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SOOKIKQHAM POST-DISPATCH. RICHMOND COUNTY. M. 0. AGE TWO I i' ROCKINGHAM POST -DISPATCH Published every Thursday after noon at Rockingham, Richmond County, N. C. ISAAC S. LON0ON editor and rRorKinon Office on Courthouse Square Entered as second-class mail matter at the postofnce at Rock ingham, N. C. DEMOCRATIC IN POLITICS Correspondence from every sec tion of the county invited. Phone 182 your items. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Oat year $2.00 Six months M-2S TVw months .75 JOB WORK A SPECIALTY and swung herjup and to safety. It was presence of mind, and it saved the life of the 3-year-old child. giiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiminimiimmig l921SEPTEMBER192lj SiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiin iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii IS H T W TFS Lynching at Pittsboro. On Saturday night a nob com posed of 50 men took a negro) Ernest Danels, from the jail at Pittsboro ami carrying him to a point five iftiles east of that town lynched him. An auto chain was used, and the body riddled with bullets. The negro was charged with breaking into Walter Stone's house, 5 miles east of Pittsboro, Friday nlgMi for the p'u.pose of criminally assaulting Mr. Stone's daughter Mr. Stone was in the woods coon mim ing, leaving his wife and daughter and young son at home. Late in the nifrht the daughter woke up to find, a negro leaning over her bed. She screamed and he ran. Bloodhounds were secured from Raeford about noon Saturday and it is claimed tho inff trailed to where Ernest "'V "O"' Daniels, a negro of that community lived. He was arrested and lodged in Pittsboro jail. It is said he con fessed to the officers. Saturday night a mob of about 50 men of New Hope township, where - i I 12 31 14 5 6 7 8 9 10l 11112131415 16 171 ll8 19 20 21 22 23 24 125 26 27 28 29 30 aiiimmmiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiminiiiiiur No appointment to office in re cent years meets with more unanimous approval than that of Judge W. J. Adams on last Mon day to the Supreme Court Bench. And our Richmond county peo ple are glad that it fell to the lot of a Richmond county son to make the appointment. judge Adams has ever been a diligent student of the law. He is a courteous gentleman, and has that moral preception and judicial bearing that should be found in one who is a member of the State's highest tribunal. Our people well know that he will make a great Associate Justice, and his elevation will add dignity and respect to that already great body of Judges. Confinement in the asylum for a period of ten years is not the separation the statutes con template as a cause for divorce, according to an opinion written by Chief Justice Walter Clark in the case of A. R. Lee vs Saphrony Ann Lee, from Johntson county, decided Wednesday. The Chief Justice takes the position, in sus taining the ruling of the lower court, that the fact that a wife is in an asylum is not only not ground for divorce but does not deprive her of the dower right and her claim to support from the husband. He cited the mari tal vow and inferential rebukes the plaintiff for seeking separa-tioa tirand Lodge, Odd Fellow. The Soereign Grand Loiie-e, I. O. O. F. win convene m the city 01 loronto, Ontario, Canada, Momla, September 19, in their ninety-sev entii aunual session, with 208 grand representatives ?rom the different states of the American union and the various provinces of the Domin ion of Canada,, The representatives from North Carolina will be C. O. viMii-ini nf Winston -Salem and D. H. Tillitt of Andrews, represent ing the grand lodge of North Caro lina, and C. H. Beine and John D, Berry, both of Raleigh, representing the Garnd "Encampment of North Carolina. Reuorts of the officers of the sov ereign lodge show thatthe year 1820 was the most prosperous in the his tory of the order. For the year 1920 the net increase in membership was as follows:1 Subordinate membcrsliip, 139,000; encampment membership, 54,154; Re- bekah membership, sister, 0,12s; brothers, 35,579; Patriarchs Militant membership, 6,240. The membership December 31, 1920, was reported as follows: Subordinate membership 1,933,735; encampment membership, 318,332; Rebekah membership, 923,840 (in eiiMiintf hmthers and sisters); total , ii r PICKARD 1 fl Glowing, dominant a Do X ixk Need Any T0B PRINTING Today? JL. WW If So, Send or Phone U roar Urder NUrY If you believe in home trade in a home newspaper in boosting your town advertise in this papp We can also do your job work quickly and satisfactorily Webb's The Mao Ob next Saturday I will sell 10 barrels best grade self ruing flour for $8.00 barrel. When you need hay, oats, corn,, shipstuff and all kinds of teed stuffs, or flour, meat, lard, sugar,, coffee, tobacco, snuff and all kinds of groceries remember S. L. Webb has 'em all beat al$ the time. Come and see. S. L. WEBB, Phone 258. - Mr. Stone lived, silently came to Pittsboro ami going to Hawloe Tay j number of poisons belonging to the tor's home, the lailor, deiniimleu tne i arder A.iU,hik keys to the jail. Mr. Taylor, who it deaf and dumb, refused to give them up, and endeavored to hide them by slipping them out of his window. The mob found the keys an 1 quickly got their man from jail. Hurrying to the neighborhood of the attempt ed crime, he was strung up to a tree, an auto chain being used. His bociv then was riddled with bullets. Jane McKimmon Club. The Jane McKimmon club will hold its regular meeting Friday afternoon, Sept. 23rd, with Mrs. P. A. Maske. Play at Hoffman. The play, "The Beantown Choir." will be presented at Hoff man High, School, Friday night, Sept. 23rd, at 8 p. m. Admission 15 and 25c. Come and have an evening's fun. There arc 35,910 members of the Patriarchs Militant. There are 17,- 165 subordinate lodges, SQ0 subor tiinate encampments and 9,632 Re bekah lodges. The order expended $7,541,914.31 last year for relief, and 1,234,394.12 for the support of its 56 homes for orphans and old folks. The Tahte of these homes is $8,688, 005.00. More than iO fraternal pub lications are devoted to the interests of Odd Fellowship. Almost every state in (he union "has an Odd Fel low puhlication and art orphan home. LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS That's the Stuif. The following is clipped from th Hamlet News, edited by Mr. I. H. tianiyn, and is on the right line: ' W hile held in Rockingham, the Richmond County Fair is somewha . something for our affair. So let .-, get behind it and speaking 'of the County Fair, don't overlook the HAMLET exhibit. It will be there in full bloom." That's the stuff, Hamlet. This Fair to be held October 26, 27, 28, 29. is by no means a Rockingham at'faii. It is for RICHMOND COUNTY as a whole, and the county as a whole should most certainly support it. It i simply held on the outskirts ol Rockingham because Rockingham "jappens to be the center of the county and more easily accessible lo all parts of the county. Yes, jt is a Richmond county product. Tn our selection of clothes far young men, we. were very caiv fill to-havo every gameht rkh! up to the rninuL . Here you will find just the right suit, the all guaranteed quality, very moder ately priced. W. E. Hacrison & Land Co. (advt) Glowing, dominant PiCKARDGoldEncrustcd China gives a life, a sparkle, to any dining table on which it is used. Yet it harmonizes with every setting. To the charm of dainty china, finely etched, is added the world-old lure of ber.utifu! fvki, fired in. Pickard GoldEncrustcd China is particularly dcsiibbk- for gifts, as it ctf.nds above c d apart from. the c mnunplecc. Stippled itkJ hammered gold or etched into dainty designs, it is un equalled in distinction. Ltl tht name Pickard Und an addtd luiur to your gift T. R. Helms & Co., Exclusive Agents for Rich mond County. AGENTS WANTED We want t lady or gentleman agent to handle city trade in Rockingham and other vacant cities. This is a won derful opportunity as you will re tailing the genuine 3. R. Watkins Produ'- s including Watkins Co coa i it Oil Shampoo, Gar-la Fa-:e Pow - Fruit Drinks .riS'l over 137 ether products. W.le today for f' sample and particulars. The ' L. Watkins Company, 6S New York, N. Y. 1 ' ''''''' I For Safety. For convenience. For Peace of Mind. Put and keep your valuables in our Safety Deposit Vaults. Come in and see them. We invite YOUR Banking Business. Modern Equipment Progressive Methods Efficient Service The Bank of Pee Dee Retlringham Richmond County & Autos for Sale. or sale, used automobiles. Cash or credit. Good condition. One Buick touring car in the lot. See L. G. Fox. J. H. Furman, engineer of the Norfolk & Southern between Raleigh and Fayetteville,isof the stuff heroes are made. On his run to Fayettevi'le last Monday he snatched a little girl from the very jaws of death. His train had rounded a curve near Lilling ton when not far down the track he saw the child walking along. He applied the emergency, blew the whistle and realizing that the momentum of the freight would prevent the train from stopping before reaching the child, he jumped to the railing along the "boiler, hurried to the engine's front and reaching down grasped The grandstand at the Cone base- hall park at Greensboro was de stroyed by fire the night of the 16th. Wiley Writes Thanks. "September 12, 1925. Dear Mr. London: "I thank you for your congratula tions on the 25th anniversary of Mr Ochs' management of The Times and for the editorial of appreciation from the Rockingham Post-Dispatch. "Very truly yours. LOUIS WILEY, "The New York Times." Hamlet Tax Rata, The tax rate for this ensuling year for the town of Hamlet is exactly 1.00 on the $100 valuation. This is an increase of 13 cents over tht rate last year. The Rockingham rate is 97 l-2c, and $1.00 on the poll. For everything ANNOUNCEMENT. in the Grocery line, phone 285. If you have trunks or anything to be transierreu, Phone 285, also H. Crooke J. W. Thomas building, Franklin street. Rockingham. 4t I ILIMRY OPENING I POCKETBOOK LOST. Lost, Saturday, Sept. 17th, a pock- etbook containing three $10 bills, one $5 and two or three -$ls. Thought to have lost it in front of John McNeill's store or in front of Lawyer McLendon's hotise. $5.00 re ward for return to Post-Dispatch or Guy Midgett, Roberdel, No. 1, New shirts, collars, ties and hats for the men -just what you urnnr- n full linp. Come in and get a line on the latest that's go ing. W. E. Harrison & Land Lo. taavtj 10 lbs. Green coffee at S. L Webb's for $1.00. (advt.) Coal $9.00. $9. cash on deliverv See us. Operatives Trading Company. 7 CITIZEN OF MAXTON SHOT. Maxtor), Sept. 2i.C. M. Burns, a prominent citizen of this place, -was shojt last night, and lies in a critical condition in a Hamlet hospital. He was in some manner handling a pis tol when it fell on the floor and dis- c SEED OATS. For sale, Fulgharri Oats 99 per cent cermination. $1.00 per bush el, also full line pure field' seed for fall planting, write for prices. The Pure Seed Co.. Cheraw, S. C harged. th A tare stock of bovs" clothing nri-uj An nur rarlcs: these can be had in knee pants and long pants; verv tow rjneed. W. . Marnson AT E. B. TERRY'S DEPT. STORE Thursday, Friday and Saturday SEPTEMBER 22, 23 and 24th Showing an exclusive line of popular priced hats, the latest in style and quality. We specialize in Lady Baltimore Hats. MISS LOUISE HURLEY, Milliner E. B. TERRY DEPT. STORE Rockingham, N. C. av f-atwi Co (advt)