t
Ellis Elmore Page v
Died This Morning
Remains Will be Interred- Tomorrow
in Family Cemetery Below Fair-
mont He Had Been in Poor Health
' f dr Two Yean, .'. i:l-y't:-r; '
Ellis EImore rage died at niJiome.s
on East Fifth street this jojorning at
9:40 o'clock following illness of about
two years duration, tnqugn me uuiuv .
mate cause of his death was -pneu-
: moma, with which he nad sunerea
for 8 days. Death had been expected
almost any moment since" Monday,
; when his condition became critical.
The funeral will take place from
the residence tomorrow morning (Fri-
. day) at 10:30 o'clock and interment
will be" made in the family burying
ground at White Pond church, about
8 miles below Fairmont." '- - " '
Deceased was 66 years old and was
for many years connected with vthe
LaFayette Mutual ; life Insurance
- company as secretary and ' treasurer,
having been one of the prime factors
in the success of that company. He
was instrumental in moving the home
office bf that company from Fay
etteville to Lumberton several years
ago, He. resigned some time ago as
secretary-treasurer on account of his
health. He had : been - sick with
naa consulted specialists in ;nninbexdij
nv--'-r'i:rr"Sl.i"l,?k''"t " .......
"Mr. "aglTwaTmam ago
to Mrs. Stephens , of Lumberton,
widow of Charlie Stephens. - She and
the following children by his first
wife, who died some 8 years ago,
survive: S. M. Page of Halifax; A. P.
': Page of Lumberton, U. S. Page of
Dunn, Lucius Page of Duke. Mrs. Ed
die McNeill Miss Lizzie Maefc Nesbit,
Ellis Jr., Edna and Dotsie, of Lum
berton. All the children were i with
him at the time of his death.' Suf-
him at the time of his deatlt Sur
viving also are the following sisters
and brothers: Mrs. F. F. Townsend
of R. 6, Lumberton; Mrs. J. EL Spivey
of Orrum, Rev. S, D. Page pf Falcon,
Messrs. N. J., M. E. andL Bf : I Page,
who live near Fairmont. .
The funeral will be conducted by
Rev. W. D. Combs, pastor of the
.Gospel Tabernacle, of which deceased
was a member, assisted by Rev. I.
P. Hedgpeth. v ' -
COTTON GINNED InJrOBESON
18,285 Bales Ginned to Sept. 25 as
Compared With 5,930 Bales Gianed
to Same Date Last Year,
More than three times as much cot-
ton was ginned to September 25 this
year in Robeson county as was gin
ned to the same date last year.
Special agent W. H. Adams reports
from Buie that 18,285 baleswere gin.
ned to September. 25 this , year as
compared with 6,930 bales -ginned to
TUa anmA Aa& loaf Vflfl . . . '
V11U DOUiv uaiv aaw J
Yom Kippur Observed by Local Jewg
Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement,
' -was observed by local Jews yesterday,
the stores of Messrs. A. Weinstein and
H. Dunie being closed. The holiday
began Tuesday . at sunset and ended
last evening at the same hour. Servi
ces were held at the Jewish Syna-
onA a nnmW nt' nnl'.nf.tflwn
Jews spent the day. here, atending the
services. The services were conduct
ed by Rabbi M. B. Shocket of Lake
view, S. C. . :
ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL MRS.
TYLER OF KU KLUX KLAN
Atlanta, Ga., . Oct 11. -Five shots
were fired here tonight at Mrs. Eliza
beth Tyler, a member, of the propaga
tion department of the Ku Klux Klan,
. anrritnir to Dolice. ,
, The , bulletg smashed her bedroom
but she was unharmed.
... ,
" SENATOR KNOX DIED SUDDENLY
LAST NIGHT IN WASHINGTON
Washington, Oct 12. Philander
; Chase Knox, Senator from Pennsylva,
nia and Secretary of State under
President Taft, died suddenly at 6:30
o'clock this evening at his home here.
Another Free' Attraction at Fair. .
Manager W. O. Thompson has just
succeeded in. closing 'a contract with
-the-"Five, Stirewalts",' : famdus "acro
bats and gyirin3ts, for,, free perfor
mances at the county fair next weeki
.These are highrpnced actors and come
highly recommended. They will give
two free perforniances daily, at '2
and 8 p. vm. , These are in addition
to other free! attractions that have
been mentioned before are mentioned
.elsewhere in $his paper.
- i tnM of Midwife Revoked.'
" Sarah Brandon; negress, was bef orej
Recorder Davjd H. Fuller yesterday
- on the charge of failure to comply
rith the State and county laws con
cerning- the practice of midwifery.
Recorder Fuller revoked .her -license.
The action was brought by Dr. E. R.
Hardin, county health . officer. ; -
Premium for Best Pony. , J
A premium of $5 nas recently,. been
: added to the premium list , of the
" seventh annual Robeson county :f air
; for the best pony placed on exhibition.
Special arrangements has been made
- for taking care of ponies exhibited
.and the fair management Will look
fti nonies. ' , . x
! AD Set For Big
r 7 For County Fair
, Fair Henr Next Week is Expect to
v be "Biggest and East" in-History
of the County More Interest in
J "i Exhibits and EnterUiniaaxt ; Fea
tnri9'.lnan Ever tfcrore.
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pQUR DAYS NEXT WEEK
;V" ' OCTOBER 18, 19, 20AND 21
, Everything's set for:, the seventh
annual Robeson county fair which
opens here Tuesday, October 18, and
continues through Friday, October 21.
Persons connected with the fair since
its,; organization confidently expect
the forthcoming show to be easily, the
biggest and Jbest in the history of
tne association. mey report more
interest throughout the county in ex
hibits and other entertainment fea
tures than ever before. f ;
-Robesonians have gathered most of
their crops and are now planning to
drop the fight against the high cost
of living for a week, forget their
cares and gather here for a few days
of relaxation, pleasure and instruc
tion. There, will be pleasure a-plenty
for all, instruction too, and everybody
will go home much bitted.bjLtMn
l J - j . . - . j.
crowua every aay , ana assert xney
have made ample arrangements to
accommodate and entertain themv
Opens at Noon 18th.
The fair will be" formally opened
Tuesday at noon by an address to
farmers and others interested -by R.
B. Hood, an expert entomologist from
the United States Department of
Agriculture, , on the . boll: weevil and
means for combatting the pest. Mr.
Hood will bring a motion picture ma.
chine with him and will show pictures
during his stay at the fair depicting
the latest and most approved methods
for fighting the weevil. ' His address
Is expected to be most timely and of
great benefit in view of the- fact that
the weevil has at least arrived in our
midst. f -,-::-rM,:::;. ; --.-;
: Large Exhibition Buildings '
All 'sign, indicate that th three
large exhibition buildings at the fair
grounds will be 'filled to overflowing
witn KODeson products and persons
who have never previously had any
thing on exhibition here are planning
to bring something this time and show
their neighbors what they can do.
Big Feature Every Day -Every-day
of th fair-will bring
forth a big feature of some nature
and there will be something doing all
the time, day and : night, from, the
time fM gates ;,arevopened Tuesday
morning until they are closed Friday
night. Numerous improvements have
been made in buildings 'and grounds
and the location of the .midway and
concessions alongside the exhibition
buildings is considered ideal. Several
high class free attractiona have been
booked and others are expected to
be contracted' for before the opening
day. '
Baby Contest Thursday.
'.'. The baby contest, always a big fea
ture of the fair, will be held this year
on Thursday, as usual. A record
number , of entries has already .been
received in this contest and they will
continue to ' come in until the fair
gets under way.
' Flying Circus Daily.' -,
The headliner, among the free acts
this year will be a flying circus every
afternoon and will include fancy air
plane flying, wing walking and other
daring stunts performed on a speeding
plane. The aviators booked for this
act will arrive a few days before the
fair to get everything in readiness
for this big feature."
Low Railroad Rates.
Low round-trip rates on all the rail
roads entering Lumberton have been
announced and this is expected to add
large quotas to the crowd of visitors
and set new attendance records.. - '
V jv Big shows.. :x
Prospective visitors to the fah! con
tinue to make inquiries' as to whether
there will be a carnival on the grounds
this year." Fair officials answer with
the. statement that they have booked
one. of the largest and best carnival
attractions on the road and by far the
largest-to ever come here, .This is
Billie Clark's Brdadway Shows, a 25
Aa-w Vai - iTo lr -Brail ItaiT- --fk-ttftr tvStfV
showg aha .rides, for the midway this
year, including a large wild west and
circus side show, - : , f. i-
"y J v : Ediicational Exhibits
A number of educational and in
structive exhibits will be noted this
year, iartidularljr a boll weevil one
which will be in charge of an entomo
logist from' the U. S. government
laboratory at Tallulah, La.
" Poultry and Live Stotk.
The Robeson - fair has been noted
for. its- fine poultry 'shows and this
year will ' be no exception as - there
will be approximately 300 coops of
Tine chickens on exhibition. The
livestock buildings will' be filled with
pure bred cattle, hoes, etc.' "
Field, Orchard and Garden Products.
-Among' the numerous exhibits ex-
pected to fill the large main build,
ing will be field, orchard and garden
products such as corn, oats, cotton,
hay, potatoes, peas, beans, rye, pea
nuts, soy beans, kaffir corn, maize,
feterita, sorghum,- seed collections,
sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, onions,
Parkton Paragraphs'
Miss Agnes Holder Becomes Wife of
Mr. Gordon S. Beard Rev. J.' K.
Hall Resigns Pastorate on:Account; . Mullins, S. Cv "Father" of Lum -
of Health Gasoline and : Laatern
Cause 11,000 '.. Fire Loss- Other
Rv c. n Willinmann v
Inn
- Mr amsn. VJCt. 10.- Jar. lioraon o.
ja .J a- " J.
happily married last Tuesday. The,
marriage took place at Rocky Mouht,jed by the New York cafe from the
where the vbride held a position- as
trained fturse. They left immediately
for a brief trip north, returning to
Parkton Saturday evenmg. They are
at home with the father of the groom,
Mr. CI' Beard, near town, where
they are ...receiving congratulations
from their many friends. . '.
The groom is; one of our, most
thorough-going young men,- and one
of North Carolina g bravest soldiers;
one that pjayed his part in breaking
the Hindenburg line in France. We
extend our most hearty congratula
tions to this young couple, wishing
for them a most prosperous future.
At a congregational meeting at the
Presbyterian ' church here ' yesterday
morning, Rev. J. K. Hall, honored and
beloved ''pastor, resigned. His reason,
is failing health, not being physically
able to. do thework.---It la .with isioch.,
regret hat his "Tohgregatton has
fa.HiiTffg'-"Jthe- four-years or
more, Mr. Hall has done a great Work
and has- numerous - friends of T all
denominations who regret much, to
give him -up. .:'
Mr J. Q. Parnell is placing material
on' his building lot on Main street.
between Mr. W. G, Britt'a and Mr.
A. M. Stubb's residences
i The hum of the cotton gins con
tinues day and much of the night and
still 'can't keep up with the rush of
the cotton. '
Nathan Hill, a prominent and in
dustrious farmer who .lives a couple
of miles north of town, lost his barn
and a ; quantity- of forage and his
touring car last Thursday night about
7'o'clock by. fire. His ion attempted
toO put some 4 gasoline in th' car,
useing a' lighted lantern hear by, and
the gasoline . caught fire and r in a
short time the result was a loss of
no less than $1,000, With no. insurance. '
Rev; W. Maness is .rushing ffi.
brand new Ford .car, self -actor, also
P
Capt. Angus Jenerigan. -
Ladies of the Baptist church are
planning to give one of the largest
suppers Thursda'y night for, benefit
of their new parsonage that they are
going to build in the near future.
Key. C. R. Sorrell of Poplar Bluff,
Mo.; has 'accepted a call to the first
Baptist church here and ' at Green
Springs; sf He will probably arrive on
or before November 1st.
We hear of some babies of our sec
tion who will be on exhibition at the
Robeson county fair next 'week. We
have some prize winners up this wey
if they only take them.
Mr. R. B. Hutson our clever A. C.
L. agent,- came near meeting with
a severe , accident Saturday night on
his way home from Fayetteville,
when some unknown guy, said to re
side at Hope Mills; ran hl8 car right
into Mri Hutson's car, breaking both
cars to someextent. The only life
saver was that neither car wag run'
ning at a high speed.
If every driver would keep his side
of the road and sober, as our agent
claims, no accident would occur.
We hope to greet our friends at the
Robeson county fair.
W. C Boren of Greensboro
Heads
Good Roads Association.
The annual convention of the-North
Carolina : Good Roads association
closed an enthusiastic 2-days' session
in Greensboro last evening. ' W. C.
Boren of Greensboro - was elected
president to succeed W. A. McGirt of
Wilmington, who had held the office
for 3 years. ' The 1922 convention will
be held in Morebead City. A vice
president was elected for each con
gressional district, Dr. S. Highsmith
of Fayetteville being elected, for this,
the Sixth, district.
Sunday - School Supper' at Glenwood
Oct 14. , J, V - .
Correspondence of The Robesonian;
The. Ladies of Moss Neck Sunday
School, will serve supper at Glenwood
school house ; Friday evening, October
14," for the benefit of the church.
Public cordially invited. A ' V
cabbage, turnips, ' collards, . aquash,
cucumbers; fruits, cured meats, etc;
art and fancy Work, pantry supplies,
dairy products, canned ., fruits . and
vegetables, , fruit,; pickles,' jelly,, jam,
etc; 'curios, relics and, antiques and
numerous articles-interesting through
their historical association.
MHounV Dawg Show and Fox Chase
T On Friday, the last day of the fair,
the - Robeson County Fox Hunters
association will stage a "houn' dawg"
show.. A prize has been" offered for
the best pair of fox hounds and following-
the show, 'the , dogs. will-' par
ticipate in a fox chase.. This is a new
feature this year and is expected to
appeal to the 'many, dog fanciers in
the county. ". '
Music will be furnished throqghout
the week by two brass bands. (
Mr. D. G. Lawson of R. 4, Lumber
ton, was among the visitors in town
yesterday."
""' ansfoed Vasses.
w.n "rt....- -a..L i
Dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital lal
I ; BaHinore Remains ' Interred att
bertoa Market ; and
Friends Among Growers.
Mr. E :,0 Bransford
... known as "Billy." well-k
-v OI cuumcuum. uacu vn wvouT I
- jA,n.--H.,Vja i,A.nit-. .ji.
more, according to a telegram receiv-
director oi tne nospitai yesterday. Ve
ce,ased left Lumberton two weeks ago
for the. hospital, his health having
been bad' for several months. It has
not been learned definitely what was
done with the;, remains, though it is
said they were sent to Mullins;7 S. C,
where they were interred, r
sailed,
was well-known .throughout
this section. He was the "father" of
the present tobacco market in ' "Lum
ber ton. having -operated the Star
warehouse here for several year, be
fore the other houses were built. He
also founded the market at Mullins,
S. C, having conducted' a sales ware
house there for a number of years
before coming to Lumberton. He had
many friends among tobacco-growers
throughout - the South Carolina . blL
8;xexta amon?- oimrs ite was
. .wiOTrerti.. -and nisi
m behalf, of the tobacco-growers often
lost money for himself. : .
' e was probably about 65 years old,
tnqugn nis exact age has not been
leattied. He is survived by his wife
and several children. He had not
livid with his family for several
years. It is understood that-1 his
friends at Mullins , and here made up
a purse lor defraying his expenses to
tne nospitai and that money, - was
raised at Mullins for having the re
mains sent there tor burial.. He had
boarded at the New York cafe here
for more than a year, the proprietors
boarding him without charge, it is
aid.
Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. E M.
Britt. ' - f
r The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Mi, Bntt died. Tuesday morning at
theBritt' home. Pine and Eighth
treets?'J The child was only five days
fold. The funtral was conducted from
the home Tuesday at 4 p. m. by Rev.
Dr. Chas. H. Durham, .pastor of the
First Baptist church, and interment
was made in Meadowbrook cemetery.
Infant Daughter of Curtis Jones, In
dian. OrvacRe, 9-months-old daughter of
Curtis Jones, Indian, died early yes
terday morning at the home of hei
parents on roifte 1 from Lumberton.
Death resulted from colitis.
Mrs. Ora Jane Lynch of Orrum.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
. Orrum; R. 1, Oct; 11 Mrs. Ora
Jane Lynch died Monday of compli
cations. She was 24 years old and a
member of Mt. Elim Baptist church.
She wag always loving and kind and
though she is dead she liveth. The
funeral was conducted at the Stephens
cemetery Monday afternoon by Rev.
Mr. Dodd, pastor of the deceased.
The grave was - completely covered
with flowers. Beautiful music was
rendered, Miss Henrietta Brjtt of
Boardman, leading. While the casket
was being lowered a beautiful song
was rendered by' Mrs, Charley Lamb,
Mrs. Henrietta Britt and Miss Anna
Ammons. The pallbearers were
Leonard Brift," Swain Britt. Arren
Ivey, Volen Stone, John Sellers,
Orion Martin.
. Deceased was a sister of Mr.
Evander Stone of Lumberton.
FARM-AID LOANS TO N. C. BANKS
Raleigh Cor., Oct. 11, Wilmington
Star: . Loans aggregating, three
quarters of a million dollars to North
Carolina banks were approved by the
War Finance corporation- agency
meeting here this afternoon. These
are the : first loans to be approved
by the agency and were made to bank,
in various sections of the state cbver-
ing loans that have been made, to
farmers, j. v.
Col. James R. Young, chairman of
the agency, said the names of the
banks obtaining the loans could not
be made public. . , . J. ' ; . ' ;
Other approvals of loans, are expect
ed to follow in quick succession as
the banks ' are - taking advantage : of
the government' offer to aid them in
financing' the farmer. . r i ;
Airman Will Drop Handbills.
The areoplane which will give daily
hair-raising stunts - over the fair
grounds during the fair next week will
"cover" Robeson and adjoining coun
ties with handbills advertising the
fair. The birdmen are expected to
arrive here Saturday afternoon 'and
will start on the advertising trip Mon
day morning, t The handbill will be
dropped from the areoplane.
Box Supper at Bethesda.
There will be a box supper at Be
thesda -school house tomorrow (Fri
day) night. Ice cream and other re
freshments will be served. The pub
lic is invited. ' v '
Forty-four white, 13 Indian and
47 colored people took' the' teachers
examination here Tuesday and' yes
terday. The r examination was con
ducted by Prof. J. R. Poole, county
superintendent of public instruction.
'change To New V
Qiref A-m Q-.flr
OySiem OatUrday
L
- niniiua.n turn
! After Thl. WkvRI P-
j It is the plan of the Southern Bell
Telephone Co to cut over from the
present system to the common battery
system "late Saturday night of this
week. The change will interfere but
lightly with the service, i as every
thing will be put in readiness for the
change before it is made. , x
: New 'phones have been installed in
all residences and business houses of
subscriber, and after the cut-over the
new 'phones will be:used instead of
the old ones. Th old 'ohones will
be removed soon after the change, ac
cording to Mr. v. u Rogers, manager
of the local exchange. In other words,
Saturday you use the old 'phone and
Sunday the new. j
It is well to remember that under
the new system it will not be neces
sary to "crank" before getting cen
tral.; All one has to do is lift the
receiver. Mr. Rogers., pointed PuJ.jto
3-Robesoniaeportef the importance
.twer,"w4fn.cflSw.v. removing-the
receiver; Failure to do this will cause
inconvenience and delay. When the
receiver is replaced the connection will
be cut off. Keep the receiver off un
til the conversation is ended.
If the person desired fails to an.
swer within a reasonable time, or if
you wish to attract the operators'
attention during the conversation,
move the hook up and down slowly
three or four times. .
Rules for using the new system will
be found on the last page of the tele
phone directory. Read them.
Make County Fair
Good Object Lesson
Correspondence of The Robesonian.'
Farmers should realize more than
ever before the importance o exhibit
ing cattle, hogs, poultry, peanuts,'
potatoes, Boy beans, velvet beans, cow
peas, etc., at the county fair, as
these are the things that in a svstem
of diversified farming seem to pro
mise the greatest amount of relief.
It is no longer a question "Can
we afford to take our cotton land for
these things?" but a fact that we
must do it.
' If those who have practiced diversi
fied farming of their own accord will
bring these things to the fair, they
may . be able to help those who must
dothese things.
The Department of Agriculture tells
us that some farms in the county
will likely suffer seventy-five per
cent damage. next year while others
will unquestionably suffer less. But
who can tell where the maximum or
minimum damage will fall so it will
Say the man who is behind to quicken
is pace. There is no better place for
adding life to the pace than to visit
the county fair and see and study the
things that others have done. -Those
who have should help those who
haven't, by exhibiting at the fair.
The fair i8 intended to be an object
lesson so let's make it a good one.
O. O. DUKES,
Farm Demonstrator.
A large army areoplane from
Camp Bragg will fly over Lumberton
every day during the fair next, week,
according to word received from the
War Department This is in addition
to the 'plane which will do "stunts"
over the fair grounds each afternoon
during the fair. Indications point to
plenty of air attractions during the
fair. -
Mr. N. A. Mercer and family have
moved to Lumberton from Howells
ville township and are living on East
Seventh street. : They moved to Lum
berton in order to- put three of the
children, James, N. A. Jr. and Edwin,
in school. - .y
A minstrel show big minstrel
show will be given Saturday at 4
p. m. at the intersection of Chestnut
and Seventh streets, Mr. H. M. Mc
Allisters, by boys of the Sixth grade
of the graded school. Mis, Lola Nor
ment is leader.- Admission, 5 cents
lor cnuaren,?iu cents xor adults, la
cents; lor reserved seat .Proceeds
will be used for the- Sixth 'grade
society. Mis, that show and youll
miss half your life. Don t miss it
; License has been - issued for the
marriage of Rosa Graham and Thos.
N. Surles, both of the Proctorville sec
tion. .
An aligator measuring ten feet
and 4 inches from tip to tip was cap
tured hear the home of Mr. Council
Pittman of 'the Bellamy section re
cently. The 'gator was found, on dry
land and J9 now at the home of Mr.
Pittman. It is one of the largest
'gators ever seen hereabouts. '
Rev. and Mrs. W. J. DuBois re
turned yesterday morning from Chat
tanooga, Tenn., where they - spent
several weeks. - They . will live on
East Fourth street until Mr. DuBois
can erect a house on his farm, near
the National cotton milL ...
Mr. A. T. McCallum of Red Springs
was Lumberton visitor yesterday.
Had Many leiepnones nay be Us:d Sunday . ERIEF ITEMs AND I.OCAI. NPwa
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k Motng for First Time-NoJnter. w r,arnr ,a M
. familiarly rupuoo or strvKt tn Catting Out?. K:.rt " -77 Zl " VZIirZ
nown tobae-' Oid and Cutting la New N Mwe'-.JA " -"
COTTON MARKET
, Mjddun!T cotton is quoted on th
local market today at 18 3-4 cents the
pound; strict middling 19 1.4 cents.
i n , Tif r t .VT-;n L. . I
'Mr. W. C. McNeill has accepted
a position as salesman in the Pope
arug store.
The death rate has been 'low in
and around 'Lumberton of late, accord
ing to local undertakers.
Dr. N. A. Thompson and Messrs,
Geo. L. Thompson and G. EL Ranckc,
Jr., left yesterday for the coast, where
they will spend a few days hunting
and fishing. v . . i , -
-"About twenty people called to
see me about article I advertised in
The Robesonian", said a man who re
cently ran an ad in The Robesonian'
penny, column. Sure, it pays to ad
vertise la The Robesonian.
. Messrs. . H. M. and J. D. Mc
Allister and Vance McGill went yes
terday to Bolivia, Brunswick county,
on a hunting trip. Mr. H. M. Mc
Allister will try out his new deer
hounds on the trip.. They will proba
bly return home tomorrow night
Senator-1; IL Varser' left
Tuesday eyentojr .f orw C-ea-rJ-".-'-
"beforeSi Stat good roads meeting.
Mr. Varser intended to return by way
of Raleigh, where he will argue some -
appeal cases oeiore. me supreme
r. T r. c.nt.... a r n
Wishart, Jack Cox and Ira Bullard
attended pi Charlotte Monday Bar
num & Bailey's circus. Mr. Stephens
weni?irom ..ynanotie, to nign romi
on business while Mr. Wishart went '
to the f estern part of the State also
on business.""
From Baker Sanatorium: Mrs. A."
B. Floyd of ; Fairmont has returned
home after wndergoing a serious
opera iion-- mrs. o. o. vuver ox ran-
i . .i i. . .
uiuiii.uttB reiumeu nome alter unaer-
Kuiiik- eeriuuo operauon. wrs. rv.
E. Hooks, who was operated on Mon
day, la getting along nicely.
Messrs. H. A, R. E., J L. and
Emory M'White of the Ten Mile sec
tion went Tuesday to -Cherry Grove
beach to hunt and fish for a few days.
They expected to be joined yesterday,
by Messrs. J. I. Townsend, J. IL
Powers, H. H. Stanley and Robert.
Martin of the same section. .
The regular monthly meeting of
the Robeson County Medical society
was held here yesterday afternoon.
An interesting paper was read by Dr.
T. M. Watson of Maxton and some
clinical cases were reported by Dr.
J. O. McLeiland of Maxton and Dr.
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mg was fairly well attended.
Postmaster D. D. French asks
The Robesonian to urge patrons of
the local postoffice to mail letters and
packages all during the day, not wait
until just before train time. So many
people take mail to the office just
before time for closing that it makes
it difficult to dispatch same, accord
ing to Postmaster French.
Messrs. S, Mclntyre, H. E. Stacy,
R. C. Lawrence, T. L. Johnson, J.
Dickson McLean ; of the local bar,
went Tuesday evening to Raleigh to
appear before the Supreme court The
appeal in re the will of the late Miss
Letilla Edens, that of the injunction
brought against the town of Lumber
ton, restraining the town from collect- ,
ing a $5 auto drivers' tax,- and several
others will.be argued.
The Lumberton, Dresden and
National cotton mills had to close
down for the week Tuesday evening-.
These mills get their power from the
Yadkin River Power Co. and have
been on a 4-days.a-week schedule for
several weeks on account of inability
of the power company to furnish cur
rent, and Tuesday they were notified
that power could be furnished only
two days this week. .
The following Robeson county
men have been appointed marshals
for the State fair at Raleigh next,
week, their names appearing in the
list of some 300 marshals published
in the, Raleigh News and Observer ,
yesterday: Dickson McLean, Wood-"
berry Lennon; Dr.A. M. Waddell, F.
Eli Wishart, -L. McK. Parker, Earl.
Thompson, David H. Fuller, all of
Lumberton; Douglas McMillan,. , Red .
Springs; Arthur McKinnon, Maxton;
D. Prather McKinnon, Rowland; J. D.
McCormick, Parkton.
" ERROR CORRECTED
Order for Change of Program at
Local Schools : Was Without
Time Limit
, The order passed by the local
school board for a two-session day ..
at the graded and high schools,
with an hour at noon for lunch,
carried with it no suggestion of
trial for 30 days but was. made.
unconditionally. Supt Cale an- :
nounced at the school that the or-
der was to try this plan for. 30
day9 and it was bo stated in Mon- '
day's Robesonian, but this was in-
correct - In the discussion that
preceded the-motion that the
change be made something was
said about giving the plan a trial, -
which no doubt was. responsible
for misunderstanding of the or-
der. The motion that was passed.."
made no reference to any tempor- -
ary arrangement .
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