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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04
HOME DEMONSTRA--
TION WORK
Miss Cassiday Outlines Plan-4-
Year Course in Home Econom-
. les is Contemplated Larger
Vision Of Home and Commun-
ity Work.

1ty Work.
Miss Lula NJ. Cassiday, who, as stat
ed IN Mondays Robesonian, arrived
Sunday to begin work as home DEM
onstratlon agent for Robson, outlin-
ed the work she hopes to do in brief
talk before the county commissioners
While they were IN session here Mon
day afternoon. 1t is an ambitious
plan of work that Miss Cassiday has
mapped out and the Inauguration of
that work means the beginning of a
new era in rural development in Rob-
eson.
Miss Cassiday wants to work in CO.
operation with the schools and hopes
| to have the active and hearty CO.
operation of every teacher in the
county. She plans to organize 16
or 1S clubs, giving working centers
which she will visit monthly, leaving
time for office work and special meet
/ ings.
/ Food conservation, lessons in home
economics, cooking, sewing, ETC., will
be part of her work. Teaching
housewives how to prepare substitutes
for meat will be one important part
of her work in the immediate future
Girls and boys have been educated
too much away from country life and
care too little for country life, Miss
Cassiday told the commissioners She
wants to help educate and equip then
for efficiency in the country, to helr
them get vision of ideal country life
and educate them along lines to real
ige those ideals.
t. Later on, gardening and canning
will be duly stressed and taught, bu
Miss Cassiday does not want any
body to get the idea that that is tn.
whole of demonstration work. Sh,
sees in the work gerat opportunit!
Tor developing strong rural WON
anhood.
Larger vision of home and com
} munity work is the main thing, witt
every school a farm life center.
A four-year course in home econom
les is contemplated in Miss Cassiday'
, plan. Before the end of that four
year period she hopes to reach ever
community in the county, and to touc
every rural home.
In answer to question asked b
one of the commissioners, Miss Cas-
siday said that she has her own For
and pistol and goes where she pleas
es, unafraid. Her work will take he
all over the county, and one Of tn
, commissioners remarked that severe
communities are ready for her rigf
now, eager to work under her diret
J ton.
AS has been stated in The Robesol
ian, Miss .Cassiday comes to tn
: work with six years of experienc
! ! She was rural school supervisor an
I home demonstration agent of Sam,
son county for four years and afte
that for two years in Orange, con
: ing to Lumberton from the latte
county.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04

Mr.. Earl Townsend has resigned
the position which he held in the First
National Bank for several months,
and has accepted a position in the
office of the Lumberton, Dresden and
Jennings cotton mills.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04

Mr.. Guion Lee has resigned his
position as assistant secretary treas
urer OF the Kingsdale Lumber corpo-
Tatlon, effective November /. Mr..
lee lee has been with the above named
company for 6 years.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04
Examination for Teachers.

An examination for teachers of all
races in the county will be given here
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
All who expect to take the exam
ination will have to report on Tues
day.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04
ROAD SENTENCES
FOR CAR THIEVES
Two of the Negroes Who Stole
Mr.. A. E. Whites Auto and
Wrecked It Go to the Roads
One of the Negroes Worked for
MIR. White.

James Mosley, Jesse Merrick and
Abram Cotton, all colored, were ar
rested Monday night on the charge of
taking Mr.. A. E. Whites Hudson
auto out Sunday night and wrecking
it, an account Of which was publish
ed in Mondays Robesonian. The Cot
ton negro was first arrested and he
then told all about the affair, which
led to the arrest of the other negroes.
None Of the negroes denied that he
was along when the auto was wreck
ed.
They were given a hearing before
Recorder E. M. Britt Tuesday after
noon. Merrick was given a 12-months'
road sentence, Cotton a 30-day road
sentence, while the recorder has not
sentenced Mosley.
The evidence as told by the negroes
was that Mosley, who had been work
ing for Mr.. White, and Merrick went
to Mr.. Whites home and took the au-
to out, the plot having been made
up town. After the auto had beer
stolen the two negroes went to the
home of Cotton and he joined then
for a joy ride. Two other negroes
also joined the joy riders, but have
not been arrested.
Mosley testified that he went int
Mr.. Whites residence and secured thu
key to the house in which the autt
was locked. AS a result Of the wrecl
Mosley had slight cut near his ey'
and the other negroes were somewha
shaken up.
The joy-riders ran the car agains
the iron railing at the bridge acros
Lumber river on the Creek road abou
/ mile south of town and one of tn
front wheels was broken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
BODY OF EIGHT
YEAR OLD GIRL
is DISCOVERED
Prepare for Autopsy - Two
Women Held In County
Jail.


st. Johnsbury, VT, Aug. 10-Attor-
ney General Herbert Barber assumed
personal charge today of the investi-
cation into the death of eight year
old Alice Bradshaw, who disappeared
from her home here on July and
whose body was found last night. Al.
rangements were made for the per.
forming of an autopsy. Miss Eta May
Hicks, housekeeper for John Brad.
shaw. father of the little girl, and Mrs
Alvin Remission, neighbor, have
been held in the county Jail here since
their alleged confession on, July that
they killed the child because her Grip
pied condition, due to infantile par
alysis, made the care of her too
troublesome. Before the finding OF
the body on the edge Of a swamp 1t
had been announced that the case
would be presented to the September
term Of the grand jury and that the
two women probably would be taken
to the state prison for observation as
to their mental condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
BRIDGEPORT P. 0.
EXTENDS SERVICE
TO THE WESTWARD
Two Deliveries a Day Promises
for Eastern Section of
Fairfield.

In q few days the Bridgeport post
Office will extend city delivery SER
vice, one delivery a day, to a large
part of that section of Fairfield lying
west of Brooklawn avenue and north
of State street extension.
To begin with, service will be given
to the rural boxes on the following
streets: Black Rock turnpike, Brent
wood, State street extension, Kings
Highway. North Avenue extension,
Melville, Nichols, First and Second
streets, Turks Hill, Prince Highway,
Villa avenue and part of Jennings
road Service will be extended to
the houses as soon as sidewalks are
laid. houses are numbered, and private
receptacles provided for deposit OF
mail.
When the section is more built up
and Improvements are fully provided
it will have two deliveries "a day from
the Bridgeport post Office.
One advantage that is gained at
once by the extension of city deliv-
cry service on the streets named above
will be that the merchants Of Bridge.
port will be furnished with a direct
parcel post delivery in addition to the
regular carrier, parcel post delivery
being separate and apart from the
regular mail route. The territory
taken over was formerly rural route
No g. This route will be abolished
in the near future and the number
given to rural route No. So. A few
of the patrons on rural route No. 2
will be served by rural carrier No. 6,
The change marks the extension OF
the Bridgeport Postal district to such
an extent at so fully eliminate an en-
tire rural route and shows the growth
of the city's environs. This is the.
second recommendation of the post
master in this direct that has been
followed within the las. ear and
half by the Post Office department.
the first being the taking over of the
Stratfeld section for city delivery SER
vice.
The local post office, which has been
serving Lordship winter and summer.
for the past two years by delivery to
lock boxes located at the school house
at Lordship is to give a house to house
delivery during the remainder of the
summer and this will probably lead
to full delivery service the year around
as soon as the section is provided
with good connecting sidewalks, and
the houses numbered. and streets
named
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
BORROWED FROM GERMANY

M R. PULLMAN the distinguished attorney who drew the
AvA city manager plan charter has affection for it,
Whica expected to have for the offspring of his
brain. = #s
Undoubtedly Mr. Pullman extended investigation.
he tells us something about it, interview which he has
given to the newspapers secretary of the
commission made visit Dayton Ohio where the city
manager plan works perfectly
The eitymspager plan would work well in Dayton
anywhere. Dayton is very much like Prussia Dayton
mas benevolent despo That community dominated by one
gentleman man of extraordinary ability and filled with ami
able eccentrices which pronounced bias in favor
OF having everything done just he wants done The refer
is to the noted head of Americas great industrial
concerns, which has its sus in Dayton.
oad be better for Dayton in the long run
for is unlikely that the exceptional gentleman herein
described will be succeeded by another like himself
The next boss Of Dayton will likely just boss, without
the ability and without the benevolence
Yet Dayton is not the birthplace of the city plan
The City Manager plan commission notably failed to extend
its inquiry far the solution of origins.
For the benefit of the commission end for the instruction
or the who chance not to be familiar with the history
the city manager plan The will its birthplace
The city manager plan born in Germany has work
cd successfully Germany Germany has govern
ment Of the country Into this scheme of one mangovern
ment, government of cities works very nicely.
The chief proponents of the city plan don't know
much about it, What they favor of it shows they don't
but they do have instructive knowledge that somehow it
will make it easier for them to things.
And so it will The city manager plan is excellent
scheme for those who wish operate
either benevolent despotsm, amusement
with golf, incident to getting rich quicker
IS bad scheme for free people VINO wish 70 gam more
things in Germany the city government good
there but it isn't adapted to America to Americans to the
operation of American Cities
What could be Prussan arbitrary, to speak,
portions the city plan which deliberately
their places from hundreds of faithful public
wants, who have been in the harness for years?
will hire and fire. all the school teachers The
perntendent will One not like the color of teach
hair the shape of her He discharge her for
better than his prejudice But board Of education
sn likely entertain preudcs against single ndvid
ualrAnd teachers now get hearing and justice
Let Dayton have her benevolent despots Let Germany
keep city But let not Prussianize Bridge
port advocates of the city manager plan able
prove that the republican form Of government is failure
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Debate Revenue Bill
In Senate Two Weeks

Washington, Aug. 10-The redraft-
Cd war revenue bill imposing taxes
amounting to more than $4,000, 00o,-
600 was taken up for consideration in
the Senate today with exclusive right
OF way until disposed Of Debate on
the measure is expected to last about
two weeks. after which it will go to
conference for adjustment of differ
encee between the two houses.
Senator Simmons. chairman of the
nnance committee. who will pilot the
bill through the Senate, opened the
discussion on the measure today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
STEPNE:Y

~
Mrs. George C1ingan gave a charm
ing luncheon OF eight covers at her
home Tuesday Afternoon. The lun-
cheon table was artistically decorated
with black-eyed susans. The indi-
vidue1 bouquets of these flowers were
favors for the guests and upon close
Inspection, heart decorated cards an
nouncing the engagement Of Carolyn
Osborne to Roy Turner of New York
city were disclosed The guests in
Guided Misses Helen and Bertha Brod-
erick, Carolyn Garlick, Carolyn and
Grace Osborne, Gertrude Craft, Emma
Carter of Pittsburg.
Miss Mildred Lovejoy of Norwich
has been the guest of friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beyans spent
Sunday as the guests OF friends in
Hattertown.
Miss Gladys Mellen Is spending a
few weeks with her aunt, Mrs. will
liam Nichols
Rev. and Mrs. George Powell and
Miss Gladys Powell enjoyed a days
outing at Walnut Beach, Tuesday. =.
George Edwards has purchased a
new delivery car
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyclzof Of Milestone.
N. j., were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Gilbert Eastwood.
. Mr. Cohaty's horse last. Monday fell
In well while pasturing on the AL
Qufst place. This well was an un-
usually wide one and the horse
plunged to the bottom. It's neck was
broken.
Plans are under way for the annual
Sunday school picnic the date Of
which will be announced later.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Frev of
bridgeport and Miss Carolyn Osborne
recently enjoyed a motor trip to Ban
tam Lake.
On Sunday morning the pastor of
the Sport Hill church will officiate at
the Methodist church.
Miss Inez Edwards was a SUNDAY
guest of her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Edwards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Members Of Mission
Returning to Homes

Washington, Aug. 1o--Members OF
the American mission to Russia leave
today for their homes, Elihu Root,
its head, going to lew York. All will
return later 10 aid the work of Rus
sia's rehabilitation,
What Russia is most In need of, say
the commissioners, is announcement
by the American press and people,
particularly as an offset to anti-Amer-
lean propasanda being carried on by
Germans in Russia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
RESIGNS POST AS
INSPECTOR GENERAL

London, Aug. 10-The newspapers
say that Col Sir Nivelle Chamberlain,
inspector general &C the royal Irish
constabulary, has resign~d the dire =
torship of the national service, to
which he was appointed last Decem-
Der, as a result of the reorganization
of the department. It is reported that
he disapproved some of the changes in
connection with the reorganization.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
TWO AMERICANS IN
RED CROSS SERVICE
sERdulksI: Wounded

Paris Aug 10-Price McQuillan Of
oveEbrool, Pa. and Wayne B. vetter-
1ein OF Philadelphia members of Sec
ton 20 of the. American Red Cross
ambulance service have been serious
" wounded by 4 shell while loading
wounded at an advanced post on the
battle front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Linens
Luncheon Sets, Towels, Crashes
and small Linens

and small Linens
81 This mixed assortment of useful Linens offers to
the economical buyer splendid chances tostock the
linen closet. Remembering that now a days linens
are linens, these prices will seem very tempting:
Hemsttched Luncheon Set cloth SO inches square, six
napkins to MATCH regular price $475s for 20
Hemstitched Scarves, were 20 cts for ~ cts
Guest Towels Of linen huck some plain, others with
fancy damask borders. A number OF these have
been lying on the shelves until they are slightly
yelowed ON the folds but will bleach out perfectly
At 20, % and 80 cts, very special
Hemsttched Huck Towels, half linen, with damask
borders, extra large size, regular price 50 cts
S for 40 cts
Huck Towels Union weave, extra heavy, all white,
regular price 50 cts Tor z1 Gus
Pure Linen Bleached Towels II inches wide regular
price % cts for 20 cts
Cotton Huck Towels extra large size, 20 p inches
with red borders, were % cts for 1919 cts
Bleached Russian Crash all linen Is inches wide reg
ular price Is cts Tor 10 Gus
Mar price Is cts for 1879 cts
Bleached Turkish Towels regular price 16 cts
Heavier weights were 90 cts is cts
Fancy Turkish Towels pink and blue stripes also
plain centers with pink and blue borders, regular
90 cts TOT ~ Gus
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

washington. Aug 10-American
seamen and tseir employers have
come to a full agreement on wages
and wording condidtions during the
war which government of1cials said
today solves the problem of obtaining
SUFFICIENT men to operate the great
mercfant fleet the country is building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

The Peruvian Senate passed res
elution expressing sympathy with the
Unitad States in the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

Cnfins OF waterproof cardboard are
fcsf- made in Germany due to the
re Of lumber.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
The Linen Section

The Linen Section
There may be ex-
pected on Monday
and Tuesday a clean
up of slightly soiled
Damasks, Towels and
odds and ends remain
ing from the August
Sale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Ruth NJ. Dickie, 25 Burr Road
and Conrad W. Degel, 2095 Fairfield
avenue, were united in marriage at the
residence of the brides mother, We'd
nesday evening. Rev. Ralph Herbert
White performing the ceremony. The
couple is now touring the South.
the cement of Miss Edith Whit
ing Riker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew L. Riker, of Fairfield, to
Lieut.. Bertram W. Ainsworth, of the
Army Service Corps of the British
army. Lieut.. Ainsworth is now sta
toned in America wieh the British
commission. The marriage is sched-
u1ed during the autumn and will be
celebrated in Fairfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Dining Room Sets

Mahogany Dining Room Set William and Mary period,
ANTIQUE brass handles Dining table 81 inches.
Ten pieces former price $4,000, Sale price $4,000
Colonial Dining Room Set, octagon posts and scroll
feet A very fine specimen. Ten pieces, former
price $4,000 Sale price $245.0O
Jacobean Oak Dining Room Set, ten pieces, former
price $4,000, Sale price $4,000
Golden Oak Dining Room Set Colonial period, pcs,
former price $4,000, Sale price $127.0
Walnut Dining Room Set, William and Mary period,
very attractive, ten pieces, former price $23l00,
Sale price $4,000
Jacobean Oak Dining Set, ten pieces, former price
$2O2.5O, Sale price $4,000
Walnut Dining Room Set Queen Anne period, very
attractive, ten pieces, former price $4,000
Sale price $4,000
Colonial Dining Room Set, solid Mahogany, scroll
plaster and scroll feet ten pieces, former price
$425.00, Sale price $349.O 90
Dining Room Set, Louis XVI period, solid Mahogany,
ten pieces, former price $3715o, Sale price $285oo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Living Room Furniture

The collection of Living Room Furniture is ex-
tremely interesting. There many exclusive de-
signs which the productions of famous shops. The
low prices will be maintained for few days longer
Living Room Set, three pieces; armchair and one
large wing chair, tapestry covering of unique pat
tern, former price $225.Oo, Sale price $1s8.00
Living Room Set three pieces; sofa, armchair and
large rocker, covered in fine tapestry former price
$1870O, Sale price $162.O
Over stuffed Set; sofa and two large armchairs COW
cred in fine tapestry, former price $197.o0,
Sale price $1,000
Over stuffed Set very luxurious sofa armchair and
rocker, coverings Of blue velour, former price
$2O5.OO, Sale price $l58.00
Living Room Set, three pieces; divan, armchair and
rocker, coverings of mulberry velour, former price
$780, Sale price $4,000
Over stuffed Set three pieces; divan large armchair
and rocker, former price $4,000 Sale price $63.5O
Set covered in English tapestry spring cushion seats,
three pieces; sofa, armchair and rocker, former
price $500, Sale price $4,000
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

Cottage Curtains
scrim Curtains, hem
stitched, all white, regu-
lar price $1.25.
Sale price $1.OO
Sunfast Drapery. As
inches wide, in blue,
green and brown, regu-
lar price $1.25
for 50 cts a I'd.
Third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Oriental Rugs


The two groups Of Orientals here offered at reduc-
tions of the most substantial character They are
heavy and will wear for years.
KAYAKS, were $500 for $4950
$4,000 $3.50
$4,000 $500
$4,000 $500
Moosuls, were $4,000 for $4,000
$500 $3.50
$500 $3.50 4
Cool Summer Rugs
Ratana weaveplan color with border of darker shade
Ok u were $500 for $3.50
76 < 1O6 1920 $1075
4.6 76 $50 800
SO x Y -. s2.75 $40
Porch Rugs oval shape,
size 4 x7 was S 700 now $500
6x9r $1,000 $500
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

Service Wagons
Mahogany finish,
were $1,000 now S s.25
$500 now $3.50
Oak finish,
were $1,000 now S 8.25
$500 now $3.50
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
MAN REPORTED
 TO BE LOST,

Mike Rakocavich, of the Tolovana country, will leave this morning for the Big Cinema Hot Springs to insti- ute search for his brother-in-law, Sam Medenicci, who is reported to be lost on the upper reaches of the Panama river. He thinks that in all proba bility the missing man has showed up at the springs, although nothing has been heard from Mede- nicci since he left Dome creek, where he was operating some time ago. The reason for his belief is that a man answering the descrip- ton of the missing man is reported to have been seen near the springs. MT. Rakocavich made the trip to Fairbanks from the Tolovana country particularly for the purpose of insti- tuting the search for his missing relative.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
]. |. WILLIAMS
 GOING OUTSIDE

J. Casson Williams, special dis bursting agent for the Alaskan En- gineering commission, will leave for the States some time next week on a combined business and pleasure trip He will go direct to Washing ton, D. C., and figures on coming back to Fairbanks in April
 MT. Williams returned from Ne mana yesterday, and while there leased a building in the New York block for quarters for the bank which he and other Fairbanks peo- pie, in connection with parties at Nenana, will start at the latter place this spring. The quarters are roomy and we'll finished, and entirely suit, able for the purpose for which they are leased. The bank will probably be open for business by April 1. MT. Williams trip to the States is partly on business in connection with the bank
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
LAWSON MUST NAME LEAK CONSPIRATORS
 SAY CONGRESSMEN
{ Associated Press )

WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 12.-Afcr an acrimon- debate the floor of the house of representatives with the Democrats insisting that there trustworthy cv dcnce ot leak to Wall street o the Presidents peace and the Republicans emphasizing that thorough nvesga ton ot the leak charges Is necessary Il congress be cleared of the stigma with which it has been invested by
 mOr, the rules committee instructed recall Thomas ". Lawson and again demand that he the congress- man who told him that cabinet officer member of gross and broker made big money off the New York stock exchange the result of the alleged disclosure of the diplomatic secret that President Wilson's peace was about to be issued Lawson will probably be called the stand on Monday and the question submitted him in writing Ii he still refuses answer, he did when he first testified, and is believed that he will the rules committee will report him to the house the district court and he will be charged with contempt
 This plan finally adopted, after much debate the suggestion of Representative Cant of Kentucky Chair man Henry, Ot the rules COmmittec consented the pan but said the Republican members of congress engaged III an infamous political conspiracy against the adminsra ton. He believes that Representative Gardner of Mas
 aChusetts and Theodore Roosevelt back of the charges and nVestgaton declaring that they trying Pres dent Wilson's hands because he seeking bring about peace between the bcli9erent factions of Europe.
 As the power of this congress expires after March f. Lawson, by resorting procedure prevent be ing punished tor his refusal to the people implicated III the deal. until after that time.