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ROBESONIAN WATCH LABEL ON YOUR PAPER AND DONT LET - SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS TBS DATE TOUR PAPES WILL BE STOPPED. ESTABLISHED 1S7I. SINGLE COPT; FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY,. GOD AND TRUTH KM A TEAR. DUE IN ADTAJCC3 VOL. L LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1919. NUMBER 47 TOBACCO SALES AEOUHl) HALF MILLION POUNDS Managers of Lumbertons 3 Ware houses Well Pleased With Amount of Tobacco Here HUh as 49 Cents Paid Wide Range in Price. 1 market last week amounted to aroui'd a half-mil(ion v pounds and -""-"v - - "V'Y-TBiawn in regard to we ai-wc ami the managers of the three warehouses are well pleased with' the patronage they are receiving) from; the tobacco growers. Prices ranged as high as 49 cents the pound and it is said the average for all tobacco, soli was above 15 cants the pound. Farmers who sld rip.;, bright tobacco were well pleas ed with their sales, many of them declaring that good tobacco is bring, in,; r.ic:e money than it did la it ycki. Trashy, green tobacco is not selling well and the tobaico people don't se?m to want it at any price. Last yjar the trashy fba.3 brought pru'i-3 almost equal , vo tne. betier graces but' there-is a wide ranged' the- prccs this season. NEGRO QAMBLERS "NABBED. iv- ' ' ' 1 Coons Tried' to Climb Wall When Speedm et Off With Costs. Arthur Ifoore, Henry Blackburn, Jim McDonald and Henry Jackson, all colored,' were nabbed by Chief of Police E L. Hanna Saturday night while engaged in a "skin game" at the home of Tom Faulk, also col ored. They submitted to the charge of gambling before Mr. W. Lennon, solicitor of the Lumberton recorder s court, any judgment was suspouded up payment of the cost. Chief Hanna was assisted in the arrest by Mr, Chanel Wilson and the neeroes made a wild dash for. escape. some of them trying to climb the walls of the room, according to Chief hanna. Earl Tuton, Fred Prevatt and Rob ert Pre vatt submitted to the charge of speeding and judgment wa sus pended upon payment of the cost. INDIAN SHOOTS INDIAN. Hub Hammond Loses Left Forearm As Result of Being Shot by J. V. Oxendine Oxendine Gives Self Up. Hub Hammond, Indian, is in the Thompson hospital and has had his left arm amputated just below the elbow as a result of being shot with a shotgun by J. V. Oxendine, also Indian, about 7 o'clock last evening. A number of shot also penetrated Hammond's left side. The shooting took place at ' the home of Oxendine, six miles north west of town, and according to tse story told by Oxendine, Hammond fired two shots from a pistol at "him. A pistol with' two, empty cartridges in it was found on Vlaonmond. Oxendine came to , town - and - sur rendered to Sheriff R-E. Lewis, soon after the shooting,Ht JsinJaiL. but will probably be Jet out on -bond to day. Both Indians were drunk at the time of the shooting, i&! s said. Both have large families. SELECTION OF COUNTY Ira AD ENGINEER POSTPONED), The matter of hiring a countytoad engineer was deferred by the county ma a hoard on the 14th insL. -when the board met for. that purpose. Thel.New York, where she has been taking J .a? 1 J Ji.A AnJl L a. l f matter was deferred because the road law provides that the man employed shall be recommended by the State Highway ' commission and tne com mission has not yet recommended a man for the position. ; Mr. V E. Townsend, secretary to the board, has recently received a letter from the State Highway com mission advising the county road board to name a man-for the posi tion and then let the board investi gate as to whether or not the man selected is capable,, of doing the work. ANNUAL INDIAN PICNIC. . The regular annual Indian picnic will be held.at Union Chapel on July 26th. The address of the occasion will he delivered bv Ex-Sheriff "and ex-State Senator Geo. B. McLeodY'H Who fufaUieen seven-ear corn T Mr. Waltet Owens of R.f U Lumber ton:, brough to The,, Robesonian of fice Friday, an ear of -this. kind. There was 6hly one shack to the 7 ears. ,1" ; Mrs.'.'Irvin Jenkins and daughter, Miss Matie, left -Friday evening for Cheraw, ; Si C, ; and .- ML Vernon Springs, where they will spend three weeks. At Chersw; they will visit; Mrs. Jenkra's niece, Mrs. Robert Chat man,and afterwards go to ML Ver non Springs. Mr. Clifton Morgan of the Mari etta section ,was a Lumberton. visitor Saturday. . , . Mr. R L. Lamb of R- 4, Lumber ton, was among ;the ; callers at The Robesonian office Saturday. ?v i Mrs. M. H. NoblcTand small daugh ter, Mildred, returned r last night from Bethel, where - they, spent ome t'mr visiting relatives and friends., i MEXICAN SITUATION GRAVE Mexican Government bays It Will Omit No Effort in Prosecution and Punishment of Those Responsible For Murder of American. While the State and Navy depart ments Sunday awaited furtner uifor robbery of a boatload of American sapors from the U. S. S. Cheyenne, in Ibife. Temesi river, near TamDico. July j& the Mexican government,! Several negroes were taken off street through.its embassy at Washington,; cars and beat up. Riot caused by sev states jaspatch of July 20, informed ! eral white girls being raped recently the State"-Department that it would "omit rip'v'efforts in the prosecution and punisjhhent of those responsible'' for the mttrder of John W. Correll, an American 'citizen, and the attack on his wife in the Tampico distr.ct late last month . , The message from the Mexican government, reply to representations made by the Ujiited States, immedi ately after the; attack on the Correll family was reported, however, did little to lessen the gravity of the sit uation existing there since Saturday when news of the attack on the American sailors reached the State Department . Officials made no at tempt after the message relating to the Correll attack was received to minimize the seriousness nf the-nit- piatnm resulting from he BMnron the - sailors who were dressed in American uniforms and were in a motor launch at the masthead of which was an American flag. The message from the Mexican gov ernment in the Correll case,- as made public tonight bj Acting Secretary of State Phillips, said: . "The Mexican government will omit no efforts in the prosecution and pun ishment of those responsible for a: crime so odius,' m the clearing no of Z t " ii.Ca0 . disposal.1 NEWS ITEMS FROM ROWLAND Death of Miss Isabelle McQueen Large Crowd Attended Openiner To bacco Sales Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Rowland, July 15. The whole town' and community were made sad last Friday evening when the news was spread abroad that Miss Isa belle McQueen had died. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim McQueen of Rowland. Miss Isabelle Lad been very ill in the Charlotte sanatorium for a numbe" of weeks, l,ut was brought to her horn in Row land 2 weeks before the end came. Everywhere Isabelle was known s'f was loved. She was of a bright sunny nature. She was very ambi tious and industrious. We sympa thize with the family in this great loss. ' ' We are glad to see- Mrs.J R. HV Mil Ier home from the Charlotte sana torium, where she underwent an op eration for appendicitis. Mrs. Miller ! improving rapidly. ; Mrs. H. K. McCormick, Miss Sarah Pharr and Master R. C. Emanuel haT'YPn to Columbia, S. C, to visit friends. . " ,.1' Dr. Lenon has been very sick for sometime at his home with typhoid fever. We hope he will soon be out again. ' Rev. and Mrs. J. Blalock returned last week from a visit to the West ern part of the State. Lieut. Don. McLeod is visiting home folks. Miss Ethel ' Miller is home from a special course in music at the Met ropolitan: college ox music. ' Yesterday was quite an unusual day ilp: Rowland. The first tobacco sale of the season opened in the new warehouse. The large crowd helped to makethe sale more interesting. Mr; '.Louis L. Saser of Durham, who spent several days here trying to collect? unpaid pledges of the War Work campaign, says that he geve The Robedortian the wrong figures as to the amount subscribed by Robe' son county1 citizens. -It was $15, 178.62, instead of $14,814.02, as stat ed upon Mr. Sasser's authority in Thursday's Robesonian. The , Pacific. ifleet left Old Point Comfort, Va., Saturday on its long voyage to the west coast, under Ad miral Hugh Rodman. The ships are expected to enter the Golden Gates about the middle of August, when President Wilson is 'expected to re new them, .f JLV ' f , T. R- Poole, "a young white man, was killed instantly in Greensboro Tuesday at the Guilford hotel, where he was I employed as engineer, being electrocuted . -while working on the motor , which operates the passenger elevator. - - ' Fifty-seven dentists passed the- re cent examination of the North Caro lina jState Dental association. The number of applicants who failed was 17; Among the successful applicants was one Robeson county man, S. K. McKay, of Red Springs. , . ' , . t Benjamin Dawson Heath, aged 70, millionaire and one of Charlotte's leading financiers and manufactur ers, died at Charlotte Thursday, fol lowing a period of declining health. RACE RIOTS IN WASHINGTON Several Negroes Beaten Up As Re- ' Upon Whitetorls, BY J. P. HUMPHREY. Special to The Robesonian. TIT -1. : T " T..1 nt T , riot ere tonieht and last nieht Soldiers, sailors ana marines the riot. participated in by negroes. All negroes on Penn sylvania Avenue tonight were chased off. . This is ft very serious riot. . Sev eral thousand militia are expected tomorrow. It is rumored that this is only the beginning of the riots. A Washington dispatch of the 20th gives the following: "Scattering clashes between whites and negroes occurred in Washington tonight and at midnight the police reported that seven negroes, badly beaten, had been taken to hospitals and fifteen soldiers and marines were under arrest, charge with assault. "The disorders were an aftermath of the "riot last night when a mob of soldierA, nt'3kL,mMXJrt like, V an. exr the negro district in the "southwest section of the city seeking a negro suspected of attacking a white wom an.. Both the police and military au thorities had taken precautions to prevent a repetition of this alfair and apparently there was no organized extort for mob violence on a big scale. "in each of the clashes tonight the most of which occurred on Pennsyl vania avenue, small bands ox wniw men made op chiefly of men in uni- gjr way aiong tne streets Considerable feeling has been aroused here recently by numerous attacks on white women oy negroes, the ltest victim of which was said to have teen the wife of a sailor And which result ed i nthe organized cfft3 lor re venge last night. '"No snots were exchanged in the fights tonight and nonev of the ne groes attacKed were reported to hae oeen seriously injured. INDIAN SUMMER SCHOOL. Summer School for Indian Teachers Of Robeson Begins July 28th at Pembroke. Correspondence of The Robesonian. The summer school for the In dian' teachers of Robeson county will begin on Monday, July 28th, and con tinue four weeks. I his school win be held at the Normal school build ing at Pembroke. All the Indian teachers of the county are expected to attend regularly during the four weeks' terra. The faculty for, this summer school consists of the following instructors: T C. Henderson, director; J. R. Poole, county superintendent; O. p. Dukes, county farm demonstrator; Miss Su sie Jordan, grammar ' grade instruc tor; Miss Bessie Morgan, primary in structor; Miss Flax Andrews, coun ty home demonstrator. THE RECORD OF DEATHS Martin C. Powell Funeral at Raft Swamp This Afternoon. Mr. Martin C. Powell, aged 22 years, died yesterday morning at' the home of "his father, Mr. W. H. Towell on R. 2 from Lumberton. Deceased had been ill for some time with Bright's disease. The funeral will be conducted from Raft Swamp Etptist church by RevDr. Chas. H. Duibam. pastor of the First Baptist church f Lumberton, at 4 o'clock this after noon. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. - ' - - - News Items and Personals From Route 5. , . ' . Corresoondence of The RobesonianT Lumberton, R. 5, July 16 Farmers in this section are very ousy curing Miss Edna Barnes was a visitor at the home pf Miss Nettie Pridgeon Sunday. ' " Miss Belle Davis spent Sunday p m - in this section. Mr. Sandy Smith was a caller at Singletary's Sunday afternoon. Mr. Archie Ward, was a caller in this ' section Sunday afternoon. Jttr. W. O. Rice was a caller at the home of Mr. William Mercer Sun day afternoon. "s Mr. W. ,0. Watts of South Carolina is spending a while at the home of Mr-J. R. Pridgeon. . Mr. Henry Prevatt was a caller m this section Sunday afternoon. .Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes spent Sunday afternoon visiting wer this way. . - We are glad to hear that the Wild Cats are coming home.. Mr. Bill Bethea of Wilmington writ open a barber shop in the base ment at the Lorraine hotel some time this week, probably tomorrow. . Speoial communication of St. Alban's lodge No. 114, A. F. & A. M., Tuesday evening, July 22nd, 8:30. PARKTON ITEMS Shipping Melons at Good Prises ' A I ord to Cotton Farmers ' Death of Mrs. L. T. Jenkins- Church Notes and Personal Items BY C. D. WILLIAMSON. Parkton, July 17. The first load of melons of this season was loaded here Saturday by Mr. J. T. Bunnell of R. 2, but this week It is a busy time loading and shipping and we have been advisCd the prica is high. The local market has been the high est we have ever known. Tobacco is now claiming the at tention of the growers, hence we see there is plenty to do, if it is too wet to run the plows. Allow me to speak a word to the cotton farmer. As soon as it will do to plow Vour cotton you had bet ter tee that you rush the plows over your cptton, as some of the farmers have said that they don !t, expect to plow, -any more. Now just as sure as they leave off plowing the grass will not only damage tho cotton but it will fother. the cotton picker; so look out and see your cotton is plow ed, up .to the first or tenth of August, case to stop their plow 'entirely too soon. r , Mr. J. G. Hughes is now rushing a span-fire new car, a Buick, sixty mules strong. Some car, believe me: and when the entire family is seated, the roll is called, and Dusty lets 'em roll; . Miy Pk H. Fisher has had his solen- didGrast overhauled and looks good as new now. This is tne car that caught on fire some months ago over in Fayetteville and was damaged con siderably. Mr. J. CD. McNatt comes alonir with a Dodge and his first trip fail ed to dodge all the oaks and .struck one so hard that it slept most a week in the Joye hospital, but it has en tirely ' recovered and can dodge as good as ever. Mr. James McNatt of the navy is home for a ten-days leave. Wonder what next? Listen for the wedding bells! Sunday night 'was said to be the hottest night in 20 years, and here's one that believes it, too. Yet Rev. W. L. Mahess, pastor of the M. E. church, gave a splendid report of his Columbus trip. There was no ser vices at the Presbyterian church and air were invited to attend ser vice with the Methodists The warm weather caused several to stay at home. The preacher stat ed that he never expected to attend any such a gathering this Ride of heaven, that it was ten times great er than he expected to see, and that he was under many obligations to his Church lor the splendid trip; he is now all on fire for lost souls and ex pects to do a greater work than ever for his- Master. Mr. Charlie Murphy and family of Virginia . arrived in town Saturday for a few days' visit to relatives and friends. They made the trip in his splendid car through the country. Mr. Murphy and his brother-in-law Mr. Collier Cobb, attended three to bacco sales Tuesday, at St. Pauls, Lumberton and Fairmont, but said that Jjumberton had them all faded. Rev. J. U "Jenkins was called home last Sunday afternoon on account of the sudden death of his mother, Mrs. L. T. Jenkins, at Albemarle. She was taken quite suddenly and only lived five minutes. She was in her 66th year, th mother of ten children, and ior more than fifty years a faithful servant of Jesus Christ Four of her boys died and went: on before her to their reward John K. in 1887, Dotson in 1889, Arlie D. B. in 105, and Roy C. in 1913. She lived to see all - of - her children become Christians and one of her boys. Rev. J. L. Jenkins, of Parkton, called to the gospel ministry, which was one of the greatest joys of her life. Like all true mothers, she lived an unsel fish life and did her utmost to im press them early with the importance oi putting first thmsrs first. The following survive: Her husband, L. T. jenKins; two sons T. V. Jenkins, Salisbury, Rev. J. L. Jenkins. Park- ton; four daughter Ida, Albe marle; Mrs. C. C. Cain. Winston: Mrs. i. l, Meachum, Durham; Mrs. D. Coggin, Palmerville. FIELD DAY . AT BOLTON. A Day Set Aside For Practical Dem enstsationa Under Auspices of North Carolina Landowners Asso ciation. J Tuesday July 29, will be field day at Bolton, a day set aside for prac tical demonstrations under tho aus Dices of the North Carolina Land owners-association and the wacca maw Lumber ; company, in Q--vt- tion with the United State demon stration' agents of Columbus, Bruns wick, Bladen, Robeson, Pender and New Hanover. counties. There will be interesting discuss ions on" natters of vital importance to this section of the State by promi nent Federal and State officials and county , farm demonstration agents, on matters pertaining to better farm ing and .the - development of rural communities. - . L. C. PARKER LOCATED. Lumberton Man Who Mysteriously Disappeared in 1915 is in Army Has Seen Service on Mexican Bor der and Oversess. The whereabouts of Mr. L. C. Parker, who mysteriously disappear ed from a hotel in Raleigh in tlie fall' - of 1915, was recently learned ofi Mr. Frank Bryan has accepted a through a letter which Mr. J. P. Rus- position with the DuBois bakery. He sell received from Mr. Parker. He! began work today. is in the army and is stationed at " The nnuaj Barker'a-T-n Mfle Aberdeen, Md. According to thelpicnic will held at Ten MUe letter, Mr. Parker has been in the; ur(jay of this week army several years, having spent! m e . . , some time on ' the Mexican border and also overseas. Before disappearing Mr. Parker was general freight and passenger agent of the Virginia & Carol'na Southern railroad with headquarters here. When he disappeared from Ra leigh he left his handbag in a hotel there and many of his friends teared that he had met foul play. PEMBROKE POINT& Farmers Delighted With Rains- Melons Galore Church Notes- Personal Mention. i-npvMndrf,.Th .Robjfson'sjj... Pembroke, July 17. The clouds are still hanging heavy and the rain con tinues to fall occasionally, to the de light of the farmers. Nice big watermelons and canta loupes are being brought in by the wagon loads. How delightful to en joy the summer's produce these sultry days. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Biddell and Miss Sadie Biddell went Sunday to Wrightsville Beach, where they stop ped till Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCormick, Mr. Lacy McNair and Miss Margaret Odum went yesterday to Jackson Springs, having driven across coun try in Mr. McCormick's nice Chal mers. Mrs. R. H. Livermore is leaving this morning for Manchester, where she will visit Mrs. O. $. Miller. Mrs. William Kirk" and small chil dren, Mary Page and W. G. Jr., are visiting this week at Mrs. Kirk's fath er s at Roberdell We were glad to see Mr. Walter McNeill in town today, having Just returned from "across the pond". He is now on his way to Florence and Georgia to visit relatives. We sympathize with Mrs. Mclnnis in the loss of her brother, Mr. Prid gen, of Marion, S. C. We are all so glad to have Miss Hattie Lee McCullers move to our town to live with her sister, Mrs. Livermore. The , Presbyterian revival meeting will not begin here Sunday as had been intended. Remember the Baptist Sunday school hour has been changed to four o'clock in the afternoon. Come and bring some one with you if possible ROAD PROJECTS APPROVED BY HIGHWAY COMMISSION Among' projects approved by the State Highway Commission at its sessions in Raleigh last week were: Hoke county Raeford to Cumber land county line in the direction of Fayetteville. 10 miles. " Bladen county Cumberland coun ty line to Elizabethtown; Robeson county line to Elizabethtown, a total of 35 miles. In addition to officially approving these roads, the commission announc ed that the army trucks furnished the State for road work would be sent out to the various' counties just as rapidly as they could be secured provided of course the counties make the proper application, for them and furnished the rental fee at si a day. The commission has now approved projects amounting to approximately 1300 miles of good road in all sec tions of the State. HOME FROM THE WAR. St. Pauls Messenger: Mr. Frank Caudell of the A. E. F. has arrived from overseas and is spending a few weeks at home. He has received his discharge from the army, but has re-enlisted for another year's ser vice.. SL Pauls Messenger: Rev. W. W, Morton, chaplain in the army, who went overseas with the 81st division some 21 months ago, has been spend ing a few days with his old time friend Rev. James Murray. Mr. Mor ton occupied the pulpit at the ser vice hour at the Presbyterian church Sunday night, giving his experience as chaplain on the front in France. ALFORDSVILLE : : ' , VOTED $60,000 It - was ' inadvertedly stated in Thursday's Robesonian that A If ord s- ville township voted a 115,000 road bond issue on Tuesday of last week, when it should have been given as $60,000. As was stated in Thursday's paper, only one vote was cast against the issue. Mr. C. W, Graham of Proctorville is a Lumberton visitor today. WATCH THE LABEL. Watch the date apposite the smum en the label on year paper. Whea yeesr subscription expires) yoar paper will be stopped. This applies to all sab scribe rs. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS ."' obb ms accepieo position as agent for the V. 4 C. S. Py. Co., at Elizabethtown. Mr. Jno. B. Smith went Friday to the Charlotte sanatorium, Char lotte, where he will undergo treat ment. Mr. E. C. Graham left last eve ning for Charlotte, where he will un dergo an operation at the Charlotte sanatorium. . Ex-State Senator Geo. B. Mc Leod, who has been sojourning for tome time in Washington and New York, is spending a while with home folks here. Miss Augusta Blake, ctshier la Mr. Ls.H. Caldwell's ldepaitme. ftore, 'a taking a vmctw this wtefti She went today to St Pauls to visit relatives and will go from -there to Philsdelphus. Mr. W. H. M. Brown of Buie is finding ready sale for the canta loupes he has been advertising in The Robesonian. And no wonder, for more delicious and toothsome melons never grew. Mr. E. S. McNeill has sold hi meat market on North Elm street to Mr. G. W. Bill of Fayetteville, who will conduct the market at the same stand. Mr. McNeill has not yet de cided what he will do. Mr Jno S McNeill went yesterday to Greensboro to join Mrs. McNeill and children, who have been there for several days. Mr. McNeill will re turn with his family Thursday. He made the trip in his autx Mr. J. T. Davis of Raft Swamp brought to town Friday some of his famous orange meat watermelons. He made the editor a present of ona and he is prepared to Bwear that tneBe meiong are extra fine License has been issued for the marriage of L. DeWitt ilatheny and Nannett McNatt; Clarence Iiritt and Marie Prevatt; Walter Tew and Mer tie Jones; Lee Ander Britt and Nan cy Fowler; Braxton W. Cozier and Lonie Herring. Miss Emily Barrington went Thursday evening to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Barrington, near Maxton, where she will spend her vacation. Miss Barrington works in Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son's department store. All who are interested in the county fair to be held in Lumberton. next fall are requested to meet ia the commissioners' roo.ti at the court house this evening at 8:30. The meeting' is veiy important as defi nite plans for the fair will be perfect ed at this meeting. It was stated in Thursday' Robesonian that Messrs. W. K. Be thune and Jno. S. McNeill were re cently elected active superintendents of the Presbyterian Sunday schooL Mr. Bethune was elected active su perintendent and Mr. McNeill assist ant superintendenL It was stated in a recent issue of The Robesonian that somebody had stolen spare auto tires off of Mr. C. H. Boyd's car. They were , not "spares," Mr. Boyd says, but the tires were taken right off the wheels There has been quite an epidemic 'of stealing auto tires recently. Mr. V, B. McMillan, assistant cashier of the First National Bank, has accepted the local agency for the Dixie Flyer atito afid has opened at show room In the McLeod building. Elm street, formerly' occupied by Dr. W. W. Parker. Mr. Ralph Whaley has charge of the show room. Capt. J. P. Russell, general sec retary of the Y. M. C.A. at Camp Bragg, Fayetteville, spent from Thursday night to Saturday here with home folks. There are not many men at Camp now and Capt. Russell probably will not r-e engag- ed in "Y" work there much longer. Mrs. John Knox and Misses Vashti White, Epsie Fuller and Rachel McNamara left Friday for Jackson ville, Fla., where they . will : spend. two (li at a VinriM . nartv at- th home of Mrs. Wescott Edmundson, who has visited Mrs. Knox here. Miss Fuller, who has been at Henderson ville, and Miss McNamara, who has been in school at Brevard, joined Mrs. . Knox and Miss White, who left here Friday, on the road. Mr. and Mrs. J. C Fuller and . tuuucu wn un. w a. vrKaum : rived home Saturday night from Hen- 1 - dersonvule, where they attended the marriage last Wednesday of Miss Anna Neal Fuller and Mr. L. E Blanchard. Miss Agnes McLean went from the wedding to Brevard, where she will spend the rest of the summer with Mrs. H. B. , Jennings, and Miss Berta McNeill went to Statesville to visit friends: Mr. R. H. Crichton and Mr. J. Dixon McLean. who also- attended the wedding, the atter being best man, returned home Thursday nighL .'; yta1 '