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,0BE3$N WILL HAVE COT- RECKLESS AUTO DRIVER ON STORAGE WAREHOUSES . IN THE, TOILS i Flans Art Bein Perfected ' for .Es- Man WJio Took Possession of Road Ublishing Cotton Storage Ware- houses in 7 Robeson County Towns , Committers WiU Canvas. Each - " "-'Township for Members of 'Ameri . v can Cotton Association. " Cottdn storage warehouses to be op 's". crated under the State warehouse law passed by the last Legislature m be established in a numoer.pj ,iodssoii county towns. This wa3l decided at -'.'-a meeting of farmers, bankers and . business men, representing nil parts . of the county, today. - Plans already are 1 being perfected .for establishing 1 storage warehouses - in - Lumber ton, Maxten, - - a, owiana, a airmont, ivea Springs St Pauls, and Parkton, and , others may be established later." -; 4 . Organization committees were ap pointed today for Lumberton, . Row land nd Red Springs; whilo a war - house company has. already. bii pr- ;. ganised at nnnon. in8 committees . appointed for the purpose. ol organ - Izing v today were: - Lwnberton ' v iTassrs. K. M. Barnes, 'If. F. Cobb. H. ;f.;McAIllster, A. White, A. T. 5 I'cLean Red Springs Messrs.- W, J. j v Johnson, NV 3- McAtthut; , George :ullocki B. fW. Townsend,: J. F. Mc- ' Xavi Rowland Messrs. B; A. Edenr, . Jfno; W. Ward, G. L. Robertson, Cso. . . Im Neill and Dr. G. M. fate. , : The .meeting - today elected i ex : State ' Senator Frank Gough chair man, of , the Robeson (branch of the ' -American Cotton asociation- and m V frttttees were appointed - to canvass ach township in the county Tor mem - ters ;of the association. The house ionouse canvass win oe maae ie last five days of October at which ' time a like canvass will be- made tn all ' the cotton-growing States of the '. - .South. The names of-the committee win be published in. The Robesonian ' sow ar they are available. " SUPERIOR COURT, Jury Dismissed - From . Tuesday Af- ,, ternoon Till This . Morning "y Signing Judgments. . -r - But little work has been . done . in 'Sunerier t'cotrrt for - th- -"trial 1 civil .cases which (ConvenedMon except -WrM ttdgmmto.,The jut prus. dismissed by Judge Thos. H. Calvert of Raleigh, who is presiding, from Tuesday afternoon . ttrttil ' this morning. -- . V '" ' i The following . . jury trials have been heard; " "" r -Mary Lovett 'vsjVon 'Lovett; ; di vorce .gtanteo. -o.,. r"r ' ; . J. A. White WlS;'?rWre, divorce granted. ; , .' ' - " . - -. Beaufort County Lumber Co. vs. Lydia .Downing, et al; judgment for plaintiff. - ' ' - - ' This is a two weeks: term and it is -expected that court will run into next week.. "v'fair is EXPECTED, to Sunday and Smashed Into Mr. A. T. McLean's Car is Fined for Speed ing and Taxed for ,Damages---Ap-peal to Higher Court He. is Said to. Have Acted Like. Road Belonged Len j Anderson was fined $50 and the cost by Recorder E: M. Britt Mon day.,afternoon -when found 'guilty of exceeding the. speed limit with an auto4 Anderson was also found friiiltv of reckless driving and judg-i ment -was suspended upon payment of the: cost in that case,; the defendant being required to 'pay over; to the court 175 to ' pay for repairs to Mr. AA-T," McLean's auto, Mr. " McLean's car. having been, damaged;. Sunday when Anderson drove a: car against it on the Ten-Mile-Barker's road. An derson; gave, notice of appeal to the Superior 1 court and was ; placed m jail, where he remained' until .TUes dav. when he gave a 1300 justified bond for his appearance in Superior eoutt,-'; 'V 1 , !' 'rf - Anderson, hails from Fayettevflle and -was the man mentioned in Mon dav's Robesonian who took possession of the above-mentioned road, Sunday afternoon.,. It U said 'he came near colliding with several Other people Sunday and. that he acted a. though all the road belonged to Hint person. ,H came to Lumberton . Monday and was arrested while here by Chief of Police D. M. Barker. He admitted that he was the-man who struck Mr. McLean's ' car.. . He brought two. wom en to rLumbertoa from' Fayetteville Sunday -afternoon, left them at a ho, tel here, and was . arrested by Chief Barker- when f he-' returned '-ot the women 'Monday.' At fhtsfe fte- denied being the man but later, asked Chief marker to do wnaiie coma xor mm. Mr. Elwood Whaleyand- Deputy A R. Pitt man went to ayeuetuie Mon day -Q Aerve a " warrant on Anderson but rAndfrson showed up here in the meantime, REUNION OF 30TH DIVISION. Heroes. Who Broke vHindenbufg .Line Cinoorse Leagpe oi a wn u RED SPRINGS NEWS In Social Circles--Morements of the People. PARKTON ITEMS Correspondence of The Robesoniao. . Red SpringSj Sept. 30. Miss Ln cile Culbreth of Fayetteville has been i the guest for the past week of . Miss Annie eiie wunams. . - : Mr. John Callahan of Greensboro spent last week here with relatives. Several from here attended the wedding in Wagram on last Wed nesday of Miss Mary Watson and Mr,. J. A. Powers of Kmston. Mr. W. R. Smith of Bainbridge, Ga., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs W. A. Bullock. ..Little Miss- Dot Toon delightfully entertained a number of her friends on Thursday afternoon, the occasion being her. 11th birthday. . '"-, " The Zetesian and Epsilon Chi so cieties of Flora McDonald college gave k their annual receptions to the new- members , on - Monday evening:. The former entertained with al formal reception while th6 entertainments 621 the latter was in the nature of an In door circus, . Guests of both soctetiea reported a -most delightful time. ,f The small, fry are all excitement today over a negro minstrel that haa come to town, and is sewmg'ap' m teat preparatory to the night perfoi-narrt. The faculty of tho graded 'acbocl entertained , the mother of the stuj dents in the school buildinr on Thurji- day . afternoon. ' Tea and cake, were served. It was a most delightful wj casion and thoroughly 'enjoyed by the large number present. - vx' Mrs. Magee, of vGoldsboro is on- visit to her father. Mr; W. J. Mc Leod.. : ,1 . ;- .,. Mrs. H. M. DixOn is on a visit' to her daughter Mrs.' DaVies of AugusT to. - - - t,: . 1 School Faculty Moving Picture Show ; a Success Condittona Met For Bonded Warehouse Talking Conn ... ty Fair Painting Church Person al and Other Items. - by c. D. .willumson; r TAX VALUATIONS. LOCAL COTTON MARKET. Average Valuations ia Smiths, Burnt Swamp and Shannon Increased More Than 5 Times and in Red Springs Over 10 Times Only 4 Townships Passed' On. Tax Supervisor S. H. McKinnon BRIEF ITEMS .LOCAL NEWS and his board have passed, on neww -: -v.' .,. i sax valuations for bmth,- Burnt. , Fay. infant, daughter of Mr. and Strict middling cotton sold on the local.market this morning for ?. cents the ' pound ; middling 30 3-4 cents. There was a decline of 40 pcints in the market later in the dy, however iParkton. Sept. 30. The B. Y. P. V. folks are enjoying a social, tonight onj ""S. B umnt -Fay, infant, daughter of Mr. and the lawn of the Presbyterian martsei S!ml'l.Sh"Son 4?d Sprmga , Mrs. T. M. Burney, is critically Ul the Baptist church, announced at his last service that on his next preach ipg night the services-would be con ducted by the B. Y P, and that an interesting program- would be rm- joyed. He also requested that all the members of the Baptist church be present at the morning services. ? . The M. E. church is beinsr nainted afso the walls have' been calcimined and when tkfe new lights are Jnstau ad the church will be quite, comfort- awe. , . The many, friends of Mr. and Mrs, CV A. Roach will be glad to know that they will soon be with ns again, as Mr. Roach has purchased the saw mill of W- T.T.L' Blue and -wiU oper ate the mul near town. ' Mr.- Roach Jived m 4own ' for soms time a. few years ago and made many friends, i , Mr. nd -Mrs. ' ,'L.' M.' Powell - will move week from the farm of Mr. J. G. Hdghe to "town and' will occu py one bpllr. 3. Hughes' nice cot tages on .second street. -1 ' : I have; heen promisinf thf .readers pf Ths. Jtobesonian thi names Of the prese,tssculty of the fargton graa sd achoel; . Prof. E. T. HinesV Greens boro; Hiss Elsie Benthall high school tseacher, Woodland; Miss Maurice Brit- ton, teacher of 6th and 7th. grades Summerville ; - Miss - JHasel Ledbettsf, 4th ad 9th grades, Chapel Jlill; IMias wann j. iucweiu, zna and axe grades Comparison t of the new with rm-umonia feiSjS?' i Yere-l -Mti. L. R. V.r. .111 le. tti. FUNERAL OF MRS. JULIA DEESE V Farmers Brick. Warehouse is Being . Prepared for' Displaying Ex-- . . hibits. . ; Indications are .that the fifth an- 1 nual : Robeson county ' fair and peace jubilee to be held in ,. Lumberton Oc tober 14 to 17 will,, eclipse all pre ' vious fairs. Ih'efair this year will ; be held in the Farmers brick tobac co sales warehouse, First street. The building is already being but in read lsesafor displaying the. exhibits and there will be plenty of room jfor all the exhibits that" may be brought in- MEN KILLED IN RACE HOT ' v 1 " . . - IN '.ARKANSAS-TOWN, A; A4ispatch bf Oct 1 from Helena, 7 Ark gives thc-following: , - ' Two white men, Clinton Lee and ; J; ATappan, of Helena, and seven ie v groes are known to be dead at Elaine, - iv neaf -here, as a result of clashes to t'day between' negroes ' and a posse , searching for the ' persons who last night from ambush fired upon and ' .tilled JV. D. Adkins,' railroad special agent, according to reports reaching here-' tonight. : A, .third, white man. Ira 'Proctor,. and ,a number of. ne- groes are known to have been wound fed. -Troops from Camp, Pike, at Lit- tie .Rock, armed with, machine guns, are said to be en route to Elaine. Chanya Back to Old Time Octo- ;" ber 23. .. - . - Sunday, October 26th, is the. date t when . "the " time changes" that is, . . the date when . time pieces are to' be moved up one hour. Judging from :. what' one hears, some people had an idea -.. that the - first day of October - was" the time for the change. , One v must be patient yet a' little while, v Come -October 26; This nuisance will bother no more. - , aKevisrt ;Denvunci4---Meet Nt Aat i ('foe first annual reunion oi wie vui Hickory sfjeociation . Was ; ' held, at GreenviU S. C Mondiy apd Tuesday and was attended by. more, than 8,000 members of tne xamous nire ui visioh; TertnbsseeansNiC4tonnT ians and South Care v-' -P.t year ago on "the 2fith?. Ser tvtoh Im perishable glory bjrtyeaki-tgjthe'sup. posediy impregnable Hindenburg line. Asheville was selected a the meet ing place next year. Col. Holmes B. Springs, now of Greenville, who com manded all-the trains of the SOth's was elected .president. Sgt. Maj. ,Frank P. Bowen of Knoxville was ejected secre tary .treasurer. Resolutions were adopted , urging ratification of , the, peace treaty as it stands, without reservahons.. Speak ers denounced Bolshevism and., said the returned soldiers would be the leaders to feuppress such dangerous elements. ' Among tne speaicers were Gov. Bickett of "North Carolina,: Gov, Cooper of South Carolina; Oct J. K. Herr. chief of staff; Brig. Gen. Law rence D. Tyson of Knoxville; Maj. Gen. .. M. Lewis, now of Camp Gor don ; Brig. Gen, ,S. L. Faison of the 60th Inf. Brig now a colonel in the regular army; Col. Albert L.' Cox of Kaleigh oi tne . i istn iieia arnuery , Sgt- Robt' L. . Fulton of Florence. S. C4 -Maj. jGen. John F .0Ryan, com manding officer of the 27th division (New-York national guard.). n-! J. r. 'MiWnh-'Kkl-'iib-; ii Vmi Miss Elisabeth Nosy fit m.-MMik.ftA M.'4.HMter ixii 'rthKV' -Bart; Mws Sajlle, PearsaU -Mr.' DoUt-las McMillan went un toi V10' Springs. .Charlotte this week pn '. a business trip, A SURPRISE MARRIAGE. License Tias been issued for the marriage, of Harry T. Lewis and Blanche Surles. .Register of D-fls Floyd sold 67 marriage licenses dur ing the month of September, vwhich goes to prove that Cupid is still ac tive in Robeson. t HUNTERS'. LODGE FARM .-.-:-' ; '- ' . CHANGES HANDS . j- ja t- - Gen and Mrs. F. A. Bond Will Move - to Jessups' Md Farm , Purchased By Mr. N. C Stubbs. ' ' "Gen. F. A. Bond, has old his farm including his - home, known as. Hunt er's Lodare. hear. Lowe,: to Mr.' N. C Stubbs. Genv and Mrs. Bond expect to leave about November 1 for Jessups, Md. where they will make their home- with, their on, Mr. R. ,B. Bond. r Gen. and Mrs. Bond came to Robeson 20 years ago from Maryland and '.have made throughout ' this sec tion many friends who will regret their decision to leave. Gen." Bond was attracted ito this section by 'Jno. R. Kenlev. president of the A. CL Ry. Co,' Mr. Kenley served in- the Civil war as a private under Gen Bond, who was captain of Co. A, 1st Maryland calvary. Gen. and Mrs Bond were - Lumberton visitors yes terday. -,'.,' RECORDER'S COURT. V .. Wilbur Leggett plead guilty of ex ceeding the' speed limit with in aa and judgment was suspended upon payment, .of the -cost. . ' ; '. . Miss Lillie Mae Gibson and Mr. Jas. Leon -Graham Marriei in Fayette vine. ,. ,;;v'ti ,' Special. to The Robesonian. 'f. -jf. .. 'Lumber Bridge, . Sept .29,---To .the surprise of thefr many friends, Mijs Lillie Mae 'Gibson .and ' Mt. Jfftrnst Leon Graham were married in-, fay etteville Monday p. m.. Sept 2iV The ceremony was performed. '.syB Joel S. Snyder at the llastist paraonagel I Tba-brde is the pepnlft and at- t'r ' - aghter f Mr. and Mrs. W. w . x oi .jjumnex- ogriage, jnr. Graharv. fa son -of , llf . FJ. ..Graham and. a Soldier of the ecfftt 9siv, . The Tnide wpre jgfeys ct-sui with accessories to match. ' . ', .'. -: ' Those accompanying , the.' .happy couple to Fayetteville were Miss Tiny Gibson, sister of the bride, and Mr. Arch -Usher. Mr. and Mrs. Graham" are making their home at present with the bride's parents, Mr., and Mrs. Gibson. Later they will be at home at the holsl. f. :: - , t ,j , -ni)riii, " , ... I, ' I i. i ' i " i- m mm. SINGLETARY STILL AT LARGE. Condition of Victims of His Pistol ' Shots is Favorable. . I . The condition of Mrs. .George Sin gletary, her 3-year-old child and Charley. Edwards, twho have been, at the Thompson hospital since Friday night of last week suffering from wounds inflicted .when fired upon by Mrs. amgletary s husband. Is report ed as favorable. Singletary has not yet been apprehended.- . 1-JBUfVU ASM ULIO TT ViHAil i WHILE TROOPS PATROL STREETS A dispatch of Oct. i from Omaha, Neb., says: " . V , ' While Federal troops patrolled the Omaha "blackbelf-today to. prevent any possible conflict between' whites and ' negroes following the : rioting of Sunday night a white woman .was attacked, in her home this afternoon by a negro. The attack followed 38 similar crimes since june 1. . - Major General Leonard Wood, com manding the troops here, ordered the patrols strengthened tonight . and in order to keep down public in ignation requested the newspapers to withhold details of the assault ; The city was quiet tonight . . , Military authorities were taking every precaution tonight .to. prevent a repetition of the riots and lynch ing Sunday night which. resulted in three deaths and the burning of the county building with a loss estimated at $1,000,000.- - Mrs. Graham McKinnon of Row land was' a Luberton visitor. this morning. , . . ' Mr. John Redmond is visiting rel atives and friends at Greenville, S. C most complete rest. NO IMPORTANT CHANGE -IN CONDITION' OF PRESIDENT No important change in th condi tion of President Wilson was noted in yesterday's White House bulletin, though it was said his progress' toward recovery was hot so apparent as it had been Tuesday, when he was al lowed to attend to a little business. Throughout the day, the- President felt the effects of another restless night and the day . was devoted to al- t we take pleasure m. r giving the names of the faculty and the school had opened up w(th most .favorable futpre,) They have already taken ad vantage f the old time, and en tim L I should mention - the moving pic ture show" of last , Monday night at the, auditorruth, which wisi , great success Ja v-ryitespec 'odr peot tTa vounr and oldL are loolunsr'forv LM-ard-vo Fngfct . mgtit , when it writ come again.- suae and time- torpids further toentioi, but tm? first ree which-showtf the . tatw war: was moTW than Vorth tne moneys . SoV far as ws can leStn: r tows lias fmst the eortditiohs for; av bonded cotto-i warehouser nd f coarse th cottoir mill wilf .'' token cafe, of now. too . Tf new "cotton gm has" had tough iuck ux troai ins enirroe nve - way hut mek, and the tie'edsd parts could not feet had 'until today.-and tomor row the: gin will hum as usual Late yesteraay evening tne rarsxon raer-cantilo--Cor gin ran-away with itself. : The large drive wheel ran off, tak ing the,: governor with it, and you never heard just such a racket for a few minutes, but not much damage was done.' Engineer McCormick says he soon put the wood pile between' him and the boiler as he and the. entire, crew were more or less frightened. The past month has been a re-J markable "time for picking cotton and the gjns have been rushing trying to' take 'cafe ' of their customers. - Mr. Justice McNeill and family of Lumberton spent Sunday afternoon with'; home folks; returning . in the late afternoon. I should have made' mention'in our last letter' that Miss -Margaret Hughes also has .'entered '.school'-' at Red Springs. ' Mr. Chas. Vance McMillan, left Sunday night for ,-Chapel Hill to en ter school, ' - Ths Robeson cdunty fair is being talked . and we ; are . looking forward to a good time. acreage, 33,676; average, $59,639 Old valuation, ,$35035; acreagi, 82,932; average, $10,644. Burnt Swamp New valuation.) who' is ill In a hospital there. Miss Miriam Weinstein left Mon day for Baltimore Md where she, $932,866.50; acreage. 19,615; average,; "j11 ttena th -,eoody conservatory $4733- Old valuation. $ 174.684 : ! of .music. acreage, 18,179; average, $9,609. Mr. Ira Davis left yesterday for Shannon New valuation. $462.- 81S.50; acreage, 6,558; averaire. $70. 572. . Old' valuation, $61320; acreage, 4-532; average, 113.53. , Red Springs New valuation, $2- iuipn; acreage, 1204; average. $17976. Old ..valuation. $204,045; acreage, 12J86: arefage. 415-712. The 1918 valuation is ths one given as ths "old.". It will be observed that the averars -in - Smiths. Burnt Swamp and Shannon has been incjreas4 ed more than f times, .and In. Red tarings more than 10 times. ' Ths tax assessors are working now In the, 8th -township and ' Supervisor McKinnon advises that the board will pass ' soon - on Lumber Bridge, Ren nert, Parkton and.. Saddletree, townships. Preparing for, Y M. C. A. Drive. " .' Mr. R. M. Gray, manager of the Y. M. C A.drive for the Wilming ton district, with headquarters in Wilmington, was a Lumberton visitor yesterday. Col. Walker Taylor of Wil mington is chairman of this district, which includes about -, 13 " counties. The Y. M. C. A. will put on a drive this month for funds to extend work in high . schools' among boys, and jn rural sections. ; North- Carolina (s asked far $80,000. : The district , of which Robeson is a part is asked for $5,000 or $6,000, and Robeson's quota is $1,200. The amount any county is asked , to give -ia based upon its contributions . to ' the various war work drives," hence Robeson's , part is larger, than that of most, other coun ties. Mr. Gray whose home town is Statesville. has been engaged in ar my "Y" work at Fort Oglethorpe and Savannah. He is trying to find a man .to act as chairman for Robe son. V ' . Beautiful and Tender Service Con ducted at the Home Tuesday Morn ing Remains Interred in- Meadow- (' brook CemeteryMany r Qsantiful .Floral Offerings. The funeral of 'Mrs. Julia Deese, whose . sudden death from apoplexy,: Sunday afternoon was mentioned in Monday's Robesonian, was conducted from the home West Seventh street. Tuesday at 10 a. ro., by Rev. Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor" of Chestnut Street Methodist ehurch, sf Which dseaased was s member. V AJarge' crowd -Attended, the services si the-Jiome and followed he remains -to Meadowbrook cemetery 'where interment was' made. Numerous beautiful floral . offerings covered the igrave. " -' i In -the- services at ; the house- .Dr. Beaman; paid a beautiful tribute to. the-' character of' the deceased. ; Re said, that she was one of. ths most transparent characters he had ' ever known absolutely sincere, and 'that her faith in her last days was beau tifut and inspiring. He paid tribute, too. to the' devotion ' of her three daughters and three sons,: who lavish ed ' Upon her every care and i atten tion and whose constant thought was to see that she: lacked - for nothing that could add to her comfort "Nearer. My God, to TheeJ and "Lead Kindly Light" were sung at the house, and "Asleep in Jesus" at the grave. Rev. Dr. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, offered the closing prayer at the grave. The pallbearers were Messrs. K. M. Barnes, Q. T. Williams, C. B. Townsend, D. D. French, A. E. White, G. Badger McLeod, O. C. Bracey and R. M. Norment. A MARRIAGE T ROWLAND. Miss Bessie McKay Becomes Wife, of f Mr. D. K. Hebsbeck Of Stoneville: A beautiful wedding was solemnized at the home of ex-Sheriff and "Mrs. E. a McNeill at Rowland at 5:30 yesterday afternoon when , Miss Bes sie McKsy . became the bride of , Mr. D. X. Hdsabeck. The bride is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. McNeill and made her heme with them." Rev.- H. M. Dixon- of Bed Springs officiated. Only relatives: and', a few. intimate friends of the contracting parties were in vited. Mr. and MrsD. W. Biggs and Miss. Berto McNeill of Lumberton at- .teftded the marriage. . The bride is a popular young lady J .The groom is cashier of the Bank of I Stoneville, this State. - Mr. and Mrs. Helsabeck - left immediately after 'their marriage for Stoneville' where jthey will be at home, to their friends. ' the becord of deaths Mrs. C. O. Rogers, and 2 children, Charlie Livingston and ' Clara Mae Belle,' have returned ; from Marion, S.1 C, where they spent- some, time visiting at the home of Mrs. 1 Rogers brother, Mr. E. Hood. " Mr. J. B. Humphrey of R. 2, Lum berton, .was ' a Lumberton visitor Tuesday. . . - - . 1 unattanooga, xenn navtng ' won trip hi the $100,000 club of ths New York Life Insurance Co. Born to Mr. and Mrs. L C. Hall, of No. 210 Carthage road, a daugh ter. ...Mrs. Hall, has been the -guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Langs ton, at 206 S. Myers strset. Charlette, for. ths past wsetx. Rev, J. A. Campbell, ptitidjt of Buies Creek academy, writes ' ' That Robesonian that Robeson county head the list of counties represented there with 48 studenU, Johnston county be ing next with 45. - . . ;; " Mr. J. 8. Townsend of Lumberton is attending ths Rah Auto "A Trac tor school at Kansas City, Mo. "The V. ... .... ... -f..' . nv,vuwu auimu urn u llmm fumm enrolled for a complete courss in au tomobile mechanics and tractor en gineering In the list of cotton buyers on the local market published ' in Monday's Robesonian the name of Mr. K. M. Biggs of Lumberton was inadverted ly lift Out Mr. Biggs has been buy ing cotton for. several years and is on. the ;, market ? again this year. Rev.- D. B. Humphrey of K. 2. Lumberton, was a Lumberton visi ;w ' this morning. He says he started cotton to 4 rin in Lumberton at 3 o'cloctt this morning but by the time- u was gotten ners there were zs or 30 bales, ahesd waiting to- b ginned. ..--4Sr.' G V. Brown, former easbier of ths National. Bank sf Lcmbrrtoa, whs tscflstflyreeeiTad an appokitnieat as national oana eicammer, has oeen ' assigned to the Philadelphia district He entered ttpon his hew duties Oe tober- 1st 'A t -t!vf V Stoto Senator, H.-B. Stofy'will fair for Indians at -Union , Chapel; hear ,'Buie, Thursday' of next week, the 9th inst . Calvin Lowrey, presi dent of the Unidn Chapel Fsir asso ciation, ssys it is desired that every" eommnnitv in tha numtv nnlfj rHih them In this fsir, which Is expected! to be a great success. i '. , - Mr. J. V. Williamson closed -Monday jn Charlotte, a contract with, the North Carolina Sales . Co. of Charlotte for half a carload .of Prest-O-Lite storage batteries to be dis tributed this year through the- Bat tery Service Co. f Lumberton, " of which 'Mr. Williamson , is manager. This means 255 storage batteries and is quite a contract for the Lumber ton company. The Raleigh company will get all the storage batteries used by it or any of its service stations through the Battery Service Co. Mr, Williamson is an experienced battery man and has been quite successful since organizing the Battery Service' Co. here. " ' , ' . ' . ' - Killed 2 PiK Snakes at One Shsi. y Van Chavis, a. well known Indian of ths Saddletree section, killed this morning at his hog. pen near .his home 2 pilot snakes of the very same size, one and one-quarter yards : in length. The snakes were standing np and seemed to be playing when Chavis shot and lolled them both with One shot, shooting " them . through their heads. , Rev. R. A. Bruton, pastor of the Lumberton circuit was advised yes terday that his father-in-law. Mr. A. B. Swindell, died Sunday at his home at Swan Quarter. -Mrs. Bruton was with -her father when the end came. He had been in ill health for several months.-'", .f-.. -i i BIrs. C W. -Bullock. y Mrs. ,C. W. Bullock, aged 12 yfsrs. died Tuesday afternoon at her home hear Fairmont -Deceased had' been HI several months. She is survived py seven children, ' besides a number pf other relatives. No Developments in Steel Strike Open Shsp the Issue. Nothing developed in the steel strike in the Pittsburg district yes terday to materially change the sit uation, states a press dispatch. Strike leaders and their organizers showed the usual activities in. their cam paign to further cripple the big plants m operation in thatvicinity. Steel company- officials had little informa tion to impart except the daily claim that more men. are constantly apply ing for. work each day.: Judge El-. bert H.' Gary, chairman of the board of the United States Steel corpora tion, yesterday told the Senate com mittee investigating the strike that the question of open shop) the right of a man to work irrespective of whether he was a member of a union was the issue in the nation-wide steel strike. . 'i Miss Lillie Tolson returned yes terday to her home at New Bern af ter spending two weeks here visitinsr at the4-home of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. II. Felts, Elm street Mrs. Anna P. Courtney and daugh ter. Mrs. Jennie C Germon, of Baltimore,- Md., arrived , this morning; and are guests at the home of Mrs. Courtney's son-in-law and - dfcuphter, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sharpe, East Fifth street. ''.'" DR. WILLIAM W. PABKER EYE SPECIALIST Office: National Bank of Lumberton Building. - ,