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fOLXJTS LII LUMBESTOM, 1 OmONDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1921 NUMBER 81 Dr. Ocamah.Rcturn - ; cd To Lumberton Chestnut Street Church of Lumberton Gets Same Pastor for FifthTear Methodst Appointments Read Last Night at New Bern. - Zr Rev. Dr. R. C Beaman'was return ed ;to -Chestnut Street Methodist church of Lumberton bysBishop Dar lington at .the North Carolina confer, ence which adjourned, its:' annual ses sion in NewBern last night, ihig be ing the' second time in the .history of the conference that.it adjourned Sun day,; night v instead . of Monday; The return of Dr. Beaman for the fifth year to ; this charge t gives general satisfaction not only to his' congrega. tion but to, the community. . AU pas tors, serving charges in Robeson coun ty were returned except Rev; W; L. Maness, who had served 4 .years on the Parkton circuit and goes to Fay etteyiile, circuit, FayettevUle .district He is succeeded at Parkton by R.. F. Mims. Other appointments in Robeson are in ' the Rockingham district, wthe appointments for which follow: ' Rockingham district-Presiding el. der, J- H. Shore; Aberdeen, iJJuclid McWhorter; Bisco, A. S. Parker; Cal donia circuit, Frank CulbrethfEllerbe circuit, N. B. Johnston; Hamlet, W,. C. Martin Laurel; Hill circuit J. G. Johnson Laurinbur, W. R. Royal; Lumberton, R. C. . Beaman; Lumber ton circuit, Lindsay Frazierj'Maxton, J. A. Hornaday; Montgomery circuit, N. . L. Seabolt; Motmt Gilead, J. A. Martin; ,. Mount Gilead circuit. A; J. Groves; Piedmont circuit, L. H. Hall; Raef ord circuit, J. H Frizzell, W H. Townsend; Red Springs circuit. Of I HinsonJ' Richmond circuit; D.C'A. Clark; Roberdell circuit, E.-i Dixon; Rockingham, A. -L. Ormond; Robeson circuit. -W. F.- Trawick; Rowland cir cuit, W. C. Merrittj v R... Townsend supernumerary; St. John and Gibson,, A. J. Parker: St.- ' Pauls circut, , G, W. Starling; Troy, J. W. Harrell; Vass circuit, L. H. Joyner; West End circuit, W. H-. Brown ; president .Caro. ina college, R. B. Johm ; n- Rev. S. E. Mercer, a Robeson coun ty man, formerly president of Caro- ina college, is. one of the two. new presiding elders, going to the Weldon district, f--';i.L:tyf' thanksgiving : services s Special Services Win be Held at First Baptist Presbyterian,' Gospel Taber nacle and East Lumberton Baptist and Collections- Will be Taken for OrphanagesV!.' '"; Special services will be held at the First Baptist, Presbyterian and Gos pel Tabernacle ' churches and - East Lumberton. BapUst Thanksgiving day and collections will, be taken for the various church orphanages; Dr. R. C. Beaman-pastor of Chestnut ;, Street Methodist, did hot announce any ser vices for that day as he was not cer tain that he would; get back from conference in time. . First Baptist . A - special Thanksgiving service, will be held at the-First Baptist church Thursday at 10:80 a. m. A collection will be . taken for the Thomasviue Baptist orphanage.--" Presbyterian. Thanksgiving services will be held at the Presbyterian church -Thursday at 10:30 a. m. A special oflenng lor the Barium Springs Presbyterian or phanage will be taken. . . Gospel Tabernacle" . .... . A special Thanksgiving service will be held at 'the- Gospel Tabernacle Thursday at 10:30 a. m. A' collection will be taken for the Eliada -orphanage afAsheville. v ; , ' 1 East Lumberton Baptist - Services will be held at East Lum berton Baptist church Thursday even ing at 7:15. A collection will .be taken for JJie Thomasvjlle orphanage. -. ' Trinity Episcopal ,r 1 -A collection for- the Thompson or phanage will be takep ' at . Trinity Episcopal' church next Sunday at r 11 a. m. The service will b conducted by Rev. A. A, Mmer of Wilmington. f-r; Shoots Woman Who Refused to' Mar ry Him and Then Killed Self. Declaring that "If .you wont marry me we must r die together.'! .flarvey Furman, 69 years old and a widower, at Kaieign early Friday morning fired a bullet. Into the shoulder of Mrs. Mary Tatum, widow, and then killed himself. The shooting' took puce at the Jiome of Mrs. Tatum, where rur man, an ' Indiana farmer1' who ' came to Raleigh several months ago, board, ed. Mrs. Tatum was not r seriously ; wounded.' She told the police that her refusal to .marry hhn wasJresponsi- Ihle for : Furmas 'act.; -$J?i; xMarshaD Foch's Train Wil Stop it GastOtaia and Charlotte; . - - - Marshal Foch will make two stpps- in North Carolina on his return trip from the West, according to ' an - nouncement- made by Kepresentative A. L. Bulwinkle of Castonia. His train will top at Gastonia and Charlotte and he is expected to spesk briefly at both places! 'The date Is not yet known but it is expected to be. be tween the 1st and 14th"f December. Extracted $4i0 For "Good Luck" ;Wnu Strickland . Thought the Price i Too High and Hailed Gypsy Greg V ory John ! and Wife Into Court 'John and His Band, Told to Give ; Wm. Back His- $4.50 , and Trek ' Other Cases Before Recorder.- Taking $4.60 from William Strick lan, Indian, and giving only "good luck"in return resulted in the hailtng bito recorder's court Friday of Greg ory ; John Gypsy, and family, - A woman, said to be John's wife, "ex tracted" the money 'from Wiltiam, according! to the testimony, brought opt at the hearing. The woman grab bed the moneys when William was making an effort to pay her 10 cents for telling his fortune and left in an automobile, according to William's story. The woman advised "him that he was collecting the $4-50 for "good Fuck.?' Judgment was suspended upon Condition -that'? John and his .band leave the county and pay William his $4.50 and the cost of the action . Travis Bass wa found guilty of two charges of being drunk. Ho was fined $10. and the cost in one cast and, judgment , was suspended in the other. ? --, He was found not ' guilty of assault upon one, J. C Gurgancus. David Lee Edwards was betore tne vaa mwe v" J recorder .Saturdays on, the -charge of. house-breaking and larceny-Trobable cause was found and the defendant waj, f bound v over ' 'to' Superior court under a $200 bond, which he made. The evidence was that Edwards enter ed, the home of. Mr. A. p. Pitman and took two' 'rings, "-',0' j '., Alex MeShaw and Edward Perry were fined $15 each and cost on the charge of being runk. . . ' . - Fniirfrh Aiid lit Sixth ' . -- - f ilAfl Won if ITZeS. "WJndmiil" and "Pilgrims Golnfto Church" Will v Adorn Rooms of Fourth and First Sixth Grades T As Result "of TickeJ-SelUng ' Contest Eentertainments ; Iky Grammar - and -Primary Gradesft'1 --Little Misses MargsretFreneh and Elizabeth Proctor,' students in the fourth !grade Jit the graded school, won. the ,first-prifetitture for their class room iri tbtrcket-selling con tests The "Windmill", was the picture offered as first ' prize to the grade selling the most tickets to the Elson are exhibit.; The 'second prize was won for the first division of the sixth grade by Master Neili Archie Thomp son. This picture was "The Pilgrims Going to unurcn. :. Miss Dovie Prevatt is teacher of the fourth erader, and Miss Vivian McNeill is teacher-f thefirst division of the slxtn graae. . coin pamunga arel beautjiful. and will add . much to the ; appearanco;, of the. class rooms. Tie- winners1; were . announced Thurs day evening and the prizes", were de livered by Mr. Stephen, Mclntyre. Entertainment By Grammar Grades A crowd that filled the high school auditorium to overflowing Thursday evening;; was well entertained by the grammar grades, the entertainment beinir iriven in connection with, the -art exhibit. An operetta, in which about 100 children tooK part,' was renaerea in a :most delightful u manneV. The costumes were especially ' - attractive and the children were well trained and acquitted' themselves well; It was an altogether delightful C program that brought prolonged applause from the audience, i Each one appearing in the program ; deserves special : mention, but the number makes it impossible. Miss Ethel Miller, music teacher- In the school, presided at the piano, while Miss Margaret Pope played the violin. .Primary Grades Entertain -.Another -fair-sized audience was thrilled by 4 pupils i of the f primary grades Friday at 8:30 p. m. More man 250 children took part in the pro gram, vhch was rendered in. a. fault less manner. The children were dress ed in costumes of various kinds. The girls represented J ,! .house-keepers, "blacfc - mammies", - queens . and ? some were dressed up" to a finish -.The boys were dressed as soldiers; sailors, working, men . and jnen who , do . not work. ' 5anta Claus was -also on hand. The.4 program wa$ , varied, ; consisting of "music motion songs, recitations, etc. The little folks had a great time and rendered a program ? that , was pleasing and impressive: . Music was rendered by Miss Winifred - Rowland and little Miss Frances McNeill. This entertainment was also given in "connection with .the art exhibit. . .. The announced entertainment , by the 'Woman's club was mot given Friday, evening, the exercises Friday afternoon being the last in. connection with the exhibit, though many visited the exhibit Friday evening. - ; Auta driver's license has been is sued to 345 Lumberton people," that number having Ipaid the $5 license 1 levied, by the town fathers airs. Frank . Gongh's -Condition Re- m!na CrititaL The .condition of Mrs. Frank Gough, whose , serious il mess :Was - mentioned In Thursday's... Robesonoan, Xema'ns Indian Killed In Fight Near Rowland Parker Coins Shot and Killed at His . Home Friday Night by Wesley ; Gibbs, a Deaf Mate, His Brother-in-' Law Cibha by Signs Claims ' He : Shot. Going in ;v Scuffle Coin's : Widow,; Says She Was Mistreated v by Dead Man and Seems More Con -xerned Aboat Her Brother. ' J . i Parker P.; Coins, Indian; was shot and killed' Friday nighfc. at ..his home on DrW. E. Evans', farm,' near Row land, and Wesley, Gibbs, his brother, in-law, is in jail ,' charged with firing the fata! shot. Goins was shot in the right side, the load .from a shot gun entering afc-close range. The shooting took place on the back porch of the Goins home about It o'clock at night. i) Dr. " E. R. Hardin, county ' coroner, held an inquest over the remains Sat urday, the coroner's jury rendering the following verdict: "We find that Parker Goins came to his death from ft . gunshot wound, the gun being in the; hands of 'Wesley Gibbs. We also recommend that Wesley Gibbs be held without bail for investigation by the proper court", The coroners jury was composed of Messrs. D.' W. Cox, A. C. Sinclair, W. A. Grooms, W. T. Mc Cormick, jack Thompson end F. Grover Britt. The 'man charged with the killing ; A Jl. 4 uj muv w voaa . . .. .. ing ; by Rural Policeman J. . H. Car per. He was .found at the home cf his sister, near the Goins home.-Gibbs was asleep when the officer found him. ( He made - signs, according to the .officer, indicating that he shot Goins -in a scuffle. He had placed the gun, which belonged to Goins, in the loft at the home of his sister and showed the office where to find it, 'K'i'O-.y- . The murdered man ;was about 42 jcoij vmwu i Durviyeu uv-uia wiuuw and four children. There were no wife, who is half-witted, testified be fore the coroner's jury that she was asleep and heard the report of the gun. : She thought it was some hunters until' her little girl, who was sleeping with her father, ran into her1 room and told her that t Wesley and her father. ; were; fighting and shooting each -other. She then heard groaning and saw Goins lying on the norch. She.; said . that she waa " afraid to go . to ' her husband . fearing 1 that , he , would accuse her of hurting him. he told a pitiable story of how her husband illtreated her and accused her of infidelity. " She also testified that her husband and - her brother, Wesley Gibbs, had been "rowing" be fore the time of the killing. Her husband had ordered Wesley to leave their "home; There was other evidence thai ..Gibbs) claimed Goins . owed hhn s6me 'money and refused to pay him. (The -widow -of the deceased man showed no regret at the -death of her husband, who, she Baid,j often threat ened her ;lfe ,and . beat her. ,' AU her sympathy seemed to-be with her bro ther, ,who is charged with the killing. The wife of the dead man declared that, she had . no -funds for burying him , and Policeman Camper was in structed by. Dr. Hardin to take the matter 4ip with Mr. John W. Ward, chairman of the board of county com. missioners. ' POSTMASTER; FRENCH'S TERM - WJLL EXPIRE JANUARY 24 Examination to Fill Vacancy Will be Held December 13 Other Examina tions to be Held December 10. Postmaster D. D. French's term of office "as Lumberton postmaster will expire January 24, 1922. r The salary is $2,700, The " Civil Service commis sion announces that an open vompe tive examination will be held Decern. ber 13 to fill, this and similar vacan cies under: an executive order issued last May ; 10. ;si';.Att The Civil Service commission also announces examinations .: to. be held December 10 to fill vacancies at the following .'..offices, ' among ' others: Chadbourn, salary 2,000; Fairmont, salary 1100; Vineland, - salary $2, 000 all vacant January 24 next, r f hi I,- ', - ' ' r ., British Order Work Stopped on War- (MM - V-f--: Thie ' British admiralty announced Friday that it had ordered all work stopped, on the -only four capital war ships on which work has been started since the armistice. The Lumberton graded and hieh schools will' close; Wednesday "after noon . for- the. Thanksgiving holidays. They-.. wilL re-open Monday morning, November 28th.. Special Thanksgiv ing exercises by the schoolg will be given' Wednesday morning . In ;' the auditorium at 8 o'clock. " ' " i-Mr. 3. V:WilliamSon, proprietor of the Battery Service ' Co.. has in stalled arr Elmco generator tester and a drill. press. v.Mr. WE- Keeter of Charlotte;- an -experienced ignition specialist, has accepted a position with Mr. Williamson. . ; . . : . ". .. Mr. toward K. rroctor, who underwent an operation for pus ap pendlciti at , the Baker sanatorium five week- ago. Was able to be on the streets Friday, Mr. Proctor left the sanatorium two weeks ago. McCormick Award-! er $28,720 Damages; 'Federal Court Jury Also Awards Sum r 4,000 for Medical Services. Wilmington Star, Nov. 19: Grady McCormick was awarded $28,720 dam ages, and $4,000 for: medical services already rendered, by the jury in the rtederai; court - yesterday afternoon. after one hour and, fifteen minutes deliberation, , following .trial before Federal Judge H. G. Connor, In con nection with the suit i for $50,0QO ; dances against John W. ! Phil'ip, Charles' M. Townsend and Travers S. Clark, trading as. the Cypress Lum ber company, and the Phoenix Trust company, defendants. . ' - ;' v The trial has attracted much inter est,: having been in. progress since Tuesday, and able counsel represented both , sides. Yesterday ; morning, the attorneys in the case r made their speeches to the jury, and Judge Con nor, in his chargej referred to the ad dresses of counsel as having been en lightening and intelligent. . The jury was given the case at 4:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and at 5:80 o'clock returned . to the court room,. R. H. Northrop, the foreman, announced the verdict: That the plain tiff was injured through neghence on the part of the defendants; that the plaintiff did jiot contribute towards the negligence; and that plaintiff is entitled t damages for personal Jn juries tothe extent of $28,720, and. $4,000 for medical attention. The plaintiff, Grady - McCormick, who was 19 wars old on the date of the accident, January 3, 192r, was on that date employed as a helper by the Cypress Lumber company, not incor. porated. The plaintiff contended that on the ssid date, he was directed by agents of the defendants to hold a piece of scantling against, the skiddcr on : the railroad track so that the engineer icould back the engine and tender. .The plaintiff further contend ed that 'the engine backed with such force that the scantling broke.Crush ing McCormick and badly mangling him, so much ' so that he has since suiierea eenousiy in mina ana ooay. The plaintiff was represented by Attorneys L. R. Varser, H.- E. Stacy and Thomas L. Johnson, of Lumber- ton .and John F. Butler, or St. Pauls. Counsel otthe defense were Q. K. NiHimocks: "of, Fayetteville, and Jtotfntree and Carr, of this city. HOUSE ACCEPTS MAXIMUM IN COME SURTAX OF 50 PER CENT Expressed Wish of President Harding Disregarded. Washington, Nov. 17. Disregard ing the expressed wish of President Harding, the. House voted today, 201 to 173, to accept the Senate amend ment to the tax revision bill fixing the maximum income surtax , rate at 50 per cent on incomes of $200,000 or more. . - Tr-.- ' " Ninety-four Republicans, most of them from the Middle and Far West, joined with the practically solid Dem ocratic minority in supporting the amendment. Announcement - of the result brought applause from s both sides of the chamber, with some of the Democrats breaking into cheers. Three hours j before the vote was taken, the House listened to the reading- of - a letter from President Harding- to -. Chairman Fordney, of the House ways and means commit tee, suggesting that the House and Senate compromise. The executive said he still believed . the original House rate of 82 per cent was nearer to a just levy and the more promising one in relation to the pub public treasury," but that in view of the legislative situation he thought it "wholly desirable that there be a "compromise at 40 per cent. Settles Biggest Issue Thia vote settled the biggest issue between the House and Senate on the tax revision : bill and the managers from the two houses will resume their sessiong tomorrow with the hope or reaching an agreement on tne bui by Saturday night. If this hope is realized, the measure probably will be sent to the President, before, the end of next week. ' Attack on Harding. During.1 the three, hours' debate in the House, which 'was conducted un der a special rule, the President was attacked for writing Mr. Fordney. Representative - Frear, Republican, Wisconsin, said the President's inter vention "at the-last minute" was 'un fair and unjust," and that he should have made known his views to the Senate when the 50 per cent rate-was under consideration there. License has been issued for the marriage of Miss Emma Fleming, daughter of Rev. and Mrs J. M. Fleming of R. 5, Lumberton, and Mr. George M. Sessoms. , Mr. J.C. Atkinson of Orrum was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr J. V. Faulk of McDonald is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. W. H. Watts of R. 1, Orrum, was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr. J. T. McLendon passed through town Friday en route to Wavnesville, where he is in school, after spending a wee at the 'homer ox his. father. Mr. W. E.. McLendon of the Saddle tree section. "j I v ' - Parkton Letter nW w. u Maness, Methodist Pas- tor, .Winds Up Fourth Year Presbyterian Ladies Realize $100 on Baxaar Fox ' Hunters Hsving Good Sport Much Cotton Offered onParkton Market Sowing Wheat -Personal - ' ; By C- Bv Williamson. t Parkton, "Nov. 18 -Rev. W. L. Maness, pastor of the M. E. church here, preached his farewell sermon Sunday night to a large and atten tive congregation. This finishes up bis , fourth . year with the ; Parkton circuit His text wag "Work out your own salvation." It was well deliver ed, and one of his best sermons. At the conclusion he asked all that, fully intended to work out their salvation to indicate it by giving him their hand, and the majority of the congregation responded. It is with regret that we part with him and his interesting family. During his four years stay here he has made scores of friends of all denominations. . We doubt if the N- C. conference can furnish a more. loyal and conservative pastor than the above-mentioned. He left Tuesday morning for New Bern, where j he is attending the N. C. conference. . Rev. C. R. Sorrell also left this week for Rocky Mount to attend the Baptist -v State convention. .During Mr. SorrelPs absence Mrs. Sorrell conducted the union prayer meeting Wednesday night, which - was most interesting. Mrs. Sorrell is fully qualified as a Christian worker, and her services are most effectual. She spent two years at the . theological seminary At Lousville, Ky. The ladies of the Presbyterian church favored our town on last night with an up-to-date bazaar in the armory of Co. L N. C. N. G. It was one time that no one left hungry, as they had prepared a large quanti ty, oysters stewed, oysters fried. Rhode Island red salad, ham sand wiches, pick'es, cake and jello, wh'o ped cream and then some coffee and tea.fes best , we could see. Music a-plenty. Victrola, pianola, vocal by Prof Hines. while . Miss Drew per formed at the piano. The Parkton band concluded , with several live selections, and much enjoyed bv the young folks, a well as the aged. The patronage was good, as it was for a good purpose, benefit of the New Presbyterian church. A little more than $100 was reoorted. The following hunter,, arrived Sat. arday for their annual fox hunt with Mr. J. B. McCormick and Mai. J. B. Malloy. who have a well trained pack: R. D. Rufty, Charles Rufty of Cataw ba and John Setzer of Newton. The hunters report six racer and eisrht foxes.' The last two races they brought in four foxes. One double- header and a split race, each section catching their- foxes. The visitor8 re- marxea to tne writer last night that the Parkton pack was the finest they had ever been with. They have broken air records this week for the eastern section. ' They challenge any pack in North Carolina to come down or no and try a race or two. Today's Fay etteville Observer gives a brief re port of their latest races. Mr. Geo. McGoogan of Str Pauls Joined them for the last two days heeled with seme good runners. They expect to compete: for some of the prizeg" in LiumDenana county next week. Born, on the -15th, to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Canady, a, fine girl. The-farmers are winding-up' their 1921 cotton crop and we have never witnessed so much cotton on our local market as wa offered this p. m. Sowing wheat is in order now and several farmers are putting it in. Rev. J, K. Hall and small son, John, left a week ago for Boston, Mass., where he took his son for treatment for his eyes by a specialist. Mrs. Hall hears from them every day. They re port a safe trip. We do not- know how long they will be away. We trust that a permanent cure maybe affect ed. . . - Mr. K. M. - Barnes returned this mpming from New Bern, where; he attended the .North Carolina Metho dist conference as a . delegate from the Rockingham district. Mayor and Mrs. A. E. White and Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Townsend, who went to New Bern Saturday, are expected home to. night Rev. Dr. R. C. Beaman and Mrs. Beaman will "return some time this week. ' 'v.-i..',-:-, Misses Flax Andrews and Eliza beth Peay attended the home econo. mics conference conducted . by the State college, which met in Fayette ville Saturday. They were accom panied by Miss Miller, Mrs. Daisy W. Jenkins and Miss Viola Jenkins and Mr. R. R. Brantly. Misses - Andrews and Jenkins and Mrs. "Jenkins were guests at the home - of the Misses Lamb at Sunny Side nursery for the week-end.. '. i- 'r; Mr. J. B. Ivey of Charlotte "joined Mrs. Ivey, who had -been visiting her sisters, Mesdames -Rr E. Lewis "and W P. McAUiter. here Friday. They I went from here to Fayefteville and men returned to tneir home in jhar litte. Mrs. Ivey, Mesdames L. I Mc Googan and J. C. Lents of St Pauls land Mrs. W. P. McAllister of Lmn berton, all Sisters of Mrs. R. E. Lewis, dined at the Lewis home, North Elm street, Tuesday of lastweek. - w r . COTTON MARKET Middling cotton is Quoted on tfca local market, today at IS cents th pound. The "government ginner,, re port announced today showed that 7,r- ' 270,000 bales of cotton had been giav- j ned to November 15. The report waa but little ef feet coon the market. aiuuufc aaaa nau uvrmi a.aa rrcafi e. hiiu it hmii BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS - Mr. Wilbur Leggett began to day the erection, of a 5-room brick bungalow on West -Ninth street Master Walter Edwards, son of ? Mr. and Mrs. B. Sam Edwards, had his under lip badly cut while playms; at the school grounds today. Rev. E. O. Johnson of R. 't St Pauls, passed through town today en route to West Bladenboro, where he is assisting Rev. C. B. Horn of Rose boro in a series of meetings at the Baptist church. Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health officer, is making diphtheria suscepti bility tests at the Parkton, Buck Horn and St. Pauls schools today. He will begin this work in the Lumberton schools thia week, probably tomorrow. Rev. Dr. A. E. Brown of Ashe. ; ville spent Saturday night here at' the home of Mr. an Mrs. T, L. John son. Elm street, and went yesterday -to Barnesville, where he is conduct- , ing a series of meetings at the Bap tist church. . Some fresh yellow " jessamine blooms 'were sent to The Robesonian office Friday by Mrs. Sue Blake, who lives near town. It is unusual for these to bloom except-in spring time. However, many spring flowers have bloomed this fall. V Prof J. W. R. Norton, principal of the high school, and Messrs. In- " gram Hedgpeth, .Knox Andrews, Howard Bryan, Regan Floyd, Bahnson Barnes and Darrell Smith attended -the Older Boys' conference in Fay-v, etteviile Friday, Saturday and yes. terday. . Mr. W. M. Mclntyre expects to leave today for his home at Chipley, Fla., after spending about a week in the county visiting ; relatives and friends. Mr. Mclntyre is a native Robesonian, leaving the county 22 year, ago and going to Florida. Thin is his first Visit to .Robeson in 15 years. ... ',, ' . ' -. . The fii;e company was called out about 3 o'clock yesterday ' afternoon on account of a Ford catching fire on Chestnut street, near the Lorraine hotel. The fire wa, extinguished be fore the car was damaged. It was not learned to whom the car belonged. It was a "for hire" car from Cumberland county. Mr. C. F. Ashley and small son, Lenwood, of R. .2, Fairmont were' among the visitors in town Saturday. Mr. Ashley thinks a dandy plan -for fighting the boll weevil would be to place torch lights about over the cot ton fields and burn them at night early in the boll weevil season. His - idea is that the weevils would gather about the lights and be burned to death. ;'.r -Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Hamilton, Mr. H. B. Jennings and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Jennings,, Messrs. J. P. Townsend, Sam Branch, Geo. L Tomp. son, Duncan Gregory and A. T. Me-: Lean, attended .the Sandhills fair at Pinehurst Thursday and Messrs. F. P. Gray and D. D. French attended the fair Friday. They say it was a great " fair, some 12,000 people being, there Thursday. , " A . tenant house on the Wishart farm, owned by Messrs..; White A Gough, thre.e miles west of town, was burned yesterday about 11 a. m. The house was occupied by. D. J. Oxendlne, Indian, and family. Oxendine lost all his house-furnishings. The fire is thought to : have started from chimney, originating in a closet The building loss ig estimated at around 100, partly covered by insurance. It was - stated m Thursday a Robesonian f. that three cases of scarlet fever in one family had been- -reported from the Sand Hill section,, Wishart, township. Mr. M. B. Grif fin of that section, who was a Loro berton visitor Saturday, Says that hls children 'were ' the ones referred to and that only, two had scarlet fever. AH - three were sick but the oldest child had a bilious attack. It had scarlet: fever last year, according to Mr. Griffin. 'i; , ... . . ' The 'concert given by the - Wake Forest Glee club Saturday evening was enjoyed by an audience that near ly filled the high school auditorium. The Wake Forest boys never ' fail to -give a delightful , entertainment Members of the clubwere entertained in the home of Jocal Baptists. The concert wa, given under the auspices of the local U. D. C. chapter, which realized $80.20, this being 40 per cent of the total. receipts. Members of the glee , club . were f entertained -in the ladies' parlor at the. First I Baptist church after the concerts ' J ' Mrs. George "B.,McLeod returned this morning ;'froro'.- Baltimore. Md., where she spent several days. Stop! Look! Listen! Only 10 more days in which to get per eent off; on town taxes. Better act qoick or it will be toe late to get the reduction.. J P. Russell, Town Clerk " an J ireansoer, . -;-
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