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HiiifiWii WATCH ... LABEL ON rOUR PAPEB ' AND DONT LET St7B. SCRIPTIOX EXPIRE. THE DATBpNTBB LABEL ISKTHB DATE TOUB PAPEB WILL BE STOPPED. mmm Im ESTABLISHED ; lOTfcVSlNGL $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOILBXli ' P ' LUMBEBTOK, NMJ.MONDAY, MAY 16, 1921. NUMBER 27 9 Three Residences Demolished And - Other Damage" Done By Cyclone Terrific Wind Sornt Leaves Destruc tion in Its Wske in Long Branch Sections-Mr :. ;John Lamb and Family and Mr. and Mrs. K J. Rice Have Miraculous Escape ' Mrs. Rice Seriously Injured - One Rest denee in Long Branch Section knd One : in AHenton Section Torn to Kindling Many Buildings Damag. ed and Thousands of Trees Up rooted. . - 1 NO GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE TO CROPS. A terrific cyclone, leaving destruc tion in its wake, swept through the Long Branch community, five miles south of Lumberton, Friday about 2 p. m. The cyclone completely demol. ished two dwellings one occupied by Mr. John Lamb and family on the Creek road, near Long Branch church, and one in which Mr. and Mrs. E. J. ("Bud") Rice, lived some two miles south-west of the church. All the members of Mr. Lamb's family were injured except a small baby, and all had a miraculous escape from death. Mrs. Lamb, aged about 50 years was the most seriously hurt, her breast bone being broken. Mr. Lamb's left shoulder was hurt. One daughter, . . Miss Rhoda Lamb, suffered a deep ' gasn'nr ner forehead, while another daughter, Mrs. Lela Wilcox, suffered an ugly gash in her chin.- Mrs. Wil cox's baby escaped unhurt. Numerous outhousese and tobacco barns were destroyed in the wake of the cjx:lone, which covered a scope about na mile wide. -' House Torn to Splinters. The house in which Mr. Lamb and family lived was owned by the heirs of the late Mr. J. A. McAllister and was a two-room structure. The house was torn into splinters, the only part of it left on the grounds being the floor of a porch and the blocks upon which it sat. The debris of the building was heaped in a pile some; 25 yards away. The furniture was also carried about the same distance. Mrs. Lamb was lying on a bed in the house when the storm struck and -was found on the same mattress among the debris after the storm had cleared. Mrs. Wilcox was car ried several yards with her baby in her arms. She held on to the baby. Miss Rhoda Lamb was buried beneath the debris of the building and pulled herself from the wreckage. Mr. Richard Lee, one of the first to reach the Lamb place, found Mr. Lamb walking about in a semi-conscious condition. He with the aid' of several others who gathered soon after the storm, carried Mrs. Lamb to his home, some three-hundred yards' away. - Y Mr. Lamb stated to a Robesonian reporter that the wind took the front door of the house and this resulted in the wind getting inside, causing complete wreckage. Stall Blown From ' Around Mule Chicken Picked. , All the out-buildings were blown down. The stall in which Mr. Lamb kept his mule was carried away by the wind, leaving the mule standing unhurt. A hogpen was torn . down, but all the hogs in the pen escaped unhurt. Several of Mr. Lamb's chick ens were either killed by the wind or drowned by the heavy rainfall which followed the cyclone. One chicken was partially picked by the wind, it is said. Meat House Torn to Pieces. The residence occupied by the Lamb family was in the center of the storm. ' At the home of Mr. Richard Lee two oak trees in the yard were uprootea and another wa, twisted off. His meat house was torn to splinters and the meat scattered in a field nearby. The meat was all recovered. .There was not a piece of the meat house left where it was standing . before the storm struck.. , Mr. Lee says he heard the storm approaching with terrible roaring, and darkness fell. It struck the house before he could close the doors and windows. It moved on as quickly as it struck. He heard somebody holler ing about Mr. Lamb' place when he went out immediately after the storm. Looking down the road he saw Mr. Lamb's two daughters coming up the road. He met them and aided them in getting to his home. He then went , after Mrs. Lamb, being ad- , vised by Mrs. Wikox and Miss Lamb i.o thnir mother had been killed. Three men Messrs. Leander Lee, Andrew Britt and Forest Gricec.ame out of a swamp as the cyclone struck nil wie within ! ten' feet . :.?- Mr. . Lee's met" house, when,', it wa. torn down. iHadr.tney Menn.iw, xojnw . i. .pv would, have -been .in, the r - woods when- it struck end Wui4 most likely have been? Kmaa.y -i u.. ur..Mr. Tje .ham, was :, (- moved . around . inches, .and.,, the! , . shelter .over saw-rom-nes; xvy , w. demolished. -. t . r -.. i v " ( rj Rice Home, Destroyed . tv midenct and every out-build' ' ing about the home of MrBud" Rice . fved bv the storm. Both . Mr. and Mrs. Rice are deaf and dumb and lived alone. They were in the house when the storm struck. Mrs. Si ....nod unhurt and Mr. Rice was only slightly hurt by a piece of flyujg timber which struck him on the heard. ne main uuu w was erected in 1853 ea years ago, the date when it built being: writ ten on the inside of the , building. If was made of hewn logs, and was strongly built. Some of the Jogs in the bod v of the house were . left. Another part of the same building. which was erected more than.. KQ year, ago,- was scattered over: the field surrounding the house. Another building used as a kitchen and dining room was carried away by the wind. Mr. and Mrs. Rice had a miraculous escape from -jleath. The furniture was carried away and scattered acros;, the field. The barn where Mr. Rice kept his corn and fodder was demolished and the feed scattered, as were all the other out-houses on the farm. Every shade and fruit tree about the house was blown down and all the fences around the farm torn down. Mr. Rice had hi3 farm fenced with rails. The report was current yesterday that Mr. Rice had $1,900 in cash in the house and that only $1,700 of the money was. found. This reportwas untrue, according to Mr. Rice. There was only $17 in the house, according to Mr. Rice, and. he had that in his pocket. Neighbors of Mr. Rice gathered this morning to assist him in clearing, the wreckage and work will be begin at once ..on, rebuilding. Thousands of Trees Uprooted Devastation was left in the' wake of the storm. Thousands of trees were uprooted or twisted off by the terrific wind. A walnut tree on the Mc Allister plantation, which had been there for some 200 years, was torn into splinters by the wind. The roads in the wake of the storm were lined with fallen trees. Other Damage , The top was blown off the resi dence of Mr. Durham Rice, who lived a mile or more south-west of Mr. "Bud" Rice. Mr. Rice and his family were in the house, but all escaped un hurt. " , The top waA torn off -the stalls at the home of Mr. Riley Wilson, who lives near Long Branch church, and several trees about the house were blown down. A tobacco barn belonging to Mr. Harlie Britt was blown off down to the shelter and a tobacco barn be longing to Mr. Jesse S. Stone was damaged considerably by the wind. Mr. Britt's stall,, and ; shelters were also torn down, ' his mules escaping unhurt. ' Struck First on Broad Ridge. The cyclone seems to have started, or first struck down, on the Broad Ridge. A cotton house at the home of Mr Swain Britt, who lives near Broad Ridge church, was moved a few feet by the wind, this being the .only damage reported down that way. Crops Damaged Considerably., Crops were damaged considerably where the ; storm, struck, the greatest damage, probably ,; having been ..done to the tobacco crop.. It is thought the crops will "come out," however. The cyclone missed Long Branch Baptist church only a few feet. The fence around a cemetery near by the church was blown down and several trees on the north side of the church lot were blown down. One tree struck the school building, but only slight damage was done to the building. The storm traveled in a north-east direction. Roads Soon Cleared of Trees Mr. W. L. Thompson, one of the county road commissioners, who lives near the scene of the cyclone, assisted by a number of others, cleared the roads of trees in a short time after the storm. Houses Blown Down at Evergreen Five houses occupied by colored people at Evergreen, Columbua coun-j ty, were blown down on the same afternoon, but it 3 not thought the same cyclone that struck in the Long; Branch section struck there, une colored woman was hurt at Evergreen. Thousands of people have visited the path of the cyclone since Friday afternoon. It was perhaps the most destructive wind-storm that; ever struck this section, and apparently was a typical cyclone. Another Dwelling Demolished , Mr. J. TWilkins' residence, near Allenton, was demolished. No one wa- hurt. This was reported to The Robesonian bv Mr. H. R. West, who lives a mile and a half south west of Mr. Wilkins', when he was in town Saturday. ' " - Other Damage Down Allenton way Five annle trees were blown down oil Mr. West's place and he reported other damage in that secton as row lows: A building,, except dwelling f Ifrl Robt.1 PhilliDsV about lvmilf west; chimney blown down, -afe home of Mr. John Meshaw, ;half mife west; stables blpwnff ofpule a Mr, Geo, Wiikins', bat jnOe . west,, th,ele escapiag. injurytNb,y juifcpiiuj ,ort 3 just i the buildins was torn. up.. . V ;Hwn'H wrv', little i 'wind at Allenia or ,.t Antioci,. school house m, the same, section. . t ReDorted i or The Robesonian: Mr J. W. Johnston and daughter, Mrs; Clyde Upchurchr spent Thurs dav in Lumberton. They were ac companied home by Mrs. Harry Green, the former's daughter, who will soend few days in itaeira witn her parents and then go on to Mebane, to join her husband, who has accepted a position with the Correll Motor Co., Cf that place. - Town's Employes All Employes Re-Elected at Meeting ' of Mayor and Commissioners Fri- day Committee, Named To- Levy ; on Personal Property - for ' Unpaid 1920 Tajes To Purchase Lot; lor r Dumping Refuse. V There will be no change ; in -? the town's employees, all , the . employees having been re-elected by ;the mayor and board of commissioners at a meeting Friday evening. The em ployees elected are as follows: v' - J. T?'. Russell, town clerk and treasurer; Miss Margie Russell, as sistant clerk; D.'M. Barker, chief of police; J. B. Boyle and Vance Mc Gill, night policemen; Ed J. Glover, fire chief; Raymond Musselwhite, truck driver; Jno.'L. McNeill, super intendent of light and water plants; H. B. Robeson, superintendent of streets; T. L. Johnson, town attorney. The board was re-organized Friday evening, this being the first meeting held since the recent town election. The following committees were named: E. M. Johnson and Dr. N. A. Thompson, finance; J. L. Stephens and Dr. N. A. Thompson, street and sanitary J M. M. Rozier and . J. . L. Stephens, . light and water; E. M. Johnson and M. M. Rozier, fire and buildings; Mayor A, E. White, police. An order was passed instructing the chief of police to levy upon per sonal property for unpaid 1920 taxes. E. M. Johnson and J. L. Stephens were appointed a committee to pur chase a lot out of town for dumping trash and rubbish. Mrs. E. C. Graham f Hurt By Tram Auto in Which She and Mr. Graham Were Riding Struck by Train and Demolished Mrs. Graham's In juries Not Serious Mr. Graham Escaped Unhurt Did not See Train Until Too Late to Stop. Mrs. E. C. Graham was s6mewhat hurt Saturday at 10 a. m. when an auto in which she was riding and which was driven by her husband wa struck by a Virginia & Carolina Southern passenger train at the raiL road crossing on East Second street. Mrs. Graham suffered a bruise over the right eye and her right leg; was bruised. Mr. Graham escaped un hurt. Mrs. Graham was carried to the Thompson hospital after the ac cident. , Mr. Graham was driving his car, a Ford touring, out East second street and was struck by the train ag it was leaving Lumberton for Hope Mills. The car was carried around 25 yard., down the track and was demolished by the train. Both occupants had a miraculous escape from death. Mr. Graham says he did i)ot see the train until he was so close he could not stop. He turned the car down beside the railroad track in the same direction the train was going and the right side of the car was struck by the engine. The train was stopped and the crew gave assistance to Mr. and Mrs. Graham, who live near the scene of the accident. Mrs. Willis Parker Seriously Injured Thrown From Buggy When Mule Ran Away and Her Head Struck a House . Her Condition is Favorable Today Mrs. Willi's Parker of the Raft Swamp - scetion was seriously hurt yesterday afternoon when thrown out' of a buggy by a runaway t mule. Mrs. Parker's head struck a house and she suffered concussion of the brain. She was brought to the ' Thompson hospital and her condition is reported favor able today. A son of Mrs. Parker was driving. One line broke, making it impossible to stop the mule. THRE E PEOPLE KILLED IN SAMPSON COUNTY Clinton dispatch. May 14:The storm of Friday afternoon ziggaging diagonally across the county from Koseboro to the Wayne line, dipped down a number of times, sweeping dear a 200-yard zone of timber and houses in wewton , tirove township. Just before it left the . county it ilindered the home of Officer Mc- Cullen. buried him and his wife 35 yards and left the husband dead with his brains oozing out and the. wife fatally .wounded, she Uvjng. less, than iwof nours.,, ixumerous earns were wrecked in tbu community and sever al ' people Aslightly: htart' , A cow(, tied to stake , was tniissmg ,and;fl not oeen iouna ..pours aiierwaras,.. 01. r t injured negroes 01901. ia..nigni - Mrpi J ,1. Towiisend and daughter, Miss Mae Townsend, of the Ten Mile section, -were among the 'shoppers in town Saturday. . . , Mr. I. , R. Phillips of R.. 2, from Rowland was a , Lumberton visitor Friday. Mrs. E. E. Nye and small daughter; Shirley Rose, returned Saturday to their home in Wilmington after spending several days here visiting at the home of Mrs. Nye s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Collins Closing Exercises Of Orruiri School Commencement Friday at Pose of Term Which Was Above the Aver, age Splendid Exercises and Ad dresses Play Friday Night Prof. ; Pittman Elected for 5th Terra Vd. cational .Training Will be Added Next Year and There Will be 2 Dormitories.' . . By Happy Jack Despite inclement weather, hundreds of people gathered a Orrum Friday to witness commencement exercises of the Orrum high school. Friday marked the close of one of the very best terms in the history of this well, known educational institution and the exercises were up to the usual high standard for that school. The exercises opened at 11:45 a. m. with a song by the school. This was followed by prayer offered by Rev. J. J. Scott f Orrum. Other features of the program were a chorus rendered by school girl, and a de lightful solo by Miss Lettie Britt. Address by H. E. Stacy -Mr. H. E. Stacy of Lumberton de livered the literary address. The speaker was fittingly introduced by Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth. In beginning Kis address Mr. Stacy spoke of the great work being done by the Orrum high school and mentioned the fact that this Jnstitutia n-ha jjent m many boys and girls to the colleges as any high school in the county. "Watch the Signs of the Tirties was the subject of Mr. Stacy's address and he handled his subject in "a masterly manner. He told of the great educational awakening that has swept over the State of late, definingitag a n educational craze. This, the speaker declared, is a pro- Iduct of the world ' war. which has brought about a new world and a new and larger vision. In the future the problems of nations, are to be thought out and not foughr out, said the speaker. No Wealth -Except Human Life. Mr. Stacy told of the great strides the State ha, made in agriculture and industry and plead for even a greater awakening to the need of making it possible for every boy and girl to secure an education. There is no wealth except human life, the speaker declared. Continuing, he said that an educated citizenship will bring any State Or nation to the top. .Service is Keynote of Education. .The importance of. education, in developing leaders, not only for the State and nation, but for the various communities, was stressed by the speaker. Service is the key-note of education and the leaders should be men and women who will serve. Many were heard to remark that the address was one of the best ever delivered at Orrum. The speaker was given rapt attention. Immediately after the addres8 a piano duet was rendered by Misses Thetis Shepherd and Beadie Britt. Prizes for Good Attendance Prizes were awarded the following students of tfie school ifor good at tendance during the term, none of them missing a single day during the 8-months' session: Thelma Branch, Ophelia Floyd, Unice Atkinson, Ellee Townsend, Annie Lee Branch, Myrtle SurleB, Etta Prevatt. The prizes were delivered by Mr. M. Shepherd, founder of the school at Orrum. A prize was also awarded to little Miss Ina Rose Lawson, who made two grades during the term. The usual picnic dinner was served at the noon hour. A downpour of rain interfered somewhat with serving the dinner, which was spread in the auditorium. All present feasted to their entire satisfaction and there was an abundance of good rations left. Vocational Work in the School." In the afternoon Prof. Roy . H. Thomas, a member of the faculty of the A. & E. college, Raleigh, talked on "Vocational Work in the School". The speaker was introduced by Prof. J. R. Poole, county superintendent of education. The importance of preparing boys and girls for better citizenship was stressed by the speaker. He also told of the impor tance of fitting the schools for the needs of the children of the com munity. ' Boys who expect to become farmers should be taught to be more efficient farmers and the girls to be come eilicient nouse-Keepers, me speaker declared. Consolidation of Schools The sneaker offered strong argu ment favoring ' the consolidation of rural - scnoois into one community 1 1 1 center. ' This insures better school buildings, ' better teachers and better instruction for the pupils. M" closing the speaker declared that the tors and -srfris arethc community's Wst crop and -urged ' the . hnportajftci : of mdner:lwMcfc Is 'mori ijnpofta'ht than 1CHTIUK UlUUCjr 1UI kUlfU. , o, . PU Friday NteM' I ne Closing cxercwes ui iwtr kuwi began on Friday night, May 6, when m.. , . .. '.nt -. wil 1 pupil, of' the primary and intennedi- ate gnaes renaerea a pressing . program- On Tuesday night pupils of the music class rendered delightful recital and Thursday night two plays "The Ugliest of Seven" and The Sweet: Family" and a Japanese fan drills were presented by pupil., of the schooL Friday night a play, "The Thread of Destiny", was rendered. Following is the cast of characters: George Washington Johnson,-slave : Continued on page 4) ' District Meeting U. D. C. Here May 18 Chapter, of District No. 11 Will be Entertained by Robeson Chapter Exercises Will Begin at 11 A. M. at Municipal Building Ladies of the Town Invited. Correspondence of The Robesonian. The district meeting of district No. 11, United Daughter, of the Con federacy, will be entertained by the Robeson chapter at Lumberton May 18th. Miss Cornelia S. McMillan of Red Springs, director, will' have charge cf meeting. The following chapters will be represented: Fayetteville, Red Springs, Raeford, Maxton, Dunn, St. Pauls, Whitevijle and Lumberton. The ladies of the town are most cordially invited to be present at the meetings. The exercise,, will open at 11 o'clock a. m. in the municipal building. Fol lowing is the program: Opening Chorus America. Invocation Rev. Dr. R. C. Beaman. Address of-Welcome Mrs. N. A. McLean. Music Alfred Rowland chap. C. of C. Greetings Woman's club Mrs. J. J. Goodwin. Solo Mrs, L. P. Stack. Greetings Home v Economic club, Mis. Flax Andrews. " " ' Music C. of C. - ,- Greetings Research club Mrs. H. M. Baker. Solo Mrs. Martin. Greetings Camp Pope M. G. Mc Kenzie. Music Children of Confederacy. Business will be taken up by direc tor of district No. 11. Luncheon will be served to the visitors at 1 p. m. ' ' MRS. L. T. TOWNSEND, Pres. Robeson Chapt. U. D. C. , 1 rs ' 41 1 rrODOSe VnangeS III State Highways Will Ask for Road Via Barkers and Ten Mile to Tar Heel Instead of Elizabethtown Road Other Roads State Commission Will - be Asked to Take Over. The State Highway Commission will be asked to name the road leading from the Fayettevillet road ia Bark ers and Ten Mile churches to Tar Heel as a part of the State highway in Robeson instead of the Elizabeth town road. This was decided at a meeting of good roads enthusaists here Thursday. The commission will also be asked to take over the road leading from Fairmont-via Proctorville and Orrum to Boardman and also the road lead ing from Sheriff R:'E. Lewis' farm, five miles from Lumberton on the Fayetteville road, via Rennert to Lumber Bridge. TAKE YOUR NEIGHBORS TO HEAR SAPIRO Farmers should honor and ap- plaud their great leaders just in the same degree that business men or politicians honor their leaders. That has been one great trouble with farmer, in the past. We have not been responsive enough to wise leadership. Aaron Sapiro is undoubtedly one of the greatest agricultural leaders now alive on earth. He is also one of the most effective speakers in America today. With- out attempts at word-paintaing, without any effort to stir the emotions, without artifices of any kind, he talks plain, strlight BUSINESS the simple business of getting profitable prices for farm products with such smceri ty, knowledge.-power, and convic tion that men listen to him for hours and then' ask for more. Coming from California and pre- senting not theories but facts, telling what has actually been ac- complished by organizations he has himself helped direct, he speaks "as one having authority and not as the scribes." Every Nqrth Carolina and Vir- ginia farmer who can possibly at- tend one of Aaron Sapiro's ad- dresses in these two states should not only go himself but should get up a delegation from hi, neigh- borhood to attend. Progressive Farmer. Hear Mr. Sapiro in Lumberton Friday, May 20, at HM30 a. m. .. .,... A. W. McLean Asked to Introduce Mr. ' Sapiro.-'' ' ' - ' . Dr.'B. W. Kilgor, director1 ofagrt culfural extension: " wdrk Id North Carolina,' Ms invited Mr. A. W. Mc Lean of Washington and-Lumberton to introduce Mr. Aaron Sapiro, who; will 'address the farmers of Robeson here Friday of this -week at 10:30 . m. See other notices in this Issue in regard to this important speaking. Heavy Rains. Heavy rains fell throughout- this section Friday. The rainfall here was 2.36, according to Mr. B. M. Davis, local government weather man. Recorder Jno. S. Butler of St. Pauls passed through town Thursday after noon, en route to Wilmington, where he went on business. - COTTON MARKET. Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 10 1-4 cents the pound. X BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS License has been issued for the marriage of Ernest K. Townsend and Margaret Bullard. The condition of Mr. E. E. Pa,'' who has been confined to his room for 9 weeks, is somewhat improved. Mr. J. W. Griffin returned Thurs day evening from Wilmington, where he served on the jury in Federal court. The Lumberton post of the American Legion met in the Legion hall Thursday evening. Only routine matters were considered. Mr. J. E. Britt is erecting a new building on Chippewa street, in which he will conduct a wood-working plant and a general repair and blacksmith shop. Mr. J. B. Bruton, local agent for the Singer Sewing Machine company, has moved from the rear of the Mc Leod building into the front of the( same building. Mr. Frank Gough left last even ing for Salisbury to attend meeting of the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F., which opens . there tomorrow and lasts through Thursday. Messrs. J. L. Stephens p -. Smitw Jfbc'al - ruhdettKers, -letufhed Thursui .rtrrtdort TrdnT 'Salisbury, where they attended a meeting of the North Carolina Embalmers associa tion. Mr. CAP. Grantham of Fairmont passed through town Thursday af ter noonen route home from Asheville, where he spent some time undergoing treatment. His health is very much improved. The recital to have been given' by pupils of Miss Agnes McLean's music class Friday night of last week was postponed on account of the incle inclement weather to tomorrow ri ues. day ) night, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. Master Richard Prevatt had his collar bone broken while playing base ball recently. He belongs -to the local high school team and was play ing at St. Pauls when' hurt. He was accidentally knocked down by a member of the St. Pauls team. The bankrupt stock of Mr. E. L. R. Prevatt was sold at auction Satur. day at noon to Mr. A. E. Spivey, the sale price being $1,500. Mr. Prevatt made a voluntary assignment several weeks ago. Mr. Spivey will retail the stock, the sale opening Saturday of this week. Messrs. A. P. and H. M. Mc Allister and W. I. Linkhaw of Lum berton, Mr. C. T. Pate of Pates and Mr. R. H. Livermore of Pembroke left this afternoon for Greensboro, where they will spend a short time on business. They made the trip in Mr. H. M. McAllister's Marmon auto. Redstone academy and Thompson institute, both high school, here for colored, closed last week, Redstone academy closing Wednesday and Thompson institute closing Thursday. Prof. J. H. Haywood is principal of Redstone academy and the total en rollment reached 305 during the term, 95 of whom were boarding pupils. Prof. W. H. Knuckles is principal of Thompson institute. Mr. W. S. Wishart, manager of the theatre at Laurinburg, left last night for Hamlet after spending a few days here with home folks. He is on a vacation while the new thea tre at Laurinburg is being gotten in and perhaps Atlanta during nis vaca tion. Mr Wishart say his new thea. tre will be one of the best in this section of the State. , Sun Spots Cause Interruption of Telegraphing. Telegraphic communication the nniinfnr nxrar Kina KiOOn IUrinllllv j interrupted since Saturday night by eiecincai lmenerences. n nwuiug- ton dispatch stated last night that if this is due to spots on the sun it is believed it will pass away within 48 hours; and further: 'The present spot or group of spots . on the face of the sun, estimated by naval observatory officials as 94,000 miles long and 21,000 miles wide, was nearest the earth last night, and today through rotation of the sun was moving away from the solar meri dian." Woman's Head on Tombstone Right Here Don't Have to Go to Fair Bluff. s It is not necessary to go all the way to Fair Bluff to see the outlines of a woman's head on -a-tombstone. Mr. J. H.' Floyd, owner of the. Lum berton Marble and Granite works of Lumberton, has discovered one on a tombstone-at his plant. t The stono has ' never been placed- a the -head of a grave, -either. There is , some coloring in the stone and by looking at it and Imagining you see a Woman's headyoii can see it, according to Mr. Floyd.' Of course -the Imagination has much to do with what one makes out of the coloring: v -- v- Prominent Wilmington Man Dead. Th e Community was shocked about noon yesterday when it became known that G. Herbert Smith, one of the city's most prominent and widely known citizens, had been found dead in the bath room at his home. Fifth and Dock streets. .The cause of death was asphyxiation. Wilmington Star, 15th. V . N
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