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XT?,""*' 1RR] ED WW TW VOL. MV—Np. 4* tUMBZBTOW,^C^HV*MA% JULY MTH, MM CWMTBY. OOD AND MtCM. MT4#Mmnn) Mnt A Dtnc w ADVAWfT* TMal of Braxton Purdie for Mneder of Motto Horn Begins This After nowt—Case of Jesse and Dock Ox endhss for M.gitor <*-V3*!Bdhg* Moved Op s D4y. Argument of connsM in the ^case of Jesse And Dock Oxendine, Imitons on the charge of kitting Vick BuJ !ard near Buie on March 4, 1922, concluded by Solicitor T. A. McNeill just before court adjourned for din ner at 1 o*clock. Judge Sinclair de ferred his charge to the jury until after the afternoon session began at 2:30. A verdict of second degree murder is asked. The jury in case Hi composed of: Boyd Adams, 1 J Williams, E. G. Floyd, H- R- West^ E. H. Britt, J. C. Smith, W. L. Mc Intyre, H. M Stanly, A. A. Crump. J. A. Herring. J. B. Clark and A. E. McCormick. _ . It way in evidence that the aeien dant, Jesse Oxendine, had threatened to hi!! Viek Bullard on several oc casions, and that he had made these threats following a shooting affair in which Jesse wa^ shot by en un known party. He had claimed that Bullard did the shooting and that his wife was the cause of it all. Ail this was denied by the defendant. Dock Oxendine was heard to say on the night of the jnurder that he had known a week that Bullard was go ing to be at the place where, the kill ing took place. It was shown that Jesse and Dock live near* each other. Several witnesses stated that they heard someone running around the ,edge of the field after the shooting, nnd that they saw the tracks next morning, describing them as ones made by a man running, wearing shoes about the size of a number 7 or 8, and the right shoe worn down at tha heel. , . , The whereabouts of the man just prior to the shooting could not be de finitely shown. Jesse claimed that he went home a little after dusk, ate supper, washed his feet and went to bed. A little later his brothers dame to the house and woke him, telling him that Vick Bullard had been shot He got up, put on his clothes and went with them down to where the &*owd haif gathered# - * Before adjourning court yesterday afternoon, Judge Sinclair dismissed the case aghinat Dock Oxendine and told the jury that he would submit the case of Jesse to them this mom lug. A point that was stressed by the * * " it, blood Jesse's gun the next morning. When testify ing in his own behalf, JeSse said he knew nothing of the mood on the gun, but that he went rabbit-hunting the morning before the murder and it was possible that the blood whs that of a rabbit. ine oouse m wntcn Jesse uvea w*s a smAll house end helf of one,win dow wes broken out. His, wife testi fied that she had pieced e raincoat over the piece and that when she re turned the next morning after hav ing spent the night wRh Jesse's father, the raincoat was tom down and lying on the fioor. Horn Murder Triai Begins. The trial of Braxton Purdie, color ed, for the murder of Metco Horn, in Saddletree township, last Febru ary 13, will begin this afternoon af ter the charge to the jury in the Ox endine case. Jurors for this trial, drawn yesterday from' a special ve nire of 50 men, are: W. T. Coving ton, W. F. Adams, J. W. McPhail, G. W. Seseome, Oscar Blackburn, X. Atkinson, B ^C. Glass, A. G Mitchell, M. W. Hedgpeth, H. R Britt, Von Walters and J. F. Chep *herd. Mr. t. L. Johnson and Recorder W. B. Ivey were appointed by the court to defend Purdie. Shepard Murder Trial Friday. The trial of Luke Britt, charged with the murder of B. R. Shepard on April 1, 1922, in a true bill re turned by the grand jury Monday, will not begin until Friday morning, owing to the fact that the Mai of Braxton Purdie, Colored, - for the murder of Metco Hom. set for yes terday, was not reached until today and will not be completed until to morrow morning, or later. Judge Sinclair this morning allowed the apodal venire of 100 eummonded for the Shepard case this morning to re turn home aud to report tomorrow morning. The law fjuvns of HeLean, Varser, McLean & Stacy and E. J. & L. J. Britt represent Lake Britt and the firm of Johnson & Johnson will assist Solicitor T. A. McNeill in the prosecution. F. M. Huggins, against whom a true bill was found in the same case, is represented by McIn tyre, Lawrence & Proctor, and Dock Rorier, colored, also charged with murder in this case, is represented by the last-named firm and Britt & Britt. , Mrs. She&ard and son, Master Jack, and Mrs. H. M. Broach, all of Putney, Ga., and Mr. J. B. Shepard of Doerun, Ga., wife, son, sister and brother, respectively, .of the murder ed man, and the wife aud eon, Mas ter Kirk, of the last-named are here for the trlaL / John Little, colored, who waa found guilty in recorder's court at Fair - ' - * For Burglary 5^ Degree in Flogging Case Grand Jury True Against B. MM ML Lawson, Jule JohggMedgpcth^in Case invoicing Wk -*^-Dnte far Tt Sot Bat CaM WiH Until Neat ^ A bill charging first-degree bur glary, secret assault and kidnaping was returned by the grand jury yesterday against B. M. Lawson, chief of police of Fairmont, Jule Brogden and John Hedgpeth of Proc torville, alleged leaders of a band* of 18 masked and robed men, who pro claimed themselves Ku Kiux, who took Mrs. Hattie Purvis and Mrs. Mary Watson from the home of the former at Proctorvile on the night of the 14th of April last, carded them to a* near-by negro church, turned a spot-light upon them and whipped them cruelly on their naked flesh. These men will be arraigned aS soon as the case can be reached One murder trial begins this afternoon, as stated elsewhere in this issue, and, another is scheduled to begin to morrow, so it is not thought to be possible to reach this trial before the first of next week. Dr. Beaman Called to Rocky Mount to Assist in a Funerai. Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, went yesterday to Rocky Mount to assist in conducting the funera! of Mr. J. C. BrasweH Jr., who was drowned at Marbie Head, Mass., Sunday. Mr. BrasweH, member of a prominent family of Rocky Mount, was graduated with honor at the university of North Carolina last year and had just finished a year in law at Harvard university. He was a young man of great promise. Dr. Beaman was pastor of the young man'g mother in Durham spme years ago and Dr. Harry North, pastor of the church of which his parents are members, called him over the 'phone Tuesday and told him the family wanted him to assist ip conducting the funerai. moot qf having liquor in his poses sion and sentenced to 9 months^on the roads, from which sentence he appealed, appeared before Judge Sinclair Wednesday morning. His at torney, Mr. T. L. Johnson, asked for leniency on account of the fact that a letter had been written to him by Mr. W T.. Slqdge, of the Beaufort County Lumber company, for whom Little had worked for the past fif teen years, stating that he would like to have Little cleared of the charge as he did not th^ak he intend ed to break the law and that he had character. * .. - After hearing the evidnte of Police B. M. Lawson of Fa and'the recommendations t. __ Johnson, Judge Sinclair upheld the sentence imposed by the recorder, unless the defendant pay a fine of $150 and costs and give a bond in the sum of $200 for his appearance at each term of Superior court for the next two years,'and show that he had not violated any of the liquor laws. E. S. Walters, charged with viola ting the stock law, was found guilty in three cases fined $100 each in two of them, and prayer for judgment was continued until next term of court upon payment of costs. The grand jury returned true bill& Tuesday in the cases against the fol lowing: Jesse Seilers, Charlie RaMgh J. D. Wilkins, Don Yates, Early Mc Nair, F. M. Gibeon, Charlie Davis (alias Pugh), James Lockiear, Will Warwick and Will Fred Locklear. Many who had been waiting to hear the case against H. L. Talia ferro, charged with tampering with state's witnesses, left the court house this morning after it was learned that ha, in company with V. WL Keith an attorney of Fairmont, left on the morning Seaboard train for Wilming ton. Jeaae SeBeta Snbauta: Sentence Not Yet Passed. Jesse Sellers, chafed with as sanlt with deadly weapon and tres pass, submitted to' the charges before Judge Sinclair Monday, but sentence had not been passed at noon today. Sellers was arrested last April fol lowing a shooting affair at the home of Mr. Jasper Britt in which Mrs. Wincie Bass was seriously wounded. He admitted the shooting at the time he was arrested by Rural Policeman D. C. Ratley, stating that he did not intend shooting Mrs. Bass, who is Ms mother-in-law, but intended the shot for Jasper Bass, his brother-in-law. Mrs. Bass went on the stand and testified that she beard Jesse whip ping Ms wife (her daughter), and that she tried to get to them. Upon opening the door Jesse shot her in the leg, which showed that it was still' in a serious condition. Dr. Holtnes of'Fairtnont testified that he had treated Mm Baas and state that the wound would probably re sult in a permanent affliction. Further evidence was offered by the state and showed that Sellers had been tried and convicted numbers of times before^ and had served a term on the chain gang for shooting. Sheriff R. ,E. Lewis testified that Seilers was a good, law-abiding citi zen except when he was under the influence of whiskey. t ::^_' Thief Got Away With About $200 Brahe OpenBaMing and Safe *t C** CMa BattMag €*<—TM*t Supposed ta Hare Gotten Away a* Freight. * 41 ^ ^ (MO tn cash, green and silver was atoldn frdni the Lumberton Cora CM* Bottling Ob'* safe Monday night after the tMeims had broken into the buRdin#? MgF brohen open the safe with -tooth which were stolen from a too! house belonging to the Virginia & Carolina Southern Ry. Co. Checks totalling nearly (200 were left ip the safe un harmed. ) Entrance to the bniiding waa made by breaking a iatch on the back door of the building. A large hammer, a* pick and a piece of iron were the tools used in getting the safe open, the door of which was practically ruined. The inside 3por to the money drawer was left a totM wreck. The robbery was discovered Tu^ day morning by workmen in the plant when they arrived about 6:45. Offi cers wpre notified and Chief of Police D. M Barker and Officer Ed. Glover went to the scene, where they trac ed the tracks of one man as he en tered the building and left. ft is thought by the officers that the thief caught a freight train near the plant, as , they were unable to locate any more tracks. MR. ERWIN T. WILLIAMS ADMITTED TO THE BAR. In Congratulating Young Attorney Judge Sinclair Says Robeson Coun ty Bar Has for Several Generations Ranked as One of Best in State. Mr. Erwin T Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Q. T. WiHiams of Lumber ton, was admitted to the bar befprb Judge N. A. Sinclair when court opened Tuesday morning, Mr. Ste phen McIntyre of the Lumberton bar reading the oath. < Mr. WiHiams is only about two months past the minimum age at wh(ch attorneys will be admitted to practice, having leached hie 21st birthday only last May. He passed the examination before the Summme court last January 29, before he at tained his majority. He was gradual ed at Wake Foeeat eeHege at the ^ commencement. ^ In congratulating the young man upon entering, the profesgion, Judge Sinclair said that he wanted especially to congratrdate him M^on becom* a member ef the Rdheson coun bar, which for savu^at gmugraHOns ranked as ane of the Best in the te, giving him a high standard to live up to. * . ? . * ^ Mr. WiHiams has hot decided whether or not he wiii locate in Lum jbprton and has announced no plans jisr the immediate future. ^ DAYS WHEN 299 CASES ON DOCKET WAS REGULAR THING Crowd at Court Monday Reminded Judge Sinclair of Hie First Days as Solicitor When There Were Al ways About 2M Cases on the Dock et-Orders Folks Not to Shut Off the Air, ^ Judge N. A. Sinclair, presiding at Superior court here, remarked in private conversation Monday that the large crowd that had packed the court room all day reminded him of "the first courts' he appeared in here as solicitor, nearly 20 years ago, when there were always 250 cases on the docket. Tuesday morning when coUrt convened he commented upon the may freeh air was being shut out by people standing in front of the windows and ordered the sheriff to armat any man who disregarded the order he then made for dverybody to keep Sway from tbe wtndows and let fresh air in. Witil a court room fuii of people and She windows Mocked by peopie, he said, the air in the room became too dose for comfort or safety. . Sam. as in HeB With * Pocket Fall of Powder. ^ A little Moot of people were talk ing about the boH weevd yesterday afternoon at the court house—usu ally where two or three are gather ed together anywhere in Robeson now there ia some talk about the weevil, you know—and Mr. J. A. Johnson of St. Paul said the weevils were not; as much in evidence about St. Paul now as they were dome time ago. Sheriff R. E. Lewis up and remarked that this hot weather ia fine on the weevils, that when they get down in the hot saqd it just naturally roasts the asperity offn 'em same as if they were in heil with a pocket full of powder. Mrs. D. B. Shaw and daughter, Miss Elisabeth* left yesterday for Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach where they will spend several days with friends. They were accompanied by Miss Audrey Williford of Wil mington, who spent 10 days here a guest of Miss Elizabeth Shaw. CARS WASHED, POLISHED AND GREASED. TIRES, TUBBS. ACCESSORIES GASOLINE 25 CENTS JN& C. FULLER Tax Rate 94 Cents On $190 Valuation Increase .f Cent*—W1H Raise $690,099 to $709,999 on Valuation of $43,999,909 With Speeial Road Honda and Other Specie! Taxes—9# Specie! Schoo! tax Ma trktsaad 3H Tewnnhipe Hate Vot ed BeMa fee Honda. INCREASE COMES IN TAXES FOR SCHOOLS AND ROADS The tax rate for Robeson county for the present year was fixed at 94 cents on the $190 valuation by the county examiners Tuesday, when they finished their work of the equalization of assessments of townships This increases the rate 23 cents from what it was iast year. Between $600,090 and $700,000 is to raised from this rate on an assessed valuation of $43,000,000, to gether with special schooi taxes, road bond taxes and other special taxes. ' The division of the general coun ty rate this year aa compared with iast year is as follows. 1922 1923 General county fund .... 12 12 General school fund .... 45 60 School deficit fund. 03 Road fund ............. 07 12 Bridge fund . ... 03 03 Pension fund .. 02 02 Court house bynds . 02 02 71 94 As the above will show the in crease in the rate is caused by school and road funds, the general school fund increasing 15 cents, with an ad-, ditional 3 cents for the purpose of taking care of a deficit which has been accumulating. Robeson county now has 90 special school tax districts. Twenty town ships out of the 20 have voted bonds for good roads, which is paid in ad dition to the regular township tax. Parkton Letter ' _^ Members of Co. L Leave for Camp —Gospel Tabernacle Meeting $ Draws Large Crowd# A Greet Choir—First ^ Caatabape of the Season—Personal, i s By C. U. Williamson. Parkton, July 10—Co. L. N. C. N. G., left Sunday.mornmg for Hbpre hmtd City for their annual enctimp ment:We are pnable to give the ex act numhe^*b<^a t knge percent. Will advise later. Mrs. A. F. Hugh denly HI ern^g 8m was taken to the hospital about noon and was opera ted on for appendicitis. Her many friends will t% glad to know she is getting along nicely. Mrs. Sallie Cashwell of Roslin spent the week-end with Mrs. Lon Lancaster. Mrs. S. Jones and two daughters, Misses Hattie and Edith, of the Ten Mile section, spent Sunday visiting Mrs. Lon Lancaster.. * Notwithstanding the downpour of rain Sunday there was a large crowd attended all three services at the Union Gospel Tabernacle, and at night a large number from Fayette ville attended, including an orchestra which furnished music for the Hem Rani say revival while in Fayetteville The service Sunday night was quite interesting. Rev. Mr. Layman's subject was "The Signs of the Times ", and he heid his large con gregation with the closest attention. There wa§, no preaching last night ** Monday night is understood as reat-nighi*dor the evangelist. Rev, W. Manes* and wife and one of their chHdren, of Haynionnt, FayettevUie, attended the tabernacle meeting here last night. Mr. W. J. Ramsay arrived Satur day and he ha* already proved to be a great choir leader and has a large choir going well and it is a treat to hear the singing, which is a feature Mr. Tolar of Tar Heel and small sen spent the Fourth 4n om- town a^ at Midway. We are al ways glad to see him and talk of the fond memories of the past. He is rural letter carrier at Tar Heel. His family will probably move to onr town before the f*& school term. Miss Mar inburg N* Henrietta Miss Chester is Mr. J. B. Miss M her bro Wilkerson of Laur a visit to Miss of Man et the home of :h. Raleigh is visiting Rev. R, F. Manns. The writer eajoyH his first can talope this morning and it is fine. No watermelons on the iocal market. Recorder's Conrt. David Britt and Chess Perry were before Recorder W. B. Ivey yester day to answer a charge of using profane language on the streets of Lamberton, and for an affray. They were found gnilty and taxed with the costs. J. C Clements of Dillon, S. C., a peddler of medicines, was found guilty of being drunk and ieft town after the trial in compliance with the judgment of the court. St. Paul Newt Missionary Baaket Meeting at Him* at Mta. P. J. Casden Friday—8t^ dsu Death of Mr. Frank Covmgtoa *f Lw*6*r Bridge Waa a Great Shock—A Variety at Mama By Bassie G. Johnson. ^ St. Pau!, Juiy 10—Mr. Albert Quiton,Wha h*Ma a wy Responsible positioo wMr tke Hale fwtg Co. Id Charlotte, returned tbia amrhhm te Me peat od duty after i eery ideae ant vacation of * waak*s dazatto* which he spant at the home of hie parent!, Mr. and Mra. J. W. Guiton. Two more iittie tote og the honor rol! this week for St. Pauis. A son, arrived Snnday afternoon to make his abode at the home of Mr .ahd! Mrs. John McArthur, near St. Paui, while another arrived Monday morn ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs, D i C. Cox. Both "youngsters" being the' "first boys" were doubtlessly were} very Warmly welcomed in their res-; pective homes. Mr. and Mrs. Archie A. MeEachem of Fayetteville motored over for a brief visit to relatives on the after noon of Thursday last week, to the delight of friends. Mrs. 1* L Grantham and littla daughter, Sarah, returned Thursday from a pleasant visit amongrelatives at Raefordt Mias Edith Bethune of Ten Mile spent from Monday until Thursday as guest in the home df Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Pooie. Mrs. Poole accompanied Miss Bethune home, returning Satur-j day. Mr. and Mrs. Marion McNeill and brother, D. C. McNeiil, of Laurin burg, spent Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. McNeiU's mother, Mrs. T. L Northrop. Accompanied by the latter, and her two children, Laura and Dan. The entire bunch enjoyed a motor trip to White Lake Thursday where they spent the day. The Messrs. McNeill returned home fol lowing their return, while Mrs. Mc Neill remained over for several days' visit in the Northrop home, to the delight of her friends here. Mr. Neill A. McEachem went to Fayetteville Sunday morning where he is undergoing treatment at High smith hospital. He was accompanied to Fayetteville by his brother Dun can, who spent the day between in tervals with him. Mrs. McEachem, who was in Sanford at the time on a visit to her mother, Mrs. J M. Wick #K, came. tq. Fayetteville Sunday af ternoon upon being advised of his condition. He will possibly be aMe to return home in a few days. Mrs. S. M. Davis and daughter, Mrs. Paul N. Montague, spent Mon day afternoon among relatives at Lumber Bridge. Mr. Montague, who is taking a course ih law at the uni versity at Chapel Hill, spent the week-end with his family here, re turning Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs. A let. Langston and small child, who reside in Macon, Ga., arrived last Sunday night for a few days' visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Teague, Mrs. Langston being a niece of Mr. Teague. They wiii return home via Wilmington, where they will visit in the home of other relatives and friends, after leaving here. On Friday afternoon at 4, o'ciock the "missionary basket" meeting wiii be held at the home of Mrs. P. J. Caudeil. Miss Ruth Handcock of Fayette viiie, who spent a coupie of day# in town guest of Misses Christine and Macy Guiton, returned to Fayette ville Monday bight. Miss Annie Louise Fisher is ex pected home this afternoon from White Lake, where she has been since Friday of iast week. Mr. J. W. C. Stuart and fdmily of Laurinburg spent the Fourth in the home of Mr. J. F. Lockey and family here. Their Httle daughter, Virginia; who accompanied Mrs. Lockey home on her recent trip to Laurinburg that turned home with her parents that afternoon. Mrs. L.M. Btggs ana eRuaren spMt hut Friday with relatives in DiHon. Her mother, Mrs E. Me Raney of Rockiagham, came over to St. Pan! on Friday night of iast week admire she is this week a guest in the Biggs home. In the absence of the pastor, Rev E. C. Murray, who is taking a vaca^ tion, the Presbyterian congregation were quite fortunate in having Mr. J. P. Russell of Lamberton, a laymen, make am address Sunday morning which was very highly commended. A bunch of the juvenile set of the town, including some IS or more, notored over to Wagram for a pie tic outing last Wednesday afternoon, where they enjoyed a very delightful "few hours" returning to St. Paul about 9 that evening. Dr. Claud T. Poole, was joined in Lumberton last Tuesday by his brother Snpt. J. R. Poole, spending the 4th among their people at Rockingham. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lindsay and 3 children, Mary, Gene and Calvin, Jr., spent Sunday at Rockflsh. Meadames Stevens and Todd, mother and grandmother, respective ly, of Mrs. D. C. Cose, spent Monday and Tuesday in the latter's home here. Mrs. E. J. Martin, who spent a few days with her son, Grover, who is undergoing treatment in the or thopedic hospital at Gastonia, where he was taken several weeks ago, re turned home last Thursday night. She reports her son, altho, a bit Cotton Market by AH. item* of Locai Newt en4*' to —Dr. & R*& hi* dK^J ^he La^wton Cotton Mi! tmH&m M! Fifth *? the freemen bui!ding on' Wty0#te Mr*. J. K. Britt of Lumberton ?' "o^^cwvnt eo operation yeater "*y *t the Thompson hospital for .ppendieiti*. Her ^nditi^^.^ reported a* very favor*bie. ^ ^ Frofessiona! unit of the Woman's etub wi!i meet tonight at 8 o'clock, AH^members are urged to be pre was abie to re ^rn to her home in Abbottsburg *a*r having undergone an ggy^^*.*M^icitis .t the Baker sanatorium severs! days ago. . communication of gt. No. 114 A. F. * A. ML t^ifht at 8 oclock for the purpose of examining the officers of the lodge recentiy organized at Biaden boro. —During the month of June, Re yiater of Deeds M W. Floyd issued th: ^ marriage licenses, of winch 18 were for white peopie and 4 for coiored, none being issued for Indians. -Miss Ruby Thompson leaves to day for Raeford, where she wiH join a party of friends and accompany them to Jackson Springs and Lake view, where a house party will be heid for a week. —Mr. McAdoo Buiiock, son of Mr A. R. Buiiock of Fairmont, who has been a patient at the Baker sana torium for the past several weeks with a severe case of typhoid fever, was *b!e to leave the sanatorium Tnesday greatly improved. —Mr E. 0. Goodyear of Hoke county, R. 3 from Lumber Bridge,, is a Lumberton visitor today He a the father of Messrs. Rufus and Elbert Goodyear, eierks in R. D. Caldwell A Son's store. Mr. Good year says they had no rah in Ms section since May 10th uadi meeut* y, and then barely enough to make the gronnd moist. —Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt of BRt more, accompanied by her secretary, passed through T mabutim yester day afternoon about S o'clock ea reato to Wikubsgtou nbere she wBI shako an addnsaa oa the state %air. A series of these addresses ndnke ginpn at Wilmington, Mow Bora, Kinston, Goldsboro and Wilson. —Miss Julia Webster of Rod Springs, who underwent an opera tion several days ago at the Baker sanatorium for acute appendicitis, was able to return to her home Tuesday. Mr. Lucius McRae, who has also been taking treatment at the sanatorium for several days, was able to return to bis home near Red Springs Tuesday. ... "V't.-W BOY CAME NEAR DRAWING JURORS FOR TRIAL OF FATHER'S SLAYER. As Sheriff R. E. Lewis waa hunting the court house for a young boy to draw names from the hat for jurors to servo on the jury in the case against Braxton Purdie for killing Metco Home, he ran aeroso a bright looking youngster in the hell and brought him to the court room. Deputy Sheriff A. H. Prevatt recognised the boy as a son of the deceased man and immediately told - the sheriff, who had to look for other. 1 homesick, it gett&g on as nicely *o eon he expected. It is hoped he win soon return very much improved. Mesdemes Joe Butier, G R- Tha fftTd end D. B. Lancaster spent Mon day afternoon in Fayetteville with the former's mother, Mrs. J. E. Fletcher, who was taken to Pittman hospital for treatment one week ago. Her friends will be glad to note she is convalescing nicely and was to re turn to her home, McColl, SL CL. to day. The Mason Stock company, which 1ms played in Lumberton the past 10 days, is expected to show here next week, beginning Monday. g On account of the unexpected death sf Mr Henry Covington of near Lumber Bridge, who dropped dead while fishing last Friday, the musical concert which Mr. M. H. Schubert and Miseee Murphy Ha!i and Flora Belle McGoogan were to give at that town last Friday evening was post poned until tonight The concert will be given here on Thtnrsday evening of this week we are advised. Young Covington's death was in deed sad, as he was in the prime of promising young manhood. He leaves a devoted mother, a brother and sev eral sisters, Mrs. Edwin Smith of St Paul, who prior to her marriage was Miss Fiora Covington, being among the number. Their many friends ex tend sympathy to the bereaved fami ly in the loss of their beloved son and brother.
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