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J - ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH .uu ato IN ADVANCB VOL, XL VIII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1917. NUMBER 42 CANNING' DEMONSTRATIONS MR. GRAHAM McKINNON PASSES! M.DONALD NEWS ITEMS MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS Where Meetings Will be Held This1 ST. PAULS NEWS PACKAGE , BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS vL- 1!; RiirrAsafui MnnnraUn, Dath Camp RufMonlv t:i. canning Demonstration Pratrnted $nc im. j , Ben Hdd and Much Interest is! Clt2 f RobeSOn Funeral Sat-1 "ng?egins, Julr 10 Heavy j Bad Shape Soc al Tr!1 ! Canning Demonstration July tlo nur Shown uraay i"8 ; rsonal -. CorrpH . tT, . I --Lrops Under-Water and Roads u- A- and Pna - m. meets Tuesdav nio It Up to Saturday evening 15 very; Mr. Graham McKinnon, : M-o m very; Mr. uraham McKinnon, one of Mnr" TrVT,;i .uuerdUVJ Marietta t! rr J": . - . - . . ijnrrpsnrvnnonpo 'I'h u t t. j-"-uculc iji i no Knnpsnmon Washed Out Personal The I Correspondence of The Robesonian. 1 wil launch a bis- 10-davs xu Robeson by the canning experts who "i; r.UJTlL??!iT!a?f1 Wi "".a? Khyne, our county's agent rams in this commun-i St. Pauls. JW 7-Dr. T H ni:.' of this week. Li4L ox, iuvwwiu iiau ucru iieiu i ii aKaam j. . - " vww..w i . v i uic . . " AUia. xjuuaiirk , . ' i- ottuuilt VT LLIQ besan a campaign in the county 11); hi, hT . "'f,' K5?'7 "i i?. nr5"'.TO. demonstoa-, M'S.V"? handicapped of Newton, who formeriv -Mr. W. J. Mercer f H..-. r have"vlsited. A variety tlTelV! ,Sf X 1 j .1 .JT" are conuuuuing can everything community bring fan 6 or 8 different This week ;,-ri0rl irxfn. rwn nar; a ii i meeungs, uegmmng at a. m.. Will' . . . fewlte fel! low except Red Springs, where the .meeting will begin at 3 p. m. The program for one partv is: Today, Red Springs; July 10, Phil hi.nin r". iil' ctl t0?k Pla?.e- Saturday inVlnhus Julv 11 Hpnnprf- InKr vi; V f ui ucctsaseu., T & Tl i& i2 ; JiT:.'i 5e.r.ment. was, roade the church; Gf Ponf. Tnixr 1' T i,TvKaV. p, ot. iraui, July 16, JLumoer Bridge: . Tnlv 14 PnwlanH i r Tdav folarsville- Tulv 10 loaay, loiarsvuie, July 10, ileaa- ant JSJ Parkton; July 13, Baltimore; JUy 141 . " Purvis It is realized that this is a busy time and that it is hard for the la dies to get out, but this campaign comes only once a year and it is the V T .f i Vu r- ,v , 1 Bu.iMuw wiwws mawutwon vua is so important just at this time. It is hoped hat every woman in the county will devote one day to at. tending one of these demonstration meetings. ICE FROM LOCAL PLANT 3Ir. M. A. Geddie Now Has Up-to- j Date Ice P'ant in Operation in Lum bertOn Lumberton now has an up-to-date , ice plant in operation. The plant,! which belongs to Mr. M. A. Geddie, is iocateu iu wie nwui-ewwiu pai town where the Ehzabethtown road , vaccinated Thursday at 6 p. m. and Curing Tobacco Heavy Rains Dem crosses the V. & C. S. railroad. I was apparently well at that time.! nstraUon Work and Teachers Sal- The new plant has a capacity of i Deceased ia survived by his wi'e' ariea . 15 tons daily. It requires about 7jand one son, Mr. Douglass Prevatt,: Correspondence of The Robesonian. tons a day to supply the Lumberton; who lived with his parents. j Broad Ridge (Lumberton, R. 4), demand and Mr. Geddie will ship the The remains were shipped to Lum. ' July 7 Curing tobacco is the order balance of hisi outDut to other towns, h The plant started operations Monday, of last week and the first ice was pulled Thursday. The ice is manu- j Prevatt, Jr., a brother of deceased, er had. - spent the week-end here with friends, factured in 300-pound blocks. j near Back Swamp church. The fun-! Mr. Elias Collins is sporting anew1 . Mrs'. WT. -Jenrette spent a few The plant is run by electric current erai was conducted from the Prevatt Ford. Hurrah for old Broad Ridge. I aayf n .-Thompson s . hospital this and two men can operate it.' -The ice home yesterday afternoon at 2:30 ! The Fourth passed off quietly inl .weH haVn1(??1 .nerTS?oat treated, turned oat by this new1 plaflV lcfoks; by Rev. Chas. L. Greaves, -pastor of, this vicinity. v - V Jp Melhe. 41 delightfully en to be a that could be desired m ice, the First Baptist church of Lum- A lot of money is being: paid " out' Jf the G.W. club 0n last Thurs. aim uie estauiisiuucnu suvum ue a , paying business. 37 Killed and 141 Injured in German Air Raid Over London London Dispatch, July 7. The second descent upon London by a squadron of airplanes was made this morning between 9 and 10 o'- clock when the business section of, the metropolis - was ..most crowded. Although the German contingent was larger, more daring, more delibera- j Messrs. James Norton, O. H. McMil tive in its methods and descended ian, F. A. Brunham, E. E. Eggle much lower. than on the visit.of June! ton, B. Gary Smith, C. C. Rogers, 13, the number of killed and wound- ed was on-third the previous cas-j ..nit.. Mr.. ti J i i.: e i uaity list. Ihe destruction of prop-; erty may have been greater, but that; berton conducted the Masonic ser lt is impossible to estimate. Thirty-1 vices and the eulogy was delivered seven persons were killed and 141; by Hon. James Norton, ex-membet injured, it was officially announced j 0f Congress from South Carolina. A this afternoon. The flight of the ! iarffe crowd attended the funeral and Germans over London lasted about 20j the floral offerings were most beau mimites. English airmen engaged tiful. Interment was made in the the enemy for several minutes over Prevatt burying ground, the metropolis and anti-aircraft gunsj Mr. Prevatt was a native of this were firing briskly, but without de-1 county and formerly lived here. His ueairoymg any oi tne twenty or more, iiivaumg maenmes. ine aamiraity was able to report tonight, however, that naval airman who followed them tc sea brought down three machines. Superior Court Superior court for the trial of i Iriminal cases converti today at noon with Judge Wtm. M. Bond of Edenton presiding. This is a week's term. Mr. A. C. Sinclair of Rowland was made, foreman of the grand jury and Mr. H. C. Freeman of Lumber- ton officer. The judge was late get-! ting here this morning on account j of missing a train at Fayetteville. He; made the trip in an auto. I account of whose death is given; election oi officers took. place Thurs- I above. Deceased had been in bad' day, the closing day of the 19th an. Lumberton the Bet Town They health for several years and wheninual session of the association. Oth Found . the remains of her dead brother j er officers elected were: vice presi- Two college professors; from the were carried to the Prevatt home she dents T. B. Finley of North Wilkes- State of Pennsylvania recently visit- i could not bear the grief, and death iboro,- O. F. Mason of Gastonia, N. J. ed Lumberton while making a tour! resulted. The funeral was conducted. Rouse of Kinston; executive commit- of the South. Before leaving they from the Prevatt home this morning I tec J. W. Pless of Marion. Frank declared that lumberton was the best town they hf-i stopped in since they left home. "The cleanest town and the most hospitable people found on the trip," is the wa they put it. Heavy Plains Damage Crops Lum ber River Up Heavy rains have fallen through out this section during the last week and crops are being injured by the excessive rainfall. The water in Lumber river is the highest it has keen since the floods of July last year. The Roll of Honor The following young men have re cently enlisted in the U. S. armvat the local recruiting -station: Leo M. mont, of which deceased was a mem Spivey of Conway. S. C, Henry B. ber, this morning at 10:30 o'clock Todd of Barnesville, Lawrence J.iand interment was made in the fam- Sloan of Wallace, Gordon Z. Ward of,ily burying ground iaunnburg. The Bethel . Heroes chapter, Unit ed Daughters of the Confederacy, of Rocky Mount, will purchase and equip an ambulance for relief work in France, the first ambulance to' b V? given by any. organization of fche V v. v. in tne otate. . - ZWtJ !SV f who.areat 1; une son. iVir. irathp.r Mp. rived home in time to attend fllTlPral 1rV?Vl fnnlr nln.n CJi... V' t" 5" aiLenu me: ii 't at . -nnnn TKn " j ai,.-"J - i, nuitu buuiL Liiii r ftS&fr I parents. The funeral was conducted irom Ashpole Presbyterian rhurch. of which deceased was a member, by xvcv. xi. j. ivjmis. Dastor or tiArpasori T . "" ujo,uc iu iue cnurcn "upeu uiat large crowds hiirvino - o-rmm Wnnj- i.icj. u j xi. from all J . - cua ui fcupie "viitua ui jcuyic sections of Robeson and; 'S a irom ot1neFi counties attended irom here made a cross-country trip! the funeral. OuitP a thitv.Ko,. -Pitn WHo-hfsTrino T?no.i, v. o.j n; ? theTuneVah"" J and was a larcp farm j , . " j i . , ? r . i lands. He was considered one of the most progressive farmers in his sec tion. He was a Mason and was held in msa esteem by all who knew him. his death not only means a loss to the communitv in-which hp iWpH the community in which he lived, out to the county and State. De ceased was for two years a member! ot the Kobeson county board of audit ard finance appointed by the Legis lature of 1907. Mr. J. Dock Prevatt Died of Blood Poison Friday Remains Interred j at Back Swamp Yesterday Mr. J. TlnrV Proratf vears. died at hie hnTn in mihyi i S. C., Friday at 6 p. m. from blood fV poison, which it is said resulted from? vacciation -against typhoid. He was ton railroad Saturday evening andj carried to thp homo of Mr. R. R ! aim ownea considerable iarming.er. berton, assisted by Rev: J. R. MilJoy the town boards. To our board ler, pastor of the Back Swamp Bap- tist church. After the services at the home were concluded the. remains were turned over to the Masons, who interred the body with Masonic hon- ors The pallbearers were: active Mpssrs. D. D. Frpnrh. J tt vtA c. M. Barker, V. D. Baker, H. C. Rogers, J. L. Rhyne all member's 0f st. Alban's . lodge No. 114. A. F & A. Mr bf . Lumberton: honorary- C. P 'Myers. J. N. Atkinson, H.W.I Chesson, A. P. Clemmons, W. F. Nor-j . . ' r ton. Dr. N. A. Thomnson of Lum - fnends were numbered by his ac quaintances. He was a Mason and j a devout member of the Baptist I church at Mullins. Mrs. Prevatt is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. McNeill of Lumberton. Miss Emma Prevatt Survived Shock of Brother's Death Only a Few Hours Miss Emma Prevatt, aged about 32 years, died at the home of her broth er, Mr. R. R. Prevatt, Jr., with whom she lived, near Back Swamp church yesterday morning at 6 o'clock as a result of the shock from the death; of her brother,- Mr. J. D. Prevatt, an; at 11 o'clock r by "Rev. J. R. Miller,! pastor of the Back Swamp Baptist! church, of which deceased was a" member, and interment was made in: the family burying ground. Mr. M. C. Mclntyre Succumbs to Brieht's Disease Funeral This Morninrf Mr. M. C. Mclntyreof R. 3 from Lumberton died at the Thompson pital yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. Deatly resulted from Jsrjgiht's dis ease, ueceasea was o years oid,jcnc laiuoaas not to run any special and is survived by his wife and two ! excursions this summer on accoart sons, Messrs. Regan and Wallace-of the car shortage and the Seaboard Mclntyre, both of Lumberton. will comply with the request. The funeral was conducted from Iona Presbyterian church, near Fair-! Cable Message from Lumberton Sol Mr. Mclntyre was a prosperous farmer and was one of the leading citizens of his section. He had many friends throughout the county. Called communication of Saint Albans lodge A. F. & A. M. No. 114, Tuesday - evening at 18 for degree ,.w,vrx, , - a TSZ tZ r. fi.can is spending' tfte wepk.pnri with hia WftM. iuimuure tms weeK. ' :i n ? , i Miss Bessie McLean of Fairmont 1 o j : T 7 r"" E 0 oXsyn- Mill. ."snnnoTT Ttnth hxvv odical evangelist, will conduct week's, meeting at Iona church, be- ginning Tuesday, July 10. He will; c aaoioueu uy ius singer. it is hoped that . large crowds will be oe assisted by his singer. It is -'-"o u viu.ij.nj; Luc weeii.. Quite a number of the young menj .an uuimg uie weeK ing "ffm v,W5 J ep"ord reunion, wnich win tion of ffettinsr "stnrV " - ... , ct -jf " Mrs. A. 1". Jones is spending some timo urifVi voloti'iToo i UT Mrs. Dora Price is visiting friends at Asnevuie. Miss Sara Townsend returned Mon- day from a two-weeks' stay with . jSrw,fc H- Oliver of Raleigh ar relatives at Dunn. . ! nved Wednesday night and will spend Miss Kathryne McLean who has' I2me Ttime her mother-in-law, been visiting Miss Cletus Thompson -n' Je 01iver. of Fairmont returned home Sunday.! .Hr- Albert Hayes, who was gradu- Mf "WiifrtT, Ariomc. r ated recentlv from fhp Aflnto here for a few hours Friday. m Wo vqttq kan Vir,; i,A falls here every day for the past 11a hprp pvprrr Hair fn tTio. nasf week and the farmers are betrinJ iuiik xo iook serious over cron com : i i " x ditions. - i BROAD RIDGE BREEZES The most heavy rains have fell for the nast week in this section we ev- of education and commissioners we'Md n the co.ol sJady porches, which wiM agree that the demonstraticln. work is . a good thing, but we be lieve that $800 in public school mon ey would he of more importance to us on the Broad Ridge than the dem onstration work or the canning club; either. Think of a school teacher that has such a hard struggle an'l has to pay high prices for board and can hardly get money enough to pay for her time, and they won't raise her t,00 r T.lnigh price of seed potatoes is a se- knows how to can in jars, 0r preserve in brine, as well as these experts 'that -i . . - . ill ui.'uc, 0.0 vycn ao lyiicac caucus main -i - j - , , . - . go around and try to teach people' Sf ma'sedteesMlS ?.f. m that they already know. ' j rff8 pST" S: Bls Many wishes to The Robesonian SJi?,?1?! ?e fllowl?g and its many readers. - S? ?0 h ? he SayS haS 5een Jlv" TThesp are war times. Nothing else' !ni.to,..hiim as a ?ure way of getting is so important right now as putting Srt ,'mortant riht nno up for future use every particle of food that can be put up. Many wo men know how to can and presw, bui no one knows it all, and every one can learn better ways. Teach ers should receive higher salaries That is a fact, and we want them to get higher salaries. , But the mat- ter of supreme importance right now is putting up for winter use all sur plus vegetables and fruits, and ev ery one should encourage that work. Editor. A. W. McLean Elected President of North CaroHnr Bar Association National Commiteeeman A. W. Mc Lean of Lumberton, senior member of the firm of McLean, Varser & Mc- Lean, was elected president of the North Carolina Bar association at its! meeting in Asheville last week. The Nash of Orange; secretary-treasurer Thos. W. Davis of Wilmington. No Seaboard Excursions to Wilming- ton Ths Summer The Seaboand will not operate any excursions trom Lumberton to Wu ' mington this summer. This was -h3 information given to a Robesonian - reporter Friday by Mr. H. E. Pleas, hos-;ants, traveling passenger aent of the ants, traveling : passenger a?entoitne Seaboard, with headquarters at Wil - roington. The eovernment has asked der in France rtev. rs. in. asnweu received yes-, terday a cable message from his son,) T Tl TLT Jt 1 11 1 - Mr. Leslie Cashwell. formeriv of Lumberton, who was among the U. S. soldiers who reached France safe ly some 10 days ago. It read "Ar rived safe. Well." It was dated July 8. As has been stated in re cent issues of The Robesonian, Mr. Albert Boyun, also of Lumberton, was also among the first American lighters to reacn r ranee. . The off very cuietb ! ymte a crowrt nf r7f,n ; 1' ".'"s tV Wi young people stODJ paviTirr. f 4.1-. . n the spacious porches of rfr.i Mrs. W. M. Oliver Hp- ajlxo. vv . ivi iinror ij r i.u i"cu iuio a porcn party a Ma very haPPy evening was spent. r,Tf lalld mto.a Prch Partyi eii5inPe iveencny and daugh- er Ml3s ronde, of Clinton, S. C, Zr v,;ai aays to visit at the Lnm: ""'s aSu. lo visit at mi of . Mrs. Kennedy's sisiters, Me damps? at t j t o At- a ew" KpLS- SA Oliver. .Miss; Tr j i vuvci. - imss ; w6 dy.left Siday for N?w York,! win take post-graduate work at Columhia nnivproiHr ivr, i . i-.-i . r w b. JSaSi I.nL-mrJo e , , M , t ni A " Tt- ' ?n next lhursday. J . iiiia. waue ana daughter Mrs n -"-n 3f t rmio iw - ( &?d arDM ctrell and family re J two children, all of Dunn, are guests Txi e aome 01 Mr- artl Mrs- S. M. Oliver. Mr. Townsend is expected OUiflaay-. . ated recently from thp Atlanta ,ari. L i coliege, is home for a few days "ciuie locatms'. fflr- en b. Oliver, who f or the oast ?ear has been a student in King's OUSinPsc nnWarra ie . Vir-m. -P.. i. w me vaca tion Mr. and Mrs. Carev ITphW and Mr. C. F. Henley of Bennettsville, S. C., spent the Fourth here with rela tives. Mr. L. M. Oliver has spent sever al days this week in Lumberton, where he has served as clerk for one of the exemption boards. Prof. W. T. Jenrette will leave to morrow tor Chanel Hill, where he will enF uniIeJ.rsiy. ummei; .school, Miss Mary Standfield of Fairmont iCTi L11U"1V ,A"C "teewng was were very attractive with their dec orations of daisies. Dainty refresh ments were served by the hostess, assisted by her sister Miss Leone. SEED POTATOES FOR FALL CROP A Method of Using Potatoes From Spring Crop That is Said to Give Satisfactory Results Everybody wants to plant for a fall crop of Irish potatoes but the X: et;- . any' med -that ?SL izl? ry fsult? SDrmc nonriP-raispn nnfarnos ic n-F in saiisiactqry results: Make bed like bed for sweet po tatoes; put 2-infch layer of stable manure, then layer of potatoes from spring rrop, then another layer of manure. Allow potatoes to remain until eyes begin to swell, then cut and plant. This method is highly recommended and it is said that the potatoes will come up in two weeks after planting. FTer?! JLSS f M'o". S- C-, Conducted Here The funeral of Mrs. Mary Gainus of Dillon, S. C, was conducted at the home of her brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Abbott, near the Jennings cotton , mill, yesterday at 9:30 a. m. by Rev. Dr. Chas. L. Tch of TbeSIntermiSt Sf;! iSnSl Greaves, pastor of the First Baptist made in Meadow-Brook -cemetery. ueceased lormerly lived m this coun. & "1 Mary Townsend. The cause of her death has not been learned. Gov. Bickett Wants Guardsmen Given Work on Camps Governor Bickett telegraphed Fri day to Hon. N. D. Baker, Secretary of War, urging that national guards men awaiting muster into the Fed eral service be given temporary em. ployment at the wage being paid to civilians in the construction of con centration camps and cantonments. He believes there are hundreds of ( thig work whil th are waiting for j order into service and tfat it woua st0T a i0t 0f thp dangerous suarusmen wno wouia De giaa xo get VU: 1 t.;i ii -i r would st a lot of the dangerous ! drain that is bei made on otr ,. drain that is beiner made on other in dustries in the attraction of laborers from other industries. Recorder's Court Wi K. Bethune, J. W. Bullock and John McLean were before Recorder E. M. Britt Saturday on the charge of breaking: the sDeed limit in town ! -i-l m with . automobiles. Judgment was suspended in each case upon pay- ment of cost, J. L. Locklear, Indian, was given a hearing on the charge of larceny. Prayer for judgment was continued ,upon payment of cost. Mr. William Rice and small son, Master Myers, of R. 4 from Lum berton. were among the visitors in town Thursday. St WWOTS Lan! SS A,51,: ... r l"u6 . a tumixiif ueinonsiration aeents. will ho Po,,i, 4-i.Z home of MiaV DpilT mS " r"00J&Ik x?,old Humnhrev i t lady i3 expected to come and brin? : fruit enough to put up one quart; tu"rbe m mgs business college can of fruit, also a lunch and spend! . Regular convocation of Lumber the day. The beginning hour is 9tton .apter No. .77, R. A. M., this a. m. i evening at 6 o'clock. Work in Rni Messrs. j. m. u. Uenma: G H. Howard attended the Messrs.- J. M. O. Denmark and j xi. xiowaro. attended t meeting of the R. F. D, State carriers ' wiiitii was neiu in VjQiaSDOrO JU1V 4. which was h tvt tt iJ er, was one of the speak'-i . , , - . - i fV S.313,0, osen X-! 'wit tne oiaie at iare at the na- v'onal meeting to be held in the fall! uic owlc at iaise at tne na-; txrned to their home at Woodleaf, effect on July 1 made its arriSS after spending several days visiting yesterday. It was-labled "for nwi; Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Semon of StTjcinal purposes." medl" Pauls. Mr. and Mrs. Semon occom- f .ATis w-hi r-4.i. , panied them as far as Fayetteville. I m $mte a bit of ram has fallen in! thi3 section and the crops are covered iu wttLci iu sume uo. me wwer places. There are also many wash-outs in the roads. . .... e it. . i i i DOWN BOARDMAN WAY Curng Tobacco Much Rain persori- j al Mention . . i Correspondence of The Robesonian. Boardman, R. F. D., July 7 To bacco curing seems to be the order m this section. Messrs. Sam and Roy Hester an- r ; -i, t 1 u ww i-aiiiiiics ux mtuaiuauii, xv. i, spei, f at the home I a fpw rfa J tne aiiernoon oi JUiy 4tn of Mr. J. E. Hill. Mrs. Ellen Lennon spent a few days with her daughter. Mrs. Carv Evans. who lives near Bladenboro. recentlv. Master uariand Davis leit Satur day for Robins, S. C., where he will spent some time with his uncle. Mr. J. D. Shaw of Oklahoma vis ited friends and relatives Sunday.- Mrs. E. T. Hester is spending some time with her niece Mrs. J. E. Hill. Mr;- and Mrs. Floyd Evans and ihiifee children spent Sunday with his lather, Mr. jonn uvanP. , Wilbert, son of Mr. Arthur Shaw,' cut his heel very badly by stepping on a broken fruit jar. It required several stitches to sew it up. Some few of us farmers en joyed . rPPn nPa and watermelon on the' Fourth. . r- - w Wie have been having quite a lot of rain for the. past week. Some of us are letting neraV green :fet the utuius. xx.u vex, UiU1c xxii, muiC Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Britt and chil - dren spent Sunday p. m. at the home ot Mr. uscar neigrin. AWmts. J. E. Hill, t ll.pound girl on June 25th. an Mr. Jesse Bullard and Miss Annie Lennon spent the Fourth in Wilming - ton. Planned to Burn Crops in South Da. kota Regular army officers in South Da kota claim to have reliable informa- that TnHnstrial Wortprs of the Wrld kadrsTn thl State have maps of the agricultural districts of the; State ana have men stationed laiivguv,-,, w.v ..... - cimnlt'iTioniic. attpirmfa to hum this u season's crops, states a Sioux City iSSK of the 6th Federal officers have been appris ed of the plot and every effort will be made to apprehend those connect ed with it. it was said. The reve lations were made public as a warn - msr to me lanneis ux tc oiate m guard agaist the activities of the plotters Prohibition of AU Distilled Bever Waffington' M W, 7.' ages Written, Into Food BUI The Senate went on record today in, tavor oi yoone ory-. national proni - oition during tne war so iar as wnis ke yand other distilled beverages are Voncenedv Lismor legisiatioto was written into the Food Control Bill in, A n 4-V.a Cvnot-n'i! KiHniacf nnnf acre one of the Senate's bitterest contests which would strike at consumption of distilled intoxicants -by comman deering stocks in bond in addition to absolutely prohibiting their manufac. ture or importation. The beer and, wine industries would be left undis- j turbed. Robeson Man Elected Superintend ent of Greensboro Schools Greensboro Special, July 6, Wilming ton Star., Frederick Archer was this after- . . . - "k-"" iwrauav i c vis- noon elected superintendent of . itmg relatives. They left this morn Greensboro schools for a term of twojing for Wilminoton, where they will years. He comes from Selma where spend some time visitng relatves he has been superintendent for three! Little Miss Mildred, daughter"of years. Before that he was principal) Mr. and Mrs. A. Weinstein, has re of one of Wilson's city schools. He j turned home after a 3-weeks' visit is a native of Robeson county andtto relatives at Ahoskie and Norfolk, iV, ;;4-tt t j i ... r was educated at the university of North Carolina. alary here is $2,. 400. Mr. Archer was the unanimous choice of the advisory committee. Mr. E. J. Wllkins of R. 7 from) Lumberton was among the visitors in town this morning. MissMattie Perry left this morn ing for her home at Marion, this, uiaic, uu;i 01ichiuuS &evciai u.Ays wtu visit inenas ioraoout ten davs, here ' visiting relatives. when she will return to' Lumberton. '-iSTeo Frank Sffr lj!J!?S? i;niiffh'o -Fomc - t.h xicar ceuamy. -Messrs. Mack Fisher and Har- ha.rlo"e'Tvhee. they will take Arch degree. Refreshments will h served. Lumberton chapter No. 116 O will nOld Its rpcnlnr Taa. Thursday, July 12th, at 8 n. T J t , ' " . iiictwiiiii . m. in ers are Lsomc AU members are to De Dresent. Thp -w o . ""su -u ue present. . - - , " uo. wmsicey re- Ife? of Mr. John T. Biggs returned Sat urdav fr, PoirLu SV tur?ed bat- urday from Raleigh, wher Trt SMe Madara Grace cset ld lh-6 V--S-Peter wrote fe2ew af fnends here to at ef SavanSfh raSent a cl'm from t -A report of the two trips of th Lumberton . booster, Th,,IXor 5?f nlay was written and put . , , - -uuiouav ana WTlttPTt .,4- .r x - w v uiiu uul i ri r xrvir -or tonav's nanA i . Vf ,, J f"", uu on acCOUnt of i, . - ' v uvt-iuiil. ? e,r, lmPortant matter thz: u. handled today it M f L fc u'" b for Tbn3. 5 be 06 held over : Jor Thursday's i Mr tj. . I and w x ii t l?Yao of Mr. PI, - J "i Ui Fair "TISSV' w". ve near - u, univea nere Friday nijrht after spending 9 months in the U S. navv. Mr mnTA ,e V- years olrl f v7 ""?Tul?CUirgea on account s' hshipagMainHee n the U riJTl' and oM5s T A. McNeill ar rived home Saturday Z7 S,toJVrashinon and through many interesting sections of Virginia. On tho return v.: 4.1. - 6 - interesting Cpt,w tI?H " tho rPtnrVi ;Vx.7irsinia- "n miIes d'0 fL.Sr r 100 Valfev S to tiJhaS . valley pike to Stlunton, the StS Wchburs- Mi t nag4--and Z'nJ?:, Mlsse.s J-? Williams. . ui nri i i. riiiTi frc onri t ? - ... Uf T.nmhZZZ:a e ivicweiu acd 7. i Atl. 5 nesdai. Tt " ias? 'wea: Culpepper, Va.f changed ; their plans Ind camV wiS,' STSS xvirs. McNeill as far as Lvnchbriiv i Yoe fftrHJft' Nw a .train for New illinm will cW. rnnai; - -J iriu ObUUV mosiC for Some timp Micc TTxt:it Sei5 tilft Wew york and en will return home. Nolice of New AAeic : ? Ll S 8 w8. C 0Penin& sale July 12 u. a. Reaves & Co.; lady stenograph er wants position; milch cow for sale report of condition 0f National Bank of .Lumberton; a safeguard for the "A re- 18 colle of liberai arts witWstaht rtTSSbEEZ. tun oargam House begins bie bar- fL -r i 8 " war gain sale July 11; aut0 comfort Lumberton Motor Car C.n Au ful plaCe for motorists to Fayette ville to stop; program at Pastime; semi-annual display sale of foreign and domestic woolens rhac t hto jAllister; oils and greases Auto Ser- . vice Station; rooms for rent. ( Piant 0f Robeson Mfg. Co. Beiiwr En larged The plant of the Robeson Mana lacturmg Co. is being enlarged. Six new hnters are being added and will seed SPaSOTI in tho -Poll De ready by opening of the cotton This com- 1 pany operates a einnerv. a onttnn seed oil plant and a fertilizer plant. Miss fllaTre Tana. If - a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. TT -lk -1 . . . V J kj. n. uoya. bhe arrived Fridav. Mr. and Mrs. H. Weinstein of Fair mont, and two children, Raeford Lee ana Morton Hanna, have ret-urrM home after an extended trip to At. lantic City. Baltimore and NTorfoit RPV. R M "Mnrriann a-r,A IT nest, of Lenoir City, Tenn., arrived last week and are guests at the home of Mr. Morrison's brother-in-law and sister, Rev. and Mrs. W. J. vDuBois, fourth street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Branch of Charlotte spent vesterday here vis- accompanied by little Miss Edith Feldman. Miss Edith M. Courtney of Balti more, who had been a guest at the ftome of her brother-in-law and sis ter Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sharpe, re turned Saturday evening from Dil lon, S. C, where she spent a few days visitine fnends, and went yes- A 1 . tmm a. - - - " terday to Clinton, SAC, where she
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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