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PAGE FOUR THE ROBESON1AN MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1918. Published By IOBESONIAN PUBLISHING Co- . A. SHARPE President MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 191 3. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dae year S2.00 ix months l.'jo AtM months 50 WtiK 107 West Fourth Street Vli ,,n. No. 20 PRESIDENT IN ENGLAND. SOLDIERS' LETTERS. Mrs. Pattie Bryan Dead. Mis. Patty widow of the ! Reception Was Tribute to piiaiieiit i Letters From Mr. Leon McGill. and United States Thai Will The following extracts from letters Be Historic. ! received by Mrs. W. R. McGill ofj Lumberton from her son, Mr. Leon; Mcuill. oi tne msl division, American: forces in France, will be of interest On their arrival in Tingi&n.i Thurs day President Wilson and Mrs. Wil son were given a reception surpassing any reception ever given there to the i ead of a foreign nation. They were greeted by hundreds of thousands of late Len H. Bryan, of Wake county, di-2d Tuesday night in Rex hospital. She was 80 years old and last of the Traywick family which was ere of the most influential and best known in the ccuntv. She is survived by three chil- to Robesonian readers: "Somewhere in France," 'Nov. 15, 1918. "Dear Mother: "If. you could see your soldier boy di en : Mrs. W. Builard, of Cerro ueople and the day's ew.ii.-? t ..n ititot-1 fVl- ,n mio-kt wpII Hp nrmiH 1 ed a tribute to the President and thejof him We left Vercel Nov 5 fori United States which will be historic. the Verdun front The 7th found us in On r-nday night President and Mrs. the beart of tje-ast desperate drive.i vuson at a pcseeoem-oreaKing state j must say there is something an- amner, ana a press aisparen sieves . ;mat;r kg about approaching the dread hat no more regal setting ever had nois6j but a reaJ American has i been arranged in Buckingham palace feejjng something like we have vhei iterf"' 5i3 yecoad class mail matter ft ta p;.t,,ffvp at Lumberton, X. C. : a na: line we nave xvnen a bad storm is on. I have seen a doz-j en or more air battles and only one; time was t e Biche victorious. "I heard the last shot fired. I had; been back across the Meuae river I Gordo: Mrs. Lcnnie Smith of Norfolk: and Mrs. (j. Clem Bryan, of Clayton. The funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon from New Hope Baptist church, of which she was a member for 50 years, and the inter ment was in burying ground near the church. Raleigh News and Observer, Dec. 2G. Mrs. Bryan was an aunt of Mrs. S. Mclntyre and Dr. R. T. Allen and has visited here several times. ii tnat winch greeted them -n that occasion. livery royal formality which had attended epochal occasions at the pal ace for two or three hundred years was carried out before ant during the banquet. President Wilson wrcn. th rmstoffice to e-et mail and bv Queen Mary led the prwes.svon into j the time l t back to my crowd it the dmmg hall, preceded by officiate was almost n o'clock. I stool back! oi the palace splendmly costumed,, cf the lines and heid my Watch to, bearing wands and walking backward I if th realiy were going to stop ind Mrs. G. M. Whit- and daughter, Miss George (stopped and washed my hands in it) Mi field and son-in-law and daugnter, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Norment, and their small son, R. M. Jr., spent Christmas Day in Laurinburg with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shaw, son-in-law and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield. a king obeisance to the guests If you are not attending the Mc-i Lendon meetings you are mis sing the: biggest thing that has come this way in years. "Cyclone Mack's" style mayj jolt you at first, if you are frozen up and don't want to be thawed out, but if you attend a few services you will be caught up by the sheer force of the tremendous earnestness of the man in his zeal for lost souls and you'll for get all abqut any prejudices you may have. There are no frills about the gospel he preaches. He is thundering against all manner of mean: ess and wickedness and calling men to repent ance. There is no reason why any one who wants to see Lumberton a better community in every way and who .'wants to see men saved, who wants to see churches revived and galvanized into new life and Sunday schools and prayermeetings over-flowing, should not co-operate with the efforts being made in this evangelistic campaign. o In the death of Mrs. R. D. Caldwell Lumberton loses a good woman whose influence will live to bless this town and community. Outside the inner cir cle of her love and care her passing brings a sense of personal loss to a multitude of people. Her good deeds shone afar and her influence for good spread in ever-widening circles the farthest reach of which eternity alone can tell. On Christmas morning, shortly after she had remarked upon the beauty of Christmas carols wafted to her from earthly voices lifted in the street below, she fell on sleep; and her free spirit was awakened by angel voices wafted to her from on high from a heavenly choir singing gladder carols. This community pays tribute ti the worth of such a life. May her rest be sweet. o Robeson county's cotton crop this year, even at present prices for lint and seed, is worth around $10,000,000. In the report of the director of the census of cotton gin ned in North Carolina up to December 9, the number of bales ginned in Robe son is placed at 51,678, which is 14, 153 more bales than the next highest number for any county in the State Johnston county, with 37,525. o There never was such a Christmas, even in pre-war years. Everybody seemed to make up her and his mind, individually and collectively, to have a "Christmas what was a Christmas,'' and they turned loose the plentiful coin with that end in view. Immediately behind the President and the tjaeen came King George and Mrs. Wilson. They were followed by mem- is ci" the roval family. "The scene was one of .splendor," states a dispatch. "In the dining sa loon was a great collection of solid gold plate and huge gold ornaments valued at fifteen million dollars I the- i'll not say what. Mama, you do not know how glad I was to see Lawrence Parke..', Joej Barrirtgton, Enoch McConnell, B. M.i Sibley and Carl M'White, all at one! time the other day. Saw Grover Page ; on the street of D . He had toi look good before he knew me (so fat, you know. I have some cold, but l.-... ,1 fnllnni V1r if O "Pf QV- hoinff , These had been brought from the' , , . i w - i n rf ii u i aj i x t ivh m vr : .i i r 1 1 w vv vaults for the occasion.' TO LUMBERTON WOMEN. Ladies Urged to Join Woman's Club and Direct Energies to Building Up Town and Community. Correspondence of The Robesonian. The war being ended, the activities of our community recently absorbed by the Red Cross, and other war agencies, begins to be again directed to the usu al channels of civil life. Doubtless for a time to come the Red Cross society, together vith all other organizations in the town willltion. I'll never forget him." be largely engaged m aiding cnarrca back from the front several miles, being in better places, of course. We are still in dugouts, but they are dry. The one I am in has a fireplace in it. It is rierht cold in these mountains. I am confident the end of the war is' here. There is no one in Germany with the power to sick the Huns on a bunch of wildcats I have heard and seen enough to know that they have enough and do not intend to fight any j more. I want to get into the military i postal express service. Several of my, commanding officer friends are work-1 ing for me. Knox Proctor is one of mv friends who is aiding me. He wrote me a nice letter of recommenda- ble and reconstructive work here, and in Europe; however, the emergency lessened, the splendid community spir it and organization will necessarily be dissipated, unless our energies be directed toward another object. May we not make the development of our splendid town the object of our concentrated energy. Through the women's club, and the re-organization of our men in the Board of Trade, wonderful possibilities may be realized. As the home mirrors the life and tastes of the inmates, so a town por trays the life and spirit of a commu nity "Somewhere in France" "Nov. 21, 1918. "Dear Mother: "I am feeling fine, considering the bad cold I have. We are on a two weeks' hike from Verdun to Paris. We left Verdun Monday and hiked 18.; miles with full packs and gun. I he next day we left some of our. heavy equipment in a camp where we spent the first night, near uar-e-uue. ine second day we reached a place called ( Rombercourt, where we spent yester-( day and today. Tomorrow we resume our journey to the capital. We are, sleeping while here in a large barn, where the owner runs a mresning mm Miss Eliza Belle Howell of Wilming ton is a guest at the ho'.;.e of Mrs. A. T. Parmele. Farm For Sale. 350 Acres, 125 in cultivation, ' miles south ol White ville, N. C. Splendid tobacco, cotton and corn farm. A big bar gain for quick sale at $9000. Terms, see E. NEALY, Owner, VINELAND, N. C, or HARNLY & FELTON, Agts., CHADBOURN, N. C. Ii Hp f Every life has Mont be old a A a. Bank your money He had a chance once. When he was young he earned money and could have put some of it in the bank. By now, that money might have grown to be a fortune. At any rate it would huTe been a sang sum to have, and would have provided for him. Every life has its December if we live it out. Bank your money with us and have i.o fear of the future. COME TO OUR BANK. WE ADD 4 PER CENT INTEREST. First National Bank (Bank opposite the court house) LUMBERTON, N. C, -Mr. G. F. Lewis of R. 2, Fair-1 Mesdames J. P. andftdV. Brown . . " . . . ' of Fairmont are Lumberton visitors mont, is among the visitors in town today today. Mr. Lewis brought a load ofj hfrinp-crnu-n wnpat tr tho I nmliDrtftn 1 Mr. R flour mill. M. Philiins of the Globe Swamp section is among the visitors in town today. mm The women of the town are most j for wheat. The Huns once occupied cordially invited to become members of the woman s club. THOMPSON HOSPITAL NOTES Reported for The Robesonian Master Elmo Powell, Whiteville, operated on Wednesday for gangren ous appendix and is getting along as well as could be expected. Little Ruth Barker, daughter of J. W. Barker, eity who was operated on for appendicitis a few days ago, will be able to return home soon. Little Esther Sessoms, Bladen boro, N C, who was operated on for a pus case of appendicitis three weeks ago was able to return home yester day. Miss Pearl Raybon, city, was oper ated on a few days ago and is getting along nicely . Mrs. R. B. Buie, Bladenboro, who had been in the hospital for treatment for several days, was able to return home the other day. Mrs. Maggie Norment, city, who was cisk at the hospital for several days, returned home. Mrs. Robert Ellis, Abbottsburg, who was sick at the hospital for several days, was able to return home last week. Rev. H. A. Grantham, city, who was in the hospital suffering with a sprained foot for a few days, was able to return home Wednesday. this village. Lots of the old Duild- j ings are nothing but heaps of debris. ' I do not know what we will do at Paris, probably parade for the bigj celebration when tne u. . rresiaem, gets over to help us decide what to do with the . I am going to buy one 4f the French bonds when I get io Paris. Ihe smallest they sell is "JO France $12." OVERSEAS CASUALTIES. GOODBYE OLD YEAR. Names of Robeson Soldiers and Others In Nearby Counties That rtave Appeared in Casualty Lists. Names of the following Robeson soldiers and others from some neaiby counties have appeared in overseas casualty lists since last Monday: Died of wounds: Lieut. Thomas M. Bulla, R. 2, Fayetteville Private W. W Grantham, Fayetteville. Died of disease: Corporal W. S. Hyatt, Barnesville; Pvt. Joe Broom, Whiteville. Killed in action: Pvt. James T. Smith. R. 6, Lumberton. Wounded severely: Privates Lonnie C. Millikin, Laurinburg, N. C; Wal lace Drieeers, Bennettsvtillb, S. C. (previously reported missing); Ippie E. Nance, Cerro Gordo. Wounded, degree undetermined: Sergeant T. C. Sinclair, Raeford; Pvt. Hazley V. Britt, Cerro Gordo; Pvt. Harvey E. M. McLaurin, Fayetteville. Wounded slightly: Privates Robert Pone, R. 1, Elizabethtown; Arthur ! Jackson, Bennettsville, S. C; Corporal The University of North Carolina 1895-1917 Editor R B. Branch is advertising the Red Springs Citizen for sale. He says he will go to a larger town and engage in job printing exclusively. o The war is over. Editor Harker got out a dandy Christmas edition of the Scottish Chief as per his usual pre-war custom. Accidentally Shot. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont. Dec. 25 Gurney Barnes, Indian, son of Berry Barnes, on Christmas day was accidentally shot by Hoke Jacobs, Indian, and was tak en to the hospital for operation. The mother and father went with the boy. (Written for The Robesonian by Ethel, John H McLauchlin, Pembroke; Pvt xics ui auuu;. ,B cLaurin, Maxton. I Nineteen Eighteen, you're getting old,!pi German Republic Like United I And soon will cease to be. j Many good deeds you'll leave to be! States. told, t j Reports received from Germany in- j In our great history. j dicate that the present government there is to constitute a federal repub- You brought us many troubles, i lie on virtually the same plan as the Ana arougnr, us joy, too. United States. There would be a con- You took our boys and made soldiers,1 gress composed of two chambers, a To fight for the Red, White and Blue, volkshr. . c popular chamber, which would I the chamber of representa j And brave soldiers they were, jtives, srd a stadtenhaus, or chamber Mghtmg across the see., 0f states, which would take the part And soon the news was sent, back here, j of a senate. The president would be I electee. t,y the people ana would not be resj or.sible before congress. The ; border states would be convpletelv modifie : the privileges of the no bibty Eoolished and Germany would annex ( e. rnan Austria. The great news of their victory. So goodbye, old year, forever, A New Year takes your place. Your good deeds we will remember, Though we never again see your face. Representative Phelan, of Massachu sftts, Democrat, has been elected chairman of the House banking and currency committee, succeeding Car ter Glass of Virginia who resigned to become Secretary of the Treasury. of GJ If), -i-v e Tofotfo, " as i..ou:!tv, Frank J. ( t ' 04th that he .. ' a" tlHT ot I. firm Qf W T City ofH,ar4 CATARRH &URE: I &ANK J CHENEY Sworn to before me an V.bVrP V (Seal) 1 W- QLEASON, for testimonials free yStem- Send Halls Family Pm8 tor constinatloa. Million Bale Cotton Crop. The prediction is made by Commis sioner W. A. Graham that the final ginning reports on the 191.8 cotton crop in North Carolina will put the figures for the total crop at at least a million bales, the biggest crop the Sfjte ever hac!, with the exception cf the 1911 crop, when the crop round d out a little more than a million bales. The reports already show around OO.OOO bales as ginned, and "there are 'ots of cotton not only yet to be gin ned, but actually in the field yet un picked. He says it is most fortunate for the cotton in the last mentioned condition that the weather has been so mild and for the most part, dry, thus keeping the quality of the cotton ex posed to the weather in much better condition. The name Doan's r'nsnires confider -Doan's Kidney Pills for Kidney i:s. Doan's Ointment f or skin itching. : an's Reeulets for a mild laxative old at all drug stores. CASD OF THANKS. ; i to express our thanks for jt - ness and assistance of our fr -; during the illness and death oi oar mother, Mrs. M C. Fisher MRS. B. S. EDWARDS' and j MRS. H. R. SMITH. For any itchiness of the skin, for I skin rashes, chan, pimples, etc., try iDoan's Ointment. 63c at all drugstores. Be? s lev and i Mr. and Mrs. H. M .Liiimieii rerarnea jvriday Irom Fcui : Oaks, where they spent Christmas vis i iting relatives. Itching piles provoke profanity, but profanity won't remove thm TW'c- Mntment is recommended for itching, uieemng or Drotruflinc m ps finr of 1m O JT - c. u any drug store. A 1 Q V 1 r llTTQV. i - - 1 " 1 l . iivu iraua lu enronic ays .pepsia and constipation weakens the I whole system. Doan's Regulets (30c iper box) act mildly on the liver and I bowels. At all drug stores. Immediate and thorough preparation in school and college for the great tasks of the next decade is the duty and the personal opportunity of every young man. The period that will follow the war will have extraordinary need for men with trained powers, and with real values to offer in reconstructive service. There is no difference of opinion on this subject. Business leaders of vin th,, out the nation, and leaders of public life in our own State have Spoken L t 1 clearness and emphasis. mSi en-eci w1" England France, Canada and Germany in the midst of a struggle infinite more ex hausting than our own, have doubled their educational efforts andpenS. uZlSr.til 9 dfeP d6Sire fr a rich and steav mowing fSTz n b;rke any temporary sacrifice necessar to 2 makwreSsion'now . anbsee8!? tSwshT deep THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OFFERS EXCELLENT TRAINING UN- DER THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP IN- THE SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS THE SCHOOL OP MEDICINE THE SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE THE SC HOOL OF LAW THE GRADUATE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE SUMMER SCHOOL THE BUREAU OF EXTENSION. The work for the remainder of this college vear will be divbW n j the schedule of courses will he so arranged a iT, Wfflter quarter and pursue courses as complete units during Olf openillg of the No Advaoiage will be Gained by Waiting until the Opening of another College Year THE WINTER QUARTER BEGINS JANUARY A REGISTRATION, JANUARY 2-3 For Catalogue and other information, address Tle Secretary. Chapel Hill, N. C.