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vdL. LV—VOL. NO. 82—SERIAL NO 35. SK PAGES TODAY. THE WEATHER FA!R AND COOLER TON!GHT AND TUESDAY. LUMBEBTON, N. C.. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1924. COOMTBT. OOO AW TWHt. QrunttMegroMngM Mearttj Hitts 2 WHite Met) LazeMe McLeod and Ray McIntyre Are in Baker Senator him With Se vere Injuries and Bozy McNair, Ne gro, is in Jail—Negro Prove Truck Read-on Into Car Occupied by the White Men—Car Demolished. NEGRO DRUNK WHEN ARRESTED Messrs. Lazelle McLeod and Ray McIntyre, who live near EHerbee Springs, are in the Baker sanatorium suffering with severe injuries and Bozy McNair is in jail as a result of a drunken negro driving a truck head-on into the Ford touring car in which the white men were returning home from a hunting trip. Both cars were completely wrecked, even a gun-stock being broken on the back seat of the car in which the white men were riding. ' Mr. McLeod, who is a first cousin of Mr. Jim McLeod of Lumberton, suffered a broken knee, extensive la cerations over the right eye and many small lacerations on his right hand. Mr. McIntyre suffered fracture of the skull above the left ear and fracture of the right arm just above tl e wrist. Both men were brought to the Baker sanatorium. Mr. McLeod was operated on Saturday. Both are getting along splendidly but will be confined at the hospital for some time. Drunken PUgra At Whee!. The smash-up occurred about 3 p. m. Saturday near the house on Mr. C. M. Fuller's farm on the Pembroke road. Messrs. McLeod and McIntyre, seeing the truck coming craziiy, drove entirely of the concrete and as far to the side of the road as they could get, but when nearly opposite them the truck dashed suddenly across and struck their car head-on. The Ford was so completely demolished that those who saw the car after the wreck wonder how the men in it escaped with their lives. The truck also was badly smashed. Mr. McLeod was brought to Lum berton on a Standard Oil Co. truck and Mr. McIntyre was brought by a Mr. McNeill, a druggist of Pembroke. Bozy McNair, the negrof who was driving the truck, was captured near James Stedman's sawmill, about 2 miles from the wreck, by Deputy Herbert Lowrey just before Sheriff R. E. Lewis and Deputy Jim McLeod, who were notified of the wreck about 4 p. m. the same afternoon, arrived. McNair was drunk when arrested. Gordon Addison, the otiter negro on the truck, came into the sheriff's office Saturday afternoon and was released on $500 bond as a materia! witness. Thanksgiving Services At Locai Churches Thanksgiving services wiii be held at the following local churches Thurs day morning at 10 30: First Baptist, by the pastor, Rev. Dr. C. H. Durham. Collection for Thomasvillo orphanage. Presbyterian, by the pastor, Rev. Dr. G. E. Morehouse. Subject, "A Fa vored. LMd and People". Collection -s' for Bariuitn Springs orpi phage. / Gospel 'Tabbrnacle, by Rev, Geo. L. Wiig, pastor. Collection fo^ Rev. L. B. Compton orphanage at Asheville. No services will be held at Chest nut Street Methodist church on ac count of the absence of the pastor, Rev. T. M. Grant. At Raymham Baptist. Special Tlanksgiving services wil] be held at the Raynham Baptist church Thursday night at 7 o'clock. Rev. Alford Stephens, the pastor, will preach. Wanted to Fight Man He Ran Into. E. D. Carlyle, a gentleman of color, was taxed $87.60 by Recorder W. B. Tvcy Wednesday for operating an au tomobile last Sunday while under the "influence." fin Elm sheet, near the union station, Carlyie ran into a car driven by Mr. Murphy Bennett and got out of his car and apparently wanted to fight the man whose car ho- collided with. He was arrested by Chief of Police Marvin Barker and when brought before the recorder he remembered that he had a sick wife who needed his attention' so much that 1 e could not go to the roads; and apparently the recorder agreed with him; hence the fine. Movement to Rebuild Hospital. At a well-attended meeting of busi ness men and plysicians Thursday night much interest was manifested in the movement to build a hospital to take the place of the Thompson hospital, recently destroyed by fire. Citizens of the town are being given opportunity to take sto-k in the pro posed institution, and several have subscribed for large blocks of stock. No definite organization has been formed yet, but it ks hoped that some thing definite may be accomplished in the pear future. ^ Maxton Hat) Bad fire Last WigttHa Business Oistrict Uvery, Sate and Feed Stables of Me* Kay McKinnon and StaMes of Neill Alford Destroyed—4 Muies and Large Stock of Baggies, Wagons, Etc., Burned—Loss About $25,000. FORTUNATE SHfFT OF WIND SAVED BUSINESS DISTRICT By H. & MacNair. Dy 'Phone to The Robesonian. Maxton, Nov. 24—Fire discovered at midnight iast night destroyed Mc Kay McKinnon's iivery, saie and feed stables and contents, consisting of a car !oad of buggies, stock of wagons, harness, etc., and Neiii Aiford's sta bles, 4 valuable mules belonging to R. M. Williams, wagons, implements and feed. The stables are back of stores in the business district and the flames threatened the town. Help was called for from Lumbertbh and Laurinburg but the buildings had burned down and the fire was under control before help arrived. The Chevrolet Co. is a considerable loser in autos and stock and the build ing it occupied was badly damaged! by fire and the firemen when the plate glass front was broken out, the! flames barring entrance at the rear.' The building is owned by D. A. Pat terson. The building owned by Mrs. J. M. Burke was badly damaged in the rear end and its contents by wa ter. " Owmg to the fact that both stabies were large wooden structures only a shift in the wind, which was high, saved the town. The charred blacken ed bodies of the mules present a greusome sight this morning. The ioss is estimated at about $26, 000, Mr. McKinnon had $3,000 insur ance on his building and thinks he has some on his stock, but is not sure. Mr. Alford is not in town and what insurance he carried, if any, is not known. The origin of the fire is not known. Lumberton Responded. Fire Chief Ed Glover of the Lum borton department says the call from Maxiton reached Mm between f2 and 1 o'clock, that he left here at 20 min utes to one, with 800 feet of hose, 2 nozzles, etc., and reached Maxton in j 27 minutes, about 5 minutes after! help from Laurinburg reached there,, but that the fire had burned down then and nothing could be done. He arrived back in tumberton at 20 minutes to 2. The Maxton fire chief expressed great appreciation of the response to the cal*. Football Game Here Thursday Wilmington and Rockingham Hi's Will Decide Eastern Championship at Jennings Mill Field. Wilmington and Rockingham high school football teams will play the de ciding game of the championship se ries for Eastern North Carolina on the Jennings mil! field here Thanks giving day at 2:30 p. m. The winning team will play th ewinning team of Western North Carolina for the State championship. A good game is expected' and large crowds are expected from Wilmington and Rockingham. HEV. MR. CRUMPTON WILL SPEAK TWICE TOMORROW. He Will Talk #t Men's Prayermeet ing at 8:30 and to the Grammar Grades at 10:30. Rec. Dr. W. H. Crumpton, who is a guest at the home of h!3 son Prof. W. B. Crumpton, will talK at the re gular prayer service cf the Men's Christian league at the court house Tuesday at 8:30 a. m., and at 10:30 a. 11. Tuesday he will address the grammar grades at the old high sci ool auditorium. Dr. Crumpton is 31 years old and has been in the ministry 07 years. He ts a most interesting speaker and those who hear him will he given a treat. i -————————— Among the Sick at Baker Sanatorium Austin Edwards, a Lumberton high school student who lives on a rural route from town, was operated on for appendicitis a few days ago and is getting along nicely. Miss Lilly Usher of Lumber Bridge, who underwent a serious operation ' several days ago, is convalescing. Mr. Nathan Britt of Laurinburg, who was operated on for appendici tis several days ago,'will return home today. Mr. Britt's wife died while he was a patient at the hospital. Mrs. U. S. Page of Page's Lake, near St. Paul, underwent a serious I operation some days ago. She expects to be able to return home in a few days. Mr. A. L. Stone of Long Branch section was a Lumberton visitor this morning. — .— ...! .... —J...... BaMet] Jones Bies of Wounds (Recaiwd Last Sundat] Wight Corcaer's Jury Finds That Fata! Shat Waa Fired by Bizzeii Lockiear —He and Bob Jones Have Been in Jai! Since the Shooting—Ma Lock tear and Reuben Jones He!d as Parties to the Crime. RESULT OF DRUNKEN ROW Baiiey Jones, Indian, died Saturday morning at his home about 12 miles from Lumberton on the Red Springs road as a resu!t of a gunshot wound received last night a week ago at the home of Bizzeii Locklear, Indian, 2 miies north-west of Pembroke, fol lowing a quarrel in which several men and a woman participated, as stated in The Robesonian a week ago today. Coroner D. W. Biggs heid inquest Saturday at Jones' home and the jury returned as its verdict that Jones "came to his death from a shotgun wound infiicted by BizzeH Lockiear, and we order him heid for higher court. Aiso we order Bob Jones, Ida Lockiear and Reuben Jones heM as parties to the crim4". The jury was composed of M. F. Caldweii, L. E. Whaley, Frank McNeill, W. J. Alext ander, E. C. McNeill, all of Lumber ton and Willie Jacobs, Indian. Immediately after the verdict of i^he coroner's jury Sheriff R. E. Lew is arrested and jailed in Lqmberton', Ida Lockiear and Reuben Jones. BizzeH. Lockiear, Ida's husband, and Bob Jonep have been m jan since last night a week ago, when they were arrested by Sheriff Lewis, Deputy A. H. Prevatte and Rural Policeman R. C. Miiier shortly after the row. Ti e shooting seems to have been the resuit of a drunken row. A Drunken Row. It was in evidence at the coroner's! inquest that BaHey Jones and son, Rueben, Bob Jones, D. L. Locklear, William Jones, Bizzell Locklear and wife, Ida, iand Julia Jones, wife of Bob all forgathered during the after noon last Sunday at the home of Biz zel! and that the men got drunk; that for some reasons, not clearly stated, Ida objected to the presence of D. L. Locklear, who took his de parfure after being urged to do so Ry Ida pummelling him over the should er with the well pole and being order ed to do so by Bob Jones, but not be fore the said D. L. took another drink; that Ida said Bailey Jones was trying to run her away from home; that Bob used some strong language to Bailey and threatened to shoot Reuben full of holes; that after these preliminaries Bob and Reuben Jones had a mix-up on the floor, in which mix-up a pistol was fired by Bob or Reuben, the ball going wild, and Reu ben; tlat finally Bizzell got his with a razor; that Bailey got into the row andthe three Jones piled on the floor and finally rolled out the door; that Julia Jones urged Bizzell to "kill him black rascal", meaning Reu ben;! that finally Bizgell got his shotgun and shot Bailey, being urged do the deed by his faithful spouse Ida. Walters Says He's Not the Man . ' ! Declares He Can Easily Prove His In nccence of Charge of Digamy. Mouitrie, Ga., Nov. 20 (Associated Press.)—Austin Waiters, young to bacco buyer, lyho is being held in jaii here on a^charge of bigamy, states that he wants a quick trial and is anxious to returntoNo rth Carolina. He says he can easily prove that he is innocent of the charge of bigamy pre ferred against him by D. Franks, of New Bern, N. C., his bride of a short time. Walters was charged with laving an undivorced wife living in Lumber ton, N. C., and was arrested at the home of his unci^, near here, where he and the former Miss Franks have been spending their honeymoon. "They must have my identity con fused with that of a cousin of mine, who is married and living in Lumber ton", said Walters Sheriff Winds Up Tax Collections On Nov. 26. Sheriff R. E. Lewis asks The Robe sonian to state that he wili not collect any taxes after Wednesday of this week. Th eafficc wiii be closed Thurs day all day for Thanksgiving, and Friday and Saturday will be devoted to checking up and making ready for the new sheriff, Mr. B. Frank Mc Millan, who takes charge Monday of next week. Mr. Alvin Prevatt of R. 2, Lumber ton, was among the visitors in town Saturday. PROMPT SERVICE FULLER'S SERVICE STATION Corner 2nd. & Chestnut Sts. inspiring Message Eg RM. Or. W.B. Crumpton "Be a B!essing" is Theme of Helpful Sermon by Octogenarian Minister From Alabama—"Others" is Com mission of Christ in a Word. RELIGION iS SERVICE ''Be a Blessing" was the burden of an inspiring message at the morning [service at the First Baptist church yesterday )by Rev. Dr. W. B. Crump ton of Montgomery, Aia., who for the past few days has been visiting at the home of his son Prof W. B. Crumpton, superintendent of the lo.al schools. With no suggestion in his soldieriy erectness and the rounded fuiiness of hib voice of the four score years and two of the days of the years of his iife, Dr. Crumpton warmed the hearts of his hearers by the simpiicity and beauty of the gospel of service he preached, and there were frequent dashes of a rare and mellow humor. One could easily believe his statement during his sermon that no millionaire in the world ba& had a better time than he has had during the 67 years he has preaced the gospel. , Tnirty^twO OI tnose years Re serven as ccrrespondihg secretary of the Alabama Baptiah State mission board, and for the past 9 yqurs he has been [secretary emeriths. When they made him secretary emeritus, with nothing to do, he told them they were fixing to have a funeral, with him as the corpse, so they gave him colportrge work. He told something about that work and about his distribution of tracts, many of which he writes him self, and told the story of one tract which he distributed as president of the Anti-Saloon league of Alabama. That particular tract is a gripping, &tory of the most cruel way a bend could devise for destruction of an en emy—by strong drink. Dr. Crumpton also had a word to say about tobacco, which he also believes is an evil that shortens men's lives. He said that quitting the use of tobacco had added 40 years to his own life. The Joy of Service. The greatest blessing that can come to any man is to make him a blessing, declared the preacher, launching into a sermon based upon God's promise to Abraham that He would make him a blessing. Service ia the essence of "religion,* he saim Christ never did anything that was selfish. He said hs has the greatest admiration for the Salvation Army and told how the message General Booth sent to Salvation Army camps all over the world during an international celebra- i tion some years ago was just one I word: "Others." That, taaid the speaker, is the commission of Jesus boiled down to one word. Perfect the Saints. The saints, said Dr. Crumpton, are the believers, and it is the business; of preachers and teachers to perfect j the saints, to drill them as soldiers ! for the Lord—to perfect the saints for ^ the work of ministering. And it is I the business of the saints to be drilled and perfected. He contrasted the way the women and young people arc or ganized now and doing splendid work in the church with the absence of sum work when he began to preach. Then, he said, the young people were not given any work to do and the women were expected to go to churtm and sing and go back home and iix d'nner ! and invite as many people as possi ble. ''Poju't live a selfish life," he'nrgcd; 'lLay apt your life where'it* will copnt for most. Lay yourself out for some-., thing. 'Help aomebody today'—sing it out everywhere." Men's Prayermeeting in Court House Each Morning 8:30 to 9 Including Sunday JUDGE H G. CONNOR PASSES." United States District Judge Dies at Home at Wiison Yesterday. Wiison, Nov. 23.—Henry Groves Connor, United States district judge of the eastern district of North Caro lina, died at his home here at 4 o'ctock this afternoon after an iilness^of sev eral months. Judge Connor was 74 years of age. Judge Connor's health began to de cline after the death of his wife !ast February. He suffered a breakdown in August and he continued to lose ground since that time. His condition became critical several days ago and members of his family were called to his bedside. The end came peacefully shortly after four o^locl: tn.; after noon. Funera^ services wiii be held at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Saint Timothy's Episcopal church of this city, of which Judge Connor had been a member f^r years, conducted by the Rev R. \V. Daxter. Interment will take place hi ffiohwood ec:t tery. The padloT'^rs haye apt yet been announce!. Spencer, Nov. 21.—Yard Engineer John W. Miller, age about 50 years, was scalded to death when caught with a sideswipe by another engine on the Spencer yarda t!?is afternoon. Death followed in a hospital two hours after the accident. Mission ConMedht Bishop Darst Closed Last Night Trinity Episcopa! Church Filled At Last Service—Heipfui Series of Services. BISHOP DARST ADDRESSED CHRISTIAN LEAGUES SUNDAY A congregation which tMied Trinity Episcopa! church iast evening heard the Right Reverend Thos. C. Darst, bishop of the diocese of Eastern North Carolina, deiiver the hat of a series of sermona in the mission which he <L.an at this chui-cn **1 httraday, a ser ies of services most heipfui to the church and to the community. Before loginning his sermon last night Bish op Darst, who aiways iH heard giadiy by Lumberton peopie, expressed pro found appreciation of the many cour to ies extended him here and for the wonderful cooperation of the peopie. "And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the ieper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an aiabas tcr box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.—Mark 14:3. Bishop Darst turned upon this text a Hood of light that gave it new meaning. This wonUn, he said, nrougnt to Jesus ner moat pnzea ano precious pos-session, and instead of showing it to him to eiicit his admir ation or pouring out a few drops, she brnke the box and poured its entire contents upon his head. This he made the basis of an earnest p'ea for con secration to the service of Christ, breaking down every harrier that stands in the way. It is sometimes necessary for one's most cherished ambition to be broken, he said, and even for lives to be broken. Christ is sometimes more wounded, he said, by cold indifference than he was by the agony of the cross. Blrhop Darst also addressed the Men's and Women's Christian leagues in a joint meeting, in the new high school auditorium at 3 p. m. yester day. At the outset he referred to having had the privilege of meeting with the Men's league in morning prayer services and said that nothing in his experience duirng the past two years had impressed him as finer in faith and hope and courage than the .vp&it manifested among the laymen here and elsewhere, the spirit of put Ung first things first. Many Gaps to FI!!. He based his remarks upon the work of Nehemiah, a layman, in ex horting the people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. 'There are many wails that are down, many ugly gaps to fill", he said. "One great gap that breaks the heart of your pastor", he said, "I? the indiffei^ice and negative life of pro fessed Christians. So many profess ed Christians have no conception of what real service means. When every man believes he is a God-sent man, great things will be accomplished for God." Lack of faith la another gap, he said. ' You may say you believe until the stars grow cold—it is not the profession of a faith, but the living of a faith, that leads men." There is the gap of those who say "What's the use? I'm as good as the chrueh members; my life is moral and clean." Morality if just "daytime religion," he said: "When you begin to climb and the shadows fall, you need the light which comes from Jesus; when the night pomes morality finds no hand tojgragpJ" "There are gaps in the home, in fOJHpivnity life* everywhere, which can only be filled when you take or ders from Jesus Christ", he said in conclusion. Mr. T. L. Johnson, prudent of the Men's league, who presided, stated that some people seemed to have the wrong idea of the purpose of the ieague, that it is not the purpose of the league to break down denomina tional lines, that if one is not more loyal to his church by attending the league services he is not wanted there. Bishop Darst wav presented by Mr. J. Q. Beckwith, who told how the bishop at a meeting of leaders of his church in New York by his earnest appeal gave them courage and wis dom to proceed with a program of larger usefulness which they were about to abandon. Jumped from Car and Broke Her Neck. 'Lord! This car is on (ire." With these words on her iips, Nettie 6reen, colored woman, and a daugh ter of Sam Pankey and wife of Laur inburg, jumped from a moving auto mobiie on the highway just beyond the depot at Laurel Hill last Tues day afternoon states a Laurinburg dispatch, and broke her neck, death resulting instantly. Her husband was driving the car, and she sat on the front seat with him, while two other men occupied the rear seat. The car was stopped and they gathered up her body and brought her back to Laurinburg, but she lay Cold and stiff in death in the middle of the back seat of the car when it reached Ever ington's drug store, where the men were evidently expecting to find a doctor. Mr. Andrew Watts and son-in-law, Mr. P. K. Barker, of R. 2, St. Paul, were among the visitors in town Fri day. BrunMnMEcMsssME j Drivers KeepPottcEBuH) Negro Woman Driver Knocks Mown Telephone Pole and White Man Does the Same for Hydrant—Tipsy Driver Fined—Road Sentence for Larceny and Assault. Emma Lewis, a negre*;! driving; a big; yeiiow Chandier c!ob roadster, carrying; a Pennsylvania license tag, with two other negro women in the car, ran into and broke a telephone pole at the turn into the Carthage road from Tenth street this morning, the pole being knocked 4 feet, back ed and ran on to the sidewaik, and then drove over the river and ran and abandoned the car near the oi] mill, the women going to visit some friends. They were arrested shertiy thereafter by Chief D. M. Parker and Poiiceman Ed Giover and in Recorder Ivey's court Emma plead guilty to the charge of reckless driv ing and was discharged upon pay ment of $14.70, representing costs and payment for the poie. The front ax!e, steering rod and a fender of the car were bent and one of the iights braked. The woman said the car be longed to her husband and they were visnmg at Koardman. Tom Murphy, negro, was sentenced to 30 days on the roads by Recorder Ivey this morning on the charge gf larceny of coca-cola and assault upon Mr. Wm. Walcott, manager of the co ca-cola plant. Murphy went into the plant this morning to apply for a job, stole some drinks and when Mr. Wal cott stopped him he got ugly. Hade Lowrey, truck driver, was jailed by Chief Barker Saturday for being drunk and operating a car while under the influence. In Record er Ivey's court this morning judg ment was continued on condition that he observe the prohibition laws for the next year and he was taxed $50 and costs for driving while drunk. W. W. Williams, who gave his home as Southern Pines and said he was on his way to Wilmington, drove into and knocked down a water hydrant in front of the court house last night about midnight. He was arrested by Policeman Boyle and was found to be drunk. His car was considerably dam aged. He will be tried this afternoon. Cooper Sentenced To 8 Years On Roads President of Defunct Bank Found Guilty on Four Counts—May Es cape Road Sentence by Making Re stitution. (From Wilmington Star, 23rd) Convicted here yesterday of vio iating the state banking laws in con nection with the failure of the Liber ty Savings bank, Thomas E. Cooper, former president of that institution, now faces the aiternative of spending eight yqprs on the county roads, or pleading guilty to the remaining charges against him and making re stitution fr the losses of the bank in the sum of $170,000 before Decem ber 31. In addition he must resign as a member of the New Hanover board of education, and agree never to operate or manage a bank in North Carolina, in order to escape the chaingang sentence imposed. , Guilty on F our Counts Mr. Cooper was found guilty on four counts by a jury in Superior court and was given the maximum pe nalty of two years on each count. Jcseph C. Rourk, former cashier of ti e bank, was acquitted. Appeal to the Supreme court was filed by the defense and Judge Gra dy fixed Mr. Cooper's bond at $25, U00 to be secured by residents of North Carolina. The bond was arranged last night and Mr. Cooper was released from custody. In passing sentence upon the de ienuam, sjrauy verdict of the jury and dectared that Mr. Rourk was merely the toot of hia superior officer. He scored Mr. Coop er for i.is air of insincerity on the witness stand, and deciared the defen dant's evidence wouid tax the credu iity of one who undertook to beiieve it. As the situation now stands Mr. Cooper has agreed to a part of the provisions attached to the sentence but formal pieas of guilty to the re maining charges, which include em bezzlement and misapplication of funds, have not been entered. Should these pleas be entered, however, and restitution made before the expiration of the time limit fixed by Judge Gra dy, the road sentence may be either suspended or stricken from the rec ords. Displays No Emotion Mr. Cooper displayed no emotion whatever when the sentence of the court was pronounced. Mr. Rourk. however, thanked the jurors for their verdict and plainly showed the relief l e felt at being freed of the charges against him. Lt. Gov. W. B. Cooper, who stands jointly indicted in the U. S. court with T. E. Cooper in connection with 7 . . ' !tem* of Loca! Newa —Mr. C. M. FuHcr returned Friday from Kansas City, oio., where he spent severat days baying mates for his sates bam. ^ —The condition of Mrs. Jaaeie Wtshart, who has been serionsty it! at her home on Cedar street for several nays, is stightty improved. —Att offices in the court hoase witt be ctosed Thnrsday—Thanksgiv ing Day. —At! the tocat banks witt be ctosed i Ti ursday in the observance of Thanksgiving. } —The toca! schoob wit! have Thanksgiving day and Friday of this week, as holidays. High school sta dents are in the throes of examina tions this week. —Catdwett and Water street sec tions of the Woman's Christian lea gue witt meet at the home of Mrs. Ed die L. McNeill Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. —Mr. Furman Biggs returned Sat ' urday morning from Northern mar kets,- where he purchased ready-to wear and holiday goods for the K. M. Biggs department store. —Mr. A. T. McLean has returned from a trip through the West. He visited Rochester, Minn., Chicago and other cities. The condition of his son Master Torrey, who was taken sick w) He he was away, is* considerabty improved. —Mrs. W. E. Horne of Macon, Ga., was aide to teave the Baker sanatori um Friday night after undergoing a tonsii operation and treatment. She is a* guest at the home of her broth cr-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Rogers, Eighth street. —Mrs. Furman M. Bamcs and Miss Eva Mae Hudgins went yesterday to Henderson to attend the funera! of Miss Mar; Marshal) Barker, daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Parker of that ptace, who died Saturday morn ing. Mfs. Parker is a sister of Mrs. Barnes. i —Mr. Hat V. Brown, busmess m*n j ager and ioca! reporter of The Robe sonian, has been confined to his home, I Pine and 14th street#, with chicken pox since Thursday. His condition is somewhat improved today and it is expected that he wiH he oat in a few days. + - —Dr. Raymond Thmpsan, son of Mr. and Mrs. .7. A. Ththpson of Lum berton, read a paper before the Robe son Mcdica! society at its meeting at the Lorraine hote) Thursday evening. Dr. Thompson is associated with Dr. A. J. Crowe!! in Chariotte apd is one of the most successfu! and widely known young physicians in the State. —Mrs. R. M. Spoon returned yes terday to her home in Greensboro af ter spending severs! weeks here with her son-in-iaw and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. G. Biair Jennings. She was ac companied home by Dr. and Mrs. Jennings and their smai! daughter, Mi!dred, and Mr. Luther Danie! Crump. Dr. Jennings and Mr. Crump returned !ast, night, while Mrs. Jen nings and daughter wi!i remain in Greensboro for some time. They made the trip in Dr. Jennings' car. —The fire truck responded to a <iii from ti e oi! mi!! of the Robeson Ma nufacturing Co. on the western edge of town about H a m. Friday and extinguished with chemicals a smai! fire in a seed uAchine. No damage, it was the &ort of fire that is somewhat in the day's work in a machine of that kind and M r John S. McNeili, genera! manager of the company, says that ordtnariiy the fire Mustie would not have been Mown; but some body got excited in the absence of the superintendent. Mr. T. S. Greyard of McDonald was s Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr. J. G. PameH of R. 1, St. Paui, was a Lumberton visitor Friday. Mr. Wiiiiam W. Ketiy of Pembroke was a Lumberton visitor Friday. Theodore Shahane Jr., 23 years o!d. iast Wednesday got np from his bed where he had been Confined with tu berculosis for 2 years, at the home of his parents at Cavaiier, N. D, and stabbed and kiiied his father, who was engaged in a bitter qnarrci with his mother. He said that his 'ather had been mistreating his tnotin-r for years and he cou!d not stand it any Icnger. Prayermeetings. Prayerw ings to be heid Thurs day nigh under the auspices of the Men's Christian ieague have been an nounced as foiiows: No. 1 at the home of Mr. W. J. Prevatt. ! No. 2 at East Lumberton. No. 3 at the home of Mr. &. O. Dukes. No. 4 at Jennings cotton miii. No. 5 at home of Mr. Kari Tuton. the failure of the Commerciai Na tionai bank, waa in the court room when Judge Grady pronounced sen tence. Cotton Market Middiing cotton is quoted on the toca! market today at 23 i 2 cents the pound.
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