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THE WEATHER CLOUDY TONIGHT AND TUES DAY. MODERATE NOpTH BAST WINDS. VOL. LVnNO. 40. INVENTORY OF ROBESON COUNTY MEETING WILL BE HELD IN LUMBERTON JULY 8 Every Town In Robeson Is Ex pected to Be Represented. STOCK-TAKING MEETING Want to Determine What County Has, What !t Needs and How to Get It— Branch Office of Eastern Caroiina Chamber of Commerce Bropoised. Special to The Robesonian. Kinston, June 28—A meeting of unusual interest to Robeson county witi be heid in Lumberton Thursday, Juiy 8th, at 7:80 p. m., in the private dintng room of the Lorraine hotei., Every town in Robeson county will have from 10 to 40 present at this meeting to "take inventory" of Robe son county. The purpose of the meet ing is to get the leaders of this great' county together and let them take stock to determine, first,. what they have, and second, what they need; third, how to get what is needed to make Robeson county what it ought' to be. *The meeting wiH be heid un der the auspices of the Eastern Caro lina Chamber of Commerce, with head quarters at Kinston. J. C. Lentz, St. Rauls, in Charge J. C. Lentz, district chairman for the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce for this section, announced; this meeting, after having heid a meeting in Red Spnngs, Tuesday, June 22nd, of representatives from Red Springs, JMaxton, Lumberton, St. Pauis and Parkton. Representatives were invited 'from Pembroke, Row-j land and Fairmont, but these could; not attend. Secretary Newell G. Bart lett of the sectional organization was present and went ovA* certain plans of development for Robeson county. Branch Office Robeson county wants a branch of fice of Eastern Chamber. At the meet ing July 8th it is believed definite steps will be taken to secur.e a branch office of the Eastern Carolina Cham ber of Commerce for Robeson county ^ with a full-time man {assigned to Robeson county alone. The county is an empire within itself and itis the be iief of the leaders of Robeson that a full-time man would have all he could do to look out after Robeson's own interests. The attitude of the officials of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce has not been determined yet. But it is the belief that enough pressure can be brought to bear to get a branch office with a full-time man for Robeson county. If you are a hundred percent Robesonian, and want to attend this meeting, let J. C. Lentz, chairman, tSt. Pauls, know about it, or M. F. Cobb, Lumbcrtcn. "We can do it", is Mr. Cobb's opin ion of the whole situation. CORONERS INQUEST POSTPONED The coroner's jury summoned a week ago to investigate the death of] Allen Oxendine, whose death result-1 ed from an automobile wreck on the ; Pembroke road Sunday, June 20, wit) complete its work as soon as Mack} Tyler' and Mrs. Roy Jacobs, patients at the Baker sanatorium, are able to j testify. The jury viewed the body of; Oxendine last Monday and was sche-; duled to corpplete the inquest today,! but the work bad to be postponed on ucount of the fact that Tyler and Mrs. Jacobs were unable to appear before the jury. HENRY STEPHENS CAPTURED Henry Stephens was captured bv' county officers Saturday night and, will be tried by Recorder Kornegay j on a charge of manufacturing li quor. A warrant for Stephens was. sworn out nearly a year ago after a' still had been found near his house.; and he has been at large since that j time. John Meshaw, arrested at the time the warrant was drawn for Ste phens, recently has completed a six months' road sentence on a charge of manufacturing. (HUBERS GET TWO STILLS Sheriff B. F. McMitian and Depu ties J. M. Barrington, Meiton Ivey, and W. C. Britt captured two stiffs of t! e gasoiine-drum type in Stiver { swamp, Britt's township, yesterday morning- No iiquor or ^eer were found at the piace, and no arrests have been made in cononection with the raid.. Spcciai Meetings of Fairmont Ma sonic Lodge. Specia] to The Robesonian. Fairmont, June 28.—There wi!) be speciai meetings of the Fairmont Ma sonic iodge each day and night dur ing this week, for the purpose of in structing'officers of the iodge. Every member is urged to attend especially the night meetings. E. W. Fioyd, sec retary. AUTO ELECTRICIAN EXPERT MECHANIC AM Automohiie Eiecfgicai nnd Genera! Repair Work done promptiy. OLIVER BROS. 236 Rim St.. Lumbertoh (former Stadgbaher piace) Indian Bound Over On Assault charge Probabie Cause Found Against Lofty McMiiian, Charged with Assauit on Hariey Lochiear—Heid for Higher Court under !f500 Bond. Probabie cause was found by Re corder P. S. hornegay this morning against Lofty McMillan, Indian, and ite was bound over to tne Juty term 01 buperior coutt on a cnarge of as sault with a deadiy weapon upon Har iey Locklear, Indian, and inflicting serious injury. Bond was lixed at ijilbOd, whicn was furnished. fhe evidence of Locklear at the preliminary hearing, wnich resulted m the hinaing over of McMiiian, was that some weeks ago McMillan had taken a car i^vay from Locklears ch.idrcn and that Locklear had later beaten him with a hickory stick, the end of wnich was bound with metal; that MqJMillan came to his house on the night following the beating, call ed him out. and snot him m the leg. Lockiear was a patient at Baker s sanatorium for three weeks following, and he appeared in c&uit this morn ing on crutches. OLD LANDMARK MADE OVER Old McAllister Hardware Budding Has Been Transformed Into At tractive {store and Ofttce Buddtng. An old ianumark has taken on a new idee an'd been transformed into unrecognizable modernity i.n you can stand tnat abominable word), wnero tnc bunding tormeriy known as tne iticAaister nardward store stanus. it now has a mity pressed bncK, piate-giass and pnsm-giass ifont, two stores on the urst floors a<m oiiices on tne second lioor, mak ing one oi tne m„st attractive ounu nigs in town. Mr . U. L. Uanauy s jewelry store occupies one store-room uownscairs, with Airkman and Wick ers i.aiaware store occupying the otner. Both stores are unusuahy at tractive. Upstairs, Mr. W. S. Britt, who re cently purchased this budding, has had the second floor cut up into of fices, With running water in each olitce. tne iront offics, comprising waiting room, two private oiiices, with stenographer's office between, and library, witl be the law offices of Messrs. W. S. and E. M. Britt. Dr. J. N. Britt will occupy two rooms at the rear of the buiiding, and in between these sets of offices there are four office rooms, each with an ante-room. It is expected that these rooms will be ready for occupancy this week, and the Messrs. Britt and Dr. Britt will move in as soon as they are ready. * KB NEST LUCAS ACQUITTED He Was Charged With Murder of Fay etteville Policeman. Fayetteville, June 24.—Ernest Lu cas, on trial here charged with the murder of a Fayetteviile policeman, was acquitted by the jury tonight af ter deiiberation of twenty-five min utes. Late this afternoon the state said that it would be satisfied with a sec ond degree murder verdict while the defense countered that either first degree verdict or an acquittal be ren dered. Today was spent principally by the defense in attempting to trace the whereabouts of Lucas on the night of the killing. Witnesses called by the defense testified that the accused man was sebn near Dunn, in Harnet coun ty, about the hour which it is be lieved D. C. Chason was shot in the office of The Fayetteville Observer. The testimony of Chief of Poliee Jones was thrown out by the court, following a ruling that Jones violated Lucas' constitutional rights by going into another county for him without a murder warrant. Sail for %{oston. Special to The Robcsonian. Norfolk, June 26.—Mr. and Mrs. J. B. NordanofLumberton, N. C. - ti ed from Norfolk, Va., today on the Merchants and Miners Transporta tion Company steamship CHATHAM enroute to Boston. Cutting Scrape. As The Robesonian goes to press, news is brought to Lumbcrton of a cutting scrape between Indians at Pembroke iast night. Officers have gone to Pembroke to investigate. Marion, S. C., June 25.—(AP)— Revised estimates today showed a loss of about $250,000 from fire which destroyed the plant of the Anderson Lumber corporation last night. Vir tually the entire plant, with the ex ception of the saw mill, was destroy ed. A planing mill, box cars and over a million feet of lumber went up in the flames. Company officials said that insurance carried was near $200,000. Cotton Market Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 16 1-2 cents the pound. _ ' s Bryan Luck? ^ ^ Despite the' Tact turns showed Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of the famous fate Wm. J., a winner of the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Fourth Ftorida district, it would seem she tost as the final official count is being tabulated. Co-ops Said to Have 70 Million Lbs. Tobacco * _ Receivers to Dispose of $] 4.000,000 Worth of the Weed Mortgaged for 8,000,000. OUTSTANDING EVENTS OF WEEK AT STATE CAPITAL * _ * (By M. L. Shipman.) Raieigh, June 28—The meeting of the third Judiciai Conference, au thorized under act of the iast lcgisla ture; the election of a new secretary for the State Board of Health; annu al meeting here of the State Baptist Young Peopie's Union; convention of State Veterinarians; the passing of the affairs of the.Tri-State Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association in to the hands of receivers named by federal Judge Meekins and a nicet ing ot the State Board of Medical Examiners were the more important happenings recorded in the State's capita) during the week. Members of the Judiciai Confer ence created by act of the recent leg islature were on hand Friday morn ing at the "opening of the third ses sion in the Supreme Court room when Chief Justice W. P. Stacey, designat ed under the law as chairman, rapped for order and declared the meeting ready for business. The Conference is composed of Supreme Court jus tices, superior court judges and soli citors, and laymen selected oy the Governor. The following committees reported progress and expect to have their recommendations ready for presentation to the next session of the Genera! Assembly: Judicial Sys tem, Justice W. J. Adams, chairman; Process and Pleadings, Judge M. V. Barnhili, chairman; Juries, Judge F. A. Daniels, chairman; Trials, Judge W. A. Devin, Chairman; Rules and Practice, Judge P. A. McElroy, chair man. Judge Danieis presented a comprehensive report for his commit tee at the opening session and other chairmen promised action in due course. The Conference is composed of earnest men who realize that they are engaged in the consummation of serious and important tasks. A successor to Dr. W. S. Rankin, who resigned as Secretary of the State Board of Health a little more than a year ago to take up the direc torship of the Duke Foundation, was chosen by the Board of a meeting here dqring the week. The honor and responsibility goes to Dr. CliafleS OH. Laughinghouse, of Grecnvjlle, who will assume, his new duties on October ^relieving Dr. G. M. Coop er, acting Secretary since Dr. Rankin was given a leave of absence to do research work some three years ago. Doctor Rankin succeeds Doctor Laughinghouse as a member of the Board and Doctor „Cooper resumes his former position with the State ; health department. that earlv re Meredrth College was host to the annual convention of the State Bap tise Young People's Union during the week and "did the honors so well" that the delegates voted "no change" in the meeting place so long as the "latch string hangs on the outside." i The sessions were attended by nine hundred representatives of numerous ' unions throughout the State and tte ; meetings were featured with inspir ing addresses, songs and suggestions for "the good of the Order. ' Loca! j committees placed automobiles at the i disposal of the young visitors and ] "seeing Raleigh" was the order of j business on Thursday afternoon. Ha!f-a-hundred surgeons were ! present at the opening of the 5th an j nual convention of the North Caro ! lina Veterinary Association Wednes I day morning in Ricks Hall at State College and participated in a sump j tuous feast spread for their benefit { in the dining hail on the evening of j the same day. An elaborate program, ; including addresses on different ]* phases of their work, went through according to schedule. The sessions were presided over by Dr. J. H. Brown, president of the Association. During the week the Tfi-State To bacco Growers Association passed formally into the hands of M. L. Mc Coey, Jas. H. Pou and Haiiet S. Ward, receivers named to take over its affairs by Judge Isaac M. Meekins of the Federal Court. It is said that ti.e Association has on hand some "COME" to Moore's Gift Shop West 3rd. St., Phone 454. National Bank Building "Not Guilty/ Recorder Says ia Face of Sworn Testimony of Officers Deputies Harrington !'ey xnd Bui lard Testify That Indian Was Drunk and No One Testifies That He Was Not. Hut He !s Tamed iwrse. HAD OTTERED COMPROMISE "Let's go to dinner, boys; not gui)-' ty," said Recorder Pat Kornegay Tri-! day after three Robeson county offi-j cers, Deputy J. H. Barrington and Rurai Poiicemen Meiton Ivey and B. T. Buiiard, had testified to the drunk-; enness of Joe F. Oxendinc, charged with being drunk and transporting. Oxcndine was arrested following an automobile wreck Sunday afternoon of !ast week,an account of which was; given in Monday's Robesonian. One of' the officers testified that he saw Ox ondine go behind a tobacco barn and} pour out the liquor and another stated} on the stand that he saw where he had vomited behind the barn. All three of the officers were implicit in their declarations that the man was drunk and no witnesses put on by the defense showed that he was not. Some testified that he could not have be come drunk between the timg they saw hinf some two hours before and the time it was alleged he was drunk. After the recorder had found Oxen dine not guilty on the drunkenness charge, the soiicitor took a nol pros in the transporting charge. Previous to the trial of Oxendine on Friday, his attorney- Mr. W. S. Britt, went to the officers ami offered to submit his client to charges of trans porting and possessing, this submis sion being $25 cheaper for Oxendine than it would have been if be had been convicted of being drunk. Offi cers thought they had enough evidence to convict, however, and accepted no compromise. Guilty of Assault. James Cain, colored, was taxed with the costs Friday by Recorder P. S. Kornegay for assauit. MR. C. L. LAMB TO OPERATE A READY-TO-WEAR EMPORIUM Purchases Stock of Goods of Miss Lizzie Caldwell. Mr. Clarence L. Lamb of Lumber ton has purchased the stock of goods owned by Miss Lizzie Caldwell and wiH operate a ladies' ready-to-wear emporium in Miss Caldwell's old lo cation, Elm* street, he taking charge on Friday. Miss Caldwell has been in the mer chantile business in Lumberton for approximately twenty-five years, Laving been connected with her broth er, Mr. R D. Caldwell, for about twenty years previous to her removal to the new location five years ago. ' She expects to rest for sometime be fore going into any other business. Mr. Lamb has resigned the posi tion of bookkeeper, which he has held with the Robeson Manufacturing Co. for the past five years, and wifi de vote his time to the store. Miss 11a Stone of Raynham has ac cepted a position as saleslady in the emporium. 70,000,000 pounds of tobacco valued at $14,000,000, and mortgaged for $8,000,000 to be disposed of to begin with. The organization appears to be pleased with the three receivers appointed by the judge to handle its affairs. Superintendent George Ross Pou, of the State's Prison, will recommend to the next Generai Assembly. the enactment of a bill requiring mental examination before trial by a com petent alienist appointed by the Governor; the seventh annual Public Welfare Institute, held under the joint auspices of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare and the, School of Public Welfare of the State' University, will open at Chapel Hill} on July 12th; ballots far the second primary to be held in a number of j judicial districts of the State on Sat-j urday, July 3rd, have gone from thei State Board of Elections which coun-j sets against participation therein by republicans; hearing of the Western Union Telegraph Company on appli cation for increase in rates is to be, held in the office of the State Cor poration Commission August 3rd. The University of North Carolina is soon to be provided with a half i million stadium according to a de-j cision reached at a meeting of the** Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees recently held in the Gover nor's office, the erection of the new building to be under the supervision ! of the Building Committee of the in- j stitution. Bona fide pledges aggre- i gating $300,000 are to be made by! } the alumni before the work shall be ! started. ' Bumper crops all over the State are expected since the timely arrival; of refreshing showers which have; { been "the order of the day" in all sec- i itions of the commonwealth during! the past week. The State Depart-} ment of Agriculture is fn possession ; , of most encouraging news and finds ; great pleasure ip -passing it along, j Along witl^ this goes the statement that pecan growers are wearing, ! smiles that wont come off. Value of, ' recent rains to the farmers' of the { j state is placed at $5,000,000. LET'S GO TO THE BEST PRESS ) 1NG CLUB, FOLKS. ' Why! Because you smell no gasoline there. Hows That. They Don't Use It. ; FAULTLESS DRY CLEANING John D. Parvis, Mgr. i Phone 3$ - - i Sunday School Workers Institute at St. Paul Cta*SM Wilt be He!d at Baptist Church Each Night This Week— Pearce-Johwson Marriage—Fun erat of Littie Giadya Tyner—Per sona! and Other Hems. * By Bessie G. Johnson St. Paui, June 28—A marriage beau tiful in its simplicity was the one Thursday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Johnson, near town, when their daughter, Miss Annie Lou Johnson, was wedded to Rev. Charies L. Pearce of Coierain. The marriage ceremony was performed by the bride's brother, Rev. J. S. Johnson, wos was here from Richmond, and fook piace at sun rise. The happy young coupie ieft immediateiy for an extended northern bridai trip, after which they wii] make their home at Baughn. Mrs. Pearce is an attractive young iady with many accompiish ments whde Mr. Pearce is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Pearce and a prom ising young Baptist minister and teacher. . Funerat of an infant. Funeral services were heid Tues day morning by Rev. L. Sasser, for Giadys, 18 months-oid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tyson, near St Pauis, whose death occurred from coiitis the day previous. Interment was made in the cemetery on the western edge of town in the presence of numerous relatives and friends of the famiiy. Mr. Frank Johnson, who returned home foiiowing the ciosc of the schoot term pt Wake Forest, where he was student, spent a few days among friends there recentiy and is now at the home of his father, Mr. E. G. Johnson, where he is enjoying the summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Parneii, their tittle daughter Annie Laurie, in com pany with iittie Miss Bessie Hester and Mr. Parneii's mother, Mrs. H. Parheii, spent Wednesday at White Lake, where a deiightfui outing was had. ' Misses Frances Vick and Nettte Cassada of Littleton, have been visit ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Carr, who entertained in their be half Wednesday evening, at the con tusion of which delicious refresh ments were served. Mrs. Margaret Johnson, her daugh ter Miss Nonie Johnson, in company with their nephew and cousin, Mr. L. A. McGeachy, were in Lumbcrton Wednesday afternoon to see their re lative, Mrs. H. M. Johnson, who was a patient at Thompson Memorial hos pital. Mr. A. R. McEachern and son, Mr. D. S. McEachern weye Fayetteville visitors Thursday afternoon. Mr. A. R. McEachern and son, Mr. D. S. McEachern were Fayetteville visitors Thursday afternoon. Miss Margaret McGeachy, a for mer resident, came over from Fay etteville several days ago for a visit among local relatives. Her sister, Miss Ada McGeachy went to Baltimore a few weeks previous but it is hoped will return 'ere so very long for an extended visit among her kith and kin in old Robeson. Mrs. C. C. Britt and little son Clyde have returned from a visit among relatives at Pine Top. Sunday School Workers InstRutc Classes are being heid each tight this week during a Sunday-scl.ool workers institute at the iocai Baptist church. The foiiowing are expected to be present to assist with the work: Mr. L. L. Morgan, associations] work er, who will teach Sunday schoo! man ua); Mr. E. L. Middieton, State Sun day schoo! secretary, whose work wi!! constitute "Building a Standard Sun day Schoo!," an address in connection with this being given Sunday morn ing and evening. Mr. Ben F. Faue!!, of Charlotte wi!) teach intermediate work in the Sunday schools, while Miss Vara Ruth of Raleigh will teach plans and programs for the cradle roll including beginner and primary workers. The sessions last from 6:15 to 9 *\ m. daily, with half hour intermission for lunch, which be served by ladies of for lunch, which will be served by ladies of the local S. S. Those inter ested in the work are invited to at tend. The dwelling formerly occupied by Mr. J.* A.* McGeachy and family, now residing in Fayetteville, has been moved several feet within the past several days and now faces the new highway, instead of Broad street, as formerly the lost having some time ago been purchased by the Standard Oil Co., for the erection of a filling station, as previously mentioned, while the residence will be sold separately. —Mr. Frank Andrews of Mt. Gilead, brother of Mrs. R. E. Lawrence, coun ty home agent is a patient at the Thompson Memorial hospital, where he was operated on for appendicitis last Wednesday. His codMition is im proving. Miss Gladys Floyd of Lake View S. C. will leave this evening, after spending the week-end as the guest of Miss Kitty K. Benton. NOTICE Dining Room Open 7:30-8:30. !2:30 2:30, 6-8:30. Room and Board. Phone 388J MRS. W. R. IVEY 216 Fourth Street New Kiwanis Chief Ralph A. A merman of Scranton. ! Ra., is the new president of the United States and Canada Ktwanis ^ ! dubs! elected to that post at the Mnntrea! convention taat week. He succeeds John H. Moss. .. I Phiiadeiphus Letter Preaching and Other Services Next Sunday—Communion Hay at Mt. Tabor—H. O. Club Gives Handker chief Shower for Mrs. R. E. Law rence. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Phiiadeiphus, June 26—Rev. Mr.j Mclnnis fitted his reguiar appoint ment at Pembroke Sunday. There will be preaching service at Phiiadeiphus next Sunday p. m. at 4 o'clock. This being comntumon Sunday at Mt. Ta-j bor, Mr. Mclnnis wiii preach there at 11 o'clock Sunday a. m. Sunday .schooi at 3 p. m. C. E. at 8 p. m. at Phiiadeiphus. There will be a meeting of the exe cutive committee at the church Sun day p. m. at 7 o'ciock. Every member of the executive committee is urged to be present. The Ladies auxiliary will meet at the church Monday'p. m., June 28, at 3:30 o'clock. Miss Amanda Brown is leader. The topic is "Brazil." Mrs. P. S. Steede Jr. and small daughter, Frances, of Greenville, S. C., are visiting Mrs. Steeie's mother, Mrs. Paisiey McMillan. Dr. S. R. McKay of Liliington spent ! Sunday in this community. The Phiiadeiphus Home DemoHstra I tion club met with Mrs. H. B. Ashiey j Jr. Wednesday p. m. This was to be Mrs. It. E. Lawrence's (Miss t An* drews) last meeting with us, and we j had a special program prepared for ! her, also a handkerchief shower. How ever, on account of her brother's Ill ness she was unable to be present. The program was carried out, and j the "shower" sent to her. Those present were: Margaret ; and Amanda Brown, Mar }ibei McMilian, Myrtle Thacker. Mrs. Ashley served brick cream and angel } food cake. i Miss Mamie McKay is spending a I few days with her brother and sis ter-in-iaw, Dr, and Mrs. Sam McKay, j in Liilington. Mr. Morris Pate spent some time last week with his sisters. Misses Kitcye Jones, and Julia Pate, in Char iiotte. Mrs. Katie Tiddy and daughter, Sara, visited Mrs. William McNeill in [ Fairmont, Wednesday. Mr. John Paisley McMillan, who ! held a position in Greenville, 8. C., is at home for some time. Mesdames L. C. Buie and G. A. Mc Kay were Lumberton visitors Wednes : day. Mrs. Frank Peliigrim was taken to Highsmith's hospitai in Fayetteviiie Thursday, where she wi!! undergo an operation for appendicitis. We hope she wiii improve rapidly and soon be : at home again. SAYS TOBACCO EXPORTS MAY SURPASS LAST YEAR Atlantic City, N. J., June 25.—(AP) ! —A. B. Carrington, of DanviHe, Va., toid the annua! convention of the Tobacco Association of the United States here today that American to bacco exports this year bid fair to surpass those of iast year, when ap proximately 1,100,000,000 pounds were shipped to foreign markets. Germany was the greatest import er in 1925, with the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands foliow j ing in the order named he said. The I genera] tobacco situation as applied j to markets and re!ationship between capita! and !abor is fairty satisfac tory, Carrington asserted. —Miss Ruby Huggins and Messrs. C. R. Prevatte and Frank Biggs re ; turned Saturday morning from Ra! s eigh, where they went as de!egates of the B Y. P. U. of the First Baptist {church to the annua! B. Y. P. U. con i vention, which was held There last week. { Sudan grass planted by Ju!y 10 wit! ! furnish two heavy cuttings of nay before frost. AUTO LAUNDRY Washing Two at the Time Now. Everything new and modern. See ft Work. * f FULLERS FILLING STATION ] Lumberton, N. C HEMS OF LOCAL NEWS —Circle No. ! of the First Presby terian church wit) meet with Mrs. C. B. Skipper Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'ctock. —The enditi'n of Mr. T A. Ram saur, who has been ii! severs) weeks in Wart Patm Beach. P'ta. is improve)!. Mrs. Ramaaur is stiii with him. —Boy scouts from Wades!toro stop ped over in Lumherton a wht!e thks morning whiie on their way to Lake Waccamaw, where they expect to en camp for ten days. —Specie) communication ot St Aibans !o<!ge No. !!4, A. F. am) A. M., wiii be he!d tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at M o'cioek. Otficers wi!t be instatied. —Mr. and Mrs. K. if. Crichton re turned Friday from Rochester, Minn., where they spent two weeks in the Mayo hospitat. Both are much im prove)! in hea!th. —The first watermeions of toe season were p!aced on the Lumoerton market Saturday. The meions were shipped here from Georgia, and iocai merchants soid them tor a dodar each. —Licenses have been issued for the marriage of Chariea L. Pearce and 'Annie Gou Johnson, C. W. Meafne and tieorgie Pearsati, Ceo. M. Barret! and Opat High, Roy Lee Edwards and Either Annie Jemigan. —The T. E. L. ectss of the First Baptist church wit! meet with Mrs. John T. Biggs Tuesday evening at M o'ctock. A!i memtiers, including the home department, are urged to be present. —ft is hoped and expected that a program of unusuai interest wi!! be put on at the week!y Kiwanis tunch at the Lorraine Tuesday evening at 7:30, and a!! members are urged to be present. —A cotton btosHom ptcked on Thursday, June 17, was reported to the Robesontan office iast week by Mr. M. G. Evans of Lake View, route 2. Mr. Evans and Mr. Jot.nme Ivey of tbe Marietta sectron were Lum berton vrsitors Friday. —From the Laurlnburg Exchange: An affair of speciai interest in Ma sonic circles was a pubiic inataitation of officers of Laurinburg Lodge No. 305 A. F. and A. M. on Tuesday night. The investiture of office was administered in a speciai exercise, which was in charge of Mr. E. J. Britt and Dr. Ailen of the Lumberton Lodge. —Gen. W. A. Smith of Ansonviiie, N. C., commander of the N. C. division of Confederate veterans- and his par ty on their refurn from the Confeder ate convention heid in Wiimington were dinner guests Friday of Dr. and Mrs. T. F. Costner. Gen. Smith was re-elected commander of the N. C. division. —Mr. Frank Gough Jr. went to Raieigh yesterday morning to piay the vioiin at services at the Taber nacie Baptist church. Mr. Gough is gaining a wide reputation as a violin ist of exceptional taient. He is a student of the Curtis school of music in Phiiadeiphia, considered the best in the nation. —Paving on the St. Pauls toad Saturday caused many people to drive over and destroy the hedge of the Meadowbrook cemetery, north of town. Managers of the cemetery have asked The Robesnisn to cal! the attention of the traveling public to the matter and request that people refrain from ruining the hedge that it has taken years to grow. —Mr. Murphy L. Townsend of Lum ber ton was one of the fifty success fui apptieants who stood the dental examinations in Raieigh during the week of June 14 and has been grant ed license to practice dentistry in the State of North Caroiina by the State board of dentai examiners, according to announcement made Friday. —Mrs. T. McM. Grant and daugh ter, Miss Ruby, returned home Friday from Kinston- where they spent two weeks visiting reiatives, and return ed to Kinston yesterday with Mrs. Grant's brother, Mr. R B. Hooker. They wili spend the week there and wi]i return home Saturday with Mr. Grant's twin daughters, Misses Isa Costen and Maiene. —Misses Iris Lee Hamiiton and Grace Wishart and MesAa. Isham Lamb, A. S. Wishart and Oscar Hamiiton of Lumberton R. 4 returned Friday af ternoon from Wiimington, where they attended Tuesday the State reunion of Confederate veterans. Messrs. Lamb and Wishart went as representatives from the Lumberton camp. They visit ed severai beaches—Wrightsviiie, Caroiina, McCurries and Fort Fisher. —Rev. T. McM. Grant, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, Misses Eveiyn McNeiii and Mary Eiizabeth Adams, and Mr. Horace Barnes ieft this morning for Louis burg, where they wit} attend the Ep worth League summer assembly for the North Caroiina conference, of which Mr. Grant is president. The as sembty wiii iast through Friday night and they wiii return Saturday. Mr. R. C. Adams wiii conduct prayermeeting ' at the church Wednesday night. Mr. Grant returned Friday from Durham, where he spent two weeks attending the summer schoo) for pastors at Duke university. NEED*A^NEW^SUIT? SEE ** JOHN D. PURVIS, The Taiior. HAND TAILORED CLOTHES ,t23.50 AND UP. t
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