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, Pe'. i tt . r.I.-t Yesterday Morn-
inj i; 1 Iiifci xf New -Ci -X u
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f.- Lomtertoa' v graced. - a"-J 6,-.a
"jtchools openedfor the- fall session
"yesterday morning nd the enrollment
today ia 568 pupils 125 in the gram--lanar
grades and 141 in the high school.
' This is 48 more pupils than were en
Tolled on the opening day last year,
when there were 407 in the grammar
grades and ,111 in the tijh schooL
Two years asro.tte enrollment on the
third day -was 573, and in-1919 the
number present on the opening day
was - 489, Several additional , pupils
will -enter the first of , next .week. -
, ( This week the' hour ' are v from
815 to noon. Beginning next Monday
the hours wi be:. 8:45 10 12:30, one
hour' for lurch.. l:3(L..till . the .closej
Children will be allowed to go home
for lunch lot the reSent but if' tne
plan does not work au right, bupt.
CrumptOB says; other j, arrangements
will be made." ' - ".
Many Present at Opening. 7".
Jdany , patrons were present s the
opening at 10 o'clock yesterday mora
insr and the hizh school' ftuditorium
was packed to ita capacity. Prayer
was offered by Supt. W. B. Crumpton,
two verses of ''America'!, were aung
by the school and visitors,'1. Miss
Evelyn Boyd at the piano,, ana then
Supt Crumpton turned the exercises
over to Mr. K. M. Barnes, chairman
of the school board. Mr. Barnes! made
a few remarks about the importance
of the opening of the school year and
co-operation on the part of the entire
community. ' -'Vv -i f U-C- -
For the first time in rthe history
of the school : two ladies ' graced the
platform as trustees-Mesdames ' H.
T. Pope and Alf. H. McLeod. They
were called upon and responded with
appropriate remarks. Others ? who
responded briefly when : tailed upon
by Mr, Barnes were Stat Senator L.
R. Varser, Messrs.- J. A. Sharp?, 3.
D; Proctor and JVP, Gray, the two
last named being members .of the
school : board;; Messrs., v Varser and
Proctor spoke of the notable increase
in the i school population and. vthe
need for a new school building, pre
sent quarters, , which were deemed
adequate for many years only a year
or so ago, already having been , out
srown. , - -
Subt Crumpton spoke briefly of
the naramount importance of the pro.
per training of children and stressed
the fact that in this important wore
the most . efficient school faculty is
helpless - without the. co-operation bf
patron-f the'school. Mr. Crttmpton
made the announcement heretofore
made in The Robesonian iri regard to
the requirement that pupils living out
side j the ,. district ' must - pay ; tuition
before they can be admitted to school,
and then introduced the music and
grammar grades teachers, the latter
going to their rooms with tneir pu
pils as their names . were., called.
The teachers are: ' ' . -
- High School Teachers, ' -r'
Miss Aileen Gramling, Orangeburg,
S. C, principal; Miss Elizabeth Peay,
Chester,' S C4 home economics ; Miss
Nell Sutton. Danburg, : Ga., French
and science;! Miss Ruth . E- McEwen,
Richmond, Va., English; Miss piivia
T, Snipes Clio;. S. ailatinjMiss
Linda Newton, mathematics; Mr. . W.
L. Haltiwanger, science;
'"k':.- Seventh Grade"-'';
Miss 'Ada Edwards. Mars Hill, , K.
C; Miss Eloise McEwen, Richmond,
y ' v Sixth Grade'vf
Miss : Vivian McNeill,. Lumberton;
Miss Eva Oglesby," Harrisburg, N; C.
, - Fifth: Grade
Miss Emma Lucas Ward, Selma.
'&rH'l Fourth Grade y-tt
Mlsitf' DoViev.. Prevatti Lmberfon;
Miss Katharine Redwine Monroe
: . : -.i-yf:,Thdxd ,-Grade.i' c'li:
Miss Winifred Rowland. VLumber-
ton; ; Miss , Carolina 'White,- Elizabeth
City.'-?,:,,: ' v.: --.-!
- ''SeconfCv Grade
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Miss Pennie Rowland,- Lumberton;
Miss Caroline 'ShooterT Lumberton.
-4fes;ivi'Firat;: Grade-;xrivStf
Miss Emma Norment, Lumberton;
Miss Onie Davis, LUcama, N. C. . ,
. - - Music Department ' ' " ,
. Miss r Evelyn 'Boyd, High S Point;
Miss : Lelia ; Straughn, Selma, -ff-tc
Will Have Poultry Display at Coanty
... Fair. Z'fff"- ,.!':.;:'yi':i'3v:
An Interesting meeting of the Luhi
berton Poultry?; association 'was . held
at the court house .Tuesday evening.
Several new members were added and
much interest .was -manifested in the
proposed display of poultry and booth
the association plans to have at the
county fair next months A commit
tee, Mrs;W.' W Parker and Mr. M. F.
Caldwell, wjere appointed to, get the
poultry raisers lined up and see how
many thickens they can count on from
the association; .-n:'
Mrs: Ri M. Ballard will have charge
of arranging th.o booth. It Is planned
to haVe in this booth all kinds litera
ture about raising chickens, all kinds
of feed for poultry, an incubator with
h esrtrs hatching, and another tn in
cubation. It is planned to have ' the
eggs to be hatching on Thursday of
tbe S4T.-?vt j;--';ri.-Wv?i:v:.;.. -
C.iJ Caae at. Cvudrfsoiivrrj tu' .zj
Crenai After Loag. II.'-.e-j I. m
band Lied Lesa Than Year Ago. , ;
r Mrs " Katie McAllister, 'widow, of
the late; W. P. McAJlistereied Tues
day at: 7:30 p. m, at ' her; summer
home - in Henaersonville, ; where she
had been since early summer Deceas
ed had been in ill health for several
years,' though her Condition" had net
been considered critkU until - . last
Friday." The remains were brought
here last evening over the Seaboard
and taken to the McAllister home, 1
East Sixth street.' The funeral is be
ing conducted from the-home at the
time of going to press by Rev. Br.
G. E. tloorehouse, pastor of the Lam.
beron Presbyterian church, of .which
deceased had been a member for a
number of years. Interment will .; be
made in Mea do wbrook cemetery k
a Mr.; McAllister,1! was about' 84
years old and is survived ' by one
daughter little Mis Nancy Pope Mc
Allister. She was a daughter of the
late Mr; and Mrs.' John Mc Arthur of
St. Pauls.- Foor? sister--Mrs. it B.
IvejTof Charlotte Mrs.I- L;. Mc
Googanand Mrs.tJ. ,C. Jnji of St
PauU and Mrs. R, E. Livrk of LunT
bertonrrand J four brothersMessrs,
C. S. tnd J .D. McArthur of St. Paula,
LT Ci McArthur of Bennettsville, S.
C.,' and, C.-'A. McArthur; of Lumber
ton survive. , Mesdames Ivey ,;and
Lewis and Mr. :C, S.- McArthur were
with their sister when the end came.
Mr. A; McArthur left Henderson.
yille Monday evening, at which time
tne condition of Mrs. McAllister was
apparently improved.''-- .
Mrs. McAllister - was -well' and
favorably known to a large- circle of
friends, who will be grieved to learn
0f.her:deatkrHer kind. reniaJ difoeilIl .ffi " JfJu" ? i"v
position endeared her to all who know
r,v.;-; a-a c.
her. Her husband preceded her to the
grave less than a year ago,: having
died last December; V - v , t :
Pembroke Toward Lumberton Stretch
of Wildcat to be Graded First
19 Miles McNeill's Bridge to Max-
, ton Mast be Graded in 200 Days. v
Grading, work on th 19.08 miles
Of wildcat - highway between the
Maxton-Red Springs fork,, 3.? miles
west' of Lumberton, Just beyond Mc
Neiirs bridge, to Maxton was begun
Tuesday at Pembroke - toward Lum
berton. As has been: stated - in The
Robesonian, contract or this, work
was let to the Robeson Construction
Cov,"" a" -corporation ' composed 1 of
Messrs.. A. E. White and Carlyle St
ouuara oi Xiumoerton ,on August 19.
The contract was sub-let to this cor-
Domtinn hv Jna H Hoir,iirn4). , r
of Chicago, to which concern con
tract for paving this stretch of road
was let by: the State Highway Com
mission on June 28th; last for $588,-
fine . 1, . . . 7 . w-
The cost of the ' grading is esti
mated at approximately $45,000. The
contract .provides for completing ; the
work jof gradine in 200 workini? rfavsi:
tnougn the local , corporation expects
. . .. - ' " ' . s t "j
to complete the' work in less time,
iwenty-sevenjmules are": now. being
used in the work ana it is expected,
that not " less than 40- will h ,ukA
later.-Between 40 and 50 men will be
'"V-i?!S'' ' ". . .J" 11 '" "VjsvAi-s.;!
Provide Shelter " Born,: to Mr. and Mrs.,I ; Hughes,
y v c-:"Alcllc;&todav.-a:-- fine ; irirL y ..
.t' - ' - VV.rHA - . -
County Commissioners Will Assist
nen vocation is round Lumber
C Bridge P. A; .Will be Here Again:
Saturday Picture - Will be Taken. i The ' following t were r Fayetteville
?Atthe suggestion of Miss Flax fshoppers today: Capt." and Mrs. J. B.
Andrews, home demonstration.,agent,jMalloy;T.i Wi Thompson and C : A.
tna county commissioners nave agreed ' Boddinhammer, our king cotton buy-to-
contribute toward providing hous-4ers; Slack Thompson and the writer,
mg accommodations for the local curb
market Miss Andrews ; and ; Stae ! Hutson, J; B. McCormick and
Senator' L. R. Varservare .tovestigaikEverettru:;-?i?4
ing with a view to' locating a proper
place and will report to the Commis-
"CS "
a ne i.umoer urwge rouitry asso -
ciatiOn, which gave the: market such
aAsp!endid boost last Saturday, bring -
ing an abundant supply of chickens
and eggs of the finest. quality, will
be on the-market. again next 1 Satur -
day.
-.:". . .
- A picture of the market ;will be
taken the first thing Saturday, morn
ing, ' if the weather will permit, ; and
all; patrons 'ard urged to come "early
so that a good picture one that will
show the market as it really is, may
be; taken. .4 'P..-hZ'
Charged With 1 Blockading and Boot
' legging. --.. 14 V'A-!
" Arthur: M. -Shaw was - arrested
Tuesday at Proctorville on the charge
of manufacturing and selling whiskey.
He was placed in the county jail in
default of a $1,000 bond.1 Shaw - was
recognized by officers who' captured
a whiskey still -while-' in operation.
near - Hog Swamp church. recently
as , the man - who - was operating it
He escaped at the time the still was
captured, : however; I His home '- is in
Columbus county.v ;r ' '.
faVVTl,i 1 "."""" .-hty.
Mr. Jas. T, Barker of TTilmlnjton
is spending the day here n business.
. . W 4k t
-:.-4 :,' " linn ' "?
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t Co-oji ilembera .AUm Are Ur;l U
Eriog ia ToLacca. a4 QukSJy
Possitle Sale ind Price are
IlolIIng UO 4 WelU-Co-op Uses
" Open ire Days Each Week. ' .. -
Sales on the LuKberton auction tv
bacco market have held up well.thiJ
week and prices tv the better grades
hv. been venr -satisfactory. . Hiaa-
gers ot the auctipn vrarehouses are
rftrisrfnB OTowera to -sell their tobac
co as fast as possipie, oeiore-jny ijri
the buyers leave for other markets.
.. Much tobacco' is being pooled .this
week by members tf the Co-operative
Tobacco Marketingr association. Tte
local co-operative. i-warehooses ... are
open for receiving tobacco five day s
ach week now and Mr. J. C Lewis,
manager of the warehouse,5 is advis.
ing members to bring in their. tobac
co as quickly as posaibleu All .the to
hoca simed uo in the South Caro
lina belt,has been sold nd the earlier
it is brought in the sooner ,wui mem;
bars receive their pay for the tobac
coj It is expected that final payment
for' tobacco sold through i the co
operative plan will be made soon af
ter all the'tobacco has been pooled.,
. w,-- f. t i i ' 1 i i ' ' ' .f.
Revival Begins at
Parlitcn Sunday
At Methodkt"Chareh -Rev. M. L.
nndrirk f Geortria Will do the
Preaching Watch for TJewj of Im
'"portent Erent Personal. . ,, ; "
Rv C. D Williamson "
Parkton,' Sept 5, The ' revival
night at 8. o'clock.
nere next ouuu
Rev. H. L. Hendrick of Warrington,
Gsl, is to do the preaching. He comes
to us highly recommended as an able
minister. We trust that the meeting
will be largely attended and. may re
ault in much irood to the church and
entire town and community. The pub.
lie is most cordially invited, to attend
th metinflrr-.-' --.' - - '
The heavy rains" has been a draw-i
back- to ' cotton ,,pickmg. 'iiie , ;guos
Knro Wn onite bnav so iar., V-i
, We .were more than glad to shake
the handof our Tformer townsman,
Mr. A. A .Wright, who now resides
with his interesting family at Wins
jiJiim. . Ha ia . with relatives in
town at oresent. f ' '-. r- ' :
Mr. and Mrs. R. B.Hut8on' left
Friday for a "few days outing, visit
ing, Raleigh,' Greensboro, i Durham,
Lexington, - Winston-Salent, ' High
Point and other points; Some sports,
making their trip by motor through
the country. "
' Mr- W- M. Ammons. who is super-
intendine the concrete bridge forces
on.
Aberdeen-vass 'Via; soutnern
Pines to Raleieh. wis in town .to-
. Miss Louise Garris left lasf week
for Matthews.' where she will teach,
Mis's Georgia Williamson jef t Satur
day -for .Seaboard, fwhere she :. ,: will
teach, the same place she taught last
session. ZMiss ' Virginia McCorroick
. j ni Ttr .0t Who-Iim Ul i re.
i aiiu 'luioa " iuiu ciMvy . -
Cently for Queens college, Charlotte.
t Caoff W. - R." Johnson of . Florence,
s r. n.nt Mondav to Saiu
relatives in town. We are always glad
n. m,'. w-iir c.nr.
He of Maxton and Mr. W. C. VIck of
t-tAJa tit 4Anm rapentW.iii
MavltgifhWte Culbreth and family are
, f kCHmovingto;the A; H. ? Perry residence.
4w.ladlv - weleime them to our town
, and; school. Mr. and Mrs." Chitwood,
who formerly': occupied tne rerry
residence, have moved to Fayetteville
Mr. r and ' Mrs.1" W. J. Everett, R. B
r OleaderHon't- f ail td read next
j week's fiobesonian;: an important pro-
i- Ann tT?n ''. '",
We are glad,. to; report Mr. Murphy
rMcMillan' much improved.
V-;J: . 'V ' - -
Summary of Work of Highway1 Com
v . mission. . ': -L ' .
Rieigh News and Observer: Nine
J teen hundred miles of roads let to
. .
contract at an ' approximate cost
OI
S34.000.OOO. and 4.000 mileli of other
roads under maintenance at a cost of
less than three million dollars for the
16 months period since- , the CState
Highway Commission was reorganiz
ed in. May, 1921 was the summary .o:
the work of the commission presented
to the members in session by Chair
man Frank Page Tuesday. With more
than 1,200 miles of road under con
tract the major energies of the Com
mission will be devoted to pushing
construction for the immediate fu
ture. " : . ' .' Z '.
School Tax Election, c "
An election to vote on an additional
school tax of 15 cents on the $100
valuation 1 and 45 cents on the oo
will be held in the' Red Springs school
district Saturday or this .weeav
-Mr ' Ti S. Oreyard of McDonald
Ifsws'i rrr:.:3-.r: :z:,i .uxzo:
Leys Off for EcLool Social al.- Per
caaaLf,4 . . c
Correspoirdence of . The Eo'-esi-Lan,
, Maxton,Sept7j A' party wti ri-
en by Mrs. Frank. Ererett' in honor of
her sister; on Monday night Her sis
ter. Mise jCIandia JEd wards.' having
come t Max ton to attend school.
Uiaaes Uarjorie. McLeod and Lena
Carter left, for Queen's coIIcts yes
terday..?. S . 'V ' . -
Several of llaxton'a boys are letv-
iag today for- State college,' a fol-
ows: Joe Burke, Conrad Glass,' Owen
Evans,1 McKay McXinnon aod Boyd
Steed. m J - w
A birth'Vy sarflf was ivn in
honor of lira, Mary gSaW last r is tit,
those present bela?t Mits Ami AHi
Fatterson, Mrs. Mary Lisa HcLean,
Iiss Amanda McLean. Mrs. Uary
McCaslrill, Miss Hattie. McBryde, and
Mrs. M. A. McQueen. . J .'';'
Miss Edith Sullivan and r Hiss
Thresa Sykes, who have been teach
ing in Maxton graded school the past
year or two, have again returned to
take their old positions.- ,
Lumber gridjc
.News Lcttcf
Culling Demonstration Poultry As
sodation is Doing Good .Work C
M. Social and Report of All-South
Convention PersonaL . , s ' :
' Br Leila Hubbard
Lamber 'Bridge, . Sept' 5. Last
Wednesday- afternoon - The Lumber
Bridge" Poultry association '. held a
"culling" demonstration, MrAUen G,
unver. state poultry specialist: was
present and had charge of the meet
ing. Miss Flax t: Andrews, . , county
demonstrator,' was also present Many
or tne association members . had ex
hibits' of fine; chickens, White; Leg
horns, Rhode Island " Reds, Buff
Orphington ana Bard Rock varieties.
The association is doing good work.
Several or the members have recently
ordered four or' five thousand baby
chicks. .. . '.' , ?
Miss Katherine Williams of Bale
is-visiting her aunt Mrs, M. L. Mar-ley.-.-"-.
. ; - - '-..
Mr. J. E. Williford had the misfor
tune yesterday to have his Ford
touring cay stolen from him while the
caar; was, parked on Hay street - Fay
etteville. Due to the good work of the
Fayetteville police the car was cap
tured. The thief escaped. The car was
brought back to town this morning in
good condition. - . ; ;:;-"..;
Mrs. Neill Shaw and Mrs. T. G.
Balfour .and , daughter, ; little Alice
Audrey spent today in Red Springs
with relatives. ' a - -; :!rl;fr--;. v-
The Christian Endeavor social which
took place last Friday, evening was
without' a doubt the most attractive
social ever given in Lumber Bridge,
This party was a four-fold social and
embraced .the four. sides of the four
fold lifermentally. physically, spirit
ually and socially. A pleasant half
hour was spent . with Miss Estelle
Clifton, -where an interesting contest
was enjoyed, this carrying ? out "i. the
first side ; of the square mentally;:
The next half -hour - was spent with
Miss Lillian Hall, where an interest
ing i game ; : carried ' out " the ' physical
side. In the church parlor the spiritual
30 minutes' were spent in -. drawing
(Continued on page four) j;;
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Jurors for Next Week Need Not Re
port Disposition of Cases..--
It is likely that thev term of Robe
son Superior court lor the tnai oi
civil cases, which convened last- Mon.
day, " will close tomorrow;; While this ;
is supposed to be a two-weeks term,
there will be no court next week' and
jurors for; next week? need not re
port. Judge W. M. Bond of Edenton
is presiding. ov;:' ? i" ?"?', -vVf:?-
The following jury trials have been
completed this:.weekr;V'ij?T;sv;::-
Wade Brown -. vs. Agnes Brown; di
vorce granted.- , ' ' wr
! Levi Benson, by his nextv friend
C D: Benson vs7 S. AT L. By.; judg
ment for '7 plaintiff ;" in the l sum " pf
$2oa " s;s
V. F.. Lowry et al. s. Paisley
Locklear et aL; ' judgment for plain,
tiffs. - -:!4;'u..:--. : ''i:':
sE. T Taylor: ys. J. ;P; Watson;
judgment for - plaintiff. -;''? t .
Young, Smith; t'ield ft Ct vs. Lein
wand; judgment for plaintiffs. . - -
W. J. Walters v.'.Jno. B. Bullock;
judgment for - plaintiff i " ; t4 y,
Pat Blackwell vsOliVe BlackwellJ
divorce granted r" -!:'
- American Paint Oil Co. rs; B. W.
Townsend; judgment for defendant
A number of judgments have , been
signed. . . . r,i-!-;i??..''- -V '
K S: : '
SU11 Found in Bleat House.
A copper whiskey still of abont,85-
gallons capacity was captured m ine
meat-house at the home of Lv G.
Smith, near Princess Anne, Monday
afternoon. Smith was arrested and
later released tinder a $500 bond for
his appearance at trial on September
19. The still was located and captur
ed br Deonty A. H.- - Prevatt. and
Rural Policeman A, R- Pittman.
Fall Term ef.ScJ ool.C?rn Yesteriay .'. ; New cro? cotton is-c ix i
. Eotiil xi.recMUl Im. V , I local market txlay at 13 3-4'c
Correspond f .Tha Robesonian.; .the jwund; old crop '23 cents.,;
- Rowland, ept i Mrs. tt.l r '
sweea jr. jl TiaunOnsville, S.C, who
??' '1?Sfl; -"dyef witi Uissea
Kate McKenzie and Margaret - Mc -
Qaeen, returned to her home Tuesday.!
Mr. Dewey Maness was at home a
few days this week, lln lUness, whoj
is an evanre!liti(r singer, .had Just
returned front a meeting- in Glendon,
where he assisted Dr. R. V." Miller.
He left again for Trenton;4 where he
will . Assist K. F. Duval Mr. Maness
is tne adopted, son ox Mr. v Jonn w.
Ward and has won much fame by his
sir Tin? and the people of Rowland
a.i vicinity wish for hint the greatest
success. , v v. :.,:.tri 4 .
Miss Sarah. Pharr was at home to
a lew or her friends last Monday
evening in honor of Miss Sarah Evans
of Anderson, S. C., who is the charm
ing young guest of Mrs. H. T. Pro
vost '' 'Q'.-J
. Miss ' Aletha - Bracey left Tuesday
morning for a hospital at Fayette
rille Miss Bracey Is! very W with a
case st burst tonsils.
. Mr. Walter Tyner of. Lowe was in
Tuesday ; visiting , Mr,
Mr. J. R, Johnson It suffering very
severely from a paralytic strpke on
last Sunday night The stroke affect,
ed Mr. Johnson's whole right side.
Mrs, A. B. Crossland, manager of
Hotel Henry, has returned to her
duty after a few days of vacation.
; Mr. and Mrs. i. "A. Redfern . and
son Robert spent last ' Sunday . and
Monday in and around Wadesboro.
V Messrs. N. T. McKellar, R. FJIar
tin and A. M. Baker left last Sunday
p. nu on a motor, trip to Georgia.
Messrs. McKellar-and Baker intend
to visit friends while Mr. Martin went
on' business. -"' y ;.r,v,
" Miss Mary McCallum is very seri
ously ill. She has been sick for some
time and it is sincerely honed by the
people of Rowland and -vicinity that
sne may soon recover,
Miss Ethel Baker is spending sev
eral days with Mr. and Mrs. Sion
Alford of Little Rock. S. C:--
Hiss Margie Hines left Saturday for
Chadbourn. where she f will teach
Xatin and Jrench in the high school.
Miss Opal Watson Jeft Saturday for
John's Station, where she! will teach.
Miss SelUe Sinclair has returned
front a several days' stay at Montreat
Mr. K. u Veasey and Miss Sallie
McCallum and some of the other
teachers have arrived. : The school
term begins Wednesday. A full ac
count of the attendance, ' etc, will
appear in next week's paper. ,
Miss Milley Crawford of JonesviUe,
S ' C, Is the guest of Mr. and. Mrs.
McKay Martin. ' i . ,
Messrs. J. W. Ward, D. W.-Bullock
And Policeman J. H. Carper spent
last Monday in Lumberton on busi
ness ;::::: ;v;-;-,: ?.-,.,.;;-:.
Dr. and Mrs; J. McN. Smith and
their son J. McN. Jr. returned home
accompanied by Mrs Smith's mother,
Mrs. Andrew of Baltimore; Md.
Misses Virginia Male, Annie Drake
and Master S. L. Adams are spending
a few daya at Conway, S. C, with
their brother Mr. Wilbur Adams and
family. -
-;The Christian Endeavor society of
Ashpole church entertained a t
Miss Opal McCallum : and family's
home with a "tacky party". After
playin gmany games the couples pass
ed the judges and Miss . Dora Belle
McLeod and Tom McKee were chosen
the tackiest: couple. They received
three large sticks of candy - for a
prize. Punch, stick-candy, and crack
ers, were .served. A : good time . was
enjoyed by all. J
' Mrs, U. 11. Carmicheal and daugh
ter;' Grace, have returned home after
several ' days of. vacation.
COUNTY WILL PROVIDE PANTS
John Price Goes to Roads for SO Days
lor Larceny or Two Pairs of Pants
-Other Cases Before Recorder Fnl-
ler.
John Price colored, was sentenced
to - 90 days on the roads yesterday
by Recorder David H, Fuller on the
charge of the larceny of two pairs of
pants belonging to Mr. A, P. Page. As
was stated in Monday's Robesonian,
Price took . the pants from a - stair
way in , the LaFarett. Mnhial TJf!
Insurance Co. bnilHini Satnwfav- .f -
ternoon and was arrested later after'
Mr. Page had found .him with the'1"00 visitors Tuesday
pants,; which, were' recovered.
Other cases recently disposed of by
Recorder Fuller were: - '
Frank" Bell, Indian, charged, with
disturbing : religious worship; judg
ment continued for 12 months upon
good behavior and payment of costs.
- Emory -Hammond Indian, charged
with an assault, plead - guilty and
judgment was continued for 12 months
upon good behavior and payment of
tne cost oi the action... ; ;
UFonette'Neaainate4'ff'"
f Milwaukee, Sept 0-Senater Rob
ert M. LaFollette has been swept into
the. Republican nomination for United
States Senator at the November elec
tion tn this state by the greatest ma
jority that' any .candidate' has ever
polled at a primary in Wisconsin. -
Mr. J. C. Evers of R. IT Lumber
ton, was in town Tuesday.
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License has been issued for the)
marriage of - Miss Dommie Stone;
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. IL "
Stone, and Dockery Kinlaw. ,,
Mr. J. W. Barker and family
moved Tuesday from their farm, ia
Howellsville township to their resJ- ;
dence in r Lcmberton, .. Fourteenth . -street
-'f: r'V" '
" Messrs. Erwia Williams,' Stephen,';
Mclatyre, Jr, William Caldwell and
Hubert Thompson left Tuesday for .
Wake Forest to enter Wake Forest '
college, -f, '"-,.,
The Alfred Rowland chapter of
the U. D. C, will meet Friday after,
noon at 3:30 o'clock in the high school
auditorium. All members are request,
ed to- be present .v&-'-v'
Dr. R S. Beam left yesterday
morning for Raleigh, where he weal V
to operate off leTlfal patients at t1-
SUte hospiUl. Dr. Beam U'coniuit ,
ant to the eye, ear, nose and throat
department of this hospital.
Mr. snd Mrs; A. J. Holmes re
turned Monday afternoon from Cin- '-
elnnatL Ohio, where they attended
the annual, convention of tha national
Jewelers Association. They made the)
trip tn Mr. Holmes' ear, being away,
12. days. -y-WC-;
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Prevatt and -
daughter, little Miss Catherine, mov
ed Tuesday front their home on R. 2
to ' their residence on Pine ' street,
Lumberton. - Mr. Prevatte's father.
Mr. J. Thomas Prevatte, lives with.
them. - i J
Miss Margie Russell returned
yesterday from California, where she)
spent more than 8 months. She at
tended a summer school for teachers
at the university of California, Berke-r
ley, Calif ornia, while away. Miss Bus.
sell visited many points of interest
hi the West , 'v'
A twig of crab-grass bearing two)'
small ears of corn, is the 1922 freak,
produced in the garden at the home
of Mr. Neill Bodiford, near Lumbeiw
ton. .The-, grass-corn production la .
curiosity, indeed, .and can be seen
at Mr. I. J. Moore's store,- East
Fourth street.
Mr. E. W, Caine's store on East
Fourth street was entered by a rob'
ber, or robbers, Tuesday night En-
trance was made through a door in:,
the rear of the building. Mr. Calne
missed about $20 worth of cigarettes
and a small supply of chewing tobac
co.tThe robber was evidently after
"smoking and chewing." No arrests
have - been made in connection with
the robbery, '
The public closets in the rear of
the old municipal building at the foot
of Fourth street, which have been out
of efnnw; "TeraI "ontluv
are to be repaired .This was ordered.
at a meeting of the mayor and town
commissioners Tuesday - .. evening.
When the closets have been repaired
they will be open to use by the pub
lic. Several other matters that were
discussed by the board were de-
ferred to the next meeting. 1 '
Warsaw Woman Victim of Assault
; Warsaw,- Sept f 6 Miss Julia'
Rhodes, 30-year-old daughter ' of B.
F. Rhodes, prosperous farmer livings
about three miles east of Warsaw was
criminally ' assaulted ' about eight -o'clock
tonight, when she stepped out
on the back porch to get a drink of
water .Her assailant succeeded in '
his purpose snd effected an escape. ,'
:' Kinston, Sent.-; 6. Duplin county
officers this afternoon said no elue
had been had in a reported case of,
criminal assault at Warsaw last night
Following ft report of an attack upon
a young white woman by an unidenti-'
fied man, dogs were secured. These, it
was stated, struck no traU. ..
Mesdames Joanna Phillips and - J.
D. Taylor left: this morning for their
home st Emporia, Va., after , spending
2 weeks here visiting relatives , and
friends. . $, ,
Mr. M. J. Merritt left last night for
Richmond, Va where he -will spend'
a ,few days on business.
l Messrs. E. W; Britt and
H.
Flowers of R. I, St Pauls, were Lam-
WHY NOT GO
TO CHURCH?
Believing that church going Is .
a means of grace and divinely ap- "
pointed; that it la a fine invest- -
ment of one's time; that it de- .
velops the best powers in a man; , -
that worship is the highest fane-
tion of which human . nature la ;
capable,' : the First s , Baptist
Church extends to' everyone a ,
eordial invitation to its services.
: Stand for the church, because i-
the .church standa for the best - .
things. Every non-attendant upon -
religious services virtually votes
for the elimination of the church. .
11:00 A. M. and 8:00 P. M. are
the hours of worship next : Sun- v
dayt-'.i i-r-'-. ;.VcO:;-;
. COME. ' - 1',
a ; Lumberton -visitbr ;Mohday:
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