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r R OBESONIAN Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cento VOLXL1I NO. 40. ' " LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY lO, 1911. WHOLE NO. 2681 . i . i SUPERIOR COURT. Trial of Jim Byrd and Warren West for Murder of Win. Smith Began This Morning Verdict of Second Degree Asked Another Murder Case Set For Tomorrow Many Cases Disposed of Court Catches up With Grand Jury and Adjourns From Saturday to Today. The second week of a two weeks' term of criminal court began this morning, Judge H. W. Whedbee of Greenville pre siding. All the cases that could be tried last week were disposed of by Friday evening and court adjourned until this morning, the grand jury having been caught up with. Judge Whed bee's court is a working court and he has the faculty of dispos ing of cases with remarkable swiftness. It is safe to say that in five days last week as many cases were disposed of as are disposed of ordinarily in a full two-weeks' term. This morning the trial of Jim Byrd and Warren West, charged with the murder of Wm. Smith in East Lumberton April 7 last, began. A verdict of second de gree murder will be asked for. T. L. Johnson is assisting Solici tor Sinclair; Messrs. Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor and E. J. Britt are representing the de fendants, SandyMcConnick, assault with deadly weapon; verdict of guilty instructed by court; judgment suspended on payment of costs; carrying concealed weapon; plead guilty; $50 and costs, fine later changed to 25. Mart Whitted, retailing; judg ment of 60 days on roads stricken out and judgment suspended on payment of $50 fine and costs. S. L. Leggett, retailing; guilty; 2 months on roads. Geo. Swan, assault with dead ly weapon: guilty; judgment sus pended on payment of costs and fine of $25; carrying concealed weapon; plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Jno. Edwards, resisting officer; judgment of 3 months on roads stricken out and judgment sus pended on payment of costs and fine of $50. Coot McArthur, assault with deadly weapon and carrying con cealed weapon; plead guilty Judg ment suspended on payment of costs and $50 to be paid to Dan iel Booney prosecuting witness. Frank Jacob?, Estelle Jacobs and Ida McKinnon, assault; not guilty as to Frank Jacobs; guilty as' to others; judgment suspended on payment of costs. Flute Sellars, carrying con cealed weapon; plead guilty; $15 ifine and costs. Fred Harp, retailing; judg ment changed from $25 fine and costs to $22. , Berry Barnes, nuisance; judg ment suspended on payment of costs and fine of $5. Frank Jacobs, carrying con cealed weapon; judgment sus pended on payment of costs. Lawrence Bartley, assault with deadly weapon; juror -withdrawn and mistrial ordered, case con tinued for bill. H. C. Adcocks, assault with deadly weapon; verdict of guilty instructed by court; 50 fine and costs. JL Chason, assault with deadly weapon; judgment suspended on ipayment of costs. Geo. Pitman and Geo. Davis, keeping sheep-killing dogs; not guilty. The county pays no part of costs in this case. Richard Thompson, assaultJ with deadly weapon; plead guil ty; judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. Phairo Jones, retailing; plead iguilty; judgment suspended. Neill H McAllister, murder; verdict of not guilty instructed by court. Evidence showed that dead man, Wm. Henry Carter, was accidentally killed by dis charge of gun in his own. hands. Will Stephens, murder; case ordered removed to Hoke county. Ben McLeod, assault; verdict of guilty instructed by court; 3 months on roads. Ollie Johnson, larceny; guilty; -3 months on roads; retailing; plead gulity.; judment suspended. Geo. Nprment, retailing; plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. The caseofSamPugh, charged FAIRMONT NEWS J LETTER. Sunday School Excursion to Myrtle Beach Proposed To bacco Growing Beautifully Promise of Work on the Road to Lumberton. C armpondene of The Robeson ian. Fairmont, July 7. The only celebration of the 4 th here was by the colored people, who en joyed the day immensely. Quite a large crowd took ad vantage of the new summer rates ty Myrtle Beach and spent last Sunday there. They report a beautiful beach, good comfort able hotel with splendid fare, and recommend all their friends who want to rest in the fresh breezes to go there. We understand that the three Sunday schools of the town will go on an excursion to Myrtle Beach July 18th. We hope this is correct and that our young people may have an enjoyable day. Tobacco is growing beautifully. The season will soon open, if nothing happens to the plants. The warehouses at this place will be run under the same management as heretofore. Mr. J. D. Kyle and daughters, Misses Georgia , and Lillie, are spending a week at Southport and are no doubt catching "oodles" of fish, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ashley were up from May, S. C, to visit home folks this week. Mrs. John O'Neill came over from Chadbourn for the 4th, bringing with her Master Hugh McLean, who had been spending a week with her. Rev. C. W. Smith visiced old friends in Southport this week and attended Wilmington, dis trict conference. We are glad to see the promise of some work to be done on the road to Lumberton. If not done before bng we will be cut off from the "city," and will know you no more. A Recital By the Cullom School of Music. Prof. A. N. Cullom and daughter, Miss Florence, of Rae ford, closed a ten-days' singing school with a recital in the Sun day school room of the First Baptist church Friday night. They were assisted by a class of young girls and boys, by two other daughters of Prof. Cullom, Misses Ada and Selma, who ar rived from Raeford for that pur pose Friday afternoon, by Mr. Woodberry Lennon, who read a poem and played a violin solo, and by a male quartette compos ed of Messrs. Frank Gough, J. P. Stephens, C, B. Skipper and E. B. Freeman.- The recital was very much enjoyed by a fairly good crowd. Prof. Cullom and Miss Florence were employed by the Sunday school of theFirst Baptist church, the school was open to all who cared to attend, andmanytookad vantage of the opportunity. He and his three daughters conduct ed a recital at Barker's Methodist church Saturday afternoon and at St Paul's Saturday night. Pension Board Meets Next Mon day. The pension board of Robeson county will meet Monday of next week, 17th, in Lumberton for the purpdse' of receiving appli cations for pensions. All who want to make application are re quested to appear before the board on that day in the office of the clerk of the court. with the murder of E. P. Mc Rae on June 10 last, against whom the grand jury returned a true bill Thursday, is set for trial tomorrow. A special venire of 100 men has been ordered. The following cases have been continued: Cleveland Blanks, carrying concealed weapon; N. A. Barber, disturbing religious congregation; N. S. Gillespie, larceny; Charlie Cleason, assault with deadly weapon; Archie Frank Cleason, assault with deadly weapon. Nos. pros, has been entered in the following: Charlie Cole, re tailing; Coot McArthur, attempt at rape; Flute Sellers, assault with deadly weapon; Henry Stackhouse, retailing; John and Hattie McEackin, murder. RED SPRINGS REVIEWS. A Robesonian-Texan Revisits Scenes of His Youth In Social Circles Thieves at Work Personal. Correspondence of The Robeeonuui. Red Springs, July 7. -The many friends of Sheriff E. C. McNeill of Lumberton are grieved to know of his illness, and hope soon to learn he is improving. Messrs. Douglas McMillan and Will Townsend are spending some time at Wrightsville Beach. Miss Rosa McMillan, who had been away for several weeks visiting relatives and friends in Bennettsville and Cheraw, re turned home a few days since. Judge John Purcell.a native of upper Robeson, who decided some time ago to try his Tortune in the "Lone Star State," is now visiting his old home and is glad ly welcomed by hosts of relatives and friends. After an absence of twenty-four years, he notes many changes and misses many a familiar face among those with whom he used to mingle. Judge Purcell has for many years been quite prominent in Texas politics and law, and is also extensively engaged, at present, in stock raising. He expresses himself as highly pleased with the signs of material progress he "sees on all sides in his dear old county, and says "thyere is no better place than North Carolina." He is accompanied by his two daugh ters, Misses Margueritte and Mary. Mrs. James Robeson, a most excellent lady, who lived in Red Springs a few years ago, and then returned to her former home in Bladen county, 'died Monday last in the Highsmith hospital, Fayetteville. During her stay among us she endeared herself to all who knew her and many hearts are saddened at news of her death. Mrs. E. Y.Culbreth and daugh ter, Miss Annie, who have been spending quite awhile in Missis sippi, returned last week to their home in Red Springs. Their many friends are glad to have them with them again. Masters Carey Snoddy and Charlie Hall entertained quite a number of their voung friends in the Springs pavilion Wednes day evening. Merry games were indulged in and the little folks seemed to enjoy the occasion immensely. Delightful refresh ments were served in the pavil ion. On Thursday evening, lit tle Miss Lucile Cook entertained in honor of her friend Miss For estine Robinson of McColl. This, too, was quite ah enjoyable oc casion for all who were fortunate enough to be present. On Saturday night last the grocery store of Messrs. Garrett & McNeill was broken into by thieves and robbed. The con tents of the cash register, and some goods, theamountof which cannot be easily estimated, were carried off. 'The Mysterious Thirteen," an organization consisting of thirteen young ladies and the same number of young men, had a delightful entertainment in the Parlors of Hotel Red Springs on the night of July 4th. A prize contest and select games were indulged in, Dr. King and Miss Melville Gibscn being the win ners of the prize in the contest. The invited guests were Miss Mary McEachern and Miss Farm er of Florence, Rev. R. W. Jop ling and Mr. L. J. Bright. Miss Mary S. McGoogan, who has been attending the summer normal school at Chapel Hill, is spending this week at the home of her, uncle Dr. B. F. McMillan. Mr. H. Grantham, our popu lar druggist, will entertain a number of friends on the beauti ful lawn of Mr. A. T. McCallum this evening. A fine time is an ticipated. Airs. D. P. McEachern is en joying very much her Western trip. Her last letter was mailed in Denver, Colorado. The great er part of this week she is spend ing in Yellowstone -Park. A cablegram announced the safe arrival of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. McCallum and Mrs. Fulmore in Naples, on June 25th. Their many friends hope for them all the pleasure and benefit that can accrue from their delightfully-planned visit to 'The Orient " Subscribe to The Robesonian. FROF. J. B. CARLYLE PASSES Final ' Summons Came This Morning at 2:30 o'clock at Wake Forest Funeral To morrowBorn and Reared in Robeson and Well Known Throughout the State -Professor of Latin at Wake Forest College 23 Years. Prof. John B. Carlyle, 52 years old, died .this morning at 2 30 o'clock at his home at Wake Forest, where he had labored for the past 23 years as professor of Latin in Wake Forest College. He had been in declininghealth since the first of the year and his death was not unexpected. Mr. K. M. Biggs of Lumberton, a nephew of the deceased, left this morn, ingfor Wake Forest shortly after receiving a wire announcing the death. Mr. Jno. T. Biggs, another nephew, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Caldwell of Lumberton and a sister, Miss Thesia Carlyle of Rozier's, will leave this even ing to attend the funeral, which will be conducted tomorrow at noon from the Baptist church at Wake Forest College by Rev. J. A. Campbell, of Buie's Creek. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. , Prof. Carlyle was born and reared in Robeson cdunty, in the Saddle Tree section, and was well known and loved throughout the county. Last fall he fell a victim to "galloping" consumption and early in the spring, as soon as the nature of his trouble was re alized, he gave up his class work at Wake Forest. He spent two months at Black Mountain, Buncombe county, and up to a short while before his death was hopeful, but his friends realized some time ago that the end was near. Some two weeks ago he was taken to his home at Wake Forest. He is survived by his wife and two sons and two sisters Mrs. E. J. Biggs of Saddle Tree and Miss Thesia Carlyle of Rozier's, both of this county. Hookworm Disease Treated Free The hookworm commission of the State Board of Health and the commissioners of Robeson county have made it possible, by furnishing the necessary funds, to establish dispensaries at va rious points in the county for free treatment of hookworm dis ease. These dispensaries for giving the treatment will be at the school houses of the follow ing places for the next six weeks: St. Paul on Tuesdays. Fairmont on Thursdays. Lumberton on Saturdays. Dr. B. W. Page, a representa tive of the State Board of Health, will be in charge of the work. He will be assisted byaspecialist from the State Laboratory of Hygiene, Raleigh. This work has been endorsed by the North Carolina Medical Society, the physicians of Robe son county and the board of edu cation. Out of 271 school children ex amined in this county. 117 were found to have the disease. The hookworm is sapping the vitality and wrecking the system of more than a third of the population. Come to the dispensary, bring ing a small amount of the bowel movement to be examined with the microscope, and get rid of these blood-sucking parasites. Good Corn Out Every Direction From Lumberton. t Mr. Hugh A. M'White, of Baker's, was a Lumberton visi tor Saturday and he called at The Robesonian office and said that he had noticed in the paper where it was stated that some good farming was going on up Saddle lree way; and he said further, if his memory served him correctly, that Mr. J. B. Humphrey, of that vicinity, is one of the men whose talk got into The Robesonian. Now Mr. M'White says that he is not doubting anything that Mr. Humphrey has to say about good corn, etc., up his way, but that he wants it understood that there is some good corn growing out Barker's way. That's all. He says that Mr. Robert M'White, who lives about one mile from Barker's church, has a piece of corn that is simply fine and he believes that it will put Mr. Humphrey's "crack" piece of corn in the shade. So it seems that good corn is growing out several ways from Lumberton. A SILVER TEA. Daughters of the Confederacy Will Entertain to Raise Money to Decorate Conf edsrate Graves. Reported for The RobeeonUn. The members of Rebeson Chapter, United Daughters "of the Confederacy, will entertain their friends with a silver tea, next Friday evening, July 14, on the lawn at Mr. and Mrs R. D Caldwell's' home on Elm street. The public is invited, and an evening of pleasure is assured all who attend. The object of the entertainment is to complete the fund of $150 which the chapter will use to place markers at the graves of the Confederate soldiers in the cemeteries of Lumberton, and voluntary offer ings for thin cause will be gladly received. The Tar Heel Minstrels have kindly contributed to the fund $6370, which is greatly ap preciated; and the sum of $20 was realized from the Polk Miller concert, making a total of $83.70 already raised. About $66 . is needed to complete the necessary amount, and it is hoped that this sum will be raised on Friday night. The ladies have long been working for this worthy cause, and now offer to the public this opportunity to assist in honoring the memory of those to whom we owe so much. Robeson is justly proud of her veterans, and is ever ready to do them honor The least that we can do for them is to have their graves properly marked when they have passed away, and the local chapter feels that this appeal will receive a warm response from every loyal Southern heart. Methodist Church Named. Chestnut Street Methodist church is the name that will be written on the corner stone of the new church which the con gregation of the church that has heretofore been known simply as the Lumberton Methodist church is building on the corner of Chesnut and Seventh. This was decided at a church confer ence held last evening instead of preaching service, the pastor, Rev. E. M. Hoyle, being away at St. Paul s assisting in a pro- trocted meeting., Mr. Hoyle suggested that it would be pro per to name the church more def initely than it had been named and the sureestion met with ap proval. Other names suggested were "Calvary" and "Bethel " Work is progressing rapidly on the new church and if there are no delays it will be under roof in 60 days. Mr A. E. White, chairman of the board of stew ards, presided at the church conference last evening. Presbyterian Church Calls a Pastor. At a meetincr of the concrreza- tion of the Presbyterian church vesterdav mornincr it wa3 de cided to call Rev. R. E. Steele of SDencer to this church. Mr Steele preached for this congre gation some weeks ago and made a most favorable impression, it is not kown whether or not he will accept the call. Rev. J. D. A. Brown, of Aberdeen, who has been preaching at the Presby terian church twice a month. preached there yesterday morn ing and evening. Concert by Oxford Orphanage Singing Class. The singing class of the Ox ford Orphanage will give a con cert in the opera house here Saturday evening of this week, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. Lum berton people always patronize these concerts well and it is un derstood that the concert this year is fully up to the high standard of excellence ef former concerts. Messrs. Jno. P. Mc Neill, Alf. H. McLeod and Frank Gough constitute the local com mittee that has the concert in charge. Rev. S. J. McConnell will begin a series of meetings at East Lumberton tonight. Last night Mr. McConnell closed a week's protracted meeting in the Methodist church at St. Paul's in which the church was greatly built up. It was a great meeting and much good was accomplished. LOCAL BRIEFS Mr. Douglas McLean has ac cepted a position as clerk at the Waverly hotel. -Mr. Ira Wilkins, of Bellamy, was in Lumberton Saturday and says that he had ripe watermel ons the first of July, and that he expects to bring a load to town in a few days. Mr. W. M. Worley, of Ashe ville, who has had charge of the tobacco warehouse here for sev eral seasons, arrived yesterday and is preparing to open the warehouse within the next few days. Messrs. Carl and Julius Bul lard brought to town Thursday afternoon a gray fox which they say they caught Thursday morn ing 'with their haads and feet" dry so, no dog assisting out new their home, on the northern edge or town. A meeting which will last throughout the week began yes terday at Cly born Baptist church, three miles north-west of Lum berton. Rev. C. F. Whitlock of Wilmington is assisting the pastor. Rev. A. H. Porter. All are invited to attend. Mr. J. T. Allen, wreck fore man for the A. C. L. Ry. at San ford, Fla., passed through Lum berton Friday on his way home after a visit to his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Allen, near Tar Heel, Bladen county. Mr. Allen formerly lived in Britt's township, this county, and moved to Florida about 25 years ago. -Dr. W. A. McPhaul returned Thursday night from Washing ton and Baltimore, where he completed arrangements for hav ing a modern front put in his store, the Pope drug store, on Elm street. Work will be be gun in about ten days. Mrs. Mc Phaul and son. Master Wilbur, who had been spending some time at Wrightsville Beach, also returned Thursday night Mr. Sam Edwards, formerly on the mechanical force of The Robesonian and for the past ten months with The New3 at Bur lington, arrived here Friday with his family and about the first of September he purposes to begin publishing a newspaper at Elizabethtown. Mr. Edwards is an experienced printer and should be able to succeed with a news paper at the county seat of Bladen. -The Fayettville "Now Ares" played the Lumberton baseball team on the local grounds Thurs day and Friday afternoons and were made to look like "Has Beens" or "Never Weres." The score Thursday afternoon was 18 to 3 in favor of Lumber ton. The Lumberton battery was Lee Stone and Dougal Buie. Friday two games were played, one 7 inning and the other 5, the scores being 8 to 5 and 6 to 0, both in favor of Lumberton. Lumberton's battries in Friday's games were Buie and J. R. Lowe and Stone and Lowe. Considerable excitement was caused on the streets yesterday afternoon by the activities of one M. K. Cooper, a painter who blew into town some time re cently and who is said to have run amuck. He stands charged with having assaulted Bascom Meares and with other mis demeanors, all which charges he is presumably answering before Mayor White as The Robesonian goes to press, a3 the trial was set for 3 o clock this afternoon. Cooper was locked up yesterday afternoon by Policeman Strain and has cooled his heels in the calaboose since then. Boafd of Equalization in Session. The county board of equaliza tion of taxes, composed of the county commissioners and County Assessor W. H. Humph rey, is in session today, up to toon the time of the board had oeen taken up with hearing com )Iaints from individuals about issessments being too high, and 't is probable that the day will be taken ud in this manner. The board will be in session again I'hursilay of tnis week, wnen aluations in the various town hipa will be adjjsted. From he data at present in hand it ooks like the values will be in rpqqod in thi county about 25 or 30 per cent I
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