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VOL. L LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1919. ;, 'NUMBER 80
ELWOC-fi WHALEY FLIES
OVER LUMBERTON
First Lumbertonian to View Home
Town From the Air Dropped Ad
vertising Matter From the Air In
Days of His Youth " Mr. Whaley
Drove First Auto That Came to
Town.
A.
Carolina Realty Co- circiea over i,u... .
twnrnil PVfral rimes HI " wr i
i
inui.f lofra n the 1 ' our luriner American buiuicis aiciimivua -.- - readers wi inc Auucaumou ,
Mr. El wood L. wnaiey, ilc hi , , j:, l. j wr-L-u rtf Amorio
-- . . .itVi ho Ft' aeaa mm a inin is rcuurveu uyiug .ramc o . . , ......... jrlaa w near ui hic i
I 1? tv .arvP. 11AW Willi THC IjllSb . .r . . , ,. . . m 4 jaeaaa : i
. x-.. D , - ia result of the shooting, and one ai- suitco m a sitikb oi 4o,uw "I'U": and growth Lumber Bridge is man-,
about 4:15 yesterday afternoon, Deing reported nave radical beliefs, wer sight tonight, states a dispatch of j pjent of money and the town is reap
the first Lumberton citizen to see tne j reported to have radical beliefs, were! the 11th from Indianapolis, Ind.,jing the benefit. Several neW build-
town from the air. Mr. w naiey .
Hir. " ua','J i
dropped from the plane circulars aa-
vorfia i n tr an auClVOn Vi.
v. v-i.e, . ,
which will be conducted by tnei
Edward Sandlin ' Realty Company
in East Lumberton on November ;
26th. i
Mr. Whaley secured the plane from
Lieut. Runcer of Fayetteville and Jn Seattle n rnn and ton of nt-1 telegrams were received from W. B.;for business and looks quite attrac
together they flew from rayettevilie erature," according to the police, were! Wilson, Secretary of the United De-;tive Mr. T0iar has not yet filled his
to Lumberton, via. Hope Mills aidtaken to poijce hendquarters. The j partmnt of Labor, and Thomr.s T.gtore wjth goods. His store adjoins
Parkon and returning fN?w overjTacoma poiice arr.rid 34 reged : Brewster, chairman of the operators the dr(lf? ftore- The bank has I'ten
Blatlenboro, Dublin, Tar Heel and St. members of the I. vv. W. and sed; scale committee, by John L. Lewis, doin a very fme business and has
rauis, maKiriK nuu-owy Al'6"7' ,
Sneaking' of his trip, Mr. Whaley
said, "While flying t is impossible
to be blue, because you always have
something to look forward to, as the
joy is never complete until you feel
Mother earth under your feet."
The first automobile many people
In and around Lumberton ever saw
or rode in was driven by Mr. Whaley
when he was a school boy and he,
too, won the distinction of being the
first Lumberton man to fly over his
native town in an aeroplane.
.The 8ale advertised by this stunt
is of land just east of the Lumber
ton cotton mils. The land has been
divided into business lots and small
farms.
HE CLOSED THE SCHOOL.
Witnesses Said Geo. Beck Got So Eu-
a . tt- r Tht I nHiM Tl-d1
rioiis in Hw Cups 1 hat Ladies iua
- . ou 1
to Clo West Lumberton School
He Will Go to Roads it He a"se8have been one of those who fired on j
Further Trouble.
Beck of the National cot-'
issue if he gets "tanked up" again
Georee
;n ;ii wnD hpfnre Assistant ""'"""K" nKa' iuc" rtltcl '-"y ti.tn nw waire aereemnt. srafes i .expects w ot- oacK m iime lor
Recorder E. M. Johnson Tuesday 00.t,nf f mb ransacked the I. W Wahington dispatch of th Uth.i services on Sunday the lb, h. ;
moiningon the charge of beg drunk ! W. hall, tore down the front of the J h from dispat,h:i. Mr. Lllis Cook and wife are sbend-j
?Z Si. Beck was sentenced; building and threw furniture into the - K . , o th announcPnt . ing a while at the home of Mr. D. B.
r: oa ' th- to -streets. wnere it was ournea. a crowq . ; im . w :it In-! Monroe.
J .tf ( MI VM Ifll LUC i VUU.1, - . . ,. l it i . , .1 j':f t ITI3T. WV.'.-
j u :.l h t Thia n,fjtns,1"K'ct,ucl '"' x- " " f"t
v,u ,c -- "" ""-V
that Beck will be sent to the roads
without trial if he causes further :
wanovu, irmi n o - j
disturbance. , !
AnrH to the evidence. Beck
reached a staee so furious that the;
school was closed by the two lady"
tjeachers at Wes Lumberton and ,
there was strong sentiment cn the,
part of some of the other citizens of
the village that he be given severe
punishment. Othrs felt that if he
was put on the roads or fined his
wife and sx children would bear the
ereater part of the punishment. Beck
has been in the toils several times
before during the last few months. I
tr- -m. v ki v;h '
Visitors Favorably Impressed
Lumberton. I
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Loring of New i
York spent Tuesday and yesterday in j
Lumberton. Mr. Loring declared
that he was most favorably impressed
with Lumberton and related to a
.v h, ,rnnA it
a 'i i v,. th. Vniich
Mv iiuuia ajii-t il't iicai niv - - m .
language spoken. Mr. and Mrs. Lor
ing went from here to Wilmington,,
but were so much impressed with
LuT.berton thaj. they will return here
in a few weeks for a longer jtay. Mr.
Loring volunteered and served in
the war, although he was" too old to
jjet into the army. After heanng
Mr. Loring tell why he T3gavled
Lumberton as an ideal town one can
more fully appreciate his home town.
4,000 Dogs Listed in Robeson.
TV.- 1 U,., Ut A A AAl1
- iiie iauius a.. v""l oiuu.m -..uwv
son this year and Sheriff Lewis thinks
u- f u.,..j
lua a i mat uuc biiuuaauu u Jj uwii-
ers failed to list them. This means
Robeson has about 5,000 dogs. The
dog tax must be paid before Decem
ber 1 and those who failed fj list
their dog, or dogs, and do not pay
the tax are liable to a fine of ?:'().
Miners Will Withhold Their Appeal.
Indianapolis, Ind., dispatch, Nov.
13: The United Mine Workers of
America, contrary to previous an
nouncement have decided to withhold
their appeal on the ruling of the Fed-
i i : a.: ,.
cm tuuiir in iiijuncuon pTOCefaingS
which resulted in the calling jfl of the
strike of coal miners yesterday.
Starting Early. r
News and Observer.
Robeson county believes fh start
ing early and is already getting ready
for the fair next fall.
NOTICE. .
The McNeill stable lot; Lumberton.
will be sold, at auction to; the highest
bidder Tuesday, November 18, at 12
'clock. .; ;
FOUR SOLDIERS DEAD; MEM- I
BERS OF I. W. W. ARRESTED
Centralia, Wash., dispatch, Nov.
iz: Uiues oi western wasningion
joined Centralia today in arresting
members of the Industrial Workers
of the World and raiding their head
quarters following the firing on an
Armistice Day parade here yesterday, j
Je , w w hag been lynched
Turflntv.ium man onH vvia wtman
nlooul in inil hara mill ator fnlir nf '
jaced jn jail here and jater four 0f j
the pri90nerSi including the woman,!
fn T win nilnj.r ioil I
wcic xc:iivwu bu viic urns vuuiilj ju
chehalis bv national euardsmen.
who patroled Centraiia today. Raids
werfi conducted in Seattle, Tacoma
and Aberdeen o;i the Industrial Work-
. h.eadau.';rt?rs.
ia quantity oi radical literature. At
Aberdeen large quantities of liter-1
ature and the records of the Aberdeen
local were taken.
ARMISTICE PARADE FIRD ON
BY I. W. W.; THREE KILLED
In Washington Town 3 Former Sol
diers Were Killed and Others
Wounded When Pl4sons Believed
to Be Members of I. W. W. Fir?d
on Parade.
Three former soldiers, members of
the American Legion, were killed, twor
others service men were .probably
mortally wounded and sever' other
soldiers were less seriously hurt
when persons said to be members of
the Industrial Workers of the World
Pre
oa n i
tte Hisnatch of the 11th
' i
,from Centralia, Wash. A man 3ftid to
the marchers, is believed to have been
i lynched Tuesday night. The I. W. W.J
jt is charged, fired from
roois oi .
.
j i i j.u t wr nr
rope around his neck and hauled him
J tiauMa tk .hi nf
"V"-" " x
poijCe prevaiied upon the crowed to
lt him Hnwn nfter he Tiad been in
it?) m a '. . u:.H. .a i MinAiia nno nnofn ftra ani rna i niTM x m. dw,. will rvo '
f.ejzeii a mail i-ney ueiievuu to ue tne i
nim Q?wn . B.,L.er "e ,a.u "ee" "lianA nnerators from all the fields in-
jwr on y a oriet perioa, Dt ne was,
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DEPARTED IN HURRY
Unexpected Arrival of Clerks Caused
Robber to Make Hurried Exit' Front
Store of Whit? & Gough.
The unexpected arrival of Messrs.
A. R. Williams and Claud Britt,
Gf
Monday night caufed a robber to leave
the . storewlthoat tankinff anything
aion(4. As the two salesmen entered
the front door they heard a noise in
the rear and reached the scene just
J" fme to see the robber pass
through a window, which had been
raised, and depart in a hurry. Twoi
pairs of shoes and a box of shirts l ad
closed
An Exciting Runaway.
A dangerous runaway occurred on
jS,m street 1'i J-jday about 1:15
o'clock. Two horses belonging to Mr.
Graham Blackman and' hitched to a
wagon ran down Elm and were stop
ped jit the union station. Mr. Black
mail nivi one of his children were in
the va: on and fear was felt for their
safety a the team sped lowi the
stree in wild fury. Mr. A. K. Spivey
was in the wagon when the horses
started, but jumped out and was
Sllirflliv RllilRril uu. w ic ui nc nuiova
...u;i i.u Kt
I fot "p 'thUt "ti h t
Kinued the race. The horses were
I I U'WII V 1 1 1 1 C txc I Ull UO 7Itf JAV
sl.ghtly hurt. The bit cam.' out of
ti ),,., ,..i,oti
tllC IHUUIM Ul VMir Vi MIC IIVl ...1 iivii
tl'ey started and Mr. Blackman had
no chance to control them.
2 of 4 Prohibition Issues Carried in
Ohio Election.
The Federal prohibition amendment
was defeated by Ohio voters by a
wet majority of 542, according to
final official figures announced yes
terday. The 2.75 beer proposal was
defeated by a dry majority of 29,667;
the proposal to repeal State prohi
bition was defeated by a dry majority
of 41,849 and the Crabbe State pro
hibition enforcement act defeated by
a wet majority of 26,838. The classi
fication tax amendment was defeat
ed by 77,341 majority.
Stat Teachers Assembly Meets in
Raleigh Nov. 26-28.
The" North On-oia State Teas
ers assembly will meet in Raleigh No
vember 26-28. . Several prominent
speakers appear on the program. A
number of Robeson teachers are ex -
pected to Attend the assembly.
COAL MINERS COMPLY 'LUMBER BRIDGE IS
WITH ORDER OF CO CUT, MAKING GREAT PROGRESS
Strike Order Rescinded Way for;
Final Adjustment of Controversy
Betwsn Operators and Mine Work
ers Appears to Be in Sight.
The way for the final adjustment'
of the controversy between the bitu-
in
the Federal court, appeared in
which Continues:
which continues:
While the representatives of the
minora whn parhpr in the riav naa
miners, who earlier in the "day had
miners and action by the government j inr Crovs have been verv eood this:
agreed to comply with the mandate up 8treet" now at night, the place
of U. S. District Judge A. B. Ander-jookg qujte "citified" with nice paved
son and late today mailed an order ; gtreet8 ana hj-ight lights,
rescinding the strike, were discussing! Mr l Shaw has a handsome new
the future policy of the organization,! store. The drug store is also ready
acting president oi trie nuiicis, uim-
ing the miners representatives nno
a conference.
l Mr. lyewis, on behait ot rue n ine
workers, accepted the invitation of ,
Secretary Wilson to meet the Litu-,
minous operators of the country in
Washington next Friday mornin ? &t
11 o'clock and replied to Mr. Brew
ster, who requested a meeting of the
central competitive scale committee
with the operators of the district in
Washingon Monday, November 17,
"to negotiate a contract to be in force
upon the termination of the contract
now m effect, that the miners ai-
ready had accepted the invitation of
Mr. Wilson.
HOPE TO REACH BASIS
OF SETTLEMENT
LMt Cut .n Helo Miners
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Xiftiat New Wane Agreement
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Conference Called to Mept in .Wash-i
jn,ton Friday. !
Having forced the miners to call !
... .n , crr:i.p thp o-overnment I
VI 1 Lit ' ' " ' "
, . tv,D.n ..rr.
set oui louay u nci mci i
dianapolis had approved the order
nrnmnl 6-ated bv the United Mine
j Workers of America rescinding the
strike notice, Secretary Wilson in
vited representatives of the miners
.n the ,kout f0 meet here
FriHav "for the purpose( of nego
liating a basis of settlement."
The miners accepted. When Mr.
Wilson went (home tonight he had
vpH no formal reply from the
operators but was unofficially advised
v-. . , . (J.LJtJ ,rith hla rP.
tnat tney couiu toiniiji tiki ...o
nneat Th secretarv was assured by
SI0" Jrifm? aTaylMEETG OF ROBESON CHAPTER
endeavor faithfully to frame a pay
scale that would send tr? 425,000
strikers back to work willingly r-d
at once.
PRICE OF COTTON CUT
TEN DOLLARS A BALE
New Orleans dispatch, Nov,
Continued stiffness in money rates,
and predictions or dearer money
abroad cut the price of cotton ten dol
lars a bale, themarket slumping from
the opening and only stopping in its
decline when the limit in -fluctuations
of 200 points in any one session al
lowed by the rules of the cotton ex
change was reached. j
The December option '"ell off to
36.150 as compared with 38.10 on the
close yesterday and last prices for
the day were at practicauy me low
est, the list showing net losses of the
day of 197 to 200,points.
The market felt severe pressure
from liquidation by holders of long
eentraots and derived no strength
whatever from the cold wave now
crossing the belt, although private
reports indicate great damage from
it.
' ImnArtatinn nf Foreicn Sucrars Will
Aiw,we4i
e Aiiowee.
Importation of foreign sugars will'
be allowed and no prosecuttons lor
profiteering in them wii be under
taken under the Lever act, except for
"unreasonable margins of profit," the
sugar equalization board wa3 inform
ed yesterday in a telegram received
from Howard Figg, "assistant At-torney-Gneral
at Washington. The
telegram was in response to a request
for a ruling made by the board which
erous applications for the importation
set forth that it was receiving num
of white sugars from countries like
Brazil, the lowest price of which is
14 and 15 cents a pound, duty paid.
The maximum price' that American
refiners are allowed to charge for
sugar purchased from the . board is
nine. cents a pound.
Mr. R. M. Ballard will open up
a new garage in his new brick build
ing on West Fourth street Monday,
Mr. R. P. Davis of R. 3, Lumber
1 ton is among the visitors in town to-
day.
Farmers Have Plenty of Money and l
the Town is Reaping the Benefit
Lights Recently Installed in School
Building Personal Mention. j
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumber Bridge, Nov. 11. Perhaps
vear the farmers, therefore, have
;no Ksvo Koon cnmnlnteH which add
;nsrs have
I uiga . ' ....... . T
a good dea to the appearance of
thp town. In fact, when one walks
il.
a jarge number oi depositors. Jir.
pitman has moved the machinery for
his light plant into his new building
,ana the old Dlace will be converted
jnto a garage.
Hallowe'en was celebrated most
fittingly on Friday night, the 31st of
October at the school. Everyone
seemed to have the bes of times and
over 60 was realized to help pay for
the lights recently installed in the
building. The teachers for this year
are Mr. Scott, principal; Mrs. Scott,
assistant in high school; Miss Lee, in
termediate grades; Miss Johnson, pri-
umary; and; Miss Barnes, music teach
er.
Both th Baptist and Presby
terian churches have, with appropriate
exercises taken down their service
flags.
Mr. Brooks and family have moved
to the Baptist parsonage, which is
being painted and repaired. Wrf are
L.,J " Ji u. . rj .
giau i,v nave iti i . u i uurvs in uui
midst.
Mr. Hall, pastor of the Pr-sbyte
"an church is in Richmond, Va. at-,
tending the lectures of Dr. Campbell I
. it
iviorean. ai union senunarv.
Mr.
- - -
Mrs. I). Z. McGoupan, Mr. and Mrs.
Jno. 1). McGougan and Mrs. Mac:
Johnson are attending the Baptist
convention in Raleigh.
Miss Amanda Cobb left this week
for Stovall, where she will teach.
Mr. Napier Balfour has been a
guest in the home of Mrs. Nettie Mal
lay. Mr. Balfour was with the army
of occupation and received his dis
charge several months ago, since
which time he has been visiting in
Scotland and other places.
Master Franklin Dunn is on the
sick list. -i
Annual Election of Officers Effective
Year's Work Planm-d This the
Banner District.
Reported for The Robesonian.
j At the Nov. meeting of the Robeson
chapter, U. D. C, the following offi
cers were elected for the ensuing year;
President, Mrs. L. T. Townsend; .vice-
president, Mrs. E. K. Proctor; sec
retary, Mrs. Alf. H. McLeod; treasure.-,
Mrs. J. P. Russell; historian,
Mrs. A. T. Parmele. Mrs. D. P.
Shaw was re-elected leader of the
Alfred Rowland chapter.
The new president has plans for an
j effective year's work. The member
ship is urged to attend the monthly
meetings of the chapter with greater
regularity.
Mesdames E. K. Proctor and George
French represented the chapter at
tihe State convention meetfng
in HigH Point. They report an unusu
ally interesting session of the U. D.
C. Mrs. L. T. Townsend, district
leader also was present. She report
ed her district, the eleventh, the
banner district for the past yeaf.
l
Surry County Murderers Must Go to
Chair.
Joe and Gardner Cain and Joe
Bowles, Surry county blockaders,
who called Riley Easter from his
home and shoj. him last spring, must
go to the electric chair for their
crime, according to the decision of
the State supreme court handed down
yesterday.
The court upholds the lower court
in requiring the extreme penaltv from
these men. The opinion held that the
judge, in admitting the evidence of
Riley Easter, made a few hours be
fore his death, in which he named
the men whd shot him, was not an
error.
Want Congress to Consider Further
'Bonuses for Enlisted Men.
The firs, annual convention of the
American Legion at Mineapolis,
Mjnn, last jiight. elected Frank
D'Oilier of Philadelphia as its first
national commander ' - and voted to
have Congress consider the advisa
bility of approving further bonuses
for service men.
RENNERT NEWS ITEMS.
School in nourishing Charch is Still
w.w . r kAA,.-a n
Without a Partor-Addrertes By
Lumberton Men on 75 Million Cam-
paign Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rennert. Nov. ll.-Miss Grace!
.
Watson is spending some time m
Rocky Mount, visiting her sister,!
Mrs. Thede Harrell. j
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy McNair arej
proud parents of another son.
Messrs. Frank and Edgar Graham
of A. and E. college spent the week-
end with their mother, Mrs. Mary F.
Graham. i
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Tolar of Ro-j
zier were Rennert visitors Sunday1, j
Our school is flourishing under thei
efficient management of Prof. Wal -
drop, Misses Cora Ford and Lizzie
Mae Easterling. I
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Tolar and Mr.'
S. F. Tolar visited Miss Fay Brooks :
at Pineland Sunday
Mr. W. T. Covington and Mrs. S. F.
Tolar are among those who went to
Clinton to see Maynard.
Miss Mary Celtic Brown and
brother, Mr. Reuben, of Philadelphus,
visited their sister Mrs. A. C. Mc-' a posiij0h jn the muiic depart
Googan Sunday afternoon. JMi,nt o jae8grB; Stephens ,t Barnes
Baptist church at Lumber Bridge,
preached an able sermon for us Sun
day afternoon.
Our church is still without a pas
tor, but Lumberton, whose good peo
ple are always ready to lend a help
ing hand, has been of untold benefit
to us. BretheVn C. H. Durham and
I. P. Hedgpeth each gave us an in
spiring and soul-stirring address in
behalf of the 75 million campaign,
on iujr evenuiK.-nu on oun- Q far are much! better than usual,
day morning Bro. Jas. D. Proctor gave xhe conditloV of Mr. M. G. Me
us another address on same subject, Ken2ie who hasten seriously ill at
wh,ch went to the hearts of the peo-hi9 h North;Elm street, for two
lie, iicipiii us tv iiiuic iui reuuic
the greatness of the privilege accord
ed us in working for this great Bap-
tist movement.
It would be hard to find in a small
.h.iwh hott, r v t tt u
r v..w .. v.
navt- u rveiuiciL.
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Items from Route 5 From Lumber-
ton. j
Correspondence of The Robesonian. i
Fa1L in thi spptinn nre almost:
through Rathejrinc: their crop at
last nd, ys ftrp having some udce,
showers.
Messrs. Howard Pridereon, Jack Al
len, Dewey Mercer and Henry Phil
lips were callers at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. John Barnes Sunday p. m.
Quite a number of youlig folks
from this section attended the de
lightful entertainment given by Miss
Letha Wilkins Saturday night. All
report a nice time.
Mr. Raymond Spivey was a caller
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.l
Mercer Sunday p. m. I
Mr. Hoyt Jackson of the Ten Mile
section was a caller in this section
Sunday p. m.
We are sorry to report the death of
Mrs. Daniel McLean.
Mrs. G. F. Allen left Tuesday a. m.
for Fayetteville, where she will un
dergo treatment at Highsmith's hos
pital. All come to preaching at Zion Hil
Sunday a. m. at 11
ner is pastor.
Rev. J. T. Ty-1
Listen for the wedding bells soon
Today is the birthday of four
Lumberton people Messrs. M. F.
Caldwell, T. L. Johnson, J. L. Steph
ens, and J. L. Williamson and a
daughter was born toMr. and Mrs.
Stephens this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Rexford Stephens
returned to Lumberton a few days
ago from Virginia, in which State
they have been living for some
months, and will occupy their house
on the corner of Walnut and Fifth
streets as soon as Prof. W. H. Cale
and family can secure another house.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephens are boarding
at Mr. J; W. Barker's North Elm.
Mr. Stephens is keepfng books at pres
ent for the McMillan drug store.
The Wake Forest college glee
club and orchestra will give a concert
at graded school auditorium Friday
evening, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Press comment praises the concert
given by this club enthusiastically
and superlatively. It has the repu
tation of being the best college glee
club in th South. No doubt the boys
will be greeted by a large audience
here tomorrow evening.
At a recent meeting of the may
or and board of town commissioners
an ordinance was passed providing
that permits must be secured from
the town clerk and treasurer, before
connections are made for using elec
tric current for cooking purposes.
Mr. James D. McNeill was allowed
a rebate of $5, privilege tax. Mr.
N. R. Kinlaw was exempted from pay
ing poll tax on account of his phy
sical condition.
Mr. P. D. Collier and daugher.
Miss Emma Lou, of Whiteville, were
in Lumberton Monday to have their
eyes examined by Dr. W. W. Parker.
Robbers entered the barber shop
of Robert McNeill, colored, Water
street, Tuesday night and took from
his bran new electric piano about
Entrance was made through a side
door of the building an4 the cash
drawer attached to the piano was
broken open. .
MARKET REPORT.
Middling cotUn is selling on tne
cal market toy 'or 1-2 ceTU
JMing M tents. Th.
market dropped $10 a bale yesterday
afternoon. Thf .market here lueaday
ranged form 37 8-4 to 38 1-4 eeata
"d yesterday it ranged from 36 1-2
to 38 cents.
fielow quMed prjceB
on the locAj met for several itcaM
0f country produce. The Robsooiaa
nope8. to make this report of iwrvic
to its farmer readers and will add
to the ij8t 0f articles quoted as it is
abl to do so. ,
Eggs 56c.
Ham 40e. ',
Sides 35c
Shoulders 32c
,
Bgjp ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
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-One case of scarlet fever was re-
Porw! ,n Lum""tUM
Regular meeting of the order
Eastern Star this evening at 7:0.
Mr. and Mrj. E. M. Floyd began
house-keeping Monday in the Prevatt
residence, West Fourth street.
Miss Gwendolyn Barrett has re
r.torr. ,.'
License has-been issued for the
marriage of R,! Casper Sessomn and
Ava E. Johnson, both of the St. Pauls
section.
A wedding is scheduled to take
place near Lumberton this evening,
but The Robesonian is not at liberty
to name the patties.
Sheriff R. E.-Lewis began Mon
day his rounds. ,for the purpose of
tino tBTP nl alVft Collections
weeks, is reported as more favorable
today than it had been for several
days.
Mr. J. W. Broad well of R. 6,
Lumberton, brought to The Robeson-
an office Tuesday a
sweet potato
that was "some potato." Mr. Broad-
well said the potato weighed ieven
an., ft ha,f po(Jn4s
a false fire- alarm was turned
in from box No. 37 about 7:30 o'c'.ock
Mcndav evenintr: Fire Chief T. J.
! P n in hvi ho rnincr tn nroHP.'Ote
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to the limit ahy4erson caught :n the
6tf of turning in false alarms.
Mr. C. L. Thagard and gon-in-law,
Mr. D. G. Dove, of R. 2, Park
ton, were among "the visitors in town
yesterday aijterrroon. Mr. Thagard
rrently allowed his subscription to
The Robesonian to expire and says
hs was so nearly lost without his
county paper that he soon rushed $2
to the office in order to have its
semi-weekly visits renewed.
Ex-State Senator and Former
Sheriff Geo. B. McLeod returned home
Tuesday from Kansas, where he has
been looking after his oil well inter
ests. He has oil interests in Alien
county, Kansas, near Iola, and has
organized a halfTmillion dollar com
pany, of which he is president. Mr.
McLeod is very optimistic about the
outlook for his oil wells. He exyeet
to be here until Sunday.
Gen. Frank A. Bond, who moved
recently from Robeson county back to
his former home at Jessups, Md.,
writes the editor under date of the
10th inst., enclosing a clipping which
The Robesonian hopes to be able to
use in an early issue, and adds: I
got here just in time to look on at
the State election and am much grat
ified by the result in the State and
in my former home county of Anne
Arundel."
Capt. J. P. Russell has returned
home from Camp Bragg, where he
was Y. M. C. A. secretary, since the
government has taken over al army
welfare work. Capt. Russell was of
fered a postion with the navy at Paris
Island, S. C, but decided to give op
the work. Just before returning home
he suffered a return of the malady
that laid him up for some months
several years ago crysiselas in his
right leg but has about recovered.
The board of censors appointed
several months ago to pass upon
shows that come to Lumberton Tues
day night closed "The Submarine
Girl," one of the two shows opened
up Monday on West Fourth street.
The show was made up of a beauti
ful woman dressed in a shor, bathing:
suit and apparently under the water,
but very much visible. The show
was attracting many visitors, so
many that the censors decided to do
away with the "Submarine Girl."
A recent issue of the Montgom
ery, Ala., Journal published a cut of
Dr. W. A. McPhaul, former health
officer of Robeson county, and the
following: "Dr. W. A. McPhaul, who
was. recently appointed city and coun
ty health officer of Montgomery to
succeed Dr. II. B. Wilkinson, who re
signed, has actively entered upon his
new duties. Dr. McPhaul, before re
ceiving his appointment, was connect
ed, with the State Board of Health
where he is said to have rendered very
efficient services in the sanitary de
partment." : DR. WILLIAM W. PARKED
EYE SPECIALIST
Office: National Bank of LtuaVertM
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