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7. n t V. ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH- $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOLUME LI I LUMBERTON, N. C. MONDAY, JULY 18, 1921. NUMBER 45 B01ESQNIAN .li JLIJPj Wife And Husband Victims Same Bullet' Indian Woman Dwd Her. at Ttam C - - . . n n.a , nan.. a) WOUnd- latllCtea ' OJ BUIiei- lUl: First' Passed Throat h Husband Man Not Expected to Live Lath- ard Locklear, Brother m wo- m.n s.;a . Tf.v Vira shot - w r i Shooting Took Place in Hoke Conn-, ty Yesterday. 1 Cordievow Locklear, Indian, died today about noon and her husband is in the Baker sanatorium with only, a slight chance of recovery as a result of being shot by TLathard Lrcklear, brother oflhe woman, yesterday afternoon. The bullet that caused the death of the. woman passed through the abdomen of her husband before it abdomen of the woman and punctured tioi inflicting in a rnmW fif nlflfpflj v-. iiibboiitiVi) ill oo w tr j i it is said. " David Reid Regan, assault; nol The shooting took place in Hoke' prossed; bond discharged, county, and the man who did the shoot- j R. S. Smith, Jesse James Locklear, ing has not been arrested. Locklear J Walter Locklear, C. O. Lockear, and his wife, who-was 22 years old.a 1 1 found guilty of manu- were returning home from church when the shooting- took place. They were walking close together oar the Toad, according to information reach ing LumbertonThe two were brought to the Baker 'sanatorium sqpn after the shooting. - , The Indians were drinking, it is said. - s . GCCI - NATION DATES Following are appointments of Dr. ER. Hardin, county health officer, for vaccinating against typhoid fever; July 19-St. Pauls 2 p. m., Ermald eon Mill 5 p. m. July 20 Tabernacle 11 a. m., Re. gan 12:30 p. m., Tolarsville 2:30 p. m, July 21 Curtis's store 11 a. m. July 22 Jennings Mill 10 a. m., East Lumberton 11 a. m. Rex 1:30 p. m., Buckhorn4 p. m, ' THE RECORD OF DEATHS. Mrs. Bertha May Thomas Died Here This Morning Remains Taken to Little River, S. C, for Interment., Mrs. Bertha May Tlfimaswife of Mr. W. L. Thomas, died at 12:30 this morning at the Thompson hospital, of pneumonia. Deceased was 22 years old and is survived by her husband and one small child. She had been ill a week. The remains were taken to day to Little River, S. C, where in terment will be made in the family cemetery. Mrs. Mary Russ, Near Barkers. Mrs. Mary Russ, widow of the late Neill Russ, Sr., died Friday morning at C o'clock at her home near Bar ker's. Deceased was about 68 years old, was only ill a few hours before her death. Four children Mrs. N. A. Townsend, Misses Katie and Lena Russ and Mr. N. A. Russ servive, also one sister, Mrs. G. W. Barfield, and two brothers, Messrs. Ira M. and J. W. Barker. The funeral was conducted Satur day at 10 a. m. and interment made in the family burying ground. Deceased was a good woman and will be missed in her community. J. A. Jacobs, colore, qi uarKion. John A. Jacobs, colored, of Clarktonj.j j uta drops of water, ed last night at the Baker sans- utt,e in'a of 8andmakes the died torium. Company L. of Parkton Wins Third Battalion Championship. : From Camp Glenn- Cor., July 15. Raleigh News and Observer: The base ball series is progressing and of the two games played Thursday one was for battalion championship honors. Company L, of Parktoni defeated Company I, of Charlotte, in a close game for the Third. Battalion cham pionship, by the score of 5 4. The batteries were: for L. Company,, C P. Jordan and W. T. Herdon,.and for Company I, T. P. . Boyd and. E. D. Spruil. 11-Year-Old Negro Charged With As sault on 7-Y ear-Old White. GirL Clarence Granger, negro,- said to be 11 years old. charged -with attempting to criminally assault- a 7-year-old white girl at Fairmont, was sent out of the county by Mr. C. B. Skipper, judge of the juvenile court in Robeson. Judge Skipper disposed of the case Friday and the negro was sent to live with an uncle, near Burgaw. The boy was brought to jail here soon after the alleged attempted assault. . ' STERLINGS VOTES' $25,000 BONDS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING Sterlings township voted Friday a $25,000 bond Tssue for erecting a high school building in the center j)f the township. The vote was 184 for the bonds and 56 against. s ' Duffie Wrard Not Guilty Violating Fish Law. " In the report of the court proceed- ings published in Thursday's Robe nr.;an it was inadvertedlv stated that Duffie Ward was found guilty of vio lating the fish law. it should have .-teen stated that he' was. found, not . guilty. . 7' : : y -. . . Tl a. T 41.. . JV11SS I" urauBut ui Aiifua opcm the week-end here, the guestof Miss Chain Gang Got 17 I Recruits Last Week i Superior Court Enters Upon Another . n Yl" I. Iff r XI' Ta!. SJ- nftik mnj Vsco nne o posed of Last Week. The second week of Superior court for .the trial of criminal cases 'con- . - . . . . . vened this mornine ana indications are that court will last; through the week. " Many cases were disposed of last wees, seventeen men wnixe, ' 4 . .a. Mnwwynti navinn rvoon nana dian and" negroes having: been sen-k tenced by. Judge J. H. Kerr, -who wnnuea in ner case. , presiding to, serve on- the county t- Grubbs, who was employed by the roads, sentences ranging from 30 day -"Western Electric Co., was arrested in ?.R 'months. " . . ' ' . The following cases were heard last week after the report of the proceed ings published in Thursday's Robe son ian was prepared: Harrison Rogers, vagrancy; six TTIiiTlths Ml the r0fi.ds facturinsr liauor: Smith and Jes se James JLOCKiear 10 morons eacu on the roads, Walter Locklear und C. O. Locklear 6 months each on the roads. C. 0. Locklear -is to be on .the roads. C. 0. Locklear is to be gin his sentence on August 18. Nasbjr Hardin, Richard Hardin, H. T, Blanks and Porter McKay, assault ,.,:U Inl.nt rn trill oil Vneinrl tmiltv m i -a r . ti i. .1 W IjLl 111 It. 11 t VW Alii, ... 'imfof;3' - NMiijce xMand TMHMH prayer for judgment continued by consent. for two years, defendants to show good behavior for that time and that they have not violated the law in any respect. Each of the above named defendants plead guilty of nuisance and judgment was continu ed upon payment of cost. Walter Leack, assault with deadly weapon upon Hartman Oxendine; 12 months on the roads, v Eli Faulk, resisting officer and false pretense; prayer tor judgment con tinued upon payment jf cost. J. Browne Evans, et al vs. W5 K. Brock, et aft; judgment for plaintiffs. Nathan JBruce, manufacturing li quor," assault with deadly weapon, nuisance; found not guilty of manu facturing liquor and asault with dead ly weapon, found guilty of. cursing on the public highway; judgment sus pended upon payment of cost. , Archie Andrews, larceny and re ceivingp twelve months on the roads. Horace Gavin and Joe Bethea, larceny, defendants plead guilty; judgment suspended upon payment of cost. Walter Quick was sentenced to 18 months on the roads on the charge of manufacturing liquor, instead of 10 months, and James Grice was sen tenced to 18 months on the roads in stead of 9, as previously stated through an error which was not the fault of The'Robesonian. PROCTORVILLE POINTS. Two New Residences and Everything is Booming Some Good Melon Patches Co-operative Marketing is a Good Step Tobacco Warehouse Will Not Open This Season The Right Idea About The Robesonian. By Jerome Stephens. Proctorville, July 15. The little rain drops are still falling but they seem to crow as they reach ' the rnmA pminHa n vpi-v much of the mighty ocean and the pleasant land." Mr. Robert Surles ol the V. a. Navy, stationed at Wilmington, spent last week- with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Surles of our town. Everything is booming in our town in spite of the hard times. There are two new .residences just up, both of them in the north-eastern part of town. They belong to Messrs. S. A. Watson and John Bullock. Mr. W. C. Walters is the first of our merchants to erect an electric sign over the front door of his busi ness. . - Mr. Arthur Bissell of the Broad Ridge section has the finest prospect of watermelons and cantalopes of our community, altho Mr. Anderson ranks second in the prospect of a real water melon "patch. What do the farmers think about the farmers' cooperating marketing? Our farmers are on the fenctl, some on one side, while some are merely leaning to the, other, but as for my part I think, this is a very good step to take by' which the middleman can be. put out of commission. - - Vegetables are plenty but the peach prospect, like other, fruits, is very poor in Proctorville. Our tobacco warehouses will not open this season. I heard a man remark that if he had anything for sale he would ad vertise in The Robesonian. Like all other' Robeson county lovers, he will patronize our county paper. BIDS FOR ONLY $17,800 STATE BONDS OF $8,372,500. Raleigh News and Observer, 16th: Only nine bids, totalling $17,800, were on hand yesterday at noon when State Treasurer B R. Lacy opened the offerings for 8,372,500 North Caro lina 5. per cent bonds for roads and institutional building:. These were par bids, were accepted and 4iow the State Treasurer will make every effort to sell the remaining $8,354,700 at pri vate sale.' . Recorder's Court Youn Man With Wife in Another State, Gets 6 Months oi Roada for Living With Another Girl its Hid Wife ,Here Negro Given Road Sen tence for. Hoboing. W. J. Grubbs, young white man, was sentenced Saturday by Reorder David H. Fuller to six months on the roads on the charge of forn'cationj and r adultery. Lena.; May, Townsend, rwrwu gin, ws uouw giuny vi riif hmitm rna rv iiiiitrmauni nainv pnn" the same charge, judgment being con Thursday afternoon upon the arrival of the girll mother from Jacksonville, Fla. According to the evidence, the girl left home on Saturday, July 2, and arrived here the following day. Since that time she and Grubbs had lived at the Fillyaw boarding house. First street, as husband and wife. Her mother testified that she aided her daughter in getting off to Lumberton, thinking: that she and Grubbs were to be married upon her arrival here. Grubbs formerly worked in Jackson ville and had visited the girl's home on many occasions. TEe mother stated on the witness stand that she thought her daughter and Grubbs were mar ried until her daughter wired a man living in Jacksonville to send her $30 to pay her way home. This convinced her that something was wrong and I -1 - 1. 1 . . I t 1 -1 tine came w xjumoerion jmmeuiaieiy. She first went to theffice Ohe register of deeds and found that no license had been issued for the mar riage of her daughter and Grubbs. It was then 'that she had Grubbs hailed into court. Grubbs and the girl in the case were given a hearing Thursday afternoon, but Recorder- Fuller did not pass sentence upon Grubbs until! Saturday, when the case was re-open CMr. . T. I Johnson represented. Grubbs, while the State was represent ed by. Mr. E. M. Britt. At the hearing Saturday letters from the Townsend girl to Grubbs' were offered in evi. dence. The letters indicated that she knew Grubbs had a wife before she came to Lumberton. The letters were filled with declarations of love for Grubbs and in one she stated that if she did not love him she would not live with him, knowing that hs had a wife. A man who accompanied tho mother of the girl to Lumberton stated to a Robesonian reporter that he was going to indict Grubbs under the Mann act, charging white slavery The mother and the girl shed tears frealy before, and during the trial, and whilo the girl did not go upon the witness stand, she j stated in court that Grubbs told her I when she arrived here that he bad notl secured a divorce from his wife and! fruld not get license tc marry her! until he secured a divorce. I v At the hearing Saturday a young! man who gave his name as Floyd testified that he had known ' the girl --in .Jacksonville and had on several occasions. hadi illicit relations with her there. J Floyd is also employed by the West ern Electric Co. Grubbs did not go ; upon the witness stand. JMiss Townsend is a beautiful pirl of 16 years, while her mother is a j widow who has four children, accord-1 ing to her evidence.She stated that she had to support her four children! and that Lena May was the only help she had in supporting the family. The mother, daughter and the "man who accompanied the mother to Lumber ton left Thursday evening for Jack sonville. After the trial Thursday the mo ther of the girl told Recorder Fuller that she did not want Grubbs punish ed, that she liked him, and only wanted to take her daughter home. Benjamin Scott, negro, was sentenc ed Thursday afternoon tp 30 days on the roads on the charge of hoboing. Scott was arrested at Pembroke. Two Other hohpes escaped when Scott was arrested. WILL ADVANCE MONEY ON COTTON RECEIPTS Governor Harding Says Federal Re .serve1 Banks Can' Handle Money "Needs. ' "".'. Federal Reserve ' banks .situated in cotton producing sections already have authority to advance $100,000,000 "or more if necessary," upon customer paper secured by warehouse receipts for cotton,-Governor W. P. G. Hard ing, of the Federal Reserve Board, Thursday wrote Representative Ful mer, of South Carolina. The directors in -each case, however, must be the sole judges of the soundness and de sirability of the paper offered, he ad ded. Mr. Fulmer had inquired why such loans could not be authorized through Southern banks. SENATE SENDS BONUS BILL BACK TO COMMITTEE Washington, July 15. The admin istration won its battle in Congress today when the Senate, responding to President Harding's recent jequest re committed the soldiers' bonus bill in definitely to the finance committee. The vote for recommittal was 47 to 29, and was interpreted by Democrats to mean the "death" of the. bill but by Republican leaders to mean postpone ment for only twelve months with no substantial loss to war veteran bene ficiaries. , ' Grand Jury Makes 7 Ringing Report la Well-Written Report Grand Jury ' Makes Plea for Better County Home, Calls for Vigorous Steps to Stamp Out .Liquor Evil and Sog--'gestn Rigid Enforcement of Speed Laws High Praise for Judges Charge. A well-written report, full 'of prac tical suggestions which ' indicated that its members had gone over the ground thoroughly and had in- no sense performed its duties .perfunc torily, was made by the grand jury last Thursday afternoon, tvhen it completed its work. The july called fojr a better-kept court house, for more prompt medical service for the chain gang, for some means of bring ing the needs cf the county homa to the attention of the county commis sioners in such a way as to produce practical results, for vigorous meas ures to stamp out the alarming in crease in violation of the prohibition laws, for rigid enforcement of speed laws and commended Judge Kerr for his excellent charge to the grand jury. The report follows: i To His Honor, John H. Kerr, Judge Presiding at July term, 1921 of , the Superior Court of Robeson County. Your Honor: -'" . Your grand jury having completed its work and being ready to adjourn, submits the following report of its work during the term: - ' We passed upon 46 bills of indict ment, finding 41 true bills and 5 not tifue bills. " jConrt House and County Officers ? jThe court house building seems to ty in good condition, but it is by no ans kept as neat and as clean as a phbJtit building should be. Varioifc grand juries in the past have called attention to an apparent neglect of dpty on the part of the janitor, and wis -wish to again call this to the at tention of the governing " authority with a recommendation that the neces sary steps be taken to keep the build ing in a cleanly condition. The coun ty, has a fine court house, built at considerable expense, and it certainly should be kept in good condition. 'iThe various county offices are in good condition. The officers are ap parently efficient and faithful in the discharge of their duties. ,-w. jaii - We foun-1 23 prist nets in the jail Rnd htard no complaint from them. The jail is in clean and sanitary condition, and the prisoners ot well fed and receive proper tare and at tention. The jai'.e. treac3 the prison ers well and discha-)ros his duties in a proper manner. We would recom mend, however, that tin jail ne paint ed on the inside. Chain Gang We found 40 convicts a the camp, 28 of these beiny ur.dr guard and 12 rusties.Thp camp was in good condi tion, the food of pood quality and in abundant quantity; and the prisoners well cared for. We heard considerable complaint over the failure of the coun ty physician to promptly respond to sick call from prisoners on the gang. In fact, the keeper had to call in ano ther physician to attend a convict while your committee was inspecting the camp on account of the failure of the county physician to answer the call with a reasonable degree of promptness. We know that the county physician has many demands upon him, and that he is frequently absent from his office on official business, but we trust that some arrangement can be made so that a prompt -response will be made to all sick calls, as such. calls should have immediate attenticn. County Home The so-called county home is a dis grace to this prosperous county and a reflection upon our civilization. Time after time has this matter been refer red to by grand jury after grand jury as the minutes of this court will show, and yet nothing has been done. It may be that nothing will be done in conse quence of this report, yet in the dis charge f our. duty yrt feel inenmbent to again bring the matter to the at tention of the court, expresing the hope that j,he court can find means at its command to Jbring the matter to the attention of county commis sioners in such a way as to produce some practical . results. The mere til ing of this report, and sending a copy of it to the chairman of the board, will not produce results. This has been tried before often. We found inmates of the home with cancer exposed to flies; we found the insane exposed to open fire places; we found the windows .and doors not screened;, no water facilities except one hand pump. The home consists of seven small .two-room frame houses most of these in need of repairs. ' As has been said by other grand juries, we need a new county home and need it badly. We cannot go on much longer with present facilities. Until more complete arrangements can be made, we recommend that the houses be at least screened and that a chapel or other means be provided whereby these unfortunates may hear the Gospel preached from time to time. ' We .would not have it Understood, from -anything we have said, that any reflection upon or criticism of Mr. " (Continued on page four) County Road Board Projects Approved State . Highway Commission Will 1 Build Hard-Surface Road from Lum-, berton? to MeNei"A Brid Also Approves Bridge Between Robesoa :.nd Cc lumbus. At its meeting in Raleigh last week the State Highway Commission ap- proved the request of the county road board thst 3 miles of hard surface highway be constructed from Lumber ton t and including McNeill's bridge ovev Lumber river and ! an overflow bridge to the point where the Rel Springs road branches frm the Max- ton road, also to take care of a mile anil half tt in (Tnlnmfnia Miintv I including bridge aroa er river and 6 small overflow bridges. Mr. W. A. McGirt of Wilmington, road commissioner for this, the third, district, has advised Mr. H. E. Stacy, attorney for the Robeson county board of the approval of these projects re quested by the county road board. After stating that these projects had been approved, Mr. McGirt writes: "No one can tell when construction will begin, not even Chairman Page. However, I hope the work will not be delayed long. Please advise members of your board of the. action taken by the State Highway Commission and let them know that these projects are definitely settled and construction will be started as early as practica ble, following, of course, the regular procedure provided by law." The road from Lumberton to' Mc Neill's bridge is one of the most traveled roads in the county, and no piece of construction is needed more than the bridges . between Robeson and Columbus and the approach on the Columbus side. It is expected that these roads will be hard-surfaced an these bridges build in the earlyfall. OUR SMYRNA WAY Crops Coming Along Fine Watch Your MelonsThe Girl He Left Behind Personal and Other Items. Smyrna (Lumberton, R. 4), July 14. Crops in this section have made good progress in the past few weeks. . Farmers around here have several barns of tobacco waiting for the mar ket to open. Much-needed showers have been coming gently. It is now watermelon time, and if you will listen to Mr. Aen Turner, who lives near here, you will watch 'em. Mr. Turner says he has lost sev eral. He is about to catch the fellow who is getting them; having some fun over it, too. The writer had the pleasure of going to Wilmington on the excursion the 12th and from there to Wrightsville Beach. Everybody would have had a nice time if it had not been raining. Miss Matie Collins was a visitor at the home of. Mr. E. McQ. Rowan re cently. . . Mesrs. R. A. Moore and Rowland Lamb attended preaching here Sun day. Owing to the illness of his daugh ter, Rev. Mr. Byrd could not be here Saturday, but he made up for lost time on Sunday. I once knew a fellow who took his girl to church one night and after services he took another girl home, but his stand-by didn't know. After she had searched around the church for him she decided tTT look for his buggy, but lo an- behold, it was gone, and as she had no one to take her home she had to wait for him. KOHLOSS HEADS PROHIBITION FORCES IN NORTH CAROLINA Salisbury Man Gets Appointment Over Protest of Anti-Saloon League. Washington. July 14. Rev. R. L. Davis, superintendent of the Anti saloon league of North Carolina and a prominent figure in Methodist church affairs, figured in two ways in the news development here today. He. met with positive defeat in his efforts to defeat Robert Kohloss of Salisbury as state prohibition direc tor for North Carolina and the Sun day "blue , law" committee, of which Mr. .Davis is a member, was far from successful in . arousing sentiment in Congress for laws that would stop train movements, publication of news papers and other activities on the Sab bath. - Commissioner J)avid H. Blair an nounced this afternoon the appoint ment of Mr. Kohloss, chief of the pro hibition forces in North Carolina. Mr. Davis' anti-saloon league was opposed to this. However, Mr. Kohloss was picked by the Morehead-Linney or ganisation at the Greensboro confer ence several months ago and no one here has doubted that he would be appointed. Published reports that Mr. Kohloss was appointed yesterday by Mr. Blair were premature and untrue. The appointment was not made until today. Theodore Tiller in Greens boro Daily News." The office pays a salary of $6,000 a year. A. B. .Coltraine of Trinity, as director gets a salary of $4,000, while in the field there ar now 45 agents at salaries of $2,000 and above. It is expected that the number of agents in the field is to be increased, possibly one for each county. . ' . . Mr Hursey Davis of R. 2, Lumber- It on,, was in town Saturday. COTTON MARKET Middling cotton is quoted on the locat market today at 10 1-2 cents the pound. 4jRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS Mr. D. A. Shaw and family ex pect to move tomorrow from Lumber ton to Fayetteville. Miss Martha Flax Andrews, home demonstration agent in Robeson, left today for Greensboro to attend a two-weeks' conference of h.-me demon stration agents. Fairmont Messenger: Mrs. Grady Floyd is spending a while at Baker's Sanatorium at Lumberton .to be with her little daughter, who is undergoing treatment at that places. Mr. Jack Humphrey of the Sad dletree section underwent an opera tion for appendicitis at the Thompson hospital at noon today. Mr. Humphrey is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hum phrey. Dollie Sampson and Williford Locklear, Indians, of R.,2 from Lum berton, were married here Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the office of Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd, Jus tice M. G. McKenzie officiating. --Judging from the many water melons brought here for sale during the last week, the melon crop must have been good this year. Many loads are brought in each day. Some nice cantaloupes are also being offered by the farmers -, -,-.... Miss Anna Newton of Hope Mills has accepted a position, as stenogra pher in the law office of Mesrs. Mc Lean. Varser, McLean A Stacy. Miss Newton formerly held a like position in the same office. Foreman H. C. McMillan, Mr. James Kinlaw of Howelisville and Mr. C. F. Gaddy of Red Springs, who were on the grand jury last week, were among the visitors at The Robe sonian office Thursday afternoon after that body had finished its labors. Mr. Spurgeon Jones of R. 1, Lum berton returned home Thursday from Raleigh, where he went before the Federal court in the hearing in re the Camp Bragg land suit. ,Mr. Jones ser ved as a government appraiser in as sessing the lands upon which the camp was built. A hard-surfaced road has recent ly been completed from Wilmington to Fort Fisher, according to Gen. F. A; Bond, who, with Mrs. BorfJs'peht last week here visiting friends. Here tofore it has been difficult to reach this historic spot, except by the water route. Gen. and Mrs. Bond have a summer home near Fort Fisher. Red Springs Citizen: It is with sincere regret, that we learn of the resignation of Dr. J. J. Hill from the pastorate of the Presbyterian church here. Dr. Hill has been its pastor for nine years, and has won the love and esteem of the entire community. His going will be a personal loss to every one who knows him. Robeson county was the first of 12 counties that decided on an entire new valuation that made its report to the State Tax Commission. As stated in Thursday's Robesonian, the county board of review completed its work last Monday and County Audi tor McCallum carried the certified report to Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. O. J. Peterson, formerly editor of the Lumberton Argus, now editor of the Sampson Democrat, published at Clinton, was a Lumber ton visitor Saturday and yesterday, leaving for home this -morning. Mr. peterson was warmly greeted by many former friends. He was much impressed with the changes since his last visit. From Thompson Hospital: Miss Ilene Prevatte, Orrum, was operated on for appendicitis last Saturday, and getting along nicely. Mr. John S. Gore, city, was operated on for ap pendicitis last Wednesday and is get ting along very nicely. Mr. W. I. Stone, R. F. D. 4, underwent an opera tion for appendicitis and complica tions last Wednesday and is getting along very well. Prof, and Mrs. D. B. Oliver, who taught in the Barkers-Ten Mile school during the last term and are at pre sent attending summer school at Chapel Hill, came for the funeral of Mrs. Mary Russ of that section, which took place Saturday morning,. Prof, and Mrs. Oliver were Lumberton visitors. Saturday afternoon. They were accompanied to town by Messrs. N. A. Townsend and Rafe Smith of the Barkers-Ten Mile section. Mr. N. C. Stubbs of Hunter's Lodge, near Lowe, was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Speaking of the splendid seasons out his way. Mr. Stubbs said he had been surprised to hear that on the farm of the Moore brothers, in Back Swamp township,' there had been no rain since May, at least not enough to wet the ground. While seasons have been as near ideal in many parts of the county as the oldest inhabitant remembers, there is a spot here and there where there has been no rain in a long time. Mr. J. R. Bullock of Fairmont, R. 2, was a . Lumberton visitor Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hartley and small daughter, Francis Elizabeth, left Saturday morning for Columbia and Batesburg, S. C where they will spend some time visiting relatives. Mr, E.W. Adcox of R. 7, Lumber ton, was' in town Saturday. I rli i i "i - v ii it A.
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