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LUMBESTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29th- 1920.
NUMBER 23
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
CHOICE OF BONUS PLANS.
Mr Rfeh.nl nvU Shot in Breast and Ex-Service Men May Elect Any One
Par- WhiU Working in a Hitch of Five Plana Included in Repub-
x- v TUic Mnrnin? 11 Can PrOjfTam
Wounds Not Considered .Serious Republican members of the House
Thpr- H Been Some Difficul- Congress ways and means commit-
ty About the Ditch Officera Are
Investigating.
Mr. Richard Davis, who lives near
Old Kingsdale, was shot from ambush
just before noon today, according to
reports reaching Lumberton. The
load from a shot gun took effect in
Mr. Davis' breast and face, but it is
not thought he was seriously wound
ed. Mr. Davis was working at a
tlitchabout which there had been some
dispute when the shooting took place,
it is said. Omcers have gone to tne
scene of the shooting.
WHITE WINS FOR MAYOR.
tee virtually decided Wednesday to
include in their soldier relief legisla
tion program, a plan of paid up insur
ance, its value to increase annually
by compounded interest and on which
loans could be obtained from any post
office. With this addition ex-service men
might elect any one of the five fol
lowing plans included in the repub
lican program:
A cash bonus of $1.25 a day for
each day of service; aid in buying
farm land tp be reclaimed by the gov
ernment; aid in buying city homes;
aid in their elucation or the insurance.
PARKTON NEWS LETTER.
SADDLETREE SCHOOL FINALS.
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES.
Revival Meeting Begins 4th Sunday Sermton by Dr. Durham. Exercises by All Teacher Re-elected Prof. Hen-'
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWi
In May Preparing for Commence- .PupiU and Address by T. L. John- cUrron Want. All Indian Teacher,' section Monday and TupsAav TV!
ment Cumberland County Com-. .-on Diplomas Presented to 5 Girls In Summer School Building Being rain was needed however
-neneement Personal and Other and 1 Boy Last Term One of Best Repaired. j . , ., .
Items. in History of School Corre,pondiee of Th. Rbonin. , Mr- J- - wood and family moved
BY C. D. WILLIAMSON. ! i tnr . . Pembroke. Anril 27 Th hna,A nf :,",riwek from Barnesville to a hms
Parkton, April 27. I should have
roke. April 27.-The board of h 7,
of th, Robeson county Indian Z X FJL0
recently
. trustees oi th Kobeson countv
reDorted last week that one mornine n.jji..... , .... Normal tchnn mt , tVi o- a t
not lone since Rev. J K. Hall, pastor nT'. w",cn a" ftUn; Allen on WH-v -Mr. W. B. Smith of EIIWfc.
of the Presbyterian church, was ppache j n . pr Chg H Durham of all of the prelent cors who had been a patient at he
agreeably surprised to find a brand Krton c losii Monday Xht ' teachers for mother year. An i ad-, T.homPon hospital for a week, return
new self-starter Ford car left in his hort exercises by the school M diti teacher is desired for the do-! fnd .ho yesterday much improved
front . vard. This was not the one wl .""rl exposes Dy me scnooi., . Aoama. u - in health.
front yard. This was not the one
that was stolen a few weeks ago
A. E. Whitp Defeats W. K. Bethune1 To popularize the last four plan,
In Town Primary by 46 Votes In the republicans propose to allow $1.75
Only Other Contest M. M. Kozier a day for each day of service, instead
"""consisting of recitations, declama- "fnc department which is
okuicu a icvy nccna otu . tu. ii u i n a auueu nexi vear
his congregation was determined he recjt;.;,)n' awarded to Miss Co-' Prof- A- P- Be". wh called Bond of Rowland were Lumberton
Messrs. J. B. McLeod and R. S.
should have one equal to the one that . . ... D. .... ... home some days atr on account of visitors yesterday. Mr. McrJ
was stolen from him This is just p ' declaim- sicl?neSs in h'3 fami'y has returned candidate for road supervisor of
what they should do for him and it e, awarded to Mr. Mat-! and,19 again on duty in his classroom., Rowland township.
i?f$!-y p-,8.T V?ryiifiSSi 1 thew- "urnphrey. Prof. J. R. Poole ! '? an and Miss Su-! -Rev. J. M; Fleming went f
i. h' L. .1 .I t: I Messrs. J. J. Goodwin and Fred, " -u,u"" ""e"" . aw con-; oreensooro today on business
is useless to say he is very happy
just l'kp the above mentioned.
a! a . m- . ... lie
I venuon at mi. uuve last aundav.i will return
a tu.. i ' . : n-! They report that th trin wa vr-' I off. nnrl uiaif vr. ri; m.:ii ,
Rev. J. K. Hall filled his regular' -L " "T" . "17.'" much enjoyed and that the sin, is i . "iw.Vn i ""U,pS' W"
'fhTnUTlrvil ! -TM editor acknoPedges wjth
the night service the reports from T Tf, - oa Prof. T. C Henderson visited Rae- thanks rproinf f
Defeats W. L Parham for Council- of the $1.25 cash bonus ns the basis Presbytery were heard first by Dr. ' hpj(, hjs aU(lient.e as if by ford and Laurinburg last Saturday in commencement exercises of Wakelon
muii hi ot-iuiiu n aru; inuuii hcai kt iohijjuiih laim nun nuih,, tui - i..Cn ..j uic H.-i. mae,,. n(. trace( tc ereat educa- mirn-M. ui me indian .ormai nisrn school Friday April 30 Prof
'1?day.-ru. . tJ !lca"s ard th amount of financial aid 'The reports were very gratilying .ami. tiona, s;rili(,s whi(.h have been made scho1- Heu hoP to in the R. E. Sentelle, formerly superintend-
A: E. White was nominated mayor each man miprht receive m th form con.-iumed sometime. nnf n. v. rarriUna Kl,f in summer school for teachers which en t of the I.umU.rtnn .,.t i
of Lumberton in Tuesday's primary of educational training. Rev. W. L. Maness also filled his Robeson coun'ty He declared that wi.!1 be h-eld at the Normal school principal.
over w. iv. cetnune, tne vulp uuuig ine insuraiiL-e pian, as fucm, was, """"v ui.iuv.n., raur po.arv whirh nan he lpft Llua "ul"meri a" '"e inaian leaeners l-aurinburir Exchanw Mr W
one ru:i. 1 100 r Dil , .'.J L.. . i 1 .: r,cr ir. V.io noiiol nmiro trv a lonu l"C n""1"1 1CH-J' Willi U lull llf IClk . . , rp. , , , . "fl lauxc. HIT. W .
: T :1 r" ,7 nirr ". :J J.:: :"V. . " I" j : ' L1 ",i (L m any nny or gin an educated ...- D . J- '.'""'f'1 OI lEe l'Pm meatre went
a majority of 46. M. M. Rozier wasnomer, but they declared it wis the congregation, and announced that the heart ; aml hands thus enabling wil1 hegm the first Monday in July to Lumberton Tuesday- to cast h
nominated councilman from the see- "most attractive" of any of the five, revival meeting would begin the him fU wjth crcdiV that piace in-' nd continue six weeks. ballot in the town primary. ' bein
ond ward, over W L. Parham the, plan-,. The average period of service fourth Sunday in May and that Rev. tended fgr hjm by the Creator , W D. Oxendme. to whom the con- specially intere-.ted in the fortune
vote being 117 for Rozier and 30 for, for world war veterans was 400 days, B. P. Robinson of Raeford would do At
Pofhawja tvi a li-Ttw 87 V. M tkoi- par1 n-nlninin(r Vn4- m4or- hn-r -the nrephinO'. -- pftmrapnpiiiff . an t.hfi- .
.c. x ..... y.y -"i- '--t, - : r------o . ? . : dreFs. itot. f'ocie tin
Johnson was nominr.te:! as council- insurance plan tre avrage veteran iounn ounaay night ana lasting tQ fiw an(, -ono wno ha)1 Dunning commission, has re-covered Mr.-.. W". S. Whitaker of Orange
man 01 Mie. luurui warn wniiuuk u- cuuiu leccivt- .i na.u-up iu.ui mite uimuSii wuc mui ouiniaj,, nisisLiii . tu, 7. u rrraAa u..nrk Prof "uu!,e a,,u ' -I1" l tne Otn- nurg, ft. 1. who haH hppn unrh.r.;-..
of Mr. Johnson's ad- ract for "P'" on the school build- of his favorite candidate for
r -,vrrsentprdfnlomal!:.wil:i-Je4oy tne-oren- wrsima-oi jFftberton,-
S
g
nes
mayor
position, receiving - 7(5 votes. Four icy of $1,857, payable to him in cash that the church be earnest in prayer p00j,, ,0o, tn: occasjon to nubliclv er w."r as soon as he can succeed in tr
treatment at the Th
graded schools trustees were nominal- r.t the end of twenty years, or im- for a great revival . express his great plasure and appre- eettiny some hard brick for the pil- for 5 weeks, will go tomorrow to the
.ei wirnr-u opposition. i nese vreie ;neaia eiy iu ins neus in evei.i, ui i iiu giuuKu scuuui is jHejjaiiiiK lu cjafjon f tv,0 snpndid spirit of coon-. ouiiiung commission let home of her brothe
nev. D". tt. c. Her.man Ji'J vote.; aeatn nav a great commencement
It. C. Lawience, :J20 votes; J il. Wish-. The lean value of the insurance season
ait, 31:
v,.te
f tk r,i0,iwi r,4,;t r,f , J 1 . 1 uuiifiing commission let home of her hrnthr.in.i,u,
this OVQt: ,nk' c k,. ttn the contract for the painting of the ter. Mr. .nd Mrs r. n v.,c
1 he time is unknown to the . , o , ,, . . . . .. ... . house to a nainter in Kaiotirh 1 ctroaf k . .. .
3"1 votes: Q. T. Williams, 321 'denoted in the legislation as "adjust- writer as yet but mention will be ua a n, f k tv,.. ,,..1
s. i--VHnk Cugh. W. S. Br;.trnd cd serVice cerlifiees"-wouV, not made later. . T ' dIa T IV ."'T STATE CLI II WOMEN MEET.
d pis-
Fifth
in a short time.
If. r"u i tt- .
bird year We are very glad to seP Mr. W. L. f Li," '1j' , f Ano ! V ureen.sb0T0
men:!.ers of the- brard of audit anJ ihc plan had been in force, and at Stanton able to be on our streets yes- ,ptw.nVl institntinna Prof P on ,1 Xr-,h ': " tion cf Vc.-.- int'i", 'I'C J" mDen"n
finance without exposition, the vot: that time an ex-service man, with a terday since being sick for several HaI;pvp in qt,,1 atanHa h V,i tpnnhprs en H ciub Holding Successful Meet-: i r-'i, .l. -i ,y0 . A
being Gough, 271; Britt, 270; McAl- record of 400 days' service, would be days. i y,n : ui'' -n(r in uoan, ing in Charlotte.
i i i. i -.rurr-, fPL: . J tit a a i-ni. ti. " '
lister zu,
While
both
jnary passea on quietly wan no srjn cc:i.pountuu annuany. i xvir. o. ivi. uaom ana nuie aaugnter Ga4rllotro ia nn nf pPann'a Kpot
. ! i i.t i a- A i ii- T"i c:.-.:i l a inn J n t r t t l x. i: r . ' -' -" " r 1 4 1 s 1
i siimuiani aoout u e puns ne oiimmnj i xu uao .aaij, ui namiei, aie suenumg a lew , cornrnunities and her people are tuI "l " ?a,s oean in cnariotte vill on f . n " r
total vote cast- was 44, one 01 tne, service wouia oe enuuea to a pa.u-.aays witn relatives in town. ! thoroHehlu abreast of the times. The: Jeraay. More tnan zw prominent Mnf.illltt1, . r " " - :V
school just closed, said to be the very I ?'ub n fl f"y section f district, was" bilkd to speak in the
best in their history, was taught by State are jattend.nf? La t n,ght court h'ouge jJidJv wenG? LSt
to the fain Mr. Shaw decided to can
cel the engagement and come a gam
at a later date.
M.esdames W. W. Parker, John
Knox, J. Q. Beckwith and S. F. Cald
well went Tuesday to Charlotte to
attend , the eighteenth annual sesswn
of the North Carolina Federation of
Womhri chibs. Mesdamea Parker
and Knos represent the Woman's
club of Lumberton, while Mesdamea
Beckwith and Caldwell represent the
Lumbee Research club.
Reported for The Robesonian:
Mrs. C. B. Thompson, of Fairmont
who has been taking treatment frow
Dr. H. M. Baker since January, was
taken suddenly wose last Sunday
and was brought to Lumberton Mon
day p. m. She will remain over hero
for special treatment from Dr. Baker
for several days. Miss Fannie
Thompson, her daughter, is with her.
mr. n. m. lieasley returned last
.',,., " . oeneves in ami sianuu uy ins teacners , . oroojes lor the Un ted Stntu Q
r Gough, 271; Bntt, 270; McAl- record of 400 days' service would be days. J who in return are helping to keep! ,n ,n Charlotte. at M Hines wa" edko .nd maw"
'.P- A , . , lent.vledto aloan ef $5ol. Th.swculd WP are sor f Th VobesonaJ for a JSta
nle "good wcrk" was put in by b the carh value of his certificate at Lancaster, youngest son of Mr. and with that of county in North1 Thf most successful ome 15 year,00 wh'
candidates for mayor the pri- that time, at fiv "er c?nt. intereft Mrs. I. J. Lancaster, has pneumonia. caroina , meeting of the North Carolina Fed- ticine 1 w r Prc-
passed off quietly with no sisn. cojrpoundsd annually. ! Mr. S M. Odom and little daughter. Saddletree is onP of Robeson's best nation of Women's Clubs in its his- fIon John g ShaTof Favrtf
itimulant" about the polls. The Similarly the veteran of 100 days' Mary, of Hamlet, are spending a few, orw, p uOT nonnia tory of 14 years began in Charlotte! jn V. .L ' V aw J rayette-
vote cast was 424, one of the, service would be entitled to a paid-! days with relatives in town. i tv,a tM tv,
largest ever cast in a town election, up twenty-year endowment insurance! Several more new cars could be re- 8Cj,0 J ;US(. ciose(j sajd to be the very
There wer many qualified voters who of $464, with a cash surrender or, ported L. E. Hughes, M. R. ToUr.'L.,.-.-. ,'u.:, v,;.fA, oa tonr i,
failed to exercise their right of fran-i loan value of $137 in three years;! Judge A. A. Wright some fancy, look-, jfcS3 Amelia Powers' of Powersville ne v'8' delagates saw the pre
chise, however. " the 200-day veteran to insurance of ( ers. Just can't recall all their names, j TjT-inclpal assisted by Miss Valerie ! sentat'on tne -n'ay "Ourselves and
While the nomination is .equivalent, $928, with a loan value of $275; the j Mr. A. W. Wright returned home tfoward '0f gt Pauls and the entire' Others," a comedy written by Mr3.
to election, the regular election to, 300-day veteran to insurance of $1,392, from Raleigh Monday. I exercises reflected great credit on ; Eugene Reilley of Charlotte and pre-
confirm the nominations will be heidiwrth a loan value oi 4id; ana tne a good many or our citizens went k ,,Qr.jjj ,k;i;v fv,oo ,vn,mtr i isented bv the Charlotte clubs
,n m ...UL 1 con tt i-i Ttr v i olea
Monday of next week.
OPPOSED TO DIVISION.
Majority of People Down Proctorville
Way Opposed to-Splitting Up Coun
ty Personal.
BY W. JEROME STEPHENS.
Proctorville, April 27. Quite a
number of bur folks attended the
speaking at Orrum Friday p. m. Mr.
L. R. Varser was the principal speak
er. The majority of our people are
bitterly opposed to a county split-up,
and if everybody's opinion was as
this scribe's Mr. Patterson, if his in
tentions are to split our dear old
county of Robeson, just as well get
out of the campaign at once.
Mr. H. K. Bridgeman is again home
visiting relatives.
Mr. Fentress Leggett of our town
spent Sunday in the Barnesville sec
tion. Mr. Jap Humphrey and Mrs. W. J.
Walters were Long Branch visitors
Sunday p. m. I'-J
$2,321. Wi'th a loan value of $689
This plan, if adopted universally by
the world war veterans, would cost
the government far more than the
cash bonus of $1.25 a day, commit
teemen said. Estimating that 3,590,
000 ex-service persons will be affect
ed by the bill, committeemen declar
ed that the ultimate cost of the in
surance plan, if adopted by all, would
be approximately six billion dollars.
The cash bonus, rt was estimated,
Hon. Cam. Morrison, who spoke at, Quite a number from Lumberton at-
c ,L. i. j'VYr "" tended th exercises,
noon. Th Parkton band of 15 pieces i :
furnished the music for the occasion CHURCH NOTES.
and the boys report all to the good.
The boys will play tomorrow in Fay- Evangelistic Campaign Begins Sun
etteville for the Cumberland county j day-Children's Service,
school commencement, ' also at the! . An evangelistic campaign will be
opera house at 8 o'clock at night, 'gin at Chestnut Street Methodist
where a great time is expected by church Sunday. After Sunday the
the various schools of the county, pastor, Dr. R. C. Beaman, will be as
Supt McBryde is a wide-awake man sistci bv Rev. H. M. North. Dresid-
would cost $1,807,000,000, if accept- i and believes in giving th.e. school ing elder of the Rockingham district.
ed by all.
RECORDER'S BUSY DAY.
A Number of Cases Aired Before Re
corder Britt.
Monday was a busy day in record
er's court, the following cases being
aired before Recorder E. M. Britt:
Jim Johnson and Andrew Hardin,
Indian, failing t0 send children to
school; judgment suspended in each 0tners
case upon payment oi me cost,
children a good time once a year, as Sunday morning Dr. Beaman will
this is not the first county commence- preach his regular first-Sunday short
ment.
Miss Carrie McMillan- and others
attended the commencement exercises
at Laurel Hill last night and report
a good time. Miss Henrietta Mc
Millan 'is one of the teachers at that
illustrated sermon for children, af
ter which the Lord's Supper will be
observed.
Following an address Wednesday
by Mrs. R. R. Cotton on the "Gencal
Federation and the Git'rn Prairie
Biennial," the convention vote-1 to
increase the Sallie Sourhall Cotton
loan fund by an additional 660. The
conyentino will give JH0O for the
maintenance of two scholarships for
social service at the university of
North Carolina, this b.efng .the first
State in the Union to have such schol
arships in its university. The money
was raised on the convention floor.
The action was taken after a report
read by Mrs. Clarence Johnson of Ra
I.eJgh, showing that North Carolina
leads all other States in social service.
In her annual address the presi-
u..v, . ...w. v. -w. . . w rv VUAft ,y VC, I . . - 1
Stereopticon Views Tonight. I stated that during the past year 31 i '"V" irom wip mrougn the coal
Rev Walter H. Oldfield will eivei clubs have become members of the.fe3?ns of wf8t Virginia and Ohio
school. ; The rain prevented this scribe 1 stereopticon views of the mission work j federation, the largest in any one t0. wiumbus, O. He visited about 50
he has been conducting m South China, year- ne toia oi tne neea oi ciud f " ii -Til T wur,"H
women to iorward putblic health:, " iniy oi men, ar.a
from attending the exercises at
Lumber Bridge tonight as it did many
tonight at the Gospel Tabernacle,
Tomorrow night he will also give
views. These views will be of his
long itSnerating trips thfrough the
country districts.
W. M. Hardin, violating the school. i anA nth. itma Prnm
Mr. Oliver Walters was a town vis-i attendance laws; not guuty. Inm, . -
itor Sunday p. m Tom Faulk, colored, drunk; judg-! Lumberton R. 7.
! iiiviib suiui'imcu uuu paj ui.ciiL ui me, - j j c.,Jn,, nl,f
MAYOR FISHER RE-NOMINATED, cost. I Lumberton, R. 7, Aprl 26. Farm- day morning and Sunday n.ght
rU.A TTJ J n.,'ntk. cniuJ . nr.. ctino. r.nf tnhannn in x.ll ale 1I1V11CU lO neoi nun.
lirviif with outrt finH nrift tnA post i fhia aAption '
Curtis Stephens, colored, exceed
ing the speed limit; fined $5 and cost.
harned that the difficulty about get
ting coal in this ceHntry is not duo
to Jack of production but the fact that
It is being exported under contract at
measures, that they should see to it I
that boys are not turned away from
the Stonewall Jackson school or girls j
Ulltry UIBLIICLB. " vv,..., ...
AU:.tJ ...Ml t.AnU Cm. fllmwpn to dtsv in iail rr fAntlnno I 1 ''IftH prices.
mi. viuiieiu win isu jncaLii uuu- ... ...... w..v- w .-.i , D
go downward, it is up to the wom- ivueKger, a native
en to see why there is not enough ' "e,f'an ?ave a delightful violin re-
mnnim t 4n iVtoo. k;.. ,. 1 Cltal at the hlirh Srhnnl tnHitArinia
, . . - I AliJtlJ ,V V J blllll0 UIIM IU 3CC , v. v. . vf . . M.
I tnnt unnitrrh io n.n1,;aJ D A ItT.. i UeSday evening Th nmosula
CorroSpondence of Th Rob,onlan. Curtis Stenhens. colored, exceed Sorry to report Mrs. Tom Wilkins ! r kccuku BinAium. , " ..r" V - 7. It." ""f; which eo to builHim, hfZ iVl
Pairmont, April 28. In tnp muni-hne the speed limit; fined $5 and cost, on the sick list. . . Du that tho ron Tr,at ii, :ii orphan children of eBlcrinm nmnnnt-
cipal primary held here today for the Jeremiah McKellar, colored, exceed- Messrs. Phillip and Willie Smithi ... n n ,(Wn Mrs. Hook, callimr' attention to the! ed. to around $40. The downpour of
nominating of town officials for the; mg the speed limit; fined $5 and cost, and Hezzie Kinlaw, Mi3ses Jennie. r ' ;j ,1 tZIa 1 r tMCr u,hn in.inn. tulr"i kept many awav and the t-
ensuing year there were 127 votes Lennox Thompson exceeding the ; Verp Essie and Net tie Smith and ; ro7n Miss Ruegger ia
cast E. Fisher, the present mayor, I speed limit with auto; sentenced to, Effie Kinlaw wereall visitors at Mr.: Brown '. acting as YA3!,,- "rh;. inJ ine that the State can no longer say! at the head of the Fayetteville con-
IN FAIRMONT PRIMARY.
received 78, J. D. Kyle 20 and H. V. the roads, capias to issue if found in
Brown 29. A. L. Jones, E. V. Mc-!the county after yesterday.
Daniel, W. N. Hubbard and E. G.I Arch Morrison, killing a dog be-
Floyd were nominated for aldermen. longing to George Collins; taxed $25
: : . to go to the owner of thp dog, and
REPUBLICAN RALLY MAY 1ST. cstB Mr. Morrison gave notice of
John J. Parker, Republican Candidate; jack'son and Welton Locklear and
for Governor, Will Speak Here
Saturday.
The Republicans of Robeson will
hold a rally here Saturday of this
week. John J. Parker, Republican
candidate for Governor, will deliver
an address at 12 o'clock.
Bee Specialist Will Give Demonstra
tion. Mr. C. L. Sams, bee specialist of
the Department of Agriculture, Ra
leigh, wil give a demonstration in
transferring bees from old hive to
new ones on Mr. J. Bums Ward's
farm, near Rowland, Tuesday, May
4, at 10 a. m. Mr. Sams will also
visit a number of bee-keepers in the
county during next week. Mr. Sams
will work in connection with Mr. O.
O. Dukes, county farm demonstrator.
Fine Field of Alfalfa.
Mr. W. K. Bethune has a fine acre
of alfalfa in the rear of the residence
of Mrs. Mollie Norment, Elm
street. Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm
demonstration agent, is anxious for
as many people to see this field be
forP it is cut for the ffrst time next
week.' For information about grow
ing this valuable crop, which is cut
3 or 4 times a year, see Mr. Dukes.
Mrs. W. H. McDonald, of rural
route No. 6 from Dunn who had been
on a visit to relatives in and' around
Lumberton for several days, return
ed home today. -
Lizzie Clark, Indians, trespass; Wel
ton found guuty and judgment sus
pended upon payment of cost. Jack
son and Lizzie not guilty.
Meeting In Interest of N. C. College
For Women.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Alumnae and former students of
the North Carolina College for Wom
en (th Normal) are requested to
meet in Lumberton Saturday, May
1st, at 2:30 in the court house. A
representative from the college will
be here and business of importance
will be transacted.
Underwood Elected Democratic Lead
er. . .
Senator Underwood, of Alabama,
was elected Democratic leader in the
Senate Tuesday at a conference of
Seante Democrats. He was unop
posed, Snator Hitchcock, ef Nebras
ka, acting' leader since the death of
the lata Senator Martin of Virginia,
having withdrawn from the fight last
week.
Free Typhoid Vaccination.
. Free typhoid vaccination by the
county health officer Tuesday, May
4th, to 4 p. m., at the office of Dr.
Harris, over the Bank of Maxton. All
citizens of Maxton who wish to take
advantage of this clinic should begin
Tuesday, May 4th.
Mr. J. E. Lawson ef Orrum is
among the visitors in town today.
John Hammond's Saturday night j o - he talked was po - that it is too poor to provide adequate! wrvatory of music and will probably
and Effinlaw wTalSrTaS !? we didn't know we'had rneans for teaching its children. She another recital here later,
ano t,iiie iviniaw were caiiers at tne 0i,ic ; pnK.n i a so cal ed attention to th- naed ofi tr . ..c.. , .
aiwm WILL. SPEAK..
women may intelligently use the bal
lot that soon is coming to them.
ano Jiiie iniaw were caiiers at tne,-- - schools" in Robeson, also called attention to th need of
e.f MlSS Ada KmlHW iMn Brown dM Silt Old Pp citash.p in order than
Miss Ula Allen was a guest at the d.an school and explained the corn
home of Miss Pearl Wilson Satur- pulsory school law He NEVER re
day night and Sunday. rred tot P?118 at 8 keeP
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Hammonds history straight. TmTT
and two small children, Forrest andi s . rt1J ."a.t"1, l?lA;art
r iiiu-iyni uiu x: luayevb o.uuui, iuui.ii.
Velma Lee, were callers at the home
of Mr. Rollen Kinlaw's Sunday p. m.
The moving picture show at Zion
Tabernacle was enjoyel by all who
were present.
Miss Ethel Wilkins and Mr. Make
Carter were callers at the hom.e of Mr.
Tpm Smith.
Mr. Job Hammonds spent Sunday
at the home of his son-in-law Mr. N.
A. McLean.
Miss Catherine Wilson spent a few
days at Lumberton visiting her sister
and returned home Sunday.
NOTICE-CITIZENS
OF LUMBERTON
The town clerk now has on hand san
itary cans for privies. Every one
that has not secured cans would do so
at once, if they wish to avoid further
expense and trouble.
If you are a citizen of Lumberton
you will "have to provide a sanitary
privy at your home; so there is noth
ing to be gained by putting off' this
The next carload of cans
air. George McNeill was a caller . t han tW did
at Mr. J. D. Wilkins' Sunday p. m.
There will be preaching at Smith's
church Sunday p. m. at 3 o'clock.
Odom-Medlin.
' Miss Katie Blue Medlin of Maxton-,
and 'Mr. Charlie W. Odom of Launn-
burg were married last evening it
A. E. Hoiton of Winston-Salem,
former U. S. district attorney for
the western N. C. district, has en
tered the race for the U. S. Senate
on the Republican ticket.
Invstigations which have been con
Ts30 in the Presbyterian church at' ducted by postoffice inspectors since
Maxton, the ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. Dr. H. G. Hill and Rev
E. R. Siler. Mr. and Mrs. Odfim lef
November, . 1918, hav culminated in
a blanket indictment being returned
by the Federal grand jury at Wash-
last 'evening for New YorkjT Theyj ington, C., against -8. Syrian jner-
wtll make then home in Laurinburg
chantsiHnk have been operatap; at ores
n Raleic-t, Goldsboro and other-cities
and towns in eastern Wortn tJ-mnoa,
chargmjr' them with ctonsjracy to
Johnson-Lewis. -Mm
Marv A Lewis nf Bladenhoro
and Mr. B. Franklin Johnson of Fay-defraud and obtaining goods- and
etteville were married at the home mattery wider false pretenses, witn an
of Rev. iR. N. Cashwell, Fourteen alleged probable loss of upwards of
street, yesterday aftrnoon. Mr. Cash- a million- dollars by wholesale l
Well officiated. northern markets.
THOMPSON TOWNSHIP
DECLARES AGAINST ANY
DIVISION OF ROBESON
BY E. WHEELER STONE.
The citizens of Thompson township
held a meeting at McDonald on Fri
day p. m. at 3 o'clock for the pur
pose of ascertaining the opinions as
to division of Robeson county. A
substantial representation of the vot
ers and taxpayers were present, a
number of our friends from Lumber-
Mr. L. R. Varser, one of the two
Democratic candidates for the State
Senate, will address the peopie of
Fairmont and vicinity at Fairmont
Saturday of this week at 3 p. m. (adv.)
Announcing its decision in a part
of the long pending anthratice coal
trust cases Monday, the U. S. Su
preme Court in a four to three opinion
sustained a majority of the govern
ment's charges of illegal combination
agamst the Reading comuanv. a
ton, and also a number of our friends Pennsylvania holding corporation, and
(?) from Rowland. Mr. L. R. Var-1 certain of its railroad and coal sub
ser was present and made an address sidiaries and ordered their- dissolu
along political lines. Mr. Paterson tion.
nits rAicuucu an iiivii.ai.ivii uui uiu
not show up. However, his cam-j ,
paign manager was present.
THIS INVITES YOU TO THE
aigu manager was yrcsenu, piDOT BAPTIST mi'vrn
After the speaking a vote was tak-l . MK vvtt cirir. 4vU CH
' A 1-7 V 4.1 A
en and disclosed the fact that' every
man present (except two not voting)
was against any division of the
county.
Our township being in "no man's
land" the Belgium of Robeson coun
ty" courted both by tho advocates
of Victory county, Liberty county
Rowland and Maxton,. respectively.
We are asking our sister townships
to the east of us that are in no , dan
ger of. division to stand by us the
5th of June. ' We are in .the storm
center, on the western front. -
' Dr. J. C Gilbert of Hope Mills died
suddenly at his home Tuesday eve
ning, of Bright's disease. He was
the fcvaband of a niece of Miss Jeso
phine Breece of Lumberton.
The Morning Message:
"The Way of Glory, Honor and
Immortality."
The Evening Menage:
"Riches or Wrath, Which Are
You Amassing ?"
This is a church with a mes
sage and a welcome. The eve
ning service is the people's
popular hour.
Everybody is invited to both
services.
OR. WIIJIAM W. FABXKB
EYE SPECIALIST
Office: Ifatkmal Baak of
Bafldhtg.