19 Miles Lumberton
Maxton Road Let to
Contract Yesterday
Largest Single Contract Yet Let by
State Highway Commission Com
pletion i of Project Will Require a
Tear and Will Cost $588,62516
Project .Offered to Contractors
" Yesterday,"' i-h Ci-ti? rV' -W
Included in the lettings of the
-State ' Highway -Commission ' at Ral
eigh yesterday were 19.08 miles of
the road between Lumberton, and
'Maxton, the largest single project
yet let to contract by the commission.
This ia the stretch of flroad from the
Red Springs-Maxton fork, just be
yond McNeill's bridge, 3 miles west
of Lumberton, to .Maxton; As is now
well known, the road from this fork
to Lumberton already has been hard
surfaced. -
The total cost of paving this road
and building the - bridges , , states a
news1 item in today's News and 01
server, according to the lowest bid
submitted, is $588,625. The r project
includes the total Federal aid fund
allotted to the Third disrict Quoting
further from the News and Observer:
Bidding on this largest of projects
was sharp, with the Hardaway Con
struction company unsuccessful by a
small margin in several .large pro
jects let, in recent months the pros
pective low man. A" big Chicago pav
ing company, J. 0. Hayworth & Co.,
appeared unexpectedly on the . scene
and submitted a bid of $2.52 per
square yard. This company will prob
ably be awarded the Contract. Com
pletion of the project will require a
year. ' ' I ':
Rounding out the , first' half the
year with its program of "1,000 miles
in 1922," the SUte-Highway Com
mission yesterday had put not quite
three-fourths ef the entire year's pro
gram of new. construction under con
tract when bids were opened for "136
miles of gravel 1 and hard surfaced,
roads. The total mileage to date is
395 miles of gravel roads 'and 345
miles of hard surfaced roads. . - -"-'
Sixteen projects offered to . con
tractors yesterday for 55 miles of
hard surfaced and 81 miles of gravel
road broughjt an aggregate bid of
$2,203,031.80, and the total obliga
tion for the ,740 miles let to" contract
since January 1 to $1204,810.37.
The achievement is declared - to- be'
without parallel in the history of
read construction in America. .
Curb Market to be
Opened Here July 8
Market Will be Under Direction of
Home and Farm Demonstration
Agents Farmers and Clubs Invited
to Bring - Their - Produce House
wives in Strong Co-operation With
Movement. 'm-rv-v
Reported for The' Sobesonianl '
At a joint meeting of the Lumber
ton Home Demonstration club ; and
Woman's clubs held at the 'town hall
on Monday it was decided that a curb
market would be opened in Lumber
ton on the court house square on Sat
urday, July 8th, at 9 a. m.
Miss Andrews,' home . demonstration
agent, explained to the clubs,- as she
has to the other clubs of the county,
the great opportunity for an income
earning feature. The object is to en
ccv.rr.se thj production of a standard
--Hu:t of any home or farm -and to
give a ready cash income for such
standard products. The products will
all be graded and the price-set. in
proportion to the grade. All farmers
and clubs of the county are urged to
bring their products between the
hours of 9 and .11 o'clock to the space
allotted them for that purpose. There
they will meet the consumers with
their money and baskets. The market
will be opened every Saturday dom
ing between these hours and it will
be a great opportunity for the farm
ers and their wives to Increase their
income and to show . the , folks . how
to live at home. The housewives-of
the town are in strong cooperation
with the more and they expect to" be
there one and all to buy their Sun
day dinner.
Mr. O. O. Dukes, farm demonstra
tion agent, was also present at the
meeting and spoke in strong support
of the market This is to be another
example of team work between the
home and farm agents and the market
will be under their direction and supervision.-
. , iXy. :: '-' '
The meeting was then turned into
a demonstration, in which Miss An
drews gave a jelly demonstration,
exhibiting containers to be used for
the state and county fairs and urg
ing the women to use these contain
ers and send a good exhibit - to the
fairs. Receipes were given for . all
jelly making and summer canning.
Railway Shopmen Will Strike Jury 1
Unless Wage Cot is Stayed
Chicago, June 27. A strike of the
400,000 railway shopmen of the coun
try will be called for July 1 unless
the railroads agree to stay the $60,
000,000 wage cut due the shop-workers
on that date and. to restore cer
tain working conditions formerly in
effect it was made known tonight
through a telegram from B. M. Jew
ell, head of the shop craft' to - the
association of railway executives.
Twenty Members .
Added to First
Baptist Church
Revival Closed Last Evening-Dr.
, Vines Preached Sermons of Great
Power Which Stirred Large Con
gregations Church Was Greatly
Revived.
- Twenty members were added to the
First Baptist church during the re
vival - which . began Monday evening
of last week and closed last evening.
Of this number 15 are candidates for
baptism, four ; were received by let
ter from other churche and one was
restored: It has not been announced
when the ordinance of baptism will be
aIm iniot ovnri
tor of the church, in the meeting,
preached a plain gospel which stirred
the! large Congregations that attended
the services. The church was greatly
revived. Dr. Vines is one of the fore
most preachers in the Southern Bap
tist convention and his efforts here
were crowned with success. He left
this . morning for . his home in Nor
folk. , . t ''-: -
Heavenly Recognition . '
The church was crowded last even
ing for the closing , service. Dr: Vines
preached about heaven, which he -described
as a place of reality, more
real than anything seen on earth. His
subject was "Heavenly Recognition";
his text;, "On the east three gates,;
on 'the north three gates: on the
south . three gates; and on the west
three .gates Keveiation
Obsessed, With the Here and Now,
, People' jre so. obsessed with ; the
here and now that .they do not think
much :otther;future, said Dr. v Vines
in besrinning his sermon. We should
not forget that life is short and that
we will not be here long, he continu
ed. We should be concerned - about
heaven, the eternal home. He said
heaven id a place of reality, a place of
rest, a place of reward, a place of
reunion' and a plac eof responsibility.
Heaven u accessible to all who
wish to enter in. There one will find
perfect rest : from ;the cares , of this
life. It will take eternity to prove
God's goodness. The Bible teaches
that heaven is a place of reward. One
will receive, there ..a just eeompenee
for all the good .done in this world, t
f In Bpeaking of heavenly- recogni
tion, Dr.Wines aske if the great
and good God would : allow connec
tions formed ' here , and then sever
them? His answer.;to this was "No".
Personality will live on the other eide,
he continued. We will know and love
each other better there. Every pic-.
ture and reference to heaven implies
heavenly recognition. The beloved
dead are now with Jesus. As soon as
a dear one passes they go immediate-!
Dr. WnW M: Vines, pastor of the- to hejr from every part of the United jbeth and possibly Sarah. Mr. and R- E. Wood, little Robert, died Fri
First Baptist church of Norfolk, Va., State's. Mr. and Mrs. Adams drove: Mrs. A. A. McEachern were in Stjday morning at 5 o'clock, and was
who assisted Dr. C. H. Durham, pas- from Montreat in their car. Sunday Pauls a tiny while yesterday after-buried Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
ly to where. Jesus is. There is noiy- ,
question about-this in the teaching of i Mr and Mrs. T. G. Balfour and
tor-BiMev-,:- J ;?i?n d8hter, Alice-Audrey, spent
Heaven is i not a jplace of wax. fig-! Monday afternoon in Lumberton.
ures and do-nothings--it is a place if i Mr. Ed Currie and daughter, Miss
activityiXAH Pictures of heaven'. teara-iEroma, have returned to Lumber
with activity. God launched us for a
superb and glorious purpose and tne
fcofrinninw l hom. It will be comDlet-l
ed in heaven. .
In closing the preacher painted a a -furlough,
vivid picture of the calamity of mis- Mr. Douglaa Smith went to Little
intr hpnvpn ' Tliiri are onlv two . ton Sunday and brought back with
places to go heaven or hell, he said.
Hell was described as all that heaven
is not. - -
(Continued on page four.)
School Extension Work Suspended
Raleigh News and Observer, June
jfctor ; ot. ft. Up- Sl.r&ri. P"K h
co: nesignauon ox . v. yjivouy. m
extension, ana ine prscucai suspeu- t. M CnMn -a-nmnn. v
sion of tte work ofthaMepartment ; &Z,KEk?cS Amnions ha
ed by Dr. E. C Brooks, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction yes:
terday. Mr. Crosby's resignation be
comes effective, July 1st
: . 'Americana Held for Ransom
Washington, June 27. Seizure h ot
40 American employes, of the. Cortea
Oil company at Tampico, Mexico, -reported
to the State Department, as
Va.tfV- 'a.0 UV . mmmmtr
security for a ransom of l&,oow pesos,
- . . . a . M il M I
was little to indicate that the incident
would lead to any change of attitude
here toward the Obregon government
in Mexico. ; ,
Pembroke Child's Skull Fractured by
" FaU..-,, - . ' -.. i-'-v,?V'
The condition of Mildred, 3-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.: A.
Collinsworth of Pembroke, who suf
fered a fractured skull when she fell
Tuesday, is reported as 'favorable.
The child was brought to the Thomp
son hospital soon after the accident
One fracture extended about one
third around the skull and there were
three ' other ' small fractures, though,
there was no serious displacement of
the bone. '
Mr.'W. G. Watts and ion, Master
C. V4'of Raynham, were Lumberton
visitors Tuesday. -
Mr.'H. S. Smith of Wakulla was a
I Lumberton visitor Monday afternoon.
wasiungton. ACKuig lunner. in-or-.JC-p ou-i pm PH- r.- n.r.
mation as to what has happened be-XSlSSlStS
hind what is apparently a rigid JSSLjZ
sorship at Tampico, however, therein SSxtLSSS!!t
Lumber Bridge
News Letter
Famous Visitors Give Organ Service .
- cial and Personal. , -
' By Leila Hubbard
Lumber Bridge, June 27. Mr. and
Mm.- Crosby Adams of Montreat spent
Katiirrinv at thu hnm at Mr. : LL C.
Hubbard. VMr. and Mrs. Adams are
famous personages in the . music
wrld; Mrs. Adams is famous as a
pianist, composer , and teacher, while
Mr. Adams is a chordl "director of
note. For many years Mr. and Mrs.
Adams resided in Chicago, III., but for
several years Montreat has been their
home, Mrs. Adams holds a teachers
class -every summer and pupils come
evening several oi our people orove.uw". oi mr, . . t.. u. mu.
to Maxton to the organ service Mr. 1
and .Mrs. Adams gave in the "Presby-jnew baby," a recent addition to our
terian church. The choir, under 'the! -"tor ex list."; The "boy" next door
leadership of Mr. Adams, , rendered j is thriving fast and has "good lungs,?
several beautiful selections, while the according to reports. - ".
orens- music was of indescriba-t The many friends of Mr. Stedman
ble exquisiteness. After the benedic-
tion was pronounced the audience
reserved their, seats and 'the I organ
closed ' the service. This service was
impressive and lovely beyond express
ion.: ' ; .- '.:CV, 'a':.
" Tuesday evening, June 20 Mr. Bert
G. Jones former president of '.the
North Carolina Christian Endeavor
Union, talked to the young people in
the.. Presbyterian church,. Mr. Jones
told of the organization and purpose
of . Christian Endeavor. He explained
explicitly the C. E. principles and
their application to our lives. He told
also the .work C. E. is doing and the
need of this young people's society.
It was indeed a treat . to have Mr.
jones witn us ana now. even more
than before, we regret that he leaves
our state, this fall, to take up the
great work elsewhere. , 2
" Monday night the Junior Christian
Endeavor held a social in- the enter
tainment hall of the Presbyterian
church. The hall was . attractively
decorated in green. Several delight
ful games were enjoyed by the En
deavors. "At the close of the contest
Miss Doris McGoogan was presented
with the prize, a corsage of sweet
peas, Punch and crackers were serv
ed. Little Misses, Margaret and
Eleanor 7Witherspoon4ofSumtera
&, and .Master WikmWalkwf!MtagBe will spend a whfler longer
17.1..-.1. x -m .i a . t j I al - Tier: .i. e-i
win suesva ut naevors.
Misses Lillian Hall,- Ruth Edmund
son, Maggie and Mayme Monroe and
Leilar Hubbard -assisted Mrs J. W.
Hall, the superintendent '
Miss Elizabeth ? Sykes, ; who has
been visiting her sister, has return
ed to her 'home' here. ;
Mrs. Virginia Mclntrre land Mrs.
Charles Conoly of Alabama- are vis-
ting their mother, Mrs. Sarah Cono-
Bridge after attending the Confeder-
ie reunion. ,
Mr. Frank Svkes of the U. S.
Navy has returned to his work after
'him Mrs. Smith and infant daughter
Sarah Bell.
j - Mrs. Lucy Sykes is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Simon Gaitley of Red
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hodees and
children, Miss Elizabeth, John and
Gertrude, who have been visiting in
t i ..I . . ...
veurjfia, win return tonignt
sis-
county to attend the
marriage of her brother, Rev. Lon
nie Powers. . -
Miss Ruth Edmundson of Lumber
ton is visiting -her. aunt Mrs.' J. W.
HalL , .
v-Miss Meta Klarpp visited here this
week. ' :, '.-
Mr.? and Mrs. -Nick Walker and
family of Raleigh visited relatives
here this week. 1 s
MR BARKER'S FORD FOUND
, . - t a.aa v-s m-
Car. . ' ;
- Mr. L M. Barker Tuesday' recover
ed a Ford touring car which was
stolen from his' car barn in the east
ern part of town on the night of June
16. The ear was found in Cumberland
county, ? near r Fayetteville. Alex,
Thames, who lives in ' Cumberland
county, was arrested on the charge
of stealing the car and is in jail here.
He will be given a preliminary hear
ing before Recorder D. HFuller'next
Monday. -The man who had the car
in, possession said that he bought it
from Thames. It will be recalled that
Thames . was arrested," here ' several
months ago on the charge of attempt
ing 'to steal a car which local offi
cers placed "on East Fifth street as
a - trap. He was tried in Superior
court and his fine . and costs totaled
$475. 1 He was arrested Tuesday- by
Chief of Police D. M. Barker of Lam.
bertoh and Deputy W-O. Patrick of
Cumberland county,
St. Pauls News !
Residences Being Improved- Boll
Weevil Has . Reached ; Mr.
Dod
Evans Farm nail Storm Does
t
Some Damage -White Lake Popu
lar Resort American T Legion
Reading - Room Personal Men
tion. By Bess G. Johnson
n St. Pauls, June 27.-We had nice
St. Pauls, June 27. We had a nice
, little rain last night, which was very
refreshing.
Masters Alexander AlcUeachy and .
i Hugh Murray have returned from a
few days visit to Alexander's uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Mc -
Eachern, at Fayetteville. The girls
-are going up today for a little visit,
Misses HeSen Mabry McGeacby, Eliza-1
four of Lumber Bridge and that cute
B. McCormac are very glad to know
rhe has returned from Pittman hospl-
tal, Fayetteville, where he has been
a patient some few. weeks.
Miss Maude Poole of Raeford and
a young friend motored over to our
little town for a few hours visit last
Sunday afternoon. Miss - Poole - is
well known here,, being an "old St
Pauls girl." Mrs. Edwin McDonald,
who was Miss Ethel Harris, return
ed Friday from a little visit to her
sister, Miss Myrtle Harris of Norfolk,
Va. Mrs. T. L. Northrop's heart was
made glad this week she haying got
ten all her "biddies" home again for
, -'wee bit. -Francis came Sunday
night from Lake View, where he
I a.... "
piays m an orchestra this summer,
! bringing with him a young friend,
Bob Holmes. They got a day or two
-leave , and made tracks for home."
Saturday night Katie Groves, who is
Mrs. Marion McNeill now, came over
with her "hubby" from Laurinburg,
for a week's visit, Mr. McNeill re
turning Sunday afternoon. Mr. Paul
M. Montage came over from Winston
Salem Friday night to ' see Mrs.
Montague and little Nita who for
several weeks have been visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Davis
of our town. Mr. Montaarue returned
Sunday.nv via. Fayetteville. Mrs.
'erevber return to Winston-Salem.
xars. 4, i. urantoam and little daugh
ter, Sarah, who reside on Armfield
street, spent last Monday with friends
hi Lumberton.
Mrs. A. E. Howard left last Thurs
day for a visit to her people -in
Athens, Ga. We hope her visit will be
a pleasant one, as it has been some
little time since she was out therev
Miss Julia Duke of Hamlet arrived
in St Pauls yesterday a. m. for
(Continued on Page Seven
Recorder's Court
Assaults, Affrays, Disturbances,
Trespass and Speeding Aired Be
fore Recorder Fuller.
Several "battles" have been aired
before Recorder David H. Fuller this
week.
: Fuller Locklear, Indian, was given
a hearing yesterday on the charge of
-.-..U 'it v ii
assami wiin aeaaiy weapon upon
Isham Locklear another Indian, and
also on the charge of carrying con
cealed weapons. He was found not
guilty in both cases. Paisley Locklear,
Indian, was also found not guilty of
an assault upon Isham Locklear.
Oma Williams was found guilty of
assault upon a 9-year-old son of A.
L. Hendren and was fined 5 cents.
The evidence was that the boy cursed
his assailant and she. slapped him.
Harrison Rogers, colored, was found
guilty of an assault upon Fred Coun
cil; also colored, the case being dis
missed. . , '' . ,.'
Jim Lamb and Alex MeSfcaw
fjned $25 each and the cost on the
charge of an affray. MeShaw waa alsoyJune 28. Crops fn this section are
fined $15 on the charge of . driving an
auto wnue in a drunken condition.
Both Lamb and MeShaw showed
signs of the affray, though neither
of the combatants was seriously hurt
, Sam Barber, colored, and his wife
Rosa were found guilty of an affray
and cursing and raising a disturb
ance in the town of Lumberton. They
were taxed ' with - the cost, the cost
in Rosa's case being remitted.- 3
Jim McMillan, colored, was found
guilty of trespass, judgment being
continued. .
-W. J.' Kite was found not guilty
of cursing and raising a disturbance
in the town .of Lumberton.
, W. C. Campbell submitted to the
charge of speeding and was taxed
with the cost ' . '
4 ' - - " . .. " ' ' 1 1 -:t
State Highway Commission is Erect
l Ing Large Garage Here.
I he State Highway Commission is
erecting a garage and storage stalls
for : ten trucks between Second and
Fifth streets in the eastern part of
town. The entire plant will cover
about one-half acre. The building will
be a wooden structure. As has been
stated in The Robesonian, this is theito retire at the end of his present
distributinar point for Robeson and i term after 24 years of continuous
Cumberland counties and parts of
Bladen and Columbus. ;
Parlcton Letter
Play Given for Church Was
a Sac-
cess Death of an Infant Mr. Ben
Watson, Wina Prize for Best Cet-!
too Crop Prospects and Other
Items. . . ." ,
By C.
r xv:ii:.
pflflttnT. M r T..- ofl nrv. i'
friven at th atuiitArinm Prlil 4f
The Average Man,1
The Average Man," was ouite a
. . .
success. It was enjoyed by a - large
(audience. We can truly recommend it!"
w any place, it wiU be given - at
Antioch Tuesday night, also at Eliza,
Jbethtown, Wednesday night It Is
irfven for the benefit of the new
Presbyterian church a very worthy
j cause. , ,
The year-old baby of Mr. and Mrs.
u tuiiuutttu ai. mm
residence by Rev. C. R, Small, and
the interment was in the Parkton
cemetery.
Dr. D. S. Currie arrived home Sat
urday morning from Baltimore, where
he went with his brother William,
who took his sick baby to the Johns
Hopkins hospital for treatment We
are sorry to learn that the baby is un
improved. .
Rev. R. F, Manns arrived home
from Raleigh Friday evening, and
filled bis pulpit Sunday .morning to
a large and appreciative congrega
tion. His text was "Jesus Christ, the
A M mm '
same yesieroay, looay.ana xorever."
A most interesting sermon and will
be long remembered. , , , :
Mr. Lauch Blue of Laurinbursr. de
livered a most interesting lecture at
the Presbyterian church. Mr. A. C.
McCormick, brother-in-law . of ' Mr.
Blue, also was in attendance. Mr.' Mc
Cormick formerly lived in our town
for a number of years, and we are
always glad to greet him. .
Mr. Vance McMillan, manager and
catcher for Hamlet baseball team, al
so his third baseman, Mr. Castle, also
Bartley Hall spent Sunday : in our
town. Mr. Hall formerly lived here
and he doesn't need any excuse to
visit his old home; someone has ac
cused him of having up a love case.
We've been along there before, and
sympathize with him. We have our
mind on a young, man of our town
who if we miss him we would go right
down to St Pauls to' find him. But
Who Wames him? . 1 . .
Last spring Mr. A. B. Williamson,
vised his patrons of his route that he
would offer a five. dollar Stetson hat
for the farmer who could show up
the best cotton July 1st, and on Sat
urday the prize was awarded to Mr.
Ben Watson, a live wire. The cotton
can be seen on the Moore farm three
miles south of town. ,
Mr. T. W. Thompson, C. A- Bod
dinhammer and the writer made a
business trip down to Bennettsville,
S. C. The above two men are cotton
buyers and sellers; they buy or selL
and on this trip we were not ad
vised the number of bales that chang
ed hands; but it must have been up
in the hundreds." The trip was a
pleasant one and while on the return
trip we contended -with much rain,
yet the trip was made hurriedly and
without much car trouble.
The cotton and corn in South Caro
lina is far ahead of the crops in
North Carolina, while the canteloupes
and melons look fine in the Maxton
and Laurinburg sections.
The game of baseball played at
Midway Saturday evening between
King Hiram first nine and Parkton
second nine, figured in favor of King
Hiram, and one reason was the Park
ton nine were young fellows : and
small, compared with the King Hiram
boys, although the game was much
enjoyed and done on the square.
LONG BRANCH LOCALS
Crops Are Looking - Fiae Caring To.
I tIre5in Cwtt"
peet Looks Slim.
- By D. F. Britt, Jr.
Lnnc Branch I,nmhrton '. R. 41.
looking extra fine, considering all the
rain that has fallen. ; ;
- Curing tobacco seems to be the or
der of the day in these parts. Folks
that are not 1 curing ' are getting
ready to put in. We are glad to see
some fair weather again. ; ,
Rev. L P. Hedgpeth filled his re
gular appointment at Long Branch
Saturday and Sunday with a large
crowd each time, and preached a fine
sermon. He told of his trip to Jack-!
sonville to the Southern Baptist con-
vention, and he seemed to like his
trip. We are mighty glad he enjoyed!
himself. ' I
Mr. Charlie Lamb and Mr.' J. H.
Ainmons cured 2 barns of tobacco
last week. We are' hoping success.
The cotton situation looks slim to
most of the cotton growers.
Best wishes to The Robesonian and
its many readers. '
Representative Jos. W. Fordney,
chairman of the House of Congress
ways and means committee and au
thor of the Fordney tariff bill, an
nounced Monday that he will not be
a candidate for re-election. He plans
service from the 8th district of Michi-
jgan.
COTTON MARKET
Middling1 cotton is cmnttt m k.
local market todav at 21 1-2 rnt
tn pound. .
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BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCALS NEWS
License has been issued for the
marriage OI U
P. Odom and Lucy
.'Tevaw. ...
fa .
condition of Mrs. W. . G.
y Ids, who recently underwent
erlous operation at the Thompson
uaV"h improving.
Mr. J. F. Raybon, a Confederate
veteran of Lumberton, has returned
from Richmond, where he attended
the reunion last week. He report
most enjoyable occasion.
The county pension 'board will
meet in the office of Clerk of the
Court C B. Skipper Monday of next
application for a Confedarat nnilnn
should file their application at this
meeting. ' "
Transfer Deputy Kengel of the
Supreme Maccabee tent is expected
to arrive here tomorrow to do some
special work with the local Macca
bee tent AH Maccabee are urged to
attend the regular review Friday
evening. -; - - -
. The eommltte that has the mat
ter in charge asks The Robesonian to
say that if owners of lots at the
cemetery will clean them off the
trash will be removed by the town;
also that , some graves . need re
mounding. :'n , .J I
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Mcln
tyre, who were married here on June
15, returned Tuesday from New York,
where they., spent their , honeymoon.
They are making their home for the
present with Mr. Melntyre's parents,
Mr., and : Mrs. S. Mclntyre, Walnut
and) Sixth streets. ; ; ' . '
Mr. and Mrs. G. Badger McLeod,
who ; were " married at Boardman on
June 20, arrived home last night from
Western North Carolina, where they
went immediately after their mar
rf age. They will make their home wita
Mr, McLeod's mother, Mrs. Beo. B.
McLeod, Fifth and Chestnut streets.
Mr. Harry K. Russell has ar
rived home from Blue Ridge, where
he attended a Y. M. C. A. student's
conference. Mr. Russell was secretary
and religious director of a boys' Y.
M. C. A. camp at Lake Kanuga. be-
zore going to tne conzerence. lie is
i - - .
L. B. : rrnArW?per i
colored people here for the day. The
crowd was made up of Sunday school
picnickers. A picnic dinner was served
at Seven Pines, in the northern part
of town, and the visitors apparently
enjoyed the day in Lomberton.
MrJJeill Smith of Fairmont was
run down by an automobile driven
by Mr. M. A. Odura of Lumberton
at the fair grounds yesterday after
noon. The car passed over Mr. Smith's
chest and though he was badly bruis
ed up, he was not seriously hart He
was taken to the Thompson hospital,
but left the hospital for his home
last night , 4
State Senator and Mrs. L. R.
Varser and their daughter, Miss Lillie
Snead Varser, Mrs. R. C. Lawrence
and daughter, Miss Anna Lawrence,
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Johnson. Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Goodwin and Messrs. S.
Mclntyre and J.B. McLeod are at-
tending the annual meeting of the
State Bar association at ' Wrights
ville Beach.
Mr. Lee C. Stone, who was re
cently released from the Shrieveport,
La., ball club, 'arrived home this
morning and has signed up with the
local club. He is expected to pitch
the game against Laurinburg here
this afternoon. Stone has pitched for
a number of "big league" clubs, but
as Lomberton is his faonfe he is eligi-
We for the local clubj
Mrs. raui - u. North, nee
McLean, whose marriage took place
here last December . at the home of
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr, and
Mrs. H. B. Jennings, arrived yester
day from her home in Columbus, O.,
and will spend some time here visit
ing relatives. She was - accompanied
by Miss Elizabeth Jennings, . who
spent several weeks with her in Co
lumbus. Misses Eugenia and Alice
McLean, who spent two weeks in
Columbus with Mrs. North, their half
sister, and a week in Washington
with Mr. and Mrs. A. W McLean,
returned home a few days ago.
THE BECOSD OT DEATHS.
Mr. J. W. Conoly, Confederate Veter
an, Died Suddenly Last Night at
His Home Near Lamber Bridge
Funeral This Afternoon.
Mr, i. W. Conoley, Confederate
veteran, aged about 80 years, died
suddenly last night at his home near
Lumber Bridge. Deceased is survived
by his . second wife and several chil
dren. The funeral will be conducted
from the home at 4 o'clock this af
ternoon and interment will be made
in the family cemetery. Mr. and Mrs.
S, F. Caldwell of. Lumberton will at
tend the funeral In the passing of
Mr. Conoley. the county loses one of
its oldest and best citizens.