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1 COME ROBESON i GO UNTY- FAIR, FRIDAY THE LAST DAY QF THE BIG FAIR ' -T it."- ivV f-f,--J'.i' V TOB DATE ON.THE ISABEL " IS refill! PATE TOUR-PATER WILL BE 'STOPPED." WATCH LABEL ON TOUR ' PAPER AND DONT:,LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE. ' ) , .' 'J; " J'.- -- JG3A$l I r I': r Ir TTiousahda Attcnd- ing I ne r air"jr 5 Some &000 People Are On The 1 , GrotwcU Today. . ,v- i I iBABYfSHbW TODAY. :r --v v - Three Large Exhibition Hlb Are Crowded With, Exhibit-Best Jair f i History of County Many ,Un- Vual Attractions and ' Crowds Are Harfnc A Good Time Weather ItteaL f Thousands of people arevisiting the fair daily. More than 3,000 peo ple visited the fair yesterday and to lay the numher will total around 8, 000. Today is baby day and more v.n fiftv tuibiea entered -.the, paby how ome of s fine,, robust fhaps as are to be found xm the globe; The task of judging the youngsters began At fioon today. t With the three large exhibition halls irerflowing, with-agricultural andjn dustrial displays poultry and Hve, stock and other attractions worth while, the sixth annual Ebbeson coun ty fair opened at the liew fair grounds Tuesdays Surpassing, th expecUtipns 'I if -the pronjotonr; the farmers and business men nave pu on a wr m iaTa credit td..th6 :gfeat county ; of Robeson the ; banner - agricultural county in the State: More and bet- ter exniDits ox au kuiob v splendid display. A visit to the 1920 fair will impress you wjth the fact that Robeson is not . surpassed as an Agricultural county. - ; i ' Exhibits in Floral EalL A Entering the floral hall to the right,, one-is first attracted by a booth pre pared by Mr. W. J. DuBois. proprte. tor of the DuBois bakery. , A feature of this booth is a house, made of cut l loaf sugar a candy hose put to gether with icing. The house was built by Mr. Dubois. - Besides tnis ftttmctivo fcwtore. there is a display of the. cooked products turrjfed out by the bakery, canned goods and fapcy work. ' i Next one is impressed with a pic ture disolay. showing Lumberton of 32 years ago and the Lumbertonof today. There is also a picture ioz Robeson's old temple of. justice And the. new and the old county jail tfiat stood by. the side .of; Luinbef xiver years'-agovy-. itff t..T. . Following this is crecuiaDie vais- play of jantry products, consisting) of cakes, pies, bread, Duwer, eggs, ftuitf, home-made candies, sj'rup and many other things" that attract? the eye! of the hungry. .This display is shown in glass show-cases. t If you had not known that the year 1920 was a banner fruit year in this section, a glance at the dandy disolay ' of canned fruits and vegetables would Intake the fact krtown.No ffnet show- any county fair. i The showing of fancy , needle work is also attractipg )amich . "-attention. Work that .display: skill and art cut be een in "this department. ' ' In the old relics : department one finds many ancient articles of . Inter est. Among the oldest irelics'b is a Bible 150 years old, another 11$ years old a cook pot 75 years old, ancient iana civil war relics and some of the weapons used in the: world war. j Another attractive and v beautiful display is one of potted .plants and flowers arranged by.Mteg Janie Car lyle. There are 18 Atarieties in the display. .':'"'""'?'" ' Red Cross Booth. ;The,Red Cross booth,, arranged by md in charge of Miss Alice Casey, :ounty public health, nurse,: is most ittractive. In this booth Miss Casey shows the right and wrong way of taring for children. The walls of the booth are adorned with many attrac- lve Red Cross posters. , Miss Casey teas a itea uross nurse in France juring the world war. ... Health Booth. A health booths ehowir.tr life exten- ionwork, was arranged by Dr. E. R. ilardin. county health officer, and his kssiatants. Many interesting -illus- rations can be seen in this booth. fmong them graphic charts showing he death rates from the various con- agious diseases, uuierent models sanitary privies can also be seen this display. " . In the general display of agrical- kiral exhibits one finds cotton, corn, ice, kerehaws, pumpkins, citrons, tweet and Irish potatoes, onions, huash, melons tobacco, hams, grits, peal, beans, wheat,, peanuts, beans, leas, sorghum, etc. ,The display of lorn is especially fine.: f v t Individual Booths. There are seven creditable individ- al booths in this hall. . These .were jrranged by Messrs., J. H. Wishart, eld, Justin McNeill,, J. N. Regan, LJ . Barnes ana miss , Julia Wessel. ach of these booths are a credit to lose who arranged them. Jit would s . impossible to describe each fai a tanner creditable to the various dis- fays. in tnem one finds, practically erything that is grown on the farm. 5 the booth prepared by Miss Wessel shown tne various products, made om corn 16 in number. t ; Those who have industrial exhibits e: .Mr. J. V. Williamson, proprie r of the Pres-to-lite Battirf!rvtrw xi Robeson Electrifi iCo.,, J Q; .Best Son, furniture .dealers ; p. vCatd cll A Son, hardware, de irtmeht: tephens A Barnes, furniture dealiraf t H. Caldwell's-; . hardware depa'rt- jent, Smger Sewing -: Machine ; JCo., B. Bruton, manager.; Each, of these8Pened. i SX7PE3IOB COURT. ' Town Wins Judgment" Against Chair'. j mam Gengh of. Audit and Finance : Board for,: Commission on Loan t Case .Will Go to Supreme Court Other Cases. V Superior court for thft trial of civil cases adjourned Tuesday afternoon i and Judge O. H, Gnion, who presided, leit.-yeaxeraay uax u name : new Bern. - The following cases were dis posed of Monday and Tuesday: c -v Town of Lumberton vs. Frank Gough, chairman and financial agent of the board of audit and finance of the town of Lumberton; judgment for the ulaintiff. This suit was- started November of last year for the pur pose of recovering 5 per-cent, of the town's 'sinking fund loaned by the board of audit and finance. The plaintiff' contention was that inas much as the town, charter , provides that Jnenibers of the board of audit and finance1 shall receive no, salary or fees f or ; services, it was illegal to vuvt..u KummiBsions. n nas uepn the. cuBtom of this board to collect 5 per cent of such -loans for a num ber of .years. - Iti wJH be remembered that several years ago ex-Judge T. A, McNeUl; who .was at that time chair man of the board of audit and f i- nanee of )the town, brought jsuit and the iudgxnent of the court allowed him f to collect a like commission on money loaned, . The limit was started by Mr. xiciuon xaceanwno at that time was town attorney. ' Mr. Gough. was rep resented tby ilr. T. L. Johnson. No tice, of appeal to the Supreme court was given by the defendant,. The amoiftit involved is estimated at $1,030. ; S- M Jackson, administrator, vs. A. C. I Ey. Co, et, aL; judgment for the defendants;,. ; S. ' B. Rozier vs4 J GABynum ; , 4t aL; judgment for the plaintiff, v ' . I. R. Stephens vg. Lee Cordeil et al.j judgment for the plaintiff. Poles and BoJsbevild Sign Peace Treaty and Armistice. A dispatch of the 12th says that a preliminary peace traety and ar mistice .was signed by the Polish a,nd Russian Soviet peace delegates at Riga Tuesday night The armis tice actually becomes effective at inidnight ' October 18. ' booths is, artistically , arranged, and most attractive, - "'r??-;.'-., -su ne aoto snow m the center of this building is also feature. The show is made up of King Maxwell, Stude baker Overland, Cleveland, , Liberty, ScriPDS-Booth and Allen earn. On the grounds near the exhibitions buildings is a display of machinery. a saw;, mm ana grist mill is seen in operation, the power being furnished by a Forason tractor. There are oth er tractors on display near by. . Best Poultry Show Ever. Having, seen all this, the show has just begun. Next as., they . come one noted for the jiWf&fi iiowever, me snoweoitpHes au -previous fairs. Every coop in the build ing is filled with chickens and many other coops had t be broueht into use to take care of the many chick ens brought in. You'll say it's one of tKe best., poultry shows you ever saw,, no matter how many you've seen.' Chickens of all : breeds known to chicken fanciers, ducks, geese, pige ons, turkeys, guineas, rabbits, opos sum make up a show that will not be excelled at the State fair. ' Farm Implements. In this building can be seen a dan dy display of farm implements, in cluding all kinds of fanu tools .and machinery. The Electric Service Co. of LaurinWirg also has a Delco light ing plane in operation in this build ing. Mr. G. B. Kirkman, local plum ber, also has a creditable display in the poultry building Livestock Building. In the livestock building every pen is filled with hos some of the fin est you ever sa-w. The ho" show aline is worth the price of admission. A numlienof fine milch cows can be seen in the livestock department and somebody's goat is in the build ing. A live ali-?ator about ? fet long is on exhibition at'the fair. The 'gator was caught in the Bie Swamn bv Mr. lira J. Wilkins. w - xnraway. Having gone .through the three , ex hibition buildings one then wends his way to the midway. This is made up of 12 shows all clean and many of them amusing. DuFour fit Tilford'a shows .make up the midway, includ ing the merry-go-round, ferris wheel, ocean wave, thru', ithe,-( falls, a ball games, .cat -games 'and the - various other things that go to make up a midway. .s . ....... A free trapeze act is put on hi' front of the grandstand twice daily 2:30 and 8 p. m.. and a bier balloon goes up at 3:30 each afternoon. TheJ were secured at a heavyl.1"0"15 T- New-Bern," r.y"-H. , .. t '"' . . m 1 . . tm'tfi aa:&2i$-- 'F'Pftf'?? for Appendicitia 8os EDisconal cTiruv-h ' ..cess. '.'-I ' ,1 V . I " iree . bcis cost. The woman's club and. the ladies or Trinity Episcopal church are serv- tag meais iir iiorai nail. 7 . -, The main building is , .beautifully decorated with U. S. flags and bunt ing. -- . : ; :,, . Hot coffee the Lord Calvert kind -rand cake- is being, served, free , at jBie I H. Calde;! . booth toda'y ind hundreds of people are drinking. How ever, ttet order is jgood and no ar rests have been made resulting, the effects of the free, drink- being DANIELS GIVEN WARM v ,VELC0PIE A-TEED SPRINGS t.'r,' , '-".v. ' Secretary of Nary 'Addressed Capaci ty Audience Last ; Night His Speech Well Received. :- . Speaking ' last night at . Red Springs to an audience composed largely of Scotch. .Presbyterians, to whom a , "covenant" is a. sacred f4b4ng . Secretary of f thjr; Navy Dan. iels . explained rthe covenant of the League . of ffstionr and made plain the fact .thst" the League is th. on ly human i document ever construct ed that Would make war a remote possibility and bring a secure peace to the shell-shocked world. He urg ed his large .audience to read the covenant for themselves so, that they might see how. groundless are the contentions' of the Republicans. Mr. . Daniels, coming from Dunn, wnere ne spoke yesterday, address ed a crowd . of women and men who taxed tha capacity of the laree au ditorium at Flora Macdonald college. many standing patientlly through out the 1iour nd a half taken up by Mr. Daniels address and ' the ; intro duction by Rev. ; Dr. C. G. Vardell, president of the colleee. . the intro. ductioh ' by " Dri Vardell consuming less than -ten minutes of the time. Mr. DahieW had the crowd with him and his speeSf was punctuated by frequent applause, prolonged and enthusiastic 'applause, -greeting his reference to President Wilson : as thp greatest man 'living in . the world today. . i - Mr. Daniels paid fitting tribute to t men and Women of Scotch faith and biood, to the courageous part played 'in the world war by the women, and to the. heroic spirit of sacrifice:' the. American mother, which- be,i illustrated by touching in stances;. He .welcomed the women to the, ballot and declared that already tne refining influence of women is seen at polling places. ' Reviewing recent political histo ry, Mr. Daniels said that the Rtpub- usaus succeeaea m 'electing- a ma jority in the last House of Congress because they fooled the people by misrepresentations, but that they purchased the majority, in the 'Set ate and that th Senate Republican majority by means of which they were aoie to pack the foreign rela tions committer against Jthe League of. Nations-1s now out on hail. rthe. speaker m.VjJainCthat .'.ib impowiDie a -eaeape world r. lationa and obligations, even if we wanted to do so. The price of cotton and tobaecOj 1 th,e T)rosperity of Weff iarmer in Ko&eson county, is bound up m C0n"0M m remote parts of the world. and nresMit unsettled conditions are due to ; the defeat of the League of Nations by the 3te-pablican.-Senate.., i-'-Y:j-' When : Mr. Daniels arrived '.in afternoonhe' -iwaa 'talten v: to cotton fields on, the edge rf town t where 2S0, Flora Macdonaid girls Vwere waiting to ,-tTeet rhim. With. : sixteen Mf tty i w bcirmihd,;said coilehhave' l,;siendmg f. lernoons--puKine tne. staple, pho tograph 'tra'a,taktt; imd it ' is safe to say. that the Secretary will prize that picture M WghW s 'any of ,th.e; numeroua ones m which' he figures. Mr. Daniels was . entertained at thfe college. speaks today at Sel ma and then. will. go to Missouri to fill gpeaking engagemjants.. ;. Lumberton Post Re-elects Old Officers ' 'Will Mbv4 Quarters. ' ' At a meeting of the Lumberton pot of the American Legion Monday eve ning the old officers were elected, as follows: . .Commander, Q..Furman Wil liams; vice-commander, W. R. S Beam, Clarence Moore; 'adjutant arid financial officer, I. L. McGill; chap lain, Johnnie Gore; historian, L. McK. Parker. ' ' - At this meeting the Legion decided to move their furniture and fixtures from the municipal building into a room on .the .third floor of the cotton mill office building, Elm and Second streets. The furniture will be moved November 1st. Daughters in Annual Meeting at New Bern. , . A New Bern dispatch states that ("with fully 600; delegates in attend ance from all parts of the State, the 24th annual convention of the North Carolina" ronvention cf the Daughters- of - the Confederal y began, there Tuesday, The principal event of the first day's aesgipn was'a reneption by the -New Bern Chamber of . Cony hierre. " Notable guests present were Mrs. Felix Harvey, president of the State organisation- Mrs. T. W. Bick ett and Mrs. ' Josephus Daniels.,. Ad dresses were' made by, Mesdames Bickett and Daniels . W- . ' ;Mesames I T. Towrisend, . E. K. Proctor and T. '. F. COstner of Lum berton are -attending ,as ' delegates from Robeson chapter,' leaving Tues- Treatment of appendicitis by anti- gangrenous serum, instead of by op eration has been tested with such sat isfactory results that it is likely op erations 800tr Vfll.be. abandoned for the 'disease,,. Prof. Pierre Detbet ajud: in a paper read; m Paris Sundayhe fore the Congress , of Surgery. Ad cording to Prof. Delbet, the testa have extended over a period of-13- years. Mr. A. H. Perry of Parkton is a Lumberton visitor today. ' , COUNTY COLORED FAIR. - t ; .4 :.' .( Fair for Colored Folk of Robeafa Will Be Held in Lumberton Next Week It is Expected to be the Biggent and Best Fair of the Kind Held ia the State. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Robeson county colored fair will begin on the 19th nist, and - last through the 22nd.. This is expected to be the biggest and best fair of its kind in the state. . - i We are much pleased to See : the interest taken by the leading farmers and other colored citizens of Robe son county. Ample space has been arranged. for housing and displaying exhibits at the fair grounds. - Select J your, exhibits now, get your friends to help you. Premiums will be given for exhbiits of all kinds. Just, bring something better than the other fel low. - J i- iI'S- iit.A Don't forget the individual booths comprising any . and everything grown on the farm or in the garden, as well as canned fruits and vegeta bles. : Be sure to, bring" those fine horses, mules, and milk eows that you always like for people to and com pliment; Put them on exhibition and t j. premiums. Dori'f forgef your t hogs, sheep, and goats and those chekens that you; have thought: too pretty to eat. They will win prizes Air-, rf-i ' . at vo uir. , . TostWiU be.weU intertained. day and: right, during , the . week.; . The same midway attractions carried in the white fair will be in the colored fair also. Come and enjoy the hobby-horses, ferria wheel, old plantation ahoirwith, jcolyred minstrels, with many other . attractions. ' Everybody is invite! to come and spend with us a week of pleasure. : . -j ' Don forget the dates, Oct. 19th to 22,.incluWve. , v INSURANCE FOR EX- . - . SERVICE MEN Ex-Service Men Who Have Dropped Their Insurance Since Returning h. Home; May Re-Instate Beor De cember 31. To the Editor of The Robesonian: I desire through the columns of your paper to call attention to a very important matter effecting sol diers who served in the late world war. Practically-every, drafted man at -the time he was discharged from the service carried life insurance, but a- great Jhany of men have dropped ihei&HHurremce since returnmer home. The 4rtverAmant has recently made a nuisg, that all ex-service men may reinstate their insurance, on or be fore 'December 91stV 1920, but . that thereafter no further opportunities will be given to. reinstate this insur ance. . . ' On account of the fact: that ten thousand dollars ' insurance ) can be carried .wtth the '., government, for about the price chanred bv inmirmnca companies for three ot fbur thousand; vugm; 10 mauce every ex-service man to -take advantage of these cheap rates, and reinstate his insurance without delay. Any soldier , who de sire to reinstate can get assistance in doing so by applying to any lawyer m-Jiobesontoanty. i . T T JOHNSON Lumberton, N. C. ' . , Charman of Robeson County Chapter American Red Cross.' THE RECORD OP DEATHS Mrs. Eliza Base Had Coffin and Burial Robes Prepared Some 8 Years Ago Requested That Na Funeral Services Be Held. S ' Mrs. Eliza Bass, aged 92 years,' died yesterday morning atJ 1 o'clock at her home in the northern partof town, death resulting from the. in firmities of old age. Interment warf made 'in Meadowbrook cemetery to day at 10 a. m. 'v 1 Deceased was well-known through out this section and was one of the town's oldest inhabitants. She had her coffin and burial robe already prepared. The coffin and apparel had been in readiness for about 8 years. Mrs. Bass kept her coffiB in her home and it was her request that no funeral be held after she was dead. " ' Mr. Make Buie of Philadelphia. Mr. Make Buie, a well-known Robe son citizen, died Tuesday in a hospi tal in Fayetteville, following an. ex tended illness. Deceased was around 65 years old and never was married. The funeral was canAnotA .. "'au was a memoer, yes terday at 4p .m., and interment was made m the church cemetery. De ceased bved hear Philadelphus. ; - Cleveland Indiana Win Champioo. -. ship, . . ... , ' . The CJveland Americans League club;Tron the title of baseball cham Ploiu of the world at Cleveland Tuesday when the Indians defeated the Brooklyn Nationals in the 7th and deciding game of the 1920 se ries by a score of 3 to 0The toUl attendanerfor-the 7 days was 178, 357;l. total receipts,' 8564,788. ' Last year the total attendance for 8 games was 25728Mtal receipts, $772, 405. Cleveland won 5 games and Brooklyn won 2. : Mr. Henry L. Pope returned Moni day from New York, where he. spent .several days ua -business. Mr.- Pope witnessed tkretr of the- World's Series baseball gainer while away.--'-1 Mr. P. K. Barker of R. 1 . Lum berton. is among the visitors in town today. v " - .-.- . SOCIAL"1 HYGD2NB yEXnTBt P - TIP y AT. rOVOBEP; FAIR Several Showings Will Be Ma4a Next Wednesday Good "Crowds Daily. Dr. W. H. Gillette, U. S. P. H. S., and Dr. E. R. Hardin, county- health officer, are making : arrangements to' give the government's social, hy. gien. exhibition next - Wednesday at the colored county fair. Several exhibitions will b given - daring the day so that all . visitors to the fair on that day rnay he ve opportunity of seeing these wonderful pictures. , Good crowds have greeted the pictures and the lecturers this week at Antioch, Tabernacle and Tolars. ville. Often it Is noticed that people who already have seen - th exhibi. tions and heard th lectures are in the audience at some place farther from their, homes, going to see and hear again. Dr. Gillette , talks spe cially. to boys when their ara pres. ent endeavoring to impress ' them with the Importance of thl8 tal message. He has been especially gratified - at the' way the message is being - received and at the many expressions of approval and appre ciation volunteered at the close of his lectures. SOCIAL HYGIENE EXHIBITIONS AMONG COLORED FOLK. Great Enthusiasm Has Characterized All Health Meetings Pablic Health Booth at Colored Fair NextWeek. Correspondence of the Robesoaian. The U. S. Government social fhygiene exhibitlamT luur completed its fourth week, of the great campaign amohg colored people fit Robeson county. ,The same enthusiam has Characterized the meetings as was manifested at the beginning, v Last Monday at Back Swamp the attendance was one of the largest of the campaign. Long before the hour set for the showing, the women came along bringing blankets with- which to darken the windows, that they might have an afternoon showing. At 8.20 the church 'was packed .and after1 the lecture the pictures was shown, and the literature distributed to every indivudal in the house. - Ethel Thompson, supervisor of rural schools, introduced. She said that, every mother and daugh ter should consider that she was well paid for the afternoon by receiving the iiutructioBU oa 4educatioya4 venereal diseases. She said that if tne parents would provide a com munity center for their children, and give .them wholesome recreation. there would be less idleness, and com sequently less venereal diseases. . The other large .meaetings of the week were at Shannon, and, Maxton. Dr. Millard Knowlton, director of Bureau of veneral .diseases, attended inese meetings.: At Shannon, vebth Sunday ..afternoon, and night, Dr. Knowlton was present and gave two forceful lectures. The night . meeting at snannon was attended by a large gatnerning of men.' and every in dividual: fhxn.,.muc1r . intaBtt throughout th meeting. After Dr. Hughes finished .with the venereal disease message, Dr. a V. Herdliska was introduced and gave an outline of die campaign. Dr. Knowlton was next introduced and gave a convince, ing and forceful talk on the ravages of venereal diseases, and the source of infection. Dr. Bearding, ' county health officer, , was next introduced and he outlined - what the - county hoped to accomplish in the campaign. At tha clos. of these addresses, nutny of the local citizengot up '. and ex pressed their appreciation of the work. The Rev. Smith, pastor of the church, saidhe had tried to preach oh these Til8 the best he could, but after hearing these addresses he would do more of it ,as he really saw the necessity for such work. Prof. John Orusm aid he would be glad when the day comesthat this work will be placed in the public schools. So much interest has been shown in this wprk, that arrangements are being made by the county and State health officials to securer a public health both at the colored fair, and give 4 to 5 showings daily, and dis tribute literature. Th(ie showing will be free, and it is expected a large number will take advantage of this privilege. . . Ordained as . Deacons. Messrs. C. B. Skipper and S. F. en were ordained as deacons of the First Bap tist church last evening. Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pastor of the church, was assisted in the ordina tion by Rev. C V. Brooks, pastor of the Red Springs Baptist church; and Rev. L P. Hedgpeth of Lumberton. SUNDAY. SERMONS. First Baptist Church. The Bigness of Christian - Service."- : - 7 i A subject that merchant, armer, carpenter, mechanic,' . lawyer, doctor teacher, politi-. cian master servant every- : body should consided.v Hear it v , discussed Sunday -morning. And dont forget -that -the" evening subject is The Church Healing te Skk." Did Christ '..give His chnrxh power t per- form miracles? Should It claim .and exercise the power of heal- -lagT . -' - . Everybody Is lasted.'? : . Eleven and Sevea-thirty. 1 i . .. i COTTON MARKET. Strict middling tottoa is aeBimi on the local market today for fl U cents the pound middling' 20 Ufc;- .' 1,1- "JL r ' BEXE7 ITE2IS LOCAL Mrs. John. Knox went yesterday to Concord to attend the aynodkal of Fayetteville Presbytery. v i Thirty-five wne, 10 uaian aw 56 colored teachers stood the examf 'nation given by Supt. J. R. Poole here I Tuesday and yesterday. Miss Alic Van Davis of Oeala, j iFIa, has, accepted a position as ses- ! reUry to Mr. H. . McAUister, pres ident of the First National Bank. Regular meeting of Lumbertosi chapter No. JW, Order of the Eastern SUr, will bf held in the Masonic hall this evening at 10. Important bu- s iness. i . Judging from the number of boa- -ey bees one can. see flying about the . dome of the court house, there must j be a family of honey-makers housed there. ..j ' ":''y Andrew Betfleaa. and ' LMulav WhiteV colored, near Rowland, were married in. the office of the register of deds Tuesday at 4:45 p, nu, Juav -tice M.G. JHcKenzie, officUting; A large Cole touring car belong- v ing to Ma. C. W. Mc Arthur of Caddy;' township ran off r an . embankment 4 across, the river from town Tuesday about noon. Mr. UcArthur was dri- ing the car. - Nobody was hurt aa3 I the .car. was not much damaged. ' Messrs. W. J. Squire and W. B Miller of the Charlotte Observer ar rived Tuesday for the purpose of ae curing data for getting out a maga4 sine - section showing . the reBoaxces and possibilities of "the State eiN Robeson." They will be ia the eouatr , for several days. ' Dr. J. A. Martin rctorned Toea ' day from Richmond, Va., to which j place he accompanied . Mrs. Martin j and their son, J. A. Jr. Mrs. Martm ; and J. A. Jr. will spend soma time at . Richmond visiting at the home of Ifra. Martin's parents. Dr. Martin decid ed to postpone Indefinitely his trip to New York to take post-graduate . work. OUT CENTER WAT. Preaching , Saturday and Sonday t ... School is Progreasbig Nicely Per- ; Correspondence of Tha Robesonian. I .jvbwt, ucfc-i-mcva. a- - tram will DrttAen 5UtBnlav n m anf Smrfaw . a. m at Center. Mr; faul has aecepte r this field and began work the first of ' October.!' f?'-' 1 School is progressing nicely under ' the care of Mr. Rowland Sealey and f Miss Alma Jenkins, Hope to have more new: scholars . Monday. Wa i have built a. new. room- and will have f three teachers this year. f- ? f ' Miss Luna Pittman mnt SUtnvAmv l night with -Miss Harriet Leggett. f ' Misses Annie Ashley and . Soaia Belle Jenkins attended Sunday school here, Sunday. ; v i Mr. Dewey Leggett and Miss Lora f Small were Antioch visitors Sunday 1 afternoon.".'' .; - v. Mrs. Spurgeon Small attended Smv day school Sunday. ..' , , ; Aunt Becky, where are you 7 Cottte again, your letters are Interesting. Negro Boy Killed ia Fayetteville Cafe; ' James Armstrong. 16-year-old ne- gro, waa almost instantly killed, and James and Frank Oxendin wm t slightly wounded in a shooting affray In a negro restaurant in Fayetteville Sunday nieht.. Jim -Unwhium the shooting, states a Fayetteville dia pawn. ah me men were negroes. Tha shootinflr follAWAd nnam.i t. ' Murchison and Frank Oxendine. When Murchison started firing, tha Armstrong boy was standing behind a counter in the cafe md was struck by one of the bullets. He died within a few minutes. James Oxendine was hit when ha dodged into the nth nf .ntk v.n from Murchison's gun. Another rraz- ea rrank oxendme. Private Cook of lJy Plice nd City Polioe man Ben Kive hurried to the scene but Jir reached the cafe the slayer ,:Z v y oirfei. lie was chased up the street and captured after Offi cer Kin? had fired una nv ma at the fleeing negro. , ??n w ld t be a brother of the Murchison negro who killed Chief of Police Jamea H TLtnn i. ..- teen years aero. W,n .j L. f'trlJ? the W1 "just ':. XT Horne-Hardin. MrTa ri,fK!S' darter of P J" n .1rs E . Hardin of the Home of the Marietta section were married in the office of Reiristerf Deeds M. W va ---JLiT1p"" ?t j . Irl f'T ride and groom are popular and well-known. - Box Sapper at Rennert October 15th. , Presbyterian church of Rennert wiU give , box supper on FridaTeve. JL5t,wttenofhe ( lie-isordiafly-V ited to. com, and : help these rood x women in a g eause. - .. iwjcij oz tn Mrnesvilla . '. RVR fiPrn . f tor uuice; national sank af f IW1 ft- . . . . . ? V 1 i 1 1 r A ' . . . i .v ..."'1- at . : V
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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Oct. 14, 1920, edition 1
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