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VOL XLJ NO. 95. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JANUARY 23 1911. WHOLE NO. 2633
A STORMY MEETING.
Held in Lumberton Saturday
Resolution Adopted Favoring
a Recorder' Court.
After two lengthy and stormy
meetings in the court house here
'Saturday a resolution, introduced
by ex-Sheriff G. B. McLeod, was
adopted indorsing the njove to
establish a recorder's court for
Robeson county and recommend
ing that the county's Senator
-and Representatives proceed to
draft or have drafted a suitable
bill to that end. An amendment
offered by Mr. H.TTMcNair of
Maxton, pmviding,.foracircuit
court to be held jn the principal
towns ofjjje county andlbat for
the purpose "off preparing this
bill a. committee cornpesed of 3
attorneys and 3 laymen be ap
pointed, the lay merino be named
by Senator-Wr-S.- Cobb and Mr.
J. E. Carlyle, president of the
county Farmers' Union, the
lawyers to be named by Col. N.
A. McLean, was voted down. It
was stated in the call for the
meeting thdt proposed changes
in the road law would be dis
cussed also, but consideration of
the recorders court took up so
much time that no other matters
were discussed.
Between, (the calling of the
meeting to order about 11:40 a.
m. by Senator Cobb and the
ipassing of-the above-mentioned
resolution about 4 o'clock p. m.,
with an hour's recess for dinner
from 1:30 to 2:30, there was con
siderable discussion; and thn
'Cobb and his crowd got impatient
-of discussion that was showing
plainly that in the tentative bill
that had been drawn and read it
wa$Hroposed to pay the re
corder about twice what re
corders in some ether counties
receive, McLeod introduced his
resolution, and the chairman,
Jen. F. A. Bond, actually ruled
that discussion of the motion was
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fLOuW, MAl,3HIP STUFF. GftAIN.eTc. J
Cobb had announced as his count
of the first vote.
In presenting the differeqt
sides of the question quite a
number of letters was read from
men in other counties where
recorders courts have been
establihsed, and all these letters
were to the effect that such a
court is an excellent institution
and saves money in every place
where it has been tried. Speak
ers who opposed were of the
opinion that it would not save
money in such a county as Robe
son, which has no large towns.
Senator Cobb says that he will
..paa ;aA fnmittttn introduce a bill submitting the
T -..int.st., i
a vote immediately. That raised
-a storm, of course; and amid
-cries of "Mr. Chairman! Mr.
Chairman!" from a dozen
sources, and cries of '-Question!
Question!" from as many more,
a preacher. Rev. Mr. Dunaway of
Lumber Bridge, gained attention
for a minute, advised that dis
cussion of the motion be allowed,
-and then astonished all who have
respect for the cloth by giving
the distinctly unclerical advise to
"hiss them down if they don't
throw light on the subject!" Mr.
A. E. White was insistent in his
ilemand to be allowed to address
himself to the motion, but the
chairman told him that no dis
cussion would be allowed, that it
was time to vote; and when Mr.
"White gave expression to his
astonishment at that ruling the
chairman said that if he had a
sergeant at arms he'd put him
under arrest. Which had any
thing but a quieting effect upon
Mr. White, who dared the chair
to try any such wrinkle and told
him men in this country had
Jbeen free too long to submit to
such ruling as that. Col. Mc
Lean asked the chairman if he
did not know that in all parlia
mentary bodies discussion oi a
motion was in order, and every
body had to laugh when the chair
said, "My dear colonel, that is
u uc, uut una ia au cacuuii.
Where the exception came in did
not appear. The chair seemed
unable to either restore order or
jjet a vote, so Senator Cobb
rapped for order, called for a
rising vote, appointed certain
men to count, and then proceeded
to count himself. When he an
nounced the vote he announced
About 20 more in one part of the
liouse than Mr. W. K( Culbreth,
-who had been asked to count the
vote there, had counted, and
3ol. McLean challenged the vote.
After insisting stoutly upon his
rights as a citizen Col. McLean
linaH obtained what he demand
ed, and those who favored and
those who opposed were separat
ed and another toant showed 82
for and 49 against, 15 lass than
Saved Her Own Life.
Lebanon Jet, Ky. Mrs. Minnie
Lamb, of this- place, says, "I believe I
would have been dead by now, had it
not been for Ca-dui. L hayen't had
one of those bad spells since I com
menced to use your medicine. " Cardui
is a specific medicine for the ills that
women suffer. Cardui is made from
harmless vegetable ingredients. It is
a safe, reliable medicine, successfully
used by suffering women for nrnre than
fifty years. Try it today. For sale at
all druggists.
question of establishing this
court to a vote of the people,
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
be done under the lease. It de
clares the State's institutions not
in absolutely satisfactory condi
tion and urges investigatian by
the Legislature into the needs
for new buildings; that the State
tuberculosis hospital be given
liberal aid; that the State School
for the Blind be moved to more
ample grounds outside of Ral
eigh. The bill for increasing the sal
ary of the Governor from $4,0 iO
to $6,000 is set as a special order
for Wednesday. The bill for the
ratification qf the Federal con
stitutional amendment for the
income tax was made a special
order for Thursday. McPhaal
of Robeson introduced a bill Fri
day to regulate fishing in Lumber
river and tributaries.
Both branches of the General
Assembly received Saturday the
report of the legislative commis
sion appointed 2 years ago tain-
vesugace tne aavisaointy oi ap
plying the Torrens system of land
titles in North Carolina and re
port at this session. The com
mission declares the existence of
a demand the State over for leg
islation that will better secure
and commercialize land titles.
The present system in this State
is pronounced antiquated and in
secure. The Torrens system, the
committee finds, is working
well in many States and this
Legislature - is urged to enact
some such law for North Carolina.
Bill to Create State Highway
Department State's Institu
tions Not in Satisfactory Con
dition Torrens System Re
commended. A "bill was introduced in the
Senate Thursday by Boyden of
Rowan to create a State highway
department, composed of a State
highway commission and engi
neer to co-operate with counties
and townships in the construc
tion of good roads. It provides
for one-fourth of the cost of road
improvement in co-operative con
struction to be borne by the State
and three-fourths by the coun
ties benefitted, the State to levy
a tax of one-fourth of one mill cn
every dollar of taxable property
for the State's fund. The Sen
ate committee on public roads
will meet this afternoon to con
sider this bill. Another bill by
the same Senator asks for an an
nual appropriation of $100,000
for the maintenance ot the State
University and $75,000 annually
for A years for repairs and per
manent improvements.
Both branches of the General ternoon and Deputy Sheriff T. C.
Assembly received Friday,
through a special message from
Gov. Kitchin, the report of the
State board of internal improve
ments, which, in dealing with
the State's interest in various
railroad enterprises, reports few
of them in satisfactory condition.
The Mattamuskeet road, which
on Charge of
Selling Two
Negro Arrested
Stealing and
Oxen.
Geo. Sutton, colored, was ar
retted yesterday afternoon at the
Seaboard station just after the
arjrival of the 5:57 train by Chief
of Police Redfern and placed in
jail. It is charged that Sutton
stole 2 oxen last Wednesday
night from Mr. J. R. Davis in
Bladen county, Turnbull town
ship, and sold them to Mr. W. C.
Powell at Dublin, who gave Sut
ton, an order on Mr. K. M. Biggs
for settlement, and Saturday Mr.
Powell sold the oxen to Mr.
Howard Morrison for $55. Yes
terday Mr. Davis arrived in town
and said that he had traced his
oxen to Lumberton and upon
beincr informed that Mr. Morri
son handles cattle went to Mr.
Morrison's pen and called the
names of his oxen and they ran
up to him like dogs; and it is
said that Mr. Davis shed tears
for joy. There was no question
in Mr. Morrison's mind as to
Mr. Davis being the rightful
owner, and with his steers Mr.
Davis started yesterday after
noon on his journey back across
the Cape Fear river. -
Sutton will be given a prelimi
nary hearing this afternoon. He
has worked most of the time for
the last two years at the power
house' here.
Church Notes -Work on Meth
odist Church to be Resumed,
At a. speoial meeting of the
congregation of. the Methodist
Census Report of the Population
of Robeson County by Town
ships. At the request of Senator Sim
mons, to vhom The Robesonian
is indebted for the report, the
director of the census has an
nounced the population of Robe
son county by townships, as
shown by an official count of the
returns of the thirteenth census,
as follows:
POPULATION
1910... lyoo 1890
51,945 40,371 31.483
Robeson co.ir.ty
Township
Alfordsville
Back Swamp
Blue Springs
Britts
Burnt Swamp
Howellsviile
Lumber Bridge
Lumberton
Maxton
Orrum
Park ton
Pembroke
Raft Swamp
Red Spring
Saddle Tree
St. Paul
Smichs
Sterling's
Thompson
White House
Wishart
3,069
1,593
3,532
1.552
1,355
1,619
&.KU
5, Oil
3 581
929
l.25
1,935
769
3,?90
899
2 809
2,310
1.531
6.089
3,971
1.063
Previously announced.
2.270
I,96S
2,441
1,846
1,877
1.594
3,290
2.56
3,180
676
2.578
1,020
2 180
2,247
1,948
4.88i
2,695
1,096
2,206
1,730
1.784
1.607
1,915
1,410
2,110
2,420
2, 6 2
1,472
1
2,066
2.129
1.561
3.750
1,729
912
has been graded by convict la
bor until the State has an invest
ment in it pf nearly $100,000, the i brought him
report says, seems to be at the
end ot its rope,' and appears to
have no means of going further
with the. buildinjr. It recom
menda that the State take imme
diate steps to investigate the
road and either get out of it or
see that it is completed. The
Wilkesboro turnpike i3 denomi
nated another white elephant on
the State's hands. The board
represents the State's interest in
the North Carolina Railroad to
be not in the best possible Condi
tion, but doubts if anything can
A Negro Shot Near Moss Neck.
Will bibson, colored, was tried church held yesterday morning
before Justice J. A. Rowland at H o clock a sufficient amount
here Saturday morning on the i of money was raised to proceed
charge of shooting Albert Mc- with work on the new church
Kee, also colored, near Moss! building and contracts for mater
Neck Friday and in default of iial will be let today. As soon as
$1,000 bond v-as remanded to this is on the ground work will
jail. The shootiner was reported; be begun. The church will be
to the sheriff's office Friday af- erected at the corner of Chest
nut and Seventh streets and wnl
Barnes went in search at once.! cost $15,000. The foundations
At Pembroke he learned that the! were laid last year,
negro had driven off through the! There were 7 additions to the
country and he and Deputy Brig-j membership of East Lumberton
man boarded No. 39, west-bound' Baptist church yesterday morn
Seaboard passenger, and cor-'ing. Rev. J. M. Fleming is pas
cealed themselves. At Red Bank; tor.
the negro got on the train and ' Rev. Dr. H. G. Hill of Maxton
when the officers nabbed him he ! preached at the Presbyterian
tried to escape, but they took church here yesterday morning
him off the train at Maxton and and evening and at Baker's chap-
A sprained ankle will usually disable
the injured person for three or four
week. This is due to lack of proer
treatment. When Chamberlain a Lia-
iment is applied a cure may be ffected j
in tnre or four aays. 1 his liniment is 1 cures influenza, but
one oi the best and most remarkable tendency of the disease
to Lumberton on
the next east-bound train, lode-!
inghimin jail. It seems that1
McKee, who is an old man, was j
digging stumps in, a field when !
Gibson came close to him and
shot him with a double-barrel 1
shotgun. The old man fell', but:
got up again, and exclaiming i
el yesterday afternoon.
Mapping the Charlotte-Wilmington
Highway.
Congressman H. L. Godwin has
secured the services of Mr. C.
C. Ahles, a road engineer of the
Unitfd S!rate3 Denartment .if
d-n you, you re not dead yet,"? Agriculture, to make surveys
Gibson fired the other barrel, and map out the road from Wil
Both loads took effect in the 'olu mington to Charlotte, and Mr.
man's shoulders, breast and face, j Ahles struck Lumberton Friday
What lies back of the shooting; on this work, having started at
did not appear at the preliminary , the Wilmington end. An au to
trial. It is thought that McKee i mobile was sent to Boardman for
will recover. i h;m from Lumberton and Maj.
j A. H. '"McKinoon of Maxton.
Tha greatest danger from influenza 1 member of the executive Com
is of its resulting in pneumonia. Tnis ! mittee OI the highway associa'
can be obviated bv usimr Chamber I tion for Kohpsnn. mpt him herp
Iain's Cough P.emedy. as it not onlv 'n on a,tin
co-operation
A Bazaar and Silver Tea at
Lumber Bridge Presbyterian
Church.
Correspondence to The Robesonian.
The Ladies Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian church
of Lumber Bridge cwill give a
bazaar and silver tea in the
church parlor January 27, Pur
ing the evening several maids
and bachelor's will tell VOU why
they never married and "An Old
Sweetheart of Mine," by James
Vvhitcomb Riley, will be given
with illustrations. Mr. and Mrs,
Liesne onaw win receive your
silver offering at the door and a
bevy of pretty girls will vie with
each other in serving you free
refreshments. Come.
fol
counteracts any fu xv;u u
preparations in use. hold by Dr. Mc-. monia. Sold by Dr. McMillan & Son ot the people along the route the
Millan & Son and Fop Drag Company and Pope Drug Company. load will be built,
Invitations reading as
lows are being received here:
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Watts Withers
request tha honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Annie Atkins
to
Dr. Richard Gregory Rozier
on Tuesday evening the thirty-first of
Janmry
at seven thirty of the clock
At home
Lillington, North Carolina.
Miss Withers taught school
last year at Roziers, and has
visited in Lumberton and is well
known here. Dr. Rozier pra&
. 1 I t M
ticea nis proression nere ror s
number oi years and needs no
introduction to many Robesonian
readers. He left Lumberton
about two years ago, since which
time he has had charge of his
father's farm at Rozier, ? about
nine miles trom tew.
Sves an Iowa Man's Life.
The very grave scemc.l to yawn be
fore Robert Madsen, of West Burling
ton, Iowa, when, after seven week ii.
the hospital, four of the best physi
cians gave him up. Then was show
the marvelous curative power of Elec
trie Bitters. For, after eight months
of frightful suffering from livei
trouble and yellow jaundice, getting n
help from other remedies or doctors,
rive bottles of this matchless mdicim
completely cured him. It's positively
guaranteed for Stomach, Liver or Kid
ney tnublea and never disappoints
Only 50c at all druggists. . .
LOCAL BRIEFS.
-Miss Eva Stubbs entertained
I'nday evening from 8:30 to 11:30
o'clock at the home of her
parents, on Tenth street.
"Tne King of Tramps," a
musical comedy that is said to be
all to the good, will hold the
boards at the opera house to
morrow evening.
There will be a box supper
at Antioch school house, near
Allenton, Saturday evening, 28th
inst., beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
The public is invited.
Don't forget the smoker at
the Commercial and Industrial
Club rooms Thursday evening.
Every business man in the town
i3 urged to make it a point io be
there.
Licenses have been issued
for the marriage of Sidney Hug
gins and David F. Gregg; Mar
garet Hendren and Angus T.
Brown; Emma Beasley and J. C.
Beasley.
Mrs. A W. McLean enter
tained at dinner Friday evening
at her home on Chestnut street
in honor of Miss Eugenia Clark,
of Raleigh, who is a guest at the
home of ex-Judge and Mrs. T.
A. McNeill.
Maxton has found it neces
sary to add to its 100,000-gallon
tank for suyplyingthe town with
water and is building a reservoir
which will more than double this
capacity. The reservoir is 30x40
feet, 6 feet above and G below
the surface, the walls being of
concrete.
Alex. Dixon, colored, sen
tenced November 20, 1905, from
Robeson county to 12 years in
the State penitentiary for second
degree murder, escaped on the
17th inst. from a railway convict
camp in Bladen county. The
prison authorities offer a reward
of $25 for his capture.
The condition of Mr. F. P.
Humphrey, 'of route 2fromLum
ton, who underwent an opera
tion at the Thompson hospital
last Tuesday, is very much im
proved today. Mr. C. H. Bur
ney. who had been sick at the
hospital for some wieks. returned
to his home at lar Heel this
morning.
A special hearing was had
before C. B. Skipper, clerk of
the Superior Court, Friday in re
gard to allowing the Virginia &
Carolina Southern Railroad to
cross the Seaboard in order to
reach the Lumberton otton mills
and the Kingsdale lumber plant
Mr. Skipper appointed J, S. and
E. F. McRae and Jno. Leach,
aU of Maxton, to assess damages,
The executive committee of
the Robeson County Good Roads
Association, composed of one
member from each township,
held a meeting in Lumberton
Friday to consider matters per
taining to roads. Messra. A. W.
McLean of Lumberton, Geo. L.
Thompson of Back Swamp town
ship and H. C. McNair of Max
ton were appointed a committee
to report to another meeting
which will be held soon on some
matters of importance.
Mr. A. W. McLean enter
tained at a course dinner at his
elegant home on Chestnut street
Thursday evening some 20 or 25
srentlemen, the majority of
whom are connected with the
various enterprises in which Mr.
McLean is interested in the town.
This is an annual event which is
ilways looked forward to witn
Measure, and it was more de
lightful this year than ever. Mr.
J. G. McCormick of Wilmington
vn ha 0n!y out-of-town guest
present.
Mr. T. C. Pate (well known
i? Tom Pate) and Miss Hattie
Culbreth of Dunn, who, since
ibout the first of December, has
leld a position as stenograoher
tn the office of Mr. J. F. H,
rfffic manager for the V. & C. ?
ailroad. were married iast eve-
oing at S:3o o'clock at the Lum-
erton hotel, the home oi tne
groom's, mot her. Rev. F. Weiss
lerforming the ceremony. Th?
narriage va3 quite a surprise to
nany. Mr. and Mrs. Pate are
nukine their hom present at
the Lumberton hotel.
Heavy, impure blood makes a mudd .
imply complexion, headaches, nausea,
n.1iat:nn. Thin bloM makes you
veak. pale. Sickly. Burdock B!i .J"
1'ti.M mk ' ' --- -ieh. ftsl. pura
V3tores perfect health.
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