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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 3.
LUMBERTOtf, NORTH CAROLINA TOE8DAY, MARCH 7. 1005.
WHOLE NO. 2016
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THE LUMBER BRIDGE HEWS.
.PMc saiDoa. m. c.
RKV. f. R. LAW.
EDITOR.
A copr of a ThomaiTille, Qor-gia.pap-er
fall ucder our i;n ff
ceutly and read with iutertet
the ecoouut of a uofel rac n
DMitd by over fifty thcasand per
pie. The acaua waa near Loa Ac
geles, Califoruia. The contestants
wtre aa air ship, tie Califi roia
Arrow, aoi en automobih.said to
ha tha fiueat aud fastest on the
Paci6eCosat and owned ry Mr.M.
T. Hancock, who, by toe wav
ia tha fatbar of Mr.. J C D
Luasfear Brt-fge Locals.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
Fayetteville Presbytery meet
tbia spr ng II b of April, at Car.
thsge,
Mr. Will Or. ham baa the band-
somest r air of horses in tba town-
Governor Glenn and his staff
will stUnd President HooMrelt'a
inauguration to marrow. Several
military oompaniee from tbia State
iu iu iuwu' i i . i
ship. Ha ia proud of them and w " " IU lu" wu,u7
bat good reason to be. Oorernor Qlenn -ssued a pardou
Tbe cry of cbiokene recently in ,Mt W(k ,or J" T. Wilson, serv-
tba poultry yard of an upper-end ling a fire year term in Iredell for
er awoke bim to fin i a drinking assault. But it rime too late.
dart ey in t be dark neaa waa filling kVilaon died tba dav b-fr. the
l.i. I 1.1. I4U .kl.l
uim iwu iu mm wnKvm wiiu vuiti' i . , .
ena awaiting out in the higo way. raon CUVkX D,m-
Tbe negro waa aoon in doranoe An autojy on Cadet Midabip-
Tile. I pon inTeatigation It waa mn S. Weatrav Battla. cf North
found bia little wagon bad aa a n.,.nln. -h .U ..,.M-,i. -i.iu
supplement jugs filled with whit- , ... . ' . ...
McNatt.of Parktoo. Tbe air abip kev freab from Iloffaan. There ,B,,,DK ,ni ran" " ine inueu
rou the race. We respectfully we-e 27 gallona in all. The negro Mates a?al Academy a few daya
call tbe attention or our esteemed ami iui?a were held fast The jus- It go, abowa that death waa due to
contemporary. the Charlotte Ob- tioe of the ieace in those parte excessive fatigue.
arr tha fait frianri if nnt liltaral I trtrtk than- in hanH ami natural.!
patron of airships.to tbia aohiere- ly enough and to hie credit, waa no Milton w- Arrowood. of. North
meat. The owner of thu swift little indignant at the high banded Carolina, whi disappeared aerer.l
ranniDg though beaten aott mobile lawlessness. In tbe beat of bis weeks ago from th Battleship
is spoken ot ai a millionaire wno Interrogatories to the doomed dsr- Kearsage on which he waa eerv
i.ta, ,h hi. m.h,n-hhi- Z I ing his hnsl course, is now under
ceared for higher speed and more kev. Paraona Law. Croaa andCali. arre,t- De wl11 probably be tri d
tiiM mtvtBMI te reea f Ilrf I Kfo4 Deins. S - ItaaM
Acoordiog to tbe reports of Mr. J. W. Jobneou is still on- Miss Slli McNeill, of Mt. Tf
earn of the oewipepers the mc?. Lble to U at bi. offioe.bat i- beu bo'. 'Pa fatorday id Sunday
coeeu, 3fite Aoas)
meat amour tha farmirs of
South to hold their oottoc for 10
cent aud to diminish the
acreage thie year '25 per cent, is
a boo i to prove a failore. They
y that while a large number of
ar ners sre diipod to sccep'
ocb au agreement and to obeerve
it loyally, others are (jai-tlf sell
lug witbeaoh little rise iu tbe
market. This is isid to be proved
by the steady Tolom of receipt.
the h for Mvsral diyt.
Mrs. W. B. McLaocbiiu, we are
glad to report, is improving, bat I
till iu a hospital at Cbarhtt.
Mrs. F. Kttie Walkr it North,
supplying bereelr with millinerr.
with hr
r.vaue.
Mrs. John M:Artbnr is visitiog
relstivee aod fneud at Booettf
Tille, S C.
Mr. Ed. McCdrmiek, of Parktoo.'
Her maiy frieode areglad toknow fieited his home f ki Monday.
the is with thaMooreSapply Hoa.s
this year.
Mtny of our ppiv are iu
Watbingtou, . bsvibg got) to b
It bat boeu predicted that this be present at tbe luaoturatiou of
... I t e-i a
uioTemut would drop t piece lD retiasnt.
for lack of concerted actiou. Kach
prospectt,at least, of victory
gan, and all? The wretched victim by court martial for, desertion.
Bosioeti called us to Parkton
last Thursday. It was a delight
ful outing to us on several ac
counts. We eDj'oyed seeing maoy
friends. But it was pleasing to us
to see proofs of so much prosper
ity. Tben.it is a growing town.
Tbe population baa been doubled
in a year. Three net
were seen gcUg
now the Aletooduts are going
to place tbe lumber on a lot tor a
cburoh in a few daya. Tbe Bap
tists and Presbyteriaas have uew
oburch houses already. Tbe Park
too Mercantile Company, of which
Mr. Taylor Fisher is president.
ar d bis jogs are now safely in
jail as a a quel.
It ia probable that Rev. Dr. R
C. Reed, who baa manv'frienda in
thi section, will move from Colnm
bia, S. C . to Qastonia, N. C, to
take charge of tbe church there.
He ia a very able man.
Mr. J. G. McCcrmlc is push-
residences in? to completion bis handsome
up. Aud rraidence in Parkton.
Our people are felicitating them-
Revenue officers aeized 3, 800 gal
lona of whiakey at Roxboro some
daya ago.
Nathan Bui lard was accidentally
killed at bia aaw mill at Roseboro
some days ago by a apllnter which
dew from tbe taw and went into
hla eye and brain.
Re?. Dr. McKelway, ot Char
lotte, was one of the prinoipal
Mits Roena Alford returned
boms Sander, after an x tended
vistt to br sister, Mrs. M. T. Mc
Oor gan, bear Rd Springs.
Miss Ala MsXeill, ot Ml. Te
bor, is visiting Mrs. W'n. MeOor
mick.
Miss Jsnie McGocgao spent
Saturday night aod Sander with
her parents near R'd Spricgt.
Miss Maud Stewart, who baa
been visiting her ooole, Mr. Jcbo,
selves that the crossing of Raft leakers at a meeting of the child
Swamp, oc the Red Springs road
near Shannon, is to be made en
tirely safe and easy under the
skilled hand of Rob't Lancaster
and his 'chain gang." Tbia
crossing has never before received
the attention it needed. It will
labor o mmittee in New York
some daya ago. His subject was
"Child Labor Situation in South
ern States."
v Sm a
1 1 4- Kirti Trvftin i ar w ia.nPaai
ant. ana mr. .i. it. iinioM. inc. . 7 0 r. : . . . r.T
. j . . 1 I lllB HllttUUUU 11 UWUSU. It Wl 1 Unhutinn . l. Vn k.
0 . ha a nrraaf onmfnrt tn a I a Tcra rnl. I . .
manager.it building an elegant ri i""Ti Pythias, has set aside Thursday.
bosiuess hense of brick two stones umo 01 "avB1. Af-rrh 9th th m'c-ht nn whiVh
high and ninety by forty feet. Blessings brighten or they take . . .. ... . haldbv
Mr. J. CD McNatt haa recently their flight. Dr. Thomas Stamps, 8Pecial meen8 W1 be beld by
assumed the management of the who rarely lea res his field of prao- tbe one hundred and twenty lodges
hotel aud in connection with it luce, wa cal ed to Greensboro, throughout JNortb Carolina.
the new liverv stables with its full I professional! v. for three days the
anninmont. Tha hotel mnran-raf nast Pk anrl rlnHno- ththrinf i nn ly college nad a
we noted, is undergoing repairs in- time, there were occasions for the with Randolph Maoon College on
aide aud outaide. The mercantile oalling to our midst Drs. Nor- Wednesday night of last week
firms of the town are th Parkton throp. MoKenzie and McMillan. This is the second contest in ar
Mercantile Company, Mr. Neill It is easy to see that the prolonged mQf uQ i
uuxidiii. mi. u. J . lubxunt iu. 1 auwuuo ui a uuvuuau uiiku uo
and Mr. Collier Cobb.
Tbe school is prospering under
the management of Prioctpal Dao
McBryde and hia cores of assist
ants. Mr. A. Garris haa a gocd
trade in horses and mules and
takes pleasure in showing visitors
hia fine stock. We, ourselves, al
most envied him some of his at
tractive roadster. In nothing
in
leges, in eaob of which Randolph
Macon haa been successful. Trin-
felt to be a calamity.
Florida. There is talk of issuinc ltv 8 "tandard-V earers were Messrs
papers of requisition for him if he B. S. Womble and C. J Harrell.
a a. I
uoes noi come quio.iy. VVa,ter partridgef coloredi who
It all goes to ground tne view oriminally assanltfld Mrs. Hanes,
that if there is not a reduction of m .1 j
acreage and fertilizers according a wh4lte woman ,ia Cumberhnd
to the agreement of the Cotton county, a few weeks ago, was con-
did tbe town shew its progressive Growers Association, the farmers victed in Cumberland Superior
spirit more than in fosteinga larg will rind tnemseives at tne oiose 01 Court last week and sentenced to
ainging school. The great need in this year In a sure enough deploy- be hanged April Cth.
most of ourchurohet both in town able condition as to prices of their
and country, is better singing by cotton it they should make a good John Moore is in jail in Wilkes-
mora of tbeir congregations. Tbe crop. boro charged with killing his five
teacter is Mr. A. a. McNeill and Mr8 Maggie Moody and son, cf year-old daughter. He went home
heard unstuuted praise about the Libe-ty. Georgia, are visiting at with liquor, gave the child some
wore ne was aoing. r-rgu Mr. J. G. Hughes. Mrs. Mo.dy nnA n,fa,Ja ua. . u,
A 9a t-T nrvriaa ' aiafar I
& her about Next mornincr the
The Masons of Parkton are re child diedf whether from the beat
BU1TUU IO VlgtllLLV a lOUgB III IUHH
at an early day
Mr. D. P. McCrsrv. of Ash-
farmer, beliefing tbst tb.s ne.gb- hofo Q O0Q9 tim, iu t0fIQ r,.
bors will redaoe tbe acreage, will culy
probably plant a large crop ub
the hope of big profits. Should March nas eotsred as beoedic
this bedoue allovertbe cotton belt tion f,'wn th recent cold
there will proably be another o. ice aud rtin, csit af McArtbor returned to her home aft
large cotton orop mad. Another 0T,f tbt rlh lU briht w'lcom Johns Station last Satardsy.
big crop added to tbe surplat now h.ppr rays of sunshine Even Thtichooi ln a0ttrUin.
on haad and ttill in the bauds of ID, l,m. " mor intn m9Dt mtX Friday night, which
tbe farmers would certaioly mean lome. consisted of mosio ky tbe mosic
prices too low to jastify tbe farm- Business has takeu on new life, class and several recitations by
ers iu raising cotton at all. Were machinery has sgain its old time some of the pupils. It was aa
these conditions to obtaiu cotton music, ths farmers are new pru- joyed very ranch by all who at-
would I probably drop down to uicg tbeir tree, repairing fences, tended. After the entertainment
or6centsp9r pound. Ssnford lining up things generally for the we bad a spelling mstcn between
Expie. pitchmg of theirvsrtous crops.hsv Ceiterville and St. Pauls school.
ing ground their tools.implements 10 which we are glad to ssy, St.
aud mental capacities to the most Pauls wn.
active, keeuf at point. Msy they At the Opera Mouse.
sow and reap as never before. Beginning this (Monday) even
Snynia Items.
Mr. E. S. Wishsrt, of
ton spent last bandar
parents.
Lumber-
with his
Quite a number of cur Sunday
school scholors attended tbe Sun
dsy sohool quarterly
Sunday.
Oar section has moro new lands inS at 8:30 o'clock, the New York
thrown open to cultivation than Moving Picture Company will bs)- ,
at Oakton aer before, and hundreds of acres gin a two nighta engagement at
of its best soil yet lies waiting the opera house. Among the many
M .a K.lia Thnmn-nn .nant ' 008 . P10W picture to be ahown will be 24
Mitt rJolia ihompson spent ,h,.. ,
Saturdsy and Sunday with her 9cne8 frm "Ben Hnr," "The
grandmother. Mrs. Marys Mc- Raeford.'now is entirely ear- Bold Bank Robbery' '"The 8t.
Intyrs. We are sorry to hear rounded by a stock law. Tbe fence Lonia Fair," "Child Kidnapped,
she was tsken worse Friday, will constructed tnis spring. ..A Frenchman in search of aa .
Same goes north and north eatt ot . . ..... ,, ,lTT , m
Hope she will soon recover. the town from 7 to 10 miles, tbe Anwican f. 'Holy City," :
We are very glad to know that west and south being Robeson tet- "Joseph sold by hia Brother,,
Mrs. A. S. Wishart is very much ritory, has been understock law and other scenes to please you.
improved. for some time. Wire fence will be The prices of admission will be ''
W.,wiok". .choc. VZ' J reiS M. 2-5d35oeBU. EeW mU
if , i ..w K- I.K; 11 .4 T i . T
dv. Same is more durable, lest W1J ot
danger being destroyed by fire and Store,
has expensive, considering the
woik.
Prof. Gorge
ill close on Fridsy night March
10. 1905. with a public entertain
ment. A big time is expected.
The rabbits have been right
numerous, bnt we think tbe range
is some what broken.
undoubtedly forging ahead and
must be put down as one at least
of the most progressive towns of
our great county.
ing or the liquor is not stated
TVr T P fT?an7io antra nnr nr. In AoSOn COUntV OUPerior
One Ot tbe CDeefcy and puerile in - rftnont iannn ahnnt tAlk. Pnnrf iha nihar Hnv n whit man
nteutiona , that has J J ing hit him hard and he is going who had klltad a negro wa8 acquit.
I to i. that of Mr'. Glenn William. H "llT k ted' and the K re
when he urged as a reason why be L-4 mh. nr haa tha wnntt inn turned. Judge Ward, who waa
.1 1 J l. . .Inn.th.t tka laall ... .. .. 1 - . I !? .1 . r1 i .
tliuuiu uo mi a.vuo ui. u0 r.f hAirnran PTWntinnn v nrndAnt PresiQincr. saiQ : Ureniiemen.
tor you
have
course he made his increased iHneedediUtall. So it often happens m ery grea a
yestments as n own . auu that our effort8 to do d for Thoma8 Mundav 23 years old.
in aoing so u '"" almo8t naught, for they are heeded ftomnf rt nnmmit
otner man does unaer nceciroum- oni- y those who have already wi C 7 i
stance, everywhere And it iittfe oV no need to do it. 7 h? 3omfL1Dg fT. tha
scarcely ibbb ibmouu vu i.ua . imra siory 01 a looacco iaciory,
as some have done, tnat tesnonid ine Miunt Airy iNewa says: bnt his iniuriea weranotof conse
have been let alone siuce he can go Tue8day morning a citizen men fa
nvar into Vircinia, with nis eieatl.. i iL r .
n - I riATiAfi inR taox inm Hnmn mmnro. i tt i i . . 1 il i j x.
. i u iih iriHti I h m 111 I M u ill ninw
abouldoeiet aione iaai e ' 0f being an exceptionally prudent presiding, said: "Gentl
legislature incorporated bis towr, maa with bis tongue The very the faots in the 0ft8e wer0 for
as if one legislature bound its sue- f j, who needed th article to decide but think vou
eessortoany line of action. O mo8t, W9 dare say, failed to see they TltJ
overshoes dur-
on a previous occasion, but the
i . 1 1 1 1 a. I MVUVU WMAV J,WV W Sail
plant and ship whisky freely into
Til t.h counties of tha State. It is had taken nis
enough to say duty was done in ing the night. Another , oitizen doctors pumped the drug out of
stopping u.e dusiubsb as tar saia ms were eioien too, ana Dy him. Tne Statesville Landmark
was possiDie unaer tne iimiwiions noon tbe fact developed that ai M ta he try a iron next time
tr-State Commerce law, he and m 7 " . P , ovefllpe8 Yea snd let it be an unloaded pis.
It will certainly do the work. T
PUiiuoivv aejs v a aav au i aiaf ial
- . . a . I mnA afAlAW 4 tlAWAhaa WMMal a . . a ai a a
others can ship whisky into the """ uu""5 1 tol m the bands of a iraall Doy.
State.but there is a bill in Con- tne nignt. l wo anew were taken
gress in such shape that its pass- from another citizen, a clothes
age is a foregone conclusion, whioh une was robbed and a cow milked
other States. By andby we shall Mr. John Watson, who has been
properly restrict the evil,"and the Florida for some time, pros
(Continued on 8th page ) pecting, has returned.
Col E. F. McRte, of Maxton,
waa among tbe vistors here Satur
day. v
Dr. N. A. Thompson spent
eral dsys here last week.
tet-
Messrs E. E. Watson and F. A.
Wishsrt went out hunticg and
killed 15 last Thursdsy.
Mr. G. B. Wiehart is wll pleas
ed with his disc cultivator.
Mr. and Mrs. John Herring
spent Sunday with Mr. aud Mrs;
W. S. Allen.
We leafu that Mr. Sid Thomp
son is to erect a new residnce Lea
Smyrna church.
We are sorrv to roport that Mr
John Warwick has tbe mumps
The 3ardensville School. Mr
Gio. Wrwickjjteacher,"will close
Friday night, Ttbe.lst. The pro
gramme of closing exercises wil
consist of dialougues, recitations
etc, Mr. Warwick ia oue of tbe
county's best teachers and bis
icbeol closing? are always enter
taming and enjoyable.
'Sqaire Ed. Tyson married three
couples Sunday as follows: Qait.
Meares and Cornelia Taylor;
and two colored couple?, all of
Wisharts township. The first
named couple was married at the
residence of Mr. Stephen Taylor.
the father of tbe bride, where a
big dinner was served.
Mr.. C. E. Chambers, one of the
proprietors of the Farmers Tc
oacoo warenouse wnion, waa
burned last week, arrived here
from Danville Saturday for the
purpose of having insurance ad-
usted.
We are glad to learn tbat the
Bank of Fayetteville will probably
be reopened soon for business. This
is one of the oldest instntions of this
section of the State and our peo
ple should regret to see it dis
continued.
Kuropstkin has been fully beaten,
that part of bis army has been
diapersed and that the railroad
north of Mukden will be cut.
New Chwang. March 4, 7 p. m
via Tien Tain. According to tbe
a test reports recived here, tbe
Russians are burning Mukden sta
tion and tbeir stores preparatory
to a retreat. There are persistent
reports that tbe Russian left has
been tacceufal. bat that their
right is panic-stricken.
Oja hundred Japanese cavalry
arrived from the north thjs after-
noon, mey exenanged snots with
Russian scouts in the outskirts of j
the town.
Two hundred Cossacks are three
miles east moving north.
The Japanese are scouring the
country side.
hauling guano. They seem to be,
expecting a good crop this year.
Tbe public school here clcs jd
last Fridsy, but we will have a
short term of private schools, at
olose of which we will have a con
cert. We are hoping to have a .
nice time.
Manettajis rather quiet in the
building line, but as far as work
is concerned, it is second to no
other town of its a&e.
Why doesn't the county tax
"DM Raeholnra" and oia-a id.
... . . . - i
money to the scno is 7 it would
either put tbe bachelors to work
(what at?) or help the schools."".
Some of our farmers who hart
strawberry farms report- small
berries now, and are expecting to
be eating strawberries soon.
Don't judge a man by hia fail
urea in life, for many a man fails
Rev. S E. Mercer and family because he i a too hnnaat tn
ipent this week over here, vititing
his congregation and friends.
Marietta Items.
completed and one service has Our obliging friend, Hon. Judga
been held tberin. It is a lovely Lewis, was a buainess visitor here
structure and much praise is du on Monday of tbia week.
U uK SKiuu wuo uav lauoreo w fc f fa .
an faifrfnllw fnr ifa inKKiai aurtl J J
wv. m.wm&u. .w. v . .uwwva wuu 11 C ljf T 43 "L
beau'y. -i w. . m. omuu.
We are having some beautiful
Kurpatkla is Routed. spring dsys. which all the farmers
Berlin, march 4. A dispatch to are gl id to see..
The Tageblatt from St. pjterburg A d many of the young peo
ayj: "General Kuropatkm, in a pl- ;r ui here attended the concert;
telegram which arrived here at 7 at P me? ville, tbe 22nd and report
o'clock last evening, said 260,000 a lit tici.
Japanese had broken through the Missel Viola Watson and Beulah
Ruasian left wing and that it was Oliver -jwut Saturdsy and Sunday
cut off from tbe remainder of the with relatives in Rowland.
rinJ- Somr youug people from near
At 10 o'clock came another dis- Baruesrilie were visiting in our
patch from General Kuropatkin, community Saturday and Sun
wbich read: "The Japanese are day. We are told that they walk,
marching on Mukden. My post- ed tbe railroad over here.
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ion is exiremeiy oangerous. Tha farmera of our section, wra -
.. . -
iu government circles here QftTe hauled their guano, are nw
there is a conviction that General Uin-i,,-, .it.hnnrh anma -tni
Ba,-wraa,a) a-v m v SW-a-W Vlll
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