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4 1 WATCH LABEL ON YOUR PAPER AND DON'T LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE DATE YOUBT PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. A ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPT FITE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN AD VAN CI VOL. L LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MARCH 27 1919. NUMBER 14 KUiiaUiN IAN FUTURE OF GRADED SCHOOLS AT STAKE Critical Situation Confronts Man agement of Lumberton Grad ed Schools. MAS SMEETING TONIGHT A Clear and Frank Statement of the Situation More Funds Must Be Secured by Taxation . c-hnnla Must be Closed or Work Greatly Curtailed Friends of Schools Must Register and Vote. To the Citizens of the Town of Lum berton: A critical situation confronts the management of your graded schools, ana we ieel that it is our duty, as your representatives, to lay the facts before you so that the existing sit uation may be fully understood, and mat the necessary steps mav be tak "unity with a system of grided school commensurate " with their growing needs. Established in 1907. ' The present graded school system was established in 1907 with seven tearhers and an enrollmest of some thing over 300. Competent teachers could then be had at $40 per month, ana operating expenses were low. It was then felt that a property tax of $u lents on the ?100 valuation would provide sufficient funds, and hence the act fixed this as the limit of taxa tion. Since then, notwithstanding the enrollment has practically dou bled, and although operating expen ses have necessarily more than dou bled, there has been no increasfc what ever in the tax rate. Limit of Borrowing Has Been Reached Almost in the very beginning ex perience demonstrated that the tax of 30 cents was not sufficient. The tax rate should have been raised then and there. But this was not . done, and the result was that a debt began to accumulate which has grown with the passing years until it now ' amounts -u) several thousand dollars. The lim i; of lrrcwing has now been reach ed and the banks refuse to extend fur ther credit. Nor can they be blamed ior so doing. Only One Way to Get More Funds Not only is it true that a debt has betn incurred, but it iff also a fat '.l&t for the past several y.ars the schools were able to, continue only because of assistance furnished by the town government from general town funds. The board of town com missioners, understanding and appre ciating the fact that the scho: lax was utterly inadequate, came to the assistance of the school board and x: a i.u. i i. m i uauuu j rum uie geueim Luwii junu, appropriated ten lents on the $100 val which i mount was increased last year to 20 cents. At the beginning of the present fiscal year, however, your board was notified by the town authorities that the condition of the ' town treasury was such that it would be impossible for the town to continue to extend financial aid to the schools, and that the school board would have to take the necessary steps to secure additional funds from' increased taxa tion, or else run the schools as long s the fund in hand permitted and then close. We are; therefore con fronted with the imperative necessity of securing additional funds, or else shutting up the schools or very ma terially shortening the school term. There is but one way to raise addi tional funds and that is through in creased taxation. Every Friend of the School Should Register. This being the practical situation, the Legislature passed an act author izing an election to, be held, on April ;th upon the question of increasing the graded flchod tax. There is . new registration for this elecvon and only those who register for tV.s elec tion can voto on April 7th. The reg istration books are only open on Sat urdays and but two Sntiirdas remain he'ween .now and the t ectum. As you cannot vote unless registered,, we schools to register. You should also "earnestly urge every friend of the schools to register. You should also! vote after you register, because ii you register , and . then fail to vote, you in reality vote against the tax, because the act provides that the tax cannot be levied unless there is a ma jority of the registered vote in. favor thereof. If the increased tax is car- Tied, then, it ia. the duty of the town h commissioners to. jevy aucn lax ior achool Durooses a3 may be determin ed by the school trustees up to 7& cents on me vaiuauen. mo does not mean, that 75 cents must be levied: that is the maximum. The board is of opinion that for next year a tax of 50 cests will provide for suf ficient 'funds. Schools Conducted Economically. .' We- have ' conducted your- schools just as economically as possible, and if there has been waste or extrava gance we are riot conscious of it. Every voucher that has been issued is in existence; the books' have been audited by an expert accountant; and n desired facts or figures can- be obtained on application to the town rierk and treasurer. We nave oeen so crinnled for funds that today the Whnola are bv no means what ' they should be or what they would, be if we had available funds. The grades 115TH M. G. WILL PARADE IN WILMINGON SATURDAY! Carolinians Who Helped Lick the Hun Will Be Entertained in Wilming - ton Other Troops Arrive Today. A special of March 26 from New- port News, Va., to the Wilmisgton i was conducted Tuesday at 4 p. m. Star, says: from the residence of his step-moth- "The 115th machine gun battalion I er, Mrs. N. A. McLeaa. North Elm hell cats of the "Old Hickory" divi-! street, the services being conducted sion who gambled with death and j by Rev. Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pastor won, will leave here at 8 o'clock Fri-of the Presbyterian church. The re day morning for Wilmingtin, N. C.,j mains were interred in the East Fifth where they will parade before their I street cemetery, beside those of his people before going to Camp" Jackson I father, the late Col. N. A. Mcl ean, to be mustered out of the service. I A large crowd, including many out This announcement was made tonight of "town, attended thu services both i rom headquarters of the outfit." iiie suiuiers wm De entenainea in homes of Wilmington Friday night and Saturday and there will be a great celebration of their home - corn - mg baturday m that city, including a parade Goldsboro is planning to give the soldiers a great welcome during heir stay of about an hour there Friday en route to Wilmington. Three troop transports from France, the Mercury, the Koeningen der Nederlanden and the Pocahontas, are due to reach Charleston today. They are bringing units of the 30th (Old Hickory) division to be entrain ed :r:T;j:mpT'wJt Damp Jackson, Columbia. The following Robesonians belong to the 115th machine gun battalion which wil parade in Wilmington Sat urday: Oorporall Halbert Thompson and Private Herman I. Lewis, Fairmont; Private Charlie Britt, Lumberton: Corporal Chas. McGoogan, Red Springs; Private Ellis A. Scarboro, Kmgsdale. ANOTHER STILL CAPTURED. Found in the Big Swamp An Up-to-t)ate Plant Moonshiners Vamose. Another whiskey-mfeking plant was captured by Rural Policeman F. A. Wishart and Deputy Sheriff A. II. Prevatt Tuesday. The still was found in the Big , Swamp, near Lennon's bridge, not far from the Columbus county line. This was the most up-to-date plant the officers have cap tured in several moons. The still was made of a gasoline tank with a cooper hood and worm and was a 60-gallons capacity outfit. Twelve barrels of beer about 750 gallons were found about the still. This was poured out. After the officers had torn down the still they saw two men coming to wards them. When the men discov ered the officers they hurried across the line int.) Columbus county. One of the men bad a rifle and the other had some jugs. Deputy Prevatt.fays.theypiant was, up-to-date1 ineverjfi ; rw'pipHnfeA tpump1 had been erected for furnishing water for operation and several loads of liuriitwood had been hpulod ti the still The officers were led to the still by an unsigned letter addrcacl to Sher iif R. E. Lewis. are so crowded that several teachers have to teach, two sections; and every teacher has to instruct more pupils than can properly be handled by any one person. . There is a crying need for more teachers' and for additional eauiDment and departments. Yet we have no hopes of being able to make the improvements, we would like to make. All. .we can - hope, even with the increased tax. is to pay actual operating expenses upon the basis of the present equipment and present departments, simply paying as we go and incurring no additional debt. . Mass Meeting Tonight, .We have called a mass meeting to consider the entire school question and this meeting will be held at the court house on Thursday night, March 27. at 8 o'clock v. m. It is earnestly hoped that there will be a large and representative attendance at this meeting. Ladies are not only cordial ly invited to attend, but are requested to attend, as we know" they have the best interest of the schools at heart. At this meeting facts and figures will be given and full explanations will be made as to the necessity for the pro posed tax. ' We can but feel that op position to the increased tax is oue largely to ignorance of actual exist. ing facts, and that when the matter is so explained as to be understood, that our people will cheerfully provide the necessary funds. We know that our people have an earnest desire ior excellent system of schools; and it would be a public calamity for us to have to close the schools or so ma terially shorten the school term as to cnpple the work tnat is nemg aone. Future of Town's Schools is at Stake. We cannot too earnestly state that the future of .our graded schools de pends in large measure - trpon we meeting Thursday night. We can only operate through the funds ' provided by taxation. If sufficient funds are not provided 'the work will be so se riously crippled as to threaten the foundation of our school system. This will be the result of failure to vote the increased tax. It is a condition, and not a theory, which confronts us. ' Very truly yours, . r t . urn t t a urs . JOHN IL WISHART, , " GEORGE L. THOMPSON, C. V. BROWN, A " - L. E. WHALEY. W. A. McPHAUL, R. C. LAWRENCE. Board of Graded School Trustees. W. H. CALE. Sunenntendent Lumberton, N. C, March 26, 1919. J DEATH AND FUNERAL OF LIEUT. R. A. McLEAN Remains Brought to Lumberton for In I terment Tuesday Passed Away at Alexandria, Va., Monday. The funeral of Lieut. R. A. McLean at , the house ann at the rave. av.d ire norai onerings were oeautnui. The pallbearers were: active j Messrs. Arch. Mo rison, Jno. Frenc h, J J.D. McAllister, F. P. Gray, J. D. Mc- Millar, R. H. Cricnton; honorary Messrs. T. A. McNeill, Jr.. D. Proctor. L. E. Blanchard. H. E. Stacy, Drs. T. C. Johnson and Jno. Knox. Deceased passed away in his bed some time between (5:30 and S o'clock Monday morning.. News of his death reached Lumberton after 1 o'clock Monday afternoon and was mentioned in some of the last papers printed by The Roleso.iian Monday, the paper having gc -'- ij press before the news suffering tcr some tim? with sciatica and had made arrangemento at bis boarding house to get hot water eve ry morning early. He was heard to go after hot water about 5 :'clock Monday morning. When some one went to wake him at 6:30, as instruct ed, he was heard through the door to be breathing as though sleeping very soundly, and he was not disturb ed. At 9 o'clock he was found dead in his bed and physicians pro nounced that he had been dead then at least an hour. Death was due to heart failure following an attack of influenza. Richard Angus McLean, son of the late Col. NrA. and Sarah Elizabeth McLean, was born in Lumberton De cember 10, 1885, and was- therefore in his 34th year. He attended David son college and graduated in law at the university of North Carolina. He practiced law in Lumberton for sev eral years and was prosecuting attor ney for the Lumberton district re corder's court for some time. In 1917 Mr. McLean volunteered for military service and entered the second officers' training camp fft Fort Oglethorpe. He was commissioned second lieutenant and sent to Camp Pike, Ark., later being transferred to) Camp Dix, N. J. He sailed with his company, 336th machine gun bat talion, for France in August. 1918. After being in France about z montns Via wna discharged from the service! on account of physical disability ana returned immediately to America, lo catinL,inK Alexandria. Va.. where he wat teniployed by a shipbuilding con cern. 5i-- , , , Deceased is survived by three sis ters Mesdames A. T. McLean and H. B. Jennings and Miss Agnes Mc Leantwo" brothers Douglas, who is in the navy, and Murphy and two half-sisters little Misses Eugenia and Alice. ... The remains were accompanied to Lumberton by Mr. L. E. Blanchard, formerly of Lumberton, now of Wash ington. Hon. A. W. McLean also would have accompanied the remains home but was detained in Washing ton by Ms duties as a member of the War Finance board. A number of railroad presidents from all over the country were in Washington for consultation witn tne ooara ana s one member was absent Mr. McLean's absence would have broken a quorum and held up the work of the board for 2 days. , , Among the out-of-town people here to attend the funeral were: Mrs. A. J. McKinnon and son, Lieut. H. A. Mc Kinnon; Solicitor S. B. McLean and daughter, Miss Bessie McLean; Mr. H. C. McNair and daughter, Miss Sue McNair; Misses v Margaret and Agnes Townsend, Mr. W. B. Harker all of Maxton; Mr. J. L. Townsend of Maxquin, Va., and Messrs. L. S. and Earl ' Townsend of McDonald. THREW BURNING CHILD INTO WELL; SAVED LIFE Child Badly Burned When Man 3tnJc Match to Examine Gasoline Can Heroic Measure to Extinguish Flames. The experience of being thrown in to a well of water probably saved the life of Chiton, six-year-oLl s n of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Townsend of the Raft Swamp section. Some men were changing tome gasoline from one au to to another Sunday night. One man struck a match to see how much gas they ; had in the can, when the gas became ignited. The can exploded and threw burning gasoline upon the child. Mr. Bunnie Townsend. who was near by, took the child and threwi him into a well. The child's ratner then jumped into the well and rescued the child. The burning gasoline had ignited the child's clothing and he would have burned to death had he not been i thrown into- the well. While he was badly burned about the face and arms, it is thought he ..will recover. Mr. Bunnie Townsend 's hands were painfully burned when he took up the child to throw him into the well. Mr. S. H.' Rogers of Clarkton was a Lumberton visitor yesterday. . - TOWN PRIMARY APRIL 29TH Regular Town Election Will be Held t?i.t : c!..4 n.v.;i. Resigns To Extend Electric Line on Whiteville Road Request to Oil St.; At a meeting of the mayor and! ordered that a primary for the nom - pation of town officers be held Tues - day, April 29. The regular town elec - tion will be held on the first Monday 1 - tvI: . , art, J.rT GyoXTn!g o7MThit:.1SD: r iw.Voiii n tw u:. D. R. Shaw; rjudge 7oi eWction-Ben a FlovH. .1 RKf P-ovan- r p Mn J Allister ' The resignation of Mr. Geo. L. Mc- Neill, superintendent of the light and the first Monday in May. Mr. McNeill .water plant, was accepted, effective "fi " Jr'';'wl: ", Zr.' u crcuui... suyyiy uuauicssj here as soon as his successor is em. Mr. -TI R .Tpnnino-. ,nn.,J ho. (fore the board and requested consid -eration of the advisability of oiling Elm street north of the portion that is paved. The clerk and treasurer was instructed to investigate the cost. A compromise was ordered with Mr. T. L. Johnson in so far as the Suit of 'Pernethia Evans vs. the town affects a lot purchased from her by him. by the navment of $25 to Mr. damage to property by the opening of a street through it. , It was ordered that the electric line bze extended down the Whiteville road in order to connect the houses of pro spective customers. It was ordered that poll tax of O. J. Williams, deceased, paid by his widow, be refunded. BELLAMY BRIEFS. Death of Mrs. Etta Martin Farmers Making Use of Good Weather. Personal. Correspondence of The Robeaonian. Bellamy, March 26. The death an gel visited the home of Mrs. R. Mer cer Sunday at 2 a. m. and called for his own, the sister, Mrs. Etta Mar tin. She had been an invalid for about two years, but bore her suffer ings branly. J'c is survived by her mother, two brothers, four sisters, and a host of friends and relatives. The funerr.l k services were conducted at the home by Rev. L, E. Dailey Sunday at 4 p. hi. Interment was made hi the family cemetery among a large crowd of sorrowing friends and rela tives. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the bereaved ones. Messrs. Singfcetary and Edward have moved their saw-mill to Allen- tor. Mr. Walter Pitman went to Camp Jackson, S. C. yesterday to sacs his bi i ther, Private Lv&iel Pifctti.i, wh arrived frju overseas last week. Mrs.-B. H, Tbdd and infant visited at Lumberton Saturday. Mr. Grover Branch spent several days recently at Fairmont. Mrs, George Singletary a .id two children and sister. Miss Mae Dun Fayetteriile visiting their brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dun can. Miss Lillie McLean spent last week at Pembroke, the guest of Misses El- ma and Gecrara Hail. Mrs. Gussie Gerald and infant of Lumberton have been visiting 1a this section. Mrs, Bettie Pitman of East Lum berton visited at the home of Mr. J. B. McLean Sunday. Messrs. Wright Pitman and Henry Todd were Lumberton visitors Sat urday. Farmers are taking advantage of these beautiful spring days, getting the sou ready ior another crop, we don't hear of any that have planted corn yet. The gardens are coming on nicely. Clean-Up Week Being Observed. Mr. H. B. Robeson, street foreman nd sanitary officer, says the citizens of the town are responding to the call for cleaning up in a very sans fat tory manner. Three wagons are biuy hauling off rubbish that has been placed out on the atreets by the people and the wagons will be kept on the job until all the rubbish has been moved. . If the wagons fail to get the rub bish from yoqft place, call the office of the town clerk and treasurer and a wagon will be sent. Agree Upoa Amendment to Safe guard Monroe Doctrinev The American peace delegation it ia understood, ha iafmiteir agreed op en the amendments it wflx ofiar to Article 10 of tie covenant of the league of nations to safegnvtrd the Monroe-doctrine, according .to1 fi p.i ten of March 25 fr.mt Fans. 22 Car Loads of Nitrate of Soda Have Arrived. - Thirty-two car loads of nitrate of soda for which Robeson farmer plac ed orders with the government have arrived at various points is the coun ty and the soda it being delivered. Another shipment, is expected nut week. tr anJ Mm A T. Cf A.ia n 9 ilia I - ong Branch section were among the thocpers in town yesterday. A - . i .SUPER'S COURT NEXT WEEK, Two Men to Be Two Women and lwo "omen ana Tried on Charge of Murder One Rape Case and One Manslaughter. i Superior court for the trial of crim-j BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS iinal cases wiU convene Monday of; j "J' Jith Jud?f. W- Stacy. Born, to Mr. and Mfs J V Wil ?? JSSL . Miamson, this morning a fine bov ! fiT rflps nrp mnnslflucrhtpr ana fn K h ! Those who will be tried on the tj1areflof H". Q- Beard,! charged witn killing Hezzie Connor; - 1 (,'nttie Rowland, charqei with killing; CLarrieBre.?5e?.!11aitta Irf ?haar?f J1 ,n! fi I Q m JiSnt v? feharl l Locklear. As indicated by the names r . Rrpp.!pn . Mortha Wood Indian Carrie cr,eeden. "lartna vvooa, inaian are females. Elberta Goodyear will be tried on the charge of rape and Joe Atkinson ,;n h fri,i fn tv,A rh.r nf man - Cln.,reU4.o.v AtL-inon .. .a llrlitiniA tho slaughter. Atkinson was dnvingthe auto that ran over and killed Mr. Na than Bullard about a year ago. WITH ROBESON SOLDIERS. Sirt. J. B. Strickland. Sgt - J B- StFieWajwl aiarived -here Monday night "from 'Ca'tnp Jackson J Having been given an nonoraoie a:s Charge from the "army. Sgt. Strick land made his homo here bit en tering the army, lie has not yet de. cided where he will lecate. Furman Williams. Mr. Q. T. Williams received a wire yesterday from his son Private Fur man Williams advising that he ar rived in New York Tuesday, feeling fine, and was going to Camp Lee. His parents have, not seen Private Wil liams since he vplunteered for mili tary service on June 4, 1917, and was sent to Camp Gordonv He west to France in August, 1917, and spent most of the time at St. Nazaire. Relatives of the following Robe son soldiers were advised by wire that they arrived in New York yesterday from France: Messrs. T. O. Edens and John L. McNeill, Lumberton and Lay ton Stephens of Fairmont. . Corp. Bert Ivey of Proctorville. Corporal W. Bert Ivey of Proctor ville arrived home Tuesday from France. Corporal Ivey went over, seas with the 81st or Wildcat divi sion and belonged to Co. K, 321st n- ffantry. He left his company &ep- tember 29- and entered an oineers training school. When he left his company it wa on the front in the Alsace sector ami badl-been under 1 1 It M: 1 J.ira (,rir - poral Ivey sailed from Brest Marc n 3 and landed in the State March li. Messrs. A. A. and A- E. Thompson of Fairmont. Messrs. A. A. and A. E. Thompson of Fairmont arrived home yesterday from Camp Jackson, having been giv en honorable discnarge irom wie - fay. " Private W. D. Godwin. Private W. D. Godwin of Lfmberton R.. 1. arrived noma Monday nigni; frn VYarw After svending a few days visiting home folks he will go to Camp Jackson, wnere n wm us tered out of the service. Private God win went overseas with the 81st or Wildcats-division, and -was transfer red to the 42nd drvflaon . alter reach ing Franca. Ho wa sUghtiy "wound ed by shrapnel on October, 15 while fighting on the Verdmt front. 30TH'S MEN BROKE HLNDENBURG LINE Pershing Gives Full Credit to South era Boys for Perhaps Greatest Sin gle Accomplishment "of World War. The Thirtieth division is given full credit for the wonderful feat of arms accomplished in the breaking of the Hindenburg line lasi oepicmwr :n o iafi from Gen. John J. Persn- ing commander in chief of the Amer ican expeditionary forces, to Major Gen. Edward M. um, commanuius the 30th. This letter was published in the Charlotte Observer of the zotn inat. Credit for first breaking through fk. winrio-nViiiror line, declared by many authorities as the greatest single mil itary aceompHstanent of the world war and by atliera as the greatest military deeismtt ef that contest, naa been given- ur aerae quarters w 27th division (New- York, national ,rA - hnt Om. . Pershings letter definitely settle, the matter ami gives the men of toes awn xuu, creaiu SINGING CONVENTION. Correspondence of The Robesonian. " ' The Burnt Swamp Sunday school convention will meet with the church at Mt. Glive-the fourth Sunday in April; The sunnay acnoois are all invited to be present. " T H. HAMMON, : Messrs. C M. and Dudley Britt of R. 4, Lumberton, were in town xues lav Messrs. E. B. and W. 1. Stona of P. 4, Lumberton, were in town yes terday. - " ' ' . Mrs. Mary R. Anderson. of. R., 1, rrrvm , ma gmnngi t.hf nhnnnpfn in town Tuesday, n . WATCH THE LABEL. Watch the date opposite the nam tn.'kl on yur PPr. When yonr subscription expires your oaoer will "topped. This applies to all sub- j scribers. j L-icense nas been issued jor the : Se'SfrSn0' W' C'0bb "enaerson. -Messrs. Bullock Brothers have opened a garage and hvery business in the Caldwell building Second 8treet ,Mr' R' C' Biningham has open- d grocJ,ry store in the McLeod time theatre. -r-Thee will be a box supper at the McDonald school house Friday night March 28. 1919. The nuhl i Lr. S T J ' 1 diallv 'nvited to attend Mr. Robert W PivWrir a t,,,lrt at tne university of North Carolina , . . , H acuucilb Chapel Hill, arrived will spend a few days here visiting home folks. There wil be a box party at Smith's school, Rouse, Howellsville township Saturday nia-ht of thi ircscuv vt in) scnooi. xne puoiic is in vited. Misses May Clark and Caro McNeill are the teachers. Mr. L. 7. Jllanchard, form.-rly Robeson county farm demonstrator, is now located in Warhington, having a position with the agricultural de rfcrtment of thj cessus bureau. He left last sight for Washington after attendin the funeral of the late Lieut. R. A. M.r. tan hiw Claud Thompson, colored, of R. 3, Lumberton, was in town yester day and advised The Robesonian that he killed a rattlesnake Monday that was some snake. The snake had twenty rattles and a button and was routed from his. winter quarters by a forest fire, according to Claud's state ment. Nine dozen bottles of ginger were thrown into Lumber river this morn ing by Sanitary Officer H. B. R&be. son and a Robesonian reporter, who was deputized by Officer Robeson to assist him in the act. The ginger was 91 per cent, alcohol and was con fiscated by the officers at tho store of H. G. Meares. At the suggestion of the pastor. Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Durham, the con gregation of the First Baptist church extended a vote of thanks to the board of censors for the services rendered last week. The vote was taken Sun day evening and 'practically ad the congregation voted in favor of ex tending thanks to the board. None voted against it. NEWS FROM ANTIOCH SECTION Preaching SundayMissionary Rally Next Sunday Personal and Other Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. 5- March 25. There was preaching here Sunday. Large crowds attended and very excellent sermon by our pastor, Rev. L. E. Daily. We are planning to, have a mis sionary rallv here Sunday a. m. We are glad to note that the infant daughter of Mr. Oscar Davis is much better after having spasms. Mr. Pope Pitman, .who has been working at St. Pauls, has come home to stay a while. Miss Nornie Wilkerson, who teach es here, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilkerson -of the Center section. Lit tle Misses Mary Jane and Veima Pat terson went with her. . Mr. and Mrs Clifton Pitmin spent Saturday and Sunday wih Mrs. Pit man's parents, M and Mrs. E. O. Frreman, of ths Hog Swamp section. M;ss Tessie T.ftsend soer-t Satur day at Lumberton Mi? Artie Brtt, who is attending school at Wilmington, is spending a week or so with home folks. Miss Lora Small ij spending some time with her cousin Miss Mary Pit man here. Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Pitman and daughter, Miss Emma, of the Beulah . section, attended preaching here Sun day. Messrs. Albert Small. Gaiter Small and Bullock of the Center section made a .flying trip- in these parts last Tuesday night. Misses Artie and Blanche Britt are spending the day in Lumberton shop ping. ! - Misses Joanna, and Lillie Smith at tended preaching here , Sunday. -Everybody seems to be hauling guano today, looks as. if they' do not care for the price and mean to make a mnejr and food crop. I ; prefer the food: crop; -: Mr. , Lewis Pitman and son, Mr. Pope Pitman, spent Saturday at Lum berton," also Mr. ernest Powell. Mr. Rince Britt spent a while at Lumberton Sunday night.' Lots of people nave been planting v:atermelons, guess they will be nice to eat in the shade when the hot days come in the summer.- ... DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER Optometrist Expert Knowledge of Eye Disease aiid Fitting Glasses.
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