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THE ROBE, SOMAN itablished 1 870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cexil VOL XLII NO. 71. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1911. WHOLE NO J71 2 A ROBESON MAN KILLED AT FAYETTEVILLE. K. J. Chaton of Paikton Killed by Constable Whom He Stabbed. Fayetteville Special 25th. to Charlotte Observer. R. J. Chason of Parkton, broth er of Chief of Police Chason of this city, who was killed here three years ago by Tim Walker, a negro blind tiger, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon by TownsUp Constable Al. J. Pate, after Chacon had inflicted what mav prove a fatal wound on the officer, as a result of a row between Chason and a youthful lemonade vender outside the grounds of the Fayetteville fair. The lemonade man, in the rush ol the home-coming crowds.spilt some lemonade on a woman's dress, when Cjiason, who was said to be intoxicated, took the matter up and attacking the ven der, stabbed him in the back. Constable Pate intervened to save the life of the younger man and received the knife in his own throat. He fired and killed his attacker almost instantly. Pate was removed to the Highsmith hospital, where he is now lying in a precarious state. This is the first fatality that has occurred in connection with the Cumberland fair in forty years, a man having been killed about that number of years ago at al most the same spoi as that of today's tragedy. Chason Well-Known and Con sidered a Good Citizen. Chason is survived by his wife and several children. He was road supervisor of Parkton town ship and was considered a good citizen, so The Robesonian is ad vised in a long-distance 'phone message from Parkton. It is thought that Constable Pate will recover and the lemonade vender was not seriously wounded. Gaddysville Grits News Notes and Personals. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Gaddysville, R. F. D. 1, Oct. 24 Most all the farmers are real heart-sick about the price of cotton but they are selling it right on and don't wait for it to go up. The price is so low that most all of the cotton planters are not going to pay out of debt hardly. Dr. Carmicheal passed through here in his auto Friday evening on business. Mr. Murphy Grif fin was a business visitor in this vicinity Friday in his auto. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gaddy and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Curtis Sunday p. m., also attended the funeral of Mr. Sumuel Gaddy of Gaddy', S. C Master Numan Miller and Mrs. Numan Thompson of Row land were the guests of Mrs. Thompson's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams. Mr. J. W. Crawford, Jr., of Rowland was a business visitor in this section Wednesday. Mr. snd Mrs. J. W. Gaddy were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Barnes Thursday at Back Swamp. Mr. Alf Barfield was a business visitor in Fairmont Friday. Mr. James Crawford, Sr., is visiting his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Gaddy Mr. E. E. Page passed through here Wednesday of last week. Mr. j John and sister, Miss Lizzie! Gaddy, attended the funeral of J Mr. H. B. Ward of Rowland. - Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bullard of Purvis are visiting Mrs. Bullard's sisters the Misses Gaddy. . Miss Einarintha Williams- is spending a while with her aunt Mrs. Emeline Williams. Messrs. Sutton and Miller pusseJ. through here Wedtesday in the former's auto. - Little Will. Mr. Fred D. Jordan, formerly connected -with the theater at Laurinburf, ha3 been secured by Mr. W. S. Wishart to assist him in the management of the opera houses at Lumberton, Rowland and Sandford and also to assist with the moving picture show ;whieh Mr. Wishart will operate in the recently-remodeled build ing on Elm street between the postoffice and the Pope drug store. Lame back ia one of the most com mon forma of muscular rheumatism. A few applications of Chamberlain's Lini ment will gi''e relief- For t ale by all dealers. RED SPRINGS REVIEWS. In Social Circles Regret Departure of Rev. R. W Over Jop- ling Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, Oct. 24 Mrs. J. L. McMillan and daughter. Miss Rosa, spent a few days of this week in Richmond, Va. Miss Bess Jones delightfully entertained her many frbnds Friday afternoon from four to six in honor of Miss Wyatt Mc- jKinnon, who left Monday for i Hot Springs, Ark., where she will spend the winter. It was a ' good luck party" and was very unique in every particular. Horse-shoes, wish-bones and four-leaf clovers were hidden in the parlors and the guests were to find as many as possible. Miss Annie Belle Williams was the successful one and she graceful ly presented the prize, a picture, to the honor guest. Delicious chocolate and cake were served after the game. The guests enjoyed the afternoon very much and it was dark e'er they said good-bye and bade Miss McKin non "good-ltick" on her trip and visit. Mrs. W. H. McKinnon and Mr. Murdock McKinnon are spending several days in town. Mrs. D. P. McEachern and little j laiiu UOU511 vim j it M v 1 u iBuilock, have returned from a i pleasant trip to Thomasville. where they attended the wed ding of Mis3 Mamie Johnson. It is with the deepest 1 egret that we write that Rev R. W. Jopling, pastor of the "Presby terian church, has resigned his pastorate here to accept a call to Austin, Texas. Red Springs will lose a good citizen, an able and efficient minister and the Presbyterians a pastor dear to the hearts of all, in the depart ure of Mr. Jopling. We hate to give him up but he feels it his duty to accept this call and so his resignation has been accept ed. On Tuesday evening Mr. Lawrence Bright gave a six o'clock dinner in honor of Mr. Jopling. The table was beauti ful in the autumn decorations and the menu delicious and well served by the noted chef and waiters. The college reception hall and parlors were beautiful in Hal lowe'en decorations Monday evening when the senior class en tertained the junior class at a reception. Everything suggest ed the weird Hallowe'en season. Black witches, pumpkins and jack-o-lan terns were every where The punch bowl repre sented the witch's cauldron and the tables in the dining room were decked with witches and pumpkins. This reception was much enjoyed by allo -fortunate as to be present and all went away voting the'senior class the best of hostesses. A Record-Breaking Crowd at Fayetteville. A large number of Lumberton people went to Fayetteville yes terday, the first day of the Cum berland county fair some on business, some with the hope of seeing a bird-man fly, but the majority to see John Robinson's circus. The bijfd-man did not fly yesterday but it is said that he will do that stunt today. The circu3 was a mammoth affair and its large tent was filled. It is said that yesterday's crowd was the largest that has assem bled in Fayetteville since the cen tennial. Tne V.&U. S. took on an extra car St. Paul and rolled into Hope Mills loaded to lhe guards. When the Coast Line train to Fayetteville reached Hope Mills it was likewise loaded and the conductor and porter shouted themselves hoarse in an effort to make the crowd wait ing for this train understand that it could not carry anv more and they would have to wait for the next train. But this crowd was bent on going and they filled the baggage car and every nook and corner. The V. & C. S. train reached Lumberton more than two hours late last night cn ac count of handling its part of the crowd. Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Com plexion sallow? Liver needs waking up. Doan's Regulets cure billious attacks 25 cents at any drujj store. UP MAXTON WAY. A Negro's House Burned An Indian Jumps From His First Train Into the Lumbee Per sonal. Correspondence of The Robeeanian. Maxton, R. F. D. 3, Oct. 24 Mr. C. S. Thompson, whose home is in this community but who has held a position as assistant superintendent of lumber mills at Vass for the past two years, is spending a few days at home. Mrs. John W. McLeaa and children of Alma spent last Sat urday and Sunday with her brother Mr. Artemas McLean, Jr., of thi3 community. The young folks of this com munity were glad to see Miss Alice Sinclair at home once more. She is attending school at Fair mont this season and spent Sat urday and Sunday at her home in this community. Miss Delia McLean had Miss Lee Redden with her for dinner on last Sunday. A negro of this community named Chal. Morrison got his house burned last Sunday night between eight and nine o'clock. It is said that it was set on fire by some one. It was a new house, just built, and was ready for oc cupancy excepting the chimney hadn't been built. Tracks were found but as yet we have heard of no arrest being made. The house was supposed to have.cost five or six hundred dollars, and the crime is looked on as being a mighty mean trick. There was something that hap pened to an Indian who lives in this section,' the other day, that of course I didn't see but as it sounds funny enough to tell, I will try to tell it just as I heard it. The Indian had been to Lum berton, had done some trading and was on his way home. He was taking his first trip by rail road and was going to get off the train at Alma. Now the train crosses the river just before it gets to Alma and it was just be fore the train pulled up to Alma that the porter, as usual, came through and yelled out "Alma! Alma!" It is said that the man j was looking up at the top of the car when he came through with the '"Alma" yell, and on hearing this he thought that the train wasn't going to stap at Alma, so he grabbed his bundles and ran for the door, made a spring and jumped" head over heels, bun dles and all, into the river. He scrambled out himself but lost his bundles. I don't know what he. said when he walked up to the depot at Alma, but I guess he said "Mon, I got in the river!" Josh Dooly. Fire Damages Ginning Plant at St. Paul. The ginning plant of the St. Paul Cotton Mill Company,- at St Paul, came near being de stroyed by fire Tuesday after noon. The origin of the fire is unknown, though it is supposed to have started from a match getting cought in the saws of one of the gins. In all happen ed about 4 o'clock in the after noon and the fire, when first discovered, was a very small blaze in one of the gins, but be fore the water could be turned on the fire was almost all over the gin room. The plant was fitted up with four gins, all of which, with condenser, were burned and the pack, or press, was also very much damaged. Practically no cotton was burned and the damage, which is cover ed b insurance, is not thought to exceed $4,000. Notices of New Advertiseriients. The bank for s of Lumbertorrr- - iving3 r -. nk A bugjy robs has been lost. Dr. Franci3 S. Packard, who visits Lumberton once a month, will be at the Waverly hotel No vember 7. Notice of petition for new township of Rennert. The Starkey Players at opera house next week. A chance for boys to v make money. Secret order charms, pins and buttons Boylin's Jewelry Store. A great opportunity in a real estate deal. Dr. W. W. Parker, optometrist, business card. Subscribe for The Robesonian. OAK DALE DOTS. School Begins Soon Death of Mr. Daniel Jones A Shooting Scrape New Residence Per sonal. Correspondence of The Ribevnlan. Oak Dale, Oct. 24 -School will start at Oak Dale in the near fu ture, the writer dees not know the exact date. Mr. Daniel Jones died at his home near Marietta on October 18. He had been in ill health about G months and his death was not unexpected. He leaves two sons, Messrs. John and San dy Jones, and one daughter, Miss Mary Jones of Lumberton. In terment was made at Mt. Olive Methodist church, of which de ceased had been a member since early manhood. He served 3 years in the civil war. He was 74 years old. The bereaved ones have our sympathy. Mr. Isaac Grantham of Mari etta was a visitor at the home of Mr. E. V. Arnette Sunday. Messrs. G. F. Watson and C. W. Evans went to Page's Mill today on business. Mr. Charlie Rog ers of Gaddysville was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Evander Arnette Sunday. We are sorry to report the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Spivdy on the sick list this week. Messrs. W. H. Morgan and Cary Henly came home from Buie's Creek Wednesday of last week. Mr. Morgan was compelled to corne home because his eyes were in bad condition. Miss Docia Watson will leave Thursday to teach school in the Lumberton section. Mr. Burnly Grimsley of Page's Mtil R. F. D. 2, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bass Sunday p. m. Mr. D. M. Watson is building for Mr. T. B. Ivey a $3,000 house which is going up rapidly. Mr. Watson is a carpenter who knows what to do with a ham mer and saw. Dr. J. G. Rogers was shot at Page's Mill Thursday of last week by Charlie Spartman. They were at the race track. Dr. Rog ers was practicing horses for racing. Spartman came up and said he was going to lick him. The doctor said a few words and started to walk away when Spart man shot at him three times. Only one ball took effect, in a leg. Mr. Ellic Rogers spent Sunday night with Mr. I. L. Ford. -Mr. Calvin Rogers, of Page's Mill. R. F. D. 2, visited in the Barnes ville section Sunday p. m. Bachelor. News Notes and Personals From Clarkton. Correepondeoee of The Robeeontan. Clarkton, Oct. 24. Mrs. Dan nie McKee left Saturday for Brunswick county, where she will spend some time visiting relatives. Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Clark re turned home last week from Richmond, Va., where the form er had been under treatment for some time. We are glad to say that he is much improved. Mr.' and Mrs. Will WaUacebf Waycross, Ga.. visited relatives here recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. W Worrl spent Sunday at Abbottsburg. Mr. Piumer of South "Carolina is visiting his sister Mrs. Fuller Harris, near here. Quite a number from here at tended court at Elizabethtown last week. Rev. Mr. Parker rilled hi3 reg ular appointment- &tthe Kv- Pr hall Sunday night. He preached a very instructive termon. Mr. J. D. McKee of Rosindale was in this section a short while one day last week. Mr. Thomas Goodeh of "Rosin -dale spent Sunday with his par ents here. Mr. A. M. Wallace returned from Wilmington Sunday. Mrs. H. R. Russ, who has been sick fer some time, we are glad to say is improving. Mr. Archie McKee and niece, Miss Ila. attended preaching at Abbottsburg Sunday. "Happy Jack," your writings were very interesting last week. Of course they are always inter esting but we like to hear about such farmers as Senator W. S. Cobb. We were glad to hear from "Aunt Becky" again, as her writings are always appre ciated. Mac. REVIVAL MEETING CLOSES Meeting Conducted by Rev. Win. Black Resulted in Much Good Many Professions of Faith. The series of revival meetings which bej?an a week ago last Sunday in the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Wil liam Black, closed Tuesday eve ning in the First Baptist church, at which place the meetings were held since Wednesday night on account of the seating capac ity of the Presbyterian church being insufficient for the great crowds that came out to hear Mr. Black in his strong and elo quent appeals. As soon as it was learned that the Presbyte rian church would not hold the people the Baptist congregation tendered their handsome new church, which was accepted, and all the churches of the town united in a union meeting which was possibly the most soul-stirring revival ever held in Lum berton. The confessions and ap plications for membership in the various churches numbered something oyer 110. Applica tions for membership in Baptist church, 52; Presbyterian, be tween 30 and 35; Methodist. 11; and of those that confessed there were 8 that gave no church pref erence. A collection was taken Sunday for the causs Mr. Black repre sents, Synod home mission work. and the contribution amounted to $223 55. Mr. Black will conduct a meet ing in Fayetteville next week, beginning Sunday morning. He left yesterday morning for his home in Charlotte, where he will remain until Saturday, at which time he goes to Fayetteville. Mr. Burr, his singer who assisted in the meeting here, is still in town. a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean. He will leave for Fayetteville tomorrow morning. Business Transacted at Special Meeting of Town Commis sioners. At a meeting of the town com missioners Tuesday Mr. G. T. Page, town clerk and treasurer, and Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr., town attorney, were appointed a com mittee to settle, with Chief of Police Redfern for last year's taxes and turn over to him the books for collection this year. Mayor White and Mr. Page were authorized to renew any out standing notes of the town when they fall due. In Monday's Robesonian it was stated that it had been found by a suivey that Mayor White's stables,- corner of Chestnut and Fourth streets, jut out on Chest nut street about 3 inches and that Mayor White had let the contract for the building to be moved. When the work was be gun it was stopped by Mr. J. P. Townsend, chief of the fire de partment, as it is a wooden building within the , fire limits. At this meeting of the commis sioners Mr. White was given per mission to move the building provided the work was done in such a manner as not to prolong US Hie. Funeral of Mrs. S. N. Dick. The funeral of Mrs. S. N. Dick, mention of whose death appeared in Monday's Robeson ian, was conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Lrpsidene3 on water street by Rev. R. E. Steele, pastor ot the Presbyterian church, and inter ment was made in the Meadow Brook cemetery. The pallbear ers were: honorary, ex-Judp,e T. A- MeNei 11, Messrs. J-. A. McAllister. II. McE. McMillan, M. G..McKenzie, Abner Nash, Irvin Jenkins; active, S. F. Birthright of Washington, D. C, Q. T. Williams, J. H. Wishart, W. II. Humphrey, J..D, Normentand W. K. Be thune. A large crowd attended the funeral and the grave was completely covered witlv beau tiful flowers, and several hand some designs were received after the funeral on the eve ning train from Wilmington. "Generally debilitated for years. Had Bick headaches, lacked ambition, waa worn-out and run-down. Burdock Blood Bitters made me a well woman." Mrs. Cha. Fritoy. Moosup. Conn. LOCAL BRIEFS Licenses have been issued for the marriage of Mary E. Mc Lean and Luther McLaurin; Ora Johnson and J. A. Herring. Mrs. H. G. Webster has been very sick for several days with a throat trouble at her home. Eight and Cedar streets, and her condition today is not much improved. J. A. Coburn's "greater minstrels" will hold the boards at the opera house tonight. There was some class to the concert they gave on the streets at noon today. John Gilchrist and Arthur Powell, colored youths, were be fore Mayor White yesterday for riding on sidewalks on bicycles and were taxed with the costs, $1.95 each. Mr. Jno. A. McCormick of Rowland has been appointed receiver for the Peoples Hard ware & Furniture Co., which has been doing business at Red Springs and Rowland. Mr. R. S. Sledge returned Monday evening from Danville, Va., where he and his family have been for some time. Mrs. Sledge and the children are ex pected to return tomorrow or Saturday. Nicholas Hunt and Mattie Smith, an Indian couple, were married at the court hou3e Tues day afternoon, the ceremony be ing performed by Rev. E. M. Hoyie, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church. The new fire pump recently ordered by the town for the power house has arrived and was moved yesterday from the depot to the power plant, where it is being installed. It weighs about 20,000 pounds and looks like it is large a-plenty to do the work. On account of tearing away the front of the Columbia hotel building the Lumberton barber shop has been moved, and is doing business at present ih one ot the rooms of the Lumberton pressing club on Fourth street. The shop will be moved back to the old stand as soon as the front of the hotel building has been completed. Rev. J. M. Fleming, pastor of the East Lumberton Baptist church, says that he will conduct services in his church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and at 7:15 in the evening. Rev. and Mrs. Fleming and their daugh ter. Miss Emma, returned Sat urday from Manning, S. G, where they spent some time on a visit to relatives. Mr. A. R. McEachern, of St Paul, has purchased a Chal mers automobile through the Lumberton Motor Car Co. and the machine was driven up from Wilmington Monday afternoon by Dr. T. C. Johnson. Dr. John son and Messrs. A. H. McLeod, H. H. Anderson and Shaw Mc Eachern went to Wilmington Monday morning on the train and came back in the car. Improvments at the Thompson Hospital. Dr. N. A. Thompson, proprie tor of the Thompson hospital, is making a considerable change in the convenience of things in and about the hospital. He bas has had curbing placed around the lot facing Fourth and Walnut streets and has put down cement sidewalks and cement walks leading to all entrances to the the hospital. A basement is be ing dug underneath the building 18x18 feet in which a heating plant will be . installed. Dr. Thompson js also having erected . on the top of the hospital a i observatory 8x24 feet with 18 windows and it is surrounded by deck, which is enclcsad with an iron railing. The observatory is being erected principally for light and ventilation, but it will add much to the general appear ance of the building. The cost of the above-mentioued improve ments will aggregate about $2, 000, and Dr. Thompson is to be congratulated upon these added , improvements to an already modern institution. Farmers, mechanics, railroader?, laborers rely on Dr. Thomas' Eclectrie Oil. Takes the sting out of cuts, bums or bruises at once. Pain cannot stay where it is ud '