! WATCH Y6M LABEL ! AND SEND W 3^ , NEWAL BEFORE YOUR BUBSCBtPTMN ! EXP!RES dtai has been d.Md bvt th^ not yet been filed. . ^ , It is planed to ereet the ne^ onorf)r. BeamaH At First Baptist Farewell Service Will be Held Sunday I Evening in Honor of Departmg Pastor of Chestnut Street Metho diat Church. A union farewell service m honor of Dr. R. C Beaman, who concludes Sunday a most acceptable service of six years as pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, will be held Sun day evening at 7:30 at the First Bap tist church. - Dr. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, having decided aot to hold his usual Sunday evening service in order that members of his congregation might worship with the Chestnut Street church congregation at the last Sunday service before Dr. Beaman would leave for his new ap pointment at Tarboro, and realizing that many more people wouid want to attend this service than could ^e accommodated in Chestnut Street church, graciously offered the Firs^ Baptist churdh for thig service on sc*, count of its greater seating capacity No doubt the large auditorium of this church wiii be filled for this fatewa!! service. * Doctors Stand By Co. Health Officer County MeJical Society Fai!s to Find Evidence in Support of Recent Grand Jury Report—Adopts Reso lutions Declaring Dr. Hardin Has Performed His Duty. Resolutions which it is understood wili show failure on the part of Robe son county grand jury to thoroughly investigate the services rendered by Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health offi cer, were ordered drafted by the Robe son County Medical society at its reg ular meeting held at the Goat club here Tuesday night. The resolutions also will show, it is said, that the work done by the health officer has not been detrimental to the welfare of the inmates of the county's in stitutions, but that it has been such that it plainly shows that the officer has done his duty as required by law. A committee was appointed by the society, following the report of the grand jury at the recent term of cri minal coOKt, to investigate thorough ty the complaints set out by the re port. This committee visited the county ja&, qounty home and convict camps aad found no reason for a re port, such as the grand jury made, and found farther that had the grand jury investigated the records in the )ff!ce of the clerk of Superior court, and coaepRed Dr. Hardin they would have found thet Hie officer had coin plied with the law in every instance ss much as it was possible for him to io so. Copies of the resolutions were ord ered sent to Judge N A. Sinclair, Solicitor T. A. McNeiM, the State Board of Health and The Robesonian. The Robesonian has not yet received s copy of the resolutions. — ^ Dr. R. S. Beam, president of the society, says the committee was ap pointed to investigate the matter to determine whether or not Dr. Hardin was rendering the service which was necessary and which was demanded of the health officer. He further stated that the society was very anxious that ali inmates of the county's institutions receive the best medical attention pos sible, and that they will do every thing in thejr power to help them get it, and on the other hand if after tpe thorough investigation it was found that the work necessary and demand ed is more than one medicaJ officer can attend to with other duties, then the society is ready to recommend that an additional health ofBcer be appointed. The above business took up so much time that papers which had been pre pared for the occasion were continued until next meeting. Before the meet ing, barbecue was served. Bazaar at Center School Home. A bazaar will be held at Center school house on the Fairmont-Lum berton highway Friday, November 30th, beginning at 2:30 p. m. and continuing until 10:30= p. m Chicken, chicken aahd, chocolate, c^fee, cakes and other refreshments win be sold and there wil! be other things of fered for sale. - Series of Meetings Closed Last Night Rev. W. S. Milne Preached Practice! Seneca* ef Power and Earnestness Daria a Series of Meetings Which Has Just Closed at Preabyteriaa Church. Reported for The Robesonian. The eerier of meetings which began at the Presbyterian church a Week Sunday closed iast evening. 'e rMtgped thia aeries titae haw come fo)r it to, close. Milne fa g very plain, practice! preacher of power and : earaeataess, andhis gdat!^ kindly disposition, as evidenced by hm pulpit Wanner, brings out the best qualities of his negrers. He prefaced his sariaon iasu evening With Words of appreciation and fare weQ. He said the close attention to ins pr$aChi!^g he^ helped him and en couraged him gheatly, and the season had been one of great refreshing for him. " An Open Dear For Service. He took his text firom Revelation 3rd chapter, beginning with the 7th verse: "A message to the minister of the "church of Brotherly Love." The privilege of an open door for service, said the preacher, is before every one, end no man can shut it. God has opened it to aii through Jesus Christ for His own glory and our good. The Bible is an open door. We are apt to fai! to realize the power that comes to us through His word. It has been tried but no man can shut it. He spoke of how* Often we do things for no particular reason and find an opportunity opening before us for real service to some one. It is He who opens these doors. Gad's hand is on the affairs of those who love and fear Him. We should ask for these doors to open,otherwise they may remain shut. It is "He that openeth and no man shuttefh; and shutteth and no man openeth". "He hath the Hey " "Lastly, Gpd opens these doors to His faithful for closer relationship—the Messing is ours, hpt the glory is'His". Tuesday morning there was no service on account of the pastor and the visi ing minister attending Pres bytery in Fayetteville. At the even ing service Mr, Miine took the inci dents recorded in 2 Samuel 24th chap ter, beginning at the 10th verse: "King David numbering the people", M^the basis for his ramasktu " i Life's Chance Life's chance, said the preacher comes to everyone. The outcome de pends upon whether one believes in mere chance, or believes in choice. God provides the main, the best chances in life by dependence upon Him. David departed from this and in his consequent pride sought to prove the strength of his army by a census. Realizing his sin, he be sought God to take away his iniquity. Sinning brings punishment not alone to the one who commits the sin but to others as well. God, the seer, by God's command* offered David three things, one of which he must choose for his punish ment: Seven years of famine, his enemies to prevail over him three months, or three days' pestilence. Repentance brought David clearer vis ion and he chose rather to fail into the hands of God than into the hands of men. As sin brings distress and suffering, God sent th epestilence, and David saw 70,000 of his army die within the 3 days. His sin affected these and their families, for penalty requires that the innocent suffer with the guilty. "A man wise ip his own conceit, there is more chapee Tor a fool than for him". The preacher urgedJhis hearers to take the gift of God's love through Jesus Christ, for ih that is the great chance of life sterna!. "Take God's plan, which contains for you that which cost the life of God's own Son. The value of this cannot be estimated." The One Thing In The Way. Mr Milne's sermon Monday night was particularly forceftd in that it brought the hearer face to face with the one thing that keeps men out of the kingdom of God. His theme was drawn from three passages of scrip ture: part of Luke 18, telling of the bringing of infants to Jesus; the story of the rich young ruler; Jesus' reply to the question 'Who then can be saved?"Also latter'part of Luke 10, Martha cumbered with serving in material things, Mary hearing the words of life; Psalm 27:4, David's de sire to dwell in the house of the Lord and to inquire ip His temple. The preacher said that just one thing, no matter how small, often prevents the greatest results. Losing a key renders the treasure-chest use less. One misstep, and a life ha lost. The infants were brought to Jesus for the blessing whieh He only could bestow. The rich young ruler be lieved he was about perfect but was conscious of a need for something, and Jesus knew what that was and told him—one thing, but it kept him out of the kingdom. Life service being lacking, he was unhappy; only ah ex change of earthly treasure for the treasure of heaven, but the wiM to make the change was lacking. Each one out of the kingdom knows he lacks one thing, and often knows what that one thing is. When one comas face to face with Jesus the question becomes serious end one's decision makes or mars forever. St. Paul New. Holmes-tade Marriage at Sanford Yesterday—Among the Sick—Per aona! Mention. JBy Bessie G. Johnson St. Paul, Nov. 20—Rev. 1. T. Poo!e and Mr. J. C. Lentz have returned from Elizabeth City, where the rep resented the iocal Methodist e%creh at the annual meeting of the gprth CaroCana Conference. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. Johnson,^ brief visit to Hendersonvi&_ ^ returning home ** of Rev. J J. ]. _^_to wave him la several days, arriving in part of the #eek. He baa in the home of his p* Mrs. E. C. Murray on Therrm#aionary basket be held Efidror afternoon the home of Mrs. A. H. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. G. BCaKc^rLmd 2 ehi!#en, Alice Audrey and Sh^w, of Lumber Bridge, spent a few hours last Sunday afternoon 3n the i home of^Mrs. Balfour's aunts, Mra. J. D. Johnson and Miss Alice Shaw, West Broad street. _ Miss Macy Guiton of Pittman hos pital, Fayettevf ie, made a brief visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Guiton, Wednesday night last Week. Miss Guiton, who has been in training at Pittman's fpr some time, wili finish her course in a short while. Mr. Duke from Hamlet has been a guest since latter part of the week jn the home of his son-in-law and daugh ter, Mrs. W. D. Johnson; Mrs„ Maggie McEachem of Fay etteville is visiting in the home of her cousin Mrs. Neiil McCormick, Sr., a few miies from town. Mrs., A(c Eachem has a large number of friends and acquaintances in and around St. Paul, where she formerly resided; Mrs. J. F. Lockey and 2 little daughters, Misses Mable and H{la Rose, spent the week-end near Max ton with their daughter and sister, Mrs.^Arthur A. McEachem. Mr; and Mrs. L A. McGeachy mot ored yesterday to the home of their the aunt Mrs. Rate Buie, widow —_ lute D. A Buie, of the Philadelphut vicinity, Mrs. McGeachy spending tin night. Mrs. Buie, who is blind ant quite aged, b*s been indisposed foi several days. Her daughter Misi Ketie Mel. Buie is also in bed wit! tonsilitis this week and during her ill ness, has secured Miss Lavinia John son, graduate nurse of our town, dBo With Mr. Mo&achy deft 4his moAt ing for the Buie home and wili remair with Mrs. Buie untii Miss Katie hn proves sufficiently to take care oi her mother. Mrs. McGeachy is ex pected to return with Mr. McGea^h; thig afternoon. Master George Walton Efsher, Jr. of Elizabethtown has been spending som^ time at the home of his grand Parents, Mr. qnd Mrs Marcus SmAp. who reside west of town. *Mr. mm *** H . A Mrs. Fisher have another little to who arrived during recent week They now have 4 children, 3 litt! sons and J daughter. The many Triend^bf Miss KateiM* Duffrn, who hoids a position in Pit! man hospitai, Fayetteville, were gjk to welcome her in town fot . brief v: S!t. She is , an aunt of Mrs. L ! Grantham, ArmfieM street. Miss Annie MeGoogan, who is member of the Lumber Bridge scho( facWty, was a week-end guest am<m relatives here. Her home is in Quil man, Ga. _ Rspor^t recently from Mr. J& Darnel ^Rainey of near St Pau who ha. been a patient several wed i** a ^nriette sanatorium and wh underwent an operation sdme 10 dhy ^ slowly improvE Br. N. G. Murray spent last Sunda m Foyettevfle and filled the puKi for Rev^S. K, Philips, pastor of H^ Presbyterian chuech, who wa condoctmg a series of meetings in S Paul at the time. ' Mr. and Mrs. Tom J. Smith, wh have been m Robersonville the pat weeks, where Mr. Smith was locate + tobacco season, have r< turned home again. ^Miss Lilly BeBe McDuMe and a*n MMs Chnsbne McDuffie visited Lun berton briefly one day last week. ^ A. McEacher left last Saturday afternoon for a v sdf to the 'latter's mother, Mrs. J. k Wicker, at Sanford. Mr. McEacher returned Saturday night whiie Mr; McEpchern remained over, she bein dame of honor in the marriage of he friend Miss Ida C. Holmes of that clt] who is to be united in marriage-to Mr. Lade of her home town tomorro morning, the marriage to be held i t* e Methodist church in that city. Tt contracting parties are weii know und have many friends, and their mai Tiage will be an event of keen intere; over the county and State. Everything is lacking when the one *s ladong; the one thing with -is *°at. The yonng ruler was rich m money, rich in social po sition, rich m virtues, but poor in hive lor Jesus, the one thing needful,^ the 2?" Peking. 'We need the Marthas , said the preacher, "but their service would be more blessed if it was given second place and the good part which Mary chose given first place. That was the Master's teaching. There is one predominat ing thing in each life, in each home. Is it one of the 'many things' or shall it be the "good part*? The psalmist found xR*t it was Md desire to dumil „ 4) Parkton Letter Box Supper at New Hume Friday Night—Rev. W. T. Bascom Preach ; es Sunday—Orchestra Play a at Gray s Creek Sunday P. A Cuttun Rush—Bdsketbaii Came* and Other Item*. By C. D. WiMamaoa, Parktdn, Nov 20—There will be a box supper at New Home school house Friday night, Nov. 23rd, for benefit wjt. JBaueom of ." 'at;f ^ 0 dnd at ton at * S:SA p. m. ^ Weare pleased to yee Rev. 4 CS Humble ia assigned to Parkton circuit. H* ** *" able preschen/Jtev. R. ^ Midam vill go to Cla es county. Ihe sacred orchestra will iday at way s Creek school hwse next Sun day, at 9 p. m. Every tnenAer Is urg ed to be present. A treat is in "tore. ,* Capt. D. A Sikes, who has been sec tion foreman here for a number of years, has been promoted. He is now foreman of a work-train of the A. C. L., headquarters at Florence, S. C. We regret losing Mr. Sikes. His fa mily probably will remain here for some time yet. The McRainey building being fix ed up, walls being repainted, etc., and !t has been rented to . Mr. Idlesome, from Georgia, who has left for the Northern markets. We are reminded of a joke on one of oor leading, mer chants. Speaking of Jews locating in our town, he said, "Give me the Jews every time than J. J. Cobb." Howard & Johnson, contractors, have the job of painting the building and Johnson & McCabe, local mechanics, are doing the inside work. ... Mr. T. W. Johnson, known locally as "cotton king*', is aojpuming in Boston and other Northern cities. Local gins are running full time, the market is rushed to the brim, and cotton enough in the fields to rush them till 'way in December You find it hard to buy a load Of wood on the market. What's the matter? Cotton. But our market ig now bussed with eggs, prices high a-plaSt^T The fox-hunters have had some ex citing and successful chases. They will cateh every one they jump if it takes till noon. But when I climb as tall a tree as I did Friday night for a large 'possum, and there is no 'pos sum, I lose confidence in the dogs. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Council of Red Springs spent Sunday with relatives here. Bom, to Rev. and Mrs. R^ F. Manns, last Wednesday night, a fine boy. The ladies of Green Springs Baptist church cleared more than $88 at the chicken supper Saturday night. Miss Jones wa sawarded the beautiful cake for the prettiest girl. If my persimmon beer will only turn by Thanksgiving and I can get one of Will Merritt's fine goblers, I will be thankful. Parkton's boys' basketball team lost Friday to the Lumber Bridge highs, but the girls won from the Lumber Bridge girls. The next game promises to be more interesting. The collection at the Presbyterian Sunday school last Sunday was more than $100, and no one left broke. Why not we Methodists take heed and get busy and add some Sunday school rooms? Now's the time to start. A11 we need is for somebody to rush it and the work wiH be done. Rev. C. F. SorreH and family mov ed last week- to High Polpt. Mr. C. B. Thomasaon and family moved to Durham, where he will rush a dairy farm. We shall miss these good fa mines. ^ Mr, R. B. Hutson left Sunday night for Rocky Mount on a business trip. ?*-? FIRES CAUGHT IN INFANCY Defective Flue Causes Slight Damage at Residence an Eighth Street Rage Tied Around a Bnret Muffler Catch Fire. Fire yesterday morning caused by a defective flue did alight damage to the residence owned by Mr. E. M. Britt on Eighth street. The fire de partment soon had the flames ex tinguished by use of chemicals. Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Lewis of Fairmont had moved into the house Tuesday, and Mr. Lewis built a fire in a stove in one of the bed rooms moving, after which he left for Fairmont. -Someone passing saw the smoke and phoned the alarm from a house near-by. The local fire department was called out Tuesday afternoon about 1:30, when a Studebaker touring car park ed in front of McMillan's drug store Was apparency on fire. Chemicals were used and it was found that rags had been tied around a burst muffler, and the exhaust had ignited them Mr. Ellie Walters had just parked the car when the smoke was noticed by those passing by. —Dr. and Mrs. T C. Johnson at tended yesterday in Whiteville the funeral of Mr. Edward Farrior Pow eil, a cousin of Mrs. . Johnson, who died in a FayetteviUe hospital Mon day night of injuries received in an auto wreck at Raeford Monday. De ceased, was 31 years o!d, a son of Mr. and 'Mrs. R. H. PoweU of White viHe. He was on his way home from Ashboro, where he had been to see Miss Hallie Rpse, to whom he was to have been married in December. Fairmont News Junior Order WiH Present B)b!e and F!ag to Seboo! Sanday—Mkrobe of tore" DeHghted Large Andtenee —Leetnre on Red Cross and Arnett ran Legion Neat Monday P M<— Soria! and PerooaoL BOOK CLUB WtLL BBAUTtPT PARK AND SCHOOL GROCNDS _l sthool _ Glenn Ashley wiC donate the Hag Bwie. Fifty wuuiors art coating over arwm Wilmington tad appr Mag. by\he ehtireschool bodyaad a win bis the pain features, with the eUceptioa Wa picnic-style dinner which wiU be served in the bssement of the school building. Everybody is cordially invited to come and bring weil-filleg bankets. It has By Mrs H. Q. Inman. Tairnsbnt, Nov. not boon learded Whether the churches wiii girt over for the flag-raising or not, bat it is very probable that they wiC. Rev W. F. Trawick of the Robeson circuit, Methodist, who has had charge of the circuit for the past 4 years, wiii not return. It is with genuine regret that Mr. Trawick leaves but it is EHerbee's gain. Rev. N. B. Johnson of EHefbee will take charge of this circuit. A warm welcome awaits Mr. Johnson. "The Microbe of Love" was played Friday night to possibly one of the largest audiences ever assembled ia Fairmont. It wouCd take too much space to describe each character, but each was an artist in her or his role. The Spinsters club, presided over by Miss Helen May, was a scream from start to finish. Their costumes were "'""ply gorgeous, some ten yards aroAnd the bottom while others look? od more, sieeves big enough to ma the HtAIe tight sleeves of today f away. Some of the dresses w„* berufOed from ankles to knees. The! were mostly wedding dresses of old Mrs. M. 8. Houston, a deaf sister caused roars of laughter by getting things all tangled. ^She carried < iittie striped ear trumpet about tw< yards iong, gay-colored fringe on th end. She reminded one of readini "The Oid Home Town." Miss Amie Jones and Prof. Smit] as Mr. and Mrs. Hen Peck were lion to begin with but iambs in the end The precious little cupids inoculate the bachelors with a germ called th rove bug". Cecil Ashley went so fa as to eat one of the bugs in a sand wich ^pd if it had not been for th< fore thought of the !eading man, Ton Baker, in tucking away , pair o piiers in a hip pocket, he might hav< suffered fatal injury. The ilitth "germ" came out none the worse of alive am for he came out "stiil kickin'". The chorus girls,—high school dents—were very charming and wiching with their pretty songs, ! also were the Japanese girls, Misst Estelle Pittman and Daisy Ms Keeter. Mias Caryl Brigham, dire tor and leading lady, was very daint and played her part to perfects Much credit is given her in helpin make the play such a wonderful sin cess and while here she made fan warm friends. She left Saturda night for Mmypitd. The Parent-Teachers associate realized $148 profit Dr. A. H Holmes, in compan with Mr. J. L. Stephens, Chief ( Police Vance McGill and Mr. H. b McAllister of Lumberton have r< turned from Carver's Creek h untin club. They killed 12 deer and repoi a fine time. Mr Charles J. Smith, commander ( the Amencan Legion of Fort Brag apd Held director of American Re Cross, wiii give a lecture on the Re Cross and American Legion work i the school auditorium next Monds afternoon, November 26th at 8:3 Everybody is invited. Our Red Cross Roll CaJl did not d very much *ast week on account of i many hindrances on the part of tho< appointed to enroll new members, bi it is hoped that the workers will ! out in full Mast in a few days. The oid school house property ws sold last week through the firm c Grantham-Williams. Mr. M. B. M Daniel bought 3 lots on the East sid Mr. Hugh G. Mitchell bought 3 lol on the West side, and Mr. Evereti Mitchell bought the school buildin aad the lot on which it stands. Th eSidney Lanier Book dub hi taken our park in hand and ins tea of being a place of grass, weeds an a regular "catch all" for stray pap< and rubbish it will be converted ini a place of beauty. They have a ready planted crepe myrtle and doj wood trees—trees that are so love when in bloom and so fast becomii the adopted trees of many towns, wiii be remembered that through t! efforts of our deceased depot aget Mr. E Fisher, and our Civic Leagi the plot of ground between the pos office on the south and Main street ( the west to the railroad was given the Civic League in order that it 1 used as a park. The league plant several umbrella china trees and year or two afterwards chained off portion bordering Main street ai planted Caliomia poppies; and sin then it has grown up in weeds and h been an eyesore to the town and ! (Continued on Bus* 4) Cotton Market a+twtel byJ. H.Marrt*gtaa MMd jny cotton ia quoted onth*!* ca! market today at 33 centa tha pound. - -.-.. .. items of Locai New* has accepted a position & gooda department of Mr L. well's store and Mr 8. W. field of FarmviNe hM sccep aition in the hardware da] Mrs. Prevatt began work homo, near Rowland, Friday night, h*' bean dalied off, according to Mr. <? L. Stuart of Rowland R. 2, who waa , Lambert on visitor Tnoaday. Mr. Stnart atated that Miss Chriatinc Floyd, teacher of the Ce school, waa very aorry that it come neceaaary to abandon the dinner. —At a meeting of Parent-Teacher association heid in the tea . Fifth street November 9*h, contact for the grades of the !ton ^hocJ. the 4th mnf 7th L_ won f ha prize of , half-holiday, hav ing tied in the Member of parents present at the meeting. On account of the tie both gradea have been awarded the half-holiday, which they wiii enjoy tomorrow. * —A Ford touring car driven by Mr. S. M. Shepherd of Laurinburg and a Hupmobile tquring car driven by Mr. Wii! Alexander of East Lumberton coiiided on Fifth atret court house, Tuesday Ford being damaged no one waa hart._ turned into Fifth street from Elm and waa driving slowly, but did dot aae the approaching car, which waa aiao running very aiowiy and moving west on Fifth street. Both tire* on the front wheeis of] the Ford were burst, a fendpr was badly bent and the front axle waa sHghtiy bent, no material damage being done to the HupmoHe. BABY LEFT ON PORCH IN LUM BERTON FINDS A HOME. Mr. and Mra. Auatin WaRma a# Haat Lamberton Adopt Baby Left at Heme ef Mr aadMra. EL J. Brin The baby boy which the front porch at the and Mrs. E. J. on the night of who was t^Ven "John Doe", was Mr. and Mrs. An_... Lumberton, following a ceeding before Clerk of Shipper, entitled ?AustL* and wife vs. E. J. Britt." The baby was reCeased from the Thompson hos pital, where it had been placed by Mr. Britt, to its foster parents Monday afternoon. .. The stranger was found on the porch about 9:30, clothed and wrapped in a blanket. It appeared to be about Z weeks old, and it was thought that he was abandoned by two women, one eMerly and one apparently in her twenties, who came in on the 6 p. m. train and left on the 9:58 p. m., buying tickets for Wilmington. was left on of Mr. W* *i. Britt, N 12th Monday by of East ial pro ************* * LUMBERTONS QUOTA * * MILL BE EXCEEDED. * * . — * * Red Cross annual Roll Call in * * Lumberton ia practically one-half * * over. The quota is $200 and nearly * * all in sight. The canvassers are * * * still on the job and anyone wish- * * ing to enroll for membership * * should see the- young ladies who * * are canvassing at once. One * * hundred and ten members have * * enrolled so far and this week will * * end the campaign here. Sure that * ? quota will be exceeded. * * L.R. STEPHENS, * * Chairman. * ^ - . . . . . . ^ ' GASOLDQE 21 CENTS Large Stock Tires, Tabes sad Ac cessories. Attractive prices. Corner 2nd and Chestnnt 8trests Drive 1* FULLERS FBLUW6 STATMK

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