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vr n ... . - . : Hi: R68E80MA1 WATCJI LABEL ON TOUR PAPER AND DONT LET SUB . SCRIPTION EXPIRE THE DATE ON THE LABEL f IS TftE DATE TOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. ESTABLISHED 187 SINGLE COPT CENTS. COUNTBT. GOD AND TRUTH S2J9 A TEAR. DUE IN ADTANCB LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROUNTIIURSD AY JPEBUARY 13, 1919! VOL. L ' I. ''-,K. r NUMBER 2 WORK OP THE LEGISLATURE New'sevenue Bill Offered in Howe Staej Road Bill Substitute Wins la Senate. , The Senate last night adopted tte so . .nh.Kfnt for the . Stevens- Scales State highway bill by a .vote of 30 to 18 after deDaung nova Adopting the aubstitute made it nec essary for the measure to go over to today for the second reading, be; An amendment to section .12 of the Stacy substitute by Cowper of makes that section operative only t? acceptable to tne rou j j disbursing the eaerai aia tunu. w. tion 12 provides that counties may proceed with building their own roads as approved State highways under supervision of the State highway com ;,,i Ti when State and' Federal funds are available, have the State nd Federl aid portions of tne cost re funded without interest. The Stacy substitute imposes an au tomobile tax of $5 to $15 and truck taxes of 40 to $150 and provides for $2,500,000 bond issues annually, the auto tax revenue to pay interest and provide sinking fund. . The new revenue bill as gotten into shape by the joint finance committee was offered in tha HouaeTuelday by Chairman Doughton of the House fi nance committee. 4 It increase the State tax for schools from 20 ;cente to 32 cents on the $100 valuation, cuts the regular State tax levy, ftoin 23 2-3 cents to 11.2-3 cents.: Hereto fore 6 per cent, of the 23 2-3 cents levy, has been set aside as 4 State eminlixinc- fund. y The tax rates on inheritances are not changed, but these taxes are pc-oii-mnn onmnletlv in the hands 01 the State Tax Commission. The onto 05f4nv.l tj in that Dart of the bin ? AHA that will reach stock in foreign corporations which have over 60 per cent, of their assets in ims owf . -TVior re not many changes in the sections carrying privilege and license (mm. and there are few new sub jects of taxation. A. new feature is o mn tnv nn tobacco warehouses for fh frat. million ncunds. and an ad ditional-$100 for each additional mil lion pounds. The tax on horse dealers is changed so that instead of a $50 tax for wholesale aeaiers, mere wui bp $25 tax and an additional $5 tax for every additional carload of stock sold. , j In the case of bottling works ana wholesale dealers in bottled goods, the wholesale dealer has his tax cut in half compared with the tax on the wholesale bottler. The Senate passed the bill by Long of Halifax, providing an amendment to the constitution to pay members of the General Assembly $10per day and the presiding omcers $15 a day. ROWLAND NEWS ITEMS. , Congregational Meetings Sunday Social and Personal. Ctrresjiondenee of The Robeeonlan. , Rowland, Feb. 12 Mesdames Frank McMillan and Mary Dixon are visit ing friends in Rowland this week. f. Last Thursday evening, February 6th, a delightful reception was given by Mr. and Mrs. George Draughn for Mr. L. Z. Hedgpeth and bride. About two hundred guests were invited. Col. R. L. Carmichael, who has re cently returned ftom overseas, 1s spending a few days with relatives in Rowland and visihity. Mrs. Clyde Adams of Bennettsville, S; C, is visiting at the home bf Mrs. William McQueen. . Dan Cupid has issued attractive in vitations to Valentine party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. McN. Smith. Rev., L. T. Newland of Kwongju, Korea will preach in teh Ashpole and Rowland Presbyterian churches on next Sunday. At the close of each service congregational meetings will be held and a full attendance is de sired. NEWS ITEMS FROM RENNERT Mrs. Margaret Porter Passes School Getting Up a Play Personal. By MRS. R. D. GRAHAM. Rennert, Feb. 12 Mrs. Margaret Porter died at the home of her son, Rev. A. H. Porter, Feb. 5th. SlTe was 87 years old and had been sick for sev eral weeks. The remains were buried in the lamily cemetery near Boardman FFriday.' Among those who attended the funeral from Rennert were Mes dames Charlie Tolar and Archie Mc Googan, Misses Katie Belle Webster, Dora Hall, Messrs. Ernest McGoogan, Collier Tolar and Joe Campbell. The school is getting up the play 4,The Little Clodhopper?, which will be given some time soon. Mr. Archie McGoogan was "a Fay etteville visitor Monday. Mrs. Everett Perry spent last week in Rocky Mount visiting her sister. Mrs. Harrell. ... . , SCHOOLS OPEN , NEXT MONDAY Lumberton Schools Will Re-Open Af ter Suspension on Account of "Flu" The Lumberton graded and high schools will re-open Monday of next week after being closed more than a month on account f influenza.' Supt. W. H. Gale is anxious that all stud ents return-to school Monday. ' Three car loads of fine hogs pass ed Lirtnberton Tuesday, evening. . They were headed towards Wilmington."; ' EX-SENATOR GOUOH ON LOCAL LEGISLATION He Thinks Well of Permanent Bridges ' BUI Indiana Will Be Provided for ..la New';. Quarters -for alaaani County's Members Busy, V. Ex-State Senator Frank Gougb re tumd Tuesdav nieht from Raleigh, wfeere he attended the cotton confer ence Tuesday. ! - . . Corameriiing upon local legislation, Mr.- GougJk thinks weH l we -rer-manent .BKidirea'': UHL iakeady; ex- ilained in The Robesonian,. which 1 ows "the county commissioners to is sue bonds in such sums as ' may ne necessary, up to $500,000, for building permanent, bridges-in thefdtinty. Mr, Gough thinks that property hahdled no better -investment could be made and hopes the howl will not be- raised agairist .it that was rai3STtgaitls1i his $500,000 bond issue forodcLroads 2 years ago.' He quotes Representative Sellars to the effect that the expendi ture of . his bridge fund " would . re auire several years and no one need get scared. The present road tax irf practically an spent in building Bridg es whicl) must be constantly repaired, leaving nothing but Mdebta?for road work. The road law as amended will allow tha issuing of township' road bonds.' Each township issuing .bonds will spend the money, by direction of its own road commissioner, to be ap pointed, ' , " f ! ' ' v . i Mri. Gough "' is naturally, gratified that the bill., started by hinjf2 years ago to jremove . jcimvicts :tcihe;: State farm and. convert the peniteatiary at Raleigh into a hospital for the insane has passed the House and is expected to pass the Senate in a few days.: He says ample provision will be made in the new quarters for the Indian peo ple, which should have been, done long ago, thercr being a place at Goldsboro for the negroes, but the only place for the unfortunate Indians being the county jail . r Mr. Gough says that Senator Stacy and Representatives unver and bei- lars have their hands - full .and, are ( kent busv all the time Mr. Gough is very muchinterested in', proposed , State-wide road . Jegisla ti)n and educational bills. MIe thinks that if the bill is passed fixing the school tax rate for the State at 32 cents the thing to do will be to repeal special school tax laws, as the special taxes provided in many ' Robeson school districts would make the bur. den too. heavy if the 32-cent tax is levied. - . CLIP GERMANY'S CLAWS. War Council Decides to Make it Im possible for Germany to Recom mence Hostilities. Although no official communique was issued after the meeting of the supreme war council in Pari? yester dajrV the. - IJavas agenejuJrSttands that the tonncU decided ficst-to place Germany in a military situation where it - would be impossible for ,' her to recommence hostilities. ' it is pointed out that the enemy countriesate pre serving war material pacmittmg them to"eqult very rapidly an army of at The council decided secondly, ac cord to Havas, 'to make Germany real ize that we are the conquerors and that it is not a 'white peace'" that we are seeking to impose on 1ier." In case Germany submits, with good grace, continues Havas, it is possible the Entente would facilitate the re sumption of the Entente's work of peace for the benefit of Germany. The council also had to examine the demands of the Poles that : a clause be introduced into the armistice that the agricultural machinery stolen by the enemy should be restored. WITH ROBESON SOLDIERS Lieut. J. M. Russell arrived home yesterday, having received an honor able discharge from military' service. Lieut. Russell spent four months in France, going over with the. S2nd di vision. He returned to the States to go overseas with the 12th division and was ready to leave Camp McClel- lan, Ala., when the armistice was signed. ' " -j; c V Mr. C. B. Skipper was advised by wire yesterday that his Son - Lieut. C. B. Skipper, Jr., landed in New York Tuesday from France. Lieut. Skipper was attached to Co. F., 371st infantry, and saw. quite a bit of ser vice at the front. ''', Mr. Jno. A. Morgan of Marietta, R. 1, passed, through town Wednea(iay morning en routev to his home at Marietta, having - received an honor able discharge from the'army at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. ii Judge M. Hi Justice)-Passes. Following an acute attack of indi gestion Judge M. H. Justice, aged 75, for 16 years a leading member of the Superior court bench in" North Caro lina, died suddenly yesterday morn ing at a hotel in AshevilleHe went there Tuesday from his home- in. Kuth- erxordton and held court until 6 o clock Tuesday night. . t'v ; - Thirty-Three and a .Third Per - Cent Reduction.' .- Mr. L. T. Townsend, .'an-extensive farmer of Lumberton, says that he is going to cut down the cotton acreage -on his farms one-third this year : and that from what he gathers in his trips through the country many -other farm ers are going te do the same. v BUTE NEWS BATCH. Farmers Making Great Headway Pre-. paring for Another Crop Not Go ing to Buy So Much Fertilizer "Flu" Situation Improved Person al and Other Items. . (Vrrwpoadeac of Tka Bobwoaten. Bnie. Feb. 11. Farmers through this section are making great head-j way ia preparing their land for an-j other crop. - :. . " The guano situation .-is . nodoubt causing -some of the manufacturers to feel like the f armer is getting be just about as independent as the manufacturers have seemed in the past to try to be. I hear some of the. largest farmers say tney nave not bought. One gentleman who owns a fine farm and no doubt is an intelli gent farmer, told me he was not go insr to buy anv. Then I have heard of others, among them the largest and i best known farmers, had said they were not going to buy any this year. Whether they will stand to this, I cannot say, but in my opinion this is the only solution to remedy the situation, how and in years to come. , The "flu" situation has quieted off through here considerably. Mr. J. S. Brown. 0; S. Britt and D. A. Town- send, are.?! believe, the latest victimsf, of this disease. Mr. Bernard Redmond of Lumber ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Red mond and a kinsman of mine, spent a few days with the writer last week.' The Philadelphia high school con- iura" to . be jhuuito It dv nwtea the disease came about. .1 understand several of the pupils stayed ,at home for awhile but it is further understood the attendance was very good. The Buie Sunday school and prayer meetinar is rapidly growing. We are wanting s many as can possibly come to be at Sunday school next Sunday at 3 o'clock exactly, and at prayer- meeting. .Sunday night at 7:30; and then , afterwards everybody, just as many as can come, every bunaay. - iW. H..M. BROWN ONE-THIRD CUT IN t COTTON ACREAGE Cotton Conference Says Acreage MustJ Be Reduced 33 1-3 Per Cent Stand ard Cotton Warehousing Act Call ed For. The cotton conference held in Ral eigh Tuesday adopted resolutions de claring for an iron-clad 3d i-o per cent cut in cotton acreage and corre sponding attention to reduced fertile zpr application, calling on the Legis lature to enact a standard cotton warehousing act that will help in hold ing cotton and to change the tax sea son for growers as to cotton on nana from May 1 to June !, and provided for a committee of 7 to .direct a State- i wideiampaign in co-operation with iWfcptt States. The conference , lormea juitr r arm vronu vuiwu as sociation and raised over $3,000 in subscriptions to defray the expenses of the organization. The conference of farms, mer chants, bankers and others. interested in higher prices for cotton and avert ing excessive production next season was presided over by Gov. Bickett and Lieut.-Gov.' Gardner. The com mittee which prepared the resolution adopted by the conference was com posed of Senator J. A. Brown of Chadbourn, Maj. A. J. McKinnon of Maxton, Clarence Poe, H.VH. Hobbs, N. Newsoni. J. S. Tomlinson. Conscription Will Be Resorted to In Germany. Conscription of men up to 35 years of age will, it is expected, be given the German government soon. Re cruiting of volunteers has failed. It is said that the contemplated action has been hastened by the .increasing menace of Poland and more urgent need for forestalling an expected Bol shevik" invasion. ' . . Godwin Asks For $100,000 For Public Building for Lumberton. Representative - Godwin 'has intro duced, bills for the "purchase of sites and erection of public- buildings at Lumberton, Dunn and Southport. Pos tal receipts for the Lumberton office during 1918 were $18,209.21 and the bill asks for an appropriation of $100, 000 for site and structure. A site was purchased here some years ago, cor ner Elm and Seventh streets, for $10, 000, so that the entire $100,000 could be used here for the building, which building is-needed. Undesirable Aliens Will ' Be De ported to. Europe. ' -tJ Fifty-four aliens, ' 24 Industrial Workers of the World,' nine anar chists and other ifhdesirfables who were taken to New , York Tuesday from Seattle and other. Western cities Mjr vi vies, vi wic iwawaaa vj wwi were locked up in the detentia pen at Ellis Island, where they will be con fined awaiting their deportation to Eu ropean countries. A prison train bear ing other alleged anarchists and I. W. W. agitators gathered by Immigration officials mostly from California, is on the way to New York for deportation. Fund Provided for Road Building. The annual postoffice appropriation bill, carrying a total of. $400,000,000 and providing for-the expenditure of $200,000,000 additional for read build- Inn iC ' f h a' naVf 'triMM waav WS ed on the 8th by the XT'Snate. without a record vote, TkV aWasure now. goes to conference. IDLE TOPICS. New. Tobacco Barns, Seem to Be Gen- - eral Farmers : ' Stored Cotton ;"nu- About Oyer Boys Expected 'Heme Soooersonal Mentioa. By FQNNIR BRTTT. Ten Mile, Feb. 12 Quite a few of our farmers have been taking advan tage of the beautiful weather and have done a good bit of plowing. Sev eral new tobacco t barns are going up m our community, it iooks m u f corn or cotton acreage will be cut short in Robeson this, year, as new to baccp barns seerarto, b :e ' ageneral thing au over the. county. More of oon farmers stored their cotton this Winter than usual. Wonder if they are holding for 35 cents ? Our new pestOr, Rev. Mr. Hair of Sfc Pauls, talked to us Sunday after noon on "Tho Duty of the Church" in regard to the million-dollar campaign. Ten Mile church hotes to go over ehe topnd raise, her $1,000 for Christian education. ; ,. The "flu" has about flown from our community. Tortunately, we have not had td close our school, and so far, we understand, $h children are ding nice ly.' m ineirvStuaiee. ii reprta are true our hoys f 80th and 8lt divisrons will soon be hoVrte. ' : ," : 7- - ' . Misses Margaret and Dovio Britt are-home recuperating from the "flu." lTiends Of Mrs. A.. A. Bethune wish for her a speedy .recovery. " " .mtt Iahh- TaiwammJI MthA tia1 Koan honfor a(.weeTc recQvemRom bo attack of measles, returned to Buies Creek Monday.' MrB. F. Townsend of Fayetteville, R. 8, was here .last week. Miss Ethel Powers spent last week with Miss Mary Ruth Graham. Miss Dora Rozier of Fayetteville was with her sister Mrs. Bethune last week. ; - Miss Tessie Townsend returned to Allenten Sunday to re-open her school Monday. 1 Miss Lethal Hatchal has resumed her, studies at Buies Creek after a few days with her parents here. Mr. Barnes of Atkinson is visiting his "mother. - Messrs. Heck Bethune and Murphy McMillan of Parkton were here Sun day, to see Mr. A. A. Bethune, who Buffeted a slight Btroke ot. paralysis recently. ' Let's make the pounding .for our paatjOBtas "beral as possible. Grandson, of the Late Richard - Townsend in the Great War. Mr. C. B. Townsend. of. Lumberton furnishes; The. Robesonian the follow ing' interesting and creditable record in the greatwar. of the? grandsons Of the lateRichard TowaseaA of MeHon ald, father of Mrs. Sue MeLead and Messrs. C. B. and. L. T. Townsend. of Lumberton: Dcnald T. and D." Earl Townsend of McDonald; Capt. Richard Warren Townsend, died of wounds received in battle Sept. 13, 1918, anl Myron Townsend, sons of J. A. Townsend of Hot Springs, Ark.; Major Dallas b. Townsend and Lieut. Langdou MeD. Townsend, sons of Rev.' R. Walter Townsend of Raynham;- Riehar l Ed ward Townsend, son of L. S. Town send of McDonalds; Fred H. Town send, who volunteered from Lumber ton, son of J. L. Townsend of Man quin, Va.; Lieut. R. A. McLean, A Douglas and P; Murphy McLean, sons of the late Col and Mrs. N. A. Mc Lean of Lumberton; - and the only great grandson, David Townsend, son of the late H. A. Townsend of Rayn ham. ... These, all volunteered, making an unbroken record of loyalty of which the f analysis justly proud. There were n. slackers among- them. Recorder's Court Cases. The following cases have been dis posed of by Recorder E. M. Britt: Ben W. Lovett, fornication and adultery; not guilty. C. A. D. Eakes, wreckless driving; not guilty. Furman Freeman, soliciting livery business too near trains at union sta tion; judgment suspended upon pay ment of cost. The defendant gave notice of appeal. Luther Britt, Thery Collins, Leslie Bullard, Ed McLean and Otis Dun canall parading streets with auto mobiles , and blowing horns. . Britt, Bullard and McLean were found guil ty and judgment was suspended upon payment of cost. Collins and Dun can were found Hot guilty. Glass Asks For Broad Powers in Regard to Next Liberty Loan. Secretary' Glass Monday asked Con gress to increase the amount of lib erty bonds, authorized but unissued to approximately $10,000,000,000 and to give him broad powers to determine the interest rate and other terms of the victory liberty loan,' to be floated late in April. He also sought per mission to issue not more than $10, 000,000,000 of treasury notes, matur ing within five years, and asked that the War Finance corporation be au thorized for one year after the decla ration of peace to make commercial loans. on; exports to facilitate foreign trade..--. . . Ebert Elected President of Ger , man State. The German ; national assembly Tuesday s elected ' Ejiedrichiw 'bei$ president Qf.tbBformidbya, vote of 277-out- of 379 . votes. Ebert president of. th-fiermarf JtAie' Wr accepted the election. - FAMJOffT NEWS Chamber of Comerce Will Be Or. ganised Tomorrow Night Oil Tanks Nearing Coaipletion Per soaal Mention. . By H. V. BROWN. Corrwpoadcoe of Tb Roboonlan. Fairmont, Feb.. 10. The merchants, business and professional men of the, rtown of Fairmont held a meeting last Thursday night for. the purpose of organizing a Chamber of commerce. Plans were laid and everything w!l soon be in readiness for the organiza tion next Friday night, when the meeting will be held again in the town hall, t which time officers will be elected and the work of a progres sive, live chamber of commerce in town of Fairmont will be going on Mrs. H. L. Blue, Jr., returned Sat urday after a week's visit in Lumber Bridge and St. Pauls. Messrs. F. L. Blue and W. N. Hub bard were Laurinburg visitors last week. Miss Lorena Lewis, milliner, is in Baltimore this week buying millinery from the Northern markets. Friends of Mr. A. Hoke Floyd will be glad to learn that he is now with the army of occupation in France. He has recently been promoted to ser geant. . . The Fairmont traded school will nesdami IAUm "Misses Jeddie Mae Bristow and Lois Draper of Carolina college, Maxton, spent tne week-end here with rela tives. They were accompanied , by miss same wart, who is also a stu dent at Carolina college. Messrs. Henry McMillan. Giles Floyd and Frank Johnson, all of the United States navy, are spending their furloughs here with friends and rela tives. Messrs. Joseph Inman and Raymond Inman, of the U. S. navy, have both been honorably discharged and are at home. Mr. D. L. Floyd of Glennville, Ga., is spending a few days here with his brother Mr. E. G. Floyd. The Messrs Floyd are contemplating building a tobacco warehouse in Glennville. . Mr. and Mrs.v N. C. Blue of Proc- torville were- visitors - here - last , Sat urday. Mr. "Blue is the- popular -cash ier- of the Bank , of Proctorville. ' The large tanks-being -erected by tbe Standard Oil Co. are nearinir com pletion, after which time Fairmont will, be made the distributing point lor this section ox. tea county. -T H. V. BR6WN. New Botes and Personals From Tar Heel Cim in him ei TW BofcwimUn. Tar Heel, Feb. 10. Rev. R. L. Byrd filled his regular appointment here last Saturday and Sunday. We are very sorry to ' report Mr. Frank Singletary and little son, N B., very sick mth the "flu. We hope they both , may soon recover. Mr T. G Empie of Wilmington spent-a few days here, returning home Sunday afternoon. Misses Vinnie and Daisie Carrol and brother, Robt. of Dublin, attended church here last Sunday, also Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hall and children. We are glad to report Mr. Brisson. who had been very sick for sometime, able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Brackston Martin of St Pauls visited here recently. Mr. Thomas Jordan left Sunday af ternoon for South Carolina, where he baa accepted a position. We think the wedding bells will ring in our burg soon. Messrs. G. tL Monroe and J. F. Loekey went to Lumberton last Sunday-afternoon. "My Soldier Girl" Delights Ca pacity House. "My Soldier Girl", a musical com edy with a military atmosphere, de lighted a capacity audience at the local opera house last evening. It was one of the best shews of the kind ever staged in Lumberton, if not the very best. The costumes were brilliant and artistic, the chorus was fresh and pretty, the dancing was graceful and bewildering, and the songs were good. The battlefield scene and the finale, 'Liberty For ever, "were impressive and beautiful. Solemn Service Held in Memory or Roosevelt. Iki solemn services within the House chamber Sunday in Washing ton the nation's leaders and represen tatives of foreign governments paid tribute to the memory' of Theodore Roosevelt. Members of Congress, Su preme court justices, members of the cabinet, "r.r and navy- officers and diplomats cf many nations heard Sen ator Lodge, of Massachusetts,-praise Roosevelt as a statesman and as a man. - Death of Mr. J. H. Kinlaw. Mr. J. H. Kinlaw. aged 32 years. died - Tuesday morning - at his home near Regan's church of heart trouble. He is survived by his wife and three children. : . - President Wilson Will Sail f or U. S. Snnday v ; ' -: , President Wilson will sail from Brest, trance, ior mew zone reo. lo, according to a press dispatch. WATCH THE LABEL. " Watch the date opposite the naara on the label on your paper. Whew' year subscription expires year paper will be stepped, This applies to aU sub scribers, i w ' BRIEF ITEMS y LOCAL NEWS Lumberton chapter O. E. & wfll meet this evening at 7;W. ; Representative Godwin has, rec ommended ..Mr." John A. Curria for postmaster at Lumber Bridge. Mr; E. B. Kinlaw has resigned the position' he has held for some; time as day clerk at the Lorraine hotel. Many of the schools m the county have reopened with good attendance after being closed on account of 'flu." Mr. O. C. Connelly has opehed a wholesale grocery and feed business in the McLean building,. Elm and .First streets. , Mr. E. S. McNeill recenUy sold his residence on Eighth street to Mr. J. A. Carlyle of Lumberton, R. 6 Mr. Carlyle and family expect to mote in to the residence at an early date. Mrs. O. H. Bracy and Mlsslary Moore returned yesterday morning from New York and Baltimore, where they went to yurchase spring millin ery for. R. D. Caldwell A 'Son's, mil linery store. t, v'.t. , Misses Laura ' Prevatt and Annie Lee Mc Arthur, both of Lumberton, were" among' the number who strccess- the State board of -exanimersVceAt-ly. Both graduated 'from" the Anson County sanatorium. "j ' ' Mr. M. B. Bobbins' of Lumberton and Mr. L. E. Squires of Councils, have opened a general merchandise ; busi ness in the Carlyle building, 'West Fourth street, formerly .occu pied by the Lumberton Cycle Coi Mr. Robbins will have charge of the store. Mr. D. R. Rhodes Of the Bloom ingdale section is 'Mity workihg a mule on his farm that he bought' from Mr. W. L Linkhaw of Lumberton in the year 1891 28 years ago. ''Good attention and plenty to eat has no doubt added mafjy years to the life of the mule. , , Mrs. Anna P. Courtney,, who spent some months here at the home of her son-in-law and 'daughter) Mr. and Mrs. J, A.- Sharpe, left last? eve ning .for. her .home jin Baltimore: Md. She was, accompanied by Miss Jose- . phine Rreece., jvho goes North to pur- chase spring, and summer goods for her millinery stare. ; Who owns the mules t Two or more mules that look to be around 100 years of age and show a lack of com and fodder strolled into town a few days ago. One of the, mules stop ped on the court house square and apparently is seeking help from the county.- The owner of the mules 'must have "turned them put to die.? ' PEMBROKE POINTS. Valentine Party Friday Nlght-Per- sonal Mention. ' Conawondcnc of The Roboonian. Pembroke, Feb. 12. On account of the rain and snow Sunday afternoon there was no preaching services .Sun day night. Glad to see the sun shining forth today with all Its brilliancy. J We regret very much to. see Mrs. T. M. Brock moving away from our midst. It makes our hearts sad to recall that her husband was recently killed. Mrs. Rhoda Stone left for New York last week to visit' her husband. Radio Sgt. L. F. Stone, who has just landed at Camp Mills after 18 months overseas service. Sgt. Stone has' been in service over four yearn and has never yet had a furlough back home. The young folks are anticipating a Valentine party at the-home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Livermore next Fri day night. , We are delighted to welcome into our midst Mrs. Biddell and baby. Mr. Bidden has been boarding here quite a while but has just moved his, fam ily. Also glad to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Adams. . , Glad to see so many Soldiers' letters in last issue of paper. Write i often boys. " , - Cow Got Drunk and Carried Off StilL The following story is tokfiifa dis patch of the 8th inst. from Columbus, Ga.: , - . An intoxicated cow running; away with a 150 gallon still was'.captured by Deputy Revenue Collecear. .English, of Atlanta, and S. J. Causey, of this city, about twelve miles north of , here this afternoon. v '.' Investigation showed that the cow had found the top off and the still full of "sour mash.' Having ho con scientious scruples about violating the "bone dry" law she had the , time of her life. Her head went into' the still opening easy enough but would, not come out. .' 1 v The rest of the still outfit, was cap tured by the officers near where the cow was found, but the owners had disappeared. ' t I ROBESON CASUALTIES. Among overseas casualties Report ed: . . - w . ' . Wounded severely: Lloyd Hayes, St Pauls. . . , ' DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER, - ' Optometrist ; , Expert Knowledge of Eye Diseases aad Ftttiag Classes. - : . , ; -':." .-
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