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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1919.
NUMBER 20
1
ROBES
TOWNSHIP SUP EE VISORS
WILL HANDLE FUNDS
Road Board Makes Clear Who Will
Handle and Disburse Funds That
May be Derived From Township
. Bond Issues Road Foreman Town
send Resigns More to Build Road
From Bladen Line to Antioch Ch'ch.
. AaniAA to nrivprfis for hida
a ioint meeting of the board of road
commissioners and the county com
missioners Tuesday.
Mr. L. H. Townsend offered his res
ignation as road foreman, his resig
nation to become effective May 1, and
the resignation was accepted by the
board. Supt. Townsend was instruct
ed to get all road work In shape so
as to be able to make a definite re
port to the board at the regular
meeting Monday, May 5
Mr- John W. Ward, chairman of
the board of county commissioners,
reported a number of bridges in Al
fordsville township and on the State
line in dangerous condition, This
matter was referred to Messrs. G. H.
Floyd and L. L. McGirt, members
of the road board.-
Messrs. A. E. White. K. M. Biggs,
R. H. Criehton and S- F. Caldwell of
Lumberton went before the road
board and asked that the chain gang
be transferred to the Lumberton
Bladenboro road between the Bladen
county line and Ahtioch church. They
agreed to donate $500 to building that
stretch of road and also to assist the
board in financing the balance of the
expenses of building said road. The
board deferred action in this matter
until the next regular meeting. The
board will send a committee of disin
terested parties to inspect the, road
and make an estimate of the cost of
building same.
A check in the sum of $190, part
of the amount to be paid for the Ed
mund mill pond by citizens living
about the pond, by Mr. H. E. Stacy,
attorney for the road board.
It appearing that there had been
some misunaersianaing as to woo
should handle and distribute the funds
that may arise from issue of bonds
for building roads in any township
in the county, the following order wbb
unanimously passed by the road
board:
"Whereas- there has arisen some
misusdarstanding in the- minds of
some as to who will handle and dis
tribute the funds that may arise from
the issuance of bonds by any of the
townships in Robes n county for road
purposes under authority of an ect
of the past General Assembly; there
fore in order Jto sllay any misap
prehension in regard to this matter,
the road commission of Robeson coun
ty binds itself to pay no bills for
road work in any township issuing
bonds under the act referred to un
less the same be countersigned by the
supervisor of that township, nor will
the road commission issue any vouch
ers against the funds of any town
Anip derived from the sale of bonds
for road purpose:!, or the funds to the
credit of any township for road pur.
poses under the act referred to, un
less the same becountersig3ed by the
township road supervisor."
ROBESON
BOY AWARDED
D. S. C.
Sergt. Dunk Davis of Red Springs
Voluntarily Went Forward to At
tack Enemy Machine Guns, Putting
Them Out of Action and Killing All
The Occupants,
Mention has been made in The
Robesonian of the award by General
Pershing of the Distinguished Service
cross to Sergeant Dunk Davis, who ar
rived at his home at Red Springs last
week. His act of extraordinary hero
ism is thus described in his citation:
" "First Sergt. Dunk 'Davis, Company
G., 119th Infantry, (A S No. 1315838.)
For extraordinary heroism in action
near Bellicourt, France, September 29,
1918. Sergt. Davis voluntarily went
forward to attack enemy machine
guns, which were carefully concealed
and raising havoc with his section of
the line- He succeeded in 'putting
both posts out of action and killing all
the occupants.
"Home address, William B. Davis
father, Red Springs, N. C."
Gen. Pershing has awarded the
Distinguished Service cross to 3 other
North Carolina members of the 30th
division for acts of extraordinary he
roism Pvt. William M. Wallace of
Othello," First 'Sergt. John C. Byrum
of Edenton, Sergt. Joe W. Turner of
Enoree.
Names of. Volunteers And
Confederate Veterans
Wanted. . ,
The Robesonian wants the
names of all Robeson county Con-
federate and 'Spariish-American
war veterans and those who vol-
unteered from Robeson for any -
branch of the service in the re-
cent war. These names are want-
ed at the earliest possible moment
and any assistance rendered in
getting them will be appreciated. "
Of course it is an easy matter to
get names of those who entered
service in the world war through
' selective arait, dus me names 01 -
" tnose who volunteered are not so -
. 1 i . 1 1 1 .
easy to obtain just now. and will '
not be untit nnal records are
compiled. . Any who can assist
in getting up this record will ren-
der , a service - not only to The.
P Robesonian " but to the entire
county. . ' '
, ''
BURGLAR AT PARSONAGE.
As Mrs. Beam an Entered Dressing
Room Intruder Passed Out and
Made His Escape Took Several
Articles.
A burglar entered the Methodist
parsonage last night and escaped with
a valuable rain coat belonging to Rev.
Dr. R. C. Beaman, a flash liht and
several'toilet articles.
When Dr. and Mrs. Beaman return
home frun prayer meeting just be-
fore 10 o'clock Dr. Beaman went out
on the back "porch and Mrs. Beaman
went into the dressing room. The
burglar was in the dressing room and
ran by Mrs- Beaman and went into
a bedroom in the front of the par
sonage.. Mrs. Beaman called her hus
band and as he arrived on the scene
the burglar passed through a window,
breaking out the screen, and escaped
Some pies, rolls and other coiked
rations were found under the front
doorsteps this morning. This was
wrapped in a cloth taken from the
house
There wa no light in the dressing
room and Mrs. Beaman could not tell
vhfther the burglar was white or
black
Tt is reported that there were two
burgiars. but Dr. Beaman says if
t! ere waa more than one one of them
was on v.: outside, as only one was
seen in the house, beaten by officers
has failed to unearth any clue as to
the guilty party . or parties so far
Chief of Poice Hanna, Deputy
Sheriff Arch Frevatt and Messrs. J- P,
Vownsend and Gerald Pittmari follow
ed the tracks of 2 people out the Eliza
beth road about 2 miles, to Gavintown,
a negro settlement, but they lost the
the tracks there.
RED SPRINGS NEWS
Graduating Recital and Gym Exhibi
tion at College Personal
Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesdnian.
Red Springs, April 15. Sheriff and
Mrs- N. H. McGeachy of Fayetteville
spent Tuesday with Mrs. D. P. Mc
Eachem. ,
Miss Mary McEachern spent Mon
day ' in Fayetteville.
Mr. G. T. Bullock was a visitor 'n
Rowland on Monday and spent Tues
day in Fayetteville. - '
Dr. and Mrs. Hubbard Kerr arrived
on Saturday,, from Cedar Rapids for
a short visit to Mrs. Kerr's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J- C. Cooper. Their
many friends will be .rlad to learn
that they will make their future home
in Fayetteville.
Mrs. S. E. Leanard was a welcome
visitor to Red Springs the past week,
She came to attend the graduating
recital of her sister Miss Stella Etlte
ridge. So many out-of-town visitors at
tended the recital Monday night that
we are unable to give a list of
names. Many from Wagram, St.
Pauls and Parktoa were in attend
ance. - '
On Friday night Miss Nickels, who
has charge of the gymnasium at the
college, gave a public exhibition of
the work done in that department
during the past year. The drills,
marches and dances were excellent
and the - young- ladies showed thatrci
they had received skillful training,
Movies at the auditorium on Satur
day night drew a ?arge crowd, many
of them being children. Mamie Os
borne and her comical "Lil' Nigger"
always attracts the small fry-
The graduating recital on Monday
evening, given by Miss Stella Ethe
ridge, piano, and Miss Mary Patter
son Livingston, voice, was largely at
tended and thoroughly enjoyed by
all. Miss, Etheridge's playing was
finished and dainty and Miss Living
ston delighted her audience with her
sweet, well-trained contralto voice.
Both young ladies 'received many
flowers and other tokens of apprecia
tion from their many friends.
HOG CHOLERA IN COUNTY.
County Farm Demonstrator Dukes
Will Vaccinate Hogs Anywhere in
County Free of Charge.
Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm dem
onstrator, has been advised that there
is quite a bit of hog cholera in the
county. Mr. Dukes will be pleased to
vaccinated, communicate with Mr.
ty free of charge. The only expense
to the owner the hog will be paying
for th serum- If you want your hogs
vaccinatd, communicate with Mr.
Dukes.
Play by East Lumberton School. -
The East Lumberton school will
give a play, "Men, Maids and Match
makers," at the school . building next
Monday evening, . Apr; 21, beginning
at 8 :30. An admissiin fee of 15 and
25 cents will be charged and this will
go to the Armenian-Syrian relief
fund. Characters Bachelor maids:
Misses Agnes Wetmore, Eulalia Mc
Gill, Lucy JKinlaw, Pearl Britt,Paul
ine Flowera- Others taking part: Cur
tis Stone, . Fulton McGill, Henry
Thrower- Robert Duncan, Sammie (a
large cat)
Time nresent: nlace
New York city; time of playing, two
.hours; hand: phnru school ciris. .
- .
-The 105th engineers will arrive in
Winstdu-Salem next Tuesday after
noon for a parade and reception there
Wednesday. .. , .
Mr. Charley Barnes of R. 4, Lum
berton- is among the visitors in town I
today.
GERMANY MUST PAY I
HUNDRED BILLION MARKS
And Then Some Other Billions to be
Determined for Losses and Dam
age Caused in the War.
One hundred billion gold marks is
. . i
the-amount Germany must pay the
allied and associated governments for
losses and damage caused in the war,
plus -other billions to be determined
by a special commission on . which
Germany is to be represented.
This id the final and definite con
clusion which has been reduced to
writing after weeks of negotiations
which took a wide range and involved
frequent changes asd modifications.
The payment of the 100,000,000,000
gold marks is td be dividied into 3. dis
tinct amounts as follows: First, 20
billions within two years: second, 40
billions during 30 years beginning- in
1921; third 40 billions when a com
mission shall determine how it sr.aU
be done.
An authoritative statement con
cerning the final terms of the settle
ment sums up the conditions as fol
lows:
Germany is at the outset held re
sponsible for losses and damages in
addition to President Wilsons 4
points and the allied response at the
time the armistice was concluded. To
determine the extent of the payment
under this responsibility a commission
is set up to take testimony assemble
data and arrange &H details of the
payments from the enemy and distri
bution among the allied and associated
powers.
"While the commission will admin
ister the details of the payments suf
ficient is known to permit the deter
mination that an initial payment will
be required of 20,000-000,000,000 gold
marks, payable in twd years without
interest. It has also been determined
thrt 40 billion goto marks shall be
payable jn bonds extending over a
period of 30 years beginning 1931 with
a sinking-fund beginning in 1926.
"These forty billion marks draw
two and ene-half per cent interest
from 1921 to 1926 and five per cent
nterest after 1926.
In addition to the foregoing pay
ments Germany also will be requited
to deliver additional bonds for 40
billion marks when the commission de
termines that this shall be done
These three, paymentsof twenty, for.
ty and forty billions pnngs the total
to 100 billion gold marks.
"Beyond this total the commission
is empowered to fix anything further
that may be required to cover, Ger
many's indebtedness.
"In other woids-" concluded ' the
eminent American authority, who
framed the terms and furnished the
foregoing summary, "a. commission is
set up with power to collect from
Germany to the utmost of her ci
pacity to pay, within the limitation
of her indebtedness
It is in the gold mark that all pay
ments are expresse'i in the final
terms. This excludes depreciated pa
per, marks- and fixes the standard of
payment in gold. 'The gold mark is
worth about the same as the English
shilling and before the war was quot
ed at 23.82 American cents.
The allotment of the 100,000.000.000
morks among the allied and associat
ed poxi." l.as not - ! .i fi-,.:lty de-
but a testative arrangement
makes the allotment of France about
55 per cent of the total; Great Brit
ain's allotment between 20 and 30 per
cent and the allotment of the United
States between two and five per cent.
The text of the opening clause of
the terms, whereby Germany is held
generally responsible reads substan
tially as follows:
"The . allied -and associated powers
affirm, and Germany admits, . respon
sibility for all losses and damages of
the allied and associated governments
and their nationals from the unjusti
fiable warfare waged by the enemy
tower against the allied and sociat-
ed governments."
KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Former Robeson County Boy Loses
Life in Accident on Submarine
Chaser.
A Whiteville dispatch states that who-are willing to render certain as
Mate Daniel Bunn Inman of thati sistance in connection with the Vic
place was killed in the explosion of a tory Loan campaign which will begin
gasoline tank aboard the sub-chaser! 0n April 21st and continue for three
No. 205 in the harbor at Key West: weeks. ,
last Saturday morning. ( I can but believe that every such
Mate Inman was ?7 years old and a !
!son of Mr. and Mrs. O, A. Inman- H3 1
was oorn at rairmont, itooeson coun-iwith
ty, and moved to Whiteville with h-'slThe work I wish done will consume'
parents seven years ago.. In Aujjust
1817 he enlisted in the navy and was
assigned to the chaser on which he
was killed
He is survived by his parents, three
brothers and four sifters. An especial
sad feature of his untimely and la
mentable death was that he was soon
to have been married to Miss Edna
Butler of Georgetown, S. C, who came
to Whiteville to be with his family
and -to attend the funeral.
Glasses Must Be Sterilized.
i Art", ordinance allowing local dru?
stores to use. the drinkinc o-Ims in:
dispensing drinks,. provided the glass-!
es are sterilized in.a sterilizer approv- j
ed by both the town physician and tha
county health officer, was passed at a
meeting of the mavor and town com-
missioners Tuesday afternoon.
This was the only business transact-
ed ty the bo.-ird.
' Mr.' Frank Bethune of the Ten
Mile "section is a Lumberton visitor
toaay. Mr.. Bethune reports a , good
rain and some hail in his section yes-
terday.
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
Mr. C. W. Bullock, Well-Known
iiuzen oi Baltimore oecuoa.
t T.ll II I '
citizen of the Baltimore section, near
Fairmont, died Monday afternoon of .
nnpiimonin and comnlicatjoTin. n.i
I ceased had only been confined to- his
1 ti mi m ,
room 8 days. The funeral was- con-
ducted from the home Tuesday at 3
p. ta. by Rev. J. R. Miller, pastor of
tl.: D i 1 U 1 1L.
Baltimore Baptist church- and the re
mains were interred near the home
with Masonic honors. Those from
Lumberton who attended the funeral
were Messrs. C. B. Skipper, Frank
Gough. M. W. Floyd, J- F. Flowers
and Ben G. Floyd.
Deceased was around 50 years old
and is survived by his widow and sev
eral cmldif-n. He was a d-iason of
Baltimore Baptist ichurch and had
been superintendent of the Sunday
School at that place for a number of
years- He .was a prosperous firmer
and it can be said of him that he was
"a friend to man." "tie will be sadly
missed in his home and community
an dthe county has lost a valued citi
zen. Mr. James ("Rounder") Ed
wards, Well-Known and Unique
Character, Passes at County
i Home.
, Mr. James Edwards died at the
county home Tuesday morning, fol
lowing as illness of several months-
Interment was made near the home
Tuesday afternoon. "Rounder," as he
was familiarly known, was around 65
years old and spent much of his life
about Lumberton. He was well-known
throughout this section. It might be
said there has only been one of his
kind.
Little Elsie Williamson, R. 4.
JDlsie, 2 years and 5 months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M- Wil-
Uamson of R. 4, Lumberton, .Med Mon
day afternoon of Coliti3. The funer
al was conducted at the grave yester
day afternoon at 4:30 by Rev. Dr. R.
C. Beaman, pastor of Chestnut. Street
Methodist church, and interment was
made in Meadowbrook cemetery.
The remains of a still-born sort of Mr
apd Mrs. L. P. Stack of Hamlet was
inteived in Meadowbrook cemetery
today at 11 a- m. The remains were
brought to Lumberton' last night and
carried to the home of Mrs.' Stack's
parents,. Mr. and Mrs. S. Mclntyre,
alnut street. . - r , ,
Mrs. J- II. Johnson Of St. Pauls
Section.
Mrs. J. H. Johnson- aged about 19
years, of the, St- Pauls section, died
at the Thompson hospital, where she
had been patient for several days,
Tuesday afternoon at 5:30. Deceased
is survived by her husband and one
child besides a host of friends.
Rev. C- A. Monroe, a Former Lum
berton Pastor.
Mr. W. S. Wishart, who remembers
everything that has happened n Lum
berton for Jthe past century or more,
writes The Robesonian from Hamlet
that Rev. C. A. Monroe, whose death
was mentioned in Monday's Wilming
ton Star, '"was pastor of the Lum-
oerton Presbyterian church about 40
years ago for a time I can't say just
how long- I. was on The Robesonian
at the time and Mr. McDiafmid, be
ing a great and good Presbyterian,
the preachers would spend much time
at the office. We all loved Mr. Mon
roe, for he was one of the kind of men
whom to know is to love. I remember
well" directing the paper to him at
Crystal Springs, Miss., after he left
Lumberton."
RETURNED SOLDIERS CAN
RENDER VALUABLE SERVICE
They Can Render Great Assistance in
Connection W$th Victory Loan
' Campaign. s
Td Soldiers Who Have Returned
From Foreign Service:
I wish to secure the names of some
twenty or thirty soldiers who haye
returned from foreien service and
soldier will be willing to render any
service in hi power in connection
this most lmnortant camnaisrn.
but little time, will be pleasant in its
nature and the soldiers will be put to
no expense. May I not request that
all . soldiers who have seen foreign
service and who are willing to render
such service as is within their power
will communicate with me at once,
giving their, names, present postoffice,
rank, organization to which formerly
attached and length of time spent
overseas? I will then communicate
to them the nature and character of
the assistance they are desired to
render and they will then, of course,
have the. option to under take it or
decline it. as they see fit.
- R. C. LAWRENCE,
' County Chairman,
Lumberton, N. C April 14, 1919.
-
. Maxton Brothers Promoted.
Scottish Chief,
Among the
earned promotions!
which" came to the boys since the arm
istice was signed was those of two
Maxton brothers, Thomas P.. and Dr.
Karl B. Pace. -The first was promoted
to a first lieutenancy and the latter
to captain. . Maxton boys advance
through merit, wherever they go.
ROZIER NEWS ITEMS.
Farmers Busy Planting Cottn and
i oviur aic i uLiinv iul ionicci
C 4 .a: St.. 11
v" , 2 ' " " ' "-":
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rozier. ( Lumberton. R- 21. Anril
1 14.' Farmers of this vicinity are very'
: I. . . I . i
busy planting cotton now-a-days. and
some of our farmers are setting out
tobacco this week, while others are
Init ..)..
The W. M. S. here at Rosier has - j-'-R J e' 5ou5y uPin
been divided into two circles, the '""?1" ?f Public instruction. Is at;
East and West. The West circle &nf n in Greensboro a meeting of
meets this afternoon at the home of, Sut8 superintendents.
Mrs. J. C. Carlyle. This is a great' , Mr- v- H. Taylor of Fairmont has
work and we hope that it will meet!062" appointed list-taker for Fair
with success through this section. j mont township in place of Mr. E. M.
There will b Dreachinir hem at Floyd, who could not serve on account
Rozier church Saturday asd Sunday,'0' other work. ,
it being the regular preaching time. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McAllister
Everybody is cordially invited to and small daughter, Nancy Pope left
come. yesterday afternoon for Henderson-
Everybody is cordially invited to.ville, where they will spend the sum
attend prayermeeting at Rozier eve-1 mer at their summer ho,ne.
ry Sunday afternoon at 3:30. 1 1 Mi May Xyson hag re,lgned
Miss Ethel Carlyle gave a very de. position which she held for several
hghtful entertainment at her home months as saleslady in Mr. L. H. Cald
Thursday night, April 10th, which! well's department store. She is suc
was enioyed b Va large crowd of her ceeded by Mias Be8sie Rudd.
enjoyed by a large crowd of her n v ,,,,.
young friends. Among those who at-' xSZ V?" Vi G- ?' Moran'
tended from a distance were Mr. Troyl .'V ' Marietta ec',on'
Lawson of Orrum and Messrs. Roy Lumberton visitors yesterday. They
Pridgeon and C. McNeill of Hope' !"l0tli9iht!ir W,VeJ' W- .re
Mills. I Patienti at ne Thompson hospital.
Miss Mary Watson spent a few'
days recently visiting re latives at
Greensboro.
Miss Mae Martin of Ten Mile spent
last week a guest of Miss Ethel Car-
lyle.
Miss Janie Holder spent a fw days
last week with her sister, Mrs. Par-
nell, at St. Pauls.
Messrs. Murphy and Lee Roy Town-
send and Chas. Britt.of Ten Mile
were in this section recently.
air- ana Mrs. u r . Brut ana son ana
daughter spent Saturday visiting in,ala WM a Lumbertotl yester
south Carolina. . .1... '-
Messrs. Clyde Powers and Floyd
M'White of Barker, section were in
this vicinity recently
' Mrs. Warren Prevatt and two
daughters- Misses Marie and Johnnie,
01 cacK swamp, spent a lew aays', .. ,, -, . X . ""
last week as guests of Mrs. Prevatt'sj ier wUer. Mr.. Frank Con? a, who
son-in-law and daughter, MrT and wdergoingr treatment at tne West
Mrs. Das Lowe I v'00, infirmary. Mrs. Gough's con
' We are glad 'indeed to report thatidition is unimproved.
Mrs. Rosco Toiar- who has been real;
sick for some time, has now greatly
improved in health.
Messrs. D. Carter and Smith of
King Hiram were in this vicinity re;
centjy ... . .
Miss Jennie Withers of -Harnei
county is visiting at the home of hen
I brother-in-law and sister, Dr. and Mrs.
! K. u. Rozier.
HOME FROM THE WAR
Lieut. D. M. Johnson of St. Pauls
was recently given an honorable dis
charge from military service. He had
een stationed at Camp Jackson fo.
6:,iii.i uionU.s. Lieut, and Mrs.
Johnson were Lumberton visitors
Tuesday.
, Private Frank Sutton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Sutton of East Lum
berton, was recently given an honor
able discharge from the army. He
re-enlisted for one year and wilt re
turn to Camp Dix, N- J.- in a few
weeks.
Private Hubert Smith, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jno. B. Smith of Lumber
ton, recently returned home from
France and is now stationed at Fort
Caswell.
Mr- G. W. J. Currie of R. 7, Lum.
berton, was advised by wire tl.at his
son, Mr. Locke's. Currie, arrived in
Charleston Monday from France. He
spent about a year overseas.
Pvt. Carence A. Moore of Lumberton.
Private Clarence A. Moore of a
berton arrived home last night from
France. Private Moore belonged to
the 38th infantry, 3rd division, regu
lar army, and spent a year overseas.
He was in some of the hardest fight
ing of the world war and suffered a
slight wound in the right arm- When
asked about his. wound, Private Moore
said he stopped one machine gun bul
let. He volunteered soon fter r
was declared.
Private Curtis Grantham of Fair
month returned home last night from
France, having spent a year overseas.
Succssful Land Sale Wishart
House and Lot Sold.
f?Knr
MniotPr Lffi n
Millan, in the north-western part of-
town, were sold at public auction
Tuesdayby the Atlantic Coast Real -
ty Co.
The lots sold .for a total of
?i,ouu unu were ivi me iiiusl pan. uy '
1 u . . 1 :i j 1 tl 1
in OCA 1 J J. A. L L...
s of tarsal? largely duel!! M"" three months
J to Mr. C. E. Best,of the Atlantic Coast
Realty Co.. who subdivided the pro-
perty and conducted the advertising
nm: - - J - LI l i
11113 is uesimuie property, a ueauu
ful location and the highest elevation
in Lumberton.
The house and lot belonging to Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Wishart, Elm and Sev
enth, also was sold at auction Tues
day by the same company and was
bought by Dr. N. A. Thompson for
$5,125.00.
An Easter display window at the
Pope drug store is attractive. It was
planned and arranged by Mr.
J. S.i
Coxe, pharmacist, who is an
artist
when it comes to dressing a window
fnr nnv occasion. Tn nn Hiviainn oral
2 live rabbits, while in another a hen
and her family of biddies are posing-
WATCH THE LABEL.
Watch the date opposite the nam
on the label on your paper. When your
subscription expire your paper will
De stopped, mis apolies to all sub-
senbers.
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BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
Local banks will be closed next
Monrfav -Eaiter
.
The ram yesterday came in good
time for tobacco growers. This is x-
weed and the plants are just the riht
a- The farmers are busy at this
.task, ;
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Drum of New.
toll spent Tuesday In Lumberton via-
jting relatives and friends. Mr. Drain
recently returned home from France.
He went overseas with the 81st divi
sion, iJ
I . '"ZZ1'- ,rV- r''"""";
H "
noon.
Miss Lina Gourh left this morn.
ing for Richmond, Va., to be with
Messrs. E- C. and F. J. Nye of
Orrum were Lumberton visitors Tues
day, the latter on the way to Fay
etteville to see his daughter Miss
Quentilene- who underwent a serioua
operation at the Highamith hospital
xnursaay 01 last week.
Two colored couples were mar-
ried in the office of Register of Deeds
M. W. Floyd yesterday. The con
tracting parties were: Lonie Faulk
and Thomas Handon; Lula Hunter
and Dan Panky. Justice M. G.' Mc
Kenzie officiated in both instances-
Mr. B. N. Evans of the Marietta
section was painfully bruised up Mon
day when he was dragged through the
woods by a horse. Mr. Evans' leg
was caught by a trace chain as the
horse started to run and he was un.
able to get loose until the horse stop
ped. He had a close call.
Dr. and Mrs- H. T. Pope and three
sons. Masters Theodore, William and
Maurice, went today to Raleigh,
where tomorrow they will at
tend at Meredith college a violin re.
cital given by their daughter,
Miss Margaret Pope. ' Miss Pope is
a student at Meredith. '
Mrs. Edna M. Shipman and Mr.
la ham West, both of Bladenboro, were
married in the office of Register of
Deeds M. W. Foyd Tuesday at 9 a. m.
Justice M. G. McKenzie officiated.
This was Justice- McKenzie's two
hundredth marriage ceremony. He
officiated at his first marriage 48
years ago.
Rev. N. L. Seabolt of Troy, pas
tor of the Montgomery circuit, was a
Lumberton visitor Tuesday. Mr.
Seabolt lived in Lumberton 4 years,
serving the Lumberton circuit, and
has many friends here. He went yes
terday to Maxton- where he has twi
daughters at Carolina college, one a '
member of the faculty and the other
a student. ,
Drs- TF. Costner, N. A. Thomp
son and John Knox went yes?e-'ly
to Pinehurst to attend the meeting of
the North Carolina Medical "na
tion. Mrs- N. A. Thompson and daugh
ter, Miss Julia Thompson, accompan
ied them. Drs. R. S. Beam, T. C.
Johnson and J. A. Martin went to
Pinehurst Tuesday to attend the
meeting. Dr. R- G. Rozier of R. 2,
Lumberton- alio attended the meet
ing.
-Mr. E. Wayne Caldwell arrived
home Tuesday night, from Charlotte.
h he Dent three months on ac
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followed"by pneumonia and other com-
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Lucauons
A son was born to Mr.
ago and Mrs. Caldwell and son are
expected to return home in two weeks
if Mrs. Caldwell's condition continues
to improve.
Mrs. W- W. Early of Leicester,
England, left this morning for Pensa
cola, Fla., to visit relatives, after
spending several days here visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gough. Mrs. Early's husband, Dr.
W. W. Early, is sojourning in Flori
da. Mr. and Mrs. Early lived at Ma
rietta, this, county- before Dr. Early
va3 appointed U. S- consul to England
several years ago. They will return
to England in a short tiice.
DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER,
Optometrist
"P" knowledge or lyre Disease'
and Fitting Glasses.