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W. J. COUNCIL OFFERS
FOR UNSLAIMK
Red Springs Man is Candidate foi
^Dywer Hoasd of Genera! AssemM:
—W. C. Brown Out for Recorder.
Mr. W. J Councii prominent mer
chant and farmer of Red Springs
fofmaiiy announces in this issue d!
The Rdbcsonian his candidacy for th(
Democratic nomination as a membe]
of the lower house of Gte legislature
from Robeson. Mr. Council is now
serving his second term as a membe]
? of the board of county commission
ers and is well and favorably knowr
throughout the county.
Also Mr. \V. C. Brown announce:
himself a candidate for Democrats
nomination for the office of recordet
of the Fairmont district, to succeed
Recorder A. S. Thompson.
Cumberton-F airmont
Road Grading Will
Be In Next Letting
Letting March 20 by Highway Com
mission Will Include 121 Miles at
$2,000,000.
grading of the highway from Lum
berton to Fairmont, 10.51 miles, is
included in the highway- letting for
March 30, announced Friday by the
State Highway commission. -
Around $2 000.000 will be involved
in the 13 projects, which include con
strhction of 121.23 miies of highway
with 47.25 miles hard surface, 7.6 top
soil, and 66.35 miies grading.
Contracts will be let for the grad
ing on 11.51 miles from the Harnett
county line toward Raleigh. The
longest stretch of road will be 13.73
miies of sand asphait in Hoke county
from Raeford to the Moore county
line. In Granville county, 8.68 miles
of hard-surface will be constructed
from Hester to the Durham county
line,
Other contracts for hard-surface on
which bids will be received are: 7.65
mites in Camden county from South
Mills to the Virginia State line; 6.04
miles in IredeH county from the Ire
dell county line to Salisbury; 5.41
miles In Rutherford county from the
Henderson county line toward Ruth
erfordton. and 4.76 miies from Weav
ersviiie toward Asheviiie.
Contracts for a top soil road 7.6
miles in length, will be received in
Moore and Montgomery counties be
tween the H&hpmnd county line and
West End. In Stanly county con
tracts for grading/ 13.36 ^mi]es be
tween Albemarle and the Rowan
county line win be received.
Other grading contracts include:
lf.55 miies in Jones county between
Trenton and the Lenoir county iine;
8.34 miles in Halifax county between
Scotland Neck and the Martin county
line, and 11.11 miles in Rockingham
county between the Virginia iin^ and
Mayodan.
New Hospital Will Open
Wednesday Morning
Thompson Memorial Replaces Thomp
son Hospital Destroyed by Fire
November H, 1924.
Thompson Memorial hospital, one
of the best equipped institutions of
its kind in the Eastern part of North
Caroiina, wili open Wednesday, ac
cording to statement made Sat
urday by Dr. T. C. Johnson, superin
tendent
It was hoped that the opening couid
be made today, but on account of the
installation of an eievator and fur
ther tests of electricai equipment it
was postponed until Wednesday. The
new hospital Is the result of the or
ganization Of* a corporation foliow
ing the disastrous fire November 11,
1924, which completely destroyed the
Thompson hospital located on the
comer of East Fourth and Walnut
streets. The new building, located on
the corner of Eaqt Fifth and Cedar
streets, is a crdMit to this entire sec
tion of the State.
—No services were held at Chest
nut Street Methodist church yester
day on account of not being able to
heat the building, a shipment of hard
coa!, the oniy kind that can be used
in the furnace there, having failed to
arrive.
—Mrs. W. L. Daughtery is among
those from here attending the mis
sionary council of the Southern Meth
odist church in session in Raleigh.
—Me Lacy McKenzie, who has
been si(k for the past week at his
home on East Fourth street, was able
to sit up this morning and expects to
be able bp yet out this week.
Cotton Market
Middling cotton is quoted on the
local market today at 17 1-2 cents the
pound.
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. ATT YS,
M1MBE8T0N N. C.
* *
*
A DECADE AGO.
'
* How Time Does F!y.
'* Cotton, H cents the pound,
i* Dr. T. L. Northrop of St. Paui
* dies in sanatorium in Charlotte.
* Robeson county's death rate
* shows 13 deaths per thousand
* persons, and birth rate shows 29
* per thousand. *
* TEN YEARS BEFORE THAT
* _
j* Cotton, 10.60 cents the pound;
; * eggs 15 cents the dozen.
* Parkton iadies give edSoyable
; * entertainment and realize nearly
* $100 for Confederate monument
* fund.
* Mr. John D. McNeill Sr., 99
'* years old, dies at . home near
* Rennert.*.1 .
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King Winter Gives
Way To Springtime
Forty Days Since Ground Hog Made
Hasty Retreat—Sunshine and
Laughter Follow Saturday's Snow
I —Merchants and Business Men Ex
perience B!ue Saturday But Sun
' shine Brings New Energy.
I Last night ended the disagreeable
; weather, according to the beiief that
i 40 days of bad weather may be ex
i pected after February 2nd provided
j the ground hog sees his shadow, aii
; of which has been fairly correct. Sat
urday's light snowfall reminded one
that winter was still here, but yester
day the sun's rays were like arrows
and bayonets driving the old man
away and beckoning the warmth of
spring, just around the corner.
Saturday morning Lumberton mer
chants as a rule were blue. The trade
during the week had been less than
norma!, and everyone had hoped for
a beautiful, clear day, when it was*
expected sales would run high, but
when the sun disappeared about 10
o'clock and the cold, north wind
whistled bringing with it still deeper
and blacker clouds, clerks began to
yawn and the proprietors became rest
less.
But now it's a different story. Thej
sunshine in all its glory is here. The
tobacco plants have stood the ordeal
well, and the time of renewal of en
ergy for greater endeavor is at hand.
The old world is rocking right along
seemingly proud in its new dress of
many colors, the birds bringing a
message of good cheer and happy!
prosperity. NOW IS THE TIME TOl
ADVERTISE, and the best way is in
The Robesonian.
An Irish Party At
McDonald March 17
_
j 1*. T. A. Will Entertain Wednesday ^
at 7:30 P. M.—Epidemic of Chick !
enpox.
By V. O. Turner
McDonald, March 15—At McDonald
! school Wednesday, March 17th, 7:30
i p. m., "An Irish Party!" Everybody
invited. Admission 10 cents.
Program: Rocky Road To Dubiin;
Irish Potato Relay; The Jaunting Car;
Rhyming Pat; skit (Greenie and Pad
dy) the Irish twins; Pat, the versatiie;
The Fasion Taik; Irish music; Re
freshments—-Parent-Teacher's asso
ciation.
Quite an epidemic of Chickenpox
is making the rounds among the
school children.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Britt and fam
ily of Wilmington are spending the
week-end here with Mr. Britt's par
ents. They are on their way to Ashe,
i viile, where they are moving from
i Wiimington.
! Mesdames Mary J. Davis and Lovic
! Parker and Mrs. Davis' son- Foster
M., left Saturday to visit Mrs. J. T.
; Lytch at Laurinburg.
_.
Car Trouble Kept Judge Varser From
His Engagement.
Former Associate Justice L. R.
Varser was scheduled to speak before
law students and other interested
members of the university rtt. lent
body at Chapel Hill Frida* at neon
on, "Some Phases of Practice in the
Superior Courts of North Carolina",
but was prevented from filling his
engagement by car trouble. Judge
Varser and Mr. Carl Pridgen left
i Lumber ton at 6 p. m. Thursday, ex
acting to spend the night in Raleigh,
but car trouble developed by the time
they reached Fayetteville. A garage
man promised to have the car ready
for them to resume the journey from
Fayetteville Friday morning, but fail
ed to do so or to notify Judge Varser
in time for hint to make other ar
rangements. The address will be
made at a later date, which has not
yet been set.
AUTO ELECTRICIAN
EXPERT MECHANIC
AH Automobile Electrical and General
Repair Work done promptly.
OLIVER BROS.
236 Elm St.. Lumberton (former
Studehaker place)
'COME"
to Moore's Gift Shop
West 3rd. St„ Phone 454.
National Bank Building.
Saturday * Snow Broke
Local March Record*
Bat It DM Not Equal the 2 1-2 Inchea
Snowfall of Ap^O 3, 1915—Snow
Swept Over South for Second Time
During the Week.
Snow which feU fast and furiously
here for severs! hours Saturday after
noon broke known records for March
but was surpassed on April 3, 1915
when the records of Mr. B. M. Davis,
!oca! weather man- show that two
and one ha!f inches of snow fel! here.
The record for Saturday was 1.50
inches, with .08 inches of rain. Tem
perature records show a minimum of
27 and maximum of 53 on Saturday,
18th, and minimum of 19^ maximum
43, yesterday. These figures compare
with 52 and 75 for March 13 !ast year
and 61 and 81 for last March 14th.
For the first 14 days of March this
year the maximum was 65 on the 1st,
the minimum 19 on the 14th; !ast
year, the maximum was 85 on the
9th, minimum. 26 on the 4th.
Saturday's snowfati was the second
of the week over the South. An As
sociated Press summary Saturday
night gave the following:
Treading close on the heels of the
annua! festival announcing the burst
ing of buds in the Southern peach
belt, winter touched the South again
today with snowy fingers, leaving icy
temperatures ami patches of snow.
The backward glance marked the
first time this season that Columbia
S. C., had experienced snow. North
Alabama, Northern Georgia and East
ern Tennessee and mountainous and
centra! North Carolina, South Caro
lina, and Virginia, however, exper
ienced their second taste within a
week.
Wiimington, N. C., experienced the
first flurry of snow this afternoon in
two years.
The snow invaded the Shreveport
training camp of the Chicago Amer
icans carrying witlrit a temperature
of 40.
Freezing temperatures were re
corded over a wide area with Louis
ville touching 17 degrees and pros
pecting for the mercury taking a
spring dive tomorrow.
Richmond thermometers went to
25, Nashville to 26, Charlotte to 27
and Memphis and Fort Smith to 28.
Little Rock, Knoxville * and Chatta
nooga were below the freezing mark.
While lower temperatures Were re
corded in the Southern section of
Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisana, the mer
cury was well above freezing.
ROWLAND NEWS
Play at High School Auditorium Tues
day Evening—Movements of the
People.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rowland, March 15—Miss Elizabeth
Bracey is doing nicely following an
operation for appendicitis at Baker's
sanatorium at Lumberton.
Miss AHie Bird McKinnon of Lum
berton spent last week-end with her
mother, Mrs. Allie McKinnon.
Mrs. J. McN. Smith attended the
Methodist convention at Raleigh last
week.
Miss Lucia Mae Mc-Calium after
s/ending a few weeks with her moth,
er, Mrs. Lucia McCallum. has return-^
ed to Belmont- where she teaches in
the graded school.
vwuy waru nas returneu trom
Florence infirmary, where he went for
treatment last week.
Mr. J. E. Lytch, who holds a posi
tion with Lumberton Drug Co. spent
iast week-end with relatives.
Mrs. Bertha Rogers and littie daugh.
ter, Marion, and Miss Della Mae
Smith were Lumberton visitors iast
Wednesday. <
Messrs. J. H. McArn and J. Brown
Buiiock spent a few days of iast week
in Charlotte.
Mr. Dave Fuller of Lumberton was
a Rowland visitor Saturday.
Mrs. J. H. MeAm returned Satur
day from Charlotte sanatorium, where
she had her tonsils removed.
Mrs. T. E. Haie and Mrs. McKay
Martin were Dillon visitors Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Rosalie Lytch who spent a
few days with her mother, Mps. Mil
ton Lytch, has returned to New York
to resume her studies in music.
"Second Childhood " given by some
members of the Dillon high school
faculty, promises to be a very inter
opting feature Tuesday.evening at t,he
Rowland school auditorium. A large
attendance is hoped for. Proceeds go
to the Woman's ciub. *
Mr. Howard Martin of Bennetts
viile spent last week-end) with rela
tives. * ^
Miss Grace Meeks, who visited Dr.
and Mrs. W. E. Evans for a few weeks,
left last week for Rocky Mount
where she will visit friends and rela
tives.
MONEY TO LEND
ON IMPROVED FARM LANDS
SEE
FRANK McNEILL,
McLeod Building.
LUMBERTON, N. C.
Fairmont 7th Grader*
Get Out Good Paper
Y.ung Edit*** Shew Ta!ea^-Mra.
Mar)pw#t Jan^ih# Ceiehratea 8!at
' Birthday—Othdr Becia! Hema—Lit.
tie Doria MeCoradch in Extrenda.
THE BEAUTiFtL" WELCOMED
By Mrs. H G. iaman.
Fairmont March 15—Dark tow hung
clouds which seemed to rest on*the
housetops for support settted over
} the town and community Saturday
about noon. By k o'clock hatt and
sleet were beginning to fat! and chit
dren (many who aye children at heart
j only) wished it would keep right on.
The hail and sleet very soon took the
' form of great big snowflakes and for
jan hour it came so thick and fast
! that some wondered how long it could
! keep that rate and^the, coal supply
i hold out. AH afternoons snowed, but
jthe ground was so w^t and the wind
blowing such a gale that only a light
i covering stayed on the ground and
! housetops.
; The "Echo," a little publication got
ten out by members of the 7th grade,
with the assistance of the teacher,
Mrs. Eglecia, has made its appearance
and it shows much talent for begin
ners, especially Edith Byrne, art edi
tor, some picture^ which are original
are very good for iher. The paper is
printed by means of a hectograph
which was paid for by the seliing of
candy in th„ ioWer grades, and is be
ing used in connection with the Eng
lish studies. The stt)ff inciudes Eliza
I beth Mftcheii, editor-in-chief. Edith
i Byrne, art editor, Eisie Taylor, class
j reporter, Linwood Ricks, business
manager, Hal Alford, jokes, and Roxie
j Puiley, printer.
, The staff of the Echo entertained
, the members of the 7th grade Friday
[from 5:30 till 7:30 at the home of
Linwood Ricks, business manager, on
North Main street. Mrs. Eglecia led
all the games and contests, after
which they were served deiicious
sandwiches and fudge. The party did
not break up untii after they had at
tended the moving pictures at the
school buiiding. Their first attempt
! at entertaining was as successful as
their "Echo's"
Miss Clementine Stephens was host
.ess Friday night to members of the
I younger set at her home on Walnut
avenue and Lumhertpn road. The house
was prettily decorated for the occa
sion. As the guests arrived progres
sive conversation was enjoyed, after
which games, contests and music pre
I dominated. The hostess, assisted by
Misses Mary McDaniei, Hollis Pitt
man, Pearl Lewis and Nettie Jen
kins, served gelatin and wafers.
Doris, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Worth McCorntic, was car
ried Friday to the Baker sanatorium
in a critical condition and little hope
I is entertained for her recovery.
Mrs. Margaret Jenkins, affection
ately known as "Mrs. Mag", cele
brated her 81st. birthday Friday,
March 12. at the home of her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Jenkins, of the Center com
munity. All of her children w^e pres
ent and she received many pretty and
useful gifts. This was the first day
Mrs. Jenkins had been to the table
since early last fall. It will be re
membered that she was seriously ill
for several weeks in the fall and af
ter cold weather Came she was afraid
to go out of her room, but now she is
about ready for springtime.
Only about 25 ladies attended the
silver tea given by the U. D. C. at
the home of Mrs. E. J. Chambers
Friday afternoon. A very delightful
programme, consisting of piano and
vocal solos, was given by Mrs. A. H.
Hayes, Misses Magenta Lassiter and
Mary Ethel Lewis. Delicious coffee
and sandwiches were served.
At the Woman's Missionary union
Wednesday afternoon in the Baptist
church those present enjoyed the re
ports given by Mesdames Johnson,
Lanier and Teague of the annua! W
M. U. meeting which they attended
in Raleigh. Mesdames Belle Baker and
O. L Floyd also attended.
The condition of Miss Mary Lee,
who was at one time thought to be
fatally injured in the wreck which
cost Mr. E. Gary Mitchell and Miss
Minnie Bryant their lives- was very
much improved Friday and stated
that she would be in the hospital an-!
other three weeks.
Rev. Carl Gaddy is holding a re
vival meeting in the Jones warehouse.
Air. Gaddy recently closed a meeting
in Lumberton.
Mr. Alton McCall, who had been
in Florida far the past several months,
<s nowtnt home with his father, Mr.
J D. McColl.
Aiesdames Alice Brice, George L.
Grantham and C. A. Floyd. Miss Mar
gie Brice and brother, Mr. Clayton
Brice, spent Saturday in Fayetteville.
Air. R. L. Thompson went Friday
to Sanatorium, where he will spend
LET'S GO TO THE BEST PRESS
ING CLUB, FOLKS.
Why! Because you smeH no gasoline
there. Hows That. They Don't Use It.
FAULTLESS DRY CLEANING
John D. Purvis, Mgr.
Phone 38
CaHih&n Convicted of
Second Degree Murder
Slayer of Herbert Walton at Abbotts
borg Geta 7 to 14 Teara in State
Prison—Ko Eye-Witnesses to Kill
ing—Three in Made by Calllhan
Strongest Evidence for Conviction
Eiizabothtown. March 15—A B!a-,
den county jury late Thursday aftor
! noon returned a verdict of guilty of
! murder in the second degree, and Ar
! thur Cailihan, charged with the kilt
ing of Herbert W. Waiton at Abbotts
burg on the night of December 7, was
given a minimum sentence of 7 years
and a maximum of 14 in the State
prison by Judge Frank A. Daniels of
Goldsboro, who presided herb over a
week's term of criminal court in this
county. In passing sentence, the
judge stated that the jury was fuiiy
justified in returning the verdict that
it did and gave it as his opinion that
if a!! the facts were disclosed a dif
ferent light would be thrown on the
' homicide.
The*trial of Callil/an began Wed
nesday morning when a special venire
of fifty men was summoned to ap
pear. The whole morning was spent
in selecting a jury, each side chal
lenging several jurors, hut with the
defense taking the lead. When court
reconvened after iunch, the state be
gan with its evidence, and the !ast
! testimony had been offered when
court adjourned iate in the after,
noon.
t The defense was represented by J
Alden Lyon, of Elizabethtown, David
Sinclair, of Wiimington. and J. B.
Clark, of Fayetteville while Solicitor
T. A. McNeil! was assisted in the
prosecution by H. H. Ciark, of Eliza
bethtown and H. E. Stacy, of Lum
berton.
Four Ballots T^ken.
The case was given to the jury at
3:30 after the argument of the six
attorneys and a 42-minute charge by
Judge Daniels. At 5:50 the jury fiied
in for more instructions from the
judge, and ten minutes latbr the ver
dict was rendered Four baiiots were
taken during the two hours and a half
the jury had the case, the first two
being four for first degree murder,
the third, one for first degree and
eleven for second.
Waiton was kiiied when he return
ed home from Lumberton unexpected
iy and found CaHihan in a privy on
his premises. The evidence was that
Waiton had told his mother to tell
CaHihan to stay off his premises
while he was away and that when
informed of what Walton said Callt
han replied with an oath that he
would go when he pleased and that if
Walton jumped before him he was
going to shoot him. A witness from
Robeson county, G. W. Dowless of
St. Paul, testified that CaHihan had
made threats against the life of Wal
ton nearly three years ago after the
former had been arrested for aban
donment of his wife.
CaHihan admitted the shooting, but
claimed he shot in self defense, that
he was being attacked by some one
who beat him on the head, and that
he shot without knowing whom he
shot. The gun, he claimed, had just
been repaired, and he whs taking it
Home when the homicide occurred.
There were no eye witnesses to the
murder.
BANQUET TOMORROW NIGHT
FOR CALIFORNIA TRIP GIRLS
Lorraine Hotel W^l! Be Scene of Af
fair—Moving Pictures and Slides
To Be Shown at Pastime.
Tomorrow night in the Lorraine ho
tel banquet hall about 30 contestants j
for two free trips to California will i
enjoy a banquet given by the mer-;
chants staging the contest. Follow
ing the banquet, beginning at 9 ^
o'clock, a 3-reel picture will be shown
at the Pastime theatre for the benefit
of the contestants.
The picture has a love story in con
nection with scenes of California and
the show is open to everyone, the usu- j
al price of admission being charged, j
except to the contestants, who will go
to the theatre from the hotel. Ap
proximately 300 slides showing other
beautiful scenes along the route will
be shown. It is expected that a repre
sentative of the Reeves Tours Co.
will be present to address the contes
tants at the banquet, and lecture!
while the slides are being shown.
Recorder's Court.
As the result of an arrest made
Saturday night by town officers, W.j
C. Cain of Bladen county entered a
plea of nolo contendere in Recorder
P. S. Kornegay's court this morning
to charges of being drunk and poss
essing whiskey. He was taxed a total
of $46.40. Will Hughes, who was driv-i
ing the car in which Cain was riding,
was found guilty of driving a car
while under the influence of whiskey,
possessing and transporting whiskey.
He paid a total of $146.20.
some time taking treatment.
Mr. Wesley Andrews spent a day
and night with his mother, Mra.j
Nathan Andrews. Mr. Andrews is
owner and manager of an up-to-date:
drug store in GoMsboro.
The Fideiis ciass wiii hoid its reg
ular monthiy socia! and business
meeting Monday night, March 22nd
at the home of Mrs. Fannie Ricks, j
Let each member try to be present. !
SPECIAL
2$ 4-40 Fisk Baiioon
On)y $44.95
Prest O.Lite Coiunfbia Battery
Ford Size $11.95 ^
WILLIAMSON MOTOR CO.
ST. PAUL NEWS
Kevivai Meeting at Methodist Church
Continues—American Legion A as
iiiary Meets—B. Y. P. U. Bociai—
Tribute to Rev. Jas. J Harreil.
Deceased.
By Bess# C. Johnson.
St. Paut, March 15—The American
Legion aaxiiiary met Thursday eve
ning at the home of Miss Clyde Fish
er. Owing to the incicmency of the
weather oniy a smaii number were
present. Foiiowing the basiness ses
sion deiicious frait saiad was served.
Mrs. Worth Wiiiiamson hoids the of
fice as president of the aaxiiiary.
On Tuesday evening iast week
members of the B. Y P. U. of the
ioca! Baptist church enjoyed a deiight
fui socia! function in the church par
!or from 7:30 to 10:30. Numerous
games were participated in, the pas.
tor, Rev. L. Sasser, and Mrs. Mar
jaiine Toiar Deans assisting with the
entertainment. A number were in at
tendance and as the affair was near
ing a conclusion, biock cream and
cake were served.
News seems to bs some what
scarce just at this particular time.
Quite a number of infiuenza patients
are reported in various sections of the
town, None, however, are danger
ously sick, that we know.
The revival meeting in charge of
the pastor, Rev. J. A. Dailey, with
ReV. J. C. Coston of Hendersonviiie
as song ieader, very interestingly pro.
gresscs at the local M. E. church and
will possibly continue thru another
week, as per previous announcement.
In a recent issue of the Christian
Observer n beautiful tribute was paid
Rev. James J. Harrell, M. D., a form
er St. Paulonian, familiarity known
among old friends as "Joe", in a
sketch of his life by A. G. Buckner
of Clio, S. C. His death occurred very
suddenly of endocarditis, on Dec. 28th
1825, at Bessemer City, N. C. the
scene of his last work. Deceased was
the eldest son of the late Hugh Har
rell and Mary Ann Carlisle was bom
July 3rd, 1857, In the St. Paul com
munity. Mrs. Will McLiean of near
town, a sister, is among the survivors.
Mr. Buckner speaks very highly of
Mr. Harrell as an expounder of the
gospel atMl as quoted from his sketch
was of that class of pastors who are
not only honored for their work's
sake, but who are personally lovable,
being loved in his congregations and
in social intercourse as well. His brief
work as a missionary was terminated
by a pecuiiar climatic fever, which
caused him and his wife, Margaret
Mclver Harrell, to return from Brazil.
In America he preached for nearly
30 years in the following pastorates =
Philadeiphia church; Mint Hill, N.
C.; Williams Memorial near Char
lotte; West Minister, S. C.; McCoil,
S. C., and Bessemer City, N. C., hav
ing erected a new church building at
the latter place, where he was located
when his useful life came to a close.
Mrs. Harreil preceded her husband
to the grave only a few months, and
of the immediate family two daugh
ters, Misses Rena C., and Mary H.
Harreli, survive. \
BasebaH Season WiH
Open Here Wednesday
Local and Fairmont Highs Will Stage
First Came at Fairground on 17th
at 4 P. M.—Game With Fayetteville
Here Friday.
SOME FINE MATERIAL HERE.
(i!y Georg, B. Lay)
Lumberton highs open the baseball
season Wednesday at the fairgrounds
with the Fairmont highs as opponents
and on Friday take on the Fayette
ville team at the same field. Both
games are to start at 4 o'clock.
The locals have been working out
hard during the past week under
Coach T. S. Cheek's direction and as
sisted by Mr. Brunson. The infield w ill
probably be composed of the follow
ing: David Bryan, catcher; Boyd
Goodyear, pitcher, Bud Baker, first;
Archie MeLdan or Bob Bass, second;
Pitt Allen third. George Bryan, short.
The following ape^rying for the
heaving jd&f Biff Jones, Walter Ed
wards, Boyd Goodyear and Dewey
Lytton. Mr. Cheek is figuring on us
ing Bill Pope and pitchers in the
outer gardens and has a long list of
prospective fielders in the making.
The squad at present is composed of
between 40 and 50 boys who have
been hard at it each day at the field
Batting practice under the batting
cage has been in order, while much
stress has been put on fielding and
team-play in the infield. This week
Mr. Cheek will stress the finer points
of the game and drill his team on
bunting, double plays, and so forth.
Some mighty fine material apparent
ly has been found and there is no
reason why L. H. S. should not go a
long way in the State series this year.
Mr. Wright We^t of Lumberton R.
5 was a visitor in town today.
TIRE SALE
30x3 1-2 Cord Tires $10.00 Cash
* FULLER'S SERVICE STATION
Lumberton, N. C
hems Of Loca! News
—PosaiMy one reason there is no
anew to be found today is that the
boys and girts throw it aR away in
snowbai.s Saturday.
Purina the month of February
only six iicensts to marry were is
sued from the office of register of
deeds of Robeson county.
—Mrs. B B. ifodge of Rowland
was operated on for acute appendi
citis at the Baker sanatorium yester
day and is getting atong niceiy.
—Mr. A. L. Stone of Lumberten R.
4, who was a Lumberton visitor tMa
morning, reports much sickness with
infiuenza in his neighborhood. Mr.
W^ Q. Britt is quite sick.
—in Thursday's Robesonian it was
stated that Mr. K, I Lewis and fam
iiy were moving into the residenco of
Mr. Cntiar Moore, it shouM have
been Mr. R. !. Waiter and famiiy. .
—The condition of Mrs. K. M.
Biggs, who had been a patient at the
Baker sanatorium for ii weeks, is
somewhat improved, and she was abk
to go to her home on Pine street Sat
urday.
—Mns. J. N. Gutton, who spent
some time in the Baker sanatorium
here undergoing hpecisi trestnsent,
was abie to ieave for her home in
Kiizahethtown this morning.
—Mr. David Reid Regan returned
yesterday to his home in Atianta,
Ga., after attending the funera! here
of his mother, Mrs. EHza Regan. He
arrived iast Monday and with hia
mother when she died.
—Rev. J. A. Daiiy, pastor of the St
Paui Methodist chnrch, and Mr. J
C. Coston, singer, who is assisting
Mr. Daiiy in a series of meetings a^
St. Pani, spent Friday afternoon in
Lumberton.
—Mr. ami Mrs. Louis StovaH wil*
move the first of Aprii to Sheiby
where Mr. Stova!!, who has been con
neeted with the Lumberton cottor
miiis office here for severe! years,
has accepted a position with Mr. May
Gardner.
—Messrs. W. B. Ivey, A. V. C
Wishart and J. L. Spivey* returned
Friday from High Point, where they
attended a meeting of officers of the
American iegion of North Carolina
They made the trip through the coun
try in Mr. Ivey's car.
—In order to keep the schools go
ing and. to properly finance the other
department of the town, the sale of .
property for taxes wiii have to be
made eariier this year than heretofore. _
It probabiy wiii be advertised daring
Apri).
—Mr. and Mrs. F. P Gray went
yesterday to Raleigh, where they
spent the day as guests of Governor
and Mrs. A. W. McLean. Master Pen
dleton and Miss Mary Isabelle Gray,
who spent the week-end as guests
in the mansion, returned with Mr. am
Mrs. Gray Iast night.
—Mr. J. C. Cariyie of R 2 from
Lumberton was in Lumberton Friday
He went to schoot oniy 3 months, hot
can name each president of the United
States, giving the nationality and
reiigion of each without a halt. Thk
he is abie to do, he says, after having
read the biography of each oniy one
time.
—Mr. Worth German- 16-year-old
hoy who was kicked on the head by
a muie a week ago Saturday, is get
ting along niceiy at the Baker sana
torium, where a piece had to be re
moved from his skuii. He is a son or; .
Mr. 3. J. German, who iives on Mr
Chariie Spivey's piaCe on R. 5 from
Lumberton.
—Doris, tittle daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. McCormick of* Fairmont
who underwent a serious operation at
the Baker sanatorium here Saturday
is imporving. Mary, tittle daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. FranK buttock of Row
land, underwent an operation Satut
day at the sanatorium for acute ap
pendicitis and her condition today is
very much improved, as is the con
dition of littie Miss Elizabeth Bracey,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Bracey
who underwent a similar operatior
Thursday.
—During the time the snow wa:
falling the thickest Saturday ar ^
India# driving a Ford touring cat
faiied to make the comer at the in
tersection of West Fifth and Elw
streets and the car rammed into th
rear of a Cadiilac standing near th
sidewalk. No damage was done t-,
the iarger car, but the Ford sufferer
a broken windshieid- hoie in radiatot
and severai bent rods. It proceeds- *
away, however, under its own pbwe*
—Automobiie was damaged whew ' ^
horse runs away with a wagon o^' '
Chestnut street thiy morning. That
it. Just the opposite
eraily happens. Mr. Emory RRmP*
of Howeilsville township was slightl
injured when he waa thrown from t
wagon on which he was riding whe
his horse started kicking and runnin
at the intersection of Third and
Chestnut streets. The horse stopped
after tearing the wagon ioose whet
the wagon atruck art automobile park
ed in front of Mr, A. H. Hinds' meat
market. The car belonging to Mr
Henry Lamb was only siightly dam
aged.
EASTEIL AI'HIL 4TH.
Order that Suit today
)23-5P up.
JOHN D. PURVIS, Tailor.