North Carolina Newspapers

js: rpTTi7' prii^i^snYT a m — ?n Temperature. CHANCE1 I | I jl J r\\J 1) Fikll / 1 \ 1 f\ j\ 1 PAGES TODAY. | ^ t _ ___ • VOL. LVI.—NO. 99. LUMBERTON, N. 0., MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1920. country, god and truth. established w*. prick nva cents SINK CHARGES ORGANIZED PROPAGANDA TO PUT COMMISSION 0UT OF BUSINESS . .. . mm mum urn i ■ hum ■ nmum*i i <r Salary Increases Offset by Offices Abolished and Salaries Rednced M’LEAN EXPECTS SURPLUS TO REPLACE DEFICIT Wade Brands as “High-Handed” In crease in School Fire Insurance Raf.es—Prospect of No State Fair This Year—Seeking Method of Cot ton Acreage Control—Weevils Com ing Strong. MOVEMENT GAINS*"STRENGTH , TO S£RAP DEATH CHAIR (By M. L. Shipman). Raleigh, Jan. 25.—The rapidly in creasing disturbance over the func tioning of the Salary and Wage com-j mission, the meeting of the' State Agriculture society, report of a State deficit and the fight on school fire insurance rates were among the out standing matters of interest in ad-; ministration circles during the week.| In addition, many other matters en gaged attention Of the capital city residents during the week. S. and W. Commission * Row. The criticism of the Salary and Wage commission, which became stronger during the week with the coming of Lee’s birthday, a holiday, which the commission declared should! not be observed unless one day was taken from the annual vacation of each employe observing it, was an-j swered on Sunday with a statement" by Hoyle Sink, secretary of the com- j mission, in which Mr. Sink charged there was an organized propaganda to discount the work of the commis sion and that members of ,the legis lature were being approached by cer tain bodies with a view to having the commission legislated out of exist ence at the next legislature. Mr. Sink, in a long statement, defended the actions of the commission. On Saturday the commission made it’ public that salary increases of ap proximately fifty thousand dollars had been granted "beginning this month, but against this set the fact that the commission had abolished of-, fires and reduced salaries to the to-| tal of about $30,000 in October and approximately the same amoupt had been saved the State by the voluntary discontinuance of certain jobs by de partment heads before the commis sion got. to work, but in anticipation of the commission’s work. The salary increases allowed were defended by Mr. Sink on the ground they were chiefly for employes of the Highway commission, where not a single in crease had been granted this year. Representative W. W. Neal of Mc-i Dowell county, a member of the leg islature creating the commission, was among those attacking its past work. Mr. Neal asserted the commission was taking into itself powers which the legislature had not intended. The North Carolina Society of Engineers also joined th<* ranlTs of those oppos ing the commission when it requested! that greater consideration be shown for technically-trained men. Deficit Explained. The report'of a-deficit in the gen eral fund of .ttfli?-State as of January first, closing the first six months of| the fiscal administration of Governor! McKean, was Explained by the Exe-! cutive with -the 1 statement of Jarge', disbursements and meager collections.] Mr. McLean said he expected toj change the deficit of $800,000 to a! surplus by the end of a full fiscal! year as the income and other col-j lections coming due shortly would swell the income. I lie reuse In Rates. Stacey Wade, insurance commis sioner, served notice after a meeting with the Southeastern Underwriters that he would oppose the 25 percent' increase in school fire insurance rates1 in N. which the Underwriters body[ has ordered effective. Mr. Wade' branded the action as “High handed", and contrary to law. With the prospect of no fair this year, the Agricultural Society at a meeting elected W. A. Hart of Tar boro president, succeeding Max Gard ner, and discontinued the office of general manager held by E. V. Wal born. . The Auditor’s office, the treasur er’s office and that of the adjutant general observed {.ee’s birthday in; defiance of t^p. Salary and Wage commission and ,qn the ground that body haft~"ho authority to set aside' holidays created by the legislature. Rig Items Briefly Told. The Salary and Wage commission has fixed ten cents a mile as the al lowance of employes of the State per mile for operating automobiles.1 North Carolina is expected to send at least 300 members of the American Legion to the Paris convention next month. More than one thousand Masons attended the Grand Ixidge “COME” to Moore’s Gift Shop West 3rd. St., Phone 454. ; Rational Bank Building, * * *A DECADE AGO* * * » _ • * How Time Does Ply. * * Middling cotton, 11 5-8 cents * * the pound; seed 60 cents the * * bushel. * Local firemen enjoy oyster sup- * * per given my mayor and board of * * town commissioners. * Mr. N. H. Jones dies at home * * herb after long Illness. * Miss Flora A. Smith dies at * * home here after short illness. * V. & C. S. Railroad company * * employs W. F. Gilchrist of Scot- * * land county to teach farmers how * * to grow cantaloupes. * * _ * * TEN YEARS BEFORE THAT. * _ * * Middling cotton, 11.60^ cents * * the pound; eggs, 15 cents the * * dozen. * Funeral services held for Mr. * * J. W. Bullock in Rowland. * Mr. R. McA. Nixon elected * * assistant-cashier First National * * bank. * Thirteen hundred dollars raised * * here for monument to Confeder- * * ate dead. * Miss Thetis Thompson becomes * * bride of Mr. V. D. Baker, cere- * * mony being performed here at * * home of the bride’s mother. * Miss Bettie Irena Gibson of * * Red Springs married to Rev. J. * * W. Bradley. ' * ************* communication last week in Raleigh. North Carolina is still leading the Union in manufacture of cotton goods with Massachusetts second.' The east ern district of North Carolina has been congratulated on the fact that the bootlegger gets a longer sentence in th Federal court of the district than any other section of the United States, the average sentence being 72 days. President Chase of the uni versity of North Carolina believes there is less drinking among students of the university now than ever be fore. The New Meredith college en tertained its first large gathering with the annual dinner of the Ral eigh Chamber of Commerce. Branch License Stations Revenue Commissioner R. A. Doughton decides to retain branch automobile license stations over the State for the present, with the in tention of closing most of them on June 30th and centralizing this class of service in the central office here, where machinery is being installed to handle it. Regional Conference. Hundreds of laymen and ministers attended the regional conference of the Southern Methodist Church in session here during the week, being one of a series of similar meetings of the denomination which started in Richmond recently. The extension movement planned by the general board held the center of the stage in the discussions and many speakers of note participated, urged that pledges made while tne Centenary movement was in progress be re deemed. May Postpone State Fair The North Carolina Agriculture society meeting at the Sir Walter hotel on Thursday authorized its board of directors to make such sale of the old site as they may consider for the best interest of the State fair, the idea being to secure a new location outside the city limits and launch an aggressive movement for a bigger and better exposition. This de-i cision may result in a postponement of the next fair to the year 1927. Agricultural economists, under the! leadership of Dr. G. W. Foster, pro- i lessor of agricultural economics at! State college, are exercising them-! selves in an effort to secure an in-1 telligent method acreage control withrj respect to the planting of cotton, j Similar movements hitherto have not succeeded, but this does not" solve the problem of over-production and the airitation ‘‘will not down.” More Btol! Weevils The State Department of Agricul ture plans an immediate investign-i tion of the hibernation status of boll weevils in North Carolina in response to a suggestion from Washington that more weevils are in evidence; right now than have been seen in a decade and that North Carolina farm ers may well “look to their laurels." ■ Department officials believe that the! recent cold wave has put many of these pestiferous insects out of bus iness. The weevil has never attained much headway in this -State, it is said: By a recent ruling of the commis sioner of revenue, gasoline used in] the construction of new highways, or in maintenance of old public roads, is exempt from tax, but the order is, not retroactive. Until announcement of this modification it had been held that gasoline used in actual construct ion only was "tax free.” Training School for Boys. The East Curolina Industrial Train Trade us your old car for a Nash six closed model. Cash or time payment. C. M. FULLER & SON Lpmberton, N. £. SUPERIOR COURT S&xed Term Convened Here This Morning With bridge F. A. Daniels Presiding—Three Homicide Cases to be Tried—Rowland Tragedy to be Reviewed. Robeson Superior court for the trial of criminal cases convened here this morning with Judge F. A. Dan iels of Goldsboro presiding. The term is a regular two weeks’ session, next weejc being for-the trial of civil cases. One of the most important cases to be tried will be the case against two negroes under indictment for the murder of Chief-of-Poliee Boyd Rogers in Rowland Christmas w^ek. A white man from Parkton win be tried at this, term for killing a negro Christmas Eve night, and the third homicide case will be the trial of an Indian for stabbing another, who died a few week's later from the wound. Many cases of much importance have been scheduled for trial and Lumberton is expected to be filled with people during the week. Asheville Woman Brutally Murdered. The dead body of Mi's. Annie May Burgese. 23 years old, was founa Thursday morning in woods near a residential street in Asheville. She had teen fatally assaulted with an iron pipe the night before. Clothing was partly torn from her shoulders, in dicating attempted criminal assault. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Townsend of Ashevill. Her husband died at the Oteen govern ment hospital 6 years ago and she was known to the police, having serv ed a term for disorderly conduct. William Davis, employe of an Ashe ville cafe, is believed by the police to be guilty of the crime, which he de nies. V- *■ COTTON CROP OF 15,488,230. Washington,’ Jan. 23.—Cotton ginn ed prior to Jan. 16 amounted to 15, 488,230 bales exclusive of linters and including 336,446 round bales counted as half bales compared with 13,306, 816 bales including 307,351 round bales to that date a year ago, the census bureau announced today. The ginnings for North Carolina were 1,188,029 bales. , Not Mr. A. Dewey Stone. Mr. A. Dewey Stone of Raynham was a Lumberton visitor Saturday and advised The Robesonian that he is not the Dewey Britt, who. was bound over from Recorder P. S. Kornegay’s cpurt to Superior court on a charge of seduction, and asked that mention of the fact be made in The Robesonian to save him further inquiry. * Alamance county farmers have found that it pays to buy needed corn cooperatively. County Agent W. Kerr Scott recently delivered 700 bushels at $1.13 which was a saving, over the local retail price of 12 cents { per bushel. .... _J ing school for boys opened its doors! to the first inmate during the week, the first to enter being a youth from Davidson county. The institution is located near Rocky Mount and S. L. Leonard has the distinction of being the first superintendent. Many appli-" cations are on file, it is said, and au thorities predict “a full house” with in a short while. ' .Auto Accidents. A surprising increase in the num ber of accidents on State, highways during the past six months is report ed by the State Highway commission, which reports a total of 1,072 for the period mentioned, double the num ber for half a year previous. Seven-1 ty-six were killed outright, or died from injuries sustained in automobile; accidents. Scrap the Death Chair. Abolition of capital punishment in North Carolina is the objective sought by cha"ritables organizations over the State, the movement started by Miss’ Maud Waddill, of Asheville, having made unexpected progress, according to a statement of Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, State commissioner of -pub lic welfare, who appears to be in complete accord with the plans and purposes of the attempt to “scrap the; death chair.” The North Caroling Education as sociation has moved into its new quarters over the business offices of Powell & Powell on; North Fayette ville street. Chairman Prank Page, of the State Highway commission, re turned from a road exhibition in Chicago. Prof. N. C. Newbold, di-f rector of the division of negro edu cation, was speaker at the formal op ening exercises of the new Fairview colored school at Charlotte during the week; Prof W. H. Darst, of State college, is granted a leave of absence to accept temporarily the executive secretaryship of the Federated Feed service, with headquarters in Chica go; State college band has been en tertaining at the State sanatorium. Another Week of $8 Hand-Tailored Suits. JOHN D. PURVIS, Tailor. Lumberton, N. C. • — St. Paul News Master John Lentz Gives Rirtlday Party—Movement* «f the People. By Bessie G. Johnson. St. Paul, Jan. 25.—A lovely affair of the season among the juvenile set of the town was the party Thursday afternoon from 4 to 5:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lent2 , when their little son, Master John L. cele brated his 9th birthday anniversary by inviting a number of his young friends to enjoy the occasion with him. Some 30 guests were present and the affair was most delightful in every particular. A'couple of con tests were given, Master Walter Nance being the winner of the first one. which W"as relative to music, while, in theStonewall Jackson con test, the young host and little Miss Mary Lindsay were the fortunate winners. The prizes in each were at; tractive valentines. A color scheme of pink and blue was carried out in the decorations and refreshments. The table with its handsome birth day cake and lighted tapers proved an interesting feature. Delicious cream and mints were served as the games were concluded. The parting sou venirs were attractive little baskets of blue with pink mints and dainty valentines for all. .Assisting Mrs. Lentz in entertaining were Misses Mary McGoogan and Louise Steele, Alma Dailey add Mary Louise Mc Googan, the honoree being pupil of the former two local school facul ty members. Fhiends of Mrs. C. T. Poole are glad to have her at home'again following an absence of some period, while un dergoing treatment in Fayetteville, the latter weeks of which were spent in the home of her sisters, the Misses Rozier, who reside there, Mrs. Clyde, Council, formerly Miss Ethel Hester' of our town, in com pany with her little daughter, Fran ces, came over from Southern Pines several days ago for a visit to her parents. Rev.‘ and Mrs. C. R. Hester, to the delight of her friends here. Mrs. W. T. Rhodes and little daugh ter, Dorothy Elizabeth, have returned from several days’ visit among rela tives at Godwin, one night being spent in Fayetteville. They were accompanied to the home of their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Guiton here by Mesdames Chas. Keffer and Dan iels of that city, the former being a sister-in-law of Mrs. Rhodes. Mr. Arthur Lancaster returned several days ago from a visit to his aunt. Mrs. G. R. Thagard, and broth er, Mr. David Lancaster, in Larkins and Miami, Fla. The following as representatives from the local Methodist church at tended conference in Raleigh last week: Rev. J. A. Dailey, Messrs. P. R. Lowry, L. A. Lentz Sr., C. C. Harrington, Hal Harrington and Kel ton Broadwell. The latter in com pany with Mr. Lowry motored over Wednesday afternoon, the others joining them there the following day. A very interesting trip was reported by all. WILLIAMS TRAVEL SERVICE CANCELS VOYAGE TO CUBA Southern Trip* by Automobile, It Is Understood, Have Killed Interest in Venture. Wilmington. Jan. 22.—Due to countless bus trios promoted bv Flor ida real estate intrests to points in that state and Cuba from various places, causing a general lack of in terest in the proposed trio to Havana on February 16. the Williams Trav el service, of Charlotte, t.odav an nounced the cancellation of said trin K.t The Furness Burmuda Liner Fort Hamilton. However, the annual trip fn Bermuda will be made, sailing from Wilmington February 13 instead of February 6. as originally scheduled. The. Williams bureau .stated that practically all of the several hun dred reservations aireadv m»de indi cated a preference for the Bermuda trip* which, it is expected, will far ex ceed t.hn voyage, of February, 1925 for Wilmington. AUTOMOBILE DEATHS FOR LAST YEAR 6.370 • __ Washington.—Deaths from auto mobile accidents in the 79 largest cities of the country during 1925, numbered 6370. the Commerce De partment calculated the total includ ing all deaths reported for 53 weeks ending January 2, 1926. For 1924 the same cities were estimated to have had 6.083 fatalities New York led with 1 001 automo bile fatalities in 1925 as compared with 1.000 in the preceding year. Chicago was listed with 593 comnar ed with 560; Philadelphia 306 against 263; Detroit 297 against 305 and Cleveland 229 against 220. Former Judge Whedbee Passes Harry W. Whedbee, 53 years old. lawyer of State.wide reputation and former judge of the Superior court of the 5th judicial district, died in a hos pital at Greenville, his home town, Wednesday night as a result of a stroke of apoplexy. Ivey Receiver For Drug Concern. Mr. Wt B. Ivey has been appointed receiver for the North State Drug Co. of Lumberton, taking charge of the business Friday. AUTO ELECTRICIAN EXPERT-MECHANIC All Automobile Electrical and General Repair Work done promptly. OLIVER BROS. 1236 Elm St., Lumberton (former | Studebaker place) Lumber Bridge H. D. Club Elects Officers Abo Adopt* Constitution and Launch es Dipper Program—Instructive and Interesting Meeting,—Personal and Other Items. By Mrs. C. J. Ammons. Lumber Bridge, Jim. 25—Miss Al berta Butler of Bladenboro spent the week-end here visiting Miss Selma Watt of -the local school faculty. Miss Butler has a host of friends here and was a member of the school faculty'last year. Mrs. J. W. Hall spent Wednesday in Fayetteville. Mr. W. G. Marley and Mr. W. E. Graham spent three days in Ral eigh last week attending the Grand Lodge. Miss Usher Balfour is in the High smith hospital, Fayetteville. She un derwent an operation Wednesday and is doing nicely. Mr. Dan Marley and Miss Jessie Marley spent Friday in Fayetteville. Quite a large crowd enjoyed the last number of the Lyceum Saturday night, Mr. Lockhard, noted singer, and his Scotch Lassies. The Woman's IIonieMJemonstration club met Friday afternoon with Mesdames C. S. McLean and A. L. Usher as hostesses, in the home of Mrs. McLean. A very instructive and interesting program was rendered on Robert E. Lee, including patriotic songs and a solo, "Tenting Tonight," by Miss Ruby Jones. Then Miss An drews lectured on “Child Psychology,” which was very beneficial and help ful and enjoyed by every one pres ent. The hostesses served delicious re freshments, which consisted of heaw enly hash,, cake and mints. The business part of the club came last, and officers were elected for the new year as follows: president, Mrs. C. S, McLean; vice president, Mrs. J. A .Currie; treasurer, Mrs. Dauglass Smith; secretary, Mrs. E. D. McGougan. Also a constitution was adopted by the club. The club has started forth on the new year with renewed courage and ambition and we feel sure that we are going to be able to accomplish more during 1926 than ever ‘before in the history of the club. Mrs. Robert Monroe returned last week from Rocky Mount after spend ing several weeks with her daughter Mrs. P, P. Hall. • Belgium Mourns At Bier of Cardinal Mercier Great Crowds Stand Patently With Tear-Dimmed Eyes—Messages From Roth the Great and the Humble of Earth. Malines, Belgium, Jan. 24.—(AP)— Belgium mourned today at the bier of Cardinal Mercier, kindly, fighting priest, who in the dire days of Ger man domination rose from compara tive obscruity to give the country courage to resist and hope for deliv erance. ' Great crowds stood patiently out side the arch-episcopal palace, with tear-dimmed eyes, or filed slowly past the couch, where the body of the cardinal lay, clad in robes of violet, with mitre upon the head, and the cardinals great gold cross upon his breast. Many in that slow procession were wounded veterans of the war, some limping painfully. And while thous ands at Malines bade him farewell, messages poured in from rulers, the great and humble people of the four comers of the earth, some of them from Germany, expressing the sor row which the world feels at the pass ing of the "Apostle of Peace.” The American secretary of state, hVank B. Kellogg, sent a message in behalf of President Coolidge, which Ambassador Phillips hastened to de liver to the king and the prelate’s family, gathered about the death bed. It made reference to the indomnita ble courage of Cardinal Mercier, his unfailing championship of the best in terests of humanity, which had truly 'made the world better. It was only one of many similar messages which evoked a note of appreciation through, out Belgium. Today there was an expression of profound peace upon the cardinal’s face, but suffering of the last two weeks, had left deeply graven lines, and friends found a change almost beyond belief. Throughout the day the “Black Nuns” of Malines kept the death watch; they will be on duty until tho burial Thursday. Until then also the great bell of Malines cathe dral will toll the funeral knell thrice daily at six o’clock in the morning, noon and 7 o’clock in the evening. The bells of all the other churches will join in the solemn tribute. TEN YEAR FARM LOANS IN SUMS FROM $1,000 TO $100,000 LOWEST COST TO BORROWER PREPAYMENT PRIVILEGES ON ANY INTEREST DATE APPLY TO LEE AND LEE, ATTYS, i * LUMBERTON, N. C. POSTOFFICE MAY . BEMOVEDSOON Likely That Johnson Building Will be | New Home—Competitive Bids Have Been Sought—Buddie's Parlor May Move to McLeod Building—McLel Ian Store Has Lease on Building Now Occupied by Post-office. __ * MOVING WITHIN 10 DAYS. Postmaster I. L. McGill announced Saturday that the local post-office would likely be moved to new quart ers during the next 4Q days and although bids have been asked by the postal department, it is thought the new location will be in the Johnson building, formerly occupied by tho First National hank, corner of Elm i\nd f1 ifth. opposite the court house. In case the Johnson building is ac cepted by the government it will necessitate Mr. G. Badger McLeod moving the parlor he has been con ducting, and he is planning to move to the McLeod building formerly oc cupied by the Klectrik-Maid Bake shop. It is understood that McLellan’s five and ten cent store lias leased the building now occupied by the postoffice and after remodeling is done will occupy the building they are now in and the other building. t ( W. J. McDonald Die* At Home At Wakulla Prominent Farmer Dies at Wakulla —Twice Republican Candidate for Congress. Fayetteville, Jan. 24.—William J. McDonald, wealthy farmer, capitalist; and well known figure in politics of the< Sixth Congressional district, died at one o'clock this morning at his [country home at Waukulla, Robeson county, after an illness of two months. Mr. McDonald was a native of Fayetteville and though he had been engaged in farming in Robeson for a number of years he always regard | ed this city as his home. His funeral will be conducted here tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock from the First i Presbyterian church. He was a member of Center Pfes ! byterian church in /Robeson county. Mr. McDonald was twice a candidate for Congress on the Republican tick et, opposing Representative Homer 1 L. Lyop in the last two elections, and I was expected to be a candidate again j this year. He had a large, personal ! following in the district, and bis pop ularity madt. him at all times a con siderable factor in politics. Mr. McDonald was in many ways a remarkable man. He was entirely a self-made man and worked his way up to wealth and influence bjr un ceasing energy and determination. He was an intensely loyal friend and the soul of generosity. He is survived by Mrs. McDonald, who was his second wife, and one child, eleven months old. MR. ALLEN L. LAMB Funeral Services *For Well-Known Farmer Held Yesterday at Hog Swamp Baptist Churchy Funeral services for Mr. Allen L. Lamb, 51, who died Friday at the Baker sanatorium herc following an illness of several weeks, were con 1 ducted yesterday in Hog Swamp Baptist church by Rev. I. E. WiBhart. Interment was made in the family burying ground. Deceased was a well known farm er, and had a large number of friends and relatives throughout the county. At the time of his 'death he was superintendent of a farm belonging to Mr. A. T. McLean of Lumberton. Surviving are his widow and 6 chil dren. Mr. R. C. Carol 1 of Lumberton R. 2 was among the visitors in town Saturday. Mrs. J. T. Wilkins and son, Wood row, of Allenton, .were Lumberton visitors Saturday. —One ui the largest crowds ever attending court here \yere present this morning and heard an able and eloquent charge to the grand jury by Judge F. A. Daniels of Goldsboro, pre ; siding judge. -Considerable damage was done to a light post and a highway sign in front of the court house late last j night when struck by a Ford car driven by a Miss'Jones from Bladen boro. With Miss Jones at the time of the accident was a Mr. 'Cole from Pembroke. The amount of damages was paid to the eity officers,, and no | charges were preferred. ---- Cotton Market Middling cotton is quoted oh the | local market today at 1U cents the \ pound. • EARLY SEED RYE ABRUZZJ, the fast growing rye. Nice seed. $2. bushel.' Delivered anywhere in 5 bu. lots. FLOYD BROS. MARKET Fairmont, N. C. ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS ~ Kiwanis lunch Tuesday at Lor irainc at t p. m. A program ia being , arranged. , —The order of the Easter Star will meet Thursday night in the Ma sonic hall at 7:30. —There will be an old-time fox, chase Wednesday night, beginning at the old Townsend place on the Lum berton-Rowland road. I —Circle No. 5 of the First Baptist church will meet Wednesday after noon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. J. M. McCall um, Third street. —Mrs. Romulus Hedgpeth will en tertain the Woo club at the home of her mother. Mr*. W. 0. Thompson, ; Chestnut street Wednesday afternoon at 3 30. —Messrs. T. C. Barnes and L. M. Garner of the firm of Stephens ft Barnes returned Friday night from High Point, where they attended the tenth semi-annual furniture show. —The regular meeting of the Robe son county pension board will be ihyld in the court house here next Monday, according to Clark of Court C. B. Skipper. —The condition of Mr, Frank Mc Leod, who is undergoing special treatment iti the Charlotte sanator ium. Charlotte, ia reported as very much more favorable than it had been for a week. —High and low local thermometer reading*, and rainfall in inches last four days: 21 nt—<54-35-0; 22nd—58 38-0; 23d—53-39-0; 24th—49-26-0. ; Same day# last year: 21st—08-51-0; 22d—65-42-01; 23d—42-20-0; 24th— 47-28-0. " • —Circle No. 1 of the W. M. S, of ! Chestnut Street Methodist church will meet with Mrs. John C. Fuller, Elm street, at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday, and at the same hour Circle No, 2 will meet with Mrs. Daisy W. Jenkins, : East Sixth street. —Rev. Carl Gaddy, evapgelist, who I conducted a series of meeting in the ; court house here last week, preached j to a small crowd last night, and an ! nounced that services would continue throughout this week at 7:30 ,p. m. daily. *—Mr. Ira Wilkin* of Bellamy is suf fering with knife wounds alleged to have been inflicted late last night by a Mr. Speight, who lives near Bel lamy. Officers have searched for Speight but no'arrest hove been and details of the affair have not been | learned. About 30 stitches were re quired to close the wounds of Mr. Wilkins, but bis condition is not con sidered serious. —Dr, T. C. Johnson left Saturday night for Rochester, Minn., where he will spend a few weeks taking spe cial post-graduate work in major 1 surgery in the Mayo Brothers hospi tal. Dr, Johnson will arrive in Roch ester Tuesday and has promised to advise The Robeeonian as to the con dition of Dr. R. C. Beaman, of Tar boro, former pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, who is un dergoing special treatment there. —Master Ira Bullard Jr. is in the Baker sanatorium suffering with a ; fractured bone in one of his legs as i the result of a horse he was riding '< falling on him. The accidogt occurred I on Carthage road, near - tp*. home of Mr. Johnnie McNeill's, and accord ing to those who saw it, the horse ‘ was following close behjUid a truck. 1 which stopped suddenly jiiif the horse ! slipped on the pavement 'the unfor tunate boy falling partly underneath. —A few issues ago a Lumberton : man advertised for a dog he had loat. I A few hours after the advertisement was broadcast a dog wag gent to the advertiser, who Bays advertising in i The Robesonian certainly, docs pay, as the dog which he red#jfred in an ; swer to his advertisement was a much larger and finer dog than the i one he lost. Dr. T. C. Johnson was ; the advertiser and has told The Robe i sonian that he would like to keep the dog, but his dog eouldn’t have grown | that much larger and finer, and the , 1 dog will be returned to the man who had found another dog. I j —Mrs. W. B. Crumpton was i brought home by Supt. Crumpton | Saturday night from the Charlotte sanatorium, Charlotte, where she un derwent a serious operation on Jan uary 14. Mrs. Crumpton will be eon | fined to bed for some time and it probably will be 6 or 8 months be fore she regains , her health and strength, physicians at the sanator ium told Mr. Crumpton, but she is on the road to recovery. Mr. Crump ton found Mr. Frank McLeod of Lum j berton, who has been a patient at i the sanatorium for 3 weeks, much more cheerful Saturday than he had | been and looking forward to every mail to get news from the folks in his home town. WE ARE PLEASED" with the work our new Dry Cleaning plant is turning out. YOU WILL BE PLEASED with your clothea if you send them to us. WE PRESS WHILE YOU WAIT 1 LUMBERTON DRY CLEANING CO. Phone 94