SOMA
ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE' COPY FITS CENTS.
COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH
$2.09 A YEAR. DUE IN ADTANC9
VOL, HO,
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY JANUARY 13, 1919.
NUMBER 97
HP "EFT?
ROBES
M'HIIDON MEETING
MCLENDON MEETING CLOSSES
v THIS EVENING
Great Evangelfatic Campaign Caused
urea teat Spiritual Awaiealng Lum
berton Haa.'Ever ' K"wt--Despite
, Many Handicap, the Campaign
Was a Decided Success, .
The service at 7130 this evening will
mark ten close of the McLendon re
vival, which began here December 8,
last. ; Mr. McLendon will not preach
his sermon to men tomorrow, eveig, as
. he Ki "aned. v
Yesterday was one of the greatest
days of the campaign. The three
services were attended by more than
9,000 people and hundreds made pro
fession of faith." ""
The campaign, has brought about
the greatest spiritual awakening Lum
berton has ever experienced. Around
150 persons have applied for member
ship i the various churches as a re
sult of the meeting, ' hundreds , have
been reclaimed, and the spiritual life
ni the tow and surrounding commun
ity greatly .revived. While there have
been many handicaps in the way of
Dad weatner, sickess, etc.,' the meet
ing was a decided success.
Mrs. C. L. Steidley. a noted singer
and personal worker, of St. Louis,
Mo., arrived Friday and will be with
the McLendon party in the future. ,
Mr." McLendon announced yesterday
that his exi, meeting wcAftd ltoSftheT
at Rowland or Washington, this State.
WITH ROBESON SOLDIERS.
Two Soldiers Home From. France
They Saw Several Months Service at
The Front.
Mr. Willie Albert Shelby, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Shelby of Lumberton,
and Mr. Charlie J. Hellgrin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Hellgrin of the Globe
Swamp section, arrived home Saturday
from France. They belong to the
52nd coast artillery and after speeding
a 15-days' furlough at home will Te
turn to Caroi Eustis, Va. Both belong
to the regular army. They saw sev
eral montns' service at the front. Mr.
Shelby was ion France 16 months and
was i two big battles, besides some
others not so great. Thty left a
French port fDedember 22 and landed
at Newport Newsr VaJ amtaryvS.
Neither of the young men was wound
ed in the fight. Mr. Shelby brought
home a rifle captured from a German
soldier, also a German helmet, and a
German gas mask. .
The soldier talks most interestingly
of their experiences a tthe front, and
declare that none except those who
were there can form any ideea of the
big lght. They are of teh opinion
that the American soldier will soon
renrtu home from France, except the
army of occupation. Mr. Shelby has
a pair of shoes faht still have Ver
dun mud, on them.
When asked as to how he fared in
France, Mr. Shelby said that he fared
all right except when in battle.
However, he had plenty of work to
do most of teh - time -while there.
There was but little "flu" among the
soldiers where they were located
when1 they left France.
Mr. Bailey Floyd, of Fairmont R
1, 1
arrived nome rriday mgnt irom
mi
Viauif nnuvubiv, via., iibtiii uccii ic-
leased from military duty.
A son of Mr! R.Cv Sessoms of the St
Pauls section 'returned home Wednes
day of last week from France. ' He
has been released from military
duty.
LEE- JACKSON DAY
Confederate Veterans Will Meet at
Court House January 18th Daugh
ters Will Serve Dinner Speech by
T. L. Johnson.
To Members of Camp Willis H. Pope
No. 17071 1
You are commanded to meet in the
curt huse in Lumberton o Saturday,
January 18, 1919, (Lee-Jackson
day), at 11 a. m. for the election of
Officers, payment f dues and duties of
the camp for that day.
The ladies of the Daughters of the
Confederacy will serve dinner and Mr.
T. L. Johnson will make us a speech
for the ccasin.
All vetevans f adjacent camps are
invited to be wit hus on that day.
M. .G McKenzie, Commander
J. F. Rabon, Adjt.
LLumberton, N. C, Jan. 13, 1919.
United War Wort Pledges Due Jan
v f uary 15th.
In the United War Work campaign
citizens of Robeson county subscribed
$15,814.02 to provide home comforts
and cheer for the boys in the service
on lnd and sea. A little over two
thirds of this was in cash and the re
mainder in the form of pledges. Jan
uary 15th is the date for the second
payment on these pledges.
The ending of active , warfare .has
tended to incresae instead of lesson
the responsibilities of the seven Wel
fare organizations -that 'participated
in the Uninted War Work campaign.
The need for the money to carry on
the work for the boys is just a. ur-
Jet today as in November, when the
rive took place. - . !
Attorney General Gregory Recigns
TknnMi. ' Wdtf Clratrnrv. Attornev
A uviuwa t.wv : I
General of he United States since j
.1914. has resigned because of "pe
cuniary responsibilities" and wiil ? e
turn to the practice of law. President
Wilson has agreed. to his resignation'
-ncxt-Mareh-flth. " ' :-'-
J. T. Biggs . Will have a Tailoring
Opehing January ,23, 24 and 25. . -1-113-lt..
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PARKTON PARAGRAPHS
Reath of an Infant School Closed
Tenant House Burned "Flu" Situa
tion Improving Movement of the
People
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton.. Jan.. 1(L ElUirt. .18-
nonths-old baby of Mr. and. Mrs. K-
u. aircieth, died at tehir borne- in
Rocky Mount on the night of Jaa.lsL
The remains were brought to Parktea
on the 2nd, accompanied by the par
ents and a few relatives and friends,
and were token to the home of Mr. D.
M. Bunnell, fathefof Mrs. Faircloth.
Friday at 11 a. m. interment, was
made at the family burying ground at
Lumer Bridge. . Little Elbert was
only sick a few days wit hpneumonia
He was a beautiful babe and greatly
loved by all the family. '
Mr. Leon Perry left Monday for
Dell school in Sampson county.
The Parkton graded school was or
dered closed by the board, which met
last Thursday night, .t is" much to
be regretted. While the school could
ot have been what was to be desired,
yet it looks like we could hare had
some kind of school.
Mr. J. K. Currie unfortunately today
about 11 o'clock lost a tenante house
near town by fire. The house was oc
cupied by Norman McMallan, colored.
Most of his belongings were saved.
If I were, to mention everybody that
has moved since our last letter up our
way I would occupy my allotted
space, or should I wh r!?5f'II
that have wme ana gii
Miss Georgia McMillan left today
for the State Normal college, Greens
boro. ;
Mrs. J. M. Johnson is in a hospital
in Fayetteville for treatment.'
Dr. D. D. Hughes is critically ill. j
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Alley moved
last week to Kenansville, where Mr.
Alley has accented, a .nositien as
cashier of the bank of that place. We
hate to part wihi this good family, as
Mr. Alley was one of uor best citizens
and was employe of tl. A. C. L. rail
way here. His place in evhurch and
town will be hard to fill.
Mr. R. T. Gaitley has sold his farm
In Sampson county and has moved to
Parkton and will operate his large
farm near town.
Miss Aron, music teacher in the
Parkton school, left the last of the
week for her home at Ashboro. We
hated to see her leave, as she was a
well-qualified teacher.- She will be
g reatly missed.
lur. V auaR., irrff.lfitZ1
along fairly well after suffering from
Mr. Claude Jernigan is getting
hesrt trouble and complications
. e "flu" situation is much improv
ed up our way. We hear of no new
cases this week.
NEWS AND COMENT
. r, , , . xr .
Marriage-Schocl Moving on Nicely-
A man vvitnoat a r?er
Correspondence of The Rbbesoninn. v
Lumherton, R. 5, Jan.. 8 Saturday,
Sunday and Monday were but dunli-
cates oi tne corresponding aaya oi
year ago. The temperature was cer- SprinS( Prof and Mrs. Carroll who
tainlj low. ..i.M'-Jj'are conducting, the singings for Mr.
We are delighted to welcorne MMndMeLendon at Lumberton, Mr. J. A.
Tn Afe.?L0l5j5?,terT.EeP-r Stanton, Messrs. Willie 'and Frank
s,.1,lliW v , I
trnnn nonrilA
good people
1 a r vT lTtL9home
formerly occupied by
' "" j u C u m.
Dnald I and 1 familylso Mr .B Allen, m Me88rs Anthony and Bernard us wrae interesting details of his ex
of Dillon, S C-as moved into the Redmod of Lumberto, sons of Mr. and qerience. The crew of his ship is corn
home recenty vacated by Mr Derry Mr8 Q B Redmond- Als0 Me88rg. of f rom. Nortn
Mayze. It ' ly. t0, Robert T. Brown of Philadelphus, Wal- and. he said that frequent scraps oc-
hat g0lP?-PLt rea J S Iktur ter and PeyVn .McMillan and George curred on board on account of the Yan
, !-W -tCJ" ff'SLSffiS R: 1 mey naentioned the names kee.boys guying the "Rebel." as they
:;fMSte;erl mtowere
rai incuivcia wcic
aaa k l.ttr rp.ult of families."" . r , ;"-- "t" r ,
auuwva .v i
moving into ine community.
bunday anernoon in ine noine oi tne
bride, near Smyrna church, Mr. Joe B
Smith and Miss HaddieCox were quiet
ly married. The ceremony'was per
formed by the writer, who is thebride's
pastor. Beth Mr. Smith and his excel
lent new bride have many friends, who
join in extending best wishes and
heartiest congratulations.
The public school at Cedar urove is
moving on splendidly, and we are most,
happy to report no sicicness in inecom-
munity, more than slight colds. ei
teachers are trying to raise 25 cents
ner ranita for the childre in the dis
trict, in order to enroll the school as a
member of the Red Cross; but we are
not raising our money by way of the
box supper.
And ribw Mr. Roosevelt has gone
nav. H2"was. in many respects, a
great man. He made a good presi-j
dent, and was the man of the hour at
the time Fortunately he was not
called upon to lead the country thru
onv o-i-pnt war. He onlv proceeded
with the unlnished tasKs to wnicn i
immortal McKmley had set his hands.
AS to tne recent great wwnu wiuuv.
it is a cause for which the whole world
should be profoundly grateful that the
present incumbent is chief. He is
the man without a peer. On his shoul
ders fell the responsibility of leading
his people through the greatest war
with which history knows anything.
But he has been backed . up bvthe
greatest people of the earth. If Pres
ident Wilson was a man of ambitions
and selfishness he' could have ruined
us, but he loves the people more than
he loves his power. Long live WU-
' J. M. Fleming.
. - tali
Dr. .J. P. Brown purchased .last
week the wholesale grocery business
of E. G. Floyd & Co. at Fairmont and
the business wflle conducted by Dr.
Brown's son, Mr. Hal V. Brown. ; Dir.
t. Ki loyd,wno was umoei wri
itor this morning,, will go into the to
bacco warehouse business with his
brother Mr. D. M. Floyd at Glennville,
Ga. : .
mnmff will Ml ITlfn tM U-1
Picturesque Points in the Message
of Gov. Bickett to the Generel
Assembly.
The finest memorial we can build
to our brave is a state that will
L rank as high over here as they did
ower were.
v The state is party to an awful
aime against childhood when it
permits idiots and imbeciles to
perpetuate their species.
Double the automobile tax. If
. a man feels that he is not able to
5ay the additional amount then
et him walk and improve his
health.
The right of the child to an edu
cetion at the hands of the state
carries with it the rght of the
. State to compel the child to take
advantage of the facilities pro
vided. The principle of the short bal
ot should bt applied to all state
administrative offices.
There may be more safe and
sanitary county cinvict camps in
the State, but personally I never
- saw one that was fit fir the abode
if a human being.
The primary law shiuld be rad
ically strengthened or repealed.
' mi it . l i i a X 1
j. tie poii-grc snoua De sinewy
limited to $27 In some of our
cities the poll tax ranges from' $6
to$8. This is anoutrageous bur
den on the head of the poor man.
Tie. law should make it perjury
fVr r Pyer toknowiV
maice a statement materially
false. The law can be so framed?
that any person who endeavors- to
conceal the real value of his pro
perty will be in grave danger of
going to jail in this world and to
hell in the world to come.
NOTES 'AND COMMENT.
Year of. Prosperity The McLen
' don Meeting Personal.
CnrresDondence of The Robesonian.
Buie, Dec. 31. A great year of
nrosneritv is passim? out with todav.
' hi country has been greatly Messed
in toe past year ana we snouia look
iorwara to 1919 to be even a greater
year, trusting in Him who.doetn ail
things welL
I was in a store in a town during.
the, holidays when a small boy came
in and told one of the clerks that he
had brought back, a toy that his moth-
d purchased there and it was
fi ahe bou it Ia
bought it. In reply
the clerk told the hoy that they did
not take back anything and further
morehis mother should have noticed
that it was broke a before buyinic it.
! Therefore, the child could do nhng
I but turn away with a sad little heart
'and without any more money just for
h(, ggke of &J'tew pennies fJr this!
large. and ws.l known firm The way
pelpla tak : advantage of some, and
especially the poor, to enrich ethers,; time begin to fall athwart our path
is a great shv i way, the heart grows more susceptible
I have had the pleasure of enter-
t.,:nino. ; mv homi Mr. R!4V -V.A
Humphrey of Philadelphus; Mr J. D.
i ft At i?-
a .v,ii nil.le P1 ryqrwoou, in. u., mr. tnariw
Willi, of; Buie, my father, Mr. J, S. .
urown, Mr. aim jackson oi rnuaoei-.ed
of fOT. lnnKin&..t,ne Aorin?
... . thniiwlitfiil na tn Mil nn
ma a nn i iinrPTV v nnni tnpv cm i oven i
viaiti
0ne :of the Drettiest and best kept
crave yards in this section or any
other section that I know of is at
Philadelphus.i It is kept up by Mr,
R. .T. Brown.-1 '
I had the pleasure of seeing two
beautiful Christmas trees Christmas.
One at Mr, J. A. Snton's belonging
to - little Misses Helen and Hermit
Peele. The other one was at Mr.
, ' MeMinan'a. I
McLendon is sure conducting a
t nyiya at Lumberton and the
t . No doubt ma stfl,l3
ifp heinc added to .' the Kin&rdom
through this great man's preaching.
There were thousands of people there
Monday night and people should go
from every section for 50 miles around
and more to hear this wonderful man
of God. I think I have heard that
he is next to Billy Sunday while oth
ers say that he is just as good a
preacher as Billy Sunday. People
should not turn their backs on this
golden opportunity, .but should go out
to hear fc messages for it is
not often j ever before, that the
people of Lumberton and other sec
tions of Robeson had the opportunity
of hearing preaching of this kind. I
am of the opinion that we need more
of this kind in our pulpits and not so
much of - the flowrey language that
some of our preachers use.
I had the pleasure of dining Christ
mas day at the home of Mr and Mrs.
Walter McMillan, near Philadelphus,
whom . I thank sincerely for the invi
tation. ADD ZRIEFS '
W H. M. BROWN.
Don't let you chickens and hogs get
you. into trouble! Officer Bell Robe
son says he hear, complaint that
many -Lumberton people are allowing
their chicken, to run at large and de-
4bA1W KAlMkAM' 0S Wsi AM f A fan
few hor- ere roamine- the streets of.tio
. 1 TT. 1 ..Ua.1
me town. lie says ne is ginng. vu
indict, and, not only indict, but prose
cute, all offenders. 'Take warning. I
WITH AUNT BECKY
A Quiet, But Pleasant Christmas
Concerning the Civil War Other
Matters Discussed in a Most In
teresting Manner.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
UM Fork. (Maxton, K. 1), Jan
IT . m a - - . ' ' -
lVthTrai!L2H
" .. j - r Tr uuuiumu
nnTthrpr
on Earth - jYet I have just been read
battle between American troops and
the Russian Bolsheviki, where in a
number of our boys suffered casual
ties, and five of the bodies had been
most brutally mutilated. I thoroghly
agree with the sentiment of Senator
Johnson of California, when in a
speech before the Senate he protests
against ine iurtner spilling ox Amen
can blood on Russian soil.
The Christmas tide and holiday sea
son passed very quietly in the Fork,
with very little demonstration, and but
little visitnz. 1 noutrh there was nn
lack of refreshments for the inner
man, and tables were laden with abun
dance of Christmas fare.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hamer were
made happy on that day by the pres
ence of all, save one, if their family of
12 children; the absent one being their
son Robert, who belongs to the Navy,
and is now stationed at Philadelphia.
However he came home on Jeave of ab
sence since that time and spent some
days including that of New Year.
Huh Stewat
me Aviation department, Hampton
Roads, had 72 hours leave, and spent
ine unnstmas day with home lo.ks
Mr. Hugh Craig of Matthews, was a
noiiaay guest in the home of Mr. D. M
Stewart, w
The "younger set" enjoyed a pleas
ant social entertainment on Thursday
afternoon in the home of Mr. W. H.
MeCormick.
Miss McPhail, after suspending
scnoei ior one week, resumed her du
ties at Oak Grove academy on Monday
the 30th.
Misses Dorothy York and Gladys Ha
mer.tudenta of Carolina college spent
the holidays at their respective homes
I Messrs. John Caddell and Coit and
Aimer . n nmocK enjoyea tne season
with home folks,
I This section is so blessed, that we
had none of God's poor and needy ones
n our midst, and none without a good
Christmas dinner.
Of. courjMkX spent the Christmas tide
by my .own fireside, enlivened by the
multitude of sweet cards, letters and
packages from friends and loved ones,
breathing the spirit of the seaaon, and
reviving tender memories; among
which came to me from a friend of
"Auld Lang Syne," a lively burnt wood
box from far off California, contain
ing rich clusters of raisin sand sun
kissed figs, the delicious products of
that golden land.
As we journey down the Western
slopes, and the shades of the evening
and responsive to "little deeds of kind
ness, little words of love" and the mel-
lowness of age creates a deeper appre-
ciauon ox (rue inenas. xnis reminds
me that if I live one more week from
this day, I shall have attained my 3
score years and ten, having lived thru
the eventful period of two wars.
,A young cousin of mine wh.
who enlist-
in tne wavy last March, and was reH
ff r their illiteracy, and
., ; Vt .,
v"5 wr.,"".;".i""kf w"""
rfnitne ha i ivi woi a. fa dove af .
ter he returned to servie. I ran across
an article in the Charlotte Observer
containing the following statistic au
thentically compiled: "The South fur
nished 600,000 soldiers for the Con
federate armies, and 316,000 white sol
diers for the federal armies. There
were 186,000 negroes in the Northern
armies, most of them from the South.
This made a half million contenders
from the Southern states, to be con
tended with by the Southern armies.
The North got 176,000 soldiers from
Germany, 144,200, from Ireland, 45,
000 from England, and 53,500 British
Americans and 74,000 of other na
tionalities. Thus the foreigners and ne
groes out numbered the Rebels by 80,-
000 men. The soldiers drawn from
the other Northern States numbered 1,
778,791, so that the total number of
Federal soldiers was 2,775,000 men.
"Now who was it defeated the Rebels ?
European hirelings and negroes. I
think I will copy above statistics, and
forward to' my sailor boy cousin, as
an armor against assaults from his
Yankee comrades, ln fact we were
not whipped at all, but as Robert
Toombs pertinently averted, wwe just
wore ourselves out whipping them, and
their hired allies."
Today, from our window we see
passing, to a near by cemetery, the
remains of an ante bellum "black
mammy," Aunt Sallie Douglass, who
had lived to the ripe old age jot 107.
She was a native of Virginia, but
came to this section when Quite young,
and had spent her length of day. in
this immediate vicinity. She was one
of the faithful few, who are so rapidly
disappearing from life's stage, and are
sadly missed. -
"The cold wave has struck us at last
and we are closely, confined by the
fireside. The "flu" has been all a
round us, but so far we have escaped,
and thecontagion has subsided, in this
vicinity, though I hear it has broken
out again. m the John And nasty sec-
hool et John, naa .suapen-
um nMtiuntcjjH
Young Shaw Webb of Hasty, died -
from flu-pneumonia yesterday
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS
Annual Apportionments Made Com
mitteemen Appointed Rebates Allowed.
The county board of education held
its regular monthly session Monday,
. bO lWM UlUIlbl
ln -Cty Superinten
oi j. it. rooie.
The following, annual apportion-
J 22
were made to the various town-
iipe
Alfordsville 3480.00
Back Swamp 1700.00
Burnt Swamp . . . . ' . . 2020.00
Britts 2360.00
Fairmont 2220.00
Caddys 960.00
Howellsville, 3200.00
Lumber Bridge, . . . . 2000.00
Lumberton, . . ... 5240.00
Maxton 3540.00
Orrum 1700.00
Parkton 1880.00
Raffr Swamp, 840.00
Red Springs 2260.00
Rennert, 440 00
Rowland, 2440.00
Saddle Tree . . 1400.00
Shannon,. . . . ,' , , , . , 900 00
Sterlings 2040.00
St. Pauls 330.00
Thompsons 2700.00
Wisharts, 1440.00
White House, 2840.00
Total . . . . $55,400.00
School committeemen were appoin
ted as follows: Braiwv3v-
district No 8, Indian, '.-
township, succeeding James Ham
monds, who moved out of the district;
J. H. Amnions in district No. 4, Britt
township1; succeeding C. G. Stephens,
T. Pate in district No. 9, Rowland
townsnip; Arcn jncuuiiie, district no.
1, Saddle Tree township, succeeding
F. L Smith, who moved out of district;
R. A. YMcLean in district No. 3,A1
fordsville township, succeeding R. E.
Bridger. who moved out of district;
W. A. Bruce and T. A. Parnell in dis
trict No. 2, Burnt Swamp township.
Whereas, it appears that certain
nnnils are attendinsr the . Or-
rum ' school form other districts, in
1 1 jti. l I 1 J a.;
wntcn aisu'icis we ooara oi eaucauon
has provided the usual apportionment
for such pupils, they being below the
eighth grade
It is therefore ordered that said pu-
pils be required
to nav inttt the irener-
al fund $1.00 per months for each pu
'.. r .
pil so attending the Orrunr- school
from other districts: and that the
principal of said Orrum school be di
rected to collect said sum immediate
ly. All pupils refusing to pay the
sum of $1.00 per month, both for the
time already attended and for the bal
ance or the school year shall be im
mediately suspended by the principal
of the Orrum school.
Ordered that, the Board of Educa
tion petition the General Assembly to
repeal the present law, which limits
the salaries of the county superinten
dent and assistant, and allow the
board of education to fix the salaries
of the county superintendent and as
sistant, as is done in -other counties.in
the State. -
Minute, of last meeting read and
were approved.
Ordered that the lines of District
No. 1, Gaddys' township, be changed
so as to include,, the children of John
Hammonds and Neill Oxendine.
Sfrtv dollors - was appropriated for
salary of teacher in district No. 1.
Indian race, Rennert township.
Ordered that the committee of dis
trict Nov 2, colored, Orrum township
he allowed to expend $30.00 for re
pairs to school building from , their
special tax funds.
D. F. Britt, K. E. Harrell, and C.
L Willi, were appointed a special
building committee in district No. 2,
whit race. Saddle Tree township.
Whereas, by a previous order
Messrs. McKay Byrd and Charlie
Mercer, had been transferred to dis
trict No. 6, white race Howellsville
township, it is hereby ordered that
their children be admitted to the- said
school. i
An appropriation of $50 was al-
ion cavf j
additional;
White House, for an
teacher,
An annrnnriat.ion of S45 WSS al-
lowed district No. 5, white race, Lum-
berton township, for teachers' sala-
ries.
The following rebates were ordered
paid:
Willis Speight, error in listing tax
in No. I, Wisharts, white race, $1.50.
J. tl. jacKSon, error in iisung, now-,
i 1 1 t - i a - co '
ellsville. No. 5. white race. $5.68,
J. H Oxendine, error in listing No.
1, Indian, Burnt Swamp township,
96 cents.
Aneus Locklear. Jr.. error in listing
No. 1, Burnt Swamp township, Indian
race, $1.97.
NITRATE OF SODA COMMITTEE
Applications Must be Made to One of
These Committeemen
The following is the official Gov
ernment nitrate of soda committee
for Robeson county:
W. M. Oliver. Marietta: A. J. Floyd,
Fairmont; A. D. McKenzie, Rowland
A. J. McKinnon, Maxton; A. T. McCal
turn. Red Springs; J. B. McCormick
Parkton; L. Mclnnis, St. Pauls; O. O.
Dukes, Lumberton.
Applications must be made to one
of the above named between JanJ8th
and Jan. 25th. -
The new Methodist minister for this
circuit. Rev. Mr. Daniels, filled his ap
pointment at Oak Grove on Sunday.
With all best wishes to The Rober
sonian amTlts readers fortheNew
Year. -
"Aunt Becky"
COTTON MARKET.
Middling cotton is selling on the lo
cal market today for 26 1-2 cents
the pound.
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NZtt8
Miss George Whitfield is recov
ering from an attack of influenza.
Born, te Mr. and Mrs, R. C.
Birmingham .yesterday morning, a
boy.
Mr. H. E. Thrower has accepted a
position as general manager of the
Oakland Lumber Co., of Oakland, near
St Pauls.
Mr. R. C. Birmingham will go
tomorrow to Charlotte, where he will
enter the, Charlotte sanatorium for'
treatment for stomach trouble.
Miss Minie Lee Rowland left Sat
urday for GreGensboro to resume her
studies at the State Normal College,
after spending the holidays here vis
iting relatives,
Mr. R. T. Gaitley of Parkton was
a Lumberton visitor Thursday after
noon. Mr; Gaitley recently sold a
large farm near Clinton Samoson
county and has returned to his farm
Parkton. -
State Senator H(E. Stacy and Rep
resentatives J. 8. Oliver and G. B.
Sellers spent the week-end at their
respective homes and returned to Ra
leigh today. No local bills have vet
been, introduced, either in tiie vSep-
Mrs. Miry" Bollard and Rev; H. M
Dunn were married in the office of
Reeiater of Deeda M W. Flovrf Safc.
Jirday at noon. Justice M. G. McKen-
zie officiated . The bride and groom
hail from Chatham county.
LLicense has been issued for the
marriage of Chas. E. Herring and An
nie Coins. . ,
Rozilla LLocklear and Emory Ham
mond, Indians, were before Recorder
E. M. Britt. Saturday on the charge of
assault upon Frances Bell, also Iln- -dian.
They were found not guilty.
Frances Bell was also given hearing
in the charge of using profane lan
guage on theTJOblic hikhway and was
found riot guilty.
Miss Grace Huggins, who is em
ployed in The Kobesoiuan omce, has
J " Wltn!ne- T o. "lnce J2LW
. "u1y, r- - qwrnes, inc
IDihuinian'. . I hnu
ibesinian's uitype operator, came
own With the "flu" yesterday, after
ing off duty sinee Friday afternoon
on accout of the sickness Mrs. S tames
who also has the disease. Master
Charles Brown, who delivers papers
for The Robesonian, has been sick
with "flu" sice Saturday. Mr. J. A.
Sharpe, editor of The Robesonian, is
just able to be about again after an
attack of the same popular disap3.
The Robesonian is having a .hin o.J
time with the "flu."
Clarkton News Notes.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Clarkton. Jan. 7. Winter time has
arrived in full blast after some warm
days, which was very bad on hog kill
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Burney return
ed to Asheboro after spending two
weeks here visiting at the heme of
Mrs. Burneys mother, Mrs. D. A. Mc
Kee. Miss Agnes Comartie spent
last week with her partnts near Eliza
bethtown, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cromar-tie-
Miss Artie Hammer of Asheboro
spent the week-end at the home of
Mrs. D- A. McKee. Mr. M. E. Warner
spent a few days in Raeford visiting;
relatives and friends. Miss Bessie
Smith returned tor Mitchell College,
Stateville, to resume her studies after
sqending the holidays at home. Mr.
L. L. Warner .pent one day last week
in Lumberton on business. Quite - a
number attended first-Monday courV
and the demonstration of the Fordson
tractor at Elizabethtown yesttrday,
. Mrs. M. H. McNeill and daughter of
Lumberton, R. 6, are spending a "few
days with her mother Mrs. Mary J.
Ward. ... , ...
There is one brave soldier who did
his best on the battlefields of France
revuriitcu w mn uviuv rt--www-"
This is Mr. James O. Hall, who was
wounded while on tht front, tie is ue
firct nn to return to this COUnty that
we have learned of.
Miss Elizabeth Smith of Davidson is
Isptnding a ftw days with her sister,
j Mrs. E. S.Clark. Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Joslyn'and little son of Vanceboro
SDent the past week here. Mr. J.Waah
Clark of High Springs, Fla., is spend-
jnjr a lew weens nere wim iiw'
, . . i r t ri.n ia
and friends Mr. O. L. Owensof the
U. S. Navy spent the past wee here.
Mr. David Baldwin has accepted a
position at Lauril Hill. Mr. J. M.
Stout of Siler City was in town a day
or two last week.
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
.Mr. L. H. Woodell of Back Swamp..
Mr. L. H. Woodell of Back Swamp
township died Wednesday of influenza-pneumonia.
Deceased was 32 years
old and was never married.
Mrs- Jno. J. Allen, of Howellsville
Mrs. Jno. J. Allen, aged about 60
years, died Saturday at her home in
Howellsille township , of influnza
pneumonia. Maggie McGregor, Colored. j
Maggie McGregor, colored, died
Saturday night of influenza-pneumonia.
Deceased lived at Manchester and
had been attending school here.
DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER,
Optometrist
Expert. Knowledge of Eye Disease
and Fitting Glasses.
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