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VOL. I LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL, 3 1919. NUMBER 16
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
Mrs. J. H, Floyd Passed Away Last
Night Funeral This Afternoon at
5 O'CIock.
Mrs. J. H. Flovd, aged about 48
years, died last night at 9 o'clock tt
her home, Water street. Deceased
suffered a stroke of paralysis while
sitting on a chair on the porch at her
norae about 6 o clock yesterday ai-
ternoon. She had been suffering for
some time with high blood pressure,
but her condition had in proved be
fore sue suffered the stroke of paraly
sis. She is survived by her husband
and four children.
The funeral will be conducted from
Chestnut Street Methodist church at 5
o'clock this afternoon by Rev. Dr,
R. C. Beaman. pastor of the churc'i,
Interment will be made in Meadow-
brook cemetery.
Mrs. Floyd was a faithful member
of Chestnut Street Methodist church.
She was a good woman and will be
sorely missed in the home and al30
by a host of friends.
Mr. Rudolph R. Carlyle Died This
Morning Funeral Tomorrow at 4
P. M.
Mr. Rudolph R. Carlyle died this
morning at 4 o'clock at his home, Elm
street. He was 30 years old and had
been in ill health for several years,
but had not been confined to his home
until yesterday, whes he was stricken
Deceased is survived by his wife,
his" father and mother Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Carlyle four sisters Misses
Janie, Hazel, Sarah and Lillian Car
lyle and two brothers Mr. F. Erte
and Master William Carlyle.
The funeral will be conducted from
the home by Rev. Dr. Cha. H. Dur
ham, pastor of the First Baptist
church, tomorrow at 4 p. m. Inter
ment will be made in the family buiy
ing plot in the East Lumberton ceme
tery. Deceased was very popular and had
a ht;st of friends throughout this sec
tion. TRIAL OF HOB HUNT ON
MURDER CHARGE BEGINS
Admits Killing Yarboro Locklear But
Claims Self-Defense Trial of J. Q.
Beard on Murder Charge Set For
Monday of -Next Week Others
Cases. x
The trial of Hob Hunt, Indian,
charged with the murder of Yarboro
, Locklear, another Indian, was begun
this morning. The 12 men in whose
hands rest the fate of the defendant
were selected fromxa special venire
of 50 men. The following men com
pose the jury: Messrs H. F. Flowers,
Leonard Pate, John W. Israel, J. J.
Thrower, Jno. S. Jones, Redmond
Ivey, R. E. Brisson, N. A. Kinlav.
W. C. Brown, Alfred Stone. J. C.
Howell and W. M. Council.
The defendant pleads guilty of kill
ing Locklear, but claims he shot him
in self defense. He is represented by
Messrs. Mclntyre, Lawrence A Proc
tor, while the State is represented by
Solicitor S. B. McLean and Mr. T. A.
McNeill, Jr.
The trial of J. Q. Beard, charged
with killing Hezzie Connor, has been
set for Monday of next week, and a
special venire of 75 men has been or
dered from which a jury will be se
lected. ,
The week's term of civil court set
for next week has been continued and
perhaps all next week will be taken
up with the trial of criminal cases.
However, those summoned for jurors
next week must report Monday.
The following cases have been dis
posed of:
Joe Atkinson, manslaughter; charge
changed to trespass, defendant plead
guilty, and judgment was suspended
upon payment of cost. Atkinson was
driving the automobile that ran over
and killed the late Nathan P. Bullard
about a year ago.
Jim Alford, bigamy; prayer for
judgment continued upon payment of
cost.
Hezzie Lesane, alias Powell, bur
glary, charge changed to trespass and
defendant plead guilty. Judgment
was susoended upon payment of cost.
L. W." Andrew, enticing servants;
found guilty and fined ?10 and the
cost. ,
Tun p T.owrev and Bennie jone
a,
list: both cases nol prossed.
Berry Faulk, alias Hunt, inaian ..Lumbertnn. April 2nd, 1919.
three charges of house breaking and;1'" ,
41 - ' 7 . i
one of second degree ourgiary. ue-
fendant was found guilty in each case ,
and sentenced by Juage atacy to one
year in the State prison for each 5 1 Government Will Ckan Out Several
the three house-breaking charges and , " . . Swamil Canal
in the burglary case he was given an Miles of Jacob Swamp Canal
indefinite sentence of not less than 5 1 This Spring. -
years or more than 15 years. Thei Mr jr Lynde, a drainage engi
evidence was that Berry nad entered l neer of Raieigh, spent part of last
i f i MAn in tka f r nro 1 A
a numoer 01 numco m v ..n.v....
section and stolen clothing, jewelry,
rations, etc. Arund 100 keys of dif
ferent types, which Faulk carried,
were in evidence at the trial.
Bert 'Hardin and Lee Brewington,
Indians, charged with larceny of cot
ton; not guilty.
1
More Than 5,000 of 30th Division
Arrive.
The transports Madawaska and Hu
ron reached port at Charleston, S. C,
yesterday bringing more man o,wv
officers and men of the heroic 30th di -
. n. - XT 1. 1 J
vision, iormer lennessee nu
South - Carolina national guardsmen.
Although not aiiowea to come into
contact with citizens until after the
necessary sanitation measures at
Camp Jackson the ' returning troops
were weicomea irom tne aocss wnuetion, is here preparing lor the salo,
the mayor's committee, met them down which will be featured by a , brass
the bay.. band, rash prizes, etc.
arguments of opponents
OF SCHOOL TAX ANSWERED
'If Increased Tax is Not Voted
Will Not Operate 9 Months Ta
mil ioi at increasea eyona ou,
Cents Increased Tax is Necessary
To Continue as at Present.
To the Public:
We are informed that the opponents
lL. U 1 , 1
ui me kuuui ioa e saving wu
while the school board would like to
get more money, still if the increased
tax is not voted the school will con
tinue to operate nine months in the
future as in the past.
I wish to say with all the earnest
ness of which am capable that this
is not true. Any man who honestly
wishes to iniorm nimseii ana vote
intelligently on mis question can as
certain that for years past the school
tax has been utterly insufficient to
pay current operating expenses. The
scnoob have thus far been able to
operate (a) by borrowing money and
(b) by gifts from the general town
fund. The ability of the board to
borrow money has been exhausted.
No bank here will make any more'
loans to the school board, because
they now hold notes that have been
running for years with no prospect
of payment. Any voter can ascertain
for himself that this statement is
true. Anyone who will investigate
will also ascertain that the town com
missioners can no longer divert any
jpart of ,thg. egneral , town fund to
scfiooT pupcVo.-'o, Uka,- irt rvernic
of the town itself will not permit it.
We therefore say- solemnly and earn
estly, that it the increased tax is not
voted it will be impossible to continue
the school in the future as in the
past. If the tax is defeated, we can
and will rur the schools only so long
as the money available will permit
and then close the doors.
Nor Over 50 Cents.
An armament is also used that if
'the increased tax is voted the school
board will immediately raise the tax
from 3U to 75 cents This is not nuc.
If the opponents of the tax had taken
the trouble to attend the public meet
ing recently held they would under
stand why the maximum was ijxed
at 75 cents in the bill. The reason
is this: at the time our bill was nass-
ed, it was uncertain whether the State
wide public school bill would nss or
not. We. knew that if this bill did
not pass it would take 75 cents Id
onerate our schools even npon the ba
sis of present teachers, equipment and
deoartments. As it was, the State
wide bill did pass, and on account of
the aid extended under that bill it
will not be necessary for us to levy
more than 50 cents here in Lumber
ton. We therefore give the public
our r.ssurance that if t!he increased
tax 'h voted, the s'.hocl boarl will
make a levy of 50 enta and no more.
The argument is also beinc: usod
that it is not nece-.sary to increase
the tax to continue o-vraiion unon
the sail.-; basis S3 .it pretest, t that
the (chici boaid drives the in-rc iwd
tax in "order:, to pain Mew depart
ments, new equipment, etc. There is
no doubt but that the establishment
of other departments would be ad
visable, but your board does not con
template increasing the dapartments.
The increased tsx is necessary to con
tinue to operate the schools upon the
basis of present departments, pi es
sent equipment and present grades.
It is imperative that one or two ad
d t.ional teachers be employed to take
care of the present grades, because
the lower grades are so crowded that
the present fr ve of teachers f.is-nly
cannot do jisticc t the larg-j number
i they havj l teach hutv the employ
ment of these facners is au e
nansion that is contemplated if the
inrreased ti'x is oted.
If any man is honest in his oppo
sition to the increased tax, he must
1 avF some -.;soti h hind his opposi
tion. If any such man will state his
reason, if surli reason be bised upon
a misconception of Use facts or fig
ures, it will be an easy matter to set
him straigl.-t. it is easy to ascertain
the truth if whnr the voter wants is
the truth and nothing but the truth.
Respectfully,
R. C. LAWRENCE,
Q T. WILLIAMS.
JNO. H. WISHART,
CEO L. THOMl'SO.W
L. E. WHALE V,
W. A. McPHAUL,
(C. V. Brown out of town or
would have signed)
Board of School Trustees.
l ua i .
TO CLEAN OUT CANAL.
the drain -
wppIi in Robeson inspecting
age canals in Jacob Swamp. Since
returning to Raleigh Mr. Lynde has
advised Mr. A. E. Spivey that the
government will clean out several
miles of the Jacob swamp canai this
spring. Several m'.les cf the canal
was cleaned out last year by the gov
ernment as an experiment as to the
bt way of keeping the canals open.
Preparing for Real Estate Auc
tion Sale.
Mi- R. . McMillan will Fell 54
.iot opposite his residence in the
. . . i . 1 1 . Til.
northeastern part oi town on me ioiu
in8t.f at public auction, to the highest
bidder. Mr. H. S. Sheppard, repre
sentine . the Atlantic Coast Realty
Co., which company has conducted
quite a numbef of . sales in this sec-
RED SPRINGS NEWS'
c L , iBoidnB,nduM?n I"dd;1 Ridin For a
Schools' Fall Debate at College Personal
Tl.f Mention.
. " Correspondence of he Rbesnian.
Red Sorines. Anril 1 Mrs. R. D
McMillan is visiting her parents in
Virginia while Dr. McMillan is in
New York city. He expects to be ab
sent for several weeks.
Little Harriett Ella McPhail, who
had an operation for adenoids and
tonsus in rayeuevme last ween, js supper of last Thursday night at the
at home again, much improved. jperry hall, held by the Ladies 'Aid
Mr. W. A. Bullock was in Spartan-; society of the M E church
iX ' P " " CMion w" eniyWe and a suc-
Mr. and Mrs. Mclver of Tarboroi notwithstanding the rough
spent a few days last week in townlwev'?er to contend with just at the
visiting their daughters at the eoii
jeg.e
Mrs. Ann McGeachy of Fayette-1
ville is visiting relatives in Red thing was eaten up, and several more
Springs. - rshad and oysters could have been dis-
Mr. Fitzhugh Ball of Virginia was! posed of. The people of the town
a Red Springs visitor this week. were there by a big majority, and eve
Miss Marian McRae of Fayetteville; rvbody seemed to have a good time.
lis visiting her aunt Mrs. J. 'j. Brown.
Mr R R Rranch snpnfc '. , indav in
town. His many friends were glad to be subtracted.
see him again and to learn that he Sunday was a good day with the
and family are enjoyinv their hew (Sunday schools of the town. All re
home in Wilmington. port good attendance and much in-
Mrs. W. A. Bullock, Misses Mary
W. Bullock, Mary Alice Boyd and Ka
tie Blue McLeod spent Tuesday af
ternoon in Fayetteville.
A verv strone debate by members
of the Epsilon Chi society of Flora
i Cl'esn Jpnday night t
rew nuffe a cVoWir. -4W-.rtoieWUTi-;
Her discussion was. "Resolved, that!
the Government should control and
onerate the railroads." The affirma
tive was upheld by Misses Katharine
Goodman and Sara Barnhart, while
Misses Rebecca Carpenter and Mary
Kenna Walker argued for the nega
tive. The decision was in- favor of the
negative, although the affirmative
presented some fine points. The judg
es were Rev. Mr. Hill of Fayetteville,
Rev. Mr. Craig of Laurinburg and Mr.
A. P. Spell of Red Springs.
Miss Annie Lou McMillan motored
over to Maxton on Tueaday t meet
her hrther Mr. Frank McMillan, who
frnm Charlotte for a few
days' visit. From here heroes to Lum;
berton, where he nas acceptea a po-ivuwu weie mu i)'"c"1' hicib-cic
sition with the Grantham Drug Co. j scores of people from all over the
It is said that in a certain town a county to hear the lecture. The union
petition signed by almost half the ; prayermeeting for the next month
feminine population was consigned wjll be held in the M. E. church rnd
to the wastebasket by the mayor and a great time is anticipated. One of
board of aldermen without even being! th features wiU be a large union
read The protest was unheeded un-j choir composed of the best voices" of
answered even. They say it's actual- the three, churches of the town,
ly'a fact! Bold, bad men, indeed! Buti Rev. J. L. Jenkins, pastor of the
after all they need to watch their; Baptist church, will be in Raeford for
step lest some day their reckless spir-1 a few days attending a faculty meet
its may peradventure experience a ing of the mobile schools, where he
ui. will eauiD himself as a teacher in the
FAIRMONT WILL HAVE
RE-DRYING PLANT
Charter Has Been Received and Com
pany Will Be Organized Tomorrow
iWrk Will Begin on 2-Story
Brick Building in Ten Days.
BY HAL V. BROWN.
By Long Distance 'Phone to
The
Rohesonian.
Fairmont, April 3. Work will be
gin within the next ten days on a
tobacco re-drying plant for Fairmont,
which has for years been one of the
leading tobacco markets in this belt.
Charter was received here yesterday
for the Fairmont Re-drying Plant,
Inc., authorized capital $100,000. The
amount given in the charter as sub
scribed is $14,500, but since applica
tion was made the stock subscribed
has increased to $25,000- Among the
principal stockholders are A. L. Jones,
E. J. Davis & cons, cj. o. vihii
Co. A. N. Mitchell, A. s. inompsoii,;
h fl. Stubbs. U. a. iveaves,
(Thompson, and F. C. Jones.
nwi-sro nr tne comuany "
elected tomorrow night, when an or- berton visitor today,
ganization meeting will be held. ; Mr Carl Lancaster of the navy
A 2-story brick building, about 200 , reached home ' 'us afternoon. He lias
by 150 feet, will be erected on Cen-: recejyed hrr, able discharge from
ter street- next to the tobacco ware- the army an(: 0f course he is happy,
house of E. J. Chambers & Co. ; We are giad to welcome the boys
Mr. O. A. Reaves, a well-known to- lgck
bacco warehouse man, who will be ; Mr j c Lancaster went up to Rae
connected with the re-drying plant, ford today on business. The Park
arrived Tuesday from Gretna, Va. ton mercantile Co.s cotton gin ran
ROAD BOND ELECTION
FOR LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP
Petition Signed By Necessary um-
ber of Voters Will Be Presented to
County Commissioners Next Mon -
day Asking That Election Be C.U"
ed S100.000 Bond Issue Proposed.
It is considered practically certain
tVint enouch sienatures will be secur -
ed by the last of this week to present
to the county commissioners t
,v,oof;nff MnriHav of next week a peti-
Uion to call an election for Lumber:
ton township to vote on a roau
issue of 100,000 to build approxi
mately 80 miles of permanent roads
in the township. One-fifth of the
number of registered voters in the
nmnhin in the number of signatures
to the petition required, and it is
thought that tnere win. oe iw
culty in securing . this number about
120. . ..
There is an almost unanimous senti
ment in the township for the bond
issue', provided the right man is eiect
ed supervisor and some objectionable"
provisions oi tne new law unaer w
the bonds would be issued can tie
overcome. It is understood that St.
iPauls township is working on the
same proposition.
! . Miss Annie McKoy of Wilmington
arrived last night and Will spend some
time 'in townvisiting at the no me oi
Mr: C. M. Fuller.
PARKTON ITEMS
Church Supper and Other Church
v- r , r - v,
, " More Cotton to Gin Llec-
t,on to Extend Town Limits May
Be Called Off A Heavy Freeze
Personal Mention. I
BY. C. D. WILLIAMSON. 1
a
Parkton, April 1. We believe the!
first item of interest we take up for
this week was the shad and oyster
appomwa nour. ine omy trouDUS
was that they failed to nrenare
enough for the visitors, by 8:30 every
Eighty-two or three dollars were the
Droceeds. with some little exnense to
terest. At the Baptist church at li
p'cloclf -children's day was observed.
A great missionary program by the
children and a splenflid talk by the
pastor,. Rev. J. L. Jenkins. It was
also enlistment day with the school,
and 191 scholars present, which was
a -record-breaker for that Bchool,. ana
the collections were $56.64. The Sun-
day schodl also presented their faith
ful and much-beloved superintendent,
Mr. Collier Cobb, with a gold foun
tain pen. with his name engraved,
which was a real treat and much ap
preciated by Mr. Cobb.
At the Presbyterian church at 8
O'clock Dr. D. S. Currie addressed
one of the largest men's meetings that
was ever held in our town. The
church was most packed full of men
and bovs to hear one of the ereatest
lectures ever delivered in our town, vatt, the jailor, courteous and agree
Bis discourse was confined to dis- able. We request that a few more
eases and their treatmants. etc. It cots be provided, as he has an in-
was most helpful to all present. The
pastors of all three churches of the
moDiie scnoois Juiy cl iv um. ua.
Jenkins will be with her homefolks at
Riverton until he returns, which will
be Thursday of this week. Bro. Jen
kins will preach a special sermon next
Sunday morning to the young people
of the town and community.
Mrs. R. C. Toon of Lumoerton and
Mrs Amanda Tom of Brooklyn, N.
Y., are visiting relatives id town this
week. .
Tho fnllowinjr voune etrls from
Fiofa McDonald college ware visitors
to our town today: Misses tsdaie
iCurrie, Ruby Council, Marie and Cath
rine McMillan. Mr. Elbert Cume
brought them over in his car and all
returned this afternoon. They were
also Fayetteville shoppers for a cou
ple of hours. z' , '
Mrs. C. D. Williamson and small
son, Donovan ant Wilbur ,also Misses
Virginia McCormick and Louise Gar
ris, went to Lumberton Friday after
noon to visit loved ones and friends.
Mr. Daniel McMillan and the writer
motored to Lumberton bunaay aiter-,
noon and Mrs. Williamson ana sons
returned Sunday aitemoon, ui
Misses McLiormiCK ana Louise uama
returned xionaay. ,
Mt. A. J. Garri3 was also a Lum-
three whole days last ween
And yet
there is cotton to be ginnfd yet tndi recent issue of The Robesonianl re- Rowan belonged to Co. L, 119th ir
more in some of the patciie.s yet. quires ell dogs in each county to l,e.fantry) formerly knowi as the Lum-
; j
The aDiiearame of t:ie aogwoou
bloom reminds us that it,
i corn
, nt-n time
Here's hoping for a good peacn crop
jthi. year &
t0W(1 limit will .be
off aa a majority of the citi-
zens see no ju3t reason ior u e-
; tension yet awhile,
No election
means harmony, while election means
strife, and we don't want tnat.
Esquire A. A. Wright was over at
Charlotte last week on business and
drove' a brand new Ford car back
.with him. It has only six wheels ano
will enable him to haul his ireignt
to and fro.
Mr. R. B. Hutson our clever agent
at tha A. C. L. depot has returned to
his post of duty after enjoying a ten
daya leave. Mr. C. A. Canady of
Buie was the relief .
This morning brought to us up our
way a heavy freeze, ice- and plenty
of it. .The ground hard frozen.
ADD ROBESON CASUALTIES .
Among overseas casualties report
ed:
Died of disease: Pvt. Fred Gillis,
Lumber Bridge.
: lfra. R. C. Korneeay and . three
children, Nannie Elizabeth,-Margaret
and H, Jr., left today tor Alt. unve,
where they will spend two weeks vis -
iting relatives.
GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
t
Road Commissioners
AbLiI a t. l
'"".-
mates five white, three Indian and
four negroes. Some of these are fair
ly well cared for, but some showed
evidence of neglect. We conferred
j- . c . , , , on me laoti on your paprr. v nen jour
Immediate Steps .n Regard to A I- subscription expire, your ppr will
leged Grossly Neglected Roads and be stopped. This apolies to all sub
Bridges Satisfactory Conditions scribers.
Found at County Home. Jail, Court t TTTM T fiP AT WPHra
House and Canfict Camp Some BRIEr ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
Recommendations Made. ........
The grand jury completed its work TKJL
and made yesterday afurnoon the fol- snapT has deA the fruit crop,
lowing report to Judge W. P. Stacy: License has been issued for the
To Hon. W. P. Stacy, Judge of the T1 ? Wm. R. Carlyle and
Superior Court: Janie Cathrine Lewis.
"We have passed upon 19 billa of Mr. Geo. L. Thompson will build
indictment, finding 18 true bills and at once a brick garage building on
one not a true bill. Two bills are his lot on West Fourth street,
returned to the solicitor for want of A f,iM fire alarm wa, turned
evidence. ........ i in from box No. 25, First and Chtp-
We have sitad j the county (MWa itret aboat 10:40 oVlo
home by committee, and found 12 in-Tuesd nieht.
with Mr. I. J. l' lowers, the super in- Y an vveanesaai'
tendent of the institution, and hfl of n"fc u
promised cur committee that ne! Mr. N. G. Smith, carrier on rural
would give more attention to the neg-'route No- 2 from Red Springs, was
lected ones of this unfortunate f.laeeJ8 Lumberton vilitor yesterday. Mr.
Most of the inmarts seemed safsfied! Smith has been serving on that mail
with the treatment they are receiving. i route or K years.
and we believe that Mr. Flowers is
doing the best he can under the cir
cumstances.
"We visited the county chain gang
by committee-.and found 14 prisoners
two whites, 4 Indians and 8 negroes. Miss Mary Shotwell, representing
All these seemed to be well cared for.l the Fifth Federal reserve bank ar
and all satisfied wR-rr : "
they are receiving, except one ln-,onie ume in Robeson visiting the
dian, who is insane. We recommend schools in the interest of a thrift
that he be examined by the superin- i campaign.
tendent of health, and placed in a suit-1 n ' u- ...u.i c
uic iiisi.ii.ui.iuii iui sui; u uuiui kunttkcn.
The condition of the stock being used
there is good.
"We visited the county jail by com
mittee, and found the jail in good con
dition. Nine prisoners are confined
there three wtmes, two Indians and
four negroes. They are well protect,
ed and cared for. We found Mr. Pre-
sufficient number
"We visitiJ the court house and in
tpected the county offices. We found
the court house in good condition ex
cept that "new tiles are needed on the
landing of the front stairs. The toil
ets are in fairly good condition. We
recommend that the county home
demonstration agent, Miss Andrews,
be provided with a new desk or filing
system.
aii tne eiectric snaaes ana winuow8enjor member of the O. L. Joyner
light in the court house need cleaning,
and we recommend that this be giv
en prompt attention.
"We found all the county officers
courteous and efficient in the dis
charge of their duties, and the offices
well kept.
"Complaint, has been made to us
that certain roads and bridges in the
county are being grossly neglected,
nd are badly in need oi attention.!
We recommend that the road corn-iLendon brought his little girl to Dr.
missioners take immediate steps to w w parjerf optometrist- to
relT.y ,th,s necd lt . . I have her eyes treated. Mr. McLen-
"We desire to leturn our thanks to;don will a 6-weeks meeting at
the court and solicitor for assistance Raiejgh next Sunday.
sittings.
J 0.
McARTHUR,
Foreman.
URGE GOOD MEN
FOR TAX ASSESSORS
Next Monday ia the Time for County
Commissioners to Appoint 2 Mem
bers of County Board of Appraisers
List-takers Also to Be Appointed.
At their regular monthly meeting
Monday of next week the county com
missioners, according to the provi
sions of the machinery act, will ap
point township list-takers to take the
list of personal property, beginning these young men arrived in New York
May 1st, and also to revalue any par-i Wednesday of last week sailed from
ticuJar pieces of property on which,iFrance March 4th and came by Gi
structures have been erected or de-jbralta, where it spent 5 days, the
stroyed of $100 or more in value thei soldiers being given shore leave.
1 :: t year. In all other cases the old
valuations of real property will stand , More Robeson Soldiers Return,
for 191S. The pay of list-takers is Mr. Raymond Rowan received this
increased from $3 to $4 per day. inimominjj a wjre message from his
the discretion of the board.
nThc State-wide deg law (tne pro-!
I visions of which were published In a
ustea ior privilege tax, which s'c;ber bridge light infantry. Co. L. lano
into the school fund of the county, i e(i at Charleston yesterday and quit
The act leaves it in the discretion of;-f number of Robeson soldiers belong
the board to iilow additional cc." - t,0 this companv. which was a part
pensation to list-tnkers for listing. 0f the 30th division.
dogs. S ;
Under the revaluation act the com-', iirircnv ctovp
missioners also should appoint at JACKiU.-MUfc.
their meeting next Monday two mem-
bers of the county board of appraisers
and review, to value all real properly
at its actual value. These arc to ho
appointed one from each political
party and certified to tht State Tax
Commission for confirmation. The
State Tax Commission is urging til
bocid of commissioners .-ver the State
to appoint only men nf the highest
reputation for sound judgment and
knowledge of real estate and who rre
in "full sympathy with the purpose
of the new law, to assess the property
at its actual value."
Play by Dramatic Club of Caro
lina College.
The Dramatic club of Carolina col
lege, Maxton, will present "The Ghost
of an Idea," or "The Wrong Box," at
the Lumberton opera house Monday;
evening, April 7. The play will begin
at 8:30. Admission will be 50 cents;
ior aatuts ana zo cents ior children:
under 14 years old.
Te entertainment has been given
at Maxton and Rowland and the peo-
pie at "those places, were ' delighted
Arith it.
WATCH THE LABEL.
Watch the date opposite the nam
. I I L I 11-t
Supt. J. R. Poole will conduct an
examination for public school teach
ers white, Wfan and colored in
T 1 9t i . . i iif
Mr. Temple Stanton of Red
Springs is a Lumberton visitor today.
Mr. Stanton came over to purchase
a cuick auto which he will place in
livery service at Red Springs.
V. B. McMillan's Norwalk automobile
was broken Tuesday afternoon when
Dink Hester, colored, struck the
wheel with another auto on South Elm
ktreet. Every spoke :n the wheel was
broken.
Rev. and Mrs. ' John Ingle and
son, Mr. Herbert Ingle, of Blowing
Rock, are spending some time here
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ingle's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Dougherty. Mr. Herbert Ingle
recently returnednome from France.
Mr. J. W. Bullard of the Rayn
ham section was among the callers
at The Robesorrian office Tuesday.
Mr. Bullard is a second cousin to Gen
eral R. L. Bullard, of the U. S. army,
who has won distinction in military
circles as commander of an expedi
tionary -army in France.
Mr. O. L. Joyner of Greenville,
company, whicn company conducts
the Big Banner tobacco sales ware
house here, spent Monday and Tues
day in Lumberton. Mr. Joyner says
he will spend quite a bit of time
among the farmers of Robeson dur
ing the next few months.
Evangelist Baxter F. McLendon
and two children, Ruth atid Baxter F.
' Jr., of Bennettsville, S. C, were Lum-
terton visitors yesterday. Mr. Mc-
WITH ROBESON SOLDIERS.
Pvts. Johnnie McNeill and H. L.
Stephens.
Private Johnnie McNeill, son of Mr.
E. D. McNeill of Lumberton, arrived
home Tuesday from France. He was
a member of Co. C, 306 field signal
service, 81st division. He left Lum.
berton for camp last May, with a
large contingent from this section.
Private H. L. Stephens of Fairmont
also arrived Tuesday. He was a
members of C. A. 306 field signal ser
vice. 81st division. The ship on which
; brother. Mr. T. Jasner Rowan, fomi-
eriv nf Lumberton. statin? that he
,niVe(l in Charleston vesterdav. Mr.
yyaa Bertha Stone of McDonald Be-
comes Wife of Mr. Carlisle Jack
son of Harnett County.
Special to The Robesonian.
Dunn, March 27 Friends of the. con
tracting parties will be interested to
learn of the marriage of Miss Bertha
Stone and Mr. Carlisle Jackson at
Clinton, March 22. The marriage took
place at the home of Rev. D. P. Harris-
by whom the ceremony was per
formed. The bride is the attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stone of
McDonald and has many friends, hav
ing taught school for several years in
Robeson and Samnson counties. The
groom is a son of the late S. D.' and
Mrs. L. Jackson of near Dunn, and is
a successful young , farmer who is
very popular among. a wide circle of
friends.
DR. WILLI ASI W. PARSER,
. Optometrist
Expert Knowledge of Eye Diseases'
and Fitting Glasses. ;