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COMMUNITY CHAUTAUQUA, LUMBERTON, N. C, JUNE 10 -14 r iONIA WATCH TABEL ON YOUR PAPER AND DQNT LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE DATE YOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. 2 ROBEc ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. Gob AND TRUTH $2.09 A YEAR. DUE IN ADYANC1 VOL. L LUMBERTO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919. NUMBER 34 5l-----MM"''!;!"M' I . , " " i ' i """ 3 MORE ROAD BOND ELECTIONS JULY 10th Lumber Bridge, Wishart and Thomp son Will Vote on Road Bond Issues A. R. Pittman Succeeds r. A Wishart as Rural Policeman Oth er Count v Business. The following townships will vote on road bond issues in July in sums as. follows : Lumber Bridge, $20,000; Wishart, $50,000; Thompson, $60,000. The elections were orderd by the county commissioners at their regu lar monthly meeting Monday, upon petitions filed from each of thess town shins. As has been stated in The Robesonian. five townships voted bond issues for road purposes May 18 as follows: Rowland, $50,000; St. Pauls, $25,000; Fairmont, $60,000; Parkton, $20,000; Lumberton, $100,000 Eight other townships will vote on road bord issues June 18 in sums as fol lows: Red Springs, $10,000; Max t .n. $100,000; Smith. $75,000: Pem broke, $50,000; Om;m, $25,000; Gad dy, $20,000; H.wellsville, $75,000; Sm.nnon, $10,000. The resignation of Mr F.ir.k A. Wishart as rural policeman was ac cepted nnd Mr. A. R. Pittman of Fairnu nt was elected to fi 1 out the unexpired term an! was raquird to make bond in th. sum of $l,0C0vThe resignation of. K'fU'T' oAfy game v. arden was also acceute'J. Th otficial bond of the First Na tional Bank of Lumbrton for county epcsits in the sum of $5000, with the Tat:onal Savety Co. as sarety, was ju-Mpted aa ! ordered tiled. The petition filed asking that the hcund.ry lines between Parkton, Lumbd Bridge pni St. Pauls tjwn ships was continued. The board appropriated $1,100 for. farm demonstration work for the year beginning July 1, 1919. The regular pauper list was order ed paid and Tamr Edmund was placed on the list at $3 the month, increase of 22 2-3 cents. Twenty Elias and Polly Locklear at 82.50 two cents of the 22 2-3 cents increase lear at $3, H. A. Penfield ac $5. The each, May Blue at $5, Lucreta Lock was increasedfrom $5 to $10, James monthly allowance of Waco Grmislev Smith from $1 to $5, John and Pennie Howell from $3 and $2 to $5 each. A number of rebates were allowed. T. K. Cobb was appointed cotton weigher-grader for the town of St. Pauls. The bond of B. W. Lovett, consta ble for Orrum township, in the sum of $500, with J. R. Lawson as surety, was ord-id filed. EQUAL SUFFRAGE BILL PASSED BY SENATE Susan B. Anthony Amendment Wins After Fight of 40 Years Now Goes to States. Action by congress on equal suf fragesubject of a f'ghv of 40 years' duration ended yesterday in adop tion by the Senate by a vote of f6 to 25 of the historic Susan B. Anthony constitutional amendment reioluticn. The propostd amendment, adopted by the House by a vote of 304 to 89 May 21, as the first act of the new Congress, now goes to the States, ratification by legislatures of three fourths of which is required for its incorporation in the Federal consti tution. . The roll-call yesterday showed two voles more than the necessary two thirds for the resolution wit :h was drafted by Susin B. Anthony in 1K75 and introduced by Senator Silent, of California in 1878. Counting paired and absent members the Sen ate actually stood 66 to 00 for the l,?eBothe North Carolina Senators, Simmons and Overman, voted agains'; the amendment. class Iday Exercises THIS EVENING Commencement exercises of the v:.v, QPhnol will be closed this eve- hv raa dav exercises in the lUklt . . ' . . ... vl aiiHitnnum at 3:JU. The liU'ary address was delivered at 11 by Mr. Jno A. Oates of Fayetteville and diplomas were delivered to the 11 members of the graduating class by Mr. R. C. Lawrence, chairman of the board of trustees. uwt.hpr report of the exercises this morning must be held over for the next issue on account of a break down of the linotype machine, which delayed the paper for more than 3 hours today. A Robeson Man Among Trinity Col lege's Honored Dead. Rpnutiful and impressive memorial exercises in honor of the 21 Trinity men who gave their lives in the world war were held in Craven Me morial hal at Trinity college, Dur ham, Tuesday evening. Anions the hnnnred dead fwas Martin Luther Stuart of Rowland, class ,of 1913, Trinity's honor roll of sons who serv- . mA their country m active service :irnar the wrld war number 1,02'J The editor of The Robesonian had the pleasure of attending the memorial exercises lutauay eci.Jiife. . , Mrs. W. S. Whitaker and daughter. Miss-' Marion Douglas Whisker, of Orangeburg, S. u. arrived Monday nieht and will spend two weegi vis iting at; the home of Mrs. Whitaker's brother-in-law ' and sister, Mr. ''and Mrs. L. R. Varser, East Fifth street. MR. K. M. BARNES MAKES HANDSOME GIFT TO O. C. W. Lumberton Man Makes Donation of $500 for Beautifying Campus of Greensboro College For Women. Misses Gaynelle and Myrtle Barnes rptiimpfl home last evening from Greensboro College for Women, the commencement exercises of which closed Tusday night. Miss Gaynelle Barnes wa sa member of the grad uating class, being a graduate of the school of music, piano. Miss Myrtle Barnes, who will be a member of the senior class next year, was one of the commencement marshals. Mr. K. M. Barnes, father of the Misses Barnes, has donated $500 for beautifying the collge campus. An nouncemett of the gift was made by President Turrentine at the close of the exercises yestrday, th donation being conditioned upon some one else matching it for the same purpose, which was done by i). B. Balsam of .Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Barnes and his ,nephew Mr. Roger Pittman of Bnr- nesville -attended the commencement, making the trip across counrty in Mr. Banes auto, the young ladies returning with them yesterday. Mr. J. A. Sharpe who went with Messrs. Barnes and Pittman to Greensboro and thence to Durham to attend a raJrtSsef " yrinijiy - eoilege commence ment, r-tuired wit.i them. COUNTY TAX LEVY $1.27 2-3. Property Tax Levy 22 2-3 Cents Higher Than Last Year Increase For Schools Pool Tax 30 Cents Less ribw the Levy is Divided. The Robeson county property tax levy for the year 1919 will be $1.27 2-3 cents on the $100 valuation, as compared with $1.05 last year an is tor school purposes, lhe total poll tax levy is $2,757 as compared with . $3.05 last year. Of this $2 is regular poll tax and 75 cents road tax. The levy was fixed by the board of county commissioners at their regular meeting Monday and is di vided as follows: " State tax 15 2-3 cents ,as compar ed with 27 2-3 cents last year; State school tax 32 cents, as compared with 20 cents last year; county school tax 32 cents, as compared with 10 cents last year an increase of 22 cents; general county tax 19 cents, as compared with 18 cents last year; road tax 2!5 cents, the same as last year. This levy io subject to the ap proval of the county road board. Ptr.sbn tax 2 cents, same as last yrar. Court house bonds one cent, as compared with 1 1-3 cents last year. Funding bonds tax 1 cont, same as last year. BUIE NEWS BATCH. Crops Fine Movements of the Peo ple. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Buie, Map 31. Cotton and corn have grown exceedingly for the past few days, and are fine, through this section. I notice Mr. A. E. White of Lum berton was the one to purchase enough of Liberty bonds to be award ed the eGrman helmet, I believe. Mr. White is always patriotic and no doubt always does his Dart in heln- in? the good causes as they come along. Mr. and Mrs. James Ray of Lau- rinburg, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gra ham and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Adams, Mr. uranam coming from St. Pauls, and Mr. Adams from Pembroke, are the latest ones, have moved to Buie very recently. Mr. L. H. Caldwell, the lareest merchants in Robeson county, and his fine force of salesmen and salesla dies does not, -fail to sel the goods, his square dealings to all, and let ting the people know about his goods by way of advertising, J and the energy used and his good judgment, and helping those up that were once down, accovjits, no doubt, for the great success which he has made. and also making him the largest merchant in Robeson county today. Aliases janie and Irene Jackson are speding today with Misses Vera and. Nettie Britt. Mr. John Gilgrist has the finest canteloupes I have seen this year. xar. boun bmith. who lives on Mr. Stancil Powell's nlace has a fin drop. W. H. M. BROWN. Several Cases of Smallpox Re ported. . Several cases of smallpox have re cently been reported from Maxton. Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county health officer, is spending the day in Maxton investigating the reports. CHAUTAUQUA. OPENS MONDAY EVENING JUNE 9 WITH VICTORY PARADE OF CHILDREN, EVERY CHILD of LUMBERTON WILL PLEASE , COME TO THE SCHOOL GROUNDS AT 6 O'CLOCJC READY FOR PA. RADE AND TICKET HUNT. RED SPRINGS NEWS Boys Returning From School Sum mer School Progressing Nicely Series of Meetings at Met hoi fat Church Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, June 3. Mrs. A. G. Bndgman and daughters, Misses Jo-i sephine and Lucue, have gone to the mountains lor the summer. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Parker of Bis coe are visiting at the home of Rev. A. J. Parker. Mr. Charles Vardell left this week to attend Princeton commencement" ftna reunion oi nis class .Mrs. W. H. Sykes and Miss Bess bykes are on a visit to Mrs. Pittman in Fayetteville. Miss Annie Belle Hill has returned from Angier, where she taught the past year. We are glad to welcome our school boys home again. Messrs. Frank McLeod and Hadley Hill of Davidson and George Dupuy, James Garrett and Jimmie Williams of Fishburn Military school arrived last week. Mrs. Norfleet Gibbs and infant daughter of New Bern have returned home after a visit to Dr. and Mrs. J. L. McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McKinnon of Charlotte spent Sunday with Mr. Mc Kinnon 's sister, Mrs. Jno. H. McKay. Miss George Pearsall is home again after a year's teaching in the Green ville schools. Mrs. R, W. Massie is spending some time at Lanes, S. C, where Mr. Massie has a lumber mill. j Mr. San Buie has iusfc return. from overseas and is visiting rela tives here. He is accompanied by Mrs. Buie, who met him in New York . The many friends of Mr. Gus Mc Lean are glad to see him back on the job after several weeks' absence on account of a broken arm. Garrett's didn't seem quite the same place while he was away. Mrs. Herring of Wilson has been a visitor at the home of her brother, Mr. Raymond Corbett for the past week. We are deliehted to rennr thn Mr. A. T. McCallum. who is at John Hopkins, stood his operation well I and at this writing is resting com - T- yU it t. . , Miss Dell Rogers of Charleston is ' Ror brother, Mr. T. C. m. S'n n -m: , r. , , Mrs. D. P. TKomas left th s u-pek for a visit to relatives in Savannah. As is the habit of Red Springs in the numerous drives going on now she oversubscribed her allotment in the Salvation Army drive. The summer school is going merri ly on with about 60 in attendance so far and more expected. Mr. Giles is again in charge, so of course tne ! scnooi win be a success. Rev. C. G. Parker, a missionary ! SrllS preacQhed,'in the Metho-I close by say:ag she i3 loo per n ilf n f?Und3y ni?hS Seent American and gave the first son gave an interesting account of his work for the past 18 years in that country and told of the many pecu liar and amusing customs of the peo ple. Mr. Parker is a native Robe sonian, and in the good old days of Maj. McLean's reign, went to school here at the old academy. On Mon day he, accompanied by his mother, left for Durham to attend Trinity commencement. A week's meeting began Monday night in the Methodist church. Rev. R. G, L. Edwards of Goldsboro doing the preaching. The attendance has been good and it is hoped that great things will rtjult; Mi)-,. Edwards who is a daughter of the pastor, Rev. A. J. Parker, accompanied her hus band and adds much to the interest and pleasure of the evening services by her delightful singing. A DELIGHTFUL RECITAL. Miss Rosalie Lytch's Music Class Delights a Large Audience. xuk reciiai given Dy Miss iCosalie Lytch's music class Tuesday evening at 8:30 in the auditorium of the high school building was SDlendid anrl was TU- SLI l enjoyed by a large and appreciative crowd. Both pupils and teacher ren- u"cu meir part oi tne program in a most creditable manner. A most enteitaining feature of the rctal, not given on the program, was graceful dancing done by Miss Mary Ltta Lawrence, which was enjoyed to the extent that she was called back for the second exhibition. U. S. PAGE CLEARED ,J0F MURDER CHARGE U. S. Page, former police chief of Bunyan Smith in Mount Olive last Mount Olive, who killed Bernice and January, was fou-d not guilty of the crarg of murder bv n viv ty jury at Goldsboro yesterday. Page JS a son of Mr. E. E. Page of Lum berton. A Goldsboro dispatch states iL . . mere wag wua.cneenng among t,pec tators when the jury returned its vevt . diet. Mrs. Walter Johnson of Councils, Bladen county, spent Tuesday and yesterday here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McGiH. Second istreet. ..Mrs. Johnson left this morn- mg forHartsvillc.S. C., where-she will visit relatives. . ABOUT FAIRMONT. A Coming Town With High Ideals And a Higher Citizenship Backed By One of Best Rural Section to) Be Found. ' ; Correspondence of The Robesonian Fairmont, the capitol of Fairmont; U. dv. t,, one of the State of Robeson's but aiso one 0f North Carolina's coming towns; in fact, it has already come. It has the right name, tis indeed a fair city, with high idefels and higher citizenship. She is a town of genuine Southern hospitality, broad streets and beautiful homes, and i3 a great commercial center. Surround ed by cne of the finest faming sec tions in North Carolina, 'tis no won der she is growing by leaps and bounds. The broad and fertile acres surrounding Fairmont will produce any crop that grows either above or beneath the soil, her most popular crop, perhaps, being tobacco. Fairmont is the leading tobacco market of this entire section. Last year there was sold on this market more than five million pounds of tolacco, which means independent farmers and merchants-and. bank cof fers over-flowing with the coin of the realm. Thy have now in cocstruc- tion a large re-diying plait for to bacco which will be ready for this! season's crop. . This plant is being built at a cost of fifty thousand dol lars. Besides obaccn, Fairmont is also!Kinnon entered the race a few weeks a K'eat cjt;on market, thousands of bales being sold nere annually. E. V. McDaniel is this town's and section's leading cotton buyer and personally guarantees to the farmers the high est market price. Found v.i Fairmont arc some cf jNorth Caro'Lna's mcst w'ide-awake and up-to-date merchants. 1 Fairmont's officers are: E. Fisher, mayor; A. L. Jones, Dr. J. P. Brown, E. V. McDaniel and W. N. Hubbard, -aldermen. These were carefully se lected from her citizenship and will se.e to it that the town's best inter ests will be carefully safeguarded. Their plans include sanitary closets, the prohibiting of the keepSng of hogs within town limits and the sofe guarding of their boys and girls by Ai.i.kli.Vi?n U J a ;f i n, tion of human life by prohibiting any by or girl under sixteen from operating any motor car. Fairmont has a live and wide awake Camber of commerce. Mr. H. V. v -a reasurer town, is also secretary and treasur er of chamber of commerce. The Fairmont of today, great as it is, is only an earnest of the Faii mont of tomorrow. Her hotel facilities are excellent. We would like to speak of Fair mont's religious and educational at mosphere but can omy say tis m evolutionary de- .T..J keeping with her of North Carolina as a sacrifice for Humanity in the gr.at world war George Galloway. We missed the familiar faces of Dr. Stephens, J. D. McLean, Noah Stubbs, who have been gathered unto their Father but whose influence still abides as a sweet asoma in the hearts and lives of their comrades left behind. , If you've never been to Fairmont, go, and you'll exclaim, " 'Twas a true report I heard in mine own country, oh king, but the half was not told." B. CENTER DOTS. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Center, (Lumberton, R. 3), June 3. We had services in our new churcn at Center Sunday. eW are very triad to get in our church after hold ing services in the school building so long. Mr. and rMs. W. J. Wilkerson spent Sunday morning at th home of their feon-in-la wand daughter Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Prevatt of the aBck Swamp action. Dr. Claude Bullock spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Norma Wilkerson left Mon day morning for Red Springs to at tend the tachers training school. Mr. Clarence Atkinson spent a while Sunday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. lWlkerson. Messrs. Sherwood Bullock, aJmes Inman, Odie aWlters and Douglas Barnes were callrs Sunday night at the home of Mrs. Ocie Small . Mr. and Mrs. Will Small and Mr. and rMs. Dave Lewis spent a while Sunday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Small of Lumberton. Miss aJckie Leggett spent Satur day night and Sunday with her uncle and aunt, rM. and Mrs. R. L. Leg gett. Look , out young men the old wid owers are gttin gto be very popular around Center. : Best -wishes to the dear old Robe sonian and "its. readers. UNAVOIDABLE DELAY. .The breaking of a part on the lino type machine , this morning delayed for more than 3 hours setting . type for the paper today, hence much mat tei prepared for today's paper must be held over for the next issue. MAJOR McKINNON WILL TRY AGAIN Will Again Seek to Be Commissioner 0f Agriculture, Wilminirton Star. Most generally the passengers on the oBostr Special who went to roe and the highway meeting last Thursday talked of iWlmintrton and eood roads, but it was too much to expect that, with a State election less than two year saway that there would be no talk of politics. There was a deal of prophesying as to the possi bilities and prospects when two po litically inclined souls found them selves in the seclusion of a rorner in Pullman. , r i . j , One thing that developed wherever poitics was talked during the day was the possibility that aMjor "San dy" McKinnon, hetman of all the Scottish clans up in the Robeson, Scotland and Cumberland section, would shortly issue a call to the clansmen 'when he announces himself formally as candidate for commis sioner of agriculture. The gnial major ran the last time. The odds were against him, since he did not make up his mind until the campaign was half over to announce himself. Notwithstanding his belat ed entrance, the genial Scotchman polled a big vote and his opponent Commissioner W. A. Graham, had manw an anxious moment before the final count was taken, tl was gen erally conceded that had Major Mc- earlier before most of th vost liad been spoken for, he would have won out. This time he will take time by the forelock, from al lindications and be among the first to come out for the job. His close friends say that he will run, though he himself is not yet ready to affirm or deny the state ment. He is definitely knofwn to have the matter under most serious consideration, and a definite an nouncement of his intent to displace Commissioner Graham will come as no surprise. Mojor McKinnon is considered as having eminent qualifications for the job. He is a farmer himself, and comes from what is without doubt the finest farming section in the State, if not the entire south. His friends point out that he has had wide business experience, and has achieved success; has served the dem ocratic party in many emergencies, and always faithfully and well, and say his candidacy will no doubt ba received favorably. Numbers of -the clansmen joined I the train at Lumberton, aMxto-i ud LfMjrmbur- ;.. ! moSt of tiioni were ; v-':ia to say that the niaior aim: to ;un and I :.t they aim to elect him if there is any that such an eventually t may be got at. aFrming is the chief and practically the .n.v industry upahere, and it is a r'ch and prosperous section. The citizen. , ry has never taken greatl yto poli- : m i L . . . . . n-a, mr sucn is not tne Dent ot jfcotch men, but they haVfc awakened to the fact that have never had a state of ficer from that section in al lthe his tory of the State, and they hae made up their minds to have one. and Ma jor Sandy is .their choice. The major -and Jus prospects were pot. the only items of political na ture talked of. When the crowd got to Monroe there were two seekers after 'gubernatorial horrors there be- ore.iithenn Max Gardner, and Cam Morrison ,and both of them had made most excellent speeches. Cam Morrison spoke, last, and was mind ful of the fact that Wilmington was to be there presently, and would ask what he talked about. The reports were very pleasing. THE RECORD OF DEAfSST Mrs. Fodie Monree. Mrs. Fodie Monroe, eared 65 veam died Tuesday afternoon at 6 oclocn at ner nome near Midway. Deceased had ocen ill lor several months and death was not unexpected. She in nm-viv. ed by one son, Mr. K. Steals Monroe, oi j-.umoerxon. ino tuneral was con ducted from Midway Praabyterian cnurcn yesterday afternoon at 6 o clock by Rev. Mclntyre. Deceased nas a membsr of Midway church. Those from Lumberton whe attend- ei the funeial vere Misjes Lina Gough, Ad F.ttman. Pearl phiey and Messr?. M. G. McK-imieJ T C TT I -- i d o. noages, jno. r. French, L. J. Prevatt ani Metier Frank r. All i n Jr , Mrs. R. 11 Bridrer. Jr Mrs. R. L. Brideer. Jr. .. denly Monday afternoon at her home 7 "'5 immediat -am'ly fnd at Bladenboro. Death resulted frol? 1 Rt ?.d" .,n?. Peat- . Mls- apopiexy. deceased was about 25 a a a1 .ila years old' and is survived by her hus cana ana two children. r Annie Neill, 6-months-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J). Prevatt of the Center section, died yesttr day of colitis. . Robeson Girl Married ax Spar tanburg. , . Spartanburg, S. C. .Herald. Miss Maude Bruce nt 1 N. C, and Samuel Arthur Vaden. of iwiu-uie, v., -were married at th Spartanburg county courthouse yesterday morning. Judge R. Burton nicKS performing the . ceremony. This was the only marriage recorded -tiiy f no lair - 7 WATCH THE LABEL. Watch the date opposite the nam on the label on your paper. When yomr subscription expires your paper will be stopped. This apolies to all subscribers. ttpMB T fiPAT NPVR Mon-j1""" HEMS LVLAL, HEWS The children's story hour will be held Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Alf. H. MsLeod. Misses Mary Lee Caldwell, Jean ette Biggs and Margaret Pope left Monday evening fjr Blue Rid-je to attend a conference of the Y. W. C. A. Mr. W. J. Prtvatt, Jr., returned living k uuuAjr iiisui nviaiui, via. .h. fc. . at thfl ',.eor. gia Military acade-ny during the last term. The Alfred Rowland chapter U. D. C. will meet in the municipal building tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. Messrs. E. A. and J. L. Falk and E. A. Crump have opened a garage known as the Natior.iil Motor Co. in the Anderson building, First and Chestnut streets. Mr. P. R. Hall, formerly of Wil niii'.jtin !as accepted a !.n'tioii with the Metropolitan Li Insurance com pany and will make Lumberton head- 4U.-ilTr. i Miss Belle Floyd of East Lum berton and Mr. E. G. Paris, a Greek, one of the proprietors of the 0!ym pia cafe, were married in Washing ton, D. C, May 26. Mr. and Mrs. Paris returned to Lumberton Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Mearej of Roanoke, Ala., are spending some 'time in Robeson visiting relative, and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Meares left Robeson 48 years ago and this is Mrs. Meares' first visit back home. Mr. Meares was here some twenty years ago. . Fire of unknown origin destroy ed a small unoccupied residence be longing to Sie McKinnon, colored, south of the Seaboard railroad Mon day night about 11 o'clock. The fire company was called out, but was un able to reach the building on account of the condition of the road leading to it. --Messrs. W. W. Carlyle, C. B. Skipper and M. W. Floyd went Tues day to Goldsboro as character wit nesses for U. S. Page, former ch;?f of police at Mt. Olive, who is being tried fr his life on the charge of killing Bernice and Bunyan Smith, two brothers, at Mt. Olive last De cember. Mr. Page is a son of Mr. 1-. E. Page of Lumberton. Mr. J. L. Weathers, formerly superintendent of the water and i lestric light plants at Shelby, h& l een elected superintendent of the Lumberton light and water plants, Mr. Weathers will succeed Mr. Geo. L. McNeill, who resigned, and his salary will be $150 the month, the same aid Mr. McNeill. He will en ter upon his duties here about June 10. Correspondence of The Robeson ian: Miss Laura Norment's music class closed for the season Wednes day, June 4th. During the year 18 pupils were enrolled. At the begin ning of the session a prize was of fered to the pupil making the high est average. While several deserve special mention, the prize, $2.50 in gold, was awarded to Ruby L. Hug gins. ROWAN'-HARLLNG. Mr. T. Jattper Rtwan Arrir nome With Hi I.r?de From Gr.ii rille, 8. C. Mr. and Mr. T. Jasper Rowan, wro were married at Greenvi!!?, S. C, May 30th, arrived here last eve ning. They are boarding for the present t the home of Mr. ani Mrs. W. L. Parham, East Fifth street. The following account of their marriage is taken from the Green ville. S. C, Daily News of Ju.ti Jit: A lovely marriage was celebrated at the home of T. S. Chandler on Townes street, Friday evening, May 30th, at nine o'clock when Miss Bes sie Sue Harling and Mr. Thomas Jas per Rowan, of Lumberton, North Carolina, were married. The bridal party entered the parlor to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march, beautifully rendered by Miss Ida Chandler. The marriage vews were spoken by Mr. L. H. Miller, the assistant pastor of the Pendleton Stree; Baptist church. The rooms were lovely in their deco.ation of M 18 ana aaises. . -ire Tiding was a very qu ct af- ' .owan, s ivi'ss nariing, is a cnarm- m? and beautiful young woman who for the past three years has made rt-eermlle her home. Mr. Rowan is a rising young business man of Lum berton North Carolina. He saw ser vice in France, having been with the 30th division. Mr. and Mrs. Rowan motored to McGjraick,' Sooth Carolina, where they will spend several days before returning to, Lumberton, North Car olina, their future home. iiioic-naiicu urjruii, sun ox iur. and Mrs. C. M. Bryan of R. 1, Lum berton, landed in New York Monday from ' France. Private - Bryan was attached to the 81st division and was given a discharge from the army on account of the illness of his father.