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VOlTxaVNO. 37 LUMBERTONrNORTOCARO JUNE 26 1913 WHOLENQ 2874
POSTOFFICE SITE: WHERE?
Five or Six Sites Available Bond
Lot, Chestnut and Second,' First
Choice of Site Inspector Much
Local Sentiment in Favor of North
East Corner of Abandoned Grave
Yard, Chestnut and Second, to be
Secured by Condemnation Some
Strong Sentiment Against Some
in Favor of Waiting for Larger Ap
propriation. Where will the United State3 Gov
ernment buy a suitable site for a
postoffice building with its appropria
tion of $10,000?
That is the question that has been
uppermost in the public mind locally
for the past three days. Mr. N. V.
Perry, site inspector for the Postoffice
Department, spent Tuesday and yes
terday in town, and when he left yes
terday afternoon he carried with him
a thorough knowledge of the situation
here and several offers of lots that
will come within the requirements.
As the most desirable lot available
Mr. Perry will recommend the lot on
the corner of Chestnut and Second
streets, which is under the control of
Mr. R. S. Bond of Rowland as guar
dian for his son Eugene. This lot
was purchased for Mr. Eugene Bond
under the provisions of the will of
the late Miss Fannie Peterson and it
is tied up in some way under that will
so that ordinarily it could not be dis
posed of, but there would be no diffi
culty in the government taking it un
der condemnation proceedings, Mr.
Bond having agreed to the price. The
building would face Chestnut.
As his second choice Mr. Perry will
recommend a lot on Chestnut street,
between the railroad and First street,
on the property recently purchased
for a hotel site by Dr. W. A. Mc
Phaul. Ample room would still be
left for the hotel.
Mr. W. J. Prevatt has offered to
sell for this purpose his lot on the
corner of Walnut and Fourth streets,
diagonally across the street from
the Thompson hospital. This lot Mr.
Perry says he will probably recom
ment as third choice, though he thinks
it rather out of the way.
Other lots available are a portion
-of Mr. R. D. Caldwell's residence lot
on Elm street, between Seventh and
Eighth street, and a lot belonging to
Mr. J. A. McAllister, in rear of his
residence, Chestnut and Seventh. The
main objection to these lots is their
distance from the railroad stations.
When a postoffice is within 80 rods of
a depot the railroads must convey
the mail to and from the postoffice.
But when the postoffice is at a great
er distance this expense falls upon
the postoffice.
But perhaps the most desirable lot
of all and the one the selection of
which would be most satisfactory and
would mean most to the town is the
north-east corner of the old abandon
ed graveyard between Elm and Chest
nut streets the corner of Second and
Chestnut, 145 feet on Second and 115
feet on Chestnut. If this lot were
secured it would have to be by con
demnation proceedings and some law
yers question the power of the gov
ernment to condemn a property that
has been used as a cemetery. Other
lawyers think that the government
has this power and Mr. Perry is cer
tain that it has. It will be recalled
that under an amendment to .its
charter the State Legislature gave
the town power to have the bodies
interred in this cemetery removed.
Mr. L. T. Townsend canvassed the
town yesterday with a petition that
this lot be condemned for a postoffice
sight and nearly every citizen ap
proached gladly signed it. There is
perhaps more sentiment for the post
office to be located there than on any
other available lot, for it would per
haps mean the removal in the near
future of all the bodies interred in
this cemetery. In the part of the lot
where it is proposed to locate post
office building there are only a few
graves and these are of negroes hur
ried many years ago. None of the
graves in which white people are in
terred would be disturbed so far as
the postoffice site is concerned.
The lot on the corner of Chestnut
and Fourth streets, where Mr. Owen
Deese's stables are located, owned by
Ex-Sheriff Geo. B. McLeod, is con
sidered the most desirable lot, but it
is hardly available, at the price. It
does not come within the require
ments as to size, but if it could be ob
tained the adjoining property owners
have agreed to make out the required
size without additional cost to the
government.
Representative Godwin first got an
appropriation of $5,000 for a postoffice
site here. A site agent came down
and looked the situation over and
-found that it was not possible to
purchase a desirable site for that
amount. Mr. Godwin made another
try and pulled down $10,000.
Some think that at least one or two
of the available lots would do all
right, while other some think that
none of the lots that can be had will
do at all too much out of the way
AEROPLANE FLIGHTS.
Flying Machine Will Be One of At
tractions in Lumberton on the
Fourth Two or More Flights
Marshals from All Over County
Baseball Senator Overman A
.. Great Day.
The indications are that Robeson's
county's Fourth of July celebration
to be held in Lumberton on Friday
of next week will be by far the great
est occasion of the kind ever held in
the county; and it should be, for 4jev
er before have such efforts been made
to entertain the citizens of the grand
old "State of Robeson" and adjoining
counties. Besides the speech of Sen
ator Overman, which will merit tho
presence of every citizen within reach
of Lumberton, there will be an aero
plane flight and many other attrac
tions too numerous to mention.
As for the aeroplane flight, there is
no doubt about it. Mr. Frank Gough,
chairman of the program committee,
received yesterday a telegram from
the International Aeroplane Company
of Chicago closing the deal for the
flights. The birdman is expected to
make two or more flights.
The baseball games to be played by
the , teams of Maxton and Fairmont
being looked for ward to with great
interest, and immediately after this
game the Lumberton team will play
the bloomer girls. The local diamond
is being arranged to take care of the
large crowd.
Chief Marshal Bethune is making
an effort to make the parade one of
the principal features of the day. A
large number of floats is expected
and there will be marshals dressed
in uniforms from all parts of the
county. There will be a chief mar
shal from every town in the county
and in all the marshals will probably
number 100, all well mounted and
dressed alike.
The Fourth is to be a great day in
Lumberton.
CROP PROSPECTS FINE.
The County Over Good Tobacco
Outlook Some Good Stands of Cot
ton but Generally Poor Roads.
Crop prospects the county over are
fine. Of course some sections are
a bit ahead of others. This reporter
and Mr. Frank Gough, in the interest
of the county's Fourth of July cele
bration, Tuesday afternoon and yes
terday practically covered the county,
visiting Fairmont, Rowland, Maxton,
Red Springs, Shannon, Lumber
Bridge, Parkton and St. Paul. The
tobacco outlook about Fairmont is
fine. Some of the farmers are now
curing and it is expected that the
market at Fairmont will be opened up
about the 11th of next month. As to
eotton, it is true that generally speak
ing the stand is poor though in some
sections the stand is god Crop pros
pects between Lumberton and Row
land are the poorest on the above
mentioned route but this is largely
due to the kind of soil through this
section. The soil is very heavy and
always produces well but is usually
late. The finest crops, possibly, on
this route are between Maxton and
Lumber Bridge, though they are but
little if any ahead of the crops in the
Parkton and St. Pauls sections.
For this early in the season the
crops are fine.
When speaking of good roads, lower
Robeson is not in it at all. In an auto
mobile a man can make just about
twice the time in traveling the roads
of upper Robeson. But there is room
for great improvement on all the
roads.
Hunt-Hedgpeth Case Compromised.
The case of Tobias Hunt against
Mr. L. Z. Hedgpeth of Rowland, set
for a hearing here today before Refe
ree Chas. G. Rose of Fayetteville,
was compromised this morning just a
few minutes before the time set for
the hearing at the court house. In
settlement of the ' compromise Mr,
Hedgpeth took the land in controver
sy and paid the plaintiff $400, each
party to pay half the costs in the
case.
Proverbs are, for the most part,
rules of moral, or, still more properly,
of prudential conduct. Brande.
and are in favor of waiting for a
larger appropriation. These latter say
that it is a measley shame by your
leave that the government should
propose to buy a lot suitable for a
postoffice in a town like Lumberton
for the small sum of $10,000'. They
are in favor of trying for bigger
stakes, always supposing that next
time the government, before making
an appropriation, get an option on
a site; for no matter what the size
of the appropriation, if Uncle Sam
comes along with so much in his hand
to buy a site the price of desirable
sites will go up right now. Just
so. '
It will perhaps be a month 6r- so
before the final decision in regard to
purchase is known.
RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
In Social Circles Movements of the
People.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, June 24 Dr. B. F.
McMillan and daughter, Miss Annie
Lou, spent Tuesday in Maxton.
Messrs. Hubert Singleton, Tom de
Vane, Arthur McRae and Zeb McMil
lan left Monday to be gone several
days, playing ball. They
will play in Rowland Monday after
noon and from there will go to Latta,
S. C.
Miss Lucy Williams is visiting her
sister Mrs. Louis Hall in Wilming
ton. Mr. Julian McKinnon of Atlan
ta, Ga., visited his uncle Mr. Martin
McKinnon several days of last week.
Mr. Roger Mood of Summerton,
S. C. is the guest of his aunt Mrs.
H. S. Toon. Mrs. J. J. Hill, and
son, Hadley, are visiting relatives in
Fairmont.
Miss Jessie Singleton entertained at
a porch party Monday evening. Her
father's beautiful residence was the
scene of loveliness for the occasion,
and the happy guests spent a most
pleasant evening and with great re
luctance bade their charming hostess
good-night.
Mrs. Ellison Garrison of Blackwell,
Va., is visiting her daughter Mrs.
IR. D. McMillan.
Miss Augusta Williams is spend
ing some.time at Hotel Red Springs.
Miss Williams taught vocal at S. P.
C. last year, and has been visiting in
Lumberton, Fairmont, and Red
Springs before returning to her home
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Miss Margaret
Williams spent a few days of last
week in Lumberton, a guest at the
home of ex-Judge T. A. McNeill.
Mr. Jesse McCallum, who has been
appointed county auditor, will soon
go to Lumberton to take up his new
duties. We are sorry to lose Mr. Mc
Callum, but our loss will be Lum
berton's gain.
Mr. Henry McLeod of Bennettsville,
spent Sunday at home, Miss Iman
uel of Bennettsville is visiting at the
home of Mr. Hamilton.
Mr. Mack McArthur gave & party
to his friends Thursday evening out
at his father's country home. Their
home is famous for nts hearty and
warm hospitality, so it's needless to say
that all so fortunate as to be present
enjoyed the evening to the fullest ex
tent. The Methodist ladies gave a little
play Thursday evening which was
much enjoyed and a neat little sum
was realized which will go toward
paying a church debt.
In the Recorder's Court.
Chas. Dillarad, colored, was given
30 days on the road this morning
by Acting Recorder R. A. McLean1 for
being drunk and disorderly. Joe Da
vis and Bennie Alford, both colored,
whose arrest on the charge of steal
ing clothes from another negro at the
camp of the Beaufort County Lumber
Co. about 5 miles east of town was
mentioned in Monday's Robesonian,
plead guilty Tuesday before Acting
Recorder McLean to stealing a $35
suit of clothes. They were charged
also with stealing $127 in money. They
were bound to court in bonds in the
sum of $250 each .failing to give
which they were remanded to jail.
Retailing cases from St. Pauls tried
Monday afternoon were disposed of as
follows: Buddie Phaison, colored, 4
months on roads; Jno. Thomas, color
ed, $10 and costs;; Robt. Powell,
white, $25 and costs. Other cases dis
posed of Monday afternoon were Har
rison Rogers, colored, vagrancy, $5
and costs; Robt. McKay, colored, $5
and costs for carrying concealed
weapon.
A Runaway No One Seriously Hurt.
Mrs. W. A. Finch and Miss Winnie
Carter came near being seriously hurt
yesterday afternoon about 6:30 o'clock
when a pony they were driving became
frightened at the corner of jSixth and
Elm streets and suddenly whirled
around, turning the buggy over on
the occupants. The pony ran down
Elm street, striking Dr. N. A.
Thompson's auto at the postoffice, and
was stopped in front of the Dixie
cafe without much damage to either
the horse or buggy. A fender on the
car was bent up a little and the bug
gy seat was knocked loose. Mrs.
Finch and Miss Carter were both right
much bruised up and Mrs. Finch has a
scratch or two on her face, though nei
ther one of them was seriously hurt.
The horse became f rightened at some
boys who were coming around the
corner at the office of Messrs. Mcln
tyre, Lawrence & Proctor pushing a
gocart.
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Senator Overman's Lumberton En
gagement. Washington Dispatch.
Senator Overman has been forced
to decline the opportunity of being
one of the committee from the Sen
ate to attend the Gettysburg celebra
tion next month, on account of a prev
ious engagement. He will speak at
Lumberton to a Fourth of July gathering.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS APPROVES
Free Sugar in 1916 and Free Raw
Wool Now Established in Tariff
Bill
Washington Dispatch, 25th.
Free sugar in 1916, and free raw
wool, are now established in the tar
iff revision bill, having been approved
late today by the Democratic caucus
J of the Senate after a two-days' fight.
I he sugar schedule as reported by
the majority members of the finance
committee and practically as it pass
ed the House, swept the Senate cau
cus by a vote of 41 to 6.
This ratification of President Wil
son's tariff policy, he having insisted
upon the wool and sugar propositions
before the Ways and Means commit
tee in the beginning, came after a
long series of developments since the
tariff bill passed the House in which
. the President had been an active par
ticipant. When the fight of the anti-
free sugar and anti-free wool
Democrats was getting hot, the Presi
dent issued a public statement declar
ing that any suggestion to compro
mise on the wool and sugar schedules
ideas was absolutely out of the ques
tion, and later he stirred all admin
istration leaders to action when he
made his charge about the existence
in Washington of an "insiduous lob
by" investigation of which has
brought results regarded as favorable
to the tariff bill. 0
The six Democratic Senators who
voted against free sugar on the final
vote approving the schedule were
Hitchcock, Nebraska; Newlands, Nev
ada; Ransdell and Thornton, Louisi
ana; Shafroth, Colorado, and Walsh,
of Montana.
The six who opposed free raw wool
to the end were Chamberlain of Ore
gon; Newlands, Nevada; Ransdell and
Thornton, Louisiana, and Shafroth
and Walsh.
No attempt was made in the cau
cus today to bind the members to
the action of the caucus. The Question
jwill come up when the entire bill has
fought it, but administration leaders
said tonight they believed only the two
Louisiana Senators would ask to
be released from the caucus pledge
if one is submitted. The general opin
ion is that a binding resolution will
be offered.
BELLAMY BRIEFS.
Children's Day at Antioch in July
Movements of the People.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bellamy, June 24 Mrs. Caroline
Britt of Fairmont spent last week
with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. Britt. Miss Lillie
Oakley of Lumberton spent Sunday
in this vicinity. Misses Nona and
Gussie Phillips spent Sunday with
Mis Mary Pitman. Mr. Boardman,
and little Miss Artie Britt spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Elseph Britt
near Fairmont. Mr. and Mrs. Rora
Todd of Bellamy spent Sunday in Bla
denboro. Mr. Enin Phillips of Rich
ardson spent Sunday in this section.
Master Henry Todd is spending a
while with his sister Mrs. D. C.
Quick of Clio, S. C. He is expected
home in July. Mrs. Quick and
little daughter Eva Mae will come
with him.
The children's day exercises of An
tioch Sunday school will be held the
first Sunday in July.
Bellamy is coming, it has two new
mail carriers.
Misses Lottie and Lucille Smith of
Summerville, S. C, were Antioch vis
itors Sunday. Master Albert Bul
lard of Lumberton spent Sunday in
this community. Mr. S. F. Phillips
spent Saturday p . m . in Lumberton
Messrs . George Singletary and Evan
der Nance of Richardson spent Sun
day p. m. in these parts.
Miss Nona Phillips spent Saturday
p. m. with the Misses Branch.
Reduced Railroad Rares to Lumberton
July Fourth.
On account of the celebration of
July Fourth in Lumberton the Vir
ginia & Carolina Southern Railroad
will give reduced rates of fare one
way plus 10 cents for the round trip,
or if the added ten cents makes an
amount between 2 and 5 cents it
will be plus 15 cents. No special
rates for this celebration have yet
been announced by the Seaboard. In
the absence of special rates for this
occasion, which it is hoped may be an
nounced in Manday's Robesonian, the
regular Fourth of July rates will ob
tain which are: . Where the fare is
51 to 60 cents, $1 round trip; 60 to
70 cents, $1.10; 75 to 85 cents, $1.20.
No reduced rates are given where the
straight fare is 50 cents or less.
Annual Meeting County Board of Pen
sions July 7.
The annual meeting of the county
board of pensions will be held in the
office of Clerk of the Court C. B.
Skipper on the first Monday in next
month, July 7. All who want to apply
for pensions should make application
before the board on that date.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Two-Weeks' Term Begins Monday
Several Cases of Interest Barfield
Prevatt,. Who Killed Emory McNeill
Murder Case from Scotland Coun
ty Negroes in Buie Riot.
A two-weeks' term of Robeson Su
perior Court for the trial of criminal
cases will convene Monday. Judge C,
C. Lyon of Elizabethtown will preside,
Governor Craig having authorized an
exchange of courts between Judge G.
S. Ferguson of Waynesville and Judge
Lyon. The conflict incident to the re
districting of the judicial districts
gave cause for the change.
Among the more than 100 cases on
the docket are several of much inter
est. The case in which most interest
centers locally and throughout the
county is the case against Barfield
Prevatt, who shot and fatally wound
ed Emory McNeill in Lumberton on
the night of March 29 last, McNeill
succumbing to his wounds on the fol
lowing day. Prevatt voluntarily sur
rendered to the sheriff on the follow
ing Wednesday and has since then
been in jail. The well known law
firms of McLean, Varser & McLean
and M'Intyre, Lawrence & Proctor
will defend Prevatt, while Mr. H. F.
Seawell of Carthage, and the firms
of Johnson & Johnson, Lennon & Sta
cy and Britt & Mobs have been em
ployed to assist the solicitor in the
prosecution.
Another of interest is the case
against Ed McNeill and Coot and Dan
Patterson, all colored, for being im
plicated in riot at Buie on February
1st last when Will Breeden, colored,
was killed. Others are wanted in con
nection with this murder and riot.
Among the murder cases is Norwood
Dunn, colored, who shot and killed
a negro at a school closing at Fair
mont some time ago.
A case from Scotland county in
which there is much interest is W.
T. McKenzie, charged with the mur
der of his brother-in-law Peter Jones
about the middle of last October. The
shooting occurred in the country near
Laurinburg and is understood to have
been the result of a quarrel a feijf
hours before. Ex-Judge Walter H.
Neal, E. H. Gibson and Cox & Dunn
of Laurinburg, and McLean, Varser
& McLean of Lumberton are employ
ed to defend McKenzie, while Russell
& Weatherspoon of Laurinburg and
Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor of
Lumberton have been employed to as
sist Solicitor Sinclair in the prosecu
tion. There are 30 prisoners in jail at
present, the number having been re
duced during the past few days by
the recorder's court and bonds.
All in all, the 2-weeks term of
court which convenes Monday prom
ises to be the most interesting court
that, has been held in Robeson in re
cent years.
Cotton Blossoms.
The first cotton blossoms of the
season were received Tuesday and
yesterday at The Robesonian office.
Tuesday Mr. Charles Spivey, who lives
on the old Wishart place, 3 miles
from town on the Fairmont road,
owned by Mr. W. W. Carlyle of Lum
berton, brought in a blossom; one was
sent in on the same day by Mr. Jos
eph Allen of St. Paul's; and yesterday
York McNeill, colored, who lives on
the Bee Gee farm, owned by Mr. G.
G. French of Lumberton, sent in a
blossom by Mr. F. M. Watts, manager
of the farm.
The following brought blos
soms to The Robesonian office this
morning after the above was put in
to type: Alex. Butler, who lives on
Mr. A. W. McLean's farm near the
edge of town, Second street; Melvin
Lowrie, Pembroke; B. M. L. Spauld
ing, colored, tenant on the farm of
Mr, A. F. Ward of Lumberton, just
across the river from town; L. B.
Barnes, Lumberton, R. F. D. 3.
County Will Employ Expert Account
ant Other County Business.
At a special meeting of the county
commissioners Monday County At
torney E. J. Britt was authorized to
employ an expert accountant to assist
the new auditor, Mr. Jesse Ml Mc
Callum, in auditing the accounts of
the county up to July 1. The recent
death of Autitor Parmele has delayed
getting out the tax books and it is
necessary that this work be done at
once.
The depository bond of the Bank of
Red Springs in the penal sum of
$25,000 was accepted and Treasurer
McKenzie was instructed to deposit
half the funds of the county in thi3
bank.
The resignation of Mr. J. D. Mc
Lean as road trustees of Fairmont
township was accepted and Mr. H. G.
Stubbs was appointed in his stead.
The empty vessel makes the great
est sound. Shakespeare.
Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Bitter taste? Complexion sallow?
Liver perhaps need waking up. Doan's
Regulets for bilious attacks 25c at all
stores.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEM A.
Cotton today, 12 cents.
The Senate Monday confirmed
nomination of P. J. Caudell to be
postmaster at St. Paula.
Mrs, Jno. C. Fuller entertained
the Wednesday Afternoon Club yester
day afternoon at her home, Water and
Eighth streets.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Reynolds
have moved from Lumberton to the
Stephens farm, now owned by Mr. W.
W. Carlyle of Lumberton, 1 1-2 miles
west of Lumberton, where they are
conducting a dairy.
The Lumberton ball team will
have a game this afternoon with the
Fairmont team on the Fairmont
grounds. The Lumberton team left
for Fairmont this afternoon about
1:30 o'clock.
"The Physician of Silver Gulch,"
a Western picture by Lubin, and "The
Stranger and the Taxicab," an Edison
comedy will delight those who go to
the Pastime theatre tonight. Pathe
Weekly tomorrow nigt.
Mr. W. M. Monroe of Tar Heel,
who was in town Tuesday, says that
the people of his section of the coun
ty are talking about the celebration
of the Fourth in Lumberton and are
going to be here by a large majority.
The LaFayette Mutual Life In
surance Company of Lumberton Tues
day paid a policy of $500 held by Mr.
A. T. Parmele, who died Tuesday of
last week. It is understood that Mr,
Parmele had two other policies of $2,-
000 each but the LaFayette was the
first to make settlement
A "Shriners' specialofJPullman
cars, Charlotte to Wi" '"H -,mx-
down with Nobles f
Shrine, passed Lum'
this morning. Those iou,,
route to Wrightsville Beach to aftetkf.
a special ceremonial session of two
days. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. McNeill
and Dr. W. W. Parker boarded the
train here.
The Robesonian's local reporter
received Tuesday afternoon a letter
from H. B. Canady, Indian, of route
1 from Lumberton to the effect that he
had had green peas. He had some
Tuesday for dinner and writes that
if it had not been for the cold snap
a week or so ago they would have had
peas several days earlier. He has
several patches planted and expects
to have plenty of green peas from
now until frost.
Among the attractions to be seen
here July 4th the Pastime theatre will
run in addition to its regular two-reel
service, a three-reel feature showing
Detective Burns, the world's acknowl
edged greatest detective, running
down the land swindlers. This pic
ture was rehearsed in April and is
said to be among the best of its
kind ever turned out. The show will
open on that day at 10 o'clock, giv
ing everybody far and near an oppor
tunity of seeing the pictures.
Mr. Ernest Alexander Branch,
son of Mr. J. A. Branch of Lumber
ton, and Mr. Jas. Frank Stainback,
a brother of Mrs. F. J. Thomas and
Miss Helen Stainback of Lumberton,
were among the 45 successful appli
cants for license to practice dentistry
who took the examination before the
State Board of Dental Examiners in
Winston-Salem recently. Eighteen
of the applicants failed to pass.
Messrs. Branch and Stainback com
pleted a course in dentistry at the At
lanta Dental College last spring.
NO PLACE SELECTED
Committee to Select Place for Next
County Reunion of Confederate Vet
erans Will Meet Again July 7.
Several members of the commit
tee of veterans appointed to set and
select the time and place for the next
county reunion of veterans met here
this morning, but on account of lack
of a quorum no action was taken. The
following constitute the committee:
Col. S. J. Cobb of Parkton, Mr. W. H.
Graham of Rowland, Dr. J. D.
Croom of Maxton, Mr. D. P. Mc-
Eachern of Red Springs, Mr. A. E.
Floyd, of Fairmont, Mr. L. Shaw of
St. Paul, and Mr. J. A. McAllis
ter of Lumberton. The members pres
ent this morning were Messrs. Cobb,
Graham and McAllister. Mr. McAl
lister was elected secretary' Po tern
and instructed to write to the mayors
of the towns in the county to the ef
fect that there will be a meeting of
the committee held in Lumberton the
first Monday in July 7th and at
this meeting invitations for the next
reunion will be considered. It has
not been learned whether or not the
committee has yet received any
invitations for the next meeting of
the old soldiers, but it is hoped that
Lumberton will not let some other
town in 'the county get away with
this honor of having the veterans.
There is no policy like politeness;
and a good manner is the best thing
in the world either to get one a good
name or to supply the want of it.
Bulwer-Lytton. ,