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VOL. XLVIII
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 1917.
NUMBER 8a
GERMAN SHELLS
KILL MANY AMER
ICAN SOLDIERS
TAXATION PROBLEMS
v . " , , ,
I
YS" FOR THE SOLDIERS
;Much Real Estate in North Car- Great Campaign for Fund of $35
I oiina is unaer-Assessed, Says i '
Y. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN
!
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER
Spo:sil to The Bobesonian.
(Union Associated Press.)
Maxwell All Property Should!
be Assessed at Full Value or
Some Definite Percentage.
.w iorK. .-so. 10, a. m. ?iS under-assessed and at least-5.000 -
finnan shells kill manv Araeri- 000 acres this year will yield a net
000,000 for Y. M. C. A. Work!
Officers Elected . for Robeson
This County is Asked for
About $4,000 Enthusiastic!
(Best Fair Ever With Exception
Robeson is Asked for a Very Reas
onable Contribution The "Y"!
Helps "Keep the Home Fires
Burning" in the Hearts of Our ; aL
Soldier Boys. Correspondence of The Robesonian
Speakers About the Work. ! Cari tv, t? Fairmont, Nov. 14 Mr. and Mrs.
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEYTO
Do your Christmas advertising:
; early.
of Carnival-Social Events in TnTrS . - V i, mi
Joe S. Thompson is critically ill wrti
Honor of Bride-to-Be Person-; colitis-
J License has been issued for tne-
marriage oi j. treston cmitn ana
Frances Walters.
Mr. C. M. Fuller is expected to
return tomorrow Irom St. Louis, Ma,
can soldiers in the trenches. The ecss.s T assessed value citizens .and a few - from other sections j "Keep the Home Fires Burnin
. . . ; A. . .uaweii, tiers oi -y -uum.j met in ure court nouse the hearts of our ?oldir Ws
Arimean artilleiT tire was heavy.; the State corooratinn pnmmiinTi . here Mondav Pvpri s 5rr? our s01(ier
T 1 1 f t i r t 1
. Agood sprinkling of ..tantarton 5erVice to the VmenrS he o I iafeMr.W.R. Taylor and Mr.' "e.,SDt t0 buy mules ? "
it 1 r-i. t-,.. . ,, - i -n. - tieuKins syeni ounuav at rwow- .
in
int'i tins sreat loss.
fclVMonday evin?.and organized! . A national warwk council of 200Y?r!5
?pent
i land, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Mr. John McAllister has been
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS
I v! . - ueiore me sev-i-wi puipuse oi waging a campaign j leading citizens has
! .ince oune aiion- uueson s allotment oi met help direct physical.
ui iax association in Atlanta "iues-' 5oo,uuu,uuu l. i. u. A. fund which
been organized to !
Mr. Dod Floyd spent
education, social ;
n-A r.- i; i i
! I S !
iv.ith his mother at Barnesville
j fined to his room for the past fefcr
the week-end days suffering with a sprained foot.
He is slowly improving.
nrisoner-of-war j
loiiowmg cxiicers were elected:! ramrc ViP riQT.Cri0 f v.o v M vu Ui . . '.""cv7 Tho TnmWr, n
Bistrict be Bepos- Proper administrative machinery it i county chairman, L. R. Varser; sec- i C..A. goes to helu safleuard the home ilLlnt2xeAT h..vlsItlRg hlS ! moved from' the Betfi huiMiT
, " was only partly successful, ilr. Max-s retary, . K. Bethune; treasurer. W. ideals? L1Xr t ylon xlKe: , Wet Fourth street into the C-irivTe
ty Depository Up- .-ell sa:d. In Ms opi,ionomy the -on- fnng elected J Five hundred huts have been built ! sCf!ib
ion in Townsend VS. . Joa&io su-ested lvl?Tck rS ZJS ??-nteTi frendll;iend with his motheV Mrs. X. T. An- I y Mr. C. B. Redmond.
conu.tio.. nu ue suggestea iegis...- r. eic' r T ,t V-- v- PP' l1. ness vhere the soldiers find pleasant i t Air. M. O Ree-itpr retnrr.nA W
Also Affirmed, j feni ?? "inno ax op: K. i social recreation, and relief from the m7s.F. c. Jones and Mrs. j. n Mc. ! day night from Raleigh, where he
s ctiuci i, iuii ui j vuiuiicu auu v- xj . nice. Liuiuuci- nara. co'a cairn lite ; t , , . -r . . , j 4 r .
ons delivered yesterday at a definite percentage of that vf-i- ton; A. L. Builock, Rowland; R. R. The cost of cf rryS- on thi work ii LeTan Sp6!lt in Ma"etta- . SSV w rTntf01
Supreme court were: ! ue. In no other way will equality be- Barnes, Barnesville; A. J. Floyd, tremendous AhSdy S5 000 000 has j , Large.crods attended tne county ; tp .1??" dtt"
vJ. Twi. sheriff Jtween taxravers be obtained, he said. Fairmont; Dr. D. S. Cu?rie. ParktSn !heen TpS T?fSTSS Wci&! ?a.r al Lumbert?n last .wfek: "pec-jties vth the Pope drug store.
4 hA o'c.-k c.i.fcfa ni.n nr. i. - strr.TQ I .nmhar Krvo i ; 4- j'i. xi iciJi a iiuu cxiLKj. icuuucu ti: irsi. t jir. Drown, casnier ox me
r . . X I.
uay. v ; is to be raised this week tn nrnvirlp t a
I iiifi -x ortn aronna tax commission : Lare ana comiort tor American sol-i
wo jears ago undertook a btate-wi-ia , aiers ana saiiors and those of the Al-;?.nd among French. Russian and Ital
Order of Judsre Bond That Funds t.-"1.il c:i10 reai as,Dep'ee:iIlltf . . Jian soldiers and in
counties cut -cee&use ox a ieck ct i me
cf Drainage
in Cov
dd Decis
Oonnrissioners
A uonT opini
by the State
Commissioners
"RoVeison. affirmed:
Drainage Commissioners, Robeson, i ognition ot the work done by local
affirmed. These cases were argued officials, especially assessors, and tr.e
before Judge W. M. Bond at the court 1 placing cf these officers on a perman
house in Lumberton on the evening Sent bas:s at increased salaries,
of the loth September. In the form-! Speaking in general, Mr. Maxwell
er case the county commissioners and ! suggested to the members of the as
the National Bank of Lumberton, i socir.t:o.i ior t..eir future considera
whi :h had been designated county de- i tion and discussion, the advisability
pository under the act of the last j Cx taxing ti.e unearned increases in
T-rlnre abolishinsr the office of real estate which is- taking place
conr.tv treasurer, brought suit to com-! steadily where the demand for real
pel Sheriff R. E. Lewis and the First S es;a-e :s couti.-.c:Iy increasing. Th:s,
National Bank of Lumberton to de- however, was a matter for the future,
posit in the county depository funds 'be sa:d, the important consideration
f fht TWk nnd Jacob smmns drrin- I at this time oehlg proper administra-
agc "district. Judge Bond ruled against tiye machinery by which any system
xne ueienuaiiu uaiiiv aiiu uiucicu ina .
jiiss Jvate ivatiey.wno is in school att xr w r xva .a
owland, came home Thursday even-1 v,.-, a r . r z-u-jv.
; ana -siajeu uniu cunuay ner f,-,r WVOT v-i r,,-.,
: TV.. : x ii i i"S
! anA mnT,, rwUpLV u Par?s- She was accompanied home back to Robeson. Thev will Hvp n
bv jJLiss Aoele Andrews. i t 1 .
S 5 from Lumberton.
comnarprl to trip nnmnp
Before the organization Mr. J. rendered and the present need
Shaw, an attorney of Favetteville.
and Prof. A. B. Coe, of the Y. M. C.
A.at Lamp Greene, Charlotte, made
short addresses on the Y. M. C. A.
work.
Town Attorney W. Lennon presided
and introduced the speakers. Mr.
Shaw was the first to speak. He said
m part:
"While civilization dates back to
the beginning of the Hebrew race,
war dates back to Abraham. His
tory shows that it has ever been nec
essary at times for God to allow the
righteous to smite the unrighteous
the funds of the drainage district be
deposited in the county depository
iilong with other county funds. The
plaintiffs were represented by the
law firm of McLean, Varser & Mc
Lean and County Attorney E. J. Britt,
the law firms of Mclntyre, Lawrence
Proctor and Johnson & Johnson
representing the defendants.
Townsend vs. Commissioners was
a contest between R. C. Townsend and
O. G. Calhoun, growing out of a pur
chase of the S. R. Townsend tract of
lard near Pembroke by Calhoun at
& drainage
Februf
tei? in
C. Tovn
and se
if he failed, the purchaser would ap
ply to the court for a judgment" to
the effect that he had no interest
therein, and when he came in he con
tended that the purchaser ought to
be required to foreclose his tax cer
tificate like a mortgage, but the:
court held as contended by the pur
chaser that Townsend had a right to
pay off the $11,000 purchase price
at drainage tax sale, with interest,
within 90 days from notice, and in
case he failed to pay this, that the !
Deserter Williams GaVe Himself
Up in Wilmington.
I have been told that Lumberton al- this work.
tAt least $35,000,060 is needed to
conauct tnis wort to Juiy l, iyis.
You Can Help Do It Today.
Robeson county has been organized
for this work, and the committeemen
immediately in charge of the local
work at Lumberton and vicinity are
Messrs. R. D. Cajdwell and A E.
White, and they will handle the rais
ing of funds here in conjunction with
their committees appointed by them.
Robeson county is expected to r,aise
?4,000 and the movement is already
makine srood headway. This is a verv
reasonable share for our county in
Walter A. Williams, self-confessed
deserter from the U. S. army, gave
himself up at the city hall in Wil
mington Monday night. Williams is
Vip pcpr-tpr tvVin tra xc-itTi W S P.nn-
ady at the time Canady fired five 01 young men as tne worm nas ever
ready has more than 100 young men
m the service of their country. This
is about 2 per cent of the population
and speaks well for the town. I have
a son in the service and I was never
prouder before nor since than I was
recently when for the first time I saw
him. attired in a U. S. army uniform.
We are sending to the training camps
and trenches in France as fine a body
r L. R. VARSER. Chairman,
W. K. BETHUNE, Secretary,
' W. LENNON, Treasurer.
BED SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS
fair ever, with the exception of the 1 National Bank of Lumberton, has been
carnival. confined to his room since Mondav.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Floyd and son, , He seems to be suffering from ma-
P. R. Jr., and Miss Christine Floyd 1 laria and a ceneral rundown condition
spent Sunday in Lumberton, guests ; from overwork. He expects to be out-
of Mr. M. W. Floyd
Miss Lois Hayes, who is teaching
at Kemper, S. C, spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Hayes.
Mr. and Mrs.. P. B. Thompson en
tertained the senior Epworth league
at their home Friday night from 8 to
10 o'clock. Several songs and a re
citation added much to the enjoyment
of the evening.
Miss Mary Belle Ricks was at home
Saturday afternoon, November 10, toJ
a host of friends in honor of Miss fc.va
in a few days.
Mr. S. F. Birthright of the U. S.
naval department, formerly of Lum
berton, but who has been stationed
in Washington for several years,
passed through town yesterday en
route to Atlanta, Ga., to which place
he has been transferred.
Mr. W. H. Lamb of R. 4 from
Lumberton was among the callers afc
The Robesonian office today. Mr
Lamb sold three bales of cotton for
$420.87. Mr. Lamb sold a 4-acre to-
shots at Sheriff R. E. Lewis the night
Deiore ne was arrested near jseiiamyij
some two weeks p.sro. Williams was"
known. They are going where temp
tations are great. It is true that the
army has its chaplains, but they are
Delightful Recital by Scottish
Prima Donna Personal Men
tion. Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, Nov 14 - t-s
.wx sae dj y.e snenn 1'J,uwliV1 " 's,i Tt ; , v r. p, a Tw!-JeaV- Ttcher. the .,ttbh
rv 1913 Alte tr orr m: t- ups, out, ne convincea iar. rnuuos " i . . r .-r. . , ,i
f etf ViH Xoon crrrloH R that t- WTS l.OE the an He W.i.- lOOK- "" ,fi ' - " - . - ,.T . V .
oan - -' V - -.v , . - . - .... n ior ir-.c r -.r-s cfnnf nr.- l-.-'ir "1 TMP r I W !TfT ill t OT rIOl'a
send was nolifiecftc couie in;ing lr and Mr. Phillips let hra go. i X1:?"" Xl ,
t up his claim to tnis :an :, or rtm unsm wa-s ius m .. j.t-j, ... , 4-u I rc vQ0n ir ,c Qr.m.
I .XI 1 1 CA. 1 n A- m . 1 Will 1 CLUl 11. a. ll-lfcie lllU UllLV Ul LllClll. v".. v v.mw
hospital since Monday suffering from
blood poison, is somewhat improved
today. The blood poison resulted front
a small scratch on Mr. Watson's hand
made by a wire.
Mr. C. A. Warwick of the U. SL
-ayy will 7cr.ve tomorrow for his
after he left his company at Camp Se
vier and told the officers that he went
to Wilmington, his former .home, on
account of the illness of his mother.
Williams and Lawrence-' Thomas, an
other deserter arrested in Wilmington
Saturday night, were taken Tuesday
to Camp Sevier.
Smallest Total of Vessels Sunk Since
Sub. Warfare Began.
Press Summary.
Germany's submarine campaign is
purchaser would be entitled to a deed i waning as the result of the stringent
to the land. Townsend appealed to i measures that have been taken to
the Supreme court, and did not pay I combat it by the British and Ameri-
jthey will come pack to rule our
country. Ere long the President of i
the United States will be a man who
wore a uniform in this great con
flict. We must surround our sol
diers while away with the same influ
ences they have been surrounded with
at home. This can only be done
through the work of the Y. M. C. A.
The mothers a'e interested in the Y
panast. Half of the proceeds were
given to the Red Cross. The program
follows:
Songs Angus Macdonald, Roeckel;
Afton Water, Burns ;The Pipes of Gor
don's Men. Hammond; Ma' Heart's
Ower the Water, Judge Benet; Down
in the Forest, Ronald; Ye Banks and
Braes. Burns; Ishtar, Spross; Tommy
Lad, Margetson; issi D Arte, vissi
within the time allowed, and the Su
preme court affirmed the lower court
to the effect that it was not neces
sary to foreclose the tax certificate
like a mortgage.
Robeson Soldiers Heavy Subscrib
ers for Liberty Bonds.
Mr. B. M. Sibley, one of Lumber-
ton's young selected men in training
at Camp Jackson, arrived Sunday
night and is spending the week here
visiting friends. Mr. Sibley says he
likes the army nuich better than he
anticipated and is getting along fine.
He is doing stenographic and other
clerical wrork for a division surgeon.!
Mr. Sibley says the Robeson county
boys at Camp Jackson were the heav
iest subscribers to the second Liberty
loan, according to number.
A letter received by The Robeson
ian from Mr. Fred B. Johnson, one
of the first selected men to go to the
training camp from Robeson, states
that the first 40 per cent of Robe
son's elect men to go to Camp Jack
son subscribed for Liberty bonds to
the amount of $3,250. Bully for the
boys.
can naval forces. Last week only six
British merchantmen were sunk and
only one of these was a craft exceed
ing 1,600 tons.
This is the smallest total of vessels
sent to the bottom during any week
since the submarine warfare began,
the lowest previous figures having
been 12 merchantmen, 8 of them in
the category of 1,600 tons and over
and four of less than 1,600 tons.
M. C. A. work. They know what it 1 D'Amore (losca), Puccini; Jean,
will mean to their bovs." i Spross; Over the Sea to Skye, Jacob-
The next and last speaker was Prof.; ite; Flora Macdonald's Lament, Ja
Coe, who told in glowing terms ofjeohite; Cam' e by Athole, Jacobite;
thp o-vpfit wnvk thp Y. M. C. A. is - Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomon. Jacob-
doing at Camp Greene, which is typ-jite; Auld Lang Syne, Burns; The Star j tertained vesterday afternoon in hon
Neill Thompson, a bride of this month. '-vT IOr 1'1J-" im tr'
Mrs. J. O. Bobbitt and Miss Mary This has been a good year for Mr.
Belle Ricks met the guests at the LAU-
door. Mrs. L. E. Ricks led the sruests . Tr.a c Lion of Mr. Ed Watson
to the Soutk hall, where Miss Lillian of R. 4 from Lumberton, who haa
Baker asked each one to register in been critically ill at the Thompson
the bride's book, alter which .Mrs. D.
C. Lassiter led the way into the par
lor. Mrs. C. D. Brker sang sweetly
"You are the sunshine of my smile,"
and "Memories" rs a duet by Mrs.
Baker and Miss Lillian Baker. "Cu
xivl favors" were give:, r.nd eec'-.
jruesD was asked to writ, a "Kite nen U hip, th Louisiana, ""sornev. here, f-
reccipt for tne bn-le-o-oe. liOt.ter p .idiic a weoc here vLitins hiar
chocoiate and marnmeJlow danties , mofelie . .Mrs. Mamie Warwick
were-erved bv Misses Georgia uyle
and Dorothy Hicks. To the strains
of the wedding march, Master Len
wood Ricks, dressed in white sailor
suit, and little Miss Martha Pittman
dressed in white batiste witlvlong veil
made cap effect, entered the parlor
pulling an express wagon loaded with
gifts for the bride elect. I"": 5 Vllian
Baker was in the hall at Edison,
which furnished bright bits of opera
throughout the afternoon. Lach par
lor and hall was tastily decorated with
potted plants and yellow chrysanthe
mums. 1 Miss Thompson was becom
ingly gowned in soft Burgundy, trim
med with georgette.
The Sidney Linear Book club en-
nl thp wnrk nt. all thp training ! Spangled Banner
camcs and also of the work done! Mr. John Walker Worth, a very
among the soldiers in France. ; eifted musician and composer, who
At Camo Greene, the sneaker said,! has been visiting m his old home,
there are now 35 Y. M. C. A. sacre- j Fayetteville, spent a night m Red
taries, but that is not enough. There Springs at the home of his cousin
are 5 Y buildings at Camp Greene. -irs. a. -is. rearsan.
The speaker continued: "Every de-1 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Massie, Jr.,
nominauon except tne v,auiuiic tuuicu
is represented in the Y. M. C. A.
have returned from their wedding trip
to Natural Bridge and Lynchburg, Va.,
Jury for December Civil Court.
The following jury list was drawn
this morning to serve at the week's
term of civil court which will convene
December 10:
A. T. Bray, M. D. Pittman, W. H.
Chason, Noel Townsend, C. M. West,
H. G. Mcintosh, W. L. Dow, J. B.
Nye, N. P. Willis, Wallace Norment,
R. W. Bullock, J..R. McEachern, J. B.
Arnette, F. J. Barber, S. W. West, J.
B. Slalloy, H. C. McNair, H. B. Mc
Neill, S. M. Spears, S. B. Rozier, A.
E. Wilkerson, J. A. Price, Troy Bax-
ley, A. G. McNeill.
The list was drawn m the presence
of County Attorney E. J. Britt and
Justices M. G. McKenzie and F. Grov
er Britt.
work at Camp Greene. The work is and are at tne nome ox iurs. iviassie s
non-denominational. There is not a sister, Mrs. John McKay,
mo f Cvmrs 0. whn knows to i Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of Dover
Harder 'n Ever to Get "the Old
Familiar".
Mrs. Clare Thomas, local Southern
express agent, has been instructed
not to consign any shipment of whis
key, wine, beer or alcohol for med
icinal purposes unless the consignee
makes sworn affidavit before a notary
public to the effect that same is for
medicinal purposes, arid the affidavit
must be signed by a practicing phys
ician to the effect that he has pre
scribed such beverage for medicinal
purposes. It has been a great deal
of trouble heretofore to get "the old
familiar" for medicinal purposes,
which is the only way one can get it
at all, and with the new ruling it will
be more difficult to get it. Christmas
1917 promises to be very dry hereabouts.
Maxton Man U. S. Consul to Val
Paraiso, Chile.
Mr. A. A. McKay of Maxton has
recently been appointed U. S. consul
to Val Paraiso, Chile, South America.
He will leave the latter part of this
month for Val Paraiso. The position
pays $2,500 the year and expenses.
Mr. McKay is a graduate of the uni
versity of North Carolina and is a
young man of sterling worth. He is
well and favorably known in Lumber
, ton.having worked in the law office of
Messrs. McLean, Varser & iVicL.ean
here several weeks last summer.
what denomination I belong. This is
never mentioned. Our purpose is to
help all men. We urge the soldiers
the importance of saving money and
in one day two secretaries wrote mon
ey orders to the amount of ?7,5UU lor
soldiers who were sending their mon
ey home. We teach foreigners the
English language and also teach the
soldiers French. The "Y" furnishes
ink and stationery free to the sol
diers and when they cannot write we
write letters for them."
The speaker told of how mothers
would write the "Y" secretaries to
look up their boys and look after
them. He told of one mother in the
West who wrote him while her son
was at Camp Greene and asked him
to look up her boy saying that she
spent Sunday in town. They visited
their daughter Miss Byah Richardson
at the college.
Mr. Will Townsend of Petersburg
has returned to his command after
spending the week-end vfth his parents.
EXPERT AT PATROL WORK
American Soldiers Carry it On in
No Man's Land Like Veterans
With the American Army in France,
Monday, Nov. 12. (By the Associat
ed Press) American soldiers are rap
idly becoming expert at patrol work
and their officers say they carry it
could not hear from him. He f ound on in No Mans Land as if they had
this 'mother s son and asked mm to
write to his mother, which he did.
The mother later wrote him a letter
bUClilXVlllg 11X111 1U1 mo oui jv.vo. a . - - .
told of numerous young men who had warfare, which is distinctly an Amer
. i -i,-.q c-ir i iean came.
of the "Y", but who after they visit-! Already stories of the heroism, of
ed the building once were regular at- individual soldiers during trench raids
tno raUfffrtne cpr. I are comine to light. A recent mci-
vices. The speaker said that if the dent involved five privates wno rush
srk nnn non was rnntributed. $11,000.- ed from their dug outs as the Germans
nno wnniri hp snpnt. in Ame.riea. Sll.- entered the trenches. Standing, kneel
been at it for years. 'This is explain
ed partly by the fact that activity in
No Man's Land, along the sector held
fby the Americans, virtually is open
Sold Bale of Cotton for $184.48.
Mr. D. T. Kinlaw, who lives on R. 1
from Lumberton. sold a bale of cot
ton on the local market Tuesday for
S184.48. The bale weighed 6C5
pounds. Who would you rather be
than a farmer of the right sort :
These Have Enlisted.
Mr. Joe A. Nvo of R. 2 from Fair
mont and Mr. Arch T. Stoneof Rayn-
the U. S. army at the local army re- lingske Tidende's Petrograd corres
cruittng office yesterday. i- --er.t. .
Business Good With Merchants
That Advertise in The Robeson
ian. Business is good with Lumberton
merchants. -The proprietor of one of
the leading department stores in town
told a Robesonian reporter recently
that his store was enjoying the big
gest business in its history. It might
be added that this store does consid
erable advertising in The Robesonian.
Korniloff Troops Occupy Fortress.
Copenhagen Dispatch, Nov. 14.
General Korniloff s troops hare tak
en the famous fortress at Moscow,
after a severe fight, says the Ber
000,000 among the soldiers in France
ing and lying in front of the entrance
and the balance in the "allied coun
tries.
p-rz-v-F f!ro ic a vminc man nf mill'
tary age and said that he expected i from entering.
soon to be in the regular army nim-
self; that in his work for the Y. M.
C. A. he was trying to leatner nis
own nest when he is drafted into the
regular service.
Prof. Coe s addrsss was listened to
or of Miss Eva Neill Thompson, at
the home of Mrs. H. H. Pittman. Mrs.
Pittman and Mrs. J. L. Watson met
the guests at the door. -Mrs. Pittman
then invited the guests across the
hallway to the punch bowl, where
Misses Georgie Kyle and Bonnie Gran
tham presided. Cupid cards were
passed and each one was asked to
write "advice" to the bride-elect. Wal
dorf salad and saltines were served
bv Misses Georgie Kyle, Bonnie
Grantham, Meriam Watson and Mar
garet Thompson, dressed as Ked Cross
nurses. Master Graham Watson,
dressed in white sailor suit, and Lit
tle Miss Martha Pittman, dressed as
a Red Cross nurse, entered the par
lor pulling an express wagon decorat
ed in national colors and tilled wren
gifts for the bride-elect. The hall and
parlor were decorated in national col
ors, roses and chrysanthemums. Edi
son furnished music for the aiternoon.
Miss Fannie Thompson, who is
teaching in Virginia and Mr. Ben
Thompson, who is stationed at the
rifle ranges of the U. S. navy, Vir
ginia Beach, are home lor tne mar
riage of their sister Miss Eva Neill
Thompson to Mr. Elmer Worthington
of Rocky Mount.
thev fired on the enemy so sue
cessfully that they prevented the
Germans, who made several attempts,
R. T. Gaitley Files Voluntary Pe
tition in Bankruptcy. .
Mr. R. T. Gaitley, a farmer of Park
rn filpd vpsterdav in the Federal
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witn interest anu gave ma Ilc,1scourt a voluntary petition m Dame
an insight into the great work be
ing done by the Y. M. C. A. It was
both impressive and instructive.
Miss Lula M. Cassidey, county home
demonstration agent, and Mrs. Cuu
ningham
nartment
in the county, offered their services , intyve, Lawrence & Proctor i.nu H
ruptcy, scheduling assets consisting of
498 acres of land, valued at $iuu,
and liabilities at $45,239, consisting
of secured debts, amounting to ?o,
" i 788, and unsecured accounts estimat-
, of the State Insurance ue- ; e(j t $19,451. The usual constitution-
. who is spending tne weeK;ai pvf.im.fcIon of 1,500 is aiif-xt.
Recorder's Court.
The following cases have been dis
posed of by Recorder E. M. Britt this
week:
Hunter and Mack Woodell and Neill
Jones, Indians, charged with assault
upon Daniel Sanderson. Mack Wood
ell and JNeill Jones were lound not
guilty, while Hunter Woodell was
found guilty and judgment was con
tinued upon payment of cost.
Ernest and Nan Yates, colored, as
sault upon Sarah Jane McLaurin, al
so colored. , Lrnest was lound no.
guilty, while Nan, his wife, was found
guilty and prayer for judgment was
continued upon payment of cost. Nan
must appear before the recorder the
first Monday in each month for six
months and show good behavior, ine
cost in the case amounted to $10.60.
Durham Deese, assault upon Jack
Edmund with a buggy whip; judg
ment suspended upon payment of cost.
Lumberton is now beginning' to
seriously feel the sugar shortage. Mr.
W. J. DuBois, local baker, says he
has been unable to buy a pound of
sugar either in Lumberton, St. Paul,
FaL r.-.-jnt or Wilmington.
i,p MW which were irladlv i w,' T.Wprtnn -ir attornevs Tae government nas oeciaea to pay
" T " a ' .".ur"" " members of exemption boardi under
accented
This district is composed oi none-
for the petitioner
i the second army draft. The pay will
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son, Cumberland, Hoke and Harnett $10,000. Of this amount Robeson is be at tne rate oi x per nour, vu
and the district is asked to. contribute expected to contribute around $4,000. exceed $8 per day.
Mr.
ago and says he li'.es navy lite fine.
He is a wireless operator.
Mr; R. S. r? d of Rowland way
taken sick wi'- g.ip at Wilmington
last week while attending the corn
show and has not been able to return,
home. His son Mr. ."- r -:
was with him, returnr-! home - x vpuc
back to Wilmington Tu: c."... nig:;' fo
remove his father from the holel
where he had been confined . n hos
pital. Mrs. R. R. Carlyle arrived yes
terday from San Antonio, Tex-3, and
will be here some time at the home
of her mother, Mrs. E. K. Proctor..
She will sing at the McLeod-Nashi
wedding Tdesday evening of next,
week. Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle have been
living in Texas for a year or mors.
on account of Mr. Carlyles health,
and Mrs. Carlyle is directress -of the
ehoir of. the First Baptist church of
San Antonio.
Mr. C. B. Townsend has just re
ceived a photograph of his nephew
Capt. R. Warren Townsend of Hot
Springs, Ark., who has just been com.-
missioned in the U. S. army. Capt.
Townsend is a son of Mr. J. A. Towiv
send of Hot Springs, formerly of
Robeson county. Mr. C. B. Townsend
is proud of the fact that 5 members
of his immediate family are now ser
ving in various branches of the ar
my and navy.
Miss Mary M. Snead is very HI
at the home of her brother-in-law and1
sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Varser..
East Fifth street. Miss bnead has
been sick for some time and came
here Friday of last week from Wash
ington, D. C, where she was teaching"
when she was taken sick. Miss Eliz
abeth Snead, who makes her home
here with her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. 'Varser, and who
is a member of the faculty of the
graded school, accompanied her sis
ter from Washington, having gone
there several days ago to be with her.
The Seaboard passenger, Hamlet
to Wilmington, due Lumberton 10 H01
a. m., did not arrive here Monday mv
til about 2 p. m. Mr. "C." Wishart
who is sojourning at Laurinburg week;
days now whereat his LumbertoiL
friends are grieved sent The Robe
sonian from Maxton on that same
train a note stating that the train
was delayed at Maxton on account
of a freight engine splitting a switch;
at the east end of the yard and the
wrecking crew had to arrive frora
Hamlet to replace the freight engine
on the track before any train could
pass. The mail from that train was
ODened tod late for the item-to be us
ed in Monday's Robesonian.
Perhaps one of the youngest
American soldiers in France is Mr.
Joseph Blake, son of Mr. and Mrs. W
O. Blake of R. 5 from Lumberton.
Joseph joined the army February 28
this year, and left with the first -American
soldiers for France about
the first of June. He was 18 yearsr
old on September 29 and thus celebrat
ed his 18th birthday in France. He
was anxious to get into the service
of his country and after pleading witn
his paisnts lor a long time they
Agreed to let him join the army. Hit
narents hear from him each ntonth
and in his letters he says he is get,
ting along fine "somewhere m
France". '