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' i - - - ... . -' . .. ; ' "? ' ' I, - ,1- " l X$0 ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY VOL. XLVIII ROBESON COUNTY MEN WHO WILL BE CALLED Notices Will Be Mailed This Week For Men Registered For Army Service to Appear Before Local Boards for Examination First Call Will Reach Only First 360 Names Drawn. The master list sent out by the Department showmg the order , of liability for military service of the; 4042 Robeson county men who reg. istered according to the army draft' act, are now in the hands of the two exemption boards. The boards are 32126 Daniel H McPhail, Lumber busy preparing the notices which ton. will be mailed to the 360, or approx- 33 1679 Marvin Lovett, Fairmont, imately that number, in each of the! 34 1237 John Cox, Lumberton r 5. two districts in the county advising 35 784 Richard Frederick Bethune, them to appear Deiore tne ooara ror pxamination. It, is thought that the boards will bp ready to mail out the notices Wed- 38 Besday of this week, August 1. Whilei it has not been definitely determm- 39 ed, it is expected that those to be j 40 examined on the first, call will be- 41 summoned to go bef ore the boards 42 August b, i ana n one tmra oi tae number to be examined to appear each of the three days. Those sum- 44- moned will be advised what da- to appear before the board. Those who have to appear before the board in district No. 1 will be examined in Lumberton. Each one to be examin ed must be in the court room at the Wourt house here at 9 a. m. on the j day he is to be examined. Those who belong to district No. 2 will be examined at Red Springs. Mr. T. L. Johnson, chairman of the board in district No. 1, says the men; will be examined in the manner they were drawn. The "rst man drawn' Beach, S. C. will be examined first and so on ' 54 1682 Fred Little, Blount's Creek. down the list. A man must be in J 55 507 Stacy Martin, Orrum. the court room when his name isj 56 309 Rufus Henry Huggins, called, as no time will be lost in look-! Barnesville rfd. ing men up when their names are 57 437 Joseph Bunyan Edmund, called. ) Lumberton r4. If the required number needed from 58 1324 Joseph Henry Redmond, this county is not secured from the; Lumberton. men first called before the boards 59 604 Coon Miller, Elrod. others will be called in the order in 60 43 Billie Jenkins, Lumberton. which they were drawn. j 611763 Carl Pittman, Fairmont. When the second call is made the 62 1548 Leo Troy Bullock,Fairmont. list will be drawn where the first list 63 1264 John Archie Bass, Lumber stopped. Many are asking when will ton. the second call be made. This is un- 641066 Frank Locklear, Lumber, think it will bo ini ton r 2. about three months, but this is onjyj guessing av me um. 1 -- Mr. Johnson asks The Robesonian ; 66 420 Richard Lee, Lumberton r4. to state that no one need apoly for. 67 1014 Perry S Kornegay, Lumber information from, the board unless j ton. he gives Jhis serial number; that, is, 68 1178 William Stephens, Lumber h TinmSpr bv which hia name was I ton r2. drawn in Washineton. Many are al-, so asking for exemption blanks, but these can not be snven out unui ai-r ter a man has passed the physical, M. , , fit I . I examination. Th blanks will be sup plied af ter one has. passed the exam ining board. Those who fail to pass nhvsical examination will be giv- en a certificate snowmg wiai wiey 74 luai James jjove, liuraoerron rx. failed before the local district board, i 75 1705 Murphy Jacobs, Fairmont. In the following lists are published 1 76 1331 Samuel Gore, East Lumber the names of those who will be sum-1 ton. moned to appear before the two 771685 Luther Locklear, Fairmont . boards of Robeson -county. The first , 78487 Daniel McPhatter, Barnes io th order number, showing, ville. r- . . . . . . .1 ' the order in which the second, or 79 1282 Simon Peter Dunham, Lum serial, number, was drawn. . '' ' berton. A separate list is published for 80 1323 Sam M Rhodes, Lumberton. each district. This is necessary be- 81 1847 Winf ord Walters, Fairmont. cause district 1 has more names than district 9 ViMir the order numbers do not fit the same serial number in Histrirt in pverv case. The first number drawn was 258, hence in each .. 4 ACQ Of these lists It appears 1 -oo. Readme with this explanation in P . . T ff U nind there need be no auiicuivy ui.os xzao oaxgeaui. o. amp, uuuwci. ach nerson understanding the order in which his number was drawn. Robeson county registrants whose names do not appear in either of the lists published in The Robesonian to day are so far down the list of order numbers that there is no probability they will be reached in the first c.a11 In subsequent issues additional lists will be published so that each regis trant in the county may have a rec ord of his order number and serial number by saving The Robesonian in which his name is published. DISTRICT NO. 1 1 258 James E Ford. Marietta. 2 438 Edmund W Britt, Lumberton r 4 1436 Gaston Hunt, Lumberton 4 854 Luther Martin Wilkms, Lum berton r7. . 5 1894 Jack Johnson, Fairmont. 6 1878 Will Harlee, Rowland. 7 1095 Archie Warwick, Lumberton r 3. 8 2022 Gaston Lee Bullo-ck, Lumber n ton r 6. 1 9 1455 Carson Thomas Paul, Lum berton r 2. ' 10 783 David Herring Jones, Lum berton r 1. . . 11 1813 Lester Thompson, Fairmont 12 1858 Ed Wtorley, Fairmont. 13 1752 David Oliver, Fairmont. 14 1117 Pride Wilson, Waxhaw. . 15 1572 Arthur Pildon Bray, Fair mont. 16 1748 Marten Oxendine. 17 837 John Wesley Purdie, Lum berton r 7. . 18 2036 Willie Woriax, Buies r 2. 19337 Clyde McDuffie, Fairmont r 20 676 Nim Thompson, McDonald. 21 275 Samuel S Adams, Marietta 22 509 Mike Lawson, Orrum. 23 1185 Sip Smith, Lumberton. 24 564 Henrv Bullard. Orrum. 25945 Flemuel Lee Powell, Lum berton. 20 1913 Codras R McQueen, Lake View S. C 27-596 Roscoe' Mitchell, McDonald. FIVE CENTS, 281267 Haynes Britt, Lumberton. 29 536 Mai Stephens, Orrum. , 1AQt, T . ' ". u0 t u !lnie Cornehus Williamson, Lumberton. 31 548 Frank Britt, Orrum. L.umberton 361732 Wesley McLean, Fairmont. 37755 Ira C Baxley. Fairmont. r3. 107 Benson Locklear. Lumberton r 1. j 1546 Web Bartlev. Fairmont. 1563 William Bond, Fairmont, 1369 Dock Rozier, Lumberton rl 616 Obie Oxendine, Elrod r 1 . 43 6(6 wnue willoughby, Barnes. ville rfd. 1676 Carson Earl Lewis, Fair mont. 45 1266 Thomas T Bass, Lumberton. 46 1891 Burnie Hunt, Fairmont. 47775 Sidney Robert Hendricks, Lumberton rl. 48 486 Gwaltnev McDowell, Orrum. 49 692 Ernest F Scott, Elrod rl 50 600 Julian Moore, Fairmont r3 511986 William Eli Mercer, Lum berton r5 52 810 George Powers, Lumberton rl. 53 1539 James Anderson, Myrtle 65 - 924 Aj WJhitf ord. . Martin, St 69 514 .W Henry Leggett, Fairmont. 70 433 Alex Hedgepeth, Lumberton r4. 71 1329 James Walter Meares, Lum- 1 ..1 Denon.- 72 10 Atha Inman, Lumberton. V73 1045 Marshall McQueen, Lum berton r2: mm M - rk- -r T . T 1 I --t 82797 Willie McKay, Lumberton r7 83 140 Graham Chavis, Rennert rl. 841536 Samuel Vernon Ashley, Fairmont. 85 1922 Thomas Thompson, Fairm't. is inni II II. A T7I 4- on i narvey jacmuwu, iii.i 871779 Sanfofd Prevatt, Fairmont, -rnm n L. T T nnl. ton rl. 89 2011 James Samuel Arnett, Lum berton r5. 90 432 John Finlayson Hickman, Lumberton, r4. 91 18 Carson Gerald, Lumberton. 92 652 Plummer Dial, Elrod. 93 927 John Alien, Lumberton r7. 94 1488 Wbrren Bryan, Lumberton. 95 739 Willie Ivey, McDonald. 96 1751 Claude Oxendine, Fairmont. 97 601 Ernest Moore, Fairmont r3. 98 1322 Charles Oscar Rogers, Lum berton.. 99 1146 Russell S. Beam, Lumbert'n. 100 1103 Ottie Warwick, Lumberton T3 1 1011395 Joseph Bunyan Hedgepeth, Lumberton. 102 606 Jam.es R McArthur, Rayn ham. 103 182 Rufus Ford, Lumberton r2 104 1771 JVe Parker, Fairmont. 105 513 Elester Lovette, Orrum. 106 46 Luther McNair, Lumberton. 107 1020 Lemuel Key, Lumberton. 108 1651 Dennis Hammond, Fair mont. 109 1099 Ollis Edmund West, Lum berton r5. 110 1955 Cam Speigh, Allenton. 111 1636 Wade Faulk, Fairmont. 112223 Emerson B Simmons, Ma rietta. 113 1441 Douglas Powell, Lumbert'n. 114 117 Wilev Bell. JLumberton 11. 115 602 Douglas Mitchell, Fairmont r3. 116390 Ambrose C. Williamson, Lumberton r4. 11775 Abner S; Stone, Raynham. 1181818 . Addie Archie Thompson, Fairmont. 119 772 Charlie Hammonds, Lum- hftrton rl. 1201456 Leander Parnell, Lumber- ton r2. 121721 Archie McCormick, Elrod rl. 122 1419 John HooDer.Lumberton rJ 123786 Melton Humphrey, St Pauls rl. i . ; ; 124 1549 Troy Bullock, Fairmont. 125 1476 Dud Rogers, Lumberton. COUNTRY. GOD LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ONDA JULY 30, 126280 David Clete Barnes, Barnes ville rfd. 1271292 Richard Edgar Lumberton. Duncan, 128972 William Rembert Lumberton r6. Parnell,; 129 983 Bennie McNair, Lumberton. 130 757 Luther J Bell, McDonald. 131 966 Laurence McK. Parker Lumberton. 132 868 Theodore McLauchlin Ed. wards, Lumberton r7. 133 332 Albert Hybert Leggett, Fairmont r2. 132 379 Dannie Stephens Walters, tfarnesville rfd. 135 1560 Leroy Bell, Fairmont. 136 542 Larkin Walters, Orrum. .137194 William H. Morgan, Mari etta. 138 874 Luther William Carter, Lumberton rl. 139 552 William A Britt, Orrum. 140 1300 Joseph Foster Flowers, Lumberton. 141 1673 Gurnie Lewis, Fairmont. 1421887 Budd Hunt, Fairmont 143 298 Roger G. Davis, Barrnes Trill o 144 fi7K.Tpa Whilst tItWI 145 1769 Evander Parker, Fairm't xid lzy mniara Jjawkms, tjast Lumberton. 1471148 Lawrence Ely Blanchard,j Lumberton 148 1647 Luther Monroe Huggins, Fairmont. 149 1354 Jerrr Faulk, Lumberton. 150 1906 Charlie H Murry, Rowland. 151 2017 James Bennie Powell, Lum berton r6. 152 343 Clarence Page, Barnesville rl. 1532008 Oscar Middleton Baxley, .Lumberton r5. 154 1613 Soggie Floyd, Fairmont 155 982 Jasper McDougald, Lumber- ton. 156 726 Robert Moore, McDonald. 157 15 Clarence Ellis, Lumberton. 158 905 Rowland Kinlaw,' Lumber ton r7. 159 933 Charlie Baxley, Lumberton , rT - , 1 a. 160 1531 Clmey Byrd, Lumberton r5. 1611288 Alex Dawkins Lumberton' r2. 162 452 Jesse Brigman, Lumberton r4. 163 355 Arthur Melton Sellars, Barnesville rfd. 164 1843 Lawrence Addison Wilson, Fairmont. 165 530 Ambrose Hedgpeth, Orrum 166809 Neill Kelton Powers, Lum- . Demon, ri. 1 1671114 Smith, Worley, Lumberton; 168- 1470 iRcJimtt; - 169 645 James Grimsley, Fairmont r3. 170 218 Dempsie C Bass, Marietta. 171 620 Whitford Rowland, Rayn ham rl. 172 1334 Charles Devane Norris, Lumberton r5. 173550 Wilbur R. Britt, Fairmont. 174 1611 Furman Alexander Floyd, Fairmont. 176 5J4 rtHaynes Kelly Floyd, Fair- mont; - 176 -31 .Albert Rhodes, Lumberton. 177 1432 Robert Edmund Ivey, Lum berton r5. 178 1727 . Furman McKee, Fairmont. 1792047 Zeb Vance Carlyle, Buiesj 281345 Julian Burnis Page, Barnes rl. 1 . v ville rfd. 180 981 Charles McDougald, Lum berton. - 181 1848 Barnie Walters, Fairmont. 182 1570 Henry Luther Blue, Fair mont. 183 1817 Carl Alex Thompson, Fair mont. 184 770 Richard Holmes, Lumber ton r7. 185 882 Joshua Cameron, St Pauls rl. 186 677 Coy Thompson, Fairmont r3 187 749 Berry E Hunt, Raynham rl. 188 1868 Giles Arnette, Fairmont. 189 1509 Casey Bryan, Lumberton. 190 1211 Clarence Taylor, East Lum berton. 191 525 Gregory A Hardin, Orrum. 192 1417 Alex Hursey, Lumberton. 193 1574 James Barron Boyce Jr. Fairmont. 194 2034 Lester Locklear, Buies r2. 195 760 Kin Bryant, McDonald. 196 183 Ed Currie, Lumberton r2. 19756 WUlie McKee, Lumberton. 198 1276 James Stacy Edwards, Lumberton. 199 1791 Ernest Smith, Fairmont. 200 1956 Albert Smith, Allenton. 201 792 Forney Hybrit Blackwell, Lumberton r7. 202 5 Raymon Stephens, Lumberton. 203 350 Hezie Kiah Richardson, Barnesville rfd. 204 1580 Lonnie Caulk, " Fairmont. 205 54 Wilber Moore, Fairmont. 206 870 John Douelas, Lumberton r7 2071714 Jas Knox Kyle, Fairmont. 208 549 Will Bullock, Fairmont 2091132 Van Portland Squires, Lumberton. 210 440 Boyd Davis, Lumberton r4. 211 1485 Ed Britt, Lumberton r6. 212 1674 Archie French Lewis, Fair mont. 213 741 Tom L. Freeman, Elrod rl. 214 1054 Carl Musselwhite, Lum berton r5. 215 1275 Fred Thompson, Lumbar- ton. 216 711 Nathaniel McLean, Elrod rl, 217 1022 Clarence Keely, Lumberton 218 841 Elijah Sinclair, St Pauls rl 219 638 Archo Hunt, McDonald. 220 1032 McKinley Lewis, Lumber, ton. 221 623 Robert D. Jones, Elrod. 222 269 Benjamin F Arnette, Ma- 223 685 Whitfield Stone, McDonald. 224 1141 Clayton Singletary, North Lumberton. 225 1314 William Marshall Fields, Tumberton. 226 1016 William Bartow Jolly, Lumberton. 9271688 Medwiu Leroy Mitchell, AND TRUTH FairmontI' 228-335 Johnson Missue, Barnes ville 229 1430 EISaw- TtroTr" tu.- 230 - 2005 Emory Pitman, Marietta. 21494 John Henry, Purvis, Orrum. .2321358 Clarence Odum, Lumberton 233 923 Abner Pauls rl. 234 1305 John Lumberton.; Nash Martin, St .Henry Campbell, 235 341 Fred McPhatter, Barnes ville rl. : r ? ' ; 236 J007 James Nivens, Lumberton. 237 17b4 Sebastian Basin Pittman, Fairmont; 238 391 Oliver W Williamson, Lum berton r4 239 1366 Amos Richardson', Lumber, ton. . 240 353 John Woods Smith, Barnes ville. :. i-iu juason W Prevatt, Lumber-! To wnsend, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Mc .n torj . ' j Eachern and Miss Mary McEachern, 242 637 Thurman Hunt, McDonald. (Mrs. George Bullock and cliildren and 243 1675 Forest O'Berry Lewis,! Misses Sallie and Eunice Pearsall. A Fairmont.: j Mrs. John G. Brown is undergoing 244 2024 Jake Murphy Towns end, j treatment at Highsmitii's hospital in Bsr1-' ' ' ! Fayetteville. Her many friends wish -oou ipme beaiey, Barnesville rfd. 246 1657 Dock Hill, Fairmont. 247 1217 rjbhny Benjamin Edwards, Lumberton. 248 571 Hazie Fioyd, Proctorville. 249 1873 - William V Branch, Fair- inont. ' 250 r488 Ray Nobles', Proctorville. 251 1543 , Alvie Bass, Fairmont. 252 704-Mahoney Oxendine, Fair mont., 253 72 Grover Williamson, Lumber, tbn. 254 1896 Oscar Jacobs, Rowland. 255 1709 Frank Jones, Fairmont. Zbb dob Melton O'Berry Sellars, Barnesville. 257- 112 Hursey Davis, Lumberrton 258 1067 Neatus Inman, Lumberton. 259 123 John I Paul, Lumberton r2.! 2602012 Onnie Davis. Buies rl 1261 679 Will Thompson, McDonald. - 262 805 Walter McNeill, Lumberton rl. : 263-11 W. Henry Howell, Lumberton. 264900 Horr - Thomas Kinlaw. Lumberton r7. 265 1981 Daniel Thomas Monroe, Lumberton r5. ' 266 1617 Fulton Oliver Floyd, Fair mont. 267 363 George, David Sealey. Barnesville rfd. 268 1287 WVcie Dowlass, Lumberton 2;Jv-? -vi-. 26911,42 DaipietHapStephens, 270-4785 Alfred ' Rowland Fairmont. ' 271 6 Gatewood Small, Lumberton. 272 327 Fred Belton Johnson, Barn svHl rfd 273 664 John Bullard, Elrod. 274 93 Henry F Thompson, Lumber- 275 1448 Joseph Hill Barrington, Lumberton. 276 1722 James Monigo, Fairmont. 277 957 Juston Parker, Lumberton r6. 278 1557 Franklin Bullock, Fairmont. 279 1744"Ernest Nicholson, Fairm't. 280 1112 Grover Worley, Lumberton r2. 282 1595 James Erving, Fairmont. 283 1355 Johnson William Lane, Lumberton rl. 284-103 Malcom A Humphrey, Lum berton r2. f 285 1585 Henry Jeston Davis, Fair mont rfd. 286 1912 William E McQueen, Lake View, S. C. 287 1221 Donnie Watts, Lumberton r6. 288 1102 Gay Wilson, Lumberton. - 289 1625 Joe Gaddy, Fairmont. 290 556 Roy Byrd, Orrum. I 291 1565 Bruce Crayton Baker, Fair mont. 292 154 Doffes Harden, Lumb'ton rl. 293 1281 Samuel Edwards, Lumber ton. 294 51 Richard A Dial, Lumberton. 295 717 Wash McKay, Elrod. 296 1057 Daniel Clifton Miller, Lum berton r2. 297 1256 Robert Collins, East Lum berton. 298 1073 W&lliam Cromartie, Lum berton. 299 30 Graham' Tolar, Raynham. 300 199 Montgomery Evans,Marietta. 301 388 Haynes L Wilcox, Lumb'ton. 302 1423 Albert Harper, Lumberton. 303 1716 James Ogle Minton, Fair mont. 304 773 Willie Hill, Lumberton rl. 305 608 Zeb A McCall, Elrod. 306 406 John McDuffie Stephens, Lumberton r4. 307 519 Melton Ivey, Orrum. 308 1720 Allen McKinley, Fairmont. 309 25 Jasper Thompson, Lumberton. 310 392 Melvin Walters, Lumberton r4. 311 889 Freeman Kelton Broadwell, St Pauls rl. 312 383 Grover Walters, Barnesville rfd. 313 1166 Fred Skipper, Lumberton r6. 3141712 George Davis Kelly, Fair mont . 315 588 Ippie Graham, Proctorville. 316 856 Emerson Cleveland Watson, Howellsville r7. 317 705 Savage Oxendine, Fairmont r3. 318 1346 L Colonel Jones, Lumberton 319 2053 Curney Holmes, Lowe. 3202051 James Clarence Biggs, Lumberton r6. Continued on page 4 , I ( License has been issued for the marriage o Carl N. Prevatt and Maude S. Rozier; Jno. C West and iSallie McLean; Homer Suries and Vonnie Cox. 1917. RED SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS Revival Services at Methodist Church Personal Mention Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, July 28 Miss Annie Belle de Vane is visiting Mrs. John5 ue v sue 1x1 r ayeneviue. 1 iurs. vv - .1. ioviTipron nnn eh: -ironi have returned from a visit tc rela. tives and friends at Clio, S. C. Miss Attie Marsh delightfully en- w5aiwdTVTafce homen5 h!r sister."n ning in honor of Miss Bessie Jones and her guest Miss Norman of Port' Norfolk, Va Among those from here attending1 TiT-xT.:i. , . & tue lncixeui. reunion at Araiussa on Fridav werP Mrs. J M Mflw i J. C. McPhail and little daughter El. , Mr- J- F- Raybon, who lives in la, Roselie McKinnon, Mr. and MrsJthe northern part of town, say3 he B. W. Townsend and Miss Hannah I has . a cucumber that measures 46 J " " AfAWA&.MVa iUi. O. tor her a speedy recovery. Miss Josephine Martin has return ed to FayettevilLj after a visit to her cousin Mrs. A. B. Pearsall. Miss Lucile Cook is visiting friends in Aberdeen. mr. aau juts, uywaoi aunnourg , mont will be worked Messrs. Bullock were visitors m town Thursday. Mrs.j Bros, have decided to continue their fe?JC S?ore her marnae was Mlss'j jitney service from. Lumberton to Ethel Gibson. 1 Fairmont, making two round-trips Mrs. R. D. McMillan is spending aach day. Work has already begun few days m Norfolk, Va. . I on the road leading out from Lum- Revival services began in the berton. Srf ;S?d?;y RM?'! Mr- E- J- Davis and Mrs. Harrv Wil.nl of rwf 7 Davis of Fairmo-t passed through Wilcox of Goldsboro. tQWn Frida evenh e route t M. HIT J HIT T 1. n T 1 i FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER Union Meeting -Movements of the People - Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, July 28 Miss Athesia Powell of Orrum is the guest of Miss Vera Purvis. Mr. Edgar Thompson, who has Viaon mnrlfino' in Tietrnit M cYt i (T7LT . for the past" vear, returned home Wednesday and will spend his vaca-l tion here with his parents, Mr. and; Mrs. C. B. Thompson. Little Miss Francis and Master Frederick Regan of Cerro Gordo are visiting at the home of Mr. W. R. Ratley. Mrs. O. G. Calhoun and Mrs. C. D. Baker returned Friday from Green ville and Washington, N. Cn where; they have, been visiting. -TWranfl Mrs. F el ton . Mitchell? 61 1 uxiora are visiting- relatives m;rc. The union meeting of the Baptist Jchurch- began Friday and will last through Sunday. Large crowds have attended all the services. - Miss Theresa Pearson left' Satur day morning for Fayetteville, where sne will visit inenas ana reiawvcs. . Mrs. J. O. Willis and children of Baltimore, Md are visiting her sister-in-law Mrs. W. F. Stephens. Mr. Bob Brown and Miss Sadie ln. man of Chadbourn spent Thursday here guests of Miss Bessie Jones, j Wagram, who applied through Branch : . , J Manager J. B. Bowen for admission 6TH WEEK CANNING CAMPAIGN; to the second series officers' train- : r- . . ' ing camp at Fort Oglethorpe, were Where Demonstrations Will be Held examined in Charlotte Thursday and This Week Campaign Winds' Up Friday. Most of the men were giv This Week No Let-Up in Interest to understand whether the- pass Canning demonstrations will be a favorable examination or held this Week as follows: ! n0f but no information is to East Lumberton Tuesday, July 61. Antioch Wednesday, August 1. Center Thursday, August 2. Raynham Friday, Augus.t 3. Pembroke (Indian Normal) Sat urday, August 4. All these will be all-day demon strations, beginning at 9 a. m. Miss Nena Rhyne, nome aemon- imps rCI'the Ford airenc- changed hands here. Settings fast week were good andas secured the agency for the Dort weTl attended, esfecu? the meet- auto for Robeson and will open a X at Rex. This public demonstra-! P ace of business at some convenient tion work is not interfering with club: place in Lumberton and carry a line whiVh is c-oinfr on as -usual.- ! of auto supplies. Mr. Felts is well This is the sixth and last. ,week of the public canning campaign.- MR. JAS. McLEAN DROWNED Was Bathing In Odum Pond Saturday; -s - rr Sall For Staff Seriously ! Si M,?Jm Vied 20 vears whfiv& Ha t-m nu nHnm mill nond near1 SL SuAof The unfortunate young man was in, swimminer with a numDer 01 owers and when he first called for lielp it seems that his comrades did not take the call seriously. His body was found in about 30 minutes after the drowning. Deceased was a son 01 1 attend these picnics ana there is any Mr. and Mrs. W. N. McLean. The! amount of eating done on these oc funeral took -lace this morning at, casions. It is safe to say that no 10 o'clock and interment was madej more beautiful community spirit pre in the family burying ground. vails anywhere than prevails in the Lawn Party TCvMiin? at Marietta Thursday Correspondence of The Robesonian. Marietta, July 30 A lawn party will be given next Thurs day evening, on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Oliver. Various forma of entertainment will be provided for the amusement of all present. Refreshments will be sold, the proceeds to be used for the orsran fund. A cordial welcome is extended to every one. Death of Two Infants Annie PearL 1-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McKav Byrd of Wishart township, died Saturday. The child had been sick for some time with colitis. . Flora. 14-months-old dauerhter of Mr. and Mrs. Shade Wooten of Clark ton, died Saturday afternoon of co litis, iMM& $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCB- NUMBER 43 BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Mr. Clinton Norment ha3 acceot. ed a position in the McMillan Phar macy. Mr. Dixon Hood of SmihfiAM has accepted a position as salesman m urantnam uros., drug store A special train was onpratori er the R. & C railroad early Satur day morning to take empty freight cars 10 jaiteview, a. u., to be -used shipping tobacco. BlfS?: W;,? B?er? a i41, says Mr. N. A. Townsend of the Tea J?? 'Sftf. h!f00the Snest cottoa ?a naS Seen rhia vear. rrnnu oponorolltr nM , j .,,-"'-&' - are very Sood m that sectaon. inches m lenarth. Mr. Ravbon savs if there be any doubting Thomases he can show them the goods. Some cu cumber. Miss Kanella Brady of Councils passed through town recantly en route home from Vidalia- Ga., where she spent some time visiting rela tives. She reports crops in the Vi dalia section burning up on account of the lack of rain. Since it has been intimated that the rrvnH frnm T.nmKortnn 4- Vo!,. ...v.. vwu w tmsville, Va., to a31t relatives. Mr. Davis, who is connected with the Robeson county tobacco warehouse at Fairmont, returned to Fairmont to. day. Mrs. Harry Davis will spend some time at Martinsville. Red Springs Citizen: The Char lotte News of July 15 contains a dou ble column halftone cut of Mr. Hud- Vjji Miller, chairman of the Mecklen- r committee of National Defense league, inis is a mgh n-'jor fo- a man so young as Mr. Miller. The News says: "It is a notable tribute to nis stanamg m tne community. Mr. Miller is th son of Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Miller of Red Springs. Mr. L. C. West of Allenton pre sented The Robesonian's local , re porter Saturday with three of the finest peaches he has seen in -many I a moon. They were of the Klherta variety and" they were all one' could -desire in the peach line. . Of corase they were highly appreciated and just as highly enjoyed. Mr. West says he has canned 20 gallons of peaches from two trees of that same variet and has also sold $5 worth , from the same trees this year. Messrs. J. B. Bowen, Lawrence Parker, Earl Thompson, R. C. Bir mingham, J. P. Newman, E. J. Pope, R. A. McLean. E. M. McConnnell, O. H. Bracy and G. R. Binford, all of . Lumberton. and D. L. McLaughlin of De published until the 11th lnst. I . Ml ! when those accepted will receive no tice to report. New Auto Agency Mr. J. H. Felts, Jr., formerly man ager of the Robeson Auto Co., which comnanv went out of business when and has many friends here and else where throughout the county who will be glad to learn that he has de cided to remain in Lumberton. He and Mrs. Felts went to Charlotte lasx Wednesdav. Mr. Felts returned Fri- day for the day, going back to Char- lotte that night, and they will come ac7ss V0 today or tomorrow. They were guests Chariot at the , -oi Mr parents, Mr. ana Mrs, j. a. reits. Annual Ten Mie-Barker Pknic The annual Ten Mile-Barker picnic will be held at Barker's church Fri day of this weekXarge crowds always Ten Mile-Barker community ana it ( does the neighbors good to meet in annual picnic once eacn year, xne public is invited to be present with filled baskets. The Roll of Honor The followin young men have re cently enlisted, in the U. S. army at the local recruiting station and will leave this evening for Fort Thomas, Ky.: Gwaltnev M. McDowell, Willie Y. Floyd, B. L. Floyd all of Orrum Ira C. Baxley of Fairmont and Carl Collins of Marion, S. C. Expects to Sell $12?000 to $14000 Worth of Tobacco Mr. W. C. Brown of Fairmont sold one barn of tobacco last week for $585.96. Mr. Brown has 60 acres of tobacco and expects to sell from $12,- 000 to $14,000 worth 01 the weea una year. T ( f
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