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TPIIh] ROBESONT A N ' ______________ _ * VOL. LVI.—NO. 97. LUMBEBTON, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1926. countht, god and truth. established iit#. psicb stth cam SERIES OF MEETINGS AT FIRST BAPTIST PROBABLY WILL CLOSE WEDNESDAY NIGHT Regular Services This Evening, Ordination Service Tuesday Evening and Baptismal Service Wednesday Evening. LARGE CROWDS HEARD MESSAGES YESTERDAY pUns to Close Meeting Wednesday Evening Announced By Dr. C. H Durham La"t Evening—No Longer Literally Throwing People Into Church On-Crest of Tidal Wave of Animal Emotion, Says Preacher— Much Besponse and Meeting Very Successful. MANY OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE , HEAR REV. L. E. DUTTON Services at the First Baptist church last evening closed the second week of one of the most successful series of meetings ever held by the church, and the building was crowded to hear Rev. L. E. Dutton, of the Baptist Mission board, pleach on “Why Jes us’ Came.” Two Special Services. Mr. Dutton, who has assisted Dr. C. IL Durham, pastor, will preach again tonight. Tomorrow evening a special service for the ordination of recently electwlfeacons of the church will take place, and Wednesday even ing, the meeting will close with a baptismal service. Another Largo Crowd. A large number of peonfe from near-by towns have attended the ser vices. and the morning service yes terday, when Mr. Dutton preached on “Seeing The Invisible’’, drew a crowd that not only filled the large auditor ium to overflowing, but practically filled the large balcony. Definite announcement regarding the close of the meeting Wednesday evening was not made yesterday, but Dr. Durham stated that unless a change was made the meeting would close at that time. rrame and sons; service. Yesterday afternoon’s service, at which time Mr. Dutton preached a very interesting and timely sermon on the Sunday school lesson of the day. was attended by twice as manv as the preacher said he had expected. It was a large-erftwd. and the' meeting was an evangelistic praise and song service. Morning Service “Throughout my 33 years trying to preach I have never felt the respon sihilitv of my position as I do now,” said Mr. Duttton, as he began his sermon yesterday morning. After looking over the crowded auditorium and into the balcony, well filled with people, he glanced at the number of pews filled with hoys and girls and said “The great importance, of say ing the right thing. These boys and 4 girls mean more than everything else to me.” Feels Responsibility. His crowd of listeners realized the fact that he was feeling that respon sibility as he preached and begged for the advancement of the kingdom of Cod. The subject of the message was “Seeing The .Invisible”, and the preacher took his text from Hebrews 11:27. “By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is | invisible”. Mr. Dutton said the 11th chapter of ’Hebrews is regarded as a I masterpiece of literature. Courage and Endurance. Praising'the courage and endurance I of Moses, Mr. Iputton said, “Courage is the striking characteristic of any man or women who does anything in] the world , of importance.” Moses’ name has been placed near the head of the list of great men because of his endurance and courage, declared the preacher. And Moses was human, became angry at times, as demon - strated in his striking the rock. ivieeKne'.s ana meanness. “Meekness is sometimes mean-! ness”, declared Mr. Dutton, as lie ex-' plained that a mule might he quiet. and meek, but practicing dropkicks in | his stable when everyone was asleep. Pleading with his hearers to be of a; definite decision, he said, “Men and: women, you are what you are and I where you are as the result of your' .deliberate choice, not because of some; unusual circumstance. Mem sin be-1 cause they love sin. The had rather remain in the service of satan than to renounce it. If you are a liability to your church rather than an asset, it is because you want to be”. \■ Different Way. Mr. Dutton said that if Moses had so chosen he-.^qpld have had men! searching for his.bones and jewels as j they have recently for King '1 ut’s, but the prophet chose an unknown gravqf on the side erf the mountain because he saw the invisible. “We no longer try to literally throw people into the church on the crest of a tidal. wave of animal emotion’,, I said the preacher, and called attention to the pledge cards which had been distributed at the beginning of the service. Instructions had been given to take the cards home and give them I careful consideration; to study them! and decide the amount of money itj was possible to pledge. He said that “COME” to Moore’s Gift Shop West 3rd. St., Phone 454. Hatioual Bank Building, in some meetings a speaker would have been placed before the congre gation and made a big speech, and the cards signed while everyone was pitched high for the occasion, bub in stead the matter was being handled in a sensible and humane way. Making Good. It w»s up to Moses, having chosen to suffer affliction with the people of [ God, to make good, and “When you j assumed the obligation of this or that I church it was up to you to make good. It was your deliberate choice,” said Mr. Dutton. As a means of mak- ’ I ing good, he referred to the faith of Moses, and reminded that people breath by faith, eat and drink by faith. Solitude. “Solitude has temptations”, he said; “most of our impulses are good, and most of the meanest acts are not the result of impulse, but from pre meditation. It is better to be over whelmed than over-confident.” One of Best Sermons. The close of this wonderful mes sage was words of assurance that God is. with everyone at work, play, and everywhere. “If you want to count as you should, go out into the world and ally yourself with God”, said Mr. Dutton. Much Response. In answer to a proposition to mem bers of the church who wanted to make their lives count for more on earth, a large number went to the front. Doctrinal Sermon. Enunciation of the doctrine of the Baptist denomination was the spice of Mr. Dutton’s plain, straight-for ward, and interesting message Fri day evening. Without criticising any one of different faith, and explicitly explaining his own conviction, Mr. Dutton upheld the belief of the Bap tists, and used this part of his mes sage as the finishing touches to a sermon based on, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned” —St. Mark, 16:16. t Mr. Dutton paid high respect and compliments to John Wesley, and re ferred to his notes on the New Testa ment. “Everyone who has not jead these notes, should secure them at once and study them carefully,” he said. In these notes, Mr. Dutton said, John Wesley pointed out that the word "baptised*’ referred to the original method—that of immersion. In closing his argument, Mr. Dut ton told of the secret immersion of Dr. Howard A. Kelly, prominent phy sician ami surgeon, who told a Baptist congregation one time that he was a baptized Episcopalian. He said that: Dr. Kelly’s conscience hurt him until1 he secretly went to London and was) baptized, being immersed in a Lon don tabernacle. “I don’t want a re-' ligion with no mystery and a God so small I can understand”, he said. The story of Paul’s voyage to Rome, taken from the 27th chapter i of Acts, was the basis of Thursday! evening’s sermon, and Mr. Dutton spoke for nearly an hour on the dan-' ger of taking too much for granted. “Supposing” His subject was “Supposing”, and, he urged his hearers to not leave the I church supposing they Were saved,! and taking it for granted that they would have easy sailing just because! their names were on the roll of the church. Throughout his sermon, Mr. Dutton warned that too many people1 were taking it for granted that Christ I was with them. “Don’t take ,t for granted that Christ is even in this! church , he said. He urged eve rybody to know that Christ was with! them. “As a Christian you are an' absolute failure if you are not a blessing to someone”, he ^kld. rami m uod. Faith in God was one df the out- i standing features of the message.! The preacher advised that faith did, not falter at the beginning or the j ending, and said that the storm on! the voyage of Paul was at the middle. The hardest time in a person’s life to believe and have faith is durinc the middle age, he declared, and told a beautiful story of how a little girl i had gone to prayer, with unfaltering faith in God, when a severe thunder and rain storm wap threatening to ruin her doll which had been left in the open. The middle-aged irr>n, who is undergoing the crisis of his life’s work, has such revelations that it is harder then than ever to have fa'lh, he said, and asked that everyone noi longer go ahead supposing they had iVth. “CommunityRevival Begins. Rev. Carl Gaddy of Hamlet began a “community’’ revival meeting in the court house here Saturday evening. Services were conducted Saturday and again last evening. —The Alathean Bible class of the First Baptist church will hold its reg-! ular monthly meeting Wednesday at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. C. H. Dur ham. Trade us your old car for a Nash six closed model. Cash or time payment. C. M. FULLER & SON Lumberton, N. C. FORD COUPE For Sale Cheap The Robesonian. ************* * VETERANS MEET TUESDAY * * Tuesday, January 19, will be * * Confederate veterans’ day in * * Lumberton, Camp Willis Pope * * will meet and the local U. D. C. * * chapter will serve dinner in the * * commissioners’ room at the court * / house for veterans and their * * wives. * ************* Small Holders On Same Basis As Directors * _ * Directors of Red Springs) J*il| Offer ed to Give Up Stock to be Released From Note and Largest Stockhold er Offered $10,000 in Addition to Stock—Smaller Stockholders Privi leged to Take Stock on Same Basis aS Directors. as stated in Thursday’s Rjbeson ian, the only bid received at forced sale here that day for the lied Springs cotton mill property was $150,000, made by Mr. H.ram Grantham for himself and the other six directors of the mill. The bid is subject to con firmation by the U. S. court for the eastern district of North Carolina and may be raised within ten days. The comprehensive story Thurs day’s Robesonian setting forth events leading’ up to the forced sale was based upon statements given the re porter by one of the directors and by some of the smaller stockholders. It was the purpose to give a fair and accurate statement, without bias, and that that was done appears to be in dicated by the fact that some lesser stockholders have stated that the story was too favorable to the direc tors and a representative of the di rectors says the story was not as favorable to the directors as it should have been. Mr. R. €» Lawrence, of-eounsel for the directors, states that it was not clearly brought cut in that article that all stockholders were invited to come in on exactly the same terms with the directors, who decided to submit a bid merely to protect them selves, after advertising for purchas ers in State daily papers, the Manu facturers Record, a New York fin ancial paper, and writing many let ters; and that this offer to all stock holders is open now. Mr. Lawrence says that before a receiver was appointed the condition was frankly laid before the stock holders at a stockholders meeting, and that then the directors offered to surrender their stock to any stock holders who would take their places on the note for $180,000 endorsed by' the directors, and yvhen no one would accept that offer it was explained that it would be necessary to raise $100,000 additional in stock. There were no offers, and when a receiver was named the only way in which the mill kept going was by an order of the court which premitted the re ceiver to borrow $50,000. Mr. A. T. McCallum of Red Springs, who owns $40,000 of preferred stock besides common stock, not only offered to surrender his stock to be released from the note, but offered to pay in addition $10,000 in cash. The directors, as stated in the form er article, say they merely bid on the property to protect themselves as heavy endorsers on the mill’s paper,! and the offer to let all stockholders come in on the same basis is still open and will be open indefinitely, provided the sale is confirmed, which effectually answers, it is claimed, the contention that an attempt was made to “freeze out" smaller stockholders,, who have had the opportunity, and still have the opportunity, to come( in on exaetly the same basis witl^ the directors. Play at Magnolia School House Jan. 22. Correspondence Of The Robesonian. Lumberton R. 1, Jan. 18.—There will be a play at Magnolia school; house Friday night, Jan. 22, which is expected to be very entertaining; also a fishing. Santa Claus will have charge of the pond. The public is in vited to come. If you miss the play • you miss the fun. Teachers, Miss Lula Blunks, Miss Stella Canady. - Warehouse Open Only Two Days. Beginning tomorrow the National storage warehouse, under the super vision of Mr. D. B. McNeill will be open for receipt of cotton on Tuesdays and Fridays only. — * , Shadow Social. There will be a shadow*aoeial at the Henderson (Indian) School house, near Fairmont, Saturday night, ' the 23rd, and everybody is' invited. Pro ceeds will go for benefit of school. | Miss Lena Mae Oliver and Mr. J. J. Oliver of Marietta were Lumber ton visitors Saturday. ---——— t Church Notes • — Middling cotton is quoted on the lo cal market today at 19 cents the pound. CHANGE FOR 1ST. PAGE ADV... Another Week of $8 Hand-Tailored Suits. JOHN D. PURVIS, Tailor. Lumberton, N. C. • COMMANDER IVEY SENDS HOT LETTER 4 ~ % \ ST' 5| Wants Any Ex-Service Man With a Kick Against Local Post of Legion to Meet With Members Thursday Night—To Settle Dispute Once and Kor All—Legion Intends Doing! Dig 'filings During Year. _ i CHALLENGES ORGANIZATIONS j Commander W\ B. Ivey of the local* post of the American legion throws a' broad challege to any-exservice man who has anything to say against the American legion and states in a let-; ter that the local post of the legion) challenges any other organization in‘ the town for good and worth-while things during the year. His letter is as follows! t “If you are an ex-service man and want to kick Lumberton Post Ameri can Legion, or any other good organ ization of our town, we wish to here by accept your challenge and request that you meet us at the Legion hall next Thursday night, Jan. 21, at 8 o’clock to settle the dispute once and for all. We care hot what tactics you use so long as you stay within the walls of our hall and do not hit be low the belt. If you atfe an honest man you should be willing* to comply with i these rules; We will fight you to a) finish with gloves on or off. Which do; you prefer ? “Lumberton Post American Legion! is out to do something that is really j worth while for our town and com munity during the year 1926, and we) are willing to challege the next best organization of our town to set the; pace. We realize that this is a broad statement, but we are willing to stand behind it and let an unbiased: public opinion be the judge. “Remember the day and hour stat-; ed above.’’ EXPERIENCE ON ALTO TRIP Parkton People Had Trying Exper ience on Way to Funeral of a Be loved Cousin, Jas. H. Stewart. By C. D. Williamson Parkton, Jan. 13.—The writer and; Mrs. W. left early Saturday mornipg for Cerro Gordo to ‘burry one of their most beloved first cousins, Mr. Jas H. Stewart, who died suijdenlv Thurs day at 11, already mentioned in The Robesonian. having suffered hem orrhage of the brain. Deceased was 61 years of age, and was one of the community’s best and respected cit izens. a consistent member of the M. 1 E. church, and is survived by his wife, 6 boys and 3 girls. The funeral was i held from the residence at l n. m.. and he was laid to rest at Pait’s church cemetery, 2 miles west of Cerro Gordo. The writer will never forget the route traveled on the above trio. He was advised by a friend to go by] way of Elizabet.htown-Clarkton to Whiteville and Chadbourn. and the-! road from Clarkton to Whiteville wasj somewhat rough and muddy, anti but for the aid of good friendv on' the! road we would have been there yet. | However, we found it Tetter on our. return, as we were idvised to passj Evergreen and .Bladenboro to Lum-1 berton, thence to Parkton via • St.; Pauls, by hard struggle. Nobody i need tell this scribe thebe are any good roads only real hard surface.! these days. They are all bad, and j worse, but in the space of two years j we hone to see real good roads all j over this section. LOCKHART AND LASSIES COMING TO PHlLADELI'HUSl Splendid Entertainment Booked For. Friday Evening of This Week. Correspondence of The Robesonian. | Philadelphus, Jan. 18.—Red Springs and Philadelphus people will be able] to enjoy a very attractive entertain ment Friday evening, January 22, when J. Coatc Lockhart and his fam-| oils' lassies will appear at the Phil adelphus high school at 8 o’clock. Mr. Lockhart and his company are con cert artists and entertainers of ex ceptional merit, humorous and classic. • Mr. Lockhart has a most enviable reputation as a concert artist in the United States and Canada and only recently returned to America after: an absence of several years abroad whre he has been singing with some, well-known opera and concert com-! panies. Mr. Lockhart had the honor; of singing twice for his late Majesty King Edwfcrd VII and Queen Alex-; andria at Balmoral Castle and Sand-; ringham House; also the, present King and Queen when Price and Princess of Wales; their Royal High-1 nesses the Duke and Duchess of Con-: naught, the king of Greece and Cap-; tain and Lady Scott, and many oth er prominent people. LOST leather sample case containing catalogues, order blanks, etc. Left on curb at the corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets. Finder return and receive reward. R. C. McDonald, Lum berton, N. C. AUTO ELECTRICIAN 5 EXPERT MECHANIC All Automobile Electrical and General Repair Work done promptly. OLIVER BROS. 236 Elm St* Luinberton (former Studebaker place) * SPECIAL MESSAGE TONIGHT *j * Rev. L. E. Dutton, who is con- *j * ducting the aeries of meetings at * ■ * the First Baptist church here, * * informs The Robesonian just be- * * fore going to press, that he is * * especially anxious to have a large * * number of young people at this *! * evening's service. He has a spec- * i * ial message to the young people * * ant hopes a large number will be * * present. * •*♦»***»***«,; Farmer* Meeting At Orrum Night of Jan. 19 • Agriculture Teachers From Chapel Hill Will be Guests of Prof. Bul lard—Interest in Vocational Train ing at Orrum—Students and Par ents Enjoy Banquet. A farmers’ meeting will be held at the school building at Orrum Tuesday night of this week, when Messrs. G. j If. Singleton and R. C. Harris, teach ers of agriculture in the Chapel Hill high school, will be guests of Mr. H. W. Bullard, vocational teacher at Or rum. Messrs. Singleton and Harris Will leave Chapel Hill today to visit vocational schools in this section and expect to arrive at Orrum about 2 p. m. Tuesday, according to a letter re ceived by Mr. Bullard, who was a ■Lumfcerton visitor the other day. Mr. Bullard reports better enroll ment in all-day work this year than last, and encouraging progress in part-time work, in which he is deeply interested, trying to enroll for part time boys who have quit regular school work. A member of the senior class of State college will be with Prof. Bul lard for 3 weeks some time soon as a part of his training for vocational teaching. This is Mr. Bullard’s 5th year at Orrum, and a vocational teaching student from State college has spent 3 weeks with him each of the past 4 years. An enjoyable banquet , to which fathers of students were invited, was; held in the agricultural class room at Orrum on the evening of January 2nd. Talks were made by County Agent J. T. Lazar of Columbus, Mr. J. E. Michael, one of the vocational teach ers at Whiteville, Mr. M. Shepherd of Orrum, Prof. R. L. Pittman, principal of the school, and Mr. Bullard. The success of the banquet was due in large measure to its preparation by Mrs. Bullard assisted by Miss Thetis Shepherd, and the latter, who wil! graduate this year at N. U. C. W. at: Greensboro, further contributed to the enjoyment by giving two readings. LumberBridgeH.D.Club MeetsFriday P.M.Jan.22 Will Plan Work for the Year—Lyceum Number Next Saturday night. By Mrs. C. J. Ammons. Lumber Bridge, Jan. 18.—The Wo mans Home Demonstration club will hold its regular monthly meeting Fri day afternoon, Jan. 22nd. Every mem ber is urged to be present and help plan work for the New Year. Our H. D. A., Miss Andrews, will be with us and she always has a treat in store for every woman present. Mrs. Carrie Bass of Fayetteville spent a few days here last week visiting relatives and friends. Miss Francis James, a member of the local school faculty, spent the week-end with her parents in Laur inburg. Mrs. J. G. Dunn of Roseboro spent Friday here visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. McGougan. Misses Ruby and Annie Belle Jones of the local school faculty spent the week-end with home folks at Johns. Celebrated * Scotch tenor, assisted by beautiful lassies, next » Piedmont Lyceum number, in the Lumber Bridge school auditorium Saturday night, Jan. 23rd. at 8. People will be able to enjoy a very attractive en tertainment. This will be the best number put on during the season. Eiterybody come and let's give them a full house. —Mr. Alfred Smith suffered injur ies Friday afternoon when a horse he was riding on Water street slipped on the pavement and fell. A fractured bone and dislocation of another bone in the foot constituted the injuries. —Mrs. G. Blair Jennings and lit tle daughter, Mildred, have returned from Greensboro, where they went several weeks ago on account of the illness of Mrs. Jenning’s mother, Mrs. R. M. Spoon. Mrs. Spoon’s con dition is improved. —Mr. Purvis Leggette of Fairmont, was a Lumberton visitor this morn ing. A 9-pound boy was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Leggett Christmas morning. —Weekly lunch of Kiwanis club at j Lorraine Tuesday at 1 p. m. Miss Mary Chason and brothej, Mr. J. R. Chason, and their nephew Mas ter Joe Cain, of St. Paul, were Lum- ] berton visitors Saturday. TEN YEAR FARM LOANS IN SUMS FROM $1,00® TO $100,000 LOWEST COST TO BORROWER PREPAYMENT PRIVILEGES ON ANY INTEREST DATE APPLY TO LEE AND LEE, ATTYS, LUMBERTON. N. C. MISS MARY BRITT DIES FROM BURNS; Clothing Caught From Fire in Open Fireplace After Young Girl Had Administered to Her Invalid Moth* er—Lint-Covered l)re»» Aida Hun-: gry Flames—Nearly Entire Body Burned—Two Quilt* Burn Through Before Flames Stop. FUNERAL SERVICES YESTERDAY Mias Mtigy Britt, It! years old, died late Saturday afternoon in the Baker sanatorium of burns received* Wed-i nesday, as mentioned in Thursday’s, Kobesonian, when her clothing ignited as she stood in front of an open fire-! place in the home of her parents in; West Lumberton. * The accident was one of the most tragic occurring in the county in years. According to Mr. Dock Britt, father of the unfortunate girl, she went to work in the National cotton mill at 6 o'clock in the morning and, following her,usual custom, returned; to her home at 8 o’clock to render* aid to her invalid mother. After turn ing her mother into a more comforta ble position the thinly-clad girl stood in front of the open fireplace, talk ing to her mother and eating a hur riedly-prepared breakfast. On her percale dress were particles of lint from the spinning room, where she worked to help support and comfort! her mother, who for eleven years had been helpless. The thin and flimsy dress ignited from the flames in thtf fireplace, and before the girl had time to realize what had happened she was enveloped in smothering ton gues of lire. Quickly she jumped into a bed occupied by Miss Minnie Tyler, boarder in the home, and wrapped herself in quilts and blankets in an effort to extinguish the flames. Miss Tyler rendered all possible assistance,! but the hungry flames could not be; subdued before two of the quilts had burned through. a pnysician was soon on the scene and rendered first aid, and the girl I wgs rushed to the sanatorium, where physicians pronounced her case hope less. With the exception of her feet and ankles, two small places on her shoulder and one arm, her entire body was burned. Mr. Britt, when informed early Saturday afternoon that his daugh ter’s condition was not as well as it had been, told The Robesonian he knew she was passing away, and spoke beautifully of her devotion to: her mother. In less than an hour the girl had been relieved of her pain. Funeral services were conducted yesterday, a large crowd attending. —Mr. 0. O. Dukes, county farm agent, returned home Friday night from Raleigh, where he attended at State college the annual 10-days’ con ference and school for farm and home agents. Mr. Dukes treated 475 ounces of tobacco seed in his office at the court house Saturday, making a total, of 2,218 ounces he has treated so far this season, or 140 1-2 pounds. —Receiver Malcomb S. McOonihe announces that he is making a 25 percent payment to depositors of the defunct First National hank of Lum-1 berton. Those holding certificates of the receiver can get this payment by, calling at the office of the receiver., ~~Gilmore Blackburn, 8-year-old1 son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Black-j burn, was injured late Saturday af-j ternoon when an automobile driven by Mr. Luther Daniel Crump ran over him at the intersection of West Fifth1 and Water streets. No one seems to I know the details of the accident. The' boy was unconscious until he reached! the Baker sanatorium, where he is! undergoing special treatment. His in juries consist of a fractured arm and several lacerations and bruises, and possibly some internal disorders. —Mr. J. Dickson McLean has pur chased the cottage on North Elm street owned by the heirs of the late E. C. McNeill and occupied by Miss es Jos;e and Esther McNeill. Mr. and Mrs. McLean will move into the res idence on March 1st. —The condition of Mrs. W. B. Crumpton, who was operated on at the Charlotte sanatorium Thursday, as stated in Thursday's Robesonian, is improved today, according to a telegram- received this morning by Principal (i. B. Lay of the local! schools, from Supt. Crumpton, who is; expected home tonight. Mr, Crump ton has been with Mrs. Crumpton in Charlotte for the past two Weeks and will return to Charlotte in a few days. —Mr. C. M. Fuller visited Mr. Frank McLeod at the Charlotte sana torium yesterday and found him! getting along very well, though he iSi still very weak. It has not yet been decided whether an operation will be necessary. Mr. N. P. Andrews, who! underwent a minor operation there last Wednesday, is expected home Wednesday. He was able to leave the sanatorium and go to a hotel yester day. „ ■ ‘j EARLY SEED RYE ABRUZZI, the fast growing rye Nice seed. , $2. bushel. Delivered anywhere m 5 bu. lota. FLOYD BROS. MARKET Fairmont, N. C. ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS — Regular communication of St. Albans lodge No. 114, Tuesday eve ning 7 o'clock. —The National Bank of Lumber ton and Planters Bank L Trust Co. will be closed Tuesday, on account of the anniversary of Lee’* birthday. —Mr. William Norment went last week to Wilmington where he has accepted a position with the whole- , sale firm of J. A. Taylor. —Mr. M. F. Cobb, cashier of the National Bank of, Lumberton left Thursday night for Washington, D. - C., where he is attending a meeting of bankers. —Mr. ami Mrs. A. E. White expert to leave Wednesday of this week for the Rio Grande valle of Texas, where Mr. White purchased a tract of land a few years ago, and they may journey into Mexico also. —The condition of Mr, Jako Thompson, who has been ill at his home on North Elm street for the past several days is reported very much improved. —Mr. E. E.»Hunt<?r, of Wilmington, division passenger agent of the Sea board Air Line, spent a few hours in, Lumberton Friday on business eon nected with extension of side tracks about the freight depot here. —Mr. J. D. Tolar and family mov ed last week from a place belonging to Mr. Joel Ivey on Raynham R. 1 to a farm belonging to Mr. Sim Stone, near McDonald, on R. 3 from Fair mont. Mr. Tolar was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. —Mr. Martin McCall, of Red SpringsR. 2, who was a Lumberton visitor Thursday afternoon, says they are looking forward with pleasure to the Lyceum number that will be given at Philadelphuf Friday "night of this week. It will be “Scotch nlo-bt " m r. Uwen Lo vette, engineer at the National cotton mill, was slight ly injured Saturday morning when a broken piece of machinery cut his hand as he was in the act of catching * it as he fell. Pour stitches were re quired to close the laceration. —Mr. and Mr*. O. C. Duncan left Saturday for Hock Hill, S. C., where they spent yesterday wjth friends and relatives. Mr. Duncan will go to Charlotte tomorrow to attend a meetftig of managers of the Efird chain of stores. —Miss Addle Mitchell* supervisor of Scott hospital, Kanlard. who un derwent an operation Several weeks ago, is recuperating at the home of her sister, Mr*. Bertha Singletary on R. 3 from Lumberton, Mr*. Single tary and Miss Mitchell .were Lum berton visitors Saturday* —Mr- D. Cutlar Moor? returned Saturday from Florida, where he spent several days. Mr. Moore states he did not go with the intention of staying in Florida, but told the Robe sonian reporter that he might go back soon. “It's fine down there, but North Carolina is better’,, he said. —"I never felt more like just starting into a meeting in my life”, said Rev. E. L. Dutton a few days ago after he had conducted services at the First Baptist church here for more thart a week. Mr. Dutton ha* been undergoing a tremendou* strain, preaching twice daily last week, and sometimes holding several other ser vices. Since coming to Lumberton he has gained several pounds, he says. -‘-Miss Martha Flax Andrews, home demonstration agent, returned Friday from Raleigh, where she attended the annual short course and conference for agricultural workers. She was ac. compariied home by Mr. Luther Dan iel Crump, who spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. Nannie W. Crump. Mr. Crump returned this morning to Raleigh, where he will re sume his studies at King's business college. —rire yesterday morning about 10 o’clock practically destroyed the entire saw mill plant of Mr. M. A. Geddie in ,the Northern part of town. The flames had gained much head way before discovered, and the local fire department did excellent work in saving the other frame buildings en- • dangered. The loss is estimated at about $3,000, with partial insurance. The origin of the fire has not been determined. Mr. Geddie was in Wil mington at the time returning last evening. —Mr. VV. H. Humphrey, lay lead er, Messrs. H. E. Stacy and J. A. Sharpe are delegates elected by the board of stewards to represent Chest nut Street Methodist church at the regional conference on “Stewardship and Brotherhood” which will be held in Raleigh Wednesday night and Thursday of this week. Among the noted men who will address the con ference are Wm. Ward, honorary life president of the World Botherhood Federation, London, Eng., and Si£ Richward Winfrey, M. P., a noted publisher, editor and Christian lead er of Great Britain. Rev. T. McM. Grant, pastor of the church, expects to attend the conference. WE ARE PLEASED with the work our new Dry Cleaning plant is turning out. YOU WILL BE PLEASED with your clothes if you send them to us. WE PRESS WHILE YOU WAIT LUMBERTON DRY CLEANING CO. Phone 04 i ' 1
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