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Y: .WATCH YOUIt LAEZL AND SEND IN RE- newal crre:: 13 . YOUR EUrcCIilPTION EXTLHL3. r ALL SURSCIUPTION3 ARE DISCONTINU. ED WHEN THEY EXPIRE ' WATCH TOUB LACZU A. VOL. Lm-IIO: S3 . LUHBESTOIT, N. C, nOIIDAY, DECmSLH 4, 1C22, COUNTET. COO AXO TEOTH. X3TABUSRZD m. MUOB TVfX CCTOU ta.- A TEA, QP tM ADVAAJCJt liberal Contribu tions For Orphans Collections at First Baptist, Chestnut ' Street Methodist and Trinity Epis- onaI Amounted to $24942 Pres byterian Collection Will be Report . v Later Gospel. Tabernacle Col- lectioajor Missionary. l-x. :jSs liberal Thanksgivmg contributions "were made to the various denomina - tinn&l Arnhanares bv the churches! and Sunday, school of XraJberton. . Services were Jield in All the churches Thursday, when :i collections : were taken, and some of the Sunday schools took, additional collections yesterday Orphanage? contributions Thursday and yesterday at the ? First Baptist Chestnut Street Methodist and Trinity Episcopal amouted to; $1,249.72, . as follows:.. ' ' -,';i."""fev first .Baptist for Thomasville for? phanage: Thursday $620?! Sunday school . yesterday, - $333.32, -total . $953.32 ; Chestnut " Street Methodist, "orphanage at Raleigh': Thursday, $94. 71, Sunday school, $166.37, total $261 08, .all included1 as Sunday school con tribution ; Trinity ' Episcopal, Thomp son .orphanage at Charlotte,". : Thurs day $352 (the local church of this denomination has only 12 members).. The collection Thursday " at i the Gospel Tabernacle, amounting to $118. jgoes to Rev. W, . H. Oldfield, whom this church supports as a missionary In China. "J " ' V Collection was taken at the Presby terian church for the Barium Springs orphanage but it has not been com pleted and will be reported later.- NEAR-SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT Dr. E.-C. Hodgin'g Auto Sides wiped by Ford Which Was Bound to Get Ahead, Spite'n. Left fenders and running board on the Studebaker. car of Dr. E. Clay damaged yesterday; afternoon, when the car was sideswiped by a Ford car driven by Walter Locklear, who lives near Antloch, Hoke county.; The ac cident took. place on the Red Springs road between Barker's cut and Raft Swamp church, about 5 'miles from Lumberton, when ' Locklear !f orced his car ahead of a car driven by Mr J. W. Long, superintendent of the .Na tional cotton mills, who was trying to get by Dr. Hodgin Y 'car before let. ting the other car ahead. Dr. Hodgin saw what the driver in front of him was trying to dp and stopped his car dead still as far, on, the right side of the road as . it' could go, this no doubt saving his car front greater in jury. In the car with Dr. Hodgin-were Mrs. Hodgin and their child, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank McMillan of Lumber, ton, .i -.iCiSci - ivLi Locklear nromiaed ta come to Lnrh fcerton this morning by 10 o'clock to adjust the matter, -but he " failed to keep the engagement. Mr. Walker Hodge's Left Leg Broken In Two Places in Runaway. i Mr. Walker Hodge of the Blooming, dale section had . his, left' leg broken in two places, one below and ? one above the knee,' Friday afternoon when a team of mules ran. away with him. Mr. Hodge , was brought . to ' the Baker sanatorium soon after he was hurt and Ms condition is reported as favorable .today. He . : was y hauling corn f roni the field to the barn' when the mules ran, throwing him from the front of the wagon. Two Negroes Escape Ganff. - from Chain Sidney Shaw and George Davis, ne- 'some city officials it: win be , in ex-g-.oes, escaped from the county chain cess of $2,000,000. ., , a : .. , . -gang, npw working, near Proctorville,! New Bern was thunder-struck, this late PrldftT;mftroaon' Thfl TiPirrfxn' moraine at 8:30 o'clock -when the jumped off a' truck: while being taken from their work to the camp and es caped ; into '' the . woods. Bloodhounds were, placed on their trail Saturday, hut thflV have not keen CADturad. Onn Or ia negroes waa serving a 7-year and the other a 6-year , term.' ' More Tobacco, Less Cotton. ' uuitta umi svia - Maas - tuavujs, the farmers the 1923 tobacco- acreage in Robeson county will be larger than that of 1922, while' the 'cotton acreage will be reduced. The fact that boll : j,- t. j. i j i" i weevua nave not learned w coew to bacco 5 is' the .reason given for ' the , change. f' -y: ' ; ' J . -v FayettevilleDecV 1 Edmund Mid. dieton Rhett, local cotton buyer and ' . T I 11 v' . jn 1..L . S. C, family, died in a hospital here i ' J . rt rt . . 1 . 1 ,ti . . l . M at . viov ro ciociL tnis morning irora . when an automobile belonging to AX. - exander Newton, of this city, struck a sanded in the Raleigh-Fayetteville t. : t " il iii. lI. . m ii. : pole, lihett was thrown cjear of the car and suffered internal injuries. ' . Worst Fire in Hi U tcopy of Nev.Bcrn 500 Residences and Business" Ilousea " Destroyed and WOO Persona Ren ; dered HomelessLoss '; ; Over Two ........ . " V. . . . ' A -..a niuuon. uoiiara r ire ; owpt , :. o Blocks from One to Five ; Blocks .Wider ,.' Press dispatch gives fLhe following: New Bern. Dec. L An .army of grimy chimneys, standing ". as grim gPTitinola amidst an area of smoulder ing, ruins which extends for half a mile '. from the ; western boundary of the city to Neuse river, tonight, mark ed the course of NeVBern's two mil lion dollar fire, the worst in the city's history. Iry'-i When interviewed at 10:30 o'clock tonight Mayor' Clark;teted;that;j50 far as he could Judge five, hundred residences , and business i houses had been, totally destroyed, approximately 1,800 persons , were homeless , ana tne total fire loss for the day, including Roper Lumber Company's mills, was in excess of $2,000,000. '. The fire was completely, under con. trol at midnight tonight. The war devastated towns of Bel gium and France hardly presented a more pitiable spectacle, of complete destruction than that section of New Bern tonight which was swept by fire throughout the entire .day. ..; !- Over an area of a mile or more in length and from two to five blocks in width nothing remains but ' row after row of ghostly chimneys, stand. ing as vigils in the midst of charred timbers, which almost completely cover the ground. . Not 'a single piece of framework remains in an upright position. Everything in the ; path of the ter rific fire was swept before it. It is a grim and pathetic spectacle. " Scores of families late tonight were wandering among the . ruins looking trvinar to see whether the fire god had overlooked anything. S "f Women and children were trying and i men gazed at the :; ruins t with hopeless and sullen expressions upon their faces In several , places the charred timbers still burned and the homeless people gathered about these seeking warmth from the cold which was beginning to make itself felt. In spite of the fact . that both whites and blacks had been informed that sleeping quarters .would be pro vided for them, many apparently paid no heed; they seemed, toor stun ned to think of anything but their homes and household gooda.which. had been taken away from them by the roaring, crackling fire which spread terror throughout the city for more than nine hours today. rf , , In one of the empty fertilizer ware houses are huddled from two to three hundred negro men women and chil dren. -Several of. the woman sit with Infants hugged tightly -L to their breasts. Here and there .a child sleeps, but for the , most,, part every one is wide awake and talking in low tones of , the great toll exacted by the' con flagrations. Many of them have noth ing left except a" few articles they managed to save before the. fire ,was upon them. ' 'V-rlS-': ?: v'-'-. : Qther fire victims are being housed tonight m some of the churches, and halls of. th community. The white, for the: most part, have been taken into the homes of their more fortu nate neighbors and friends. - - ' With the coming of dawn tomorrow, New, Bern will begin to take stock nt tha dimifa done. Estimates of the I total loss vary but in the opinion of hoarse notes of the city's fire whistle told the residents of the burning " of the Roper Lumber company's mill. This concern, leased by the Rowland Lumber company, suffered a quarter of a million dollar fire and threw more than 300 local men out of work. While the flames were still raging at 4 the mill an alarm was turned in from the .western .sections . of . the city, where the Tire had started in the ne gro district, and: which soon caused everyone 'to forget the conflagration at the- Rowland mUL-While their ser. vices were required at the lumber yards firemen were unable to respond to the new alarm,' and It was not until half an hour later that they rushed to-the spot -: v-A'". ;. - " By that time five houses were In rums. Tne roaring i lames, . eped . on their way by high winds of almost gale force, crashed through house af ter house, gaining impetus in : their advance, which sent - them ' leaping through the roofs of dozens of struc tures simultaneously. Frantic negroes assisted by hundreds . of . volunteers hastily removed, their household fur niture to places of safety,". As the fire gained headway, how '. (Continued on page four.) FOUND STOLEN CAR IN SWAMP Mr. Steadman - BlcCormlck Found a New Ford -NearSt PanU While 1 Tossnm Hunting Friday Night and - Got $25 Reward from B. C- Me Intyre ; of : Laurinborg Casper " Sessoma Charged With Theft. By 'Phone to. The Robesonian. ;: . t - St Pauls, Decl 4 While ; 'possum hunting Friday; night, Mr. Steadman McCormick of St. Paula found a new Ford touring car in a ' swamp : near this place. It proved to be a profitable 'possum hunt, for it developed that the car belongs to Mr. B. C. Mclntyre, an'R; F. D. carrier of Laurinburg, who paid a reward of $25 to Mr. Me. Cormick. ' ,.-.-: Casper; Sessoms of St, Pauls wal arrested on" the charge of stealing thenar 'andt'placed in' the town lock up. He will be tried today, , . - -. -' t ' " V i y -;- i ' l ii ' i" ..) r i . '.. hi LUMBERTON HIGHS WIN IN r FIRST FOOTBALL VENTURE Defeated Raeford Highs 12 to 7 in Hard-Fought Game on Local Grounds Friday Plenty of Good Material - . - Reported for . The Robesonian.' The Lumberton high school football team won ' a hard-fought game, by a score of 12 to 7 when they defeated Raeford high on- the local athletic field last Friday afternoon. The game was elean 'throughout, with a few ex ceptions, and - these exceptions were due rather to a lack of knowledge of the game ; than any - intention on the part of the participants. From the very start the Lumberton highs realiz ed that they were up against a .su perior team, but due to hard fighting and a winning spirit' they managed to leave the field as victors. The stars of the conflict were Prevatt and Floyd of the locals,. who made victory pos sible by their; line plunges and end runs TI.I. t. fK,v-f Ma UaA r Z7ZZi"Sr':"M the other took place on Thanks. by the Lumberton high school team, and considering the amount xf coach ing they have received . they - played remarkably well. There is plenty of good material Jar a .team jnextyear and the prospects are that Lumber ton high will enter the State con tests. - ' GROUP FORMED TO PROMOTE PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION Progressives, Republicans and Demo crats Form Another Unofficial "Bloc in Congress. - Washington, Dec. 1 Another unof ficial "bloc" in Congress was born today when progressives, Republicans and. Democrats, called into session by Senator La Follete,- Republican', Wisconsin, and Representative Hud. dleston, Democrat,. Alabama, formed a progressive group for promotion of progressive legislation during the present and the next Congress. About 40 'Senators, representatives and members-elect, ' meeting : behind closed doors in the senate agriculture committee room, adopted resolutions, unanimously" declaring their purpose to drive special privilege out Of con trol of government" and outlining a general program of liberal legislation. Politics was. declared, to be banned and it was - announced officially that no third party movement,, was ; con templated. : Republicans, Democrats, and farmer laborite joined ; in the conference, which was declared to be "bi-partisan and legislative, but not politlcaL . . Superior Court Convened This Morn -ing.:-'- m;c:,,:T-. Superior court for the trial Of civil cases convened today at noon with Judge , W. M.NBond of Edenton pre siding. -This is a two-weeks' term. NEW PAVING IS DAMAGED : t'f- BY USING TOO SOON To Citizens of the Town'of Lum berton: -Jv -;Zi;', " I regret very much that it is necessary , to call attention to the "apparent wilful manner 'in , which some people of the town con tinue to walk and drive over the new paving which is being laid be fore it is , opened to - traffic by the engineer. The town as a whole pays : for a . part of . this 'paving and the property owners pay the remainder, and everyone should be considerate, enough not to walk or drive 'over this new work until it is opened to the public Much dam ago is done that may not be detec ed for. quite a while. I hope that the citizens of the town will assist the officials in preventing this unnecessary damage. '" ' : ;- v E. M. JOHNSON, .'.liV Mayor. St Paub Ncv5 Thsaksgiving Observed Two Marri- agea. Miss Jennie Inman and Mr. " Henry Crenshaw, Mias Addle Brock - and Mr. Lary Brock Christian En. ? deavor Socials Personal ; Mention. . - By Bess G. " Johnson ' ' ' St Pauls,1 Dec ; 1-Thanksgiving passed off very, nicely, seemed almost like Sunday except now and then, for the sound of i: gun.' Ideal weather a or hunters. Several of the sportsmen enjoyed gooa hunts. ,w nether success ful or not, -guess they: enjoyed the little outing, if nothing else. , 'A good . many of the young folks came home to enjoy the' holidays. of Thanksgiving with the "old folks" at their different homes, which of course made the day seem all the more ideas. ant. Among these we" note Mr. Daw- son Northrop, Davidson college, who iat spending the week-end with his mother, Mrs. T. L. Northrop; a Mr. Paul CaudelL Wake Forest, son, of Mr. and Mrs.;P," J. i Caudellr t Miss Clara McDonald, who is teaching at Sunny Side, near Fayetteville, who came home for the few days holidays to the deilght of her friends as well as parents. Misses Sallie King and Elva Harrington are also hv town. Miss King is a member of the faculty in a school at Greensboro, while Miss Harrington is. teaching at Gibson. Misses Margaret and Catherine Ayres, boarding students of the local high school, are ' spending the holidays with their people, who reside near Nichols, S. C.' Those young ladies boardj in the home of Mrs. Joseph Evans, , Fayetteville street, and are related in someway to the late Mr. Oliver's people."1 , , ; The local schools were all suspend ed from" Wednesday until ' Monday. Services were . held in the4 different churches, and" practically all the stores were closed yesterday, in ob servance of the day. ; . -. "Two marriages were "pulled off." one just before the season got here, "e jusi oeiorertne seaso giving afternoon. On , Tuesday, 28th, Mr.i Henry Crenshaw and Miss Jennie L, Inman motored over to Fayetteville anf. were; joined in happy wedlock. Mr. 'Crenshaw is a son of Mr. J. S. Crenshaw', who resides near- 7; town. The bride also resided near by. The little romance began some months ago. Both have the best felicitations of their many friends, for a life of much sunshine and bliss. . " On the eve of the 30th, ere the happy season left us, a little surprise marriage took place at the home of Mr. ajid Mrs. W. K. Brock when their oldest daughter, Miss Addie, warvnit ed in marriage to Mr. Lary Brock of Goldsboro The marriage, which was fi, very quiet one, was . witnessed by the immediate family at 4 o clock The bride's' 'pastor, Dr. E. Ci. : Murray, tspoke the ' words which pronounced them husband and wife. Mr. Frank Brock And family came over for the marriage, Mr Frank being a brother of the bride. .They have the best wishes of their friends for a happy married life. Vi-' . : C " ' Since we ' began this . we recall 3 others who are home for the Thanks giving holidays, viz.; : Messrs. ' Charlie and Alton Bowfin, students at Chapel HilL and Mr. ' Robt McDonald. , . Lai I week-end Misses 'Louise Steele, Murphy' Hall and Maisie Guiton were home. , Miss Guiton is in training at Pittman hospital, : Fayette vill,e Miss Steele teaching in the Massey Hill school at Fayetteville and taking viol. in lessons at the conservatory, where she hopes to graduaia-within the next few months, while Miss . Murphy Hall is pursuing her studies at F. M. C. Dr. and Mrs. R; G. Rozier were away part of last week. Mrs. Rozier visited her people at Lfllington, while Dr. Rozier went over to Wake Forest, to a meeting of some kind. Mrs. RozL er and. little daughter went oyer to Charlotte on Wednesday, the 29th, Mrs. J. C. Lindsay and 3 children, Mary, Gene and ' Calvin;- Jr., ' spent Thanksgiving among the Lindsay re latives atRockfish, returning in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Newton also spent the ' day with his people who reside near the city of Fayetteville. -''"" Mrs. Baggett who was reported so ill in our last letter, was seemingly better yesterday, we were glad to note. Mrs. L, L. McGoogan, who was recently operated on at a hospital in Charlotte was reported as getting on fine, her many friends are delighted to know. . The McGoogan children are over in our neighbor, town, Lumber- ton, 'for a few 'days, guests in the home of their aunt Mrs. R. E. Lewis. Will' possibly return Sunday. ; Mrs. E. C. Murray will entertain the members of the Senior Christian Endeavor . at a social which . will be given tonight at the ; Presbyterian manse, where she resides. Quite a nice time is anticipated. - ;. " There is talk of the Juniors being -v.. (Continued on Page 5) Mr. J. A. Small V Unluclcy Few Days ConteaU Followed Hard Upon an Anto ? Accident Young Negro SSi' r Other Items.. " : By H. V. Brown -, Fairmont Dec, 4-The past few days have been jpiora or less unfor tunate for one J. Albert' Small, who lives on route No. 1 from" Fairmont Several days ago Mr. Small was one of the victinif of a serious auto acci dent in the town of . Lumberton. ac count of which was made in ( last Thursday's Robesonian. : Mr. Small will bg Wed jJLumberton Saturday, uecemoer tn, on charges of reckless driving. Last Friday morning misfor. tune again fell upon Mr. Small. He arose' rather early, made fires in the bedroom and kitchen of his home and went to the lot to feed and milk. After a short time he looked back to ward the house to find the top "of it practically enveloped in flames. The fire had gained such headway that very little was saved from the burn ing building. It as been learned that Mr. i Small had a small "amount of insurance on the building and con tents, ; j--;-. ; The second of a series , of Lyceum attractions waa given in the Jones Hall last Friday night and witnessed by a good house which has left the conviction that the ' show was good and thoroughly enjoyed, The first at. traction held here some few weeks ago was exceptionally good and the others to follow are reported as being of high class entertainment -A oyster supper was held in the E. G. Floyd A Co. building last Sat urday night The proceeds from the supper were used for the benefit of the newly-organized parent-teacher's association. A rather , neat sum was realized.': ' Charged With Store Breaking A case of store breaking waa tried before Recorder Floyd Friday night, the. first of its kind in Fairmont for a long time. The defendant was,, one Charlie Jones, a young man of color. Evidence showed that the defendant was caught red-handed coming out of the store of G. W. Turner & Son and running at a very rapid gait when discovered. He was traced to a house occupied by negroes in town, and found without shoes and cap, which he left at ' the store from which he departed so hastily. He had not had time to steal anything of importance but Recorder Floyd bound him over to next term of criminal court un der a bond which he was unable to give, consequently he went to jail in Lumberton to await the next term of Superior court. . t Among those from Fairmont at tending the N. C. ' State-Maryland football game in Raleigh . Thanks giving were Messrs. W. R. Taylor, H. H. Benson and R. L. Thompson. ; Dr. W. A. McPhaul of Charlotte spent a few days here this week with friends and relatives. ; T" Two Fire Saturday night, November 25th, at 11:25 the siren fire - whistle again disturbed the people of the town. A small blaze had been discovered on the side of the new bungalow of Mr. C S. Bounds; on North Main street The cause of the fire was attributed to defective chimney, which was en closed. Buckets and garden hose soon extinguished the blaze with practical. ly no damage to the building. . 7 Last Tuesday 'afternoon the resi dence belonging to' Mr. J. G. Regan was totally destroyed by fire, which started from a defective flue. The lo. cation of the residence, which was the extreme southern part of town, was such that the town's water could not be used. Practically all .the furniture and household goods were saved from the burning building. ' The loss was partially covered by insurance. A nice trip to Rev. W. F. Trawick's home was made one night last week by members of the Methodist church, or at least perhaps he thinks so, ai a large pounding was held for his bene. fit- ' - V r''";-'- :-t Mr, J. Paul : Lewis, local checker champion, returned last Saturday night from Charlotte, where he at tended the State championship tour nament which was held there Thanks giving. .The ' tournament was not completed. Mr Lewis and Mr. Howard McNair, who also attended the tour ney, ' made splendid ;' showings on the score board. . The de finite decision of the champion .will be made July 4th next Miss Lillian Cook of Winston Salem spent the week-end here visit ing at the home? of Prof, and Mrs. W. B. ' Crumpton, East Seventh street - Mr. E. V. Freeman of Richardson was a Lumberton visitor Saturday, Cotton.r.Iarlict Reported hyjJf U. Barrington . Middling cotton is Quoted on th local market today at 24 1-2 en!s the pound; strict middling 25 cents. I - , Items of Local Nctvo Regular communication St Al bans lodge No. 114, A; F. and A. tL, Tuesday evening ' at ,7:30. Work in first degree. - , Mr. 1. T. Mclntyre, who lives on East Eighth street, had a "mesa of second-crop "home-grown ' squash on November 16. ? - -pMiss ; Essie Smith and Mr. Jack Allen were married in the court housa late 'Saturday afternoon. Justice S S. Small officUted. a : County and township officer elected at the November election were sworn in oV'Mn C. E, Skipper, clerk of the Superior court, this morning. -i-Mr.. G. Badger McLeod, who un derwent a minor operation at the Ba ker sanatorium 8 weeks ago, was able to resume his duties at Grantham Bro thers drug store Friday H License has been issued for the marriage of Miss; Addie Brock and Larry Brock; Miss Mary J. Patterson and Elliott D, Smith; Maude Single tary and David Ray HaU. , r Mr. J. P. Russell conducted a lay. men's service at the Rowland Presby terian church yesterday at 11 a.' m. The pastor was away and asked Mr. Russell to conduct the service. Farmers generally i, are discing and breaking their lands, preparatory for another, crop. Early harvesting of the cotton crop made, this "prepara tion during the fall months possible. A red, white and black snake is the latest addition to the Lumber ton zoo. The snake was "arrested" in the Simmons bay, in Brunswick coun ty, Friday by Mr. E. L. Whaley. The snake is around two feet in length, and is said to be non-poisonous. - Miss Emma PatteVson of Fayette ville went yesterday ; to Charlotte, where she entered the 'Charlotte sana. torlum ' for treatment She was ac companied to Charlotte by her sister, Miss Theresa Patterson of Lumber- ton, who returned home last evening. Mr. C. H. Taylor of. Danville, Va., spAnt Friday in Lumberton. Mr. Tay lor is a member of the firm which operated the Star tobacco sales warehouse here last season. The same warehouse has been leased by Mr. Taylor and his associates for the 1923 season. Miss Ruth McEwen, teacher of English in the Lumberton high school, who has been undergoing treatment in Richmond, Va., for the last 4 weeks, is expected to return to her duties here Monday of next week. Mise Hazel Carlyle is teaching Miss Mc Ewen? class. ' Miss Eva Oglesby, seventh-grade teacher in the Lumberton schools, was taken ill while attending the Teach ers' assembly in Raleigh and went to her home' at Harrisburg, Mecklen. burg county. Miss Evelina Beckwith is supplying for Miss Oglesby while she is away. ' . . V ' A near-serious auto accident oc curred four miles from town on the Pembroke road about 7 o'clock Thurs day evening when two Ford cars col lided. The cars were driven by Mr. Charlie Smith and a -Mr. . Pridgen. Miss Ruby Phillips and Mr. Neill Far. rior, both occupants of the car driven by Mr. Smith, received minor bruises. Miss Phillips was taken to the Bake? sanatorium, where she remained un til Friday night Both cars were damaged considerably. In the state-wide spelling con test held under the auspices . of the North Carolina Teachers' assembly at Raleigh last Wednesday, Elizabeth Wishart, of Lumberton is mentioned in the Raleigh News and Observer 'as among the six who registered 99 per cent with the first list of 100 words and stayed for the second round. "Architecture was the only word of the first hundred she mfased. Miss Marie Wishart of Lumberton was' the other 'representative ' front Robeson county. The names of the successful contestant are given else where in this paper. .... Maccabees Elect Officers. The following of fleers, were elect ed by Lumbee tent No. 18, Maceabees, at the regular review Friday evening: J. TV Penny, past-commander; F.' Gro. ver Bntt, commander; Hayes Pitt man, lieutenant commander; I M. McKenzie, record-keeper; Rossie B. Britt, seargeant; J. O. Horn,' first master guard; F. P. Bodenheimer, second master guard; Dr. J. A. Mar tin, nhvsician: Jno. W. Lone. chan- lain; Alex Sessoms, master at arms; j. a . Aiexanaer, senunei; a. opivey, picket - . - - The first second and third degrees were conferred upon three new mem. bers Friday evening and several other have recently applied for member ship in the local tent