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THE DATE ON THE J 11 IT TT "j 77 T) I -J f l YOPAPER SS ELrLr J Jl jL JIjj MiHj o lninUn .t 1 xl 1tH: COUNTRY, GOD aK'D TRUTH ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCB LUMBEBTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. MARCH 29, 1920 VOLUME LL NUMBER 14 LUMBEBTON PRECINCT MEET.NC iwemy ! Democratic Convention T. jenn- son 11. E. Stacy as Chairman of the Township Executive Committee. At the Lumberton Democratic pre ViM in 1-Vip rnOrt house SatnrrlQU afternoon at 3 o'clock 20, delegates were elected to cast the 20 votes to which Lumberton township is entitled in the county convention, which will be held at the court house at 11 a. m. Saturday of this week Each township is entitled to one vote in the county convention for each 25 votes cast in the last election for Gov ernor .and 602 Democratic votes were cast in this township. Twenty alter nates also were elected. Delegates J. Dixon McLean. S. Mclntyre, T. L. Johnson, FD- Hack ett, H. E. Stacy, L .R. Varser, W. Lennon, A. E. White, D. R. bhaw, R. C. Lawrence, L. E. Whaley, H. M. McAllister, K. M. Barnes, D- W. Biggs, T. C Johnson, J. D. Proctor, W. O. Thompson, E. M. Britt, E. J. Rritt, O. C. Deese; alternates J. W. Long, D. R. Bullock, Alex Dawkins, F. L- Prevatt, F. Q. Williams, John B. Pope, J W. Ritter, Simeon Cald-: well, J. R. McLeod, John Felts, G. L. Thompson, J. A. Thompson, C. M. Barker, L. C. Townsend, Will Alexan der, E. L. Hamilton, W. M. Freeman, R. W- Williams, C. M. Bryan, Eli Phillips. These names were submittel ry a nominating committee, elected on pro tion of Mr. T. L. Johnson, composed of Frank Gough, R .S. Beam and W. K. Bethune, after a motion by Mr Frank Gough that one delegate and one alternate be elected for each vote to which the township is entitled in the convention had prevailed. Mi. H. E. Stacy, chairman of the township executive committee, pre sided. The only other business was. the election of an executive commit tee, a? follows: S. Mclntyre, T. L. Johnson, H. E- Stacy, E. L. Hamilton anl W. P. Barker. All these were members of the former committee except Mr. Barker, who succeeds Mr. C. M. Bryan. The meetinp was well attended, en tirely harmonious, and lasted only half an hour. At a subsequent meeting oi the ovnniitivp pomniittee. Mr. T. L. John- son was elected chairman, succeeding, Mr. H. E. Stacy and Mr. W. Y. Kt l wan cicvvi-u t, v. . BLOUNT MAY RECOVER. Negro Who Shot and Killed Wite ana Then Attemptea 10 r-na nis " . ... . a . a I . aiiarn Llfe Has Chance of Recovery, Doc tors Think. The conlition of Simon Blount, col ored, who attempted suicide last Wed nesday after shooting and killing n.s wife at their home in Smith town ship, is reported as favorable. He is at the Thompson hospital and it is r,.w bought he has a chnnce of re-ovei-. As was stated in Thursday s Robesonian, Blount shot and killed his wife and then fired a load of shot in to his own face, tearing away his low er left jaw bone. American Legion Committee After Burleson With Sharp Stick. Th national ' executive committee of the American legion asks that Con gress investigate Postmaster General Burleson's alleged "unjust discrim ination" against former service men anI wrtTYltfm 1T1 m akin fir nostoffice- ap pointments. Resolutions adopted by the executive committee vigorously attack Mr- Burleson and. assert that he even refused to receive an American legion which wanted to protest against the discrimination met by an ex-service man. who was an applicant for the postmastership at Nashville, These resolutions assert that re cently in naming: the postmaster at Nashville, "the Postmaster General, in violation of law, regulation and executive order, not only failed, to submit to the President the name oi the highest certified eligible, but on the contrary submitted the namft of another applicant not entitled t0 the benefit of the soldiers' preference law " Other instances of discrimination are given. Representative- Godwin in. Town. . T?nwsentative H. L. Godvin is fr.. Aa-v in Lumbertm. com- spoiu." . " r " j-L-. Via , 1 1 If UCiC ' o , . , n.j. A xraatornav. Mr Godwin will go from nere io r ville and will also visit his home town Dunn, before returning, to Washing ton. He says this trip through the district is not merely in the interest of his candidacy for re-election to Con gress, but more for the purpose of letting from the people first-hand their wishes in th way of Congress ional action. An interview which a Robesonian reporter secured from Mr. Godwin will be published m Thurs day's paper. fi..MAw f Atari A two weeks term oi Robeson Superior court for the trial . of civil cases con-, vened this morning at 10:30 with Judge O H. Allen of Kmston pre- siding. Messrs. G. B. Patterson, 3 E. Carpenter, S. B. McLean and H. A. McKinnon of Maxton are among the out-of-town attorneys attending court today, ' . -. " - " " Dr. E. C. Branson of the State uni- mi plocted resident of the North Carolina Social Sewce confer ence at "five annual session- usm. iu Co'dsboro Friday. WoF DEATH ANDEVAJ-'bEL.EF . c,... v.,.1 nan-i;uu r n . ' and ueam l.isi may ram inree Srore Millions of Damage to Property. I Tornadoes that struck in nan a dozen states Sunday caused a death lint that mav Dass three score, caus- ed property damage reaching many will be your priviege to contribute to mil--'.ns of dollars and played havoc, the relief campaign for Jewish war with wire and railway service in wide( sufferers, and a more worthy cause spread districts. The greatest dam-; has never been presented to the Amer age was done in Chicago suburbs and ican people. Elgin, where the known death list Through no fault of their own was 25 and a number of other per- more than 6,000,000 Jews have been sons were missing. Atlanta report- left destitute in Eastern Europe and ed that the death list in Georgia and 800,000 of these are little children Alabama was at least 36. i Hundreds of thousands of little chil- tinct storms, one driving northeast-! Amiarently there were tnree ins- ward into Illinois and dying out on t dWes of Lake Michigan just north of Chicago, one striking in Conrtn and Alabama and another striking in Indiana and passing intoj Ohio and Michigan A list of points suffering greatest damage follows: Chicago suburbs, fifteen killed, hundreds injured, a dozen or more missing and damage of upwards a half million dollars done. Elgin, Illinois, eight known dead, several missing and scores injured; property damage estimated at $4, 000,000. Lagransa, Georgia, a oeith lut re ported as high as thirty and heavy property damage. West Point, Georgia, ten killed. Near Fort Wayne, Indiana, three killel. heavy property daniairo Agricola. Alabama, five killed Greenville and Union City, Ohio,; sixteen reported killed. j St. Louis, one killed. East Troy, Wisconsin, one killed, "Sw'anton and Kaalw Corners, Ohio, a number report id killed. j . . WHISKEY STILL CAPTURED. Found in Home of Zeke Sutton, Color-, ed Sutton ana jonn ,cnfj n",'own little boy or girl." other Negro, Arrested and I laced , Tupr ;s -.pp for these unfor- in inil Plant Set Ud and Ready For Action. . 1 ;ca, and in the midst of our greatl The third quarterly redjtal took Officers captured a tin-tub wh skey- plent anci prosperity we should re-J place at Flora Macdonald on last Mon making plant. 5-gallons capacity, 40, gpond to their cry for help day night and was an unusually good gallons of beer and two men, Zeke! Mr A einstein is chairman of ' one and enjoyed by quite a fair-sized !ntl-nn and Jnhn McKav. both color-: .... s . . ht The still was found ' -,in Sutton's home, near Barkerjs v,,iw.Vi unH was fired un and ready for action when the officers located , it. The nlant was operated in con-, nection with a cook siove. fu""iton and Robeson county will make a: . . . , . 0..4.4-An 1 Til A. 4-U.n ntf-ilAa T n U I nM IIHI 1 aaimuea tu uicuuii.uj X, , a "tPd the still before. The raid was made by Sheriff R. E. .Lewis, Deputy Sheriff A. H. Prevatt, Rural Policeman A R. Pittman and Police man M. P- Newton of St. Pauls. Since the above was written Zeke and John and Zeke's wife, Mary, werp tried before Recorder E. M. Britt on the charge of manufacturing whis key. Zeke was sentenced to 12 months on the roads, hUiWife to 12 months in jail and John, to 4 months on -the roads n .rin; th trial Z,ke implicated tViot ThoH furnished the worm told him now to prepare the beer. Thede was given a hearing and pray er for judgment was continued upon payment of the cost. . Zeke lived on Recorder Britt s plantation. ; MAY EMPLOY WHOLE-TIME PUB LIC HEALTH NURSE FOR COUNTY Red Cross Chapters of Robeson In terested Plan Probably Will Be VotVirinA Mvers. consuling pubiic health nurse and American Ked Cross worKer, spent iaai- wn. ... Robeson. Miss Myers visitea ine v rious Red Cross chapters in Robeson in the interest oi securing uieir v operation in employing a whole-time public health nurse- for the county. She found the chapters very much in terested in the move and it is expect ed that the plan will be put into ef fect and a nurse employed. Mvora mff with Officers OI the Lumberton chapter Saturday af ternoon and they agreed to bear the allotment for financing this work for a year. It is estimated that it will be necessary for each of the chapters in the county to contribute $500 for the first year- TON POST CLUB ROOM Amount Subscribed Totals $777.50 Those Who Have Subscribed Since Thursday. n. . . . TKo followinsr sxtbscnpflions nave been made for furnishing club room of the Lumberton post oi tne Amer anon T .OCTri ATI QlTirP Thursday: t T finndnn S25; R. D. Cald well , c'rft- A W. McLean 60: Frank Gough 25; -R. E. Lewis, $10; Fred Gray $10; John runer i.dv, u. French 5; W. O. Thompson $5; O. C Deese $5; W. K. Bethune $5- Pre viously reported $580. Total, $777.50. t ia osHmatPi. that around S1.5UU will be necessary for furnishing the room, and no doubt this amouni wui be subscribed. Send your subscrip tion tn Tir R. s. Beam or ine xwooc- sonian and it will be properly credit ed, Bftinhridre Colbv the new Secre tary of State will deliver the com mencement address at the university of North Carolina June 16. Mr. M. W. Hedgpeth, who live3 rear Orrum. was a Lumberton visitor Thursday- afternoon. CAMPAr,&V FOU JJgmgl I . , H.mrfr. nf TKUc.nl. Af I itth. Phil. A"ll u Z' n:.j rZ. c ..".'.:' uim uac u ium oiiawvi INowhere Can Kelief Come nut rrom America. io me reopie oi bumoenon ana kobb- son county: From April 4th to April 10th it aren nave aiea irom actual siarva tion and causes worse than starva-j tion; tnousanas nave Deen leit orpnan- ed: none have had a "square meal' in five years and little fellows cant remember what milk tastes l'ke. The committee of former Secretary otrauss nas given tne iouowing iacia: "With $200 you can save one child's life in Eastern Europe for a whole year. "For $20 you can feed one little girl for a month, even in Poland, where food costs twice as much as it does here. "For 25 cents you can buy a ten year old toy more food than he has had to eat at one time for. the past 5 years. "One change of clothes may gave A boy or girl from the terrible typlrus eaftiemic Wh;h Ms raging now $n eastern Europe. "Poland is full of children of 3 or 10 years old, no larger than infants of a few months, who cannot walk, because of lack of food. "There are hundreds of thousands of Jewish children in Eastern Europe left helpless and homeless by the war. Thousands of them, unable to get into the alrady overcrowded orphanages, beg on the streets by day, and sleep on the streets by night. And there, but for the of God( goea y(mri liof Knt t Amer-i ,r uar,oA in u:m tn Mr a vJ mte QT to ,he under8igned for i- iroi mmitbo nt Gl.epnsboro . T . tt f fh. nni- Af Lumber- . . w t . . , 1 ll 1 I substantial response 10 mis wonny appeal. Respectfully, JAMES D. PROCTOR, Mayor. Lumberton, N. C, March 26, 1920. GARDNER CLUB ORGANIZED. First Club Formed in Robeson to Boost a Candidate for Governor It Has 1417 Members and Proposes to Wage Aggressive Campaign. At a meeting in Lumberton Friday -"- James u. rroctor presiaeu over vuu meeting. The following officers were elected: H. M. McAllister, president of the First National Bank of Lum berton, president; vice presidents: Dr. R. S- Beam, Mayor James D. Proctor, Q. T. Williams of Lumber ton, John S. Butler of St. Pauls. A. J. Floyd of Fairmont, C. T. Pate of Pur vis, W. E. Lynch of Rowland, L. M. Oliver of Marietta, Dr. D. S. Currie of Parkton, H. S. Toon of Red I Springs,! B. Tolar of Rennert. Fred Brown of Lumberton was elected secretary and F- Grover Britt publicity manager. I A steering committee of more than one hundred representative men, with ex-Senator Frank Gough as chair man, was also appointed. This com mittee proposes to carry the cam paign into every nook and corner of the county. Mr. Thomas L. John son is Gardner's . campaign manager for Robeson county. He predicts that Gardner will carry the county by a handsome majority. ; This is the first club organized in the comity and from' now on it can be expected that the friends of the 3 candidates will wage an aggressive campaign. . A TIMELY SUGGESTION. To the Editor of The Bobesontan: In view of some recent occurrences, will it be asking too much of the mer chants, heads of departments in the various stores, express agents, depot agents and" any others who may have young men and boys entering their service to report the same to the town clerk and treasurer (just as a matter of their own convenience), with the rump, church affiliation (if any), where from to this place, etc., and he will see that the proper men in one of the churches, the one the young j man has previously been related to, are advised. J. P. RUSSELL, North Carolina Leads in Production jf .Leaf Tobacco. North Carolina takes rank as first state in the union in th production of leaf tobacco, according to a state ment issued Friday by the Crop Re porting service, carrying a total of 323,559,643 pounds of tobacco sold for an average of 49.8 cents per pound. Farmers of the State were richer by more than 160 million dollars after they had disnosed of the year s crop than they were at the beginning of the year. BED SPB.n, 1TEMS , cii .'irriiiiK oi .iliHHioiiarT .-luciri i hiiu r i.sn rrj .nurarr ana omciue Revival .Meeting Drawing Good Crowds Other Items. Correspondence of The Kobesonian. I I.': i a. i :j l .- .. . c i cial meeting of the Ladies' Mission-, ary society of the Presbyterian! church was held at the home of Mrs. ! J. E. Purcell on last Monday after-" noon. After the regular program was . carried out, Miss Elizabeth Buchannan of Japan, a former student of Flora! Macdonald, who is spending this win ter here, made an interesting talk on the work among the women of that country. Following this Mrs. Purcell j and Mrs. Hiram Grantham, joint hos- tesses, served a aelicious saiaa course. followed by coffee and cake On TWHou ffrr,nr,r, rh ldiM' r",J i " 7:u f r-oarn'B r.n7 i officers say, admitting that $1,735. up tneir premises. 111 thl jSJhv Sr n WPMc'; aed K have been stolen from the, -Mrs. Rowland Deese returned SBll DelteStely browned fih ?nd"i express company at LQmbert'in wa,! Saturday from Fayettevill. where .he !u tlAl inH!used in buying jewelry and fine cloth-; underwent an operation at Cumber SJrZLt ;.E'L"S in? for a woman of whom ne had be-! land General hospital. Her condition for those so fortunate as to be pres ent. Before returning to town a vote of thanks was tendered Mr. McNeill and three ringing cheers given with a vim to express in a measure the appreciation of the crowd for such a peasant outing. Simon Blount, a negro on the old McCallum place 3 miles from town, ran amuck on Tuesday and shot his wife, then turned the gun on himself. The woman died nex.t day and very little hope is held for his recovery. Jealousy seems to have been the cause. There are 8 children in the family, the youngest not a year old. Neighbors are looking after them until other arrangements can be made. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sin gletary, at Cumberland hospital, Fay etteville, on the 22nd, a girl- Mrs. J. H. Turner has gonfl to Richmond with her little daughter, wh suffered a broken arm recently. The fracture didn't heal properly so special treatment was thought nec- essary ry" t, r, T nfii a -oii Mrs. K. D. McMillan ana smaii sons havp returned from a visit to relatives in Norfolk. Master Lick Bullock and liti'e ms- fci-'tsr, Maraartt, celebrated joint', thir sivth nH third birthdays on Wed- nesday afternoon. They, with the h.'!i. t a few s.vccia playmate hJ quite a merry t'me 01 u. ' . r x The meetine now in progress at the Methodist church is drawing good crowds. Dr- North, who is doing the preaching, is a fine speaker and it is a treat to have him with us. 87 CENTS A POUND FOR COTTON Mr. Rowland Stephens Received a Check Friday for $777.98 for 894 Pounds of Long-Staple Raised on 2 1-4 Acres He is Going in For Long-Staple Altogether . This Year. Eighty-seven cents a pound for cot-ton-$777.98 for 894 pounds is the price received by Mr. Rowland Steph ens, who lives near Orrum, for his first crop of long staple. Mr. Steph ens got that return from two and a quarter acres and long-staple is the only kind he is going to plant hence forth. , .... Mr. Stephens says it. is just as easy to raise the long-staple as it is to raise th ordinary variety, and his first experience has converted him. T-nst var he planted 74 rows 120 yards long and 4 1-2 feet apart t i,;nrt a enano nnnut ten 8QSare, and th balance of the!and b resolution were authorized to Hmflred bv the wet spell 4n the anDroaching county con- loot .Tnlw. Rut for those two things V J. V TfMU r . he is confident he would have made well "over 1,000 pounds and that he would have gotten for bis lint alone more than $1,000. He got for his seed about $160.00, making $927.98 for the crop, eo. he is well satisfied as Jt Many people have the idea that long-staple cotton cannot be successfully in Robeson, but Mr Stephens has demonstrated that at least on his place he can raise it The check for $777.98 which he received Friday from the Charleston firm to i.m. iinTuui bin lonsr-staDle from 2 1-4 acres looks good to him, ana he sees n0 reason why he should raise short-staple when he can on the same land and with the same labor make more than twice as much money rais ing long-staple. He says that the only Aitfa-ranna Vio ran see is that it is a little more trouble to pick the long- staple., t Lumberton Reading Circle Will Meet April 2nd. Correspondence of The Bobeeonjan. AH the teachers of the Lumberton reading circle will please meet on r.;j Anril 2nd. Those who have not had the opportunity will be eiven another chance, aiso a questions from which the examina tion will be taken will be read. Chap ters for that night will be 10 and 11. P. T. Way, principal owner and editor of the Henderson Dispatch, died at his home in Henderson Friday. Mr. Way suffered a stroke of apoplexy last week from which he never regain ed consciousness, Mr. Way was one tha Hiiifm mil served two terms as president of the North Car olina Association 01 Aixernoou lies. He was 51 years old. AshevOle's population is given by cens.ii bureau as 28,504, an in crease of 9,742, or 51.9 per cent, over 1910. B, AMES ,T ON A WOMAN, j . . r ... i. J. iirwtii i uunin an nirmi Inai: lAve for an Extravagant Woman! From Lumberton Fxoreas Office ' fr"IV . """pt-rion express wnice. the 26th gives the following: "Love for an extravagant woman caused it all." Thus T J Newell, 24,1 absconding easier of the Southern! Express Co. at Lumberton, N. C, plains his cause of undoing, accord-' ing t0 an alleged confession made to uck...o ..c Birmingham in custody of an offi- ig warited on a charge of automobile, Sr. W W Parker "-'8"ieneu Dy stealing. 1 -This is "fire ' prevention week" XT ... , .... ... .. Uh-fttlo.u ' .... - ... . Kullt Ial-er maue .luu conaion, : 1 1 1 - 11 come enamored. When he realized that his shortage was about to be discovered he fled to Knoxville, wher,, he stole an automobile, he is said to have told the officers, in order to en able him to make a getaway XTawaII urn a a nv a a A naap Ta nna hill, Ala., Wednesday, where he was working as a section hand for the A.l G. S. railroad, having taken th- job because his funds were exhausted and because he believed he would es cape detection. The prisoner is in charge of Detective John W. Sneed of the Knoxville police force and will probably be turned over to the Lum berton authorities later. The auto bile which Newell is alleged to have stolen has been recovered and return ed to the owner in Knoxvile. BACK SWAMP PRECINCT MEETING At the Back Swamp Democratic precinct meeting held Saturday af - ternoon the following delegates were elected t0 attend the county Demo- rnH .nnvpntion which will be held; in Lumberton Saturday of this week at 11 a. m : J. G. Prevatt, . W N. Mr j. Dickson McLean. Mr. MorrU Townsend and R. R. Prevatt; alter-8ong campaign manager in the coun nates, J. H. Britt, J. H. McNeill and!ty i3 fl gon Cameron Morrison, born L. B. Inman. i to Mr and Mrs. Elias Tyler of East The following executive committee Lumberton, last Wednesday was elected: R. W. Townsend, chair- The Philadelphus basket ball team man, D. B. Mclntyre, J. H. McNeill, was defeated again Thursday by the T. M. Moore, F. F. Townsend- j boy of the Lumberton high school nnnccnv ' d aVk PiKHiT l b a 8core of 12 to '' rrhere were no R rn n NG report i outiitand5n8 fLatur, 9 but tnc PhU COTTON GlNNlNlx Ktl UKi d h tpflm snowpd ,pat imnrove- The U. S. Department of Agricul-i men; since the last game, ture reports the crop of the State as I Mrs W. S- Wh.taker of Orange ginned to March 20th, 855,465 bales j burg, S. C, arrived Friday and todaf for this year; 919,336 bales for 1918. entered the Thorn prjn hospital for The counties ranks as follows: j treatment. Mrs. VVhitaker had been Robeson, 66,505 bales; Johnston,1 at the home of her brother-m -aw and 49441 bales; Scotland. 37,972 bales; sitc.-, Mr and Mrs. L R Varsor, smnn 34 9f,!) hales: Anson. 30,001 Last Fifth street, since Friday. bales: Mecklenburg, 2a,961 uii. Moz-HonWcr 25.961 bales: i Wake, 2303 bales. Thirty-five counties reported the amount ginned in 1919 less than that in 1918. Raleigh Women Take Hand in Dem ocratic Precinct Meetings. Raleigh News and Observer, March 28th, t , . , Democratic women of Raleigh plunged into politics last night when they appeared at Democratic pre cinct meetings and asked for recogni tion of their righf-Bs Democrats to a voice in the councils of the party. In both divisions of the second ward and in the second division of the t.,i.tVi word their claims were grant- ! nA Wnmpn were elected on the pre- i -Ammittapa in the second wara mj W M. a - i - , vention. In other waras oppumiu.. modified the recognition to that ac corded to all Democratic voters and the right of the women of these pre cincts to sit in connection is condi tioned upon thA ratification of the saffrage amendment this week. Lumberton Makes Request for .Ger man Cannon. , Washington Cor. Raleigh News and Observer: Every city in North Caro lina wants a German cannon as a i i th urnrM war and today Lumberton and Wilson formally made their requests of Senator Simmons. The disposition of the German tro phies is in the hands of Congress and no legislation has yet been enacted- The military affairs commit tee is contemplating a distribution tne Dasis ox T i l"" - th military and naval forces during the war The furth P'a" "i to livide the gifts among the oes, and put tne iinai " "-.T." , thn cannons on the State authorities. Godwin Out ol'tfckmf'" Washington Cor. March 26, Char lotte Observer: Representative God win left tonight for a survey of his Wp He eoes first to Wilmington and then will visit White ville, Lumberton and probably other places in his district. He wilf confer with his friends at these points. Mr Godwin announced a few days ago be was a candidate for re-election. -r; Jeannette Totten, advance organizer for Community Chautauquas Wart to TUt Oil a Chactauqua her beginning 'June 5, ,, i. 1 r ,,mKortnn Wednesday of ,;. atopic. The contract signers are requested to meet in the commission ers' room at the court house at 4 P m Wednesday, when Miss Totten 5ul explain the plans or producing the Chautauqua and officers and chairmen of the various rommittees will be elected. ' , BE1Z7 ITEMSOCAlT KiW un-rnne nas oeen issued mr znm t : 1 . .... marmge of Arnold L. Wagno and T, exmintn for white, Iiulian aUI en rtrMi toar-hora k ku t- . v . - J win urz JiClTj ill Mr T r P.tL- P . j wil-ninm, hl fc.Tii 1 y Zn r Z w m' " !? At ...... Mtncrc wruu ,iHWy lM Special communication of St. Al- bana lodee No- 114 .nmn-':- ' . A. F. & A. M. ond decree .Mi99 Ophelia Ivey of Bamesville was in Lumberton Thursday having 1', . .. ..' r . 1 i n it. . .H . 1 t w tu-uue, uy cleamnB 's gradually improving. The Meadow school will reooen Wednesday of this week after being closed a week on account of the teach er, Mr. Fred Brown, having been In disposed with some throat trouble. The u. V. C. will hold their re- Iar.. ti" Thondajr afternoon, Pnl 1, at 4 o clock with Miss Mary McNeill at the home of her father. ex-Judge T. A. McNeill, Elm street. The home demonstration clu of Lumberton will meet in the domestic science room at the graded school building Thursday afternoon c- this week at 3 o'clock. All ladies invited. The Glee Club of Coker college, Hartsvile, S. C, will give a concert in the high school auditorium here Thursday evening of this week. An evening of rare entertainment is promised. Mr. F. A. Faulk of R. 1, Fair mont, and daughter, Mrs. J. B. Faulk, nf R 2 nhnrfhnnrr. wpm T'.nmSor- ton visitors Saturday. Mrs. Fualk cam to have an Aneration nerfo;-mpd on her Tlfrht eye by Dr r. s. Beam. ti,o i.t... son forces in Rbeson. according to idelphus team showed great improve- Mr. J. W. Glover of Marietta passed through town this morning en route home from Fayetteville, wheie Saturday Mrs. Glover underwent a serious operation at a FayetteviH hospital. Mrs. Glover's condition was favorable when Mr. Glover left her this morning- Mrs. D. D. French entertained at her home, Walnut and Third streets, Thursday at a turkey dinner Mes dames L, R. Breece, Eliza Fuller, Amanda Pittman and J. H. Morrison, four of Lumberton's oldest and most loved women. They reported a most delightful occasion. James and Louise Barnes, aged 7 and 10 years, respectivly, son and daughter of Mr- and Mrs. Austin Barnes of the Bloomingdale section, underwent operations for enlarged adenoids and tonsils at the Thomp son hospital Saturday morning. They returned home Saturday ovening. MesSrs. Richard, Edd and J. B. Humphrey and Rev. D. B. Humphrey of the Saddletree section passed through town this morning en route to Dillon, S. C, to attend the mar riage of their niece, Miss Laura. Hursey, to Mr. Roy Sargent of Springfield. Mass. The marriage took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. H. S- Montgomery, one of the buyers for the Liggett & Myera Tobacco Co. on the Lumberton mar ket last year, arrived here Saturday from Missouri, where he spent some time buying tobacco for his firm. Mr. Montgomery will make Lumberton. headquarters for the next two months, canvassing the trade, and when the South Carolina market opens in July he will go to that State. Mr. McKay Byrd of Wishart township walked the streets of Lum- berton Thursday behind a hirsute dis- .gtf th foje(J frlends wno haTft known him for years as easy as easy. rnends passed him by and wonder ed who the dickens that distinguish ed-looking stranger was. It is as beau tiful a crop of whiskers as ever Sen ator J. Ham Lewis sported, but Mr. Byrd says he is going to part with it, comes summer time, because it is too hot. Why, even his own nother-in-law didnt' know him. That is go ing some- Youll say it is. Major Baxter Durham of Raleigh is a candidate for State Auditor to succeed Col. Wood, who has announc ed that he will not be a candidate to succeed himself- Col. Wood is the second State officer to announce that he would retire, Insurance Commis sioner Young having announced some time ago that he will not offer' for the office again." DE. WILLIAM W. PASSES EYE SPECIALIST Office: National Bank of Lumbertatl ! BuOdLaf.
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March 29, 1920, edition 1
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