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VOL. XLVIII
APPOINTMENTS FOR
LUMBERTON,. NORTH CAROMNA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1917
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BOCKLNGHAM DISTRICT
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS
The North Carolina Methodist con
ference adjourned at Greenville this
afternoon with the reading of the ap
pointments. Conference meets nexy
year at oGldsboro, and a resolution
passed Saturday requests that it be
held as early, after Novembe 15 as
possible. The Robesonian received
over long distane 'phone this after
noon at 4 o'clock the appointments for
Rockingham district. fallows :
Presiding Elder J. H. Hall.
"Lumberton R. C. Beaman.
Lumberton circuit R. A. Bruton.
Maxton A. L. Ormond.
Rowland circuit A. J. Groves.
Robeson circuit J. P. Draper.
St. Paul circuit B. B. Ross.
Red Springs A. J. Parker.
Troy J. P. Bross.
laurel Hill G. E. Simmons.
Hamlet J. H. Buffalo.
, Laurinburg E. H. Davis.
President Carolina college R
John.
Aberdeen J. M. Daniel.
Biscoe A. S. Parker.
Caledonia J. B. Thompson.
Elizabeth circuit W. B. Humble.
Ellerbee circuit G. H. Biges.
Montgomery circuit H. R. Hardes
ty. ML Gilead X. C. Yearby.
ML Gilead circuit W. F. T rayvick.
Rockingham G. F. Smith.
Roberdell circuit E. L. Hill.
Richmond circuitE. F. Watson.
Vass J. M. Benson.
Raeford B. P. Robinson.
St. John and Gibson W. H. Brown.
Army Y. M. C. A. secretary W. B.
Sharpe.
Supernumeraries R. W. Townsend,
D. A. Watkins.
Dr. W. B. North, who has served
Chestnut Street church in Lumberton
4 yers, goes to Hertford, Elizabeth
City district. Mr. Beaman, who comes
to Lumberton, has for a number of
years been considered the "biggest"
preacher in the conference. He has
served the church at Henderson for
the past four years.
Civil Warfare Apparently Has
Come in Russia French Trops
on Italian Front .
This morning's press summary
states that the long expected civil
warfare m Russia apparently has
come. Gen. Kaledines, leader of the
Don Cossacks, famous as dashing
fighters, supported by Gen. Korniloff,
former commander-in-chief of theRus
sian forces, is declared by an official
communication issued by the Bolkshe
viki government to have raised the
standard of revolt in the Don Cos
sacks region against the people and
the revolution. No details of the up
rising are as yet to hand
Ml T1UIIirt QT
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PARKTON PARAGRAPHS -AMERICAN DESTROYER SUNK j MAY FIX COTTON PRICES BRIEF, ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
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How Abont a Community Fair? inW aa nn n- , lt Regular meeting K. O. T. M. to-
. . j ' Only 44 of 110 Officers and Men ; Southern Senators and Concress-' n?orrow evening 7:30. Election of of- .
A fine unase funeral of Mr.; oatroj -rw tt q ttt ow.! , . . ;ncers. All members urged to be pre- -
men worried ADout Jtroposal 'ent.
D.AMcGoogan Personal Men-!
tion. - !
Saved First TJ. S. War Shipj
mander Bagley Among Surviv
ors.
The American destroyer JacobJones
Correspondence of The Robesonian. 1
Parkton, Dec. 8 Rev. J. L. Jenkins,
pastor of the Baptist church arrived!
Vrn-mn C X T- 1 i
where he attended the Baptist State ITT sunk by a German submarine in
convention. The baptismal ceremony i war zone Thursday afternoon,
was performed in the Baptist church i Only 44 of the 110 or more officers
tonight. Eighteen young converts and men are known to have" survived,
were baptized and it was announced ? including one unidentif fed manicked
that there would be another ceremony Up and carried off by the submarine
of like manner on next Tuesday ee-jthat struck the blow. Lieut. Com
ning as some were sick and could net mander David Worth Bagley, a broth
be nresent tonight. t v. .. ' j.u
The Italians have made a brilliant Rev. H. B. Porter, r.astor of tne M.kw ix;, tJIi
stand in keeping back the rush of the E. church left Tuesday for Greenville j the survivors. Secretary Daniels' state-
Ausiro-uerman torces from the Asi-'to attend the Methodist conference. iment issued vesterdav savs the ship
northern
has bent
ers to a po
musx gie way uncter the press oi ov-i .VLiss Mary Jennette and Mr. H. C. Mc-! ctnt tv0 T-jnK Tr, , T-,-i,.i
B. ! erwhelming numbers of men and ; Millan and family. They report the dutv between 400 and 500 miles off
i guns, the Italians, reinforced by the best sermon of the occasion" they ev- j shore, but later advises stated the de-
rse cf j stroyer was not so far from the Eu
J ish troops rushed to the front, have j sorrowing friends and loved ones were ropean coast as was indicated by first
I stemmed the tide of onslaughts and . in attendance. Trulv a erood man hrs ; rHsrtVmc it n-QS! 'iV- rinnrti
If Price is Fixed it Will be Be-i Lumberton chapter No. 116, OL
tween 20 and 25 Cents and j f teeiSSDSSS
Grower Would Know JustWhat r A1 7:30- .A11 membCT
mc lurtijis ui xiie iuiiuwiiiir uum our town ai-rwas tnrnprinprt d-T r m n-n no-
Italy. Although tjieenemy tended the funeral of Mr.'Eb A. Mc-jCember 6 and sank at 4:29. The sub
back the line of the defend-1 Gooean. - ; ' Lpv wnc nnt COOn iinTn'cAmo ;r.-,o
int where it seemed that it Googan. Mr.XeillMcNeill and daughter,! pjrr thp cViin wni- Firsf reiv,Tte
for the moment at least brought the
iigntmg to a pause.
RECORDER'S COURT
gone to his reward. , the mother of Gunner Eartv K. Hood,
Miss Pearl Stallins of Concord is on j killed bv the explosion of che torpedo,
a visit to her sister, Mrs. P. H. Fish-; lived in Asheville, but this proved in-er-
correct, her home being in Atlanta.
Prof. H. W. Doubd and wife of Ab-! Among the survivors was Coxswain
erdeen spent Saturday and Sunday in j Ben Nunnerv, son of Frede Nunr erv
oup town. They are both former j of Edgeinore, S. C.
teachers in our school and their yisitj Commander Basrlev's mother hps
uvea ior several years at the home
He Would Get For His Cotton.
Washington Correspondence Greens
, boro Daily News.
Southern members of Congress are
more than anxious over the propos
ed fight by northern and western
members to wage a determined fight
to have coton included in the list of
commodities upon which Congress will
fix the sale price. As cotton fis-ures
so largely in the manufacture of mu
nitions and also in clothing for the
sailors and soldiers even the sugges
tion that a fight is to be made on the
staple is already embarrassing those
serarors and congressmen who hail
from the south.
E. R. Ray, a prominent cotton man
ufacturer of McAdensville, who was
here today, after spending some time
in" New York, Philadelphia and other
eastern cities, said he found a very
strong sentiment among northern bus-
mess men in favor of fixing the price
ui. i-uiiuii. ne was Questioned, ne
MANY ASK FOR
EXAMINATION
was much enjoyed. The professor
made an able address at the M. E.
Sunday school at 11 o'clock Sunday
morning: His theme was "Fidelity
and Service."
Mr. Jas. Blue and family spent
Thanksgiving at Mr. Gilead, Mont
gomery county. They made the trip
through the country in their car and
tnem. This led to a row and when
! it looked like Connor was going to
attack Mr. Israel, Mrs. Israel stepped
between tre two. put hi Kv.id i-i Con-
Tr0P "?VTa7ir5l "Rimmi"" rn Offer-1 nor'i cellar and in the scaifly his
She Stopped One Man With aFirm
Hand in His Collar and Her
Own She Could Stop With a
Word.
Jetter Connor of the Long Branch
section was before Assistant Record
er E. M. Johnson Saturday to answer
four charges. These were letting his
hogs run at large, cursing on the pub
lic highway, assault upon John Isreal
and also assault upon Mrs. John Is
rael. Judgment was i suspended in
each case upon payment of the cost,
which amounted to $33.60.
The evidence was that Connor let
1 ? l .1 1 - T 1
nis nogs run out ana .urs. israei pen- 4-qj i,1Q vAmr .or,;
ned the hogs and would not let him Mrs Rubv Huff arrived home ast
have them until he had paid $2 for . Fridav froni Georgia to spend the
of Secretary and Mrs. Daniels. An
other of her sons, Ensign Worth Bag
ley, was the only American naval -officer
killed in the war with Spain. He
died on a destroyer, killed by a shell
aboard the Winslow in the attack on
Cardenas, Cuba, in April, 1S98
lhe Jacob Jones, one of the largest
report a splendid trip. While the dis-1 and newest American destrovers. on
tance was more than 80 miles they erating in the Atlantic, was the first
maae tne trip voia oi any accident. ; American warship to fall victim to a
Uerman submarine, but was the sec
ond destroyer to be lost in foreism wa
ters. The Chauncey sank with her
commander, Lieutant Commander
Walter E. Reno, two other officers and
IS enlisted men, after being cut in
two by the transport Rose early on
the morning of November 20.
Said the country up that way was1.
quite hilly and at some points looked
exciting for a car, but they came out
all o. k. The rain on Thursday pre
vented bagging the game. They re-
Mr. W. P. McAllister left Satur
day evening for Hendersonville, -where
his family has been for several
months on account of Mrs. McAllis
ter's health. He will return with his
family the latter part of this -week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Grantham, who
were married on November 27, arriv
ed here Iriday evening. They are
rooming at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
W.A. McPhaul, Elm street, and board-
mg with Mrs. N. A. McLean, same
street.
License has been issued fir th
marriage of Willie Hanchey and Ka
tie Benton; Jno. H. West and Florida
Floyd; Gregory G. Phillips and Mary
Howard ;Montgomery Evans and Mary
Ivey; Carl N. Dunn and Emma Bell
McRae.
Messrs. L. Byrd and E. F. McCul
lcck of Elizabethtown are among the
visitors in town todav. Thev made the
j trip in an auto and had to get out ,
said, by these business men. as to the ! int,t.he vrate-r in tle Bis swamP
attitude which his southern senators
and congressmen would take when the
fight reaches Congress.
It is evident that Representative J.
Hampton Moore, one of the main ad
vocates of price fixing on southern
grown commodities, is going to base
his fight on patriotic grounds. He
will urge southern statesmen to sup
port the proposition on the eround
that we are at war; that the price of
wheat has been fixed and many oth
er articles which are necessary in the
every-day life are to be put under the
ban of governmental price fixing con
trol. It is admitted such an argument
will have the effect of winning votes
even in some sections of the South ication soon in. regard to the duties
where cotton is grown on an exten- of the home guard. It is expected
sive scale. But as already pointed that eins and uniforms will Tr-
.1.1 J 1 - r - I ?, . i
uul in uiese mspaicnes, li cotton is
included in the list of articles which
ear-
i ly this mornine when the rar stupV.
Mighty cold to wade early this morn
ing. An examination for clerk in the
local postoffice was held by the local
examining board Saturday in the com
missioners room at the court house.
There were 9 competitors 6 men and
3 women. All vacancies will be filled
in the future from those who become
elligible from this examination.
Major J. B. Malloy of Parkton is
a Lumberton visitor today. . Major
Malloy attained the rank of major in
the army during service on the Mexi
can border and he is also captain of
the county home euards. He savs be
will send The Robesonian a commun
i clothes vrere badlv torn xv.
Cd DV Countv Health Depart-! Mrs. Israel, who v.eiarhs around 200
pounas, ana wno aej.r rtc on tne srana
that she was .not afraid of any man,
was holding .Connor, he managed to
strike Israel 'with a lantern, inflict
ing an ugly wound on his face. Mrs.
Israel testified that Connor struck her
on the arm with ,his fist. She 'also
testified that when she "collared"Con-
ner she only did so to keep him and
her husband from "going together".
When Conner's attorney asked her
why she did not "collar" her husband
instead of Conner, she said that she
had her -husband under control and
could speak and he would stop.
: There was much interest in the .ease
and a large number of people witness
ed the . trial.
raent as I&eans oi Prolonging
- Life and Making it More Use-
f nL
v - - -
Already, many applications are be
ing received by Dr. W. A. McPhaul,
countv health officer, for the "free
medical examination offered by the
county health department. Dr. Mc
Phaul is being assisted by Dr. A. J.
Ellington of the State Board of Health
in this new work and the past week
was spent in lecturing and tellingof
the advantages of a thorough physi
cal examination.
This "examination has nothing to do
with the selective draft. It is offered
free by the county health department
as a means of prolonging life and
making it more useful. Any persons
in Robeson county between 20 and 6o
years of age may get a thorough phys-
sending his or her name, age and act
dress to Dr. W. A. McPhaul, Lumber-ton.
TORTURED BY INDIANS
Ben Hicks, Negro, Broke Out of
Jail Last Night.
Ben Hicks, colored, broke out of jail
last evening about dark and made his
escape. Hicks escaped by pulling the
"brick from under a window sill. The
heating plant at the jail is out of or
der and on account of the prisoners
getting so cold yesterday Jailer A. H.
Prevatt turned them out of their cells
into the main hall of the building, and
it was while the jailer was eating sup
per that Hicks made his escape.
Hicks is a convict who escaped from
the chain gang while serving a road
5 Americans, 1 German and 3 Chi
nese Tortured and Then Shot to
" Death by Yaqui Indians.
Nosrales, Ariz., Dispatch. Dec. 8.
Five Americans, one German and
three Chinese' were tortured and then
shot to death by the Yaqui Indians
who raided Esperanza, 70 miles south
of Guaymas, Sonora, Thursday, ac
cording to a report brought here to
night by an American mining man.
Forty Germans working on a planta
tion south of Esperanza were unac
couned for.
The Yaquis came upon the Ameri
cans, who were living in a colony naer
Esperanza, according to the report,
took them prisoners and tortured them
for hours, before shooting them,
v Yaqui uprisings have been report
ed to General Pelias Calles, military
covernor . of Sonora,- from several
parts of the State. Telegraph wires
sentence for breaking into the store
of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son some j SOuth of Guaymas are down and train
two years ago. He was arrested at service has been suspended
Fayetteville Wednesday of last weeK
in connection with a store robbery at
Purvis, as will be seen from another
news items published elsewhere in to
day's paper.
ADDRESSES WANTED
Zebbie Hardin Reported as De
serter.
r.vi.:. tt.j; ' Roncviiio fcacl cietv have knitted sweaters for all
been reported to Mr. T. L. Johnson,
Sweaters for All Men in Service
From Lumberton Township.
Ladies of the local National Aid so
men from Lumberton township who
SSfriEvS Up.n 'armv exemption are serving in the army and navy
Wrd No 1 t f a delSter from the However, the ladies are finding it a
SSS? tS P thS difficult matter to get the names and
addresses of those who are serving
their country. All who have relatives
serving in the army or navy who for
merly lived in Lumberton township
are asked to supply Mrs. E. L.'Hollo
wav with their names and adresses,.
It is desired to gft the sweatters to
It is desired to get the sweaters to the
soldiers and sailors before Christmas.
armv. as he failed to respond to the
call of the board. A reward of $50
will be paid for his arrest and any
citi2en has a right to arrest him.
Small Shipments of Sugar Gob
bled Up.
Small shipments of sugar were re
ceived by several local mercnants r n
day and Saturday. However, the su
gar did not k.3t long. Mr. J. T. Biggs
received a 357-pound barrel Saturday
morning and had sold the entire lot
within 28 minutes after it was opened.
He sold 5 pounds to a customer.
Rummage Sale Next Saturday.
On ac--our.i of the i.tc'eiv-nt with
er the Joc-U O. E. S. did r,ot pu
r run ma
planned
cor.
nut ThTproceTdT wili goto know say the chickens are being sold was going
the Oxford orphanage. - aoovn town at aturacwvc
holidays with home folks
The Parkton telephone has changed
operators. Miss-Ola ry Elmore now
hoi. Is the hoard. The public was
Hllvj -' .' ' , r i-rVirt Vt -3 a c-c. A no an "f -1 i i" V
ful.y for sevc-rai lnonTis nas rgn-1
ed. " V7e truot that the -service Will j
continue good. A - ." I
mt. taitor ana an wnom it may j
concern and we trust it will concern'
many. We have- been thinking some j
time of springing the idea of a com
munity fair for 1918. The more I.
study the problem the more anxious
I am. In the first place I think it
would be a blessing in several ways,
especially in an agricultural way and
fine, stock raising. -To succeed for
next year we would necessarily begin
now. We have some advantages that
others have not. We will not take
time at present to make mention of
this. We want to see first our schools
"arouse themselves and the business
men and farmers form a society at
once, and lets get busy. Of course
the ladies will do their part. Other
communities have succeeded and why
not ours? We can have a good fair
without any carnival. A community
fair could serve as a feeder to the
large county fairs. Why we have up-
to-date farmers such as Mr. J. D. Mc
Rainey on our right and D. H. Mc-
Cormick to our left, and A. H. Perry,
J. D. Gillis, S. J. Thomasson, G. W.
Wilder and scores of other goo'd far
mers that could be to the Parkton fair
as Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Regan was to
the county fair. If not, why not?
Let's hear from our mayor and the
business men and live farmers. Re
member Mr. and Mrs. Boddenham
mer's fine garden. If our township
sees fit to co-operate something wrll
be doing, but remember there is noth
ing to lose if we succeed. Small grain
first and stock raising second. The
way I see it every individual would
get value received for their labor.
How about Mr. Banker and Judge
Wrieht, E. K. Campbell and others?
Mr. E. K. Campbell and 1. J. Lan
caster are having their beautiful res
idences painted. They are both com
paratively new residences and how
thev will shine
Tuesday morning was one of those
ideal times for a fine fox chase, so
Messrs. McCormick and Mearitt were
out bv times and by day lignt we
heard them strike and of all the pret
tv races we had it just one mile right
for music. The pack numbered near
twenty and for a four hour heat and
old revnard was captured.
Our last letter should have reported
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Thomasson on the
honor roll, when last week an eleven
nound bov was born.
Mr- J. T. Lewis seems to have two
Durocs that will take the prize. Oth
ers have mighty fine ones.
ELEOD STORE ROBBED
the government says must be sold at
a "stipulated price, it may not be as
bad as t looks now. If the arovern-
Ben Hicks, Colored, Had Keys and
Old Coins Taken Frcrn Store
When Arrested in Fayetteville.
Fayetteville Daily Observer, Dec. 5. .
, Police headquarters received this
morning a 'phone message from El-
rod, a station on the A. C. L. railroad,
that the store of Mr. Pool there was
entered last night, the safe broken
open and between $40 and $30 stolen,
lhe message further stated that the
burglar might then be on the road to
Fayetteville on a freight train head
ed this way.
Tolice Captain Davis and Rounds
man McLeod at once went to the-jail
road station, and when the freight
tram reached here they searched ;t
and found a negro hidden on car of
lumber. Captain Davis hauled him
off, searched him and found $26.30
comprising one five-dollar bill, two
one-dollar bills and the balance in
halves, quarters, dimes and nickles,
besides keys and an old coin. Mr
Pool reached Fayetteville on the noon
train and identified the keys and the
ola coin as his property.
The negro, whose name is Ben
Hicks, was locked up and will be tak
; en to Rowland by Captain Davis this
afternoon. Captain Davis tells the
reporter that he ran down and arrest
ed Ben about three years ago on a
charge oi breaking m a hardware
store in Lumberton and stealing a
number of pistols. He was convicted
in that case and served time.
vided in the near future.
Mrs. R. R. Carlyle, who has been
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. E. K. Proctor, for the past four
U'Ppl'G "Wl 1 1 Ion "O YVfilYHicsrll. frti Caw.
merit fixes the price of the staple it Antonio, Texas, where she and Mr.
will certainly be wound 20 or 2 Carlyle Lave mace their houj "or
CCv- I V? Vth ny t,'in?f the past vear or mere on account oi
which tne farmer has to buy placed M Vviviev, health If Mr rrW
in the same cr.teuory with cotton it is ! uiVuV ' Af Jl;' ; " 51 !
believed there vould ne much hs- i -nBa ; .u 1 "7 A
-"-tii iniji. wuj tir-r cajicii l re
turn to Lumberton to live next fall.
Mr. J. A. Shame, editor of The
no
satisfaction in the South over the
proposition of including in the new
price -fixing, legislation. .
The old argument that a pound of
cotton should be worth a pound of
meat may be revived, and if the price
of cotton is fixed on a parity with meat
the farmers will get some high prices
for their crop. There is another,good
point about the proposed plan. It
would mean that whatever the price
is fixed at it would be a guaranteee
that the farmer would get that much
for his crop and he would know in ad
vance that he was to receive the price
stipulated. It would work about like
the present law operates with regard
to wheat. The government has fixed
the price of wheat at $2.20 a bushel.
So that when the farmer planted his
crop this year he knew that he would
receive the government price of $2.20
a bushel when he sells next fall.
All risk of the price going down re
cause of the speculator would be ob
viated and the New York and New
Orleans cotton exchanges would have
no duty to perform insofar as its ei
iect upon tne price oi cotton is concerned.
A RED CROSS SCHOOL
4,000 Latest Estimate of Dead at Hal
ifaxRelief Work Slow.
Morgue officials at Halifax, N. S.,
estimate 4,000 as the number of dead
asthe result of the disaster Thursday
when a munition's ship cargo explod
ed in the harbor. It is estimated that
between $20,000,000 and $25,000,000
will be required for relief of the home
less and reconstruction of that part
of the city which is m rums. It is
said that hundreds, perhaps thousands,
of bodies have been consumed by the
flames, and in scores of cases not only
whole families but whole neighbor
hoods have been wiped out. Twenty
thousand persons are reported desti
tute. More than a foot of snow fell
Friday night and this was followed
Sunday by a heavy rainstorm, and
snowdrifts were transformed into
slush knee deep. Shock, fire, wind,
snow and deluge have followed in
quick succession like plagues.
School at. Alfordsville Has Con
tributed $53 to Red Cross
Money Raised for Improving
School Girls Will Learn to
Knit.
Box and Oyster Supper at Bloom-
ingdale Postponed.
Much Stealing of Chickens
Trouble Ahead for Thief.
There, has been much chicken steal
ing going on in the northern part of
town. during the last few months.
Some families have lost practically
11 their chickens in this manner.
Sor. 3 f t.io. e whe ha re been misfir.j?
c bicker.- at a vholesralA. rate say tny
Means' Trial Continues.
The trial at Concord of Gaston
Means, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Maude A. King near Concord last
August, entered its third week this
morning: When Cabarrus court ad
journed for the week Saturday after
noon, the defendant had been on the
stand for more than two ana a -nan
days but his cross examination at the
hands of Jno. T. Dooling, assistant
district attorney of New York, who is
assisting Solicitor Hayden Clement in
the prosecution, and who bee-an the
c '-t-? exi-'iina'ii-ii v- Aut .- i-.iU 'of;
' cn cc-rpk'twd. Do jiing Li mariner oi
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Barnesville, Dec. 8 The box and
ovster supper which was to have been
at Bloomingdale school house last Fri
day night, December 7, was postpon
ed until next Friday night, December
14, on account of the serious illness
and death of Mr. Lattie Ward, a friend
of the school who lived near it. The
public is cordially invited to come the
night of the 14th.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Alfordsville. (Rowland, R. F. D.),
Dec. 8 On Friday evening, Novem
ber 23, there was a weighing party
held at the Alfordsville school for the
purpose of raising a fund for the im
provement of the school bunding.
Fortune telling, a fish pond and a vot
ing contest were the amusements for
the occasion. Music also added to the
pleasure of those present.
During the evening delightful re
freshments, consisting of .chicken,
cake and coffee were served.
The affair proved a great success
both socially and financially. The
whole amount taken in was $109.62,
but owing to a misunderstanding on
the part of some present $do of this
was given to the Red Cross.
This made the whole amount given
to the Red Cross through the Alfords
ville school about $53.00, as about
$18.00 was contributed to the Christ
mas fund on November 12 thereby
making it possible for this to be a
Ked cross scnoou J.ne people oi mis
district are interested to know if this
is not the first First Red Cross school
in Robeson county. .
Former Czar Reported to Have Es
caped.
A Washington dispatch states that
the American consul at Heflis Satur
day reported a rumor that the former
Czar of Russia has escaped. The mes
sage contained no details and made it
c-ecT thp.t there was no ccfirniaUon
of the rumor.
in the court room.
Patriotic Service at Parkton Wed-
Oorrei p jr.der.co of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Dec. 8-There will te pa- Signer Court.
fif.t.i svrvirps at the- Pantist church I
hord next Wednesday night in honor j A week's term of Superior court for
of the boys away and benefit of the the trial of civil cases convened this
Red Cross. Good speaking and music, morning at 11 o'clock.- Judge W. M,
Everybody is invited to come. Bond of Edenton is presiding.
Messrs. H. S. Nye and Condary Britt of
Omim were among the visitors in town Sat
urday. Messrs. D. W. Parnell and E. VT. Britt of
R. 1 from St. Pauls were among the callers
at The Robesonian off ice . Friday.
Mr. J. H. McArn of Rowland was a Lom
berton visitor Friday. -
Mr. D. F. Israel of R. 5 from Lumberton
was -among the callers at The Robesonian of
fice Saturday.
Mr. J. L. Hall and sons, Messrs. Luther and
Graham, of route 1 from Elrod. were amour
me caiiers at 1 ne-fiooesonian oil ice irktar.
Htf -' 1 i . . . .
.nr. juoert jovexxe or route 4 from L,
berton was a Lumberton v is tor FridaT.
Mr. W. . H. Batten of R. 7 from LombextoB.
was m town Saturday.
Mr. L. W. Lovette of R. 4 from Lumber
ton was in town Friday.
Mr. J. R. Baxley of R. 2 Lumberton. was
te town Saturday.
Mr. H. C. Atkinson returned Saturday ta
Elizabethtown after spending a few days t
iting his sister, Mrs. Tom Belle, East Fiftk
street.
M-Isst Florp. Bais a'nT Co-dLi ZoV.y of S.
1, ,u,Tib.rt.)ri: v.-' re visitors in town &.turJsT.
t. 3. f. Alltr. of K. 6, I.trmhrUi,
vnoi z t:. v ito--s . in town Saturday.
Mr. E. N. Provatte of P 2. Lnmbrrton.
fi-noij? th cc'It at The Roheeonian of fie
I r dvy.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Arnette of R. 5, Lumber
ton, were Lumberton visitors Friday.
Misses Henrietta and Leo la Amnions of K
4, Lumberton, were Lumberton visitors Friday
Robesonian, returned yesterday from
Greenville, where he attended Friday
evening a banquet of Trinity college
alumni, held in the large and well
arranged dining room at East Caro-
lina teachers' training school. He al
so looked in on the North Carolina.
Methodist conference, which closes in
Greenville today, and heard a splendid
address on education by Bishop W
A. Candler Friday evening.
Mr. Frank Wilkins of R. 7 from
Lumberton is among the visitors in
town today. Mr. Wilkins brought
along a piece of silver money the size
of a dollar which is said to be a Span
ish dollar. Mrv Wilkins found the
coin under the dirt while working on
the road in the Big swamp, near
Smith's bridge, one day recently.
Although the coin bears the date 1789,
it looks new as a 1917 dollar. Mr.
Wilkins says his father, who is around .
90 years of age, remembers seeing;
dollars like that one when he was a
small boy.
Mrs. G. R. Hennigar left Satur
day afternoon for her home at Hali-
. fax, N. S., after spending some time
here visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Barker. Mrs. Hennigars
husband's office was rigsht near th
harbor where . the terrible explosion -occurred
Thursday and she was rrrncH
concerned about his safety until Fri
day, when she received a wire mes
sage from him stating that he escaped
unhurt. The Hennigar home was
within two blocks of the wharf and
Mrs. Hennigar said she was sure that
it was wrecked by the explosion.
E. Tilly, aged 12 years, and Harry
Brigman, aged 17 years, each was sen
tenced to Sunday school for twelve
months Saturday by Assistant Record
er E. M. Johnson. The boys were
hailed into court on the charge of
boarding trains about town while the
trains were moving and after riding;
some distance jumping off. The beys
had not been attending Sunday school,
according to the evidence, and the sen
tence provides that they must attend
Sunday school every Sunday for a.
year and take a statement from their
teacher to the recorder every 90 days
to prove tnat they attend regularly.
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