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B0BESOMAN THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS ; THE DATE TOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. WATCH LABEL ON TOUR PAPER AND DONT LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE. T ESTABLISHED " 1870, SINGLE ' COPT FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH- $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1920 VOLUME L. NUMBER 93 JL:jL lid MISS MARTHA FLAX AN TJREWS RUN OVER BY AUTO 1 V-.' vfr Vy ' VnrA Car Driven br Indian Woman Passed Entirely Over Her Body- No Bones Broken But Mies; An drews Suffered Sewe ftwkes--Callie HunV'Who Drove the Car, Ta In Jail. " ''-'.r.' Miss Martha Flax Andrews, county home demonstration agent, was pain fully bruised about 3:30 yesterday afternoon when she was run down on Elm street in front of the court house by a Ford car driven by Callie Hunt, Indian,- of Pembroke -Both4-wheels .. tu.uii vt Miss Andrews and she was dragged severarfeet by the moving; car. Her face,, hands, chest, side and: neck were badly k A ..Hii a-ramlnationihOW- ed that n0 bones were broken; and the physicians say they feel sure that Miss Andrews wil recover. At first it was feared that the wounds Vould vrove fatal. . tif Immediately after she was rrun down Miss Andrews was rushed to h Thorn nann hosnital. where IDrs. N. A. Thompson. T. C. Johnson and M A. Martin dressed her wound! Miss .Andrews was crossing jlm street, going towards ' the oourt house, and the car was coming &ito Elm from West Fifth street whto it struck her. Miss Andrews wa A in the act of stepping on the sidetfalk, it is said, when the car struck tier. The Hunt woman drove the car o4er Miss Andrews , and up on the side walk before it was stopped.. Those wno were near the scene or the au dent say the car was not being dnv en at an unusual fast speed, but tl Callie did not blow the auto horn . before entering Elm street. Recorder E. M. Britt ordered thati Callie be locked up in jail and she was still in jail at noon today. Re " corder Britt says he will allow jhet ; to give bond when the physicians d- . -J VS 1L.1. ! A 1 1 I.Ti , vise mm mat miss unurews is of danger. THE BIGGEST AND BEST. There Never Was Tr ade in JT' chants Sal Grade of f Such Christmal "The biggest Twe"Ever"tiar' 1 jy best in our history" "Far beyond out r beyond expectations" "Doubled." ' 1' These were among the answers lswers of Lumberton merchants when asked by a Robesonian reporter how their 1919 Christmas trade compared with that of previous years. Every mer chant approached declared that his Christmas trade was better than ever before. - One merchant made the statement that the people who shop at his store now demand a better grade of merchandise than they formerly did. This merchant thinks thjis shows good Judgment on the part of shop pers, as it is more conservative to " buy only good merchandise. ... Shot Window Panes Out of School ; House. ' I ' Some cut-ups Out Meadow school way, hard by the town of Lumberton, have gone and done it They shot out the window panes in the Meadow school house Tuesday night Mr. Fred Brown of Lumberton, who be gan teaching there Monday, has a steel bullet as a souvenir. - Walked Thiough Plate Glass Door. Willie Williams, colored, .walked through a plate glass door in the gro cery department of Messrs.White & Gough's store yesterday! knocking it completely was counting his mone strucK tne aoor warn m Free Seed For Tobacco Growers. Messrs. Watkins & Smith, 'proprie tors of the - Farmers tobacco : sales warehouse of Lumberton, have sent i Mr. A. E. Spivey a supply of tobacco , seed to be distributed free among the tobacco growers. Those wishing to secure some of the seed can get same by applying to Mr. Spivey in the gro cery department of Messrs. R. D. Caldwfell & Son's store. 4 "; . i Mr. C. R. Taylor has resigned the position he had held with; Mr. I& M. Biggs for ' several months i and accepted . a position, in 'the; office, of .. the National Cotton Mill Co. ' ' ... Rev. Dr. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, will preach at Back Swamp Baptist church next Sunday afternoon at 2:30. . Mr.'W.JN. fubbard of Fairmont was among th visitors in :- town Mr. J. Southgkte Beaman spent the holidays here fet the home of his father. Rev 'Dft, R. C. lieaman, leav- f ng Sunday night for his home at ; Hendersont J . . , - Mr. M. N. Smith of R. 7, Lumber ton, was in "town Saturday. " Mr. R. McA. Nixon spent a part of the holidays with, home folks : in ; Pender county. ' ' r . ' Vf'Mr.- and Mrs., F. L. Nash of Rose rnary were guests at the home of Mr. . Nash's mother, Mrs A. Nash, from Wednesday .till Sunday. FIRE DOES MUCH DAMAGE IN COLORED SETTLEMENT ChurcjK Building, 6 Stores, Barber Shop; Masonic Hall and 6 Dwell Sngte'! Destroyed Loss Estimated at Around $4,000-Distance From Hydrant Made Fighting Fire More Difficult. vW which Is said to have origina- a' hi a Seventh Day- Adventist church, colored, destroyed the church hniMinir. nix stores, a barber shop, a sewing room, a Masonic hall and six iiwAlliTpa in a colored settlement across the river from town Sunday night about 9:30 o'clock. The store, were aH u.i by colored ' LlfSosTTho lost their stocks' nsonlfi. i Those who lost of goods were C. L. Reed. Ran Evans, R. O. Coleman, Moran Powell, Dave Jennings and Alex. WoooV. The bar ber shop belonged to L. S. Stephens, colored, and the sewing room vwas conducted by Kate Stephens, colored. Alex. Wood owned the store building which he occupied and also the resi dence in which he lived, losing both In the fire. He also owned another dwelling which was' burned. This dwelling was occupied by Kate Row land colored. The other " dwellings Monged to Mr. L. H. Caldwell and Vjfere vacant. The church S building belonged to Mr. K. M. Biggs. '1AU the buildings were wooden structures and were old and delapi dated. .The entire loss is estimated at around $4,000, part of which was covered by insurance. The fire company had trouble in reaching the fire with water on ac count of the distance from a hydrant. However, the efforts of the firemen kentHhe flames from spreading fur ther and also saved the St. John's Baptist church building, colored, which caught on the roof several timesl A number of peopL drove across the hose with automobiles and caus ed it to burst, which also hindered the firemen and cost the town con siderable money. Fire Chief E,. J. Glover fcays he is going to prosecute in the future any who undertake to drive automobiles across the hose A' V7 I a" 10 Auena American cot- ton Association Mejeting Cotton A Rrowpn Must Protect Themselves eapontlence of The Robesonian. cial meeting is called for Thurs- a VJanu&ry 8th. Every member is epcpicted to be present. Let no one be absent The most important nieendg ofthe year. Mr. S. L. Tom linsi of Wilson, the newly elected Stati president, will address the as sociaoon, after which the annual electiW of., officers will take place. Your present chairman having been elected as State vice-president can not seiwe as, county president, so you must elect olje to take his' place, also: elect aWice-president secretary and treasurer, and executive committee. Let evey member make it a point to be here. We do not want a return of 1914 with" cotton at 6 cents. The- time is now ripe when the cotton grower throughout the entire South must protect himself. If you have the in terest of your home and fireside at heart, if ou believe in the prosperi ty and ' happiness of the farmer, be on hand. The . meeting will be held in the court house at 11:30 o'clock. The public-is cordially invited. FRANK GOUGH, Chairman i Numbe: Exceeds f umber Ginned . to Sa uast Year. - There werd bales of cotton, es of cotton,' l., counting round- in Robeson con Ij x,. . ' the crop of lit as compared 1919 prior toylJM with 5454 ball 8 r d to Dec. 13, I I mished 1918. , These. The Robesoniar1 a Mr-Td of. Buie, special the census bureau. inging of house bell and Some churchfexit is the only butwlrd and audiffoli .'in Lumber- ton of the passing!! a old year and the birth of the nalwl " 1 MaxWinad afcf- Ity Christ inas tree in 'the nut la t ; e Christ mas bughtrv Mr. . acted' the part of tM cKinnon us. -. ,. Mr.: ,H. M. .M(? "11 it. of Lum bertoi last week sold i hotel i to DrH, B.t; John J. Thrower. 1U i Springs Vnd Mr. t Red Springs. The sale w! U through Mr. J . J. Goodwin the" consid erawon was 15,OQ0. 1 The appearance of the interior of Mr. A, H. Hinds, tmeat market - , .JIMa , i 7. I of It imo ran isreauy unproved oy a new , iTrevatt, injra irec, . . ... , coat of paint: ., ; I Miss Nellie Hamilton of the Ma- Mrs. Leslie P. Carlyle left Tues-frietta section is a guest at the home day . evening for New York, where' 0f her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. she will study under a-voice snecial- and Mrs. F. Grover Britt Seneca ist'. v MISS VASHTI WHITE TAKES AIR TRIP TO ROCKINGHAM FirstRobesonCounty Woman to Take' Cross-Country . Trip in Airplane Fancy Flying Witnessed By Large Crowd Many People Took Ride . With Lieut Fillmore. rv WViit of T.nmberton ' A1ISS ' , I roLn'To a m fiirht in an airplane. ' MiL. S occupied a seat in Lieut, W H Fillmore's 'plane when he flewlof Rowland by Vance 'ord, colored, v'A"rhm from Lumberton .toie Wednesday afternoon of , last Tiioodav. Theynew over iwcHng-.wwu. ham" before landing . near Hamlet making toe trip of W m,le in 50 minutes. Miss White wiU spend some time at Rockingham vsitang Miss Mary Entwistle.,.,' Lieut Flllmorej spent 2 weeks in Lumberton' and during that time took more than 60 people for a ride in his airplane. He will spend some time at Hamlet. - - i. is. tha rtDTnoo nf thAibeen learned w sevuxe a u w - 0 many who took a flight with Lieut Fillmore since the -( last issue was published. Mrs. A'. E. White made a trip Tuesday afternoon just before Lieut Fillmore and M3S Wh;te "hopped off' for Rockingham and Hamlet. Lieut Fillmore did not have the slightest mishap while here. He ap pears to be a master pilot, and all who "went up" expressed themselves as being highly pleased with the trip. Several thousand people gathered about the landing field near the Jen nings cotton mill on Christmas af ternoon to witness the aerial show put on by Lieut Fillmore and they were , pleased with the show. Mr. Harry Green accompanied the avia tor on the "stunt" trip and many were the stunts pulled off by Lieut. Fillmore with hi nlane. He reached an alt'tude of 4,800 feet on the trip j by Mrs. D. C. Lassiter and Miss Ben- among the daringfeatures of the'nie Baker, several musical selections snow were looping, tne loop, falling leaf, aerial jazz, engine spirals, spin- ning nose dive, 'vertical side slip kImmerman turns. The show last- A&My a half -hour and Lieut llmore was naid $300 for the oxhi. pj jon ; IProDaDle tnat ueut. Ullmore: eV n wm return to i,umDerton tor a lew by after-dinner coffee and salted al days before he finishes his Hamlet monds. engagement He expressed himself, . Sleigh bells were heard in the dis ss being pleased with Lumberton and tance and soon Santa Claus appeared made many. friends while here The usual New Year's watch service was held at the Gospel Tab ernacle last night. As the old year passed out and the hew appeared on the screen of time a number of bells were sounded about town and there was some other noise. Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Combs ar rived today from Orlando, Fla., and will occupy the Gospel . Tabernacle parsonage. As has been stated in The; Robesonian. Mr. Combs recently ac- cepted a can to in pastorate oi tne Gospel Tabernacle, of which church he was formerly pastor for several years. Mr. A. M. DW. n exnerienced O O F . L j watch-maker, ' has accepted a posi- tion with Mr. A. J. Holmes, local jeweler. Mr. Dgigs came here from Clio, S. C. He formerly lived here and has many, friends in Lumberton. : ' -VThe fire alarm was turned in1 about 7:15 Monday evening on account . t 1 i a 1 l . r oi a Diaze at tne nome oi iiarry ain - clair, colored, in the "bottom." The! lire originated irom a stove flue and was extinguished by a bucket brigade, before the fire, eompany reached the scene. , - """"Tt 1 111 Jtas been issued for the lourney A. Floyd and H. J. Smith and Lela ?; Claud T. Grantham inned TWsTYrTA""- Harrington; Glad- stone Smith and Mary Addie West;, )r)1 ni nw ' n J J.. lUn4-. try Auaie wesLi Jas. A. Skipper and Delohia Phillips: Luther Mincey and Bessie Hayes; Willie Fowler anil Snaio Ton. r. Waitus Hickman and Artie Brisson; a TQ,f,r, a t4.u tv jl Wo;- h:i- . "' a ri j tut H..1- . ' A. Plott and Mary Martin; Marion B.. Pate and Ruth Towpsen'd; Char- Jie McUoogan and Annie Belle Gib- son: Rembert Cook M,o u,,. einss .Jno G. FishAi. h ir.fia rn. Donald. Register, of Deeds M. W. Floyd sold. 86 marriage .license during the month of December and of that num ber bnly-one was returned unused. This, is -the largest number of licen ses sold during any one month since jur. 'ioyd Has been register of deeds, -pssie ,King and Robert Simon, a colored couple from Rowland were married in the office of Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd at 10:15 of the clock this morning. Justice F. Grover Britt officiated. Simon aaroterf Or- sie after tiiey were thus united. Miss Vera' Cornalis . left Monday eVClXUl( wau ui A9T m W after spending a few days here vis- svi hni hnrnA Vrwlr itinar at the home of her. brother-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. trPi "-r KILLED ONE MAN AND WOUNDED TWO OTHER MEN Vance Ford, Negro, of the Governor's Pardon Mill. Cut Loose With His Shooting "Arn" in Rowland Withj Result Stated Above Then He Vamosed. One colored man was shot and in- . . .ii i V m itrJnraA man was 7hot Tnd' sus fcjured ana Mr. Frank Tatum. white, was shot through the right leg on the streets rwu ared men while thev were talking to a colored Woman. BUT. ium mue me mails tor ton vtiuu iinuim was an effort to stop Ford after he had gotten off, according to Postmaster shot the two colored men and Ford D. D. French. Every package ad then fired a shot at him. Ford es- dressed to a patron of the local of caped and has not been apprehended. . f ice was delivered the day it arrived. He was pardoned several months ago; The postoffice force was hard work by Gov. Bickett while serving a ed, but they stuck to the task both two-years' road sentence for carving day and night while the rush was on up a colored woman. The names of and did not complain, Mr French tf- the two colored men shot have not FAIRMONT SOCIAL ITEMS. Sidney Lanier Book Club Meets at Home of Mrs. O. I. Floyd Dinner Party in Honor of Miss Juanita Privette Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, Dec. 30. The Sidney Ljanier Book club met on Friday af- ternoon at the home of Mrs. O. I. ( Floyd. Mesdames Floyd and Bob-, btt, being hostesses on this occa-! sion, received the guests at the door. They were asked to register in the guest book and then were taken into the music room. The beautiful Christ- mas decorations added much ,to the H -.uiw... 9 l.t.A Vi nmn I After the business of the club was Raleigh, with whom she made her if1"1 aalesman for the N vell transacted. a very interesting program home. She was 72 years old and D?.?ier Co ' JaCBkoT!"e-.H WB. nrl rnnsfctinir of nanera .by Mrs. S. L. Clement of Fayette- ville, Miss Lois Miller, Mrs. O. I. 'Floyd and Miss Behnie Baker. Miss' Fannie Thompson told the story of Christmas in a very graceful man ner. Cream m the shape of Christmas bells with caks was served, followec was served, followed summoning the guests to the back hall, where he unveiled a beautifully-, decorated Christmas tree from which? he presented Christmas favors to T ' m n each one. The guests again assem-i Lumberon Baptl!t fS an ,n; bled in the music room arid sang, terment wa made in Meadowbrook "Silen Night" cemetery. A large crowd of rela- The out-of-town guests were Mrs.!16! an fri?nd? f" he fncr S. L. Clement of Favetteville and ?. Lumbee tent No. 18, Maccabees, Miss Juanita Privette of Spring Hope, Mr! Vernon C. Lassiter entertained a dinner nnrtv hi. A at North Main street Saturday evening j , n?V J;,C Bryant L L- McGilH December 27th in honof of San L M' McKenrieaU Maccabees., Juanita Privette of Spring Hope, the I attractive house guest of Miss Mary Belle Ricks. Thehle wa,8 belS fully decorated in" long leaf pine and mistlo a jj-. ' v. ll V- l-UUl WttS served -and the evening was much en- joyed by the young people. Miss Mary Belle Ricks has as her guest for the week Mi8s Juanita Privette of Spring Hope, N. C. Miss Annie Sledge of Nashville N C, is a guest of Mrs. W. T. Sledee' i .. ..... unng tne noiidays Mrs Guy Bailey of Chadbourn' spent the week-end with Mi 3eAAta Mae Bristow. Will Pound Pastor Tonight. Correspondence of The Robesonian. , . . Owing to the fact that it was over- o j . . . . rr 11" All , X,TC oe L" -Tn .ZLlr rSJl "v - iw'6'1MWii tiiOL :i . . ; - . : . i: 7" a '"T" ""7 "a f yT? .we.taKe method of letting this be known to our con srre cation a'n'ds a7h ur congregation and any other friends who mat be , , w " - interested, lhe place for this meet- SJnSiJl Sf " w" ' 7" j ' tV I'30; "e are expectmg Rev. W. D. owl"e uay wees to take up his pastoral work. rnm. a i o 3 wmc vui. auu ileal nun ounaav orning 11 'clock.. morning ED. B. FREEMAN, For Congregation. Two More Lard Can Stills. Rural Police W. W. Smith captured more crude blockade stills near the place 'of Mr. D. L. McLean and Sid Braddy, eolored, who was tried before Recorder R. M. Williams this, Saturday, morning and found guilty. He Paid a fifty dollar fine and was released. Maxton Scottish Chief. Mr. Jno. Anderson of St. Pauls will not leave the St Pauls ; Flour ill lily UOO sVcas an.MVMivvu) wv " continue his connection with that ir:i1 nM Uan ennnrmroH hnt villi firm and will- serve his natrons as heretofore. No doubt many peoplei 0f tnat secuon are giaa oi aig ae- cision to remain. . ; ? rr-: 7T , T Mr. Wesley Kmlaw of R. 7, Lmn- berton, was in -town yesterday. HEAVIEST MAIL EVER. : Never Was So Much Mail Handled During a Christmas Season as Was Handled Last Week Force Work ed Night and Day to Dispatch Christmas Packages. Never in the history of the Lum- vm,mJRt Via m an mivli mail hcan hTDdr was handled this year. During tne 3 days previous to Christmas,; way aw Dags ox parcels post man were dispatched from the 'local of- mailed before the hours for dosing i r-- - -- Al . ?t . Al. 4aa2 ak says, for which he is grateful to each member of the force. THE RECORD OF DEATHS Remains of Mrs. A. W. Bennett Brought to Lumberton for Inter ment Passed Away in Raleigh. .The funeral of Mrs. A. W. Bennett was conducted at the grave Tuesday at 11 a. m. by Rev. Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, and interment was made in the McMillan cemetery, East Fifth street. The pall-bearers were Messrs. A. E. White, Frank Gough, J. H. Wishart, v T. Williams, D. D. French and Jno. D. McMillan, Mrs. Bennett died Monday at the home of her son-in-law and daugh- far Mr or, A HfiHi T? W TOTofaShVl in death resulted from heart trouble She was a member of Chestnut Street Methodist church, Lumberton, ana uvea nere several years ago, Her husband, the late S. W. Bennett, was at one time register of deeds of KODeson county, ine remains were accompanied to Lumberton by Mr. and Mrs. Watson. Remains of C R. Pittman, Who Died Christmas Day in Petersburg, Interred Here. The funeral of Mr. C. R. Pittman,' wno aif? on nnstmas my at reters- Dur' . was conducted at iebut little evidence of whiskey -and Pav,e SuTndly temoon at 2 o clock, 8ub8titutes. ' attending in a body. Deceased was a a ttAiiiM w a ri.. j - member of a Maccabee tent in Vir- i f1"?- aI-JS" "Z J?eSir? Alexander, W. M. Dawkms, J. Deceased was a native of Robeson; ' JTT i i- "j OI i"0 fnd foTmrly Eart Lumber- e hi home Ta "'' -iV u mon?s. na 'ed an attack of appendicitis while et appendicitis while en route here to spend the holidays. H underwent an operation at the Pet ersburg hospital, and death followed the operation He is survived by his 'a splendid Christmas dinner for the J widow and two children, besides a' inmates of the county home. Besides number of other relatives. j the cooked food, each inmate was pre- Mr. A. H. Pittman, a brother of theented with a supply of fruits. The deceased, reached Petersburg a short1 dinner was prepared by Miss Lizzie MF i11! brotne? had died and; . ii.uiS ueref reacn- ing Lumberton Saturday morning. Mrs. W. J. Johnson of Red Springs. Mrs. W. J. Johnson died Sunday night at her- home near Red Sm-inra. ! Deceased had been in ill health for sev; r .uu Mvvw iti ha Mean erax montns and her death was not ???ea h ,?..s.urviv by her; llUDflHTin HT1I Turn ohilH -. Xlo. . "u muuicn, mis. oevv ; "ignsmith of Fayetteville and Miss Annie Johnson of Red Springs. Mrs. Johnson was memhpr nf th pM hvtprinn . cj o , byterian church at R her na; w m j -w. 1.UU1UI av lieu oprinKs. in munity lost one'. of itu nr.Ki.f Miss Eliza Sutton. Miss Eliza Sutton, ae-ed 24 r pat died Saturday morning at the State ' hospital. Raleie-h. whom ,). i . ' . ' -" iou a Patient for several years. The remains were shipped to Lumberton Saturday night and taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben L. Sutton, on R. 4, Lumberton, parents of the deceased. . Interment was made in the family burying ground, near the Sutton home, Sunday at 3 tp m. ' Infant of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. SUnley. An 8-months-old hahv nf j Mrs. H. H. Stanley of the Ten Mile section died Monday night of colitis. ra. IT. TT Rf.lo vl rZ Interment was made in the church! W Mr'n Z.11 cemetery at Ten MUe Tuesdav at 3!! v..P0mp8On Mr. Lmkhaw. P-' ' Jim McKellsr, Colored. Jim MeMKellar colored, died Fri day of paralysis at hia home across the river from town. Deceased was about , 60 years old. r - Mr. F. ; M. Barnes spent yesterday in Charlotte on business. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWi The Colleens is the next Lyceum course attraction, January 10. The Lumberton; graded and high schoolg will open for the spring term Monday of next week. Mr. Fred Brown began teaching at the Meadow school, two miles north-east of Lumberton, Monday. Mr. W. F. Parnell and family JiiJST -u. - w near Fairmont Messrs. Mack Kinlaw of R. 7. Lumberton, and Raymond Powell of R. 2, Lumberton, have accepted posi- tiorje as salesmen in Mr.. K. U. Biggs' department store. HtANIfl" fl A SV-M AW Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Bracey re turned Tuesday night from Baltimore, where Mrs. Bracey underwent an op eration at the university hospital on December 2. Her condition is very much improved. Dr. W. A. McPhaul, former county health officer in Robeson, now city health officer of Montgomery, Ala., spent part of last week here visiting friends and looking after business interests. Mr. G. M. Whitfield received Christmas a handsome gold-headed cane from the board of stewards of Chestnut Street Methodist church as an expression of appreciation for his faithful services for many years as church treasurer. Dr. Parker left Thursday morning for New York, where he will visit the eye clinics and inci dentally take a few days much need ed rest He is accompanied by Mrs. Parker. Dr. Parker will be away from his office until January 15th. Mr. C. Guy Town send left last evening for Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Townsend has accepted a position as iwul travel tnrougn a pars oi ionaa, Georgia and Alabama, Mr.' and Mrs. M. F. Cobb and small daughter, Mary, are expected home tonight from Rock Hill, S. C, where they spent two months. Mr. Cobb suffered an attack of typhoid fever while on a visit to relatives. He is cashier of the National Bank of Lumberton. Christmas 1919 was perhaps the quietest ever known in the history of Lumberton. The day was spent, in a CnnJotfJi'lrsi mannor QDl Tl ATI flt tt(ns7la 0. moi ,;fw rrf.tmaa E or ChristTnas Day. There waa Mr. E. L. PhUlips of Wilmington was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr. Phillips is vice-president of th Liberty Enginefering and Construc tion Co. of Wilmington.; This firm was recently awarded the contract for erecting a new school building in Wilmington to cost 1312,000. An army captain, who gave Us name as W. A. bmitft, was arre Joeta up in Jail by Chtef of name as W. A. Smith, was arrested Po lice D- M- Barker and Night Police " nn j ' tZa. mZft B: Boyle Tuesday aft " sxternoon. is said from Red Springs, and was "tanked up" good and proper. He was al lowed to go after sobering up upon payment of the cost Peonle of Lumberton contributed Caldwell, who always looks after the "u umucr iw me uiuortonates at the home. The dinner was taken to the home by Messrs. W. C. tad Burney Collins. ,' Mr. O. T. Atkinson of Chase City, Va., R. 2, was a Lumberton visi- tor Monday. Mr. Atkinson is spend ing a few days in Robeson, his na- tm home, siting rllativss. He urge OtonmnaniAH a I n m K a si 1 by Mr. G. C. Atkinson of R. 1. Orrum. Mr. Atkinson reports tobacco- selling hish in hi Ptinn H .M ,a u: . ::,v'u i " u' crvy ior aruuilQ l the pound. Mr. and Mrs. A- Butler of Ren nert and son, Mr. Oliver Butler, of the U. S. army, were Lumberton vis itors Tuesday. Mr. Butler is spend ing a 30-days furlough with home folks, who had not heard from him . . - ?r moreL than a .year U recently. Ho spent several month. in Pmh during the war and since returning to the States has been stationed at Camp Upton, L L, and Camp Mer- ritt, N. J. Mr. W. O. Thompson resigned yesterday .the position he had held for 11 years as manager of Mr. W. L uinxnaws sales barns. Mr. Thomn fon f MW the automobile bus- 1 1"e8S- e has the Cleveland and CvtTJE1' STftfi SJfr f.uto" Mr. . Phillips was recently given an , honorable discharge from the U. S. -army; having served with the A. E F. several months and later visiting; : relatives in Scotland before returnt v mg to the States. . : DK. WILLIAM W. PAEKEH EYE SPECIALIST , ' - I Office: National Bank of Lumbertai,- 'I' 5 ;.. t' .-
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