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ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCH VOL. XLVIII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINAONDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1917. NUMBER 93 RED CROSS CHAPTER IN GRIP OF COLD SPELL A FATAL JOY RIDE THESE CANNOT BE LOCATED MR. FRANK JONES PASSES BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS 1 ' . 1 1 i y Organization Meeting Will be Held at Court House Friday Evening of This Week J. W. BAILEY WILL SPEAK Coldest Spell Locally Since Feb ruary 1899 Mercury Register ed 4 Above Zero Yesterday and 5 Above This Morning Two Stoves ExplodedYesterdayWith Disastrous Results; A meeting for the organiza tion of a Red Cross chapter for Lumberton and vicinity will be held at the court "house Fri day evening of this week at 8 o'clock. Mr. J. W. Bailey of Raleigh will be the speaker of the occasion. The date for the meeting was decided on this, morning after Mr. A. W. Mc- Lean had a. talk over long-dis- tance 'phone with Mr. Bailey at Raleigh and secured his promise to be present. The fol- lowing was set in type before the date for the meeting had been determined. In addition to the names of persons heretofore reported as having become members of the American Red Cross chapter to be established in Lumber ton numbering 108, and not 106, as reported, the following persons ,have subscribed : Mrs. L. T. Townsend, Mrs. A. W McLean, Mrs. H. M. McAllister, Mrs C. B. Skipper, Mrs. D. D. French, Mrs A. E. White, Mrs. John Knox, Mrs Sue A. McLeod, Mrs. C. V. Brown Mrs. R. H. Crichton, Mrs. Jas. D Proctor, Mrs. E. R. Mclntyre, Mrs W. L. Doughertry, Mrs. N. A. McLean Mrs. Irvin Jenkins, Mrs. J. Q. Beck with, Mrs. E. K. Proctor, Mrs. L. R Varser, Mrs. G. G. French, Mrs. H T. Pope, Mrs. W. T. Hutchinson, Mrs. .7. A. Branch, Mrs, S. Mclntyre, Mrs. Lacy McKenzie, Miss Elizabeth Snead, Miss Agnes McLean, Miss Eulalia Mc Gill, Mrs. A. T. McLean, Mrs. H. E. Stacy, Mrs. J. H. Felts, Mrs. Lillie Langdon, Mrs. Madge Robeson, Mrs. T. A. McNeill, Jr., Mrs. W. F. Wil liams, Miss Annie Neil Fuller, Miss Epsie Fuller, Miss Evie Whaley, Mrs. L. E. Whaley, Mrs. K. M. Barnes, Mrs. L. H. Caldwell, Mrs. W. A. McPhaul, Mrs. L. C. Town send, Mrs. A. V. G. ' Wishart, Mrs. Joseph Blacker, Mrs. M. Blacker, Mrs. ' J. II. Morrison, Mrs. E. I. Pool, Mrs. C. P. Williams, Mrs. F. A. McLeod, Mrs. H. A. Grantham, Howard Mor rison, Mrs. John D. McAllister, J. A. McAllister, Miss Cornelius Steele, Mrs. B. M. Davis, Miss lola Ivey, Mrs. J. P. Townsend, Mrs. Mollie Norment, Mrs. J. H. Floyd, Mrs. A. II. Prevatt, Miss Lucy Allen, O. C Norment, Mrs. John P. McNeill, Mrs. J. H. Wishart, Miss Flora Neill McMillan, Mrs. Rob ert E. Lee, Mrs. Guion Lee, M. M. Rozier, K. M. Biggs, L. E. Whaley, Gen. F. A. Bond, Mrs. F. A. Bond, Miss Lillian Proctor, Mrs. R. D. Cald well, Mrs. S. F. Caldwell, Mrs. E. L. Holloway, Miss Annie Ruth Caldwell. Mrs. R. C. Lawrence, Mrs. C. L. Greaves, Mrs. J. R. Poole, Mrs. T. C. Johnson, M. W. Floyd, Geo. L. Thomp son, Grover T. Page, Miss Marie Thompson, Miss Carrie Mae Hedg peth, Mrs. Junius J. Goodwin, J. S. McNeill, Mrs. J. S. McNeill, Mrs. D. P. Shaw, Miss Winifred Rowland, Miss Mary G. McNeill, Miss Cammie Mc Neill, Miss May Tyson, W. J. DuBois, John duller, Miss r. Gladys Barnes, T. C. Barnes, F. M. Huggins, Frank Wishart, A. H. Hinds, Miss Margaret Utley, Miss Lillie Townsend, Miss Hattie Miller, Miss Libby Baxley, Miss Blanch Melvin, A. P. McAllister, Capt. B. M. Davis, Miss Agnes Wetmore, Miss Ruth Jones, Mrs. T. L. Johnson, Mis3 Rosa Wishart, Mrs. .Annie L. Williamson, Arthur Whiteley, Sandy McLeod, Mrs. Claire S. Thomas, C. B. Hocutt, M. Beverly, R. C. Birming ham, Jas. Johns, George Nick, Mrs. J. M. Jones, Miss Elizabeth Wishart, Miss Dorcas Williams, Thomas F. Parker, B. F. Holloway, Earl Tuton, H. O. Edens, John W. Long, B. F. Stenhens, J. A. Green, Oliver Britt, I. S. McManus, Walter Dawkins, A. H. Hamilton, D. J. Jolly, Mike Her ring, R. C. Lamb, Alex Arnett, G. T. Height, Miss Eunice Stankwytch, Mrs Ida Edwards, Troy Ivey, Willie Black- well, Miss Addie Pittman, Miss Let tie Arnett, F. G. Wiggins, Geo. Os borne, W. H. Stallings, A. H. Pittman, J. L. Stephens, Thos. Wilson, Sam Gore, E. McQ. Williams, L. J. Perry, W. J. Baker, J. N. Herring, Miss Lucy Kinlaw, Mrs. J. N. Herring, Henry Smith, Miss Leta Smith, Miss Lee Pope, Miss Bertie Moore, Miss Rosa Collins, Miss Gertrude Morris, Miss May Prevatt, Miss Mary Moore, Miss Lacy Johnson, D. C. Bullard, Mrs. J. A. Sharpe making a total thus far of 278 over one-fourth of the desired 1,000 members. Mr. A. W. McLean, who is heading the organization of the Lumberton chapter, is much gratified at the suc cess thus far achieved. Enough mem bers have been secured to organize the chapter, and Mr. McLean states that he has sent proper papers to the Red Cross headquarters at Atlanta, Ga., that formal action there might be had and which is required before the organization meeting cnn take place. This meeting is ' expected to take place the latter part of this week, clue notice of which will be given. In the meantime, it is desired that the committee on organization proceed in it3 efforts to secure additional mem bers. It will be of interest to note in the foregoing list that about. 35 of the subscribers, hail from East Lumber ton. Since the organization of the chap ter is assured, Mr. McLean requests that all subscribers make remittance immediately to the persons who solic- This section is now in the grip of the coldest Aveather since February 1899 19 years ago. It snowed the greater part of the day Saturday, the snow was accompanied by a blizzard, and Sunday morning mercury regis tered 4 above zero at the local gov ernment weather station. This morn ing it registered 5 above zero. It is snowing again today. The cold wave is a record-Dreaker throughout the South. The weather bureau promises slowly rising temperature by Tuesday. According to the records of Mr. B. M. Davis, local weather man, the weather in February 1899 registered i atiove zero, which was nerhans the coldest weather ever known here. At that time Lumber River was frozen over. While the river is not frozen over now, large sheets of ice are following each other closelv down the stream and the water about the edges is frozen. Many people here are haVing trou ble with their water pipes, many of wnicn nave already burst, and radia tors. Two stove explosions occurred yes terday morning with disastrous re sults. A range at the home of Mr. A.V.G.Wishart,Fifth and Cedar streets exploded about 10 o'clock. The range was broken into small pieces and the kitchen furniture wrecked in general. A piece of the range went through the ceiling and a large hole was torn in the floor. Mrs. Wishart had just cleared the room when the ex plosion occurred and had been stand ing near the range before leaving the room. Another terrific explosion occurred at the home of Mr. O. C. Deese. Elm street, about 7:15 a, m., when a range was completely demolished and the building damaged around $100. Mr Deese was putting a piece of wood in the range when the explosion occur red and the door of the fire box struck him on the breast. While he had a close call, he escaped without serious injury. Mr. Deese thought the water was cut off when he started a fire in the range. The cold weather seems to be gen eral -:east of the Mississippi and snow is reported as far south at Miama, Fla. 2 People Killed and 5 Injured at Richardson Auto Driven at Terrific Speed Under Cotton Platform Mr. and Mrs. Colonel Hester Killed and 7 Children MadejOrphans Christmas Day. As the result of an automobile ac cident Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. Information is Wanted as to the ; Succombed to Fearful Injuries Re Whereabouts of the Registrants ! ceived 5 Weeks Ago at Plant of Named Below. Robeson Mfg. Co. Following is a list of registrants Mr prank jones died Christmas eve who cannot be located by the exemp-' as the result of injuries received Colonel Hester of Bladen county are dead and five others Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Storm, parents of Mrs. Hester; Mr. Grad Storm, a brother of the dead woman, and Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Pate all of Bladen county, were more or less injured. The fatal accident occurred at Richardson, a station on the Seaboard just across the Robeson line, about 2 p. m. Christmas day when Mr. Hester drove the car at xapid speed under neath a cotton platform, the heads of the occupants striking the sills The automobile, a Chevrolet, was own ed and driven by Mr. Hester, and ac cording to Mr. Storm, one of the oc cupants of the car, it was running at the rate of 60 miles the hour when it struck the platform. There is a quick curve in the road near the plat form and by failing to slow down Mr. Hester was unable to make the turn and. the car ran underneath the platform, knocking it some 12 feet out of place and dropping it down on the occupants of the auto. It was some time before the passengers could be removed from underneath the wreck age. Immediately after the accident Dr, J. F. Norman of Bladenboro and Drs N. A. Thompson and John Knox of Lumberton were summoned to the scene and rendered medical aid. Mr and Mrs. Hester, Mr. and Mrs. Storm and Mr. Grad Storm were brought to the Thompson hospital here Tuesday night, coming on the 6:19 Seaboard train. Mr. Hester slied about 3 o'clock Wednesday morning and Mrs. Hester died about the same hour Thursday morning. Neither of them regained ion board of Robeson district 1 Colon Porter Osborne, Luther M. Wilkins, William Addison, Mark Car ter, Millard Dawkins, David Thomas all of Lumberton: James bmith, Worth Pittman, June Gardner, Bill Stoney, Henry Parker all of Fair mont; Thomas Henry Shumate, Green ville, S. C; Ruf us Jacobs, Hillsboro; George Key, Orrum; Richard M. Thompson, Rowland; Neill A. Mc- Lauchhn, Kennert. Any one having information m re gard to the whereabouts of any of the parcies nahled above will do a very great service by writing or telephon mg Mr. T. Lt. Johnson, chairman, Lumberton PEACE TERMS NOT SUFFICIENT wnen ms doming was caught on a shaft at the plant of the Robeson Manufacturing Co. five weeks ago. Deceased was 54 years old and is sur vived by his wife and one daughter. The funeral- was conducted from the First Baptist church by Rev. Dr. Chas. L. Greaves, pastor of the church, Wed nesday at 11 a. m. Interment was made in Meadowbrook cemetery. Mr. Jcnes was night superintend ent at the mill and was found lying on the floor some tow hours after he was hurt and brought to the Thomp son hospital, where all possible was done to save his life. Many of his bones were broken and but little hope was at first entertained for his re covery. However, he was thought to be slowly improving up until a few days before his death. His right arm was amputated last Monday in the hope of saving his life. Terms , on' Which Teutonic Allies Seek General Peace do Not Sat isfy Great Britain and France. Great Britain and France, . respec tively, through their prime minister of foreign affairs, have made known to the world that the terms under which the Teutonic Allies seek a gen eral; peace -are not sufficient. And backing their prime minister, the Brit ish proletariat, represented by a na tional labor conference, has. reaffirm ed vithout equivocation, that it is the determination of labor to contin ue the war in order hereafter to make the world safe for democracy. Fortified by the known attitude of President Wilson as to the require ments of the United States if the war is to end and a peace concluded, the utterances of Premier Lloyd-George Died Suddenly Mr. Archie Wilson This Morning. Mr. Archie -Wilson, aged about 53 years, died suddenly at the Lumberton cotton mill this morning at 6 o'clock. Deceased had started to his -work in the mill and died before he reached his post. It is thought death was due to heart trouble. consciousness after they were hurt. and: Foreign Minister Pichon and the Both Mr. and Mrs. Hester were bur-1 aimost unanimous sentiment of the Delegates of Russia and Central Pow ers Reacn Agreement. Provisional agreement on a series oi important points, including libera tion of war prisoners and resumption of commercial relations, was reported Dec. 2S by the delegates of Russia and the Central powers, in discussion of issues which in the even of a gener al peace would have to be settled among the nations represented in the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk. This provisional discussion was terminat ed Dec. 2S, the basis of an agreement adopted being reached under the res ervation that it was to be examined 1 ried at the same time in the family JJUllllg glUUUU UCIKCCU luuiaiuoun and Dublin Thursday, afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hester are survived by seven children. Mr. Hester was 37 years old and a prosperous farmer and sawmill man, while Mrs. Hester was 22 years old. Mr. Hester had his left' shoulder broken, his skull fractured, his face badly lacerated, his tongue cut Nand suffered internal injuries about the breast. Mrs. Hester had her right arm 'fractured in several places, both jaw bones broken, concussion of the brain, besides internal injuries. Mrs. Chas. Storm was perhaps the woist hurt of any besides those who died, and it is thought she will recover, bhe was badly cut about the face and the cheek bones were depressed. Mr. Chas. Storm suffered a bad gash on his forehead and minor injuries. Mr. Grad Storm was cut about the faceVnd his left leg badly hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Pate suffered minor injuries, but were not brought to the hospital Death of an Infant. . -A 3-year-old infant of Mr. and Mrs Roger Davis, who live near Barnes- ville, died Saturday of diphtheria. Mrs. Charlie Allen, Howellsville Town ship. 1 Mrs. Charlie Allen, aged around 35 years, died at her home in Howells ville township Christmas night. De ceased had been sick months. ADDRESS BY GOV. BICKETT British: workers seemingly make cer tain that the Teutonic Allies' proffer, given in reply to the Russian Bolshe viki proposals, will sro for naught un less it - is materially added to and brought-, into ne with the demands that the United States and the Enten te A'lie's have lrJd down rs the-co.i-eretdii'gKiOr the, discussion of peace. Nevertheless, ' the Bolsheviki em inent in Russia apparently has not lost heart that something may come from the Czernin proposal, for the Brest-Litovsk peace Jconf erence at which it was made has taken a recess until January 4 and meanwhile Trot zky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, purposes to send a note to the Entente allied embassies in an endeavor to have them participate in further peace parleys and also in drafting a note to the peoples of the world. Thorn woro niTio TorTilo in Vi o P'-IV ! by the governments representd by the i at the time of the collision and all ex- has received report of the enlistment List of Men Who Have Enlisted Recently From Robeson. Mr. T. L. Johnson, chairman of ex emption board for Robeson district 1, He Will Deliver Address at An nual Meeting of Camp Pope in Lumberton on Anniversary of Birth cf Lee Occasion Will'be -Made a Grand Patriotic Rally. To Confederate Veterans and Other Citizens of Robeson County: It gives me great pleasure to an nounce that His Excellency Governor T. W. Bickett has consented to deliver the address at the annual meeting of Camp Willis H. Pope, January 19th, Lee's birthday. It is designed to make the occasion a grand patriotic rally a day that will fittingly commem orate the illustrous patriot whose birth we celebrate, and an occasion worthy of .the historic traditions of our section of North Carolina for loy alty and patriotism. The local banks are closed today and will be closed again tomorrow. Mrs. P. C. Blake and children left, Thursday for Badin, where they will, make their home. Mr. Blake is cm ployed with the Badin Supply com pany. Mrs. W. A. Regan of Elizabeth town is undergoing treatment for -stomach trouble at the Thompson hos pital. She entered the hospital Christ mas day. Dr. B. W. Page, formerly Robeson county health officer, and Mrs. Page, who left Lumberton some months ago for Petersburg, Va., have moved, ta Clinton, this State. Mrs. Helen Bryant, who has been . confined to her room for the past few days, is still unimproved. She lives with; her son and daughter, Mr. J. C Bry ant and Mrs. H..B. Osborne. . Mr. Charlie McNeill and family, who lived near PhiladJphus during the past year in order to get the ad vantage of the school at that place, moved back last week to their farm near Wakulla. J. O. Markham, who lives on R 3 from Lumberton, brought to The Robesonian office Monday of last week a coin which he found recently about 4 feet under the earth. He thinks it a Chinese coin. , N. W. Oxendine, Indian, of Tay lorsville, Miss., is on his annual pil grimage to his old home county, which he left in 1877. He comes back every year during the Christmas sea son. He will leave for his home in Mississippi about January 6. Mr. Von Walters of R. 3 from Lumberton was among the callers at. ' The Robesonian office Friday. Mr. Walters moved recently from hia farm near Barnesville to a 100-acre farm he. bought near Center church, from Mr. Oliver Atkinson. He rented) his farm near Barnesville. Mr. W. J. Sansbury, foreman of The Robesonian's composing room, ie- for several ceived a letter Friday stating that s horse ran away with his first cousin, Mr. W. A. Suggs of Timmonaville, !. C, Christmas day, threw both Mr. and Mrs. Suggs out of a buggy, and Mrs. Suggs was killed. No particu lars were given in the letter. . A tame fox belonging to Miss Hazel Carlyle left the Carlyle home Christmas day and Miss Carlyle ia very anxious to get him back. If you run across the fox a reward is await ing you for his return to Miss Car lyle. The fox may be taking a Christmas- trip hack, to his- old- home the wodos and may return later.' Mr. J. C. Lancaster was in Lum berton Thursday on his way to Park ton to visit his mother, Mrs. L. M. Lancaster. He left Parkton Friday night for Rocky Mount, where he has been employed by the Imperial Tobac co Co. He is going right away to Washington, this State, where he has accepted a position with the Pamlico Chemical Co. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Whaley and children of Wilmington, came last week to spend a part of the holidays at the home of Mr. Whaley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Whaley. Mr. Wha- delegates Little has been reported from the major theatres of the war during the past few days. School Opens East Lumberton January 7. On account of the weather the op ening of the East Lumberton school, miss Cornelia Steele, teacher, which was to have been this morning, has been postponed until Monday of next week, January -7. Christmas Day Like Sunday Drams Mighty Seldom. Christmas in Lumberton was almost like Sunday. No fireworks were sold here and the usual noise was not heard. But few people were able to get a dram for the occasion and only two arrests were made. Tobacco Growers Preparing to Plant Beds. Many tobacco growers are prepar ing their plant bds and will soon sow the seed for the 1918 crop. Here's hoping they have good luck with the L plants. Colored Couple Married. James Blue and Jessie Belle Hunt ley, colored, who live near Parkotn were married Christmas' morning at 10 o'clock in the office of Mr. M. W. Floyd, register of deeds, Justice M. G. McKenzie officiating. cept two small babies, one belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Hester and the other to Mr. and Mrs. Pate, were hurt. Those who saw the wreck say all the occupants who were not killed had- a miraculous escape, lhe auto mobile was completely demolished. When asked about the affair by a Robesonian reporter, Mr. Storm, who was able to leave the hospital Thurs day, said that Mr. Hester was driv ing the. car at full speed and was mak ing 60 miles per hour. He saw that the car was going to strike the plat form, but did not have time to jump or speak before the thing had happen ed. Mr. Storm said that while he had but little use for an automobile and usually called on a driver to slow down if he ran fast while he was rid ing.that on this occasion neither he nor any of the others in the car made any complaint about the way Mr. Hester was speeding. Mr. Hester had only owned the car a few weeks. It was a most horrible thing One of the most sad things about" it is that seven children were made or phans by the recklessness of a father, who, it is said, wTas under the influ ence of wine. recently of the following men from Robeson: N In the aviation branch at Fort Thomas, Ky. Leroy . Bullard, Archie F. Britt, Clarence A. Moore, Alfred P. Page, Gough M. Davis, Edward J. Glover, Joseph A. Nye, Archie T. Stone; in navy at Norfolk, Va. Ben Erskin Thompson; in navy at Raleigh Zanie G. Hayes, George Branch Nye, June Pittman, Archie Pittman, James Stackhouse, Wilmer Clyde Spivey, John Furman Price, Tilman G. Britt, William Henry Stewart, Hugh Arch ibald Stewart, Daniel G. Sinclair; in quartermaster's corps at Fort Slocum, N. Y. Ernest A. McKay; in navy at Wilmington Ernest Livingston Vin son, Elmer Jesse Pittman, Runy Lee Thompson, Silas Ralph McDaniel; in navy at Richmond, Va. David Mc- Bryde Austin. These enlisted before December 15 and report has just been made to the local recruiting board Miss Lulu M. Cassidey, county home demonstration agent, returned Friday night from Clinton, this State, where she spent Christmas visiting friends. Mrs. J. I. Sutphen of Columbia, S. C, is a guest at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean. Mr. Sutphen came with her Christmas eve and re turned home Wednesday. Every veteran who can possibly at tend, every teacher, every preacher U '. returned to WiUnington Friday and every otner citizen who loves his v,- tvto whaW and t.bf r.hil- dren remained over on account of the country is urged to be present. To the mothers, wives and sisters of the soldiers a special invitation is cordially extended. This is probably the only speech on the war that Gov. Bickett will make in Robeson. He is measuring up splendidly as the worthy Governor of our great State. Let us give him a reception worthy of his high office, and in accord with the patriotic impulses of our neonle in this great crisis of our country's ; neers history, and m accord with the patri otic ideals and traditions of North Carolina. J. a. McAllister, Commander Camp Willis'H. Pope. Thomas Cates, 13 years old, while playing with a toy pistol a tBurling ton the other day, shot a match through the palm of his hand. He put the match in the pistol to shoot it and when it failed to go off he put a blank cartridge in. ited their membership in the chapter. It is essential that dues be paid at once as a person does not in fact be come a member until such dues are paid. 2 Persons Injured When Ford Turned Turtle. Messrs. Alfred Britt and Walton Tvey each had his collar bone broken about noon Christmas day when a Ford car belonging to Mr. Britt and in which they were riding turned tur tle. The accident happened when a wheel came off the car, near Saddle treechurch. Theywere T T T shrdlT tree church. They were brought to the Thompson hospital, where their wounds were dressed. Mr. Britt also suffered some internal injury and has been right sick since he was ' hurt. Health Work Going Good in Rob eson. Raleigh News and Observer. Dr. A. J. Ellington, of the State Board of Health, back from Robeson county to spend the holidays, states that the work of medical examination in that county which is being conduct prl under the a.usT)ic?s of the county heaitu department find the Stete Board of Healtv is going good. More than three hurdled applications for examination have alraaJy been receiv ed and seventy-five or mpre examina tions have been held. Leave Liberty Bonds With the Purchasers. Secretary McAdoo appeals to mer chants to discontinue the practice of offering to take Liberty bonds in ex change for purchases of customers. He does not doubt that the offer is prompted by patriotic motives .but points out that its acceptance defeats the primary object of the sale of the bonds, it discourages thrift and in creases expenditures, thus depriving the government of labor and material needed for war purposes. In addition to this, such bonds, when taken in ex change for merchandise, must in most cases be immediately sold in the open market. This naturally tends to de press the market price of the iesue and makes it less easy to sell future issues at the same rate. Will Open Office in Lumberton. Mr. C. A. Purcell of Wagram was a Lumberton visitor Friday. Mr. Pur cell is engaged in the automobile bus iness and will open-an office in Lum berton at an early date. He has the agency in Robeson, Hoke and Scotland counties for the Packard and Elgin automobiles and has the Robeson agency for the Dodge. Mr. Purcell will leave on the 8th of January for Detroit, Mich., where he will buy a supply of Dodge automobiles to ship to Lumberton. Before going to Wagram Mr. Pur cell was engaged in the automobile business at Pensacola, Fla. He is a native of Robeson, having been rear ed in the part of Robeson which form ed a part of Hoke. for County Dr. Ellington is expected to resume his work here tomorrow. Christmas Dinner Home Inmates. People of Lumberton contributed the usual Christmas dinner for the in mates at the county home. Miss Liz zie Caldwell, who always remembers these unfortunates at Christmas by getting the dinner together, prepared the dinner, and Rev. W. D. Combs, pastor of the Gospel Tabernacle, car ried the dinner to the home Christmas' morning. Miss Caldwell wishes thank' those who contributed some thing towards the dinner. Robeson chapter, U. D. C, will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the directors' room at the Nation al Bank of Lumberton. License has been issued for the marriage of W. Grover Tyson and Cattie Howell; Andrew J. Balling and Bessie Cashwell; George O. Rogers and Edith Council. Mr. Earl A. Thompson left Thurs day for Jacksonville, Fla., where he has been assigned to the position of sergeant clerk in the quartermaster's corps of the U. b. army. Mr. M. J. Merritt, manager of the Lumberton bargain house, underwen an operation for appendicitis at the Thompson hospital Wednesday after noon. He is getting along as well as could be expected. Messrs. Kai V. Bi own and Vernon Lassiter and Misses Jeddie Mae Bris n ! tow and Anna Lee McDaniel of Fair mont ana miss mary aianneia oiunaa bourn were among the visitors in town Friday. Mr. Brown, who is a student at the university of Maryland, Bal XT-Li. yaai xjixisi ui xjclkxhi ouuab i , . . i ij night here. He was en route to Board-! tinwre, 1S spending the holidays with man. ' - nome I01KS ai r airmont. illness of their small daughter Eliza beth, who was taken -sick after they arrived here. Mr. T. B. Ivey of R. 1 from Ma rietta was among the callers at The Robesonian office Thursday. m Mr. Ivey has one sbn in France. He joined Co. A, N. C. engineers, while the company was stationed here last summer avL was later transferred to Co. B, engi- and sent to France, lie has. - .i .1 . j.i i been oyer tnere two raunuis auu in his letter to his father says he is get- - ting on fine. Miss Marv Conoley. a Red Cross; nurse who has been' stationed at the Riverside hospital, New York, lor some time, spent last weeK nere vis-itinp- friends. Miss Conoley - gradu ated from the nurses' training school at the Thompson hospital here several years ago. She expects to leave at an early date for France, where she will work as a Red Cross nurse. She has been advised to be ready to go at any time. Tt has been reported here that Mr- Leslie Cashwell, son of Rev. and Mrs. R. N. Cashwell of Lumberton, who was among the first American sol diers, to go to France, had to have hia feet amputated as the result oi con-- tracting "trench feet", 'l his is a mis take, according to word receivea ironx Mr. Cashwell by nis peopie nere. Lieut. J. P. Cashwell recently had a letter from his brother in France, in which he said he was well and getting; along fine. ' Mr. F. F. Townsend of the Raft Swamp section was among the callers at The Robesonian office Thurs day. Mr. Townsend had just received a letter from his son mr- fans i own send, who is a mechanic on an oil steamer. He was at Halifax, N. S, when the letter was written Decem ber 20 and said he had just returned from a trip to France. Mr. Town- send has made at least two round trips to France on his ship since the war was declared against Germany by the United States. It's not often people living here abouts see red, ripe tomatoes or green tomato bushes in February, but unless all igns fail Mr. G. M. Whitfield wilL have some of that sort next February. Just before the first frost last fall Mr. Whitfield set. two tomato plants in flower boxes and placed them in his office. The, plants have grown just as though it were summer and are now aTound 18 inches high. The bushesw are already budding for blooms. This, is right much of a curosity and many stop to take a look at the growing to mato plants. ' i i I
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