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a THE WEATHER CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS TO NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SLIGHTLY WARMER. VOL. L VII.—NO. 78. Democratic Majority !n Robeson County 1844 Sheriff B F. McAtitian Leads Demo cratic Ticket and Dr. L. BaxRett the ReppMican—Referendum and Constitutiona! Amendment Carry in County. TOTAL VOTE CAST IS 2652. The Democratic majority in Robe son county as a resutt of the election )ast Tuesday was 1844, according to the returns tabuiated by the county hoard of elections composed of Messrs, i rank Gough, E. G. Floyd ami R. O. Edmund, which met in specia) session here Thursday. McMiiian Leads Ticket. Sheriff H. Frank McMilian ied the Democratic ticket in the county. His rote was 2,436. He was cioseiy fol iowed by Cierk of the Court C. B. Skipper, who received 2,427 votes. W. M, Oiiver, candidate for the House of Representatives, was third with 2,412 votes. Dr. L. Baggett of Whiteviiie, candidate for Congress from the sixth district, headed the Republican ticket wit)) 592 votes. The total vote cast in the county was 2,652. The referendum for the Work) War veteran loan fund bonds carried in the county by a vote of 1,199 to 450, and the constitutional amendment re ceived a heavier vote, this being 1, 365 for and 434 against. Senator Lee S. Overman lead John son J. Hayes, 2,352 to 252. J. Ed Tyson for surveyor, D. W. Biggs for coroner, Mrs. Pansy B. Oliver and Mrs. G. T. Bullock for the board of education, D. J. Oliver for road com missioner, district No. 2. T. 0. Evans for road commissioner, district No. 3, W. D. Smith for road commissioner, district No. 4, D. B. Lancaster fo^. road commissioner district No. 5, ai! were elected without opposition. Road Supervisors. The following road supervisors were elected without opposition: J. A. Bracey, Alfordsville; C. B. Johnson, Fairmont; J. S. Powers, Howellsville; O. F. Nance, Lumberton; W. L. Branch, Orrum; Oakley McMillan, Pembroke; H. B. Ashley, Jr., Phila delphus; S. Fred Tolar, Rennert; R. P. Dove, Rowland; E. J. Dean, St. Paul; R. H. Lowery, Smiths; J. V. Faulk, Thompsons, and Shelton West, Wisharts. None of the recorders in the six districts in Robeson county had any opposition. They were as follows: P. S. Kornegay, Lumberton; W. C. Brown, Fairmont; D. D. McLaurin, Rowland; R. M. William*, Maxton; M. C. McQueen, Red Springs and John D. Canady, St. Paul. F. Ertel Carlyle, Z. V. McMillan and J. Scott Howie had no opposition for solici tors of the recorders' courts. in Raft Swamp township Ernest Odum, Republican, defeated N. tj. j Stubbs for road supervisor by a vote } of 55 to 2, Odum being the only Re publican elected to any office in Robe son county. Q. C. Bru.e, independent, was elect- j cd read supervisor in Saddletree town- } ship, receiving 79 votes to 60 cast for j his Democratic opponent, C. N. Prc-! vattc. Votes for a)) the county officers not mentioned above, for senator, members of the iegislature, congress man and soiicitor, wit] be found in tabulated form, given by townships, elsewhere in this issue of The Robe sonian. RED SPRINGS AND LUMBERTON WILL PLAY HERE FRIDAY Came Will Likely Decide County i Championship. Red Springs and Lumberton wili j meet in a game of football here on Jennings field Friday afternoon at I 3:30 in a game which is expected toj decide the county championship. Both the teams have defeated Max- j ton and Phiiadeiphus, and indications { are that they are pretty evenly match- { cd. An interesting game is-expected; when they clash here Friday. An effort has beet) made to get the { game played on Thursday, when ail ^ the stores in Lumberton will be closed.! hut the change to this day has not yet beep made. JACK SCOTT FINED $50 FOR SHOOTING DAN PRKVATTE .lack Scott of route 5 from Lumber- j tun was fined $50 by assistant re ord- ! er F. D. Hackett last week when he was convicted of assault with a dr id- i ly weapon with intent to kill upon ^an I'revatt of toute 5. As stated in Thursday's Robes n ian, Scott fired five No. 4 shot into j ['rcvatt'8 thigh as Prevatt was pass- : ing along the road by Scott's house. Cotton Market Will Be Closed Arm istice Day. No cotton will be weighed or bought «n the Lumberton market on Armis tice day, November 11, according to ; Alt*. H. O Floyd, government weigh-! rr and grader. Messrs. J. M. Edge and John War- i wi< k of Ot rum were Lumberton visi- j tors Friday. Yes, I wiii make your goods up for you. You furnish thectoth, f wiii! make Men's Suits or Ladies' Dresses! to fit. AM Hand Tailored to Measure.: JOHN D. PURVIS. TAILOR. 5th St. Next Door to l'ostoffice. Nun to Marry f^!/TOCA*-rCR] MiMA^r^bnln. a years in the Gray Kunnrry at 51 on years in the Uray^unne.y treat. Canaria, has been granted a special release iron) her vows by Pone Pius. She. witt marry Sergt t-'rank Levesiuc of the L. S. Army. Rationed at Ft. Iiumporcy.\a. W. W. and Alonzo Goins Sentenced To Roads Mon M ho Shot Up Store at Pembroke Witt Serve to and 24 Months Work in? County Highways—Preacher Gets Off Lighter. Motion to withdraw an appeat from recorder's court was denied by Judge Midyette in Superior court this morn ing to W. W. and Atonzo Goins and they pleaded guitty of felonious as sault, for which Judge Midyette sen tenced W. W. Goins to 2 years on the county roads and Alonzo Goins to, 15 months. They were convicted in re corder's court some time ago, follow ing their shooting up the store of N. A. Revels, Indian, at Pembroke. "Rev." J J. Byrd of Freeman, Col umbus county, who was convicted in recorder's court several weeks ago and sentenced to 12 months on the roads, from which judgment he appealed, was let off with the costs this morning by Judge Midyette. A week's term of Robeson Superior court for the trial of criminal cases convened this morning with Garland E. Midyette of Jackson presiding. Two Cooking Schools To Be Heid This Week At Rowland Thursday and at Lumber Bridge Friday Cooking Schoots Will he Hetd From tO A. M- to 4 P. M. (By Flora Lee Carl, Home Agent.) There will be a molting school at Rowland on Thursday, November 11, and at Lumber Bridge Friday, No vember 12. School will begin prompt ly at 10 a. m. and continue until 4 p. m. Miss Myrtle Floyd, representative of the Sift Wheat Millers association, will be in charge of the school. Miss Floyd comes to us very highly recom mended. She was tormerty a home demonstration agent of Tennessee and also of Sampson county, our own State. Mrs. Estelle. Smith, district agent, says she is a girl of unusual person ality and presents her subject well and knows whereof she speaks. During this school the studies of pastries, cakes and breads will be taken up. There will be no charge for attending this school. It is not limit ed to home demonstration club mem bers. Anyone who is interested in the making of pastries, cakes or breads will be welcomed. Each one is to bring a simple box lunch. These will be put out, a drink furnished, and all eat together. I hope each of you will think out and write down any problems you have in the particular phase of cookery we take up in this school and bring them with you. The Lumber Bridge and Rowland clubs will be hostesses to these sci ools and will be glad to have you come. Remember the dates, Rowland. *i day, November 11, and Lt-mber Bridgc, Friday, Nov. 12. Clifford Strickland Jailed Early This A. M. On Serious Charge Charged With Breaking Into House of Jeter Sealey Near Barnesvitle Enr)^ This A. M and Knocking Sealey in Head—Hearing at Fairmont Tues day or Wednesday. Clifford Strickland. broth'-'- of Maxie Strickland, \vh" "-as .i.guned in the Princess Anne section, near Barnesville, several weeks ago with a dangerous gun with which he is al leged to have threatened to kill anv one who trier) to arrest him, is in jail awaiting trial on the charge of rais ing considerable disturbance in the Kansas section, near Barnesville early this morning, entering the house of Jeter Seaiey and knocking Seaiey in the head. Si eriff B. Frank McMillan, Deputy W. C. Britt and Rura] Poiicemen W. C. Cox and Meiton Ivey went down to ! Barnesvilie before day this morning and captured Strickland. He probay bly wiil he given a hearing before Re. ! corder Thompson at Fairmont either on Tuesday or Wednesday on charges j f assauit with a deadly weapon, be ing drunk on ti e highway, carrying a conceaied weapon and trespassing. TIRES — TUBES — ACCESSORIES CAS — OILS— FULLER SERVICE STATION 2ND & CHESTNUT STS. Lumberton, N. C. Methodist Women Of Robeson and Hoke WiH Meet Next in Lumberton Federation of Missionary Societies De cides to Meet Semi.Annua'iy— Splendid Program at Decent Meet ing at Fairmont. (By Mrs. H. G. Inman) Fairmont, Nov. 8—The Robeson Hoke Federation of Women's Mission ary societies of the Methodist chnrch met with Trinity Methodist church in an aii-day session Thursday, October 28th., the meeting beginning at 10:30 and closing about 4:30 in the after noon. The Baptist and Presbyterian Missionary societies were invited to attend and a number availed them selves of the opportunity and were very enthusiastic in their compli ments of the teaders of the program. The church was bcautifuHy decor ated with cut flowers and pot piants. ; Mrs. Hiiiman of Red Springs in giv-! ihg the response to the address of; welcome, remarked that tho Fairmont' tadies need not have said "you are weicome", for- the fiowers spoke the message for them. Aii of the taiks and addresses were good but the address by Mrs. A. M. j Gates of Durham was probably en joyed by more peopie than any other address. Her subject was "Unselfish ness in Prayer", and it was one of the most inspiring talks ever heard i on prayer. Miss Elizabeth Lamb of Fayetteville, former Missionary to i Brazil, made a very appealing address. One hundred and fifty or more peo ple were in attendance during the day ! and were served a bountiful cafeteria style dinner, with cream and cake for j dessert. The Federation voted to meet semi I annually instead of annualiy and the next meeting will be held with the ! Lumberton church in the spring. Special music rendered by Misses ! Magenta Lassiter and Maude Ashley, ! accompanied by Mrs. A. H. Hayes at ! the piano, was greatly enjoyed. The present officers were re-elect ed for the coming year._L._ The following program was given: Worship led by Rev. N. B. John son of Fairmont; address of welcome; response to address of welcome—Mrs. Hillman of Red Springs; minutes of last meeting and roll call—Mrs. J. Carpenter of Maxton, secretary; Talk by county chairman, Mrs. H. A. Mc Kinnon of Maxton; talk, "Why Study Missions"—Miss Elizabeth Lamb, Fayetteville; report of chairman of Mission study and Bible study—Mrs. F. C. Frostiek, Maxton; special music —Misses Magenta Lassiter and Mrs. A; H. Hayes; talk by district secre tary, Mrs. B. C. Thompson, Mt. Gilead. Noon devotional, subject, ''Unself-* ishness in Prayer"—Mrs. A. M. Gates, Durham; luncheon 1-2 o'clock;' hymn; talk by conference treasurer, j Mrs. F. B. McKinnie, Goldsboro; spe cial music, Miss Lassiter and Mrs. A. H. Hayes; report from county chair man of social service, Mrs. Bedell of , Pembroke; report of county chairman I of Bright Jewels, Mrs. F. H. Town-! send of Lumberton; report of county chairman of young people's work; re- ! port from auxiliaries; report of nom-j mating committees; report of com-j mittee on constitution; hymn; bene-! diction. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edwards and Children Injured In Auto Wreck Negro* Drives Ford Into Their Gar, Turning l! Over and Pinning Them t ndetneath. and Goes on—Mrs. Ed vards in Thompson Hospital. Mrs. Henry Edwards of Bt. Pools,'j route 4, is now in the Thonrps* n Mem- j orial iiospital and her husban i and [ two children, Ina Neal and Currie, are j all suffering minor injuries as t. e re- j suit of an automobile wreck which oe- j curted on the Fayetteville road about halfway between Lumberton and St. Paul late yesterday afternoon. The wreck to the Edwa"d- t ar came as a result :f its being crashed into by an automobile driven by an un known negro. The negro was driving a stripped-down Ford. He went into the Ford touring car occupied by the Edwards family with suen Lcrrific force that it was knocked off the) pavement and turned over, pinning Mr. and Mrs. Edwards and their son underneath. They were left there m this predicament until passer-byes stopped and lifted the car eff them. ' Mrs. Edwards was brought to Lum- j berton and placed in the Thompson j Memorial hospital, where she is now: suifering from a number of minor! injuries and severe bruists. One of j her eyes is closed as a result of the ! accident. Cotton Market t Middling cotton is quoted on the} local market today at 11 1-4 cents thej pound. Mr, J. J. Humphrey of Lumberton,) R. 2, was a visitor in town Saturday. LETS GO TO THE HEST 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. Phun* V * LUMBERTON BUSINESS * MOUSES WILL BE CLOSER * * ARMISTICE RAY NOV. 11. * -i ' * Business will be suspended in * * Lumberton Armistice Day. Nov- * * ember !!, Thursday.of this week, * * practicaiiy aii business men of the ^ * town having signed an agreement. * * circulated Saturday by the iocai * * post of the American iegion, to * * ciose their piaces of business all * * day and display flagu at full mast * in front of their plnbe of business * * in recognition and honor of the * * Xth Armistice Day. The hanks also * '' will close. As stated in this issue, * * appropriate exercises in honor of * * the day will h(. heid at the high * * school auditorium. * * The Lumberton schools will " * close at noon on that day. t***** ** * * HEMS OF LOCAL NEWS — License to marry i as been issue*) to W. C. Watts and Miss Dorothy Cayneile Rice. —-Miss Bessie Smith of Lumberton has hecn commissioned a notary public by Governor McLean. —Beginning tonight, the Western Union Telegraph office wiil ciose at 8 o'ciock instead of 9 o'ciock as here tofore. —The condition of Master LaFay ette Deese, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Deese, who underwent an operation for appendicitis Friday, is improved. —A budding permit has been let t. Mr. Ben Ed vards for the oe tion of a 4-room house on West 19th street, the cost to be approximately SCo(J. —The iargest number of peopie in Lumberton in quite a whiie is here to day for the opening of a criminai term of Superior court. Judge Gariand E. Midyette of Jackson is presiding. —The Nu-Way Dry Cleaning Co. opened a place of business today in the building occupied by the Lumber ton f amily Laundry, First street. The estabiishment will do cleaning, press ing, aitering and dyeing. Mr. H. A. Hood of Setma is manager. —Weekiy Kiwanis luncheon meet ing at Lorraine hotel Tuesday eve ning at 7. The important matter of sending a delegation to the Caroiinas district meeting of Kiwanis Interna tional at Charleston, S. C., on Novem ber 11 and 12 will be considered, —Mr. J. M- Butler, a prominent cit izen of St. Pauls, underwent a serious operation tor mastoiditis at Thomp son Memorial hospital here last night. His condition today is as favorable as could be expected. The operation was performed by Dr. R. S. Beam. —Dr. Chas H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, wiii leave tonight for Raieigh, where tomorrow he wiii attend the State Board of Pub lic Welfare and Associated Charities and Wednesday the Board of Baptist Foundation. He expects to return in time for the reguiar prayer meeting service Wednesday evening. ^ —Mrs. D. P. Sanders of Spartan burg, S. C., and brother Mr. Robt. Proctor of Marion, N. C., arrived here Thursday night to visit their mother, Mrs Lizzie G. Proctor, and other rela tives. Mrs. Sanders will remain here several days. Mr. Proctor went Sat urday to Chapel Hi}) to see the foot bali game between the uni vc sit/ of North Carolina and V. M. L —Fire Chief E, J. Giover has asked The Robesonian to call to the atten tion Of the peopie of Lumberton the importance at this time of the year of cleaning out chjmneys, stove fiues and gutters in order to prevent fires. Mr Glover says that he has a man at the fire station who will do the work for those who have not been able to secure anyone to do it and that his charge wil] be very smaii. —Mr. J. P. Cooper, president and manager of the Southern Marble Works, Inc., of Dunn, has purchased the stock of the Lumberton Marble Works ami was in town Thursday and Friday in the interest of the same. It is expected that Air. Cooper wiii move i.is iarge stock and piant from Dunn to Lumberton or open a branch here for his business in Dunn. Mr. Cooper does both marbie and granite work and says that this is a good field for a good live deaier in these things. He was accompanied to Lumberton Thurs day by Air. Raymodd Barefoot, also of Dunn. Largest Liquor Haul Ever Made. New York, Nov. 4.—(AP)—Two hundred and fifty thousand gaiions of whiskey, the iargest seizure ever made in this country, was taken over by prohibition officials today when agents took charge of the Keat ware house in Brookiyn, the largest bond ed warehouse in the United States. Chester P. Miiis, district prohibition admnistrator, piaced the minimum vaiue of the whiskey at $6,000,000. GOOD WOHKMANSHIi* DEMANDS GOOD root s Garments sent to us are reatiy giv en four cieanings because our modern Giover equipment continuaily changes the naptha 8 times an hour. Oothes are removed from a body of soivent just as sparkiing in its purity j as that into which they were ptaced. ! You wouid not entrust a $50 bit) to any but the safest bank. Give ^our suit o<- dress the same protection and entrust it to us. LCMRKKTON DRY CLEANING CO Eddie L. McNeiii, Manager. Ith Street I'hone 04 j Armittice Day Program At High School Nov. 11 Program Wit! Consist of Addresses. Readings. Songs and Prayer—Ban quet at American Legion Ha!) That j Everting. j Lumberton peat No. 12 of the Amer ! ican tegion and the American tegion auxitiary wi!) stage an Armistirc-diy program at the high sehoot auditor ium Thursday morning at 10:30, to be ' fottowed that evening at S o'ctock by a ^ banquet given by the auxiiiary in the American !egion ha!!, to which mem bers of th,. iegion and auxitiary wi!t be invited. j Definite ptans for the day were worked out hy a joint committee ap pointed by the president of the aux itiary, Miss Janie Cartvte, and by Commander J. L. Spivey of the Lum berton post of the American tegion. [The committee was composed of Mes ' dames H. O. Ftoyd, R. S. Beam. A. V. jC. Wishart ami K. R. McIntyre and Messrs. W. B. Ivey, i. L. McGitt and E. J. Giover. Program ' The program for the ,exercises at ! the school building is as follows: Song—"America." Scripture reading and meaning of ! Armistice day—J. P. Russell. * Song—"Pack Up Your Troubles." Courtesy to the Flag—David H ' Fuller. Reading—"Old Clory." Reminiscences of Armistice Day in France—W. B Ivey. Song—"Star Spangled Banner." Closing prayer. Miss Isabel DeVlaming of the high school faculty will be in charge of the I music. In addition to the banquet, the even , ing program will also include music, i speaking and patriotic songs. JOHN MESHAW AGAIN IN TOILS OF THE LAW Convicted This Morning of ( Charges I Following an Auto Wreck Last Night—Fuss Over Man Lands Ne i gro Women in Court—Other Cases. John Meshaw of the Broad Ridge j section was convicted by Recorder P. S. Kornegay this morning on charges ; of driving an automobile white under j the influence of whiskey, possession, transporting and reckless driving. He j was sentenced to the t oads on the iirst { charge, fined the costs for reckiess ! driving and possessing and $10 and ! costs on the charge of transporting, i He was given the privilege of going ! to the roads for 30 days on each of ; the latter charges, and also required ! to pay the prosecutor, a Mr. Hester : front Biadenboro, damages to his car. i Meshaw is now in jail in default of ' the fines. I The arrest followed an automobile ; wreck on route 211 at Big Swamp, near Biadenboro, last night. Meshaw j drove his car into that of Mr. Hester and damaged it to the extent of about $ 10. A pint of whisky in the cat* Me ! shaw said he was taking to his sick wife hut had tasted it before getting it to her. Meshaw recently compieted ! a road sentence lor manufacturing ' liquor. Kate Brown and Annie Belie Rich ardson, colored, had some words about a man whiie they were in the park Saturday, Kate slapped the other wo man and the latter came back at her with a razor, which sent Kate to Thompson Menioriai hospital, where her wounds were dressed, and brought both of them into court this morning. Recorder Kornegay ict them off with the costs. Agnes Gilchrist and Dave McDowell, coiored, were fined $25 and costs for being drunk. The Giichrist woman was aiso convicted of an affray and taxed with the cdsts. Hubert Brown, colored, was fined the costs for assault. Geo. Lamb, colored, in court for giving a worthless check, was requir ed to pay the amount of the check and the court costs. Autos Collide at Five Points. A truck driven by Mr. Robt. Pate and a Ford touring car driven by Ed die Leggett, coiored, came together in a head-on coilission Saturday about 5:30 p. m. at "five points", in tersection of Eiizabeth road and Chestnut and Seventh streets, and the touring car was hadiy smashed. How the driver escaped serious injury is a mystery, for the windshieid was shattered, a front wheel smashed, the radiator crushed in and the top bow ed down. But Leggett got only a slight cut on his lip. Mr. E. J. Wil kins, in the truck with Mr. Pate, got a slight abrasion over his left eye A fine layout of glass was left on the street all day yesterday as wit ness of what had occurred, and no doubt many a tire that passed over; it will be heard from later. XEHO A XEW sun? SEE JOHN O. PURVIS. TheTaitor. HAKD TAILORED CLOTHES *23.50 AKH UP. SPECIAL ELECT!ON !N FA!RMONT DEC. 4 TO DECiDE ON SALE OF L!GHI AND POWER PLANT !,!<;mHK\HTH!)(OMFE!)ERATH YHTEHA\()t SIWtNTEMS. 'AIR. C'LY!M V RIGHT SMITH is a ; Confederate veteran witii a keen sense of humor tiiat has kept Mm young end thectful in spirit despite . his '<! year:- and iumd-shakes with death fiuring the disturbance of the '60s. .'.It*. Smitii iivts H miles from t Lumberton on R. F. i). ), with his son Mo*. Daniel -I. He voiunteered in Feb ruary '62 ant! served through the war. On May 5, in the Wiiderness fight, a gunstock was shot to pieces in his hand. On June i i, '63, at the battte j of White Oak swamp, Ik mites from i Richmond, Mr. Smith got a minniebai! ! piumb through his thigh, gangrene ;%ot into the evound and he came near passing out. Not untii October that I year was he abte to go back to his i command, Co. A 46th N. C. Reg., Cap tain It. M. Xorment. Mr. Smith was I a sharpshooter and he says he saw ! the Yankee who shot him. After he - popped a cap at the man he saw the YankeF" throw up his gun, And he saw the smoke but never heard the i report. Mr Smith was standing be ; tween Sid McLean and Dick Butiard, both of whom shot at that same Yankee, but he got away. Ask Mr. I Smith what he to!d the doctor when i he got to the hospita). Other officers of Mr '.Smith's com ! puny were: F. M. Wishart, 1st Lieut.; jR. H. McKirmie, 2nd Lieut.; We'Jjng ton Wishart, 3rd Lieut.; D. H. Mear ; es, orderly sergeant. Air. Meares, who was born and reared near Antioch church #nd now lives in Tgxas, is the . onty other member of the company who survives. Mr. Smith says he was struck by; severai spent ba!!s but was only! wounded that one time. He was never sick but once, and that was at the t surrender at Harper's Ferry, when he was taken sick and was ieft on the other side of the river at the home of a citizen. He was there a week and came near dying. A lady who had a flour miii there and who had one son in the army and one killed, offered to keep Air. Smith, but he de- ! cided not to remain. Air. Smith said ! he made out like he was sick one day ! to see what wouhl happen, and the of- j finer put him on light duty. He was : never on extra duty and no officer j ever spoke a hard word to him. At the surrender Mr. Smith rode : from Danvitle to Greensboro and} waiked home from there. On March I 15, 1866. he was united in marriage j to Susan Britt, who was bom, mar-! ried and died in March, her death be- i ing on the last day of Alarch 1925. ! Air. and Airs. Smith iived together 58 i years and 16 days and never had ai quarrei. Besides All. Daniel Smith, with whom this cheerfui veteran: iives, he is survived by two daugh ters—Airs. Arey (Lunetta) Britt of} Lumberton, Airs. Susan Britt of Fair- i nionpw-and two sons—Air. A. J. of; Whiteviiie and Air. Calvin II. of Thom- I asvilie, Ca. Air. Smith says he saw Genera] Lee { cry one day because a Georgia regi- } ment wouid not foiiow him into bat tic. They'd go anywhere Cenerat Lee , ordered them to go but they wouldn't go a step if the genera) insisted on ! taking the unnecessary risk of going) in front. ***-;***** * (.OVKMXMHVt ESTIMATE !7,H!M.300 HALES * Estimated Yietd Today Is 461,300 * Mote T han That of Two Meeks * * 'go. * ___ <s A yietd of !T,018,300 bates of * ' eotton was estimated in the U. S. * '' governntent report sent out from * * Washington today. It appears that the estimates * * keep on mounting to higher fig- * * utges. 'I'he last report represented * * an increase of some 827,000 bates * * over the provioas one, and the re- * * port today is an increase of 404,- * ' ,.00 bates over that of two weeks * * ag< . I am moving my entire stock of goods today !o :ny store at Seven Pines. J HlfiHS. Town Proposes to Seii Present Plant to Carolina Light & Pow er fo. RELIGIOUS CENSUS OF TOWN WILL BE TAKEN .FMfH* (tas* Officers Knit-Wain— Drug Store Changes Hands— Mariiynn Fioyd Ceiebr-)^; Fifth Birthday—Two Marrieg--!Nr-on ai Mention. (By)!rs. H. C. inman.; Fairmont, Nov. k.-—Th; re wit' a , spei iai election December 4th. at: w.ich time the town rpo- o-'-s to s;ii ) to the Caroiina Light anri Power Co. ! the etoctrictiyit ar.d power "m r 't ingptant. excluding the h od ant! ' buiidings on and in which tiw same art; iocatec). The registat.on books for the snecia! registerat: n of aii o ters qualified to vote were opetMc! Saturday. October 2'ird, and wiii re maiu open unti) Saturday. Nove-ofa.-:' 20th. Mr. E. W. Floyd has beet ap pointed registrar and wi!) ia; f unci ir. his accustomed p!ace, the H. !. Floyd store. Messrs. J. W. Ashiey, H. G. MitcheH and W. C. Brown are judgas for the etection. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Thompson re turned Sunday from a two-weeks' visit with ti.cn* son-in-iaw and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Wiiiiam F. KHisia of Floyds, Va. Mr. and Mr;, Thoenp son were aceompanieci hy their son and daughter-in-iaw of Winston-Sai em, who were enroutc to New York city to visit Mrs. Thompson's mother, Mrs.Schuitz. Officers of the Pldeiis class were hostesses to members of the ciass, )ady teachers of the Sunday schooi and a few other invited guests Tues day evening from 7:.'!d to iO:W o'c'ock at the home of Mrs. 1'iem mens, the teacher. „ Growing piants and cut flowers were in profusion and arranged to udd an artistic touch to the rooms. The guests were met at the door by Mrs. P. P. Jones, first vice president, and were conducted to chairs in the iiving and dining rooms by Mrs. Giles Fioyd, second vice-president. After the assembiage of guests, "Conver sation" ten beans and the w rd ' i " was enjoyed immensely, the contribu tor of the ietter winning t prize a ioveiy box of—"jaw breaker . Captains were n-tmed to choosu* sides for a speiiing match wii. . Mrs. J. F. Johnson as teacher. .Each side was sure it had the best speiier.. -ml was confident of winning untii Mr;. Piemmons announced the rtnc , am when the oniy important rub; w r giv en everybody wanted to "fiop" down in the nearest chair. The word;; were fo he speiied backwards! Neverthc iess Miss f^eia Fioyd anti Miss !)ore tha Farmer heid tneir own tiii tie iast. (An explanation: Dr. T, if. Ptemntons, Prof. T. S. Teague and Mr. F. F. Purvis attended a mating at the schooi house, were late arrivals and did not get in on tjic spod.'ng match, however Dr. Piemmons couid have known about it and warned the other men.) A contest in which an article to represent each statement or question was on the tabie, necessitated every body putting on their thinking caps. Miss Leia Fioyd and Mrs. G. W. Thompson tied with -5 question cor rectly answered and the short straw won for Mrs. Thompson the grand prize of two pennies, whiie the booby, a iittie "piggy," fashioner) with a iemon a corkscrew and matches, was given Mrs. Soggic Fioyd. The game "it" was next introduced and caused much fun. After the games the i ostesses served biock cream and pound cake, tea and coffee. The invited guests were: Prof, and Mrs. T. S. Teague. Mrs. O. L Fioyd. Mrs. Maymo K. Pittman, Miss fessae minc D. Ashiey, Mrs. Furman A. Fioyd, Miss Agnes P. Ash'ey. Miss Christine Fioyd, Miss Dorctha Farm er, Miss Dinabei Fioyd, Mias Leia Floyd, Mrs.-W. T. Sterigc. Dr. T. H. Piemmons and Mr. FT F. Purvis. A Fiaiioween party was given in the high schooi basement M nday night with a fair-sized crowd in at tendance The narty was under the auspices of the Parent Teachers as-m etation and a neat iittie sum was rcaiized. Drug Store Changes Hands The Grantham Drug Co. i:: no more Thursday the name was changed t Fairmont Drug Co. and Messrs/W. R. Tayior and Paui li. Thompson be came soie owners. The store has done a very successful business for the past several years and Messrs. Tayior and Thompson are to is; congratuiat ed on their good business judgment in purchasing the entire stock of goods. Mr. Tayior knows the drug business irom J7 years experience. Mr. Ti ma son graduated from the university of North Caroiina in the class of ib24 with the degree c^ Doctor of Phar macy. After graauation he was em pioyed by Wiggins' Drug Co. in Wake rest untii the beginning of li?2f when he came t) p'airmcnt. M Thompson is the son of Mr. ami Mr C. B. Thompson of the city. Work men wiii begin at once to repair and (Continued on page 7) t-. M)!t watch. ctock and jeweiry repairin see us. W e use on!y gen a to.- watch factory materia). A t work guaranteed. MOOKR'S Gif ') SHOP Chestnut Street in front of Lorraine hotei. 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The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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