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VOL. LVI.—NO. 61. LUMBERTON, N- C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 19255. countbt, goo and nun. mtaburhed mi mci mu cum
TOBACCO MARKET
OPENS HERE WITH
204,461 POUNDS
Opening Day’s Average Was $13.47
—$27,549.24 Paid to Farmers—
Market is Flooded Today Following
Light Sales Yesterday—Mr. Cutlar
Moore Appointed Sales Supervisor
by Board of Trade—All Warehouses
Doing Good Business.
CO-OPS MAKE ADVANCE
OF $11.07 PER HUNDRED
Sales today at the local auction
warehouses will continue until late
in the afternoon, and when the offi
cial figures are available it is ex
‘ pected that all former records will be
, broken as to number of pounds sold
and average price.
Early last night wagons, trucks
and automobiles began driving into
the 4 houses, and at the* time of
starting the sale today, farmers were
unloading thousands of pounds of the
golden weed on baskets brought from
the warehouses to the streets, being
unable to drive inside or in the drive
ways. The quality of the tobacco
looks to the spectator much better
than was offered either the opening
day or yesterday.
Light Sales Yesterday.
Yesterday's sales were very light
on account of the heavy rain during
the early morning hours. The aver
age price paid was very good, and
all farmers seemed well pleased. The
rain continued until nearly 12 o’clock,
and these who had intended market
ing yesterday waited until today.
Sales Supervisor
At a meeting of the warehousemen
and buyers Tuesday, Mr. Cutlar
Moore of Lumbertoh was elected
sales supervisor for the market, and
the sales have been conducted in a
much more orderly and beneficial
manner than ever before. The sale
starts at the designated hour, the
time of selling is kept within a cer
tain period, and otMi* rules of the
newly organized board of trade are
carried out to the letter.
Better Business
There is already a marked change
in the business done by the local
merchants, who have waited for the
opening of the market with patience
and hope. The widening of First
street from Chestnut to Elm has
greatly relieved former congestion of
traffic, but-this morning the conges
tion was similar to that found on the
largest markets of the state.
Distant Patrons.
Much tobacco is being sold here
for farmers living in Sampson, Cum
berland, Hoke, Scotland, Bladen and
Columbus counties. Many strangers
arc seen with farmers’ bills and
checks, which is evidence that the
local market is fast becoming recog
nized as one of the best in the
South Carolina belt.
Many Attend Opening.
Thousands attended the opening
sale-’ Tuesday here and at Fairmont.
Lumberton sales fob the opening
totalled 204,461 pounds which sold for j
$27,549.24, or, an. average price of j
$1.5 47 per hundred potmds. Consider-;
ing the large amount of very inferior
tobacco, the poor quality of some j
primings, the price paid is really a j
record-breaking one for the local
market.
Enjoy Good Business.
The warehouses enjoyed good bus
iness and the warehousemen as well
as the farmers were well pleased with
the opening sales and prices. Boost
ers of the Lumberton market wore
mailer, and it was trtily a new day
for the market. The Carlyle ware
house. completed just a few days, be
fore the opening, had an excellent
showing on their first day of opera
tion. The other houses also enjoyed a
Rood patronage and prices were also
excellent.
Oh the opening day last year the
Lumberton market sold 147,861
poundf for $20,376.44 or an average
of $13.78 per hundred pounds. The
offering last year on the opening day
was much better than Tuesday’s, more
of the second and third curings being
offered for sale, but as a whole Tues
day’s sale was much more profitable
to the farmer,5; than last year’s open
ing! Some k,-<des of tobacco, which
stld this year for good prices, were
not considered worth putting on the
floors last year.
Big Advance By Co-Ops.
Deliveries at the Tobacco Growers
Co-operative Marketing warehouse
here amounted to a little ovpr 6,000
pounds. Members of the association
were greatly pleased with the ad
vances paid, some receiving more than
$10 per hundred fob their deliveries.
An average advance price of $11.07
per hundred pounds was made on all
tobacco delivered to the co-ops. Last
• year the advances were much smaller
than tho.ee given th’s year, but the
tonnage was greate? . The opening
day last year there were abouy 7,000
pounds delivered by members of the
as: ociation.
Masters Grady Pittman and Con
way Strickland of East Lumberton
wile Lumberton .vyjtprs today.
“COME”
to Moore’s Gift Shop
National Bank Building. '
West 3rd. St., Phone 454.
FAIRMONT MARKET
HAS GOOD SALES
ON OPENING DAY
Pounds Sold on Opening Day Less
Than Last Year’s Opening Sales
But Average Picks Up—Double
Sales Again This Year—Farmers
From Many Counties Sell On
Southern Robeson Market—Extra
Heavy Sales Today.
CO-OPS MAKE GOOD ADVANCES
AND GET FAIR DELIVERS
Fairmont’s auction market for the
sale of leaf tobacco opened Tuesday
| with sales totalling 147,608 pounds,
which sold for $20,752, an average of
$14.06 per hundred pounds. As com
pared with last year’s opening day
the number of pounds sold is not as
large, but the average price paid is
‘increased. On the opening day last
year the market sold 215,148 pounds
for an average price of $13.81.
Double Sales
For years this market has been
considered the largest and best in this
section of the state, and warehouse
men are confident they will head the
list again this year. The double sales
system is a great boost for the mark
et, and it is generally known that
some of the best types of tobacco in
the world are sold on the Fairmont
market. Tobacco was brought here
from many distant counties for the
opening sales, and the farmers were
well pleased. Not a singled ticket was
turned on the opening sale.
Heavy Sales Today
Yesterday’s sale amounted to about
70,000 pounds with good prices pre
vailing. An extra large sale was not
expected and the inclement weather
kept a lot of farmers from coming
to the market. Today’s sale is much
larger than the opening, and will last
until late afternoon. Facilities for
handling tobacco have been greatly
increased since last year, and record
breaking sales can now be handled
with ease and care.
Members of the Tobacco Growers
Co-operative Marketing association
delivered several thousand pounds to
the warehouse here, and received
handsome advances. For some of the
best grades an advance of more than
$40 per hundred was allowed.
Fairmont, like other towns in this
section of the state, has been strug
gling for existence since the disas
trous crop failure last year, and the
opening of the market means much
to the farmers, merchants and busi
ness men. '4., j.
RED SPRINGS SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 7.
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Very Little Change in Teaching Staff
—New Building. >
Red Springs, Aug. 6.—The Red
Springs schools will open September
7. With the completion of the $75,
000 high school building several weeks
ago the school this year will be pre
pared to take care of an extra large
enrollment. The new building, which
will house the grades from seven to
11, is being equipped with all of the
latest conveniences.
There has been very little change
in the teaching staff. Prof. J. L. Dun
can, of Clayton, has been elected as
superintendent for the third year. Six
of the teachers have been retained
Misses Bessie Covington and Annie
Bell DeVane, and Mrs. Virginia Con
oly, Red Springs; Miss Adeline Mc
Iver, Cordele, Ga.; Miss Lulu Gilbert
Enfield; Miss Mary Stevens, Councils.
Four new members of the faculty
have been secured—Misses Ruth Var
dell, Martha Miller and Maude Moore,
of Red Springs, and Miss? Lily Kyle, of
Fairmont. An athletic coach and a
high school teacher have not been^se
cured.
LOCAL POST AMERICAN LEGION
ENDORSES JOHN H. MANNING
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Delegates Elected to State Convention
Will Cast Votes For Raleigh Man
For State Commander.
Lumberton Post No. 42 of the
American Legion in regular meeting
Tuesday night unanimously endorsed
John Hall fanning of Raleigh for
State commander of the American
legion, and delegates to the conven
tion, to be held in Fayetteville ne:;t
month, were instructed to cast votes
for him.
Legionnaires A. V. G. Wishart, R.
S. Beam, Dickson McLean and F.
Ertel Carlyle were elected as dele
gates, and a drive for new members
has started. It is hoped that enough
new members can be secured to get
additional votes at the convention,
BYRD NOMINATED BY BIG
MAJORITY IN OLD DOMINION
Newspaperman and Orchardist Will
He Next Governor of Virginia.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 5.—(AP)—
State Senator Harry Flood Byrd, of
Winchester, newspaper man, orchard
ist, and brother of Lieutenant-Com
mander Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., in
charge of the naval flier with the
MacMillan north pole expedition, was
nominated governor of Virginia in
the Democratic primaries Tuesday by
the greatest majority in the history
of gubernatoril primaries in the
State.—Raleigh News and Observer.
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SPECIAL TERM
CRIMINAL COURT
County Commissioners Petition Gov
ernor McLean For Special Term
Beginning Last Monday in Sep
tember—Docket is Congested—Will
Ask For German Cannon as War
Memorial—Cotton Weighers and
| Graders Appointed,
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j On account of the fast increasing
| congestion on the Superior court
I criminal docket, Robeson county com
1 missioners in regular session here
Monday ordered a petition sent to
Governor A. W. McLean asking that
a special term of criminal court be
held here beginning the last Monday
in September.
i It will be remembered that at the
; last session of criminal court only
jail cases were tried on account of
i the large number of prisoners and
i the work which was necessary for the
; farmers to do at this time of the
; year.
Commissioner C. B. Townsend was
! appointed to write to Senator F. M.
| Simmons in regard to securing a Ger
man cannon to be placed on the court
house square as a war memorial.
Mr. R. M. Knight was appointed
Cotton weigher and grader for the
town of Maxton, and Mr. C. C. Har
rington was given the same position
for the town of St. Paul. Bonds in
! the sum of $500 each were required.
It was ordered that the board bor
row $5,000 from The National Bank
of Lumberton for the period of 60
days, and that the chairman and "clerk
be authorized to execute a note if
necessary for expenses.
Buie News Batch.
Meeting in Progress at Mt. Tabor—
Preaching at Buie Sunday—Tri
bute to William J. Bryan—Person
al.
(By W. H. M. Brown.)
I Buies, Aug. 4.—A revival meeting
j is in progress this week at Mt. Tabor
! church, conducted by Rev. Mr. Smith
l of Fayetteville, assisted by the pas
; tor, Rev. Neal Mclnnis. Several from
i here are attending the meeting.
! Splendid sermons are being preached
each day. And a cordial invitation is
extended to all to attend the ser
vices.
In the passing of William J. Bry
an, there went a leader, of the peo
ple, both in politics and religion,
that probably will never be. However
great or good, or of usefullnes^ to
the world could be accounted to the
life of Mr. Bryan. There is one great
truth and that is—that the religion
of Jesus Christ, which Mr. Bryan
claimed to stand for^ is the only
genuine religion that will stand the
test in face of all other religions, and
“is’ms” of the present day. It is the
only religion, which is able to put
! courage and moral into a man’s life,
which will enable him to overcome
j opposition, and evil. Too, there is no
| other religion, that has power to make
: a drunkard, a sober man. an untruth
I ful person a truthful person; a dis
| honest, man, honest in his dealings; a
| wicked pesrorr, a good man. It is the
kind of religion that all humanity
needs so much today. And it is the
kind that never has failed and will
never fail. This seems now to be the
outsanding reason why William Jen
nings Bryan was the great and good
man he was, and done so much good.
Not because of his politics, but be
cause ' he had the right kind of re
ligion, and gave his service to the
cause.
Messrs. A. C. McLeod, and W. E.
Baxley spent Monday at Montrose.
Mr. McLeod, reports the peach crop
of that section good, and of an ex
cellent variety, selling at $1.00 per
tushel.
Mr. L. T. Britt of Wendell is spend
ing a few days with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. A. Britt.
Rev. Mr. Critcher, will preach here
at the M. E. church next Sunday at
4 o’clock. This will be the second
sermon delivered here by Mr. Critch
er and a cordial invitation is ex
tended to the people.
Mr. W. H. Graham ,was a Wilming
ton visitor Sunday.
Hubert Pollock, 14-year-old boy,
was killed and three men seriously in
jured when lightning struck a tobac
co barn near Polloeksville late Tues
day afternoon, according to an Asso
ciated Press dispatch. At first it was
leaied that all were dead, but sub
sequent efforts to revive the victims
were successful 'in every case ex
cept that of young pollock.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Skinner had as
their guests last week Mr. Skinner’s
brothers-in-law and sisters, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Rogers of Annapolis, Md.,
and Mr. and Russel Moreland of
Davidsonville, Md. Mr. Skinner re
turned Monday with them. He will
visit in Washington, and Richmond, on
his return.
WE ARE PLEASED
with the work our new Dry Clearing plant
is turning- out.
YOU WILL BE PLEASED
with your clothe* if you send them to os.
WE PRESS WHILE YOU WAIT
LUMBERTON DRY CLEANING CO.
i ! Phone 94
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FAIRMONT LETTER
Tobacco Market Opens Witk Floors
Well Covered—^Better Break Than
Any Last Year, Warehouseman
Saya—Everybody Well Pleased—A
Whale of a Shark—Personal and
Other News.
(By Mrs. H- G. Inman.)
Fairmont, Aug 5.—Fairmont tobac
co market opened Tuesday with the
warehouse floors well covered. Mr.
| Davis was heard to say that this
j break of tobacco was better than any
break of the entire sales last year,
and this first is only lug*. The prices
j are good and everybody is well pleas
ed. Several plies sold for $60 per
| hundred, a few selling for more.
Entertains.
Misses Virginia and Martha Floyd
j were hostesses Thursday night at the
; home of the former to the younger
i set in honor bf Miss Elizabeth Elwell
! who is visiting Mis* Martha Floyd.
The rooms and spacious veranda were
| beautiful in their arrangement of
; cut flowers and potted plants. After
progressive conversation games and
music the hostess served delicious ice
i cream and cake.
Some Fish
| Mr. Harry Weinstein spent the
| past week-end at Wrightsville Beach,
and while there participated in deep
sea fishing to the extent of capturing
a “baby” shark weighing 27 pounds.
In speaking of the shark Mr. Wein
stien says, “it cfertainly was a whale
of a thing to land.”
Mrs. L. D. Pittman has returned
from N. C. C. W., Greensboro, where
she attended summer school.
Misses Mary Webster and Nellie
King of Lake City are visiting the
Webster brothers Messrs. Sam and
j Charlie, they being brothers of Miss
Webster.
Dr. Robert Savage has returned to
his home in Baltimore, Md., after sev
eral days visit in the home of his
uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. H.
Weinstein.
Mrs. George L. Grantham and chil
dren have returned from a week’s
visit with Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Me
i x iictui in ^narioxte.
Mrs Edwin Wright and two chil
; dren of DeLand, Florida are spend
j ing several weeks in the home of
their mother and grandmother Mrs.
i W. B. Grantham. Mr. Wright expects
| to join them the latter part of Au
I gust, after which they will go to
Martinsville, Virginia to visit a sis
ter, Mrs. Charlie Davis, after which
they will visit points of interest in
| the Western part of the State be
; fore returing home.
Miss Lillian Schaeman of Chad
bourn spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Weinstein.
Mr. Worth McDaniel, assistant
i manager of Gilmer’s department store
in Statesville is spending a weeks
vacation with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. E. V. McDaniel.
Mr. C. T. Pate of Purvis is a bus
iness visitor in the city today.
Mr. Warren Ratley of Goldsboro is
spending several days with his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Neill Ratley.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes of Los
Angeles, Calf., spent several days
with Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Ratley.
They will leave in a few days for
their home, stopping several days in
Washington, D. C. with friends and
in Buffalo, N. Y. with relatives, the
former home of Mrs. Barnes.
Mr. Tom Grantham of Maxton is
spending his vacation at the home of
his mother Mrs. W. B. Grantham.
Mrs. A. B. Holmes and little Miss
Peggy, Mrs. E. O’. Jones and baby
have returned from Wrightsville
Beach where they spent a week.
Misses Lois Hayes, Dinabel Floyd
and Jessamine Ashley returned Wed
nesday from N. C. C. W. where they
attended summer school.
Col. Pierce and three sons of Ten
nessee have spent two weeks with
their sister and aunt Mrs. J. D. Kyle.
They spent one day at Wrightsvilj^,
Beach this being the boys’ first trip
to the Atlantic.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Purvis, Le
Roy and 01ine spent last Thursday
in Pinehurst.
Miss Hattie Lee Williams of
Vanceboro is spending several weeks
with her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Williams.
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Lanier and
children returned Monday from Wood
ruff, S. C., where Mr. Lanier held a
series of meetings. Mrs. W. W. Lewis
taught the Fidelis class Sunday in
the absence of Mrs. Lanier.
Miss Lillie Kyle, is visiting friends
in Wilson and Warsaw for several
days.
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* AT FIRST BAPTIST
* The pastor of the First Baptist *
* church makes special request that *
* the members attend the services *
* next Sunday. Some important * .
* announcements to be made. * 1
* The subjects for the day will *
* be: morning—“The Friendship *
* of Jesus”; evening—“The Lesson * ,
* of the Flowers.” Everybody is u i
* invited to these services.
Cotton Market
Middling cotton is quoted on the
local market today at 23 cents the
pound.
Mr. W. O. Kinlaw of Lumberton R.
7 was a visitor today.5'
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ATTEMPTS TO
SHOOT CO-OP
AFIELD WORKER
Warehouseman Didn’t Like Inepection
by Officials of Cthoptriibe Mark
eting—Qaick Work of Bystander
Saves S. V. Lane From Pistol Bal
let—P. V. Hardy Under >2,0*0
: Bond.
SEBK1MG CO-OP VIOLATORS
Florence, S. C., Aug. 4.—Blood
shed almost resulted today when P.
V, Hardy, operating the Liberty
warehouse at Dillion, used his pistol
i in an attempt to prevent S. V. Lane,
field service worker of the Tobacco
Growers’ Cooperative association,
I from investigating alleged practices
of bootlegging and other illegal
methods which have been- debarred
by recent statute from the ware
house floors of South Carolina, ac
cording to the account of Col. Wil
liam T. Joyner, counsel for the as
1 sociation, who was present at the
shooting and reported the affair to
tiie Florence headquarters of the as
sociation tonight.
Colonel Joyner’s Account
Colonel Joyner states that he was
warned to guard against evasion of
the state law which prevents auction
warehousemen from knowingly sell
ing the tobacco of association mem
bers and specifically requires that
every pile be marked with the true
name of the producer of every pile
appearing on the warehouse floor for
sale, and that Dillion was indicated
as a danger point.
L Entering the Liberty warehouse
^oday with S. V. Lane, W. C. Moore
another employee of the association
from Dillon, Colonel Joyner waited
for the conclusion of* the sale which
was in progress and then approached
naray, tne warehouseman, with the
request for permission to see the
tickets on the baskets of tobacco.
When Hardy failed to reply but turn
ed away and left them, the group of
association employes begain their in
spection of tobacco.
In a very short time, according to
Colonel Joyner, Hardy came out of
his office, levelled a, pistol at Lane
and discharged the weapon just as
onlookers seized his hand, the bul
let entering the floor of the ware
house.
Hardy was arrested on a charge
o.- assault and battery with intent to
kill and was placed under bond
of $2,000 by the local magistrate to
appear in court Saturday, August 8,
at 10 a. m.—Wilmington Star.
As a result of the shooting Super
ior Court Judge H. S. Wilson of
Manning issued a restraining order
Tuesday night enjoining Hardy from
preventing or hindering any inspec
tion of tobacco or tickets by repre
sentatives of the Tobacco Growers
Co-operative association, according to
a dispatch from Dillon.
OUT SMYRNA WAY.
Two Mjen, a Woman, at Fottjd (and
Liquor—Tobacco Barn Full of To
bacco Burns—Fine Crops—Where
Roads Need Work—Mr. Perry’s
Theory.
By H. R. Church.
Smyrna, Aug. 5.—Isn’t it tsrange
how some foolish men will drive a
car while under the influence of
drink? Last Thursday night a Ford
car containing two men and a woman,
and running without lights or num
ber plates, ran wild at 12 o’clock and
came to rest on a pile of tobacco
wood at Mr. Rufus Lamb’s home on
the Wiregrass road, whereupon the
woman jumped out and ran away
down the road, being joined later by
the men, after which it was said they
Spent the remainder of the night at
the school house, perhaps trying to
obtain knowledge on how to heat the
law at some future date.
A tobacco barn owned ty Mrs. A".
nes Edward, on the Lovette road,
was burned Saturday evening, also a
large cropping of tobacco.
Farmers in this section are busy
hauling tobacco to the markets. There
is a fine and abundant crop of corn
and cotton as well.
Isn’t there some possible wav by
which some of the roads in Britts
township can be made more safe?
Especially the Lovette and Wiregrass
roads. They are about the worst con
ditioned of any public roads in the
county, and a disgrace as well.
Wr« wonder if #»e monkey trial at
Dayton, Tenn., has not affected Mr.
Levi Perry’s mind. When a man as
old as he is says the world stands
still and all such, perhaps he is evo
luting to a higher plain than ours
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Drive To
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FULLER’S SERVICE STATION
Corner 2nd A Chestnut Sts.
ORDER YOL'R FALL AND WINTER;
SUIT TO-DAY.
Young Men’s College Styles
$23.50 and up.
Fit Guaranteed.
JOHN D. PURVIS. THE TAILOR.
ROWLAND NEWS
! Camping Trip to Lake Waccamaw—
i Many Attend Tobacco galea at Dil
lon and Fairmont—Movement of the
I'rople—Peraonal.
| Correspondence of The RoleaonUii.
Rowland, Aug. 3rd.—Mi*-* Dora
; Belie McLeod left Monday for Atliin
I ta. Go., where she will study in the
j f chool of milinery for a month before
: beginning her work for the Fall sea
| son.
| Mr. Graham McKinnon hu.i return
led home from texington, where he ha*
I held a position for some time.
Mr*. Annie McLean and ron, Mr. A.
F. McLean spent Sunday here with
friend* and relatives.
Mr. Vernon McNeill, who m now
holding a position at Greensboro, »r
; rived Saturday to spend hie tvr > weeks
i vacation here with his parents.
Miss Lena Mcl,ean is visiting her
i sister, Mr*. R. P. Edward*, at Alma.
Dr. and Mr*. D. D. Bullock and
Mr. Walter McLeod left Monday to
spend several days at Asheville and
I other points of Western North Car
olina.
Misses Opal McCalium and Janie
iMcPhail left Monday to visit Mis*
I Mary Virginia Redfern, of Lillington,
! N. C.
airs. Aine ts. McKinnon and daugn
ter, Miss Allie Bird and son, Mr Gra
ham, motored Monday to Mount Ver
non Springs. Miss Ailie Bird is stay
ing a few days, while Mrs. McKinnon
i and Mr. Graham returned the same
day.
Mr. J. M. Privott, of Edenton, spent
! a few days of thi3 week in town with
! friends
| Mr. and Mrs. W. Stuart Evans re
! turned home Monday from Holt’s
! Lake.
Mrs. J. E. Lytch and daughter, Miss
I Katherine, Mrs. Sallie McRae and
Miss Rosalie Lyteh motored Tuesday
to Fayetteville.
Mrs. Lee wood McCallum is visiting
relatives at Murrel’s Inlet, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton McCormic, of
Bennettsville , S. C., spent Sunday
here with Mr. McCormic’s parents,
i Mr. and Mrs. P. A. McCormic and
; family.
Mrs. A. L. Bullock returned Monday
from Charlotte, where she has been
visiting relatives.
Friends of Misses Miriam McCar
ter, and Myrtle McKay will be glad to
learn that they have returned home
from Baker Sanatorium at Lumber
ton, where they underwent operations
for appendicitis .
Mr. and Mrs. George Draughn and
sons, Messrs. Vayden and Charles, of
Timmonsville, S. C., spent Sunday
here with relatives.
Messrs. J. C. Ward and W. L. Capell
j spent Sunday in Rockingham with
friends and relatives. Mrs. Ward and
little son, J. C. Jr., returned with them
after spending some time there with
friends.
Quite a number of men of the town
and community motored to Dillon and
Fairmont Tuesday to the opening of
the tobacco markets.
Messrs. D. J. Pleasants, J. M. Hines,
W. H. Martin and Edens Ward left
Tuesday to spend the remainder of <
the week at Lake Waccamaw on a
camping trip.
Mr. M. B. Rogers/ spent last week
end at Lake Waccamaw.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Loven , of
Charlotte are visiting Dr. and Mrs.
Howard Reedy.
ST.PAUL NEWS
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Sal
lie McMillan—Lovely Social Event
—Man Dusting Cotton Severely
Burned—Among The Sick—Person
als.
(By Bessie G. Johnson.
St. Paul, Aug. 6.—Funeral services
were conducted at the grave Sunday
afternoon for Mrs. Sallie McMillan,
Widow of the late Andrew McMillan
who died Saturday afternoon at her
home on the outskirts of town. De
ceased whose maiden name was Mc
Donald was a member of the Presby
terian church and a good Christian
woman and although an invalid for
an extended period during the re
mainder of her life she met her af
flictions with a patient cheerfulness
very worthy of note. A large number
of friends and relatives gathered at
her grave for the funeral rites which
in absence of her pastor, Dr. E. C.
Murray, were conducted by Rev. Ivey
T. Poole of the M. E. church. The
body was laid to rest in the family
plot in the Presbyterian church cem
etery. Besides other relatives she
leaves a daughter with whom she re
sided.
A lovely event of social interest
was given Thursday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John S. But
ler, Blue street, who entertained com
plimentary to their house guest, Miss
Alberta Hale of Fayetteville, niece
of Mrs. Butler. Quite a number of
friends of the juvenile age were pre
sent and a most delightful evening
was spent. Punch was served upon
the arrival and exit of the young
bunch. Numerous games were parti
cipated in during which a penny con
test proved a delightful feature. The
lucky winners of the prize box of
candy were Miss Margurite Holland
and Mr. James Butler. Block cream
and cake were served at the conclus
ion. A number of Miss Hale’s young
friends from Fayetteville were in-|
eluded among the invited guests.
St. Paul relatives have been in
formed of the brith of a soi\ to Mr.
Items Of Local News
—License has been issued for the
marriage of Miss Ila Meeks Johnson
and Mr. James R. Britt.
—Mias Mattie Wade has accepted a
position as stenographer with the
law firm of McIntyre, Lawrence it
Proctor. She began work Monday.
—Members oi the Lumberton Men’s
Christian league will hold a social
meeting this evening a 8 o’clock at the
Goat club. Watermelon slicing will
feature the occasion.
—Supt. W. B. Crumpton announces
that the Lumberton graded and high
schools will open for the Fall term
not later than September 7th, but he
does not give a definite date at pres
ent.
—The play, "The Two Dicks,” which
was to have been given here this week
has been postponed indefinitely, on
account of conflicting engagements
of some of those taking parts in the
play. The play is an exceptionally
good one, and will be given under the
auspices of the local eamp of M. W.
of A. The talent is local.
—Mrs. S. H. Hamilton and son,
Mr. Leon, left Tuesday by automobile
for Albany, Ga., where Mrs. Hamil
ton will visit relatives and friends
and where Mr. Hamilton will be
joined by a friend amt wilt go to
Cuba. They will return home in the
latter part of September.
—Mr. J. A. Sharpe and son, Mas
ter J. A. 2nd, left yesterday for
Green River camp, near Henderson
ville, where they will spend a few
days with Mr. Sharpe’s brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mra, A. M.
Sharpe of Anderson, S. CL, at their
summer home. . /
—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bharpe and 8
children of Hartsvilie, S. C., and Miss
Mary Sharpe of Statesville, left
Monday for their respective homes
after an extended visit with Mrs.
Sharpe’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
McGill, Second street. Mrs. Sharpe
and children with Mrs. W. R. McGill
and Miss Eulalia McGill, Mrs. Walter
Johnson and children of Council, and -
Miss Mary Sharpe spent sometime at
White Lake and Wrightsvilie Beach
during their visit here.
and Mr*. Paul N. Montague of Win
ston-Salem, Aug 3. Mrs. Montague,
who was Miss Jaunita Davis is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam M.
Davis of our town. The other little
tots, Nita and George having been
here for some time, went over to
Winston-Salem yesterday to see their
new brother. Their grandmother, Mrs.
Davis and her son, Mr. Mallcy Davis
who was here on a brief visit at that
time accompanied them there.
Miss Alberta Hale of Fayetteville
who spent several days in the home
of her annt, Mrs. John S. Batter,
Blue street, returned home Sunday
afternoon. The night previous her
brother Mr. Edward Hale in ccmpapy
with the following young ladies, Miss
es Murphy Judd, Eleanor Lilly, Hal
lie Irwin Williamson, motored over
from Fayetteville for a brief while.
Mrs. Neill Stewart of Vass and
Mrs. C. F. Bullard of Broadway have
been guests in the home of their son
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Stewart respectively near town.
Mrs. S. A. Donahoe who spent sev
eral days in the heme of her son-in
law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. I.
T. Poole returned list Saturday to her
home, On ley, Va.
Mrs. W. D. Johnson and 2 sons,
James and Duncan visited several
days at Wagram returning home
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Pearle Evans in company with
a party from Hillsboro spent from
Wednesday until Saturday at Lake
Waccamaw last week.
Miss Pearle Howard, who holds a
position with the Capitol department
store in Fayetteville spent Saturday
night and Sunday in the home of her
brother, Mr. A. E. Howard, Broad
street.
Miss Hattie Lowry of Richmond,
Va. was in town a couple of days last
wek, having come over to see her
brother, Mr. P. R. Lowry while en
route to Clinton to visit their sister,
Mrs. James R. Watson, formerly Mrs.
Ada (Lowry) Dunn of our town.
Miss Marie Blue of Raeford spent
a few days last week with her sister,
Mrs. D. S. McEachern. She returned
home Sunday accompanied by Mrs.
McEachern and two children, William
Alexander and Sarah Margaret who
will spend awhile in the Blue home.
Mr. W. H. Stewart and son, carl,
spent last Sunday among relatives
at Vass. ‘ ' 5
Misses Clyde and Tommie Fisher
left Monday afternoon for Atlanta,
Ga., where they will take a course in
millinery. The former’s position with
the V. & C. S. station depot is at
present being supplied by Mrs. Edwin
Smith.
Miss Mary McNeill of Rennert
came over last week for a few days
visit to her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Evans.
Miss Ela Terry of Wendell who
spent several days in the home of
her sister, Mrs. Harvey McMillan, at
Philadelphus returned to St. Paul
Sunday to resume her visit here with
their sister, Mrs. L. S. Britt. Mrs.
Britt and two little daughters, Eve
lyn and Mildred accompanied her
home.
Mr. J. C. Lindsay spent Monday
among relatives at Rockfish where he
has business interest. While there hia
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