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THE WEATHER PAHt TONICHT. LOCAL THUN DEK8H0WERS TUESDAY. S!X PAGES TODAY. VOL. LV—VOL. NO. 44—SERIAL NO. 34. LUMBERTON, N. C., MONDAY, JULY 14.1924. OOUMTBY. GOD AND TKOTH. tOTADtJMHfD !S7*. PR!ca PTYK CKy* State ant) Public Auditors Class Merton Witt) Best Budget Plan Changes Deficit to Surplus in All Departments. TOTAL VALUATION $1,155,187.38. This is Exclusive of Town Commons and Town Hail Site—Net Vaiue Over Liabilities $296,627.04—Sur plus Over $2,400 Despite Unusua! Obligations Met and $8,000 Paid to Sinking Fund—Light and Water Department Shows Profit. Lumbcrton's financial condition compares favorably with that of any other town in the State, according to a statement made by the State audi tor some time ago, and Auditor Wil son, who audits the town's books an nuaiiy, said recently that no city or town m the State whose books he au dits can show any better condition, and that very frA' can show as good condition, as Lumberton shows now. This gratifying information, with figures to bad: it up, was given by Mayor E. M. Johnson at the Kiwanis ciub iuncheon last week. Mayor Johnson's statement shows that the deficit which was the rule some years ago has been changed to a surpius; that the town's fight and water department is operated at a substantial profit; that the total val uation pf the property of the town, exclusive of town commons and the property on which the town hail )s located, is $1,155,187.38; and that there is a net vaiue over liabilities of $296,627.04. Foiiowing is a full report of May or Johnson's interesting talk to the Kiwanians: Too Little Interest. "I have ascertained from seven years experience as an official of the town of Lumberton, five years as a member of the board, of alderman and the last two years as mayor, that few citizens take any personal interest in the financial condition or the town, and the manner in which the affairs of the town are being handied. For this season I have asked for this opportunity to give a short detailed report to the mem bers of the Kiwanis ciub of the pres ent financial condition of the town, believing that the members of tho Kiwanis ciub represent the leading type" of the citizens of the town. ,. "Those who have served the town in the past will 'realize the truth of my statcrent wnen 1 say tnat very few citizens of the town give any helpful assistance to the affairs of the town, and most of them hear on iy the sidewaik gossip and criticisms. C!oser Helationsh'p Needed. "On account of this also I desire that you may obtain proper infor mation as to how the affairs of the town are being managed, in prder that a closer relationship might be brought about between the gitizens of the town and the otRcials whom you have elected to carry on its af fairs. 1 beiievc that if you know something about the problems that we constantly have before us and the manner in which we handie ^ these prohiems, and if you know stiii further the financial condition of the town, that you will naturally take a greater interest in lending your as sistance and advice along construc tive lines to the officials. Deficit Changed to Surplus. "Up to two years ago, front 1909, not a year had passed without a de licit in the genera! running expen ses of the town. We determined 2 years ago that it was poor business not to have reasonably accurate budgets made up by the various de partments of the town and then lew a tax sufficient to take care of the budget. At the close of the first i year after this plan was adopted wcj found for the first time since 1909' that we had a surplus to our credtt. The auditor's report that has yust been completed for the year ending May Hist, 1924, shows also a surplus above our running expenses in all departments that the mayor and board of commissioners haye charge of, of more than $2,400. We had this surpius at the end of tbe present fiscal year in spite of the fact that we had some unusual obligations to take care of, among which were the purchase of five head cf mules, a street sweeper, two trash wagons, < a street scraper and a lot at a cost j of $1,500 on which the town stables) and storage house is now being erected. In addition to this we have paid the board of audit and finance over $3,000 due by money borrowed, for street paving, from the sinking fund in 1913. It was not known by the present cfllcials until we obtain ed the informatiom from Mr. Wilson, j the auditor, t&at the town owed to { the sinking fund this amoHnt of money, it having been borrowed and S. S. SmaH's House Destroyed By Fire Fire of Unknown Origin Early Fri day Morning—Loss About $3,000. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the residence of Mr. S. S. Small, Carthage road, Friday morning a boutS o'clock. A neg.igibie anountj of furniture was saved but the build ing, which did not burn to the! ground, is considered a total loss. Mr. Small's loss is considered to be about $3,000. partially covered by in surance. . ! No one was injured and the effi cient work of ..the fire department,; which arrived quickly on the scener' soon had the fire under control and j the neighboring houses, thick y; clustered, out of dagger. Praycrmectings Thjs Week. The Men's Christian league will! hold prayer-meetings at the follow-! places this week: Tuesday night group No. 2 at Dap- { tist church at Jennings cotton mii!;j Thursday !)ight group No. 1 at Prof. W. 13. Compton's home; group No. 3 at I. E. Buliard's home on Chip ewa stret; group No. 4 at Jennings Cotton mill; group No. 5 at M. G. i Cray's home on Fifteenth street. ; AH group members are expected to j attend the meeting of their group. —Miss Janie Carlyle. who nas ^ just returned home from Porto Rico.j where she spent several months: teaching in a government school, wili speak at the Epworth League: meeting at Chestnut Street Metho dist church this evening at 8 o'clock oa Porto Rico. no note given, but as soon as we as-: tertained that this money was duei the board of audit and finance we i mmediately took steps to pay it off, realizing that it was a debt that ought to be cancelled, because it was taking from the sinking fund an amount of money that should be used :n taking care of the bonds out standing against the town. That I debt is now wipdd out. Light and Wated Department Shows Profit. "It is very gratifying also to know that our light and water superinten dent has handled that department in such an eHIcient manner that a net profit of about $9,000 was made; above our operating expenses during the year just ending. As a result of this economic management of the light and water department, the board' has adopted a plan of laying aside $2,000 from this profit each year to take care of the future up keep of the light and water depart ment, this plan having been adopted upon recommendation of the auditor. .Net Va!ue $296,627.04. . "The balance sheet relating to the sinking fund division shows a total valuation of the property owned by the town exclusive of the town com mons property, and exclusive also of the property on which the city hall is erected, of $1,155, 187.38. This total includes $31,711.20 cash, $4, 747.47 unpaid taxes, $53,510 securi ties and something over $149,000 street paving notes due by property eweners, $225,000 water and sewer ystem, $35,000 Wuter piant, $00,000 electric lighting system, $365,000 street improvements and $225 000 school buiidings and notes. The 'iia biiitics represented by a bonded in debtedness amount to $354,500, ieav ing a net vaiue over liabilities of $296,027.04. Lives Within Income. "\Yc have found from practical experience that it pays to iive with in our income. We are paying cash -or all that we purchase and there by save the discount. We assure the citizens of the town that we ap preciate any helpful suggestions, and the citizens are always "welcome be fore our board when they have any thing they desire to bring before the board. We feel like, however, if the citizens of the town wouhl inter est themselves by investigating and getting correct facts as to what your oflieials are trying to dp, and are doing, that they wilt then more fuiiy apreciute some of the '.hard ships which they arc constantly con fronted with in rendering a service , to the public that is practicaliy free. One of Best in State. "We had a statement from the auditor some time ago that the fi nancial condition of our town is one of the best in the State^ This state ment is alsogiver? by Mr. Wus(*n, who audits our books annualiy. He stated recently that he audited no 1 &ks for any city or town in the Str.te that can show any better con dition, and very few that could show as good condition as our town at the present time. We now have an A-l credit standing. We believe that the citizens of the town will appreciate this information." ' — Mr. Ilal. V. Brown spent the week ' end at Wrightsville Beach and Wil mington. ! Mrs. V. 6. Smith Kitted ' By Tram at ParMon — Wife of Presbyterian Minister In stantty KiPer) Last Night When Train Struck Auto—Dr. Smith in ! jured But Expected to Recover. By 'Phone to The Robcsonian. Parkton, Ju'y 14th—Mrs. V. G ' Smith was instantly kiiied last night abrut 10:30 when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by a Coast Line train at a crossing here. Her husband, pastor of the Parkton Presbyterian church, who was driv ing the car, was injured and was taken to a hospitai in FayetteviUe. It is thought that he .wii) recover. Dr. and Mrs. Smith were return iny* from Rex. No one was in ti c tear with them. A daughter, Miss jEutha Cray Smith, is attending i summer schooi at the university of Virginia. A son, Mr. Cuyier Smith, is at home here. — . . A 'phone message to The Robe ! son'ian at 1:15 p. m. today from the Highsmith hospitai, Fayetteviiie. [stated that Dr. Smith had regained ! consciousness and that he suffered no broken bones except a fracture over i an eye, but that he was badiy bruised 'and his hands badiy lacerated. He is [ expected to recover. Free Assistance hi Mak ing Out Bonus Blanks World War Veterans Are Offered Assistance Free of Charge in I ili j ing out Application Blanks for Bonus—Blanks Shou! dbe Filled Out at Once. Application Manks for adjusted ' compensation fdr veterans of the , world war may be obtained from Capt. F. E!i V.lshart at McMillan's drug store or at the American Le i gion hail, where Messrs. Fred Town send, I. L. McGill, Colin Philips and ; Robert W. Proctor will help veterans fill out their blanks. This service is {being conducted by the< American Legion and wil! be free of charge. Mr. Jim McLeod at the sheriff's of fice wil. also help fill out applica tions. The American Legion hail wn! be open for this service Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday afternoons and nights, afternoon hours from 3 to G and night lours from 8 to 10. It is highly important that these ! blanks be filled out at once and I Captain Wishart or any of the above I named men will be glad to answer any questions about the bonus. Else where in this issue of The Robeson ian is given a detailed account of l.ow to figure your bonus. SPICY MUSICAL COMEDY AT SCHOOL HOUSE TUESDAY NIGHT "The Spice of Life Wiii be Given by latent from Rowland—Weil Worth Seeing. If'enthusiastic reports of several Lumberton people who consider themselves fortunate in having seen this show, "The Spice of Life", to b? ' staged by talent from Rowland here at the graded school tomorrow night, is something that will be well worth turning out to see. The Woman's club of Rowland, acting with the Woman's club of Lumberton and the Lumberton American Legion, has charge of this spicy musical comedy, and the proceeds will be used for the public library that Lumberton needs !so badly. Admission, 25 and 50 cents. Judge Sinclair, Hurt in Wreck, Im proves. ' Today's Charlotte Observer: Judge N. A. Sinclair, of Fayetteville, and Miss Kate O'Hanion, a niece, of Wil ' mington, who were injured Saturday j on the highway near Albemarle when ! the large touring car in which they ! were riding was overturned, and ! who were taken to the Tally-Rrunson hospital at Albemarle, were reported last night by relatives in Charlotte to 'be resting comfortably, and expect ed to be rc leased front the hospital j in about 10 days. .. . ...— . To Hear Charges of 1'rimary Irregu larities Tuesday. The county board of elections will meet at the courthouse tomorrow at ' 10 o'clock to hear compiaints com ; ing from the Fairmont district charging irreguiarities in the second primary. Charged With Being Too Wet. Following the finding of several gallons of liquor in the yard of Don Yates, near Harnesvillc, ;about two weeks ago, Yates himself wan arrested Thursday night and la ter re eased on bond. —IMr. J. F. Marquctie of Rich lands, a lecturer of the Masonic Grand Lodge, arrived this morning ; and will spend the week here in structing St. Alban's Lodge Yo. 111. Cotton Market Middling cotton is quoted on* the local market at 2C cents the pound. Just around the corner from Town Hali you will see a busy Filling Station—Your car gets good attention there— FULLER'S FILLING STATION i Corner Chestnut and Second Streets %Vice President i St. Pau! News 'Rev. J. M. Page Rt-signu as Pastor nf Baptist Church to Co t$ Anoth er Field—Reporter Succumbs to Miidcr Form of Hair Bobbing— Socia) and Persona). ! By Bessie G. Johnson St. Pau), Ju!y 11—Friends of Mrs. Roxie McMilan regret very much to icarn ot her iiiness. White not con fined to her bed, she seems to be ! in a very weak condition. Her sister Mrs. W. R. McKenzie of Sampson i has been with her for some time and ; since Tuesday this week a niece, Mi ss i A)a McNeiii of the Rennert vicinity, I who offered her assistance, has been , ! with them. Miss McNeiil was in town a few days iast week, visiting in the home of her aunt, Mrs. Sallie Evans, returning home Thursday. The resignation of Rev. J. M. ! Page as pastor of the locai Baptist ; church has been note)! with a feeiing of deep regret by his numerous : friends in St. Paul -and surrounding , : community, where he is wei! known, ! having been pastor of the church for ) several years. Mr. Page's resignation j is due to a caii to Biaden where he has been engaged by the State Alis sion board to take up work and as I sist in the completion of a church ; which is under construction there, his work beginning about the first of i September. The handsome brick building recentiy erected by the Baptist congregation here, which is free from debt, was planned )nrge)y -by Mr. Page. Mrs. Witionghby of near town has been reai sick for severai days. ' Mrs. R. L. Rivers, who spent sev ; era! weeks in Lynchburg, Va., guest of her son Mr. Howard E. Rivers ai d : family, returned to St. Pau! Tues ! day. While Mrs. Rivers was away : the family moved from the d wetting : on Broad street they were occupying ! into Hotel St. Paul, which was made' ' vacant by the resignation of Mr. J. j D. McCormick, who moved with his ' family to Ayden, as mentioned pre viously. In Mrs. MtCormtck's letters to home folks her mention of her new home at Ayden is very pieasant. Mrs. J. E. McMidan and famiiy in , company with her mother, Mrs. Kate McCormick, arrived last evening j from their home, Andatusia, Ala., j and are guests in the home of the; latter's brother, Air. John 11a niel McRaney, who resides a few miles from town. Having been form er "Robssoaians", both M-esdame; McMHian apd McCormick are weii known in and around St. Pauls, i where numerous friends reside. -The "hair-bobbing" fad which has so enveloped femininity got the bet ter of your "reporter" this week, j Tuesday afternoon finding her among ; the "trimmed locks'' list. The "shin gle bob" has reached places but so far the St. Pau! "menu" consists chiefly of "French l obs", "pineapple , bobs" an<i the like which arc enough : without further addition. Tuesday evening, the 15th, Wal lace, a magician, will give a perfor - ntance at the graded school budd ing, atALlo. Adm. ion 25 cents and 35 cents, proceeds to be divided with ; the Parent-Teachers Assoeiation. An i evening of fun is anticipated, j The young men's and women's j Christian itague.-. held their regulat business meeting- at 7 o'clock last evening, afterward.- uniting in en tertaining complimentary to Misses Johnson and McNc.li of Lumberton. who were over here during the lat ter part of the Stephens evangelistic campaign. Mr. and Mrs. Archie A. McEachern of Fayetteviile were St. Paul visit ors this afternoon t < the delight of friends and retanw-. where they were former residents. ^Mr. Reuben Br<."%n of PkLad-:! jphr-s was a Lum'oerton visitor Sat urday. tie Parkton Letter Chaxon-McFaydgea Marriage—Mili tary Hays Off to Camp—Methods Parsonage Completed—Good Ball Game, Good Music and Fine Barbe cue. By C. D. Wiiiiamsan Parkton, July 10—Not dead, nor} not sleeping, but sick. This is to cer-, tify that this scribe has been knock-) cl out for the past week. Suffering} intensely with rheumatism which took ; effect on both hands, and only those who have suffered in iike manner can sympathize. Am abie oniy for a ' brief ietter. The fourth went off nicely up our way. Most everybody from our town} spent the greater part of the day } at Midway. The barbecue was a sue-} cess, as the committee were on the job bright and early, and by the noon hour were serving- as good barbecue } as anyone couid wish for. Therefore t we fee! under many obligations to, Messrs Garris, Britt, Thompson and Everett. But how about the good ia- j dies? They were on the job with the} best of everything good to eat. The day was pieasant indeed. The! Parkton band, numbering 12 pieces,} furnished spirited music from 12 to} 2:15 p. m. At 3 o'clock the baseball broke up the band, as several mem-! bers of the band played ball; but at! §:30 the band reassembled at the} band stand and gave a concert that! was much enjoyed. The music was) hoard plainly to Parkton. The large crowd of people was not present as has been attending for the past three years for the morning program, owing to the busy farmers, but the basebali brought the large crowd, and the game between Buck Home and St. Pauls waif a c ose and interesting game until the, 7th inning, when the game stood 2-2. Decs, p toll ing for St. Pauls, Jiad held B. H. to i a very few scratching hits, yet he was relieved by McDonald, who sue-} cecded in holding the Buck Horn} beys from making much connection.} McMillan, pitching for B. H. had poor} support and weakened in the 7th inning and was relieved by Cartel,' who was unable to prevent hcavy batting by the St. Paul boys. Hence the final score, St. Pauls 9, B. H. 3. Batteries: for Buck Horn, McMillan and McMillan; St. Pauls, Dees and McDonald. The game was not free from itic- } tion, as there were some close de cisions unsatisfactory to each team. Umpire Johnson of St. Pauls leaving the field not to enter anymore, and was not criticized for thus doing. We take the privilege right here to thank the following musicians who assisted in the band for the 4 th from Lumberton—-F. Gough, trom-} bone; C. B. Skipper, picolo; Kmnutt, S„ drum; From St. Pauls—F. R. Cowry, Baritone; Jas. Jolly, cornet; Ja ;. Inman, saxophone. T!?e Methodist parsonage is com pleted and the pastor, Rev. J. C. Humbie, is moving in today. He says' he has been boarding five months and is enjoying going back to house keeping. Ti e farmers up our way are quite biue over the present out-look for 1924 crop. Co. L. left Sunday at noon for Morchead City for encampment, 5di strong. The Red Springs company numbering 46, also appeared the : ame hour and both companies left by same train. We will miss the boys for the next two weeks. Mr. C. p. Chason and Miss Arden McFaydgcn were united in marriage yesterday evening at 6 o'clock, mar riage taking place at the bride's home in Seventy First township, Cumber land county. From there they tame: ,to the groom's home for a reception, Where they will make their home two miles west of Parkton. Congratula tions to these , happy young folks. Rev. D. L. Jones of Hope Mills off: McLean ThinKs Oavis Best Choice Next To McMoo Lumberton Man Thinks MeAdoo Mould Have Been Next President But [nr Gombinalion. Which Be prived Him of the Nomination— New York Bankers Give Sigh of Belief. I DEADLOCK'S BEST SOU T!ON. T: e Democratic convention nom ! inated the best possib'e ticket, sirxf Mr-Adoo coud net )<e nominated, in the opinion of Mr. A. W. McLean. Democratic nominee for Governor of North Carolina. who arrived home yesterday from New York, where he attended the convention. Air. Mclman was a strong support**" <r of Mr. MeAdoo and v.ns one of the Ga'ifornian's convention floor manavors. He thinks it a great pity that MeAdoo coutd not be nominated, for he is satisfied that the great rajority <f the peon.e wanted Me A,!t)o and that he unquestionably wouid haw been oiected if he had been nominated, hut the combination aga'tist him was too strong and it woo'd have been impossible to nom^ inate him if they had stayed there a!! rum nor MeAdoo could have won in spite of the comhnation against I'^im tf Virginia had gone to him at the time MeAdoo he'd MO through six ballots, but when tbtfC* opnor t.un' v passed is was hopeless deadlocked, and Mr. Mcl^ean thinks bo ftavis-Ilryan ticket the best that could have come out of the deadiock. 0;i the morning after the nmina 'ion Mr. McLean said he was toid **-v some New York bankers that the/ heaved a sigh of relief when Davis was nominated, that if Mc Adoo had been nominated he would have been elected certain, and that they did not want him to be Presi dent. Mr. McLean has known Mr. Dav is for some time. having been a Tember of one of the clubs to which Mr. Davis belonged when he was tiving in Washington, and regards him as a very able man who wi.l make a capable President. There was no foundation, Mr. Mc I^an says, for the stories sent out from New York after the nomination that MeAdoo might bolt the ticket. He saw Mr. MeAdoo after the con vention and he was, of coarse, a severely disappointed man, but there never was any doubt about support ing the nominees. Mr. McLean says he has never seen anything so bitter and danger ous as the feeling aroused by inject ion of the religious issue into the convention. During the fight on the Ku Klux Kian plank, he said, passion was so thick in the convention ha'l that it could be cut with a knife, and it wou*H not have taken much to start a massacre. Mr. McLean thinks the passions there let loose will be felt for some years and will cause loss of votes of many Catho lics to the Democratic party. Mr. McLean, as has been stated, resigned as national committeeman from North Caro'ina at this meet ing of the national Democratic com mittee at New York, and was suc ceeded by Senator Simmons. Mr. McLean had practicaly no rest between his strenuous campaign proceeding the primary in June and the Democratic convention, and he will take some needed rest before beginning active pre-election cam paign in September. Mrs. McLean, who was in New York during the convention stopped over in Baltimore and will return home this week. Martin Wilkins Killed By Lightning Near Buie Indian Instantly Killed and Four Others People Knocked Down hy Molt Which Struck House—Wilkins was Standing in Door and Others Were Standing Near Him. Hy W. H. M. Brown Buies, July 11—Martin Wilkins, Indian, living on the farm of John F. McNair, two miles from here, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon about -1 o'clock hy a stroke of light ning. Four others standing near by were knocked down, one remaining unconscious for several hours. The four who were knocked down were a woman and three boys, the latter being colored people, and they have recovered from the shock. The lightning first struck the top of a chimney, and ran down the shingles off on the side of the house to the door, where Wilkins was standing, kiiiing him instantly and knocking down the four others who were near him. It then ran into a room,tearing up a bed post, and back out at the door to the ground and then to a pump piping, where it grounded. The dead man leaves a wife ar.d ten children. He worked on the Mc Nair place for several years, was a hard-working, industrious Indian, and had many friends. The burial takes place near here today. ciated. Miss Sarah McCormick returned home Saturday from Highsmith hos pital, where she was operate! on for appendicitis. Mr. r. H. Fisher spent the wcek -*od with Mrs. Fisher at Chapei H:!l. P. H. says he will appreciate , the j summer school commencement. Items of Local News Rev. J. ?1. Fh-rning left yester .ay afternoon far Wray. Ga.,to aa Rev. R. Ridd'e in revival awet" far K9 days er mare. ! - Re nem'-er that tomorrow ia the dav for paying tight and water f-ti'a. AH light and water wit! be cut off early Wednesday morning where I "ids are unpaid. I —The regular meeting of fb" Maceahees ha* , been "hanged from Friday night to Tuesday night. The meeting hour, 8 o'c!oc!t, bar not burn changed. —Th" interior of the stores oe Upied by Stephens & Barnes is un dergoing some alterations. The par t.ition which separated the two store:; has been removed, which adds ma terially to the attractive!-;' sn of the imilding. '-^Miss Marjorie Mc-Lry-d of Max : ton Miss Margaret Chasten of Green." hero were in Lu'mtcrton Sat ; urday ion business for Queen } eol jtoge. Cnhriotte. They were arccu panieti hyi Miss Ruth Corn y of Way ! cross, Gat, and Mr. Robert MeLtod i of Maxtdn. President C. L. H'e-itady of [fhpcwfmrt college, Ia-noir. Mrs. rffornady, and Miss Bernice H< rnady f Maxton were Lumberton visitor ' Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Horn.-tdy ar' I visiting at the home of the former':; oarent?. Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Hotn ady, at Maxton. —Mr. F. L. Fame),' of Buie, who was a Lr.mberton visitor Friday, re , nemlrercl the editor with some of < the most delicious peaches ' he has ! seen. Peacl.-growors of the famed I Sandhills have nothing on some Robeson county farmers in the mat ter of growing peaches of fine Gav , or an<) tempting appearance. —The Woman's Missionary so ciety and the ladies' Wes ey Bible i *'ass of Chestnut Street Method) t i church and Sunday school wiii enter tain members of th# men's Bible class and their wives, offices and teachers of the Sunday school, and recent aduit additions to the church at the church Thursday of this week at 6 p. m. _ LUMBERTON GIRL !N ANNUAL ! FASHION SHOW AT CHAPEL H!LL Chape! Hi!!, July 10.—The latest ! mid-summer styles from bathing suits up wii! he on display in Memo rial halt Saturday night when. the j university Y. W. C. A. will present, ! for the regular Saturday night enter tainment, its annual fashion show. ; Ten of the most popular and at ! tractive gir!s attending the summer school have been chosen as models. A committee, appointed by the "Y" officers, after weeks of careful and thorough investigation. announced today the choice of the following ; modtds: Carrie Edmunds, of Lumberton; Dorothy Jones, Monroe, La.; Sarah Mason, Durham; Mrs. McFadden, Jacksonville, Fla.; Alice Hooker, i Greenville, N. C.; Katherine Freddy, Rocky Mount; Elizabeth Rose, Hen derson; Sarah Withers, Suffolk, Va.; ! Betsy Woollen, Chapel Hill; Kea! Reynolds, Greenville, S. C.; Dorothy McIntosh, Columbia, S. C. FOUND DEATH WHERE HE SOUGHT SAFETY. Martin Wilkins Killed by Lightning When He Entered a House Near Hnie Thursday to Escape a Storm. Finding death where he sought i safety was the queer twist that fate t handed out 'to Martin Wilkins, In dian. aged about 40, when, seeking to escape the storm Thursday after noon. he ran itno-a negro house on the McNair place near Buies, where he worked. ca!y to be instantly kill ed by a boit of lightning which came down the chimney, ran out the front door and snuffed his iife out just as he was sitting down on the porch. Two negro boys were scrim.';!y stunned and fivi chickens, seeking Shelter under the house, were also ,{tilled. Tuesday Last Day for Auto License Numbers. After tomorrow ai! autoists not having new numbers wi'l be pinched. The 15 days grace given hy Secre tary of State Kverett runs out Tues day, 15th.. and Mr. Rosser, in barge of the )oc.i state iiccn*e office, lo cated in th c rear of the city ha', is anxious that those who have not obtained licenses do not wait to the 'last minute to obtain it. At the time of writing a total of 1725 iicenses bad been sold. Mr. E. W. Dunham's Father Dies in Massachusetts. Mr. K. W. Dunham is expected home tonight from Worthington. Mass., where he went in response to a teiegraat Thursday advising that his father, Hr. Chasll Dunham, su. combcd that day to a stroke of para tysis at the homo of his daughter. Deceased had been in ill health for some time, having suffered a similar stroke several months previous to tha fatal attack. ' NOV/ READY! HOME cONVENiE^pCE HANDBOOK" WRtTTEM at Mtss MAmTHA ! FLAX ANDREWS. KOW On SALE AT FREEMAN pRtNTtNG COMPANY. LUMBERTON. N. C. PatCE $Z.2S. -M* v *FH"{' F -H"! ! b *c *<*
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