Immense TKrong At
Patterson Funeral
Funeral of G. ; B.I Patterson Yester
day Bronchi Ont Largest Outpour
ing of People- That Ever Attended
& - Funeral in" Robeson End Came
Suddenly : Saturday ' Afternoon-
Deceased Was Former Congressman
,, and fading 4JitiBen. - -
x. The funeral of Hon. G.B.. Patter-
son, whose sudden" death occurred at
his home, m; Jdaxton Saturday after
" noon, .was attended . yesterdays after-
. noon, .by. perhaps the largest '-, crowd
that ever: gathered at a funeral in
Robeson county; During the service
at the Presbyterian church in Maxton
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock every
inch of standing room in the cnurcn
was occupied ? and. the overflow all
but fiDed the large church lawn. It
is estimated that 1,500 people attend
ed the .services , in .Maxton and that
an even larger- number gathered for
the interment at Laurinburg, Where
the wife of the deceased was buried-
Rev. Dr. H. G.'V Hill,' Robeson's
"Grand Old Man", pastor of the Max
ton Presbyterian church, conducted
the funeral, assisted by Rev. E. JU
Siler, assistant pastor of the church;
Rev. John Allan McLean, formerly of
Maxton, now of Morganton; and Rev.
Carl Craig, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Laurinburg. In a voice that
carried to the part of the congrega
tion standing to ther vestibule, Dr.
Hill, 91 years-old, preached a beauti
ful sermon about the heavenly 'home.
The music ' was - exquisite, Mhe choir
singing "It Is Well With My Soul,
"Jesus Lover of My Soul" and "Home
land." The floral off erings were sur
passingly beautiful and lavish, ... ;
The pallbearers . were:,: active
Messrs. G. B.Sellars, J, 0. McLel-
land, H. C. McNair," W. O. Bennett,
J. E." Carpenter,. R.:Ia. McLeod, w.
H. Weather spoon, McKay , McKinnon;
honorarvelders ? of the church:
Messrs. S. B. McLeanVVW, J.; Currie,
J. a McCallum, L. LT McGirt, J. P.
Wiggins, Lacy McLean J. S. McRae,
R. D. Croom. ; , -"':?' .K: - -
The remains were interred with
Masonic honors. Members of Max
to Massonic Lodge No. 417,' of which
deceased was a past roaster, attended!
in a bddy,5 also Laurinburg command
ery and the bar- of Robeson and Scot
land counties. No doubt every town
ship in Robeson , county was repre
sented at, the funeral., One hundred
and twenty-five or-more, .people 'At
tended from Lumberton - alone. There
were many at the funeral from many
distant points. .
News of .Mr. Patterson's death
reached Lumberton Saturday . after
noon. He died of heart. failure that
afternoon at 1:40 at his home on Pat
terson street. The following is taken
from a dispatch of, the 21st from
Maxton: . '' .
"Mr; Patterson was' indisposed this
mnrnin? and unable to ba at his of
fice, but was not considered very ill,
having Just had a conference with a
client, with- whom he , walked ' to ' the
door. When stricken he was reclining
on a couch talking with his brother,
D. A. Patterson, and with Misses An
nie Elizabeth and Maggie Patterson,
with whom "he and his daughter, Mary,
lived.
"He was born in Richmond county,
in that part now known as Scotland,
in 1863 and was in his 69th year. He
was one of the brawny Scotch of this
section, being the son of Gilbert
Brown and Margaret Patterson, some
of the early settlers. In 1908 he mar
ried Mrs. Mattie MacNair Evans,
daughter of Jno. F. MacNider, , of
Laurinburg. She died about ten years
aCO. ..' -
"Besides the members of his. house
hold his cousins, Misses Annie E.
and Maggie Patterson, and his 13-year-old
daughter,' : Mary MacNair
Patterson, he is survived by one bro
ther, D. A. Patterson, and one sister,
Mrs. M. E. - Baldwin, ..both, of this
place, and his step-son, Hervey
Evans, of Laurinburg.;.' . t. ..
"MrPattersons' -influence , in, 'this
community was exceptional and wide
spread. By his genial, kindly disposi-
tion, he won many friends and, heldlboth of Rowland, and the balance of
them. -
"Mr." Patterson'was, -a graduate of
the university of North Carolina and
taught severafyears. Intensely inter
ested in the education of the youth of
his community, he has always been a
leader in school af fairs! He was chart
er member of the - school board'and
served continuously for 22 years, be
ing instrumental in the organization
of the, school district' "
"In the church he ' ha' been very
active. ; Ut haa been- .an elder in
the Maxton " Presbyterian 1 chuf ch for
15 years and was a member of the
executive .committee of the Sunday
school in which he has always been
a leading factor, serving 'formerly, as
superintendent. ;' ; . : ; ' x
"Mr.- Patterson.1 represented Robe
son county in .the legislature of 1899
and v1901, and was representative
from the sixth district in the Con
gress of. the United States for two
terms, from 1903 to 1907,-- - -
"As . an ; ardent advocate ' and wise
counselor, he was the ' equal of any
lawyer! in the state." i-4UMpV ,4-
Mr. J. L. Memory, Jr., principal of
the Philadelphua. school, was a Lum
berton visitor, this morning, u -
Eavaioiighby
; SeriouslyVounded
Evander : Parker is In Jail Charged
.With Firing Shot That Ma J Prpve
Fatal Shooting Took Place Near
'Fairmont Late- Yesterday Parker
, Denies Doing ths Shooting Wil-
loughby in Hospital Here,f?
Ed -Willoughby-. of the Fairmont
section is in, the Thompson hospital
here with but a slight chance of ..re
covery from the' effects of being shot
late yesterday afternoon. -Evander
Parker,; of ' the ? same! section, is in
jail charged with, the shooting. . Wil-
IftfiMkkv'a - 1ia ' ttraa ritmAltinail' li 'm
bullet which "entered., his right . side.
His ' intestines were punctured in one
place r and injured -'in several other
places, according to Dr.JS, A, Thomp
son. . " . - , -
The shooting took place about 6
o'clock in the home of a colored man
named Mitchell on the f arm of Mr.
Tommie Lee three miles west of
Fairmont, v - Both , Willoughby rf and
Parker were drunk,' it is said, Parker
firing' the shot after the .two . had
cursed each other. Parker, was later
arrested - by Rural Policeman D. C,
Ratley of Fairmont and brought here
at midnight and placed in jail. Though
it is said that there were several eye
witnesses to the shooting,"; Parker
denies firing the shot. When seen at
the 1 jail today by a Robesonian re
porter,' he "said they had the. wrong
man and that he did not shoot Wil
loughby.. While only, one shot was
fired -in the house, others there "say
Parker fired "his pistol, a 38-calibre
"Owls Head", several times after go
ing outside. .
Both; Willoughby 5and ; Parker are
young men. : Willoughby is married
and has several children, while" Park
er is unmarried. .. He served in the
army J during the World War.
Willoughby married Parker'3 cousin.
Plead Guilty To .
Theft Of Bull
Marion, Quick Bound to Court on Ad
r mission of Stealing, Bull ' from
Negro and Selling Him to Mr. Carl
Bullard Two Negroes in Toils for
Forging Check on Dr. WaddelL 7
v Marioa Quick, young white man,
was arrested yesterdayr. near Hope
Mills,' " on the " charge of stealing : a
bull. from. a colored man and selling
thejbull to Mr; Carl Bullard of Lum
berton. Quick plead guilty of the
charge before Recorder David H. Ful
ler this morning and was bound over
to the, Superior court under a $300
bond, in default of which he was re
manded to jail. Quick drova the bull
into town, Tuesday morning of last
week and sold him to Mr. Bullard for
$20. Soon after the sale the owner
came to Lumberton and Mr. Bullard
returned the bull to the owner.
Jim McEachern, colored, was bound
over to the Superior court this morn
ing on the charge of forging a check
on Dr. M. A, Waddell for $25. Daniel
Mitchell, also colored, was bound over
on the charge of aiding and abetting
in the forgery. Each was placed un
der a $300 bond, in default of which
they were remanded to" jail. "Foste
Ford, colored, charged with aiding
and abetting in the same forgery,
was found not guilty.
The State took a nol pros in the
case of Henry Edwards, charged with
giving a bogus check.
MR. FRANK "iSDENS WILL
He Left $5,000 to Methodist Church
at Rowland, $3,000 Each to Two
Nieces and Balance of Estate of
$35,000 to Methodist Orphanage at
Raleigh. Vs ;".
Mr. Frank Edens, prominent bache
lor citizen of Rowland whose death
here at the Baker sanatorium last
Monday night of pneumonia was men
tioned in Thursday's Robesonian, left
$5,000 to tthe Methodist church '.of
Rowland,-for rebuilding or remodel-
ing $3,000 each to Mrs. Lena B
Ward and Miss Cora Edens, nieces,
this estate, valued at about 35,000,
to the Methodist orphanage at "Ral
eigh. By this bequest the .orphanage
gets about $24,000.
Sought Stolen' Goods and Found
- Whiskey StilL . - v. -. .
. Instead of finding the stolen goods,
they found a 'whiskey still. Robbers
entered the store of - McDonald Bro
thers at Raemon Wednesday night of
last week. Thursday . a .. bloodhound
was secured from Raef ordV The dog
trailed to the home of a negro. While
none of the' stolen goods was found
in the home, a whiskey still was found
there. The negro was arrested and
carried to Rowland for trial before
Recorder J. A. McKay. It has not been
learned what sentence was imposed.
No Big Acreage in Cotton for Mr.
Musselwhite. - T - . ' t "
Mr. R. C. M'White of R. 7, Lum
berton, was in .town Saturday. - Mr.
M'White says he is- going to plant
only ten acres of cotton and 4 acres
of tobacco on a - 4-horse - farm this
year. He will-plant the balance of the
farm on foodstuffs. Rather than plant
a big acreage In cotton, he would let
his land "lie out", he says. . r
Body Of Pope Bene--diet
Lie3 In State
He Died' Sunday Morning Gorgeous
. Procession Solemnly -; Transported
f Body .Down Royal - SUircase to
' Throne Room GasparrL Mentioned
as Possible Successor- i i
.Rome, Jan. 22. (By Associated
Press.) Arrayed in full canonicals,
with . golden mitre, gloves ajjd ' ring,
the body of Benedict XV, lies in state
in the throne room on the floor im
mediately , below ' the . apartment in
which ha jdie(Lt . , . - . - - -
For many hours today to thetoom
where the pontiff kad taade his fight
for life camera continuous stream' of
officials, the representatives, of for
eign nations, high prelates, and others.
Then, Ute in theafternoon, In gorge
ous procession,'" composed ' of. "Pala
tine guards, gendarmes, the . Swiss
guard, secret chamberlains and honor
ary chamberlains, the .body was; sol
emnly transported down the ' royal
Staircase, through Clementine nail in
to the throne room,' -where s it was
placedTon a raised catafalque, before
which-the whole diplomatic corps paid
devout .reverence. A .
The sacristan zampini gave absolu
tion, and the Cardinals sprinkled holy
water, while , the penitentiaries ' ; un
ceasingly chanted prayers, answered
by the kneeling onlookers. Immediate
ly!! afterward the doors were opened
to the multitudes desirous of looking!
for the. last time on the 'departed
pontiff., j - I
The sacred congregation convened
this morning when the cardinals 'were
informed of the pope s- death. With
the exception of Cardinal Gasparri,
the papal secretary of state, they
gathered iq Benedict's private apart
ments. Gasparri, in .due and solemn
form, escorted by the Swiss guard in
full dress and accompanied by the
prelates and acolytes .of the reverend
apostolic chamber, entered the apart
ments a few minutes later. He will
administer the holy see during the
interregum. , With him also was Mon
signor Sincerofi -secretary of the
sacred college.
' Cardinal Gasparri, , ' surrounded by
the cardinals then proceeded to veri
fy the death of "Benedict, extending
over the lifeless form a ' silver, wand
an crying out:" "Giacomo,Giacomo,
Giacomo." He opened the - certificate
of death and declared: "Dominus
Papa Noster Mortuus Sst., thus, an
nouncing officially the. -pope's death, i
1 --: - "' ' ' ' ''''"' . ''!' ' I
Rome', Jan. ; 22. (By Associated
Press.) Pope Benedict breathed his
last at 6 o'clock ; this morning. The
news was hurriedly communicated
front the papal bed chamber to the
principal ante-chamber, and was an
nounced by-JMonsignor Pizzardo, dep
uty papal secretary of state, just as
the ponderous bells of St. Peter's
overlooking the Vatican courtyard, be
gan tplling the hour of 6.Then one
by.;. ona.-the bells : in . Rome's 400
churches joined in the horologic sym
phony that marked the passing of the
head of the Roman Catholic church.
Speculation is already rife concern
ing the ! successor. Cardinal Gasparri
is among those most prominently 1
mentioned, although, the election of a
papel secretary of state is , almost
without precedent.
McLean Object Of
G. O. P. Raiders
Republicans. Open Campaign to Oust!
Lumberton Man From War Finance,
Corporation..- I
-Washington, Jan. 22. Not satis-,
fied with taking everything that be-;
longs to - them "beyond a seasonable ,
doubt," the Republicans are now pre-1
paring to raid the non-partisan com
missions, boards and corporations of
the government to find places for of
fice ; seekers. Today they - opened a i
campaign to oust Angus Wilton Mc
Lean from the War Finance corpora
tion. The only excuse offered is that
he "associates with Jos. P. Tumulty,"
and ' Other well known democratic
leaders. u ' . " ;
Representative Carl Riddick, of
Montana, publicity' director, for- the
Republican - congressional committee,
is behind this movement He and Sen
ator Davis Elkins, of West .Virginia, I
have been stirring up trouble, for the.
few 'Democrats remaining in omce
here. They think it will help to save
"the G. O. P." from backsliding in
public f avor-H. E. C. Bryant in
Charlotte Observer. V i .r. ' 7
Miss . Ada Edwards, teacher of
one division -of the seventh grade of
the Lumberton graded school, left
Thursday evening for Asheville on ac
count of the illness of her fatner. A
card received - from, : Miss v - Edwards
by another member of the school fa
culty yesterday stated that her. fa
ther had undergone an operation and
that1 his ; condition was - very favor
able. Miss Edwards' home is at Mars
Hill, but her father is in a hospital
in Asheville. Miss Mary Wetmore is
teaching for Miss Edwards while she
is, away. . C V'-.-'--,
Prof.; J. W. R. Norton, principal of
the ; Lumberton' high school, spent
the week-end with home -folks, near
Laurel Hill. ...
Mayor Favors
V" Town Manager
la Telling School About Bis Job
. -Mayor White Says Town Ought to
. Employ . Manager Also i Favors
-Erecting New $100,000 School
Building Keir. Luke Rader Also
BIakes a Talk.- U-ity-"
"Why Lumberton f Has Z a Mayor",
was the subject of 'Mayor- A. E.
White's talk., before pupils of the
graded and high, schools at the re
gular" chapel exercises Friday morn-;
ing. Devotional exercises, were ; con
ducted by Rev. Luke Rader, pastor of
the Gospel Tabernacle. Mr. Rader
also "delivered a short address on the
Jin his ' address1 Mayor1 White told
ox the duties of . the officials joz the
town as provided by the town charter
and declared that many other duties
than these must be met.: He appeal
ed to the children, to' co-operate with
the town officials in mainUining' law
and' order and warned them; against
violating even the most' insignificant
law. The violation of laws such as
riding bicycles on the . 'sidewalks,
driving automobiles without numbers
and exceeding the speed limit, may
lead ' to disrespect of the law " and
more serious violations, he declared.
Favors Town Manager
The elective officers of the town
include a mayor and four commis
sioners, the mayor - elected every
year, and the commissioners ' every
two years. The mayor receiver a sal
ary jof $300 the year and the com
missioners $1.50 each per month,
these officers costing the town a to
tal Of $372 a year in salaries. The
town collects 46,000 a year taxes and
the payor and board disburse about
one-half this amount in one day out
of each month. Mayor, White favors
tHe town having .'a manager to de
vote, all his time to the interest of
the municipality. The affairs, of the
town cannot be handled as they should
be in the small amount of time given
under the present form of govern
ment, he said
Will Help Erect Another School
v Building. V
"-. In closing the speaker declared he
stood ready to head a fight for funds
to erect a high, school building on a
lot opposite the present building to
cost not less than $100,000. He
favors erecting a building: that will
meet the demands jwd be a credit to
the community. The best investments
that can be made are those made in
the interest of humanity, the speaker
continued. Money thus invested . will
pay dividends . throughout eternity.
What It Takes To Win.
Mr, Rader's address was chock full
of good advice. The desire' to suc
ceed is the very first law for success
in business or in the Christian lifeie
declared. In order to attain success
one must be willing to make sacri
fices. He urged the importance of
connecting one's self with God in or
der to attain the height of success in
this life. -
A bull' dog determination's neces
sary in order to win , and one must
first realize that he is a failure be
fore he can - succeed. One must be
willing - to take advice from others
He read a part of the 27th Psalm as
a Scripture lesson.
According to. the plans of Supt. W.
H. Cale the National Bank Of Lum
berton will be represented with a
short address next Friday morning
and Mr. H. B. Jennings will represent
the cotton mills of which he is head
the following Friday. It is the plan
to have all the business interests of
the town represented at the chapel
exercises, one each Friday morning.
Cooperative Mar
keting Meetings
Campaign for Members Will be Kept
Up Until the 31st Where Meetings
Will be Held This Week.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
St. Pauls, Jan. 23. The campaign
for members for the cooperative mar
keting of both tobacco and cotton will
be kept up until the 31st of this
month, and during that time farmers
may sign either tobacco or cotton con
tracts at the same price of $3 for
tobacco- and $3 for cotton or both
for $5. After the 31st of this month
the price will probably be raised to
$10 the contract
For giving' information and receiv
ing new members, ' meetings will be
held as follows:
Raft Swamp, Monday night, 23rd,
6:30.
Parkton; Tuesday night, 24th, 6:30.
Pembroke, Wednesday night, 25th,
6:30. -
Smiths (Howellsville Township)
Thursday "nightf 26th,- 6:30.
Center (On Fairmont road) Friday
night, 27th; 0. -
There will be speakers at all these
places apd announcement of v other
places for meetings, probably will be
made later. Those desiring meetings
held in their community should com
municate with me at once.
L: A! MeGEACHY Sec'y.,
' County Organization.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Soggie Winslow Floyd
and Caroline Nye; Edwin L. Mc
Donald and Ethel Harris.
St Pauls
News Letter
"V
Rev. McLean McGeaehy Accepts Call
to WJuteTille Death of Miss Ef fie
I McNeill Mr. Lee Parker Becomes
; Postmaster Much Moving Per
sonal Mention. Ll;
Correspondence of The - RobesoaJan.
5 St. Pauls, Jan. 2a Mr. T. K. Cobb
suffered an attack of appendicitis on
Friday nighty the 30th, was taken to
Highsmith hospital . the following p,
m., where he wss immediate!? AMnt.
ed on. Has been doing very nicely.
Mnu-Annie Harris has been visit
ing her sister Mrs. ParnelL The Par
nell's recently moved into the home
on Main street vacated by Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Powers. Mr. Neill McNeill
and family moved back to Red Springs
on Monday, January 2nd, after re
siding in St. Pauls the past year.
;Miss Beth Terry recently visited
relatives and friends near Ellerby.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Anderson of San
ford spent Saturday night and Son-'
day in town. ', : , :;r
Friends of Rev. McLean McGcachy
will be interested to know he has ac
cepted a call as pastor of Whiteville
Presbyterian , church.. Re and ; his
family were expected to eome , by
here : perhaps the latter part of the
week, for a brief visit ,K i
Miss Delia P. McGoogan is visiting
relatives in Georgia. r
Rev." Mr, Starling, the Methodist
pastor, hasn't been at-all well the past
few weeks.. Is still undecjt doctors
care. His many friends wish fon him
a speedy recovery, Mr. Hampton Ty
son is also under the weather.
Mr. J. A. McGeachy and family
have recently recovered from an at
tack of grippe.
Mr. G. A. Inman's -family moved
to Lumberton sometime ago.
Lots of moving and 'changing
around since the first of the year.
Several new comers in town, while
some few are leaving us. '
Mr. Cox, depot agent, has moved
into the house on Armfield - street
vacated by Mr.W. B. Petteway and
family some time ago.
' Mrs. L. I. Grantham is in a hospi
tal. in Richmond for treatment Her
little daughter Sarah is over in-bum
berton with Mrs. Frank McMillan
while Mrs. Grantham , is away.
On Wednesday morning, the' 11th,
Miss Effie McNeill departed this life
at the homo of a nephew, Mr. Paxton
McNeill, a few" miles out of town.
The funeral services were held at the
Presbyterian church, here at 11
o'clock the' following morning, con
ducted by Dr. E. C. Murry, pastor
of the church of which deceased was
a member. She was laid to rest by
the side of loved ones who shortly
proceeded her to the grave.
Mrs. J. Mcl. Wicker has been
spending a while in our little town
with her daughter, Mrs. N. A. Mc
Eachern, on Main street. She returns
to her home town, Sanford, next
week. . .
Mr. Lee Parker has been appointed
postmaster, to sueceed Mr. P. J J
Caudell, who has been with us the
past several years.
"An oyster supper will be given In
town tonight .
Mrs. Maggie Oliver is here again
after a visit to some of the Olliver
relatives.
Mr. Archie Odom is very feeble,
now. Mrs. John Rowland Dean re
cently came over for a few days visit
he being her grandfather.
Misses Blanche and Ethel Harris
and Mr. and Mrs. Grady McCormic
spent Wednesday in Fayetteville shop
ping.
First Concrete
Put Down Friday
Work of Hard-Surfacing Begun Six
Months to Complete Job Detour
Via Back Swamp.
The first concrete was laid on the
road between Lumberton and Mc
Neill's bridge Friday at 10 a. m..As
has been stated in The Robesonian,
contracts has been let for hard-surfacing'
this stretch of the Wilmington-Charlotte-
Asheville (Wildcat)
highway? a little more than three
miles in length. It will probably take
six months to complete the job.
Folks coming to- Lumberton over
the Maxton, Red Springs and Row
land roads will find it necessary to
detour by way of Back Swamp church,!
coming into town over the Fairmont
road' Signs have been placed ' indi
cating the way of detour. -
Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health
officer, is ready to make blood tests
for syphilis. Those desiring to have
their blood tested should call at Dr.
Hardin's office on Saturday at 9 a.
m. -:'. '. '-.
Born, January 16, to Mr. and Mrs.
J. Foster Flowers, a son Joseph
Robbins.
Mr. J. W. Efird, New York buy
er for the Efird chain of 31 stores,
and Mrs; Efird spent Friday night in
Lumberton. When asked by a Robe
sonian . reporter about , business con
ditions throughout the territory cov
ered by the" Efird xhain, Mr. Efird
saldit'wasttstabout-up Howhatit
was a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Efird
spend most of their time in New
York. . " . .; - .; :.-
, i . COTTON if ASSET ";-:; ; :::
x,;. "m -,;,, w X:, ' t
. Middling cotton "1$ quoted on the
local market today at 19 cents the
pound. Vi., v- ; . :.'-.. ,..
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BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS
There will be a box supper and
fiddler's convention in connection with
the community service pictures at
Centenary .: school .house Thursday
night of this Week. .
Frances, 26-months-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. Grover Britt, had
vuitv vi ii mio Araciurea tn
the elbow Saturday when she fell on
the door steps. . '.;.'...;,';:
A new Henney hearse recently
Kureuawu uj nensrs. oiepnena Jk
Barnes, local . undertakers, arrived
Saturday, The hearse is up-to-date in
every respect, with all modern equip.
ment w,-.; : ' : . ; i.-;; ;-.v
, Rev. J. M. Fleming, principal of
the Meadows , public school, district
No. 1, Lnmberton township, reports
109 per.cent attendance, during tho
month closing January 20. A record
thaf can bo beat.
C Mn Fred . H. Townsend returned
this morning- from Richmond, Va
where he spent the week-end with
Mrs. Townsend, who Is undergoing
treatment In a hospital there. Her
condition is favorable.
-Mr. R. W. Wallace of TL 2. Pf--
mont, who was a Lumberton visitor
Friday, complains that hogs are tear
ing up tobacco beds In his section.
Folk's who allow their hogs to run
at large at this season do their
neighbors an injustice.
Mr. John W. Ward of Rowland,
chairman of the board -of county com
missioners, left Thursday afternoon
for EUisville, Miss., to visit his bro
ther, Mr. E. J. Ward, who is iH. Mr.
Ward will visit relatives in New
Orleans, La., and Huntersville, Ala.,
while away, - v .
' GrSce, 7-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Robbins, had an
ugly gash ..cut in her chin Friday
when she was struck by a swing on
the school grounds. She was carried
to the Thompson hospital, where the
wound was dressed. Two stitches
were required. . ':
"Please warn people about walk
ing on the lawns", said a Lumberton
lady to a Robesonian reporter.. She
explained that school - children and
grown ups, as well, take delight in
walking through the yard at her
home. It is a few steps nearer to
walk through the yard and across the,
grass than to go the sidewalk around,
If you love -your neighbor as yon
love yourself, then youl! not be guilty
of this offense. ,
Dr. J. A. Martin returned Satur
day from Richmond, Va., where ha
spent two weeks visiting at the home
of Mrs. Martin's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. P. Jones, Irs. Martin and
their two children, J. A. Jr., and Ray
mond Jones, who . accompanied Dr.
Martin to Richmond, will spend sev
eral weeks there . before - returning
home, Mrs. Martin "has been con
fined in a hospital for two weeks but
her condition is Improving.
p,y-Mfr W. S. Alexander of Mc
Donald held the lucky number Satur
day, afternoon when the final draw
ing for second prize in the Holmes
contest was conducted at Mr. A. J.
Holmes' jewelry store. - First and
third prizes had already been claimed.
The prize won by Mr. Alexander waa
a $20 gold piece. A large number
were present and there was much in
terest in the drawing. Three draws
were mode before the prize was claim
ed. The numbers were : taken from
the bag by Mr. Harvey . Green.
WOODROW WILSON FOUNDA
TION. Those Who May Desire to Contri-
bute May Do So This Week.
To the Public: .
On account of the lateness in
getting the campaign ' started in
this county in behalf of the Wood-
row Wilson Foundation, it has
been decided to run the campaign
tot another week in order to give
all those who may desire to do so
an' opportunity to make a -contri-
bution. v -
I would like it understood that
this "is-a matter of purely volun-
tary gifts. While I am very anxi-
ous to raise the quota., expected
from this county, still no pressure
will be brought to .bear upon our
DeoDle I have never known them
to fail yet to do their part' in any
worthy public enterprise, and I do T
not believe they, win fail in this.
Reports reaching me from other
parts of the State are to the ef-
feet that numbers of other coun-
ties have already raised their
quota, while in Robeson we have
hardly made a start. v .
- Hon. A. W: MeLean. wired, a
contribution of $300 with a hand-
some tribute to ex-President Wil- "
son accompanying it May I not
ask that every friend and admirer
of this foremost American send
in their subscription without de-
lay? The campaign will close this
week and the final returns 'will
then be made up. " , ,
R. CLAWRENCE.
Lumberton, N. C - .
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