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ROB ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS: COUNTRY. COD AND TRUTH- $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOLUME LII LUMBERTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1921. NUMBER 42 ESONIAN Superior Court Be gins Next Monday Criminal Term With More Than 100 Cases on Calendar Regular Week's Term to be Followed by Special Term of One Week Two Capital Cases Set for Trial Next Week Many Cases for Violations of Pro hibition Laws. A two weeks' term of Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases will convene here next Monday with Judge Jno. H. Kerr of Warrenton presiding. The first week is a regu lar term and Governor Cameron Mor rison has called an etra term for the week following. More than 100 cases appear on the calendar and it was not thought that the calendar could be cleared in one week. Two capital cases have been set for next week. Lawrence Fax, negrp will be tried on the charge of murder ing another negro in Britt township several months ago. Dan York, ne gro, will tried on the charge of shoot ing and killing, another negro. Many of the cases set for the term are for violating the prohibition laws. Tobacco Markets Open July 19 1 As was stated in Monday's Robe- ; sonian, the tobacco markets in the South Carolina belt including the markets at Lumberton and Fairmont will open on Tuesday, July, 19. This date was decided upon recently at a' meeting of warehousemen and other tobacco interets. ST. PAULS MAN AGAIN HEADS LETTER CARRIERS' ASSN. C. H. Howard Commended in Resolu tionShelby Selected as Next Meeting Place. Mr. C. H. Howard of St. Pauls was re-elected president of the North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers' asso ciation which closed its 13th annual convention at Asheville Tuesday after noon. Resolutions were passed by the convention complimenting Mr. How ard on his untiring efforts in behalf of the association, states an Asheville dispatch of the 5th. Shelby was select ed as the place for the 1922 meeting. A woman was included on the execu tive council. EXCURSION HAMLET TO WILMINGTON JULY 12 As was stated in Monday's Robe sonian, the Seaboard will operate a special excursion train from Hamlet to Wilmington on Tuesday of next week, July 12. The train is scheduled to pass Lumberton at 7:35 a. m. and reach Wilmington at 10 a. m. The train will be met at Wilmington by Wrightsville Beach cars and Carolina Beach busses. Returning the train will leave Wilmington at 7:10 p. m. The round-trip fare from Lumberton will be $1.50. Children half -fare. Robbers Loot Store in Fayetteville. Fayetteville special, July 6, Wil mington Star: A thousand dollars worth of clothing, in addition to a quantity of haberdashery, underwear and shoes, was taken from the store of H: H. Godwin on Person street here last night or early this morning by burglars who left no clue to their identity. Godwin's store is on one of the principal streets of the city; and its back door, from which the goods were carried off, is only a short: dis tance from police headquarters. Entrance was effected through a window in the rear, the iron bars being bent sufficiently to allow a small man to crawl through. The back door was then opened. County Pension Board Passes on 11 Anolications. The county pension board passed! upon 11 applications lor pensions at a meeting of the board here ,Monday. Of this number 8 were widows of veterans of the Civil War and three were veterans. The board will meet again on the first Monday in August when other applications will be pass ed upon. The board' is composed of Messrs. W. H. Graham. Rowland: W. J. Cur- rie, Maxton; Rev. F. A. Prevatt, R. 2. Lumberton all veterans and Mr. C. B Skipper, clerk of the Superior Court. Colored Ball Teams Play Here To morrow and Saturday. The A. B. C, colored, baseball club of Rock Hill, S. C, will play the local rnlnred club here tomorrow ana bat nrHav. The srames will be-played at the fair grounds and will be called at 4 p m. The battery for Lumberton tomorrow will be Floyd and Mc Laurin; Saturday, Townsend and Mc Laurin. ' Thrpshers Must Have License. ' A State law requires all threshers to secure license from the register of deeds .before threshing; License is free. So far only three have applied for license. These are: Messrs. T. L. Tulbreth and N. A McMillan of Park ton and McCormick Brothers of St. Pauls. .......... . . . - .ill . ' ' i ii, I. 'Dr. A. C. Tebeau of. Fayettevttlt passed through town, tail morning en rout to rrunungioB. .- Hearing On Tax In junction July 11 Postponed from Tuesday of This Week Validity of 5 License Tax.) for Auto Drivers Will be Argued Before Judge Kerr. j The hearing in re the injunction , brought against the town of Lumber-; ton, restraining the town from col-! fecting a $5 license from automobile drivers, wa3 postponed from Tuesday j of this week vv.t'A Monday of next week. The master will be argued here before Judye J. H. Keer. The ; postponement was agreed upon by' council for the town and the citizens who started the proceedings. Mr. T. L. Johnson, town attorney, represents the town end Messrs. Mclntyre, Law rence & Proctor represent the citizens. As has been stated in The Robe sonian, the collection of the tax ha3 been heM up until after the hearing. T Road Board Re duces Salaries Salary of Supt. Covington Cut from 1325- to $275 the Month Supervisor Thompson's Cut to $125. The salary of W. B. Covington, county superintendent of roads, was cut from $325 to $275 the month at the regular monthly meeting of the county road board Monday. The salary of Mr. Geo. L. Thompson, road supervisor in Lumberton township, was cut from $165 to $125 the month. Other business transacted by the board Monday was routine. Tax Budget Will Be MadeUp July 11 Joint Meeting of County Commission ' era' and Board of Review Will be Held Reductions on Farm Lands Average Around 40 Per Cent. The 1921 State and county tax bud get will be compiled at a joint meet ing of the county board of review and the county commissioners here nextt Monday. While no definite figures have been given out by the board of review, it is estimated that the re duction on farm lands will average around 40 per" cent, from last year, while the reduction on town property will average about 30 per cent, and 25 per cent, on corporations. Lad Killed By Falling Tree Daniel McDonald. 13 Years Old, Struck by Tree Near, Home in Bar kers Section Monday ; Night His Breast Was Crushed anI He Lived, Only a Short While., ' ' Daniel McDcnald, aged 13 years, was killed by a falling tree near his home in the Barker's section Monday night. According to information reaching Lumberton, the unfortunate lad was in the woods where .some negroes were cutting trees for making stove- wood when he was struck by a falling tree. The tree crushed his breast and he only lived a short time. Interment was made m the ceme tery at Barker's church Tuesday at 4 p m. TYPHOID FEVER ON INCREASE IN COUNTY AS WELL AS STATE 20 Cases to Date This Year in Robe son as Compared With 11 to Same Date Last Year Many Are; Re questing Vaccination Dates Vac cination Only Safe Preventive. To the Editor of The Robesonian: Fourteen cases of typhoid fever were reported in Robeson county dur ing the month of June, and nine were reported during June last year. Twen ty cases of typhoid fever have been reported in the county since first of. the year, as compared with 11 to this date last year. Hundreds of people are taking the typhoid vaccine now. Prominent citizens from various parts of the county are coming in and requesting vaccination dates for their communi ties. The health officer has dates now for nearly all of July.. Three cases of typhoid have been reported in one family, and two cases in two other families; Every one who has not been vaccinated within the past two years, or has not had typhoid fever within, the past five years, should get vaccinated at once. It is the only safe preventive. E. R. HARDIN, ' Health Officer. Mrs. Johnson Elected Commissioner of Public Welfare. v Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson, of Ral eieh. was elected commissioner of public welfare of North Carolina by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare at a meeting held in Greensboro yesterday. Mrs. John son will succeed Rowland F. Beasley, who some. weeks ago resigned as com missioner. Dr. Howard E. Odom, head of the school of public welfare at the university of North Carolina, was elected consulting expert to the board f charities and -public welfare. :.'!" -ni Hi- ' i . ' ' " Mr; 04 E. TBompwm.of the AJIenten section was inoBg the - visiter .in town ibis. morning. . . Lew Edwards Goes Back To Chain Gang He Has Twice Long to Serve Now ,"5 When He F.staped Made Escape When Sent to Arrest Another Es caped Convict Last State in Worse Than the First. Levy Edward3 escaped from the county chain gang with six months of an 8-months' sentence before him. Now1 he gose back with an additional six-months' to serve 12-months' in all. Edwards was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons and as sault with a pistol upon W. B. Sellers by Recorder David H. Fuller yesterday and was given a three-months road sentence in each case, this to begin at the expiration of the six months due on the previous sentence. As has been stated in The Robe spnian, Edwards escaped wearing a suit of -clothes and armed with a "bad" pistol, both belonging to Chief of Police B. M. Lawson of Fairmont. Chief Lawson "dressed up" Edwards and took him on a hunt for whiskey stills. While the hunt was on Ed wards made 1iis escape. It wate after his escape that he went to the home of Mr. Sellers on a Sunday night, and, according to the evidence, fired at Mr. Sellers with the Lawson pistol. Ed wards was later arrested and has been in jail here since. He plead guilty of carrying pistol but plead not guilty of firing at Sellers. Edwards made his escape when he was allowed to go into a field to ar rest Mike Herring, another escaped convict. He told an interesting story of the escape. He stated on the wit ness stand that he had it in his mind to keep going when he was allowed to go after Herring. He expected to serve the six months later, he said, but knowing how hot it was to be during the summer, he hoped to evade the officers until cooler weather. He intended all the while, he said, to round up the blockaders in the Prin cess Anne section and advise the sheriff when he got them lined up. He had served two months of an 8 months' sentence for fighting and fornication and adultery when he, es caped. He was convicted of commit ting fornication and adultery with his step-daughter. W. M. Leach, "colored, was given a 60-days' road sentence on the charge of cruelty to animals. He gave no tice of appeal and made bond in the sum of $100. OUT BARKERS WAY Laying By Crops and Curing Tobac Personal Mention. McDonald, Killed by Falling Tree co Sad, Death of Master Daniel Correspondence of The Robesonian. ''Lumberton, R. 1, July 6. People are laying by crops in this section and they are busy curing tobacco. Miss Mary Ruth Graham spent Sun day with relatives in this vicinity. Pvt. Clarence Powers of Camp Bragg spent the week-end with home folks in this section. Our hearts were made sad Monday night when we heard the sad news of Master Daniel McDonald being dead. Daniel was at a wood-sawing and a tree fell and killed him. If he had lived until August he would have been 14 years old. Daniel was a smart little boy and to know him was to love him. He leaves to mourn, a mother and one brother. His remains were laid to rest at Barkers Metho dist church, Tuesday at 6:30 o'clock. Owing to bad weather, there were not many at the burying. Mrs. J. D.. Monroe and daughter, Miss Rubie, and baby Earl, of Tar Heel, spent a few days recently with Mrs. Monroe's mother, Mrs. M. R. Powers. Mrs. Jack Guiton of Wilmington is visiting relatives at Powers Station. - Mrs H. P. Powers returned home last Thursday from the Baker, sana torium. Mr. and- Mrs. R. A. Rozier and children spent Saturday near St. Pauls at Mrs. Roziers old home The Roziers attended the Riddle reunion. Mr. Colon Amons of Lumber Bridge spent a short while in this vicinity Monday: in South Carolina and at Ivanhoe. in South Carolina and at Ivanhot. Misses Annie and Mattie Carter spent last Wednesday at the home of Mrs. M. R. Powers. , Senator Overman was orator at a July 4th celebration in High Point. He praised "the heroes ' of every war in which American soldiers have fought and declared that he is going to work until every world war soldier gets a bonus. Mr. and Mrs. N. G Woodlief of Carey are guests at the home of Mrs. Woodiefs parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Barnes, Chestnut street. They ar rived Tuesday night and will be here for 10 days. . - . Miss 'Adelaide Tarr, who has been a guest for some time at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sharpe, will leave tomorrow evening for her 'home at Princeton, N. J. . - Mr. and Mrs. Kossm a. Brttt re turned Monday nurht from- Moote county," where they spent a few days visiting relatives. s:: County's Business ;Bllu ()rdered Paid and other Busij r.esn Transacted at Regular Meet ing of County Commissioners. The board of county commissioners met here Tuesday in regular monthly session for the trans ctin of routine business, the meeting having been postponed from Moray cn account of that being a holiday. ! :The monthly stater,' ?.it3 of the Bank of Maxtcn, county treasurer, R. E. Lewis, sheriff, rind Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health officer, were ordered filed. The regular pauper list was allowed j and the monthly allowance of Char-i lotte McNeill increased from $3 to $5! the month. The allowance of Johnj and Fannie Howell was reduced to $5j per month each, while Kate McLean j was placed on the regular list at o; the month. Rebates Allowed. The following rebates were allowed: J. M. Brown, Red Springs town ship, on $4,000 property, $18.80; Mrs. F. P. Britt, Lumberton township, on $2,000 property, $9.40; D. B. Blount, Howellsville township, on 500 pro perty, $2.35; C. C. Webb, Lumberton township, on $2,000 property, $9.40; T. L, Smith, Smiths township, on $3, 500 property, $16.45; Flora Carlyle, Lumberton, $550 property, $2.58; N. A. Andrews, Rowland, on State in come, $48.48; L B. Hardin, Fairmont, on State income, $5. Bills Ordered Paid. The following bills were ordered paid: Court and Court House--A. E. Floyd, recorder Fairmont district, salary $60; D. H. "Fuller, recorder Lumberton district, salary 75; Jntf. S. Butler, recorder St. Pauls district salary' $50; J. N. Buie, recorder Red Springs district, salary $50; R. M. Williams, recorder Maxton district, salary $65; J. A. McKay, recorder Rowland district, salary $50; W, M. Lindsay, Insolvent court cost, $8; H. C. Freeman, repairing chairs at court house, $16.80; Freeman Printing Co., supplies for county, $13.50; W. B. Ivey, solicitor Lumberton recorder's court, insolvent court cost, $44; Jno. D. Canady, solicitor St. Pauls record er's court, insolvent court cost, $2; Nortlv American Fibre Co., paint for court house roof, $102; J. M. McCal lum, county auditor, salary, 'phone expenses, etc.,226.10; C. B. Skipper, clerk of court, salary $250, clerk hire $100, salary as judge of juvenile court $40, stamps, 'phone rent and jury tick ets, $14.88; R. E. Lewis, sheriff, sal ary $250, clerk hire $125, stamps, 'phone rent, etc., $34.83, paid for one half auto tags for hire, $30.50; M. W. Floyd, register of deeds,' salary $250, clerk hire $175, stamps and 'phone expenses 18.58; Jno. A. Jones, jani tor, salary $60. Total 2,111.19. Jail and Prisoners D. C. Ratley, A. R Pittman, J. T. McRainey, W. W. Smith, W. A. Smith, J. H. Carper, rural policemen, $100 each $600; J. T. McRainey, capturing three stills $60, feeding prisoners $1.60; Eli Wis hart, driving car with prisoners to Raleigh, $10; W. W. Smith, capturing four whiskey stills $80, feeding prisoners $3.30; J. V. Faulk, convey ing insane man to jail $4; J. H. Car per, capturing whiskey still 20; A. R. Pittman, capturing two whiskey stillls $40; Efird's department store, sup plies for jail $1.56; A. H. Preva1;t, jailer, salary $100. feeding prisoners $232, wood and oil for jail $9.25; State prison board, feeding prisoners $112. Total $1,426.51. Miscellaneous State Board of Health (contract) $408.33; town of Lumberton, light and water $5630; PopeDrug Co., drugs for county $4. 60; The Robesonian, publishing ad for tax assesscrs '19.20: Scottish Chief, publishing ad for tax assessors $2; Review Publishing Co., publishing ad for tax assessors $8; L. R. Ste phens, work for board of review $5. 60; A Weinstein, supplies for county home $5.88; H Allen, wood for coun ty home $15; 1. J. Flowers, keeping county home $102, help at county home $20; Stephens & Barnes, con veying sick pauper $7.50; McAllister Hdw. Co., supplies for county $8.10; W. J. Wilkerson, burial of pauper $15; The Robesonian, advertising school bond election $12.60; Efird's de partment store, supplies for county home $29.27; H. S. Storr-Co., supplies for county $11.75; Barnes Brothers Drug Co., drugs for pauper $1.25; K. M. Biggs, supplies for county home $2.25; Frank Gough Grocery Co., sup plies for county home, $37.04; C. B. Townsend, expense to county home 75 cents; H, M. Beasley, supplies for county home $14; J. H. Wishart, sup plies for county home $32.30; State hospital, Goldsboro, indigent pupils $15.50; Jno. W. Ward, Drs. T. C. Johnson and H. H, Hodgin, A. E. White and J. R. Poole, service for one day as member of county board of health $4 each $16; G. WT. Watts, painting at county home $50;, Miss Elizabeth Frye, burial of pauper 25; L. E. Hughes, burial of pauper $15; Miss Martha Flax Andrews, home demonstration agent, salary $70.83; O. O. Dukes, county farm demonstra tion agent, salary $125; Dr E. -R. Hardin, supplemental salary $50; Miss Leila Edwards, clerk to county health officer, supplemental ' salary $10; American Express Co- express 12-83. Total Sra&&3S. Graad total $4,786X5. .Total paid eutfe cwptur, ,,ing whiskey stills $200, Indian Normal Summer School Six Weeks School for Indian Teachers of IJobeKon Will Begin at Normal at Pembroke July 11. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Pembroke, July C The six weeks summer school for the Indian teach- crs of Robeson countv will be held at the Normal at Pembroke and will be- Mr. J. C. Evers of the Saddletree gin on Monday, July 11. All the In-. ection brought a load of water dian teachers of the county will be melons to town Monday. Mr. Evers expected to attend this school. Cour- brought his first load to town last sea will be arranged to meet the needs Saturday, July 2nd. of teachers holding the different Mr. C. M. Oliver of R. 2, Fair classes of elementary certificates and mont was among the visitors in town those who hold county second grade ceruncaies, ana also tnose who are just entering the work of teaching. Teachers holding elementary certifi - . z r- a . . . . cates who enter the first day and do hot mis more than fifteen recitations during the term and who satisfac- tftrily pass the work will receive credits toward raising their certifi- of the State. cates to the primary or grammar, Mr. M. N. Folger brought to grade class. Those who hold second ! town yesterday from the farm of Mr. grade certificates may pre pane for;J- J- Shaw of Rex a three-intone the State examinations and will re- cucumber. The three cucumbers are ceive credit for the professional group connected together lengthwise and by completing four courses in the are we" developed, summer school.- Dr. C. T. Johnson of Elizabeth- In order to secure credit for the , town is here confering with Dr. E. summer school work teachers must ! R- Hardin, county health officer, and complete four courses, taking each studying the plans under which Dr. course one period each day during the Hardin conducts his work. Dr; John term of the summer school and mak- son will soon enter upon the duties of ing a satisfactory grade on the work county health officer in Bladen coun at the close of the course. j ty- No tuition or matriculation fee will Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Gray and two be charged any teacher who enrolls children returned last evening from in this school. Board and lodging can Suffolk, Va., where they spent two be secured, at the dormitory for $30 weeks. As was stated in Monday's for the entire term of six weeks. Robesonian, Mr. Gray's father, Mr. The school will be under the direc-' Frederick N. Gray, died Friday of last Won of Superintendent T. C Hender-! week, following an operation. The son, assisted by Miss Bessie Morgan and Miss Lilly B. Stephenson. THE RECORD OF DEATHS. "Big" Henry Floyd, Colored S4Tbff TT ni m Dig nenry rioya. colored, aeea 105 years, died last Friday at his home, near Fairmont, death resulting from the infirmities of old age. "Un i ft ri . . ... cie nenry was very active unitl a short time before his death. Mrs. Elgate Missou. Mrs. Elgate Missou, aged23 years, died Monday night at her home near Long Branch church. Deceased is survived by her husband. Mrs. A. Burney Lawson of Orrum. Mrs. A. Burney Lawson died at 8 o'clock last night at her home at Orrum. Deceased was 22 years old and is survived by her husband. The funeral was conducted at the grave by Rev. R. A. Hedgpeth, a Baptist minister of Lumberton, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Interment was made in the family burying grounds, near Oak ton church. Effie Ann Allen Effie Ann Allen, aged 72 years, died this morning at her home near Lumberton. of oaralvsis. Mrs. Mary E. Kinlaw. How'ellaville. Mrs. Marv E. Kinlaw. wif of Mr1 Frank Kinlaw. died Tuesday at her home in Howellsville township. De ceased was 38 years old. The funeral was conducted at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, Lumberton, and interment made in the family cemetery, near the home. Edna Whitted. Colored, of Howells ville. k Edna Whitted, Colored, aged 23 years, died Monday night at her home in Howellsville township of typhoid fever. UP GREAT MARSH WAY Series of Meetings Will be Held Soon at Roziers Personal and Other Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian. St. Pauls, R. 2, July 5. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Ratley and family of Red Springs spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barker. Mr. and Mrs. Tew and son, of Fay etteville, spent a few hours last Sun day with Mr, Tew's aunt Mrs. Jane Raysdon. Mr. C. W. Watson and son, Mr. Dewie, and some others of Rennert passed through this section Sunday p. m. from a trip to White Lake. The farmers have been working faithfully and I hope they can re ceive a good price for their crops. Good old July has entered hot. Rev. Rowland Hedgepeth will preach at the Old Great Marsh church, the second Sunday p. m. at 4 o'clock. We hope to have a good attendance out , to hear, what Mr. Hedgpeth will tell us. Mr. Edd Johnson spent Thursday in Lumberton on business. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Odura spent Sunday with friends at Raft Swamp. Mr.. Claud Davis, and aunt, Mrs. W. D. Watson, spent Saturday and Sunday, with Mr Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C, Davis, of Raft Swamp. They reported a nice trip, and had the pleasure of hearing Rev. Mr. Paul preach a noble sermon. We hope toj near Mr. Faul again. There will be a week or ten days' meeting in the near future at the Rozier school house No. 2, where there has been Sunday school for the last eight or ten months. We hop the meeting will be success -for ait-wko attend, and lost souls will be saved. COTTON MARKET Middhnir cotton is quote! rn the local market today at cents the pound. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS Born, this morning, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Humphrey of the Sad dletree section, at the Baker sana- torium, fine boy. yesterday. Mr. uiiver reported great mprovement in crops down his way during the last few weeks. Mr. C. B. Skipper, clerk of the Superior court, and Mrs. Skipper we"t Tuesday nijfht to Wrightsville Beach, where Mr. Skipper is attending a meeting of the Superior Court clerks funeral was conducted Sunday at 4 p. m. Better mozile your dog. There is a town ordinance which provides that all dogs tallowed to run at large in the town of Lumberton -between May 16 and October 1 must be nruz- pni,v. rr;.. i,v -ft. authority to shoot and kill any dog found running at Urge unmuzzled be- tween the above-stated dates. The law is not being complied with. Talking about White lake, in con nection with mention in a recent issue of The Robesonian of that beautiful place, Mr. T. A. Ramseur, who has known the place, for some time, said in conversation with gentlemen on the street the other day that it was one of the prettiest places he ever saw, "and you can fish there all you want to," he said; "I fished there ten days once and never got a bite." Fruit is scarce this year but Mr. J. B. Humphrey of Saddletree has an orchard of young trees that are bear ing this year for the first time, and bearing plentifully. They are Belle of Georgia kind. The editor is in debted to him for some of them, brought in this morning, and they are fine. Mr. Humphrey has a big demand for them for canning pur- Pses Mr, D. W. Bullock of Rowland, former register of deeds, was a Lum berton visitor Tuesday. Mr. Bullock, when asked how everything was, said everything wag all right, never better, that he was not worrying about a thing. Same old Dan, always cheer ful and a stranger to gloom. It's a tonic to pass the time o'day with a man like that. It makes one feel that things are not so worse, after all. A live ground-hog has attracted much attention here since Tuesday evening. The hog is owned by a "corn doctor". The "doctor" has operated upon a number of local peo ple, Fire Chief Ed J. Glover being his first patient Although the "doctor" claims to perform a painless opera tion in removing corns, it took four men to hold Mr. Glover while his corns were being extracted. Mr. Glover was only scared, according to the "doctor's" version. He was the only patient heard to complain while the "doctor" was performing. Dr. W. W. Parker returned this morning from New York city, where he attended the 24th annual conven tion of the American Optometric association. The educational pro gram consisted of lectures by some of the most noted eye specialists and educators of the United States and other countries. The convention was held at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel from June 26 to July 1, and the hand some illustration souvenir program, for a copy of which The Robesonian is indebted to Dr. Parker in advance of his return, indicates that it was a pleasant as well as profitable con vention. Dr. Parker also visited rela tives in New Haven, Conn. A. J. Bancroft, aged 50, was killed and W. W. Fenly, aged 70, was fatal-' ly wounded in a pistol duel on the front porch of the Fenley home in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday. The shooting began as Bancroft approached tho house to discuss the payment of a bill I owed by Fenley. 4., . . ' Mayor and Mrs. A. E. White wili leave, tomorrow evening on a trip to New York city, Niagara Falls and Canada. They will be away about two weeks. Mrs. Ella Blair aad little Miss How ard 'of St. Pauls -are spending a few dy with Mis Hwd . raa4-parents.-Ur. and MnrN.' AUeV ; I i t h
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