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v. ; . V -1 i LUMBERTON, N. C, THUBSDAYjSEPTEMBEB 22, 192L NUMBER &i VOLUME LI I ESTABLISHED 187. BMGLlCOPT FIYE CENTS. r ; - ) COUNTRY COD foD TRUTH. ' A YEAR. DUE IX ADVANcT Damaged ttyrure Carolina Hotel Gnttel Tuesday Morn ing Loss $16,000, Fully Covered by . .Insurance Oil Lamp Supposed to Have Been Cause Lsmberton Sent Fire Truck to Aid. "j Fire discovered at 8:40 Tuesday morning gutted the Carolina hotel at Fairmont and for a time threatened located. The loss ' is estimated at around $16,000, with $20,000 uu 0n the charge of the larceny of. or strrance. The building and fixtures J receiving, $175 from the First Na were owned by Mr. H. G. Stubbs. The tional Bank, knowing it to have been loss of Mr. J. A. McDonald, manager (stolen. Recorder Fuller found proba- of the hotel, amounted to several. hundred dollars. Mr. McDonald stated that he thought the fire must have started from an oil lamp that was left burn ing in one . of the rooms on the second floor. The building was a two-story brick structure and was practically new. A call for aid was sent to the Lum berton fire department and Fire Chief Ed J. Glover and several members oi the local fire company rushed to Fair mont, making the trip in one of the two fire trucks. Splendid work was done by a volunteer force of Fair mont citizens, which- confined the flames to the hotel building. A tire on the truck was punctured just be tore reaching fairmont. Dut ie; oaiance oi me inp was mauc on a nav tire. A large number of Lumberton peo ple went to Fairmont when news of the raging fire was received here. MANY KILLED AND GERMAN TOWN WRECKED BY EXPLOSION Explosion at Chemical Products Plant at Oppau Spreads Death and De struction Number Killed Estimat ed at 1,000 to 1-500. Mayence, Germany, Sept. 21. (By Associated Press.) A sion today at the chemical products : plant of the Badische Anilinfabrik company at Oppau, on the Rhine, wrecked the town and spread death and destruction on every hand. The" number of killed is variously esti mated at from 1,000 to 1,500 and the injured close to 2,000. One report says that there were 3,000 men on the spot at the moment of the explosion and it is believed that about half of these were killed. . The town of Oppau is a scene of ut ter desolation, more than a third of the houses having been compeletly destroyed, while the roofs of the others were swept off as if by a whirlwind. Here also many were killed or injured. The explosion is attributed by som to excess pressure in two adjoining gasometers, the whole of th:s part of the works being literally pulverized. Where the gasometers . stood i9 now - 4 1 ! 1 U1 1 OA A ntjj. S? 12LfS V"l ss u scsuacu .uu. v..A!s;) tna(. h boarding the several hundred yards not a wall is train t niad-ol-i. r.rth ,w left standing. The directorate of the company is I quoted as saying that the explosion occurred in a ' storehouse containing four thousand tons of nitrous sul phates, which had previously been ex amined and was believed to be free from danger of explosion. Burglars Visit Business District of Red Springs. Red Springs. Sept. 21. Burglars visited the business district early this morning, .gaining entrance into the J. H. Turner furniture store, Red Springs Drug company, office of Dixon McLean, and the American Ex press company office in the A. C. 'L. depot. At the first named place the intruders secured some hand bags and suitcases and forced open the cash drawer, but secured no money. At the express office $5 was taken. Bloodhounds were secured and put on the trail without success. There is no clue to the robbers. Mr. Holewabe Called for His Dis charge Paper. Mr. James Holcombe of the Purvis section called at The Robesonian office Tuesday to get his discharge paper from the army at the close of the Civil War. The paper was recently left at The Robesonian office by James Dial, Indian, who livea on R. 2 from Lumberton. Dial found the discharge paper when looking through some old papers at his home recently, Mr. Holcombe said he had not seen the paper since the spring of 1866, soon after he returned home from the war. ) , , Win. Awall of Fairmont Wanted in W. Va. for Shooting a Man Last April. ' " ' , "v. . Mr.' Hal V. Brown of Fairmont is among the visitors in town today. . 1 . . A. j Mr. urown reponea me arrest at Fairmont this morning of William Awall at the request of officials at Lumberpor W. Va., Awall is a young white man and has worked with the Jackson Lumber Co. at Fairmont for some time.' After his arrest Awall said he shot a man in West Virginia last April, adding that the man was ' " not dead when he left. Lumberport . officials were advised of his arrest. There will be a match tennis game on the local court between ' Lumber ton and Rockingham at 4 o'clock this afternoon. ' . i . - Webb Bell, Colored, and His Small 'Son Mrciu in the Toils as Result of Disappearance of $175 From First National Bank Marcus Admitted Getting the Money and Said He. Gave His Father Part of It Mar--ens' Told Several Different Tales t. About Where the Money Was Hid. dei Other Cases. Webb Bell, colored, and his small son. Marcus, were before Kecoruer David H. Fuller Tuesday afternoon ble cause in both cases and bound the i defendants over to the Superior court. Webb was placed under a $300 bond.: which he made, while Marcus was re-1 journed until tomorrow; and the manded to jail in default of a $500 House, under its agreement to trans bond. Probable cause was also found! act no important business till Octo in a case charging Marcus with the.ber 4, adjourned after a perfunctory larceny of a pistol from the same bank and he was bound over to the Superior court on this charge. Marcus is 14 years old The money was misSed from theiOnlv 54 of the 96 Senators answered bank Monday morning. Bell and his son went to Wilmington on an ex- cursion Monday and the .boy was ar rested after they returned home Mon day night. Bell i3 janitor at the hank and his boy sometimes cleans up the bank. This fact caused susDicion and the Bell home was searched Monday, oui no trace oi tne money was iouna getting the money, but later admitted , it. He stated in the presence of the officers that he got the money Sun day morning, using a key -which- his father had in getting into the bank. At first after admitting that ;.e got the money he said that he hid it between the mattress and bed springs. When the money wa? not found there he then said he hid. it m a trunk in an out-house at the Bell home. Officers searchedithe t.'u-.ik and failed to find the money. Later theboy stated that great exp'o-ine gave fa--lt,r more trjin $1 Wl nrndnrtJhe .m0neV making this .state 00 of ment In the presence of Webb. The money has not yit -wen recovered by the bank. It was taken in Saturday liter the safe had been close! an! was left in the bank building outside the safe on Saturday nighc, uaotilng to bank officials. There was eviderc-i at the trial that Marcus ; had ' t-on money from the bank before and that Webb paid ' it back. Officers had soire trouble in locating "Mar j ; i : Manila;- night He got off the train ar Kt-.: Lumherton, according to oridenrr. 'joing home with W. B. ...!ica, colored, who boarded the train at Bladenboro that night. Bethca was given a hearing yesterday on the chirjw of being1 an accessory to lha crine, in that he ccn--eled the xy from tlie officers. Probab'e caoje was founj against Bethea and he was bound over tc tie Superior cori under-a ?100 bond, wmcn ne mjae. .feft fitia-S on the stand that he told the officers that Murcus wis his bty and that ne went to Bladenboro and boarded the train for the purpose cf advising Webb Bell about the trouble. Ho was asked to do chis, ho sniJ, by the boy's mother. K. C. Bryant and Eh Carlvle. both colored, were tried on the chartre of purcnasing pistols from JIarcus Bell witnout tri3 permit required bv law. Both were found guilty and judemor.t was suspended i:i ea.-h cas3 up.n j-ay- menc oi cost. rTohaule cause va3 found against B yaat on the charge of purchasing a pistol knowing it to have been stoljn. He was bound over to Superior court under a $100 bond, which he mads, Carlyle was found not guilty of iitrc:iasi:i;r a pi.-tol from Marcus knowing it to have been stolen. Other cases disposed of by Re corder Fuller this week were: Henry Edwards, two charges; drunk, not guilty; resisting officer; guilty and fined $75. Edwards was charged with resisting policemen on circus day. Tom Handon, colored, non support and mistreating his wife; prayer for judgment continued upon condition that Handon pay his wife 5 per week. Sidney Shaw, colored, crime aeainst nature; bound over to Superior court unaer a sauu bond, which he made. uaius Duncan, reckless drivinar: not guilty. Queen Connor, assault upon Leu Ransom; not guilty. , Bennie Sampson, assault upon Ad- ale mc-man; lined $5 and cost Roy F. Dean, false pretense r charce changed to trespass, to which charm the defendant plead guilty; judgment suspended upon payment of cost and e to W. W. Carlyle. 4 , His Dream Came True Bethea testified that three .weeks before he had a vision of the trouble he was in, that he even saw the offi cers place the "shackles" on his arms, just as tney did it Monday night. Another dream that came true. Perfect Order, on Colored Excursion. Perfect order was maintained on the colored excursion operated from Ham let to Wilmington Monday by the Seaboard, according to Mr. H. G. Smallbones, district passenger agent of the Seaboard, who was a Lumber ton visitor Tuesday. Around 600 went on the excursion, all colored, except Sam Lee, local Chinaman Near 200 boarded the train here. Few PreentVhen Congress Meets Republicans Disappointed Over Small Attendance House Will Take 3. Day Recesses Until Next Moiith. ""Washington, Sept 21. Receipt by ithe fiance cm'and the nace treaties with Germany- 3?; of the reassembling today of Congress. after its recess. Fter its recess. . by ; . . m. . m 1 a ! An aky k -j-t W . rag and administration policies, ad meeting. A three-day recess of the House will continue until next month. Many members of both parties fail ed to put in an appearance today. the roll call and but two score house members heard the gavel. Republi- can leaders expressed frank disap pointment over the small attendance. In the Senate the peace treaties i were referred to the foreign relations committee, which will begin their con sideration tomorrow. Little time would be required by the committee for their C0 T'ci Se"ator odp Ba,d.' ad.din .th.a' Secre.tary. H"e.8 a?d other State Department officials, who already have explained the treaties to the committee, would not be recalled. Night sessions of the Senate, Republi can leaders said, were being . consid ered to expediate ratification. 'Senate debate of the treaties, Sena tor Lodge announced, would be in open sessions. It had been stated previously by Republican leaders that the debate would be in executive session and no reason for the change to public ses sions wag given. Closed sessions have been opposed by Senator Borah. Re. publican, Idaho, and others. Senator Lodge, Senator Sterling, Republican, South Dakota, in charge of the anti-beer bill, and other Re publican leaders, conferred today with the President regarding the Senate program, which is admittedly congest ed. The immediate program, it was an nounced was to expedite the tax bill and the peace treaties. Debate on the former probably will begin next Mon. day. with the anti-beer bill fight to continue at available opportunities. The treaties also, it was said, would be "sandwiched in" whenever possible. The railroad debt funding bill is ex pected to follow the tax measure, while the technical "unfinished" busi. ness of the Senate is the Borah bill to restore free tolls to American coastwise vessels using the Panama canal. This is fixed, for a. vote on October 10, with the tax measure be ing given place in the meantime. Chairman Penrose, of the finance committee, announced today that fur ther hearings on the tariff revision bill would begin soon with the com mittee working towards its completion while the Senate is engaged on tax and other measures. the NEWS ITEMS FROM BARKERS i Several Additions to Church as Result of Protracted Meeting Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. Sept. 20. Picking cotton seems to be the order of the day in this section. Messrs. Rom Monroe, Thomas Lewis and Frank Lockey and Mr. Lockey's daughter, Miss Alma, all of Tar Heel, attended preaching at Barkers Friday night. Mr. Oren Flowers of Lumberton at tended the protracted meeting here last week. Sorry to report Mr. Bruce McNeal has pneumonia. Mrs. J. D. Monroe and daughters, Misses Rubie and . Hazel, and son. baby Earl, of Tar Heel, spent the week-end with Mrs. Monroe s mother, Mrs. Mark Powers. Mrs. Monroe left Monday for Lumberton, where she will visit relatives this week. Mr. Clyde Powers has our sym pathy. We were sorry to hear of his losing his arm at a cotton gin. Mrs. Britt and children of WiL mington are spending this week with Mrs. Britt's sister Mrs. Walter Rozier. Mr. George Lipkey has arrived and is spending some time with his wife and motr-or-in-law, Mrs. Florence Britt . ' The protracted meeting . closed at Barkers Friday night Several joined the church. Mrs. N. H. MWhite of Lumberton spent Thursday withher husband in this section. Mr. M White's health is very bad. Mr. Graddy Lawson of OnTrmj nooaail f hAnwk 4-rwr irnef tt at I route home from Laurinburg, where ho .. i,,rn -f Court convened Monday morning and! the jury was dismissed yesterday at 1 p. m. Unly two trials were heard by, the jury during the ..term. These were: Asbury Oxendine and John Winn, both Robeson county Indians, charged with manufacturing whiskey. Both were found guilty, but Mr. Law son did not learn what sentence was imposed. mo o.-vC -uu - w1ahd Tolarville schools come in. These warfare over the s anti-beer bill and , two schoois have been consolidated Democratic attack on President Hard- Lui, sf P.,,ia. hut tnu-l for tha hSt Pauls Schools Opened Monday, , Opening Indicates Successful Year More Than 400 Present on Opening J Day Five Hundred Expected Later ; r The Faculty. r I Correspondence of The Robesonian w" he another year of success and ex- - ? tL s: . . . vT""" ; iLua nuniuer win uc iiiLicaocu iu IT v:i kaa wit.., f Via r,anfkiriiU win' AiiiuiLcii vuu niicii vim w-4 asv m I '.transportation of the pupils were not available for the opening day. Prof. T. S. Teague will again be in charge of the school system, this be ing his fifth year at St. Pauls. His grasp of the school situation, com bined with the earnest efforts of a corps of 15 efficient teachers and the enthusiastic co-operation of the pa trons of the school, makes another successful school year certain. The devotional exercises were led by Dr. E. C. Murray. After this Rev. G. W. Starling addressed the pupils and patrons. Mr. C. H. Howard, of the school board, assured all present that the board would give their ut most co-cperation in every progress ive movement. Prof. Teague, in a few words, outlined the aims and policies of the school. The exercises were con- eluded with a solo by Miss Margie Russell, of the high school faculty. The faculty ig made up as follows: First grade, Miss Mary McGoogan-Rehnert;- second grade, Miss Evelyn Wilson, Wilson's Mills; third grade, Miss' Laura Scarborough, Candor; fourth grade, Miss Elizabeth Woody, Wtfodsdale; fifth grade, Miss Gladys Felton, Hertford; sixth grade. Miss Christine Floyd, Fairmont; seventh grade, Miss Mary Tiddy, Red Springs. The High School teachers are, Mr. L. B. Ezell, Graham, principal; Miss Sallie King, St. Pauls; Miss Mary Mc Lean, St. Pauls; Miss Margie Russell. Lumberton; and Miss Wrennie Floyd, Fairmont. Miss Floyd has charge of the music department. The teachers in the mill school will be Miss Cor- neKa Steele, Lumberton, principal, 1 Miss Elon Byrd and Miss Tommie , Fisher, both of St. Pauls. - ' STEREOPTICON PICTURES AND LECTURES ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND RURAL SANITATION 3 Correspondence of The Robesonian. Stereopticon lantern pictures will be shown and lectures on public health and rural sanitation given at the following community centers, be ginning Monday, September 26: Center school house Monday, Sep tember 26, 8 p. m. Smyrna school house Tuesday Sep tember 27, 8 p. m. Long Branch school house Wednes day, September 28, 8 p. ml . Broad Ridge school house Thursday September 29, 8 p. m. Mt. Elim school house Friday. Sep tember SO, 8 p. m. The entertainment is free and the ! people of the community are especial ly urged to come. We want all the men to come, as well as the women and children, as matters will be dis cussed that vitally concern the heads of homes as well as the community as a whole. Literature will be given to each family represented at the lectures. . E. R. HARDIN, County Health Officer. FARM DEMONSTRATOR DUKES URGES FARMERS TO ATTEND Boll Weevil Dusting Demonstration at Lumberton Tuesday and Wednes day, September 27-28. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Arrangements have been made for a boll weevil dusting demonstration on Mr. A. W. McLean s farm at Lum berton Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep tember 27-28. Demonstrations will be gin at 10 o'clock each day. Calcium arsenate dusting is the best direct method of fighting the boll weevil, according to the United State? Department of Agriculture. It will be well worth the time of any farmer who contemplates grow ing cotton next year to witness this demonstration. The two-horse, three row, type of machine will be used and it will be in charge of an expert. Don't let the date slip from your mind. If you do, it will come back to you some day as a regret O. O. DUKES, - Farm Demonstrator. FOUR INDIANS PICKED 2,006 POUNDS COTTON IN ONE DAY Yesterday Seems to Hare Been an Ideal Day for Picking Cotton in . Robeson. Correspondence of The Robesonian. . Rowland, Sept. 21. Today seemed to be an ideal day for picking cotton in Robeson county. Four Indians on I Jdens place near Rowland I picked 2006 pounds, Cicero Mitchell P!0 , pounds, Reddin Locklear picked '607 pounds, Parker Locklear 446 pounds and Willie Locklear 341 pounds, , the latter two merely boys, 13 and 15 respectively. This cotton was weiehed by Mr. Edens and witnessed b ya disinterest - ed party. . The above figures are much above the average. Parlcton Letter Business is Improving and Bank is I maning improvement Jtra. nosei- la Martin Becomes Wife of Mr. J. H. ' Butler Personal and Other Items. ' By C D. Williamson Parkton. Sept. 20. Rev. C. R. Sor- rell of Poplar Bluff. Mo., filled the ISnl-n! ttlLSStL Sunday night to a fair-sized congre- Efr-SS-TOs eousness and a!! these thin will h added t vm.. Hi. m,,. ... -ii.i: : t . ' it) AT Kinflrdont first, civinc C God the . " r c - a ' Pace in our lives." ue said a i mn KfJienUy getg what he goes 'fter. His illustrations were simnle. rr I t . even the young could understand them. As a whole we consider it one of the most instructive and helpful sermons that we have heard in quite a while. We only wish we could have the pleasure of hearing this able minister often. Mr. B. G. Beason of Hendersonville arrived Tn town today and has accept ed a position with the Parkton Gro cery Co. We welcome this handsome young business man into our midst Mr. Luther Thames, who has been with the firm of Lancaster Jones for some time, has entered the graded school and Mr. Leon Perry has accept ed a position with this firm. The1 merchants of our town are al ready doing a rushing business. We have the reputation of paying ltne highest price for cotton so far, and tne. oty cotton market with much competition Mr John Ferguson is now foreman of Mr. J. G. Hughes' farm near town. He moved from Lumber Bridge last week. Mr. Harris, his former foreman, has moved to Raeford. The Bank of Parkton is painting its building and changing things might ily. Our clever cashier advises us the bank is doing a rushing business these days. It reminds us of olden times. The marriage of Mr. J H. Butler to Mrs. Rosella Martin took place Sunday evening at 2 o'clock at the laser's home in this county. Rev. Mr. Guy officiating. Immediately after ceremony me nappy couple left in company with several relative, in u,,es Ior ineir, nom? ne" Pk- i!nV Jwhere eeral relative and friends were present to give them hearty congratulations and where a reception was served. A number of the young people of our town attended the show "Bring ing up Father" in Fayetteville last night while some went to Flora Mc Donald. Miss Pauline Sikes left Friday for Montrose, where she has accepted a position teaching in the country from the above place. Miss Sallie Farrell " now teaching at Rennert. Mr. A. M. Stubbs and some mem bers of his family visited relatives at Purvig Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Josheph Thames and children of Raleigh are on a visit to home folks. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Thames of Wagram spent Sunday in town with home folks. UP GREAT MARSH WAY Cotton Cut Short by Weevil Schools Opening Protracted Meeting This Week Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. St. Pauls. R. 2. Sent. 90 --.1Ta fm-v of this section are busy gathering cot- tAtt MJ L. . 1 V . .uu u-rvesung nay. it pays to save all you can, and live at home. I hear the farmers say the cotton is cut snort. The little weevil has de stroyed the August crop. If the crop is short, maybe we can get good F" iur our cotton. I hear of the .tinnf. eto-t:..,. ovm nut;. Parents, do your part; children, do . oome uay, ii not now, you will see the need of an pW.h An School committeemen, parents, and muuini, cooperate witn vnn, kn. Parents, make the teachers feel good j . teem, opening aay. l " me"nr began last night tfe..?ld Great Mar8h church. Rev. Mr. Pridgen of Pembroke is doing the preaching and Mr Prevatt of Raft p is ieamng the singing. We are glad to have these good people with us. May God's blessings be with Da meeting., Hours of service are 3:30 and 7:20 nVtvir Everybody is invited to attend, we B'u to welcome our friends, and strangers. Rev. Rowland Hedgpeth preached a good sermon last second Snni- m. We like Mr. Hedgpeth and apprel ciate his services. Mr. Matthew Allen spent part of last week in Bladen county visiting u iwjr, Messrs. i. j. and Hubbard Allen. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. W-tann nn Sunday with Mrs. Watson's brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Edd Humphrey of Saddle Tree. Mr. D. J. Ratley of Florence, S. C, cauea s iew nourj last week with his sister Mrs. W. B. Barker. Miss Fronnie Parnell of 'Oak Grove, is spending tnis week with Miss Mary jonnson. Electric Power Still Further Cour tailed. The Lumberton, Dresden and Na tional cotton mills were only allowed to. run two and a half days this week, owing to the low water in the rivers 1 upon which the plants of the Yadkin River Power Co. are located. These mills are operated by power furnished by this company. . COTTON MARKET Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 19 1-2 cents tho pound. BJlfflJVEWS Thanks for the shower last night. Mr. A. M. Freeman i. assembling ' material for erecting a 5-room resi dence on East Third street. Town tax notices for the year 1921 are being mailed out and citi zens are urged to pay their taxes early. Mrs. M. D. Hyatt of Dillon. S C, was operated on at the Baker sana torium this morning. Her condition is favorable. License has been issued for the marriage of Henry Lee Floyd and Mamie Ruth Hodge; D. Oswell Britt and Ruby Britt. Mrs. B. S. Oliver of Fairmont underwent an operation at the Baker sanatorium thf morning for appendi citis. She is getting along nicely. The condition of Dr. Raymond Thompson of Charlotte, son cf Mr. and Mrs. J. A Thompson of Lumber- ton, who has pneumonia, is reported as improving. MorillarChavis and John L. Lock lear, Indians who live near Pembroke, were married in the court house yes terday at 2 p. m., Justice M. G. Mc- Kenzie officiating. Prof. T. C. Henderson of Pem broke was a Lumberton visitor yes terday. The Indian Normal school at Pembroke, of which Prof. Henderson in principal, will open on the first Monday in October. Messrs A. J. and James Flovd and Mrs. A. B. Floyd of Fairmont were among the visitors Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Floyd came to Lum berton to see her mother, Mrs. Jas. D. Lewis, who is a patient at the Baker sanatorium. Miss Nellie Hamilton of Mari-. etta and Miss Mildred Griffin of Cerro Gordo passed through town last evening anroute to Maxton, where they will resume their studies at Carolina college. The fall term opens today at Carolina. Rev. G. W. Starling., pastor of the Methodist church at St. Pauls, and Mrs. Starling were Lumberton visi tors Monday afternoon. They cam t see Mr. Clyde rowers, who lost his right arm in a cotton gin a few days ago, as mentioned in Monday's Robe sonian. Messrs. M. F. Cobb and J. H. Felts. Jr., left last evening for Char lotte to attend the Made-in-CaroIinas exposition. Mr. Cobb, who is cashier of the National Bank of Lumberton, will attend a luncheon of the bankers of North and South Carolina this afternoon. Rev and Mrs. A. H. Porter of Duke, Harnett county, passed through Lumberton Monday afternoon on their way to Columbus county to visit relatives. Mr. Porter formerly was pastor of the Baptist church at Ren nert. He and Mrs. Porter also former ly lived at Whiteville. Among the rare coins Mr. C. B. Townsend has in his collection is an Irish coin of 1781. It looks something like an old United States one-cent piece of large size, but it has a pic ture of a harp on one side. Mr. Town, send also has one of the now rare old "cartwheel" one-cent pieces of U. S. coinage, a 20-cent piece of 1875, and an Indian rupee of 1885. Miss Chnstabel Moorehouse re turned to Rock Hill last week to Win- throp college, where she takes up her duties as teachr of piano. Mrs. Moorehouse accompanied her daughter and spent Wednesday and part of Thursday with her in her new home. Dr. Moorehouse accompanied them as far as Charlotte, and returned with ' Mrs. Moorehouse Thursday night. DIPHTHERIA PREVENTIVE CLINICS AT ST. PAULS AND OTHER POINTS Correspondence of The Robesonian. The health officer will be at St Pauls Monday, September 26, to be gin the preventive treatment for diphtheria in children six months to six years old. The treatment will be given free to all children of this age. The clinic will be held at Dr. Nash's office 10 a, m., until noon, and at the community house at the Mill from 1 to 2:30 p. m. Clinics will be held at Red Springs on Friday. 23rd, and at Fairmont on Tuesday, 27th, for the third time. E R. HARDIN, Health Officer. Thompson Hospital Notes Reoorted for The Robesonian. Mr. Zempie Leggett, R. F. D Fairmont, son of Mr. Wright Leggett, was operated on for appendicitis Tuesday and is getting along nicely. Mrs. Martell Hedgpeth, Proctor ville, underwent a very serious opera tion Tuesday. Her condition is favor able. Mr. Bernie Tyner, R. F. D.. Buie, who underwent an operation for .ap pendicitis Tuesday, is doing very well indeed. Mr. James Horne, Barnesville, un derwent an operation for appendicitis and complications yesterday. His con dition is. very favorable. " Mr. J. V. Wiliamson, city, operated on Monday is rapidly improving. Mr. J. Biggs, R. F. D., Rennert, who had been a patient at the hospitat several davs. returned home yester-
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