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Tweive Page# Today TWO SECTIONS VOL. LVI—NO. 59., LUMBERTON, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, i927 couwTWT. oom Turra. MTAB!.!HHKD <<7A rK!C< F!VK f KNTH Loca! Theatre WiU Be One of Finest Between Char!otte And WHmmgton Contract CaHs For Work to Begin Within Fifteen Days—Will Have Seating Capacity of About 1,000. STAGE WILL BE AMPLE FOR BEST ROAD SHOWS Contracts let Monday afternoon by the Lumberton Theatre Co. call for work to begin within 15 days on the handsome structure that wi!l be locat ed on the southeast corner of Chest nut and Fourth streets. It is under stood that the building will cost artund $60 000 and that it will be one of the best-equipped and most com modious theatres between Charlotte and Wilmington, with a large stage to accommodate the hest road shows. It also wili be used for a moving pic ture house. The building, which will be of brown brick, trimmed with limestone, wilt face 66.9 feet on Chestnut street and wil! extend hack 100 feet on Fourth, with three stores on the Fourth street side. Dressing rooms will be provided in the basement beneath the large stage, and vapor heating will be used. It is understood that the theatre will be equipped with a Wuriitzcr theatre organ which is the finest theatre equipment. Contract for the building was awarded to U.*A. Underwood of Wil mington. Kirkman-Wicker Co. of Lumberton was awarded contract for plumbing. The filling station building which occupied the lot was purchased by Mr. W. W. Davis, who has moved it out on highway No. 20 near the old county home. Mr. W. O. Thompson, who had occupied that place for sev eral years, has m <ved into the hand some new filbn? Station on the north east corner of Chestnut and Third. Dr. R. S. Beam is president of the Lumberton Theatre Co., and he and Dr. E. L. Bowman and Mr. K. M. Barnes are the building c mmittee. A large number of contractors from all over the State were in Lumberton Monday to submit bids. SANFORD COUPLE HURT IN AUTO WHECK NEAR HERE Mr. and Airs. Graham Wright Re ceive Minor Cuts and Bruin-s When Their t ar Plunges Into Trees Af ter Striking Sand Pile Mr. and Mrs. Graham Wright of Sanford received minor cuts and bruises on the Red Springs road near here yesterday afternoon when their Chrysler roadster, driven by Mrs. Wright, plunged into two trees by the roadside after striking sand in the road. Both were brought to the Thomp son Memorial hospitai, where their injuries were given medical treat ment, and Mrs. Wright was able to leave the hospital yesterday after- ^ noon. It is expected that Mr. Wright wili be able to leave this afternoon. Mr Wright suffered a lacerated ! finger, a small wound to the right < leg. a bruised shoulder and cuts and ' bruises about the face. Airs. Wright: was hruiaed in the face. The ear was badiy'wrecked, one side having struck a tree on one side and the other an- j other tree. FLORIDA MAN WILL GRADE AND PACK TOA1ATOES FOR ST. PAULS TRUCKERS ASSO. Mr O. O^ Dukes, county agent, , states that the St. Pau!s Truckers ! association has secured the service i of Mr. G. M. Peeples of Florida to g)ade and pack the tomatoes that i wiii be shipped this fa!). Mr. Peeples j will also be g!ad to advise growers ! as to the proper time to pick the I tomatoes. Mr. L L Grantham, secretary of! the association, wiil furnish crates] and have charge of the shipping. j The giading and packing wilt he] done at St. Pauls. Mr. Irvin HOit of I.umherton, R j K. wasa visitor in Lumberton Mon day afternoon. M. A. Geddie Installing New Cotton Ginnery In Lumber ton An Addition to Lumberton's In dustries Tha,t Will Fill a. Long Felt Need. A much needed addition to the in <iu:it)'i('3"t'].mni)otton, nn atiditin tltatwiiif'i! aiongfettneed. isthc tiew cotton ninnery-that is heittgin st:tH<'()t)y Mr. M. A. Gcdtiie utcon twetion'vith his other industries in the north-ea ^c:ns' cti< tt of tots n. Mr. (!ed'iieisinstaHitig a three stand set ot Murray g'ns. steam driv ttt.whioh wilt be 'rotated in connec tion with the ciectricaiiy '.!ri"e:t set of hummus Kitts that ho has been "OoratinK for st'vertd years. Titottew gtotery itttd itnorovententa tiiat are teing tttadt to the oidet* ginnery svii) represent att investment of apptoxi tnateiy $)tt,')0(t. The cotnbined capac itv of Mr. Gcddie's gins wiii tte front THE NEW CENTttfC EHdTNG STATION: THE MOST COM MtETEtN THHUTY. !.A!HES KKST ROOM COHNKM CHERT NUT AND 3rd. STREET. ,75 to 100 hates (if cotton per day. The additionat ginning fac'tities wit] bring many farmers to Lumber ton that have been going etsewherc with their cotton, and shouid treng-i then the tocat cotton market and turn; loose (piite a bit of money in the! town as practicaHy ait of the cotton ginnedinLumbertonisatsosotdon the iocai market. Mr. (ieddie (toes not think that the! h it weevit wit] stop Robeson county, fat tners front making cottott. atiti ho is disptaying a sptendid faith in the ifuture of this section by making this] i addition to his atready extensive in-! ] vestments itt tocat industries. ! Alt*. Leddie atso operates a tumber j iant, atnt an iee ptant, having given' the town its first ice plant about 15 : years ago, anti tater g ittg into the lumt'er business. In ait departments jbe etnptoys approximatety fifty men, I and has an annuai pay rolt of $40,00(1. ttltfK AUTOMOBILES. 1H2H MODEt.S IK K)R A OEMON STHATL NO MHTTEH CAR MAI1E tt 'V AS faint)—W. O. THOMPSON. ^S/tares s. j T. G Shaw of Ft. Worth, tex, hit it rich in oib He renumbered his world war baddies; so donated one of his oit weHs, the proceeds of which wilt pay for fifty homes for AEF convalescents and -fami nes in the Kerrviile Hitts near San Antonio. ^ 3 Robeson County Towns Represented Howland- Pembroke and !*t. Pauls Getting Benefit of Advertising Be ing Dene in West By E. C. C. of C. Three of the progressive tow^^of Robeson county are represented in the advertising that is being done at five of the big Middie Western fairs by the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, according to information received this week from headquart ers of the organization at Kinston. These towns are Rowland, Pembroke and St Pauis. Each of these towns qualified for this special advertising by securing a certain number of n&w memberships for the organization. All of these towns are being run in the moving picture machine that is stat ioned in the booth of the sectional organization. More than 300,000 attended the first of these fairs at Ssaingfield, Illinois, where the State fair was held, the week of August 20th. Sec-! retary Bartlett personally went withj the exhibit and looked after installa tion before coming back to North Carolina. Mr. Sol Cherry, who has ; charge of the branch office of the organization at Windsor, will remain with the exbit for the entire cir cuit of fairs which will include, in i addition to the Illinois State fair, the Indiana State fair at Indianapolis, } the Kentucky State fair at Louis ville, the East Tennessee fair at Knox ville and the Inter-State fair at Chat tanooga. The same exhibit will be brought hack to several of the East ern Carolina fans for "home" show ing. booth at the Hiinois State fair, the report said that came from Cherry at the close of the fair "Much interest ] is being manifested and many com- ! piiments being received," the report j continued. The exhibit is made up of ^ industriai and. agricultural products- ^ ftom Eastrn North Carolina; posters, photos, literature of all kinds, etc.) Thousands of the interested parties; are registering, thus indicating their interest in learning more about East-! ern North Carolina. "This is the big gest step towards advertising Eastern North Carolina that has ever been made," Secretary Bartlette said af ter returning from the Middle West. Fifteen counties that hoid county memberships in the Eastern Carolina C. of C. are represented in the adver- i tising. These counties are Bertie,! Carteret. Lenoir, Jones, Edgecombe, Pitt, Halifax, Johnston. Harnett, j Sampson, Northampton- Washington, Green, Dupiin, and Pender Mr. Joe Biackmon of Tar Heel, R. ' 1, was a visitor in town Tuesday. j Superior Court Convenes Sept. 5 2-Wceks' Civit Term With Judge W. M. Bond or Judge N. A. Townsend Presiding A 2-weeks' civi) term of Robeson Superior court witi convene Monday morning at iO o'ciock with either Judge W. M. Bond of Edenton or Judge N. A. Townsend of Dunn pre siding. Judge Bond is scheduied to hoid the term here, hut as he has been in the west for some time, it is expected that Judge Townsend wi[] come back to his native county for another term of court. The docket as set for the first three days is as foiiows: Monday—Jno. C. Crawford, et a!, admrs, vs. C. A. Cox, et a!; ida F. McQueen, vs. Bessie W. McArn, et a); A. M. McNair, et a), vs. J. E. Davis ngd wife; A M. McNair, guardian, vs. Mary C. McCaskii!, et a); First Nat. Bank of Laurinburg, vs. Jno. W. Strickland, executor; Mur chison Nationa) Bank, vs Barnes Bros. Drug Co.; A. R. BuRock- re ceiver, vs. G. W. Turner, et ai; Mar ion National Bank. vs. Annie E Mc Cormick, et ai; Marion National Bank, vs. W. W. Ammons, et ai; W. R. Mc Neiii, vs. Peoples Bank, receiver, et ai; Bank of Muiiins, vs. P A. Mc Cormac, et ai; Bank of Muiiins, vs. J. F. Buiiock, et ai; Marion Nationai Bank, vs. J. M. Lytch, et a); Marion Nationai Bank, vs. F L. Sittom et ai; Bank of Muiiins, vs. H. C. Brid gets, exr. et ai; Bank of Muiiins, vs. N. T. McLean, et ai; Bank df Muiiins, vs J. Edison Lytch, et ai; J. A. Bra cey, et a), vs. T. 0. Evans, et ai; Mii ton Lowrie, et ai, vs. Jimmie Lowrie, et ai. Tuesday—Murchison Nationai Bank, vs, D. P. McKinnon, et at; M. 5 McConnihe- receiver, vs. Peopies Bank, receiver, et ai; M. S. McConni he, receiver, vs. Mrs. W. M. Buck, admr. et al; Bank of Muiiins, vs. W L. Price, et ai; Murchison Nationai Bank, vs. G. T. Cox, et al; Parkton Mercantile Co., vs. P H. Fisher; Park ton Mercantiie Co., vs. F. N. Fisher; Parkton Mercantiie Co., vs. A J. Gar ris; Bank of Muiiins, vs. D. E. Mc Lean, et ai; Bank of Red Springs, Vi?. T. E. Lovin, et ai; LaFayette Bank 6 Trust Co - rec., vs. Neii! Aiford, et ai; Dan McArthur, vs. Dan C^ ambers, et ai; Peopies Bank, receiver, vs. N. J. McRimmon; D. A. Waiker, vs* J. B. McCaiium; Lottie Townsend, vs. E. M. Johnson, et ai, adrnrs.; Ameri can Nationai Bank, vs. Mrs. J. M. Burke; LaFayette Bank & Trust Co., rec , vs. A. B. Wiiiiamson, et ai; La Fayette Bank & Trust Co., rec., vs. L. A. Everette, et ai; American Na tionai Bank, vs. W. J. Currie, trustee, et ai; LaFayette Bank & Trust Co, rec., Neiii A'. McMiBanl et ai. Wednesday—Marion Nationai Bank, vs. T. R. Buiiard, et ai; Ira Buiiard, vs. Sales Exchange Co., Inc ; J. H. Baiiance, vs. M. F. Guy; Bank of Jackson Springs, vs. A. A. Ammons, et ai; Wiiiiam Caulder, et ai, vs Dixie Fire Insurance Co.; The Daiton Add ing Machine Co., vs. J. A. Hodgin; C. B. Fry, vs. F H. Thorpe, et ai; C. T. Pate & Co.- vs. R. A. McLean; C. T. Pate & Co., vs W. W. McLean; Bank of Muiiins, vs. G. L. Patterson, et ai; In re Wiii of F. P. Edwards, deceased; John T. Livingston; vs. F W. Carter, executor; Liiiie Mae Wiiioughby, vs. John Pink Wiiioughby; A. C. Mc Gougan, vs. Henry Ciark; Murchison Nationai Bank, vs. John H. McArn and wife; John H McArn, vs. Murch ison National Bank; LaFayette Life Ins. Co., vs. E. Frank Norman; La Fayette Life Ins. Co., vs. J. J Craf ford; Rose Olive, et ai, vs. I). W. Meares. Jennings Mill Plays Pembroke Wildcats Saturday P. M. ( MILL TEAM !,<A AL M.L. ^^8 (;oo!) HECOHl) The Jennings Mill baseball team wilt meet the Pembroke Indians here ] at 3:30 p. m. on the Fair grounds dta mond in the northern part of town. The Indian Wild Cats have had a very good season and have met some strong teams, and so far have suffer ed only one defeat, however Satur day's fracas should prove to be their WateHoo if the local boys continue their good wood with the stick. The batteries for Saturday's game ; have not been made public yet It is thought that either Edwards or Bob Alien wilt heave the old apple for the local team. T)ie Lumberton team has been playidg a fine brand of ball this season and should go well Saturday as they will have some real compe tition. Miss G!ady6 Herring returned to her home at Greensboro Monday, al ter visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Nye. She was accompan ied home by Mrs. Nye and chiidren, Miss Matatine and Masters Charies j ami Wiiiiam who are expected to re turn to Lumberton this afternoon FOR SALE AT ONCE One Generai Store and Oweiiing Combined. Wii) Seii on Terms to Suit the Purchaser. Good Location. { inquire At The Robesonian For Par ticuiars. MR FARMER SEEL YOUR TOBACCO W! T!i US AN!) BECOME A i.IFE MEMBER iN OUR SATISFACTION CLUB. BiG BANNER WAREHOUSE Lumberton, N. C. ' —Mr. Joe Harrington of Marietta has accepted a position with the Wil ' liamson Motor ^lo. —The county?commissioners met in speciai session he! e Tuesday after noon for the purpose of renewing notes becoming jdue —One of the doubie wagons wns taken off theftown's sanitary de partment yesterday, and two single wagons were ptaced in its stead. — Mr. J. Baygrd (lark of Fayette , viiie, the on!y avowed candidate for Cong! ess in the Sixth district, was in ; Lumberton yesterday on iegai busi , ness. —Mr. A. T. McKellar and son, Mr. Ear!, of Row!and, passed through Lumberton Tuesday enroute to Jack son Springs. They expect to be away severa! days. j —-Mr. J. A. Barker, county game and fish warden, says that he now has licenses and buttons for hunting in the county And State and peopie may secure them by seeing him —Mr A. D. McGift and fami!y and Mr. D. A. McGougan and family, of ; near Maxton, passed through Lum berton yesterday afternoon enroute home from White Lake, where they spent the day on a picnic. —The Woman's club wi!! meet Mon day afternoon, September 5, at 4 o' clock in the library of the high school building. All members are urged to be present, as important business will be discussed. —Master Ramsey Hardin, son of Dr. and Mrs E. R. Hardin, has been able to return home after undergo ing an operation for tonsils and adenoids at the Thompson Memorial nospnai. —B. J. Oxendine, Indian, who iives near Pembroke, brought to The Robe sonian office Wednesday a Porto Rico Yam potato that weighs 6 1-2 pounds. He says he hasn't very many of that size because he began diggtng them when he found they were going to get so large. —Mr. Everettc Davis of route 2 from Lumberton says that the boll weevils have already punctured about one out Of every five bolls of his cot ton, but he is optimtsttc enough to beiieve that the ioss is not going to be so great after all, for he is hop ing that the price of cotton will keep on rising. Mr. Davis and son, Mr. W A. Davis, and Mrs. Lonnie Lee- ai! of route 2, were Lumberton visitors Wednesday: —More than lpOO members were -added to the.North Caroiina Cotton Growers' Co-operative association as the resutt of the recent canvass of Robson county- according to* Mr. L. A. McGeachey of St- Pauls, who as sisted in the work in the county. Mr. McGeachey says that more are be- , ing added a!! aiong. He is working' for the interest of his fellow man, as wei! as himself, he stated, in sup porting the association and trying to get others to become members. —Mr. E. T. Tayior of HoweiisviHe township, who was a Lumberton vis itor Monday afternoon, stated that the boi] weevit is the worst he has ever seen and he does not think there ! wiil be a haif crop of cotton made in his section. He was accompanied to - town by Messrs. Sam Smith and C. j C. Powers Mr. E. McQ. Rowan of the Smyrna section was a visitor in town Monday afternoon. He says the boii weevil is very bad in his section.! He says it looks now like he will do well to make a third of a crop of cotton on his farm; Fairmont Tobacco Market Reaches 8 MiHion Lb. Mark Sates There This Week Heaviest of Season and AM Records Are Smashed—Market Expects to SeH 15,000.000 Pounds This Year. The Fairmont tobacco market yes terday reached the 8-miiiion mark and today is selling its ninth miiiion pounds of to) acco during the season. Saies for this week have been the heaviest of the season, and aii rec ords have been broken. Up until last right the market had sold this week 2,126,372 pounds for $530,536.43, an average of $21.95- For the season up until last night sales were 8-037,146 pounds. The market expects to sell 15 million pounds of the golden weed during the season. Fairmont has 3 sets of buyers, and these handle the big sales with ease. Sales on all the warehouses ate over by 4 o'clock in the afternoon, accord ing to reports from Fairmont. ! FIRST BALE OF !927 COTTON -- ! The first bale of 1927 cotton ! was reported to The Kobesonian ! yesterday afternoon from Red i Banks. It was raised on the W. B. and .1. A. Fictcher farm by J R. j Moore. Josh McRae was the sharecropper tending the cotton. The bale, which weighed 484 pounds, was ginned at the Red Banks gin. The Quin Warwick mi!! pond, 3 mites east of Lumherton. on highway 2H, wi!) be drawn off for fishing TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. !0:30 o'c! ck. This pond has not been fished in t years. Ph-nty of fish. Admission $!.5(). Ladies cordiat'y incited. W. M. WARWICK. ^ Fairmont Letter Brother of Prof T S. Teague Kiii ed in Auto Wreck—Phiitips-inman Marriage—Chautauqua This Month —Social and Persona). DEATH AND FUNERAL OE MRS. CORA JOHNSON KEETER. (By Mra. H. 0. inman) Fairmont. Sept. !- Prof. and Mrs . r. S. Teague and son. T. S. Jr., ieft Thursday for Macon- Ca.. upon the receipt of a telegram advising them I of the death of Mr Teague's brother, Mr. C. C. Teague, from injuries in an automnbiie wreck in Birmingham, !A)a.. Eriday, August l!)th, death fot . iowtng on Wednesday. Mr. Teague jieaves surviving his widow 2 a ns and two daughters, one married daugh ter itving in Macon. Mrs. S P. Teague of Siier City, mother of deceased, and Messrs John of High Point and R. T. Teague of Newiand. brothers, at tended the funerai, which was con ducted hriday at 5 p. m., interment M Riverside cemetery in Macon. Prof and Mrs. Teague and mother and brothers returned Mon Mrs. S. P. Teague and sons ieft Tuesday for their respective homes. Dr. M. L. Johnson of Lumber Bridge, a recentty-graduated dentist, has come to Fairmont and wiit be as sociated with Dr F. H. Pittman in h)s dentai office. Dr. Pittman has a iarge practice and has tong since needed an associate. Dr. Johnson is a cousin to Mrs. F. B. Peeie and wiii he a guest in the Peeie home white in the city. Rev Lee A. Pridgen brother-in law of Rev. and Mrs. F. B. Peeie, writ spend severat days at the Metho dtst parsonage this week and on Sun day night wiii conduct the services at the First Baptist church. Mr. Prid gen is a young man of much promise anu onty recenny ordamed as a Bap tist minister. He is enroute to New (Means, where he wiii enter the Bap tist Bibie institute and wi][ also do evangelistic work. It wi)i be remem bered that he married several weeks ago, Miss Sykes of St Pauis, who has visited her sister, Mrs. Peele, on several occasions. Mrs. Pridgen wii! accompany her husband. Phillips-Inman Marriage. Miss Martha Inman of .this city and Mr. Rowiand Phillips of Lum berton were married Tuesday morn ing, August 30th, at 8 o'clock, at the Baptist parsonage by the bride's pas tor, Dr. T. H Piemmons .Only a few friends and relatives witnessed the ce remony: Mrs. Phillips is the third daughter of Mr. Robert Inman and has many friends who wish her much happi ness. She was educated at Fairmont high school, East Carolina Teachers college, -Greenville^ N. C., and was a very successful teacher in the Bark er-Ten-Mile school one year and in the Apex Consolidated school one year. Mr. Phillips is a young busi ness man of Lumberton and well lik ed by his associates. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Phillips left for several days visit to western North Carolina. Chautauqua The Radcliffe Chautauqua will be in Fairmont Sept. 13-14-15 and have this year one of the most attractive programs ever sent out. It gives a program of entertainment of such educational importance that it drew written praise from Woodrow Wilscn and Warren G. Harding. "Give and Take" is the leader of the amuse-! ments and the folder advised to wear! nothing tight-waisted—for it is rib i cracking. The Chautauqua this sea-! son is backed by 34 guarantors, in- i eluding several grades of the school. The presiding elder of the Rocking ham district, Rev. C. L. Read will have charge of the services at Trinity i Methodist church Sunday. Mrs. Cora Keeter. t^ora Jonnson Keeter was bom March 27, 1866, in Halifax county,! daughter of Lovett and Anna John- ! son, and died August 28 of comptica- ! tions. On December 29, 1886, she was united in marriage to F, J. Keeter of! Haiifax county, where they lived un til they moved 17 years ago, to Fair mont. To this happy union were horn 5 chiidren, 4 daughters surviving: Mrs. W. B. Jones of Coiumbia, Mrs. Car) B. Andrews of BishopviHe, S. C., Mrs. B. F. White and Mrs. L. Vance Cioanigcr of the city, a]] of whom were with her when the end came. Deceased had been in it] heatth for j a number of years, which did not per mit her to go to church and do church I work as she wanted to. In the absence of her pastor Rev. F. B. Peeie, who was sick, Dr. T. H. Piemmons of the First Baptist church conducted the funerai at the home at 3 p. m. Mon day, interment being in the new cemetery. The beautifu) flora] offer ings showed in a smat! way the es teem in which she was he)d. iteiatives attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dickens j and son, Joe. of Latta, S. C., Mrs. J. T. Whitfield and Charies and Miss Ruby Whitfield, of Diilon, F. L. Dick ens of Longwood, a sister, Mrs. Bet tie Keeter, of Weidon, two brothers. Messrs. E. F. Johnson of Haiifax and , Tom Johnson of Richmond, Va. B rthday Party. Miss Frances Stephens ceiebrated her !2th birthday Saturday fr**m J to 6 p. m. at the home of her mt^ier, Mrs. Lily Stephens, on Lumberton road. Many of Frances' friends en joyed the games, contests and read ing ,.f fortunes that were induiged in on the spacious iawn. The hostess, assiste by her mother, served ice cream and cake. Mrs. W C. Brown and sister, Mrs. Joe Nye, returned Friday from a two-weeks' stay* in Atlantic City (Continued on page 8.) Moore's Gift Shop The place to buy gifts for alt occasions. Chestnut St. Phone 4o4 More Than Million Dollars Paid Out On Lum ton Market To Tobacco Growers A,fHrfy'.s !2ona!d Hat). 28, of Mrooklyn, K Y. who designed Co! find hergh s "Spirit of St. f.ouis 'ptane now finds business good, having r<-<civ(&29<.rt]crsf«rd(;stKnssnn iiartoi.indy'sarbui. Total Sum Going Gut From Lunt bertcn Up Until Last Night $1,035,137.70 — Today's Sale Carries Poundage Over 5 Ma iion Mark. [MONDAY A RECORD BREAKER More than a mittion dottar h ' heenpaidouthythe5t-umt<orton t hacco warehouses this sea-'O 'o growers setting tohacc<) here. Tit' totat sum up untit tast night w < s] 035,)37.70, and today's sates witt fer ry this amount wett over the m ' on mark. The poundage for the s< e n no uo tit tast night was 4,992,335. and to day's sates, atthough tight on a< . nt of rain, witt carry the totat amount of tobacco sold on the i.uunt rton market during the season t ' s < ov er the 5 mittion mark, which , : previous records for any one - o. This week the market has ; id 036,443 pounds for $23t.99!.3u. o t average of $2t.36 per hundred pound , inctuding scrap. Monday was nndher record orc..k er on the Lumberton market when 436,045 pounds of tobacco went for the sum of $109 243.53. Miss Jennings And Mr. Seay Wii! Wed !n Ear!y FaH Mr. and Mrs Henry Berchetto Jen nings announce the engagemettt of their daughter Mattie May to Mr. James Awtrey Seay, the wedding to take ptace in Spartanburg, S. in the eariy fa)). Miss Jennings is the eideat daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jennings of Lum hertnn and a niece of Mtn Marion Jen igs of Spartanburg. She was educated at Agnes Scott schooi in Decatur, Ga , Mary Batdwin whooi for girts, Roanoke, Va , and Converse college, Spartanburg. She is a char. - ing anr) popuiar young iady and is weft known in Lumberton, where she frequency has visited. Mr. Seay is a son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Seay of La Grange. Ga Me has made his home in Lumberton for the past severai years, being connect ed with the Mansfieid cotton miiig. Announcement of the engagement of this popular young coupie wit) he read with interest J)y a wide circo of friends in both North and South Carotina. VAN WALTERS CONVMTH!) ON 3 L!QLOR CHARGES HarneaviHe Man Appeals to Sumrior Court After Heine Sentenced to Roads for 6 Mentha—Other Cases in Recorder's Court. Van Waiters of the Barnesviilo section was found guilty by Recorder P S. Kornegay Tuesday on charges of manufacturing, possessing ;;rtd possessing material for the manu facture of whiskey and was sentenced to the roads a totai of 6 months, t months for manufacturing, 1 month for possessing and ! month for pos sessing materiais.- Waiters gave no tice of appeal to Superior court, arid bond in the case was fixed at $"M. The liquor cases against Waiters were the outgrowth of the raid on a stiii in his pasture several days ago by Rural Policeman R. G ( ox of Fairmont. The still and 2 barrel of beer were captured in his swamp pic - ture Ed Pemberton was taxed with he court costs and required to pay to the prosecuting witness 50 cents for the ^ larceny of 6 ears of corn Paul Hampton- colored, pleaded guilty of being drunk and was fito-ct %25 and costs. !n default of th^ pay ment of th's fine by 0 o'clock thi? afternoon Hampton wilt have to serve a 30-day road sentence —Miss Amelia Linkhauer return ed Monday from the New York mar kets- where she purchas'd fa!! and winter hats for her miilinery store here. Cotton Market Middling cotton is seiltrt' on 'he local market today at 2P t 2 cents the pound. —————————————-—< Hardwood MiH Being Erected !n Lumberton Work Begun by Mr. W. B. Cox of High Point on Construction of Mii) to Manufacture Shutttea in the Btock—WiB Empioy it) Men. Work was begun Tuesday morning by Mr. W. B. Cox of High Point on the construction, of a hardwood miti at the corner of Sevcntenth street and the V. &. C. S. raiiroad. The miti when compteted witt man ufacture in the htock hardwood shut ttea and ship them north, tt witt give emptoyment to 10 men. Uogw.od wit] bt used in manufac turing the shuttiea. and a market wiii be afforded here for dogwood at aii times. RECORD OF DEATHS MB CHARiES LEBHNWALL Mrs. Harris Hunie of Lumberton j ieft Tuesday night fortBaitimore, Md., in response to a message advising her of the death there of her father, Mr. Charies Lcbenwaii, 77. Interment waa made yesterday afternoon at 2 o'ctock in Baitimore. j The Dunie store here was closed yesterday afternoon from 2 to 4 on account of the funerai. Mrs. ilunie wiii spend severai days in Baitimore before returning. MBS. CHARLOTTE 1EOSHCK News was recetvctt here this morn ing of the death in Maxton last night at It) o'cifn k of Mrs. Charlotte Pros tick a beloved woman of that place, mother of Mrs. Bessie F. Nicholson and Mr. Fred C. Frostick of Maxton. The funeral wilt be conducted this afternoon at 4:30. Mrs. Frostick was one of the oldest women of Maxton. She had been in declining health for some time and had been confined to her bed practic ally all the time for the past year. —Rev. S. E. Mercer, presiding eld er of the Washington, N. C-, district, Mrs. Mercer and four of Mr. Mercer's children, M sses Jane and Ethel. Messrs. J hn T. and Almon, who had been guests for severp! days at the: heme of Mr. Mercer's brother, Mr. ; N A. Mercer, in Howellsville town-! ship, left for their home Tuesday.) Another son of Mr. Mercer, Rev. S i E. Mercer Jr., who has been visiting! at the home <f Mr. N. A. Mercer for! some time, wilt leave for home today. Rev. S. E. Mercer Sr. is a Robeson county man who is a useful and hon ored member of the North Caroiina Methodist conference. C. W. Wilkins KiHed By Lightning This Morning in HoweHsviHe Howctisvittc Fanner tnstanth Kitt ed This Morning and His Son Knock ed Unconscious When Lightning Goes itpwn Wire in Tobacco House —Others in House Uninjured. H XEHAt. \\t) tNTEKMENT HH!)AY MOMMKG AT tt) Mr. C W. Witkins was instantty kiiied and his son, Master Cecit Wit kins, aged 2 years, was knocked un conscious this morning about 7 o ctock when tightning went down a piece of haywire hanging in the top of the house in which they were grad ing tobacco in Howetisvitte township. ! mite front the Kintaw crossroads. Severat other peopte who were work nm\ETO*()\E(H FUH.EK'S SEKYKE STATtOXS You get prompt and courteous ser vice at either une of the three places. ing in the same house with Mr. ttd kins and son were nut injured rtoi there were no signs of the iightr og having struck the house. M iuie in t serious condition, the younger Wa king is expected to recover, accruing to!)r. E. I,. Uowmati wiiowa catt ed to the sit-tie"! the'ioroi;. amt rendered the hoy tnedica! niti. Eunera) of Mr Witkins w.ii ite he!.t tfim rrow morning at !ti o ci ak, am! in* lent wit) be made in the Kin iaw tetnetery on the 1';t: ii<*et road The services wiit its' in vhagr of Rev. L. Seabo.t. iissisted i \ Rg . J. Heming. Mr Wiikins is survived t<y his w idow. - chitdreii-, his father .tnd sev erai brtithers ata! sisters. (.'ait at !!UL)tUES SER\1(JE StATtOX for quick service. Open att the time. Rhone 217L2.