10BE8MIAN
ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE CO PT FTTH CENTS.
COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH-
12.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE
LUMBEBTON, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1921.
VOLUME LI I
NUMBER 57
LumboirMaflcet
WiO Close Sept 2
Farmers Are Urged to Market, Their
. Tobacco Thi Week Big , Break on
Local Market Today Fairmont
Market Will Remain - Open Next
Week. '
There was another tig break on the
Lumberton tobacco market today.
The offerings were largely tips and
prices ranged low on the off grades.
The few piles of' good tobacco sold
at satisfactory prices. The local mar
ket will close for the aeason Friday
tot thi8 week. Farmers who have to J
bacco on hand are requested to mar'
' ket it during this week.
It is understood that number of
the markets in the South Carolina
belt closed last Friday The Fairmont
market will be. open" through next
week. It has iibf been" definitely de
'tided when the market there will close.
Large sales are expected here each
day until the market' closes Friday.
Record of Deaths
Mrs. Martha Ann Watson Found
Dead in Bed Funferal Saturday
at Ten Mile.
Mrs. Martha Ann Watson, aged 68
years, was found dead in bed at the
home of her son, Mr. E. C. Watson,
near Ten Mile. Friday morning. De
ceased had not been in ! good health
for some time, but -was apparently
as well as usual when she retired
Thursday night. Heart trouble ia
thought to have been the immediate
cause of her death. The funeral was
conducted Saturday at 10 a. m. by
Rev. Dr. C. H. Durham and interment
made in the cemetery at Ten Mile
church.
Surviving are four sons E. C,
with whom she made her home, Wal
ter W., J. P and V. C. Watson and
two daughters Mrs. T. A. Bordeaux
of Dublin, and Miss Ellen Watson.
Deceased was the wife of the late
J. S. Watson and was well and favor
ably known in the section in which
she lived. She was a member of ft
Baptist church in Bladen county.
Quite a crowd attended the funeral
and the flowers were beautiful.
Francis Watson Followed Mother
to Grave in 24 Hours Died of Ty
phoid. Francis Watson, aged 49 years, died
Saturday a. m. at 130 at. the Thomp
son hospital of typhoid fever. Deceas
ed was a son of Mrs. Martha Ann
Watson, who died suddenly Thursday
night. He lived at the National cot
ton mill village and is survived by
his widow and several children. Tfie
funeral was conducted yesterday at
10 a. m., just 24 hours after his
mother's, and interment was made
in the Ten Mile cemetery.
Deceased was a member of Wind
sor M. E. church in Bladen county.
Rowland Mercer, Wishart Township.
Mr. Rowland Mercer, Sr., died Fri
day afternoon at his home in Wishart
township, death resulting from the
infirmities of old age. He was 71
years vd and is survived by his widow
and several children. Interment was
made in the family cemetery Satur
day at 4 p. m.
Two Robeson County Men Among
New Lawyers Largest Class Ever.
John Gilliam Proctor of Lumberton
and Daniel Prather McKinnon of Row-1
InnH iLvm anionc the 77 new lawvers
who received license irom rne or-
Supreme Court Friday following th
examination held last Monday, lius
is said to have been the largest class
examined on record, and perhaps the
most searchingly questioned.
One hunared and seven applied.
among them three who applied under
the comity, act as non-residents. One
of these passed, one did not appear
in person and one was held for full
compliance with the requirements of
the legislative act. One negro failed
and one succeeded. Miss Marie Schenk j
of Asheville, the only woman appli
cant, passed.
Also among the successful appli
cants were James Albert Bridge, of
Bladenboro and John Alex. Wilkins of
Raeford.
Mr. J. M. Terry, formerly em
ployed in the Pope drug store, has
accepted a position as salesman in
Efird's department store. He began
work Saturday. '
-Mt. and Mrs. Henry Bullard and
mall son. Carl, of R. 1, Orrum. pass
ed through town today en route home
from Hartsville, S. C, where they
neat several days visiting relatives.
They were accompanied home by
Moasrs. L. W. Redkk and L. W,
Stokea of the Hartsville section. They
made the trip in Air. ueaicics auto,
u, Redick reports much damage in
; his county Darlington from the
boll weevil. The weevil has damaged
: the cotton crop" from one-nan to two
thirds, he says.
. Mr. E. M. Johnson returned" Thurs
day night from a week's vacation
' spent in the mountains around Ashe,
ville.
COTTON shipped J to BATTEY &
CO., The Proficient Cotton Factors of
Savannah, GaM yields satisfaction as
is evidenced by ine large volume 01
business entrusted to them. Isnt it to
your interest to-try them? Do it now
ind be convinced, . ' . . ,
Ku Klux Organizer
Seems To Fail Here
Alma and Purposes of Order Outlined
to a Handful of Men Who Respond,
ed to Invitation of The Committee'
Only 3 Men Publicly Expressed a
Desire to Go Further Organizer
Apparently Received Small En
couragement Here.
At a meeting held in the commis
sioners' room -at the court house
Thursday evening, aims and jorposes
of the Ku Klux Klan were explained
by Mr. C E; Stephenson, who gave
his home town.as Miami, Fla., but
who came to Lumberton from Fay
etteville, and. only three men Mayor
A. E. White,. Messrs. J. H. Wishart
and J. M. MeCallum rose upon Mr.
Stephenson's invitation to any who
were "members or' cared to become
members of the klan. Whether a lo
cal organization has since been form
ed it has not -been learned, and in
view of Mr. Stephenson's statement
that no klansman will ever admit
being a member to a non-member, it
probably will be difficult to learn,
unless announcement is made at some
similar meeting elsewhere- as Mr.
Stephenson stated at this meeting
that a branch of the order had been
organized at St. Pauls and -that he
was going to Maxton and Red
Springs.He made no bones, either,
in stating. that he had organized a
branch with 567 members at Wil
mington. Notices signed merely "The Com
mittee" were received by some Lum
brton men, inviting them to meet at
the court house at 8:15 , o'clock
Thursday evening. For further infor
mation the recipient was instructed
to see Mayor A. E. White or Sheriff
R. E. Lewis. At the appointed hour
some ten men gathered in the com
missioners' room. By the time the
meeting closed perhaps as many more
had come in. Mr. Stephenson said he
sent notices to about 50 men
Mr. Stephenson stated that in or
der to be eligible for membership
in the Ku Klux Klan a man must be
of high moral character, must not be
a ew or a Catholic, and must be 100
per cent. American, acknowledging
allegiance to no other government
and must believe in the tenets of the
Christian religion. He said that its
purpose is not to oppress but to se
cure equal justice to all men, to up
build the community, to . aid in law
enforcement.' He cited organizations
of Jews and Catholics, respectively,
to which only Jews or Catholics are
eligible for membership, and their
views in regard to marriages among
Protestants as among the reasons
why Protestants should organize for
their own protection, not to oppress
Jews or Catholics or negroes pro
paganda being broadcast among ne
groes also being urged as a reason
for organizing but to see that all
men get justice. Mr. Stephenson read,
rather (Stumblingly and incoherently,
excerpts which he said were taken
from speeches by Catholic priests, in
which marriages of Protestants were
branded as illegal, the public school
system was denounced as a child of
the devil, and the Pope at Rome was
acknowledged as supreme authority,!
above any political government. There ,
was much of this sort of stuff. calcu-J
lated to arouse the unreasoning pas
sions of the ignorant, and some ex
cerpts from a rabid negro publica
tion. Mr. Stephenson said that if he could l,
not. nriranizp with surh mpn nst wpro I
oeiore him he would form no
or
ganization here, that every local or
der is what its members make it,
that if one joins and wants to get
out he can do so, and that any or
ganization that takes the law into its
own hands loses its charter at once.
He invited questions and some were
asked. In reply to one' question Mr.
Stephenson said that if he knew how
many klansmen there are in the State
he would not tell, but he mentioned
30.000 as being a nrobable minimum.
In reply to another question he said
that a North Carolina U. S. Senator
and Representative are members of
the order; which puts it up to Sena
tors Simmons and Overman again.
both recently having denied being
members. Mr. Stephenson also said
that Bruce Crayen is- "on his knees",
referring to a question relative to
Brace's recent fulminations.
As stated at the outset only three
men stood up when Mr. Stephenson
invited those to stand who were mem
bers or cared to become members.
Some others expressed themselves as
not sufficiently interested, and retired.
Others followed almost immediately,
among them at least one of those who
stood, but it is not known positively
whether any local organization has
since been formed or not. To t)ll out
ward appearances .organizer Stephen
son received mighty little encourage,
ment here 'and he registered off at
the Lorraine Friday.
Mr. Jno. E. Floyd has opened a
cafe the Strand in .Salebee .build,
ing, Elm street. j '
Mr. J. H. Stone oR. 4, Lumber
ton, brought two cucumbers o town
today. . v '
, BATTEY & CO.. The Large and
Reliable Cotton Factors of Savannah,
Ga., offer a service that combines
i long and successful experience, ex.
pert salesmanship 'and- financial
j soundness ; " V
Waging War On
The Boll Weevil
100 Farmers Gathered for Another
Meeting Friday Plenty of Evi
dences of Destruction Wrought by
Weevil Best Methods of Fighting
Again Outlined Sweet Potato is a
Substitute Money Crop Farmers
Warned Not to Depend Entirely
Upon Cotton.
About one-hundred farmers gather
ed at the home of Mr. E. K. Floyd,
near Barnesville, Friday morning to
study plans for fighting the boll
weevil, this being the third meeting
of this kind held in the southern part
of the county during the last ten
days. Weevils are plentiful in ( Mr.
Floyd's cotton, so plentiful that he
will jnot get more than one-half a
usual crop. Practically all the farm
ers present reported that the weevil
has invaded their cotton fields and is
doing considerable damage this year.
' Weevil Playing Havoc
Mr. O. O. Dukes , county farm
demonstrator, who planned the meet
ings, accompanied those present into
Mr. Floyd's cotton fields, where the
weevil and his destructive work was
observed and discussed. Only one
"form" that had not been punctured
by a weevil was found in the field
and it is difficult to find a white
cotton blossom there. Mr. Floyd has a
fine cotton weed, much of it higher
than a man's head. Cotton that would
produce more than a bale per acre
had the boll weevil not damaged it4
will not produce more than a half
bale per acre as a result of his activi
ties. How They Multiply.
After the visit to the cotton
fields Mr. Dukes addressed the farm
ers, telling of the best-known me
thods for fighting the weevil. He
first told of the rapidity with which
WPpvilf mnltinlv. It has been fi
ffured he said, that two weevils, a
male and a female, are capable of pro
ducing more than 13,000,000 other
weevils during a season. Within 21
days after an egg is laid an adult
weevil is ready to begin puncturing
"forms" and producing other weevils.
With only a small number of weevils
living through the winter on a farm
a cotton crop may be destroyed the
following year.
What to Do During Winter
Plans for fighting the1 weevil during
the winter were outlined by the speak
er. Among the ways mentioned were:
cut stalks as soon as the cotton is
picked; disc the land and break it
with a plow; get out all stumps and
jburn aU ruDbish and woods about the
farm
Planting and Cultivation
Where cotton is planted under boll
weevil conditions, Mr. Dukes recom
mended the planting of an early
variety of. cotton, rapid cultivation,
the use of all fertilizer when planted
or soon after. He warned against
planting before the danger of frost,
however, stating that in case a far
mer had to sow over his crop the
weevil would then get it all. Another
way of destroying weevils suggested
by the speaker wa3 the picking up of
form8 wnen they first begin to fall
off the cotton. In this way the weevil
"Cror" mav be reduced.
Reduce Cotton Acreage.
Mr. Dukes warned against allowing
an advance in the price of cotton to
influence farmers to "take a chance"
nnH nlnnt a full crnn npxt vpar. The
acreage must be reduced in order to
successfully fight the weevil. The
speaker told of the danger of putting
all one's eggs in the same basket;
that is, risking all on" cotton when
the boll weevil is here.
Raise Cattle and Hogs.
As in his former .addresses, Mr.
Dukes recommended the raising of
cattle and hogs as a measure for
meeting the weevil. He emphasized
the necessity of permanent pastures
in growing cattle and hogs and sug
gested the planting of Lespedeza or
Japan, clover, as a summer pasture for
both cows and hogs, and rye, barley
and oats for a winter pasture. Lespe
deza should be planted in March and
can be grown on either low or high
lands. Twenty-five pounds of seeds
should be planted to the acre. After
once sown, Lespedeza re-seeds itself
each spring. Rye should be sown this
fall, as well as pasture grasses. The
pasture grasses should be sown be
tween September 25 and October 25.
Mr. Dukes urged the use of at least
one ton of lime per acre where pasture
grasses and clovers are planted.
Farmers interested in planting pasture
crops will be advised by Mr. Dukes
personally as to the best plans 'and
methods of planting and growing
same.
Sweet Potato as Money Crop
Mr. Dukes again told of the possi
bilities of the sweet potato as a sub.
stitute money crop for cotton, giving
figures to prove that the potato can
be grown at a greater profit per acre
than cotton. In order to grow pota
toes for the northern markets they
must be cured in a potato house.
Those desiring to construct such
houses can get plans both for erect
ing the house and curing the pota
toes from Mr. Dukes.
Use Your Farm Demonstrator.
In closing his address Mr. Dukes
again urged the importance of not
depending entirely upon cotton, but
to have something to fall back upon
in case the Weevil gets it. He declared
that he- is ready , at any and all times
Minimum Number
it Bales Signed Up
More Than 200,000 Bales of Cotton
Have Been Signed Up ia N. C. for
Cooperative Marketing 83 Per
Cent of Robeson's Crop Has Been
Signed Up.
More than 200 000 bales, the mini
mum number, have been signed up
fr .operative marketing in North
Carolina, according to information
received from headquarters in Ral
eigh" by Mc. L. S. Prevatt, director
of the membership drive in Robeson.
The organization committee will meet
Wednesday morning for the purpose
of districting the State and forming
other plans relative to perfecting
the organization in the State. Ap
proximately 83 per cent of the farm-'
era in Robeson have signed for co
operative marketing.
Treaty Of Peace
U. S. And Germany
It Guarantees to U. S. All Rights and
Advantages Stipulated in Treaty
of Versailles But U. S.,;is Not
Bound by Clauses Providing . for
League of Nations.
Washington, Aug. 25. Signature
of the Treaty of Peace between the
United States and Germany was
formally announced at the State De
partment tonight by Secretary
Hughes.
The text was followed by a state
ment in which the Secretary summar
ized the provisions of the treaty,
which is document of about 1,500
words.
The treaty is designed to reestablish
the diplomatic relations broken off
February 3, 1917, and consists of
three articles and a preamble. Ar
ticle C ne guarantees on the part of
Sernuny to the United States rights
and privileges reserved under the
Porter-Knox peace resolution, includ
ing all the rights and advantages
stipulated for the benefit of the Uni
ted States in the treaty of Versailles."
League Not Binding.
Specific provision is made that
the United States shall not be bound
by the clauses in the Versailles treaty
providing for a League of Nations
and that no action of the league shall
be binding upon the United States
unless the United States gives special
permission. "
' It also is declared that the United
States cannot without its assent be
regarded as a party to commissions
concerned in reparations and other
conditions growing out of the war.
These reservations are made in Ar
ticle Two, in which the rights and ad
vantages for the United States as set
forth in the Versailles treaty are re
ferred to.
It is made clear that "while the
United States is privileged to partic-
ipate in the reparations commission"
under the Versailles treaty, it is not
bound to participate in it.
Article Three provides for the rati
fication and exchange of the copies of
the treaty.
Assumes No Obligations.
...The treaty provides that the United
States assumes no obligation under
those parts of the Versailles treaty
relating to the boundaries of Ger
many; to the political clauses for
Europe; to those embracing certain
provisions with respect to China.
Siam, Liberia, Morocco, Egypt, Tur
key, Bulgaria and Shantung.
It is provided that the United States
shall not assume any obligations for
that part of- the Versailles treaty
re'ating to international 6rganization
of labor.
Bound to Court on Serious Charge.
Gas Britt was bound over to the
Superior court Friday by Assistant
Recorder L. J., Britt on the charge of
attempting criminal assault upon
Ruby Thompkins. Bntt made a $500
cash bond and was released from jail,
where he had been for several days
before the trial. Both Britt and the
woman in the case live at the Kings
dale village, near Lumberton and are
door neighbors. The alleged attempted
assault took place in the woods, near
the homes.
Meeting Places for Moving Pictures.
Smiths Monday. August 29; Row
land Tuesday, August 30; Rex Wed.
nesday, August 31; Back Swamp
Thursday, September 1; Parkton Fri
day, September 2; Pembroke Satur
day, September 3.
to assist any farmer in the county
in any way possible. He asked farmers
to send for him when any problem
came up that they did not under
stand.
At all the meetings held Mr. Dukes
has been given close attention. The
farmers realize that they cannot de
pend upon cotton as in the past and
they are apparently desirous of ob.
taining information which will best
enable them to make the necessary
change in farming. Mr. Dukes is giv
ing timely advice and the time is
now here when the county farm
demonstrator will be of most service
to the agricultural' class as a whole.
After Mr Dukes address Mr. L. S
Prevatt made a short talk on co
operative marketing. It developed
that all the farmers present except
six had already signed contract
and four of that number signed after
Mr. Prevatt had finished his talk.
THOMAS W. BIRD OF ASHE.
VILLE HEADS LEGION
1
Greensboro Selected as Next Meeting'
risee Resolutions Condemn Har-
vey. Demand Return of Bercdoll!
for Trial and Oppose Pardon for
Debs.
Hendersonville, Aug. 27. The elec.
tion of Thomas W. Bird, commander
of the K if fin Rockwell post of Ashe
ville, as commander of the American
Legion for the Department of North
Carolina, and the selection of Greens-
borb for 1922 gatherin, closed the!
two day convention here this after.!
noon. The legiormaries ted-rlr"09 01 ine coum
lutions condemning GeorgeV Har- F"d n
vey, American Ambassador to Eng.L , ' n?" . n !Uted in Roh
land, demanding the return of Grover. f?2 " w 1 brtm graded an
U BergdoII to America for trialas ia
traitor and slacker and urging the
prosecution of public officials who
are implicated in his escape as shown
k k r. : 1 j -ii I
The Legionnaires adopted a reso-'
lution to petition the President not
to grant a pardon to Eugene V.
Debs, and to ask Governor Morrison
to make a proclamation setting aside!
Armistice day in honor of the victory
of the allies.
J R HollU?Wilmfi?ier 0ffkT''
;B ;,immfSlir v nS ch0!
gen vice-commander; Cale K Burgess.1
ri i c, , j. . . - j
rfSfe" .f:lanA' "dl
winner of the Croix de Guerre, wasi
elected chaplain. Robert McNeil, of
Fayetteville, was chosen historian!
and Dr. E. A. Lockhart. of Winston-
Salem, was named alternate National
committeeman from this State.
Committeeman for the Sixth dis
trict is Robert S. McNeill of Fay
etteville. The convention endorsed the
candidacy of Dan S. Hollenga of Ham
let for National commander.
Convention at Hendersonville 6,494
Members in State Governor Mor
rison and Daniels Speak.
Hendersonville, Aug. 26. More
than 250 former service men are here
attending the third annual convention
of the American Legion, department
of North Carolina, and following a
day frought with politics as to next
state commander and meeting place,
Governor Cameron Morrison and
Josephus Daniels, former secretary
of the navy, addressed the veterans.
each speaking in glowing terms of thej
onuiiipiiBuiiiciii. ui iiuii.ii varuimians
in the world war.
C. K. Burgess, state adjutant today
reported there are 6,494 members of
the legion in the state and that the
finances of the legion are in good
condition.
This afternoon the convention rose
for a minute in respect of the late
Col F. W. Galbraith, former national
commander, and to the Confederate
veterans.
Governor Morrison denounced what
he termed the "growing tendency to-(ing Em and Second 9treets.
ward the acceptance of anarchism andj Miss Josephine Breece left Satur
bolshevism in some sections of the day night for Baltimore and New
cpuntry and praised the organization! York to pUrchase fall and winter
of the American Legion as 'one oi.goois for her. millinery store. Miss
the greatest compensations for the Vivian McNeill is clerking for Miss
sacrifice of blood, health and treasure' RrPe(.e durincr hpr h.n
made in the world war.
Josephus Daniels hotly attacked
mbassador George Harvey and spoke
fuAn5S. .?P",".i
...Uc ..u.. ...s j
ure at being a "comrade in the ranks.
B Y P U "
The B. Y. P. U. 'of 'the Back Swamp
district, composed 0f theBack Swamp,
Raft SwampfMcDonald, Plesant Hope
. t, u . .,, . .
and Raynham unions, will meet in
joint session at Raynham Baptist
church Monday evening, September 5.
Miss Quessie Prevatt is vice-president
of the district. The principal speakers
will be Mr. L. F. Gore of Wilmington,
president of the State B. Y P. U.; Dr.
H. M. Baker, president of the Robe
son county B. Y. P U. association; Mr.
R. I. Belch, president Carey B. Y. P.
U. of the First Baptist church,
Lumberton, and vice-president of the
county association. All B. Y. P. U's
in the district are urged to attend the
meeting.
Solicitor McLean and Family Move to
Farm Near Charlotte.
Mr. S. B. McLean and family are
moving this week to Clover Hills
farm, R. F. D. 3, Charlotte, the
plantation that was purchased by
Mr. McLean last 'year. Mr. McLean
is not giving up his work here. how.
ever. He still owns his home and farm
here and will have an office in the
Bank of Maxton building and will
spend a good deal of his time here
still. Scottish Chief.
Born) Saturday night, to Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Powers of R. 1, Lumber
ton.' a son.
Odetha Steele and Hector Lewis,
a colored couple, were married in the
court house Saturday afternoon, Jus
tice W. P. Barker officiating.
Former Representative J. S. Oliver
of Marietta was a Lumberton visitor after scales, tags, etc., and will re
this morning. I turn tomorrow to Lumberton to re-
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Moore and small' main through the season. He expects
son, J. J. Jr., returned yesterday to! to enter upon his work here Wednes-
. a -rT-t, -a r " i ...
their home in Wilmington. Mrs. Moore
and son spent several days here vis
iting relatives and friends, while Mr.
Moore arrived Saturday evening to
accompany them home.
Miss Mary E. Powell spent the
week-end at Bladenboro visiting at
the home of her brother, Rev. R. E.
PoweU.
COTTON MARKET
r
Middling cotton is auoterf on t)i
,ocal mapk today at 13 3-4 cents the
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BRIEF JVWS
T Jrpn A tia.li kn iainarl
mimtn of J. I. Atbi
Mattie Lawson.
1 .i j , . .
5 lmCi ,n here nd
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tePm M01"' September 12.
Lena B. McLean and Willi
Banks," colored, of Rowland, wore
m.4.-.J . . il. . 1 . -
today , Justice M. G. McKenzi offi-
ciating.
A meeti na of the Robeson Coun
ty Fox club will be held here Thura-
day of this week. The club was or.
ganized the first of this month with
a large membership.
-Mr" R- L, Cox of Greenville, S. C.
formerly of Lumberton, underwent an
' .u. ti
ftiwun ai iite Dcr sanatorium
Tuesday of -last week. His condition
is reported as favorable.
Mlss .AmeJ Linkhauer returned,
ls mormn frwn New York, where
h 8Pent "veral days buying fall
ana winwr oom tor tne ttyie shop.
ol wnicn Bne proprietress.
State Senator L. R. Varser left
today for Cincinnati, O., where he will
attend the annual meeting of tho
American Bar association, which
opens Wednesday and closes Friday.
Robeson chapter, U. D. C, will
meet Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. L. T. Townsend. All mem
bers are urged to be present as busi
ness of importance is to be trans
acted. Mr. E. C. Nye of Orrum boarded
a train here this morning for Char
lotte, where he will enter a hospital
for treatment. He was accompanied
to Lumberton by his son Mr. J. C.
Nye.
Mr. Odis Stubbs of the Center
section was among the visitors in
town Saturday. Mr. Stubbs brought
aome boll weevils along
in a bottle
and says they are plentiful in his
cotton. . - - ...
-'-Mr. and Mrs S. J. Starnes and
small daughter, Vashti, of Durham
spent Friday and Friday night her
visiting friends. Mr. Starnes was
formerly employed as linotype opera
tor for The Robesonian.
Recorder David H. Fuller has
i mnv h; nttn trm y
j 0f the planters Bank & Trust Co..
hnilHino- t tK rr.. r k
!.mWtnn mtt mill ntr. k..;m
frnm UoriA v,
tha Cf w
Legion. Mr. Ivey went as a delegate
, f th Lumberton post. He reports
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I Mesdames B. C Barnes and J. B.
I ?ftef'e l"kV S' Cy"e
! -"u m-
j ?0?,oS!tThl m ll v Vv?
a solo at the morning service at tho
First Baptist church yesterday,
Mr c McDonald of R. 2, St.
Pauts wa, ftmon fh viaitnp. in :nwT1
j Friday. Mr. McDonald recently lost
j by fire a barn fied with
. tobacco. He wa. iust finishing ir!nr
the tobacco when it was burned.
Mr. J. Dickson McLean and Re
corder David H. Fuller have returned
from a 2-weeks' trip, during which
they visited, among other places,
Quebec, Montreal, Thousand Islands,
and other points of interest in Cana
da, and Niagara Falls.
Mr. C. L. Lamb and family moved
Saturday from Laurinburg to Lum
berton. They will keep house in a
new residence recently erected by
Mr. Lamb in the northern part of
town. Mr. Lamb has accepted a posi
tion in the office of the Robeson
Manufacturing Co.
A white sign made of iron and
weighing 251 pounds has been placed
in the center of the intersection of
Elm and Second streets. Several
"Turn to the Right" signs have been
placed there and were knocked down
by automobiles. Autoists steer clear
of the last sign erected, however.
Like signs will probably be placed at
other street crossings in the business
district of the town.
Mr. H. O. Floyd, of Fairmont, re
cently elected public cotton weigher
grader for Lumberton, returned Sat
urday from Charlotte, where he took
a course in cotton rradine. Mr. Flovd
is over today from Fairmont, lookine
day or Thursday of this week.
COTTON Ample storage capacity
at reasonable rates and liberal ad
vances on consignments in any quan
tity, for prompt sale or to be held,
offered by BATTEY & CO., The Sub
stantial Cotton Factors of Savannah,
Ga,- . .'
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