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Evening star., 1936-05-03

president in 1923.
Mr.. Harris had been member OF
the Executive Committee of the Joint
Land Bankers Association for sew
eral years and also had served as
president of the Civitan Club OF
Washington. He was member OF
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
Before coming to Washington in
1921 he served for four years as
treasurer and director of the Federal
Land Bank of Baltimore. resigning to
become local representative and vice
president of the Cleveland Discount
Co.
Mr.. Harris was born in Green Hill,
Pa, spending his early life as a
teacher there. Later he organized
and became the first president OF the
First National Bank of McConnells-
burg. Pa. In 1916 he was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the
eighteenth district of Pennsylvania.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Sallie
McKibbin Harris; a sister living in
Philadelphia and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Nc
Connellsburg Tuesday.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
CLAY PLUMMER

Friends, TO the polls tomorrow ond for
Clay Pummer Of Goithersbure, Morylond
Democratic nomination for Congress the Sixth
District Maryland ot the prmoy election be held
Nay 4. 1886
Mr. Pummer. who 4e years ose motive Of Montsonn-
County and eoy monhood hos
hed with public effors in his County and District.
yeos 1924 e27 he served sheriff Of County,
ehoush the hove held responsible position
=" his County His ympothes have alwoys been the
interests Of the service me
His interests closely his een.tu-
snts in the counties the district His wife
OF Frederick County, and his deusher coeae
Frederick City.
Mr Plummer who hos for yeors been prominent dairy
and stoeksrowe hos broad
needs effected by national sioton,
be given TO securing adequate protection agricultural
Cioy Pummer will Congress from MoryIond
District with the definite pledge oil Of
their will to them Faithfully owoys
be present OF oil sessions Of Congress ppored work and
TOR their Interests and owoys be his office home svcobe
tor consultation motte public prvo ave due
confederation to their wants and needs
present political offiotion beliefs oetivites
Cioy Plumme will Congress unfettered stock
petiea promises ond free Of oil
His brood and vored experiences have equipped
sound knowledge OF economics and general finonee
vote for Cloy Plummer for a
the needs Of the District Sixth
may be kept in the Democratic r6nks foil the
Forty should nomnote coy Pummer for Congress
Published by the authority Of
Clarence {. Beeraft, Political Agent.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
POLLING PLACES
OPEN ON MONDAY
Democratic and Republican
Primaries to Be Held in
Montgomery.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, May 2.-An-
nouncement has been made by the
supervisors of elections that the polls
for the Democratic and Republican
primary elections to be held in the
county Monday will be open from E
o'clock m until at night and will
be at the following places:
Laytonsville district-Modern Wood
mems Hall, Laytonsville.
Clarksburg-Gibson store, Clarks-
burg.
Poolesville-Waverly Hall, Pooles-
vile.
Rockville-First precinct, St. Mary's
Hall. Rockville: second precinct, Fire
Engine Building, Rockville; third pre-
cinct, Hungerford Tavern, Rockville;
fourth precinct, Garrett Park Chapel.
Garrett Park.
Colesville-First precinct. w. c. T.
U. Hall, Colesville; second precinct,
Grange Hall. Burtonsville.
Darnestown-Reside Of Thomas
H. Athey, Darnestown.
Bethesda-First precinct, County
Building, Bethesda; second precinct,
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DELEGATES NAMED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, May Mrs.
Guy S. Meloy. Mrs. Warren w. Cole
and Mrs. Henry H. Lyon have been
elected as delegates of the Woman's
Community Club Of Hyattsville to the
annual meeting of the Prince Georges
County Federation of Women's Clubs
to be held May % at College Park.
They were chosen at the clubs
monthly meeting held in the home Of
Mrs. Florine Steele. A Nominating
Committee was named comprising Mrs.
H. B. Mayhem. Mrs Meloy and Mrs.
Lyon to name a slate to be voted
upon at the clubs next meeting, when
the annual election of officers takes
place.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
POLITICS PICK UP
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Test Of Strength Between Borah
and Landon Delegates
Seen.
~ the Associated Press

Ey the ASSOCIATED PreSS.
SIOUX FALLS, S. Oak, May a.
which promised a test
Of strength between Boraf and Ian.
ion pledged delegates to the Repub.
lican convention enlivened pre-pri-
mary activity tonight as candidates
to close their campaigns be.
fore the balloting Tuesday.
Although one slate of eight dele
gates was listed as uninstructed and
the other for Senator william E. Bo-
rah, hackers of Gov. ALI M. Landon
asserted the uninStructed group was
pledged TO vote for the Kansan.
Ralph o. Hillgren. Sioux Falls, Sec
retary of the Landon Club, announced
that seven of the uninstructed slate
had promised support for Landon "as
long as his nomination appears pos
sible." The eighth member of the
group-E B. Adams of Hot Springs
was 100 per cent in favor of Lam
don," Hilgren said.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
c. A. HARRIS DEAD;
HEADEDLANDbANK
Heart Disease Proves Fatal
to President of Farm
Credit Unit.

George A. Harris, 64, president of
the Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank
OF the Farm Credit Administration,
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MRS. SIMPSON, SPEAKER

Mrs Ruby G. Simpson. member of
the Arlington County School Board,
will be the principal speaker at the
monthly meeting of the Arlington
Ridge Civic Association Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock at the Hume School.
She will discuss the bond issue for
the proposed junior high school in
the county.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
APPLE BLOSSOMS
HEAVIEST IN YEARS
Orchards in West Virginia
to Reach Peak Over
Week End.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, May a.
Fruit growers today were calling at
tention to the presence of an almost
unprecedented profusion OF apple
blossoms which will be at their peak
over the week end.
Blossoms by the billion. the heaviest
and most uniform apple bloom in
years-sprung suddenly from the
ht-wrapped pink" stage under the
Summer weather of Thursday and
Friday.
For the past four years, the apple
bloom has been comparatively light,
and the orchards rather "spotty"
with bloom. This year, the 'spotty"
orchard is the exception, and the ap-
proximate $4,000 acres of Eastern
Panhandle mountains and meadows
planted to commercial orchards are
mass of pink-white bloom that sheds
its fragrance over the whole section.
People wishing to see the spectacle
at its best in this area may use
number of routes. The Inwood-Ger-
ardstown section-Apple Pie Ridges
the most heavily planted Eastern Pan
handle area, and almost every road in
that area leads through acres of blos-
SONS. In Falling Waters district,
Arcadia and Cumberland Valley Or
chards cover a big, fertile plain. The
John Porterfield orchard, along the
Hedgesville- -Martinsburg road, is an
exceptional sight this Spring, and
Cumbo orchards and a number of
others are nearby. Hedgesville dis
trict has a big acreage in orchards,
with profuse bloom.
jefferson County is dotted with
orchards, while the big Morgan and
Hampshire Counties paintings. COW
ering entire mountain sides. will draw
many. although access to them from
Martinsburg is via Winchester and
Augusta, because Of the bridge wash
out at Great Cacapon.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
PAUL DULANEY RITES
TOBE HELD TOMORROW
Prominent Lawyer Also Was
Identified With Several Busi-
ness Firms.

Funeral services for Paul Dulaney,
SO, prominent lawyer. who died yes
terday at his home, 1915 Huntington
street, will be held tomorrow after
noon at Glade Spring, Va.
A resident of this city since 1908
Mr.. Dulaney was prominently identi
fled with several business organiza
tions. He was president, director and
general counsel Of the Windsor Coal
Corp, director and general counsel of
the Benedict Coal Corp, and counsel
for the Virginia Coal Operators Asso-
citation. In 1888 he was assistant
general counsel for the United States
Railroad Administration.
Mr.. Dulaney also was active in sew
eral clubs and other organizations
here.
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died suddenly yes
terday a f e r a
heart attack in
his Office in the
M u ms ey Trust
Building. He had
suffered a similar
attack S e v e I a !
years ago. but ap-
parently had re-
covered, friends
said.
Prominent as a
civic leader and
in business cir
cles here, Harris
founded the bank
and Was chosen
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Woman's Club Elects.

BRANDYWINE. Nd, May 2 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Maxwell Covington has
been elected president OF the Woman's
Club of Brandywine, with Mrs. Abner
Mason, vice president; Mrs Hunter
Edelen, recording secretary; Mrs. Ray
Blandford, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Albert Swanson, treasurer, and
Mrs Walton Lusby, director.
Evening star., 1936-05-03

$4,000 Cars in Japan.
Japan now has more than $4,000
Evening star., 1936-05-03

plotting with her lover, Thomas
Lehne, A. was one of the crime SEN
sations of Southern Illinois. The
State offered evidence to show she
flashed signal from window of her
home to tell Lehne her husband. Will
liam. was sleeping. Puhse was killed
in bed.
Lehne died in the electric chair.
Mrs Pulse was sentenced to death,
but received a Communication from the
Governor at the last minute.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
SLAYER OF HUSBAND
DIES IN ILLINOIS PRISON
Woman Kept From Chair by
Communication Had 81 Years
Still to Serve.

BY the Associated Press.
DWIGHT, Ill, May Cancer can
celed Mrs. Gertrude Pulses debt to
society today for the Staying of her
husband in Granite City. Ill, two
years ago.
year and IL days after a commu-
tation saved her from the electric
chair. she died in the model cottage
prison" here. with 81 years of her 99-
year sentence unserved. She had suf-
fered from carcinoma of the liver for
three months.
The murder she was convicted OF
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Exams for Teachers.

FAIRFAX. Va. May 2 Especially -
Reading course examinations for the
renewal Of teachers certificates will be
offered in the School Board ONCE May
23. at 10 a m, 1t has been announced
by Division Supt, w. T. Woodson.
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passed at the recent special session
of the Legislature permitting games
OF chance at certain benefit functions
In the county Is to be law.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
PREPARING TO BUY
DESKS FOR SCHOOL
Conferences Held During
Day Looking to Purchase
of Furnishings

Conferences were held here today
by school officials with representa-
tives of desk manufacturers with a
view to asking for bids and placing
an order for the furnishings for the
new Henderson high school and the
North and South Henderson new
schools.
The North and South Henderson
school building program have now
been virtually completed, and the
North Henderson building is expected
to be occupied sometime before the
end Of the present session.
Under the set-up whereby the funds
for the construction program are fur
nished by the Federal PWA, all furn-
ishings have to be acquired on spcci-
fications and after bids have been adj
vertiscd for and have been presented
and passed upon. Todays meeting
was looking toward that procedure,
and it is thought that the orders will
be placed shortly.
The new high school building is pro-
crossing rapidly. All brick work has
been finished, and roofing contractors
are now active in pushing on to
completion their part of the job.
The interior work, which requires
q considerable time, is being started,
as windows have also been placed
The plan now is for the annual COM
mencement exercises late in May to
be held in the auditorium of the new
school.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
MRS. ELLINGTON IS
DEAD AT AGE Of SO
Funeral Services For Aged
Lady To Be Held Tues
day a. 2 p. m.

Mrs. Sarah Frances Ellington, So,
one of Vance county's oldest resi-
Gents, died at her home at Dabncy at
ten O'clock this morning after an ill
ness of two weeks. She was a native
of Granville county, and born there
March 80, 1917 Infirmities of old age
was given as the cause of death.
Surviving IRE son, w G.. Filing
ton, Of Henderson, Route 4, and two
daughters, Mrs. S. NJ. Green. Ok
ford Route ), and Miss Annie FL
lington, Henderson, Route 4; also one
brother, J. u. Fleming, and Il sister,
Mrs p. e. Willlcrson. both of Route
I, Henderson. Her husband, the late
James Mitchell Ellington, died 10
years ago.
Mrs. Ellington had been a member
of Poplar Creek Baptist church, near
Dabney for half a century.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence Tuesday afternoon at
two o'clock in charge of Rev E. r.
Nelson, Baptist minister of Hender-
son, and interment will be in Poplar
Creek church cemetery. Pallbearers
will be chosen from among friends
attending the services.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
Variety of Cases
Are Tried Before
Mayor I.B.Watkins

A variety of cases were tried at to-
days session of Municipal Court be-
fore Mayor Irvine B. Watkins.
8. j. Ayscue, white, was guilty of
giving a worthless check for 81 to p.
w. Beard. Fie was fined 81 and costs
and required to make the check good.
j. p. Carroll, white, was charged
with driving while intoxicated, and
damaging the automobile Of M. w.
Wcster. He was fined $50 and costs,
given a six months suspended SEN
tence if he drives an automobile in
he State for the next II months. His
drivers license was revoked, and no
was also required to repair the dam
age to Mr.. Wcstcr's car.
Corona Bland, Negro woman, was
lined S. and costs for being drunk.
Nelson McClain, Negro, was given
even months on the roads for steal
'ngs six chickens. In another warrant
he was sentenced to 80 days on the
reads for being drunk, the sentences
rnn cOncurrently.
Ernest Rainey, Negro was charged
with breaking and entering the home
Of Roy Brown. He was fined $40
and costs, and prayer for Judgment
was continued for two years as to a
road sentence if he is Of good be-
havior for two years and remains
away from the home of Roy Brown.
Ed H. Wilson, white, paid SIS and
costs for being drunk.
M G. Morgan, white, was guilty of
being drunk in a puHlic place, and
was fined SIS and costs.
e. D. Ausborne, white, was fined
$50 and costs for carrying a conceal
ed weapon, a pistol. The pistol was
ordered confiscatcd.
Tute Winston. Negro, was taxed
with the costs and fined IS for being
drunk.
Kemp Stokes, white, was fined $3.50
and costs for speeding.
James Murphy and Evelyn Rainey,
both Negroes. were charged with en-
gagng in immoral conduct. They
were fined 1 cent and costs each
Luther Pulley. Negro. was brought
into court on a capias, and judgment
was continued if he remains away
from his wife for the next two years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
MORE NAMES FOR
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
Drive To Continue Several
Days Yet and More
Pledge Cards Asked

Additional pledges in the Daily Dis
patch Safe Driving Campaign came
in during the weekend, and the cam
paign will continue for several days
yet.
The new names today, four in all,
ran to exactly $40 the number who
have made the pledges to drive care
fully, and stickers to be attached to
automobile windShiclds have been
furnished those signing.
The four new signers announced to-
day were:
@. T. Duke.
Miss Sallie B. Garlick, Miss Edna
e. Garlick.
Fletcher D. Langley.
While national safety week was OBJ
served last week throughout the
country, the campaign here will be
continued for several days yet to al
low time for additional signatures of
the pledges Those who wish to join
the movement may obtain blanks at
the Dispatch office, together with
windshield Stickers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
ALEX. MITCHELL, So,
PASSES SUDDENLY
Funeral Services This Aft
crnoon for South Hen
derson Resident

Alexander Mitchell, So, died sudden
ly at his home in South Henderson
last night at $50 o'clock. He was a
native Of Franklin county, having
Been born December IS, 1866. but had
lived here for the past 20 years. He
was a retired textile worker.
Mr.. Mitchell is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Jeannctt Mitchell, and
Che following children: Mrs Addic
Harper and J. w. Mitchell, both of
Franklin county, and Mrs. Matte Full
lcr Mrs. Evie Clark. Mrs. Lillian
Raines and w. l.. Mitchell, all of this
county; also one sister, Mrs. George
Parks. of Littlcton.
The deceased had been member
of the South Henderson Baptist
church about 20 years.
Funeral services were held from
the residence this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. in charge of Rev. Albert S.
Hale, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Henderson. Interment was
in Rockbridge cemetery at South
Henderson.
Pallbearers were not announced.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
| le'r5 one cigarette that
1U1fes its 01Vm aa1e1zszzq. ;.

N01U ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS arc
mild mot strong, not harsh).
That's true isn't it?
Then you read and yet they
satisfy, please your taste, give
you what you want in a ciga-
rette." That says it, doesn't it?
Wait II minute
1t says now that Chester.
fields have plenty of aroma and
flavor. One of you go out of
the room and come back. That
will tell you how pleasing the
aroma is.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
MRS. v. R. HORTON
IS INFERRED HERE
Funeral From Baptist
Church; Death .Satur-
day Was Sudden

Funeral services were held at II
o'clock this morning at the First Bap-
fist CHURCH for Mrs. Mae Urquhart
Horton. widow of the late w r. Hor-
ton. whof died suddenly Saturday
evening at 7:3O o'clock at her home
on Clark street.
The services were in charge of the
pastor. Rev. Albert S. Hale. Mrs. .HOr-
ton had been a member of that
church. 25 years Intermcnt was in
Elmwoo1 cemetery here.
Mrs. Horton was a native of Camp
bell county. VIRGINIA. where she wa
',orn May 25. 1873. She would have
been 81 years old had she lived until
her next birthday. She had been a
resident of Henderson the last %
years.
Surviving are one brother J. II.
Urquhart. Of Roanoke. Va. and one
sister. Mrs A. G.. Martin Of Salem,
Va. Her parents were J. J. Urquhart
and Betty Hewitt Urquhart. who have
been dead many years. Mrs. Horton
husband for many years a we'll
known Henderson man, has been dead
a number Of years.
Pallbcarcrs for the funeral today
were announced as follows: F. S.
Page e F. Woodlief. F. A. Gill. w.
e. Wilson. A. J. Davis, S. H. Allen
Herbert Ellis, Thco Codas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
OFFICERS SEEKING
NEGRO AUTO THIEF
Allegedly Drove Car Into
Hill Top Service Staten
Doing Heavy Damage

Officers arc seeking the where
abouts Of Jessie Mcknight, a Negro,
who allc%cdly stole a taxicab belong
ing to George Wright, a Negro, and
smashed it into Hill Top Service Sta
ton on the Raleigh Road at 2:30
o'clock Sunday morning doing dam
age estimated between 500 and $500.
Attendants at Hill Top, who were
sleeping in their rooms upstairs
heard the crash and ran down to in
vestigate. They found that Nc
Knight had fled the scene, leaving
the automobile.
He had smashed a pillar holding
a shed to the station, causing it to
sag, smashed a gas pump, oil drum,
and one door to the filling station.
The car was damaged to some extent
in the smash
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
NORTH HENDERSON
PROPERTY IN DEALS

Three realty transactions were
placed on the record books OF the
Vance Registry Saturday, all Of them
INVOLVING property in North Hendcr-
on just beyond the city limits, and
bordering the U. s. No. I, highway.
Isabel Carter and husband sold to
Il. Is. Grant. and wife for $40 their
light and title to property bordering
he hard surface highway.
Elmer C. Carter and husband sold
10 r. B. CAN'T and wife their inter
nst in the same piece Of property for
10 and considerations.
]. B. Hicks, trustee, and j H..
Bridgers conveyed to r. B. Can't
and wife for $1,000 property in North
Henderson bordering the old Hcnd-
crsOn-Middleburg road.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
Very Slight
Losses From
Storm Here
High Wind, Heavy
Rain and Very Cold
Weather Experience
ed IN Week End

Other than the demOlishing Of sew
eral power line poles and some wires,
the wind and rain storm that passed
over this city Sunday did very little
damage. so far as had been learned
today.
The disturbance was part of n
storm that blew up from the south
west. and set in early Sunday morn
ing. with Il precipitation of 1.4S inches
of rain between 6 o'clock Saturday
evening and o'clock sunday evening,
with rs Of an inch of the rain COM
ing during the Sunday squalls.
On the heels of the high wind came
sharp drop in temperatures. the
minimum during the past night being
"a degrees. reached ABOUT dawn today.
This contrasted with a high well up
in the SOS that had prevailed during
the previous several days.
Street lights in a large portion of
the city were off for while Sum
day evening due to the blowing down
of several poles. swapping cOnnec-
tions. Trouble-ShOotcrs of the Caro-
lima Power & Light Company were
quickly on the job. however, and most
of the damage was repaired as quick
~ as possible. Some sections Of the
city, however. were in darkness thro-
ughout the night.
Streets were Uttered with twigs and
trash in portions of the city. and light
structures were blown down in few
instances.
The temperature minimum was the
Lowest since the two weeks of eX-
tremc]y cold weather that prevailed
just before during and after Christ
mas. and which brought considerable
snow until this drop. comparatively
mild temperatures prevailed. The
weather forecast was for continued
cold tonight. but rising temperature
tomorrow. and with fair weather to
continue. A bright sun sent Their
mOmeters mounting moderately dur
ing the day today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
RECORDER PASSES ON
TWO CASES TODAY

Two cases were tried in county
court today before Recorder +. E
Clements with j. C. Kittrcll prose-
cutting the docket in the absence Of
T. S. Kittrcll. county solicitor. who is
in Philadelphia taking special train
ing for u. S. Army.
Bonnie Lewis and Albert Lewis. Ne
groes, were charged with assault
with a deadly weapon. and prayer
for judgment was continued upon
payment Of the costs.
Nub S sinister was given 30 days on
the roads for possession of illegal
whisky for the purpose Of sale.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20

It's like this
You see Pm reading a Chest
er6cld advertisement and I'm
smoking a Chesterfield ciga-
rctte, and all of you are smok-
ing Chestcrhelds.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1896.

j. L. Hamlet. and were lodped
the county Jail in default of bond
They are being held for court on -.
charge of shop lifting at Lcggctrs
Department Store.
They will be given a hearing before
Recorder r. E. Clements in county
court.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page F0Nr

/. What j.; the common name fOt
lielphiniJm?
.. What does the French phrase
NE pa~*crout pas mean?
B. Who wrote Hard Timcs?"
4. In chemistry. what is dialy3is?
). Who said, I'VE have, met th'
enemy and they arc CURSE
6. What is n sOmiloq,list?
Z. Name tho PhilistiDc woman low
oil lly Samson.
8. On what bay is Miami. Fla?
8. III what country was hara-lr
practiccd?
10. Where is Radcliffe College?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
MARRIAGE PAPERS
WERE 3 ON SATURDAY

Three marriage licenses were issued
Saturday at the Register of Deeds
office, two of the license going to
white couples.
David Claude Bryant and Nellie
Mae King. both of North Henderson,
and Connie House, route l, Hender-
son. ana Grace Hook, route 1. Kit
trell. was the other white couple.
The Negro couple was Eddie Aston
and Clillie Perry, both of Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
FIRE DAMAGES AUTO
OF c. III. LEVIN TODAY

Fire did considerable damage to an
automobile of G.. Fl. levin in front
of his home on the Oxford Road this
morning about 8 O'clock Fircmcn
responded to the alarm, and brought
the fire under control.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-20
TWO NEGROES HELD
FOR SHOP LIFTING

Carl Hudgins and Harry Conyer,
two Negroes, were brought back from
Lumberton, where they were taken
by officers, Saturday night by Sheriff