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VOL. XLIX
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1918.
NUMBER 2
RABID DOG BITES BOY. CHAUTAUQUA NEXT WEEK. ' DOWN BOARDMAN WAY.
Mad Dor Caused Excitement Early. Reds and Blues in Ticket-Selling Cam- German Measles Epidemic Better
This Morning Bit Small Colored paign A Patriotic Program Will j Grow Plenty of Foodstuffs
Roy and Gave Others Bad Fright i Be Rendered Any Surplus
Goes to Local Red Cross
Chapter-
MARIETTA NEWS ITEMS. I BALTIMORE NEWS BATCH. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
Addresses on Red Cross and Woman's Death of Mr. E. Troy Mitchell Per-
Personal.
Boy to Raleigh For Treatment
Head of Dog Also Sent to Raleigh.
Work Woman's Missionary So
ciety Elects Officers.
.sonal Sunday School on a
Troop Train.
Correspondence of The Robesonian. I Correspondence of The Robesonian.
There was considerable excitement
! Correspondence of The Robesonian.
J Boardman, S. F. D., Feb. 12. The Marietta, Feb. 12. Mr. J. A. Brown, Baltimore (Fairmont. R. 1) Jan. 12.
here this morning about 7 o'clock; . . i! weather has been very spring-like for; of Chadburn delivered an address on Rev. J. R. Miller filled his regular
ne,e ii ..1 I -at a meeting at, tne court noube Uv. i. n. i a J onn;tmi l-ct Snn.lnv ffcr-
uie wotk. ui me iveu liuss in uki
Methodist church here Sunday after-; noon. He t, reached a fine sermon, as
noon. A large crowd was present and 1 he usually dots,
much interest was shown in the work. Miss Kate Page s?
hn Sidney Shaw, a 13-year-old col-, - v 'infr nf a fpw ftf ,hp ii the past few days, but we fear there
0red boy, was bitten by a dog sjD- fe interested in boosting the is f iteT a b J6 yet to co?"
posed to have been rabid. b0y, be Lumberton Mr James Kelly of Ferment visit-
rvt tne uus v . . . j. l. i. j. .i :-,,,t-
treet and the dog jumped at rum we., w;iu , xi,
i :.u Viim throuerh the left hand. led to carry on a ticket-selling cam-
nuu mk ...... a j 1 1
The dog came on up town and jumped i p? n v-ere abolished and Miss Annie
At Tom Graham, colored, and caught Ruth Caldwell was elected captain of
u:, Qt in firaham s rants, uranam
ed his son Mr. Livey Kelly Sunday
and Monday.
the sick list the past week.
. j i t-
kicked the dog loose ana trie uug nxsyt
iroing. The dog also jumped at Mr.
and later met Mr.
Wearn Shelby near the Thompson hos-
the Reds and Mrs. E. R. Molntyre
captain of the Blues. They selected
lieutenants to help them follows:;
T 1 TlT T 1 1 T. J 1
neas misses Gillian rrociur, vjeui i f n T Qatn.vkv
Miss Amelia Linkhauer left Tues
day for New York and Baltimore to
buy springs goods for her millinery
store.
Mr. R. A. Powell of R. 2 from
Lumherton has accepted a position as
salesman in Mr. K. M. Bigg's de
partment store.
Mr. F. A. McLeod returned this
morning from St. Louis, Mo., where
he went to purchase mules for Mr.
V. If. Fuller's sales barn.
The Pickert sisters and their
company pleased large crowds at the
ent the week-end onera house Mondav and Tuesdav eve-
Following Mr. Brown's address, Mrs. ' with honie folks near Marietta. nins and Tusday matinee. Gilod
good plays.
The junior membership commit
tee, Mr. W. H. Humphrey, chairman,
of the local Bed Cross, will meet to
morrow evening in the commissioners'
room ;it the court house.
--a . - - . . - I 1 , ll.il . . . . - l- r. in 1 1 f-
Krnnm tnU-o. mi t ip wnman's work -Hi. van ni im;t n, wiiu is m '- ronii .:mv.
iviiss iviozeiie Keiiy nas neen un i durintr the war. I training camp at ump jacKSon, o.
i i j j i j l -
The Woman's Missionary society : spent Saturday night and Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Freeman imllfVf up AWVirvlict rVmrrh hld it rp-.r. with Ids narents here
children of Bladenboro visited Mrs.niij,r nipPt;nfT. Fohmnrv 11 with ATt - .Miss Velraa Floyd is spending 4! p
f ' .1 , ! ii t- t- ii i ..t i-..:..
i -
Whitefield, Miriam Weinstein, Kath-
pital and Va Wsmoutti Ti "T"' S&pfh Cale' A & E Friday after spendi
Shelby said the , dog had his mouth j j. Goodwin; Bkies-Misses Ehza- or; twQ witb hoyme folks.
D. F. Hester Sunday afternoon. rw t jpnrette The officers for the1 week with Mrs. P. R. Floyi
Mr. J. E. Hill made a business trip PTlsllin vpr wore f.iPOte(l as follows: : mont.
Prociiont iirc w T Jpnvpttp- vico-1 Sovvv to report Mr. Ruphus Wal-
Mr. Harrv Kellv returned to the ! Qt.-tvT m t niw-ov co,.otvv ters verv sick witn uneumonia, aLo
UM n nwl; ' . -it
"b I -Mrs. W. P Oliver; treasurer, Miss
filled with feathers when he passed beth Breece. Hazel .Carlyle, Mae Sea
him. . J. bolt, Viola Jenkins, Drina Hedgepeth
Several people were in pursuit of and Mr- Regan Mclntyre.
the (log and after he had made sev- These teams are now engaged in a
era! rounds about town he was shot j campaign, for the sale of season tick
and killed by Mr. Rowland Deese near , ets ciocl in Messrs White & Gough's
tit finsnpl Tabernacle. Hayes Kemp, Utovp ehnv.- windows will show the
colored, fired several shots at the dog j standing of each team from day to
day. Tickets good tor tne a attrac-
frmn a road cart before Mr. Deese
;.!..
shot him. , .
The dog's head was cut off and sent
to Raleigh this morning by P. N.
Cresfield, colored, who accompanied
the Shaw boy to Raleigh, where he
will take the Pasteur treatment.
A number ot people wno saw trie
tions during the three days are being
sold for $1.50 for adults and 7oc for
children. The Chautauqua will be
held at the Pastime theatre Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
A "Wake Up, America' program
will be given. It includes lectures
dot: say he had all the appearances j on patriotic subjects, orchestra num
of being rabid. . bers, readings, etc. All the surplus
While the dog was known to have ah0ve the guarantee for the Radchf f e
rBaA a number of other doers, it has! 11 be donated to the local
f Koon Wrned whether or not it; Torr Prose rhanter.
Mrs. D. C. Bulla rd and children ot
Lumberton are spendinp- a few days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes
Hester, near Boardman.
Mrs. W. A. Tyner and Mrs. Walter
Singletary of the Bladenboro section
spent Wednesday at the home of Mr.
Ira West.
Mr. D. F. Hester continues on the
sick list. Dr. Huchinson of Bladen
boro was to see him Friday. He pro
nounced it cold.
Sorry to report Mr. W. E. Lewis, of
the Bladenboro section very ill of
pneumonia
Mr. and
Thursday
J
Laura Scarboro. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. S. ftf. Oliver.
Mr. W. H. Oliver of Raleigh arriv
ed here Monday and will spend a few
days with his mother, Mrs. M. J.
Oliver. He has just returned from
Fort Thomas, Ky., where he was call
ed to the bedside of his brother, Ber
nard, who is ill with pneumonia
Mrs. E. M. Smith s'.iH unimproved
Miss Emma Prevatt is visitin;
Uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs.
Wilkerson
Newman Miller and Miss Ora
Mr- Alfred W. Brown, a special
agent of the North Carolina Corpor-
: ation ( ommission spent vesterday
neTl here looking after those who have not
-'- raid their inheritance tax.
Dr. T. F. Costner and family mov-
attended
is
McCormick of Centenary
preaching here Sunday.
Miss Annie Goms of Barnesvill
visiting her grand parents here.
A. O. Inman ot UitevUIC
li her
I d 1 iday from the Peterson residence,
urs.
Mrs. W. R. Davis spent
Chestnut street, into the Millsaps
house, Elm street. Ir. Costlier pur
chased the Millsaps property some
time airo.
.... . .1 . i l. . I lr. n'inin AT th. r ,,.(. r- fct
Miss Sallie Connelly spent several spent the weeic-erm neve wun ner p - " "V.' "C . .'' A""" II
dnvs in Fairmont last week. sister .Urs. E. 1 . Mitcnen. I lif jA i n 1 . '(,u
Mr and Mrs W M OHver, Mr. A.' Last Thursday morning about 6:30 to that of Oden ft Powell.. Mr. W H.
rlh - -VilS- V X ' j I tu- tt Tit naP,l into his ;Pivatt sold his interest in the busi-
v. Harrington, ivir. j- mj. nei u x. . t-- -- . .
at;c Mnhol C.herrv attended the ouar- reward. Deceased had been in Lad
4-,.U. fv, of Cnrmrmf Satlir. hefdth flW 80006 tilUC
Z7 c " been confined to his bed for about! -Mr. Marvin Barker, who had been
cin Monon R r a week, with pneumonia. Mr. Mitch- sick in Wilmington for
Mr. 6. S. Oden, who has
hut h-d o'dv enarjre oi ine stove on v nestnut stieet.
T,nt heen learned whether
bit any other dog. It is safe to say,
however, that too many dogs are run
ning at large in town.
NEGRO ATTACKS YOUNG
WOMAN AT MAXT0N
FARMERS EXCEPTED.
Rewards Aggregating $300 Offered for
Negro Who Attacked a White Wo
man on a Maxton Street Tuesday
Evening a Suspect Arrested and
Brought to Jail Here.
Those Who Produce and Are Using
Their Own Cereal Substitutes
May Buy Flour Alone.
some toiee
with their daughter, Mrs.Us visitine her neice Mrs. M. J. Oliver. ell had many friends throughout the I weeks arrived here yesterday ana win
N. Kelly. Miss Kate Page, who is teaching i community and was one ot tne rat spend a Tew ias visiting iriemis oe-
Mr. Haves Hester spent Sunday t Kaltimore. snent Sunday with home citizens. He was upngnt in e;.ei lore Roing w m m ww
with nis brotner Mr. u. v . nusier. folks
L i L ! . I n i ir; i3 i i i . v. ... - - - . " ' -
resoect and will be greatly miss M i well, Va. His condition is very much
Mr. J. W Ellis spent the week-end 1 Mr Forest Hamilton, who has been i by his many triends. ine iunerai , impioeu.
at Raeford with his brother Mr.j attending the Sweenev Auto school i services were conducted at ms home. Mr. Ira B. Townsend, town clerk
Pearson Ellis. Kansas City, Mo., returned last week. ; Friday morning at 10 o clock by his ami treasurer, is going to order a ser
Rr.,.n to Mr and Mrs. Alex. Fields. 11 . I nastor. Rev. J. R. Miller. Interment vv(t flA for the town and will be
Farmers who produce alid are using
their own cereal substitutes are al
lowed under a new ruling of the food
administration to purchase nour aione
riVinnt hnvinc to purchase equal
mmntitv of some other cereal. The
a hmm white woman was attack-! new ruling is set "forth in aletter re-
about 7:45 o'clock Tuesday n gnu ."T"TC;in rmantities not ex-
was on the way to her boarding pince - & f r custom- s8ems to be the
when the negro went up uemi Who sien a formal certificate
!SAf SSSLStSi I st'ltinV thaTthey have produced a,d
a 7-nound eirl
German measles seem to be growing
very rapidly, several new cases, hav
ing developed in the past few days.
Manv new farmers who have never
grown tobacco are preparing to do so.
the most we have ever known. We
think it wise to grow a small acreage
of it to help us meet our debts, but
we trust we wont forget to raise
nlentv of foodstuffs for our own use
and some to spare, for our money i
would do nothing tor us n some one
doesn't make a lot to spare; so we
bone each aim
this gi eat idea
is going to be
ever before.
Stalk -cutting
WHO GO IN CLASS 1.
Local Boards Urged to Place Single
Men in Class 1 Married Men
In Deferred Class.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.
Wo hoMo reeeiv d from Governor T
was made in the family budymg ia(i t0 include orders for any who will
ground near his home. He is sur- finish the price of a flap. He will
vived by his wife, seven children, and charre nothing for his services in or
e host of grandchildren. We extend dering. A 2x3 wool flag costs $1.70.
cur sincere sympathy to the surviving , u,s R violation of the iaw to allow
one.s" , t t, i-u -a v,ii chickens to run at large in town, but
And Jesus hath said to him- ; still there are many who are violat
"Well done, thou good and faithful j thg ,aw that respect. chicken
servant, enter into the joy of toy owners shoui(j remember that chick
Lord." .. . ! pnR and yardens will not mix to the
I am asking you to copy tne piiow- saUsfact.on of thoge whQ Qwn the
ing statement cut from the Sundav
school times of January 19, 1918. It , &
is how the boys from Camp Jackson; T H J
ar
i j u v.Uiac1 tiia i r n uvci tin. ,
v,. lCL t.t iciir who bit his other
mOWn OI tne JV'6 ' i-lna-n i the
infer severely. ine ncSiy
'.' , li itJ unTQvnv s ip man- OI t
enoKea nis vicwiii. n""! :- . .
e using corn meal, grits, hominy or
cereal substitutes contango, m
list included m tne recent oiuei
he food administration to tne same
BELLAMY BRIEFS.
fire con. puny was called out
ac-
He
be
cais
dore.
from a
. - . . . . r H ll V T.J ' 1 lit' I J 1 I I til 11 ill 11 I 111.11 till. 111V. uii.i .vm
suuuui i men luiuiiiv, - r. . F .
Ar.-tavr-oA For the inf orma-1 nnnniAT school ox a troop train, snark.from a stove.
nunit. n i, i . i . . . - . . w r it -
By carl a. hmhoti""i i
the Signal Lor;
Fvtr "r;. 1 art a ennv nf a letter address-1 -I.. v . l... j l f ; wntordav afternoon at 3:lo on
cvy or wui im ZZ,. helu.Bmie service on ooaai 3T "f- uu- on the rorf Ot I
in mmu. auo ic -w , . g ; , na n piocvfieation of . Tr " 1 kn a, the ho.ae of Dt. J. D
t i - i a l , iii i m i r r i c v, w t . . - - i - - i j . . i . i . . . , . r w l: u v iiiih iii liic . . -
scarcer ana mgner uku, - r mts. ureine that all smgle men " Sundvi gan, Cedar nd Second streets. 1
. .. . .... u tA j 1 aa that all mar- V"i" " fire was ext neu shed with cbem:
and hauling-leraiizer h f to scnooi won hef ore much damage had been
order of the lay. families, be placed in ! It UTsupposed the fire started
" h assail- I extern as they use Hour. -
agi w miw w VrTi" " m' Wk olesaleis, jobbers, miners auu
ant and gave the alarm, Ts I brokers fie authorised to sell to re
ran across the fieW and was tracked j wok g alone hl SUCh quantities
to the ranroaa suuw "'"prvrzi,,. retailers have sold to larmers un
from the scene of the attack. He left as ieta -iei. - stated, balanc
a bruise on the neck of the young wo- der the - f haBDale of flou?' the eer
man and also scratched hex face. rae;vd bv th retailer from
' LIU-"'-'-" - .... , J I
a-.-v.ov These cerxilica-.s m luih
i r v Willi i.oc nppn i eieu
A reWttlU n uwu ii" "vv"iT7 4.1,-. ?
! il. . 4- . Kn TIOT-.TI I i r T.lilS 1 b.lC
amount
S100 bv
(100 by the town of Maxcoi
arrest of the nepo. ui ims d by wholesaler or other! Is visiting her
$100 is offered by the State ,i i naj De usea inst urchases oi i s?m Phillips,
the county commissioners and ; dealer to easa Mr. and Mrs
Roads in Bad Shape Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bellamy, Feb. 13. Rev. L. E. Daily
-Fniori Vic: vpo-r.lar annointiiient at An-
11111..U "in - ' " X-
tioch Saturday and buntlay.
Mrs. M. J. Todd and daughter, Miss
Ava, spent a short while at Lumber -ton
Saturday.
Mrs Nona Hooner of Fayetteviila
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
'i he
Dock DOUelass, coiorea, a , T, fA Hoalers doing a
' ' . I T J ( ' . FIX I. I All '
uijucv-t. t k-. cnrsni
Mrs. Wright Pitman and
. i 4-n tr, ihp v,ririQTi Maotprs (ira i.im ana riu-
( f !-.-' V" MlUft I'Kl n ,L k .A. A. J tlUll i l.' J.J.VAIWAAa
was arrested this mornn iga. u i f rn $iQ0,000 are not
brought here and placed m Jail. While husme ss .JYebruarv lfith. vhen
the young woman could not identify Piect to 11 effective for all
the negro as her assaila, she said he Mfers and jobbers and for
nas the size and she believed ne was ggrs wn0 do a business of
rne man wnu ati.a.i;tcvi ici.
' S100000 per year.
PARKT0N SOLDIER KILLED
AT VIMY RIDGE.
RECORDER'S COURT.
Ir. D. W. Marsh of Parkton Receives
Definite News of Fate of His Son
G. H. Marsh Enlisted in Canada
Before U. S. Entered War.
White Boys Ordered to Training
School Colored Women and
Men in Tolls Other Cases.
m, fiJWi't eases have been dis
k disnatch of the 13th from Otta-1 posed of by Recorder E. M- Britt:
JtSSSCrmiB as follows: jP ffi. Brigmar, trespass 30 to
bert, visited Mr. and Mrs. ( barley Iai
tovHo nt Rlarienboro Sunday.
Mr. J. B. McLean spent Saturday
at Pembroke.
Mpsrs Wrisrht and Dan Pitman
and James Barfield were Lumberton
visitors Saturday.
Mr Frank McNeill from near nope
Mills" visited in this section recently.
Mrs. G. W.. Barfield spent last Fri
day at Bladenboro.
Mrs. W. W. Pitman and daughter,
Miss Mary, were Lumberton visitors
Saturday morning. .
Bad roads is the general talk m
this section. If they get much worse
it looks like the folks will have to
quit traveling. .
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mercer are all
smiles; it's a girl.
Merchants Met to Discuss New
tion of the public we quote the letter j
herewith : , ,
"To All Government Appeal Agents:
V ml n rp here.bv directed to enter an
appeal in behalf of the Government
Ill tU. ' C5 . -I
1 In everv case where a single
man is not placed in Class 1, except
;the cases of those registrants placed
-ii it- u 4-1, i-.ral V.nnrri under
m iasa v u.y me " , : mvplf the iue
I section 1NO. y, ruie .u. j-t., be he'.d on
I sr,ect of these cases you win exercise
I the same discretion expected of you
in all matters connected with the dratt
to the end tnat tnere is
violation of the rules of classmcation.
2 In every case where a married
man is placed in Class 1, unless appeal
t,oo oironiv heen taken by or on be
half of the registrant, and unless it
appears a man has neen put m
1 because he has not been in the habit
nrfinr hi wife and family.
Please acknowledge the receipt of i
i . JIi-,,-l 4-! i n f I
this letter, and let me onaerswuu
you propose to carry out strictly these
instructions. rmm
Results of physical examination
military
Va smttiu Lor&j.
i nn Snnrlav thi-i past December a troop' Qf registrants lor
j train was on its way from Camp Jacon. as pfghed in Monday's Robesonian
Columbia, a -j . ; not. stan(i under the new rules
ere flashed into ihy mind a story I farf and regulations, under which very
heard Ur. bamuei u. rni.tr, ya.- . 1 -Tour mpn vvi tie (liscnaruea iui unva-
thP surolus material department. of the mmi . , ,- U:i: .. Via" lit will he
years Lo of a Sunday school v.-hich v?, he.d changed almost entirely, so far as
on board the good ship Cym'-ic in mi d-oe ear. those vno failed to pass are concern-
It was a wonderful experience. 1 hen 1 bmo u ir.i Vmnivl nasscs on the
-tion if Sunday scnooi cubiuicu, wucu i-n-
. - - ;J . 1 S - i L., ( ....n.n.i.-. T 111 llt-T
a stenmsnip in nua-wmmi, ""j . jieil liiul cuinj'uac un. nov.
couldn't it be held on a troop Train :.yini; r.au .
way across our great co.'u..e... . r."l v.. ...u Hollis.
The it'ea gripped me ar.u jj-j y f aimiwli uui nnu "
complfahed. We did not tove Bishop Vm fl about 12 years ag0, was a
SntoSd'tJ heIpBmee ScripS and I Lumherton visitor Tuesday. Mr.. Mc-
rad the discusTion in each of the car,, as i Millan is in the turpentine business
we should go ir
Sunday school he
KWftW at a town in Florida he sat
At leasl
using
taments tnax " I in the course of the meal that every
I'lan
SiinHav school in our company street.
Mr. A. S. McMillan, formerly of
ion in each of the car-, as 1 I,lan 1S n tbe turpentine uusuitraa
rom one to another. As the ; during the past year has lived at
ie!d on the steamship irade it 1 r, fl o r 11. fut one Hav
steamship, this Sunday scnooi 1 McColl, S. C. He Say S tnat one M,
, 0 n snn iav school tram. I roortiv at a town in r lorida he sat
st -r per cent of the bosrs" iSSd down to table with three men he had
A-SK.'Jf'iSri er seen befo and it developed
i in tne course 01 tne wau "i
were made after our arriva!, the fo -, them was frorn Robeson county.
- I I V h A . I'alliaiUill ivt-w .
veek, the re
Thursday and
the Edwards
order from 'cur commanding officer fr us I died Tuesday of last W
4J S:2ins being Uught in 1
e-rouDS of soldiers gaxnereu. , V, .! HMriIHSllfc
- CUSSeu DlL'it: ty"--
uuveiiwi. , . , t, h have ,
We are publishing this letter so j not a day "passes but
made near
UIUS PilftUW"! M ' ,. - j
. n n.nvn nntiee Ot
"The names of three Americans ap- on roads. to make a laM
that the young men who arc P W I in
Class 1 may understand that tne ais- KeHy FieId No i, south
cretion of the local ooara m lesu.
i aTn Dro. . ine, ""i 1 home, as stated in Thursday's Kooe-
ven me. "freacner, . ' , rr,i,.,lo,. itrlit tn
some one calls me tori soman, retuineu x ucac.y
tl-at in connection ' Vinmp nt NeWDOn .NTObj,
----- i x 1 1 O aav i
erv sick with
to their classifiSon has been prae- SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS. ai
ticaDy withdrawn by the Governor, I and Mrs tdw ar
and that in except very hard cases Ee.
San Antono. ICW. "T i & - v, Q Tt- F.H-
nneunioniH tio -
I rorHs' mother. Mrs. . H. tdwaros,
C4.XVkJ 7 - .
ds will remain nere
he is able to return
. i . n.. A nnrr I nrToal n
them was G. H. Marsh, Parkton, N. C, $100 appeal Jwnd
lillpfl in action.
A long distance 'phone message
from Parkton to The Robesonian
Eff WMte Tolored, failnre tosup-
nort family; judgment susf"-
on nayment oi cost
. -li -
Tr" xjorvirvininrls- Indian, allowing
u iiu
igs to run at larg'
iy iromuuawa meni unT ; 7 , . tQ
flRoi him that, at last dei-i Kecoraer dh : ir
viiiviaia au viomt ' 1 1 1 . nnnienmHiiL ui i
mite information had baen obtained ot
the fate of his son and that he was
killed at the battle of Vimy Ridge
on the 28th of April, 1917. f.
Manh was advised last May that his
son was reported wounded and miss
i ' and he had heen in communication
ever sinec with officials at Ottawa,
but had not been able to get positive
information until Monday.
Mr. G. H. Marsh was about 27 years
old when he was killed. He was a sol
dier in the service of Uncle Sam ior all coioreu, q0 day jaii
i m . , v - w l Km ami iit: n
e two years tetor going " . r irott Faulk was given
brings the information that Mr. V. W. Jim , - -
.Marsh, lather ot n. wma, , jr", nW navment of cost.
ed a telegram Monday irom uuw- me nt is going t
impose a more sevcic r " r-"j
on any others who may be tried for
WSHL iSS ,m anT'David and
Howard Bryant aU yo-ung white boys,
n.jwi.u . ' mi -mnrAor order-
S to the' tram
eu m., wprp arrested yes-
SffSiS by CMe McLood and
spent last night m ja.l fc
males, Ross Brown and Everett Farik,
all colored, disturuing w
so
p
1
Around 50 Robeson county mer
tiant met. in the --court house here
Monday for the purpose of discussing
the new food regulations and listen
ing to the views of County Food Ad
ministrator H. E. Stacy What Mr.
Stacy had to say in regard to the tood
.!... rvrtiftiVnllv covered in an
. : ,WKchor1 m Mondav S KODe-
lil Lei v ic w jjuuno"vu " , j
ivtonw nnest.ions were asKea
BUUiau- i
ivff cott in T-oo-nrd to the new reg
i-j.: v.q m intr in reeard to
Uiauuna ; , ."v.
splline- farmers Hour seemea uc
most difficult one for the merchants.
However, as will be seen from a news
item published elsewhere in this issue,
the ruling has been changed and farm
ers can buy flour m small lots .by
i : nn.ifiatpa to T,ne eiicti ""v
Snowing i,cihxh.i.vw - . j
they have their own meal, grits and
other cerals.
there is nothing lelt tor us except
place single
Chairman Robeson Exemption Board
Lumberton, N. C, Feb. 12, 1918.
Attended War Savings Institute.
Prof. R. E. Sentelle, superintendent
Mr. Leonard Leaves For Y. M. C. A.j
Work Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian. j
Red Springs, Feb. 13.-Miss Annie
Belle Williams has returned from a
visit to friends in Fayetteville.
nr t t r.nnduiti is visiting her
1115. ll .
1ST SECTION 1ST
GARDE RETURN TO
SCHOOL MONDAY
j
j 1 pnhnn I c ir. vv . r.. iix-i i.
peilllLtMlUCUi- ui ovaww, . tt U) iuii'"i ' ,i i 1 ATicci
l-.i i 4-,. v,QoH-Vi nffirer; Dr. A. rl. -mt aanTt Rnllock and -Miss (
riltllli, tUUUlT . J I i'ii'J,
listed before the United States en
tered th war
Planters Warehouse Co. Charter
ed. The Planters Warehouse Co. of
Lumherton has rerentlv been charter
ed. Tho authorized canital is $125,-
000, with $1,200 subscribed by A. w.
McLean, R. D. and L. H. Caldwell
and K. M. Biggs. .
As has been stated in The t Robe
sonian, this new company will build
a new
Brown was allowed to go n u
fl,e COSt in nis case. xww
SJ hL2SdinK to the evidence, were
r imri the snnT.n-
Wno Biainreu i i
"ort Williams: Me.7 to Ottawa to en- sentences Me e
ist in the Canadian army, He en- a 30 day road 1 se .nocefree by pay.
trt-of-sy. Bight
eastern pait ,- w" n(j
it .i ; onrdnms when Koss anu
Svet iroSeded to give them a
whipping.
Indian Teachers Will Meet Sat
urday. A me.ei ine of the Indian, teachers
a "..rr. 1..U uar.a snt
. ii. - ,t-.,t7 mi ne iiciu
nT i.iit' tuuij
tnis new cgmimiu . , , u: ,.,ooL- An mierestiuii
brick tobacco sales warehouse , urday oi ."' arranged and all
T-. . . i j tfa The Tiros-ram IS
corner rii-st ana euai bh- -- i---"T ,
material has already been o
the erection of the building
Kerr county farm demonstrator; and
Postmaster U. u. rrencn
last night from Raleigh, where they
attended the War Savings institute
n Vtt niroftor Fries of the Wai
Savings committee for North Cav-i
olina. Supt. senreiie sajs
great meeting, that there were rep
resentative citizens in attendance from
all over the State, and that a wave of
ii : oWnt the entire crowd.
An enthusiastic drive win dc
at once to organize war bo -
Thrift stamps societies in every school
and in every cluo in tne cuu.
Robeson Reserve Militia Will Meet
Next Monday.
About 20 of the 26 members of the
Lumberton detachment oi tne Kooe
son reserve militia met in the court
house Monday evening.. The meeting
was called, by First Untenant , C V
Brown. iNOthmg ei iiUtr-
done at the meeting. A meeting of the
Mary ' McEachern spent Monday in
Fayetteville shopping.
Mrs. Hiriam Grantham and guests,
Miss Lila Brown of Salisbury Miss
Louise Purnell, Mrs. J. G. WOhama,
a T Mp n um. iviiss aw;
Miss Nance Will Combine Her and
Miss Dexter's Classes Section A.
Pupils in Morning and Section B.
Pupils from 12:2C Miss Dexter
Will Undergo Operation.
Pnrti Is of Miss Elizabeth Dexter's
grade at the graded school .are re-
.1 j 1 : nilrnnl OOTQ1T1 MOT1
reets. rne progrm L - th county are'more opumis
material has already been bought ior tne iw TOJ the meeting. uation there
BAMtVW" vw
Camp Green May Not Be Aban
doned. j: 4-u fiio I9.t.h from Wash-
bSSd tW Seeretary Baker
; 6j iiot r.ntrin Greene, Char-
lotte, now occupied by regular dm
Would not be continued as a per
manent training camp becanse of an-
:4-K;iifxr nf the. erround on whicn it
S llLtlUlllt.T 1
7C innate.!. A strong delegation h
to Washington from VT rtt Sec- entire T company of the county will be
dispatch last night state, that Sec Monday afternoon at 2
rptarv liaKer anuuum. -
Sat he had directed that aactaan re
garding the abandonment of the camp
garuiiis t WM ji-o, the verification of
De nem y ""'-"Ia aa fn the sit-
optimisuu icpwiw
u 1 1 . - stated in The Robeson-
been divided into
3 "detSnmente with headquartrs at
Lumberton, Maxton ana ruiacuu
thEariybhavinness and little daugh
ter, Kate Morrison of Bennettsville,
S C, spent tne wb.-cih a
John W. Graham. ' ,
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Leonard left
Monday for Selma, where they will
,T,oi4- r-olntives for a few days. Mr.
Leonard will go to Boston to enter
Y M 'C. A. work and Mrs. Leonard
will return to Red Springs for the
remainder of the school year- Mr.
Leonard's successor, Mr. nurst, cum
men perl his work Tuesday.
Miss Gertrude cosuck is vbhwihs
her sister Miss Helen Bostich at Bai-
i ...
Mr. on Mrs. Kins of St. Pauls
spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs
Tnm T.nvin.
Mr onH Mi3 Kenneth Denny and
little 'daughter, Sallie Mac, left today
for High Point, whereMr Denny has
lowing: pupils in the A. section, in
first reader, will attenu in um mvi
ing, as usual, and those in B. section
will go at 12:20. They will be taught
by Miss Lillian Nance, teacher ot
the second section of the first grade.
Miss Nance's pupils have been doing
-i v.o came work Miss Dexier s
pupils nave Deen wwk. .-3
x-ttq win cimnlv combine the A. ana
B. sections of her and Miss Dexter
classes. . . ,, .ion
As stated in monaay s ivuuu.
Km novtor lpft. Mondav evening for
her home at Elizabeth City to undego
an opranun iui 1..- .
Sentelle received from her last night
a telegram in which she advised naj
further examination confirmed tne
opinion that an operation acst w
performed at once and that it would
be necessary to fill her place perma
nentdy. However, no additional teach-
9 2 Jf
- il ill faiMfhnr Wim
iui xxs" a. , . rr,iin. Ur w he emoloveu uniuiuiiM"
Ha-Av4 a .irmn wun ri H i umiiu- - -
aCCcpWJU puoiwu" " r .
son chair factory.
is received from Miss Dexter.