ga., where they have been vis dtkI Mr. MpMnrrv of "RoarrlmaTi anil itiner their daughter Mrs. H. McNeilL Mr. W- T,. T.eath of iReidsville. i Mr. Robert Ellwanger of Badin Messrs. W. R. Tavlor. Hal Brown.' SDent Tuesay visiting his have, pe Correspondence of The Robesonian. Tolarsville, June 6 Heavy rains fell through this section Sunday and Monday. Mr." and Mrs. Lee'Parnell of Cly burnville visited relatives and friends here last week-end.-r Mr. Claud Barnes and several children and Miss at the high, after- I'oon at 4:30 o'clock. All the children in town are invited to attend. A treat is in store for all. Misses Annie Ruth Caldwell and Rebecca Ward left Tuesday jaorning mother for Gastonia to "attend the State B. mt, T." Jl - mMl PJ1I- TTirla QrA Miaoea Marv Bella Mrs. C. F. Kllwancer . I Y. PU. Convention. Mr. tt. M. bib- t"?l K atterns'R icis and ests and MrX E. J. Mr. D. R. Mitchell of Chadbourn" leyleft Tuesday evening for Gaston- have not; come. " Chambers accompanied the bridial spent Tuesday in town. xa to attend the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Johnson of the Great Marsh section .spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. BritL Mrs. Jud Ammons of Lumberton is visit ing relatives her this week. Sorry to report -Mrs. Callie Lewis on the sick list. Mr., and Mrs. t3. F. Humphrey are all smiles: a fine girl. Sorry -to-report Mr. S. R. Baggett . on tile sick lisL I f