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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MARCH 6 1919.
NUMBER 8
TILL IT'S OVER. OVER
THERE WILL NOT COME
BACK SATS PRESIDENT
Declares American People Are in
Favor of League Must !Not Be j
Over Till Nations of .the World
Are Assured of the Permanency of
Peace. -
President Wilson, on the eve of his
departure for Paris declared in an ad
dress in New York Tuesday night that
he would carry to the peace conference
the message that an overwhelming
majority of the American people was
in favor of the league of nations and
that he would not return to the Unit
ed States until the nations of the
world were assured of the permanen
cy of peace.
Speaking before an . audience that
filled the Metropolitan opera house to
overflowing, the President said he
was puzzled by some of the criticism
he had heard of the league jnot by
the criticisms themselves but by the
fact of them. He declared it would
be well for some of those on this side
of the water to get acquainted with
the spirit on the other side; that the
peoples there were firm in their de
termination that justice must rule in
the world.
Declaring that the "heart of the
world is awake, and the heart of the
world must be satisfied," Mr. Wilson
gave solemn" warning "that the great
tides of the world do not 'give notice
that they are going to rise and run;
tey rise in their majesty and pver
whelming might, and those who stand
in the way are overwhelmed."
Before the President gave 'his part
ing message to the American people,
former President Taft expounded the
main features of the proposed cove
nant of nations.
Mr. Wilson gave his opinion of op
ponents of the league plan in America.
"No party has the right to appro
priate this issue," he declared, "and
no party will in the long run dare
"Tri1;.. the of nation.
is "meant as a notice to all outlaw na
tions" that the great peoples of the
world will no longer tolerate interna
tional crimes," the President said,
'Europe is a bit sick at heart at this
very moment because it sees states
men have had no vision and the only
vision has been the vision of the peo
ple." "And I am amazed not alarmed
but amazed, that there should be in
some quarters such a comprehensive
ignorance of the stte of the world,"
continued Mr. Wilson. "Those gentle
men do not know what the mind of
men is just now. Eveybody else does.
"I do not know where they have
been closeted. I do not know by what
influences they have been blinded; but
I do know that they have been sepa
rated fro mthe general currents of the
thought of mankind."
America's - soldiers, he said, went
overseas feeling they were sacredly
bound to the realization of those ideals
which their President had enunciated
when the United States went into
the war.
"There is another thing," .the Pres
ident said, which critics of the league
had not observed.
"They not . only have not observed
the temper of the Hworld, but they
have not even observed the temper
of those splendid boys in khaki that
they sent across the seas," he said.
"And do you suppose." continued
the President, "that having felt that
crusading spirit of these youngsters,
who went over there not to glorify
America, but to serve their ,fellow
men, I am going to permit myself
for one moment slacken my effort to
be worthy of them and of their cause? i
I UI mean nuu ivr luiuc uat.A unut
'it's over, over there' and it must
not be over' until the nations of the
world are assured of the permanen
cy of peace."
Barbers on Strike One Returned
to Work Today.
Lumberton has experienced a strike
this week.- The strike went into ef
fect Monday when three barbers work
ing at the Lumberton barber shop
walked out They asked for a raise
in the amount of commission allowed
and this was refused. One of the
barbers returned to work today and
it is understood another will retutn.
The demand of the barbers was not
granted. They are getting 65 per
cent of the earnings of the shop and
demanded 70 per cent. Proprietor
Wright Prevatt says it takes the 35
npr cent to take care of rents, light
and water bills and other expenses of
running the shop.
Daylight Saving Still in Force.
Failure of Congress before final ad
journment Tuesday to take any action
on pending bills providing for repeal
of the daylight saving act made cer
t.in that the nation's clocks again
would be advanced an hour during the
period between the last Sunday in
March and the last Sunday in Octo
ber. Opposition of farming interests to
the daylight saving act on the grounds
that it was of no benefit to the people
of rural communities led to the intro
duction of several bills providing for
its repeal, but all of them failed
President Sails For, Paris.
VAfter his address in the Metropoli
tan oper house in New York Tuesday
- niirht President Wilson, accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson, boarded the George
' Washington for the return trip , to
' Paris. The ueorge wasmngton sail
ed for Europe yesterday;morning.
! FARMERS WAREHOUSE WILL i
1 BE DOUBLED IN SIZE.
2 Lanre Prize Houses Also Will Be,
Built Farmers' Will Be One of;
Largest Warehouses in This Belt j
Messrs Knott & Smith Getting
Ready for Next Season and Expect
Good Prices. 1
The Lumberton tobacco market will
be better prepared this year than ever
to handle a tobacco , crop. One of the
, , . i
three large warehouses the Farmers
will be doubled in size and two large
prize houses will be built m connec-
tion with thi3 warehouse before the
opening of the next selling season.
When enlarged this warehouse will be
T . . ,i i , I
n-i4-h thi- wavahAiiao KafAra rha.
216x108 feet, and will be one of the
largest sales warehouses in the South
Carolina belt. The house will be con-j
ducted again this year by Messrs.
Knott & Smith, who had charge of the !
house last season. The m ze houses
... , , ... ii T-r i j
will be built near the Farmers and
wiU be used by this firm.
Messrs. Knott & Smith, -who also
conduct a large sales warehouse at.
Henderson, spent Tuesday and yes-
terday here making plans for the next
tobacco season. While, owing to war
conditions, this warehouse was clos
ed earlier than some of the houses
last season, the proprietors say in
the future they will be on the job in
Lumberton until the last pound of to
bacco has been sold..
Messrs. Knott & Smith will spend
the greater part bf the spring and
summer in Robeson, visiting the to
bacco growers and advising them how
to best handle their tobacco crops.
When, asked what they thought
ney mougni,
about prices next season
that indications now are that farmers ;
will receive a good price
1V1 bii'Q :
year s crop, of tobacco
ROBESON MEDICAL SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS.
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Tuesday "Flu" Will Be Discussed
at Meeting to Be Held at Rowland
, in May.
At a meeting of the Robeson Medi
cal society here Tuesday the follow-
imiv rtffitrttta tttnrA r -"! Via fln.
suing year: Dr. W. E. Evans of
Rowland, president; Dr. T. C. John-
son of Lumberton, vice-pres.; Drsi. J.
A. ifiai bill ui uuuiuci wilt octi tiai v-
treasurer. Dr. B. F. McMillan of Red I
Springs was elected a delegate to the I
next meeting of the State Medical so- i
ciety, wjth Dr. J. A. Martin as alter
nate. This meeting will be held at
Pinehurst in April.
The out-of-town doctors who at
tended the meeting here Tuesday
were: Drs. J. L. and B. F. McMillan of
Rd Snrincs: Drs. N. H. Andrews. and
W.v E. Evans of Rowland; Dr. J. P. j
Brown and Dr. Hayes of Fairmont.!
The'se were entertained at a sump- i
tuous dinner at the Alpine cafe by lo-1
cal pysicians.v
Te ntxt meeting of the society will!
. . . . . . . t
be held at Rowland the first Wednes
day in May. This meeting will be
devoted entirely to the discussion of
influenza.
Attractive Displays of Millinery.
Perhaps no more attractive display
of spring millinery has been seen here
than is being shown at the millinery
stores of Lumberton this week. Many
ladies are visiting the stores, some
to take a look, while manjrare purch
asing new spring hats.
Miss Josephine Breece and Messrs.
R. D. Caldwell & Son began their
j:' 1 ', ,;in
While Miss Amelia Linkhauer does
not advertise any special opening, she,
too, has many beautiful hats on dis
play. Today will mark the close of
the special opening days at Miss
Breece's store and tomorrow will be
the last day of the opening at the
Caldwell store. However, from now
until the season closes those in charge
of the stores will be prepared to suit
the fancy of ladies from far and
near.
Made a Poor Show.
Statesvftle LanJmnrkY
Represemntive Jas. R. Mann'irf Il
linois, for years the Republican leader
in the House of Congress fell far short
of the Republicar. nomination or
Speaker, itceiving onlx 69 votes to
138 for Gillettpf Massachusetts, the
latter the winner. It was a contest
in-which The Landmark had no choice,
but we're wondering if that hr.ss,:
and hunk of , beef which th j meat
packers presented to Mr. Mann didn't
figure considerably in the defeat of
this Illinois Representative. He was
in line of promotion, but for some
itMon he made a poor show k; the
Recorder's Court Cases.
Berry Faulk, alias Hunt, Indian,
was bound ver to the Superior court
on four charges of house-breaking
and larceny: Monday by Recorder E.
M. Britt. The bond was fixed at
$500 in default of which the defendant
was bound over to the Superior court
Thery Collins plead guilty of breaking-
the speed limit with an auto and
judgment was suspended upon pay
ment of the cost.-"
A thunder storm blew up last
night, after a warm day, it came on
to rain in torrents about 8 o'clock, and
about 9 o'clock the lights went off
and remained off for the space of
about an hour. , -
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
.1 Fairmont Supply Co. Organized to
Succeed J. D. McLean Co.
Remodeled Looking Into Prospects
For Tobacco Season Personal. Men
tion.
BY H. V. BROWN.
Fairmont- March 4. The Norfolk
Tailoring Co. has opened here for
business on Center street. Mr. J. D.
Purvis, Jr., is at the head of the firm.
' 2.1LI, 1 I1UII1UOV11, liail WH.il ;
iservin. in the United States navy for!
i the t 20 months has relieved:
anA rs of o00f 'wu v,; ,Q,w,
Mr. Ben Thompson, who had been
miiu a vdviiw nivu ' o vw -vi wkj i
r r ,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thompson.
Mr. E. J. Chambers and Mr. W. M.
Worleyi well-known and pbpula
warehousemen, are here looking into
fV, ' f tnuannn Bon
n that th cannot
dict otherwise than for high prices
r ,,ail.i ,
m -.:.. -m j tt c o o.,,
I'll . vxiica riuu ui tuc u. o. uua-
quehanna has returned to his post
after spending his furlugh here with
friends nd relatives.
whpri the t y McLean Co. soy out
it. entie of oods it looked as
if Fairmont was to be without a large
time business, which is so very es
sential to this community. But after
a meeting today of some of Fair-
mon't live business men a large time
business company was organized to be
known as Fairmont Suooly Got, -. withkreased from $3 to $5 each on account
Mr. W. N.' HmuiarrT. 8'eWeral-mdha- of their helpless condition. The
ger. yne hundred tnousand dollars
was subscribed as capital with $20,
000 paid in. The stockholders are
Messrs. H. G. Stubbs, A. L. Jones,
W. N. Hubbard. F. L. Blue, C. A.
Floydj A s Thompson and R. O.
d the corporation will open for
business in the store recently occupied
by the J. D. McLean Co.
Mr. Singletary of the Stephens &
Barnes Furniture Co. is here manag
ing their business until Mr. P. C.
Howell can mcve his family here. Mr.
.'lowell is a licensed embalmtr and a
furniture expert.
Mr. H. G. Stubbs was a business
visitor in Fayetteville, Raeford and
Red Springs last Monday.
Mr. W. A. Ratley was a Raleigh
visitor last Sunday.
Dr. L. ,E. Ricks has remodeled the
ingitcently occupied by Mr A.
C. Thompson i. He will move his office
into this building m a few days.
M . miTT1 tt a n
WHO'S BACK FROM THE WAR
Dr. R. S. Beam Arrived Home Today.
Dr. R. S. Beam arrivedftiome today
from France. As has been stated in
The Robesonian, Dr. Beam, who is a
specialist in diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat, will resume his prac
tice hejre. His office is on the second
floor f the McMillan building, H,lm
street, the office being-closed while
he was in France. He expects to open
his office 'some time next week,
Dr. Beam enlisted in the medical
corps of the army soon after, the
United States declared war against
i - i .r; i.
Germany and was commissioned first
lieutenant before going overseas in
August 1917. He landed in New
York Febuary 25 and came over in
command of a detachment of nurses.
While in France he was attached to
base hospital 66, located at Neufcha
teau, the nearest base hospital to the
front in that sector. There were 2,500
beds in this hospital and every bed oc
cupied by wounded soldiers at times.
He went to the front lines on several
occasions and saw several Lumber
ton boys "over there." Dr. Beam is
well-known throughout this setftion
and his many friends will be pleased
to learn of his return.
Mr. J. S. Gore of Long, S. C,
is spending a few days here visiting
friends. Mr. Gore formerly lived here.
He was recently given an honorable
discharge from the U. S. navy.
Dr. Jno. F. Nash of St. Pauls has
returned from France. In writing to
ask" that his address be changed from
France to St. Pauls, Dr. Nash says,
"The Robesonian was a welcome pa
per in France." Dr. Nash was com
missioned first lieutenant before go
ing overseas.
Private Frank Lowrey. son of W. B
Lowrey of R.v 2, Lumberton, landed
in New York on February 26 .from
France. ' Private Lowrey stated in
a letter to his father, that he was
on the water 18 days returning from
France. He was attached to the 81st
division and was wounded November
11, the day the armistice was signed
Mr. A. C. Sflivey arrived home
Tuesday from France. Mr. Spivey$3.50; Mrs. J. B. Bowen, stenographic
went overseas with the 81st division
and suffered an attack of influenza
soon after reaching France. ' He came
home as a casul. but has recovered
from the attack of influenza. He was
given an honorable discharge from mil
itary t'uty.
Peter Vallis, a Greek who conducted
a cafe here for several years,, ar
rived last night from France He en
listed in the army soon after the Unit
ed States entered ! war and spent 16
months in France. He was a cook in
the 41st division. ' He has - not yet
decided whether or not he will locate
here.
Eufaula, Ala.r March 5. A tornado
which struck Eufaula late today, caus
ed one known death and property dam-
aim estimated in first renorts at a half
million Hnllara. Vearlv everv resi-
dence in te city appears to have been'
damaged and a nuinber of business
houses were razed.
jTHE COUNTY'S -BUSINESS ;
4 RURAL POLICEMEN
BuildingiTwo Rural Policemen Cut Off and Sal -
ary of 4 Increased F. A. Wishart
Succeeds Jno. D. McAllister as
Game Warden Claims Ordered
Paid.
Frank A. Wishart of Lumberton, J.
H. Carper of Rowland, W. W. Smith
of Maxton and W. A. Smith of the
Buie section now constitute Robeson's
rural police force. These were ap-
"
pointed by the county commissioners
at their meeting Monday. All were
members of the old nohce force. A
..."
Ml 1 1 A. L n T
bill was passed by the present Legis
lature providing for four rural police
men is Kobeson instead oi six, as
heretofore, and the salary was fixed
at $125 the month for each of the
four, instead of $75 the month for
each of the six. Two members of the
former police force W. C. Bntt of
Fairmont and C. L.' Beard of Parkton
were retired by the commissioners.
The new law requires that eacn ru
ral policeman keep an automobile and
have a 'phone in his residence. Each
policeman is required to make bond
in the sum of $1000.
The regular pauper list was allow
ed and Amos and Ellen Thompson
were placed on the list at $4 each
the month. The monthly allowance
of Melvin and Ceha Nance was in
montniy allowance oi ea vux w
increased from $2 to $5 and that of
Martha Locklear from $1.50 to $3.
The resignation of Jno. D. McAl-
lister as county game warden was ac
cepted and Frank A. Wishart was
appointed as his successor.
Cancelled coupons amounting to
$625 from E. H. Rollins & Sons on
Robeson county funding bonds were
burned in the presence of the board
and the clerk of the Superior court.
The bond of F. C. Smith, constable
of Fairmont township, in the sum of
$500 with A. L. Jones as surety was
approved and ordered filed.
A number of rebates was allowed.
The following bills were ordered
paid: ' ' '
Court House .and Court B. W.
Frank, repairing typewriter in court
house, $3.05; J. N. Buie, recorder, Red
Springs district, salary, au;
Williams, recorder Maxton district,
salary, $65; D. W. Bullock, recorder
Rowland district, salary, $50; A. E.
Floyd, recorder, Fairmont district,
salary, $50; E. M. Britt, recorder
Lumberton district, salary, $75; J. S.
Butler, recorder St. Pauls s distrist,
salary, $40; Ben Efaw, rebinding and
covering record books for county,
$452.50; V. H. Taylor, solicitor re
corder's court, insolvent court cost,
$4; W. Lennon, solicitor, Lumberton
recorder's court, insolvent court cost.
$25.50; Mrs. T. B. Leak, court report
ing. S37.50: Walker. Svans & Cogs
well, stamp pad .for court house, 81
cents; J. M. McCallum, county auditor,
salary, $187.50, 'pbone cans ana ex
penses, $3.75; Edwards & Broughton,
record books, $89.50; freeman Print
ing Co., supplies for court house,
$25.75; White & Gough. supplies for
court house, $9.25; C. B. Skipper,
clerk Superior court, salary, $308.33,
stamps, $7.10, jury tickets, $186.75;
R.E. Lewis, sheriff, salary, $316.68L
stamps. $23.50, wood for court house;
$4.50; conveying prisoners, etc.,
S18.60: M. W. Floyd, register of deeds
salary, $316.66, stamps, $19.50; Emery
Hammonds, janitor, salary, ou. 10
tal, $2,420.71.
Jail and Prisoners six rural po
licemen, salary $75 each $450; C. L.
Beard, conveying prisoners, $4; W. W.
Smith, expenses in capturing Berry
Fnulk. S42.23: J. H. Carper, rural po
liceman, stamps. $1.25; W. C. Britt,,
$3: town of St.
Pauls, feeding prisoner $8.45; K. M.
Biggs, supplies for jail, $13.75; Geo.
L. McNeill, repair work at jail, $2.05;
H. M. Beasley, coal for jail, $42.10;
v A Wiaa-.t. convevine prisoners,
$10; A. H. Prevatt, jailer, salary, $50,
feeding prisoners and wood, $680.
turn-neys (salary fund) $12.75. To
tal $726.08. 4 mu
Miscellaneous Dr. N. A. Thomp
son, coroner over bodies of ( John Cul
breth and Dallie Sampson, $8; C. M.
Barker, J. L. Thrower, ti. fc. rage,
S. M. Page, Robert Prevatt, Jno. Mc
Neill, coroner's jury in same case, $2
each $12; Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary-treasurer
county health work,
$347; I. J. Flowers, keeping county
home, $262; T. R. Tolar, wood for
county home. $24.75; Dr. T. F. Cost
ner, wood for county home, $35; O. O.
Dukes, county farm demonstrator,
salary, $85; Miss Flax Andrews, home
demonstration agent, salary, $58.33;
S. B. Jackson, conveying insane man,
work, ?4S; ur. ti. n. noagm, ui. a.
C. Johnson, James D. PBpctor, J. R.
Poole, J. W. Ward, services for one
day as members of the county board
of health, $4 each $20; A. L. Stone
9K0. MrsJ. T. Sineletary $11, J. B.
Humphrey $8.25, E. W. Floyd $17.50,
J. O. McArtnur tuwara onuui
$12.25, J. L. Stephens $21.50, Remus
Davis $10.25, N. Mclnnis $9.75, A. A.
H7 7S. A. C. MeOoue-an $2.50. C. W.
Watson $2, Dr. W. E. Evans $20, W.
C. Walters $11.25, L. U Mcuougan
$20, Sandy McNeill $12, J. d. waro
$2.50, F.- M-. Townsend $21.50, H. T.
Flowers $11.50, W. T. Jenrette $9.25
all registering vital statistics; L. T.
Townsend, drayage, $1.23; John W.
Ward, chairman board county commis
sioners, salary for three months,
$37.50: J.'F. McKay. C. B. Townsend,
Rorv McNair. J. G. Huehes. members
board of commissioners, salary for
J three months, $31.25 each $125. To
tai ? no i.ia. urand toiai i,iio.i.,
I
65th CONGRESS CLOSES WITH
REPUBLICAN FILIBUSTER.
Bitter Controversy Between PrdeM,
1 i f . r . r
ana ociuiie uicr Ltigut oi .imions,
Marks Close of Great War Con
gress 3 Momentous and Historic
Sessions Were Held.
A bitter controversy between Presi-'
nr:i. i u c ...
dent Wilson and the Senate over the
Jeague of nationsnd a filibuster by;
a few Republican Senators seeking to
force an immediate extra session
marked the passing at noon Tuesday
of the 65th, or great war Congress.
Called in April, 1917, to throw
America's weight into the conflict
overseas, the Congress held three
momentous .and historic sessions.
Partisanship lay dormant during the
war but it broke forth in the last
session, to culminate in a final fili
buster which successfully blocked
passage of half of the fourteen regu
lar appropriation bills, including the
$750,000,000 railroad administration
revolving fund, and the huge army,
navy and merchant marine budgets.
Although unsuccessful in their ef
forts to record the Senate in favor of
amendment of the constitution of the
league of nations as now drawn, the
Republican Senators left in the rec
ord a resolution approved by 39 of
them opposing acceptance of the charI
ter in t J 'rfM
jeaaer Loage ana oiner Kepupncans
said this was notice to the President
and the peace conference that the nec
essary two-thirds majority in the new
Senate for "ratification of the new
plan, could not be obtained. Demo
cratic leaders expressed belief that
amendments would be made soon af
ter the President reached Paris.
President Wilson spent an hour at
the capitol before adjournment. Lat
er he formally announced, despite the
death in the filibuster of the ailroad
and other bills, he would adhere to
his refusal to call the new Congress
before his return from France, and
criticised "a group of men" for their
obstruction. As a result of the filibus
ter," which held the Senate in contin
uous session for 26 hours, the Presi
dent had little to do at the capital
except sign the $1,000,000,000 wheat
guaranty bill.
METHODIST PASTORS
TO GET SALARY RAISE
This Practical Step Will Be Taken By
Methodist Church Following Fi
nancial Drive in April.
Nashville. Tenn, March 1. Many
Methodist ministers in every South
ern and Western State who have been
trying to exist on infinitesimal in
comes during the past years will have
their salaries raised within the next
few months. This very practical and
definite step is to be taken by the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,!
following the financial drive of that
denomination in April. The drive,
which has $35,000,000 as its goal,
has been undertaken with a view to
putting the work of the church on a
business basis, the raising of the sal
aries of their underpaid pastors being
considered one of the first matters of
importance.
There are 866 salaries $400 or less
which will be raised to $600; 485 sal
aries now $400 and $500 which will
be raised to $600 ; 588 salaries now
$600 and $700 which will be raised
to $1000 a year; 637 salaries from
$700 to $800 to be raised to $1000; and
180 salaries ranging from $800 to
$900 which will also be raised to
$1000. The supplementing of these
salaries will require $2,850,000 dur
ing the forthcoming five years and
the success of the Centenary drive will
make their increase immediately pos
sible. Practically every city and town
throughout the length and breadth of
Southern Methodism will be affected
it is declared at the headquarters of
the denomination in Nashville, and
every Methodist man and woman who
pulls to on the Centenary drive will
be helping to make possible better
and happier living conditions for the
underpaid pastors in their midst. .
House Defeats Municipal Suffrage
For Women.
Senator Brown's bill to extend mu
niciDal suffrage to women was de
feated, in the House of the Legislature
last night by a vote of 54 to 49.
The machinery act for raising rev
enue for the next two years was in
troduced in the Senate last night and
passed. It goes now to the House.
As should have been stated in
Monday's Robesonian, the item hav
ing been crowded out, Mr. W. H. M.
Brown, of Buie returned Saturday
from Richmond, Va., where he hejlrd
Billy Sunday preach three times. He
was most favorably impressed with
the evangelist and his singer, Road
heaver The editor is indebted to Mr.
Brown for a picture of the Reverend
Billy and "Ma" Sunday also for a
pamplet on personal work which . he
purchased at the meeting
UNUSUAL FACTS ABOUT "EYE FOR EYE.'
Nazimova. the distinguished star, is has been. adv.
Charles Bryant, seen in the leading male role, is English
Albert Capellani, director of the pro duction, is French. .
Henry Kistmaecker, who wrote the play, is a Belgian.
Tlw. tkAtnm.Qnhv id fllA nmrlr nf IT.nrT ono flaiiHiift. An Italian.
And the production is made by the all-American firm of Metro under the
national trade-mark U. S. A. ' ' ! . "V
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lisnes a list of men in the army, navjr
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or marine corps who have returned
to Robeson county from overseas or
camps in this country. If you want
your friends to know you are in the
county, write The Pcbesor.ian, or
'lhone.
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
Ctpress camp No. 125, W. O. W.
will hold an important meeting this
evening at 7:30. A full attendance is
desired.
Mrs. J. D. McNeill went yester
day to Wilmington to take her baby,
Sandy, to a specialist. They were ac
companied by Mrs. F. G. Boersig.
The Alfred Rowland, chapter. U.
D. C, will meet in the directors room
in the. National Bank of Lumberton
building Saturday afternoon at 3:30.
The screams of a woman attract
ed much attention in the eastern part
of. towji Tuesday evening. A nus-.
band whipping his wife was the cauue,
it is said.
Robert McNeill, one of the oldest
colored barbers in town, in point of
length of service, has just installed
an electric hair-cutter, of which he
is very proud.
Mr. W. J. Wilkerson of the Cen-
ter section was a Lumberton visitor
Tuesday. Mr. Wilkerson reported
work progressing on the new Baptist
church at Center.
Mr. J. J. Humphrey of the Sad
dletree section was among the visitors
in town this morning. Mr. Humphrey
reported some hail and a heavy rain
in his section last night.
Mr. W. W. Hardin of R. 2, Fair
mont, was among the visitors in town
Tuesday. Mr. Hardin and all his
family had Influenza a few weeks ago
and one child died of the disease.
A farmers' meeting will be held
at Smith's school house, Howellsville
township, Saturday night of this
week at 7:30. Farmers living in that
section are urged to be present.
Mr". Alex Blount of Howellsville
tbwnship fell off a wagon while in
Lumberton yesterday and broke his
left collar bone. His wound was
dressed by Drs. N. A. Thompson and
Jno. Knox.
Master Leon Hamilton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Hamilton, had his
right eye badly hurt Tuesday when
another boy struck him in the eye
with a potato. The boys were on the
school grounds at the time.
Miss Narva Clark arrived Tues
day night from Baltimore, Md., and
will be with Miss Amelia Lirfkhauer
as trimmer during the spring and
summer seasons. Miss Clark was
with Miss Linkhauer last season and
made many friends in Lumberton.
Mr. G. B. Allen of Lumberton, R.
7, was among the callers at The Robe
sonian office yesterday. Mr. Allen
"dropped in" to see why The Robeson
ian had stopped publishing the local
cotton market report. The reason is
that The Robesonian has been unable
to get local buyers to give out' any
prices of late.
The condition of Dr. W A. Mc
Phaul, county health officer, who has
been undergoing treatment in Char
lotte for the past few weeks, has im
proved very much during the past few
days. In a letter received this morn
ing by Mrs. McPhaul he states that
his condition is so much better that
he hopes to be able to return home
soon.
There will be a box supper at the
East Lumberton public school build
ing (better known as the auditorium),
tomorrow (Friday) - evening. The
proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
This school led the county in dona
tions to the Red Cross last year and
the teachers are anxious that this
record be maintained. The public is
invited.
An old colored woman, who said
her home was "up norf" was on the
streets Tuesday apparently in much
trouble. She said she gave a colored
roan S25 in eold to take to the bsnk
to swap for currency and had not
seen the man since he departed with
her gold. That gold was the only
money she had, too, according to her
statement. ' V
Rural Policeman Frank A. Wish
art found- a keg of "drinkables" at
the home of Mary Speight, two miles
south of town on the Creek road, yes
terday. The "stuff" was made of
dried" fruits- suzar and water; accord
ing to Mr. Wishart, who "arrested"
it, keg and all. Mr. Wishart said he
was not sure it was intoxicating and
therefore did not arrest Mary.
DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER,
Optometrist .
Expert Knowledge of Eye Diseases
and Fitting Glasses.
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