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COUNTRY. GOB ARB TBVTH.
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SUGHT CHANGES
!N OFF!C!AL VOTE
Recorder Kornegay's Majority De
creased Neariy 400 as Resoit of
Mistake in Addition—Perry Has
One Taken from His Totai of 18
Other Changes. \
Slight changes were made in th(
total votes received by the various
candidates in the county when thf
county board of elections met hert
Monday to canvass the returns of the
primary Saturday. The biggest change
was that of the vote of Recorder P
- S. Komegay of Lunibcrton, which was
reduced irom 2,432 to 2,6^6 as a re
sult of a m.stake in addition. The
' totai votes received by Jno. S. fiutier,
W. M. Oliver, W. J. Council and G. A
McKay, atl candidates for the lower
house of the state legislature, were a
few less than those given in Monday's
Kobesonian. Another outstanding fea
ture of the official count was that
the vote of Levi ferry, candidate for
sheriff of Robeson county, was re
duced from 18 to 17, a zero m the
lormec county having been taken for
a 1. Lumber Bridge neglected to vote
for U. S. Senator and a zero was re
corded for Lee S. Overman and Robert
K. Reya&lds.
The official votes for U. S. Sena
tor, recorder of the Lumberton dis
trict, and ail the county officers are
as ioiiows:
U. S. Senator—Overman 4,864,
Reynolds 1,689.
House of Representatives—Butler
3,963, Oliver 3,898, Couneii 1,962,
Shepherd 1,694, Mcivay 1,442.
Sheriff—McMiilan 6,000, Lamb 1,
314,"Stiniaw 110, Perry 17.
Register of deeds—Mrs. Eva W.
Floyd 3,835, Jas. R. McLeod 3,048, E
W. Floyd 505.
County commissioner—G. B. Sei
iers 622, Rory McNair 409.
Recoruer Lumberton district—P. S.
Kornegay 2,048, W. B. Ivey 1,171.
The official vote by townships is as
(Continued on page 7)
Mr. Daniel McLeod of
Red Spring* Passes
One of Moat Prominent Citizens of
North Robeson Dies at Ripe Old
Age.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Red Springs Presbyterian church
yesterday afternoon at five o'clock
for Mr. Daniel McLeod, one of the
oldest an# .wppH prominent citi?ep.s^pf
north Robson, v^ho, died at the ripe
age of 9^,,.ye^, Y^e^day evening.,
Death was,due. to the infirmities of
age, Mr. McLeod haying been , in,, de
clinging for sig, months^ -
The fwieral ,pervices were conduct
ed by the pastor of Mr. McLeod,. Rev.
Mr. Black. assisted hy Rev. A. P. Ste
phens of the Baptist church and Rev.
G. T. Pace. Honorary pallbearers
were officials of all of the churches
of Red Springs. A large crowd of
friends and relatives from all sections;
of Robeson and Hoke counties was j
present to pay iast tribute to their
departed relative and friend.
Deceased is survived by one daugh-;
ter, Mrs. R. S. Dickson, with whom
he iived at Red Springs, and two sons,!
Messrs. Arch and Tom McLeod of)
Georgia and-Fiorida.
RENNERT R. 1 AND MT. TABOR
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Renner,1^ June 8—Miss Kathleen
McNeiH ppturped to her home Sunday
after spending sever^i days in the
home of h^r aunt Mrs. F. L. Smith of
Tomahawk.
Mr. Archie Britt of hosiers was
a visitor .at Hr. J. P. Conoleys Sun
day p.m.
Mr. John B. McNeiH of near St.
Pauis was a visitor, in this section
Sunday. *
Messrs. James McMiiian and Mr
Pherson Buie of the Phiiadeiphus
community were in this community
Sunday p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McNeiH of
Fairmont spent Sunday afternoon
among retatives in this community
and made-a brief cai! in the home of
Mrs. McNeiH's mother, Mrs. Tiddy, of
near Phiiadeiphus. Master David,
smaii brother of Mr. McNeiH, accom
panied them home to spend a few
days.
Mr. George 0. McBroom of Red
Springs was a visitor in this section
Monday p. m.
Messrs. Robert and Hermon and
Miss Annie Ruth McNeiH were visi
tors at Tomahawk Sunday.
Miss Mary Conoiey expects to
ieave Friday of this week for Chapei
Hiii. to attend summer schooi.
This community was biessed vtith a
heavy rain iast Friday afternoon and
night. Oniy a tight shower feii
around Red Springs; crops are stiii
suffering for rain in that vicinity.
—Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm
agent, ieft this morning for New
Bern, where he wiii attend a demon
stration meeting. He expects to re
turn Saturday.
AUTO ELECTRICIAN
EXPERT MECHANIC
AH Automobiie Eiectrica! and Genera!
Repair Work done promptiy.
OLIVER BROS.
236 Eim St., Lumberton (former
Stadebnker place)
DEFEATED TWO OTHER CANDIDATES
IN PRI MARY FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
* '
I
MRS. EVA W. FLOYD was nominated for register of deeds of Robeson
county in the primary June 5, defeating two men candidates. She is the
first woman nominated for office in a primary in Robeson, though two
other .women, Mrs. W. M. Oliver of Marrietta and Mrs. G. T. Builock of
Red Springs, were declared Democratic nominees for the county board of
education without opposition, hence their names were not on the ticket.
Mrs. Floyd is now fiiiing out the term of her iate husband, M. W.
Fioyd. She is a daughter of Mr. Q. T. Wiiiiams of Lu'mberton.
Bus Wreck Near
Town This Morning
Driver Looks Back and Bus Contain
ing 12 Members of Kannapoiis Band
and Driver Plunges into Big Ditch
Near Antioch Church—No Serious
Injuries.
—
"Miss China Grove," a, StudebaAcer
bus containing a driver and twelve
members of the Kannapoiis band on
their way to Wiimington to play at
the opening of the Wiimington cause
way today, was wrecked near Antioch
church on the Biadenboro road this
morning about nine-thirty. Although
. teas turned bottom. upwards,
Honditf the Occupants were seriousiy
i hurts and the injuries of but one were
seyious enough to 'require medical at
tention "-"i ' ; '!
-, According to one of the members of
thd i band, the driver of the bus, who
was net familiar with the road, look
ed back as he turned a eurve near An
tioch, and, when he did so, the bus
plunged into the ditch on the right
of the road. The bus was going at a
rate of approximately ten nRles per
hour, spectators state, and this fact
is thought to be responsible for the
miraculous escape of all the occu
pants. Except for the tires, the bus
was almost a complete wreck.
Members of the band were taken to
Biadenboro, where they caught the
morning train for Wilmington, while
the driver came back to Lumberton.
The names of the occupants were
not learned.
Woman's Club Made $75
On Recent Chautauqua
Cashed in on Advertising Scheme—
Business of Year Finished and
1'lans Discussed—Social Hour.
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Repotted for The Robesonian.
The last regular meeting of the
Woman's club, before the fail season
begins, was held in the club house
Monday afternoon, June 7.
After a business meeting in which
plans were discussed for the coming
year and all business of the last year
finished, Mrs. J. Q. Beckwith, the
president thanked the members for
thc& co-operation in making the sil
ver tea a success and asked for a
meeting of the executive board for
the Wednesday before the first Mon
day in September.
Mrs. Johnnie L). McNeill, chairman
of the Ways and Means committee,
presented the club with a check for
$75., which she, with the very effi
cient aid, of Mrs. Eddie McNeiii, made
in an advertising scheme during the
chautauqua. She also trned over a
check for $15 to the tuberculosis fund.
After the business meeting a socia!
hour was enjoyed, during which mus
ic was furnished by Miss Lula Nor
ment. Most interesting talks were
made by Mrs. A. T. Parmele on "What
the Woman's Club of Lumberton Has
Pone," and by Mrs. Johnie L. Mc
Nei)] on "What the Woman's Club
Hopes to Do."
Mrs. A. E. White presided at the
punch bowl.
The social hour is to be a feature
of every monthly meeting.
'
Mrs. yr. H. Faulk and son, Mr.
Carl, of Fairmont, were Lumberton
visitors Monday afternoon.
"COMET
to Moore's Gift Shop
West 3rd. St., Phone 454.
Nstioaai Bank Building,
Fairmont Highway
Detour Causes Protest
Culvert Being Put in at Railroad and
Traffic on Route 70 Sent Round by
Oi! MiM, Causing 5 to 10 Minute
Deiay—Loca! People Want Shorter
Detour. -— r - '
!
i Lumberton people are objecting to
a detour for all traffic on route 70
from Lumberton to Fairmont which
sends all vehicles round by the oil
mill, causing a delay of from five to
ten minutes, and are bringing pres
sure to bear upon the highway en
gineers to provide a shorter detour.'
The detour ^tas q^is^d ^By 'the^d^'
stallation of a culvert n,e^r*.^e^^^
road on route 70, ^jork on
digging a ditch f^r the
and engineers state that,/the , wptiltj
'there will last for appro^ip&at^iy.fow
[ weeks. After the culvert is-cumtdetddt
I the road will be graded and- haihed to
; the heighth of the r&ilroad. The road
.will therefore be closed for several
! weeks while these two projects are
being completed, and it is expected
that hard-surfacing it wiil begin short
iy afterwards, necessitating another
detour.
-Local people are not agreed upon
what form the detour shouid take,
but it is the opinion of some that an
other bridge can be constructed at a
nominal cost on the old roadbed. They
say that this bridge can be construct
ed *8 feet wide across the ditch right
by the side of the new structure which
is being built and that it can be of
such materia!. that it can be moved
when the other side of the new bridge
is completed. Sufficient dirt ds al
ready provided to raise It to 'a'suf
ficient height to enabie the Workers
to carry on their construction Work
under it while traffic is detoured over
it. This arrangement would not cost
the construction company'more than
$20 or $25, it is estimated, and wouid
be a great convenience to the public.
People in Lumberton who have
farms on route 70 and have to make
several trips each week out to them
are very urgent that some other ar
rangement be made than the one
which is now provided.
-,
2nd Primary Wishart
Township June 19
Will Be Held to Nominate Road Su
pervisor—No Further Registration!
of Voters.
The county board of elections has!
called a second primary for Wishart's
township on June 10 for the purpose
of nominating a road supervisor. Ini
the primary Saturday Sheiton West
received 120 votes, T. P. Monroe 99,!
and H. F. Ailen 74, no one receiving
a majority.
The reguiar registrar and judges
of election appointed for the primary
of June 5 will serve, and no further
registration of voters will be aliowed.
Mr. Monroe, second high man in the
primary last Saturday, offered to
agree with the other candidates that
the high man should be nominated,
but the others declined.
BUDDIES SERVICE STATION
under new management
Open day and Night
E. W. BASS, Mgr.
"Service our middle name"
rHow-To-AJwti*e
Town Content StHI Open
Suggestions May to Submitted in
Writing Unti) Jane 12—Newspaper
Advertising. Chamber of Commerce
and Road Signs Leading Sagges
tions at Kiwanis Lunch.
' FiVE PAVED ROADS COMING
INTO LUMBERTON VERY SOON
Alt who care to participate in the
< Kiwanis club contest for the best sug
gestion about how to advertise Lum
i berton may send in written suggestion
. to President L. R. Varser or Secretary
i W. B. Crumpton on or before Satur
i day of this week, June 12. The club
[ will give a prize for the best sugges
tion. What the prize will be has not
been stated.
Remarks were submitted on the
subject at the weekly luncheon meet
ing at the Lorraine Tuesday evening
by Messrs. A. E. White, W. K. Be
thune, O. O. Dukes, T. L. Johnson, j
Frank Gough and Dr. E. R. Hardin,;
the concensus seeming to he that i
newspaper advertising, a chamber of)
commerce* and signs placed on roads
ieading into Lumberton are the three
steps that should iirst be taken.
Five Paved Roads.
Mr. White said he believes in adver
tising, newspaper advertising espec
ially, and that Lumberton should be
: advertised in every possible way. He
called attention to the fact that with
in about six months Lumberton will
have five paved roads coming into
it, and that is one thing the town
should tell the world, ^e doubted, he
said, if any other town m the State
could make a similar boast. Hb
thinks the county and town fathers
should appropriate money to advertise
the county and town, but Mr. T. L.
Johnson and President Varser pointed
out that that cannot be done, that it
is unconstitutional to levy a tax for
such purpose, and that funds must be
raised by private subscription. Any
way, Mr. White thinks a respectable
fund for advertising should be raised
and wanted a committee named to es
tablish such a fund. "You can't ad
vertise without something to adver
tise with," he said.
Mr. Bethupe read a parody on
Humpty-Dumpty, reaching the con
clusion that a chamber of commerce
is the prime need of Lumberton and
that that is the starting-point for any
effective advertisiAg. Mn Dukes
agreed with that conclusion. Towns
without a live chamber of Commerce
don't get anywhere, he said.
Road Sighs
Senator Johnson said a chamber of
commerce is undoubtedly needed, and
that need is recogpizedt but ^e has
been hearing nMomtt' < a r chamber ^ < of
bbthmsdoeeHaf sincerhe eahie to Lum
'bettoH 'hedrly 20 yearmagonandT & still
serifs thatiitrwiM cost;more than'the
MWM 'iti wlHing to putiinto it; Tie
thinkg^the sensible thing now is to go
ehOad and do the "thing that can be
dchej'sandirndt to wait for something
that moneyicannot be raised for. The
thing that can be done, he said, is to
place* attractive signs advertising the
town on all the roads leading into
Lumberton. Dr. Hardin agreed with
the idea advanced by Mr. Johnson.
Newspaper Advertising.
Mr. Frank Gough came out strong
for newspaper advertising. Nothing
can take the place of that, he de
clared.
Mr. White brought out the trade
extension idea again and insisted that
members be added to the committee
already appointed and that action be
taken.
Secretary Crumpton announced re
ceipt of invitation for members of the
club to attend the opening of ^ the
Wrightsvilid Beaeh cauaeway oh June
10 and from the chamber of commerce
and ether civic organizations of Char
leston, S. C„ to attend there on June
2<L 27 and 28, celebration of the 150th
anniversary of the battle of Fort
Moultrie.
Mr. Frank Gough had as his guest
at the luncheon Mr. G. L. Davis, for
merly of Lumberton, now associated
with Mr. Gough in operating a hotei
at Marion, N. C.
Chairman T. L. Johnson of the pro
gram committee appointed Mr. John
Felts chairman of the program com
mittee for the next luncheon meeting,
next Tuesday at 7:30 p. m., and Mr.
J. A. Sharpe for the following week, j
A meeting of the board of directors ;
was held immediately following the:
luncheon meeting.
State Committee Favors Aboiition of
Two-Thirds Ruie.
The North Carolina Democratic
State executive committee iast night
by a vote of 48 to 10 piaced itseif on
record as favoring the abolition of the
two-thirds ruie and the unit ruie in
the selection of Democratic candidates
for President, states today's News
and dbserver.
The discussion over the aboiition of
the two-thirds rule, which has pre
vailed in Democratic National con
ventions since 1832 arose after the
committee had unanimously re-elect
cd the officers who directed the 1924
campaign: John G. Dawson, of Kin
ston, chairman; Miss Mary Hender
son, of Salisbury, vice-chairman; and
W. C. Coughenour, of Salisbury, sec
retary.
LETS GO TO THE BEST PRESS
ING CLUB, FOLKS.
Why! Because you smell no gasoline
there. Hows That. They Don't Use It.
FAULTLESS DRY CLEANING
John D. Purvis, Mgr.
Phone 3S "
Parkton SdH Dry and
Farmer. Up With Work
Pr!mary Paaaad Off Qaitt!? WRh
8at!afactory Resa!t*—An fatarMt
inx Nonagenarian—Preabyttrtana
Ca!! Nav Paator—Prof. Parrott R*
aigna—Ptrsonat.
(By C. D. Wiiiiamson)
Parkton, June 7.—Mr. 'Li. L. Fair
doth and wife and mother visited re
iatives near Stedman Sunday and on
return were accompanied by Mrs.
Faircioth's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Faircioth, who is 93 years of age and
a most remarkabie pet son of that age.
She can waik easiiy alone with her
can. can see some, hear ialrly welt,
and her mind as clear as most any
person, and she is quite interesting
in conversation. Has been a consis
tant member of the M. E. church for
78 years and enjoys sweet fellowship
with her Saviour and never happier
than testyfing for her Master. She
was also accompanied by her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. V. Autry, with whom she
makes her home. An old-time cottage
prayer and song service was given in
her l onor tonight at 8 o'clock at the
home of her grand daughter and
grandson, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Byrd.
Rev. J. J. Boone, pastor of the M. E.
church, and Rev. J. H. Powers pastor
of the Baptist church, were present
and each took active part in the ser
vice, which was much enjoyed. It
was a spiritual feast to be present.
Mias Clyde Boone, presided at the
piano and music was uplifting and
much enjoyed.
R*v. Mf. Henderson of Kentucky
preached at the Presbyterian church
here Sunday morning at 11, also at
Rex in the afternoon and Lumber
Bridge at night, and we were advised
today that he has been called to the
above field of labor.
Rev. J. H. Powers arrived home the
latter part of the week after spend
ing several days down on the coast
engaged in revival work, and reports
a good meeting. He filled his pulpit
Sunday night, preaching a most ex
cellent sermon.
A good many of our townsmen were
Lumberton visitors this afternoon,
shopping and on business.
The school board re-elected Prof.
E. G. Parrott but later he tendered
his resignation.
* Mrs. Ed Herndon of Red Springs,
who spent a couple of week with her j
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and'
Mrs, W. H.' Blount, returned home
Sdaday eveniag accompanied by her
husband, MU Ed Hernden^ who spent!
Sunday with home folks.
Capt.D. A. Sikes returned home!
this morning , having attended the
Brotherhood convention at Jackson
ville, Fla., last week. He reported
plenty rain down in. Florida. We are
dry ns ever up our way.
Mr. J. A. Ferguson moved today to
Chimney Rock, where he has opened
up a business. We wiii miss them
much ns we have been door ndighbbrs
for a coupie of years.
Have you children seen iittie Dan
Currie's iog cabbin? It's a d&ndy,
one of" the prettiest the writer ever
saw.
Miss Sarah McCormick has arrived
home from Raieigh, Peace institute, to
the delight of her many friends, also
Phiiiip McNatt arrived from Chapei
Hii! this morning and is greeting his
many friends.
Farmers are well up with their;
work and find time to fish some—but
the writer went last fail.
Mr. J. E. Toiar of Wilmington spent
the week-end with relatives and went
up to Hope Miiia and caiied on his
sick brother, Mr. Ed Tolar.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Johnson and
son, L. P. Jr., were callers briefly
Monday, also Mr. J. S. Jemigan of
Clio spent Saturday in town. He al
so ia one of our former citizens and
always welcome.
The primary here Saturday passed!
off very quietly, not mtch interest,
yet the vote cast was just about the
same as usual. We hear no complaint
as to the results. Mr. Levi Perry did
not poli quite as many votes as he did i
in the last election, but he is holding
his own fairly well.
Mrs. J. L. Lancaster and small
daughter, Murl Etta, left Saturday
for their annuai visit to ioved ones in
Lake City, S. C.
^Rev. J. J. Boone and family ieft
this afternoon for Durham. Mr.
Boone wil! attend summer school at
Duke university white Mrs. Boone
and children wiii visit near relatives
in Durham. They wiii be away 15
lays.
Mrs. R. B. Hutson is visiting down
in Fiorida, where her husband hoids a
position as raiiroad agent.
Asked to Direct Survey of Women.
Raieigh News and Observer, June
!0= Mrs. J. Henry Highsmith was of
fered the direction of the survey of;
women in industry by the Child Wel
fare ' Commission, foiiowing the'
prqpnpt refusai of the position by Missi
Elizqpeth Keiiy, who was notified of
her appointment Monday afternoon *
and whose refusai was in the hands of
Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, chairman of
the commission, yesterday morning.
Cotton Market
Middling cotton is quoted on the;
!ocal market today at 17 cents the
pound.
AUTO LAUNDRY
Washing Two at the Time Now.
Everything new and modern.
See It Work.
FULLER'S FILLING STATION
Lumbertoa, N. C.
RE NOMINATED FOR SHERIFF
OVER 3 OTHER CANDIDATES
*
jUiERlFF B. F. McMILLAN waiked
away with three other candidates for:
sheriff in the Democratic primary
June 5, defeating the three other j
aspirants for the nomination by a
majority greater than the totat cast;
for any other candidate in the county,
his yote being 6,000 to 1,447 for his
three opponents, a majority of 4,563.
Sheriff McMiiian is now serving his!
first 2-year term as sheriff.
ST. P AUL NEWS "
Miss Betsey Daiias, Aged Woman,
Passes—Mias Alma Dailey Enter
tains at a Delightful Party—Chil
dren s Day at Presbyterian Church
—Persona).
(By Bessie G. Johnson)
St. Pa'u), June 10-—A former resi
dent, knowm to St. Paui friends as
Miss Betsey Daiias, was buried Sun
day morning in the Presbyterian
church cemetery, a short service be
ing conducted at the grave. Fuii par
ticuiars in connection with her death
are not known, oniy that her latter
days were spent in the county home.
She iived to a ripe oid age.
Mrs. Neiti McEachem went to San
ford several days previous to spend
some time with her mother, Mrs. J.
M. Wicker and other reiatives.
Deiightful Social Affair^
A deiightfui affair of the early
summer among the younger net i**<
the party Monday evening at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Dailey, whan
their daughter; Miss Alma Dailey, in
vited a group of her frienda tp meet
with her from the hoara of B'30 to
11. The time was'ntearliy spent in
variout games, which proved a source
of enjoyment for a!i. Deiicious punch
was served with cream and cake as a
delightfpi conclusion. The invited
guests were arranged as foliows:
Miss Nettie Ray Parker and Mr.
Mack Satterwhite, Miss Margurite
Hoiiand and Mr. Hugh Murray, Miss
Eveiyn McNeiil of Lumberton, guest
in town at the time, and Mr. Jim
Butler Miss Dorcas McManus and
Mr. Duncan McDonald, Miss Ncii Har
ris and Mr. Clarence Kiniaw, Miss
Grace C^udeil and Mr. Ted Baiicnger
of Tryon, iocai guests; Miss Aima
Daiiey and Mr. Marshall McManus.
Misses Aiieen Bennett and Tommie
Fisher returned Monday evening from
White Lake, where they were includ
ed in a week-end house party from
Rocky Mount, the former having
taught at Rocky Mount the past two
seasons.
Mr. Martin Howard ieft Friday af
ternoon for Wake Forest for a brief
visit while enroute to Nashville, Tenn.,
for a course in salesmanship.^
Mr. and Mrs. Waiton Fisher and
chiidren motored over fronp Eiizabeth
town Monday for a short visit among
reiatives and friends.
Mrs. C. C. Harrington went to San-}
ford first of the week where she vis
ited reiatives, having returned home)
with her sister, Mrs. Davis, who!
spent Monday in the Harrington home j
here. j
Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Stewart and)
their son Cari, in company with Mrs.
J. Frank Bennett and Mrs. L. M.
Biggs, spent Sunday among reiatives
and friends at Aberdeen.
Mr. Angus McBryde, who has been
pursuing a medical course in Phiia
leiphia the past season, arrived iast
week in the home of his sister, Mrs.
L. 1. Grantham, Armfieid street,;
where he spends a portion of his time
luring vacation.
Miss Nonie Johnson returned Sat
urday night from Meadow high schooi,
near Benson, where she was faculty
member the previous season.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshail Newton and
little daughter, Mildred, were in town
Sunday from Rockfish for a visit to
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mar
tin, in the western part of town.
Master John Oiiver Howard, who!
spent severai weeks with his aunts,;
Misses Eiia and Adoipha Johnson, re
turned iast Monday to Zebuion, where
he makes his home with an uncle,
Mr. B. H. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Biue, former
NOW OPEN
Come to Jennings Beach, now con
solidated with Boones' Picnic Beach.
Rates adutts 15c to 25c. Children 15c.
Opened a!i the time. J. A. Boone, Sr.
M^r
1
HEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
—State Senator T. L. Johnson at
tended in Raleigh Monday the meet
ing of the hoard of trustees of State
coliege, of which he is a member, re
turning home Tuesday.
—Mr. James E Parks, of American
Consulate service of Cardiff, Water,
!eft yesterday for Sanford after
spending a few days here with Us
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. L. J. Prevatt.
—Messrs. Truman Parmeie and
NeiH Archie Thompson ieft this morn
ing for Davidson, where they go as
deiegates from the First Presbyter
ian church to the young people's con
vention.
—Miss Carimae Hedgpeth, who re
turned Friday from Bessie Tift col
!ege, Forsythe, Ga., where she was
head of the music department, ieft
Tuesday afternoon for New York city
from which point she saited this
morning for Paris, France, to conDnua
her study of music.
—Mrs. L L. McGiii of Lumberton
was among the number of graduates
receiving the M. A. degree at the
university of North Caroiina Monday.
Mrs. McGi!! will be a member of the
facuity of the Lumberton high school
next term.
—Supt. J. F. Sinciair of the Row
land graded and high school#, Mrs
Sinclair and their baby will leave tMa
week for Chapel Hill, where fhey will
spend the summer and where Prof.
Sinclair will attend summer school.
Prof. Sinclair and Mr. W. S. Evans
of Rowland are Lumberton visitors
today.
—Mrs H. T. Pope left last Friday
to attend the commencement of her
alma mater, Buckrell university, at
Lewisburg, Pa. She will also visit
her father, Mr. D. W. Johnson, at
Milton, Pa., and sister, Mrs. E. T.
Bennett, and son, Mr. Theodore Pope,
of Elmire, N. Y. She will be away
about a month.
—Mr. L. H. Caldwell has had the
fronts of his five connecting store
buiidings on Elm street torn out and
wiil replace with modem fronts, which
will add greatly to their attractive
ness. Attractive fronts recently have
been placed in two other store build
ings on this same block, buildings oc
cupied by Mr. L. C. Townaend, cloth
ier, and Mu Fred H Townsend's
Men's and Boys' shop.
—Buddie's parlor was moved yes
terday into the remodeled and hand
soraely-eqirtpped McLeod budding,
south-west comer of Elm and Fifth,
oppoaite the court house, budding
formerly occupied by the Elect rick
Maid Bake shey. The quartets on
Fifth street vacated by Buddie's par
lor, Mr. G. Badger McLeod, proprie
tor, are in the rear of the T. L. John
son office building, north-west comer
of Elm and Fifth, the first floor of
which is being remodeled for the post
office and the basement for a barber
shop.
—Mrs. T. A. McNeill and Mr. A.
E. White attended in Raeigh last
night the meeting of the Democratic
State executive committee, of which
they are members, and the buffet sup
per given members of the committee
by Governor McLean. Mrs. White,
Mrs. H. C. Bridger Jr. of Biadenboro,
one of the Bladen county members of
the committee, and Mrs. McNeil! ac
companied Mr. White in his car, ali
returning about noon today. Mr. T. A.
McNeil), who aiso spent last night in
Raieigh, will return home this after
Charlotte, June 8.—Mrs. Nellie
Freeman, aged 20, bride of a few
months, who two weeks ago killed her
husband, Aiton Freeman, by slashing
his throat with a razor, wants to ap
pear for trial in Mecklenburg county
superior court dressed entireiy in
white. Her wardrobe is complete ex
cept for a white hat. She has receiv
ed part of the clothing from relatives
but she stiil lacks a hat. The page
today was continued until July 12 up
on the request of the State.
Albermarle , Jan. 8.—Carl Sweat,
whose trial for the murder of "Dad"
Watkins, had been staked for Wed
nesday, came into the court room
Tuesday morning aad through his at
torney, G. D. B. Reynolds, pleaded
?ui!ty to murder in the second degree.
He was sentenced by the court to
serve not less than 20 years, nor
more than 25 in the State peniten
tiary.
roon.
residents previous to their removal to
Aberdeen, spent the week-end among
relatives here. Mrs. Blue is remem
re red here as Miss Georgia Bennett
Children's day exercises were ob
served iast Sunday at the ioca! Pres
ryterian church, during which Dr
Bryon Clark of Salisbury, made at
rddress.
Miss Evelyn McNeill of Lumber
;on came over a few days ago for
dsit in the home of Mrs. Mary '
King and family, relatives of hers.
Mr. S. T. Ballenger, who was cot
tec ted with the faculty group a
State college, joined Mrs. Ballenger,
vho was here on a visit to her par
mts, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Caudell, fol
owing the clone of the school term
here this season.
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