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1 ONIA WATCH LABEL ON YOUR PAPER AND DONT LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE H THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE DATE YOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. A ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH SZ.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANC1 vjl. l LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY MARCH 3 1919. NUMBER 7 ROBES NO NEW COUNTIES u-ii ntfoa nt Bill to Create Three Counties Out Of Robeson Killed by Legis lative Committee. LARGE CROWD FROM ROBE SON ATTENDED HEARING. House Committee Voted Unfavorable Report on Proposition to Carve "Liberty and LaFayette" Counties Out of Robeson Divisionists Say They Will Make Division an Issue In Next Campaign and Are De termined to Win. Editorial Correspondence. Raleigh, Feb. 28. No Liberty and LaFayette counties to be carved out of Robeson this trip, thank you. That was the verdict rendered by the House committee on counties, cities and towns after a 2-hours' hear ing held here this afternoon in the hall of the House of Representatives. Nobody knows, for certain, just how the vote stood. Some say only three members of the committee voted in favor of the proposed major operation upon this dear Robeson; some say five: but all are aereed that the com mittee voted by a majority sufficient to be decisive against reporting la vorablv the DroDosition to create two new counties out of " Robeson. Atl aye and no vote decided, which is why there are different versions as to the size of the verdict against. The News and Observer report says that only 3 of the 20 members of the committee voted for favorable report Robesonians There in Force. Robeson county was very much in evidence here today. Hyperbolically and superlatively speaking, alm'ost would it be easier to attempt to call the roll of those who remained home than to mention those who Journeyed here to show the committee that they were interested in this proposition to make of the grand old "State of Robe son" three counties. Really, though, taking the estimate of an honorable and fair-minded advocate of division, there were 150 to 200 advocates of division here. Bedecked they were, too, with badges bearing the legend "Liberty and LaFayette Counties", while the quarter of a hundred, say, opponents of division who trekked to this capital city to see the thing through wore no outward sign of the hope that was in them. In which con- of the proposed carving operation up-, designate the part of the county that on Robeson had very little time ink-ould be left, was the most swampy which to gather their crowd, so sud-j section of the county. This was a lieetion it is iair to say umi. ujipuiiciiw denly and unexpectedly did tins propo-, sition for division fail. Orderly to begin at the beginning, e committee hearing to decide this I the. momentous question began at 3 p. m fW aftpmnnn. The S. R. O. sign ap- nronriately might have been hung out before that nour, ior every seat in iwi hall was taken. For the nonce, the battle front of the fight upon the re sult of which the fate of Robeson ung was in this city of Raleigh. Each side was given one hour in which to present its case. Before the argument began it was announced that Repre sentative J. S. Oliver had been added to the mmittee, of which Major G. B. Sellars already was a member, thus sweeping away any advantage to one side in case Major Sellars might decide to enter a plea for divi sion; for it was known that Mr. Oliver stood like a stone wall against any and all propositions to take from the glory and the grandeur that is Robe- SMap Showing Proposed Divisions. Hon. G. B. Patterson of Maxton, ex-Congressman and shrewd leader of i finnr lender for advocates of two new counties. A large map of Robeson, showing the boundaries of the proposed new counues, uu ,,,oii harV of the sDeaker's stand. This map Mr. Patterson explained to the committee, tracing me yi boundaries. Then lie presented Re corder J. S. Butler of St. f auis Claim Smaller Counties Mst Progres- jn Robeson but never knew what coun sive. ity he would wake in. Mr. Lawrence Mr Butler spoke the committee j reviewed some history. Since 1911, for No county so large as Robeson,; he said, when a portion of Robeson ho Bfl d could administer us iw -- cessfully. He cited the roaa iaw an example. Hoke and Scotland, small counties, he said, have geed roads, while Robeson county not only has not good roads but the road com missioners are in debt.. He claimed that the proposed division would be Dest for all concerned. They were advocating new counties for no fei- fi5NereehMrSaiW. H. Weather spoon of Scotland county, a former inember of the House of the Legisla ture Mr. Weatherspoon said that Scotland and Hoke counties are ex amples of the wisdom of creating small counties out V""V He aroused the first applause of the hearing when he declared that there is not on record a single instance of a small county carved out of a large one being a failure. He pulled sta tistics. Robeson county has. he said, 553,000 acres. The proposed new counties would have, approximately, Liberty, 110,000 acres, LaFayette, 194 000, leaving in old Robeson 249, OOOacres. Counties containing around the same number of acres, he said, as the proposed new counties, are the most progressive. He compared Blad en and Scotland. Bladen, he side, has 404 000 acres, with a valuation of around $5,000,000, while Scotland has 2 600 polls,' 191,000 acres, and a valu ation of sorift $3,000,000. Richmond county, from which Scotland was cre ated some 20 years ago, has grown Ifrom a property valuation of a mil- lion and a quarter to more than $10,-, 000,000, and Kichmond says that bcot- land going away has improved the mother county. He marshalled other,'""14 louu nu BWttlw figuTes t0 thye same purp0se. taking! Helping Themselves in Hardware Lee and Hoke counties to prove his! contention that small counties have. grown and flourished as the green' bay tree. ! Mr. Weatherspoon admitted that Robeson is a great county, and many! opponents of the division he was ad vocating are inclined to return thanks to Mr. Weaterspoon for what he had to admit when he struck this giant. Since 1911 he said, when a portion i STobeson was taTen Tfom much-lauded county of Hoke, Robeson , ,1 3 J1 nnn nnn J2i MO OOO1 Robeson Grocery Co. on First street from around Jll ,000,000 to $21,000 ,000 jand y. mt twQ of arg and which seemcu lu nave a keuueuiy iu. n seemea to nave a w prove that this Dig county m qwk ; entered the hardare 8tore. pretty well There are 37 counties employee of he said with not more than 232 000 fa hardware companyf went into the acres; 23 counties that have small er d noticetha the gooda in acreage than the 'Proposed 1 county of ; fe fa d been scattered. Arm- Liberty; 20 1 cmtJ,:ing himself with a shotgun, he pro er acreage than Proposed UFayette d d R f theuidingyani 28 counties smaller than Robeson I- . . H. nn. a ... a would be with Liberty and LaFayette cut off, more polls would the old county have than 58 other counties, while its tax valuation would be greater than that of 73 other counties. In calling for Rev. C. L. Byrd to of nronosed LaFavette. broke two au- tos on Robeson county roads in his zeal to get to Raleigh for this great crrpat "occasion. Mr. Byrd came forward with- his head bound up, bearing visiDie evi dence of the truth of his statement wVinTK,'?T.liT"r:,.::i;8aid his father bought them for him come n aiua "erpu'c" n ' ex counties and, as Gen. Fersning ex- laimed t the tomb of LaFayette,; "we are here." . With 16 minutes of their time in reserve. Mr. Patterson stated that proponents of division would rest a! while, whereupon Mr. R. C. Lawrence,, floor leader f6r the antis, came to the - !, ' ! Another Map. Mr T.nwrpnpp dA not like the map was a good map, as far as it. Shooter was arrested yesterday af went he said, but it failed ternoon by Chief of Police E. L. rian to show the character of the territory j na and each of the young transgres that would be left in Robeson. Over sors was bound over to the Superior the portion of the first map showing I court under a $500 justified bond by Robeson as it would be left if vio-1 Recorder E. M. Britt this morning, ki-oft n nrnnnspd. of so much Both plead guilty of the charge. The JCIiUJ i W I' " . . garden-spot territory, he pinned a.' boys could not mane Dona anu weie hjg h(m expect3 to join the 3ith in map which he represented as being Sent back to jail. . , fantry, with which he will serv out painfully truthful and frank. This1 Recorder Britt stated at the hearing! per;0(j 0f enijstment. man hf pointed out, showed that old today that young Shooter had been, Robeson, as tney were pieaseu iu revelation to tne commiuee. owain.,3, rivers, marshes and ponds dotted tnat map so numerously tnat one youm but wonder if the inhabitants all liv- ed on little islands and visited in , ca-; noes. CUt no question was ituacu bo to the accuracy of the map: it was drawn 'true to a United states son survey. Both maps were made by ; Mr. W. Lennon of Lumberton, but the, swamps were not shown m m-, colored map exhibited by advocates of Liberty and Laf ayette counties. Mr. Lawrence pointed out. too, that old Robeson would ;be stripped of nearly all railroad mileage. 5 Propositions to Divide. Mr. Lawrence declared that there rai-o nnw -fiv nroDositions to take territory from Robeson to form Lib erty, to form LaFayette, to take Red Springs and tack it on to Hoke (Sen ator Johnson of Hoke introduced a bill to that effect Wednesday), to give Parkton to Cumberland, and Fairmont was there with a proposition to make Fairmont a county seat, taking in part of the proposed territory of LaFay ette, if the committee should report favorably this bill. Mr. George Mc Neill of Cumberland interrupted Mr. Lawrence to deny any move on his part to annex Parkton to Cumberland. Unexpected Move. In 1911, Mr. Lawrence recalled, Mr. Patterson, then fighting against a proposition to divide Robeson, said in that vorv hall that he went to bed was cut on 10 iorm xiuivc, umw vh been dead. In no campaign ra it been urged, not a word was said about it in tne last ..mm", ...u . inn wfi4 snranfl? I " a 1 iL i.. 4- 4.Vtn. vtslfk ago. He ana otners tnouKu, ...a. . B ... .i . - J : 11.. T Afvioln ing would oe .n w -4 ture at t'us late day dui tne iirsr, in Tmh 1 .HllMlH ol the weeK, wnne neany ej " V3 it: Lumberton was tied up m an fmnortant case, the bill was introdnc ed, and Judge Stacy ordered a mis trial Thursday in order that they might present their side of the case. Ttiere was no time, he said, to have hmices nrinted. to cet up a large del egation, but he had in his pocket signed petitions containing hdoui a thousand names, and others were on the way. Mr. Lawrence read some telegrams. One was from Hon. A. W. McLean, a member of the WTar Finance board and a member of the Democratic na tional committee, who was expected to come to Raleigh for the hearing but was detained rn Washington. Mr. McLean urged that the proposed di vision was objectionable from every standpoint and that it might nave se rious political consequences. A tele gram signed by Messrs. J. B. Hum phrey, A. C. McLeo.l, and others stat ed that Burnt Swam!) was solid to re-n-fcin in Robeson. louching upon the contention about reads, Mr? Lawrer.ce pointed out that . (Continued on Page 4.) YOUNG BOYS CAUGHT IN ACT OF ROBBING STORE. r, . , . . ... .,- Store When Found by Mr. Fulton McGill Also Broke Into Robeson i Grocery Bound to Court Shoot- j er's 12th Time up For Larceny. i A robbedy was nipped in the bud Fri - " i, ,KK 7;!, day night at 11:15 when Frank Todd, af L ll dear.s' of ?as Lumberton,; ndThad Shooter, aged about 14 years,; "t "u;';lwiV r-r k L T J- SX ste Ttt ' . - f ciarett9 fore they flash light a pistol and several hun dred cartridges belonging to the store on them. When he threw his gun on them they cried, "Don't shoot," and threw up their hands. Mr. McGill marched the robbers out of the store of Third street, when both made an effort to get away, Shooter succeeding. However, Mr. McGill held his gun on Todd and soon found an officer, who placed him in jail. ' Finding several packages of cigar- J fh, h. firt Lter he admitted tnat he and Shooter fj tu rk,,,, r.rnwr r 3 .l nf h -i;;;; n told , i - ... j tiA 7" " iiTi '7 Tl yc 57- "7 " T.he cigaretts and cigar had been, in - "ouse on recovered oy u.e The store of the Kubesun Orucery Co. was entered at a back door, the door having been prized open, while entrance to the hardware store waSj made throuffh a window. ;. 1 I I 1 II oeiore nun 1- umcs y.c ..c,lK. larceny and that he had broken into tne McAllister hardware store tniee times. BROAD RIDGE BREEZES. j otg of TobacCo Plants A Runaway , Correspondence of The Robesonian. rOrrum. R. 1). Feb. 25. We are having lots of rainy weather these days, giving the farm er a rest spell. Sorry to report Mr. H. F. Bissell still sick, with very little improve ment. Mrs. S. B. Willoughby spent last ! Sunday with her mother.- Mrs. Caro line Ivey, who is very sick ana quite feeble with old age. Mr. Alva Watts spent the last few davs visiting relatives at Mullins, S C. Mrs. Light Britt is still on the sick list. She is one of the oldest in the vieinitv Farmers report lots of tobacco nlants. thouch they are quite small and chances of lots of cold weather. They are hoping to raise a lot of the weed Mr. June Pitman had a runaway Sunday and had his buggy turned over but escaped unhurt. Weaver of Tenth District Unseat ed and Britt Sworn In. Republicans of the House of Con gress found themselves in the major ity late Saturday night after a bitter debate and by a strict party vote cf 182 to 173 unseated Zebulon Weaver, Democrat, who has represented the tenth North Carolina district for the 2 d ted j Britt immediately to serve until over liic ijau cictviuu. wo I y . tomorrow, March, when the 65th ;n fko 1 , j , k salary and allowance for the entire term, amounting to some $21,000. Weaver was elected last fall for the 66th Congress. In the 1916 election Mr. Britt on the face of the returns was elected ' to succeed himself by a majority of 7, but on an official re count Mr. Weaver was declared elect ed and has served the term. Entire 30th Division Assigned for Early Convoy Home. Units assigned for early convoy home from France, announced Satur day by the War Department included the complete 30th division (Tennes see, North Carolina and South Caro lina national guards.) Demobilization of Jthe army had re leased up to February 28, 1,301,959 of ficers and men. General March an nounced Saturday. Of the total 77- 542 were officers. Demobilization or ders now have reached a total of 1. 571,000. The battleship Nebraska, the hos- pital ship Mercy and seven transports are opposed to the division 01 Robeson are on the way home from France as proposed in the Liberty 2nd La with about 10,000 troops. , Fayette movement. WORK OF PIONEER Y. M. C. A. IN FRANCE. ... . . ... . ...!'... . .. Jn 01 Lumberton! Describes Experiences During I Early Days of the W ar. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 26. The work the pioneer Y. M. C. A. workers in . ln ,ear'y .aV 01 .e war was described last night by Pvt. Joseph B. Blake, 28th infantry, first division, 8hortly fore he departed for hi8 home in Lumberton. Ni C rvx- Blake landed in France w th J division June 26, 1917, and tJ11?? i ma uivision wok Dart in until late in .September, 1918, when he was severe ly wounded in the Argonne woods. He was first wounded during the second battle of the Marne, near Soissons. In referring to the work accomplish ed by the Y. M. C. A., Pvt. Blake said. "When we landed in France in June, jai, we lound little to cheer us up and the one thing that we missed more than anything else was tobacco and cigarettes. We could not get them at any price. Some of the boys had looked ahead and brought some over with them but the majority of us were forced to do without." "In July, we were camped in Fre veray, and it was there that the Y. M. C. A. joined us. The stock in their canteen was rather small but we were able to obtain anything that we want ed in the line of smokes, and once in a while, if you were lueky" enough 4p get at the head df the line, you got a few cakes of chocolate." "The prices were just a little high but this did not matter to us as long as we could supply our needs," con tinued Pvt. Blake. "Later, when we wtjie inut-u to were moved to Ney, means of trans- portation became better and the Pces were then reduced even lower th wgre Jn fche states Ain? to Pvt. Blake, the, Y. M. C. a. siuck close to tne aivision throughout the bitter fights that it was engaged in, and the last words of h iaunche(i their attack t . h morni cf ? cheer that were given the boys before on Can May J., was given by a "Y" man a3 he passed out chocolate to them free of charge. Pvt. Blake landed at Newport News in the early part of December. 1918. j From there he was sent to the hospi tal at Camp Gordon for further treat ment. He has entirely recovered from his wound, and after a short visit to DECLAMATION CONTEST. jlreinm inaries Will Be Held March 13 and Final Contest March 14. To the Editor of The Robesonian : Hoping to make the third inter scholastic declamation contest the greatest of its kind ever held at Wake Forest college, committees from the Philomathesian and Euzelian literary societies are working with a commit tee fromthe faculty on arrangements for this year's event. The prelimi naries will be held in Wingate memor ial hall on March 13th, and the final contest on March 14. The contest is open to all male students of all pre paratory schools in North Carolina. The participation is made interest ii.g by the awards given to tlu sui cessful speakers. As a first prize, the college offers a scholarship worth $50. in addition to the handsome medal awrded by the literary societies. A second prize consists of a pin bearing the emblems of the societies, set in pearls. I trust that we may have several representatives from the high schods of Robeson county in the contest this spring. L. J. BRITT, Phi. Secretary. Wake Forest, N. C, Feb. 27, 1919. Woman's Committee of Council of National Defense Discontin ued. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Mrs. E. L. Holloway, chairman of women's committee, council of Nation 1 Defense. Robeson county division, has been notified by Mrs. Eugene Reilley of Charlotte, who is the State chairman, that since the armistice has been signed that this organization is to be discontinued in our State. The following officers of the Robe son county division, therefore receive their honorable discharge: Mrs. E. L. Holloway, chairman; Mrs. Roscoe D. McMillan of Red Springs, vice-chair man; Miss Janie Larlyle, secretary; Mrs. L. S Townsend of McDonald, treasurer; Mrs. L. T. Townsend, chair man of Liberty Loan; Mrs. R. B. John, Maxton; Mrs. C. D. Smith, Rowland; Mrs. J. Q. Bobbitt, Fairmont; Mrs. D. S. Currie, Parkton. JANIE CARLYLE, Sec. Box Supper March 7th. at Bloomingdale Correspondence of The Robesonian. Barnesville, Feb. 28. There will be a box supper at Bloomingdale school house Friday night. March 7. Ice Vream and fruit will also be sold I Everybody , is cordially invited to come - , - ' Mr. D. M. Rogers of Marietta, R S 1, was a Lumberton visitor this morn- ing. He says the people down his way LAST WEEK OF SESSION. Vi'A.b tio f Airialahiv. Tr me ciosir.g ways Koaa Bills Referred Back to Committee-; Senate Favors Municipal Suffrage For Women Senate Votes to Refer to People Constitutional Convention and Income Tax Amendment. The General Assembly enters today upon the last week of the session with much work ahead, but it is expected that it will round up its work for final i Jtrtiournment next Saturday night or ntupai ouuaing. MRodaY SSn is yet to be enact-' tSS' ."nrPn." & ed. After discussion all day Friday TCJav .nWViH, i'" opeJ"n and at a session Friday night of the ThU"lay and tr,day of th, week House substitute road bill, all road' License has been issued for th bills were referred back to commit- i marriage of John Davi nH V.tta Rai- tee in the hone that a satisfactory measure to all might! be hammered out of the various bills. The full-value reassessment bill remains to be pass ed; the general machinery bill, which must pass both houses, had not come from committee at the end of the week; the general appropriations bill which the joint committee has been framing for the State institutions, must be given its readings in both houses. It is estimated that there are some 150 bills on the Senate calendar and as many on the calendar of the House, with many yet to be reported from committees. The House must dispose of the" bill passed by the Senate Thursday night for. municipal suffrage for women. The House also closed th? week with the child-labor bill to be passed on final reading, and the Senate must then pass upon this issue. The Senate Friday passed the bill to submit to the people at the next general Wrin in 1920 the mixtion ! general election in 1920 the question of holding a constitutional convention, and the bill now goes to the House. Gov. Dough ton's proposed income tax amendment to the constitution, which passed the House by unanimous vote, was adopted by the Senate Friday by vote 37 to 11. senator htacy or Robeson made one of the best speech - es delivered on this bill, speaking to the Governor's message. Senator Stacy declared that he would be ashamed to be recorded as voting against allowing the people to pass upon this matter. WITH ROBESON SOLDIERS. Lost a Leg In Action. Private Ernest Britt of R. 4, Lumberton- arrived home Friclay from! Fort McPherscn, Ga. Private Britt i , recently returned jrom France - le!(urjn(f tne t season ,eft thif) morT1. lost nis ngnt leg in action, nisieg, in(, for Raih. where he is connect was blown off just below the knee,. -th f. ,lf viQPut rw hv a German shell. He was in the drive that broke the Hindenburg line. The government has provided him with an artificial leg. Mr. John McLean arrived home Sat- urday from Camp Sev.er, Greenville, o. v.-. cu y'v""- discharge from military service Mr. J. L. Stephens received Friday a letter from his brother. Mr. II. Lay- t"6n Stephens, who went to France last succer with the 81st division. Mr. Stephens stated in the letter that he had applied for a discharge from military service and his application had been approved. He added that he expected to sail for the States at an early date. Before going to 'ihe army Mr. Stephens was R. F. D. carrier from Red Springs. Lieut. Russell S. Beam Will Return to Lumberton. As has been stated in The Robe sonian, Lieut. Russell S. Beam arrived in New York from France a few days go and after spending a few days in Washington making arrangements for his discharge he left that city Friday night, for Camp Dix, N. J., to go through the official formalities. Dr. Beam will locate in Lumberton again in his old offices. He was chief of the department of eye, ear, rose and throat at the base hospital No. 66, located at -Neufchateau, France, .. .. . rrl during its entire existence. mere were 2 500 beds in that hospital. Dr. Beam is known to many Robesonian readers who will be glad to learn that he will return to his offices here soon. Senate Passes Victory Loan Bill. The United States Senate remained in session all night Saturday night to pass the Victory Loan bill, against which some Republican Senators con ducted a filibuster for the purpose of delaying this necessary measure to the close of the session March 4th in order to force the President to call an eirtra session earlier than his an j ; tu coto aA. "" " journed shortly after 7 o'clock yes- terday morning with this measure out of the way. Both houses entered to day upon the last full working day of the session facing an unprecedently mass of legislation. The 65th Con gress will adjourn sine die March 4 at noon. Entertainment at Laurel Institute March 8th. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Raynham, March 3. There will be an entertainment at Laurell institute near Buie, Friday evening 8 'o'clock. There will be some speeches and a de bate, a box supper and a voting con test. A prize will be given to the most popular girl. The proceeds of tha- evening will go to the improve mcnt of the school. . The public is invited. D. F. LOWRY, Principal. WATCH THE LABEL. WatCh th Alitt ODDO( ttl nam on the label on vour nawr. Yhn tmr subscri tion expire, your D-Dtr will nt0ppd ? Thi.DJSS to K wb- scribers BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS Four members of the county chain gang are sick with influenza. tv it r - in . . . j. u. v. win meet at 4 p. m. Thursday in the rest room in the ma- iamy: Ailred lurner and Bertha Rog ers. Miss Josephine Breece will be gin her spring display of pattern hats Wednesday and Thursday, March 5th and 6th. Mrs. W. S.- Britt went Thursday to a sanatorium in Charlotte for treatment. She ws accompanied by her husband. The county commissioners, the county road board and the board of education are ail holding regular monthly meetings here today. Miss Vera Cobb of .Greensboro has arrived and will be with the mil linery department - of , Messrs, R,,,LU Caldweir & Son's department store during the coming season. Mr. R. G. Stubbs,of Girdley, Kan sas, has accepted a positin with Z"hh 'will Zv. i V i t Mr ?tU.bbs .W,U m0Ve famlIy to Lum- Messrs. Stephens & Barnes. Mr. berton as soon as he can secure a res idence. Miss Kate Ratley of Fairmont re turned home yesterday from Char lotte, where she recently completed a course in a business college. She was met here by her father, Mr. W. !" - Ratley. Misses John Steele, Sarah Red- wine, Elizabeth White, Clara Worth. Kathrine Doster and Mae Seabolt, all members of the faculty of Carolina college, Maxton. were Lumberton visi tors Saturday. Mr. W. D. Baxley of R. 4, Lum berton, who was in town Saturday, re ported the two bridges across Jacob swamp on the Whiteville road in bad shape. Somebody broke through one of the bridges Friday. Mr. T. WTrogden, who has had charge of the cotton grading offie here partment of Agriculture. Messrs. I). P. Buie and R. J. Brown of the Philadelphus section were among the visitors in town Fri- A o r R-fU Vf Tiiia anI Vf t Tr (mm ' t i,n j th t ,d uke th t 0j Robeson. Mrs. McPhaul returned Friday night from Charlotte, were nne spet c short time with her husbnd, Dr. W. A. McFhaul. county health officer, who has been at the Charlotte sanatorium for several weeks. Dr. McPhaul's con dition is not much improved. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. McMillan re turned yesterdy to their home in Charlotte after spending several days here visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. McMillan were married in Charlotte Wednesday of last week. An account of the marriage will be found else where in today's paper. There will be a box supper at the Raynham school house Friday night of this week. The proceeds will go towards paying for piano for the school. The public is invited. Misses Mary Lee McMillan and Athesia Pow ell are teachers in the Raynham school. They were Lumberton visi tors Saturday. Mr. R. L. Collins, who lives about three miles north-east of Lumberton, was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr. Collins informed The Robesonian that his little daughter, Clara has a hen less than one year old that has already delivered 72 eggs and is now caring for a brood of biddies which she hatched herself. Broke Plate Over Wife's Head. Arch Norton of East Lumberton plead guilty before Recorder E. M. Britt this morning to the charge of breaking a plate over the head of his wife yesterday. Prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of the cost. According to the evidence of both Norton and his wife. Mrs. Norton . , a. ' j A.t a. : cnewea UD some meat nu inrew 11, m her hus and s p ate he Jen ttnrew the plate at hef , eutting a gash m her forehead, this happened wniie they were eating dinner. Lee Allen was iouna gumy 01 breaking the speed limit with an au tomobile and prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of the"cost $7.20. Mr. J. P. Russell, who is engage, in Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Brags, Fayetteville, spent Friday and Friday night here visiting his fmily. He re turned to Camp Bragg Saturday morning. . DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER. Optometrist Expert Knowledge of Eye Disease! and Fitting Glasses. 1 .
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