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TT 7 ESONIAE THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE DATE YOUR TAPES WILL BE STOPPED. WATCH LABEL OH YOUR PAPER AND DON'T 1 LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIBJL H ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, .GOD AND TRUTH i $W A YEAR. DUE IN ADTAKCX LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1920. VOLUME LL NUMBER 28 nn ROB INCREASING INTEREST SHOWN.' Large Crowds Attending Services at' Chestnut Street Methodist Church Services Continu? Daily at 10 A. M. and 8 P. M. Many Went For-i warH in Resnons to Invitation at! Yesterday Morning Service. I Interest continues to increase in the series of meetings being, held at - n in j. M.ki.jM nu.ivth Af VJl V. . J Ul. V VUWVB ' both Bprvifps vesterdav the main audi torium wassfjlled, and at the morning service many went forward in re sponse to the invitation. Rev. H. M. North is preaching sermons of great simplicity and power, services win 1 held until further notice at 10 . . i rrl i. held untu iurtner notice at xu, . . i ml i. a. m. and 8 p. m. daily, ine pastor,' Dr. R. C. Beaman, went to Rocking- j ham Saturday nighfto preach yester- day for Rev. A. L. Ormond, and Rev.j iTifiYiYirs f t.hp nastor at Hamlet . 1 . . tt li 1 Shut u n th Mnntha nf Critics. In his sermon Thursday morning ?hut lip the mouths of critics by the Coincident with confirmation last lives they live. His text was, "And night in official dis patches of the cap u j: :-i n,i ruu-Hono tura f MpviVo Citv bv revolutionVsts, first in Antioch." Acts 11:26. the Navy Department announced that. What is tt to be a Christian? the the destroyer Flotilla had been or-j preacher asked. In answering this dered from Key West to Tampico, ai-, question he said it meant to be a fol-jso in rebel hands. No disorder was lower of Jesus Christ. It is not so reported either m Mexico City or i- T i. : j rvn.iH Tamnicn and in both Dlaces assuran- miiVi Tn t.rvinc to do what Christ would do, but what Christ would have you do. Get the spirit of Chrtst. What the Master did and what the servant most do are amerenr Christians should represent thei Vincrdntn of heaven. There 3hould be snnMithmir vn the lives of Christians to show that tney arP followers of ' limi tile nip lujiynci " Christ. There should bP a union be - twejen the life of Chrtst and tne lite i of a Chri.itian-not a mechanical; union; tut one growing out of the !:ody. Christians should magnify! not accept it, but they wWl reco-nize . 1 ; There are no greater critics than a sinful world The best wav to im- press thrworJt toliith te; Christian life. Let the world see Christ through your life. Live out vour religion before men. There is nothing finer than to live so as to win th confidence of the world; what no Ynu RealH Desire? 1 "Blessed are they which do-hunger ! and thirst after tfgliteousness for they shall bA filled." Oatthew 5:t From this text Mr. Kprth preaclifd a most inspiring sermon Thursday fveniii.'. "What is the thing for which you hunger and thirst more than anything e!f,e?" the preacher asked. There arp two kinds of bless ings: those that are sought and those that are n it sought. We have numerous earthly blessings without seeking them ijft, light, sunshine, ,-tc. but the spiritual blessings must bp sought. Too many people do not tual hlessincs. Thev had rather have riches and pleasure and have their consuming desirP to be great satisfied than to have God le IflAfUt SsaLiSll.Cll Ulan lq xiciyk uu j "V . . . j and Hi's blessings. Entirely too manyi pointed: finance R. H. Cncnton and, people live for --.elf 'alone. They aad'E. M. Johnson; street Dr. N. A. I rather have the means to hului; Thompson and E. M. Johnson; writer, theinselve? to satisfy their desrre. for light, fire and building M. M. Uo-, i. x n a.;. !;.. J tl, c.n.,.l tiny nm?" R TT. Cr ('llton. ! 1USI ail tneu nra oiiu nicu ut Dcv.vu when they die than be a good woman or man, a Christion, ind live use-i ful livps for Christ You Are Good as You Want to Be. Most of us are as good a.? ve want. to be. We say that we want to De better men and women and lead rood , to be We say that we want to be Christian lives 'but we do not really! want to unless we have that desire, nnimnh 119 n r (1 SO' ThP. nreach- - . - -y r - i -i-vriioh was he d nere tonay nominaieu er termed only a wish and a i desrre folTowin? for the various State! as two different things. WP may with ine , "1 ff',;Qia- ! to sing well but unless we lf. Snoddy of Red desire that causes us to work till we b e LVKiBlature-J. W. Hall of, can smg well,-we really do not wish P"?J and W. C Walters of! to sing. Sentiment is too often con-; Lumber onage mo w. w p i ffed wit'i the actual thing. On ! JSnnl w ' T laSlv sheriff-1 week of sentiment is not enough. We, Monald.St. "Jl.! "people are content -th tjt" small attainments. iney nave tasc-! ed but have not eaten ertough; do not; dig down deep enough in God's grace starving. Our dtsires for spiritual things arp too weak, only a wish. We are likf the man that wanted an orchard; ne wanted the orchard but wa not willing to work for it. We want the fruits of a good life but we do not want to live up to what it reqa-rcs to receive th fruits of a good life. Too many are like the prodigal son; they wander off and are driven back. No one is as good to you as God. He offers great things to' all and entices by showing us good things always. oy Buuwuig us guuu uuuSo iwjMfeatea the uiaaenDoro team on tno The greatest thing is to ask more of , East Lumberton grounds Saturday af God. He is readyto hear and to givejternoon by a. score of 2 to 1. This anA nil that, wp hnvp t An ia t.n nnpn t-v. . nam and all that we have to do is to open au hoortu nnd rewivo thp hlpssntrs that he so gladly bestows upon us. wnen we cry out wi uuu uiai. we to-:jng until tne 7tn inning, niaaenooro not endure it any longer without being SCoring once in the first half and Letter, that we must have him to abide! East Lumberton twice in second iia'f with us, he hear and we receive. ; The feature of the game was a pitch- Yvnen we cry out to uoa mat we can There is no famine-w-our Fathers inaa filmtHl TlllTTTr fflF all ATlAnffh house; always plenty for all; enough . . .11 j : : tt ine pevrck oi uie Ajuru. i anti was replaced oy iiarain. ureen Mr. North had to go to Qark ton' gave 3 bases on balls and allowed 2 to preach the commencement sermon! hits. Davis gave one base on' balls Friday and thA Friday morning ser-j and allowed 5 hits.- The game was vice was conducted bv the liastor. Dr.lnprfwt nn tn tha 7th inninar and. as The secret of the. Lord. R. C. Beaman. "The secret of the Lord is with then, that fear him," Psalms 25:14. ut, awouid 'iiiuminauea vms text and Tnomas. . so that it stood out with new and : The East Lumberton band furnish (Continued on page. 4) vjed music I v REBELS CAPTURE CAPITAL, Political Priors fd. Wholesale By Carranza Commander Before Leaving Mexico City U. S. Destroyers Ordered to Tampico, Also m Rebel Hands. Official confirmation of the occu-j pation of Mexico City by rebel forces at noon on Friday, May 7, wa3 re - naiwA RiiTiHav bv the State UeDart- ment at Washington from the Amer ican , Embassy. There was no dis-J order ana no ioreigners weie uitei ferred with, the message said. Francisco Murguia, Carranza mili- fori? i-nmmandAr at. Mexico CitV. be- iuie iei"s - , - l 1 mskcc.Asei,r.n rtf ril f II 1 T 1 H T"l - m.cuiiiiJi.ci,e V; T 1 i ary forces, carried out a wholesale slaughter of political prisoners at; Santiago, th military prison, accord- incr tn a. bulletin issued at revolu- i hrtoHniinroro at H.l r'mift. I fix.. last night. Fifteen Mexican gener als were among those reported siaugn- Tamnifo. and in both places assuran ces were given of protection to for eigners. Francisco Villa, the bandit and revolutionary leader, has laid down his arms and turned his force of men over to Gen. Ignacio Enriquez, rev-1 olutionary commander oi tne ni huhua City district, it was Announced . . T at Juarez last nignt Dy uen. j. u. ascoDar. - OFFICIALS RE-ELECTED. "" 1 ' cai.,rv inrrawa nieetmg of the n.wly Jlec ted mayor and the boavd of town commissioners Thursday aftornoon. The officers ere as follcws: town clerk afli treasurer, J. P. Ru-ell; -gtt to tjmk and treasurer, Miss Ada Prttn an chief of pc ice, D. M. Barter; night pohcemsn J. 3 Boyle and Vance Mc-, Oill; chief of fin- department, Ed. J. Glover; assistant tc fire ehief, Ray-, mond Musseiwhite; street foreman, i H. B. Robeson. Mr. T. L. Johnson Was eieClCU lUWIl aiwi ac , i.. Dickson McLean, former attorney, having declined to serve another term. Mr M. M. Rozier is the only new member of the board of town com missioners. The following increases were made in fVi salaries of officers: J. B. Boyle, night policeman, increased! from $90 to $95 the month, Vance , McGvll, night policeman,, from $85 to! $95 thp month; Ed. J. Glover, firej chief, from $90 to $100 the month ;, Raymond Musseiwhite. assistant to fire chief, from $70 to $30 the mcnth; H. B. Robeson, superintendent of streets, from $100 to $110 the month. The following committees were ap- uiv. i..... . . The fire limit was exterjod feet ,ast of Chestnut iwtween mcoi.I and Third streets. REPUBLICANS NAME TICKET. County Ticket Nominated at " . ' i..,,A n, t... ny -vc blkan courity convention . 1". ivpuuiiwaii j . , ,, "") ... , . f T A aj' Fairmont: re-' "K' p " H5 ct g L Pavk. ZSTrJ. IJUlHVCi vUU uDMivw( -.-.-i Mr. J. C. Snoddy of Red, Springs was re-elected county chairman and the following were elected members of the executive c6mmitte3: S. L. Parker, W. H. Howell, C. J. Biggs, R. S. Edmund, J. D. Aalrews, J. R. Lawson. J. W. Hall, J. I Prevatt, J. E. Harbour, L. J. Tucker East Lumberton Defeats Bladenboro in Close Game. The East Lumberton ball club de- was the opening game on the new park at mast jjumnerton. in me inn ings were played, neither team scor ing until the 7th inning, Bladenboro ers' battle between Green of Blad- I T 1 T" I iV V T nlukn. pnhnm and Davia of tha East Lumber ton team. Green weakened in the 8th and wa replaced by iiarain. ureen the score indicates, was close and ei- citing. Batteries: Bladenboro, Green and Hardin: East Lumberton, Davis MORRISON GREETED BY LARGE COMMENCEMENT AT ORRUM. CROWD IN LUMBERTON Large Crowd Attended Exercises Fri Court House Packed to Hear Candi-i, . day Addreos by Mr. Cam. Morn date for Governor-Devoted, Four-j son I5;t Term in History of This Fifths of Time to National and, Wei! -Known School. , RtaiYUaueH Strontr for Local Self-. A ci i estimated at 1,000 attend- n . . i m uovernment ana ioaerEie iax.e Does Not Think Few Great Fam-. ues anou a luonoponze u- Uiven intnusinHUc uecepiion. ' Cameron iuurrsiji oi vuu-wiu;, wie of the three Democratic candidates for Governor, told of the great achieve- ments of the Democrat party in handling the reins of government and pointed out the failure of the Re- publican party in that it bartered the government away to a few special interestP, in an address before a crowd that filled Robeson's temple of jus- i- t i . ni.. .-i UCe CO OverilOW Illy lHUIoUay cvc- n'mg. Mr Mnrrisnn warned riirainst class government, urging that the people speaker was introduced by Mr. E. J. stick close to old constitutional land- Britt of Lumberton. marks and to accept no new theories.) The (xurcises Friday were supple The idea of class rub -is a serious mented bv numerous musical selec problein in the land today: How are fir.s, vocal and instrumental and we to continue to govern our coun- readings. AH this showed rare tal try? the speaker asked. Shall we ent on the part of the pupils and good leave the od methods and go to class training on the part of the faculty, rule? There is a lack of reverence At the noon hour a picnic dmner for the old political parties and lead-'was served and ill pre?ant were in ers. Th,e business men. are heard vited to feast to their satisfaction, to say they are tired of politics and which they did. want to see a business man run the. The other finals consisted of a government. You hear farmers say play, "A Case of Suspicion," and a they -are tired of politicians, that musical program Wednesday evening, farmers feed and clothe the world and a concert Thursday evening and a ought tor dominate. Labor says we play, "Claim Allowed," Friday eve ought to organize and rule the coun- ning. All these exercises were largely try. Either of these plans is dan- attended. gerous. It is a dreadful error for Diplomas were presented the mem any class to take Fuch a stand. This bers of the graduating cla:iM)P3 will lead to sovietism. The country? Anna Graham and Mr. Clarence should b.e run in the future as in the Kelly by Prof. R. L. Pittman, prin rast. l' believe it ought to be run ciDal of the school. by the Democratic party. If t was , The term just closed v.-us dedi-.r-j the highway. Judgment was sus not a Democrat I would be a Repub- ed by the patrons to have been one pended in each case upon payment df lican. The Republican party is the of the very best in the schojl'i hi's-j the cost. next best party. There is some dem-:tory. The taculty was omposeri oi ocracy in it. Never say business Prof. R. L. Pittman, principal; Miss men, farmers, laborers or any other Ethel Ervin, assistant in the high class should rule the country, but school; Miss Rate Storey, seventh ctick to the rule of, all thp people grade; Miss Hannah Yates, interme through the Democratic party. diate; Miss Revah Norton, primary; Every person should fix his reli- Mesdames R. L. Pittman and G. E. gion and his politics. Each should ; Floyd, music. lix upon some set Of principl.es to. This was Prof. Pittman's second which he places more devotion than year at the head of the school one to the class to which he belongs. The of the four State high schools in the fundamental principles of the Demo- county and the school has made not cratic party is the great fabric of abl advancement under his manage free government. The history of the j ment. The enrollment this year was party is' the noblest to be found in th largest in the history of the school, the historv of the human race. .'Prof. Pittman has been re-elected There came a time under Renubli- i can rule when the great mas3 of theithority to re-elect all the other mem-j garet Nash sang beautifully, "Tent people lost confidence in the govern-! bers ef the faculty. j ing on the Old Camp Ground." The ment. The ftjjtfflinirati'on had bar- ThMv well-known . educatipaaJLJin; j ildren. also decorated the Monument tered away "the government t0 groups! stituti on, which was established by erected in front of the court horse to of special interests. The control of Prrf. M. Shepherd some tweive years , the n'e:nory of th.e veterans Qt RoLe the currency and banking affairs of 'ago. has proved a blessing, not fi.ly;son county. the country was bartered away. Unto the peopln 0f that immediate com-i Thp following officers werc elect der this plan the country was( under m unity, but to the county at large,' ed: Mr. M. G. McKenzie, command constant dread that the black wing of as well as surrounding counties. er .re-elected; Mr. Robt. Chaff in, ad pani would swoop down at any time. ; Many who secured their high school jutant; Rev. Wesley Thompson, chap Nobody was ambitious enough to try education there are now noted among lain; memorial committee Revs. F. t0 borrow e;noujrh money to hold a the leaders of the bar. the ministry, a. Prevatt, Wesley Thompson and crop, hut had to sell it at harvest- tfme pric.es. Everybody was broke. The Republicans had sold the govern- ment to a few powerful men. The banker was scared. Th news from I harvest time approached. -The ban! s UiU UU01ia3 X.CX ii J u t-lliuiiu1 , The Southern man knew what the!vnnr. thp. exercises last week sur - buuiiw . ii. v vi . vi i' u v. v .1 v. 'mill u i l i ' v. North, weiudicfld as he was for 30 years, did not know. Woodrow Wd-jture of the school was never brighter. son was elected none too soon to! .In an exciting ball game at Or- save the country from disaster and; TH. T Mfi-nA V CrnfU f it nower Her. the sneaker Daid elow-i mg tribute to Senator F. M. Simmons,1 ,um V. mt,.rA tn fV, il,fmaM . of radicalism, and to Claud Kitchen ' ; anThe3Democrafic party under the' i i t-: nr i Ti7:i leaueisii-p ui vuuuiuw noun ww, the e-nvemment from thp favored in- terestV It : was the DuToose of WU-1 IZ to'taki. "hack 1 Had Ihe United States bee;i hurled into the world war with conditions a they existed under the Republicans, how could we have finance J thj Al lies? The country could not stand for J. P. Morgan to have the stomach ache under Republican rule. The D.emocrati" party guided the country through 'the war with less financial shake than would nave resulted if uaivc iiunu vv j uiu Ait & .o van wv. v a. nfnM unA vj 101 under Republican rulo. Thenlwh,en properly cooked and its danger when the war closed the United States was the richest country of them all. If th? Republicans-had been in pow er when we entered the war, today there would not be a prosperous bus iness in thA United States and the war would not be over yet. . People talk about reconstruction. What's the matter with the country? This is the talk of a few crack- headed fools. Prices are high, but they are uniform and not artificial, They ar.e not favoring a few special i-erests. ; High prices under Repub - litan rule were only artificial and in fli-. Info-re cf nf tna amu iai tntoroata tk mim trorit. a kiv. fn what he has to siell and doesn't want to pay for what he has to buy has,ls wnwugn-oui, uo cuunjr. some Republicanism in him. : producer of critics. As critics, the Plowing Up CotWn and Re-Planting, smart North Carolina radicals beat' Many farmer have found it neces the world; What does it matter if.sary to plow up their early-planted nri hitrh vim tiiro la tno. cotton and re-plant. Unseasonable thing to pay them with ? -There are farmers m Robeson county who made more money on their farms last year! than they could have sold their farms for under 'publican rule. .- f? r"K? .kdr- rrS 5 public should raise the salaries vuuiuiuea on page e) rt ,r . ....... t . .. . , . . .. f cu m . i,.n;i'ni-vmem, Vi the Oi u i hi;;h school Friday. Thei "a7"" - ' "' ! imr. iuornaun vi wuiwi. " ii.un if.ow j..-, - r -- f--- madP in. North Carolina during the(Davj3, brother of Wade, who was ar-; last twr.y years and dcclar -d that; rested in connection nth the afair.' the must continue to progress i was found not i ty and released.. The p. of the great Stat should! has been statej in The Robesdjuan .not be , ntent ,to stop and boast of, the Davis brothers were arrested ten; pact n-hievements, but rather go on; days ago soon after Mr. Richard Da- until t -State is really and tvuly- via was shot from ambush. Accord- good a:M then go on. The speaker, ing to the -vidence, ten shot too ef-! appeals to hh hearers to put away, feet in Mr. Davis breast and face. He n ...r , t vi onn a.1 narn wi a' ailj mi a v i uaaj i ui; aim wu.... v. v . united uri-thernood qt an classes, ma address was well received. The nrincfnal for another term, with au-! the medical profession and in the bus-1 iness world. It is now proposed o consolidate some of the surrounding one-teacher schools with the Orrum school. school are looked forward to with in-j ll-u-M Uy llUHUlS VA . i L . v VI iiiiuot. v 1 . c 1 1 v i ' i ... v. , v.... .....j-, thoP who witnessed them. Th fu- rum Friday afternoon between the1 T7n;MAn4. n-A Qf Paula funmj t Paula won over Fairmont bv a :.corel of 7 to 5. It was an 11-innmg game ,. ,foo W vprl hnn- ZZr ' r i d red people. DEMONSTRATIONS IN r--r- , ck OKERYJ , , . , . r, roiia aiuc t:nn i rujjvr " aj i v, Vegetables Shown at Meeting of Home Demonstration Club. R"" 'or Tht "i .ne Home uemonstraticn ciuo mei Thursdav. Mav. 6th, in the graded; school building. I Demonstrations were given in veeetable cookery and sauce, corn meal rous, tasty saiaas ana uaun-y cookies. Instructions were given as to the good value and proper cookery of vegetables, using cabbage as an i t - . A . illustration to show its srood value if incorrectly handle. After the preparation and discussion, each dish was served. We are glad to report several new members for the club. Also to note that members from the St. Pauls club ana the Back Swamp club wer pres ent. We are always glad to have other clubs make us a visit. After all, we are only one of the family of Robeson s twenty-one Home uemon stration clubs. As a club member, sy ynat lucre"'" ! members an, interest manifested i make us realize more and more the advantage of nuch study under the caoable leadershio of one trained for mis proieasion ana ww wu c ; cold weather throughput the entire. mni? fl'V1 ,anu 01 V this date has played havoc with cot- wn ! Mr. J. A. McPhaul and three daugh fers, Misses Jessie. Christine and Elizabeth, of-Antioch, Hoke county, were . amon the shoppers in town SMturasy 1 - 6 WADE DAVIS BOUND OVER, Charged With Secret Murderous As- -Dock HaHinin Trojbl Ain, Oyer W hlskey-Other ( ass ! vaie uavis was oouno over to tne 5nnarinr rnnrt I.' - i . 1 0 it DaiAKflnv j v.vu. v .vumv. ; E. M. Br'tt on the charge tcr?t; iu . rY . , T, '.:??'" rock fish from hi, son, Mr. S. - iv. , . .-7. win rppnupr ir id inn lfrnr na ia. ..... . ... n... ... wm iwc, ,b . ihb -.jtrcatme t t Tranquil Park sanato" vises live near old Kingsdale. It is! . v, ... . ' said the shoot.ng grew out of a Jia pute aboit a ditch. J Dock Ha -Iin was sentenced to 6 months on the roads when found guilty of having more "white light ning" than thp law allows. Norman Hardin, arrested on the game charge, was released .upon payment of the cost. The Harding were arrested here Friday mornu g by Chief of Police D. M. Barker. They had the monkey rum on bicycles and were hndvi for Pembroke, it is said. Dock Hardin already had a 19-month s' road sen tence han.fi if ov,er him, ha.ing ap pealed from the recorders court to the Superior court, wh?n crvicfod of manufacturing whiskey several weeks ago. Alex Thompson, colored, was found guilty of reckless driving and judg ment was suspended upon payment of the cost. Tonvmie Phillips was up on the charge of being drunk and cursing on vfti::: MET TODAY. Children Sang and Decorated Confed- erate Monument Officers and Dele gates Elected Dinner Served by Daughters. Thiriy followers of Lee and Jack son, members of Camp Willis II. Pope, Confederate veterans, met :n ihe court house here today Memorial Day. Irr mediately afrer th volenti: s assembled the children of Alfred Row land Chapter, U. D. C. rendered some musical selections, including The Stars and Bar3" ad "Dixie". Misses Julia Thompson. Janie K Wishart and Mar- Mr. Strong Wishart. The following were elected dele gates to the State convention: Revs. Wesley Thompson and F. A. Prevatt, Qf wl.Vi.M rUAr. , c.4l j a v vin,rA ' A sumptuous dinner was served j fhp Cnnfedp.racv aftpr t.hp meetiner tilt VCLlldilo I'JCll AtUllL&.iS VI, aiiu Lilt v aiiuoitiivij Liiiuibu i.ua vv ion. , KEPT MARRIAGE A SECRET. Miss Mabel Maultshv and Mr w Gordon Prevatt Were Married in; April. Correspondence of The Robeonian Whiteville, May 8.-The marriage of Mlss Mabel MaUltSOV OI Wnite- vi'Ile and Mr. W. Gordon Prevatt ofj Orrum. which took place early in; . haB -lct honn a nr,r1T,PiH Mr" j-- and Mrs. Prevatt kept their marriage ja secret for several weeks. They are , making their home at Whiteville fir., aiiu rrcvau icit wmajr xm ui-ianu miss inompson was one oi ner Louis, Mo., where they will attend a! five attendants. The other attend- convention ol representatives oi tne Mexican-American Hat Co., of which company Mr. Prevatt is a representa- tive. Ouija Board Says "Morrison." 1 The ouija board says Morrison will be thp next Governor of North Caro lina, according to Mr. A. J Garris of Parkton. Coming from Fayette ville to Lumberton Thursday after noon, Mr. Morrison helped Mr. Garris get his car out of the mud and Mr. Garris said in return for tha kindnets he would tell. Mr. Morrison what the ouija board said about him. Work ing the ouija board at his house the other night Mr. Garris said they ask ed it to give the first letter of the last name of the next Governor of North Carolina and the board moved with out hesitancy to the letter "31". ROAD SUPERVISOR LNDICTED- Special to The Robeson inn. Fairmont, May 8. F. C. Jones road supervisor of Fairmont town ship, has been indicted on the charge of trading with himself m office. The case will be aired before Record er A. E. Floyd Wednesday, Mav, 12 at 10 a. m. Dr. J. W. Griffith arrived here Thursday and he and 'Mrs. Griffith who had been here for some, time a the home of her daaghter, Mrs. A. W McLean, left Friday for their horn in Greensboro. - Superior Court Begins Tuesday. "The opening? of Superior court was deferred until tomorrow morning oa BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL IfEWt WnavtVrLS'i T? Licen8e ha, been issued for th marriasre of Walter Rice and I WUI? nii.i,: n- if i inu mtt it lui-. am yana jc nodes yr' y Pajre received Satnr- l, Mr. S. ghed 18 i, i'aze of Halifax that wpivhorl j. pounds. Muaif Dupii, of Pn- Lytch an) Anes McLean will ziZ rtcital in th ,ef, h 11 lorium TuewIay eveninJr May 11th a 8:30 oVIock &imary pupil will eiv. a recita, Wednesday afternoon at 410 Mra N A Thompson r-birned satur(iay night from Charlotte' whew (h spent nearJ 4 k mi2ZZ . . . ; " " rium. Her condition is muen immtv- ed. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Roach, who were married here on th2nd tnst, re turned Saturday night iVom a bridal trip to Florida. They .are making their home with Mrs. A. Nash, East Fifth street. Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pas tor of the First Baptist church, and family and Miss Anna Lawrence left this morring for Washington, D. C, to attend the Southern Baptist con vention, which opens there Wednes day. The. East Lumberton public school closed Friday with a picnic. TW term just closed was declared to hare been one of the most successful in the history 0f the school. The facul ty was composed of Minses Sarah and Katie Stone, Bessie Rudd, Fay Ritchie and Anna Dirstein. -Constance MacKay's fairy mas que, "The Forest Princess," was pre sented at Red Springs Monday after noon bv 80 students of Flora Macdon ald college in the natural amphithe atre on the college campus, before aa audience estimated at 2,500. This ia an at nual May Day event at tho col- ,eBe,M . . . . , little Mi'BS Lily Snead, Mesdames J. A. Martin, R. E. Lewis, M. F. Cald well, Leslie Carlyle. E, J. Britt and ' T., L. Johnson, Miss Louise and Mr. Earl Townsend attended the music festival in Charlotte Friday and Sat urday, returning yesterday and last night. Mr. W. A. Stone of the Loajr, Branch section had his left leg brok en Friday afternoon when an auto mobile which he was driving ran into an embankment on the Creek road. near Edmunds mill. Messrs. Grady and Heck Stone who were in the ear at the time were also slightly hurt, both being hurled through the wind shield. The car was badly damaged, it is said. A successful sale of residential lots was conducted by the Atlantic Coast Realty Co. here Thursday. Twenty-three lots belonging to tha estate of the late Alf H. McLeod in the northern part of town were sold for a total of $20,000. The highest bid for a single lot was $2,000. A number of lots belonging to Messrs. n- vnaiie ana n. White and J. H. Floyd in tao northern part of town were sold at sIacTOY t t J and her , . . E. Thompson of Wil ui y viii-t if.t v mington went to Richmond Friday . , j , , , . . t "ht an4 returned yesterday to Mrs. Townsend's home here with their brother JDr. Dunlop Thompson, who had been undergoing treatment in a Richmond hospital for some time. Mrs. Thompson also came here yes- terday and she and Dr. Thompson at Morven. Mr. J. E. Thompson re- Will V. T V- pllttll i l,t b'tit uuuic turnprf to W mincrtnn lnt nio-ht. Misses Rosalia Lytch and Marie Thompson returned Thursdav after- U,.; C n .u ' ur jiuu iUui anuu, . w., vmcic ncu- nesday they took part in a great May Day celebration. Miss Lyteh played the part of "Mtes North Carolina" ants were Misses Dorothy Henley of High Point, Hannah Townsead ox Red Springs and Eva Pleasants and Lolita Lytch of Rowland. ThA North Carolina float attracted much atten tion. Mrs. E. K. Proctor left Saturday evening for San Antonio, Texas where she will visit her brother, Mr. John Dick, and her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Proctor, left at the same time for Bryan, Texas, where they will attend on the 12th inst. the marriage of a brother of Mrs. Proctor. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Proctor also will visit relatives in Sam Antonio and return with Mrs. E. K. Proctor in 10 days or two weeks. Mr. Proctor Friday accompanied his chil dren, little Misses Mary Catherine and Elizabeth ,to Graham, where they will stay with Mrs. Proctor's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kernodle, and join ed his mother and wife in Hamlet Saturday night. Maxton Claims Mistake in Popula tion Figures. A mistake of 200 was made in Max ton's population figures, as announced by the census bureau, according to Mr. Carpenter, who was in town Thursday night to hear Mr. Morrison. It is thought that a "3" was mistaken for a "5" in the report, and It is claimed that the figures should b 1,597 instead of 1,397, a gain of 276, or about 20 per cent, instead ef only 76. . - i DE, WILLIAM W. PARKTHj EYE SPECIALIST Office: Ifatiomal Baak of BuTJdlag.