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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
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—
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;'.
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* 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.
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