The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-02
UP NATION WAY.
A Burglar Enters Home of Mr..
.nMalcolm McLean-A1Vari
of News Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mrs. J. C.. McCaskill and chill
dren returned Monday after an
absence of several weeks at her
home in Bennettsvil!e. sc. Her
sister, Miss Annie Mccall, accom-
panied them.
Mr.. w. Callahan of the Ameri-
can Realty & Auction Co. of
Greensboro, is in town preparing
for the sale of lots in NorthMax-
ton, which is to take place on De-
cember 10.
Miss Sallie Mclean, who had
been visiting here and in Lum-
berton, returned to her home in
Laurinburg last night. Sheriff
&c. McMeill was here Tuesday
collecting taxes in Maxton town
ship. After several weeks visit
with relatives in Lumberton,
Miss Matte w. Mclean returned
home Monday night. Miss Ma
bel Wooten left Monday night
for Camden, where she will spend
a while with her brother, Mr.. F.
| M. Wooten. Miss Rebecca Rus
sell of Alma was at the Maple
Shade hotel last night for sup
per. Mr. w. K. Bethune of Lum-
berton was in town Tuesday in
the interest of The Robesonian.
Rev.A. P. Tyer, pastor of the
Methodist church here, was as
J signed by the Conference to a
second term here and at Caledo-
MIA churches, much to the graft
fication of both congregations.
There were no services at the
presbyterian church Sunday at.
ternoon, owing to the fact thai
DR.. Hill was called upon to preach
: the funeral Of MI. JohnMcLauch
Il Inns child, who died of pneumo
J MIA after a few days illness.
, Mr.. w. J. Matthews of River
: ton was here today.
t Mr.B.A. Ivey,a very old gentle
e man who has always been con
e spicuous for his great height
having been known as one O
:, the tallest men in the Confeder
Il ate army. has been quite sick a
:. his home near here for the pas
. week. A number of the tow
! people have been out to call o
- him.
a. Mr.. R. C. Townsend of Re
" Banks was here Monday. Mrs
! L.R. Kirkpatrick and child wen
a toBennettsville to visit relatives
,e MIR. E, C, Whitaker, who live
= near Raemont, was in town Nor
r day night. Mr.. Will McKinno
of Winter Garden, Fla, lis spent
ing few days with home folks
r OnThanksgiving day the hon
of Mr.. Malcolm Mclean, the n
Id raj mail carrier who lives ne;
IS. Lumber river about one and
of half miles from town, was ente
to ed while all the family we
v away from home, by some OF
10 who cut hole through the Wi
av screen in one of the bed-roo
s. windows. The burglar ransac
n ed the house, evidently for mo
,e- ey, as no jewelry or other vail
ed ables were taken, About tv
of dollars in change was take
iss from a trunk. A colored WON;
lie living near by saw a negro ru
vol ming from the house towards t
he swamp about two O'Clock in t
er afternoon, but did not recogni
ey him. Later his tracks we
found in the edge of the swan
an where he had mired in the III
aw somewhat in his flight. So +
ain no clue has been obtained as
raj his identity,
iiv Maxton, N. c., Nov, 80, 1916
Needing the cry for reform
ON naval affairs, Secretary Ne5
Or Yesterday inaugurated the n'
eet sweeping changes in the Ma
Department since the establis
of ment of the bureau system
eek 1912. The Secretary hopes
Of put the Department on a br
ing ness basis beyond the dreams
predecessors. The keynote
ent his reform is the subordinat
vn, Of the bureau chief Of the pa
veil "
EGrthat Outs Feeling After (
no ing
have used Chamberlain's Ston
and Liver Tablets or some time,