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~~i^e weather mTTiTi DADDQAXTT A \T —« .....»™.... J_ j. I J \j ilvJJjlLU\/i\ 1A1M PAGES I PDA Y. I-^- II .. .. - 1 ..'■. -- -II.... ...■■■„.„■ ....Ill, VOL. LV.—VOL. NO'. 77.—SERIAL NO- 35. LUMBERTON, N. C. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1924 coohtby. ooo and non. anmnn im. mem nn amr» ■ '_||| ...... ... . I .. . I. .. .. ii.iin. ..... .. i ...... Among County Officers Elected Are Some New Ones County and Road Boards Each Has Two New Members—B. Frank Mc Millan Will Succeed R. E. Lewis as Sheriff. FOUR NEW RECORDERS. As a result of' the election Tues day the following new members of the board of county commissioners will be inducted into office the first Monday in December: County Commissioners. W. Gerald Pittman of Lumberton, commissioner from ^district No. 1, succeeding Mr. C. B. Townsend, of Lumberton, who has'served faithfully on the board for a number of years but was defeated by Mr. Pittman in the primary; and R. F. Stewart, dis trict No. 2, succeeding Mr. John W. Ward of Rowland, chairman of the board for a number of years arid who did not offer for the nomination. Mr. W. J. Council, district No. 4, was elected to succeed himself. Messrs. Rory McNair of Maxton and John G. Hughes of Bprktan are members of the board holding over, not up for election at this time. Board of Education. No change was made in the board of education, Mrs. W. M. Oliver of Marietta,' Miss Katie Mcl. Buie of Philadelphus, Messrs. C. T. Pate and W. D. Johnson being elected to suc ceed themselves. The present chair man, T. L. Johnson; who is Senator-, elect, will retire at the first of the year and his successor will be ap pointed by the Legislature. Road Commissioners The board of road commissioners will have two new members—Eli Britt in district No. 1, succeeding T/. L. Thompson, and D. B. Lancaster in district 6, succeeding G. T. Fisher. Other members of the board were re elected—D/ J. Oliver, district No. 2, T. 0. Evans, district No. 3, and G. A. McKay, district No. 4. T. L. Johnson of Lumberton, for State Senate, and Collier Cobb of Parkton and D. P. McKinnon of Lum berton, for House of Representatives, of course were elected by large ma jorities. B. Frank McMillan will succeed R. E. Lewis as sheriff. M. W. Floyd was elected to succeed himself as register of deeds. D. W. Biggs succeeds himself as coroner and J. Ed Tyson succeeds himself as county surveyor. Judges and solicitors of recorders’ courts were elected as follows: Lumberton district—P. S. Korne gay, recorder, to succeed W. B. Ivey; F. Ertel Carlyle, solicitor, succeeding himself. Fairmont district—A. S. Thompson, recorder, Succeeding A. E. Floyd. Rowland' district—D. D. McLaurin, recorder succeeding D. W .Bullock. Maxton district—R. M. Williams, recorder, succeeding himself. Red Springs district—J. N. Bu'ie, recorder, succeeding himself. St. Paul district—John D. Canady, recorder, succeeding Marcus Smith; J. Thomas Page, solicitor. Road Supervisors. Road supervisors were elected as follows: Alfordsville—W. Clinton Bracy; Gaddy—John E, Rowland; Fairmont ‘‘l__C. B. Johnson; Howellsville—J. Spurgeon Powers; Lumberton—Olf ',Yf;r P* Nance; Philadelphus—H. B. Ashley Jr.; Pembroke—Oakley Mc Millan; Red Springs—J. G. McKay; Rennert—S. Fred Tolar; Raft Swamp —Joseph Townsend; Orrum—R. W. Nye; Rowland—R. P. Dove; St. Paul .—E. J. Dean; Shannon—F. W. Lind say; Si’Tlirigs—J. W. Barnes; Thomp son—J, V. Faulk; Wisharts—T. P. Monroe. Superior Court • -- \ Regular Work Starts After Mining 2 Days—V. C. Wilkte Found Guilty of Operating Car While Drunk— Other Cases. The term cf Robeson Superior court for the trial of criminal cases, which opened Monday morning, start ed on regular work yesterday morn ing with Judge Thomas H. Calvert of Raleigh, presiding. Court was adjourned Monday morn ing after oDening until Tuesday morning. The same procedure took place Tuesday morning. Only a few cases htve been tried. The following cases have been disposed of: . Chauncev Chavis plead ginlty to charges of nuCsjmee and assault and was given 30 days in each case. Harrison Seals plead guilty to car rying a concealed weapon and was fined $50 and costs. Scofield McNair was found guilty of possessing whiskey and was fined $25 and costs. V. C. Wilkie was found guilty of driving a car while under the influ ence of whiskey, but judgment was withheld. Mr. Kelly Bass of R. 3, Fairmont, was among the visitors in town yes terday. Liquor Cause Of Theft Man Says When Caught Buck Dillard Admits Stealing Car While Half Drunk—Had to Aban don Car When Wreck Occurcd on Wildcat Highway—Escaped From Convict Guard. MAY TRY CASE hub , Buck Dillard, ot Boardman, is in! jail here awaiting trial on charges of theft preferred against him for steal- j ing a FoTd touring car belonging to! Mr. H. M. Beasley of Lumberton. It is alleged by the officers, and ac cording to them Dillard has admitted it, that he took Mr. Beasley’s car while it was standing in front of the j Lumberton barber shop, where • Mr. j Beasley was having some work done. Dillard drove the car down the Wild cat highway toward Orrum, and while turning the curve near Edmund mill pond ran the car into a big ditch, badly damaging the car, but escaping injury himself. A few minutes after, the accident, he flagged a car »n which a convict guard was riding, and asked the guard if he had seen a negro who had been driving the Ford. He then ar'ked the guard to let him ride with him, that he was on his way to, Boardman. The guard something ahd tried to hold Dilla d cantive, but was unsuccessful.: Chief-of-Police D. M. ®^kerand Rural Policeman Cramer Miller went in search of the car and thief. The car was found in the ditch, and a fc mUes further Dillard was found and arrested. He told the officers^ he j would not have stolen the car had i not been for the fact that he was half drunk. It is expected that he will be tried at the term of Superior court now in session here. Ports And Soldiers Loan Given Majority In Robeson Total figures on all candidates for Robeson county could not be obtained before going to press. The county board of election met in the court house this morning, and the work of compiling all the figures is still going on. The total vote on the port terminals measure was 2,565 for and 1911 atixinst. The soldier loan fund vote was 3,052 for and 988 against. LOCAL FRIENDS OF ANDY GUMP REJOICING OVER VICTORY. Defeated All Opposing Candidates by Overwhelming Majority—Poll Hol ders cn the Job Moet of Time. Andy Gump won an overwhelming victory here Tuesday when he defeat ed all candidates opposing him. The j final vote was 243 for Gump, 51 for ; S. S. Small, and a few scattering votes for other candidates. Ben G. Floyd, campaign manager for Gump, had the ballot box placed in the court house between the places where voting was being done in South and North Lumberton pre cincts. The poll holders were on the job most all day, and allowed no one to vote more than 3 times each, ex cept in rare cases where the voter was very desirous of voting for each can didate. One man who had not regist ered for this special election was re quired to go back home and return with his wife for proof that he was of lawful voting age. She wUs also re-1 quired to voet. The returns were scattered all over the floor, atod it was not until" after 9 o’clock that Mayor E. M. Johnson announced that the latest returns were about to be read. This provoked much laughter and everybody seem , ed well pleased with the overwhelm ing majority given this man of many ancestors. j SHOOTS MOTHER-IN-iLAW ON ACCOUNT OP POLITICS Ashebcro, Nov. 4.—Mrs. George Sheffield, Republican, went; to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Colon Tysinger, in South Asheboro, this af | ternoon to accompany the latter to the polls to vote the Republican tick et. When she arrived at the Tysinger1 home, her son-in-law, Colon Tysinger, Democrat, became enraged and shot her through the abdoman. Mrs. Sheffield was rushed to a lo i cal hospital, where efforts are being made tonight to save her life by a i surgical operation. Tysinger *was ar rested and placed in Randolph coun ty jail, where he is being held without bail. Little hope is entertained for the recovery of Mrs. Sheffield. [Votes Challenged. A large nuinber of Indians living in Gaddy township, and who voted In the ] primary, were challenged in the elec tion Tuesday when they attempted to vote the Republican ticket, according to W. B. Oxendine, Democrat leader among the Indians of South Robfeeon, who was a Lumberton visitor yester ! day. __ Mr. and Mrs. D. E. McLean and daughter. Miss Willie Mae, and son, Master Ray, Mrs. Ed Bryant and Mr. i Jay Hammonds all of Rowland, were Lumberton visitors yesterday. St. Paul News District Club Meeting Enjoyed—Wat* Son-Livings ton Marriage—Person al and Other Items. « ' By Bessie G. Johnson St. Paul, Nov. 4—Relatives here were recent recipients of the an nouncement of a 10-pound daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Brock, formerly of St. Paul, who now reside in Louisburg. Mr». Brock was Miss Eloise Singletary of near Bladen, a graduate nurse of a Fay etteville hospital. Besides the little daughter they have one other child, a little, son a few years older. Mrs. M. A. Bethune of Fayetteville came over Sunday for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Parnell. Among the Sunday afternoon visit ors in the home of Mr. hnd Mrs. A. E. Howard were Mr. and Mrs. Scott McFayden and Miss Pearle Howard, j who motored over from Fayetteville. Friends of Miss Mary Janet Mc Neill were glad to have her in town for the week-end, having come over; from Wagram, where she is again in; charge of the music department in the school. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnosn, j in whosd home she was stopping, ac companied her upon iier return. Among those from here attending; the delightful meeting of the 12th j district* Woman's dub in Lumberton last Friday we note Mesdames R. G. Rezier, E. C. Murray, C. CV Harring ton, N. A. McEacK&n and Cdbb, all reporting a wonderful trip. Attorney and Mrs. Jno. D. Canady had as their delightful guest during the Baptist association Rev. S. N. Watson, pastor of Bladenboro church, who spent Wednesday and Thursday in town. He is an uncle of Mrs. Cana dy. Miss Ethel Fisher, who is a mem ber of the freshman class at Flora Macdonald college, Red Springs, spent the week-end in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Fish er, Armfield street. Dr. J. F. Nash’s many friends are glad to see him out again, 1 aving been confined to his room briefly from an infectious foot. Miss Mary Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Evans of near town, came home Saturday from Flora Macdonald cllege, for a week-end vi sit. Messrs. Ohas. Caudell and H. M. Johnson .spent Sunday in Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Canady and children visited near Lumberton Sun day afternoon in the ^ome of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Bryan. Mrs. W. T. Rhodes of Godwin, for merly Miss M»cy Guiton, has been spending several days in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Guiton, to the delight of her num erous friends. Little Miss Marie Powers, who spent a brief while in a Lumberton hospital undergoing treatment under Dr. R. S. Beam, came home Sunday but returns again today for examina tion. Mrs. Leon Perry of Charlotte arriv ed Sunday night and is visiting in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Howard. Miss Daisy McRainey of Flora Macdonald college was among the week-end visitors, she being a dau'gh-1 ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McRainey; of near town. Mis$ Sallie Hughes of South Caro lina arrived latter of the week and has taken up her work 'Iri the home of Mr, L. Mclpnis and family, where she formerly had supervision of the household duties and care of tie little folks, which she will conti nue if her health will permit. Since the fesignation of Mrs. Campbell of Rockfish the aunt, Miss Sallie Gillis of near there, spent several days with Mr. Mclnnis and the kiddies. Miss Hughes during her stay in St. Paul made for herself many warm friends who gladly note her return and hope her health, which has improved, will eontinu'a. Mesdames Ryan McBryde and Bert Nesbit of Raeford were, recent guests in the home of Mrs. L. I. Grantham, on Armfield street, the latter being a sister, while the former is sister in-law, of Mrs. Grantham. Mrs. L. A. McGeachy went over to Wagram yesterday to be present at the marriage of her cousin, Miss Mary Patterson Livingston, who is to be wedded this evening to Dr. T. M. Watson of Wilmington in .the Presby terian church at Wagram. Other St. Paul relatives who are attending are Mr. end Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Johnson, their • 2 sons, James and Duncan, and Mb. L. A. McGeachy. Friends of Mrs. E. C. Murray are glad to see her out again after being Itldoors several days on account of a regent fall, as previously mentioned. Her injuries, while not serious, were [indeed painful. I Practically all of the local school i faouiiy attended the Robeson county association held in Lumberton Satur 1 Jay, reporting a very interesting af fnir. .Quite a number from here motored over to Lumberton on last evening to the big rally given at the court house complimentary to Hon. A. W\ Me Port Terminals Measure Appears To Be Defeated Incomplete Returns Indicate Clone Vote With Small Majority Against —Morrison and Cox Claim Measure Ha, CarridJ. (From Raleigh News and Observer.) Eleven thousand votes behind on the face of returns from 643 precinct? and estimated majorities from nine other eountielj not included in the pre cincts reported, the port terminals measure failed to pick up the expect ed lead yesterday and its defeat teem ed certain laft night. These 643 precincts and the esti mated majorities for and against the measure from nine other counties gave: Yes, 74,742; No, 85,769. This gave an apparent lead of 11,297 votes against the proposition. Indications wore that this lead against would be increased as 'later returns came in though the ntost optimistic opponent would not claim a majority of more thap 25,000. 69 Counties Heard From Thirty counties reported majorities against the proposition and 39 against, indicating that the vote would be clofe in the final wind-up. Only 10 couiities had reported their complete vote'. The 643 precincts represent less than one-third of the 1730 precincts in the St);.te but the nine other eoun ies reporing majorities wou d bring the total’"up to near a thousand pre cincts. ' .... Moirison Claims Majority. Governor Cameron MoWison, who was in Charlotte, fceued a statement yesttlday in Which he said that the measure had carried while Genera' Albert Cox was claiming a majority of around twenty thousand for the measure. His figures las* showed an apparent lead of 2,oUu votes for the measure. The returns came in slowly. Many of the counties will not know their vote until today. The figures received are from all sections of the State. Practically all the thickly populated sections of the State have been heard from and the,sections to be heard from now represent rural sections, which are not expected to increase the chances for the adoption of the meas ure. _ . , y I --— “““ Men’s prayermeeting In Qourt House Each Maming 8:30 to 9 Induing Sunday NEW TIRE-STEALING STUNT PULLED BY YOUNG WHIT I- MEN Horace Osborne and Tim Smith Sub mitted—Penny and looney Found Guilty of Aiding and Abetting. Horace Osborne of Lumberton and Tom Smith of Red Springs submitted this morning in Recorder W. B. Jvey^ court to charges of theft, and H. C. Penny and Chalmers Boney were found guilty of aiding and abetting in theft. Judgment was held until this afternoon. According to the evidence, the young men rode over town last night in a car driven by Bonev, and when t’rey saw Mr. Robert McIntyre’s car narked in front of his home on North Elm street the car stooped and Smith ar.d Osborne got the snare t<re. rim and tube on the rear of the car. Wi en the tire was in the hands of Smith and Osborne the car driven by Boney came bock and picked th<»pi on. The same stunt was pulled when thev saw Mr. H. H. Memory’s car parked on Scc^ryl street, and it was stated by officers that a tire belong ing to Dr. J. N. Britt was also taken. Smith admitted to the officers, and carried them to a place on the Lovette road near trwn where the goods had been carried. —A petition is . being circuited amorj? the business men of town by a committee of the local uost of the American legion asking that the bus iness houses be closed next Tuesday: Armistice day. A number of mer chants have signified their willingness to sign the petition, and it is under stood that practically all bustneis hour.es will be closed. Watch Mon day’s Robesonian for further an nouncement* ' —Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harrelson have moved from the Stacy dwelling on East Fourteenth street to the Oliv er house on North Pine, recently va cated by Mr. and Mrs. E. L- Hedg peth. Lean. Miss Grace Fisher spent the week end among her people at Fairmont. She was accompanied by Miss Laurs Ipock, who was her house guest while there, both being m*lnbefs of the ..school faculty here this season. Miss Geneva Eykes eaftie over from Charlotte for a wfeek-end visit to her mother, Mrs. J. W. Sykes, leaving nonday for Goldsboro. \ Mrs. Beulah Bruntz, who has appo sition in the Kennedy Memorial home, near Kinston, was here for a brief visit to home folks, returning yester day to resume'her work. JOHN dTpURVIS, TAILOR Ladies and Gents hand Tailored Clothes. Prices Right, i Old Garments made over. Fairmont Letter Electicn Passed Qnletljr—Barrel of Molasses Boll Weevil Poison Stolen —Liquor in Man and Man in Carj With Usual Result—New Members Added at Pheasant Hope. By Mf:*. H. G. Inman. Fairmont, Nov. 6.—The election i passed very Quietly Tuesday. There j w tre lots of people in town, and all j during the a'ay thye was a goodly | springing of women at the polls. Poison Stolen A barrel containing molasses and |boll weevil posion was stolen from a. tobacco bam at Mr. John Lamb’s a farmer pn Mr. W. C. Brown’s place, last Saturday night. It is guessed that the thief thought the molasses was all right and wanted them for the pur pose of making whiskey dr for table use. B{r. Lamb and Mr. Brown wanted something said about the, theft so as to avoid a tragedy, or j L'.gedics. , l oo Much Juice. Sunday afternoon a corporal and a private from. Fort Bragg with a croa tan from Pembroke rode in town, the soldiers getting out and leaving' the Nash car with the croatan, who j had drank too much of the "fluid” that he had bought for the soldiers. He started on a ride all by himself,1 ran over the gas pump at the Utility 1 garage, tearing that down and tend-. mg a front axle and a,fender. They' will all be arraigned in court Satur-; day morning. 1 ' New Members. Eight new members were added by : baptism t© the church at Pleasant! Hope church, three miles west of town. Rev, A. P. Stephens of Red Springs did some good preaching dur ing the revival, white has just closed. Mr. Furman Betts! who was singer j in the meeting which is in progress at the Baptist church, left Saturday for j n meeting just below Columbia, S. C. Last week was an “off" week with Mr. Betts and he consented to come down for the week. Mr. Bette is a great singer and is in much' demand; his time is arranged for meetings for | a year in advance. While in the city Mr. Betts was a guest in the home of his cousin Mrs. C. B. Thompson. Mr. B. W. Pittman suffered a very painful injury Tuesday. In pulling some borfrds from an out building he wrenched his right arm in such a po sition as to pull it out of place at the | shoulder. Mrs. Arthur Williams, who was passing in an automobile, neard his cries for help, and with the aid of Mrs. Lillie Stephens’ they got hipi in j the car and carried him to » doctor, j The shoulder is still painful, but Mr. Pittman is able to be about his work. ing throughout the entire fair. j Miss Rachel McNamara, teacher of the first grade is confined to her home j in Lumberton with a severe cold. Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Wilson spent the .week-end in Wake Forest with their son and daughter-in-law, Prof, and Mrs. Percy Wilson. Sunday they drove over to Louisburg and spent the , day with Mrs. W. E. Gardner, return-! ing to Wake Forest Sunday night and on to Fairmont Monday. Mrs. C. H. Brown is spending a part of this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hill, in Wilmington. Mr. Fred Jenkins left Monday morn | ing for Sanford, where he will be em ployed. A little child of Mr. and Mrs. A’ex Bracey, who was not expected to live | for several days last week, is improv ing slowly. Mrs. Lonnie Pittman, teacher of the fourth grade, was confined to her bed two days last week with severe cold. Mrs. B. E. Lewis, who has been sick for some time, does not respond to treatpppntj very much, and her con dition does pot improve. M^'fnd'Mrs.1 JbHri L, Butler and Ison, 'Mr. J. Raymond, arid little Eu j gene But'Ter, of Lilian, *P«nt Monday 'with their daughter and «ister Mrs. Allen Pittman. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams and baby Emily Frances of Vancebore ar rived Sunday night. Mrs. Williams will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Jenkins, while Mr. Williams left Monday morningi for Sanford, where he will be connected with the I tobacco market until December 1st., 'after which time they will go to John son City, Tenn., to engage in the to- j , lacco ma'rket there. Miss Katie Andrews left last week ' for Newport News Va., where she will ; be a member of the school faculty. Mr. LeRoy Floyd of Cleveland, Ohio, is viviting his parents, Mr. and ! Mrs. F. W. Floyd. Born to Mr. and Mrs. M. Turner of j Route 3, Monday, October 19th, a I daughter. ' , Miss Selma Ward of the Parston school faculty spent the week-end ) with hc4r mother, Mrs. Belle Ward. Mrs. F. J. Barker is improving af ; ter an attack of flu. Mrs. Sam Webster is confined to j her bed with severe cold. Dr. and Mrs. II. L. Price, Mrs. Gal loway and Mrs. E. J. Chambers left Tuesday for Charlotte, where Mrs. : Price will undergo an operation for i removal of tons-i Is. ) Miss Jessie Stone is with her broth 'er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. j ArCfi Stone. She will be here until 1 Friday. I ' - I .—The local nre oeparunent maae a run Tuesday niprht about 7:30 to box .No. 64, North Elm and Fourteenth streets. Another false alarm. PROMPT SERVICE ! * | FULLER’S SERVICE STATION Corner 2nd. & Chestnut Sts. Coolidge Given Largest Plurality In History President Will Have at Leaat 100 Vote* to Spare in Electoral Col lcKo—Heptib’icans Have Paper Ma jority in Senate and Home. COOLIDGB ELECTORAL VOTE 307 WITH 4 STATES DOUBTFUL. New York, Nov. 5 (Associated Press.)—The full measure of the Rc-t publican victory at the polls could not Vet. be taken tonight, but the returns rfttinued to show that President Coolidge would lave at least 100 votes to spare in the Electoral col-1! lege, and the largest popular plurali ty in history. The showing made oy John W. Da /is remained unchanged throughout today and altl ough Senator LaFol !otte began to creep up a little in one i >r two Western states, there was no ;ertainty tonight that he would re vive the electoral vote of any state i ?roup except that of Wisconsin. No Working Majority. On the face of the day's Congrer<-; sional returns, the Republicatts made certain of a paper majority, at least, m both Senate and Mouse, but doubt rcmeined whether the margin would ac great enough to give the admini stration the whip hand over the com- j (lined opposition of tl e Democrats and the LaFollette bloc. As the Presidential figures stood tonight, with' only a handful of elec- i (oral votes still in doubt, the indicat ed strength of the three candidates in ti e Electoral College Was as fol lows: Electoral Vote. State Coolidge Davis Alabama. .. 12 Arizona.. 3 Arkansas.. .. 9 . California. 13 . ■, j Colorado ............ 0 Connecticut .... *. 7 Delaware. 3 .. j Florida . .. 6 Georgia .... .. .. 14; Idaho' .. «• 4 Illinois . 29 . Indiana . 15 ..j Iowa . .. 13 V. j Kansgs - ‘.10 Kentucky.. 10 Louisiana. ,. > w... ..,4ft, Maine .- ..,. JB Maryland . fk Massachusetts. 18 ,. Michigan .... . 15 Minnesota. 12 ‘ Mississippi . 10 Missouri. 18 .. j •Montana ... Nebraska . 8 ^Nevada .... ........ .. ... { New Hampshire ...... 4 .. New Jersey .. 14 .. ! •New Mexico. New York. 45 North Carolina .. 12 *North Dakota ... Ohio . .. .. 24 Oklahoma-. ,. 10 Oregon . 5 Pennsylvania. 38 Rhode Island . 5 .. ' Soutli Carolina. 9 Tennessee .. .. .'. 12 Texas. 12 Utah. 4 ..; Vermont. .... 4 ..j Texas . .. 20( Virginia....... 12 i Washington.. 7 .. West Virginia .... .... 8 •Wisconsin .... ,. .. ; Wyoming. 3 Totals . 367 1^ •Doubtful: Montana, 4; Nevadjfl 3; New Mexico, 3; North Dakota, J —Total, 15. La Follette: Wi&consffl 13. Necessary to choice, 266. _ SECOND NUMBER OF LYCEUM COURSE FRIDAY NIGHT. Anne Theresa Davault, Reader and Impersonator, Will Present a Pro gram of Highest Quality. Lumberton folks will receive anoth er treat in the way of entertainment Friday night of this week in thej new high school auditorium when: Anne Theresa Davault, reader and ; impersonator, will give the second number of the Lyceum course, which is being given here under the auspices of tl e local Woman’s club. This dra matic artist will present a program! of the highest quality, such as Lum berton people rarely have the oppor tunity of enjoying at home. The^first number was given a few weeks ago by the Criterion male quar-! tet of New York city and was all to the good, pleasing a large crowd. i Season tickets $2.25 and $1.25, sin gle admission 75 and 50 cents. ' —Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hedgpeth have moVed from the Oliver house on Pine street to the C. F. Ashley farm on R. 2 from Fairmont. Mr. and Mrs. Hedgpeth came to Lumberton about. 2 years ago, Mr. Hedgpeth being a salesman in the department store of K. M. Bi^gs for ahout 15 months. Since he resigned that position he has been representative for the Dayton Scale Co., which position he now | holds. i large Crowd Attended Funeral Of Ira 8. Townsend Many Out-O' Town People Gathered with Neiitlib vs to Pay Last Tri bute—Pastor Pays Tribute to Nebie Qualities of Deceased—Numerous Flora! Offerings. The funeral of Mr. Ira B. Town ie nd, whose death Monday night was mentioned in yesterday's Robesonian, was conducted from the home, East fifth street, yesterday afternoon at 1:30 by Rev. T. McM. Grant, pastor >f Chestnut Street Methodist church, >f which deceased was a member and iteward, assisted by Rev. N. L. Sea wit, pastor cf Lumberton circuit \monjr ti e unusually large crowd :hat attended were many relatives ind friends from a distance. The re mains were interred in Meadowbrook remetery beneath a profusion of lowers, the floral offerings being numerous and beautiful. The pallbearers were: active—L. T. md L. C. Townsend, Ira Bullard, John D, MeAllister.'C. A. McArthur, r. r. uray; nonorary—n.. w, MCbcan, 0. O. Dukea, superintendent of Cheat* nut Street Methodist Sunday school, Vance McGill, Dr. S. L. Whitehead. H. M. McAllister, and members of the board of stewards of Chestnut Street church: A. E .White, 3. A. Boone, O. Ct Nnrment, C. B. 'Town send. G. M. Whitfield1, K. M. Barnes. T. M. Burney. N. P, Andrews, W. H. Humphrey, J. C. Fuller, J. P. Town send, J. R. Poole, E. L. Hamilton, H. E. Stacey, J. A. Sharpe. Among the songs sung by the choir were “Abide With Me", at the home, and “The Christian's, Good light”. at the grave. In his beautiful and touching pray 3r and talk at the home Mr. Grant laid tribute to the noble qualities of :he deceased and to his helpful efforts in church work. Mr. Townsend was among the first to welcome him when he came to Lumberton a little leso than a year ago, said Mr. Grant. He rea’ized some months ago that the end was near and in a heart-to-heart talk with his pastor said that he wan not afraid to die, that he was ready for the summons. At a meeting of the board of stew ards of the church last evening on notion of Mr. Grant it was ordered that resolution* be drafted in memory . of Mr. Townsend, Messrs. H. E. Stacy. ? Among the out-of-town relatives here for the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Newman Townsend and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Townsend, of Dunn; Mr. Roht. Townsend and daughter, Miss Eloise, of Wilsont Mr. and Mrs. Tho mas Graham of Durham; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. V. McA. Bond ,and Dr. R. F. Graham of Row land; Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Branch, of Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wil liamson, of Charlotte; Miss Bessie Ramseur of West Palm Beach, Fla.; & Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Holmes of Fay etteville; Mrs. A. T. McCailum of Red Springs; Rev. Wesley Thompson and Messrs. Roy and Frank Townsend of >McDonald; Rev. R. Walter Townsend of Raynham. Besides rela tives, a number of out-of-town friends attended, rfmong them Rev. P. D. Woodall of Rowland. AN Xl AI. RED CROSsfl^jKtLL. Begins November 11 One Week—Quota of Ll^^^^VChap ter is $400. rn-spondence of The eighth ^mnqail flMranand Proctor vice chairman. J^^^^Hfr-oss head tjuarttfrs have pljf^^^^Bnota of this i-apter at $40(kj^^^^Kis sincerely hoped that tho^^^^Htf this com munity will tfjH^^^Benibers this year, whether fWWBFe previously joined or not. The annual member ship fee is $1. CAULEY FIELDS BADLY CUT IN FIGHT WITH ». W. GIBSON. Gibson Released Under $306 Bond— Admitted Cutting Fields When Fields Cursed Him. Mr. R. W. Gibson, superintendent of the weave room of the Dresden cotton mill, is at large under $300 bond for his appearance in court here, and Cauley Fields, young white man of Bladenboro, is suffering with a badly lacerated arm as the result *• of an altercation between the 2 men yesterday. AccordingAo Officers D. M. Barker and Cfamer Miller, who made the ar rest, Gibson admitted cutting Fields with his pocket knife because Fields, he said, cursed him after he had or dered him to leave the mill premises. —A fresh coat of paint is being ap plied to tie exterior wood work of , the to«m hall, which brightens the appearance very much. Cotton Market Middling cotton is quoted on the % local market today at 22 1-2 cents the peund. _ __ ; -