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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY JULY 20, 1908.
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His Eelection Marked an Epoch
in the Political Histoy of the
United States -Will Have a
Place in History as one of the
Most Determined, Conscien
tious, Incorruptible Men Who
have Ever Served the People
in the Office of President.
Baltimore Sun. June 25.
With the death yesterday of
Hon. Grover Cleveland, twice
President of the United States
1885-89 and 1893-97 a great fig
ure has heen removed from the
American political stage. Mr.
Cleveland's career as an active
statesman, in close touch with
the affairs of party and govern
ment, ended practically on March
4, 1897, on his retirement from
the Presidency. An occasional
letter and an address at rare in
tervals after that period were
the measure of his public activi
ties. In Princeton he found an
environment which was congen
ial both socially and intellectual
ly. He lectured in the universi
ty on political and constitutional
topics. In the tail and winter he
was an ardent sportman. He lived
out of doors in the hunting sea
son and was equally at home in the
fields and woods or in the marsh
es. He was also a fisherman of
renown. He has contributed
a charming little essay on fisher
men and fishing. Mr. Cleve
land's outdoor recreations were
those of the man who to the
sound mind joined the sound and
vigorous body.
The election of Mr. Cleveland
to the Presidency in 1884 marked
an epoch in the political history
of the United States. For 24
years the Federal Government
had been controlled by the Re
publican party. Republicans
seemed to assume then that their
partv alone was capable of ad
ministering the government, j
They were loth to retire
from power; and the small
majority of the popular vote
which Mr. Cleveland received in
New York in 1884 might easily
have been made the basis for
a contest by the party which
deprived Tilden, as many men
believe, of the office to which he
had been fairly elected. But the
American people would not have
tolerated in 1884 a compromise
like that of 1876. The country
demanded a change in men,
measures and policies. The
country desired the South to re
sume its proper place in the Gov
ernment after a long propaganda
of sectional hostility directed at
the "rebel brigadier." The na
tion was outgrowin j the animos
ities of war, the bitter sectional
passions and prejudices ot civil
strife. The time was ripe for the
return to power of the party
pledged to economy in expendi
ture, to opposition to the "spoils
system" and to time-honored
principles of constitutional con
struction.
In Mr. Cleveland the national
Democracy seemed to have in
1884 not only a man whose suc
cess in New York politics inspir
ed confidence in his strength
with the people, but also a lead
er of the best type a man who
had been loyal to the traditions
and principles of the fathers of
Democrccy. Mr. Cleveland had
established a position as a capa
ble and successful lawyer in Buf
falo. He had been elected to
the office of Sheriff and subse
quently to that of Mayor. Later
he was elected Governor ot New
York by what was then an un
precedented majority. His ele
vation to the highest State of
fice marked him out as 'a man
of destiny". That is to say, he
had demonstrated to the satis
faction of the public that he pos
sessed incorruptible integrity;
that he was a man of fearless
courage in discharging his duties
and measuring up to his obliga
tions as a public servant and ad
ministrator. Thus, by reason of
his sterling qualities and by
reason of the record which he
made in various offices, he be
came the logical candidate of the
Democratic party in 1884, m
1888, and again in 1892.
It was unfortunate for the
Democratic party that Mr. Cleve
land had enemies in his own par
ty even more rancorous than his
Republican opponents. It may
have been that he lacked tact at
times, but the differences be
tween this sturdy President and
certain Senators and others of
his own political faith apparent
ly went much deeper than a feel
ing of mere tactlessness or self-
assertiveness. Mr. Cleveland, it
was said, could never be moved
from any line of action which he
K. VT. McLEAN, President,
A. K. WHITE, Vicc-I'res.
THUS.
OFFICERS!
R. D. CALDWELL, Vice-Pres
C. B. TOWNSEND, Cashier,
MOORE, Asst Cashier.
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had convinced himself to be
right. It was not very surpris
ing, after all, that he should
come into conflict with Senators
of the "very practical" type
who represented New York,
Maryland and New Jersey dur
ing his administrations. Mr.
Cleveland was a politician who
believed in organization and all
methods to achieve party victory.
He never pretended to be a
statesman of so exalted a tvpe
that he must hold aloof from the
men who organize political vic
tories, who carry on campaigns
of education, who get out the
vote by legitimate means. In
his early days in Buffalo Mr.
Cleveland was an energetic and
resourceful party man. But he had
little in common with the "Sena
tors from Havemeyer", and the
"Senators from Rockefeller"
who blocked the reforms to
which the Democratic party was
solemnly pledged. Mr. Cleve
land was honest to the core. He
believed that a pledge was not
to be lightly ignored. His sym
pathies and his convictions were
in accord with those of that able
and high-minded Democratic
statesman, the late William L.
Wilson, of West Virginia. For
Mr. Wilson President Cleveland
had sincere admiration and re
spect. The men were of entire
ly different types, but they were
as one in their honesty and their
loyalty.
While Mr. Cleveland had no
thing in common with Demo
cratic Senators from Havemeyer
and Rockefeller, it seems strange
that he should not have received
the loyal support of most of the
Senators from the South. There
were Southern Senators, men of
strong convictions, men of integ
rity, who had no tariff axes to
grind, who ought to have been
staunch allies and unwavering
supporters of the first Democrat
ic President since Buchanan. Yet
Mr. Cleveland did not get their
i support in the measure in which
he was entitled to it. The late
Senator Morgan, of Alabama
who was never an exponent of
"peanut politics, " who was al
ways guided by a sense of duty
and his own conception of what
was right, opposed certain of Mr.
Cleveland's policies with more
bitterness than the President's!
Republian opponents. Because
of differences on the tariff in the
Democratic party the platform
declaring for a tariff for revenue,
while many men who were ex
pected to put that platform into
legislation were opposed uncom
promisingly to th. principle
when it touched their local inter
estsMr. Cleveland found him
self in an almost impsssible posi-
tion as a stalwart tariff reformer.
Later, when the silver question'
became acute when financial
conditions were so alarming that
the repeal of the Silver Purchase
act was demanded by the busi
ness and financial interests, Mr.
Cleveland was compelled to array
himself against a large element
of his party. Having convinced
himself that it was his duty to
secure the repeal of the Sherman
Silver act, he met his obligation
to the country in the spirit of un
flinching patriotism. There were
honest differences of opinion in
regard to the necessity for the
repeal of the silver act. Mr.
Cleveland was entitled to respect
for the courage which he mani
fested in subordinating par
ty prospects and political "oppor
tunism to what he regarded as an
urgent public duty. Those who
consider the subject dispassion
ately now, in the light of the
country's experience since 1893,
will scarcely deny that the nation
owes a debt of gratitude to Mr
Cleveland for his courageous ef
forts to avert financial disaster,
Mr. Cleveland will nave a
piace in history as one of the
most determined, conscientious,
incorruptible men who have serv
ed the people in the office of
President. The people ot the
South ought certainly to cherish
his memory. He brought to his
Cabinet men of distinctionfromthe
South, and he seemed to delight in
honoring them. He sent South
ern men to represent this nation
abroad in diplomatic positions.
It had been more than 25 years
since a f resident ot tne u mted
States had recognized that the.
South was entitled to a voice in
the government. It has been
said that Mr. Cleveland was not
a brilliant man; certainly he was
not a showy one. But he had
the ability to grasp public ques
tions and to discuss them soberly
and forcefully. He was never
spectacular. It is impossible tc
recall any instance in which Mr.
Cleveland deliberately sought the
center ot the stage and posed in
limelight. It has been suggested
that his message to Consrress on
the Venezuelan boundary con
troversy between Great Britair
and Venezuela was spectacular,
But those who enjoyed Mr. Cleve
land's confidence were convinced
that his message, which was
plain-spoken and direct and
created dangerous tension be
tween Great Britain and the
United States, was not deliberate
ly intended to provoke a breach
between Washington and Lon
don. Mr. Cleveland was charged
by some of his critics with de
liberately attemotinp; to brine-
about a war in which the Demo
cratic party would have the
opportunity to make political
capital. But Mr. Cleveland was
a statesman and Executive who
weighed his responsibilities verv
seriously and carefully. He was
never a jingo. If he had been
one, he would have had abun
dant opportunities in Cuba and
in Central and South America to
start a political war.
It was during the Cleveland
administration that the "new
navy" originated, under the
sponsorship of Secretary Whit
ney, who laid the foundation of
the armament which makes this
country one of the great naval
powers of the world.
The only Democratic President
since Buchanan measured up to
the high standard and the lofty
ibeals of the Democratic Presi
dents before Buchanan. He was
a representative of that sturdv
Americanism upon which the
greatness of this nation is found
ed. He never made a renuta'
A ' J - TT
uon ior omniscience, rie never
settled all the problems of his
time. But when he spoke he
was weighty, forceful, sensible.
He will have an honored place
among the Chief Magistrates of
this nation who have served the
American people wisely, patri
otically and faithfully.
"a r i i ii
Mr. Cleveland s uncompromi
sing adherence to his convictions
aroused antagonisms among cer
tain elements of the Democracy
ana alienated trom him the sup
port and good will of some
PROHIBITION TICKET.
Both Candidates for Governor
in Their Own States The
Platform.
Columbus.O., Dispatch. 16th.
For " President Eusene W.
Chahn, of Chicago; for Vice
President, Aaron S. Watkins, of
Ada,0.
ihis ticket was nominated to-
coiton rtsv&bcTioN
1907.
FOR
North Carolina Ranks Ninth in
Production Robeson Produc
ed More Than any Other
County in State and Ranks
18th in United States.
The following cotton statistics
for the year 1907 have been corn-
day by the Prohibitionist nation- Piled fr The Robesonian by M r.
al convention and both nomi- R- E. L. Correll, superintendent
nations were made unanimous. of the Lumberton Cotton Oil &
The full endorsement of the Ginning Co.:
convention was not, however. The total cotton crop of the
g'ventoMr. Chafin unil after United States for 1907, including
three ballots had been taken. nnters and connting round bales
Both the presidential and vice as hali bales, 11,425,156; total
the party leaders. But the same
rigid loyalty to principle which
offended and repelled some Demo
crats drew to the President other
elements of the Democracy, who
came to be known, in time as
"Cleveland Democrats." We
doubt whether any President has
ever had a more loyal following
or a following with greater con-
ndence in their leader or more
sincere admiration tor him as a
man and a statesman. Eleven
years after his retirement from
the Chief Magistracy the "Cleve
land Democrat" survives as a
type of the virile aggressive
Democracy with twice elected
Mr. Cleveland to the Presidency.
Mr. Cleveland's tenacity of pur
pose and his ur faltering courage
in asserting his convictions are
presidential nominees are can
didates for Governer in their
respective States on the Prohi
bition tickets.
Eugene W. Chafin, who leads
the Prohibiton party this year,
is an attorney. He is a native
of Waukesha county, Wis., and
for several years practiced law
there. He was at one time
candidate for Governer of Wis
consin on the Prohibition ticket
and was this year placed in the
running for the same position in
Illinois by the prohibitionists of
that State.
The forenoon session of the
convention was devoted to the
discussion and adoption of a
platform which is probably the
shortest on record, containing
not more than 330 words. It
is as follows:
The Prohibition party of the
United States assembled in con
vention at Columbus, O., July
I5th-16, 1908, expressing grati
tude to Almighty God for the
victories of our principles in the
past, for encouragement at pres
ent and for confidence of early
and triumphant success in the
future, make the following; de-
of claration of principles and pled-
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
W. H. K1NLAW,
AUorney-at Law
LUMBERTON, N. C.
All business promptly transacted.
4-ICtf
Stephen iVicInU re, R. C. 1 :ivrenee
James I), Proctor.
Mclnfyre, Lawrence & Proctor,
Attorneys :im! Counselors :tt l.aw,
LUMBERTON, N. C.
lV:i;-ti'i' hi SUite ami Federal Courts.
Prompt attention given to all business.
ges their enactment into law
when placed in power:
THE PLATFORM.
"1 The submission by Con
gress to the several States of
an amendment to the Federal
constitution prohibition the man
ufacture, sale, importation, ex
portation or transportation of
alcoholic liquors for beverage
purposes.
"2 The immediate prohibi
tion of the liquor traffic for
beverage purposes in the Dis
trict of Columbia, in the ter
ritories and all places over which
the national government has
jurisdiction, the repeal of the
internal revenue tax on alcohlic
liquors and the prohibition of
the inter-State traffic therein.
"3-The election of United
crop of North Carolina, G52,9;50
running bales, counting round
bales as half bales and including
linters, North Carolina's per
centage of the total crop ginned
is 5.5, and this State ranks ninth
in production.
Cotton ginned in North Caro
lina up to September 1, 1907, 43
bales; up to same date in 190G,
32 bales; in 1905, 30.28.
The total crop of the State for
1907, counting round bales as
half bales and excluding linter?,
637,981; average weight ol
square bales, 474.4; average
price of upland middling cotton
for 1907, 11.46 cents; number gin
neries reported, 3,039; active
ginneries 2,754; idle, 285; aver
age number of bales per active
ginnery, 232.
Of the ginneries reported 2,422
use steam power, 237 use w ater
power, 49 use animal power, 76
use gasoline and 8 use electric
power.
Total acreage planted in Unit
ed States for 1907, 31,311,000; in
North Carolina, 1,408,000 acres,
with production of 637,981.
KODeson nas produced more
cotton than any other county in
the State and ranks 18th in the
United States, only 17 counties
in the country growing more
cotton than this county. Ellis
county, Texas, stands at the
head of the list with 76,835 bales.
Robeson's total crop for the
year 1907 was 47,104 bales, for
1906, 38,476, the 1907 crop being
greater by 8,628 bales than the
1906 crop.
The world's total production
for the year 1907 was 16,512,185
bales of 500 pounds net. The
following table shows the per
cent, of the total crop raised by
each of the cotton producing
countries:
LEON. T. COOK,
Attoknky at Law,
Ll'MBEKTON. N. C.
Office in Kir-' N:'.uon:d li-ink Bulidiiv
V. A. i!
'!,
NEiLL
T. A. V. Keill,
& McNeill
Attorneys at !xiv,
' LUMUUTON, N. C.
Will praetiee in all the Courts. Lusi-
ness attended to promptly.
WADE WISHART,
Attorney at Law,
LUMBEIiTON. N. C.
Prompt attention given to all business.
Office over Bank of Lumberton. -l
D. P. SHAW,
Attorney at Law,
LUMBERTON, N. C.
All business entrusted to him prompt
ly atU-nded to.
Olliee in Shaw building.
N. A. McLean, A. W. Mclean.
McLEAN & McLEAN,
Attorneys at Law,
LUMBEBTON. N. C.
Offices on 2nd floor of Bank of Lum
berton Building, Rooms 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Prompt attention given to all business.
reflected today in the devotion of States Senators by direct vote of
the "Cleveland Democrats" to the people.
the political principles with which "4 Equitable graduated in-
he was associated. And it may come and inheritance taxes.
be that the time will come when 51 he establishment of pos
the spirit of the "Cleveland savings banks and the guar-
Democracy" will be a necessary anty ot deposits in banks.
and even a regenerating force in I b Ihe regulation of all cor-
the Democratic nartv. porations doing an inter-State
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.
commerce business.
'7 The creation of a
nent tariff commission.
perma-
United States 65.9 per cent.
British India 14.8 " "
Egypt 7.8 " "
Russia 3.8 " "
China 2.6 " "
Brazil 2 2 " "
All other countries 2.9 " "
In 1907 North Carolina produc
ed 268,004 tons of cotton seed
and sold to the oil mills 136.811
tons; per cent, crushed to quanti
ty produced, 51. The average
crush of each mill in the State is
3,736 tons of seed. In 1867 there
were 4 oil mills in the State; to
day there are 786 mills in actual
operation.
CHAS. B. SKIPPER,
attorney-at-law,
LUMBERTON, N. C.
All business entrusted to him wil
receive prompt and careful attention.
Office in First National Bank Build
ing over Post Office.
E. M. BRITT,
attorney-at-law,
LUMBERTON, N. C.
Office upstairs in Argus Building. All
business promptly trsnsacted.
E. J. BRITT,
attorn ey-at-la w,
LUMBERTON, N. C.
Office over Pope's Drug Store.
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DR. . O. EDMUND,
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A Revelation.
It is a revelation to people, tb
severe cases of lung trouble that
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Honey and Tar. It stopped the
hemorrhages and pain in my lungs
and they are now as sound as a
bullet " Sold by all diuggiets
Baptist Meeting Closed Move
ments of the People.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mrs. J. D. Purvis visited her
husband in Fayetteville last
Wednesday. We are glad to
know he is fast getting well.
Messrs. 0. I. and E. W. Floyd
expect to build residences for
their own use at once.
The Misses Gaitley, of Row
land, who had been visiting Miss
Tiny Chappell, returned home
last Tuesday accompanied by
Mrs. ..A. E. Chappell, who will
visit relatives near Rowland.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Carter and
little Miss Frances spent a most
delightful vacation at Wrights
ville Beach last week.
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Thompson
spent last Friday in Lumberton.
Miss Viola Byrd, a daughter
of the late Monroe Byrd, is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Byrd. Her home
is in Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. A. E. Floyd and daughter,
Miss Crissie, are visiting rela
tives at Parkton.
Mr. S. F. Thompson spent
Thursday at Chadbourn.
Rev. C. A. Jenkins returned to
his home in Statesville last Wed
nesday, the meeting at the Bap
tist church having closed. Our
people were very much pleased
with Mr. Jenkins and hope he
may return at some future date.
Mrs. Mattie Brown returned
to her Raleigh home last Mon
day, much to the regret of her
relatives and numerous friends
here.
Rev. T. J. Daily returned last
week much improved by his
three weeks' stay at Palm
Springs, Va.
Mrs.IG. W. Thompson has gone
to Chase City, Va., for a visit to
her mother, Mrs. Taylor.
Misses Lorena Lewis and
Maggie Floyd went to Lumber
ton last Wednesday on business.
8 The strict enforcement of I a q-i r c . u qii:
law -moLcau ui uiucidi Loicialicc
and practical license of the so
cial evil which prevails in our
cities, with its unspeakable traf
fic in girls.
"9 Uniform marriage and di
vorce laws.
"10 An equitable and consti
tutional employer's liability act.
"11 Court review of Postof
fice Department decisions.
"12-The prohibition of child
labor in mines, workshops and
factories.
"13 Legislation basing suf
frage only upno intelligence and
ability to read and write the Eng
lish language.
"14 The preservation of the
mineral and forest resources of
the country, and the improve
ment of the highways and water
ways. "Believing in the righteousness
of our cause and in the final tri
umph of our principles and con
vinced of the unwillingness of
the Republican and Democratic
parties to deal with these issues
we invite to full party fellowship
all citizens who are with us
agreed.
Who Can Beat This.
The Robesonian's Fairmont
correspondent sends the follow
ing: "Many years ago my father
and myself were driving along
a country road in Iredell county
and as we were to turn into a
new road we noticed a barrier of
boughs across and a signboard
above. My father got out to
see the cause and here was the
sign: 'Thar is a ded muel in this
rode goe around' We went
around."
D.
Thurman D. Kitchin, M.
Physician and Surgeon.
LUMBERTON, N. C.
County
Office, r.oxt door to Robeson
Loan and Trust Company.
Office phone 12(5
7-9
With a marrige license in a
pocket of his coat indicating that
he intended to wed a 13-year-old
girl, William Williams, 63 years
old, a farmer of Marydel, Md.,
was found hanging from a tree
near his home last Tuesday. He
had been murdered and the
body suspended from a tree to
make it appear that suicide had
been committed.
The Atlantic battleship heet
arrived at Honolulu at noon
Thursday and by universal con
sent the day was made a complete
holiday, all business being sus
pended, and thousands of people
from different islands of the.ter-
ntory assembled to view the ap
proach of the fleet.
It Can't Be Beat.
The best of all teachers is expe-
Best the World Allords.
"It g ves me unbounded pleae
ue to recommend Bucklen's Ami
"A Salve," 5avs J W Jenkins, of
Chapel Hill, N. C. "I am con
vinced it's best salve the world af
fords. It cured a felon on my
thumb, and it never fails to heal
every sore,' burn or wound to
which it is applied. 25o, at all
drug stores.
rienoe. J. M. Harden, ot Oliver
Pity, North Carolina, says: "I
find Electric Bitters does all that's
claimed for it. For Stomach, Liv
er and Kidney troubles it can't be
beat. I have tried it and find it a
roost fxeeltent medicine." Mr.
Harden is right ; it's ths bett cf all
medicines also for weakness, lame
hack, and all run down conditions.
Best too for chills and malaria.
Sold under guarantee at all drug
etorps, 50.
Judge Walter Neal, of Laurin-
Durg, peremptorily dismissed a
jury in Wake Superor Court the
other day Because it returned a
verdict of not guilty instead of
guilty in the case of Joe Bailey,
a young farmer of New Light
township, in Wake county, charg
ed with making a disturbance at
the Primitive Baptist meeting
in that neighborhood. The judge
held that under the evidence
the jury should by no means
have rendered a verdict other
than guilty. Judge Neal takes
the ground that juries are more
and more prone to render ver
dicts contrary to the evidence and
he wants to suppess this ten
dency as far as possible in his
court.
At a meeting last week of the
trustees of the Methodist Or
phanage to be established at
Winston-Salem by the Western
North Carolina Conference, Pev.
Dr. T. F. Marr presiding el kr
of the Winston -Salem distr 'ct,
was elected superintendent. Dr.
Marr has asked tor M days in
which to decide whether he will
accept or not. The buildings
and grounds of this orphanage
will cost $50,000.
The Remedy That Does
"lit. iving's .ew Discovery is
the remedy that does the healing
others promise but fail to per
form," says Mrs. E. K. Pierson,
of Auburn Centre, Ph. ''It is car
ing me of throat a?il lunir troublo
of long standing, that other treat
ments relieved only t( niporarily,
New Discovery is do'g me K',
much good that I i'ee.1 coufideiit its
continued uce for n reasonable
length of time will lestoxe jne to
perfect health.'' This renowned
oough and cold remedy and throat
and lung healer is sold at all di ug
stores. 50c. and $1.00. Trial hoi'.
tie free.
J. M. LILLY, M. D.
Practice limited to diseases of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
115 Green St. Fayetteville, N. C.
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Dr. Thomas C. Johnson,
Physician and Surgeon,
Lumberton, N. C.
Office over McMillan's Drug Store.
Call3 answered Promptly day or night.
Home at residence of Prof. J. R. Poole
4-27-tf.
DR. N. A. THOMPSON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
LUMBERTON, - - N. C.
Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41.
Down town office over McMillan's
Drug Store. Calls promptly answered
night or day, in town or in the country.
DR. R. T. ALLEN,
DENTIST,
LUMBERTON, - - N. C.
Office over Dr. McMillan's Drug Store.
DR. JOHN KNOX, JR.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Lumberton, N. C.
Office at McLean-Rozier
Drug Store.
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J. G. MURPHY, M. D.,
Practice Limited to Diseases of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Wilmington, IV. C.
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J. A. MacKETHAN, M D.,
MacKa niAN BriLiHN'J
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
Eve, Ear, Nose 2nd Throat a Specialty.
1-13
Offic
E. G. SIPHER,
ELECTRICIAN,
Lumberton, N. C,
n Shaw Ilu
""IT.
rhone No. 118.
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DR. R. F. GRAHAM,
DENTIST,
LUMBEIiTON, N. C.
Office over Bank of Lumberton.
Rooms No 7 ami 8. 1-20-08
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