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CasS THE ROBESONIAN &hci VOL LV—VOL NO 81—SERI AL NO- 36. LUMBERTON, N, C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1924. " oowtby. gob akb trnm. mtabusmd im. mm rtf* am* *■ I III! ' I , ■■■ « '■ - | -IT - --— - 1 I -1-T--mrr- it m Austin Waiters Is Arrested in Seoegia^On Bigamy Charge Wife Not 1 and Sister of Wife No. 2 Prefer Charges Against Local Man —Married M(n Lola Franks of Vanceboro and 1 Sent Wife No. 1 Word He Was Gone For Good—Had Been Married t> First Wife 13 * Years—Only Child Was Adopted After It Was Left on Front Porch of Hone of County Attorney. WALTERS HAS POLICE RECORD. Austin Walters of‘East Lu'mberton has been arrested in Moultrie, Ga., on charge of bigamy preferred aginst him by gife- No. 1 and Mrs. K. M. Stewart of Vanceboro, sister of wife No. 2. Sheriff R. E. Lewis wired the oficials ini Oneida, Ga., yesterday to arrest Walters, but according to a letter Mrs. Walters No. 1 received 1 here last night, the Moultrie officei's had already made the arrest. Mrs. Walters was almost dumb founded when she was shown a letter received by the local police, stating that Austin Walters had married Miss Lula Franks, of Vanceboro, the cere mony being performed in New Bern. The letter was sent after relatives of wife Nb. 2 heard that Walters had a living*wife in Lumbertoh, and to con firktt the report. The officers sent the necessary information pest haste and as a resuit Walters was chased to Moultrie ahd arrested. Left 3 Weeks Ago. When interviewed here last mgnt Mrs. Walters stated that she had not heard from her husband since he left about XI weeks ago to work on the Vanceboro tobacco market. She did hear, however, through an uncle of Walters’, that her husband passed through Wilmington several days ago and told his uncle to advise his wife at Lumberton that he was “gone for good”. Sfhe did not understand the message until the news of the mar riage arrived. There has been no great trouble between Walters and his first wife, so she says. “Of course we quarrel at times. Every married couple does tl at has been married as long as we have. I have had a right to quarrel with Austin, and Mr. Glover knows it”, she said. Mr. Glover (local police officer) had during the past few years arrested Walters on charges of different violations. When asked if there was any trouble between them at the Jtime Walters left she said, “no more than usual”, and she thought everything was all right. Married 13 Years Ago. September 2, 1924, marked the 13th anniversary of the wedding of Austin Walters and Sarah Ham, which took place 4 miles west of Dunn, the cere mony being performed by a magis trate. .‘They became acquainted at a little church one mile east of Duke, and it was only 2 months afterwards that the ceremony was performed. They lived happily in Duke for about 2 months, moving then to Barnesville, in the lower part of this county, where they lived for a few years with Mr. Walters’ parents,. Mr. and Mrs. Asper Walters. Then they moved to East Lumberton, where Walters went , , mercantile.. b^sin^s on a small scale. He seemed,to (to well with the,, business untlj .last, July, whferi !b'H#%frade* vW-M *nd as a result he was convicted in Re corder, W. B. Ivey’s court of retailing extracts with iiigh alcoholic percen tage for beverage purposes. He paid a heavy fine and costs. Local officers state that he has a long police record, having been con victed of violating the fish laws, for operating a gambling device, and other lesser crimes. There is only one child in the Wal ters’ home, an infant which was only a few months ago left on the front porch of th^home of County Attorn ey E. J. Bift by unknown parties. Mr. and Mrs. Walters, not having any children of their own, made ap plication for and adopted the child. At the horrfe last night were 2 bro thers of Walters’, neighbors and friends who seemed to be in sympathy with Mrs. Walters, who in her new experience seemed at a loss to know just what to do. She will likely return to the home of her people in Duke un til disposit'on is made of the case against Walters. Fiddlers’ Contention at B. T. M. a Success. About 15 fiddlers and banjo-pick ers participated in the fiddlers’ con vention at Barker-Tcnmile school last Friday n*ght and door receipts amounted to $95. The prizes offered were $10, $5, $3, and $2, and they were wop by the following: Fiddle: first prize, A. D. Cashwell, who lives near Fayetteville; second, a Mr. Webb. Banjo: first prize, a Mr. Sessortuj; second, a Mr. Franklin of St. Paul. A large crowd attended, including a number from Lumberton. Box Supper. There will be an entertainment and Sbox supper next Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Long Branch school house. Plagmakers Delight Larga ^ Audience At Red Springs “The Scuffletown Outlaws” by WU liam Norraent Cox of Rowland Ap peals With Tremendous Power to Audience Composed of Robeson County Folk—A Splendid Literary Production Admirably Presented. DRAMATIC INCIDENT IN LIFE OF ROBESON COUNTY OUTLAWS Henry Berry Liwrie, bis wife Rho dy, his ftiece June, his brother Steve, and Joi n Saunders, the white man who betrayed them after gaining their confidence, and James McQueen, a white malt of Robeson county, ap pearing upon the stage in a dramatic incident in the history of the famous outlaws in Scuffletown gave a large Robeson coi.nty audience at Flora Macdonald college Mnday night many thrills and won from them, each and several, high praise for the young Robeson county author of the play and for the actors who so ably sup ported him. No wonder the Carolina Play mak ers have won such high praise throughout the State for their folk plays. The three playsr they presented at Red Springs beforfean appreciative audience that packed Jbe large audi torial at< the college are so rich.and fufl ’in flavor, so realistic, so admir ably interpreted, that you are lifted out of yourself and feel the tug of old familiar things and you live again the familiar themes of song and sto ry. Eacli of the three plays presented on this seventh year of the Playmak ers is a gem, but in dramatic power and sweep “The Scuffeltown Outlaws easily ranks ahead of the others It is the production of William Nor ment Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cox of Rowland, and its young auth or has achieved p notable success. Dr. Frederick H. Koch, director of the Playmakers organization, was espe cially pronounced in his praise of Mr. Cox's'work, and when the play was presented the audience fully agreed with his estimate of the worth of this play. Mr. Cox’s interpretation of the leading role left nothing to be de sired ,and further local interest was added by the fact that another Robe son county young man, Mr. Bob Proc tor of Lumberton, was one of the principal characters, John Saunders, a white man from Nova Scotia, who liv ed among the Lowrie gang for two years in order to betray them. His tragic death at the hands of Steve Lowrie after he had repented too late, and the dramatic moment when the young Indian girl June, whose love he had won and whose fidelity had saved him until sTTe learned that he had played her false too—all is so wa|l conceived and so well portrayed that one is lost in admiration. Mr. Proctor acts the part admirably. In fact, all the amateur playmakers do superb acting, and one forgets that they are supposed to be amateurs. The following is taken from the printed program and tells briefly the outstanding features of the plays: The Playmakers “The Carolina Playmakers have come to be recognized as a vital in fluence in the life of our State. They have 'remained steadfast, to their ori ginal purpose of giving to the people of North Carolina a means of expres sion, in simple lonc-piays, »noy found in the store of legend and his tory, in the tales and in the songs of the village and the country people, and in the dramatic happenings of to day, a rich and interesting field ready : to their use. “These folk-plays present to Tlay niaker audiences three new authors, all student-playwrights in the univer sity, among them a distinguished citi i zen of North Carolina, Judge Robert ; Watson Winston, now of Chapel Hill. I The stage settings were designed land made by the students in English ! 34, the university course in dramatic I production, under the direction of Mr. I George Denny. ! “The honor of Bonava presents a I picture of the old South in Recoa | struction days. Its author, Judge Ro I bert Watson Winston, formerly a member of the Superior court of j North Carolina' is well qualified to i interpret these troubled times in our history. The chief incident of the play is taken from the life of a much Le ! loved Carolinian—a captain in the j Confederate army. “Judge Winston’s father was a i large slave owner. Many a time Cvvf ! fee and his young “Marse Robert” j rode the same horse to mill and ate from the same plate. The author pays a tender tribute to his owji colored 1 mammy, old Aunt Charlotte. She nursed him as an infant, and ir her arms he cried away the pain of many a stubbed toe, When she came to die, shortly after t.-.u data t’f the plae, it was found '.hat, fcy ,(er will, sii" had given her all to “Young Marse Rob ert”. “Politicin’ In Horse Cove, by Martha itha Boswel of Ei jeacl, presents sn »n -timate view of Cm home!.* but whole some life in the remote fastnesses of our Carolina nills It is replete \vth Jealous Negress Kills Men And Awaits Trial In Jail BuelaJi Suart Cursed, Assaulted With Piece of Wood and Finally Shit and Kil'ed Ivan McDuffie—Tried to Get Him out of House—Used Big Army 44-Calibre Pistol—Re turned After Shooting and Deft Pistol on Dead Body—Captured Last Night. ONLY ONE EYE WITNESS. Ivan McDuffie, colored, was shot and instantly killed Tuesday night at j the home of Wiley McDuffie, 5 miles west of Rowland, and Beulah Stuart, negress, charged with the shooting, was captured near the South Carolina line last night and is in jail here. Jdalousy seemed to have been the motive for tl.-e shooting, as evidence at the coroner’s inquest held yester day showed that the worflan went to the McDuffie house and immediately j upop entering began cursing Ivan! McDuffie. This not seeming to have' the desired effect, she began strik-! :ng him with a pfece of wood. She evi- j dently wanted to get Ivan out of the j house, as the evidence also showed ] that she took his hat off of his head, I went out of the house and stayed a few minutes. Ivan remained in the house and she returned, placed his hat on his head, and went to looking for something. After searching his suitcase she found his pistol, and drew it on him, at the same time us ing profanity, with threats of killing. McDuffie thought it was time to be changing position, so he walked into another room, and as he entered she fired the big army 44-calibre pistol, tearing a big hole in his breast. He fell to the floor dead. Sallie McAr thur was the only eye-witness and gave the above testimony at the in quest, concluding by saying that the woman who did the shooting ran out i the door, carrying the pistol with her. A. S. Bracy, who lives near the j scene of the shooting, stated on ex amination that he was notified of the shooting about 20 minutes after he heard the shot fired. He went to the house, struck a match and found the dead body lying on the floor. He im mediately notified Rural Policeman J. H. Carper. In Lis testimony it was shown that the pistol the woman car ried out the house and the one which fired the fatal shot was lying on the dead body. The scene of the shooting is near the South Carolina line. The inquest was held yesterday morning by Coroner D. W. Biggs. The jury was composed of Messrs. E. P. Bryant, W. A. Groom, J. T. Norton, S. H. Hammon, Ed. Bryant and E. C. Sinclair. Their verdict was that Ivan McDuffie came to his death as the re sult of a pistol-shot wound inflicted by Beulah Stuart, and ordered that she be held for higher court when arrested. . -7 —Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health officer, expects to leave Saturday night for New Orleans ,La., where he will attend a meeting of the Sou thern Medical association. He is scheduled to take part on the pro gram. He will be away about a week. neighborhood gossip, racy , . with the vernacular, and viyi.1 writfc pai^y-j hu mor. It is a ’’lay of; electj'o.i > day, ‘the biggest day ip.jpll ibe Qrfar-’ fr the little moruc.Mn tsettfenysnr. “The Scuff letown Outlaws deals with a dramatic incident in the hist ory of the Croatan Indian s of Robe son county, North Carolina, whose I forefathers are thought by some in ; vestigators to have absorbed Sir Wal ter Raleigh’s Lost Colony. These, the 1 earliest English settlers in America, had disappeared mysteriously from Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, by 1590. “The author of the play, William Norment Cox, of Rowland, since his ; earliest childhood has lived within a stone’s throw of the Scuffletown habi j tat of the notorious Lowrie gang in Robeson county. His forefathers were leaders in the campaign organized to I exterminate them; a kinsman of his, Mr. O. C. Norment, was shot down from ambush by them a few feet from his own doorstep; and several other relatives were wounded in defending their homes against their ravages. “The. play centers about the scheme of John Sanders to assist the Croa tans in makipg their escape by night in wagons to the frontiers of Texas. His betrayal of them, after having established himself in their confidence and affection by two years residence with them a3 a missionary, and his tragic death at the hands rf Steve Lowrie, the meanest of the banditi, are true to the facts. The author has 'interpreted his materials with re j markable sincerity, and with a breadth of sympathy unusual in the | young writer.” . I ir«- nr —.. "T | ■ J,l;1Tt t . . tp v'-i*? , »- , ■ T. • - PROMPT SERVICE ' FULLER’S SERVICB STATION Corher 2nd. & Chestnut Sts. 4 Mrs.Hog)i Stewart’s Condition Shows Some Improvement Husband Crazed With Drink and Ap parently Had Considered Murder and Suidde Before Beaching House —Wife Was Visiting Sick Mother. NO PREVIOUS TROUBLE By H, C. MacNair. Maxton, Nov. 19—The condition of Mrs. Hugh Stewart, who was shot and seriously injured by her husband Sun day night, is. showing some improve ment, according to report from her last night. She ifc still at her motherjs where she was injured. Crazed With Drink. It is believed that young Stewart was crazed with drink, and there is evidence that he may have had the killing under consideration iiefore he reached the house. It appears that he was excited when he got to the Mon roe home, and immediately insisted upon knowing when Mrs. Stewart was going hoflne with him. To this in quiry she replied, “I cannot go and leave mother sick.” He then exclaim ed, “Louise, wo are both going some where tonight *. She replied, “Hugh don’t you start ahything, as it might excite mother.” It was then that she went to the telephone and called up a neighbor and asked that someone come over, stating that Hugh was there and drinking. While still at the phone he walked up to within a few feet and took deliberate aim and fir ed, the shot taking effect just above ’the heart. She fell and immediately, he placed the pistol" to his mouth and blew his own br^jns out, falling alongside his wife. The Second That Saved. The doctors say that the shot re ceived by Mrs. Stewart came at the second of time that the heart was not dilated, that had it been a second earlier or a second later she would have been killed instantly. No Domestic Troubles The family relations between the two had always been ^pleasant. They l ad not quarreled, nor had she left him, only for the purpose of nursing her mother. Mrs. Stewart is consid ered a very fine woman, the pick of her community, it is stated. Some are unpatriotic enough to say that Hugh was crazy oh account of the kind of liquor he was drinking, that this was all because of the amendment, that had it not been for the poison stuff both would now be living uninjured and happy. Men’s Prayermeeting In Court House Each Morning 8:30 to 9 Y Including Sunday Red Cross Roll Call At Fairmont • Correspondence of The Robesonian. ♦ Fairmont, Nov. —Join the Red Cross! The Red Cross roll drive will be in Fairmont the week beginning November 24. Captain Chas. J. Smith of Fort Bragg will assist the local American Legfon in the drive. Let’s ail be ready to join. MRS. C .B, THOMPSON, Chairman' Fafrmont Chapter. SMYRNA NEWS ITEMS By H.' R. Church Smyrna, Nov. 18—Rev. and Mrs. Sandy Baxley of St. Pauls were Sun day visitors at the home of Mr. J. H. Prevatt, and Mr. Baxley also preach ed us a fine sermon, which was fully appreciated by all who heard. Mr. Cleveland Odum of St. Paul was a Sunday visitor in this communi ty. Mr. David Davis and family have moved to Dr. H. T. Pope’s place in the Long Branch section. Sorry to lose them from the community, for they were earnest workers in the church, and fine neighbors. Folks in this section are losing their hogs by cholera, therefore hog killing seems to be the order of the day in this section. Mr. *Ed McRowan, Mr. Boyd Davis and Mr. T. F. Stone were Sunday visitors at West Lumberton, where they attended the baptizing, Master Austin Hayes being a candidate from Smyrna. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Lamb were Sunday visitors at the home of their son Mr. JJufuy Lamb. Proposed Concert at Tabernacle Call ed Off. The musical concert that was to have been given at the Tabernacle school house Friday night of this week by the blind Johnson brothers of Lumberton will not be given, accord ing to Mr. C. R. Britt of Howellsville, who was a Lumberton visitor yester day. —The condition of Mrs. K. M. Bigg?, who has been taking special treatment at the Baker sanatorium, is very much improved. 4> ‘ ♦ Parkton Letter • Farther Account of the Disastrous Fire Monday—P. T. A. Will Raise l ibrary Fund for School—Basket ball—Oyster Supper and Other Items. By C. D. Williamson Parkton, Nov. 18—One of the most exciting fires of our town was yester day morning when it was discovered at 7=30 o’clock that the Hutson Bros, store .was on fire. The fire was dis covered on the second floor, ami it is thought it caught in some trash by defective stove flue. Some soon began to fight the flames , with buckets, while others were removing goods from the stores. It was soon evident that the water power was insufficient to check the roaring flames, and Fayetteville was called on for aid, at^l the fire de partment rushed one of their fire trucks, making the 15 miles trip in 17 minutes. The A. C. L, Ry. Co. also rendered aic) by the hose attaching to the locomotive tank. Several tanks of water were used before the fire was completely outed. The engine tanks hold 8,000 gallons water. Tie building that was completely burned was the Campbell and Thomp son buildhfg, and two stores and one barber shop occupied the building. Hutson Bros, carried a heavy stock of dry goods, notions, hardware and grocertos, and their loss by fire and dgthaged goods is heavy. Next was.C. L. Pittman’s fancy grocery. His loss’ is probably as bad as Hutson Bros, in proportion, as he only saved a small part of his goods, d. B. Koonce, bar ber, only saved one chpir from the building. L. E. Hughes was damaged to the amount of several thousand dollars to goods and building. The Grantham drug stftre suffered consid erable by damaged goods, also the Parkton Grocery and W. G. Britt by damaged goods. We are advised that most of the loss is covered by insur ance. Several other buildings caught on fire but were quickly put out. Mr. H. C. McMillan’s residence and some vjut-1 ouses caught but were put out by me bucxet brigade. It was estimated that near $100, 000 damage by loss of building and damaged goods. The town and surrounding commu nity fought heroically and people from Lumber Bridge, St. Paul, Rex , and Hope Mills came in large num 1 bers and rendered aid, for which the town extends thanks. But to Fayette ville and the A. C. L. Ry. Co. we ex tend more than thanks. Hugon Etros. have moved their goods to the Thompson building on the west side the railroad; C. L. Pitt man placed his groceries in the J. D. Gillis old store, while Mr. Joe Koonce city barber, is clean out, so far. The following names have been handed me for special mention: Engi neers and firemen, R. Patterson, Dun can Johns, K. M. Long, who so faith fully discharged their duty in rush ing water from the A. C. L. tanks. We have never seen faster work. The at titude of tl ese faithful riends both of the railroad and the Fayetteville fire men will never be forgotten. Parkton graded ‘ school receives state aid for the establishment of an elementary school library. The sum of $150 received* one-third was raised by the P. T. A., the remainder ap propriated by the state and the coun ty.* Facility busy selecting books. P. T. AS to* launch campaign December 1-13 to supplement the State appro priation. State aid cannot be used for purchasing supplementary readers, so the P. T. A. has unanimously voted to support movement to supplemint the I library with the necessary supple memory readers. me Board ol educa tion recommends three sets for every | grade. However, the faculty is ask : ing the patrons and friends of the school for only two sets at this time, twenty books to the set. Today the ; elementary schools of North Carolina are being standardized something si milar to the high school classifica tion. In the forward march of the I school system at Parkton, Prof. Par rott says that he does not want to ad vance the high school without equally advancing the elementary school, for today, he says, the elementary schools ! are recognized as a vital integral or ganic part of public system The professor calls upon every pa tron and friend of the school to do his or her bit toward making the ele ; rnentary school of Parkton a standard | school. Mr. and Mrs. Justin McNeill came up Sunday afternoon, visiting home folks and taking their two children, . Helen Marie and Justin Jr., back ; home, who came up Friday evening. Mr. J. T. McNatt of Raleigh arrived home last week and holds a position with the Dixie Service station. Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Humble left | Saturday for a visit to Durham. On last Friday evening the Lumber Bridge high school basketball team came o,ver and played the' return practice game with the iocal highs. The writer was absent, but the re j port was that the game was good, the locals winning 6 to 20. Prof. Fogle ' men, referee, William Blount scor ! ing 18 out of the 20. The oyster supper Thursday night, Lea Tells Co-ops Something ] Must Be Done Immediately r Predicts Overproduction it* l#25— South Georgia Will Raise As Much Tobacco as South Carolina Belt— Only 24 Percent of Tobacco Raised in S. C. Belt Delivered to Associa tion in 1924—Fifty Percent Need ed to Control Price. SIGNING FOR ONLY 2 YEARS. Mr. W. E. Lea of Florence, S. C., fi Id director of the Tobacco Co-oper ative Marketing association, was the principal speaker at the regular monthly meeting of members of the cotton and tobacco associations held in the court house here Tuesday. He spoke for nearly 2 hours, plead ing with the loyal members to get to work and sign up their tenants, neigh bors, and anybody else that was eligi ble. He asked for the co-operation of members of locals, stating that some thing had to be done to overcome the overproduction which would likely come in 1925. In 1922 only 36.1 per cent of the tobacco grown in the SoutU Carolina belt was delivered to the association, and in 1923 a fraction less. In 1924'only 24 percent was de livered to the association. This he Yafth, was almost unbearable, and the members had to go to work far them selves. In this connection he said that if ti e association could receive 50 percent of the tobacco grown the price could oe controlled, explaining that the only reason a good price was maintained this year was kind provi dence. South Georgia will make more to bacco in 1925 than the South Caroli na belt, he declared. Now is the time to get the tenants and landlords in the associate, because they are in a metre favorable frame of mind than they have been since the association was started. He again asked for the co-opera tion of the members and in closing said tl at anyone signing now would not be signing a 5-year contract but for 2 years only. Maxton Department . By H. C. MacNair Majcton, Moy, 49—Pwafia had to be thawed thi3 morning before any wa ter could be had. This is the first gen uine killing frost. Ice was in abun dance. Miss Reba MacNair is at home resting after her recent operation at Greensboro, where she has been in college. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Greene and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Greehe were week end visitors in Charlotte, where they visited Miss Marjorie McLeod at Queen’s college. They attended the Carolina-Davidson football game. Long-Gone Days Recalled. The Carolina Playmakers at Red Springs Monday night was attended by quite a number of the young peo ple. They report a good time, and were enthused over the tale of the Lowery gang. The older folks who did not at tend enjoyed the revivification of theft recollections of long-gone days, when the Lowries were in fact not fiction, and the young folk,, enjoyed the fireside stories that, were reviv ed. t vaf ft: The second number of'the Lyceum course at Carolina college was pre sented Monday night, filled by the Richmond Little Symphony orchestra. It was highly enjoyed by an appre ciative audience. Mr. Campbell McNair left this •morning for Bennettsville, where he j joined Senator John L, McLaurin. They will leav ethere for an indefinite stay in Florida. / --- LARGE ADVANCES TO MEMBERS OF N. C. CO-OP ASSOCIATION. More Than 4 Million-Dollars Advanc ed Since Beginning' of Present season. Raleigh, Nov. 18—More than four million dollars have been advanced to members of the North Carolina Cot ton Growers’ Cooperative association, since the beginning of the present reason, according to a statement is sued by T. W .Chambliss, director of information, last night. The exact fi gures up to the close of business Nov ember 15 were $4,288,161.29. The present crop is considerably later than it was in the fall o? 1123 but the percentage of deliveries to date is larger, despite the shortness of the crop. Cotton is coming to as sociation Warehouses Vapidly and the deliveries last week were far beyond the receipts of the'same week last year. This week started off with very heavy receipts, Monday bringing re ports of over 3,000 bales delivered. Miss Novella Hodges of Laurin , burg and Mrs. M. F. Hodges Sr. of R. 6 from Lumberton spent the week-end j here in the home of Mrs, E. Parham, [East Fifth street. the 20th, at the urmory promises tc ; be the biggest social function of th» I season. The K. of P.and Masonic Gl iders are the sponsors. Items of Local News —Several from here are istpeeting to go to Bennettsville tomorrow night to nee the play “Seventh Heaven”. —There will he a special Thanks giving * ile at the curb market Satur day and somebody is going to get a frog turkey. —Mr. Furman Higgs left Tuesday night for the Northern markets, where he will purchase holiday goods for K. M. Biggs’ department store. —Men’s Christian league cottage prayermeetings announced for to night have been postponed until Thursday night of next week on ac count of church services. —The condition of Miss Elisabeth Frye, county welfare officer, wWw un derwent a serious operation at High smith’s hospital in Fayetteville a week ago, hi .improving nicely. —The game of football between the local high school team and the White vilie hi’s which was tn-have been play ed yesterday was called off by the J Whiteville tads on account of sickness and injuries among the players. —Miss Sadie Kinlaw expects to re turn tomorrow to her home In Colum bia, S. C. She attended the funeral and burial of her father, Mr. Frank Kinlaw, who died suddenly in a board ing house here last week. —Those wishing to contribute to the Thanksgiving dinner for the county home inmates are requested to send their contribution tb tie homes of Mrs. W. Wl Parker or Mrs Ben 0. Floyd by Tuesday of next week. According to tflose in chargb, 2 home-made cakes will be greatly appreciated. —The condition of Mr, J. P. Town send, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Baker •sanatorium a few days ago, is very much improv ed. Mrs. Van Edwards, who waa a patient at the Thompson hospital at the time of the fira, will return to her Lome tday from the sanatorium, where she has been since the fire. —New automatic scales recently have been installed in- the local post office. Postmaster I. L. McGill also 1 as received notice that an electric cancelling machine has been shipped which will be installed in a few days. ,Jj j This is the most up-to-date equip- fl ment, the same as that used in the ! government building at Washington, *J , and it will no doubt greatly facilitate the dispatching of the mails in this M \ office. | f —Dr. R. C. Beaman left this morn- 1 [ ing for his home at Tarboro after i visiting friends here since Monday, coming to Lumberton from Wilming ton after the cloee of the Methodist conference. He conducted prayermeet ing last evening at Chestnut Street Methodist charch, which he served as pastor for 6 years prior to confer ence last year. Dr. Beaman has a host of warm friends In Lumberton who | are always delighted to have ^him J ; visit them. He made headquarters at ‘ the home of'Mr. and Mrs. K. M. M Barnes. Tar Heel Topics. j Protracted Meeting—Road Force Do- | ing Much-Needed Work—Work on 1 New School Building—Personal. | Correspondence of The Robesonian. Tar Heel, Nov. 19—Rev. Ralz Bax ley began a protracted meeting here | last Friday night. Mr. W. T. Hall of Lumbertpp spent Sunday Here with friends '^uid rela tives. "'if. v/‘ Mr. Thomas Jordan, Mrs. W. J. ; Monroe and Miss Ruby Monroe spent 3 a short while last Saturday in St. ; Pauls. * Mrs. Mollie Singletary has return- |jj ! ed home after spending several j| ! months with her son-in-law and H daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brock |g of Louisburg. i Mr. D. W. McDuffie spent a short | while in Elizabethtown last Satur- " day. Miss Saiiif Lewis is visiting her sister here, Mrs. J. McK. Robeson. Mrs. Sallie Averitt and two chil dren, Shepard and Eugene, visited friends and relatives- in Abbottsburg recently. Mrs. D. W. McDuffie spent last Friday in St. Pauls. Messrs. R. W. Courtney and Jaa. Robeson went to ElizabctStown one day last week on business. The road force is doing some much I net (fed work on the roads around '■ here. Work is rapidly being done on the new school building, which will be a * nice building when completed. Rev. Mr. Pait of Bladenboro preach ed at the Baptist church here last Sunday afternoon. Cotton Market Middling cotton is quote l on the lo cal market today at 23 cents the pound. Meeting of Co-op Local. There will be a meeting of th« PemiioUe local of the tobacco grow ! ers in the co-op association in Pem broke at the Normal school building Friday night at 7:30. Ex-Senator Geo. B. McLeod of Lumberton will make j the principal address, i ■
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