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VOL. XXXVII, NO. 30. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 14. 1908. WHOLE NO. 2147
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
HOMICIDE NEAR RED SPRINGS.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS."
THE TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
STATE NEWS.
PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Road Matters Passed on-Several
New Roads to be Established.
The county commissionei-s, in
session Monday, transacted the
following business:
Petitioners were granted a road
in Burnt Swamp township, the
same to be paid for by petition
ers. The road will be a-mile long
connecting Eureka and Lumber-
ton roads.
A road was ordered estab
lished and opened in Thompson's
township.
A public road, running from
Rennert to the Carthago, road
was ordered laid out and estab
lished.
Frank McKenzIe Kills Andrew
David and .Is Exbonerated by
Coroner's Jury.
At McLeod's Cross Roads
about four miles from Red
Springs.Tuesday morning.Prank
McKenzie, white, shot and killed
Andrew David, colored.
Both parties lived on Mr. Daniel
McLeod's plwie, Laviu moving
there from South Carolina in
January. They had helped each
other on their farms- Tuesday
morning at work time, McKenzie
started from his homo to his
work. He carried his shot gun
as he frequently did. Near the
house he met David, who had a
hoe. McKenzie told David to come
Ti. flurlvlft was annotated
road supervisor for Saddle Tree on and let's go to work- Using an
township and Dave Provatt of approbious epithet, David replied
Red Springs township, succeed- thathe was nob going to work
5 w w Rti-iMrWi rWii,!. for him (McKenzie) nor none of
a .Jin; fiiQ,r K,r uv t his people 'should. He declared
Bisrjrs and others for a public he was going to kill McKenzie.
a m,5i, David was ordered to leave
SnrlHi iv.n ohnroh. to t.h T?n- th place. McKenzie started on,
... nm. n.,MW. mod a. nninf. nt, t.ho following behind the wagon.
"west corner of the great desert
David followed and continued to
curse and swear destruction to
McKenzie. When they reached
the Carthage road David
seized the gun. in the mix up
The
load entered under David's chin
and made its way to the brain.
After the shooting McKenzie
started to Lumberton to surren
der. He met Deputy Sheriff
Barker near Lumberton and was
taken into custody by the officer,
where he remained until the
coroner's jury exhonerated him,
finding justifiable homicide.
The new road will be about three
miles long and will shorten dis
tance from Saddle Tree to Ren
nnrfc about throe miles. It will
also be the most direct route the weapon was discharged
from Lumber Bridge to Lumber
ton, being three or four miles
nearer.
The report of Superintendent
Allen was received and ordered
filed.
Mrs liettie V- Trawick was
admitted to the county home
Ordered that the names of An-
cil Austin, Sallie Townsend, E.
Baker, Eliza Revels and Sam
Stackhouse be taken from the
pauper list because they have
not called for their money in
twelve months.
Ordered that the board borrow
money as follows: $200 from
First National Bank, for road
work hi Britts township; $500
from Bank of Maxton, for road
work in Maxton township.
Ordered that the several town
ships of the county appropriate
$500 to the general road fund .
Ordered that Parkton and St.
Pauls townships each pay $100
and the general county fund $150
for a bridge across Gaulberry
swamp on Parkton and Willis
Creek road, said amounts to bo
paid on completion and accept
ance of work.
Ordered that the reports from
the following townships bo ac
cepted and filed: White House,
Britts, St. Pauls, Alfordsville,
Lumberton, Parkton,
is
Appreciated.
The Greensboro Telegram
states that Mr. C. A. Ilines has
resigned the editorship of The
Lumberton Robesonian and
succeeded by Mr. Pegram A
Bryant, who went to The Robe
sonian some weeks ago as busi
noss manager. Mr. Bryant had
his newspaper training under
Mr. R. R. Clark, editor of The
Slatesville Landmark.than whom
there is certainly no more capa
bio newspapor man in the State.
With this education ho should do
well with The Robesonian, and
The Observer earnestly hopes he
will. Charlotte Observer.
Mr P. A. Bryant, formerly
with The Landmark, who recent
ly went to Lumberton to become
business manager of tho Robe
sonian, lias succeeded to the
editorship of that paper, Mr. C-
A- Hincs, who has been editing
Burnt the paper, having resigned. Mr
AUTOMOBILE FOR ASHPOLE.
Ice Cream Sapper Children's
Day Exercises.
Correo ponclence of The Robesonlaa. v
A pleasant social occasion was
tho ice cream supper given by
the Baptist Parsonage Aid So
ciety Monday night. They re
alized a nice sum of money also.
D. W. Galloway spent aew
days at home last week.
The Children's Day exercises
at the Methodint church Sunday
was very much enjoyed by all
the children's friends.
A. L Jones, Esq , has ordered
an automobile. Who says Ash
pole is in the backwoods?
Messrs. Foster and Glenn Ash.
ley, of Boardman, spent Sunday
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. George Abell, of
Columbia, S. C, visited Mr
Abell's sister, Mrs- Galloway,
last week.
Work has begun on the graded
school building for which we are
devoutly thankful.
Prof. G. E. Lineberry, of Win-
terville, was greeting many form
er friends here a day last week.
O. I. Floyd attended the judi
cial convention at Fayetteville
last week, going from there to
Cary to bring home his wife
who has been off on a delightful
trip.
Mrs. Rose Pitman' is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J..L. Town
send, of McDonald.
Mr. Marvin Floyd, sonof G.
D- P. Shaw, commissioner, to
A. E. White, eight acres of land
half mile west of Lumberton
consideration, $450.
A. E. White and wife to A. W.
McLean, land near Lumberton
consideration, $225.
Jas. A. McNeill and wife to
Geo. Currio, land in Lumber
Bridge township; consideration,
$30.
J. N. Buie, et al to Bill Jones,
land in Red Springs township;
consideration, $25.
B. F. McLean and wife to W.
G. McLean, land ia Smith's town
ship; consideration, $20.
Geo. S. McNeill to J. D. Regan
et al, lands in Back Swamp town
ship; consideration, $1,400,
Estate of Mrs. H- Mcl. Mc
Lean to W. F. and J.G. Williams,
lands in Blue Springs township;
consideration, $900.
Red Springs Briefs.
(Jorresf ondeuee of The Bobesonlan.
Mr. J. E. Thompson, of Row
land, is the delegate of tho Row
land Pythian Lodge at the meet
ing of the Grand Lodge in session
at Greensboro.
The brick, work of stores of
Messrs. Huggins, Cook, Garrett
and McNeill, Red Springs Drug
Company and also the postofflcc
is finished
Bricklaying on the walls of the
central building at the college is
progressing.
from Chipley, Ma., to visit home Plicd In Fayetteville last Sun
folks for awhile.
to
Mr. W. J. Prevail Elected Cblef Rev. Harvev M. North, of Eliza-
oi Fire Department-Mr. R. c. beth City, has been elected
Liwrcncc Tnnin Allnrnv I . . . .
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The town commissioners, at signed, as headmaster of Trinity
their regular meeting elected park High School, Durham.
Mr. W. J- Prevatt chief of the Mrs. Geo. II. Atkinson, of Mon
nre department, with Messrs. roe, national secretary of the
Geo. M. Whitfield and Q. T. Wil- Young Woman's Christian Asso
hams as assistant chiefs. The cintion dind nniriniv nt hnrt.
board ordered that the Oncers trouble at tho Kenilworth Inn
and members olthe liro depart- AsheviUe, a few days ago. She
ment, the number not to exceed had delivered the opening ad
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irom pay- dress before the Y. M. C. A.
Convention tho night before.
'Squire D. G. Maxwell, a well
known citizen of Charlotte, died
thirty, bo exempted
ment of town poll-tax.
Mr. R. C. Lawrence was unani
mously elected town attorney.
Ashpole, N. C, June 13th.
Swamp. Back Swamp. Howells- Bryant has the very best wishes
villo. Blue Snrintrs. Saddle Tree, of ThO Landmark and of numer-
Maxton, Raft Swamp, Wisharts.
lp.was. oruereu that tiie cer-
w " a i ! 1 . i, . e
the sale of Frank Purvis' taxes
for 1905 be cancelled
In the matter of laying out
roads over lands of F. A. Prevatt
and W, M. Ellis, wherein the jury
found that they were not en
titled to any damages, exception
is made to tho findings and Pre
vatt and Ellis appeal to the Su
perior Court.
The following claims were
passed:
D. W. Bullock, $2.38 for road
notices and postage; W. H. Bul-
lard $11, Dan Meares $5.41, Oliver
Meares $3.75, Troy Meares Sl -GO,
Joe Edwards $1.50, Joe Bryant
$3.12, Harvey Todd $3.75, Jas.
Locklcar $1.B5, all for work on
bridge on Big Swamp; W. G.
Allen, superintendent, $141.07
for salary for May; R. William
son, $7 for lumber (charged to
"""Britts township); Breeco & Mc-
Cormick, - $8.75 for lumber for
Harpers Ferry bridge; J. H.
Powers.R. E. Lewis, J. D. Powell
' services as jurors assessing dam-ages-in
Saddle Tree township;
J. W. Carter, $8.79 for toolsTtil-
ing, etc., for Maxton . roads
(charge Maxton road fund); W.
A. Yost, $20 for work on road
reports.
Subscribe for The Robesonian.
ous other Statesville friends in
his new position. He has fine
newspaper talent and we feel as
sured that he will make a sue
cess of the Robesonian. States
ville Landmark.
Floral College News Letter.
UorreitpoDdence of The Robesonian.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G, Graham.of
Alma,visited friends and relatives
here last week.
A very destructive hail storm
passed over this section last Fri
day, doing much damage to the
ootton and corn crops of Messrs.
NeillAlford, D. V. Walker and
A. A. Cobb. In some places tho
corn was completely stripped.but
not so badly damaged as to
necessitate a second planting.
Miss Edna Purcell has return
ed from a week's visit to her sis-
ter.Mrs.Make McFall, near Anti-
och.
The Children's Day exercises
at Center churebwere very suc
cessfully carried out last Sunday
The contribution to the Lepsley
fund amounted to $0.40 a good
sum considering the short time
in which the exercises wore got
ten up.
Miss Marv Campbell, has been
quite slclf thcrpastrweek- bufc-at
this writing is some better.
The incessant rains and con
tinued cool weather have" prevent
ed the farmers from making
much progress but the crops on
an average are looking well. .,
Floral CoUege.N. C, June 13th.
Under tbe Southern Cross.
The entertainment to be given
here at the opera house to-morrow
night was given at Hamlet
Saturday night- In his report
to The Observer the Hamlet cor
respondent says:
"Under the Southern Cross"
was presented at the Academy
Hall last night by theLaurinburg
Dramatic Association, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Socie
ty of the Presbyterian church.
The play was well rendered and
those present pronounce it the
best entertainment presented to
a Hamlet audience in a longtime.
The following composed the
cast: General Deering," Mr.
F. L. Bundy; "Gordon Beverly,"
Thomas Covington; Jack .War .
rington," Mac Cameron; "Lieu
tenant Forest, " G. F. Areinger;
George Stone," Dr. J. L. Gib
son; Ua.pt Porter," J. 1. Myers;
Mrs. Washington," Mrs. T. T.
day for Rev. W. M. Fairley.
Rev. A. R. Moore is almost
fully well again.
Mr. L. M. Cook also attended
the great Eastern Star meeting
in Greensboro and was honored
by election to its highest office.
An excellent citizen of another
State, with five daughters to edu
cate, will go to Red Springs to
look for a home
Mr. J. W. Graham went up to
Greensboro on business Monday
Red Springs has been quite
well represented in Greensboro
last week and this. The occasion
last week was the Eastern Star
meeting and this the annual meet
ing of tho Grand Lodge of
Knights of Pythias.
Red Springs, N. C, June 13th
Suit lor Damages Against L. T.
Co tt Ingham Lumber Co.
Francis Gray, administratrix
of Wm. Gray, through her at
torneys, Messrs. Mclntyre &
Lawrence, has instituted suit
against the L- T. Cottingham
Lumber Co., asking $10,000 dam
Covington; "Marion Warring- acs for killin8 of Wm. Gray,
ton," Miss Roberta Coble; Kate
Conyers," Miss Mamie Bizzell;
Ned," Dr. C. W. Regan; "Mam
Elsie," Jasper T. Gibson."
The Pastor's Conference.
Tho Pastor's Conference of the
Robeson Baptist Association,
Wm. Gray was a guard of the
chain gang force, which was
hired by the commissioners of
the county to the L. T. Cotting
ham Lumber Co. The complaint
alleges that while in the discharge
of his duties guarding the con
victs as they were being trans
which convened here Tuesday Prted over a trara road by the
evening, closed with today's session.
Very disagreeable weather dur
ing the session nmiteu tne at
tendance at some of the meetings-
Rev. Dr. J. J. Hal!, of Fayette-
defendant company to their place
of work, the engineer suddenly
and without proper warning
started the train. Gray was
thrown under the wheels of the
train and was instantly killed.
Messrs. McLean, McLean &
represent the de
fendants.
villp nrpfichnd Tiifsdn.v p.vflninc
j -in, . i
Rev. Dr. R. J. Willingham, of coormick
Richmond, Va., secretary and
trfiasuror of the mission board. Mount Ellam Items
Was present and made a Splendid Correspondence of The Koteonian.
a tree ieu on air. j. wioeiiers
address Wednesday morning.
a few days ago. He is a son of
W. T. Sellers, who was killed by
a tree last fall.
Miss Lucy Britt has returned
On last Tuesday, at the home
of the bride's father, Rev. J. J.
Scott of Orrum. Miss Elya Scott
and Mr. Emerson McDuffie were from a visit to her sister at Cer
quietly married, in the presence ro Gorda,
of only a few relatives and friends. The quarterly meeting which
The ceremony was performed by' was held here last Sunday was
the Rev. Mr. Humphrey, a former a great success, although many
pastor of the Baptist church of did not attend on account of the
Marion. Immediately after the rain.
marriage tho bridal couple left We are sorry to report Mrs. N.
for Marion. Mr. McDuffie, who II. Ward on the sick list.
is sole proprietor of tho, MjuriflnlrHenry Britt, of Kingsdale,
ron Works, is ono of the most was througbTHere Sunday.""
successful businoss men in Mar- People are up with their work
ion. The bride has many friends in this section and crops are
in Marion who are glad to wel- looking fine
come her among us. Marion (S. We all like The Robesonian.
C ) Star. Mount Eliam, N. C., June 11th.
In consideration of tho fact at his home there early Monday
that Mr. L. II. Hamilton displays morning, aged 00 years.
weaiuer migs, uiu uouru uxeiupts iviro tn0 origin Of Which 1
iim from paying town taxes. unknown, Wednesday afternoon
J. V. Martin and Geo. W. destroyed three of tho main re-
Smith were given $5 each rebato torto of the Starldard Turpentine
on privilege taxes. Co., Wilmington. The loss is os-
On motion the board ordered timated at $5,000.
that the-town borrow $1,500 from The Elkin Enterprise is the
the First National Bank and that namo of a new weekly paper to
tho mayor and town clerk and be established at Elkin by Mr. T.
treasurer execute a note in the J. Robertson, of North Wilkes-
name of the town for said sum, boro,
$1,000 of the amount being for
purpose of raising money to pay
current and necessary exiienses
of town government, and $500 to
pay note formerly issued for
same purpose.
The town constable was in
structed to collect all privilege
taxes" now due.
MATTERS OF NEWS.
Chas- L- Tucker was electro
cuted at Boston, Mass., Tuesday
morning at 12:12 o'clock for tho
murder of Mabel Page at Weston,
March 3, 1904. Three applica
tions of tho current were made
and Tucker was pronounced doad
seven minutes later.
Fanny Lomax, family rly known
Excursionist and His Booze.
An interesting story is being
told around town on a citizen of L, "Aunt Fanny," died Monday
thecountry who went to Wilming- at her home in Rosslyn, Va., aged
ton on the excursion Saturday 105, "Aunt Fannv" was a cele
Those who know him know that
ho exercises tho right to take
on some of the ardent whenever
he cares to. While in' Wilmington
ho provided himself with a sup
ply the boys say ten gallons. "
That morning he had driven
from some distance in the coun
try to Lumberton, whero he left
his cart until his x'eturn that
night. Arriving here ho trans
ferred his ardent to his cart and
brated negro ,' characte- She
was born in January 1 HO, and up
to tho time of her death recalled
with remarkable vividness the
early history of the country. Her
oldest child is still living at the
age of H4, and she had 59 grand
children.
Receiver For Commercial Build
Ing Co.
At Chambers before Judge
Walter H. Neal at Laurinburc
A A - 1 1 TT- 1 T U . I
starieu nome. tie naon i goni!PTlltia,iw fhQ Ki, nt KnnfWl
I -'V I VV 'Mini V- UUI1I"IU
far until he overtook three fel nai,0,i u.fo .Mko.nnnuti
lows, one of whom was appar
ently very much tanked. The
other two asked the man with
the ten gallons to let the supposed-to-be
drunk one ride. He
consented very readily and trans
ferred himself from the cart seat
and straddled tho mule's back,
putting the man in the cart. They
had progressed some distance
for the Commercial Building Co,
of Sanford. Messrs. W. J. Ed
wards.president of the company
and his son objected to the io
ceivership. After hearing argu
ment, Judge Neal appointed Dr
W. A. Munroe, of Sanford. re
ceiver.
Mr. S- A. Edmund, of Lumber
ton, one of the stockholders of
when the man in tho cart made a the company, and Mr. J. G. Mc
uicimi njormick, attorney in the case,
gallons of his host's liquor. While
trying to capture him, the re
mainder of the booze was carried
off.
The victim of tho cruel joke
found sOme consolation in com
paring the perpetrators with a
snake: Take a snake when he is
were at the hearing in Laurin-
burg Tuesday.
Meeting of State Horticultural
Society.
By direction of President J
Van Lindley, the State Horticul
tural Society is called to meet at
thoroughly frozen and thaw him Aberdeen, N. C.,on Friday June
and hft trios to hito fivm-vhndv in -ytn w ten o'clock a. oi. This is
the house-
Candidates For County Olilces.
So far there are two avowed
candidates for clerk of court-
Mr- f A. Nash announced himself
for this office several days ago.
The present incumbent, Mr. W.
I. Humphrey, comes out in acard
in this issue for re-nomination.
Mr- D- P. Shaw has been men-
an important meeting; an effort
is to be made to broaden the in
fluence and increase the scope of
the work of the Society. All
members are urged tdattend.
The local members of the socie
ty and others interested in fruit
growing are requested and will,
no doubt, provide an excellent
display of fruits.all members are
urged to forward or bring at least
one basket of all fruit ripe at
tioned as a prospective candidate,
Rumor has it there are one or the time. Such shipments should
two others who have aspirations be prepaid, and made in time to
in this direction. reach Aberdeen bv the nieht of
For treasurer, Mr. W. D. Mc- the 27th so as to be displayed on
Callum has announced himself, the zyth, and addressed to the
Mr McKenzie, the present treas-1 president or secretary,
is in the race.
rer,
Since the above was written
and put in type, Mr. George L.
Thompson brought in his card
for treasurer, which appears
with other announcements.
Messrs. J. A. Barker and E.
McNeill are candidates for the
tieriff 's office.
-Asfar.aa waknawr Mr.D-W.
Bullock, register of deeds, has
no opposition.
Baltimore was visited by a
$1,000,000 fire yesterday morn
ing. Three lives were lost.
K. of P. Elects Officers.
At a very enthusiastic meeting
of the Knights of Pythias Mon
day night, the following officers
were elected:
Ira B. Townsend, chancellor
commander; D. P. Shaw, vice
chancellor; Geo. M. Whitfield,
prelate; li. U. Freeman, master
6f armsrFrirrRoberts, inner
guard; A. E. Spivey.ooter guard.
This lodge is growing rapidly.
Scarcely a meeting night passes
that work is not done In one of
the three degrees.
The Marriage of Miss Eala Rives
Davis. Sister of Miss Mary
Davis, of Lumberton, and Mr.
Robert ft. Dye at Raleigh.
Tho following notice of tho
marriage is from Tho News and
Observer of Wednesday:
There was a lovely homo wed
ding yesterday morning at thev
residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. L
Sears on New Bern avenue, when
Mrs. Sears' sister, Miss Eala
Rives DavifrrdauKhter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. II. Davis, became the bride
of Mr. liobert Hardie Dve. an-
prominent young lawyer of Fay
etteville. There were present a
arge number of friends and re
atives of the young couple.
The wedding was celebrated in
the large drawing room on tho
eft of the hall, tho improvised al
tar being surrounded by a wealth
of tropical plants, upon it being
many lighted wax candles in sil
ver candelabra. Paralled white
ribbons looped in bonquets of
white carnatious marked the
aisle. At the piano was Mr-
Wade R. Brown and ho rendered
he wedding march from Lohen
grin as a processional, and Men
delssohn's wedding march after
le ceremony. While the sacrod
vows were being taken softly the
Song of tho Evening Star,"
anhauser, was rendered.
The bridal party was preceded
by little Misses Evie and Francis
Sears, nieces of the bride. The
duinty little maids, dressed in
white with pink sashes and white
carnations, bore the white rib
bons forming the aisle to the al
tar. The maids of honor were
Miss Mary George Davis, sister
of tho bride, and Miss Ebie Rob
erts. They wore flowered mulls
with white hats and carried white
carnations. The groom was at
tended by his brother, Dr. John
C Dye.of Fayetteville,as his best
man. The lovely bride was ac
companied by Mr. A. L. Sears,
her brother-in-law, who gave her
away. Her gown was a creation :'
of white net.over white silk, with
renaisancc trimmings and white
pictu re hat. She carried a show
er bouquet of brides roses. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
I. McK. Pittinger, rector of the
After the wedding Mr.andMrs...
Dye.left for Norfolk, where they
will take the Old Dominion and
spend a while at points on the
Hudson before going to Fayette
ville, their future home. The
brides going-away gown was
of Alice blue voile.
Mr. and Mrs. Dye are both
young people well known in this
city and Fayetteville and have tho
highest esteem of a host of
friends in both cities. Mr. Dye
is a member of the law firm of
Sinclair & Dye, of Fayetteville.
The out-of-town guests present
were Miss Harriet L. Wright, of
Newark, N. J.; Dr.and Mrs. John
C Dye, of Fayetteville;Mr.James
Star Dye,of Baltimore, and Capt.
James D. McNeill, of Fayetteville.
Grand Lodge K. of P.
The State Grand Lodge'Knights
of Pythias, in session in Greens
boro this week, selected Elizabeth
City as next place for meeting.
The followingofficers wereelected
'or the ensuing year:
Grand Chancellor, W. W. Wil-
ison, oi icaieigh; urana vice
Chancellor, W. C. Grist, of Win
ston; Grand Prelate, W. R. Cop
pedge, of Rockingham; Grand
Master Exchequer, John Mills,
of Rutherfordton; Grand Master
Record and Seals, W. T- Hollo-
well, of Goldsboro; Grand Mas
ter at Arms, McBryde Holt, of
Graham; Grand Inner Guard, O. r
Brute, of Mt. Gilead; Grand
Outer Guard, E. J. Jones, of Concord.
The principle contest, which
was very spirited, was over the
election of tho Grand Vice Chan
cellor. For this C. W. Grist re
ceived ninety votes and C C
McLean, of Greensboro, forty-
five.