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harj^.' that misht h
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sir. 1 hf' Major
c‘N, -‘'.nd very unskillt'uil
>eli( \'r*. a-'r-./rdin^- t-- l-,
put l\vj in oir i‘-
, anothor at Lcidisvi
oekinofham founty.
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era to soldier! Where m
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county still
W:' may exi)er‘
f -'^'m>cra; y nt
not ui-i;- d :-ri .Stedman,
lid (‘U ■rn;= jjood, tr-'fi'
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aiK, Company 'I'o
its Plant.
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::ai \'.i ry and ort
5E.-^' I ANT may R1'
N I -TILED AT AN
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5tood that the \’ance
i>, one o^ the best known
ccesslul rnanufacturinfi'
this : ity and section, i>
eaM i ')-ea^e both the
itp- already large
of tii'vvn.
ins f;>r the enlarjEfement
np!-' jr if, known tluU
on n -tensive is^ait-
n m- i' n.jt only to the
yOHijiany ;->u to the f’it.V
possible that both *^^h(
uput i.f the present phiiit
lau douLilcd
J of thr> Vance (xuat'o
fror’ yeat' to year been
ea;.ing- in popular favor
rrnerij throughout this
State until this enlarge
>lant on a big icale ha:
iry in order meet the
eir fertili^eis. —Hender
>chooI Institut ‘
arc being made t>*
ay-School Institute ;•.!
Durham, N. C., Jui '*
1911. This institute is «
a similar work begun
of 1911 and which prov
1 at that time. The
institute is to furnioh
K)l-workers of whatever
pportu lity to study this
w'ork. Some of the
own Sunday School ex
gior have been secured
ind fi f ' arrangements
lade iiir it. In aocor-
HC'ion the
ronce of the Vlethodi -i
ch in lr>10, a v^ery pi‘’'
[} for training SundaV
\v:i- hehl at 'IriJii^.'
suri Tior -f 1:»I1 und ^
>f '' Himday Schc'I
it » -inferencv f’laiv
a «■ Mtinuation of th:
rn.er  f and 19! •
B t- 111 :»n,' and circur^
;ed ' ^ b-'liling of
MEBANE LEADER.
And Right The Day Must Win, To Doubt Would be Disloyalty To Falter Would be Sin.’
Vol5
MEBANE, N. C., THURSDAY. MAY 21 1914
No 14
T Jtn
xtiting Runaway
lrayiii:iii named,
was loailing a trunk at Mio
i(i. lii pol Friday af^’ernoon, the
. 'fune friglittMiod at a passing
rn! and dashed away, throwing
. k-a£>T.in?t a telephone polewiiri
The horse was c,i])tured
Aiihcut injury. The harness
../heel ■f tlie wagon were sligh
BEES INVADE TRAIN.
Hives Break and Passen
gers Are Routed dv 10,-
000,000 Insects*
(l.tmdon
. Mes.^ra. Carter, Bowiand and T. M
j Cheek wenv to Winston Tuesday in ‘d
; ear, stopping, at Greensboro and Bur-
: lington.
Just Like M^n?
Inter
The World has been severely taken
to task by some of its woman-suffrage
contemporaries because it recently
- J K ' ^ote the fact that in
Bridge Club ' Colorado, afflicted with misgoverrrftent
MisH Fannife*. lUebane charming’y  gov’einment, women have voted
N
i >
(’able (o The I'hicago
Ocean.)
lieos were • much in evidence
London bridge recently. There
I 1>,«K)(',000 of them bound for a bee
' favm at Bures, Sutiolk, to begin with;
——: there were also some others, healthy |
Hoy Under Warrant i speciPmiw,  by. a coaple
i .-i-f'sted Fritlav ' " ''®" ^‘"'■ioua
\I I esieil mvlcl^ minuter may be
.Harrell was thnigs hum.”
^aid to have “made
b=.y named Cap
. I'o la.-^t I’riday on a
■e.iking conunitted in Drange
entertained the Bridge Club I’uej^day | 18&3. If our critics make them
afternoon at her lovely residence in! ^ perfectly ridiculous
I South Mebane. Roses and various jwortHn suffrage is to
i flowers were abundantly us^ed in improve matters anywhere. Tiiere
were | ^jecrrating the parlor. i lawlessness and rebellions,
i Mrs. W. W. Corbett and Miss Sue i • where men dia ail tiie voting.
Mebane scored the highest at auction! expcct afjything differciit in those
\ delicious ice course was ‘
served. I elevating? society of
’ Gaests v/ere, Mesdames John Rose of ^ woraiSi?
j Thomasville, Arthus Scott, Joseph j . Moat people did im>^ expect any thing
Vincent, Arthur White, W. W. Corbett' been supposed that
Mebane, Rfd. Nr. 5.
Kev. Mr. Nrrth preached at Lebanon
Sunday P. M. to a very good crowd,
and he jn’eached a good *serinon.
We are glad tc say that Mr. W. A.
S inr’.klin is able to be out again.
Mr. William and Harry Daniel of
Hurdle Mills spent Saturday night and
Sund&y at Mr J. M. xVJillers.
Wo don’t care if summer time is
(■'oming yon will want to wear shoes,_
and wear good anes. Yoj will Tnuke
no mi.stake in calling on H. E Wilkin
son Co when you need anything in the
shoe line. See ad in tnis issue.
Charge ibumpy journey across Lci.don j j.'m,"Thomp^n, Mis’sVs jinnie Lasley ! the *^U8e of the suffragistfi rested upon
travelers fled 'is from an unseen teri-or.
bridge to the train for Holmwood the
box containing a hive broke and
• t I'ectMTiber. A warrant was j cnddcnly eveiy one was in a hurry,
ihat time but the negro evaded Eventually the carman and a par-
: V.-5 and escaped. He arrived i cols clerk tackled the remaining bees
. . arlv morning train badly j put them in a box, but the few
, ;|,o’lowor abdomen from «: that csnapeddid wonder.s. andperapMnn
■r • liich he says was inflicted in
, ^ lispui.e in Kingston, N Y..
has been living. Mis arrosl
i.ie a: the home of his uncl?.
!l:ir>' II who ii\ es n short distance
, ?\K).anc. Uc was lodged in
: pending the arrival of the
: .iepnty ol' .Mamanc.e county
: hUii to the i-ounty jail at
, lie will i)robali]y he turned
r\,.- ^'range conntv authorities
I Mary and
' Mebane.
Chatham Wheat
(From The Chatham Record)
Death of Mr Gill
nothing between now
jures it.
The BarefCM)t Boy,
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Note of Thanks
•bni-e Loader.
. i'.
' thank ytui for the aiticle in
= .f .May 14th in regard to the
iTvico we are supplying in
I'hc spirit of the article is
1 I').) reciated. and 1 believe
i-iiit will be good for your
,, it i crtainly hel|)S us.
^ni!-ction, I will thank you
paper to-.nr itllire wjth ihe
; ti'uly V"Urs,
L H. Bridge.'^,
President.
On Saturday May 3rd at about 2 P ;
M., Mr. George W. Gill pa.‘?sed over toi ^ . ,,, ,
, Tl I lu u 1 ! yet It will be above the
the other shore. His death was a shock i . . .
to the whole community. He had been
in declining health for .4ome time, but
was not confined to his bed until tlK* 1
tnorning of his death. He was fio years |
if age and had been a member of Haw-
fieltls church for about 25 years; and
always attended when his health would
permit. It will be so sad logo to that
home now and see his chair vacant
and miss his tender voice forhe always
had a kind gieeting for every one. But
we feel that he, with many others will
be waiting and watching for us at the
’oeautiful golden gfnte. It is so hard
to understand w^hy one gave so much
pleasure and comfort here, should be
taken, but God knows best. He is
Kathrine White Rnd Sue^^® claim that there had been and
would be great changes for the better.
The Colorado case i& instructive for
several reasons.. V/omen have voted
^ and held office there for twenty-one
years. The^existing trouble is social
, ... ^ J., j and industrial as well as political. In
We are pleased to hear from difter-’ .. .
^ J niany of it^i phases, such as the out-
ent parts as to the prosit* of a good j oppression of women and
wheat crop th.8 year. While otcouree j awalce„e.l the
this crop cannot l>e expected to be
bountiful as lat»t year’s ^rop, .which
was the best ever known Hi
Miss Lula Miles spent part of
week in Greensboro with friends*
Miss Mattie Fogleman and sister oi
Graham spent Sunday at Mr. Mitchel
Vincents, also Mr and Mrs. L. W.
W’icker.
Among those from around here
attending the foot washing at old
Harmony Sunday were Messrs. J. S.
Kenion. W. A. Scott, Dan and Murdock
Shanklin, Nelson Miles, Claud Sykes,
Dof Warren, Willi .m ^nd Harry Daniel,
W. H, and M. and Claud Miiler, Miss
Julia Walker, Bessie Miller and Myrtle
Warren
The reliable firm of the Mebare
Supply Co. change their ad ir. todays
issue. They are always in the front
ranks. We suppt.se if you waul to go
I some where you will want a good run-
last I something that goes easy, they
; call your attention in this issue to the
Oxford buggies, a vehicle of splendid
make, it has w’earing and bearing
qualities that is highly recommended. ♦
Bo Hester, a colored man,well known
in this coYnmunity, had an epileptic
fit Tuesday afternoon falling against
L. T. Johnston’s window curbing
and cutting and painfully bruising his
head near the temple. He is crippled
from paralysis and is accustomed to
having the«5e fits which may cause
him some serious accident sometime,
m Chnthara
average if
and harvest in-
i sympatines of women long ago.
! Yet with full political power, added
to tfce influen^*^ Which the sex when
riffhtly }^ded hft^ alwnys exerted on
behalf of humanity, the women of
ColcM'ftdo took no important action until
the wrongs no'w exposed had hroug[ht
worldwide divgrace upon their State
They were just like the men* indifferent
or partisan, preoccupied , with their own j
1 afiairs and reckless of life and law. —
The barefoot lad with checks of tan
ha-i put in his appearance. It’s ewim^
ming hole and bbseball time with them,,
and there is not a happier ^n! New York World.
the face of the globe. What does he I
care for an occasional stone bruise or C6mmenains the civic
a tied-up toe or a sunburned bacli a/) LCagUC
Mrs. J. M. Miller and children spent
Saturday at Mr. W. H. Richmonds.
We are glad to see Mrs. T. H. Cheek
able to be out again,
Messrs. Claud Sykes, Dan and M.
Shanklin, Dof Warren and Miss Myrtle
Warren and Bessie Miller attended the
school closing at Efland Friday night
and reportcil n fine time.
were all glad to see Mr. W. B.
York out at church Sunday.
Mr. G. E. Newman attended church
Services at The baptist
Churchi> unday Night.
Dr. Hufham will preach Sunday
night at the Baptist church, the pub
lic is cordially invited to attend. Ser
vices will start at 7:45 P. M.
at Mebane Saturday night.
Mr. Charley Jones spent Sunday with
his mother and father Mr. and Mrs. L.
1 H, Jones.
Depot Being Enlarged
Work has J>een roinmeii«*ed on the
west end of the station. 'Che freight
and storage room will be enlarged con-
siderubly and it is hoped that the wait
ing rooms will be improved so as to
insure some degree of comfort.
long as he can chase the horsehide over,
the corner lots and splash and throw ! Editor I eader:-
mud in the swimming hole?-Jackson j The Civic League led by its President
Sun. I Hiss Mattie Johnson, ably assisted by
t Mrs. Kee, Mrs. Murray, the Misses
Sure it Does |
Fowler, Chandler and Jennie White,
the members
Dr North Here
i Rev. H. North of Durham
I the presiding Elder of thi.«5 dis
and
survived by a wife, four sons, Messrs | ^
Thomas, Fletcher, Julian and Herbert j (From the Seneca, Mo. News-Dispatch) j and we must not forget
Gill, one daughter, Mrs. G. A. Sykes, ; ^ Missouri woman advertised and'^^f the Junior League, did e great work
two sisters and one brother. May ^he , ^ husband. The ad cost her j in cleaning up the business section of
Lord comfort the bereaved and 112. The husband had been a soldier
pecially his lonely companion. He was Spanish*American War, and he
tenderly laid to rest Tuesday in Haw-, 53 qqq
fields cemetery under a mound of insurance; besides, she will get a i
widow’s pension from Uncle Sam. It
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McCauley and ,
children spent Sunday P. M. at Mr. J 1 tDCt was
M. Millers. j preached a very
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Chsek spent j ^ble seimon ill
Saturday night and Sunday at Mr. J.fchurch. The Lords
Pools.
Papas Girl.
here Sunday
forceable and
the Methodist
supper was
administered at the noon .service.
flowers to await the liosuiection morn.
Services conducted by Rev. Mr. Good* j advertise
man. May the Lord keep his loved j
ones very preciously.
Written i»v a I'riend.
the town, on last Thursday. The ntreets
and the stores have never kx.ked so
clean and attractive. The meichants
owe it to the ('ivic League and to
themselves not only to keep the side
walks and streets in front of tlieir
i places of business clean, but to clean
hiligham School News.
.^lonopolizing Sidewalks
Mr. Kditor:-
Tlic pul)li-’s attention
bo(>n sulhciently '’r.lled in
colr.nms, to monopoly of the sidewalks
i front Nelson’s corner to Yorks old
I
Btoi e. This is so annoying on Saturdays
' especially that passers-by have no
; right of w'ay. It is against the law to
!'r.. ■ r::J. t^ distinguishcd in stuilies
ii'.i . : . ortrnent »n the last reports
• • n- follownamely; Wni. B.
om; ^n. Frank Harris, Fred .loncs,
['re-Mi: i-ray, Wilbur McFarland,
.McCtiihiin McSwain, Knott Proctor.
'•enr;,:. Wheeler, and John Wallace.
• ' [■'■view of the session of 1918-14
■ V •io^inf* will show that it has been
pr.-'i.illv sufcessfnl in the way of
i'leiidid health conditions, high stand
■ ' • by the cadets in studies and
[.or raent and the many extensive
improvements and additions to the
- quipment in the Institution. During
h(‘ -tire year, the nealtn conditions,
tiH\f loen practically perfect, not a j his duties »y
ir ■ erious case of sickness haymg j this.
' ' Ul'-d. The study and deportment j a Citizen.
i;ra:loHhnve been uniformly exceedingly I —
K::h
v’cry -'aluabie addition the equip-
-i*." t !r( the installation of a new and
111 ' ;ful eleccric lighting plant. The
i-iari’ I onsists of a new fine engine, the
■ St ypG of dynamo, and the highest
i i'lcrd shades and Tungsten lamps. It
'alile of producing four thousand
:it; of electricity which will run a
iii.ndrr-u forty watt Tungsten lamps.
A no> her notable imprcvement is the
" ;i,iff of the shafting in the new
l>ovvei Hise to the large pump furnish-
' ■* H’ abundant supply of water. Impro-
• on the farm consisting of tile
flrainage, planting of legumes, such as
soy beans, etc., have been continued.
»hv Agricultural Course which was
u(± great success last session will
he made a permanent feature of the
work of the school. Another very great
imj ..vement is the adoption of coal
« fn.el instead of wood, the use of
lorn I r being very much more success-
The Dewberry Prospect.
(»*'rom The Sanford Express.) , up in the rear of their stores. It will
From all over the dewberry belt be no hardahip on any one, if every j
comes the report that the prospects | one will do their luty. The Civic j
for a bumper crop were npver finer, j needs your help, it is the duty i
has already The crop will be fromone to twh week.: to encourase (hem in'
the Leader > later m ripemng this year than it waa. , w u ^
iMt. Thin may or may not affect the !*’'«■'S0«1 work. Inhehalt of the
price of the berries. Growers are} League I ask tnat onr town officials,
busy gettirg crates preparatory to the merchants, the business people and
gathering the crop. > citizens of the town to not throw
mu * .1 ^ I waate papers or trash on the side
The Atlantic Coast Line is another ^ *
Southern railroad that has i>een get-jor in the streets. Lets all of us
Checked Babies, I'hen
Voted,
Mothers of White Plains, N. Y., who
voted at the village school election. May
6th, were not inconvenienced by their
babies for Miss S. J. Russell, one of
the leaders in the local Woman’s Suf
frage Association, arranged that the
babies were checked while their moth
ers voted.
ting its share of the business. Its
loaf on the streets and yet there is
loafing at this corner continuing for | end-j the Civic League and have
hours at a time. This should be stopped jj^g |gg^ January, just announced, shows!
at onoe for the sake of quiet orderly : that its surplus was shightly over thei W. E. White.
render any assistance that we can to
a cleaner
towns best 1 comfortable sum of $3,750,000. As a
citizens as w^ell as for the , ^ , . . , j- *
interct The town officer is neglectin? I ‘“ng the Southern ra.l^sj u must make a pitcher feel awful to went mto one of our leading stores
arehoneetly managed and are doing i pitcher off in a corner carrying three chickens. She inquired
not attending to
A Half Page Ad.
We place a half a page adver
tisement in this weeks issue for
Mr. I. J. Mazur of Burlington.
Mr. Mazur is cutting prices on a
large class of desirable goods, his
stock is full and very complete,
it’s worth your while to see Mr,
Mazur while he is makinjf this
attractiv»^ sale.
Efiand items
Mi«js Tinie Forrest of Lenoir, N. C.
is visiting Miss Miud Efland.
Mrs. Wm. Noah of High Pomt is
spending a few days with her daughter
Mrs. E. S. Brown
Mrs. Tom Squires and daughter of
('heeks Crossing spent last Friday
night with Mrs. Squires mother Mrs*.
T. Boggs
Miss Maggie Tapp left here Monday
for Chatham to spend the summer with
hei grandma
Miss Peal Efland who has been in
u I *■ 1 • 1 school in Raleigh is spending her
A few davs ago a rather bashtul girl i ^ 1 m..
4.CYV B fo , home with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Efland
iNon-Shrinkable.
A man purchased some red flannel
shirts guaranteed not to shrink. He
reminded the salesman forcibly of the
guarantee some weeks later.
“Have you had any difficulty with
them?” the latter asked.
“No," re))lied the customer; “only
the other morning, whe.i 1 was dress
ing, my wife said to me, John, wheie
did you get that pink coral neckUue?”
—Tit'Bits.
They Wouldn’t Lay.
well.-—Charlotte Observer.
and at the same
warming up to take his place; but it is i price of chickens, j
time put them on the counter. The
Newbern Failing: j in his immediate nelg^^o^hoocl is
T^ventv years ago John Caldwell' (From The Durham Herald.) jmemoriateg a .peech in hopes of
tot'heTi^r runt:ir"rf eateTnl ^7*’"" « |
his body was | I active candidate
i worse in the case of a candidate,ior a
i high office to reaUge that a dark horse
in his immediate neighborhood
Kentucky. Thusday
Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson and
baby boy J. T. of Oaks visited Mrs.
clerk didn’t know the chickens’ feet | Thomjisons parents Mr. and Mrs.
were lired and asked if they would lay • Thomgs Ttipp baturday night and Sun-
there. She bit her handkerchief and | day
said:
“No, sir; they are roosters,
per County (Miss.) Hevfev/.
. 1 • 1. I hshed from that city to Baltimore iafvivf^n ♦■/i Have sent to the conven-
Painttill‘e T^He hT m1de\ Tor- i'“’i* ' “O"- Th«t » ‘h* P^*diea-
tune estim’atcd to be in excess of $20.- i rtZad Chattan^a
are cneapesc cne raiiroaas lukewarm support is not treatmg
’him fairly, n^her is it fair to the
I other candijatea'who have had respect
enough for'the people to frankly avow
their de««ire for the gubernatorial
GOD,000 by dealing in Kentucky coal >,usineas.
lands. His affairs will be placed in the 1
hands of trustees. He was of great i
benefit to hi- people and section and was OH The FaCtOflCS
exceeding! \ popular throughout the
A Bit of Philosophy.
state.
A Revoiulioii in Medicine
(Oiuaiui World li.-irald.)
Accorditi}: t> New /ork Medical
Journal ili- re is “a irnnendous world
movement," th.* re-nli of which will
be a comj l*‘ic chaogt' in tho practice
of Medicint'and the .status of physi
cians. Tb tt» be secured is not
the cure of license, but its prevention
The reputaii"M of a physician will then
I rest not upon tht'curing of patients,
Ilopo is the laughter of Faith, .loy I but on pre\ t in inL;- them from having
'•'F'’ in the morning--like the lark; any serious dif-f ise. If among a doc-
"d Hope is like the nightingale that tor's clidntoh , t.hereis a case of severe
in the dark. Most anyone can sickness, ii v> iil be a disgrace to him,
even if tlie p itirnt finally recovers.
This is t(» be .iccon ni!.=«}i d by exami-
^ iM the morning when everything
^'I'ight and everything is going well;
‘!Ut Hope sings in thedark. in the mist nations ol‘ all tlie piiysici.m’s clientele,
*f* 1 iog—looks through the mist and I rnonthly m yearly, tor which a small
fee is to bu paiil, so tiiat the first in*
dication of disease may be detected
and promptly treated before it becomes
dangerous. No other fees will be paid.
■ 'rkiieas into the clear dfiy F'aith is
^ ' ^vork and to trust, but we cannot
‘ '' on any better without Hope than
'■ '■’in without Faith.--Dwight Moody.
The president of the American Woolen
Company tells a Boston audience:
**If I could put wheels under our mills
and run them out of the State of
Massachusetts, 1 should certainly do so,
because of the deplorable industrial
conditions which exist in thia comroon>
wealth today. Mr. Wood was particu
larly discontented with the factory
laws and tax laws. He had cause to
be. For some time past it has been a
question with observers how much
further the Massachusetts politicians
could carry their schemes without not j
only demoralusing but strangling the;
industries upon which the State’s whole;
population depends.—Charlotte Ob-1
server.
nomination.
Mr. Charles Taylor of the Southern
jas-i l^allway spent part of last week at
I home with his family and attended the
! commencement exercise at the Efland
I High School Friday night.
The E. H. School commencement
exercises last Thursday and Friday
night was largely attended and all
speak in high terms of praise of the
Torn
Ot Course Not.
(Prom The Statesville Landmark.)
Johnston County ; this week defeat*
If there were no sickness or sorrow
or suffering in the world there would
be nothing to call forth the sympathies I students also the teachers Mrt.
of humanity. In fact, if there were I Cheek and Mis.s Annie Belle Pratt
no storms or tempests of the soul, we i deserve much credit for the good work
would never know how to appreciate they have done in training their pupils,
the restful calm and sunshine-the joy | The Declaimation medal for boys was
that comes of gentle peace. The viow j won by Mr. t orrest Cheek and same
of life is necessary to reconcile us to! for young ladies was won by Miss
an endurance of life’s ill. It teaches
ed, by a large majority, a proposed us to take things as we find them; to
bond issue of $500,000 for good roads. > stop quarreling with our surroundings
The news is not surprising. Some time
ago the stock law was defeated in
Johnston by a big majosityand a people
who dont want the stock law need not
be expected to vote for good roads.
Not His Fault
There is a way of doing kindness
which looks as if no kindness has been
done; a gentle and delicate way which
adds precioushesa to the gift. .1 have
known some men do a kindness as if
they were receiving it rather than giv
ing it.—^Joseph Parker.
“Didn’t I tell you the last time you
i were here,” said the magistrate stern-
I ly to the prisoner who had been cele
brating not wisely, but too well, “that
I tiever wanted you to come before me
again?”
“Yes, sir,” replied the prisoner, “but
1 couldn't make the policeman believe
It ^’—London Opinion.
and mourning over what cannot be
helped, but rather to set ourselves
diligently at work to improve conditions
and circumstances in which we are
involved. If there are any brambles
and rocks in our pathway, instead of
sitting down placidly and ignoring the
fact, we should realize the necessity of
grtat personal effort in making the
way smoother for those who must
follow; and with reaiy heart and hand
we should lend ourselves to the work.
So will life become sweeter from duty
performed, and we shall mount heaven
ward as we grow into the image of
better manhood and womanhood.—
Chapel Hill News.
Lettie Thompson. Misses Cora Tapp,
Pattie Crutchfield and others won prizes
for good lesson?, and Miss Stella Taylor
won the medal for the highest general
average in all the school. We consider
this a high honor and will sav Miss
Taylor deserves much credit for
winning this mecal.
Our new Post Master Mr. Robert
Riley has taken charge of the post
office at Efland. Robert is a clever
young man and promises to be as
obliging and etticient as our last 1*.
M., D. E Forrest, which is saying a
great deal.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Maiy
Jordam is very ill at her home in Ef
land, Dr. Hughes of Cedar Grove is
attending her.