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THE 4 -i ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE i VOL. IXL LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1918 NUMBER 53 RED SPRINGS BOY ALLIES CONTINUE KILLEDIN ACTION VICTORIOUS ADVANCE Charles C. Hall, Son of Col and, 1111118 Stiffen Up Defense But Mrs. Geo. H. Hal He Belonged Can't Stem Tide Against Them. 43 LEAVE FOR CAMP White and Indian Registrants En- ! COUNTY RED CROSS EXECU TIVE COMMITTEE CHOSEN THE PASSING SHOW BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS License has been issued for the trained Here Thursday for Camp i Meeting Held at Maxtor. Thursday of Kaleidoscopic Views of Interest-j "arJia?e of Isaac Williams and Bea- to Old Lumber Bridge Light In i fantry and Had Been in France; About 6 Months. In the casualty lists reported from France yesterday the name of Charles C. Hall ot Ked bprings appears amon Important Railway Town of Chaulnes Taken and French Have Taken Montdidier Sum mary of War News. A London dispatch yesterday states the ones killed in action, confirming tnat Chaulnes, the important irail- I report to tnat enect that reached , way town in the heart of the Somfne Cnarles Hall was about Wadsworth Address by Dr. Bea man -Young Men Left in Fine Spirits. ing Life From a Window. Forty-three white and Indian regis-' trants from Robeson district No. 1 en-j trained Thursday evening for Campi Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C. Hun dreds of people went to the station to Representatives From Various Chapters Of Robeson Importancea1, Of Canteen Work at Maxton Correspondence of The Robesonian. Stressed Conference in Wilming ton August 20th. At a meeting held at Maxton Thurs day of temporary directors from the j Members of the Lumhert-,n de tachment of the reserve guard of Robeson have received their uniform. The condition of Mr R. D. Cald well, who underwent a serious ooer ation at the Johns Hopkins hospital, paiumore, two weeks ago, is lmnrov- 19 vears b&ttle front and the ke-v to the south old and was a son of Colonel (better frn Une of the German salient, has I Mr. T. L. Johnson, chairman of the known as major) Geo. H. Hall, a well- been captured by the Allies. Thel'ocal exemption board, rave them! known Confederate veteran, and Mrs. caPtu,e was effected by Australian some timely instructions, after which! chapter Hall, who are at Myrtle Beach, S. C.,iam Canadian troops. Rev. Dr. R .C. Beaman, pastor ot;Kate ft old Lumber Bridge light infantry and , number of prisoners taken so far ir made a thrilling patriotic address to had been in France about 6 months, the allied offensive in Picardy is now 'the young soldiers-in-the-makinsr. Af- 1 u aaa oo,uuu, inciuaing morejter the address Dr. tieaman offered j than 1,000 officers. More than 500 ! an earnest prayer in behalf of the guns nave oeen captured- according to Waynesville, Aug. 8. Dear friends When I was a zirl I knew a book call ed "Mrs. Solomon Smith Looking On" ing satisfactorilv time now 1 mSt f ' "Ir R W Williams, who lives My little front window with Bht! llf1"9 to The 36 wnTwIf? ff andA fI show- vairious-chapters of the county, chair-1 green shade and white scrim drape-' grown on a single stem. Good Suit ea a willingness to go and left in the men 0f various committees of the nes overlooks the main street just despite the freakish growth -PTheS-registrants gathered in the! founty chapter were chosen, as fol-j J" Th pI? 2511!-.? W of Police court room at 11 a. m. Thursdav and flows: i Wol cf "TJ' Yiu" EE!! ndnna or tne town clerk and treasur mi iivvt.ii u.L i;iic ir. iiri ir ii l i pi in Red Cross instruction committee I Gordon," the only really fashionable1 which will make it iss Elizabeth Frye, Red Springs hotel in this part of town, and I sit: report any violatii apter; junior membership Miss in my comfortable little rocker and hitTvole rnlinn-P an T.Tt' -c i i 5i j. i i i.-j. , I "ivycic otuu. antes x McKenzie, Rowland EIGHT DOCTORS INDICTED. " r-r Failed to Report Cased of Typhoid Charges Will Be Preferred Against Other Physicians for Failure to Re port Contagious Diseases Sanitary Conditions Good at Lorraine. Dr. Roy C. Tatum, inspector for the State board of health, has been in Robeson for the last several days and has indicted eight Rpbeson county physicians for failure to report cases of typhoid. The physicians indicted were: Drs. R. D. and. B. F. McMil lan and H. H. Hodgin of Red Springs; Dr. D. S. Currie, Parkton; Dr. W. P. Exum of Maxtonf Dr. W. F. Steph ens, Fairmont; Dr. N. H. Andrews and Dr. Evans, Rowland. Dr. Tatum says he expects to prefer charges against other Robeson physicians lor failure to report contagious diseases. All the above-named physicians have been tried and found guilty except Drs. Stephens, Evans and Andrews, whe will be tried later. Dr. Tatum inspected the Lorraine hotel here and says he found the con dition good. He graded the hotel 92, which is considered a high average, according to Dr. Tatum. 1582516 F0 RED CROSS FROM TOBACCO SALES. van i, Results of About 2 Weeks' Work for Local Chapter by Young Ladies of Lumberton Farmers Give Tobacco Gladly and Warehouse Managers Help. Reported for The Robesonian. . After about two weeks work, with moderation and good judgment a num ber of young ladies have made $825.16 for local Red Cross work. They visit the tobacco market and ask every farmer for a donation of his tobacco for the Red Cross. This is sold and proceeds given to local work. The farmers are giving gladly, and Olympia Cafe ler for this period the managers are helping us all they can. Watch for the final report! FIRST OPEN COTTON. the latest advices. The pivot of the German resistance at this stage of the battle, it now appears, is the town of Noyon, about midway between Montdidier and Sois sons. The enemy is throwing in re serves from this baae in an effort to prevent, regardless of cost, the Allies from gaining control of the Noyon Ham road, which is choked with ma terial, guns and troops. The Germans are expected to make a desperate stna don the Rove-Novon line to permit columns which are re tiring in the direction of Neaie and Ham to reach safety. All the bridges across the Somme between Peronne and Ham, a stretch of about 15 miles, have been destroy ed by allied aviators. The Germans have been attempting to throw tem porary bridges across the stream and the allied airmen are systematically bombing these improvised structure Among the prisoners taken are gen erals, colonels, and officers of all oth er grades. Eleven divisions of Gen erals von Hutier and von Marwitz have been identified by prisoners taken. Montdidier, at the tip of the Ger man salient in Picardy, has been taken by the Allies, who cut off large num bers of the enemy when they sought to beat a retreat from the city. Thou sands of prisoners were taen th.ore by th& Allies, it is reporter. ... The Germans have materially stiff ened their defense against " the Brit ish, American and French troops on the Picardy battlefront, but they have been unable to stem the tide of ad vance against them. . Although, the forward push of the Allies has been slowed down some what, nevertheless they have male further important progress from 1he north of the Somme where the Amer icans and British are fighting togeth er, to the -northern-bank of the Oise river, whese the -French troops are eneaging the enemy. The Americans and their British brothers in arms at last accounts were pressing closely upon Brey-Sur-Som-me, aided by tanks and armored cars which inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy as' he endeavered to re tard their progress. v Across -the river the Germans heavi ly engaged the British at Lihons and its vicinity and at one point pierced the British line and gained the out skirts of Lihons. A counter-attack. however, entirely restored the British line and the enemy retired to positions east and north of the village. By far the greater progress has been made by the French from the region southwest and south ot Koye to tne Oise river. Here they have driven their line well across the Roye-Com-piegne road and at Cambronne have reached the road leading from Com piegne to Noyon. Since the capture of Montdidier tne r rencn nave pene- young men. Those who entrained werai Henry Bullafd, OffUm; Melton O'Berry Sellers, 2&fftesville; Theodore Hunt, Fairmont; Hoke Mercer Far nell, Lumberton, R. 5; John Davil Hammond, Lumberton. R. 1: Luther Chavis, Lumberton, R. 1; Robert Phil lips, Lumberton R. 5; Lawrence W. McCormick, Rowland; Dave Cox, Lum berton, R. 4; Isham Rause, Lumber ton, R. 4; Alva M. Simmons, Mariet ta; Henry S. Musselwhite, Lumber- ton. E. 1: Robert B. Andrews, Fair mont; Jessie Missue, Elrod, R. 1;. Harvey Oxendme. Fairmont E. Townsend, McDonalds; Woodie Rice, Lumberton, R. 4; Arber Oxen-j dine, Fairmont; John N. Bowen, Rayn ham.R. 1; Beasley Britt, Lumberton, R. 4; Clarence Lonnie Cox, Fairmont; Tate Lee Williams, Lumberton; Dan Prevatt. Lumberton. R. 2: Luther Au gusta Willoughby, Boardman; Samuel Harvey Tucker, North Lumberton; Darnel A. Regan, Lumberton, R. 2 Johnnie Hyatt, Elrod; Jutter Davk Hardm, Fairmont; Raymond J. SeS soms, Fairmont; Charles A. WaldrOp, iiiecester; Eddie ljewis McNeill, Lum berton; William Arthur Kinlaw, Lum berton, R. 7 ; Clayton Faulk, Fair mont; James Thomas Dean, Lumber ton, R. 3; Rowland Davis, Buies, R. 1; James A. Herring, Marietta; Ernest Leslie Higley, Lumberton; Clau Chavis, Rennert; Arthur W. Biss Orrum: Sam Hayes, Rowland; Ru A. Brewington. St. Pauls. R. 1: Quin cy Wilson, Barnesviile; Forest Y. Stone, Lumberton, R, 4; Fulton Par-; ker, Orrum, R. 1. er you can obtain free printed cards easy for vou to violations of auto and mAi .-.! i I, . chanter:, knit and crochet or do other fancv E rttSiT -wii m canteen -Mr. J. P. Stansel. Mnvrnn work nr rpad nanors nnrl hnrL-c nn'' ' chapter; extension and membership watch the crowd go by. i Wt L. J. Smith, county health Mrs. G. H. Cole, Fairmont chapter : When I was a child one of the mot .cer f Wilson county, is spending Mrs w A .Nash, Lum-' facinating things I ever saw was all, w oays here with Dr. W. A. Mc- Kaleidoscope, and I Would sit for i " ' XVODson ".eaitn omcer, for the women's work berton chanter: civilian rplipfMr. T. 10. Lftnf.7.. St. Pauls pVinntor" finonpa Thursday j Mr. R. . Lawrsnce, Lumberton chap. tor; publicity Mrs. T. C. Parham, Kairmont chapter, Marietta branch. These, with the officers chosen at the pseetmg, in Lumberton on the 27th ult A. L. Bullock of Rowland, chair man; Dr. B. F. McMillan of Red Springs, vice chairman; J. P. Wig gins of Maxton, treasurer; Miss Min Hie Lenrion of Lumberton, secretary will constitute the executive committee lor the county to serve until October, hours turning it in my hands ' andtp"5Psf, ofu studying the manner in watching the formations the bits of! which the health work is conducted glass make, so now mv little window LIis -yuui,y. ' m7 ------ N is my kaleidoscope and I see inter esting life through it now at the height of Waynesville summeY sea son. For back ground, Eagles Nest and Plotts Balsam stand up higher than any other peaks of the Balsam ranw. They are west and the rising sun curns tnem to gold. Across their faces float cloud mist soft and white when officers are to be elected for the like downy feathers. Far awav peaks year. ... - are blue as the acean wave. We can The meeting wli Ketd in St. Paul's iMethodist church, and the following Were present: -From Rowland chap ter Chairman and Mrs. A .L. Bul lock, Mesdames Graham McKinnor, C. D. Smith and W. F. Barron, Miss Kate McKenzie, Mr. D. P. McKinnon; Fairmont chapter Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Bible, Mr. A. S. Thompson, Mr. J. G. iPrevatt, Back Swamp auxiliary, and from Marietta auxiliary, Mr. J. S. Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jenrette, -Mrs. T. C. Parham; St. Pauls chap ter Mesdames Jane Gillis, Elizabeti Council and J. F. Blue, Mr. J. D. Gillis, all of Parkton auxiliary; Red Springs chapter Mrs. H. B. Ashley and Miss Katie Buie, both of Phila- delphus auxiliary; Maxton chapter Mesdames Margaret Alford and. J. O. McCailum, Miss Flora McKinnon, Kev. cross Main street and look down into a little valley, with sm.ok rising from every house where women are feeding their men and children as they have since the world began. The first to pass is the old colored street man putting out the lights, then he and his comrade begin to sweep the Mir. S. A. Humphrey of Orrum passed through town Saturday en route to Charlotte in response to a wire message advising him that his son, Mr. Jasper Huraphery of Char lotte, had been run down and serious ly injured by an auto. - ' Prof, and Mrs. A. H. Flowers and small daughter, Virginia Lee, will leave this evening for Palmetto, Fla., of the high school of which place Prof. Flowers has accepted the principalship He recently resigned the principal ship of the high school at Farming ton, which position he had held for 3 years, y. r . tutv r r i i w t - -wiusseiwniie oi now- 1 ellsville township was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. He h as Keen suf fering with rheumatism for the past O i.ii i mi 1 1 i . ... afreet, everv rolnreH norann trninnr Ktr' ering V of Marvin cr fnr a nVi of Snnn fViva . 8 weeks in his left lee and SatairHav dependent ones taking their before ws4..the fst day during that length breakfast walk, come sauntering by,.,,Jlm? t5iat ht been, afale to so elad its over with for one more : !k about much, even with the aid A. L. OrmOnd, Messrs. J. P. Wiggins! I think of his girls at home patiently dv .T A day. Wagons piled high with apples, veg etables, chickens and everything that will sell to housekeepers or tourists are usually next. The old man with arms piled high with balsam pillows and peeled bal- - A . 1 . sam sucks goes staggering along and J. P. Stansel: Lumberton Mr. W amb. Long Branch auxiliary, Mr . Sharpe. After some discussion in regard to RED CROSS PENNY JARS. Grand Total of $40.56 in Pennies in ' 2 'Weeks Olymplia Cafe Leads With $5.08 Watch the Reports and Drop Your Pennies Into the Little Jars. . Reported for The Robesonian. gathering those stocky balsam tips to malte some money of their own. Noxt come3 a Boy with a buncnoT saoal?d horses and soon I see a crowd of girls, just what were the duties and powers J most of them in blue bloomers and of the meeting it was decided that it i white middys or stiff regular riding could only elect committee chairman to j togs, breeches and coat, leggins and serve on the executive committee and Messrs. J. S. Oliver, A. S. Thompson, D. P. McKinnon and J. A. Sharpe were named as a committee to submit nom inations, which they did after consult ing with the representatives from the various chapters, and the nominees of the committee were elected, as men tioned above. Rev. A.-L. Ormond, chairman of the Maxton chapter, and Editor W. JB cap, galloping by. some oi tnem looking almost as awkward as I would but sticking on like grim death, on the way to the lake or Old Bald or other many beautiful rides. An unusual clatter of hoofs on the brick paved street makes me look up and here comes "Camp Bailey", I men tioned before, twenty couples, boys in khaki with bandana neck wear, girls in bloomers and middys. Such a good Harker of the Maxton Scottish Chief,! time their faces show. They walked up one day. nearly ten miles, but the train was good enough to go home on. Here comes the "parade aux dames." Hair marcelled, faces enameled, drap ed in the latest of morning clothes, Mr. Oscar Baxley of R. 5 From Lum berton Reports Cotton Open Aug ust 4. Others Close Seconds Mr. Oscar Baxley, who lives about j trated eastward to Tilloloy , a distance 5 miles from Lumberton. on R. F. D 5, brought to The Robesonian office Saturday a well-opened and well fruited boll of cotton. He says he saw the first open bolls in his fields on August 4. Mr. Baxley planted in April. The Wilmington Star stated Satur day that it had received an open boll from Mr. C. H. Odum, of R. 3 from Fairmont, who usually sells the first bale in the county. Mr. Owen Davis of Raft Swamp township reported open Thursday of last week. A Piece of German War Bread. Ever see a piece of German war bread? The Robesonian is indebted to Mr. Forrest McGill of the postal de tail at Camp Jackson for a piece of German war bread sent to a prisioner of war at Camp Jackson. "This bread", Mr. McGill writes, "was sent to England, but the prisioner had been transferred to Camp Jackson. It was then forwarded here." The piece of cigar-box on which the bread was tapped bears the prisioner's number and address. "Some bread", Mr. Mc Lill concludes; and that is right. Recorder's Court. The following cases have been dis posed of by Recorder E. M. Britt: Will McLendon, colored, assault uPon his wife; prayer for judgment continued upon payment of cost. Carl Fisher, speeding auto on streets; judgment suspended upon Payment of cost. Hector Stone, using profane lan wage on public highway; judgment suspended upon payment of cost. ameline Rice, assault upon Hector ne; not guilty. enpi M.JSa.lhoun assault upon Clar ence M'White; fined $10 and cost. called spepial attention to the im nnrfemce of unitine enorts witn otn- Have you seen the little "Red Cross' prs n the interest of canteen work at Penny Jars?" They are tn every Hamlet, through which town many store, in town. Thousands of dollars! A committee from have been made in this way in other Rockingham visited the Maxton chap- swapping experiences of last night's cities, so let's see what Lumberton ter one jay last week and urged tne dance or yesterday's bridge whist, so can do. So far the sum of $40.56 has importance of that work. Mr. J. P. j busy trying to kill time, poor things, been found in them two weeks work! stansel just elected chairman of can-1 The chauffeur actually heard two of watcn ior a mommy report in j. us i teen work for Kobeson, asKea memueisj tnem envying me me umci. u.ay Robesonian and see who leads! The! o carry back to their chapters a re- cause I could sit so quietly in my little - I ' " . .. n l i- U ! . i come swarming by, Olympia Cafe lead for this period with $5.08. Drop your pennies in the little jars! THE RECORD OF DEATHS. of about seven miles, and the Canny Sur-Matz, more than 8 1-2 miles, and through the hilly region souhtward to the Oise have averaged gains exceed ing six miles, over a front of 12 miles. The stiffening of the German de fense does not, in the minds of ob servers on the battlefront,' indicate that the retreat bf the enemy has end ed. Rather it is assumed that these maneuvers are similar to those car ried out over the Marne front, when strong rear guards covered the retire- cotton onlment of the crown princes anmes I L.1 J oorinwaru. The smoke of large fires continues to he seen behind the enemy's lines and the movement of long transport columns eastward is considered evi dence that it is the intention oi tne enenfy ultimately to retreat to new lines of defense. Aviators have de stroyed all the bridges across the Somme from the region of Peronne southward and the enemy's communi cating lines either in the hands of the Allies or dominated by their guns the retrograde movement necessarily must be slow. Therefore, strong rear guard actions are required to save large numbers of men and enormous quantities of stores from capture. The allied troops gradually are encircling Roye an dits capture, wmcn seema imminent, will greatly heighten the difficulties of the Germans in falling fc&ck. Intensive air fighting is proceed ing over the battle line. In Friday s battle 39 German machines were de stroyed and 22 driven down out of control. The British war office ac knowledges that 23 British machines are missing. Unofficial estimates bring the number of prisoners taken by the allies up to 36,000 and the number of guns captured to more than 500. On the Vesle front the Germans on the northern side of the stream are Mrs. Helen Bryant Remains Sent to Polkton. Mrs. Helen Bryant, aged 66 years, died yesterday afternoon at 3:50 o'clock at the home of her son, Mr. J. C. Bryant, Walnut street, with whom she lived. Deceased had been ill for several months and her death was not unexpected. The remains were shipped this morning to Polkton and interment was made in the family burying ground at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Bryant was a good woman and had many friends. Miss Lulu Bryan at Asheville Remains Expected Here Tonight. Miss Lulu Bryan, aged around 27 years, died yesterday at Ashevilb, where she had been for some time Death resulted from tuberculosis. T e remains are exDected to arrive here tonight and interment will be maae tomorrow. Mrs. Carrie Bright Died at Penni- man Remains Brought Here. Mrs. Carrie Brieht. aged 52 years 'lied Thursday at the home of her hrotber Mr. S. P. Smith, at Penniman Va. Deceased formerly lived here and has many relatives in Robeson. The remains arrived here Friday and in terment was made in the family bury ing ground, near Allenton, yesterd vy at 10 a. m. nnest tn cet donations of hens for the window Red Cross canteen. He hopes by this; Pretty girls and other plans which he will worK out later to get sources of steady sup- nliae -fnr fhe canteen Chairman A. L. Bullock presided and Mr. J. P. Stansel served as secretar Of the crutches he was using. Mr. A. Z. Hayes ox McDonald, who was a Lumberton visitor Satur day, sold a barn of tobacco last week with Messrs. E. J. Davis k dons at Fairmont for over $900, the avorag being 45 to 48 cents. The tobacco was from a place belonging tO Mr. Frank McLeod of Lumberton. Mr. Hayes says the 4-horse farm he is operating bids, fair to bring him in thw -year $7r96ff-wr80fW- r JjJ-. Mr. T. A. McNeill, Sr., efiroed Saturday from Black Mountain, where he spent ten days with Mrs. McNeill and their two children, who are spend ing the summer there. While there Mr. McNeill visited the army y. M. C. A. training school where Capt. J. P. Russell of Lumberton is learning army "Y" work, and says Capt. Rus sell is delighted with the work and already has impressed the instructors as promising to make one of the moat valuable and efficient men in the service. fice and any where to pass away the time until they can eat again. Automobile parties come flying by sometimes, twentv-five or more in an- A letter was read from the bureau of J hour. I have quit looking up for them development of the Southern mvision , every time ior rear i wont get my to Chairman Bullock asking the exe-:WOrk done. Many of the roads are Dental Clinics Lumberton and Fairmont Anti-Typhoid Vacci nation. Dr. J. V. Turner will give free den tal clinics at Lumberton today and to morrow and at Fairmont Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Last week 168 children's teeth were examined at clinics held at Red Springs, Pex, Lumber Bridge and Lumberton. Dr. W. A. McPhaul. countv health everybody on the way to the post of-,' officer, will be at Fairmont Wednes day afternoon and at Marietta Thurs day afternoon to give vaccination a gainst typhoid fever. Several cases of typhoid are reported below Fair- cutive committee to send two or more representative members to attend a conference of 20 chapters to be held in the Red Cross rooms m mont. fine anri the nicnic places convenient, with cold spring water and usually a farm house where tresh outtermiiK can be bought, so this is a favorite STUNNED BY LIGHTNING. Wilmington August 20. The principal! pastime, especially with the children. themes of this conierence wm db cuh trol of chapter production, stimula tion of educational classes and expla nation of home-service problems. Mr. B. Tolar of Rennert was a Lumberton visitor Friday. He re ported crops looking fine and said it looked like he would make more corn than he ever made before in one year. reportde to be entrenching and string ing barbed wire over the territory where they are facing the French and Americans. Favors Working German Prison ers on Highways. At its meeting at Wrightsvllle Beach last week the North Carolina Good Roads association went on lec ord as favoring the bringing of uer man prisoners to this country and working them on State highways. The 3-days' convention closed with a smoker at the Oceanic hotel Friday evening. The last day was featured by a tour of New Hanover county roads and a fish feast on the sound. W. A. McGirt of Wilmington, presi dent of the Wilmington Highway as sociation, was elected president to suc ceed Mr. H. B. Varner, who was not present. Soldiers Overseas Will Have Chance to Vote. North Carolina soldiers on French battlefields will be given a chance to vote, in November elections under a ruling which the Postoffice Depart ment made Friday authorizing me sending of official tickets from North Carolina to the American expedi tionary forces. Rides in a Ford to Feed His Hogs. A young lady writes The Robeson ian that a certain farmer has bought a Ford and she thinks the funny part of it is that he rides in it to feed his hogs. Hole Torn in Mr. R. Nursemaids and darling babies make the next turn of the kaleido scope. Some of the little girls dress ed to look like dolls, too, dressed up to be comfortable, next in sensible blue rompers, allowed to make mud pies as all children should. Bright warm noon and my society picture fades away, but it is court or first Monday and the square furnishes another. Here come two old confed erates decorated in our sacred bronze cross, tottering towards each other as they swap plugs of tobacco, each lean ing on his serviceable cane. "How's crops down Jonathan way?" "Purty fair. When did you leave Catahoochie?" Why this morning I kem in one of them ottermobils," "Say them things gits over the ground." "My grandson he's drafted an we're down to see him off." There, the war has appeared already and I wish I could hear the next as they compare this war with our war. All at once I glimpse everybody get ting out of the way and see come two, three, four horsemen, several raggea pointed nos colliers, all working to get a herd of fifty cattle through all this crowd. The dogs circle the cat tle and up at their heels, the men pop lone whips and call directions to the dogs. Patience, and soon they are through on their way to change pas tures from one mountain to another. Nearly time for the Asheville bound train and to the boom-boom of the drum down the street comes J. F Hyatt head of the war board and be hind him seenty-four of Haywoods flower of youth, marching to the de- ( Continued on page 5) C. Kornegay'a His Knife Pants Leg, Metal on Melted and His Leg Slightly Burn ed. During the severe electric storm which visited thsi section Friday eve ning lightning struck a pole upon which the electric lines are fastened on Willow street and ran along the line into the homes of Messrs. P. S. and R. C. Kornegay, Eighth street. All the members of both families were stunned by the lightning. Mr. R. C. Kornegay was shocked worse than any other in the buildings. A large hole was torn in his pants leg by the light ning, the metal on his pocket knife was melted and his right leg was slightly burned. Only slight damage was done the buildings. Lightining also struck a residence at the Jennings cotton mill village. The house had been occupied by Mr. Sam Tucker up to Thursday of last last week, when he left for the army. Mrs. Tucker was away from home at the time the house was struck. The building was somewhat damaged. Health Address at Zion's Taber nacle Wednesday Night Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county health officer, will deliver an address illus trated by stereopticon views at Zion's Tabernacle Wednesday night of this week at 8 o'clock. The public is in vited. DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER Optometrist Glasses Fitted by Superior Methods Expert Knowledge of Eye Diseases LUMBERTON, N. C.
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