Local Notes.
roll Mooa Sunday.
Friday in St Patrick's Day.
Coburn's Minstrels Monday.
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Today Is the 78th day of ths year.
County Coauaooceaient will be.bald
in Laurinbarg April 7th.
Hon. Henry A. Page, of Abordoon,
spent Monday in ths city.
Mr. Milton Watters, of Msxton, was
a Laurinbarg visitor Saturday.
The weather man hat promised ns
ranch colder weather for today.
Mr. A. 3. Butler, of Hoffman, was
a court attendant here Tuesday.
Miss Betty Clark, of Sponsor, is the
(Met of her aunt. Mrs. T. C. Everett.
Mr. Walter Quick, of lied Springs,
was s Laurinbnrg visitor Saturday.
Mr. John W. Butler, of Hoffman,
spent Monday and Tuesday iu the
olty.
Meters. Frank and Wilma Boetiok
spent Sunday afternoon in Hocking
ham.
Mias Luna Smith, of Marion, 8. C-,
is the attractive guest of Miss State
Maul Covington.
Attorney R. C. Lawrence, of Lam
barton, attended Scotland Superior
Court beta Tuesday.
Mr. O. B. Patterson, of Maxton,.
was among the out of town attorneys
attending court bare this weak.
Mr. J. U Harrell, proprietor of the
Sanitary Market, spent the week-end
with relethree at Merehvllle.
Mr. J. P. Dellinger, of Cherryvllle,
was among tho out of town people
here attending court this weak.
Mr. 8. B. Watkins, of Charlotte
Court House, Va., la the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Peter John.
Mr. Joseph Epstein and family mo
tored to Hamlet, and Buckingham
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. H. B. Weill spent Sunday in
Charlotte the guest of his brother,
Mr. Will Weill.
Bee. Sam 8maU will lecture on
“Unde 8am'e Water Wagon" at the
Presbyterian church Sunday night.
Mr. Leake 8. Covington, a promi
nent banker of Rockingham, was a
business visitor to the city Tuesday.
We are glad to note that Mrs. Sid
ney J. Smith, who has been quite ill
far the past ten days, la imerket
Improved at this time.
Mr. W.LL Soper, who has a posi
tion with the Ford Motor Co., at its
Charlotte branch, spent the week-end^
with Lawinburg relatives.
Almost every day during last weak
Charlotte entertained Laurinburg par
ties who journeyed to that city to see,
the Birth of a Nation.
Attorney John P. Cameron, of
Rockingham, was among the oot of
town attorneys attending court here
fhia week.
Attorney Donald Phillips, of Rock
ingham, spent Monday ir the dty
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Phillips. .
The meeting of the Scotland County
Teachers’ Association, which was
scheduled to be bald at BrosrneriUe
school bones Saturday, wan called off.
Mr. B. F. Sea well, Mrs. H. F. Ben
welt, Mia* E. M. Seawall and Mr. M.
BrewOr, of Carthage, composed a mo
tor party to Laurie burg Monday.
Mrs. A. Cameron, who baa bean
visiting bar sea, Mr. J. D. Cameron fan
Rockingham, far' the part throe
months, returned to the city Sunday
night.
Urn many friends of Mr. T. B. Ros
eau wiB be glad to knew that he has
rallied from a severe weak spot] that
ha anfferad for several days this
week odd is mem abto to be up a part
of the time.
Billy Stogie Clifford end Company,
including that premier comedian,
Klcodemuo Glynn, will appear hare
llmnday night presenting "Walk
This Way." This company carries
a lady hand and orchestra. On the SI
wo will have "Peek’s Bad Boy."
Mias EBo McRae, Mr. D. K. McRae;
Dr. Pstor John. Mr. R. R. Covington,
and daagfcters, Mloose Bessie and
Alice Covington, went to Asheville
Sunday In naponm to a message an
nouncing the critical illness of Mr.
J. P. Mcffso. whom death ia noted
elsewhere la this Issue.
Ofllcar Frank Stnltb has cons to
WMtovflU sftsr Will Bfeipman, eol
ocod, «b, last Aayost was a yaar
M«. streak WilUaat Harry Fairly,
also eotorod, In Iks bsad with a baas
ball bat, and thasshy csuaa osar (Sta
ke WOUasa Hsary to yaas out Ikiy
asa bra basn on tits roods of Colam
Vas soaxty far tka past yaar ar mors
far soom dorflasaat, and a warrant far
kka was aaat to tka Colaasbas otoasrs
a yaar a«o by CfcUf Hokhoad. Ho
add ha bnaykf bask to dieHraf aad
(tore a total re too share* of aa>
aaaHto( Fairly.
ENTERTAINMENTS FOB BRIDE
Serin ef Elaborate Kotcrtalnmeata
(or Mr*. Lamar Pegram.
Complimentary to Mr*. Lamar
Craig Pegram, • recent bride, quite
a number at elaborate aerial evrnti
bar* been given tbte week.
One at the most elaborate of these
waa a reception last sight given by
Cel. and lire, Thomas Las Craig.
| The guests were greeted at the front
door by Dr. sad Mrs. E A. Wilkins
nod were shown to the oiualr room
by Mr. and Mr*. J. Lao Robinson.
Rent they war* preeantad to the re
ceiving line composed or the Pegram
McKinnon bridal party, relatives and
friends se follows: Cel. sad Mrs.
Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar C- Tag
nun, Miss Jennie Pegram, Mr. K. N.
Pegram, Mia* Reaaie Pegram, Mr.
Henry Duff, Mr. Faster Clinton, Mise
Bertie Duff, Mrs. Jennie Craig Duff,
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Wilson. Mr. J.
Robert Craig, Mies Sophia Henegar,
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Craig, Mr. and
Mrs. D. M. Jones and Mr. and Mr*.
B. H. Parker
Mrs. H. H. Cony showed the g risen
to the punch bowl which woo presided
over by Mr. mod Mrs. O. T. Msson sod
Mr. aad Mrs. & J. Durham.
After all the rusets had arrived
they found their way to the table*
and spent the remainder of the even
ing In playing rook, there baing 11
tables. The lady's prise for highest
score, a cut glass boll, was won by
Mrs. H. B. Moor* while the gentle
man's prise, an ebony cloth** brash,
was won by Mr. Henry Duff. The
bride, as the guest of honor, we* pre
sented with a handsets* sterling sil
ver bud vai*.
At the conclusion of tho gam* a
salad coarse with accessories was
served
During the evening Miss Lucy
Boyce delighted tho guests with a,
number of musical selections while
other enjoyable music was dlspenead
by tha rietrola.
Mrs. T. W. Wilson. Mrs. S. A. Wil
kins and Mieses Lucy Boyos and Lil
lian Watson assisted Mrs. Craig In
entertaining.
Spring flowers—jonquils, hyacinths,
carnations and ferns—were used as
decorations throughout the bouse.
A happy couple wen tha brids and
groom and they mads a strikingly
handsome appearance. Th* brids
wort a handsome gown of brocaded
white taffeta lace.
Tuesday evening at their handsome
home on Franklin avenue Mr. and
Kn. T. W. Wilson gave an elaborate
■oven oouxas dinner to tha Gastonia
members ef the bridal party, rela
tives of the groom and a few frisnds,
covers being laid for thirty. Tha
color scheme was pink and white and
was carried out both in the decora
tions and the refreshments. On the
table was a largo basket of pink ear
nationa sad orange blossoms. At each
plate was a spray of orange blossoms
while at tha bride's plate was a bou
qost «f KUIerncy roast and orange
blossoms. The place cards wars hand
painted orange Moasems tied with
pink lags knots, tha cards being held
In the mouths of small blue birds.
The table was lighted with silver can
delabra with pink shades. The din
ner was an elaborate and a most en
joyable affair.
Wednesday at t o’clock at her home
on Weot Airline avesse Kn. D. X.
Jonoo gave an eight-course luncheon,
which wm elegant ia all ita appoint
menu, rnwpHia salary to tha bride.
Covers ware laid for eighteen La dice,
the luncheon being served on a polish
ed table covered with toes not. The
color eehems wy white and groan
and waa carried out in each caorta.
The eoater-piece waa a white basket
at bride’s roses and liliee at the val
ley. Each guest urea presented with
a corsage bouquet of sweat peso and
tom* while the bridd woo the tqoip
tmit at a largo bouquet at bride's
roses and liliee of the valley.
At the bom* of Hit. I. S. Clinton
°» Eoet Franklin mm Thursday
•furnoon Mia Clinton and Mrs. 3.
Um Adams entertained at a maat
beautifully appointed party in honor
« Mm Lamar C. Peprem, Mrs Nefl
Morton, of Charlotte, Mian Carring
ton, of Richmond, tba Friendly Ms.
troan and other puaeta. Tba hope
waa moat attractive with a profusion
of lonely flower*. Baaketa of bride
***** and jonquils ware aaed In the
reception room, while ptak hyacinths
wot* beautiful te Use dicing room,
{(specially artistic was a pink basket
Mled with growing hyacinth* In foil
hlootn. Trail wae played at sleran
table* and as aecfc react propmaaad
ak* was preaeotad with a jonquil,
than* belap used to heap tha mom
Tha refreshment*, cosxlsf mg of chick
en,* la King, an la*, and aandyriohas
with spicof tan, were meat attractiva
and d*Hniou><, bate# cerrad by tha two
heck*mm, aaaiatad by Mm B. W. OIL
Mm snd M1m ' Bend if er—Gastonia
Gaaette
r
Better Tbaa Bear.
Coburn1* Minstrels, which realm
hare Monday, ii «M of tha biggest
theatrical treats that corns to Lau
rinburg. In order to earns here this
yaar, Mr Coburn, who la a greet be*
tiever in Laurinburg, cancelUd other
dates, in a telegram to the local man
ager* Mr. Coburn aaya: “I’ll guar
antee to give you a batter show than
you have ever had or forfeit (ha en
tire receipt* cheerfully."
Mr. A. E. Brown of Catawba coun
ty who died recently went through
the civil war In company 1, 40th N. C.
regiment Ho waa orderly sergeant
of hie company. During one battle :
a bullet lodged in a Bible he carried
in a pocket over hi* heart Thl* sav
ed hi* life. At hi* request the Bible
wa» buried with him. Mr. Brown wn*
a regular attendant at tha rcunieni
of his company, which are always
held the first day of April.
COMiySjUONEptS SALE OF REAL
ESTATE, VALUABLE WATER
KiWBH ROLLER MOLLS.
Tha undersigned Coaraaiaaioear ap.
&jg.sgas%gsyjs5a,
and Mild rad Lyteh is defendant, by
virtu* of said dacres and ander the
»ow*m vested la hita tharebv, will
*R1 at public auction to the highest
btddar, far cash, on Wednesday, tha
lttb day of April, 1818. at 12ofdoek,
Noon, on tha premlaas. to-wit; at tha
Denial C. Lyteh Mills, la rfeotlaad
Ctoaaty. North Carolina. all of the
following described real property, to
Being that tract of land aad Ira
provaaaanu tharson daacribad in tho
prtibsa filed hy tha plaintiff, in the
nbor* stated cause as Seventh Tract,
and being mars particularly daftnad,
described and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point la tbs canter
of the eld run of Gum Swamp 8 chain,
and M links below the canter of tha
Public Road where tha said rued
crosses said run at the old saw mill
at Lyteh's Mill, and runs thaws
North CO 1-2 dagrees East 11 chain*
and SO links to a stake; thawca North
40 degree* Wast 8 chains aad SO Hate
to tha canter of the public road:
these* North 40 degrees West 8i
chains to a stake at tb* edge of a
cypress swamp af the mill pond;
thence North 20 degrees West 8 chain*
and 60 links to a stales in the sdge of
Mid swamp; thence South 82 degrees
West 6 chains and 26 links to a stake;
thence South 46 degrees Wast i
chains to a stump: taance North 8
degrees West 0 chain* aad 10 links to
* stake; Uwnc* North 28 ligrus West
4 chains and 60 links to a stake;
tkaoc* North 8 1-2 degress Want li
chain* to a stake; tbeoca North 88 1-8
digests West to a stake in tha old
Bn* of the original tract devised to
Daniel C. Lyteh by tha last will aad
eabumant of bta father. Jamas A
Lyteh, deceased; thanes South t
chains aad 60 links to n corner af
Mid Una; thanca Waat 2 chains and
60 links with another line to the cor
ner, Blue’s Una; thanoa South 88 do
gras* East 23 chain* to a corner in
*# run af Gum Swamp; thanoa South
Wart 1 eha&m aad 60 links
te tha high water mask; thanca along
tea Una of high water mark af Lyteh?
Mill pond in a general aouthaaotara
direction to n corner is tea canter af
tea public rowd landing from Laurtn
burg to Bennetts villa: thanoa South
40 otgraaa East 8 chain* aad 60 link*
to a corner 18 chains from tho batte
ning corner; thanca dine* to the be
turning earner, containing about 80
acres and Including the amis and ate)
pond of the 1st* Denial C Lyteh.
This sale is mad* by order af court
for partition among tea owners, ten
ants fa common and la mad* subject
to Confirmation by tha Court.
• jurats af Salat Cash.
Tho* of Sale: 18 o'clock, Nooa,
E. H. GIBSON, Commissioner.
11*14
ahead in automobiles.
Mr. C. C. Miller, • student at the
University from Watauga county, has
baen studying'our wealth to automo
biles. Hs finds that IT counties hi
North Caroline on June M, U1J, had
more money invested to seotor cars
than to pabMc school property, ac
cording to the figures to Bnfisi hit sail
out Joyner’s hut report. And the
oara are rained at M40, the t e. K
prioa of Ford Ore passenger
Iheee counties are to two groups:
Bkh to Ai
chiO« Motor Cm
Bortio m
Coowoll 66
Catawba 230 '
Chowan ei
Guafbortoad 866
Currituck 121
DoviUooo 416
Edt^ookb# 816
Q os too 266
GraavllU 188
Grocoe 86
Guilford 988
Halifax 988
Hartford 86
Iloko 87
Lonotr 216
Martin 178
Morklanburr 888
Kooh 821
Panon , 107
Pitt , 486
Rickmond 246
. 417
Vnw >28
Womo 188
tflMB ' 881
1 , . .4 .
It la wid that whan a fallow goto
tha booaa hahit good and strong that
ha will drink alaaoot anything aa a
substitute, just acrtthaa enough kick
to it »«> make tha Wood run riot aad
product MUM sort of a state of intox
ication.
tort week a party waa in the re
corder's court on a charge of rotail
tog not liquor, lemon extract, shoe
puHah or bitter*—but bay nan.
Tha defendant stated that ha did
not know that boy ram cocld be sue
ceiafutly uaod aa an Intoxicant, and
that a party aakad him to step to a
nearby store and parchsM a bottle for
hto»., Ha did so, aad than discovered
that tha fellow did not vraot to damp
en his hair, hot his whistle, and is
sued of using It aa aa aftar-sharing
lotion, be took a glassful before
Hie curiosity was aroused aad as aa
experiment be said be took a sip of
the stuff. Ho waa aoqoitted.
Parrott-Jehuon.
Jwt m Ml forma wan being cloe
ad, a telephone massage from Wag
m amaDMd the marriage at lUae
Jeanette Johnson, the attractive
daachter of Hr. and Mr*. Chariee
Johaeoo, of Wagram, to Dr. W. K.
Parrott, ef Kinston.
Tha marriage, which waa parfonaad
W Hev. W. I Good*, the bride* pan
tee. amiatad by Dr. C. W. Howard and
her. B. P. Smith, both of Kiaaton.
took place at tha home at the bride’s
parents.
Troepe Moving.
Thiage an taking on a war-like as
pect theee day, Laarinbnrg had a
email glimpse of it Senday afternoon.
A • pedal traia of five can tmriag
the aoidier boy, wbo wen stationed
at Port Caswell passed through here
*bo«t t o’clock. They wen being
transported to some point on the
Mexican border.
BUSINESS LOCALS
DESIRABLE HOUSE Ud law
OrkIi atraat tar »ale cheap. Hia
' tan Jane* at W. 8. Duebar
t>-U
*0* plant m rood
condition. WU1 rail at a bargain
far nab or exthaase for laf a nodal
Ford artomobUo In no.' coodttiaa
_J^P. Wlcytna at Exchange oUlra.
I SELL Daybreak Acid Ffcoqahate,
gnatantead »% par cant Thoa
’ PbSrta.Aeid. It par cant Phoepbo
nnT<% write or *phoca So. jSo«,
t ObaaerH. C. W. Tl Wright.
Good lot «f aboats weir bln* from 64
to #0 pound* for ul*. See H. W.
^ MeLaunn.
CANTALOUPE CRATES—I want
thatlan nMnStUotoc'daTbaat
centaloep* crate that haa arar bean
P»t oa tala naifcat, and too, I wart
denjrntU rpo hare aaan H. W. M*.
La aria or Kraratt Carlagtoo.
7-tf
DR. N. B. CANNADY
nmacuM and buboeon
Looted In Lniinbn for the
Practice td Mb Proleeeion.
Office, E too ng toe’s Drug Store
Office 'PhooeS-J.
Beeideeee 'Phone 198. 11-14
1st, Cumberland. Hake, Scotland and
Mrtiemert, eotten growing nooettca in
tba south-central part •! the state,
and ted, a string of counties reach
ing Item Catawba, Gaston, and Meek
1 an burg northeastward through a
manufacturing aaetiao lata Caswell,
and from (Ida county .eastward and
southeastward, through Urn tobuccs,
cotton, peanut, and park producing
counties to tec tidewater section.
Currituck stands aloes in the mtieei
Vstor Pub. School Prap.
*784** 447,000
*M*0 074*0
101400 00400 .
40,04#'.. 80,700
100400 U0400
«M4» • St 471
1*S>W 108,000
154/440 07,778.
118400 . 108400 ,
78J00 I 77400
**400 *7480
40340* 878404
181401 1044*8
414*0 88470
4*400 004M
•44*0 7*410
7*4*0 40,750
***4*0 880,187
1414*0 188400
4(74*8 484*0
1*74** 18*480
10748* 100,100
14* 4** 1*84*8
100.70* 784*8
1004** 780U
0*4** 44478
14*444 184480
—XhkvmuMf Maws Latter.
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OPERA HOUSE
Monday Night, March 20th
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BIGGER—BETTER THAN EVER.
Grand Street Parade and R»nd
Concerts.
Seats will be sold quickly. They
will be placed on sale at Model
Pharmacy this morning 9 o’clock.
OPERA HOUSE*
S Thurs., Man 23fc
THE SEASON’S LAUGHING NOVELTY
“Walk This Way”
A MUSICAL FARCE WITH
Nick (Nicodemos) Glynn
(Lot* of Cobm’a Mbutrck) m4
Billy Single Clifford
18—Big Musical Numbers—18
Ladies’ Brass Band and Orchestra
Musical Maids Parade qt 3:30
Popular prices 50c, 75c and $L00
Seat sale opens Tuesday morning,
9 o’clock at Model Pharmacy.
ANNOUNCEMENT
I take this means of informing the general
public that I hare opened a SEWING ROOM up
stairs orer R. G. Stone’s Optical office, for the
purpose of doing all kinds ef altering, such as
altering Coats, Paata, LedieoT Coat Saits etc.
I also do first class Dress Making..
A trial will convince yon as ts the guaKty of
my work.
MRS. W. C. BARTLEY
When you build your new cottage or bungalow or fix
op (be old one—even if k** nothing non dan a job in (be nil || wfl
pop you to look imo Bearer Beard.
If you want better wiEa and riilhqp wnnai ki winter, coolar in
from crack*—nothing wifi aacufy jroa *o wel aa (be niiihal run jrnnd
£bve Bwcf liotfd.
Bo nan k*» Beaver Board. Look lor the Beaver trade-mark M
the back of ovary panel.
BEAVER BOARD
fa mw work. Itmtlwl fa
killed direct «s to wadding,
Hm Md • la r».
woifaMaf k fa aalfad right am
t ho old plater.