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PLAN TO MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE ROBESON COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK, OCT. 19 TO 22 THE WEATHER CLOUDY, PROBABLY SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE ROBESONIAN =*— VOL. LVn —NO. 70 LUMBERTON, N. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1926. COUWTET. COB ABB TBCTB. -s-awWH BBTABLMHBB MT* WBCB WVB CBBTB Revival At Methodist Church Will Continue Until Wednesday Eve Services at 7:30 P. M DaHy With Prayer Services at 7—Speciai Ser vice For Chiidren at 4 P. M. Today, Tuesday and Wednesday. THREE GOOD SERVICES SUNDAY Revival services which began at Chestnut Street Methodist church a week ago .yesterday wiii continue through Wednesday evening of this week. Services wil! be held this eve ning, Tuesday and Wednesday eve nings at 7:30. Prayer-meeting is heid each evening in the Sunday school au ditorium at 7. Rev. T. McM Grant, who is doing the preaching, will hold a special ser vice for children from 8 to 14 years old at the church at 4 p. m. today, Tuesday and Wednesday. Three splendid services were held Sunday, the congregation at the eve ning service filiing both the main and Sunday school 'auditoriums, many from other congregations in town and out of town attending. Many Give Testimony. Prior to the sermon on Thursday and Friday evenings Mr Grant gave opportunity for testifying to the sav ing power of Jesus and many ail over the congregation each night spoke briefly of their joy in the Christian religion and their abiding faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. A delightful feature of the evening service Thursday was a quartet sung by Mesdames. H. L. Price and Erwin Williams, Messrs. J. C. Coston and G. E. Rancke Ptcture of the r ather. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us, John 11:8, was the text upon which Mr. Grant Thursday evening based a sermon which he showed that Jesus in his !ife on earth reflected the Father. "The disciples", said the preacher, "had been in close contact with Jesus. They were glad to hear that he would go to prepare a place for them, but they were thinking of the present, of their contact with him, their friend ship with him, and they were look for a temporal kingdom. The idea that was predominant with them was that Jesus was living. They might havp Wanted to know something about im mortality, but there was chaos and confusion in their minds. Jesus did not try to reason with them but sought to introduce them to God himself. "There are many questions we are not able to fathom The only security we have comes through the love of Jesus. The child docs not understand or stop to question the good things it receives from loving parents, but rests secure in their love. Jesus did not try to set forth the mysteries of the divine plan but brought his dis ciples face to face with God. "The only basis on which we can build is the basis of personality. There are many things about our destinies we can never fathom. Can you come to the big things of life and say *1 know'? Can you explain suffering? You can't answer the big problems. "If you believe the big question is personality, Did Jesus show the Fath er? Did he give a picture of the Fath er to mankind ? "The true father is approachable. No matter how black and bitter the experience, how the son errs, the fath er will give him another chance. "The real father knows how to for give. The hig answer of the Christian religion is that God is a Father." Grateful for Co-operation. Before beginning his sermon Friday evening Mr. Grant expressed appre ciation for the loyal and sincere co operation during the meeting of the pastors and members of other church es of the town and of the newspapers. The Kingdom of God. "The kingdom of God is at hand", part of the 15th verse of the 1st chap ter of Mark, was Mr. Grant's text Friday evening. The burden of his message was that men ought to re pent and accept Christ not because hell threatens but because God offers the beauty and joys and privileges of the kingdom. "If you go to the word of Qpd with open heart and mind it is not difficult to understand. There is no evidence in the wort! to support the assertion that If you do not accept the word you will go to hell. The statement is that "the kingdom is at hand " When men turn from sin merely to escape punishment they do not learn the true significance of the gospel. c_ Mrs. James D. Proctor left Satur day morning for a visit to relatives at Graham. Mr. H. C. Pittman of Barnesvillc was a Lumberton visitor today. NEED JOHN HAND A NEW SUIT? SEE D. PURVIS, The Tailor, TAILORED CLOTHES $23.30 AND UP. Gun Club Tomament Largest Ever !n N. C. 4 Lumberton Men Prize Winner 3^ L. W. Wicker of Lumberton High Men on A!! Targets and W. W. Davis Second. SIXTY FIVE ENTRIES Sixty-five sportsmen participated here Thursday in the largest gun tournament, with the exception of the national shoot, ever held in North Carolina. People gathered here from all parts of the State for the event, and competition was keen. Four Lumberton men were prize winners. Mr. W. W. Davis received second prize on the handicap shoot and Mr. L. W. Wicker third. Mr R. H. Crichton was the winner of the second class prize and Mr. F. H. Townsend fourth. Mr- L. W. Wicker of Lumberton was high man on all targets with 127 out of a possible 150 targets and Mr. W. W. Davis of Lum berton second with 121 out of 150. The six highest men on the 100 yard target with their scores are as follows: R. S. Stokley, Wilmington, 89; J. R. Audrey, Wilmingtofb 86! L W. Wicker, Lumberton, 86j< W. W. Davis, Lumberton 81; R. H. Crichton, Lumberton, 80; Rev. T. McN- Grant, Lumberton, 80. The three highest gunmen on the handicap were M. H. French of Wil mington with 43 out of 50 targets; W. W. Davis, Lumberton, 42, and L. W. Wicker of Lumberton 41- Mr. French was awarded a pitcher given by the Lumberton Gun club, Mr. Da vis a Remington automatic rifle given by the Monroe Hardware Co., Monroe, and Mr. Wicker a hunting coat given by L. H. Caldwell, Lumberton. Class prizes were awarded as fol lows: Shotgun given by Glasgow Al lison Co., Charlotte, to R. H- Stokley; hunting suit given by Kirkman Wick er Co., Lumberton, to R. H. Crichton; smoking set given by Stephens & Barnes, Lumberton, to Mr. Pickard, Wilmmgton; hunting shoes given by Efird's department store, Lumberton, to F. H. Townsend, Lumberton; shells given by R. D. Caldwell & Son, Ixtm berton, to U. A. Underwood, Wilming- j ton; Jersey by Men's and Boys' Shop, Lumberton, to Mr. Huske, Wilming ton; shotgun by Jacobi Hardware Co., ; Wilmington, to Mr. Betts, Raleigh; hat by L. C. Townsend, Lumberton, to Walter Ewing, Fayetteville. The booby prize went to E- A. Alamack, ! Fayetteville. Quarter!) Conference Postponed Rev. C. L Read, presiding cider of the Rockingham district, who was to have he!d the fourth quarterly con ference for Chestnut Street Methodist church iast evening, decided to post pone it unti! the evening of Novem ber 3rd on account of the series of meetings in progress at this church. Mr. Read preached at Smith's church Sunday morning, heid quarterly con ference there for the Lumberton cir cuit, Rev. N. L. Seaboit, pastor, and attended the service for men at Chest nut Street church Sunday afternoon. COTTON GINNED fN ROBESON 24,040 Ba!es Ginned to October 1— 26.955 Ginned to Same Date Last Year. Speciai to The Robeson. Lumber Bridge, Oct. 9.—There were 24,040 bales of cotton ginned in Robe, son county prior to October 1, as com pared with 26,955 bales ginned to Oct. 1, 1925, according to Mr. Junius J. Shaw, special Census bureau agent. 0)d Folks Reunion. 0)d Folks Reunion will be held at Cedar Grove church next Sunday, Oc tober IT Everybody is cordially in vited, especially the old fo!k3. —For the first time on Monday morning in a long, long time, town of ficers had no law violaters to be tried in recorder's court this morning. Re corder Kornegay holds the low price of cotton responsible for the apparent decline in law-breaking. —Mr. S. P. Gore of Guide is recov ering splendidly after an operation for appendicitis at the Baker sanator ium. o —Mr. W. A. Perry of Fairniont is recovering from an operation for acute appendicitis at the Baker sana torium. —The Elson art exhibit will he placed on display in the hall of the high school this week and the doors will be open for visitors from 6 to 8, beginning Tuesday night. Tickets are now being sold for this exhibit. It is the plan of the school to have an ex hibit of a few of the pictures by the children on Friday night. BAGGY KNEES MAY BE STYUSH IN BAGDAD But in America they indicate lack of attention to one of the fundamentals of success—good appearance. Those immaculate friends you envy are no more fortunate than you—they. too. persuire. but they have discovered the secret of having their garments re freshed often by the LUMDPRTON DRY CLEANING CO. Eddie L. McNeill, Mgr. Phone 94 ** Our modern methods positively re move stiffness from trouser knees. Fairmont News Tw* Near Serious Auto Coliisions— W. M U. Hoids Splendid Session and Etetta New Officers. GUS FLOYD CHAPTER WILL MEET MONDAY OCfOBER 18. Good Programs Rendered at Art Ex hibit—Presbyterian Ladies Meet— Eaaeiian Ciass Meeting—State U. D. Convention—Social and Personal. (By Mrs. H. G Inman) Fairmont, Oct. 11—As Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Purvis were going by the Standard filling station Wednesday night on their way to attend prayer meieting an Indian man drove his roadster into their Ford sedar., smash ing the front wheel, breaking the radius road and making a wreck of the steering wheel, but Mr. Purvis held on till the end Mr. Purvis was not hurt, only shaken up, but Mrs. Purvis was knocked off of the scat, receiv ing several minor cuts on the left arm and a rather painful bump on the side of the head. Both men were on the proper side of the road but the Indian intended driving in at the gas station and as he acknowiedged he did not look ahead in time to sec the other car. He took ail blame and paid ail charges for after Mr. Purvis saw the man was going to hit him he put on brak es and stopped. ihe annuai sesston ot the womans Missionary union of the Robeson Bap tist association heid its 30th meeting, and not its 27th, at Big Branch church at Orrum Wednesday, Octo ber 6. On!y a few changes were made in the program which was printed in The Kobesonian of Oct. 4. In the ab sence of Mrs. L. R- Stephens, secre tary, Mrs. A. F. Ward, assistant secre tary, reported the meeting, which was one of the best a long time. Mrs. H. M- Baker, superintendent for the past three years, made,a wonderful address, which was thoroughly en joyed. The address of Mrs. Edna R. Harris, State corresponding secretary, Miss Macy Cox, superintendent of the Wilmington district, and Mrs. Thomas H. Piemmons of Fairmont were in spiring and fui! of enthusiasm. The Fairmont union had the larg est representation of any of the visi tors, there being 25 present, and dur* ing the day they gave two demonstra tions, one of personal service and the other 4n connection with Miss Macy Cox's address. Mrs- H. M. Baker, superintendent, and Mrs. L. R. Stephens, secretary, resigned, and Mrs. Alf H. McLeod, as sistant superintendent, and Mrs. A. F. Ward, assistant secretary, were elect ed The dinner was one big feature of the session. A table the entire length of the church was beautiful to look upon, it being full of good things to eat. ' Several ministers were present dur ing the day. Mrs. S. O. Thompson and daughter, Miss Donnie, of Maxton, spent the week-end with their daughter and sis ter, Mrs. Wayiand Floyd. Art Exhibit The Elson art exhibit, the only thing of its kind ever held in Fair mont and one of the most elevating things that ever came to* the town, did not meet with very much success Thursday afternoon the primary grades had charge of the program, and if any one went to the auditor ium with a grouch and likewise went away with it, the littie tots were cer tainly not to biame, for they did sonte "cuttin' up" on the stage. Dr. T. H. Piemmons of the First Baptist church (Continued on page 2). Negroes Hold Up Doctor Wth Gun Drunken Negroes Biock Road and Draw Cun on Dr. Eivington of Lake View But Aiiow Him to Pass When They Recognize Him. When Dr.B Eivington of Lake View, S- C., was bringing a patient to Baker sanatorium in Lumberton Friday he was he!d up by some drunken negroes with a shotgun, but the negroes rec . ognixed him they iet him pass. It happened between Marietta and Fairmont. Dr. Eivington drove by the car in which the negroes were riding, and as he did the other car cut in too soon and its fender was struck. This seemed to .enrage the negroes, who passed Dr Eivington's car, park ed in the middie of the road and stop ped him with a shotgun. Dr. Eiving ton went to a near-by house and tried to borrow a gun to defend himseif, but without success. When he came back to the car Dr. Eivington was recog nized and was aiiowed to pass. But the negroes wiii have to expian it to the recorder at Fairmont, Dr. Eiving ton having sworn our warrants against them. Cotton Mar!r**t Middiing cotton is quoted on the iocal market today at 1! 3-4 cents. LETS CO TO THE BEST PRESS ING CLUB. FOLKS. Why! Because you sme!) no gasoBne there. Howa That. They Don't Use It FAULTLESS DRY CLEANING John D. Purvis. Mgr. Phaa* V Good Mileage In Initial Ford Test Ed McLean Drives Ford Tonrlng Car 17 Miles on Half Gallon of Gasoline —John B. Meare* Winner in Closed Car Contest on Fitst Day—Other Tests Meat Week. Unusual mileage was recorded in the Ford elimination contest sponsor ed by the iocal branch of H. A. Page Jr., Ford distributor, in the initial trial here Friday afternoon. Only a small number of entries were made, but it is expected that the contestants will be more numerous in the remain ing tests The ears started frewn the oil mill?* west of town, and followed the hard surface of route 20 to the point where the Rowland road turns off to the left, and there they followed the Rowland r(^ld. Rach car was drained of gaso line and a half gallon placed in each tank, after which they "let out." At Raynham three stopped only a few feet apwt. one on this side of the railroad and the others just across. Roy Sealey, driving a coupe, was the first to stop, his mileage being 11.4 miles. Andrew Freeman's touring car went a few feet further for a mileage of 11.5, and the coupe of John B. Meares was declared t^e winner in its class when it went- 11.6 miles Henry Lamb's roadster stopped 13.5 miles from its starting point, and Ed Mc Lean was not in sight there. Right in sight of Rowland, McLean's touring car became exhausted after strug gling hard with a hilf. His record was exactly 17 miles. Judges for the coptest were Chicf of-Police D. M. Barker and H. A Oliver. On Tuesday afternoon another test will be made and later on in the week a third. Then the driver of the Ford open car and the driver of the closed car will be awarded <cash prizes of $10 each and wili be sent to Hamlet to compete in the district contest for $100 prizes. Local second prizes will be $5 in gold. Robeson Chapter WiM M\ike Splendid Report Deiegatea Will Report Much Work Done Daring the Yfar at State Con vention Oct. It^-tMMcers Elected. a!so Delegates to national Conven tion. The October meeting of the Robe son chapter. United Daughters of the Confederacy was heid in the iibrary of the high schooi building, Thursday afternoon at 4 o'ciock. This being the reguiar time for the election of officers, the following were unamiously elected: president, Mrs. A. T. Parmele; first vice president, Mrs. R. E. Lewis; second vice presi dent, Mrs- N. A. Thompson; record ing secretary, Miss Viola Jenkins; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. W. Davis; treasurer, Mrs. T. F. Costner; registrar, Mrs. L. T. Townsend; his torian, Mrs A. Nash; chaplain, Mrs. J. P. Russeli; honorary president, Mrs. E. K. Proctor; leader C. of C. chapter, Mrs. W. L Daugherty. A report for the State convention, which meets in Fayetteville October 12, was read by the secretary, and the closing of the books shows that the chapter has been very active dur , iog the year, and that a great amount ! of work has been accomplished. The ! delegates will go to the convention with a splendid report. During the State convention the 11th district on Thursday will serve i a luncheon for the delegates and U. D. C. visitors. The following mem bers from Robeson chapter were elect ed to serve as hostess at the luncheon on that day: Mrs. 1$ K. Proctor, Mrs. } A. Nash and Mrs. A. T. Parmele. ' Delegates to the national conven tion to be held in Richmond in Nov i ember were elected as follows = Mrs. ' T. F. Costner, Mrs L. T. Townsend, Mrs. J. H. Wishart, Mrs. E. K. Proc ;tor; alternates, Mrs. R. E Lewis, 'Mrs. J N. Britt, Mrs. W. W. Davis, Mrs. C. B. Skipper. -: Revival Began At Mt. Elim Last Night i Rev. L E. Dutton is Assisting the Pas tor—Services at t 1 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. A revival meeting began last night at Mt. Eiim Baptist church and ser vices wiii be heid throughout this week at !1 a. m. and 7:30 p. m- Rev. L. E. Dutton, weii-known Baptist evangeiist ^ of Cartersviiie, Ga., is assisting the ; pastor, Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth. ROCKINGHAM tiEFEATS LUMBERTON HIGH The Rockingham high school de feated the Lumberton high schoot footbai) team in Rockingham Friday ; afternoon by the score of 45 to 0. The Rockingham iads were too much for the tight Lumberton team, and the tocat boys, who were piaying their second game of the week, faited to ioffer serious opposition. Maxton wit) j ptay here Friday at 4 d'ctock. TIRES — TUBES — ACCESSORIES < CAS — OILS— ELD ER SERVICE STATION 2ND & CHESTNUT STS. i Lumberton, N. (J. Home Talent Play At Maxton Oct. 12 "Cupid Up-toDate" to Be Given Un. der Auspices of P T. A—Legion Will Give a. May November 5. FORD CONTEST WINNER MAKES 38 MILES ON GALLON. Making Plans for Community Fair On Oct. 29—Whittviiie High* Defeat Maxton. Correspondence of The Kobesonian. Maxton, Oct. 9.—Maxton ia to have ptenty of entertainment in the form of piays this fall The cast is now practicing for a iight musicai opera which, is to be given under the au spices of %he Parent-Teachers associa tion at the high school buiiding on Tuesday evening, October 12th. The titie of this play is "Cupid-Up-To Date", and the cast is made up of a number of iocai piayers, who have i taken part in like performances be fore. The American Legion is now plan ning for another play to be given un der its auspices on November 5th. This is also a musical play entitled "Listen Lady", and the American Le- ! gion is planning to outdo the Parent Teachers association, and the rivalry between the two piays should make both better than they would be other wise. Gua Hasty and Red Burdette, both old performers, are in charge of' the committee arranging for talent. rurn atucage intent. Considerable interest was shown by I the people here in the Ford gas mii eage contest which took piace on Fri day aftetyioon. A first pyize of $10 and a second prize of $3 were offered in two contests, one for the closed Ford car and one for the open car tha twould run the furthest on a gal lon of gas. Rev. C- S. Crumpler, a one-armed negro preacher, won the j open car contest and surprised even! the Ford peopie themselves. 38 Miles On a Gallon It was planned for the contestants ' to start at the Ford garage in Max ton and run on Highway No. 20 to ! Laurinburg and around the monument at Laurinburg back through Maxton toward Lumberton as far as the gal- ! Ion of gas would take them. Rev. Crumpler went right on to Lumber ton, and when he got to the detour there had to stay and wait instruc tions. Some of the other contestants thought there was something wrong, so at Lumberton they emptied his tank and started him back toward Maxton with another gallon. When he got to Maxton there were three pints of his gas still left, proving about the same mileage he had made on the trip going. He made 38 and a fraction miles when the detour stop ped him, and of course was winner Roy Hamilton won second prize for the second car, and Martha McCaskill ; with a Ford sedan won first frize in the closed car by making something over 29 miles. Halbert McKinnon won } second prize in the closed car contest Fair October 29. The athletic committee is now mak ing plans for the fair on October 29th, and has arranged a football game between Maxton high school and Wadeshoro high school. They are al so arranging a tennis tournament, and Red Springs has agreed to take part in this. Hamlet is asking for a game, and the athletic committee would like j to hear from other towns that would like to play on that date. Gus Hasty is the chairman of this committee. Whiteville Defeats Maxton. Whiteville defeated Maxton high school in a closely-played game of football on the Maxton school grounds Friday afternoon by a score of C-0. , Maxton fumbled on the first kick-off and two other fumbles in the first ! part of the game were costly, and Whiteville went over the goal in the first quarter After that the Maxton team steadied, and the game was nip and tuck from then on. Maxton was : in a few yards of Whiteville's goal on two occasions, but could not put the ball across, and lost on downs. The game was interesting, but there were no long runs or thrilling plays, unless it was when Jim Pig McKinnon, : heavy Maxton guard, intercepted a Whiteville pass and ran about two yards with it. —The Woman's Missionary society of the Christian Missionary AMiance church wit) meet Thursday afternoon, 1 o'ctock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Sam Edwards. A quilt wiH be quiited at this meeting. —A crabappie that got its detight fu] fragrance from a rosebush was presented to The Robesonian Satur day by Mr. W. D. Barfieid. !t smeHs mighty sweet but has an onery dis position. ! —Mr. E M. Paul of Pembroke has been commissioned a notary pubiic by Governor McLean. —Mr. A!. J. McNair of Maxton, who underwent an operation at the Baket ! sanatorium severai days ago for mas toiditis, is getting atong nicety. <NK^OKOXOK03t^^ )K**T THAT WM ( AM D M3HMM <3 Y U W!rn AXYTM!M) TMK WAY (*P X A !!!B! H. THAT HKHT ^ ALL O HKtKMKKrM B)M!K. YH)f— X < !! O F ! E L D ' g FBEHMA\ f UMBAXV. H MBHHTOX. X. C. X § s axaaKMKMax^^ 12IH ANNUAL ROBESON COUNTY FA!R W!LL ECUPSE ALL FORMER SHOW!NGS HEMS OF LOCAL NEWS An item from Buie is not pub lished because the writer failed to Hive her or his name. -The American Legion auxiliary wil! meet Tuesday night, 7:30, at the home of Mrs. F. K. Biggs. —The Alathean Bible class of the First Baptist church will meet Wed nesday afternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. W. A. Roach. —Mrs. Clyde Edwards of Boardman, formerly Miss Monie Collins of Lum berton,*is temporary employed by the National Bank of Lumbcrton. Mrs. Edwards was for several years book keeper for the First National Bank —Mr. O O. Dukes, county agent says that the order for the first tar of pyrotol this season, has been placed and that orders are being taken for another car to be shipped in Novem ber or December. —Mrs. A- T. Parmale, president of Robeson chapter U. D. C,, will gp to Fayetteville tomorrow to attend the U. D. C. State convention. While there she wil! be the guest of Mrs. E. R. Mc Keithen —The Home Demonstration club will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 in the domestic science room of the high school building. Miss Carl will give a lecture and demonstration on the "History of Foods". All ladies inter ested in the club work are cordially invited to attend —I'eopie gomg out of town on the Fairmont highway, route 70, hardiy recognize that part of it near the S. A. L. raiiway now. The iow road bed on each side of the raiiroad has been raised to the heigth of the raiiroad as a part of the grading preparation to hard surfacing the road. —There wiii be a meeting of a)! the missionary organizations of East Lumberton Baptist church, inciuding the Woman's Missionary society, Y W. A.'s, G. A.'s R. A.'s, Sunbeams and Laymen's Missionary society at the church Wednesday night at 730. Every, member of East Lmnbertow church is earuestiy requested to be present. —Diphtheria immunization wiii be compieted .Tuesday and chiidren of the Lumberton schooi wiii be vacci nated against smaiipox by Dr. E. R. Hardin, heaith officer, Thursday rporning, Oct. 14, uniess they have been vaccinated or the parents send a note to SupL^Crumpton stating that they object. Parents are urged to have their chiidren tato? this wise preven tive measure. —White on his way to town syith a bate of cotton Friday afternoon, Horace Newberry, smaii son of Mr. J f. Newberry of Lumberton, R. 5, at tempted to tight a cigarette, which ignited the bate of cotton and did considerabie damage. Men who were working near by assisted in extih guishing the fire, and probabiy saved the cotton, muie and wagon from be ing compieteiy destroyed. —Misses Heien and Harriett Day passed through town Friday enroute from their summer home at Morehead City to Marietta, where they wiii be guests for severai days of Miss Lannie and Mrs. lY. H. Oiiver. The Misses Day wiii be pleasantiy remembered by Meredith atumnae in Lumberton and throughout Robeson county, Miss Heien Day having been an instructor at Meredith. From Marietta they wiii go to Corai Gabies, Fia., where they own a home —Persons renting iarge iock boxes at the iocai postoffice weicome a re duction in the price from $1.50 to $i 00. Whiie the office was maintain ed on Eim street, next door to the McLeiian five and ten cent store, the boxes rented for $1.50, but since the removai to the new location, corner 5th and Eim streets, the office has re ceived an order from the post office department at Washington authoriz ing it to rent the boxes for $1. —Mr. J. E Waiters kiiied Saturday a snake which he wants somebody to name.) The reptiie was green, black and yeiiow checked on the back and had a stomach of goiden coior. Its taii was hard and sharp-pointed, and the snake used it continuousiy whiie Mr. Waiters was kiiiing it. Some Lum berton peopie caiied it a joint snake, but this name wag found to be the wrong one when Mr. Waiters broke its back. —A dog was found proudiy stttmg on his master's porth the other day a!) dressed up in a tan sweater that was seeureiy buttoned and sewed about him. That same sweater, be* ionging to the baby of the house, had disappeared the day before, no doubt through the piayfui attentions of that same dog, and he seemed mighty proud to restore it to its rightfui owner and iooked pieased when the return of the sweater was haiied with deiight. Yes, I wi!) make your goods up fur you. You furnish the c!oth, ! wi!! make Aten's Suits or Ladies' Dresses to fit. Ai! Hand Taiiored to Measure. JOH\ D. PURVIS, TAILOR, i 3th St. Next Door to Postoffice. The stage is ai) set for the )2th an nua! Robeson county fair to he hebi in Lumherton Tuesfiay, Wednesday. Thursday and Pr!day of next week, and indications point to the very beat exhibits in every department, the best midway and the most amazing free acts, as we!! as the most gorgeous disp!ay of fireworks each night of the big show that has ever been as semh!ed inside the !oca! fair grounds. The fair management has spared no effort or expense in making the ittXd exposition the "biggest and best" in the history of the fair AH the ex hibition ha!!s wi!! he fi!!ed with the best products from the largest coun ty in the State—from the fields, gar dens, orchards, barnyards, sta)!s, to gether with the handiwork of the women of the county. Taking it as a who!e, the )2th an nua) fair promises to ellipse at! for mer showings and the pubiic is as sured of 4 days and nights of unusu ai fun and educations! amusement. Don't miss it. Superior Court Begin# Second Week Oniy a Few Cases fMsposed of Latter Part of Last Weak Superior court for the tria! of civil cases began the second week of a two weeks' term this morning with a dock et that is stiH iarge. On Thursday and Friday of iast week on!y a few eases were tried, the number being smaii in comparison with that of the first of the week. After the adjournment of court Friday afternoon, Judge Car iand K. Midyette ieft for his home in Jackson to spend the week-end. J. C. Lancaster recovered $i02.5!t with interest from Geo. McDougaid, and Lancaster was required to return to McDougald persona) property vai ued at 3250, which had been seized by c)aim and detivery papers. John S- Weskett ami W. H. Neai, receivers for the Fisheries Products Co., were adjudged entitled to 3! 148. 07 from I. P. Graham, receiver for the Bank <%f ProctorvMs^ 00 account of money# heid by Graham for the benefit of the Nations! Securities Co., a hoiding company for the Fish eries Products Co. Ma)co!m S. McConihe, receiver for the First Nationa! Bank of Lumberton, was authorized to compromise for 50 per cent on the dottar ten promissory notes of fra Buiiard upon the pay ment of $4,607.40 in cash. The Argyie Gin Co et a), hoiding iegai titie to iands as naked trustees for the benefit of Rory McNair, the piaintiff in an action, were required to execute and deiiver to McNair a deed conveying a !egai titie to him within 30 days. On motion of Varser, Lawrence, * McIntyre, attorneys for the piain tiff, an action instituted by the Mur chison National Bank against K. F. and D. A. Stuart for the recovery of a note was deciared a non-suit. Marietta Man t,o*e* Trousers Thief Siips into Room and Takes Mr. Mack Stephens Breeches and $8 in Money White He Steeps. Mr. Mack Stephens of the Marietta community lost his trousers ami 38 in money whiie he siept one night iast week, according to a report brought to Lumberton. Mr Stephens was awakened during the night by a noise in the room ami caHed to members of his famiiy and upon getting no repiy he weht back to sieep, thinking that he must have been mistaken in the noise he heard. Next morning, however, when he got up, his trousers were missing as was the 38 he had in one of the pockets The back screen door was teft open, and it is thought that the thief came in there and made his hau). !ndependent GaadMates. Another reminder that eiection-time is drawing near is contained in the announcement in this issue of Air. O. C. Bruce as an independent candidate for road supervisor of Saddietree township- Mr. J. W. Prevattc of Britts township No. 2, who was a Lumber ton visitor Saturday, says that he is an independent candidate for road commissioner for the Lumb^rton dis ' trict and that one of the things he j wi)t do if eiected is to pubiish regu iar reports of the receipts and dis ! bursentents of each township for road j purposes. —Rev. L. E. Dutton of fartersvilie. I Ga., preached Sunday morning at the First Baptist church, where he assist ed in a revivai iast spring. At the eve ning hour a choir service was he id. ' The pastor. Dr- C. H. Durham, has teen at Watiace assisting in a series of meetings. NOTDK We have moved out stem to No. 404 t heotnut street, in front of Lorraine hoteL MOORE'S GIFT SHOP Phoae 454 Lmnbtttou, N. G.
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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Oct. 11, 1926, edition 1
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