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30NIA WATCH LABEL ON TOUR PAPER. AND DO NT LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE DATE TOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. ROBE: THE N 61 ABLISHKO 17- SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH 42.00 A IfFAR. DUE IS ADVAN VOL. L LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919. NUMBER 58 TOBACCO SALE FRIDAY. -No Sales Today in Order to Cleat Floors Market Will Remain Open AH Next Week and Maybe Longer Will Handle Around 5 Million rounds. ' On account of the large amount of tobacco offered on the Lumberton snarket yesterday no sales were con ducted today, but' another sale will take place tomorrow and the mar ket will remain open all next week .and longer, if necessary. According to the warehousemen the local market will sell around 5, 4)00,000 pounds of the golden weed this season and would have sold six .million if it could have been handled. TOWNSHIP BONDS SOLD. Road Bonds of 13 Townships Sold Yesterday-Lumberton, Maxton, j o j e o c-m - aim JVCU OJJI UVIIUS OVIU Premium Bonds Bear 5V2 Per Township road bonds voted recent ly were sold yesterday by the county commissioners. There were six bid ders. Bonds of Lumberton, Maxton and Red Springs townships were the only ones that sold at a premium, the fact that bonds of the other town ships brought less than par being due to the smaller value of property in those towships. The bonds sold as follows: i,uberton township, $100,000, for .ti premium of $375, and Maxton town ship, $100,000, for a premium of $125 both to C. N. Malone & Co. of Ashe- villft. The other townships bonds as hereinafter designated sold to Weil, Roth & Co., and Sidney Spitzer & Co., of Toledo, Ohio: Smiths, $75,- 4)00. for $73,000: Fairmont, $60,0UU, for $58,600; Pembroke, $50,000 for .$48,000; HowelfcviUe, $40,000, tor .$39,250; St. Pauls, $25,000, for $24, 890; Orrum $25,000, for $24,815; Parkton, $20,000, for $19,810; Gad fly, $20,000, for $19,020; Red Springs, $10,000, for $10,015; Shannon, $10, 000, for $9,510; Rowland, $50,000 for $49,010. Other bids were submitted by the .Mutual Loan & Trust Co. of Lumber ton, Pmden & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, And W. L. Slayton & Co. of Toledo, Ohio. All bonds bear 5 1-2 per cent, in terest, payable semi-annually. DR. E. R. HARDIN NEW COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER Former Health Officer of Sampson " Succeeds Dr. McPhaul Dr. Wash burn Pleased With Health "Work la Robeson. .Dr. E. R. Hardin of Clinton, Samp- rmmtv. was elected county . ... . TAV.naAM TiioailflV at health omcer jor xwveau.. - -. mcoiinr of the county board of hMit.ii with Dr. B. E. Washburn, di rector of the bureau of county healtn Sprk of the State oard of Health, r. Hardin succeeds Pr. W. A. Mc Phaul, who has " resigned, as Ms been stated in The Robesonian, to accept the position of d tree for ol rural sanitation for the State of Alabama. ... Dr. Hardin. H considered, well qualified for the work. He is a grad uate of the university, of Georgia, had 3 years' experience in a hospi tal in New York city, nd was coun ty health officer of Sampson for two Vears prior to entering military ser in which he has been engaged for the past two years. He has just returned from France and goes to- be discharged from military ,servic tA Fort Caswell, wnere ne -mw win return lv wmmiwv w 1 T! 7 " L hplth work ii i nmhannn in ume ZXZ Yr wl annlicants f o: 'position. , Dr Washburn is very much plea? ed with the result of health work m . :n.. anti.tvnhnirl vac- itODeSOn, usietiaujr sanation. Deaths from typhoid t-v- oer, and eases of the disease have been decreased marveiousiy in t",a ovnty and in other counties where .anti-typhoid campaigns nave oe.. .aJ Tir. or- 16 counties in the There are 16 counties in State now that are on a co-operative basis with the State Board of ilealtn.j Premium Ready. Lists for County Fair Premium lists for the n.i ivuucoun unty fair are now ready. You .can rot n CODV from Mr. w. u. son, seiretary, irom any mug .D""V, in Lumberton, or from the fair di wtor in vour section. Get one and . J .fnra ee the good premiums offered this time. This will be the biggest fair -e county has ever. had. It's not long until the fair, whish will be October 14 to 17. JV Double Wedding Here Yesterday. Miss Polly Smith and Mr. Robtj Pulley, Mras Bettie Smith and Mr. .Go. C. Williams, were niauwu 1 Way at 5 p. m. in the store of ,-Messrs. Stephens & Barnes, Chest nut street. The ceremony was per rtored by Rev; J, M. Fleming. The brides are. sisters and all live in the Tairmont section. NO MORE SALES THIS I WEEK AT FAIRMONT Tobacco Sa This Week Have . Broken All Records Buyers Giv- w i en Breathing Spell to Clear Floors; -Markets Will Remain Open j Longer Than Expected Plenty of Cash and Activity Busy Day in . Recorder's Court. Special to The Robesonian. Fairmont, Aug. 28. On account of the unusual amount of tobacco of fered on the Fairmont tobacco mar ket Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day, there will.be no sale today or tomorrow and the next sale will be conducted Monday of next week. Never before in the history of the .market has so much tobacco been sold in three days as has been plac ed on sale here this week. The sales 'were called off for the remainder j of the week in order ers might get their tobaccos off the fjQQg The opening of the markets in the old belt has been postponed irom September 1 to September 9 and the buyers will remain in the South Car olina belt all next week and prob ably the next. The market here will sell around 6,000,000 pounds this season. More than $100,000 has been paid out here several days during the season and money was never so plentiful and business never better. TWsulftv was a. busy day in record- '. nnnrt circles. Alfred Davis of 1 . 1 fiio Haft SwaniD section was before Poxnnlor A. E. Flovd on the charge of being drunk, assault with a deadly weapon and the larceny of a bottle of Pawpaw frm the Fairmont Drug Co. He was found guilty of being drunk and larceny of the Pawpaw, nH not cuiltv of the assault. For the two offenses of whicn ne was, found he wa8 fined $50 and cost, totaling $72.4i. To add to the interest of the case, Davis indicted Chief of Police S. V. Stanley on the charge of taking $40 from him while he was a prisoner. Stanley was found not guilty of the charge. Davis was represented by Mr R. C. Lawrence of Lumberton, while Chief Stanley was represent ed by Mr. T. L. Johnson, also of Lumberton. Fletcher Cobb, colored, was given a hearing on a warrant sworn out bv his wife, SalUe Cobb. The evi dence showed that Fletcher was do ing the right thing by Sallie and the case was dismissed. Fairmont has taken on new lite since the opening of the tobacco sea son and local merchants are enjoying a record cash business and the time merchants are faring well, as many of the farmers are paying "all they owe," including fertilizer bill. CHARLOTTE STREET. CARS WERE OPERATED YESTERDAY State Troops and Citizen OIBrers Pa-J trol Streets and There is N Fur ther Disorder Anqther Death Brings Total to 5 From Monday Night Riot. Charlotte's street cars were oper ated for 12 hours yesterday, tne first all-day run since the strike of conductors and motormen occurred Aug. 10. v Six companies of troops from Statesville, Lexigton, Line 4n ton, Winston-Salem, Hickory and Durham, and 200 citizen officers, nave patrolled the streets the past cw.i days and ngihts and there has been no disorder since midnight Monday night, when 3 men were killed m a mob which gathered in front of the ,.r ham and two others were fatally pounded, having died since . Sever- a At nora wt ih bciivuoij .- - . ti- allowed attemnt to operate the tear, Monday. A mob of 2,000, most , f thm aaid to be merely onlookers I ftathered in front of the car Jaro, . and when some fool m ihe crowa r- ed u psto at the police ine wn v,.;n urith the above re- ucxaii o"w"'5 ...... uIt . ! WHISKEY STIIjL Uariuaxa j M d f oH bU-uauon anwr Tank and Stone Jug Found at Pea Ridge By Officers. x A 60-gallon capacity whiskey stUl was captured at Pea Kiage, n i HintTff aionaay ; oi ia d v iinmi. Deouty A H. onenu - ' r Preva t and Kura. - AlftM tJ1Tlk tail -- i , m . tonic and a was maae oi k"""" stone jug for a cap. . The officers waited: about the still tr. ..v.r1 hours after it was locat ed on the banks of Lumber river thinking that the proprietor might K.,t h failed to appear on the scene. According to the olhcers, the still was operated Sunday morn ing and had been operated ther- tor some time COUNTY FARM-LIFE SCHOOL WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 3RD The fall term of the county farm ...v.vii t Philadelbhus will open Wednesday of next week, September 3rd. Prof, A. J. Caldweii is pru-. pal. - '," - . RED SPRINGS NEWS. Large Crowd Expected at the Great ricnic Aug. ju. social ana Personal Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian Red Springs, Aug. 26. All her many friends were glad to welcome Mrs. J. M. Pope of Durham back to Red Springs this week; She was the guest of Mrs. J. A. McNeill. Mr. W. H. McKinnon of Charlotte spent Wednesday night in town with relatives. Dr. Vardell is home again after six weeks in the mountains and is looking as though Montreat air has been agreeing with him. Mr. J. D. McLean and family have returned from an extended stay at Lake Waccamaw. On Thursday afternoon the Ep worth League enjoyed a picnic out at McNeill's pond. AJ1 through Bummer this organization as well a-i the Christian Endeavor have been go 'ing on little picnics -to the various ponds about here instead of having the usual socials and the change has proved most acceptable to the young folks. Little Miss Louise McNeill gave a delightful party to a number of her iends at her country home two miles from town. The little guests had a great time and voted Louise a most ideal hostess. Mr. and Ms. J. H. Townsend and little daughter, Marian, have return- or! frnm n visit, to rpiatives in the ..,. . . ., 0. . Western part of the State Miss Gladys Toon has gone to New York city for a short visit. She was accompanied by her cousin Miss Moode, who has been her guest for the past week. Miss Mary Williams is home from a short visit to Miss Lucile Culbreth . it ;n FayetteviUe Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bullock, accom panied by their niece Mary Watkins Bullock, have gone to Vance county on a visit to relatives. Miss Helen Dean of Jacksonville, Fla., is visiting Mrs. J. ArXove. Miss Jessie McLean has returned to her home in Manning, S. C, after a visit to Mrs. J. G. Williams. The U. D. C. dime party at the home of Miss Cornelia McMillan on last Tuesday night was quite an en joyable affair and well attended.' A neat sum was realized. Miss Mary McEachern is home from New York City after a stay of six weeks. Misses Altie Marsh and Ruth Covington, who have also been in New York, returned with her.; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Taylor went Hip to Greensboro Monday to meet their nephew Master Phil Bragg, who has been spending the summer with his grandparents in Virginia. Mrs. Junius Goodwin and infant son, who went to Wrightsville last week, were forced to return . almost at once on- account of an outbreak of diphtheria at the beach. Preparations are going merrily ahead on for the "grand-daddy" picnic here Saturday and a large crowd is expected. Messrs. Cameron xviorrison ana j. i iuclicuii arc h speakers of the day. , We are delighted to welcome back again a former citizen, Mr. J. C. Mor gan, who has made his home in Raeford for the past two years. Mr. Morgan has charge of the dry goods department at Garrett & McNeill's. Mr. Ernest Graham has opened an Un-to-date dry-goods store in the old Myers building, much to the satis faction of his many old customers. We predict for him as much success in this new establishment as in the days before the war when he gave up a flourishing business to answer his country's call. Mrs. McITwaine and cltiklren of Maxton are the guests this week of Mrs. W. A. McKay, Mr. Archie McKay of Rowland was greeting old friends on our- streets for a few days the past week, Mr. Frank McLeod, who has been holding a position at Camp Bragg, is at home on a visit. Dr. B. F. McMillan is home again much improved after a stay in the mountains. Protracted Meeting at Buie Evange list Black Preaches at Philadel phus. BY W. II. M. BROWN. Buie, Aug. 25. Evangelist- W. M. Black of Charlotte, who is well known and loved all over North Car olina, will preach at Philadelphus next Sunday at 11 a. m. The meeting at Buie will begin to night with Rev. M. Binell of White ville assisting the pastor, Rev. A. J. Parker, of Red Springs. Time of ser vice. 4 n. m. and 8:45- p. m. Mr. Binell is spoken of as being a very able man. Let everybody come that can. Mr. farker and Mr. Bineii Dotn belong to the North Carolina Meth odist conference quartet of singers and it is expected to have good sing ing. , First Bale of Cotton Ginned. Mr. ..Clyde Wade, who lives in the northern part of town, had a bale of 1919 cotton ginned Tuesday. The bale weighed 490 pounds. Miss Vivian McNeill went today to Selma, where she will teach in the city school. v . Park ton paragraphs. jjre q i- . i. r I L. n 1 VS right of Raleigh Pawed Away Suddenly ia Parkton Large ' Crowds Attending Tent Meeting I Large Rattler Killed. j BY C. D. WILLIAMSON. Parkton, Aug. 25. Qufte k sad 1 A oath ncrnrred in nnr town earlvf this morning. Mr. G. A. Wright and! afe t Rowland Tuesday morning family of Raleigh left home Satur-j about 2:30 o'clock, secured between day afternoon in their nice car for $2,300 and $2,500 in currency, stamps PaTkton but remained over in Koy-j and government bonds, left town in etteville until Sunday morning, and: a Cadillac- auto which they ',bor thence motored down to Parkton to rowed" from Mr. P. Leinwand, went visit Mr. Wright's parents, Mr. and' to Fayetteville, where they left the Mrs. Milton Wright, and Monday evening Mr. Wright left" his family for Charlotte, as he had an engage ment with the Standard Motor Co. of Raleigh, which company he is part ner. ' His wife was taken suddenly ill about one o'clock this morning while she was spending the night at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. D. W Marsh, who lives next door to Dr. D. S. Currie, and the first call from the sick person was heard by Dr. snd Mrs. Currie and as Mrs. Marsh was quick to call the doctor he was at the bedside within three -minutes, and it was quickly obsert ed that she was suffering from heart shots were fired by the safe crack trouble, to which she had been sub-!ers as they left town, but Mr. Pleas ject, but was seemingly in the best! ants is not sure about that. of health when she retired. Mrs Wright soon became unconscious and died at six o'clock this morning. De ceased is survived by her husband and seven children, the youngeat o iy j two months old. I Mr. Wright will arrive this after-! poon from Ralegh.. Undertaker! Rodeers ol rayeuevtue came can , this morning and embalmed the body and deceased will be taken to eigh for burial tomorrow. .The en- tire town is in deep sorrow with the j bereaved family. Deceased was -.i, reaved family. Deeaased wa3 41 years old and a consistent member of the M. E. church of Raleigh. Mrs. Lewis Pilans and daughters and sister, Miss Burnice Smith of Ocalla, Fla., are on a visit to their brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson. Mr. P. II. Fisner and family, who spent several days in Charlotte, ar rived home today. Miss Jessie Phillips of Graham is visiting her friend, Miss Annie Wil liamson. Many visitors in town but time for bids mention this time. Must mention the large tent meet ing which began a week ago and will continue till Sunday night. Rev. J. W. Ham is one of the most able evan gelists ever preached in our town. The singing by a large union choir ia olan a feature, led bv Mr. Betts of Raleigh, Annie Williamson at the piano, assisted by cornet by this scribe. - Much interest is being taken in the meeting and thousands attend. The order is good. Mr. Ham says it is the best he ever saw, and Mr. Potto nava the choir is the best he ever had. The service Sunday for men at 4 o'clock was largely attend ed and the best meeting this writer ever attended. We have never heard a harder sin-fighter before. It will oay anyone to come one time and hear this mignty man oi uoa. nmw "" tent is" full to overflowing every night, yet the, people can get to hear him if they come, and wnile we aYe failed to see any one from Lumber ton yet, our advice is come and you will always be glad you came. A little more than a week ago Dr. D. S. Currie came in, in company with Mr. C. G. Beard, with one. of the largest rattlesnakes we ever saw. 6 feet in length and carrying H. rat tles and several lost off, and t is thought the snake was 18 or 20 years old. Mr. J. J. CoDD says ne oe naves it to be the snake that bit Mr Murphy McMillan when a boy, that omo tin near kill in ir him. This snake was discovered by a dog and trailed Mir th home of one of Mr. J. u Hughes' tenant's house, and killed by r colored women, Faddy McGeachy .ni T.nla McMillan, and while me snake put up a. stiff fight they usedj hoes and large poles and succeeaea. REV. WM. BLACK WILL PREACH AT PHILADELPHUS SUNDAY. Annual Visit to His Old Home. Correspondence of The Robesonian. . j. Rev. William Black, evangeu., e sir. NO" I rP .' than cm years, ... F---" -;-,! delphus hnnh next SaDDam at " a. m. (old time). This is Mr. Black's native commu nity, where he was raised and first professed Christ and joined. This annual visit of Mr. Black is looked forward to by a host of his old friends, both white and black, with a large degree of pleasure. Few men have done more good in this world and few are more popular at their old home. a1 Vevrn .Found Dead in )ed. -- - ; Wesley Rorier, colorM, aged .76 year?, was found dead in bed Tuesday) morning at his home two mnes north east of town. ' Mt. Elira Sunday School Irtftife. , Mt. Elim Sunday school institute will meet at Center church Sunday, Aug. 31. i ROWLAND POSTOPFICE SAFE DYNAMITED ' BY ROBBERS. - ' Robbera Got Away With Near $2,500 Men Got Aw.y in Stolen Cadil - lac Which' Was Found at Fayetto ville Passed Through Lumberton. Robbers dynamited the postoffice car, and disappeared. Bright light were burning in Rowland's streets when the cracks man YM! ! 1 aA rkft t k i flint .nj a mimhor of nonJ ha.rH th ..ni. sion. OperatorWin the telephone j exchange saw the men leave, and judged that there were more thani three, possibly five, in the party,- as three men were seen getting into the car as it was driven up from Mr. Leinwand 's garage. The depot agent was on duty and 'phoned Postmaster V. G. Pleasants, who got to his office before the lamp the robbers used had gotten cold. It is said that several Of the amount the jobbers got away with, the postoffice lost only $750. Mr. C. T. Pate lost $700 in registered mall, Postmaster PJas- anta lost 9750 ... 'bonds and stamps, Mr. R. M. McCormick and Mr.. R. F. Stewart lost $100 each, and several others, not listed, lost small amounts. sheriff k. rJ. Lpwis ueeelvcrt a 'phone message about 3 a. m. to tho Ral-jeCect that the robbery had been com mitted and that five men had left there in a Ford. Sheriff Lewis turned out and watched for a r-ord, but no Ford came through. He didi see, however, a big car pass through about 4 a. m., and no doubt that car carried the robbers, though the Sheriff paid no particular attention to it as he was advised to watch pfor a Ford. It seems that the m;n started away in a Ford but that the Ford broke down and they then went back and got Mr. Leinwand's Cadil lac. It is said that when folks stirred about the same morning that Mr. Leinwand remarked on the streets that that was the first time robbers had visited Rowland without taking anything from him and about that time came a message from his home that his new Cadillac ca w.is miss ing. Later in the day he got his car back to Rowland and !t is said that when the car was found the speedmeter was hung at 60 miles an hour. PRESIDENT SUGGESTS POST PONEMENT WAGE DEMANDS Administration Policy Until Normal Conditions Are Restored Railroad Shopmen Will Vote n Proposals. . Postponement of the settlement of wage demands until normal economic conditions are restored was announc ed Monday by President Wilson as the policy which the administration will nnrmie in dealing with such questions, particularly those affect ing railroad workers. In reply to their demands for a 25 per cent in crease, railway shopmen were asked to accept an adjustment of their pay to the basis of 10 hours pay for 8 hours work, which they contend was given other employes and denied them when the Adamson law be came effective. Railroad shopmen throughout the United States will begin voting im mediately on whether they will ac .nt tH ware oronosals made oy President Wilson and Director Gen eral Hmes or go on mw w force their demands for a genral ad vance in pay. HOME FROM THE WAR. Mr Jas. R. Kinlaw arrived home Sunday from France, where he spent in the American army. He was attached to the 81st division. Mr. Ira Kinlaw of R. 7, arrived home today from Germany. He spent a vear in Fance and Germany and Visa hpin cflven an nonoraows u- , aeryi He was Vttached to the Third division, ,om,,arc """" Mr. I. H. Brisson and sons, Messrs. Henry and Josh, of Tar .Heel, were Lnmherton visitors yesterday. Mr. G. B. Jackson and son, Master Grady, of the Orrum section, were among the callers at rne Kooesonian nffiret vesterday. Mr. A. H. Rozier of R. 7, Lumber- ton, was in town yesterday. Mr. Walter Smith of St. Pauls, R 1. was a Lumberton visitor yester- Hav. Mr. WTarren Prevatt of R. 3, Lum beston, and daughter, Mrs. Nora Re gan, of Sumter, S. C; were among the visitors in town yesterday, Mrs, Reean has been visiting at the home of her parents for some time and will go tomorrow to Wrightsville Beach, where she will spend a few days be fore returning to Sumter. WATCH THE LABEL el warn ua vyvvsnv mv aswaw thm Iaw L, WkM UL'.L lk Am AAAAai at tta. KAS.. subscription expires your paper will WW - P" to U Mribers. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS Mr. R. C. Birmingham has been confined to his room since Monday with a sore foot. Children's story hour tomorrow afternoon at 6 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Alf. H. McLcod. License has been issued for the marriage of Jas. B. Leggett and Cora Lee Collins; Jesse L. Floyd and Ma- t bel Oliver. The cemetery near the union sta- tion has recently been cleaned off by th towrl nd presents a more attrae- ttve appearance. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Stacy at- tended at Lauifnbirg yesterday a reunion of the Lytch family, of which Mrs. Stacy is a member. A meeting of the Robeson Medi cal society will be held . at Maxton Wednesday of next week. All mem bers are urged tb attend the meet' ing. Miss LUKan Nance returned Tuesday evening from New York,, where she spent- six weeks taking a summer course at Columbia univer sity. tJCL MnjCUnd,H. Br-itt of R. 1, Lum oefo;4isApHed a position as salesman in Messrs. White & Cough's department store. He began work yesterday. The tax on your dog will be due Oct iher 1. Tht tax is payable tc Slur IV R. E. Lewis, who will f irnish .iu.ri.ter ,taK's for all dogs after the tax has been paid. Miss Pearl McMillan of South ern Fines, after spending a week here visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M: G. McKenzie, left this morn ing for Atkinson, where she will teach. A government inspector, Mr. Boy Miller, has just finished a tu berculin test of the herd of the Green Valley dairyi East Lumberton, and found all the cows in tip-top condi tion, no reaction to the test being obtained. A mule belonging to Mr. Wes ley Hedgpeth of the Orrum section broke out of the stall in which he; was kept Sunday and was run down by a passing automobile. One of the mule's legs was broken and it was killed later. Lumberton's fourth and newest bank, the Farmers' Savings, has just installed a fine manganese steel quadruple safe, the "last word" in burglar and fire proof bank safes. The bank is located on the corner Elm and Fourth streets, and Mr. C. B. Townsend is president. According to Mr. W. B.,Baxley of R. 5, Lumberton, who was a Lum berton visitor Tuesday, some of the bridges on the hiteville road in the Jacob Swamp section need attention; and need ' it badly. He say new bridgs are needed as the old one have dcayd and ar not very safe. Mr. W. K. Brown, a native of Philadelphus but who has been prac ticing law in Birmuignam, Aia., many years, has be;-n a Lumberton visitor this week rn business con nected with family real-estate set tlements. He expects to leave-for home from Wngltsvill Beach Sat urday. Rev. C. H. Durham has re turned home from a vaaation of three weeks, practically all of which he spent at the Northfield (Mass.) Bi ble conference. Ho spent two day in Boston and stopped over on lwa way home one day at Petersburg, Va with a brother who lives there. Reg ular services will be resumed Sunday at the First Baptist church, of which Mr. Durham is pastor. Mention was made some time ago of the wonderful success Mrs. F. F. Townsend, of R. 6, Lumberton had had raising onions fiom seed. The other day Mrs. Townsend, m kindly remembering the editor with a bag of potatoes and a few pears, brought also a large apple, big as m. man's two fists, that grew on a tree that sprang up in her yard frorn seed and grew unnoticed and uncared for. It was as fine an apple as one would, care for. Mr. A. D. Evans of St. Pauls, E. 3, was a Lumberton visitor Tuesday. In putting an adv. in the paper, Mr. Evans remarked that Robesonian ads certainly d0 the work, that last spring he stuck in a small ad cl cows for sale and that folks came from far and near and he sold ihe enws "right now." Folks have learn ed that if they have anything to sell, or want to buy, the cheapest and quickest way to get results is b advertise in' The Robesonian. Misses Epsie Fuller and Lucy Al len returned Tuesday night frooi ilendersonville where they spent the feura.mer at Mr, C. Fullr's summer . home. DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER. , EYE SPECIALIST. ( Office: National Bank of Lumberteai . - ' Building. . " ."
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