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, . . - . ' ... , . , . - . , , - i , : , ' " WATC3 YOUX AND SILND IN i:! - NEVAL LTl'C .1" rous s ur.;c:::rno:; , TOL. LIU K0. 87. luiieitoit, ir. c..ioiiday, DEcrnum a, 1222. cotwrar. cod and tooth. , . tstAtUsnxo im mar rni crm m a lua vus jut aDTaNCS IVhit? Doy ICilla ; ; : Kcjro Near Rayn-;; ham in Self Defence ; John Sessoms Waa Strock oo Head y With Scintlinj b Jenninjs BuIIard When Former Blade Threat and Ad. raaeed Upon Boy and -.Ilia Father ,-, Mr.', A. W. Bullard Death Reanlt y d Instantly Jnrjc - Exonerate "Young Ballard.; T . ' ' 'John Sessonis, colored, -waa 'killed "by Jennings Bullard, son of Mr. A. W. ' Bullard, at the Bullard home near ' Raynham, Friday at '2 p. m. A blow dealt the negro on tne head ' with a piece of 2 z 4 scantling caused his in i stant death Bullard, who is 'jsaid -to ' ba about 17-years-old, was exonerated . by the coroners juryThe inquest was conducted by County "Coroner D.) W. Biggs of Lumberton and the jury was composed of Messrs. E. W. Stone, EL S McLean, Scott Stone, D." J. Wil- 'liams, S,C Stone and Clarence Park- "Self Defense'? Verdict of Jury. ' t The following. verdict.waa rendered by the Jury, ' ftV - " f4 ."We, find, after hearing the . evi dence of the witnesses, that , the ' de ceased came to his death from a blow , on the head,' same being inflicted by Jennings Bullard. That the same was justifiable homicide, the. blow ' being inflicted, by ..Bullard wholly, in elfT defense." , . ''" '"vt . , According; to the. evidence brought : cut at the inquest; Sessoms, who was tenant on the Bullard farm,' went to where Mr. A.W Bullard and two : of " his sons were piling lumber.: He re quested the elder Mr. Bullard to. ac. company him to Purvis for a . settle ment Be was advised by Mr. Bullard . hat they had no settlement to : make as he' had already received his half of the crop Sessoma then got out of his buggy and advanced towards Jennings Bullard with, his hand in his , pocket, saying that -he was going to settle with both him and his father "right sow'. Jennings Bullard' was between i Sessoms and his father and as the ne. V gro advanced upon' him he struck him on the head with a piece of scantling, which h& had' in Ida nandsTThe negro - died instantly. Sessoma was drinking , according to the evidence. . ! COTTON GINNED IN ROBESON ' 4495 Ginned - to December -1 To Same Date Last Year 6095 Bale v Had Been Ginned .. Correspondence of The Robesonian. ; : , Lumber Bridge, Dec. 9. The Cen sus Bureau ( has authorized me to re lease the following: V- . 1 Cotton ginned in - Robeson county prior to, December 1st was 4495 - bales, as compared with 60,605 bales t ginned to pecembervlst 1921. ; - .7 . ,. J. J. SHAW. " President Harding. Addresses. Con- : - gresav ?': .y-'s Washington,- Dec. 8. President Harding, addressing Congress in per son today on the state of the : union, placed the transportation i situation, prohibition enforcement - and farm 'credits in, the forefront : of the na tional problems pressing for solution. v ' Mrs. W. F. Fuller and small son, W - ' F. -J Jr., ' ' of Messemer : City, arrived Saturday "iiight f and will spend two weeks here visiting at the ' home of Mrs. Fuller's parents, Mr. . and Mrs. G. P. Higley,- They were . ' accompanied to Lumberton by : Mr, Fuller, who returned' to, Bessemer v: City this morning. . ;- Mrs "vT'IiT t TrwrTtn daughter, Mara returned Fndto, . their home e.m f,"" -" - eek here visuing WOOCUiei S jaintsr . . Chestnut street; They -were accom- panied home by Mrs.i.Wpodliers sis- -..tery Miss Myrtle ' Barnes. i" ' Mr.' ' l: , R. Vai-ser :left -last ; night -for Southport to attend .isrunswicjt iX - . .'T-t" SSkf ,."'- ?'r VVU4 M mm , - ;, .. ,yk -j CONTRIBUTIONS fOR HEW - ' N BERN FIRE SUFFERERS i 'Contributions' for relief of ' the fire-devastated city' of rNew Bern liive ' been-' forwarded or ; will pe forwarded todaftT-f'-v V.'f & -Ai W; McLean; $200, wired last Thursday;' Miss- Josephine Breece, $10; Chestnut v Streets-Methodist church, collection yesterday . morn ing, $58:58.' ToUl $268.'88. -Other contributions no doubt have been made that have not been reported.' The Robesonian will be glad to forward any contributions or they may be turned over to any Of the other organizations v men tioned by: Mayor Johnson in his appeal published in this paper to day. yl:u:::W' . . Superior Court. vmmmmmamm . . ... t ... Two-Weeka Term Shrank ; to Five Days . and '" Adjourned Friday- . Judge W. BI. Bond Highly Com mended in Resolutions Adopted by c Bar Judge Devin ; Will Preside - During Next Six Months, ; Superior court for the trial of civil eases adjourned Friday afternoon 'af ter a 5-dayr session. This term com pleted Judge W. M. Bond's six-months' term of service on the bench In ' this, the Ninth, ' judicial district,- and the following resolutions were passed un animously by the Robeson county bar: "WHEREAS: Judge W. M. Bond is eoncudlmg his six months term of service on the bench in , the Ninth judicial ' district, and after - January 1st, 1923, will hold courts in another part of the State; and ..... - . i. "WHEREAS the ' members of the Robeson county bar desire to concur in the sentiments qf esteem and ap preciation recently set forth in reso lutions passed , by ' the Bar of Cum berland county: , , j' ", "Now,-Therefore, be' it resdlved:, 1. That it is with the deepest re. gret that we ', contemplate ' "Judge Bond's, departure from this Judicial district and the severing pf the cor dial ; relations that have existed be tween him and the members of this bar during the past six months. "2. That on account of his great ability as a lawyer, his fine judicial temperament,"' his absolute ; fairness and , impartiality 'in the trial ? ol causes, and .because of his uniformjy kind and courteous treatment of law- yers, liticants" and ' court r officials, Judge Bond ..has greatly, endeared himself to all our people. "3.- That we felicitate Judge Bond upon his ; re-election,- without opposi tion ineither primary or general elec tion,' to another term 'of 8 years ser vice on the bench, and that we con gratulate the people of the State that the high standard heretofore insisted upon for the judiciary is to be thus maintained." "s" , Judge W; A. Devin of Oxford fol lows Judge Bond in this district and will preside . at the- next term of Robeson court, criminal, which- will convene January 29 " t v- " "? " Only two ' Jury trials 'were' heard after the report" of the proceedings published" in Thursday's Robesonian was written. These were:' -v Smith Miller vs. Dr., M. A. Waddell; jury failed to agree and resulted in mistrial. This uit grew out of an automobile collision. " " Lizzie Taylor vs. Hedrictr Taylor; divorce granted. ' . GRANDSON OF. RED SPRINGS , . ; WOMAN iS RHODES SCHOLAR T. J.C. , McEachern Florida V ', 1922 Rhodes Scholar, is Grandson of Mrs. Edward Purcell of Red Springs. - Thomas , Covington ? McEachern,' a grandson of Mrs. Edward Purcell of Red, Springs, is . Florida's Rhodes scholar for 1922. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ti C McEachern of Gains sille, Fla., ; and was borrt in Laurin burg November 27, 1899. The Florida Times-Union, " published at Jackson ville, of Dec. 4, gives the following: ' "Mr. McEachern received Ms rudi mentary education at the Gainsville high school and at the Virginia mili tary institute, where he laid the foun dation for a splendid phisique. He en tered Princton university " iril Sept. 1919 and was graduated in June; 1922. At Princton he took an active part in undergraduate affairs and proved himself a leader of outstand ing ability among his fellow students. He was a member of the board of the PrincetonUn, the campus daily paper, fot t?ir ftnd wM -,man of the board in his senior vear. The position of editor-inhief of the Princetonian is one of the most cov eted undergraduate honors at the oni versity. y.M ;; -':ff f In the fall of 1921 he was ilected chairman of the Intercollegiate con. ference for the Limitation of Arma ments at which about ,; thirty-five Eastern colleges' and universities were represented. McEachern also was a member of the ienidr council, which governs . nndergraduata life on. .the Princeton campus. He is a member of the Quadrangle club 1 and Was ? presi dent of the club in his senior; year. of the dub in his senior year. Since Since Sept 1922, he has been a mas ter at the Lawrencerilla jchool, in the department of English. M- "Dr. John Grier.Hibben president of Princeton university, wrota'a. per sonal letter to Prof. F. W. Buchholi, secretary of the Florida committee, regarding McEachern'a : college re cord." .. , r, v., lv. : j. President Zlibben's letter, which the Florida paper publishes in f uIL is full of high praise of Mr. ' McEachern's 'ability and his record at Princeton r Mr. and Mrs. Sandy, Patterson of R. 1, Lumberton,' were ; among , ' tha visitors in town Saturday, v ' Sites Selected fcrA . 3 School Buildihga Location of Long Branch, Thompson Consolidated and Pembroke Indian . School Buildings Determined ? by v County Board of Education. I J The county board of education Fri day selected a site about 400 1; yards north of the Indian Normal school building, , on the . Pembroke-Red Springs .road, for the new ; Indian grammar school building to be erect ed at an early date. Bonds have been voted for erecting the building, 'which will cost around $15,000. - - The board while in session Friday also decided upon' the location of two other " school . buildings Thompson consolidated district and Long Branch. The sjte .selected for the new build ing in Thompson is on the Lumberton. Rowland highway, a '. the " David Townsend property; the same site, se lected by , the board several months ago. - ' -y - - The Long Branch location is to re main the same, allowing patrons liv Ing in the southern part of the' district fjthe privilege of erecting a two-room building in that vicinity.' Transporta tion will be provided for high school pupils. . INDIAN DIES OF INJURIES ' RE , CEIAED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. loya. Andrew C'havis' Skuu ' was Crushed When Ford Turned Over ' in ; , Saddletree ' Township Charlie - Chavia. SlighUy Injured, ' '.- , 1 , ' i '-f; t Floyd Andrew Chavis Indian, who lived in Saddletree township, died Fri day at 6 a. m. at the Thompson hos pital of injuries received Thursday, af. ternoon when a Ford car which he was driving turned over in the public road, near : Saddletree church. v His brother, Charlie Chavis,' who ' was in the car with hinv was also slightly hurt'-V,'y. i,,J.Hf.:'Trit t-j.-i$ti& '; " According to information . reaching Lumberton, the car was being driven at a rapid speed when the . wheeds struck a sandbed and. the car was turned completely over.' The unf ortu- nate Indian.' skull, was crushed- ai af result of . the accident. Deceased, was 45 years' old and is survived by, his widow and two children. Interment was made in the family cemetery Sat urday morning. , - -, ; ' k -r RESOLUTIONS ON RETIREMENT OF S. B. McLEAN FROM OFFICE -AND FROM PRACTICE OF LAW At a meeting of the Robeson coun ty bar, held ''durinjg'the .December term 1922, Superior . court of Robe son county, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: . The the bar f of Robeson - county realizes with much , regret that 4ithe Hdnorable S. B. McLean retires from the office of Solicitor at the end of his ; present term,! and )t also retires from-the practice of law, having re moved to Mecklenburg county, North Carolina. v S'yi' r 'yeT-i "Now Therefore be.it resolved that the bar of Robeson county expresses its regret for Mr. McLean's retire ment, and in him its confidence, and commends him, for the fair and im partial administration of the duties of the .office of , solicitor1'; and V his ability 'and . honest' demeanor as ;a gentleman and a lawyer, and its best wishes: fori his continued success and happiness.. ; -y:- :: . ' V,: ?That a i copy? of these resolutions be spread on the minutes of this court, furnished to the press and certified to Mr, McLean." - Mr. J; P. Humphrey of Charleston, S. C, arrived Saturday morning for a few days on business and a short phrey was a Lumberton yisitor Sat- nrda'y.:si;V;V;' k . p FOR REUEF OF NEWI ' ? ? , 4. BERN FD2E SUFFERERS t'To Citizens, of the Towi' of tnni- bertont,is"V;'"-i. '. V k .Three thousand) people in the city of New Bern .have been left .homeless as a result of 'the. recent fire whkh swept away .600 homes 'and Industriea'.which gave employ, jnent to more than 600 employees. Practically everything that were in these homes was. destroyed by the fire, many' people having' nothing left except the clothing which thay had . on, I ' appeal to the people of the town, to. give 'as ; liberally as they can to aid is the relief of these, people. .Both money - and clothing are needed, and will be re ceived by Mr. J. P. RusselL at town hall, Mr. J. A.' Sharpe, Robe, sonian office, Red Cross and Mrs. Alf. H. McLeod, president of Wo jnan's club.. - ' ' ' T. V ; E. M. JOHNSON, v ; ' ,'( v; Mayor. Record of Deaths ,i RICHARD F. BETnUNE DIES . -' , AT COLLEGE IN ALABAMA Son of Mr. A, A. Bethone of Tan mile Soecombed Friday to Brief Ilea ess - at Aaborn-Waa Senior In Alaba ma Techs Death Due to Influenza and 'Effects of Beiag Gassed Dar ing' War Made Excellent Record Remains Inferred at St.. Pauls Yesterday Afternoon. The funeral of Richard Frederick Bethune, son of Mr.-A. A. Bethune ot the Tenmile section, who died Fri day at. 3:45 p. nut at Auburn, Ala where he was a senior at the -Alabama' Polytechnic institute, was con ducted from, the Presbyterian church at St. Pauls yesterday at 2:30 p, m. and interment was made " in the church 'cemetery, where the remains of his , mother . were interred '.three years ago last April while he 'was with the 81st division in Germany. A crowd which filled the church attend ed the services, which were conducted by Dr, J. J. Murray, pastor of tha St. Pauls church, assisted by Dr. G.'E. Moorehouae, pastor of the Presby terian church of Lumberton.' : At the conclusion of - services at the grave a military salute was fired by a squad of local ex-soldiers over the flower strewn ' mound, and bugle taps were sounded. , - i Deceased had been a student at Au. burn since the fall of 1919 and was la senior inthe class of electrical engi neering. He was sick only two days. After attending classes last Wednes day he went to bed with what was thought to be a slight ailment. Thurs day night hit condition became much worse and an Auburn dispatch states that he was attendel from then until his death by the college physician and two consulting doctors front Opelei- ka. A telegram Friday morning ap prised Mr. A. A. Bethune of his son'i critical illness and during the day members of the family here kept in constant touch with those - at his bedside by telegraph ; and telephone. It was while Mr. W. K. Bethune was waiting at the station for the first train after newr tf Ws - uJnesrieame that a telegram was received bring ing news of his deathsWhen Mf. W, K. Bethune arrived at Auburn at 12:- 40 the next day he was met by. Dr. Spright Dowell, president of, the col lege, and a delegation of students. He found that all arrangements had been made and about, two hours later he was speeding back, toward home with the; remains, accompanied by Messrs. K. H. Strough and R. VV McDonald, classmates of deceased, services hav. ing been held y in the Presbyterian church of. Auburn ; during his short stay theueii ' ' i -i ' f - .', ; It was at first th'oueht that death was due to ptomaine 'poison, but later it was determined, that' influenza and . a heart weakened from the ef fects of paving : been gassed during ther war were the eauses''-Uvrv- Deceased was about 28 years old. Heiwas born and raised at Tenmile and attended high school at St. Pauls, winning' 'a I scholarship there to the university of North Carolina, where he was a student one term about 1912. Later he , attended King's business college in Richmond,. Va going from there to Dupont, where he was em ployed until he entered the army in 1917. He spent more than a. year overseas with the 81st division, re turning home in July, 1919.' ' , The following is taken from a dis patch of the 8th from Auburn to-the Montgomery (Ala.) Adevertiserr 4 "Mr., Bethune has been a student of the Aiabama - Polytechnic institute since 1919 and was a senior in the class of electrical engineering. " His record in schblarship ' and conduct at the college ,is declared to have been excellent and he enjoyed the 1 warm friendship and high regard "of both members of tha faculty and fellow students. ' '-yyyyy r :,yvv:p: ' Dr.' Spright Dowell,7 president, or dered the suspension of all class work and college exercises Saturday, as a tribute of respect to Mr. Bethune. , Mr. Bethune and Messrs. ' Strough and -McDonald arrived here with the remains at 10:40 yesterday morning and the body was taken in charge by Messrs. Stephens at Barnes, local undertakers. Members of the family and a number of Lumberton people left .here Vat 10 front the. home of Mrs.;.Molliek. Norment, an aunt of deceased, with" the 'hearse for St. Paula,' where a large crowd from other sections of the county and St. Pauls awaited their arrival, ; 'f . ; Messrs. Strough and McDonald left here last'evening to return to Auburn. ' Deceased is survived by his father Mr, A. A. Bethune of Tenmuet four sistersMrs. J. T. Bynum "of Durham, Misses Gertrude, Flora . Murphy and Edith, who live with their father and 4 brothers Mr. W. K. Bethune of Lumberton, Mr. J. F. Bethune, who lives with his father, Messrs. 6. A. ind J. E. Bethone. of Charlestown, W. Va. - - - -. : Miss Arabella HighJey Died : Friday Nights-Remains Interred Saturday. The funeral of Mias Arabella Hig ley who died Friday night at her home, Pine and Sixth streets, was con ducted from" the home Saturday? at :30 p. m. by Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pastor of the Pirst Baptist church, rhe pallbearers were Messrs. K. M, Biggs,' JH Wishart, Jpo i m -.i Mc Allister Jno. D. McMillan, D. R. Shaw and W. W. Davis. The remains were interred in the Norment cemetery, East Fifth street. Beautiful floral of. ferings covered the grave. Deceased was.l about 50 years old and had been in ill health for several months, though her condition had not been considered aerious until a short time before she died. Miss Higley was a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families in Lum, berton, . being a daughter of the late Gilbert P. and Ann Eliza . Norment Higley Three sisters Miss Fannie Higley, with whom deceased ' lived, Mrs- J. H. Barnes' of Brunswick, Ga and Mrs. N. A. Brown of Red Springs and one brother, Mr. G .P. Higley of Lumberton, survive, besides numer ous other relatives. ' Miss Higley was a loyal member of the First Baptist church, a member of - the Woman's Missionary society of that church, and a member of the Lumberton chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy. She lived a beau tiful Christian - life and her friends were numbered by .her acquaintances. TWO DEATHS FROM PNEU- 'MONIA FOLLOWING FLU Sirs. Savage Britt and Mrs. Ilomer ; Edmund of Long Branch Died Fri- , davVfv.Si' Two deaths from. pneumonia follow ing influenza occurred in ' the Long Branch community Friday a. m. Mrs. Savage Britf, aged 28 years, i dled at 9 a. m. and Mrs. Homer Edmund at 10 a. m The two families lived within a hundred yards of each other. Mrs. Britt is survived by her husband and 4 children, while Mrs. Edmund is survived ny her husband and 5 chil dren. Each left a 4-months-old baby: i The-funeral of -Mir -Edraund was conducted from Long , Branch, Baptist church Saturday at '11 a, mi by Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth, pastor, and interment was made in the church cemetery. De ceased was a member of this church. The remains of Mrs. Britt were in terred in . the family cemetery, ; near Broad Ridge church, ' Saturday at 4 p. m. . ' t , , f ' Mr. Edmund and three of his chil dren are "ili with, influenza. ' MRS. F. F. TOWNSEND DIED YESTERDAY OF PNEUMONIA Knolrn to Robesonian Readers ! as , "Aunt Sophia" Funeral Today, at White" Pond. Mrs.;F. F. Townsend, - known to Robesonian readers as "Aunt Sophia", died early yesterday morning at her home near Raft Swamp church, of pneumonia, following influenza.' De ceased' was 64 years old and is sur vived by her husband and 9 children. The funeral waa conducted at White Pond today at noon by Rev A. Paul, pastor of Raft Swamp Baptist church, of which deceased was a mem. ber. Interment was made in the Page cemetery at White Pond. , MRS. HATTIE EDWARDS DIED I IN CHARLOTTE FRIDAY The following is from yesterday's Charlotte Observer: " ' - . a "Mrs. Hattie Edwards, of Rocking ham, aged 50 years, died late Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian hospi tal Mrs. Edwards had ' been .ill for a short time, bating been brought to the local hospital Wednesday. She died after an operation. She was , a native of Rockingham and a devoted member of the Mehtodist church. Mrs. Edwards is survived by three, daugh ters,' Miss Patsy Edwards, Miss LHlie Edwards and Mrs; R. L. Hinson, and one son, James T. Edwards, S all of RockUHrham." ; Deceased ,;was'' sister-in-law of Messrs. B. Sam and W. F. Edwards of t Lumberton. They attended, the funeral r yesterday in ' Rockingham, services being conducted at the home by Rev, Mr, Bundy, pastor of the Methodist church of : Rockingham. ; Mr. Gaa McCaDum of Rewlan Sec- ties. rJja r3-'---'i'A ft -''. Mr. Gm McCaHum of thelRow- land section died m - a hospital in South Carolina Thursday night, ac cording to reports reaching Lumber- ton. -Deceased wai well-known - here, having represented several . daily pa pers as subscription-solicitor during the last few years. He recently spent some three" weeks here in the inter est of -the Wilmington Star. r..- Messrs. C A. and Glenn Ashley of Fairmont were Lumberton:- visitors this' morning. . - -'. vZ ' J. v . MASS MEETING TONIGHT . : ' ' ' " : AT, COURT HOUSE A mass meeting to consider a matter jof interest to every citizen of Lumberton will be V held this evening at 7:30 at the court house. The call for the meeting is are snlt of a meeting.attended by a umber of buainess citizens of the town. In the American Legion hall last Thursday evening and is made by a committee ppointed at that meeting, the committee being com. posed of Msyor E. M. Johnson, former Mayor A E. White, Messrs. L L. McGill and A. P. Page. Every citizen ' of the town is urged to attend.' , ,.,-. Cotton Market Reported by J'. H. Harrington ' Middling cotton is ouoted : nn . thm focal market tnHav t 21 U pound; strict middling 24 8-4 cents. ' Items of Local News rf . - - - Mr. Rufus Kinlaw of R ' 7 Lumberton has accepted a position as salesman in the McAllister hardware' tpre. , . ,. V-". , r i The Lumberton Motor Car Cn. has leased the Carlvle buildinir. West Fifth street, for an automobile show room. i i '- Two hogs that totaled 900 pounds of pork were killed one day recently by Mr. J. F. Raybon, who lives in the northern part of town. ' The Lumberton graded and high schools will close Friday of this week for the Christmas . holidays. The spring term will open - on , Monday, January 1. . " Mr. D. C Bullock and family ex-' - pect to move 'tomorrow from R. 2, Lumberton to Orrum, in order that the children may Attend the Orrum high school. - r"- A meeting of the Woman's club will be held Wednesday afternoon at toe tea room at axo. The eluo will conduct a Christmas bazaar at the tea room -Thnrsday and Friday of this week, ; - i , ' ? A', special community ' service picture program will be shown at Fairmont . Thursday evening of this week at 7:30. The proceeds will go to the Parent-Teacher association of Fairmont, c-v '' : Mr W.. C. Campbell, local elec trician, has installed a radio receiv- big station in McMillan's drug store. ' The outfit is equipped with magnovox and the daily programs sent out from -the various distributing points can be heard throughout the building. , - ' . The meeting of the Lumberton poet of the American Legion adjourn ed soon after it opened Thursday ven-, ing on account of another meeting of citizens of the town at the same hour. Another meeting of the post has been called for Thursday evening of this week for the purpose of electing of f leers. Refreshments .will be served and all ex-service men are urged to be present;? .!''sv '-y 'y': - The Uaraca class Of the irst . Baptist Sunday school yesterday ap pointed ..a - committee - to solicit funds f or providing Christmas gifts for any children in and around Lumber ton who are not likely to be visited by Santa Claus. Persons knowing of such children are asked to furnish Mr. E. R. Mclntyre, president of the class, with' the names at once. ' A QiristmaCbox will also.be sent to the children at' NewiBern : who y were rendered homeless by the big fire of recent date, 'v'- " . BUY CHRISTMAS , SEALS , .The Good They Do ' Depends ' " On. . . Too. ., , '. . ' ; .All ' funds " received from the- Seal Sale are distributed ,as follows: . Seventy-five per cent stays in ' the local county; ten : per cent to Na Uonal.TuberculosIs association for the seal sale and educational material; IS per cent, to state association for ex penses of seal sale .and ' campalga throughout the year. ' , t. ..MRS. JOHN. H, FELTS, JR. '.-'r '' : Chairman - Of Iaterest t Holder ef Victory Bonds, r . - - .-.;. - . . Owners of Victory bonds which bear the distinguishing letters A B. C, D, E or F prefixed to their serial num bers are called forv redemption oa " December 15th. -i ' ' . v Owners of these bonds should pre sent them to their local bank to be sent in for payment : , , - - TOWN TAXES "'. One per cent will be added to all unpaid Town taxes on Jan. 1st, 1923. -yK-.. ry ; ; . '...' J. P.. RUSSELL, , " :! . '''.. Clerk and -Treasurer.
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