rSTALLlsaEp 1878." EC7GLB COPT FITB CUNTS.
COUNTS!, COn: AND TUUm.
I2.M A TEAR, DUB E ADVA2;C3
LXTIIBEIITON. N. C, TflUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1C22.
voLxnmLni
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; High Average- Prices . n Auction
- Floors "Coop Advance Money on
Grades as Received Some Pleased
.'- -nil fiiknut Kitlf Rotfc WaV. .
,V The Lumberton - auction ' tobacco
t market Tuesday : sold 7,552: pounds
of tobacco at an average of $22 JO the
hundred. Sales on the auction market
-yesterday totaled 89,668 pounds and
the average price paid was. $22 the
hundred. Owing v to . the . dampness,
some of the tobacco offered yesterday
wag "in high order",. ; Vr:'---1'
A total of 34,753 pounds of tobacco
were handled here yesterday,, by, the
co-operatives." Advance were made
on all this" tobacco, the ; advances
ranirino, -Trnrrt ' XI OR the hundred. fOT
to 99.M& t.ha 'hundred -for the
, better gTadesV Advances, are made 6n
all tobacco according to grade. How-
,;. ever, : the: advance paid the grower
when' the tobacco is turned over to
- the organization, to be sold is no in
dication of what the tobacco will sell
" ' for."; :Vfi?i,;-:ii' $ '; ; '
Members of the association' ener
ally ; seem lo be pleased - with the
- plan, while some who expected to get
the fall value of the tobacco before
it is told are inclined to kick". The
tobacco is not sold to the association,
but placed 'in the hands of the co-operatives
to be, sold when: a suitable
price is offered,5 and the advance is
paid by the organization to assist the
grower in financing the growing' and
harvesting .the crop. The final re
turns will tell the tale ana not until
a member has received I the returns
from the sale of, his crop though the
the new system be determined. . -
'" Many members ot, the association,
who are more thoroughly- familiar
with the plans of selling the tobacco
co-operatively,express themselves as
being highly pleased," especially from
the facti that eachrgrowerwm're
ceive the same advance and .the same
price for like grades when the , tobac
co is sold.; . t '
The co-operative houses will "be
open for receiving tobacco three days
each ; week Mondays, . Wednesdays
- It might be added that, many farm
ers who sell tobacco at auction are
not pleaaed with the sales ana -u
matters not , how high the Vweed"
sells "tags are turned" on practical
ly all auction sales on all markets.'
J About 40,000 pounds - of ' tobacco
' were sold on the local auction. market
today at prices about, the same as
paid on the market yesterday
Local School Vi
Open Septeihl 6 th
Faculty Has' Been Completed. With
Exception of One Member and List
Will be Published in Next Issue.
Lumber-ton's schools will open for
the fall term Wednesday, September
. 6. s " :-- v. -: ',:':'
i Supt W7' B. Crumpton gives The
Robesonian the following informa
tion of interest to" patrons ' of the
!hTOl:v5t.;'fci't?'
"The faculty for the . Lumberton
graded school for the next, session,
has been completed with the excep-"
tion of one member; A -complete list
will be found in the issue of the pa
per on next Monday. :
"Our school will- open, for the fall
term on Wednesday, September. 6th.
The ' teachers will arrive jn liumoer
ton on Monday the 4th and will be
in conference with .Superintendent
Crumpton . on Tuesday, the 5th.
"It 4s .hoped that this is the. final
date and will not have to be changed
i on account of inability of the local
book depository getting the books on
time. The strike may hinder the re
ceipt of the new books but it is hop
ed that that condition will be a thing
of the past by, then" , m '
Conference of rB. Y.
P.U.to beHeld in
Lumberton Aug. 16
J As has . been stated' in The Robe
aonian, an important 'conference of
the B. Y. P. unions In Robesori coun
ty will be held in the First Baptist
. chUTr. nere weanesuay, August o.
TV'niiw iiiil' armns arUt Ha nervpA on
w m.
l . .vv A. ; - All T V T TT
.UHT ClllUUt IVUUIU OU ,M . -w.
'members and other young: people, are
tnvitea.rominent speaxera wiu.aa--dress
the conference,' which it; is 'ex
pected will i be; attended by 1,000
young people. 'v " ,:i'.
Dr. H. M. Baker of Lumberton is
1 president of the county union and he
z - ...I... tL.a. -11 D V D TT mom.
v 13 llUIUUa UUb HU JJ. . . uvw-
lers .hc the county, as well as other
young people, attend this .conference.
Special. attention will.be- paid; to
Junior and intermediate union work.
, ' " ' - '
Mr. T. L. Johnson returned home
"Tuesday night from Asheville, in and
around which place he epent several
days. Mrs. Johnson and two children
will spend some time at Asheville be
fore returning home.
Mr. - A C. McLeod and - daughter,
little Miss Mary, and son,-Mr. Nor-
.man McLeod, of Buie,. are Lumber
ton visitors today. " -
:i M istratiwi Boole's
Registrar C R. Tolar of Rennert
Townahio ' : Bound to 1 Court for
Scratching Name Off Book Placed
' en Book After Time Was Up, He
i Says Other' Cases -in Recorder's
i-C .B Tolar,- registrar inZ, Rennert
township, ; was bound over to : the
Superior court by Assistant Recorder
L. J. Britt Tuesday on the charge of
tampering i with' registration books.
He made bond In the sum bf $100. ?
According to the evidence, the de.
fehdant scratched ; a name off the
books, which he testified was" placed
on the books after the time4imit f or
registering; ha4 closed. He was also
tried on a separate charge of failing
to properly perform his duties --as
registrar, but was founi not- guilty
by a jury impaneled to pass upon
the c&M.j''f2itf'i''hi 's-i
AvThe defendant was represented by
Messrs., Britt & Britt, while Solicitor
W, B. Ivey was assisted in the prose
cution by- Mr,4 Wm. Cox, an attorney
of Laurinburg. Mr. Tolar was indicted
by Mr. Lacy McNair of Rennert. ;
Charley Bennett was taxed ' with
the cost Monday on the charge of be
intr; drunk. 'i?2
' Howard Pearsell, colored, was also
taxed with the cost on the charge of
being drunk. , -
Robed ICIuxers In-
terrupited Show
Ku KIux Klan Halted : Program of
.Wallace the Magician" at Parkton
' to Contribute $50 to School Library
Magician Feared His Time Had
s Come. .&":i?:vos .-- "
SBight in the midst of his rnigie
during an entertainment at Parkton
Monday ,- night Mr.' ;W. L. Wallace !ot
Durham, ; widely - known as -"Wallace
the Magician", and his audience were
startled - by the entrance of white-
robed figures, who . marehed silently
to the rostrum and presented to Wal.
lace an envelope uoon Which were
printed "directions. ' to open and read.
The robed figures silently departed
and Mr; Wallace found in thejnvelope
sou in casn ana a note stating tnat
the contribution was from ! the ; ' Ku
Kin Klan for the i; Parktonschool
library fund, which fund ; received a
part of the proceeds ox the entertain
ment..'' -: : - .-
Mr, ' Wallace, who was a "Lumber-
ton "visitor. Tuesday,;5' frankly states
that he war filled, with uneasy -forebodings
when he saw . the whiterobed
figures enter. He wondered, if it was
not a good time to do a disappearing
act ; for fair.'; He wondered how high
the rear window was from the .ground
anihow 'hS;'QuIdjQok."wi a ; win
dow-irairte. around his neck. -He bad
had the audience mystified and won
dering a moment before,' and now he
shared with it bewilderment and won.
der and startled awe. But he stood his
ground, albeit with fear and trembl
ing, and was immensely relieved when
he found that the visit of the Klux
ers was altogether peaceful and bene,
volent. - " - v . . "
Road and School M Ji
W Bond Elections
An election to vote 'on a . $20,000
road bond, issue was :: ordered ' for
Britts township by;the county com
missioners at; their regular monthly
meeting Monday. The date for the
election has not been named. -
The board also ordered an election
for Red Springs . graded school dis
trict to be held on ' September 9 to
vote on an additional tax of 15 cents
on the $100 property valuation and
45 tents on the. poll ; for school pur
poses. '- ' :
Annual Barkera-Tenmile Picnic " : -
' The annual BarkersTenmile picnic
will be held at Barker's church - Sat
urday of this week.. It will be an all-
day affair and dinner will be served
on- the groundaZ This f annual com
munity picnic ' is looked forward to
each year as a day when - the- folks
get togetheraora day of pleasure
and recreation and is always attend
ed by a large number. It : is held at
Barkers one. year and Tenmue one.
Six Applications for Pensions Ap
proved. . ' f'-'ir" :iy,S fi:-' .' : ' ''
Six . applications , for : Confederate
pensions, were approved by the coun
ty pension board at a meeting of the
board ; held here Monday, This was
the - only ; business - - transacted.'; . The
board is composed, of Mr. W. H. Gra
ham, chairman, Mr.' C. B." Skipper,
secretary, Eev. r. A- rrevatt ana Mr.
W J. Currie. ;' r, -
I ;Dr! ' and Mrs. E. R. .Hardin have
movad from the McLean apartment
house. Walnut and Fifth r street, to
the T. A. McNeill residence, y North
Elm street. . . V" ' " " r ' : I
;i Mr. J., S. Hayes of R. 4, Lumber-
ton, was among the "visitors ur town
today.
Mr. H. Parneli of Buie was a Lum
berton visitor Tuesday. - v .
cars'r
On Fcubrmont Marliet
Tobacco Selling Well : at - Auction.
Some "Co-op" Members fleasea ana
' - Some Are Not and Ditto Some who
Have Sold at Auction Pack House
" Struck by Lightning- and Burned
During Severe Electrical Stornu .
'-.'.- By XY, Brown "
Fairmont Aug.: 10v The Tobacco
Growers Co-operative association be
gan receiving the weed and advancing
money1 Monday. The amount received
that -day was 1684 pounds with
small advances, the exact amount of
money advanced bejngr . unreported,
the officials Tstating thatitheyi had
no record of .this. ? Some dissatisfac
tion haa been heard from . several
members of the association while sey
eral more have expressed themselves
as being . pleased ".and ? others have
j6ined since it began receiving.
'At auction-here ;thisyweek prices
have; been very satisfactory ; while
there was some kicking on that .Wed
nesday . and "Tuesday afternoon. The
highest price paid this" week was paid
on Tuesday when ;V large pile of to
bacco brought $70 per hundred and
there were over 165,000 pounds offer
ed on the market that day. During, the
afternoon a dark cloud came up and
the farmers stated that during "this
cloud the price dropped, considerable.
The average for the 'week will sur
pass that of last week by a large
margin. ; Watch The BOBESONIAN
for the. week's report on Monday.' On
Wednesday the cooperative :; associa
tion received about 20,000 pounds for
the pool. A; good bit has been shipped
and a large number of pounds is ex
pected to be received Friday, ! ' )
Mias Reatha Jenkins is spending
some time , in '. Marion, - N. : C, -, anfl
other western North Carolina: points
visiting friends.' -- '-
'Miss Louise Barrel of Suffolk, Va.,
is spending some time , here ) vwith
friends and . relatives 1 '. i
Mr. William Brice of Wallace spent
a few; days here this week-" on busi
ness. ' " . -S- i i
Mr. ' and Mrs, Leaman ' Brice and
children, of Wallace are' spending
some time here 'With friends and re
lativest " ---," --Z4
Mr. Wortn Williamson' of Earis
has accepted, a position with Gran-
tham St Con druggists. Mr. William
son has been .connected x with the
Grantham , stores for ,. sometime as
registered pharmacist and - has been
for the past few years located at St
Pauls.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs.' Purvis Leg
gett, July 30th, a girl, r --
Mr..' W. C. Walters of Barnesville
was a ' business visitor " here Wednesday.-
- ; ' s
The westbound A. C, L. Train No.
98, due here at 6:32, was over one
hour late Wednesday night on ac-'
fc punt of ; washouts ' In the road be-!
t ween . here and Chadbourn. A slight;
washout secured a mile and a quarter
east of here. Reports from near At
kinson's mill pond stated that it was
impossible to cross the dam there even
with "wagons; h' xz:: - ,
, - .. t ElMtrlcal Storm
Tuesday night an electrical storm'
of which people have" spoken very
freely passed over Fairmont about;
midnight Electric .flashes 1 were so
quick ; in succession . that . the entire
sky. was 'illuminated for nearly an
hour. A : pack, house belonging to Mr J
N. J. Page of White Pond section was
struck by lightning- and set afire,'
burning down with a total loss. Mr. ;
How It
CharUej3uiliama, who has made his.shaw -v
home in Florida and Georgia for the - Miss Evelyn Mcln tyre of 'Lumber
past few years, stated that this storm f Bridge , came .over to our little town
was equal to anything they had ever, last week with Mrs. ' Virginia " Mc
seen in those -states, where elec tri- Intyre : for . a few. days' visit among
cal storms are .very violent at times. (relatives and friends in St" Pauls.
Misses Nettie and' Ruth Ashley ox'
Norfolk, Va.j are spending some time
here with friends and relatives.
ODD FELLOWS CONCERT. CLASS
COMING TO LUMBERTON
. . . FRIDAY NIGHT
One of the enjoyable features of
the year is ithe cording of the Odd
Fellows orphans' , concert . class, and
it has always been a. distinct pleasure
for Lumberton Odd: Fellows to enter
tain these splendid children and the
umuaci a . , - . - f-vT
The class will be In Lumberton onl"??1" me aay nere. r:: ; ;
Friday, -August" 11th, commg 6Urectr M. U Shaw returned from Ocean
from Rockingham. They will, leave I View -8t Friday, where she spent a
Uimberton and will be m Red Springs
on ' Saturday,:' August-. 12th.' and in
Whitevule on "Monday, August 14th.
; The personnel of the : class this
year is composed of eight girls and
two boys and they are from practi
cally one end of the State to the other.!
The class this year is . in charge of
Mies'-Elsies-Tucker as-manager and
Miss.- Collins - as assistant manager. j
Miss Tucker has been with. the class!
for several tours. The class consists
of the following: : Minnie -Westmoreland,
Pinnacle; Nellie 'Crisp, Tuskee
gee; Juanita" Taylor, Oxford; Lucy1
Johnston,'. Farmville; Aitha - McKin
ney. Spruce Pine; Alice Hewitt, Eli
sabeth City; Hortense Wiggins, Wel
don; Elizabeth Broadhorst Mount
Olive; Appollus"' Owens, 'Powell's
Point: Thurman-Merritt. Wilmington.
L The receipts this year have held up
pretty -well and from all reports tne
entertainment has. been - excellent
The concert will begin at 8:15 p.
m. in the high school auditorium. '
Camp Fire Girls sad Boy Scoots Are;
. Enjoying an Outing Motementa of
-The People. -. v'. ; , , .
By Bess G. Johnson :J?;'irC'
St. Paul8,''Aug. 8Another warm
morning greets" usl- '"v lVfVI L
Miss Clara Hester, . who - holds a!
position as stenographer ,. in Raleigh,
has been spending her vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hes
ter. r.y-J
Mr. Olvin Crenshaw and 2 .little
sons,. Billy and Junior recently visit
ed , at , the ..home of his father, Mr.
J. S. Crenshaw who reside a few
miles but from town," ' r v -,
Mrs. Edgc Fletcher. and daughter,
little Miss JLaura, . were the delight
ful guests Mf Mrs.. T. L. Northrop
from Fridaytill Sunday of last week,
returning . to ! their fiom'e town Mc
Coll, S. C, (that afternoon.
Mss Madge Duke, whose people re
side in Hamlet, arrived tn St. Pauls,
Wednesday p. rn., the 2nd, for a little
visit at 'the home 'of her brother-in-law
and. sister, Mr. and Mrs., Walter
D. Johnson, on Main street.-;:
The many friends of Mrs. J. - M.
Butler are delighted to. know, she has
returned to' her home on Blue, street
after spending 'several j weeks - at
Pittman hospital, Fayetteville, where
she underwent an operation some time
ago. We hope she will continue to
improve!' '?.". -riy
We are all glad to have Miss Ethel
Cobb home for a wee bit. She got fat
last Sunday a. m will 'possibly 're
turn to Charlottsville, Va , Wednes-
aay night, where she holds - a very
responsible position in the Blue Ridge
sanatorium of that place.; Miss Jose
phine Evans is also home for a visit
to her people. Miss Evans for the
past few months has been doing city
welfare work in Greensboro. We
trusty her . vacation will , prove .very
pieasani. .,. .. ;t-v r.
Mrs. Will Regan and ' little " Miss
Annie Louise Regan of Elizabethtown
came over last' Friday to visit Mrs.
Regan's sister Mrs. L. L Grantham.
Annie- Louise, ; remaining' over for a
few days.; Mrs. Regan, you ; will re
call was Miss Annie McBryda before
her marriage . , . ; .-
Mr. .'Francis -.Northrop -. whd has
been furnishing music in the orches
tra at Lake View' the past few
months, spent last Sunday night at
the: borne of his mother, Mrs. T. I
Northrop. He left Monday for White
Lake, where he will furnish music in
an ; orchestra during the next few
weeks.'.. . ;,'', '.--'';;,y
Miss Pearle Evans and mother re
cently, returned from Wrightsville
beach, where they spent a few days,
reporting a very nice trip.
Mr.' and Mrs. Tom G. Balfour and
Infant daughter were Jn town a short
while Monday 'afternoon. We got a
glimpse of x that historic little - dress
Alice Audrey was recently baptized
in. Mrs. Balfour 1 brought it along
with her. We imagined to see it look,
ing "yellow with age", as it is some
thing like 100 years old, but it look
ed as white and dainty as if had on-
ily seen a' few "yesterdays." It seems
that this little dress was brousrht
over from' India,-; as was mentioned
in a recent Lumber Bridge letter, and
is reserved for the christening of each
oi the immediate Balfour family. , :
; Mr. and Mrs. Vance Skipper and
mother came over from Lumberton
Sunday the 80th, spending the day
with Mr. Skipper's sister Mrs. Tom
Willis, : formerly Miss : Grace
Cren-
Mrs. Mclntyre, who is the widow of
the late Mr. Wm. Mclntyre, has been
on an extended visit to relatives In
the old North State. She. nukes her
home with her; daughter, Mrs. Wat
son, who was. formerly Miss Ella Mc
Intyre of Rennert, but who since her
marriage makes her home in Tallede
ga, Ala. Mrs. Mclntyre has - many
friends back home who are ever glad
to see her. . . : ' ,
. Mrs. Joe' Sugar had for her cruests
on Sunday last Mrs. Sam Traub of
Baltimore and nephew, Master Mor
ton Sugar from" Bennettsville, "itwho
o
pient Wess
Mrs. Dan King and 2 kids. Jas.
and Margaret spent Saturday - nieht
and. Sunday with Mrs., King's sisterj
Airs. n. A. ucacbern, at her home
on-' Main street' r-' t-t.::i nrvtr-rxji
Miss Marie Blue, who spent , the
past week with her sister, Mrs. D.
S. McEachern, expects . to' return to
her' home town, Raeford, this after
noon. Little Miss - Laura Northrop
will accompany her home for a few
days visit - - . : : - - - ;
Mr. Simon, Leyiton of : Baltimore,
brother of Mrs. Joe Sugar is expect
ed to arrive in St Pauls , tonight
where he has accepted a position in
the store belonging to his brother-in-
law, Mr. Joe Sugar. .:;. ; ? v ;
The Camp Fire girls have gone to
White Lake this week.'-They got up
a nice little play, entitled "Hiawa
tha,' Which they presented, in the
high school auditorium 'here on the
evening1 of the 1st About $2L60 was
'- (Continued on page four.)
ISParlitoh letter
McNatt. Reunion Revival Meeting
- Persoaal and Other Items.
Sn By C. D. Willismson. ,
Parkton, "Aug. 8 The McNatt re
union held at Black's bridge ; last
Thursday proved to be one of the big
gest and best yet. A large number of
these people were present, . in .; the
best of spirits, thoroughly enjoying
the day. The table fairly groaned un
der the bountiful spread, and yet not
all the baskets, were opened. Mr. J.
B. McCormick was generous with de
licious watermelons and cantaloupes,
sending his wagon with enough for
each one to be "well fed. The water
was never better for swimming. .
- Among the guests Sheriff N. H.
McGeachy and mother, - Mrs. - Anna
McGeachyV of Fayetteville, and Mrs.
Mary Blue' of GaUtiat ,'.'"
Mr. Eugene Melvin and wife, and
two daughters of Lake City, S. C
have been on a visit to Mr, and Mrs.
Edd Gaitley. Mr. Melvin is a former
schoolmate of the writer and his visit
is most enjoyable. He was formerly
a Robesonian. Mr.Collier Cobb and
family left Monday morning for their
annual vacation to Seven Springs.
Mr. Neill McKinnon, another Robe
sonian and special friend of the writ,
er is In town today. :y;y,
An interesting game of ball was
upset this afternoon. Lumber Bridge
failed to show up, as a big rain set in
just as they were about to come, but
we expect them Friday. The local
lads have new uniforms and look like
real ball players and they are some
sports. .Several more games will be
played before the opening of school
with St Pauls and Lumber Bridge
second nine teams, ages 10 to 14.
Messrs. J. M. and Vance McMillan,
Miss Ruby Council and . the: writer
went over to Raeford yesterday p. m.
to enjoy, the game, Raeford vs Ham
let The game was a little onesided,
in Hamlets' favor. The umpire was
accused of leaning to Hamlet, and you
know such games are enjoyed. . :
- Rev. R. F. Munns' is holdingr ' re
vival meetings-this week at Marvin.
The Baptist will begin here Monday
night Everybody invited. .
-The Parkton band went up to Anti
och, Hoke county, Friday and furnish
ed musie for for the old soldiers '.re
union,, and - report reat, day...Uoke
county ladies, did their part Jn giving
the old soldiers a real enjoyable day.
i Mr. Justin McNeill and family
came up late Sunday afternoon, Just
in returned Sunday night,: Mrs. Mc
Neill and children remaining with
relatives till Wednesday p. m. -
THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS
Business Transacted at . Retrnlar
. Monthly Meeting of Commissioners
The. county commissioners met in
reeular monthly session her Man.
day, all members being present Only
regular routine matters .were ' eon-
sidered. ," ' ;;. '
D. W. Bullock. Democratic nomfaiM
for the office, was appointed record
er oi we Kowiana district to zui out
the unexpired term of J. A. McKay,
who resigned.. - -'- -
Jno. -r, W. Ward and Row McNaf t
members of the board, and ; E. J.
Britt, county attorney, were appoint
ed delegates to the annual convention
of the State association of - county
commissioners. : y v -;,: -
The monthly reuorta ' of . th Bank
of Maxton, county treasurer, R, E.
Lwis. sheriff- Dr. R. ITurHln
county health officer, and Miss Eliza
oetn jrye, county welfare .officer,
were ordered filed. -V- . "A"
The regular pauper list was order
ed paid. The names of Sam Bass and
Allie Jlardin were dropped from the
pauper list upon recommendation of
the county welfare ' officer. The
monthly allowance of Jenkins Camp
ben was increased from S2J0 to 14
Jake and Kate McLean from $5 to
17.60 each. Jesse Bodiford was placed
on the regular pauper list at $4 the
month, Jack McNeill at $3, Casrel
Adams and ' H. A. Black at $3 each
and John Fields at $5. , 1
-It was ordered that: the insolvent
court cost for the Jury term be'paid.
. The following rebate we'rii aILyv.
ed: ' r
Parkton Pharmacy. Parkton town.
ship, $4,000, property, $28; C M.
Flowers. Lnmbertoti tnwnahln. 11 .
600, property, $10.60; Perry Locklear,
smitns townsnip, S4za, property, S2
94; A; N. Mitchell, ; White : House
township, $195, property, $9.76; Eli
Covinrton. Rennert towrmhin. Mm.
J M. Burke, Maxton, poll, $2 each.
, dui totaung se5,04 were order
ed paid by the board. ' : i
STRIKE CONFERENCE WILL BE
HELD IN ; WASHINGTON ' FRIDAY
' Washington, Aug. 9 (Associated
Press V Heads of the striking - miU
road unions marked, time here .today
while; awaiting the arrival of-executives
of other transportation-labor
organizational who havn heen bnvittA
to the general conference Friday, to
consider the shopmen's reply to Presi
dent Harding's latest proposed basis
for settlement , . -
Congressional - leaders meanwhile
were considering the possibility that
President Harding, in the event of
the failure of his efforts, might seek
a legislative remedy for the country's
admittedly serious industrial - ail
ment -' - - - ,';' i -' -- '
COTTON UACSCT,
.'
local market today at 20 1-4 cent the
Jenn intra hehnw fimiC.
U-pToving a very popular - place.
Parties from other towns often visit
this Lumber river beach. :. -
" Dr. G. M. Pat Of Rirnti.m
ed through town Monday evening en
rente to Raleigh to attend a meeting
of the board of dinetnr f h r.
operative Cotton Marketing associa-
in, vi wnicn Doara ne is a member
from this, district
"An unusually heavy rain fell here
Vesterdar afternoon, the fall for one
near wtaiinf 1.66 , Inches, according
to Mr. B. M. Daris, local government
weather man l7nAv tiAim aw-a
, wyw. uiuivaw Ulali :
the rain was general throughout this
section, though: it was not s heavy
in some sections ox the county.;,"
Mr. I. T. Brawn - mnA Ion
Miss Amanda Brown. a Phtiarfoi
phus Miss Hannah McNeill of Buie,
mws cstner crown of Fairmont and
Mr. i Willie Brown of Philadelphus
passed through Lumberton yesterday
en route to White take, Bladen coun
ty, where they will remain until Sat
urday. Several other people from
Philadelphus are at White like tM
week.- T:t-i -r i
Mr. and Mrs. T. P1iMr Mj
their two chfldren, of Ashboro, travel
flljr" m a llvinir vsn mnnntM ' m m
Ford chassis, arrived here yesterday
uu win o9 m town a few days while
a cot and other equipment are being'
prepared. Mr. Tnrlri haa Imm
- - - . yvi-
ating a movie from, his van.' -, In
which he and his family liye during
the jrammer, but he says he has. dis
continued that until people get better."
Mrs. J. M. McGill wss brought
home Sunday evening by Mr. McGill
from , Charlotte,"; where she spent a
week underlain or traatmrnf ' i .
Charlotte sanatorium.' Her condition
is mucn improved, Mr. McGill drove
to, Charlotte Saturday evening in his
Hudson.' makteir th trin in a hm
and 25 minutes. He was accompanied
vj wessrs. i. w mcuui and W, L
Parham. Mr, Theodore Pope, who had
been undergoing treatment in ' Char
lotte, alao came back with them. . ,
i rraar.jsi. u,. McKinnon and 1 mem
bers of his class of boys of the Row
land Preabvtariaw fania mut
fuuwj cijuuik9 pesco ana mm.
oertpn yesteraay. Tne boys with Mr.
McKinnon were his small son E. H.
Jr.. (not a member of th pla n.n
Pleasant Ralph ; Brake, Leon and
vernon Thompson, Leo Beard, Brown
Morrison, Howard i Martin. Several
members of the elaaa conlH not Cnma
on this trip, which they had planned
tor some time. They enjoyed bathing
and a watermelon feast and battle at
the beach and atama to Lambertnr tnr
dinner. They intended to see the ball
game scheduled for the afternoon, but
that part of the program was rained
out - "
The condition of Mr. Bunvan
Floyd of Lumberton and Mrs.' Ha
Edwards and her 18-months-old baby,
who; were painfully hurt 'Monday
morning when an k.' C. L. passenger
train struck the car m which thev
were riding at a road crossing in Or-
rum, are reportea as zavoraoie today.
It was found after the renort of tha '
accident published in Monday's; Robe
sonian was written: that . Mr. Floyd
suffered a serious ractura of ; : the
left hip bone. Dr. R. B. Sloeum, chief
surgeon of the A. C. L, with head-.
quarters at Wilmington, came to see
Mr. Flovd last nio-ht. Th thre in
jured people are still at the Thomp
son hospital, where they were taken
soon alter the accident.
5
' usfiiuoncnsrATiuiiuui, '
m a Nil an visits nwTATiwiya.
OF MONTANA - ,
Newspapers come first on the
advertising budget of Fred P.
Mann, Devils Lake, N. D., coun-
try" merchant whose store . does
nearly a million dollar business a
year. This much he told retail ,
dealers who gathered at Boulder,
Mont, last week for their annual
convention. Mailing lists are see-
ond on his list and he sends, out
grocery specials and personal let-
ters. He said that he depended up-'
on solicitation to a great extent
Fourth Estate. ; .
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS - .
- Dogs. Mast be Kept Muixled. ' -For
the proper protection of children
and others the policeman will have to ,
do his duty dont blame him if, he'
shoots your dog; the fault' is yours.
.. Read the law:- i .
'2 See. 16. ' AH dogs 'owned or kept
within the corporate limits of the
town . at Lumberton hall ha kent
muzzled , by the owners between the
1st of said year. Any dog owned or
kept within the corporate limits of
be decleard'a nuisance and shall be
killed. All persons owning or keeping;
in- his possession within said town
such dog unmuzzled within the above
dates shall upon "conviction be fined -$5.00.
Each day shall . constitute a
separate offense. - ;
. . - . J.P.RUSSELL, .
. Clerk and Treas.