THE RODESONI AN
I " THURSDAY, JUNE 1 ao, 1907.
Bairr Now Beads the Exposition
Company.
Norfolk, Va June 19. The
1 resignation of Gov. V. E.
. Cottrell, the making1 of James
, M. Uarr director general witn
lull powers and the inaorse-
. nieatof a second bond issue
, for $700,000 to cover all the
liabilities of the Jamestown Ex
v position Company, was the re
v suit of the meeting of the direc!
torn of'the rnmnanv held at the
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service building on the exposi-
tion grounds.
The resignation of Mr. - Cot
4 trell was accepted and his posi
tion will be filled by Mr, Barr,
.The second bond issue was
.authorized to cover outstanding
. obligations to the amount of
$700,000. They are to be
; covered by a second mortgage
on the ( property of the com
pany, and will bear 6 per cent.
ntorocf TMiott run wronftr
VPAts from 1007.
Effort not Made to Get Ball.
Raleifch, N. G, June 18 In
the case of Dr. David S. Rowland
and wife, who are held in jail
without bail, to answer the
charge of poisoning Engineer C.
R. Strange, in accordance with
the commitment by Coroner
Separks, issued last evening on
the strength of thejverdict of his
jury, that Strange came to his
death from unnatural cause? and
recommending that Dr. and Mrs.
Rowland be held for the grand
jury of the term of Wake superi
or court.
It seems that no steps will be'
taken at least for the present to
procure bail for either of them -
In fact there seems to be some
disagreement among counsel for
the prisoners as towhether there
should be an application" for a
writ of habeas corpus at all
The more conservative mem
bers of the counsel do not favor
V A. 1 J. A 1 11 I M A-'t i.
secure it should further preju
dice the case for the Rowlands
when the trial is finally had.
, Ls Mrs. Rowland seems to betak-
'.1 l . . a . a.
aus ner imprisonment witn more
fortitude than she did last night.
. . She wept bitterly when.. she
, -went into her cell, declaring she
could not endure the night in
'jail. t- w , j
C- Boyce Bell Bound Over To Fed
oral Coarf.
' Charlotte, N. C, June 18. C.
. Boyce Bell, of this county, was
Douna over tms morning to the
December term Of Federal CVnrt
. which will be held in Charlotte,
'under a 15,000 bond, on the aiding
and abetting Franc IT. Jones in
misappropriation of the funds oi
the Charlotte National Bank. , A
preliminary was held in the gov-
ernment building. . last nig
WT UCU a,' IMH , if IHirjf M, ...til in V
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' witness, his, statement- implies
bug Ben aa a member of Bell &
Fonville, former stoqk brokers of
ibis city. Jones declared that
none of bia transactions were
- made with Kp.h inrihririimiTtr-
Greensboro, NC., Jnne 19.
This morning Jt P.f Turner was
called to investigate the cause of
a white man found terribly cut
and mangled, by the railroad
; (racks two miles from here near
Holt'a ChapeL J ' v
' The body proved to be that of
Chas Cheek, aged 22, who lived
near Burlington. He was in
Greensboro late yesterday after
He had evidently been walking
borne and must have sat down on
the. track an 1 fallen ; asleep and
was struck by ... the passenger
train going to Raleigh and leav
ing here at 1-80 this morning;
. A child was born at Sanford re
cently with four anna and four
, Sevea KlUcdj Two Infared.
Svea men were killed outright
and two others seriously injured
in two explosions of mine gas in
the Johnson No, 1 mine at Price
burg, Pa., Thursday. The first
explosion was caused by the
carelessness of a doortender.who
by leaving a door open allowed
gas to accumulate in the work
ings. One man was injured as a
result of this explosion.
The second explosion, which
resulted in the death of seven
men and the injury of another,
resulted from the ignation of the
deadly firedatflp which accumu
lated after the first explosion.
News of the explosion- spread
rapidly through the village of
Priceburg, a mining hamlet ' just
north of Scranton, Pa:, and hun
dreds of wives, children and
other relatives 6f those who are
employed in the mine hurried to
the scenes. So badly disfigured
were the remains of those who
were killed that identification at
the time was impossible ' and the
wildest excitement prevailed.' I ;"
Harsh measures had to be
pursued by the mine' officials
t) keep the crowds back and
hundreds followed the ambu
lances to undertaking establish
ments. About .150 men work in
the mine. '
Aged Clf Izen Ends Bis Life. ,
$ 1
Mr. E. A. Vickers, an aged
man, and well-known throughout
the State, committed suicide
Tuesday night, in Durham, by
drinking laudanum.
It is believed that the fatal step
was caused by temporary insan
ity that resulted from ill health
State News
Mr. H. B. Varner, editor of the
Lexington Dispatch, was last
week elected president of the
NationalEditorial Association,
which was in session at James
town.
Mr. A. B. Walker, of Little I
River Side Academy, was driv
ing along Railroad street in Fay
etteville, Saturday, when his
horse took fright, throwing c him
from buggy,and' breakinghis left
arm. ue was able to drive totne
residence of his son, ,-Mr. W. W,
Walker, where his arm was set
Tuesday,' the waters of Hamil
ton Roads, Newport News, Va.,
gave up the bodies of four more
victims of the Minnesota's launch
disaster, two dead midship
men and two blue jackets being
picked up within half a mile of
where they sank. Eight of the
eleven bodies on the ill fated
launch have now been recovered,
and only three are now missing.
The State board of education
announces that the first exami
nation for five year certificates
for public school teachers will be
held by each county superintend '
ent, the second ' Thursday in
July. " This is under the new law
which also 1 fixes the minimum
salary of holders of such certifi
cates at $35. 'v4; .' . . -
"lfjjironesr cotored,25years
of "age, was "found "beside'" the
track on the beach line near
Wrightsville Monday night, both
legs cut off and his body badly
mutilated. The - motorman on
the last car to the beach saw a
hat on the cross ties in front of
him and stopped bit' car to loves
tigatey goin? forward he , picked
ap the hat and; was attracted to
the negro some distance a way by
a groanv i He lay beside the track
in a half conscious condition and
fearfully mutilated. He was
taken'" to the city c about 1
o'clock and placed in the hos
pital. :
The State of Pennsylvania will
erect at Salisbury a monument,
to cost $2,900, to the memory of
Pennsylvania soldiers who died
in Salisbury prison during the
civil war.
When a man discontinues' bis
advertisement in the newspapers
many country readers reasona
bly conclude that he has discon
tinued doing business.1
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Meetlno Ol Soathero Cotton
Growers Association.
C&rjTSpoodence of Th R-beonln-
The Robeson ' Division of the
Southern Cotton Growers Asso
ciation met according to adjourn
ment with President G." ' B. Mc
Leod presiding and R ii McCor
mick.Secretary, and W, B. Har
ker, of The Maxton .Scottish
Chief, representing the Press.
t Hon. Angus Shaw speaker on
reception promptly gave a hear
ty welcome. . . s
J. W. Carter respondent to re
lations of merchants and farmers
did so in short concise form' by
saying he was for" advancement
of the farmer with all his heart,
Soul and might." -
J. C. Everett electrified the au
dience with plain words rounded
Into eloquent sentences on prac
ticable subjects. " 4
Hon. G. B. Patterson stated
the gathering was more conver
sant with topics to be treated to
day, but to consider his shoulder
to the wheel. President Mc
Leod's remarks was a gem of a
talk, showing the dependence of
various avocations and Indus
tries of the farmer.
H. C. Alford alluded to the
Cotton Association by emphasiz
ing benefits of unity- raising
home supplies and giving his pol
icy for the past 40 years.
Hon. E. F. McRae explained
why no appropriation was made
to the agricultural associations
at last session of the Legislature
from tonnage tax of the Stated .
The Grand High Priest of the
N. C. Division of the Southern
Cotton Growers Associations'
Vice President A. J. McKinnon
in a few remarks thanked the au
dience for the interest manifested
and alluded to the good already
accomplished by the Southern
Cotton Growers Association in
its infancy for the cotton , grow
ers and contrasted his present
condition to a decade back.
W. B. Barker wanted the au
dience to examine the clqbbing
list of the Scottish Chief on ag
ricultural and other papers.'
E. P. McRae, H. C. Alford and
McP. Alford committee reported
appointment for speeches of Hon.
C. C. Moore.
Raeford, 11 a. m. June 24 1907
Red Bprings, 8 p. m. 24th,
Parkton, 11 a. m. 25th
Rowland, 8 p.m. 25th'
Fairmont, 11 a. m.' 26th
Lamberton, 8 p. m. 26th
The Committee on ginners and
bale tax were requested to meet
the association on Monday July
1 and give report of their
work.
Decided to have a basket pic
nic and grand rally at Maxton on
July 4th and Hon. L. S. Over
man and E D. Smith were invi
ted to deliver addresses on the
occasion. The following Com-'
mittees were named. Adver
tising Hon. G- B. Patterson, T.
E. Everett, W. B. Barker, W. P.
Barker W. L Johnson, 1 Giles
Robertson, Martin McKinnon. ,
, Entertainment, "J. W,, Carter,
McP. Alford, D, A. Patterson.'
; Adjourned to meet in Lumber
ton July lst,2 p. m. ,
v.G.B. McLeod,
' ' President.,
E. L. McCormac, '
Secretary.
Maxton, N. C. June 18.
Robeson County Annual Farmers
J, Instltnte.
The Annual Farmers Institute
for Robeson county will be held
at Raft Swamp church and
Barnesville Thursday and Friday
July 18 and 19, 1907. There wiU
be two or "three speakers pres
ent from the State Department
of Agriculture in addition to the
local speakers., ....
These institutes are for a free
and informal discussion of every
day farm problems and no farmer
can attend and take part in these
discussions without - receiving
more than enough benefit to pay
for the time spent.
No attempt will be made at this
meeting to lay down hard and
fast rules by which any man
should run his farm, but im
proved farming methods will be
discused and the reasons wjiy
these methods are better than
many of those now practiced will
be given. We are assured that
no speaker will reccommend any
thing he has not himself done and
that dozens of farmers in 'this
part of the State are not also do
ing at this time.
Do not forget the date of this
meeting. Raft Swamp church
Thursday, July 18, Barnesville,
Friday, July 19, 1907, and see
that your neighbors know it and
attend.
Planning to Build Parsonage.
Biblical Recorder.
Bear Swamp church, in the
Robeson Association is planning
to build a parsonage and locate
a pastor In their midst. x This is
a great step forward for a coun
try church.- Pastor J. G. Bla
lock, one of the best equipped
men in the State is pastor, and is
leading his people to undertake
this work. This is the begin
ning of a new day among coun
try churches. When our
people in the rural districts lo
cate pastors at their doors, and
have preaching.
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In 1837 it was predicted and
published in an almanac that
there would be no summer in the
year of 1907. Very few are prob
ably aware of this prediction, but
we all know that summer if com
ing at all, is taking its own good
time.
Pictures oi the Monument.
There are a number of pictures
of the Confederate Monument
left over which I am directed to
sell for the benefit of the fond at
ten cents apiece when called for
or two for 25 cents by mail. (
" , . J. A; McAllister,
. Tress: Veteran Association.
ttiwflirfiW
y The Mot Fopalar of all the North Carolina
ism neart ot me sanratowo
Stoke Countr. where the' ace
tury is enchanting end the atmosphere eelightfoL -
ffli-TA TTavaIm With BaUYand Toilet, : Sewerage and Gas Lights, and every
lliO uUlulUj Convenience found at en' njtoate Resort,
TffATllV fiAtlfltf ASl Slide, A Fbfbrcheatra, zSdnt andl kff"
u v vviuqvh Amusement.
WCITE far a copy of onr "AdTOcate" and other literature.
V Mrs. LEA PAYNE, Mgr.
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