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1 s' -r. Vlf v .,-r3-"V 2W , v-w.. ? rK ..;:; Vr rl..- -r"l hTi'-'yV!.' , TT:l'le71-.,' 1.?V 5 l-:'-.. -' 1-.--'H-V t-HiHt y : 'As. , 4- IStABLlSDED SCE' CF ? jFIVB XEOTS . -COUNTRT, GOD AND T&UTQ. ;$2.00 A TEAB. DUE IN ADVANC3 VOLUME'LIIi: LUMBEETON, N. C. TXTUESD AYt S5PTEL1BEB 29. 1921. HIS LJ1". . " ' I Kaula Last lNirrnii ; " 1 ' iT x ' i ' , vYuiJ Seek' Iajnmitioa ; inLFederal Court , Seriona WitrehnnHe and 60v Bales Man Farmers -an4- Boaioesa'; Mea r"r,! .n.. t 4 . Tobacco Cotton wflrl " fMTiZ tm i, ; the. Weerfl. i v I y AlSrtHWnlat last nSesteo S lul35u tobaccwlreSel 6 cottoT northern part cotton. The fire, was oouz f (. 11 o'clock, when a 4errtfOe explosion shook buildings all about the ware - eanmaiea at aroana fwdm,:tw waa 60,000 insurance ;onthe cotton the lareer par of whicb was 'owned by the St Pauls Cotton' Mill Co. It baa not been learned what insurance was carried the building, which was, dollars. It was one. of the? largest best equipped tobacco ; sales ware houses in this part of the' State and had been used two ; seasons. It was owned by a stock companyThe cotton burnedwas all good ' grades, largely strict and good middling-- ; : As nothing was stored in the build ing to have caused an explosion such as occurred it is thought ; that the heat and smoke, caused it. S The ex plosion was heard far away and build ing! in St. Pauls were ehaken by it It is thought, the fire had been burn ing for somef time before the explo sion. v f ' T :J 1 Two Stills Captured Dandy Outfit Warm FijonT Recent ' Ooeration Fonnd. Near Shannon- Gasoline Drum "Outfit Captured Near Barnesville. A -. , It was a dandy. outfit forsaking the "stuff". .Officers captured . a whiskey still of around 40-gallons ca pacity in the Big marsh, ear Shan non, Tuesday afternoon. The still was built in' a brick furnace and hid been operated a short time before the of fi cers reached the scene. In ractr tne still had not cooled off. While none oi.uie iinisnea : prouuci was ivunu, 60 gallons of beer and 5 empty beer barrels were found about ths stUl. The owners had , left the , still when the officers reached it ,and no ar rests" were made. " ; Sheriff .R. E. Lewis, Deputy A. H. Prevatt and Rural Policeman W. A. Smith made' the ' raid, several citi-, 7ens of the Shannon community assist ing them in locating the. plant A whiskey still of 60-gal:.ons cnra f:ll ThereKe waV!a ge r"j ,f Middleport. N. Y. , The machine is v. ooiiara. n was one. oi ine.'iarewai. nu. cjty and three barrels of ber were t5,rthelnstance of Mr. O. 6?; Dukes, fruits of a raid made bv Sheriff R E. Lewis, Deputy A H. Prevatt and Rural Policeman A. R.. "Pitman1 yes terday. The still was located in a swamp, near Barnesville, . and was set ud and ready for ODeratfon The' still had been iri, operation a short Mr. Leiby said that'it was estimated time before the officers reached, it. : that the cotton Ctop in Robeson could but the operators had-gone. The still.be reduced 20 per cent as a whole 'j ' . was hot, the fire having ' just gone 4 down when the officers arrived. It was a gasoline-drum outfit, well ' equipped for turning out"aomething , to drink". The plarit was destroyed and the beer poured, out , . . ' Best CoUbn Mevket Much- Cotton Is ' Being Sold Here 200 Bales Sold Yesterday at 20 to ; 21 Cents Grades, Unusually ood. ' . Two hundred bales of cotton yrere '., sold on the local" market yesterday, : - - the price "ranging from 20 to 21 cents . vv the pound. Practically all the cotton offered-isgrading strict niiddling, . which is unusually good,' this Tesult ' - ,ing from the dry weather , of , late. Many declare that Lumberton has a xvp,.. abetter market this year, than in many ". years and much-cotton is being sold fn the market here. r :. ; Mr. T. A. Ramsaner, Has Invented i "Glare Screen" for Antos. t. , rr, , i Mr. T." A. Ramsauer of Lumberton V'r.. has secured a. patent:pn all "glare screen" which he invented.' . The fn. v vention is a screen for ; preventing the glare of lights on an automobile ' blinding the. driver of another ear. . . The screen is used on the windshield and while it protects the driver of - the car upon which . It is' used! from . 71 the blinding effecta f the' lights' on another car meeting him, K does not obstruct the view of the road." ,'Mr. Ramsauer expects tP place the screens '"" on sale-in the 'near future.; v 1 (?:' Arrested is Connection With Bladen boro Express Office Robbery , . Victor Shaw; young white t man, : wanted in Bladen copnty on, the charge , v of robbing the' express office ' .at - . Bladenboro. was arrested here yester- ' day by Chief .of Police D.-Ml Barker 1 and Policeman Ed J. Glover. Bill Hes- tpr.-wanted on the same charge, was ' -" arrested yesterday at Cheraw, S, C . 5 i3 said. Shawwas the lourtn man arrested in connection with the rob bery, which, occurred several weeks ago. Shaw was turned over to Bladen officers today. V ' " Mr. J. Wr Rice of R. -6, Lumberton, .was in town. Tuesday. V, ; . '. - rmnumi lviacmne A-.Calclum Arsenate, ;Whkh JPoisowf j -1:"," nT. ! - . . , . r, . .fK ..Ai.rtttH'MMi iwl'"h W.. - - : ,t V The demonstration wat for the Pur pose 'of "showing how to; fight, the t . . ... drawn by two mules and sprays three rows at a time. This typeof rnchine is supposed to spray acres ox cot ton during a season and sells for $290. Mr. Fresbe stated that it is .best to do the spraying at night' and one machine will spray 30 acres per night Cotton should be sprayed from three to five tC-j.3$jingi ' season, de pendiag largelyupbn- the weather. The cost of the calcium arsenate amounts to from r to $1.25 per acre, each spraying When asked why it ig best to-spray cotton at night, Mr. Fresbe stated that it was best to spray when the dew is. on the cotton leaves. The weevil drinks' the deV early in .the morning and iri this way. gets enough of the poison to end, its life. The ma chine can be used in spraying tobacco and Irish notatoes." and is : recom mended by the U.. S. Government to tnose growing cotton under boll weevil conditions. ; 7 A small hand spraying machine was also; demonstrated" by. Mr ' Fresbe.. This machihe .costs $18 and will take, care from. 5' to 7 acres, of cottoa during a 'season, it is said, -.x.v; 1 '.Amcng those! from a distance who' witnessed the demonstration Wednes day were Mr. E-Wv. Gatherf district farm 'demonstration "agent of ' Golds- Doro,-and Mr: (Jraven, county iarm demonstration agent 4n Bla4eQ.-coun ty. -v. - . . ;. Those attending the demonstration yesterday wets favorably impressed with the work '-f the a Tavern and many farmers will probably purchase soravers for use next' vear. Mr. Fres- be stated that in many instanceg the7tne complaint of the income tax pro- proper spraying of . cotton increased tjje yield from 50 to 75 per cent .l.e.men3trTrons--erp given at county farm demonstrator, and Mr, rxank tiouarn, fit .Lqfnberton. ' -f.r. Mrr R. We Leiby, ' assistant " State entimoloffist. witnessed'' the, demon- stration Tuesday and upon the invi- tation of Mr. Dukes made a short talk. next' year by the boll weevil alone, Cm some farms the los. will be as high as 75 "per cent while on. others the, loss would be less than 20 per cent, but taking the' county as a whole the loss would be twenty per cent. He recommended the use of all means that would help in cutting down the destruction the boll weevil will fcause if left alone. , SPECIAL MEETING LUMBERTON POST MONDA YEVENING Plans to be Discussed for Armistice Day Celebration and All ex-Service' Men Are. Urged to Attend. , . Correspondence of .The Robesonian. All ex-service men are Urgently re quested to attend a called meetinsr of the Lumberton post , of the American Legion next Monday evening,' Octo ber 3rd, at 8 o'clock. At this meeting plans for Armistice day telebration' wiu De discussed, we should feel It our, obligation to arrange ome form ti ... . n . i , . , , of celebration on this day. and it is the .individual duty of every World War "veteran to attend thi. meeting uiu.Kive mi assistance. STATE NOTES SOLD AT, 5,95 -1 Five million dollars of North Caro lina short-term notes have been sold at par on- the New York market a't 5.95, actoding to a 'teltgram received at Raeigh yestesday from;,; State Treasurer B. R. Lacy .who went to New, .York Monday ; to'! confer ; with bankers over the loan, states today's News and Observer. The loan , is without strings and will be .deposited in MortH Carolina banks subject to check as needed.: The entire .amount! will be apportioned among the sever al building enterprises .now . in pro gress, road building, expansion at the various educational and custodial In stitutions, etc. " ' ' . " "'' . ; v. Altitude Record Broken. ' ' Dayton, Ohio, Sept 28. Lieut John A McReady, test pilot at Mc Codk"1 field, - today -; 'shattered the world's altitude record, attaining a height-of 40,800 feet in the same. La Pere biplane used by Rudolph C. Schroeder, whd set a record of 38,180 feet on. February 28 1920. ' Mr X V. Hqoper of Fayetteville is a Lumberton Visitor today. :a t ? i axca ivcuuwcu The follows from yesterday Eai- !,ei?h News and Observer Jg 01 spemai,!; ; raion, ep.ziayion a mur- u Pauls, Sept : 27Athletks- t intereat to Tlobesom'an readers therie, 3 l-2 year?old:oa! of Mr.f and St Pads hJsohooL this year will Clayton VRoeV 'died, Thraday Sounder the direction the Ixthle-tk raHwarin Robeson couni ;mrfiirir ibout 2 Vlocle and v was! ab. ThU organization was perfected Denying lhat it is a cjtiien, of the buried t the AdaBlg yard Fri- t recent meeting and plans for the R . n , ... 4ht ora-w' ,v"r .,T ?.!5 "7. .i.!. .... ... 71."' w.;!y morning ai i o cwck, iw same ba"".! . ... Uns railroad yesterday entered the Federal court for the eastern district came Auesuay, uut 8ion oi ,we,HiM on uio vauunj u. .ervjCM a larM aaaemblv ?of in time for .yes. the- franchise tax. Ihe Atlantic Coast 'aV?Z-, of NoCaroHna ieeking Ja. 3 tion to prevent ; collection of taxes of . Jhe u levied; upon, it-in tbe .thirtyjountaist j fl ,dmred by numefooa ia which jts Kne? arejperateoV- . jrienda. Thelittle grave was baftked tolotnittiJunctiott-fiiMt the yer with' lovely ftowerg.. The little' collection of artytaxes "f gvielldw wsirtaken-mnrttlrT diphtheria values fixed by Commissioner of Re-.kAt v. v:i j-t. am venue A. D. Watts Is grayed for nue cWmissioner, the State Auditor, the State Tteasu errand the i Attorney General Copies of the complaint have been served upon the sheriffs and tax collectors in the counties involved. Values Down, Rat Up. ' ; "Decrease in the values of real pro perty aggregating 26.11 - per cent, which increase does not apply to the property of the complainant, and an increase of an aggregate of 104 per cert in tax rates in the? , thirfy coprii ties, which does apply to the property of ,, the cpmplaintant,' is alleged in the document of- 58 pages setting forth the grievances of the petitioner. The complaint: is signed by George B. Elliott, general counsel for the "rail road. ' ' " - ' ' , '''': - The Coast Line bases its attack chiefly upon the alleged discrimina tion ' worked 1 against the company through horizontal reductions in real estate values in the several counties, and contends that the reductions, ap- nlvinjr only to certain classes of pro. perty," Is a ' violation of . the constitu tion of botttheState ana the unnea States: The complaint cites the alleged violation of the interstate commerce . iawa as.a secondary ouBne, , ;, , UJt .rranciuse.fi'ax. -;p t While , attci;mg ; tHe irancmse tax on the same basis as does the South ern, in .its 'fight begun a weekgd', the Coast Line agrees to pa: the tax ! under protest and await the judgment of the court.-No mention is made in vlion incorporated in the con$titu-J tional -amendments ratified .at poaastxsovemDer. s,on .78i'of cotton fell and rolled over him, The complainant fixes $39,054,784 . .. ... v-onA aa,'i as the rightful value-of its property figured .on a mileage basis, and upon the-hasis-vOi-its income. lor the past year? The values fixei by the State Tax Commission for 1920 were $50,- 18.67,800. It objects to the five-year average of . earnings taken by the Revenue Commissioner as a asis for fixing the rate and.cites the state- ment that earnmgs lor inu ieii 439 from S2.U87,7& m Talk of Confusion. Outstanding in the complaint" ia the tabulation of the result of returning yaluation to a county basis f tfom a State basis, with the resultant varia tion of standards that has sent tax rates up an average of 104 per cent' In the thirty- counties included, val ue's of real property have shrunk from $707,218,601 jn 1920 to 522i01,300 in 1921, and the average tax rite of the 30 counties has doubled. It is contend ed that the reductions do not apply to the railroad, and that the doubled tax rate does apply, with the. result that taxes are doubled. , No date has been set for the hear ing of the case far the court, but it Is understood that it1 will be heard be fore Judge H. G. Connor here, under a, V " - 1 L . i. A. . 2.. J na are required in such ases-r-tw other 1 Federal, district judges, similar ar- - rangements are to be made, for the t. . ... . f hearine of the injunction action brought in the' Western district by the. Southern ' .BWl u5fffm,57. liday, according to news received by re probably be to ask that the Action probaDiy be BiMp.lMal'jn iT SftSVi, China, where .his father wa, a the petitioned is a resident corpora-j tion of theSUte, and, iae.i .uiiuu v isionary slice graduation in 1877 at vw" aaiK Mua neariy ana ie ate nisiCfc cnce io rcau u. ouic ms courts. No answer ha, .yet been l Vanderbilt In 1919 was elected a 8tf1 uPPer bu when Mr. Ivey went pubscription expired he had been buy definitely, determined upon: since t:lbi8hop and for ,iar- he had been & him the next morning between jn PPer every Ume and taking it toney General James ST Manning is' . il.j.- SL u. 3 and 4 o'clock to'eo on a fox hunt borne with him. at nisrht but he de- business. ' . mm n n T . 6 DA.aAM The 80.89 miles of Coast Line railway . anexiH It. r.. iwia oi auuwunij. , r- . , in Robeson are valued at $5053.69 a,1"1"1 "E- m campaign niUe, total of $4,089,288, exclusive Aftiart .Diphtheria. of depots and "other local property .In.terest Rowing m the diph in the county valued at $5315. Tatherva. nventive campaign being 1920 the assessed valuation of real bZ- Dr',F- HJm, county property in Robeson was $48,024,939 health officer. Many children recently and the tax levy was 34 cents; this J. been .vaccinated against diph year the real estate valuation in the e"a- puty-two were vaccinated at county is. $29084, the tax-levy 'St. Pauls ..Monday 30 at Fairmont being:70 cents. . - . Tuesday nd 20 at Red Springs last Trialf this case, will begin in Fed-!FndaY ' ' t eral -court at Greensboro October' 6 j T- : " 0 at the same time and before the same ; in'ent Republican 'lawyers of the State, judges that will hear the Southern: has been retained by Governor Mor railway case. Judge W. P. Bynum of rison to assist the Attorney General Greensboro, one of the : most prom- -in representing Commissioner Watts,, Death of a Serjonaly : Injured in a Fall-Cotton Farmers Pleased. ;y.iHww Hail, pastor of the ; ; Presbyterian the rela x!Kn. . nna v marm.. mn, nMkMT?' " .7. ' ' w u f I VTJ 7 to foSt7Swf A moat 8eriou3 accident befell Mr. r w Thompson and family , last mi.- j., row:i G.,n e.T . m ii, Seven Springs, at .10 o'clock, when Mr. Thompson was driving his new sedan car on the , road near New Inn Grqve, A team of large mules coming oWn 'the hill collided with the car. The tongue of the wagon smasned through the wind shield and struck little Jack Thompson in the face, knocking out his teeth and cutting his facjs very badly. He .also suffered a gasjh in the back of his head, and then strlkrhg. Mrs. Thompson who was in the rear seat, cutting both eye iids an4 -'other bad-bruises of her4 face, causing several stitches. Other mem bers of the family were not seriously hurt. Tbe, negro driver, of the team was asleep in the wagon, and is the cause of- the wreck, soon came to Mr. Thompson's aid and secured an auto mobile and carried the wounded ones to ;the nearest; doctor,, four miles away, where their wounds were dress ed, and "Who cared for the nTunti! FrT ady morning. Mr. Thompson hired a car, and all returned home Friday at noon.,.; , .W.',,- ; -2:3' :.."'';,' ' , The vaf flicted. are resting as well as could, be expected, and we trust they may soon, be recovered. Again our town and community are in sympathy with Mr. Jas. S. Jeneri gan who on Saturday at twelve thirty o'clock fell from a wagon at the rot. ton platform, caused by the mules ty,-"suddenly moving up, throwing Mr. ueiicrigaii uui uacitwurus, ana a Date breaking his left . hip -and, several broken ribs of his right side, Mr. Jenerigari was taken ti'the Pittman Gainey hospital at Fayette ville. Saturday accompanied by. several of his sons; while Dr. Currie, his fam ily physician, was present His wife, family and numerous friends are much anxious as to his condition and trust he may-soon recover. We were advis ed that he was resting well as pould be expected', considering his advanced age. ,. .Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Fisher and two children and. Mr. E. B. McDaniel, spent a day or two in Charlotte last week,-and report a great time. Mr. Fisher and, Mr, Daniel returned home Friday, while Mrs. Fisher and children remained over with home folks. Rev. J. . K. Hall and small " son, Johnnie left yesterday for Charlotte, where they will spend a few days visiting .relatives. . i ' Mr. S. M. Odom and little daugh ter, Mary, of, Hamlet, are in town for a few days.-' , Messrs. Parnell and Gillis are in stalling a grist mill in the heart of town. The mill arrived yesterday. Cotton; is still on'1 the . boom .'. and every cotton farmer is. wearing 1918 f Bishop Lambuth Dies in Japan. Bishop Walter R. Lambuth of the Southern Methodist church died in a hospital in' Yokohama,, Japan, Mon- Bi . - . n . w2.xKorrin Sh.' u fe fc t 'countryTHe had was educated, in this had been a medical mis missionary movement of the Christian world. One of his recent achieve ments was the location of "a Metho- - : T" School Newfl Letter voncueotan. Heads I'areata-Teacliers ! fsocianon-ruitui, rres fflU be Comapondenc of The Robesonlao r--- now well advanced. Prof. L. B. Exell will be in general charge of , the activi ties of the, club, and will also assit th team captains in the coaching of the. teams. Alton Bowen-was chosen captain and Robert- McDonald mana ger,, respectively, of the bsfteball team. w'. ;;-v -.;.,i' v -t ..; Only two sport wDl be pursued this year, baseball and basketball. A short series of i baseball games is ' be ing arranged for the early- fall,- then this 1 sport will yield precedence j. to basketball and the indoor sport will hold- the" entire "attention of the club unti) spring. It is hoped that an in door court can be secured for basketball.- ' The Parent-Teachers' Association held its initial meeting in the school auditorium Monday afternoon.Mrs. L. "I McGoogan was erected presi dent, to succeed Miss Mary McLean, of the high school faculty, who has held the. position with credit for two years. .Other officers for the year were elected,-' after which the new president appointed committees to look after buildings and grounds, and also a cpmmittee to, complete the installation of a Job printing press. Most of the supplies for, this press were purchased by the association last year.' It is hoped that the comple tion of this part of the school equip ment will make possible a small school paper. There is an -; expert printer in the senior class, and it is planned for him to teach the work to, some 6f the boys in the Freshman qlass, in order to make ' the paper perpetual without , the services 'of an outside printer. Recorder's Court Several Negroes Found Gnilty of Violating Sanitary Laws Other Cases. Ben. Blount and Todd Powell, both colored, were before Recorder David H. Fuller yesterday, on -the charge of ah affray. Powell was found not guilty, while Blount was found guilty, judgment being continued upon good behavior. Doug Rogers, Foster Ford and Harrell Evans, all colored, were also l V - IV. J ill .i . tJVX"IV wc returner on me cnarge oi an an ray. r oro ana .vans were round not guilty. Rogers was found guilty and 'judgment was suspended upon payment of cost. Evans also- was charged with nuisance and was found not guilty. Ford was, found guilty of slapping a child belonging to Evans and was taxed with the cost of the action. . . Sloan Powell, Grant McEachern, Daniel Jones, O. R. Thompson, Henry Gavin, - Jno. McLaurin, all colored, were found guilty Monday of violat ing the sanitary laws. All these were taxed with- one-half cost H. Roper, Jno. McAllister, Sandy McKellar, Charlie Martin, Dave Fullmore and A. C. Thompson, all colored, were found guilty of the same. charge and each was taxed with the cost Annie Jane Addison, colored was found not guilty of vagrancy. CLOUD AFTER DRY SPELL IS MR. H. K. IVEY HOODOO He Has Lost Three Moles by Death and Suffered a Fire Los, at Dif ferent Times This Year, and Each ' Loss Was Preceded by a Cloud Following a Dry SpelL Mr H; K. Ivey, who lives, near Raynham, lost a mule Tuesday night, and that is but the latest in a series of losses Mr. Ivey has sustained this year. Mr. W. B. Ivey, of the same section, who was a Lumberton visitor yesterday, says that a curious thing about it. is that every time a cloud comes ap after a dry spell his brother sufferg some kind of loss. Tuesday night that mule apparently the mule was stiff in death. That is the third mule Mr. Ivey. has lost this year.: The other two were pois oned some time ago when a ' cloud came up after a dry spell. Also some time ago' Mr. Ivey lost , a barn, . 2 Wagons, 60 bushels of corn, a plow and some other things in a fire on one of his rented ,farms. The usual croud came. up before that happened, too. No wonder Mr Ivey thinks that it looks likeevery time a cloud comes up after Ti dry spell something is due to happen to his brother's pro. nerty. - Mr..H. B. Stephens an4 two sons, Hubbert and Alarley, of Cerro Gordo, Columbus county, are Lumberton vis itors today. Mr. Stephens reported a short cotton crop in his section owing to the activities of the boll weevil. i miA m i - s - a l mks a .t. . a. i a. m r : j cotton market Middling cotton -is quoted on the ? local markettoday at 20 )-4 cents the pound Cot ton , seed M . cents the bushel. I -A-fresh, coat of paint fs being; added to the interior of the local postoffke. i W. I Mr. E. W. "feinlaw has purchased the grocery . stock of. Messrs. Bulloclr Brothera end will conduct a grocery ; t ... . ..... . vuaweas in mm same ouuaing. 4--Many new residences are eoinir : up about town! More new. residencea . ar beuig erected at this tlme-than at any one time ta several ;year 5tat, examination . for tf achers ' wui te given , by Pror. J. R. Pooled superintendent, of. public instruction, at the court house here October 11th and 12th. . : '. .v , - " Mr. I. H. Brisson of Tar Heel is. undergoing treatment 4 at the -.Baker sanatorium- Mrs. Brisson and son, Mr, H. C Brisson, were here Tuesday to see Mr. Brisson. ' Miss Murch' Raybon has accepwJ a position with the Robeson Manu- , fartOTTng-ompanrmas''"bo6i:keeper. She began work Tuesday, Miss Ry- Is bon formerlly held a. like position" with this company but had been work- ing in Raleigh for some time recently. Mr. John-McGirt of the Maxton section spent yesterday and last night here "visiting friends Mr. Mc Girt played ball with the Lumber ton club during the ball season. He expects to leave Sunday for Atlanta dental college. --Messrs. C M. Fuller & Son are erecting s1 double-drive gasoline fill- . ing station at the corner of Second and Chesfnut streets. The buildinir Is being erected of brick, the work being under the supervision of Messrs.. Burl ney Brother, local' contractors! 1? j. . ' Rosh Hoshsnnah, of Jewish New rear, wui begin Sunday evening ; at sundown and last through Tuesday. Stores of-tocal' Jewf-will"be closed i Monday and Tuesday In order that ' they may observe the holidays. The -V Jewish New Yesr has1 been observed by Jews for thousands of years ' - ..Mr F. Ertel Carlyle opened n f office Tuesday on the second floor of the Carlyle building, West Fifth street, for the practice of law. Mr Carlyle graduated from the State university, Chapel Hill, and passed the State board last January. He Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W Carlyle of Lumberton. ' .- ' v . ' .J--.... . -:, ' Mr. and Mrs, L. W. ftedick and two sons, Laurie and George,, of Hartsville, S. C., arrived today and will spend several days m the coun ty visiting -relatives; Mr. Redick re-v ported the best cotton in Robeson ; county anywhere on the route. They made the trip in Mr. Redick's auto. Fruit trees in full bloom is an unusual sight at this time of year, but that is what Mr J. L. Humphrey and son, . Mr. W. P. Humphrey, of the Saddletree section, observed Tues day at the old Purdie Lowrey place, 5 mjles north of Lumberton. The ' Messrs. Humphrey broueht some twigs full of blooms to town with them. 1 r Miss Mary; E. Powell, who ha been doing stenographic work here for the law firm of Johnson A John son for nearly a year, has resigned her position with that firm to accept work with Messrs. Jones Jones, attor neys, at Raleigh. Miss Powell went ' Tuesday evening to Hamlet, where she will spend a few days with her sister Mrs, B. V. Chamblee before" going to Raleigh. , Mr. James "Heron,, secretary-! treasurer of the Walter L. Main shows, who underwent an operation for pus appendiciti. and. oeritonitia at the Thompson hospital on Septemx ber .3, left the hospital yesterday for his home in Worcester, Mass. He was accompanied by his wife and his fath er and mother, who had been with him 'here since the operation. Mr. Heron was operated on the day Main's eircu,, showed in Lumberton : - - ' You know why I quit taking, the paper"? asked a "constant reader" as he Came into The, Robesonian office the other morning. "It was because a neighbor always gets it slid Isdont cided to try it again and have it de livered regularly. If that neighbor doem't subscribe he is liable to cause The Robesonian 'to lose a subscriber. . From Thorn Dson hosoitaL renort. ed: Mrs. B. E. Parnell, R. ,F. D, Buie, underwent a very serious operation last Saturday. Her condition ia eon sidered favorable. Mr. Clyde Pow ers, R. 1, son of Mr. J. H. Powers, who was so badly injured in a cotton gin several day9 ago, requiring the amputation of his right arm. was able to return home Sunday. Mr. R.. M. . shooter, JR. F. D., Fairmont, was onerited on Tuesday and rs getting along very nicely. Mrs. Seth Hester, Bladenboro, was operated on Wednes day and her condition is considered favorable. Mr. John V. Williamson, city, who underwent an operation several days ago. will probably return home tomorrow. - .1
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