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VOL. IXL , ' : ' LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROUNA,tHURSDAY frEBUARV 6, 1919. - NUMBER 104
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"FLU" LID GOES OFF.
All Quarantine Restrictions Rescind
edNo Date -Has Been Set For
Opening Schools."
. Unless conditions iare such that
the town physician issue an order
against it the local picture show will
be allowed to open tomorrow. This
was decided at a meeting of the may
or and board of town commissioners
yesterday afternoon. .The matter of
opening the schools was left with
the board of school trustees. if- date
has been set for opening schools.
With this order all the influenza
quarantine restrictions passed bythe
board three weeks ago have been
lifted, the order closing churches and
barber fehops having already been
rescinded.
Dr. John Knox was re-elected town
physician at the meeting yesterday.
Ah' order was passed instructing
the police force to enforce the ordi
nance against skating on tne side
walks in town.
NOT TOO LATE TO
GET NITRATE OF SODA
Time for Taking Applications Extend
ed to February 15th.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.'
I have just received the following
instructions, from Washington, in re-h-ipitrator,--
-
"In-view of the fact that many
farmers who desire nitrate have-not
had an opportunity to file their ap
plications, it' has been decided .to ex
tend the time for receiyng applica
tions to Feb. 15th. It is desired that
notice1 of this extension !6f time be
brought to the attention of all farm
ers in: the county who have not filed
applications for nitrate, of Who-may-desire
to purchase additional quanti-
ties"
These additional applications will
be received at my office at the court
house from Monday Feb. 10, through
tyraay, eb. id, ana noi oy me lo
cal committeemen, as before.
fO. O. DUKES,
County Farm Demonstration Agent.
TO DISCUSS COTTON SITUATION
Call Sent Out to Farmers and Oth
ers to Meet in Raleigh Feb. 11.
A call, headedlsy the signatore of
Gov. Bickett, is beng sent out to far
mers and business men of the State'
to attend a meeting in Raleigh Tues-
day, Fe. 11, to discuss the cotton j
situatonV The meeting will have for)
its purpose the planning of a safe,
sane and patriots method of secur
ing the cost of production, plus a
reasonable profit, for the unsold por
tion of past cotton crops and for
the one about t be planted.
Jurors For. February Civil Court.
At the meeting of the county com
missioners Monday the following
were drawn to serve as jurors at the
2-weeks' term of Robeson Superior
court for the trial of civil- cases
which' will begin Monday, February
24th:
First week WL. Prevatt, M..P.
Shaw, joe Freeman, Azor MTVhite,
J. D. Taylor, J. W. Btyant, W. H.
Allen, F. A; Faulk, C. C. Price, W. H.
Morgan, J. A. Brown, T. B. McNeill,
Gregory Lennon, Us L. Haynes, A. G.
Ray, Sandy McNeill, Jno. T. Beasley,
H. F. Sessoms, A. H. Rozier, Mike
Herring.
Second week A. G. Freeman, J. H.
Lewis.S. D. Stone. T. F. Stone, J. W.
.Barnes, W. C. Henley, H. M. John,(
B. B. Currie, T. J. Davis, E. H. Rouse,
D. F. Israel, A. M. Britt, E. M. Stone,
J. H. Davis, John Williams, M. S.
Griffin, W. W. Lewis, W. C. Barnes
C. M. Barker
tarker J. D.
Gibson.
Danger of Making' Too Big An
Effort on Tobacco.
There is danger of farmers mak
ing too big an effort in the matter
of planting tobacco, according to Mr.
T. J. Noblin of Barnesville, proprie
tor of the Star tobacco warehouse
of Lumberton, who was a Lumberton
visitor yesterday. Mr. Noblin says
that the grade is worked into to
bacco and that when a farmer plants
more than .he. can cultivate thorough
ly he makes an inferior grade and
gets less for his crop. Mr. Noblin
expects prices to be high thisfyear
for good grades.
Mr. W. M. Mcntyre of Mullins, S.
C, who has' been bookkeeper for the
Star for : the past, two years, will
-be associated with Mr. Noblin the
coming season in the management of
the Star, which Mr. Noblin recently
leased again for a 8-year period, and
he will also have another experienced
warehouse man with him. ;
.. Town Schools Probably Will Open
c February 17. -
--' As stated elsewhere in this paper,
the town fathers have lifted thewflu"
; quarantine entirely, but the question
of re-opening the schools is to , . the
' c hands of the school board. Chairman
R. ' Cy Lawrence is inclined to favor
AVMnrii-ftiV f Via -antitnla Ttavf 'Mnnfot .
v but physicians advise against it III
conditions continue to improve it is
'. ' likely that the schools will be opened
on the 17th inst In the meantime the
buuaing that lias been used as an
emergency" hospital for "flu" patients
will be thoroughly disinfected and
the plant will be put in first-class
shape. Supt Cale and the school
N board want to open at the earliest
v possible moment but of course do
not feel justified in running counter
- to tne advice of the physicians.
WORKOF THE LEGISLATURE.
House Kills . Prohibition Commission-
er . Bill Senate Defeats Measure
to7 iAbolish Capital Punishment
House Passes State-Wide Dog-Tax
Measure.
The bill providing for a State mar
shal to enforce) the prohibition laws
Of the State was defeated in the
House yesterday. The State Anti-Saloon
- league advocated- the measure.
Senator Warren offered yesterday
a bill to provde for, the election of
county boards of education by the
people, this to apply to all counties
alikei
The department school blls offer
ed n the House by Bryant were n
troduced n the Senate . yesterday by
Cooper of New Hanover. They pro
vde the 32-cent tax an specal appor
tonments for the stronger' to help
the weaker countes, the budget sys
tem and minimum salaries for teach
ers. In the House, Herrjn, Republ
can, ntroduoed the mndrty party
school bll, known as the "Butler sys-
tern, oi scnooi iunas, provcm -cent
property tax by the 'State -and
per capta apportionment by the coun
tes,. and that the countes must each
levy suff cent tax to assure 6-months'
schools.
.The' bill to abolish capital punish
ment that the House passed, abol-
ishiner :the. death- sentence only n;
ifeau tec -jvtie-avrtitw fwffsasry. rife
more conservative body believed that
this is not' time to let up in the mat
ter of the death penalty.
The House passed Tuesday a State
wide dog-tax bill Which provides: a
tax of $1 and $2, requires all dogs
to be' restrained at night, makes .own
ers responsible for depredations, and
carries -machinery vf or enforcing the
law; which proposes to husband espe
cially the sheep industry.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels will
i"I
address a,,jont. session of the Legis-
intur Feb. 'lS.'
. Besolutions reqiuring
submission
to the sreneral assembly not
later than Feb. 10 by the State high
way commission of a detailed . re
port for hte past 2 years, showing
every -item of receipt and- expendi
ture and the amount of road work
performed in each county,- were a
dopted by both branches of that bo
dy Saturday. A number of legislators
have indicated that they have not
decided whether to support pending
legislation for a State-wde system
of roads because of lack of knowl
edge as to the methods under when
such large sums as are contemplat
ed would be expended. The provson
of $4,000,000 or more for North Car-olna-
pubic road development would
represent an outlay greater than all
other State appropriations combined.
A bill by Senator Scales of Guilford
iprovides for county boards and su
perintendents of public wolfare, to
work under the, -x4iec)tion f the
State welfare commission, also a
comprehensive .scheme of welfare
work in all counties of the State.
Another., measure by Scales " vould
enable boards of aldermen to elect
their mayor from among the num
ber of aldermen instead of provid
ing for election to the mayoralty the
candidate receiving the highest vote
for alderman.
Senator Brock of Jones has of tr
ed a bill providing for appointment
by the Governor of a State game com
mission, composed of one member
each from the eastern, central and
western nortions of the State. The
commission would select a SUte
game warden, who would . appoint
deputy wardens. This bill lso would
dissolve the Audubon society of the
State, the properties and owners of
that society to go to the new State
game commission.
RENNERT NEWS ITEMS.
Farmers Planting Seed Beds and
Building Barns Frequent Wrecks
Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rennert, Feb. 8 Or school is
progressing nicely under "the man
agement of Misses Carrie Baldwin
and Augusta Britt. . ; C , -
.X Mrs. Margaret Porter, aged mow
er of our beloved pastor, Rev. A. H.
Porter," continues critically ill, '
Miss Fave Brooks, who is a stu
dent at Salemburg," is home for a" few
days, school being closed on account
of the" "flu.
The B. Y. P. U., whicb was organ
Ized the first of the year,, is progress
ing -nicely, i , I L? ,j'
Mr. and Mrs.- Jonn waiter unB
of Laurinburg spent Sunday at the
hnin of Mr. D. F. Webster
Mi, Rvt . Prrv has placed ma
terial on his lot opposite the Baptist
ohiirrh for the erection of. a nice
home.-. "
" Farmers are busy planting seed
beds and building tobacco barns. The
cotton situation, and existing high
prices -of the manufactured staple,
reminds one oi tne oia ; reconsww
tion period following the' Civil war.
.-' Mr. J. VT Conolv. an old' Conf ed
erate soldier, who has been quite ill
fnr limM time., is much improved.
; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Humphrey
and Mr. Walter C. Humphrey vis
ited frienria here Saturday. ;
Mr, Soscoe Tolar lof the Rozier
SeCuOn was a yiBiwt tu vwnu uaw
The freduency of wrecks on the A,
C. L-between Florence and Fayette
ville within-'the past few months is
a 'subject of , deep concern. The ex
treme weisrht of the mammoth en
ORDERED BY SENATE
Bolshevik, L W. W. and pther Props
ganda Will Be Investigated
Charge Made That Criminal Props.
ganda Aimed at Violent Overthrow (the county commissioners held Mon- Parkton,' Feb. 4 Rev. J. I Jen
of the Government is Active Jn. day the following claims were passed:, kins filled his regular appointment
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Sweeping investigation of Bolshe
vik, I W. W. and- other propagaro
was ordered unanimously Tuesday
the United States Senate after two'
hours of tempestuous discussion, in
which .several Senators declared that
organizations were plotting to over-1
throw the American government by
violence
The Senate judiciary sub-commit-'
fpa urhih fni mnva tfian a vmv lias
been investigating pro-German and
brewers propaganda, was authoriz
ed hv thp Spntj rennlnfinn in Mn
duct the new inquiry. The committee!" J1. rrSw
will begin work probably Friday ot,vu, 'J 'u churches to send their pastors to
this week. Senator Overman said the a".P $f FrLti Sft '" him lo, that it would make
new investigation would cover a wide l25' mito, 9??.gh' fZ ie8 llr better preachers, that they Would
The resolution offered by Senator
Walsh of. Montana, Democrat, :adiar1,2S S'
adopted, without a roll call or dissent-,
ing voice, extended the committae's
powr to inquire concerning any f
forts being made to propagate in this.
country the principles of any patty
exercising or claiming to exercise au-!
rjTW"t w-hj.T.-. . . - - - -
l0Fts originate in this country of are
incited or financed from abroad, and
further to inquire into "any effort to
incite the overthrow of the govern
ment of . this country by force or by'
the destruction of life or property or
the general cessation of industry."
Senators joined in impassioned de
nunciation of the alleged propaganda
and also of a meeting held in Wash
ing last Sunday at which the Rus
sian,, Soviet government was praised
as superior to the American form of
government.
. The Senate's action looking to the
suppressidn of the alleged seditious
propaganda came unexpectedly. Sen
ator Myers of Montana opened the dis-J
cussion .with vigorous criticism of last
Sunday's ' public meeting held in a
theatre owned by the government and
said any member of Congress who
spoke at the meeting in support of
the Russian Soviet should be expelled.
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota de
nounced a proclamation in a St. Louis
newspaper entitled "Lenine's Appeal
to the Bolsheviki of America," and
said criminal propaganda aimed at
a violent overthrow of the govern
ment was active in the United States.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts,
Republican, declared thfe American
people did not understand that the
real purpose behind the propaganda
was the overthrow of their govern
ment and that until they do under
stand it could not be stamped out.
The resolution was regarded by the
sub-committee as authorizing an in
quiry into the activities of the I. W.
W., which was referred to by Senator
Thomas of Colorado during the Sen
ate, discussion as a "criminal" organ
ization. Senator Kellogg declared
that the I. W. W. was seeking to
wreck the government by force.
The new inquiry by the Overman
committee was ordered just as the
committee was concluding its long
investigation of brewery and German
propaganda, a report on which now
probably will be deferred.
ROBESON CASUALTIES.
Among overseas casualties report
ed: i "i
Wounded, . degree undetermined:
Luther Adams, Purvis; Sergeant G.
Beard, Parkton.
Wounded slightly: Pvt Willie Mc
Millan, Red Springs; Garfield Mann
ing, Rowland.
Mr. and Mrs. McLean Entertain.
Washington Dispatch, Feb. 4
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean, oi
Lumberton. N. C. entertained at din
ner at the New WUlard last nignt
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
Carter Glass. Their guests were Sen
ator and Mrs. Lee S. Overman and
Director - of the . War Finance "Corr
poration and Mrs., Clifford M. Leo
nard. It has been pronounced cne
of the most -brilliant dinner parties
given previous to the Southern re
lief ball. , -
i; Gospel Tabernacle.
church
Sunday school at-9:30, -Preaching
by the pastor at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.
m. Morning subject, "The Journey
of a Day." Young peoples' meeting
at 6:30 p. m. At the close of the
morning service there will be a bus
iness meeting of the thurdr and-' it
is desired that all members be pres
ent
Members of Chestnut Street Meth
odist Sunday school " are asked to
come prepared next Sunday .to make
their regular Itrst-Sundny ,otafmg
for the orphanage, as no Sunday
school .was held onv the first Sunday
Regularservices wll be held at the
churches Sunday.
Mr. W. H. tMcCallum of Rowland
was among the .callers at The Robe
sonian office Monday afternoon.
Chief of Police U. S. Page of Mt
Olive arrived , here this morning and
will spend several days with his fath
er, Mr. JC. JS. rage. -
gines has been named as the princi
pal cause.
THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS.
Indians Want Privilege of State Hos
pital-Claims Ordered Paid.
At the resrular monthly meeting of
uourt house and court jonn s.
salary, $65; D. W. Bullock, recorder!
Rowland district, salary, $50; A. E.
Floyd, recorder Fairmont- district,
salary, $50; E. M. Brittrecorder Lum-
berton -district salary, $75 W. Lien-
t180, stamps and phone cflls KJ5 ,
audLbJnd,' SZTSdSt, InUsury-
ance and Rltv Co. nremium on court!
A!'?LyL?l?L "."o'rCr
"Butler recorder St. Pauls district.'" " JT,
i i m.n. t xr j T.-j.morning, preaching a very able ser-
byjwilliaW recorder Maxton 'district . &JE?
.y... u.nn.. """,Mr T.nWin inirl hi chnreh members
court, insolvent court cost, zz; J. ' " . p:,i," j i,-0 ;i
M. McCailum. county auditor, salary,! ?fn "P1? l?I!J?rJ!?;
.inopiwr, wv,.uv.i. . . . .
C. B. Skipper, clerk court,. salary $308
S4, stamps $6.65; R. E. Lewis, sheriff,
salary, 4316.67, stamps $28, wood for
court house $4.50; M. W. Floyd reg
ister of deeds, salary $316.67, stamps
$19.50. Total, $1,969.93: I
rt. - i.t:s li:n. r 1
j" :n. r?X'
art. conveying prisoners, $3: H. M
Beasley. coal for jal, $34.65; A. H.
Prevatt, jailer, salary, $50, feeding
prisoners and wood $65.50, turnkeys
(salary fund) $8.40; W. W. Smifh,
expenses to Philadelphia for prison-1
ers, $48.34. Total, $669.89. J
Miscellaneous F. A. WHshart, as
sistant to county game wardei, $9.
50; Ben Blount, janitor for xemp
tipn board, $20; Jno. W. Ward, J. R.
Pbole and Jas. D. Proctor, one day's
service on county board of health, $4
each $12; K. M. Biggs, supplies for
county, $3.55; L J.ft Flowers, keeping
county home, -$250; Pope Imig Co.
drugs and supplies for county,, $27.
60; O. O. Dukes, county farm demon
strator, salary, $85; Miss Flax An
drews, home demonstration agent,
salary. $58.33; Freeman Printing C.
supplies for county, $29.75; Dr. W.
S. Rankin, secretary-treasurer coun
ty health work, $347;-Scottish Chief,
publishing auditor's report. $100; Rob
esonian publishing annual report of
register -of deeds- and clerk of court,
$300, publishing tax notices $4.80,
printing" order blanks for government
soda $10 I. N. Van Voorhis, supplies
for county, $14; town of Lumberton,
light and water, $55.72; McAllister
Hdw Co- supplies for county, $27.90;
State hMpitri;,(ulboroindigentf
.iL 1ft 9fl. Paminrhm TvTM writer I
Co ribbons, $7; Thos. Wilson, buri
al of Nepsey Byrd, pensioner $15; R.
D. Caldwell & Son, supplies for coun
ty, 50 cents; Alex. Floyd, burial of
Rhoda Moore, pauper, $15; Southern
Express Co., express on record books,
79 scents. Total, $1,399.64, qrand
totSaV $4,036.46.
An order was passed requesting
Robeson's representatives in the Leg-
ialattm to introduce a biU to give ac-
, t ,
commodations in the State hospital
for the insane to the Indians of the
county who may be in need of such
accommodations.
Messrs. C. B. Townsend, E. J. Britt
and M. W. Floyd were appointed a
committee to have several old land
deed records re-bound
The regular pauper list was order
ed paid and James McKellar was
placed on the list at $10 the month
on account of his helpless condition,
this being recommended by the coun
ty health officer. The monthly allow
ance of Fannie Davis was increased
front $2 to $5 the month.
Several rebates were allowed.
PERSONALS
Mr. E. Odum of Buie was a Lum
berton visitor yesterday.
Mr.'B. L. Temple of Marietta was
a Lumberton visitor Tuesday.
Mr. J. W. Meshaw of R. 4 from
Lnmberton was n town today.
Miss Lily McLean of Bellamy was
a Lumberton visitor this morning. I
Mr. Forest Hamilton of Marietto
was' among the visitors in town yes
terday.' " ' -
Mr. E. C, Watson oi ine ten me
section was a Lumberton visitor yes
terday. . .
- Mr?Ji -H. Gray of Statesvdle was
a 1 Lumberton business visitor yes
terday. -
Mr. Hal V. Brown of Fairmont
was a "Lumberton visitor Monday af-
tCTIIOOlsV
MfJ W.' McK. Glover of the- Buie
section: was among the visitors, in
town Tuesday. .
Mr. J. G. Williams of Red Springs
was maong the business visitors . in
town yesterday.
-JIswWW J. Smith, of B 6, Lumber-
ton; was among, the cauera at The
Robesonian ' this mornmg:
Ex-Sheriff E. C. McNeill and Mr.
GQea Robertson of " Rowland were
Lumberton - visitors Monday. -
Mr. T. M. Kinlaw and son,1 master
Loften. of R. 7. Lumberton were
among the visitors in town Wednes
day
Miss Maitland' Thompson went 'to
day 'to Tarboro, where she will spend
some time .visiting relatives and
Mrs. F.'L. Nash Jeft last evening
for her hime at Charlotte alter spend
ing some time here visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Geo. B. McLeod. - '
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS
Mr. Jenkins on Billy Sunday Busi
ness Changes No New Cases of
"Flu" Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
re port of his trip
Billy Sunday at the evening appoint
ment. Sunday evening a large con
gregation was present and Was held
for an hour spellbound as he related
his opinion of the great evangelist.
a'nd wordg faiM him to e
Jj- &?JPSl JS&
h,m .uch. ! nP' w,.t? exPn-
a paid. He said he would advise oth-
come biclc .. better men and would
now as never before. In the first place
he says he believes that Sunday is
the man of the hour. While he has
been criticised, he is not to be com
pared to other preachers: he is a man
all alone. He compared him to the
"u mi one-inn aim miultv hic
whole fen down. We ludge him by the
sphere he occupies. We cannot say he
is the -biggest preacher. No two men
see or hear just the same. He justifies
the language he uses, and whether he
was an educated man when he began
preaching or not, he is an educated
man now. He mentwTftd the music.
The choir -was made up of 700 voices,
and the singing was a feature.
Mr. Jenkins said that Sunday looks
to be about 35, a plain man .doesn't
court popularity, a natural man; and
he advises every man to fill his sphere
as Sunday. When he enters the audi
torium he salutes his audience, that he
starts off like a steam engine, that
people throng by the thousand to hear
him, that he is great in prayer. He
hs sermons, and hs slang was not bad;
he s a member of the Presbyterian
church, that he had been preaching
25 years, and was brought up a poor
boy, that he was a champion baseball
player, that he put every bit of ener
gy into hh- sermons that he ever put
into the game. He has converts by the t
A. H. itrW Ha Innc time.
thousands. He raih-oade da long time,
he knows how to shovel coal and drive
the engine. As a preacher he is elo
quent He would have been 'a star ac
tor. He reaches all classes f people
and it is said that 85 per cent of his
converter hold out.
-SSiM ta
JJlAUW'ul WOUIQ oe
Mr. Jenkins announced that a union
held in
R4.. i,v,h HnrJno- th- mnnth '
of February, and urged everybody to
attend. He also urged a revision oi
tne song service, ana saia ine peupie
. f ; .1 ii l
nteht
The Baptist church is to be congrat
ulated on its nice electric plant
. i ?. iif. t "
The Parkton pharmacy has moved
irom r rani sweet to tne Drown uuuu-
d th postoffice The
.. fj.ia.
buildinir was first put in first-class
condition. Mr. Leon Perry has accept
ed a position in this store.. Mr. J. M.
Johnson is proprietor.
Mr. M. R. Tolar is now with the
Parkton Mercantile Co., where he fill
ed the same position for years before.
Mr. Collier Cobb has sold his inter
est in the stock of goods to Mr. Row
land Jones of Wagram and a new firm
will be opened up on Front street
where the drug store recently vacat
ed, and the new firm will be known
as Lancaster & Jones, i Both are thor
ough business men. r
Our town is delighted to have a
new fresh meat market, just opened
in one of the McCormick buildings .on
East Main street Mr. M. Lee hails
from St Pauls.
We ask that St Pauls send us up a
barber, as we are out and we know it
can furnish us.
Mr. A. B. Johnson of St. Pauls
spent Friday here installing an elec
tric light plant for the new drug
store.
Mr. and Mrs R. B. Hutson spent
last week at Lake City, S. C, where
they were called to the bedside of Mr.
Hutson's mother, who died Thursday
mornmg. She was Mrs. S- B. Rogers,
54 years old. The funeral was held
Friday at 10 a. m. at Lake .City. De
ceased had been in feeble health for
some time and her death was not un
expected. Mr. Hutson has held a po
sition as agent for the A. C L. at
this place for more than 5 years.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thomasson are
on a visit to their son Mr. S. J. Thom
asson. They are front Charlotte. Mr.
Thomasson-is in his 82d year and is
quite acorn.
Would ask that you correct an er
ror of our last letter, where Miss Ma
ry Lou uubreta. should have read su
years old instead of 20. . -
.we know ox no new cases of "flu
in our town at present Master Don
ovsn WiUimson yn last case
reported in town. .last week, and he
only had a light case and is now a
bout well. . : - . T .v ':
WITH ROBESON SOLDIERS.
Reported for The Robesonian.
r.ii! r j: a.
to . Urge congregation, and he
line or re won oi ni inu mj near xvv.
had been in France 18 months, were - - Optometrist, - i.
made .glad by a telegram that he Expert Knowledge of Eye Disease
landed at New. York February3rd. ?l ,- and Fitting Glasses. ' '
LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
Middling cottoni selling on the
local market today for 21 3-4 cents
the pound.
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
Regular meeting Maccabees to
morrow evening at 7:30. Installation
of officers. All Maccabees urged to
attend. ; "
Mr. J. H. Redmond went last
evening to Maxton, where he has
accepted m position with the Maxton
Drug Company.
Miss Flora Neill McMillan under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the Thompson hospital Monday. Her
condition is reported as favorable.
Mr. Bell Robeson returned Tues
day night from Wilmington, whore
he spent several days takng treat
ment at the James Walker Memorial
hospital. His condition is much im
proved. Mr. Henry L. Pope and family
are moving today from the corner
Second and Walnut streets nto the
residence' which Mr. Pops recently
purchased from Mr. C V. Brown,
North Elm street
Miss Martha Flax Andrews, home
demonstration agent in Robeson, will
go Monday - to Raleigh to attend a
meetns: of the State farm demonstra-
lne meeting win last an next wees.
Mr. Ben G. Floyd, clerk in the
office of Prof. J. R. Poole, county su
perintendent of public - instyutiilon,.
has beerv appointed deputy clerk of
Mr. C. : Skipper, clerk of the Su
perior court The appointment was
made by Mr. Skipper.
Mr T. C Johnson returned this
mornng from Whiteville, to which
place she accompanied her little ne
phew, Elmo Powell, Jr., who under
went an. operation recently at the
Thompson hospital for appendicitis.
After recovering from the operation
he; suffered an attack of influenza.
Mr. A, Weinstein is having the
second floor of his building, corner
Elm and Fourth streets, remodeled
and will use both floors for display
ing goods i lithe future. The sec
ond floor of the building has been
used as offices. Dr. D. D. King re
cently moved his office from the
Weinstein building to the second
floor of the Carlyle building, West
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Whngton ?Ur. Feb. 5. r-
Fifth street.
son McNeill of Lumberton, and Joe
Hulton of Newark, N. J., are
spending a few days in the city with
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Edwards. Both
are attached to the U.' S. S. Louisiana
and expect to leave Hampton Roads
February 18 for Brest This will be
their seventh trip across. On their
voyage wiey wuugm, .. m
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Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county health
nil ilci . icj.b luceuaj
h h n -.g z two
and their four emiaren &niey,
Wilbur, Jr., Jack and Billy accompa-,
nied Dr. McPhaul to Charlotte and ,
will spend some time there visiting;
relatives and friends.
Mr. J. T. Glover returned home
Sunday night from Columbia, S. C,
where he and Mrs. Glover went Sat
urday night to see their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Sharpe, who are Bick with influenza.
Both were improving when Mr. Glov
er left. Mr. Glover suffered an at
tack of "flu" after returning home,
but is able to be out today. Mrs.
Glover is still at Columbia.
In a recent issue mention was
made of some Robeson county people
who sre supporting orphans st the
Methodst orphanage at Ralegh, sec
retary Whitfield Whitfield of Chest
nut Street Methodist Sunday school.
calls the attention of the paper to the
fact that Mr. John C. Fuller of Lum
berton also assumes entire support
of an orphan at Raleigh, the cost be
ing $120 the year. The Robesonian
is indebted to Mr. Whitfield for call
in its attention to this fact, which
was overlooked at the time the other
mention was made.
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS.
Hearing Will Be Held Tomorrow in
Regard to Children, of Hector Cha
vis Other Matters.
Before the county board of edu
cation tomorrow will be held s hear
ing in regard to the children of Hec
tor Chavis, who have been refused
admittance to the Indian school of
district No. 2, Thompson township,
by the committee on the charge that
the children have negro blood in their
veins. This matter came , up for . a
hearing at the regular meeting of
the. board Monday, but on account
at some important witnesses being-
4- . a . a.
sick and unable to be present, uw
case was continued to tomorrow.
Af the meeting of the board Mon
day Mr;" N. J, Page was appointed
a committeeman' in district No. 1,
Gaddy township, in place of Mrs. N.
J. Page, deceased.
Supt J. R. Poole' was authorized
to issue a voucher for $7,000 to pay
a note due the National Bank of
Lumberton.
It was ordered that L. R. Stephens
be paid $11.03 for glass used in the
1 office or the board.
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