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Elgg THE RORRSONIA N — ■ - ..... ... . . — . _ _ VOL. Lf I.—NO. 40. _■ LUMBEETON, N. 0., MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1925. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH. ESTABLISHED 1*7*. PMCB PIT* CENTS BOLL WEEVIL CAN BE CONTROLLED BY PROPER DUSTING SAYS CURRIN Superintendent of £ee Dee Exper iment Station Tells Robeson Fanners That busting With Calcium Arsenate Is Profitable. MANY KINDS Of DUSTING MACHINES DEMONSTRATED Florence Has Boll Weevil Undertak ing Establishment—Much informa (■on is Given by Experimenters— Early Hour Morning Dusting Most Profitable—Accurate Records Nec essary in Combatting Weevil -In festation - Drops Off When Dusting is Begun. USELESS TO TRY TO HIDE COTTON FROM BOLL WEEVIL “From our viewpoint, dusting with calcium arsenate, properly done, will control the weevil*, and we feel that cotton can be profitably grown re gardless of usual weather condi tions,” said Mr. R. E. Currm, super intendent of the Pee Dee experiment station, 2 miles west of Florence, S. ' C., Friday to more than a hundred citizens of Robeson, Scotland and Hoke counties, who spent a part of the day at the station gathering in formation about the fight being waged against the cotton pest. When about half-way between Florence and the station many in the party began to think that the ex perimenters had found a sure, quick death for all the little cotton rav agers in the county and State. On the top of a building which looked to be large enough to house 1,000 automo biles (Fords), a sign, “Boll Weevil Undertakers”, had been painted in bright colors. A closer examination of the “undertaking establishment” revealed that it was an assembling plant for calcium arsenate dusting machines. When To Begin. Arriving at the experiment station, the impression that real information was going to be given was felt, and after a talk by Dr. Armstrong, who has charge of the boll weevil control work, no one was disappointed with j the impression first deceived. “You want information on destroying the weevil, as you should have by this time succeeded or failed in getting proper fertilization, correct distances, and crop preparation, so I will only explain our results in combatting i the weevil,” said Dr. Armstrong in beginning. When to begin poisoning j i.v a very important thing, he said, as lot of money is wasted in poison- j ing too early, and a lot is lost by j waiting too late. Ten days after in- i festation begins is the proper time to begin dusting with calcium arsen ate, according to the boll weevil spe cialist, who did not explain poison ing methods by HilFcv mixture, mol lasres mixtures or anything except calcium arsenate, which had proven to be the most profitable. Best Result-Getter. lie said in part that dusting ^is most profitable and effective when done in the early hows of the morn ing, when wind is still, and dew is thick. Dusting at the station is gen erally done about 4 o’clock in the morning. Other times have been used as an experiment, and found to be unprofitable. The cotton farmer should be very careful in keeping records, as it might be more porfi table for one farmer to use other methods than his neighbor uses, but at the station where the land is typi cal of lands in this section dusting with calcium arsenate is by far the best result-getter. One prominent farmer from Cheraw stated that for tome time after infestation had started, he felt sure that he did not have boll weevils in his cotton. He studied the fields and information he had secured from the experiment station. He was ready to sit back and enjoy life when he thought it best to hire a man to do nothing but mako a check on his large acreage. To his surprise he found that the infesta tion in his fields vOas as great as anywhere. He poisoned certain areas of the acreage without notifying his hired man. The check was made by the hired q»art at regular intervals, and the result of his checking was a puzzle to him, but not to the land lord. This planter is enthused over the prospects for a good crop in spite of the weevil, since he has learned the proper way to poison the weevils.1 Net Gain About $30. From 33 tests authorities have i found that where calcium arsenate is used at a cost of 97 cents per acre a i gain of 3GG pounds of cotton has j been made, and figuring at 25 cents a pound the net gain per acre is | $29.88. Some gains in some instances show as high as $70 per acre, but I the average gain, and the one which j the ordinary farmer can expect, is ! about $30. In arriving at the cost of i dusting the cost oi the arsenate '■ was added to the cost j Drive To FULLER'S SERVICE STATION Corner 2nd & Chestnut Sts. NEGRO IS SENT TO HIGHER COURT FOR STEALING CAR Stole Car From Lumberton Saturday Night—Arrested Early Sunday Morning. Marvin Jones, negro, was bound over to Superior court this morning by Recorder P. S. Kornegay. He was found guilty of stealing a Ford au tomobile from Mr. Bob McLamb, who had parked the car on one of the j downtown streets. The theft was made about 6 o’ clock Saturday night, and Jones was arrested at 1 o'clock Sunday morn ing in a house near the Sam Smith place between Fairmont and Row land, Chief-of-Police D, M. Barker, Night Policeman J. B. Bullard and Rural Policeman. Melton Ivey made the arrest. > EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION Helena, Mont., Jitne 1 28.—The earthquake which shook four North ern States of the Rocky Mountain region last night did not exact a sin gle life, advices from central Mon tana where the temblors were the heaviest, here tonight indicated. A number of landslides occurred in various sections of the stricken area, two railroad lines being blocked and a number of highways were serious ly damaged but neither trains nor vehicles were caught in the up heaval. Business structures, school build ings and houses were badly rocked by the tremors, walls of many of the buildings being cracked, but the oc cupants in all cases vacated the buildings without injury. SERIES of meetings at WEST LUMBERTON BAPTIST Men’s Christian League Will Con duct Meeting Beginning Tonight— Service Yesterday at Baltimore Baptist. A series of meetings under auspic es of the Men’s Christian league of i Lumberton, with Mr. J. D. Purvis in! charge and to continue as long as in-\ terest warrants, will begin tonight: at West Lumberton Baptist church.! The league meeting at East Lumber- I ton closed Saturday. Upon invitation, in the absence of the pastor, several members of the i league held a service at Baltimore I Bapti&t church, near Fairmont, yes-i terday. There were 6 conversions and: several were reclaimed. Dr. R. T. Al len was in charge of the service. Mr. J. D. McArthur of Monroe is spending a few* days here with friends'and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Gore of Raeford spent yesterday here with friends. j of ordinary labor and one-third de | preciation of the dusting machines. I Other experiments showed that ; where there was a 25 percent infes ' Nation and dusting was done 2 times the infestation dropped off to about 3 percent. One farmer asked if it was profitable to dust in certain parts of ; the field where the weevils were ; thick, leaving the other part of the field where the infestation was very small, alone. Dr. Armstrong said I th®t this can be very profitably done ; where an accurate record is kept of | the infestation. It is not generally ; profitable to do late dusting, or at I any time after migration begins It is useless to plant corn, tobacco or I ?th®r crops between your cotton | fields and the woods, or hibernating J places of the weevils. According to i their experiment the weevils will j find the cotton regardless of how i lnuch camouflage is used. ; Poison is very effective up to and including the 3rd day after it is dust ed, as an experiment showed high I mortality of the weevil where a wire ; cage was placed over the dusted Pant-. Tl,e death rate decreases after the third day. Before demonstratiing the dusting! machines, de-linting cotton was shown. Commercial sulphuric acid! w'as poured into seed and thoroughly stirred for a few minutes, the seed turning black. Before the acid had time to eat into the seed, they were transferred to a large tube with I screened holes in the bottom and j thoroughly washed in fresh water. Answering a question, Dr. Arm-' strong said that the best cotton yield* under boll weevil conditions was made when the stalks on an acre numbered between 15,000 and 18,000, variations to be made according to type of lands. Practically every section of Robe son county was represented at the I meeting, which had been arranged through the efforts of County Agent! O. 0. Dukes. Seventy-five were pres ent from Robeson, 30 from Scotland and 5 from Hoke county. WE ARE PLEASED with the work our new Dry Clearing plant in turning out. YOU WILL BE PLEASED y*ur elothe. if you oend them to uh. WE PRESS WHILE YOU WAIT LUMBERTON DRY CLEANING CO. Phone 94 I Patriotic Program At Pembroke July 4 Indian Normal ~gn™**r School Will Present Original Revolutionary War Play—Address by Mr. D. HI ' Fuller and Drill by Ex-Soldier Boys. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Pembroke, June 29.—The Indian Normal summer school will give a patriotic program July 4 from 2 to 3:30 in the Normal school auditor ium. A play, representing the cause of the Revolutionary War, the war, and the results, will be given. This play has been written by the class in education under the supervision of Mr. Smith of the University of N. Carolina, one of the summer school ; instructors. Other features of the program will be an address by Mr. D. H. Fuller of Lumberton and special music under the direction of Messrs. J. R. Lowry and A. F. Corbin. s* The ex-soldiei* boys will give a military drill under the commission ed officer, Dr. P. M. Hall, who was a captain during the World War. The public is cordially invited to, attend these exercises. Record of Deaths MR. WILLIAM PAXTON LEWIS DIES AT HOME IN GEORGIA Funeral Services For Brother of Ex Sheriff R. E. Lewi,s. Have Not Been Announced—Final Summons This Morning. Ex-Sheriff R. E. Lewis received a telegram this morning from Nichols, Ga., advising him of the death there early this morning of his brother, Mr. Wesley Paxton Lewis, who had suffered for nearly 4 years with paralysis. Funeral services had not been arranged at noon today, but it it is expected that interment will be made at Nichols. Deceased was 48 years old and leaves a widow and 2 children, Miss Pearl, 17 years old, and Miss Bonnie Leta, 15. He is also survived by 1 sister, Mrs. Almena Powers of R. 1 from Lumberton, 2 brothers, R. E. of Lumberton and Sam of Brunswick, Ga. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Durham Lewis of Robeson coun ty, and left here when he was only 20 years old. He settled in Nichols, Ga., and married 6 years after going there. He conducted a large mercan tile business until his ill health forced him to discontinue active work. His last visit to Robeson county was about 6 years ago, 2 years before he was stricken with paralysis. Ex-Sheriff Lewis stated at noon today that it had not been decided just who from here would attend the funeral. MRS. R. D. TAYLOR. \ Succumbs to Long Illnet-K—Funeral Service Held at Home on Route 5. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. R. D. Taylor, who died Wed i nesday at her home on R. 5 from ; Lumberton, were conducted at the i home Thursday by Rev. E. A. Paul, pastor of East Lumberton Baptist ; church. Interment was made in the | family burying ground near the ! house. Deceased lived aboyt 5 miles east ! of town and had been in ill health i for many months. She was 55 years old and highly respected in her com. j mupifcy. MR. GILES THOMAS TOLAR Correspondence of The Robesonian. Rowland, June 25—Our Heavenly Father, in His love and wisdom, on the 15th day of June, 1925, saw fit to move from this earth to His home above, the gentle spirit of our be loved friend, Mr. Giles Tolar of Rowland, North Carolina. He was born and reared near Fayetteville. Mr. Tolar had been sick quite a long time and he had been confined to his bed for eleven weeks and one day. Mr. Tolar's death was caused from neurotice and on Thursday af ternoon before his death Monday, he had a stroke of paralysis. Everything that was possible was done by the family and numerous friends. Mr. Tolar had many, many friends, old and young, and he was loved by all who knew him. He was a member of the Baptist church of Rowland. He was a man of good character. Hc tried to stick to his word. He leaves to morn his loss seven daughters, one Mm, several grand daughters, and grand sond. '• The funeral service W3g_c0ijductad at the hdme by Rev. P. D. Woodall and the body was laid, to ries$, jn the Rowland cemetery. One great com fort to the family* is that Mr. Tolar said many times that he was ready to go. He was 65 years of age. ' MRS. GATZIE MEARES. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Allen ton, June 26.—I wish to make a few corrections in regard to Mrs. Gaizie Meare’s death, published in Thursday’s Robesonian. After many years of suffering Sister Meares died Monday evening, 7 o’clock. Interment and funeral Tuesday, 23rd, 3:30 p. m., at the Belch graveyard. Sister Meares is survived by her husband and seven sons. Deceased had been for a num ber of years down with rheumatism, but was always cheerful and hope- i ful. j JULY 6TH IS SET AS LEW. iW&JBsAY Practically £11 Lumberton M«r. chants Will Observe Holiday Mon. day Instead of Saturday—Mayor E. M. Johnson Proclaims Sixth an Legal Holiday—Sheriffs and Reg ister of Deeds Office Will Remain Open. BANKS WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY Monday July 6 was declared a legal holiday in Lumberton by Mayor E. M. Johnson this morning after he had been informed that practically all merchants of the town had signed a petition to close their places of business Monday instead of Satur day July 4. Local banks will be closed Monday instead of Saturday, though their first intention whs to close Saturday. This brought a vigorous protest from many merchants, who claimed they would be seriously handicapped dur ing the Saturday business if the banking institutions were closed. Supt. J. R. Poole has announced that his office in the court house will be closed Saturday, the 4th. Sheriff B. P. McMillan's office will not be closed either Saturday or Monday. Saturday is always a busy day in the sheriff’s office and Monday the 6th is the first Monday in the month, when all monthly business of the county is transacted. Neither will the register of deeds office be closed either day. STATE’S WITNESS FAILS TO IDENTIFY DEFENDANTS. .. Young Girl Could Name Defendants Who Had “Mistreated’’ Her But Their Faces Were Not Familiar— Defense Attorney ‘ Successful In New Method—Peculiar Angle of Procedure^—Girl Without Home Tells Pitiful Story. Procedure in Recorder P. S. Kom egay’s court Thursday took on a pe culiar angle when two local attorneys were allowed to place their four clients in different sections in the court room while the state’s chief witness, a 14-year-old girl, was asked to pick out the defendants from the 100 or more spectators. The defendants, well-known young men of Lumberton, were charged with prostitution and assignation and aiding and abetting in the same, the warrant being sworn out on infor mation and belief by- Chief-of-police D. M. Barker. While the young girl was conferring with the solicitor and officers the attorneys for the de fense stationed their clients about the court room. When the case was opened the young girl took the stand and gave some names of young men who had “mistreated” her while she was in Lumberton, stating that one of them had brought her from St. Pauls, where she 3pent several days with a friend. The defense lawyers asked that the girl be allowed to sit in the witness chair and pick from the crowd the young men she accus ed. She stated that she could see everybody in the court room, but only identified 2 of those whose names ap peared on the warrant. Five had been charged with the offense, and four of* them Were in the court room. Solicitor F. E. Carlyle pleaded with I the court to allow him to proceed in the usual manner, requiring the de fendants to come within the iron railing of the room and seated in seats usually occupied by defendants. 'Objection and argument by counsels | ifor the defense was sustained and, j I though he tried every means of get- I ting the girl to identify.dhe others,j j Solicitor Carlyle admitted to the i recorder that he could not try a case 1 under such circumstances. As a re-! ! suit, the case was non-suited. [ Late Wednesday afternoon town officers arrested the girl, as she was standing on the iron bridge at the | foot of West Fifth street. She said I she was 14 years old and “born in 1912." She told the officers that she ! came to Lumberton Tuesday night, I and spent much time at the home of: one of the young men, and at one of the local beaches. Several young men,1 she claimed, "mistreated" her. She j told the jailer the same story, and i Thursday morning told Chief Bark-1 er the same thing, naming the same! ones, she had told the other officers j .Sfbea. arrested. 4 There is po doubt but that the girl i is young and inexperienced, but she was slightly mixed up with her story, stating on the stand that she would j not have come from St. Pauls to Lumberton with the young man had I she known he was not a nice fellow.! She charged that he “mistreated” her j during the trip. She later admitted; that she told the officers that she had lived with a woman near Hope I Mills who had other girls at the j house, and who made her carry on i immoral practice, and that she had been accustomed to that kind of a SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES are now on Display, TERMS Cash or 4 Months to Pay JOHN D. PURVIS, Tailor. 5th St. Front of Courthouse, 1 Huckleberry Crop Of Sampson County 8m re* at Grdat Proftt~-lnl«r—ttog and Inspiring Sight*. . By w7 H KInliw. One of the moot interesting and inspiring sights we have beheld in |nany years is the moving of the huckleberry crop from Clinton, Sampson courtly. We had the priv ilege of spending a few hours on the platform among the farmers here last Tuesday. More than $260,000 had been turned loose in Clinton for ber ries prior to that time and it was estimated that $100,000 worth had been shipped from other points in and near Sampson county. We have had the privilege of walking through the Baltimore marts and looking until our eyes grew weary, but this scene in Clinton ex cells any thing we have ever beheld from the standpoint of interest. Wh never knew there were any such do. ings anywhere in this part of the country. Marketing the berries and other truck raised by the formers is done before breakfast. Buyers from New York, and perhaps other points, are on the platform for daylight un til 9 a. m., by which time the train leaves for New York with the stuff. It is said that these berries and oth er stuff reach New York the next day. The sales are private, and as rapidly as the buyer can buy, his at tendant places the stamp of his com pany on the crate and hands rush it across the platform into the railroad car for that particular eomodity. We drove across from the villege of White Oak in Bladen with two men who carried 1280 quarts (40 crates) of berries and realized $7.26 per crate. These men received their checks as soon as the berries were unloaded and sold, went to the cafe, ate their breakfast, and were at the bank receiving their $290 at 9 o’ clock. To behold this scene together with the great fields of truck and other valuable crops that greet one on every hand is amply sufficient to set our hearts to rejoicing in the thought that He who doeth all things well still loves and provides for us. Wayne County Dedicates Building Honoring Heroes. Goldsboro, June 26.—-Seven years after the world throbbed with tidings from Chateau Thierry and North Carolina put on moulding for its first dead, Wayne county today de dicated the first great memorial in the State to the men whose names are written among the dead and im mortal of the world’s Armageddon and in the heart of the memorial is a tablet bearing the names of 64 men who came not home again. Seven years work that began to take form when the county began* to realize that some of its 1,600 sons at the front would not come home again culminated in the dedication of the memorial, a magnificent build ing sanctified to keeping green the memory of sacrifice through the per petuation of every interest that would put forward the ideals for which these men went out, fought and gave their lives. It is built to, continue their service to mankind. | Few public buildings in the State are finer than this community build-1 ing that Wlayne county has erectedj to memorialize its dead, and into' none has been built the undimmed j faith, the unflagging loyalty, the! undeviating devotion of a people as has gone into every mounting inch1 of this structure that Wayne ha»| been building for seven years. It is | a great memorial, built by a great; people for a remembrance of sons ! who were worthy of this people.— ! Ben Dixon McNeill in News and Ob server. -- ___ Weevil Dusting Demonstrations. Mr. 0. 0. Dukes, county agent, an nounces that two boll weevil dust ing demonstrations will be given on Mr. A. T. McKeller’s farm near Rowland Wednesday, June 1st. One, demonstrate will be given at 2:30; p. m. and the other at 8 p. m. --■-- - i —Mr. and Mrs. Guy Townsend, j who were married several days ago at j Milner, Ga., arrived here Saturday! night from Asheville and other West- j ern North Carolina places where they! spent their honey-moon. They are at; home in a handsome bungalow re- j cently built by Mr. Townsend on1 West; .Eighth street. ' life for some time. When the case was dismissed Chief Barker told the girl she could go. She said she had no place to go, that her parents were dead and that she; had no money. She finally Mid she j knew of a home near Hope Mills' she could go to and stay as long as j she wanted, but that she had no money or means of getting there. She said these people were nice peo-; pie and that she had stayed with1 them before. A purse was made up by thore who heard her story and. Chief Barker saw that she left town i on the Fayetteville bus, with instruc tions to get off at Rockfish bridge and walk to the home. It was established that at least one of the young men named in the war rant was out of town at the time and could not have been implicated. FAIRMONT LETTER Birthday Cake With 71 Candle and Others With t and 2~Mw. W. W. Lewis Hastens to AM Society— Movements of the People. By Mrs. H. C. Inman. Fairmont, June 27—Little Miss Cameron Taylor celebrated her fifth birthday anniversary Monday, June 15, at tho home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Taylor. Forty chil dren enjoyed this happy affair. Out door games were enjoyed for an | hour, after which the children were invited to the porch, where small tables had been arranged for re freshments. A special (sable had been decorated as tho “birthday table,'* holding the beautiful little cake with 5 candles. Cameron’s littl* brother Wiley Robert’s birthday come June j 18, so Mrs. Taylor arranged a table j especially for the little two-year-old, with a cake and two little pink can dles. Ice cream and cake were served to all at the conclusion of the games. Speaking of the children having parties, Mrs. M. A. Taylor, grand mother of the above-mentioned chil dren, celebrated her 71st birthday anniversary June 3, and besides the other tokens of admiration and love she’ was the recepient of a very un usual gift—a huge cake with 71 pink candles. Mrs. Taylor is only a grown up girl, and thoroughly enjoys seeing the young girls having the time of their lives. She is of a very jovial disposition. She says it wouldn’t do to tel! who gave ner the cake but she’d tell after awhile. It must have taken several big "blow ings” to put out that many candles. Miss Olive Baxley of Red Springs is spending a while with her sister Mrs. Powell, in the Baltimore sec tion. Mr. Erdman Grantham went Sun. day to Asheville to bring his. little daughter Alice Brice home, ' after aeveral weeks’ visit to her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Grantham. Mrs. P. P. Smith and children, Sarah Lou and Alice Reed, are spend* ing the week-end in Rowland with Mrs. Smith’s sister, Mrs. Hilton Bracey. Mrs. W. W. Lewis was hostess to the Aid society Thursday afternoon with about 15 members present. The business session was short, giving more time than usual to tfca pro gram, which this time was short, consisting only of a contest. Dainty refreshments of pineapple, tomato, cheese and nut sandwiches and iced ! tea was served by the hostess’ little son and little Mim Mary Sue Barnes. It will be announced later where the next meeting will be. Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Price and chil dren, George Tapscott and Alice Veil, have returned home after a week’s they spent a week. Mrs. 0. V. Thompson and children, Aubrey and Walford, of Wilmington, have rteurned home after a week’s visit to Mrs. Thompson’s brother and rister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brown. * Messrs. Marvin Stubbs and Allen Pittman spent Thursday afternoon at the Pittman hospital with Mr. H. G. Stubbs, who is a patient there, his condition improving. Mr. Pitt man spent most of his time with his • brother, Dr. R. Lupton Pittman, i Mrs. Stubbs, who has been at the j bedside of Mr. Stubbs since the op. j eration, returned home with them. ' Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Lanier and I children left Wednesday morning for j Switzer, S. C., in response to a tele- j gram advising them of the death Tuesday afternoon of Mrs. Lanier's mother. The whole town sympathizes with Mrs. Lanier in her great loss. They will not return to Fairmont un- j til the latter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Reeves and I children of Greensboro spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Floyd. Mrs. Reeves is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Martin, in Fair Bluff, while Mr. Reeves is in Fairmont in I the interest, of the tobacco market, j Mrs. L. P. Andrews and little son, i Master L. P. Jr., of Wilmington, who spent several days here with friends and relatives, returned home today with Mr. Andrews, who motored up from Wilmington yesterday. Messrs. M. B. McDaniel and A. E. Thompson of Fairmont, were Lum berton visitors today. Weevil Dnsting Demonstrations The following boll weevil dusting demonstrations will be conducted by O. O. Dukes, county agent, next week: Red Springs, T. C. Roger’s farm, Tuesday, June 30, 7 a. m. Pates, Russel Livermoore’s «farm, Wednesday, July 1, 7 a. m. Lumberton, Governor A. W. McLean’s farm, opposite Meadow brook cemetery, Thursday, July 2nd, 7 a. m. The reason the hour is placed at 7 o’clock is because the work is to be done while the dew is on the plants. Cotton Market Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 23 cents the pound. Items Of Local News —Mr. John Fetts returned Satur day from WYightsville Beach, where he attended a meeting of the Fowl managers of this section, —The Womim'i Missionary society of Chestnut Street Methodist church will hold its regular monthly meet ing at the church Wednesday at 4:30 p. m. —The condition of Mr. A. W. Croom who underwent an operation at the Baker sanatorium Saturday for ap pendicitis, is reported as improved today. —Miss Pearl Hall is convalescing at the home of her parents near Mc Donald, following an operation she underwent at the Baker sanatorium for appendicitis. She left the sana torium last week. —Mrs. T. L. Johnson, who spent several days at the Baker sanatorium, returned Friday night to her home on North Elm street, her condition being very much improved. —Mr. A. E. Spivey, who underwent | a serious operation at the Baker | sanatorium several weeks ago, is | convalescing and expects to return | to his home on Cedar street tomor j row. —Rev. T. McM. Grant, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, leaves today for Louipburg, where he will attend an Epworth League eoflr ventlon. He will return to Lumber ton Saturday. —Mrs. I, V. Britt is undergoing special treatment in a Charlotte san atorium, where she was taken Friday by her son, Mr. F. Grover Britt of Dunn. Mr. Britt returned* here Sat urday night, going to Dunn yester day. , "Mrs. 0. C. Duncan end daughter, «? St!?.8 M*rion# *«•* visiting in Rock Hill, S. C., and Mrs. Raymond Rowan is attending summer school **•*■•; , Messrs. Duncan and Rowan will join them there next Sunday and remain over .Monday, which will be observed as holiday by business houses of Lumberton. —Miss Mildred Wjelnstein, accom panied as far as New York city by her brother, Mr. Mdx Weinstein, left Saturday for Lenora camp, Hins dale, Mass., where she will spend 2 months. Mr. Weinstein will spend several days in New York buying goods for his father’s store here— Mr. A. Weinstein’s department store. ST. PAUL NEWS Rattlesnake of Sixe and Ago—Funer al of Mr a. Carl Fletcher—Personal. By Beanie G. Johnson. St. Paula, June 27,—A rattlesnake measuring 6 1-2 feet, 8 inches around body, with 11. rattles and a button, was killed this week by Mr. James Peterson on Mr. A. Stanton's farm near St. Paula, and is on exhibition at : Mr. Ruffin Powers* grocery store. “Some snake,” sure. Several St. Paul relatives, including Mr. and Mrs. Joe Butler and Mes dames G. R. Thagard and D. B. Lon* caster, attended the funeral of Mrs. Carl Fletcher of Philadelphia, Pa., which took place at 9:30 Wednesday morning at McColl, S. C., where de ceased formerly resided. She was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Butler. Her death was peculiarity sad as she had only been married since late fall. Miss Gertrude Brown of Sanford arrived Thursday afternoon from Parkton, where she visited briefly among relatives, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Williamson, and has been guest the past few days in our home. She will possibly go over to the home of her uncle, Mr. John M Brown, near Red Springs, tonight for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Powers are at home again following a very delight ful visit to their son Mr. Cary Pow ers, and family at Rosemary. Mrs. L. I. Grantham and 2 children, Sarah and Jane McBryde, and Miss Laura Northrop spent yesterday in the home of Mrs. B. Frank McMillan in Lumberton. Mrs. O. E. Sea well has just return ed from Richmond, Va., where sh accompanied her son Mr. Halley Sea well to a meeting: of the Virgini Pharmaceutical convention, wfeic was held there this week. Miss Grace Sykes returned Wed nesday from a visit to her sister Mrs. J. L. Underwood at Rose boro. Miss Julia McNeill was a week-end guest among friends in Benson. Mrs. C. D. Pierce and son Mr. W. A. Nutting, were Lumberton visitors Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Howard returned Wed nesday afternoon from a visit among relatives in Charlotte and Greens boro. She was accompanied home by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Manly Howard of Greensboro, who is visiting among St. Pauls relatives. Mr. A. L. Rosier and family have moved in their new residence recently erected a short distance west of town. Rev. Ivey T. Poole returned Wed nesday from Duke university, Dur ham, where he attended summer school for preachers. Miss Mary Belle Wellington of near town spent a few days this week with Mrs. Lacy McNair, East Broad street. Mr. A. N. Patterson left Wednes day morning for Raleigh to spend some time, having spent the past sev eral months here in the home of a cousin, Mr. Lacy McNair where ha partly makes his home.
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