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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MAY 23, 1918
NUMBER 0
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HOW MUCH FOR ROOSTER?
A large Plymouth Rock roost
er which rejoices in the name
Harris Dunie will be sold at
auction this evening for the
Red Cross in ftont of the Pope
drug store.
DRIVE FOR $2,500
100 PER CENT PATRIOTIC
RED CROSS RALLIES PAEKr0N PAEAORAraa candidates foe office
People of McDonalds Community Are i Red i eftxr vjrk wu d j
. . 1 setter Night With Red Cross No Countv Primary Will tUMA
ilitr. ti.: r. r ! Thro n Va. 11 ,.,;n m ! - 1 nmarJ wul e Held Lx
- wpunsiDuiues in,-- "J"5U"U1S xowu3iuy: Sunday Sehnnl -
The War TreWed Allotment in
Liberty Loan and Intend to Do the
Same Thing in Red Cross Drive.
Sunday.
There will be a Red Cross rally at
Regan's church, Howellsville town
ship, next Sunday at 11 a. m Rev
-Children's Day Nfext Sunday j
Funeral of Mr. Frank Davis Per
sonal and Other Items
McDonalds is a community about A- s- Parker will be the speaker. Ral- rftatx. , . . i
hid. m wv ... JMes will also be held both at Zion's Correspondence of The Robesonian. 8ry m Robeson thls
: mvL.aW - - - x. 1 1 mm . ,
i wLuv.il any county couiq an or a to x tu j D i 7 , , . i
co nit RV l,.mhrt wi u- t: . , .. ! Tabernacle and Barker's churches in i
wmmm uiu-s. At is not a large community in the same townshio Sundav at 3 . m
m i x numWra anJ it-- i nx. x,j 4-1 TUfn Pvonlr "U x T 1 ' Ml
xxv...uv.xo, anu iu la liut UUIiCU 1UI LUC! ... X J. aim uuujll Ul LHUIIUCLWII WUI
cept to Nominate Road Commis
sioners in Districts 3 and 4 The
Candidates.
No county primary will be neces-
year except in
CROWDED OUT.
Much correspondence and
other matter intended for to
day's paper must be held over
for the next issue on account of
extra advertising and Red Ctoh
matter. Everything must give
way for the Red Crows thin
week.
Cross Chapter and Auxiliaries.
See Mr. Lawrence.
i wealth of its people, but when it comes
to 100 per cent patriotism that com-
i munity yields to none. It is the only
; community in Robeson that trebled
Mr. R. C. Lawrence chairman of the ' its allotment in the third Liberty
Tumberton Red Cross chapter War loan and now it proposes to treble
, .u 4-w n ,wx ft allotment in the Red Cross drive
Fund committee, asks that all who thig weejc
have contributed or expect to con-i Messrs. Frank Gough and Hr. E.
tribute to the Red Cross see him be- Stacy of Lumberton, ex-State Sen
fore Saturday night, when the present and , Senator-to-be, respectively,
drive closes. This applies to people caressed a Red Cross rally at Mc
living in the rural districts surround- Donalds Monaay night and they came
ine Lumberton as well as those liv- away singing the praises of that nest
jr :n town. of Patriots. It does not always happen
The Lumberton chapter and aux- worsera come away irom a meex mty m the third Liberty loan cam-
iliaries are making an effort to raise , wneie tn&y nave xriea to arouse rpaign will be unfurled at this rally.
ioc ui men uuo in me , me DUM1C IS invited.
speak at Zion's Tabernacle, while Rev.
A. Sj. barker will address
at Barker's. Mr. T
Tolarsville has charge
Cross drive in Howellsville township
ana is anxious tnat as many as pos
sibly can attend these rallies.
At Tolarsville Sunday 8:30 P. M.
There will be a patriotic rally at
Tolarsville Baptist church Sunday eve
ning, beginning at 8:30. A program
will be rendered by the children of the
community and Mr. Frank Gough of
Lumberton will make an address.
J . . 1 TTT" nrtwr. mmMm mm .
roan rammiosinror Hiof.f vT nnir.r r us ilk i n . i vvwn
rancton, May 21. Tonight was a ! and 4, in which districts there are two
red-letter nich with 4w dj r ! Democratic candidates for commis-1
of Parkton at the auditorium when ! Sl0nr; Th? time for fiIing notice of
d MM..,.- n ri a . . . mm - r'anmn
The honor flag wonl)y that commu- dered splendid aid
uivr aucttive man tnis At the close u -ir tndu-
of his speech subscriptions and ch ! man-; McKay McKinnon of Maxton and
were rawed more than $400 for the
benefit of the Red Cross fund. A
splendid musical program was ren
dered by the young ladies of the Red
Cross, with Miss Annie Williamson at
tne piano. Miss Sadie McKinzie ren-l
dered a splendid solo which was much i
enjoyed. The three pastors of the!
rnmti fi'.iV,nr. . .
...un.ires veie present, ana ren-
Lumberton Chapter 116, O. E. S.
8:30.
accepted a
irs drug
$2,500
and contributions amounting I'60?1 to a sense
5 j Jonnson of St- Pauls, met here Mr. K. M.Barnes, treasurer of the
Monday and canvasse dthe applica- Planters Bank & Trust Co., is attend-
tions. lhe following had filed notice ing a meeting of the State Bankers
Of their CandldaCV for the various nf. assnpin Hnn in PolaiK '
ifices: , t 13 "
State Senate: Democrat H F . LThe Civilian Relief committee of
Stacy: Republican, W H. Kinlaw ' the Luberton Red Cross chapter will
House of Representatives: Democrat meet tom,ht in the commissioners'
J. S. Oliver, G. B. Sellers; Republi-1 room at the court house at 8:3
can L. E. Tvner. C. R. Hpster The km fnr t-t. i i
Z-1!-..! (- " " o .ui ill l:.C lULai
to $1,635 have been reported to date.
ALLOTMENTS OF NITRATE.
Friday Evening
21; Red Springs, 47; Pembroke, 49;! er W . otner communities i
I i'JSSU 9. si Pink. 27: Lum-i Robeson that are full of people who
Fairmont, 52; St. Pauls, 27; Lum
berton, 158.
About 10 per cent of the total
amount applied for was distributed
in the first shipment. Another ship
ment is expected to arrive about May
30th.
HIGH SCHOOL FINALS.
are as good as the people of Mc
Donalds. What is the difference :
Simply that the people of McDonalds
have waked up to what the war mears,
to what the Red Cross means. When
people begin to really understand
these things they are eager to do their
best to help.
Thank God for McDonalds.
public is invited.
v.ar feeling heartened for further ef-jt ProctorviUe
forts, but that is the way Messrs I
Gough and Stacy came away from Mc- 8 :30.
: A crowd which filled the school LA Red Cross rally will be held at
house attended the meeting Mr. I Proctorville Friday evening, May 24,
How the 588 Tons Allotted to Robeson Gough ascertained bv a question at ft 8:30. Messrs Frank Gough and
m m he bejdnninsr of the meeting that'H- ? Stacy will be the speakers. The
County win ue uisinouiea. r early every cne in the house, from
In Monday's Robesonian it was stat- the tots to the greybeards was a
ed that a shipload of nitrate of soda member of the Red Cross They said
was exnected to arrive at Wilmington their allotment in this Red Cross
about the 24th inst. and that the Gov- drive was $250. After the speaking
eminent had allotted 588 tons of this!? canvass of the crowd resulted m a
shipment to Robeson county. Mr. W. collection of $234. Then Mr Gough
K Bethune, chairman of the county , Jing an idea he had gotten at a Red
committee, advises that this second Cross rally 'in Baltimore last week,
Sment, of which Robeson is allot- j sold at auction a Red Cross button he
ted about 15 per cent of the total bought ,n Ealtunore. bn soM
amount applied for, will be allotted asj
Rowlknd. 47 tons; Marietta. 18; sum rais.ed that night was $275; and
Lumber Bridge 42; Maxton, 72; Pur-, the people say they are going to make
tZ oi. Mn.i 3d- Proctorvilla. it $750 before the close of the week.
1 . mm -T 1 I A t .
TAFT'S VICTORY
MESSAGE
Last Sunday was a great dav with ' n jS' Superior Court: Democrat
the Baptist Sundav school. The num- S R SklPPer" Republican T. F.
ber present was 170. There was a
contest with the red and white top Sheriff : Democrat R. E. Lewis,
the whiie rose winning. Thereby the "ePnoiican-Joseph Allei
reds
re to entertain the u.-Viito nr,
Friday evening in the rear Sundav
schooi room of the new Baptist
church at 8 o'clock. Ice cream and
cake will be served and at 9 o'clock
tiCKets will be given to the
picture gallery.
Prof. H. W
moving
Dr. Beaman will Preach Baccalaure
ate Sermon Sunday at Presbyteri
an Church Graduating Exercises
31st.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
Begins at Red Springs May 27 Over
130 Teachers Have Registered.
Corresoondence of The Robesonian.
The Lumberton high school will
rinse Friday of next week, with lit-
KSam arTSSirS ex Over 130 teachers have registered
e" ces a 8:30. It Sot ve? Sown for the teachers' institute to be held
wholl deliver the literary address, at Red Springs beginning Monday,
nreiedasSSavT EVr. C. ve'turses in primary work will
Kan, pastor of Chestnut Street be given, four in the grammar grades
terian church at 11 a. m.
two
music
"Unconquered and unconquerable
certain of victory, we are determined
through the American Red Cross to
lessen the price every fighter and the
people of the Allies have to pay for
those of us as yet safe on this side
of the Atlantic."
This victory message voiced by
more than 20,000,000 loyal Americana
marked the opening today of the sec?
ond War Fund drive for $100,000,0001
to De used in neighborly and humani
tarian measures for winning the war.
"I hope that every Red Cross mem
ber will repeat this confident mes-;
sage," said Ex-President Taft. "It
is designed to show everyone that
this fund for humanitarian relief is
really a business-like method of help
ing to win the war. The words
themselves may not reach the troops
"in the line or the war harrassed civil
ians, but the tangible results of this
appeal must convince them that
America backs her own men and is
a real ally. This will help to main
tain their winning spirit.
"American Red Cross activities in
clude a wide range of human
salvage. First, for the re
lief of our boys and the
fighters of the Allies the main
tenance of great hospital and unfail-
Doubd. of AherH
one of our former principals of the
graded school, delivered an address
at the Baptist church Sunday morn
in at 11 o'clock to a large congrega
tion. The addiess was much enjoyed.
Prof, and Mrs. Doubd have many
friends in our town and section, and
their visits are always enjoyed
Children's day services will be ob
served on next Sunday morning at 11
o'clock at the M. E. Church, to which
th public is most cordially invited.
lied Cross work rooms have been
changed to 5 to 7 o'clock. Hereto
fore the hours have been from 4 to G.
Mr. C. M. Barker, who is pur
chasing agent for the Hillsboro Lum
ber Co., of Tampa, Fia., cam-i home
last night and will be here for a few
days. '
Register of Deeds: Democrat M
W. Floyd; Republican J. M. Sessoms
County commissioner: District No.
3, composed of Maxton, Alfordsville
Ihompson, Pembroke and Back, Among the 115 newly-graduated
fevamp townsnips Democrat Rory : trained nurses passed bv the State
McN air; Republican W R. Atkinson.; board of examiners last week and
District o. 5, composed of Lumber licensed Monday were Misses Lillie
Bridge, Shannon, Parkton, Rennert , Tovvnsend and Hester Bridger of Lum
nnd fet. Pauls townshios Democrat berton
J. G. Hughes; Republican D. M.i " T
Hall. The commissioners in the other Mr. E. L. Hamilton returned yes
three districts hold over for two terday from Fayetteville, where he
years. These are district No 1 C , LUU ,us sma11 sun Jat-K co a nospitai
B. Townsend: district No 2 Jno. W
Ward; district No. 4 J. F. McKay.
In case of a contest in the primary
a voter would only be allowed to vote
lor the candidate of his choice in hi
and had his adenoids and tonsils re
moved Tuesday. He is getting on
nicely.
Miss Sarah Stone passed through
town yesterday evening en route to
district. However, in the general her home at Mt Elim from Greens
Preparatory services on Saturday j- ? ineJV0Clng is not conlined to boro, where she was a student at the
mr.; ii Z.i districts and a voter can vote for the Stat Normal cniw Hnm(r th torn.
morning at 11 o'clock and communion
services on Sunday morning at the
Presbyterian church.
Rev. J. L. Jenkins, pastor of the
Baptist church, has just arrived from
the Baptist convention which was held
at Hot Springs, Ark., last week and
reports a great time and enjoyable
trip, also reports that his congrega
tion has graciously pounded them
since they have begun housekeeping
and also paid his expenses to the con
vention, which he says was much ap
'pgciated. Kev. W. L. Maness is holding re
vival services at Cotton this week and
reports much interest in the meeting.
This scribe attended the funeral
services of Mr. Frank Davis this af
ternoon at Bladen-Union church at 4
o'clock. Deceased was one mi Bladen
county's most noted and popular citi
zens and was 82 years old. Funeral
services were conducted by his pastor,
Rev. R. L. Byrd, assisted by Rev. J. J.
Murray, of St. Pauls. A large con
course of sorrowing friends and loved
candidate of his choice in all the dis
tricts where a man is making the
race. The county was divided into
five districts by an act of the last
Legislature.
Board of education: Democrat C
T. Pate; no Republican filed notice
of candidacy. Other members of the
board of education hold over. Mem
bers are nominated for two years, and
when a candidate is nominated he
does not offer in the election, but his
nomination is confirmed by the Leg
islature. Heretofore members of the
board of education have been appoint
ed by the Legislature.
For Road Commissioner: District
just closed.
Lieut. J. P. Cashwell, who has
been stationed at Camp Jackson, S. C,
spent yesterday here visiting his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. R. N. Cashwell.
Lieut. Cashwell left last evening for
some Northern point.
I. J. Wilkins and Jetter J. Branch,
the two men arrested with a whiskey
still on an automobile near Pembroke
more than a week ago, will be given
a hearing before Recorder E. M. Britt
Saturday at 10 a. m. .
'Rev. J. R. Miller, pastor of the
Baptist church at Fairmont, passef
through town yesterday en route home
No. 1, composed of Lumberton, Or- i from the Southern Baptist Convention,
which met at Hot Springs, Ark. He
reported a history-making session.
Mr. G. O. Bagwell, who for some
time had held a position in the oftice
ing stores of surgical supplies, skilled f es .were m attendance and the floral
nurses, piovision of ambulances, es-J:p32S wex;e immense and verv
tablishnient of rest and convalescent! t'eautii ul
homes and furnishing of sweaters and ! iVi;ss wary L. Culbreth, who
Certificates will be renewed, where j comforts. They include operation of
Remarkable Work of Airmen Most
Notable Feature of War Situ
ation Now.
In the past years of the war a pe
riod of extraordinary activity by the
aerial squadrons of the contending
armies in France has been considered
as an indication that events were np
idly shaping themselves for an often
sive bv one side or the other. At the
All teachers will rieed Leiper's
Language Work in the Elementary
Schools. Primary teachers should
bring all books used in the three first
grades. Intermediate teachers should
have Reading Literature; Fourth
Reader; Dodge's Geography Book II;
Our Republic; Milne's Arithmetic,
Book 111; Agriculture for Beginners,
Practical English Book 1.
All teachers and those who are ex-
. , -i I UcCtlUS I'll icav-ii ci iuvu w -
present moment the most notable lea- gome institute or some accredit
ed summer school.
J. R. POOLE,
County Superintendent.
INDIAN NORMAL FINALS.
Sermon Sunday Exercises May 31.
ture of the war situation is the re
markable work of airmen m various
sectors where a German attack is
looked for.
This activity has not been restrict
ed to the actual battle area, but far
back of each front there have been
daring raids. The Rhine cities are
being frequently bombed, while Paris
has again been in danger of a new
German attack from the air.
. M t 1
American aviators i nave oorne , ondence 0f The Robesonian.
prominent part in this fighting. Bf
thp F.nnpv illp and Toul sectors they i Mav 22. The com
have given a magnificent account of i mencement 'sermon of the Cherokee
themselves, while further north and j jormai school at Pembroke will be
even in the def&nse oi ionaon uiey pveached on Sunday, may zo, ay r
have demonstrated their fighting ca- j J H McCracken of Wilmington. The
pacity. sermon will be at 11 a. m., new time.
, I and all patrons of the school are m-
No Newa Vet of Cant. Bowen S 0a t he nresent.
The rest of the commencement,
canteens for supplying food, bath
ing and sleeping facilities to troops
in transit way stations, as it were of
the Red Cross mothering influence
which surround every American boy
from the time he leaves home until
he returns, or soothe his pain and
record his last brave message. To the
wounded, it endeavors . to supply the
closest substitute for the ministra
tions of real mothers, wives and sis
ters. .
"Wars may be lost behind the front
as well as in the trenches; the Amer
ican Red Cross therefore regards it
as an essential victory activity that
no American soldier shall have need
to worry about the condition of his
family. Worried about those left be
hind, his morale is sure to suffer; as
sured through Red Cross channels
that his dependents will be safeguard
ed, that his children will Jiave every
chance, the American soldier will be
irresistible in battle.
The American Ked Cross also is
carrying on a vast work back of the
lines in France and Italy and other
sections designed to maintain the
health and spirit of the civilian work
ers and restore the stricken to civic
usefulness. It is caring for thousands
of refugees, helping in a great fight'
Whereabouts.
Relatives of Capt.
Bowen,
ercises will be held on Friday, May
qi Koainmn? at 10 a. m. There will
nixu ; tJA-j j -
"-'" a.. ..... 3 -X. 4-i
n,vtr5-i '..nmi from Char- be a drill on the grouna at wv U1u ,
b&Mon-, May 13 have followed by SSo? Sffl
not yet heard a word that would tend torium. In the afternoon wrewm
to solve the mystery which surrounds be closing exercises ; in
4. tu.: rvf the Red Cross auxiliary at
There will also be an ex
rum, Wishart, Howellsville and Britt
townships: Democrat J. I. Town-
send; Republican L E. Bullard.
District No. 2, composed of Row
land, Gaddy's, Fairmont, White House nf th T.umherton. Dresden and .len-
and Sterlings: Democrat G. H. ; nings cotton mill companies here, left
Floyd; no Republican offered. j Tuesday for Raleigh, where Saturday
District No. 3, composed of Maxton, he will be entrained for army uuty.
;SMni STaT i "The two Federal road trucks re
inSPl? T Democrat J. A. cenjy purchased by the board of road
PpEn ffl McGirt; no commissioners arrived yesterday. As
RerS?n Sffer- J Jhas been stated in The Robesonian,
teaching at Hamlet, spent the week-1 cr;ii.:' SLr S" the trucks will be used for pulling
Democrat A
is
cay p. m. i
Mr J. M. Johnson and family, who
have been occupying the Culbreth
house for several months, moved Mon
day to the Capt. J. D. Cobb house,
which Mr. Johnson has bought.
Mr. T. N. Thompson left last week
for a Charlotte hospital for treat
ment. We trust he may find relief
and can soon come home a well man.
Miss Benton, one of the teachers
of the graded school, left for home
at Evergreen Monday morning. Also
Mr. Sapp. Miss Georgia Williamson
returned home from Greensboro. State
Normal college Saturday evening.
Miss Ruth Cash of Rocky Mount
spent the week-end with home folks.
THE RECORD OF DEATHS
en spent Sunday, May 12, here with
his -aiifo and Viild nnd returned to
Charlotte that evening and spent the
night at the Selwyn hotel there. Noth
ing has been heard from him since
he left the hotel about 4 o'clock on
Monday morning.
Alfordsville Subscribes $325.
Citizens of the Alfordsville school
district, Alfordsville township, sub
scribed $325 to the Red Cross after
Mr, H. E. Stacy of Lumberton ad
dressed them last evening.
4r 1 a nloPO
hibit of work done by the Junior Red
Cross auxiliary.
Infant Child of Mr. and Mrs. Row
land Deese.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Rowland Deese, died Tuesday night
at their home in the eastern part of
town. Interment was made yester
day afternoon in Meadow Brook cemetery.
against tuberculosis, aiding to saveW. JL. rial! J!eil JJeaa at xiome at
the new born babies of our heroic al
lies, finding homes and work for those
made homeless, and, in particular,
seeing that no child of a brave father
lacks food, clothing, playthings, com
fort, or education. No armed man
fig'hting for a world fit to live in ca.i
be allowed to weaken in body or
pluck for lack of aught that American
money can buy or American service
or intelligence can provide.''
Everv nersion connected with the
firm of White & Gough, including
drayman, has contributed a day's
work to the Red Cross, also every
one connected with The Robesonian.
Other business concerns and em
ployees are expected to come across i proceeds
tne same manner. $35
Orrum Community Oversubscrib
ed. ,
The Orrum community oversub
scribed its Red Cross allotment Sun
day afternoon in 15 minutes time. The
allotment was $100 and $125 was sub
scribed. Subscriptions were taken af
ter the regular church service.
f!ftnw Prnduce For Red Cross. I
j o; I jntant of Camp Crane, was one of
A load of country produce, consist-, fourteen At A S- 0fficers to recei,
ing of chickens, eggs, mrai,
canned fruit and beans, donated to the
p0d Prnss bv citizens of the loiars-
ville section, was sold at auction on
I the street here today about noon
loroceeds from the sale amounted
The
to
Mrs. A. P. Courtney's Nephew
Gets Captain's Commission.
Mrs. A. P. Courtney of Baltimore,
who is visiting at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Sharpe, received yesterday a let
ter containing a clipping from a Phihi -delphia
paper in regard to her nephew
F. C. Tarr, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Tarr of Philadelphia, reading as fol
lows: j i
"Lieut. F. C. Tarr, assistant ad-
the
receive a
captain's commission this week. In,
addition to his duties as assistant ad
jutant, Captain Tarr is commanding
oiheer of the medical detachment N
A. and of headquarters section 617
U. S. A. A. S. The members of his
command are unanimous in congratu-
Pembroke.
Mr W. E. Hall, assistant postmas
ter at Pembroke, died suddenly at his
home at Pembroke last evening at
7:40. Deceased fell dead while out
in the yard at his home. He was
around 45 years old. A wife and two
children survive.
Another Infant Victim of Colitis.
James, 10-months-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Mayes of the Long
Branch section, died Tuesday night
of colitis.
The following Lumberton young
people have arrived home this week
from college: Misses Rosa Wishart,
Vivian McNeill, Mary Lee Laiuweii,
Margaret Pope and Jeannette Biggs,
Meredith college, Raleigh; Misses
Anna Lawrence, Annie Burt Stain
back and Christabel Moorehouse,
Flora Macdonald college, Red
Springs; Miss Evelyn Sentelle, State
Normal, Greensboro; Mr. Carl
Greaves from Wake Forest college.
E. Wilkerson and I. T
Brown, no Republican offered.
District No. 5, composed of Lumber
Bridge, Shannon, Parkton, Rennert
and St. Pauls townships: Democrat
J. Browne Evans; no Republican of
fered. Recorder.
Lumberton district: Democrat E.
M. Britt; Republican S. L. Parker.
St. Pauls district: Democrat Jno.
S. Butler; no Republican.
Red Springs district: Democrat
J. N. Buie; no Republican.
Maxton district: Democrat R. M.
Williams; Republican B. F. McLean.
Rowland district: Democrat D. W.
Bullock; no Republican.
Fairmont district: Democrat A. E.
Floyd; no Republican.
Solicitor Lumberton recorder's
court: Democrat W. Lennon.
Other Candidates.
Howellsville township- Justice of
the peace: Democrat J. B. Ward,
J. H. Powers, N. A. McNeill; township
constable: Democrat: N. G. Prevatt.
St. Pauls township Justice of the
peace: Republican J. H. Fisher, C.
L. Johnson, Opie Odum; township con
stable: Republican D. P. McNeill.
Orrunr township Justice of the
peace: Republican J. R. Lawson;
township constable: Republican D.
R. Stephens.
Howellsville township Justice of
the peace: Republican Foster Kin
law, J. S. Currie; township constable:
ReDublican H. C. Roberts.
Raft Swamp township Constable:
Republican Roy Tyner.
County surveyor: Democrat J. Ed.
Tyson; no opponent.
All candidates of both parties were
declared nominated by the board ex
cept those for road commissioner in
districts Nos. 3 and 4, where a pri
mary will be held unless one of the
candidates in each district withdraws
from the race.
lating Captain Tarr on his promotion
and in wishing him the best of suc
cess.
Cantain Tarr is onlv 21 years old
and is a . graduate of Johns Hopkins
university, Baltimore.
Preferred Paying Hotel Bill to
Road Sentence.
I. Leiboutz was before Recorder
E. M. Britt yesterday morning on the
charge of refusing to pay for board
and lodging at the Lorraine hotel.
Prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of the cost and the ho
tel bill. Leiboutz declared he did
not have the money when told what
the cost amounted to, but when Re
corder Britt told the officer to take
him to the roads for 30 days he pulled
out a larse roll of bills and auieklv I Goodwin, was
road drags and hauling dirt on the
roads.
An automobile driven -by a young
girl and a truck driven by a colored
man collided on East Fourth street
yesterday afternoon. Both were run
ning slowly and the only damage was
to the automobile, which was slightly
bruised-
Dr. W. E. Evans of Rowland was
a Lumberton visitor Monday. Dr.
Evans says Rowland's tobacco ware
house is coming right along. This
will be the first season Rowland has
had a tobacco warehouse, he says, in
19 years.
Sgt. R. Luther Cox of Camp Se
vier, Greenville, S. C, arrived yester
day to spend a ten-days' furlough vis
iting relatives and friends in Robeson.
Sgt. Cox says he has been unlucky
so far in the fact that he has not been
sent "over there."
Mr. Geo. C. Thomas of Roseboro,
Sampson county, expects to open a
drygoods business in the former
stand of the 5 and 10 cent store, next
to the Pastime theatre, some time
next month. Mr. Thomas was a Lum
berton visitor Monday.
Mrs. L. R. Varser, who has not
been well for several weeks, went
Monday evening to a Charlotte hos
pital for treatment by a specialist.
She was accompanied to Charlotte by
Mr. Varser and her physician, Dr .
T. C. Johnson, who returned Tuesday.
The Robesonian has received from
Dr. J. P. Brown, who moved last week
from Fairmont to vv aynesville to
practice medicine, a postcard showing
the White Sulphur Springs hotel at
Haywood. "Here," Dr. Brown writes,
"is where the sick soldiers are being
treated by Uncle Sam for tuberculosis
and wounds received in France."
Mr. and Mrs. C. Frank Clyburn
of Kershaw, S. C, spent yesterday
here visiting at the home of Mr. Cly
burn's brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Britt, Elm street. Mr.
Clyburn is a member of the lower
house of the South Carolina Legisla
ture. He is confident that Ben Till
man will be re-nominated for U. S.
Senator in the coming primary.
The following Lumberton peopl
attended the commencement of Flora
Macdonald college at Red Springs
vesterdav: Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mc
Leod, Mrs. F. J. Thomas, Mrs. J. L.
Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Good
win and Messrs. H. E. Stacy, J. M.
Z lcCallum and Fred Brown. Miss Vir
2ie Goodwin, a sister of Mr. J. J.
among the lo who
ft
settled the matter.
graduated.