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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY JANUARY 20, 1919.
NUMBER 99
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MRS. SUSAN D. MeKFILL PASSES.
Died
Friday Following Stroke
Apoplexy-Other Death.
of
Reported for The Robesonian.
Mrs. Susan D. McNeill died at her
home in the eastern part of town at
12:30 p. m. Friday Jamurv 17 ' She
had been in feeble ' health ' 'for some '
time and on Wednesday last suffered !
a stroke of apoplexy, from which she!
never rallied
She wps born in Robeson county
April 12. 1842, and was, therefore, in
ho- 77th year. She was married to
Mr. James T. McNeill April 7, I860.
Most of her life was spent in Lumber
tori. She is survived by five sons:
Messrs. A. L. McNeill of Chipley,
i-la.; Chas. B. and Frank, Columbia,
a. C; James S. and Justin of Lum
berton; and six daughters; Mrs. John
a. Smith and Mrs. E. B. McMillan,
Lumberton; .Mrs. J. A. Powell, Wan
anish; Mrs. J. B- Leonard, Newton;
Mrs. W .A. Yost,vRaleigh; Miss Pen
nie McNeill, Statesville. Another son,
Mr. John P. McNeill, died about three
years ago. '
For many years Mrs. McNeill had
been a member of the First Baptist
church of JLumberton and was a conse
crated Christian woman. Of an un
usually sweet and sunny disposition,
warm and generous in her nature, she
endeared herself to a large circle of
-friends. The weary months of weak
ness and suffering only intensified
'the sweet spirit of patience and for
bearance that had characterized her
whole life.
The funeral services were conducted
at the home by her pastor, Dr. C. H.
Durham, assisted by Dr? G. E. Moore
house, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Dr. Durham paid a beautiful
tribute to her Christian character, pr.
Moorehouse spoke of her strong; fath
ana consecration- A soio - was ten
derly sung by Mr. C. B. Skipper. The
remains were laid to rest fn Polly
wood cemetery beside those of her hus
band, who died 12 'years ago. ' 'The
pall-bearers were Messrs. Q. T. Wil
liams, C. B. Skipper, Frank Gough,
W. L." Parham, C. A. Crump, John T.
Biggs, M. W. Floyd and D. W. Biggs.
The floral offerings were beautiful.
Mrs. W. A. Yost, Miss PennieMc
Millan, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Leonard and
daughter, Eula Nicholson, Mr. J. A.
Powell and Messrs. Charles and Frank
McNeill all attended the funeral and
returned to their respective homes.
Master James Charles Hall.
Reported for The Robesonian.
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dailies vuaiica xiaii, iiixan tuu
Mr. end Mrs. R. J. Hall of Lumber.
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ton. died at James WalKer Memorial .
hospital in Wilmington Thursday, Jan
uary 16th, at 7:15 p. m. From the
very beginning of his sickness the
baby was desperately ill and only lived i
about 36 hours. Every means poasible
was used to save life but human skill
proved futile. Death; was due to in
tussusception. The home physicians,)
Drs. Pope, Johnson,' and Thompson,
were called in and they adyised a spe
cialist consulted. Dr. Wood of Wil
mington was called at once and after
consultation with Prs. Pope and John
son they said that the only encourage
ment they could give was an operation
at the earliest possible moment. The
parents, wth Dr. Wood and Mss Laura
Prevatt, hurried away to Dr. Green, a
baby specialist of Wilmngton. The
baby stood the operaton all right but
about four hours later he died of
blood clot on the brain.
He was brought back to Lumber-
ton Fridav mornine and was buried
in Meadowbrook; Cemetery Saturday
at ten o'clock. Funesal 9:30 at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Prevatt,
Sr., conducted by Dr. C. H. Durham.
Mr. Clayton Brice of Fairmont and
Mr. W. B. Brice of Wallace.
Mr. Clayton Brice, aged about 36
years, died Saturday night at his home
at Fairmont of influenza complica
tions, after a week's illness. He suf
fered a relapse after apparently being
. on the road o recovery. He is surviv
ed by his wife, who is a sister of Mrs.
W. A. McPhaul of Lumberton, and 2
children. Interment took place , this
morning at 11 o'clock at Fairmont.
Mr. W. B. Brice of Wallace, who was
sick with influenza at the home of Ms
son Mr. Clayton'Brice when the latter
died, passed away there this morning.
Miss Omelia Sellers of Long Branch
Miss Omelia Sellers, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Sellers, died yesterday at
her home near Long Branch of influen?
-za-pneumonia. "
vMrs." Ella; Bsrnesv.. . ,
Mrs. Ella Barnes of R2, Lumber
ton died yesterday of influenza-pneumonia.
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DRY AMENDMENT RATIFIED.
BY NECESSARY STATES.
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38 States Approve It Manufacture,
Sale and Importation of Liquors
Must Cease Year After Ratification.
Ratification Thursday of the Fed
erai constitutional amendment made
the United States the first
er to legislative action to perma-
nently atop the liquor traffic.
Nebraska's vote gave the Hecessa-
ry affirmatve three-fourths majority
of the SStates to make effective the
amendment submitted- by Congress in
December 1917. It was folowed by sim
iar action in the Legisaturesof Mis
souri and Wyoming, making 88 States
in all which have approved a dry Amqr
ica. Affirmative action by some of
the 10 State Legislatures yet to act is
predicted by prohibton advocateis.
Under the terms of the amendment,
the manufacture, sale and importation
of intoxicating liquors must cease one
year after ratification, but prohibi
tion will be a fact in every State
much earlier because of the war mea
sure forbidding the manufacture and
sale of alcoholic beverages after June
30 under the demobilization of mili
tary Jforces. Under the war-time mea
sure exportation of liquor is permit
ted but the great stocks how held in.
bonded warehouses will have to be
disposed of before the Federal amend
ment becomes effective.
Discussion as to whether the new
amenndment becomes a part of the
constitution now that 38 States have
ratified it or whether it becomes a
part of the basic law oly when each
State has certified its action to the
Secretary of SState led to a search
for precedent, which showed that the
ouly amendments ratified in the last
half, century providing for income
taxs and direct election of SSenators
were considered effective immedi
ately the f 38th State had takep affir
mative action.
. Senator Sheppard, author of the pro
hibitioit amendment, held that national
prohibition beeome a prominent fact
January 16th, 1920.
New problems of government arf
raised by prospective stoppagge of the
manufacture and sale of intoxicatng
lpiuor as hundred of millions of dol
lars derived from internal revenue will
have to obtained from other sources.
Laws of enforcement of the
amend- j
ment also will have to be passed.
Only a minimum of unemployment is
expected to" result as , the cumulative
sevei-ty
measures
nf aiipppssivp restrictive
adopted snce the war
gan already has caused many distil-
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lers and brewers to seek otehr use. for
t.hpir nlnnts.
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More than half the territory of the
United States already is dry through
ofofo onfinn nr lnn1 ntitinn elections.
Until recently, the movement of limit-'
ed qualities of liquor for personal use I
- HA.M:uA4 Vint 4-VtA Qnnroma rmir I
WHS pCI IlllbkCU, UUV W) J.J
rules ree
ently that the Reed"bone dry",
amendment made traffic illegal.
Western and southen states took
the lead in prohibiten, n the west
only Cs'lifomiR, Nevada and Wyoming
st. I licsnse t'-.e s i!e of intoxicants
and in the south only Louisiana.
Only 8 Veterans Attended .Meeting
Election of Officers Postponed.
Eight members of Camp Willis H.
Pope, Confederate veterans, attnded
the meetnig of the camo here Fatu
day. The veetrans were entertained
at dinner at the Alpine cafe. '.ae
matter of electing officers was post
poned until May 10, when the Camp
wll meeit again.
Mrs. R. A Townsend.
Mrs. R. A. Townsend, aged 73 years
died at her home, Cedar street, yes
terday at 2 a. m. of heart trouble.'
The funeral was conducted from the
home at 3:30 p. m. yesterday by Rev
Dr. C. H. Durham , pastor of the First
Baptist church, of which ' deceased
was, a member, interment was maae
in Meadowbrook cemetery. Several
children survive.. Deceased was well
known and had many frieds through
out this section.
, Junius Hard wick.
Junius Hardwick, aged about. 20
years, died at his borne in .bast lum
berton Thursday night of pneumonia.
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Death of An Infant. M -.
The 4-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs' V. L. Byrd of White.-Pond,
Fairmont, ;R. 1, died Friday of in-
fluenzapneumonia. . .
- . Lennie Powell, Colored. .
Lennie Powell, colored, aged about
18' years, died yesterday, at. her home
near Center church of influenza and
complications. , ,
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TAXATION REFORM BILL
President Wilson Invited to Speak in!
Raleigh Memorial Building For
. Men Who Served in the War.
Representative Rufus A. Doughton
introduced Thursday a bill providing!
for extension and uniformity of income'loeal telephone service has been the
tax levies. The bill would amend Sec -
won a, Article 5, of the state Constitu -
tion to read as follows: '
fLaws shall be passed taxing by a
uniform rule all real and personal pro-
perty, according to its true value
money; Provided the general assembly
may tax the income from credits,bonds
tinH a! nav mtonmKla naMAnal nrnnaFfn'':
m lieu of all other taxes on such pro -
perty. The General Assembly may al -
So tax trades, professions, franchises
and incomes."
1. Mr. Douhgton's amendment- is the
one recently recommended by A. J.
Maxwell, of the State Corporation
Commission, in a- communication to
Gov. Bickett. Unearned, as well as
earned, incomes, would bear their share
of State expeses undr this law, permit
ting the recession of a part of the gen
eral State levies now in effect,
Representative W. O. Saunders of
Pasquotank presented a bill Thursday
designed to abolish capital punish
ment i North Carolina, substituting
therefor life imprisonment.
A joint resolution has been passed
both houses of the Legislature to in
vite President Wilson to include, Ral
eigh In his speaking tour of the coun
try when he returns from the peace
congress sessions in Paris. $500 is ap-
propriated for entertainment.
Resolutions have passed both houses
endorsing the movement for a great
memorial building in Raleigh, by pop
ular subscription in honor of soldiers,
sailors and others who participated in
the war against Germany. ; The build
ing is to be used for. historic and other
State records.
PEACE CONFERENCE OPENS.
French Premier Chosen ' President
League of Nations to Be First Sub
ject for the Conferences -
The peace coference was formally
: n . i ... '
openea Saturday aiiernoon m rans
with 'a speech by President foincare
of France.
k' 'President Poincare thanked tlie al
lied nations for havig chosen Paris
be-!fpr their important work and praised,
(XtA VllV i.ii j. v ' " i I
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i tne vaior OI .me aiiieu armies, wim.li
had preserved the capital of JOrance
from the enemy.
Premier Clemenceau was unani
mously elected president of the con-
ftrenee. After the election was an-
nounced, the Freeh premier delivered
an address of acceptace.
Premier Clemeceau aucucded that
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tne league oi nauu wu.u u
Uflrst suDject laicen up t ure uu
meeting of the conferece.
INFLUENZA ON DOWN GRADE.
Peak of Wsve Seems to Have Been
Reached Last Friday and Epidemic
Seems on Wane Greatest Danger is
From Indiscretion After Fever
Leaves
Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county health
officer, says that the influenza epidemic-seems
to have reached its peak Fri
day of last week and is now on the
wane. No new cases Have been repor
ted to him since Saturday, though no
dnubt some new cases have developed
since then.
Dr. McPhaul thinks that at least 75 j
per cent of the fatal cases are due to
indiscretion after the fever has left the
patientf Indiscreet eating or exposure
immediately after the fever leaves is
almost sure to cause a relapse, he says,
and a patient should remain in bed 3
or 4 days after the fever leaves and re
main in doors a few days after getting
out of bed.
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.
plendid Arrangements Have Been
Made For Caring For Patients.
Four influenza patients had entered
this, morning the emergency hospital
opened Friday in the hgh school build
ing and several other applications
hare ' been made for admittance.
Splendid arrangements have been
mads for caring for those who go to
the emergency hospital. Miss Blanche
Melvin, a graduate - nurse from the
Thompson hospital, is in charge, while
Miss Flax Andrews, county home dem
onstration agnt, is at the head of
the kitchen. There nourishment is
prepared not only for patients at the
hospital, but is dispensed to others in
and about town where it is needed.
LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE
Town Fathers Submit Some Whereas
es and Resolves Lumberton is En
vice .Common. Battery Service
titled to and Must Have Better Set
Should be Installed.
At a meeting the other night the'town w. VJinZTXT ,r,.T
, - . - , ... sown was entertained from 8 to 10 by
Whcrea8ed and ".the first and second section,, combin-
"WHEREAS, for sometime past the';;; I ZZ, " '"Y"
cause of much complaint and dissatis
, iaction.on the part of our people: and
"WHEREAS, instead of being im-
proved the local telephone service has
gone from bad to worse until the situa
inluonhas become almost intolerable;
and
, "WHEREAS, certain citizens haye
wtvialltr nnnnn va1 W.a 4Ua
i seeking relief from a situation which
! we all know exists;
"THEREFORE be it Resolved by the
Board of Commissioners of the town
of Lumberton:
"1. That the town of Lumberton is
entitled to, and must have, better ser
vice from the local telephone exchange,
especially in the matter of securing rea
sonably prompt connections, and above
all disconnection within reasonable
tlgjfl after the conversation is finished.
"2; Tnattthe attention of Mt. lt B.
Spier; superintendent for this district,
be called to the very inferior service
being given by the local exchange, and
the he be and is hereby requested to
ssee to it that prompt action is taken
to remedy the situation now existing;.
"3. That in case of failure on the
part of the telephone officials to im
prove the service, that the matter be
referred, to the town attorney with in
structions to exaust all resources at
his command or of town to secure bet
ter service;
; V"4. That in addition to the matter
above set forth, and entirely separate,
drjet'and apart therefrom, Jthat the
attention of Mr. Spier be called to the
praises, and 'agreement of his. com
pany to install a common battery and
other -ungftfvements at the.local. x
change,"- ' and to the contract between
his company and the town, now Out
standing, ad that he be requested to
advise and inform the town officials
when his company expects to comply
with the terms and provisions of such
contract, especially with reference to
the installation of a common battery
service.
AVOIDING INFLUENZA.
The Individual Can do Much to Avoid
Influenza State- Board of Health
Gives Simple - Rules for Avoiding
Dreadful Disease.
There is no magjfc cure or prevent
ionfor influenza, but the individual
may doi much to fortify himself
against the disease by observing a few
simple precautions that all physi
cians and health officers have admitt
ed tobe ecective in guarding the indi
vidual against the disease. The State
Board of Health is offering to the pub
lic a few simple rules of hygiene which
if they are heeded, will be- of value in
not only preventing influenza but in
lessening- its severity in case, it is not
prevented. The rules in brief, are:
Kee'p your body in good general con
dition This is not only the best pre
ventative, but determines largely your
ability to pull through in case you get
the disease. t
vA void- excesses that weaken the body
and lower resistance, such as overwork
oveheating and overdrinking.
Get plenty of rest inbed, adepuate
sleep,, fresh air day and night, and
nourishing food. Avoid constipation.
Keep the hands clean at all times,
awayj from the nose and mouth.
Direct contact is a great source of
infection.' Avoid 'crowds and close
contact with masses of people.
Avoid people Who cough and sneeze
without the use of a handkerchief.
Last and always, keep away from all
cases of influenza and colds, i
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
1918 Beat Tear in History of National
t. Bank of Lumberton.
The annual meeting of stockholders
of the National Bank of Lumberton
was held last week. The report of
the . president showed that the year
1918 waa one of the best in the his
tory of the bank. Total Resources at
the close of business 'December 31
were .$LQ&,877.52 and total deposits
at that , time amounted to $828,39.05.
AlLjthe old officenrwero Te-eleeted,
as follows! - A.-W. McLean, president;
R. D. Caldwell and A. E. White, vice
presidents;: M. F. Cobb, cashier; A. W.
McLean, R. D. Caldwell ,L. H. Cald
well, H. B. Jennings, L. R. Varser,
A. E. White, K. M. Biggs, rE. J. Britt,
Q. T. Wffliains, Stephen Mclntyre, O:
C. Norment, C B.Townsend, directors.
DEATH OF DR. D. HUGHES.
Prominent Man of Park ton Passes A
Great Fox Chase An Estimate of
McLendon Other Parkton News.
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Messrs. McCormick and Malloy. own
ers. They starte odut about 7:30 and
by 8 had old Reynard on the move.
about two miles away, but most
the race was in irood hearino- of nnrlByrd
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I . n.o i.ou((in riKiibjCu i iiunjf un account io me I1U.
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. . ouj mil vMi'ijusb vo ynrus
from this scribe s home and a little
less from Mr. L. Hughe's residence.
...... ..u w. iu came uut
and viewed the fur-pulling and re
marked that the race was for the ben
efit and only the night before the
same pack chased over part of the
same territory and succeeded in fore
ing old. Reynard up a tree. No fox can
live many hours in front of this di
vision.
Mr. Leon Perry; who has been jit-
tending school at Dell, has come home
after suffering a lizht case of "flu
He says that the school has closed on
account of the "flu".
Master Neill McNatt is sick with
pneumonia but is getting 'along pice
ly at present..
We believe there are no new cases
of influenza in our town, although we
hear of a few cases in the neighbor
hood. Private. John D. McCormick arriv
ed safely, home Friday morning from
France, where he had been since lastf
summer, Hs can interest you about
the war ' and other matters.
Private L. P. Johnson arrived home
Friday night from camp Green, where
he was mustered out. Mn., Johnson
spent-some timevin Georgia and the
most of his time was spent inLousi-
ana. He is in the best of health.
Mr. Britt, who moved to our town
last week from Buies, is well pleased
with his new home, and our town is
well pleased to have him.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Hasty .of Rae-ford-ftave
moved to Mr. A. M. Stubbs'
farm near town. Mr. Stubbs is Mrs.
Hasty' father. ,
This scribe was royally entertain
ed at dinner with his good friend Mr.
C. L. Thagard, on R. 2, Monday. Mr.
Thagard is a farmer who knows his
business nd if I were to mention
some of the bill of fare you would
readily agree with me: He recently
killed more hogs than the ordinary
farmer.
We talked over the McLendon reviv
al at Lumberton, as we both were
down to hear the evangelist last week
and agree that he is. the greatest
preacher of the age, and accomplish
ing great good. We will always re
member the sermon Sunday p. m., in
tended for yun"? converts.
Dr. D. Hughes died Friday at 10:
30 a. nu, in the 83d year of his age.
He' had been in declining health for
. . . . . Mui
a vear or more but had been np mo .
Iv . 'c i u..
of the time and was confined to his
room only a couple of weeks.
Deceased had made his home with
hi son-in-law and daughter,Mr. and
Mrs. Collier Cobb, for about 5 years.
The funeral was held from the Pres
byterian church Saturday aiternoon
at 3, conducted by his pastor, RevJ.
K. Hall, assisted by Rev. W. L. Ma-
ness and Rev. J. L. Jenkins. Dr. H.
G. Hill of Maxton also was present,
and preached an interesting and ed-
ifvinfif sermon. The singing by choir
y
was inspiring, also some seiecuona
1 i i
were rendered at the grave. A very
large assemblage was presnt to pay
homage to one of our town's and com
muty's most honord and devout citi
zens. The floral offerings were im
mense and beautiful.
The pallbearers were: active T.i
M. Blue, Murphy McMillanJ. C. Lan
caster. C. S. Mc Arthur. J. D. McCall
and E. B. Daniel; honorary Edward
Currie, W. L. Thames, Dr. Thomas
Stamps, Neill Shaw, H. C. McMillan,
J. B. McCormick, I. J. Lancaster, Dr
D. S. Carrie. IT. McMillan.
Deceased is survived by 4 children
John G Gilbert C, Luther E, and
Mrs. Collier Cobb.
. Out-of-town relatives who attend
ed the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Gillis, Archie McLean, Janie Gil-
tis. Misses Effie and Flora McNeill,!
all of Wagramand Mr. and Mrs. Gil
bert C. Hughes and littleboy of Ho
mervilie, Ga. . f -i
Dr. Hughes served in the medical
department during the war, and after
the war he attended Baltimore den-
COTTON MARKET.
Middling cotton is selling
6 the
local market today for 23 1-2
the pound.
cents
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
The Meadow school, near Lumber
ed Friday on account of the flo."
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs-.
J. Goodwin of Red Springs on the
14th.
License has been issued for the
ofmarriae M'rk Mercer
and Eva
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owamp puoiic school, Mrs. H.
ICr' Daucom' P"P. Mary Lee
I TrT umDrwn- aant, c!os-
Mr. H.,E. Thompson of Allenton
was a Lumberton vistort Friday. He
informed he Robesonian thai'the.pub-
iMool at Antioch,near AUeWaad
been closed on account of flo.7
Mrs. L. R. Varser and "daughter,
little Miss Lily Snead, and sister, Miss
Elizabeth Snead, and Mrs. J. A- Mar
tin, who werV confined with the "flu"
at the Thompson hospital for sboqt ten
days, were able to return to their
homes the latter part f last week.
Mr. 'J. S. Coxa, pharmacist at tho
Pope? Drug store, is seriously ill with
pneumonia following 'influenza. Mr
Coxe also has influenza. Mr. M. O.
Register, who formerly worked for
the Pope Drug Co., and wh recently
enlisted in the U. S. navy, is relieving
Mr. Coxe at the drug store. '
Mr. A. B. Smith of Back Swamp,
who was a Lumberton visitor Thurs
day,. say . hogs running at large are
playing havoc with wheat out his
way. .A 'neigh'bor of his lost 2 acres
of high-priced wheat that was rooted
ur. Mr. Smith says he has had hi
hogs up for some time and wisshes
everybody else would do the same. '
Mr. J. M. Wilson of R. 7, Loniber
berton, was in town Friday. He has'
earned that his son Corporal Chapel
Wilson, who' werit to Franc last sum
mer with the 81st 'divsion, had return
ed to the SStates. Mr. Wilson received
a letter recestly from another son,
Mr. Von Wilson, who has been work
ing for the government in Pennsylwa
ia for, several months enclosing a
check to his father for $1,000, nur.ey
he has saved while working for the
government.
ROBESON CASUALTIES-
Among overseas casualties reported:
Wounded slightly: Daniel F. Gra
ham, Lumber Bridge.
Examination for R. F. D. Carrier.
An examination for R. f D. carrier
will be conducted at Pembroke Satur
day to fill a vacascy at that place.
Applicants will be received whether
they have admittance cards or not.
Not the least among the insistent
claimants for land recognition at the
peace conference, states a Paris dis
patch, are the Zionists. They want
Palestine for the Jews.
tal colle ge. After ' completing his
...... l. ...4 A Vlwal rnllaiM mnA
tuuiso lie ill V T v i-lviM mm
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practiced dentistry. He married
Mrs. Sarah Caroline McKinnon of
Lumber Bridge, who preceeded him to '
the grave about eight years ago. Af
ter his health began to fail 'he engag
ed in farming and lived at Shannon a
number of years, after which he mov
ed to Parkton about twenty years ago.
His three sons are all successful busi
ness men. J. G. ani L. E. are here
and Gilbert C. of Homesville, Ga., op
erates naval stores.
I feel that too much cannot be said
h hi koholf fnr 1 knnv we have lost
111 IllO W- w
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united with the Prsbytrrian church in
earlv life and remained true4o his
church as long as he lived; wa ruling
elder, was never absent unless prevenjc
ted by sicknss, was a broad-minded
man in that he attended all the church
es and prayermeetings, never minded
the weather, evea-ap-to jsv ew
weeks ago would go to church or Sun
day school, rain or shine; waa one of
the most inoffensive men I ever saw,
had n enemies, was loved and honor
ed by all. He was not afraid to talk re-ligion-
On his death bed be would re
mark that he loved everybody and a
bove all he loved his Lord. . .
A loving and devoted father has
gone to. his reward. J.
. C D. W.
DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER,
Optometrist ' .'
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Expert Knowledge of Eye Disease
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