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TOT JL II Hi ROBESONIAN Established 1S7CX Country, God and Truth. Single Cops' 'jve Cents. - - . .W VOL XL NO. 70. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1909 l WHOLE NO. 2505 BETTER TELEPHONE SER VICE. AMUSEMENTS. J&ell Telephone Company Buys Out Local Company and is Granted a Franchise -System Here to be Improved and Long-Distance Connections to be Made as Soon as Possible -A Welcome Change. Praise be! there is the certain ly now that Lumberton will not rye cut off from the outside world -or lack of telephone iacmues any longer than ir tikes to do die necessary w of installa tion. JThe Beli Telephone & Ttle ;raph Company has b:Uht jt the local telephone company jind at a meetine oj: tne town i commissioners Tuesday evening i was granted a franchise. The ystem here will be taken over by the Bell people about the first f next month. As stated in last Thursday's zlobesonian, negotiations had een under way for some time, ut up to that time up to the irst of this week, in fact the Lumberton Telephone Co. and vhe Beli people had not been able tret together, and it locked 3 though all efforts to reach some satisfactory basis for a deal .'-,y which the Bell 'phone would be put in here, thereby securing long-distance, which has been adly needed. would fail. Messrs. A. E. White and A. YV. McLean, NEWARK TONY." Special Train Carries Large Crowd to Fayetteville to Wit ness Splendid Play. A special train was run from Lumberton to Fayetteville and return Monday night over the Virginia & Carolina Southern on account of the play ' The Lion and the Mouse", produced there that evening, and a large crowd went from Lumberton, St. Pauls, and Parkton. It was one of the most thoroughly enjoyable even ings of the season. The train was loaded down with congenial people, the play was all that the most enthusiastic hoped it would be, and everything went cif smoothly. There was no hitch anvwhere and nothing to mar the pleasure of the trip. On the re turn trip the management of the special train treated the crowd to fruit of various kinds. And the play was a notable production. To begin with, it is j ,lt Mr-Coll THE DRUMMER GOT HUFFY. LOCAL BRIEFS. Notorious Safe-Cracker Convict ed and Sentenced Camped Near Lumoerton in 1905 and Arrested by Deputy Sheriff Barker. ThornasF.Lacey,vho has had a notorious career as a safe-blower and bank robber, was tried and convicted in Bennettsville, S. C, Monday on the charge of house breaking and larceny and safe- cracking and sentenced to a term of 12 years in the penitentiary. Among the witnesses called by the State was Mr. J. A. Barker, of Lumberton, a former deputy sheriff. "Newark Tony" and his pal appeared between Lumberton and Kingsdale in February, 1905, and camped for a few days, con ducting themselves as they had dore near McColl, S. C, between which place and Hasty they had camped and disappeared after j two safes had been blown open PROFESSIONAL CARDS one of the strongest plays on the stage today, and it was (.o mean cast that interpreted it to that large crowd at the LaFayette the atre in Fayetteville Monday even ing. Only a hypercritical person could fail to give that pro duction the hearty praise it deserves. Allen's Minstrels Last Evenirg. A.G. Allen's mimstrels gavf On the afternoon of O IJ 1 1 T . -- Dctuc ne vouia not oit at a ; Reserved Seat the Drummer Goi or. His Ear. When a gentleman cannot eat at the exact spot at a table he wants to eat "at" it's a bloomin' shame. So it is. And the only- proper way ior a gentleman to act under such circumstances is to get huffy and leave the dining room and not eat there at all. Sir-eel 1 hat's the way to show 'em. Don t take no dragging. That s the way a man did at the Waverly hotel the other morning. He walked into the dining-room and started to sit down at a place which, as the position ot the chair indicated, had been reserved for some one else. The waiter po litely informed the gentleman that that place was reserved and pull ed out another chair and invited him to sit there. No, indeed. If he could not sit where he wanted to sit he would not eat there at all, so he marched out of the nowever, owners of the local i performance to a large crowd in ;lant. realized that the demand ::or relief was urgent and being mwilling to stand in the way of what is needed so badly and be ing anxious to serve the public zood, carne to terms with the Bell people and the rest was iasy. Mr. M. B. Speir, of Char lotte, who is in charge of this territory for the Bell Telephone Company, came to Lumberton Tuesday and completed a deal 'vith Messrs. White and McLean by which his company should take over the Lumberton Tele phone Co. s plant as soon as a franchise could be secured for the Bell Co. A special meeting of the town commissioners had been called for Tuesday evening and Mr. Speir and some gentlemen who are vitally interested in the tele phone service appeared before the board and the situation was thoroughly sifted. Mr. McLean reviewed the formation of the Lumberton Telephone Co. and vhat it has done. Heretofore it had stood in the way of the Bell people entering Lumberton and the people of the town have stood loyally by the local company. The need for better service has recome greater, however, and the demand has become great er, so a deal had been made, Mr. McLean stated, whereby the Bell company would take over the local plant and that so far i s ti e !o:al comcany was concerned the board need not hesitate to ?rant the Bell company a fran chise. Mr. Speir then read an ordinance such as his company is '.villi ng to come in under, the same being similar to ordinances n force in regard to the company in other places and practically the same as the one under which the local company has been operat ing, except that the former con tains some concessions to the town that the iatter does not con tain. After Mr. Speir had fully gone into the plan-? and purposes of his company aid had explained what might be expected, and af ter some discussion by the busi--M33 men present, the ordinance a3 submitted by Mr. Speir was adopted, with some mi nor changes a id subject to some additions. Untii the line is practically re ouilt, as is proposed, and metal- ! ---circuited the rates will be the same as those now in force, ex cept that perhaps a charge will bs made for service' to the towns the county, which his been free. As soon as the line has ben rebuilt, the rates will be as follows: Single-line office'phones, $3; party office 'phones, $2.50; residence 'phones, $2; party resi dence 'phones,$1.50. These rates will obtain until S00 'phones are i use. when the rates will be its own tent on Chestnut street last evening. That company cer tainly puts its best foot forward in its band, and many who would not otherwise have gone, perhaps. February 20, 1905, Deputy Bark er took "NewarkTony" into cus tody about 2 miles from Lumber ton and found in his possession complete equipment for safe blowing. He had no revolver on his person and told the officers they would have to release him. He was evidently planning a rob bery at Lumberton when captur ed. He applied for a writ ot ha beas corpus and had almost ob tained his release when he was recognized as being in the vicin ity of McColl when the postoffice robbery was committed and was subsequently removed to Green ville. S. C. where he was con victed in the Federal court and room ' That's the way for a grown man to act. You bet your life. Wnen you enter a hotel dining room and see one place reserved, make for that, and if a waiter ponteiy ventures to lnrorm you that the place is reserved and in vites you to sit elsewhere, just tilt your chin and walkout. That's the medicine. At last accounts, however. Capt. Bicherey was still doing business at the same stand. It did not quite put him out of business. it was a close call, tnough, you bet.: --Messrs. A. K. Morrison and j W. F. French returned this morn-1 ing from Atlanta, where they' went to purchase horses ar.d ; . 1 a - r ! muies ior .a. i. Morrison s sales stables. -Mr. T. A. McNeill. Jr.. un derwent an operation for appen dicitis in Kaieign bunday night at the Kex hospital. The opera tion was successful and Mr. Mc Neill's condition is improving. A fire which created some excitement but was extinguished before any damage was done broke out yesterday on land be longing to Mr. J. H. . Wishart in Wishart's township, just on the edge of town, near the Lum berton cotton mills. Rev. E. M. Hoyle will begin a protracted meetiner at the Methodist church Sunday morn ing. 1 he singing will be conducted by Prof. W. H. Overton, of the Durham Conservatory of Music. Mr. Overton is expected to arrive Saturday night. Messrs. R. A. McLean. S. Caldwell, Rudolph Carl vie, er, Jas. D. Proctor, John Fuller, and R. McA. Nixon: Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Floyd; Miss Pearl Floyd; Mrs. A. Nash and son. Mr. Shep herd Nash, are among the Lum b3rton people who are attending: the fair in Raleigh this week. MISS HELEN STAINBACK PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER. Desk in Southern Express Office. Will call at private offices for work. 10-14-lm. WOODBERRY LENNON . ATTORNEY AT LAW Lumberton, N. C. umee over rose urhce. were drawn out by the excellent! sentenced to the penitentiary in music discoursed by the band in ! Atlanta for 5 vears. With the the street concert yesterday j usuai commutation for good be about noon. Which is not saying - havior he had completed his sen- ten ce ana was dismissed uuiy that the showT was not all ngnt. for it was. The show is given by a bunch of sure-enough ne groes, and at least one of them acts a negro about as well as a white man who is good at the part can act the negro, which is saying a great dear, ana other members ot the troupe are win- pythten Lodge Instituted at St, ners. It was a very g&o.l shew , and it would have been Just as! rauis. good or better if a few suggest-1 pvthian lodee which will bt last, when he was immediately arrested and taken to South Car olina to await trial tor the of fences for which has just been convicted and sentenced at Ben-nettesvilie. In the Mayor's Court Other Mi- Court Cases. Haywood Davis, colored, who lives just across the river near the wooden bridge, was arrested Saturday by Policeman Currie on a warrant charging him with retailing and was released on bond until yesterday, when h was.tried before MayorRowland. About 20 witnesses were exam ined,all of whom swore that they never purchased liquor from Da vis, so the ease was dismissed. David McLean, ot Fairmont, Dr. W. O. EDMUND Veterinary Surgeon. Manufacturer of horse Remedies. Lumberton, N. C. Calls filled promptly. Phor.e No. "2. 3-2L DR. J. J. CROWE, EYE SPECIALIST Will be in his office Tuesdays and Satur days over First National Bank. y-27 D P. Shaw. T. L. Johnsor. SHAW & JOHNSON, Attorneys and Cou3ellers at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C Practice in State and Federal Courts. Prompt attention giver, to all business. Offices over First National Bank. ive things had been lenoit en tirely. They did not add at all to the play and made it uncom- Tuesday by Lumberton Lodge fortable f or the ladies.That busi- Na 35t A special train was run known as St. Pauls Lodge No. 212. was instituted at St. Pauls ness should be informed alto gether. The contortionist and hoop-roller and others who gave specialties wrere all right. Examination in Bankru p t c y. Floyd Bros. & Mitchell. The following is taken from today's Wilmington Star: Before Geo. H. Howell, Esq., referee in bankruptcy, in the United States court room yester day there was a continuance of the examination of members of the bankrupt corporation of Floyd Bros. & Mitchell.of Fairmont, N. C, begun in this city a few weeks ago. The corporation did an extensive mercantile business i at Fairmont. Those examined yesterday were Messrs. O. I. and C. A. Floyd, members of the cor poration, and Captain Jones, of Fairmont. The trustee, S. B. McLean, n.sq., oi Maxton, was was tried before Justice J. A'Psent epreseming some os cfA i tne creditors were a, r . wieiean, WadeWiahart, E. M. Britt WISHART & BRITT, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON. N. C. All business given prompt and care f ul attention. Office upstairs in Arirui Building. 9-ll Stephen Mclntyre, James D. R. C. Lawrence Proctor. Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, LUMBERTON, - - - N. C. Practice in State and Federal Courts. Prompt attention given to all business. T. A. McNeill, T. A. McNeill, Jr. McNeill & McNeill, Attorneys at law, LUMBK.T0N, N. C. Will practice in all the Courts. Busi ness attended to promptly. N. McLean, W B. A. W. McLean. Snow. towns under same conditions will obtain. One of the advantages in re building the line will be that cables will be put in and thus ex posed wdr 33 will be done away with. It is thought that the en tire work of putting in metallic circuit will be completed witnin 6 months. Long-distance ser-. vice will probably be ready with in something like 60 days. The Bell company will take charge of i the local line about the first of next month. The cost will be greater, but the service will be better and the Bell people claim that the rate, service considered, will not be a3 high as formerly. In any event, free service to the . near by towns, which has been given by the local company to regular subscribers, woukl have been at an end, for it has been found too expensive. Better service is de manded and . it will cost more. The local company has given as good service as could have been expected at the rates charged, but they could not,attho3e rates, improve the service or continue free service to other towns, so they have gracefully stepped aside and opened they way for better service. There is no doubt but that the change will be welcomed. Lum berton has been cut off too long from the outside world by lack of 'phone connections. That that cannot be said much longer is cause for rejoicing. from Lumberton, returning the same night returning, rather, during the wee sma' hours yes terday morning and a large crowd wTent from here, some members of the new Pythian slode here ioinins: the crowd. j Thirteen members were initiated lucky number will be increased this evening by the initiation of others. Ail who took part had a great time. It' was a tired crowd Ithat returned to Lumberton aout 4 of the clock yesterday a m., but they were happy withal, for thev had the . comforting as surance of having made 13 fellow" advanced 50 cents business ''phones. 1 1. nones are I'm rates in as regards until 500 Many people delude themselves by saying "It will wear away," whed thev notice symntom3 of kidney ann bladder trouble.This is a mistake. Take Foley's Kidney Remedv. and stop the drain on the vitality. It cure3 back ache, rheumatism, kidnev and bladder p:dceu, diiei iual weakness, and urinary trouole disap force in Other! pear. Sold by all druggist?. mortals exceedingly miserable for a while before leading them into the full light where those same 13 are now chuckling over what they will do to the others who could not go through Tues day night. Notices of New Advertisements. Great bargains at fall opening sale A. Weinstem. Remedy for dyspepsia J. D. McMillan & Son. Buggies, carriages and har ness C. M. Fuller & Son. Keeping utd with the world The Observer Company. Thoroughly equipped to nil any prescription J. u. McMillan & Son. An overcoat has been lost. Beacon shoes Jno. T. Biggs & Co Wedding presents Boylin's Jewelry btore. Rings ior all purposes Mc-f Lean-Sledge Co. House and lot for sale in Lum berton. Frightful Fate Averted. "I would have bees a cripple for life, from a terrible cut on my knee cap," writes Frank Disburry, Kelliher, Minn, "without Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which soon cured me." Infallible for wounds, cuts and bruises, it soon cures Burns, Scalds, Old Sore's, Boils, SkinEruptions. World's best for Piles. 25c. at all druggists. Rowland yesterday on a charge i of ialse pretense m a swap of horses, the charge being prefer red by C. M. Parker, also of Fairmont. McLean was bound to court, in a bond in the sum of $100, which he gave. There was an array of counsel unusual for such a case, Messrs. McLean, Mc Lean & Snow, Mclntyre, Law rence & Proctor and E. J. Britt representing theState andParker, Mr. R. E. Lee appearing for the defendant. Emory McNeill, Jr., and Mar vin Barker ware tried before Mayo? Rowland Thursday after noon for a fight on Elm street about dark Wednesday evening and McNeill was taxed $25 aid costs, a total of S31. 95. The c ise aerainst Bar ker was dismissed. Friday morning they were before Mayor Rowland again, McNeill on the charge of being drunk and using profane language at the time of the fight and Barker for using profane language at the same time. McNeill was taxed in this case $5 and costs, a total of $9. 15, and Barker was taxed g2. 50 and costs, a total of $445. Howard Matterson, colored, was arrested on the show grounds last night by Policeman Currie and locked up for being drunk. This morning he submitted before Mayor Rowland and was taxed $5 and the costs, a total of $6.95. Geo. Swan, colored, is wanted for being drunk Saturday night and shooting off his pistol or: Second street, near the Lumber ton cotton mills office. Some white men saw him shoot, but wnen policeman lurne went at- ter him he had disappeared and Esq., of Maxton; George Roun- tree and R. G.Grady.of this city, while R.C. Lawrence and A. W. McLean, Esqs., of Limberton, ap peared for the bankrupt. The examination was not completed yesterday, adjournment being ta ken to a time and place to be an nounced later." McL McLean & Snow, his whereabouts could not be learned. More TbiU Jtaouyti is Too Much. To Maintain health, a mature man or woman, needs just enough food to re pair the waste and supply energy and body heat. The habitual consump tion of more food than is necessary for these purposes is the prime cause oi stomach troubles, rheumatism and dis orders of the kidneys. If troubled with indigestion, revise your diet, let reason and not appetite -antrol and take a few dees of Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will soon be al right again. For sale by all Druggists, News Notes And Personals From Maxton. Correspondence of The Robes o man Miss Sallie Austin is home from Linden, where she has been teaching but on account of dip theria the school has closed. Mr. ar.d Mrs. B. F. Nunn and son, Master Paisley, left yesterday for Raleigh. Mrs. W. J. Green and son, Master Alton, left yes terdav for Greensboro to spend several days. Miss Mattie Wil- lams McLean returned home from Lumberton yesterday and will spend several days with Misses Bessie aud Clarkie BellMc Nair and then return to Lumber ton. Mr. J. H. Turner, of Lum berton, is in Maxtor. A. J. Allen's cok r id minstrel gave a show here last night. Mrs. Alex. Shaw and son, Mr. Russell, of Wagram, spent yes terday in Maxton. Miss Mary McLaurin is spending several days at Mr. Martin McQueen's. Mr. J. B. Weatherly Jr. is attend ing the State fair in Raleigh. The Scoth Singers vill give a concert m the graded school auditorum to-night. Mr. S. B. McLean went to Wilmington last night. Miss Cammie McCaskill returned from Red Springs Monday. Miss Pearl Morrson, of McColl, S. C, is visiting Misses Bessie and Clarkie Bell McNair. Mr. Pres ton Coggins, of Wilmington, spent Sunday in Maxton. Maxton. N. C.r Oct. 20,1909. lo help the Kidneys when they neea help, use Pineules the new kidney remedy. Pineules will promptly relieve backache, rheumalac pains, pains in the oladaer, urinary disorders, etc. ihev are for weak kidneys. Sold bv J. D." McMillan & Son, ' - vartise stands in his own light. ean, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON. N. C. Offices on 2nd floor of Bank of Lum berton Building, Rooms 1, 2, 3, and 4, Prompt attention given to all business. E. J. BRITT, ATTORN-AT-LAW, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over Pope's Drug Store. THOMAS N. McDIARMID Attorney at Law LUMBERTON, : : : N. C. Office over Pope Drag Store. 2-25 Thurman D. Kitchin, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office McLean-Sledge Drug Store. Office phone 26 Residence phone 124 7-9 Dr. Thomas C. Johnson, Piiyslclaa aad Surgeon, Lumberton, N. C. Office over McMillan's Drug S ore. Calls answered Promptly day or nLj .t Residence at Prof. J. R. Poole's. . 4-27-tf. DR. N. A THOMPSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, LUMBERTON, - - - N. C Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41." Down town office over McMillan's Drug Store. Calls promptly answered night or day, in town or in the country. DR. R. T. ALLEN, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, - N. C. Office over Dr. McMillan's Drug Store. DR. R. F. GRAHAM, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over Bank of wmberton. Rooms tfor. 7 an! 3. E. G. SIPHER, ELECTKICIAK, Lumberton, M. C. Office in ShawBuilding, Phone
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