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E ROBESON IAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, itlAY 18, 1911. VOL XUI NO. 25. WHOLE NO. 2666 SUPERIOR COURT. Jury Selected for "Trial of Gut Hunt, Charged With Murder of Hi Wife-Trial Begun This Afternoon Grand Jury's Re port Disposition of Cases. The term of Robeson Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases which began Monday, Judge C. M. Cook of Louisburg presiding, has been kept steadily at work and much business has been disposed of. A civil term begins Monday. The trial of Gus Hunt, Indian, charged with the murder of his wife Mary, September 25, 1910, near Fairmont, began this after noon at 2:30 o'clock. Just be fore court adjourned at 12:30 for the noon recess the following jury was selected to try this case from the special venire of 100: D. T. Rozier, D. R. Caddell, Jas. Graham, Richard Walters, E. B. Frppman. N. T. HumDhrev. E. M. Paul. H. C. McMillan, F. W. Floyd, A. A. Williams, J. A. Boone, Jr., L. B. Barnes. Solic itor Sinclair is being assisted by Messrs. McLean, Varser & Mc Lean. Messrs. Mclntyre, Law rence & Proctor are appearing for the defendant. It is expected that this trial will continue through tomorrow. The grand jury, K. M. Barnes, foreman, submitted its report this morning. It reported that 38 bills of indictment were passed upon, 35 true bills being found and 3 not true bills. The work that came before it, says the jury, very forcibly demon strates the prevalence of crime among the negroes of the county and the law-abiding citizenship of the county is urged and becrc:ed to exert every effort to ; promote a greater respect for law and order and a higher de gree of civic righteousness among this race. Eight present ments were made. The jury did not visit countv home but endorsed the ! the1 COUniy nome uui enuuiwu mc recommendations made by f orm- er juries for better provision for the care ot the inmates ana rec ommended that the keeper be required to cultivate and try to improve the county farm. The jail was found to be in good condition, considering the congestion due to the large num ber of prisoners confined there during the past few weeks, and when the jail is relieved through this term of court it was recom mended that it be cleaned up and disinfected. Also a leaking water-pipe was found which should be repaired iouia De repaireu. The county offices were invest- iornferl hv committee and found in good condition, records appar ently being properly kept. Men tion was made of the fact that the county commissioners have agreed to purchase at a cost of $500 the index system prepared by Mr. W. Lennon for the here tofore unindexed records in the office of the clerk of the court from 1786 down to about 35 years ago, when the present aystem of indexing began, eo that now there is a complete in dex of all records in this office. Mention was also made of lm nrnved methods of keeping reforHa in the offices the treasurer and sheriff, in stalled by County Auditor Par mele, whereby it will be possible to keep more accurate account of all county funds; also the plac ing by Auditor Parmele of the county superintendent of public instruction to keeping boons, so that more accurate information may be obtained from this office. It was recommended that a metal bookcase be purchased and placed in the court room in which to keep the North Caro lina Reports that are now kept in an open case in the clerk of the court's office. As they are now kept they are in danger of being lost. The jury understands that the dirty and unkempt condition of the court house is due in part to the fact that it is used Sundays and nights by irresponsible men and boys who use it as a place for gambling and carousing This is severely condemned and the commissioners are urged to see that the house is kept locked when not in use by the officers, , w. I , liTT - - T The lanitor service was con demned strongly, the court house being found in dirty and bad ondition alt over, and it was recommended that the court place the responsibility of em ploying a janitor and seeing that he does his duty upon the sheriff. The steps that have been made this week bv the chairman of the board of county commission ers and the mayor of Lumberton to beautify the court house square were heartily commended by the jury and it was recom mended that this work be done in such a thorough manner as to be in keeping with the beauty and magnificence of the court house. Judge Cook complimented the grand jurs very highly, stating that it was perhaps the most efficient jury that had ever served under him, and he also compli mented the matter and wording of the jury's report The grand jury returned 5 true bills for murder, a3 follows: Wm. Stephens, for murder of Wm. Austin March 3, 1911; Chess firppn for murder of Lewis Pur- cell February 3, 1911 removed by court to Hoke county; Jno. and Hattie McEachin for murder of John's wife Mary Lee at Max ton Jan. 20, 1911 -burned to death; Lon Mourning and Frank Blue for murder of Alfred Cheek at Fairmont Apr. 5, 1911; Jim Bvrd and Warren West for mur der of Wm. Smith. Jr.. in East Lumberton Apr. 7, 1911. Bud Munroe, assault; not guil ty; c. c. w.; plead guilty; judg ment suspended. Jno. Arch McCallum. a. d. w. and c. c. w.; guilty; 6 months on roads. Earlman Lennon, a. d. w nlead eruiltv. Chas. Blacker, retailing, 3 cases, guilty; 18 months on roads, later sentence changed to 12, de fendant havine: been in iail 3 months. FredLawson. larceny; guilty, with. recommendation to mercy; 1 year in .State prison at hard labor. Frank Davis, c. c. w. : plead Kuilty ; 90 days on roads. Jno- rurceii. retailing; z cases; , , .,: v u L ,j plead I guilty ; 2 1 month on roads Culley Bethea, larceny; guilty; 4 months on roads. Lacy Robeson, c. c. w.; guilty; 2 months on ioads; larceny; guil ty; 4 months on roads. Walter McKinnon, a. d. w. ; guilty. Jet Bethea, assault with intent to commit rape; not guilty. Jim Smith, larceny, changed to trespass, and plea of nolo con tendere accepted; 60 days on roads. Jno. Blue, c. c. w.; removed to Hoke county. Gus Thompson, alias bnow i. r mu -----' - , flake Thompson, larceny ; changed to trespass, plead guilty; iudg- ment suspended on payment costs. Tom Pate, Pete Vallase.Bascom Meares, gambling; guilty; Pate, costs and 6 months on public roads, beginning Sept. 1; Meares and Vallase, $25 each and costs. McDiarmid- Williams Lumber Co Plant Sold. The saw-mill plan and holdings of the McDirmid-Williams Lum ber Co., situated on theFayette ville road about 10 miles from i Lumberton, sold here Tuesday ofibv Commissioners Chas. G. Rose! and T. A. Lyon, was bid in by Dr. C. M. Towsend of Raynham at $7,500. The sale, ot course, has not been confirmed yet but unless some one raises the bid soon the property will belong to Mr. Townsend. The following from Fayetteville were in town in connection with this sale: Messrs. J. O. Ellington, C. C. McAllister. T. A. Lyon, C. G. Rose. W. S. Cooper and Chas. Rankin. Death of Mr. Gray Culbreth Parkton. of Fayettville Observer- 15th. Mr Clrav Pnlhreth. son of Mr D. C. Culbreth, died at the home of his Darents at rarkton bun dav morning at 7 o'clock. Mr Culbreth, who was a deputy reg ister of deeds -f Cumberland un-. derMr. W. M. Walker, was a? young man of fine character and! had many friends in Fayetteville. j He was a great sufferer from rheumatism but bore his affliction with Christian fortitude. T 1 .. : The remains Dassed through Fayettville this morning on the way to Manchester, where thev were interred this afternoon in the family burying ground. DEVILTRY. Sneaking and Cowardly Attempt to Put Light and Power Plant Out of Commission False Fire Alarms Citizens of Town Aroused Over Act of Some Miserable Wretch or Wretches Commissioners Offer Re ward. Some of the most high-handed and outrageous attempts to do damage, for some unknown cause, have been made in town this week. Monday evening about So clock Mr. C. B. SkiDDer.clerk of court, returned to his office from sup per and tried to turn on his lights, but there wa3 notnmg doing. So Mr. Skipper 'phoned Mr. Gerald Pittman, who has the power plant in charge, that there was something wrong with the lis-hts at the court house. Mr. Pittman was on hand in a few minutes and upon investigation it was found that somebody, evi dently one who knew his busi ness, had wrapped the main switch in tne basement with a wire in such a manner that it blew out all the fuses in the building. Mr. Pitman says that if the wire had bleen placed just a little lower on the switch it might have caused considerable damage at the power house, in spite of safety appliances; and it is thought that that is what was intended. Regardless of what may have been intended, the damage done did not amount to much and the lights in the court house were out only a few minutes. But with the trouble mention ed above, the low. mean and un derhand work does not stop: for on the same night about 2 o clock the fire alarm was turned in from box No. 43, on Elm street, at Mr. A. T. Parmele's residence, and there was no fire, and no one knew who turned in the alarm. And even vet the mis chief does not stop for Tuesday nierht something after H o'clock the alarm was turr ed in again from box No. 25. on Cedar street. at Dr. Williams' residence. There was no fire and no one owns sendinz in the alarm. From tracks found at. the box from which the alarm was sent in Tuesday night, it is believed that the work was done by some bare footed person; and while the police force is not talking much it is thought that eves are on somebody. The town has offered $200 re ward for the man that tampered with the wires at the court house and a reward of $100 has been offered for the fire-alarm med dlers. Citizens of the town are thor oughly aroused over these out rages and no effort will be spared to bring the miserable wretch or wretches to justice. DEATHS. Mrs. Chas. McD. Smith of Row land a Victim of Pellagra. Mrs. Chas. McD. Smith, about 34 years old. died of pellagra at her home in Rowland Tuesday about noon. The remains were interred yesterday morning at the cemeteiy at Asbury Method ist church at Raynham. Deceased is survived by her husband and four children. Mr. Joel Donnie Townsend. Mr. Joel Donnie Townsend. aged 20 years, died Tuesday af ternoon of consumption at the home of his brother Mr. Frank Townsend, near Raft Swamp church. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Townsend, both deceased. The funeral was con ducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. M. Fleming, pastor of the Baptist church of East Lum berton. from the residence and the interment took place in the family graveyard A larcre crowd auenueu me iunerui. uececuieu . i-j i r l - - i ; is survived "by 4 i sisters. brothers and 2 Smanpox prevalent -Better be Vaccinated ccinieU' Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county superintendent of health, reports several cases oi smallpox at tsei ilAmy-Powersgille, in the 1 en Mile section and across the river from Lumberton among the col ored people. . He warns all who have not been vaccinated that tney had better do so at once. Southern Presbyterian College Commencement Meeting of Scotish Society of America Alumnae Banquet. The commencement exercises of the Southern Presbyte-ian College at Red Springs. vi-ich closed with the alumnae banquet last evering.has been the occasion of much interest in-Red Springs this week. This was possibly in many respects the greatest com mencement the college has ever had. Beside the commencement exercises the annual session of the Scottish Society of America was held at the college yester day afternoon and there were more than 300 Scots present, rep resenting mary clans and sec tions. Rev. Dr. A. A. Mcoeachy of Charlotte-and, by the way. a native Robesonian was the ora tor of the occasion. Mr. A. W. McLean, of Lumberton was elect ed president of the society for the ensuing year and Mr. B. r. McBryde was re-elected secre tary and treasurer. The alumnae banquet, begin ning last evening at 8:30 o clock and ending this morning be tween one and two o'clock, end ed the exercises; and the ban quet was the most elaborate ever given in the history of the college. Every class since 1898, except the class of 1902. was represented.and well represented at that. Many outsiders were honored with the opportunity of being present on this occasion and the guests in all possibly numbered about 200. The guests were led from the col lege parlors to the dining room by Dr. Vardell about 10 o'clock. Mr. A. W. McLean was toast master and toasts were respond ed to as follows: Rev. S. M. Rankin of Greensboro. "The Genesis of the College;" Rev. Dr. J. M. Rose of Laurinburg. "Our College in its Relationship to the Church;" Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina, "The Alumnae;" W. K. Bethune of Lumberton, "The press and the Schools." Because of the lack of time and space it is impossible to give a creditable report of the many good things brought to pass at Red Springs this week in this is sue, but a fuller report will ap pear in Monday's Robesonian. Robeson Milling Co. Elects Officers-Plant Not to be Moved Until After Present Crop. At a meeting of the stock holders of the Robeson Milling Company held here Tuesday the following directors were elected: W. M. Bridges, John Prevatt, W. K. ( ulbreth, J. L. Prevatt and H. H. Lowrie. At a subse quenimeeting of the directors Mr. W. M. Bridges was elected president and Mr. W. K. Cul breth secretary and treasurer. It was decided at this meeting to operate the mill at Pembroke for this crop in stead of moving it to Lumberton at once, as was intended by the company when reorganized here some weeks ago. The wheat crop for this season will be harvested in a short time, and it was not thought possible to move the plant here and erect it in time to handle the business, which is the reason for not undertaking to move the mill until this crop has been worked. Beulah Briefs. Correspondence of The hobeaonutn. Beulah, May 16 -The crops of this community seem very badly damaged on account of the great drought Almost all the farmers are up with their work, and are waiting for rain. Mr. Sandy Phillips is all smiles: It's another girl. Many of the folks have been to the show at Boardman, and report a nice time. The smallpox which has been raging in this communitv has al most died out. "Aunt Polly." Sheriff Lane of Ddlon County, S. C, Wounded. A meagre report was received here yesterday to the effect that Sheriff Lane of Dillon county, S. C, was accidentally shot and seriously wounded Tuesday by a member of a posse that was out 1 with-him looking for some cr imU nals. . He was taken to b lorece, where an operation wh per formed, and at last account he was getting along nicely. No parti ulars have ben L-aneJ. TOWN FATHERS MEET. Rewards Offered for Wretches Who Have been Tampering With Light Wires and Fires Alarms Mr. Gerald Pittman Elected Superintendent of Light and Water Plant -Exit the Hog Sanitary Conditions to be Improved. At a meeting of the town com missioners held Tuesday eve nine it was ordered that a reward of $200 be offered for the man that tampered with the electric wires at the court house Monday, and it was also ordered that a re ward of $100 be offered for the arrest of the party or parties turning in fire alarms Monday night and Tuesday evening. A hog ordinance, making it a fine of $10 to keep a hog within the town limits, was passed, and the chief of police was requested to enforce the law at once. The sanitary committee was ordered to put the town in a sanitary condition and the com mittee was authorized to employ an inspector to be sent over the town at once to investigate the conditions that exist. Mr. Gerald Pittman, who has had charge of the light and water plant since the resignation of Supt. E. J. McGuire the first of the month, was elected superin tendent at a salary of $75 per month, which is $15 less than the former superintendent re ceived. Mr. Pittman has had practically no experience in operating a plant of this kind, but he studied electricity in a course he completed a few years ago at the A. & M. College at Raleigh and is weH qualified to take care of the job, which has been evidenced since he has had charge of the plant. Mr. Pittman has with him Mr. Joe Williams and two faithful firemen, Ed Love and Henry Gavin, both colored. Love and Gavin have been on the job for a long time and they are stickers. Mr. Pitt man has been laboring under dis advantages so far but he has been holding down the job like a veteran and his election to this position will meet with the hearty approval of all right-thinking people of the town. Slogan Suggestions For Lumber ton Contest to Close Monday. Slogan suggestions for the town of Lumberton will not be published after next Monday's Robesonian. All who care to enter the contest for the $5 of fered by the Industrial and Com mercial Club will please send in their suggestions at once. The following have been received since Monday: Lumberton ahead and still suc ceeding. Lumberton industrially and commercially ahead. Wide-awake Lumberton. Watch growing, hustling Lum berton. I am working for Lumberton. Are you? Busy, bustling, lovely Lumber ton. A beautiful, cleanly Lumber ton. I will work for Lumberton. Will you? 1 A Young Lumberton Attorney To Wed Invitations reading as follows have been issued: Mr and Mrs. I sham J. Belch request the honor of your presence at the marriageof their daughter Lela May to Mr. Van H. Taylor, on Wednesday the thirty first of May, one thousand nine hundred and eleven at half after three o'clock at home. Bellamy, North Carolina. Mr. Taylor is one of Lumber ton's promising young attorneys. He and his bride will begin house keeping at once in a house which he has recently built on Chippewa street. Chief Juitice Clark A Candidate Raleigh Speoial. 17th, t Wilminat-jn Stir. Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the North Carolina Supreme Court, announced tonignt his candidacy for the United States Senate against Senator Simmons and Governor Kitchin, - . "Suffered day and night the torment of itching piles. Nothing helped me urtil I used Doan's Ointment. It cured m permanently." H n. Jhn R. Gar rrtc. M-ijor, G.rani. .-il LOCAL BRIEFS A. G. Allen's minstrels will be in Lumberton Wednesday of next week and will give a per formance under their own tent. Mr. Jno. A. Oates, of Fay etteville, will deliver the com mencement address at the Fair mont graded school Thursday of next week. Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East shows, were shown at the opera house last night in motion pic tures and pleased a large crowd. Mr. Q. T. Williams went yesterday to Fayetteville. where he will adjust a loss for the Home Insurance Co. of New York. He expects to return to day. Mr. James P. Townsend, chief of Lumserton's fire-fighting force, went this morning to Charlotte to attend the firemen's tournament, which is being held there this week. Mr. Stewart Starr, who re cently moved his newspaper plant from Llizabethtown to bt. Paul's, has sold out to some citi zens of St. Paul's who are or ganizing a company to run a newspaper. Kathryn, 2-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and John T. Single tarv, who live on Eighth street, while playing this morning about 9 o'clock fell and fractured one bone in her right arm just above the wrist. Dr. T. C. Johnson ad justed the broken bone and he thinks the little one will be all right in a few days. Mrs. E. L. Holloway enter tained yesterday afternoon at whist in honor of her guest Mrs. Wm. M. Chalmers, of Madison, Wisconsin. Mrs. Chalmers left this morning for Charlotte, where she will spend sometime visiting relatives. Mrs. Lizzie G. Proc tor will entertain at her home on Elm street this afternoon at 4 o'clock in honor of her guest Mrs. J. D. Kernodle. of Graham. Rev. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, and children, little Misses Wilma, Margaret and Kathleen, returned Tuesday from Gastonia. where they had been since the funeral of the wife and mother, whose remains were interred at Gas tonia. With them came Mes dames H. B. Moore and Mary Morrow, of Gastonia, sisters of the late Mrs. Durham, who will spend a week or ten days here. Messers. T. W. Max well and L. H. Crouch, district minager and district traffic chief, respec tively, of the Southern Bell Tel. Co., both with headnua-0'"' " Hamlet, were in town Tuesday and part of yesterday straigniemng o"ut the service here, which has not been of the best since new qwitfhbnards were installed re cently. 'V. is thought that the service will improve, however, right away. It has taken the operators s-ima time to get used to the new boards? -Ex-Sheriff Geo. B. McLeod, who was taken last week to the Highsmith hospital in Fayette ville for treatment, is getting along nicely. He underwent a slight operation Monday and it was found that his condition is not as serious as was at first thought. Mrs. McLeod and Messrs. Alf H. and Sandy Mc Leod were in Fayetteville Mon day during the operation. Mr. Alf McLeod returned Monday evening and Mr3. M:L-2od and Mr. Sandy returned Tuesday. It is expected that Mr McLeod will be able to return a mi. soo i. Notices of New Advertisements. How to save money by mail Bank of Lumberton. A. G. Allen's minstrel show next week. Reward offered by town of Lumberton for person or persons whi tripd t short-circuit the electric-lightia? system of the town Monday riht and turned in false fire alarms Monday and Tuesday nights. Fresh cotton seed m .! for sale K. M. Bitfifs, A watch has been lost The U'd ftiau' vwionies sa a s Antonio Corelii, teacnef f voice culture, piano, pipe org ir and theory, w"1! v'r Linl)e." .J i fueiJiji -nu Si.diji,
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