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Established 1870 VOL XL! NO. 74. SERIOUS AUTO WRECK. Ex-Sheriff G. B. McLeod Ser iously Injured in an Auto Wreck Near Raeford Car Completely Smashed by Rail road Engine and Mr. McLeod Thrown 63 Feet His Condi tion Reported as Improved To dayOther Occupants of the Car Uninjured. Ex-Sheriff Geo. B. McLeod, of Lumberton, was seriously in jured in an automobile wreck near Kaeiora r naay alternoon, when the car in which he was riding was struck by a passen ger tiain on the Aberdeen & Jiockfish road and smashed into smithereens. He was taken at once to the Highsmith hospital at Fayetteville and it was at first feared that his injuries would prove fatal, but his condition this morning . was reported as very favorable. The other oc cupants of the car, Messrs. T. L. Johnson and Tom Pate, also of Lumberton, the latter driving, escaped practically unhurt. That any occupant of the car escaped alive seems almost mira culous. The wreck occured at a rail road crossing about two miles from Raeford. The dirt road approaches the railroad at an angle ana woods cut on a view of the track for some distance, but a short way back from the crossing the track is clear. The auto approached the crossing at a slow speed, and it seems that the train was gliding along with a minimum of noise. Just as the car ran upon the track Mr. Pate saw the tiain upon them, turned the auto down the track and jumped. That quick turn of the car is probably all that saved the lives of the oc cupants. Mr. Pate got a slight effect of the . .collision, .as he jumped and was whirled around, striking on his shoulder. Mri Johnson, who was sitting alone on the rear seat, did not have time to jump.' He slid to the right side of the seat and the force of the collision threw him 40 feet. He landed with " one leg in a deep hole in the field, the other foot in the ground on top of the hole. He was stretched considerably and slight- ly bruised, but his injuries were very slight. Mr. McLeod, who was sitting next Mr. Pate, was in a position where he could not move without jumping on the track. He was thrown 63 feet by actual measurement,, and landed in the ditch beside the track with portions of the auto upon him. Messrs. Johnson ana fate went to him as soon as possible and found him uncon- aim xuunu miu uucuii- scious and bleeding profusely tmrv, v,; a cu.i aVtlt tk u- 99 Jr ZaLI fJRJSfS I": Z1' "i consciousness. As soon as the train, which ran half a mile be fore stopping, came back, Mr. McLeod was placed on board and taken to Fayetteville. He suf fered intensely at first but was J?iven medical attention at Raeford, and it now seems prob able that his injuries will prove less serious than was at first feared. As soon as word reached Lum berton of the accident, Mrs. Mc Leod was taken to Fayetteville by her brother-in-law, Mr. Sandy McLeod, in his auto. Mrs. Mc Leod returned home Saturday night to meet her daughter, Miss irene, who came home from Elizabeth College. Charlotte, in response to a message in regard to the accident, and she and Mrs. McLeod went to Fayetteville yesterday. The occupants of the auto, people upon the train and others assert that the engineer did not blow f r the crossing. A colored ttan against whose house the crossing whistle was nlwavfl blown, remarked to his wife, it with Mr. McLeod. Mr. Pate re is said, as the train passed that turned home Friday evening, the whistle had not been blown. Mr. Johnson Saturday. ne engineer is said to have been busy at something inside ris engine and to have known 1 nothing about the accident until 'Wormed bv the conductor. which explains why the train ran so far f eiore stopping. The auto was so completely wrecked that the spokes were knocked out of three LUMBERTON, Preset THE POPE DRUG CO . HOUSE OF QUMJTY IS 'ell Q. T. WILLIAMS . FIRE INSURANCE - s1 Miss Josephine Breece COTTON TIT WhJ.PREVAI FOR BEST PRICES AND BUY GOOD THEf TO GET VALUE RECEIVE Bank of Lumberton CAPITAL "$100,000.00 Assets & Responsibility $ 671.0 00.00 Interest Paid on Savings Deposits Compounded Four Times A Year BOGUS TICKETS? Democrats Warned Reported That Republicans Are Send ing Out Bogus Tickets in the Couritv. Mr. J. A. McDougald, secre tary of the county Democratic executive committee, is sending out a warning to Democrats about bogus tickets, which he is in formed Republicans have pre pared and sent out to the various precincts to be substituted for the regular Democratic ticket. These bogus tickets are said to contain the names of some of the Democratic candidates, names of Republican candidates being sub stituted for the Democratic can didates that are left off . For in stance, it is said that Hall's name appears on these tickets in place of E. C. McNeill for sheriff. Democrats are' warned to examine their tickets closely and see that the tickets thev vote contain all the names of the Democratic candidates. Fire This Morning--Residence of Mrs. Sue Rowland Has Nar row Escape. The residence of Mrs. Sue Row land, in the north-western por- t- f tftWn . h Ho IVl". VuJ &irT una uiuriiiug uy lire which was discovered about 9 o'dc by the cook. It was burning inthewallsonthesecond i floor about the middle of the building, and is thought to have caught from a hole in the chim ney. Some things were moved from the house and a great deal of the plastering was torn down in order to reach the fire. The lamage is not thought to exceed i500, and that is covered by in surance. The water system does not ex tend out to Mrs. Rowland's resi dence and if the tire had just a little more start it would have been1 almost impossible to save the house. Just a short time after the fire whistle blow there were people enough there to have moved everything out of the house at a turn each. wheels. No blame seems to at tack to Mr. Pate, who was driv ing the car, and it- is owing to his quick action in turning the car that the lives, of the occu pants were saved. Messrs. Johnson and Pate wont tr Favetteville on the train The Kobesonian reieivea a 'nhone message at 3 o'clock this 1 M " - . ., afternoon to the enecr that Mr. MrLpod was eretting along nicely ! and -was able to eat dinner to- dav No bones are broken and it is not thought that he sus tained any serious internal in juries. Country, God and Truth. NORTH CAROLINA, ? No.-l i 1 i WHY DON'T YOU BE A REPUBLICAN BILL? WHAT WOULD YOU IF THEY WERE WHICH SIDEDO YOU LINE ROBESON BAPTIST ASSC- CIATION. Twenty-Eighth Annual Session at Raeford Royally Enter tained Excellent Addresses. Reported for The Robesonian: The Robeson Baptist Associa tion met. in its 28th annual session last Wednesday at Raeford, the gressive town situated in two . . c . . , . x . great counties, Robeson and Cum oeriana. - A majority of the churches being present, the organization was soon completed, which re sulted in the re-election of Rev. C. H. Durham and Dr. R. T. Allen, both of Lumberton, as moderator and clerk, respective ly. Mr. Durham has served in this capacity eight years, and is easily one of the best governors we remember ever to have known, and Dr. Allen is the best clerk tobe found at all. We were entertained royally at the homes of Raeford 's good people, so much so that every one of us thought he had been assigned to the best piace in town. It would be a pleasure to give at least a synopsis of every speech and the name of every speaker, but must "content ourself with saying that the speeches on foreign missions, by Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth; State missions, by Rev. L. Johnson; education, by Prof. C. 1M. Beach and Mr. S. Mclntyre; home missions, by Rev. C. G. Wells; and last, but not least, the orphanage the pet, pride and glory of North Carolina Baptists by Mr. A. Johnson, editor of Charity and' Children, were, to say the "least, most ex cellent. One new church was added to the associational body, St. Pauls, which gives us 49 in all, and they seem to have made considerable gains along all lines of our great denominational work, which we hope is a fruitful sign that the kingdom ot God and His Christ s coming nearer. The next session of this body will be' held with our church at Ashpole, beginning Wednesday before the first Sunday in No vember, 1911, at 11 a. m., with Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth to preach the annual sermon. We are indebted to the manage ment of the V. & C. S., and the A. & R. Ry. companies tor courtesies shown us ever their! respective lines. J. M. r ictmng. ! East Lumberton. Miss rfaiiie McLean, who has charge ot the fourth grade at the graded school, has been unable, on account of sickness, to teach for several days and she fef t Friday evening for her home at IMaxton, where she will be un til her condition improves. Miss Mattie McLean, her sister, who had been spending a few days in town on a visit at the home of Mr, and Mrs. A. W. McLean, re turned with her. Miss Emma Norment is teaching for Miss I McLean. LIARS , xii 1 ,i 1 11 1" ; 11 1 J 111 I I I E-T M 1 n JvuuiMurcLo il10 ONE! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 19 10 Answer No. 1 8ECAUS, THEY 0NCH WERE WHAT .THEY ARE NOT NOW. IF THEY ONLY COULD SEE THEIR PARTY TO DAY THEY WOULD TURN IN THEIR GRAVES. Answer No. THEN I WOULD BE MARY ANN SUTLER UP WITH TOMORROW? CIVIC ASSOCIATION. j d i hit T"i ,- Regular Montaly Meeting Some Important Work In Hand Plan to knorcve Street Crossings. The regular monthly meeting of the Civic Association was held in the reading room of the Com- mercial and Industrial Club hrl ri 5! 7 ovonindr onrl tttIi, J i J v vmy x ot great importance to the town were discussed in a practical way and work was started that will be of great benefit to the town. Perhaps the matter that will be acted upon . first, because there is nothing to prevent immediate action,: is a resolution that was passed asking the town commis sioners to set aside, a portion of Meadowbrook cemetery for the burial of the remain 3 of people who for various reasons would not care to buy lots there', or who are not able. Some time ago a child of a man who is engaged at work on the new cotton mill building died and the unfortunate father had difficulty in securing a lot for the burial of his child. He was only living here tempo rarrly and only wanted to make temporary interment. It is to meet such cases as that and others of a similar nature that the commissioners will be asked to set aside a lot at once in the new Meadowbrook cemetery. The matter of taking some action in regard to the old ceme tery on Elm street near tne Sea board passenger station was dis cussed, and a committee com posed of Messrs. A. W. McLean, Stephen Mclntyre and R. . D. Caldwell was appointed to ascer tain what can be done. There is no intention whatever of -antagonizing people whose relatives are buried there and who might feel some hesitancy in allowing their bodies to be removed, to the new cemetery; but it is hoped that all may be brought to see the desirability of putting this lot in condition to be used by the town as a park or for some build ings. Many citizens of the town re sponded to the call ot the asso ciation for a clean-up day much was done toward cleaning up yards, alley s etc. , Trash was piled in the streets to be hauled off on a certain day. bu some have., gotten .into the nabit- of piling trash of all kinds upon the sir et at all t:.mes. This practice me association desires to uis eubiae. laK should be piled upon tne sties s o .ly at specified times. At -ail ether times thei association urges Lhut combusti ble material be burned, as the piling of light trash u ton the streets at times when wagons cannot be procured to haul it away makes the streets unsight ly and it is blown about, littering the streets and making them look most untidy. In so far as practicable, merchants are urged to burn trash that is swept from their stores daily. A report was received from the graded school to the t:i'eM i" IV . Good?) LUMBERTON ORUQ CO. L. H. CALDWELL TABLE DELICACIES FRUIT CANDY &efc -TV'rlfOTES5EN C. B. REDMOND Propwetqr. J g Deposit with Farmers & Merchants Bank Every Accomodation .EXTENDED that the pupils are being taught the importance of keeping the school grounds clean and the work that has been done there has resulted in making the grounds much more attractive than they were formerly. A resolution was passed in structing the president to ask the town commissioners to have cinders hauled from the power house and placed upon the street crossings, and in case the town cannot do this the association will have the hauling done if the town will furnish the material. This material could be used with advantage on the streets and" by its use muddy 'crossings would at least be done away with. The committee on railroads re ported that efforts were being made to have some improvements, made in the approaches to the stations. a,p irmrfJ Postoffice Site -O- 1 Available Lots. 'ttqanfcg !l AM QN MY WAYJHER wjw ill Mr. Geo. von Merta, a post- sion toll inspector, lespectively, office site agent with headquar-'of the Bell Telephone (Jo., are in ters in Atlanta, spent Friday in towh today inspecting complaints Lumberton inspecting the sites j in regard to the telephone service that will be available for the; here, to which atteotion was postoffice building for which an called in Thursday's Robesonian. appropriation of $5, OOp was made, at the last session oi congress. birthday party Saturday after The following lots are under con-1 noon f rom 2:3u to 4:30 Q,clock at Slderation: corner oi nun auu, Fifth streets, opposite to the ccurt house, which could be made the required size by moving the building occupied by the tree man Printing Co.; Mr. C. B. Townsend's lot on Elm street next to the residence of Mr. L. E. Whaley; the lot on Elm street on which is situated the residence of Mr. Geo. B. McLeod; Mr. W. I. Linkhaw's lot, corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets, where his stables now stand; the McLeod estate lot on the corner opposite to Linkhaw's stables, where are located the stables of the Dees Bros. ; the lot on the corner of Walnut and Third streets, on which is the residence of the late Mrs. Fannie Peterson and which Mrs. Petersen willed to the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bend.; and Mr. A. E. White's lot in rear of the store of White andj& Gough. i ?if i All these lots win De reporieu aa available, but what recom mendations Mr. von Merta will make is not known. The prices placed on some of the lots were out of sight. Notices of New Advertisement?. Auction sale of lots at Dublin see. half-page Adv. Messrs. White & liougn nave r. . . , , a naffe Adv. telling of bargains fri h thankful for. - Beacon shoes .sold by the Jno T Rio-9-s Co. Rnsrpr Brown's resolution about overcoats Townsend Bros. Uncle Sam guards money in a national bank rirst JNationai a mnip wacron and sow and ii cj pigs for sale. Wirolpss messages. Tht hpst and most durable hardware McAllister Hdw. Co. Single Copies Five Cents. WHOLE NO. 2612 NEXT PAPER WEDNESDAY. The next issue of The Robeson ian will be printed Wednesday afternoon instead of Thursday afternoon in order to give the election news as early as possible. Advertisers will please bear this matter in mind in sending in changes. LOCAL BRIEFS. Superior Court convenes Wednesday, Judge O. H. Allen presiding. The banks of Lumberton will be closed tomorrow on account of election. There will be a piano recital and ice-cream-oyster supper at lona school house, near Fair mont, Wednesday night of this week. The public is invited. Mr. John H. Wishart has made some improvemenis in the interior of his grocery sstore on Elm street by erecting a little office in which he does his book work. The new depot which Mr. J. P. Schmahl is erecting at Dublin ior the Virginia & Carolina Southern Ry. is neanng comple tion. Mr. bchmanl spent yester day in town with friends. Considerable improvement has been made during the past few days at the nome oi Mr. K. M. N. Stephens, corner of Wal nut and Firth streets, by moving back a fence and making other changes. There will ,be a concert and "The Feast of the Nations" at Centenary school, near Rowland, Friday night ot this week, the 11th. The public is invited. The proceeds will be used for the school library and other school needs. Mr. LacytMcKenzie.is sick at the home ot his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G." McKenzie, on Elm street, ile has been sick lor 'about a week and it is leared that he has typhoid fever. His 1 condition this morning was un I improved. " Mr. J.B.Maxwell, of Hamlei, lonH v t ' 'I' Mr. C. T. Mapper, of Char- i lotte, division manager and divi- Miss Vashti White gave a h h f her uncle and aunt- Mr. and Mr. A. E. White, on , Seventh street. There were twelve candles to signify the days of the years of this cnarm ing young lady's life, and twenty two other young ladies were in vited to help celebrate. Dainty refreshments . were served and everybody had the best time at all. Mr. M. F. Caldwell lost a nice hog by fire and a second one was badly burned Thursday afternoon on account of the care lessness of a man that Mr. Cald well had doing some cleaning up about his hog lot, near his resi dence on Caldwell street. The man was burning some trash, near the hog pen and went off and left the fire and it caught the pen in which the hogs were enclosed. No other damage wa3 done. In Thursday's Robesonian mention was made of the fact that a civil service examination 111 i t T win oe held in LumDerton on December 3d to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. L. C. Davis, carrier on rural roite No. 6 from Lumberton, and that an examination will be held at Elrod on the same date. . Those who wish to stand thi3 examination should call at the postoffice for blanks, as all ap plicants must fill out blanks that must be received at the Postoffice Department at Washington ten days before the date of the ex amination. The Piney Woods Inn at South ern Pines, one of the largest tourist hotels in the South, was destroyed by fire Friday. The loss was $30,000. insurance $15,-000.
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