The Robesonian from Lumberton, North Carolina • Page 1

"the robesonian I jj JsTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT" COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE LXLV. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1914. NUMBER 64 PROPOSED FEDERAL BUILDING.

VlESE WILL BUY A BALE. 2ND CLASS INSURANCE RATE. LUMBERTON MILL NOTES. THE FINAL SUMMONS. WATCH Watch the label on your paper if renewals are nnt in rft erton Business Concerns and Improvements Recently Made Entitle 'Government Architect Wants Infor Wyiduals Who Will Buy a Bale Lumberton io Aew uate Saving on More of "Distress" Cotton and! Present insurance viu Be Around nr.

a. moo a ot Bienneiro, on label paper will be stopped. Four Children of Deceased Live in, Lumberton. i I Rev. R.

E. Sentetle. supennten- L- Hoou' 6 yea" of the Lumberton graded school died Friday morning at his home near preached at the Baptist church at Blenheim, S. of bright' disease. Red Springs yesterday.

Id it Off the Market Till Prices S1.50C. vance. Chief J. P. Townsend, of the fire Thursday's Robesonian it department, receivea a letter aatur- mation Upon Which to Base Estimate of What is Required for Federal Building for Lumberton.

It will be recalled that a bill was introduced in Congress some time ago for a Federal building at Lumberton. Tne site, as recently mentioned in The Robesonian, has already hem purchased a lot on Elm street between the residences of Mr. Whaley and Mr. W. S.

Wishart that theFarmers Merchants fy r01nC Bw i ortn i iic luuerai iuok piuce oaiurnay morning and the remains were interred of LuntbeHon has just purchas- vui 4.rvwn ou. Full Time May Soon Be Resumed New Cotton Coming In Protracted Meeting Personal. Sorrespondence of The Robesonian. East Lumborton, Sept 26 We arj having very fine weather now to work. The Lumberton mill is running five days to the week now.

We think shx will soon be on full time again. We think the Lumberton mill is one of tho best mills in the South. New cotton is coming in fine now. The price is coming1 up. We are looking for cotton to bring 12 1-2 cen.s yet.

We hope so. Old farmer, don't be scared; you are the backbonsof bale of "distress" cotton at 10 fi-m finnirh and naster D. D. French had agreed IKau ttt naicigii auviiug mat in view of improvements reoently completed here Lumberton will be grantad second jlass rate for insurance. Rerating of the town will be necessary before the new rates become effective and an effort will be mads to have a special at Brownsville church, near the home, it was stated in Thursday's Robeson, inn that children of Mr.

flood who live in Lumberton had 'received a telegram advising them of their father's serious condition and hi two daughters Mrs. 0. (). Rogers and irehase a bale each at the same and that Messrs. D.

French Postmaster D. D. French has just re ceived a letter from the supervising aicnitect of the Treasury Department Dennis W. Biggs were circulat- paper pledging signers to a bale and hold it off the mar-The agreement reads as fol- here within the next ten days, VVasnington asking for. information i Mrs.

W. E. Horn, and one son, Mr. that will assist the Department in i Hood, had already left for Bien-preparing an intelligent estimate of heim and that another son. Mr.

E. for the purpose of derating the tire trie world. When you fail it all fails, town under the new basis. I We need a little awakening. We get "Tainted Money," a Vitagraph picture in two parts, should he seen by everybody at the theatre this evening, especially those who employ, or are employed.

The show will be three reels as usual. Licence has been issued for the maiiiatre of H. S. Smith and Bessie Sinclair, Luther Johnson and Lenora Carr-di, G. W.

Bass and Ina Johnson, Nye and May lill Price, J. B. Johnson and" Lana W)odblI. Miss Rebecca Ward returned Thursday night from Ridgecrest, where had been for, three months. The school there has closed and Miss Ward will teach in this county.

Speaking of farmers living at home and being happy in so doing, Mr. H. H. Stanley of route 2 from St. the character and cost of the proposed II The reduction in insurance premJtoo independent.

We forget le nereby mutually aSree 1 jums 0n the amount of insurance now selves. We are too too selfish. We Hood, manager of the local telephone exchange, would ieave Thursday 'night. All arrived before their fa- (n the next 2 weeks we will bay! i u. building.

Among other things the architect wants a map of the town. ied in the town under the present I cannot do anything within our selves. We have new caces of typhoid fo- copies of municipal regulations, ther's death except Mrs. Rogers. Mr.

Fver. No deaths as yet. Mr uumuci third-class basis which will remain li set opposite our respective fofce unti, nfiW rat2 -s pub. paying therefor 10 cents pe amount to somethinK like E. Hood and Mrs.

Horn returned and that we will hold said j150q until the pries on the open mmnlieH schedules of charges for water and electric light. The population, postal business done, the Department can of course get from other sources. shall reach above 10 cents i with; wJlich th other improvements jied that the cotton to be bought recently made entitle the, town to the is "distress cotton, certinea to Pauls seems to be one of that class. home yesterday. Mrs.

Rogers and Mr. H. E. Hood are still with their mother. Mr.

E. Hood received a talegram this morning that his mother was in a critical condition, prostrated with grief, and unless they are advised of a considerable change in her condition this afternoon Mr. Hood and Mrs. Horn will return to Blenheim tonight. WILL NOT WITHDRAW AT ONCE.

'ch by a committee consisting of lower rate, were additional hose, a brick pumping room, fire-proof doors between the boiler room and pumping room, and relief valve on fire pump. Sharpe, C. B. Townsend and Barnes." Frank Britt is no batter. Mr.

Edmond Lawson is no better; he is suffering very much. He takes it easy and says he is waiting for the change to take place. The Methodists are a revival meeting in East Lumberton this week. Rev. N.

L. Seabolt is thy preacher. Thewriter and his wife and baby girl, Pearl, took a pleasure trip Friday. Had a fine time. The writer wenf flshing and caught a fine bunch: The next fine time was when they were cooked.

Mr. Allen Britt and wife of Calumbu 'county were visiting his Oliver and following have signed the THE WAR SITUATION. American Troops to Remain in Vera Cruz Until Things Get Settled No Clash of Importance Expected. Washington Dispatch, 25th. American forces will remain in Vera Cruz until the question of authority between General Carranza Mr.

Stanley says thin is the first year he has worked on the farm in many, but if it has-been a hard year for the farmer he has enjoyed it the best of any since he left the farm-seeking pleasure. It has just leaked out that about a month 'ago Jailer A. II. Prevatt was notified by one of the prisoners at the. jail that there was a-dot amojoa the plot mcluding' fcfesigna upon life I D.

Caldwell Son, 5 bales, lite Gough, 1 bale. ID. French, 1 bale. VV. Bigg, 1 bale.

Sudden Death of Mrs. N. E. Horne of Bladenboro. Mrs.

N. E. Horne, -formerly of Lumhtfrtoh; died suddenly at her home Fierce Fighting Continues Along Line of Battle Front in France Armies Close Together British Report I'Vime theatre, 1 bale and Oeneral. Villa is settled. This w.fc Satisf actor Saturday morning', rleavihg'a tw'o-nWnths-old baby.

Mri? ns'end Tims, i Daie. Ilorno frose cooked, breakfast. the jailer, home of the prisoners Currie, 1 bale. a good meeting at his church this rsummer. 'fightfng continues along the long battle line across north eastern France, at some points with bayonets, i For three days the Germans have hurled their masses against' the iiimijuauvii umtiaia lonignt, aitnougu no definite announcement was made.

Secretary Garrison telegraphed seeming to be in the best of 'health, 'gotten a piece of iron from a dodr 1 T. 0. Josephine Breece, 1 bale; hinge and were -ready for business Biggs 1 bale. but was taken sick and dred within 30' minutes. She was 34 years old.

I 'General Funstoh at Vera Cruz not to SHANNON NEWS NOTES Thompson, 1 bale. French and English 'alone the entire! oad necessary baggage or 'supplies front, their purpose being to break I'SchoclVIIouse Being Enlarged New transports, informing him at A RUNAWAY MARRIAGE 1. Linkhaw, 1 bale. Wishart, 1 bale, j). Baker, 1 May Sessoms, 1 bale.

when their plot was nipped in the bud. The boys in a certain section of Robeson County must be getting bad. No than two from one section came into The Robesonjan oflide knowing a they did that if it got into The Robesonian they would all know it and bagged. with a pitiful tone that through the lines of the Allies, but Residence Personal. 'Ame ume irua ttls both French and British official re.

Correspondent of The Robesonian. forces would not be withdrawn "for ports say they failed. A British offi- I Shannon, Sept. 25 Mr. and 10 days." questions con- iVliss Nellie Hester and Mr.

J. V. in rlnnht- vrtn inin Ihis hon Sellars and little daughter left I csrrnnK tne transfer ot tunds at thc V. nt Th. fiai report says: "ine snuauoii i The situation Tniv fnr Tnn Fin whovo thov cusioms nouse could Do admsted.

Nance of Bladenboro. Mr. J. V. Nance and Miss Nellie Hester, both of Bladenboro, -arrived nJnu Udt.

are thinking of locating. Miss Ethel Administration oil-cials think an Cobb has been visiting friends and agreement between Villa and Carran- en back with great losses to the ene in town on the early train this mors lothihg be said about the license being fWar But Other Thing. relativos here recently. Miss Mabel 7a rnay be effected through the me- ing and intimated to this reporter that as they had to steal the girls my. iNieuner army acnieveu any couple or ai triages e.pioueu tu Aiiip, Walters has returned to Allendale, S.

diation of Mexican leaders. The anx. i they wanted to get married right of their hearts But then when department of Messrs. i .0 ss in one divection. At some where she is in school again this j'fety of prominent Constitutionalists I away, so without further comment he1 you think seriously about the matter, year.

She has many friends here, who i in Mexico City to mediate the dispute got busy and made arrangements for stealing a girl, the girl who's the. Caldwell department points the tremendous armies are ra 0 batUruay aiternOOn aJOUC imet nnl Khnrt distance aoart. coo Vior n-n Mrs is rearHpH us ViAnafui cin QQ iJlhinrs tn Mr. Rnrnii. rt UA D.

C. Downing and step-son Jack and! General Carrp.nza's 'declaration that ...1 It 1J 1lti cashier of the Farmers Merchants i "Love is a funny thing." Bank, tendered the ladies' parlor in i e's leit nana is pretty oatay to 0(JT BAKKER.S WAY. ittle'Mary Downing are visiting Mrs. i he would not attack Villa. Mr.

Moore was packing vne the bank building for the occasion, and i A Fine Pota'o Crop Good. idges away when the explosion Migs in FIo, Mr. E. L. Whaley, assistant cashier rred.

tne caririaes weie oo Home Downing's mother, Mrs. R. J. Smitn. While Consular reports today show.

An addition is being built to the fed the Southern Republic to be tremb-school house which we hope is going! ling in fear of another revolution, to add much to the looks and capacity nothing was received to indicate that of the present building. fa physical clash was imminent. Pres- riui. lvtriiiaiiio uiuugiu 1. C.

specials. When the explo-occurred those who were close id not stand upon the order of Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Groin? but went at once, and with Mr. James Method, wno naa Deenjident Wilson is absolutely neutral keeping books for the Shannon Mer-'and is endeavoring to have Consular of the bank, who is a justice of the peace, and who knows just how, made them one in a s.iort time, and they left rejoicing for Marietta, where they will make their future home.

It seems that it was a runaway affair and the couple had been fugitives since yesterday. Mr. Barnes says the parlor in the bank building is open to meetings of that kind at any and all times. li speed than dignity. They just rally faded out of the storescape.

agents 'refrain rfrom involving the American Government. Wallace Norment, manager ot Mr. F. L. Mitchell of route 1 from Fairmont dug a sweet potato one day last week that weighed 81-2 pounds It was by far the largest potato ever seen by this reporter, and no doubt it would take off a prize at the State fair.

Judging from Reports and the number of potatoes being sold on the market there will be a "bumper "tater" crop in Robeson, and they will "help out," and that no lit' tie, during these "war times." A far-merwho has plenty of potatoes and a good milch cow doesn't need much meat or grease. He's in shape to both eat and drink. cantile has returned to nis nome at Buies. Mr. John F.

Walters is having built on his lot near the church a nice 10-room residence. Mr. C. E. Zeda.

lardware department, got out of BUY A BOLT OF SHEETING. tore quicker than he ever did any- ker is the contractor in charge of the Sister Club to Buy.a-Bale of Cotton Movebent Organized at Red building else in his life, and "Buck" is swift at that. Mr. S. F.

veil was showing Mayor A. E. an auto tire over in one corner; Young Ladies Badly Frightened. Mr. and Mrs.

Percy Graham spent Misses Mamie Sexton and Pauline Springs. to The Robesonian. Wednesday in Fayetteville room when the explosion occur Ashworth, operators at the local tele and they say they stood theit phone exchange, Miss Sexton being Red Springs, Sept. 26 "Buy a Bolt INQUIRIES FROM ALL OVER. nd, but if they first fell behind chief operator, were badly frightened Thursday evening about 9 o'clock counter and waited a short space of Sheeting" This is the name of a unique club organized here today by the ladies of the town in an effort to lighten the cotton situation.

The developments it is really nobody's Lumberton, R. F. D. 1, Sept. 26 The sad news reached here Monday of the death of Miss Laura Meares of Palatka, Fla.

She left here the first aay of last November for Florida to miaka her home with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Regan.

She contracted typhoid fever and only lived a few weeks. The remains were brought back to her old home for burial. Her brother-in-law came with the corpse. Rev. A.

J. Groveb conducted the funeral iser-vices Wednesday morning and she was laid to rest in the family cemetery. Miss Meares was liked by all who knew her. Mr. James Barker of Lumberton spent Tuesday at Mrs.

L. D. Kin-law's. Miss Eva Powers left Tuesday for Florida to visit relatives. Little Miss Ruble Inman returned home a few days ago from Laurin-burg where she spent several weeks with relatives.

Mr. W. K. Bethune was in this community Thursday. Miss Amelia Powers left a few days ago for St.

Pauls, where she will be in school this session. Mrs. Martha M'White of Tolarsville visited her daughter here this week. Mr. A.

P. Inman and two daughters, Misses less. It wasn't exactly war, due way Mr. Moore's hand was hurt entitled to think it was tne otner Teachers' Examination Supt, J. R.

Poole will hold examinations for white public school teachers at the court house on Thursday, October 8, for colored teachers Friday, October 9, and for Indian teachers Sat. urday October 10. Examinations will also be held at the same time for 5-year and State high school certificates. These will be the last examinations for the school year and Supt. Poole wants all the teachers who do not hold certificates to be on hand.

ed Retailer Captured Smith News Item in Robesonian Brings Inquiries From Wide Range of TerritoryFolks in Remote Sections of Country Interested in Item About Large Cotton Leaves. And still they come! Speaking of inquiries being received by Mr. F. A. Wishart, the man whose large cotton leaves were mentioned in a recent news item in The Robesonian, and which news item was clipped by papers from Maine to California and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and perhaps then some, he continued to receive them.

Recently he received a letter from a man in California asking for a few seeds from the cotton weed; a man in Maine requested him to manufacture the leaves itno idea of the club is for each member to pledge the price of a bolt ox kind of white goods and to soiiciv subscriptions from others. The mev. chants have entered into the spirit of the thing quite enthusiastically ftiQ will furnish the goods at eel About 60 bolts have been spoken for with more to follow. Oieat results are hoped for and if t-j tins organization a cam-pait l. should be started, tb ladies of Red Springs will be pleased indeed to I the first sister club to the "Buy a iile of Cotton" movement und to Court.

lerjff R. E. Lewis, Deputies A. fPrevatt and Bill Freeman and Policeman Eli Phillips went fWht to the home of Cliff San- TJo in, wno uvea vu place about two miles from ion the Whiteville road, and when leaving the exchange over store of Messrs. White Gough.

Mr. How. ard Nye had started to the telephone office and hearing the young ladies coming down the dark hallway he stepped behind some old bed springs to give them room to pass. About the time the ladies got opposite him Mr. Nye stumbled upon the bed springs, making an awful noise, and the girls' were terribly frightened.

Their screams were heard for some distance. Sheriff R. E. Lewis, who was standing about a block away, hasten to find out the trouble, and others came running from every direction. By the time it was found where the trouble was the girls had reached the street at the foot of the stairway leading to the exchange office, and Miss Ashworth was so badly frightened that she had to be supported by Ml3s Sexton.

It was necessary to call a physician for Miss Ashworth and she was not able to be on duty again until Saturday. Dingbat Family Coming. (By the Press Agent.) Like manufacturers, the producers ,1 210 jrallons of grape and huck- $ry wine. 'Sheriff Lewis had been led that Sanderson was retailing jMn'e, so he was brought to town ilaced in jail. He will be given Jennie and Rubie, spent Sunday p.

m. at St. Pauls with relatives. This rainy weather is bad on the cotton that is in the fields. New Road Ready.

Mr. W. J. Wilkerson of Center was among the visitors in town Saturday. Mr.

Wilkerson says a road Delegates to W. M. U. The delegates going to and returning from W. M.

U. October 7 at St. Paul may find it necessary to spend the night or day in Lumberton. Tney niii be cordially entertained if they will send their names to Mrs. H.

T. Fpe, secretary of W. M. U. by her 3.

It is very much utsird we have delegates fro." every church in Robeson Associa MRS. R. D. CALDWEI L. Rattlesnake's Pilot Under Doorstep.

The 10-year-old son of Truss Mc iring Wednesday. Mr. Phillips when he threw open the door at erson's home Sanderson had lev- on him a long-barreled Colts matic, but Mr. rmuips naa ms granted by the county commissioners and built by citizens near it leading from the stage road, near Center church, to the wire-grass road, near Smyrna church, is ready for the public fans; and today he received a letter from Ingrham Jewelers, of Menomonnie, asking him to send them a few leaves and some buds of the cotton plant; saying they saw the lcipping from The Robesonian in the Minneapolis, (Minn.) Tribune. They say they want the leaves to place in their show windows to attract attention to their store.

Fifty cents in stamps was enclosed to pay for leaves and buds. Mr. Wishart says he is going to send a large stalk of cotton with the fruit on it. in his hand and at nis tnreat to i. Sanderson dropped his gun.

n. Smith, whose arrest at a Right Idea. There is a certain young" farmer in Robeson who bought license to marry a certain girl last week, but before he bought his license he bought three nice hogs. He i3 a young man with the right idea. "There ain't nothing beats having a wife, and living at home in the country." and in good shape.

He says it will on his place in Howellsville town- make it much more convenient for the traveling public, as it gives a di Neill, colored, found a rattlesnake's pilot 3 feet long under the doorstep was mentioned in inursdays sonian, was given a hearing be-United States Commissioner W. rect course from Mt. Eliam to Back of plays each has his specialty in which he excels and which stamps his Swamp. Kinlaw Thursday afternoon and production with birthmark of suc bound to Federal court at Wilm- at his home in the colored settlement just across the river from town Thursday afternoon. The boy called his mother and she with the help of the neighbors soon put the snake ut of business.

cess, me producers ot "ine uingoat erm whicn begins February 1 a i i i I I rt flrtConlf- rf Family" have specialized in choruses Saw the Comet. Mr C. Britt, who lives near Smith's, was a Lumberton visitbr Saturday. Mr. Britt says he saw the comet some of the papers had been saying quite a bit about recently, in not alone renowned for their beauty but recognized for their ability to Charlie Greene, colored, was shot end fatally wounded at the team camp of the Waccamaw Lumber Co yesterday a week ago by Sam Lewis, also in a card game.

Green was taken to Bolton, where he died. Lewis escaped. he went back to jail. Northern Banks Charge High Rate. Washington Dispatch, 23th.

Secretary McAdoo today sent telegrams to the chairmen of the clearing house associations in New York, Chicago, Boston and St. Louis, complaining of high interest rates in those citie3 and appealing for aid in remedying that condition. Is Opening With Good the east one morning a few days ago. He says it looks very much like Hal- fct. J.

R. Poole says schools are ly's comet. He says it can be seen Hold Till the Kagie Squalls. Mr. S.

C. Stone of McDonalds was among the visitors in town Saturday. Mr. Stone who lives in on? of the cotton jrrowing sections of the world, says the farmers up his wav are goir.c to hold on to their cotton "till the eagle squalls." ng all over the county witn gooa very plainly after two clock in the lidance. The graded school at bt.

morning. I opened "unusually well a week yesterday. The enrollment tne sing and dance. Their best will appear in the wonderful chorus of "The Dingbat Family" when it makes its appearance at the Lumberton Opera house Monday, October 5. Seats on sale at McMillan's Friday.

Dizzy Head, Fluttering Heart, Floating Specks. These are signs of kidney and bladder trouble. YouH have headaches too, backaches and be tired all over. Don't wait longer but take Foley's Kidney Pills at once. Your miserable sick feeling will be gone.

You will sleep well, eat well and grow strong and active again. Try them. For sale by all druggists. day was 209, as large a number he school had an any time during last term. i Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.

"I advised the boys when they for the Spanish war to taki Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with them, ami lave received many thanks for the advice given," writes J. II. Hough-land, Eldon, Iowa. "No person whether traveling at home should be this great remedy." For alc i t.1 dealers. A Lame Back-Kidney Trouble Causes it.

And it will give you even worse if not 'checked. Mrs. II. T. Straynge, Gainesville, was fairly down on her back with kidney trouble and inflamed bladder.

She says: "I took Foley Kidney Pills and now my back is stronger than in forty years, and both kidney and bladder troubles are entirely gone." For by all A One. Eyed Colt. Mr. E. K.

Atkinson, who lives near Marietta, and who raises a good many Robeson mules-and horses, says that one night last week one of his nags gave birth to a colt which had only one eye, it being right in the center of its forehead. He says the eye was somewhat larger than usual. The colt fulazy liver leads to chronic dy3- Cotton Boll Wi'h 11 Locks. Mr, N. H.

Bullock, found on his place at Raynham the other day a cotton boll with 11 fully-developed locks. Mr. Frank Ivey, who was in town Friday, is The Robesonian's authority for this statement. Eleven. Who can beat it? 31a and constipation weakens the le system.

Doan's Regulets (25c box) act mildly on the liver and only lived a few hour3. els. At all drug stores..