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R0BESONIAN - ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOL XL VII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JU.NE 19 liG NUMBER 36 PRESIDENT ORDERS OUT EN TIRE STRENGTH OF NATION- I AL GUARD OF ALL STATES 100,000 MEN EXPECTED TO RESPOND TO CALL They Will be Mobilized Immediately Washington Special, June 17, to Char for Service on Mexican Border ' lotte Observer. 30.000 Regulars Will be Released; Senator Overman has jirrnnirprf for for Immediate fcervice in Mexico in jwem 01 upen n"1""'18 Carranza Government Cavalry Squadron Returns After Successful Bandit Chase Washington Dispatch, June 18 r:oii.. nKii. tw(tli! of the National Guard of all States onH th Tlist.rift of Columbia was or - dered mustered into the Federal ser-j Vice tonifrht bv President Wilson.i About 100,000 men are expected to respond to the call, i hey will be mo bilized immediately for such service on the Mexican border as may later be assigned to them. Gen. Frederick Funston, com manding the border forces will des ignate the time and place for move ments of guardsmen to the inter national line as the occasion shall re- quire. In announcing the orders Secre tary Baker said the State forces would be employed only to guard the border and that no additional troop movements into Mexico were ont.emnlated except in pursuit of t Aiders 1 Simultaneously with the National Guard call, Secretary Daniels of the 'avy Department ordered addition al war vessels to Mexican waters on both coasts to safeguard Ahierican lives. , ' At the War, Navy and State De partments it was stated that no new advices as to the situation in Mexico had come to precipitate the new or ders. , Ttision Steadily Increased Within the last two weeks, how ever, tension has been increasing steadily. The crisis presented by General Carranza's note demanding the recall of General Pershing's ex peditionary force has been followed by a virtual ultimatum served on the American officer by General Trevino, Mexican commander in Chihuahua. To this was added yesterday the pos- . tsibility that American and Mexican troops had clashed across the border irom San Benito, Texas. Administration officials made no attempt to conceal tonight their re lief over the safe return of Major Anderson's cavalry squadron to Brownsville, after their successful bandit chase. The troopers crossed n mirsuit of bandits in the face of Intimations - that - they- would L be at tacked if they did so. General Fun ston himself reported that, he an ticipated fighting, presumably with Carranza troops. . - . Mohilizntion of te Nat'onal nnnrdsmen to support Genera' Fun- ston's line will rv the way for leasintr some 30,lu ree,nars ior im mediate service in Mexico in tV event, of n hostilities with tho Carranza Government. The uard' ty,. thomsplvp po"ld not be us"i evond the line without mitWitv of Congres". ad u"H' thev hd . volnn-i tprrprl for tVo): ' d"ty. n" h"'' j exiled out under V old T?litia In-. The new la", vh'ch wor'i m"1- oiroiiniiin for nnv d"tv u"'"or; iho Fpoi Government goes i'lto effect Jul"' 1. I fnneton Vl Wm M.ftOO The entire mobile regular army in the United States, several provisional regiments of regular coast artillery, serving as inrantry, ana ine .na tional Guard of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona are now on the border or in Mexico. Definite figures never have been made public, but it is un derstood General Funston has about 40,000 regulars and probably 5,000 cr more euardsmen of whom 10,000 regulars are with General Pershing or scattered along his line of com munications from Namiquipa, Mex ico to Columbus, N. M. Telegrams calling for the militia wert sent tonight to the Governors of ell States except the three whose guardsmen already have been must ered in, after all-day conferences at the War Department attended by Secretary Baker, Major General Scott, A Chief of Staff. Major General Bliss, Chief of the Mobile Army, and Brig adier General Mills, chief of the militia division eeneral staff, Brig- adier General McCombs, president of the Army War College, also was consulted. $21,300 DISTRIBUTED First Series of Robeson Building & IiOan Association Matures $21, 300 is Being Paid Out to Stock bolders 14th Series Begins July 1 Those who subscribed for stock in the Robeson Building & Loan Asso ciation when it was launched Janu ary 1, 1910, and kept their subscrip tions paid up to June 1 last are be ing made glad now by receiving $100 for each $83.75 paid in during the 6 vears and 5 months 335 weeks. This first series matured June 1 and the handsome total of $21,300 is be ing paid to stockholders. Most of this is being paid in cash. The 14th series begins July 1 Each 6 months a new series will be gin and also each 6 months a series will mature, making 13 series in force all the time. Since its organization January 1, 1910, this association has built about .20 houses in Lumberton, besides this $21,300 that it is turning loose in cash among subscribers now. Mrs. I. C. Thrower of Maxton is among the shoppers in town today. ROBESON TEACHERS WILL SEE PRESIDENT WILSON i Senator Overman Arranges for Parly j of Teachers Who Will Go on Beth une's Tour to Washington Tomor" row to bee the President j President Wilson to see a party of. scnooi teacners irom Kobeson county j Wednesday morning at .9:55 o'clock. , The party of 30 is coming under the direction of W. K. Bethune on an educational trip. They will be chap eroned by the Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Sentelle. i : REV.GILBERT LOCKLEAR PASSES vellKnnw in,i; f i?of c,. Tn.nch!nMr Tho o Tfc.,..5 People Attended Funeral Yesterday at Burnt fewamp Baptist Church Rev. Gilbert Locklear, Indian, 69 years old, died Saturday morning at 2:55 o'clock at his home in Raft Swamp township. He had been in ill health for a year or more, but had been confined to his bed for on ly a short time a month or so. The funeral and jintierment took place yesterday at the Indian Burnt Swamp Baptist church, of which de ceased had been a faithful member for 37 years. More than a thous and people were present to pay last tribute to an Indian that had a repu tatioh for the accomplishment of much that is good in life. Deceased had been active in the ministry among his people for near 40 years. More than 200 white people were pres ent at the funeral and the music was furnished by a choir of wihte folks from the Raft Swamp Baptist church, near which church deceased resid ed. Rev. F. A. Prevatt of Lumber ton preached the funeral and Mr. R. D. Caldwell of Lumberton made a talk complimentary to deceased. Mr. Caldwell said he had had business dealings with Gilbert Locklear for more than 25 years and had always found him to be an honest and up right man in every respect Rev. Mr. Prevatt said he assisted in the ordi nation of deceased into the ministry more than 35 years ago. Rev. C. D. Brewington, pastor of the Bum Swamp Baptist church, assisted in conducting the funeral. A local or der of the Confederation of Red Men had charge of the burial. Deceased is survived bv his wife, four sons and seven daughters. All the sons and daughters are married. Among the sons are A. S. Locklear of Pembroke and Angus A. Locklear of Raft Swamp. - In- the death of Gilbert LockleaF an Indian who bore a reputation for pood has gone to his reward. Quite a number of folks from Lumberton attended the funeral. JUDGE SETS VERDICT ASIDE Carl vie Will Case to be Tried Aeain Judge Daniels Decided That Ver dict of Jury Setting Aside Last Will of Miss Athesia Carlvle Was Aiainst Weight of lhe Evidence Jiy'e-e Daniels has entered an or- -fay setting aside the verdict of the jury in the Carlyle will "case and the ca?e. goes back to the civil issue dock- ft of Robeson for new trial, ine ii-rifrs order was dated at Raeford 'or- the 15th inst. and was filed here Friday. It will be recalled that at the re fr.t term of Robeson Superior Court ths iurv. after a trial lasting more than a week, rendered a verdict set ting aside the last will of Miss Atne sia Carlyle, in which deceased made Mr. K. M. Biggs of Lumberton chief beneficiarv, putting in effect a form er will, judge Daniels was asked to set the verdict aside on the ground that it was against the weight of the evidence. He did not render his decision until last week, while he was holding court at Raeford. FURNITURE FOR NEW HOTEL rtiaintorested Man Says Furniture Purchased for Lumberton's New HotetisEqual to Any Other in State Except Grove Park Inn Officers of the Lumberton Hotel Co. purchased Thursday furniture for the new hotel, work on which is go ing on apace. One of the men here to bid for a furniture house but who failed to get an order for any of the equipment, and who therefore was an unbiased observer, told the com mittee that made the purchase that with selections made this hotel would be furnished as well as any hotel in North Carolina with the- exception of Grove P?rk .Inn. which is in a class by itself. Countv Meeting of Farmers Union Wednesday A countv meeting of the Robeson Division of the Farmers' Union will I be held in the court house here Wed nesday of this week. The meeting will open at 10:30 a. m. Delegates are expected from every local in the county. First Colton Blossom' Mr. C. H. Odum brought to The Robesonian office Saturday from Mr. J. E. Thompson's farm near McDnn aid the first cotton blossom that has been reoorted to this office this sea son. Mr. Odum says hat according to the old saying oon bolls follow blossoms in two months. Mr. and Mrs. M. Beverly and chil dren returned this morning from Wadesboro. Mrs. Beverly and chil dren had been visiting at Wadesboro for some time. Mr. Beverly joined them Friday night. LOVE FINDS A WAY Miss Lena Postum and Mr. Frank Postum Married Under Difficulties All Obstacles Surmounted ; Miss Lena Postum and Mr. Frank' Postum both of the Jennings cotton' mill viiinfrf wprp mnrrijirl 'Prnifcflar 1 night under difficulties. The girls' parents objected and forbade license! being issued here for the marnaee. The erroom was determined, and soi - - --: ...-V..V. u(Suw.-f Lurauiu level. was the bride so they boarded an! He will be at Maxton at 3 p. m. and automobile about 8 of the clock; at Alma at 4:30 on the same after Thursday night and started for Dil-j noon for the same purpose. Dr. Page Ion, S. C. Officers here 'phoned Rur-,will go to any point in the county al Pohceman Carper of Rowland to j where as many as 15 persons want be on the watch and stop the couple j the treatment Last vear hundreds at Rowland. A friend of the couDlelof neonl tonic the tmntmiin a-ViiK learned that the officers had sent a message to the Rowland officer so he 1 m: t j a. got busy and wired a friend at Row- l .to take hls auto and meet the fleeing couple and take them anoth er way. This he did. The auto that took the couple away from Lumber' ton went on to Rowland and was held un for two hours, but the would-be-bride and groom were carried be yond Rowland, where they hid in the woods until their driver was releas ed. After waiting impatiently for two hours. they heard their driver call to them in a small voice. They an swered the call and were soon on board the auto speeding again to wards Dillon. It was not long then before they were man and wife. Thev arrived back here about 3 o'clock Friday morning and they were mar ried. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES Final Decision of County Board of Elections J. S. Oliver and G. B. Sellers for House, C. B. Townsend, J. W. Ward, J. F. McKay for Coun ty Commissioners Vexed Question Finally Settled The final decision of the county board of elections is that Messrs. J, S. Oliver and G. B. Sellers are the nominees of the Democratic party for the House of Representatives and that Messrs. C. B. Townsend, J. W. Ward and J. F. McKay are the nom iness of that party for county commis sioner. The board, which is compos ed of Messrs. W. S. Britt, McKay McKinnon and E. G. Johnson, met here Saturday and after figuring the returns according to the method of calculation suggested ty (.President W. C. Riddick of the A. and M. Col lege at Raleigh and approved by At torney General T. W. Bickett thev declared the above men nominated. Proff. RidFdick's method of making the calculation was explained fully in Thursday's Robesonian. As has been mentioned - in The Pobesonian. the board declared Messrs. Sellers and Oliver nominated, but Mr. H. C. McNair, who was also in the race, filed notice with the board that he would appeal to the State Board of Elections. When the board first canvpssed the votes thev declared a second nrimarv necessarv between Messrs. J. F. McKay and M. L. Marley, candidates for corntv commissioner, but later found that there had been an error made in counting Mr. Marlev's votes. Thej finnl count showed that Mr. MtIpv i had received only 1237 votes while it ronired 1273 to make a majority of the total votes cast. GOmviV SUPPORTER5? OR- GANIZING FOR GREAT FIGHT, Central Committee Here and Town" shin Committees All Over County Fight Promises to be Warm Robeson county supporters of Rep resentative H. L. Godwin for re nominationfor Congress are organiz ing for agreat fight in his behalf. Already a central committee has been established here and township com mittees have been appointed in each township in the county. The cen tral committee is composed of Prof. R. E. Sentelle (chairman), W. P. Barker and F. Grover Britt Not on ly the central committee, but the committee appointed in each town ship, is composed of a number of the most prominent men in the various townships, are ready for the fight which promises to be warm, as Mr. Brown has many staunch supporters throughout Robeson. Many Brown clubs have also been organized. The battle cry of the Godwin com mittees is: "For Congress, H. L. God- win. wuu iui mi jwio ,10a uku faithful servant in Congress". I Messrs. Mclntyre and Stacy Boosting; Brown for Congress Brown Clubs j Messrs. S. Mclntyre and H. E. ; Stacy of Lumberton made speeches in Bethune's Party Leaves for Wash Fairmont Saturday aftemoon in the. ington Tomorrow interest of the candidacy of Mr. J.' A special Punman car win icave A. Brown for Congress.-i It is said, Lumberton tomorrow morning on the iiiai uiey were nearu wnn interest Dy a large crowd. inere is a lirownj ciuo at rairmont witn io members,; Bethune's annual tour of the Na accordmg to a statement made thetion.s Capital. This is the third of other day. McDonald also has a thp;.e annuai tour3 conducted bv Mr. Urown club, and ed bpnngs, and perhaps other places in the county, besides Lumberton. Hon. H. L. God- wins supporters also are busy, withWju be more who will go tomorrow, committees and clubs, etc., and the ; fight is on in earnest A' meeting j of the Brown club will be held at the j court house here this evening at 8 o'clock, and it is expected that Mr, Mclntyre will address, the meeting. Bundle of Golden Eye Mr. W. D. Barfield. who lives on R. 1, 9 miles from Lumberton, brought to The Robesonian office Saturday a bundle of as fine rye as one would see anywhere on a June day, well headed. Mr. Barfield says that in the field from which this bundle wa cut tne gram stood nigner than a is among the Lumberton visitors to tall man's head. day. . .t ANTI-TYPHOID VACCINATION County Health Officer Page Will Go to Any Point in County Where as Many as 15 People Want to be Vaccinated Appointments Dr. B. W. Page, county health of- t:.n-m ...:n l. -a tt . . . hcu.4. near Alaxton Fr of Vm Hp lins..!,, . o m.i. ' ',"J. week at 2 o'clock p. m. for the our-' ' nose of varr natin. oil ...w, ,!,;. h va.rina o;0f . ' iLfJ T i . i . . very seldom renders one unable to perform his regular duties. Dr. Page will be in his office here every Sat urday and any who wish the treat ment can get same by calling at his office. The vaccination is free to all. . ' LOTTIE TAYLOR RETURNS HOME Voung White Woman Who Was Shot and Wounded in Durham Recovers Sufficiently tq Return Home Lottie Taylor, the young .white woman who was shot and dangerous ly wounded some two weeks ago at Durham by Don Anderson; who a moment later shot a ball through his own heart, arrived here last eve ning over the V. & C. S. She went from here to the Bellamy section, where she has a sister. While she has not recovered, it is thought she has passed the danger of death stage. As was reported in The - Robesonian at the time of the shooting, Anderson came to Lumberton a few days be fore the shooting and told .some of Lottie's relatives that he had come to marry her. The girl had gone to Durham a few days before he ar rived here. He then went on to Durham, where he found Lottie liv ing, with W. B. Flowers, a married man who has a family here. Ander son and the girl had a conversation, After . which ' he shot a ball through her and then turned the pistol and sent one through his own heart, death resulting instantly. Lottie said she refused to marry Anderson and that was why he committed the rash act FLOWERS DRAWS 14 MONTHS W. B. Flowers Anneals From Sen tence of 14 Months On Roads for Abandonment and Goes Back to Jail v "Fourteen months on the public roads of Robeson county" was the sentence imposed upon W. B. Flowers, charged -with abandonment, by-Re corder E. M. Britt Friday morning. Flowers gave notice of apoeal and was sent back to jail. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, Flow ers, who ha a wife and two children here, was living in Durham with Lottie Tavlor when she was shot and dangerously wounded by Don Ander- son just before he ended his own life, some two weeks ago. Flowers left Durham immediately after the shooting and came back to Robeson, tTp had only been here a short time before he was arrested and placed in jail. Flowers' wife and son prosecuted him. Thev were represented by Mr. S. Mclntyre and the solicitor of the recorder's court, Mr. R. A. McLean. while Flowers was represented bv Messrs. J. D. McLean and T. L. John- son. Wilmington End of Charlotte-Wilmington Highway Open for Traf fic The following from a letter to Maj. A. J. McKinnon of Maxton from Mr. W. D. McMillan, Jr., of Wilming ton, chairman of publicity committee. wi1! be of special interest to those who intend going to the North Caro lina good roads convention atWrights ville Beach Wednesday and Thursday of this week: "I wish to advise you that the Wilmington end of the Charlotte Wilmington Highway is open for traf fic, and that all of the bad places that formerly made travel in Colum bus and Brunswick very unsatisfac tory have Veen eliminated. From Boardman, Columbus county through o Wilmington, about 70 miles, it is smooth easv running practically the entire distance. Over this Dart 011 me maa vou win encounwr 110 i at all. The poles on most of tin roads from Lumberton in have bcn Dainted in white and yellow for the benefit of tourists." regUlar V. & C. S. passenger tra rn! carrying the party which will go on n BethUne The same number went on both the two first tours, this number! beine 32. Indications are that there i The car will go straight through to Washington. Prof, and Mrs. R. E. Sentelle will phaneron the nartv and Miss Irene McLeod will be social en- tertainer: The party will return to -Lumberton Saturday afternoon, on the regular V. C. S. train. Arrange ments have been made for the party J tocall upon President Wilson while they are in Washington. The cost "f the trin. including railroad fare, board, sight-seeing trips, etc., will be $32.90, Mr. Ed Kinlaw of Lumherton. R. 7. GLENN', OOI CLEANINGS Cr.',S8 'lakes' a New Start Bouquet lor N. L. Seabolt Surprise larriage t'trsonal Correspondence ct The Robesonian. Pembroke, Jun 17 Most of the I'll1. .e , th,s. sectlon are abo.ut wiuun cr.opping- coitsn, out .the rain that came . " " few days ago has een" take a new: i maae general green SMI l. Rev. N. L. Seabolt filled hia reo-n lap appointment at the Moss Neck M E. church last Sundaypreaching one of his able sermons to a large con-i Kregauon. me moss .Neck people certainly ought to be proud of their; fine nreaeher. A surprise marriage took place in the court house at Lumberton last Saturday when Miss Willie Lane be- came the bride of Mr. Dayton Pait. Sorrv to report Mr. Herbert Cul - breth is on the sick list. . Among those who have left from this community to attend summer "fhool are of the following-; Mr. Thomas Culbreth, Charlotte: Mr. Cal - ton McNeill. Lvnchburg; Miss Etta Duncan, Greensboro. It is reported that Prof. H. L Edens of Purvis will be principal of n201 Vf rSe we .hope is true. Mr. Edens taught two terms for us about two yearl f.go. and we sincerely hope he will De back witn ns a train this vear. Prof. E. E. Bundv from Fairmont was a visitor.! in this section last Sunday. Mr. Rov Edens was a Lum berton visitor Friday. your mecei wns lust fine." WW-r-VVrt become of "Tolarsville Topics"? Come again. Mr. Mak McNeill ipent. Sundav at Parkton. Mr, and Mrs. Albert Pl rom Barker's spent Sundav with Mrs. Paul's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Duncan. MISGF3 POVV AT PPPV4TT WIN TRIPS TO WASHINGTON Winners in Robesonians Educational Campain They Will Leave Tomor row With a Partv On Bethune' Annual Tour of Washington. All Expenses of These Two Young Ladies Borne by The Robesonian The Robesonian's educational cam paign closed Saturday night at 10 o'clock and when the votes were counted it was found that Misses Nina Bryan, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. C. M. Bryan, who live about two miles from town on the Elizabethtown road, and Flora Prevatt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pre vatt of Lumberton, had won the two free trim to the Nitbn's Capital. The votes were counted b- Mes,r? V. B. McMillan, Colin Phil lips and G. E. Rancke, Jr. While the other candidates failed to win a trip! they will be paid 5 per cent for all money turned in. Misses Bryan and Prevatt will leave tomorrow morning on Bethune's annual tour of the Nation's Capital and will return home Saturday af ternoon. The Robesonian will pay all their expenses, including railroad, fare, board bills, sight-seeing trips,, jiisses Winnie and Pennie Row etc. ' . J ianfi 0f Lumberton, who have been The final count gave the active 1 teachers in the Lumerton graded candidates the following vote: j scn00j for SOme years, and Miss Miss Nina Bryan 52fi63 Elizabeth Breece of Fayetteville, who Miss Flora Prevatt 'i was elected recently to a position Miss Pearl Carlyle in this school, left last week for Miss Bessie Odum zJ'i Greensboro, where they will attend Miss Katie Page Ji summer school at the State Normal Miss Docia Watson 11 ; College. Miss .Taxie Temple 1000' M; p,n;0 R.itt daughter of Mis3 Sarah Stone h ct V. Oi KK7 I Miss Agnes Floyd 540 Red Springs Section Visited by Ter rific Rain Damage in Hoke and Cumberland Red Springs Special, June 17, te Wilmington Star. This section was visited yesterday aftemoon by a terrific rain. It be gan falling about 4 o'clock and con tinued into the night- The Hodgin mill at Antioch was washed away. Capt. Thomas McBride's mill and gin house also was washed up as was the James McNeill water mill at Rae-fo-H Tt was a veritable cloudburst. Crops in the Antioch and Raeford Travel caption are badlv damaged even on the main roads is impossible t of washouts and bridges kninr swpnt. awav bv the flood. It .... 1 j.. ur-a th i rnn- make their triDc Kt Red Sm-ings the rain was not sol he-vv pnd the damage not so great. ot his wire ano tnree cmmren. The loss to crops around Antioch will arrive tonight and they will at rnd Raeford will be heavy, while the once begin housekeeping in the Bar-"O'-nty's loss with washouts and! ker residence, line and Twelfth bridges cannot be estimated. (street Lumberton gladly welcomes Mi'ch Damaee Wrought in Vicinityi these new comers, of Fayettville Mr. L. R. Varser of Lumberton Favetteville. J-jre 17 The very maHe the nrineioal address at the heavy rains of the past 72 hours, ac-; : companied by a strone- wind last ngnt. have done considerable rtamage in: this section. fiod in Returns to Washington A telegram from Representative H. L. Godwin, who has been at Dunn for the last two weeks, this aftr nocn states that he will leave ton'rht for Washington as' a result of the fericus condiion on the Meican bor der. He adds that unless conditions! Lhmyre lie wrtl have to reiaai.i t.t ifhington until the primary Juiy Mesdames H. W. Baucom of More head City and II . J. Langston of Wingate, who are visiting their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tyner, who live near Raft Swamp, were Lumber ton visitors Friday afternoon. Miss Leta Smith returned Saturday from Elizabethtown, where she vis ited friends. I BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Mr. C. A. McDonald moved last week from Maxton, R. a, to Lumber ton. Installation of ntfcra r in,k.. Tent, 18. K. O. T. M., tomorrow even ing, o clock. The Messenger states that Fair- mont is preparing to have a big Fourth of Julv rplphmtinn Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Brown, Saturday morning, at their home on North Elm street, a boy. License has been issued for the marriage of Herbert Britt and Cora .'"'. mory hlnlawani1 bailie Mar- , The ,ocaI c,ub boosting Mr. J. ' 'rGwn for Congress will meet this tvrr.ing at 8 o'clock at the court i nous!e I A meeting of St. Alban's Lodge, j No. 114, A. F. & A. M., will be held j tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. The annual election of officers will take place at thi3 meeting. j Mr. Lee G. Stone arrived this morning from Anniston, Ala., where he has been playing ball for several weeks. Mr. Stone came home to nlav j with the Lumbetron team. Rev- Ch- L. Greaves, pastor of the Kirst Baptist church wft th. annua, BPrmon ftt th- rlosino- 1 of th r?anttt nnhn, .t Thomasville on the 27th inst The Lumberton circuit parson age on Seneca street is being paint ed. Rev. N. L. Seabolt, pastor of t.hp phtirph&a that' jon-inoao th .jir " 7. . 1V .. .... 1"?, " ! cuu ana muy live in me parson- Mr. J. A. Greene, Jr., who is con- nected with the advertising deoart ment of the Birmingham (Ala.) News, came home last week to spend a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Greene. -Mr. Regan Mdlntyre, who for several months has held a position in the Pope Drug Co's. store, has re signed, his resignation to go into ef feet July I. Mr. Mclntyre has ac cepted a ' position as bookkeeper at the Lumberton cotton mill store. Miss Mary Steffy, who has been a trimmer in the millinery depart ment of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell it Son's store, closed up her season' work Saturday. She will spend sev eral days here visiting Mrs. Daisy W. Jenkins before leaving for her home in Baltimore, Md. National 'c mvltteeman A. W McLean is expected home tonight from St. Louis, Mo., where he was a prominent figure in the Democrat ic national convention last week. Mr. McLean came to Maxton this morning and stopped over there with his fam ily, who are spending some time there visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Manley Guior. Lee returned Friday night from the west ern part of the State, where they had been since their marriage in the First Baptist church here on the 1st inst. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are at home to their friends at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. T. N. Higley, 700 Cedar and Seventh streets. Mr. D. H. Britt of the Back Swamp section, boarded the train here last evening for Mansfield, Louisiana, where she goes to direct the music of a choir of one of the leadiag churches of that town. She will also teach voice culture. Miss Britt gra uated from Meredith College, Raleigh, last spring. Mr. J. R. Phillips, who lives down Allenton' way, was in town Saturday. He said he saw a pair of mules be longing to Mr. Frank Rozier run Bay that morning and tear up the wagon to which they were hitched. The mules were driven by a colored man Thev started at Mr. Boner's l"ome and ran about a mile, and the wajon was torn 10 pieces. Mr. S. A. Epp arrived Friday from his old home at Fort Mill. S. C, and began work this morning in thp deoartment store of Mr. L. H. Caldwell. Mr. Epp's family, consist- First Baptist church at Favetteville vesteHnv when tl the 20th anniversary of Mr. Jno. A. Oates superintendence rnd the 20th anniversary- of Mr. J. Vann as treasurer of the Sundar scbool were observd with special services. Mr. Vann has not missed being present a Sunday during the 2, years he has been treasurer of the school. Mr. Varser spoke at 11 a. m., the regular church service giv ing way to the special anniversary exercises Mesdames J. Odum and J. J. Pre vatt of Buie. R. 1, were among the Lumberton visitors Saturday. .My glasses were fitted by Dr Parker, the only specialist la Lumberton licensed by State Board Examination for this important work.. HIS SERVICE SATiS FIES .
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