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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY MARCH 31 1919.
NUMBER 15
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THE RORFAONf A Nln
BIG CELEBRATION MAY 10.
AH sections of County Asked to Unite!
in Celebration in Lumberton in
Honor of Soldiers of 3 Wars
Lieut. Gov. Gardner Will Deliver
Address.
A celebration in honor of Robeson's
returned soldiers of the recent world)
war. the veterans of the Civil warj
and those who served in' the bpanisn-
American war will be held in Lum -
berton Saturday, May 10.
It was decided - to have the celebra -
tion at a joint meeting of the Daugh -
ters of the Confederacy and a num -
ber of the citizens of the town Thurs -
day afternoon. Mr. T. L.' Johnson,
chairman of ' the army exemption
board in Robeson district No. 1, was
elected chairman of the meeting
Thursday and he was instructed to ap
point committees on arrangement. A
committee composed of Mayor James
D. Proctor and Mrs. L. T. Townsend
and Mr. T. L. Johnson was appointed
to secure a speaker for the occasion!
and the committee has secured Lieut.
Governor O. Max Gardner to make the
address of the occasion. Members of j
the other committees will be appoint
ed at an early date.
All sections of the county will be
asked to take part in the celebration
onrl oil f-nM tA orA iora will ha - in.
vvited. Tit' is expected that the occa
sion will draw the largest crowd that
has gathered in Lumberto'n in several
years perhaps the the largest crowd
that ever gathered here.
2 MORE STILLS CAPTURED.
Officers Locate Whiskey-Making Out
fits Near Fairmont Both Block
Naders in Jail Policeman Wishart
Making a Record.
Rural Policeman F. A. Wishart and
Deputy Sheriff A. H. Prevatt captur
ed with killing John Chavis, an In
One a 20-gallons capacity outfit
was found in the home of Dan Taylor,
colored, near Fairmont. The still
was made of tin lard tub and the
worm was made of a gun barrel. As
stated in a news item elsewhere in
today's paper, Taylor is in jail charg
ed wi& kiling John Chavis, an In
dian, Friday night.
The second still a 60-gallons capa
city plant was found in a tobacco
barn near the home of Claud McCor
mick, about three miles south-west
of Fairmont. The still was made of
a gasoline tank and other appliances.
Sixty-five gallons of beer were also
""found at the home of McCormick, be
sides a barrel of "drinkables" made
of dried fruits, etc.
McCormick was given a hearing be
fore Recorder A. E. Floyd and was
bound over to the Superior court un
der a $500 bond, which he made. Ac
cording to the statement of some of
the people living in thre section where
the still was located, it had been
there for two years or more
n..l: Ur;,lio4 to moliincr Cl la.l
cord in locatinc stills, having cap-!
tured auite a number since
he has
been serving as rural policeman.
Messrs. Wishart and .Prevatt locat
ed 60 gallons of beer in the house of
Rich Hardin, Indian, 7 miles north of
Lumberton. Saturday night. The1 beer
was poured out. Hardin wag already
under bond on the rharge of making
liquor.
SUPERIOR COURT.
L. W. Andrews Being Tried on Charge
of Enticing Labor.
Superior court for the trial of crim
inal cases convened at 10 o'clock this
morning with Judge W. P. Stacy of
Wilmine-ton presiding. The ,Arand
iurv was impaneled and charged by
Judge Stacy, mr. j. v. mcimai i
r.nHdv townshit) is foreman and Mr.
W. H. Powell of Saddletree township
is officer. Solicitor fc. u. McLan oi
Maxton is here .representing the
State.
The trial of L. W. Andrews, charg
ed with enticing labor, was begun
before noon and resumed when court
met at 2:3b this afternoon.
Among the out-of-town atternoys
attending court today are Messrs. G.
B. Patterson and R. E. Carpenter of
Maxton and Recorder Jno. S, Butler
of St. Pauls.
Many complimentary remarks were
heard about the charge made to the
jury by Judge Stacy.
Joyous Welcome -to Soldiers of
115th M. G. Battalion.
Wilmington Star, March 30:
Wilmington poured out her proud,
glad heart yesterday in joyous wel
come to her own soldiers of the 115th
maohme gun battalion, according
them and her other sons, who went
forth to fight and wyi in other mili
tary units, a reception that had none
to surpass it in the annals of the
historic city,
Beginning with the parade of the
fnrniner heroes- when 40,000 citi
zens were massed along the line of
march, and continuing witn uniiag
ging enthusiasm until the troop train
left last night for Columbia, the day
was crowded with lavish expressions
of the city's hospitality. ,
Mr. W.,M. Bryant of R. 5. Max
ton, was a Lumberton visitor Satur
day. . -
! VOTE ADDITIONAL TAX
OB CLOSE SCHOOLS
Situation That Confronts Local
Schools Explained at Mass Meet-j
ing Only 20 Cents Additional Tax!
is Proposed and the Only Alter na-,
five is to Close the Schools.
ai me mass meeting neiu l uic
il. a: t-.u -l u
' court nouse inursaay evening, v,nair-jand the load struck Chavis in the lefti
1 ian R- .c- Lawrence explained the,thigh and he bled to death. Chavis !
! serious situauon tnai- couxronis i-,um- ilved about an hour after he was
j berton s graded schools and the nec-tshot. Rural Policeman F. A. Wish-
iessity of voting additional tax. Mr.art and Deputy Sheriff A. H. Pre-
' wrence aeciarea inat umess whj wvatt went to the scene of the homicide
election carries next Monday it will;
be necessary to close the schools.
The situation was explained at't
length and in detail in an article by;
the school board in Thursdays Robe -
sonian. Mr. Lawrence called atten-
iion io me ueut ui wu.u
iroms wie sciiooi uoaiu. ne sam moj ed m Jall on tne Charge 0f Deing im
it is hard now to get teachers and : niicoted in thp h
that it is going to be necessary to
increase salaries n teaciieis me gut-
ten at all. The maximum salary paidiCnavis and Dan Tavlor were Srunk.
here is $75 the month, which he de-;
clared is the minimum in other places.
Teachers are working in tne iocai;
schools for 565 who were ottered ?nu
to go elsewhere last fall.
Mr. Lawrence said, that it would not
he necessa: v .nnase the -tax qveii
20 cents. eivinK the schools board 5iJ
cents on the $100 valuation of prop-
erty. . :
Mr. L. R. Varser, a former chair- j
man of the school board, told some-' I
thing of the paralyzing difficulties all t
local school boards nave wrestiea
with, in an effort to pay salaries and
other running expenses. Mr. W. P.
McAllister had asked Mr. Lawrence
how many hours the teachers worked.
Mr. Varser declared that teffchers do
harder work and work longef hours
than people m stores and orhces, that
they work longer hours tor less pay
than thev would have to work andt
would get if they secured positions in .
the commercial world tor whicn tney j ,045 men; most of them from upper , Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lee of Cluster
are fitted. I South Carolina. The returning sol-! Springs, Va., were welcome visitors
Former Mayor A. E. White said diers were debarked in 56 minutes and j to our town this week,
he saw nothing alarming in the sit-, after a rousing welcome started inj Mr. and Mrs. T. A. McNeill and
uation, that it did not mean really anlfive trains to Camp Jackson, Colum-, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Heath came over
increase in taxes but merely meant bia, where they will go through thefrom Lumberton Thursday night to
transferring legally to the school usual quarantine. Most of them will attend the Gardner-Laesser concert,
board the 20 cents that the town al-1 eventually be demobilized there, but! Among others who attended this con
dermen have been allowing the board casuals from other organizations will!cert were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mc
from the general fund. He said he g0 to other camps. '.Latieblis, Mrs. Brown and Miss
was satisfied the people of Lumber- The other two transports, the Koe- Half 'df Raeford.
ton would vote this necessary tax. , ningen der Nederlanden and the Po- j Vardell has returned from a
Air T. T.. Johnson susirested that j cahontas . 'came into nort later in theifir. Pir-iVio
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those who iavor tne tax must uu a ciay ana tneir troops aeDarKea rriaay
of work, for opponents of the meas-1 morning:. Aboard the Nederlanden
ure are at work and have been at; was the former Charleston battalion
work. One trouble is in the matter j 0f the South Carolina guard,
of registration. In response to a Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson of
question by Mr. S. Mclntyre it was Krioxvi!!e was the senior officer a
found. that only 9 of the people pres-i board the Mercury. The men cieiark
ent had registered. ' ed from the Mercury appeared in
Next Saturday is the last public ( fine shape and it was reported only
registration day. Mr. Wade Wishart i five were on the sick list, none of
can register you any time before thenthese being seriously ill.
if you can find him ' in the office of rjeh. Tyson said the me.i of the SCth
the county auditor. If you register j w"ere delighted to be again in the Uni
and do not vote your name is counted ted States and they deeply appreciat
against the measure. It is necessary j himself, he said he was thoroughly
to both register ana vote u ju 'Cie(
n fw'tanA ff thp schools
The mass meeting was attended
by a fair-sized crowd and there has
been a decided change in sentiment
among voters since the situation has
been explained. It was shown that
it is not proposed to levy more than
20 cents additional tax; that there has
i nvfroro ronfo in the handling
nf the school funds; that it is abso-
iuteiy necessary to carry me elec
tion or close the schools.
Mr. Lawrence appealed to xnose
who are fighting the proposed tax;
XSS "wh; that thev could be I
fn fimo nut in. Tne ODeil aim swicincaa auuut. '"
met He admitted that no one wants, several years, gradually growing
to pav any more taxes, but declared I worse, and for several dy3 before
that when it' is a question of paying the end came she had been in a coma
more taxes or closing the schools tose state most of the time,
there 's only one thing to do. Hej She was a native of South Carolina
warned against voting against the i and the widow of the late Ed McRae
tax in the belief that the schools ago. She leaves four daughters
would go on just as they had gone (whose death occured about ten years
in in the past. He declared that the ; Mrs. Rufus Williams, Mjra. Carl Dunn,
limit had been reached and that it!
would be lmpossioie to continue tae
schools unless the tax was increased.
Red Cross Elects New Officers.
At a meeting held at the court
house Friday evening an entirely, new
set of officers was elected for the lo
cal Red Cross chapter, as follows:
Mr. T. L. Johnson, chairman; Mr.
D. W. Biggs, vice chairman; Mr. Ira
B. Townsend, secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. Jno. D. McAllister, chairman of
woman's work. Election of other
members of the executive committee
was left to the new organization.
The meeting was called by Chair
man A. E. White, who declined re
election, as did Mrs. A. Nash, chair
man of woman's work, Mrs. N. A.
Thompson, secretary! and - Mr. A. T.
McLean, treasurer. All these, with
the exception of Mr. McLean, had
served since the chapter was organ
ized; a short while before the United
States entered the war, and felt that
others should undertake the work now.
It was 'ordered that necessary ex
penses in connection with public lo
cal work during the "flu" epidemic,
including the emergency hospital, be
paM out of local funds of the chapter.
The chapter has done excellent
work since it was organized some
thing over two years ago, as the fol
lowing from the report of Chairman
White shows:
Mr. C. H. Boyd, general superin
tendent of the Lumberton- Dresden
and "Jennings cotton mills, left last
evening for Philadelphia, Pa., .where
he will spend a week on business,
I HOMICIDE NEAK FAIRMONT.
John Chavis Shot and Killed by Dan
Taylor Taylor is in Jail He
Claims Self Defense Fnrman Tay
lor Also in Jail Charged With Be.
ing Accessory.
; John Chavis, Indian, aged about 30
jyears, was shot and killed by Dan
. ' . ' " ..v
day mght. Taylor used a shotgun
and Taylor surrendered to the officers
fan(i was brought to jail. He admit-
- H killino- PhnvU. Piminn v,f ho
shot in gelf defense. Taylor is about
fin war rlH
Furman Taylor, a son of Dan Tay -
lor waa arrested Saturday nd plac-
j married and is survived by his wife
and 5 rhi riren. It is snir! fhnf hofh
MORE MEN OF "OLD
HICKORY" DIVISION ARRIVE
With Thousands of Men of
the 30th.
Three transports came into port
at Charleston, S. C, Thursday from
France bringing thousands of men of
the Old Hickory division, former Ten
nessee, North and South Carolina na
tional guardsmen to whom Field Mar
shal Haig gave credit for breaking
the Hmdenburg line
The first transports to arrive was
the Mercury bringing 69 officers and
A.v.n.c.
tne welcome extended them, ror
glad the war was over, with the Amer
ican cause victorious. He smiled when
the record of the division was cited.
THE RECORD O FDEATHS.
Mrs. Sue D. McRae of Maxtor.
Maxton Special, March 28, to Wil
mington Star
Mrs. Sue D. McRae died at her
heme on North Main street yesterday
evening at 6:15 o'clock after an ill-
teen a sufferer from rheumatism for
Miss Minnie L,ou and Miss Katnenne
McRae. The only son, Murdock, died
. r . i HHn..MAM;n . 1 i .. ir
Mrs. McRae seemed gradually to de
spair of ever regaining health.
The funeral took place this after
noon at3:30 at Eastside cemetery.
Win. G. Locklear, Indian
Wm. G. Locklear, Indian, aged a
bout 72 years, died yesterday at his
home near Buie. He had been in poor
health for some time.
Armenian-Syrian Relief Fund.
State Senator H. E. Stacy, county
treasurer lor Armenian-Syrian re
lief fund, reports a total of $712.90
received to date. Pupils of the Lum
berton graded and high school have
collected $299.87 for the fund. A
great many of the contributions were
made in cash and as the collectors
failed to keep a list of contributors it
is impossible to give all their names.
Churches, schools, etc., have contri
buted as follows: Big Branch church,
$50; Fairmont Red Cross, $100. Fair
mont high school, $110.61; Back
Swamp school $6; Regan school, $17;
Back Swamp church, 66 cents; Single
tary's Cross Roads church. $6.40;
Smyrna ichurch, $7.68; Cylbonville
Sunday school, $1.15; Raft Swamp
Sunday school, $5.02; Raynham school,
$53.67 Long Branch school, $5.
' Mr.1 John B. McLeod, a student at
the university of North Carolina, and
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college, are spending a few days here '
Visiting home folks - '
y
son last October, after . which Urpmm-llJ
f RED SPRINGS NEWS'
Gypsies Disturh th- Sundiy Clm-
Students Recital and Concert at
t;'rt Mac.lonald ( Vntenary ( r.-u.i
Meeting i)eali:j -oral and P.u
ponal. i respond 'inc of The Robesonian.
led Springs, Ma?-h 28. Miss Han
nah Tovvnsend "ame home from St
Mary's school, Ualekh, where she is
student, and spent last week-end
with her parents,
Mrs. E. Evans of Rowland, was
a guest of Miss Mary Dickens for
a lew days recently
The stork visited the home of Mr
Hiram Grantham last week and left
a lonely girl
Mr. Leak Lovin of Trinity Park
high school spent last week with
;home folks
Among last week's visitors to Fay-
etteville were Misses Ora and Beulah
Pond, Mesdames R. Bank Roberdel
Lovin, R. W. Massie, Mrs. J. H. Mc
Kay, J. A. Williams and T. C. Rogers.
Mr. A. T McCallum was in Mon
treat for a few days last week
Miss Elizabeth McDonald spent
last week-end with home folks near
Hope Mills
Mrs. Charlie Gibson has returned
from a visit to Rockingham.
iW. w.-ohnson and Miss An-
nie Jonfison,-who have been in Flori
da for some weeks, have returned
home.
Mr. David Hall is home from the
State college. Raleigh.
Miss Berta Coxe is home on a visit
from Richmond, Va., where she has
been taking a business course.
On Thursday night of last week the
Senior C. E. society of the Presbyte
rian church gave a very pleasant so
cial at the home of Miss Ruth Var
dell. Mr. and Mrs. John Culbreth of Fay
etteville came out Monday night to
attend the Gardner-Loesser concert.
I lege.
Miss Sallie Coley. who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. J. J. Throw
er, left last week for her home in
Wilson.
Miss Anna Townsend spent this
week in Edenton attending -the Bap
tist missionary union.
Mrs. Seavey Highsmith has re.
turned to Fayetteville after a short'
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.!
W. J. Johnson. !
The usual Sunday afternoon ca'm stationed about Mussy-sur-Seine, Cote
was somewhat interrupted last Sab- D'or, France since early in Decem
bath by a band of very dirty, dis-ber. Mussy-sur-seine is about 150
cheveled Gypsies and two equally ill-1 miles south-east of Paris,
kept monkeys. They wandered)
through the streets sineiner. playing:
and dancing to the intense delight of
the small boys and the righteous in-'
dignation of 'their parents. (
Several members of the graded;
school faculty attended the teachers
meeting in Lumberton last week.
Miss Annie Belle DeVane remained
over Sunday as the guest of Mrs. Mc
Allister. A large crowd from here attended
the funeral of Mr. Corey Jackson on
Sunday' afternoon atM Philadelphus.
tj C ; Alnr-n i o oqJ anrl
H -i "'? 7"w
untimely death
There was a student's recital at
Flora Macdonald college on Monday
night that was unusually good. All
the young performers did their parts
well, though special mention might
be made of t':e orchestra, consisting
of about thirty members, and which
produces some mighty fine music,
thij week was the concert given by
this week was the encert given by
Mr Samuel Gardner, violinist, and
Mr Arthur Looser" pianist ' This
nrraaion was a rreat treat to the mus-!
.ic-lovine neoole of Red Springs anduur"Y a.ow" l"e VaPe w
community for rfrely do wei insPect the Plantf and a ad fry.
community, ior rareiy Announcement was made that the!
near sucn arwsta. .
done soio worK witn tne
sympony orchestra, and Mr. Loesser
was accompanist several seasons for
Maud Powell, the world famous vio
linist.
Last Monday a group meeting of
the Centenary movement was neia
here in the Methodist church. There
was as a large crowd in attendance
from all over the district, all pastors
beinsr nresent except two. Interest
ing addresses were made by Mr. New
som, treasurer of Trinity college and
conference manager of tne centenary
drive in North Carolina, and also, Mr.
Bynum of Rockingham,' district man
ager. ' At the noon recess a most
bountiful dinner was served in the
Sunday school room by the ladies of
the Red Springs church, at which
there were over 150 peple present.
In the afternoon the congregation
had the , great pleasure of listening
to a masterly discourse by Rev. A. D.
Wilcox. - 1
The sympathy of the, community
goes out to Mr. John Powell in the
death of his little ten year old daugh
ter. which occurred Thursday. In
tmnent took place next day at Al
loway . cemetery. - ' , -
Mr. H. W. Ivey and son, Mr. Char
lie, of R. 7 from Lumberton, 'were
w ..-J..-.- r. I
Lumberton visitors Saturday
"V- . u .
ffc.nTas among the callers at he
Auuesuman ouice oaturuay.
PEACE TIME ARMY.
Ne,r Army Wfll Contain 509,000
Troops Traditions to Be Preserved.
' r j . c 3 ' BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
Orders made public Saturday by
General March, chief of staff, pro- . . , .
vide for the organization of the reir- MaW proJ,ctor announces that he
ular army at a peace strength of 509 ,s a cand,dat fr mayor again.
000 officers and men under plans that T1 ,ocal chapter of the U. D. C.
are a radical departure from the pre- W'H m?et 'n the municipal bhilding
ar establishment. The effect is to Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
carry v to the poacc tim establish- Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stone of R.
l, tiK' "tre i'-my" o:g iinzat.uii 2, Lumberton, went Friday to Wil
which ori.iJ legulars, nt-rnal mir.gton. where Mrs. Stone consulted
guard and i tir i r.rmv d-. nr. tiie a specialist.
Sta'tes"10 4,T'iy f th" L'i:'"' -license hai been issued for the
Thi U ,Mmii,u w . marriage of Geo. S. Wooten and Ed-
inJ in thP npin bv PPetuat-rie p. Hardin; Jas. C. Sinlary and
ing in the permanent establishment; Delia Baxley
the numerical designations, names nr A' w n v
special insignia, war histories and' ,Wl monument will be
trtditions and, where possible, the ! "nveiId at the grave of Sovengn
commissioned personnel of the divi- Wmj Brewer at Pleasant Grove next
sions, regiments and other unita j Sunday at 3 p. m.
which have particularly brilliant war I Tabernacle school, Howellsville
recrds. - This project is furthered by : township, will have an ice cream sup
assigning to each of the 14 regular! P tomorrow night, April 1st, for
divisions to be organized, the num- ne benefit of Armenian-Syrian re
ber and approximately the same home!'ie-
area as one of the war divisions. The Mr. Frank Gough returned Fri
new division in each case will be re- day from Richmond. Va., to which
cruited exclusively from that area place he accompanied Mrs. Gough,
which is an adaption of the system! who entered the Westbrook -hospital
long employed in continental armies, j for treatment.
nidnVth!41-"18 thtaf3iT Mr. W. J. Everitt of Parkton is
Ahpe A2"! dTl0t a Lumberton, yic; today: He
succeed the famous Rainbow division gays quite a number of the farmers
tunc, ui oecome tne cavalry
division of the new army. It will
be recruited frim all parts of the
country as will be the seven regular
divisions retained and which are now
part of the army of occupation. Each
of the seven regular divisions now in
France also is assigned to a home
camp as a permanent base and will
be sent to that camp when withdrawn
from Europe.
WITH ROBESON "SOLDIERS.
Lieut. Knox Proctor, son of Mrs.
E. K. Proctor of Lumberton, is with
the army of occupation at Montabaur,
Germany, according to a letter receiv
ed, from him a few days ago by his
brother Mayor Jas. D. Proctor. May
or Proctor also received the other
day a German iron cross from Cor
poral Ed. Glover, son of Capt. and
Mrs. J. T. Glover of Lumberton, who
also is with the amy of occupation.
Mr. Dave Pittman of the Bellamy
section arrived home Wednesday of
last week from France. Mr. Pittman
went overseas with the 81st or Wild
cat division and was sent home as
a casual on account of sickness.
Letters received by relatives fr-om
81st or Wildcat division state that!
they do not expect to return home j
before Aujrust. This divisiin has been
Private F. H. Blackwell of R. 7,!
Lumberton, arrived home yesterday j
from France. Mr. Blackwell went,1
.overseas witn tne Hist division and
-"ne nome as a casual, navmg been
gasseu on iiovemoer iu. tie leit
his division on December 27 and land,
ed in the States February 27.
Lumberton Man Elected Director.
Wilmington Star, March 30: K. M.
Barnes, treasurer if the Planters Bank
& Trust company, of Lumberton, was
elected a director of the Fisheries
Products company at the first an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the concern yesterday. It was decid
ed to undertake the mixing of fish
scrap with standard grades of fertil
izers at its plant down the river.
The usual dividends on common and i
8WCR aeciarea ana
imPorte"
j j A. . Btoc?;noiaefs
eorrmnnv Pmiinmpnt wnnW K
iv .Wron.arl Ki --oi
- j vjwv kind j f 0v v v. hi iic rr
boats having been secured, making
the total number about 20.
Office of Local Army Exemption
Board Officially Closed.
The office of the local army exemp-
tion board was officially closed today.!
Miss Carrie Dunn, chief clerk of the!
board, left
WrlAM ohA 1
Saturday for Favetteville.
where she will spend a few days vis'
iting relatives bepre going to her
nome at wnite uait, ciaden county.
Better Take Up Your Fish Nets
and Traps.
Better take iip your fish nets and
traps. Game Warden F. A. .Wishart
says many people are fishing with
nets and traps, which is a violation
(of the law, and thathe is going to
start war on tne offenders. Fair warn
ing. Mr. J. W. Baggett of St. Pauls is
.a Lumberton visitor today.
Mr. E. S.. McNeill is expected
home .this evening from Wilmington,
whcie she went Saturdav to visit
(relatives. ,. . .
WATCH THE LABEL.
Watch the date opposite the name
on the label on your paper. When your
, subscription expires your paper will
be stopped. This applies to all sub-
j scribers.
UD his wav will olant tobacco this
year, j hey have not grown tobacco
heretofore.
Wilmington Star, March 30: Mrs.
Robert Belch of Lumberton who had
beo.i spending a short time in the city,
has returned hime. She formerly
lived here and is pleasantly remem
bered by many friends.
Miss Edrie F. Hardin, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hardin, who
live on R. 1 from Lumberton, and Mr.
Geo. S. Wooten were morried at the
home of Justice John H. -McNeill,
who officiated, near Lumberton yes
terday at 9. a. m.
If you did net skip one hour Sat-p
urday night and .move up your time
piece 60 minutes you have been run
ning behind time since then. It nakes
no difference whether one likes it or
not, it is necessary to run on the new
time or be out of joint with things.
Mrs. F. F. Townsend and small
daughter, Lois, of R. 6 from Lumber
ton, spent Saturday and yesterday
here with Mrs. Townsend's daughter
Mrs. A. C. Mclntyre, who goes this
week to Laurens, S. C, to join her
husband, who has accepted a position
there.
Dr. J. D. Regan returned this
morning from Wilmington, where he
spent several days with his son Mr.
David Reid Regan, who has pneu-
?nfni.a at the James Walker Memorial
hospital. His condition was some
what improved when Dr. Regan left
him this morning.
Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county health
officer, arrived hohie Saturday night
from Bay Minette, Ala., where he
spent two weeks visiting" his mother.
Mrs. A. E. McPhaul. Before eomg
to Bay Minette, Dr. McPhaul spent
six weeks in the Charlotte sanatorium
under treatment. He has regained
his health and says he is feeling fine.
Maxton dispatch. March 28: J. P.
Wiggins, prominent lawyer and busi
ness man, has been elected president
of the Bank of Robeson to succeed
R. L. McLeod, who was forced to re
sign because of pressure from atten
tion to other business. Mr. Wiggins
was elected a director to succeed the
late J. W. Carter, Mr. McLeod still
remaining on the board.
Charlotte Observer, March 30:
Mrs. E. W. Caldwell, of Lumberton,
who has been ill at the Charlotte san
atorium for the past 10 weeks suf
fering with influenza followed by
pneunfonia and serious complications,,
has recovered sufficiently to be able
to leave the hospital and; is visiting
her narents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul S.
Games, in Dilworth
Horace, 12-year-old sn oi Ben
Blount colored, was. run down by an
8-passenger automobile, corner. r.im
and Fifth streets, about .7 o'clock
Thursday evening. The boy escaped
with lirht iniuries. The car was
T". u " r V w" "n w:i
driven by Mr. W. A. Harrell of Wil
mington. Mr. Harrell caned a pnysi
cian and paid for an examination of
the boy and also for medicine pre
scribed. The boy stepped off. the
sidewalk in front of the moving' car.
PERSONAL
Mrs. J. Q. Sharpe and infa'nt son,
Edward, of Spartanburg, S. C, ar-
"ved. y?lZ &r? ihZlL'FZln
$e hanmeMP. rWr P Water'
Mr- and Mr9" J T' Glover' Water
8tr.et- ,
M,s "aze' hf"1' ?ma
Greensboro, is spending a few days
here visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Carlyle, Fifth street.
Mr. C W. Bullock of R. I, Fairmont
a member of the jury for this week's
term of court, was among the callers
at The Robesonian office this morn
ing. Mr. I. T. Brown and-daughter, Miss
Amanda, and Miss Laura Jones, of
the Philadelphus section, were . Lum
berton visitors Friday. v
Mr John A. McLeod of R. 5, Lum
berton, was a visitor in town Friday. ,
Mr. J. F. Meares of R. 5, Lumber
ton, was 'among the callers at The
Robesonian office Friday. - -' s
DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER,
Optometrist .
Expert Knowledge of Eye Disease
.. and Fitting Glasses. v
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