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McGill PccfeaEtcr
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Receired Commission This Morning
Democrat Ciw.-MiUtvrci Vtt
.ence Over Kepablican EUgibles.
: Mr. Ira Leon McGuI wa appotat-
eapMnaBw:r u r----f .
period of ionr years Alonoay dj rresv
dent HardingMr. McGUl receiredWs
: : COmmiSslCIl - WIS nwriuus . . ja w -
H. Bartlett, first assisUnt postmast
. er general. M was stated in The
Robesonian; at thei time Mn, McGUl
was named as acting postmaster here
on June 1, succeeding Mr. D. - p.
French, who resigned. He was one of
the 3 whose names appeared on the
eligible list for, the local postmaster
ship given out several weeks ago. The
other eligibles were Messrs. Guion
Lee- and T. J. Stafford. Mr. McGill
was given military preference, hav
ing served in. the postoffice depart
ment of the U.S. 4irmy both at Gamp
Jackson and in France during-, the
World War, He had the endorsement
of the American -Legion being an of
ficer of the 4ocal post ; pt- that or-ganiiation.f:-4i?:i::J
-
Mr. McGill's appointment came
somewhat as ,urprise to many, how
ever, he being a Democrat, while the
other two eligibles, are : Republicans.
Messrs. W. H. Kinlaw and R. O. Ed
mund, local Republicans, were also
candidates for the local postmaster
ship, but neither made the eligible
list -a
ROBESON MEDICAL SOCIETY -HOLDS
MONTHLY MEETING
Slides Showing Radium Treatment and
Care of Cancer Shown at Pastime
Theatre Followed by h Paper On
Radium by Dr. W. D. James : of
Hamlet Dinner at Thompson Hos
nitaL ' J-
The regular" monthly , meeting., pf
tne Konebon uoumy weaicat socieiy
was held here yesterday afternoon, at.
tended by around 20 members. Slides
of the work of : radium in the treat-;
ment and cure of cancer were shown
at the Pastime theatre; Dr. ' W. D.
James of the Hamlet hospital, Ham
let, lecturing in connection with the
slides. After ; this part of the pro
gram those present repaired : to the
Thompson' hbspitaC where Dr. James
read a paper on Radium ' and - Its
Uaet "t This was followed by a general
discussion, .after which C 6 .o'clock
dinner was served at the hospital, of
which Dr.N, A. Thompson is superin
tendent. ' v'"! :--'7 :,: 'T'"" - '
Confederate Veterans of v Robeson
Preparing to Attend Reanion. ;!
The ioljrvirig r Confederate veter
ans : of Robeson, county-- will - attend
the annual reunion at Richmond, 4 Va.,
next week, expenses to be borne by
the county: J. W; Holcomb, Purvis;
WUton .Wright, Parktonj J. T. White,
Fairmont; Joseph Ratley, St Pauls ;
W. N. Speight Allenton; W..T. Nor,
ton, Rowland vA' S. Wishart, Britts
township; Isham Lamb, Back-Swamp'
township; E. Currie, Lumber Bridge
J. F. Raybon,' Lumber ton; A. McKay;
Mxton $ D. McCormac, Red Springs. !
It wUl be noted that the veterans
represent each section' of the county. I
The reunion opens Tuesday of next -
week, June 20. It is expected that!
some' Robeson veterans besides those
mentioned above will ' attend the re-!
union.
Bound, to: Court on Charge of Block
ading.1 s'v A 1 j s -H' 4
H. U Stimniitt and J. M. and Clif
ton Brooks,'' all of Wishart township,
were bound " over : to -the Snnerior
court Tuesday by Recorder David H,
filler on tne charge of manufacture
ing whiskey Suramitt was placed
under a 1400 bond and the other two
defendants under $100 each, -all of
them making the required bondVThe
three men were arrested 'on June 8
in connection with the capture of a
copper .whiskey still, near their homes.
f Jlsths led frmn- the. homes jaf the dej
f endants to .the . still. ? acoordinar to
the olTicers making the capture and
arrests... ,;--5-)M'--? , - -: r
New Bridge ' Across Old Field Swamp
on Lumbertoo-Fairmont Road.
, The new bridge replacing the "one
washed hwayt t the" Old Field swamp
crossing on the Lumberton-Fairmont
highway, near Fairmont, on Monday,
June 5, was completed. yesterday at
noon. No detour, is now necessary hi
making . the trip .from Lumberton to
Fairmont. As was. - stated - in The
Kobesonian at the lime, the ' bridge
and about 20 .feet of the dam, were
washed away. : i?i V-.r";r :s
i; j v - -vim wu(uicr
7 Mr. and Mrs. C E. Davis, who live
4 1-2 milee .from Lumbecton -on the
Red Springs road, was severely born
tied on her throat,1 chest, asms and
hands Tuesday About 11 a. m. when
jhe overturned a bowl of hot gravy.
The condition of Mr. W. W. Car
1yle, who has been a patient at the
" Baker sanatorium since SundayV- is
reported as somewhat improved to
day. v . : :'
Dr. J. D. Regan, whose serious
illness was reported ; in - Monday's
Kobesonian, was taken Monday even
ing to the ' Thompson hospital His
condition is unchanged. "
Born, last night at the Baker
.-sanatorium, to - Dr. and Mrs. E. A.
branch of Raleigh, a daughter.
BaD Club
Loses 3 Members
Pnlllm.-FAcloman anil Aitama Rnll" . . . . 'm k n.J
- - - - - -
Out on Ground of Harins Played
"Big Leacue" Baseball 3 Games
Won This Week Forfeited.;; :
members of the ;iiQmberton
baseball club were . ruled out today
by Dr. Jas. G.. pate Of Gibson,- presi
dent of the league, on the ground that
they , had played "big . league", base
ball. The three games which Lam
berton has won this week?;; are j forfeitedtwo-
to Maxton and one to
Raeford under, the : ruling,? all the
games having been played under pro
test IThe hearing ir took place ; at
Laurinburg,. today, the ' local elab
being represented by Mr. Ed J. Glover,
manager of the local elub, and Mr. J.
J, Goodwin. " '
Last Co-op Meet
: Jng Here June 17
Important Meeting for Farmers and
Business Men at Court House Here
r Saturday at 2:30 P M..
; The last, v cooperative -marketing
meeting for Robeson eounty will be
held at the court boose here Satur
day of this week at 2:30 p. in. Farm
ers and business men arrarged to at
tend this meetjiig, which is expected
to be the most&mportant ' yet held.
Mr. B. T. Leppard of the U. S. De
partment of .Agriculture who is said
to be one of the best informed men
in the country on the- subject of e
operative marketing 'of tobacco and
cotton, will be the speaker. "
As stated elsewhere, m this paper,
meetings "have - been : held ' at several
different places in. the county this
week, and house-to-house canvasses I
have been made. Mr. J. H. Mann of
wasmngton, wno nas Deen assisung
in the campaign says that at meetings
held this week every man has signed
up who had not previously signed.-
Cooperative Mar- r A
Where Meetings Will he Held Re-
Salnder of This , . WeekSpeakers
rom Kentucky.. . r - 1
4 - Meetings in the Interest of coopera
tive : marketing are being . held
throughout .the .county, this week, the
speakers being men from Kentucky
who are telling about the experience
of hurley tobacco growers! Meetings
will be held at Antioch and Tenmile
tonight at 8 o'clock; at 3ack Swamp
and Raft Swamp . Friday night at the
same hour, and at the court house in
Lumberton .'Saturday,.. June 17, at
2:30 p. hi. '''"'' '
. Farmers and business" men, arej
, . ' t-'V".
Rftll VpfVll ''OlMtV-'-
DOi V CCy":1-Ua
tT HpniAn f tft tlOti
lClllOnSl.ra.llUIl
r ' ' '
3 Types of Machines Will be Used in
Demonstration of McLean Farm
Near Lumberton Jane 20.
Correspondence of. The Kobesonian.
xne otaie . iepariniens oi .gritu
ture, through the Division of Entomo
logy, will conduct a boll weevil dust
ing 'demonstration at Mr. A. W." Mc
Lean's, farm 4 near ; Lumberton . on
Tuesday; June 20, at 10 afm. v
Farmers who are interested - in
fighting the boll weevil with calcium
arsenate should " see : this .demon
stration. Three types of machines will
be' used. '.,'-:
"..!' .O. 0. DUKES, :
t County Farm Demonstration Agent,
Anti-Typhoid Yacclnatioa Cliniea. ; '
11 J I .1 1 . . SiJ Til
be given at ' the' following places and
x ree nii-iypnoia acciuuuon . win
dates during the' next week:
"Friday; June 16 10 a; in.; St.Puls
cotton mill; 1 p, m, St. Pauls. 4 ;
Monday, June 1940 p. m Smyrna-
schpol-.house.:
Wednesday, June 2111 a. m., Mc
Donald; 2 p. m., Baltimore; 4 p. tau,
Fairmonts nA'e V.
.' ThiiTsdayV June 14 p. m. Smith's
schopi. house. r . W . -i V
.". -r ' '.' i ;' - i
Cotton Blossom.' -"
A ' cotton blossom was received by
The . Kobesonian Tuesday, June 13th,
f rom ,W. J. Council, who lives on R.
ljfrom Lumberton. He writes that he
has several more" in .his fields . and
could have sent one last Sunday, June
llth.-'-.5.'. : - : I':.-; : ? i T
Since the ; above was put in type
blossoms, have been sent in by . the
following: - W. M. Lindsay, Rennert,
found 13th in field planted last day
of .March; Wm. Barnes, : colored,; R.
3 from Lumberton, found yesterday
v Mrs. E. IT. Mclnniswho recently
was elected, matron of the "teacher
age" of the local schools, moved Tues
day.: from the McLean apartment
house, Fifth and Walnut streets, in
to ' the ' "teacherage", East Eighth
street. 1 i -.-
"- Mrs." S." A. Powers -! and "Messrs.
Jesse and Pink Powers and M alloy
Patterson of R.1, Lumberton, were
among the visitors in town Tuesday.
A Jlne Concert Rashln Farm Work
v: Bcnooi uoara uartof ironoie aboti
. Electing Principat--PersonaL
; -' ; By C D. Williamson tV
U Parkton June 13.r-There was no
preaching atrthe M- E. church here t
O .!.V1 1L. ...1.. Tna f f
SS1" L"1 ' vZll
al exercises at the preaching hour;rotl!er Mr. Charley N. McGoogan,
subject, ndship ntnolt i ap-f 5me. lastweekremaining over a
propriate subject at this particular! day. Mr; McGoogan spent sever
time. The choir rendered beautiful)1 f- ?1 Jth tivef
music and the hour was well spent ' Mu Lo Bennett, wrh4-resides
, The concert given by the St. Pauls! "ear town, has been attending the
troopers"here last night was of a high; syod s conference for young- people
type ana was greatly enjoyed oy
fair-sized.' house. . The entertainment
was quite' a success in every, parti
cular, in good looks, in costumes, in
music, :in singing, ; and f roin jeverjr
angle. Several members wero .fea
tures. : The violinist, the ' guitar1
player,-the clog-dancer, the lady
quartet and eoloist. all were real
stars. We could fill up our . entire
space in comment. It was twice worth
the money. : .
Mr. W. M. Wingate of Adele,' Ga.,
and daughter, Mrs.? Perry, and chil-i
dren of Dunella, Fla., are visiting at
the home of Mr. ' Wingate's cousin
Mrs, J. C. D. McNatt Miss Nellie
Thomasson is entertaining the Chris J
tian Endeavor society tonight Mr,
and Mrs.' Joe Thames of Raleigh are-
visiting home folks this week-, Mr and
Mrs. W, L, Thames Mr.,r Fraiut
Williamson of Charlotte came Sun
day to enjoy his vacation with home
folks .this week. He also :-viited
Lumberton Monday ' and enjoyed .the
ball game in the afternoon. Reports
a -splendid . game. Mr. S. ' M. I Odom
and little daughter Mary, of Hamlet;
came up today . to visit relatives'.
J.i C. Lancaster, Luther Thames end
Josenh Thames were ; Lumberton
visitors Monday and enjoyed the ball
game. Phillip McNatt is visning
Wagram . this weekv Mrs. ' .Dewitt
Matheney of Raleigh is also xisiting
home folks this -week. v
Listen for. the wedding bells this
week.. " . --'ik-
If farmers were to turn off work
next week as, eh)g doing,- some 'one
would run- -out of job, as we. have
never yet seen-such rushing. Everyibeinv ,"iiext door," but all was ''quiet
reaper and binder, and every -mowing
machine is robing, -also She old Xime
darkey ; is mom awingmg in'cfadl9i
and yet there is .complaints, You -see
every farmer wants his grain cut first
and ' this scribe is patiently waiting.
The little folks are also doing" rush
ing busineswith the blackberries. The
crop is good and I was tempted to go
with -fin crowd one -evening and got
along . fine, -and that -night 1, - was
awakened and 4 juat -knew. I had de
veloped a case of the Itch; but later
I . waa advised that it Wat jred bugs ;
and it is hard to tell which I got the
tnost of, berries or red bugs. If I am
ever accused of picking berrie's'on a
ditch .bank again,- you tell me.
,Miss Isabell Blount-is visiting rela
tives in Charlotte Miss -Jewel" Etf
gerton of Kenley !? is visiting her
cousin -; Miss i Louise iGarris on main
street. Miss Marie McMillan left to
day for Greensboro to attend summer
school, also Mrs. J. J. Cobb went to
Raleigh to enter summer school there.
Her, daughter, little Miss Jessie, also
attends. Just can't mention every one
wno. is away in like manner. ,
. 'Mr. ,Vance McMillan, manager and
cather of the Hamlet baseball team,
spent the week-end with home folks,
also Mr. Bartley Hall of Belmont
paid his many friends a brief call, re.
turning Monday. The Hamlet team
must be one of the strongest teams in
the' league as it wou all last week,
alsd Monday and Tuesday of this
week;, but jtfstwait until ; it ; faces
Mnnwrjon anq wq wja aee.
There was a great lecture heard by
a "few of the patrons' of the 1 school
tonight at the school building bv Prof.
J. M. Weatherly of Huntersville. He
s one ox the: many applicants for
principalehip of the Parkton graded
schooL The board finds ita quite a
oroblem to select a nrlnMmt An ,'
suit the majority of the schooL He is
either too old or too-young and gay,
or some other serious objection; but
some one is to be employed, objection
or no objection. The board have ouri
sympathy in this respect.
; Ir lee June 21
It WO! be field on Ward Farm at
i Rowland SUte w SpecialisU . Will
8peak. . :-.-.-.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
! Farmers who are, interested in bet
ter pastures are invited to attend a
field pasture meeting at Mr. Jno. W.
Ward's farm, at Rowland, Wednesday,
June 2L at 2 0- p. m.- 1
- - Mr. Ward has 20 acres of grass and
clover " permanent pasture that . will
be well worth your time to see.
-In this connection it will be your
privilege to hear Mr. C. R. Hudson,
State demonstration ; agent, "Mr. W.
W. Shay, State swine specialist, and
Mr. A. C. Kimeryi State diry special
ist, j. ,. -. ,-. -
I am sure that these men will have
a valuable message for you.
r V - O. O. DUKES,
County- Farm Demonstration Agent
-4 C
Youar Folk Enjo'ylnt Swimming at
Odom'a Pond Large Gator Caught
on- Dry Land Funeral' of 'f Miss
Kate Bole Minstrel RevueWorth
the Price Personal Mention..
B Bess G. Johnson - "
St Pauls, June J3 Mr. A. S. Mc-
Googan returned from Savannah. Ga
which met at Davidson college June
6th to 13th. Miss Bennett went as
a delegate to represent the senior
C. E. society of the V Presbyterian
church here. She will possibly take
in the annual. State convention while
away. This meets at Charlotte from,
the 16th to the 18th. She has some
relatives up that way. ' '--- ;
Miss . Mary McLean left last Wed
nesday for Crossnore,' where she will
teach in the summer school. Will be
away 6 weeks. Miss McLean taught at
Crossnore some few; sessions ago,
altho' not in the summer school. She
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie
McLean, who live; near town, yt r
The many friends of Mr. S. Lee
Parker are very glad to know his lit
tle child is convalescent, having been
a victim of colitis the past few days.
Mr. Parker' is our new postmaster of
some few months.' , i
Lindsay, Neill MeEachern and possi
bly ethers went over to Fayetteviile
last Sunday afternoon to see Mr. R.
H. Coley. who has been a patient at
the Pittman-Gainey hospital since the
7th. Found him very much improved.
His many friends hope he wilt soon be
able to return home. Fayetteviile be
ing only a 20 mile drive his friends
can easily run over to see .him most
any time.' ' ;rv . -.-
Mr. D. Shaw MeEachern went over
to Thompson ' hospital, Lumberton,
last evening, brinf ing back with him
Mrs. MeEachern and 'the boy", little
William Alexander, who arrived "on
the -28 th.: Wo thought Possibly we'd
hav-lmusical Concert" last night
cndxtiir, it seemed. Miss Kate Me
DUf fie of Wagram, Mrs. McEachern's
Mspecial came over with them and
will be in the MdEachern home a few
days, Miss ' .McDuffle is an" aunt of
Mrs.: L. I. Grantham ' of our town.
It seems funny to see Mr. A. R. Me
Eachern, "grandad," tiptoeing around"
so as not to ?wake up the sleeping
baby5':.. !:':y:i X,
The young.folks in and around St
Pauls are having "some" time these
days going in swimming at Odom's
pond. ' V1"" . ' ' .
: Mrs. Richard Rivers' many friends
will be interested, in knowing she is
convalescing somewhat following an
attack 01 rneumatlsm. We noticed her
?f. i v- v
rnoon. While improving, she is not
a Die to iaae up any 01 ner nousenom;" w ' . . .
duties yet. A sister, Miss Sallie Cot-'.11-,, T 1 JJ'!i., "8nfr
tingham of Marlboro county, has been ! "f?-. ' ebei,c. ett week ' f ot
with her.since the'7th andwiU pos-
siwy be here until Mrs. Rivers re-
covers entirely
( Mrs. Bess Wilkerson and daughter.1
little Miss Laura Graham r llnTinll"" wws aggie wonroe, Ksteile
burg, have been eruests in the Nor
throp home since last Thursday. Mrs.
Wilkerson is the widow of the late
Mr. Dannie Wilkerson. She returned
to her home on last evening, her lit-
few days longer. She is about the I delighted to have Mrs. John
age of Mrs, Northrop's little daugh-,wlJ ns- -
ter, so the .two Lauras are having1 Mfi B?-; Jo" i State E.
"some" time. Miss Margaret Mc-.PTea'den' wil1. to the Endeavors
Geachy has.been spending a few'dayaf Presbyterian church on the everi-
PyeeUlth mr,;M
Archie A. McEachenu Little Miss
Nancy Pope McAllister, daughter of
Mrs. Katie McAllister of Lumberton,
spent a lew days last week at the
home of her uncle and aunt. Mr. and
Mrs. u u McGoogan, on Main street,'
Hr little cousins Mary Louise and
Margaret, returned home with her
Friday, Were to return last aighk
Mr. and Mrs? J. Browne Evans and
S children, J. Browne, Jr Susan and
Flora McNair,,left yesterday for a
to Mrs. Evans' people, The Pis-
tarda at Bullock; Mrs. Evans and the
- . 1N .UG ( mm nu wvtui IUO JUKI) wuc, JUml
children will possibly spend some few 'to get a glimpse of Mr. Locke Me
weeks 'ere their return to St Panhullnnia ill; dreciwd n inc i at
An alligator;some 8 feet .4 inches 1
long was on ' exhibition in our little
town, on - last Saturday afternoon.
R tm mmmm Arkn.UI I.. u .-1?a.a.YU
"Some" "gator. He was - caught by
Ernest Canady and Neill Patterson on
dry land in an eld field; near their
home . some miles from here several
days ago. :-- V' '"' "
Mr. and. Mr. L. A. McGeachy at
tended the funeral of Miss Kate Buie
at Philadelphua yesterday & m. at
11 o'clock Miss Buie lived near
Buie, was something like 89 years of
age.- She had been ill for.' several
weeks. A good woman end had many
friends who will learn with regret of
her death. She was a . member of
large family of brothers and sisters,
all of whom have departed this life
except 2 sisters, Misses Beck and Ef
fie, who survive. To the bereaved we
proffer our sympathy in 'the' loss of
their loved one. -. . ' ' ; V'
The American ' Legion . presented
with home talent the musical ! mins
trel revue in the mill school auditor
ium here last . Saturday evening. A
Wainrante ;
:-j x-n '' -'. : ". ; ' '.' ;
$7,777.50 Being Distributed Assoag
f 1?3 Robcso? Confederate Soldiers
' aad Widows. -
, State pension money amounting to
7,?T7.60 for Robeson county veterans
and their widows has been received
by clerk of court C. B. Skipper and
is being paid out by him to 153 pen
sioners as follows : - v ; , :
i One second class, $67.50; 1 third
class, $60; 67 4th class, $50 each, $3,
350; 4 widows, 1st class, $75 each,
$300;: 80 widows of 4th class, $50
each $4,000. . '.& .f-'..;5 r;,.,.,.;
; The county pension board will meet
the first Monday in July in the office
of the clerk of the court. " V
LUMBER BRIDGE NEWS LETTER
Juniors Honored at C. E. Convention
Personal Mention. ; -:-.
By Leila nubbard
Lumber Bridge, June 13 Quite a
number of our people attended the
county C. E. convention "at St, Pauls
on June - 6. The sessions were . ex
ceedingly . helpful and inspiring. Es
pecially so was the Junior session,
which was cpnducted in the early af
ternoon under the directorship of Mrs.
D. S.. Currie r fi,Parkton. Mrs. Currie
has for the-past. year been superin
tendent of the. Juniors and the Juniors
reflected crediHjth bn her and their
local Junior leadefi Air. Roarer Hall.
who so Jeautifuux;led th , Junior
session and who was appointed by
the convention to represent the Robe
son county juniors at the State con
vention ' in Charlotte' 16-18, is a
member of our local Jr. society., The
local Jr. society was further honored
by the fact that its entire delegation
recited the 13th chapter of First
Corinthians and that they made the
best report in -the. county. Honor is
due these children and their able
leader, Mrs. J. W, HalL The; local
Senior society received honorable
mention for having the second best
Senior report. The convention was in
deed fortunate to have with them
Mr. Bert G. Jones, State C. E. presi
dent. St. Paula proved an ideal hos
tess and they entertained the ; eon
wtioif foyAllyV r.--; sv.
itMr. Wilburn .John Jefv'ioday iLfcV
Anmston, Aia., wnere Jie will be 'in
camp for tlx 'weeks. . ,- 'r.y..
: Miss. Mary .Harper; Cobb left today
to attend the. North Carolina College
for Women's summer schooL
1 Mrs. William McMillan of Laurm.
burg is visiting her mother; Mrs. W.
E. Gibaofu.-.' i--i'!.."r'-,---s,. ; .s.v..:. c '
Mri" and Mrs W.'E. Gibson, who
for the past few; months had been
living at a country place, have recent
ly moved back into town. :?
Mrs. E. G. Rabb and Mrs. U R,
Rabb of Melrose, Fla., are visiting
relatives here. - -.ak
Mr, and Mrs. J. S. Hodges and
children. Miss Elizabeth, Gertrude and
John. -left this "moraine for States-
- Gwr'. - ''r?ta -
P0? ma' 4
. w e"T"
djr mornmg for the State C. E.
S?n.TenA,.m Charlotte: Mrs. J. W.
Clifton and Leila
Hubbard and
Messrs. Roger Hall
Hubbard.
and Langdon
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy John have re
turned from their tour throusrh
( Western North Carolina. We are in-
invited to be present.
Mrs. B. M. Davis is spending the
day in St. Pauls.
large number enjoyed it some time
ago when it was presented in the high
school - auditorium as mentioned ; in
one - of our recent letters. Last even
ing, they took it over to our neighbor
ing town' of Parkton while tonight,
plans are being made to present it
t FairmaaJ, Several have reraajjsed
it was well worth the price, 50c, just
representing "Mistah Bones" and
acting the fooL"jt say nothing of
a.1 a.
the others, who acted ; their,' parts
equally as welL ' .. ' ' ' --Mr.
A. H. Holder, who lives a few
miles out from fown, hasnt been so
well the past few days: Mr. Holder's
health hasn't been good for some time.
He has been much worse the past
few days however Seme of our citi
zens drove out to tee him last evening.-
? ---'- m ; (,;:;
Mr. W. A. Nutting, his mother and
little Miss Elizabeth motored over to
Raeford last Friday for a few hours.
Mr. Paul Caudell recently returned
from Wake Forest, where he attend
ed school the past term. D. C. Lents
is also' home from Trinity? Julian
Butler, State college; and Harvey
Sykes, from Elise high school, which
is located at Hemp, Moore county. El
ise school has always home the name
of being an excellent institution in
every way, and the Sykes family are
certainly singing high in its, praise
since their brother's return. ' -
COTTON. 1IACZET
' Middling cotton la quoted on the
local market today at 20 1-2 cents
the poun4:,;;:rv----,-r-,i;.--.j
BRD3F ITEMS OF LOCALS NEWS
Mrs. A. Weinstein underwent an
operation at the Thompson hospital
this morning. , ?
'Mr. C. A. Whittlngton and family
moved Tuesday from Fayetteviile to
mk L,umDerton. : ;;, : - -.;-,- . '
' Regular frevlew Maccabees Fri
day 'evening at 8 o'clock. It is impor
tant that all local Maccabees attend
this review, yy-y-;. .;-. ry z:;:-
Mr. ' F; V. Gray Is r sssembling
material for the erection of an 8-room
brick and tile building, Sixth . and
Cedar streets. . . ' v , . . -
Fifteen stills of .various sises and
classes, captured during the past
month, were destroyed at the county
jail yesterday by County Commis
sioner C. B. Townsend. , -
Mr. W. J. Wilkerson, who lives
miles from Lumberton on R. $, re
membered the editor a Tuesday., with
the finest cabbage and beets he has
seen this year. These specimens from
Mr. Wllkerson's garden canned b
surpassed. , , y 'y . '. y):lxf-.: yyy
Miss Josie McNeill left last even
ing for her home at Laurel Hill after
undergoing treatment at the Thomp
son hospital for a week. Her condi
tion Is very much improved, , Miasr' "
McNeill ii a sister of Mr. Jno. 8. Mc
Neill of . Lumberton, v,. tfay '
1 ' Miss' Evelyn Barker, daughter of
Mr. , I. M. Barker, who lives m the
eastern part of town,, returned home ,
Tuesday .evening; from : ; the J Baker
sanatorium, where she spent 2 months
undergoing treatment' Her condition
is 1 somewhat- improved, f rrS wyi J ' fc
; " Messrs. W. H. Cale and Jno. Gore
left this morning for Hendersonville
to attend a Stats convention of, th
Baraca-Phflathea union, which open. rt
there this evening. They go as dele
gates from the Baraca class of the
First .'Baptist' Sunday schooL ;
Mr, N. H. Ward of MeDonaU and
son, Mr. H. N. Ward of Toledo, Ohio,
were Lumberton visitors yesterday.
Mr. H. N; Ward, who holds a' position
in;the offw of the Standard Oil Co.
in "Toledo, is spending his 'vacation4
with.his parents at' McDos.lL f ;
- i-Dr." E. R; Hardin; county health
officer Mrs. Hardin and their small,
son, E. R. Jr arrived home Sunday
night from Augusta Ga where- they K
spent 3 weeks with Dr. Hardin's:
mother; who , has been very UL Her
condition is now somewhat improved. '
. Mr. Jno, Fi French j whd. Izi been
a patient at the Charlotte sanatorium
for several weeks, is expected home f
Saturlay of this .week. Mr. French
had expected to return home Tuesday:
evening, but his physician ; advised
that he remain in Charlotte until Sat-1
urday, wt''.; .-: . ,
Mr Robt Belch 7 arrived, home
Monday from the Union Protestant,
hospital, Baltimore,' ML, where three
weeks ago he underwent n operation,
His condition ia, thought to be some
what improved. Mrs. Belch went to
Baltimore Saturday and accompanied
her husband home.
Messrs.' C M. Fuller & Son have
taken over their gasoline filling, sta
tion formerly, operated by Mr. C O.
Rogers, Second and Chestnut Streets.
The station is in charge of Mr. E. C.
Graham, who waa formerly employed
in the hardware department of Mr.
L. H. Caldwell's department store.
Miss Emma , Norment , of the
faculty of the Lumberton graded
school left Tuesday for Greensboro,
where she will attend a summer
school at. the N. C. College for Wo
men. Misses Katie and Sarah Stone
of Mt Elim boarded the . train here
Tuesday for Greensboro to attend tits,
same summer schooL j 'ijBk-
-Mrs. B. S. Beam - arrived home
Tuesday night from Charlotte; where
she, spent a month undergoing treat-.7
ment at the Charlotte sanatorium.
Her condition is very much improved:
She was accompanied home by her
husband, Dr. R. S. Beam, their small
son, R. & Jrn and Mrs. A. E. White,
the last-named having spent much of
the time with Brs. Beajj jhilo she.
waf ill the laualorium. Dr. ieamv
went to Charlotte Monday evening. ;'
-Mr. S. -. Mclntyre returned home
last night from ,Thdmasville,, where
he attended the annual' meeting of the
board of trustees of the ThomasviUe
Baptist orphanage; of which board he
is- a . member. Mr. Mclntyre is also
attorney to the board. He returned
home with Messrs, K. M. Barnes sod
Mr,. Barnes - son, t John Rhodes,' and
W. L LinkhaW of Lumberton, and
Mr. Roger, Pitman of Barneiville,
who went to ThomasviUe Tuesday.
They made 'the trip in Mr. Barnes
auto.' yy --. - y. .. -,';?.'-.:-..;'"
The following members of tia
two B. T. P. unions of the First Bap-'
tist church left Tuesday morning for
New Bern to attend a B. T. P. U. eon-t
vention: Misses Maggie - Pittman,
Dovie Prevatt, March Raybon; Messrs. -Ingram
Hedgpeth, Irvin Biggs. Miss
Mae Tyson, a member of the B. T. P.
U. of. the East Lumberton ; Baptist
church. Miss Quessie Prevatt . and
Mrs. Letbm Ward of Back Swamp,
Mr. R. M. Baxley of Raft Swamp and
Mr. H. J. MeRae of St Paula also
boarded the train here. Tuesday for
New Bern to attend the convention.
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