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WATCH YOUR LAEZL AND SEND IN RE NEWAL EEFOSS TOUR SUBSCRIPTION . . EXPIRI3. ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS ARB DISCONTINU. ED WHEN TRET r EXPIRE Watch your laeix. vol; Lm NO. OLA v Gov. Morrison Com inn to Lumberton H and His Daughter - Will Arrive from Raleigh Sunday and Will be Guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Me Lean, -Who Will Give Public New Year's " Reception - in , Honor of the Governor Monday.- .- .;--,-' ; - Governor Cameron Morrison -and .bis daughter, little Miss Angelia, will arrive in 'Lumberton rnext Sunday morning: from Raleigh to spend a few : days iere as guests, of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean at thlir, home i on Chestnut street.' This' will be the f irs't time Lumberton has been honored by a visit from the Governor ; since . he entered office. O l Next ' Monday afternoon. ' New Year's Day, from 3 to 6 o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. McLean will hold a public reception at their home in honor of the Governor. : .' . ' Robt. WiUdns, In dian," Dies of Wound . V r " .' ' ". ' ;;' Said to Have Been Shot by Proctor Locklear When Latter Was Drag ged Oat of . House and Fired on Christmas Night. Robert Wilkins,' Indian, who lived . In Burnt Swamp , township, died at the Thompson .hospital early' ' this morning as a -result of being: shot on Christmas night Wilkins 1 was shot through one of his lungs and pneu monia set in. He was shot during a drunken row at : the home of ponnie Locklear, it is said. Proctor Locklear, Indian admits firing; the : shot.: that , struck Wilkins, it is said. According! to information gained here, Wilkins ' and several other men went to the , home ; of ' Donnie Locklear,' where Proctor . was visiting, dragged Proc tor out of the house and fired several shots - at him. - He returned , the fire and a bullet from his pistod struck Wilkins. ' : J . ? County Coroner D W Biggs will conduct an inquests tomorrow and aome arrests are expected to follow. Wilkins was about SO years old and is survived, by 'his second wife and 6 children.. t ' , . ;A' . . ' Free Dental Clin- ics Next Veek Free " dental clinics for white and Indian, school children of the coun ty will.be held next week,, beginning Monday and continuing through Sat urday, at the off ice of Dr. E. R. Hardin, county, health officer, in ihe court house. White school; children are request- ed to attend the clinics the first four days of the week, as Friday and .Sat urday will be. given to . the . , Indian school children. School children with. . in a radius of eight to ten miles from Lumberton will be treated; A dentist from the State Board of Health will be present to do the work. Clinics will . be held in other, parts 'of the county at a later date? ; 25 PER CENT. MORE MAIL . HANDLED IN LOCAL OFFICE . rt j' .T ' ' t. 1 Under Serious H.ndap Lumberton Postoffice Force Cleared With Ex-, .At rw.v..k i tt.1i days Mail in History of Office, I - . The amount of mail handled at the 1ual , nAtnffi lust nrinp a Kriat-" mas this year, was at , least 25 per V cent larger than ever handled during the holidays before, according te em- ployees at the office. Although the . postoffice force was delayed one day morIlinf hen ther were 'caught un on account of the fire early Thurs-de.r Umg puie tree A AU escaped day : morning of last week, and had . w,Ith sliht ratchet except Hermaa to wVrk under Idifficultiesafter that Flowers, who ; suffered , bed r scalp time, all inaU was distributed before W0Un1Ld ? was brought to the Thomp the office was closed Sunday night. 800 hospital The seven people who Postmaster, McGUl. and hie assist- were "truck by the tree wefe cutting ants did extrtordmary good work, un- wood .near, the, Flowers home der difficult - conditions, in , distribut ' Howellsvine township and the tree ing the Christmas mail. The efficient fel1 in the opposite direction from manner in which the mails was handl- th expected, as f result " of the ed is remarkable in view of the fact strong wind.. , - - , , '. that water-soaked mail had. to bei-S'" ' ' 1 '" ' : -V moved Thursdav to the third floor of Miss Christine Walker of Roxboro the Lumberton . Cotton Mills office , building. . , . ' TC . . . ... CURB MARKET WILL V y? ; : BE OPEN SATURDAY Byt Martha- FUxAndrews- Due to the fact that there was a mistake in the announcement regard- , ing the curb market for last . Satur day, it has been decided that we -will have the market open for one hour .on Saturday of this week, December 30th. . The : producers ' and consumers - will please keep this in mind and be ready for work promptly at 10 o'clock Saturday, morning v..,,-" 1 ;. '- Mr. J. L. Humphrey of the. Saddle tree section , was . among the' visitors 'fa town last Thursday. . ; "'.. ' iv-. YounfjThito Man Carved Up by Negro Mr. Biffie ; Brooks Seriously Cat nd Subbed : by ' Alex. Hickman at Boardman Result of Argument About Time Made by Negro With ..Batters Lumber Co. Mr. Brooks , in HospiUL Negro in JaiL'-. - .'' Mr Billia Brooks, a" bookkeeDei? in the office of the Butters Lumber Co. at Boardman was badly carved;; up by Alex Hickman, a negro employed by the same company, on Friday even ing of last week. Mr. Brooks Buffer ed two 6-inch gashes in the face, his left " ear was split open, four Ugly gashes were cut in his back and he was stabbed just above the heart by the neerro. who used a pocket-knife Th'cutting took place in the office after an argument about the time Hickman. had made. Hickman was . arrested and , later placed in the Columbus' -county jail at Whiteville Mr. Brooks, who is a young ? married, man, was rushed to the Baker sanatorium, here,. and his condition is reported as favorable... : LVDIAN BOY AT PEMBROKE LOS ES EYES AND FOUR FINGERS. Wood row Sampson Seriously Injured as Result of Playing With Dynamite Cap.' , t V t ly Fayetteville Observer, 26th.' ; . Woodrow Sampson, 9-year-old in dian boy suffered the loss of an eye and two fingers of both hands, when a dynamite cap with which he was play ing exploded.' The accident , occurred bunday morning at tne nome oi .tne boy's father, near Pembroke. ' The boy was brought to Fayetteville and is now at the Highsmith hospital., Though it is not expected to prove serious; the "operation lor tne removal of the eye has hot been performed yet on account of the low vitality of the patient, It was stated by .Dr. Wm. S. Jordan, who is treating him. : COTTON GINNED IN ROBESON. 44,750 Bales. Gimned to December 1? as Compared With 61,770 Bales Ginned, to Same. Date Las VxVs.i Correspondence of The ; Robesonian. Lumber Bridge, ' Dec. 27.-JThere were 44,750 bales of cotton ginned in Robeson county prior to December 13, 1922, as compared . with ; 61,770 bales ginned to December 13, 1921. ' JUNIUS J. SHAW, 1 Special Agent. Christmas Tree at Gospel Tabernacle. - The Gospel Tabernacle ' was ; the scene of a beautiful Christmas tree and a well rendered program Christr I maa nisrhtL The nroeram consisted of recitetions songs, dialogs - and plays," all of which; represented the birth of ChrisC - ' K Miss Carolyn ' Shooter, - who ' had charge of training the children,' with the assistance of Mrs. Eddie McNeill deserve special credit for the way in which they, handled, the children. Many were heard to remark that it was the best exercises of 'the kind they had ever witnessed. ' A present and a bag of fruit was given to every member of the Sunday school. '. ' ' " . ,'. , Mr a p McKInnon of Rowiand is a Lumberton visitor .' today. Mr. McKinnoB to Monday to , . , . . nu Raleigh, where he will represent Rob- vovu, u aa rv V4 aawwov v vaav -.-'islature."He is only 26 years old and iU be the youngest member of that OOUy. . ' Mr. J. M. Flowers and three sons Herman, slie and Vernon and ar: "enry ew ana two sons-Barnes arrived Tuesday night to yisit Misses liazel and Sarah .Carlyle at. the home of ; their parents, Mr.'-and Mrsi , W. W.' Carlyle, Fifth and t Water streets. -' Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Britt and two children, Martha Ware and J. N4 Jr., of Rochelle, Ga., arrived Monday and are visiting, relatives here.' ; . '. Mr. Joe " E.' Thompson k returned Tuesday . afternoon to his home in Wilmington after spending Christ mas, here at the home of his- brother-in-law 'and sister, Mr. and Mrs. I T. Townsend, ?-. Second : and Walnut strets.:v '-j w"v!v : " --'W i " ; Mr. John Bateman'of St. Paols was a Lumberton visitor' yesterday.- . . Mir. J HT Johnson of Rl, St Paula, was a Lumberton visitor yesterday.. -; Mr. J M. Scott "of 1, Raynham, was a Lumberton visitor Friday LUIIBE2T0N, N. C, THUSSDAJ, DECEHBdl 23, 1022 Fairmont News Wedding BelbPitnuB-LewU : Mar i riafe Dr. Hares Leaves for GeoT' via to Claim His BrideAir. Lea- man Brice f Passes Colored - Girl ' Cut in Ant Accident It Was one of the Beet Christmas Days. By H. V. Brown . s ; Fairmont Dec. , 27 Born,' to Mr, and Mrs. J B Ashley,' this morning. a daughter.- ;;; :f-;,;? s tiJc- ?Vi.-Bniat:.Vr:IUi A; marriage of unusual interest to Fairmont people -occurred last , week in Savannah Ga when Miss Gray Pitman became the bride of Mr. David Lewis. , The bride's, home is in Okla homa but she has visited , relatives here on several different occasions and has numerous .friends who learn ed of the ' marriage ' with . much inter est . The groom is a native of ? Co lumbus county and ' is ' well ' known here, also'; having ' many . , kinspeople and friends in this vicinity. The young couple aro at. home : to their friends in Savannah, where Mr. Lewis holds a very .'important position. '-. . Another marriage of very much in terest will be solemnized on the 28th of this month at the home of C the bride in ' Scotland, Georgia Dr. Al bert H. Hayes, a very prominent phy sician of this-place, left for. the Geo rgia town last night to claim as his bride Miss Ora Kemp. Dr, Hayes was accompanied by Mr. Thomas F. Bak er who will- take a 4 prominent ; part in tne "ceremony; acting as best man, Miss Kemp was a member of the fa culty bf j the i Fairmont high school during last year, In the music depart ment, and made many, friends here, who will - learn of her1 coming back to Fairmont to make her home with pleasure. After the ceremony the bridal party will spend a few days in the Southern States on their honey moon and will be at home to their friends,' in Fairmont' after January 5th, 1923., . Rumors, reports, and whisperings would lead a-correspondent to believe that there will be other wedding bells in .Fairmont during 'the holidays. "Nothing official ' has as yet . been announced."'., t t- Mr and Mrs. Farese Lewis "of Wachulla,' Florida, are spending some time here with friends and relatives. Thrown Through Windshield A young colored girlj, daughter of Richard Bradshaw, : suffered very painful cuts about 'the face and head last Sunday afternoon when the Ford in which she was riding came to an abrupt stop when it collided with the cement steps in front of their home. She was thrown through the -windshield onto the hood and fender. She was given local medical attention and sent to Baker's sanatorium, Lurfrber- ton,'i. for treatment; where fourteen stitches' were necessary to' close the agly lacerations. ' "r; ., t ' ' - For the first time in : many years Fairmont last Saturday had only two passenger trams coming into ' its units. A derailment near : Conway caused train No. 24 to be so late that was annulled,' consequently auto matically annulling' - train No. 97, these two trains being the same ones that pass here at 8:40 and 9:52 a. m. The handsome new store building being erected by H. Weinstein. is nearing completion and will, when completed, be occupied by . the Robe son Hardware '-C04 . which , is now oc cupying one of the Jones buildings. One of the Best Christmas Days. A few firecrackers, - small evi dence of slight intoxication, .and happy little , ones, handshaking, re newing old. acquaintances, made up one of the best Christmas days Fair mont has experienced in many years. A few serious cases of sickness mar red the pleasures of some,' but there has to be , a little . portion of bitter with the sweet ' to make up a life- . Death of Mrl Leaman Brice. - Friends - and , relatives ' here were saddened to' learn of ' the death of Mr. Leaman Brice, which occurred at ms ' nome in wauace on unnstmas day. Deceased was ill for some time with . - influenza, which . developed pneumonia.' the immediate cause of his death. He is. survived by his wi dow and ' three' children Jlrs.' Brice was Miss Mattie Brown, daughter of air. w. tsrown ox Jrairmont and has. .hosts of friends here who sym pathize with her in her loss. Deceas ed was well known here, being a bro. ther to the late Clayton Brice and son of the late W.' B. Brice, both of whom died here of the same disease in the epidemic few. years ago.'- wThe condition of Mrs. W. Pitt man, iWho underwent an operation at Baker's sanatoriom l ' Lumberton, some few, days ago, is slightly im proved..' ; -. Mrs. Hybert : Leggett," .who ; has been, aeriomsly ill at her home on R. 2'from Falrmoht U reported as being slightly improyeaV-: ,, ;The . quarterly conference of Robe son circuit was held here last Sat- Post-Christmas Re corder's Court Dock et Not So- Big Folks Seem to Have Be on Their ; Good Behaviour Several " Cases Aired. ' ' i The - after-Christmas ' recorder's court docket was smaller this year than usual, which would indicate that the folks generally were -. on - their good behaviour. The following cases were disposed of Tuesday by Record. ex W'B.' Ivey-iC;'v-' 4 David Reid Regan, drunk and dis orderly; defendant failed .to show up for trial. . - - , Will Gore, colored, seducti6n; bound over to Superior court under a $300 bond, 4n"default of which he was re manded to JaiL ' . ,. , ! . Willie Nichols, colored .assault up on his wife; not guilty; Willie's wife was fined f 10 and cost for bringing frivolous and malicious action against her husband. . ,-' - Charlie Williams, colored,' assault Upon his wife with a gun; fined S10 and cost Williams was found guilty of striking his wife with the butt of a gun on Christmas day, inflicting an ugly gash over her right eye. He was fined an additional $5 and cost bit the charge of being drunk and disorderly. Si George White; Norman Shields, Talmon Monroe and Robt White, all colored, plead guilty of the larceny of some small articles : from the Mc Lellan store ; after the fire on Thurs day of last week. The negroes assist ed -In fighting the fire and took the goods after it was gotten, under con trol. Judgment was continued I .; i , ;' - . ," - , ; , it:V:-;-A FUNERAL OF HUSBAND 24 V pt HOURS AFTER THAT OF WIFE Mr. John Sellcra of Mt, Elim Died tLast Night Foilowtag" ; Death of Wife Tueaday---Both Victims of VTyphold. !$k:Kwf-' I Mr. John H. 'Sellers of Mt . Elim died last night about 9 o'clock at the Baker Sanatorium.. Mr. Sellers' death followed soon after that of his wife, juesaxwjawipn The funeral will be conducted at 4 o'clock this afterneon, just 24 ; hours' after that 'of Mrs. 'Sellers, by Rev," Paul T. Britt and interment, will be made in the family . cemetery. near Barnes- ville. Deceased was 45 years old and is survived by .5 children. It is said that the death of 3fr. and Mrs. Sell ers resulted from typhoid fever. ; Roth McNair, Colored ;v Ruth McNair, 15-year-old daughter of J. H. - McNair colored, of : Raft Swamp township, died yesterday.' The cause of her death has not been learn- V Former Mayor of Mef Rouge Arrested on cnarge 01 jauraer. , , . . , , BASTROP, La' Dec 26-The second arrest in connection with the More house kidnapping of last August " was made late today, when Vt.ti.il. filc- Koin, until a few months ago mayor of Mer Rouge, was taken into custody at Baltimore at the request of Governor Parker, who charged him with murder. The physician . was taking a post graduate course at Johns Hop Ions. The- former mayor ' is expected to reach here within a few days to join a former deputy sheriff, who is now be ing held on. a similar charge in the Ba strop JaiL VC , r-;i-' , ;.,-:;' A Baltimore dispatch states that Dr. McKoin denied knowledge of the killing of the two men. "All I know," he declared, "is that both men who were killed were on the bad side the side of bootleggers, gunmen and men who associated with, negro women. ; Watch-Night ' Services'' ; Correspondence of The' Robesonian. . Watch-night services will be . held at the Gospel Tabernacle Sunday night, beginning at 9 and continuing until after 12 o'clock. Singing, pray er and testimony will be the order of the services. The public is invited to come an take part. ?7 V;' , Mr." and Mra. v W. C. Woodell and Mr. and Mrs. E.' Wr Woodell of Dub lin, Bladen county, were among the shoppers in town Friday. " : Mr 'J. O. Prevatt is returning to day to Rocky Mount where he holds a position with the Coast Line, after spending the holidays at his home on R. 3 from Lumberton. Mrs. Prevatt and their three children will leave Sunday to join Mr Prevatt Wil son, where they will make their home. Mrs. Sallie McRae of Washington, D. who: had been a ' guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mollis i R. Norment North Elm street, since last Friday, went yesterday to Fayetto ville, where she will visit ether rela tives before returning home..1 f urday at the Methodist church. Pre siding Elder Shore of Rockingham was present and filled the pulpit 'on COUNTST. COD AND TOOTH. ' Parliton Letter Best Christmas Ever Tree at Metho- ; dist and Christian Endeavor Pro- I gram at Presbyterian Many VW- tors A' Great Fox Chaao.' , 'i By C." D. Williamson Parkton, Dec.; 26.Christmas has gone on record as the best in the history of our town, or so it seems to the writer. The ideal sunshine was appreciated by all, and that meant much to us. as the roada wera naaa- able, enabling all our guests to ar ... ... ... 1 rive. '- The first thing was" the Christmas tree at the Methodist church Sat urday at 7:30 p. m, a beautiful tree, well laden with presents, church and tree beautifully ;decorated.;The exer cises by the ' Sunday school pupils were most appropriate and ,4: much enjoyed by all. The songs and recita Hons were well rendered, Mesdames R. B. Hutson and Ed .Gaitley, com mittee in charge, deserve much praise for their untiring efforts in training the children, especially as the weath er was rough, and there was much sickness during the' past 2 weeks. A Si a . . Alter tne various .committees ; pre sented all the presents from the tree, oranges and apples were distributed to all present , ( There was no preaching Sunday, owing to a misunderstanding by the new presiding elder. , A special program by the Christian Endeavorers at" the Presbyterian church) Sunday night was much en joyed. A goodly number of the old members were here for . Christmas and took part " - The union prayer-meeting f meets this month at the Presbyterian church. - - - - ' Among those from a distance here during Christmas were H. : B. Cul breth from Chicago and A. M. Cul breth from Tarver, Ga- brothera who were reared here and ' have 7 made good. They, read The Robesonian and say they could not get along without itrr::.v;i--.,l.:vH;:7cV;,.i'. Mr. W. W. -H. Proctor of Varena .vua amvea oaturaay 10 spena jnnsti-'7. mas with his son Mr. D, C. Proctor. WdU of. Iberton Mr. Cra Mr, L. L. McDonald, who holds a WlPittman;of . Barnesville went yes. responsible position with the Coast f? New Bern ltIM, Une at Norfolk, ,Va and wife, andlS,hrlne "wting. The meeting Ukes MrB. A. McDonald of Jacksonville, ,Plce today ' . f l, Flai who is . with the legal depart ment of the Seaboard, spent Christ mas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. 'McDonald., , ; I feel that I should mention our own family reunion, which we enjoy ed Sunday, as we plan every Christ mas to have our children and grand children with us. This time was really more of a success and more enjoyed than ever, as every relative was pre sent and in the best of health and spirits. The following were, present: J. T. Williamson ; of Charlotte, J. Worth Williamson; of Fairmont Mr. and Mrs. J. C Tough . of Irvington, O Mr. and. Mrs. Justin McNeill and children,' Helen Marie and Justin Jr., of ' Lumberton, Marie McMillan of Troy, Mr, and Mrs.. E. C .McMillan and little son. Mack 'of Fayetteville, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. McMillan and small son Dan Jr. of Wade. Mr, Collier . Cobb and family left Friday for Homer, , Ga. Mr. : Yancy McCall and family f McColl, S. C spent Christmas with home folks, aL so Mr. and Mrs- A. M. Stubbs and Mr. and Mrs. Angus Jernigan and little son of Fayetteville.' . . The following came home for the holidays: from Chapel - Hill: Vance McGill, Phillip McNatt, Luther Thames, E. F. ' Williamson; from Davidson, W. k J. Calhoun,; Milton Thomasson, Jno. K. Currie; Mr. A. G. Wright of . Winston-Salem; Miss Henrietta ' McMillan, who teaches at Lillington; Miss Margaret McMillan, from Burgaw; Misses . Nellie Thom asson and Catherine - McMillan from Flora Macdonald college.-' ;. ' Mr. J. D. McCall is out today after being confined for several weeks, al so Mr. E. - B. Daniel, who has been sick with flu. All the sick are on the mend. ' ' :---'V'" " '; - Mr. Ertel Carlyle" ; of ' LumbeVton is a caller in our town tonight v The most exciting fox chase we ever witnessed took place Saturday a. m. Eight or ten of us started out early; the ground a little crusty with the largest frost yet We rode some 15 miles before a trail was struck.' At 9 o'clock old reynard . was on the go and he was kept in high gear un til 100, and the capture was 8 or 10 miles from home. ' Ton' never heard such running in aU your life. ' We started with 25 . wolf .." bounds : and every .dog in the . immediate section joined in. It waa a sight long to be remembered. The xace Christmas morning, did not .last more than 40 minutes after the fox waa . jumped. No other pack in the State can equal this one. , . . Messrs. A.; E. and. M. tD.. Culbreth of the Parkton section were Lumber ton visitors Friday.' .'- . - j ESTABU8HID me MUCH mf cmrr I2.M A TAV DUE W ADVAVCB . f Reported t by J. Jl, Barrmgtoa . Middling cotton la quoted on the local market today at 29 cents the pound; strict middling 26 3-8 cents. 1 .aMaKWaMMNHMMMMmMaWMKMaa. t-'r t : - ' - Items of Local News The McLellan 6 and 10 cent store, which was burned Thursday - of last T.J. . .r "opened according to anowe, manager. The condition of Mr Alex R. Phillips, who suffered a stroke1 of paralysis ten days ago, is reported as somewhat improved today. ' -A turkey hen belonging' to Mr.'f J. Flowers of R. tt Lumberton, hatched II young turkeys on Christmas day. This hen "stole her nest and set oat to set some few weeks ago. 1 The Lumberton graded and high schools, which closed on December IS for the holidays, will open for the spring, term on Tuesday of next week January 2. , f . Members of the Baraca class of the First Baptist Sunday school mada it possible for Santa Clans' to visit 62 children in and around Lumber ton Sunday sight .i Members of the Lumberton post of the American -Legion will have their annual dinner at the Goat club this evening at 6 o'clock.' All mem bers are invited to be present Mr Ben Blake yesterday deposit ed 200 pennies which he saved , dor ing the present year. That was not quite all the pennies which came into Mr. Blake's hands during the year, he said. ? " '.Mr, W JR. Ivey, keeper of tha county home, asks The Robesonian to thank the people of Lumberton who provided the bountiful Christina din ner for tha inmata of thai hnm - Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Baxley will move next week from Buie ' to Rae- ford. They recently sold their house and lot at Buie to Miss Peele. Mr. Baxley was a Lumberton - visitor Tuesday. .',.',- Messrs. E. J. Britt D. R. Shaw, ' . . . ,. . . mr. ana airs, uuion iee . are movmg today from Lumberton; to Goldsboro, where Mr. Lee holds' a position in the office of the Enterprise-White ville Lumber Co. Mr and Mrs. Lee have many friends here who ' will regret their decision to move to another town. - .''. Mr. and Mrs. E. Wheeler Stone of McDonald . were - Lumberton visi tors yesterday. About two or three miles, out from Lumberton they ran into a lively fox chase in which some fifty people , and many ' dogs were taking part, : and they mixed in the fun until the fox was caught. The fourth floor of the Baker sanatorium has been opened for pa tients. Fifteen, beds are provided on this floor bringing the total to 65. The increased number of beds was necessary to take care of - patients. according to Dr. H. M. Baker, sup erintendent ' of the sanatorium. ' The following Lumberton people have contributed clothing to the fire sufferers of New Bern: .Mrs. G. G French, Miss Lillian Proctor, Messrs. A. Weinstein, L L. McGilL J. P. Rus. selL' Cash contributions of 1 each have been turned over to the local Red Cross chapter by . Mesdames E. D. Pittman and J. H. Morrison. A three-room residence, ocennied by Mr.'Needham Conoley and family at the . Dresden cotton mill village. was practically , destroyed ' .by fire about 8:30 Sunday night Mr. Cono ley saved part of his furniture. Mr. Bartow Jolly, who . boarded with , the Conoley family, lost three suits of clothes and $45 in cash in the fire. -The following: Lumberton boys and girls who are in college, besides those mentioned in last Thursday's paper, are spending the holidays with home folks:7 Misses Margaret Dur ham, Mary Biggs; Annie Grace Wil liams, Marion Allen, f Meredith col lege, Raleigh; Messrs. Stephen Mc- Intyre, Jr, Beverly Biggs, William Caldwell, Hubert Thompson, . Wake Forest; Marvin Barker, Robt Allen, Jr., and Ingram Hedgpeth, Mars Hill; Knox Thompson, Carolina Military and Naval academy, Hendersonville. Climate unsurpassed on the globe did its prettiest Christmas day , and nignt ana every ooay nereaoouu apparentlx ' enjoyed the occasion quietly until the . glorious evening, when, in defiance of the - ordinance made and provided by the town. fa thers, fireworks boomed and spouted and sizzled on the main thoroughfare of the town. In front of the Pastime theatre on hn street seemed to bo the favorite place of exhibition for quite a while ,but the noise and dis play were not confined to any parti cular part of town and lasted at in tervals until far into the night, , . .