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ESTABLISHED 1870. 8INGLE COPT FIVB.CENTS. COUNTET. GOD AND TRUTH- 12.00 A YEAS. DUE IN ADVANC3 VOLUME LI I vi .. LUMBEBTON, N. THURSDAY, frBBBPABY 9,' 1022.' mXXBEB lC3 v Stolen Goods Found InNegrq's Home Henry Chapman Arrested on Charge . of Robbing Stores in Lumberton j Henry Chapman, negro, is in jail here charged witL.reaking "into and robbing the store ' of j. E. Squires & Co., West Fourth street, four weeks ago and also with breaking in to the store of Mr. E. V.' McDaniel at Fairmont on Tuesday night of last week. Chapman, who lives across the river from Lumberton, was arrested about dark Monday evening; Chief of Police D. M. Darker and Policemen Vance MeGill and Ed J. Glover made the arrest The negrp was located on a hill surrounded by water, near Mr. H. C. Freeman's wood-working plant, and the officers had to wade through water knee deep to . reach ; him. He made an effort to escape and two shots were fired by the officers in an effort to stop him. Several , Suits of Clothes Chapman's arrest followed the find ing of several suits of clothes taken from the two stores in f his home Monday afternoon. ' Besides the clo thing, the officers found forty yards of silks taken from the Squires store and a supply of pencils and" station ery belonging to Messrs. McNeill Hackett, local attorneys, in Chap man's home. A dandy hand-bag, con taining all kinds of tools and screw drivers and two razors, was also found in the negro's' home. Arani"1 - V8ft worth of the goods covered, according to Mr. M. B. Rob bins, manager and part owner. Chap man's wife had cut up some of the suits and made dresses of them, ac cording to the officers. Seven suits of clothes taken from the McDaniel store were recovered. Will Graham, negro, of Fairmont, also has been arrested in connection with the robbery. He was later re leased under a $100 bond. Chapman implicated Will McKenzie, negro, of Navassa in the robbery. Policeman Ed J. Glover went to Navassa Tues day and arrested McKenzie. He was released, however r- after he had pro ven to, Officer Glover , that he had not been to Lumberton in 12 years. Chapman's arrest came as a climax to continued effort upon the part of Chief Barker and his assistants to find a clue since the Squires store was robbed four weeks ago. No Clue to Mur derer of Bullock Coroner's Jury Will Meet Again Sat urday It Has Not Yet Rendered Its Verdict. Officers have not yet found any clue to the murdere of Mr. R. Wal ter Bullock, who was shot Wednes day night of last week. Mr. Bullock was shot in his room at a gasoline filling station, which he operated near McNeill's bridge, three miles west of Lumberton, the lead being fired throush a glass window. The coro lid a jury mxa uxjv vcv i chuci cu i verdict. The jury will meet again Sat- i j tu: I ner's jury has not yet rendered urdaviof this week. Dr. and Mrs. S. R. McKay are moving today from Lumberton to Lil lington, Harnett county, where Dr. McKay will open a dental office. He has practiced his profession here for about two years. Both Dr. and Mrs. McKay have many friends here who rppret their decision to leave Lum- herton. . ' IS THIS MEANEST MAN? Wilton T. Davis of Fairmont Charged With Halting steel lrap lor unu-. Wilton T. Davis of North Fairmont I has been indicted on the charge of setting a steel trap on his porch and baiting the trap with pencils, and candy poisoned with paris irrppn for his neighbor's children. He made bond in the sum of $100 for " " " - his appearance before Recorder A. ri Floyd on Monday of next week. $50,000 SCHOOL BOND ELEC TION ORDERED FOR FAIRMONT The county commissioners Monday ordered a bond election for the Fair- pose ui (uimg ftiVVw issue iui erection of a high school building. Mr. i E. W. Floyd was appointed registrar! pose oi voting a $ov,uuu issue ior me . i ..A AAA m 1 and Messrs. E. V. McDaniel and H. G. Mitchell judges of the election. The date for the election has not been determined. NegroV Convict Who Shot Mr. Laey Prevatt Died Tuesday Night. Jno. H. Boyken, alias u Befo Day", colored, died Tuesday night at the Thompson hospital, where he had been a patient for several months. Boyken had served a part of a sen tence on the county roads for shoot ing Mr. Lacy Prevatt at Bule several months ago, when he was taken ill. His remains were interred yesterday in the county home cemetery. Snow Melted as it Fell. - Following a sudden "drop in tem perature early Tuesday morning, snow fell here at intervals throughout the day. Owing to the dampness of the ground, a heavy rain proceeding the drop -in temperature, the snow melted as it fell. Mrs. Sutton Gets -$1,010.60 Damages Lumberton Cotton Mill. Co. Must Pay widow of' Man Fatally Injured by j ' Truck Court Expected to Adjourn . This Afternoon Other tases : It is ssxpected that Superior court for the trial of civil cases, which con vened Monday morning, will close this afternoon. Judge Geo. - W.' Con nor of Wilson is presiding. The fol lowing cases have been disposed of: Vn. Martha Knttn-. administratrix of Hamp Sutton, deceased, vs. Lum berton Cotton Mill j0.f, judgment lor plaintiff' in of $1,010.60. Suit was instituted by the widow of Hamp Rnttnn vtin Hied several weeks afiro from injuries received when a truck owned by the cotton mm company ran over him, breaking one leg. The ffaA!id wan attemntinir to board the truck while it was running when he fell under it. The accident cook piace on East Second street. ST TUrrell vh. William Davis and St Pauls Supply Co.; judgment for defendants. P. M. C. Lovett vs. Sallie Jane Lovett; divorce granted. - Mrs. Josie Floyd vs. If. S. Floyd, et al; judgment for plaintiff. A number of judgments has been signed. J. A. Brown Direct- pjtTofccgCpo Chadbourn Man Heads Marketing As sociation for District "Composed of Robeson, Bladen, Columbus and Brunswick Counties. Mr. J. A; Brown of Chadbourn was elected director of the , Co-operative Tobacco Marketing association for this, the first, North Carolina district here Tuesday. The district is com posed of Robeson, Bladen, Columbus and Brunswick counties and the di rector was elected by delegates from all these counties. Mr. Brown was unanimously elected. Mr. .-Frank Gough of Lumberton was elected chairman of the meeting held here Tuesday and Mr. James Clark of Bladen county secretary. Mr. Brown is a successful farmer and business man and has taken much interest and given much time to the interests of the farmers of eastern North Carolina. No doubt the farmers generally will be pleased at the elec tion of Mr. Brown to this important position. Mr. Brown left Lumberton Tues day evening for Raleigh to meet with the directors of the ,other districts in the State. Austin Heads Cot ton Fanners "Coop. Dr. G. M. Pate of Robeson is Mem ber of Executive Committee T " At the first meeting of directors of the North Carolina Cotton Grow ers' Cooperative Marketing associa iiuu ucm ib a , - H. Austin of Smithfield was elected : t C Tntirneond nf Dunn. tion, held in Raleigh yesterday, vv, president, B. O. Townsend of Dunn, secretary-treasurer j ine iNews anu Observer says the matter of financ ing the association on probably a ten million dollar basis will be left with the executive committee, also em ployment of assistants. R. W. Christ ian of Manchester was elected vice nrpsident. Dr. G. M. Pate of Rayn "ham, Robeson county director, mem- ber of the executive commitseev UCI W. viiw w -- - Amr.nn tho rlirpftftrs mentioned in Tha rws and Observer as attending the meeting yesterday was A. A. McEachern ol uea aprings, m ui- COUNTY CHAIN GANG DIVIDED 35 Convicts Taken to Fairmont-Orrum Road 40 Men Left on Lumberton- UtmCIII O The county chain gang was divided " X I1C -VH.VJ a - ' yesterday, 35 of the 75 convicts De jCDlCiuai w v " . ing taken to a point on the Fairmont- A Ketween the tWO towns. That part of the gang is in charge of Messrs. J.W.Davis and Dave Jones, while the other 40 men are in charge of Messrs. Ji L. Hatchel and W. H. Prevatt. rnis part oi me s"s is doing work in connection with the - ' m .1 J ImJSmm hard-surtacing oi tne ruau icauuig nara-sunacuiK oi i f rom Lumberton to McNeill's bridgi , Honey -Bee Specialist in County Next Week. Mr. C L. Sams, honey-bee specialist of the State Department of Agricul ture, Raleigh, will spend Wednesday and Thursday of next week, Febru ary 15 and 16, with Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm demonstrator. Bee keepers who would like to have Mr. Sams visit them should advise Mr. Dukes at once. Poultry Meeting Friday Evening 7:30. - - ' As was stated in Monday's Robe sonian, a poultry meeting will be held in the court house tomorrow (Friday) evening at 7:30. It is planned to or ganize a poultry association ana an who are interested in such an or ganization are urged to be present. . Mrs. Edward K. Proctor returned last evening from Greensboro, where she spent a week visiting friends. St; Pauls - V Nevvs Letter Some , Grippe - in TownBuildings Going up for Ice Plant and Filling , Station A Word to Correspondents An Old Friend of The i Robe sonian Week of Prayer An Ap proaching Marriage Personal - and Other Items. Correspondence of The Robe sonian. - St. rauis, eD. . we were greeted. with a regular downpour of rain this morning, and now as noon ap proaches, we notice little flakes of show , 1 occasionally falling. Here's hoping another,, big snow isNiot on the way!, for, "we love a snow that will coma and go, but never for one that lingers, ohl " ' Messrs. A. R. McEachern and J. Mv Butler arrived home, Sunday morning front New York and Boston where they' had been since the first of the week.' It seems that business ia dull ia Nw York,' as well as everywhere else, but some .what brighter in some respects, as they reached Boston. We hope every thing will brighten up everywhere, Bflmetime. Just as well smile while we can, tho', for "Smile and the world smiles with you, cry, and you cry alone." i We hear of a good bit of grippe around. Mr. Butler, has been some what indisposed since his return. Mr. Cary Powers has also suffered an at tack of grippe, besides some few ntWs. The little son of Dr. and Mrs. J. Fred ,Wv,V" s ---ithii1 pneumonia;- vv m, tnn cnnH for those with colds or grippe as pneumonm u 1 . j wl r.ntiP Xfr w VtpA Hester!s election to be held at a very, near Wf rnnV-th; TODDlicantrwhSfdate will determine whether or not we lJt better school building and just - i:JT; Z STn ina. held, before the Supreme court on last Monday. Mr. Hester being a St Pauls boy, his many friends here rejoice with him in his good luck, and wish him success always. Mr. T. L. Britt is erecting a build ing where he will install an ice plant in the near future. We also hear Mr. J. Browne .Evans is having a brick filling station erected on the old Methodist church corner. The next thing that St Pauls needs is a news paper. It looks like our little town is large enough now to afford one. Perhaps some one will see to their advantage, to. open.up..one Jiere. some time Onr eountv has a good one, sure, YJL AV. - ' v v -.-. -w j . 1 A the faithful old Robesonian, which we have always enjoyed, wow if all, "we corresponaems t ... county will just do our part, we'll have a better one than ever. I have "nm rnrresnondents all ' over always remarked about any news-1 paper, if a copy should ever come, that doesn't contain quite the news . i 1 1 ,1 J.- UawIA Ttt tVlP we tmnK n snouiu, vu uwuiv -editor but the correspondents for (Continued on page eight.) Special Tax Elec tion Approved Cnuntv Board, of Education Holds! Regular Monthly Meeting. The county board of education held its regular monthly meeting here Monday. , A note in the sum of $10,000 due the First National Bank of Fair mont was ordered paid. An orie wT. p ed allowing dis- rtll UIUCl . trict No. 1, colored, filaxton iownsnip,. V . M'--5- Unnl huildine. la t vl.miit wo annointed ' . j;t.f:f Kn Q Row- committeeman in district No. . Kov, r?"'1 T' v. Q w lurid tAwnshin. succeeding G. V. H1C- Phail, who has moved out of the dis trict . . , Sherman Johnson was appointed committeeman in district No. 3, In dian, Fairmont township, in place of Robert Sampson, who failed to quali fy Supt. J. R- Poole was authorized to pay $140 on the school building m district No. 6, Smith township, same to be paid out of district funds. An application for a loan of $V 000 from the State loan fund to dis trict No. 1, Indian, Smiths Township, for the erection of a new building, was approved. . A special school tax election for district No. 6, Howellsville township, was approved; also bond election for district No. 1, Fairmont township. The monthly report of Miss Eliza beth Frye, county welfare officer, was approved and ordered filed. D. C. Shaw, Lumber Bridge town ship, was allowed $3 rebate on dog tax. Judge Long Will Test Watts Ruling Superior Court Judge B. F. Long will " test revenue Commissioner Watts ruling that all State officers including judges, must pay income tax. Judge W. A. Devine, in Wake county Superior court at Raleigh, Tuesday signed an order notifying Colonel Watts to appear before his court next Monday to show cause why he should not be permanently en joined from collection of an income tax from Judge Long. -Mr.'W. T. Ivey of Proctorville is serving on the jury this week. The National Bank of Lumberton of fers to lend liberally to its customers on Cotton Stored in .Bonded Ware houses. It will pay you to Bank with This STRONG BANK. Fairmont Votes On i School Bonds Soon Sit and $50,000 Bonds to be Voted on at Same Time Stock and Fix tures of Pitman Drug Co. Sold Death of Mrs. Amelia Stephens and Mr. Chas. P. Grantham. A DASTARDLY CRIME wHn t Davis ia Charted With r , 5 n n 'iPn a 5 , Colored Pencils and Poisoned Red Candy for Children. P.lrmnnt vih wk .'ii ' . which is almost completed. Fonl.ir.,7VlifncMiM of the last-menUoned en- attended mass meeting was held in the Dixie theatre building last Friday night with much . success. The com mittee on locating another site to be voted against the old site made a re" port and submitted a site' which they had been .offered by Mr. P. R. Floyd The idea of buying the colored church property was entirely thrown out Mr. Floyd's property lies in the western part of town, just a few hundred feet west of the present property, except that it is facing Iona street. This plot contains 5 acres with a street in front (Iona): one on the east side (to be named later) and the continuation of Dunie Street on the north. The bonds will be voted upon at the same time as the site. Amount of the bonds has been decided to be $50,000. It is the opinion of many that it is possible to build even a better and could have been built two years ago for $100,000. tne amount that was DnA . Bnma mMn. in,t The where it will be placed Drug Stock and Fixtures Sold, The entire stock and fixtures and accounts of the Pittman drug store were sold here at auction Saturday, and under the provision that the . judge contirms tne saie ana no oigee how the score runs raises the bid within five days it will remain as sold. W. H. King Drug Co. of Raleigh, represented here by Mr. Simpson, was the the largest bidder, buying the tock and fixtures for the sum o f $4,025. The accounts due Pittman Drug Co. were sold to Dr. J. P. Brown for $1,000. A note in favor of Pittman Drug Co. was bought by V. W. Keith, local attorney, and a few ntber small items by different parties making the total amount of tne saie - - --- -- tures and soda fountain has been raised 10 per cent, by Mr. Wiggins i of Later: bid lor stocK, nx- Coats. This will necessitate anoiner public auction sale which will be held at the drug store on r'eoruary Death of Mrs. Ameba Stephens Much sorrow was caused through out the community when it was learn ed early Saturday morning that Mrs. Amelia Stephens had died during the night' Miss Lucy Stephens, only daughter of deceased, found her aged mother dead when she arose about I 6:30. Only two children survive: Miss Lucy Stephens, who has made her home here witn ner motner since mey moved from their farm to town sever al years ago, and Mr. N. J. Stephens of Ybor City, Florida. The funeral was preached in the Baptist church by Rev. J. R. Miller, and interment was made in the family burying plot of Fairmont cemetery Deceased was CO ,.ok 1 vnnnth OTlfl 1 tsV CiM. Still - ---- - faithful member of the Baptist ,n church. She was the widow of the hl A. Whiten Stephens. late A. Whiten Stephens, ana was wie . ti ' " t,itrM' ronrKA i j I uxie ui '"'wou ii.fe-wj women of the community, The pall bearers were Messrs. Jim Floyd, Furman Floyd, D. G. Rouse, A. E. Byrne and G. E. Bracy. Death of Mr. Chas. P. Grantham. Another death causing more sorrow and gloom was that of Mr. Charles P. Grantham, who died at his home on North Iona street about 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, ueceasea naa oeen in bad health for some time and was taken seriously ill last Tuesday njght, but his condition seemed to improve until Thursday night, when he gradu-, ally became weaker. All of his chil dren were at his bedside at the time of death, Mrs. W. A. McPhaul of Charlotte arriving just a few minutes before. Deceased was a well-known and highly-respected gentleman. He had made Fairmont his home for the past three years, after having moved from his country home near Iona. He was about 64 years of age and is survived by his wife, several bro thers and sisters and the following children:- Mrs. S. J. Smith of Iona section ;pBr. Lloyd Grantham of Ashe ville, Mrs. Alice- Brice of Fairmont, Mrs. W. A. McPhaul of Charlotte, Messrs. C. E., G. L. and V. G. Gran tham of Fairmont The interment was made in the Iona cemetery three miles west of here Monday afternoon. A large number of friends and rela tives were present to pay their last respects. The pall bearers were: ac tive, Messrs. E. J. Chambers, N. A. Andrews, H. G. Mitchell and W. N. Hubbard of Fairmont, Mr. D. K. tnaw of Lumberton and Mr. T. S. Greyard of McDonald; honorary, Messrs. Frank, Arthur and T. A. Davis, A. E. Floyd, R, O. Pitman and A. J. Floyd. Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Keith left early Tuesday morning for Mr. Keith's home in Creedmoor, in response to a mes sage stating the death of Mr. Keith's (Continued on page four.) Parkton Letter ' f - ;- ' - - v-.'S i ':' New Baptist Parsonage Nearly Com pleted Presiding Elder Bandy Will - Preach Sunday Night and Monday and Hold Quarterly Conference Jewish Relief Other Items. By C. D. Williamson Parkton. Feb. 7. Unci Jo.h and l Snow ball is still carrying the day. l-asi rnaay night they entertained at Antioeh, Saturday night at St Pauls and last night at Eastover. Cum ' . ""c .- berland county. At all three places wholesome attractioTs, and the ip le l.4 tj.- 'a. 17, the benefit of the new Baptist par- tertainments amounted to near $150. Rev. J. D. Bundy, P. E. Fayette ville district, will preach at the M. E. church here on next Sunday night The public is most cordially invited. He will also preach Monday morning at 11 and the 1st quarterly meeting will follow. The fact that next Sunday closes the Jewish Relief campaign should arouse the interest of every ane person, both old and young. Neither our township or town seems to be properly organized, but we all should get mighty busy and do our duty m this respect. The light has been turn ed to every reader, but there are some people who do not read much, so here is the importance of getting organiz ed and see that every individual has the chance to contribute. - eNM-S!fcf has put fresh co w "nicer dwelling, which 'adds beauty to its appearance. We notice a new clerk with the Parkton Merc. Co., big store, 'a Mr. Hamilton of Red Springs, as we have been advised. This is rough weather on basket ball players. Not much doing these days. The local boys' team went up to Fayetteville Saturday night and Dlaved Fayetteville. and suliered a gi;ht defeat; but just wait until payetteville comes to Parkton and This scribe was fortunate yester day morning to come in contact with the Parkton pack of hounds just in time for the home stretch. A 3-hours' heat, and old raynard was captured. Some sport! The music of twenty or more, each carrying different melo diesOh, it's finel Mr. J. Q. Pamell made a business trip to Savannah, Ga., Monday -returning today. He reports cold rough weather down south. in if A llgorgH BOOtlefiTCTerS UlCgCU UUUUCCia Arrested Here Two Fayetteville Men Arrested Here on Charge of Selling Whiskey 9 Quarts of Whiskey Found in Car. A. T. Harris of Fayetteville was ar rested here last night and is in jail charged with transporting and sell ine whiskey. Harris was arrested by Chief of Police D. M. Barker and Policeman Vance MeGill when the" of- ficers found 9 quarts of "Bottled in Band ' whiskey in the Ford coupe which he was driving. The car and whiskey were confiscated, The whis key was packed underneath the leather on the back of the seat in the car. Harris is a young man, mar ried, and formerly lived here. M. D. Bennett, also of Fayetteville, cigar salesman, was arrested this morning on the charge of selling I whiskey. It is expected that both narns anu oemieii win jsiycu Ihwrmtr before Recorder David H. tt i -n xi. :n V. : " -. o Fuller this afternoon. MR. DUNCAN M. JOHNSON DIED AT PARKTON YESTERDAY Funeral This Afternoon Interment at Nicholson Graveyard, Correspondence of The Robesonian. parkton, Feb. 8. Mr. Duncan M. Johnson, aged 73 years, died sudden ly of heart trouble this morning at 8 o'clock at the home of his daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ia E. Hughes, of our town. Deceased had made his home here with his daugh ter since the death of his wife, who preceded him about 3 years ago. He is survived by five sons and one daughter, also one brother N. A. Johnson of St Pauls, and one sister, Mrs. A. H. Tolar of Tobemory, and several grand-children. The funeral will be held tomorrow p. m. the hour unknown as yet Interment will be at the Nicholson graveyard, one mile from town. SIX PERSONS LOST LIVES IN HOTEL FIRE AT RICHMOND Six persons are known to have lost their lives in Richmond Tuesday morning in a fire which swept over half a city block, destroying the Lexington hotel and several other buildings. A Richmond dispatch states that 11 persons were still missing last" night. The loss is esti mated at $250,000. Twenty-eight per sons were injured, some of them per haps fatally. Creditors of Mr. R. Pitman Barnes of Barne3ville, who recently was adjudged bankrupt, appointed Mr. J. W. Barnes trustee at a meeting held here Tuesday. The matter will be handled by Mr. Barnes under the direction of the court COTTON MARKET V Middling eotton is quoted on the local market today at 15 1-2 cents the pound. . '. . BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS The boys' basketball team of the Lumberton high school went up to Maxton yesterday and won over the Maxton team by score of 322. Mr: E. E. Hunter, division freight and passenger agent of the Seaboard, with headquarters in Wilmington, spent Tuesday in Lumberton on busi ness. He went from here to Laurin burg. -Mr. Lee G. Stone of Lumberton has signed up as pitcher for the Shreveport, La., baseball elub for the 1922 season. This elub belongs to the Texas league. Mr. Stone expects to leave for Shreveport about the first of March. A charter was filed with the Secretary of State at Raleigh Tues day for the' Joint Fraternal Order. Inc., of Lumberton, with no capital stock, incorporated by Rev. J. D. Harrell, L. H. Powell and J. W. Smith, an order for negroes. Miss Josephine Breece will leave Saturday night for Baltimore and New York to purchase spring and summer stock for her millinery store. Miss Mary Rosier ,Normeni will have charge of the store during; Miss Breece's absence. ' Elizabeth Carver and Hamp Me Duffie, a colored couple from Wa kulla, were married in the office of day afternoon. Justice R. 3. Brown of Red Springs officiated. There will be a tacky party and fiddlers contention at AlfordsviHe school house, in connection with com munity service pictures. Monday night of next week. An admission of 15 and 25 cents will be charged, the pro ceeds to go to the school. At a meeting of the mayor and town commissioners Tuesday evening the town tax collector was instructed to levy upon presonal property for unpaid 1921 taxes. The books show that less than one-half the town taxes for last year have been paid. The Green Valley Dairy of East Lumberton, of which Mr. E. L. Hamil ton is manager, recently sold an. Eminent stock Jersey bull to a dairy man In Mecklenburg county. The bull, which Mr. Hamilton raised, is 6 years old and weighs 1300 pounds, The consideration was $600. Mr. Jno. M, McCaskill of Car thage has accepted a position as stock-room man at the local IL A. PageJr. garage and sales station. , Mr. McCaskill succeeds Mr. Jno H. Coble, who was transferred to Ham let, where Mr. Page also conducts like business. Mr. F. G. Odum, who lives out Buie way, says the boll weevils have not been killed by the cold weather, ! for he found one on a collard in his garden last Saturday. The collard was frozen, but not the weevil. Mr. Odum and his son, MrvClarence Odum, were Lumberton visitors Monday. "Mr. and Mrs. Angus Wilton Mc Lean and their daughter, Miss Mar garet McLean will accompany the Governor to Raleigh, and will be guests for a few days at the man sion", states a Raleigh special of the 7th to the Charlotte Observer, re ferring to Governor Morrison's ex pected return to Raleigh from Wash ington yesterday. Mr. J. H. Barrington was named trustee of the John T. Biggs bankrupt stock at a meeting of the creditors held here Tuesday. Messrs. A. E. White, Geo. L. Thompson and S. F. Caldwell were named as appraisers. The stock will be disposed of by Mr. Barrington under the direction of the court. As was stated in The Robe sonian, Mr. Biggs signed a petition in bankruptcy several weeks ago. The condition of Mr. Ed WUL oughby, who was shot and danger ously wounded some three weeks ago, is very favorable, according to Dr. N. A. Thompson, superintendent of the Thompson hospital, where Mr. Willoughby has been since soon after he was shot. It is now thought he will recover. Evander Parker, who is charged with the shooting, is still in jail, though it is expected that b will be released under bond soon. Mr. T. P. Monroe of R. 6, Lumber ton, is among the visitors in town to day. ERROR CORRECTED The name of Jno. F. French - & Co., Lumberton, N. C, should appear under the Purina Calf Chow advertisement appearing on page two in today's paper. Some of these pages were print- ed before the name was added. Important Meeting This Evening. An important meeting of the Lum berton post of the American Legion will be held in the legion hall this evening at 7:30. All ex-service men are urged to be present Refresh ments will be served. " to 53
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