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,. - - . .V . V ESTABLISHED, 18fC SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH., $2.00 A- YEAR. DUX IX ADVANCE 1 VOLUME LI I LT7MBEBTON, H. THURSDAY, ltptt.'. - ..; NUMBER 44 iWells To State Pris- : I Cache UndeV Storc on For 10 Years 1 At' Pembroke Negro Who Shot Policeman McGill Whisker and Still Worm Found Un der; Store" of Asbnry Oxendine Trap Doer , in-. Floor Proprietor Was Away When Off ken Made the Find Last Night. - ' v r : ; Two gallons of whiskey .and a stil TYPHOID VACCCI- NATION DATES Goes to Pen and 3 Others in Liquor Car Get' Road Seiiteaees Law rence Fax Plead Gmlfv and Goes to Prison for 3 Tears for. Killing, Another i Nerro Road " Sentences' the Order Liquor Offenders Do worm 'were found under the floor in Not Find' Favor 'With Jadre .-Kerr.': the , store of Asbtfrr , Oxeftdine t A raftof cases have been disposed Pembroke last nighCVA trap door oi in Superior court for the trial ; ox n oeen cm in ine iioor. ne una criminal cases ' since court convened wa by Sural policeman WW. Monday morning. A number, of men Smith arid Policeman J. D.' Garcia of have been sentenced to the roads by PemDroke-' Oxendinewas away from Judge John H. Kerr of. Warrenton, home and hay not been arrested, wno is presiding.. , Persons ., found guilty of violating the prohibition laws are finding Judge Kerr ready to deal out rad sentences for this particular offense. ine ioilowmg case had been tried Following are the appointments of up w noon today: . . - , Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health offi. nawrence fax, negro charged with cer, for vaccinating against typhoid tne murder of Henry McDonald, July lft Raynham 2 p. m.; JLum- another negro this morning, when the berton 4 p m.; Jennings Mill 6 p. m trial was to begin, entered a plea of July 18 Red Springs 11 a. m.; Red ju aeree moraer, which was ac-, Springs Mill 2 p. m.; Fairmont 5:30 tepieu Dy me atate. ie was senten- p. m. ced by Judge Kerr to three years in July 19 St. Pauls Mill. 9:30 to 11 ine oiate pnson. Fax shot and killed a. m.; St. Pauls 1:30 p. m. McDonald in Britt's township March! VJulv 20 Tabernacle 11 a. m 6'iash. H Regan 12:30, p. m.: Tolarsville 2:30 tmine Ward this mornmg was p. m. , found guilty of violating: the fish ' lZa' , SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGIS- 'ihe grand jury will probably com- LATURE SEEMS INEVITABLE plete its work today. Mr. H. C. Mc- , This morning's News and Observer juuian oi raricton is xoreman oi the states that "a special session of the jury ana Mr. J. Mcy. Kowan is offi-, Oeneral Asemblv is a certainty and cer- - j the Council of State which meeta to- Jim Wells. James Grtce. Soeneer dy with the Governor for a consider James and Bennie Rogers, - negroes, tion of the financial statements of assault with deadly weapon upon citiea support of their petition for Policemen J. B. Boyle and Vance a 'peeial sesion. in expjected' to vote McGill of Lumjbertonj i Wells wa almost solidly for the session. given a ten-year sentence in the Statf r prison, five of them at hamTlaWt Recorders Court. V Spencer James and Bennie Roter The f ollowfrigr cass have been aired were sentenced to 18 months each on before Recorder David H. Fuller this the county roads and James Grice to we 9 months on the countv roads. W1IV Henry Edwards four charges curs plead guilty of carrying a concealed in and raising a general distur. weapon ana judgment was suspended uou'-0 uo puwuc- mgnwjr, inieu jii iiiui, case. ' t w u iwi, uiuiik vu uie Wells. Grice. James and RnreV public highway, prayer for judgment were the negroes who were in the continued .upon payment of cost, de- Jiquor car when the Lumberton offj- "naant to snow good behavior for cera were fired upon some Itwo 2 mnths; trepass, not guilty; curs- months ago. The evidence tended to ,ner on tne Public highway; not show that Wells did the shooting, Sy. firing upon the officers when they c B- Meares, ..Snider Aulsbon, Al were in the act of removing Inore bert Wilson and Andrew Stakwytch than three gallons of whiskey from a" charged with being drunk on the the car occupied by the negroes. Public highway; prayer for judg While both officers recovered, Officer ment continued upon payment of the McGill was seriously injured. cost fr 12 months upon good be- Oscar Watts, assault with HpH1v havior. weapon, plead guilty; fined $25 and w.'n Taylor, slandering Mrs. W. A.J cost, George Williams, violating fish law; judgment suspended upon pay ment of cost. Elihu Barton, assault upon a fe male, plead guilty; judgment sus pended upon payment of cost. Albert Locklear, cheating; prossed with leave. Raymond Brooks, Davis; not guilty. Excursion Train Carried "More Than 500 People to Wilmington. Mort; than 500 people went to Wil mington Tuesday on the Seaboard ex cursion, which was operated from nol Hamlet, Lumberton being the last stop. The train passed Lumberton manufacturing at 7:40 a. m. and 191 tickets were sold whiskey, two cases; two years on l the local station. Returning the roads in first case and prayer for train reached Lumberton at 9:20 p. judgment continued in the second m. Those making the trip from Lum upon payment of the cost. Brooks berton reported good order and a de plead guilty of carrying concealed liffhtful trip. The train, was met at weapons and was sentenced to 60 Wilmington by Wrightsville Beach days on the road in this case, to be- cars and most of the excursionists gin at the expiration of the two- went to the beach. years sentence. Brooks was tried ! This was the first special excur- on the liquor charge by Recorder sion train operated to Wilmington by David H. Fuller and was given an the Seaboard since before the World 8-months road sentence, from which . n ar started in 1914. he appealed to the Superior court. ' His appeal resulted in 16 months No Boll Weevils Found at Mr. Ivex'g additional sentence. ) Some Found in Gaddys. Jim Strong, Luther Piatt and Nel- Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm son Leggett, house-breaking; not demonstrator, visited the farm of Mr, iruiltv. i H. K. Ivev. near Ravnham. whn r- V , I 1 F ' " - Mitchell McRae, assault;. 30 days ported that the Doll weevils were de jn jail and cost. ..,.", istroying nis cotton crop, Monday. Boyd and Walter Quick, xmanu- Mr- Dukes says he found that it was facturing whiskey; Boyd found, not; not, the boll weevil damaging ;M. guilty, Walter found 'siilty and 'sen-' IT'" cP Mr. : Dukes recently tenced to 10 months on the roads, pound some weevils in Gaddy town Will Warwick, having liquor in his shiP h syU . . posession. two cases, six month nn . -r - ' . . the road in each case 12 months, i Hearing in Anto Driver Case Has Not Randall McNair, assault; hoi pros-L Held. sed with leave. j The hearing in re the injunction' Archie Brooks, manufacturing brought against the, town of Lumber whiskey; nol prossed with leave. , tori, restraining., the town from.: eol- JI P. Strickland, removal of crop;, Acting a $5 tax from, .auto drivers, not; guilty. t ( was not arguedMonday. It will pro- Lee Goins, perjury; nol prossed. oiy be. argued before Judge Kerr Valuation Robeson j Parkton Paragraphs. . County Real Estate Mr Real Estate Values Reduced from . $48,065,334 Last Year to $28,772, 438 Average Reduction is Ap proximately 40 Per .Cent Rural Property Reduced 45 to 5 Per Cent. VERT ertv iceduced 45 to a ,reri pBvt T L, Town Property 25 totQ Per ' T -r,frk ton.'. V UandMiH Property .on fUIei FEW COMPLAINTS MADE. 1 !158nkf 1 W. M. Jackson Kills Rattlesnake 5 Feet Long Small Bey Loses Finger in Lawn Mower Market ing Cotton Personal and Other Items. by C. D. Williamson Parkton, July 12 Mr. W. M. one of . the largest last Friday evenina about sundown that ever was seen in -Valuation of Robeson jaunty jeal l Ti v j T i .2. this neighborhood. It to $2872,438 for this year as cow-! .aM "" pared with f 48,065 131 last year. , ne" houM on lCoundi This is approximate 40 per cent "8S,n C07,ldfs nd reduction for the entire real etUi"thJ Wlde' "i! othe county. Rural popetty wa. ln"ke completely filled the row It reduced 45 to 50 per cent tZl pro-f" I g m th d,reCUn f he " Hugh Fisher unfortunately cut off pne of his fingers Sunday afternoon by putting it in a lawn-mower. As Dr. Currie was out of town at the time the father of the child. Mr. P, H. Fisher, took him to Fayette ville, where the wound was dressed. f Rev. J. K. Hall and son, Joe, at tended the funeral of Colonel Dan Hugh McLean at Lillington yester day. Our town was blessed this after noon with a nice rain, which was badly needed. t, M8s McNeill of Moore county, aister of Mrs. W. L. Maness, is on a visit to her sister and family. perty 25 to 30 per cent, and mill property 25 per cent. flat. The average valuation' of real es tate the county over is $34.86 this year as compared with an average valuation jast year oi Jfti6.ll. - That the work of the tax assessors m the various townships meets with general approval would seem to h indicated by the fact that though the board of review advertised in countv papers that it would sit in Lumberton' tnree days to hear complaints, less than a dozen complaints were made, and only one comolaint w rriu) - . u wie Doaro oi county commissioners from the board of review Tii5 plaint was referrecVback to the board f feew Ro doubt will bciatis factorilyaJjustedr 86 it is unlikely that any complaint will en fmm.t.. vyuncy to otate rax Assessor Watts. Auditor J. M. McCallum carried the certified report of the county board of review to Raleieh Tueadav is not considered probable that anr changes will be made. r The report by townships, follows. Aifordsvflle Townahin Y'fJi?332. erage value HfTft Aim - r ' estate, $1,1632: "4 xt Back Swamp" Township . IN Umber Of ACT nf 1an4 Of. Value, $700,161: averir v.i- t 'l acf 33-00; aggregate value af real estate, $700,161. , Britts Township TSumber of acres nf lsnl on cm. value. ,87.883; average value' ir T&iSr Burnt -Swamp Township . ' Wurnber of acres nf land iaaqq. value, $438,419: acre, $30.24,- aggregate value of real estate, $438,419. Fairmont Tnvnahin Number of acres of Inn wisq. vnlno aQ non. ' ,"'iuu n ' average value per VOTE SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX TolarariDe-Centerrille Consolidated Difltrieto and District 4, Wisharts. Vote Special Tax. The Tojarsville-Centerville consoli dated public, school - districU voted Saturday a special school tax of not MORE TROUBLE. Continued trouble with theelectric equipment of one of The Robeson lan's linotype machine since Monday morning has made it Impossible to get up the usual amount of type for today's paper. Some parts hare been ordered and it is hoped that the trou ble will soon be remedied, , , COTTON MARKET more than 80 cents on the $100 valua tion aitA Ml mnhi mi K r1l I ty-three votes were cast in favor of I Middlfaf corfen is quoted at 10 1-4 tne tax and nee arainsL ; centa the pound on the local market Public school district Ne 4, Wish-! today - w"ji(i,(?uieu oamraay a spe I BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS Tomorrow is the last day for f . We notice much cotton beinsr sold en "our local market today. ' "This "scribe with a few others of out town attended the ball game at Red Springs this afternoon. Camp Bragg and Fairmont crossed bats. with Fairmont the victors. .. NEWS ITEMS FROM ROZIERS cial tax of not more than 30 cents on the 100 valuation and not more than 91) ont An . tk nn n registered for the election. tn vniW11" June Hsnt and water bill ior me ux and one railed to vote. SOUTHERN POWER1 CO. GRANT- ED INCREASE OF 20 PER CENT. IN RATES FOR POWER Power RatM Standardized in North Carolina for First Time Hardest Fought Case in History of Com mission. Raleigh News and Observer, July 13. The end to tne most bitter strug gle ever waged before the -Corpora tion commission was written yester day when the commission handed down an order wherein the petitioner, Southern Power Company, was grant ed an increase of approximately 20 per cent in the rates charged for electric power in North Carolina, which will net the company approx imately three-quarters of a million Series of Meeting in Progress at l;Roziera Siding and Another Begins at Rosier Next Monday Night What He Cot For His Cotton- rwin. T .t." "IT Personal and Other Items. ble return upon the sixteen million Roziers (St. Pauls, R. 2), July 12. .dollars worth of nronertv ownH more, revenue than the old rat. Along with the order is the com mission's denial of the contention of respondent cotton mill liters of the fuests at the hone of Mr. McKenzie' power that fixing the rates involved nd Mrs. Brewer's parents, Mr. and Mr. Robert Hester of Elizabeth- town has accepted a position as sales man in the Lumberton Bargain House. Twenty-one white, 9 Indian and 5 colored people took the teachers ex amination given by Supt. Poole Tues day and yesterday. Mr. W. P. Bollard, who lives on Chippewa street, found twin squash in his garden this morning. The squash were joined together. Mr. Jno. S. Gore underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Thompson hospital yesterday. His condition is reported as favorable to day. Miss Janie Carlyle left yesterday morning for Toccoa, Ga., where she will attend a two-weeks' conference of the Christian and Missionary Al liance. Mr. and Mrs. W.' O. Brewer of Romeo, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mc&enzie oz wimauma, jria.. are is a matter for the -Interstate Com merce Commission: the declaration of the real value of the Southern rower Company's holdings in North next. week. with leave. xwr it u : . a i 4u i ! Miss Inez Edgerton of KeaHev. who Fletcher,Thompson,vfalse pretense; ' . C56" l?Tnv"BeBf nol grossed with leave.- , j FAift&Uf r Crawford Blackman, perjury; nol .hewm'vhut W prossed witfr leave. Kinp Manning, ' murder; 'nol pros sed with leave. v t ... B. W. Lovett and Senley Graves, fornication and adultery; J nol pros sed with leave. '. Hugh Locklear, assault with intent to kill nol prossed with leave. Harry: McQueen, assault with dead ly weapon; nol prossed with leave. Elrod Cummings, assaultwith dead ly weapon nol ' prossed with leave. French IJooks, larceny; fined 25 and cost ' ,. - - - Lula Ford, larceny, plead guilty; six months in jail with leave to hire out to E. M. Britt ' i.. George Beck, injury 'to personal property, defendant entered plea of nolo contendre; prayer , for judg ment continued with consent upon payment of cost and Dr.' T. C John son for damages to auto tires.). Beck was charged with cutting1 'the tires gers. Messrs. W."A." Griffin, W, H. Allen, and D. A. Oliver of the ' Fairmont section' ''ire' among the visitors in town today. - - ' " - on Dr.. Johnson's anto. ' .: - Archie i Andrews, seductjon, defen dant . plead .guilty of assault upon i female fr prayer for judgment continu ed upon payment of cost .Ernest Tilly and Evans Williams, store-breaking; : twelve months each on the roads. Pink Willoughby, retailing, three cases; three months on the roads in two , cases 6 months; prayer for judgment continued, in the third, the defendant to make bond in the sum of $200 to show good behavior for two years.. . ! . - Dan. McQueen, larceny, plead guil ty; six months on the roads. Gaddvs TownKliln Number of acres of land, 11,833: aiue, 5,Jto,L'84: averacs valim rt n. v.y-v OA OfT. . wxC, yov.ot; aggregate value of real estate, 365,284. Howellsville Township Number of 'acres of land aarr-i. value, $1,162,797; average value' per anc, aggregate value of real estate, $1,162,797. - Lumber Bridge Tnwnshin Number of acres of land, 14,981; value, $570,925;. average value per acre $38.11; value of town lots. $59.- 985; aggregate value of real estate $630,910. Lumberton Township s Number of acres of land. 19 939: value $996,950; average value ' per acre,$50.00; value of town lots $2, 294,409; aggregate value of real es tate, 39M59. Maxton Townahin Number of acres of land, 30,564 iuc i,oto.vv; average value per acre, $50.00; value of town lots, $1, 265.988; aggregate value of real es tate, $2,79488. " brrom Township Number of acres of land, 23,006; value- $768470; average value per acre, $33.89; aggregate value of real estate, $768,170. V Parkton Township ' ' i Number W acres of land, 15,046; value, $596,423; average , value per acre, $39,64? value of town lots, $178 -HI; aggregate value of real estate. $77434. , Pembroke Township Number of acre's of land, 23,450; value, $779,209; average value per acre, '33.22;, value of. town lots, $85, 395; aggregate value of real estate 1864,404. - Mr. and M. J. H. -Ratley and daughter. Miss Norene, of St. Pauls, were visitors at Mr. J. C. Carlyle's Sunday. Messrs. Pope Humphrey and Arch McPhail of Saddletree were visitors in this section Sunday p. m. All smiles at Mr. and Mrs. Caryl McDonald's: a big girl. i Mrs. Mudd from South Carolina i a-guest at, the home of Mr.. J. H. McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rozier, and 2 children, of Ten Mile, spent Sunday at Mr. J C. Carlyle's. Messrs. D. S. Carlyle, K. E. Harrell and R. B. Tolar were Red Springs visitors recently on business. nour me order definitely nlace th Southern Power Company under the regulation of the commission, and the rates declared supercede all ex isting individual contracts and agree ments entered into by the power com pany and corporations and munici palities. In the place of a variable rate the commission establishes a fixed and standardized rate that ap. plies to all consumers within the nine different classifications S4 M. G. McKenzie. Elm street They made the trip in Mr. Brewer's auto. f Mr. J. S. Williams, one of the proprietors of the St. Pauls tobacco warehouse, and Mr. G. E. Mc Daniel, auctioneer, were Lumberton visitors Tuesday. Mr. Williams reported great improvement in the tobacco crop up St. Pauls way during the last few weeks. At their regular quarterly meet ing Tuesday the directors of the Planters Bank A Trustcompany made their usual examination of the affairs of the institution and were highly pleased, with the bank's condition, s statement of which appears else where -in this issue. - n il . . , .... wuere-iii uns issue. Un the main schedule the DehHoner! w dv c t m r kflowf L tk L-4 Cent8 and Mr- H- CIk of Clarkton m in- ; rl h commiS910n s(have formed a co-partnership for the of 1 n r ,V ! aVeraJ.e Ta f ' Pfactice of ,aw- r. Clark and Mrs. Vr.J?JZ9 teir 3 children mFved to acre, $39,13; value of town lots $719 A series of meetings will begin at inff rate are declared in thpr0Vi Lumberton Monday and archiving in 325; aggregate value of real estate ' Rozi church next Monday night. aHtopin a nf,w residence owned by 'Mr. Lee ?1'537,:J45. esUte' The meeting began at Roziers Siding ard Z?l 'the L .Ztlt .?B . .. Sunday nipht and w 11 continue fori the nast vnr th ,nmn.,V a a Mr. j. fli. McCallum, county aucU a week or ten days. Everybody is ' t&Su 5 TtlT. returned yesterday afternoon - invited to attend at both places. i TCnft un,a J ' " " "rlr ... J J" from Kaleigh, where he went on Tuea- A vouncr man of this section wasi. : . r. day to carry the Robeson county tax seen carrying several bales of cot- :a"e -wAl thA ino-. n'i budget to the State Tax Commission, ton to town recently, and upon BJnia t0 ap- He was accompanied to Raleigh by turning We saw he had a rolling chair P wirk h..f. , k ' Mr- A' V" G" Wiahari. They made the in which he was rocking and smoking Lre8 f: trip on Mr' Medium's auto, a cigar. We wonder if that is what powej that wTrXlr, L ' Dr- E' R' Ha,"din' county heaIth he got for the cotton! ! TrZJtXu JST: . to commission took0fthe county health 0fficer3 of the .It may be true that alcohol is no ' 'ir : 7 li "' " I ; Ka eiKn to a"end a 3-day8' conference loneer kine. but wine or something : 2 " u'Z'LZ "l..",,ao . '. i of 'the cou. 0-i,. s i w,v- "'"cn U'K vy me respondent ; ir,, i. ,,t hnma aa, IZlZ'ZtJ' Wrth thfX:'day- Dr' Hardi" vaccinatea more ception of transmission lines which om i u..-j hrino. nnn,. c.,.u n , . yK oKoini ijpnum lever "v, iiuju kiucii di vnna in- else of that kind surely is, as even the little "kids" must be drunk. estate, '$535,715. St. Pauls Township TT it i m to North Carolina for distribution. A"ZLnaVW- and upon that value undertook to fix pZn" Sw Umftof.aoCreS 0f land' .8W75;,'ff.w' Sf y d u 'm1 inir h,d hre today. Dr. J. B. Sid lue, $1,402,712; average value per! interest. .The result will give bury of Wilmington read a paper on "f-" w...lc biusb in- colitis before the meet n at th mnrn- : " Raft Swamp Township -Number of acres of - land, 925; value. $33375; average value per acre, $35.00; aggregate value of real estate, $333,375. . Reel Springs; Township Number of acres Tf land, 14,605; value, -$659,416; average' Value per -t -.v, i ivwa tots, f ouryf vio; aggregate value of real estate, $16830. ' L -. Rennert Township Number of 4Mrres of land, 12,073; value, $359,171; average value per acre, $29.75; aggregate value of real estate, $359,171. . - " - t Rowland Township Number of acres of land, 17,115; value 81095; average value per acre, $47.35; volue of town lots, $546, 275; aggregate value of real estate, $1,356,670. . real estate $598578, Saddletree Township - j Total acres of land 566,197; Total Number of acres of land, 17,450; i value, $19,741,269; Total value of town value $535,715; average value per , lots, $6,43413; Total . aggregate acre, $30.70; aggregate value of real 'value of real estate, $28,772,438. va acre, $39.10; value of town lots, 512, 225; aggregate value of real estate, $1,914,937. Shannon Township Number of acres of land, 6,862; value $244,149; average value per acre, $35.58; value of town lots. $82r 550; aggregate value of real estate, $326,699. ' Smiths Township Number of acres of land, 33,477; value, $1,297,903; average value per acre, $38.77; aggregate value of real estate, $1,297,903. t Sterlings Township Number of acres of land, 23,636; value, sOb.7lb; average value per acre, $29.90; aggregate value of real estate $7oe,7ie. Thompson, Township Number of acres of land, 29,085; vaiue i47,74o; average value per acre, $42.90; value of town lots $52, 250; aggregate value "of real estate, . White House Township ' Number ; of ' acres . of land, -. 2165; value,. $765,275; average value per acre; $35.00; value of town lots, $29 385; aggregate valae. of real estate, $794,660. WUharts Township-. 1 Number fit acres of land, 4472; value, ; $752,624i- average;, value per acre, $17.00; $752,624. , Lnmberton CoUon Mills and Kings t dale Lumber Co. . v ; Number -of acres of land, 1,660; value, S1.754J28; aggregate value or real esUte, $1,754428. , Red Springs Cotton , Mill Number of acres of land, 55; value, $243,250; aggregate value of of real estate, $243,250. ' St Pauls Cotton Mill Number of acres of land, 60; value, $598,978; aggregate value of come of 25 per cent on the value of the property. The estimated net in come will be about six per cent PRESIDENT REQUESTS POST PONEMENT OF BONUS BILL President Harding, in an address to the Senate Tuesday afternoon, made formal request for temporary post ponement of consideration of the soldiers' bonus bill. In making his request the President called attention to the condition of the Treasury, say ing that enactment of the legislation at thi time "wpuld greatly im peril ing session. Out-of-town physicians were entertained at dinner at the Lf rrine hotel bv local physicians. Rev. W. D. Combs, pastor of the Gospel Tabernacle, .Mr. E. B. Free man and daughter, Miss Anna, and Miss Thelma Sanderson expect to leave this evening for Toccoa, Ga., to attend the annual conference of the Christian and "Missionary 'Alliance. The conference will last two weeks. Mrs. C. C. Baxley, who was operated on at the Baker sanatorium 2 weeks ago, was able to return to her home at Buie Tuesday with Mr. Baxley. who came for her. Mrs. Joe McKee of Clarktonwho was operated w Jm I ty-f "country' Jon 3 weeks ago it the sanatorium, Pledges of a wide majority of yotesa,90 wa, aWe to ntam home i j uiuc uc measure were Claim ed by Republican leaders and Von ceded by opponents after the Presi dent's address. . - One "Senator declared that ' the President's action was unprecedented, that no other Executive had ever, ap peared ' before ' Congress to oppose legislation, but only to advocate it RED SPRINGS K. OF Pf .'. . INSTALL OFFICERS Correspondence, of The.Robesonian. . Red Springs, July 13. Red Springs Lodge No. 235,' Knights of Pythias, held an installation meeting last night and inducted into office the following knights: J. S. Jones, chancellor com mander: Dr. W. L.' McRae, vice chon cellor; J. J. Thrower, prelate; H. Mc Leod, master of work; Fltzhugh Jones, keeper of records, and seals; R C. Adams, master of finance; W. M Snoddy, master of exchequer; J. H. Turner, master at arms; M. E. Watson, inner guard, T. A. Gibson, outer guard. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hamilton' and Mr. J. W. Glover of the Marietta section are Lumberton visitors today, of examiners last February. day. Mr. E. J. Dvi nd son, Mr. Harry Davis, well-known tobacco warehousemen of the Fairmont mar kt arrived last night from Martins, ville, Va., and were Lumberton visi tors this morning. Mrs. E. J. Davis was operated on a few days age for appendicitis, which delayed the Messrs. Davis in reaching the Fair mont field. . . -. Among the ' out-of-town people who attended -the funeral of the late H. B. Robeson here Sunday were: Mrs. R. W. Shelby, sister of deceased, and son. Master Theodore Shelby, of Hooewell, -Va.,. Mr. - and, Mrs, Leon Hall and Mrs. Harry Payne of Wil mington, Misses Jessie Lois Phillips and Gladys Blackburn of Marion, S. a Mr. F. Ertel Carlyle was sworn in as an attorney on July 5 at Elizabethtown by Judge C. C. Lyon. Mr. Carlyle will open an office here for the practice of his profession at an. early date. His office will be on the second floor of the Carlyle building, West Fifth street, over the office of the Freeman Printinsr Co. Mr. Carlyle passed the State board x
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