THE ROBESONIAN
ESTABLISHED 1870. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT!.
VOL XLV. - LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1914. NUMBER 4b
VETERANS REUNION THURSDAY
ANNUAL INDIAN PICNIC.
EUROPE ON VERGE OF WAR.
WALTERS WRITES FROM PRISON
THOSE WHO WON PRIZES
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEM a
A Record-Breaking Crowd is Expected
at St. Pauls July 30 at the Annual
Old Soldiers Reunion Great Prep,
arations to Entertain the Crowd.
It is expected that one of the larg
est crowds that ever gathered in the
county will assemble Thursday at St.
Pauls. The occasion will be the an
ual reunion of the old soldiers of
the county and laying of the corner
stone of the new graded school build
ing. Mr. H. E. Stacy of Lumberton
will be speaker of the day. The Grand
Lodge of Masons of North Carolina
will have charge of laying the corner
stone. There will be a big public din
ner. Practically all of the folkd
within & radius of from 5 to 8 miles
of St- Paul's have obligated to carry
dinner on this day. Several thous
and people are expected to be pres
ent. On account of the occasion the
V. & C. S. railroad is giving reduced
rates and will operate a special train
from Hope Mills to St. Pauls, notice
of which is given in another place
in this issue of The Robesonian.
DEPUTY KILLS BAD NEGRO.
Deputy Sheriff Kitchin Kills James
Davis in Self-Defense Negro Rais
ed Rough House and Shot at Mr.
Kitchin's House.
James Davis, colored, was shot and
killed near Alma yesterday morning
about7 o'clock by Deputy Sheriff J. A.
Kitchin of Rowland. The negro raised
a disturbance among the negroes Sat
urday night and passed the home of
Mr'. Kitchin and shot at the house
once or twice, and yesterday morning
Mr. Kitchin started out to look for
Davis. When he found him and start
ed to place him under arrest Davis be
gan to make preparation to shoot Mr.
Kitchin, having a 32 Iver Johnson
drawn ready to shoot, . but Mr. Kit
chin was too quick and shot first, kill
ing the negro dead, the ball going
through the negro's abdomen.
Coroner G. E. Rancke, Dr. B. W.
Page, Sheriff R. E. Lewis and Deputy
Sheriff A. H. Prevatt went to the
scene of the killing yesterday morn
ing and the coroner's verdict was that
the negro was killed by Mr. Kitchin
in self defense.
Davis was generally known as a bad
negro and had been a terror to the
other negroes where he lived.
Dish Killed in Streets of Dublin.
Dublin Dispatch, 26th.
Three men and more than 60 per
sons are in the hospital, wounded a3
the result of a battalion of the King's
Own Scottish Borderers late today br
ing into a mob in the streets of Dub
lin. Seven of the wounded are ex
pected to die. Among them are three
women and a boy of 10.
The affray was the result of a gun
running exploit of the Nationalist vol
unteers, aided by a mob composed
largely of women and youths. A con
signment of rifles said to number
10,000 was landed last night at Howth,
nine miles from Dublin, from a pri
vate yacht. The Nationalist volun
teers cut the telegraph wires and stop
ped travel on the Dublin roads and,
according to reports, sent away most
of the rifles, together with 70,000
rounds of ammunition in motor cars.
North Carolina's Part of Fund Raised.
Washington Special, 24th, to Greens
boro News.
Before leaving for home tonight A.
W. lcLoan, acting national commit
teeman for Nortn Carolina, stated
that he had succeeded in raising prac
tically all of North Carolina's propor
tion of thy fund to carry on the organ,
ization work of the party. Mr. Mc
Lean was asked to raise about $2,000
and he has all of that amount with
the exception of .$100. He does not
anticipate any trouble in collecting
this small amount.
Weather Man Says 106.
Everybody nows Saturday and yes
terday were hot days, but it might
be of interest to know just what the
thermometer registered at the govern
ment weather station here. Mr. B.
M. Davis who has charge of the sta
tion, told a Robesonian reporter this
morning that the mercury went to 106
yesterday and Saturday, and says
further that he has never known it
as hot here but one time before, which
was about 20 years ago, when the
same record was made.
He Ought to Call the Roll Next Time.
A certain man who has lots of chil
dren so many that he cannot tell
when they are all along got off the
train at Kingsdale a few days ago and
left one, a small boy, on board the
train. The little fellow began crying
soon after the train pulled out, " but
was taken in charge by a man who
happened to know his father, and he
carried it on with him and brought
him back to Lumberton and placed
him in his father's home again.
Recorder's Court.
John Hill and three sons, Dudley,
W. L. and Jesse, were before Assis
tant Recorder E. M. Johnson Satur
day charged with assault on Mr.
Locke McMillan. Jesse was found
not guilty, and the others were fined
$2.50 each and C03ts. .
Farmers' Union Rally at Harmony
August 13.
There wil be a great Farmers Union
rally at Harmony, near Wakulla,
Thursday, August 13. Prominent and
able speakers will be present, and
other attractions will also be pulled
off.- The public Is invited.
Held at Union Chapel Hamilton Mc
Millan and the Late N. A. McLean
and R. W. Livermore Honored A
Talkfest by the Candidates.
Quite a crowd of the Indians
of Robeson gathered at Union
chapel, near Buie, Saturday to
enjoy their annual picnic and many
of their white friends were pres
ent, as usual, to enjoy the day with
them. It was a blistering hot day, but
nobody seemed to mind that.
Rev Steve Hammond called the crowd
together about the pavilion, about
which rustic seats had been arranged,
about 11:30 o'clock. After stating the
purpose of the gathering, the annual
picnic of the Cherokee Indians of Rob
eson, peculiar honor was done three
"paleface" sons of Robeson,, one liv
ing, two dead. The speaker proposed
that the crowd bow their heads in si.
lent prayer for a few minutes for
Hamilton McMillan, who is held in
reverence by all Indians of Robeson;
and after that three cheers were pro
posed and given in honor of two loyal
departed friends of the race the late
ColH. A. McLean of Lumberton and
the laxe R. W. Livermore of Pates.
After this, opportunity was given
all the candidates for office to speak;
and they were all there. Most of the
candidates contented themselves with
a mere announcement of their candi
dacy. Representative H. C. McNair
of Maxton, discussed somewhat at
length his record in the last Legisla
ture, as also did State Senator Geo.
B. McLeod of- Lumberton, both candi
dates for re-election. Both admitted
that it was a mistake to put the free
labor clause in the road law and prom
ised to have that repealed if return
ed. After the candidates had said their
say Major A. J. McKinnon of Maxton
spoke on his commissioner-manager
form of government for counties. Air.
McKinnon was present by special invi
tation to discuss this plan of govern
ment. He explained how it would in
troduce business-like methods into the
management of county affairs ana
save money for the tax-payers. In re
ply to Mr. McLeod's attack upon the
proposed plan and his intimation that
it would mean a big job for 'Big San.
ay" Mr. McKinnon stated that he
did not want the job of manager and
would ask that his township be denied
the privilege of entering a candidate
for the place in case that form of gov
ernment were adopted.
Prof. J. R. Poole, county superinten
dent of public instruction, responded
to invitation to make a few remark.
Messrs. MecLeod, McKinnon and
Poole were introduced by Prof. D. t
Lowrey, a bright young Indian teach
er and farmer. Prof. Lowrey was on
the programme for a speech, too, and
he made about the best speech of the
occasion. He is a pleasing speaker
and his speech was full of wit and
humor. He started out by thanking
God he was not a candidate, though
his speech was sandwiched in between
the speeches of candidates and told
how to interest candidates when they
come to see you so they will forget
to talk politics. He said it didn't take
him but three minutes to outspeak a
candidate; and hanged if he didn't
prove it.
In between some of the speeches a
string band of Indian boys R. M.
Lowry, fiddle; B. F. Chavis, banjo,
and F. R. Chavis, guitar made good
music.
Calvin F. Lowrey, H. P. Lowrey, W.
N. Bakernd P. B. Lowrey were the
leading spirits in making arrange
ments for the picnic, and the success
of the occasion was largely due to
their efforts. An excellent dinner was
served the white fisi'bors 'in the
school house by Mrs. Calvin Lowrey.
The order at this picnic was perfect.
If there was an unseemly act or word
it escaped the notice of the writer.
This was the first opportunity The
Robesonian man has had to attend
one of these annual picnics, but he
hopes it will not be the last.
J. A. S.
Among the Sick.
Mr. F. J. Meares, who has been sick
at his home, East Fifth street, for
some time, is improving.
Mr. Abner Nash, who was taken to
Johns Hopkins hospistal, Baltimore,
Md., week before last by Dr. W. L.
Grantham, and who underwent an ope
ration for appendicitis was able to re
turn home last week, and is almost
entirely recovered. Mrs. J. J. Hum
phrey of Saddle Tree, who was taken
to the same hospital at the same time
by Dr. Grantham, . is fast improv
ing. Carl, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Taylor of Howellsville township,
who last wekund erwent an opera
tion at the Thompson hospital for
appendicitis is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Robert Leggett of route 2
from Fairmont entered the Thompson
hospital for treatment Saturday. She
is thought to be getting along nicely
today.
Miss Nannie Jenkins of Fairmont
entered the Thompson hospital yes
terday for treatment. I
,
Frank Gough Re-appointed Direc.
tor of A. & N. C.
Among the directors of the Atlantic
& North Carolina Railroad appoint
ed by Governor Craig Friday was Mr.
Frank Gough of Lumberton. Mr.
Gough served on the board last year
and was one of the 5 members reap
pointed. Four of the members who
served last year were left oft the list.
Thos. D. Warren of New Bern was
appointed president of the road.
Austria Seems Determined to Make
War on Servia Grave Possibili
ties of General European War.
An Austro.Hungarian ultimatum to
Servia, couched in a tone of almost
unprecedented severity and fastening
on the. Servian government and peo
ple responsibility for the assassination
of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and
his wife at Saragevo, was presented
at Belgrade Friday. It demanded sat
isfaction within 48 hours. The Ser
vian reply, given Saturday evening,
was pronounced "unsatisfactory," al.
though it was an acceptance of almost
ill the demands, except that Austrian
officials shall participate in the inves
tigation and fix the responsibility for
the anti.Austrian propaganda. Last
night's dispatches state that deveelop
ments yesterday appear to furnish
new proof that Austria is determined
to make war on Servia and that the
possibilities of a general European
war seem greater than eveer have
confronted the present generation.
The. sending of his passports yester
day to the Servian Minister by the
Austrian Foreign office ifc deemed
equivalent to a declaration of war.
CROPS BURNING UP.
Prospects for Crops Excedingly Dis
couraging Corn Ruined Now and
Past Help Cotton Suffering An.
o'her Dry Week Predicted.
Re.ports from every section of the
county say that crops are just burn
ing up for the lack of rain. The old
est inhabitants can't remember a time
when the prospects for a crop, espec
ially corn, were so discouraging. Corn,
which is suffering most of any crop,
because of the fact that it is trying to
mature, is just falling down in the
fields and in many places whole fields
of cotton are apparently almost dead.
Tobacco seems to be standing the
drought best of any crop. Where oniy
a few days ago it looked as if the
biggest crop in the history of the
county . would be produced, now the
farmers are blue and discouraged. One
farmer who lives just below the coun.
ty line over in South Carolina says
if it would rain now he wduld not
make five bushels of corn on a 7-horse
farm. There has not been any rain
in his section since April.
This reporter went down in South
Robeson yesterday and saw many
large oak and pine trees already dead
as a result of the drought.
The weather man says no rain for
this section of the country before the
latter part of the week, when showers
in abundance will be falling; but
here's hoping it wil lrain in spite of
his prediction.
FURTHER TIME EXTENDED
Reduced Intra-State Freight Rates
Will Go Into Egect August 10
Governor Extends Time.
Raleigh Dispatch, 24th.
Governor Craig this afternoon is
sued another proclamation extending
further the date of the Justice act
of the special session of the Legisla.
ture fixing reduced intra-State freight
rates to go into effect, the latest ex
tension of the time being until Au
gust 10, by which time it is expected
that the special Intra-State Rate
Commission, Judge Justice, chairman,
will have completed its investigation
and definitely declared what the intra-State
rates shall be as they are
empowered to do by the act.
Indeed, the expectation is under
stood to be that the commission will
complete and submit to the governor
its report within the next few days,
not only passing on the reasonable,
ness and fairness of the rate3 pre
scribed in the Justice act, but definite
ly, specifying what the intra-State
rates involved shall be. This report
to the governor is also to go to the
Corporation Commission for promul
gation by that commission as the
schedule of rates that shall be applied
by the railroad companies.
The proclamation by the governor
operates as a suspension of the ope
ration of the Justice act for the 23
days involved. The last previous
suspension pending the protracted in
vestigations by the special commis
sion having been to July 18, there
fore the proclamation today is as of
the date, July 18 instead of the cur
rent date.
Notices of New Advertisements.
The beginning pf the end of John
P. McNeill's radical price-cutting sale.
"The Daughter of the Hills" at Pas
time Thursday night.
Cow at large.
House for rent.
Second-hand bath tub wanted.
Shetland pony and rig for sale.
Appointments of Dr. Julius Shaf
fer, specialist in optometry.
Legal notice, Jakie Alice McCor
mick, et al vs. Ferdinand Bullard et
aL
Improvement at Palace Market.
You can take that trip when you
have money in the bank. First Na
tional Bank.
A word to tobacco growers of Rob
eson and adjoining counties by mana
ger of Lumberton market.
Grapes and blackberries wanted.
Last call on low prices Townscnd
Bros.
Do you can ? Whitfield & French.
Death of Swan Holmes.
Swan Holmes, Indian, aged about
40 years, died at the home of her
brother. Roy Holmes, about a half
mile from town on the Fairmont road.
Friday about 12 o'clock. Deceased
had been sick for several months and
her death was not unexpected.
Robeson County Man In Prison in
New Orleans Charged With Kidnaping
Tells of How He Has Been Perse
cuted Protests Innocence and
Says Freedom Will Not Satisfy Him
Appreciates Interests of Robeson
County Folks in His Case.
To the Editor of The RobcSonian and
the People of Robeson County:
Having learned through certain
channels that the people of my na
tive county, Robeson, have become
interested in my behalf, I wish to ex.
press my sincere gratitude and thanks
for the interest they are taking in
the cause of justice. I don't suppose
they exactly understand the nature
of the case. I have been arrested,
robbed; and instead of my kidnaping
Robert Dunbar, Bruce Anderson has
been taken from me by some very bad
people.
On the night of April the 6th, some
ruffians, robbers or whitecaps went
in on me at Huff, Miss. They had no
excuse whatever, for I was a stran
ger and they went in at the dead of
the night, and next morning I went
around and got their names. I arrived
there about three o'clock in the af
ternoon, and had put up for the night,
having put my picture outfit, etc., in
the house where I was stopping and
had my horse and buggy at some sta
bles near by, and I was in bed. Why
did they wait until after dark and
if thought me a suspicious character,
why did they not hold me under ar
rest? Next day they gave m some
trouble, but I showed them that I
was not afraid of them, 'and they
were afraid that I would have them
called up in court. I have been told
that they wrote Dunbar to take the
cnild whether it was his or not, as
I was a strange man; which he did.
The people forced Bruce on the Dun
bars without their even claiming him.
Huff is a small town, only three
small stores and a saw mill in the
town. The people there are different
from any people I have ever seen in
all my travels. Investigation will
show that I made friends with the
best people everywhere I ever went
before I struck this place. It don't
look reasonable that these people
would have done what they did; but
it is an undeniable fact.
There are hundreds, yes, thousands
of good people who will swear that
the child taken from me is Bruce
Anderson, and that they saw him with
me before the Dunbar child disap
peared, while the people where I was
Itried would swear anything false.
They would swear that I was in Lou
isiana, when I was in Robespn county,
and many Robeson county
folks would swear that I was there at
the time, among them Mr. J. R. Law
son, a merchant at Orrum, R. R.
Barnes of Barnesville, Walter Murray,
D. J. Floyd of Fair Bluff, Dr. Steph
ens of Fairmont, F. M. Stephens of
Boardman, and many, many others
who saw me about the time they
claim I Was in Louisiana.
There are hundreds of people in
Robeson county, who knew little
Bruce then and would know him now
could they see him.
Getting freedom would not satis
fy me at all. I have been robbed of
all I had in the world, and my rela
tives have spent most all they had,
and my friends have spent much
money on me. They robbed me of
Bruce and charged that he was not
well taken care of by me. I can
prove that he was taken just as good
care of as many of the wealthy peo
ple's children. I kept him neatly
dressed all the time, and he got all
that heart could wish for to eat, and
he was such a lovely little chap, and
loved by everybody who saw him.
He knew just how to act in all kinds
of company, and 1 never saw a child
appear to love its parents better than
he loved me. I had to take the place
of papa and mama both and the lon
ger he was with me the more
1 loved him and there was nothing in
the world I would have exchanged
him for. Then to have him taken
away frm me like he was. It breaks
my heart. He was the sunshine of my
life, and my hope was that some day
he would be a great man. The loss of
him to me was just the same as it
would have been to a father or moth
er. I always loved children. That's
why I wanted him with me. With the
exception of my afflictions, we were
happy together. He always wanted
to Bleep with me at night.
No one can imagine just how I
have been treated robbed of every
thing so far as worldly goods, and
then dear little Bruce, the idol of m
heart, taken from me! Just place
yourself in my condition, or imagine
you were in my condition. It's awfui
sad. Here away from friends and
loved ones, tied up in jail and my dear
Bruce taken from me.
I am writing a book, which I will
soon have completedi that will give
a true history of the whole affair. I
will also write a letter occasionally
to The Robesonian.
Again thanking the people of Rob
eson county and other sections for
their kindness, and trusting that all
who can will write me a letter, which
I would enjoy reading so much, and
thanking you everyone in advance for
any future kindness or help, I am,
W. C. WALTERS. (Victim)
Parish Prison, New Orleans, La., July
21sC 1914.
Mrs. A. E. Howard and neice, lit
tle Miss Nell Rice, of St, Pauls, pass
ed through town Friday afternoon en
route to Athens, Ga., where they will
spend some time visiting relatives.
At Opening Premium Sale al Farm
ers Tobacco Warehouse of Lum
berton Largest Sales of Any To
bacco Warehouse in This Section
On Opening Day Good Prices Pre
vailed. Brief mention of the opening prem
ium sale at the Farmer Tobacco
Warehouse, Lumberton's new tobacco
warehouse, was made in Thursday's
Robesonian. Close to 25,000 pounds
of the weed was sold on that day,
much more than was expected,
owing to the shortness and lateness
of the crop. The sales were by far
the largest on the opening day at
anywarehouse in this entire section,
as far as reports that have been seen
claim. The grades placed Hn the
market were all very low, but good
prices prevailed, some of the tobacco
being sold for as high as 15 cents per
pound.
Because of the rush it was impossi
ble to ascertain who had won the
prizes on the day of sale, offered by
the merchants of Lumberton, but the
lists have been made out, and the fol
lowing can get their prizes from the
merchants whose names are given at
any time by calling at the warehouse
and getting an order from the mana.
ger, Mr. H. T. Beaslcy.
L. H. Britt, $6 clock Boylins Jew
elry Store.
R. M'White, $2.50 rocker Stephens
& Barnes.
Isaac McCollum, $4 pair shoes K.
M. Biggs.
Humphrey & McNair, $3 lamp
Blacker Bros.
J. L. Britt, $2.50 gold Farmers &
Merchants Bank.
Tommie Lowrie, $5 iron bed Biggs
Furniture Store.
J. A. Stone, $5 shoes .A. Wein
stein. R R. Prevatt, Jr., 1-2 Bbl. flour.
L. H. Caldwell.
Powers & Blunt, straw hat Town
send Bros.
Humphrey & Chavis, $5 pants R.
D. Caldwell & Son.
C. V. Tyner, 1 doz. fruit jars.
King Grocery Co.
D. D. Yates, 1.2 barrel flour
White & Gough..
W. F. Lcnnon, 1-2 barrel . flour
White & Gough.
Phillips & Surles, $2.50 hat. M.
W. Floyd.
H. H. Sampson, 25 pounds sugar J.
P. McNeill.
Robert Harden, 4 lbs. coffee J . H .
Wishart.
Purvis Powers, riding bridle W. I.
Linkhaw.
Nathan Brtt, Sr., 3 lbs. coffee C.
B. Redmond.
Charity Humphrey, ladies hat
Miss Josephine Breece.
Millie Jocklear, oxfords R. R.
Carlyle.
Henry Cade, 1-4 Bbl. flour Bullock
Bros.
C. W. Sampson, watch McAllister
Hdw. Co.
W. G. Britt, $2.50 in gold. C. M.
Fuller.
E D. Pittman, fountain pen J. D.
McMillan & Son.
S. T. HarrelL, 10 lbs. lard M. M.
Rozier
H. C. Flowers, 2 shirts Harris
Dunie.
G. A. Inmon, 3 lbs coffee. Bullock
Bros.
J. B. Ward, box cigars. Pope
Drug Co.
Mary B. Locklear, bowl and pitcher.
J. T. Biggs & Co.
MRS. AMANDA NASH PASSES.
Summons Came Saturday Evening
Funeral Yesterday Afternoon.
Mrs. Amanda Nash, aged about aO
years, died at the home of her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Abner Nash, East
Fifth street, with whom she lived,
Saturday evc.iing at 6:30 o'clock aficr
being in feeble health for some time.
The funeral was conducted from the
residence yesterday afternoon at 4:30
by her pastor, Rev. J. F. Gorrell, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church and in
terment was made in the Norment
cemetery on East Fifth street. There
was a large crowd in attendance at
the funeral and the floral offerings
were many and beautiful, showing the
high esteem in which deceased was
held by her many friends. Deceasad
had been for years a loyal member
of the Presbyterian church.
Alleged Blockader Captured
Gentry Faircloth, who is charged
with blockading and dealing in liquor
generally, and who has been dodging
the officers for about a year, was ar
rested near Makatoka Saturday af
ternoon by Depffty Sheriff Marvin
Barker and brought to Lumberton ana
placed in jail yesterday morning. Fair
cloth's home is in Howellsville town
ship, where he has caused qi.ite a
bit of disturbance at time3.
Set Fire to 25 Cords of Wood.
Somebody without a job or a heart
set fire to about 25 cords of wood
belonging to Mrs. Sue Rowland yes
terday afternoon, near her home in
North Lumberton, and had it not been
for the faithful Work of her friends
the whole lot would have been burn
ed. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for
Cuts,
Burns, Sores
Mr. E. S. Loper, Marilla, N. Y.,
writes: "I have never bad a Cut,
Burn, Wound or Sore it would not
heal." Get a box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve today. Keep handy at all times
for Burst, Sores. Cuts, Wounds. Pre.
vents Lockjaw. 25c at your drug,
gist.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Rufus Kniifht and Mary
Morrison.
Mr. E. W. C'ildwell has accepted
a position in the McDonald Drug
store. He began work Thursday.
Mr. W. II . Rozier of Rozter's
was among the visitors in town Fri
day. Mr. Rozier brought some of the
finest peaches along and remembered
this reporter with a "mess."
Miss Jewel Kraus of Monroe is
relieving Mr. A. J. Edwards, first trick
operator at the Seaboard station,
while he is taking a few days off. Mr.
Edwards is visiting friends at Vass.
Thursday night of this week the
Pastime theatre will offer one of the
Famous Players most interesting fea.
ture pictures, presenting "The Daugh
ter of the Hills," featuring Miss Lau
ra Sawyer.
Mr. J. W. Currie, of the local Mt
Allister.Currie Agency of the Jeffer
son Standard Life Insurance Co., left
this morning for Wrightsville Beach
where this week he will attend the an
nual meeting of the company's agents.
Mr. W. 'D. Barheld, who live
in Howellsville township about nine
milts from Lumberton, brought to
towrwfiaturday a few fancy peaches.
He JfSve the editor one that looked
like a picture and was most delicious.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. BullardT who
were married on last Monday night,
returned Thursday evening from
Wrightsville Beach and began house
keeping Friday in the A. W. Prevatt
house on the Carthage road in North
Lumberton. i
Mr. J. B. Bowen suffered a pain
ful accident Thursday afternoon.
While trying to crank an automobile
it back-fired, sprained his right wrist
and bruised up his hand considerably.
He is carrying his arm in a sling and
it will be some time before he will be
able to use it.
Rev. Chas. L. Greaves, pastor oi
the First Baptist church, left this
morning for his summer home at
Ridgecrest, where he will join his
family, who have been at Ridgecrest
since Mr. Greaves came to Lumberton
some two months ago. Mr. Greave
and his family will return tu Lum
berton the last of August.
The Sunbeam class of the First
Baptist Sunday school gave an open
air entertainment on the lawn at the
church last evening, beginning at 5:30
There was a large crowd present who
were highly pleased with the pro
gramme. The programmes was ar
ranged by Madames H. T. Pope and
R. T. Allen.
Mr. S. C. Dean of Center waj
among the visitors in town this morn
ing. Mr. Dean says that children's
day exerciseswill be held at Center
Baptist church next Sunday p. m. at
4 o'clock. Mr. Frank Gough, the Sun
day school man of Lumberton, and
others will be present and speak after
the children render their exercises.
The public is invited.
PERSONALS.
Miss Elizabeth Snead arrived
Thursday evening from Washington,
D. C, and will spend some time with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Varser, at their home on
East Fifth street.
Misses Elizabeth Davis and Jane
Kelly of Athens, Ga., and Miss Mr
tle Ward of Rowland, who had been
guests of Mrs. T. A. Norment for sev
eral days, left this morning for their
respective homes.
Mr. M. Beverly, the clever agent
of the S. A. L., leftriday afternoon
for Rocky River Springs, where he
will join his family, who have been at
the Springs for some time. Mr. Bev
erly will ba away several days.
Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Folger, and
guest, Mr. J. S. Folger, and Mr.
C. B. Skipper left yesterday for
Wrightsville Beach, where they will
spend some time. Mrs. Skipper has
been at Wrightsville for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Varser return
ed this morning from Greelyville, S.
C, where they went Friday of last
week to visit relatives. They made
the trip in an auto.
Mr. W L. Sogers of Winder, Ga.,
and Mr. j. R. Rogers of Dillon, S. C,
who had been spending some time at
Wrightsville Beach, returned by way
of Lumberton yesterday and spent
several hours at the home of Mr. C.
B. Townsend, North Elm street. They
made the trip in Dr. Rogers auto.
Mrs. W. B. North and daughter,
Miss Martha, who went Friday eve
ning to Laurinburg to visit relatives,
are expected to return tonight. Mr.
Paul North is also visiting relatives
in Laurinburg.
Mrs. N. H. Jones and two children,
Caroline and N. H. Jr., and sister.
Miss Mabelle Breece, of Cumberland
county, arrived Saturday and arc
guests of Miss Josephine Breece,
Fifth street. They will return home
tomorrow.
Miss Lucy DeVane, who spent seve
ral days in town a guest of Mrs. H.
M. McAllister, returned to her home
at Red Springs last evening. She
was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. McAllister and Mr. T. L.
Johnson, who returned last night.
Mayor and Mrs. A. E. White and
daughter, Miss Vashti and Mrs. Ira
B. Townsend of Charlotte returned
Friday night from Winston-Salem,
where they spent several days visiting
relatives. They made the trip in May
or White's automobile.