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WATCH . LABEL ON YOUR, PAPER AND DO.VT J i LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE. ' TITS DATE ON THE DATE YOUR rAPElfc WILL BE STOPPED. ESTABLISHED 187. v SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH. ' ..inn a vv.Ait nnt! rr inviwrs. VOLUME IX -4 C .LUMBEBTON. Ha. WEDNESDAY. HOVEMBEB 24. 1920. NUMBER 78' Thanltsgiyuig Services V Services Will Be Held at Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist and Gospel TaberMele ' TomorrewTnd Couec t ions , Will Be ; Taken, for Variaos Ornlunmgekw-.- -.'''Tj .. . Thanksgiving' services will be held t local dutches tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. "and collections,, will be ;; taken lor the various orphanages , asfol- ' loWS! "f . .' .". . 5 Baptist,' Thoroa'sville orphanage V Presbyterian Barium Springs or phanage. ' . .-. -'''""'.- - Gospel Tabernacle, Elida orphan ago at Asheville. Rev.'L. B. Comp ton, who is doing the preaching at the revival at this church, is "founder and superintendent of, this orphanage.; Methodist, orphanage at Raleigh. Special reqeust is made -that every one give a day's income to some or phanage. '' " Child Fatally Burned Small Son of Mr. and Mrs Duncan Monroe of .'Lumber Bridge ? Died of' Burns When Clothing Caught from aFirepIaefe. - Lumber Bridge, Nov, 24 A 3 1-2 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan . Monroe of 'Lumber Bridge was burned to death Saturday The chad's cloth. ang caught from a fireplace . and . je was fatally, burned before, members uiv mwuv "v . was burned . Saturday morning anu died Saturday at sunset. Red Cross Roll Call All Chapters Are Urged to Complete Drive This Week How the Money Will Be Used. ' ' Have you joined the Red Cross or renewed your membership for 1921? The membership drive will be con tinued, through Saturday of this week and every Robesonian is urged to be come a member. Miss Emily H. Walker, field representative of the Southern division of the American Red Cross, is in the county in the in terest of the drive. Miss Walker says she is well pleased with the in- bVVD.;IIVnil . A AVWAJV... r..V ..V.WWU Rowland yesterday and found the drive moving along fine in that town and community. Miss Walker is at Fairmont today. .All chapters are urged to complete the drive and report this week. Every liome should be solicited. As has been stated in The Robesonian, SO cents 'of every dollar paid in by a Robesonian goes to maintain the work of the whole-time public health nurse in the county and the other ,$0J.Imv cents goes to make life as pleasant as -possible lor tne o,uuu wounded Amer ican soldiers still in the hospitals in the United States and Europe, and ihe ..general disaster and relief fund to be used throughout the world. Join the Red Cross today. Murder Suspects . . ' Arrested 2 Negroes Charged With Killine Another Negro In County Sunday Arrested broke Brunswick Officers Came for Them Today. f Addie' Singleton and Sam Rutlegej Tiom-noo vara a-rroaal - lMnnrinYr at Pemsroke by Policeman Hubert IfOwery the negroes being charged with the killing of Primos Morant, also colored, at Maco Brunswick county, Sunday. Deputy I. Sheriff Elijah Sellers of Supply, Brunswick county carried the negroes to. South port today, where they were lodged in jail. . They were brought to the county Jail here after their arrest and remained in jaM' until the Brunswick officer arrived this morning. 1 It is understood the murder result ed from a row that started whileth negroes were '. gamUing' Rutjege"i8w the awfulness of sin. That which admitted to the officers that he shot .Moranftbut claimed he shot in self, defense. ; v , '- - - ' ' '- ' ' V . . A Meeting of. Interest to Indians. A meeting of interest.' to the. In. dians of Robeson county will be neld at ML Airy church next Sunday-beginning, at Tt a. m. Special music will be'-rendered by choirs from var jous churches. v Miss Emily H. 'Wal. ker. field representative of the Amer ican Red Cross, . will attend the meeU 2 1 1.1 S11 I. . 1. 1 1 . 1 i ing una mere wui ut: . uiias on wnst the Red Cross has done and contin ues to do for humanity.." All the In. dians in the county are urged to at tend the meeting. : Candidate for Road : - Supervisor of - Saddle Tree. ' , ' ..v.. ;.. -Mr. D. F. Britt, who was a. Lum berton visitor Tuesday, announces ir a card printed elsewhere in this issue that he is a candidate for the office road supervisor-of Saddle. Tree town shin, at the election to be held Decern- hr 30. when the voters of that town hio will naas unon a oro Dosed bos . I issue of 325,000 for roads.. Mr. J. L "IJP": ; Humphrey also ta3a .ean6Udateifor:fJX .trhia calHis founded on God's abso of f ice, his announcement alsoi appear tut authority: He has a right to call ing in this paper. -v . - . ., .1 (Continued on page five) Revival At ; r V . First Baptist Largo Congregations Are Attending Services Twica Daily Dr. Durham Is Preaching Short - Sermons uf Great Power and the Singing Under : Leadership of Mr. Charley, Butler is a Delightful Feature.: , m , '' Congregations which 131 every teat in the.:large main auditorium almost fill the .gallery are flocking tfto the Fist .'Baptist church every evening, and the afternoon congregations about fill the main auditorium. The services are wonderfully interesting, helpful; 4 i - m . a - i 1 VTT ana uispirwg A pa pasior, ut. Kj. o. Durham, is preaching short sermons of great power.' Every sentence has the force of unanswerable logic and the magnetic power of the faithful por trayal of; a crucified Saviour as the only means whereby men may be sav ed. . The singing, under the direction of Mr. Charley Butler, is a delight ful feature. 'Mr. Butler's solos are so well rendered and appropriate, and the old songs he leads the congrega gation in singing fit in so well with the sermons and. the spirit of the oc casion, that the song services are a Continual feast joyous uplifting, re freshing, i A spirit of eager interest 'and con cern seems to pervade the congrega-' tion at each service. Last evening a wave of spiritual power swept the congregation at the, close of the. ser mon, and a large number went for ward to pledge renewed consecration; and a number of unsaved manifested COncem hv resnondino- to th invite. - 'M ' Services are held twice daily, at 3 and 7:3.0 p. m., but tomorrow the day service will be at 10:30. . Many of the stores are closed for the afternoon service. Dr. Durham at the service Monday evening -expressed special appreciation of this as if was a movment on the part of lay Many cottage prayermeetings were mien without suggestion from him. held prior to the beginning of the njieeting and. for the past year a num ber of men'have been meeting every' Sturdayevening in special prayer for a revival. The New or Divine Life. lirrt.- X' !-:-- T church ahd the individual. Thi9 new j me is tne. normal state oi a uinstian Unless that condition exists in the i iiiu ui a cmiu vl uuu inai me is oe low normal." ,"Do you believe in an imparted di vine life?" the preacher asked. God's gift of life to His people brings privi- leges that are linked with the divine . lifo. Life eternal is in His Son. The! saddest thing about the new life is ...vn.i.K ,fc w uetuiue uwuaeu-io at-1 B UtatM. U J - J i . 11 SCUI many because lead -Who can limit the possibilities of o Christian life? A child of God has access to all the riches of God's King dom. God says they shall be my peo- pie and I will be their God. Men fail to properly estimate the Christian - - life. Many fail to lay hold of the opportunities to become soul winners. God is calling to the backslider and those who have wandered away iue tw, or divine, uue, w is atoning blood: also put the Sunday scnooi as tne the subject of Dr. Durham's sermon I xhe Prophet said where fell it? " 'greatest of all work. Sunday morning. In beginning his From this text Mr. Compton drew a We were also favored with a male discourse, the preacher said, "A gen- striking lesson Sunday morning, it quartette from Hope Mills 'who ren umc revival bring?, new life to the:was Elisha's Question to the voun? ,dored. W good selections. Well, we we iiie wnM;vento be ob- UThoiisanda . know; kex"thy Svf-l. P"1?01' ed;by othtKtelTHierej,. are M but: hut hate to'adait'it.' r:0nivvMl nneh, anrfved home from eon- dwarfs.ui'tbiKMigdeni'of God. iCc.Tt., vnm -- ferenCe last night and he is. happy, ood's spirit : is .not allowed to the Brunswick) 10 come, ine most beautiful story m'priate thkn 1 at Pem-;the scriptures is that of God's will-led himself. ingness to receive the wayward, Two Laws. "For the law of the spirit of life hotti in Christ Jesus us hath made e free of sin and death- Ro - from the law mans 8:2". This was the text from which Dr. Durham preached Sunday evening. , -.The law of the spirit of life is the rule God has given for his children the law He asks his children to con form, to. The law of sin and death is the law of the devil and his works. The law of spirit and life ponta .men to Christ., The spirit of ennst makes men free from the law of sin and death. , People play wih sin and make mock of it. They fail to was sin many centuries ago is sin to day, j ihe trouble is that people dont believe, .it.. People are drawn away by- their lusts. They don't think of re sults and. where sin leads to death. Jesus says the wages of sin is death. , One, inust crave. and want freedom from sin and the-consequences of sin. God does not thrust freedom upon you. K You., must.- fight for : freedom. Odd says sin will ruin you and lead to death.,- He says flee -to Me for freedom. t v j-, You should know w h at ! J s t "n leads to., . Open. your eyes and Bee the wrecks caused by sin.. . It is good to know that you will not have to suf fer the consequences of sin in eternal death. : ,-. - ( Back to Father and Home. ' Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous . man his thoughts; ahd let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 65:7. This was Dr. Durham's text Monday evening. At his .request the congre- gation repeat, it with him, He said 'Revival At x . ; ': Gospel Tabernacle Service a 3 and 7:15, Daily Except ' , -Thursday, When Day Servk WW Lbeat 199 . m Geo4 Congrei. gations and Much Interest. . O ' Revival , services .;. will,, reontinue through this, the second week, at the Gtosnel Tabernacle. Services "are held ftwice daily, at a and, 7tl5 v " v0!';"!;0 wiu um -? nrnTimtiftnii', are attendme tne services and much' interest is being fmanifested. . : Rev, L. B. Compton of Aneviiie, who is assisting the pastor- Rev.. W. D. Combs,-is preaching ul-search-4MoMV mir sermons. LAst evening nis suo- ject was "The .State of .the Soul Al ter Death," his text, Job 14:10 " "Man dieth' and; wasteth away, yea. man giveth up the ghost, and Where is he 7" Citing numerous instances front the Bible,- the preacher led his hearers to the unescapable conclusion that tha unirits of Ihe. saved, as soon as they leave this body, ar in con. scious bliss and are comforted, while' the epirits. of th'e; unsaved are on the side of sheol where .they are. in lor. ment. "If you'do not. know the ing power of Jesus", he urged, "seek Him now bo that when' this. life Js over you will go :to be with your Lord." . v ' ; s.-.,,. -Drawing nigh to God", was Mr. ComDtons, subject Tuesday afternoon, his text, James 4 :8. To draw nigh to God, "said the preacher, there most' be: . . .. First a full, confession and repen tance;; second,' we need to cohfesa o each. other; third, meditation on God's, goodness; fourth' earnest closet prat er; fifth, we must have faith; sixt'a, Some time' must be spent in' fasting, and prayer; seventh, : there jnust be complete- obedience to the Spirit and the teachings of God's Word. Saturday evening his subject wasibad politically and went Republican, Why God Rejected Cain." People wq say.that they are as good as some one else and do not need to sret under J the blood are following the wav of Cain, who offered a part of his crop tar 'ere lopg the people would be sihg vt AiA nnt wnonijo iha nonA .if . irLa" cverv Sundav eveniner somewhere: v.. man , who came to him in distress be-i cause the borrowed axe with which he had been working had fallen off tho hand!., intn watnr. Your telmte borrowed from God and He expects 1 vou to use them for Hi elnrvi Kfnw are chopping with their axe head off. What has become of your usefulness 7 you get no answer to prayer. "Where fell it?" Where did too lose rinsr . . - . . W . victory, your laith, your joy. your de ' How. to Make a Devil. Mr- Compton's subject Sunday I - '.r ,w"j w W V a. awV aaS'VUV a a . a a and how to make another." God did!'c,ock and went direct m a body to nof mk th Hv5i. tho ai j i the parsonage and surprised their pas- - ...av ..aw V W M.M J V.V- UtTll IIIAUC himself. He was once an angel of Rn n- fU v,' 1 2 1. J. 1 1. 1 a . . a iipui ana wnen ne ieu ne drew a tnirA to tha a-i. i.: m..- Rifci.VLao Got 7 , ..j u 'it i om .s . ' e .."i,v. .iisu huh inuic nuurii.! nore. aoDro-! "destroyer." He destrov- ' led himself, h AertnvoA a thi-A .U I By. yielding to all the devU tells vou !j . " ' . i and submitting to h Z sway Vou will ' J" uite ilL ,The "ttle " lmakr - yourself T devil and put yourfere for-8eY.?ral weeks . with DUt vourl own way above the ways of God. lJn,T "na V5I- recwv.enn?, BU."ereu vol have not a Savior to save you 1 8 ""P86.1"1 thia evening blood pois ' . . . . j f e f ou' on was discovered and immediately X kSn f : i g,Vfn J he was rushed to the hospital in Fay ce.vadS 2LS dri etteville by Dr. D. S. Currie and the ,mo. Kn o-.ar" i ZS kIvTI" Mpartnts of hte child are there also. going about as an angel of lisrht seek ing to deceive. Let us take time to bi holy, take time to pray, to read tho Bible and. think on God. Heavenly Recognition. Mr Compton's theme Monday evo nS was, "Heavenly Recognition, or Shall We Know Each Other There." His text was .Genesis 25:8 "Thm Ak i ham gave np the ghost and died in a good did age, an old man and full of years," and was gathered to lis people : That means. - said tW "preacher, that he was gathered to the ieij;it!, oi ipa, ana tnat tney knew h?u and he knew them. Hereafter wi shall . not be hampered "and hin dered by -limited knowledge becaus? we wil fhen "know even as.we.a-j known.- When we get out of thta flesh we will not be afflicted with hn- min limitations. Whata great thin it is o be right with God ahd know some, day we will, if W3, arc true God. meet ajl- the saints . that, hae gone on before us and know them. . Boa Party at Teii Mile Nov. 26th. There will be a box bartv t 'th. Ten Mile . school house on Fridaj night, November 26th. Everybody if cordially invited to come. The pro ceeds, will go on a piano for the Ten Mile and. Barker's school.., Teachers Prof. D. B. Oliver, Miss Amelia Pow ers', Mrs. D. B. Oliver. Mr: T. W. Thompson of Parttnn i among the visitors in town, today. fSundayBJgDay AtParkton Shaglag by 3 Cheirs -Heard and En joyed by Large Crowd Rev. W. L, .-Ifanesa Gets Pounding on Return From Conference Small Child vef ' Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Parnell Very ' ' 111 One Case of Scarlet; Fever " ' I'll ' I Av jiiimie ana um jums,, BY C. D,. WILLIAMSON Nov, 23.-Sunday was great; day for our town - 5 . . . , ... IteV. 4. I. Jenkins filled his pulpit at 11 o clock "g. from the-court room du td tfuU house. Preaching a great sen rin tha progre98 of the trial gained roon and at 2 o'clock tne singtag at laccess to the. court room by breaking the auditorium was heard., BUdeiwdo 0 JMr9 Utaon choir arrived first, next came Hin choir; and then the local choir assembled, and by 2'.15 each choir was in readiness; and believ us, there was. the best singing ever hearfi in this section of the State. The two visiting choirs were well drilled. Mr. Burt Jackson at the head of Mossy Hill and Mr. Henry Hall directed the. Bladen-Union choir. -weitner oi tnese cnoirs usea an m- striament while. the locals were ablyji assisted ty Miss Annie wunamson ai i the piano. For two hours tfie large crowd of more than a thousand people sav-fwas entertained with brand new. nm si. E. C. Hines, principal of the ded school, delivered the wel com address in a most pleasing and appropriate manner, Rev. J. L. Jen lems bffered prayer. Mr. W. B. M al loy Of Fayettevule was called 'on. for a brief addrses which he readily ac cepted, and we bve never heard -a better and aa more enjoyable speceh front anv one. It was such a nitv that he ceuM' not have' been heard longer. but' nine forbade.. It was brim full of.'gpod tommon ; sense and humor. H :Mept his hearers smiling even to oversowing from start to finish. He haamany friends and acquaintances In this 'section. He said that he was originally from Sampson county and while Sampson county went to the yet it could feed the State. . -The speaker paid a splendid tribute to all three of the .choirs and said as the .roads were becoming better andT, bet- , . . - , ., ' cculd '-jaSake inuch more mention, but it was good to be there. There you could meet friends and acquaintances dhat you had not seen m months and months, and a great and hearty hand shake prevailed; and the time was all to short. A goodly-number from Fayetteville, -Hope 'Mills, St. Pauls, Lumber Bridge and Tobermory, and r6 hive yet to hear the first word f critiefsm. Everybody had a good chargeytwliere he has served faith- fuly 3 years. A good many of his ' members of the, Parkton church met at the M. E. church tonight at 7 . 1 . J lu.1 ?' " "tl, cu"uuo. 5T if' which was highly appreciated. The pastor reiatea in Dnei oi tne xm. v. a SaaaS. f Jt conference and said it was the best he ever attended, and the greaatest i . .. i - i . i ... : . i ?reaf nrag ne, ever neara' u- "y conierence evaneiisi, nev. ear ?, 1" ztZ' Mlt8.-,' T- Farnell auite ill. Ine little child sui- I The little child suf j n j, j The entire town is in deep sympathy with the anxious parents and we trust she may yet be saved and re stored. ' The lecture at the auditorium by Carl Jansen on last night, or his "fa mous play, entitled "Davie Crocket," was largely attended and greatly, en joyed. : ' Also the musical recital on last Friday -might by the , music , depart ment was -a success and greatly en joyed and more than $25 waas real ized and plaacedon piano fund. The school now has two splendid pianos. One ease of scarlet fever broke out last-week -little Malcolm . Tolar but he -.is improving nicely, and all the scholar exposed will be kept at home fort-e week' to prevent the spread, of this -.disease. . The Mhlr inmo.t -rv direction . sound like Thanksgiving. Am sorry to have a deny some in-1 xrit.tn. , k ii. Kt miiKt i mnLhiiHn .a'fh-vlhas been made as a number of namej ti.r -of a a-m t jim. I berton-bound Thursday a.1n. In conversation with a progressive farmer this morning, we agreed that the farmers should curtail the exten sive use of commercial fertilizer for the coming season and cut the acre are of cotton and plant lots of, small grain and corn and velvet beans.' And lay theirs plans in ample time. Some thing of , this nature mttst be done or the farmer ; wlil eventually go from bad to worse. Mr. Eartle Williamson.' who has jheld a position in Greensboro for the NeoTakeii .From Court Room AndLynched Mob Broke Into- Court Room and Dragged Negre Throagh Tewa by HI Neck. .TylertownMhs, Dispatch. Nov. 23. Harry, Jacobs, negro, while being tried for his life for an assault on a white .woman, here today was taken ' - Mnv MmmKam f Um mnk whit Kad , Aft foninte an entrance to ihe court room despite efforts ofcourl officials and others to prevent vio lence the negro was seized, a . rope placed about his neck and . dragged two blocks through the main street of the town, after which rope was tied to the axle of an automobile which dragged him to Magee's Creek bridge, where the lifeless body was swung to ft,- ik . -iama rifh hni. tj ripval.nd Strange of Javes. Miss.. was accidentally shot through the ab domen during the affray, and tonight is sa.id.to be in a critical condition. Strange is said to have been hitting the negro over the head with a pistol, holding it by the barrel, when the 'pis tol was discharged, the load taking ef fect In the stomach. He was taken to a hospital at McCemb, Miss. . .' Harry Jacobs, the negro lynched to day, was a brother of Ben Jacobs, who was, lynched by a mob about two weeks ago for ait attack on the husband of the woman attacked by Harry Jacobs on October 30. Since his arrest he has been in jail at Magnolia Brookhaven and Jackson, to present mob vio lence. Swearing In Time Dec. 6 All County and Township Officers Re cently Elected Will Take the Oath of Office Next First Monday: Monday, December 6, will be the day for "swearing in" all county and township officers who were elected in the November election. This includes everything from township constables to the high sheriff. The oath of of fice will be administered one and all by Mr: C. B. Skipper, clerk of the court. According to the usual cus tom officers who were not reelected will "take hold" the first of January, 1921. Among the local changes will be that of recorder of the Lumberton dis trict. Mr. E. M. Britt,. present re corder, will be succeeded by Mr. Da vid H. Fuller, and Mr. W. JLennon, present solicitor of the Lumberton re corder's court, will be succeeded by Mr. W. Bert Ivey. Both Messrs. Ful ler and Ivey are young attorneys wKa li o ir a latv tfffaa haia Members of the State Senate and Legislature take the oath of office at Raleigh. Stolen Car Recovered. A Ford car belonging to Mr. W. H. Lamb of R. 4, Lumberton, which was stolen off Third street here Saturday night was found in a garage in Fay. etteville. The proprietor of the gar. re informed Mr. Lamb that the car - : . - was was tallica iu nic Karate bwui o o'clock Sunday morning by a man 0'cIc who failed to give his name. He wanted a tire repaired, it. was said, and when informed that he could not t ;t -an.;j k.. fto ha get it repaired before Monday, he said he had to catch a train and left the car in - the garage. He was a dark-complected man, according to information gained by Mr. . Lamb, who recovered his car yesterday. The car was parked on Third street, near Mr. L. H. Caldwell's store, and stolen Saturday night between 8 and 9 o'clock. Harding is Determined to Have a Wo man in His Cabinet. Washington, Nov. 22. President elect Harding has determined to ap point a woman to his cabinet. This will be in recognition of the fact that the American electorate . has beef practically doubled since the enfran chisement of women and that woman's viewpoint shall be represented in the executive council of the government. In order to appoint a woman, how ever, Mri Harding w&l ask Congress to create a new cabinet portfolio secretary of education. The power H add cabinet 'portfolios rests entirely with .Congress' and does not require arty constitutional amendment. In au prooaDUity, Mrs., Harriet laytor up- 0n, e asked to hcad the new department, though H car.not be said that a f inal selectiof are under consideration. David Law rence in. Greensboro News. past year, returned home Sunday morning and has entered the graded school. Miss Annie Williamson attended her uncle D .P. McMillan's marriage at Wcdc- today 'at noon. The marriage took place, in. the Presbyterian church, pastor of the bride, Miss, Flora Wil liams, officiating. , Miss Williamson rendered the wedding march on vio lin with Miss Avey Parker of Dunn 'playing piano accompaniment. COTTOX MARKET. iMiaaung coiion is selling on tne lo cal market today for 13 cents tho pound. ' ' ! J Jl! . - . f ... ' .ft nnv nrM rnnir m " a a. imii w wa navrva License has been issued for the marriage of Jno. Mayo, Jr., and Irene Sinclair. ; -V' Remember that in order to get uw per emu reauction on ivwn taxes thev must be paid bv Decern-. ber 1. Mr. Elmer L. Hedgpeth of R. 3- Lumberton, has accepted a posi tion , as salesman in Mr. John T. Biggs' store. He began work Mon day. Mesdaines J, L Townsend and I. V. Britt and Mr. Car Britt of the Ten Mile section attended services at the First Baptist , church yesterday af ternoon and last evening. E. Re&an, Jr., 20-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mclntyre, broke his right arm just above the wrist this morning when he fell down th atarm at tha MrTntvrn tuima. ITaaf! jriitn street. Mr. Leonard Britt and two chil dren, Nora Lee and Hubert, of Mt. Elim passed throug'-i town yesterday en route to Hartsville, S. Cn to visit Mr. Britt's sister, Mrs. L. W. Red. ick, who is ill. , , , ' "The stage lis set for the celebra- a a a . . a uon to oe neia oy tne uumDerton post of the Aperican Legion in the Legion mmmmmm WaW a M Hi VUM SJTW ning. The program calls for plenty of eats including oysters "as you like them." The "boys' are expecting a most pleasant evening and all mem bers are invited to be present. SMYRNA NEWS ITEMS. Good SundsT School Work A Husk ing Bee-Other Items. BY K.'R: CHURCH. Old Kingsdale, Nov. 23. Mr. Will Collins of Lumberton and 25 of his Sunday School class from the West Lumberton church were visitors on Sunday at the Smyrna church. Af ter the Sunday school lesson had been taught, Mr. Collins' class gave an in teresting little program of speeches and songs, which were much enjoyeJ and showed fine work of that school and also by the teacher. We are glad that jaur neighbor Mrs. Ed. Cox has become able to be around again after a long illness. Mr. Orbert Lovett of Lumbertor was a Sunday visitor at the home oi his father, Mr. Neal Lovett. Mr. Dan Britt has moved to his fa-ther-inlaw's farm, Mr, E. McRowan. Mr David Lewis and wife of th Center section were Sunday visitor! in this community. ' MrvWeldon Lovett is preparing tc build a tobacco barn on his mother! place, Mrs. AIHe Lovett's, where he intends to farm next year. Mr. John Prevatt had a husking bee last Friday night at which were pres- -ent 26 men. . After the corn . wai husked there was a fine supper, whict was much enjoyed. ' iv -' . i THE RECORD OF DEATHS. Infant Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bolton. Dorothy Elizabeth, 2 1-2 months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A, Bol ton, died Monday at the home of her j parents in the southern part of town. jThe funeral was conducted from the home yesterday at 3 p. m. by Rev. W. J. DuBois and interment was made in Meadowbrook cemetery. O'Neal Britt, 7 Years OWL O'Neal, 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Britt, who live near Long Branch, died Monday night of typhoid fever. The funeral was con ducted at the grave yesterday at 4 p. m. by Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth and in-., ierment made in the family cemetery. RED CROSS MEETING AT FAIRMONT A Red Cross meeting will be held at Fairmont Monday evening of next week, Nov. 29, at 7:30, in the mov ing 'picture house. The Fairmont chapter will be reorganized. All mem bers are urged to attend, both from town and surrounding branches. Miss Emily Walker, field representative of the Southern division will be present to assist in the reorganization. ' , Giant Eagle Nearly Carries Off 8-Year-Old Boy. It took the combined efforts 'of the. Spaulding family to save the eight-year-old Walter Spaulding from bein carried away by a giant eagle at their ranch near' Glendo, Wyo. states a djspatcb from that place. When the. huge bird attacked Wal ter in the ranch yard, he grasped it by the neck and screamed for help'. John his 7-year-old brother, came to the' rescue, and a third boy ran for help. Mrs. Spaulding beat off the bird with .a stick and the eagle attacked her.She was saved when Mr. Spaulding came with a shotgun and dispatched th? bird. It had a spread of eight feet. The two boys were severely lacer ated by. the eagle's claws. DR. WILLIAM CT. PAH3 - EYB SPECIALIST . OSee: National Bank ef f BnUdlas.
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