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E ' ROBESONIAN WATCH LABEL ON YOUR PAPER AND DONT LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE DATE YOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADTANCB VOL. L LUMBERTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MARCH 13 1919. NUMBER 10 r LOCAL BILLS PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Resume of Acts Passed Applying to Robeson County. Senator H. E. Stacy returned home from Raleigh Tuesday, having re mained on the job until the 1919 ses sion of the Legislature adjourned at 2 o'clock that morning. During tne last day Senator Stacy ed on the Senate committee tion of the 113th regiment division, which will be Kaleigh upon its arnv of the Senate he pres Gov. Gardner a handsome pitcher. A Robesonian reporte from Senator Stacy the sume of bills applying county passed by the Let A bill introduced by Representative J. S. Oliver allowing the board of education of Robeson to fix the sal ary of the county superintendent of public instruction, also the salary of his assistant. Heretofore the salary of the superintendent has been fixed by the Legislature. Another bill introduced by Mr. Oliver relative to salaries of county officials has been published in The Robesonian,. with both the old salary of each official and the one fixed by the last Legislature. The following bills introduced by Representative G. B. Sellers were passed: y For four rural policemen in R6be son instead of six, the salary of each to be $125 each instead of $75, as heretofore. Authorizing the county commission ers to issue bonds in the sum of $500, 000 for the- purpose of building perma nent bridges. The bill provides that the commissioners may in their dis cretion call a nelection to determine the will of the people in regard to issuing said bonds. To allow the town of Parkton to ex tend its limits 800 yards each way, The bill provides-that the matter of extension shall be voted upon by citi- v. 1 1 a living in tne 11 cstiu caiovs viuov living in the proposed territory tT be 7ono liiri'nrw n 4-Via fAiim onH o oA rhAaa added at the regular town election in May. If the majority of the votes cast are in favor of the exnsion, it will be made. Authorizing the board of county commissioners and the county road board to hire out the county, chain gang, if in their discretion this act would be wise. Making the annual compensation of members of the county board of edu cation $100 each, except the chairman, whose compensation will be $125. Un der the old law members of this board were allowed $4 a day and mileage for each day they met. It is figured that the new law will be a slight In crease in the pay of members of the board of education. Amending the charter of the town of ' .airmont, so as to provide for a primary to nominate candidates for the various offices of the town. The following bills were introduced by Senator Stacy: To provide a place in the State in sane hospital at Raleigh for insane Indians of Robeson. Providing that each township in the county may issue bonds for building A TVia Kill --v-ii A no r nor -tar nan roads. The bill provides that when one-fourth of the registered voters in any township apply to the board of county commissioners for an elec tion to determine whether or not bonds shall be issued, the election shall be called by said board. The bill in full was published in a recent issue of The Robesonian. Amending the county deposit law. The act passed oy tne igis ature two yJaZlrrrJ T: VryT:!the money collected will go to the ed depository for the funds of the county should maintain an agent in Lumberton to cash county vouchers. The new bill abolishes this feature and provides that the bank named a3 depository for the county's funds shall not charge any exchange on drafts drawn on public funds by the proper authorities. Confering both civil and criminal i.,,;;! t,t, tho Anril 1ft1P, JU1IOUIV bivn wuw - " -w---- of court Providing for a special school tax election in the town of Lumberton. The provisions of this bill have been published in The Robesonian. Senator Stacy and Representatives Sellers and Oliver introduced A num ber of State-wide bills whicn were passed. WOMAN'S CLUB WILL MEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Splendid Community Spirit, the Out growth of War Work- Should Not Be Allowed to Die Correspondence of The Robesonian. The Woman's club' will meet in the municipal building on Friday after noon at 4 . o'clock. The entire membership is earnestly urged to be present, as officers are. to be elected for the ensuing year, and other matters of importance are to be attended to. The women of the town are invited to join the club. Do not allow the splendid commu nity spirit, the outgrowth cf our war work, to be dissipated through inac tivity. Engage your energies for the own make Lumberton tne town beautiful." Chaotic conditions in Russia, par ticularly in Fetrograd ana Moscow, were described in reports received Tuesday by the State Department at Washington. - The depths to wnicn ine country has been plunged by Bolshe vik rule was said bt the advices, to be indicated in a report from Mos cow saying human flesh had Deen soia to the famine-stricken population by Chinese soldiers,, who later were ar rested. ' . . . "''' " ' MEMORIAL TABLET WITH I NAMES O FROBESON'S DEAD1. Names of 61 Robeson Soldiers and Sailors Who Gave Their Lives in the World War Inscribed on Tablet ' At Court House. A memorial tablet bearing the ... u: names ol sixty-one ttODeson Boiuiers and sailors who gave their live. fori ' 'their country during the world war "'" lul. "'"" w 3 .1UCU. going to cnurch, we had fair'y repre- p ' . ... . .. , rniara , 'sol, on the local market today for on recep-l ,rQa , . t. in th, ourt this session 1,131 bills were ratified,' 8entative conmee-ations at Snn'mJ For .the benefit of the farmers who .,. . , rpr. ... nn. of the 30th I thp enuntv's temole of ius-las compared with 1,215 two years : and real fine services. Two members !aPPIie? to..tne Kove"lnt r nitrate, v.. .u.. entertained in .- ""t eHav afternoon. i-M?o. .were received by letter Sun.iat . m 8W,a' K "I1 ."e.re 0! .int.ur" Z. l al, and on behalfr ,.Hlw, th n.n. of. Ihe bill to increase the salaries of Among the visitors from a riistr.r. niaiion. i nave sera to wasmngton n . ' . ented to Lieut. LrrX," i TnH : riVnlnr.i the heads of the various State de- 'Sunday were Mr. R. I.. Rmvnn of! dipping, instructions for all nitrat, V:, '" silver water! J u wna 'AlZilTnPA hv Dr. James, partments was killed by the House Lumberton, Mrs. Joe B. Smith ofiaP.pl"Mi fo.r ,n the county. -Shtpping s; f wilmlnn nm-TitPd hv Monday night, following its adoption j route 5 from Lumberton. and Mr I Pints .anl quantities are as follows: . -Wf. . napeiw uson ot uumherton, r obtained FT PW-fiiavina. an artist of b-v the Senate- Thl9 Provided for an,' Howard Church of Spencer. Mass. k Lumberton MU; 1-airmont K 0.7; K. . ha, accepted a position in the following re-l r fQO 'rtut thrmlrh increase of $500 each. A bill was The public school at Smyrna m 1 " springs .o.y; m. raui im.i; omce ot anenii k. c. iwis. ne oe- to Robeson; :!'',,":rv', of th; Woman's Council : EdPted- however, which will raise! der the splendid guidance of those ex- 'nihroke 1B3.6; Barnesviile 60.;,; Ma- gan work Monday, rislature: E100!, LlL? iJTVfe salary of the State superintendent cellent ladies Mm? MrrrP Li . "rtta 138.4; Maxton 412.5; I'arkton. -Mr. D. F. Giles- of the State Edu- Robeson's berets were gathered by, of schools to $4,000 at the expiracior Mis. L. T. Towr.send of Lumberton. !?J rnt term of the incumbent The names on the tablet are: nM r.Qnrt,ua,r rhar-lAai Hall, Carson Chason, Donnie Sutton. Edear Lovett. Coy Britt E. Lathrop Austin, Murdock McRae, Alva Ivey, Benjamin Carter, Marvin Odum, Ed. J. Pope, George Lawson, John H. Walker, Sam McLauchlin, Duncan G. Shaw, Jno. A. McLean, Alfred Oliver, Herbert Watson, James Collins, Dan iel Marsh, Lnnie Proctor, Casper Stone, Henry Barr, Edwin V. John son, O. D. O'Brien, D. B. Purcell, Ed mtind W. Britt, Walter L. Beasley, James McNeill, Martin L. Stuart, Lloyd Pittman, G. H. Marsh, Gus Nor ton, Atlas Johnson, James T. Smith, Wm. S. Hyatt, Archie liunspie. jmus HP T .1 TTiraria Willia Allpn f' uf t v.i; v n.nn Bullock Claud E Phillips I or reject road plans of the State high-J I; call ignorance my sorrow and not Indians Ellis 'Hardin Calvin B.'way commission, was adopted bymysin." But this is a strange world. Lowrev Wm R Oxend'ine Preston (the House, the Senate concurring sub-iE. A. Poe is said to have earned a Tr-klear. Harvev Oxendine. Winslow j sequently. total sum of only $1,300, while he Locklear. Addinell H. Lockey. Gold , . -' - ,' , . en Oxendine, Lennie Hunt, Garfield Lowrey. Jak Edwards, W. R. Oxen dine. .V"'uAeuT7. Biumon ' t h Colored Arthur Rozier, Zeddie ' lUV.VHUViiii If anv nerson knows of any Robe son soldier or sailor who has died while in the service since the United States declared war against Germany, besides those appearing on the :ablet as given above, Mrs. Townsend will appreciate it very much if they will send the name to her at Lumberton. She will continue to seek such infor mation until all the boys have been demobilized and the names of any whose death has not been reported or any who may yet die will be j-laced upon the tablet. COTTON MEETING MARCH 15 Reports by Township Committeemen Will Be Made at Round-Up Meet. , ing In Lumberton Saturday. Correspondence of The Robesonian. At the cottol meeting held in Lum berton February 26, it was decided to have a round-up meeting at a later date. The date decided on was Sat urday, March 15tn. The meeting will be held at the court house at 11 o'clock. At this meeting we want a report from the committeemen of the 1 . . . . . i various townships. In this report the names of those wfib have signed pledge- the names of those who have failed to sign, and the amount of money given by each, should be giv en. We want each committeeman to be prepared to present bill for makiny canvass. This will be paid from the money collected during the canvass. We trust that each man will be as rqonnhlp as nossihle. On2-half cf State organization At an early date a statement of the funds will be published, and also a list of those who contributed. This meeting is for the public, so come and see for yourself what is go ing on. FRANK GOUGH, Chairman, ":"WL O. O. DUKES, Sec-Treas., ivuuesoii county wynm TOWN'S NOTES RSNEWED Question of Purchase Of Tractor For Street Work Referred to Com mittee Young Men Want Club Room on Second Floor of Municipal Building. At a meeting of the mayor and board of town commissioners Tues day evening it was ordered that the town's notes in the sum of $15,000 for indebtedness now existing be re newed for Beven months. Messrs. J. Robert Prevatt and V. B. McMillan appeared before the board and made application for renting the hall on the second floor of the muni cipal-building for a club room for young people. This matter was de ferred for further investigation. The matter of purchasing a tractor for street work was referred to a committee composed of Messrs. W. P. McAllister and Jno. B. Meares, mem bers of the board of commissioners, and Ira B. Townsend, town slerk and treasurer. ROBESON SOLDIERS ON THE WAT HOME V A Washinrton dispatch of the 12th states that the 206th trench mortar battery, 81st div. sailed from France on the Rijndam, which is expected to arrive at Newport News March 21. The 81st division is composed of troops from North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Many Robe son soldiers are attached to this divi sion. ' , . . ,. : GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDS. Session Came to Close Monday Night Ratified 1,131 Bills House Kill-! ed Senator Brown's Bill for Consti-; tutional Convention. Bringing its labors to an end at 2 a. m. Tuesday morning, the 1919 ses- ' sinn of the I-pcnslnrnre lasted 61 da vs. -, --- i'i : il'"uus" ouiuiuny anu ounuay were p day longer than the constitutional, unfavorable pedestrians who enjoy "i"" . . , . The Senate Monday adopted biH to permit sick men to vote upon condition that tbey obtain doctor's j certmcates, senaing meu Danow from their homes to the polls. The Hoil3e killed Senator Joe Brown's bill for a constitutional con vention next year. "The bill had been passed by the Senate. The action of the Senate in increas ing the appropriation for enforcement of the compulsory school attendance and child labor .regulations, contem-. plated in the Neal bill, frdwi $4,000 to $6,000', was concurred in by the House. Victor Bryant's act, supple, mentary to Pharr-Matthews road bills, amending the law so as to give county authorities power to approve &a tm ' As finally adopted by the Senate and House the resolution providing for entertainment of the 113th regi-j ment of the 30th division, expected! in Raleigh some time next week, car - ries an appropriation of $2,500 for entertainment instead of $5,000, as at first proposed. The so-cal'.ed "equal pay for.squal service" nil', relathj: to s-Jiaries of teachers of t!r State, which had been adopted by th. Senate, was unfavor ably reported bv the House education al committee Moiicsy. In ac? "dunce with the s'iPestirr. of Dr. t, C'dar Grove will begin at 4 p. m. n.;-;t Brooks, heal of tht State ochoois,; Sunday. We hope tne attendance will this question v :'i bo invest'gatid by be as good or even better tnan it was the special State educational com-hcst year. There nas been some talk mission with a view to correction of tf asking the paator to conduct an c'iscrimination asa'rst women pada- extra serv". :e once a month", but no gogues. ROWLAND NEWS LETTER. Miss Anna McQueen Leaves For Ko Tea Interesting Personal Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Rowland, March 11. Mrs. A. L. Bullock and son, Archie, "returned Monday night from Charlotte, where they visited relatives. Miss Kate McKenzie and Mr. Da vid Townsend went to Charlotte Sat urday to hear Harry Lauder. Dr. and Mrs. Smith have returned from Baltimore, where they visited Mrs. Smith's parents. Miss Bertha Baker spent last week in Greensboro with friends. Miss Anna McQueen left Thursday for California, from where she will sail for Korea. Misses Meta Johnson, Margie Hines, Bessie Brake, Lolita Lytch, Katie Bullock, XSarah Watson and Jhelma Hedgpeth went to Wilming ton Friday to hear Harry Lauder. Miss Ethel Baker is at home from Asheville, where she spent the win ter. Miss Flora McLeod left last week for Asheville. where she will spend several weeks with her aunt. Messrs. McKinnon Hines and Roscoe McDonald, who are attending the uni versity, spent the week-end m town Mr. Pratte McKinnon spent Sunday in Greensboro. Miss Christine and Nancy Johnson are spending a few days with home folks. Miss Allie Bird McKinnon has re turned from Richmond where she had been in a hospital for several weeks. Mrs. D. D. McLaurin is in Balti more this week buying supplies. We are glad to have Messrs. Albert McLellan, Thomas Bullock and Hugh Paisley Alford back from France. Mr. Victor Bond spent -Sunday in Wilmington with his brother. The Mission Study class of Ashpole church met Monday afternoon with Mrs. E. M. Hines. A very interest ing prograia was carried out, he topics disc.U!i?ed were "Horn? Mis sions" and "Evangelism." Mr. McLure Reedy, who is in train ing at Camp Jackson, spent Sunday with his parents. Mr. Robert Lancaster spent Sunday at his home in St. Pauls. Mr. Tom Rogers from Red Springs was in town Tuesday. Thompson Hospital Notes. Mrs. Leila Bryant, who underwent an operation for appendicitis 2 weeks ago, returned yesterday to her home on R. F. D. 2 from Fairmont. Mr. H. S. Nye was able to return to his home at Orrum Tuesday after a' week s treatment at the hospital Mrs. J. S. Oliver returned yester day to her home near Marietta after undergoing treatment at the hospital for ten days. Her condition is much ' - ReV. A. R, Woodson, superintendent of the Glade Valley high school, a Presbyterian school in Alleghany county, has been dismissed from his position on his confession of immoral conduct: - ' - . . .-,:.- -i NEWS ITEMS AND COMMENT Death and Funeral of Mr. M. F. Hodges Prayermeotmg at Cedar Grove Will Begin Again Comment On Various Matters. BY J. M. FLEMING. Lumberton, R. 5, March 12. Al u o.. ' j o i- the notable progress of the school is us ever-alert board of committeemen. We rejoice with Prof. J. R. Poole in the raising of his salary. That is worth while and altogether becoming, for there is no more important office in the county than his, and none bet ter managed. We are certain that our faithful superintendent will al low us to thank the law-makers for their remembrance -of him in this re gard. He deserves every penny of it and no man is more worthy. We have learned a long while ago that no man is infallible that be longs to the Infinite One. Browning isaid: "Mankind is mortal, a man am lived, and was not much appreciated. l!ut he now is said to have been the greatest one of America's poets. A few days ago a man in New York paid the handsome price of $11600 for one copy of Poe's works "Tamerlane and Other Poems. Wouldn t it have been fine if Mr. Poe could have been assur ed of his splendid worth, or even our own John Charles McNeill, ere they left us! But such is the way of mor tals. After being suspended for the win ter months, the prayer meeting at Ce decision has been reached as yet. Last Sunday about 1 p. m. the gen tle spirit of Mr. Martin F. Hodges took its heavenward flight, He was in the 76th year of his age. He was one of the best of men and the Raft Swamp church and community will miss him greatly. He was a deacon in that church and commanded the re spect and enjoyed the confidence of all, both in and out of the church. This was beautifully attested by the mul titude that attended the funeral and interment Tuesday afternoon. Pastor L. E. Daily conducted the services and was assisted by the writer, who preached the sermon by special re quest, being a former pastor. The singing as led by Mr. W. F. Prevatt was appropriate and splendid. Mr. Hodges leaves a wife, several children UUURC3 leaves a wuc, ocicioi and grand-children, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his departure. A paraphrase of Carlyle's "eulogy" is especially appropriate: "He died in beauty, like a rose blown from its parent stem; He died in beauty, like a pearl dropped from some diadem; He died in beauty, like a lay along a moon-lit lake; He died in beauty, like the song of birds amid the brake; He died in beauty, like the snow on flow ers, melted away; He died in beauty, like a star lost on the brow of day He lives in glory, like night's gems set round the silver moon; He lives in glory, like the sun amid the blue of June." May the blessed spirit comfort eve ry sorrowing heart. Mr. John Blount McLeod Wins Freshman Medal in Debate. I Correspondence of The Robesonian. L,umDerton irienas note wnn impr est that Mr. John Blount McLeod, son of Mrs. Aif. H. McLeod, a student at the university of North Carolina, won the freshman medal in the inter-society debate between' the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies, the debate taking place Saturday, March 9th. The query was whether or not the government should retain control of railroads. Mr. McLeod was on the negative. Sir. McLeod is an unusually bright young man. . Friends predict for him a successful career. Rural Mail Carriers Got Stuck in the Mud. It has been charged that county road funds are spent on roads near Lumberton. If you believe that, ask the mail carrers who go out from Lumberton. Three of the carriers got "stuck" 3 times each one day recently, and that was just a beginning. The carrier on L I from Lumberton serv ed notice yesterday that he could not make authis route anotner aay unui the road is improved. The roads in this section of the county do not show that all the county's funds are spent on them. I Adolph Einstein, member of the fm of Einstein Bros., one of the largest wholesale drygoods houses in the South, either comYnittee suicide of accidentally shot himself at his home iiin Wilmington -Tuesday. - He na been m poor health for several monuis. i.and Alice Sinclair, is moving on just if38 R?,wi, 3:j8; ."l cat'fal Board, will be among the micelv enough, ami vpn-hnHv r.oni, ! torville 61.8; Lowe 47.6; Allenton sneakers at the teachers meetinz to , - . ' Q- - . I,,,vo 1(1.1 Pni-irJa 70 r,. D. u U..1J 1 0-..j-.. . al- in tne nignest complimentary termsr"":' t" , ,,' V A Vi! oaiumay oi mis weeK. the of both the school and it- 51.1; Wakulla 60.2; McDonald , , A r.P,u nnH fmilv rp i .... , ... . . . lfiQ- I.umhpr Uriticra l.t.'l- KpH ' . "- "V . i nieiiL. Anotner neautiTu e emenr. in - - i pent v movert 'ALL ORDERS FOR NITRATE j OF SODA .WILL BE FILLED ! Farmers Will Get All Vi .i tk Applied for Shipping Point and Quantities For Robeson Ship- raents Will Be Made in About 2 Weeks. TJ 1. et T" 1 n.rurt uo.a v ivw o.,o.u. . Correspondence of The Robesonian. Some strict middling cotton was . i i r , , fi.ru i ' I '"u'caieu aoove, ine "u ,tieet which Mr. Carlyle purchased amount of nitrate applied for and to(from Mr K o M-.N.ill v. u;MMnj . i ... ; 'j iru a and the department at Washington in forms me that it will be able to fill all orders complete. So farmers, this year, will get all the soda they ap plied for. For immediate need I had hoped to deliver some of the soda at diffp'- enfc points in the county next week, but after talking luesuay with iui Walter Smallbones, government agent who has charge of shipping at Wil mington, I find this will be impossible. He says that his office is crowded with the orders and it will probably b? about two weeks before he can make any shipments to Robeson; but says then he will ship it in such quantities as will enable me to fill orders com plete at most points. In other words, at all the shipping points, wher.i the total does not exceed 150 tons, the farmers will probably get their or- j 1 1 . i . -1 : . V "u -J?- pi. q 'L"" " '1 111 " V"T. '3 irruJL "f 7; ton, Rowland and the like, wnere the total amounts to more than 150 tons there will probably be two shipments. The farmers will be notified im mediately upon arrival of soda at the various shipping points through out the county. W. K. BETHUNTE, Federal Nitrate Distribute. THE RECORD OF DEATHS. Funeral of Mr. M. F. Hodges. Reported for The Robesonian. The funeral services of Mr. Martin F. Hodges of Lowe, who died Sunday about 1 o'clock after several months declining health, were conducted Tues day afternoon from Raft Swamp Bap tist church, of which deceased had been a loyal member and deacon for several years by Rev. J. M. Fleming and Rev. L. E. Dailey, pastor of de ceased. The remaviwwere laid to rest in the burying grounds of Raft SwamD church in the midst of a host of sorrowing relatives and friendsJ and the floral otrenngs were numer ous and. beautiful, which showed in part the high esteem in which deceas ed was held. While the grave was being filled several beautiful selec tions were rendered by a quartette , ... T f j i composed of Messrs. W F J L. and E. T. Prevatt and W. E. Baxley H- is survived by his wife and six daughters. Miss Ida Hodges, Mes dames J. Odum, Ashley Powell, Steph en Smith of the Raft Swamp section, Mrs. Porter Bowen of Laurel Hill and J. R. Brigman of Kirkland, Ga., and one son, Rev. M. F. Hodges of Kenansville. one brother and five sis. ters. Mr. Hodges was 75 years of age and was a native of Richmond county, though he had spent most of his life since early manhood in Robeson. He served as a soldier in the Confederate army through the Civil war and his reminiscences of that eventful period were very interesting. It may well be said that a good man has gone, whose influence will live for many years to come among all who knew him. Mr. Charlie Bruce of Oak Grove Sec ts Mr. Charlie Bruce, aged 23 years, of the Oak Grove section, near Buie, died at the Thompson hospital here Monday. Deceased suffered an at tack of influenza several weeks ago and complications followed causing his death. The funeral was conducted form Oak Grove Baptist church Tues day at 10 a. m. by Rev. R. A. Hedg peth of Lumberton, and interment was made in the church cemetery. WITH ROBESON SOLDIERS. Capt, David Fuller H-r- rora France. Capt. David H. Fuller arrived home this morning from France. He has not yet been discharged from mili tary service, but expects to get his discharge in a few days. Capt. Ful ler sailed from St. Nazarre, France, February 23 and landed in New York March 7. He went overseas with the 81st division and was at the front from September 15 to- October 18. He- suffered three attacks of "flu" and the third sent him to the hospital October 18, and he never returned to his division. However, his health is now- good.- 1 Messrs. Simeon Barnes, Larkin Walters and Will A. Floyd, all Of the Orrum section, arrived home last night from Camp Jckson, each hay ing been given honorable discharge fronu the army, WATCH THE LABEL. Watch the date opposite the nam ' on ne label n your paper. When your ' subscription expires your paper will be stopped. This applies to all sub- senbers. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS from, the Kait hwamp section into a residence on lutrhth " .. The dramatic club of Carolina college will give a play in Rowland Friday evening, March 21, at '8 o' clock. The play promises to be high ly entertaining. Jefferson Bond and Robbie Pit man, a colored couple, were married in the office of Register of Deeds M w Hoyd late yesterdv afternoon. Justice M. G. McKenzie officiated. Quite a crowd witnessed the marriage. Prof. J. R. Poole returned yes terday from Rockingham, where he spent a few lays with his father, Mr. Terrel Poole, who has been serious ly ill for some time. Mr. Poole's con dition was somewhat improved yester day. Prof. W. H. Cale, superintendent of the Lumberton schools, has been appointed chairman of the committee to wage a campaign in Robeson for raising funds for the relief of suf fering in the near East. Robeson county is asked to raise $5,300 for this worthy cause and the drive will be on next week. A delegation representing one of the Methodist churches in Wlimington, accompanied by an architect from Charlotte, inspected the churches in Lumberton today, with the view of determining the sort of building to be ejected by the congregation of the Wilmington church. They were trav. eling on an auto and went from here to Laurinburg. His many friends in and about Lumberton will regret to learn that Mr. C. J. Smith, of the firm of Knott & Smith, which firm conducted the Farmers' tobacco warehouse here last season, suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday. Mr. Smith was in his office at Henderson when he suffered the stroke. His condition was thought to have been slightly improved Tues day. Mr. Smith was in Lumberton several days last week. OUT BARKER'S WAY. Hauling Guano Centenary Meeting At Barkers Fifth Sunday Social and Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R, F. D. 1, March 11. People in this section are very busy hauling guano. They are bringing it out like it wasn't costing much. Miss Effie Wilson who had been spending a while with relatives in this vicinity, returned to her home at Darlington. S. C, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Evander Riddle of Cumberland county spent Sunday with Mrs. Riddle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Powers. Mrs. Riddle's sister, Miss Anna Powers, accompanied them home. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Burns of this section are spending a few days at Ivanhoe, Sampson county, visiting Mrs. Burns' parents. Rev. J. L. Powers of Gulf, Chatam county, is spending this week with home folks. Mr. H. P. Powers spent Saturday in Lumberton. , Mrs. J. D. Monroe and two daugh- ters Misses Hazel and Rubie, of Jar Heel, are spending a while with Mrs. Monroe's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M..R. Powers. Miss Effie M'White of Lumberton R. 5, has been spending some time with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ira M'White, of this section. There was an entertainment at Mr. Ira M'White last Friday night. All present reported a jolly time. There was preaching at Barker's Sunday a. m. by the pastor. Rev. G. W. Starling. Mr.-Clyde Powers of Florida is home on a visit. Glad to report Mrs. Pink M'White much improved. There is to be a meeting at Bar ker's Methodist church Wednesday March 12, also a Centenary meeting; will be held at Barker's church fifth Sunday in this month. Mr. Shelton M'White had a bad ac cident the other day while cutting sfbve wood, he cut one of his fingers nearly off. Best wishes to The Robesonian and its many readers. J Mr. A. C. West of R. 5, Lumber ton, is among the visitors in town to day, , DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER. Optometrist Expert Knowledge of Eye Disease and Fitting GlaJisesrT"?-"-""
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