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THE WEATHER FAIR TMHGHT AND TUESDAY HTTLE CHANGE !N TEMPATURE COCMTHT. HOC AMD TKUTH. -w PAGES TODAY. MTAHMMMP WM. WOCR WVR OW Mr. Ha] Seal] Is DssasM am! MAeimt Andrew McCall, Negro, in Jail Charged With Crime Says James Marshall, Negro, Strack the Blow While He was There. MR. SEALY 8T!LL REMAINS IN UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION Marsh*!) Took McCall to C!*rkton by Auto and is Charged With Aiding and Abetting—He Says He Can Prove an Aiibi—Local Officers Did Good Work—Think Seaiy Wi!i Be Abie to Identify Assailant if He Regains Consciousness. Roy Seaiy, white, is in the Baker sanatorium in a critical conditiSn and Andrew McCall and James Marsha!!, negroes, are in jail charged with as saulting and robbing him early Sat urday night at his filling station and small store west of town new the oi! mill. Mr. Seaiy is suffering from con cussion of the brain, and has been un conscious since he was struck with some blunt instrument. McCal! stat ed to officers that Marshall assaulted Mr. S^aly in his presence, and immed iately' d^terward* turned, a pistol on hhh (McCall and forced him to leave apdgo With him t° Clarkton. Mar shall, it is thought, can prove an alibi, He states that McCall came to whore he was at a house acnoss the river and told him that he had to get to Bia denboro, and must leave at once, pot having time to wait for the train. Marshall took McCall, he says, for which McCali paid him $2 in cash and bought him a dollar's ^orth <yf gaso line. , Neai McDougaid, colored, went to Mr, Seaiy's place of business about 8 o'clock to pay Mr. Seaiy for something he had bought during the week. Mr. Seaiy couid not make change for a $5 biH McDougaid offered him, and toid McDougaid to go over to the office of the Robeson Manufacturing com pany and ask Mr. J. S. McNeiii to change it. He returned to Mr. Seaiy's piace without the change and toid him that he was going to town and wouid pay him when he came baci with the change. As he and another negfo ieft they saw a map answering the description of McCaii in Mr. Sea iy's using using something to punch-up the fire in the stove. It was oniy a few minutes after McDou gaid had ieft Mr. McNeiii's office that Henry Mauitsby. another negro, want to Mr. Seaiy's and found thn front door iocked. which was unusuai on Saturday nigh*, and herd some one on the inside groaning and evi dentiy suffering much pain. He rush ed over to Mr. McNeiii's office ana bcid him that he was afraid that something had happened to Mr. Seaiy. Mr. McNeiii 'phoned Mr. Seaiey's brother, who, with officers, came 'to the scene. Mr. Seaiy was found unconscious on the fioor, and it was first thought that he hpd falien against a blunt instrument on the fiaor, some one advancing the idea that he had been drunk. This was iater found to be untrue, and Chief-of-Poiice D. M. Barker and Tbwn Policeman Vance McGiii began an investigation. With a thin skein of a ciue they started from the time the negro went to Mr. McNeiii's office to get change, and before midnight they had found out that McCaii, a wandering negro, had gone to his hoarding and room ing house and packed his belongings in an unusuai hurry a few minutes after the assault. The train for Wdnungton had by this time passed Lumberton, but the ticket agent remhhibered sellings, ticket to a strange negro for Clafk S n. The officer^ ^hdned Clarktqn officers to arrest McCall, and early yesterday morning the arrest was made. The negro denied knowing anything about the affair, and stated to local officers who went for him that he did not even know Mr. Seaiy and did not know where his place of 'businetib was iocated. After the of ficers had started back ho Lumberton about noon with their prisoner, Me Caii began to taik. and said that he was at first mistaken about the mat ter and that he was in Mr. Sealy's *pia(*e when Janies Marshall, employee of the Battery Service company, came In and struck Mr. Seaiy over the hej-d with a piece of wood. Then, he said., Marshal! nulied a gun on him and Aid him that if he told it he wou'd kill him. and forced him to go tc to Clarkton with him, where, he say?', Marshail gave him half of the big rol of money he took from Mr. Saaly When asked what he did with th money, he said that he had given it to another negro in Clarkton to keo) for him unti! he left the next morn ing for Winston-Salem, where he had worked, some time ago. He did r*' mention the amount o^ money he said Marshal! gave him. Marshall was arrested on a charge of aiding and abetting in the assau't. but it is generally believed (that he can pr;ve an alibi, as he was workinc at the Battery Service station, he says, when the assault took piace. Ib states that he knew nothing of the assault, but that McCall did mention something about some trpublp while they were on their way to Clarkton. The local officers handling the case are deserving ofspecial mention fob the manner in which they handled it after it was the almost generally accepted opinion that Mr. Seaiy ha injured himself on account of drink ing. The officers did not put any faith in the theory, and started to work at once, after they had found PeupteM Law Makers To Let Hoad Board Continue Law Relative to Vaccination of Swine Would Aiao be Modified—Want Offiice-HoMera of County Eiected by Vote of People. WANT MOTORCYCLE POLICE. Robeson bounty's Road board will not be abolished, and Robeson coun ty will be made exempt from the law relative to vaccination of hogs, if the action of a large number of re presentative citizens of the county assembled in mass meeting here this morning is heeded. These matters were among the dif ferent la;ws diseased., and reepip* mended to Senator T. L. Johnson and Representatives CpMier Cobb and D. P. McKinnon. It was also passed that the officeholders of Robeson county be elected entirely by vote of the people. The meeting appointed Messrs. H. C. MacNair and T. W. Maxwell to go before the county commissioners this afternoon with instructions to urge them to put on motorcycle police men for the main highways of the county. The commissioners passed on this at the morning session, decid ing that no motorcyelemen will be put on at present, and nothing furth er will be done about the matter at this meeting. NEGRO WANTED AT CLARK . TON ARRESTED HERE David Nelson, colored, was arrest ed last night while on board Sea board passenger train No. 13 by; Policeman J. B. Boyle, who had been notified from Clarkton ti at Nelson was wanted there on a charge of larceny. According to information received here, Nclsoh relieved a man with whom ho had been boarding of $37.50. walked to Bladcnboro and caught the train. A deception of the man was 'phoned ahead, which resulted in the arrest. The money was found under the negro's cap. He spent the night in jait here and returned to Clark ton with an officer (his morning. He was en route to Winston-Saiem. DEFECTIVE FLUE CAUSES FIRE IN SCHOOL DORMITORY $15 Damage to Building at Redstone Academy. Fire caused by a defective fiue i Friday morning did about $45 dam- j age to a frame buiiding used as a dormitory for the Redstone academy, colored boarding sohooi, in the nortn ern part of town. The alarm was turned in from box No.71, located on the corner of Elizabeth road and Pine street. Both fire trucks answered the aiarm. A j bucket brigade had been formed and practically had the flames, which were confinod to the attic and roof, upder controi before the arrival of '.^e Bremen. Chemiqals were used: (Hid the flames were soon extinguish*) s;i. -! Messrs. A. S. Thompson and A. J. Fipyd of Fairmont were among the visitors in town today. out from the sanatorium that Mr. Seaie's condition wan critical. They are of the opinion that if Mr. Sea'y regains consciousness he wii! he i able to identify his assaiiant. Th ! blow on the back part of the head caused a concussion of the b:ain, a! ) though x-ray pictures do not show a fracture. In explaining his condi'.ien a physician stated that on account of the curvatures of the lead it is possi ble that there is a fracture which wiii not show in a picture. His con dition yesterday afternoon and iate la."t night was slightly Improved. ! McCall admits that he went to Mr. Scaly's store to buy some kerosene and stated that he left the bottle of oil in the store, because he was fright ened when Marshall struck the man and pulled a gun on him. Some ar I advancing the theory that McCall) struck Mr. Sealy while he was draw ing the kerosene. Others seem to think that after the assault It was McCall's intention to burn Mr. Sealy with the building. , Mr. Sealy is about 28 years old and, unmarried. It is generaiiy under-: stood that he usually has a large i a rrunt of money Saturday nights and when he was found there was on !y )1.50 in s?ma!l change on hjs per son and in the store. PROMPT SERVICE FULLER'S SERVICE STATION Corner 2nd. & Chestnut Sts. Maxton Department. PrcAytcriana Celebrate Sacrament Service in Methodist Church—So cial, Persona! and Other hems. By H. C. MaeNdir. Maxton, Jan. 5.—Sampson, a rath er notorious bragadocio sort of fel luw, and Aaron Stackhouse, a usual )y quiet negro, had a fight !ast week and Sampson lost the fight by a big margin. The day after, a white friend of Samson accosted him. "Sampson, I heard you liked to have killed that Stackhouse nigger. How come it?" "Mister", Sampson replied, "some body done tole you a lie, that nigger nearly killed me. Yes s&h, he knocked me down and nearly kilt me before I knew what he was doing." There was the customary service in each of the churches yesterday ex cept the Presbyterian, which was not in condition, due to a flooded base ment, making it impossible to have a fire. Being sacrament Sunday, arrangements were made with the Methodist pastor and congregation that they occupy that church for the sacrament service, which was duly celebrated at 3:30. The men of the Presbyterian church gave a banquet to them selves at Maple Shade hotel Fri day night. Fifty plates were spread pnd a splendid dinner was served, by Mr. and Mrs. Knight of the hotel. McKay McKinnion was toastmaster, and many Were the ex pressions of the splendid get-togeth er-inspirational spirit that dominated. Five-minute speeches with many hap py hits, enlivened the occasion. D. B. Morrison of Mobile, Ala., who l ad been visiting relatives and friends here, left for home Saturday. Miss Bessie MacNair is home from Winston-Salem, where she attended the funeral of Mrs. Murphy McNair. The New Year was ushered in with biowing steam whistles, ringing of church bells and other noises that! waked up the town. Some of the churches had watch service. iacxy l arty Miss Elsie Tucker entertained in honor qf i.e^ cq^ege friends Thurs day nigl.t. Each guest was array ed in her or his tackyest costume. The greater part of the evening was spent in playing oid maids and au thors. Prizes were given to the tackyest giri and boy, a!so to the prettiest ?ir! ^nd hoy. The party welcomed the New Year. ' <; Chiidren Made Happy Christmas and New Year came to Maxton with their usual noisb and bustle. Christmas was with a white g ft service at the Presbyterian church. The Maxton Motor Co. gave a [Christmas tree to ti e children of tho town from 8 to 8 years old, about 240 of them. Mr. Jackson, manager, and Miss Margaret Mc Queen, secretary, were especially happy in pulling off the very happy event. The children were gloriously happy. J. Pat Jackson gave a banquet toj the employes of the Maxton Motor ^ Co. and about 40 invited guests at the; Maple Shade hotel Christmas night.! Results Get Better and Better. Advertisers in The Robesonian are^ yetting better and better results, as! wiii be noted by the satisfaction of! Mr. R. L. Rowan, who advertised in Thursday's issue that he had lost a pocket book containing $40 in cash.} Mr. Alfred Smith read the advertise-! ment, decided to try his Sherlock! Holmes ability, and went to see Mr. i Rowan. He learned that Mr. Rowan' had been in the McLean Wholesale warehouse the day before, so he went to the warehouse, which Mr. Rowan thought he already had searched thoroughly. Within a few minutes the poeketboo^c was found and return-] ed to Mr, Rowan, who rewarded the advertisement reader for his service^ Stolen Car Found. Mr. Malcomb Humphrey made several trips to Fairmont from Lum berton last week and on each trip he noticed a Ford touring car standing in the same place. He suspected something, brought the stranded car to Lumberton, and 'phoned the state department in Raleigh to find out the! Owner. The name was given him and he wired the owner, who replied that his car had been stolen and that a re ; ward $25 had been offered for it. Mr Humphrey told him to come on down and get his car, which he did, paying the reward. t -1 — Deputy W. C. Britt Improving Deputy-Sheriff W. C. Britt, who j w*as seriousiy wounded last Monday nigi t in a gun battle with Indians near Buie, is resting well and his j condition is reported as improving; nicely. He is undergoing treatment at the Baker sanatorium, where he was taken after the shootir^. . Mr. N. F. Barden of Orrum was among the visitors in town t'dav. , Messrs. Jim Butler and G. T. Fish er of St. Paul were Lumher.ton visit ors today. DOLLAR A WEEK SUIT CLUB See Jchr D. Purvis, Tailor.! Wagon WMediMien Man ^ states ftre^rm Law Driver Kept Traveling When Fire Aiarma V^sre Sounded—Karrowly Escaped Serious Wreck—Asristant Fire-C^ef D^d Work in Handling Truck After it Struck Wagon. OTHER VIOLATIONS WILL BE PROSECUTED, SAYS FfKE CH!EF The fire be!) ran^ Lumherton's big truck came swerving out of. it's place roaring with all the fury of a rest iess -engine throttied by an anxious fire chief. Vehicles wefe moving about on E!m street with a disregard for their position and the rignt-o' way of the approaching truck, whose bcii and siren were warning pedes tram^ and autoists. AssisLanh Fire Chief Paul Britt was soon following ifhe big truck, with truck no. 2 The siren on this was screaming and bel lowing even louder thaif tie huge alarms o.i the first truck. Everybody was excited, Britt vra^ making a spleadid run with his cohi engine, v.-hich was faithfully labor ing under the atmospheric conditions and the heavy load of firemen and l ose. Practically everybody was at a standstill looking at the roaring truck as it passed Third street. At Fourth, bang! Everybody caught their breath and held it as Britt man fully pulled the truck front the posi tion of almost certain death to some one, after it had struck a wagon, pulled by a mule and driven by a man who was in sSch a hurry with his little load of white sand that he had to violate the law and keep go ing in spite of the almost 5 minutes warning he had. It was necessary after passing the white marker in the middle of the street for Britt to pull his truck sharply to the left to keep from striking the wagon head-on. The swerve carried the rear end of The truck eastward, strik ing a rear wheel on the wagon. The great force torg the'wheel down and bandiy bent a fender on the truck, making it necessary for the assist ant tjs stop in front Cf the court house and examine things before proceeding to the scene cf the fire. The driver of the wagon was in fault, according to every jgye-witness gMer.ticned. Had ft been necessary for the truck to turn ea3t on Fourth street, it is possible tl at the poor innocent muie would not be living, the driver in all probability would have accompanied his "Spark Plug" to eternity, and the street cleaners would itave had a bit of twisted iron with small bits of wood, .consisting of parts of spokes, shafts and wa gon bed. -The violation of the law on ti e part of the driver caused tins slight wreck, and the fire chief states that any vioiatiors of the law regard ing fire alarms in the future wiit be prosecuted. The above happened Friday morn ing when the dormitory of Redstone academy was burning, an account of which appears eisewhere in this tis sue. Recorder's Court Rowland McNeill Appeals to Higher Conrt When Required to Pay Dam ages and Costs—Other Cases. T)ie following cases have been dis posed of in Recorder P. S. Korneg&y's point, since the last report: .Rowland McNeill appealed to Su perior court when found guilty of driving and automobile recklessly and damaging the car, belonging to Mr. (1. M. Whitfield. He was required to pay approximately $20 for repairs to Mr. Whitfield's car and the costs in the case. ^He gave bond in the sum of $100. W. B. Baxley was charged with em bezzling money derived from the strlc of fruit, but the prosecutor was not present and his agent did not have evidence to carry on the prosecution, so the costs in the case reverted to the prosecutor, Mr. J. K. McCanles , fruit dealer. Vnn Bass paid the costs for being plain drunk. Maultsby Whitehead, colored, was taxed with the costs for violating the traffic laws. The case grew out of, the wreck which it was alleged White head 'caused Tuesday when a car in which Messrs. W. M. Padgcttc and H. B.'Kinlaw were riding went into a ditch to avoid a head-on collision with a team of mules Whitehead had pul! ed in front of the approaching car. Reception Postponed to Night of 12th. The reception which the Woman's and Kiwanis clubs will give in honor of Governor-elect A. W. McLean, which was schedule! to be held Thursday evening of this week. h:u been postponed until Monday evening of next week on account of the illness* of Mrs. McLean. It will be held at the Lorraine hptel. Men's Christian League Prayermect ings. Croups 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Men'; Christain league will meet Thursday night at the i ome of Mr. M. F. Cald we!!. Group No. 5., ill meet at the iicrne of Mr. Make Gray. St. Pau! Newa Maybe Dan Cupid Doesn't Approve of Leap Year—Rev. Oth Johnson Has Accepted a Baptist Pastorate ). in Richmond—Sociat and Persona!. By Bessie G. Johnson. , St. Pau!, Jan. 2.—The old year in its onward flight war' bade adieu by numerous social functions among the young set of tho town, while various ( thers, who had departed to "sleepy land" were awakened tv the mid night toll of bells as the old year sl : lentlv retreated and the new, with its hopeful future was being welcomed in. Lean year has "come and gone." Those of us who very timidly let our "one chance in four" slip away will have to wait four more lonely years, un'ess "Dan Cupid" comes to our res cue and causes some suitor to pro pose. We were almost "dead sure" some one would "pull off" a big wed. ding about Christmas, but guess hard times frightened "our girls", or else "Dan Cupid" was in sympathy with the boys and did not believe irTthi prerogative leap year proposition. Mrs. A. S. McCoogan, in company with her brother, Dr. E. L. Bohrnan of McDonald, motored to Liberty Wed nesday to sec their mother, Mrs. jJosie Bohrnan, who Was ill. i Mrs. D. S. Carr and children left several days ago for a visit to her : people at 'Littleton. Miss Noaie Johnson went to Selma Wednesday morning for a few days' visit among friends, f-he having had the principaiship of a 4-teacher school there a few seasons previous. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. ().Denmark, who were participants in a delightful motor trip Bo Brooklet, Ca., where they visited during the yu'etide sea I son, have returned home./ Having some time, previously purchased the IS. B. Cuibreth residence on Blue ; street they are making arrange ['.rents for occupancy thio week. Mr. and Mrs. Cuibreth, who were residing there, are now occupying a part of the j Herndon home on the corner of Blue and Second streets, recently vacated by Mr. Stanley Harris and family, who moved to Hertford, as previous ly mentioned. wttn tne beginning oi the year various changes as usuai wi!) doubt-! iessbemade. j Miss Eveiyn McNeiii whose hotne is Lumh-erton, has been a guest in town severai days. Mr. and Mrs. WiHiani Johnson of Sumter. S. C., visited iast night in the home of his brother Mr. A. B Johnson and famiiy, Armfieid street. St. Paui friends giadiy weiccne the arrivai of Mr. Worth Wiiiiamson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wiiiiamson of Parkton, who with Mrs. Wiiiiamson are to make St. Paui their headquar ters. Mr. Wiiiiamson who severai years previous heid a position here with Grantham Drug Co., but has been connected with the Fairmont chain of stores the past 2 years has recently been transferred to the iocai drug store, where he resumes his former position as pharmacist. Mr. J. C. Lentz, who attended an insurance convention in New York first of the week, returned home Wed-: nesday night. Mrs. Beuiah Brientz, who sometime ago accepted a position with the Ken-i nedy Memorial home near Kinston, was a hoiiday guest in the heme of her mother, Mrs. J. W. Sykes, and family. Mr. and Mrs. crank Brock and 2 children, whose present location is Louisburg, came over last week to spend the holiday season with the former's mother. Mm. W. K. Brock, in the western part, of town. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones and children of near Wade were guests during Christmas in the home of Mr. Jones' father, Mr. C. W. Jones Sr., near town. Mr. apd Mrs. Jones were former St. Rani residents and altho' their vdsits 'hfe nbt lengthy are al ways accorded d warm welcome among their humerbus friends here. Miis Marion Howard, who is mem-' her of the school faculty at Ho'ly Grove, spent the holiday season with her grandfather, Mr. William John son, and family, in the western part of town, where she makes her home. Rev, and Mrs. Otis Johnson, whs were located at Grover, following their visit in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Johnson, near town, where they have been eev ral days, will leave shortly for Richmond, where he recently accepted tht pas torate of a Baptist cimrch. As a far mer St. Pau'onian his fnends wish him much success in his nyw field of work. . . Miss Pauline McOonald of hear{ town, who i3 student in Carolina Methodist coiiege in Maxton. was 3CHong those home A<r the holiday reason. . Miss Julia Baker, graduate nurse, who spent several weeks tn town tn; professional dutiesc. returned a few days ago to Fayetteville, where she; makes headquarters. Miss Geneva Sykes, who is located with the State Board of Health, spent her vacation in the home of her moth er, Mr?. J. W. Sykes, in the northern part of town. Mr. H. M. Johnson was among the Raleigh visitors last Sunday. A delightful social event among the juvenile set of the town was an enter tainment Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Airs. A. H. Harris,: Broad street, when - their young daughter Miss Nell was h stess to a number of her friendo as a compli ment to her house.guest Miss Rebec ca Currie of Lumber Bridge. Miss i Currie left yesterday for her home, j Messrs. W. T. Rhodes and Joe Maskc of Fayetteville spent Saturday with Mr. Altx Guiton at the home of }his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gai-j i ton, East Broad street. Air. Guiton Negro Who KitM Hr. Orth. Johnson BotSUH for Beet) Albert Harlee Says New That He Was Mot Forced But ToM to Kilt Mr. Arch Johnson—No Strange Georgia Negro Present—butts!) Lloyd Wanted the Money to Gamble at John Jolnson s Home. WAS TOLD TO PULL OFF SHOES AND NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN AHert Harlee, negro, whet confess ed Thursday to hilling Mr. Arch P. Johnson near Red Springs on the n-ght of December 20th. has made another confcsyitn, correcting the first one to the extent that he was not compelled under fear of being Ahot to rtrike the death blow, and that there was no strange negro from Georgia present. According hi the last statement, he was told to do it by Isaiah l.ioyd, an other negro, who is also being held in jaii. who. Harlee says, walked fn m the passenger station In Red Springs down the railroad to the scene of the murder with Mr. Johnson. He met them as they were crossing the trestle near the town line. He walked on with them, and says that Lloyd told him to strike the man and he wou'd pay him for it. After Mr. Johnson fell, Harlee says. L!< yd ran sacked the pockets of the dead man and pulled out a large amount of money, of which he received only $1.70. Lloyd l ad told Harlee that he want ed the money Mr. Johnson had, so he o old go to the home of John John son, the third negro who was ordered held by the coroner's jury, to gamble In his confession he also rtated that IJoyd threatened to lynch him if he ever told it. He also stated that L'oyd told him to take off his shoes and go to the swamp and never he seen around there again. Without being questioned, Harlee .said that Mr. Johnson got the whiskey that made him drunk from John Johnson and Lloyd. Bury Time Expected in Capitol City This Winter Canit t] HuiMing A!! Pressed Up for the Occasion-r-Legislatnre WiM Lose No Time in Getting Started. THE 1NAUGUHA! CEREMONIES Hy M. L. Sin-ouan. Hnieiph, Jan. 5.—Wi'h state de partment heads whipping tieir re rommcrdat^ons for additional legis lation into shape and the arrival of the "adsrncc guard" of the approach ing session of the General Assembly, the tapibni city ia looking forward to a busy time this winter. The capita! building has been com pletely renovated since the regular session of the General Assembly in 1923 and the work of setting in or der the legislative hatis, committee rooms ar d other working quarters ! for the solons and their little army of employees is well advanced, so that preparations will he more near ly compete in every detail than in a long, long time, wi en the represen-! tatives of the "dear pee-puii!' As semble on Wednesday of this week for a sixty-day sojourn in the state! (continued on page b) Special Prayer Service for Governor e!ect and Legislators., Assurance that they will be follow-, td in office by the prayers of ilt. Christian men of Lumbertop given Governor-e!eet A. W. Mtteah. Senator T. L. Johnron and Represen tative D. P. McKinnon at the reguiar prayermceting of the Men's Christian league in the commissioners' room at the court house this morning from 8:30 to 9 o'clock. The service a a" conducted by Mr. A. E. White, Presi dent O. O. Dukes presiding. A beau tifu! spirit of faith and prayer was expressed by Mr. J. P. Russell. Mr W. H. Kiniaw, (the latter a Rcpub'i can), and Mr. L. H. Caldwell. Sena tor Johnson, the only one of the three who could be present, expressed pro found appreciation and said that the fact that he will be remembered he the praying men of Lumherton wi t be a source of strength to him during his stay in Raleigh. Mrs. McLean's Condition Improved. Mrs. A. W. McLean, who has been ill for the past several da vs wit' bronchia! pnuemonia , is very much improved today, according to her phy sician. —Mr. C. D. Williamson and son. Master Wilbur, of Parkton, we*p Lumbcrton visitors Thursday after noon. bringing wi'h them to her home here Mr. Williamson's grand daughter, Miss Heien Marie, daogh 'cr cf Mr. and Mrs. Justin McNeil,! wl o spent the holidays at Parkton. Master Donovan Williamson, v.ho spent the holidays with Air. and M's. McNeil, returned ^tome with Mr. Wil liamson and Master Wilbur. was here for the Christpms holiday!, returning to Davidson college Thurs day to resume his studies there, where he is a ministerial student. Cotton Market Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 22 7-8 cents the pound. j !tems of Loca! New* — Mr. J E. Jo! nson cf WHmington has accepted a position as restate red nharmacist with Orantham Brothers He began work Saturday. —Cottage greyer meeting *for Caid we!! and V'a cr streets wiH be heid Tnesciay morrin? at 10 o'eiodk at the home of Mrs. W. P. Baker. —The board of county commission era, road board, and board of educa tion are holding reyuiar meetings in the court house here today. —Mia? Del^-siine Tyner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Tyner of Lowe, is a patient at the Baker sana torium recovering from an operation for anpendifitia iait week. —The third number of the Lyceum course, the Lombarrds, wi!i he given at the new high achooi auditorium Friday evening of this week at 8 o'clock. —There wil! be election of off ers for the ensuing year at a meet ing of the iocai post c% the American legion to be heid Thursday night in the ietrion haii. —Miss Elizabeth Frye, county wel fare officer, who reeentiy underwent an operation in a Fayetteville hospi tai, was in her office here today. Her condition is very much improved. —The condition of Register of Deeds M. W. Fioyd, who ban been iii at his home on Tenth street for the past several days, is reported im proved today. —Ti c condition of Mr. M. !). Som erset, alee! worker who miraculous [y escaped death a few weeks ago when he feii four stories off the Planters Bank budding, is reported as very much improved. —Mr. 1). L. Whiting, manager of tie hardware department of Mr. L. H. Caldwell's department store, ieft yesterday morning for Cincinnatti, Ohio, where he wii! attend this week a meeting of deaiers of hcatroiaa. —The Lumberton graded and high schoois opened this morning follow ing the Christmas holidays. Approx imately 15 new pupiis were enroHed in the graded school and 8 in the high achooi. . —-bounty Audttpr A. y. G. Wts hart has annovnced that he has a supply of State income tax blanks, wi ich may hesecured from him by calling at his office in the coart house. —Mrs. Frank Jennings, nee Mias Leiia Jones, who was married to Mr. Jennings in Fairmont iaat Monday by Rev. N. B. Johnson, wi!t continue as office assistant to Dr. R. 8. Ream, which position she has heid for the past 4 1-2 years. —Local theatre fans are pieased with the announcement of Mr. J. W. Griffin that he has secured for today, tr morrow and Wednesday a vaude viiie troupe which will piay at the Pastime, and which comes to Mm highiy recommended. —Mrs; N. A. Thompson and daugM ter and son. Miss Juiia and Mr. Ne* Archie, and Mr. and Mrs. A. V. G. Wis hart returned Friday from points in Florida, where they spent the Christ mas holidays. They made the trip in Mrs. Thompson's car. —Hedgpeth's pharmacy, which op ened a few days ago, wil 1 have its soda fountain in operation Wednes day, and serve free drinks to every body who caiis that day. Its foun tain is one of the latest modeis, con taining the latest sanitary devises and improvements. —Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Andrews passed through Lumberton Friday from Fair.nopt en-route to their new home near Maxtpn, where Mr. An drews wili engage in farmings Mr. AndrciM? for- years been a salesman in thei store of Mr. C P McGirt at Fairmont. --Messrs. G. F. and J. A. Lewis, Wright Leggett and J. 8 Bhtllock, "f Fairmont R. 2. we e Lumberton visiters 'his morning. They came bv way o fPliladelphus, where th#y left Mr. Douglas i<ewis who is a ?+u dent there and had been home for the holidays —Dr. W. W. Parker left this morn ing for Raleigh to attend a meeting of the North Carolina State Board "f Examiners in Optometry, of which he is secretary and treasurer The board will he in session. Tuesday and Wed nesday at the Sir Walter hotel. Dr. Parker expects to return Thursday morning. —During the next few days Mr. R D English of Whitmire, S. C-, will 'oen a hotel in the up-stairs part of the Griffin buiidings on the corner of Fourth and Elm streets. Workmen have keen busy for the past week re modeling, painting and screening, and making other noteworthy improve ment;'. ********* * ADVEHTISIXC OVEHtH E ^ STREET PAYING * In or<ijr to betp those who * have not yet been able to se * euro the money to pay up their * street piving. the Board of Town * Commissioners has agreed to * wit! hotd the advertisement of * property until the issue of the Roles nian Jan. 22nd 1925. This * advertisment will run AntH Febru * ary 26th. Sale wiH take place ' March 2nd. 192$; cannot be post * poned longer. Bond payments * wii! not wait. * By order of the Board. * January 1st. 1925. * J. P. RUSSELL. Cierk & Tres. *********
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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